Ch 14: Swimsuit Edition! (Shameless Fanservice)

[South Caribbean Seas]

The sound of tides and the sound of seagulls filled the air as a large tanker moved through the waters. The crew was military in uniform and wore blue helmets with a shark logo on the side. The ship moved slowly through the waters, blissfully unaware of dangers lurking just below the surface.

Down at the bottom of the ship a crew man was checking everything ensuring that everything was fine. He walked to a small door and opened it up to see a inky silhouette stealing objects from a crate.

"HEY HOLD IT!" The figure stopped and dove for cover. The man rushed over to see a hatch open and a large amount of water rushing in. "WE HAVE A HULL BREACH!" Under the waters many a person saw a shadow flee from the ship one fin sticking out of the water. One sailor looked over and knew who it was.

"The Great White Bandit!" Many looked out to see as she flipped out of the water. She wore a black and white striped tank top, a black bandana, and a red scarf around her wrist. The sailors watched in awe as a woman walked up from behind. She watched the girl run and sighed.

"She won't get away again. Ready the net guns. She will learn her lesson." Many a man ran to and fro as the readied three large guns. Each firing a large net over the area the girl was. The girl looked up and grinned as she dove quickly as deep as she could and waited. The nets landed and she grinned maneuvering past all of them. She swam through a small opening and soon emerged above water still swimming full speed. "Damn it all. Full speed. Follow her now!" The woman roared as the ship changed course. The girl slipped into a small cove and hid as the ship slowly passed her.

"Heh! They think they can catch me? I am the Great white Bandit! I am Mary R-!" Her monologue was cut short as a large bucket scooped the girl up. The girl quickly got up right and looked over the bucket to see she was in the sky. "Wait what the-!" She had little time to act as she was dumped into a large tanker. She splashed down and quickly swam up to the hole she fell into, only for it to shut and lock her in darkness. "Ha ha ha...funny guys. Let me out now…..guys?" She asked hearing nothing but silence. "Hey...hello? Well shit." She finally said as the tanker began to drive away heading north. "SOMEONE HELP ME!" She cried out in fear.

[Four days later]

Mary looked around as the truck came to a slow stop. She looked around until a large hose was connected to the truck. She saw a dim light from the hose and slowly swam to it. She saw she could fit but it would be a tight fit. She took a deep breath and swam into the hose. A worker raised an eyebrow as he watched a misshapen lump pass by in the tube. He shook his head and went back to work as Mary entered a large tank. It was lit with bright lights and mary looked around to see many different fish swimming around. Even a mother dolphin and her child. Mary tilted her head as the lights slowly went off and on leading to a lit tunnel. The fish slowly swam to it and the mother dolphin as well. The child how ever wasn't able to find her. Mary smiled and led the dolphin to it's mother. She smiled and followed them all into the tunnel. Unaware the tunnel closed behind them. Mary saw a bright light as she entered a large jungle with crystal clear water and bright sunlight. She popped her head up and looked in awe at her surrounding. It was a lush jungle with bright blue skies and large rocky cliffs.

This is it! The place my dad told me about. A land far away from land where nature covers treasures hidden long ago. "I'm….in…..La Soto de Mirindaĵo." She said staring at a large waterfall.

Less than thirty yards away was Chris, Zeke and the girls. Well all but Tamaia and Manako. They had stayed back to do homework and finish papers for class. Chris wore white tank with cargo shorts. Zeke wore his hair down, flip flops, and swimming trunks. As for the girls.

Zombina wore a very revealing green camo two piece and nothing else. Tio had a small string bikini top and a skirted bottom. Zara was in her normal outfit minus her white jacket, namely a small black tube top….that barely covered her. She wasn't going swimming but she figured some time out would be nice. Vi, wore a black tankini and specialty bottoms for lamias. Finally Deena was in her normal scuba suit. She could go swimming with Zeke if she wanted to so she was happy. In front of them were two extremely tall women.

"Hey there! Welcome! I'm Tara! I'm the overseer here and I help watch over the animal's." Tara was a Oni. She was red and had two horns on her head. She was taller then most of the group only about a six inches shorter than Tio.

"And I am Lilian. I am the owner here." She said smiling. Lilian was Elder demon. She dressed formally and was just as tall as Tio, though that might be because of the horns coming out of her heals acting as actual heals. Chris smiled and waved as did Zeke.

"Hey. I'm Chris."

"Yo, names Zeke."

"Welcome. You may be wondering why do we have a large tropical area likes this. You see many extra species, require a warm environment to thrive. As such we have this area open to not only help them but also teach others about the species. This building is split into two portions. This is the spa and training half. The other half is learning annex." She said pointing up. The group looked up to see people walking by and looking down at them.

"It really is lovely here." Tio said looking around.

"A bit hot for my taste." Zara said looking around. The sound of a phone got Lillian's attention quickly.

"I must go, I do apologize. Please take care." She said walking away and answering her phone. Tara smiled and waved goodbye.

"Right! Your supervisor told us you were free today so we wanted you guys to enjoy your day here and give us some feedback when you're day is up. Okay?" She asked the group. Everyone nodded as Tara explained what would be happening. Tara led them to a large area that was covered in sand and led into the water. The group stared in awe as it looked like the real ocean. "This body of water is about the size of three football fields. In width, depth, and length." Zeke went wide eyed.

"That's 1080 feet deep!" He said shocked. The building seemed so much smaller outside. Chris just smiled.

"I assume that's for deep swimmers?" Chris asked causing Tara to nod.

"Correct. Of course it doesn't just drop. It slowly goes down namely for those aren't strong swimmers. The last ten meters is where it drops off. Many mermaids and deep see subspecies use this as a way to cool off or to simply explore." She said going on how it works. "Zombies also tend to go down deep since the deeper it is the easier it is to maintain their bodies. Though this is normally for Zombie's with no way to preserve their bodies." Zombina grinned at the idea of going deep sea diving.

"You got anything down there as a reward!" She blurted out scaring Chris stiff. Tara just winked and stuck her tongue out. Zombina just stared at the deep end. "I SHALL FIND IT!" SHe said bolting off for the water.

"HOLD IT!" Zara said ripping Zombina back to them. "DUMB ASS WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU CAN GET BACK UP!" She said annoyed at the girl.

"Not to worry. We have a lit ladder at the side that will light the way back up. Of course it is extremely dark down there, so please take this with you." Tara said handing Zombina a flash light. "This deep sea diving light will help you find your way back up." Zombina grinned and bolted to the water.

"TREASURE HERE I COME!" Zombina said diving into the water.

"I wonder if in a past life she was a pirate." Zeke asked. He felt a slight tug at his arm and looked to see Deena. "What's up Dee?"

"Papa I'm hungry." She said making Zeke groan and Chris snicker. Tara heard this and smiled.

"There will be food available to you. In fact it right now." She said opening her arm to the area around them. "As to keep certain subspecies as close to nature as possible, you need to find food on your own." She said making Chris and Zara smile.

"Looks like I get to do some fishing." Chris said smiling.

"Please I'll fish circles around you." She said eagerly.

"Bring it on." Chris said smiling back. They said smiling. Tara couldn't help but giggle at this.

"Now then. I'll be around watching the plants and animals so if you need anything let me know okay?" She said waving and walking away. Chris and Zara looked to the ocean and quickly set up fishing spots, Chris going deep sea while Zara stayed near shallower waters with Vi who was using her tail to fish. She would go deeper but it was so cold she felt sleeply so Chris told her to stay near shore. Tio sat at the beach under a umbrella reading fashion magazines. Zombina was about 50 meters out and the water completely covering her. Zeke was with Deena in knee high water. Zeke yawned and closed his eyes before feeling to large orbs on his back. He blinked and looked back to see Deena right behind him...at a height of 6'5, her hair slightly longer, a curvey body and a mature looking face.

"Papa! You got smaller." She said giggling. Zeke turned a pale white before popping a few pills. There were basically the equivalent of smoking a joint, but with no smoking needed. He figured he would need them.

"Nah you got bigger."

"Hey that's mean!" She said pouting. Zeke just ruffled her goo hair and watched the sea while Deena decided to have fun. "Papa!" Zeke looked over to see Deena making a kissy face. Zeke raised an eyebrow as a large jet of water sent him skidding. Zeke sat up and shook his head. Deena giggled until she saw Zeke stand up. She chuckled and waved before running away as Zeke chased her. "Catch me if you can!" She said as Zeke chased her down.

Under the water Zombina was starting to get into waters that were dark and inky with a little light above her. A shadow swam above her and she looked up to look. She shrugged and continued walking, seeing as the water had filled her body and she wouldn't be able to float up like normal.

Zara grinned as she yanked up a large net of fish.

"HA! Top that!" She said proudly….until Chris walked by with a large net of lobsters, and a net of crab. "...but how?" She asked dejected that Chris had caught much more impressive prey.A loud yelp made Zara look down to see Vi holding her tail as a crab clung to it.

"Owie! Let go!" She pleaded as she tried to knock it off. Zara groaned as Vi managed to catch something better to….but she laughed as she saw another crab latch onto Vi's tail.

Zeke chased Deena past Zara and Vi into a large batch of trees. Deena turned and hid behind a tree while Zeke kept moving. Deena chuckled and stepped out looking to hug him.

"Daddy!" She said happily...only to see, he wasn't there. She blinked and put her finger on her lips. "Daddy?" She asked.

Zeke had ran and exited on the other side. Of the small forest. He was now looking at a hidden grotto.

"This place is huge." He said looking up at the large waterfall. He watched as a fin poked out of the water and flipped out. It was a dolphin. "Wow cool." He said watching it in awe. He watched it a bit more until it flipped out again and then he got confused. He saw a blonde woman with a bandana and sharp teeth. She splashed down and Zeke just rubbed his eyes. "Wait…..what?" He asked looking. He shrugged and decided to head back. He looked back and saw a small head popping out of the water, before sinking under. Zeke blinked and rushed to the other side quickly.

Mary slowly raised up again with a red blush on her face.

"My dad said this place was full of treasure not pervs!" She said angrily as she covered herself. She was washing her cloths and doing some cool down techniques, but she didn't know a man would see her topless. "I bet he's in league with that soldier of the dead I saw. She must be guarding the treasure! Well I'll show her! NONE SHALL STOP MARY REED! THe great pirate!" She said aloud and proudly. She dove underwater and swam over to a rock to grab her things.

Chris walked back to his fishing spot and tossed another net into the water. He sat back and decided to wait. He saw his lines began to tug sharply and sat up straight. He grabbed the net and tugged against the force. Moving the lines around in order to try and wear down whatever he caught. After about five minutes of struggling the force pulling the line weakened and Chris began to bring it up and out of the water.

"For crying out loud what I catch a hippo?" He asked as he tugged the unknown creature out of the water. That's when he saw a blushing woman with net wrapped around her chest and heaving heavily. "Or...you know….a mermaid…..WAIT WHAT!?"

[Five minutes earlier]

Mary had left the grotto and just passed by Tio as she sat down in the warm waters. Mary dove deep to stay hidden, little did she know a heavy net was sinking down on top of her. Before mary could act she got tangled up in the line. Mary struggled and only got more and more tangled. Some of the line even wrapped around her neck lightly. A sudden tug and her arms, and chest were tied and tightened down. She struggled and began to blush as the rope rubbed her body and her back fin. No! No! No! She begged as the rope rubbed more. She bit her lower lip and felt everything go fuzzy. Moments later she was looking at a confused and red faced Chris. "Uhhhh….H-hi." He said nervously. Mary watched as a dumbfounded Spider woman walked over and gawked at the sight.

"H-how did you make such tight and strong knots….NOT EVEN I CAN DO THAT!" She said shaking Chris who just got dizzy.

"Its just normal ropes." He said dizzy. Zara dropped him and looked at Mary. She looked at Mary's blushing face and out of breath demeanor before grinning.

"Why not try this out on me Chris?" She asked elbowing Chris playfully. Chris cocked an eyebrow at her and then looked to Mary before turning deep red. The rops locations were all he needed to know what he did.

"I-I-IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE!" Chris said nervously.

"It looks like you caught a pirate and a thief." A voice said from behind. Chris looked back to see Wesson and a woman in a naval officer outfit. "Is that her admiral?" The woman nodded and walked over to Chris and Zara. The two looked to each other before stepping aside. The woman walked by and Chris say how many stars she had and he nearly fainted. A FIVE STAR ADMIRAL….A FLEET ADMIRAL! The woman stared down at the girl and groaned.

"Let's have it already." Mary said waiting for a lecture. She instead got a hug.

"DON'T WORRY YOUR MOTHER LIKE THAT!" Chris heard mother and felt his mind blackout.

I tied up a fleet admiral's daughter…..night night. He thought, about to fall over until Zara used her web to hold him up. "It's one thing to take your things off the ship. It's a whole other issue to run away over 2000 miles away!" She said holding the girl tightly. Mary blinked and looked to her mother.

"Wait...I'm not in La Soto de Mirindaĵo?"

"La Soto de….You're father is the one who's at fault again?!" She said angrily.

"No. The one at fault here is no one. This was all an accident. In order to keep things here as realistic as possible the water is gathered here from the caribbean sea. This also happens to be where you two were, correct?" Wesson asked. The admiral nodded at this making Wesson smile. "So you see nothing wrong has happened….well except for what he did to her." He said pointing to a passed out Chris. Zara smiled and waved her hand letting go of the thread and letting Chris fall backwards into the water.

"Uh...oops." She said as she watched him sink. "WAIT THIS IS WHERE HE WAS DEEP SEA FISHING!" She said quickly reading her line. Mary saw this and quickly undid the net tying her down. She slipped back and dove into the water. She saw Chris sinking into the dark and darted for him. She swam over and saw Zombina trying to toss him up, but she couldn't do anything. She had too much water in her to swim up. Mary swam over and grabbed Chris before quickly swimming upwards The two resurfaced and she swam him over to land. She laid him on the ground and began to give him mouth to mouth. After a few minutes Chris would cough up water and roll over.

"What the hell happened?" He asked as he coughed up more water. Zara, Wesson, and Vi walked over with the admiral behind them. Vi saw Chris coughing and glomped him.

"Chris!" She said hugging the boy tightly. Until Zara ripped her off.

"Don't make him pass out after she just got him to wake up!" She said angrily making Vi whimper.

Chris sat up and shook his head. Mary cleared her throat and looked to the boy.

"Consider us even after that mishap with the rope." She said making Chris go pale. He dropped his head and submitted to the woman.

"G-got it." He said only for Zara to rip him into a hug.

"Don't look so down you can tie me up instead." Zara said only for Vi to tug on Chris's leg.

"HEY YOU TOLD ME NOT TO DO THAT!"

"Cause you're aren't big enough to be pillows!" She said tugging back. Wesson watched the scene as the admiral walked up from behind.

"Quite an odd group you have." She commented as Chris broke free and ran for the beach.

"Yes well they mean well, as for the boys, I'm shocked they have survived as long as they have."

"They sound resilient."

"No just lucky." He said as Zeke and Deena walked by with a large bag of coconuts. They walked over to the group and pointed to a large grill. Zara dropped Chris and dashed over to get food with Vi. Wesson watched as Chris stood up and walked over to Mary. He could hear the boy ask if she needed food. The girl turned her head and blushed with angry eyes. Wesson grinned at this only for the Admiral to step up. She walked by him and up to the boy.

"You boy." Chris stopped dead and looked to the woman. "Mary seems to listen to you well enough." She said making Mary gawk and Chris go stiff.

"Uh well! I uh-"

"As if! He's just some random guy! I'm not that loose!"

"Mr. Carmine." Chris looked to wesson and blinked. "A word." Chris walked over to Wesson who had a shit eating grin.

"Agent Wesson?"

"Give it a sec."

"Chris...Carmine." Chris looked back to the Admiral who had shocked look on her face. "Carmine…..you wouldn't happen to know a Jack Carmine ould you?"

"Dad?" The admiral looked like she was about to faint.

"Your father…. is Jack Carmine….THE BIGGEST FLIRT EVER!" She screamed making Chris drop his head.

His father Jack Carmine was a renowned slacker and the biggest player of his high school class.

"You know him then?" Chris asked making the admiral turn deep red and get angry.

"That man! Said I was as beautiful as a gem and the next day says it to three more girls! The fact you're surrounded by so many girls says you're the same!"

"W-w-what!? But I-"

"Oh my, a fan of harems Chris?" Zara asked making Chris turn deep red.

"N-n-no!"

"Chris is mine!" Vi said glomping Chris and coiling around him. Chris struggled to escape from the hold only to get weaker from it. "Yay! I win."

"Don't kill him you idiot!" Zara said hitting Vi. Vi let the boy go and lowered her head.

"Meanie!" She said.

Mary and her mother watched the scene with interest.

"He really is like him." The admiral said. She looked to her daughter and saw her eyes locked on them. "Hmmm….Mary...you wouldn't want to, stay with them would you?" She asked making Mary blush deep and get mad.

"WHAT!? Like I would want to do that!" She said turning her head. "I mean if I had to, but only if I had to." She said crossing her arms. "After all, a pirate does as they please!" She said with a toothy grin. Wesson walked over and grinned.

"Really? Like trespassing, stealing, and running away?" He said making her drop her head and blush. "I think I may know how to fix this." He said grinning making the admiral go stiff.

That grin hasn't changed. She thought remembering it from high school.

Chris and Zeke managed to get the group to settle down and relax a bit.

"Right now please try to calm down." He said with a sigh. Zara and Vi nodded and sat still. Wesson walked over with Mary who was in a wheelchair and not looking to happy. "...I detect a pattern here." Chris said making Zeke nod.

[A trip home later]

Chris and Zeke watched as workers left their house….er mansion was a better word for it. The house was extremely large compared to how it was when their winter started. Mary wheeled herself up to the boys who stared at the house.

"You better not try anything!" She said angrily. Chris panicked a little while Zeke just watched as Zombina walked by with a large wooden chest covered in barnacles.

"I remember when we used to just relax." He said lighting up. Zeke lights up while Chris helps the newest girl get used o life with them. Is there too many girls?! HELL NO!

NEXT TIME! Zara sheds out of her old skin!