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Tranquility

The sound of metal clashing filled the air of a small arena where a group of kids ranging from their early to mid-teens practiced with various melee weaponry. Most of the training warriors used swords and shields, with the occasional axe or mace scattered between them. Two children in particular had drawn the eye of the head of the class, which was one Clarisse La Rue, the daughter of Ares.

Clarisse watched the two fighting and hung her head. She couldn't wrap her head around it. It didn't make sense, but somehow they were the best students she had this year.

"C'mon, Sis!" Blue eyes twinkled as they peered over the rim of the large, circular bronze shield that was attached to the arm. The shield pressed against the bronze polearm of the opponent and slowly pushed the enemy back. The owner of the shield was a boy, barely reaching Clarisse's shoulder, with messy blond hair that sprouted from his head. A grin was on his face, spreading the scars on his right cheek and giving him the appearance of a playful fox. "You can do better than that, can't you?"

His opponent's own bright blue eyes narrowed in determination, and she blew a few stray strands of her red hair from her face. In a show of agility, she twisted herself around the blond's shield and the bronze spear in her hands slipped between his feet. She pulled his foot out and he tumbled forward with a yelp. She winced sympathetically and lowered her weapon.

"Sorry!"

Oh, for the love of-! Clarisse resisted the urge to facepalm. Instead, she pinched the bridge of her nose and took a deep breath.

"Pyrrha Serene, don't apologize after you knock over the enemy!" She scolded the girl that was a year her junior. Never let it be said that she didn't take her position as a combat instructor seriously. After all, it would be these runts backing her up when they took the fight to the Titans. Hearing someone treat the opposition with manners rubbed her the wrong way.

"Sorry, Clarisse!"

"Stop apologizing and fight!" Gods, it was almost as if that girl didn't have a single mean bone in her body. The thought was nauseating. Even Prissy Jackson had a bit of fight in him, and he was a wimp!

"You heard her, Pyrrha," the blond said as he got back to his feet. He ignored the dirt that had gathered on his jeans and lifted his shield again. He slammed his shield into her defense. "Fight!"

"Can't we hug it out instead?" Pyrrha asked, wincing against the power behind her opponent's push.

"What?!" Clarisse snapped.

Apparently she wasn't the only one who was irked by the question, because the blond boy's eyes flashed and he leveled the redheaded girl with a hard glare. He shoved her away and twisted, delivering a backhanded blow with his shield that knocked her away. He rushed at her, jumped and drove his feet into her armored sternum. She hit the ground with a grunt, a bit out of breath while he quickly rolled over himself to get back to his feet with his shield up, ready for a counterattack. He watched her cough for a moment before he rolled his eyes.

"For the love of-! Pyrrha, I will start reciting entries from your diary if you don't fight me!"

The girl tackled the blond down before anyone could register her movement. His shield was dislodged off of his arm and a foot kicked it away from his grasp. The bronze tip of a spear was leveled at his nose and he held his hands up in surrender.

"You promised you'd never read my diary, Naruto! You promised!" Pyrrha cried. The blond, Naruto Serene, winced at the betrayed look on his sister's face. He did promise her, and he broke that promise, but it wasn't intentional. She's the one that left it out on the bunk open for all to see and he just happened to have good eyes and a fine memory before he tucked it away.

"Easy, sis. Your deepest darkest secrets are still safe. Scout's honor," he said, holding up his fingers in the scout salute. She held him there for a moment before her spear was pulled away from his face. She offered her hand to him and helped him get back to his feet. He brushed the dirt off of his shoulders, before he leveled a playful grin at the girl. "Why, I don't even know that you have a crush on Ja-!"

"Shut up!" Pyrrha's spear was tossed aside and she lunged at her brother, initiating a wrestling match between the two. They rolled across the arena floor, kicking up a cloud of dust around them as smacks and playful insults were exchanged. The Selene siblings occasionally stopped their tussle for brief moments, the dust dissipating to show either Pyrrha choking her brother from behind or Naruto seated on his sister's back and pulling her leg while she pounded her fists on the ground.

The rest of the class had stopped their spars to get a free show in. Or move out of the way before they were sucked into the fight. Either way, they had stopped and stared at the two squabbling siblings.

"Gods above! Why that talent wasted is on those two, I'll never understand." Clarisse grumbled as she walked up to the pair. She waited until they stopped again, this time Pyrrha sitting on her younger brother's back while she pulled at his cheeks.

"I swear, Naruto if you say another word!"

"The cute couple Arkos is sitting in a tr~Urk!" Naruto let out incoherent laughter as Pyrrha fish-hooked his cheeks and pulled them back.

"Okay, break it up you two! Even Hestia's patience has its limits!" Clarisse grabbed the redheaded girl by the back of her shirt and hoisted her off of the blond. The snickering boy was lifted by the other hand and they were held away from each other. The eldest of the Serene siblings had a glare locked on the younger, but it was as fierce as a springtime bunny's. Annoyed, the daughter of War jostled them to get their attention. "Are you both done?"

"Yes." Pyrrha pouted petulantly at her brother.

"For now." Naruto smiled mischievously at his sister.

"For now?" Clarisse glared at the blond. He continued to grin, and there was a fire in his eyes that promised retaliation should she try something. The last time she ignored that fire, she found herself hogtied in a bathing suit, covered in mud and stranded outside of her boyfriend's cabin with a note that said, 'I've been a bad little piggy.'

Chris wouldn't ever let her live that moment down. She was so grateful the rest of his bunk mates and others had been preoccupied with other activities.

"Guess I'll take what I can get." She sighed and lowered them, being sure to keep them apart. When they were wound up like this, even she had a hard time avoiding getting hurt. She leveled the blond with a stern glare.

"Naruto, you need to stop playing with your opponents. You let your guard down way too much! You have a shield for a reason! Use it!"

The smile on Naruto's face fell into a small frown. He crossed his arms, poured and muttered under his breath that he "didn't ask for the dumb shield."

Clarisse ignored his childish behavior and turned to the redheaded girl.

"Pyrrha, you've got so much potential I die a little inside each time I see you hesitate. Just go for it, girl! Stab him in the leg! Gut him! Hit him where it hurts! I don't care what you do, but at least do something!"

Pyrrha's 'fierce' glare dwindled as she adorned a reserved posture.

"I could never hurt someone like that," she said.

"This is why I keep telling Chiron that I should've gotten the spear!" Naruto threw his hands up.

"And I agree with Naruto! I'd much rather have the shield!" Pyrrha nodded.

"Well, tough! You got the spear!" Clarisse barked at the redhead. She rounded on the blond. "You got the shield! Deal with it!"

"Why don't we both have a spear and shield. You know, like everyone else?" Naruto asked, gesturing around at the lingering demigods. Pyrrha pursed her lips, but stood waiting for an answer like her brother. Both had determined glares locked on their teacher.

Clarisse groaned and reached up to rub her brow. She had asked the same question to Chiron many times ever since she began training the two. She only stopped asking once she saw what the centaur kept trying to explain to her. They were scary good at defense during last week's Capture the Flag game.

"Your godly parent gave Chiron strict instructions on how you were to be trained," Clarisse said. She crossed her arms. "It was even signed and approved by Athena and Ares. You know, the War Gods?"

"That doesn't make any sense!" Naruto groaned.

"It does sound rather odd," Pyrrha frowned and furrowed her brows.

"They're the gods," Clarisse said, shrugging. "They don't have to make sense."

"I still think we should switch," Pyrrha said softly. Naruto nodded earnestly beside her. The daughter of Ares rolled her eyes.

"Do me a favor? Don't think. Act!" she said, and then rounded on the blond again. She reached out and poked his head. "And you need to think! Got it?"

"Yes ma'am," the siblings said, both frowning and staring at her with the same annoyance she felt.

The harpies shrieked to alert those in the Forges that it was time to eat, and Clarisse shoved by the redhead as she walked past. Pyrrha stumbled back, not uttering a word of offense at the act. The daughter of Ares withheld a groan when she heard an apology sent her way and shook her head again.

That girl is way too nice for her own good.

"Hey! You can't just brush her off like that!" Naruto snapped. He made to storm after the combat teacher, but was stopped when Pyrrha grabbed his arm.

"It's okay, Naruto. I should've moved to prevent her running into me," she said, sighing. "Let's get our stuff and then go eat lunch."

"Fine...You shouldn't let her push you around like that." Naruto muttered as he went over and picked his shield up. He twisted his wrist and it collapsed into a watch with the image of a rhyton on the clock face. He looked over at his older sister when she picked her spear up and twisted the middle of the polearm to make it shrink down into a torch charm that she attached to her bracelet.

"She's just trying to help me be more assertive, but I can't change who I am."

"You're way too forgiving sometimes, Sis." A playful grin began to spread across his face. "Except when it comes to your crush on Ja-"

"One more word, Naruto, and I'll tell Katie that you're the one she caught trying to peek in the girl's showers."

"Wh-what!? I-I don't know what you're talking about!" The blond began to laugh nervously and looked around, almost worried that someone had overheard. He let out a sigh of relief when he realized that the arena was empty save for himself and his sister. The redhead in question giggled behind her hand and he gave her a small glower. "Not funny, Pyrrha."

"I disagree, baby brother." She smiled. "Maybe I should tell her anyway."

"That's not funny, Pyrrha!" Naruto jutted his bottom lip out as he shuffled out of the arena with his sister.

"You started it."

"I wasn't threatening you with implied violent retaliation."

"Oh! I'm sorry, Naruto. It's just, you know..."

"Clarisse is right about one thing: you apologize way too much."

"I'm sorry?" Pyrrha smiled. Naruto pointed on her with an accusing finger.

"That one was on purpose."

"Sorry."

"Stop it!"

Pyrrha giggled to herself as she and her brother walked to the mess hall.

They got in line with the rest of Cabin Four, starting up idle chit-chat with the children of Demeter. The goddess of the harvest and their parent were great friends, so they were lucky enough to avoid slumming it with the other guests in Cabin Eleven or trying to squeeze into the overflowing benches at their table. Naruto filled his plate with various veggies and meats to go along with the large bowl of noodles he held underneath it, while Pyrrha had a balanced meal laid out in an almost perfect representation of the standard food pyramid.

When they got to the hearth, Naruto dumped a small portion of his 'toppings' while Pyrrha offered a bit of each food group.

"Eirene." The siblings uttered softly, and the fire blazed for a moment. They smiled as a warmth overcame them, and joined the rest of their friends at Table Four. The head of the Cabin, Katie Gardner, vocally granted them passage before they sat with the forest-eyed children of Demeter.

"So, what's new with you two? Finally get some blood on your hands, Pyrrha?" A brown haired boy named Paul Lutus asked. Naruto snorted as he began to dig into his meal and Pyrrha poked at her food and smiled sheepishly.

"Not this time," she said.

"Ah, she'll cut me sooner or later. She's the one with the spear," Naruto grunted around a mouthful of noodles.

"Naruto, how many times do we have to tell you not to speak with your mouth full?" Pyrrha asked, frowning. The boy stared at her for a moment and then swallowed the current bite he was chewing. He tilted his head in thought

"Eighty-nine? Ninety? I dunno, I lost track after I had that contest with Travis last week. Jerk cheated me by swapping out with Connor when I was distracted."

"It's what you get for hanging out with those boys," Katie said with a frown. Naruto rolled his eyes.

"They stole from the camp store one time."

"They steal from the camp store every other day!"

"That's a blatant exaggeration."

"You're the one understating it!"

"Naruto, stop antagonizing her." Pyrrha warned.

"Fine!" Naruto took another mouthful of his noodles. "Ruin all my fun."

"Stop speaking with your mouth full! It's disgusting." Katie frowned at him.

"What? I'm just eating seafood."

"Don't you dare, Serene!" Katie's green eyes glared at the boy. He grinned at her and stuck his tongue out, exposing the partially chewed meal.

"See? Food!" He closed his mouth and swallowed. His face twisted into a grimace when his sister snatched his ear. "Ow! Ow! OW!"

"If you're going to act like a child, then I will treat you like one." Pyrrha frowned as she twisted her brother's ear. "Now, what do you say to Katie?"

"Sorry! Sorry! It was just a joke!"

"Say it like you mean it!"

"You're twisting my ear! Sincerity is not at the forefront of my mind at the moment!"

Pyrrha opened her mouth to begin another scolding when there was a loud clopping. All eyes went to the head table, where the Head Counselor, Dionysus, sat with a few Satyrs, his son, and the lone centaur, Chiron, stood beside him. The Head Counselor, Mr. D, had a bored look on his face as he opened a new can of Diet Coke.

"Thank you, Chiron. Don't know why you bothered to get their attention, though. This isn't even that big of an announcement-"

The sky boomed, as if to say otherwise. Mr. D's purple eyes rolled.

"I mean," he began, looking and sounding as if he were being bothered by even making whatever announcement he was to make. "There's been a new development on Olympus. I shall be disembarking within a few moments to help deal with it, but because I'm here now, I must issue a quest to-"

Excited gasps and chatter immediately broke out amongst the campers. Quests were kept as a yearly activity, but with the Second War with the Titans in full swing, the gods had been issuing out orders to the Camp left and right. These orders often consisted of small forces and sabotage. However, they weren't official quests. That Mr. D was issuing one before he returned to Olympus meant there was something big happening.

"Settle down! Campers, settle down!" Chiron urged with another stamp of his hoof. The demigods quieted at the trainer's demand and gave the God of Wine their attention once more.

"Quite." Mr. D took a sip of his cola and smacked his lips. "Ahh, refreshing. As I was saying. The quest is to recover a wayward satyr and his charge."

Eager smiles spread all around.

"As happy as I am to see that so many of you mongrels are eager to throw your life away for the 'greater good'," Mr. D used finger quotes and made a decent mockery of a teenager's voice on the term 'greater good'. "I regret to inform you that the quest has been issued to Nicolai and Penelope Saltine. Do choose your third member carefully, or just leave. Personally, I could care less. I'm off!"

The God of Wine, Madness and Parties vanished with the sound of a freshly opened soda can, and a lingering scent of grapes wafted through the pavillion. Heads turned to the Serene siblings so fast that the two worried for a moment someone's neck may have snapped. Then, they saw the look in some of the others' eyes. Desperation, determination, and down-right demanding gazes were locked on Naruto and Pyrrha. Demigods began to rise from their seats, but stopped when Chiron stamped his hooves again.

"Heroes! Be seated!" Chiron waited for everyone to obey before he approached the siblings at Table Four. Like them, he stopped before getting within arm's reach of the table, bowing his head and showing respect to Demeter. After a moment, he took one step closer and lifted his head to meet the siblings' gazes. "Pyrrha. Naruto. Would you follow me to the Big House? We will discuss your third companion and the details of your quest there."

"Yes, Chiron." They nodded. Naruto grabbed his bowl and knocked back the remains of it while Pyrrha set her knife and fork down. The elder Serene smacked her brother upside the head, forcing him to swallow, before they rushed to follow the centaur, uncomfortable with the stares that remained on them.

After a failed twenty minute debate with the trainer of heroes about swapping weapons, Chiron had given Naruto and Pyrrha the details of their quest. They were to find the satyr named William Overtree and help him escort his charge to Camp Half-Blood from Providence, Rhode Island.

The relatively short distance made Pyrrha ask why the satyr needed an escort in the first place. Chiron had told them the answer would become clear as soon as they met up with Billy and his charge. Naruto accused the centaur of playing up the mystery just for the sake of being dramatic. The cheeky centaur ignored his accusation in favor of asking who they would take along as a third. They debated for all of five minutes before Naruto conceded to his sister's reasoning.

A decision he made out of his eagerness to embark on a quest, his first quest.

"I don't know how I feel about this. Miranda's only been at camp for a month. Maybe I shouldn't have come. The Stolls will drive her crazy..." Katie Gardner muttered as she fidgeted with the handle of her harpe.

Oh, but how he regretted his impulsive behavior sometimes. Naruto liked Katie... when she wasn't being bossy or stern or getting all 'sisterly' on him about his eating mannerisms. He got enough of that from his actual sister, thank you very much.

"Katie, relax. Miranda can handle herself. Chiron has the Stolls checking the traps around Camp for the rest of the week." Pyrrha patted the daughter of Demeter on the shoulder and she immediately calmed. They were currently walking up to the Block Island Ferry and had more than a few Drachma ready to send Poseidon's way for a safe trip. All things considered, it was a pretty lame quest thus far.

"Yeah, the others will make sure the Stolls don't bankrupt the Camp. Again. ...I hope."

Naruto rolled his eyes. "You're such a worrywart, Katie."

"I'm taking this seriously." Katie countered. She crossed her arms and gave the blond an unimpressed glower. "The least you could do is have your weapon ready."

"I don't have a weapon." Naruto held up his left arm and pointed at the bronze wristwatch. "Mom, in all of her wisdom, gave me a shield."

"Will you ever stop whining about it?"

"Will you ever stop complaining about the Stolls?"

"Okay, guys. Knock it off," Pyrrha said with a sigh. She gestured at the ship docked by the pier. "Look, let's get on the ferry and go find William. The sooner we get him and the demigod with him, the sooner we get back to camp."

"Whatever you say, Sis."

"I'll go make the tribute to Lord Poseidon." Katie offered. She went towards the water while Naruto and Pyrrha went to the kiosk to get their tickets for the ferry. The redheaded girl gave her younger brother a frown.

"You need to stop antagonizing everyone. We're supposed to work together."

"I'm just teasing her. Katie's always wound up. Like you said, she needs to relax," Naruto shrugged and interlaced his hands behind his head.

He stood off to the side while Pyrrha made the purchase. The pizza-faced teen at the kiosk looked about half-dead, like he hadn't slept well the night before, so they weren't too surprised that he didn't bother to ask for I.D. or where their guardian was. They finished up at the kiosk and reunited with Katie at the Ferry's entrance ramp.

"Alright, the blessing is done. Hopefully it's smooth sailing from here." The brown haired girl smiled.

"...You do realize that you just invoked Tyche's wrath with that sort of comment, right?" Naruto asked while Pyrrha groaned into her palm.

"W-What?!" Katie stammered with worry on her features.

"Ignore him, Katie. He believes the silliest things," Pyrrha said to her friend as they walked onto the Ferry.

"For the last time, just because I was invited to have lunch with Sasquatch and you weren't doesn't mean he isn't real!"

Pyrrha gave her friend a look, as if to say, 'See what I mean?'

"Right…" Katie nodded and her shoulders slumped in relief.

Naruto pouted and leaned against the railing at the front, his eyes on the mass of land that was Block Island. He tuned in and out of Kaite and Pyrrha's conversation as they theorized over why the Satyr needed escort. Their theories ranged from as simple and logical of a severe injury to outlandish and ridiculous like it being another new child of the Big Three.

"I'm just saying that Poseidon broke the oath and Zeus broke the oath, so who's to say Hades didn't break the oath or that they didn't break it twice?" Katie suggested.

"I think that Hades, if he had had another child other than Bianca and Nico, would have called them forward sooner," Pyrrha said. She opened her mouth to say more when a rocking of the ferry drew all of their attention. A large tail flicked in the air before it went underwater.

"You both saw that, right?" Naruto asked them. They nodded and he grimaced. "Well, sh-."

"Naruto! Language!" Pyrrha and Katie chided him in unison.

"I was going to say 'shishkebab'!"

"Sure you we-Ahh!" Katie nearly lost her balance when the Ferry was rocked again. Pyrrha acted quickly and grabbed the girl's arm to keep her steady. The daughter of Demeter nodded her gratitude before she glowered at the sea. "So much for a smooth trip."

"I don't want to say 'I told you so', but…"

"Naruto, now isn't the time. We need to figure out what's attacking us," Pyrrha said. She grabbed the charm from her bracelet and pulled her spear out.

"We're at sea and that was a big fish tail we saw... I'm eighty percent sure it's a sea monster." Naruto muttered as he cranked his wristwatch and it expanded into his shield.

"And the other twenty?" Pyrrha asked. Naruto grinned at her.

"The Ogopogo is really far from home. Must be on vacation."

Despite the situation they were in, the way his sister's eye twitched was worth the joke.

"Naruto, try to take this seriously!" Katie chided him as she held on for dear life as the ferry rocked once more. She pointed off to a bubbling portion of water. "It's breeching!"

From the sea, a massive creature emerged. The demigods craned their necks as it rose up. And up. And up, until it stood fully upright. It had the head of a vicious sea monkey, with fins sprouted off of the sides, and four arms sprouted from a humanoid torso. Fish scales covered the entirety of the creature.

"...I was really hoping to see a plesiosaur…" Naruto muttered.

"Considering what that is, me too." Katie agreed.

The creature roared, sounding like a pod of angry hippopotamus. It lifted its four arms up and brought them down towards the ferry.

"Abandon ship!" Pyrrha shouted. The three demigods dove over the rails, just as the creature destroyed their transport. They landed in the water in awkwardly, but swam for the surface, avoiding pieces of the ferry as they did. When the three breached the surface, they realized that they were now in the sea monster's domain...and very close to the monster.

It seemed to realize this as well, as pupil-less yellow eyes looked down and focused on them. It roared again and reached to snatch them from the waters with its hands.

"What ho foul beast!" A shout ran through the air as a tidal wave of seahorses crashed into the monster, knocking it away from them and into the depths.

"That's what I call flying fish!" Naruto beamed. Pyrrha splashed him. "Ugh! Pyrrha! You got sea water in my nose!"

"What just happened?!" Katie asked. "Who did that!?"

"There!" Pyrrha pointed.

Perched atop a peaked stone from the water was a green merman who held a trident in his hand and had two tails. He watched, stoic as the monster rose back up after his attack. With his other hand, he held a conch shell to his mouth like it was a megaphone.

"Mighty Cetus, return to the Atlantic at once or perish! The choice is yours!" He said, while pointing at the creature with his trident. The Cetus roared at the merman, who scowled at the response. "So be it!"

"Are we watching this? I mean, for real?" Katie asked. "Shouldn't we try swimming for shore?"

"Shut up, this is so cool!"

"Why are you excited about this?!"

Chains of water wrapped around the Cetus' multiple arms and pulled him away from the shoreline the depths. The creature fought against them, but then again it was a mere monster against the godly son of Poseidon. While the Cetus was dragged off, the Merman dove from his perch into the water and swam over towards them. He stopped when he was close enough for them to make out his facial features.

"Children of Olympus, my father sends his regards. I am Triton, Heir of Poseidon, God of the Navy and Messenger of Atlantis." The merman, Triton, introduced himself.

"So, you're like Herm-?"

"Thank you, Lord Triton!" Pyrrha cut her brother off while giving him a pointed glare.

"You're very welcome. I'd send you back to your craft, but it seems that the Cetus was not merciful towards it." Triton mumbled, looking towards the remnants of the ferry that was slowly sinking under the water.

"I hope the mortals made it off alright." Pyrrha agreed.

"We kind of have our own problem now, though," Naruto said.

"We do?"

"Pyrrha, how long can you tread water?" he asked flatly.

"Right." Pyrrha looked embarrassed.

"That's why I asked why we didn't swim for shore!"

"Katie, the sea monster could've attacked us if we moved. Safer to just use our energy to stay afloat."

"Indeed it was, but fret not, demigods! For my father has informed me of your important quest and has told me to help you if necessary." Triton waved his hand.

"That's extremely lucky." Katie mentioned, and the two siblings frowned in agreement with her.

"It doesn't hurt that you mentioned it when you offered tribute to him, Daughter of Demeter," Triton said, giving her a dull look. The girl flushed and he looked to the horizon. "Ah, here they come. Don't tug their dorsals and treat them as you would any steed. I must ensure that the Cetus returns to its home."

"Don't tug on what?" Naruto asked. The God of the Navy dove into the sea without answering him. The blond glared at the last ripple. "He totally ignored me."

"He is a god. They're known to do that," Katie said. She looked around. "What do you think he was talking abo-o-oh my gods!"

Three horse-like heads emerged from the water, one near each demigod. Katie gaped at the sight along with the Serene siblings.

"Hippocampi," she said when she found her voice. She held her hand out and a hippocampus gently nosed at it. "It's like a pegasus…"

"They're gorgeous!" Pyrrha gushed as one of them let her on. She brushed her hand along its scales and smiled as it knickered. "I'll call you... Skittles."

"Seriously, Sis?" Naruto asked as he climbed onto the hippocampus near him. The water-based steed whinnied, giving him a look and he quickly let go of the fin he was using to hang on. "Sorry."

"W-What's wrong with that name?" Pyrrha asked as her green eyes looked big and concerned.

"Nothing, just - fine. If you're calling yours Skittles, I'm calling mine Snickers."

"That's a terrible name!" Katie frowned. The hippocampus that allowed the blond to ride it, Snickers, let out a suspicious snicker-like whinny. She blinked. "...I take it back. That's a pretty good name."

"It is the best candy bar known to man."

"I still think Milky Way is better." Pyrrha mumbled as she continued to gently pet Skittles the Hippocampus while it and its brethren headed for the shore.

"...How are we related!?"

AN: Something thats been on the backburner. Might get finished. Might not. Depends on what E4E thinks.

Still employed, still dealing with Covid-19, and still trying to deal with various other issues in real life. Apologies for the absence.

Went to Utah over the summer. It's hot, dry and the salt gets everywhere,

Also working on my Brilliant Diamond Nat. Dex.

Trying to get back into writing after the self-inflicted hiatus.

Love to you all!

tis the holiday season~