The sea of sand was shifted aside as the sandcraft made it's way for Humphrey's Peak. Still, there was no peace and quiet for them as Emilia was pounding away on some new equipment for the craft. A new installment made after a small discussion between Clive and Jet about some stupid thing no one was witness to. Then there was a revelation that also no one was present to regarding Blue Crane. Which all went sort of like a usual conversation with Jet.

"You have something to say Jet?" Clive had asked.

"Whatever."

"About Blue Crane? Did you read about it somewhere?"

"Sort of." He sniffed. Tossing a book on the table.

"Well…want to save me reading and just tell me?" Jet stared at him. "Right. I should go tell Virginia that you want to fornicate with her." Jet stared blankly at him. "Fornicate being sex between two unmarried peoples."

"I know what it means!" Jet huffed with a blush. "Now."

"Care to talk?"

"Ugh. Fine. Just because I don't want you telling her lies." Clive stared at him. "Do I have something on my face?"

"Uh…no, I guess it's true people aren't aware of what they say in their sleep."

"What's that mean?"

"Oh…nothing."

Jet glared at him. "Anyway…I was noticing this passage about a place called Attica, which by your description of Blue Crane is about the same. Probably are the same."

"Oh?"

"Anyway, it came with a map of sort. In the diagram it would suggest the sea of sand is connected to the innards of Blue Crane. So…if we can blow the mountain side out we can just drive into there and be ready for whatever there is."

"Maybe you don't know how small the mountain is. It won't fit a sandcraft for very long."

"Exactly." Jet pointed out. "Attica is a series of passages under the lands. Mainly the seas."

"I guess then it would be smart to take the craft."

"Right. Also, there is a second entrance that would work better if we bring the craft."

"So…a change of our direction?"

"We can stop in Humphrey's Peak, and then go northwest. Enter there and move on for the spot. It is a small distance if you think about it. At most it can be a few days travel."

"Yes, I see that now." Clive replied as he looked through the book. "It will be cold there. We should get Emilia to build a source of heat." And that was what caused her to be working on a heater for the craft now.

"Haven't you gotten that thing working yet?" Jet questions.

"No, not yet. Things take time."

"Oh let me look. Can't believe you can't get your own inventions working." Jet scans the machine. "Duct tape."

"Duct tape? Look…I know you men all think that fixes anything, but it doesn't."

"Duct tape." Jet replies more seriously.

She hands him the roll. Scanning the heater Jet rips off a piece and tapes the machine. "What now?"

"Pull the lever."

She does so and a blast of hot air hits her face before turning to a slow rise of warm air. "What did you do?"

"Covered up some flaws." Jet scoffs and walks away.

She grabs the discarded tape and grabs his scarf. "Nothing I make is flawed." He gulps. The sound of the tape being pulled from the roll was the last thing he wanted to hear.

Just as Emilia's laughter escalated the ship rocks. "Mhm hmhm aht?" Jet mumbles as he tries to break free of his duct tape restraints.

"Looks like anything kinky will have to wait." She comments as she goes to the front to check on the status of the ship. Gallows was sleeping at the wheel. "Does he sleep through everything?" The ship rocks again. A noticeable thud on the hull this time.

"What's happening?" Virginia wonders.

"Ahm Unno." Jet hops in as she looks at him confused.

"Jet? What happened to you?"

"Virginia, step away from him." Emilia demanded.

"What're you going to do?" Virginia nervously wonders as she steps away.

She draws her blade and moves it for Jet whose eyes shoot open wide. He nearly pees his pants as all the duct tape falls to the floor. "U-Uh…My…You cut my ear AGAIN!" He stammered as he put his hand to his ear. "At this rate I'm not going to have an ear on that side anymore!"

"Oh calm down. The important stuff is inside your head anyway."

He glares at her as the ship sways again. "Let's get out there and see what's going on." He suggests rather than fight.

"Jet...maybe when you get back you can explain why you were taped up and I heard Emilia mention 'kinky' from the other room." Virginia gave him a glare as well. He stammered as Emilia pulled him onto the roof with her. Suddenly the craft comes to a sudden jerk of a stop and the two fall to the roof as Gallows is woken and Clive heads for the guns.

Jet looks up form his position under Emilia to notice two large red rocks along the ship's side. Clamping them still. "Emilia…there's something huge there."

"Jet, this isn't time to talk about your penis."

Jet almost swallowed his tongue. "I'm talking about the huge claws around the ship!"

She looks up. "Oh…right." She stands in an instant with him following. There is a squeaking sound from the hull. "He's adding too much pressure to the hull. What the hell is it?"

"Looks like a huge claw of a crab." Jet scoffs. "Now we just need a lot of butter."

"This isn't the time for jokes."

"What other time do you have for jokes than moments were you would be peeing your pants otherwise?"

"Look," She takes out her blade as he raises his ARM. "We just attack it and hope it let's go." He nods as he goes to fire at the one half and she attacks the other with the hardest slash she can muster. Instead of the response they were hoping for they get a second claw sweeping past their heads that they luckily duck under. "I'll take the flying one. You handle the one holding us down." Emilia orders and runs after the claw that was poking from the sea off to the side.

Jet put his ARM away. "Lion's Rage Punch!" He is able to put a crack in the claw causing the beast to withdraw from his attack with that claw.

"Transcendent the Blade!" Emilia lashed out at the claw that was far away causing it to sink into the sea. While inside the group was getting the ship back in order to move Jet and Emilia stood looking for any sign of the beast.

"What is it?"

"I heard myths about a large crab named Cancer." Emilia replies.

"I'm really beginning to hate myths." He groans.

"Where is it?" Emilia looks all over the sand.

"There!" A claw rises quickly headed for them. Jet takes up his ARM and fires enough shots for the claw to change direction and miss the craft. Emilia notices how to eyes pop from under the sands looking at the two. While she is distracted by them she misses sight of the second claw coming in for her head. "Lion's Shield!" Jet hits the ground deflecting the claw away. "Pay attention!"

She nods nervously. "Astral Punch!" She swings for the first claw as it springs back out for them. The attack returns to the sands.

"We can only hold it off for so long. We need to take it out…or at least disable it."

"I'll just have to be serious then." She stands idle a moment before jumping to the air drawing her blade again. "Tornado!" The winds of centrifugal Transcendent the Blades forge a small twister that flies for the two monsters.

"You don't show that one enough." Jet comments taking a stance to be backup support. "Positive Cannon Fire!" His attack joins her own swirling in the tornado as it hits the two eyes and exploding on contact. As the air settled itself the beast slowly sank into the sea.

The two settle to the roof to gain a breath. "Good work."

"Yeah, you too."

"Wonder if it's dead."

"No! Don't say-" Before he could finish his sentence a claw springs from the sands headed for the ship. "Positive Cannon Fire!" He blows it back into the sea of sand.

As the sand fell back down from the air following the blast Emilia stood spiting the sand out. "Just another day…I guess."

"Yeah." Jet sighs.