Title: Water
Category: Cartoons » Hero: 108
Author: Cahaya Sidur
Language: English, Rating: Rated: K+
Genre: Adventure
Published: 02-04-14
Words: 1,022

Disclaimer: I do not own Hero: 108.

AN: This one came to me…a sort of AU ending for 'The Ghost Ship'…hope anyone who reads this enjoys!

Mystique Sonia turned around in a panic, seeing both Lin Chung and Lady Green slide down the throat of the Lantern Fish King. She stuck out her impossibly large blue tongue, feeling a hand grip it. She tugged at it, only to stumble as another shake shook the fish, and she yelped in surprised as the grip suddenly slipped.

"Oi! Blue tongue! Come on!" Mystique Sonia turned to see Mighty Ray gesturing wildly to her. Did he miss the fact that two of them had just slid down the throat of the Lantern Fish King and were about to be killed by the acid?!

"Wey! Li 'ung an' La'y Gre-!" She was cut off as her tongue snapped back to her, and her blood turned cold. Mighty Ray growled with frustration, before jumping back down, and pulling her along. She desperately tried to break free, even considering using her tongue, but it was no use.

She struggled as she was lifted up to the submarine, and Mighty Ray joined them. "Wait!" She called again. "Lin Chung and Lady Green-"

Another shake interrupted her words, but thankfully Jumpy noticed. He turned, eyes wide. "Lin Chung…and…Lady Green?" All of them turned around, but Woo the Wise ducked back into the submarine.

"There is no time to save our friends!"

"But, Woo, we have to-"

"No, Mystique Sonia. We have to head back up to land before Lantern Fish King falls down to the bottom of the ocean. Once more, a violent shake shook the whole cavern, and Octopus King pulled the top hatch shut, before Woo drove straight out of the mouth of the Lantern Fish King.

Mystique Sonia looked out from where she was sitting. The Lantern Fish King had finally started to sink, and she could only watch, helpless, as he sunk deeper and deeper, taking their friends with them.

If Octopus King had looked before closing the hatch, he would have noticed a hand trying to pull itself out from the Lantern Fish King's stomach.

Lady Green struggled to get out, holding Lin Chung's hand tightly as he tried to pull himself out of the Lantern Fish King's stomach. She looked around, seeing nothing that would help them now. It was hopeless. Even if they did escape, she had left her helmet up there, and Lin Chung couldn't possibly hope to sustain the pressure of the water by how fast they were sinking.

"Lin Chung, it's no use! We have to try and find some other way to get out!" She called to her companion. He looked down, and nodded, before frowning in concentration.

"Hold on tight."

"What?" Was all she managed, before he let go. She looked down at the acid, and closed her eyes tightly. Her blades, which she had used before to defeat countless of enemies would be of no use to her now. Suddenly, she felt a sharp whoosh, and Lin Chung pulled them free from the Ghost King's mouth.

She stopped breathing, looking around in panic, before Lin Chung shook his head, tapping at the purple aura that surrounded him. She looked around, seeing no sight of their friends in their submarine. Lantern Fish King had disappeared from view.

Lady Green took a deep breath, and found that she could breathe. She hesitantly opened her mouth to talk, unaware if she could talk. To her relief, she could. "What do we do now? Can we head back to Big Green?"

Lin Chung shook his head. "Too far away. The Harmonic Energy can only last a short while. The pressure here is too deep. We have to find another way to get out."

She nodded slowly, trying to understand their situation. She was brought out of her thoughts as Lin Chung spoke again. "Do you know a place where we can go up to?"

"I'm not sure. I cannot see anything from here. We have to go up higher." Lin Chung nodded, and, together, they kicked their way upward, slowly returning from the murky depths below. She looked around, sighing. This part of the ocean was abandoned, because of the rumours of the Ghost Ship.

They were on their own, in the middle of the ocean, possibly thousands of miles away from Big Green.

She took a deep breath. She had to focus. Concentrate. Do not panic. She looked up, squinting. "For now, I think we should try heading upward. If we find land, we can stop."

Lin Chung nodded, following her silently. Lady Green kicked hard, before she was suddenly pulled down by Lin Chung. She frowned. "What is it?"

He gestured upward silently, placing a finger on his lips. She frowned, suddenly noticing a dark shadow overlooking them. As she kicked back silently, dread settled down upon her.

It was a pirate ship.

"But we have to go back!" Mystique Sonia protested. "They could still be down there."

Woo nodded, stroking his beard. "I know, Mystique Sonia, but my submarine is only a prototype. It cannot last long within the depths of those kind of waters."

"Then you can make one and we can find them, right?" Mighty Ray asked.

Woo nodded nervously. "Um, of course! I am Woo the Wise! I can create a submarine that we can use to find our friends!" In his brain, he was screaming. 'No, I can't! No, I can't!' But he faked a smile.

"Great! When can you finish?" The inventor cleared his throat.

"I have to get the materials first. Maybe a few weeks." But he was still screaming in his head. 'No! No! I don't know how to, or if I can do it again!'

"Weeks?" Mystique Sonia asked incredulously. "They could not survive that long!"

"But we need to have the proper equipment. And we need to go back to recover from that experience." - 'Yay! I don't have to make another submarine!'

"Woo!" Mystique Sonia scolded the small man, but he turned around, turning to steer the submarine once again. However, inwardly, he was guilt-ridden for leaving their friends behind. He sighed as he caught sight of Big Green.

Time to break the news.