OS - The Worried General

Author's Section:

Hello everybody! I got you all an Aqua Force story!

I was honestly going to do another heal trigger story, but I couldn't find the lore.

Characters: (Long names ahoy.) Tear Knight Lazarus, Marine General of the Restless Tides Algos, Dolphin Soldier of High Speed Raids.

Setting: The bow of a ship. (And if you're wondering, I've been reading a few books recently about ships.)

Summary: Dolphin Soldier has yet to return from his mission, and Marine General Algos is worried. Will Dolphin Soldier return?

Please enjoy!

-AuraPen

For all the fathers out there who worry about their son(s).

Marine General Algos stood at the bow of the ship, looking out over the sea in front of him. Void had created a small factory at the bottom of the ocean, and Dolphin Soldier of the High Speed Raids was assigned to the task of destroying it.

And, he was worried.

It had been a few minutes since the expected time Dolphin Soldier was supposed to come back. Even Algos couldn't hear the quick splashes of the Dolphin Soldier.

You see, Algos had raised the Dolphin Soldier.

He had first met the Dolphin Soldier when he was younger, and began to see it every day at his spot near the ocean where he would stay when Algos needed alone time.

Algos closed his eyes to picture the day...

-Flashback-

Algos, 8, jogged to his secret caves, the only place where he could be himself. He had a small fight with his friends, and he needed time alone to think and calm down.

He settled down on a rock near the water, and dangled his legs in the cool water.

Until he felt something smooth brush against his leg.

"Ah!" He jumped up, to see a dark shadow in the water, and suddenly a small fin popped up.

"Hello?" Suddenly, a small grey dolphin emerged from the water, and clicked.

"Hi." Algos knelt back down to pat the dolphin's head. The grey dolphin closed its eyes in appreciation.

"I'm Algos." The grey dolphin looked up at him.

"Hm, how about I call you Dolphin Soldier? You could be my ally when I grow up to be a General like my father." Dolphin Soldier nodded, happy with the name choice. Algos stood up.

"Attention, soldier!" Dolphin Soldier looked up. To Algos, he really did look ready for an order.

"Uh, swim in a circle!" Dolphin Soldier did as he was told.

"Do a flip in the air!" Dolphin Soldier went under water, then emerged up, and did a flip in the air. He looked back to Algos.

"That's so cool!" Algos knelt down to pat him again.

-Flashback end-

"General Algos, sir!" Algos turned to find two amber eyes looking et him.

"Yes, Sir Lazarus?"

"Permission to speak freely, sir?"

"Permission granted." Lazarus leaned on the railing.

"Are you worried about Dolphin Soldier?" Algos nodded. Lazarus was one of his best friends since childhood.

"Yeah. I can't hear him coming." Lazarus chuckled.

"What's so funny?" Algos asked.

"You do realise Dolphin Soldier is wearing the Non-Detection device?" Algos realised his foolishness. He was the one who had made it for him. No one could detect him with it on.

"I forgot." Lazarus pointed at something.

"Then what's that Dolphin swimming here at high speeds?" Algos looked at where Lazarus was pointing.

"He survived! He made it back!" Algos smiled.

"And I bet you had no doubts at all?" Lazarus laughed.

Algos looked to him.

"What made you think I had any?"

"Oh, just asking."

Deep down, Algos felt a great weight being lifted off him.

Author's Ending Section:

And what father would not be worried about his son?

Please review, everybody!

Until next time,

-AuraPen