We were so close I could see inside the windows of the house, but at the moment I wasn't looking at the windows.
Only moments before I had heard gunshots and a ship of some sort had pulled up next to the island. Fear gripped me, cold and clammy.
"Hey baby-girl, I think it's best if you hop into my mouth for a while so I can swim under all this bullshit 'ere." Russ said to me, lifting up a hand for me to climb on. I obeyed and Russel popped me in there, encasing me in a stuffy darkness.
I heard a huge splash and guessed that he had submerged and was swimming. I counted the seconds out of boredom, curious to see how long he could stay under. After three minutes I was wondering why we weren't on the surface.
My hands were shaking as I sent out a silent prayer for Russel not to get shot or hurt in any way, or if he did, for me to be able to climb out in time. A big boom sounded and I felt the vibrations of it.
"Russel-san? Russel-san? What's going on?" I shouted, but then the realization came that he couldn't answer due to the fact that he was underwater and I was in his mouth. Then, there was light, lots of it. Russ had opened his mouth and I hesitantly stepped out, finding myself looking down at a mass of people, heading the group was a petite Japanese woman, who looked just like… me.