I'm back! And I'm sorry for not posting this sooner, and that's because Friday was my 18th birthday and yesterday was Prom Night.
So without further ado, let's begin!
August 21, 2016
3:00 p.m
Beacon
Team RWBY is in their dorm, working on a study assignment from Port, regarding the behavioral comparisons between Beowolves and Dromators.
"Ok, Beowolves are larger and have a better defense and a better pack mentality."Weiss stated. "Whereas Dromators are smaller, faster, swarm their enemies and have a lightweight skeleton, making their bones easier to break."Blake stated.
"So in conclusion, both are common Grimm and relatively easy to kill, minus the Alpha versions of course."Yang concluded.
They heard a knock at their door. "Come in."Ruby said.
It was Darrel. "Hey Danny."Blake greeted. "Sup, ladies."He greeted. "So, what brings you here?"Ruby asked.
"Pack your swimsuits, because we got our first underwater anomaly!"Darrel proclaimed.
"Wait, are we swimming there?!"Weiss asked, shocked.
"NO! We're taking a boat there, my boat!"He stated.
"Since when have you had a boat?"Blake inquired. "Okay, do you know Steve Marven?"He asked.
"I have; he was an exceptional huntsman during the early 2000s."Weiss explained.
"Correct, and he knew my grandfather. So, when he retired, he gave his ship to him and my dad uses it."Darrel added. "So, meet my team and team CEELI at the car garage in a half-hour."He added and then left.
"Well, you heard him team, get ready!"Ruby said.
August 21, 2016
4:15 p.m
Vale Harbor
Team DIMD and Oobleck arrived in Darrel's Jeep, Team RWBY arrived in Weiss's Porsche, and Team CEELI arrived in Imperious's blue Ferrari.
After parking their cars, they patrolled the harbor for Darrel's boat and soon found the Ancient Mariner, complete in its 80 foot long glory. "That's a big sail boat!"Imperious shouted.
"Allow me to give you the tour before we set off."Darrel stated.
The 10 of them climbed aboard the ship. The deck had 2 sails unfurled.
"How come there are turrets and harpoons on board?"Matt asked. "Protection, obviously."
They entered the captain's quarters which had a steering wheel and chair and to the right were a sonar camera and a magnetic compass.
They left the captain's quarters and took a set of stairs to below deck. There's a kitchen in the corner of the front, and next to it there's a sofa on the left, while on the right is a bookshelf, and on the corner right, there's another sofa. On the wall, there's a flat screen TV, and below it is a DVD player. There are also 10 security cameras, 5 on each side of the TV, and below it is a radio. And lastly, above the right sofa, there is a window. And at the back right, there is a large supply closet.
"This is the main area of the ship for the crew." They took another flight of stairs down further into the ship. Below the main, were 12 bunks, 4 in each corner of the room. "And this is where the crew will sleep. To your right, is a bathroom."
They returned topside. "And that concludes our tour."Darrel stated. "Now then, I shall go detach ourselves from the dock and we'll set a course for the anomaly. The rest of you will help me when I need help."
August 21, 2016
4:35 p.m
Remnant Ocean
The Ancient Mariner had arrived at the site of the anomaly, currently, floating on the surface of the water.
"Alright then, let's enter!"Darrel announced. The ship entered the anomaly and Darrel noticed an abrupt change in the sea level. "Uh guys, the sea level dropped to 166 feet!"He shouted. "Cass, explain!"
"Okay, after the Ice Age 5 million years in the future, the ice caps melted, raising the sea levels, as well as volcanic activity underwater, pushing up the seabed."She explained.
They looked around to see nothing but a vast expanse of sea.
"Hey guys, you need to see this!"Ruby shouted.
They all rushed to portside of the deck and saw multiple 'sails' floating on 'balloons' covered with red 'grass'.
"Just what is that?"Dalton asked.
"That is an Ocean Phantom, an evolved jellyfish that is a whole colony of multiple jellyfish. The sails are like our ship, the algae that sits on the top of it is used for photosynthesis and are filled with carbon monoxide to prevent it from sinking."Cass explained.
"And on the bottom are the tentacles: some catch food, and others house its bodyguards, Spindletroopers: sea spiders that defend the Phantom from predators in exchange for food."Luis added.
"So, this jellyfish is like a city then?"Ruby inquired. "Basically."
"What else lives here?"Isaac wondered. "You'll have to see for yourself."Ethan stated.
"And I have the ideal way to do that."Darrel stated. He walked back to the bathroom and returned wearing a white t-shirt and green trunks. He walked to the edge of the boat and pressed a button and from the side of the boat, came a 25 meter long, 12 meter wide steel platform. The platform lowered down to the surface of the water.
"I shall go down and explore the sea. Anyone wish to go with me?"He asked.
"I will."Blake said. "Ok in the supply closet, you'll find everything you need for scuba diving."He told her.
Blake went back down and a few minutes later, returned wearing a black dry suit that did hug her figure but was necessary. She also had a scuba mask and snorkel with a built in communicator, scuba tank, and flippers. In her hands was a spear gun.
Darrel then lowered himself onto the platform and laid flat on his stomach. "Great turtle."He proclaimed.
He convulsed in pain. He grew bigger. His head lengthened and mouth morphed into a sea turtle beak. His neck grew slightly thicker. Over his back, he grew a leathery carapace, and on his underside, he grew a leathery plastron. His front limbs became shorter while his hands lengthened and fused together to form a paddle-like shape. His back legs followed the same pattern, albeit the hands fused to form a hand-shaped paddle. He grew a short tail.
He had sandpaper colored scales and shell and grey eyes.
Darrel was now a 15 feet long, 4,800lb Archelon.
Blake took the ladder down and clambered onto his back. Cass retracted to the platform and Darrel took one deep breath before the two submerged under the waves.
They saw that the waters got plenty of sunlight, seeing as how bright it was even under the waves. They saw the Ocean Phantom not far from them and it appeared to be heading somewhere, so they followed it.
They arrived at an area that a coral reef should be there, but there isn't one.
Blake tapped the communicator on her snorkel. "Guys, we've found these plants on limestone turrets; they resemble red flowers. What are they?"She asked.
"Those are Red Algae Flowers. They take place of coral today."Cass explained.
Swarming around them were several animals that are blimp shaped and tail of feathers and multiple fins and an oddly shaped head with four horns. "Ok, now we're seeing creatures shaped like a blimp."Blake asked.
"Those are Reef Gliders, descendants of seas slugs and judging by the description of the size, they must be juveniles; adults are 10 feet long and weigh nearly 2 tons."Emily described.
They saw that the Reef Gliders were sticking their heads into the Red Algae Flowers, much like bees and humming birds do with flowers.
"Are they….pollinating the Red Algae?"Blake asked Darrel who simply nodded. He took them both to the surface and took another breath of air and then dived down.
They saw the tentacles of the Ocean Phantom come down and snatch a few young Reef Gliders and contracted the tentacles back up.
"Darrel, I think I've seen enough. Can we go back to the boat?"Blake asked. He nodded and returned to the surface. Blake pointed in the direction of the boat and they both dived down and swam back.
Halfway there, they were suddenly ambushed by 6 crustaceans!
They vaguely resembled lobsters, but were 7 feet long, their front legs were flippers and they had an extra set of smaller claws. They're coloration were mottled black and yellow and their eyes were on short stalks.
"Guys, some type of lobster has us surrounded!"Blake said, fearful.
They're Megaopterus, descendants of lobsters that hunt in packs and are more mobile."Imperious explained.
Without warning, Darrel darted at one and bit his beak into its back, snapping it. Blake regained her balance and fired her at one, the tip striking it in the mouth, killing it.
One lunged at the duo, claws snapping only for Darrel to grab it with his beak, crushing its skull. The other three swam away. Darrel held the one in his jaws firmly and swam back to the boat.
Isaac raised the platform up and Blake got off his back and on to the ship while Darrel changed back and had Dalton and Ethan carry the lobster up onto the boat.
"Why did you bring the lobster up?"Weiss asked. "I was thinking we could have a cook-out.
August 21, 2016
6:30 p.m
Beacon Courtyard
After returning to Beacon, Darrel pulled out a BBQ grill and after cleaning the future lobster, he placed it onto the grill. Teams RWBY, DIMD, and CEELI were seated on picnic tables. Darrel wore a chef's toque and an apron that had a green T-rex with a chef's hat that said Kiss the Cook…. IF YOU DARE!
"How's the lobster coming?"Yang asked. He checked it. "I'll give it 5 minutes and then it will be ready.
Later, everyone was digging into the lobster with a side of salad and tea.
"Hey, Imperious?"Emily asked. "Yeah?"
"I've noticed that you've been hanging around a girl with a burette; who is she?"Emily asked, her voice rising slightly.
"She's Coco Adel, and while on the subject, I was wondering if you could give me some dating advice."Imp asked, nervous.
"First, what's she like?" "Coco is like Yang, only more composed, flirty, and adores shopping."Darrel described.
"Well….okay then."Emily stated.
"Thank you, Em!"
I bet some of you now are craving lobster, aren't you?
Regarding the next chapter, it will feature a RWBY-canon character, and the only hint I'm giving you is Tony Stark. Get it? It's a play on words.
Archelon- Great Turtle
15 feet long, 4,800lbs
Usage: Cruising
Melee Attack: Sharp beak
Abilities: A DNA-enhanced version can fire green energy orbs from its mouth in the shape of cannonballs.
Appearance: Chased by Sea Monsters
Until then, R&R my friends!