"If you say so…" Megan said, resting her hands in her pockets. "Just do what you need to do."
Tobias sighed. "Wasn't I supposed to be at school today…?"
"Yeah, but that shock put you out for a really long time….. It wasn't worth the time."
Skye grabbed the collar of Rio's vest and kept wading out until he found the drop off. Then taking a longer strip of leather out off his pocket, he tied Rio's collar to his belt and dived down into the ocean. He held his breath for a long while, diving as far as he could, swimming down deep into the ocean. When he finally took a breath his breathing was heavy, but he soon began holding it again. Gotta make it last…. he thought, touching the Aquana gem around his neck, (Aquana gems act as a way to let normal people breathe underwater, but they have to be charged by a water elemental like a battery. If their power runs out while the user is under water…. well.. that's obvious..)
Skye kept going like that for a good 45 minutes. He'd gotten pretty deep, and was now using his aura to light his way. The Aquana gem around his neck barely had any glow left, he took another breath searching for the plant he needed. There! he saw it below him, excitement and relief washing over him. Skye quickly began to dive even deeper, tiring as he felt the pressure get to him. When he paused for a moment to get another breath he sucked in a mouthful of water, and it was all he could do to keep from choking as he felt a wave of panick wash over him. Gotta hurry! he swam a little farther, his lungs burning as he finally grabbed the plant.
Pulling apart the leaves he found a violet sap-like substance between them. He fumbled a little as he quickly forced Rio's mouth open, his own vision getting blurry. He shoved the plant in Rio's mouth and began rubbing it on the inside of Rio's cheek.
Fumbling with the task and trying not to black out from lack of air he was suddenly knocked head over heels by a powerful whoosh of water. Looking over his shoulder he began to panic, the plant had been washed away him, and circling above him was a huge shark. Skye tried to think of something he could do, summon an aura, shield, warp them to shore, anything! But he couldn't, and knowing he was done for, he didn't see the flash of blue, or feel the strong arm grabbing his wrist as he blacked out.
(…..wot.)
(…..wot.)
(Sorry for the wait I know my last post is a bit long but I had to show how Skye helped Rio without leaving you floundering with Megan and Tobias during the not-so-realistic-wait that is required to help Rio…)
(BUMP!)
(……..where did my fwend Ness go……
(Naarrrpppp….. I just had to breathe… I feel like everyone vents their stress stuff and I somehow catch it…)
(But I’m saying as in wot is Skye doing? Is he dead just floating in there or like what the hecc he doing?)
(He's in the process of nearly drowning after having cured Rio. Rio will be pulling him back up to the surface at the moment.)
(Okay…..)
Megan waited for a bit and saw that there was a stillness in the water after some time. As much as she wanted to go in and check on them, but remembered that Skye said not to bother after an hour or so of being submerged.
Tobias scrunched his brow. “….Do you think that we should… well…. see if they’re still down there?”
Rio kept swimming, towing Skye with him, Come on pal.. Don't drown on me! he thought as he saw the surface several yards up. A few more minutes and they broke the surface with a large splash, Rio quickly twisted so that Skye's head was above water, Skye was blue in the face and still unconscious, and worse, not breathing. Great thought Rio as he began pulling Skye to shore, where he saw Megan and Tobias waiting.
Megan helped Skye out of the water and onto the sand. “Does he need CPR?” She asked tentatively, kneeling down over his body. “….To get him breathing again?”
Rio pulled himself up, his tail preventing him from standing, "Just give me a minute," he said, a blue glow surrounding his freind. Skye suddenly gasped and began coughing up water, he kept on coughing it up for a good 5 minutes, before flopping back, "and this…. is why…. I… hate… swimming….." he said between breaths…
"At least we're both alive" said Rio pushing himself back into the water.
"…. Now that we're all alive, should we go and find Firiko to put that guy out of his misery?" Asked Tobias.
Megan grabbed his shoulder. "I might, but you're gonna stay home like you're supposed to and go to school."
He frowned.
"I understand you hate it and all, but you need your education and social practice."
"Then who's gonna watch me?"
She sighed deeply. "Liam might have to."
…Not him…. He's too nosy to be a good neighbor…
Rio nodded, concentrating and morphing back to human form and coming out of the water, and then pulling Skye to his feet. "One of us would volunteer but we really should get Firiko out of there and find a way home.." said Rio carefully. "And we should do it fast before you get hurt thanks to us.." added Skye coughing a little.
"True… So…. I'll have to head back home and drop Tobias off before he gets into any more trouble…." Megan glared at the kid, but he shrugged.
"Why can't I come?" He asked, resisting against being whiny.
"It's simply not safe for you. And Liam will have to watch you to make sure you don't do anything stupid…"
Skye nodded in agreement. "Megan's right" he said "after all going to get Firiko out… well we have no idea what we're walking into"
"I assume we can go back to the house for now…" Megan muttered, heading up to the car. "We really don't have time to waste."
"….Don't you still have work today?" Tobias followed close behind.
"Yeah, but I'll have to call in and all that stuff when I get the chance and tell them I got sick or something." She rolled her eyes. I guess I have no other excuse, really….
Skye and Rio followed her back to her car. Kyara climbed into the back again as Skye and Rio got in the middle. Skye didn't wait too long before throwing himself into a mental trance to begin his search for Firiko.
"So how long was I out?" Asked Rio awkwardly.
(Don't mind me, everything is dead so I'm going around bumping everything…)
(Okey.)
“For at least an hour or so…” Megan muttered, driving on their way back home.
Tobias was a bit uneasy, as he shifted in his seat and writhed his hands continuously. How can she leave me with that guy….? I can’t stand him….
They arrived back at the house, and while Megan went into her office to make a few calls, Tobias just sat in the living room, a sense of grumpiness surrounding him. “I just don’t understand why she doesn’t trust me to be alone.”
"Just be glad you weren't Firiko over the last few days…" said Rio, "I mean, he usually never even sleeps inside, nevermind living there. "
(Unsure what that means, but okay.)
Tobias kept quiet. Well, if she wants to have someone watch me, I wouldn't want it to be someone I don't trust.
Megan finished making her calls and all that to work and Tobias' school,coming back out into the living room. "Alright. I have everything taken care of, and I should be ready to go."
"You don't have to come Megan," said Skye, leaning against the wall. "We've caused enough trouble already"
"If you insist. But I needed to take a day off anyways." Megan shrugged.
Tobias let out a light sigh of relief, but wanted the best for Skye and Rio. "If you think you'll really need her, then she should go with you guys."
"We should be fine" said Rio heading for the door. Kyara following him quietly. Skye nodded, "Our biggest issue is saving Firiko, then figuring out what this guy wants" he said as he headed out. silently wondering how he could figure out how to use the technology in Marceo's lab…
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