After a while I go up to the deck. I watch as water passes the ship. I wonder, was there anyone from the house of night in the forgotten shores? Probably not. I think if Gunlaug was not sent to that hell he would have joined the house of night, he outpaced corrupted creatures as a sleeper no doubt the house of night would have taken him in. 1000s of children sent to that hell, for what, nothing thats what.
I look up at a voice. A guy, a few years older then I am stands there. With a nervous look
"Uh hey, your heat seeker right? I recognize that memory"
I look him over, seems to be a member of the house of night. A master too, and a younger one at that.
"Yeah that would be me? What do you want to autograph?"
He nods, wait he nodded?
"You see another master on the convoy I know has a kid that loves the movie and well, I owe the guy a favor"
After I give a autograph I summon my notebook and I shove it towards him
"I sign you sign"
He raises a eyebrow then shrugs
"I guess so"
He quickly does a signature in the notebook. When he gives it back he has a almost sheepish smile
"I know it isn't the best but its there"
I shrug not really caring much. I mean, my own signature isn't that good. I hum not very interested and I leave to go make sure everyone is doing their jobs.
"What are you doing up there"
Beast is on top of the government issued PTV
"Just looking this baby over boss. She is a beauty I have to admit"
I tilt my head
"She?"
He hops down landing using mostly his legs
"You know people refer to ships as she and all that right?"
I look at it
"That is not a ship"
He shrugs
"Maybe but same thing applies"
He pats the side of it
"I don't see why it wouldn't. They do the same thing right"
Hmm. I guess so, their both made to move people from one place to another
"Call it what you want, just keep it working"
I go over to shielder, she's in her taller version.
"How is the resource situation?"
She keeps going
"It is all well. Everything should work well enough. Although I'm sure that we will have to eat monster meat within a month or two."
I nod
"I'm not shocked. As long as everything is well then that's fine."
She nods
"I was informed that your satchel is a storage memory"
I nod
"It is although not everything should go in there"
She wipes herself off as she goes back to her real size
"I will keep that in mind"
I look around at our accommodations. It seems just fine.
"Hey lead."
I look at ranger
"Everything looks well so far"
He straightens up
"Oh yeah everything should go well on our way to Antarctica."
I wave my hand
"Any concerns so far?"
He shakes his head
"Not any so far. Everything seems just fine"
I nod
"Good, save your energy we will be non-stop fighting once we get to Antarctica"
He sighs
"Yeah I guess so...."
I walk until I'm standing over rogue who had abandoned his job and was listening to music with his eyes closed. I lift my hand and bring it down on his stomach. He screams his headphones fall off his head.
"Heat seeker?!"
I glare at him
"Go. Do. Your. Job."
He scrambles off the couch standing up with a salute.
"Yes heat seeker!"
He quickly runs off. I sigh shaking my head
"lazy."
I clap my hands next to fighters head. She blinks looking at me
"Oh.... hey ■■■■ number 1"
I stare at her
"And what are you doing?"
She shrugs
"I don't remember"
I sigh pinching my forehead. I hand her the manual
"Go read up on what every code means"
She looks at it for a while then nods
"I guess...."
She walks away and I follow. When she almost walks into something I pull her out of the way. Goodness this will be a handful.
"You"
Portal jumps a little
"Yes....?"
I tap my foot
"I told you to keep an eye on fighter. I am the leader of this cohort and yet I find you messing around"
He fiddles with his hands
"Sorry commander"
I sigh shaking my head i sit fighter down next to him
"Keep a eye on her."
He nods
"Understood"
I wave up to a song. Its beautiful but....
"oh my- would they shut up!"
I pull a pillow over my head. I already have trouble sleeping, now I'm in the middle of the sea and some very inconsiderate people are singing in the middle of the night!
"I can't believe that someone would randomly sing."
Doll seems just as annoyed. You know what! I get out of bed and I leave my room dead set on probably lecturing whoever is singing. I stop though. I look down
"Water?"
Doll stops next to me
"Seems so?"
We look at each other
"Oh shit"
"Uh oh"
The lights go out.
Oh shit oh shit. This is.... code black i think. We aren't allowed to do anything. I hear water moving around us. No heat signatures yet.... those voices won't shut up! Are they the danger.... I am stupid I could hear them from my room. That strong urge to find the singers, their nightmare creatures. I don't think its a mind attack, maybe a soul attack. I flinch when the light and sounds come back.
Me and doll run. We spilt up, her going to get rogue, portal, and fighter. The rest should be together at the PTV. Singer summons herself
"I will go help the nightwalkers"
I nod
"Don't die"
She flies to the side going through the walls. I knew it! I knew being at sea is always a bad idea! The ocean is always bad news! Always! I get to the cargo hold i see shielder looking quite unsure.
"Ascended Heat Seeker. What do you know of the situation"
I extend my heat sense. Outside of the boat.
"There likely a fallen tyrant outside controlling awakened creatures."
She nods
"The saint has likely made a move"
Doll arrives with portals, fighter, and rogue over their shoulders. They had been having a late dinner.
"Oh... hey ■■■■ number 1"
They get dropped in a heap.
"Ow...."
Rogue gets up slowly, fighter stays down and portal shoots up into a salute
"commander what is the situation!"
I wave my head
"Well are being attacked the nightwalkers have all moved out"
He sighs in relief. Rogue leans on the PTV
"At least we won't have to do anything"
Fighter is pulled up by portal
"Doesn't that mean that its so bad the saint had to move out?"
I nod
"It appears so. I sent one of my echos to aid them"
The group looks at eachother unsure.
I lean on the PTV with my eyes closed. I keep heat sense extended. There seems to be a particularly bad battle out there. I freeze hearing words from the spell i frankly could never expect.
[You have received a echo]
"Huh?"
Shielder looks over
"Is something wrong?"
I shake my head
"It appears I have obtained another echo"
The group stops portal speaks in a unsure tone
"How many do you have?"
I put up four fingers. Rogue sighs heavily
"Four already. Damn I've never even gotten one!"
Figher looks up from the manual
"Does that mean we can use it to lessen our workload?"
I sit with ascended Jal.
"-And with one swift strike i ripped the heart out"
He leans forward
"Damn as a sleeper?! What kind of aspect do you have?"
I grin
"A damn strong one thats what"
He leans forward as if to say some kind of rumor
"So what is changing star... like?"
I shrug nonchalant
"She's smart and strong and all that. But she's also a little awkward at times"
He leans back
"Really?"
I nod
"Yeah."
He thinks for a second then lights up
"Oh did you send your echo out?"
I nod
"Yes i did"
He smiles brightly
"Oh I have to thank you it was a massive help, I almost took a hit on my shoulder when she appears and cut a fallen monster in half!"
I nod
"I think thats what I got the echo from"
He stops and stares at me
"You got another echo?"
I appear in the dream realm.
"You"
Oh hey its Sunny, Kai, and Effie
"Hey guys. I got a new echo"
Effie grits her teeth
"That would be four echos now right? You gods damn lucky bastard!"
I walk over to them
"How, I'm sure you didn't leave the ships"
I shrug
"Singer"
He sighs
"You're too lucky"
I frown
"You have three echos sunny"
Kai smiles happily
"Well I'm glad you have more help"
I shrug then stop
"Oh yeah sunny do you have a ascended called Neave on your ship? I heard the guy would want my autograph or something."