(ACE) The SHIPWRECK Team

Her feet kept tapping as she contemplated his answer, but after a moment, Bell had an idea that she spoke aloud. "All the other places were quiet. She didn't want to be here, where other Pokemon could be." Her brow furrowed as her gaze followed the darting shapes that could be seen moving throughout the coral before she jumped off her perch to ask, "Did she leave us out here? Is she coming back?"

The intense look she was giving Thorn confused him, and the stunned Gyarados made a comical sight. It hadn't even crossed his mind that Saferi might have sent them away for good.  "Uh... I don't think so? She gave us a meet up place, and she didn't actually tell us to leave. And she, uh, seems like the kind of Pokemon that would tell someone if she didn't want them there." Or at least that was the vibes he had gotten from her. "And we still haven't explored the ship. Kinda doubt she would want to be alone for that part."

"Shut up and hunt. I'll look over here."

His hardened gaze watched her intensely before he left the scene with a sharp turn. Stupid bitch. If he didn't know any better he would think she was trying to get rid of him. Instead of chasing him out she was playing some shitty, poorly made plan to annoy him into leaving. And it was working. I could find better prey elsewhere. With a heavy grunt he swam a little faster. But then she would win. And they couldn't have that, now could they? Whatever.

The bulky dual type kept moving until he was in deeper water. The jutting stones and mussel covered rocks reminded him so much of home. The taste of the sand was off the pull of the water and little sprigs of plants held a sort of nostalgia for a home long lost. Suddenly Sanngetall felt his cold blood turn icy. A shadow passed overhead, darkening the water for only a heartbeat as it moved along. It was enough to push the large seahorse against the shadow of the boulders and hide his figure within that beat. The bird?! Was it back to claim another life?! Rage festered beneath his scales. While he had little remorse for their lost friend he was not about to be made a fool of a second time, third even.

Fighting the distortion of the water the Dragalge peered through the surface at the would-be predator. It circled back around, moving lower but not bombing the water as he searched for a meal. The figure was a familiar one; a Pelipper, big and plump with a sagging bill. They haunted the beaches were he grew up, and as he watched the bird flying overhead he realized another was not too far off as well. It was impossible to tell if they were diseased from his position but Sannge knew they were not at fault for their loss. They arent strong enough to lift a Floatzel. The anger started to fade and his muscles relaxed. They were just here to eat like any other Pokemon.

But while they were no threat to him a good hunt would not be found here any longer with lingering shadows. He watched for a few more movements as another Pelipper joined them and the caws of Wingull could be heard. At home the abundant birds were enough to scare any shallow water Pokemon off, and while the idea of taking one out for a feast was tantalizing the haunting memory was enough to take his appetite away. Moving out of the shadows Sanngetall sighed. So much for a mind clearing hunt.

Bell's heart drummed with panic. Never before had thoughts of abandonment and loneliness plagued never. Never had that been a worry to her, but for some reason it seemed possible here. Searching Thorn's gaze for answeres she was surprised to find none of the panic that was making her heart race. "Uh... I don't think so? She gave us a meet up place, and she didn't actually tell us to leave. And she, uh, seems like the kind of Pokemon that would tell someone if she didn't want them there." He didn't think so? Was she just being overdramaitc. There was a humorous tone to his voice, like he thought she was being silly. Was she? Was it just a  silly passing thought?

"And we still haven't explored the ship. Kinda doubt she would want to be alone for that part." Bell pulled her eyes away from his and let them drift as she thought.  Yeah, yeah we havent! That was important to Saferi too, wasn't it? "There's no way she would leave us out of that!" She bellowed, shaking the fears away as she realized that. Even if she and Mr. Sanngetall were at the ship right now there was no way they would explore it without them. Bell forced a smile to keep the bad feelings away. She had had a rough day, she resolved, and silly thoughts were bound to pop up.

With a deep breath the Poliwag nodded to herself. This was her time to have fun, her trip with Mr. Thorn. She wasn't sure what they could do together but-- "Excuse me lass," a new voice popped by from behind her, and Bell quickly turned to see a round shape moving through the corals. The Qwilfish popped out but kept the safe distance from the two Pokemon. "Is this fella bothering you?"


Saferi was sly as she swam. Moving across the dip she swam casually forward before arcing back around, careful not to disturb the sand. Sanngetall's struggle was still fresh in her mind, and a tactic to dealing with shellfish had to be devised. Well, maybe for another creature that wasn't used to them at this point. The Shellder was buried too deep for her to see which direction it was facing, or where its tongue was hanging out. She tasted for it but could not pinpoint its breathe. Whatever. In the end it really didn't matter.

Patiently she waited for the pull of the tide. In and out it moved, and once she was in rhythm with the timing the eel took in a deep breath. Spouting forth a harsh Water Pulse straight downward she blew sand throughout the water in storm of miniature currents. The purple shell of her prey almost shimmered between the grains, tightly clamped closed as it was thrust upward. With another Water Pulse she continued the current and pushed it even higher toward the surface. Instinct told her to grab it now, but practice told her otherwise.

The defensive creature kept floating upward until the edge of its shell touched the air. If a shell could quiver, it did. Pushing water back it propelled itself back down toward the seabed, and the instant it touched the sand Saferi knew it was her chance. Obscured by sand the Bivavle didn't even notice her as it quickly unfurled its tongue and began to dig. Racing in with a Hidden Power she blasted the exposed tender body before the creature could react. Stunned and in pain it could not close fully before the ferocious eel could grab hold with a Crunch and pull until she heard it crack.

A dark trail of blood and ooze wafted out of her meal as she dropped it. Hunger began to eat at her but she hesitated still. At one point she was a Pokemon like this; a clam, a pearl maker that lived in the sand. Was it right to eat her own kind? Saferi had never felt bogged by these thoughts before when she hunted the Shellder that lived here, and as she started to feed she forced them away. The meat was fresh and tender, and she was no longer a helpless prey being.