Chapter 41
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Phoebe was the first to jump on, she then turned around and waved her hand towards her, "What are you guys doing, get on already".
Lachlan was the second person on, he went a few metres back before going into a full sprint. He jumped at the last second and flew across the gap between the port and the turtle. He very well overdid it, making it over easily.
"Whoa, calm down he ain't moving anytime soon," Phoebe said.
Everyone else followed Lachlan, Simon, Georgia, joe, Zoe, then finally Chloe. Just as they were about to leave they heard a shout from behind.
"Wait!" a person exclaimed, looking back the group realised it was James, "If you guys are leaving now you'll need a map, here".
James held out an electronic device, one they've never seen before. They heard their phone alarm go off, well aside from Lachlan who didn't have a phone. During the day of evolution, he left it at home, thinking it wouldn't be useful.
Looking down they realised it was a map, filled with bits of information about the surrounding waters, what they've discovered so far. The group was impressed the Navy has done so much in such little time.
"Thanks!" They shouted.
'Okay Faith, let's go' Phoebe ordered.
'Remember girl, I ain't no one's personal ride' It was a manly voice the emitted power from it. As for his name, Phoebe didn't realise the turtle was a man and immediately called it Faith, as she had faith it would protect her.
'Yeah I know, but we need to get to the island and you're our safest way over, you just need to do that thing you always do' Phoebe responded nervously. What she was talking about was the Sea King's Aura. Faith would always release it when it was in the water as it only worked at 100% against water beasts.
The turtle rumbled a bit, looking down they quickly realised they were sinking into the ocean. Simon appeared next to Phoebe in seconds with panic in his eyes, "What's going on? Are you trying to drown us?"
"Of course not, just wait, the water won't even touch you," Phoebe explained. Internally she was laughing at Simon's expression, this was some more payback, giving him a slight fright won't do much anyway.
The rest of the group was still nervous, but quickly felt relaxed when they saw that the water wasn't getting closer to them. They also found it odd, at the start it was as if there was a wall surrounding them, keeping the water away.
The further they sunk the more mystical it became until they were fully submerged beneath the water's surface. A dome could be seen surrounding the group, protecting them from any water. but the turtle didn't stop there. It continued its descend until it reached a couple of hundred metres below sea level.
Looking up, they noticed they couldn't see the sky anymore, and sure there was light, but they couldn't see the sun clearly either. Looking around, they tried to see some fishes, unfortunately, they couldn't detect any.
"If you're trying to find anything don't bother, this turtle has an aura that terrifies anything weaker then it, which means a majority of fish won't come anywhere close," Phoebe explained.
"Damn, that sucks, oh well I'll take a nap then," Joe muttered under his breathe. He then just laid down on the hard shell and used his arm as a pillow. Although they did have pillows they were currently in the frog.
Now Lachlan was certain that this was the Sea King's Aura at work, he found it fascinating. Although it was also understandable, that's how the strongest work. In the animal kingdom, the strongest demanded respect, the strongest being something like a lion or eagle.
"Have to admit, I'm really jealous of people that can do that," Simon said grumpily, he hasn't gotten much sleep since this whole shit show began, constantly worrying about whether or not anything will happen.
"Same," Chloe said, she also faced the same situation. But she was more worried about the future as it wasn't like this wouldn't have drastic effects. Some places don't have any defence, they'll be decimated in minutes maybe seconds.
"Anyway, I suggest you guys get comfortable, this is going to take a few hours," Phoebe explained.
"Alright," They all said.
Everyone went around looking for a place where they felt it comfortable to lie down. Lachlan laid down by the edge of the dome, looking into the ocean, the great blue unknown.
It felt slightly scary to him that there are probably beasts stronger than anything they could imagine living within these waters. The number of theories about mythical water creatures could be true, but now they've got a massive boost.
…
Back at the navy base, all the superiors were gathered within the room, sitting down and discussing important matters. Some of them were frowning, things weren't as calm and peaceful as Lachlan and the group thought.
"We need to find a way to improve our weaponry quickly," an old man said.
"Indeed, unfortunately, improving weapons isn't something that can happen quickly," James replied.
"Humanity has lost over 1 billion lives already, there are also many wounded, we need something to protect the weak," a younger woman said.
"I agree with that, but we don't have anything like that yet, that's why we need this operation to work," James said.
"What is the point of this operation anyway, you haven't completely explained that to us yet," a younger man said.
"What's some of the hardest materials on Earth?" James asked.
"Diamonds," the young woman said.
"Indeed, and diamonds are entirely created underground through the use of heat and pressure. An island with 2x at the shore is bound to be unique, not to mention the increased gravity below the island. If my theory is correct there are bound to be precious materials there, we just need the island scouted," James explained.
"So why didn't you explain that to the ones going on this operation?" the young man asked. It was also a thought on everyone's mind, this did concern their fate after all.
"They left before I could, in addition to that it's not like anything will change," James said.
"What do you mean by that?" the older man asked.
"Those individuals want strength and money, they would probably want a weapon that's suitable for them, even the two teens would want something suitable for them, something unique that stands out. Where else do you get that stuff aside from an entirely unexplored island with unique features," James explained.
"Seriously I don't know what goes through your mind," the young man said as he leaned back a bit.
…
Its already been two hours, Lachlan had finally gotten up from his nap. Looking around he noticed everyone else was awake and packing their stuff up. Lachlan did the same, he then walked over.
"How much further do we have?" Lachlan asked.
"Should only be a few minutes, I wonder what this island is going to look like," Phoebe said while smiling, trying to imagine what it will be. She's thought a bit about it and everything that comes to her mind is some mystical island, one out of fairy tales.
"It might be completely barren, with an increased gravity it would be difficult for things to grow there and anything that does would be a lot stronger than whatever's back at Australia, even the resources," Simon explained.
"You never know, this isn't the normal world we're talking about anymore, but some completely unexplored land, maybe the things that live there aren't affected by the gravity," Phoebe said, her expression changed, "We're here!" she shouted.
The turtle rumbled again and it began its ascent, going up will they finally reached the surface. The dome surrounding the group disappeared, in of front was a massive island, an island which looked magical.
The island was filled with vegetation, the trees rocketed hundreds of metres high and had a thickness never seen before, they were probably 15 metres thick. There were branches all along the tree, extending anywhere between 10 to 30 metres.
The leaves and grass were incredibly green as well, looks like its been through the best treatment throughout its entire life. They grew large as well, bigger then any of them were.
Not to mention the air, they didn't know how to describe it, it felt like it was cleaning the insides of their body, fixing it and making it better. Constantly improving it, it also made them relaxed.
"This is way better then I could have ever imagined," Phoebe said as she jumped off immediately and stopped in her tracks.
"This is something I don't think any of us could imagine," Simon said as he also leapt off.
"Hurry up, let's go to the shore and see what they were talking about the gravity," Lachlan said.
Phoebe got Faith to continue, getting closer and closer. Unfortunately, due to its size, it couldn't go all the way.
Once everyone hopped off, the moment they touched the sand they felt different. They looked to each other in shocked when they attempted to move.
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Phoebe was the first to jump on, she then turned around and waved her hand towards her, "What are you guys doing, get on already".
Lachlan was the second person on, he went a few metres back before going into a full sprint. He jumped at the last second and flew across the gap between the port and the turtle. He very well overdid it, making it over easily.
"Whoa, calm down he ain't moving anytime soon," Phoebe said.
Everyone else followed Lachlan, Simon, Georgia, joe, Zoe, then finally Chloe. Just as they were about to leave they heard a shout from behind.
"Wait!" a person exclaimed, looking back the group realised it was James, "If you guys are leaving now you'll need a map, here".
James held out an electronic device, one they've never seen before. They heard their phone alarm go off, well aside from Lachlan who didn't have a phone. During the day of evolution, he left it at home, thinking it wouldn't be useful.
Looking down they realised it was a map, filled with bits of information about the surrounding waters, what they've discovered so far. The group was impressed the Navy has done so much in such little time.
"Thanks!" They shouted.
'Okay Faith, let's go' Phoebe ordered.
'Remember girl, I ain't no one's personal ride' It was a manly voice the emitted power from it. As for his name, Phoebe didn't realise the turtle was a man and immediately called it Faith, as she had faith it would protect her.
'Yeah I know, but we need to get to the island and you're our safest way over, you just need to do that thing you always do' Phoebe responded nervously. What she was talking about was the Sea King's Aura. Faith would always release it when it was in the water as it only worked at 100% against water beasts.
The turtle rumbled a bit, looking down they quickly realised they were sinking into the ocean. Simon appeared next to Phoebe in seconds with panic in his eyes, "What's going on? Are you trying to drown us?"
"Of course not, just wait, the water won't even touch you," Phoebe explained. Internally she was laughing at Simon's expression, this was some more payback, giving him a slight fright won't do much anyway.
The rest of the group was still nervous, but quickly felt relaxed when they saw that the water wasn't getting closer to them. They also found it odd, at the start it was as if there was a wall surrounding them, keeping the water away.
The further they sunk the more mystical it became until they were fully submerged beneath the water's surface. A dome could be seen surrounding the group, protecting them from any water. but the turtle didn't stop there. It continued its descend until it reached a couple of hundred metres below sea level.
Looking up, they noticed they couldn't see the sky anymore, and sure there was light, but they couldn't see the sun clearly either. Looking around, they tried to see some fishes, unfortunately, they couldn't detect any.
"If you're trying to find anything don't bother, this turtle has an aura that terrifies anything weaker then it, which means a majority of fish won't come anywhere close," Phoebe explained.
"Damn, that sucks, oh well I'll take a nap then," Joe muttered under his breathe. He then just laid down on the hard shell and used his arm as a pillow. Although they did have pillows they were currently in the frog.
Now Lachlan was certain that this was the Sea King's Aura at work, he found it fascinating. Although it was also understandable, that's how the strongest work. In the animal kingdom, the strongest demanded respect, the strongest being something like a lion or eagle.
"Have to admit, I'm really jealous of people that can do that," Simon said grumpily, he hasn't gotten much sleep since this whole shit show began, constantly worrying about whether or not anything will happen.
"Same," Chloe said, she also faced the same situation. But she was more worried about the future as it wasn't like this wouldn't have drastic effects. Some places don't have any defence, they'll be decimated in minutes maybe seconds.
"Anyway, I suggest you guys get comfortable, this is going to take a few hours," Phoebe explained.
"Alright," They all said.
Everyone went around looking for a place where they felt it comfortable to lie down. Lachlan laid down by the edge of the dome, looking into the ocean, the great blue unknown.
It felt slightly scary to him that there are probably beasts stronger than anything they could imagine living within these waters. The number of theories about mythical water creatures could be true, but now they've got a massive boost.
…
Back at the navy base, all the superiors were gathered within the room, sitting down and discussing important matters. Some of them were frowning, things weren't as calm and peaceful as Lachlan and the group thought.
"We need to find a way to improve our weaponry quickly," an old man said.
"Indeed, unfortunately, improving weapons isn't something that can happen quickly," James replied.
"Humanity has lost over 1 billion lives already, there are also many wounded, we need something to protect the weak," a younger woman said.
"I agree with that, but we don't have anything like that yet, that's why we need this operation to work," James said.
"What is the point of this operation anyway, you haven't completely explained that to us yet," a younger man said.
"What's some of the hardest materials on Earth?" James asked.
"Diamonds," the young woman said.
"Indeed, and diamonds are entirely created underground through the use of heat and pressure. An island with 2x at the shore is bound to be unique, not to mention the increased gravity below the island. If my theory is correct there are bound to be precious materials there, we just need the island scouted," James explained.
"So why didn't you explain that to the ones going on this operation?" the young man asked. It was also a thought on everyone's mind, this did concern their fate after all.
"They left before I could, in addition to that it's not like anything will change," James said.
"What do you mean by that?" the older man asked.
"Those individuals want strength and money, they would probably want a weapon that's suitable for them, even the two teens would want something suitable for them, something unique that stands out. Where else do you get that stuff aside from an entirely unexplored island with unique features," James explained.
"Seriously I don't know what goes through your mind," the young man said as he leaned back a bit.
…
Its already been two hours, Lachlan had finally gotten up from his nap. Looking around he noticed everyone else was awake and packing their stuff up. Lachlan did the same, he then walked over.
"How much further do we have?" Lachlan asked.
"Should only be a few minutes, I wonder what this island is going to look like," Phoebe said while smiling, trying to imagine what it will be. She's thought a bit about it and everything that comes to her mind is some mystical island, one out of fairy tales.
"It might be completely barren, with an increased gravity it would be difficult for things to grow there and anything that does would be a lot stronger than whatever's back at Australia, even the resources," Simon explained.
"You never know, this isn't the normal world we're talking about anymore, but some completely unexplored land, maybe the things that live there aren't affected by the gravity," Phoebe said, her expression changed, "We're here!" she shouted.
The turtle rumbled again and it began its ascent, going up will they finally reached the surface. The dome surrounding the group disappeared, in of front was a massive island, an island which looked magical.
The island was filled with vegetation, the trees rocketed hundreds of metres high and had a thickness never seen before, they were probably 15 metres thick. There were branches all along the tree, extending anywhere between 10 to 30 metres.
The leaves and grass were incredibly green as well, looks like its been through the best treatment throughout its entire life. They grew large as well, bigger then any of them were.
Not to mention the air, they didn't know how to describe it, it felt like it was cleaning the insides of their body, fixing it and making it better. Constantly improving it, it also made them relaxed.
"This is way better then I could have ever imagined," Phoebe said as she jumped off immediately and stopped in her tracks.
"This is something I don't think any of us could imagine," Simon said as he also leapt off.
"Hurry up, let's go to the shore and see what they were talking about the gravity," Lachlan said.
Phoebe got Faith to continue, getting closer and closer. Unfortunately, due to its size, it couldn't go all the way.
Once everyone hopped off, the moment they touched the sand they felt different. They looked to each other in shocked when they attempted to move.
Phoebe was the first to jump on, she then turned around and waved her hand towards her, "What are you guys doing, get on already".Lachlan was the second person on, he went a few metres back before going into a full sprint. He jumped at the last second and flew across the gap between the port and the turtle. He very well overdid it, making it over easily."Whoa, calm down he ain't moving anytime soon," Phoebe said.Everyone else followed Lachlan, Simon, Georgia, joe, Zoe, then finally Chloe. Just as they were about to leave they heard a shout from behind."Wait!" a person exclaimed, looking back the group realised it was James, "If you guys are leaving now you'll need a map, here".James held out an electronic device, one they've never seen before. They heard their phone alarm go off, well aside from Lachlan who didn't have a phone. During the day of evolution, he left it at home, thinking it wouldn't be useful.Looking down they realised it was a map, filled with bits of information about the surrounding waters, what they've discovered so far. The group was impressed the Navy has done so much in such little time."Thanks!" They shouted.'Okay Faith, let's go' Phoebe ordered.'Remember girl, I ain't no one's personal ride' It was a manly voice the emitted power from it. As for his name, Phoebe didn't realise the turtle was a man and immediately called it Faith, as she had faith it would protect her.'Yeah I know, but we need to get to the island and you're our safest way over, you just need to do that thing you always do' Phoebe responded nervously. What she was talking about was the Sea King's Aura. Faith would always release it when it was in the water as it only worked at 100% against water beasts.The turtle rumbled a bit, looking down they quickly realised they were sinking into the ocean. Simon appeared next to Phoebe in seconds with panic in his eyes, "What's going on? Are you trying to drown us?""Of course not, just wait, the water won't even touch you," Phoebe explained. Internally she was laughing at Simon's expression, this was some more payback, giving him a slight fright won't do much anyway.The rest of the group was still nervous, but quickly felt relaxed when they saw that the water wasn't getting closer to them. They also found it odd, at the start it was as if there was a wall surrounding them, keeping the water away.The further they sunk the more mystical it became until they were fully submerged beneath the water's surface. A dome could be seen surrounding the group, protecting them from any water. but the turtle didn't stop there. It continued its descend until it reached a couple of hundred metres below sea level.Looking up, they noticed they couldn't see the sky anymore, and sure there was light, but they couldn't see the sun clearly either. Looking around, they tried to see some fishes, unfortunately, they couldn't detect any."If you're trying to find anything don't bother, this turtle has an aura that terrifies anything weaker then it, which means a majority of fish won't come anywhere close," Phoebe explained."Damn, that sucks, oh well I'll take a nap then," Joe muttered under his breathe. He then just laid down on the hard shell and used his arm as a pillow. Although they did have pillows they were currently in the frog.Now Lachlan was certain that this was the Sea King's Aura at work, he found it fascinating. Although it was also understandable, that's how the strongest work. In the animal kingdom, the strongest demanded respect, the strongest being something like a lion or eagle."Have to admit, I'm really jealous of people that can do that," Simon said grumpily, he hasn't gotten much sleep since this whole shit show began, constantly worrying about whether or not anything will happen."Same," Chloe said, she also faced the same situation. But she was more worried about the future as it wasn't like this wouldn't have drastic effects. Some places don't have any defence, they'll be decimated in minutes maybe seconds."Anyway, I suggest you guys get comfortable, this is going to take a few hours," Phoebe explained."Alright," They all said.Everyone went around looking for a place where they felt it comfortable to lie down. Lachlan laid down by the edge of the dome, looking into the ocean, the great blue unknown.It felt slightly scary to him that there are probably beasts stronger than anything they could imagine living within these waters. The number of theories about mythical water creatures could be true, but now they've got a massive boost.Back at the navy base, all the superiors were gathered within the room, sitting down and discussing important matters. Some of them were frowning, things weren't as calm and peaceful as Lachlan and the group thought."We need to find a way to improve our weaponry quickly," an old man said."Indeed, unfortunately, improving weapons isn't something that can happen quickly," James replied."Humanity has lost over 1 billion lives already, there are also many wounded, we need something to protect the weak," a younger woman said."I agree with that, but we don't have anything like that yet, that's why we need this operation to work," James said."What is the point of this operation anyway, you haven't completely explained that to us yet," a younger man said."What's some of the hardest materials on Earth?" James asked."Diamonds," the young woman said."Indeed, and diamonds are entirely created underground through the use of heat and pressure. An island with 2x at the shore is bound to be unique, not to mention the increased gravity below the island. If my theory is correct there are bound to be precious materials there, we just need the island scouted," James explained."So why didn't you explain that to the ones going on this operation?" the young man asked. It was also a thought on everyone's mind, this did concern their fate after all."They left before I could, in addition to that it's not like anything will change," James said."What do you mean by that?" the older man asked."Those individuals want strength and money, they would probably want a weapon that's suitable for them, even the two teens would want something suitable for them, something unique that stands out. Where else do you get that stuff aside from an entirely unexplored island with unique features," James explained."Seriously I don't know what goes through your mind," the young man said as he leaned back a bit.Its already been two hours, Lachlan had finally gotten up from his nap. Looking around he noticed everyone else was awake and packing their stuff up. Lachlan did the same, he then walked over."How much further do we have?" Lachlan asked."Should only be a few minutes, I wonder what this island is going to look like," Phoebe said while smiling, trying to imagine what it will be. She's thought a bit about it and everything that comes to her mind is some mystical island, one out of fairy tales."It might be completely barren, with an increased gravity it would be difficult for things to grow there and anything that does would be a lot stronger than whatever's back at Australia, even the resources," Simon explained."You never know, this isn't the normal world we're talking about anymore, but some completely unexplored land, maybe the things that live there aren't affected by the gravity," Phoebe said, her expression changed, "We're here!" she shouted.The turtle rumbled again and it began its ascent, going up will they finally reached the surface. The dome surrounding the group disappeared, in of front was a massive island, an island which looked magical.The island was filled with vegetation, the trees rocketed hundreds of metres high and had a thickness never seen before, they were probably 15 metres thick. There were branches all along the tree, extending anywhere between 10 to 30 metres.The leaves and grass were incredibly green as well, looks like its been through the best treatment throughout its entire life. They grew large as well, bigger then any of them were.Not to mention the air, they didn't know how to describe it, it felt like it was cleaning the insides of their body, fixing it and making it better. Constantly improving it, it also made them relaxed."This is way better then I could have ever imagined," Phoebe said as she jumped off immediately and stopped in her tracks."This is something I don't think any of us could imagine," Simon said as he also leapt off."Hurry up, let's go to the shore and see what they were talking about the gravity," Lachlan said.Phoebe got Faith to continue, getting closer and closer. Unfortunately, due to its size, it couldn't go all the way.Once everyone hopped off, the moment they touched the sand they felt different. They looked to each other in shocked when they attempted to move.
