Enter the Aquarians

The Sa'kage was in need of other resources and so they sent a group of 5 forgers to the nearest island formerly known as Blue Water to try and scavenge what they could. They constructed a make shift boat from scrap and went on their way. Once they go to the island they would load out onto the dock each one had the usual 15 trash bots with them. They would begin looking around the area for anything salvageable.

Corvus knew there were people on his land. He rose from his him and swam ashore. "Hello there... is there a reason you are on my land?... You're not working for the Abyss are you?!" There was anger in his eyes. The battle he was in the middle of had really wore him out. He didn't know who to trust right now.

"Father!" Io, the prince, came ashore. "I don't think their working for the Abyss. They-"

"How do you know?!"

Io sighed and looked away. Now a days with the princess missing, he couldn't make his father ever see reason.

The forgers looked at each other with surprise then one walked forward "My name is Richy, we are from the Sa'kage on the mainland.....we are here looking for supplies and as always possible friends. You are?"

"My name is Corvus. I'm am ruler of the Neap Tide Aquarians." Corvus then brought his son forward. "And this is my son, Io, Prince of the Neap Tide Aquarians.... If you're exactly who you say you are and jsut need supplies, I'll be happy to help... but if I find out you're working for the Abyss I won't hesitate to bring you down.... now... I'll have few of my people bring some supplies up to you... what exactly do you need?"

Richy would nod "We need food, water, and any scrap metal u can possible give us. Thank you and....who are 'The Abyss'?"

"We get bring you those and we have plently scrap metal on the beach. Help yourself... let me tell my people and I'll my son here explain to you what's going on," Corvus said calmly, but still suspicious. With that he walked back into the water.

"Please excuse my father," Io said. "He hasn't been himself lately. Now, the Abyss are our fellow Aquarians... but they are also our enemy. When some of us thought we would need a ruler to help survive, others didn't agree and we split the group. The Abyss live in the dark waters by a cave. They're violent and angry and... we believe they took my sister, Star. That's why my father isn't trusting anyone. That's he's suspcious of you."

He would nod "Yea thats been happening a lot within survivor groups. Splintering and splitting because of different views...They took your sister? Well, since u are helping us out so much with these supplies perhaps we may be able to help you against the abyss?"

Io nodded. "That would be very much appreciated... hopefully my father would agree as well."

It didn't take long for the Neap Tide to walk out of the water. About five Aquarians were there, two male, three female. They handed food and water to their visitors. The food was mostly fish but some was even seaweed. It was all they had to give. The water wasn't the all too clean but they did manage to drain most of the pollution.

Corvus rose out of the water saying, "I'm sorry if this isn't to your liking... but it's all we have."

The other forgers would walk over and accept the offering with a thank you. Richy would nod "Thank you your highness. Now the prince here was telling us about your little problem with the abyss. If you could tell us where they are, we could help you out in exchange for this hospitality...and perhaps more in the future?"

Corvus, to Io's surprise, didn't disapprove right away like he would ususally do. Instead, he studying the group closely and gave it some thought. Finally he said, "Alright... I accept your offer..." He held out his hand to shake. "Pardon my rudeness earlier and... let's just work together from here on out."

Io smiled a little, glad to see his father being his accepting old self for once.

Richy shook his hand and smiled "Very good, you can now Consider the Sa'kage your allies."

"And you, the Neap Tide," Corvus said.

Just then, there was an expolsion in the water. The Aquarians on land screamed and took cover.

"The battle is beginning again," Corvus said furious.

"Want to prepare everyone, father?" Io asked.

Corvus gave a nod and Io dove into the water.

The forgers loaded their boat with the supplies then came back out, drawing steam rifles. Richy pulled out to steam pistols and smiled "Alright, we arent much help underwater but if u get them up here, we can tear them apart." The trash bots were in battle formation.

Corvus nodded. "Right... I'll let my people know." With that he dove into the water.

Water explosions were seen at the surface, but below the water, a full out battle was being fought with fishing spears and old canons they found deep in the waters. It took a while, but eventually the Abyss, looking dark, angry and violent, walked ashore as the Neap Tide continued to fight them to keep them ashore.

Corvus was fighting his own battle with an Abyss Aquarian and yelled to Richy, "Now! They're not going to be able to get back in the water! We won't let them!"

Richy smiled and him and all the Forgers opened fire, the trash bots leaped forward doing just as richy said they would, tearing them apart. Richy would laugh "Hello, nice to meet you." As he walked up to one that was on the ground being held then shot him in the head.

Abyss Aquarians lost numbers and so did the Neap Tides, but fewer numbers. Corvus commanded his people to grab the nets and they managed to capture the Abyss one by one. Corvus approached his enemy with a scowl. He looked each one in the eye as he walked by them.

"You have my daughter... I only want her back... tell me where she is and I'll let you go..." Corvus said, trying to keep his cool.

One Abyss man spoke out. "We don't have her-"

"Yes you do! No one else knew she was the princess except you! The Abyss! WHERE IS SHE!"

Each Abyss man and woman were afraid at the look in the king's eyes. He would kill them and they knew it. They didn't know what to say, but Corvus read there minds. They were all saying the same thing. "How can we convince them that we don't have her?"

Corvus turned calm once more and sighed at their thoughts. He turned from them they stood at the ocean side, looking out into the sea. "Free them... they don't have her..."

The Abyss were free to go and ran back to their home.

Richy walked up to him and asked "So, if they dont have her...who does?"

Corvus shook his head. "I don't know... would you know of anyone who would want to kidnap a princess?"

"Don't forget dad," Io said walking up next to his father. "Star as a special power..."

Corvus nodded. "Right, but... no one knows what that is."

Richy would be VERY interested. He heard two things he liked princess in distress and special power. "Special power?"

Corvus nodded again. "My children were born into this world... I mean, how it looks now... and when Star was born... we realized the North Star was shining brighter than usual. Why? We don't know, but we believe she has a special power. We have yet to see it... but... when you look at her it's like you know there's something about her that's..."

"Bizarre..." Io cut in.

"Yes-"

"Out of the ordinary."

Corvus sighed.

"Weird."

"Io."

"Sorry..."

"Anyways... I'm afraid that her power might come out at the worse possible time now. What if the people who took her want her to use that power for the wrong reasons?"

Richy would sigh and nod "I understand, if there is any way we can help im sure my leader will do so."

Corvus smiled. "Thank you... my son here was actually thinking about going on a search for her and taking some of my people with him."

"I've been thinking about that dad..." Io said, sheepishly rubbing his neck. "What if the Abyss attack again? You're going to need them..."

"But what if YOU get in trouble... I can't lose my son too..."

Io sighed.

Richy would smile "I think we could solve that problem. We could escort him and nothing bad would happen to him. This we can assure you. A Sa'kage forger never goes back on his word."

Corvus thought it over and Io said, "Come on dad... let me travel with them and with them I'll bring Star home... I promise..."

Corvus sighed then nodded. "Alright... you go with Sa'kage... and... and just bring Star home... that's all I want."

Richy would smile and nod "Nothing will happen to him, and we will find star. I will keep your children safe."