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Another great day of saving the sharks.

Intro (Mer-creaters explained) Chapter 1 <- You are here

There Are Many Benefits To Being A Marine Biologist. One of which you enjoy is studying Mer-creaters at Cove Research Aquariums.

Chapter 1

A Ray of Sunshine~

The Sun is shining in the clear blue sky and the sea is calm and still, it looks like glass as your company speed boat glides across it. Despite the lovely day a sinking feeling sits in your stomach. It's such a sheer contrast to yesterday's awful storm.

But that wasn't the only part of the problem worrying you. One of the Tagged Mer-creatures in your wildlife research project their location had flagged up. A Celestial Solar hadn't moved from his spot for a few hours. There was no known Lunar in the location either. That was a dangerous situation alone but not just that but there were known to be several underwater cave systems in these locations.

Solars don't do well in the dark. You knew you had to act quickly. It was an all-hands-on-deck situation. You were usually the one to stay at the research Aquarium keeping track of the Mers you already housed, but as a Celestial expert, your expertise was needed. He could be injured or worse. The best case scenario is the location tag had fallen off in the storm and drifted off… that was a risk you weren't willing to take. It would be good to retrieve the location tag to fix up and reuse so if that's all it was it wouldn't be a complete waste of a trip. I mean the expenses to make a journey out here probably outweigh the cost of a tag by a lot. But you could not risk losing a specimen like this, not when their numbers in the wild are dwindling.

The boat comes to a halt. You're right above the locator. You and the crew gear up. Making sure your O2 tanks are full and hooked up properly, then double checking your closed circuit communicators are connected and finally slipping on your full mask.

You then take the plunge, you flop backwards into the water, bubbles surround each of you. You're a skilled diver, training like this comes with the job and you've dived plenty of times into the tanks to clean them, you may have only had the chance to dive in the wild a handful of times and only once have you had any experience with cave diving and that was with an expert instructor, you really hope you don't have to go into a cave.

Your team quickly scatters looking around in the sand and among the rocks for a bright red tag.

You sift through some sand by some of the rocks. You'd never been in this location before but supposedly there were caves here somewhere, you don't see any openings in the rocks.

“I don't see anything here.” One of your coworkers yells. Their voice echoing through your mask. That was a sensation You'd have to get used to, usually when diving you use a standard rebreather and those have no mics but for a possible rescue mission with the possibility of caves communication was key, hand signals were not going to cut it.

Your other co-workers all chime in their searched locations before moving to the next. As you inch closer to the rocks you hear something. Whether it was a boat, general ocean obeisance or something else you can't be sure. It leads you closer to the rocks.

A strangled gargle of a cry strikes a panic.

“I think I found him!” You hurriedly swim closer to the sound. Your co-workers swarm in your direction. You swim around looking for gaps in the rocks or just something you then spot a pile of rubble by an otherwise seemingly normal rock. The cry sounds again accompanied by scratches and a soft dull thud. On Closer inspection a small hole in the rock can be seen, a small ray of light hitting a bright yellow something. You look through the hole as your team inspects the area.

All you see is yellow before a bright blue eye shifts looking straight at you through the hole. You jump back in surprise as two claws poke out the gap scratching at the rock.

“He's in here.” You exclaim. Bringing your team closer again. “These rocks must have trapped him.” As many divers as can fit around the pile of rubble start to carefully move rocks out of the way. You scan over the area.

“I'm going to look for another entry point.”

Some of your team advises against it. But another cry sounds through the ocean. You can't sit here and let this wonderful creature suffer.

“Screw it!” You swim off checking the rocks for other entrances against your team's protests and your own better judgment.

Finally, you find a you sized hole… well only just, you hope for the best and that it doesn't get narrower inside. You secure a guideline to a nearby rock, in case you have to turn back it should come in handy as long as you don't get tangled that is. You also make sure the light on your mask is working. Now the hole is just a little tight so you have to unclip your O2 tank so the rocks don't scrape and damage it. Holding said tank in front of you, you squeeze into the gap in the rocks. Thankfully it is indeed more spacious inside. You carefully re-attach your tank to your back and set off, grabbing your extra torch from your belt since it's so dark. You almost forgot to notify your team. Oops.

“I'm in.” You exclaim.

Another round of protests chime through your speaker. Along with very valid concerns about whether or not you know what you're doing or where you're going. You continue anyway, you have to help this Solar. You weave your way through the caves hoping you're going in the right direction. You definitely don't hit a dead end or two for sure.

You finally see a slight yellow glow in the distance. The scratches and cries get louder as you get closer. You cautiously approach, being careful not to spook the already very stressed mer.

“I've found him.” You whisper.

You turn your mic and speaker off as confused cheers chime through.

“Hey…there” you speak as softly as you can. “New friend.”

His head turns abruptly to watch you with a slight hiss.

“It's ok.” You shine the light towards him in hopes it will give him some comfort. Solars thrive in the light. He leans towards the light, and that's when you notice the rocks crushing his poor tail. With the light on him, you can now identify him as a lemon shark. His smooth yellow skin and distinct shape give it away. His eyes soften, feeling calmer you hope as you inch closer. You need to have a look at that tail. You move a rock or two but It's well and truly stuck in those collapsed rocks, that ruins your plan to guide him to the second exit. You suppose if he wasn't trapped he probably would have found the exit himself, they're definitely smarter than that.

Perhaps he'd chosen this cave to hide away from the night when the storm hit or maybe the strong waves a tides had swept him away and trapped him here. Whatever the case you needed to get him free quickly. He's definitely going to need to come back to the Aquarium for medical reasons, not only his tail but you'll need to assess his stress levels, Celestials especially Solars are very sensitive to stress. Your team kept digging as you comforted the mer creature. The single ray of light still shining through the rocks was your only signal of hope that there was an outside to this dark cave.

You did eventually reconnect your communication device.

“I'm not dead yet in case anyone was wondering.” You chuckle.

“We were beginning to wonder.”

“We've almost gotten this rubble moved, how is the situation in there?”

“He's well and truly stuck.” You reply, “So be careful with those last rocks.” You hold the light steady pointing it at him still. “Other than that we're doing fine, My O2 is at half and everything else seems good.”

“Half? Ours have only lost a quarter.” Someone chimes.

You look behind to see a small stream of bubbles seeping from your tank slowly. “Oh…”

“You didn't did you?”

“Yep…”

There is nothing you can do about it but wait. At this rate, it would take you longer to navigate back through the cave than it would to run out of air… you hope your team can dig faster than you can swim.

You feel something brush against your arm. You look over to see the Solar's arm slowly wrap around yours before he full-on hugs your arm. He's scared. You tap his hand with your free one in hopes of reassuring him. You'd spare him some comforting words but he probably wouldn't understand and you can't really afford the air.

You hear the scraping and digging from behind the rubble. No light is yet to peek through the wall it's more than a little worrying. Your tank is already down to a quarter left and it's draining fast. You just hope your team can hurry it up.

“We're almost there I swear.”

And other assurances come through the speaker but you barely hear them over the sinking feeling and your pounding heart. You have to just believe in them. You watch as the gauge slowly empties like it's a timer. Your slight panic causes it to run out faster. Maybe this was a bad idea and you should have listened to your team.

You look over to the sea monster beside you. No this was a good choice, anything to save him.

He's going to need a name you look around thinking. No Cave, Rock and Torch are definitely bad names… you think some more. The glistening of light spilling from the gap in the rock above sparks inspiration. Ray, you'll call him Ray, a Ray of sunshine. You smile, it's perfect.

Finally, you spot some light through the wall of rubble. Your tank is getting low… you check just as the gauge hits 0. There's nothing left to breathe and all you can do is hold your breath. You're not sure you're going to make it back to the surface at this rate.

A shovel and several hands shift the last few rocks and before you can make a move and attempt to reach some air, something wraps around you and almost at super speed you're lifted to the surface and suddenly air hits your face as your mask is flung aside. You take a big gasp of air as the grip around you is loosened. You can't help but smile. A mer creature no Ray just saved your life. You sigh as you turn to see him.

“How did you even know that's what I needed?” You shake your head in disbelief.

His only reply is a tilt of his head.

“We should get you checked out. I'm sorry about this.” You sigh as a small whistle sounds through the water.

Protocol dictates all injured Mer-creatures be tranquillized and taken back for observation. It's a shame but it's the safest way and the best for them. Your teammates help you haul his scaly butt onto the boat and into the very small tank, it's basically Bathtub sized and barely fits him but it will do. His tail pokes out and that's just perfect because you're going to need to treat it anyway.

You start with a splash of methylene blue to disinfect and protect against bacteria. You wish you could bandage the wound but it's pretty hard to keep a bandage on a fish. All you can do is wait until you can get him to the nursing tank.

Once back a coworker had thankfully gotten the tank ready for a saltwater shark, setting the temperatures and balancing the pH, salt levels and everything just right. They had though left the medications for you to sort. This wasn't your first rodeo so you get to work. You add in an unholy amount of stress coat + and some tonic salts to keep those stress levels as low as possible, the methylene blue on his tail should be a sufficient amount. Now to wait until he wakes up.

You're extremely worried about the fact he has no Luna, all Celestials come in pairs of Solars and Lunas for a reason, it keeps them safe in the wild and reduces stress in captivity. You've already looked on the Aquarium equivalent of eBay and no one has a Luna to spare. You look over to Ray just sleeping there in his medicated tank. You let out a sigh just as your supervisor enters the room.

“Something worrying you.”

“Sorry Kai, just worried about Ray.” You gesture to the tank in front of you.

“You've already named him?”

“Yeah… there was a ray of light in the cave and I mean we always name our Celestials after something Sun or moon related so yeah. He's a Ray of sunshine…” A slightly nervous giggle escapes you.

“Good to know…” he hums. “We do need to talk though.” He looks over to the Celestial in the tank, a hint of worry in his eyes. “Mind joining me in my office.”

“Sure.” You stand from your seat at the aqua clinic's desk.

You follow him to his office, it's as immaculate as always only a few pieces of paperwork litter his desk and his marine trinkets are neatly arranged on his bookcase.

You take a seat and so does he. You're starting to get a little nervous as you look across his desk at him.

“I'm starting to get worried about your recklessness.” He sighs.

“Don't worry I am too.” You scratch the back of your head.

“Do you know why we don't get close to the Mer-creatures?”

You nod. “Yes sir, because of the incident several years ago, where a girl got too close to the Mer she was handling, they were teaching said Luna to speak and evaluate his intelligence when another coworker upset her the next day he was found floating in the Mer tank. This story is drilled into us during our MERine biology training sir.” You recite.

“Well.” He sighs yet again. “We're worried this Solar has imprinted on you and is a danger to all of us.”

You try to swallow a lump in your throat… as the expert, you should have seen this coming.

“What are you going to do?”

“Well they're endangered so we can't get rid of him which no one here would want anyway.”

A small sigh of relief escapes you.

“So I had a call with the Aquatic Mer-creature research council… and they have agreed and suggested you become this Mer-creatures sole caretaker. I know it sounds crazy but they're certain it would be less of a danger to you than it would be to all the other staff.”

You nod not entirely sure what to say.

He continues. “This has also opened up an opportunity if you'll take the risks seriously they have agreed to let you test the subject more closely and personally and if you'd like you may even attempt to communicate with the sea monster…” he says hesitantly.

You gasp. “What? Really?”

He nods. “The council deems this a good opportunity to further these studies. They believe Fazbear Zoos and Aquariums Inc. were a sketchy business at best and think Cove Research Aquariums could better provide this research safely. They're eager to see your results if you're up for the task.”

It's a lot to take in. They'll let you research mer intelligence and communications.

“That's… amazing.” You chime.

He shakes his head. “I knew you'd say something like that.”

“We would just like you to sign this contract saying that we're not liable for any injuries during your research. It just means Cove Aquariums won't lose their research license if something were to go wrong.”

You nod as you read over the paper he hands you.

All checks out it's just as he said, it makes sure the company doesn't get in legal trouble if you were to get hurt but it also states that if any other employees were to be injured or worse you and the company wouldn't be liable for any damages and the company insurance would still cover minor work-related injuries it quite the deal. Seems almost too good to be true. Oh, there is a section stating this research has to be kept top secret so other companies don't get the same idea…

You nod as you finish reading through there's a lot on here for one page.

Kai then offers you a pen. “You know you don't have to if you don't want to.”

You nod. “But I kinda do want to.” You shoot him a smile as you accept the pen. “Can you imagine the research we could accomplish this way? Truly learn how the brain of a Solar works.” You sign your signature where directed.

Not to mention how you could be friends with a Mer-creature! The closest thing to a mermaid yet to be discovered? Your childhood self would be so proud and your inner child is filled with glee.

“No more questions?”

“When can I start?” You smile.

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