Survive For Me (Subnautica/AOT Crossover)

26th Chapter

We all walked down the small slope and noticed another supply box at the bottom. I opened it as the others made their place beside me and pulled out another battery. I placed it in my inventory before looking towards the pile of metal crates that blocked our path onwards. "Good thing I made a propulsion cannon before we came here," I said to myself as I pulled it out and turned it on. 

"Okay, all you need to do is stay back. Especially you, Hange." I aimed it at one of the boxes on top and started moving them off of one another, soon clearing the path for us. I soon cleared the rubble out of the doorway, putting my propulsion cannon back into my inventory, as all three of us made our way through the now empty doorway.

As we made our way down the steps I lost my balance and nearly fell down the remaining steps before feeling someone grab tightly onto my arm. I looked back and saw Levi holding my arm while giving me an irritated look.

"Watch it, brat. We don't need you getting hurt on us." He said, pulling me back onto my feet and keeping me steady before releasing his grip on my arm. I brushed myself off and cleared my throat, a light shade of pink dusting my cheeks. ‘Thank goodness for this dim lighting.’ 

"Right... thank you, Levi. Ummm, now we should go this way." I said, pointing in the direction we had to go with a nervous grin. I walked ahead of them both as we reached the Cargo Bay door. I quickly typed in the code, having used it many times while aboard the ship, and watched as the door slid open. Once the door opened up, we’re greeted with the sight of fire, and lots by the looks of it. With a shaky breath, I turned to the right and walked down the stairs. I turned to my immediate left and walked down the next set of smaller steps.

Making it down to the small clear path between the boxes that lay scattered around the Cargo Bay, I quickly looked around. I looked through all of the crates, trying to find any tools that would be available to scan. I, unfortunately, didn’t find anything, though I did manage to find another PDA lying on the floor. "Trans-Gov Profile: Alterra Corp." I read aloud, quickly skimming over it. I realized how long it was, and decided to put my PDA away, saving it for later.

As I put my PDA back into my inventory, I look over at Levi and see he's holding a Nutrient Block he found in a supply box nearby. He looked over at me with a slightly raised brow. "What the hell is this?" He asked, as Hange too looked at me with the same inquisitive look on her features.

"Oh! It’s like umm... like a granola bar. Except it’s not as soft and it’s shaped like a brick. It doesn’t really taste good, not that it has any flavor. It's food, pretty much."  I stated with a shrug, not exactly sure how to explain it as clearly as possible. Levi made a face at the ‘food’ he held in his hand and placed it in his inventory, the look on his face unchanging. I looked off to my right and noticed the familiar-looking elevator, deciding to walk towards it. I frowned, realizing it’s now unfortunately broken. It’s now just a square hole with the platform now stuck halfway between this floor and the one below it. I decided to not go into the elevator just yet and turned towards my partners.

"Before we go down the now broken elevator, let's explore a bit more. So take out your scanners and scan anything you find useful.” I stated, all three of us splitting up and opening supply boxes left and right. I managed to find a singular water bottle along with some new items to scan. After a quick ten minutes, we all met back up at the broken elevator and showed the items we managed to find. 

“So what did you all find?” I questioned as I looked at both Levi and Hange. 

“Oooo! I found two batteries and three water bottles.” Hange said with a smile, looking over at me. I replied with a smile back and looked over at Levi, curious about what he managed to find.