The Apocalypse [The Original]

Ch. 17

Jason caught up with Wave and grabbed her and held on.
"Ready?" asked Jason.
"For what?"
"I don't have a parachute." said Jason.
"Oh, God." said Wave.
Wave curled up and Jason covered her. They hit the icy bottom and broke through to the icy water. It was freezing. Jason took the full impact where Wave only felt sore. She was still knocked out, though.
"Wave?" asked Jason. No answer. "Wave?"
He noticed she was unconscious and got out of the water. He turned around and grabbed her wrists but before he could pull her out, a giant leopard seal burst through the ice and pulled her under.
"Oh, COME ON!!!" yelled Jason in frustration. He then dove into the ice cold water.
Silver had used his psychokinesis and levitated a piece of ice and the ones who have not yet fallen down the cliff floated gently to the bottom on the piece of ice. When they reached the bottom, the leopard seal was lying dead on the ice and Jason was pulling Wave out of the water.
"Stupid seal." Jason muttered to himself.
The others caught up to Jason.
"Is she okay?" asked Blaze.
"I don't know." said Jason. "I hope so."
Jason looked at the leopard seal. "Why did it attack us?" asked Jason, mainly to himself. He walked over to the seal and saw purple and black marks on the seal's body. "That's weird."
"What?" asked Jet.
"It's covered in this purple and black slime."
"What does it mean?" asked Tails.
Jason paused. "I don't know."

After making their way back to the ship, Jason laid Wave on the bed in her room. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her. Her arm had a few cuts and she was covered in bruises. What happened to make that seal attack, Jason kept asking himself.
"Get better, Wave." Jason whispered.
Jason left Wave's room, closed the door, and regrouped with the others in the hangar.
"How is she?" asked Tails.
"I don't know. She hasn't said anything, let alone move, since our encounter with that leopard seal."
"I hope she's okay." said Sonic.
"Yeah." said Jason softly. "Well," he said in a normal tone. "There are a few mysteries that we need to solve."
"Those being?" asked Blaze.
"Remember that device that we found near the engine when we crashed?" asked Jason.
"Yeah." said Blaze.
"Where'd it come from? Who put it there?" he asked. "Another one. Where did Wave get the jewel she wears around her neck?"
"Maybe her parents gave it to her?" suggested Jet.
"Maybe." said Jason. "But you said her parents died when she was eight. Would a parent really give a jewel like that to an eight year old?"
Jet didn't say anything.
"How about that seal that attacked Wave?" Jason continued asking. "What was the black and purple slime that was all over it?"
"I honestly don't know, Jason." said Jet.
"Well, I intend to find out. Wave very well could've died today. I wanna know what happened to that seal."