✨Various x Reader One-Shots✨

𝙻𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚕𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝 | 𝙹𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚋 𝙷𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 | 𝚂𝚎𝚊 𝙱𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚝

The sky blackened, and white streaks began to decorate its clouds. Jacob shouldn't be here.

He should've been at his cabin, his and Maisie's, that is, cooking dinner as she and Blue ran through the backyard. But he was here.

Even if he had renounced his hunter ways- he hadn't renounced its code. A ship, out to hunt for just regular-sized fish had gone missing. He didn't particularly want to bring Maisie, but he knew he couldn't protect the boat from her hijacking. She was the sneakiest person he knew, she would find a way to stow away yet again- even if he threw her in a steel cage.

But he was a professional, so there was nothing to worry about.

There was a ton to worry about. A Brimblesnap was nearby, causing the clouds to thicken. Though it wasn't intending to hunt the fishermen, it had gotten much too close- a man or two couldn't help but throw a weary spear or two. And it didn't help that their ship had stunk of fish.

Maisie was holding onto a pillar for her life as Blue pulled her ankle for his. Another dangerous situation- another risky adventure- he swore he was done with. Jacob quickly grabbed a net of fish, before beginning to wind it around his back. He built momentum before chucking it across the water, releasing a nice ton of fish into the sea. Fish that happened to be gushing blood from the attacking beast.

And slowly the tentacles dragging the boat- snapping claws nipping at the fishermen- retreated. "Huh." Even with his newfound love of the sea beasts- he hadn't expected it to be that easy. "I guess you're not you when you're hungry!" Maisie smiled, scooping up her pocket-sized beast. He hummed, noticing the sky hadn't quite cleared up.

He turned to the crew, a few were missing. "Where did Kasey go?" Maisie squinted, the crew's waterboy was nowhere in sight. He nudged the girl behind him."Stay behind me, Lass." She rolled her eyes, "You wish, don't cha'?" As the fishermen around him looked around the ship's edge, suddenly a dripping dark shadow plunged from the water.

With a grab of its tentacle, it had dragged the man down in its grasp. The others scattered across the ship, avoiding the reach of the beast. But this was no beast Jacob had seen before. Its tentacles were tiny compared to a Kraken's, its tint was much duller than a squid's.

He heard Maisie squeak before he pulled out his dagger. "Stay away from the edge of the ship!" He shouted, just as the mass had appeared again- another strike of thunder had covered its entrance. It quickly attached itself to another fisherman, throwing him to the ground. A large spiked claw sliced through another. Jacob charged at the beast- ready to block its next attack, barrel top in hand. "Jacob- Wait!" Maisie yelped, slipping on the ship to reach the man.

The beast's feet swiped his own, kicking his own dagger to his throat. Feet? Maisie rushed in front of the fight, Blue in hand. "Wait! Look! We- we weren't trying to hurt anyone! We wouldn't never hurt a sea creature- never again!" "Maisie-" The figure kicked him down as he tried to grab the makeshift shield. Her eyes widened, "You're.. Human." She gasped, "But how.. Why?" She stepped back. Jacob tried to find a face in the dark figure, but nothing little of pitch black was there.

Another strike of lightning hit the sea, light shining onto the mysterious figure's face at last. Her eyes. She looked- remorseful. She threw his dagger to the side, taking a full sigh.

Y/n grabbed another net of fish, throwing it into the sea as he did. Instead this time, the beast fondly caught it in its mouth.

Jacob furrowed his brows, before rushing to tackle the invader. He wasn't just going to let a murderer escape off his boat. She dodged his body before kicking him against a banister of the ship. He pounced and pinned her against the wooden floor, the Queen must have hired her. The king wasn't sharp enough to hire a hitman- and if not an assassin- She was a murderer at the very least.