It was honestly impressive just how fast a creature of this size could move around. They zipped past the reef and into the kelp forest in a matter of minutes, instead of the hours it took them to travel there when they had gone to rescue Cellbit and Pac. Although the creature did slow down quite a bit when it realized the humans had problems holding on to it's hair. And while Tubbo seemed to be enjoying himself, laughing and looking at their surroundings speed past, Techno and Fit didn't feel nearly as excited.
"Are we sure he's not kidnapping us?" Tubbo just rolled his eyes, not even answering the question or defending the creature. Fit did seem to be similarly worried as him now, occasionally checking just how far away they are from their pod and new base, frown growing with each minute that passed by. Contact with Cellbit and Pac broke off a while ago, leaving the three by themselves. And the creature.
"We are officially past Pac's pod." Techno could see the ruin zip by as Fit mentioned it, the pod covered in sand and kelp, the hatch forced open and half off it's hinges as Fit had practically ripped it off to open it. Not that they cared much about it's current state, as the systems and machinery of the pod were destroyed and useless.
This was as of current the farthest they had travelled from home.
An uneasy feeling settled in his stomach as he realized that he was starting to refer to the pod as their 'home'. Home was back on earth, with his family. Not here. Never here, no matter how long they are forced to stay. This was just a base... a temporary shelter until they get rescued. If they get rescued.
"Techno?" He blinked, shaking his head a little to focus back on the important things. Find quartz. Don't get killed by the creature. The hand on his shoulder felt warm as Fit gave him a worried look, which he just answered with a small smile and a nod. "I'm good."
"Blorp is slowing down. I think we're here."
The creature almost came to a halt, slowly drifting down towards the ground with a lazy flick of his tail. Almost instantly they spotted the quartz that Blorp has led them to. It was a huge deposit, the white material reflecting the few streaks of sunlight that filter through the kelp vines, making it look like it was glowing.
"This can last us for weeks! Imagine how many solar panels we can make with this! And glass! You need it for glass too, right?" Fit nodded, letting go of the creature's hair to inspect the quartz more closely. Techno followed close behind, ready to scan the deposit to check if it's the right kind of quartz. Who knows how many different kinds exist on this planet, the habitat builder used environmental scans to determine what available resources it needs.
Techno did glance over his shoulder when he could clearly feel the creature move about, seeing sand drift past him at some point. It had curled up on the ground again, it's body forming a crescent shape around the deposit, perhaps trying to keep them save. Techno wasn't so sure about being boxed in like this, but he was more worried about Tubbo, who was yet again right in the creature's face, petting it and praising it for bringing them to the right material.
'Like a kid and his dog...'
"Techno give me a hand here." He turned away from the troubling sight to aid his friend, helping him lodge his spear in a small crack, attempting to separate a small piece of quartz from the main deposit. They had to smash away at the base a little with the back of Techno's knife until it eventually gave way and fell into the sand below. The second piece came loose a little easier, joining the first one. And since they had the creature with them, they broke off a few more, just in case they needed them. Maybe one solar panel wasn't enough, and they will end up needing multiple.
The creature began rumbling again, which at first didn't ring any alarm bells. It has done that most of the time and usually, it could be understood as something like purring from a cat. Although the calmness didn't last long, as Techno realized the pitch was wrong. It was lower, more guttural and, to his horror, threatening. He spun to check on Tubbo and the creature, fearing for the worst, that the teen might have upset the creature and is now feeling the consequences.
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Hidden in the Depths
أدب الهواةA Subnautica AU which has turned from Emeraldduo to Qsmp + Techno Cover art done by me :) --- The sight that greeted him was equally as breathtaking as it was terrifying. Deep blue water surrounded his pod, which had thankfully triggered the detect...
