Day 10: Swim/Sink

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by Rainbeca

by Rainbeca

Day 10: Swim/Sink

LOTB: Doll AU (bet some of you know where this is going, don't ya?)

Ships: none

Drowning/suffocating

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Ah, the beach is an amazing place, especially for us Balancers. My gosh, it has been a while sense just got to relax, even though the Steves currently aren't fond of us at the moment. I look over at Nether, who is building a sandcastle with Energy. Of course they would be doing one of the activities that doesn't include getting wet. Both of their abilities don't go well with water after all.

I glance down, smiling at my little doll doppelganger I hold comfortably in my arms. Sitting him down on a little chair some ways from the waves, I walk over to Unbalance and Equality, who both have their dolls sitting by Nether and Energy. They should be safe there, I think. Away from where the waves can get them.

I smile, dragging them into the ocean where Ocean, Over, Re, De, Time, Under, and a few others are playing around. Well for Under... It looks like he's having fun, splashing big waves over the others when they least expect it. I suspect that their dolls are somewhere safe, nobody wants to get injured or something because of theirs getting damaged.

As we flounder around a little, dunking each other, splashing, and diving, I notice that my doll isn't on the chair anymore. Energy probably took it again, I know he likes it. Besides, it's not like Energy would harm it if he did have it, so I don't dwell on it long.

It starts to seem like I've exerted myself in the water as we mess around more. It keeps becoming harder and harder to catch my breath I notice, as I find my way back to land. After my feet touch the solid yet sandy ground, I just stand there, hoping the tightness in my chest eases soon so I can go back out. OverBalance, noticing my absence, joins me on the coast.

"Are you okay Balance? Why did you come back over here so soon?" He asks, clasping his hands over his chest worriedly. I nod, the tightness not easing whatsoever. "Yeah- I-I'm fine, just need a breather real quick..-" he's silent for a moment before asking where my doll is. I shrug, "I think Energy- might have it. Hey Energy!" I call out, "Have you seen my doll-?"

He shrugs in response before going back to working on the fine details of the sandcastle. That's not... great... Is it just me, or is the ground shifting..? Before I realize it, I'm being held off the ground by Over, who seems to have caught me as I collapsed. I try asking what happened, but my lungs feel like they're stuffed with some kind of thick substance.

My doll... Where... "Guys!" I hear Over, screeching over the waves as he flags them over with one hand. Splashing follows his words pretty abruptly as I assume they come floundering over hurriedly. A few moments before their feet start pounding on the sand, Over asks what's wrong.

"Can't... B-breathe..." I manage to gasp out as the others reach me. I can make out their figures mostly through the slight haze trying to blur over my vision. Why is stuff so... fuzzy? I'm coughing weakly now, adding to the concern already laced over their faces as they scramble to find something. Are they trying to find something specific...?

"Gu...hur.......eeds i...ound.....!" What's he mumblin bout... Doll...? Dollys are toyss- ight? "Ba...ce! Balan...sta...ith us! The...hers are..ooking for it, YES CHECK THE SHALLOWS?! WHY WOULDN'T YOU?!" His voice finally pierces through the fog, and I flinch. It feels like I'm getting tugged back and forth and back and forth by some outside force. Despite this subconscious feeling, I am somehow aware that Over is not moving me like that. Instead, he has laid me on my side in hopes of my breathing evening out.

It's so cold... Why can't I... Seeee..him... clearly...

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I gasp and hack, suddenly aware of extremely warm hands holding me safely despite still laying on the hot and wet sand. Over shoots me a look before glancing around. "You found it! Thank goodness, didn't know you even cared!" He calls out, dragging himself somehow closer to me before beginning to rub my back. My vision is still a little blurred, but nothing a few blinks can't fix.

"What... What happened..?" I finally manage to say after a little while. He looks down at me, surprised. "Your doll was stuck under the water Balance, do you by chance know how it got there? Under only just managed to find it, probably because he was kicking the sand up-" he breaks off, letting me speak if I want, which I do.

"I have no idea... how it got there. I had it on the chair for a reason. This reason specifically so-" I stop myself from adding 'so it doesn't almost happen again' to that. He's already worried enough, I shouldn't tell him about a past battle that's over and done with.

Over stands up before dragging me up with him. "You know what," He starts, "It doesn't matter how your doll got in the ocean. The only thing that matters is that you are safe." He says before helping me walk over to get my doll, which is also where all the others are.

"Your okay!" Energy yells, running over to hug me which almost causes me to fall over. I chuckle, "I don't think getting ran over by a child is going to help right now buddy, but thank you." I shift my gaze to the rest of the Balancers in front of me before walking over to Under, who holds out my doll to me without seeming to care about what just happened.

"So, you do care." I simply state, grabbing my doll as a weak mischievous grin crosses my face. "I never doubted it! Besides, we're a team! We have to work together."

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hopefully I'll get completely caught up soon

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