Two Worlds

The Sunken Ship

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Third Person P.O.V

Caspian peers over the broken mast of a ship with a wide smile, eyes filled with awe and curiosity. His bright red hair flows gently with the water around him, some bubbles appearing.

"Caspian! Wait for me!" Flounder whines in the distance, making him sigh.

"Flounder, hurry up!" he hisses, waving him over.

Flounder pants heavily as he joins Caspian's side, struggling to speak. "You-- you know I can't... swim that fast."

"There it is," Caspian quietly speaks, pointing towards the old shipwreck off in the distance.

The ship was full of holes, the masts decayed and the ship itself tilted to the side as it rests on a large boulder.

"Isn't it fantastic?!" Caspian eagerly asks, grinning widely.

Flounder gulps in fear, laughing nervously. "Yeah. Sure. It's great. Now let's get out of here!"

"Ugh," Caspian groans, reaching out and grabbing Flounder's tailfin as he tries to swim away. "You're not getting cold fins now, are you? You know why we're here."

"No, I'm not!" Flounder forces another laugh, scoffing as he swims after Caspian. "It's just-- I don't-- don't think we'll find anything for (Y/N) in there. And it looks... damp in there. Yeah."

Caspian glances over his shoulder, giving Flounder an odd look.

"... And I think I may be coming down with something," Flounder continues to make excuses, placing a fin on his forehead. "Yeah, I got this cough."

Caspian turns upside down, peering inside one of the broken windows of the ship as Flounder forces a cough. Caspian's brow arches as he slowly looks up at Flounder, shaking his head with a soft sigh.

"All right," he adjusts the bag over his shoulder, grinning. "I'm going in."

He pauses, smirking as he turns to Flounder.

"You can just stay here and... watch for sharks," he innocently adds, shrugging before swimming through the broken window.

"Okay!" Flounder whispers in agreement, glad to not go inside. "Yeah, you'll go, and I'll stay and -- what?! Sharks?!" he realizes, screaming as he dives into the window. "Caspian!!"

He gets wedged in the tight fit window, straining with effort as he wheezes in panicked breaths.

"Caspian, I can't-- I mean-- Caspian, help!" Flounder whines, deflating when he can't get free.

Caspian turns at his yell, shaking his head in amusement as he swims back over with a laugh.

"Aw, buddy!" he teases, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Caspian!" Flounder hisses, waving his fins at him.

Caspian grabs his fins, straining to pull him free.

"Do you really think there might be sharks around here?" Flounder whispers in fear, flailing his back fin to wiggle free.

Unknowing to him and Caspian, a large shadow passes by, the shape eerily close to that of a shark.

"Flounder, don't be such a guppy."

Flounder pouts. "I'm not a guppy."

Caspian yanks with more effort, Flounder grunting as he gets free inside the ship.

"Check it out," Caspian marvels at the sight, swimming around excitedly with a never ending smile.

"Yeah, this is great..." Flounder cheers in mock enthusiasm, slowly following Caspian down the dark hall. "I mean, I really love this. Excitement, adventure, danger lurking around every corner--"