The Predator of the Depths

Cliffhanger

Alicorn stands amongst the wreckage of a burning ship, smoke raises all around her as she walks though the desk. Sims sails up to the slowly sinking ship.

"Nothing but bodies and wreckage!" Sims calls out.

Alicorn looks down to her. "Keep looking, I want to know what happened here!" 

Sims nods in response and sails off to short through more of the burning, and blown apart ships. Alicorn looks out to the ocean, seeing a dozen pillars of smoke.

'Another convoy attacked, it's the second one in the past couple months.' She runs her hands along the hull of the ships she's on. She then finds a large circular hole with burn markings around it. 'Just like before... are the Sirens actually back?'

Suddenly her radio crackles to life as Alabama's voice comes through. "Ma'am, we found a survivor."

Alicorn grows a rather surprised look. "Really?"

"Yes, but he's rather... traumatized."

Alicorn hums in though. "I see... Bring them to Essex's ship." She brings a hand up to her ear. "Everyone, regroup at Essex's ship, we're got a survivor."

Sims, North Carolina, Ingraham, and Dace respond over the radio. "Yes, ma'am!"

Alicorn hops off the sinking ship and sails to a large aircraft carrier on the edge of the battle ground. Alicorn hops up to the ship as everyone else hops up. Alicorn looks to them all, her eyes lingering on Dace.

The left half of Dace's face is covering in a metal mask, with her left arm and leg having been replace with metal limbs. There are some burn scar still visible around her body, but she's managed to mostly recover since the nuclear blast she was caught in.

Alicorn's eyes then land on Alabama, as she sets down a sailor on the flight deck. He's shaking and muttering incoherent stuff as he hugs his legs.

Alicorn starts walking to the man. "Sailor, get a grip of yourself."

The Sailor looks over, and his eyes widen in fear. He yells in year and starts crawling away. "No, no! Get away from me! No!"

Alicorn and everyone else grows confused, as Alabama kneels down to him.

"What's wrong."

"It's her!" The Sailor points at Alicorn. "She did this! She killed everyone, and burned everything!" He grips the sides of his head. "Oh, god, the screams, the screams I can still hear them! The skin melting off their faces! The headless bodies painting the walls! Oh god!"

The Sailor starts to cry as Alabama pats his bag. Essex walks up to Alicorn.

"None of this makes sense." Essex starts. "You couldn't have done this. You were no where near this place when it happened." Alicorn hums in though as she cups her chin. "What do you think is going on?"

Alicorn sighs as she shakes her head. "I have no clue. But get this man some warm clothes and a meal, then find out what you can. I want a full report before we reach base."

Essex nods and salutes. "Yes, Ma'am."

Essex jogs over to the Alabama, as she and Essex help the Sailor into the ship. North Carolina and Sims walk up to Alicorn, as they all watch the two other ships help the man walk.

"He's talking crazy." Sims crosses her arms. "There's no way you could've done this... I mean, I think so." She turns to Alicorn. "You're not secretly still a Siren, right?" North Carolina slaps Sims on the back of the head. "OW!"

"Don't think for a second, Alicorn would turn on her fellow man." 

Alicorn shakes her head as she walks to the edge of Essex's ship, staring out to the burning mess in front of her. "I don't know what's going on, but it just keeps getting stranger and stranger."