Terrors in Subnautica(Complete)

Part 2: Survivors Gather

Third Person POV

N/N sat staring at the Aurora when Seán finally came up from the pod. As soon as he turned around to face her he froze, staring at the crash site behind her just as she had before. While he had believed what he'd been told before, the full realization and fear now reflected in his eyes.

It took a few moments for Seán to realize N/N had been waving her arm in front of his face. Attempting to shake off his overwhelming thoughts he motioned to head into the water. Following N/N's example, he pulled his breather over his face and dove in feet first.

The water was cool, but not cold enough to be uncomfortable. It took him a moment to remember he had air to breathe while he took in the reef. It was beautiful in game, but in real life it was so much more. The vibrant colors and fantastic creatures dancing about the water were amazing to see. The plant life and landforms looked more like art then reality. He supposed it technically was made by someone seeing as these creatures are all from a work of fiction, but damn if it wasn't magnificent.

He took to following N/N towards the nearest escape pod. After a few minutes, and multiple stops for air they finally made it to the pod. The pod was marked with a large red 4 causing Seán to look back and see a large red 5 atop they're own pod. Curious.

"Hopefully everyone is alright."

Seán jumped, suddenly hearing N/N's voice so clearly in his ears.

"I didn't realize we had communication in our suits." He responded.

Judging by her sudden jolt, she probably hadn't realized either and had been talking to herself. Never the less, she nodded proceeding into the pod.

When he pulled himself up from the water he saw N/N waking up the two passengers strapped into the chairs. When he looked closer he realized he knew them.

"Felix! Marzia! Oh my God, it's so good to see familiar faces!"

Felix, still dazed and confused, was more than happy to hear his friend's voice. As N/N helped Marzia out of her safety belts and through the process of the pop up screens Seán took to helping Felix. It was quickly decided that everything would best be explained when everyone was together. AsSeán and Felix headed to the exit they noticed a look of concern on Marzia and N/N's faces.

"You guys coming?" Seán inquired.

"I know we haven't exactly gotten to know each other, but I'm a Doctor. For medicine and Psychology. Marzia isn't feeling to well, it's probably just motion sickness but I wanna check just in case. Head to the nearest pod and we'll be right behind you."

"Are you sure you don't want us to wait?" Felix asked, obviously concerned.

N/N smiled,"She's alright, I promise. Just gonna help her get her sea legs."

Thankfully that seemed to calm him down, and he agreed to go ahead with Seán after hugging his girlfriend close. As they left the pod she turned her attention back to Marzia and crouched down in front of her.

"I can't help but notice how you keep clutching at your stomach. Curling in on yourself. Like you're trying to protect something.."

Marzia looked at her with tears in her eyes, like a deer in the headlights though much more visibly afraid.

"Do you know for sure, or is it just a feeling?"

"I took a test a few days ago. I went to the doctor to be sure yesterday." She whispered, still afraid of even bringing up the subject.

"What did the doctor tell you?" She placed her hand on her new companion's knee to try and provide some much needed comfort.

"Six weeks. I'm six weeks along." The panic in her voice began to rise.

"I'm six weeks pregnant and stranded on an alien plant as far as anyone knows! We're probably going to die before we ever get the chance to see our child, what am I supposed to do!?"

N/N placed her hands calmly on her shoulders and looked her in the eye. Thankfully doing so, seemed to calm her thoughts enough to listen.

"Yes, were stranded. But we're in a place that thus far, all but one of us knows how to navigate and survive in. A planet that has all the resources we need to be safe and healthy. We can have a habitat here in the safe zone in less than a week with our combine experience."

She gave her shoulders a slight squeeze making sure she was still listening.

"Not only that, but I'm medically trained. I've delivered babies before, in every kind of situation. Everything is going to be fine. Alright? Children are a blessing not a curse, don't spend your time regretting them instead of loving them."

Obviously feeling a lot better after hearing what She had to say, she pulled her into a hug quietly thanking her. After a few minutes of calming down they decided to head after their companions to find the rest of the survivors.

When they reached life pod 3 they came into a big love fest with Seán and Felix hugging Mark and Amy who were still trying not to panic. The two walked over to Amy to see if she was alright, Marzia hugging her before stepping back for N/N to take a quick look.

"This is N/N, if you shake her hand her name will pop up."

Amy shook both they're hands before leaning up against the wall. N/N going to make sure the others weren't feeling sick or hurt before wanting to head back out.

"So, I know we're going to find whoever's left. Hopefully we can get everyone together before dark. Felix said you weren't feeling well, are you doing any better?" Amy asked.

"I'm alright now that N/N helped me out."

"Hey, guys." Mark called over,"We should head out soon, since we need everyone together as soon as possible."

"Good idea." N/N replied heading out of the pod, once again taking the lead.

As everyone filed out, Marzia stopped Felix telling him she needed him to know something important.

By the time the group had made it around to pod 1 they had found Chase, which Felix, Mark and Seán knew, and three others. The other three being Sam, Beth, and Tessa who obviously knew one another. Looking around at the group N/N felt a bit isolated. She was the only one who didn't know anyone else personally. Glancing up at the numbers it read '10/10' so she knew everyone had been found.

"We should keep an eye on the numbers in case whoever put us here shows up and the numbers change for them."

"Good idea, N/N." Amy replied.

Just then Marzia and Felix came in, finally having caught up with everyone. To N/N's relief, both they're faces held beaming smiles.

Squished together in the small pod, the group proceeded to discuss what little information they knew. It was decided that tonight everyone would rest, and tomorrow they would all get to work. It was noted they needed people to gather food, resources, and blueprints as well as someone to use the materials brought back to make any necessary tools.

Since Marzia was pregnant and needed to keep her anxiety low it was automatically decided that she and Felix would remain in one of the life pods to make the supplies with the resources brought in. Mark, Amy, and Sam were going to gather resources. Chase, Beth, and Tessa would gather food; and Seán and N/N would travel to the floating islands to gather blueprints in order to make a suitable base.

The existing tools were separated based on what each job required. After breaking off a loose piece of coral that could carry people on top of the water, two of the swimming propellers were tied to the front with creep vine from the forest. This way there would be a much smaller chance of injury on the way to and from the islands. The heated blades were split mostly between the food and blueprint finders and the batteries from the swimming propellers were taken out in case the ones on the coral died on the way.

When everyone was satisfied with knowing their jobs, and the tools had been organized, everyone piled back into the nearest life pod to rest for the night. The first watch went to N/N, which she wasn't complaining about since she knew she'd not get any sleep tonight.

Hopefully, everything will go as planned in the morning.