Terrors in Subnautica(Complete)

Part 22: No Place Like Home

Chase's POV

Waiting, is the hardest part. It's been a few hours since Seán and I heard N/N's message and no one knows what to do while we wait. Seán finally found the courage to enter they're room again. I watched him carefully open the door after having stared at it for most of the day.

Watching him look around as if the room was somehow all new to him, a million emotions passed over his face until finally a smile rested into his features. I smile myself at the return of his inner peace.

I glance towards the entry hatch and freeze in place. There was a man, just now there was a man trying to look in through the window. Oh fuck..

"Guys!!"

Everyone quickly starts coming through to the main room, obviously hoping N/N had come back already. I wish that were the case.. but it's not.

"What's going on?" Tessa quietly questioned.

"I saw a man, there was a man trying to look in through the hatch up front. I don't think he saw me though."

Seán immediately takes charge and starts directing everyone up the ladder.

"We need to get to the top floor, now. Felix and Mark, you guys go and watch the bottom floor entrance. Chase, could you come to the roof for look out with me?"

"Got it." Felix announced.
"You bet." Mark responded.

"Let's head up." I answer, starting up the ladder.

"I'll keep watch over the rest of us in our room." Amy shouted, guiding the rest of the group into the bedroom.

Once reaching the roof the two of us lay ourselves down and carefully look over the sides in each direction. Seán nudges my foot to grab my attention and points out two men swimming towards the Creepvine forest. Thankfully, no one else appears to be nearby.

I grab my head cover to test a theory I just came up with.

"Hey, Mark. Do you think you'll be back at the base soon? You've been by the Creepvine for a while."

The two men immediately stop, sharing a glance before swimming around the outer rim of the forest.

"Yeah," Good, he caught on." I'm about to head back, might skirt around the edges to avoid the chompy fish."

The men, in response, swim even further out from the forest edge.

"Alright, see you soon bud."

"See ya."

We watch the men continue off until they're out of sight, I'm glad I decided to test my hunch. After a short while Seán helps me to my feet, and we head back inside.

Mark and Felix reach the upper level as we drop down from the roof, the rest of the group emerging from Mark and Amy's room. It's time to figure out some kind of defense system.

~N/N's POV~

It's been about an hour and a half, give or take, since I've started swimming down this dark tunnel. It's funny, the darkness can be terrifying when you first stare at it head on, but the longer you move through it the more normal it feels. Your mind forgets that you were ever afraid in the first place while you're moving forward. It's when you stop, when the smallest bit of eerie light seeps through the cracks, that your mind snaps back to the darkness surrounding you.

There's a violaceous glow coming from an opening a few feet in front of me and suddenly the surrounding water feels heavy with darkness. Steadily moving forward I focus on breathing and notice a large grey door with a panel beside it a few more feet ahead of me; Just a little ways past the opening. Inuchat gently nuzzles against my hand in an attempt to settle my nerves.