A/N: Intentional no-dialogue for the sake of time.
Response to Random Fan: XD You'd think that he'd have learned by now.
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It took five minutes for Fontaine to remember that Finn couldn't have left the Aronnax.
Will had ordered the Aronnax to be locked down seconds after Finn was spotted. The Moon Pool was the most secure place during a lockdown, with even the vents being covered in thick bars. And any other ways to exit the Aronnax -hatches and solar ski tubes- were closed and locked.
So, Fontaine knew Finn hadn't reached the ocean. Where he thought he could go in the middle of the ocean, Fontaine didn't know. Why he thought he had to go was another mystery altogether.
Once Fontaine's initial panic calmed, she realized that she had plenty of time. Kaiko wouldn't undo the lockdown until the Aronnax was completely cleared. And that wouldn't happen until Fontaine made a methodical search of the entire duct system.
So, Fontaine's plan was simple: locate Finn, get his reasoning, then present her reasoning until Finn saw that her family would accept him!
Fontaine's plan... didn't really work out.
With Will and Ant checking the halls and rooms and Kaiko keeping an eye on the cameras, Fontaine knew Finn had to be in the ducts. Yet, several hours later and mid-way through her second sweep, there still hadn't been any sign of Finn.
By noon, Fontaine was frantic. She got Kaiko's help in combing the ducts, wondering if Finn just kept slipping past her.
Somehow, Finn still wasn't found. By evening, everyone reluctantly abandoned the search on by one.
Fontaine made one last sweep after Kaiko returned to the bridge. She ended the search at her and Finn's hideout, where she had to just stand and stare.
All of the clothes she'd found for Finn were still there. The cot almost felt out of place in the getaway room. Finn's tablet was empty of any trace of Finn, causing Fontaine to realize that Finn had never really drawn or made notes during his time on the Aronnax.
It was as if Finn had never even existed.
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A/N: No, Fontaine didn't tell anyone about Finn yet. Sort-of explanation in the next chapter!
Speaking of, sorry, but I'm breaking my writing streak. After flying through the last eight chapters in a matter of days, I've been on the next chapter for the last week and now getting ready for my fourth attempt.
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Interning on the Aronnax
Fanfiction(AU starting on S1E7; mostly drabble-sized chapters) Finn makes his choice, but somehow gets kicked off of the Aronnax and the Dark Orca. Joining the Nektons is still his hope, but first he has to convince them that he's a good guy. Luckily, he's go...
