Depths of Dimensions/Part 2J (Igawa)

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== Part 3: Under the Sea ==
On the planet Igawa, all was... "calm." There were fishes and all types of aquatic creatures (including the less friendly ones) swimming about, minding their own business. However, there was one unique thing about this planet... the aquatic environment was all there was to it. 25 miles above, where the atmosphere would begin, all it was was water. It appeared as if the entire... planet was underwater?!
Part of the water would begin to part temporarily, and in a flash of bright light, a group of six would mysteriously just poof into the water and onto the planet. This group was Schnee, Terra, Rain and Link, relatively small with just four people. Terra, who'd been beaten relatively badly by Luna a few minutes prior, would barely be able to react in time, closing her nose with her fingers and holding her breath.
Schnee, on the other hand, was utilizing an arm cannon before she'd used her self-made "Realmmobile" to warp the group there, and with one arm motion, the cannon overtook her entire body, turning into scuba gear with an oxygen tank and everything. Schnee surveyed the environment; upon looking down, she'd see a sea of color, with coral reefs and all types of wildlife.
I don't know why we teleported underwater, but it looks like we got to a place where living things can survive, at least. Schnee then looked at Terra and winced. Yeesh, Lune or whoever that girl is really messed her up. I'm surprised she's still kicking.
Link landed on the floor, standing straight somehow. He actually didn't even seem concerned, holding his breath and looking for his sword... and also his Chameleon.
Schnee looked at Link's immediate search, and raised her eyelids at his efforts. "Yo, Tink! What are you lookin' for?"
He tried to speak, then just made a slashing motion and grabbed the sheath across his torso, hoping she would get the idea.
"Wait, you see a knife?! Where?!" asked Schnee cluelessly.
He waved his arms in front of him to signal "no" and then repeated the motions.
"Uhh.... chainsaw?" Schnee guessed again with an underwater shrug. Link gave up and began heading for the surface, unaware of how far up it was.
Meanwhile, Terra was swimming around frantically with what little stamina she had, trying to look for a source of oxygen.
Rain observed her surrounding, cautious. She had an eye out for any enemies.
Upon Terra and Link's further searching, they'd eventually find a... hole in the ground? in fact, it seemed like there was a whitish/silvery gleam, almost as if there was a bubble popping up from the ground. With what breath she had, Terra began to swim towards it, unaware of Link's searching.
Link got about 30 feet up before his breath failed and he began to drift down towards the shimmering hole Terra was near. Terra didn't have much breath left, but she hurried to swim to bring Link and herself to the hole. Another "bubble" would pop up, and suddenly, they both would feel their lungs completely refilled with oxygen. Terra's eyes widened, feeling a bit rejuvenated by this strange new feeling.
Link opened his eyes quickly in silent confusion, looking at the hole. Terra looked down on him with worrisome eyes; it looked like they were asking if he was fine. Link nodded, making an "ok" sign with his hands. 
"Hey, Link!" the duo would be able to hear, Schnee was swimming over with a sword Link would find familiar. "Is this what you were looking for?!" The scarf-wearing lynx nodded, grasping it firmly, to which it reacted by lighting up.
"Honestly, I'm impressed you two can hold your breath for so long. You'll have to teach me once we leave this... place. Pool? Ocean? Ah, whatever," Schnee requested.
Link just beat his chest with one arm as a response, then looked around for... anything. It was at that moment that they would all feel a very... vibrant, water-sucking feeling that threatened to harshly throw them to the side while in water.
Schnee's suit was unaffected, but Terra was sent flailing in the water, smashing into a coral reef. Link would try to break whatever he was being sent towards with his weapon. His sword would impale another structure of coral, and the water's current would allow him to see a bright, red, flashing light ahead. Still riding the same train of thought, he would try to strike the flashing light, or whatever was causing it.
The bright light was a large red beam that Link would notice as it got closer to him; if it landed, it'd do a decent amount of damage. Meanwhile, Terra and Schnee tried to swim to keep up with him. Link released the sword, and would kick the handle in order to make it spin in a circle, effectively acting as a shield in front of him. Though, this didn't protect him from the following explosion, which launched him backwards. The ball would follow up on his launch, trying to ram into the flailing Link while Terra and Schnee closely followed it from behind.
=== With the Rulers ===
On the same planet, Mysta and Brutus had already been searching for the shard of Katastrophe. In a brilliant white flash of light, Lorenzo and Kana would pop up in the water as well. Kana seemed to be fixed up from her previous 3 versus 1 fight, and Lorenzo would find himself healed as well.
Clinging to Brutus' second dorsal fin with a bubble around her head, Mysta blinked, catching bright light from her left. The cat gasped, tapping the shark and excitedly pointing to Lorenzo and Kana. "See? They came!" Brutus stayed silent, knowing well that he'd choke if he tried snorting with his nose right now. They then switched course and began approaching their other allies.
It was a good thing Lorenzo could swim, because his sudden appearance in the water certainly did not help matters. Paddling his way to the surface, he pushed through while taking a sudden gasp of air, rubbing his eyes in an attempt to clear his hair away from his eyes. It had mixed results, however he did faintly hear Mysta’s voice and decided to stay where he was until his erstwhile allies could reach him.
"Lorry! K'naaaa! Hi!" Mysta squeaked, starry-eyed as Brutus reached the surface. Her hand's grip relaxed, her fear of water subsiding for a while. She waved frantically, energy practically radiating off of her. Brutus stopped breathing from his gills, taking a deep breath with his nose as he greeted Lorenzo and Kana with a wave.
Lorenzo shot Mysta a sidelong glare for the butchering of his name. Though it wasn’t a serious glare, more akin to a glare one would give an acquaintance for doing something mildly irritating. ”Lorenzo, not Lorry.” He spoke; breaking apart a small section of the water into simple oxygen and hydrogen molecules; keeping them separate in order to create a bubble that would envelope him for the sole purpose of not having to swim. Simple stuff really, he kind of envied Kana’s mechanical form. She didn’t have to breathe.
At the glare, Mysta's face soured. Grumbling something about his nickname, the cat used her magic to envelop her head in a bubble, grasping Brutus' fin as they submerged.
"Mission start: commencing shard search." Kana's head began to twirl in circles before it pointed to a certain direction, northwest of where they were. "Katastrophe shard located." Then, without signalling the others, she began to swim in the opposite direction of Mysta and Brutus.
Lorenzo glanced at Kana’s advancing form. Then at Mysta and Brutus before gesturing for them to enter the bubble he created. “Just slide on in; maintaining this was childsplay for him; and creating thrust behind the bubble was as simple as inducing a sustained explosive force with hydrogen while simultaneously maintaining cetrifical or centripetal force via the mass rotation and displacement of molecules. Should be enough to keep up with Kana, hopefully.
Brutus let out a sigh of relief. He didn't have to swim. Catching up with Kana would have been difficult, even with his metal legs for a booster. Swimming into the bubble, he sat down, relaxing his tail and legs. Mysta let Brutus go, deciding to save her magic for later.
Kana turned to her three allies. "Requesting mission overview from allies. Was the mission a success or failure?" Kana's eyes ran up and down them through the bubbles. "Observing allies... no marks or blemishes spotted."
”It was a success on my end.” Lorenzo spoke, giving Kana a thumbs up as the bubble he made expanded outwards to accommodate the two new passengers. It was keeping pace with Kana thankfully, though whether that was because their speeds were even or Kana was going slow for the trio was up in the air. “What about you, did you succeed in your part?”
"Good for you then, Lorenzo," came the shark's voice. "Wasn't a win nor a loss on my part. An earthquake interrupted my fight. Though I will have the advantage here. Luna put a fish back into water - quite literally - after all." Mysta, on the other hand, was busy staring at the bubble.
”Mysta, what about you. Was your assigned task successful?” Lorenzo asked, noting that she was distracted by the bubble he used as a means of transport to keep up with Kana. 
Stopping herself from rambling about how cool his bubble was, the cat smushed her pointer fingers against each other. "Luna... she didn't transport me with you guys. I was held back there - where everyone gathered - for a while and then sent here as you guys were fighting. She did say something about finding something though." Mysta pressed her lips into a thin line, trying to recall what it was named. "But anyway," she waved a hand in front of her, "I- or rather, we, obviously haven't succeeded yet!"
Kana turned her head robotically; to any normal person, the static way she moved would've been rather unsettling, as it made its turning motion in a perfect 90 degree angle. "Katastrophe shard has not yet been located?" she asked, her eyes bleak of all emotion.
Brutus aimed a sharp glance at the cat, an unamused frown gracing his muzzle. At this, Mysta flinched, inwardly sweating bullets. "Well, no. I did have a faint feel of strong energy somewhere while I was alone, but I kinda got swept away by the current..." the magic cat poked her pointer fingers against each other, grinning sheepishly. The shark's glance turned into a glare, to which Mysta retorted, "Oi! I'm not as powerful of a magic user yet! Nor am I a shark!"
Kana was about to respond, but suddenly, two red lights in different directions began to shine around the group. Kana's attention was diverted from the unsuccessful duo. "Beware. Unknown mechanical objects approaching. Battle preparations... activating."
Lorenzo materialized his butterfly knife with a small flourish, an admittedly sadistic grin his expression twisted into. “Battle? Excellent, I do believe this will make for an excellent exercise in teamwork; would you not agree with me?”
Taking a peek at the knife-wielder, Mysta gasped, nodding furiously as she bounced on her seat. "Somehow... you're making teamwork sound more like a threat," Brutus mumbled monotonously.
Piering through the four's dialogue, eight thin, red lasers would shoot out at them from all directions. Kana curled up into a ball, sending herself forward and contorting herself to avoid the attacks.
Lorenzo cursed, contorting his body backwards for an awkward near miss that could have either popped the bubble off or seared through his head. Give or take, lasers were always iffy for Lorenzo. Seeing as he couldn’t identify the source of these lasers; he focused more on moving his body out of the way by utilizing controlled explosions by way of transmuting existing water molecules into Sodium and Potassium Molecules. Taking advantage of the fact that Sodium and Potassium quite literally explode when in contact with water to achieve short bursts of speed in different directions.
Mysta lurched forward, practically holding onto Brutus for support. As the lasers flew past, the shark glanced at her. Grumbling, Mysta tidied herself up, mumbling a spell to warp Brutus out into the open.
Soon enough, the attacks made themselves known; it appeared to simply be... two grey, spherical robots with Eggman logos on them. However, something about them felt... compressed, you could say. Nonetheless, they began to roll up, imitating a Spin Dash, before firing themselves at the bubble containing Lorenzo, Mysta, and Brutus, with Kana hot on their tail.
Lorenzo’s butterfly knife transfigured into a pair of what appeared to be satin weaved gloves. Crossing both his arms together and halting to a complete stop, he appeared to brace himself for the apparent spin-dash looking attack with a knowing gleam in his eyes. ‘Yes, come, try to hit me with such a basic attack.’ 
Once Brutus fully warped out of the bubble and into the water, his legs folded up, allowing him to swim without it being in the way of his tail. That said, the shark charged at one of the robots, leaving someone else to deal with the other one.
One of the hostile spheres charged straight at Brutus, threatening to ram into him.
Meanwhile, the other tried to do the same with Lorenzo.
Placing his hands out towards the charging machine palms open, Lorenzo attempted to block the charge itself. An action that would normally seem incredibly stupid were it not for the simple fact that Lorenzo can manipulate the molecular structure of whatever his hands make contact with. So assuming the machine made contact with Lorenzo’s hands; cyrillic Script would likely manifest all over the machine like some sort of tattoo before the machine exploded in a shower of parts and fluids. 
Lorenzo was successful and the machine exploded.... but seconds later, all of the part reformed back into the sphere, with the Eggman logo on it now flashing red. It then ejected three metal blades and shot them at Lorenzo.
Legs transforming into chest armour, Brutus propelled himself directly towards the sphere, increasing in speed by the second. As he neared it, his chest armour became a scimitar, and he swam over the sphere, trying to hit it with his weapon. The sphere was rammed down, but undamaged as it quickly rose up again in an attempt to smack Brutus upside in the head. 
”What the!?” Lorenso cursed his luck as he twisted his body in what would normally be unnatural and awkward angles were they not underwater to avoid the projectiles. Once the projectiles passed him, he stuck a hand out in a clenching gesture as the water molecules around the machine halted their vibrations. Thus creating an area where the temperature cooled dramatically and formed ice that threatened to encase the machine if it did not maneuver out of the zone. Even then encasing the thing in ice was an incredibly short term solution because even if it did work. The ambient temperature of the waters would soon melt the ice.
He'd succeeded! The sphere was frozen in ice, albeit for a little bit. His plan bought him a bit of time.
"Damn," he grumbled, narrowly avoiding the sphere by swimming a lil' bit back. At the sight of both Brutus and Lorenzo clashing with the robots, Mysta gulped. Quickly, she began to chant a spell to cast on the shark's scimitar. The sphere noticed Mysta, changing direction and instead heading straight towards her.
”Hmm.. They fix themselves; I’m not sure by which mechanism but simply causing them to explode won’t do the trick.” Lorenzo thought to himself, before turning his attention to Mysta. More specifically the sphere that headed straight for her, taking a moment to properly aim at the space directly in front of Mysta; Lorenzo would fire a series of three engrammed projectiles in the hopes that the sphere would make contact with these projectiles. If the sphere did make contact, these projectiles would envelop the sphere in a series of scripts. Though unlike before, these scripts focused on altering the machine’s molecular structure by way of transmutation. Transmuting it in its entirety from metal and circuitry to the softest form of carbon there is. “Well, let’s see if that works..”