The First Odyssey/The Arrival

Ulysses sticks his head out of the water, but he's no longer in his pool, no... He's in a well, a bricked well made out of black bricks. He looks around, incredibly confused. Down the well look two figures: a strong, hairy, burly man with incredibly smooth pink-ish skin and an otter-like girl. She asks what the hell he was doing there, and a scared Ulysses rubs his eyes, thinking he's dreaming or hallucinating. Two guards dressed in shell-like armor take him out of the well (which wasn't even deep it was barely submergible) and drag him out, he looks at the people gathered around the well, many more otters, as well as other very strange looking characters, all regally dressed, he's dragged across the halls of this strange place, which is very wet, humid, black and blue.

He's dragged into a prison cell and chained up, the guards question him, and he claims he has no idea where he is or what this was all up; before the guards can do anything to him, someone runs up to the cell, a small white furry otter-like creature who introduces himself as the High Priest. The High Priest informs the guards that the ceremony they were performing was for Poseidon, their God, to grant them guidance in their quest, and if they spit back out this boy, perhaps he meant something. Ulysses, still incredibly confused, is freed, and told to go along with the High Priest, meeting with the otter-like girl he'd seen, Princess Shilla. The High Priest and Shilla learn that Ulysses is nowhere from this world, that he's from a different reality, and explain where he is right now: he's in the Waterworld. They explain that the very essence of this world is in danger after the theft from a dangerous pirate of the most powerful relique in the whole world. They take Ulysses to the room where this reliq is supposed to be, locked behind thousands of walls, and explain that it's the Eye; a device that can manipulate reality. Ulysses says that he wants to go home, and that he needs to go home; Shilla says that he's just a little kid and that he won't do them no good, but the High Priest tells Ulysses that with the power of the eye, that he might just be able to go back home. And so, Ulysses accepts the quest.

Ulysses and Shilla get taken to their quarters, Ulysses asks what kingdom she rules over, which she says she's destined to rule over the Otter Kingdom, but says that she refuses to accept the throne because she wants to be a free spirit. Ulysses asks her why she's going on the quest then, to which Shilla doesn't answer, she tells him to get ready, as the next day they'd begin the quest by doing the conference and explanation that he so rudely interrupted that day. Ulysses sleeps, secretly hoping that he's dreaming.

The next day, they go down the mysterious and confusing quadricular-shaped halls of this bricked fortress they were on back to the room in the well, in which the High Priest says that he's invited the people all throughout Waterworld to warn them of an immense threat: the Eye has been stolen from its conteinment cel by the pirate Ferlan Sin Fins; and it must be recovered before Ferlan does anything, or worse, before *something else*, more dangerous gets its hands on it. For this, the High Priest has gathered the best warrior in the land: the Crown Princess Shilla, as well as someone who could be familiar with tracking down pirates and with faring the vast sea of Waterworld. Onto the podium and infront of the well goes the big, hurd tumble bearded man he saw before, the High Priest introduces him as Chanket. He's booed by everyone, and Chanket promptly curses them back, screaming like the sailor he is, befoe waddling along with Shilla and Ulysses, he looks down at the boy, and sighs, saying that they're probably doomed. The High Priest blesses them all, sending them on their way.

Chanket, Shilla and Ulysses exit the Sacred Fortress, and Ulysses gets to see the Waterworld for the first time in his life: a cavern, but not a cavern like any other, wide, open, you'd barely realize that in reality it's limited, with a stone ceiling that reaches kilometers and kilometers of height, rendering the world in general always dark, but with sources of light but natural and artificial everywhere, that give it life. They walk out of the Fortress as celebration bands sound in the background, the Otter population cheers them on, although some throw blue tomatos (as can be seen by an Otter selling blue tomatos). Ulysses looks back and sees that they're actually in quite a big city, Shilla laughs at his ingenuity, explaining that this is the capital of the Otter Kingdom: the Great Cyan. Chanket gets a tomate thrown at his beard, and Ulysses responds by grabbing it and throwing it at the tomato vendor's face, making everyone laugh at him, Chanket huffs, patting Ulysses in the back. When they reach the end of the path, the High Priest kneels before them, with three little chests in three different pillows. When Shilla opens hers, it's a double-edge short sword, which she spins and does backflips much to the delight of her people, Chanket opens his, revealing a large fishing spear, which he caresses; Ulysses opens his, and inside, there are clothes, as well as a knife and a cane made out of coral. They look at the crowd, before boarding the ship they'll be using to roam around the land, bidding them farewell, for now. Ulysses watching them slowly shrink into the humid fog away, they're now completely on sea.

Ulysses asks Chanket where they're going, to which Chanket responds that they're going to the last location in which Ferlan was seen in, and that it won't be gone, that they'll be there by next morning; he asks why he's hated so much, and he replies that he was former officer in the Navy of the Otter Kingdom, but quit after he was desilusioned by the army's doings, instead becoming an adventurer seafarer, crossing paths with many interesting figures, however, the Otter Kingdom was never able to forgive him for that. Chanket tells Ulysses to go to sleep, that he won't do much better than that, He goes outside, and sees Shilla in the edge of the ship, leaning over to vomit. He asks if she's ever been in a ship before, to which she says there's noone in Waterworld who hasn't been in a ship, it's just that she hates it, they talk a little bit, about how this is the life she wants, just going in adventures instead of having to do her loyal responsabilities, not having to be tied to anyone. Ulysses says that he's still a kid, and is too young to go on adventures, but wll try to enjoy this one, she tells him not to worry, that she'll protect him, sarcastically saying that he's Poseidon's gift from another world. After observing the sea for a bit, she goes down to the ship quarters, leaving Ulysses alone, eyeing the sea, he looks at a bottle of rum besides him, picking it up and looking it for a bit.

It's next morning, and he wakes up, with the bottle of rum in his hand, by Chanket, who berades him for drinking his rum, dragging him out of the ship by the hand as they all get off. When they get off, they're at some middle of nowhere Otter medieval village. They go into a tavern, and ask the bartender if they'd seen Ferlan, showing them a poster. The bartender then points at one of the customers, who's trying to flirt with an actual whale, that's Ferlan. Ferlan turns towards them, and scared, he snaps his fingers, screaming "Goonpies", they all rise up from their seats, taking out swords; the gang takes out their respective weapons, Ferlan looks at Ulysses, asking them why they brought a kid and laughing at them; the bartender takes out his Blunderbuss from below the bar and forces them all to go outside. A fight takes place, with the other two taking care of the Goonpies as Ferlan is surprisingly left one on one with Ulysses, fighting through the roof of the tavern and accidentally falling into Ferlan's ship: The Palid Devourer. They fight through the ship like these were Peter Pan and Captain Hook, swashbuckling away; Chanket and Shilla are incredibly surprised by his swashbuckling ability and cheer him on, before returning to fighting the Goonpies. Ulysses has Ferlan cornered down, however, he shoots the ankle down, tilting the ship and sending Ulysses to mainland, while the Goonpies are brought by harnesses flying to Ferlan's ship, as it takes away, activating its turbo function and blasting off, Ferlan mocks Ulysses saying: "Nice try boy, but they'll only remember you as the little kid who ALMOST caught Ferlan Sin Fins!". Ulysses curses him, but Chanket and Shilla cheer him on, saying that he did amazing for his first try, and that he's a natural at this, when asked what he's a natural of, they get uncomfortable, before Chanket just says "Killing people.", they laugh, and board the ship again, taking off in the direction of the Palid Devourer.

Abord the Palid Devourer, Ferlan celebrates his getaway with the Goonies, ignoring the fact he let a bunch behind at the pub. He goes into his quarters, taking out something from a chest, a red light flashes through the entire room, he grabs out a spherical object, and starts caressing it: **the Eye.**