[meveh]

To win this aruba, write a story about it discovering/exploring an underwater shipwreck. The word limit is 700 words. No extras allowed,but you may pretty up your form if desired.
End date is Saturday the 6th at 11:00 PM PST

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[rochester.]

Username: rochester.
Name: Taja
Gender: Female
Story:Emerald tail whipping through the strong current, Taja's eyes darkened as they spotted the mammoth, oddly shaped thing, which lay abandoned upon the impressionable sand. Curiosity getting the better of her once more, Taja floated hesitantly towards the object. Eye twitching, Taja swam closer.

After swimming around the thing a few times, Taja noted a few things. A huge, glossy mirror, which seemed surprisingly clean. Dark glyphs peeling off the hull. A giant saucer, speckled with dark windows. A smaller section below, with two long cylinders extending from it, which occasionally flickered a cyan color. Whatever that thing was, it was alive.

Taja approached the craft, peering in through the foggy window. She could see consoles, faint red lights flickering on a few of them. She spotted bloated objects floating about within the cabin. She had a good idea as to what they might be. Taja shuddered, backing away. The whole thing had an eerie feel to it...

Most shipwrecks Taja had seen in her short time were from the Cold War: Submarines, many of them, rusting away. But this was different... the second Taja touched the hull, she knew it was powerful. This odd ship was made to withstand more than your simple storm!

Little did Taja know this ship was not from the sea, but rather from the cold heart of space. As she swum away, thoroughly mystified, the lights behind her reignited. The bloated objects floated back to their consoles, and the craft lifted away, damage from the outside covered over by some magical force.
"Captain, shall we proceed to sector 7?" inquired the helmsman, orange membrane fluxuating underneath it's jello-like skin as it gargled in it's foreign tongue.
"Negative, lieutenant. Lock all port tractor beams on the creature off our bow. Ensign, mark this down in our records books as Earth species 4075."
"Yes sir!" chorused the crew, proceeding to their duties.
"Sir, tractor beams locked. The creature is petrified."
"Ah. Wonderful. Well, Lieutenant, as the humans would say, 'reel em in."

[Mid-life]

Username: Mid-life
Name: Genesis
Gender: Female
Story:
Genesis's tail whipped around rapidly, pushing her forward through the dark and deep sea. Her curiosity had gotten her in trouble before, but it hadn't stopped her from achieving her life-long dream, to find the Pirates' Ship. Supposedly it sank five years ago and had never been found. It was her goal to find it and loot it of its treasures, not only would her family be rich, but she would become famous for her finding. After an hour of wandering her surroundings, she found a boat, that must have been a lifeboat. It was small and didn't have much within it. She decided to leave it alone and continue to search. As she went deeper and deeper into the water, she saw more and more life, such as fish, kelp, and coral. So caught up in the scenery, she almost didn't see the large brown ship before she bumped into it, but she caught herself. The massive structure was slanted and full of mold and kelp. A large hole was at its hull (bottom) and was probably the cause of the sink. She smiled and rushed into the ship almost immediately. Exploring the corridors, she found the captain's post. On the desk was a map, but it was in a foreign language she couldn't read. She dug through the captain's closet and found a chest- a treasure chest. She opened it and covered her eyes at the sight of the shining doubloons and jewels. She gasped and collected as much as she could carry. When she returned home she told everyone the news and brought them to the ship the next day.

[meveh]

Username: rochester.
Name: Taja
Gender: Female
Story:Emerald tail whipping through the strong current, Taja's eyes darkened as they spotted the mammoth, oddly shaped thing, which lay abandoned upon the impressionable sand. Curiosity getting the better of her once more, Taja floated hesitantly towards the object. Eye twitching, Taja swam closer.

After swimming around the thing a few times, Taja noted a few things. A huge, glossy mirror, which seemed surprisingly clean. Dark glyphs peeling off the hull. A giant saucer, speckled with dark windows. A smaller section below, with two long cylinders extending from it, which occasionally flickered a cyan color. Whatever that thing was, it was alive.

Taja approached the craft, peering in through the foggy window. She could see consoles, faint red lights flickering on a few of them. She spotted bloated objects floating about within the cabin. She had a good idea as to what they might be. Taja shuddered, backing away. The whole thing had an eerie feel to it...

Most shipwrecks Taja had seen in her short time were from the Cold War: Submarines, many of them, rusting away. But this was different... the second Taja touched the hull, she knew it was powerful. This odd ship was made to withstand more than your simple storm!

Little did Taja know this ship was not from the sea, but rather from the cold heart of space. As she swum away, thoroughly mystified, the lights behind her reignited. The bloated objects floated back to their consoles, and the craft lifted away, damage from the outside covered over by some magical force.
"Captain, shall we proceed to sector 7?" inquired the helmsman, orange membrane fluxuating underneath it's jello-like skin as it gargled in it's foreign tongue.
"Negative, lieutenant. Lock all port tractor beams on the creature off our bow. Ensign, mark this down in our records books as Earth species 4075."
"Yes sir!" chorused the crew, proceeding to their duties.
"Sir, tractor beams locked. The creature is petrified."
"Ah. Wonderful. Well, Lieutenant, as the humans would say, 'reel em in."

Congratulations rochester.! I loved the eerie twist your story had. Enjoy Taja!

[rochester.]

Thank you!