"Did Ruby leave? She didn't even..."
"We'll show her later."
"But she hasn't seen anything."
*earrrrrrriiickkkkkkkkhhhh*
"She's seen enough."
"What's behind there?"
"Trust, Darius."
"Trust?"
"....Trust, Apple."
"You are so confident I won't tell?"
"Oh, you can tell all you want; but that's still not going to change the fact that nobody will be able to reach here, unassisted."
*Push*
"Wait. Wait. I wasn't rea…..Aahhh..blurr..blur..blur…blur….blurrr…blurr…blurr."
"You only live twice.
*Splash*
Let's go, Apple. She's not far from where we dropped her."
"I hope you are right about this."
"When was I ever wrong?
….Wait, don't answer that."
"Ruby, uhhh...what are...what are you doing down here?"
"Looking for you.
This is my friend, Apple."
"Hi."
"Hi there."
"How have you been?"
"Oh, you know. Swimming with the tides. Sleeping with the Fishes. Playing with the Seals.
….Come on. Let me show you the Reef. Least I can do, after you saving me and all."
"Clear up any misunderstandings?"
"Any....oh. Ahaahaaa.
Those are just tales we tell to keep people away."
"They've clearly worked. I know I would not have come..."
"What was that?"
"But now I am glad I have, cause Woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!"
"Can hardly breathe, it's so amazing?"
"If I had lungs, I'd profess, but denying me that right…"
"You're speechless all the time!!"
"You live here? Ruby, are you not seeing this? It's so Majestic."
"I must say...you have added a lot since last I..."
"Ruby!!!!!"
"Queen, Octar."
"Who don't you know?"
"Is the sea treating you well? Trash down to a minimum, or should I…"
"Ruby, you always worry more about others than yourselves. Maybe this new life is for you to slow down and take a backseat."
"But why? I..."
"Please don't live your new life questioning all the time. Whoever gave you Anew, that's not what they had intended for you."
"....I'll try."
"So, what brings you to my Cove? Come to bribe me for help?"
"You know I don't do that, and I also know that you're not one to lash out in anger as easily, but...…I want to relocate Jasmine's lab down here. Safeguarded from everyone."
*HUHHHHHHHHHHHH*
"Ummmmm. Ruby, I don't think these people like the fact that you want to bring the same Lab that took them from their home.....back to there home. I can hear them talking, and I don't think it's sounding good."
"Jasmines dead, and we are continuing to experiment...but to cure all; not just a select few."
"....Go on."
"By...….Curing and Creating?"
"Creating what?"
".............Life!!!"
"Ashooboofooggofoofdogfofoo.."
"Ashimiimijiuijijufjgufdjijij."
"QUIET…..QUIET…."
*BOOM….BOOM.
QUIET!!!!!!!!!!!
...Thank you.
Ruby, we know you well, and we know Upfront. Your way of creating life was by killing others.
Do you intend to follow that cycle here?"
"Well, technically we…"
"Yes...…or No?"
"As I said, we kinda ex.."
"YES...…OR NO?"
"NOOOO!!!!
.....If you'll let me explain our process, I'll continue. Our School we have in built is aimed at not only finding peoples hidden light, but.....and here is where Jasmines Lab comes in.....we can now extract their true Dna to overshadow their abundance; thus….showing them who they really are.....before it's too late."
"And what will happen if you accidentally find out that one of your Kids is a Beast and not a Monster? You can't tell them, but you also can't show the results. So what do you do? Kick them out like Upfront did?"
"Sharks no. We will continue to train them in the safety of an offshore site, but if need be... .One of my Girls already has that covered; so, nothing will ever escalate."