Serene through the bubbly blue and green

[victory_howl]

Characters: Amaterasu, Open
Settings: Floor 10
Format: I'll be prose, you be whichever
Summary: Amaterasu explores her first glassless aquarium
Warnings: N/A

Ammy padded through the giant room, peering quizzically at the fish inside the tanks of water. Well, 'tanks', anyway, since they didn't seem to be held in by glass of any kind. What was making the water keep its shape, anyway? She approached a large enclosure, one filled with brightly-colored angelfish, corals, and anemones, then stuck her snout up against the wall of water -- only to end up shoving her head into the water, with no resistance at all.

She snapped at a passing fish; it reacted as any other would, swimming frantically away from her jaws in a panic and burrowing itself in between the corals to hide. Puzzled, she drew her head back out out and shook the water vigorously from her fur, sending droplets flying in a wide arc.

Weeeird.

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[victory_howl]

She pricked her ears up at the sound of his words, then barked in reply, tail wagging. Well, to be more specific, the other Riku had smelled like this one (although they did look something alike, too). Also, the other Riku had been fighting blobby shadows with some kind of sword, which this one didn't seem to be urgently engaged in. Maybe they were like twins or something.

Ammy nosed at his hand; her nose was cold and wet, much like a dog's.

[keybearer]

Well, if nothing else, this wolf had a lot of spunk. Watching her wag her tail, bark, and nose at him strongly reminded him of King Mickey's dog, who'd treated him with the same kind of enthusiasm. And, hey, while Riku wasn't the biggest animal lover, he couldn't resist the urge to give Ammy a nice pat on the head.

"You sure are friendly for a wolf." He laughed. Really, Ammy's behavior sure beat those vicious, wolf Heartless from Merlin's world.

[victory_howl]

Petting was nice! Ammy half-closed her eyes for a moment as Riku rubbed her fur, then padded a short distance away, lowering her front paws in a play-bow. She was off in a flash, darting around a block of water filled with colorful jellyfish; she turned to see if he was following or not.

[keybearer]

Wow, she even bowed? Talk about one smart... and interesting wolf. And, given that he had nothing better to do, Riku didn't hesitate to follow her around the corner. Whatever this wolf was up to, he'd find out in due time.

[victory_howl]

Ammy dashed into the nearest block of water with a splash; when she emerged out the opposite side, she hit the ground running and leapt toward the next.

Maybe Riku would be able to keep up with her. Or maybe not.

[keybearer]

Well, well. That was a pretty neat trick. And, given Riku's competitive nature, he wasn't about to let her have all the fun. Grinning, he crouched down, leaped into the air, and dashed through the air, sliding through the water block swiftly and efficiently.

Of course, when he emerged, he looked like a wet mop, but as an islander, that was hardly a concern. He'd just keep following that wolf for the time being. After all, it sure beat dealing with monsters.

[victory_howl]

She cast a quick glance over her shoulder as she bounded into the next water block -- a huge one this time, containing a large, lazily swimming whale. She landed on its flipper, then ran up along its spine, using it as a running platform.

Ammy barked happily as she ran along, although the sound was not quite identifiable underwater. Jellyfish floated lazily by; she dodged them by cutting quickly to the left and right.

[keybearer]

As Riku slipped into the next block, he ducked and swerved, dodging the jaws of a great white shark. Then, in the next tank, a wall of clown fish zipped in his path, forcing him to take a nosedive.

The whole time, he kept his eyes on Ammy-- or tried to, anyway. Her agile movements were as impressive as her attitude. Even without words, Riku could tell she had spunk.

[victory_howl]

As a swarm of electric jellyfish made its way toward her, Ammy summoned up an underwater current to sweep them aside! But wait --

...oh. Now that she was underwater, that same swirl of water was also brushing her away. She was swept off the whale's back and began dropping slowly down to the deeper water below.

[keybearer]

...Darn it.

As Ammy dropped downn, Riku came to a screeching halt. Taking a deep breath, he threw himself into the water, diving down after her. Luckily, after growing up on an island, maneuvers like this were second nature. Even more so after his adventures in Atlantica.

He'd certainly try his best to get her out of there.

[victory_howl]

Down, down, down she fell despite Riku's efforts, swept away by the current -- until her feet touched down on the ground. Hmm. This was a rather curious sort of ground. It was all pink and rubbery and stretchy, but it was sort of dark and hard to tell exactly what it was.

[keybearer]

So, what if Riku lit up the end of his Keyblade with some magic? Would that shed some light on the situation?

... Bad pun aside, it didn't take long for him to turn his weapon into a torch. Though, typically, fire shouldn't even exist in water, somehow his magic was always able to bypass physics. And, right now, he definitely couldn't complain.

[victory_howl]

Riku's Keyblade illuminated the area and revealed that they were standing on something big, pink, and squishy. Skin? No, not quite, it was more like...

The inside of a massive, oversized clam. Irritated by the squirmy things that had dropped into its open 'mouth', it began to slam shut. With them still inside.

[keybearer]

Riku's eyes widened, and he slashed his Keyblade through the air-- or rather, water-- in a last ditch attempt to cast Stopga on the clam. Regardless of whether it'd succeed or fail, he threw himself in Ammy's direction; there was no way he'd ditch her inside of a giant shellfish.

[victory_howl]

In the midst of trying a Power Slash on the clam's connective tissues as she was, Ammy wasn't expecting Riku's sudden tackle. She went spilling end over end towards the opening in the clam's shell. As far as she could tell, whatever it was Riku had tried had only slowed it down, so: Plan B.

She summoned up another waterspout, this time to speed them up and out of the rapidly closing shell.