(Somewhere at the deep sea)
Lava had joined the fisher men on ship to see for himself what they had discovered and thought was causing a problem in the fishing business.
"Are you going to be okay sir?" One of the fisher men asked him when he entered the boat
"I need to see this myself; I should know what is going on " Lava told him
"You might need this" Another fisher man said handing over a paper bag to him
"What's this for" Lava curiously ask him
"Some people seem to get water sick during their first time at the sea" the fisher man told him
"It's not my first time, I won't get sick" Lava said blinking his eye
"Yea right" they responded.
***
King Obi received the message stone from Prince Luca who had finally made up his mind
"So, it's war? that's what he will get and every siren standing with him" he said
"Give us your orders your majesty" his chief warrior said
"Take our best assassins and attack whoever that gets in our way, attack when they least expected it" King Obi ordered
"Yes, your majesty" he answered
(The Hospital)
Idris walked up to Mr. Hansel who was seated inside the car waiting patiently for him
"How is she?" he asked
"Her eardrum is damaged and can't be fixed, she barely notices anyone's presence" Idris responded
"I had no idea she was still at the building" Mr. Hansel said
"I think we should let her go before she ends up like her father" Idris told him
"Are you having a soft spot for her already?" Mr. Hansel asked looking at him
"No, i just think she is still young and has a long way to go sir; our business is already dangerous enough, she is going to end up dead at this rate" Idris told him
"Give her one of the preserved fluids, she should be able to recover faster from it" Mr. Hansel told him
"Yes sir" he responded
"What about Lava, I haven't heard from him ever since he moved into his new home" Mr. Hansel said
"You don't have to worry about him sir, I had someone watch him; i think he could do well on his own now" Idris told him.
"That's good, he is now all grown up" Mr. Hansel said really thrilled about it.
***
Lava has throwed up multiple times out of dizziness he felt at the sea
"Are we not there yet?" he curiously asked
"We are almost close to the shallow waters" one of the fisher men answered
When Lava turned left to look at the sea, he caught a slight glimpse of a something that has dived into the sea in speed.
He wondered what was that as he looked again without battling his eye. he quickly made haste to inform the fisher men who were busy discussing and laughing out loud at the other part of the ship, something quickly dragged him into the sea without the fisher men knowing what was going on.
Lava tried to free himself from its grip but suddenly stopped when he recognized the familiar face
"Erica" he called out in surprise but Erica closed his mouth so that the water won't go into his mouth.
Erica smiled at him and looked at him as if she has a lot of things to say to him
"Where is Mr. Lava?" they heard one of the fishermen ask
Before Lava could turn to her, she came closer and silently kissed his lip which lasted for few seconds
"Good bye" she told him, she quickly swims off without giving him a chance to speak.
"Mr. Lava" the fishermen shouted
Lava quickly raised his head from the water "
Here i am" he said, he stretches his hand and they helped him back into the ship
"How did you get into the sea? you scared us" one of them said
"I fell" he said looking nervously
"Here, wrap this on your body so that you won't catch a cold" another said handing the old blanket to him.
Lava wrapped himself on the blanket silently
"It looks like he is going to cry" another whispered to the other
"He probably got waters into his eye when he fell" another replied
Lava was lost in his own thoughts; he realizes that he didn't spend much time with Erica and didn't give her his time. Knowing that Erica was gone suddenly made him empty as all their moments together flashes back to his memory
"Erica" he suddenly called out without him realizing it.