Chapter 17: A New Mission

After we had our fun at the beach, we got in the car and headed home. "Oh Rin. I called that Tony Hawk guy. He said he got his agent to give him the day off. He would make it to Elias' birthday party." "Oh Really? That's awesome! I wonder how we all are able to get connections like this? Pretty cool huh?" "Yeah it sure is Rin. It sure is."

We finally got home and I said, "Were home." Mom and dad had a big smile on their face. "I see you agreed Rin." Said mom. "Hey so all of you were behind this?" "It was my idea. I told Kai to hurry up and marry you already." Said Elias walking out of his room. "Oh hey Elias." "Hey Kai. Its about time. You too sis." "Hehe thanks Elias." She said then ruffled Elias' hair. "I'm not a kid anymore. Don't ruffle my hair." "Hehe you'll always be my little brother so I'll never stop." Elias sighed. "So did you guys have fun at the beach?" Said Elias. "Yeah we had fun before I proposed. Then we sat down and relaxed a bit then came home." I said. "Hey mom. Kai and I have been talking about getting our own apt. Yes it will be in here for our first time, but in the future we will move somewhere else." Said Rin. "Oh and don't worry about us not having money, I already have a job." I said. "I work with Cliff helping other ships set off and stuff like that." "Well that's good to know." Said mom. "I don't start until Monday, so I think we are going to find the landlord and talk to him about looking for a place tomorrow." "We are going to be gone tomorrow for business. So even though your brother Elias here is 17 or 18 make sure he doesn't get into any trouble." Said dad. "Yes dad." We said at the same time. Then we both laughed.

We had mom watch the dog for now then we headed out to find the landlord. After we spotted him he asked him if there were any floors open for 1 bedroom. He looked at his chart and said, "Yeah looks like we have a couple. We have the 2nd floor or the 3rd open." "We would like the second floor please." I said. "Ok then follow me." We followed the landlord the apt number 25. "Ok here we are. Take a look. When you decide come down an let me know. I will be in my office." "Thank you, sir." I said. "OK let's look around." Said Rin.

We looked around and thought it was perfect. "Ok then. All we have to do now is talk about when we are going to move." I said. So we walked back down to the landlords office and we were talking about dates to moves. We were thinking Saturday would be a good time. Cause on Monday I have to work. It was already Friday. So we signed the lease and walked back down.

"Hey mom, Dad we are back." Said Rin. We discussed when we were going to start moving in. "Well that is soon isn't it?" Said Mom. "Yeah well. We would like our own place sooner or later." I said. "Oh and I will be busy as well. I have a babysitting job. Elias will have a job as well. We were wondering if he could watch Gracie for a few hours until one of us gets back. I will be working from 9 to 5 every day. We would of course pay him. We will talk about the payment when we officially move in. How does that sound Elias?" Said Rin. "Yeah. I guess I could. Can my buddies come over?" "As long as there are no parties then you are fine." I said. "OK cool. Yeah I can do that." "Oh and don't worry. I will have days off. She said if I needed a day off, she has a backup babysitter." "Oh well. That's good." "Oh and I have the weekends off. So you can hang with your friends then." I said. "That's good. Thanks Kai."

It was finally the day to move. Mom and dad were already gone on a business trip. "Hey Elias. Are your friends going to be here soon?" I asked. "Yeah they should be here any minute. Oh here they come." "Hey guys thanks for helping." Said Rin. "Sure no problem." Said one of Elias' friends. So they helped us pack and we got done in no time. We didn't get anything we didn't need. He only brought the necessities we needed. We wouldn't have time to do anything else with our jobs and all. We had everyone who helped stay for awhile and chill. "Hey Gracie. How do you like our new home?" Said Rin. "Bark Bark.' It was a cute bark. She was a chihuahua terrier mix. We all laughed and had a good time.

It was finally the day of work. I had to leave earlier before Rin did. I kissed her forehead since she was still asleep and told her I loved her. 'Ok let's get to work.' So, I headed off.

"Hey Cliff." "Oh, hey Kai. I will be showing you the ropes. It's a good thing the Captain is the boss here. I am the assistant boss. So usually when he is out on a ship somewhere, I am here unless I go with him. If we are both gone, then we have other people dealing with it. Luckily, I am here most of the time though." "Ok so what do we do first?" "Lets see what needs to be done first, then I will help you if you need it." We walked around seeing if there is a job needed. "Ah here we are. Hey Millie! We need you for a minute!" "Yes boss. Coming!" Millie was a 35-year-old woman. Looked good for her age. "I need you to help Kai our new recruit with this here. I will observe to see if you two can work together." "Yeah sure boss." So we got the job done. "Ok good. Thanks Millie." "Yeah sure boss. Looking forward to working with you in the future Kai." "Yeah thanks." So we worked on.

As I was working, I was told I had a visitor. "Hey you have a visitor Kai." Said Cliff. So I went out to see who it was.

I went out and looked up. It was my friend Pisces. He looked troubled. "Hey boss. Can I get work off early today? Its kind of serious." "Yeah you worked hard today. I'll finish the rest." "Thanks Cliff." So I headed out with Pisces.

"Hey Pisces what happened? You don't look so good." "Sorry to pull you out of work. I don't have anyone else to tell. My friend Etan and his mom are in trouble. They said they would be back home in 2 days. That was a week ago. I think something had happened to them." "Ok first thing is calm down. Tell me. Where did they say they were going? Was it somewhere in the sea or on land?" "It's weird because they hardly go on land. If they don't have water after a certain amount of time as you can see Its been awhile for me. This is what happens. I haven't been in the water for days. In longer and they will be dead in minutes. I hope wherever they are, they are ok." "Did they say where on land they were going?" "No. But they gave me a number to call in case of emergencies. I tried calling them but nothing. Can you help me please Kai?" "Yes, I will help you. Boss gave me he rest of the day off." "OK good." "Let me call my fiancé Rin and tell her I will be gone for a bit." "Woah you proposed. Good going man." "Thanks." So, I called Rin and told her I was hanging with Pisces and helping him out.

"Ok now. Do you have the emergency phone?" "Yeah I do. Here." "Good. Well if they haven't turned if off or it hasn't been smashed, then I can track them." I turned on the phone, and luckily I was able to track where they were. "OK I got the Location. We need a ship. Its 2 days from here." "Thanks man." So I walked up to Cliff and told him we needed a boat that could take us somewhere. That it would take two days to get there. "Yeah sure. Don't worry. I'll keep your job open. Its an emergency. Hang on. I got a buddy who has his own ship. You know him well." I was confused at the moment until I heard his name. "Sea! Yo! Sea Dragon! I need you for a minute!" "Yes Sir! Coming!" "Oh Hey Kai. I thought you had the day off." "I do. I need your help." Sea looked worried and nodded. OK well I was planning on a trip on the sea sometime soon so here it is. Follow me to my ship."

"Woah this is a cool ship. Oh speaking of the sea, Pisces you need to get into the water for a little bit. Get your skin normal." "yeah good idea." So he jumped into the sea and swam around a bit. I saw his skin fixing itself. "Woah that's cool." I said. "Ok I'm good. Let's go." So we got on Sea's ship and headed out to sea."

While we were going, Sea introduced everyone to me. Then I saw a face in the crowd I did not expect to see. "Kairi? I thought you were on another ship?" "Oh about that, I told them I had to leave and it was a pleasure working with them. I had other things to do. So I joined my brothers crew. I'm his right-hand man. Or woman in this case." "Well its good to know that I will be traveling with you and Sea for 2 days or more." "Likewise." Said Kairi. "Oh you remember Pisces right?" "Yes I do." I saw the way she looked at him like the way I looked at Rin when I look at Rin. Pisces has no idea. "Haha." "What are you laughing at Kai?" said Kairi. "Oh sorry. Sorry. I'll tell you later. Haha. OK now is the time to get serious." I told them the situation and they and they all agreed. "Hey Kai. Thanks again man. This means a lot to me." "Hey its good. They raised you since you were a kid. I know the feeling. If anything, ever happened to my family I would do the same. Ask for your help and anyone else that could."

That night we heard there was going to be a storm. So we prepared for it. I was told how to prepare for one at work. Sometimes at work I would need to go sail with other ships for business. So we all helped out with what was needed.

The storm finally came. I was fixing something, then I flew off the ship. "Man overboard!" Said Kairi. "I'll get him!" Said Pisces. So Pisces dove down to save Kai. Kai was pretty far down and already had passed out. Pisces brought him up hoping he was breathing ok.

Kairi ran over and put her ear to Kai's chest. "Shit! He's not breathing!" Kairi had to do some compressions and mouth to mouth to see if she can bring him back. "Come on breathe! Breathe Kai!" After about 4 breaths, Kai coughed up water. "Cough! Cough! Ha…Ha.." He turned to the side while coughing until he was able to sit up. "Hey man. You scared the hell out of us." Said Pisces. "Sorry. I was fixing one of the ropes that got hit by the lightning so I had to tie it back up." "Well luckily the storm is passing." Said Kairi. "Let's get you inside and warm." They helped me to my room to get warm.