Something Fishy

[Crim]

The Progenitor docked with Shelkar. As Leon walked for the aquarium, the doors above the ship closed, sealing the private docking bay. Leon said, "I have a bad feeling about this." Leon walked into the aquarium and lowered the access ramp. An escort of three Selkath awaited him.

They took him to the governor of Shelkar, Silas Kovic. He and Leon had a history together, including the fact that the two were brothers. Silas hated non-Selkath and, after an argument with Leon, the two hadn't spoken in eight years.

Silas said, "Leon. How is your Jedi training going?"
"Well."
"Good to know, brother."
"I understand you know about the Anchor explosions."
"We saw it from here. Contact with the city was cut."
"What do you think caused it?" said Leon, taking a seat on a couch near Silas.
"I think it was an inside job."
"Don't jump to conclusions, Silas."
"Selkath are the only ones who can program those cleaning droids."
"For all I know, you did it. Shelkar is a mass producer of those cleaning droids."

As Leon said that, the doors slammed shut. Silas stood up.
"The thing about you, Leon: You always figure out things nearly instantly."
"Why do this? Ahto City is ours!"
"WRONG! Ahto City was once ours. Its autonomy is under question."
"Silas, we've had this argument."
"Ahto is now controlled by those alien corporations!"
"There are millions of innocents there!"
"Only the Selkath are innocent and they'll live."
"What will you do?"
"I'm retaking Ahto City! It will plunge into the ocean and once again be a Selkath City!"

Just then, an explosion in the distance was spotted. A loud groaning sound was heard.

"You hear that, Leo? That is Ahto City's stomach growling for freedom from aliens!"
"Silas, you need help."
"You know, I do. You're a Force-user. Plunge the city into the ocean!"

Leon reached for his lightsaber and said, "Silas, come with me."

Silas reached his arm out and pushed Leon towards the ceiling. The glass ceiling buckled when Leon hit it. Silas pulled a lightsaber from his belt. The red blade extended and the water near it burned. Leon activated his lightsaber and swam towards Silas at an amazing speed.

The lightsabers struck and clashed together. A blast of Force from Silas that was dodged by Leon struck the window again, breaking it. Leon pulled Silas into the ocean above the city. The two swam, swinging their lightsabers at each other. They locked, and Silas said, "You're not the only one who matters."

Leon looked down to see they were over a huge trench. He said, "I'm sorry, Silas," and pushed him down towards the trench. The Selkath began to resist before finally overcoming it and swimming at Leon with his lightsaber ready to impale Leon.

Leon dodged it, and Silas accidentally swam right into the melted portion of Ahto's Anchor. Just then, a bomb exploded, killing Silas. In one last pull of the Force, he created a gigantic wave headed right for Ahto. Leon darted for the docking bay to blast the doors apart. He swam into the Progenitor and ran for the bridge. "Go go go!" he said.

The ship activated and darted for the surface.

 

[Fusion]

Rhen was contemplating how he would get out of his fighter without flooding it, when he noticed the Selkath Jedi dueling with another Selkath. Sensing with his limited Force ability that a large wave was headed towards Ahto City, Rhen took off from the place he had just landed at, and upon exiting the water, he headed straight towards what he felt was the alarm tower. Rushing past the guards, he activated the evac alarm which sent all of Ahto City into a flurry.

The people began to run around, panicking. Selkath and other water-breathing species jumped into the vast ocean, while air-breathers either walked, ran, or fled towards any transports that would take them off the floating city. Rhen tuned his vessel's signal finder and began using it to rebroadcast the alarm warning over the city. Spotting the Mandalorian leaving the city, Rhen followed him, seeking to learn more about him while leaving the situation in the Selkath Jedi's hands.

 

[Crim]

The Progenitor lifted out of the water to see the a gigantic wave creep over the side of Ahto, into the streets. The huge city began to flood. Buildings began to crumble and the city began to rock. Suddenly, the water on the opposite side of the city began to creep over the side.

The city was tilting into the ocean! Leon reached out with the Force, hoping it would be enough. A loud groaning came from under the city as metal broke. The city tilted and began to sank, but suddenly, it stopped. It began to tilt back to its normal degree and water spilled out of the spillways on the side of the city.

Ships fled from the city as a few other people planned to go down with Ahto. It must have been a relief to them as much as Leon when they saw the city was returning back to its original tilt.

Leon opened his eyes to see his arm stretched out, keeping Ahto from sinking by the will of the Force.

Letting go, the Anchor crunched a little under the weight, but stopped and held the city upright again. Ahto was, for the most part, safe again.