Oceanic Heart

Fortune Star

Bob Barry slowly opened his eyes and blinked a few times. His head felt really heavy and his entire body also felt crumpled as if he had fallen from a very high place.

“I am where...?” he said softly while slowly feeling his head that felt dizzy

“Please rest assured Captain Barry.. Don't push yourself…” said one voice that makes the Captain stunned suddenly while lifting his head and glaring big at the source of the sound!

Heaven??? Is that true? Is it true that our hero captain has passed and strayed into the afterlife? It's really unbelievable!

The pain and dizziness in his head then finally forced Bob Barry back to close his eyes and throw his head back on the pillow.

“If this is really Heaven.. Can I not ask this one angel to be replaced with a cute little one? This one's a perverted face in a fight! the luggage will be nampoline..!” he said softly while rubbing his forehead that hurt.

“Ha.ha.ha.. See for yourself, right Mel? I told you that the Captain would not do anything.. Our captain has nine lives, you know.!” Marco said with a cheerful laugh.

Apparently sitting on the edge of the bed and was teasing the Captain was the bengal Marco Ferdinand!

Bob Barry then turned the face of the straightness where Marco was talking, and his gaze then hit the figure of a girl who seemed to sit curled up while looking at him with worry. Seeing this the Captain then tried to rise from his sleep but was later prevented by Marco.

“You should lie down first Kept, do not force yourself. Almost six hours you lay unconscious…” said Marco quietly while giving an eye code towards Melodie who appeared to be sitting behind him.

“Six Hours? Really that long..?”

Marco nodded his head before answering Bob Barry's question.

“You are very lucky Kept, if only there were no body of the creature that happened to hold you back from the hot spray maybe you have been seriously injured and have not been aware until now.”.

“Ma... What creature? I don't understand..”

Marco did not have time to answer the captain's question, suddenly the cabin door opened and a large tall body appeared to enter the cabin of the captain's room with two trays containing food.

“Wah the Captain is aware apparently! Really exciting news..” said Putra Gilang while giving the tray of food he brought to Marco and Melodie.

“Putra..”.

“Brease first Kept, do not move too much. Your body still needs time to recover..” said Putra while then pulling Marco's hand and invite him out.

“Tu... wait a minute Bro…! I still want to be here looking after Captain..!” Reject the bengal directly replied by the Son with slick eyes and pull the corner of the lips aimed at Melodie.

Marco finally understood the code given by his best friend. While carrying the tray of food, the bengal then say goodbye to the captain and Melodie and went out of the room following Putra Gilang.

After the departure of the two, Melodie was then seen moving slowly and sitting on the lip of the bed right next to the captain and looking at Bob Barry with attention.

“Are you Hungry Bob..?”

The young man seemed to nod his head, Seeing this Melodie then helped the captain to straighten his body and help him lean towards the pillow which had previously been changed to upright and leaned towards the head of the bed by Melodie.

This girl then took the rice tray that had been brought by the Son and then slowly fed the captain. Sometimes the girl seems to painstakingly clean the rice file attached to the corner of the young man's lips by using the tip of his handkerchief.

Meanwhile, Bob Barry, who happened to be hungry and empty, immediately spent every mouthful given by the girl attentively. Until finally one large plate of rice and side dishes that are in the tray of contact is not left. Seeing this Melodie was then seen carefully giving drinking water to the young man.

“You want me to add the food..?” said the girl when she saw the young man greedily eating his food.

Bob Barry shook his head

“Thank you Mel, this is also enough.. I am full enough.” he said with a smile.

Seeing the smile on the young man's face somehow suddenly the look on the girl's face seemed to turn sad and suddenly the girl seemed to drop on the Captain's chest and cry bitterly!

“Ke... Why Mel…? Why are you crying…? Is there something wrong with my words.?” the Captain asked in astonishment and confusion.

Asked like that instead of subsiding, the girl's cry even more growling. Bob Barry was a moment later finally understood the meaning of the cry of the girl. With a smile the Captain then stroked gently the hair of the woman who was crying on his chest.

“Already... Don't cry anymore Mel, I'm fine.

The girl shook her head and continued to cry. Seeing this Bob Barry was seen laughing a little and then one hand was seen moving the girl into his arms. Hugged like that made the girl slowly stop her crying and then suddenly the girl snatched from Bob Barry's embrace while looking at the young man with pouting lips.

“Definitely naughty! Look for opportunities in narrowness..!”

“Ha.ha.ha.. After that you do not want to stop crying anyway.”.

“Yes but don't use hugging events all donk! Fucking ceriwis…! Geniit..!” the girl was still with pouting lips.

Seeing this, the captain could only laugh freely while holding up the hand of an apology sign

“Ampuun deh Mel.. Yes I was wrong and presumptuous.. I'm sorry..” said Bob Barry with a smile.

“But I was really moved you know. It turns out that you are really very worried about me.. Even to the point of crying like that.. I…” connect the young man while staring gently and lovingly at this girl in front of him.

Being stared at with such a view clearly made the girl so misbehaved and met with red face. Seeing this wisely Bob Barry then tried to divert the atmosphere by asking questions.

“But by the way exactly what happened in that niche before I fainted unconscious huh Mel…? Somehow I really can't remember it anymore clearly... You can explain it to me.?”.

Hearing the question, the girl is seen smiling and a few moments later this girl is seen moving from Bob Barry's side and pulling a chair to the side of the bed and sitting while tidying up her slightly messy hair. After removing her tears, Melodie began to speak.

“At that time all I remember was how Maikel pulled my hand to swim away from the location of the underwater pyramid where the creatures of the Mere people lived… I who was so shocked and stunned finally could only shiver in fear when the Beings savagely attacked Maikel and I who hid behind him with the stabs of spears and the lashing of their tails.”.

“It is fortunate that the protective layer of Marco's wetsuits left me and Maikel unharmed and not even in the slightest pain…! Ah right…! I forgot to thank the silly boy that one.. without the goods of his creation, maybe me and Maikel today just go home name alone.”.

“Yah's.. You're right Mel, the bad guy even though it's ridiculous not kelulungan, but very meritorious and all his discoveries provide benefits that are not small for all of us so far.” said Bob Barry.

“Perhaps if the brat heard what you said just now, he must have jumped snow several times excited out there.” said Melodi while giggling amusedly.

“Then how does it go...?” bob Barry said later

“Then you finally came Bob! By carrying a strange dagger that glows blue and emits stinging heat, you managed to make the creatures frightened and scattered escape!”

“Ah yes…! I remember that one! Falling Star Dagger! That dagger is my foster brother's gift to Somalia! For some reason while I was diving, the dagger suddenly let out an extremely hot air! Because I felt pain I then reflexively pulled the dagger out of my jacket pocket on the chest.”.

“Now where is the Dagger Mel? I mustn't lose that dagger because it's a dagger my precious foster brother gave me.”

“Just calm Bob, the dagger is safe and stored by Maikel in his laboratory room along with Mr. Kalangit's Titanium luggage bag.”.

“Tas that suitcase…! Holy hooch! I can forget the most important thing about our work..How about that briefcase Mel? Is it okay? No active radio leak occurred as a result of the explosion in that alley of a niche right?”

“Just calm Bob, no radioactive leak has occurred! I dare to guarantee it, the bag is safe because at the time of the explosion I was hugging him tightly”

“Blowout... The explosion.. Out of nowhere the explosion came from..”.

“According to what I heard from the talk of Maikel and Putra, the origin of the explosion actually came from your splint Bob.”.

“From the falling star dagger..?” bob Barry asked in wonder who was then replied with a nod of the head by Melodie.

“When we were swimming out, suddenly from behind came a burst of hot currents that crashed! The incoming heat current was apparently carrying flammable Methan gas! When the Methan gas meets your dagger which turns out to emit heat that is many times the heat released by the incoming current, then an explosion created which then finally threw the three of us out of the niche.”.

“Me and Maikel were lucky to wear wetsuits that had been covered in Marco's armor so they weren't hurt by the blast, but the real luckier was you Bob.

“I…? “

“Ehm... You really are a very lucky fool! Without wearing any wetsuits you dare to enter that niche to help us both! Try if only you had not coincidentally brought the Falling Star Dagger, we would all have died in chopped up by those creatures.”.

“Ah is my duty as captain.” said Bob Barry.

“Ya.. But come to think of it, if it were not for the lucky stars you could not have escaped the niche without getting hurt in the least like this.”.

“Means...?”

“I say you are shaded by a lucky star because it seems like that. So look Bob, when a hot current suddenly comes ambushing the three of us in the alley of Serena's niche mouth, apparently there is one creature of the Mere nation who apparently was unlucky to be carried away by the hot currents! When the explosion triggered by your dagger happened, the body of the poor creature coincided with hitting your body and making the effect of the explosion absorbed on his body and not on your body! The bodies of the three of us are also then thrown out in the body protection of the poor creature!”

“Is that so? So you could say it was that creature that protected the three of us from the effects of the explosion.?” bob Barry's shock is not a bitch.

“Just…! Really so…? How is that creature…? Did you guys also manage to save her..?” bob Barry's insistence is reciprocated by Melodie's weak trunks

“We could not save him Bob.I, Maikel and also the Son have tried to do as much as we can to help and help him to keep breathing… But unfortunately everything was free and we ended up losing her three hours ago.”.

“Then what about the baby Mel…? Can you save the baby…?

Melodie was seen bowing her head and shaking weakly.

“Ah... We owe our lives to the creature.” complained Bob Barry.

“I... I want to see that creature Mel.... Where did you place it…? Can you take me there now? Said Bob Barry while trying to get up which of course immediately prevented by Melodie.

“It's midnight Bob! You have not recovered and must rest.Tomorrow you will see the creature.We place it in Maikel's laboratory room so that you can see it at any time if you want, please, but of course if you have recovered and are strong enough to walk.” said Melodie.

“But Mel... I..” the captain's greeting was cut off by Melodie.

“Choose sleep or want to see me angry.?” said loudly to the girl as she folded her hands and looked sharply at the captain. Seeing this Bob Barry was finally only able to breathe a long breath.

“Yes already then, if that is what you want I will try to go back to sleep. You also go now to your cabin to rest. I'm sure you too must be tired after everything that happened all day.” said the captain.

Melodie seemed to shake her head.

“I'm still not sleepy! And again if I go you will definitely try to sneak away to see the creature.” said the girl with pouting lips.

Hearing what the girl said, finally Bob Barry could only scratch his head that did not itch. And slowly because the head still feels heavy and dizzy, and, the young man then closed his eyes for a while and without realizing it finally fell asleep leaving the girl who continued to look at him with a loving gaze.

The next morning Bob Barry opened his eyes with a fresh body. And the first thing the young man saw was Melodie who seemed to fall asleep by leaning her head to the side of the bed. Apparently this one girl fell asleep while guarding the captain who was sick.

Bob Barry also smiled when he saw Melodie who seemed to be asleep, and his smile then looked more fluffy when he heard a smooth snoring coming out of the girl's breathing.

Bob Barry could not be held back finally stroked the soft head of the girl who slept while snoring.

“Pity... He must be very tired.” Inner Captain while continuing to gently wipe the black hair of Melodie.

A few moments later, the girl's head was seen moving and then the pair of gritted eyes began to open.

“Good Morning Mel...” said the captain with a smile

“Again..” said weak.

“Gosh...!” the girl suddenly suffocated and suddenly rose from the side of the bed.

“Have not installed such a startled expression donk Mel... Lebay very..” little laughter Bob Barry.

Melodie looked around the room and then her gaze fell back on the figure of Bob Barry who was lying on the cover with a smile.

The muscles of the girl who was seen stiffening, slowly began to relax and with her lung Melodie finally walked back to the seat beside the bed and immediately threw her body on the seat.

“Ah... Unexpectedly I finally overslept as well.” complained the girl while then looking yawn wide.

“It's humane Mel.. Everyone if too tired and tired sooner or later will also fall asleep by itself.”.

“Iya.. But I am ashamed to sleep in front of you! last time I fell asleep you didn't take a chance…? Come quickly ngaku..?”

“Ya Mel's tricks.. Since when did I become such a lowly person…? This isn't the first time we've slept together? it used to be a month of research in Galapagos, we slept together. ”.

“Iya.. Yes together.. I'm with the equipment in the tent... You are outside with Iguana.” said the girl while sticking out her tongue and then laughing sideways.

Seeing Melodie's cheerful laughter, the captain finally laughed.

At the moment when the two of them were busy laughing at each other, suddenly came Marco Ferdinand who was panting in to open the door and directly broke into the Captain's bedroom!

“Captain... Melodie.. Ada... Aduuh..” said the bengal with breath chasing.

“What's Marco? Try to set your breath first to speak clearly.” said Bob Barry.

“The creature was Kept, the creature we saw yesterday in the niche of Serena and then we lifted it onto the boat.”.

“What happened to the Creature? what creature came back to life” this time Melodie asked.

The wretched man seemed to nervously shake his head

“You should see for yourself. There is something strange happening to the creature's carcass..”.

Melodie suddenly turned towards Bob Barry

“You're strong enough to walk Bob?”

The captain who was asked immediately laughed and suddenly flicked the blanket he was wearing and immediately jumped up and stood up straight!

“Do not walk, told to run a marathon also hayuuk..!!”

“Good then Bob, means you really are okay…” said Melodie who immediately rushed out of the captain's cabin followed by Marco and Bob Barry.

Arriving at the laboratory room located in the hull on the right side of the ship close to the bow, Melodie's entourage was immediately greeted with tension by the Son and Maikel.

“You're well Captain…? It's okay.?” putra and Maikel asked in unison and immediately answered a nod of the head by Bob Barry.

The captain then slowly approached and seemed to look in amazement at the iron table located in the middle of the laboratory room owned by the ship The Promise Land.

On the table commonly used by Maikel and others to examine the object of their dive, now lies a figure of Mermaid or Mere species that berlamin women.

The body of the mermaid looks terrible, its greenish tail is now partly torn and jet like a burn mark. Several open wounds also appear to decorate the body of this poor creature, while small scales found in the waist down also appear much curved and seen scattered on the iron table.

If the appearance of the bottom alone is terrible enough, then the appearance of the figure above this creature is even more sinister! The mermaid's stomach appears to bulge while the hands, chest and also including the neck and head of this creature looks as if it shrinks full of wrinkles so that it is like a skin wrapping bones!

The face of the mermaid who previously looked beautiful dazzling with golden hair now looks scary with flat cheeks with a mouth wide open and eyes that look buying but protruding into the sockets.

If you notice, the upper body of this mermaid is now like a dried squid figure that has been stored for months!

“What is this Mermaid that yesterday was thrown out of Serena's niche? Why does it look like a dried up mummy like this.?” asked the captain in astonishment.

“It's definitely Kept, this is the mermaid who yesterday saved the captain of the three from the explosion in the Serena niche.” Marco said.

“If the matter of its form like this, actually not only this mermaid, if the Captain opens the internet or watches on Youtube, he said, then the captain will realize that the discovery of Mermaid bodies that have been documented so far, must look exactly the same as this. dry as if it has gone through the process of mummification.” added Putra Gilang.

“There are those who can provide details explanation..?” Bob Barry said as he looked at the Son, and Marco. But unfortunately the two of them who were asked each could only be silent while continuing to look at the mermaid carcass in front of them.

“If I am not mistaken, the most reasonable and possible explanation is Salinity Moisture Skin..” Maikel Stefen suddenly said while frowning and pinching his lower lip.

“You're right Maikel! That must be the answer! Ah... You turned out to be a genius as well apparently..!” Praise Melodie for making Maikel smile with pride

“Skin Moisture what…? Please explain in more detail Mel” asked Bob Barry in confusion.

“So like this Kept, if someone takes a bath or soaks in water for too long there will definitely be wrinkles on the skin, right? Well this can happen because our skin has incredible sensors and intelligence! When we come in contact with water for too long, the skin will automatically wrinkle to avoid our body absorbing too much water! The opposite is this creature! because the environment is water, their skin will shrink and wrinkle if not exposed to water for a long time. Body drying or mummification can also occur in a very short time because their body systems have also evolved with the environment in which they live! Because living in water that contains high levels of salt, then by itself these creatures must have additional organs that function to regulate the levels of salt circulation in their bodies.”.

“Where the organ will lose its function when the creature dies and causes the salt in the body of the creature to spread unstoppably and suck water in the body. This causes the mummification process to be perfect!” Cut Bob Barry off with enthusiasm!

“Binggo…! One hundred for Captain Barry..!” melodie said with a smile.

Hearing the compliment of the girl, Bob Barry of course immediately felt happy not to be upset, but just now the captain was about to make a sound immediately cut off by the cry of shock of the bengal boy!

“Just…! Let's take a good look at the creature's stomach.!” marco shouted suddenly while glaring and pointing towards the stomach of the mermaid body that seemed to bulge and now suddenly seen moving wild!

Something…! There was something trying to break out from inside the stomach of the creature that was stretched stiff on the iron table!

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