Below the Surface (Avengers Fanfiction)

~Thirty~

I had stayed up for the majority of the night reading the book and still hadn't finished it. I'd even brought it to dinner. I think that pleased Doctor Attenborough.

The others had narrowed their eyes a bit at the book, but didn't say anything.

Doctor Attenborough had been all to eager to explain words when I asked what they were or meant.
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I was standing on the deck in the sun, wearing a bikini that Natasha had packed, leaning on the railing to look into the water. My skin was itching to get in.

"Syrena!" The Doctor, call me David, called across the deck.

He was in the lower part near the engines. He'd said this was how I'd get in and out of the water. He had a thick looking long sleeved black shirt,

"It's going to be really cold down there," he said, handing it to me.

I looked at it and handed it back, "I do not get cold," I told him, hopping down onto the platform he was on.

He stared at me for a few moments before sighing, "Promise me that if you get cold you'll come back for it,".

I nodded my head, "Promise,".

The others appeared, leaning against the railing, "Wait, she's not diving down there is she? She'll be crushed!" Clarissa said, crossing her arms.

The others nodded their heads in agreement.

"She is diving down there, don't worry about her, she can handle it," David told them.

He handed me a harness with two cubes on the shoulders. "The cameras go on your shoulders," he informed me.

"She'll die! Especially wearing that, she'll freeze if she doesn't scrunch up like a tin can!" Rachel argued.

The harness wasn't too heavy, I thought to myself as I put it on. I was sure they didn't know about what I was, they were about to find out.

David handed me another camera, it was larger, "You hold this with both hands like this," he demonstrated before adding, "I'll turn them all on before you get in, we'll be able to see everything up here. And you need this," he handed me a small earpiece, "Tony made it for you so we can talk to you,".

I put it in my ear, "Can I get in now?" I asked. Looking down into the blue water.

David pulled a small remote out of his pocket and started pressing buttons, "Dalton can you go check everything's working?" David asked.

Dalton disappeared before yelling, "Yeah! I can see you!".

David then looked at me and gave me a two fingered salute, "Good luck down there!" I then pulled down the bikini bottoms before hopping in, letting my tail take my legs place. It felt liberating.

I could hear the various gasps from on board as I started my descent with a splash.