PORT CLOVIS, FAWTICK BAYOU, THIRD PERSON'S POV

In the Bayou of Port Clovis, a young woman was sitting on the shore of the swampland, they wore a pair of shorts and a bikini top, since there was a chance they could end up getting wet, and had a rod and reel in their hands, next to them was a big cooler filled with water and inside was a large Catfish, this person is (Y/N) (L/N), a student at the University of Port Clovis, majoring in Marine Biology, specifically towards Sharks, and right now she was fishing, while also having an interview with people shooting a documentary.

"Yeah, I like to come to this Bayou sometimes, it's quiet, don't have a lot of yahoo's speeding around on boats, plus the wildlife is pretty interesting, although it's pretty obvious that it's out of balance, and I still haven't found anything new to study..." (Y/N) said as she was stood on the shore of the swamp, watching the fishing line carefully for a bite.

"What were you hoping to study out here? I mean, there's no shortage of Marine Life to study here, but you don't seem too enthusiastic" asked an interviewer, who was staying out of the shot of the camera, the camera man focusing on her as she walked to a nearby log as she was fishing.

"Heh, yeah true, I came to study Sharks, but the presence of those "Shark Hunters", certainly doesn't help, since they mostly kill them off on sight, and the only species of Shark's here are Mako's, Hammerheads and Great Whites, so many people are studying them and writing paper's on them that it just seems... unoriginal now" (Y/N) replied, as a video from the past played, showing (Y/N) standing on the end of one of the piers on Sapphire Bay, a frown on her lips as they watched Shark Hunters haul a large Hammerhead Shark out of the water, hanging it up by it's tail like a trophy.

"So, what exactly is it your hoping to do?" the interviewer asked, as the footage went back to the interview with the student, who was now sitting on a fallen log close to the water.

"I'm hoping to make a new discovery, perhaps a genetic abnormality or mutation, to see if perhaps there's something new out there" she replied, as she stood up from her seat on the fallen log, resting her rod on the log, as she brushed dirt and moss from her shorts.

"like a uh... Mega-Shark?" the Interview asked, (Y/N) turned her head and looked at the Interviewer and the Cameraman with a raised brow.

"You been talking to Scaly Pete? He's obsessed with finding it and Hunting it, if it exists" the Student said, as she fully turned to face them now, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at them both.

"You don't sound too happy about that" the Interviewer said, as the cameraman zoomed in on (Y/N)'s face, showing that she was indeed, unamused.

"No, I'm not, if this Mega Shark does exist, it could be a big scientific and biological breakthrough, something worthy of study! Yet the only thing people like Scaly Pete seem interested in, is having it as a mantle piece, a trophy on their wall" (Y/N) growled, she was pissed with people like Scaly Pete, it was bad enough that they just slaughtered Sharks, affecting the delicate echosystem of the sea and rivers around Port Clovis, if they killed off the Sharks, chances are either their prey would explode in population, or an even deadlier predator could move in to fill the vaccume of predation, and effect the local businesses, but Scaly pete was perfectly fine with killing what could possibly be a major discovery, just so he could mount it's jaws on his wall!

"What was it that got you so fascinated with Sharks? Most people seem terrified of them, so, what about you?" the Interviewer asked, wanting to change the subject, once he asked that (Y/N) smiled as the memory came back to her.

"Well, I would go to the aquarium with my parents a lot growing up, my dad worked there, he would train the Seals, but... I was always drawn to the Shark tank, but I think the biggest influence was when I was younger"(Y/N) said, as she sat down on the log, now facing the Cameraman and the Interviewer as she told them her story.

"I was around... 13 years old at the time, my dad and me had taken a little day trip to Crawfish Bay, we'd rented a boat and had gone out onto the water, to go diving, and see the creatures in the water, of course we had to dive down a bit so we wouldn't get hit by boats, while I was down there looking at the coral and sea life, when this big shadow passed over me, I looked up and saw it... this big, Adult Bull Shark" (Y/N) said, as she remembered that moment.

"Wow, that-that must've been terrifying, I can't imagine a 13 year old coming face-to-face with such a dangerous a Shark like that" the Interviewer said, sounding very surprised.

"Don't get me wrong, I was terrified, this was a really big Shark, I was just amazed at the size of it and how it effortlessly moved through the water, then I realised that, it started getting closer, I was frozen, I really didn't want to have it see me as prey so I tried to stay calm, then... it swam right in front of me, and I saw it's eyes, like, it was looking into my very soul" (Y/N) said as she remembered that feeling, of just floating in the water, completely vulnerable as one of the water's most deadly Predators swam so close to her as a child.

"Now, you'd think I would panic, but the thing is, since my dad worked at the Aquarium I knew a bity about Sharks, like that if I started panicking and thrashing around to get away, chances are, it would've seen me as food, so I just stayed as still as possible as it started circling me, of course my heart was hammering in my chest at the time, and my eyes didn't leave the Shark as it swam around me, until it came within arm's reach and just, stopped and stared at me, I don't know what I was thinking after that because the next thing I knew, my hand was resting on it's snout" (Y/N) said as she looked down at her hand, remembering how the Shark's skin felt against her palm, while the Interviewer and Cameraman looked surprised.

"Wait, you touched the Shark on it's snout? And, it didn't try to bite your arm off or anything?" the Interviewer asked, sounding very surprised.

"No, that was the thing, I don't know if it was because it was already full, or... if it was something else but, it didn't attack me, we just sort of... floated there, staring at each other as my hand was on it's snout, then, as suddenly as this happened, the Shark just flicked it's tail and swam away into the sea, and ever since that day I have been fascinate with Sharks, but my first love, will always be Bull Sharks" (Y/N) said, as she gave a smile to the camera, before the footage ended.

A LITTLE LATER...

Now, you were back to fishing in the waters of the Bayou, the bucket now had 2 Catfish and a Muskie, you had tied your long, (H/C) hair into a ponytail, and you were waiting patiently for a bite on the line, you were currently fishing for Catfish or Muskellunge, to sell to the local diners and restaurants, it was a way of earning some extra money for yourself, and perhaps some lunch too.

It was also your way of trying to help balance out the ecosystem a little bit, because of the Hunters, many of the Bayou's natural Predators were hunterd to near extinction, which meant that the Catfish population had gone way up, which wasn't a problem for the local Alligators and of course... there was the problem with the Muskie's, they were Fish from the Great Lake's region, and were an invasive species to these waters, perhaps from the illegal pet trade? Or some other means they managed to get into the fresh waters and establish a breeding population in Port Clovis.

"Well, that interview went well, I hope I don't look too cheesy talking about my first experience with a Shark" you said to yourself as you were sat on the log, patiently waiting to catch more Fish, when you heard some shouting from somewhere close by in the swamp, and it was... a familiar voice.

"Ugh, Scaly Pete... what the hell is he doing out here in the Bayou? Last time I checked, Sharks weren't here, just Alligators, and these damn Muskies" you said, with an unamused look on your face, you were not happy with the Hunters for several reasons however, before you could start seething there was a tug on the line!

"Oh, Fish on!" you said to yourself, giggling as you copied the catch phrase of Fishing Legend Jeremy Wade, you started to reel on the line, pulling whatever it was on the line up to the surface, but also trying to be careful not to lose the Fish.

It didn't take too long for the Fish to reach the surface, it was a Muskellunge! You smiled as you reeled the Fish in further, trying to bring it to shore to catch it with a net, when suddenly, a dark shape burst from the water and grabbed the Muskie! You gasped as the line snapped, and the thing that took the Fish thrashed around in the water, which started to turn red with blood.

"Oh man, did it get taken by a Gator?" you said in exasperation, you would have to change your spot if it was, but you stopped when you saw it, a small black fin rose from the water...

"No... way..." you said, as you slowly stood up and watched the fin slice through the water, your mind raced with thoughts about this, how could this be possible? Could this really be a Shark? They normally only appeared in salty water!

"Fuck, I have to make sure!" You scrambled to your Fishing Gear and hurried to attach a new Hook, watching the Fin carefully as it started to move further up the waterway, iy was a rush job but you managed to attach a new Hook, you then hurried to the cooler that held the Fish you had already caught and picked out one of the Catfish, you jammed a hook into it's jaw, it would make good bait to confirm your what you saw, and help you decide what to do next

You grunted from the effort and with a big heave threw the Catfish into the water, making a bit of a splash as the Fish hit the water, the line started to extend as the Catfish swam away from where it was tossed in, you looked around for the Fin, but didn't see it anywhere!

"Aw man! Did it swim away? I guess I'll have to-" you said before suddenly a dark shape erupted from the water with the Catfish in it's jaws, your jaw dropped at what you saw... you were looking at a baby Bull Shark!

The Pup's jaws snapped on the Catfish's soft flesh, a splash as both the Shark and it's meal fell back into the water, blood quickly leaking clouding the water as it feasted upon the fat Fish, all while you stood there and watched in stunned silence.

(No way, it's a Bull Shark Pup! But, how did it get here?) you wondered to yourself, then you saw the fin rise back up as the baby Shark slowly swam past where you were standing, you watched as it knifed it's way through the water, you snapped out of your amazement and hurried to follow the Shark.

You walked along the shore with your eyes glued to the fin, when you saw something that worried you, you hurried back to the cooler and got the Muskie, before you hit it hard against the log, making it bleed before you went to the water and held it by the tail, then you shook it in the shallow water to imitate wounded prey, the blood seemed to catch the Pup's attention and it turned and sank under the water.

"Okay... this is really, really stupid (Y/N), trying to bait a baby Bull Shark by hand" you said to yourself, as you shook the Muskie's body in the water making seem like thrashing and struggling, suddenly there was a splash as the Pup lunged from the water and snapped it's jaws on the head of the Muskie!

"Holy shit!" you yelped as you quickly let go of the invasive fish, and saw the Pup hungrily chomping on the Fish, your eyes then went to the Shark's right side, you saw a long cut that went from close to it's mouth, over the gills and side and it's Dorsal Fin, it was fresh too because some blood was leaking from the cut, you realised that someone had done this to the poor Pup, and done it recently.

"Oh you poor little thing... what kind of monster would- Pete! That sick, twisted bastard!" you said your anger spiking at the end, is this what he was yelling about earlier? Had he hooked this poor Pup and did this to them?!

The Pup had finished eating the Fish and started to try flopping back to the water, but it seemed to be having trouble, it's attempts to get back to the water getting weaker and weaker as it suffocated.

"Oh, hang on! I'll help you!" you said worriedly as you rushed to the baby Shark's side, suddenly it turned and snapped it's jaws at your hand, but it was getting weak, it's eye looked to the you showing it's slightly rounded pupil.

"Alright, hold on, let's get you back into the water!" you said as you scooped the small Shark up in your arms, doing your best to avoid it's sharp teeth, you then carried the Shark Pup to the water and lowered yourself down, slowly running your hand over the Shark's head and back as you waited for the Pup to recover from it's near stranding.

"There you go, there we go, just relax, your back in the water now, safe and sound..." you said gently as you ran your hand over the Pup's rough skin, it felt coarse like sandpaper, because a Shark's Skin were made up from tiny teeth-like scales, the Pup's tail slowly moved from side to side in the water as you carefully moved it deeper into the water, then it started to move it's tail and swam back into the deeper waters.

You waded your way back to the shore and stood by the water, watching the water with a small smile on your face, happy to have helped the baby Shark get a meal and help it back into the water, you knew you would have to be careful and not let any of the Shark Hunters know about it, otherwise they'd race around the Bayou trying to find and kill it.

"Wait, this is perfect! Everyone is doing projects about the local Predators, but... as far as I know, this is the only Bull Shark in all of Port Clovis! Yes, this will be my subject of study!" you said excitedly, feeling excited to have the chance to study your favourite kind of Shark, you picked up your Fishing gear and your cooler with only one Catfish inside, and hurried to go back to the place you were staying and gather some essential supplies, such as a notebook to write in, pens, pencils, a camera and a drone.

"I'll also have to hire a boat, and get my diving gear!" you said excitedly, as you rushed to go back to the city, and gather your stuff.

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You came back the next day, you had wanted to come back earlier, but you saw that by the time you would have come back, it would have been dusk, a time where most Sharks and Predators would hunt, and you really didn't want to try your luck in the water at dusk with Alligators and the like around.

You were sat in a small river boat, slowly going down the waterways towards the areas more concentrated with water, wearing a two piece bikini, with your diving flippers, mask and an oxygen tank, you had even invested in a waterproof GoPro, to catch some footage under the water, looking to see if you could try to find that Pup you had seen yesterday, so far you had seen plenty of Alligators and Catfish, but no Shark...

"Aw man, maybe I should ask about borrowing some special equipment for finding fish?" you said as you moved the oars, deciding not to use something with a motor so you wouldn't scare the Shark, or any other Fish.

"Hmm... maybe I can try using bait? Good thing I brought my Fishing gear" you said as you unpacked your rod, bait and a net, along with your cooler, while you were here you could catch some more Catfish and Muskie's to make some more Money for yourself, you'd been asked by some local diners like Flamingo Joe's to catch some and bring it in for them.

You soon baited your hook and cast the rod into the water, almost as soon as the lure hit the water, there was a bite on the lure, you started to reel the fish in and soon saw what you had caught, it was a small Catfish.

"Alright, that'll make excellent bait to lure in the Pup, I'll do research first, then make money" you said as you dropped the Catfish into the Cooler, you then took out your GoPro camera to record your search.

"Day one on the waters of Fawtick Bayou, I've just caught a Catfish, which will make the perfect bait to lure in the Shark, though... I'm also considering the fact that it might lure in other Predators, like Muskies or Alligators, so... I'll have to catch a few of these Catfish, and use this Fishing Knife I got from my dad for my birthday to cut the Fish, hopefully the scent will lure the pup in to feed, and I can get a proper look at the Pup" you said into the camera, before you set the camera up and started to Fish for more bait, either Catfish, Groupers or even Muskies.

After a few hours, you had managed to catch a few more Catfish, and a Grouper, though you had also managed to catch two Turtles too, you then hooked one of the Catfish, and dropped it into the water, and now, you had to wait, and hope your bait didn't attract the wrong Predator...

You were sat on the boat, waiting and taking notes, while also documenting the excursion.

"So, my goals for today... I am hoping to get some video of the Shark, and see if I could perhaps track and observe it, I would also want to find out the Shark's gender, though, I don't know if you can do that with a Pup" you said into your GoPro as it was recording, you had so much research to do, and this was such an opportunity to learn about an Apex Predator!

Suddenly there was a splash from the side of the boat, you hurried over only to see a large Muskie chowing down on the bait, you sighed in disappointment, before you picked up the paddle and gave the annoying Fish a smack, making it retreat, but... the Catfish had been partially eaten.

"Damn Muskies! Well at least it's not an Alligator, I guess I'll have to change out the bait and..." you stopped talking and stared out at the water, you picked up your GoPro and faced it out, you saw a Fin moving through the water towards your boat!

You watched as the Fin drew in closer to the boat you were sat on, swimming between the supports of what looked like a collapsing walkway across the water, behind this walkway was what looked like a large yellow Buoy, you heard a splash and looked down, seeing the Pup eating the bait Fish you had set out.

"Amazing! It's still here!" you said excitedly, as you watched the baby shark feeding, you then hurried to put on your flippers and secure your oxygen tank and mask, when you were ready, the Pup had finished eating and you had your GoPro recording, you sat on the edge of the boat and fell backwards, landing in the warm, slightly murky water of the Bayou.

You soon righted yourself in the water, your (H/C) hair tied into a bun, since you didn't want to risk anything getting tangled in your hair while you were underwater, you looked around through your mask, and saw the other native Fish, and a Muskie close by, but you were looking around for the Shark Pup, and recorded your adventure with your GoPro which you had attached to the side of your mask.

You started to kick your legs, slowly moving through the water to search for the small Shark, up ahead, you saw a large Muskie moving through the water searching for prey, most of the Muskie's you've seen were a yellow-green colour with some green speckling along it's body with red fins, but this one seemed to have a almost white colour with grey speckling and fins, this one must be quite old, suddenly, you saw a small, dark shape lunge towards the Muskie and attack it!

You stayed a distance back, watching as the Bull Shark Pup fought with the Muskie, the Pup's jaws chomping at the Muskellunge, as the Fish tried to gain some distance to attack the Pup, then suddenly the Pup lunged towards the older Muskie and rammed it's head into the Fish's side, seeming to stun it before the Pup latched onto the Fish's tail, biting and shaking it's head before the tail end was torn off!

The Muskie was slowly floating to the surface of the water, it's wounds being too much for it to handle, a lot of blood leaking from the torn section of it's tail before the Bull Shark swam towards it and started feeding, it's jaws chomping on the bigger fish, sawing off chunks of flesh and causing a red cloud to form in the water.

(Woah... alright, I have to keep my distance, a feeding Shark is prone to biting, and I don't want to end up getting bit) you thought to yourself as you recorded the Shark Pup feeding on the large Muskie, after a few minutes, the Muskie had been eaten and the Bull Shark started to swim away, heading back toward that underwater path you saw it come from, but then... it stopped, and turned, heading towards you!

You started to feel nervous, and really hoped that you wouldn't be attacked by the Shark Pup, the Pup swam in closer, stopping a few feet in front of you and turning it's head, it's eye locked with your, and you could have sworn you saw... recognition? In that Shark's eye as it approached you, as you floated in the water, trying to be careful not to make the Pup see you as prey.

The Shark soon came within a few feet of you, from the look of it, the Pup was around the average size for Sharks as young as this one, between two or three feet long, you weren't sure how much it weighed, but you also noticed that the Shark didn't have any Claspers near it's Pelvic Fin, meaning this Pup was a Female!

The Pup swam closer and them bumped your stomach with it's snout, you were nervous again, since Sharks didn't have hands and such, it meant that if they wanted to investigate something new in their environment, they would do so by doing an experimental bite, and with those teeth... you weren't keep to have it try to figure you out!

Suddenly the Pup swam away, heading off towards that collapsing dock you watched her as she swam, before she stopped and turned, staying still in the water, before she swam on ahead, flicking her tail as she powered through the shallow water and into a deeper area.

"Wait... does she want me to follow her? No... Shark's don't care about people following them, do they?" you said to yourself in wonder, then you decided to risk it and followed the Pup through the water, watching as Turtles and other Fish swam around or away from you, you quickly reached the shallow part and crawled your way through the shallow channel, getting mud on your skin as you emerged in the pool on the other side.

You looked around to find the Pup, and saw it following an orange cable that was attached to the large yellow Buoy, going down into what looked like an underwater cave, curiosity filled you and you followed the Pup, reaching the entrance of this hidden cave and slowly swam inside, when you got inside, you saw strange glowing, blue plants that were growing along the walls of this place and then you reached the inside.

This wasn't a cave, it was a Grotto, inside you saw a lot of the glowing plants, as well as several sunk Air Boats, then you saw a sign at the bottom, it had a picture of an Alligator and said "Welcome" and another sign that read Big B's Swamp Tours, you guessed that whoever this "Big B" was, they may have gone out of business and just dumped everything down here, you even saw what looked like an abandoned submersible!

"How the hell did that get all the way out here?" you asked yourself, before you felt something bump your Oxygen Tank, you rolled over and saw the Shark Pup in front of you, it didn't seem to be hostile, perhaps this was her safe haven, away from larger Predators?

You and the Shark watched each other, before you reached up and placed your hand on her snout, you carefully moved yourself so you were swimming alongside the Pup, not wanting it to drown from staying still in the water for too long, you were able to keep pace with the Pup, gently running your hands along the top of her head and her back, being very careful to not touch the wound in her side.

(Poor baby, what a hard way to start your life...) you thought as you swam around the Grotto with the Pup, before you checked your Oxygen Gauge, you saw that it would be empty soon, you had to go back to the surface soon, you gently patted the Pup on her head before you slowly backed away to exit the Grotto.

You swam up through the entrance, following the long, glowing cable up to the Buoy, you turned your head and saw the Pup watching you leave, before you lost sight of her, you reached the lake again and made your way back to the boat, swimming through the channel into the place where you had left your boat and then pulling yourself out of the water and onto the boat.

"Wow, I got so much footage! I need to hurry up and start writing about this!" you said as you checked the GoPro you had attached to your mask while you were swimming, you smiled at the footage you had caught of the Shark Pup, and went to fetch a towel to dry off your hands so you could take notes.

Suddenly there was a bump on the boat and you looked over the side, and saw the Pup had followed you back up to your boat, the Pup then went under the water again, you waited to see what it would do, before it's head came from the water holding a big fat Catfish in it's jaws, the Shark lunged up slightly and dropped the Catfish onto the deck of the boat!

"What...? But, Sharks don't..." you said to yourself in shock, the Pup had just, brought you a Fish! You'd only heard of this type of thing happening with Marine mammals, like Dolphins or even Leopard Seals, but this was new for you, you looked back to the Pup and saw her Dorsal Fin slowly sink into the water.