The 3 mer froze in shock at the sight of a familiar mermaid with a wide grin. Tsunami black tail was splattered with blood, and the cuts on her arms oozed blood slowly. "Hello mates."

Hurricane threw himself forward, embracing the orca mer. "I thought you were dead."

"Aye, so did I. But it turns out the mer guards aren't as good with a sword as they think."

The group followed Tsunami down a narrow hallway, about 6 guards were laying dead on the ground. She pushed open the door to an armory. "Best grab your weapons and strap on some armor."

Inferno searched for a few minutes until she found her armor and axe. She strapped on the scarlet armor, and hefted her axe. Tsunami was wearing black armor, which she strapped on over her open wounds, ignoring the pain. Hurricane grabbed a mace, it was a mighty weapon and Inferno thought it would suit him well. Tetra selected a blowpipe and some poison darts. Inferno tossed Tsunami a gleaming silver sword. It was beautiful, and obviously not made by the darkness, it had probably belonged to one of their victims. Tsunami also selected a lithe black longbow and a quiver full of arrows.

Grabbing a few packs of supplies, the small group headed out of the dark fortress, sticking to the shadows. "We'll have to swim through the night" Inferno whispered to Hurricane.

"Very well. But Tsunami will need to rest, and her wounds need binding." He replied quietly.

"We can't stop. Anemone will send guards out as soon as she realizes were missing. "

They swam for hours, and soft dawn light began to filter down through the water. Tsunami had begun to slow down, her normally fast pace gone. She began to lag behind. Her wounds were still bleeding, and she was still recovering from the krait venom. Inferno turned around in time to see Tsunami's tail stop churning the water, and the orca mer began to float toward the ocean floor. Hurricane swam toward her and swept Tsunami up in his arms. Her black tail hung limply, and she curled up in his arms, sound asleep. The group continued to swim until they found a small cave in which to rest for the day.