((I think your massive post scared us away. Jk. I'm attempting to write mine, I'm just wondering how big the tanks are because your char was walking around and stuff))

[[I assume that it is big enough for someone to be in comfortably]]

The last thing he remembered, he had been in one of the oceans in Umicksep, his home world. It had been storming above, dark clouds flashing lightning and the waves roaring as they attacked the air. Xander and a few other Kali had moved into deeper water where the storm wouldn't affect him. He could hear the thunder above as it boomed at the world. And then, all of a sudden, the currents changed, and he was dragged to the surface. He was thrown into the air and it felt as if a giant hand was pulling him up towards the clouds.

At that point, he passed out, and here he was now, in an unknown place. Xander hesitantly cracked his eyes open. It was dim. He waited for his eyes to adjust to the light before properly glancing around. It seemed that he was in some sort of large container filled with water. There were many other containers around him, and each of them held a single creature in it. None of the other creatures looked like him. To the left, a source of light was shining on the left-most containers.

Xander tested his limbs, moving his arms and kicking his legs. He brushed his fingers against his gills, nose, and finally his ears. Everything appeared to be in working order. He breathed out harshly, letting air bubbles flow out of his nose. Fatigue made his eyes droopy, but his instincts ordered him to stay awake. He reached out and felt what looked like to be the border of the container. He thought it was glass for a moment, but then he ran his nails against it and it didn't scratch. He clicked his tongue in irritation and let out a few curses. He tried to swim up, but the top of the container was only ten feet up, and it was as solid as the walls.

Xander noticed that there was a white spot on the outside of the container. He moved over to it and discovered that it was a note made out of a paper-like substance attached to the outside of the wall so it wouldn't get wet. He skimmed it. It had strange lettering on it that he didn't recognize. He read it over and over again, and the letters clumped together slowly started making word he could understand, even though he had never seen them before.

"A new life..." He mumbled, trying out the language. It was strange and obviously not meant to be used underwater. Maybe it would sound better once he was above water, if that ever happened. The writer of the letter hadn't made it very clear when he was going to be let out of the container, but he hoped it was very soon; the other creatures in the other containers seemed to still be passed out, which was a good thing being that they may or may not want to harm him. It said that he needed to escape, but how exactly would he be able to do that?


Xander took a second to think about his situation. His planet was dieing, but did that mean that his people were already dead? He hoped not. He had never really been that friendly with the other Kali, but that didn't mean that he wished for them not to survive. If they were gone, then he, Xander, would be the last of his kind, the last of a failure. He didn't want to be the last, because if he was, then there would be no hope, no reason for him to keep fighting for life.

Xander shook his head. There was no time to be thinking depressing thoughts; he needed to get out of the tank and onto the dry-looking land outside the container. But how? He tried to push against the glass, but it didn't give out. He kicked at it, but the only result was a loud thud and his foot throbbing. It was useless, there was no way he could escape. Maybe he could just wait until someone else managed to get out, and then copy whatever he or she or it did.

((bump?))

[[Haha, no one should feel intimidated by my overly decriptive posts. Anyways, your post is just fine :) it is more than the requirement so its good!

((boop))

((Alright))

[[Yes you can Pagie. Just get your bio up and the I will post tomorrow morning if you dont post by then.]]

((I thought of a way out. May I use it?

It's a strange way))

Xander clicked, cursing. The others were starting to awaken, which was not a good thing. If one of them somehow managed to get out, they might be able to find a way to kill everyone in the containers, removing the danger of the other species. At least, that was what Xander would try to do. Those sort of thoughts, the killing of others, would have disturbed and disgusted him if it had been directed at another Kali, but the creatures in the other tanks were nothing like him. Sure, many of them had similar body structures, legs, arms, and a head, but they were not Kali.

The others were creatures of land, something Xander had always believed were extinct. Long, long ago, such creatures lived on Umicksep, all horrid monsters known for dragging female and young Kali onto land with rope and eating them alive. Though the monsters hadn't been seen for centuries, every elder told stories about the land-walkers to anyone who would take heed, warning them.

Xander snarled, flashing his teeth aggressively. The land-walkers may have come from other far away planets, but they were still a threat. Who knew how they would act towards him. The young Kali kicked at the glass, raking his claws down it, not that it did any good. He hissed at it for good measure, as if it was some animal that he could scare into letting him out.

He heard a noise and stopped thrashing. It was sort of a thunk, like something running into the glass. He strained to hear more, but it didn't look. So he swiveled his head, looking for something that could have possibly made the noise. He say nothing of interest, other than small land-walker picking itself up. He couldn't tell its gender, but it had red hair, and it was pressing itself against the container wall.

Xander continued to search He swam up until his head brushed against the top of the container. It was difficult to see, but maybe five containers across from him, he watched one of the land-creatures get down on all fours and.... and.... change, becoming an even more hideous white and black furry monster. It slammed into the glass, and then, when nothing happened, it sat down. Xander blinked, puzzled at the strange thing. It was defiantly a threat, that was for sure.

He breathed out, bubbled rushing up, and he sank down until he was sitting on the floor of the container. Maybe... Maybe it would be best if he just stayed here. Inside the glass, he was safe, and it appeared that nothing could get to him. He had water, so he wasn't going to dry out. There was no food, but he figured he could go a week or so before he starved to death. That... That sort of death didn't seem so bad; surly it would be better than being eaten alive. Xander brought his knees to his chest and watched the other creatures around him.

[[When they do get out, where do they go? Like, does the cage just suddenly disappear and they are free to move around in the cave thing, or are they teleported to the outside world?]]

((Oh, btw, Rabbit. She changed into a white and black creature. :D Anyway, I don't know, I just assumed they were transported to outside the cave))