Stories: Sapphire Shortcoming (Issue Five of the Quest of the Legendary Rainbow Gem)

Note from PeaVZ108: Here's the fourth episode of QotLRG. I hope you like the frequency of the episode releases. Featuring Green Shadow, Starcade, Kyoji and a special appearance of Captain Brineybeard from Cuphead!

Previous Episode: Emerald Emergency

Main plot
Friends in fighting Starcade and Kyoji are shocked to witness the return of Shogo the Warlord, due to unforeseen forces of evil enchanting the Orb of Power. To combat this evil, both guy and girl must travel to the Seven Worlds of Wonder to recover the missing gems of the Legendary Rainbow Gem to destroy the new Orb of Power.

Episode Five: Sapphire Shortcoming
Time is running out for our heroes, as Shogo the Warlord has turned Earth into nothing but a war planet. Meanwhile, the fifth World of Wonder takes the gang to an aquatic world where fishes and sea creatures can talk. The gang must recruit Sean Sapphire, but soon realise that he has been captured by a pirate captain known as Captain Brineybeard. Shortly after, Starcade goes missing too. Can Kyoji and the gemstones come up with a plan to save the both of them?

Cast

 * Green Shadow
 * Starcade
 * Kyoji
 * Shogo the Warlord
 * Red Ruby
 * Gary Garnet
 * Toby Topaz
 * Emma Emerald
 * Sean Sapphire
 * Captain Brineybeard

Story
The gang enters the fifth World of Wonder, which takes them to a beach right outside the aquatic world of Sapphire Seas where fishes and sea creatures can talk.

Red Ruby: Where are we? *looks around* Oh my god, we're stranded!

Emma Emerald: That's odd, does Sean Sapphire really live on a beach?

Starcade: I'm guessing...that's what we are about to find out.

Emma Emerald: Based on what I last heard of him, he was living in some sort of ocean city. I don't know where he went once it was destroyed.

Kyoji: But if the portal brought us here, we must be close to where Sean Sapphire is.

Gary Garnet: Hey, guys! I have a theory Sean lives here after all.

Kyoji: Whoa, really?

Gary Garnet: There is a city underneath the island we are standing on. It's called Sapphire Seas. There is a sign written in Fantasian language, and luckily, I was able to translate that with my Translathingamajig.

Starcade: So I assume that's the name of your invention?

Gary Garnet: Yes.

Toby Topaz: Let's get into the seas then!

Just as Toby Topaz enters the water, he gets out of it quickly.

Kyoji: What's wrong?

Toby Topaz: I'm afraid...if we can't breathe! I'm too handsome to die!

Kyoji: Don't worry, I got this.

''Kyoji enters the water and briefly removes his mask. He discovers the fact that anyone can breathe normally in the water and hear the conversations of the different sea creatures.''

Starcade: What did you see?

Kyoji pops out of the water with his mask back on.

Kyoji: It's safe in there. I can breathe and hear the fishes talk!

Red Ruby: That's ridiculous! I haven't breathed in water before?

Kyoji: That's because you never tried!

Red Ruby: Fine, but this is only to prove you wrong.

''Red Ruby enters the water and realises that Kyoji is right. However, he decides to keep his ego on.''

Red Ruby: I knew it all along! I was just using reverse psychology on Kyoji!

Gary Garnet: Prove it! Define reverse psychology.

Red Ruby: Uh....but you know it too!

Eventually, everyone enters the water.

Emma Emerald: I can't believe my body parts! Gary, mind if you determine what kind of water this is?

Gary Garnet: Already on it. *takes out an invention of his* 98% oxygen? This isn't ordinary water, it's oxygen-concentrated water!

Starcade: Incredible!

Toby Topaz: So I guess I won't die after all. Phew.

A giant shark approaches them.

Red Ruby: ARGH!!! SHARK! *takes out a stick of TNT*

Kyoji: Dude, dynamite won't work underwater.

Red Ruby: What do you mean it won't work? Dynamite ALWAYS works!

Kyoji: Not in this case. The fire used to light it will be gone before it can light the fuse of the dynamite.

Red Ruby: You're right. Are there any other ways to bypass that menace?

Gary Garnet: I don't really have weapons in my inventory now.

Emma Emerald: Even my telepathic calls will be useless, so I guess no.

Starcade: Why not?

Emma Emerald: It only works with forest animals. I would love to summon seagulls, but they aren't from the forest.

Starcade: That's a good point.

Kyoji: I have an idea.

Starcade: What?

Kyoji: RUN! I mean...SWIM!

The gang swim away from the giant shark.

Red Ruby: You have a freakin' sword! Why not kill it?

Kyoji: I can't kill a creature just because it behaves the way a normal creature of the same species does.

Toby Topaz: There! We're getting close!

Red Ruby: What are you talking about?

Toby Topaz points out to what seems like an underwater city.

(W.I.P.)