Josh's eyes opened slowly. Beams of sunlight were shining on him, slightly distorted by the slight ripple of the waves above him. A new day had started. As he poked his head above the surface, he was greeted by the usual sights and sounds of Allure Town. The bright colours and hues had taken a while to get used to after living underwater his whole life, but several months had passed, and by now it almost seemed normal. Almost.

He tried to put everything that happened on the reef behind him. A part of him wished that he could go back, and be with Keira, but he knew that wasn't possible. Zane would use him as an example to show what happens to workers who tried to run away. As much as he missed Keira, he had to stay here. It was the oonly place where he could be safe. He shook his head, and tried to keep those thoughts out of his mind. This was the present, after all. Lingering in the past wasn't something he wanted to do.