Lydia waded behind Eleyena into the steadily deepening water. At the back of her mind, her old instincts protested going so deep into the water with only a flying Pokemon to protect her, one which was entirely outside of its element here. Still, her only alternative was Kat, who would simply drop like a stone this far out.<br/><br/>She kept behind her as the soft sand dropped out beneath them and an amazing sight met her eyes, the soft glow beneath the surface of dozens or perhaps hundreds of Staryu spread out before them, the shining gem in their centers glowing softly on and off, attracting small fish to them as they rested against the rocky sand.<br/><br/>Lydia was entranced as much as many of the fish, her eyes drifting across their vast numbers. There was more than opportunity here, it was a beautiful sight. Even with the need to tread water, she could have stayed there for hours watching them. Still, she needed to prepare herself for the coming battle, and her eyes started to try and pick out an ideal catch.<br/><br/>She was so drawn in by the sight, however, that she failed to notice the slow advance of a predator on her position. She heard Eleyna ask a question, but before she could even think of an answer, something long and slick wrapped around her thigh. For a moment, she drunkenly thought Eleyna might be making a pass at her, but that went as quickly as it came as she was pulled roughly beneath the water.<br/><br/>Lydia blinked rapidly, trying to get the stinging salt water out of her eyes to see what was attacking her. With a shiver she felt something cold and slippery wrapping around her body. The first one sliding up her inner thigh, dangerously close to her scarcely-covered crotch, as the other tried in vain to take hold of her copious chest, wet tentacles wrapping around her breast.<br/><br/>Lydia struggled in vain, too surprised to do anything but writhe as the Tentacool began to tighten its grasp. Relief came, however, when the tentacles suddenly relaxed its grip. Lydia spun around, suddenly free, and she saw Eleyna pulling the Pokemon off of her, the soft tentacled  creature launching away into the water. Following her eyes and her own burning lungs, Lydia swam with her back to the surface, gasping for air as her head broke the water.<br/><br/>She didn't need to be told twice to swim for shore. Rather than try to wade slowly through the water, she began to swim back towards shore, her semi-drunken and now waterlogged mind meaning her movements were uncoordinated and sluggish, and her trajectory put her at a slightly off angle from the shoreline. Still, she began to swim with everything she had back towards shore.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>