[Dead_Proxy21]

Duncan started thinking of possibilities of what exactly happened here. Hearing some of his teammates giving their opinions, he tried putting two and two together. As he kept walking towards the hull breach, his train of thought came to a assumption.

"I may have two ideas. The first one is it could be a vicious band of raiders. The second one sounds immensely questionable, but has anyone ruled out the White Fang?"

[Kaliot]

The ship's lights continued to flicker making it hard for Mao's eyes focus on what was ahead of him.

"White Fang? But what would they want with this ship? And why stay after having killed everyone on-board?" Mao tried to think, attempting to push out the distracting light as he did so. "All the clues point to a Grimm attack, I think."

[Flooberoid]

It was certainly true that Grimm must be involved... but it was also apparent that a conscious mind was toying with them. And how did Grimm get on the boat in the first place, if it was at sea when the attack started?

"Hey guys, this is gonna sound crazy, but... is it possible that Grimm and people were working together on this?" That did indeed sound crazy, but Mint couldn't think of a better explanation.

[Marticus]

Finn started nervously scratching his gun toting arm as he considered the possibilities. "Perhaps it was an accident? White Fang turn up, or someone on the ship snaps. That creates a wave of panic, brings Grimm on the ship, all hell breaks loose? First off aquatic Grimm, then, as they got closer to wreaking, land based Grimm hopped aboard maybe".

If Grimm weren't involved in any way, then it meant they were dealing with a particularly vicious individual or group, that wasn't afraid to make a mess. And, quite frankly, that terrified Finn more than anything.

[Dead_Proxy21]

Duncan got to the hull breach and examined it before they proceeded to exit.

"Hold on for a moment.

Duncan shined his light on the hull breach before he pulled out his scroll. He noticed that there were no teeth or claw markings. He took a couple of pictures of the breach before heading outside through it.

Duncan scanned the area after he got out and saw that the coast was clear. "Guys it's safe as far as I can tell."

[Kaliot]

Mao took a deep breath as he stepped into the open air.

"Free at last!"

His hands were a little full so he would leave it to one of his teammates to contact the Academy. He quickly turned back toward the hole they had just come out of as if expecting something to be there: nothing.

"Maybe...the ship was just heavily damaged after it got attacked by something. Like, all the systems are automated and we just messed with it too much." He still couldn't quite grasp that someone or something had been toying with them inside the ship. If it were Grimm then they surely would've attacked, and that really only left one other possible options.

Out of nowhere, sirens suddenly filled the air, the surprise almost forcing his butt to the ground. It took a moment for him to realize that it was familiar and coming from the ship. "Man this alarm is really annoying. Has it always...been...like this...?" His voice trailed off.

[Flooberoid]

Mint couldn't get it out of her head... The hull breach and the flickering lights definitely seemed... aware, as if done by a human or faunus. But the brutal slashings and complete disregard for life seemed to imply Grimm. If a person did all this, they were certainly not about to be taken down by a bunch of green combat academy students.

When finally she saw natural light, Mint could hardly contain her glee. As soon as her leader said the coast (literally) was clear, she leapt out of the boat with a refreshing gale at her back. Immediately, she pulled out her scroll and started contacting Beacon. Unfortunately, she once again fumbled the device, this time dropping it straight down into the sand, as that obnoxious alarm abruptly started again.

As she got down on her knees to retrieve the scroll, Mint realized Mao was trying to talk to them. She didn't really register what he said, but the way he trailed off like that certainly didn't sound good. "Mao...? What's wrong?"

[Marticus]

"We're out!" Finn cheered as he stumbled his way across the sand towards the treeline, forgoing any sort of safety protocol in an effort to get as far away as physically possible from the murder ship. Leaning against a tree, and leaving his satchel at his feet, Finn pulled out his scroll and began to make an emergency message to Beacon.

To whoever gets this, Team SFFM reporting in. Ship located at given coordinates. Most, if not all, of the crew are deceased. Potential Grimm and/or human involvement, unknown as of yet. Send reinforcements and transport for deceased.

Just as Finn hit send on the message, the alarm started blaring again, though thanks to his distance he wasn't caught off guard as much as his teammates were. "What the heck is that going off for!?"

[Dead_Proxy21]

Hearing the alarm go off again, Duncan turned around and looked at the rest of the team. He wanted to make sure that everyone was accounted for and that no one followed them out.

[Kaliot]

"If the alarm has been like this the whole time, then I think we gotta go." Mao scanned the treeline but saw no movement. Yet, anyway. "Everything from who knows how far away know that we're here and they're probably on their way right now!" Worst case scenario besides being massacred: they get holed up in the ship. Considering the weird happening that happened in it, it'd be best to avoid that prospect.

[Flooberoid]

"Huh!? Um, works for me!" Mint was ready to get outta here.

[Marticus]

"I'm all for leav-" Finn yelled over to the team, before a howl in the distance cut him off. The single, sharp howl lasted a few seconds before fading out. Then, a few seconds later, received several responses. A pack of Beowolves, probably only a few minutes away, and straight down the path they'd come from.

"Oh come on! Anything else!?" Finn yelped as he started to job back over to the others.

[Dead_Proxy21]

Duncan drew his rifle as he heard the howls. He wanted to be ready before they made their move. Hearing the direction that the howls came in from, Duncan started thinking about what to do now.

"Guys, do you want to stay and fight them off, or book it further down the shore? I won't blame you if you do book it."

Duncan was scared, but he wanted to do right by his teammates. He dropped to one knee and aimed down the sights towards the direction that the Grimm were coming from.

[Kaliot]

((Apologies))

"Uh." Mao was really tempted to run, but considering how loud the ship was, he wasn't sure he how much opposition they would face on the way out. And if they got held up for too long, then it'd be lights out. "I think it's a little too late to run."

He prepared his gauntlets, ready to stand his ground. Despite his best attempts, he couldn't keep his feet from quivering,

[Flooberoid]

Mint, too, stood her ground. She drew both weapons and stood by Mao. "I'd trust our odds against some mindless Beowolves, eh guys? No problem!" She wasn't wrong. In fact, seeing the Grimm had put her more in her comfort zone than any other point in this twisted mission. Trust our odds... yeah, a lot more than against whatever's around that ship!