![]() ![]() ![]() Alex West.” The last time she met her fellow tomb raider and sometimes-rival was when Manfred Powell attempted gaining control of the Triangle of Light, and she had narrowly rescued him from certain death. The cabin’s other occupant sat half-dressed on his bunk. It did have its own attached bathroom, though. The cabin was small, with a double-decker bunk and a sink in the corner. “Perhaps you refer to the other supervising archaeologist?” Lara asked, a smile touching her lips. “Oh, I’m sorry Lady Croft, but you will be sharing your cabin with another guest”, Captain Tan informed Lara. Lara descended into the ship, through the narrow corridors, passing by laboratories and research stations, as well as several cabins. Captain Tan then proceeded to show Lara her cabin in the bowels of the ship, christened “Fu Qi”, Mandarin for good fortune. “Delighted”, Lara answered, her crisp British accent slicing through the humid evening air. The man introduced himself as Captain Blake Tan. Perhaps it was her indomitable air, her inherent strength – or just her stunning looks. ![]() He seemed nervous, which was the effect Lara had on almost everyone she met for the first time, especially the men. She then unzipped her flight suit, just to tease a little.Ī young, Chinese man came forward, extending his hand. Lara exited the craft, removing her helmet to reveal a long, braided pony-tail. Perhaps the community would learn to respect her more that way. Under the advice of her lawyers, Lara had decided to “de-enigmatise” herself by publicly sponsoring archaeological digs. She had not wanted to raise anybody’s hopes, after all. However, she had decided to keep what she was looking for a secret, instead leading the authorities to believe this was just a routine excavation. From her earlier travels around Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as input from her friend and eccentric archaeologist Alister Fletcher, Lara had gathered that there would be something worth finding in these waters. It would be the country’s first ever underwater excavation. Nonetheless, she had offered to sponsor a dig off the island. Singapore wasn’t where one would expect to find a “Tomb Raider” or adventurer: the city-state was a small, densely-occupied buzzing metropolis, the exact opposite of the South American jungles and Asian rainforests Lady Croft often found herself in. Lady Lara Croft, The Countess of Abbingdon, had come to an underwater excavation site just off the coast of Singapore. She then skillfully stabilized the craft, as it touched down gently on the helipad. Just below, men stood on the deck of the ship on which the helicopter would soon land. In the Eurocopter’s cockpit, its pilot pitched the nose the down, bringing the craft into a steep decline. The blades of the Colibri EC120B, among the quietest helicopters in the world, whirled near-silently overhead. A brush with pirates unusually close to Singaporean waters, as well as a suspicious shipping magnate and mythological creatures from Singaporean stories spice the whole deal up! In this story, Lara and Alex West are supervising an archaeological expedtion in search of a legendary artifact integral to Singapore's history. I've just started trying my hand at Lara Croft fanfiction, and for my first piece proper I'm taking Lara to a land so mysterious.so misunderstood.Singapore! Yep, my home country.
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