Swamped

"Don't think so," you say after some thought. "We're as ready as we're going to be for this. My biggest worry is that our guest manages to escape despite the bird, the wizard, and the two greblings, but I think we're about as ready for that as we can be."

"Good to hear it," Ember says, walking up suddenly. "Get yourselves in those crates, and be ready for anything once they arrive."

You climb in, and Ember shuts the crate above you. You close your eyes and cover your ears. Before long, you can't see anything, and can't hear anything besides the water around you. You assume Rider's doing the same.

A few minutes in, you think you hear a faint sound. Maybe a sign you're in transit. You try not to focus on what it is, and start splashing a little so the water will be louder.

The water is pushing you around, but you just let yourself drift. If you think too much about where you're moving, you'll get disoriented. You try to focus entirely on the sounds of the water.

Despite your efforts, you feel a little bit dizzy. But just as you're worried that you might lose focus entirely, you hear a loud sound that's very clearly wood landing on wood, and you feel the water moving around more and more.

You're here. You open your eyes at last. You swim towards the edge and push against the edge of the crate to lift it up.

You look around. This looks like some kind of ship, but you don't see anyone around. Worse, you don't see Rider's crate.

What now?