*3rd POV*

The boat was making its way back out to sea, as it had dropped off the turtles, mermaid and merman off.

The scene changed as it went under the water and went around a giant rock that showed a giant underwater aquarium. It was full of a lot of animals, in different areas. The same man from earlier, the boss, walked into his office and opened a small compartment that held a green turtle that could pass for Sammy, and he opened another compartment and pulled out a mermaid that could pass for Izzy.

The man was humming, and he walked over to the tiny size underwater aquarium and opened it. The lights for it slowly began to come on. The man smiled happily, before humming and blowing on the bottom of both tiny figures and put them in the same spot. He looked away from that small area and saw a gold figure of himself knocked over and he gasped.

"Ah. What is this?" The man asked as he picked up the gold figure of himself and knocked the waiter figures away and put the golden figure of himself back in the right spot. "Hmm. Much better now." The man said smiling. A phone rang, and the man banged his head on the cover, causing the gold figure of himself to be knocked over again.

The man growls. "Sir, our special guests have arrived." A female on the intercom said as the man straightened himself up and closed the small aquarium and walked out of his office. Music was playing, as a man was making a drink for a ground of people. A blond waiter, was making a drink before he accidentally spilled it.

The boss saw the mess, and glared and pointed to it. The waiter got a rag and wiped it up. The boss sighed and fixed his hair. "Can I offer you a cocktail?" A waiter asked as he offered it to an old man. "Oh, yes. Thank you." The old man said, but the doors not to far from them opened and four little boys came in, with a bodyguard.

"Look, they look like royalty." The woman with the old man said, dragging him to look, causing him to spill his drink. "Wow. Look at this place." One of the boys said. "So many fish." Another one of the boys said. "I told you. This is going to be the best birthday party ever." Another one of the boys said.

The boss began making his way over towards them. "Ah. Welcome to Burj Al Bar, Your Highness. We here at the Peral of the Sea are delighted to host your birthday party. Right this way, Your Highness." The boss said to the boys, but only one followed as the other three were watching the penguins through the glass who was impersonating the boss.

"Look!" One of the boys said. "Crazy penguins." Another one said smiling. "Your Highness, ours is the largest underwater aquarium in the entire world. Here, we've recreated five marine ecosystems. I assure you; it will be a most enjoyable experience for you and your guests." The boss said.

"Race you guys to the bottom." The main boy said as she began running down the stairs. "Wait for me." Another one of them responded before the other three chased after him. The bodyguard eyed the boss before following after the princes. The boss eyed the chips on the railing before he reached up and wiped them away.

At the bottom of the stairs, the four princes were looking through the glass in a dark room at a part of the underwater aquarium. It was colorful and beautiful. The boss talked to one of the boys and pointed to the left, and the others slowly followed after while the bodyguard didn't notice, before he raced after him.

Now they were sitting in a room that seemed like it led to nowhere. "You'll be pleased to know that we have introduced some new species into our aquarium just in time for your visit. There we have a green sea turtle, and a mermaid." The boss said as he clicked a button to cause the black room to turn into a view of the aquarium. 

*My POV*

Sammy and I looked to our right to see glass and saw humans. "This is great." One of the humans said. "Yes." Another one said. "Oh wow." Another one said. "Look at how big that turtle is." One of them said. "Wow, he's huge." Another one of them said. "And next to them is a very large leatherback and merman." The boss said.

I got Ray and Chris' attention and they saw the humans as well. "Oh, magnificent." One of them said. "Humans under water? What is this place?" Sammy asked as he knocked on the glass. "I thought I'd seen it all. But this is some strange stuff going on in here." Ray said as Sammy put his fin on the glass, causing one of the humans to.

Chris and I stared at the humans with curious looks. Lulu came out of nowhere. "SPC on deck, sir." Lulu said as the humans became interested in Lulu. "Say what? SPC?" Chris asked. "Split personality crustacean." Lulu said before he started laughing as the humans were really interested in Lulu. 

Lulu stopped laughing. "I'll be quiet now." Lulu said as he disappeared behind the rocks. "Ray, Sammy, have you seen Ricky, Ella and Lily?" I asked worried. "No, we haven't." They responded. "I thought they were off-loaded after we were." Sammy said. Jimbo came over. "This is a big place. They're probably wandering around or maybe they got thrown back in." Jimbo said.

One of the humans flashed a light at us, causing us to flinch. "Whoa. Showtime." Jimbo said before slamming into the glass. "He's really scary looking. And ugly, too." One of the humans said as he ran towards the older male. "Oh, that's our blob fish. Crazy-looking eyes, huh, kids?" The older male said.

We had swum off. "Jimbo, we need to find the little ones. Especially, Lily. Izzy and Chris here are her parents." Sammy said as Chris, and I nodded. "Ah, welcome, amigos, amor." Manuel said before he noticed Jimbo. "Jimbo! Mi brochacho! You're looking good for a muertofish." He said. "Muerto, what the..." Ray said confused.

"Dead. I'll explain later. Ray, Sammy, Chris, meet Manuel. Izzy here already knows him." Jimbo said. "Izzy!" Manuel said as he swam to me and nuzzled my cheek. I smiled. "Nice to see you too." I said softly. "Manuel La Luna de Loco, to be exact, at your service. Ah, Mi amor. Look who it is." Manuel said to his Alanna.

"Ah, Jimbo. *chuckles* You missed me so much you came back from the dead?" Alanna said. "Okay, somebody needs to explain the dead part." Chris said as he waved his hands around. "Toots. My favorite clown fish." Jimbo said as Toots came swimming over. He chuckled happily. "What's the joke of the day?" Jimbo asked.

"Why is a fish easy to weigh?" Toots asked as he laughed. "Beats me." Jimbo said. Ray looked confused, as did Sammy and Chris. I just went along with it. "'Cause he has his own scales." Toots said, and Ray smiled. "Nice. That's a good one." Jimbo said as he fake laughs. "And you must be Sammy, Ray and Chris! And of course, Izzy!" Toots said as he nuzzled me. 

"Actually, it's the other way around." Sammy said as he saw a cable. Ray, Chris and I swam towards him. "Well, whoever you are, remember if this place gets you down, Toots will cheer you up." Toots said as he began laughing again. "We're not sticking around here long enough to get depressed." Ray said.

"Once we find the little ones we're outta here." Sammy said. "I'll keep an eye peeled." Toots said as we began swimming off. "So, you have a plan?" Toots asked. "We'll think of something." Sammy said before Manuel started laughing. "That's what all the newbies say. It's not that simple, mi compadre." Manuel said as Sammy touched the light, and hissed in pain as he pulled his fin away from it quickly.

I looked at his fin and gave him a small smile. "Yes, Papi's right. Mira, if you want to escape, you have to go through Big D. Trust me, there's no other way." Alanna said. "He's still around?" I asked and they nodded, and I cursed. "Where do we find this Big D?" Sammy asked. "Ah, he finds you. You don't mess with the D. He rules this place with an iron fin." Manuel said and I swear I saw something slither away in the corner, but when I looked, I saw nothing. Then I heard evil laughter, from the two eels I hate. Phillip and Marco.

*3rd POV*

The boat that once held the two turtles, mermaid and merman was in the middle of the ocean now. One of the humans were cleaning the tank when he knocked on the class. "We be all clean and ship-shape, Captain. You can flush it out now." He said. "Okay. Stand clear." The Captain said. 

Everything in the tank began draining. The stuff that Ella, Ricky and Lily were hiding under, slowly came off them. "Grandpa? Jimbo?" Ella asked. "Mommy? Daddy?" Lily asked. "Where'd everybody go?" Ricky asked before they screamed as they held onto a part of the tank as they were pulled back.

"Now what's happening?" Lily asked confused. "Hold on. Grab onto me." Ricky said. "We can't. It's too strong." Ella said as they tried to grab onto Ricky's fin. Ricky couldn't hold on anymore and they were pulled towards the drain. "Whoa!" Ricky shouted. "Ricky!" Lily and Ella shouted worried as they went down the drain.

They were now in the ocean and they swam around. "Now what are we supposed to do?" Ella asked. "Watch out!" Lily said as she pulled Ricky and Ella out of the way as they swam away from the propeller. They were so worried about where the others were. 

| Back at the Tank |

Philip and Marco were swimming towards an opening, and they entered. "Marco." Philip. "Huh?" Marco asked. "Should we do it?" Philip asked. "What do you mean 'we'? You should do it." Marco said. "Why...Why me?" The Philip asked. "Because you're smoother." Marco said. Philip chuckled. "Oh. You're just saying that." Philip said as they swam forward a little more.

"No, no, no, no, it's true. You are like silky, oyster smooth." Marco said as Philip chuckled. "Psst. Boss?" Philip asked. "You see? Smooth. Maybe a little louder, but gentle." Marco said before he hid in an opening. "Yoo-hoo, boss." Philip said. "What, what? What do you want?" A voice said as a...Seahorse came into view.

Both Marco and Philip yelp. "Jimbo, he's back." Philip said. "Jimbo? Jimbo? Like in 'supposed to be dead' Jimbo?" The Seahorse asked. "He don't look dead no more, boss. And, oh, yeah we just got in two ginormous turtles, a merman and that mermaid." Marco said. "Oh, yeah. Gigantesque." Philip said. 

"You are killing me here. We get two walking air-breathers, and you don't tell me. And a merman. And that mermaid is back." The Seahorse said. "But we just found out." Marco said as they joined the Seahorse's side as he swam forward. "You two have the combined IQ of a grain of sand." The Seahorse said.

"Oh, and one more thing, uh, D. Your cousin, the one with the crazy accent?" Philip asked, also revealing that this seahorse is the famous Big D. "Yeah, yeah, Termaine. What about him?" Big D asked. "You are not going to believe this, boss. We caught him trying to bust out last night." Marco said and Philip said something in French. 

"What a dope. He's couple of clams short of a chowder. Get my drift?" Big D asked as he began swimming with Marco and Philip following. "Yes, but we have one little problem, boss." Marco said. "Probleme." Philip said in French. "He's saying it was your idea...and you don't have a friggin' clue." Philip said.

Big D got angry. "His words! How to get out of here." Philip said before Marco and Philip began saying stuff in French. "Hmm." Big D said as he was angry and began swimming off somewhere.

*My POV*

Jimbo was scratching his back against some rocks. "Digame, Jimbo, what was it like being on the outside again?" Alanna asked. Jimbo finished scratching his back. "Worked for me." Jimbo responded smiling. "Ah, you missed the free food in here, huh, Jimbo?" Alanna said laughing. Jimbo laughed. "Ah, you got me. And you guys, too, of course." Jimbo said.

"Sammy, Chris, Izzy. I haven't eaten in at least two, three hours. I'm suddenly very hungry." Ray said as he stared at a fish, but I looked behind Ray and my eyes widen as I saw Big D. The fish screamed and swam off. "Relax, I only eat jellies. You know the small, tender ones." Ray said before he realized that even the Jelly fish were swimming off.

"Hey, we've got company." Chris whispered. "Well, well. If it isn't the mug that sunk 1,000 ships." Big D said as he swam past Ray who tried to eat him, but Marco got in his face. "How's it going, Big D?" Jimbo asked Big D nervously. "As good as ever. But you, you were supposed to be dead." Big D said.

Ray pushed Philip and Marco away from him. "I'm still waiting to hear that story." Ray said. "Hey, watch your mouth. The boss does not like to be interrupted." Marco said as Big D looked at us annoyed. "Ah, sorry to disappoint you, Big D." Jimbo said. "Disappoint me?" Big D asked before laughing. 

"I'm ecstatic. You proved my escape plan worked." Big D said as Marco and Philip swam towards them. "Actually, it was my plan." Jimbo said before Marco and Philip swam towards him glaring. "What?" Jimbo asked as he laughed nervously. "My mistake, your plan." Jimbo said nervously. "Whatever. You got out." Big D said to Jimbo before facing us.

"Welcome to my world in the middle of Jabip, or wherever we are." Big D said as Philip and Marco laughed. "Enough." Big D said which shut Marco and Philip up. "What say we go take a swim around the neighborhood, huh? Get to know each other." Big D said as we looked at each other.

"Come on. I won't bite. Very hard. She should know that." Big D said obviously talking about me as I glared. Philip and Marco swam after Big D. "Some nerve, huh? If he was a jelly...you know what I mean?" Ray whispered to us. "Just play along. We have to find Ricky, Ella and Lily." Sammy whispered as we swam after Big D, Marco and Philip.

We kept following after Big D. Before we heard something and turned. "What's with him?" Sammy asked Big D. Big D turned to us and slightly panicked. "What can I say? Ah. Pay no attention. Albert's lost his mind. This join can do that to you." Big D said as Albert kept banging his head against the exit. 

"Hi, Albert." I said softly. He turned to us, and smiled slightly at the sight of me, before glaring at Big D and went back to banging his head against the door. "What's that door for?" Ray and Chris asked pointing to it. "Hmm. Can't we just..." Chris tried to say but was cut off. "Forget about it. If it was that easy, we'd already be out of here." Big D said.

Suddenly, bubbles came up out of something. "Whoa, that was some blowhole." Ray said as we backed away from it. "Hey, Big D, hold up. Where are those bubbles coming from?" Chris asked as we kept swimming after him. "It's a filtration system. Too narrow, even for me." Big D said as we swam into a certain area that I missed so much. "It's still beautiful." I said softly.

"So check this place out. Nice, huh? Looks like some kind of ancient temple for a king." Big D said. "Magnifique, hein?" Philip said in French accent. "Fantastique." Marco said. "No bout adout it." Philip said. "Boss, I think you have an intruder." Marco said. "What? Where?" Big D asked. "Hey, that's our friend Lulu." Sammy said.

"Who let him into my place?" Big D asked. "What do you mean 'your place'?" Sammy asked as I shook my head. "I mean it's a restricted area. A no-swim zone. Capisce?" Big D asked as he scared a fish off. "Who does he think he is?" Ray whispered to Chris, Sammy and I. "Let him go. He's with us." I said softly.

"All right, all right, release him. Hey, you. When and if you need to talk to me, you check with my two assistants here first." Big D said gesturing to Marco and Philip. "Never in my life have I been subjected to this kind of cruel and hostile treatment. Keep a tight claw. They can torture us all they want. Hold on. Speak for yourself." Lulu said as his claws again.

"Listen, nobody's gettin' tortured here. In fact, I got a mission for you, soldier." Big D said. "At your command, sir. What kinda mission?" Lulu asked. "A covert mission. It will be dangerous. Are you ready?" Big D asked. "We're ready as rain, sir!" Lulu said.

| Time skip |

We were still swimming through the aquarium. "Nice in here, don't you think?" Big D asked us as I smiled at the familiar area. Chris picked up a flower and put it in my hair. 

I smiled at him, and he smiled back. I kissed him gently before following after Sammy and Ray. Chris followed after me. "Hey, hey, hey, Big D. Good to see you. How's it going, my friend?" A snow crab asked Big D. "I'm beautiful. Any more trouble from the halibut?" Big D asked. "Not since you had that conversation with them. I truly appreciate it." Another snow crab said.

"Call it positive reinforcement." Big D said. "I owe you." One of the snow crabs said. "You do." Big D said before he gestured for them to open the seaweed and they did. They blocked the way for me, Sammy, Ray and Chris to follow them and we glared. "They're with me." Big D said before they opened it and we followed them.

"Give us some light over here." Big D said as we swam through the tunnel. "And watch your head, big guys." Big D said and I about reached and killed the Seahorse if it wasn't for Chris swimming next to me. A lot of snow crabs were working and I looked around. "Hey, guys. You makin' headway down here or what?" Big D asked as we heard metal clanging.

A crab was slamming a rock on a pipe. "Please, don't let me interrupt. Keep up the good work, boys." Big D said. "What are they digging for?" Ray and I asked confused. "It's a tunnel to get us outta here." Big D said. "Come on, seriously?" Chris asked unsure. "Hey, crabs dig. It's what they do. And it keeps them occupied." Big D said as we kept swimming.