"Jumping Jellyfish! Turn, dammit, turn!" Shellington gasped, as he desperately tried to hurl the Gup-G away from a towering sea mount.

Not surprisingly, he wasn't able to.

The Gup-G crashed straight into the sea mount, and Shellington had become dazed from the crash.

Only a few hours earlier, the mood had been less tense.

It was Shellington's birthday, and everyone had helped to get ready. While Shellington was kept away from the rest of the Octopod, the Vegimals created a cake, Dashi and Professor Inkling helped with decorations, and the others were busy setting up his birthday present.

"Can I come out yet?" Shellington asked.

"No, not yet. We aren't ready!" Dashi squealed in excitement.

Meanwhile, Tweak, Kwazii, Peso, and Barnacles were in the Launch Bay, gazing at Tweak's present for Shellington.

"Good work, Tweak! Shellington is going to love it when he sees it." Barnacles exclaimed.

"Aw, thanks Cap. It took me a long time, but I think I finally built the perfect gift." Tweak replied.

The gift was the Gup-G, another Gup made to look like a humhumunukunukuapua'a, which Tweak remembered Shellington laughing at the others trying to pronounce it.

Inside was a fully-functional lab, filled with all sorts of things a marine biologist would need.

"I made an effort to, uh, simplify the controls. I think we all know how Shellington drives." Tweak chuckled, making the others laugh as well.

"Well, I think it's best that we help with the decorations, seeing as your work is done here. Again, good work on the present." Barnacles stated.

"All right, Cap, see you later!" Tweak cheerfully replied.

2 hours later..

"I can't wait to see what you all were working on!" Shellington happily exclaimed.

"Oh, just wait until you see it! Tweak gave me a tour, and I took lots of pictures!" Dashi replied.

They all arrived at the launch bay, and Shellington's eyes widened.

"Jumping Jellyfish!' Shellington exclaimed! "A new Gup! And it looks like a humuhumunukunukuapua'a!"

"Shel, look inside. There's even more!" Peso said.

Shellington took a step inside, then rushed over to Tweak and hugged her.

"Oh! I knew you'd like it, haha." Tweak said, smiling.

"Can I try it out now?"

After uneasy looks from the rest of the group, Barnacles gave him permission.

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After the crash..

"Oh no! Gup-G has crashed! And I see no sign of Shellington inside!" Dashi exclaimed.

Captain Barnacles gave a look of worry, then motioned for Peso to:

"Sound the Octo-Alert!"

Tweak was sent to use the Gup-C to save Shellington. When she arrived, she winced, looking at the last 2 months of her work in ruins. More importantly, she had to save Shellington.

"Shellington! Repeat, Shellington! Do you copy?" Tweak said into her mic.

"I'm okay, I just need.." The transmission cut off.

Tweak used the Gup-C's anchor to drag the Gup-G into the Launch Bay.

"And I thought I made the controls easy enough." Tweak muttered to herself.