Jabber and the kids swam down to the sea, where they began exploring the flora and fauna. Clamhead was recording Jabber's info via a protected tape recorder.
"This sure is quite the scene we have here." Clam remarked as they swam through the sea, his tape recorder recording all the scenery around them as they went.
"Yep." said Jabberjaw. "Here in the deep, we have some creatures that can do some pretty bizarre things."
"Like what?" asked Daniel.
Jabberjaw cleared his throat. "Well for one thing: clownfish are pretentious hermaphrodites. That means when a female dies, the leading male changes into a woman and mates with the next male he sees."
"Don't be ridiculous, Jabber." said Bubbles. "A fish changing into a girl would be as ridiculous as an animal that can talk."
"Now that's interesting to know." Daniel remarked, ignoring Bubbles' remark.
At the same time in the distance, a beautiful red-haired mermaid was swimming about when she caught sight of our curious heroes.
Swimming on, the mermaid took notice of one of the kids. The kid in particular was Daniel. She was awestruck by his dashing good looks and athletic body. Never before had she seen someone so handsome. She swam right over to the kids to check out Daniel.
During this time, the kids were checking out a choral reef.
"Ooh, look at the pretty rocks, gang." said Bubbles. "I want one!"
Bubbles was about to touch the coral, when Jabber stopped her.
"Bubbles! Don't touch that, it's coral!" said the shark.
"No it's not, silly. It's a rock, not corn." Bubbles said.
"It's 'coral', Bubbles and it's a very fragile rock, you mean." Jabber corrected. "One touch and it breaks up into pieces."
"Gee, I never realized that." said Bubbles. "Sorry."
"Well now you do." Clamhead put his hand on Bubbles' shoulder. "What else is there here, Jabber?"
"Maybe mermaids!" suggested Bubbles.
"Don't be ridiculous, Bubbles." Daniel deadpanned. "There's are no mermaids down here. Besides, the teacher wouldn't believe us."
"Either way, let's keep going." Clam said. "I'm sure there's a lot more stuff around here for us to see."
"There sure is." Jabber smiled. "Just follow me."
The kids proceeded to explore the deep when all of a sudden, there was a melodic note singing in the distance.
"Guys, wait!" Jabberjaw whispered. "Do you hear that?"
"Hear what, Jab?" asked Clamhead.
"Singing." Jabber said.
Everybody went silent and heard the singing.
"Wowee wow wow! It's so beautiful!" Clamhead said.
"Like a little potato bug." Bubbles sighed.
"Come on! Let's follow it, man!" said Daniel.
The kids swam over to where the singing had come from.
Meanwhile, Biff was confused by the tone of hesitation in Roger's voice.
"About what?" Biff asked.
Roger cleared his throat. "Well, it's really quite a funny story. It all started during my time at military school..."
FLASHBACK TIME!
It was a typical day at Barnstow Military Academy, the boys were all talking in the rec room after their morning and afternoon drill routines.
"Man, this sure is tiring, Gilbert." Roger remarked to one of the cadets in the rec room. "Marching and doing physical exercises all day."
"Not to mention that the classes and lectures are soooooooooo boring." Gilbert nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, that Commandant Barnstow always has to ruin everything for us." said Roger. "I still can't get those health class slides out of my head."
"Too bad we can't just sneak out, go into town and have some fun before Barnstow gets back from his speech." Gilbert remarked.
"Tell me about it." Roger nodded. "If only we have a way to sneak out of the academy and have our fun before the colonel returns from his speech at West Point."
The guys both sighed and sat back down.
"Maybe we can!" Roger snapped his fingers.
"What do you mean?" asked Gilbert.
"It's quite simple, actually..." said Roger. "Gather up the rest of the guys and meet me in the restroom in eight minutes!"
"Um...of course..." said Gilbert.
A short while later, the cadets were gathered in the restroom.
"So what's the meaning of this meeting, Wilson?" One of the senior cadets barked at Biff, referring to him through his last name by habit.
"I'm glad you asked, Janson!" Roger said overconfidentally. "As you know, we spend day in and day out having to deal with Barnstow and his drill sergeant torture and rarely get to go into the outside world. But that's all about to change boys..."
"How?" asked one of the cadets.
Roger reached into his pocket and took out a set of car keys. "Cause ol Roger is taking you guys out for a little afternoon on the town..."
"How in the heck are you gonna do that?" asked another one of the cadets. "Barnstow took the only Jeep big enough for us to his speech!"
"Which is why we're taking all the remaining Jeeps for our little town tour, lads." Roger said as he showed the set of car keys.
"Where'd you get those anyways?" asked another cadet.
"Let's just say I have a way with distracting the privates." Roger smugly said. "Now come on! There's a bar on the outskirts of town that's just calling our names!"
"Right on!" A third cadet shouted. "What are we waiting for?"
The other cadets hopped into the remaining jeeps and drove off to the bar.
FLASHBACK TO BE CONTINUED...
Meanwhile back in the kitchen, Shelly and Teresa were still making food for their respective men.
"So Teresa, when and how exactly did you and Biff's brother meet?" Shelly asked her.
Teresa sighed happily. "I'm glad you asked Biff's friend. It all started from humble beginnings..."
ANOTHER FLASHBACK TIME!
Teresa Beauregard grew up in a gated community with her parents. Her folks were often very smothering and protective of her and never let her do anything they considered dangerous.
One particular day, she stared out the balcony window, looking all bored and emotionless with her life.
"There's gotta be something more in life than doing whatever Mom and Dad asks me to do everyday..." She thought to herself.
Just then, her mother arrived to see what she was moping about.
"Is something bothering you, sweetie?" Teresa's mother asked her.
"I'm too bored to think..." Teresa deadpanned.
"Well, I know that look, dear." Her mother said. "There's something in your mind."
"It's just that I'm tired of this place!" Teresa said frustratingly. "I want to go out with my friends and do something exciting like all young women do."
"Well, you know that your father and I are doing this for your own good, dear." Teresa's mother sighed. "You'll never know what kind of danger you will face if you go out there all alone by yourself."
Teresa sighed in disappointment. Just then, her phone rang and she picked it up.
"Hello?" She spoke into the phone. "Oh, hi Kathy. Nope. Just stuck here as always. Really? Oh but I can't. My folks won't let me."
She sighed again as Kathy told her about her plans.
"We're gonna have a real good time out on the town, Teresa!" Kathy said over the phone. "We're going for a joyride on the outskirts of town! Come on! Join us! Live a little."
Teresa turned towards her room door and sighed.
She opened up her closet door and started to try on some cute outfits.
"If my parents won't let me live, then I'll just have to take matters into my own hands!" She thought.
Narrowing her eyes, Teresa began selecting what outfits to wear. After trying on a couple, she settled on a blue tank top, sunglasses, and blue short shorts.
"Perfect." She said as she looked at herself in the mirror. "Now, to go meet the girls."
Teresa grabbed her purse and headed downstairs.
Her parents were in the living room watching television as she arrived downstairs.
"Hold it right there, young lady!" Teresa's father sternly said. "Where on Earth do you think you're going?"
"Don't mind me, Daddy. I'm just going out to get some milk, that's all." Teresa lied.
Teresa's father narrowed his eyes. "Very well then, be back before dark."
Teresa sighed in relief. "Thanks Daddy!"
She then hurriedly made her way out of the house.
She picked up her phone. "Kathy! Yes, I'm on my way."
FLASHBACK TO BE CONTINUED AS WELL...
Meanwhile back under the sea, Jabberjaw and the kids were still following the sound. It was getting bigger and more beautiful.
"Wowee wow wow, this song is sounding more angelic the more we follow it." Clamhead remarked.
"Yeah, it's just like that spinning thing with the animals on my ceiling." Bubbles added.
"I sure wonder who's singing like that." Daniel remarked.
"Only one way to find out!" Jabber proclaimed.
The kids swam closer and closer to the source of the singing. It was then that they saw that it was the same mermaid who eavesdropped on them earlier.
Clamhead gasped. "Wowee wow wow! Look at that!"
"Oh my goodness..." Daniel's mouth dropped open.
The mermaid swam right over to the kids, but it was mainly Daniel she had her eyes on.
"Why hello there, handsome..." she said seductively. "You from around here? Cause I feel like I've seen you before."
"Well, I..." Daniel almost immediately blushed and swallowed.
"Sorry lady! I don't think you have!" Bubbles interrupted, pushing Daniel away from the mermaid. "Now if you'll excuse us, we have some research to do!"
"Yeah, let's get moving." Clam nodded.
"No, no, no!" the mermaid blocked the gang's path. "Don't go! I would like to show you, especially your handsome friend here, my entire undersea world! There's so much to see."
Clam shared looks with Jabber. "Whaddya think, Jab?"
"I think we can do that, maybe it'll help us get more information for our project." Jabberjaw said.
"Well I don't trust that mermaid! For all I know, she could be an evil sea witch with a diabolical plot to eat us!" Bubbles glared the mermaid, who was making flirtatious looks at Daniel.
"Wowee wow! What turned on your brain, Bubbles?" Clamhead said, surprised.
"Yeah, i'm sure you guys need more material for your project." Jabber added.
"I just don't trust that fish lady! Especially with those looks she's giving at my Danny!" Bubbles glared at the mermaid. "She's up to something. I just know she is!"
"Well, either way." Clam said. "The sooner we get our project done, the better, so what are we waiting for?"
"Fine..." Bubbles groaned.
"Well come along, weary travelers." said the mermaid. "I have so much to show you."
The mermaid grabbed Daniel's hand and swam him to her kingdom. The others followed suit. The guys were excited, but Bubbles was still glaring at that mermaid.