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Day after day, Radio raises the temperature of AllStar's body about a degree and adds in a little more oxygen into the saltwater. The gang continues to search for AllStar and Radio on the ocean floor above, trying to use Strangesnork's ground penetrating Sonar device to locate the lab underneath the sand. They actually swam over the lab and failed to detect it thanks to the special design features and it's deep depth.

Radio's Scout Bots managed to keep track of the gang as they followed them wherever they go. The Aquabots managed to cloak themselves to blend into the background as they spy on the Snorks high above the Ocean floor.

After looking around the Outback for three days, the gang simply given up on the Sonar device and went back to Dr. Gallio's lab for a new plan. As AllStar's parents wait for word on AllStar back home, Dr. Gallio, Dr. Strangesnork, and AllStar's friends tries to come up with another plan. "If I were Radio," says Dr. Gallio, "And I want to build an underground base, where would I put it?"

"Probably underneath a Coral Reef," says Dr. Strangesnork, "That's where I would put my secret entrance at."

"A Coral Reef, of course!" blurted out Casey.

"But where?" asked Dr. Gallio.

As they puzzle with the thought, a Scout Bot drove into the room with more curiosity than common sense. The Snorks stared at the bot for a moment, the Scout Bot knew what's coming and it enclosed itself in it's hemisphere wheels forming an impenetrable ball. The Snorks then dog piled on top of the ball and formed a small mountain of Snorks before Dr. Gallio managed to grab a hold of the ball.

"We could always open this up and take a look at it's memory bank," said Dr. Gallio, "And we'll find the location of..."

The Scout Bot began to cry, it's protective shell muffles some of it's cries. The crying sounded like an Octopus, then they soon remembered that they're Cyborgs and have feelings of their own. Dr. Gallio sighed and simply sat the Scout Bot on the table, "Look, we need to find AllStar." he said to it, "We're not trying to be mean or anything, we need your help."

The ball opened up and the cyborg stuck out it's camera for an eye and stared at Dr. Gallio, it coos "No" and seals itself up again. Tooter chuckles and swam up onto the table and picked up the Scout bot, then began to communicate to it using his vocal effects. Whatever Tooter said, the Scout Bot reopened and stared at Tooter for a few seconds.

"No," the bot cooed before enclosing himself back into it's shell.

Tooter puts the Scout Bot back onto the table then Occy gave it a try as he climbs up onto the table, but before the red octopus got started the Scout Bot reopened and shot a flash of light straight into Occy's eyes. Occy flopped onto the table and appeared to be knocked unconscious indicated by the spirals in his eyes, the robot was just about to drive off the table when Dr. Strangesnork caught it as it dropped to the ground.

"Why not have SNIP and SNAP help us out in this?" he proposed, "Since they're robots in all and they might reach common ground."

"We're dealing with a cyborg brother, not robots," said Dr. Gallio.

"I know that." claimed Dr. Strangesnork.

A few minutes later, SNIP and SNAP arrived and they were quite curious of the Scout Bot. "What happened?" asked SNIP and SNAP in unison.

"AllStar is kidnapped and that cyborg knows his exact location," said Dr. Gallio.

"That's terrible, why is AllStar is kidnapped?" asked SNAP.

"You don't want to know, trust me." said Dr. Strangesnork.

SNIP and SNAP tried to use their cuteness to persuade the Scout Bot into submission, but it was no use as the Scout Bot simply stays enclosed in its protective shell and says nothing back. "Oh come on!" insist SNAP, "Please?"

"It's like talking to a rock," mumbled Dr. Strangesnork.

"Well sooner or later it's going to need a recharge," said Dr. Gallio, "It can't stay shut up in there forever."

That's when the Scout Bot starts to vibrate, then it jumped out of SNIP and SNAP's hands, opened back up, and tried to make a beeline towards the door. Just about half way, it soon slows down and stops and begins to pant. "You and your big mouth brother," muttered Dr. Strangesnork as he walks up to the Scout Bot and picks it up and it looked right into the cyborg's eye.

"Give us his location and we'll give you power," persuaded Strangesnork, "That way, we help each other out."

Suddenly, Dr. Strangesnork was thrown back against the wall and was pinned down by green electric texture bonds. It was an Aquabot as it swam through the window and opened a compartment, a robotic hand came out of it and it picked up the Scout Bot from Dr. Strangesnork's hands. "Shame on you!" spat the Aquabot, "These things are very delicate emotionally and mentally."

"Wait, you're not Radio Controlled?" asked SNIP.

"No, I'm a robot just like you." said the Aquabot, "Apparently, my CPU is a similar design to yours. Of course, your referring to the ones controlled by a simple joystick. By the way, I detected the Scout Bot's distress signal and I'm here to pick him up. Radio can't afford to loose his toys these days even if they're easy to replace, well I'll see you later."

The Aquabot swam out of the window with the Scout Bot in hand, Dr. Strangesnork's bonds soon vanished in thin air and was freed from the wall. "Snork those cyborgs!" he groaned., "Snork all Radio's robots! There's gotta be a weakness to them!"

"Why not we follow the Aquabot in question?" suggest Dimmy.

"Too late, it's long gone." said Dr. Gallio as he looked out the window, "We'll just have to try again tomorrow."

TO BE CONTINUED...