Music Cue: Captain Hook's Pirate Ship (Kingdom Hearts)

Salty and his team exits the cabin and finds Cid and Mid asleep on the deck.

Then Cid wake up as he yawn. "...Ahhh, slept like a top!" He comment.

Mid is also awake as well "...Ahhh, slept like a top!" He said exactly like his Master. "Heheh, I sound like the old man! It's finished! We are so awesome!" He said with a smile.

"Presenting, a boat that will sail without any wind!" Cid answered as he show them a Boat.

"So we can use this ship to go find the earth crystal!" Salty declared.

"Righto! We're counting on you. We'll return to the Library of the Ancients for now." Cid said.

"We should be able to find some more clues there." Mid explained as he and his master left the ship.

"If you need anything, then just stop by!" Cid suggested

"Take care of yourselves!" Mid replied as they nodded to him.

"We're off!" Salty announced as he began to stirred the ship and they now headed off.

After awhile, they near Crescent Island, and stop by the Crescent Village. As they head inside, an old man freaks out.

Music Cue:

"Not again... It's another quake!" The Old man cried out as runs around, panicking, while the party looks confused. Suddenly, an earthquake occurs, knocking them down, before they pick themselves up.

"What the..." Salty muttered and then realized "Crud, the ship!

As they head towards the exit, they realize something for what Salty said. "Oh no, the ship's sinking!" Diggs panicked

They saw that the fire-powered ship is pulled into a whirlpool and sinks. The group look down, and decided to leaves the village and heads south to the Black Chocobo Forest. As they enter the forest, they spot something.

Music Cue: Dream Eater (Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance)

"What the heck is that?" Ganalf wondered.

"A chocobo...?" Kida guessed.

"Doesn't look like any chocobo I've ever seen." Naoto said in remarked.

"Whatever it is, I'll catch it!" Salty declared. And he eventually catches the chocobo. He's a black chocobo!

"Oh! This means they aren't extinct after all!" Kida said in remarked.

"Guess not! Black chocobos can fly, so... Giddyup!" He cheered as he climbs onto the chocobo, which attempts to fly, but falls, throwing Salty off as well.

"He didn't giddy. Did you break him or something?" Diggs joked much for Salty's annoyance.

"Not funny, Diggs. Sounds like he's got something stuck down his gullet..." Naoto said while she examined the Chocobo as thumps the black chocobo a few times, and Gysahl Green came out of it's mouth.

"Gysahl Green?" Catherine questioned.

"It looks like that Chocobo swallow it whole..." Naoto proclaimed.

"...And 'cause he swallowed them, he couldn't fly!" Angus added.

Duncan grab the Gysahl Green that's all covered in Saliva "Ew, they're still sticky." Duncan complaint, and then he was going to eat it, but Angus smack it away before he eat something gross in front of everybody.

"But maybe this time he'll be able to fly!" Gandalf said.

So they climb onto the black chocobo, which dances slightly and begins to fly. They fly back to the Library of the Ancients, where Cid and Mid run up to them.

Music Cue: Waltz of The Diamond (Kingdom Hearts II)

"Hey! You're back!" Cid said as he look so relief.

"Cid... We found Crescent Island, but the fire-powered ship sank!" Salty explained.

"Oh, so?" He said in questioned.

"Whatever. We'll just build another one!" Mid proclaimed.

"More importantly, we've learned the whereabouts of Eraqus!" Cid added much for Salty and his team surprised.

"What!?" Kida exclaimed.

"He was seen in Karnak. From there, he moved on to the Desert of Shifting Sands..." Cid explained.

"Shifting Sands, you say?" Naoto said as she look curious.

"It's the desert to the west of here, where the sand flows like water..." Mid said.

"That's the name. It's impossible for people to enter. They say that past the desert is the Town of Ruin, but no one can actually get there to see." Cid said.

"If no one can enter the desert, how did the king manage to do it?" Salty pointed out.

"Good question." Cid agreed.

"Witnesses claimed to see him floating in midair." Mid proclaimed.

"Floating!?" Diggs exclaimed as Mid nodded.

"Master..." Kida whispered.

"Come on, it's not like we're getting any closer to that desert by sitting around here." Catherine said.

"Doesn't matter how close we get TO it if we don't know how to get IN!" Gandalf replied.

"Maybe we'll see it and be inspired." Catherine said and she began to wonder why Gandalf say that, but then realised as she crossed her paws. "Don't tell me you're afraid of some sand, old dog..." Catherine guessed.

"Please! When I was a teenage dog, we crossed burning sand every day and liked it!" He said and then look at Salty. "Let's go, Salty."

"Let's check it out!" Salty declared as he and his team left the Library and heading off.

Salty and his team have arrived in Coast City, where everyone seems to recognize Salty.

Music Cue: A Piece of Peace (Kingdom Hearts)

"Hey Salty! It's me! Look, You and your Owner Janet Reed, got to hang out later. It'll be like old times." Scholar recalled and remember the time they spend together at her house, before they moved away.

Flashback

Back at the Town, Janet and Salty are having a great times with each other before she left Salty to her niece to work overseas.

"Ready or not, here I come!" Janet Reed said as she's going to find Salty, because they are playing hide and Seek. As Salty climbs onto the roof of a three-story house.

"O-ka-aaay!" He cheered around Neighborhood, but unfortunately humans can't understand him, because the only thing they heard him was his barking. He stays there until nightfall. Salty looking so walks around the roof until he suddenly slips. He clings to the roof. Hey... Somebody...anybody!" He screamed, making his owner look shook to see him on a roof, and wonder why he's up there for. So she climb up the ladder and save him.

Back at the Present

The Scholar laugh because of his foolishness. "Heheh, ever since then you've been afraid of heights, huh? When I was a kid, everyone teased me for being dumb, but now I'm gonna be a scholar, 'coz I'm S-M-A-R-T smart!" He announced.

Salty and his team began to go inside and look around the place, and Salty feels so happy to be back at his old home before he and her owner moved away. And he noticed that there is a music box that his Owner left behind, so he began to play it and recall the memories about his parents. After Janed Reed left for work.

Flashback

Music Cue: Treasure Memories (Kingdom Hearts)

Salty is in bed with his mom, Stella, gazing him. His father Thaddeus is sitting at the table. Salty turns his head to side, supposedly asleep. Stella slowly walks away from him and goes to her husband.

"Is he asleep?" Thaddeus asked.

Stella nodded him and then have a frown "...You're leaving again so soon?" She sadly guessed.

"...No. I'm not going anywhere." He refused.

"The spasms aren't as frequent anymore... I can get by on my own now. Still, it would be nice if you stayed... not to take care of me, but just so we could be together, as a family..." Stella said with a weak smile.

"I know. But get some sleep. You're still sick, and you need the rest." Thaddeus assumed.

"I will, dear. Just let me finish this up first." She said as she walked away.

Thaddeus walks towards his son, who turns to him.

"You're leaving again, aren't you?" Salty said as he look sad.

"So you were awake." Thaddeus assumed.

"Dad, are you going to find Atlantis?"Salty asked.

"That's what I do." He said.

"I wanna come!" Salty begged.

His father shake his head, knowing that it would be dangerous for him to travel with him. "You need to stay here and take care of your mother and be with your Owner." He said to him, and then he whispered to his ear. "Don't tell your mother you saw me leave, all right? It'll be our little secret." He whispered.

"Okay, Dad." Salty sadly agree as he lower his head.

"Now it's time for good little boys to go to sleep." He said and then saw Stella standing and she look worried, implying that she overheard them saying about her husband's leaving. "Stella! Worry about that tomorrow and come get some rest." He said, but she doesn't respond to him, now that she looks worried "Stella?" He asked. But then it turns out she had collapsed. Thaddeus runs to her. "STELLA!" He cried out.

Back at the Present

Salty felt so happy to back home, and he told his friends that they sleep here for the night, and they all agreed to him. Later that Night, Naoto notices that Salty is gone. She heads outside and finds him near a gravestone.

Music Cue: Living With Determination (Persona 3)

"Salty... You okay?" Naoto asked.

Salty look behind him and saw Naoto "Oh, Naoto...

Salty continue staring at the Gravestone that says "Here Lies Stella The Dog." "Meet My mother." He said.

"Eh?" Naoto replied

"You know, I was born here in this town. Mom passed on when I was still young... After that it's just me, my dad and My Owner for a long time. But three years ago, my dad disappeared..." He sadly explained as he writes something on the gravestone. "That should do it..."

Salty write down another word on the Gravestone and it says "Here Lies Stella and Dorgann, Devoted Dog."

"He always wanted to be buried here with Mom. Dad was so strong..." Salty said softly.

"A father, huh... wonder what that's like." Naoto wondered as she gaze at the stars.

"Naoto..." Salty said softly.

"Let's head back. Kida'll be worry if she wakes and finds us gone." Naoto said and they head back to the house.

Salty is now in bedroom with his friends, Catherine, Diggs, Butch, Angus and Duncan, while Naoto is sleeping in the other room with Gandalf and Kida. And they seems to be eating their food to keep their energy up. Catherine noticed that Salty is reading the book of Atlantis again.

Music Cue: Reasoning (Persona 4)

"Hey, Salty. Don't you ever stopped reading?" Catherine asked.

"Yeah, you've been reading like that a few times by now." Butch pointed out.

Salty nodded at that, but then stated as he focused on the book with a serious look on his face. "I know, but even since we found Atlantis thanks to Kida and her Master's dragon, I was wondering about what happened to the heart of Atlantis. See, in this passage here, the shepherd... seems to be leading up to something. He calls it the heart of Atlantis. It could be the power source the legends refer to. But then it just... it cuts off. It's almost like there's a missing page. I tried to the atlanteans about what happened to it, but they say that they don't know what happened. It's like they refused to tell anyone."

Angus sighed as he stated. "Dog, relax. Don't go overtime for this."

Salty chuckled as he shrugged. "I know. I know. Something I get a little carried away for all this." Then he smiled to everything to him as he encouraged. "But, hey, you know, that's what this is all about, right? I mean, discovery, teamwork, adventure." However, all that earned from her little guess was a moment of silence from everyone. And then he shrugged as he sighed. "Unless, maybe... you're doing this for this mission, right?

After a moment of silence, everyone just simply shrugged as they answered to him. "Mission."

Angus was thinking about it for a moment, and then finally answered. "I'm gonna say... Mission."

Well, I guess we set ourselves up for that one." But then he groaned a little as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"Is something wrong with your Neck, Salty?" Butch asked

Salty nodded. "I just think... I've might've hurt it when..." but was interrupted as Butch stood up, walked behind the dog, and grabbed his head. And with a few careful quick jerks, Butch cracked/adjusted the dog's neck. After a few sore seconds, Salty felt his neck get better, and looked amazed at Butch. "Wow, I... I feel better. How'd you learn how to do that?"

Music Cue: New Days (Persona 4)

"From my owner, he's an Arapaho medicine man." Butch answered.

"Seriously?" Salty said as he look amazed.

Then Butch shows a picture of him and his owner including his wife. "My owner was an army medic. He settled down in the Kansas Territory... after he met my mother.

"No kidding." Salty asked as he look interested.

"Nope. He got a sheepskin from Howard U. And a bearskin from old Iron Cloud. Halfway through medical school, he was drafted. One day He's studying gross anatomy in the classroom... the next he's sewing up. And he show me how he do thst for his patients." Butch explained.

"Wow, that's great for you, no wonder why you were amazing for D.O.G.S. before Lou joined. You see my owner Janet, take me for hiking and camping for the week... But I'm a bit rusty to her, since... I never camping before my father left." Salty explained.

"I never got to meet your father... What was he like?" Catherine asked.

"He and I were great to Janet Reed so much, she was like a sister to us, really. My mother died before I joined D.O.G.S. after my father left." And then smirked, and laugh a bit.

This caught Catherine's attention as she asked with a smile "What?"

"Well, I was just thinkin'. One time, when I was puppy, we were hiking along this stream with Janet... and I saw something shining in the water. It was a genuine arrowhead. Well, you'd think I'd found a lost civilization... the way my dad carried on about it. It wasn't until I was older... that I realized that the arrowhead... was just some compressed shale... mixed with zinc pyrite that had fractured... into an isosceletic triangulate." He explained to his friends.

And he noticed that Duncan chuckled for that part. "That's so cute!"

"Say er... Catherine, Um... Not gonna asked you but... How can you joined M.E.O.W.S before cats and dogs are working to stop Kitty Galore." Diggs asked.

"After my dad left me, I took over his role. But the funny thing was... he always wanted sons, right? One to become a martial artist like me and the other... to be travel around the world. But he got my sister and me instead." Catherine explained.

"So, what... what happened to your sister." Diggs asked after hearing for what Catherine said about her sister. And he has no idea that she one.

Catherine sighed. "She disappeared and never came back... But I know she has her friends who travel with her." She answered.

Salty look surprised to hear that, and then he look at Diggs and wonder what his story is. "Say, Diggs... What about you? How did you spend time with yourself before you joined D.O.G.S." he asked.

"When I was puppy, my owner Shane took me when he was a teenager... We hang out all the time after his school, and we are great buddies to each other when we become Cop. But then I met a lovely dog I like, she's sweet, kind and beautiful to me." Diggs explained.

"You had a girlfriend." Catherine asked as she look surprised.

"Yep. Sure did... We are very close to each other, and I love her so much..." Salty said but then look sad. "But then she moved away with her owner to Japan, so we say our goodbyes before she go away... I really miss her so much..." He sadly explained.

"Man... Life is so hard for you." Butch comment.

"Yeah." Diggs agreed and then look at Angus and Duncan. "Say, about what about you two. What is your story?"

"Us? Well... We do mission and other assassin's stuff, we even care for each other and well... That's that." Angus explained.

"Come on, Angus. Tell them the truth." Duncan pleaded, much for Angus's irritation.

He sighed, knowing that he doesn't like it. "My owner owned a flower shop in Scotland. We would sell roses... carnations, baby's breath, you name it. One day, she's making... about three dozen corsages for this prom. You know, the one they put on their wrist. And everybody, they come. "Where is it?" "When is it?" "Does it match my appearance?" It's a nightmare to me." He said while shiver in disgust. "But then, me and my brother began to watch those Spy Movies alot. So we do missions, fighting and do secret agents stuff. But then we gave up those, because we now became Assassins cause they are cooler then secret agents, that's why Kitty Galore gave us that mission to stop you. And for that, we had enough of her." Angus explained.

"So that's why you fought us back at the boat, right?" Catherine recalled.

"Yeah, that's right... Anyway, let's get some sleep for tomorrow." Angus suggested as he began to go to sleep.

They all agreed, so they all went to sleep for tomorrow.