Hoo-wee! We're in September already?! Mamma Mia! I hope you guys had a great summer! Anyway, we're up to chapter 9 and in this chapter, the Parrs, Lucius and Aqua Man will have another battle with Bruce. Will they defeat this monster once and for all? Only one way to find out! I hope you guys enjoy it!
The next morning, the group of superheroes are gathered in the master room in their super suits.
"Okay, everyone. Today's the day." Aqua Man announced to Lucius and the Parrs.
"You're sure you can shoot a harpoon at Bruce from a shark cage?" asked Violet.
"Absolutely, lass. The cage is sure to be protective from Bruce."
"Alright, let's do this." said Bob and they head to the boat's deck. Upon arrival, they raise the anchor and set sail.
As Aqua Man steered the yacht, he declared, "Alright, Bruce, prepare to meet your fate."
"I suspect in a few minutes from now, that creature may already be on us!" exclaimed Frozone.
"Then we should probably get started." Aqua Man said as he puts on goggles, swim fins and straps an oxygen tank to his suit. "Time to start sharking." He jumps into the water in the shark cage.
"Good luck down there!" Helen complimented.
"Let's just hope this doesn't turn out like that hypno-goggles incident." Violet said.
"It's just a cartilaginous fish, Violet." Dash said to her. "How bad can it be?"
"Well, it won't be easy, lad." Aqua Man answered. "This fish is strong, fast and extremely intelligent like no other shark, so he's a super shark, and he is still capable of taking down this cage in a matter of minutes. All we need is time so I can shoot his heart."
"Let's just hope it works." Helen said worriedly.
"Alright, lower me down." said Aqua Man to Bob.
"Hey, easier done than said." said Bob as he lowered the shark cage underwater.
"I can't help but feel this is arguably the biggest risk we're taking." Violet commented.
"Well, if it means getting the job done easier, then I guess it's worth a try." Helen said. "Besides, Aqua Man is an excellent and elusive swimmer. He has many ocean powers like fast swimming, aquatic strength, endurance, agility, reflexes, senses and able to tame and communicate with aquatic life. I'm sure he'll be fine."
While underwater, Aqua Man is searching the perimeter and keeping a sharp eye out for Bruce.
About 12 minutes later, Bruce still hadn't shown up yet. Lucius and the Parrs are still watching for Bruce. While they waited, Bob turned on Richard's portable radio and a song is playing.
Smiled with the rising sun
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singing sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true
Saying "this is my message to you"
"Alright, this is absolutely ridiculous!" Violet complained. "Bruce has been absent for 12 minutes, and we're not any closer to killing him. What's taking so long?"
Back in the shark cage, Aqua Man stared into the distance of under the water, squinting his eyes to try and get a better look at what he sees. Then, he saw the shadow of something moving in the sun's rays of light. Something big.
As he stares, the shadow came closer. Now illuminated by the sun's rays of light, Aqua Man could see that the shadow was Bruce heading straight for him.
At the same time, Bob could see Bruce underwater from the yacht and quickly turned the radio off as it is now time for some action.
Bruce swims right near the cage growling. Aqua Man fires his harpoon gun, but misses the heart. "Dag nabbit! I almost had it!" he thought.
Then Bruce disappeared. Where did he go? Nothing happens for 15 seconds. Suddenly, the shark bashes the cage with his head and Aqua Man hits the side. "OOF! Holy Neptune! He's gone mad." Aqua Man thought.
Bruce bashes the cage again, then bashes another side. Soon, he bashes the cage against the boat, causing the bars to break and Aqua Man proceeds to swim out of the cage. Bruce growls angrily and chases Aqua Man across the water and he eventually hides in a kelp bush and Bruce swims away.
As Aqua Man is relieved, the shark surprises him by appearing behind him and roars, forcing the aquatic superhero to swim immediately to the surface with Bruce in hot pursuit.
"He's been down there for a pretty long time." Dash said.
"That's why he has an oxygen tank so he can breathe underwater." Bob answered.
Suddenly, Aqua Man leaps out of the water as Bruce chases him back down.
"Oh, no!" Helen screamed.
"He's in trouble!" Lucius exclaimed.
As Aqua Man surfaces for a few seconds, Bruce grabs him by the arm and drags him back down underwater. As he does, Bruce's teeth sink into his arm, leaving a trail of blood behind them.
Aqua Man grabs one of his harpoons and stabs Bruce with it, causing him to roar in pain, let go of him and swim off.
The Parrs and Lucius see the blood and couldn't believe their eyes.
"Is Aqua Man dead?" Dash asked with worry.
"I don't know, but let's not hope that. Let's hope it's Bruce's blood." Violet replied.
"Okay, this is getting out of hand." said Helen.
Suddenly, Bruce leaps out of the water and towards the superheroes in an attempt to eat them. Violet puts a force field around the boat in the nick of time, causing Bruce to bounce back and land in the sea. But that made him furious, as he snarls and jumps onto the back of the boat, weighing the back down into the water and chomping for the supers who are hanging on for dear life.
"YIPE!" Frozone cried out.
"He's gone stark raving mad!" Bob exclaimed.
Violet screamed as she slid down the back towards the shark as he opens his mouth so he can eat her.
"Violet!" Dash yelled.
"I got you!" Helen shouted as she outstretched her arm to save her daughter from becoming shark chow while Bruce continued to stagger up the back of the boat in an attempt to sink it.
At the same time, Aqua Man is unable to swim properly due to the wound on his arm given to him by Bruce. Due to the massive loss of blood, he passes out and sinks to the sea floor.
Back on the boat, Bob uses his super strength to punch Bruce, sending him back into the ocean and allowing the back of the boat to float again. The shark resurfaces, roaring with all the fury he has.
"He's more angry than ever!" exclaimed Violet. "We can't stop him now!"
"I think we can!" Helen said. "Dash, look in the boat for a weapon, and hurry!"
Dash obeyed and used his superpower to zoom down the stairs to the master bedroom, where he finds a pistol in a box. Once he has the gun, he zooms back to the deck.
"I got a gun!" he exclaimed as he gives it to Bob, who shoots thrice at Bruce. The bullets strike Bruce in the eye and head, but they only made the shark more enraged.
"What do we do now?" Frozone asked.
Bob looked around for something that might work. He spots a scuba tank in the corner of the deck and picks it up. "I think I have an idea. I'll throw this tank into his mouth and shoot at it. When I do, BAM! Bruce will be history."
"I hope this works because if it doesn't, we're dead." Violet said.
Bob tosses the tank to Bruce and it lands in his mouth as the super shark leaps towards them furiously, intending on killing them.
Helen stretches out her arm to punch Bruce, causing him to land in the water. Then he comes back up and growls with anger, rage and fury. ("That's it! I'm through messing around! See you later, fools!")
As the shark makes one last attempt to kill the heroes by leaping towards them on the boat, Bob aims the pistol at him as he shouts, "Smile, you son of a bitch!" He fires the gun and the bullet hits the tank, causing it to explode and blow up Bruce into a million pieces.
"Yes!" Helen shouted with victory.
Bob and Frozone share a laugh as they high-fived each other.
"Yeah! Ha-ha!" Dash cheered as he jumped up and down excitedly.
"Yes!" Violet exclaimed as she and Dash shared a hug in celebration.
As the remains of the now dead Bruce land and sink in the ocean, the dorsal fin and one of his teeth land in front on the boat of the group.
"That's a keeper." Helen said as she picked up the tooth and placed it in her pocket.
YES! Whoo-hoo! Bruce is dead once and for all! *cheers and jumps up and down excitedly* Well, it looks like that's the end of chapter 9. The song that played on the radio while the superheroes were watching for Bruce is "Three Little Birds" sung by Bob Marley and the Wailers. So, I hope you guys all enjoyed this chapter and be sure to review it! Chapter 10 is on its way, and happy Labor Day!
T.T.F.N. Ta-ta for now!
