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Kenji and Jade watched as Violeta fell from the air.

"Jade, quick, alley-oop!" He cupped his hands together and bent over. Jade backed up a little and then took two large steps. She then jumped and put one foot into his hand. Kenji flung her up. She streamlined her body so that she flew up high. Then she curled in and did a roll. Straightening up she intercepted her falling cousin and snatched her from midair. She then somersaulted with Violeta in her arms and landed on her knees still holding her.

"Are you okay?" Kenji ran to them.

"I'm fine." Jade said.

"I was talking to Violeta." He told her before turning to Violeta. Jade rolled her eyes.

"I'm okay." She said in a small voice. She shuddered a little.

Kenji put a soothing hand on her shoulder. Violeta's eyes widened.

"Look out!" She formed her smack hands and blocked another spear that came at them.

"Who's doing that?" Kenji growled.

"Why don't you go ask?" Jade pointed over their heads.

"Crab men!" Serge exclaimed.

"Crab men?" Kenji gaped at him. From the corner of his eye he saw more movement. He grabbed his sister and cousin and pushed them out of the way. Several more spears rained down on them.

"We have to stop them." Kenji stated as he pushed everyone behind some coral.

"Oh, genius! How ever did you come to that conclusion?" Jade asked sarcastically.

"I don't see you coming up with any brilliant plans." Kenji snapped at her.

Before Jade can answer a loud shot rang out from next to them. They both turned to see Violeta with a cannon on her shoulder. She had shot some coral at the crustacean EVOs overhead. As the shrapnel hit its target the crab men scattered. Some fell and landed on the craggy ledge below them. The rest fled.

The siblings stared at Violeta who rescinded her slam cannon.

"What?" Violeta shrugged. "I just recently figured out how to make that."

"Nice shot." Jade managed to get out.

"Thanks." Violeta said cheerfully. "I've been practicing."

Kenji decided it was perhaps best not to ask where she had been practicing. "I'm sure with all that noise, Serge junior must know we're here by now."

"Either that or he's not here." Jade added.

"He's not." Serge added coming over with a scowl. The kids jumped. They had forgotten he was still around.

"How'd you know?" Kenji blinked in surprise.

"I just checked. My squid is gone. His holding area is just next to this room. He must have taken it." Serge shook his head.

"Then we can check this place out. Maybe our parents are prisoners here." Jade said excitedly.

"Possibly. Serge is there anyway to get up there." Kenji asked.

"Yes, follow me." Serge walked to the back. He pressed down on a coral lever. A lift made of coral lowered from the ceiling. They all got on and Serge pulled on another lever. The lift took them to their destination.

At the top they got off. Kenji looked around it was a very large space filled with bioluminescent EVO coral that lit up the room.

"This place is so cool." Jade muttered. "Weird but cool."

"Kenji! Jade! Come quick." Violeta urgently called them.

Kenji and Jade rushed to her side. Violeta pointed at one of the walls of the cavern. Kenji couldn't make out what she was pointing at in the dim light until his eyes adjusted. Then his eyes widened. Jade's mouth was already hanging open.

Embedded in the frosted glass wall were their parents frozen in whatever position they were in last.

0o0

Rafael blasted some of the crab men off the boat but more started to climb over the other side. Bobo helped by hanging off the cabin roof and kicking the crab men in the heads. Jasmine grabbed a boat hook and batted several off.

"There are too many of them." Jasmine yelled. "Fall back to the starboard."

"Where's the starboard?" Rafael asked.

"Go right!" Jasmine answered as she knocked another crab man off the boat. She swung again but this time one of then used it claws to snap the pole in half. Jasmine threw the remaining piece at it. The crab man swatted it away with its claw. Jasmine grabbed the stroller and rolled Angel over to the starboard as Rafael followed. Several crab men advanced on the small group. Jasmine spotted the diaper bag still stored next to the pilot seat. Luckily, Bobo was close to it.

"Bobo, get me the diaper bag." Jasmine called to the chimp.

"Strange time to want to change diapers!" Bobo growled.

"Just give it to me." Jasmine pleaded.

Bobo nimbly picked up Angel's diaper bag and flung it over the heads of some crab men towards Jasmine who plucked it out of the air by its strap. Bobo then swung himself over to them.

"Raffy, keep them busy!" She ordered as she rifled through the bag.

Rafael blasted a few but he was getting worn out and his blasts were not as powerful. The crustacean EVOs were pushed back but they were able to get up. They continued toward them.

"Jasmine, I'm getting tired." Rafael whimpered before blasting another crab man that was getting too close.

She pulled out the baby powder.

"Really? I was joking about the diaper." Bobo looked at Jasmine as if she was crazy.

Jasmine didn't answer instead she unscrewed the top. She poured a handful and with a deep breath blew the powder at the crab men. When the fine powder mist hit them they looked like they were in pain. They grabbed their throats and doubled over.

Jasmine blew more of the baby powder. The crustaceans began falling back. As Jasmine continued to hit them with more baby powder the crab men jumped over the side of the boat. In less than a few minutes it was over. All the EVOs had left.

"Wow, who would a thunk we'd be saved by baby powder?" Bobo said.

"Crustaceans prefer moisture. I was banking on this powder to make it unbearably dry and painful for them." Jasmine explained.

"It also makes the boat smell nice." Rafael added.

Angel gurgled and clapped his hands.

"Do you think they'll be back?" Bobo wondered as he cautiously peered over the side.

"I don't know but I've got to reach Kenji and the others." Jasmine said worriedly. She tried the comlink again. Still nothing.

"What are we going to do?" Rafael asked looking at Jasmine.

Jasmine bit her lip. She was not use to making snap decisions.

"I think we may have to go after them." Jasmine said finally. "If they don't answer in the next few minutes we go down."

"Not me. You know what wet fur smells like?" Bobo snorted.

"Of course, you're not going. You have to watch Angel." Jasmine reminded him.

"Well, there, you see, I have a job only I can do." Bobo said loftily.

Angel cooed and noises came from his bottom.

"Yup, there's a job right now." Jasmine smirked.

Bobo glared at her but went to pick up Angel.

"Eww," Rafael held his nose.

Jasmine paced over to the side of the boat. She didn't like the idea of going down there. Plus she had to figure out how to get Rafael down there. He could dive like she could. She saw the debris of the sea monster flat and she had an idea.

She jumped over the side. Rafael ran over to see what his cousin was doing.

She surfaced a few minutes later pulling a part of the sea monster.

"Hey Raffy, what do you think about being a sea monster?" She said to her cousin.

Rafael's eyes lit up.

I don't know if the whole baby powder thing is true or not but hey it looked good on paper. Please suspend believe and for goodness sake don't actually try it on any crustaceans.