Successor of Jackie Chan Adventures 3:
Return Of The Oni
(Series 2, Season 3 version)
(I don't own JCA, thank you.)
Chapter 12: Echoes Of The Sea
Vickie, Travis, Jade, Tohru, Alexis, and Morris had arrived in Nambia so they decided to relax at the beach for awhile. Vickie and Jade were having fun swimming and splashing at each other. Travis and Tohru were having sunbathe on shore while Alexis and Morris were running around and making sand castles.
"Ah, there is no place than a beach to calm ourselves down," said Tohru.
"Yep, it is very relaxing that I can hear the ocean waves right now," said Travis.
Vickie and Jade got their heads out of the water after they dive down under the water as they can. As soon as they catch their breath, they heard a strange sound. Everyone began to wonder where the sound was coming from, and then they heard it again. It came from somewhere in the ocean, but they had no idea of what kind of a sound was that.
"Guys, what was that sound?" Vickie asked.
"I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure that it came from the ocean," Alexis replied.
"Then, let's explore the waters and find out," said Morris, as everyone agreed with him.
Everyone was on the boat sailing through the waves to follow the sound. As the sound was getting louder, they were close enough to find out where it's coming from.
"Hey guys, I think it's coming from below us," said Jade.
"At Skeleton Coast?" Tohru suggested.
"Just exactly what I had in mind," said Travis.
Vickie, Travis, and Jade got their scuba gear on while Tohru, Alexis, and Morris remained at the boat. The three scuba divers were ready to dive underwater and swim below the seas. They were searching highs and lows through the seaweeds, corals, rocks, and even secret tunnels for the wailing sound. But they had no luck whatsoever of where it's coming from.
"We have been searching the seas everywhere, and there is no sign of where it's coming from," said Vickie.
"I know, but we got to keep looking," said Jade.
"What about we used our ears instead?" Travis asked. "Let's try listening of where the sound was coming from. If it's loud, then that means we're nearby."
Everyone used their ears to listen very carefully and focus on the mysterious sound. Few moments later, they finally heard a sound, which it was getting louder. It must've been nearby so they swam across and followed the sound of the wailing. As they found the shipwreck under the sea, they entered it and found the young sea lion crying.
"Guys, look, it's a sea lion!" said Vickie.
"So the sea lion is the one who made that sound," said Jade. "But what's it doing here?"
Travis began to notice that there's something stuck on the sea lion's tail. He saw the pipe landed on its tail, which it was hurting him.
"I think I figure it out why," said Travis, as he moved the pipe from the sea lion's tail. "Okay, buddy, you may swim away now."
The sea lion was so grateful that he was finally free and began to swim away. Vickie and Jade laughed as they began to play around with the sea lion while he was swimming around them. Travis discovered his Chi Tang detector as it was activating something unusual. When it was pointing at the sunken treasure chest, he opened it and found the new Chi Tang item.
"Vickie! Jade! Look what I found and you must see this!" Travis shouted.
Vickie and Jade swam below while the sea lion was following them as well. They were checking out to see what Travis has in stores for them.
"What's up, Travis?" Jade asked.
"I had found the new Chi Tang item, it's the seashell speaker," Travis replied, as he showed them a spiral shell in metallic pink color.
"It looks more like a regular shell to me, but I haven't seen that shape before," said Vickie. Travis was getting annoy so he hit her with the seashell speaker. "Ow!"
"I said it's the seashell speaker, not the ordinary shell itself!"
The sea lion clapped its flippers and began to play around with the seashell speaker, which Travis found in the chest. When he honked at the item, the sound grew very loudly that everyone began to cover their ears. Once Travis accidentally dropped the seashell speaker, the sea lion picked it up and gave it to him very politely.
"I guess we already know what ability the seashell speaker has," said Travis. "It allows your voice to grow big and loud throughout the faraway places."
"Hold on a second, when we heard the sea lion's crying from the bottom of the ocean, we were up on shore, right?" said Jade.
"That's right, so that is why we heard it crying for help," said Vickie. "When the seashell speaker activates, the sea lion's wailing was getting louder for us to hear. Even though, we had never heard it from the bottom of the seas."
"And that is exactly what I had in mind," said Travis. "Come on, let's get back to the surface and show this Chi Tang item to Tohru and the others!"
While Vickie, Travis, and Jade were swimming on top of the surface along with the sea lion "friend," Tohru, Alexis, and Morris were still on the boat waiting for them to come out from the ocean. By the meantime, Tohru told Alexis and Morris about the events which took place from five years ago. Once Tohru began to tell them a story a few minutes (or hours) ago (it depends how long Vickie and the others explore the ocean), Alexis and Morris felt very sleepy as they slept throughout his whole story!
"...When the nice woman, who was the resemblance of Sumo Girl, and I were having dinner in the restaurant, we used to talk about what we do for living," he explained. "We also laughed at our jokes and told stories. Oh, how can I not forget our good times together? Especially when I had a great time calling her and never forget her voice. What a charm! Oh, but I had a feeling that it has been few days, and I haven't even call her yet. Probably, I'll try to call her now."
"I think you should save your romantic calls 'til later, Romeo," said Tarakudo. Tohru immediately turned around and had a big feeling that it was him.
"Tarakudo!" Tohru exclaimed. Alexis and Morris finally woke up in the alarm time.
"Oh no, what's he doing here?" Alexis asked.
"I was wondering the same thing," Morris agreed.
Tarakudo chuckled. "I am here for the Chi Tang item! Now where is it and show it to me?"
"Are you nuts, you madman oni?! We don't have the new Chi Tang item!"
"Oh really?" Keizo appeared from nowhere. "If you don't have it, then who has it or where did it go?"
Suddenly, Vickie, Travis, and Jade got back to the surface along with the sea lion. Then, they apparently saw Keizo and Tarakudo appeared at the boat, which Tohru and the others were there as well. Keizo noticed that Travis has the seashell speaker in his hand.
"Tarakudo, this Sherlock, over there, has the seashell speaker!" Keizo exclaimed.
"I'd say let's get that item and drown them so they can sleep with the other fishies," said Tarakudo, as he launched his telepathic powers right at them.
Vickie, Travis, and Jade immediately swam away from his attack. The little sea lion leapt out of the water and landed on the boat. He grabbed Keizo from behind and bounced him like a ball three times. Then, he threw him overboard and into the ocean. Vickie, Travis, and Jade were back on the boat and took off their scuba gears. Alexis and Morris immediately began to transform into survivor ninjas. Tarakudo immediately launched his attack once again, but Alexis quickly saved the day by using the reversal mirror. Even though, his own attack didn't feel him a thing at all. Morris used the urn of sphere to trap him inside so Tarakudo couldn't possibly go pass through it.
"Ohh!!" Keizo growled, as he got his head out of the water and finally got all wet. While everyone was laughing at him, he was really getting annoy. "Look what the hideous sea brat did to me! My special robe is ruin, my hair is a mess, and I'm completely all wet now! No thanks to that sea lion and even to all of you as well!"
"Gee, try to dry yourself off for a change!" said Jade.
"Yeah, you need to learn your swimming lessons, bub," said Alexis.
"Don't forget to put your scuba gear on," said Morris jokingly.
"And enjoy your suntan as well," said Tohru jokingly, as he began to laugh.
"Fools!! There is nothing to joke around me, and you will all pay for that!!" Keizo yelled at them. "As well as I get my revenge, you will all be suffering next time!"
After Keizo and Tarakudo ran away from the heroes, it's time for everyone to send the sea lion to his own reservation. It's been a long time for the young sea lion to go back to his home since he was stuck in the shipwreck. If Vickie, Travis, and Jade hadn't found him, he'll be stuck there forever. And if it hadn't for the seashell speaker, then the heroes wouldn't be able to hear him as well as they hadn't discovered the new Chi Tang item.
"Okay, little friend, here it is, the Sea Mammal Reservation," said Tohru. "And that's where your home is."
"We're going to miss you, little fella," said Vickie. "Go back to your home where your family was, and they're probably worried sick about you."
"Yeah, that's right, your family is probably waiting for you," said Travis.
The young sea lion got off the boat and swam to his reservation. Once he was on shore, his parents were very happy that their pup was safe and sound. As the little sea lion saw the boat departing, he waved his flipper at them and showed them that this is good-bye. Vickie and the others waved their hands and said good-bye to him and the other sea lions as well.
