*In the middle of the night*
"Dr. Jayden, come quick!" Nurse Chestnut screams.
Dr. Jayden comes in the room a few seconds later.
"What's the matter?" Dr. Jayden asked.
"Barnacles, he won't wake up!" Chestnut says in horror.
"What do you mean he won't wake up? That's impossible!" Dr. Jayden exclaims.
"The medicine! I think we may have given him the wrong one!" Chestnut says.
"Oh no! I was for certain that we gave him the correct one! I double checked before I gave it to him!" Dr. Jayden says in shock.
"This is terrible!" Dr. Jayden says crying.
*Moments later*
"Noooooo! Barnacles can't die! I can't be Captain permanently! I can't even do it for even two weeks!" Kwazii says waking up in horror.
His face is soaked in tears and his body is soaked in sweat.
Kwazii looks around the room like a deer in headlights.
He looks at his alarm clock and it is 3:15 in the morning.
"Shiver me whiskers! That had to have been a dream! It better have been that's for sure! I am so out of whack!" Kwazii says trying to catch his breath.
"Some Captain I am! Crying in his bedroom from nightmares!" Kwazii says in tears.
"I will never be a true Captain!"
Kwazii lays back down in his bed and drifts back to sleep.
*That morning a few hours later*
It is now morning.
Kwazii's alarm clock goes off.
Kwazii reaches over and turns his alarm clock off then he yawns.
He sits up in his bed.
"Oh, thank the seven seas that this isn't a dream!" Kwazii says relived.
"Today is the day. My first official day of being Captain. And day one of the Fungus cleanup." Kwazii sighed.
"Today is going to be a long day…..." Kwazii adds.
Kwazii gets out of bed and goes into his closet to change into his Captain's uniform.
A few minutes later he comes out and he looks at his reflection in the mirror.
"Is this really a dream? This just isn't right…" Kwazii talked to himself.
He then convinces himself that this isn't a dream.
This is real and this is really happening.
"Aye, that dream has me screwed up more than an ocean storm! I need to call the Captain and check in on him." Kwazii says.
Kwazii calls Barnacles.
"Hello." Barnacles answers.
"Hello Captain! How is everything going?" Kwazii asked.
"Great! I woke up a few hours after you left. I looked over at my arm and Dr. Jayden has already started the treatment. There was medicine on my arm where it is infected." Barnacles said.
"That's awesome me hearty! When will you take the anxiety medicine again?" Kwazii asked.
"Tomorrow morning. Dr. Jayden said if I take it too many times in a row, it could screw me up." Barnacles answered.
"How are things holding up at the Octopod?" Barnacles asked.
"Oh, very good me hearty. I didn't do much yesterday because I was gone with you. Today starts the Fungus cleanup. After breakfast we will have a brief meeting then we will begin the cleanup. And Dashi is going to show me how to access the Octonauts agenda schedule this morning." Kwazii explained.
"Oh, that is good to hear. If you need any advice, I am here. If I don't answer, I am asleep due to the anxiety medicine." Barnacles said.
"And I had this crazy dream last night…. I can't get it out of my head." Kwazii sighed.
"What was it?" Barnacles asked.
Kwazii thought to himself.
"If I tell him, he would be more stirred up!"
"Um… I would rather not talk about it." Kwazii sighed.
"Oh ok. I understand." Barnacles said.
"I need to skedaddle, I have to be at breakfast in a few minutes. We have a busy day ahead me hearty." Kwazii said.
"Oh, ok I do not want to keep everyone waiting. You are going to do great today!" Barnacles smiled.
"Thanks Captain!"
"Anytime Kwazii!"
Kwazii hangs up the phone call.
"Yeow! That was a close one! If I would have told him my dream, he would be worried about me more than he already is! He wouldn't be able to get it out of his head. He would keep thinking that the dream would come true." Kwazii said relived.
Kwazii goes down the Octo-chute.
*In Christina's bedroom*
Christina's alarm clock goes off.
She gets out of bed and she turns her alarm off.
She yawns.
"Another new day. And today is day one of the Fungus clean up." Christina says.
All the sudden she starts to cough.
"Oh no, I don't have time to be sick! Now is the worse time! I can't be sick, today starts the clean up! And Kwazii needs me! He would be worse off without me!" Christina exclaimed.
She continues to cough.
"I have to stay strong." Christina sighed.
Christina goes into her closet to change clothes.
A few minutes later she comes out, she puts on her makeup at her vanity and she fixes her hair.
"Let the fun begin!" Christina sighs.
Christina leaves her bedroom to go to breakfast.
*In the kitchen*
Everyone is now in the kitchen eating breakfast.
All the Octonauts were having conversations with their fellow crew members.
Once everyone is done eating, Kwazii starts the brief meeting.
"May I have your attention please." Kwazii says standing at the end of the big table.
The room goes silent and everyone's attention goes to Kwazii.
"The day has come. Today, we start a massive task. Also, an important task. The sea creatures are counting on us all to have the Fungus all cleaned up so it won't get anyone sick. This is serious business. We don't want anyone of us to get sick from it either like Barnacles did. We will have to be extremely careful during the cleanup. We will take a break for lunch, also every few hours then we will stop for the day when it starts to get dark. Then during that time while dinner is being prepared, you may do your regular jobs. Tunip and the Vegimals will get to leave the cleanup sessions sooner so they can prepare food." Kwazii explained.
"Good job Kwazii! So far so good!" Christina said to herself.
"Hmmmm… I am curious if the Fungus that got Barnacles sick is the same Fungus that was found outside the Octopod. I will have to investigate just to be sure." Shellington thought to himself.
"We will use the nets in the Launch Bay to scoop up the Fungus then we will put the Fungus in a garbage disposable bin. Just be very careful that the Fungus doesn't touch you. Even the tiniest drop can really hurt you. If it accidentally touches you, be sure to let me know so I can let Barnacles' Dr. know. Any questions?" Kwazii says.
No one responds.
"Alright then me hearties. Let the Fungus cleanup begin!" Kwazii announced.
Everyone leaves the kitchen.