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It was a fair afternoon in the North Sea. The Octopod was stationed not far away from Aberdeen, Scotland. In the Launch Bay, Lekona was waiting eagerly for the GUP-A to return. Captain Barnacles and Kwazii had gone to pick up his wife, Blythe, who was going to be spending some time with the Octonauts while they were nearby.
"They're closing in on the GUP Finder," said Elekai, who opened the Octo-Hatch. The GUP-A entered the Octopod, and the three passengers exited the vehicle.
"There she is; my beautiful wife!" Lekona took Blythe's hand and twirled her around.
"So nice to see you again," purred Blythe.
"Come along," said Captain Barnacles. "It's lunchtime."
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Up in the kitchen, the Octonauts were having lunch and discussing the things they had been doing recently.
Of course, Deborah was raving about Intergalactic Imogen. "See, each season is ten episodes long, and each one has her training with different magic. Right now, I'm on its second season, where she's learning about fire magic with Tallulah."
Blythe politely nodded along. "Excuse me, Captain, I don't mean to be rude, but I don't think I can finish my food."
"That's fine," said Captain Barnacles. "Just give it to Shellington. Bit of a bottomless pit, that one." He chuckled. Shellington quietly put down his food, looking hurt.
"I know the type," said Blythe. "He should spend some time with my friend Keira. She's a real foodie lass; especially after her third glass of red." She laughed.
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About an hour later, outside the Octopod, a pod of dolphins were swimming happily. They circled the Octopod.
"Those little fellas seem to like us," said Elekai.
"What are they?" Kwazii asked. "They're like dolphins with beluga heads!"
"They're Risso's dolphins," said Professor Inkling. "Rather common in Scottish waters."
The dolphins went up to the surface, where they splashed and chirped.
"They're a cute li'l bunch," said Kwazii. He elbowed Lekona. "You wanna go check things out?"
"Let's go." He, along with Kwazii and Blythe, climbed down the ladder to the Launch Bay.
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Outside the Octopod, the trio caught up to the pod. One little dolphin swam over to them.
"Oh, wow, are you pirates?" He chirped.
"Well, neither my wife nor I are pirates, but he is," said Lekona, pointing at Kwazii.
"I'm Reese," said the dolphin, "and I know where some pirate treasure is."
"Really?"
"Yeah," said Reese. "My pod is going to go by where it's hidden. D'you want to come with us?"
"Oh boy, would I ever!" Kwazii put a call in to the Octopod. "Captain, we've got a mission! This li'l dolphin's gonna show us to some pirate treasure!"
Captain Barnacles cocked an eyebrow, but shrugged, agreeing to go along with Kwazii's shenanigans. "We're on our way. Dashi, sound the Octo-Alert."
Dashi pressed the Octo-Alert button.
"Octonauts, to the HQ!"
The Octo-Alert blared throughout the Octopod, and the Octonauts all rushed to the HQ.
However, outside, Reese was getting impatient. "Oh, my pod will leave me behind if I don't hurry up!" With Blythe clinging to his back, he raced after his pod.
"Octonauts, this pod of dolphins wants to lead us to some 'pirate treasure'. Dashi, open up the map."
Dashi opened the map of the North Sea. "The dolphins are headed upwards towards Fraserburgh; rather fast, I might add."
"Hey!" Kwazii shouted. "They're taking off without us!"
"And they're taking Blythe with them!" Lekona yelled.
"We're gonna have to catch up with them," said Captain Barnacles. "Kwazii, Lekona, to the GUP-A."
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Ahead of the pack, Reese and Blythe raced through the water. "First, we go past the big rock." Sure enough, they sped past a tall, pointy rock.
"We're going awful fast," said Blythe, "don't you think?"
"I love going fast!" Reese chirped.
"Oh dear god," thought Blythe.
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Back with the Octonauts, they were zooming through the water to catch up with Blythe and the Risso's dolphins.
"Those li'l guys are fast," said Kwazii.
Captain Barnacles put in a call to Shellington's lab. "Shellington, what do you make of this?"
"Playfulness is a common trait among all types of dolphins," said Shellington, barely emoting.
"That Reese must really want to find that treasure," said Lekona.
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"Second, we go through a patch of seaweed."
Reese and Blyth raced through a patch of seaweed. Blythe picked a strand and wrapped it around her ear as a decoration.
"Hey, I can't see the Octopod anymore," said Blythe. "Shouldn't we slow down, even just a little bit?"
"We can't stop now," said Reese, "we'll lose the pod!"
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"We're not catching up," said Captain Barnacles. "Those dolphins are too fast."
"That's…how dolphins are," mumbled Shellington.
"Captain," said Deborah, taking over the call, "do you think this is an okay time to use the turbo button?"
Captain Barnacles glanced at the turbo button. "I think you're right." He pressed the button, and the GUP-A burst forwards in a major increase of speed, eventually catching up to Reese and Blythe.
"Oh, there you are!" Reese chirped. "We're almost there; we just have to pass the land where the seahorses play."
Just as he said this, they passed over a group of seahorses, who were swimming and dancing together.
"There it is!" Reese ducked down and dug his nose through the sand. He dug up a box. "I need help opening it, though."
Captain Barnacles, Kwazii, and Lekona exited the GUP-A. Kwazii opened up the box to find a music box inside.
"See? Pirate treasure," said Reese, looking proud of himself. Blythe picked up the music box.
"What do you suppose we do with it?" Kwazii asked.
"My friend Mindy had the most adorable pup recently," said Blythe. "I bet she would love this."
"That's my Blythe," said Lekona, wrapping his paw around her shoulder. "Always puts her friends first."
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Later, back in the Octopod, the women aboard the ship were sitting in the Games Pod, talking about girly stuff. Blythe had the newly repaired music box on her lap.
"...and then, we both smeared icing on each other's noses!" They laughed at Blythe's wedding story.
"Oh man," said Tweak, "I hope I have that much fun whenever I finally decide to tie the knot with Anita!"
"This was my wedding photo," said Kitsune, showing them a photo of her and Akio, about seven years younger.
"I never thought of you with short hair," said Deborah.
"I had it up until Ichiro was about two," said Kitsune. "After that, I started wearing it longer."
"Mine was never short," said Deborah. "It's been at least to my bicep ever since it could get that long."
"I grew up braiding Mindy's hair," said Blythe. "I never had my own to play with. I guess that's just what happens when you're a lioness."
"D'you think Mindy's pup will like the music box?" Dashi asked.
"Oh, yes. Mindy and her hubby Rory have been struggling to get little Emma to sleep. I'm sure this music box is just the thing they need."
"That," said Tweak, "or it'll just make the baby screaming slightly more bearable."
The women all laughed.
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Information about the Risso's Dolphin taken from Nature Scot and NOAA Fisheries
Map of Scotland taken from Political Geography Now