Author's Note: Yeah! That's right! I gots another story! Anyway, as the summary says, haven't you ever wondered what it would be like if Oscar hadn't confessed his secret at the end? And now, a disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Shark Tale', but I do know that a sequel might be coming out in fall of 2006; according to this website I've forgotten the name of…
Chapter One: He's Still the Shark Slayer
Lenny's POV
I was trapped in a cleaning thing for whales. My pops was beside me in another cleaning thing; if he got out, he'd ice me for sure. He looked over in my direction and growled,
"When we get out of this, you're in trouble."
I was scared out of my wits. I'd seen him mad before at other sharks, and I definitely didn't want him mad at me. As I was about to say something, a crowd of fish began to surround the Whale Wash. I saw Katie Current push her way through the crowd, with two of her camera crew with her.
"We're live at the Whale Wash where famous shark slayer Oscar has captured two sharks." She said. She then went up to Oscar and literally shoved the microphone into his face. "Tell us how you did it."
Above the chanting of 'Oscar! Oscar!' I finally managed to say,
"Could ya' let me out? I've gotta get as far away from him as possible!"
"Look what you did to him!" My dad growled.
I saw Oscar look left, and followed his glance. He was looking at Angie, as she swam away.
"Wait! Hold up… Ang!" He called out, but she just kept swimming.
He'd have to tell the truth now. He wanted Angie back, and the only way he could regain her trust was by confessing. The moment Angie started to swim away, I waited for him to confess… but he didn't say anything. Suddenly, I started to wish that he hadn't lied in the first place.
Angie's POV
"Wait! Hold up… Ang!"
I heard Oscar calling for me, but I just kept swimming. He had all this fame now, all the fans he could ever imagine; he wouldn't confess. If he thought that he could just say sorry and move on, he was wrong. I can't believe I ever liked him. Everything that happened so far is his fault! If he hadn't claimed to have killed that shark then none of this would've happened! I wouldn't have gotten kidnapped by sharks and taken to that sit down. And poor Lenny…
He was brought into this whole thing. I can still remember when his dad found out that he was 'Sebastian the Whale Wash dolphin.' No wonder he said he couldn't go home, he felt like he had no home. At least he was happy for a while.
I'm mad at Oscar, but for some strange reason, I still have faith in him. That argument we had… it seemed to give him a reality check, and he did break up with Lola. He's a very good person when he's not being a liar… you know what, he will confess!... or at least I hope so.
Oscar's POV
"Wait! Hold up… Ang!" I called out, but she ignored me. Even though I was teased before, I had never gotten the cold shoulder.
But she does have a reason to mad. I had lied to her; I lied to everyone. But that shouldn't matter! I lie to everyone! But that should be no reason. She always stood behind me, trusted me, punched my card in when I was late for work. She was my friend. If I wanted her back, I'd have to confess.
But… I knew that if I confessed, I'd lose everything I got so far. My life would go back to tongue scrubbing at the Whale Wash; no more appearances on Okra, (Oprah fishified) no more living in a 'deluxe apartment in the sky.' Back to the same old life I had before. I like Angie and all, but… I don't think I'm ready to go back to my old life. Angie will understand… right?
Angie's POV
"Well, first I had to decide on what levers to push." Oscar told Katie. "Y'know, I wouldn't want to pull the wrong levers, being chased by a shark and all."
I couldn't believe him! After everything that's happened, after knowing that Lenny, Sykes, and I know his secret, he still lies! Tears began to form in my eyes. Even after I said that I liked him, he still kept that 'Shark Slayer' stuff up! I looked at Mr. Sykes and didn't see a trace of disappointment on him! He actually looked happy! I felt like I wanted to scream when I saw him go over, put a fin around Oscar's shoulder, and say,
"That's right, and I helped him with his plan."
After he said that, I glanced over at Lenny. By the expression on his face, he must've been expecting Oscar to confess too. Though I had only known him for a few days, I knew that he was the type who was cheerful. The only time I had ever seen him with a hurt look on his face like that before was when his dad was talking to him at the sit-down. He looked over at me and I saw tears forming in his eyes, though he was trying hard to hold them back.
I couldn't stay at the Whale Wash anymore; it was just making me sad. Tears were streaming down my face as I left the scene. I wasn't going to tell Oscar's secret, but I don't know about Lenny. I do know one thing though; after what he did, neither one of us will forgive him.
Lenny's POV
I couldn't believe he said that! Especially after what happened between him and Angie. The scene with Sykes didn't help either; he just went along with it. I looked over at my pops, still struggling to get out his trap, and then looked over in Angie's direction. She was getting ready cry, just like I was. I tried hard to fight back the tears though. At that time, my attention was focused on Oscar, the story weaver. Twenty seconds into his lie, I couldn't listen anymore. I looked towards where Angie was, but didn't see her.
'She must've left.' I thought. 'She couldn't take it anymore.'
Suddenly, without warning, my feeling changed from sad to anger. Then my anger turned to fury. I had never been angry before in my life, so when the rage disappeared, I was confused. I knew why I was angry, but why did I get that angry?
Lino's POV
That annoying trap I was in was driving me crazy. But I couldn't get out; even if I could get out, what would I do? This shark slayer character would probably slay me if I put a fin out of place. And Lenny… It's Lenny's fault I'm into this whole mess. If he hadn't teamed up with the shark slayer, I wouldn't be trapped right now. I looked over at Lenny to glare at him, but stopped when I saw the look on his face. He looked angry; REALLY angry. The first thing that came into my mind was 'Serves him right for betraying me' but when I realized that Lenny doesn't get mad, I thought, 'The shark slayer must've betrayed him somehow.'
Next thing I knew, Katie Current was saying,
"So, what're you gonna do with these two?"
Oscar answered, "Well, I'm letting this one out first, or the other one'll probably kill him or something. I have to be nice."
I didn't really care anymore after that. All I did was glare at Lenny and mouth, "You're not comin' back home."
Oy, how am I supposed to explain all this to the boys back home…
Oscar's POV
I swam over to the lever to let Lenny out. After his 'trap' was removed, all the fish in the area seemed wary. I went up to Lenny and said,
"And don't ever come back."
After I said that, Lenny gave me the coldest look imaginable. As he swam away, I felt sorry for the guy. He couldn't go back home, and it was my fault he couldn't. I let Lino out of his trap, expecting him to attack me any second, but he didn't. He just gave me a slightly cold look and swam away. I looked around for Angie, but she wasn't there. I realized that I had broke her heart, again,
As tons of fish came towards me to congratulate me and ask for autographs, only one thought flowed through my mind.
'I'm sorry Ang.'
Lenny's POV
I swam westward, feeling depressed. Where I was going; I don't know. I couldn't go home, that's for sure. It was Oscar's fault I was banished from my own home! I hated him so much. It would've been so much easier if he had only confessed. He broke one of his friend's heart while making the other one's heart bitter. As I stopped to look out at the west horizon, I thought,
'Where am I supposed to go now?'
I just kept swimming, hoping everything would turn out fine.
TBC…
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