The kids were soon meeting up and getting ready to go with the adults.
"Otika, uh, I had no idea your family was so adventurous..." Irwin said, trying to talk to the redheaded girl. "You ever need to talk about it... You could come to me."
"I'll be fine, really," Otika reassured him. "We all have pretty adventurous parents and I've seen you fight with Underfist, so we're all more than capable of taking care of ourselves and solving a little mysteries along the way."
"Yeah... When you put it like that, I see your point." Irwin replied.
"You're braver than you think you are," Otika advised Irwin. "I know you are."
"Yes, I was given some advice like that," Vincent nodded. "You're braver than you believe, you're smarter than you seem, and smarter than you think."
"Whoa... That was pretty powerful stuff, yo," Irwin replied. "Who taught you that?"
"A good friend of mine, Christopher Robin." Vincent smiled proudly.
"Huh... Wow..." said Irwin. "That's pretty deep."
"You're not gonna say 'yo' again?" asked Vincent.
"Nah," Irwin replied. "I think I'm getting tired of it."
The other kids gave small smiles, happy for Irwin's growth.
"Okay, they're going out," Felicity said as she looked from the window. "Let's go meet them."
The others nodded and soon followed Felicity on out to go after their parents to do a bit of stealthy work and started out by hiding behind Volgud's statue as it was dark and foggy out, but they would still be able to at least see where they were going.
"Come on, just follow his lantern." Milo told the others as they stealthed behind in the darkness.
They soon heard a very strange sound.
"What was that?" Jenny asked in concern as she held Vincent's hand. "Where did that come from?"
"It is not of zis Earth." Mole replied.
"No. That's a bird. A very big gooney bird," Vinny replied before the sound got stronger and scarier. "...Or a puffin with a very upset stomach."
"No, it's voices," Milo declined. "I can't make out what they're-"
Then suddenly, they were all alone in the dark.
"Where's Volgud?" Audrey asked.
"His light is gone." Mole realized.
"We could be walking in circles," Milo frowned. "We'd better head back to the village."
"And which way would that be?" Audrey then asked.
"Over there," Milo suggested. "Head for the lights before the fog closes in again."
Everyone proceeded to make their way through the fog... Or trying to.
"Ow! I hit my face!" LJ called out.
"Mother! Mother, where are you?!" Zofia cried out.
"Someone's touching my hand!" Lee called.
"You're touching your own hand, Lee!" Felicity told him.
"Oops... So I am." Lee said bashfully then.
"Just a moment. Listen to the gravel." Mole advised the others.
"Not now, Mole." Audrey complained.
"But this is decomposed granite which would mean we are headed for the cliff." Mole informed before crying out as he suddenly fell, but he wasn't the only one.
Everyone soon cried out and panicked as they slid down the cliffside and Mole was dangerously falling until he took out a pair of pic-axes and stopped himself from falling any further, smiling, but then everyone piled on top of him. Obby soon snarled and howled as he was left alone on the clifftop.
"Obby! Just stay calm!" Otika told the lava dog to ease his nerves. "We'll be okay."
"Nobody move," Cherry said. "We don't want to trigger the rockslides."
"I'll help get us gently down if everyone's in." Atticus offered.
"Sure, go for it!" Lionel told him. "I seriously doubt anybody's gonna stop ya!"
"Okay, let me see here..." Atticus stuck his tongue out in concentration.
The others looked concerned and worried before Atticus soon used his strength to help all of them down and safely hopped down from the cliff before they could all fall on each other and get seriously hurt. There were soon glowing lights behind the fog as they all let out a big sigh of relief.
"Now that was too close," Irwin said as he and Otika were holding each other. "Um... Hi."
"Greetings." Otika replied as they held each other before they both seemed to blush.
"Ahem..." Cherry smirked as she came between the two, making them look bashful then. "I think something strange is going on around here."
"We've already figured that out," Lionel stated. "Now we just need to find out what."
"My gut is pointing towards that Volgud guy," Cherry suggested as she kept her smirk. "There's something about him I don't like and it's not just that he kinda sounds like Mr. Krabs."
"Fair enough," replied Lionel. "He's pretty creepy-looking."
"So, what do you think we should do, Aunt Cherry?" Estelle asked.
"Go back and see him," Cherry suggested. "I smell a rat."
The others soon agreed as they began to plan their next move against the creepy old man known as Volgud.
Speaking of which, meanwhile, Inger was setting the table before she was startled by the older man who came to see her.
"Gather the possessions of the strangers and burn them." Volgud instructed her, but they suddenly had some familiar company.
"What's the matter, Volgud? You think we've got fleas?" Vinny huffed as he and the rest of the group was shown, glaring sharply at him.
"Gee. You seem surprised to see us." Atticus noticed.
"Definitely worm or leech," Vinny shook his head sharply. "Salamanders are too cute."
"We'd like to hear more about Volgud's deal with the devil." Milo said softly and hopefully.
"It is an old wives' story, a folk tale, nothing more." Inger shook her head as she turned away from the group.
"Ms. Inger, we want to help," Akito said as maturely as he could. "Lives have been taken at sea, and I suspect in this town. Surely you understand that, right?"
Inger glanced over before she sighed softly and came toward a portrait. "I would love to let my little one play outside again. Long ago, the fish left the sea," she began to tell them. "The town was in danger of dying. A bargain was struck. The souls of the people for the life of the town."
"Le Kraken!" Mole gasped.
"Sometimes known as the 'devil fish'..." added Milo.
"That can't be coincidental." Lionel remarked.
"The town is provided for, but no one can leave," Inger continued to explain. "And the sun has not shone since."
The others looked concerned from that and soon set off to explore.
"Folklore or not, there is a connection between the Kraken and this town," Milo commented. "I think Lionel has a point."
"I have to agree." Atticus added.
"Volgud hands out food and supplies from somewhere," Kida added. "Maybe a hidden cave?"
"I could search," Vinny suggested as he brought out a stick of dynamite. "Would make a very nice boom."
"Ha! The answer is staring at you right in the face," Mole smirked as he stood with Obby. "Regard how an igneous boulder has been futilely disguised as sedimentary rock. They might as well paint a road sign."
"Okay, thrill us, Mole, show us a secret way." Cherry suggested.
Mole nodded. "Oui, Madam Cerise~" he then said as he came to the rock wall behind him and soon found a lever that happened to be there and soon pulled on it which opened up a rock door right behind him, showing them a way through.
"How convenieeeeeeent!" Cherry remarked in a Dana Carvey-esque voice. "Oh, well, at least it's not an old cave behind the waterfall trope."
"They look exactly the same to me..." Kida commented.
"Yeah, well, you weren't raised by naked mole rats." Audrey replied as she headed into the tunnel.
"That would explain sooo much." Kida noted as she came after her.
"In more ways than none." Otika added, agreeing with her mother.
They then walked into the moist cave for further exploration, finding some men at work as they moved around wooden crates. The group soon hid behind the crates as they saw the workers and found even more suspicion in the air ever than before.
"Zis is all from ze sunken freighter." Mole observed with them.
Kida soon looked across from their hiding spot and saw a familiar-looking stranger. "There's Volgud." she then said.
Indeed, Volgud was there before his eyes glowed suddenly and out came tentacles from the body water from in front of him. The tentacles reached out and pulled out other crates to give to Volgud before stroking his face briefly and going back under the water.
"Volgud is controlling the Kraken." Milo realized.
"How? Table scraps and a rolled-up newspaper?" Lee scoffed.
"He's not using table scraps." Vinny shook his head.
"It's some sort of mental power," Milo countered as he looked at the men at work. "Look at the workers. They look hypnotized."
"I thought that Ms. Allyson looked a bit dead-eyed when we first met her." Zofia remarked.
"I think he uses that power to enslave the creature, telling it what ships to attack!" Milo exclaimed. "If we can rattle Volgud's control, he'll lose his mental grip on the Kraken!"
Zofia noticed Audrey was going somewhere and soon followed her. The kids soon began to do the same, shushing each other, reminding themselves to be quiet.
"I sense a disturbance in Audrey." Zofia whispered.
"I think I do too." Akito nodded in agreement.
The kids continued to follow before gasping and suddenly, they were all wide-eyed and had glowing green eyes.
"Tickling will be good," Vinny advised the others as Obby began to look worried about something. "Nobody can concentrate when they're being tickled. Or a bomb. A bomb is a very good distraction."
Obby soon whimpered and whined like a regular dog to get their attention.
"Shh!" Milo shushed the lava dog until he noticed something missing. "Wait. Where are Audrey and the kids?"
Obby soon pointed as Audrey and the kids soon walked to one spot and the Kraken's tentacles were wiggling on out about to grab the kids as Volgud smiled darkly with his own glowing green eyes.
"Sacre bleu!" Mole gasped.
"Get Audrey and the kids. I'll distract him." Milo instructed as they split up then.
They nodded and dispersed as the kids moved further towards the Kraken's grasp. Milo soon lunged out at Volgud and Atticus then struck him clear across the face. Mo then slammed her hands on the ground and summoned her vines to come out to tie up and restrain Volgud. Cherry and Lionel growled as they came beside Milo.
"I told you guys to-" Milo reminded.
"Our children are in danger too," Cherry replied sharply. "You better stay out of my way unless you want some too, Thatch!"
"Trust me, you do not wanna get on her bad side." Atticus advised.
"Y-Yes, ma'am..." Milo simply nodded, deciding not to mess with Cherry right now before he saw the Kraken grab Audrey and the kids. "What? But he's unconscious. It should go away." he then said, sounding confused since the Kraken was still active even though Volgud was currently knocked out and tied up.
"Maybe it's the Kraken giving the orders!" Lionel realized. "Volgud is merely a puppet it uses to communicate!"
"Whoa..." Atticus muttered. "That sounds pretty messed up."
"I never would've guessed that." Mo added.
"I'm not going to let you lose me like I lost my mother, Otika..." Kida firmly promised as she soon battled and fought the tentacles, going to reach for Otika first only to get thrown against the ground suddenly. "Argh!"
Volgud's goons soon swooped in to fight against Milo and the others to keep them away.
"Okay, now we try Plan B," Vinny advised as he took out his lit-up dynamite stick. "Plan Bomb."
"No. Not at ze creature," Mole shook his head as he pointed at the cracked ceiling above the tentacles. "At ze ceiling."
"How about picking the target before I light the dynamite, huh?" Vinny suggested dryly before he soon threw the dynamite stick in that direction.
The dynamite exploded, bringing down the roof on the Kraken's head, making it lose its grip on the kids.
"Phew..." The adults sighed, relieved that their kids were now safe.
Audrey and the kids soon fell into the shallow water and the adults rushed to their respective children. Atticus helped Audrey stand up as Kida and Milo held Otika protectively. Cherry, Lionel, and Mo then went to get Felicity, LJ, Zofia, Akito, Estelle, Vincent, Jenny, Lee, and Emi.
"Get to the sub pods! We have to stop the Kraken from getting out!" Milo told the others as they were running out of time down here.
The Kraken soon went underwater as the cave began to crumble from the explosion and the group ran off to make their escape. However, the doors in front of them opened and they were suddenly surrounded by villagers.
"OUT OF OUR WAY, BARBARIANS!" Mole hissed as he soon ran towards the villagers, tackling them and they fell on the floor.
The others smiled at that and soon went to continue their escape out the doors. As soon as they left, Volgud stood up and rubbed his head, coming into consciousness and looked wide-eyed once he saw what happened while he was out.
"Ugh... What happened?" asked LJ, groaning.
"You were under some kind of spell, but not a magical spell, but rather a manipulation spell." Cherry replied.
"At least you're awake." Lionel added.
"I remember going underground one minute and then we ended up here," Zofia said to their parents. "Where's everyone else?"
"Don't worry, we're leaving on our sub pods now," Cherry reassured. "We'll be out of this mess eventually, but the important thing is that the Kraken didn't take you from us."
"Talk to me, Mole!" Milo exclaimed over the comlinks. "Our best chance to stop the Kraken is to seal him inside!"
"We'll do our best on that then." Mo replied.
"Audrey, you doing all right?" Milo then asked.
"Yeah. Now," Audrey nodded before shuddering from the unpleasant feelings she had felt during the Kraken's grasp. "...Ooh! It was creepy. All cold and slimy. Everything faded away like I was drowning."
"I didn't like it much myself either." Jenny added.
Oliver purred as he nuzzled against Jenny to comfort her. Vinny's eyes widened as they began to glow green before Mole shoved him suddenly.
"Hey, pay attention!" Mole glared before he had an idea. "It is too dark to see. Fire ze magnesium flares."
"Wait, what?!" Cherry asked before the flares went off suddenly and she glared. "What are you doing? We want to sneak up on-"
"Mother?" Zofia spoke up nervously.
"Huh? Oh... Man..." Cherry blinked and had wide eyes as they saw the Kraken right in front of them.
"Jiminy Christmas! It's already out!" Milo gasped.
"All right... Everybody be very, very careful now," Cherry advised. "Maybe we can still dodge it."
"Avoid the tentacles!" Milo called.
Audrey rolled her eyes. "Sure, cuz I was gonna go right at them..." she muttered sarcastically.
"Never failed before." Cherry smirked.
"Watch it!" Audrey warned.
Otika hugged Obby close as she tried to look calm. Irwin felt very scared himself, but he grew up during his Halloween adventure last month, and soon came to her and patted her on her back to help soothe her.
"Oh... Thank you, Irwin." Otika said with a small smile.
"No proble." Irwin replied.
Otika smiled as she blushed a bit. Irwin seemed to blush back at her.
"LJ, do you think you're going to be okay?" Cherry asked her son, knowing how he could get sometimes.
"I'm all good, Mom," replied LJ. "Why wouldn't I be?"
"I was just worried you'd be having a bad time," Cherry said as she put her arm around him. "We'll get through this though."
"We will prevail." Zofia nodded in agreement.
"It's cool, Mom," said LJ. "I know we'll be okay."
"Good," Cherry said as she patted him on the head. "Let's get out of here."
The others nodded as Cherry went back to her side of the sub pod controls.
Audrey soon avoided the Kraken's tentacles as best as she could, then shooting her torpedos, but nothing seemed to change. "It's no good. I can't line up a decent shot." she then reported to the others.
"We're on him," Milo replied as he moved his and Kida's sub pod towards the Kraken next. "Open wide. It's chow time!"
The tentacles soon threw them back as their torpedos launched.
"What are you waiting for? Fire ze-" Mole warned Vinny before gasping as he noticed that his friend had glowing green eyes now.
Vinny soon pulled his lever and suddenly his torpedo flew towards the Fudos, nearly hitting them, but they luckily got out of the way, but the explosion was still close to them.
"Whoa!" Atticus and Mo yelped as Akito, Estelle, and Vincent huddled against Emi, Lee, Jenny, and Oliver.
"Tell him to watch his aim," Kida warned sharply. "He almost hit the Fudos-Look out!" she then yelped.
"Hey, Vinny!" Cherry glared. "Shoot at the squid, not us!"
"Vinny, what's gotten into you?!" Atticus glared before thinking about it. "Unless... Oh, no," he then said with wide eyes. "He must be being controlled!"
"Brilliant deduction, Sherlock Obvious!" Lionel remarked. "Now how about we do something?!"
"Vincent has gone mad!" exclaimed Mole. "His mind is ensnared!"
"But Volgud-" exclaimed Milo.
"It's not Volgud," replied Kida. "It's the Kraken!"
"Of course! The Kraken is the one with the mind powers." Audrey realized.
"That's why we were coming towards it back there." Jenny nodded.
CLANG!
"Uh... What was that?" Mo blinked.
"It is okay. I have distracted him." Mole replied as he had a wrench and knocked Vinny right on the head.
The Kraken soon began to chase after them and they drove their sub pods out of the way.
"Watch out! Monster on the move!" Milo warned the others.
The chase was on as the Kraken zoomed in closer and closer, looking ready to swallow them whole.
"Whoa... That was really strange..." Vinny mumbled as he rubbed his head and seemed to be back to normal.
"We need a plan," Cherry groaned. "We can't play catfish and mouse forever!"
"I'm down to my last shot!" Audrey called.
"As am I!" Mole added.
"Head back to the beach!" Milo called. "We gotta get onto dry land!"
"That's probably the smartest thing we can do right now." Cherry nodded in agreement.
They soon began to drive their sub pods up towards there.
"No." Vinny soon disagreed as he pulled his lever, turning him and Mole around.
"Mr. Santorini, are you crazy?!" Akito cried out. "You're heading right at it!"
"I will distract him again," Mole suggested as he brought out his wrench only for Vinny to grab his goggles, pull on them, then let go of them, smacking Mole right in the face. "I am blinded!"
"You better have a good reason for this, Vinny." Mo warned firmly.
"It's Milo's sub pod. It's got a full load of torpedoes," Vinny explained. "We can blow them all at once."
"Oh... Hey, that's not a bad idea." Mo then agreed.
"Let's do it!" Milo smiled as he looked excited and motivated.
Obby soon barked and panted in his own excitement.
"Hang on tight back there, kids." Milo told Otika and Irwin.
Vinny took aim, and opened fire, as the torpedo shot down at the sub pod, blowing it to bits and destroying the Kraken.
"Direct hit!" LJ whooped.
Back in the cave, Volgud cried out as his skin glowed with blue runes, and he collapsed.
"You know, I think Mr. Squid was a little bit hocus-pocus himself." Vinny remarked as they took that time to escape.
"So long, OctoWussy." Cherry added as the Kraken was finally defeated as they headed back to dry land.
"Last time I saw someone that cranky, Mo was having contractions." Atticus weakly chuckled.
Back in the village, the statue of Volgud was pulled to the ground, and everything seemed a bit more lively again.
"Yeah, you won't find the Kraken in any history book." Milo commented.
"The curse is lifted, the fish are back, and the mildew has been scrubbed away." Kida smiled.
"I'd say that counts as a great wrapup!" LJ commented.
"So, if something stinks now..." Vinny began to wonder.
"I think I have a pretty good idea of what that stink is." Oliver complained as he stood beside Jenny.
Mole was soon shown to be walking after Audrey. "What? Why you do this with your hand? It is the fish." he then said to her.
The others sighed and rolled their eyes a bit, but the kids laughed a little bit.
"For 8,000 years, I have lived with the same faces," Kida said softly as she looked at some people who were painting a boat before they all waved at each other. "It is strange to meet new people. And each new person has new thoughts, new ideas. Your world has much to offer. I hope one day my people, the people of Atlantis can offer as much."
"There's no reason they can't," Milo said, soothing his wife. "Your people can make a difference to the world, like we did here. Now that there's no Kraken, it's left to people like Inger Allyson to raise their little ones in peace." he then added, waving at the top of the cliff where Inger was with a bundle in her arms, wrapped in a pink blanket.
"Yeah, she's a good egg." Lionel agreed.
"We can never thank them enough," Inger smiled as she waved from atop of the cliff before looking down at her new bundle in her arms. "Now you can grow big and strong and someday be the most important person in town. Now give Mama a big hug~"
The baby cooed as tentacles slipped out of the blanket and wrapped around Inger.
"That's my little one~" Inger cooed as she continued to walk off happily and warmly.
"...Well, that was kinda creepy." Akito commented.
"Almost reminds me of when I have to watch the hatching of some new Pokémon eggs." Emi remarked.
Later on, everyone soon met up in the cozy and warm indoors as it was snowing later that night and Cookie began to serve everybody who was hungry.
"Please tell me that's not the same stuff you fed us on the way to Atlantis." Audrey groaned once she saw the squishy brown substance in her bowl.
"Bet your sweet eyes it is," Cookie smiled as he circled around the table. "Now I told you it would keep and keep and keep. And now it's yours to eat and eat and eat."
"That's right, Margie. They showed me all around the city," Mrs. Packard said, using the phone to talk with a friend of hers at the table. "Yeah. It broke their hearts, but I need my space. Kemot was too clingy."
"Man, we come for Thanksgiving, and we get to see snowfall and Atlantis!" LJ exclaimed. "Is this cool or what?"
"Somehow, Endsville wasn't as crazy or weird as that." Irwin remarked.
"So is that a good thing or a bad thing for you?" Cherry asked as Otika began to feed Obby his own dinner.
"I'm not complaining or in agony." Irwin replied.
"Then I guess this is a step-up from Endsville," Cherry said as she beamed as brightly as she possibly could even without smiling. "Especially with your company with Otika."
"Huh? Oh, uh, I guess so," Irwin blushed as he smiled bashfully. "She seems pretty cool, especially with how we saved each other from that crazy Halloween against Bun-Bun and those wicked witches."
"Nice to know you're doing so well." Cherry told him.
"I'm doing my best, ma'am." Irwin replied.
"Sometimes that's all you can do." Cherry nodded.
Mole was soon feeding Obby next. Obby munched a bit, having quite a bit in his mouth as he sat on the floor with Oliver who ate the food that Jenny had brought with her of course.
"Careful, Mole. Obidalbedsugs aren't used to such a variety in their diet." Milo warned.
"It's only a few assorted silicates I've been meaning to get rid of," Mole replied before he tossed Obby one of his rocks before munching on one himself with a smile. "It's good for the gums."
Milo grimaced at the sight of that before looking around curiously. "...Hey, where's Kida?" he then asked.
"I think I saw her in the other room." Cherry replied as she sat down to eat with the others.
Kida was soon coming over to a window and stared out into the snowy exterior, sitting by the window then.
"It's even more beautiful when the snow melts." Milo smiled at Kida, thinking she was just watching the scenery.
"This time there was no Leviathan," Kida spoke to him, proving his thoughts wrong. "But how do we know there are not other Atlantean weapons out there?"
"Uh, not looking at the scenery, huh?" Milo realized.
"Maybe the crystal's too powerful," Kida frowned. "Maybe it should remain buried."
"But your people, they've regained so much," Milo replied, trying to comfort her. "Could you put them in darkness again?"
"He's right," Lionel replied. "You can't go backwards due to fear."
"Besides, what about Otika?" Atticus added. "What kind of example would this set for her?"
"I want to protect Otika and keep her safe as well," Kida replied. "I feel a little lost, but you do make good points."
"What are the chances of another gas leak in Chinese laundry?" asked Vinny, at the dinner table. "So that's my LAST flower shop; but I'm thinkin' of buyin' a laundry."
Cookie soon smiled and began to serve them their respective food. Obby panted hungrily from under the table, so Vinny and Audrey decided to let him have their food. The lava dog then slurped up the food bowls, even with the bowls themselves, and chowed down on the food, not minding it at all. Milo smiled as he pulled out Kida's chair for him before letting her sit down at the table with them.
"So, I guess now that we know there's no Leviathan on the loose-" Whitmore began to tell Milo and Kida.
"Excuse me." Mrs. Packard spoke up in the background.
"You two will be heading back home to Atlantis with Otika." Whitmore continued, probably not hearing her.
"Excuse me?" Mrs. Packard continued, being as emotionless and ignored as Daria Morgendorffer.
"It's a laundry/fireworks..." Vinny continued to the others he was speaking to.
"But don't be in such a rush," Whitmore continued. "Take some time to see the world. Plane fare is on me."
"That's very generous, Mr. Whitmore." Milo smiled.
"So, where's Felicity?" Akito asked the Schwartz siblings who just seemed to shrug.
"Hang on, guys, Mrs. Packard has something to say." Atticus spoke up, seeing that Mrs. Packard needed some attention right now.
"Thank you, Detective Fudo," Mrs. Packard replied as everyone soon looked over and paid attention to her now. "That's better. It's Dr. Sweet. There's trouble in the Southwest." she then informed them.
"Looks like we gotta travel again after dinner." Zofia said to Otika and the others at their table, sitting at a "kiddie table" like in a traditional big family Thanksgiving dinner.
"Ah, fine by me," replied LJ. "Gotta love this adventure stuff. Bogus that Felicity couldn't come this year, though, but she's probably spending it with one of her friends."
Zofia gently patted him on the back.
"I'm sure she'll be back home soon enough." Vincent replied.
"Knowing her? Possibly!" nodded LJ.
"I'm sure you just have to try to be patient," Jenny smiled. "My parents are gone most of the time, but they always make time for me for the holidays or on my birthday."
"I remember," Vincent nodded. "Sorry they couldn't come on the day of your birthday though."
"That's okay," Jenny assured. "I had you guys, Oliver, Dodger, and Mr. Fagin's dogs for company."
"Are you two going to kiss now?" Zofia smirked to help lighten the mood a little.
Jenny and Vincent blushed before Oliver seemed to snicker at them before Vincent's cat, Snow White, pounced on top of him and the kids all laughed at that.
"So when do we have to get going again?" Estelle asked her parents.
"Probably after dinner." Mo suggested with a small smile.
"Sure, that works for me." LJ replied with a yawn.
"Uh-oh... Is someone getting sleepy?" Akito smirked at LJ.
"Maybe I am, what about it...?" LJ rubbed his eyes.
"Maybe we should get some rest first before we leave then." Akito suggested.
"We did have a bit of a long day today." Emi nodded to her boyfriend.
"So it's decided then..." LJ replied with another yawn. "We've had a long day, so we'll catch some Z's..."
"It's traditional to rest up right after Thanksgiving dinner anyway." Cherry advised.
The others nodded and soon went to get some sleep and to go and see Sweet first thing tomorrow. Irwin was shivering in the bed he had before Otika came over him, wrapping him up in a blanket with a small smile. Irwin then blinked as he sat up and looked over to her as she soon went back to her own space to get some sleep too. Zofia watched that with a small smile and soon went right back to sleep as Otika and Irwin were getting along very nicely, especially a lot better than Irwin's obsession over Mandy DeMisé.