Disclaimer: I don't own the 2004 animated film Shark Tale and all rights goes to DreamWorks Animation SKG. Shark Tale has been one of my favorite movies since my childhood, and it still is today. I've enjoyed that movie many times since I was a kid, and I still enjoy it today. Since I love the movie so much, I decided to do a whole retelling of the movie that is called When A Little Fish Tells A Great White Lie with new characters, new scenes, and different dialogue, and my OC belongs to me. Oh, and by the way, please enjoy the retelling of the movie and please review. Also, you can follow and/or favor the retelling if you want to. Please enjoy and share your thoughts and opinions of the retelling of the movie :)
When A Little Fish Tells A Great White Lie
Chapter 4: The Seahorse Racetrack
The next day at Southside Reef, many of its citizens are swimming around the reef, going to various places, and doing their daily routines as usual when there are no great white shark mobsters around to cause them any trouble and they are safe from them. Also, the citizens of the reef are relieved that they isn't any great white shark mobsters to terrorize them so they will able to do what they usually do when the great white shark mobsters isn't at the reef.
At one of the neighborhoods of the reef, many citizens who live there are doing various things such as a fish family spending some time with each other at the steps of their home, a crab family having some lunch at Taco Mussell, a group of sea creature children playing a game on hopscotch on the road, an electric eel delivering a some mail to the mailbox of somebody's home, a sea turtle taking good care of her garden, a jellyfish carrying his laundry to a local laundromat, and a sea otter doing her job at a local bodega which she owns.
Everything was turning out alright at one of the neighborhoods of Southside Reef since there was no great white shark mobsters around to terrorize them right now, and the sea otter owner leaves her bodega with two garbage bags that is full of food products and beverage products that has been expired. She swims to a nearby alley where it has various dumpsters, and she throws the two garbage bags in one of them.
Once she has thrown the two garbage bags full of expired food products and expired beverages, she proceeds to head back to her bodega so she could continue her job and sell the rest of the products in her bodega that haven't expired yet to some customers. Also, she's expecting for a delivery fish to come with more food products and more beverage products that she has ordered from earlier so she could sell them along with the rest of the products that haven't expired yet.
"Alright. That takes care of the food that has expired and the drinks that have expired." said the sea otter owner. "Now all I have to do is go by to my bodega and continue doing my work, and I gotta wait for the new food and new beverages to arrive at my bodega since I just called them to be delivered this morning. Now, let's get back to work."
The sea otter owner begins to head back to her bodega and continued with her job with selling the rest of the products that hasn't been expired yet to some customers as well as wait for more food products and more beverage products to arrive at her bodega right after she made a delivery for them.
While she does so, Luca and Yvette are staring at her from another part in the alley along with a group of five great white shark mobsters, and the reason why they are staring at her is because she is one of Don Lino's victims of owing him protect money so he wouldn't have to order the members of his great white shark mafia to wreck their local businesses and she's one of those victims who haven't paid Don Lino what they owe him yet.
"You see her, guys? That's her. That's the lady who owns one of the bodegas in this reef." whispered Luca.
"Yes, we can see her, and we already know that it is her." said Yvette. She groaned in annoyance. "We already know she's the lady who owns one of the bodegas in this reef, and you already knew that too."
"Oh, right. I did know that she owns one of the bodegas here." said Luca. "Sorry about that. Sometimes, I forget about some things that I need to know which are very important."
Yvette did a facepalm in annoyance. "That's correct, you do forget about some things which are very important." She sighed in annoyance. "Anyway, that lady owes the boss money, and she hasn't paid him the money that she owes him at all."
"Mmm-hmm. That lady didn't pay the boss the money she owed him, and she was supposed to pay what she owed him." said Luca.
"Let's have a word with her about her failing to pay what she owes the boss like she was supposed to." said Yvette.
"Yeah, let's talk to her about failing to pay the boss money since he owes him big time." said Luca.
"Guys, you know what to do. One of you, go get her." said Yvette.
"One of you can bring that lady so we could talk to her." said Luca.
The five great white shark mobsters nodded their heads in agreement, and one of them leave the other part in the alley, and they begin swimming up to the sea otter owner so Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters could confront her about failing on paying Don Lino protection money like she was supposed to since she's one of his victims of owing him protection money so the great white shark mafia wouldn't have to wreck their local businesses.
The sea otter owner continued to head back to her bodega so she could continue her job and sell the rest of her products that haven't expired yet to some customers as well as wait for some food products and some more beverage products to be delivered at her bodega since he ordered them earlier.
Also, the sea otter owner is completely unaware that Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters have been watching her since he has failed to pay Don Lino protection money which he has been completely unaware of as well.
Just as the sea otter owner continued heading back to her bodega, the great white shark mobster suddenly grabbed her with his fin before she could leave the alley. Once she got grabbed by the great white shark mobster, she screamed in terror and she became very frighted upon seeing the great white shark mobster has grabbed her in his fin.
"Oh, my gosh! It's a great white shark mobster!" exclaimed the sea otter owner. "And it just grabbed me! Help! Help! Somebody please help…"
The great white shark mobster suddenly covered the sea otter owner's mouth and shushed her. "Be quiet. C'mon, you got some explaining to do. Let's go, lady."
The sea otter owner continued to scream in terror while she is muffled, and the great white shark mobster begins taking her to the other part in the alley. Back in the other part of the alley, Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters begin confronting her about her failure to pay Don Lino protection money like she was supposed to do.
Upon seeing Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters, the sea otter owner gasped in complete shock while she was muffled, and the great white shark mobster that was grasping her in his fin removed his other fin off of her mouth.
"Oh, no! It's the great white shark mafia!" said the sea otter owner.
"Yes, it's us. We are the great white shark mafia, ma'am. And we wanna see you today." said Luca.
"Huh?" asked the sea otter owner.
"You're one of those people in this reef we've been expecting to see today." said Yvette.
"What do you guys want with me, huh?" asked the sea otter owner.
"Well, don't you remember? Do you remember what you owe?" asked Luca.
"What? What do I owe?" asked the sea otter owner.
"You know, money. You owe our boss Don Edward Lino money, and it's protection money." said Yvette.
"Yeah, you owe our boss Don Edward Lino protection money, and you owe our boss big time." said Luca.
"You were supposed to pay what you owe our boss, and you haven't paid him what you owe him yet." said Yvette. "Where's the protection money that you owe him?"
"Do you remember that you were supposed to pay what you owe our boss?" asked Luca. "Do you remember that you were supposed to pay him protection money? Do you?"
Upon hearing what Luca and Yvette just informed her about that she was supposed to pay Don Lino protection money, the sea otter doesn't remember that much about paying what she owes Don Lino just as she began thinking about it for a moment.
Then, she quickly realizes that she was supposed to pay Don Lino protection money and that she's one of his many victims who is supposed to pay him protection money so their businesses won't get wrecked by the members of his great white shark mafia. She quickly also realizes that she doesn't have any money to pay what she owes Don Lino like she was supposed to, which means that her business will get wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters, much to her shock and fear.
"Oh, I do remember. I do remember that I owe your boss protection money." said the sea otter. "I remember I'm supposed to pay what I owe him. I absolutely remember that. I do."
"Well, then where's the money that you owe our boss?" asked Yvette.
"Actually…I don't have it. I don't have the money that I owe your boss." said the sea otter owner.
"Then, were you able to make the money somehow?" asked Luca. "Did you make any of the money that you owe our boss?"
"Yeah, did you?" asked Yvette.
"No. No, I didn't. I didn't make any money that I owe your boss at all." said the sea otter owner.
"What?!" asked Luca in shock.
"Why?!" asked Yvette in shock.
"'Cause I didn't. I just didn't, that's all." explained the sea otter owner. "Well, you see, I was making a lot of money lately while I was working at my bodega and selling good products to my loyal customers, but even though I am one of those people who have to pay Don Edward Lino protection money, I've forgotten all about it, and I've been using the money that I owed him for something else."
"Oh, yeah? What do you mean by that?" asked Luca.
"I've used the money for myself and for my family." explained the sea otter owner. "I've been spending the money to take care of myself and my family, and I had to use the money I've been earning from my job as the owner of my bodega for myself and my family 'cause it's very important. I was working so hard at my bodega on earning the money that I need for my family, I completely forgot that I have to pay Don Edward Lino what I owe him."
"Are you serious?" asked Yvette.
"Yes. Yes, I'm serious. I'm absolutely serious." said the sea otter owner.
Upon learning that the sea otter owner doesn't have any money and have forgotten to pay Don Lino protection money, and that she has been using the money for herself and her family, Luca and Yvette became filled with complete surprise and shock, and the great white shark mobster who is still grasping on the sea otter owner in his fin and the rest of the great white shark mobsters became filled with complete surprise and shock as well while the sea otter owner was still very terrified.
Luca and Yvette's surprised and shocked expressions soon fade away just as they begin staring at each other and smirked sadistically at each other, and the great white shark mobster who is still grasping on the sea otter in his fin and the rest of the great white shark mobsters' surprised and shocked expressions soon fade away just as they begin staring at each other and smirked sadistically at each other, and then Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters begin smirking sadistically at the sea otter owner which caused to become greatly surprised while she still looked very frightened.
Since the sea otter owner has forgotten to pay Don Lino protection money like she was supposed to and used the money for herself, they decide to wreck her bodega since she has failed to pay what she owes Don Lino just like the other victims' got their businesses wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia if they failed on paying Don Lino protection money like they were supposed to.
"Well, I guess we have to do something terrible to your bodega, ma'am." said Luca.
"Wait. What did you just say?" asked the sea otter owner in shock.
"You already heard it, lady. We're gonna wreck that little bodega of yours." said Yvette.
The sea otter owner gasped in shock. "What?! No! No, you guys can't do that!"
"Oh, yes we can. We can do that." said Luca. "Since you failed to pay what you owe Don Edward Lino, we're gonna wreck your bodega, and that's exactly what happens to other people's businesses when they fail to pay what they owe to Don Edward Lino."
"But…But…But, you can't!" exclaimed the sea otter owner. "It took a lot of hard work to build my bodega, and I've been the owner of my bodega for eight years straight! Even though I've failed to pay what I owe to Don Edward Lino since I was using the money for myself and my family, that doesn't give you the right to wreck my bodega! You just can't!"
"Well, too bad." said Yvette. "You failed to pay what you owe to Don Edward Lino, and now we have to wreck your bodega. If somebody fails to pay what they owe to Don Edward Lino, their businesses get wrecked by the great white shark mafia, and your business is gonna be wrecked."
"Please! Please, don't do it! Don't wreck my bodega!" begged the sea otter owner. "I'll…I'll…I'll pay what I owe Don Edward Lino! I'll pay what I owe him! Just gimme another chance! I'll make some more money so I can pay him like I was supposed to! Please, my bodega means a lot to me and I've been owning it for so long! Please, don't wreck my bodega and I'll earn more money so I can pay Don Edward Lino like I was supposed to! So, please! So, please!"
"It's too late for that." said Luca. "When somebody fails to pay what they owe to our boss, they won't be given any second chances."
"That's right, no second chances for one who fails to pay what they owe to our boss." said Yvette.
"But…But…But…But…" said the sea otter owner just as she tried to say something. However, the great white shark mobster who is still grasping her covers her mouth with her other fin again, causing her to scream while she's muffled again.
"Alright, now let's get started on wrecking the lady's business." said Luca.
"Yeah, time to wreck her business. Let's go." said Yvette.
The five great white shark mobsters nodded their heads in agreement, and Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters leave the part in the alley along with the sea otter owner who is still in the great white shark mobster's grasp and her mouth being covered by him, and the sea otter owner continue to beg them not to wreck her bodega while she is being muffled.
Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters soon leave the alley and head to the bodega where they begin to prepare to wreck it since the sea otter owner has failed to pay what she owes Don Lino like she was supposed to and was using the money that she owes Don Lino for herself and her family.
But before they could go inside and begin wrecking the bodega, Luca and Yvette orders the great white shark mobster grasping on the sea otter owner to stay behind and keep grasping on the sea otter owner so she won't interfere with them and the rest of the great white shark mobsters wrecking the bodega and force her to watch her bodega being wrecked by them while he keeps holding her in his fin.
"Alright, you stay out here with the lady and make sure she doesn't try to stop us from wrecking her business." said Luca.
"You keep her out here with you so he won't have her stopping us from wrecking her bodega. Stay out here and make sure she doesn't stop us." said Yvette.
The great white shark mobster nodded his head in agreement and he continued grasping on the sea otter owner so she won't be able to stop her bodega from getting wrecked, and Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters went inside the bodega and proceed to wreck it. The sea otter owner watches them enter her bodega in complete shock just as she is still begging them not to wreck her bodega while she is still muffled due to the great white shark mobster covering her mouth.
Inside the bodega, Luca gets out a bat, Yvette gets out a chain, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters gets out crowbars, and they begin wrecking the bodega since the sea otter owner has failed to pay what she owes to Don Lino and that he's one of his many victims who owes him protection money so their businesses won't get wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia.
Luca crushes the cashier counter with his bat, Yvette slashes some food products from some shelves, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters use their crowbars to crush some furniture. Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters work together to wreck the bodega, and the sea otter owner watches them wreck her bodega in complete shock while she is still in the great white shark mobster's grasp, and the great white shark mobster removes his fin off her mouth and watches Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters wreck the bodega with a sadistic smirk.
The sea otter owner attempts to break free from the great white shark mobster's grasp, but she is unable to do so because his grasp on her is so strong. Just as Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters wreck her bodega, and he's still being grasped on the great white shark mobster, the sea otter owner begins to become very depressed upon seeing her hard work getting wrecked by them since she has owned her bodega for eight years straight.
Later on that day, Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters have already gotten finished with wrecking the bodega, and they leave Southside Reef just as they began heading back to the RMS Titanic. Back inside the bodega, everything is now wrecked. The cashier counter has been crushed, the products from each of the shelves has been ruined, the furniture has been smashed up, holes have been left in the walls, and holes have been left in the windows.
After her bodega got wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the rest of the great white shark mobsters, the sea otter owner has been free from the great white shark mobster's grasp and she's now crying due to her hard work has been ruined, and her family is now comforting her and they are her husband, her son, and her daughter.
A delivery manta ray has already arrived with the food products and the beverage products to the bodega, and once he has already arrived at the bodega to make the delivery, he was very shocked to see that the bodega got completely wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters and he also felt really bad for the sea otter owner when he saw her crying and her bodega got wrecked as much as her family felt bad for her.
Also, since the bodega got completely wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters, it's being broadcasted by the news crew of Sea 9 while a huge crowd of the citizens of Southside Reef who live in the neighborhood observe the wrecked bodega in complete shock, and they also felt really bad for the sea otter owner.
Katie Current is now making a report about the bodega being completely wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters from earlier and she's about to have an interview with the sea otter owner about how her hard work on being the owner of her bodega got completely ruined.
"Good afternoon, Southside Reef. I'm Katie Current, keeping it current." Katie Current announced to the viewers. "I'm here at one of the neighborhoods of this reef, and it's where another shark attack has occured today." She stared at the wrecked bodega. "During the latest shark attack in this reef, a local bodega in this neighborhood got wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia, and they would usually wreck up many local businesses in this reef just like this bodega. Right now, I'm gonna have an interview with the lady who owns this business."
Katie Current gets finished with staring at the wrecked bodega, and she swims up to the sea otter owner who was still crying over her hard work of owning her bodega got completely ruined as well as her family and the delivery manta ray. She begins having an interview with her about how her bodega got completely wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters from earlier.
"Hello, ma'am, my name is Katie Current. One of the local reporters of Sea 9." said Katie Current. "Your bodega just got wrecked due to another shark attack, and shark attacks usually cause somebody else's businesses to get wrecked. Anyways, what made the members of the great white shark mafia wreck up your business, ma'am."
"Well…Well…Well, I failed to pay them protection money." explained the sea otter owner while she was still crying. "I was supposed to pay what I owe their boss Don Edward Lino, but I was unable to do so 'cause I didn't have any money right now, and I was using that money to take care of myself and my family."
"Really? The sharks wrecked your bodega 'cause you failed to pay what you owe to their boss?" asked Katie Current in shock.
"Yes. It's true." said the sea otter. "I was supposed to pay what I owe to the boss, but I completely forgotten about it 'cause it was really important to use the money I've been earning from my job as the owner of my bodega to take good care of myself, my husband, my son, and my daughter. I worked so hard to build my bodega and I've owned it for eight years, and now it's completely wrecked."
The sea otter owner continued crying over her bodega has been completely wrecked by Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters from earlier and how her hard work as the owner of her bodega has been completely ruined while her husband, her son, and her daughter continued to comfort her, and the delivery manta ray still felt bad for her, the large crowd of citizens still felt bad for her, and Katie Current begins to feel bad for her as well.
"Oh, it's gonna be okay, ma'am." replied Katie Current. "Many people have gone through something like this when there's shark attacks in this reef, and it's very tragic when their businesses get wrecked by them when they fail to pay what they owe to their boss. Don't worry, I can assure you that things are gonna be alright."
The sea otter owner nodded her head in agreement, and she stopped crying and wiped away her tears from her eyes while her husband, her son, and her daughter continued to comfort her, and the crowd of citizens, the delivery manta ray, and Katie Current still felt really bad for her as much as her family already felt bad for her.
"Thank you very much." said the sea otter owner.
"You're welcome, ma'am." said Katie Current. She cleared her throat and turned back to the viewers. "Well, there you have it, citizens of Southside Reef. A bodega in one of the neighborhoods of this reef got wrecked due the latest shark attack, and this terrible tragedy happened all because the owner of the bodega has failed to pay what she owed the notorious crime boss of the great white shark mafia Don Edward Lino. Also, this kind of terrible tragedy usually happens to other businesses in this reef if their owners have failed to pay what they owe to Don Edward Lino. Now, to Thomas and Rachael about this tragedy in this neighborhood."
Then, the Sea 9 news broadcast switches to the anchorman of Sea 9 who is a halibut named Thomas and the co-anchor of Sea 9 who is a tang named Rachael, and they both begin talking about Luca, Yvette, and the five great white shark mobsters wrecked the bodega as well as how the citizens of Southside Reef being terrorized by the members of the great white shark mafia during these days.
"Good afternoon, Southside Reef. I'm Thomas, the anchorman." Thomas announced to the viewers.
"And I'm Rachael, the co-anchor." Rachael announced to the viewers.
"Today, another shark attack has occured in one of these neighborhoods of Southside Reef." Thomas announced. "And a local bodega got wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia. These kinds of things usually happen when there are shark attacks in this reef, and it was very tragic when the owner of that bodega had all of her hard work ruined then those members of the great white shark mafia wrecked her business."
"Mmm-hmm, that's correct. She was really heartbroken when her bodega got wrecked, and she worked so hard being the owner of it." Rachael announced. "Many other business owners become really heartbroken when their businesses get wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia, and it's absolutely correct when they do usually happen during shark attacks in Southside Reef."
"Also, the bodega ended up getting wrecked by the members of the great white shark mafia 'cause the owner has failed to pay what she owes to their boss." Thomas announced. "She was one of the many victims who had to pay protection money to one of the most feared crime bosses of this ocean, Don Edward Lino, who is the crime boss of the great white shark mafia."
"Some of those many victims have failed to pay what they owe to the crime boss of the great white shark mafia Don Edward Lino just like the owner of that bodega did." Rachael announced. "If those business owners have failed to pay protection money to Don Edward Lino, then he orders the members of his great white shark mafia to wreck their business that they've worked so hard on to own."
"Mmm-hmm. Southside Reef has been under the threat of Don Edward Lino and his great white shark mafia for so long." Thomas announced. "Sometimes, we've been dealing with this shark menace, the members of the great white shark mafia managed to get away with committing crimes, and the crime rate of this reef rises higher and higher."
"The crimes the members of the great white shark mafia have been committing lately are rising so high." Rachael announced. "This shark menace has been going on for so long in Southside Reef, and we all wish that something could be done about all of this somehow. Something must be done about this shark menace sooner or later.
"Also, we all wish that there could be some kind of hero who can put an end to this shark menace somehow." Thomas announced. "If there was somebody out there who could put an end to this shark menace, then the fear of shark activity would decrease and Southside Reef would no longer have to live in fear of the great white shark mafia. Let's keep wishing for somebody who could be able to stop this shark menace so this reef will no longer be under the threat of them."
"Southside Reef will no longer be under the threat of the great white shark mafia if there will be a hero who will put an end to the shark menace." Rachael announced. "All we have to do is keep wishing for that kind of thing to happen, and fear of shark activity will decrease and the reef will no longer have to live in complete fear of the great white shark mafia."
"I'm Thomas, the anchorman." Thomas announced.
"I'm Rachael, the co-anchor." Rachael announced.
"Good afternoon, Southside Reef." Thomas announced.
"And have a pleasant afternoon, everybody." Rachael announced.
Later on that day at the Whale Wash, while most of the employees are cleaning up the sperm whale customers by removing slime off their tongues, taking good care of their teeth, scrubbing their backs with a large amount of soap suds, removing barnacles from their backs, removing barnacles from under them, spraying them with foam, scrubbing detergent on them, and waxing them, most of the employees are at an outdoor cafe that is located right in front of the Whale Wash where they can take a break from their hard work.
At the Whale Wash outdoor cafe, there are many tables that has umbrellas which has the Whale Wash logo and where the Whale Wash employees can sit at, a large concession stand where a fish employee, a flounder employee, a sea turtle employee, and a crab employee work together to sell foods and beverages to the employees, and a large beautiful flower garden that is being admired by the employees.
Most of the tongue scrubbers, most members of the dental squad, most of the fish employees, most of the crab employees, most of the electric eel employees, most of the sea turtle employees, most of the flounder employees, and most of the sea otter employees are sitting at the tables spending time with each other, talking to each other, fooling around with each other, ordering food and beverages from the concession stand, eating and drinking with each other at the outdoor cafe.
Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina are now taking a break from their hard work along with most of the employees of the Whale Wash, and they are also at the outdoor cafe spending time with each other. Oscar and Nelson both went to the concession stand to order some food and beverages for them, Angie, and Sabrina while Angie and Sabrina were waiting for them at one of the tables they are sitting at together, and they ordered the food and beverages from the sea turtle employee.
"May I take your orders?" asked the sea turtle employee.
"Two cheeseburgers and two fries." said Oscar.
"Two hotdogs and two fries." said Nelson.
"A Coral-Cola and a Dr. Pearl." said Oscar.
"And a Spout and a H2up." said Nelson.
The sea turtle employee gets out a plastic tray with a cheeseburger, fries, and a cup of Coral-Cola, another plastic tray with a cheeseburger, fries, and a cup of Dr. Pearl, a plastic tray with a hot dog, fries, and a cup of Spout, and another plastic tray with a hot dog, fries, and a cup of H2up, and he kindly gives the four trays to Oscar and Nelson. Oscar carries the plastic tray with the cheeseburger, fries, and the cup of Coral-Cola and the other plastic tray with the cheeseburger, fries, and the cup of Dr. Pearl, and Nelson carry the plastic tray with the hot dog, fries, and the cup of Spout, and the plastic tray with the hot dog, fries, and the cup of H2up.
"Enjoy your meals and beverages." said the sea turtle employee just as she smiled.
"Okay. We will enjoy our meals and beverages, sir." said Oscar.
"We're really gonna enjoy these." said Nelson.
"Also, our other two best friends are gonna enjoy these too." said Oscar.
"Yeah, they sure are." said Nelson.
"Thank you." said Oscar.
"Thank you, sir." said Nelson.
"You're welcome. And I hope your other two friends will enjoy their meals and beverages as well." said the sea turtle employee.
Oscar and Nelson carry the four plastic trays of food and beverages to their, Angie, and Sabrina's table, and they quickly arrive at the table where they give Angie and Sabrina their own plastic trays of food and beverages.
Oscar gives Angie the plastic tray with the cheeseburger, fries, and the cup of Dr. Pearl while he takes the plastic tray with the cheeseburger, fries, and the cup of Coral-Cola for himself, and Nelson gives Sabrina the plastic tray with the hot dog, fries, and the cup of H2up while he takes the plastic tray with the hot dog, fries, and the cup of Spout for himself.
Then, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina begin eating their food and drinking their beverages together, and they begin spending time with each other at the table they are sitting at while they are having their break at the Whale Wash outdoor cafe along with their many co-workers.
Just as they are, Angie and Sabrina show their gratitude for Oscar and Nelson for getting their orders from the concession stand as well as expressing how they are being gentlemen and showing good manners towards them since they are ladies.
"Thank you very much for getting what I ordered from the concession stand, Oscar and Nelson." said Angie.
"And thank you for getting what I ordered too, guys." said Sabrina.
"You're welcome, ladies." said Oscar.
"You're welcome." said Nelson.
"It was really kind of you two to get what we ordered since it's part of being proper gentlemen." said Angie.
"Yeah, that's exactly what gentlemen do. They are polite to the ladies, and show good manners." said Sabrina.
"Such as the gentleman holding the door for the lady." said Angie.
"And the gentleman pulling out a chair for the lady too." said Sabrina.
"Being a gentleman is being polite and showing good manners. Especially to a lady." said Angie.
"Mmm-hmm. For sure." said Sabrina.
"Ang, Brina, we already know how to be proper gentlemen." said Oscar.
"And we already know how to be polite to ladies, and show good manners." said Nelson.
"We've always been gentlemen to you two ladies, and we've always been very polite and showing good manners." said Oscar.
"Of course. Also, we've always been holding the door for you two and pulling out the chair for you two too." said Nelson.
"We already know that, Oscar and Nel." said Angie.
"We already know that you have been gentlemen and showing good manners, you two." said Sabrina.
Then, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina share a laugh with each other for a moment, and they begin about having a conversation about how they have been working really hard at their jobs at the Whale Wash lately and Oscar also have a conversation with Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina about how he still dreams about becoming a somebody and getting respect from others by becoming rich and famous someday.
Also, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina begin having a conversation with Oscar that even though he can follow his lifelong dreams, he should really listen to his heart instead of his head and he really doesn't have to become rich and famous to become somebody and get respect from others.
"So, it's a good thing that we're now having a break at the outdoor cafe at the Whale Wash, and we really need a break." replied Nelson.
"Yeah, we sure do really need a break from all of the hard work we've been doing lately at the Whale Wash, guys." said Oscar.
"We always work until we drop at the Whale Wash, and it's a good idea to take a break at the outdoor cafe before we can get back to work again during these days." said Sabrina.
"The best place we would have a break from all of our hard work at the Whale Wash is the outdoor cafe of this place, and the outdoor cafe is really amazing." replied Angie.
"Mmm-hmm. The outdoor cafe of the Whale Wash is the best place to have a break at, and it really is amazing." said Oscar.
"Also, not only we're enjoying having a break at the outdoor cafe, everybody is enjoying having a break here too." said Sabrina.
"Everybody who works here is really enjoying having a break at the outdoor cafe besides us enjoying having a break here." said Nelson.
"Well, about the hard work Brina and I have been doing lately at the receptionist office, we've been answering to a lot of customers and doing a lot of paperwork." said Angie.
"That's right. Ang and I were working really hard at the receptionist office, and we worked together to answer to the customers and to the paperwork." said Sabrina.
"I've been answering a lot of loyal sperm whale customers on the telephone, and I did a lot of paperwork along with Sabrina." said Angie.
"And I've been answering to a lot of sperm whale customers on the headset, and I did a lot of paperwork along with Angie." said Sabrina.
"We've both did a lot of hard work at the receptionist office, and we've always worked together to do our important jobs." said Angie.
"Yeah, we've always worked together to do our important jobs, and working at the receptionist office is a lot of hard work." said Sabrina.
"So, about the hard work I've been doing as the leader of the dental squad, Wendell, Hayley, the others, and I cleaned a lot of the sperm whale customers' teeth." said Nelson. "We've scraped off the germs from their teeth, brushed their teeth, flossed their teeth, drilled and filled their teeth for their cavities, and helped them swish their mouths with mouthwash. Wendell, Hayley, the others, and I have always worked together to clean the sperm whale customers' teeth, and it sure is a lot of hard work."
"Oh, and about the hard work I've been doing as a tongue scrubber, the other tongue scrubbers and I scrubbed the slime off of the sperm whale customers' tongues." said Oscar. "We did nothing but worked together to scrub the slime off of the sperm whale customers' tongues as well as vacuum the slime off of their tongues to make them spotless, and it's really a lot of hard work being a tongue scrubber."
"The jobs that we do here at the Whale Wash is a lot of hard work." said Angie.
"We always do our important jobs at the Whale Wash until we drop." said Nelson.
"And doing our important jobs at the Whale Wash can be very exhausting too." said Sabrina.
"So, since our important jobs at the Whale Wash are a lot of hard work and can be very exhausting, we get to have a break at the outdoor cafe at the Whale Wash." said Oscar. "A very amazing place to have a break at before we could get back to work."
"Mmm-hmm." said Angie.
"Absolutely." said Nelson.
"Yeah." said Sabrina.
"Oh, and by the way, not only have I been working really hard as a tongue scrubber, I don't get that much respect as a tongue scrubber from others either." replied Oscar.
"Huh?" asked Angie.
"What?" asked Nelson.
"What did you just say?" asked Sabrina.
"I haven't been getting that much respect from others while I've been doing my hard work as a tongue scrubber, and I still wanna make my dreams come true, guys." said Oscar.
"We already know that you still wanna make your dreams come true since you haven't been getting that much respect from others while you've been doing your job." said Angie.
"Since I haven't been getting that much respect from others as a tongue scrubber at the Whale Wash, I'm a nobody." said Oscar. "A nobody doesn't get that much respect from others and nobody loves a nobody."
"We already know that as well." said Nelson.
"I still wanna be a somebody, and if I wanna be a somebody, I gotta become rich and famous." said Oscar. "I still wanna make my dreams of becoming a somebody come true by living at the top of the reef so I'll finally get the respect that I yearn for."
"We already know that too." said Sabrina.
"The whole reason I wanna be a somebody is 'cause I don't get that much respect from others as a tongue scrubber." explained Oscar. "And the other whole reason I wanna be a somebody is 'cause how I got made fun of by my classmates for admiring my dad's job as a tongue scrubber and thought having a job at the Whale Wash was really amazing."
"We know that, Oscar. We already know that." said Angie.
"I'm never gonna get any respect as a tongue scrubber, and a nobody doesn't get any respect from others at all." said Oscar. "I really wanna be a somebody. I really wanna be special. And the only way I'll become a somebody and be special is if I become rich and famous, and start living at the top of the reef. I've always dreamed about being a somebody and getting respect from others by becoming rich and famous, and I honestly think that becoming rich and famous is the answer to becoming a somebody and getting respect from others."
"But, Oscar, becoming rich and famous can't be the answer of becoming a somebody and being special." said Nelson. "You really need to understand that even though you don't get that much respect at your job, that doesn't mean you have to become rich and famous to make your dreams of becoming a somebody come true, and you also need to understand that you're already special in your own way."
"You really need to understand that you're living a good life already, and you don't have to become rich and famous to become a somebody." said Sabrina. "You should listen to your heart instead of your head, and it's really important to do that kind of thing, Oscar."
"Following your dreams is a wonderful thing, but most of the time, dreams begin small." said Angie. "Oscar, you're already special in your own way and you need to understand you don't have to live at the top of the reef to make your dream of becoming a somebody come true and be special. Also, you should appreciate what you already have, and you really need to understand that you're already special in your own way. You really need to understand that."
Oscar just stared at his three best friends and begin to feel very depressed about how he is so insecure about being special and considers himself as a nobody due to being cruelly mocked by his classmates in Pisces Elementary School for his father's job as a tongue scrubber and how he got humiliated, and he still believes that he must become rich and famous in order to become become a somebody and get respect from others like he has always dreamed about.
Noticing that Oscar began to feel very depressed about his insecurities of being special and consider himself as a nobody due to what happened in his classroom at Pisces Elementary School, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina just stared at him as well while they began to feel very bad for him, and then they quickly smile at him just as they begin to comfort him and warmly embracing him.
When Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina begin comforting him and warmly embraced him, Oscar's very depressed expression quickly faded away just as he begin smiling at Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina for comforting him since he needed to be comforted very much, and he began warmly embracing them just as he showed his gratitude for them for comforting him when he needed.
Also, Oscar really enjoys having Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina as his best friends since they have always been there for him and supported him while he has always been there for them and supported them. Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina have been best friends since they were little kids, and they've always enjoyed their friendship with each other.
"Thank you very much, Ang, Nel, and Brina." said Oscar.
"You're welcome, Oscar." said Angie.
"You're welcome, Oscar." said Nelson.
"You're welcome, Oscar." said Sabrina.
Just as Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina continue to warmly embrace each other while Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina comfort Oscar and Oscar showing his gratitude to Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina comforting him when he needed it, they suddenly stop warmly embracing each other when they notice Sykes has just arrived at the Whale Wash outdoor cafe along with Ernie and Bernie.
Also, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina quickly notice that Sykes, Ernie, and Bernie are swimming up to the table that they are sitting, much to their surprise. Sykes, Ernie, and Bernie soon arrive at their table, and the reason why they arrive at their table is to remind Oscar about the 5000 clams that he still owes Sykes and that he still must pay him back at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack at noon while they greet them warmly.
"Hello, Oscar. Hello, Angie. Hello, Nelson. Hello, Sabrina." Sykes greeted.
"Oh, what's up, Sykes?" Oscar greeted.
"Hi, Sykes." Angie greeted.
"Hello, Sykes." Nelson greeted.
"Yo, Sykes." Sabrina greeted.
"Hey, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina." Ernie greeted.
"Hey, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina." Bernie greeted.
"Are you about to take a break here at the Whale Wash outdoor cafe?" asked Oscar.
"Well, I am planning on taking a break here at the Whale Wash outdoor cafe, but I'll take a break here after I need to get something finished that is very important." said Sykes.
"What is something very important that you need to get finished, home?" asked Oscar.
"You know, that I'm supposed to get my 5000 clams at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack that you owe me." said Sykes.
"Really?" asked Oscar.
"Yes, really." said Sykes. "Have you forgotten that you owe me 5000 clams, Oscar?"
"What? No. No, I haven't forgotten, man." said Oscar. "I haven't forgotten that I owe you 5000 clams and I remember that I owe you 5000 clams."
"Are you sure you still remember that you still owe me 5000 clams?" asked Sykes.
"Mmm-hmm. I'm sure, Sykes. I'm absolutely sure." replied Oscar.
"Well, that's good 'cause I'm here to tell you that it's almost noon, which means it's almost time for you to pay me back at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack." said Sykes.
Oscar gasped in surprise. "Wait a minute. It's almost noon?"
"Of course it's almost noon. Since it's almost noon, it means it's almost time for you to give me my 5000 clams." said Sykes. "So, you better hurry and pay me back, Oscar. 'Cause if you don't pay me back, then you're gonna be in a lot of trouble."
"Yeah, you're gonna be in a lot of trouble, mon." said Ernie.
"A lot of trouble." said Bernie.
"Okay, okay, okay. I'll be on it, Sykes. I'll pay you back. I'll give you the 5000 clams at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack at noon." said Oscar.
"Alright. So remember, show up at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack with my 5000 clams…or else." said Sykes. "I'll see you at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack at noon. See ya later. C'mon, Ernie and Bernie, let's go."
"Yes, boss." said Ernie.
"Absolutely, boss." said Bernie.
Sykes then leaves the table Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina are sitting at along with Ernie and Bernie, and Sykes, Ernie, and Bernie leaves the Whale Wash outdoor cafe just as they begin heading to the Southside Seahorse Racetrack where Sykes will be waiting for Oscar to arrive there to give him the 5000 clams that he owes him and will have to make him face punishment if he fails to give him the 5000 clams.
Once Sykes, Ernie, and Bernie has left the outdoor cafe and begin going to the Southside Seahorse Racetrack, Oscar remembers about the pearl Angie gave him last night to sell it at the Prawn Shop to get the 5000 clams that he needs to pay off his debt with Sykes so the situation that he is right now will be over soon, and he's now getting ready to go to the Prawn Shop to sell Angie's pearl and get the 5000 clams so he'll be able to pay back Sykes at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack.
"Guys, I still owe Mr. Sykes the 5000 clams, and I must sell your grandma's pearl so I can get the money I need to pay him back, Angie." said Oscar. "I'm gonna go to the Prawn Shop to sell the pearl, get the 5000 clams, and go to the Southside Seahorse Racetrack and give Mr. Sykes the 500 clams that I owe him. But first, I'm gonna finish my food and beverage as well as spend time with my three best friends while our break lasts, and then I'll go to those places."
"Okay." said Angie.
"Okay." said Nelson.
"Alright." said Sabrina.
"So, Oscar, remember about the advice we gave you yesterday and today." said Angie. "Remember that you can follow your dreams, but dreams begin small and you should listen to your heart instead of your head."
"Remember that you really need to understand that you're already special in your own way." said Sabrina.
"And remember that you really should appreciate what you already have." said Nelson.
Oscar nodded his head in agreement while he smiled at Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina just as he really valued his friendship with them since he has been best friends with him for a really long time and how they would always be there for him when he needed it while they smiled back at him just valued their friendship with him.
Then, Oscar, Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina continue spending time with each other at the Whale Wash outdoor cafe while they are still having their break, and they continue eating their foods and drinking their beverages together at the table they are sitting.
Also, Oscar is now planning to go to the Prawn Shop to sell Angie's pearl and get the 5000 clams that he needs to pay back Sykes at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack after he gets finished with his break along with Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina at the outdoor cafe, and when he pays back Sykes the 5000 clams that he owes him, the situation his in right now will be over.
While he really valued his friendship with Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina since he has been best friends with them for a really long time, he is still insecure about being so special and still considers himself as a nobody due to what just happened in his classroom in Pisces Elementary School, and he still dreams about becoming rich and famous so he can become a somebody, be special, and get respect from others.
Later on that day, many citizens are at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack where they watch the latest seahorse races and bet on the seahorses who are competing in the races so they could win by receiving betting slips. Everybody kept cheering for the seahorses and betting on the seahorses during the race while Sykes was at his private box swimming back and forth, waiting for Oscar to arrive with his five grand that he owes him.
"That kid better show up with the money or else he's dead meat." said Sykes. "If Oscar doesn't show up with my 5000 clams, then he's gonna get it."
"Just say the word, boss. If he fails to pay you back, then we'll be ready." said Ernie.
"We're ready to punish him if he fails to pay you back, boss." said Bernie.
At the lobby of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack, Oscar is swimming to Sykes' private box with an envelope full of the 5000 clams, and he has already sold Angie's pearl at the Prawn Shop thanks to Angie helping him out. Once Oscar gives the 5000 clams to Sykes like he's supposed to, he will be out of debt with him and his problems will be over.
"Carry a big envelope full of money. Give it to Mr. Sykes. Pay him back." said Oscar. "Carry a big envelope full of money. Give it to Mr. Sykes. Pay him back. Carry a big envelope full of money. Give it to Mr. Sykes. Pay him back. Carry a big envelope full of money. Give it to Mr. Sykes. Pay him back. Carry a big envelope full of money. Give it to Mr. Sykes. Pay him back."
Just as Oscar is swimming to Sykes' private box to give the envelope full of the 5000 clams to Sykes so he will be out of debt with him like he was supposed to, two fish accidentally bumped into him, causing him to let go of the envelope.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! Let's go! We don't wanna miss it!" said the first fish. "This race is our big chance! We don't wanna be late to see it! We gotta hurry!"
"Are you sure about this? Is it gonna turn out so well?" asked the second fish.
"Well, of course, it is. One of the trainers of the races tipped me off." said the first fish.
"He already told me that one of the races is rigged. The whole thing is rigged. It's a fix."
Oscar quickly caught the envelope back and continued to head to Sykes' private box to give it to him to pay him back, but he begins hearing the two fish's conversation about how one of the seahorse races has been rigged, much to his surprise.
"So, what's the seahorse's name anyway? Who will be the winner of the next seahorse race?" asked the second fish.
"It's gonna be Lucky Day. One of the famous seahorses of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack." said the first fish. "He has won many races in the racetrack of this reef already, and he has already won the first four races which are the Halibut Derby, the Mackerel Derby, the Flounder Derby, and the Carp Derby. He's gonna be the winner of the fifth seahorse race, and that's the Minnow Derby."
Oscar looked up at the list of the many seahorses who is part of the seahorse races on the wall, and see that one of the seahorses Lucky Day is on top of the list, meaning that he is one of of the most famous seahorses of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack and will be the winner of the next seahorse race.
"Next up, the fifth race known as the Minnow Derby." the announcer of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack announced. "The seahorses who will be competing for the Minnow Derby race is Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, Oceanus, and last but not least, the longshot at two hundred to one, the famous seahorse of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack and longtime champion, Lucky Day. Betting windows close in one minute, everybody. So, enjoy the race, and have a good time watching the seahorses race each other in the Minnow Derby, fifth race of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack."
"If Lucky Day wins, we're gonna be rich! Rich!" said the second fish.
"We'll win a lot of money if Lucky Day wins the next race!" said the first fish. "All we have to do is pray that Lucky Day will win the race in the Minnow Derby!"
"Alright." said the second fish.
Oscar became filled with excitement. "Top of the reef, here I come! I'll become rich and famous in no time at all if that seahorse Lucky Day wins the next race!" He quickly snapped out of it. "Wait a minute. What the heck am I doing? Oscar, don't get distracted. Do what you're supposed to do. Remember what my friends said to me last night. Remember what my friends said to me last night. Remember what my friends said to me last night. C'mon, Oscar, remember. What did my friends say to me last night?" He begins remembering what Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina told him from yesterday evening.
"My grandmother told me that dreams can begin small, and all you have to do is…bet it all! BET IT ALL!" said Angie in Oscar's mind.
"You can follow your dreams…BUT YOU CAN MAKE THEM COME TRUE MUCH FASTER BY BETTING ON THE SEAHORSE!" said Nelson in Oscar's mind.
"Oh, and I heard that same advice from my parents about…BETTING ON LUCKY DAY SO YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF FILTHY STINKING RICH!" said Sabrina.
Oscar imagined if Lucky Day wins the next seahorse race, he will win a lot of money and begin living at the top of the reef. He forgot everything Angie, Nelson, and Sabrina told him from yesterday evening, so he had a new plan. He slammed the envelope down on one of the counters of the lobby and foolishly bets on the 5000 clams on the next seahorse race.
"5000 for the longshot Lucky Day to win the Minnow Derby, the fifth race of this seahorse racetrack!" said Oscar just as he gave the envelope to a fish cashier. "I'm betting the one of the famous seahorses Lucky Day to win the Minnow Derby, and I'm betting on him with 5000 clams!"
The fish cashier takes the envelope. "That's a really impressive bet, and that's two hundred one." He presses a button on the betting slip printer machine and a betting slip prints out. "Betting on the longshot Lucky Day and one of the most famous seahorses of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack would earn somebody a million clams! Making a bet on the famous seahorses such as Lucky Day would earn big money fast! Impressive! Very impressive!"
Oscar takes the betting slip. "Well, I guess betting on Lucky Day makes me Oscar the millionaire."
At the far end of the lobby, the words "the millionaire" hung in the water like a strand of saltwater pearls, and a mysterious figure heard the words. The mysterious figure turned herself around, and she was a lionfish named Lola who is a gold digger and a femme fatale. Her name was famous all over Southside Reef, and she was the most beautiful and most alluring yet voluptuous fish in the entire Atlantic Ocean.
Once she turned herself around, Lola began staring at Oscar with a very interested expression since he had placed his bet for Lucky Day to win and claimed himself to be a millionaire, and she's only interested in those who are rich and famous.
Just as Oscar was about to leave with the betting slip and hoped that Lucky Day would win the next race, he suddenly noticed Lola, and he became completely lovestruck since she was the most gorgeous fish he had ever seen.
Then, Lola begins doing some dance moves right in front of Oscar for a moment just as she seduces him while Oscar keeps staring at her with a lovestruck expression. Lola stopped dancing seductively in front of Oscar and began flirting with him.
"Impressive bet on one of the most famous seahorses of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack, handsome." said Lola. Oscar's mouth hung open for a moment and then he chuckled while he was in love with her. "You got a name?" Oscar chuckled again just as he was unable to say anything. "Are you gonna tell me what your name is?" Oscar chuckled again just as he nodded. "Well, my name is Lola." She then leaves.
Oscar then snapped out of it. "C'mon, man! Get your game face on! That super hot lady just talked to me, and I can't let her know that I don't have any class at all! I gotta impress her somehow and get her to notice me!" He smacked himself in the face and began following Lola around. "So, Lola, my name is…" He accidentally bumped into a pillar. "My name is Oscar, sweetie. And it's really nice to meet you, pretty lady." Mrs. Sanchez stared at Oscar while she was reading the newspaper, causing him to yelp in surprise and shock. "Oh, Mrs. Sanchez. It's you…reading the newspaper at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack. Hello…milady."
"The kind of smooth talk doesn't work out with me." said Mrs. Sanchez while she continues to read the newspaper.
"Oops. My bad." said Oscar. He continues following Lola. "Hey, so, Lola, my name is Oscar."
"So, that's your name? Oscar?" asked Lola.
"Mmm-hmm." said Oscar.
"That's a really cute name." said Lola.
"You really think my name is cute." said Oscar.
"Yes. Yes, I do think it's a cute name. Also, you are very handsome too." said Lola.
"Really?" asked Oscar. Lola nodded her head yes. Oscar chuckled. "Thank you for telling me that."
"You're welcome. So, you are actually a millionaire are you?"
"Uh…Yes. Yes, I am a millionaire." said Oscar while he began impressing Lola.
"I heard that you made a bet on Lucky Day by using 5000 clams, and you must be a millionaire who has a lot of money." said Lola.
"Of course, I do. I have a lot of money, and I have millions of clams. The millions of clams that I have are 10000. Actually, it's 20000."
"That's a great deal of money, Oscar." said Lola. "So, I'm really into millionaires, and since you are one, I would like to watch the fifth race with you at the VIP section. I've always wanted to see the seahorse races at the VIP section, and it has the best seats there."
"Really. You wanna watch the fifth race with me at the VIP section that has the best seats?" asked Oscar.
"Mmm-hmm. Yes, I do." said Lola.
"Well, I can escort you to the VIP section right now." said Oscar.
Suddenly, Oscar begins thinking of an idea to get into the VIP section to watch the fifth race with Lola since she has flirted with him and he began impressing her by allowing her to think that he's some kind of millionaire which isn't true at all. Also, Oscar has already known that he is unable to get in the VIP section to watch the fifth race with Lola.
While Oscar was thinking of an idea to get into the VIP section to watch the fifth race with Lola so he could continue to impress her by claiming he's a millionaire, Sykes suddenly shows up at the lobby along with Ernie and Bernie looking for him, causing him to become filled with surprise and he became nervous.
"Oscar. There you are." said Sykes.
"Oh, Sykes. Hey, homie, what's up?" Oscar greeted nervously.
"My henchmen and I were looking all over for you at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack. Where have you been?" asked Sykes.
"Well, I…Um…Um…I just got here. I just arrived at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack, that's all." said Oscar nervously.
"I've been starting to think that you've skipped out on me, that is something very important, you know." said Sykes.
"Actually…well…I guess you were heading to the concession stand to get something to eat and drink while you race the seahorse race." said Oscar.
"Huh? What did you just say?" asked Sykes.
"Would you mind bringing us back some drinks from the concession stand?" asked Oscar just as he pushed Sykes to one of the concession stand.
"Hey, what are you doing? What the heck are you doing, huh? Why are you touching me? Why are you pushing me to the concession stand?" asked Sykes.
"Can you bring a Coral-Cola, a Spout, a Dr. Pearl, a Gush, and a H2up which is an extra for me? That would be great man, thanks. Thank you very much." said Oscar. "Oh, and bring back some popcorn and those little wiener thingies."
"You mean the corn dogs with the toothpicks?" asked Bernie.
"What the heck are you doing?! Don't listen to him!" exclaimed Sykes just as he bonked Bernie in the head.
"C'mon, Lola, let me escort you to my box at the VIP section where are the best seats at." said Oscar just as he began escorting Lola. "Let's go watch the race together and see how it will turn out."
"Wait a minute? Your box?" asked a crab security guard while blocking Oscar and Lola from the entrance.
"His box?! He can't even afford the best seats at the VIP section, and he couldn't even afford the bubblegum from under those best seats either!" exclaimed Sykes.
"Well, he just laid five grand on Lucky Day to win the fifth race and he's a millionaire." said Lola while Oscar tried to tell Sykes that she was crazy. "I think he can afford anything he wants since he has a great deal of money." Lola stared at Oscar just as he nervously smiled at her.
"Five grand? My five grand?!" asked Sykes while he got angry and upset.
"No! No! No! It was…um…uh…it was another five grand! I used another five grand, it wasn't your five grand!" said Oscar nervously.
"You had the money to pay me back like you were supposed to and you ended up betting on one of the seahorses to win the fifth race anyway?!" asked Sykes. He grabbed the betting slip from Oscar. "GIMME THAT! AND YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT A MILLIONAIRE EITHER! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING CLAIMING YOURSELF TO BE A MILLIONAIRE! WHERE IN THE HECK DID GET THAT KIND OF IDEA?! HUH?! HUH?!"
Lola stares at Oscar for a moment and then loses all interest in him upon learning that he isn't really the millionaire she thought he was. "Actually, I just realized I made a mistake. I'll be leaving now." She begins swimming away.
"No! Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! Lola! Hold on! Come back! Just wait! Lola!" Oscar called out just as he followed Lola.
Lola turned back. "Look. Deep down, I'm really superficial and I'm into the ones that I'm really interested in." She pulls Oscar close as if to kiss him. "Also, don't get me wrong like I said from before when I first met you, you have a cute name and you're so handsome but…" She pushes him away just as he belittles and disrespects him. "I just found out that you're a nobody and you're not a millionaire at all. What a waste of my time. Ugh."
"But I've been going around places lately, and I've been dreaming about becoming a millionaire for a very long time." said Oscar.
"Well, call me when you get to that place you've been going to, and let me know when you actually become a millionaire. For real." said Lola.
Lola then left while Oscar stared at her, and Oscar became filled with disappointment that she left after she found out that he isn't rich and called him a nobody while he has failed to impress her since he has fallen in love with her and attempted to win her love by claiming that he has some kind of millionaire which isn't true. Then, Oscar saw Ernie and Bernie holding the corn dogs with faces drawn with ketchup and mustard right in front of him.
"Oscar, you have a cute name and you're handsome, but you're a nobody and you're not a millionaire at all." said Bernie.
"Wait, Lola, come back! Please, don't go! I'm not a nobody! I'm nothing but a wiener!" said Ernie while he and Bernie laughed together.
Sykes nudged Oscar's shoulder. "You are unbelievable, and I can't believe that you bet my 5000 clams on the fifth race, Oscar! I just can't believe you did that and you were supposed to pay me back with the money! You're in trouble up to your gills, and now you're asking for more trouble, huh? Now, c'mon! Get into the VIP section and let's start watching the fifth race! C'mon!"
Sykes grabbed Oscar's fin and took him to his private box at the VIP section while Ernie and Bernie went to the VIP section as well. Sykes is angry and annoyed Oscar bet his 5000 clams on Lucky Day to win the fifth race of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack, but he agrees to see how the fifth race will turn out.
Meanwhile, after she lost all interest in Oscar after she found out he isn't rich and left, Lola begins swimming around the Southside Seahorse Racetrack while hoping to find somebody else who is actually rich and famous so she could seduce with them since she's only interested in those who are rich and famous, and that's because she's a gold digging femme fatale. She looked around for somebody who is actually rich and famous at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack since she is only interested in them.
Just as Lola was looking for somebody who is actually rich and famous so she could seduce them, many male fish noticed Lola swim by and began staring at her with very lovestruck expressions just as they gasped. Some of them fainted on the floor due to being in love with her, and some attempted to win her love just as they swam up to her and began flirting with her.
First, a fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Next, a second fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the second fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the second fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the second fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Next, a third fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the third fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the third fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the third fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Next, a fourth fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the fourth fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the fourth fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the fourth fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Next, a fifth fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the fifth fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the fifth fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the fifth fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Then, a sixth fish swims up to Lola and flirts with her. Lola becomes interested in the sixth fish when he begins flirting with her and asks him if he's rich and famous, but he explains to her that he isn't rich and famous at all just as he continues to flirt with her and attempts to win her love. However, Lola quickly loses interest in the sixth fish upon learning that he isn't rich and famous at all while she belittles and disrespect, and calls him a nobody and the sixth fish leaves just as he became disappointed.
Lola has lost interest in the sixth fish who have flirted with her and tried to win her heart since they weren't rich and famous at all, and she has belittled and disrespected them all and called them all nobodies. She continued to look for somebody at the Southside Seahorse Racetrack who is actually rich and famous so she could seduce them since she's only interested in those who are rich and famous, and that's because she's a gold digger and a femme fatale.
Soon, Lola overhears another fish joyfully states that he has already placed a bet on one of the seahorses Oceanus to win the fourth race which is known as Carp Derby by using 3000 clams, and Oceanus has managed to win the fourth race and he has earned himself 50000 clams. The fish is very happy that he has won 50000 clams after Oceanus has won the fourth race and he states that he is a millionaire.
Once she overheard that the fish is actually a millionaire and has won 50000 clams after he has used 3000 clams to bet on Oceanus to win the fourth race and Oceanus has won the fourth race, Lola quickly becomes interested in him since she's a gold digger and decides to seduce him just as she swims up to him.
The fish quickly notices Lola and he becomes completely lovestruck, and Lola does some seductive dance moves right in front of him and begins flirting with him. The fish flirts with Lola and asks her to go out on a date with him, which she delightfully accepts and calls him a somebody since he's a millionaire, and Lola and the fish then leave the Southside Seahorse Racetrack together while they hold each other's fins.
Just as Lola and the fish leave the Southside Seahorse Racetrack together to go out on a date, Lola is very delighted that she has managed to seduce the fish since he is actually a millionaire and she is only interested in those who are rich and famous.
Also, since Lola is a gold digger and she is only interested in those who are rich and famous, she is absolutely a superficial person just like she explained to Oscar from earlier when she lost all interest in him after she found out that she isn't the millionaire she thought he was. Being superficial means being shallow, and being shallow means somebody who isn't that deep and questions people for who they are and they only care about what they have.
At Sykes' private box at the VIP section, Oscar, Sykes, Ernie, and Bernie are getting ready to watch the fifth race of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack the Minnow Derby, and Sykes now expects Oscar to hope that Lucky Day will win the Minnow Derby somehow or else he will be in big trouble since he has foolishly bet his five grand on Lucky Day to win the MInnow Derby instead. Ernie and Bernie already took their seats, and Sykes picks up a glass cup from a wine bucket.
"Oscar, you better pray that the seahorse you bet on comes through and wins the fifth race…or else." said Sykes. "That you bet on with my 5000 clams." He quickly noticed Oscar sitting on his head. "Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! You get out of my seat! Out of my seat! Right now!" Ernie and Bernie grabbed Oscar and forced him to sit between them. "Unbelievable! Very unbelievable!" He took his seat with his glass cup.
"Sit tight and watch the race with your only good eye, mon." said Ernie while he laughed with Bernie.
"Yeah, enjoy the race with your only good eye." said Bernie while he laughed with Ernie.
"The Minnow Derby begins." the seahorse racetrack announcer announced. "And the seahorses Fish Fingers, Seabiscut, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, Oceanus, and the longshot and one of the famous seahorses Lucky Day are all lining up at the post." The gates open, and Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus begin racing on the seahorse racetrack. "And the seahorses are off. Followed by Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus."
While Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus begin racing on the seahorse racetrack, Lucky Day is still behind the gate and is trying to get out of it.
"It appears the longshot Lucky Day appears to be having trouble getting out the gate, and the gate appears to be stuck." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued. "Somebody must've forgot to fix it last week."
"What?!" asked Oscar in shock while Sykes stared at him.
"Only a foolish sucker could've bet on that seahorse to win the Minnow Derby." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued.
"Are you serious?" asked Sykes.
"No, no, no, homie. Don't worry. Don't worry at all." said Oscar. "This usually happens sometimes. He's just having some trouble, that's all."
"But what's this? But what's this?" the seahorse racetrack announcer continued. Suddenly, Lucky manages to break through the gate and he begins racing on the seahorse racetrack along with Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus. "Lucky has crashed his way through the gate, and he now begins racing in the Minnow Derby. Down the first straight of the seahorse racetrack, it's Seabiscuit, Fish Fingers, Oceanus, and Lucky Day."
"Please, Lucky Day, go fast. Please, Lucky Day, go fast. Please, Lucky Day, go fast." whispered Oscar while hoping that Lucky Day would win the race.
While the seahorse race continued, Lucky Day was far behind from Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus on the seahorse racetrack. Suddenly, Lucky Day begins to catch up with Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus, and he manages to pass Yellow Tail, Oceanus, and Salmonella.
"Coming around the far turn of the seahorse racetrack, its Seabiscuit by a length Lucky Day is far behind from the other seahorses." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued. "And here comes Lucky Day and he's catching up to the other seahorses. He's passing Yellow Tail, Oceanus, and Salmonella. He's doing a great job during the Minnow Derby already."
"See? What did I tell you? You see that? You see what I'm saying about Lucky Day? Who's your fish now?" asked Oscar. "Go, Lucky Day, go! Go fast! Go fast!"
"Go fast, Lucky Day!" said Sykes.
"Go! Go! Go!" said Ernie and Bernie.
While the seahorse race still continues, Lucky Day manages to pass Seabiscuit and he catches up to Fish Fingers. Both Lucky Day and Fish Fingers are now trying to get past each other so either of them could make it to the finish line.
"And around the final turn, here comes the longshot Lucky Day. Lucky Day is now caught up to Fish Fingers." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued. "They're head to head, neck to neck! What a very great effort, everybody! Look at Lucky Day go!"
"C'mon, go through for me, Lucky Day! Win the race! You can do it! Win the seahorse race!" said Oscar just as he became very excited. He then sat right next to Sykes on his seat. "I'm just getting tired of waiting to get started on counting all of the money that we'll earn when Lucky Day wins the seahorse race!"
"Me too! We're gonna be rich!" said Sykes just as he chuckled.
Lucky Day has already managed to pass Fish Fingers right after he has managed to pass Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus, and he is now in the lead of the seahorse race and he's almost to the finish line. While Lucky Day is about to make it to the finish line, Oscar and Sykes begin singing the song Moving On Up by Ja'net DuBois which is the theme song from a 70s sitcom called The Jeffersons and do a victory dance together while Ernie and Bernie smirked at each other.
"This is Lucky Day's big day, everybody! It's Lucky Day, he's gonna win the race just like he won the other races! It's Lucky Day!" the seahorse racetrack announcer continued.
Just as Lucky Day is about to make it to the finish line, he suddenly loses control of himself, trips himself on the ground, and accidentally hits himself in the nose with his tail. Then, he crashed on the ground and rolled around after he accidentally tripped himself.
"Oh, no! What happened! Lucky Day is down! He tripped himself while he was about to cross the finish line, everybody!" the seahorse racetrack announcer continued.
Oscar and Sykes kept singing the song Moving On Up and did a victory dance together, Oscar suddenly saw Lucky Day had crashed on the ground and became filled with surprise and shock.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" exclaimed Oscar.
Lucky Day kept rolling around on the ground after he accidentally tripped for a moment, and then he stopped right in front of the finish line while Fish Fingers, Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus continued to race on the seahorse racetrack, and Fish Fingers was the first to make it to the finish line, meaning that he won the Minnow Derby.
"And here comes Fish Fingers, Seabiscuit, Yellow Tail, Salmonella, and Oceanus, and Fish Fingers have crossed the finish line." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued. "And Fish Fingers is the winner of the Minnow Derby. He has won the fifth race of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack."
After Lucky Day has lost the Minnow Derby due to tripping on the ground and Fish Fingers has won the Minnow Derby, Oscar kept embracing Sykes so he wouldn't let him notice that Lucky Day has lost the fifth race and Fish Fingers is the winner of the fifth race.
"Hey, what happened? Let me see what happened." said Sykes.
"Wait, wait, wait! I just wanna keep holding you!" said Oscar.
Sykes pushed Oscar off of him. "Get out of my way, Oscar. Let me see, will ya?"
Sykes quickly saw that Lucky Day has lost the fifth race and Fish Finger is the winner, causing him to become very angry since Lucky Day has lost the race, Oscar has lost him five grand.
"It's a very unlucky day for the longshot and one of the famous seahorses of the Southside Seahorse Racetrack Lucky Day." the seahorse racetrack announcer continued.
"Um…remember your happy place, Sykes." said Oscar.
Sykes growled in anger and he began inflating in anger upon seeing that Lucky Day has lost the Minnow Derby and Fish Fingers has won. He looked at the betting slip and angrily ripped it up.
"It's a very sad day for Lucky Day. And that's why he was called a longshot." the seahorse racetrack announcer.
"Yo, that was crazy, right? Who knew that Lucky Day was gonna win the fifth race?" asked Oscar. Ernie and Bernie smirked at each other and knew they must do their job just as they swam right behind Oscar. "I mean, everything's set, we're good to go, we were about to earn a lot of money, and Lucky Day trips. I mean, who trips during a seahorse race? And by the way, on what?"
"Okay, you know what? That's it! That's it! I've had it!" snapped Sykes. He then inflates and begins floating away. "Ernie, Bernie, do me a favor and take good care of Oscar. I want you to find the deepest darkest in the Atlantic Ocean, and when you do, dig deeper, and put him in it! Take him to the wastelands and teach him a lesson!"
Just as Sykes was floating away, his quills popped a balloon that belonged to a young fish child, causing her to scream very loudly since her balloon got destroyed. Oscar attempts to say something, but Ernie and Bernie bound and gagged him in seaweed and threw him inside a sperm whale's mouth. Sykes keeps floating away while the bound and gagged Oscar has been thrown into the sperm whale's mouth by Ernie and Bernie.
"Sorry, kid. It's nothing personal. It's just business, and you're gonna have to be taught a lesson." said Sykes. "Really, you must be taught a lesson, and my two henchmen are gonna teach it to you at the wastelands."
Ernie closed the sperm whale's mouth, and Oscar was about to face punishment for his foolish decision on betting Sykes' 5000 clams for Lucky Day to win the fifth race the Minnow Cup, which Lucky Day ending up losing the race and cost Sykes his 5000 clams. Oscar was now gonna get it for his foolish decision.
End Of Chapter 4: The Seahorse Racetrack
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