It had been far too long since the last time Tyler had felt so much joy like he had a moment ago. Hearing from Conner that he may have spotted Josh was like coming home to a surprise party when it wasn't even anyone's birthday.

"Now, kid, I dunno if this is actually the guy. He just looks like 'im."

"Is he really small?" Tyler asked.

"Yeah."

"Does he have two stripes on his sides?"

"Yeah."

"Then it's him. Is he still there?"

"Uh, yeah, but kid-"

"Just, tell me where he is and I'll go find him! This is so exciting!"

"Kid, I'm takin' a shipment to the US. I'm right here in New York docks."

"To the, US?" Tyler felt his hull sink almost in the water.

"Sorry, kid. This is a bit far for ya. I know you traveled a bit but, I dunno about this one. You got someone to come with?"

"I have my mechanic.."

"He's not gonna be enough. I'm not tryna sound like a parent but, you need to have someone else with you. In the water, not on board."

Tyler paused. He hated this. Why did everyone tell him he wasn't good enough to go out into the ocean? He made it to Newfoundland before! He survived the huge storm! How was New York any different?

"I-I can try to bring my Pa with me, but, he.. I don't know.."

"Well, whatever you choose, be safe about it kiddo. I gotta get myself going here though. He's still here, I saw 'im zoom by the docks. Take it easy."

"Okay.. bye." Tyler sighed. This was going to be hard. He knew he shouldn't get his hopes up from Pa, but he really needed to do something. Anything. He needed to get Josh home. And Auntie Krista couldn't do it on her own. This gave him a thought. Maybe she could go with him!

"Pa, I've got good, and bad news. Well, sort of." Tyler said as he came up to his dad. He looked to him.

"Conner found out where Josh was! But he thinks he saw him by New York." Tyler wasn't sure how Pa would react to that, but he braced himself. Before Pa could even say anything, Tyler continued. "I had the idea, since it's so far, maybe Krista could come with me!"

"Absolutely not." He replied. "You know you aren't allowed in the ocean. You're lucky you survived the first time!"

"But, Pa, it won't be as dangerous if someone else is with on the water, that's what Conner said. Otherwise, I hoped you could come instead."

"Conner is a large cargo ship. He knows nothin' about the challenges of a small tug like you." Pa raised his voice now, which made Tyler almost back down. "Two boats on the sea is just double the chances of trouble. If one boat sinks, what is the other supposed to do? Nothin', but watch the other go down. A winch may keep him up, but only a short amount of time until you're pushed under too. That is a no, and it's final." He turned around to sail away when Tyler became upset. He rarely got upset. This was different. Josh needed help, and Pa wasn't doing a thing to help. Tugs were supposed to help others, in a way, (mostly big ships) and Pa wasn't. He began to think Pa didn't care about Josh.

"Maybe I'll just leave on my own then." Tyler muttered and Pa turned around almost instantly.

"If you leave this fjord, so help me Tyler-"

"Pa, I need to do this! Someone has to go help Josh and if no one does, he's as good as gone!"

"He's already as good as gone! If he hasn't found help by now it's over!"

This made Tyler's heart break. He felt himself sink into the water as Pa turned around and chugged away. Tyler didn't know what to do but float there, defeated. He tried not to think too much about his hurt heart as he went to Kenneth for maybe some reassurance.

"Hey, Ty! How's the traveler doin'?" Kenneth asked, seeing him float up.

"Apparently a small tugboat can't do anything on his own." Tyler muttered. He didn't succeed in hiding his sadness. Kenneth took on immediately.

"What happened? Pa givin' you a hard time for leaving?" Kenneth came near the edge of the dock to get closer.

"No, Conner thinks he spotted Josh by New York, and, Pa said I couldn't take Auntie Krista with me." He looked up at Kenneth and Kenneth knew Pa must've done much more to this tug than tell him that.

"Hey, Pa just, doesn't understand. He doesn't understand how strong you are. I seen it myself with my own two eyes!" Kenneth said. "Don't take it too hard, pal. Pa will learn that you can do much more than he thinks. Than anyone thinks."

"But, how am I going to find Josh if I can't do anything?" Tyler whined. He tried to keep his tears back. "If I can't go out to bring him back from New York, how is he gonna find his way on his own?"

"Maybe we'll have to hope that he is going to ask someone for help. Maybe a ship will be willing to help him back. Or we can try contacting someone there to help him. There's always a way."