Here's the next chapter/episode, depicting parts of 'Field Trip', but at the same time, diverging into something different. Anyway, enjoy!

It was that time of the year again... a middle of the school-year field trip for everyone. The destination this year... a place where everyone in PS 118 has been to since the first grade... the aquarium.

I remember my first trip to the aquarium, and frankly, I was a bit nervous. On the bus, Nadine and Phoebe noticed I was shaking a little bit.

"Rhonda, you're not STILL afraid of Lockjaw, are you?" Nadine asked.

"Uh... L-Lockjaw? What?" I said, trying to play it cool. "Me, a Lloyd, afraid of a sea monster I saw as a kid when we peered into the aquarium? If that's what you guys are indicating..."

Then I squeaked a little, "Then you're totally right, I'm scared."

"Rhonda, I've been to the aquarium last year, and I can safely assure you, whatever we saw as kids wasn't as scary when you see it again." Phoebe asked.

"How would you know?" I asked, frowning.

"I'm just saying, once we get to that exhibit, you may not be as afraid of it as you once were..." Phoebe explained.

I rolled my eyes. Yeah right. What did Phoebe know? She was scared as the rest of us were when we first saw Lockjaw... although going to the museum again was pretty exciting. As long as the dangerous fish kept to their side of the cage, I'm perfectly fine. So, I did my best, ignoring all the rowdy kids that were swinging around on the bus.

Pretty soon, we reached the aquarium as every kid, heck, I suppose it includes myself, got excited. Even though we're only kids, and I should know better than to be squealing and annoying delightfully, I still do it, just for the sake of excitement.

Pretty soon, our group of kids reached the area where a security guard was standing, as he started to recite some rules. "Welcome to the City Aquarium, we have a few simple rules to follow. No feeding the fish, no tapping on the glass, no diving in the shark tank, no video cameras, no photography, NO sushi chefs..."

A Japanese exchange student cursed in Japanase as he started to walk off. I didn't hear the rest of the rules as I overheard Arnold whispering, "Who's Lockjaw?"

"You kiddin' me?" Gerald gave a smirk as everyone turned towards Arnold. "He's only the scariest sea monster in the ocean deep!"

I was suddenly a little nervous the more I overheard the kids as Sid said, "If there was a battle between him and a giant squid, Lockjaw would win!"

My legs were almost about to give out as Stinky continued, "I heard he could grab a boat with his head and sink it..."

"I heard..." Gerald started, but I didn't want to hear anymore, as I decided to turn back my attention towards the security guard, who was just finishing off giving the rules.

"...no guns, no knives, no plastic explosives and most of all, NO SKATEBOARDS!" The security guard said as he grabbed a kid's skateboard and threw it in a nearby closet where confiscated skateboards were at.

I just stuck with Nadine and Phoebe as we decided to take a look around at the fish. I smiled, looking around at the big sharks swimming around. Actually, even if on the other side of the glass, it's not really that worrying to see the fish... in fact, it was really more cool. Maybe my kid mind couldn't take it, but now that I'm near double digits... I'm actually appreciating the sea life that lived in these aquariums... maybe seeing Lockjaw won't be bad either.

"Hey girls."

My heart quickly leapt up for a moment upon hearing my crush's voice. Nadine, Phoebe and I turned towards Arnold as he asked, "I was wondering, which of these sea creatures is Lockjaw?"

"Oh, he's not in the main aquarium area." Nadine explained.

"Yeah, he's outside, where everybody can see him. Trust me, seeing these is nothing compared to Lockjaw." I said, trying to play it cool.

"Hey Arnold, we're going to see Lockjaw!" Gerald called as he and the other schoolmates were running outside to the main attractions. "Come on!"

Arnold could only smile as he decided to follow.

Phoebe and Nadine turned to me as they noticed I seemed to be shaking. "Rhonda, come with us, and I will prove to you that your childish mind was just imagining what you thought Lockjaw was."

I just nodded at Phoebe's sentence as I followed them. Half of me just wanted to walk away... but I suppose I had no choice.

Pretty soon, we were at the fish tank, and I couldn't face it. I covered my eyes as I told Phoebe and Nadine, "Tell me when it's over!"

Phoebe frowned. "Rhonda, uncover your eyes. It's not as bad as you think."

"I can't bare it!" I whispered as I heard a button being pressed and a voice came blaring out from the speakers.

"And now, presenting the terror of the deep, the ancient reptile whose ancestors date back over one hundred and fifty million years, the mighty Lockjaw!" The voice said in a whisper.

"I can't look." I winced, as I still kept covering my eyes.

"That's Lockjaw?" I heard Arnold say in a confused expression. I was a little confused. What did he see that I didn't?

I quickly uncovered my eyes and turned them to see... a walking turtle. That... was what I was scared of as a kid...

A green sea turtle whose shell was covered in graffiti. Wow. Was I really scared of that? Sure, I never found turtles appealing, but I was so relieved.

"Big deal." I heard Harold say.

"He seemed a lot bigger when we were in first grade." I heard Sid say.

"He's not so scary!" Stinky complained.

"What a rip!" Harold frowned as he threw his drink at the sea turtle, who dived back under the water.

As the kids laughed, I just sighed in relief as Phoebe turned to me. "What did I tell you, Rhonda?"

"You were right, Phoebe." I said. "Looking at this now, it doesn't seem that scary. I wonder why I thought it was..."

"You were around six." Nadine said. "We all were. We didn't know any better."

I shrugged. "I guess..."

My eyes wandered, and I could have sword I saw Arnold go under to the area where Lockjaw's underwater cage was. I didn't pay it any mind.

"What a day." I said as Nadine and Phoebe were now walking to the library with me. Our field trip has just finished up and we had just arrived in time for school to be over. As everyone stayed on the bus to get home, Nadine, Phoebe and I decided to get started on our homework right away. Phoebe's little tradition, you see, required all of us to get a head start on our work we got assigned today. In this case, our homework today was to make a report on one of the sea creatures, a three page report on what these sea creatures' natural life was at.

"So, Rhonda, what do you think we should do our report on?" Nadine asked as we kept walking.

I paused to think, couldn't help but think about the fear of that turtle being dissipated today. I smiled. "How about we do a report on sea turtles? Now that I'm not afraid anymore, I think I'd like to do a little research on them!"

"Excellent choice, Rhonda." Phoebe smiled as we arrived at the library. "Here we are, we better get started."

For about the rest of the afternoon, we looked up encyclopedias and did some research on turtles, their natural habitats, and how they lived in the wild. Learning more about turtles really intrigued me. I never knew turtles could live for so long...

Of course, I felt bad as I read about the birth cycle of how turtles came to be. To think the young ones would have to fend for themselves when travelling towards the water...

I wrote a couple of notes on the subject as I closed the book. I picked up the encyclopedia and walked off as I put it away. I leaned down and noticed another book on turtles. I was about to reach for it, but at the same time, another hand had reached for the exact same book.

"Oh, sorry, I..." We both started before we looked up.

Before my eyes, I saw the person who was reaching for the book. She was around nineteen, had blond hair, and she was wearing a white shirt, black vest and a green skirt. My head suddenly ached a little at first, but I didn't pay it any mind as I said, "No, it's my fault. Didn't know you wanted this book."

"No, it's all right." The blonde haired girl smiled as she picked out the book. "I was just doing a little research for my community college report."

"On turtles?" I asked curiously as I sat down next to her.

"Sea life in general, actually." the girl smiled as she opened the book. "I want to do a good job and get all my resources as best as I can."

"Interesting." I smiled as I sat down. "My friends are doing research for PS 118."

"PS 118!" The girl smiled. "I attended that school. From what I can tell, you're from third or fourth grade, right? Is Miss Slovak still teaching?"

"Yeah. This is actually her last year." I explained.

"Her last year?" The girl asked. "Oh, is she retiring?"

"Yeah, said something about after this year, she was going to become a professional golfer." I explained. "I never took interest in the sport, so I wouldn't know."

"Well, back when I was around your age, I was one of her best students." The girl explained. "I was one of her perfect students... she was always impressed with my works and my suggestions..."

"You know, Miss Slovak did mention something about a student she had long ago who was practically perfect in every way." I spoke. "You're Olga?"

The girl, known as Olga, smiled. "Oh good, Miss Slovak still remembers who I am! I must have really left a big impact!"

"So, wait... you're Olga Pataki?" I said in shock. "Pataki, as in Big Bob Pataki?"

She only smiled. "Yes, Big Bob is my daddy."

"Wow..." I said in surprise. Imagine, me talking to a relation to a Pataki...

I've heard of the Patakis before. My mom and dad were... you may say... business rivals with Big Bob Pataki, the main man behind Big Bob's Beeper Emporiums. Despite them being rivals, Big Bob would always find a loophole in my parents' logic, and he always kept his businesses. I don't usually delve into their business politics much, but even I know how ruthless Big Bob can be, in and out of business.

Still, I talked with Olga. "Then you must have heard of the Lloyds?"

"Oh yes. Daddy always says they're the richest, but in the end, they always agree that he has his business and they have theirs. Why do you ask?"

"Well, I'm actually the Lloyds' only child." I explained. "My name is Rhonda. Rhonda Wellington Lloyd."

"Oh, so you must be the Lloyds' precious daughter." Olga smiled.

"Precious doesn't begin to cover my looks." I said in a sultry voice.

"Well, I better get back." Olga said as she picked up the book. "I've got a report due in an hour for an evening class I'm partaking in. Do you want to take the book with you? I know you want it for your sea turtle research."

"Nah, you can have it." I smiled. "I can always find more material."

"All right." Olga smiled. "I hope we meet again sometime, Rhonda."

"Same here, Olga." I smiled as Olga started to walk off.

I paused. Strange. Whatever pain I had in my head was now gone. Hmmm, it was probably nothing.

I decided to go back to my friends, they're probably wondering where I went to.

"You actually met the daughter of your parents' business rival?" Phoebe said in surprise as me, Nadine and her were walking off to home.

"I know, but it was really great." I smiled. "As people have always mentioned, Olga has always been a perfect girl! She never does anything wrong, she always knows what to do, comes up with great ideas..."

I sighed a bit. "I really would love to be just like her..."

"Oh, Rhonda, if you kept your grades up and paid attention..." Phoebe gave a little smirk.

"I can do without the sarcasm, little miss Perfect." I rolled my eyes. "And I've been doing good at my grades!"

"Really?" Nadine asked. "Your Social Studies report says otherwise."

"Oh come on, Nadine, do you have to bring that up?" I groaned. "Look, it doesn't matter in the long run. The point is, meeting Olga was like the best thing that I ever had happen to me. I really hope I see her again."

"Maybe someday." Phoebe said as we arrived at her house. "Well, good night you guys."

Me and Nadine said our good nights as we went on our way.

As I was getting ready for bed for the night, I couldn't help but think back to meeting Olga. Man, was it lucky to meet one of the most perfect girls and well-behaved students ever. I could hardly believe I was actually in the same presence. I was not worthy...

She seemed really nice, too. Always good with everything, always...

My head started to ache again. I held it as it seemed it was burning up. Sheesh, maybe I'm getting sick...

Well, then my mind wandered back over to Lockjaw, the turtle I saw whom I thought I was scared of. Maybe I could take a trip to the aquarium tomorrow and study Lockjaw even more. I decided it would be good, I'll go over first thing in the morning.

Looks like I'm not going to be seeing Lockjaw anytime soon. Actually, NOBODY was going to be seeing Lockjaw... ever again.

From what my father had read in the papers, last night, a break-in to the aquarium had occurred and a death of a security guard occurred around the same time. Nobody knew the full details yet, but all anybody knew was that when the owners of the aquarium came to open it up to the public, blood and a human arm were seen floating in a shark tank, and Lockjaw was nowhere to be seen in his cage. And all security cameras were oddly switched off, so nobody caught the culprits. So, until the mystery was solved, the aquarium had to be off limits to everyone for a while.

It was a shame, really. I was actually looking forward to studying Lockjaw, too. Oh well. Maybe I can just rely on my research.

Although when I went to school with Phoebe and Nadine that morning when Miss Slovak told us the news of what happened, I couldn't help but notice Arnold just shifting uncomfortably. I shrugged. Well, whatever happened at that museum... wasn't my business.

And there is the fourth episode! How do you like it? And yes, even though Helga's not in the story, that doesn't mean I will be excluding her family! You'll see more of them as the episodes go on! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!