Chapter 3: Gary

"Where are we now?" I asked Dutchie when we were on ground again.

"We are at Flats's house." He replied.

"Not Flats the Founder!" I said terrified, thinking about my number one bully at Boating School.

"That's the one."

"Why did you bring me here? Is he sad because he can't kick anyone else's butt?"

"No you'll see." We hid behind some rocks as a snail slither by.

I couldn't believe it! It was my trempory snail, Larry! He was holding in his mouth was none other then Gary? Gary tried to wriggle loose but it was no use, Larry's teeth were to strong.

"What the barnacles is going on here? Where is he taking Gary?" I asked, confused.

"To Flats's house." Dutchie answered.

"What For?"

"Discipline. Gary ran away again."

"Wait! Gary's my snail, disciplining him is my job, not Flats."

"Yeah but, Flats adopted him."

"Why? He has Larry.

"He adopted Gary to try his bulling tecnic."

"Bullying tecnik? You mean he torcues him?"

"Uh Huh, every day."

"But why?"

"Because he's a bully! Now let's watch and see what happens."

"I don't think I can watch Gary getting mistreated, but I'll try. We stopped talking and watched what was going on. Larry dropped Gary by Flat's feet.

"Thought you could get away from me again huh?" Flat's said. Gary didn't answer.

"ANSWER ME WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU." Flat's commended, taking a whip and hitting Gary with it.

"Meow!" Gary aphorized, hiding in his shell. I gasped in horror at was what happing to poor Gary.

"Make sure it doesn't happen again, understand?" Gary nodded his head, and poked his head out of his shell.

"Good, now let's play some volleyball. Gary took a step back as he knew what was going to happen next. Flats looked around for a volley ball.

"Oh look, we don't have a ball to play with again. I guess you'll have to do again. Gary slithed away in fear, but flats was too fast and grabbed him.

"Play ball!" Flats shouted. Gary hid in his shell while Flats threw him over the net. Larry and Flats were playing volleyball, with Gary as the ball!

"Someone should stop this, and arrest flats for sea animal abuse!" I said, walking towards them. "I'm coming Gary!" Ducthie stopped me with his ghostly tail.

"Wait, let see what happens next." He said.

When the game was over, Gary crashed into same coral, while Flats congrated Larry. Gary spit out some carol, while Flats stood above him.

"What are you doing laying on the job, Zero? Get up! Flats took Gary and sat him up violently. Gary had to pull 400 logs up to Flat's fireplace.

"I can't watch this any longer!" I confessed. "Flat's is nothing but a jerk! I mean, he's mistreating Gary, and why does Flats call him Zero?"

"Flat's calls Gary Zero, because Flats didn't have another name for him." Ducthie answered.

"Well, that's just mean! I don't think its funny ether."

"It is funny to Flats."

"That's it! I have had enough! We're going home right now!" I shouted. I just couldn't bear seeing Gary get beat up again.

"Can't, we have one more destinations first." Duchie said.

"Fine, lets get it over with." I sighed following him into the portal.

"Next stop, Planktopolis 2!" He shouted, and with a snap of his fingers, we were gone.