Katrina could faintly hear something scurrying around, but kept her eyes closed. 'I won't let them know I'm awake.' She thought. 'He just might think about doing something to me.' So, she just let the noise go by. 'Besides, it sounds like a rat.' A moment later, she heard the door open and close. 'Who's it now?' She thought, but remained quiet. She was plotting her escape. She heard people whispering. 'Maybe, I'll pick up something important.' She thought eagerly. They kept whispering for a moment. She couldn't make out anything they were saying. 'Well, there goes that plan.' She thought, before she heard someone speak aloud. "Because I love her, you idiot." It said. She recognized it as the voice from earlier. 'Okay, I wasn't expecting that.' She thought. It caught her so off guard, she opened her eyes and sat up. She was taken aback, when, instead of two people, she saw a dolphin and a lobster. "Oh, no." The dolphin said. She was breathing in heavily. "Okay, it's official, I've gone crazy." She said.
The dolphin looked down at the lobster. "See." It said. 'It shouldn't be saying anything.' She thought. "See, what you've done."
"But, boss…" The lobster started.
The dolphin cut him off. "Now, she thinks she's gone crazy." He said. "I have to calm her down now. I hope you're happy. You're lucky you don't end up at the food market." The lobster gulped. "What are standing around for? Go." The lobster quickly scurried out of the room. The dolphin then turned its attention to her. He scooted closer.
Katrina held a hand out in front of herself. "Stay back." She said. "You're just an illusion in my mind. You have to do what I say."
The dolphin laughed. 'That's the same laugh.' She thought. "I'm not an illusion, Katrina." He said.
"How do you know my name?" Katrina said.
"I told you already." The dolphin said. "I know you."
"Then, what's your name." Katrina said.
The dolphin obviously grew sad. He looked down at the ground. "Dr. Blowhole." He said. "That's what it is. So, call me nothing else."
"How can I understand you?" Katrina asked.
"I injected you with a strain of new D.N.A. that allows you to understand us animals." Dr. Blowhole said. Katrina gasped. 'He put something inside me.' She thought. "There's no need to panic. It was a simple procedure."
"How dare you." Katrina screamed. "How dare you put something inside, without asking? I don't want to listen to animals. I just want to get out of here. So, you better let me out of here, you crazy dolphin."
"Katrina." Dr. Blowhole said. "Don't do this. Just calm down. It'll be alright. I wouldn't have done it, if it would hurt."
"Why?" Katrina said. She was glaring at him, with her arms crossed. "Why should I believe you?"
"We know each other Katrina." Dr. Blowhole said. He scooted up close to her. "Look at me." She turned her head away and closed her eyes. Then she felt him put a fin on her cheek and turned her to face him. Still, she kept her eyes closed. "Katrina." He said, softly. "Please, look at me. Please remember all the good times we had together. How it felt to be together."
He had said it so warmly and affectionately, that she couldn't resist. She opened her eyes and stared for at him for a moment. She gasped when she recognized this dolphin. 'It can't be.' She thought. "Leon." She said.
Dr. Blowhole turned his head away. "I said it was Dr. Blowhole." He said.
"Leon, is that you?" Katrina said. Her eyes were tearing up.
"In another life, I was known as that name." He said. "But he died the night they took you away."
"Leon." Katrina screamed in pure joy. She wrapped her arms around him as she cried. "I can't believe it's you. I thought you were dead."
Leon laughed. "Dead." He said. "Nothing could ever kill me. I'm too hardy."
"I'm glad you're okay." Katrina said. She pulled an away to look at his face. She kept her hold on him, though. "I've never forgotten you. You were my closest friend. What happened to you? Why didn't you find me earlier?"
Leon looked to the ground. "I got caught up in revenge." He said. "I just grew so angry, that's all I could think about. Please don't be mad with me. That's the last thing I want."
Katrina hugged him. "I could never be angry with you." She said.
(Flashback)
Katrina giddily looked around the new amusement park. She so wanted to check everything out. Yet, the thing she wanted to see most was the dolphins. 'I love dolphins.' The little girl thought. 'They are so cute.' Her parents had to keep up a quick pace, so as to stay up with her. "Come on." She said to her parents behind her. "I want to see the dolphins."
Her mother laughed. "I think there's no arguing with her." She said.
"Yes." Her father said. "I just wish she didn't have to keep running all the time. My feet are killing me." They finally sat down, not far from the dolphin holding tank.
Katrina giggled with excitement. She went over to the edge. She was a little disappointed when she saw only a little one in there. "Awww. I wanted to see big ones." She said. Just then, the dolphin swam up to her. Her eyes lit up when it lifted its head up out of the water. It sprayed water out of its blowhole. She giggled when she got wet. "You're a cute dolphin." The dolphin squeaked. She giggled again. "You even sound cute. What's your name?" The dolphin squeaked again. "I think I can guess it." She paused, tapping her finger on her chin. "Is it Melvin?" The dolphin shook his head. "Is it Ricky?" The dolphin shook his head again. She snapped her fingers. "Is it Leon?" The dolphin nodded and squeaked excitedly. It also clapped his flippers. Katrina giggled at his performance. "Okay, Leon it is. I'm Katrina." She said, while pointing to herself
"I see your having a nice time with the dolphin." Her father said.
Katrina ran over to her father. "His name is Leon." She said. "He told me."
Her father raised an eyebrow. "He told you." He said.
"Well, not exactly." She said. "But he seems to like being called that."
Her father laughed. "Well, you can call it whatever you like." He said, while playing his hand through her hair. He took her hand as they started off again. She waved good bye and could have sworn he did too. 'I can't wait to see that cute little dolphin again.' She thought.