Blowhole slowly scooted over to Katrina's room. He stopped just short of it. She had been there for about a week. He breathed in and out. "Okay." He said, softly to himself. "You can do this." He pressed the button and the doors swooshed open. Katrina was sitting on the bed, combing her hair. She turned her head to look at him and smiled. He sighed. 'Okay, you may just be over your head.' He thought.
She giggled after a moment. "Is there something you wanted, Leon?" She said.
Blowhole shook his head. "Uhhhh, yes." He said, finally. Katrina giggled again. "Yes, Katrina, there is something I want to ask you." He scooted closer and gulped. "Would you like to take a stroll with me?"
Katrina looked at him inquisitively. "But, I'm your captive." She said, raising an eyebrow. "Aren't you worried that I might escape, or something?"
Blowhole shook his head. He laughed. "I don't fear that." He said. "You won't run off on me. You wouldn't want to ruin my life's work, now would you?"
Katrina crossed her arms and huffed. "I do have a life, you know." She said. "I will get to it one day." She sighed. "But, until then, why not. Although, it would look really weird if people see a woman walking beside a dolphin, on a scooter, with a mechanical eye." She had a short pause between each of those descriptions.
Blowhole laughed. "I see what you mean." He said. He rubbed underneath his jaw for a moment. Suddenly, an idea popped into his head. 'It so crazy, it just might work.' He thought. "I got it. Why didn't I think of this earlier? It's pure genius." Katrina opened her mouth to speak, but he cut her off. "I'll be back soon, Katrina. Just get yourself ready, I'll meet you here." He scooted over to his lab. He looked around at the chemicals. 'Come on.' He thought. 'With the right set of chemicals, I can do this.' He searched frantically, until he found them. He laughed a maniacal laugh. He gathered them up and put them on a table. He dripped them into the vial and swooshed them around. He took the finished serum and lifted it to his eye level. He smiled. 'Katrina, prepare to meet the new me.' He thought, before drinking the serum.
Blowhole wiped his lips after drinking the serum. He sat the bottle on the counter. He stood there for a moment. 'Well,' He said at last. 'That's it?' Just then, he felt a tingling sensation. His body started to shake. It shook so much, he fell off his scooter. He writhed on the floor, not from agony, but from severe discomfort. Suddenly, it all stopped. He grabbed the counter with an outstretched hand and pulled himself up. He stood up and looked down at himself. He was standing on two feet. He looked at his hands. 'I'm peach.' He thought. He shrugged. 'Well, we all have to deal with a change, here and there.' He grabbed a mirror and looked into it. He saw a human face. He had a lean, but handsome face. He put a hand to his cheek. 'Still silky smooth.' He thought. He just smiled and laughed. He then jumped up into the air and punched upwards. "Yes." He said.
(Flashback)
The sun set in the distance. The humans had left the amusement park. "Mr. Edward." Leon called out. "Mr. Edward. Where are you?"
Just then, he heard the fluttering of wings. He looked up to see the elderly sea gull land down on the side of the pool. "What is it, boy?" He said.
"Mr. Edward. Something marvelous happened today." Leon said, giddily. "I met this human girl. She was so nice and she guessed my name. Could you believe? She guessed it and she talked with me. I think she's my new friend."
Edward laughed. "Boy, you really are something." He said. "That's the thing with humans. When they are young, they are so kind and gentle. It's almost like they can understand us. They usually change when they get older. Of course, quite a few females and some males do seem to hang on to this gentleness. I'm happy for you, Leon. I just want to tell you now."
"Ahh, you're just saying that." Leon said. "Katrina wouldn't be mean to me. She'll always be my friend."
"She told you her name?" Edward said. "Well, that usually doesn't happen. They usually just stick us with ridiculous little names. They don't usually go the whole nine yards with the name business." He paused for a moment. "This Katrina sounds nice. Maybe, I'll meet her one day."
Leon nodded and squeaked with excitement. "Ya. That would be great." He said. "It would be like a get together of friends. I've never really had friends."
"With your attitude, I think you'll have a lot more in the future." Edward said. Leon squeaked with joy and clapped his fins together.