Here's chapter 8, containing the explanation on how Herbert knows about Captain Barnacles. OK, We left Barnacles a few chapters ago, back at the Beach near the Lighthouse. He bumped into Rookie, and as a result, Rookie's now running back to the Ski Village after shouting "HERBERT!"...

"G, G, Agent G!" Rookie cried as he ran through the Ski Village,

"What is it Rookie?" Gary asked looking up from his notepad, a bit surprised that Rookie had returned so soon.

"You look like an ice cream Rookie! What news do you have?" Gary chuckled, handing Rookie a wipe.

"Herbert's... at ...the ...Beach!" Rookie wheezed catching his breath,

Gary looked seriously at him, "Are you sure it wasn't a snowman." He asked.

"No! I bumped into him and got covered in ice cream, it wasn't a snowman! It was Herbert!"

Just then Gary saw someone walking towards them from the Beach,

"Wait, what did you say?" Barnacles called as he walked along the path towards the village.

"See it is Herbert!" Rookie hid behind Gary, who quickly got his spy phone out,

"Calling all agents, Suspect#1 is near the Ski Village, Repeat, Suspect#1 is near the Ski Village; stand by for orders!"

The Director of the EPF called Gary and they quickly thought up a plan to capture the polar bear.

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"Suspect#1 is near the Ski Village?" Herbert echoed, puzzled as he heard what G said on the agents spy phones,"But I'm here, on the other side of the island."

"Barnacles!" Peso gasped,"He must have come looking for me. Oh dear."

"Ha ha, those pathetic penguins think he's ME! HAHAHA!" Herbert laughed,

"How do you know about Captain Barnacles?" Lennyice asked confused.

"Well, you agents know I'm from the North Pole," Herbert began, "where other polar bears live. Well in my younger days me and Barnacles used to play together with other bears. Barnacles was an energetic young bear who loved the cold, the sea, and adventure, kind of like you penguins. He was always leading us around looking for things to discover, he made friends with many sea creatures. Also he'd take the other polar bears swimming, while I sat alone shivering on the icy shores. 'It's not too cold if you keep moving.' He would always tell me, eventually he even convinced me to go into the water and try and swim, but I just sank like a stone. Barnacles saved me and took me to the shore, but I never forgave him for making me go in the water, and from then on I despised him."

"As I grew older I began to make machines and contraptions to make our lives easier, and warmer, but no one appreciated them. Then one day an octopus was found on the shore, he said he was searching for adventurers to be part of his team to explore the ocean. I wasn't interested in the sea, I hate water; I wanted to go somewhere warm. No one else seemed interested except for Barnacles, I watched as they talked about something called an Octopod, and protecting the ocean. A few days later Barnacles announced his departure, 'good riddance' I thought to myself, but then he said that he'd be moving to warmer water. I couldn't believe it, as I watched him leave; HE was going to somewhere warmer, whereas I was stuck here in the frozen North! I wish it had been me that had gone with the octopus, and from then on I thought of a plan to escape the freezing wasteland, but it only got me stuck here! And well you agents know what happened after that!" Herbert finished angrily, as a crab came in with a photo in his claw.

"So this is what Barnacles looks like now." Herbert took the photo from the crab.

"Well I'm glad you didn't join the Octonauts, otherwise you would have just used the Octopod for yourself, and have gone to a warm island without helping other sea creatures in distress!" Prinsessrock cried angrily,

"Octopod?" Herbert turned round,

"Yes, you heard Inkling Octopus talking about the Octopod, a large octopus shaped submarine, that's the Octonaut's home away from home. We use it to explore the ocean. It also holds all our Gups which are smaller submarines." Peso explained.

"I see, is it near this island?" Herbert seemed rather interested,

"Yes it is, it's just beyond Club Penguin's shor..." Eva covered Peso's mouth but it was too late, an evil grin appeared on Herbert's face.

"Finally I'll be able to escape this miserable island, HAHA!"

"Operation: Barnacles has begun!" he laughed as he stuck the photo of Barnacles onto his notice board.

Dun Dun Duuunnn! Operation: Barnacles has begun...