Akihiko ends the call with the Doctor and is at his apartment with Nerissa "you caused quite a ruckus yesterday." "I did" Nerissa asked him in an innocent fashion. "What do you mean?" "Everyone's talking about you" Akihiko said. "It's uncommon for a blue haired naked woman to be wandering local beaches." Akihiko said to Nerissa. "Who were you with on your contraption" Nerissa asked Akihiko and looked at him. "It was a friend of mine" Akihiko said. "He said he found someone who might be you're son Claudius who you'll meet tomorrow afternoon." "Tomorrow afternoon? Oh, I hope it is him and I hope he's okay. I haven't seen him in nine years" Nerissa said this in a relieved fashion. "Do you want to change your shirt" Akihiko asked. "I guess" She takes off the shirt and Akihiko hands her a cleaner shirt. "Thank you" Nerissa said. "You're free to use my bathtub but do not leave the apartment under any circumstance. I'd rather not see you or your son in a lab tank." Akihiko said and then continued "You're both beautiful beings meant to live in their natural environment." "Thank you and I understand." Nerissa said to Akihiko. "You're welcome" Akihiko replied.
Back at the pool. "Mom, the splotches of purple stuff appeared on my legs again" Gray said in a worried expression and had a sullen look on his face. Joanne spots the purple splotches on Gray's legs. "Hmmm, I wonder what they are" Joanne said and looked worried. The Doctor walked over to the pair after his phone call. "What seems to be the problem" the Doctor asked. "There are splotches of purple stuff on Gray's legs" Joanne replied. "May I feel them" the doctor asked. "Yes you may." The Doctor feels the splotches on Gray's Legs. "Hmmm, fascinating" the doctor said in amazement. "These feel like fish scales, there's no mistaking it, he's one of them" the Doctor thought to himself. The purple splotches disappear as Grays legs dry out. "That was weird" Gray said. "Does this happen often or is this a first" the Doctor asked. "It's happened a few times when I was giving him a bath" Joanne replied. "Around the time he started having his dreams." "They always disappear when his legs dry out." "Hmmm, I think it's time to go home, you must be tired Gray" the Doctor said and looked at Gray. "Maybe a little bit" Gray replied. "Want some lunch honey" Joanne asked. "I'll put some breaded shrimp in the oven for you." "Yes please" Gray replied happily. They leave the pool and drive back to Joanne's home. She starts cooking some breaded shrimp in the oven. "So Gray, did you enjoy your time at the pool" the Doctor asked and looked at Gray. "It was so much fun, I love to swim" Gray exclaimed. "I also read books about aquatic sea life" Gray said enthusiastically. "That's great" The doctor replied. "Do you like cartoons?" "Mmmm not really, not as much as reading or swimming." I do watch documentaries about sea life though" Gray said. "Sometimes mom and I go to the beach." "There's a nature path behind our house that leads to a beach and we go there to relax sometimes." "I'm sure you enjoy that" the Doctor said. Gray gets a plate of about ten breaded shrimp. He devours them like a hungry sea lion as usual and some bread crumbs get on Gray's face. "Wow, you really like shrimp huh" the Doctor said. "Yes, I do, I love a lot of seafood though. Mom makes really good Tuna steaks" Gray said happily while looking at Joanne. "I'm sure she does" the Doctor said. "Mom, I think I ate too much too fast, can I go lie down for a bit" Gray said and looked very sleepy. "Of course sweetie" Joanne replied. Gray then heads to his room and lies down for the rest of the day.
"He's gonna be out until tomorrow in a food coma" Joanne said. "This always happens when he eats a lot." "Oh I bet" the Doctor replied. "He's a kind natured boy isn't he" the Doctor asked. "Yes he is. He's such a wonderful son and also very intelligent" Joanne said. "I've never seen him get truly angry before." Joanne then continued "despite being a likable young boy, he keeps to himself and doesn't have many friends." "I'm basically his only friend." "You know what they say, a boy's first and best friend is his mother" Joanne said in a happy tone. The Doctor looked at Joanne with a concerned expression on his face. "I need to talk to you Joanne. It's about the phone call I had at the pool." "What happened" Joanne asked and looked worried. "I sent my friend Akihiko the pictures of Gray's locket. He was able to translate it and he found a certain someone while taking a walk near the beach today" the Doctor said. "Who" Joanne asked. "The naked woman on the news from yesterday" the Doctor replied. "Who's that woman on the news" Joanne asked and gave her full attention to the Doctor. "It might be Gray's biological mother" the Doctor said with a saddened expression. "H-h-h-his real m-m-m-mother" Joanne stuttered. "What did the locket say?" "The locket said Claudius my son and had his date of birth below the strange letters." "His names Claudius huh" Joanne said as a single tear fell down her face. "What language was the message written in?" "Mermish, The language of the merpeople" the Doctor responded. "M-m-muh-muh-merpeople? My son is a mermaid, a fish" Joanne said in astonishment and put her hands over her face and began to cry. "Well technically a merman and an aquatic mammal, but other than that you're correct" the Doctor said. Joanne cried some more. "I-I-is she gonna come visit" Joanne asked. "Yes, she'll be by tomorrow afternoon with Akihiko" the Doctor responded. "Please hug me Doctor, this is such a shock" Joanne sobbed. "Alright" the Doctor said and he did just that. "Sob, sniff my little boy..."
Meanwhile back at Akihiko's apartment Nerissa strips naked and heads into the bathroom. "Hmmmm, time to submerge myself in water" Nerissa said. She then turns on the water and slides in. Her legs become a mermaid tail and her wing like dorsal fins appear on her back. "Hmmm, I fit in this human contraption just right" she said happily." Akihiko knocks on the door. "Come in" Nerissa said. Akihiko enters "decided to make yourself at home I see?" "I sure did" Nerissa responded. "Humans have neat technology. You can control the water temperature with these levers" Nerissa said gleefully. "That's good to hear" Akihiko replied. "Oh, I hope that boy your friend found is really my son" Nerissa said and looked at Akihiko. "I hope so too" Akihiko replied. Nerissa lied down in the bathtub for a half hour more. "Do you have a bed or a couch to sleep on? I wanna lay on one of those just this once while I'm on the surface" Nerissa said. "I do" Akihiko replied. "Oh yes" Nerissa said happily. She got out of the tub, turned human, and crashed on Akihiko's couch. "When can we go see this boy" Nerissa asked. "Tomorrow afternoon" Akihiko replied. "Tomorrow afternoon, but I'm so anxious" Nerissa exclaimed. "I know, but you should rest now for now" Akihiko said. "Oh okay" Nerissa said and fell right to sleep. She thought about seeing her little boy for the first time in nine years and what he looked like. Akihiko then covered her with a blanket and continued his research. "Hmmm, her kid is a merboy huh? I bet she'll cry her eyes out when she sees him" Akihiko said and then fell asleep a half hour later on his desk.