"ARR!" Pa-Patch snarled as he awakened. "I slept great last night!"

"No one else did, because of your snoring!" Rob-omb angrily informed.

"Get over it, guys." Robbie rubbed his eye. "Where's Red?" Aimee was sitting on the beach, wearing her hat. She looked as if she was watching something in the ocean. "Morning, Aimee."

"Hey, Robbie!" Aimee stood up. "Come see Red surfing right now!" Red was sure enough, out surfing on the sapphire blue waves. He was popping all sorts of fancy tricks, like flips and stuff. He waved to the beach and returned.

"Boy, all of the sudden, you're a natural in the water!" Robbie laughed.

"Hey, I finally figured it out!" Red explained. "I should at least give it a whirl."

"Gee, you're good, Red!" Aimee complimented. "I wish I was that good!"

"You do, eh?" Red dried himself with a towel before he picked up Aimee. "Shield, extra large!" Red got his surfing shield ready. "There's nothing to surfing the Shell Shield!" Red took them out to the ocean.

Robbie stood there on the beach, watching them. 'Gee, that Red! Look at him! He has to feel somethin' Aimee.' Robbie thought to himself.

"Morning, Robbie!" Flavio joined Robbie.

"Hello, captain, Ma'an!" Robbie nodded. "Just watching Red teach Aimee surfing. I mean, look at them out there! I've never seen them so happy before."

"Flavio wishes he could be like Red." Flavio explained. "Red is kind, but so brave at the same time!"

"That's Red for you." Robbie agreed. "Been like that ever since I met him."

"You okay?" Red helped Aimee onto the beach. "You went under pretty good." He grabbed a towel to dry her off.

"It's okay…I'm fine. Thanks, Red." Aimee rolled her eyes and walked back to her hammock.

"Guess I kinda screwed up there…" Red admitted.

"She'll get over it." Robbie assured.

"Red, old bean!" Bobbery approached Red. "We'd better get going on finding the treasure."

"Gosh, you're right!" He checked his watch. "It's ten already! Inklings! Move out, we've got to find a way into Pirate's Grotto!"

"Just a second, Red!" Flavio called. "As your captain, Flavio shall accompany you your Inklings to the site we seek."

"I don't see a problem." Red shrugged. "Just don't fall behind!"


"Here's where we left off." Red stood and looked at the wall that stood before them. Two gold statues stood before the large wall, and a stone skull lay on the ground. "Looks like we need to place something here."

"What could possibly go there?" Erick asked.

"Maybe!" Paul recalled. "The Skull Gem!"

"Flavio!" Gyanna called. "We need the Skull Gem!"

"The Skull Gem?" Flavio asked. "What for?"

"We need to place something in its eyes, possibly." Paul explained.

"Well, Flavio will need it back!" Flavio handed it to Red.

"Thanks, Flavio." Red walked up to the skull, and placed the gem in its eye. The short gold statue's eyes began to light up. "What could we do to this thing to find the entrance?" Red asked.

"Try ground-pounding it, Red!" Abbie suggested.

"Good idea." Red Spin-Jumped the statue. "Hm? Nothing." Red tried again. "It doesn't seem to be working." Red pounded one more time. The statue stopped lighting up. The tall one's eyes had lit up. "What could we do to this one?" Red asked. "Aimee? Anything intelligent to add?"

"Apparently, I can't contribute." Aimee huffed. "Try slamming it a few times with your head."

"Ooh." Robbie moaned under his breath. "Try hitting it with your hammer, Red." Robbie tried to refocus everyone.

"Sure, Robbie." Red agreed, reluctantly. He began to whack it with his hammer. Its eyes stopped glowing, and a hatch opened over the skull.

"Good work, old bean!" Bobbery congratulated. "Toss me up there, I'll blow us an entrance!" Red tossed Bobbery into the hatch, and he blew it up.

"HO!" Flavio cried. "My poor Skull Gem!" The Skull Gem landed next to Flavio. "It's come back to me!" Flavio hugged it. "Anyway, you guys seem to know what you're all doing. Flavio will return to camp. Just be back by sundown."

"Sure, Flavio!" Red nodded. The team entered the musty cave. It was quite large, but definitely smelled evil.

"OOOOOOOOOOO…" The moans of ghosts were heard throughout the cave.

"Paul, you look scared!" Gyanna mocked.

"Maybe that's because I AM!" Paul jumped in shock.

"Let's keep moving." Red ordered. "We don't have much more time. Let's explore as much as we can in our little time." The group explored further to spot a sunken boat and spike booby trap.

"Watch out, old bean!" Bobbery called. "Bill Blasters! Look out for the Bullet Bills!"

"Not if I have something to say!" Erick jumped past a Bullet Bill. "HA!" He laughed, until another one hit him.

"ERICK!" Aimee ran to him. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." Erick got to his feet. "Thanks for looking out for me!"

"I have to try to be better than Red at that." Aimee gave Red a dirty look.

Red rolled his eyes. 'Oh, boy. Focus, Red! Just get the job done. That's your number one priority.' He clobbered a Bullet Bill with his spiky ball chain as it approached. He took advantage of the opening and struck the Bill Blasters.

"Good move, son!" Bobbery called. "Way to take down those Blasters!"

"Thanks." Red caught his breath. "Just looking out for the team." He glanced at Aimee.

"Hey, we should be heading back now." Robbie checked his watch. "It'll be dark soon!"

"Yeah, let's get lost!"


"What's all of this?" Red led the group the camp to see it decorated, as if they were going to have a party.

"Ah, the treasure hunters return!" Flavio raised an empty glass. "You guys picked a good time to return. The sun is setting, and its time to celebrate!"

"Yeah!" Sal T. nodded. "Us Toads found our instruments while you were gone!" They raised a guitar, a violin and a flute. "We'll give you a number!" They began to play a song.

"This is a good one!" Paul realized. "Gyanna, how about a dance?"

"Oh, Paul!" Gyanna snickered. "You haven't asked me to a dance since we saved Inkopolis!"

"Take it easy." Paul warned, as they began to swing to the melodic tune the Toads played.

'This is perfect!' Red thought. 'I'll dance with Aimee, and this silly fight will be all over!' Red approached Aimee. "Hey, Aimee! How's about we show those two our moves?"

Aimee gave him a look. "Erick, how about we dance?"

"Sure!" Erick smiled. "Let's show them some moves!" Aimee led them away from Red.

"Harsh." Robbie sighed. "Harsh." Red froze for a second, before closing his eyes, breathing deeply, and opening his eyes again, unfazed. Robbie noticed this, but didn't bring attention to it.

"Hey, Patch!" Rob-omb called. "Let's show these landlubbers the Bob-omb jig!"

"You guys haven't seen real moves yet!" Pa-Patch and Rob-omb began to bust the most atrocious dance moves ever.

"I'll be in the forest, looking for somewhere to throw up." Four-Eyes dashed away. "I'm…gonna hurl!"

"What's the matter, 4D?" Red asked. "Not loving the island food?"

"Yeah...YEAH!" Four-Eyes agreed. "It's this CONSTANT combination of mango and coconut! It's rather... gross? Yeah, gross! I'm a man of all kinds of foods. I guess I just need some time to adjust. I'm gonna take a hike. Maybe it'll give me a new appreciation of the cuisine! Yeah! And with that...PO-errrrrr, I mean, 'I'm out!' Yeah, I'm out! Ha! Haha...I'll go now." He dashed away, leaving Red confused.


"Ain't this nice, Red?" Robbie and Red were sitting out.

"Yeah, I guess so." Red flicked a piece of bark away.

"What's up?" Robbie asked.

"Hey, Robbie!" Pa-Patch approached him. "This is wearin' me down, Ma'an!"

"Yeah, Ma'an!" Robbie agreed.

"I was wondering…could I dance with Abbie?"

""What?" Robbie asked, surprised. "Sure, I don't see a problem."

"Great." Patch smiled. "What should I do?"

"Just ask her, Ma'an! You'll do great!" Robbie urged. "You can't look any worse than Flavio." He pointed to Flavio, who was clicking his heels in the air.

"You're right." Patch agreed. "Thanks, Ma'an!" Pa-Patch ran off to dance with Abbie.

"Lucky Bob-omb." Red smiled.

"He deserves a little luck." Robbie added. "Poor Rob and him. Living on the streets most of their lives. They only have each other, now."

"Gee, what happened?" Red asked.

"Parents died in a shipwreck." Robbie explained.

"Ouch." Red groaned. "Tragic."

"They're lucky for what they have still." Robbie explained.

"I think I'll let him keep that half of his treasure he owes me." Red decided.

"That's commendable, Ma'an!" Robbie patted him on the shoulder. "Hey! Aimee just went into the tent alone!"

"Great." Red acknowledged, unfazed again.

"Somethin up, Ma'an?" Robbie asked.

"I guess I wanted a little space between us," Red began, "But this is a little too much. I mean, I get that she has needs-or whatever-but our priority is the world right now!"

"I think you're talking to the wrong Ma'an, Ma'an." Robbie laughed. "Just go talk to her! What's the worst that could happen?"

"I will!" Red nodded, as he dashed to the shelter. Aimee was in there, trying to find something to drink. "Hey."

"Hey." Aimee responded.

"Looking for something?" Red asked. "Be careful, Pa-Patch doesn't like anyone futzing with his stuff."

"Thanks." Aimee nodded. She continued to search through the box. "Where are the drinks?"

Red walked to the generator and reached behind it. "Here."

"Thanks." Aimee took it. "Sorry about earlier."

"No, it was my fault, I knew you couldn't swim and should have held on to you tighter." Red apologized. "And not laughed hysterically when you went under."

Aimee giggled. "It was kind of funny, though."

Red opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say it. "So, are we cool?"

"Yeah." Aimee gave him a hug. "We're good."

"…Good!" Red smiled. "Come here!" He pulled her in. 'Well, here goes nothing!'

"Sure, just let em check the score in the game!" Pa-Patch walked in. He snickered at the sight and turned to yell. "Hey, everyone! Red and Aimee are giving a free show here!"

"Patch!" Red laughed. "Warn us next time!"

"Yeah, you're right!" Erick laughed, as he walked away. 'DAMMIT! That hurts my chances with Aimee.'

"Whatever." Pa-Patch rolled his eyes. " 'Ere, go make out outside, I've got to check the score."

"Hey, Patch!" Rob-omb yelled. "Grab me that big-ass chicken! We've got some hungry folks out here!"

"Hold it, bro!" Patch yelled. "DAMMIT! Bombers are losing, 5-2!" Patch stormed out. "Here's your freaking chicken! Get cooking!"

"Sounds like we're eating now." Red figured. "I'm pretty starved."

"Yeah, me too!" Aimee agreed. "Let's get out there before it's all gone!"


"Rob, that meal was great!" Robbie commented. "Never had something that good before!"

"Glad you like it!" Rob thanked.

"Hey, Patch!" Harr T. spoke up. "It's 9:00 now, shouldn't you check the game?"

"Yeah, you're right!" Pa-Patch ran into the shelter to check the score. He came out with the radio. "The game's in extras! Bombers have a chance to pull it off!"

"My ass!" Rob laughed. "Bombers don't have a chance!"

"We interrupt this live broadcast with a Rogueport weather alert." The man on the radio said. "Long-range scanners have picked up a Category 5 hurricane outside Rogueport. The storms projected path is set to make landfall on Keelhaul Key in two days, where it will weaken and hit Rogueport as a tropical storm in six days."

"Did you guys hear that?" Paul realized, spilling his water. "There's a major storm set to nail us!"

"We'll be wiped out!" Gyanna realized. "There's no way we'll survive!"

"Yeah, even if we get the treasure, there's no way we can build a boat big enough for all of us and the treasure!" Abbie realized.

"IT'S THE END!" Scare T. yelled. "WE'RE DOOMED!"

Everyone else began to whisper. "Now calm down, everyone!" Flavio ordered. "This is distressing news. Now that we know this, I give everyone permission…TO FREAK OUT!" Everyone began to panic for his or her lives.

"We're DEAD!" Rob yelled. "DEAD!"

Red slammed hammer into the ground, silencing everyone. "Everyone, calm down." Red ordered. "Every ship in the water will be returning to Rogueport to prepare, correct?"

"That's sounds about right." Erick figured.

"What we have to do is find the treasure ASAP. Then, we can focus on finding a ship." Red instructed. "SAL! HARR! ROB! PATCH! FLAVIO!" Red called. "Try to pack as much stuff as we can. That way, when we find a ship, we can get off this island quickly."

"Roger!" The five of them nodded.

"The rest of us, we'll try to get the treasure." Red instructed the Inklings and Bobbery.

"What about Four-Eyes?" Aimee asked.

"When he returns, he'll help pack everything up." Red assured. "Get to work!"

"YES SIR!" Everyone nodded. They all got to work, packing as much as they could.

"If we need more boxes, take down some trees!" Red ordered. "This is life or death, now!"

"But, Red!" Scare T. approached him. "What about Four-Eyes?"

"Don't worry, he'll come back when he's good and ready." Red assured. From the security and darkness of the jungle, Lord Crump watched the group.

"This is great!" He whispered to himself. "They'll be busy packing the rest of the evening. That gives me time to find the Sapphire Star, take as much treasure as I want, get on the X-Ship, and with that…POW! I'm gone! Buh! Buh huh huh huh!"