It was the next day, and Hank made sure to wake up early. He walked into the kitchen, seeing Ladybird's poo on the ground. He realized that he actually did forget to walk her. Bobby woke up later that morning to meet up with Joseph. He went over to Dale's house. Joseph opened the door.
"Hey Bobby, Wanna melt some legos?" Joseph said, acting like a pyromaniac.
"No, I was just wondering if you wanted to go fishing with me and my dad." Bobby said kindly. Dale was hearing the conversation, reading his newspaper. He heard Bobby say fishing, and jumped out of his recliner.
"Joseph!" Dale said, acting like an over-protective mother. He grabbed his son by the shoulders, dragging him away from the front door.
"Uh, how about you ask someone else?" Joseph said in a rush. Bobby raised his eyebrow in confusion. But he ignored it and went over to Connie's house, who was also busy. He saw Clark Peters walking by and decided to ask him. Clark was an obese kid with a blonde ponytail. He sounded congested all the time.
"Hey Clark, would you like to go fishing with me and my dad?" Bobby said. Clark didn't care, but since he never went fishing, he thought it might be fun.
"Sure, whatever." Clark said, not really caring. Meanwhile, Hank, Dale, Bill, and Boomhaur were drinking by the fence. Bill was a nervous wreck. He and Hank were the only two who had Todd on their minds.
"So anyways, I think the Sea Behemoth is a one of a kind. I think he is unbreedable." Dale said, making up a term for the beast.
"I found out that the creature was actually an eel that was mutated in the quarry and made its way to our lakes. It uses its fangs to inject its radiated nautical chemicals, causing its victims to mutate into a half man, half sea creature. A mermaid!" Dale finished, taking a sip of his beer. Bill began to get sick, and threw up in the cooler.
"Ew! Dang ol' man, dat's got-dang nasty Bill!" Boomhaur said, as him and Dale stepped back. Hank sighed.
"Dang it Bill, I just bought that beer!" Hank said. There was suddenly a moment of awkwardness.
"So anyways, your son Bobby wanted my son Joseph to join your fishing trip. I don't want him to have any part of your death!" Dale said.
"Shut up Dale! There's no such thing as a Sea Behemoth!" Hank said, correcting the monster's name this time. But Hank was in complete denial. He knew if he told Dale the truth, it would mean that he was wrong and Dale was right. Something that should never happen. Him and Bill kept it to themselves, and tried to forget this whole mess. It just didn't feel like something like this would happen in a peaceful town like Arlen. Hank drank his beer and went back home to get ready for the fishing trip. When he walked in, he saw Bobby with Clark peters in the living room.
"Hey dad, is it alright if I bring a friend over?" Bobby said. Hank examined the boy, disgusted by his hair.
"Uh, fine. He can come." Hank said. He walked into the room and grabbed the equipment, putting on his bucket hat. But all he can think of is Todd. Hank, Bobby, and Clark Peters went into the truck, driving away. They were on the road. Hank could see his friends by the fence on his rearview mirror. But then, he saw Dale running towards his car.
"Hank! Hank!" Dale cried out. Hank rolled down the window and stuck his head out.
"What is it Dale?" Hank responded.
"Don't forget about Todd!" Dale cried out again. Hank's eyes were bulging out. He was in shock. Dale remembered Todd all along.
"Who's Todd?" Bobby said, sitting in the passenger's seat.
"Bobby!" Hank said, acting as if Bobby said an inappropriate word. They were driving to the lake. The sun started to set, due to Hank's ridiculous time. The three guys pushed the boat into the water. Hank got into the boat first, while Bobby and Clark got in together. Hank turned on the engine, driving the boat to the middle of the lake. He had a heartbeat in his ears, knowing something felt wrong.
"Well, let's get going then." Hank said, as he was the first to attach bait to his hook. The three started to fish, as it began to get dark. Clark never fished before, and didn't know what to do. Plus, there were only 2 fishing rods. Bobby wasn't getting anything, so he decided to give it to Clark, and see if he could do better.
"Just throw the wire into the lake." Bobby said, teaching him. Clark gave it a try. He felt a tug, and reeled it up too fast, tearing the fish's mouth off.
"Dang it!" Clark said. "I lost the bait." There was no more bait left.
"Well, I guess we have to go home them." Hank said, as he was getting nervous. Clark digged into his pocket, holding something in his hand.
"Hey, maybe this will do." Clark said, revealing the item. Hank put up his fishing rod, catching nothing at all. He suddenly smelled a familiar stench. He turned around to see what was going on. What he saw in his hand was a piece of strawberry fruit pie! Clark attached the fruit pie to his fishing hook. And before Hank could stop him, he threw it into the water.
"Clark, no!" Hank cried out. Just seconds after throwing the fruit pie into the water, he felt a tug. A stronger tug than before.
"Hey! I got something!" Clark said.
"Ugh! He's a big one! I can't… I can't seem to reel him in!" Clark said, using all his strength. Hank grabbed Bobby by his sleeve and brought him over to the other end of the boat.
"Bobby! Stay away from him!" Hank said. Clark was no match for the fish. He was pulled out of the boat, driven deep into the lake. Bobby squealed in terror.
"We gotta get outta here!" Hank said, as he started the boat. They were driving away from the lake.
"Look dad! Something's after us!" Bobby said, pointing at a huge shadow following the boat.
"Bwaa!" Hank cried out, looking at how big it was. Suddenly, there was a bunch of bubbles coming out of the water. It created a huge wave, blowing the boat out of the water. Hank got out, grabbing Bobby by the arm. They ran to their car, not looking back. Hank and Bobby got in the car, gunning it. As they drove out of the forest, they felt a huge shadow over them. Bobby was getting anxiety farts.
"Dad! What's behind us?" Bobby said, panicking.
"Shut up Bobby! Don't look!" Hank cried out, freaking out for the first time in his life.
"RRRRAAAAAWWWRRRRRRR!" They heard an ear piercing scream behind them. It sounded like a dragon.