Twenty-Two
Fish
That night, Frogadier was startled awake by a Gulper Eel in his face.
If you don't know what a Gulper Eel is, it is truly a very ugly fish.
"AUGH!" He yelled, jumping onto the ceiling.
The entire box was decorated like the Midnight Zone, complete with water vents and deep-sea fish (hence the Gulper Eel), but without any water.
"Oh my sweet gosh," Frogadier gapped, staring at the lights illuminating the darkness.
A flashlight fish swam in circles around his head, and a school of Lantern Fish were nearby.
"Hang on a second," he thought. "If this is in the Pokémon universe, then no real animals should exist."
"Incorrect," the Gulper Eel corrected. "No LIVING animals were shown in the show. If you look in early comics made by the Pokémon company, they say that Pokémon are highly developed ANIMALS. Therefore, there have been animals other than Pokémon in the world, in this case, deep sea."
"Well, thanks for clearing that up," Frogadier said cheerily. "You know what deep sea reminds me of?"
"No, what?"
"FIREFLIES!"
"WHAT?!"
"I like to make myself believe
That planet earth
Turns
Slowly,
It's hard to say, but I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep,
'cause everything is never as it seems," Frogadier sang*.
*= the song Fireflies is owned by Owl City
"Um, bravo?" the Gulper Eel said.
"Thank you," Frogadier said, taking a bow.
…
"Why am I able to understand you if we're different species?"
AUUUUUUUUUUUGH!
Frogadier woke up in a cold sweat from the strange dream he had, the sunlight in his eyes and the smell of bacon in the air.
"Morning, sunshine!" Quilava said, toasting a few strips.
"I just had the weirdest dream last night," he chuckled, rubbing his eyes. "I dreamed that the whole bow was Deep Ocean, light-up fish were swimming around my head and I sang 'Fireflies' to a Gulper Eel!"
"Yep. Music's rotting your brain," Zoroark said, flicking his head.
SURPRISE! SCIENCE LESSON!
Percy: aww…
I'll have you know that you like the ocean. Anyway, it's about time I had a chapter without any kind of merchandise in it.
Gulper Eel: Incorrect! you mentioned Fireflies!
AUUUUUUUGHT GET IT OFF ME!
Percy: HOLD STILL! (Pries Gulper Eel off author)
oh, thank you.