"The Brave 12 and The Underwater City"

They, The Brave 12, are having a drink with a sea captain at a sea harbor.

"Aye," answered the sea captain. "I know of such a thing. But a tale must be told. A fisherman's tale about the Triceraquin. The most elusive creature in the sea."

A waitress delivered their drinks.

"Yes, the Triceraquin," the sea captain confirmed.

"All right, who ordered the green tea and waters?" questioned the waitress.

They raised their hands.

"But I caught one once," claimed the Sea Captain.

"When was this?" J.D. asked.

"It was 7 years ago off Tempest Point," revealed the sea captain. "I braved those waters for three days without a single bite. But on the third day, something bit. Something big."

"You caught one, didn't you?" Sakura asked.

"Aye," the sea captain nodded. "I did, and at this point you'll have to trust me because I let the Triceraquin go."

Everyone groaned in disbelief.

"Pipe down, you gunnysacks!" yelled the sea captain. "Yes. I let him go and in return he told me about the secret hidden city at the bottom of the ocean: Oceanus. And the treasure that lies within it. A machine, a Time Machine."

"Oh boy," a creature muttered.

"A time machine?" J.D. wondered. "Jack, this could be the key to getting you home."

"Yeah," Naruto agreed. "It very well could be."

"Let's go see," Jack suggested.

"It will take a brave man to make the trip," warned the sea captain. "The Waters past Tempest Point are not for the weak. But you all look like a group of brave people. Brave people indeed."

They board a boat and set sail for Tempest Point. They arrived in 8 hours, and the seas were rough. A massive wave capsized their boat, and they dove underwater, where they were seized by a fish. Vince, Jack, Naruto, Sakura, Fu, Lincoln, Jessie, Laney, Lisa, and Lily found themselves in a cool transport fish. J.D. was swimming outside, and Varie was in her mermaid form.

"Wow," J.D. exclaimed. "That is so cool."

As they traveled across the ocean floor, they saw lots of different species of fish that were unlike anything they had ever seen before. They then arrived at Oceanus, the hidden city.

"There it is," J.D. declared. "Oceanus."

"It's beautiful," Varie exclaimed.

"It's magnificent," Laney added.

"It's a magnificent spectacle," Lisa commented.

"It sure is," Lily agreed.

"It's beautiful," Jessie said.

"No kidding," Naruto replied.

The fish swam right by it.

"Wait, fish!" shouted Naruto.

Naruto did something that caused the fish to turn. He examined his foot and realized that the fish had turned when he stepped on a section of its brain.

"Hmm. Interesting." Naruto stepped on another part and it turned back.

They went into the city and walked around. They were in an elevator at the end of a hall that was filled with water and transported us to the top sphere. It opened and poured all the water out, and they were on the floor when they spotted the Triceraquins.

They grabbed them with their outstretched hands and helped them stand up.

"Don't be afraid, little ones," urged the first Triceraquin in the voice of Alec Guinness. "We won't hurt you. Tell us, what are your names?"

"We are the Brave 12," J.D. explained. "I'm J.D. Knudson."

"I'm Varie Knudson, J.D.'s Fiancé," Varie introduced herself.

"My name is Vince Pusateri," Vince introduced himself.

"I'm Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze," Naruto introduced himself.

"My name is Sakura Haruno," Sakura introduced herself.

"I'm Fu," Fu introduced herself. "I don't have a last name."

"My name is Jessie Bannon," Jessie introduced herself.

"I'm Lincoln Loud," Lincoln said.

"My name is Laney Loud," Laney said.

"I'm Lisa Loud," Lisa introduced herself.

"I'm Lily Loud," Lily introduced herself.

"And I'm Jack," Jack added.

"Please forgive our trespassing," J.D. begged. "We have come to..."

"Brave 12?" questioned Guinness. "Well, welcome all of you. Welcome to Oceanus."

They were shown around.

"We are the Triceraquins, amphibious beings that live here," Guinness explained.

"Congratulations on surviving your journey," the second Triceraquin declared in the voice of Ringo Starr.

"Yes, and without gills, too," the third Triceraquin added in the voice of Sean Connery. "Good show to all of you."

"Come," Guinness urged. "You all must be tired."

"And Hungry, too," Ringo added.

"We were just about to sit down for supper," Guinness explained. "I'm sure there's enough for 12 more."

When the door opened, they were greeted by a huge spread of seafood and sushi.

"Sushi," Jack said.

"What a spread," J.D. commented.

The food they were eating was delicious.

Guinness raises a glass. "A toast to our new friends. Welcome Brave 12."

"Welcome, Brave 12," they all said.

"Thank you," Jack replied.

"It's an honor," J.D. acknowledged.

"Due to the nature of our geography, we don't get many visitors," Guinness explained. "You are, in fact, the first. Of course, it wasn't always like this. We were formerly a tremendously gregarious race." She adds a dumpling to her soup. "Our people lived on the ocean's surface and traded with the people of the mainland. That was, of course, before he came and banished us to the bottom of the sea."

"Aku," J.D. answered. "I can't believe he did this to you."

"Aku is pure evil," Jack declared.

"Yes," Guinness replied. "We have a feeling you're right. We have a confession to make. We were told by Aku to set a trap for Jack, and Aku promised to raise our city back to the surface."

"I understand," Jack responded, "but I would not do that."

"Aku is the ultimate personification of pure evil in its entirety," J.D. added. "Making a deal with Aku is like making a deal with the devil himself. But Aku is 100 times worse than the Devil."

"We agree with you, and making a deal with Aku was completely stupid," Ringo acknowledged.

"Yes," Jack stated. "I understand. There was never really a time machine, was there?"

They shook their heads.

"Well, that was a bust," J.D. conceded. "But the least we can do is help you get back to the surface. You might want to hold on to something.

He focused his powers on the ground and lifted up the entire city on a rock platform and form a mountain underneath it that raised up the city to the surface. For the first time in years, Oceanus is now on the surface once again.

"It's so beautiful," noted Connery.

"We are forever grateful to you all, Brave 12," Guinness remarked.

"Think nothing of it," J.D. said.

"We have a huge mission ahead of us," Naruto explained.

"Our mission is to help Jack get back to his own time 10,700 years ago and destroy Aku once and for all," Jessie explained.

"We know you can do it," Ringo replied.

"Thank you," J.D. expressed gratitude.

When they returned to the land, their stomachs growled, so they set up a picnic and ate some sushi that the Triceraquins had given them for their journey.

Continues in Part 7