Disclaimer: I don't own the 2004 animated film Shark Tale and all rights goes to DreamWorks Animation SKG. Shark Tale has always been one of my favorite animated films to watch ever since childhood and I still enjoy watching the movie so much, and since I love Shark Tale so much, I decided to do a whole sixteen-part miniseries version of the movie that serves as a whole retelling of the movie which is known as When A Little Fish Tells A Great White Lie that has brand new scenes, brand new characters, brand new locations, different dialogue. I hope you enjoy the retelling of the movie Shark Tale and if you do, you can review and favor/follow if you want to :)
When A Little Fish Tells A Great White Lie
Episode 1: The Fish, The Shark, and Big Motivations
Chapter 4: The Godfather Of The Great Whites
Meanwhile, at the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, there is the sunken wreck of the RMS Titanic that is located within the desolate wastelands of the Atlantic Ocean, and it serves as the home to the great white shark mafia and the whole main crime family of the criminal organization who is known as the Lino crime family, and the Lino crime family is responsible for forming the Five Families of the Atlantic Ocean which consists of the hammerhead shark mafia, the leopard shark mafia, the killer whale mafia, and the swordfish mafia and they serve as one of the most powerful crime families in the Atlantic Ocean as well.
Inside of the RMS Titanic, there are many members of the great white shark mafia doing various things when they're not committing any crimes in Southside Reef, and the things they are doing around the RMS Titanic is some of them are at the gym doing some workouts such as lifting dumbbells, barbells, and kettlebells, doing some pull-ups, doing some push-ups, some some crunches, and practicing their combat skills with the punching bags, some of them are at the casino playing many games such as craps, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, and poker, some of them are at the bar drinking some various alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails while some of them getting drunk in the process, some of them are at the burlesque witnessing many beautiful and attractive female great white shark dancers dance for them while some of them get seduced by them and get swooned by their such good looks, and some of them are in the basement practicing using the guns the mafia has for committing crimes such as pistols, rifles, revolvers, machine guns, and bazookas and using them to shoot up some fish dummies in order to practice their killing abilities as well.
Just as the many great white shark mobsters did what they do when they weren't committing any crimes in Southside Reef under the orders of the crime boss of the whole powerful mafia, the three Lino siblings Lenny, Teresa, and Frankie as well as the other members of the great white shark mafia has already arrived back at the RMS Titanic after they have successfully robbing one of the banks in Southside Reef which is a Splash Savings Bank and have managed to steal all of the millions of clams that it has, and they traveled throughout the hallways of the RMS Titanic together and head right towards the place where all of the sacks filled with money that has been robbed from the bank will be stored in along with the money that has been stolen from the many other banks in Southside Reef so far.
Also, while the three Lino siblings and the members of the great white shark mafia worked together to bring all of the stolen money to the place where the rest of the stolen money is being stored at together, Frankie harshly reprimands Lenny for his gentle nature and his unwillingness to commit any crimes that the great white shark mafia has been committing for so many years, and he also harshly reprimand him for being so gentle during the whole bank robbery at Splash Savings Bank in Southside Reef and being so unwilling to kill anybody during the robbery while Teresa greatly felt bad for Lenny and has already accepted him and his friendly nature already just as she strongly disapproved of Frankie questioning him for his friendly nature.
"Guys, you know where to put all of this money that we've stolen from one of the banks in the reef this morning." said Frankie.
"That's right, and all of this is going to the safe where we would usually put what we robbed from that reef like we usually do." said great white shark mobster #1.
"Just like the money we've stolen from those many other banks in the reef for so long besides committing the other crimes in the reef for so long." said great white shark mobster #2.
"This has been the fifth robbery this week and we've all managed to rob those banks without screwing this up at all." said great white shark mobster #3.
"We've been robbing many banks for the whole week and we did it for some other times as well, and the whole week makes it exactly five days straight." said great white shark mobster #4
"Can't you guys believe it? We've been committing robberies all week and we've managed to steal of their money as well." said great white shark mobster #5
"Well, that's a good thing that we've all stolen all of the money from each of those banks and since we stole them, they're all ours now," said Frankie.
"Our boss is gonna be so happy to hear about all of the money we stole today and throughout all week, everybody." said great white shark mobster #6.
"Also, he's gonna be so happy to hear that we're getting rich and rich every single day by robbing the many banks in the reef." said great white shark mobster #7.
"Mmm-hmm, and the boss of this whole great white shark mafia is our father and I can't wait to tell him how things have turned out during the robbery today." said Frankie. "Also, I'm gonna tell Pop of how Lenny turned out during the robbery, and that's when he refused to kill anybody by using the gun I gave him like he's supposed to."
"What? I already told you, killing other people isn't really my thing at all and I just don't have the heart to go through with killing anybody." said Lenny.
"I already heard what you told me from before and you've always kept saying that, even when we go out on crime sprees with the rest of our crime family." said Frankie.
"I know, and you really need to understand I'm not a killer just like the other sharks are and I'm just myself no matter what." said Lenny.
"True, but even though you keep saying that you don't have the heart to kill anybody just like the other sharks would do it, you should learn how to do it anyway." said Frankie.
"You always expect me to be a killer just like everybody else in our family does, and even Pop expects me to be a killer as well." said Lenny.
"Yeah, and in that case, you should at least become a killer for the sake of our father and everybody else in the mafia," said Frankie.
"But, Frankie, even though I'm not a killer, that doesn't mean that I should become one for everybody and I just can't do it, that's all." said Lenny.
"At least try to be a killer for once and I am very disappointed in you for what you did during the crime spree this morning." said Frankie.
"I'm really sorry for failing to kill somebody during the robbery, but I'm just myself and I love myself just the way I am," said Lenny.
"Look, the next time we go out committing crimes with our family, I expect you to kill anybody since it's part of the sharks' traditions to do so," said Frankie.
"Alright, Frankie. I'll…I'll try to at least try to do it." said Lenny.
"That's good to hear and our Pop expects you to be a killer too, and he even believes that you're capable of being a killer just like everybody else in our family already is." said Frankie.
"Wait a minute. Pop believes that I can be a killer?" asked Lenny.
"Yes, and you better learn how to be one or else there shall be serious consequences for it." said Frankie.
Lenny sighed in dismay. "Oh, alright, and I already told you, I really don't know if I could pull this whole killer thing off."
"You better do it or else, Lenny!" exclaimed Frankie.
"Okay! Okay! Sheesh!" exclaimed Lenny.
"Frankie, will you please just leave Lenny alone already, and if he really doesn't want to be a killer, then you should support that kind of thing." said Teresa. "Also, everybody else in our family should support it too, especially our Daddy who serves as the leader of the crime family."
"Shut up, Teresa, and how many times do I have to tell you? Lenny really needs to be a killer just like me, Pop, and everybody else who is part of this mafia." said Frankie.
"No, you shut up! Will you please just listen to me, will ya? It's Lenny's own choice and I strongly support his decision not to be a killer." said Teresa. "I love him just the way he is and he really doesn't have to be a killer if he doesn't want to."
"See? Even Teresa agrees with me and she doesn't even mind if I don't kill anything at all and she already loves me just the way I am." said Lenny. "Like I've been saying before, I really don't have to go through with it and I would rather be myself no matter what."
"Oh, who cares anyway? Let's just go to Pop and tell him about everything that has happened today during the robbery." said Frankie. "I'm still gonna tell how you turned out during the robbery when you refused to kill anybody, Lenny, and you're just gonna have to learn how to be a killer no matter what since all sharks have been killers for so long." He then turned over to the great white shark mobsters. "You guys can go on and mind your own business, and my little brother, my little sister, and I are gonna go see our father and tell him how things have turned out this morning."
"Yes, Frankie." said great white shark mobster #2.
"As you wish, Frankie." said great white shark mobster #4.
"See ya later." said great white shark mobster #3.
"Bye." said great white shark mobster #5.
"Good luck." said great white shark mobster #1.
"Also, while you're adding it, you can take all of the money to the safe so it could be stored with the money that has already been stolen by the mafia for so long too." said Frankie.
"Okay, sir." said great white shark mobster #7
"We'll do it." said great white shark mobster #6.
Frankie, Lenny, and Teresa then leaves the scene while some of the great white shark mobsters who have went along with them for the bank robbery of the Splash Savings Bank in Southside Reef continue to travel throughout the hallways of the RMS Titanic right towards the safe where all of the stolen money is being stored in so they could put the money that they just robbed from the bank from earlier that very morning for the moment, and then the mobsters arrive right in front of the safe where they dial the correct password in order to open the safe and they quickly throw each of the sacks filled with the stolen money into the safe before they closed it back up and used the correct password to lock it back up which the correct password turns out to be the surname of the Lino crime family.
While the great white shark mobsters had put the sacks filled with robbed money from the Splash Savings Bank into the safe along with the other money that has been robbed from the many other banks in Southside Reef for so long, Frankie, Lenny, and Teresa proceed to head to elsewhere in the RMS Titanic where their father who serves as the leader of the great white shark mafia so Frankie could proceed to inform him of everything of how things have turned out during the robbery at the bank earlier that morning as well as inform him of how Lenny refused to kill anybody due to not having the heart to do so and being so gentle and friendly while Lenny became very depressed over the fact of how he is always being questioned for who he is and Teresa continued to feel very bad for him.
However, even though Frankie is very embarrassed by how Lenny is actually a friendly shark rather than being a cold-blooded killer just like himself and the other sharks of the Lino crime family, he still loves Lenny very much as much as Teresa loves him very much as well, and all he ever wanted was to have what's best for him and began wondering if he really doesn't want to be a killer at all while he still expects him to do so for the sake of their father and everybody else in their family, then he will have no choice but to run Southside Reef himself along with Teresa since he and his two younger siblings will be succeeded their father as the leader of their powerful crime family one of these days when he's about to retire as the crime boss of the mafia, much to the delight of both Lenny and Teresa.
"Lenny, Pop really needs to hear about all of this when we see him, and he might be in his office having a meeting with one of his fellow henchmen." said Frankie.
"I know and you already told me that. Just like you already told me to be a killer which I don't know about going through with at all." said Lenny.
"Honestly, Frankie, you really need to understand that Lenny couldn't go through with becoming a killer for our whole family, especially our own father," said Teresa.
"Alright, but maybe…maybe there could be a chance that he doesn't have to do it all 'cause I insist and everybody else insists," said Frankie.
"Huh? Frankie, what are you saying?" asked Lenny.
"You keep saying that you don't know about becoming a killer, if you really don't, then let me take charge of things when Pop retires as the Don of the mafia." said Frankie.
"You…You really mean that?" asked Lenny.
Frankie nodded his head yes. "I mean, if you're unable to be a killer, then I could just be the brand new Don of the great white shark mafia all by myself and Teresa can be the new Don along with me when Pop gives up his title and move on from the whole crime family business
"Frankie, thank you very much for understanding that very well, and I appreciate it so much." said Lenny. "Also, I honestly don't know if I really wanna become the brand new crime boss along with you two when Pop gives up the title someday, and maybe I do want to. I'm just gonna have to wait and see if I really wanna lead the whole family along with you and our little sister Teresa."
"That's really kind of you to say to Lenny, Frankie, and it's actually Lenny's choice if he really wants to become the new leader of the mafia along with us when Daddy retires." said Teresa. "It's also his choice if he really wants to be a killer just like you and the other sharks or not, and I strongly support his decision to do so and I expect you as well as our father and everybody else in the crime family to do the same."
"Honestly, Sis, even though I do understand if Lenny doesn't want to become the new leader of the mafia or if he really does, I still expect him to kill something for once." said Frankie.
"Wait. What did you just say?" asked Teresa in shock
"I still expect Lenny to be a cold-blooded killer just like myself and everybody else, and especially Pop still expects it to happen as well since he's also a killer himself," said Frankie. "I'm so sorry, but being killers has always been part of the traditions of the Lino crime family, especially that it's one of the most powerful crime families in the whole Atlantic Ocean."
"Are you serious?!" asked Lenny in disbelief.
"Oh, you are so unbelievable!" exclaimed Teresa in shock.
"True, but even though I can be so unbelievable, I still show great love and care towards you two no matter what." said Frankie. "Just like I show great love and care towards Pop and the rest of our family."
"You know, you're absolutely right, Frankie, and we show you the same thing too as much as we show it to Daddy and everybody else." said Teresa.
"We love you so much too even though you can be unbelievable, and we accept our own flaws and accept each other's flaws 'cause there's no such thing as perfect." said Frankie.
"Right. Now let's go see Pop and tell him how things have turned out, and I still intend on telling him how you turned out, Lenny." said Frankie.
The three Lino siblings continue to travel throughout the RMS Titanic in order to see their father who serves as the crime boss of the great white shark mafia so Frankie could inform him of how everything has turned out during the bank robbery of the Splash Savings Bank which is that they and the great white shark mobsters has successfully robbed all of the money that it has and how Lenny refused to kill anything due to being so gentle and friendly that Frankie strongly disapproved of as much as the other members of the great white shark mafia has strongly disapproved of as well while Lenny felt bad for himself for not being able to kill anybody due to not having the heart to do it and Teresa continue feeling very bad for him and she strongly supported his decision not to be a killer and should just be himself no matter what while she expects Frankie, their father, and everybody else in the mafia to just understand that Lenny is just his own person.
However, even though Lenny began feeling very bad for himself for being unable to kill anybody due to being so friendly towards fish and other harmless sea creatures that serve as the prey to the sharks and Teresa feeling very bad for Lenny for being forced into the traditions of being a cold-blooded killer just like everybody else in the Lino crime family, and does strongly approve of his very gentle nature and refusal to kill anything, Frankie still loves Lenny so much as much as he loves Teresa so much, and he began bonding with them in order to cheer both of them just as they continue heading right towards the place where their father who's the leader of the great white shark mafia so Frankie could inform him about everything that has turned out during the robbery that very morning which made both Lenny and Teresa's expressions become filled with complete happiness.
Just as the three Lino siblings began bonding with each other so Frankie could be able to cheer them up from what he just explained to his younger siblings Lenny and Teresa about how he still expects Lenny to be a killer for the sake of their father and everybody else in the Lino crime family while he strongly understands that if he really doesn't want to be a killer which he could take their father's place as the leader of the crime family along with Teresa, they began showing their deep love for each other while they have accepted their own flaws and each other's flaws. Lenny warmly nuzzled Frankie's shoulder and warmly nuzzled Teresa's shoulder, Teresa gave kisses on Lenny's cheek and gave kisses to Frankie's cheek, and Frankie gave the noogie on Lenny's head and gave the noogie on Teresa's head. The three Lino siblings then warmly embraced each other just as they continued expressing their love for each other, and they continued heading to the place where their father could be at in the RMS Titanic.
At the main office of the RMS Titanic, there is a great white shark right in front of a fish tank, and he is known as Don Edward Lino who serves as the leader of the great white shark mafia and is the father of Lenny, Teresa, and Frankie. Don Lino is adoring his pet piranhas while he began feeding them their food while he is in a meeting with a pufferfish named Sykes who is the one who owns the Whale Wash of Southside Reef and also serves as his loyal henchmen in the great white shark mafia which he has decided to do so out of fear so he wouldn't become the next main course of the mafia just like anybody else who lives in Southside Reef since they have always been terrorized by the mafia and living in complete fear of them, and during the meeting of Don Lino and Sykes, there is an octopus named Luca who serves as Don Lino's consigliere and a barracuda named Yvette who serves as Don Lino's caporegime. Also, Sykes felt very nervous about having the meeting with Don Lino, especially since the Lino crime families is one of the most powerful crime families in the Atlantic Ocean ever.
"How are Daddy's little babies doing this morning?" asked Don Lino just as he tapped on the glass of the fish tank while his pet piranhas smiled at him. "Did you miss your Daddy? Have you all been very good for Daddy while I had to do something very important? Huh? Huh? Huh? You see, Sykes. It's a fish-eat-fish world, and that means it's really cruel out there for any fish since they've always been living in fear of the sharks for so long." He gets some fish food from a jar that he's holding. "You either take what you want or get taken by the very thing you desire so much." He joyfully watches his pet piranhas eat their food very viciously in the fish tank just as they bared their very sharp teeth. He then closes the fish tank after feeding his pet piranhas.
Sykes winced very nervously upon witnessing the piranhas eat their food so viciously just as he tried not to inflate himself in fear. "True words have ever been spoken, Don Edward Lino, the current leader of the great white shark mafia. So, is the meeting now over? Is that it? Are we all done now?"
"Now, you and I, we have been working together for a long, long, long time." said Don Lino just as he put the jar back on top of the fish tank. "You have always been 100 percent faithful towards me and would do exactly what I say ever since you became a member of my great white shark mafia. It has been so many years since you have decided to become a member of my mafia, and the whole reason why you have decided to work for me is because you wouldn't become the next main course of the sharks just like the many other fish in Southside Reef who have decided to do so."
"You know, you're absolutely right, I have decided to become a member of this whole criminal organization so I wouldn't end up getting eaten by the sharks," said Sykes. "That kind of thing has been going on ever since the mafia was first formed, and I already know that they're the ones who have formed the Five Families which consists of the hammerhead sharks, the leopard sharks, the killer whales, and the swordfish and that makes you in charge of them."
"I already know that, and that's 'cause I've learned it from my own father Leonardo who used to be the crime boss of the mafia before me," said Don Lino. "My father learned it from his mother Hortense, my grandmother learned it from her father Quentin, and my great-grandfather learned it from his father Fabrizia. Each of them all learned about how the great white sharks has always been in charge of the Five Families since they're the ones who founded it together once the whole mafia began. I really appreciate you being part of my mafia and have such great loyalty towards me, you really do."
"I appreciate it so much too and I am so honored to be part of this whole mafia so much, and I already know you show loyalty towards me too." said Sykes. "Just like you show great loyalty towards everybody else who are members of this mafia such as Luca who is your consigliere and Yvette who is your caporegime, and even the other fish and sea creatures who have decided to work for you so they wouldn't become the next main course."
"Well, that's what being a Don is all about, Sykes, and being Don is all about loyalty as well as it's all about trust, respect, understanding, love, and care." said Don Lino. "It's what I've been learning about ever since I used to be a young shark pup when my father used to be in charge, and he and the rest of my predecessors of the mafia learned about the same thing. Also, before this whole meeting could be over, there are still some things I need to tell you about the mafia, and then we can move on and you're free to go."
"Please, Don Lino, you honestly don't have more things to say about the mafia, and I am sure that this whole meeting between us is now over. It has to be." said Sykes.
"Sykes, please just let me finish what I need to say about this..." said Don Lino.
Sykes interrupted Don Lino. "Not only I wanted to leave already and continue with what I needed to do back at the Whale Wash since I've been owning it for so many years after my own mother gave up the business, it's just that I love you being the current Don so much. I really do."
"Please just let me finish for the mafia, and it's about my very own crime family who have founded the mafia as well as the Five Families of the Atlantic Ocean. "You already know that they've always been in charge of the hammerhead shark mafia, the leopard shark mafia, the killer whale mafia, and the swordfish mafia and that's 'cause we've always been on top of the food chain due to being so feared and respected, and you also already know that I have always lived my life with my two sons Lenny and Frankie and my only daughter Teresa."
"Oh, right. Your two sons and your only daughter, and I know each of them very well besides you and the rest of your family. Including your own ancestors." said Sykes.
"My own beautiful and loving wife Mildred has always lived her life for my own kids too, and we've been married for a very long time." said Don Lino. "Even when you began working for my mafia. We have always worked together to raise them, protect them, teach them, and most of all, prepare for them to become the next Don of my great white shark mafia when I give up the title that I had for so long after my father Leonardo gave up the title."
"I know, and I remember that I attended the day you got married to Mildred. Oh, such good memories." replied Sykes.
"So, Sykes, it's very important that my three kids must be prepared…" said Don Lino just as he tried to explain, but Sykes interrupted him.
"You're the best Don ever. You're absolutely the best." cheered Sykes just as he interrupted Don Lino. He then turned to Luca and Yvette. "Am I right about our boss, Luca and Yvette? Am I right or am I wrong? Give me an answer please."
"Sykes, listen to me. It's all been to prepare…" said Don Lino just as he tried to explain
"I'm so sorry for interrupting you, sir." said Sykes.
"That's alright. It's all been to prepare for the day that my kids will take my place as the Don of the mafia and will run Southside Reef together." said Don Lino. "Well, today is that day I'll hand everything over to them and I'm planning to retire very soon." He suddenly became very annoyed when he heard the record player begin scratching up when it got stuck. "Luca, can you please fix the record player?"
Luca, who is sitting on the couch along with Yvette who is right next to him, attempts to fix the record player that is right near the couch on a nearby table, but it ends up going to the song Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot which made him became filled with surprise while Don Lino and Sykes stared at him in complete surprise, and even Yvette gasps in complete surprise as well. Luca soon turns it back to the original song on the record player while he smiled at the song Baby Got Back since it turned out to be one of his favorite songs while Yvette became very annoyed by how so idiotic that he is and Don Lino continued his meeting with Sykes about how his three children Lenny, Teresa, and Frankie being his successors of the title of Don of the great white shark mafia and expects them to run the family business together.
"Hey, Boss, that was the big butts song." said Luca just as chuckled.
"Luca, are you serious?!" asked Yvette.
"What, Yvette, that's one of my favorite songs ever." said Luca.
"We already know that," said Yvette.
"It's just that I accidentally set it on the record player instead and I wasn't even expecting it." said Luca.
"We weren't even expecting it either, and you just set it on that song instead of the Boss requested." said Yvette.
"I already said it was an accident
"Yeah, right." said Yvette. She then sighed in exasperation. "Oh, you're so stupid."
"Sorry, but that's the way I am, Yvette." said Luca.
"Jeez!" said Yvette just as she did a facepalm in exasperation.
"Oy vey!" said Don Lino just as he did a facepalm in annoyance. "Long story short, from now on, you shall work for my two sons Frankie and Lenny and my daughter Teresa after I retire as Don of the great white shark mafia. Capiche?"
Sykes suddenly began laughing. "Lenny? Lenny being the next Don of the mafia and running Southside Reef? I mean, I strongly understand that Frankie is capable of running the mafia since he's very vicious and bloodthirsty, and perhaps Teresa could become the brand new crime boss since she's so beautiful and stunning, but Lenny? You can't be serious about him and that's mostly 'cause of how he's so gentle and friendly and he is so unwilling to kill anybody unlike Frankie who is so willing to kill anybody."
"Oh, I am so dead serious about Lenny becoming the brand new leader of my mafia along with his siblings Frankie and Teresa, Sykes." replied Don Lino.
"Okay, but I am not so sure if Lenny is capable of being the new leader of the great white shark mafia," said Sykes. "I mean, being the leader of the mafia is a huge responsibility and it's all about leading with an iron fin, and I honestly don't think he can do it just like Frankie who is already a killer already."
"Of course, he is, Sykes," said Don Lino. "Lenny is capable of being the Don with an iron fin just like myself, my father, and my grandmother who used to run the mafia way before me."
"Yes, that's true, but being the Don is all about being so strong and having such great looks, and Frankie is strong and Teresa has great looks," said Sykes.
"You know, it takes a lot more than muscle and prettiness to run things. Frankie is the brawn and Teresa is the beauty of my three kids, but now Lenny, he serves as the brains of the group, and he has really good intelligence too while he can be very silly at times. That's something very special for my own youngest son."
"Yeah right, your youngest son is so special in having such intelligence while being a complete goofball." said Sykes.
"Huh? What does that supposed to mean?" asked Don Lino in surprise.
"Look, what I am just saying is that…" said Sykes just as he tried to explain, but Don Lino suddenly
"Hey! I'm the one who brought you in here since you're part of this criminal organization of the Atlantic Ocean criminal underworld in order to tell you what's what, and what." said Don Lino.
"What?" asked Sykes.
"What what?" asked Don Lino.
"What what nothing, you said what first." said Sykes.
"I didn't say what first, I asked you what." said Don Lino.
"No, you said then what, and I said what." said Sykes.
"What I'm saying is what what. Like, what what." said Don Lino.
Sykes became very confused. "You said what first.
"Now you're making fun of me?!" asked Don Lino.
"No, no, no, no, no! You misunderstood! You misunderstood!" exclaimed Sykes.
"Oh, yeah?! It looks like you are trying to make fun of what I'm trying to say right now!" exclaimed Don Lino. "Just listen to what I'm trying to say, will ya?!"
"No, I'm not trying to make fun of you, Don Lino, and I am listening to you!" exclaimed Sykes. "What I am trying to say is that…"
While Sykes is trying to explain to Don Lino and attempted to reason with him, he suddenly got interrupted when Don Lino's two sons Lenny and Frankie and his only daughter Teresa arrives as the main office of the RMS Titanic, and they all warmly greet their father as well as Sykes just as Frankie informs him of everything has turned out during the bank robbery of the Splash Savings Bank which is successfully stealing all of the money the bank has as well as Lenny turned out which is refusing to kill anybody during the whole robbery at the bank from earlier that morning, much to the surprise of both Don Lino and Sykes while Sykes still attempts to inform Don Lino that Lenny isn't actually a killer at all due to being so kindhearted and Don Lino attempts to defend the fact that Lenny is actually a killer.
"Sorry we're late, Pop, and we had some things to do with the other members of the mafia," said Frankie.
"That's alright. You do what you gotta do with the members of my mafia, and good morning, Frankie, Lenny, and Teresa." said Don Lino.
"Good morning. So, Lenny, Teresa, and I have some good news." said Frankie just as he, Lenny, and Teresa sat at the bar of the office together.
"Oh, really? What is it?" asked Don Lino.
"We;ve managed to steal all of the money from one of the Splash Savings Bank along with the mobsters this morning," said Frankie.
"That's really amazing to hear about, and you must've stolen millions of clams," said Don Lino.
"We did and we are absolutely sure that it was all of the money from that bank, Pop." said Frankie.
"It's the fifth time that you've stolen all of the money from the bank, and you've managed to steal all of the money from those many banks in the reef all week." said Don Lino.
"That's right. Oh, and about Lenny, during the robbery this morning, he refused to kill anybody at all." said Frankie.
"Frankie, is that true?" asked Frankie.
"Yes, and he is being way too gentle to be a killer and he keeps saying that he doesn't have the heart to do so," said Frankie.
"Well, it's true, and I just don't have the heart to kill anybody," said Lenny.
"Look, Daddy, Lenny is just himself and there's no way he could be a killer just like the other sharks, and I agree with him," said Teresa.
"I…I…I can't believe it. I can't believe it all." said Don Lino.
"Also, Frankie is being nothing but a complete jerk over how Lenny is being so gentle just like everybody else in the family." explained Teresa. "And he even insists that he would agree on taking over the family business along with me if he isn't actually capable of being a killer at all."
"Hey! Watch your mouth, Sis!" exclaimed Frankie.
"Well, it's true, and it's also true you can be downright unbelievable sometimes!" exclaimed Teresa.
"Like I said, I can't help it and it's the way I am," said Frankie.
"You're right, and there's no such thing as perfect," said Teresa.
"Hey, Frankie, Teresa, knock it off, and just get along like you're supposed to." said Don Lino.
"Ya see, Don Lino? This is what I'm talking about and what your other two kids said is absolutely right about Lenny." said Sykes.
"Well, she's the one who started it," said Frankie.
"No, you're the one who started it, genius," said Teresa.
"Guys, please, cut it out, and Pop is right, we should at least get along with each other." said Lenny.
"You're right, Lenny," said Teresa.
"So true." said Frankie.
"Even though we do get into some fights and get into arguments as well as sometimes get on each other's nerves, we still love each other very much." said Lenny.
"Oh, and by the way, Pop, Lenny had some kind of accident, and that kind of accident was being born." said Frankie just as he laughed.
Lenny sarcastically laughed. "Frankie, you are such a genius when it comes to knowing the things about me which are very true."
"Ha! Very funny, Frankie. Very funny." said Teresa just as she laughed sarcastically.
"You must be exaggerating about Lenny being a killer, Don Lino, and I was right the whole time." replied Sykes.
"Exaggerating? You do you mean by that?" asked Don Lino.
"I mean, there's no way your youngest son could prove to be a killer, and he's way too gentle to do so just like your other kids say," said Sykes.
"Well, I can assure you that my Lenny is a killer!" exclaimed Don Lino. "Ya hear me?! A cold-blooded killer that is good enough to take over the mafia along with his brother and sister when I retire! Look at him!"
Both Don Lino and Sykes suddenly notice Lenny harmlessly swinging on his bar stool just as Frankie shook his head in annoyance and Teresa giggled at the whole thing, and Sykes continued to prove to Don Lino that Lenny isn't a cold-blooded killer just like the other sharks after all due to having a gentle and friendly personality while Don Lino suddenly became very frustrated with Sykes over his disbelief of Lenny being a killer just like Frankie and the other mobsters of the great white shark mafia, and since Sykes has been disbelieving Lenny being capable of being a killer, he decides to have him fired as a member of his mafia and forces him to pay protection money in order for the sake of the safety of the Whale Wash of Southside Reef he has been owning for so long.
"Huh? Ya see? I told ya he isn't a killer, Don Lino, and that what I'm seeing right now totally proves my point that Lenny isn't a killer." said Sykes.
Don Lino growled in anger. "Okay, you know what?! That's it! THAT'S IT! YOU ARE NOW OUT!"
Sykes gasps in complete shock. "WHAT?!" He then inflates and floats out of the chair he was sitting in just as he begins speaking in a helium voice every time when he inflates himself. "What do you mean, I am out?!"
"It means you are now fired! And you're no longer a member of my mafia!" exclaimed Don Lino. He flicks Sykes which sends him flying across the office and ends up landing onto a nearby Titanic Rose Portrait just as he screams in fear. "See how you like that, and I hope you broke your butt when you crashed into one of my favorite portraits which is also my wife's favorite too."
"How could you say that kind of thing to me?! I'm one of your faithful henchmen!" exclaimed Sykes.
"Well, not anymore, pufferfish, and you're now out of here! You're fired!" exclaimed Don Lino.
Why?! Why am I fired?! What did I do?!" asked Sykes.
"You know exactly what you did, and it's questioning Lenny's capability of being a killer and that kind of thing isn't allowed in my mafia! You already knew that!" exclaimed Don Lino.
"Look, I am so sorry for what I did, but I need this job very much for the sake of myself!"
"Well, too bad! You're now fired and
"You can't do this to me!" exclaimed Sykes.
"I just did! And on top of that while you are fired, you're gonna have no choice but to start paying me protection money!"
"Pay you protection money?! For what?" asked Sykes in shock.
"So nothing happens to that little Whale Wash of yours!" said Don Lino. "You better start paying me protection money or else the Whale Wash will be destroyed by the members of my great white shark mafia, and you're now a victim of having to pay protection money in order to make sure that your own local business would be safe from getting wrecked up by the mafia! Now get lost and make sure you have my money until then! Now go!"
Upon hearing what Don Lino has informed him about having to pay him protection money for the sake of the safety of the Whale Wash after getting fired by him for having doubt over Lenny's capability of being a killer just like the other sharks, Sykes suddenly became filled with complete fear since he's now one of the great white shark mafia's many victims of having to pay them protection money in order to keep their own business safe from the mafia, and he quickly got himself out of the Titanic Rose Portrait while it has been left completely unharmed and quickly swam out of Don Lino's main office in complete fear just as he quickly deflated himself and head right back towards the Whale Wash he owns. Also, just as he began leaving the RMS Titanic in complete fear that he is now a victim of owning protection money for the mafia, and hopes that he will be able to pay up to Don Lino somehow just as he began thinking of something to do so, and he will also hope that Don Lino would figure out that Lenny isn't actually a killer due to being so gentle sooner or later.
Chapter 4: The Godfather Of The Great Whites
Disclaimer: I hope you enjoyed Chapter 4: The Godfather Of The Great Whites and stay tuned for Chapter 5: Working At The Whale Wash, and I don't own Shark Tale and all rights goes to DreamWorks Animation SKG and it has always been one of my favorite DreamWorks animated films to watch ever since I used to be a little kid and I still enjoy watching it today. If you did enjoy the story, you can review and follow/favor if you want to :D