Bubble Guppies Adult Years: The Fangs of The Road Story
Chapter 1: The Big White Shark
Flashback. Some Years Ago
It is said that the past can determine who we are. We have seen stories of heroes and villains in this saga where happy and traumatic events marked the characters for better or worse. In this case, let's say that our dear protagonist did not have a very quiet life. We could even say that it was complicated. Will WhiteShark was a little great white shark who lived with his family in a very far away city with his family. He was an only child and lived with a loving couple where the mother was the head of the house. Although they were not in a bad economic situation thanks to their good jobs, they had some problems related to their social environment. Let's say that sharks do not have a good reputation among the inhabitants of the city. Many had the wrong idea that they were dangerous and that caused some fear and even discrimination towards the "shark-people" so to speak. Will's first years were not very happy. Since he was very young, he always had a hard time socializing and making friends. Not because he didn't know how to talk to others, he was very kind and social. However, many kids didn't want to be around him. In fact, we can see how one school day, his father dropped him off at school as usual. And he always looked to talk to boys and girls his age. Which was a bit difficult.
"Hey guys! Can I play with you?" Will asked them happily.
"Ahhhhhh!"
"RUN!" The other children, who were small fish, crabs, lobsters, shrimps and guppies, ran away from him out of fear. This discouraged our protagonist and he simply took out his ball to play alone as he usually did.
"That kid always scares me. Just look at those teeth"
"He's going to eat us at any moment. When we least expect it"
"I don't know why they admitted him here in the first place" Those comments came from classmates who pushed him aside out of fear. And that also affects class time, breaks and lunch time. In one class, the teacher prepared a project for them to do during class time.
"Okay, kids. We're going to do the exercises from page 21 to page 26 in the time we have left. To make it easier, you can work in pairs" The teacher left them that instruction. Will was excited to find a partner.
"How about that? Do you think we can work together?" Will asked a small orange fish.
"Huhhhh….I can't! Sorry! I already have a partner, don't I, Luca?" The fish asked quickly.
"Y-Yeah! Sorry, dude!" The other fish nervously told Will to leave and he did. He asked the other classmates and the answers were similar. So Will was left alone.
"Don't you have a partner again? Well, maybe there can be a group of three" The teacher proposed.
"It's okay, miss. I can work alone...I'm used to it" Will said quietly. So he worked alone like he used to. And even at lunchtime he used to eat alone because no one wanted to sit next to him, or let him sit with them. Many of them were afraid because he had those sharp teeth, even though he was a child. Will still didn't give up trying to find a new friend. But he didn't succeed. That was his daily routine.
In this way, Will spent a somewhat lonely childhood. He only had his family as emotional support and only there did he have friends. The bad thing was that they were not very large families, both his maternal and paternal families. When he was entering adolescence, life took another somewhat unfortunate turn. Those children who were afraid of Will had grown up and lost that fear. But that did not mean something positive. Since they saw that Will was not scary but very gentle, they took advantage of that to start bullying him.
"Oh look who came, the toy shark!" One guppy bullied him.
"Yes hahaha! And I thought we were afraid of him" Another young guppy commented.
"Shut up, he can hear us" A fish silenced him.
"Hey guys, please don't bother me. I don't want any trouble with anyone" Will asked them quietly.
"What are you talking about, man? We have no problem with you. On the contrary, we like you! In fact, why don't you join us for lunch?" The guppy leader said with a smile.
"R-Really?" Will asked him.
"Of course! See you in the lunch" The boy and his group left together leaving Will with a hope of making new friends.
"Are we really going to invite that loser to our group?" The fish asked him.
"Yes, that's exactly what I want him to believe" The guppy boy said with a smirk. All of them laughed time came and he noticed that none of his classmates were there. He simply approached the table where his classmates who had invited him were sitting. He went there and sat down with his lunch.
"They said they were going to be here. Where will they be?" Will asked innocently.
"There it is! Get him!" At that moment, Will noticed something horrible. Many of his classmates suddenly appeared and started throwing rotten tomatoes at him, dousing him in disgusting tomato juice.
"Ahhh! No! Please! Stop!" Will begged.
"Why? I thought you'd like it. Since you're not a flesh-and-blood-eating shark, I thought tomato was an ideal substitute. So enjoy, toy shark! Hahaha!" The leading guppy bully laughed while his lackeys and other companions who joined for fun or fear began to attack Will with rotten tomatoes, leaving him dirty and a little smelly. He simply held back his tears and ran away from there.
"Hahaha! Now he's a crying shark! Boo haha!" The boy said laughing a lot. Like his friends.
There is no doubt that these were difficult days for Will. He left the house crying and tried to get home early so he could take a shower and hide the bad joke his classmates played on him. That night, his mother did not arrive due to a business trip while his father was having dinner with him. However, he noticed how his son seemed quiet.
"What's up, champ? I notice you're quiet. Did something happen at school?" His father asked him.
"Oh no….I'm okay. Everything was good" Will lied to him.
"Hmmm….What did those classmates do to you this time?" Mr. WhiteShark asked him.
"Nothing...Nothing...Wait...How do you…?" Will asked him.
"You stink of rotten tomatoes. Was it them again? (sigh) I'll have to talk to the teacher again" His father answered.
"N-No! If you do it….They will mock me more and worse…" Will said fearfully.
"Then there is no other option. Son, you have to defend yourself" Mr. WhiteShark said seriously.
"What are you talking about, dad? I'm not a bad boy...I don't like to hurt anyone" Will said fearfully.
"If you don't stand up for yourself, they will keep on bothering you. You have to be brave and face them. You are two or three times bigger and stronger than them. We are sharks, we are stronger by nature. You have to make yourself respected. Understood?" He said seriously.
"(sigh) Y-Y-Yes, dad" Will said quietly. He didn't know that something bad could happen in the next few days.
Another day at school, things were going to be different. It all started out like any other day at school. Will tried to avoid the bullies at all times. However, when it was lunchtime and he was going to eat in the cafeteria, those bullies arrived with more people.
"How are you doing, little shark? You didn't like the vegan diet we gave you. Maybe you'd like some meat" The leader mocked him.
"Could you please leave me alone? I haven't done anything to deserve this" Will said quietly.
"Are you giving me orders? Nobody tells me what to do! It's your fault that you're such a freak! So I'll have all the fun I want with you" The guppy boy said with a smirk.
"Leave me alone or else..." Will tried to be brave.
"Or what? Are you going to tell your mom and dad? Oh, are you going to tell the teacher? Owwww, for a big shark, you're a crybaby and a coward. Am I right, guys?" The boy said evilly and the rest started to laugh.
"Hahahahahaha! Cry-Shark! Cry-Shark!" The others started laughing at him.
"Please leave me alone. Enough!" Will was shaking.
"Cry-Shark! Cry-Shark!"
"Stop! Stop!" Will wanted to cry until the guppy came up and punched him in the face. Will fell to the ground with a mark on his face.
"Cry-Shark! Cry-Shark!"
"Look, guys! He's just big and intimidating looking. But he's just a crying giant!" The guppy leader said proudly.
"I think you went too far…" A fish said nervously.
"What's up? Do you want to be next?" The guppy intimidated him.
"N-No" The fish backed.
"(If I don't stand up for myself, they will keep on bothering me….I….I…I am...I am...I am fed up)" Will said it himself. He decided to get up and this time, a feeling ran through his body. Rage, anger, revenge entered his body at that moment. So much time has endured insults, mockery, blows and public humiliation. Will was fed up with it all.
"Hoho! You decided to go for more. Good!" The guppy decided to hit him once more. But something strange happened. The blows left marks on Will, but he showed no pain. He could withstand all those blows. And his expressionless look worried the other students.
"Dude….maybe you should stop right now…." One of his friends tried to advise him.
"Why? It's not like he's going to do anything to me. He's just a big coward" The boy said before noticing that his hands were sore from the blows he gave Will. The young white shark simply looked at him with hatred and seriousness.
"Are you done, little fish?" Will said with a scary tone of voice.
"W-W-What?! Hahaha….Don't call me in-" The boy tried to remain calm and try to intimidate him as always, but Will did not look as submissive and cowardly as he thought.
"My turn..." Will said that before doing something terrifying. Being overcome with anger and revenge, he opened his jaw wide, revealing his sharp fangs, and grabbed the hand of the guppy leader who had been bothering him all this time. He used his strength to shake him around, and finally, he bit his arm!
"AAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH!" The guppy screamed in pain and struggled to be free from Will's bite, but Will simply shook him like he was a prey and threw him against a wall, leaving him badly injured. Most of the students ran away screaming, crying and running in terror. The leader remained on the wall, weak, injured and with his arm bleeding and crying. The bully's friends fled like cowards.
"GRRRRRRRRRR WHO IS THE COWARD NOW? GRRRRRR" Will roared in a terrifying way and acted like he was a real wild shark. However, when he saw that everyone was terrified, he stopped. He started to regain control and was terrified of what he did. His teeth tasted like the blood he took from his bully. He just saw him hurt and ran away to the bathroom to wash his mouth, because he felt disgusted. The students now ran away from him and reported all this to the teachers and principal. And things just got worse.
That day only went from bad to worse. The ambulance had to take the boy who was badly injured. Some time later, it was discovered that he would recover and that he was saved from having his arm torn off by Will. Will was terrified for having let himself be carried away by anger and that brought him terrible consequences. To start with, they called his parents to inform him that Will would be expelled from school for the actions of that day. Although his parents tried to negotiate with the principal, the decision was firm. In addition to that, Will secluded himself in his own room. Because he was terrified by what he did. Rumors spread throughout the town and they began to look at them with bad eyes. There was one occasion when some neighbors threw stones at the windows of the house and wanted to teach Will a lesson. An incident where they had to call the police to calm the disturbances. In addition, that damaged the professional performance of his parents, because their coworkers rebuked them for that.
"Forgive me! I just wanted them to leave me alone. But I got carried away by anger and...I got scared of myself...I'm scared of myself now" Will was talking with his parents.
"I must apologize. I should have given you better advice. Violence only breeds more violence" His father admitted.
"Look, son... We are very strong beings and people think we are evil and aggressive... But just because we are sharks doesn't mean we are bad. We can all decide what to be and what not to be. Listen... The best thing would be to move to a town somewhere... I know! What do you think if we go live with your uncle Kevin? The countryside would be good for all of us and it would be good therapy... What do you say?" Mrs. WhiteShark asked them.
"Sounds…good. I always liked being on my uncle's land" Will said quietly.
"My brother is a little crazy, but I'm sure he'll welcome us well" Mr. WhiteShark added.
This decision marked a good start for the WhiteShark family. They were able to start a new life in the fields. Kevin was Will's uncle and owned a farm and a mechanic's shop where he fixed heavy vehicles, cars, motorcycles, among other vehicles. It was there that Will found his passion: The Mechanic's Shop! There he learned to fix cars, motorcycles, and other vehicles. Kevin taught his nephew everything he knew. Working on the farm and in the shop helped Will leave his past behind and develop muscles and a somewhat rough personality. He didn't want to be intimidated by anyone else. Also, Kevin was a motorcycle enthusiast, so he taught Will how to drive vehicles, especially motorcycles. It didn't matter that he was a minor. The only condition was to drive on the family land. Now, with a teenage Will, he spent a lot of time in the mechanic's shop. He was a high school student, but he preferred to be the quiet boy who didn't talk to anyone. Plus, his tough appearance made it so no one would mess with him again. He was getting used to a solitary life until something unexpected happened.
One weekend, Will was in the shop helping his uncle. And then, a special customer arrived. A father and his son drove up in a sports car. Will noticed that they were two sharks. But they were hammerhead sharks.
"How are you, Kevin? Long time no see" The hammerhead shark man greeted him.
"We're doing very well here. And what about you? Oh! I see you brought your son" Kevin said happily.
"Yes, perhaps my son can spend time with your nephew while we talk business. What do you think, son?" He asked his son. He just nodded and the younger shark went to find Will. Will was cleaning and fixing a gang motorcycle.
"Hello! You must be Will….Wow! You're bigger than expected!" The young hammerhead shark said excitedly.
"Really? Oh...Hmmmm what do you want?" Will said with a cold tone.
"Dad is a frequent customer and he is talking to your uncle about a repair. This time I asked him to go with him to see the workshop work. Maybe I can see something. And well, I am lucky to know someone my age who has a passion for motorcycles and cars... like you" The hammerhead shark said with a smile.
"Really? Hmpt I doubt you know. You don't seem like someone who likes to get dirty" Will said sarcastically.
"You're wrong there, man...Wow! Is that a gangster bike? That style, that engine power,...It's just beautiful...I bet you're changing the oil and tuning the engine to reduce unnecessary gas loss and even cause less noise" The hammerhead shark teen said happily.
"W-W-Wow…You're not just a fan from what I see...I'm misjudging you" Will admitted.
"Yeah, you didn't make a good impression on me. Maybe because of that unfriendly face... Oh! Sorry! Sorry! Sometimes sharks aren't very appreciated by others, right?" He said nervously, but he just chuckled.
"Don't worry. And indeed, I'm not one to have friends. Just my family. And that's all I need. I just want to study and create my own workshop and retire…" Will told him his life plans.
"Just like that?" The other shark asked him.
"A simple life is all I want. Why bother? I just need my family and nothing else" The teen white shark said.
"I feel like you need at least a friend" The young hammerhead shark told him.
"Nah. I don't think anyone would want to be my friend. The one who isn't an annoying idiot would be someone who runs away from me saying: "Ahh! A huge, dumb white shark that wants to eat me!" (sigh) They judge me without even knowing me" Will admitted. He felt sad saying it "Ahem! Sorry for being like this. I don't usually talk about emotions with anyone"
"It's okay. You're not the only one who gets those kinds of comments. I'm a shark too so I totally understand how you feel" The hammerhead shark said calmly.
"Looks like we're not so different after all...Hey, I never asked your name...What manners of mine" Will asked him.
"Don't worry, dude! I'm Hammer Mokarran" He finally said his name.
"Hammer, huh? Hammer the hammerhead shark….It doesn't sound very original you know" Will said funnily.
"Haha….Blame my father. He gave us names that were easy to remember. I don't blame him, he has to remember the names of more than 10 children" Hammer commented funnily.
"Ten siblings! Wow! So many kids….Well…I'm Will WhiteShark" He introduced himself.
"Good name. You know, you're the biggest shark I know. Hey, if we're gonna be friends... Can I call you: Big W? Because your name is Will and you're really big hehe" Hammer asked him funnily.
"A...friendly nickname? Heh...Sounds good…" The teen great white shark smiled a bit.
"See? You look better like this with that cool look and smile. I feel like we'll get along really well" Hammer said confidently. From that day on, Will would no longer be alone. He had begun a great friendship with the curious Hammer. This friendship between the two would lead them to various situations, both funny and emotional and even extreme. A new stage would begin for this pair of sharks.