12: Between bars

Meanwhile on the surface, Professor McKrill was lying on a large rock showing signs of life but very tired after what happened in the storm.

After getting up, he climbed up to a high part of the now broken ship, but he didn't last long there as he then fell to another part of the ship. He looked from where he had fallen and began to think.

Back in the ocean, the army leader crab was watching over us while repeatedly saying:

-One, two, three, four, five, six, one, two, three, four, five…!

Inside the cage we were: Stella on a small swing and the others sitting on the floor, Steven curled up in my fins and Celia remained silent, avoiding eye contact with everyone.

-This is it...-Chuck began to speak-We'll never get back in time...we're doomed to be fish forever!

-Well, don't just sit there and use that overdeveloped brain of yours!-Fly responded angrily and then hit him.

Fly went to look at the crab marching and an idea occurred to him so he called to the crab from the bars:

-Hey you, crab!-

The crab stopped and answered:

-It's against military regulations for me to commence with prisoners!-

-You are one poor excuse for a soldier buddy!-Fly replied-Pretty wimpy-

-What do you mean wimpy?!-

-A soldier is discipline, brave, and above all strong-

-What!?-

-Well for starters, I bet your pathetic claws can't even take down this iron bar-

Oh yeah?-Said the crab, showing his claws-Check this out! Watching?

-Yeah!-

-Ready?-

-¡Yeah, yeah!-

The crab was about to cut the bar with its claws, it seemed like it was going to work, but…

-Nah, too easy-Said the crab after observing the bar from close up.

Wait!-Fly shouted at him-What about this one?

-Too little!-

-No no, this is the perfect test of strength! We are talking about 100% titanium here!- The crab looked at the key ready to break it - No, not the key!-But it was too late, the crab already broke the key in two.

Meanwhile, my father was on the phone with the police while my mother and aunt were on the couch worried.

-No, they haven't shown up yet I...-He said from the phone-Mhm...yes, I understand that you have other cases but...-

My mother made a surprised face and went to my father to pick up the phone and hang up the call.

-What are you doing?!-My aunt said confused.

-Felicity told me she was going fishing with Fly, they must have went to the beach-

My mother grabbed her jacket and my father followed her to the door.

-Wait! Let me accompany you-he told her. Then he addressed my aunt Elsa-You are coming too-

-Fine! But if my daughter is not on the beach I will report you-

The three left through the door of my house

-First we have to make a visit-Said my mother

They headed to Fly's house and knocked on the door, Lisa opened it from the inside.

-Now I can't talk, our children have disappeared and we are heading to the beach to look for them-Said Lisa

-Let us accompany you! Our children have also disappeared-My mother answered.

Lisa looked at them with a slight smile and the six of them headed to the beach.

Returning to the ocean, you could see how a lot of fish were working in a kind of work camp, carrying stones to build a kind of statue.

Sasha was there trying to pull a stone, but it was very heavy and she couldn't get it to move. She gasped tiredly until seconds later a crab hit her with a whip and she heard applause from afar. A crowd of fish applauded Joe and the shark as they swam to the statue still under construction.

The shark ordered some eels:

-Praise on your master, NOW!-

They let go and began to applaud, in addition to dropping a giant stone block.

-MY MONUMENT IDIOTS!-Joe shouted.

The block fell right where Sasha was, using a little force she managed to save herself from certain death.

-BUILD, MEND, RESTORE!-

Sasha took off the bridle she was wearing and escaped through a small pipe.

On the beach. Our parents shouted our names hoping for an answer:

-¡FLY!-

-¡FELICITY! ¡STEVEN!-

-¡CHARLES!-

-¡CELIA!-

-¡STELLA!-

Bill (Fly's father) walked towards the lighthouse and called again to his son, then looked down and saw one of the skates that Chuck was wearing in the sand. He took it and whispered sadly:

-No…-

Lisa and the rest went to Bill and he showed her the skate.

-Oh no…-Lisa said, covering her mouth with her hands-Do you think the…?-

-No...it can't be...-

Lisa began to cry in Bill's arms while the rest looked at them sadly. Until my father noticed a small glow coming from the water and picked up a strange object.

-What is that?-My mother asked, approaching him.

Bill approached them and recognized the object:

-Fly made it…-He said while he picked it up-He showed to me yesterday

Anna (Chuck's mother) approached the rest in a desperate tone:

-Charles!-I pull the small rope that led them to the same rocks where we were before-Charles…-