Underwater Adventure

I was terrified, so I gave him my lunch money.

When he left, I saw a tentacle tattooed on his neck.

"Oh, my fish!" I said softly. "Marcos must be a spy for Scar."

Ten minutes later I spied a young female named Christy with the same tattoo. She was stealing an old fish's purse. Finally, I got home.

"Dad?" I said.

"Mm-hum?"

"I saw Scar's spies."

"Oh, my barnacles!" Dad gasped. "You did?"

"They are Christy and Marcos."

"Oh pshhh … they are little fish!"

"They had tattoos on their necks. Tentacles. Scar's tentacles."

The next day, we followed Marcos and Christy to Scar's cave.

"Dad! I see them! Mom and the others!"

First we magically transformed into giant sharks and attacked the guards. Then we turned into a giant octopus and used black ink on Scar. It only did a bit of damage, so we tried the tight squeeze.

"You win," he said, trying to catch his breath. "I surrender."

"All right! Yes! Woo-hoo!" yelled our kin. Our extended family followed us home.

Two months later, Mom had another baby fish and named him after me. When he grew up, he became a mighty hero, too.

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