The Sharks' Treasure

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Lulu: There exist 365 species of sharks, grouped into 35 families. The first... Crudd: (to Glitz and Babbles) Look what I found. Let's have a little fun. Lulu: ...all over the world. (Crudd throws a shell at Ricky) Ricky: Ouch! Babbles: Good shot, Crudd! Bull's-eye! Ricky: You stingers think that's funny? Ella: Ricky, shh! I'm trying to listen. Ricky: Hey, it's not me. It's-- Babbles: "Hey, it's not me!" (laughs) Glitz: Hush, Ricky, I'm trying to listen to Mr. Lulu's super-boring class. Ella: Say there, Glitz, if you have a problem, you-- Lulu: I was saying, who would like to do a report on sharks? (no one respond) That's a shame. We could've maybe found out more about... the Sharks' Treasure. Students: A treasure? Lulu: Yes. There exists a legend that says that the sharks are the guardians of an ancient treasure that sparkles and shines, and that they unveil it once every year during a secret ceremony. Glitz: A secret ceremony? Where's that? Lulu: Nobody knows except the sharks, but they refuse to talk about it! (erases a drawing of the sharks and the treasure on the shell school's wall) All right, I need three volunteers to do the report on sharks tomorrow. Students: Me, me, me! Lulu: I'll pick the three that were the fasting raising their fins. Ella. Ella: Yeah! Lulu: Ricky. Ricky: Yes! Lulu: And Glitz. Very good. You will turn in the report tomorrow. (Glitz chuckles at Ricky, Ella, Pipo, and Annabel) Ella: Hmm. (Ricky and Ella both swim out of the school) Glitz: Hey, turtles, what do you say we go and see Albert for our report? Ricky: Oh, well, isn't that something? When you need us, you're a lot more pleasant. Glitz: Oh, come on. Aren't you guys dying to know more about the Sharks' Treasure? Ella: All that is just a legend. Mr. Lulu just said that to try to get us interested in his class. Glitz: Yeah, right. Then why were you the first to raise your fin to do the report? Ricky: Anyway, legend or not, may I remind you that the sharks refuse to talk about it. Glitz: Don't you worry about that. I'm sure I'll be able to get Albert to talk.

Albert: What Sharks' Treasure? I don't-- Glitz: Ohh, forget it. I bet that if there really was a treasure, you wouldn't even know about it. Albert: I do too know about it. Ricky: Were you at the secret ceremony? Did you see the treasure? Albert: Yeah. Many times, even. And you can bet that everybody knows who I am there. They call me Albert the Submarine Biter. (Ella giggles) Glitz: Wow. Classy. And now that you live in the reef, are you still informed when the new ceremonies take place? Albert: Well, yeah. And guess what? I can tell you there's one taking place tomorrow. Glitz: Don't tell me you know where it's taking place. (Alpha sighs) Albert: Ha ha! This year it's gonna take place at-- (Alpha clears his throat) Uh... I'm not allowed to tell, not even to Alpha. Shark's honor. Glitz: Right. Well, we could care less. We weren't planning on going anyway. What would we do in a place full of sharks? Let's go back to our report. Huh. I haven't said my last word yet.

Lulu: And that way, plankton, absorbed in large quantities, allows numerous species in the ocean to be nourished. Pipo: (to Ricky and Ella) It's quiet when the scorpfish aren't around, isn't it? Ricky: I wonder what they're up to this time. Lulu: And to end the morning, let's now listen to the report on sharks that your fellow students have prepared. Ella: It's just that Glitz isn't here, Mr. Lulu. Can Ricky and I go get her? She must be somewhere in the reef. Lulu: Very well, then. But don't drag your fins along the way, all right? (Ricky and Ella both swim away) While we're waiting for you to get back, Pipo is going to tell us what he's retained from today's lesson about plankton. (Pipo groans, causing Annabel to laugh)

Ricky: Glitz isn't on the playground, either. Ella: Why don't we go back and see Albert? You never know. Ricky: Mm-hmm. (Ricky and Ella both swim to Albert's den) Alpha: Yes, indeed. Glitz, Babbles, and Crudd came back yesterday after you left. And can you believe that Albert revealed to them that the shark ceremont is taking place? Can you believe that? He never even told me. Albert: But-But it just came out. Ella: They surely must be there. Albert: What? Holy mackerel! But that's a super-dangerous spot. I'll go. Ricky: We'll come with you. Albert: Out of the question. I already gave away the location of the Sharks' Treasure once. I won't make the same mistake again. Even Alpha won't go with me. Alpha: Ohh. (Albert swims away. But unbeknownst to him, Ricky and Ella are secretly following him. They both watch as Albert swims to the passageways to outside the reef village) Ricky: Go! Ella: Yes!

Ricky: (notices three sharks nearby) Watch out! Ella: Huh? (Ricky and Ella both hide behind the seaweeds) Ricky: Shh. (the sharks are farther away from them) They're going to the ceremony, too. (Ricky and Ella both swim to the shark's den)

Ricky: Wow. Ella: Whoa. (the sharks are swimming to the Sharks' Treasure) This is getting too dangerous. We should-- Ricky; Get closer to get a better look. (Ricky and Ella both swim to one of the giant skeleton's holes and hide in there. Ella gasps) There! The Sharks' Treasure! (sees the Rockfish each disguise themselves as a fish skull) Uh-oh. (Ricky and Ella both gasp when a hammerhead shark notices the Rockfish swimming to the Treasure) Glitz: Whoa. (The Rockfish all look up and sees the shark) Babbles: Uh... hi there. (The hammerhead shark knocks the Rockfish into a bone prison cell) Glitz: I swear, this was all just a big misunderstanding. Hammerhead shark: I can't wait till the ceremony's over. (Behind Ricky and Ella, Albert notices the two hiding) Albert: Hmm? (Albert slurps the turtles into his mouth, causing them to scream inside) Mmm! (Albert swims farther away from the den and spits Ricky and Ella out) Ricky: Albert! What's the idea? Albert: May I ask what you guys are doing here? Ricky: We figured you might need our help. Albert: Ha ha! You take me for a dolphin or what? Ella: How are you going to save the scorpfish? Albert: Well, I was planning on recovering them with my mouth, like I just did with you guys. But now that they're prisoners-- Ella: One of us should try and grab the shark's attention. Ricky: And during that time, the others will try and get the scorpfish out of there. Albert: Hmm. I'll take care of the diversion. I don't know for how long I can distract them, so be quick. Ricky and Ella: Mm-hmm! (Albert swims to the shiver of sharks) Albert: Uh, hey there, guys. Shark: Say there, who invited you? (Ricky and Ella both watch Albert) Ricky: Hmm? Albert: I am Albert. The Submarine Biter. Shark: Really? Ricky: So it's true, then? Albert really is a star among the sharks? (Ricky and Ella both swim out of their hiding spot and head to the Rockfish) Albert: I imagine you want to hear about the submarine attack, huh? Shark: Oh, yeah, do we ever. Albert: The submarine wanted to take hold of our treasure. That made me see red. Babbles: (tries to open the prison cell) No! It's useless. Glitz: Bunch of losers. Try again. Oh! The flippers! Babbles: Help us get out of here. Ricky: That's what we're here for. But quiet. (Ricky accidentally pushes a lever, causing the prison cell to open very loud. The sharks all look to see what's going on) Sharks: Hmm? Albert: Look at me! Uh... is what I said to the submarine. Ella: (to Ricky and the Rockfish) Let's go! Albert: And crunch! I bit into it with all my strength, in one go. (The kids all hide behind a large fish skull) Glitz: We'd be stupid to give up now. (Glitz is about to swim to the Treasure, but Ella stops her) Hmm? (The kids all hide behind a large rock) Babbles: Whoa. (The kids look to see Glitz isn't with them) Ella: Huh? Ohh! (sees Glitz swimming to the Treasure) Glitz: The Sharks' Treasure is all mine! (pushes the lock open) Huh? Albert: Uh, did I ever tell you about the time I was attacked by a whale? (Glitz opens the treasure chest) Glitz: Huh? (looks inside and sees the chest is filled with harpoons) Ha ha! You'll find this funny. They call this a treasure? Albert: Glitz! Swim for your life! Shark: You know her? (Glitz swims back to the group) You broke the shark's oath. Hammerhead shark: To protect... food? Ricky: Spread out! (The kids all swim away before another shark get to them and he bumps into a rock) Shark 2: Ow! There! Other intruders! Don't let them get away! (Ricky and Ella are being chased by a shark, but Ella holds onto Ricky's flipper and swims down, causing the shark to bump into a rock) Ricky: Good job, Ella. (Albert slaps his tail at another shark) Albert: Ha ha! (Albert grabs onto Ricky and Ella, and he swims away. He grabs Glitz, Crudd, and Babbles. However, Albert finds himself surrounded by the sharks. Glitz is still holding onto a harpoon) Ella: Glitz, can you give back to these nice sharks what you borrowed from them? Glitz: Yeah. You can keep your rotten old thing. (swims out of Albert's fin) I don't want it anyway. Uhh! (tosses the harpoon on the ground, which distracts three sharks) Ricky: Now's the time to-- (Albert turns around and sees three sharks still there) Ella: Hmm? (looks down at the treasure chest) Albert! They seem to care a lot about what's inside the chest. Think you can knock it over? The kids: Yeah, yeah, yeah! Albert: It's just that, as a shark, this treasure is sacred to me, too. And plus, I'm not so sure I have enough strength. Ricky: The Albert we know, no. But Albert the Submarine Biter would try anything to get us out of this. Albert: Uh... hmm. (Albert knocks three sharks out of his way. He then kicks the treasure chest away with his tail. The treasure chest is about to fall down from a tall cliff) Shark: No! Shark 2: The sparkling, shining treasure! Hurry! Albert: (sighs) Ha ha! (swims back to the reef as the other sharks manage to catch the treasure chest) And all the metal objects gathered in that chest were used to try and catch sharks with. But with sharks who managed to struggle and survive, the treasure is a way of paying tribute to them. The kids: Ohh. Glitz: Super. Albert: And yes, humans fish for sharks a lot because they think that we're all so mean. But that's far from the truth. Ricky: That's for sure. Even if I am glad to know you know and not back when you were Albert the Submarine Biter. Albert: At the time, I hunted only for my food, that's all. Glitz: And to think we can't even talk about what just happened to us for our report. What a drag. Ella: We promised Albert, Glitz. This treasure has to remain a legend. Ricky: Instead of complaining, you could at least thank us. We did save your life after all. Glitz: Huh! We could've got out of it by ourselves. Ricky and Ella: Huh.

Ella: And finally, the biggest shark of all is 20 meters long. Lulu and the students: Ohh! Ricky: Yes, but the whale shark is inoffensive. They only eat plankton. Lulu: Very good. Thank you, children. What about you, Glitz? What do you have to say? Ricky: Don't be silly, Glitz. Don't say anything about the treasure. Glitz: The best for last. I'm gonna tell you about a legend. Ricky and Ella: Huh? Glitz: The legend of the Submarine Biting Shark. Imagine a ferocious shark, terrifying and feared by everyone in the sea. He didn't hesitate for a second to bite into, with all his strength, a solid steel submarine, just to protect his friends. Because that shark, above all, was generous. (Outside the school, Albert and Alpha are listening to Glitz) Albert: Hmm. (chuckles)