Big Boss the Hero

[ Theme Song ]

(Big Boss starts dreaming about his past failures for being unable to fully take control of the reef village. He first dreams about the events of "The Abominable Seamonster") Jax: The monster, boss! I saw him! It's really alive! Big Boss: Of course not. You know that it's just a teddy bear and that you brought it to life. Mika: Hey, boss, save us! He's come back! Big Boss: Oh! Oh! Ricky: Big Boss, I have come to get you! Big Boss: Wait for me, guys! (Big Boss then dreams about when he was trick by Jax that he's wearing his precious ring near the end of "The Precious Ring") Big Boss: And now the reef is all mine. Who's got the ring of power now? (The villagers all laugh at him for wearing a coral instead of Jax's ring. Big Boss then dreams about when Lucille visited him in "Big Mama") Lucille: Stop blaming others and face the facts, Bibou. You're a loser. A loser! (Big Boss wakes up from his nightmare screaming, causing Marco, Philippe, and Jax to all wake up. The three all swim up to the shipwreck cabin) Marco: Aah! Big Boss! Boss, what's going on? Are you all right? Big Boss: Yeah. I-I-I jut wanted to test you in case there was an attack. Very well. You can go back to bed now. Go on! Marco and Philippe: Hmm? (Marco, Philippe, and Jax all swim out of the cabin) Big Boss: I'll never be the village leader. (The next morning, Marco, Philippe, and Jax all swim back to the cabin) Marco, Philippe, and Jax: Good morning, boss. Big Boss: We're leaving. Jax: But we haven't had our breakfast yet, boss. Big Boss: We're leaving forever. Marco: What? But what about the reef? How are we gonna gain control over it if we're no longer here? Big Boss: We'll find another one somewhere else, a better one. I couldn't care less about this stupid reef. The turtles can just keep it. (Outside, Jimbo sees Big Boss, Marco, Philippe, and Jax all swim out. He hides behind a large rock to avoid being seen by them.) Marco: (sobs) But this was our home sweet home. I sure am gonna miss it. Big Boss: Greater things await us, an immense reef full of docile fish that obey us. Marco and Philippe: Huh? (Marco, Philippe, Big Boss, and Jax all swim away. Jimbo watch them leave) Jimbo: Yeah? Yahoo! (Jimbo swims to the reef village)

Jimbo: (to Mika, Rita, Ray, Billy, and Albert) Big Boss is gone! Whoo-hoo! (Jimbo swims to the playground)

(Jimbo arrives) Jimbo: Yahoo! Big Boss is gone! Yahoo! (accidentally bumps into Annabel, causing her to attach onto his face) Annabel: Huh? (Annabel gets out of Jimbo's face, and he swims away) Pipo: Big Boss is actually gonna leave us in peace? I find that hard to believe. Ella: Sounds like another one of his evil schemes. Ricky: Then let's go see.

Ricky: And nobody here, either. Ella: Nothing. Then it's true. He really is gone. (Ricky swims to where Big Boss usually explain his schemes to Marco and Philippe) Ricky: I've gone off to conquer the seas with my army. Oh, wait, uh, did you remember to bring my nightlights? Ella: Say there, "Big Boss", I hear you're afraid of the dark. Would you like us to teach you a nursery rhyme? (The kids all laugh. A flashback of "The Bottomless Hole" begins) Big Boss: Big Boss is no longer a baby. Ricky: Would you prefer we turn out the lights? Big Boss: No, no, no, no! All right, let's hear your silly nursery rhyme. ♫ Of the dark you must know from the start. There's always light in your heart ♫ (Flashback ends, and the kids are seen singing the song) The kids: ♫ When nighttime embarks and you're scared of the dark. You must know from the start there's always light in your heart ♫ (The kids all laugh as they swim out of the cabin) Annabel: I'm gonna miss Big Boss. We had fun with him. (giggles) Ricky: What do you say we turn this shipwreck into our new playground? Pipo: We no longer have to share the one in the reef with the scorp-fish. Ricky and Ella: Yeah!

Big Boss: (gulps) Uh... Philippe: I'm hungry, boss. (Two barracudas arrive) Barracuda: How convenient. So are we. Barracuda 2: Who should we start with? (Marco and Philippe both huddle in fear, and use their tails to protect Big Boss) Big Boss: I should've stayed in my old shipwreck. Oh, this is 'cause of that silly reef. Barracuda: Does the little seahorse have one last wish? Big Boss: Aah! Wait a second! I have a better idea. What do you say I showed you the way to a paradise-like reef full of inoffensive and extremely tasty fish? Barracuda: I'd say you were lying so as to save your skin. Big Boss: I'll take you there, and in exchange, you let us live. And if I'm lying, you can eat these guys here.

Ella: Huh? Hmm? (swims inside the cabin and sees Pipo's tail sticking out of a board) Aha! I see you. Pipo: So you found me first. Once again it's me who has to be "It". (The Rockfish all arrive) Glitz: What are you flippers doing here? This here is our turf. Ricky: We were here first, stingers. (Glitz electrocutes him) Aah! Babbles: The shipwreck is rightfully ours. Big Boss, Big Boss would've wanted it so. (A flashback from "Yum" begins) Big Boss: Thank you, my little horrors. The day of my big return up upon the throne, I won't forget you. (Flashback ends) Ricky: Yeah, right. Very moving, but, no, we were here first. (Ricky and Babbles both angrily glare at each other. Suddenly, Annabel arrives, who's been camouflage for the hide-and-seek game. She changes back to her normal color) Annabel: I won! Nobody found me! (She grabs Ricky and Babbles, and spins around, causing them to be thrown. She notices a board with several holes) Oh, look over here. Do you remember? (throws a pearl, and it falls into a hole) Ricky: I know how we can decide who'll be the new owners of the shipwreck. The kids: Huh?

(The barracudas are whipsering something) Jax: Mm-hmm. Boss, I heard the barracudas say that they were going to eat us as an appetizer as soon as we showed 'em where the reef was. Philippe: Boy, oh, boy, Boss, what are we gonna do? Big Boss: Don't be silly. Jax is a nutcase. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Those two brutes gave their word. Marco: But, boss, bad guys lie all the time. That's all they ever do. I mean, uh, not you, but you know what I mean. Huh? Big Boss: Hmm. (A flashback from "Fortune and Fib Telling" begins. It first shows Big Boss telling a "fortune" to Lulu and Margaret) Big Boss: I see a beautiful little village. Huh? How horrible. Lulu: W-W-W-What? Big Boss: It's going to be ravaged by a terrible sea quake. Margaret: No! (It then shows Big Boss, Marco, and Philippe all inside the shell school) Big Boss: They're so easy to manipulate. (laughs) (Flashback ends) Big Boss: Huh? (The barracudas are both growling at Big Boss, Marco, Philippe, and Jax) Jax: And what's more, they'll have the whole reef to themselves once they've eaten everybody. Big Boss: I'm not gonna let them do this. The reef belongs to me. Psst, change of plans. We're going straight to the shipwreck. (to the barracudas) Hey, pals, it'd be better if we went this way. It's a shortcut. (The barracudas both follow Big Boss, Marco, Philippe, and Jax, as they head to the shipwreck)

Crudd: If I score, the shipwreck is ours. (Pipo looks out the window) Pipo: Oh, no! (Crudd accidentally push all the pearls down and none of them fall into the hole) Crudd: Hey, he cheated! Pipo: Big Boss is back! Uh-oh, and with backup. Glitz: What? Boy, oh, boy, we better clean this mess up before he gets here and sneak out quietly. (Outside, Big Boss, Marco, Philippe, Jax, and the barracudas are all almost there) Barracuda: This is a shipwreck. Where's the big paradise-like reef full of tasty fish? Big Boss: Just wait and see. There's a whole bunch of fish inside there. (Inside, the kids are trying to push a board away, but they accidentally knock it over, causing a loud thump to be heard from the outside) Huh? I told you there were lots of fish in there. (The barracudas both swim to the shipwreck. Inside, the kids all try to lift the board up, but it's too heavy) Annabel: Aah! (The kids all manage to pull the board up, but Annabel accidentally launches herself and Ella up) Aah! Ella: Whoa! (Ella and Annabel accidentally knock over a lobster cage) Annabel: Whoa! (The lobster cage land on top of the kids, trapping them all in. The barracudas all look inside the cabin) Barracudas: Huh? Barracuda: Hang tight, kids. We'll be right there. (Big Boss, Marco, Philippe, and Jax all look inside and see that the kids are all trap in the lobster cage) Jax: Look, now's the time to escape. Marco: But what about the kids? What do we do, Big Boss? Big Boss: Save those kids? What for? To play the hero? (scoffs) Me, a hero. Huh? A hero. Why, yes, I'm gonna become a hero. Make sure those barracudas don't eat the kids before I get back. (swims to the reef) (Inside, the kids are all trying to lift the lobster cage up) Ella: All together now, lift up. (The kids all flip the cage, but the door suddenly closes) Ricky: It's stuck! Babbles: Thank goodness. (The barracudas all arrive inside the cabin. Outside, Marco, Philippe, and Jax all watch the barracudas circling around the cage) Marco: Weren't we supposed to do something? Jax: We should wait for Big Boss. He's the big hero, right? (laughs) (Inside, the barracudas are both growling at the kids) The kids: Oh! (The barracudas both peck on the cage) Aah! (The cage is starting open a little) Ricky: All together now! (The cage door closes again) Barracuda: Let's do this my way. (The barracuda continue to peck on the cage) The kids: Aah!

Ray: Come on, say it. You missed us already? You can't live without us, is that it? Big Boss: Children! They're in danger in my shipwreck! Two barracudas! Enormous! Ray: Yeah, right, as if we should-- Big Boss: This time it's the truth. Despite all my efforts, I couldn't fight against those two monsters alone. I need you guys, all of you.

Glitz: Do something, for crying out loud! Crudd: (to the barracudas) Say there, please don't eat us alive. We're just tiny little fish. You'd still be hungry afterwards. Barracuda: Out of the question. The seahorse promised us a paradise-like reef full of plenty of fish for us to devour. Ella: Hmm? Ricky: Huh? Barracuda: And all we found was you. Babbles: We're doomed. Ella: Not just yet. Okay... (The kids all huddle up, while the Rockfish are all creating static electricity) Pipo: Now! (The Rockfish all shock on the metal lobster cage, creating static electricity and shock the barracudas. The barracudas both knock out, and the cage door opens. The kids all swim out of the shipwreck, but Marco, Philippe, and Jax all block their way out) Ricky: Get out of the way! The barracudas could wake up any second now! Marco: It's just that it'd be better for wait for Big Boss. Philippe: He's a big hero, now, you know. Glitz: What about us, guys? Will you let us by? (The Rockfish all make puppy-dog eyes) We're pals. (Big Boss and the villagers all arrive) Big Boss: Follow me, everybody. Hold on tight, children. Huh? (The barracudas swim out of the shipwreck) Barracuda: Huh? Big Boss: That's right. And don't let me see you around here ever again! Sammy: Big Boss, I want to thank you for coming to get us and having wanted to save the children. Shelly: Yes, and you're even welcome to come live in the reef any time you want. Big Boss: Oh, please, you're embarrassing me. I'm no hero. Ricky: Sammy, Big Boss didn't do anything. Big Boss: Uh... Ricky: We saved ourselves. Pipo: And what's more, they wouldn't let us out. Ella: The barracudas said you had planned on taking them to an incredible paradise-like reef full of plenty of fish to devour. Big Boss: What? What a heinous accusation. And why did they end up in my shipwreck in that case? You must have heard wrong. (to the Rockfish) Right, my little horrors? (Marco and Philippe both laugh) The Rockfish: Huh? Glitz: Big Boss is a liar! Big Boss: Come on, now. You're not gonna believe a child, are you? (The villagers all swim back to the reef) Ella: Thanks. Glitz: They got what they deserve, but that doesn't mean we're friends now. It's still the stingers against the flippers. Hmpf. Philippe: Right. Well, I guess we're leaving again for somewhere bigger, more beautiful. Big Boss: More beautiful than my shipwreck? No, we're staying right here until we gain control over the reef and kick the turtles out. One day, I'll be their leader, you hear me?