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she’s a keeper, Graynoldus. I mean, she would be if my friends weren’t so hungry from their journey!”
    The sharkkind of Fifth Shiver swam up from behind the frilled shark, and Gray’s heart sank. Even though there were only about twenty of them, all were immense. Every one was a prehistore and much more mature than he was. Their hides were tough and thick, their teeth curved and sharp. Gray could tell from the way they swam that these sharks were the best of the best, battle-tested and ferocious.
    There was no way his small group could hope to fend them off.
    â€œDefensive positions!” yelled Shear. “Protect the Seazarein!”
    One megalodon moved in front of everyone else. He was fifteen feet longer than Gray and a good deal thicker. “This is the Seazarein? This shark defeated your plans and kept us imprisoned? He’s only a pup!”
    Hokuu hissed into the huge megalodon’s ear. “Yes, that is Graynoldus’s son. He’s the one who wants to keep you in the dark to be crushed when the Underwaters cave in. Strike quickly, King Drinnok, or he will surely slay you all!”
    Gray swam forward, incensed. “That’s not true, King Drinnok! I didn’t even know about you until a few months ago!”
    â€œLies,” Hokuu spat. “He lies every time he speaks! He’ll never allow Fifth Shiver to live in the Big Blue! He wants you to stay underneath him until the Big Blue’s floor falls onto your heads!”
    â€œI swear by my father that’s not true, King Drinnok!” Gray said. “We do not have to fight. There’s plenty of room for everyone. Please, let’s talk.”
    This gave Drinnok pause, until everyone heard:
    â€œATTAAAAACK!”
    Five hundred AuzyAuzy mariners swept out from the side of a mountain range and straight at Drinnok and his prehistore mariners.
    â€œSee?” Hokuu shouted with glee. “He was delaying to gain time for his allies to arrive and destroy you!”
    â€œNO! That’s not true!” cried Gray as the lead sharkkind from the AuzyAuzy formation crashed into the prehistores.
    â€œYou will die for this!” shouted Drinnok. “I swear that by my father!”
    The huge megalodon streaked forward to attack. Shear and three of his guardians rammed the giant prehistore, barely giving Gray enough time to dodge Drinnok’s snapping jaws, which came together in a thundering crash.
    Barkley skidded into Gray’s flank. “We’ve got to go!” he yelled. Gray didn’t want to leave. He knew he could make everything better if he could calm things down.
    But then the megalodons blasted into the main AuzyAuzy formation, smashing through it and sending many sharkkind to the Sparkle Blue with ripping teeth and spine-shattering snout rams. Everything was chaos.
    Still, he had to try!
    â€œStop!” Gray shouted to the AuzyAuzy mariners. “This is a mistake! I can end this! Stop fighting!” But there was no way to slow the frenzied battle.
    â€œYou don’t give the give the orders around here, pup!” Hokuu yelled as he released a concentrated ball of power that zoomed toward Gray and Barkley.
    There was no way to dodge it. There wasn’t enough time to do anything.
    Gray wondered what it would feel like to die.
    But Mari flashed in front of them the instant before the bolt would have struck.
    Her body was vaporized into nothingness.
    â€œNOOOO!” roared Gray.
    â€œEvery single time!” Hokuu spat in disappointment. “Why won’t you die?” The frilled shark sped forward and released a gout of green acid from his mouth.
    A bright flash of power incinerated it. Hokuu was confused until he was blasted backward by another bolt of power.
    It was Takiza!
    The betta zipped in front of Gray and Barkley and shouted, “Flee, you fools!”
    Takiza gathered power to fight with the frilled shark but Hokuu shouted, “Not today, Nulo! But