Octonauts Oneshots

Octonauts in Tokyo

The Octonauts were going to Tokyo. Everybody knew who it was, who had suggested it. Of course it was Dashi. It had come up first at some dinner time conversation the Captain casually mentioning that the Octonauts had a weekend off. And then Kwazii had suggested a gallivanting adventure and Shellington had suggested a scientific research mission and then Peso had the actually reasonable suggestion of going somewhere fun.

And then Dashi had suggested Tokyo, Japan.

So off they went.

It was easy to travel on the Octopod. No packing required, other than finding various buried passport, perhaps a day pack and Dashi worrying for two hours over her outfit. But the Octopod took a few hours to get to Japan, so by the time it arrived, the entire crew was buzzing to get off the ship.

And the rest of Tokyo seemed to be just as happy to see them. Boppy Japanese music was playing from somewhere. A strange mix of old Japanese businessmen in suits, mums with pramfuls of children and young couples filled the shopping streets.

"Alright crew," the Captain said. "We're going to stay together and not get lost... Kwazii!"

"What Cap?" the pirate cat asked, annoyed. "I didn't run off or anything."

The Captain turned around to find his lieutenant standing just behind him. 

"Oh you didn't. Then who are we missing?"

"Dashi," Tweak sighed, pointing to where the dachshund was drawn, almost magnetically, to the bright flashing pink signs and advertisements, Shellington seemingly stuck to his girlfriend's elbow.

"Well," laughed Tweak. "I'd better go and keep an eye on them."

"You? Shopping?"

"Well I don't want to have my best friend and her boyfriend sign up for some contract they can't translate. Some sacrifices are just worth it."

"Well..." Kwazii said, somewhat unsurely. "If you're going to go, then I might as well too. Don't want to get stuck with the old folk."

"Kwazii!" Captain Barnacles and Professor Inkling said immediately.

"I'm not old, am I?" Peso asked confusedly.

"Nah, you're not," shrugged Kwazii. "But you're practically a mum when you tell us to not do dangerous things, and that's no fun."

And so Tweak and Kwazii departed to meet up with the two lovebirds, while Captain Barnacles tried to explain to Peso that Kwazii sometimes spoke before he thought, and what he, as a Captain, thought about the whole matter.

Oh well. Our little story shall follow the four shoppers.

Shellington fell back slightly, now in step with Kwazii. 

"So... You've been convinced to go shopping eh? What's next, pigs are going to fly?"

"Well," Kwazii chuckled. "I figured it was already the end of the world with Tweak agreeing to go and shop, so I figured I should continue the trend."

"Fair enough," shrugged Shellington. "Let's catch up with the ladies, shall we? After that time when we both crashed the Gups, I doubt the others will take kindly to this particular combination being lost, especially in such a place like busy Tokyo CBD."

Kwazii just laughed and nudged him forward, causing him to stumble into Dashi.

"Sorry Princess," the sea otter grinned bashfully. "That was all Kwazii's fault."

Tweak laughed and playfully shoved Kwazii's shoulder. Ever since their unofficial date on Easter, gallivanting after a treasure map that had turned out to be planted by Dashi and Shellington, the two of them shared a new, loving relationship. What they lacked in certainty, they definitely made up in passion.

"Sure it was." Tweak laughed, giving her new boyfriend a gentle peck on the cheek.  "Kwazii wouldn't do something like that. I think you just wanted to blame it on him."

"Well," Shellington recovered. "Let's not let all our time slip away from us because we argue over such petty matters," he said in an exaggerated posh accent, offering his arm to Dashi like a gentleman. "Let's get this all started, shall we?"

And so, the four of them went walking off, each pair loving each other and laughing like schoolkids.

***

Surprisingly, nothing happened. Well, nothing to the four lovebirds, at least. Well, Dashi got a few catcalls from some rude Shih Tzus who had a little too many Asahi beers, and Tweak nearly lost a screwdriver, but it was late at night in a very busy city, certain things were just bound to happen.

Tweak soon found out that that was not a valid reason for Professor Inkling outright disappearing at roughly nine-thirty.

"What do you mean, some things are just bound to happen?" the Captain asked incredulously. "Our Professor's sensible... to an extent. Him just randomly vanishing is not something that most people plan for in their itineraries to Tokyo!"

"Actually that's a thing that happened to my friend," Shellington decided to unhelpfully pipe in.

"Your friend is an anomaly."

"That's... Yeah, that's fair. He's the guy who questioned us all that time back, Crash."

"Your friend is most definitely an anomaly. But that doesn't solve the fact that we desperately need to find him before it's too late and things start getting dangerous."

"What do you mean, dangerous?" Peso asked timidly.

"What he means," Kwazii said with a dramatic wave of his paw. "Is that at night, the streets of Japan become a hunting ground for the Yakuza..."

"You've got peas in the freezer?" Peso asked.

"That... Sounded nothing like what I said. But I understand the reference to the siphonophore episode." (Here Kwazii stares right into the soul and a voice in your head says: Yes. I know what is really happening.)

"But anyways, the Yakuza are the most dangerous, dreadful gang to roam the streets of East Asia. Perhaps second only to the infamous mafia. They kill without regret, they take few hostages, they have their dirty little fingers in absolutely everything."

Peso looked desperately at the Captain.

"Please tell me that's not true."

The Captain cringed.

"It's... It's technically true, but Kwazii is greatly exaggerating. But still, dark alleyways are never a good place for tourists to be, especially if they don't know local customs and the like. Let's just focus on getting the Professor out of here."

And yet, as they started to form a plan, Peso still couldn't shake the feeling of dread that clouded his frightened mind...