Twisted Wonderland 2

Pretty Obvious

Team Food gathers by the sand near the bungalow. Ace, Azul and Floyd discuss their plan for the day.

"Welp, let's get foraging." Ace stretches his arms. "We could hit up the same places as yesterday if we wanna go for fruit again."

Floyd shakes his head. "Nah, that's borin'. I'm in the mood for somethin' salty today."

"Then let's head to the beach, as planned." Azul says.

The three of them head to the shore. The waves lapping at the sand.

"So, we're here. Are we gonna do some fishing?" Ace asks.

Floyd scoffs. "Seriously, Crabby? Are you hopin' to just toss a string into the water and skip out on work?"

Ace folds his arms. "Uh, no? Fishing IS work!"

Azul sighs, adjusting his glasses. "Waiting for fish to bite is a waste of valuable time."

"Sure is." Floyd agrees. "It's way faster to just dive in and catch 'em."

"I can't do that!" Ace exclaims.

"Why not?" Floyd snickers. "You a bad swimmer or somethin'? I could always take you down to the sea floor so you can side-shimmy like a real crab."

Azul smirks. "Don't be too hard on him, Floyd. We can task him with gathering shellfish along the shoreline."

Ace glowers at the two. "My swimming skills aren't the problem. It's the whole catching a fish bare handed in the water part. Nobody can do that!"

Floyd shrugs. "Sure they can. It's super easy once you figure out the trick. Who knows? You might get into it if you give it a shot. It's fun chasin' fish while they swim around in a panic."

Azul nods to Floyd. "I'll leave Ace to you then, Floyd. If you'll excuse me."

Azul takes of his shirt walks into the water, swimming off on his own in search for fish to catch.

Floyd rubs his shoulder with a smirks. "Dang, Azul's in rare form today. He must be in a good mood."

"I think it's probably more that he's feeling a lot better after the fruit incident..." Ace's eyes widen. "Wait, bed rest or no, how in the world is he swimming THAT fast?"

Floyd rolls his eyes. "He's a merman, whaddaya expect? Even in human form, swimmin' comes pretty naturally to us."

You, Grim and Stitch walk along the beach and find the three boys.

"Look, it's Ace's team!" Grim waves.

"Hello." You wave cheerfully.

Ace smiles when he sees you. "Oh, hey guys. Here to help?"

Grim smirks and folds his arms. "Someone's gotta watch over you to make sure you're gettin' us some good grub."

"What are you guys up to?" You ask.

"We were just about to get started." Floyd looks to you with a grin. "You should come with us. And don't sweat it if you don't know how to swim. I'll show you and Crabby how."

You perk up at the idea of swimming. "Oh, really? I'd love to help."

"For real?" Ace sighs with relief. "Sweet, thanks! Floyd and Azul expect me to dive into the water and catch fish with my bare hands. I could use all the help I can get."

"Count me in!" Grim rubs his paws together. "Fresh fish feast, here I come!"

You set your bag down on the sand. You and Grim approach the water but Stitch hangs back, his ears lowered.