Kali Frees Willy

Chapter 3

The next day, Glen drove the kids down to the amusement park to clean up. 

"When you get inside, look for the Aquatic Theater, ask for Randolph" He explained to them. 

With that, the kids rode their bikes on over down to the theater. 

"Hey, mister. Do you know where we could find a guy named Randolph?" Kali asked one of the workers. 

"He lives in the cottage right by the water" The man replied. 

"Thanks" Kali said, then rode off on her bike with Jesse again. 

The kids soon arrived at the cottage and found the door opened... they entered. 

"Hello?... Randolph?" Jesse called. 

The kids started looking around the living room at all these trinkets and native american carvings and stuff. The kids particular looked over at this carving that appeared to be an orca. 

"What's this?" Jesse asked himself. 

"Well... the artists returns" said a voice. 

The two preteens jumped and turned around to see a native american man, who was Randolph. 

"Welcome back" he continued. 

Randolph took the kids back to the observation room and instructed them to clean the graffiti. 

"You guys know what to do with all this?" Randolph asked them, motioning to the buckets. 

"Yes we do" Jesse said. 

"Good, see you later" Randolph said and then left. 

The kids started scrubbing the glass and walls until they saw the orca they saw the first time swim by again. 

"Wow!" They both gasped in amazement. 

The kids decide to go upstairs to get a better look. They waited by the edge of the pool looking around, waiting for the orca to resurface. 

They just didn't expect the orca to be so close when he came up right at them. 

"Whoa!" they both backed away slightly in alarm. 

Kali studied the orca for awhile, then realized something. "Hey, that's the same orca I saw from my dream!" she gasped, going wide-eyed for a second. 

"Hey, what're you two doing up here?" Randolph asked as he appeared. 

"Nothing" Jesse said. 

All three then watched the orca swim around. 

"Seven thousand pounds that one. Jaws powerful enough to crush bone into oatmeal" Randolph explained to the two street kids. "Willy gets into moods you gotta give him his space. Don't bother him, he won't bother you. Understand?" 

"Sure" both kids nodded. 

Kali looked into Willy's eyes as he came over and looked at her for a second. They both seemed to have a connection with each other.

Later, the kids went back to work, scrubbing the paint off the walls until they heard the intercom make an announcement for a show. 

Curious, they went upstairs to find a small audience applauding for the sea-lion show. The street kids watched the sea-lions do a few tricks. 

"Let's give a big hand for Olivia and Belinda and their trainer, Rae Lindley"

"Soon you'll be able to have a look at Willy, our prize orca whale right here in the main tank" the intercom announced. 

The two twelve-year-olds quickly ran down to the front edge of the pool to have a look at Willy, as he came in. 

Both gasped in amazement when Willy jumped out of the pool. 

"You're the graffiti kids, aren't you?" they then heard a voice, and turned to see that it was the trainer Rae, approaching them. 

"I guess" Jesse shrugged his shoulders. 

"You really messed up our observation area" Rae then said to them.  

"Sorry" Jesse replied sarcastically. 

The three of them all looked at Willy again while he swam around the pool. 

"You like whales?" Rae asked the two street kids. 

"We like him" Kali replied, still looking over at Willy in admiration.  

"Well, he doesn't like anybody" Rae explained about Willy. "Be careful around him. Willy's a very special case"

"So, who isn't?" Jesse ridiculed.

Soon, the kids went back home as it was getting late.