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[Astra VO]. "She is Pearl Girl.

"Your hearts are forever linked.

"It is your destiny to protect her."

[Royal Mother Pearl]. Pearl girl is missing!

Pearl Girl? Pearl Girl!

I'll go out there to look for her.

Come on, Gwen.

Us going out here could be all right.

Grrr! [chuckling]

Oh! Shark!

We'll lose the shark in here.

[upbeat music]

[Kameko]. Eeeee!

Exciting!

Mermicorno and Kameko ocean adventure ahoy!

Couldn't you have saved someone

less peppy?

[yawns] Pearl Girl.

I had the weirdest dream.

[growling]

[gasps] What's that?

[grunting]

[panting]

[ominous music]

Hiyee-

[snoring] [lullaby music]

Oh, thank horns.

It's just Gwen.

Look at this beautiful shell!

Ah!

Ugh. Can't a Mermicorno get any sleep around here?!

Grrr.

Sorry. I-

[loud snoring]

[Astra]. Hey!

That's Pearl Girl's adopt-iversary gift,

not your pillow!

Kameko, help!

Helping!

[grunting] [clattering]

Sorry. Still getting used to the tail.

Everyone okay?

[moans] I wouldn't have needed your gift

if we'd slept somewhere less pointy.

[Gwen groans]

[Astra]. It was just to give us shelter

'til my heart tells us where to go!

I don't know why it stopped working.

[groans] Hello? Any thoughts?

No pressure.

Oh, okay, maybe a bit of pressure.

Right. So we don't know where we're going,

but we do know I need at least 15 hours of shuteye

to be my naturally charming self.

So I vote we hit the kelp.

What?!

Who can sleep when there's an ocean to explore?

Places to go, fish to see,

shells to collect?

I'm a morning person.

Ugh.

Plus, if you're resting,

I can't tell you my dad's stories about the Mermicornos

and their incredible Creative Forces!

Singing, dancing,

crafting magic talismans,

other stuff that's cooler than sleep.

Your compass is cracked.

There's no such thing as a Creative Force.

Well, Astra's the leader.

She gets to decide.

Oh! Um, ah, okay. Huh?

We'll do your thing.

Yes! -Thank you!

Uh, [chuckles] she meant a your as in mine.

No way!

That hoof was totally pointed in my direction.

Besides, we can't just sleep all day.

Agree to disagree.

[overlapping arguing]

But I just became a Mermaid-icorno!

I don't wanna spend all my time in a cave doing nothing!

It'll be fun!

Who doesn't love a brisk morning swim?

Uh, me.

[growling] [tense music]

[upbeat rock music]

? Mermicorno! ?

? Starfall! ?

? Mermicorno! ?

? Starfall! ?

[growling] [screaming]

Wow. I think that's the worst morning breath

I've ever smelled.

Well, sorry!

Didn't have time to brush my fangs

after three kids barged into my cave

and woke me up from hibernation.

And we love what you've done with the place.

The slimy walls are a great touch.

We're just here

'til we figure out where we're going.

See, my dad's missing

and so is her sister, Pearl Girl.

Well, sister slash BFF

slash baby she found in the ocean?

It's really interesting

and I'm gonna go over here now.

Ugh. Look,

out here you gotta have a code, okay?

Me, I stand up for what I believe in.

And lucky for you, I believe in helping

when some fish is in need.

Your best bet is the Missing Trench

Fish there goes by the name of Trench Keeper.

He's got a gift for finding missing things.

But he ain't as friendly as me,

so don't get on his bad side.

Oh, thank you so much.

But, um, which side is his bad side?

Eh, you'll be fine.

Just stand up for what you believe in,

brush your teeth after every hibernation,

and get out of my cave!

If I could just ask you a few more questions.

So have you seen Pearl Girl?

She's about this big-

[roars] How about get out of my cave!

[exhaling] [sniffing]

[gagging]

Oh, Kevin! Ew!

We're off to the Missing Trench!

Ah!

Tails are tricky.

Hey, wait up!

Stand up for what you believe in,

brush your teeth after every hibernation,

[imitating Kevin] and get out of my cave!

Yeah, you can cut that last bit of advice.

I wish I could talk to Royal Mother Pearl.

She always knows what to do.

Oh. Oh Barb!

Any news of Astra and Pearl Girl?

No, I'm afraid not.

But we did receive a message from the Coral Kingdom.

Apparently a town in that kingdom

has somehow been drained of its vitality.

Even the colours have faded.

We don't know what it means, but it seems dark.

Astra's out there!

We must find her before the darkness does!

Ready a search party at once!

And prepare my searching playlist!

You know how much I love your searching playlist,

but the Coral Kingdom needs our support.

Besides, Astra's very capable.

She is hardworking, responsible,

and an excellent baker.

The baking's not as important,

but it's a real plus in my books.

Oh, I suppose you're right.

Will you brief the guards?

I think going to the Coral Kingdom

is the right choice.

Oh, is it?

I spy with my little eye

something that is... blue.

It's big, and wet, and we're in it!

It's the ocean!

My turn again!

Yeah, I think that's enough I Spy. [chuckles] [groans]

No problem! I know tons of games!

Ugh.

How about Ocean Bingo?

Spot the Cuttlefish?

Ooh, 121 Questions?

[gasps] This is it!

The Missing Trench.

Ooh, messy.

Keep an eye out for the Trench Keeper.

And remember, we can't get on his bad side,

so don't touch anything-

Just a few more for the collection.

[Trench Keeper]. Who dares trespass

in my trench?!

I, hi, I, um, um...

[Trench Keeper]. Silence!

You have disturbed the great and powerful Trench-

[sputtering]

Blast! How do you work this thing?

Trench Keeper!

Now, who are you?

And why are you stealing from me?

[whistling]

I'm Astra,

and this is Kameko and Gwen.

We're looking for my sister, Pearl Girl.

And Kameko's dad, Reed.

Can you help us find them?

[laughing]

Can I help you?

Child, I am the great and powerful Trench Keeper,

who hears the ocean's whispers and finds all lost within it!

But why would I help you

after what your friends did last night?

Uh, uh, sorry, what?

What are you talking about?

My friends were with me.

Also, heh, yeah we're not friends.

If anything we're just, uh, you know, work associates.

Not them.

These two.

[dramatic suspenseful music]

[Kameko]. Holy Mermicornos!

It's... more Mermicornos!

I thought we were the only Mermicornos, Nautique.

I concluded that was unlikely, Squishella.

Still, this is unexpected.

Just last night,

I caught these fishy-horsey-things

stealing a tiara from my trench.

And today, who do I find?

I'll tell you who!

More fishy-horsey-things here to finish the job!

I was taking my tiara back.

If anything, that's retrieving!

[dreamy music]

We followed our hearts and now we must protect Earth.

Whoa. I think we should all-

Relax. I got this.

Oh! Uh, whatever you think is best.

Hey, Trench-pants!

The whole cage thing, you know, doesn't fly with me.

So, uh, are you gonna let them go

or am I gonna have to make you?

Ugh. Not how I imagined this going.

I can't believe I'm meeting more Mermicornos.

Minus the part where we're in a cage,

this is the best day ever!

Subject resembles a Mermicorno,

mixed with qualities of the species known as human.

Hmm. Fluent in fish,

might be described as chatty.

He always does this when he finds something

of scientific interest.

That's Nautique,

my travel companion and assistant.

As for me,

no intro needed.

Squishella?

The super famous starlet from Octokyo?

Technically, Squish is an aspiring starlet.

So the correct term is wannabe.

[loud gasping]

Would a wannabe have this?

[Gwen]. You know Popstar Princess?

Oh, her last album was incredible!

You know, if you, uh, like that sort of thing.

Know her. [laughs]

I'm her ? backup singer ? !

Question! Then why are you in a trench full of garbage?

Well, I lost the tiara for my costume.

So we came here to see if the Trench Keeper

knew where it was.

But when we tried to take it back,

he locked us up! Ugh.

What's his deal?

I wonder if-

Fortunately, I have a plan.

Oh, great.

We seem to aggravate the Trench Keeper.

If we all ask at once,

perhaps we'll irritate him so much

that he'll want us to leave!

[overlapping affirmations]

I am good at being loud!

Well, um, okay.

[yelling] [sputtering]

You want to be let out?

Fine. I'll give you the information you seek

and your precious tiara...

if you pass a test.

Oh, I love tests.

Is it science? Math? Better yet, both?

You must do my dishes.

Oh my goodness. -Ugh.

I do the dishes at my mom's ramen shop.

Bring it on, Trenchy.

[Kameko gasping]

Good luck. [chortling]

[Kameko groaning]

[Trench Keeper]. Ha!

Our mission

is to investigate the dark presence near the Coral Kingdom.

Remember, we don't know what we are gonna find out there.

Which is why we have the buddy system.

So remember who you're paired up with and let's head off!

[Royal Mother Pearl]. Wait!

Instead, I think we should spread out to look for Astra.

Oh, then again,

the Coral Kingdom needs our help,

so we shouldn't look for Astra.

Oh, then again again,

Astra might need our help too,

so we should look for Astra.

Ummm, take five.

Is everything okay, my Queen?

You're not usually this indecisive.

You can never be too sure of a decision, Barb.

Unless you can.

I think we need to make a plan and stick to it.

Yes, yes! You're right.

And there's only one way to make a plan:

a pros and cons list!

Oh! I'll get the whiteboard!

Uh, all right.

At ease, boys!

Whew! We did it.

[Kameko moans]

Great work, everyone.

Almost everyone.

Ugh. I just got my hooves done.

[chuckles] They'll never get-

Whoa!

Well, you actually did it.

I suppose now you'll want to know where to find your friends,

so you can swim off and never look back.

But I'm not giving up that information this easily.

Onto your next tests.

[quirky playful music]

?

?

[Trench Keeper laughing]

Ha! It'll take them ages to clean that ship.

Oh, Trench Keeper,

you're as smart as you are handsome.

Ooh, hoo, hoo, go on, Trench Keeper.

We both know you're the handsome one-

Wah-what?

Done. [groaning]

You're finished?

Well, prepare for your next test.

Ugh! This is ridiculous.

At this rate,

I'm never getting my tiara back.

'Cause that's the priority?

Finding your tiara?

Awww. See, she gets it.

I find these tests confusing.

Some of them feel more like activities you do with friends.

Stand up for what you believe in,

brush your teeth after every hibernation...

You need a toothbrush?

I saw one in that pile over there.

[Astra gagging]

Look, the longer we stay here,

the further away Pearl Girl gets.

I think we need to put our hooves down

and tell him we're not gonna do everything he says.

Astra, ha ha, that is...

a terrible idea!

If we upset him,

he won't give my tiara,

which may I remind you is the whole reason we're here!

No it isn't!

Well, your thing was boring and I forgot it.

Astra's idea is worth a shot.

Hey, Trenchy!

Astra wants to talk!

[gulps] [sighs]

We can't keep doing this, Mr. Trench Keeper.

We need to get back out there

and find Pearl Girl and Kameko's father.

Tell you what. We'll strike a deal.

I'll give you one last task.

If you do it,

I'll give you what you're looking for.

If you fail,

you'll leave with nothing.

We'll do it!

Very well!

Find my hat.

Well, that's a choice.

That's all we need to do?

Just find your hat?

It must be around here somewhere.

[laughing diabolically]

Great plan, Astra.

Now I'm never getting my tiara back.

Which means I'm never gonna sing with Popstar Princess!

Which means step one of my ten-step plan to fame is ruined!

Come on, Nautique.

[sombre music]

Oh. She's right.

I messed everything up.

Ugh, some leader I am.

Hey, don't sweat it.

Sure, you made Squishella furious.

But that's what I like to call a hidden bonus.

Oh.

Don't be sad.

You did what you thought was right.

That sounds like a leader to me!

Ugh, so sappy.

I feel so unclean.

Look! Over here!

The Trench Keeper's hat!

[Squishella]. And my tiara!

Finally, I can get outta here.

[rumbling]

Uh-oh!

[all screaming]

[roaring]

What's he saying?

He said [mocks roaring].

Oh, you meant the translation of what he's saying.

Yeah, no clue.

Who cares what he's saying?

Listen, you hat hoarder!

I don't know what your problem is,

but that's my tiara.

So give it back!

[loud roaring]

Ugh. This seems like an issue between the rest of you.

We'll talk later.

[roaring]

We have to get that hat!

[upbeat music]

Kameko attack!

[sputtering]

Ah! Ah!

Whoa!

[Kameko sighing]

[roaring]

[upbeat music]

I'm coming for you, sweetie!

[upbeat music]

Ha ha!

We're outta here, Nautique.

Ah!

[crashing]

Oh no.

Where'd he go?

This place is huge.

We'll never find the Hat Hoarder.

Or the hat,

which means we're never gonna find my dad.

Or Pearl Girl.

Squish, are you all right?

Please, say something.

[sobs] This was gonna help me become a real singer.

Now I'll never pass the audition

to tour with Popstar Princess!

Audition? I thought you already were her backup singer.

Fine. Fine, fine, fine.

Popstar Princess hadn't exactly hired me yet.

But everyone knows she loves a good tiara!

Maybe I can fix it.

I fix things all the time for Pearl Girl.

Once she talked me into sledding down the stairs

on Royal Mother Pearl's shield!

Let's just say that needed quite a few repairs.

You must really miss her.

Yeah. It's the first time we've been apart

since I found myself in the water.

The Starfall was awful.

I'm lucky I found Nautique so quickly.

Statistically,

the odds of finding each other

in a dense populace like Octokyo were...

I'm lucky too.

Yeah, that was a pretty lonely time. [sighs]

Uh, for you guys. You know, I, I was fine.

I actually preferred it.

[chuckles] But, uh, yeah, yeah, yeah, sad time, sad times.

That's it!

The Trench Keeper is lonely!

Think about it.

He knows that as soon as we get the info about Pearl Girl

and Kameko's dad, we'll leave.

And he'll be all by himself.

Maybe he just needs a friend.

And maybe that friend could be the Hat Hoarder!

In order to make friends,

don't you have to be friendly?

We know what it's like to be lonely.

I never want anyone to feel that way,

even if they're mean or rude,

or made me clean a whole pirate ship with my bare hooves.

If there's a chance we could help him find a friend,

then that's what I'm gonna do.

Okay then.

A fine plan. -Uh huh.

[sighs] What do we do?

Follow me!

[upbeat music]

[growling]

All right, let's try this again.

All in favour of going to the Coral Kingdom?

One, two, three.

Okay, all in favor of going for Astra?

Why? One, two, three.

Oh, I feel like this isn't working.

Anyone have a coin?

Enough?!

You know I hate to raise my voice,

but seriously,

we made a decision hours ago!

But what if it was the wrong one, Barb?

What if Astra's in trouble and it's all my fault?

The Royal Mother Pearl I know

doesn't usually make the wrong decisions.

She trusts her gut and she does what she knows is right.

So what's your gut telling you?

That Astra's strong and brave.

That she can handle anything that comes her way.

And that I really should have finished my breakfast. [stomach growling]

Oh. To the Coral Kingdom!

[cheering]

[marching feet]

Just grabbing a bagel for the road.

Toodles!

Mr. Keeper,

I think I have an idea that can solve all your problems.

Uh, whatever your idea is, you better share it fast.

[loud roaring]

[all screaming]

Your tiara?

This is my tiara!

You understand him?

You don't?

He keeps yapping about how he wants his tiara back.

The tiara.

It must be translating for him.

My dad told me some Mermicornos can make magic talismans.

You know, objects filled with different powers.

Astra, when you fixed the tiara,

I think you made it magical.

Crafting's your Creative Force.

My Creative Force?

Give your tiara to the Keeper.

Just trust me!

Oh.

Ugh. I'm not going to chat with that Hat Hoarder.

[growling] [magical music]

What's he saying?

He says he didn't know the hat was mine.

[growling] [magical music]

He just thought a hat this handsome could use an owner.

[growling] [magical music]

And to stop calling him Hat Hoarder.

His name is Craig.

[Squishella groaning]

Well, Craig,

you're not the only one who likes hats.

So why don't you give the Trench Keeper his hat back

so we can get out of here?

[grunting] [magical music]

He says he needs all the hats

because he's self-conscious.

Of what?

[zinging music]

[playful music]

That's what you're worried about?

I think it looks great!

The botanical look is so in this year.

[Kameko]. I love it!

[Nautique]. Very dashing.

Personally, I think it suits you.

And if hats make you happy,

you may help yourself to any you find.

And if you're in the area, you know,

you're welcome to stay for a game of checkers if you like.

No pressure, of course.

[yowling] [magical music]

Oh, you're a checkers expert, are you?

[laughs] We'll just see about that!

Ah, I guess being alone has made me a bit cranky.

In thanks, your tiara.

Keep it.

You'll need it for those games of checkers.

Plus, you've probably stretched it out anyway.

And for you...

Tides! I call upon your power

to find two who are lost.

Reed, the human father,

and Pearl Girl, sister of Astra.

Tell me of these souls!

The tides have no news of a man named Reed.

But Pearl Girl has touched the tides on her journey

to the lair of Ika Inkblot.

How do we find it?

There's a town a day's journey east from here

that holds the key to Ika's trail.

But if you're going to pursue that darkness,

you'll need the right light.

Pursue that darkness, huh?

Sounds fun. [chuckles]

Not terrifying at all.

Squish and I have been talking,

perhaps we could join you?

We'd like to help you find Pearl Girl

and Kameko's dad.

Really? You-you'd do that?

Of course.

Once sea-tizens find out about that,

I'm sure to be famous!

Welcome to the team.

[magical music]

Yuss!

Hey, Squishella!

Know any good walking songs?

Obvs. I know this really amazing one,

although it sounds best

when performed by a trained professional.

So...

? Maybe I should just do it. Oh! ?

More singing?

Any way I can talk you out of this?

Nope. It's my decision.

Ugh. Fair enough.

Lead the way.

? Wooooo! ?

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