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( Middle Eastern Music ) ♪♪

AHH!

Hmm.

( Middle Eastern Music ) ♪♪

Good evening, Dolos.

William Nekton.

A pleasure, as always.

A-hem...

Ah, yes.

The child is also here.

In the last week,

three boats have sunk in the Sargasso Sea.

Oh, so sad.

But life goes on, yes?

Two Trawlers went down - and a solo yachtsman.

We managed to rescue him.

Heart-warming story.

If there is a medal for retrieving foolish yachtsmen,

I hope you receive it.

Why are you bothering me?

Those aboard the trawlers reported seeing

a purple fish before they sank.

The yachtsman mentioned the same fish.

The yachtsmen said the fish was bad luck.

Do you know anything about this?

I know many things about many fish.

Could you be more specific?

Ah.

Very specific.

There.

The "Bad Luck Fish".

So - it's a giant, monster fish?!

This drawing is actual size.

...oh.

According to the stories,

the bad luck fish causes ships to sink.

Superstitious nonsense, of course.

But the legend goes back to the very first recorded sinking

in the Sargasso Sea in 1521.

Uh, the first recorded sinking was in 500 BC.

Ugh.

Tell the child he's wrong.

According to a text in our possession,

a Phoenician treasure ship,

carrying precious artifacts, sank in 500 BC.

In the exact same spot this latest yacht sank.

Very bad luck.

Mister Dolos.

This fish is our only clue.

If we can work out why ships sink in the Sargasso,

we can save lives!

Yes, uh.

Wait here a moment while I...retrieve something.

Where's he going?

Maybe he's coming back with more information?

( engine starting )

He's not coming back with more information.

Nope.

He's gone after the treasure ship in the Sargasso sea.

Yep.

Can I gloat lots if we have to rescue him?

Absolutely.

My family are explorers.

We have been for generations.

While others look up to the stars...

...we know there are an infinite number of things

that shine in the darkness below.

There are things lurking in the seas

that long ago vanished into myth.

My family are explorers.

And we explore...

THE DEEP!

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The report has the trawler sinking

at 22 degrees north latitude

and 66 degrees west longitude.

I am at the location of the treasure ship.

Where are you?!

Stalled.

Our engines are clogged with seaweed.

I need a salvage crew!

Right now!

Our boat ain't goin' anywhere, Dolos!

Ridiculous!

How could a boat be paralyzed by seaweed?!

Just bad luck I guess.

Ugh!

( engine attempting to start )

Ah! You!

Go away!

What...?

Ah!

( choking )

What is...

( choking )

happening?!

( beeping )

A water-activated distress beacon has just gone off!

Hah, Dolos.

Where is he?

The exact coordinates of the sunken ship.

Ant, Fontaine.

Go get him and have fun.

( choking )

Agghh!

Help! Somebody help!

Hello, Mister Dolos.

Somebody else, help!

Did the Bad Luck Fish sink your boat?

( panting )

The only bad luck is you two being here!

So, you don't want us to rescue you?

( whimpers )

Maybe...

I do?

Aaahh!

Augh!

We'll take you aboard the Aronnax.

Underwater?

No. That is unnatural.

And disturbing.

I will stay here.

Hah!

Are you scared of going underwater?

I am scared of nothing!

C'mon...

Since we're already picking up one grumpy looking passenger,

we may as well pick up another, as a sample.

Fontaine, are you sure you wanna bring

a bad luck fish on board?

Ant, nobody knows about this species!

We should study it while we can.

But all the boats that have sunk?

There's always a rational explanation.

Ah, an annoying child who says something almost-sensible.

How rare.

Aaghhh!

I will remain here.

Where I can quickly escape

from this giant underwater metal death trap.

Ant?

Can you bring Dolos to the bridge immediately?

We need to talk.

I have far more important things to do

than socialize with your parents.

Or you.

Especially you.

Hmm.

Are you planning on stealing our Rover

and looking for sunken Phoenician treasure?

( gibberish mimicry )

( sigh ) Dad?

This could take a while.

Drag him if you have to.

I want to know exactly how his boat sank.

I'll try.

But I think he's scared.

( Dolos ): I am scared of nothing!

Hmm. Any debris or solid objects on sonar that Dolos

might have collided with?

Nothing but seaweed.

Bad Luck Fish, huh?

( kissing sound )

Let's see if we can find what you really are in... this.

Ooh! Ah!

OOF!

( heavy sigh )

UGH!

Huh?

Hah!

That was just a case of poorly stacked books...

and a bit of clumsiness on my part.

But definitely NOT bad luck!

Right Jeffrey?

Hmm.

Looks like the bad luck fish

are taking an interest in the Aronnax.

Will, they're not bad luck fish.

That's absurd!

They have all the luck of regular fish.

Ow!

Woahhh!

Ugh!

Did we hit something?

No!

I don't know what this is!

Let go!

Augh!

( panicking )

Hey!

Stop that!

Ahhh!

Woah!

Dolos, what are you doing?!

Getting out of this death trap!

WOAH!

( Ant ): But you don't know how to drive the Rover!

( Dolos ): Do too!

We're still dropping!

Why??!

I don't know!

Ugh!

Huh?

No!

AUGH!

We're in free fall!

( struggle )

Huh?

See?

Your submarine is a giant, underwater death trap!

NO!!

Mum? Dad?

Are you okay?

Talk to me!

Is everyone all right?

Ugh...

Huh.

Ugh.

We're fine, Ant.

Ant, can you hear me?

The purple fish.

It's inside Jeffrey's tubes!

It's inside the Aronnax!

Bigger problems here, Fontaine.

Ugh, but mom--!

Some systems are offline.

Navigation, heating...

...lighting.

We have to get that fish off the Aronnax.

Fontaine, you can't possibly believe

that this was caused by a "Bad Luck Fish".

I didn't.

Then we brought one on board and five minutes later

we were stuck on the bottom of the sea.

That seems like bad luck to me.

Look, we need to focus our energy

on re-starting the engines.

You're right.

You and I will work on the engines.

Fontaine take care of that fish.

Not you too!

I'm not saying the fish is bad luck.

I'm just saying I want it off our sub.

We should be searching for the treasure,

not wasting our time--

We're going to rescue my family.

You can help, or you can complain.

I choose to complain!

I choose to say 'be quiet, I'm concentrating'.

I choose to not take orders from children!

Oww!

Ahh!

( Ant ): Why do you keep doing this?!

You know you can't drive!

( kissing sound )

Woah!

( panting )

Ah, woah!

Oww!

Just a coincidence, Fontaine.

The Ocean floor here is unstable.

Do you think it could collapse entirely?

( crash sounds )

I think we should find a way to surface as quickly as possible.

Ugh, stop it, Dolos!

We're going the wrong way!

YOU are going the wrong way!

I am going MY way!

Look! The bad luck fish!

You are trying to distract me!

I only stop for Phoenician treasure!

Get back! Back back!

Dolos - you have to listen to me!

Are you talking about treasure?

No!

Then no - I don't.

Aarggghhhh!

( together ) Aaaagghhh!

Oww!

Ooww!

Let me drive!

You'll make us--

AUGH!

...crash.

( groan )

Okay, re-starting engines.

That seems like a good sign.

So, let's get out of here.

( sigh )

We're not moving.

Our ballast still isn't venting!

We need to release water.

We're too heavy.

The release pipe is blocked?

It must be.

Which means we need someone on the outside.

The ocean floor will be blocking the moon pool door,

but there are other ways.

I'll head out.

Yes!

( chuckles )

I've got you now.

Woah!

Oof!

( groans )

It's not bad luck.

It's just a matter of time before I tripped over this mess!

Aww, poor Jeffrey.

The bad luck fish sure has a crush on you.

Huh.

Maybe we can help each other out.

Well

( panicked breathing )

Not good.

This is not good.

( gasp )

The fish!

It's true.

It's all true.

They are bad luck.

They are cursed!

Stop panicking!

Think of the treasure!

It seems to outweigh your fear of being underwater.

My fear of being stuck in here with you is even greater!

Ant!

Your father could use your help clearing

the ballast release pipe.

We are stuck.

You are on your own.

Ignore him.

We'll get out of this.

We'll see you soon.

Rover out.

There's dive gear here.

We can get outside and cut through the seaweed.

"We?" Out there?

Hah! I pass.

( sigh )

Fine.

Me.

No, no!

The fish have caused us to flood!

Just calm down!

We need to flood the Rover to open the canopy.

I'm taking this laser.

We can still talk to each other through our masks.

Do we have to?

Faster!

You could try being a little nicer.

I tried that once.

It was not profitable.

Whoa!

You don't scare me!

You're just a fish.

Dolos - try the engines.

That button there.

Yes!

Now pull back on the throttle.

Dolos?

Pull back on the throttle!

Dolos, come back!

Come back?

Or search for valuable Phoenician artifacts?

Hmmmm - such a difficult decision...

Bye, bye!

Dolos! No!!

Augggh yes!

Ha ha!

The solo ski tubes aren't as smooth as the Moon Pool,

but they do the trick.

Ohhh...

What is it?

Talk to me Will.

The pipe is bent and blocked.

It may be brittle.

Heat it before you bend it back.

The air is coming up from below the seabed.

It looks like it could collapse at any moment.

Then work fast.

Aahhh!

Will!

Augh!

The gas bubbles!

They're methane!

Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Methane, Kaiko!

Highly flammable.

It makes sense.

Centuries of rotting seaweed

- Methane forms under the sea floor -

and as the bubbles rise they turn into foam.

Mostly air.

And air can't support boats!

We just discovered why all those ships went missing.

Will.

I think we're about to join them!

Stupid seaweed!

How am I supposed to find a shipwreck in all of this?

( sigh )

You're lost, Dolos!

You need to come back for me.

( gasp )

This is your fault!

Go, go away!

How is this my fault?

I was not talking to you, child.

( groan )

I'm turning on a beacon so you can come find me.

Hah!

Unless you are a sunken Phoenician treasure ship,

I have no interest in where you are.

( groan )

Now...where am I?

( gasp )

It worked, Will!

I'm venting the ballast... but the Aronnax isn't rising.

Kaiko, we're running out of time!

( kissing sound )

Gotcha!

Bad Luck Fish, your luck just ran out.

athing )

I am not lost!

I am not lost!

Wha-?

Ohhh, that's impossible!

I'm going around in circles!

Aaaah!

You! You did this!

Go away! Go!

You can't blame the fish, Dolos.

This isn't bad luck.

You chose to look for the treasure.

You chose to take the Rover.

And YOU chose to abandon me.

Now you're lost.

And you've got no one to blame but yourself.

There's no such thing as bad luck.

You just made a bad choice.

AHH!

OOF!

Hello Mr. Dolos.

You came back for me!

And now I am making a choice to...

( sigh )

let you drive me.

Hmmm, now you've made a good choice

and good things will happen.

We find the treasure?

That's not what I meant.

...you will stop talking?

( gibberish mimicry )

Okay, the ballast is empty.

I'm gonna try the engines again.

It's no good.

I'm giving the engines everything

but the ship won't budge.

We've done everything we can, Kaiko.

We may have to abandon the Aronnax.

Is this...

as bad as it looks?

Very bad.

There's no treasure down here at all.

The Aronnax is stuck in the ground,

and the gas underneath is methane.

We're sitting on a bomb here Ant.

Hmm.

Dad? You know how you have reservations

about some of my crazier ideas?

This one you're going to hate.

I hate it already and I haven't even heard it.

The Methane bubbles form below the surface, right?

Uh huh.

If we wait until a really big one forms...

Like that one?

Yes - perfect -

that will temporarily deplete the methane underneath.

And?

Then we ignite what's left.

Okay I've heard it now and yes I hate it!

Did you say ignite?

Ant is right!

It will loosen the silt and free the Aronnax.

Your plan for our freedom is a massive explosion?

I did say no one would like my plan.

Mum.

I ejected the Bad Luck Fish out the solar-ski tubes.

Our bad luck is gone!

We could fall through the seabed any second

and Ant is planning to save us by blowing us up.

Okay. So maybe not.

Ant, it's time.

Kaiko - fire up the engines.

Igniting the methane in three...two...one!

WOAHHH!

Hold on!

WOAHHH!

Hang on, Fontaine!

Yes!

Way to not explode, mom!

Haha!

Woohoo!

( laughs )

Everyone back onboard.

Let's get out of here.

I just want to point out that we totally didn't get blown up.

I think it's safe to say that there's no such thing

as the Bad Luck Fish.

We know why the ships sink now.

We can tell all vessels to avoid this area.

And I'm guessing those Purple Fish thrive

in methane-rich water.

Hey Fontaine - ever since I stopped being superstitious

and started making better decisions,

I've had nothing but good luck.

I even made a new friend!

Urgh.

Don't touch me.

I wasted my time coming here.

There is no treasure.

You're wrong.

We found the best kind of treasure there is.

Friendship.

Bleurgh!

I feel sick.

( Ant ): That's okay.

I'll look after you, good buddy.

( Dolos ): This has to stop.

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