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Kaiko: You should be seeing the site any second now, kids.

There's definitely something under the sand.

Let's hope it's not a damaged sub.

The Bathymetric Light Detection and Ranging System is online.

Will: The LIDAR will settle

whether these objects are natural or manmade.

Really hoping for alien made, this time.

Activating LIDAR.

Fontaine: The ground here is very silty.

[gasps]

-What was that? -What?

That!

Whoah! Mini-sub, maybe? Drone?

Whatever it was, it was AWESOME!

Did you SEE how fast it was going?

[electrical buzzing sounds]

Kaiko: Kids? Everything okay, down there?

The Rover just lost power.

Kaiko: Go to back-up pow-

And... the radio just lost power.

I'm completely locked out!

Whoa!!!

Ant? Fontaine? What's happening?

[Ant and Fontaine screaming] Ahhhhhh!!!!

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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 The Nektons.

And we explore...

THE DEEP!

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That was weird.

Yeah... extra-terrestrial weird...

Really? We're going there?

Strange red light, unidentified object,

and a sudden unexplained power failure?

If we were cows, we'd be inside a flying saucer, right now.

Cows?

Uh, aliens take cows.

Why would aliens take cows?

I don't know, and cows aren't saying.

Regardless, we are clearly dealing with something

not of this world.

I have that feeling most days.

Then I remember you're my brother.

It's back!

Dad!

Kids?

Dad, do you read?

Hello? Anything?

Dad! Behind you!

There!

Dad!

Phew... He's okay. We're okay.

Define "okay".

See? "Okay"!

I have no idea what's going on, but we're getting out of here

before that 'thing' comes back.

Open the Moonpool doors, Mum... We're coming home.

Kaiko: Copy that. Good to hear your voice.

Strange.

I'd expect some damage after an attack like that.

But the Rover's systems are completely fine.

Hmm. All systems on the Knight

seem to be working normally again, too.

There's clearly a higher intelligence at work, here.

Not in this room, there isn't!

If it's not an alien craft,

what do you think it is, Fontaine?

[mumbles] I dunno.

Whatever it was,

I definitely saw metal panels and a red light.

Nothing but marine life out there.

No sign of any artificial craft, metal or otherwise.

No marine creature can shut down a Rover.

Unless it has some pretty impressive programming skills.

Huh?

It didn't just shutdown the Rover,

it downloaded data too.

That's impossible.

The Rover's firewall can't be penetrated!

I know. I built it. But it happened.

It hacked us in the seconds before the attack.

A swim-by hack attack?

That's what it looks like.

Could it be Dark Orca pirates?

Pfft, they couldn't program a microwave!

[gasp]

Did you see something too, Jeffrey?

Will: Possibly the attacker is cloaking itself from Sonar.

What kind of data did it try to download?

It was trying to access the Rover's source code,

but it didn't succeed.

[gasps]

Something's coming!

-Ant? -What is it?

Kaiko: Ant, stand back!

[gasps]

No... WAY!

It's a CYBER-DOLPHIN!

[chuckles]

Okay, that was not on my list of suspects!

Nor me.

Not even in my top five.

I know Jeffrey,

I've never seen a cyber-dolphin before, either.

Maybe that "cybernetic harness thing"

is where the attack came from.

That explains how it attacked us, but not why.

Kaiko: It all started the moment the LIDAR was activated.

Could the LIDAR have hurt the dolphin?

No, but a big sheet of green light

would look pretty threatening

if you'd never seen anything like it before.

Huh?

Well, he doesn't look too threatened now.

We should go say hi.

You want to go swim with a strange dolphin

trained to attack random people?

As the old saying goes, gotta try everything once!

No one has EVER said that.

Come on. It's a dolphin!

It's not dangerous.

But that harness is, Ant.

and we don't know what else

the Dolphin might perceive as a threat.

Like... fish!

Jeffrey!

Hang on, Jeffrey! We're on our way!

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Jeffrey!

Uh, you may want to keep your distance there, buddy.

You may want to take your own advice, Ant.

Last I checked, Dolphins don't eat people, Fontaine.

Last I checked, they don't do swim-by hack attacks either.

That's right, Fontaine.

No computer chips in these wet suits.

It can't hurt us.

[laughs]

See, Fontaine. Cy just wants to play!

"Cy"?

Sure! "Cyber-Dolphin" is a bit of a mouthful.

[chuckles] Hey, there!

First, we should get that harness off you.

It's just not right.

Come on, Fontaine. Introduce yourself.

He's friendly.

Why would someone put that thing on him?

No animal deserves that.

Hmm.

There's no obvious identifiers.

Serial numbers, brand names.

No, nothing.

But Cy has been wearing it a while-

the components have algae growing on them.

We should assume that whoever made the harness

can track him... and us.

I'm gonna assume these are not nice people.

Then, let's get that harness off.

We can't leave Cy like this.

Even if he lets us,

we don't know what security measures

are built into that thing.

Cy. Is it okay if we remove your harness?

He says yes.

You speak Dolphin, now?

Don't need to.

Cy spoke to me with his soulful eyes.

Whoa, there!

It's okay... we're trying to help.

There you go. Try again.

[siren wailing]

[gasps]

[sigh of relief]

Kaiko: Keep going.

Maybe that was an automatic power down procedure

to prep it for maintenance.

I was never worried.

That's all the clasps.

Fontaine, take the other side.

On my count. Three, two, one, now.

Yes!

[cheering]

You can go now, Cy. You're free!

Go on! Shoo!

Go be a real dolphin instead of a cybernetic one.

Maybe he's shy without his vest.

Let's get back to the Aronnax.

Cy might behave differently once we're gone.

Come on, Jeffrey.

Uh, Jeffrey?

Can we really just leave him?

Kaiko: Best we do.

He'll find a pod.

Without a social group,

he's more vulnerable to predators.

Is that meant to make me feel better?

Look!

I think Cy found a new pod... us.

His previous social connections

may have only been with whoever trained him.

What did they do to you?

Found anything?

High quality components here,

but I can't identify a company.

Could it be an international research project of some kind?

I truly hope no marine scientist

would subject a creature to this kind of treatment.

Corporate espionage, maybe?

Creepy thought.

Possibly.

Great. So, to recap, we know a sum total of... nothing.

Not quite.

The images from the Lidar have been processed.

We got a partial scan before the Rover was disabled.

Fontaine: That's a building!

And not a sub.

That's a really good thing.

Is that a satellite dish?

That's why Cy was hanging around.

This must be where he was trained.

Trained for what?

Stealing people's credit card numbers?

The hacking attack does suggest espionage of some kind.

So he was a spy?

Awesome!

Enslaved dolphin spies. Not so awesome.

The World Oceans Authority needs to know about this.

Do you think they'll help Cy?

Well, I doubt the World Oceans Authority will be interested

in the fate of one dolphin.

Then I will be interested for them.

We have to help Cy find a new pod.

Sure. I'll just log onto Dolphin-Dating.com.

Is that a thing?

[groans]

No. Of course that's not a thing.

The best place to look for a pod

would be in warmer, shallow waters.

Does that sound good, Cy?

Ok. We're ready.

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[seagulls squawking]

Seagulls!

That's a promising sign.

Of dolphins?

No. Herring.

You want Cy to bond with herring?

Where there's herring,

there's dolphins looking for lunch.

There!

It's best if we hang back.

The more we intervene, the harder it'll be for Cy.

Go on. Say hi to your new friends.

It's working. They like each other.

[dolphins chirping]

Wow!

Awww, look. He's going to say hi.

Odd way to say hi.

It was going so well. What happened?

Maybe it's his 'programming'.

"Protect the harness", whether he's wearing it or not.

Cy is more than just programming!

But if he can't change, then...

Kaiko: Then Cy will be on his own for the rest of his life.

Let's head back to the Aronnax.

We need to regroup and come back with another plan.

If Cy was trained to survive on his own,

then we can re-train him to live with his own kind!

Great idea, know any dolphin trainers, Ant?

Yeah. You.

What are you on about?

Cy's been swimming beside you

in the Mimic Knight this whole time.

He thinks you're part dolphin!

Okay, but even if you're right,

it was people 'training' Cy

that caused this mess in the first place.

I don't want to make things worse.

But if we want to help Cy, Ant's idea is worth the risk.

I'd do it myself,

but you're better in the Mimic Knight than me.

Thanks.

Okay Mom, you're the marine biologist.

Where do we start?

The first step is for you and Cy to bond through free play.

Kaiko: If Cy can learn to learn to trust and work together

with a part dolphin

Then his chances of bonding with real dolphins are far greater.

Huh?

[laughing and giggling]

[laughing and giggling]

Good job! Way to go, Cy!

Woo-hoo-hoo!

[splash]

This is great.

We've started establishing trust.

Now we have to see how he behaves around real dolphins.

Has anyone noticed how quiet Cy is?

You're right, Ant.

He hasn't made a peep since we met.

He didn't attempt any "dolphin-language"

with the pod earlier, either.

Maybe Cy could do with a little refresher?

[chirping sounds]

Maybe he never learnt to speak dolphin?

[sighs] I must be saying the wrong thing.

Anyone got a human-dolphin phrasebook handy?

The "words" aren't the problem.

Cy sees you as human.

Okay. Well, you're the honorary dolphin around here, so...

Dolphins use signature whistles to talk to their pod.

We need to encourage Cy to develop his own sound.

Come on, Cy.

Let's help you find your voice.

[high-pitched sounds]

Try again.

[high-pitched sounds]

Come on, Cy.

[chirping]

Yes, that's it!

Come on, try again.

[chirping]

Yes! Way to go Cy!

Ant: You're welcome.

Cy was just saying he could never could have done it

without my wisdom, good humor and guidance.

You need a better phrase book.

[chirping]

He says you're too sarcastic to be a dolphin, huh.

[chirping]

[laughs]

Good one, Cy!

[chirping]

[laughs]

Oh, be nice!

That's my brother you're talking about.

As if you know, Dolphin.

Whatever Cy is saying, it's working.

[beeps]

You've got company.

[gasps]

[chirping]

Okay, Cy, don't freak.

I'm sure they're not expecting big speeches or anything.

Just be polite and try not to ram anyone, okay?

Hello. I'm glad you all came back after what happened.

[chirping]

I want to introduce a new friend of mine.

Cy is a changed dolphin.

We hope.

Okay, just like we practiced.

Say hello to the nice dolphins.

He's got stage fright.

Give him his cue, Fontaine.

Come on, Cy. Just a simple hello.

[chirps]

Yes, that's it!

[chirping]

That must be that Dolphin's signature whistle.

You did it, Fontaine!

We did it.

[chirping]

It's okay, Cy. You're amongst friends.

There's no danger here.

Um, what about that?

That's a Great White.

Will: Not good.

Time to move away everyone, calmly and slowly.

Come on.

Cy?

Where's Cy?

There!

Fontaine: Cy!

Fontaine!

Hey shark! Over here!

Fontaine! No!

Oh, no!

Cy!

Huh?

Whoa! Nice move!

[chirping]

Ant! It's coming for the pod! Get out of there!

Will: Ant no!

We're coming!

Cy!

Huh?

I... can't believe it!

That was... AWESOME!

You just beat up a Great White.

[chirping]

And the other Dolphins know it!

Cy protected them.

He wasn't just defending himself or the harness.

He protected the pod.

[chirping]

He speaks!

It's pure poetry.

Like an angel of the sea.

Have you ever heard such sweet sounds, Fontaine?

As a half-dolphin, I can confidently say... never!

[chirping]

Ha! Cy's a real chatterbox. Who knew?

Okay, you can say it now, Fontaine.

Say... what?

"You were right all along", Ant.

You thought he was an alien.

I meant about Cy being able to be trained.

You thought he stole cows.

I... can't deny that.

W.O.A. investigated your discovery.

The facility was a corporate program

experimenting on animals.

So, your extensive investigation revealed...

what we already told you?

We confirmed what you alleged, Kaiko.

And also discovered that the program was abandoned years ago.

That means no one will ever come looking for that harness.

Cy is free.

Yes. Whoever started the program is long gone.

Exactly why they abandoned the project is unclear.

Always a pleasure, Commander Pyrosome.

I'm glad the program failed.

But I wonder if there were more like Cy.

I've asked Professor Fiction to look into

who was behind this.

If they're still operating, we need to shut them down.

At least Cy is back where he belongs.

I still don't get it.

Why is Jeffrey is so obsessed with that harness?

Maybe he was wondering

why a dolphin was wearing that thing at all?

[gasps]

That's IT!

That's so Jeffrey!

What is?

Jeffrey wants to wear clothes!

That's not Jeffrey.

It so is!

Fontaine: No offense Jeffrey,

but I draw the line at fish fashion.

Maybe a little shiny suit?

Is it possible Cy's hack-attack affected Ant's brain?

No, no! A small vest!

Something to contrast with the orange.

Ant: Navy Blue? What do you think?

Fontaine: I think you need to stop.

Ant: A tasteful hat, then?

Fontaine: Please stop.

Ant: We'd start with underpants, of course.

Fontaine: That's it, I'm out!

[Ant groans]

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