57 THE ATTACK

CHAPTER 57 THE ATTACK REEEEE! REEEEE! REEEEE! While alarms blared, Akiko and George hurried across the station and up to the control room, where they found the other crew members bustling around. The station manager quickly tapped her computer, and the alarms went quiet. "Akiko, you need to see this." That was the voice of Vivian, the technology manager. She was leaning over the electronic table. On-screen was a map with the Juggernaut at the center. Countless dots were appearing on the map. "Those aren't ships," said Vivian, pointing to the dots. "They could be animals, but it would take a whole lot of fish to light up the map like this." "Send the drone," said Akiko. "I want to see what's out there." A moment later, the drone glided away from the station. Vivian tapped the electronic screen, and pulled up the view from the drone's camera. It showed wisps of fog floating by, and below the fog was the ocean. "What's that?" said Akiko as a layer of sea-foam

swept across the water. Vivian zoomed in on the image. "I think that might be a whole lot of fish." Indeed it was. The ocean was teeming with more fish than anyone had ever seen. Their shiny bodies slashed through the waves, creating a great circle of sea-foam that tightened around the station until the fish slammed against the base. An endless flow of fish pounded the outer wall, but it would take more than fish to damage the mighty Juggernaut. However, the fish weren't alone. Behind them were dolphins numbering in the thousands! They whirled around the station, studying it and searching for any weak points. Then came sharks and walruses and squid. So many animals started thrashing through the waves that the ocean seemed to be boiling over. Only one creature could have organized such an attack. The Ancient Shark had given Roz a chance to reason with the humans. But the shark felt certain the robot would fail. And when she'd learned that Roz had been captured, she didn't wait around for more information. She sent the signal for her armies to advance. The Ancient Shark lurked in the background as the attack unfolded. Her fish companions whispered in her ears and reported the events as they happened. From time to time, she sent a fish into the fray with messages

for the ocean warriors. "Be careful not to harm each other!" "Pace yourselves! The fight has only just begun!" "Look out for the poison tide in the deep!" High above the action, Roz peered out from her jail room window. She had done everything in her power to stop the poison tide peacefully, and she had almost succeeded. But now the ocean battle had begun, and all she could do was watch.