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The Krakken jumps out the water and grabs the crate while they're talking, bringing it back into the water before it can be stopped. As it does, Ben's timer starts ticking red.

XLR8:Uh oh. Sorry, gotta run.

XLR8 leaps off running towards Shaw's ship.

XLR8:Almost there... I think I'm gonna- aah!

Ben times out, transforming back into a human, still moving with XLR8's momentum and getting skidded across the water's surface like a stone, landing right behind the ship, and getting spotted by Widow.

Ben:make it...

Black Widow:Man overboard! Shaw, Ben is overboard! Bring the boat around!

Shaw:Next time you're in my sights, you won't be so lucky...

Campers and dock-goers are all packing up and leaving as it gets dark. Ben, Hawkeye, and Black Widow sit by a campfire, Ben drying off.

Ben:See, I told you so. That was the same thing that tried to munch me last night. Captain Shaw and I were right.

Black Widow:Just because he was right about the Krakken doesn't mean I was wrong about him. I want you to stay away from that guy. He's trouble.

Ben:You're just being stubborn.

Hawkeye:Yeah, don't you hate people like that?

Black Widow: We'll leave this to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Aqua Team.

Ben:Who better to snag a lake-monster than the guy with the monster-buster on his wrist.

Black Widow:I'm afraid this is just gonna have to be the one that got away, Ben.

Shaw walks over.

Shaw:...low-down no good fish kissers!

Ben:Captain Shaw, what is it?

Shaw:The nerve of those 'enviro-punks'! They shut down the entire lake! Nobody tells me where to sail, and nobody's gonna keep me away from reeling in the catch of the century. Nobody.

A ship sails across the lake, while the S.H.I.E.L.D. van sits nearby the pier. Hawkeye knocks at the bathroom door.

Hawkeye:Come on Ben! What did you do-- fall in?

Widow opens the door to reveal Ben not there.

Capt. Shaw sails the boat, but hears cluttering behind him coming from under a tarp.

Shaw:Hey! No stowaways on my boat, even if you are only a filthy rat!

He Uncovers the tarp to reveal Ben sitting there.

Ben:Um? First mate Tennyson reporting for duty... sir?

Shaw:She's probably been chased deep} by our 'fishy friends'. Only one way to flush her out... with a little live bait.

Ben:Maybe I should go with you? Y'know, just in case?

Shaw:No need. I've got my dive body right here. (Packs up harpoon gun.) Wish me luck.

Ben looks towards a red dive-suit left on the boat.

Captain Shaw dives through the ocean. He gets startled, but reaches the Krakken's nest without incident. Startling him again, Ben jumps out towards him, almost getting shot with a harpoon.

Though, the Shaw misses and breathes a sigh of release, the two staying unharmed. Shaw dives back up to the surface, seeing another boat alongside his. As he climbs up he's grabbed by a masked figure.

Masked Figure:Don't you know night diving is dangerous, old timer? Unless of course, you went with a friend.

Shaw:I work alone. I ain't got no friends.

Masked Figure:...and with a sparkling personality like yours?

Ben pops up to the surface and spectates the confrontation.

Shaw:I haven't anything worth stealing either.

Masked Figure:Ah, but you have us all wrong. All we want is information. Like, what did you see down there?

Shaw:Nothin'. Same as always.

The masked figure punches Shaw to the ground, knocking him out. He takes off the mask to reveal he's Jonah Melville.

Jonah:Well... I have to be sure.

Ben sees this, and looks to the watch to see if it's possible to transform. He's met with the device not working and though it was timed out.

Ben:Come on, work!

Jonah:Take 'Ahab' here with us. Find out if he knows anything back at the Cannery. We'll come back later with a mini-sub to snatch the rest of the eggs.

Jonah throws a tracker into the lake.

Jonah:In the meantime, (Priming an explosive.) I think his boat just got lost at sea.

Throwing the explosive over into Shaw's ship and sailing off, it exploding behind them. The debris falls onto Ben, him dodging it and coming back up to the surface at a distance. Ben primes his watch, looking at the silhouette of Stinkfly.

Ben:It's hero time.

Duane:(Pointing, asking Melville and the other crew.) Is that a bird?

F.O.F Crew:Nah. Looks like a plane.

Jonah:(Seeing Stinkfly.) It's a bug! Man the harpoons!

Stinkfly:Give it up! You are totally busted.

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