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In the Bazaar, the destruction of Playful Land continues on.
Grim laughs, "Mya-hah! Take this! Ultra Grim Attack!" And unleashes a spell, destroying something into smithereens.
"Nicely executed, Grim!" Ernesto says.
Grim huffs, "Hmph. Stupid Playful Land, tryin' to turn ME into some dumb puppet... I ain't done breakin' you by a long shot! This wall's gotta go, too!"
And Grim continues to destroy another portion of the park with his magic, smirking.
Sereia giggles, "Wow. Grim really going at it."
"I really hope he doesn't cause too much destruction.
Suddenly, Grim notices something...Hm? Hey, I see some light off in the distance over the water. Is that..?"
Everyone rushes over to see a familiar place.
"It's Sage Island!" Briar says.
"You're right... This is really happening, Briar! We're goin' back to Night Raven!" Ace says, "But considering we'll have to face the teachers and my housewarden, maybe we shouldn't celebrate TOO much…"
"Yeah, this is great news," Kalim says.
Everyone happily cheers with excitement, suddenly, they hear a loud explosion.
"That explosion... Was that the pool hall?!" Trey asks.
Jack looks around to notice, "It's not just that. There are explosions going off at the Brawlin' Bungalow, the Ferris Wheel, and all sorts of other places…"
And soon, there are multiple explosions, and a great cracking sound can also be heard underneath them. Everyone looks down to see a shocking sight.
"Whoa, sweet. The floor's crackin'," Floyd says.
"It certainly is. Is the ship... sinking?" Jade asks.
Kalim panics, "Wait, uh, isn't that bad?!"
"Oh, crud. It can't sink now! We're still way far from land!" Ace says.
"And the park is falling apart," Briar says.
"Oh, dear... We might've gone a wee bit overboard on the demolition," Ernesto says.
Ace panics, "How are you so chill about this?! Wait, does this ship have lifeboats and stuff?"
"Oh, that'd make sense," Cater says, "This is a huge ship meant to carry a lot of people. They'd have to be equipped for a worst-case scenario, right?"
Ernesto laughs, "Haaah hah hah! Please. Do you actually think Playful Land has any safety measures in place for its guests?"
"Not when you put it that way," Lilia says.
"Then why aren't you more concerned? We're taking on so much water, our shoes are getting soaked!" Jack says.
"Why, because I have all of you here!" Ernesto says, "You're smart little scholars, right? Put those educated noggins to use and whip up a solution real quick, would you?"
"Talk about passing the buck…" Ace says, "Augh, I can't think of a single spell that could move this giant ship!"
Kalim asks, "What do we do..? Ooh, I know. We could all swim for it!"
"Ooh, I second that motion!" Floyd says.
But Leona says, "I veto it!"
"That's not the best idea," Tanzanite says.
And Vil says, "We're too far out from shore for anyone but Floyd and Jade to make it there safely!"
Everyone begins to panic, even the rest of the visitors who have changed back to humans. There are also people screaming and arguing.
"Come on, guys... No need to panic," Ortho says with a sigh.
He then becomes determined, "I've got this. Don't worry-just wait here!"
Ortho then zips out and high in the sky like a rocket.
"Wait, Ortho, you can't just fly off like that! Where are you going?!" Ace calls out.
"Ortho wait!" Sereia calls out.
Ernesto is shocked, "Did Ortho really just… escape on his own?! The cowardice!"
Gino looks surprised.
And Vil says, "Nonsense. He's not YOU, you know!"
"Vil is right. I think Ortho has an idea on how to get us out of this mess," Briar says.
Everyone looks to see Ortho splashing into the water.
"Looks like Ortho dove into the water," Kalim says.
In the water, Ortho says, "Okay, wind direction's fine... Heading's set…" And begins charging his energy within himself, "Engine revved to full! High-speed flutter kick mode, engaged!" and with that, Pushi begins pushing the park as he uses his rocket legs that act like propellers, leaving large waves in his wake, "Full speed ahead!"