Episode 47: Something Fishy

## Synopsis

Sammie finds herself under the thrall of the siren's song. Henry sees her dragged down under the water by fishmen. Henry and Bjorn butt heads about whether or not they can or should save Sammie. They make it to Christmas Tree Island and find the missing men and two sirens.

## Episode Description

Sammie is under the influence of the monster. The boys race to save her, but will they be too late?

## Key Events

* Sammie dives into the water and doesn't come back up. Henry sees fishmen dragging her down deeper and deeper.
* Bjorn realizes the fishmen are most likely the men that have disappeared.
* Bjorn and Henry make it to Christmas Tree Island, finding the group of missing men in various states of fishiness standing around two sirens.

## Summary

Sammie dives into the water. All she can think about is getting to the source of the song. Bjorn maneuvers the boat around so that Henry can dive into the water and try to grab Sammie. After a failed attempt at wrangling a life preserver, Sammie is able to outswim him. Bjorn notices that Sammie goes under the water and doesn't come back up. Henry dives under to try and see her and does spot her, but also notices two fishmen dragging her down.

Henry pops back out of the water and tells Bjorn what's going on, saying they have to get down there and get Sammie. Bjorn says he's not sure they can, they literally can't stay under the water long enough to get her. Henry says they have to do something before flying up out of the water and landing on deck. Henry says they can't just sit here, but Bjorn reminds him that it might already be out of their hands. They decide to search the Pride for some kind of diving gear.

On the SeanJohn, one of the fishmen pulls itself on board. Bjorn calls out to bring Henry's attention to it. Bjorn thinks this fishman is one of victims, noting it's wearing a pair of blue jeans. He throws a punch at it and the fishman claws him back, but Bjorn tells Henry to get into the air away from it and not hurt it. Henry jumps up out of the way and Bjorn joins him in the air after escaping the fishman. Once out of reach, the fishman sinks back in the water.

As they hover in the air, they notice there seem to be a lot of fishmen under the water. Bjorn points out that there are so many fishmen in the water, if they use any diving gear the fishmen will just rip it off. Henry insists they have to go under the water and find Sammie. Bjorn says it doesn't make sense killing themselves trying to find her without taking care of the monster first.

They touch back down on the SeanJohn and use a smaller, inflatable boat on the side of the ship to head to Christmas Tree Island, worried about being spotted flying by anyone who may be nearby. As they approach the coast, a fishman appears and slashes a hole in the boat. They make it to shore and arrive at the island, but have nothing to patch their boat with.

Henry soon realizes why this place is called Christmas Tree Island. It seems a lot of people from the main island have dumped their old Christmas trees here to make habitats for fish. Bjorn notices some footprints leading from the sand into the island. They prints appear very uniform, like they're being controlled. Before they leave, Bjorn puts a hand on Henry's shoulder and tells him he cares about Sammie just as much as he does, but the best thing they can do is kill this monster and hope for the best. Henry insists they keep moving.

The island is think with pine and mangrove trees. The storm that's been slowly approaching finally hits and it begins to rain. Henry suggests that one person stay on the path and one goes through the woods to cover more ground. Bjorn stays on the path and Henry takes the woods. They set up a whistle call and response to make sure they keep track of each other.

After a time, Henry starts to hear a third whistle coming from his right. He heads to the left, back to the path, and meets up with Bjorn. He asks if Bjorn was ever on his right. Bjorn says no. Henry whistles again and they both hear something respond with the same whistle, very close by. Bjorn and Henry move faster to put distance between them and whatever is whistling back.

Soon they hear a shuffling and walking around mixed with distant voices. Henry peers through the trees into a clearing. In this clearing, Henry sees a group of very fishy looking men, some less fish-like, and a group of at least 10 completely normal looking men. Standing among the group of men is Sammie. They are all standing completely still, staring straight ahead. The group is standing in front of two female creatures. They appear to be women from the head down to the waist. Their legs are birdlike with claws like raptors. Two white wings sprout from each of their backs. One has long blonde hair and the other has red. Two men stand at the sides of the sirens, waving palms at them to cool them off.

Bjorn steps on a stick that snaps loudly, drawing the attention of everyone in the clearing.

## List of Appearances

* Sammie Overbrook
* Bjorn Olafson
* Henry Marlowe

## Trivia

Andrew may or may not have been drinking in this episode. You'll have to listen to the beginning of the episode to confirm.