The First Odyssey/The Other King

A little Gulp-Gulp digs out on shore and spits out a shell, before going back in the water, it is however smashed to death when the Monarch's Merman rams into the port. The Otters on board start playing the trumpets, an incredibly wacky music, banners of the Otter Kingdom are risen. Ulysses and Chanket watch as every Otter in the ship bows before the passing Otter King, a fat, moustachoed and paralytic otter who almost has a heart attack when walking down the board of the ship, Ulysses akwardly kneels, and Chanket reluctanctly does so as well. The Otter King inspects the two, before he steps off the ship, he turns around and asks if anyone's seen his daughter, who descends from the mast of the ship, covered in bird nest. The King berates Shilla, saying that she's done nothing with all that she's been taught, Shilla ignores him, walking down the ship; the Otter King follows suit, inviting Chanket and Ulysses to come along.

They walk through the Great Cyan, riding a carriage of Horseslugs, and Ulysses gets a good look at the city, he asks Chanket if this is the supposed Otter Kingdom, to which he nods, responding that it's even worse than the most pirate-infested sea hole. The parade is grandiose and gigantic, the Otters watching from the sidelines clap and cheer in the sight of the King, who tells them to bow down before their King, and their future Queen, the Royal Princess, he signals to a throne besides him, but realizes it's empty; and angrily calls out for Shilla. Shilla has sneaked by as a guard, and now walks besides Ulysses and Chanket, telling her she's ashamed of her father, who makes a fool of himself and her daughter desperately looking for her, falling down the carriage, and calling out for her using embarassing childhood facts. Eventually, they all arrive to the **Otter Castle**, the Otter King again falls off the carriage and limps towards his throne, where he sits, Shilla is discovered, and is forced to bow before him along with Chanket and Ulysses.

Ulysses asks why they've been brought back to the Otter Kingdom in the middle of their mission to save Waterworld, to which the King responds that they are clearly incompetent, they've let Ferlan go three times already, and two times out of three they had him in an incredibly vulnerable position wherein they could've easily captured them. He doubts Chanket and Ulysses' ability to be great heroes, and even berates his daughter, saying that she's too good for them. Therefore, the Otter King proclaims that they shall be put to the test in training, Shilla groans, and then the Otter King reveals that at the end of the training, they shall be put to test in a showing of all they've achieved; and only if they complete it, shall they be able to go; otherwise, Chanket will be imprisioned for Pirating Activities and Ulysses will never be able to return home. The Otter King tells them to not worry however, as he's quite fond of the little skin meat boy, and so will give him a great trainer, Shilla groans again, before drums start sounding; the Otter King tells them three to welcome the one, and only Captain of the Warrior Formation Academy, one of the greatest fighters to ever grace the surface of Waterworld, the Otter Kingdom's pride and legend: Quidu. A squid-like humanoid opens the courtyard doors with both his hands, shirtless and covered in ice-like water, walking towards the King, he bows down in the middle of Ulysses and Shilla, who does a third, even louder groan. The King welcomes Quidu, and wishes him luck in training this group of misfits, before clapping, and telling everyone to get the hell out of his hall as it was time for fun and games. Quidu stand up, examining Ulysses from top to bottom, and then Chanket, insulting him for being a pirate, and showing him a scar he got from him, he says it might be an honor to train them. Ulysses asks where they'll be sleeping for the next few days, to which Quidu responds that they won't be sleeping, and that training begins now.

Quidu leads them to the **courtyard** of the castle, a massive artificial pool which he says is meant to simulate the ocean waves, and can be used to simulate ship fights as well as fights above water, or just any scenario related to sailing. He asks Ulysses if he knows how to sail, to which Ulysses responds that he once was in a jet ski, when asked what that is, he says it's a machine that allows you to travel on water, and it's like a bike, but plain, unable to find words to explain himself, he starts asking himself what a Jet Ski even is. Quidu shuts him up, slapping his arm with the hilt of his sword, which he reveals is a katana that has incredibly pressured water in place of a blade. Several Otters in a ship pull up, and Quidu kicks Ulysses ontop of a Manta Ray-like small ship that starts propulsing itself towards the bigger Otter ship, Quidu orders Ulysses to board the ship, Ulysses, hardly able to manage himself on the Ray, hops up on the exact moment the Manta Ray hits the ship, tilting it over, Ulysses manages to sneak in through a window, before the ship stabilizes, sending him flying towards the other room, he goes upstairs, and celebrates on the board of the ship that he's actually made it, before the entire Otter soldiers round him up, Quidu tells him "Good job, you're dead.", he then turns to Chanket, and asks him to do the same thing. Chanket boards the ray, managing to surf rather efficently towards the ship, and when he goes to jump on it, he cracks his arm and falls face-first into the water. Ulysses looks down, telling him to not worry and that he'll take him out, jumping over the ship, hitting his head on a log and also falling down. Quidu facepalms, groaning, thinking to himself he has a lot to teach them.

In the banquet that night, the King congratulates Quidu, and asks him how it went as Chanket and Ulysses sit down, to which Quidu responds that it went horrible and says they're incredibly unfit for boarding the ship, he says that Chanket is too arrogant and old, and that Ulysses has a smidge of brilliance in him but is too foolish to bring it out. The Otter King is not listening though, as he's watching a jester do a silly trick, and then starts choking on his food. Quidu groans. Meanwhile, at the other end of the table: Ulysses and Chanket talk among eachother, Chanket says that he might be too old for this, and if that this really is a big deal, maybe he's not the best guy to deal with the problem. Ulysses asks Chanket if Ferlan really is that dangerous, but Chanket just says that it's not Ferlan who scares him, but the Eye, he says the Eye was in a secure place, and it being out of there is the real problem, he says he doubts Ferlan will be able to hang into it for too long, and whoever gets it might actually know how to use it. Shilla breaks into the Dining Room, dressed in a pajamas, with makeup and a wig. She sits down next to them, and Ulysses asks why she's dressed like that, Shilla just said she took being home for a little bit as a chance to enjoy herself and see the positive aspect, she asks if Quidu had been treating them too roughly. Ulysses huffs, saying that he's kind of a dick, before revealing Quidu was standing behind them the whole time, Quidu bows before Shilla, referring to her as 'her majesty', an angry Shilla tells him not to talk to her like that, that it's stupid and corny. Quidu asks why, as it's her title, and her obligation; Shilla screams at him, telling him that even ontop of all the arduous hours she spent as a child being trained as the perfect fighter to perfection by her mother, and by people like him, that he has no obligations, no titles, no duties, and says that she never wants to put a step in the castle ever again. Quidu looks at her top to bottom, asking why she's put un luxurious palace clothing again, Shilla slaps him, storming away. Quidu looks at Chanket and Ulysses, Ulysses aks if he can go talk to her, Quidu says it's a lost cause, but he's permitted to, once. Ulysses walks through the many luxurious halls of palace, passing by portraits of Waterworld's greatest heroes, and sees a vacant space, he then goes into Shilla's room, where he finds her crying. Ulysses just hugs her, and digs his face into her shoulders, comforting her.

It cuts away to Ferlan on the Palid Devourer spies with a telescope from the Palid Devourer the parades taking place in honour of the heroes, he gets angry and proclaims he'll smash them right infront of the Royal Palace as he caresses the eye. The next day le epic montage happens with Quidu, and Ulysses becomes more and more skilled at boarding the ship, with Chanket becoming increasingly irritated at his inability to perform has physically as he used to, with Quidu watching silently in the background. Chanket and Ulysses talk about Quidu's growing demands on them and vents that he doesn't even want to be there, Quidu overhears him and confronts him, Chanket tries to assault Quidu but Ulysses tell him to lower his guard and challenges the swordsman to a duel. Ulysses and Quidu duel and Quidu is surprised at Ulysses' talent with his short blade, the mock fight continues in each corner of the room with onlookers looking on in amazement. In the end, Quidu pins Ulysses against the wall with his sword but is surprised at the human's show of force. Meanwhile, Shilla confronts her father and reveals that she doesn't want to be a princess, to which the King confesses his own insecurities to his daughter and says he's afraid that all he'll do in life amounts to nothing.

In the end, a great presentation of Chanket, Shilla and Ulysses' might is interrupted by Ferlan, who crashes into the pond of the royal palace in the Great Cyan and gleefully proclaims himself to be king of everything. Ulysses, Chanket and Quidu rush to board the Palid Devourer as the Otter Army is powerless to do anything to stop Ferlan, who launches cannonballs directly into the surface of the Palace. Ferlan uses the power of the eye to trap Quidu and proceeds to fight Ulysses, pinning him down, it all seems finished before Chanket pops up from behind and strangles him with his fisherman's spear, pinning him to the ground, Ferlan eventually frees himself, stumbling towards the lead of the ship and ordering his Goonpie to steer it out as quick as he can, activating the turbo, the Goonpie says they'll leave a significant trace behind but Ferlan does it regardless, throwing the Goonpie overboard. Quidu watches what Chanket did and congratulates him, as well as Ulysses, the King quickly arrives, tearing up from his reunion with his daughter, along with Shilla herself. The King proclaims they may go free and continue their mission. The Gifted Lass steers forwards out of the Great Cyan's docks, now being officially declarated an army vessel, Chanket grimaces at the thought, but goes with it nontheless, he gets on the helm and makes sure Shilla and Ulysses are on, Ulysses is much more confident of himself and Shilla has beaten up someone who threw a tomato at her. With their mission back on board, they set off as Quidu and the King proudly watch. Ulysses asks Chanket where they'll go now to which the ape says that they have to follow the Palid Devourer's trail. Ulysses looks on noticing a black tar trail through the sea.