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Captain Barnacles was currently standing in the middle of Atacama Desert collecting cacti samples for Shellington. The temperature was starting to bother him a little but the cooling system in his suit should be able to handle the heat.
Barnacles grabbed another cactus and started to walk back to the GUP-X. Once he finally got into the GUP he remembered that Tweak still had to fix the air-conditioning.
“I'm starting to regret doing this mission today..”
Captain Barnacles started driving the GUP-X towards the shore. He was about 35 miles inland and the GUP-X wasn't the fastest on sand. It took Captain Barnacles an hour to get home and he was practically melting the whole time.
Kwazii and Tweak were both in the Launch Bay after someone (definitely NOT Kwazii) crashed the GUP-B. Captain Barnacles swims up from the Launch Bay pool and almost makes it to the ladder to get to HQ before passing out..
Tweak stares at Captain Barnacles unmoving body for a moment. “Kwazii sound the Octoalert.”
Kwazii immediately runs over to the button and presses it. “Octonauts to the Launch bay!”
The other Octonauts all rush into the Launch Bay like normal expecting Captain Barnacles to be standing there to explain and mission. What they are not expecting is Tweak and Kwazii standing over Captain Barnacles’ unmoving body.
“Flappity flippers!”
Peso practically sprints over to the Captain to do a medical assessment. “He's not dead thankfully but he is very very warm.”
Dashi is quiet for a minute before moving over to Captain Barnacles. “Peso, how are we going to get him to Sickbay? None of us could drag him up the ladders.”
“We could set up a temporary Sickbay here. Like with the pelicans.”
“That could work in theory but I have medical equipment that I need that can't exactly be moved down here, Kwazii.”
Professor Inkling tapped Tweak on the shoulder. “Tweak, do you remember how we got that parcel up to HQ last month?”
“Well yeah. I was carrying it up the ladder while Kwazii was supporting it from the bottom. You aren't suggesting we do that with Cap are you?”
The Professor nods as well as an octopus can as Kwazii loudly sighs.
“This is gonna be the penguin thing all over again..”