Empire of the Sharks Page #3

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If you really want to strike

back against the big man...

...this is the job for you.

I'll give you five minutes.

So you want us to help you break

into Hawksbill to rescue your people?

That's right. Edgar here will use

his sonic tech to ping the fortress.

We can use his data

to map out the structure...

...work out where all the captives are,

and see what other threats we may face.

Toby, in his deep-sea

salvage suit, will go in...

...crack open the weak spot in the fortress,

and that'll give us a way in.

What will I do?

You're a free diver. Your job will be to

lure the sharks away from the fortress.

You'll get the Warlord's sharks

to chase you to a terminal depth...

...giving us a clear shot

of infiltrating from below.

The sharks will follow you,

but only to a point.

We discovered that

when we were in our submersible.

Once you get to a certain depth,

they won't be able to follow you anymore.

And, uh...

- ...what's in for us?

- Yeah.

I'm sure that, uh,

some of this commands a high price...

...in the outer atolls, but, uh...

...I'm not sure if the rewards...

...match the risks.

The Warlord's been gathering tribute

from the neighboring villages...

...for as long as we can remember.

He's got a ton of loot, fuel,

and his own desalination machine.

The Warlord has the means

to make fresh water...

...more than any of us could ever need.

Once we have that,

we can name our price anywhere.

Okay, I got a question.

Am I gonna be able to blow things up?

Now hear me out, 'cause...

...you know, uh, dive salvage,

that's... that's my specialty, right?

But, uh, demolition...

...boom, that's my reason detra,

like the French say.

"D'tre."

- I know my French.

- Raison d'tre.

Anyway, do you think...

...I, Toby, will be able

to give the big boom-boom?

If the opportunity presents itself...

...it's likely.

Mm-mm-mm. I'm in.

Yeah, me, too.

This is against my better judgment entirely.

- I'm in.

- Excellent!

Now all we need is a boat.

See you haven't lost any limbs yet.

- That's encouraging.

- Thanks for helping us.

- You don't belong here.

- We want to hire you and your crew.

I'll give you the same answer

as before. Not interested.

- You haven't even heard our offer.

- I don't need to.

One look at you two tells me

everything I need to know.

- You don't know the first thing about us.

- Oh, yeah? You're fishermen, right...

...from some little village, God knows

where, from the looks of it, Korotoa.

Someone did you wrong. Came here

with a big plan to make things right.

Seen it before. Big plans from little

people end up getting people killed.

And I, for one,

am not interested in dying today.

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