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Do I know edits/videos don’t do well on tumblr? Why yes. Yes I do.
Anyways here’s a Shellington edit
I,,, love him so much agrugahebjwhaj…
I had a dream about the Octonauts, and then I saw this image… so…
hi!! could you do octonauts comforting headcannons? like you had a bad day or just feeling sad, how they would react. thank you!!!! 🥰🥰🥰
YESS!!!! It's been so long since I've written something in this format, let's go >:)
I also added some other characters ^^
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Captain Barnacles
- Instant Dad Mode (said as if he's not in Dad Mode 99% of the time-)
- Doesn't always know what to do, but he tires his best
- Would ask what was wrong or if anything happened
- He honestly (almost) takes the most time out of anyone here to make sure you're ok [not that the others don't take time], this man is thorough
- He gives great bone crushing hugs, the type of hugs you'd never forget (in a good way)
- Gives the Dad Pep Talk (TM) to you (the good one, not the "What's 6 × 3" angry pep talk)
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Kwazii
- Doesn't really know how to approach at first
- Ends up going in calm before going more energetic
- Always asks if your up to do anything to distract you from whatever may have happened
- Would 100% tell you stories about Calico Jack or some things they've done before joining the Octonauts
- Wraps their tail around your arm/hand/wrist in comfort (if you're ok with that)
- You have a high chance of getting softly tackles and purred on by Kwazii. As well as getting biscuits made on you
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Peso
- I'm 90% sure he's the oldest (if not one of the middle-older) of like, 50- most are cousins but they are basically siblings in a Spanish family (- from a Spanish person)
- The first time he's a little nervous, but after that they find things that will work for you ^^
- Would build a pillow fort, no questions asked. They are the 2nd best in the Octopod when it comes to pillow forts
- Probably pulls out a sticker sheet and gives you some, ESPECIALLY if they have puns
- Movie night, you guys just vibe in a pillow fort watching some good movies with some snacks. Maybe the Vegimals will join you guys
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Dashi
- No hesitation, grabs your hand (or asks you to follow her if you don't like touch) and plans something fun to do
- One of the first questions out if their mouth is if you want/need to vent
- Hypes you up no matter what. Got in an argument? Get it, you stood firm and held your ground. Someone left you? You're going to get better, you're doing amazing now.
- She'll show you her photo album/vidoes, especially photos of funny moments she managed to capture
- They'd 100% pull out a box of horror movies that are so bad they are funny, and spend the night watching them with you
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Tweak
- It takes a bit for Tweak to fully notice, but when they do, it's game over
- Pillow Fort. You can't tell me that they aren't the best at making pillow forts
- Yes, they are working on something while you're talking (if you are OK with talking) but she is paying attention and holding on to every detail while planning on what to say
- After a while (especially if it's late) they will have their video game console ready to go with another controller ready for use (if you want to play)
- Probably plays some more chill and calming games, like Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing, or Uno
- That or more high energy games, like Splatoon, Bioshock, or Overwatch (those games do a good job at taking your mind off of things)
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Shellington
- Gestures for you to give them your hand
- Guess what? You now own a very cool looking piece of coral
- After that they lead you to their lab and starts setting up a little blanket fort (different from a pillow fort)/nest for you guys to vibe in
- The Vegimals join after a little while and will just lay on you guys
- Shellington would read to you, no questions asked
- That, or set up a projector they have and watch some movies (probably Disney or Pixar, maybe a history movie or two)
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Professor Inkling
- Looks at you for a bit to get a good read on you, similar to Shellington
- After a while he'll approach you and ask for you to follow him to the Library
- There, there's already tea and other things ready for you guys
- Doesn't pressure you to talk to him about anything, just grabs a book and starts reading (out loud if you ask)
- Give some of the BEST advice. He's pretty old, and is seen as a grandfather by anyone he works with. This dude has wisdom and knows how to give it to you in a nice manner
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Vegimals
- Will either bake something for you, or get you to help them bake for others (and yourself, depends on what you like)
- You get to see the chaos unfold around you as flour rains down around you
- That, or they will take you to the Garden Pod to do some gardening with them (this normally ties in with baking/cooking tho, they need to get ingredients)
- I headcanon that they can purr, and they pur LOUD
- One would just climb on your back and start purring (probably Salepeño, Barrot, or Codish)
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Tracker
- Gives you their jacket, and no, they won't take no for am answer here
- Also makes you some hot coco/coffee/tea
- Lets you talk when you want to, it's your choice
- Likes to show you cool things they found to take your mind off of things
- At some point they'll break the (likely) silence with a flurry of encouragement and affection, "You're doing amazing", "I know things are rough, but you'll be able to pull through", "You should be proud of yourself, you're doing well" and other other things
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Professor Natquik
- He knows. That's it. He knows
- Doesn't even question it that much, he kinda just... takes you???
- Think about the thing cat's do with their kittens, that
- Makes you a nice drink, sits you down, and just talks with you. You don't have to respond if you don't want to, he'll gladly ramble on about his work and support for you
- Tells some really funny stories (such as how he met Barnacles by hitting him in the face with a snowball) [headcanon]
- You'll probably end up falling asleep by mistake, but he's happy. Brings out a fluffy blanket and drapes it over you. Get some rest, you deserve it ^^
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Bianca
- Orson and Ursa are already on you asking questions, but they only want to cheer you up and help you feel better
- Bianca probably sends them off to play for a bit while she stays with you
- Instant hug (if you're ok with it), just as strong as Barnacles
- She gives amazing advice, and is always willing to help (and throw hands, just in case)
- Ursa and Orson come back after a while with little snow bunnies they made
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Ranger Marsh
- Would ask what was wrong but walk away before you could answer
- Then he'd have a baby alligator in his arms and just hand it to you/put it on your lap
- Congratulations, you now have a therapy alligator
- He would also hand you a packet of crackers and some water. Don't think when you're dehydrated/hungry, there's a fair chance that your brain and body is being pissy. He's a walking Snickers ad in a way
- Also does the (good) Dad Pep Talk (TM) at the end
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Calico Jack
- How they respond depends on where you are, so for this I'll just say your guys are in the Amazon-
- Congratulations, you are now in a Capybara cuddle pile with Calico Jack laughing (but in a nice way, like "aww, cuddle pile")
- He does the same thing as Kwazii, wraps their tail around your arm/hand/wrist (if you're ok with it) and does the purr
- Like Grandfather like Grandspawn
- Would 100% make a fake treasure hunt for you to take your mind off of things
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Paani
- I don't know much about Panni, but I feel like he'd offer you a nice rock
- If you guys are outside he'd try to take you to a place with a good view and have a little picnic with you (that they TOTALLY didn't make last minute /s [he made it last minute] )
- Just vibes with you watching the sky and clouds. Also probably looked at the sun by mistakes at least once no I'm not projecting
- Will try to get you to talk about it, but will back off if you don't want to. He's glad to fill the silence with things he's done
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BAM DONE-
Sorry for being gone for so long, exams are next week and my brain is ascending into the floor rn lol
Requests are still open ^^
Octonauts - A new Generation
Chapter 1
A new start
Natquik’s pov
Professor Natquik pulls on his hood before turning around to his empty living room. He sighs.
“Stella!”, he calls out, receiving nothing but his echo in return.
Natquik knew that she might rebel after having the chance to think through their conversation they had the night before, but he was not prepared for the possibility of needing to drag her all the way there. Stella rarely acts out like this. Whenever she rebels, she just gives him the silent treatment for a while. She finds it hard to stay mad at anyone for more than 5 to 10 minutes. In the rare case where she is mad at someone for more than 10 minutes, only a miracle would be able to spare them from her tickle torture.
Natquik slowly advances towards her bedroom. He carefully peers through the open doorway and observes. Usually, whenever Stella is really upset, you can tell by a fiery glow in her eyes. To the professor’s disappointment, she had turned her back towards the doorway. Looking for more clues to the pup’s mood, the professor notices a bright pink watch on her wrist. Stella absolutely hates the color pink, but that watch is the only gift she ever got from her mother. Upon further inspection, he realized that the color of her short sleeved hoodie is her father’s favorite color, a color that she has decided to make her favorite as well. Professor Natquik slowly enters the room, approaching the pup which caution.
“How are you doing pup?”, he gently lays his hand on the little girl’s shoulder.
“I’m fine uncle. Please don’t start worrying”, she answers. She looks up to her uncle and laughs at his puzzled expression. “I admit that I was a little bit upset before. But I’ve thought things through, once again, and have come to the conclusion that this is indeed a great opportunity that I can’t miss.”
Stella hops over some clothes that were scattered on the floor and takes out a notebook from under her bed. She turns back around to her uncle and gives him a reassuring smile.
“I’m almost done packing”, she says, “I’ll meet you in the hallway.”
Arriving at the front door, Natquik sighs once more. A nasty memory had been trying to make it’s way to the surface since the moment he laid eyes on the pink watch. It had already been about three years since Caydence gave away her daughter to the professor. He shivers at the memory of the traumatized look on the child and the open scar on her left eye. I hope she doesn’t think that I’m giving her away the way her mother did, the professor thinks to himself. At that moment, Stella enters the living room. “I’m ready uncle”, she says cheerfully. Natquik smiles weakly before heading out the door.
Throughout the first half of the ride, every time Natquik looked over to inspect Stella’s facial expression, she glowed with a sense of adventure. However, during the second half of the ride, she slowly started getting more and more nervous. The professor decided to wait until they arrive before checking on her, in order to discourage her from wanting to turn back.
“What’s wrong pup?”, he asks. He looks her deep into her ocean blue eyes. She looks back into his. There is a hint of worry in her eyes, and probably a hint of guilt in his own. After a moment of silence, she gives him a brave smile and answers: “Nothing at all uncle. Shall we get going?” For some reason, that answer made the professor even more guilty and anxious. Stella stands up, grabs her bag and walks towards the hatch on the floor in the middle of the gup. She looks back at her uncle and raises an eyebrow. Natquik sighs before opening the hatch and following her outside.
The two walk towards the edge of the icy cliff together, sit down and start the wait. Professor Natquik had tried to be early, as he usually always is, but out of nervousness he had made them arrive a bit too early. He turned his gaze towards his niece, his little brother’s favorite person. No one, not him, nor Stella’s mother, could ever compete against her when it came to who Mark loved the most. Once again, he inspected her face for any signs of emotion. After being unsuccessful, he tries looking into her eyes. Her eyes always portray her true emotions. Stella turns her head and meets his gaze. They sit like that for a while, each trying to decode the other’s true feelings. This often happened. They’re both awful at expressing themselves. After what felt like a decade, Natquik finally breaks the silence.
“Are you nervous?”, he asks. The arctic pup nervously fumbles with her long hair while carefully choosing the best answer. “Kind of”, she finally admitts, “It’ll be the first time that we’re separated for so long.” She looks down at the calm waters below them. Natquik stays quiet. “I…”, the little pup attempts to calm her uncle’s nerves with some reassuring words, but can’t seem to find the right ones. “I’ll be okay”, she finally says. She looks her uncle in his eyes and smiles. “It’s a great learning opportunity, and I’ll get to make new friends.” She continues smiling for a while, but gives up at the sight of the remaining guilt in her uncle’s eyes. She avoids his gaze and looks at the rising sun. “Besides, it’s too late to turn back now. At least I can enjoy watching one more sunrise with you”, with those words, she lays her head on Natquik’s shoulder. Finally, he is able to muster a smile. The two of them watch the sun slowly rise, until something orange appeared from underneath them. “The octopod”, Natquik whispers.
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Octonauts - A new Generation
Chapter 3
Stella’s temporary guardian
Tweak’s pov
All of the little ones have settled down in their room now. The Octonauts had spent the rest of the morning giving them a tour of the Octopod. Tweak proudly showed them all the new upgrades and extra rooms that have been added. Now the kids are unpacking their bags in the rooms she had added for the junior Octo-agents while they’re in training. Now she’s standing in the HQ with the Octonauts, discussing how the rest of the day should go. Peso was going on and on about important medical conditions of some of the kids, making sure Tunip pays close attention to all of the food allergies he’s mentioning. Tweak takes a peak out of the window into the wide, open ocean. The rest of the crew all have close relationships with at least one of the kids. Even Kwazii, who isn’t related to any of them, has formed a close relationship with Pinto. Tweak is the only one that doesn’t. Knowing that, she misses her home and her father even more.
“…Shellington with Periwinkle, Tweak with Stella and Kwazii and I will be with the twins. Understood?”, the captain’s naturally loud voice cuts through Tweak’s thoughts when her name is said. Everyone each says their form of agreement before going wherever it is they’re going. Not really knowing what to do, Tweak decides to go find Stella.
Arriving in the girls’ room, Tweak finds Dashi already helping out Koshi. “Do you need any help Stella?”, she asks. The fox lifts her head and looks her straight into her eyes. After a moment of her staring at Tweak, she finally replies: “Kind of. I need help re-folding my clothes.” Tweak walks over to her, kneels down and begins folding her clothes and putting them in her assigned wardrobe, a great silence upon the two of them. From the left side, Dashi and Koshi can be heard talking about mystery books. From the right side, Ursa can be heard telling the captain about everything she’s been up to in the North Pole. I should probably try and start a conversation with her. I’ll be her temporary guardian for a while after all.
“So what do ya like to do in your free time?”, the bunny asks. “Reading, writing, studying, helping my uncle with his work, watching the fresh snow fall, watching the sun set…”, Stella starts rambling on about the beautiful sights in the arctic. Wow, she seems really passionate about her home, Tweak thinks to herself. She can’t really blame her. There is no other place quite like home. After some small chat, Tweak starts noticing how Stella shoots a few glances at her every now and then. “Is there somethin’ wrong?”, she asks, “You have been givin’ me weird looks for a while now.” “I-It’s nothing. I’m sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable. It’s just that…I have never seen a green rabbit before”, Stella tries to explain. It takes a while for Tweak to process what the fox just said. No one else has ever questioned her strange colour before. Maybe they just didn’t want to be rude. This fox one the other hand, can’t hide her curiosity. Tweak grins at that thought. “Yeah, it’s an unusual colour indeed”, she says with a smile. She looks over to Stella, who seems to be shocked by her answer. This just made Tweak smile wider. She put away the last piece of clothing before getting up and ruffling the pup’s hair. Stella shrieks in response. Tweak is starting to like this pup already.
With Tweak’s suggestion in mind, the two girls make their way to the game pod. Only to find Kwazii and Orson already there, playing ping pong. “Maybe we could do something else”, Stella suggests, “We should get to know each other more anyway.” “Good idea”, Tweak says, trying to think of where they should go. Maybe I should take her to the launch bay. I could show her how to play my video games and then we could talk while playing, Tweak thinks to herself. Leading the way, Tweak shows Stella where her room is. “How come all the others get a proper room, while you have this open space in the launch bay?”, is naturally Stella’s first question. “Don’t get your ears in a twist. I want my room to be here. Wouldn’t have it any other way”, with that, Tweak takes a bite into a carrot that she pulled out of nowhere. The pup tilts her head in confusion as she lets Tweak’s words sink in. “Okay…”, she finally answers, her voice portraying confusion and concern. “C’mon, let me show ya how to play”, she said, making hand gestures towards her gaming console.
An hour of more small talk, gaming and solving riddles later, Tunip comes in to let the two know that lunch is ready. Tweak gets up from the bed, looking back to see if Stella’s following her. Instead, she sees the girl’s head tilting once again, as she observes Tunip. “Did I say something wrong?”, Tunip chirps confused. That’s when Tweak realized that, other than the Octonauts, no one else knew much about the Vegimals. Looking at the curiosity portrayed on Stella's face, Tweak starts laughing. “This here is Tunip. He’s what Shellington calls a Vegimal. He and his crew are the ones in charge of cookin’ our meals. He may not necessarily speak out language, but he can still understand us”, Tweak explains. Tunip chirps happily while waving at Stella. Stella returns the gesture. “C’mon, let’s go see what the Vegimals have cooked for us today”, Tweak says while heading towards an Octo-shoot.
Tweak observed Stella throughout the whole meal. Stella, just like Periwinkle, never spoke unless spoken to. They both gave awkward and shy vibes. It’s obvious to everyone that they aren’t the best at socializing. Tweak has learned quite a lot about Stella and has gotten quite fond of her. She now worries that Stella won’t be able to make friends her age at this rate.
After dessert, the kids are told to get to know each other more. Orson, Ursa, Squirt, Koshi and Pinto enthusiastically go down an Octo-shoot, leaving Periwinkle and Stella behind. “Go on Peri, it’ll do you good to make friends your age”, Shellington said, trying to motivate the young sea otter. Tweak opens her mouth in an effort to speak, before getting interrupted by the captain: “You should do the same Stella. It will certainly calm your uncle’s nerves to hear that you have made some friends. That is one of the reasons why your uncle brought you here, isn’t it?” The captain’s voice is much more softer than it usually is. It sounds soothing, calming and reassuring. It’s not often that Tweak has the opportunity to hear his voice like that. Stella sighs and joins Periwinkle on their quest to make new friends. Tweak can only hope that all goes well for them.
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Octonauts - A new Generation
Chapter 4
Getting along
Periwinkle’s pov
Periwinkle finds it hard to make new friends. Everyone else just doesn’t have the same interests as he does. They always call him a nerd or teacher’s pet. Now he’s slowly walking to a big group of kids his age, all clearly not interested in anything other than adventure. Every now and then, Peri notices the artic fox’s hesitation as they walk side by side. Seeing how much more nervous she is kind of calms him down. After what feels like eons, the two finally reach the group of kids.
“Hi Peri, hi Ella”, Pinto happily greats his companions.
“Please don’t call me that”, the fox practically whispers.
“Sorry”, Pinto replies.
“What’s your name then?”, Orson asks.
“Stella”, the fox replies.
“And you’re Periwinkle, right?”, Ursa asks.
“Y-Yeah”, Peri answers.
“We were talking about our families and our homes, would you like to join us?”, Orson asks.
“Yeah! Join us!”, Ursa enthusiastically adds.
Peri shoots a glance at Stella to see what she’ll do. She avoids his stare and looks at her shoes.
“What are your interests?”, Squirt questions, noticing the hesitation of the sea otter and the fox.
“W-Well”, Periwinkle begins after Stella still refuses to look up from her shoes, “I’m interested in marine biology, just like my mother and my uncle. I’d like to travel around the world, discover new things, maybe even have the opportunity to name a new species the way my uncle named the Vegimals.” Peri could feel himself getting jumpy with excitement. He had completely forgotten why he agreed to come out of his comfort zone until now. With hope that the same will happen to her, Peri returns the question towards Stella.
“Oh, uhhh…I’m interested in science, specifically biology and physics. I’m also interested in exploring.”, she said calmly. It certainly was not the type of reaction Peri was expecting, but it will have to do.
“What do you do in your free time?”, Squirt asks.
“Reading mystery books!”, Koshi yells in excitement.
“Trying to build the tallest watchtower out of snow”, Pinto says proudly.
“Polar bear wrestling!”, the twins reply in unison.
“Helping my mom”, Peri answers while rubbing the back of his neck.
“Cool! I love reading science fiction books. What about you Stella?”, Squirk asks. The whole group turns towards the pup. Her face goes from white to bright pink at an alarming rate.
“Oh, uhhh…I also like reading. A-And I like helping my uncle”, she stutters in response. The group does not keep their stare off her; they can all tell that she’s not done listing what she does in her free time. Stella nervously shifts her gaze rapidly from one group member to the other.
“Okay, fine, I also play the guitar and write short stories”, she quickly answers. Silence fills the room as the group processes what they’ve just heard.
“You write stories?”, Orson slowly cuts the silence. After a few more quiet seconds, everyone else starts bombarding Stella with questions and requests to read her stories. Noticing the clear uncomfortable and panic in the pup’s facial expression, Peri pulls her out of the small crowd. The plan was to comfort the pup and tell the group to calm down, but now that he’s got everyone’s attention on him, he froze.
“Um, maybe we should leave her be?”, he manages the squeak. The group says their apologies towards the pup. Peri tries to read her facial expression, but all that he can see is her left side, which is covered by her hair. Despite this, he can tell that she’s still a little nervous by the way she’s squeezing his hand. Not knowing how to comfort her, all that he could think of is returning a small squeeze. Her grip slowly loosens and she becomes less tense.
“It’s fine”, she finally manages to say to the crowd that was still apologizing. Koshi and Squirt still look guilty, and Pinto refuses to accept that ‘it’s fine’.
“It’s fine, really, it’s normal to get excited. I don’t blame you one bit”, Stella said in a soft and calming tone. The twins exchange a look. Awkwardness fills the room once again. Peri shoots a glance towards Squirt, hoping that he still has some questions left. The octopus notices the unspoken requests and awkwardly asks another question: “So…is there a particular reason why you joined this Octonauts training?”
“Our uncle of course!”, Orson exclaims with joy.
“Speak for yourself. I joined simply because I want to explore the Ocean”, Ursa says with a dreamy tone.
“I joined for the mysteries. And to help other creatures of course”, Koshi says with a twinkle in her eye.
“Explore, rescue and protect. That’s the Octonauts motto, and that’s exactly what I want to do. I’ll swashbuckle and shwash-bandage! Kwazzi and Peso taught me that”, Pinto explains proudly.
“I joined because of my uncle. It sounds cool to be able to discover new things”, Peri says, before mumbling to himself: “Although I’d prefer to help mom.”
“I joined because I would love to have the opportunity to help others and explore the open Ocean”, Squirt answers. All attention is once again shifted on Stella.
“ *sigh* It was a last minute decision done by my uncle. I think he wants me to make more friends my age or something like that”, Stella replies, while noticeably avoiding eye contact. Despite this, it is clear that she’s getting more comfortable speaking to the group.
“So…you don’t want to be here?”, Pinto asks, slightly confused.
“No, no, I don’t mind. I’ll certainly learn a lot from this experience”, Stella quickly replies. Pinto gives her an uncertain look. Peri himself is not sure wether he believes her. “I’m telling the truth!”, she exclaims in an effort to make the others believe her. The doubt in the crowd does not change. Stella sighs as her gaze falls upon an Octo-shoot. Noticing this, Peri tries to stop her from leaving by grabbing her hand, before noticing that he never let go of it in the first place. He simply squeezes her hand to grab her attention. She looks away from the Octo-shoot and shifts her gaze towards her shoes.
The kids continue talking to each other for a while, trying to learn more about each other. Peri and Stella stay quiet, only talking when spoken too. After what feels like a decade, the group is finally called to the HQ by captain Barnacles.
“Welcome aboard the Octopod, future Octo-agents. Each and every one of us is glad that you have decided to spend these next few months with us. We hope that you feel comfortable here and enjoy your time being an Octo-agent in training. We are currently traveling to Octo-agent Min to help her with her work. This will give you the opportunity to experience what it is like working in her field of expertise. You will have the opportunity to do the same with the other Octo-agents and the rest of our crew while we travel around the world exploring, rescuing and protecting along the way.”
The twins started applauding as soon as their uncle finished his speech, while the others speak excitedly amongst themselves. This training program is starting to sound more and more interesting. No wonder this was a valuable excuse for missing school, one that the principle accepted. The fact that they would be studying with the Octo-agents also meant that Peri would be able to spend some time with his mother during this program after all.
Maybe this won’t be as bad as he thought it would be.
Other chapters
Octonauts - A new Generation
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Octonauts - A new Generation
Chapter 7
Routine
Barnacles’ pov
Missing humuhumunukunukuapua'a part 2
His alarm goes off. He jumps out of bed. He puts on his cold suit. He brushes his teeth. He goes through the Octo-shoot and into the HQ. This was his daily morning routine. Despite going to bed late, he still woke up early. While yawning, he walks to the hot cocoa machine and puts his cup in place. It has been years since Barnacles has had coffee. It took him quite a while to get used to having hot cocoa instead, but now he’s practically addicted to it. He remembers the first (and hopefully last) time the Octonauts and Octo-agents had completely run out of hot cocoa. No matter how hard he tried to hide his disappointment, he has a sneaking suspicion that it still showed.
As he takes a sip of his hot cocoa, Dashi hops out of the Octo-shoot, shortly followed by Tweak.
“Good morning ladies”, Barnacles says.
“Morning cap”, Tweak yawns as she walks towards the hot cocoa machine.
“Good morning captain Barnacles”, Dashi replies in a formal manner, as always.
“How did you sleep?”, he asks, knowing full well how Tweak will answer.
The rabbit groans as she stretches herself. “Could barely sleep, once again”, she answers annoyed.
“I slept fairly well, thanks for asking. How about you captain?”, Dashi returns the question.
“Oh, well…I also slept well”, Barnacles replies.
“You’re the worst at ly’ng”, Tweak remarks while chuckling, “I heard you ‘nd the others returning long past midnight."
“I see. Well, I hope we didn’t wake you up”, Barnacles says sheepishly, ashamed that he had been caught.
“Not at all, I was just about-a hop out of bed and play a li’l until sleep finally finds me”, Tweak resplies while laughing.
Barnacles peaks over to Dashi, who gave him a concerned look.
“With all due respect, perhaps you should stay in bed a little longer captain”, Dashi calmly says.
Barnacles loves her calm voice, but he is ashamed at how she’s more professional than he is.
“There is no need to worry about me Dashi, I’ll be fine. Besides, I need to continue the search for the missing humuhumu”, he says firmly.
Dashi’s concerned expression does not ease away. She opens her mouth to say something, but is interrupted by an ear screeching yell from the Octo-shoot.
“YYOOOWWWW!”, a ginger cat comes shooting out of the Octo-shoot, making a double front flip as he does so.
“Captain, I’m ready to continue the search!”, Kwazii exclaims, with a bit too much enthusiasm for someone who is supposed to be tired.
“I am ready as well”, Peso says while letting out a yawn.
“Are you sure?”, Barnacles asks with worry, “I can go on my own if you’re too tired-“
“Don’t worry captain!”, Kwazii yells.
“We’ll find Humpert and then come back to get some rest”, Peso calmly reassures.
“Alright”, Barnacles says, seeing the flames of determination in both Kwazii and Peso, “Let’s get going.”
The trio had been searching for Humpert for hours now. With each hour that passed, Peso grew more and more uneasy. Barnacles had observed the same behavior the day before, and was starting to get concerned about his crew mate. The whole crew had become a family, but of course, they all still have their own secrets, their own hidden past lives that might be revealed when the time comes to do so.
After another hour of searching for the humuhumu without any success, Barnaces decides that the trio should take a break and eat something. Peso, however, politely excuses himself and continues searching for the fish on his own. It took some persuading, but Barnacles ended up giving him perission to do so.
“What’s wrong with our lil’ matey?”, Kwazii asks as soon as the medic leaves the gup-A.
“I’m not sure”, Barnacles calmly responds.
“Should we ask him?”, Kwazii sugggests.
Barnacles thinks for a minute. He is concerned about the penguin, but if Peso is not ready to talk about it, then they shouldn’t push him to do so. On the other hand, maybe all it takes for Peso to finally open up is for them to ask him what’s going on. Either way, there’s no harm in asking him. As long as they do it politely.
“We’ll ask him about it when the time is right”, Barnacles confirms.
As soon as the duo finish eating, they continue with their search, while also keeping an eye out for Peso.
“I’m near a coral reef captain”, Peso’s voice explains through the radio.
“I see one up ahead on the left!”, Kwazii excitedly exclaims.
“We’re on our way Peso”, Barnacles’ tone was calm.
It didn’t take long for the duo to find the penguin. They continued their search for a few more hours. Peso was getting more and more impatient, making the others more and more concerned. Kwazii gives Barnacles a sad look. Barnacles nods shortly, signalizing that now is the right time.
“Are you alright me hearty?”, Kwazii calmly asks, with an unnaturally comforting voice for someone like him.
“Yeah”, Peso sheepishly answers.
“Peso, if you ever need to talk to anyone, we’re always here to listen”, Branacles says, making sure that his voice stays calm, comforting and reassuring.
Peso hesitates for a while, looking down at his feet while thinking about it.
“I’m just worried. Creatures that go missing…what if they have a severe injury?”, he slowly explains.
“Peso, has this kind of situation happen to you before?”, Barnacles says slowly, attempting to get a little more information from what Peso has mentioned.
“…My brother. Not Pinto, my other brother”, Peso finally admits.
“Other brother!?”, Kwazii says, the concern now replaced by shock and disbelief, “Since when have you had another brother!?”
Peso flinches at the sudden change of tone.
“Calm down Kwazii”, Barnacles firmly says, stopping the engine to put a comforting paw on Peso’s shoulder.
“Pedro. He…he went missing. For months. When he was found… It was too late”, Peso slowly starts crying.
Barnacles pulls him into a hug. Kwazii joins them shortly after. The trio stay that way for a few more minutes.
“We’ll find Humpert Peso, I promise”, Barnacles softly, but firmly, states.
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Octonauts - A new Generation
Character bio
✨️ The Vegimals ✨️
Grouber loves eating. He eats when he’s stressed, eats when he’s bored, eats while he’s working. He eats during every and any occasion. Tunip gets annoyed at the amount of food he eats, but Grouber doesn’t really care. Grouber absolutely adores being a douchebag towards Cornin. He is especially nice and sweet to his brothers Barrot, Codish and Tominnow. He’s the kind of person, or rather Vegimal, to give tough love. Codish and Tominnow look up to him. As the strongest out of the eight, he is naturally their protector. Codish and Tominnow spend a lot of time with him. Grouber is incredibly over protective of them.
Tunip loves his brothers and the Octonauts. At first, the language barrier decided the two groups. After a while, the Octonauts became family. Tunip puts a lot of efforts into knowing every single member of the crew and his brothers, so that he knows exactly what to do depending on their mood. Tunip loves cooking and he loves helping others. He is the second oldest, but often acts like the oldest. He is seen as the leader of the group. All of his brothers respect him, expect for Grouber.
Cornin is the third oldest and loves being left alone. Most of the time, Cornin stays in the library with professor Inkling. Sometimes the two of them will have a conversation with each other. In his free time, Cornin writes his own novel about the life on the Octopod. No one if aware of this hobbie of his. Corning loves keeping things organized, which is why Grouber loves being chaotic. Corning enjoyed his peace and tries to be calm all the time. He gets along just fine with his brothers, expect for Grouber. He barely spends any time with his brothers. The only one that he hangsout with is Charchard.
Charchard and Albachoy are twins.
Charchard loves going around the Octopod and helping where he can. Whenever there’s an event happening, he insists on being the planner. Cornin often helps him plan and organize the events. Charchard looks up to Tunip. He gets bored very quickly and often ventures around the Octopod to look for someone to play with. More often than not, no one is available. For the majority of the time, the only one that will play with Charchard is Cornin or Barrot. Sometimes Grouber will play with him if he’s in a good mood.
Albachoy spends most of his time in the kitchen trying new recipes. He takes pride in being the main chef of the crew and being the mastermind behind most of the recipes that the Vegimals use. Tunip often kicks him out of the kitchen, telling him to go be productive. Albachoy is often annoyed, mostly because of Tunip thinking that he’s the boss and Grouber constantly picking on Cornin. Albachoy’s short temper has caused many problems amongst the brothers. Albachoy secretly cares a lot about his brothers, but doesn’t want to show it.
The twins only ever get along with each other when Charchard annoys Albachoy so much, that Albachoy decides to do as Charchard wants in order to get him to leave Albachoy alone.
Barrot is incredibly sportive and competitive. He is constantly trying to find something exciting to do, which is why he spends a lot of time with Kwazii. Barrot loves it when Dashi shows her competitive side. While he works, Barrot rushes through everything in order to get it done and go do something fun. This annoyed Tunip a lot, but Grouber always defends him and even takes over for him sometimes. Barrot is incredibly greatful for Grouber’s support.
Codish enjoys being the second youngest. He’s cute, he’s adorable, and he can get away with so many things. He likes being mischievous and causing trouble. What he likes the most though is studying others’ character. Codish finds great joy in really knowing a person, although he doesn’t do it for the same reasons as Tunip. Codish also loves trying new things. Lately (at the beginning of my AU) he has been into taking photos. He has even summoned up the courage to ask Dashi for advice on how to take good photos. When he isn’t doing any of that, he is sleeping. If he isn’t sleepy, he has a great need to be mischievous.
Tominnow is the youngest out of all eight brother, and is naturally also the cutest. He loves drawing in his free time and is generally joyful most of the time. He wants to help his brothers with the chores around the Octopod, bu they refuse to let him work. The only time they let him work is when they need help with the garden. All of his older brother are extremely protective of him. Tominnow spends a lot of time with Codish.
Day 7: AU
Bringing out my Transformers AU for this one!
And the background cause I am proud of this one
The closest text reads “Octoweek” and the one in the middle ground reads “Till all are one”
Full line up so far!
Barnacles Drawing
Barnacles my beloved