The Lost Heir

Enraged, Coral rushes out of the Royal Hatchery. Most of the entourage follows, leaving only Whirlpool and Tsunami in the room. Tsunami clutches the remaining egg and tries to solve the locked-room mystery. The only door, currently open, is always guarded. She wonders if the Orca sculpture hides a secret tunnel and how Webs stole her egg for the Talons of Peace. Whirlpool tries to tell her to put the egg down, but Tsunami ignores him, insulting him in Aquatic.

Coral tortures and executes the Royal Hatchery attendant as punishment for the egg’s death. It is gruesome, and Tsunami is no longer sure that she wants to be queen. The attendant tries to communicate in Aquatic and points at Shark before she dies. Tsunami understands neither the message nor Coral and Shark’s subsequent heated Aquatic conversation. Whirlpool tells Coral about Tsunami and the remaining egg; Tsunami declares in broken Aquatic that she will protect the egg in the Royal Hatchery. She realizes that she has volunteered for the least desired job in the kingdom.

Queen Coral relocates herself, Anemone, and Tsunami so that they can speak properly. Though Tsunami accuses Shark of the murder, Coral vehemently denies this.