The Fisherman and Starky

Hmmm...

What's the matter? Why've you stopped all of a sudden?

Life form was by seaside. Plop!

A life form? Like a monster outside the town?

Non non. It iz no monster of which he spoke.

Just...a Rinde resident?

It would zeem he iz looking for somet'ing.

Maybe old man searching sea too! Same as Starky? Looking for star fragment?

Star fragment...

Yes! Star fragment! Starky is always looking for it!

But mon chéri, zere are no such fragments in zis world, non?

Don't know yet! Maybe got here like Harle and Starky!

I dunno what to believe anymore.

But the old man looks like he could use some help. Let's try and talk to him.

Oh, what to do what to do...

Hee hee! What are you doing, old man?

Hm? Well aren't you a bright bunch of new faces...

Are you some kind of jester, young lady?

And you... Let's see... Someone from the East?

I know! That's a fishbowl! Why wear that on your head?

Starky doesn't know the East. Starky came from very far away. More far than the East, maybe.

A foreign land further than the East, eh? Explains why I've never seen the likes of anyone like you before!

Sorry to bother you, sir, but were you looking for something around here?

Why yes, I was! I'm a fisherman from Rinde, you see. When I went fishing the other day, I dropped a very important protective charm right into the water.

You're kidding! As wide as the ocean is, did you really think you could find it out here?

Based on the tide when I lost it, it should've washed up around here by now. I'm sure of it! I know this part of the beach like the back of my own hand.

You dropped it in ocean? Floating around now?

It should've sunk. But it's easy to spot since it's mighty shiny.

Whoopeee! Shiny, shiny? Shiny, shiny!

Like a star fragment! A star fragment!

And it looks like a bundle of shells with, ah! Wait there, sonny!

Tsk, tsk. And away he goes.

He seemed pretty confident though. I wonder if he can find it.

If it iz shiny enough, zen he will find it sooner or later, non?

You know, I've been meaning to ask. But what is Starky anyway? He suddenly jumped in front of us outta nowhere before.

Oh lah lah, do not ask moi!

All I know iz zat he came from a place far from our world, and he zeeks a way home. Zis star fragment iz what he needs to do it.

Yeah, he did just mention something about coming from afar.

And he came all zis way across worlds just to rescue me. Zis is très incroyable, oui?

Oui, heheh! I guess he just couldn't stand by while you were in trouble.

Excusez-moi! It zeems you are saying zis is all my fault. Tsk, tsk!

Say, he's been under for quite a bit of time. Not even a bubble's come up. You sure he's alright?

I dunno. But I am getting a little worried.

Oh!

Whoopeee! Starky found it! But too bad. Not a star fragment. Very shiny though!

Well would ya look at that! It's my charm!

Much obliged, sonny! Didn't expect you to go to all that trouble, diving in and searching till yer blue in the face.

It's alright. He's always blue in the face.

Wait, what was that?!

Uh oh! It's here. Followed Starky all around the water.

What do you mean "it" followed you around?

Mon Dieu! Somet'ing iz coming!

Won't listen at all. Now we have big trouble.

Looks like this guy's not going anywhere.

Whoopeee! Gotta do the job in a jiff!

Hooray! Wowzer!

Take zat!

Et voilà! Au revoir!

You've saved me! Twice now! Please be sure to come by Rinde so I can give you a proper thank you.

You have my thanks indeed! And you sure are handy with that fishbowl head, eh?

Starky is handy?

Real handy!

Now, it's not much, but I hope you'll accept this as a token of my gratitude.

I'll be takin' my leave then. Now that I've got my charm back, my wife'll finally be off my case. She's the one who got it for me after all.

Oh lah lah, monsieur! You must not anger your wife! Keep it safe and do not lose it next time, oui?

Heheh! You won't catch me without it again!

You were a big help, Starky. Sorry we couldn't find a star fragment in the end though.

But is that what you really need to get home?

Star Fragment is Starky's ship fragment. The ship turned to fragments after crash.

Wait, what?! When it crashed?

Starky came from a sky far away.

A flying ship...? Okay, I've gotta know. Just what are you Starky?

Hee hee. Peep pipiii. Hoo-wee!

Is that it? Is that the answer? Now I'm even more confused...