Upon arrival at Summer Bay the boys rush around trying to get the last of their wedding photo's with Sally Fletcher. Unfortunately the River Boys spot Jono and Ben in their "poofy" outfits and let them know who's boss, giving them "the bash". However, half way through the "bashing" Heath discovers Jono's "sweet arm tattoos" and they both go for protein shakes at the diner, putting aside their differences. Jono confesses to Heath that he actually only got married for the free soft serves you get if you book a function room at Mc Donalds. This initiates a conversation about how "sweet" the new frozen yoghurt flavors are over at the surf club. The boys decide it would be sweet to get a dollop of frozen yoghurt in each of their protein shakes. Heath gets chocolate, while Jono gets berry.
Meanwhile outside, Brax -who wasn't part of the bashing because he's "gone soft"according to the boys- runs into Ben who's licking his wounds. "You alright there fella?" He ask's. "Ahh, naa bro been better ay." "Come back to mine i'll patch you up". Instantly Ben thinks this guy is a "poof" looking for love but is bleeding profusely so doesn't argue. The pair limp away towards Brax's black ute. Ben has to sit in the back because his leg won't bend -it is clearly broken- he tells Brax he's going to get a glow in the dark cast, he reckons he should let him sign it since they are now bff's. Just as the ute is about to pull away Guy Williams runs up screaming and flapping his arms like a seagull, "Ralph, Ralph, everybody it's Ralph!" "I think you mean Alf", laugh's Brax not quite grasping the seriousness of the situation. "He's hurt! There's been a shark attack!" The three boys sprint down to the beach.
Upon reaching the water's edge the three brawny men grind to a standstill. Heath and Jono are already there. Nobody wants to go in and risk being attacked by a shark like Alf but someone has to do it. After several unsuccessful group rounds of Paper, Scissors, Rock it becomes known that Heath and Jono had just been having protein shakes. Majority rule, it is decided that the protein shake boys should head into the water as having had the shakes would clearly give them an edge against the shark. In the water, Heath and Jono tragically come to the realisation that they and the other boys spent too much time fluffing around at the waters edge to save Alf's leg. The shark has torn it off in one great bite and is smashing it up now with every chew. Alf is bleeding uncontrollably and if he doesn't get to a doctor soon he will die. Using all their energy summoned up from their protein shakes, Heath and Jono haul Alf up onto the beach.
Greeted by Dr Walker and his medicine bag, both guys breathe a sigh of relief -maybe their rescue efforts wont have been in vain after all. The doctor pops up a tent on the beach to give Alf some privacy while tidying up the leg amputation. It takes an hour and a half, during which Heath and Jono go and grab another protein shake together to kill time. Brax, Ben and Guy decide it would be disrespectful not to stay as support during the operation; it's not like any of Alf's other friends and family have turned up. Alf loses a lot of blood by the shark bite. Luckily Dr Walker is a very experienced physician and does his absolute best patch up job to put a stop to the bleeding as quickly as possible. "I'm done here but he will have to be taken immediately to hospital."Announces Dr Walker at the end of the hour and a half. "But my boat!" Cries Alf. Typically, he was fishing off it when then accident occurred; the shark pulling the old man into the ocean. "Your welfare is more important than your boat, i'm afraid." Dr Walker responds. "Here's the ambulance anyway we have to go."
At the hospital Alf'd stump is transformed into something that can be attached to a prosthetic leg. "I expect that he will still lead a quality existence" announces Dr Walker. Heath, Jono, Guy, Brax and Ben still feel responsible. They will forever be in Alfs' debt for not geting him out of the water fast enough to save his leg. The kiwi boys feel obliged to move to Summer Bay. To do so they will have to marry a Summer Bayian to warrent a Visa. Either that or go in the ballot. What with all the TV coverage Summer Bay has become a very popular place to live. Luckily Guy Williams confesses to holding an illigitamate marriage licence so the previous wedding was a fraud. The four boys make a quick dash to the registery office of Summer Bay to say their vowels and become citizens of summer bay. Alf watches on proud. Experincing a near-death experience has brought him close to the boys -like sons. He looks forward to having Jono and Ben handy to help in the bait shop in later days.
The End
It's quite a good story and I laughed sometimes while I was reading it :) I think you should do a short introduction about the show as not everybody watch it on TV. And add some pictures between the paragraphs so it'll be more visually attractive. By the way, I think you should create some conversations among the characters rather than only telling the story.
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Dense text. Think about layout. Also try better linking.
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