Gray

Gray is a megalodon who was found abandoned in a volcanic area of the ocean and adopted by a shark named Sandy. He was later banished from Coral Shiver because of endangering the shiver with his own selfish desires and joined Goblin Shiver for a while, before finding a group of sharks and becoming leader of his own shiver, Rogue, after the previous leader, Striiker, who gave his position to Gray after he thought Gray was a better leader than him, and Striiker became his First in the Line.

Before Shark Wars
Gray was born at at unknown date to Graynoldus and an undentified female. He was fleeing his homewaters from the fierce frilled sharks that were given the order to eliminate both sharks, when the narrow walls beside them began to narrow and pulse out lava. Seeing no other choice, Graynoldus pushed his son on the other side but by doing that, the lava broke out, killing himself and the frilled sharks in the process. He was found by a female reef shark, named Sandy, in a volcanic area of the ocean. Sandy believed he was a reef shark and adopted him, after waiting for a long time in the spot where she had found him to see if his parents would come back to him.

As Gray grew up in Coral Shiver, he believed that he was a rare type of reef shark, but Sandy already had her doubts about whether he was a reef shark or not. Gray became best friends with Barkley, a small dogfish. He attended a school run by Miss Lamprey, where he met Yappy, a young sea dragon who could talk for hours and hours on end. While in Coral Shiver, he once got his head stuck in a bucket in a shipwreck.

Upon reaching his twelfth year, he acquired a growth spurt which made him grow at such a fast rate that all the sharks in the shiver literally doubted if they had enough room for him. This growth spurt it seems, has also made him sort of a big eater, which Barkley has always teased Gray with how "fat" he was, much to Gray's annoyance. Even though he and Barkley can be at odds with each other sometimes, nevertheless, they both are still close friends and when one or the other gets knocked down, the other always came to the defense of the other.

Shark Wars
While hunting a lobster and going where he was not allowed, Sandy, his mother, punishes him by making him unable to go away from the reef for a week. He asks if he can go to the Tuna Run, a yearly event where a siege(a million fish) or even more tuna swim and a feeding frenzy occurs, but his mother does not allow him. Later, he is swimming along the reef when he sees Yappy, a sea dragon who talks a lot, once talking two whole days with a sea urchin named Janprickle, who everyone thought had died. Yappy tries talking to Gray and Barkley about how he heard that marlins can spear the moon with their nose and his theories on how marlins eat the moon before Gray is able to get away from the sea dragon. Gray and Barkley remember Yappy mentioning a double drove(a drove is a hundred fish, a double drove is two hundred fish)of bluefin stealing some shrimp from a group of angelfish.

Gray and Barkley see the double drove of fish and start attacking them for food, but a Goblin Shiver fish, Thrash, Goblin's Second in the Line appears and interrupts. He says they need permission from Goblin or Gafin to hunt on this territory, and says they should join. Barkley says they are rogues, when Thrash says rogues swim alone, but Barkley quickly shoots back, saying they're a rogue pair, a new thing they invented, and they get away scot free. When Gray reaches Coral Shiver, the camp is in an uproar. Atlas, the leader of Coral Shiver, and his Line, are moving in a three level triangle formation and are overhead, watching the waters. Atlas commands Gray to tell him what happens, but Barkley tells most of the story. Prime Minister Shocks calls everyone to attention, and starts speaking with Sandy, but Gray cannot hear what they are saying, only a few words, Sandy saying battle shivers are on the move, and "the Indi Shiver's armada" before the tide shifts and Gray only hears a little of Shock's reply: "Are only rumors!" Shocks goes onto Speakers Rock and questions Gray. After he answers the questions, every other animal shows their anger, and Sandy tells Gray that he will have a little brother and a little sister, telling Gray that is the reason she cannot go with him, and to meet her at the Tuna Run. Then she is led away by Atlas and the Coral Shiver Line, and Shocks banishes Gray from Coral Shiver for alerting other shivers of their homewaters.

Gray leaves Coral Shiver, and he has traveled three entire days, where the ocean is cold, dark, and deep, the current stronger, and there are big, strong, fast fish. Barkley appears again, and when Gray tries to get him to go home, Barkley responds, saying, "Who do you think you are, ordering me around? Takiza the magical fighting fish?" Gray finally lets Barkley come with him, and they keep swimming deeper into the Atlantis Ocean. They run into four sharks, a thresher, named Mari, a bull, Shell, a sawfish, Snork, and a great white, Striiker. They quickly become good friends, especially Snork and Barkley, and Gray seems to like Mari a bit, but Striiker seems to dislike Gray and Shell doesn't talk often. They decide to form their own shiver, Rogue Shiver, with Striiker chosen as Leader, Mari First, Shell Second, Snork Third, Gray Fourth, and Barkley Fifth. Barkley, at first, is unhappy with his position, and leaves the shiver for one day, but Mari replies saying if he'd rather like to be the Fifth, or the only general member of Rogue Shiver. Their hideout becomes an old, sunken ship. While going in, Gray and Barkley talk about how they got there, and how Sandy told him to meet her at the Tuna Run. Striiker says that he knew that he was only with them for a place to rest, but Gray pins him down, and says that if he'd let him finish, he would say that they could come join Coral Shiver with them. When the shiver discovers that Gray told Thrash about their homewaters, Snork says that Goblin Shiver eats anyone who doesn't join them. Gray and Barkley decide to leave Rogue Shiver for a while to check out what happened to Coral Shiver after Gray was exiled and if Goblin Shiver had attacked.

Over there, Gray and Barkley see Coral Shiver is utterly destroyed and there is no one in sight. They meet Yappy, who tells them what happened, and that bulls, not Goblin Shiver, were invading their camp. He also says that Atlas told the whole shiver to evacuate, and Atlas stayed behind, while Onyx and Quickeyes led everyone out of the camp. Atlas fought the bulls, but half-senile old shark Overbiter refused to leave and stayed by Atlas's side the whole time, resulting in both getting killed. He also mentions that two of his sisters got killed, one of them named Paxson, and that the bull who killed her had this weird scar on its throat. They start swimming back to the ship, but run into Mari, who says Goblin Shiver is here, questioning Striiker and threatening Mari. They meet Goblin and his Fifth, Velenka, who tell them to join Goblin Shiver. Gray and Shell agree, and Mari reluctantly agrees to come too, as well as Snork and Striiker. They lead the five to Goblin Shiver, where Gray's wound from the battle with Thrash is treated by a bottom-feeder fish named Oceana. A moon later, Goblin talks with Gray and tells him about how the ocean used to be an empire, ruled by evil Silander, who let the shivers starve and took the food for herself. Goblin Shiver, called Riptide Shiver back then, merged with tatooed Indi Shiver to fight Silander, which was known as the Battle of Silander's End, and eventually the empire crumbled. He mentions that there are stories that Indi Shiver has a new pup king that wants to become emperor. Goblin also tells him about how the Atlantis Ocean got its name--because of humans, who called themselves Atlanteans, taught them, and sometimes even went into battle with them. But the people of Europa got more jealous of Atlanteans' power and they eventually sunk their island, killing many sharks, which was why sharkkind never made contact with humans again. Finishing up the stories, Goblin says that he believes Gray is a big fin with lots of potential, and that is why he will come to the Tuna Run with them. He tells him that if he finds his family, they'll see what a great hunter he's become and they'll take him back in, but first he needs to practice by playing a game called Tuna Roll.

In Tuna Roll, there are two teams and ten rolls--rolls being where one hundred wahoo swim and the sharks try to catch them. If the wahoo win, the sharks have to feed them. The wahoo win the game, and they all swim to Slaggernacks, a restaurant of sorts, to eat. Over there, after they eat, Barkley, Snork, Shell, and Churn, Goblin Shiver's Third, go and feed the wahoo. After that, the wahoo do what they call rolling abuse, and not all of it is abuse. They start teasing Barkley, and after Barkley hears Gray give a small chuckle, he swims away with Striiker, Shell, Mari, and Snork. Gray wants to go after Barkley to see if he's all right, but Velenka convinces him otherwise. After Slaggernacks, Gray and his shiver head home, where he sees Barkley. Barkley tells him about how Velenka and Thrash are planning something against him, and that they have an alliance with the bulls, but Thrash doesn't like it. Gray thinks that this all has to do with Barkley's really bad day at Tuna Roll. While they are talking and arguing, Velenka and Goblin arrive, and Goblin says that his plan involves them being good members of the shiver, and his plan with the bulls is to rip them to shreds, and his plan with Gray is to let him help. Gray says he's up to it. After Goblin explains the plan, he tells Rogue Shiver that they can leave, and none of them are worth the distractions they're causing, because they have bigger fish to hunt. Goblin gives his permission for Gray to go with them too, but Gray declines and says he will stay. Barkley, Snork, Mari, and Shell go leave.

A moon later, Gray is talking with Thrash when they get hungry. After swimming to a long patch of greenie called Hydenseek, they go to swim back home when Thrash spots a mother turtle and her hatchlings. Thrash threatens them, and Gray gets scared, trying to make up excuses to leave, but Thrash realizes he is too soft. Gray, trying to prove he is strong, shovels the hatchlings into his mouth and spits them out behind them, telling them to be quiet or he'll really eat them. Gray says they tasted awful and they would be better off with some fat fish, but Thrash continues and is preparing to eat the turtle when someone says "Tiger, tiger, full of spite. Tiger, tiger, not so bright." Gray turns around and realizes it is Takiza, the frilled fish legend that once prevented the strongest great white sharks in the Big Blue from eating a helpless dolphin. Takiza uses the ancient art of Shark-kata to knockout Thrash, and he roughly insults him. After Thrash is knocked out, Takiza introduces himself as Takiza Jaelynn Betta vam Delacrest Waveland ka Boom Boom. Gray says that he should eat him for doing this to his friend, but Takiza asks if he is really his friend, an evil shark such as him. Gray replies that he guesses so. Takiza simply says that inside of Gray, he sees a shark with one fin in light and another in darkness--peace and anger, and that only he can decide the current he will swim. Then Takiza leaves, and Thrash wakes up from his daze, where Gray tells him that he scared him away, and that it was quite a show. Then the two begin to head back to Goblin Shiver.

Gray is on a moon patrol with Goblin, Ripper, and Churn, with Streak, Velenka, and Thrash not too far away. While on the patrol, Razor Shiver sharks attack, and Gray manages to kill some sharks, the current flowing in his favor. But, however, as they are fighting, two bulls attack Churn and massively bite him. He asks if they win, and Goblin says they did, before Churn dies. Back at camp, Gray is chosen as Fifth, and Velenka is moved up to Fourth. Velenka takes a swim with Gray and shows him the prehistore cave, revealing her doubts about whether he is a megaladon. After battle drills, where Gray does pretty good but Streak better, Velenka asks him what he would do if he became leader. Gray says that he would help the shiver be the best it could be. Velenka replies by telling him the story about how she joined the shiver, and how her shiver was droven out by Riptide and they took her prisoner. Gray says he doesn't know how to lead, but Velenka tells him that she wouldn't want to see Ripper, Thrash, or Streak up there on Speakers Rock and that she goes behind the scenes, and a good shiver's leader is imposing and tough. Gray says that if he becomes leader, Velenka will be his first. Gray shakes the conversation away and tells Velenka he is hungry and asks if she wants to come, but she says that she has other things to do. Later, while swimming in the Big Blue, Gray sees Striiker, who asks him "Did you do it?" Gray does not know what Striiker is talking about. The two begin to fight, but soon stop. Striiker tells Gray that Barkley and the rest were ambushed, and that a lionfish told them Gray wanted to come back to Rogue Shiver. He also says that all Goblin wants was power, and that him and Mari left because he doesn't care who he has to hurt to get it, and in this case, that is Mari, Barkley, Shell, Snork, Striiker, and Gray. Striiker says he cannot get them out of there alone, and he asks if he will help him. Gray says that he will.

Gray and Striiker go to where Mari, Barkley, Shell, and Snork are captive and find out Thrash and a mako are guarding the cages, and they manage to drive the two away. Gray asks Thrash to tell Goblin that he resigns as his fifth. Gray and Striiker get Mari, Barkley, Shell, and Snork out by biting through the bars, but when they do, they do not move. Barkley says they can't leave, and when Gray asks why, he says he'll let Trank, a stonefish that was captive too, tell them. They discover he is gone, and instead Mari tells him. After she finishes, they all agree that they are going to go to the Tuna Run. Gray and the rest head towards the Tuna Run and see Goblin Shiver arriving, but instead of going to their usual spot, go next to Razor Shiver. Mari asks what would happen if Razor moves from the mountain, but Shell replies saying they're pretty smart. They all realize that Kilo, a bull shark of Razor Shiver, will join Goblin Shiver while Razor is feeding. Shell says that Kilo was bitten by a clam shell when he was a pup, and it left a mark on his neck. They discover that Goblin and Velenka led the attack and told the bulls to attack Coral Shiver, instead of Razor ordering it! Gray wants revenge for Goblin stoking his anger against Razor Shiver, when Goblin had commanded it, but Barkley tells Gray that they're not here for revenge. Gray wants to kill Goblin, but Barkley says that he's not an evil shark and that instead they should hurt Goblin and Velenka by spoiling their plans. As they speak, the Tuna Run arrives, and Rogue Shiver swims into the Tuna Run to battle and meet their destiny.

The Tuna Run begins to push them away, but they fight it, and Gray sees Indi Shiver. As he wonders what they are doing there, he sees Sandy and Onyx, realizing that Onyx's markings are the Indi Shiver tatooes! He continues to swim, but ends up with Shell, where they see Goblin Shiver attacking Razor. They stop the attack, but Razor sees Goblin with Kilo and other bull sharks and yells "Traitors!" All the Razor Shiver sharks charge Goblin and chaos starts. Goblin sees Gray, but doesn't have time to attack as the Razor sharks overwhelm him. Gray tries to swim away, but Razor thinks that they also are with Goblin! Everything becomes confusing and overwhelming as Razor and Goblin fight and at the same time the siege of bluefin rush through the ocean. While Gray and Shell are fighting to get out, Velenka and three others attack from above. Gray and Shell avoid the attack when Mari, Striiker, and Snork come into sight and stop Velenka from attacking, getting Gray and Shell out of the fight. They have a truimphant feeling as they realize they've stopped Goblin and Velenka's plan, but soon enough, Razor leaves, saying they'll finish this later, and Goblin, Velenka, and the rest of Goblin Shiver attack Rogue Shiver. They begin to fight, when Takiza appears, welcoming Gray with a "I see you've found better fins to call friends!" Takiza says he'd like Gray to become his apprentice, and Gray agrees. Goblin says that this has nothing to do with Takiza, and Takiza says that Goblin must leave now or he will become annoyed. Goblin pulses with anger and Takiza slowly rolls over, creating a water ball, where all the sharks get hurtled into, spinning at a tremendous speed. Takiza flips his tail and the ball moves into the distance. Takiza says he'll tell Gray when his training will begin, before leaving. Promplty after, Barkley arrives.

Gray tells Rogue Shiver that he is a megaladon, and Barkley says that Velenka knew he was a megaladon, and wanted Gray all along, to make Goblin Shiver stronger, but now that he left, she and Goblin aren't done with him yet. Striiker mentions to Gray that he should lead, and finally Gray agrees, making Striiker his first. But as Gray is thinking, he remembers that he didn't get to meet his mother or go back to Coral Shiver; he still didn't know why Indi Shiver was there or why they had disappeared; and what was Onyx's connection to the shiver. Tomorrow he decides that he'll find the answers he's looking for, and his mother.

The Battle of Riptide
Gray, Striiker, Mari, Shell, and Barkley are searching for Snork, who went out on a patrol and hasn't been seen since. Gray tells some of the group to search to the left, some to the right, and him in the middle. As he searches, he discovers Snork next to some coral, his bill stuck under it. Gray tries to help Snork, but Razor Shiver sharks attack--this being their territory--and the rest arrive, Shell alerting Gray before he could get rammed. Mari covers Gray's topside as he tries to get Snork out, and manages to ram into the coral and break it, letting Snork escape. They run away back to their homewaters. Later, Mari and Gray get a cave in Slaggernacks, the resteraunt, and surprisingly and unexpectedly meets Trank there. He says that him and Gafin the sea urchin king are doing business, trying to find Coral Shiver, and Trank has to give Gafin a whole lot of fish in return, but so far, they have came up empty. Trank says that they can ease the pay down a little, and they'll keep looking free of charge. He says that just yesterday, he went swimming to find a lead that might take them to Coral Shiver, and he knew that it was a 'bunch of chowder, because whoever heard of a sea dragon named Yappy who never stops talkin' and brags about giant cousins who live down in the Dark Blue?'

Back at Rogue Shiver, Gray and Mari tell the rest of the shiver what happened. They all realize that it is time to look for Coral Shiver, and Gray and Barkley depart. While searching, they encounter Indi Shiver, who is fighting Razor Shiver. They watch on in horror as the Indi Shiver's armada tears Razor, the leader, to shreds, and takes in Razor Shiver's home for themselves, like they did with AuzyAuzy Shiver. After both shivers are gone, Gray and Barkley leave, stunned, and get attacked by two leftover Razor Shiver sharks. They manage to fend them off, and by the time both of them are killed, Onyx, Quickeyes', the new leader of Coral Shiver's First, finds them and takes them to Coral Shiver. They reunite and Gray meets his little brother, Riprap, and his little sister, Ebbie, who are barely old enough to speak by now. Later, he returns with the rest of Rogue Shiver, and introduces them to Coral Shiver. Sandy and Mari are talking about something, shooting glances at Gray, while Snork and Yappy are chatting too. Quickeyes thinks about making Gray Third and Barkley Fourth in the Coral Shiver Line, but then he would have to step down as Rogue Shiver Leader. They think about it, but Takiza interferes and says that he is training with him, and is part of none of them. Everyone agrees, after a while, and Takiza takes Gray to train.

At training, Gray keeps crashing into the coral as he is trying to get through a maze of the plants. Takiza says that Lochlan, one of his previous--and favorite--students and the leader of AuzyAuzy Shiver, never crashed into this much coral in a year. As Gray is swimming, he slams into some coral and gets knocked out.