Crustacean Confusion!
A field of eyes grew from the still expanse of the tide pool. With each short wave that rippled across the surface they would disappear for a moment, and then, one by one, poke through the water tension like row upon row of sprouting corn. Only Wilson remained above the water line, perched atop a broken shell near the base of Barnacle Ledge. His tiny eyes stared intently at the large cirriped directly above him.
A wave lapped over him and along the wall, and as the water receded, he perceived the six plates moving in the prearranged fashion.
"That's the signal! That's the signal!!" Wilson had to check his excitement as he advanced up and across the rocks. Behind him, the troop broke the surface and scuttled through the shale and tough grasses toward the shingle. Wilson gained the beach first, and without hesitation bolted up to the mechanism that had caused himself and his troop so much grief. As the others fell in, sans the expected conflict, they found Wilson agape, staring at the large, blue machine.
On the side was printed, in large letters, the word 'Wilson.'
"Well, that just chafes my pleopods!" Fred arrived last, clambering through the ranks to the front. "It's got the same name as all those green balls on it!"
Wilson turned slowly as Fred's words sank through his stupor. "What did you say?"