Marcellus sees what looks like a kid towards the back, and he began to frantically swim to him so he can save him before he becomes mermaid chow. Once he reaches him, he grabs him and puts him on his shoulder before he begins to swim back faster than he did when he was trying to save himself. He feels a hand grab his foot, and he throws the kid practically in Cyrus's arms as he gets pulled back by the Mermaid. The people would see him struggling to get away from his captor.