Episode Title: Kidnapped Gash! Trap Over the Sea. Sinking Dartagnan.
Description: The episode's prologue shows a macabre Mamodo Zaruchim marshalling another named Keith into Rioh's cause. Prof. Dartagnian visits Kiyo to tell about the destruction of the stone slate tablets, candidly unaware of his involvement with them. When Kiyo shrugs it off, Dartagnian promptly leaves while claiming to have taken something of value to Kiyo, which is actually Zatch whom he rescued from Naomi earlier in the day. Shortly thereafter, Megumi and Sunbeam report that Tia and Ponygon have gone missing, and Kiyo joins in their search. At the playground, the three receive a message from Dartagnian daring them to find their Mamodo on his private cruise ship, and presume that he kidnapped them. There, Dartagnian subjects the trio to humuliating scenarios to test their attachment with the Mamodo, and threatens to detonate bombs aboard if they did not cooperate. He eventually gives in to their agitated demand for Zatch, Tia, and Ponygon. However, the three Mamodo insist that Dartagnian was fostering them because their partners were too busy. Kiyo, Megumi, and Sunbeam apologize and promise to devote more time with each, thus helping set Dartagnian's point across. Dartagnian then accidentally triggers the bombs and sinks the ship, but everyone escapes on lifeboats.
Zatch Bell Season 3 Episode 18
