December 1st 2016
10:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Penguin habitat
(Skipper's POV)
"tell me what I'm looking at Kowalski?" I said. "A mysterious box wrapped in giftwrap that arrived this morning," Kowalski said. "I know that it arrived this morning," I said, "as we had to go into the human disguise to pick it up before alice noticed." "there was something not right about that UPS driver," Private said. "another mystery for another time," I said, "but first we have this mystery to solve!" Kowalski shook the box, "Hmm…it's heavy like metal..." Kowalski pulled out a scanner, "and has some sort of energy…but I'm not sure if it's alive or sent to destroy us all!"
Private had a box opener, "so let's open it up and see what's inside…" "careful private," I said, "it could be biological weapons, or a improvised explosive device, a canister of nerve gas that could detonate as soon as we open it, or a small nucular bomb, or a bunch of dalek Nanites waiting to convert us all, or cybermites, or…" Private opened the box, "oh…a cyberhand…just what we need." "Who or what sent us a cyberhand?" I said. "Just in case," Kowalski said, "I'll put this in a hemedically sealed chamber…and keep an eye on it." "what?" private said, "but it's just a hand!" "a hand with all the data it needs to convert you!" Kowalski said, "just make sure it doesn't get smashed to bits…we don't want cyber particles floating around…especially around the dead."
"right," I said, "Rico you can put away the cyber-gun there's no cybermats or cybermites here!" "aw!" rico said. Kowalski left to seal the cyberhand into an unescapable cylinder. "so should we be worried," Private asked. "The cyber-hand is going to be locked up," I replied, "no one's getting converted." Kowalski exited his lab with the cyber-hand sealed inside a clear cylinder. "Hemadically and vacummed sealed," Kowalski said placing it on the table. "what if it tries to escape?" Private asked. Kowalski scanned the cyber-hand and said, "inactive."
"But just in case," Kowalski said, "I'll hook up some monitering equipment." Rico hacked up a camera, heat sensors, motion sensors, security lasers, and a infrared camera. Kowalski started to set up the equipment, "Rico can you feach the generator!" Kowalski said. Rico rushed off to find the portable generator. "Skipper it going to take me some time to set up the equipment," Kowalski said as rico rolled in the generator. Marlene appeared topside by our hatch, "Um Skipper," Marlene said, "there's something that needs your attention…" "Private, Rico," I said, "your coming with me…Kowalski…act natural!" Kowalski nodded and got back to work.
Private, Rico, and I rushed out of the base, "so what do we got?" "what's Kowalski doing down there?" Marlene said. "that's classified," I said. "he's setting up equipment to moniter a cyber-hand we just got in the mail," Private said. "Private!" I said. "so Kowalski's busy," Marlene said. "so what's the problem Marlene?" I said. "That Hans the Puffin guy took over my habitat," Marlene said. "Not in my zoo," I said, "Move out!"
We headed over to marlene's place avoiding the lemur habitat. Rico hacked up some weapons and we moved in. "Hans come out with your hands up!" I shouted. Hans walked out of Marlene's home and started to fire off his laser. "I'll surrender Skipper," Hans said, "When I'm dead!" "can you please get out of my home?" Marlene said. "No," Hans said. "Move! Move! Move!" I shouted. Private, Rico, and I surged forward only to get trapped in Savio's coils. "Savio?" Private asked. "Yessss," savio replied, "don't sssstruggle it will be easssier if you don't ssstruggle." "do you have to hiss every time you use the S sound?" I said. "I'm a ssssnake…can't help it," he replied. "releash us!" I shouted. "No…I'll rather eat you," Savio replied. "Sorry Boa," Kowalski shouted, "but Penguin is off the menu!"
Jiggles appeared out of nowhere and was gigantic. "Wha?" Savio said. Jiggles sucked savio's head into itself and started to beat Savio up. "Go jiggles!" Kowalski shouted as it fully shallowed savio and then launched him across the zoo. "Ahhhh!" Kowalski pulled out his shrink ray and walked up to Jiggles, "Now…let's get you back to your normal size." Kowalski fired his shrink ray and jiggles returned to non-monsterous size. "I never thought I be happy to see jiggles in my life!" Private said. "what about the cyber-hand?" I said. "all the equipment is up and running," Kowalski said pulling out his scanner, "the cyber-hand is still inactive," Kowalski said. "so we defeated savio again?" Private asked. "No," Skipper said, "we didn't…Jiggles defeated him this time." "what what about the other times we faced him?"
"Savio was defeated by Burt, Julian, and a baby fossa," Kowalski said, "the time Zookeeper francis defeated him and replaced him with a flesh android doesn't count." "we defeated him when he was working with other bad guys," Kowalski said, "but we haven't technically defeated him on his own." "aren't you forgoting something?" hans said. "Not now Hans," I said. "Help!" Mort shouted, "Clemson is evil!" "You can't have my throne!" Juliain shouted, "Help penguins!"
"did you really have to drag ringtail into this?" I said. "what are you going to do," Hans said. "Not again!" roger shouted. "Yo! Rats!" Rat King said, "taking everything that isn't nailed down! Then take the nailed stuff too!" "did you really need to drag the alligator into this?" Private said. "ah!" Bada shouted and Him and bing ran past. "We will sting your face!" the hornets shouted. "You brought the hornet's too?" I shouted. "yes," Hans said. "Lobsters attaaaack!" blowhole said. "And Blowhole!?" I said. "Move out!" Shen's voice rang out, "and ready the cannons!" "AND SHEN!?" Private asked. "Where are you penguins?" tai lung shouted, "our battle will be legendary!" "and him?" I said. "Um guys," Kowalski said looking at the scanner, "we have a problem." "Yeah we do," I said, "The Villain Convention!" "Actually Villain-Con is next month," Hans said, "Animal Villain-Con starts a next weekend…in orlando" "next weekend?" I said, "remind me to stay out of florida next weekend."
"Skipper," Kowalski said as all our enemies closed in, "um…well…the…" "Spit it out Kowalski!" "The Cyber-hand escaped and is now signaling the cyber-fleet that the city is ready for it's free upgrade." "The Cyber-men are coming?" I said, "to New York!" "well…yeah," Kowalski said. all the villains stopped and looked at each other. "Um…yeah," Blowhole said, "I think that's our signal to leave." Blowhole and his forces teleported to wherever their new base is. "Um…we're going back to coney island," Rat king said, "don't know why we left the perfect location." The rats rushed back into the sewers to head back to coney island. Lord Shen and co-teleported away and the hornets flew off. Hans and Clemson ran off, "we'll finish this some other time," Hans replied as he ran back to Hoboken.
"well glad that's over," Marlene said. "sorry marlene," I said, "this is far from over…" Suddenly a bunch of cybermen teleported into the zoo, "Correct!" the cyberleader replied. "so I guess you want to upgrade us then," I said. "this is correct!" the cyberleader replied. "You will be upgraded!" "welcome to the New cyberiad!" "RUN!" I shouted. Kowalski was messing around with the cybergun as we retreated. "You belong to us! You will become like us! You will be upgraded!" "Kowalski status report!" I shouted. Kowalski lifted up the cybergun, "The cyber-gun is…" A cyberman fired destroying the cyber-gun, "oh…that was bound to happen eventually."
(end of chapter one)