Author's Note:

Well folks! It looks like it's time for another episode in the Awesome Adventures of Inspector Gadget. While Gadget, Jorge and Ivan are on their own mission, lets get back to Bay City and see how Penny, Bridget and Brain are doing with their new friends, Chrissy, Ping and Mackenzie.

Our story opens up at Dr. Claw's secret hideout, where we see his recently unfrozen nephew, Talon having a meeting with him.

"It's been a while Talon" Dr. Claw stroked his MAD Cat.

"Sure has, uncle" Talon nervously chuckled "I've been frozen like a popsicle since Inspector Gadget stopped your missile back in the Arctic North"

"Don't remind me" Claw clenched his fist.

"So, how long have I been frozen?" asked Talon.

"Three months" Dr. Claw responded.

"Wait a minute! How come you never went looking for me?" asked Talon.

"Never mind that!" Claw shouted "I need you to do something for me!"

"What?" asked Talon.

"I haven't' been committing any crimes lately because I'm currently formulating my latest plan to destroy Inspector Gadget and his stupid niece and I guarantee, this one will not fail!" Claw explained.

"What does that have to do with me?" asked Talon.

"Nothing! I don't want you around to mess things up again like last time! So I'm sending you to work for someone else!" Claw ordered his nephew.

"Someone else? Who?" asked Talon.

"Here's the address!" Claw said as he handed Talon a sticky note with some writing on it "This is an associate of mine from Bay City who used to work with me fifteen years ago until his stupid machines kept causing catastrophic meltdowns to my lair and I sent him away, so I want you to have him to a little favor me..."

"What kind of favor?" Talon raised an eyebrow.

"This is what I want you to do" Claw handed Talon some blueprints for something "Have him build this...it's a device that can alter my entire being! With it, I can take over the world and finally destroy Inspector Gadget once and for all!"

"Uh, wouldn't it be easier if you had one of your own scientists build this machine?" suggested Talon.

"JUST GO!" Claw slammed his fist on his armrest again "Or I swear to God you will be permanently disowned and forever a disgrace to this organization! Just like your pathetic brother!"

"Wait a minute. What happened to my brother anyways?" asked Talon "Isn't he supposed to be in juvie? One of the MAD Agents told me he escaped and was never seen again. What happened?"

"Never mind that! Just leave! NOW!" Claw shouted.

"Yes sir" Talon quickly said and ran over to the MAD choppers.

"He'd better not fail" Claw stroked his MAD Cat.

Now, we cut to our protagonist, Penny Brown, who is having a picnic with her Uncle Gadget?

"Uncle Gadget, this is a wonderful picnic" she smiled at her uncle.

"Indeed it is, Penny" Gadget nodded "Nothing like the sun and some delicious food"

"Especially the fried fish that Grandma used to make for me and my folks" Penny said as she took a bite out of her food.

Just then, Gadget's phone began to ring and he spoke into his pinky "Hello Chief? You're where? Don't worry! I'm on my way!"

Gadget walked over to a bush and saw Chief Quimy holding a message, which Gadget grabbed.

Gadget read the message "Dr. Claw is plotting to rob the First National Bank, your assignment is to stop him at once! This message will self-destruct. Don't worry chief, I'm always on duty!"

Gadget crumpled up the message and tossed it at Chief Quimby, which then blew up in his face...literally.

"I hate him" Quimby muttered to himself.

"Looks like I'll have to cut our picnic short, Penny" said Gadget "I must stop Dr. Claw!"

Gadget ran to the Gadgetmobile and started to drive towards his mission at breakneck speed, while Penny tried to run after her uncle.

"Uncle Gadget! Come back! Uncle Gadget!" she shouted "Take me with you!"

Just then, Brain started shaking Penny's shoulders "Penny! Penny! Penny! Wake up! Wake up!"

All of a sudden, Penny woke up from her wonderful dream and saw that she was in somebody's bedroom.

"Huh? What's going on?" she asked as she opened her eyes.

"Penny, it's time to get up" said Bridget "Chrissy's mom is making us some breakfast"

"Breakfast? Good, I'm starving" Penny said as she got up from the inflatable bed.

Penny, Bridget and Brain went downstairs and saw Chirssy, who was waiting at the table eating a tasty breakfast of waffles and bacon.

"Bout time ya'll arrived, your breakfast is ready" she said.

Penny and Bridget sat down and started to eat their breakfast.

As you remember from one of our previous stories, Penny and Bridget signed up for a seven week school exchange program to Bay City High School. When they got there, they encountered some new friends including Chrissy, Ping, Mackenzie, Adrienne, Zeke and Brain...who had followed them there. Then, they got superpowers after some sort of electric zap, but that vanished after first using them.

"So, what we are going to do today?" Bridget asked as she ate a piece of her waffle.

"We're going to the park to practice our cheerleading" Chrissy replied "I'd love to have you guys come along"

"Sure thing, Chrissy" Bridget told them "I'd be perfect for our paper on our journey to Bay City. What say you, Penny?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, sure" Penny replied as she played with her food.

"Is something wrong, Penny?" asked Bridget "You look kinda down in the mouth"

Brain nodded in agreement and felt Penny's head.

"I don't know Bridge, it's just that something is wrong with me since we got here. I just don't know what" Penny responded.

"Perhaps it's losing our powers" Bridget assumed.

"Well maybe a trip to the park and some fresh air will get you back to normal" suggested Chrissy "Come on. Zeke and the girls are waiting for us"

Penny, Chrissy and Bridget got off the table and started walking to the park with Brain in tow. Penny didn't know what was wrong with her, she was away from her uncle for the first time since he became her guardian and started having weird dreams about him. Maybe hanging out with her friends would calm her nerves. Chrissy was also a little bugged out about something as well; she was miffed about losing her superpowers and was also very stressed about the cheer championships. They both looked at each other, wondering what was wrong with one another. Little did they know that this would be a pretty bizarre day.

Author's Note:

Looks like we're back in Bay City with Penny and her friends. It looks like Talon is back in the saddle and is on his way to Bay City to meet Dr. Nightingale on an assignment from his evil uncle. Now pay attention because this will be important throughout the season, both in Metro City and in Bay City.

What could be wrong with Penny? Can Chrissy get confident enough to believe in winning the cheer championship? Stay tuned to find out!