Danger Mouse (2015) belongs to CBBC!
Danger Mouse's personality is STILL going to be a mix between his original 80s personality and his 2015 personality.
Thoeris means the great or the first in Egyptian.
Zaid means 'he shall add' in Egyptian.
Nesu originates from the general of the foot soldiers in the army of Ummanigas, king of Elam, against Assurbanipal, king of Assyria (An Archaic Dictionary, Cooper, 1876).
The city of London; one of the most popular cities in the world for tourists to travel to while on holidays, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. A popular center for tourism, attracting over 16 million international visitors per year, attracting 27 million overnight-stay visitors every year, and the British Museum being the most visited attraction in London.
And here on this quiet corner of London's Mayfair in this fine, yet lazy afternoon, in a building cleverly disguised as a huge pillar box, Danger Mouse, the world's greatest secret agent, is at the main room of the flat, sitting on the sofa, reading a book on Egyptian philosophy... and then took a much needed nap after reading the book for a long period of time... and saving the world yet again from an evil villain who is NOT Baron Greenback.
Penfold, the average and often cowardly assistant of the world's greatest secret agent is in the kitchen, making jam sandwiches for himself... and eating some of the sandwiches in the process.
Professor Squawkencluck is down at her lab, working on yet another one of her great inventions for secret agents to use in their future missions... and then fell asleep on the desk after completing her inventions due to not getting enough sleep last night.
Yes, everything's quiet and peaceful in the flat. With the occasional munching noises coming from the kitchen.
I love it. I wish it was like this for the entire story. Just peace and quiet at last...
Penfold grabs a TV remote from the couch and flickers the TV on while munching on one of his jam sandwiches.
... for about 6 paragraphs. Let's see what's on TV today, shall we?
Penfold kept on flickering various channels to find something good to watch, so far there's nothing to watch until he stops at the History Channel where it is currently showing a documentary on Ancient Egypt. Now that looks interesting to watch. Educational and full of history knowledge the readers might want to learn, if I do say so myself.
"Quiet, they're going to talk about the ancient pharaohs and then the ancient military." Penfold cried at the narrator as his eyes are glued to the screen where a female narrator of the documentary began talking.
"The pharaoh was the most powerful person in Ancient Egypt who was the political and religious leaders of the Egyptian people, holding two titles; 'Lord of the Two Lands' and 'High Priest of Every Temple.' As the Lord of the Two Lands, the pharaoh was responsible for ruling Upper and Lower Egypt for he owns all the land, made laws, collected taxes, and defended Egypt against foreigners. As the High Priest of Every Temple, he represents the gods on Earth by performing rituals and built temples to honor the gods."
One of Danger Mouse's ears flickered at the sound of the TV being on, and the sound of the female narrator continuing to narrate the documentary, though he remained asleep as the documentary's female narrator continues talking.
"Many pharaohs went to war when their land was threatened or when they wanted to control foreign lands..."
That caught Danger Mouse's attention enough for him to jolt wide awake, almost startling Penfold.
"If the pharaoh won the battle, the conquered people had to recognize the Egyptian pharaoh as their ruler and offer him the finest and most valuable goods from their land - food, gold, women, you get the idea."
That'd be something Baron Greenback would want to do if he becomes the ruler of the world. He'll have to make sure Baron Greenback never becomes the ruler of the world.
"For more than 8 months, archaeologists have been digging the Egyptian deserts, and then finally, just last week, discovered the tomb of Thoeris, the legendary female pharaoh of Egypt. Thoeris took the throne when she was only 9 years old, shortly after her father was killed in a battle between the Egyptians and the Mycenaean Greeks. The Mycenaean general Deltaneous Plus, or simply General K, has been sent by the king of Mycenae to try and bargain with the people of the Nile which was known as the council of peace, and after days of pleading with the pharaoh, Thoeris agreed to give away some of Egypt's resources of papyrus, several slaves and some gold in exchange for something in return. General K offered the female pharaoh in return one thing that that historians find shocking, even today. He offered his young son to be a servant to Thoeris' court. His name was Albus, and he was a mysterious young mouse pup to the Mycenaean Greeks. Some say he was the result of General K's affair with a mistress in the palace of the Mycenaean king, so to conceal this deed he would have to give away the child to clean his good name. Though others believe that Albus was merely a servant boy that in order to impress the Egyptian royals, referred to him as his son. Whatever the case may be, the deal was made and Albus was sold as the pharaoh's servant boy."
"That poor kid though." Penfold was deeply saddened by the mouse pup's fate in the documentary. "What kind of parent sells their child off to slavery?"
"Someone that uses innocent children as nothing more than obedient pawns in their diabolical schemes to get what they want, and when they served their purposes, they'll be cast aside like garbage and left for dead." Danger Mouse replied bitterly. He hated the fact that there are still people out there today - using innocent children as living tools.
The female narrator continues narrating the documentary. "Although a servant, the court still treated him with dignity. It wasn't until the Memphis Menace, an event that occurred in the 19th Dynasty that Albus showed Egypt a new side of him, something that not even the Mycenaean Greeks were aware of. When a group of vicious toads invaded Memphis in hopes of stealing valuable goods, Albus demonstrates excellent military tactics, intelligence and resourcefulness that not only saved the citizens of Memphis from harm, he also saved the people's gold and other various valuables from the vicious toads.
Because of this, Pharaoh Thoeris renamed the mouse pup to Nesu, which originates from the general of the foot soldiers in the army of Ummanigas, king of Elam, against Assurbanipal, king of Assyria. This was seemingly appropriate because not only did the pharaoh renamed the mouse pup to another name, she also made him the new captain of the royal guards."
"Seems appropriate enough." Danger Mouse added as the documentary continues on.
"Nesu was described as having beautiful snow-white fur, golden yellow eyes and a seemingly slim physique. What made the young mouse unique was the eyepatch he wore over his left eye. No one knows how the captain lost an eye, or if he lost an eye."
"The way she's describing Nesu almost reminds me of someone I know." Penfold muttered as he took a long, yet quick look at Danger Mouse before turning his attention back at the documentary.
"Rumors began to circulate that the young pharaoh had fallen in love with the captain of the guards, something that some people might find it unheard of. Thoeris has already been betrothed to King Abubakar at birth. Another rumor would be that the priest Zaid, of the temple of the god Anubis, had an obsession with the captain of the guards, seeing him as his hero and idol, and became furious to hear of the captain's alleged affair with the pharaoh. It was discovered that the queen and the captain of the guards did had an affair, but they did seem to be close friends, even until Nesu's death two years later.
Nesu was a remarkable member of Thoeris' military, as well as the most loyal of her soldiers, so much that he died saving the pharaoh's life from an attempted murder caused by Nesu's predecessor, the former captain of the guards. The traitorous predecessor was never found."
"Crikey! He got killed saving the pharaoh's life!" Penfold cried as he turns to Danger Mouse with deep concern... mixed with fear. "I hope you don't get killed while protecting the Queen, chief."
"Yeah, it's almost as if history is repeating itself." Danger Mouse considered the story as the agent and the assistant continued watching the documentary.
During the time of the program, the duo have changed positions, and neither of them are able to stay awake much longer. Penfold had sunken into the cushions of the couch, snuggling into Danger Mouse as he snores, not loud enough to make Danger Mouse lose his sleep. Danger Mouse had rested his arm around Penfold, unconsciously bringing his little friend closer to him.
If you can listen quietly, you can hear two rhythmic heartbeats.
The door to the flat opens and Professor Squawkencluck, finally awaken, enters the lab, only to find Danger Mouse and Penfold sleeping on the couch as the documentary on Ancient Egypt continues to play.
"Am I interrupting anything, ya sleeping beauties?"
Both Danger Mouse and Penfold shot around to see the professor standing behind them, smiling sweetly.
"P-professor, you nearly gave me a heart attack!" Danger Mouse yelled in surprise, clutching at his chest. Both his face and Penfold's face grew hot.
"How long were you standing there?" Penfold asked, looking quite embarrassed.
"Just a few minutes, but long enough to AUGH!-" Professor Squawkencluck was whacked with a pillow from the sofa, her glasses nearly fell off from her face. "What was that for?"
Danger Mouse hid the pillow behind his back, innocently looking away. "Who me?"
Cut the act, DM. We know it's you.
The embarrassed rodent glared at the narrator. "Spoilsport."
Just then, Colonel K's hologram appears before the trio.
"DM, I have an urgent mission for you to solve!" Colonel K's hologram spoke to Danger Mouse. "I need you to go to Egypt to find the Crimson Eye before Baron Greenback does."
Penfold blinked. "The Crimson Eye?"
"A very rare and priceless gem from Ancient Egypt that is worth more than the Crown Jewels of England." Danger Mouse answered Penfold's question. "It was one of Pharaoh Thoeris' valuable possessions, and it was said that the Crimson Eye contained some sort of mysterious powers that anyone with a wicked mind would use it to rule the world."
"Precisely, DM." Colonel K's hologram added. "The world is counting on you to find the Crimson Eye and keep it safe from the clutches of Baron Greenback. Who knows what he might do with the gem if he gets his hands on it."
"Don't worry, Colonel. We'll find the Crimson Eye and make sure it does not fall into the wrong hands.
Colonel K's hologram disappears as Danger Mouse looks at Penfold.
"Penfold, we're going to Egypt."