Club Penguin: EPF: Not Over Til It's Over… PART 2 –
The Rise of the Killer!
What's scary, at large, and not afraid to shoot? Well, I'll give you a little hint – the Killer. Yes, penguins, here we are on Part 2 of the extraordinary suspenseful story of the Rico's return to the EPF. Last time, we saw two agents – Dot and Rookie – get captured. Many of you have already suspected who the Killer is – Herbert, Gary, and even Dot. Those are interesting theories indeed. But who is the real Killer? That is for you to discover…when the time comes…
(Note: In Part 2, we do find out who the Killer is… ;)
Now we have Jet Pack Guy, Barista, Pizza Chef and the unstoppable squad leader, Rico, left. With time running out before more penguins are killed, Rico and his squad have to find the Killer. After finding his base, Barista and Pizza Chef destroyed it with a bomb which angered the Killer. He threatened to capture Rico several times, but for the first time, he yelled at him through the phone that he would in fact kill Rico. That is when I ended Part 1. So now we can go onto Part 2…
A chill went down Rico's back as the Killer hung up on the other end. For the first time, the Killer threatened to kill him. All before that it was 'capture'. Just like he had 'captured' Rookie. And Dot. And now he was faced with a threat of death. Rico just froze with the phone in his hand.
"Boss…" Jet Pack Guy saw Rico's expression through his 3-D Glasses.
"Are you…" Barista paused.
"I'm…" Rico interrupted. "Fine…"
"Are you sure…?" asked Pizza Chef.
"Yes…" Rico said with his eyes shut.
"We're here…to protect you…I hope you know." JPG said.
"I know you are…" Rico said. "You might be the only ones left for me…"
"I…" Pizza Chef. "I guess…but aren't there…"
"All these new agents don't know that I was the legendary…unstoppable…" Rico answered before Pizza Chef could finish. "They think I'm just another agent."
"But you aren't…" Barista said. "I am. Pizza Chef is…"
"And in reality…" Rico said. "I am…"
"No you aren't…" JPG said. "You…"
"You stopped Herbert." Pizza Chef interrupted.
"Same as everyone, basically." Rico replied with his eyes still shut.
"You stopped Proto-Bot…" Barista replied.
"Same as everyone, again…"
"What about the three test bots? And when they teamed up…?"
"Same. Everything – just like all the others…" Rico paused. "And now I have to face the music, or in other words, the Killer. But that's not like any other agent."
"And we're here for you." JPG said. "Do you want…"
"Witness protection?" asked Rico. "Hell no."
"What about a security guard?" asked Barista.
"They've got the fire crew on hostage. We've sent agents out. The outlook isn't good. They could easily kill any security guard." Rico replied. "There's nothing we can do. They're going to kill me, I hope you know…"
"There's something…" JPG said. "There has to be."
"Even if we gathered every penguin. Every puffle…even Herbert."
Barista closed his eyes as well. "What do you want us to do?"
"I…" Rico started. "I'm going back to my igloo…"
"What can we do while you're gone?" asked Pizza Chef.
"Whatever you feel is right…" Rico said. "I'll be back in the morning…and if I don't show up…"
"We can expect the worse…?" asked Barista.
"Yes…" Rico said. "I'll see you guys later…" Rico said with his eyes still shut. He hit the 'enter igloo' button his spy phone without looking. He was soon home…ready for a night of dread.
Even though I just said he was at his igloo, let's do an epic random transition message…
A BRIEF SECOND LATER AT RICO'S IGLOO…
Rico knew the end of him was near. He had to take the blame of the destruction of the Killer's base because he was the leader of his own squad. But of course, he'd rather it be him instead of the other three dead. He waddled over to his TV and turned it on the 'BZZZZZZT!' channel where all the fuzziness was on the screen.
"My favorite…" Rico said with his dreadful eyes. He got up a short while later and went outside to the balcony of his igloo. He looked up and saw the stars. Beautiful…Rico thought. Plain beautiful! The last night-time sky I may ever see. Rico saw the moon…and everything else there was. It was dead silent on Sleet Street.
"Rico…" said a voice.
"What? Who's there?" Rico called out to what he thought was nothing.
"Up here…" said the voice. It was coming from…the sky…?
Rico looked up. "Who are you…?" Rico questioned the air. He didn't see anything and barely heard anything.
"It's me…" said the voice. "Gary…"
Rico's eyes lit up. "Gary?"
"I hear you're having a little dilemma…" Gary replied.
"I…uhh…" Rico paused. "How do you know?"
"Up here…" Gary paused. "I see everything."
"What do I do…?" Rico asked. "I'm being targeted. What is the reason? How do I stop this penguin? Who are they really?"
"I can't tell you that…" Gary said. "I…"
Rico closed his eyes slowly.
"You, Rico, aren't going to back down from the Killer…" Gary said. "You're going to fight."
"No I'm not," Rico replied.
"You are…" Gary paused briefly. "Because that is who you are. You are Rico1206. You are a penguin. You are the leader of the top EPF Squad on the island. You have never backed down to save the island, or other penguins. And now because you were threatened to die you think that you are going to back down to save yourself and the island? No way José! You think you've met your match and you think you've been outsmarted. But deep inside you, you know that there is a small chance that you WILL fight and that you ARE GOING TO fight!"
"Gary…" Rico said. "I don't think. I know. They are clever. They are wise."
"So is Sensei." Gary replied. "But did you beat him to earn your ninja mask? Your fire gem? Your water gem? Of course you did!"
Gary made a semi-good point. "I guess so, but…"
"Rico," Gary said. "Tomorrow, first thing, you're going to fight. You're going to find the Killer, and you are going to kill them and do what you can! You won't be outsmarted by someone. You are Rico. You are strong. You are you."
"Gary…" said Rico. "One more thing…"
No response.
"Gary?"
"Yes…?"
"Who is the Killer?"
"I – I can't tell you…"
"I understand."
"You do?"
"If you don't tell me, that'll motivate me to go and fight the Killer…right?"
"Yes…" Gary said. "I think that is it."
"What do you mean you think?"
There was a long dead silence and then no response. Rico knew Gary left.
"First thing…" Rico said to himself. "First thing I do tomorrow…"
Rico went back inside and went to the couch to go to bed. Unfortunately, he didn't sleep at all because he kept thinking of the Killer. He kept a gun by his bed, just in case *wink wink* and waited for the sun to rise. Around 3:31 A.M. PST, the news broke in with an important story…
"We apologize for interrupting SeinPoloField, but we do have an update on a breaking story…the hostage situation in the mountains involving the fire crew has a new development. All of the fire crew penguins have been, at this time, unfortunately, killed. The killer has not yet been found, but we do have a reporter on the scene in the mountains…"
Rico didn't hear the rest of the story. He was staring at the screen like he was stalking it. His heart went down when he heard "All of the fire crew penguins, at this time, unfortunately, have been killed." Rico didn't sleep the rest of the night. He kept thinking of a plan to kill the Killer.
In the morning, he left his igloo but not before writing a note. It read –
Don't worry, I'm not dead.
I just ran to the Mine to grab some things.
-Rico
P.S. Come check if you don't believe me. :3
He set out for the Mine and eventually got there. He went down into the Mine using the Mine's elevator and got out at the bottom. He wasn't headed for a mine cart, not even the Mine Cave. Instead he was headed into the Mine's cart tunnel. He went very far and was almost run over by a penguin who was riding a mine cart.
"AY, BRO, WHAT'CHU DOIN' DOWN HERE?" yelled the penguin.
"Stuff…" Rico said.
"WHATEVER. YOU GONNA GET KILLED." The penguin yelled.
Rico looked at him funny.
"DOWN HERE IS WHERE THE NEW DARK SIDE OF THE MINE IS."
Rico looked and saw a very dim light. There were laughs and cans clanking down at the other end.
"They migrated…" Rico said. "From the back of the Mine Shack to down here?"
"YEAH."
"Isn't this…dangerous?"
"OH OF COURSE! WE DO IT, I MEAN THEY DO IT, ANYWAYS."
"Ah," Rico said. "Okay…"
"CATCH YA LATER, BRO." the penguin yelled back as he rode away.
Hmm…Rico thought. I'll have to do something about that down there, soon. Rico wasn't headed for that part of the cave, however. He turned left at a split section and went down. It was marked with a sign that said – "WARNING. DO NOT ENTER. THIS CAVE HAS THE CAPABILITY OF COLLAPSATION." Rico had been here many times. Nothing happened each time. Besides, there was something important here. He waddled down the dirt-filled cave and eventually found a dark room.
Hissssss… a weird voice startled Rico. What does we have here…
Rico's perfect eyesight could make him see in the dark. He saw a weird creature. It wasn't a penguin. It suddenly slithered away.
"Well," Rico said as he kept waddling. He waddled towards a rock. He pressed this button that confirmed it was "Rico".
"Welcome, Rico1206." A computer said.
"Computer, I need a list of my weapons."
"LOADING WEAPON LIST."
Rico tapped his flipper on a rock as he waited.
"WEAPON LIST LOADED."
"Thanks…"
"NO PROBLEM."
Rico put his flipper on the touch-screen and tapped the weapons he needed. "Perfect." He muttered. He began to waddle out of the cave but was nearly run over by a mine cart. "Holy crab apple cooler," Rico yelled to the delinquent riding the cart.
"EH BRO WATCH WHERE YOU BE HEADIN'…"
"Shut the hell up…" Rico muttered to the air as if the penguin would've heard him. He eventually got back to the main mine cave and rode the elevator back up to the Mine Shack's exterior.
"No, water over HERE!" yelled a penguin helping a friend water the plants.
"But you said water over…"
"NO OVER HERE!" the penguin yelled again.
Bossy…Rico thought. Geez.
He kept waddling until he reached the Everyday Phoning Facility. He rode the elevator down to the Command Room when nobody was watching. He looked at the deserted check-in counter (which wasn't a good thing because now someone could come in without permission and do something bad!) and waddled through the Squad Office Hall, where all the offices of all the squads met. It was deserted, but he knew that his squad would keep working, night or day. He tapped on the door when he reached it.
"YES?" asked the voice on the other end.
"It's Rico." Rico rolled his eyes.
"NO IT'S NOT."
"Chef…" Rico rolled his eyes.
"HOW DO I KNOW IT'S YOU?!"
"Because I'm your squad leader!"
"Sure…." Pizza Chef opened the door.
"Alright," Rico said as he entered. "I've got a plan."
"So do we." JPG replied. "And why are you here at 5 in the morning?"
"Because," Rico said. "I wasn't waddling here at 6."
"Whatever," JPG replied. "Anyhow, we've got a lot of the bases covered,"
"Yes, a lot." Barista added. "We've got a master plan…"
"Did you find the Killer's new base?" Rico asked.
"Of course we have." Pizza Chef said.
"I brought an array of weapons. They're special and important. Don't touch any of them." Rico said. "One careless touch and they'll blow the Command Room – maybe even the island – up."
"Interesting," JPG said. "Where are they?"
"Why…so you can fondle them?" Rico joked.
Jet Pack Guy gave him a stern look.
"Over here," Rico pointed.
"We need to go to the Director's office." Pizza Chef said. "We've got a lot to do."
"Great," Rico said. "I guess you'll tell me everything there?"
"Yes," JPG said. "It's long and not easy to repeat. Better for you and the Director to hear it at once!"
"Good." Rico said. "Let's go…"
They waddled down to the Director's office and tapped on the door. They were summoned in.
"Ah, Rico and his squad," the Director said. "Pizza Chef? Barista? What happened to Dot and Rookie?"
"They were captured…" Rico admitted.
"You never told me or the others…" the Director said. "We need to take immediate action."
"You can do that, Director…" JPG did a 'hold-off a minute' motion. "But we have a plan that we need to go over with you two first…"
"Interesting," the Director's robotic voice said. "Let's hear it."
At this point, you'd be getting a lot of dialogue and little motion information but I can't TELL you the plan. You'll figure it out when the time comes, I hope. So now let's just go through with a history of my life. I am the narrator of this story. I am not necessarily a character, but I am surely the one who tells you stuff! I am the third-person perspectiver-person. I watch from above. Hell, I could be GARY! No, I'm not, because I'm not dead. Anyhow, as a child, I waddled Alpine street looking for a good Christmas tree every year. Now, as we near Christmas, I don't have to as I'm older and moved out of my parent's igloo. Oh! I forgot to tell you! Once at the Pizza Parlor, they screwed up on my order and then some robbers came in and yelled "HANNNNDSSSS UPPPP!" and then I didn't and then they said the words "SHOTS" at me and I didn't know what that meant and then they forced to the ground and then Rico came in and arrested them and the Pizza Chef thanked him and gave him an official Pizza Parlor uniform that only he wears. And now, Rico is the co-owner of the Pizza Parlor. I think that's great because I'm a big fan of Rico! I have posters of him on my igloo walls! They're hard to put up because the tape doesn't stick to ice, and the nails I use go through the ice and break the ice and then, one time, my igloo collapsed because of it! Anyhow, I've narrated all of Rico's stories because I won a contest where if you could talk nonstop for an hour and annoy penguins to death, you'd make the cut. He said the contest was a joke, because as he says it "who talks for an hour nonstop?". I agree! Who talks for so long and annoys penguins? I definitely don't! In fact, there was once this one time whe…
"Shut the hell up…" Rico looked at the narrator as she kept talking and ignored him. He put her microphone on mute and got ready to leave the room. They waddled through the halls.
"This plan will work," JPG said. "Let me tell you!"
"I know it will," Rico said as he opened the door. He was in sudden shock as he looked in the room. He froze.
"What…?!" JPG said.
"Are you going to faint?" Barista asked.
"Pizzaaaaa…" Pizza Chef smelled pizza baking somewhere.
"The weapons…" Rico stuttered. "T-t-they're a-all gone!"
This was a pretty long chapter, wasn't it? Anyhow, back to my story about that one time whe…
It's a good thing Rico hired another narrator, because that one won't shut up above me. Anyhow, as you read, in this chapter, Rico got weapons together, asked Gary what to do, they developed a plan and now someone has the weapons! What next? Only time will tell you when a new chapter is posted.
There are still several questions that needed be answered…
But the most important of them all is…
WHO IS THE KILLER?
You'll find that out later in part two!
You'll see…you'll all see!
-Narrator 2