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SPIDER MONKEY

Written by Hyper Spartan

Prologue

Night. It's a term used to describe a good half of the earth not covered by the sun. Sometimes, it is a peaceful time. A time where people can gaze up at the stars and let their minds wander, other times it is a time for some fun night time activities, such as going to the movies, or the local theater. But this night was not a peaceful one for the citizens of Prickly Pines.

Outside of the Prickly Pines bank were at least eight police vehicles and two SWAT vehicles. There were red and blue lights streaming all over where they hit. Off to the side were concerned citizens looking onward to the horrific sight unfolding.

One particular car pulled up and an old looking zebra wearing a long brown coat and matching pants stepped out and approached the police captain. "What in Heaven's name is going on here captain?" He asked.

The captain responded, "Sir, it's a hostage situation. Five heavily armed thieves are holding up this bank and they have eight hostages. They say that if we do not give them a car to leave, they will kill the hostages. This has been going on for at least four hours now sir."

The chief thought about it for a few seconds and asked, "So what do we have here?"

"Sir, two SWAT teams are standing by infiltrate the building, and our snipers are in position as well." The captain reported.

The chief replied, "Good, and how are negotiations-"

Before he could finish his sentence gunshots rang out from inside the building. The police radio was now a fury of communication. "Shots fired! I repeat, shots are being fired!" But one particular radio transmission stated, "Sir, I don't think they're shooting at us… or the hostages."

The chief demanded, "Then who are they shooting at?!" The captain then said, "Sir, I think you'd better listen for your self, switch to channel 3."

The chief switched his radio to channel 3 and he heard the thieves inside the bank screaming, "What the heck is that?!" "I don't care just shoot him!"

As suddenly as the shots rang out, they stopped. The chief and the captain listened for a few seconds. Then the chief nodded his head and the captain ordered on the radio, "ALL UNITS MOVE IN!"

The SWAT teams stormed the building and after several seconds of searching they reported, "Sir, area clear, the hostages are all safe." The captain then asked, "And the thieves?" "Sir, I think you and the chief have to see this for yourself." The officer replied.

The captain and the chief walked into the bank. Bullet holes were all over the walls, ceiling, and floor. The hostages were being brought back outside to be treated by the medical personnel, but the captain and the chief's attention was directed to a wall. A wall that had the five thieves hung up there in what looked like a spider web.

They were both stunned at what they saw, "In all of my thirty years in the Prickly Pines police force, I have never seen anything this… weird." The chief said. Unknown to both the captain and the chief, a figure watched from the neighboring building.

The figure then disappeared into the darkness. After finding some cover, and in no one's sight, he was now seen wearing a blue and red suit. It seemed to cover his entire body, even his long, thin, and curly tail. He then took off his mask and underneath it was none other than a young boy.

This young boy was a Brazilian spider monkey who was also a Bean Scout from the nearby Camp Kidney. It was the one and only Lazlo.

"Whew! Who knew that being a super hero and a Bean Scout was hard business?" He said with a smile.

AND THAT ENDS THE PROLOGUE. I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN CONSIDERING THIS STORY FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. BUT NOW I'VE GOT A GOOD IDEA FOR WHAT THE PLOT FOR IT SHALL BE. UNFORTUNETLY I'VE GOT A JOB NOW AND I CAN ONLY USE THE COMPUTER AT THE LIBRARY FOR AN HOUR A DAY. TAKE CARE Y'ALL!