MONSTER BUSTER CLUB
Season 3 Episode 3
Rhapsodian Hunt (Part 1)
Chapter 1
(Cathy POV)
Mr. Fusster walked into the classroom, holding the Rhapsodian puzzle stick (as seen in episode 'The Trouble with Troublemaking'). Then he sat down and did a few twists on the stick without saying a word. Chris raised his hand.
"Sir," he said. "It's been a long time since I last saw that puzzle stick in your hands. Have you solved it yet?"
"Not yet," Mr. Fusster replied. "While I am doing this, all of you have to choose a partner and decide on the topic of your next science project."
"Another science project," moaned Sam. She turned to me and said, "I was beginning to agree with you that science class is boring. We had these meaningless projects almost once a week."
"It's lucky that we've got no aliens to bust," I said. "That gives us plenty of time to work on the project. Oh, and, could you be my …"
Chris turned towards Sam and interrupted me.
"Sam," he said. "Could you be my partner?"
'What!' I thought. 'I was going to say that!'
Sam looked a bit shocked at first but she finally agreed.
"Sure, Chris," she said. "I'll be your partner."
'Now who will be my partner?' I thought.
Someone tapped my shoulder. It was Jeremy.
"Cathy," he said. "Could you …"
"Don't you even think of it!" I interrupted him.
I was hoping that Danny could be my partner but it seemed that he was more interested in Wendy.
"That puzzle stick is nothing," Danny said to Wendy. "The Danny can solve it within a minute. How about doing a project about the puzzle stick?"
"It was like totally easy to solve," said Wendy. "What's so interesting about that? And I won't be your partner to get another C minus!"
'That's my chance!' I thought.
Before I could speak, Elton spoke near my ears.
"You want a partner? Why don't you choose me?" he asked.
"You will be leaving this planet tomorrow," I whispered. "And I don't want annoying mindreaders who keep telling me this and that as a partner."
"Annoying? Do I sound annoying to you?" he shouted and jumped from his chair behind me.
I had no idea why I said that, perhaps I really wanted Danny to be my partner but not anyone else. I was shocked that he shouted so loudly that everyone in class was looking at him. His voice had never been that loud.
'Sorry Elton, I didn't mean it,' I thought. I knew he could read that.
He became calm again and sat down.
"I told you to discuss quietly," said Mr. Fusster. "Not to shout like that."
"If I were you," Elton said to Mr. Fusster. "I would rethink what happened in your life that made you so stupid that you couldn't even solve the easiest puzzle stick. In fact, you weren't trying to solve it. Over the past few minutes you were just thinking whether you should go out for dinner with the beautiful lady you met yesterday. You really should concentrate in class."
I was shocked again when Elton said that. Even though I knew that he could read Mr. Fusster's mind, why would he say that directly to him?
Mr. Fusster's face went read instantly. He was shocked but also furious.
"This is outrageous!" he shouted. "You're in detention for the next two weeks!"
"I don't really mind," said Elton. "In fact, I'll be leaving this school tomorrow so that only gives me one day of detention."
The school bell rang and Mr. Fusster marched grumpily out of the classroom, leaving everyone else behind.
"Elton!" I said. "What were you thinking?"
"What?" he asked. "I was just showing off my mindreading powers."
"You did that just to show off?" asked Danny. "Everyone was shocked instead of impressed. Although I don't think that anyone in class other than us will know about your powers, that was a good way to get back at Fusster."
"Thanks, Danny," said Elton. "I see that you understand my thoughts."
"But you're in detention now," said Sam. "And that can't be good."
"Don't worry," said Danny. "I've volunteered to be in charge of the detention room today. I bet Elton read my mind and learned this before he started to argue with Fusster. Right, Elton?"
"That's exactly correct, Danny," said Elton. "Of course I knew that you're in charge of the detention room today. We'll have lots to talk about."
I couldn't understand how Danny could make friends with Elton. For a moment I thought that he disliked him for revealing all of his secrets. But Danny was really a popular guy in school, and I believed he treated everyone in a friendly way.
"Hey, take a look at this," said Chris. "Mr. Fusster had left the Rhapsodian puzzle stick on his desk."
"It's your turn, Chris," said Danny. "I'm the first human to solve it. See if you can be the second one."
"Anyway, it's time for your detention, Elton," said Sam. "Danny, you watch over Elton and make sure that he doesn't …"
"Get into trouble?" said Elton. "Come on, when have I ever caused trouble?"
We all looked at him and thought about the same thing.
"Alright," Elton broke the silence. "Maybe once or twice."
"Don't worry," said Danny. "The Danny has everything under control."
The four of us accompanied Elton to the detention room.
(Danny POV)
"Here we are," I said as soon as we arrived at the detention room.
"Chris, can you lend me the puzzle stick for a while?" I asked. "I want to talk about it with Elton. I'll give you back when I return to the clubhouse."
"Sure," he said and he lent me the puzzle stick.
Cathy, Chris and Sam said goodbye to us and walked out of the room.
Before I could speak to Elton, Wendy called me from outside the room.
"Danny," she said. "Can you like come out for a minute?"
I nodded quickly and rushed out of the room.
"Wendy, it's … so good to see you," I said. "What's the matter?"
"I have totally no idea of what my science project is about," she said. "It's like, what's so brilliant about the puzzle stick you're holding?"
"Well," I said. "You can … rotate it around … and … its inner structure is unique so that … somehow relates to … physics."
"Sounds boring to me," she said.
"Maybe we can just do some more research together," I suggested.
"We?" she asked. "I've already got a partner."
Then she walked away from me without saying goodbye. I was still looking at her back before she disappeared from my sight.
'Perhaps she isn't really the kind of girl that I want,' I thought.
"HELP!" someone shouted in the detention room. It must be Elton!
I dashed inside and saw that he was held in the air by a Pincher Bot (as seen in episode 'Mindreader')! Another Pincher Bot was near it.
"Danny to MBC," I said to my v-com. "Trouble in the detention room. Two Pincher Bots have got Elton!"
"Copy that," said Sam. "We'll be right there."
'Last time when I fought these Pincher Bots, I found their weakness,' I thought. 'They can be destroyed by hitting their control panel on the lower side of the body with a heavy object.'
I picked up a wooden chair and threw it at the control panel. The chair hit it but the bot wasn't affected. Then the bot picked up the chair and threw it at me. I jumped and avoided it. Then I transformed into my MBC uniform.
I took out my blaster and shot the control panel several times but there was still no effect. It seemed that there was some sort of energy shield covering the control panel that was protecting it.
I carefully avoided the chairs that the Pincher Bots threw at me and changed my blaster into a big gun. I fired at one of the Bots but it dodged the blue beam with its large clamp. The other one was trying to escape with Elton!
I aimed at the bot but I was afraid that I would hurt Elton. So instead of blasting it, I threw another chair at the other side of the bot so that it won't hit Elton. The Pincher Bot lost balance and dropped Elton to the floor. I held up my gun and blasted it to the wall. It fell onto the floor and seemed malfunctioned.
Elton stood up quickly and transformed into his MBC uniform, but the other Pincher Bot acted even more quickly and swung his clamp at me. I wasn't able to react and was thrown to the wall and fell onto the floor. Elton took out his blaster at fired several shots at the bot but it dodged all the shots with its clamp. It got close to Elton and knocked his blaster off his hand. Then it held him tightly with its clamp and quickly flew out of the window. I ran to the window but there was no sign of Elton or the bot.
Cathy, Chris and Sam burst into the room in their uniforms and with their blasters in their hands. They noticed the damaged Pincher Bot on the floor.
"Where's Elton?" asked Cathy.
"You would have seen him if you arrived ten seconds earlier," I replied. "He's taken away by another Pincher Bot. It just flew out of the window."
"What are these Pincher Bots doing on Earth?" asked Sam.
"I'm not sure," I said. "They had been here before and tried to capture Elton for his mindreading powers. Remember?"
"Yes, I remember," said Chris. "But let's take this damaged bot back to the clubhouse and examine it with a closer look."
The four of us carried the damaged Pincher Bot into our lockers. I put the bot into my pod and we went back to the clubhouse.
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