Okay guys, Winter Break is here… and now it's over. So let's waste time NOT writing this story and doing other projects. Siiigh… alright, let's go.


A Very Controversial Machine. Mr. Mogul Makes a Deal.

Outside Rainbow Monkey Factory

"Huuu! Take THAT! This, too! Oh ho ho! Are you ready to give up, Ms. Sanban? ?" Mr. Mogul had enacted his grand scheme of bringing Kuki down: chucking eggs against the left wall of her building, leaving it covered in the gooey, scrambled substance.

"Um, Sir, I-I don't think this method is the most efficient way of-"

"Silence, Simon! And keep throwing eggs! The gooey mess of her building will ultimately convince her to quit and give the job back to me!"

They kept chucking eggs as Kuki decided to look out her window, from her office near the top-most floor. (You can tell this factory is going to be the action stage, just like that.) She looked down at the jobless businessmen, her emotionless, serious face unchanging. "Siiigh… every day with this. SECURITY, we got two hobos throwing EGGS outside." She yelled, walking away.

The two threw more and more eggs until a group of security guards came. "All right, you two, drop the eggs, let's getcha outta here."

"EEE! Reinforcements! Run, Simon!" the two dropped the eggs and hightailed away as the guards chased. "Quick! We shall escape them, by making you look like a-" Suddenly, a trapdoor opened, and the two fell inside.

"WAAAAAAaaaaahhhh-"

"Silence, Simon!"

"Yessir."

Underground hideout

"Oof-oah-ow!" The two rolled and thudded at the slide's bottom. The two got to their knees, finding themselves in a pitch-black chamber. Lights flashed on, startling them into shutting their eyes.

"Apologies for my rude invitation. But I was dying to meet you." (Play Specter's Theme from Ape Escape.)

The two squinted their eyes open. The room was still dark, except for the group of spotlights shining on a figure in a floating chair, and a taller, shadowed figure beside him. "Friends… my name.. is Specter." The person in the chair said. "How convenient you two ran where I set up that trapdoor. Might I ask what you were doing at that lovely facinity?"

"Ho ho ho! I should be asking you that." Mr. Mogul glared. "Who authorized you to set up secret hideouts underneath my factory?"

"Your factory? Hmmm… that is curious. You see, we moved into this sewer for the purpose of studying this place. I have a special fascination with monkeys, you see, and have always wondered, why humans find these colorful toys so enjoyable. I have been aiming to get into this business… but my ideas would not bode well to the factory's heads, I don't think. But during my research, we have deduced that that lovely lady with the hair-bun runs this factory… is this not so?"

"She does NOT run this factory! She froze me with a sooper freezer-doodle and stole this factory from meeee! It's bad enough that she ruined my plan to-" he whispered something, which Specter didn't quite catch from his distance, "-but why did they ever let a child work in this place ANYWAY?"

"Actually, the paper said she was in her 20s when she-"

"Silence, Simon!" Bonk.

"Yessir."

"I see…" Specter's hands were folded. "Well then… I believe I have a proposition for you, Mr. Mogul. You see, I am also in the business, and am under the employ of someone of the highest power." The deviousness in Specter's red eye was the only thing that shone on his shadowed body. "And I assure you… my employer is a man that can make anything happen. It's in my best interest to serve him… but how can I… when my resources are so very limited." His eye squinted slightly, his smirk growing. "That is why… I need your help. More specifically, your factory. I wish to combine your resources with my own. With peoples' ever-expanding need for Rainbow Monkeys, your company has the capacity to dominate the world. Someone like Ms. Sanban would never allow it… but under your command, the business can become a true power, with my employer as your sponsor. And I will be willing to get your factory back… if you would permit me?"

"Yoooou wish to use my business in your selfish quest for world domination? ? …" Mogul grinned approvingly. "You are a good man indeed, Mr. Specter. And your employer has my regards. It would be an honor to work with you."

"I'm sure it is. Just tell me what you would like me to do, and my associates will comply…" (End song.)

Kuki Sanban's Office

Kuki sighed as she placed a hand over her forehead, returning to her desk. Her eyes directed to the small photo frame sitting on her desk. She and Wally were happily smiling with their 5-year-old daughter, Kirie Beatles. She looked a lot happier in that photo… it made her sad, wondering where all those good memories had gone.

HOOONK

She flinched when her PA speaker gave a screech, and a woman on the other end spoke. "Ms. Sanban, Stan and Dan would like to see you about their new invention."

Kuki sighed in annoyance as she pressed the button. "Yes, Leslie, I'll be right down." She spared one last, depressed glance at the picture before walking out of the office.

Downstairs; factory

The colorful factory was bustling with workers doing various jobs as Kuki walked through nonchalantly. She walked alongside a blonde secretary with glasses, a red jacket, light-blue shirt, and holding a clipboard. They began to talk to each other very fast, "Leslie, is my meeting still scheduled for Thursday?"

"Yes."

"At what time?"

"Five o'clock."

"Reschedule for 8, I have a product examination."

"Yes, Ma'am."

"And what's the status of The Noid?"

"Working to catch him in the Munchies Wing, Ma'am."

"And did we agree to remove that secret product from the Munchies?"

"Already taken care of, Miss."

"That's good, Leslie, and how's the husband?"

"Ohhhh you know, the usual."

"Wonderful, now let's see this new invention."

"Yes, Ma'am."

The two entered a small room where two bald, chubby, nerdy men; with huge, puffy beards and mustaches (one orange, one black), awaited them before a machine. The machine was a huge, purple chamber connected to several cords in the back, and had a chair inside. Directly above that chair, in the middle of its ceiling, was a ray device, and the chamber's roof had six rods laying horizontal like a propeller.

"Sigh, hokay, Stan and Dan, what've you got for us today?" Kuki asked uninterestingly.

"Zis is ze breakzrough of child entertainment technology!" the orange haired; Dan exclaimed.

"This better not be another shrink ray." Kuki stated in disbelief.

"No! Ve call it ze Heart Bringer!" the black-haired, Stan exclaimed.

"Ve place a Rainbow Monkey inside, and eet BRINGS it to LIIIFE!"

"Observe!" Stan grabbed a purple Rainbow Monkey and eagerly sat it on the chair in the machine. They pulled a lever, and the six-rod propeller began to spiral around as energy surged. The laser inside the chamber zapped the stuffed toy with a blinding light.

When the light faded, they looked to see the purple monkey still sitting still. But after 5 seconds passed, the monkey suddenly shook its head and bared a vibrant smile. "Hi!"

"HUUUH!" the scientists gasped widely, and even Kuki and Leslie looked impressed.

The Rainbow Monkey hopped off the chair and approached Kuki, still smiling. "Will you be my friend? ?"

"Awww, isn't it adorable, Miss?" Leslie smiled, squatting down to pet the monkey.

Kuki studied the device. "Hmmm… it is impressive. But I wonder if-"

"HUHUHU HA! HUHUHU HA! HUHUHU HA! HUHUHU HA!" At that instant, a short creature in a red jumpsuit and rabbit ears shot in and started bouncing rampantly.

"Miss, watch out!" yelled a man with a net as he and his partner came in.

"He's lost his mind! !" the partner exclaimed.

"Isn't he always? !" Kuki yelled.

"HUHUHU HA! HUHUHU HA!" The two men hurriedly swung their nets, but The Noid was quick to avoid. He jumped between the two, tricking them into catching each other. "HUHUHU HA! HUHUHU HA!" He jumped into Stan and Dan's beards before leaping to the lever, pulling it down, then hopping into the chamber. "HUHUHUHUHUHU HA!" It sat on the chair, still smiling psychotically, as the laser zapped down. Immediately, the creature hopped around too fast for their eyes to keep up, and he looked impossible to catch.

The Noid bounced around and around the walls, forcing them all to duck. As he shot at them again, his eyes widened at something. "Huh? OOOH!" Leslie swung her leg fast as lightning, sending him against the wall. The Noid now lay defeated, his tongue sticking out.

The four men looked at Leslie impressed as she stood with a fierce, battle-ready pose. "MISS LESLIE! THAT WAS AMAZING!" the men yelled with heart-shaped eyes.

The assistant walked over to pick up the fallen Noid and toss him to the net men. "Make sure he's sealed with two straightjackets, maybe three."

"Well… at any rate…" Kuki spoke, readjusting her glasses. "The machine feels a little controversial."

"Huh?" Stan inquired.

"What do you mean?" Dan asked.

"A machine with the potential to, not only bring toys to life, but also add extra energy to already-living beings. I can already sense several things going wrong with it."

"But zis vas research in the planning for MONTHS! !" Stan cried.

"And, uh, I must remind you, the Corporate Presidents For Children's Entertainment are expecting ze grand unveiling of a new product in zree days." Dan reminded.

"He does have a point, Miss." Leslie followed. "We'll need to have a product to present to the Heads."

"Cancel my meeting with the Heads." Kuki ordered. "Until we have another new product to present to them."

"Understood, Miss." Leslie wrote it on her clipboard.

"YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT! !" the scientists yelled.

"Look, I'm the president of my company, I'll decide when to meet with corporate bigheads." Kuki stated simply. "Now shut that thing down and get to work on something less, well, generally threatening to the human race."

"Awwwww!" the nerds slumped in sadness.

"Hiii!" Kuki looked down, seeing the smiling, happy Rainbow Monkey doll clutching her legs with its soft, stubby hands.

Kuki gave a light smile and bent down to pick up the toy. "Buuut… I suppose it's not TOO bad."

"Haaaa!" the monkey sighed and hugged Kuki happily. With that, the woman carried it back up to her office.

Soon, everyone else left, and two monkeys peeked out from behind the door. They were kid-sized, and had brown fur, yellow shorts, and had strange helmets on their heads with red, spiraling lights on their tops. "Ay-eee!" They faced the machine with excited expressions. They then faced the two men carrying The Noid away and gave a nod.

Uno Household; 6:30 p.m.

Cheren stared intently at his clock. 6:30. He's never been so focused on the time before. This was because he had a special date tonight. No, not a date with Panini, Nebula, or any other girlfriend he has. It was a date with a certain, special someone.

Cheren's sister, Aurora walked in his room as Cheren stood up. "Well, I guess I should get there early." He said. "Wouldn't wanna keep him waiting."

"Cheren, are you sure about meeting him?" Aurora asked. "The last time you met was when you nearly killed him. What if he's trying to trap you?"

"Relax, Aurora." Cheren smirked. "I'm packing the treasures, just in case. I also got a tracker in my pants. Hehe. Besides, this guy might know something important, so I have to know what it is."

"But you're already worrying about these random candy mobsters. Wouldn't you rather have a little on your shoulders at a time?"

"Ahhh, don't worry. If anything, it'll involve another random quest to find some collectibles and save the world. Nothing we aren't used to, right? It'll be fine." And with those words of sureness, Cheren left the home and began his walk down the street.

"Okay…" Aurora chose to trust her brother's instinct. But she was worried, not just if this was a trap, but for her brother hearing something he wouldn't be able to handle.


Hehe… I kinda just realized Stan and Dan kind of resemble Numbuhs 71.562 and 74.239. ^.^ They're actually based off those nerdy men from "Operation: S.A.T.U.R.N.". Anyway, Leslie comes from WordGirl, and she's actually the second WordGirl crossover in my series (the first being Exposition Guy). But as you may notice, she exhibits some traits reminiscent to Kalifa on One Piece (wow, I probably just spoiled something major). But anyway, this story will actually foreshadow some pretty important stuff. So next time… a very MAJOR scene regarding future events. You'd wanna be around to hear it, I think. Well… see you later.