The Central Park Zoo
10:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
(Kowalski's POV)
"Kowalski status report!" Skipper shouted. With the smouldering cyber-gun in my flippers I stopped to look behind me. "Um…The cyber-men are still behind us!" "You will be Upgraded!" the cybermen said as they contiuned to pursue us. "IN YOUR DREAMS!" Skipper shouted. "cybermen don't dream," I said. "Oh," I said as the cyber-men started to fire at us. "A new cyber-controller has been found…A new cybercontroller has been found" "Oh no," I said. "A new cyber-controller has been found." "Upgrade the new cyber-controller now!" the cyber-planner shouted. "Move!" skipper shouted. The cyber-men with their arms out started to head towards him.
"Skipper I think you're their new cyber-controller," I said. "I don't think so," Skipper said, "that is one promotion I do not want!" we ran around the zoo the cyber-men slowly gaining on us. "Resistence is futile Skipper," the cyberleader said, "You will become like us…You will become more than us…You will be designated cyber-controller!" Rico hacked up his rocket launcher and fired taking out the cyber-leader. Before rico could fire again those dreaded words filled the air, "Upgrade in progress!" "I am upgrading to cyber-leader," the cyberman that was behind the last cyberleader said. "Skipper I suggest we move," I said, "the cybermen are still upgrading…" we quickly put some distance between us and the cybermen and bunkered down in the HQ.
As we settled back in the base Skipper said, "can you repair the Cyber-gun?" "Yes," I said, "and I believe I can make it better." "Then get to work," Skipper said. "Lockdown initated," a computer voice said. "That won't hold them for long," I said. "then get to work…" "Tools," I said. Rico hacked up my toolbox and handed to me. I pull out the tools I need and started work on the cyber-gun. Suddenly Cyber-mites started to crawl into the base. "Lockdown failed…Lockdown failed…evacuate! Evacuate!" the speak n' spell announced. We rushed into the secret tunnel behind Private's prize fish and ran off our lives.
As we ran off I contiune to tinker with the cybergun the sounds of cybermites crawling behind us. We found ourselves in a dead end as cybermites crawled in from both sides of the tunnel. "Kowalski," Skipper said. "Just a moment," I said as the cybermites contiuned to get closer. "Kowalski!" Private said. "Just a second," I said, "one more adjustment…" Suddenly the cybergun came back to life. I fired at the cybermites behind us and then at the cybermites in front of us destroying all of them. "Now let's take out some cybermen!" Skipper said. suddenly their was a loud explosion from in front of us. "what was that!" Skipper said. "Rico ready the cyber-bomb," I said. Rico hacked up a bomb. "Cyber-bomb?" Skipper said. "targets cyber technology and that's it out," I replied. "When did you build that?" Private asked. "Ah the things that can be done when you have a stop watch," I replied. "Um…okay," Private said as he slowly backed away.
"can you detonate it?" Skipper asked as he glared at me(probably for unauthorized stop-watch use). "All we need to do is go on top of the tallest building in the city and detonate it." "The Tallest building in the city?" Skipper said. "Yes," I said, "we need at least 1,766 stories for the best effect." "World Trade One," Skipper said, "or as I like to call it Freedom Tower." "yes," I said, "but there is a slight issue…" "what?" Skipper asked. "it might have a small chance of severely damaging the One thousandth and sixty six floor." "WHAT!" Skipper shouted, "how severely?" "Disintergrating the top five floors," I said. "No way," Skipper said, "we are not doing that…we going to denotate this thing on the top floor of the…Consolidated Amalgamated building!" "But's that not tall enough," I shouted. "I am not going to let you deface the symbol of American resilence…not even to defeat the cybermen!"
"Then they'll win…over and over and over again," I replied. "how about we go to world trade one," Private said, "besides Kowalski says it's a small chance!" "Fine but if anything happens to the skyline of New York…Kowalski…" Skipper stopped for a dramatic pause before saying a threat that I will not repeat to anyone. Rico and I gasped. "What?" Private said as Rico uncovered his earholes, "what did he say?" "Horrible things," I replied. "Commence operation: Resilent freedom!" "But first we need to get through a bunch of cybermen," I said. "Oh…right…forgot that." "But don't worry," I said holding up the cyber-gun, "we have this." "Move out!" Skipper said.
we rushed through the tunnel system until we got to the exit to the surface. Skipper opened the manhole cover to find ourselves in a middle of a contruction zone with empty half-finished habitats and partly finished buildings. Skipper saw them tear down a wall to create a path to the main zoo, "What are they doing?" "Must be the new zoo expansion," I said. "Zoo expansion?" "The Bronx zoo got a new attraction that is drawing in all the visitors…The Central Park Zoo overlords put together funds to expand the zoo to compete." "so what in the new expansion plan," Private asked. "a new restrurant, some gift shops, an insect house, a small aquarium, an event area, plenty of new habitats, and a new area that the zoo is being secretive about…based on the progress it should be done by next week." "that's great and all," Skipper said, "but unless we stop the cybermen…we will never see this new expansion."
With that we closed the main hole cover and made our way into the sewers. "Now just a quick walk through the sewers and we should arrive at the World Trade complex. After a couple moments of walking Skipper climbed up and opened a manhole cover. We quickly left the sewer the manhole cover spinning behind us. We pasted the spot of ground zero and as we passed the 9/11 memorial Skipper stopped us. "A moment of silence," Skipper said glancing at a near by American flag. We stood their in respectful silence for a couple moments. And then once we stood their for a good amount of time walked towards Freedom Tower. We slid into the lobby and hopped into an elevator.
"Floor one going up…" a recorded voice said, "welcome to World Trade One!" rico jumped past the observation deck floors and hit the button for the top floor. "I'm surprised the cyber-men didn't try to stop us," I said. "Their probably back at the zoo looking for us," Skipper said. I pulled out my smartphone. "Oh no it's going to explode!" private said. "Private," I said, "This isn't one of those phones." "oh," Private said as I turned on my news app. "This is chuck charles reporting that scary metal men are marching towards midtown…The NYPD is requesting that you stay in you homes and for your own safely please do not engage them." "Oh great," Skipper said looking at the feed on my phone. "This just in the cybermen have a message…" Chuck charles said. "Citizen of New York…we mean you no harm we wish to improve your lives…we will remove disease and death and race and creed. We are the next version of humanity you will be upgraded. All upgrades are mandatory. All rouge elements will be dealth with. Please stand by you will be upgraded."
"Not in my city," Skipper said as the elevator reached our floor. The doors slid open, "Floor 1,766 going down." We got off the elevator and onto the top floor. "We need to get to the roof!" I said. Private now had my phone and the volume was up. "This is chuck charles reporting that the cybermen are converging on World Trade One!" "We need to get to the roof," Skipper said. "Skipper over here!" I shouted pointing to locked door marked staff only. "Attack stack!" skipper shouted. Rico, Skipper, and Private stacked up and I jumped on top of private. I got to work on the lock. Their was a loud resounding click and the door we unlocked. "We're in!" I said. "Reverse formation!" skipper said as we unstacked and entered the room. On the other side of the door was a set of access stairs to the roof. "Move! Move! Move!" Skipper shouted. We rushed up the stairs and on to the roof. "Skipper!" Private shouted looking at my smartphone, "The Cybermen have surrounded the World Trade Complex!" "WE need to move!" Skipper shouted as he took the smartphone from Private. "Skipper," I said, "I need to secure the cyberbomb to the base of the attenna!"
"Get to it," Skipper said, "Private, Rico, and I will hold them off!" "We will?" Private asked. I threw the Cyber-gun to Rico who caught it. Rico hacked up a tripod and secured the cybergun to it. Private and Skipper stood behind him as he powered up the weapon. I handed Private back my Smartphone, "I hacked into the security feed…you can use that to track the cybermen." "Got it!' Private said. I then rushed toward the base of the attenna cyberbomb and toolbox in hand. I placed the device at the base of the attenna and secured it to the attenna. "Kowalski!" Private shouted, "the cybermen are going up the stairs…and their using the lifts!" "I'm setting the bomb!" I shouted. "um…Kowalski…" Private said. "What…"
I turned around to see cybermen hovering around us surrounding the roof. "Resistence is futile!" "Oh I forgot that they can fly now," I said. Skipper faced palmed. Rico swung the cyber-gun around causing all the cybermen around us to stop. "their on the 1766th floor!" Private said. with the cybermen distracted by the cybergun I set the cyber-bomb. "Destroy the cyber-bomb!" The cyberleader said. Suddenly the door back to the stairs was blasted back by a blast of fire. I look at the time on the bomb [00:00:20] "Come on…come on," I said. "Incinerate!" a wooden cyberman said it's flamethrower spitting fire. "You will be upgraded!" [00:00:18] [00:00:17]
"Come on," I said, "Science don't fail me now…" [00:00:16] Skipper, Private, and Rico with the cybergun were now at the base of the attenna with me. Cybermen were slowly closing in on all sides. "You will be upgraded!" "Welcome to the new cyberiad!" "You will be upgraded!" [00:00:15] Rico fired off the cybergun but the cybermen keep coming. [00:00:14] [00:00:13]
"Kowalski?" Skipper asked. "come on! " I shouted. [00:00:11] [00:00:10] "ten seconds!" I shouted. "You belong to us! You will become like us! You will be upgraded!" [00:00:09] [00:00:08] [00:00:07] [00:00:06] "five seconds!" I shouted as the cybermen were closing in. "Five! Four!" I shouted. The cybermen were mere inches away from us, "YOU WILL BE UPGRADED!" "Three…Two…ONE!" I shouted. The Cyber-bomb exploded wiping out all the cybermen in and around the building. A giant burnt spot was all the remained of the cybermen on the roof. "did we win?" Private asked. Suddenly The cyber-fleet dropped down from orbit. "Um…No," I said. "New York Will be Deleted!"
(end of chapter two)
