After waiting more than half an hour, both Mae and Gregg were feeling impatient while the tripwire prank trap remained untouched just a few feet away from them. Tired of waiting, the female cat sighed.
'It's no use, man. I guess there's no one to be pranked for today.'
'Oh, come on!'
Gregg groaned.
'Let's wait for a bit more longer. I'm still certain that there still someone in here.'
Mae tried to interject her close friend but since she didn't want for her to sadden him further, she gives in.
'OK. We'll wait a bit longer then.'
Gregg then smiled.
'Thanks.'
...
After waiting for a few more minutes, the trap was still untouched since there's no one else to be lured on. Gregg then sighed in defeat.
'We waited for much longer and still, the trap remained intact and untouched.'
'Yeah. What a shame there.'
The fox then looked at Mae.
'Let's just go home and drown our sorrows there. What do you say?'
Mae nodded.
'I say that would be a good one, dude.'
Gregg let out a small smile. He and Mae stood up, grabbed their satchels and went to the main exit. Tired on waiting and taken by disappointment, what they don't realized that they forgot to dismantle the tripwire trap that they set on the hallway.
As the cat and the fox walked towards the exit, they saw a male human dressed in green military uniform and wearing a blue beret. He was also holding a black suitcase. When Mae and Gregg saw him, the human greeted them.
'Oh. Hello there.'
Both Mae and Gregg barely greeted back to the human that arrived on the office entrance unexpectedly. They just simply waved back.
'H-Hi there.'
'What are you two guys doing in here? I thought the building was suppose to be empty by now.'
The duo cringed upon hearing the question. They know that they would not going to tell him that they remained in the building because they waiting for someone to prank on so they made a simple diversion.
'Oh. We're both stacking up some papers in the cubicles there, sir.'
'Y-Yeah! Man, I could feel these paws aching in carrying those papers to every cubicle on every floor that this building has.'
'I see.'
The human simply chuckled.
'Anyway, my name is Splero but you guys can call me Spleriia for short.'
'Nice to meet you, Sir. The name's Gregg and this is my partner Mae.'
Splero tips his beret.
'Pleasure to meet you both.'
'What are you going to do in there, Spleriia?'
'Just going to have a walk around the office complex, Miss. I never visited this place since.'
'I see. Take care in there, man.'
'Thanks. You too, guys.'
Both Mae and Gregg left him and went through the exit. Splero then walked towards the hallway leading to the cubicles.
...
Emperor Splero was just walking to the hallway when he notices something on the floor. He simply approached it and realized that it was a small wallet. Naturally, he picked it up.
'What the? What does a wallet doing in here?'
The monarch then checked the wallet's content. Apart for a few hundred dollars, it contains no ID cards nor any identification markers inside. Splero was left with a dilemma.
'I wonder who owns this thing?'
He then lifted his head and took a glimpse of the cubicles that where a few feet in front of him. Thinking that there must be someone still remaining in there, Splero went forward. As he stopped in the hallway, the human checked around and saw no one else.
'Davay? (Hello?) Anyone here?'
There was no reply apart for the sound of the air conditioning system on the corner. Realizing that the air conditioning wasn't being switched off yet after the workers left the cubicle offices, Splero let out a groan.
'How many times would I say to those Zootopians and Possum Springs employees to turn the air conditioning system off every time after their usual shift of the day?'
With a sigh, he went forward but as Splero passes through for a few feet to the front, he inadvertently tripped himself over the tripwire trap that Mae and Gregg forgot to dismantle prior to their departure. The Emperor fell face down onto the floor but this causes him to propel his suitcase high into the air. Before Splero could regain his footing from his tripping fall and react, his heavy suitcase struck the back of his head. Now, the monarch was fully unconscious and lying face down flat on the floor like piece of pancake.
