CHAPTER 1 McDonalds vs Burger King

Iggy walked along the streets of the outside world. He had never gone outside of Iguanaland before, and his heart tingled with excitement. Oh, he was free now! He could walk anywhere and no one would even care. He could even eat popcorn!

But then he remembered his mission. It was not to enjoy pleasantries but to learn the Penguin Theorem. Reluctantly, he forced himself to walk away from those treats.

He was traveling the streets of Iguin City, a city built in the peace treaty of the iguanas and penguins. Iguin City was a rather large place, so Iggy felt the need to ask someone where things were and how to get to Penguin City.

Iguins were also the name of a mixed breed; penguins and iguanas. They were thought to be nonexistent due to conflict and tensions between the two groups, but the city was still peaceful, thank goodness.

"Excuse me," he asked a pedestrian, "Do you know how to get to Penguin City?"

The pedestrian eyed him suspiciously. "Well, what would a young iguana like you be doing in the big city and why in the world would you want to go to Penguin City?" he inquired.

Iggy immediately repeated the story that the elders had told him to tell anyone who asked.

"My name is Alec Sun, and I'm on an ambassador mission to Penguin City. I lost my map somewhere and I need to find the way to Penguin City."

The pedestrian continued to pry. "Don't all your names end with 'Iguana'?"

Iggy didn't like the way that the pedestrian was asking questions. "No, you appear to be misinformed about our naming," he lied. Was everyone out here so knowledgeable about iguanas? Suddenly, Iggy didn't really want to stay here and enjoy its luxuries.

"Do you know where Penguin City is, sir?" The 'sir' seemed to soften the pedestrian. He replied that it was toward the south, but he needed to take a boat to go to Penguin Island. Penguin City was the Fermat point of the island for convenience.

Iggy replied thanks and went on this way. He was smiling inwardly. The people in Iguin City like respect, he thought. He remembered how the pedestrian immediately told him how to get to Penguin City after he referred to him as 'sir'. He would keep that in mind.

He was soon on the way to the port, where he would get on a boat to go to Penguin Island. He noticed that there was starting to be more and more penguins along the streets, talking and laughing and waddling. Iggy became nervous. The Treaty of Iguin required that iguanas and penguins need to be peaceful to each other but the elders say that it could shatter anytime now. He could feel penguins giving him looks. He could outrun a penguin, but there was simply too many here. If he needed to make a quick getaway, his chances were getting lower and lower.

Suddenly he heard a big blast. There were two restaurants across the street from each other. Penguins around him complained, and Iggy listened to figure out what was going on.

"Can't they just stop fighting?"

"There goes my afternoon."

"Wow, real mature guys."

"I'll never come here again!"

"What's wrong with you?"

"Harold, again?!"

Apparently there was some kind of fight breaking out here. The elders were right when they said that the city was on the brink of civil war.

He went closer and saw that the restaurants were McDonalds and Burger King. Apparently things were different in Iguin City; they didn't just start brawls in Iguanaland.

Soon all the penguins were gone except for the ones in the restaurants. Iggy sighed. He supposed that he would have to settle this. Perhaps the penguins had some idea about the Penguin Theorem.

He would have to pick which one to help. There was no way there could be a ceasefire.

He went into the McDonalds restaurant and was swarmed by a mob of angry penguins.