Night falls on the inhabitants of the discount zoo. Every animal is resting to regain their strength used to entertain the humans that constantly visit. From the largest of mammals to the smallest of rodents each of them are resting in their respective homes. But even as dusk falls on this peaceful night there are few who wish to disturb that peace. As two large shadows loom over the residence of the Common Bear exhibit.

Inside the cave of the bears all is quiet. Everyone was sleeping except for one. Nerd couldn't get to sleep his stomach was keeping him awake as he tossed and turned in his bed. He tried to ignore it but with each waking moment his stomach continued to growl. So hungry. He thought. What could he eat to stop his stomach from keeping him awake? Gay's cookies in the kitchen maybe that would sate his hunger and grant him the sleep he deserved.

He got out of bed, walked to his door and shut the door quietly behind him so the that other bears couldn't hear him. He made his way into the kitchen and found the pot where the cookies were and ate to his heart's content. That's good enough. Now he could sleep with smile on his face. He closed the lid on the pot and made his back to his room.

But something was amiss. As he reached for the door he noticed it was open slightly. Odd. He closed it he was sure of it. He yawned and stepped inside. That was mistake that he soon would regret.

When he stepped inside he saw a figure looming over his bedside. It was three times his size and the yawn from the bear seemed to alert it to his presence. He tried to run but something grabbed him from behind and closed the door. He couldn't scream due to the second figure holding it's arm around his mouth.. He struggled to get out of it's grip but to no avail.

Fear was the first thing that fell upon his mind. He wondered what would become of him? The figure near his bed walked to light switch. As the light illuminated the room his fear quickly vanished and turned to hate as he realized who his unknown assailants were.

The polar bears had broken in to his home. The one that flicked the light switch returned to the his bed and sat on it. The lummox not knowing his own girth broke it as soon as he sat on it. He cursed as said in hushed tone. "Damn it." He got up from the now destroyed bed. The one armed polar replied. "It's OK, Hulk. I had trouble with beds too when I was little." he said in a sincere tone.

Nerd would've laughed at this if he wasn't stuck in the grip of one them. Hulk tried to regain his composure as he looked over to the hostage his accomplice had. He cleared his throat. "Well, well, well. Aren't you lucky four eyes?" Nerd remained silent. What were they doing here? He thought. As if he heard nerd's thought Hulk continued, "Now with the pleasantries out of the way." Hulk cracked his knuckles threateningly. Nerd kept his eyes on him but occasionally looked around the room to see if anything could help out of this mess.

"Tell us where Evil's room is or there will be consequences." Hulk got closer and gave him a threatening glare. Why would... he mentally slapped himself for forgetting the feud that Evil stirred up with the polars. They hated all the bears there but the most hated one was Evil. All of the pranks and taunting, not to mention the dismemberment of the one of the polars would bring animosity. His partner spoke up. "Come on, we don't have all day." He tighten his grip.

"Yea Steven! Show him we mean business!" Steven's grip was like a vice over his mouth. Even if he wanted to tell them where Evil's room was the pressure from his arm was too much. It was like a snake had rapped itself around his mouth. He tried to speak. But all that came out was muffled sound. Hulk then realized the flaw to this plan. "Steven, he can't talk if you cover his mouth like that."

"Oh, my bad." Ugh losers. He thought. Steven loosen his grip around Nerd's mouth. Hulk repeated his question. "Where is Evil's room?" Nerd kept looking around his room. He had a shelf filled with action figures, a cardboard cutout of his favourite character from Star Trek and he saw the remains of his bed. He needed a weapon...

Wait! He looked over hulk's head noticed his prized club mounted on the wall. Evil's Bane. And beside it was a dresser that had his ninja stars. The Polar bear grew annoyed at the silence. Hulk punched Nerd square in his face the impact knocked his glasses across the room. The impact left a black eye. His face felt sore. His vision blurred now that his glasses were off and he felt dizzy, but he had to stay awake. He had one option left. He waited to gain his senses back and responded.

"Come. Closer." Hulk move closer to Nerd. Nerd gathered the saliva in his mouth.

"Closer." He whispered. Hulk was mere inches away from his face.

Perfect.

"Shove it, you Marshmallow Bastard!" He spat directly into Hulk's face as he recoiled back in shock. He growled in anger "Gahh. Little brat." Nerd suddenly bit into his second attackers arm while simultaneously pulling a clump of fur from him. Steven let him go and fell into his favourite cardboard cutout. A necessary sacrifice.

He darted toward Hulk and slid under his stubby feet. He got to his dresser but then he felt a hand grab him by the neck he quickly grabbed three of the throwing stars as the attacker threw him in to the wall. He used arms to block his head from colliding into the wall. "Ugh."

He landed on the remains of his bed. He dropped the fur of one of them into his bed. There was a sharp pain in his left arm. Looks like he wasn't using that arm any time soon. He slowly got up to face his attacker. Hulk was furious he could see that in his eyes. He had to get to the club it was his only option. Before Hulk could even retort his prior comment, Nerd threw the three stars toward him.

Hulk cocked his head to the side just barely to dodge one of the stars. It hissed by his face. The other two he blocked using his arms and they stuck into his forearms. Nerd rolled past him and as got he his footing he gave Hulk a swift kick to between his legs. Hulk groaned in pain as he knelt forward and fell into a fetal position. Nerd quickly jumped on his dresser and grabbed his beloved club.

Nerd stood with all the strength he had left. He was gasping for air, but he wasn't done yet. He still felt pain from his left arm so he used his other to hold the club up while he let his arm dangle. He narrowed his brow and made the most intimating face he could muster. Steven looked at him then to his partner. He picked up his ally and quickly fled the room closing the door behind him.

Nerd sighed. Relief rushed over him. Now he could finally...relax. The sharp pain had turned dull in his arm and his head as well. He could barely stand, his legs were shaking. Maybe he could rest for a little while. Darkness took him and he was out cold.