Chapter 2 - Dr. Bad-Boon's Message

"Oh, how I love bananas!" Aiai exclaimed as he sat with Meemee on the front step of his hut. He was eating a banana from his left hand, and in his right hand was a banana that he would chow down on as soon as he finished the current one. "They're perfectly ripe today!"

"Aiai," Meemee said, "I do know that you love me, but could you at least love me just a little more than your bananas?"

"Well, that's just how I've been since I was born," Aiai replied as he finished his first banana. He tossed the peel off to the side of the step. "I guess I haven't grown out of it yet. I do love you very much, Meemee. Don't get me wrong." He then began to peel the second banana before taking an enormous bite out of it. "Think about the adventures we had, when we were challenged by Dr. Bad-Boon's mazes. We were almost eaten by a whale, we spent the day on Keekee Island, we were shrunken down to the size of marbles, and we even visited outer space!"

"Everything is an adventure for you," Meemee said, sighing.

"Without going on an adventure," Aiai told her, "I wouldn't be able to get my bananas, no matter how near or far they are."

Suddenly, the sky darkened, and a massive shadow was cast over the little town, accompanied by the sound of propellers. An enormous, red airship with a narrow band of black and yellow stripes around its envelope was hovering in the air.

"It's Dr. Bad-Boon!" a nearby monkey shouted. "Hide!" The other monkeys all began to run as fast as they could towards their huts.

"How did he come back to life?" another monkey asked before he turned and dashed into his hut.

Seconds later, every single monkey on Jungle Island was in hiding, except for Aiai and Meemee. Baby and Gongon emerged from Aiai's hut to see what was wrong, and they had bewildered looks on their faces once they noticed the airship.

"I can't believe it," Gongon growled, cracking his knuckles. "Dr. Bad-Boon was somehow revived! Whatever the reason, I won't let him get away this time!"

"Dr. Bad-Boon!" Aiai exclaimed, dropping his half-eaten banana. "What business do you have here? Tell us now!"

"Shut up, Aiai!" Dr. Bad-Boon roared from inside his airship. "I promise I will not take away any of your precious bananas this time. You see, when I challenged you with my mazes last time, I was actually going easy on you. You have not seen what the true extent of my creations are, and I will invite you four to face the ultimate challenge. You'll be tackling the Master Mazes. The mazes that you have completed in my base will seem like a piece of banana cake compared to the Master Mazes. So, come with me to the Space Colony, and you'll see just how cruel I truly am! Hee hee hee!" And with that, the airship began to float higher and higher, and it eventually vanished into the stratosphere.

"Whatever tricks he has up his sleeve this time," Aiai said while shaking his fists, "I'm not letting him get away with this!"

A shower of sparkling, multicolored light rained down on the four monkeys, and they all began to say a magical chant:

"Face our foe with dig-ni-ty!

Let us cooperate, yeah-yeah-woo!

Magical spell is Ei-Ei-Poo!"

Once they finished chanting, four transparent plastic balls materialized around each monkey. They were two-toned, with a clear side and a colored side. The four monkeys began to revolve in a circle, and they rocketed up into the air in pursuit of Dr. Bad-Boon.