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Chapter 4: Escape

"So putting your Dad in a cage is going to solve everything." Carl spoke to Wilbur as they walked down to Cornelius' laboratory.

"Hmm, sort of, I haven't really come up with anything better at the moment."

"Dude you just put your father in a cage, what kind of son are you?"

"Well what kind of friend are you for leaving me in the lab." Wilbur glances at Carl annoyingly.

"Touché," Carl replied. "So little buddy, what is your plan this time?"

"First thing is to make sure that no one knows that he is a frog." Wilbur and Carl enter the lab.

"And how are you going to do that."

Wilbur smile slyly as he picks up the animal translator device, "Another laser."

Franny sat alone in the dining room as she stares at the two plates untouched. Everybody else had left thirty minutes ago after the food fight between Bud and Lucile. She started to wonder what happen to Wilbur and Cornelius.

Flashback

"Lunch is ready everybody." Franny spoke into the intercom. Today the family was having sandwiches for lunch. Cornelius was helping Franny set the plates.

"So Fran, any restaurants you been craving for." Cornelius smiles as he was still trying to plan for tomorrow.

Franny glances at him smiling, "Hmm not really craving for anything." She sat the last plate and silverwares onto the table. He still isn't going to get nothing from me, Franny thought to herself.

"Well okay then." Cornelius sighs as he knew he was on his own with this subject. He then quickly changes the subject, "So about those sandwiches."

"Coming chief," Carl came into the room setting down all the sandwiches on the table. At the same time the whole family was coming and sitting down except Wilbur.

Fitz glances at the sandwich smiling, "Yum bologna." The puppet he was holding, Aunt Petunia, glances at her sandwich angrily.

"I wanted turkey." Petunia starts to pout.

"Sorry Petunia we only had bologna." Franny spoke to her. How come she is always so grumpy?

"So son anything new you have to show." Bud spoke to Cornelius trying to eat his sandwich.

"Well Dad, the animal translator is going very well. It is translating everything perfectly with no harmful effects on the animal. But, I still have to check to make sure it doesn't affect people if it was accidentally shot at someone." Cornelius replied.

"Ooh that sounds interesting Cornelius. Now we can know what that woodchuck is saying to Bud," Lucile smiles at him.

"Yep, this little booger can tell me why he is always chewing my arm." Bud raised his arm to show a woodchuck.

"Hey sweetie," Franny said to Cornelius as she glances at the empty chair where Wilbur should have been at. "Have you seen Wilbur any?"

Cornelius looked at her and replied, "Not lately, he was in my lab talking about his project and the animal translator."

Carl heard this and quickly replied, "Wilbur he was working on his project, I'll go get him for you." Carl quickly left the room very nervously.

10 minutes later

Franny and Cornelius glance at each other. "I'll go check the lab," Cornelius got up from his chair and walked towards a travel tube.

She started to get worry when neither of the two returned. Later she put the sandwiches in the fridge and went off to the laboratory. As she enters the lab she saw Wilbur talking to Carl while he holds a device.

"Wilbur there you are." Franny walk towards him and hugs him.

"Hi Mom," Wilbur glance at her nervously.

"Have you seen your father," Franny asked Wilbur.

"Uh, Dad um he went to go get something for my project." Wilbur smile at her. Then he calmly added, "He went to his work to get it."

"Oh okay then. Well, couldn't you have waited until after you guys ate," Franny ask suspiciously.

"No because we are almost at a break through. I can't really tell you the details because it would shock you."

"Shock me, I don't think so Wilbur," Franny laughed.

"Uh no it would if you knew the truth, but anyway I can't tell you. It's a surprise." Wilbur continues to smile while he nervously tried to think of something else, "Yep a surprise from Dad."

"Okay mister, well, you still have to eat," Franny smiles.

"Okay mom I will, I'll come down there and get it. I'll be very busy and so will Dad so you may not see us much today okay."

"Okay, then, I'll just leave now; just tell me when you need me." Franny glance around the lab to see any evident that would tell her what they were up too.

"Will do Mom," Wilbur waved at her as she left.

Franny walks toward the music room thinking about what they were up too. Whatever they are up too it must be dealing with tomorrow. Wilbur working on a project is very suspicious. But, then the way he was acting it seem there was something wrong. I wonder what Cornelius is up to.

Cornelius lies on his back staring into the ceiling of the cage. He had been in the cage for about an hour now just sighing on his plan tomorrow. For his plan tomorrow he had nothing. Besides even if he did have a plan what could he do if he is stuck in a cage? He is just a frog trap in a cage. Wilbur was treating him like a pet or more so a prisoner. He had to get out of this jail cell, but how? There was nobody near him. So the plan for calling for help was out. Wilbur would be coming back to do something to make things better, which would probably end up making it worse. So lying in the cage waiting for him wasn't going to work, unless he wanted to end up injured. So what does a frog have to do to be free?

Cornelius stands up with a plan in his mind. He looks around the room to see where the cage was at. It was standing on top of Wilbur's desk close to the edge of it. Cornelius carefully walked to the back of the cage. He took a deep breath. Then with all his might he ran across the cage into the other side smacking it. The cage moved a few inches on the desk and was now hanging half way. He thought to himself, one more time should to it. Again he walked towards the back of the cage and ran full blast into the other side. With all his strength the cage came falling down the desk. Inside the cage Cornelius was doing flips in it while he looks down ready to see if his plan would cost him big.

Bang, the cage fell down onto the floor dented and broken. Cornelius opens his eyes to see that he is okay. He got up and saw that the door had open. Cornelius climbs out the cage and walks towards the entrance of Wilbur's room. But, he didn't get too far when Wilbur and Carl appear.

"Dad," Wilbur spoke, surprise to see that his father had escape.

Cornelius glance at his son carefully not ready to be put back in a cage again. He then notices his invention that Wilbur was holding. "Wilbur what are you planning to do with that."

"Don't kill me for this later, but I'm going to have to make sure you don't tell anyone." Wilbur spoke at him ready to shot the laser at him.

"Wilbur don't you dare, I am your father, you already turn me into a frog, then you put me in a cage, and now you are going to shoot me with another laser." Cornelius said angrily at him.

"Like I said earlier, I'm going to fix this just go with the plan. I'm really sorry about everything." Wilbur pointed the device towards his father and presses the button. The laser was once again coming towards Cornelius. This time he evades it.

Wilbur spoke madly, "Oh so now you avoid the laser." Wilbur kept trying to shoot him, but Cornelius was too quick.

"Stop this now." Cornelius yells at him.

"Hold still," Wilbur shot again with more precision than before. This time the laser had hit Cornelius, "Gotcha."

Cornelius was really furious now. He tried to talk but all that came out was a "fibbit." Now even furious before many "fibbits" started to come out.

Carl looked at Wilbur and spoke, "what now?"

Wilbur glances down at his father and went to go pick him up. This time Cornelius was not going to let Wilbur put him back in the cage. Instead, he quickly jumps on top of Wilbur's head and then jumping over them into a travel tube. He was then taken outside in front of the mansion.

Wilbur was stun at what happen.

Carl spoke to him, "Wilbur, your plan really needs adjustment."

"Uh huh, yeah didn't see that coming."

Cornelius was lying outside on the grass trying to catch his breath. His son is going to kill him one day or until he kills Wilbur for doing this to him. As he got up and walks towards the front door, the family's dog, Buster appears. Cornelius nervously glances at the dog before making a run for it when the dog decided to chase him.

Cornelius thought to himself while hopping, Why me?

AN: Poor Cornelius, it's just one problem after another :D. Please review everybody thank you.