The Intern

Mi55iON: CamEROOON

The ride there was a little bumpy considering we rode on a giant airship, and I only rode a plane once! I saw Komodo run across the ship about thirty times chasing a red rubber ball that Fisk threw with his foot - while he was asleep! *What concentration* I thought as an inside joke. Doc takes me to the cockpit and talks to me. "Aaron, how well are you at staying late hours? 11:00, 12:00, 1:00?" "I've never stayed up that late. But, hey first time for everything! The only things I'm worried about are you guys, life loss and jet lag!" "We're entering the equator, fellas." Drew announces. The heat suddenly rises intensely. Everyone suddenly staggers for a minute. "What was that?" I ask with shock. "A heat wave, literally, we entered and exited the hottest temperature above sea level on Earth!"

After that ordeal, I go over to Doyle who is strapping on a jet pack "I didn't think those even existed!" I say in wonderment. "Yeah, there's quite a feeling riding these babies. Just about everyone here rode on one but you..." He looks at me with a devilish smile. "Oh, no you can't put me in that, I've never done that!" "Wait, what's that?" Doyle asks. I took the bait and turned around. Doyle rams me to the wall as he straps me in. Doyle puts me down and says, "That's only a beginner, too. You're lucky I'm even giving that to you, besides, you'd need one sooner or later." "Like I need it, name one time." I joke. "Can you swim?" he asks smugly. My face paled. "I can't." I say with a broken voice. "Aw, don't worry about that, Van Rook couldn't swim either – like that time in the Yucatan – Ah, good times." "Who's he?" I question. "I'll tell you later." Doyle says. "We're landing anyway."

"Come on everyone, showtime!" Doc alerts us. The hatchway opens and the heat really hits us, this is Africa after all. "This is amazing being in the motherland." "I know!" Zak says dreamily. "But so hot!" "Not to mention so many cool things that can kill you!" I add. "You kidding, that's like, my catchphrase! What's yours?" "Oh, I don't have one." I say. "You'll need one, sooner or later!" Zak jokes. Doc and Drew talk to a park official who points them in the direction of the infestation. Doc hands us all nets. "We'll need these if we're heading in dangerous jungle area." Zak and Fisk frown at each other. I go over to comfort them. "It could be worse fellas,..." Fisk looks at me in surprise. "These could have been made of steel, then we really would've had something to be scared about!"

We (as in Zak, Fisk, Komodo and I) are directed to stay in a nearby plain until we see some flashing frogs. But it wasn't that bad, I even learned how to speak in walkie-talkie.

Doc: "Saturday One, standing by, over."

Drew: "Saturday Two, standing by, over."

Doyle: "Redman, standing by, OVAH!" he says smugly.

Doc:"Wait, why are you Redman, over?"

Doyle:"Please, you're lucky I said over."

Doc:"You didn't say it again that time."

Doyle:"Wait, I gotta say 'over' when I end a sentence with 'over'? I don't think so."

Doc:"Whatever, I'm not going to start a fight, especially with you, over." "Zak?"

Zak:"Saturdays 3, 4, 5... and Guest, standing by (yawns), over."

I was going to ask why I was being called Guest, but I decided not to. "This is getting boring." Zak says to me. "It's already 8:30 P.M.!" I alert everyone. "Awesome, frogs should be coming out in about a few hours!" Zak says sarcastically. "One thing I don't get, Aaron. Why aren't you mad at me for earlier?" "Zak, I was mad at you earlier. I'm simply just not one for grudges – or hate, remember that." "I'll definitely keep that in mind." says Zak.

Doc:"How's it going, boys, over?"

Zak:"All Saturdays and Guest are fine... but still bored stupid. Over."

Doc:"In time, Zak, in ti- Wait... do you hear that?"

Zak:"Hear what, over?"