Chapter 10- Captured by Crustaceans
Chloe's PoV
"How are the repairs going Kowalski?" I asked the brainiac penguin. "The Disguiser 2000 isn't going to be functioning for another week or so. "You did put a reverse switch on it right?" I asked concerned. "Of course." he replied. I let out a sigh of relief. "How long have been inventing?" I asked curiously. "My whole life." He replied without looking up. "Are there any good inventions on level 13?" I asked slyly. "How do you know about that?" Kowalski asked nervously. "You were shouting in your sleep." I replied. "Oh." He said embarrassed. "I want to show you guys something." I called to the penguins before climbing up the hatch. Before the penguins climbed up the ladder, I flapped my wings and hovered off the ground. "Where'd you go?" asked Skipper scanning around. "I'm right here!" I shouted in the air.
The flat headed penguins tilted his head upward and asked, "Who taught you how to fly?" "Frankie gave me a few pointers." I admitted. "I can help you guys on recon now!" I said happily. "We'll need a set of extra hands- er wings." Skipper corrected."I'll just be going for a walk." "You're not going alone. It's too dangerous." Skipper stated. "Since when did you become my dad?" I asked jokingly. "I'll be fine. I'm armed." I reassured. I pulled out a little tranquilizer dart. "I do believe in the power of weapons. Be back by 1500 hours (3:00)." Skipper stated. "I'll be back right on time." I promised and I flew towards Central Park.
As I took in the beautiful scenery of the summer day, I heard the bush rustling. "Who's there?" I asked. I found myself surrounded by four lobsters holding tazers. They look delicious I thought. I redrew my attention to the tazers crackling with electricity. A lobster lunged towards me with the tazer. As soon as it made contact, my body crackled with electricity. I collapsed to the ground. Painfully but slowly, I struggled up. "How is that possible? That should have knocked you out." Shouted a lobster. "I deal with electricity a lot. What do you want with me?" I asked angrily. "It doesn't matter you're coming with us." One lobster commanded. "Not likely."I snapped back. I grabbed my tranquilizer dart out and shot one at the lobster. I aimed at another lobster and pulled the trigger but nothing came out. "Aw come on!" I complained. I tried to escape by flying off but as I took off, a lobster grabbed a hold of my foot. I struggled to keep upward. I eventually smacked into a tree. I groaned and stood up but two lobster quickly pinned my both of my wings to the trunk. "Let go of me!" I shouted struggling to free myself. One of the lobsters clamped their claw on my beak leaving me to let out muffled noises. The third lobster headed towards me with a needle. I let out a muffled yell and struggled and flailed to break free. Too late. The syringe sunk into my neck leaving my vision to be blurred. My vision went black and I sunk to the floor. "We apprehended her doc." Said a lobster through a walkie talkie. "I hope this plan works." Said Dr, Blowhole. The lobster dragged the unconscious puffin and the tranquilized lobster back to the submarine base.
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