December 20th 2016

10:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time

The Volcano, Kenya Wildlife Preserve, Africa

(Kowalski's POV)

We found ourselves in Africa inside the caldera of the volcano. Julian had managed to presauded the local animals to join in on the ceremony. They were singing a song that soundly like they were signing, "Save us Melmen! Thank you! Save us Melmen! Thank you!". "he's not going to sacrifice any of us?" Marlene said. "Don't tempt me," Julian said, "can you hear me Africa!" the entire "stadium" cheered. "we are gathered here today to honor my friends down there…" Julian pointed towards the lava lake below which rumbled.

"Now would here would like to be a sacrifice and go into the volcano?" Julian asked. The entire stadium went quiet. Suddenly a shark was lowered into the volcano. "That works!" Julian said, "the watergods like seafood!" "Oh kill me now," Skipper said. "Ah! Ah! Ah!" Julian said, "Don't make me threw you in the volcano too!" "Is that a threat," Skipper said. "I think he's serious skipper," I said. "anyway," Julian said, "Release the shark!"

Maurice pulled out some cutters and cut the rope. The shark dropped straight towards the lava lake below. Everyone cheered as the shark fell past. "yes!" Julian said. The shark hit the lava lake and was gone. Everyone cheered louder. And than the Volcano erupted. "Ahh!" everyone shouted as they evacuated the volcano. "We need to get out of here!" I shouted. "Sorry!" Julian said, "I didn't know you weren't in the mood for seafood!" "Ringtail!" Skipper shouted, "we need to get out of here!" Why ahead of you!" Julian shouted as the lava rushed upwards. "retreat!" Skipper shouted as we rushed out of the volcano and back to the super-plane.

The Lava started to flow down the sides of the volcano as steam and poisonous vapors bellowed out of the top of the angry mountain. "Get us out of here!" Skipper shouted. The Superplane took off with just a few seconds to spare as the lava flowed past the point the plane was. "Initate warp-drive!" Skipper shouted. the chimp activated the warp-drive and we blasted away from Africa before the dust overtook us. "all in favor of never go to Africa again," Skipper said, "say aye!" "Nay!" Julian shouted. "Aye!" everyone else shouted.

"Maurice?" Julian said, "You too!" "well we did almost become sacrifices ourselves," Maurice said, "and you did set off the volcano…so I suggest we stay out of Kenya…" "I wonder what the news has to say about this," Private said.

Later that night…New York City

"This is Chuck Charles reporting that a volcano inside Kenya Wildlife Preserve, Africa erupted this evening without warning," chuck said, "scientists are stumped as none of the tell-tale seismic markers of a volcanic eruption were not recorded until after the volcano erupted." "We will stay on top of this story and will hopefully get some sort of explanation for this silent volcanic eruption tomorrow morning…and we that explanation come you will see it here first on New York Action 1 news! And we're out!" the new feed cut out. "Um…chuck! Chuck!" Bonnie Chang said, "we still have thirty minute left in this broadcast!" "Oh," Chuck said, "Then here's gal force with weather and whether or not we'll get snow…" "Oh the snow report," Julian said.

(end of chapter fifthteen)