So, uh, what's this chapter about?
You'll find out. We don't own any of the characters!
It was quite a surprise the otter was still sleeping. After such a commotion that had happened below her, shouting, reunion, revenge, and even a backstory! Nonetheless, she was still sleeping soundly. It was possible that her loud snores had been the fuel, as to drown out the rest of the noise. But it was also her case if the snores that caused her to be eventually found.
"Brbbb brrrbp brbp?"
Marlene slowly opened her eyes, only to be greeted by two octopuses, who mumbled to each other in their octopuses language. Shocked at first, she shielded her face with her arms and gave a yell.
"Gaah!"
The octopuses seemed to notice she was awake, who couldn't, and shoved her to get up. Reluctantly, she did get up, staring at the octopuses. They then began to guide her out of the cage that she had been in, which she had barely even noticed she was in.
"Where are we going?" Marlene asked them. "Is this part of the plan? Is it a joke? Are you one of the penguins' enemies?"
The octopuses found a red button located on the floor and pressed it. Marlene cringed in fear as the floor descended below them. Turns out it was just an elevator. On the next floor down though, they were met by a large ray gun.
"Gah!" the otter shouted again, as the machine seemed to be directly pointed at her. The octopuses continued to lead her away, mumbling in their raspberry-like noise of a language.
They went out of the ray gun room, and began to go through what appeared to be a hallway. As she could see, the hallway was lined with bunches of empty cages. Her mind grimaced, imagining what the cages could be meant to store.
They got to the end of the hallway, and the one of the octopuses knocked on the door. A zing was heard, and the door clicked and unlocked. They walked into the new room, where there were several other octopuses, walking around and looking important.
They went through another door into a small room. It was dimly lit, Marlene noted, but the most noticing thing about the room was in the exact middle. It was a large glass tank full of a bubbling green substance. Marlene looked around a bit more, hugging herself in fright, and noticed a chair that sat facing away from them and towards a large screen monitor. Something large and creepy appeared to be typing at it.
The octopuses that had brought her in said a few words in their language, then hastily left, slamming the door behind them. Marlene was frozen in fright, as the chair began to turn, and reveal who was in it.
"Sorry about that, I didn't mean to capture you," the figure in the chair said, who she had decided was another octopus. But he was much bigger, with a purple skin tone, and an evil smile in the front of his face. "I only meant to capture the penguins. But never mind, I guess you'll just have to stay a while."
"St... Stay a wh... While?" Marlene stuttered.
"What else can I do? I can't send you back to the zoo, or you'll blab about me."
"Why... Why do you want the penguins?"
"Oh, long story," the octopus announced, then turned back to his work.
"I think we have time, I'm not going anywhere," Marlene said, a sense of confidence bubbling inside her. This octopus seemed evil, she had seen evil, but he only seemed intent on the penguins. She might as well get to know him, if she was to stay a while, and/or help the penguins defeat him.
The octopus turned around. "Fine. First of all, I'm Dave. Who are you?"
"Marlene."
"Marlene, good. I like that name. What do you want to know?"
"Why am I here, and what do you want with the penguins?"
"Like I said, I didn't mean to bring you, I just wanted the penguins!"
"Why?"
"Because I like getting revenge. Not that I've done it before, but I probably will like it!"
"So where are the penguins?"
"They escaped, Bud, Patrick, Harris, and Neil are after them. They'll come back any minute with those six penguins."
"Six? No, there are only four."
"Six. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, Private, Manfredi and Johnson."
Marlene considered his story for a few seconds. Where has she heard those names before, besides the obvious. "So you know their names?"
"What arch-enemy wouldn't?"
Marlene considered. "Which arch-enemy? I recall several, which one?"
Dave paused, confused. "I am Dave!"
"Yeah, Dave who?"
"Dave!"
"Dave?"
"Dave!"
"Are you disguised? Is this octopus a costume?"
Dave seemed annoyed, as he looked at the otter. "I am Dave! Evil mastermind? Octopus?"
"Not ringing any bells," Marlene countered. Dave scowled and turned back to the keyboard and screen.
"So, how are you arch-enemies? Is it a new thing, and old thing, family feud, or-"
Dave turned back around. "Fine, I'll just tell you my backstory. You missed the first one, you were sleeping."
"Okay."
So, several minutes later, Marlene seemed caught up on Dave's sad story. But being a villain, Dave had twisted it a bit rather than the one he told the penguins. In this one, not only did all the penguins steal the show, but he put in a bit where the penguins bullied him.
"That sounds awful!" Marlene exclaimed, once Dave finished.
"Oh, it was. And even worse is what they did today! They stole my snowglobe collection!"
"That doesn't sound like the penguins I know. Skipper would never deliberately take away something of such value! Even if it belonged to his arch!"
"Well, Marlene, maybe the penguins you know are different from what they really are," Dave announced, then turned back to his work, allowing Marlene to contemplate his words.
"They would never do something like that," Marlene thought aloud, remembering Dave's twisted backstory. "Maybe they aren't what I think they are."
Typing at his keyboard, Dave smiled a villainous smile. Even his quick thinking plan was working. And any second Bud would come back with the penguins.
The door to the room slammed open and in trudged a weary, red octopus. Marlene quickly got out of his way as he sat down at a chair next to Dave.
"Oh, hi Bud! Where are the penguins? Did you leave them in the back room?"
The red octopus looked seriously and wearily at Dave, with a black eye. "They got away." he muttered.
I hope I'm writing Marlene correctly...
Eh, sorry, we're a bit lazy with the intro and outro today.
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