June 6th 2017

11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time

New York, New York

Central Park

(Skipper's POV)

"So let me get this straight," Maurice said, "The Golden Squirrel has warriors now…and their coming here…and they're somehow involved with the…END OF THE WORLD!"

"Yup that's the ballpark," Kowalski said.

"It's another trip down the road of high adventure…and this time the stakes are higher then The Rats getting wealth and power," I said.

"I'll try not to get in the way," Julien said, "I don't want you to run me over."

"Whoa cool it Ringtail," I said, "we may need your pure of heart at some point."

"Oh…" Julien said, "now I remember."

"As long as we don't turn on each other," Maurice said.

"Relax Momo," Julien said, "there is no curse this time."

"Um…this time," Fred asked.

"Don't have time for this Fred," Kowalski muttered.

"I get the lemurs coming with," Marlene said, "but did we really have to bring him?"

"Yeah he's dumber than me," Mort said, "And I'm pretty dumb."

"Marlene we might come across squirrel symbols that we have to read," I said.

"Read?" Fred said, "yeah…that's harder."

We then arrived at the tree the old squirrel specified.

I knocked, "screaming banshee are you here?"

"Who are you calling a screaming banshee?" The Red Squirrel asked, "and why are you hanging out with my dumb nephew!"

"Nephew?" we all said.

"Nephew?" Fred said, "Oh hi uncle!"

"The Red squirrel is your uncle?" I said.

"Um…yeah," Fred said, "He's a lousy backstabbing cheat…he's my favorite uncle."

"Just like how Archie is your best…" Private elbowed me in the gut.

"Wait I thought you live here with your granny…who is not the squirrel with all The Golden Squirrel knowledge."

"Yeah…thought that squirrel was a good hugger," Fred said.

"That squirrel was your grandmother!" Red shouted.

We all stared at him.

"On his father's side…um…not the one who lives up there with him," Red said, "she always blabbing about golden squirrel nonsense. Now she all on about the…Soldiers…no…what was it."

"The Knights…no," I said.

"The enchanted," Julien, "no."

"The missing…"

"Oh."

"No that's not right," I said, "The troops…"

Suddenly the old squirrel appeared in a flash of lighting, "The Warriors of The Golden Squirrel."

"Do svidaniya," The Red Squirrel said as he left.

"Great I feel a story coming on," Julien said. "A Long time ago on the isle of Manhattan…in this Central Park…"

110 years ago…

"You won't crack that lock you villainous rodents," The Golden Squirrel shouted, "Not now and not for a hundred years! tallyho!"

He then swung away as the rats glared angrily at him.

In the shadows another squirrel with a golden helmet stood, "You fool," he said.

"Reginald what's wrong," a racoon said.

"Jededaiah that golden flyboy just locked the key to his golden treasure in the zoological time capsule."

"At least the treasure is safe," Jededaiah said.

"No…He and us are part of a group dedicated to protecting the treasure from those villainous rats! We can't do that when we ourselves can't unlock the treasure!"

"But neither can they," Jededaiah said.

An otter than appeared, "don't worry my brothers…it is clear that The Golden Squirrel is disturbed…but I have a plan."

"Let's hear it Obsidian," Reginald said.

"Yes," The Golden Squirrel said as he appeared with an angry expression, "Let's hear it since I am your leader."

"We can't protect the treasure without the key!" Reginald shouted.

"That key and the treasure is cursed!" The Golden Squirrel said.

"Well that what you get for asking that witch to put protections on it," Obsidian shouted.

"My mother didn't put the curse on the treasure…it was already cursed," The Golden Squirrel said.

"The Key is too dangerous! The changes of looking into the eyes are too great! If we not careful we could fall victim to greed just like the rats!"

"We are greater then those rodents!" Reginald said, "and thinking you locking away the key will stop the rats greedy and desire! And I think it's because you want the treasure to yourself! You fell victim to the curse!"

"How dare you," Jededaiah said, "The Golden Squirrel is a defender of the cursed golden treasure. He is pure of heart and there is no greed or desires for the curse to use against him."

"You are blinded by pride," Obsidian said, "the only way is to destroy the treasure!"

"No!" The Golden Squirrel said.

The Golden Squirrel then smiled evilly, "but Jededaiah is correct The curse can't affect me…because my mother didn't curse the treasure…"

His evil smile got bigger, "I did."

"You," Reginald said.

"You think you're all blameless…immune to the siren's call of greed. That you are to morally good to be greedy…the curse shows you that all are cursed by greed."

"But…but…the pure of heart…"

"Bah…I know one thing…there is no pure of heart…the curse will never be broken the treasure will never be destroyed."

"What have you done," Obsidian said.

"I am the greatest sorcerer of Central Park... the greatest warlock in the world!"

There was a blast of power knocking the three warriors to the ground.

"Traitor!" Reginald shouted, "you were our leader! Leader of The Golden Warriors!"

"No the only traitors are you," The Golden Squirrel said, "and I The Golden Squirrel hereby imprison you in prisons of stone!"

"No! You will pay for this!" Reginald shouted as he and his fellow warriors turned to stone.

"And here you shall remain until the 21st century on the 6th of June in the year of 2017! But you will no longer be pure of heart…you will be the greatest evil this world will ever know! Not even The Destroyer of Worlds could stop you! Not even Kai the great collector of chi! No power good or evil will be able to stop you! The world will end at your hands!" The Golden Squirrel declared triumphantly.

"This betrayal will cost you dearly," a squirrel declared.

"It is too late mother," The Golden Squirrel said.

"For you," the squirrel said, "I hereby imprison you in a golden statue! Where you will stand guard over your treasure for eternity! Only The Warriors of The Golden Squirrel can release you!"

The Golden Squirrel started to turn to solid gold.

"Then when the warriors burst free from their stone prisons they will release me! And the end of the world will begin!"

With that The Golden Squirrel turned completely to gold and vanished in a burst of light.

"I predict a day when four brothers in black and white, The Golden Squirrel's own ancestor, a otter, and three lemurs will stop your end of the the world… and they will be guided by a wise old squirrel."

Today…

"What!," Julien said, "The Golden Squirrel is evil? I did not see that coming!"

"I did," Kowalski said.

"So the basic stop unstoppable forces from destroying the world," I said, "Options!"

"Um…find the squirrel's ancestor."

"He is already here," The old squirrel said, "The Golden Squirrel is Fred's great great grandfather!"

"Me?" Fred said.

"Sadly your great great great grandmother cursed the male side of the family…with stupidity."

"I'm the exception," Red said.

"Well only because your sister married into the family you dastardly villain!" The old squirrel said.

"If no force good or evil can stop him," Red said, "don't you think it's wise if good and evil…team up?"

"That is logical," Kowalski said, "but I won't trust him for a moment."

"Well I don't," I said.

"The sooner will get this over with the sooner we can go back to our usual relationship," Red said.

"I have my eye on you Red," I said.

"We can't seriously be considering this," Marlene said.

"Well I happen to still want a world under my feet," Red said, "besides I'm on the side…of the planet."

"When your not creating toxins that will grow super acorns," Private said.

"I like acorns a lot!" Red said.

"Acorn?" Fred said holding one up.

"Not now," Red said.

"No I was asking if this was a acorn."

"So where are those statues the warriors are trapped in," Maurice said.

"Follow me," the old squirrel said walking away, "there is still time to stop their release!"

"Julien I have a feeling we may need you to ready your pure heart," I said.

"I am pure of heart!" Julien said, "and I will do my duty!"

(end of chapter one)