Dragon's gate, Chinatown
Near Golden Squirrel Treasure vault
1:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
(Skipper's POV)
We arrived at the entrance to Chinatown, "Alright into the belly of the beast."
We entered and found Marlene in golden chains and the three warriors.
"AH…so you do care about her?" Reginald said.
"Yeah the Macho Penguin has the hots for her," Julien said.
"RINGTAIL!" I shouted, "we're just friends!"
"Keep telling yourselves that," Maurice said.
"What is that supposed to mean you over-emotional musk-machine?" I said.
"I don't like your tone," Maurice said.
"Don't worry though I gave up winning her heart a long time ago…" Julien quickly defused, "she is no prize."
"Thanks," Marlene replied sarcastically.
"Welcome," Julien said completely not picking up on the sarcasm.
"Stop!" Obsidian shouted, "do not take another step until you give us the key…or she dies."
"Your planning on destroying the world," Marlene said, "so it doesn't really matter whether you kill me or not!"
"True," Jededaiah replied.
Rico hacked up the key.
"Alright," I said, "we'll give you the key if you give us Marlene!"
"No!" Reginald shouted, "We will give you Marlene if you give us the key!"
"GIVE US THE KEY," Obsidian said thru gritted teeth.
"Have you no respect for your fellow otter?" Kowalski asked.
"Stop distracting! GIVE US THE KEY!" Obsidian shouted.
"GIVE US MARLENE!" I shouted.
"GIVE US THE KEY!" Obsidian repeat in a demonic voice.
"You want the key?" I said, "here you go."
I tossed the keys at Reginald's feet.
"Return the otter!" Jededaiah rudely shoved Marlene into my flippers.
"Well looks like your bleeding heart…doomed you all," Reginald said as the three warriors disappeared down a familiar man-hole.
"Not a couple!" I shouted down the hole.
"The Golden Squirrel IS IN THE TREASURE CHAMBER!?" Kowalski shouted with a alarmed expression.
"How convenient," Private muttered.
"Why didn't the old squirrel just mention that?" Maurice said.
"Maybe she thought that destroying the treasure would stop all this," Kowalski suggested.
"Yeah," Rico said.
"Are you going to stop them?" Marlene asked.
"Of course," I replied.
"Can I go now?" Julien said.
"Go? Go where?" Fred asked.
"Why is he still here," Kowalski grumbled.
"Who?" Fred asked.
We could all hear Kowalski hitting his head on a wall in the background.
"Why am I still here," Red asked.
"ATTENTION!" I shouted.
Kowalski, Rico, Private, Marlene, Mort, and Maurice stood at attention.
I turned to Julien who was slouched against the wall, "ATTENTION!"
Julien just shrugged and then stood at Attention.
I glared at Julien and said, "Alright! Those evil warriors are going to resurrect The Golden Squirrel."
"Who is apparently a warlock who wants to take over the world," Private said.
"Very well Private," I said, "since you opened your beak…give me some options."
"What!?" Private said, "but Kowalski's the option's guy!"
"Are you giving me lip private?" I said.
"Um…" Private said.
"Excellent! Keep up the moxie!" I said, "Kowalski, Options!"
"Well based on that supernatural online course," Kowalski said, "The key is clearly the instrument of The Golden Squirrel's resurrection…there is also the possibility requires the presence of all three of the warriors…because that only makes the sense. The Power of three."
We all glared at him.
"What? As I said before…it was a very thorough online course," Kowalski added.
"So we just need to keep one of the three and the key from the…" Marlene said, "what was The Golden Squirrel imprisoned in again?"
"One of those Golden Squirrel statues," Kowalski said, "based on calculations they only just arrived at the entrance…we have seconds."
"Then GO! GO! GO!" I shouted.
We all rushed down the manhole except Julien who looked around in confusion.
"Wait" Julien asked, "shouldn't Mort be caught up in the crossfire of Rico, Maurice, and Kowalski fighting?"
"Isn't this the part of the adventure what that happens…Ahhhhh!"
I grabbed Julien and pulled him down the ladder. I looked around and then closed the manhole cover above. High above us on the top of a building the old squirrel looked away a look of disappointment and anger on her face.
Back down in the sewers we had to deal with Julien screaming, "This is outrageous! None shall touch the king! I do not response well to manhandling! There will be grave consequences for this!"
"Urgh!" I said.
"It'll pass," Maurice said.
"We should have just left him!" Red shouted.
"Left who?" Fred asked.
"Do not engage do not engage," Kowalski muttered as we headed towards the treasure chamber.
(end of chapter Four)