Here's chapter 10, in this the group will be meeting some very active Mutes, and there will be of course a neat yet ridiculous fight.
But, for the people who've watched this episode, you all know what this will also signify.
Okay! Enough talking from me. Let's get this next chapter on the road!
Chapter 10
Twin Beaks
As of right now we see Jamack riding on a dragon fly through the trees. Looking up, he was following Scarlemagne who was playing a piano while riding on his personal flamingo that had the body of a pink car. While gripping his tie he looked forward and stopped.
Right in front of what used to be the zoo, were many Mutes gathered around, including some of the big factions attending some sort of big gathering.
Mod Frogs, Newton Wolves, and there were others, like a few Umulat Snakes, Dubstep Bees, and a few Elephants. But there were also different groups that hadn't been seen before, until now.
A group of skunks that dressed up like bikers and acted like it. The only thing was that, they were on scooters instead of motorcycles. These were the Scooter Skunks.
Then there were what appeared to be humming birds wearing bomber jackets. The birds called themselves Humming Bombers.
" Scarlemagne better hurry... " Mrs Satori the head of the Mod Frogs said. " Just because were here, doesn't mean we have to play nice... " The tensions were defiantly high, the frogs had their weapons ready, the wolves were growling, the humming birds were ready to take off some sort of vials from their straps and the skunks were ready to fight.
However, immediately, the sound of a screech was heard with a large shadow flying over them. The sound of a piano playing was heard as well. " My Mute, brothers and sisters! You all came! " The mandrill addressed as he descended down landing on the entrance of the zoo. " Like I asked, that was smart of you. " A few of the mutes growled at this comment and in the tree's Jamack was listening in. He then stopped playing the piano and made a few monkey noises.
" Ohoho! There's a Burrow Girl on the loose! " He clasped his hands together. " Pardon me, lost my composure there for a moment. " He apologized before beginning the summoning.
" It was only 200 years ago, that humans, like that burrow girl! " They all seemed to growl at this. " Kept up locked up in prisons. Just like this one! " He pointed to what remained off the zoo behind him. " Well now, the tables have turned! " Raising his arms up a few flamingo's flew down landing next to him. All their riders were human. " This is how all humans should be, obedient. I can make them into an army. An army that I can use to build an empire! Mutes on top, humans below! " His servants cheered at this, but at a snap of his fingers they all stopped making them all gasp in shock.
" Back to that, burrow girl. " Scarlemagne continued the reason why he summoned them all there. " She can lead me to more, humans. Enough to rule, Las Vistas. Whoever brings her to me, will be rewarded with a position of power, and luxury. " Jamack gained a big smile upon hearing this. " Beyond your wildest dreams! So, I ask you, do you dream big? " All the mutes started to grow excited upon hearing this.
" I can't hear you~ " He held out his ear and got a much louder response. " That's better. " He was pleased. " Bring me the burrow girl! " This was his demand and those who sought after power, would be in on this.
" Heh... " Jamack was pleased to hear this. " Nothing will give me, more pleasure. " The frog said before leaving and began his plot to find her.
As of right now the group was once again on the road. Only this, time they were actually on track, since Wolf had finally revealed the map in previous night.
While some tears were shed, she was forgiven and they moved on. Now, they had to follow it and find the clues her father had left behind. Now they were heading in the right direction.
" Okay, let's go over this again. " Chris said looking over her shoulder and looked at the map she was holding. " Your dad wants us to find a nose? "
" That's exactly what this shows..." Kipo replied. " Maybe, I'm reading this wrong. " As she said this, the burrow girl noticed Wolf was quiet.
" Oh, and remember in our water
" That musical floor? "
" Yeah, they were cheering our names. They were like, Benson-Benson-Benson-Benson-Benson! "
" Dave-Dave-Dave-Dave-Dave-Dave-Dave! " The both repeated what was said.
" I think, that was the happiest I've ever been in my whole life. " He lightly gasped. " Uh, Dave? "
" Yeah? "
" What if I'm never that happy again? " He questioned.
" What are you guys t- " Chris gasped upon looking up. In the sky were three Humming Bombers flying about. And the group minus Kipo knew immediately they weren't friendly.
" Guys take cover! " Wolf suddenly yelled out as she, Kipo and Chris went into a nearby car. Meanwhile Benson and Dave quickly dove into a bush as a trio of Scooter Skunks drove by.
Inside the car, the trio and pig raised their heads watching them go off.
" Scooter Skunks and Humming Bombers...The packs are out in force today. " Wolf noted. " That's unusual. "
" Yeah, usually the other factions don't bother being around one another. " Chris added in his thoughts. " Somethings defiantly not right... "
" So, uh...Wolf? " Kipo spoke up. " Things got pretty emotional last night. Can we talk about it? "
" Nope! " She quickly got her answer.
" Okay, well at the camp fire, when you said, 'we go our separate ways'. Why is that happening exactly? " She asked while Chris watched this happen.
" Our deal was I get you back to your people, and then I move on. " The young survivor said.
" After all we've been through, you still feel that way? "
" I don't do Burrows... "
" Why not? T-There safe, warm, and you have this great community of people. " Kipo listed off trying to persuade her.
" I hate most people. " She bluntly replied.
" Oh, come on, you haven't even met that many people. " Kipo kept persisting. " There's school, taco Tuesdays, game nights. "
" That's not fun. That's torture. "
" What about you Chris? " She turned over to her fellow hybrid. " Don't you want to come? "
" Honestly, Kipo, I don't know... " Chris answered. " Just because humanity wants to live underground in fear, doesn't mean I want to give up my freedom...The surface is my home as it is theirs...Also, no offense, but from what I witnessed in days, is that Burrows aren't safe...It's just as dangerous as it up here. "
" Seriously? " She couldn't believe she was hearing this from him.
" I'm only speaking out my thoughts... " Chris raised his hands in defense. " Take it easy. "
Hearing this was hard, but instead she shook her head closing her eyes. " No. "
" No? " Both Wolf and Chris said in unison and confusion.
" No, I do not accept this. " She said. " I will change your minds, Wolfatha Christie the Fourth and Chris Fang. "
"Wolfatha Christie the Fourth ? "
" Yeah, you lost us. " Chris was just as confused as Wolf was.
" Well, you don't have a full name, and I needed one for emphasis. " The pig on her lap snorted joining in. " See? Even Mandu thinks I can do it. I will convince you both to come with me. "
" Whoa! Big nose! " They heard Dave cry out and everyone especially Kipo got all excited and ran over to what they were seeing.
She gasped at the sight. " It is a nose! " The said 'nose' they were talking about was an old sign, that had a clothes pin covering it.
" Oh! Gross! What is that smell!? " Benson groaned in disgust as they approached the sign.
" It's the dump Benson... " Chris answered. " Everyone throws away they're garbage here. So of course it smells. " He said seemingly to have a better immunity to the foul smell including Kipo for some reason. Everyone else though, not so much. " Okay, we found a big nose, so there should be something here. "
" Right there! " Kipo pointed out to a small red container on top. " That lunch box has the same symbol as the map! "
" Oh, I got this. " Dave volunteered and immediately tried to transform making sounds and groans. " It's happening! " With a few more grunts he succeeded. " That worked! " But, he was a few muscular limbs short. Literally, Only the top left arm transformed. " Kind of... " After getting himself some balance, he flipped over and used his stronger arm to jump, into the air getting onto the sign. Once up, top he grabbed the lunch box.
" Oh-oh! Down here! Down here! " Kipo was eager to get it and open it. But do to Dave's muscle and strength, he ended up throwing it into the crater of garbage.
" Way to go moron! " Chris yelled out glaring at him with everyone else for what he just did.
" Ooops... " He jumped down while everyone else got to the edge trying to spot it.
" Does anyone see it? " Kipo asked.
" No... " Chris replied. " But it couldn't have gone far. " As he said this Mandu was sniffing around and then she spotted it and went down into the trash.
" Mandu! " From what Chris caught on, she thought her pig slipped inside. Wolf facepalmed at this fact to.
" Going down... " Chris said as jumped with everyone else following him. While Mandu was sliding down, everyone was trying to walk down. But because of the instability of the trash, the whole hill was beginning to slide down causing everyone to go speeding down. Along the way, Kipo caught her pet and held onto her while she and the rest of the group were going down the trash as if it was a snowy hill with no sleds.
" This things gotta bottom right!? " Benson asked outloud.
" Yeah, let's just hope it's made out pillows and not pointy rocks... " Dave said as they continued down.
" Don't jinx us now! " Chris added in his thoughts before he and everyone else screamed because they were falling. Once they landed, it turned out they had torn through what appeared to be some sort of fabric made ceiling that took the full blow of their fall. One by one the group, got out of the mound of garbage they got buried in.
Now getting a full grasp of their surroundings they, saw that they indeed had crashed through an actual roof made out of whole bunch of clothing sowed together. While there were many piles of garbage around, there was also, work out equipment and Dj booth?
" Is everyone okay? " Kipo asked after catching her breath.
" Okay, yes. Clean right now, no. " He answered bluntly getting some trash off his head.
" Where are we? " Benson questioned in confusion and everyone heard a ringing noise.
" Hide! " Wolf instructed and everyone did so, using the large trash heaps as cover.
Entering the area were what defiantly appeared to be racoons. They also were wearing some weird clothing. 1980s-inspired aerobics apparel incorporating bright blue, pink, yellow, or lime green unitards, leotards, leggings, bike shorts, leg warmers, and sweatbands on their wrists and heads.
A very muscular racoon got onto the booth which was very close to where the group was hiding. She also noticed there was a hole in the ceiling that the group made.
" Somethings wrong here... " The lead racoon growled making the group nervous. But then she pressed a button on the booth turning on some music. " You're not moving! Let's go! " With those words said, they then started to work out?
Everyone excluding Wolf was bit surprised to see this actually happening. " Was not expecting that. " Dave commented still taken back by what was going on.
" For once, we can agree on something... " Chris muttered and noticed Kipo's sleeve was slipping off. Gently nudging her arm, she understood what he was doing. After quickly putting it back on she mouthed 'thank you' to him. They then crawled over to a pile of trash where the others were in search of their objective.
" Wait, is that it? " Dave asked pulling on something, but it was the wrong move and caused a large amount of trash to collapse on him and Benson.
The music screeched to a halt. " Who was that!? " The muscular racoon asked and they all rushed over to investigate the source of the noise. " Humans... "
Kipo chuckled nervously in the situation they were in. " Hi, I'm sorry to...interrupt.. "
Instead of being hostile, the racoons didn't even attack. In fact the blue eyed racoon gasped excitedly. " Oh, they're going through garbage! " The racoons then started to get all excited talking about humans, and from the way it sounded they didn't hold any resentment towards them at all.
This confused the two hybrids while Wolf didn't seem to be buying into it. As they walked up to them, she jumped out in front holding out her weapon, frightening them a bit and stopped.
" Wolf... " Kipo got next to her. " Stand down. I think they're friendly. " She said to her.
" Mute's aren't friendly. " She said and apparently the blue eyed racoon beat Chris to the punch.
" Some of us are! " She said in an excited tone. " Though, I don't blame you, for being jumpy. We've heard what it's like on the surface. So much fighting, all the time. Totally terrifying! That's why, we've been down here in Trash Canyon, for years! Away from all that garbage. " She chuckled at herself. " Where are my manners!? Hi, I'm Carton. This is Label. " She gestures to the macular racoon who waved. " And that's Tongue Depressor.
" Those are interesting names... " Benson commented feeling a bit weirded out.
" Our names come to us, organicly. " Tongue Depressor said. " In our first year, our energy bonds u- "
" We find our names in the trash! " Label cut him off explaining it a shorter version.
" Cool...Well, I'm Kipo. This is Wolf, Chris, Benson, Dave, and Mandu. " She picks up her pig finishing her introduction.
" Namaste. " The buddhist racoon said.
" So, wait, you actually like humans? " Chris asked in confusion since most Mutes didn't like humans.
" Oh, yeah totally. " Carbon answered. " Even though we've never met actual humans before. I can't believe it, just like the posters. " She said showing off an old picture showing a buff man. " Except you don't have muscle's, or leotards, or cool big hair! "
" Uh...Sorry to disappoint? " Benson asked.
" No disappointment here. " Tongue Depressor said. " Exceptations are just place holders in our reality. "
" So! What's brings you here? " Label asked speaking their question.
" We're looking for a lunch box. " Kipo answered. " We were looking for it when we fell into your home. It could be anywhere, really. "
" Sound's like your in a jam. " Carbon said sympathetically and got excited. " But we can help you out! Why don't we show you around so we can get extra steps and then we can all help look? "
" No. " Wolf spoke up. " We can do it o- " Kipo shoved Mandu in her face shutting the young survivor up. And so they were given the tour of the place.
" That would be amazing. One tour please. "
" What she said. " Chris added while holding back his laughter because Mandu was showing Wolf some of her 'love' like a dog would.
" Woo! " Carbon got into a room full of mirrors doing pushups. " This is the Cardio Corner. My favorite. " Label continued their tour and as they continued Kipo stopped Wolf and gestured to how friendly the racoons were and how they didn't show any signs of being a threat.
However she just growled and continued with the tour much to her annoyance and Kipo's. They then arrived at there version of a snack bar.
" And that stuff is for Cheat Day! " Label cried out and quickly enough Dave got excited.
" Benson check it out! Expired candy, chocolate. Explosion Berry Cola! " He tosses his friend one of the soda's.
" Wow...That's...That's great... "
" Oh yeah... " Dave said with glee enjoying his drink and noticed his partners mood. " Hey, buddy, you seem a little down. "
" I do? Oh man, I don't know what's happening to me. " The teen said sounding very much troubled making Dave feel concerned for his friend.
" So what is it you that you all do here, exactly? " Chris questioned Carbon as the tour was ending.
" Everyday, we eat breakfast, workout, help each other with chores, work out, drink a post, work out, shake, workout, shake and at the end of the day, dance, workout to get out steps in. "
" Sheesh, that's a lot of free time on your hands... " The silver teen exclaimed in surprise.
" Yeah...Good for you... " Wolf turned to Kipo with a serious look. " We should really find that lunch box and get out of here. "
" Okay, well what does it look like? " Label asked.
" It's red and it's got the symbol for Aries. He's a ram. " Kipo answered much to Wolf's dismay. Then within minutes the racoons were searching through the garbage and they were looked very eager to help. But on the other hand, they proved to be very helpful especially in their time of need.
" Wow...With all these extra set of hands, we should be able to find it in no time. " Chris commented with a smile.
" I know. Thanks guys! " Kipo looked over to Wolf and waked over in front of her. " What an amazing, helpful community. "
She looked at her with a look. " I know what your trying to do. "
" What? These super nice racoons want to help. It's not there fault for being awesome and this shows you how community's, like Burrows are also awesome. "
" No one's this nice. I don't buy the whole innocent act. " Wolf sternly stated. " It's only a matter of time before they turn us in to Scarlemagne. "
" Pff, no way! They have it to good down here! Come on, let me show you. " As she followed Kipo Chris spoke up.
" You knows she's right Wolf. The racoons don't have any beef against humans. "
" They're just hiding it. "
" What is up with you? I know your feeling conflicted. "
" No I'm not. " Chris chuckled at that response.
" Oh please, your kind of to easy to read like a book. "
" What's a book? "
" Doesn't surprise me there... " The silver teen muttered.
Over with Benson and Dave there was slow music going on. He looked around and saw the racoons were slowing down and were less excited.
" Oh, that is just sad! Hey, where's the Dj? "
" I'm looking at him. " Dave answered now seeing an opportunity to cheer his friend up. " Come on, man. You know what to do. " The bug's friend then did just that and took over getting some tunes going.
As Benson manned the dj booth Dave went over to a few racoons on spin cycles. " Alright! Squeeze them bums work them boots! Let's go-Let's go! Squeeze them bums, work them boots, let's go! " Immediately all the racoons got more excited and began to work out in a fast pace.
" Benson-Benson-Benson! " Dave said and pretty soon they all started to chant his name. Seeing that his mission was successful, he went up to fist bump his bro. " Haha! Boom! There you go! "
" Yeah...This is pretty great... "
" Great? More like epic. This is just like it was in Mulholland Sick House. Only it's real. "
" It is...And I should be just as happy, smiling and everything. But I don't know why it isn't working. " He exclaimed sadly.
Nearby Chris was helping Wolf look through the trash while Kipo was dancing. " Whoo! Isn't this fun? "
" Not really... " Wolf answered.
" Oh come on! Your not even trying! " She groaned stopping her dancing and looked over to Chris. " How come your not dancing? "
" Eh, I actually don't know how to. " The silver teen answered making her gasp in shock.
" Okay, that is something we defiantly gotta work on. "
" We should be looking for that lunch box. " She said reminding her of what they came for.
" Why? So we can find my burrow and you can leave much faster? " She aske and this struck something inside her fellow companion who stopped searching while Chris continued. " Wolf, you and Chris are my best friends, is it that easy to say goodbye to me? "
She turned to her. " No...I... "
" Then don't- " Crash! A loud noise suddenly caught everyone's attention. The reason was because a two mouth mega pigeon poked right through the ceiling cawing away. It eyed the racoons and then it proceeded to snatch up two of them by the heads with Label right in the middle of it. Everyone gasped in shock and fear of what just happened. Yet despite this happening, they kept working out.
" Bird! " Dave yelled out as the pigeon flew away and the group rushed over to the racoons. " Stop! Stop! " They weren't listening to him. " How are you still exercising!? " He asked in disbelief figuring they would be screaming in terror and running.
" Because, we barely broken a sweat! " Carbon answered.
" No! The Mega Pigeon! It just ate two of your friends! " Chris exclaimed in disbelief in what he was seeing.
" Oh, " She turns to face them and continued. " That was just Big Beak! He comes here all the time. Every now and then it takes an energy snack. It's kind of big, you didn't notice? " She spins around turning forward. " Not much we can do about it! "
" There's a lot you can do about it! " Kipo argued. " You can get rid of Big Beak! "
" Some of us tried a long time ago! " Label spoke up while breaking sweat. " And there gone now! Ohoho! This feels good, but also sad! "
" Were no match for Big Beak and that's okay. " Tongue Depressor said. " Once you accept the world for what it is, and stop looking for what it could be, you find...peace. " He exclaimed with a troubled smile as if he was trying to force himself to.
" We'll miss Hotdog Bun and Rusted Can, Fish Bones, Dirty Diaper and Dj Crowbar! " Carbon yelled out.
" That's what happened to the DJ!? " Benson cried out having his earlier question answered.
Later on, the racoons were taking a break, and patching up the hole Big Beak made. The group currently right now was gathered to try and figure out their next course of action.
" Wolf, I know your going to object, but we have to help these racoons. " Kipo said.
" Yeah, I agree. "
" Really? " She got happy. " Does that mean you've changed your mind about being part of a community? "
" No, it means we can't find that lunch box when a giant bird could eat us at any moment. " Wolf clarified.
" Oh. But were on the same page about Big Beak. And if this is the last thing we do together, let's make it fun. "
" How are we gonna do that? " Chris questioned. " Even if we do come up with a plan, there's only six of us. " Mandu snorted sounding offended by the comment. " Seven, sorry. What can we all do against it? Were gonna need help. "
" Everyone listen up! " Wolf grasped the racoons attention. " A place doesn't make it safe. You make it safe. Your only helpless and weak if you let yourself be. Yes, Big Beak is huge, scary, horrifying. " She begins to pace. " But we're smarter...We can take him, who's with me!? "
Kipo mimicked a few voices, hoping the racoons would say yes, but unfortunately they only got silence as their answer. This meant they were to terrified to face their demon.
Wolf walked back to the group. " Guess it's just us. "
" If you won't help us. At least tell us where we can find Big Beak. " Wolf questioned Label and Tongue Depressor.
" Legend has it, you must walk past, yogurt yurk village, and through the tunnel of sweat. There you will find him... "
" In the pit of despair! " Label yelled out finishing Tongue Depressor's sentence.
After getting the right directions from the racoons the group was now on a rooftop in what used to be a town. Within minutes of searching they had found their enemy.
" There's a Big Beak. " Benson whispered
" Uh, it's not so much of a pit of despair...As it is a fat bird on a wire. " It was true, the mega pigeon was perched on a telephone wire. Do to it's weight, it lowered down bending the poles over a bit.
They watched as it cawed and something fell out of it's feathers. It was the view mirror of a car that shined in the sunlight. Big Beak cawed again before slamming it's self onto it. Seeing this made Wolf smile already figuring out, how they were gonna take down this oversized bird.
" Oh! " Kipo noticed it. " Do you have a plan? That's your, 'I have a plan' face. "
" I have a plan. " Wolf laughed lightly. " But were going to need those racoons. "
" Because, if we can't convince them...We can trick them. " Benson quickly caught on the idea.
" Sounds risky, but it is our best shot. " Chris admitted. " But, first, we need to plot this out...What do you got Wolf? "
About an hour later after the group learned of their strategy to take down Big Beak. The plan was in action, and there first step was getting the racoons to come and join them.
Right now, we see Dave tightly wrapping some clothes together. Right behind him, was Label and another buff racoon. " Hey! Glad your here. Can you help me with this...workout I've been wanting to try. " He said stretching the rope he was making and perking up their interest.
" Work out, huh? Yeaaaaaah! Of course I'm in! " Label answered.
Benson was now seen doing Yoga with Tongue Depressor. " Your like a majestic red wood TD. But how zen would it be to do tree pose, on top of a tree? "
He seemed to like the idea very much.
Now the rest was up to the rest of the group. While some of the raccoons and Carbon were doing there usual work outs, Kipo and Wolf came up to the front, each holding a mirror and a slow pace.
" Have you ever tried running with...mirrors? " Wolf questioned.
" It's like a sparkle weight! You burn way more calories! " Kipo said and so the raccoons bought it and they each grabbed a mirror of their own.
Meanwhile on a rooftop outside, Chris was constructing a weapon. This was what he called "Plan B" in case the first one didn't work, or something else happened.
With a decent sized metal pole, on the side, the silver teen was currently sharpening some different sized pieces of scrap metal using a wet stone, which he was very surprised to find.
But then again, if it was a dump, then people and mutes threw anything out they didn't need. Once they were all sharp enough, he got to work. Using some old rusted barb wire and other materials, he began to tie all the sharp edged pieces into one single blade. Then, using the left over's, he secured the edge of the weapon to the end of the pole, forming it into a spear.
With his weapon complete, in case he needed to use it, he gave it a few swings. Nodding in approval of this makeshift weapon, he looked in the direction of the cave and spotted Kipo and Wolf running out with the mirrors and racoons in tow.
" Alright...Let's do this... " He breathed before strapping on his mix tape.
(Song now playing: Come A Little Bit Closer by Jay and The Americans. With the chorus from Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2, I might suggest listening it to it while reading this. )
After playing it he begins running across the roof and jumped across landing on the next. He knew what he had to do, no matter what Chris had to keep close to them. And with his Mute ability's he was easily able to do so.
Down through an alleyway, Kipo and Wolf let the racoons run past them and joined with them. Unknown to the racoons, Big Beak was right behind them and with the mirrors reflecting the rays of the sun, a few actually got into the birds eyes. It cawed in annoyance before it began to chase them on foot.
Wolf smirked, seeing that Big Beak was following them. " That's it, run hard and stay together! "
" Is there something behind us!? " Carbon asked catching up them.
" Nope! " Kipo tried to lie.
" Yep! " Wolf did the opposite. " It's Big Beak! " She told her the truth, greatly frightening Carbon.
" But we told you, we can't do this! " Carbon yelled out.
" Yes you can! " Kipo argued. " We believe in you! Plus, it's to late to back out now! "
" Now run like your lives depend on it. Because they do! " Wolf cried out as they made a right turn. In the process a single racoon tripped but quickly got back up avoiding the mega pigeon and caught back up with the others.
With Benson, he and Tongue Depressor were on top of the telephone poles, each holding their ends of the make shift rope line, doing their tree pose.
" This, really isn't a tree... " The racoon said nervously.
" No, but it has the energy of a tree. Don't you feel it? I know I do. " The sound of cawing was heard alerting Benson and saw Big Beak chasing the group in the distance and noticed Chris jumping through the air landing on another roof top keeping up with them.
" Look, were two mighty, evergreens connected by a heart string. " He tugged on the rope diverting the racoons attention away from the direction where big beak was seen.
" Your truth is beautiful Benson, thank you for sharing it with me. " TD said completely unaware of what was really happening. With the rope tied in place up, top, he gave Dave a thumbs up. The bug was holding a wooden stake in place before hammering it into the concrete with his muscle arm. Throwing it aside, he turned his attention towards Label and her friend.
" Ready to get, super ripped? " He questioned. " Haha, I don't know, let's see if you can pull those bands around this stake. "
" Oh... " Label took this as a challenge. " Targeting my delts, nice! " Running up, her friend helped her jump into the air grabbing the rope and pulling it down with all her might. However, she was having trouble and on que, Dave went into his muscle form.
" Whoa! " Label exclaimed in amazement. " You are so much more balanced! "
" Allow me..." However with bad timing, Dave twitched and fell back, his muscle form shedded turning him into an old bug.
" Oh...uh...That was weird! " Label cried out cause it was indeed weird since it was the first time she'd seen it happen. Struggling to get it on there, she finally put it around the stake.
Nearby Benson slid off the pole with a rope at hand.
" Great job everyone... " He said and tied it around the stake. " Now hide! "
They ran over to cover and with the trigger in his hand Benson put two fingers in his mouth and whistled.
" That's our signal! " Wolf yelled out hearing it. " Bring it home! " With their plan now set in motion, Kipo and Wolf began to lead the racoons where they needed to go.
Along the way, they were screaming such as Carbon. " Aaaaah! Big Beak! " She screamed right past them.
" That's the spirit! " She then did a battle cry and Wolf did the same thing. Now despite the situation they were in, they couldn't help but laugh. As they approached the spot, they threw the mirrors behind making them shatter all while they hid. Big Beak seemed to lost them and gave up before going back to it's spot.
From up the rooftops Chris had got into position, but spotted a better spot in an old apartment complex. Jumping over, he began his climb
Now, it was all set, they had the bird right where they wanted him. As Kipo smiled in victory, she gasped in shock. Embedded in big beaks feathery chest was what they were looking for the entire time. " The lunch box! " As she said this, fur suddenly sprouted in her legs.
With the determination and new speed she went for it.
" Kipo, no! Wait! " Benson called out as he put down old Dave and went after her.
" What? What's got into her? " He asked in confusion. Nearby, Chris saw this happen and increased his climbing speed to get up top. Big Beak spotted Kipo approaching and tried pecking her, but she swiftly dodged the incoming barrage and jumped forward reaching out to the lunch box and snagged it avoiding another peck. As she was happy to get it, she suddenly noticed the fur had not only grown back on her arm, but also her legs.
She was nearly smashed if it wasn't for Benson tackling her out of the way. " Benson! " She readjusted her sleeve and pant sleeves. " It's my arm and my legs this time! " She whispered.
" I know, I saw... " He answered and for some reason old dave was standing out in front of them. Big Beak took notice of him and walked over to him.
" Wait, your not Benson... " He said before getting eaten.
" Nooo! "
" It's okay-it's okay! " Benson reassured Kipo. " Dave's been eaten before. My man, does not go down easy. Watch. " The pigeon then began to hack as if it was choking on something.
" Were missing the chance! " Wolf yelled out as Big Beak continued to hack away all while Chris had finally got up top.
" Any second now! " Benson said before the pidgeon spat the bug out back into it's larval stage being caught by Wolf.
" Now! " She said and Label tried pulling the stake out of the ground, but the line snapped.
" No! " She gazed at the broken line and back at the stake and with a focused look she knew what she had to do. Getting on all fours she dashed over to where the stake was planted and used all her strength to pull it out, all while Big Beak turned around.
" This is for DJ Crowbar! " With a yell she pulled up the stake. But shockingly the bird took up into the air before it got hit making everyone gasp in shock. Making a quick turn the massive bird flew right towards Label with every intent on eating her.
However, it never got the chance, from the apartment complex, Chris jumped from the sheer height. Letting gravity take him, he firmly gripped his makeshift spear with both hands and his hair rushed through his hair. Finally with a loud roaring battle cry he plunged the edge of the weapon right into it's head.
As blood spurted out, the pidgeon suddenly lost air and crashed into the ground skidding across the old street until it eventually screeched to a halt just a few meters away from Label.
As Label stared at the silver teen in shock and surprise the other racoons ran forward. " Big Beaks...dead... " They all began to cheer in celebration for the very mega mute that hunted them and ate their friends was now finally out of their lives for good. Still on top of the now dead bird, Chris panted slowly catching his breath, this was the result of all the running and jumping. He then turned off his Walkman and pulled the weapon out the pigeons head he jumped off and noticed his friends were staring at him with shock and awe including Wolf.
" Have you always been able to do that!? " Benson asked since this was the first time he's actually seen a human kill a mega mute before.
" To be honest with you, this pigeon is nothing compared to some of the other shit I've seen. " Chris answered as he sat down. " Trust me, you don't wanna know... "
" Thank you all. " They turn to Label and the rest of the racoons walk up to them.
" Yes, very much. We owe you are deepest gratitude. " TD added.
" And now, with Big Beak, gone. You're all gonna be alright. " Wolf said smiling towards them. " But if another one shows up, you know what to do. "
" More then that, we know we can. Our minds had to believe before we could achieve. " The yoga racoon said.
" We did it! " Label yelled out. " Your like our hero's! " The group was then raised into the air jumping and cheering in victory. From the ground, Chris laughed at Kipo and Wolf's attempt to fist bump one another before getting up. He also overheard Benson was now in a much more better mood now talking to infant Dave.
" Let me help you up. " Label said offering him a paw which he accepted and got back to his feet. " You saved my life, thanks. "
" Hmm. " Chris nodded and looked at his weapon for a moment and gained an idea. He presented it out to her. " I think you earned this. "
" Really? "
" Hmm, I saw what you did. That was very brave but also kind of dumb. " He admitted. " But, it's courage like what you showed back there is what protects your home and the ones who live in it. So go ahead, take it. "
She took his weapon and he held out his hand for a fist bump which she accepted. " Now because we aren't here don't mean you get to slack off ya hear? "
" Got it! Hey! Check it out! " She ran over to the rest of her friends who gathered around to see what Chris had given her.
" Oh my gosh! We should totally use it as our new logo! " Carbon cried out making Chris sigh as they walked away.
" Eh, at leas they're using it for something. " He said before making his way over to Kipo and Wolf.
" What are you waiting for? Open it. " Wolf said to Kipo who did just that.
" Huh? " She looked very confused at what was inside. She now put on a pair of white glasses with a single blue lens.
" Glasses? " Chris was also confused. " Is that all that's in there? "
" Yeah, but I don't know what these are for. "
" Maybe, were not looking in the right place. " Benson spoke up walking over to them. They all then glanced over at the big nose sign.
Later on, after saying their goodbye's to the racoons they made their way back up to where the sign was. Chris gave her a boost to help her climb up the sign. Within minutes, she was now on top. She then put the glasses back on
" Aaah, look. Those are dogs. " She was indeed right, there were four dogs seen in the distance. A Mega Corgi with six legs, a Mega Rottweiler with four eyes, a Mega Komondor with three tails and a Mega Pug with four sets of ears
" Such little cuties~ I've always wanted to pet one! "
" Little? " Wolf repeated what she said. " They're fifty feet tall! "
" Yeah, they're not the same kind of dogs you see in pictures of those old books. " Chris added. " Anyway, you see anything up there Kipo? "
" No-Gasp. " She noticed when the corgi moved a familiar symbol was seen. She took it off and put it back on making sure she wasn't hallucinating. The burrow girl wasn't. " The second clover..." She got excited and raised her arms in the air. " Guys! That's it! We found it! " She slid down the pole and landed back on the ground.
" Your sure? " Chris questioned
" Yes, I saw the clover symbol through these... " She answered holding them close to her. " My dad and people are over there. "
" If your dad expects us to get in there. He's just as crazy as you are. " Wolf commented.
" Eh, we've made it this far, and were so close to our goal. " Chris said waving off what she said. " If there's a will there's a way. We'll figure it out somehow. "
" Yeah, we will. " Kipo said as they got a face full of a gentle breeze. She then looked over to her friends and gained a sad look. " Once we get there, is that...really going to be it for us? Wolf? Chris? "
Both of them paused at what was being said exchanging a look with one another. " No..."
" What? "
" Burrows are stupid. " Wolf answered. " But, I guess if I'm with you, it could be fun. "
" Wolfatha Christie the Fourth. That's the sweetest thing you've ever said. " Kipo said gaining a bit of tears and wiped them off looking towards Chris he looked real hesitant and gazed up at the sky.
" On one condition. " Chris spoke up looking towards her. " I want to be able to go up to the surface every often. The surface is my home, not down there. "
" We'll figure something out... " Kipo answered putting a hand on his shoulder. Then she and the rest of the group began to cheer.
" Woo-hoo! Wolf and Chris are going to the burrow! " Benson cheered as Kipo did a cart wheel and hugged the silver teen taking him by surprise and kept jumping happily. After she was done hugging him she kneeled down to hug Wolf who returned the gesture. However in the corner of her eye, she spotted something. Pulling off Kipo's sleeve she gasped in shock upon seeing the fur on her right arm.
Nervously seeing that her secret has been revealed, Kipo gripped her arm. " Um...I've been meaning to try and tell you about this...A-At first when it was happening it was like boof! What... " Wolf was now backing up slowly, but not of shock but instead, fear. " After, Rat Land, my visit with Mulholland and from what Chris told me...I'm part Mute... "
" Your a...Mute? "
" I'm still me. " Kip held out her hand and Wolf flinched. " What is it? " She was getting worried as her friend kept backing up. " Wolf, talk to me. " She didn't listen and bumped into Chris flinching away and kept her distance and tripped on a rock falling down.
The poor girl was shaking at this revelation. " I...I...No! " And just like that, Wolf began to run leaving everyone and Kipo who was on the verge of tears.
" Guys? "
" We'll get her back. " Chris spoke up and then proceeded to go after her while Benson put a hand on her shoulder.
" It's gonna be okay, she just needs a little time to process. " He said and looked back at Chris was going after her. " Like Chris, said, we'll get her back. Here. " He passed her infant Dave and joined in the chase.
" Wolf! Wolf stop! " Benson yelled out.
" Just listen to what she has to say! " Chris added but she wouldn't listen to them. As Kipo was left alone with baby Dave the fur on her arm went away much to her misery.
" Great...Now it goes away... " Then without any time to react a long tongue wraps around Kipo covering her mouth to prevent her from screaming. As she struggled she gasped at who had now captured her.
" Heheh...Burrow Girl... "
To be continued
So? How'd you all like this one? I think I did pretty good, including that song in there. Cause hey, I wasn't to into what was being played and noticed Chris hasn't been messing his for a while and figured why not. Plus, why the hell haven't they released that cover for the song from the movie itself?
It was so freakin good and I just had to play it.
And now, were only just two more chapters, I'm nearly there! One way or another I will be caught up. You can all count on that.
Now replying back to reviewers
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Hey, no sweat man, take as much time as you need.
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Hey, I won't make any promises, but let's just say the topic will still be there...
