You thought the fic was over? No way! There's more! *Cue disaster music*
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Chapter 6
Penfold sat on the sofa after Danger Mouse had gone to bed, completely and utterly shocked.
So THIS was what was going on! Sure, Penfold had hoped that if he left the flat, Kim and DM would get closer...but he had never intended for it to end like that. What had he done?
Guilty feelings and unhappy notions bubbled to the surface, forcing Penfold to do the only thing he could - eat.
He headed for the kitchen to try and find some cookies that his aunt (after much persuasian) had sent him and found them in the cupboard. No doubt Danger Mouse had hidden them - often crumbs ended up all over the carpet.
Pouring himself some milk, Penfold sat at the table, trying to think up a plan to sort out this fix. It was halfway through his fourth cookie that he realised he couldn't think of anything.
Upset, Penfold took another cookie and put the others away. He went back to the lounge and sat on the sofa facing the large TV/radio screen. Doing so, he accidently triggered the remote control that was beneath him and the TV switched onto the news.
"And tonight on the 10 O'Clock News - "
Penfold made to turn the set off, afraid of waking Danger Mouse. Then he nearly gave a yell and managed to stop himself just in time.
Kim's picture was up on the screen!
Penfold listened to the news carefully.
"Miss Taylor was first reported missing when her brother went around to see her and found her apartment upside down", said the reporter, "Her family had been worried about her as she didn't seem herself, but wouldn't tell them what the problem was. If you should see her..."
"CHIEF!" Penfold ran off to DM's room. Whatever stage he was at with Kim, this was surely a job for Danger Mouse!
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Danger Mouse was woken from a troubled sleep to hear Penfold yelling and banging on his door.
"What the -? Penfold?" DM got up and yawned. Then, still half-asleep, he shuffled across the room and opened the door.
"Chief!" On seeing his friend, Penfold grabbed his hand and dragged him down to the lounge.
"Penfold, what's going on?" Danger Mouse was fully awake now, and looking at his assistant worriedly. In the lounge doorway, he shook free of Penfold and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Penfold, did you have a nightmare?" he asked in a gentle voice.
"No, Chief!" cried Penfold in an antaganised voice. He pointed at the large TV screen.
"LOOK!"
DM followed Penfold's gaze and saw Kim's picture up on the screen.
"She's missing", explained Penfold.
His hands shaking, DM slipped and fell onto the sofa. Penfold got on beside him and saw his friend's eyes wide with shock.
"DM?" he asked worriedly. He put a hand on his friend's shoulder.
DM watched the screen, frozen in place. Flat upside down...brothers and parents worried...DM was taking none of it in.
"We have just recieved news from the police inspecting Miss Taylor's flat", said the reporter suddenly. "A note has been recovered and reveals that Miss Taylor is being held to ransom".
"COR!" cried Penfold.
DM's eyes rose up and stared at the screen. Kim a hostage...no...it couldn't be happening...
"Colonel K to Danger Mouse".
DM jumped and then regained his composure as Colonel K's face appeared on the TV screen in place of the reporter.
"Danger Mouse here, sir", he said, jumping off the couch to in front of the screen.
Despite the fact that it was 10.15 pm, Colonel K was looking fully alert for once. This surprised both DM and Penfold - half the time the Colonel was far too forgetful for words.
"DM, we have a problem", said Colonel K tightly, "Kim Taylor is being held by Greenback".
"Oh, good grief!" cried DM.
"Yes. He threatens to kill her - unless he is named king of the world by 7 o'clock tomorrow morning", said the Colonel.
"He's done something like that before", frowned DM.
"He's up to something alright", replied the Colonel, "The World President won't hear of world domination. He thinks we should sacrifice Kim".
"NO!" cried DM, "He can't!"
"But Colonel - sir!" cried Penfold, "If it's one life against millions, then why would Greenback try it?"
"That's what you have to find out", said Colonel K, "Greenback is holding Kim in the Frog Head Flyer. He's in some fields outside London".
"We'll get onto it right away", said DM. Penfold had already hopped onto the sofa and was desperate to get going - something that wasn't normal for him.
"Good luck, DM", said the Colonel, "We're all counting on you!"
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Meanwhile...
Kim felt a pleasant drowsiness and tilted her head back a little. She was hardly aware of what she was doing, except that she felt so TIRED.
Then her eyes drifted open and she saw someone above her - someone who looked suspiciously like a crow.
"Ai, Barone", the crow suddenly said in an Italian accent, "She's-a waking".
"Uh - what?" Kim was more awake now.
"Welcome", said a hoarse voice. Kim sat up, nearly falling over again deliriously. She saw a green toad sitting at a desk. Nestled in his arms was some sort of fuzzy white caterpiller.
"Who - who are you?" murmured Kim.
"My name is Baron Silas Greenback", said the toad, "And you are my key to world domination".
Suddenly, he gave an evil laugh. The crow joined in. Kim looked between them, feeling a shiver run down her spine. Whatever was happening, she was sure it wasn't going to be good.
"OK", she said, "Why am I here, and what are you planning?"
Greenback stopped laughing and looked her directly in the eye.
"Let's just say I have a surprise for a friend of yours", he said, "A friend by the name of - Danger Mouse".
Kim's heart stopped. Before she could say anything else, the crow grabbed her and dragged her away. Kim tried to fight him, but she was still too weak. She stopped struggling and gave in to unconsciousness.
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Chapter 6
Penfold sat on the sofa after Danger Mouse had gone to bed, completely and utterly shocked.
So THIS was what was going on! Sure, Penfold had hoped that if he left the flat, Kim and DM would get closer...but he had never intended for it to end like that. What had he done?
Guilty feelings and unhappy notions bubbled to the surface, forcing Penfold to do the only thing he could - eat.
He headed for the kitchen to try and find some cookies that his aunt (after much persuasian) had sent him and found them in the cupboard. No doubt Danger Mouse had hidden them - often crumbs ended up all over the carpet.
Pouring himself some milk, Penfold sat at the table, trying to think up a plan to sort out this fix. It was halfway through his fourth cookie that he realised he couldn't think of anything.
Upset, Penfold took another cookie and put the others away. He went back to the lounge and sat on the sofa facing the large TV/radio screen. Doing so, he accidently triggered the remote control that was beneath him and the TV switched onto the news.
"And tonight on the 10 O'Clock News - "
Penfold made to turn the set off, afraid of waking Danger Mouse. Then he nearly gave a yell and managed to stop himself just in time.
Kim's picture was up on the screen!
Penfold listened to the news carefully.
"Miss Taylor was first reported missing when her brother went around to see her and found her apartment upside down", said the reporter, "Her family had been worried about her as she didn't seem herself, but wouldn't tell them what the problem was. If you should see her..."
"CHIEF!" Penfold ran off to DM's room. Whatever stage he was at with Kim, this was surely a job for Danger Mouse!
*
Danger Mouse was woken from a troubled sleep to hear Penfold yelling and banging on his door.
"What the -? Penfold?" DM got up and yawned. Then, still half-asleep, he shuffled across the room and opened the door.
"Chief!" On seeing his friend, Penfold grabbed his hand and dragged him down to the lounge.
"Penfold, what's going on?" Danger Mouse was fully awake now, and looking at his assistant worriedly. In the lounge doorway, he shook free of Penfold and put a hand on his shoulder.
"Penfold, did you have a nightmare?" he asked in a gentle voice.
"No, Chief!" cried Penfold in an antaganised voice. He pointed at the large TV screen.
"LOOK!"
DM followed Penfold's gaze and saw Kim's picture up on the screen.
"She's missing", explained Penfold.
His hands shaking, DM slipped and fell onto the sofa. Penfold got on beside him and saw his friend's eyes wide with shock.
"DM?" he asked worriedly. He put a hand on his friend's shoulder.
DM watched the screen, frozen in place. Flat upside down...brothers and parents worried...DM was taking none of it in.
"We have just recieved news from the police inspecting Miss Taylor's flat", said the reporter suddenly. "A note has been recovered and reveals that Miss Taylor is being held to ransom".
"COR!" cried Penfold.
DM's eyes rose up and stared at the screen. Kim a hostage...no...it couldn't be happening...
"Colonel K to Danger Mouse".
DM jumped and then regained his composure as Colonel K's face appeared on the TV screen in place of the reporter.
"Danger Mouse here, sir", he said, jumping off the couch to in front of the screen.
Despite the fact that it was 10.15 pm, Colonel K was looking fully alert for once. This surprised both DM and Penfold - half the time the Colonel was far too forgetful for words.
"DM, we have a problem", said Colonel K tightly, "Kim Taylor is being held by Greenback".
"Oh, good grief!" cried DM.
"Yes. He threatens to kill her - unless he is named king of the world by 7 o'clock tomorrow morning", said the Colonel.
"He's done something like that before", frowned DM.
"He's up to something alright", replied the Colonel, "The World President won't hear of world domination. He thinks we should sacrifice Kim".
"NO!" cried DM, "He can't!"
"But Colonel - sir!" cried Penfold, "If it's one life against millions, then why would Greenback try it?"
"That's what you have to find out", said Colonel K, "Greenback is holding Kim in the Frog Head Flyer. He's in some fields outside London".
"We'll get onto it right away", said DM. Penfold had already hopped onto the sofa and was desperate to get going - something that wasn't normal for him.
"Good luck, DM", said the Colonel, "We're all counting on you!"
*
Meanwhile...
Kim felt a pleasant drowsiness and tilted her head back a little. She was hardly aware of what she was doing, except that she felt so TIRED.
Then her eyes drifted open and she saw someone above her - someone who looked suspiciously like a crow.
"Ai, Barone", the crow suddenly said in an Italian accent, "She's-a waking".
"Uh - what?" Kim was more awake now.
"Welcome", said a hoarse voice. Kim sat up, nearly falling over again deliriously. She saw a green toad sitting at a desk. Nestled in his arms was some sort of fuzzy white caterpiller.
"Who - who are you?" murmured Kim.
"My name is Baron Silas Greenback", said the toad, "And you are my key to world domination".
Suddenly, he gave an evil laugh. The crow joined in. Kim looked between them, feeling a shiver run down her spine. Whatever was happening, she was sure it wasn't going to be good.
"OK", she said, "Why am I here, and what are you planning?"
Greenback stopped laughing and looked her directly in the eye.
"Let's just say I have a surprise for a friend of yours", he said, "A friend by the name of - Danger Mouse".
Kim's heart stopped. Before she could say anything else, the crow grabbed her and dragged her away. Kim tried to fight him, but she was still too weak. She stopped struggling and gave in to unconsciousness.