A week had passed...and another and another. Zeda hadn't seen Kim, Monique, or Ron in almost three weeks now. She'd been hiding out at Justine's house, living in Justine's lab, which had several different compartments for hiding in.
As much as Justine hated to let Zeda stay there, Zeda had threatened to destroy her disrupter, so Justine had no choice in the matter. Justine would bring Zeda food and water whenever she could and filled Zeda in on what the villains were doing currently. So far, they now ruled all of Europe, Africa, and Asia. It was only a matter of time before the Americas were under their reign.
What had frightened Zeda most was the fact that whenever she saw on television what the villains were doing, there were three people standing in the background, wearing dingy gray outfits and chained to the pillars of the castle where the villains' broadcast was coming from.
From what Zeda could tell, these three people were Kim, Ron, and Monique. But what had excited her more than ever was the fact that in one of the broadcasts, she had seen a little pink rat jump down from where it was perched in the boy's pocket, and silently escape into the wilderness. That meant Rufus was out there somewhere.
The villains were advancing on the Americas, and worse, everyone knew it. So, now they were having drills on blackouts, and where they should go...of course, Zeda had no concern for those, but they worried everyone else sick. School had been closed down, and most people were off of work, just staying behind their locked doors, coming out for nothing besides going to the abandoned grocery stores and getting food.
Zeda sighed as she ate a carrot and watched yet another broadcast from the villains. All she could do was wait until Rufus found her...if he ever did.
AT THE VILLAINS NEW LOCATION...
Kim gnawed on her lower lip with anger. Being chained up was one thing, and being forced to wear grey was another. Grey SO did not go with her hair color. Monique was in hysterics about the fashion faux pas. Ron was hoping Rufus had made it to Zeda.
But right now, she had to think of a way out of this mess. Somehow, there's always a flaw, she reminded herself, in even the smartest plan. So, all we have to do is find it.
Just then, Junior came down with their food. Kim smiled. Found it.
BACK AT JUSTINE'S...
A shriek resonated throughout the house. "A RAT!!!" Justine's mom screamed. Just then, a Rufus bounded into a hole in Justine's wall that served as an entrance to the lab. "JUSTINE! THERE'S A RAT IN YOUR LAB!" her mom screamed. Zeda scooped Rufus up, and stuffed him in her pocket, and ran to one of the hiding places that Justine had picked out for her: a cupboard.
Seconds after she had closed the door, Justine's mom had opened the lab door and was scouring the place for Rufus. Just as her hand was about to pluck open the cupboard door, Justine ran into the room.
"MOM!" she shouted. "Why are you in my lab? I thought I told you NEVER to come in here!"
"THERE'S A RAT!" Justine's mom shrieked. "I'll find it, Mom, just GET OUT!" Justine screamed. There was a silence, and then the squeaking of shoes across the floor as Justine's mother left in a huff. Justine slid the door closed and locked it tightly.
"Zeda?" she asked cautiously. "She's gone." Zeda creaked open the cupboard door, practically melting with relief. "She was close that time," Zeda said, stretching her cramped legs.
"What was all that about a rat?" Justine asked. "Rufus," Zeda answered, pulling the naked mole rat out of her pocket. He blinked at the light. "Ah!" Justine leaped back. "It's okay, he's nice," Zeda reassured her. "Um...I don't like rats...any kind of them," Justine said. "I'll be leaving now." She was gone in a flash, leaving Zeda and Rufus in the locked lab.
"Rufus! Where's Ron?" Zeda asked him urgently. Rufus squeaked and chattered, jumping up and down and pointing to the north. "I can't understand you like Ron does," Zeda said in desperation.
Grunting in frustration, Rufus leaped up to a table where a map lay strewn across it, where Justine had been using it for her new scientific idea. He hopped up and down, chittering and pointing at Sicily, a small island off the coast of Italy.
"Sicily?" Zeda asked carefully. He nodded frantically. "Okay. Well, then, let's go!" Zeda left a hasty, scribbled note to Justine thanking her for her hospitality, and they were off into the night, searching for a means of transportation.
AT THE VILLAINS' NEW LOCATION IN SICILY...
"Um, Junior," Kim said carefully. "Yes, what is it?" Junior asked irritably as he poured some water in the jug that served as their daily source of hydration.
"Would you mind undoing my chains so I can stretch? I have a crick in my neck," Kim explained, waiting with bated breath to see if he would actually believe her. "Well..." Junior hesitated. "I'm not supposed to let you out of your bondage." "It really hurts!" Kim said earnestly, turning her neck and wincing. "Oh, ow!" she pouted. "Are you in serious pain?" Junior asked doubtfully.
Kim nodded. Junior sighed, and undid the locks. "Oh, thanks!" Kim said, stretching her back, relishing the feeling of freedom. "Now, I have one more thing..." "What's that?" Junior asked. "Say night-night!" Kim said. "Night-night? Why would I say..." Seconds later, he was lying limply on the floor, and Kim was pulling her fist back.
"Aw, right, Kim!" Ron cheered. In moments, the two were freed, and were practically dancing around in the cell for joy. "The hard part isn't over yet," Kim reminded her friends. "We still have to escape this island of doom."
A/N: I'm getting writer's block...AGH!!! Who knows when I could update again? Since no one seems interested anymore, maybe I should just delete this story...if I don't get any reviews, I might.
I would like to say this to my stupid brother: GET LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As much as Justine hated to let Zeda stay there, Zeda had threatened to destroy her disrupter, so Justine had no choice in the matter. Justine would bring Zeda food and water whenever she could and filled Zeda in on what the villains were doing currently. So far, they now ruled all of Europe, Africa, and Asia. It was only a matter of time before the Americas were under their reign.
What had frightened Zeda most was the fact that whenever she saw on television what the villains were doing, there were three people standing in the background, wearing dingy gray outfits and chained to the pillars of the castle where the villains' broadcast was coming from.
From what Zeda could tell, these three people were Kim, Ron, and Monique. But what had excited her more than ever was the fact that in one of the broadcasts, she had seen a little pink rat jump down from where it was perched in the boy's pocket, and silently escape into the wilderness. That meant Rufus was out there somewhere.
The villains were advancing on the Americas, and worse, everyone knew it. So, now they were having drills on blackouts, and where they should go...of course, Zeda had no concern for those, but they worried everyone else sick. School had been closed down, and most people were off of work, just staying behind their locked doors, coming out for nothing besides going to the abandoned grocery stores and getting food.
Zeda sighed as she ate a carrot and watched yet another broadcast from the villains. All she could do was wait until Rufus found her...if he ever did.
AT THE VILLAINS NEW LOCATION...
Kim gnawed on her lower lip with anger. Being chained up was one thing, and being forced to wear grey was another. Grey SO did not go with her hair color. Monique was in hysterics about the fashion faux pas. Ron was hoping Rufus had made it to Zeda.
But right now, she had to think of a way out of this mess. Somehow, there's always a flaw, she reminded herself, in even the smartest plan. So, all we have to do is find it.
Just then, Junior came down with their food. Kim smiled. Found it.
BACK AT JUSTINE'S...
A shriek resonated throughout the house. "A RAT!!!" Justine's mom screamed. Just then, a Rufus bounded into a hole in Justine's wall that served as an entrance to the lab. "JUSTINE! THERE'S A RAT IN YOUR LAB!" her mom screamed. Zeda scooped Rufus up, and stuffed him in her pocket, and ran to one of the hiding places that Justine had picked out for her: a cupboard.
Seconds after she had closed the door, Justine's mom had opened the lab door and was scouring the place for Rufus. Just as her hand was about to pluck open the cupboard door, Justine ran into the room.
"MOM!" she shouted. "Why are you in my lab? I thought I told you NEVER to come in here!"
"THERE'S A RAT!" Justine's mom shrieked. "I'll find it, Mom, just GET OUT!" Justine screamed. There was a silence, and then the squeaking of shoes across the floor as Justine's mother left in a huff. Justine slid the door closed and locked it tightly.
"Zeda?" she asked cautiously. "She's gone." Zeda creaked open the cupboard door, practically melting with relief. "She was close that time," Zeda said, stretching her cramped legs.
"What was all that about a rat?" Justine asked. "Rufus," Zeda answered, pulling the naked mole rat out of her pocket. He blinked at the light. "Ah!" Justine leaped back. "It's okay, he's nice," Zeda reassured her. "Um...I don't like rats...any kind of them," Justine said. "I'll be leaving now." She was gone in a flash, leaving Zeda and Rufus in the locked lab.
"Rufus! Where's Ron?" Zeda asked him urgently. Rufus squeaked and chattered, jumping up and down and pointing to the north. "I can't understand you like Ron does," Zeda said in desperation.
Grunting in frustration, Rufus leaped up to a table where a map lay strewn across it, where Justine had been using it for her new scientific idea. He hopped up and down, chittering and pointing at Sicily, a small island off the coast of Italy.
"Sicily?" Zeda asked carefully. He nodded frantically. "Okay. Well, then, let's go!" Zeda left a hasty, scribbled note to Justine thanking her for her hospitality, and they were off into the night, searching for a means of transportation.
AT THE VILLAINS' NEW LOCATION IN SICILY...
"Um, Junior," Kim said carefully. "Yes, what is it?" Junior asked irritably as he poured some water in the jug that served as their daily source of hydration.
"Would you mind undoing my chains so I can stretch? I have a crick in my neck," Kim explained, waiting with bated breath to see if he would actually believe her. "Well..." Junior hesitated. "I'm not supposed to let you out of your bondage." "It really hurts!" Kim said earnestly, turning her neck and wincing. "Oh, ow!" she pouted. "Are you in serious pain?" Junior asked doubtfully.
Kim nodded. Junior sighed, and undid the locks. "Oh, thanks!" Kim said, stretching her back, relishing the feeling of freedom. "Now, I have one more thing..." "What's that?" Junior asked. "Say night-night!" Kim said. "Night-night? Why would I say..." Seconds later, he was lying limply on the floor, and Kim was pulling her fist back.
"Aw, right, Kim!" Ron cheered. In moments, the two were freed, and were practically dancing around in the cell for joy. "The hard part isn't over yet," Kim reminded her friends. "We still have to escape this island of doom."
A/N: I'm getting writer's block...AGH!!! Who knows when I could update again? Since no one seems interested anymore, maybe I should just delete this story...if I don't get any reviews, I might.
I would like to say this to my stupid brother: GET LOST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!