And Mat49324, I didn't review "The Weakest Spy" because I hate that game show.
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Chapter 7: A Lot Happening in One Chapter
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04:23 PM - CLD STOREROOM
"According to this fire exit plan," Sam said, pointing at the wall, "the factories are on the twentieth floor. Mandy, wait here. We'll go up and investigate."
Mandy agreed somewhat reluctantly, and Sam left the room. Alex followed, carrying the fox that was Clover.
04:27 PM - CLD FACTORIES
"Ah... eyuh... whew! That sure was a long staircase climb," Alex said. "I think I'm going to faint."
"We've got to shut down the factories as soon as we can," Sam responded. "But how do we do that?"
Alex calmly gestured at a large tank of Cherry-Lime Dream, ready for bottling. A mechanical piston moved it back and forth gently to mix the ingredients. "Ever shaken up a bottle of soda before opening it?"
Sam quickly caught on. "Stay here, Alex, and watch Clover. I'm going to take care of this."
Carefully Sam made her way to the control panel that controlled the mechanical piston that shook the tank. Among the controls was a knob that controlled the speed of the piston's movement.
Sam held her breath and turned the knob as far as it could go. The piston started working at full speed, shaking the tank silly. Several employees gasped.
PFOOM! The tank exploded, splattering the immediate area with Cherry-Lime Dream. To say that it was a mess would be an understatement. I stink as an artist, so you'll have to take my word for it.
MEANWHILE
An intercom beeped near the storeroom where Mandy was hiding. Cleo answered it. "Hello? Cleo here."
The voice was José again. Again. "Cleo! You wouldn't believe what just happened! The main mixing tank up here on the factory just went crazy and went KABOOM!"
"What?" Cleo replied. "My factory has been ruined! What does this mean?"
Mandy couldn't help herself. She burst out of the storeroom and confronted Cleo. "I'll tell you what it means," she shouted with glee. "It means you've fallen to the operations of WOOHP."
Cleo was furious. "GUARDS!"
In seconds Mandy and Cleo were surrounded by several guards, who handcuffed the former to a nearby copper pipe.
"So, madam," Mandy said sarcastically, "I'm curious. Why did you start this whole people-becoming-animals thing?"
As Cleo started to explain, Mandy put her free hand to her chest, secretly activating her walkie-talkie necklace.
"My father was the former owner of this soda business," Cleo began. "When he died, I inherited it. But you see, I didn't like it one bit. I loved animals, and wanted to be a zookeeper."
"I tried to protest to the lawyers, but they didn't listen. After I inherited it, I tried to sell it, but it was so profitable that everyone thought I was nuts to want to give it up!"
"I was so furious. I wanted to get my revenge on society. Suddenly, I had a brilliant flash in my head. I knew how I could give society what it deserved and fulfill my lifelong dream at the same time!"
"It was simple, actually. An old friend of mine was experimenting with mutating human DNA. I just had to make a few alterations to her formula and put a little in each bottle of Cherry-Lime Dream."
"Brilliant, huh? Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a flight to catch on my escape helicopter." Cleo approached the elevator.
MEANWHILE
"Sam! Did you hear that?" Alex told Sam. "We have to stop Cleo from escaping!"
"Fear not, Alex," Sam replied, "I've got a plan." Sam whispered something in Alex's ear.
"Yes, that's a great idea. Let's go!" Alex responded once Sam was done whispering, and they both ran off.
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What is Sam's plan?
Will Cleo be stopped?
Was this chapter a bit too rushed?
Why does José show up so often?
One or two more chapters should sum up the story. Stay tuned!