When the crew finally found out that they were in danger, they started running around circles, screaming their heads off, and running into each other.
The mouse attacked.
Rupert and Earl leaped into the sky, activated their jet packs, and attempted to get out of the mouse hole.
The mouse swiped at the aliens, and blocked their only exit.
It squeaked, dangerously.
Which is weird, because squeaks aren't usually intimidating like that.
Rupert and Earl leapt from the way, as the mouse tried to bring its paw down on top of them.
Meanwhile, the crew continued to scream and yell like a bunch of maniacs.
"How are we going to get away from this thing!" Earl screamed over the deafening squeak.
"I hope the Earth Potentate's mother doesn't get mad about this." Rupert said. "But on a more truthful note, I really don't care."
Rupert pulled his ray gun out, and pointed it at the wall.
BOOM!
There was a crumbling, and a collapsing sound, and part of the wall vanished in a blast of smoke.
After Rupert and Earl had gathered their lunatic crew together, they rushed out of the mouse hole.
The killer mouse let out a terrible squeak, and reared up onto his hind legs.
"What are we going to do?" Hobbes asked.
"We'll make as much noise as we can." Calvin said. "and when Mom opens the drawer, we'll use a catapult and fly out!"
"Where are we going to find a catapult?"
"I'm going to make one."
"How?"
"No idea."
"Great."
"OK, I have a better idea. We'll make some stairs with this paper."
Calvin started crumbling the paper up, and pushing it against the edge of the drawer.
He winked at Hobbes.
Hobbes blinked.
Then Calvin took a deep breath in, and let out the loudest screech he could muster.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHH!"
Calvin screamed for twenty minutes.
Finally, he had to stop to catch his breath.
"She... didn't... hear... us." He panted.
"Maybe it's because we're so small."
"And I have a suspicion that's it's because of our size."
"Gosh, I never would of thought of that."
"Nor would I." Calvin gasped. "But for you see, it is impossible for an giant to hear the pleas of an ant."
"Gee whiz."
"And when Rupert and Earl reach the shrink ray, unshrink themselves, and destroy the world, you'll think 'gee whiz'."
Calvin leaned against the wall, and panted.
"We have to find another way out of here." He gasped.
"Well, we might try climbing out that crack at the top of the drawer." Hobbes said.
Calvin and Hobbes stared at a sliver of light at the top of the drawer.
Calvin turned a glare onto Hobbes.
"Hobbes, you amaze me."
"Thanks."
"That's no complement."
"Uh oh."
"How long did you know about that crack?"
"I dunno, half an hour."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just wanted to save it for when you ran out of bonehead ideas."
"You're incredible." Calvin hissed, his eyes narrowing.
"Thanks."
"Your welcome. Let's get out of here."
Calvin and Hobbes spent the next few minutes climbing up the paper.
Soon, though, they reached the top, and climbed out of the drawer.
They jumped down onto the ground.
"Okay." Calvin said. "That's more like it. Let's just hope Rupert and Earl haven't gotten closer to the Shrink Ray."
"They're not."
"How do you know?"
"I can see them."
At that very moment, blasts of plasma sent the floor next to Calvin and Hobbes exploding upward.
Calvin's head shot up.
Rupert and Earl were all twisting through the sky with evil grins on their faces, and they were dropping bombs onto the floor.
The crew was behind them, but they weren't grinning evilly, or throwing bombs at Calvin and Hobbes.
Calvin and Hobbes leaped from the way as the bombs exploded on the floor next to them.
"THEY'RE COMING! RUN, HOBBES!"
"You don't have to worry about that."
There was explosion of orange, and Hobbes suddenly vanished.
Rupert and Earl started throwing blast after blast of fire at Calvin.
Calvin jumped under the table.
The Earl hovered over the table, pumping up his ray gun, and Rupert bolted down to where Calvin was running.
Rupert landed, and started firing ray gun blasts at Calvin.
Calvin jumped behind a chair leg.
The blast hit the chair leg, causing a rather large smoking hole to appear.
Well, that was about all Calvin needed to know about Zokian Weaponry.
He zoomed away from Rupert, and attempted to get into the livingroom.
He found Hobbes hiding behind the left table leg.
After Earl had his gun pumped up, he flew downward towards his target, and started firing repeatedly.
Calvin and Hobbes were almost at the livingroom, when...
All at once this loud wind like sound filled the air.
Calvin suspected this to be another one of Rupert's weapons when he found out that Mom was back in the kitchen.
And she was sweeping.
"Whoops." Calvin muttered.
Mom was sweeping everything into a pile, and the broom was making a loud wind like sound.
However, a broom was the least of Calvin and Hobbes' worries, because Rupert and Earl suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Say goodbye, Earth Potentate!" Rupert screeched, holding his glowing ray gun up. "Any last words?"
"Yeah." Calvin said. "How dignified is it to get killed by a broom? Tell the truth, now."
Rupert and Earl stared at Calvin.
"I don't know." Rupert said. "Not very."
"I sure will miss my pride." Calvin sighed. "Him and I have been together for ages."
Before Rupert or Earl could reply, Calvin and Hobbes were both engulfed by Mom's broom.
The blast of wind from the broom send Rupert and Earl tumbling backwards.
"YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Calvin and Hobbes screamed, tangling themselves up in the bristles.
"He's getting away!" Rupert screeched, leaping back into the air. "AFTER HIM!"
Mom walked across the kitchen, sweeping the dust and shrunk humans up.
She was approaching the door.
Mom opened the door to outside, and swept everything out the door, sending Calvin and Hobbes flying.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Both Calvin and Hobbes landed in the bushes.
"He's outside!" Rupert said. "Come on!"
There was a blast of wind, and Rupert and Earl zoomed for the front door, leaving the crew behind in the dust.
But before Rupert and Earl reached the door, Mom closed it, and walked back in.
CRASH! BANG!
Both aliens collided with the door.
"Drat." Earl said, as they sunk to the floor.
The crew floated up to them.
They stared down at Rupert and Earl laying on the floor.
"Lenny, Is it nap time?" Alex asked.
Lenny shrugged.
Rupert picked himself up, and glared at the crew.
"When I have the world taken over, you'll be the first one on my list of people to destroy."
"Gee thanks." Alex said.
"Shut up." Rupert spat. "We have to find another way outside."
At that very moment, the aliens all heard a low growling sound.
They all spun around to see a deadly black widow spider staring at them with hungry eyes.
The aliens all stared, transfixed.
Then, Lenny spoke.
"Gee, that looks a little like my pet Zompeair back home."
"It does?" Alex asked.
"Yeah I even gave him a name: Pete."
"Neat."
"Yeah, good ol' Pete. Wonder what he's up to right now."
They obviously were totally oblivious to the danger around them.
As usual.
Rupert and Earl exchanged wide eyed glances.
"You have got to be kidding me." Earl muttered.
Calvin stuck his head out the bushes.
He looked around in all directions.
He rubbed his chin in thought.
"Hmm," he observed, "trees, grass, bushes... OH NO!"
"What?" Hobbes asked, standing up, and working a crick out of his back.
Calvin spun around.
"WE'RE OUTSIDE!" He screamed. "RUPERT AND EARL ARE INSIDE! THE SHRINKER'S INSIDE! WE'RE NOT INSIDE! THEY ARE INSIDE! THEY CAN GET TO THE SHRINKER! WE CAN'T! WE'RE DOOMED! THEY'RE NOT!"
"Please stop screaming, you're beginning to give me a headache."
"Sorry." Calvin said in a normal tone.
Hobbes looked out at the scenery around him.
"Uh huh." He said. And he left it at that.
Calvin rushed out of the bush and into the middle of the yard.
In plain sight I might add.
"Now what are we going to do?" Calvin asked, throwing his arms into the air.
Hobbes walked up.
"Well, we might as well try to get back into the house." He said.
"We'll never be able to get to the Shrink Ray in time!" Calvin yelled. "WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!"
"CAW!"
At that very moment, a red tailed hawk reached out of the sky, grabbed Calvin and Hobbes in each foot, and flew away with them.
Hobbes blinked.
Then turned to Calvin
"Well, we might try this out." He said.
Calvin's eyes rolled into the back of his head.
"Oh for crying out loud." He muttered.
And with that, the deadly, hungry red tailed hawk transported him and Hobbes away into the great unknown!