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Chapter 8: To Build a Power Cell

Kowalski is dragged up to and thrown face first in front of Dr. Komodo and Dr. Blowhole who each look at him with sinister leers. "That will be all, Sarah." The Komodo dragon says with a small nod. Sarah nods, gets her iPod and earbuds out again, and goes over to 'her' area.

"Greetings, pen-gu-in." Blowhole smirks at him and wheels about on his segway.

Kowalski only glares at him. "The same to you, dol-pher-in." He says.

"Hmm." The dolphin says with a small chuckle. "Well, enough of these pleasantries." He says and presses a button on the panel of his segway. A screen lowers and some high-def speakers come up. Kowalski glowers a little as he sees it. "Beautiful isn't it?" The villain chuckles, seeing the scientist's jealousy. "Who ever said that crime doesn't pay did not know what he was talking about."

"Why do villains always get the good stuff?…" The penguin mutters to himself with a silent sigh.

Komodo leans to his side against the wall and adjusts his monocle. "Maybe because it is really the right side, and not the 'good' side?" He grins. "We want progress. Humans are idiots, all of them. They don't deserve to be at the top of the pyramid. A one world, animal run government, we say. The humans would be our slaves. Who would jump through the ring of fire then?" He then laughs. "Who would be laughed at and have sticks and stones thrown at while they were in a cage, forced to do ridiculous circus tricks? Not us!"

"You two are insane." Kowalski gasps with an open beak.

Komodo shrugs. "There's a fine line between genius and insanity…"

"Yeah, and you have already jumped over that line!" He argues.

"Oh shut up, Kowalski. Your opinion has no importance over this matter." Blowhole then interrupts. "You are only here for one thing. Make that nuclear power cell of yours again. If you do not…" The dolphin laughs evilly. "I think you get the picture, pen-gu-in."

"Fine…" The scientist sighs. "Though, I need some tools...Blue Raspberry bubble gum…Radium isotope 216… An iPod battery…" Kowalski thinks more. "Ehm...Something else…"

"What? What?!" Blowhole asks as he had a lobster taking notes.

Kowalski shakes his head. "I can't remember…" He lies.

Komodo rolls his eyes and then makes a small motion to the two badgers near Sarah. However, they pay him no attention. "Butch! Conor! Front and center." He then growls sharply.

The two badgers then scamper over and give clumsy salutes. "Yes, sir!" They say.

"I believe Kowalski's memory may need a little...Motivation…" He grins. "Go fetch the other prisoner...I believe that she might be the perfect specimen for an experiment I've been planning…"

"NO!" Kowalski exclaims with wide eyes.

"Oh? Do you remember it now or do I get to test my hypothesis? Hmm?" He smirks wickedly.

Kowalski looks silently at the ground for a moment. "I...I remember…" He sighs. "But...It will take several days to make it."

"You don't have several days, pen-gu-in. You have at most two hours or I will test my newest invention on your little girlfriend." Blowhole says with a look. He clicks a button on his segway after some lobsters had brought over some materials to Kowalski. "Your time starts now. Nelson will be keeping an eye on you to make sure that you do not make anything besides this super power cell."

Komodo nods. "Yes." He says and takes a seat. "And, I missed lunch, so in the case you do try something funny...You might be an early supper." He grins.

The five penguins and the clone sit cramped in the small pink car as Rico drives it speedily towards Koney Island. Marissa silently looks out the side of the car as they drive, in thought. 'I wonder if he will get any thoughts from my help in saving him...I doubt it. He is probably too caught up in thoughts about that British scientist...It's not like if he did take any note of it that it would change anything between us...He hates me now.' She thinks to herself.

Trixy, who due to the cramped conditions and being lighter than the clone is sitting in Private's lap, looks at Marissa and then at Private. "I wondah what she's thinking about…" She whispers.

"Something science related maybe?" Private shrugs a bit.

"Maybe…" She nods, but still looks thoughtfully at the scientist. "Do you think that she might...You know…"

Private looks at her, obviously not knowing. "Might what?"

"Might not actually hate K'walski?...Like maybe she likes him?" She whispers.

"No. I don't think so...I mean...You've seen how mean she is to him, Trix." He says and shakes his head. "And I can hardly see 'idiot' as a term of love…"

Trixy nods some again. "I know...But...Some girls are mean to guys they like…"

Private looks at her weirdly. "Why? Wouldn't you want to be nice?" He asks.

She shrugs. "Well...Sometimes it is the only way a girl can get his attention...Or maybe they have trouble with acting like they like them...Or...Or maybe it is that they're scared to actually like-like someone?" She shrugs again. "I'm not a hundred percent sure, Priv."

Marissa can hear the two privates easily, but makes no comment on their discussion. 'Ah, so that is how it seems to them...Though, in a way it is a term of endearment...I mean, it is an insult...And he is and idiot...But, I'd like him to be my idiot...' She thinks.

"Oh…" Private says and nods a bit. "I guess that sort of makes sense…" He says.

Trixy nods some and looks at Marissa. "So...Do you think it's possible?" She mutters to her boyfriend.

Marissa now sighs some and looks at them. "You two need to work on your whispering skills. I have been able to hear every word." She simply says and looks back at the scenery.

Skipper turns some in his seat to look at them. He frowns a bit at first as he can't remember ever saying that it was alright for Trixy to ride sitting in Private's lap, but he lets the thought pass for now. "Alright. Everyone listen up. The short and simple plan is we go in, we grab our men, and we leave."

"But, how are we getting in?" Marissa then asks, looking at Skipper.

"That...That is something we will have to figure out when we get there. Blowhole has most likely updated his defences since our last time there." He says.

"Of course…" She nods and returns to looking out the window. 'Maybe that dolphin hasn't done anything too terrible to him...'

"Is it done yet?" Komodo sighs as he boredly watches Kowalski work on the power cell.

Kowalski shakes his head. "Not yet...It needs shocking and I do not have anything here to shock it with." He states and crosses his flippers. "Therefore, I cannot finish this. The mutant MP3 player was a one-time accident. You both are deranged. We should be let free and all just forget about this entire thing."

Komodo chuckles and shakes his head. "No, I have to disagree with you strongly there, Kowalski. There are methods to our madness. Firstly for me, you and the girl are excellent bait for Tux and Guen." He grins. "Because of course they will come to attempt to save their teammate and sister. That is why we have a clone of you both. Once you have finished this, you and she will be moved elsewhere. The clones will be left in your place for them in our nice trap. Then, once we have no further use for you, all of you will be disposed of where none of you can ever hinder our plans again."

"Yep...Completely crazy…" The penguin mutters and rolls his eyes. He finishes most of the battery. "Either way, I have nothing to put an electric shock through this with, so I cannot finish it." He says.

"That can be fixed." The lizard replies and flicks his tongue. He then motions to the badgers. The two badgers come over, pick Kowalski and his invention up, and carry him over to a different part of the underground lab. Dr. Komodo follows them with a slightly smug look. "And, that machine there you can use for an electric shock." He says.

Kowalski glares at him harshly. He had been so close to not having to finish this. 'Maybe I could over shock it...' He then thinks. 'Which would most likely end in an explosion...But, at least it would save the rest of the world from these two.' He thinks carefully as he starts setting up the machine. 'Though...Cecelia then would be hurt as well...' He sighs and lowers the dial some. 'But...If I don't come up with more ways to stall, then the entire team could be in danger.' He raises the dial up again. 'But, Cecelia...' He lowers again. 'But, the world...' He bites his tongue as he can't decide whether to over shock it and explode the entire place or to not.

"Hurry up. You have but minutes left." Komodo then chimes in, breaking his thoughts.

He hears him and glances back at him with a small nod. 'I won't over shock it...I'll come up with another way that won't possibly hurt Cecelia to sabotage them...' He thinks as he turns on the low shock and shuts his eyes.