4 – The Massacre

Let me just introduce the OCs here. Clemens, a white genet with black spots on his back and a black ringed tail, Ovid, a roadrunner, his coloration is similar to that of a penguin (one color back and another color chest), with a jet-black back and a very light blue chest, and Dmitry, the flying fox, with gold colored fur that caresses his head, while the rest of his body is a chestnut brown. So, there they are and enjoy.

Skipper, meet my team,˝ began Alexander. ˝Ovid, the fast, Clemens, the agile, Dmitry, the smart, and last, but not least, me, the strong.˝ The captain's glare faded, 'the reptile actually came back,' he thought. By now the elephant seal snapped out of his state of fear, ˝what's wrong, couldn't get your buddy through the door over there?˝ he asked with a smirk. He was referring to the "footsteps" that were heard before.

˝Actually, that was me,˝ said the genet, ˝it's quite amazing what you can do with explosives these days. The seal began growling and gave his orders, ˝The doc said he can get the DNA from his bones, so no holding back!˝ The lobsters let out their war cries and began their charge towards the rescue party. ˝Clemens, free the penguins, Dmitry, hack the grid, Ovid, you're with me!˝ ordered the lizard and charged towards the red army.

The flying fox parted his wings, revealing some sort of electronic device, ˝There isn't a computer in the world that can withstand of my WEH (Wireless electronic hacker)˝. The genet quickly got to the birds, by jumping from lobster to lobster, and began fiddling with their locks. The roadrunner stayed in place and expanded his wings, revealing countless throwing knives underneath.

Alexander grabbed the first lobster he could get by the claws, lifted him and tore them off. He used the appendages to stab two other crustaceans through their backs. He grabbed the next one by the face and crushed its head. He finished by lifting another one with his tail and throwing him at the other lobsters. Four crustaceans managed to get behind the reptile's back, but they were no match for Ovid's keen eyes. They all fell to the ground, each with its own set of knives in their back.

The genet meanwhile finished freeing the penguins, ˝Thanks,˝ said Skipper while rubbing his sore flipper. ˝No need to thank me, just glad to finally be back on the field. So are you guys gonna help or what?˝ asked Clemens before jumping back into action. ˝Well, he can bet his ring-tail, that we'll help. Let's go!.˝ The birds began sliding towards the lobsters, but were cut off by the elephant seal who jumped in front of them.

˝Did you honestly think I'd forget about you guys?˝ Skipper glared at the mammal. ˝Men, operation fat trimming is a go!˝ The penguin jumped onto their bellies and started circling around the seal. The insults really didn't help, the beast was just getting angrier. He was slamming his enormous body, trying to hit his opponents, but his mass was no match for their speed. The seal didn't notice that there were soon only two birds left.

˝I've downloaded everything I could get and I've closed off the room, now what?˝ asked the flying fox. ˝Now, you join the fun,˝ replied Alexander, while ripping a lobster in two. Dmitry swung the device hanging on his chest back on his back and descended. He flew above the crustaceans and grabbed one by the eye stems. He did a looping and smashed it onto the ground. Last one to join in was the genet. He was pretty quick on his feet. He took out a lobster with a series of punches before finishing him off with his retractable claws.

Hemoglobin, also known as a red blood cell, contains heme molecules. The centers of those, are iron atoms, that's what gives blood its red color. It's quite astounding that basically, the only difference between a heme and a chlorophyll molecule, is this central atom. Plants have a magnesium instead of iron. But lobsters, lobsters are a class on its own. They have a copper atom which turns their blood blue when exposed to oxygen.

While the battle was in full gear, the water monitor stopped to observe his blue stained hands. ˝Amazing,˝ he muttered, before was snapped out of his thoughts with a punch to the stomach. A lobster managed to take advantage of his distraction, but he was soon to regret his action. The crustacean looked up and saw the angry glare on the reptile and quickly backed up.

˝Rico, aim at the, well… anything you hit will do,˝ ordered the lieutenant. The maniac began nodding and then fired his crossbow. The bolt hit the elephant seal in the back, but the creature didn't even notice. Private, who was, together with Skipper, circling around the mammal, jumped onto his back and pulled it out, leaving a small hole behind. ˝Kowalski, now!˝ ordered Skipper after successfully dodging another body slam. Before Jackhammer could notice, the chubby penguin and Rico were back on distraction duty. The smart bird jumped on the seals back. He was wearing the vacuum backpack (from the episode "Over Phil"), that Rico had provided him with.

˝Jackhammer, meet SAL,˝ the bird positioned the hose of the device over the wound, the bolt had left behind, and turned it on, ˝Suction-Assisted Liposuction.˝ The elephant seal felt a tingling sensation and wanted to take a look, but was quickly distracted by a bomb from the mohawk wielding penguin. The mammal caught the item with his mouth and crushed it before it could go off.

˝Nice try, but you'll have to do better than that if you wanna beat me,˝ Skipper came to a stop in front of the seal. His opponent didn't notice, but the vacuum was doing its jobs, flaps of skin were already hanging from the mammal. ˝Why Jackhammer, you look great, seems that that working out's really working for you.˝ The seal raised an eyebrow and looked at himself. He noticed his missing body mass, ˝NOOOOO!˝ As Jackhammer began jumping around, Kowalski quickly jumped of his back. Their fight was obviously over and they watched the lean seal run towards the exit. ˝Don't worry men, he won't be getting far,˝ said the captain with a confident smile and exchanged high fives with his team.

Meanwhile on the other side of the room, the rescue party came to a stop. The lobsters were retreating. ˝Ah yes, fear, the most powerful motivator,˝ said the genet. ˝Unfortunately, but at least it gets the job done. Now let's go to the penguins,˝ said the monitor before they all went over to where their flightless allies were.

Skipper watched the reptile approach. ˝Captain,˝ the lizard saluted. ˝At ease soldier,˝ the captain took a look at the team behind the monitor, ˝we didn't think you'd come back, you sounded pretty convincing back there.˝ Alexander smirked, ˝Remember the reasons Kowalski said about why we stay at the zoo. Well I had to put up a show, I couldn't let them think that I went back to Central park. Lives would've been endangered.˝

˝You think you've won?˝ the eight turned to where the voice was coming from. ˝He who laughs last, laughs best,˝ said the pile of loose skin formerly known as the Jackhammer. He smashed a button on the wall with his flipper and let out an evil laugh. The three doors labeled from 2 to 4, began rising. Roars were heard and the two teams took their battle stances.

As soon as the doors were fully opened, three chrome claws came forth. ˝Skipper, how's about you let us take care of this,˝ asked the monitor. ˝No dice soldier, we're in this together.˝ Alexander smiled evilly, ˝That wasn't a question,˝ he stuck a needle into the penguin's neck and he collapsed in an instant. ˝Immobilon, works so much better than the tap water that seal uses.˝ The remaining penguins quickly rushed to their leader. ˝What have you done?˝ demanded Kowalski. ˝First your good, then evil, then good again and now your back to evil?˝ asked the confused Private.

˝Calm down, listen, he's in no shape to fight anyways and I'm sure we couldn't have talked him out of it anyway. Now get him out and let us take care of these things.˝ Kowalski gave a nod. The penguins lifted their leader and proceeded to the nearest exit. The flying fox used his WEH to open the door for the birds, ˝Just follow the open doors and you'll get to the exit,˝ explained the bat.

They turned back to their newest opponents. The three chrome claws were slowly walking towards them. Alexander turned to his brain man, ˝Show me the schematic of the lobster nervous system again.˝ The flying fox handed him a paper. The lizard took a quick look, ˝Good, Ovid and Dmitry, the left eye, Clemens, you're with me on the other one. The roadrunner gave nod, ˝Which one will it be, Ugly #1, Ugly #2 or perhaps even Ugly #3.˝ The monitor smirked, ˝Surprise me.˝

˝Ugly #1 it is,˝ the bird threw a few knives at the mutation, but they were all blocked by the metallic claw. The genet and monitor ran towards the lobster while he was distracted and went underneath it. ˝Boom, goes the fulminate,˝ said Clemens and threw a ball at the underside of the monster. It went off in a smaller explosion, which once again distracted the beast. Ovid seized the opportunity and threw another set of knives and this time he was dead on.

Meanwhile, the penguins were carrying their leader through a hallway. ˝I told you we should've gone right,˝ said the Private. ˝The lengths of the last three halls was the same and another 90 degree turn would have brought us back to square one,˝ explained the lieutenant. ˝Wa abut wi gu stray up?˝ asked the maniac. ˝And how exactly do you propose we do that?˝ Rico demonstrated by hacking up his rocket launcher and three pair of suction cup shoes. ˝Oh, I guess that would work.˝ replied Kowalski. ˝KABLAMO!˝ cheered the mohawk wielding penguin as he fired the weapon.

The knives directly hit the eye stem of the chrome claw and the bat quickly flew in for his part. He grabbed the eyeball and pulled until he ripped it off. The mutation screamed in pain as bluish goo began running out of the wound. The beast was swinging around its claws and didn't notice the two passengers it picked up. ˝You sure this is going to work?˝ the lizard smiled, ˝Nope, but it's worth a shot.˝ The genet gulped and revealed its claws. He jumped at the remaining eye stem and caught it with his claws.

His momentum swung him while still anchored with his paw and he cut the stem about halfway through. Clemens let go and jumped off the lobster. The chrome claw watched the cat-like animal land in front of him. ˝Hey, wanna see trick?˝ the beast tuned its eye around and saw the water monitor on its back. ˝Now you see me,˝ Alexander grabbed the damaged stem and began pulling, ˝and now you don't!˝ and the second eye was off.

How could a beast, as terrifying as a chrome claw, have fallen so low? The creature screamed in pain. With its sight stolen, it was just another wounded animal waiting to be put out of its misery. The lizard stood between the spots where the eyes once were and with one quick movement, he sank one arm into each hole, down to his elbow. The mutation let out a last scream, before finally calming down. ˝I think we'll get along just fine,˝ he looked up and saw his team mates standing back to back between the other two monstrosities. ˝Almost forgot.˝ The reptile did a few movements with his arms and his "ride" was off.

It was now slowly walking towards its buddies. (I will just refer to them by the "ugly" numbers) #3 lifted its "chromed" claw and was about to smash the three animal in front of it, but the appendage was caught by #1. #1 closed its pincer and cut off the captured claw. It then raised its own chromed appendage and used it to smash #3's head. The lobster died instantly and Alexander turned his ride to the other one. ˝Take out the legs!˝ he ordered to his team, before striking at #2.

Meanwhile, the penguins were standing in the hall, watching the ceiling. ˝It would seem that we are located a little off shore,˝ said Kowalski while watching water pour through the hole. ˝Well, what are we waiting for, let's get Skippah out.˝ And like the salmon, the birds began swimming against the current, with their unconscious leader. Why does a penguin do this, nobody knows. But we will spend millions researching this and not expect to find out anything.

Will the penguins make it? Will Alexander get back his duffel bag? Who will win, Ugly #1 or Ugly #2? And is it even possible to control a lobster via mechanical neuron manipulation? Find out next time… well except for that last part which I'm surely isn't.

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