Chapter 6: Meet the Locals
The kids jumped up and ran down the beach, abandoning their campfire and the Hover-Sub. Goddard followed with the natives not far behind, holding out their spears menacingly and shouting in a strange language. At first the kids remained far ahead of the natives and it looked as if they might escape—and then they ran straight into a dead end. The beach ended abruptly and dropped off into a valley, hundreds of feet below. To their left was the ocean—on their right, a boulder blocking their way—and behind them, a group of fierce tribesmen coming right for them!
"Oh no!" Sheen shouted tragically. "Why must we suffer so?!"
"I know!" Carl exclaimed. "We're too young to die!"
"No! We're missing the premiere of the new Ultralord movie!" Sheen collapsed to the ground and pulled out his Ultralord action figure. "Ultralord, forgive me!" he pleaded.
Trembling, Carl cowered near the boulder while Libby stared in shock at the strange scene unfolding before her. She tried to get Sheen to stay back as the natives came nearer, but he was lost in his own world. With the distance between them and the tribesmen shrinking, Goddard growled and Cindy prepared for a fight. Then, all of a sudden, the natives stopped dead in front of Sheen, lowered their spears, and stared!
"What's goin' on?" Libby asked bewilderedly.
The leader of the natives stepped forward and held out a hand toward the Ultralord action figure, emitting strange babbling sounds all the while.
"I think he likes your doll, Sheen!" Libby said excitedly.
"ACTION FIGURE!" Sheen corrected loudly.
"Great! Give him the doll and let's go!" Cindy ordered.
"ACTIO—WHAT?!?" Sheen burst out.
"Give him the doll!" Cindy yelled impatiently.
"NEVER!" Sheen snatched the Ultralord figure away from the native just as he was about to take it. The native frowned and growled something menacing.
"Sheen!" Libby cried.
Continuing to speak threateningly in their strange language, the natives surrounded the kids.
"Great, Ultra-freak!" Cindy snapped.
"Whadda we do now?" Libby questioned anxiously.
"Never fear!" Sheen puffed out his chest. "I'll just use my manly powers as Ultralord did in episode—"
A native knocked him over the head with his spear and Sheen fell to the ground unconscious. Grabbing the remaining kids, the tribe dragged them off deep into the jungle…