Chapter 10: Round 1

Robo-Bert made the first move by punching Robo-Bentley in the face and sending it reeling backwards. Then, it tried to lunge at it, but Charles' Dark Gundam robot grabbed Robo-Bert by the arm and threw it over to the side. Myrna and the villains were stunned, but they were still reluctant to give up. She scoffed and said, "Is that the best you can do?"

"Yeah," said Charles. "And there's more where that came from." The Dark Gundam robot produced a Fire Sword and proceeded to slash it at Robo-Bert. Myrna just smirked and ordered her robot to leap up and away from Charles' attack. It began exhibiting several good kung fu moves. PowerPaws groaned and said, "Please, don't tell me Myrna knows kung fu, too!"

Bert said, "Let's see if we can try to pull off a surprise attack from behind."

Robo-Bentley sprouted a rocket pack from its back and began leaping up until it landed right behind Robo-Bert. It was just about to wrap its arms around Robo-Bert's neck when Chris' Dark Dragon Gundam robot leaped at it and pushed it away. Myrna laughed. "Good work, Chris. I wish I could give you a Gold Medal if it was the Olympics."

The evil robot was just this close to slashing Robo-Bentley with its Dark Sword. Cuddles shouted frantically, "He's going to hit us with that Dark Sword!"

"Allow me," said Cyrus. With that, he pressed a button, which caused Robo-Bentley to produce a Light Sword. Alex II said, "Nice thinking, Cyrus! Now, we could have one heck of a good sword-fight!"

Robo-Bentley and the Dark Dragon Gundam robot starting clashing swords, while the Dark Gundam robot dealt with Robo-Bert. The battle continued with great intensity, until all four robots were nearly being scratched and the good and evil teams nearly injured. Bert said weakly, "Let's--let's pause this for a little while--I almost got my tail severed off." He grabbed a microphone and said through it, "It's not over yet, Aunt Myrna. Once we get our strength back, we'll get ready for Round 2!"

"I'll be ready then," answered Myrna. "I'll make you sorry that you became president of this stupid empire!" And the four robots departed from each other to rest.

While all this was happening, Rufus and the three women were in a little house in the Safe Zone. Looking out the window, Rufus sighed and said, "I sure do hope this battle will be done real soon, with the TTC becoming the victors."

"But if Myrna wins," asked Bentley. "What will happen to us?"

"Then it will be the end of the world as we know it."

Just then, Minora moaned and fainted. Creampuff and Alexandra rushed over to her side and helped her sit up. Rufus and Bentley ran over to see what was going on. Rufus asked, "Now, what?"

"Minora's ready to have her child," replied Alexandra desperately. "I can sense her contractions getting regular already."

"What should we do?" asked Bentley.

"Go and get any towels you can find in the bathroom. And some scissors and string, too."

"But Mrs. Raccoon, aren't you a ghost? You don't know how to--"

"Of course, you don't even realize what my former calling was before I died. Back when I was alive, I had been working as a midwife in the Evergreen Forest Medical Center."

"Oh, now I understand."

Just as he said that, Creampuff started to scream and put her paw on her increasingly huge belly. She muttered in between gasps, "Oh, no...now my baby's...coming, too!"

Alexandra slapped a paw to her forehead and groaned in frustration. Now, she's going to have to attend to two women at the same time. She said to Bentley, "Go and get the items that are in the bathroom. Get me the towels, scissors, and string, and come back with them. But remember--do not return to the Battle Zone!"

Bentley, however, was not willing to comply to her commands to stay out of the battle--even when he is pregnant, he still has to have an urge to help his pals defeat Myrna. He said boldly, "No--Rufus will go and get the items. I'll go and help my team!" And he ran off into the jungle and far away. Alexandra cried out, "Bentley! No!"

"Let him run, Mrs. Raccoon," said Rufus, as he got up to leave. "To him, teamwork is more important than his condition."

Alexandra shrugged her shoulders, before going back in to comfort Minora and Creampuff. Back at the beach, another battle was starting to get heated up--it was time for Round 2.