CHAPTER THREE:
"Hello, Donita, Dabio, Gourmand." Zach greeted. It was a cold morning, and Zach had just witnessed Aviva and the others leave. He stole the blueprints to the machine and had ordered his Zachbots to build a replica, then he had called other villains to unveil his plan.
"All right, what is this "fabulous plan" you were yapping about? Make it snappy, because I'm up way too early than I should be." Donita said with an annoyed and bored expression. Dabio just stood there obediently like a dog, and Gourmand said nothing and huffed in equal annoyance.
"Those Wild Rats had just sent themselves off into time! I've stolen the blueprints to the machine, and with them I have created a replica!" Zach exclaimed with his signature cackle. The other two suddenly became interested.
"And what does this have to do with us?" Gourmand inquired. Zach smirked.
"Why, it's a double win for us, of course! For, when we go back in time, all of us can use the dinosaur-thingies for our needs! You, Gourmand, like to cook endangered things, right? Well, why settle for endangered when you can have previously extinct? And you, Donita, can have one of those big lizards for you accessories! Not only would you would have the only living jewelery collection of today's animals, but you can have ancient animals as well!" He cried out.
"Hmm, for once your being smart, Zach... Donita Donata's Ancient Living Jewelery Line... I'd make MILLIONS!" she declared, with Dabio happily clapping in the background. Chef Gourmand was getting ideas of his own.
"Forget Rainforest Stew, Jurassic Stew sounds much more appetizing." Gourmand grinned voraciously. Zach then called to his Zachbots to bring back the machine replica they had built.
"As much as I hate to admit it, we do have to test it like they did, otherwise we'd be stuck in the dinosaur times!" Zach shuddered. The others agreed.
"Ew, living with a bunch of giant scaly flightless birds? Not my idea of fun, and I wouldn't even be able to sell anything." she hissed disgusted. So with that, they set up the machine and they too, were off to "yesterday".
Aviva sat there, frozen into place as the boy Aviva continued to work. While she waited it out, she decided to find clues as to what she was known as here, along with the others. She noticed that the picture with the female Jimmy had said "Jimmi and Controller" , so that was one down. She had also noticed that Akiva wore the same type of clothing as she did, with her jacket and all. She wondered if it was the same for the others... Her long train of thought was soon broken as a voice called into the Tortuga.
"Hey Akiva, can you bring those buckets of pollen that you saved? Might as well pollinate the surrounding flowers while we wait for the others to come back! It'll give us somthin' to do!" the voice hollered. It sounded like Koki's voice, only deeper.
So THAT'S what the boy's name was, Akiva!
"Sure thing, Koukin!" Akiva responded, and heaved up a few of the pollen buckets. He wobbled a bit, then, just when he had felt he had a good stance, had slipped off of Jimmi's controller.
The pollen went EVERYWHERE. He was coated in it, the controls were coated, and, by how he had fallen, Aviva got a nice load of pollen to the face. Unable to control herself, she coughed and wheezed as tried to rub the stuff off of her face. Akiva was dead still.
Crap! Thought Aviva. A word like that didn't slip often, even in her thoughts, but when it did, it meant she was about to suffer some possibly BAD consequences because of things that she did, and this time was one of those moments.
Akiva slowly stood to his feet, came to a container that was concealing her location, and slowly rolled it away, finding a very pollinated Aviva. She gave him an awkward grin, conveying her full awareness of being caught red-handed.
"Eh heh heh heh... Hi..." she said awkwardly with a wave.
His eyes had never been wider.