Well here's Chapter Sixteen! Enjoy!

A Transfer

"So Sarah is in the other world," Alex remarks.

Micheal nods.

"And you want me to...bring her back," Alex prompts.

Micheal continues to nod.

"Why? If you hate me so much, then why ask me and not do it yourself." Alex asks, "why not go there yourself?"

Micheal stops nodding his head.

"I've already done all I can to prevent this situation from happening but it wasn't enough. I need to stay here because...I've got some things I need to do." He admits, "and besides...as much as I hate to admit it, she needs you."

"Is this a trap?" Alex states.

"What do you think?" Micheal snaps, "do you think so? I can still alert the TAG agents where you are."

Alex looks at Micheal and tries to read him.

"One condition," Alex insists.

"What?"

"Release all the EPF agents."

'Alex...you know as well as I that, that will be to suspicious. If Mr. PoodleX450 discovers that..."

"Who's side are you on?"

"No one's. I'm just looking out for Sarah. After all, she has been like an older sister to me. I was just trying to protect her...from you."

Alex looks at him really confused.

Flashback begins

"What are you up to?" Asks a bright-eye Sarah as Timothy walks down the hallway.

"Why are you asking?" Timothy replies.

It's been a few weeks after that confrontation with Sarah after the conference meeting. It turns out that Sarah isn't a typical TAG officer. She is as curious as Timothy is about the agency. After that day, Sarah has been tagging along with Timothy and Micheal ever since.

"You've hear about the new project, right Alex?" She ask.

"Of course" Timothy aka Alex confirms.

"Well what do you think about it?"

"What is there to think? It's a horrible idea! I'd rather be talking about the food issue in the cafeteria!"

"What food issue?"

"The food! It's so boring!" Alex complains, "even my sister can make better food than this!"

Sarah rolls her eyes.

"No really, I'm serious." He insists, "Rebecca can make the best food in all of Club Penguin."

"Alex, be for real! What are we going to do about the new project?" She mutters.

Alex looks at her with a mischievous grin on his face.

"What we always do," he answers. "Sabotage."

Flashback ends

"Well then, I want you to ensure the safety of my group until I come back," Alex orders. "Get them out of here."

"That's going to be difficult," Micheal notes.

"But not impossible," Alex insists. "Just like I'm rescuing Sarah, you need to take care of my sister, Rebecca. Got it?"

Micheal nods.

"Deal" Micheal confirms, holding out his fin.

"Deal" Alex exclaims, shaking Micheal's fin.

Gary the gadget guy stands there unsure of what is happening.

"Is this some sort of test?" He mutters, "when can I got back to trying to bake the best cookies in the world? I've got to prove Jetpack guy that he's wrong and that I can make great cookies without using a machine!"

Alex looks over at Gary and sighs.

"When I'm away, make sure to fill Gary in...on everything." Alex asks Micheal.

"Everything?" Micheal repeats.

"Yeah...everything."

Micheal lifts the panic room command and the doors open.

"G...stay right here until Micheal get's back, okay?" Alex orders.

Gary nods, completely content and fascinated with the panic room mechanisms. Micheal and Alex hurry toward the tech department.

"Wait!" Micheal hesitates, "this way."

Micheal pulls Alex into a completely different direction.

"But..." Alex starts to object.

"Just trust me," Micheal snaps.

They hurry down another hall and into a room where Micheal locks the door behind them.

"What is this place?" Alex asks.

"It's where you can go into the other world without anyone knowing and without TAG being able to find you."

Alex nods, noticing the familiar machinery. He sits down on the chair as Micheal starts up the machine.

Flashback begins

"Mr. PoodleX450 was pretty mad when he discovered his project got washed up, literally." Sarah informs Alex while they sat in the cafeteria.

She doesn't even glance up to know that Alex's beak formed a slight smile of satisfaction.

"Sounds interesting" Alex remarks. "Have they found out how and who did it?"

Sarah shakes her head.

"Nope, it sounds like the sprinkler system had a malfunction," she answers. "Mr. PoodleX450 is yelling at some of the Level two agents for failing to notice it."

Alex starts to eat his lunch when he sees Micheal. Micheal spots them and comes over, very cheerful.

"Hey guys!" Micheal exclaims.

The friends start to talk about their latest plans.

"I think it's about time," Alex replies.

Micheal and Sarah look over at Alex a little scared.

"Are you sure?" Sarah asks, worried.

"Are you okay with this?" Alex asks back.

Alex looks at her face which is full of uncertainty. Sarah had lived her whole life here at the Tech Galactic Alliance Agency or so that's all she could remember. Sarah puts her fin on Alex's fin and smiles.

"Yes, I'm fine" she states.

Alex nods and returns the smile.

"Then I'm making the call" Alex announces, unaware of what he had just started.

Flashback ends

"If I remember correctly," Alex exclaims as he puts on the helmet. "I switch places with my user."

"Yeah," Micheal states.

"So...where's Sarah's user now?" He asks.

Micheal flips some more switches.

"I really don't know...uh..."

Micheal mumbles to himself and then turns the last switch.

"Hey Micheal, if I recall TAG hasn't found a way to return to and from Club Penguin and the other world." Alex points out, "so how can Sarah and I return here?"

Micheal shrugs before pushing the last button.

"You'll find a way," he nods.

"What about my user when the transfer is made?" Alex asks but never got an answer before he gets knocked out for a mere minute. Micheal watches in curiosity as the penguin wakes up.

"Whoa! Where am I?" They ask, "who are you?"

Micheal walks over to Alex's user and studies him.

"MY name's Micheal" Micheal replies, holding out his fin.

"Uh...Marcus. My name's Marcus," the penguin introduces himself, shaking Micheal's fin.

Micheal watches as Marcus looks around the room uneasily.

"Say..the room is spinning, right?" Marcus remarks, "I'm not going crazy right?"

Marcus slumps in his chair, unconscious. Micheal puts down a small device that was in his fin and studies the penguin again. It was only a minor sedative. I'll have to come back with something bigger the next time.

Micheal walks out of the room and locks the door securely behind him. No one is going to find him. No one else remembers this room and I...Micheal looks at the key that's in his fin and smiles. I've got the only key.

Yikes! Plot twist! What in the world is going on here? Why did Micheal drug Alex's user? I thought he only wants Alex to bring Sarah back! Why did he treat Alex's user like that? No there must be a reason...some good explanation right? What's going to happen next? What is Micheal going to do with the escaping EPF agents and Gary? Say...what is Mr. PoodleX450 up to? Find out next week.

Sorry guys I wanted to take some time off during winter break and then schools been dumping a lot of homework and tests on me. Considering Regents and SAT testing is coming up my chapter posting is going to be a little unpredictable for a while or at least this month. Thanks for being patient. BYEEEEEE

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