Chapter two

The problem

Susan stood in the middle of the room, not able to get out, so instead she was pacing. The clock on the wall gave proof that she had been in here for fifth-teen minutes and the alarm was still ringing. She sat on the couch and notice a blue squishy substance coming through one of the metal doors. "Bob, what are you doing? DO you know what's going on?"

Bob finished coming through the door. "Oh, hi Susan. Have you seen my eye? I just had it."

Susan sighs and smiles at her brainless friend. "I think you left it on the other side of the door Bob."

Bob laughs. "Oh yeah."

"Bob do you know why the alarm is going off and all the other rooms are blocked by these metal doors?" Susan ask walking over to one.

"Oh yeah. They're there because of, um, I don't remember. Something about Dr. Cockroach or Link I think." Bob says as he starts to slide under the door again. "Eye. Oh eye where are you? Oh there you are." Bob says as he gets to the other side.

"Hey Bob! Don't leave me in the locked room. Come on get me out." Susan shouts hitting the door again.

"No can do. Sorry Susan. Monger says everyone's on lockdown. See you later Susan. Huh? Where did my hat go?" Bob ask and Susan could hear his voice getting fainter.

She sighs and leans against one. The alarms suddenly stop and the door she was leaning against suddenly went up causing her to fall on her butt. "Ouch." Susan says as she stands up and starts to walk around.

"Hello." She called out but no one answered. She walks around a little longer still not running into anyone.

Link was in the detention block along with Dr.C and their alien visitor Covertan. That had gotten in a fight. It was all Covertan's fault as far as Link and Dr.C was concerned. He was the one who turn on the stupid machine. Dr. Coackroach said it wasn't ready. Link was just trying to stop it. Not his fault that he had to use Monger's extra jetpack to catch it. Monger was overreacting like always. Link sat in a chair playing checkers against Dr. Cockroach. Covertan was hovering above taunting them every time they made a move with some sarcastic remark.

Susan walks to the detention block. She had found Monger and he had explained what happened expressing the loss of his jetpack. She smiled as she rolled her eyes. She saw Sta'abi playing with her pet in front of the cell where the guys were being held. She walks over and waves to her. "Hey Sta'abi. Watching the guys?"

"Guys? These are but little boys who make a mess with children toys." She says throwing some kind of strange food. The purple alien pet runs off after it.

"That was no toy, madam." Dr.C stated. "It 'was' a state of the art training robot for us to practice with. That was until 'something' ruined it." Dr. Cockroach says looking up to glare at the floating alien, who just smiled evilly in return.

Susan frowned. None of them trusted the alien but they had no proof that he was just trouble. Just then Sqweep flew into the room. "You are now allowed to go. Commander Monger says so." He says and leaves. Susan presses a button on the outside which lets them out.

"Thank you Susan." Cockroach says walking by her.

"Hey has anyone seen Bob?" Link asks looking around.

"Earlier I talked to him but not since then." Susan says.

Link looks around. "He was just here."

They look up simultaneously to see the blue aliens on the ceiling and dripping. "Heeeey." Bob says waving. Then he falls. "Aww. Where'd all the loud alarms go?"

They just shake their heads. Link explains as they walk to the cafeteria. Susan pauses for a moment. "Sta'abi, are you coming?"

"Sta'abi already ate petty human food. She had her fill she has training to do now." Sta'abi says as her Vornicarn eats.

Susan shrugs. "Okay. Later Sta'abi." She catches back up to Link and Bob and they all continue to the cafeteria. It was casserole today. Susan sat down with Dr. Cockroach, Link, and Bob as they all started to eat. She just stared at the food before taking a bite. She had eaten casserole before but this one looked a little off. It was surprisingly good. Just like when. She stopped herself in mid-thought and pushed the food away.

What's wrong Susan?" Dr. C questioned.

"Not hungry?" Link asks.

"Uh yeah. Not really." Susan says and rubs her head. She stands up and gets a bottle of water before telling the guys she was going to the gym, and threw away her food, walking out. Are Fifty-something was really big so of course it had its own gym. Susan started out with some cardio before going to the weights. Lifting weights weren't really her thing but she did them anyways. She much preferred doing jumping jacks or anything else besides lifting weights and running but as the leader she needed to set an example even if no one else would follow it.

Covertan was in his room planning another scheme. "What idiots these fools are. If only that machine had caused more damage before those fools caught it. I was almost fully into the security system before they came running in." He ranted to himself. "How to fix this? Hmm." He says going into deep thought.

Dr. Cockroach was working on another new invention sense his newest one was in ashes from his laser. It was on such a rampage that Link had actually stolen 'his' laser to destroy the robot. Dr. Cockroach was mad about it but he knew there was no point to it. So he just continued on with his work. Not that any of his inventions ever lasted around here. He lifted the goggles that had been protecting his eyes from the fire as metal clashed against metal and the saw cut it into two as it died down and he turns the machine off. At least today was more peaceful than most. Maybe he could get some work down this afternoon. There was a big crash in the background interrupting his hopeful thinking. "Of course it wouldn't be." He mutters to himself getting up to go see what the source was.

He presses the button that opens his door only to see Bob in the hall with, none other than general Monger in his belly. If you could even call it that. "Bob. Spit him out."

"Okay." Bob says and pukes up the general. "Hey General Monger. Where'd you come from? I was trying to hug you." Bob says trying to hug the man again and he pushes Bob back before he was stuck inside the blob again. Bob looks around. "Hey where'd he go?" Bob says as he walks/slides away calling out for the general who is left standing where the blob had been moments before. He runs after him yelling at Bob and lecturing him while Dr. Cockroach just shakes his head. He smiles to himself before going back to his lab.

Link walks around flirty as usual with Sta'abi before she beat him with her weapon. He gave up after that and went to the gym. Susan said she was going there and she never minded the flirting. Link looks in the window to the room and smiled seeing that Susan was still in there. He walks in and approaches her as she lifts some minor weights. "Hey captain." He says as Susan looks over to him. "How's your head sunshine?"

Susan grimaced at his hint towards the side effect from her drinking. "I don't know what you mean Link." She says. He was about to reply when Cockroach came running in, with earmuffs on, and waving what looked to be his new invention around chasing what seemed to be a fly. He pressed a button and a high screeching sound came out of the invention. It was ear-splitting.

The crazy doctor laughed and shouted, "Take that you pest. This high pitch frequency shall destroy you!"

Link looks towards Susan as he plug his ears. Susan was deathly pale and she grabbed her ears as she grew big without even meaning to. The doctor stopped and turned off the machine. Susan glares at him before taking his weapon and breaking it in half. Then she shrunk back down. "You better never make a weapon like that again!" She shouted then stumbled out holding her head. Dr.C looks over at Link who just shrugged. "It was pretty loud dude."