So this chapter is mostly just a means to get the characters from one point to another but also to remind everyone of the Gryphons in the title, maybe the heroes got distracted from the Gryphon Ghost that crashed the concert but the two Mizzer Guest Stars who aren't accustomed to the same level of crazy as the heroes aren't and as we shall soon see the Fellowship Humanimals used the Mutation Crisis to try to sweep the Gryphon incident under the rug this chapter will be very handy for setting up later things
So Donatello came in his Shell Cycle to pick up Ichabod and Marzipan and take them to the Automat where Edward Green and Minsk were waiting.
"All right…" Edward said "...Now that I've eaten I can think properly." (Edward was deep down incredibly worried about his new Mink-Like metabolism that he was no longer going to be able to function properly due to constant hunger!)
Ichabod and Marzipan told the two older crew members everything they had learned thus far, that Cor was apparently behind causing these mutations and that he was doing it all in an attempt to win Samantha Star's love as apparently he had been a member of her environmental group on Planet Aqua...And apparently Cir himself had been the result of probably Planet Aqua's medical experiments.
"Ooh…" Edward sighed as he massaged his temple "...I am not liking the sound of this at ALL! There is very little more dangerous then a mentally unstable man with a crush!"
Ichabod who knew the story behind how Jervis Tetch became a rogue had to agree, but he still couldn't help but feel the sting of Cor's sympathetic words saying they were both men who 'did what they had to do' for love and it was twisting Ichabod's stomach into knots as he was beginning to feel his notion that he had to become an animal person to be worthy of Marzipan's love wasn't that different than whatever Cor felt he had to do to win over Samantha
Just then Marzipan's Dimensional Jumper started beeping
"It's Peter Dewclaw…" She said as she hit the button on her wrist device
"Marzipan…" She heard the young Mongrel Dog-Man's voice "...We're sick of being in this cruddy hospital! We want out! I know as Humanimals we're immune from the Mutagen and believe me Bree is very grateful she's not going to become like The Green Man…"
(The Green Man was the first of a popular series of movies on Planet Mizzer called the Monstermen Series The Green Man was an ordinary man turned into a monster from falling into toxic waste)
"But this city gives us the creeps! We don't feel safe traveling by ourselves! And we're still pretty freaked out after that Gryphon Ghost Lady crashed the concert…"
And at the very mention of 'Gryphon Ghost' Minsk who had been drinking her soda suddenly did and enormous spit take! Spitting right into Marzipan's face as the Cat-Girl had been sitting right across from the Mink-Woman!
"Minsk!" Edward exclaimed having never saw that reaction from his wife before.
"Uh...Marzipan?" Peter asked "You OK? We just heard a weird sound…"
"I'm OK depending on your defintion…" Marzipan said dryly "...I just had diet cola spat in my face."
"Minsk…" Edward said slowly as his years as a hunter had made him incredibly smart on Humanimal body language "...Is there something you know about this?"
And both Edward and Ichabod saw that Minsk looked like SHE had been the one to see a ghost! Trembling and shaking like a wet chihuahua!
"I…" Minsk was frozen she had no idea how to handle this situation "...I need a moment."
And with that the Mink-Woman nimbly climbed over the back of the booth and ran into the lady's room!
"Minsk!" Edward yelled
He ran to the restroom door but didn't go in, instead he placed his new Mink ear to the door hoping he would be able to hear, but then he heard the sound of rushing water and he hissed knowing this was a classic trick "She turned the faucet on…" He snarled his voice low and dangerous "...She's hiding something…"
Ichabod realized he should probably find Bill and try to talk to him...He realized things were beginning to spiral out of control!
So I like that I managed to throw in Bree's Favorite Movie which is a shameless rip-off of The Toxic Avenger and I realize I should throw in that reference in one of my Fictionpress stories featuring The Green Man of classic European Folklore
