Jackalman honked the horn of the Sky-Cutter in frustration.
"Nyahh!! C'mon guys- we're already 30 minutes late!!" He pounded
the horn again.
"Hoo hoo, don't have a Snarf, man!" Monkian howled from
the depths of Castle Plundarr.
"By Plundarr we were supposed to be there by 10 'o clock!"
He barked back.
Slythe hopped onto his Nose-Diver. "Shut up Jackalman-
I'm misssssssing the Playoffssssss because of thisss get-together."
Jackalman sneered back. "I'm sure they have a decent television
set in that huge house of theirs, and besides- everyone knows that the
Rampagers are going to kick the Bruisers in the behind!"
"Shut your trap before I shut it for you, yesssssss!?!"
Slythe hissed.
"Caaaaawwww...Snarfit! My flying machine won't work!"
Vultureman cried out.
"Ooohh hooo- that's just great. Another one of your stupid
inventions won't work now." Monkian hooted. Vultureman then
noticed that Monkian had not yet boarded his Sky-Cutter, and with an evil
look in his eye, jumped aboard. Before Monkian could react, Vultureman
was already a good 20 ft. in the air.
"HEY!! That's MY Sky-Cutter!" Monkian shouted.
Vultureman just gave him a raspberry in return, and sped toward the Cat's
Lair. Slythe, not wanting to share his Nose-Diver, also shot past
the moat, leaving Monkian and Jackalman behind.
"Nyaaaaaahhh...Hop on Monkian." Jackalman growled as Monkian
jumped on to the Sky-Cutter. Monkian promptly turned on the radio
of the Sky-Cutter, and fiddled with a knob until a station was picked up.
"Where ever you go and where ever you will be, you won't forget
me...you won't forget me!" Blared out of the speakers. For some unknown
reason, Monkian began to "Hoo" along with the song, and goaded Jackalman
to join him with his trademark laugh. With much reluctance Jackalman
began to sing too.
"Hoo Hoo Hoo!!" Monkian sang.
"Nyah Ha ha ha...By Plundarr this is embarrassing....." Jackalman
grumbled.
From below them a faint hissing sound could be heard.
"Without my love you will surely sssssssssssssuffer!"
Jackalman looked down, and frowned when he saw Slythe laughing at him and
Monkian.
Eventually, the Mutants, Grune, the Lunatacs, and last :::but
not least:::: Mumm-ra had arrived at the Lair. The stench of beer,
chips, dip, and cheese doodles floated from the entrance, and there was
an orchestra of shouting, cheering, and cussing emanating from the rooms
inside. Pummyra was the first one to appear on the doorsteps.
"Well its about time you guys- where've you been?" She
said as she led them inside. "Its nearly half-time, so Lion-o will
be with you in a moment." At that same moment the half-time horn
blew, and Lion-o rose from the couch, a bit disappointed by his expression,
while Bengali hollered "Go rrrrrRampagers!" and collapsed on the couch,
munching happily on a celery stick.
Soon Lion-o's expression brightened, but only a little bit, as
he saw that the guests had finally arrived. "Good to see you all
could make it here tonight!"
"You know, we would have been here sooner, but Luna had to use
the usual whole can of hairspray before she'd step out of Skytomb!
Or should I say, have Amok carry her out!" Tugmug laughed.
With a silent command from Luna, Amok promptly bashed him on the head with
the remark. "Owwwww!..." Tugmug grumbled as he rubbed the now-tender
head wound.
"Hrrrhhumm...yes, well- help yourself to some refreshments.
Kit, Kat...warm up the main computer while we're waiting." The duo
nodded and headed to the control room. Lion-o coughed as he then motioned
toward the coffee table. On it was displayed a vast array of fruits,
chips, cheese doodles, nachos, some celery and carrot sticks with peanut
butter, punch, candy, and all other sorts of goods used to rot one's mind
with. Jackalman zipped to the table, faster than the eye could follow,
and even Lion-o had a double-take with the speedy reaction. Already
he had begun to wolf down his fill of chips, and downed a cup of punch.
Monkian, though not as fast, jogged to the table, and picked up a bunch
of bananas, and plucked one off, admiring for a moment before tearing off
its peel and swallowing it whole. Amok spotted the candy, and his
beady eyes grew wide, and charged to the candy bowl, scooping candy fruit
by the handful, and stuffing it into his mouth. Grune also noticed
that one of his favorite snacks was present...Twinkies... and grabbed the
tray. He then proceeded to stab one with his sabreteeth, and sucked
out the cream-filling successfully.
With this, the others figured it would be best to wait until
their comrades had their fill before even attempting to approach the table.
They sat down at the available chairs and watched the rest of
the half-time show, putting the TV on mute as Willa began to sing the National
Anthem. If one had a magnifying glass, one would have seen all the
press box window's shattering as she hit a high note, as well as the glasses
of many of the spectators.
Redeye had sat down at the same table that Tygra had, and started
up a conversation. Several empty beer cans littered the table, and
Tygra had a drunken look on his face.
"Heh heh, I tell you Redeye, 'tis all a conspiracy...*hic*..."
Tygra slurred.
Not wanting to interrupt, Redeye continued to listen with little
interest, as he sipped on his own Berbil Brew.
"..*hicupp*...You know..That Seinfeld show is going to end soon...they
say they wants to end it on a good note....I say they're made to go off...and
isn't that Murpy Brown show also havin' a finally soon?....Three shows
off in the SAME month?.. to replace them with them cheaper costin' pro...prog..programs....*hiccupp*...somethin's
going on with the stations...maybe it has ta do with dis "El Niño"
weathur we've been havin..." Tygra murmured.
"Tygra, I think you've had ONE too many beers tonight.
Keep it up though- its kinda funny too seeing you act so stupid."
Redeye said. Just then smoke floated into the room, and the fire
alarm rang throughout the Lair.
"CHEETARA!!! Putting the fire on high won't make it done
FASTER, Snarf, Snarf!"
"Hey- so I didn't do so hot in Home ed. class, so sue me!"
"Hee hee...I'd say you made things reallllllly hot for them,
Snarfer, Snarfer!"
"Shut up and find me a fire extinguisher!" Cheetara shouted.
At this moment, everyone began looking at Chilla, waiting for
her response.
"Whhhat." She asked as she put her hands on her hips. Soon
she figured it was now her duty to put out the fire with her icy breath.
"Ohhhh fine." She huffed. She then walked to the entrance of the
kitchen, where flames consumed the stovetop. She took a deep breath,
and blew, snuffing out all the fire with ice. However, it had also
frozen Snarf, Snarfer, and Cheetara partially in the process.
"Th-th-th-th-thanks Ch-ch-ch-Chilla..." Cheetara said as her
teeth chattered.
Alluro like the others had seen the events that took place, and
had made yet another comment that pushed Chilla to the edge. "Hey-
That's what you should be, a firefighter." It wasn't exactly what
he said that peeved her, but the fact that she was seriously considering
about joining the local Fire Dept. She merely smiled, and zapped
at his feet with a couple fire bolts, making him "dance" for a few minutes.
By this time, Panthro had finished playing with the Thundertank,
and had returned to watch the last quarter with the others. By this
time, WilyKit had also walked into the room, with an empty cup in hand.
"Its done warming up, Lion-o." She said.
"Ummm...we'll be there as soon as the game is over." Lion-o waved
his hand from the couch, his attention focused on the glowing screen.
WilyKit sighed a little bit, and returned to the punch bowl for a refill.
"AND THE RAMPAGERS WIN THE PLAYOFFS 14-51!!!" The speakers rang
out. Lion-o had buried his face in his hands, and the male Lunatacs
grumbled as they handed bets over to Mumm-ra. Jackalman and Vultureman
also made a profit that night, as well as Bengali, and even WilyKat won
some cash from Slythe. All the females within the Lair all gave out
a sigh of relief at the same time, thankful that the game had finally ended.
"Well, that was fun. But lets get to business, shall we?"
Lion-o said. He then led everyone into the control room, and sat
at the keyboard. On the screen the AOL sign on screen shone across
the screen. All the others gathered around the computer, as Lion-o
selected "LordOfGeo3"*
"Umm...could you guys turn around for a moment?" He asked.
The others complied, though Mumm-ra was made to put away his mirror, before
Lion-o was assured. He then typed in "SimbaH8r" as his password.
He personally despised the movie...especially that bug-munching animal
they called a "king". After a minute of waiting, the AOL screen popped
up.
"Welcome to AOHell!" The computer's speakers sounded off.
The room went silent with the exclamation.
"WilyKit, WilyKat, have you two been messing up with the programs
again?" Panthro looked them both in the eye.
"..Yes. We're-" They both blurted out before Grune interrupted.
"Nice touch." Grune smiled. Suprising the twins, Panthro
did not protest one iota. Pummyra then hiked up the Lair's staircase
to the attic, and brought Jaga down with her to the computer room.
Lion-o then proceeded to type in the URL of Cassio2x's site.
Heavenly music began to play as the page appeared.
"Lynx-o, turn that stereo off!" Lion-o roared.
"Well soooooooorrrry!" the faint shout came from another room
within the Citadel. The music then abruptly stopped.
"Thank you." Lion-o said. The others began to edge closer
to the screen.
Go on to Part Four