Swipe McCracken and the Froggy Mindbenders 7

(Act 7)

In one of the rooms, the door busted down with Nack looking stunned, noticing familiar figures on operating tables.

Nack: No...NO!!

He shoved the frogs with strange experimenting tools, looking around.

Nack: Grandpa! Grandma! Ken! Max & Mary? Where are-

He stopped, noticing two elderly felines nearby just as the familiar figures arrived.

Dingo: Uh excuse me, you two. But have you seen a couple of kittens roaming around the ship?

Maximus: (frowns) We are the kittens, you dope!

Dingo: (blinks) Seriously?

Nack: (stunned) No...no...

Mary looked at herself, crying with tears.

Mary: I'm old...I'm ugly...and I'll never find someone I like!

Nack started clenching his fist in anger before anger tears came out of his eyes.

Nack: (snaps) Where's Ken and my grandparents, you toads!?

Frogs: We're frogs. Check the warts!

Nack punched one of them.

Nack: I don't want excuses, I want my friend and the only other relatives I got left!! Where are they, you jerks?

Nic: Yeah, what did you idiots do to them!?

Frog Doctor: Look, guys, we're just testing the experiments out. We already tested the aging device AND the toy transformation device earlier looked like it was half successful.

Kazooie: (dryly) Thanks, Poindexter.

Poindexter (Frog Doctor): (shocked) Who told you my name?! (to a frog) Seriously, who told the loud mouth bird my name?!

Kazooie: Lucky guess, moron!

Fiona: Wait, experiments? What other experiments DID you use?

Poindexter: The boy was getting nosy so we used an animalistic experiment on him. As for the two woozles who tried to attack us-(gets punched) Agh!

Nack: I'll punch your lights out later! WHERE are they!?

Poindexter: If I tell you, would you stop hitting us?

As they continued, Don noticed the news numbers nearby, secretly sneaking to it while taking out a notepad.

Psycho: And watch what you say, bub! Nack could tear your freakin' face off if you kept at using the "w" word!

Don glanced near the numbers nearby.

Don: (reading) Let's see. Tomorrow's winning numbers are...(writes on notepad) 7-3-6-6. Heh. Got it.

Don then notices something else.

Don: (reading) For a good time, call...(frowns) Oh come on. Like I haven't seen this gag a zillion times!

He backed away, feeling a rat tail nearby.

Don: (annoyed) Oh crap, don't tell me...they have a certain rat.

Poindexter: (notices) Oh I see you found the brat. His family wouldn't shut up, so we used a disintegrating pistol on them before taking the boy.

Fiona: That explains it.

They moved away, noticing a groaning unconscious Ken, transformed to a rat, on the table.

Psycho: I thought I smell a rat.

Poindexter: (grins) I believe most of our experiments are a success.

Nack: Most?! What about the last one? Where are-

They heard torturous screams, making the twins look horrified.

Nic: Grandma and Grandpa!!

They bashed through the frogs, darting to the table where they saw the screaming ones on the table with sphere domes around them. To their horror, the two noticed the legs starting to become mechanical.

Nack: No...NO!!

Nic: (bangs the glass) Grandma! Grandpa! Get out of there!!

Poindexter: They can't hear you. Soon the Roboticizing experiment we found will be complete.

Nack: (furiously) YOU JERKS!! (pouncing) I'LL KILL YOU!!

The frogs yelped, trying to evade unsuccessfully while the others came to the controls.

Fiona: Come on, we have to get the Roboticizer shut down!

Dingo: And how the bleedin' heck are we gonna do that?!

Fiona: No idea!

The wolf noticed a strange remote on the table, pondering a bit before taking it.

Sleet: Maybe THIS can help. Stand still, Dingo!

Dingo: Stand what?

He was shot by the remote, transforming to a double bladed axe.

Nic: (panics) This isn't the time for chopping wood!

Sleet snatched the axed Dingo, raising him up.

Sleet: This isn't for the wood, Nic!!

He slammed the axe down, breaking and destroying the controls, causing the machine to shut down and the dome to open up.

Nack: Prepare yourselves, we don't know what we're going to be in for.

Psycho: And remember: in space, no one can hear you scream like a girl.

The fog partially cleared, showing parts of Kayla and Angus still in tact with the latter's organic arm feeling his forehead.

Kriplespac: Ungh...vhat was going on?

Nack: They're okay!

Nic: (sighs) We did it!!

However, as the two jumped toward their grandparents with relief, the vampire noticed something wrong.

Batula: I think you spoke too soon...

Nack: Grandma, Grandpa, we thought you were goners!

Kriplespac: (groans) Ungh...I feel like part of mein head got a bit of a short circuit or something.

Kayla: Strange...I can't feel mein legs or arms.

When the fog uncovered more, to their shock and horror, they saw the general's head partial robotic with a robotic eye, then looked downward and noticed three arms (two for Kayla) along with their legs robotic.

Kriplespac: Gah! Mein gut! Ve...ve're...

Nack: Oh no...we didn't stop it soon enough!

Psycho: Dear God! They turned into...Weaselbots!

Nack: (pause) "Weasebots"? No offense, Pys, but the name's kinda unoriginal.

Psycho: So, what? What would you call a rabbit half robotized? A Rabbot?

Nic: AHH! Grandma! Grandpa! (concerned) You're not fully robotic on the inside, are you?

Kayla: (teary eyed) Mein arms and legs...I...

Kriplespac: (looks saddened/pats her) Zere, zere, Kayla...

Dingo: Crap, can't get worse than this!

Poindexter: Hey, you ruined our experiment! I don't care if you ARE a fan or not!

He pointed a disintegrating pistol toward them.

Poindexter: Down on the floor or you get turned to ashes! Toss your weapon down, mutt!

Sleet: (glares) Hey!

Dingo: Oh crud, you better do so!

Sleet looked a bit, then smirked a bit.

Sleet: Whatever you say.

He tossed the axed Dingo, causing the frog doctor to yelp and duck, accidentally shooting the pistol. It ricochet around with the others ducking.

Nack: (notices) It's heading toward me!

Kriplespac: (gasps) NACK!

He jumped, shoving Nack away, though it caused his bottom robotic legs to be hit, making him notice too late as the legs instantly turned to ash, destroying the robotic legs. They fell to the ground, groaning a bit.

Nack: (notices) Grandpa...you saved me...but your legs-

Kriplespac: I lost mein daughter, I vould never forgive myself if I lost you and Nic.

The two hugged with Don glancing.

Don: Sleet...you know what to do.

The wolf nodded, using the remote, transforming Dingo on the ground to a giant snake, causing the transformed dingo to snatch the frogs as they yelped, grunting.

Sleet: I think we'll take what we came for and leave. Unless you want to experience being inside a transformed Dingo's belly.

Poindexter: (yelps) Uh okay. You can take them.

The stuffed bear and bird helped the elderly up while Batula took the unconscious Ken and Kayla lifted the now legless husband of hers.

Batula: Come on, ve have to leave...NOW!!

Most darted with Sleet remaining, shooting the remote and transforming Dingo back to normal.

Sleet: Hurry, before those warts recover!

Dingo: Too right, Sleet!!

At the front, Giroro noticed the group arriving back.

Giroro: Wow, you guys finished quick.

Don: Yeah, yeah. We had a good time. Now make with the us escaping this ship!

Giroro: Very well. Come with me.

He pulled them with Nack, more worried, following as they came to the controls.

Giroro: Now enter this sequence to return home.

He pressed the red, then yellow, then green, then purple before departing them.

Giroro: See ya.

He finally departed.

Psycho: Wow, the alarm sounds like your grandpa's alarm whenever someone tries to blow up the nuclear reactor.

Fiona: (yelps) You got a reactor?!

The buttons were pressed before the four elders were pushed to the panel, then given Ken.

Maximus: (groans) What are you doing!? Aren't you coming home?

Mary: We need help after all!

Batula: Look, our mission isn't done yet. But believe me vhen I say zis: Stay in Hiram's home until everything's cleared up. And vhen Ken awakens, don't let him panic.

Swiper: (nods) He's right...and please, stay safe, okay?

They looked a bit reluctant before nodding.

Kriplespac: (sighs) Guess I'll be needing a wheelchair of a sort from now on, huh?

Mary: Hey Nack & Psycho? You two take care, will you?

Finally, the five vanished from the ship.

Kazooie: Well, we're now stuck in the ship with those things.

Psycho: Good thing I remember Thickley's combination like I remember the types of razors I have.

Afterward, Psycho pressed the sequence Mr. Thickley pressed earlier.

Kazooie: Okay, we're heading back to Bermuda.

Dingo: (realizes) Wait...we don't have-

Just then, after they stepped on the panel, the group vanished, reappearing in the sky. Just then, after Psycho looked down, bulging his eyes while screaming, the gang fell downward.

All: AHHHHH!!

Dingo: OH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Sleet: (panics) Quick, the parachutes!!

Psycho: There aren't enough!!

Banjo: Then just hang on to the bags!

The bags were grabbed as each parachute was opened, slowing them down as they grunted, groaning a bit before they sighed.

Nic: (sighs) We're safe for now.

Psycho: Awwww, I wanted to try turning into a raft at least once.

Nack: This isn't Indy, Psy.

Nic: Wait, hang on. What's going to keep us floating once we hit the ocean?

They looked below, noticing themselves floating down to the Bermuda Triangle waters.

Swiper: Uh oh. Better get the wet suits on.

Kazooie pulled out a few wet suits.

Kazooie: Got 'em right here. Though I'm not sure if either Dingo or Donnie will fit in these.

Don: (snatches one) Gimme that!

Banjo: And I'm stuff and fluff now. I'm sure a part plush like me and Kazooie will keep floating.

The three weasels and male fox grunted from the suits they wore.

Nack: Ungh, it's uncomfortably tight.

Swiper: (notices) There aren't enough wet suits, guys. (worried) The rest of you will-

Sleet: Ahem. You forget, I STILL have this remote that transformed Dingo earlier.

Dingo: Uh why are you saying-

He was kicked, making Dingo yelp, falling into the waters, making him cough before the remote shot him, transforming Dingo to a raft with the gang, minus Swiper, Nack, Psycho, Don, Banjo, and Kazooie, the first four in wet suits, landing inside.

Dingo: Well, this sure is wet.

Psycho: Double groan.

Most: WHEW!

Swiper: Still, I'm glad I have this flotation seat. I should be able to last at least an hour outside a raft.

Nic: (grins) Dang, Slick, you have one of the best items you stole from those frog men. A shape shifting remote.

Sleet: (twirls it) Well, I think this could be quite a useful item.

Psycho: Even more than the kazoo?

He blew the kazoo a bit. After a moment, a dolphin with stars on its head arrived to them.

Pssycho: Oh look, a dolphin.

Swiper: Maybe I can try using the crystal on the dolphin.

He touched the crystal, starting to twirl a bit, then almost fall in the water before the ones on the raft grabbed him, pulling his body inside. Afterward, the dolphin chirped a bit.

Nack: What is he saying?

Psycho: I think he said chirp chirp chrip chrip.

Don: We know that, moron. He meant what's it mean?

Psycho: No idea. (pauses) I think I'll call him Ecco.

Nack: Err Psy? I think Ecco is now Swiper.

Psycho: (pause) Let me test. (to dolphin) Hey Swipe-O!

He tail slapped Psycho.

Psycho: (Anime eye swirls) It's him all right.

Swiper, in Ecco's body, splashed a bit.

Banjo: Dang, wish I could speak dolphin.

Kazooie: Well, see if you could get Swiper to check the ocean below for anything interesting!

Banjo: Hey, Swipe...Ecco...whoever! Get down...and (motions) try to...find the crystal...

Swiper in Ecco: (dolphin speak) *I can understand, Banjo. I...nevermind.*

Finally, the dolphin dove down into the water.

Banjo: Wow, took a while but I think he understood that.

In the ocean, the dolphin passed an ancient ruin of what seemed to be a city of a sort. He used the sonar, blowing the seaweeds blocking an opening away before noticing a glowing object, lifting it with his dolphin nose.

Swiper in Ecco: *This looks like the bottom part of the device! Better let the others have it.*

When he arrived to the surface, the fox in dolphin tossed the device with Sleet snatching it.

Sleet: Got it.

Finally, the glow died down before Swiper returned to his body, groaning a bit.

Swiper: Man...I think I saw Atlantis down there.

Nack: Unless the city is deeper underground than we can imagine and protected by weird natives in masks.

Don: (frowns) Well this is great and all, but how the crap are we gonna make it back to land!?

Just then, one of the familiar frogs appeared, glancing at the group nearby.

Nic: (nervously) Oh hi. You must be Sgt. Keroro.

Keroro: Nevermind that! (points) Where did you get the artifacts?

He was pelted by Psycho tossing tomatoes from his jacket at him.

Keroro: Hmph. Not talking, huh? I know what to do with you folks.

Nack: What? You're going to turn us into robots like you almost did to my grandparents?

Keroro: Even worst!

In an instant, the group vanished. In a familiar area, the sergeant was talking through the communicator with the prisoners (with Dingo transformed to normal by the remote they took back) held by the other frogs.

Keroro: (to the phone) Is the device ready yet? (pauses) What?! What do you mean it was already used on the bear and bird?! And what do you mean it needs another hour? Augh. You guys are worthless. How can I run an empire if you guys keep screwing up!?

He groaned, hanging up.

Psycho: (smugly) The "even worst" part on delay?

Keroro: We will have to go with the even other worst part now.

He pulled the lever nearby, opening the prison cell.

Keroro: And until we bring them in just a minute, you guys get in!

They were shoved inside before the lever was pulled, showing lasers on the cage.

Keroro: Now stay!

The artifacts were shown.

Random Frog: And thanks for the artifacts. See ya.

The frogs departed, opening a cabinet near the exit before the items were stored, then the frogs left.

Fiona: (dryly) Now what?

Swiper: (ponders) I have an idea...

He placed on the fedora and fake moustache on himself.

Psycho: (confused) Who's the weird guy?

Dingo: Ungh...no idea, but I can't stand the noise! It's MUCH louder in here!

Swiper: Just trust me! I'll take care of it!! (groans) And we better hurry. I think this noise is making us...I think I'm starting to lose something.

At the front, as the sergeant and his crew were out of the familiar building, the frog remaining pondered.

Frog: Hmmm, I think I'll check on the prisoners.

He entered the room, then gasped, noticing Swiper in the disguise.

Frog: How did you get in here!?

He pulled the lever, opening the cage.

Frog: Don't you know the Mindbender's not good for your health?!

Swiper: (groans) We better get out of here. I'm starting to lose my mind.

Frog: "We"? But these guys are-

Quickly, the frog was knocked out.

Swiper: Uh, the prisoners are escaping! We got a frog down!

Sleet: Hurry before those things come back!

The cabinet was opened with the artifacts and remote taken.

Psycho: YAY!! Here's the stuff they took!

Don: Right, let's scoot before they see us!

They (with Don grabbed) darted out of the building. As soon as they were gone, Keroro arrived with his army.

Keroro: Okay, since you're probably stupid right now, we-

He gasped, noticing the frog down before groaning.

Keroro: (face palms) Idiot.

Outside the building, the group sighed a bit.

Swiper: Man, I feel much better now. What was that Mindbender thing doing to me?

Nic: I felt like I was getting just as stupid as either Stupid or Dingo.

Dingo: Us stupid? We're always this way!

They arrived to Apu's with Don glaring.

Don: Shut up for a second. I'm trying to win a lotto here!

Apu, arriving to the counter, noticed them.

Apu: Hello, everyone. What will it be?

Nack: We want to buy something.

Apu: Okay, what is it?

Nack: Hmmm, do you have any....chainsaws that doesn't need gasoline?

Apu: Nope.

Nack: Do you have any...games that is based on haunted pizza places?

Apu: Nope.

Nack: Do you have any...dolphin sized jerky?

Apu: Nope.

Nack: Do you have any...lotto tickets?

Apu: No...wait, I do!

Psycho: Gimme one! Gimme one!

Apu: I am sorry, but the rules state only the one who is 18 or older may apply.

Don: In that case, Apu, since I don't need an ID to tell you my age, I want to buy a lottery ticket myself.

He slammed the 10 bucks down before Apu noticed, taking the cash and placing a number dialer down.

Apu: You have a million to one chance of winning this. And all you must do is figure out the correct numbers to win the grand prize. Good luck, you will need it.

Don chuckled a bit, secretly looking at his notes, then looked back up.

Don: With luck, I ain't gonna need it.

Nack: Thanks, Apu. I got a feeling Psy and I will be coming in here a lot.

Apu: (pause) Why do I got a sense of dread?

He pressed the numbers 7, 3, 6, and 6 before the ticket was printed.

Don: (mockingly) Oh gee, I hope I don't lose.

Apu: Come back after the numbers are picked and I will tell you if you're a winner.

Don: No problem.

Back at Stone Henge, Mina groaned, dropping the wire cutters as Amy with the familiar figures arrived.

Amy: We're done with the tour!

Sally: So how goes it?

Mina: (sighs) It's no use. I tried everything.

Sonia: Look, the only way through to Stone Henge is through the gate and the guards here aren't EXACTLY plesant to be near.

Aleena: Besides, the only way to get him to let you pass is if he's drunk.

Manic, realizing, took out the whisky bottle, smirking a bit.

Manic: I got an idea, mom.

Sonia: I'm afraid to ask but what it is.

Manic: Trust me on this, sis.

He went to the sentry as he spoke to the sentry guarding the gate.

Manic: Yo, it's me. I found this bottle and wanted to know if it was yours.

Guard: No, but since no one is claiming it and you're obviously too young for it...I'd be HAPPY to join you folks in a drink.

Rodent: Maybe...

Aleena: Uh we have our own drinks, thank you.

Guard: No, no, I insist.

Most: Hoo boy.

Back at Apu's, the familiar figures arrived back to the store.

Don: So, what's the status on the lotto, Apu?

Nack: Right. What's the results?

Apu: (stunned) I am so shocked about this. But I have no choice. Congratulations, lucky fella. You won the big lotto prize: 10,000 Smackeroos.

Don: (greedily) YES!

Apu: Now come here and I will give you your winnings.

They came to the counter with Don giving the ticket to him.

Apu: Now I need your Cash Card.

Batula: Um, Cash Card?

Don: No worries. I got a friend who got one.

He swiped Swiper's card.

Swiper: (frowns) Hey!

The card was swiped a bit before it was given.

Apu: You sure are a lucky rodent.

Finally, the gang departed.

Nack: Later, Apu.

Psycho: Best to miss us when we're gone.

Apu: AHHHHHHHHH!

The gang looks confused as they leave.

Swiper: What the hell was that about?

Psycho: Something stupid we're better off not knowing until we're older.

Most: Yeah.

As they were, Dingo was near a statue of an elephant god. He took out a peanut, showing it to the statue.

Dingo: Hey elephant, want a peanut?

Apu: (frowns) Please do not offer my god a peanut. Now leave the premises (happily) and come again!

Back near Stone Henge, the guard was asleep from half the bottle drinken.

Aleena: (sighs) That was MOST unpleasant.

The lever was pulled, turning off the electricity on the bars.

Mina: Luckily for us, he drank too much before getting too friendly. (shudders) Geez.

Tails: By the way, Dojo, you feeling any better?

Dojo: (stretching) Only a little bit. I can at least make one more round trip from Manhattan to at least Egypt.

Mina: Sorry I couldn't figure a way around the electricity.

Rodent: (pats her) It's okay. We didn't know this was going to be difficult.

The fence was cut by the wire cutters.

Mina: Probably someday we would use this to charge someone's car battery.

Sally: Or probably end up getting locked in some ghost pirate's torture chamber.

Sonic: OR get us stuck in a battle between demigods unknowingly.

Bunnie: Like that would ever happen, Sugah Hog.

At Stone Henge, the group came to the altar stone table with the shards, flagpole, and scroll placed down.

Mina: Okay, this is it. Time to read the scroll. (tries reading) Hmmm, this is difficult.

Knuckles: Let me try!

He took the scroll, glancing a bit before pondering, looking confused before realizing.

Knuckles: Oh that's right, my uncle never taught me how to read stuff like this.

Aleena: Wait one moment. It has "words of power" on it.

Mina: Maybe if we read the words, despite us not knowing the language, maybe the shards COULD be restored.

Stupid: You mean this word that says "Gnik Sisi Vle"?

Then, a lightning bolt hit the pole, causing the crystal shards to glow rapidly before the crystal pieces fused together while the scroll burned up.

Most: WHOA!!

Rodent: The crystal's fused!

Knuckles: And the scroll burned up in my hands!

The crystal was snatched up.

Sally: (smiles) It doesn't matter. Let's take this to the guys. They're probably back in America right now.

Back in space, the familiar figures walked through the maze area before arriving to where a map of Earth was.

Ami: WHOA!!

Yumi: (nods) I know. It looks like a map of Ancient Earth.

Ami then pointed to another carving.

Ami: And look at this! It looks like an Egyptian Sphinx!

Grievous: (glances) There's another face on the carving that's similar to the first drawing.

He pointed to the drawing of two square eyes with a square mouth.

Yumi: Right. (concentrating) Come on, picture what we're seeing.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Egypt, near the pyramids, the familiar figures flying down landed near the sands while the hunters on Dojo arrived, crashing into the sands and causing the gang to spit sand a bit.

Nack: Anyone for a sandwich?

All while the worried ones looked at Nic with concern.

Rotor: We're sorry about what happened to them. I mean we knew they were gonna transform and/or age, but not like what you guys described.

Nic: I know...I thought the way that would happen to them would be a happy accident, not a tragic one.

Nack: Well, here we are in Egypt. And if anyone said otherwise, they would be in "De Nile".

Most: Booo.

Nack: What?

They came near the Sphinx where strange markings on one of the legs was shown.

Sonic: I think I got a vision from Yumi. And anyway, it looks like we figured out the next puzzle.

The crayon was taken with Sonic quickly drawing on the markings, showing the same squares before a secret passage opened up.

Mina: This must be it.

Psycho: Who wants to go into the creepy cave first?

Dingo was pushed inside as he yelped. After a moment, each one went inside, going through the maze.

Dingo: Yeesh, a guy can get lost through this place.

Tails with Rodent and Mina only looked amazed at the place.

Tails: This is amazing! I never knew there could be more than ONE entrance into the Sphinx.

Psycho: Or in our case, in a Spunx if possible.

They walked through the place, though Dingo tripped, getting up and trying to keep up. After a few moments, they arrived to a room where some hieroglypics were.

Amy: So what's it say?

Mina: (glancing) Hmmm...First, push the left button, then push the right button, and finally, push the center button.

Antoine: (frowns) They could've made zis any clearer.

Each button was pressed at the correct order before the panel lifted up, showing a different map of a sort.

Swiper: Hey, this is a map of the Martian Face!

Mina: (glances) And this is a map of the Martian Pyramid!

Then, they noticed a strange marking which represented four boxes put together.

Psycho: Hey this is something else I don't know what it is!

Mina: Uh Swiper?

Swiper: Yeah?

Swiper was then given the yellow crystal.

Mina: You'll need this more.

Swiper: Huh?

Mina: Not all of us are going to space and most of us don't have space suits.

Don: Yeah, and well...we know there's no air on the area of Mars' surface, you know.

Psycho: That won't be a problem for Bat Squirrel. Undead can't breathe in space anyway.

Nack: Right, Bat Squirrel got no lungs.

Batula: I have lungs, zey just don't vork because I'm undead.

Kazooie: And I doubt that airlessness can kill me and Banjo. We're turned to toys now.

Dojo: Uh...right.

Psycho: (grins) I betcha we deal with Instant Martians!

Nack: I think we can get to Zaire in order to stop those aliens, couldn't we?

Dojo: One way to find out.

Outside the pyramid, Dojo grabbed Swiper, Nack, Psycho, Batula, Banjo and Kazooie before they began flying.

Banjo: (shouts) Just wait for us at one of the pyramids!!

After they left, Mina's group arrived to the entrance of one of the pyramids, entering together. However, Mina looked back after a moment.

Mina: (to herself) Hurry, Swiper...

Back in Zaire, the familiar group arrived and landed near Mumbo Jumbo's hut with the crystal slammed near his desk.

Kazooie: Here's your stupid crystal. Now you gonna help or what?

Mumbo Jumbo: Ah. Big mouth bird, brown bear and friends has got yellow crystal. Mumbo Jumbo shall teach you how to use it now.

Psycho: (snaps) FINALLY!!

Mumbo Jumbo: (grins) Now, Weasel Gang only travel TO a teleport pod. Use map to focus on destination. (points) No one but you do this.

He pointed to where Swiper was.

Swiper: Really? Wow, that's really something. I-

Mumbo Jumbo: Not you.

Swiper: Say what?

He pushed Swiper away and pointed to the one he was actually pointing at.

Mumbo Jumbo: You.

They gasped at the one he pointed at.

(End of Act 7)