Fan Fiction ❯ Pet Force book #6 ❯ Vetvix Comith ( Chapter 2 )

Chapter 2

Our world, dead end between two buildings...

A cloud of purple smoke starts to fill the air, when the smoke clears, Vetvix is standing there. "At last, I am here! Now I can destroy Pet Force while they are weak and powerless!" Vetvix cackled, "Any second now, my army shall arrive, then they will destroy Pet Force while they are weak!

Vetvix lets out a maniacal laugh. Soon another cloud of purple smoke appears, except it is larger and in the air. The smoke fades revealing a large spacecraft hovering many feet above the ground. Many people walking by stop and look up at the spacecraft, wondering what is going on. The ship slowly lowers and lands, as the hatch opens, the people scream and run away in terror. A gigantic army of mutated animals emerges, a giraffe with an elephant's head in the lead.

"I am sorry we took so long, your evilness," said the giraffe/elephant, "You must have been waiting here for weeks."

"What are you talking about?!" snarled Vetvix, "It has been hardly twenty seconds! Oh, no! Time must pass much more slowly here, and with all of these people living here, it could be years in our world before we return!"

Vetvix begins to pace around, trying to figure out a plan for her to return in weeks instead of years. Suddenly, she stops and an evil grin crosses her face.

"I will use my dark magic to slow down time in our world." Vetvix closes her eyes, says some magical words, and moves her arms in a strange pattern. Soon the spell is complete, but to the eyes of Emperor Jon and his subjects, all time is moving at the same speed.

Emperor Jon's universe...

The Emperor knew about Vetvix's plan to go to Garfield and the others world, because the last time Pet Force was at the Floating Fortress of Fear, (see book #4) Garzooka had placed a miniature camera somewhere in the lab so that Emperor Jon could watch Vetvix, and know about her evil schemes in advance. Unfortunately... Emperor Jon had been on Pet Force's ship The Lightspeed Lasagna when Vetvix had escaped from the force field prison that had held her for such a long time. Sorcerer Binky was at the Emperor's palace, when a bright green light flashed throughout the entire universe.

"What was that?!" exclaimed the emperor, not knowing anything more clever to say.

"From the looks of it... it looks like Vetvix's work." Replied the sorcerer.

"But that's impossible!" exclaimed the emperor, "Isn't it?"

"No, she is able to cast certain spells from earth, but it appears there was no effect from that spell to be seen." Said the Sorcerer calmly, "But still, we need to call Pet Force and explain what is going on in their world."

Our world, Joe's Grocery...

"Isn't this great? The six of us going shopping together for groceries?" Jon asked Garfield, Arlene, Odie, Nermal and Pooky. Garfield, of course, had left, and was in the frozen food isle with a miniature, cordless oven, and of course with Pooky by his side. By the time Jon, Arlene, and Nermal found Garfield and Pooky, Garfield had scarfed fifteen pizzas, five enchiladas, and for dessert, twenty popsicles, and eight pies.

"I'm ashamed of you Garfield," scolded Jon, "You ate half of the frozen food aisle!"

"I'm ashamed too, I wasn't able to eat all of the food there." Replied Garfield.

"Is your stomach all you ever think about?" asked Arlene.

"Of course not!" exclaimed Garfield, "I think about naps too."

Arlene groans with frustration as Jon looks around and notices that Odie is not there.

"Hey, have you guys seen Odie?" asked Jon.

Nermal, who is reading the latest issue of Pet Force, shrugs without taking his eyes off of the comic. And Arlene and Garfield are to busy arguing to notice that Jon asked them a question. Jon quickly gathers up the three cats and Pooky, puts them in the cart, and begins searching for Odie. Jon looks through the entire store, except... he hasn't looked in the newly built garden section. Jon finds Odie in the garden section right before he goes on the biggest tree there. Jon manages to keep Odie from doing his business, and scolds him for running off. Suddenly, Nermal sees one of Vetvix's army passing by one of the windows of the garden section. Luckily, the mutated animal didn't see the five of them, six if you include Jon. Nermal dashes out the door to find out if he saw what he thought he saw. Odie follows Nermal, thinking that he is wanting to race. Arlene sees Nermal and Odie run out the door, afraid for the safety of Odie and Nermal, she tries to get Garfield to help her chase them down.

"Garfield!" yelled Arlene

"Ouch!" exclaimed Garfield holding his ears, "I'm right here next to you, you don't have to yell!"

"Nermal and Odie have left!" exclaimed Arlene frantically, "We have to find them!"

"Aww," groaned Garfield, "do we have to? I was going to lay in the cart, eat, and sleep."

Arlene grabs Garfield's arm that is not clutching Pooky, and pulls him outside to help her look for Nermal and Odie.

"They've got to be around here somewhere, do you see them anywhere, Garfield?" said a puzzled Arlene, Garfield gave no answer.

"Garfield?" Arlene asks as she turns around, "GARFIELD!!!"

Garfield is lying on the sidewalk, clutching Pooky, and is fast asleep. When Arlene yelled his name, he woke with start.

"What, what, did you find them?" asked a surprised Garfield.

"No, I haven't found them!" snapped Arlene.

Garfield yawns and smacks his lips. "Okay, wake me up when you find them." says Garfield as he rolls over and falls asleep again.

"Garfield! You're so..." Arlene yells, but suddenly she sees Nermal tiptoe around the corner of the grocery store with his paw clamped over Odie's mouth. Arlene notices that he keeps glancing nervously over his shoulder. Nermal sees Arlene and gestures for her to come see where he and Odie had been, then he mouths the words, "Bring the blimp and Pooky too." Arlene grabs Garfield's legs and manages to pull the fat, teddy bear hugging cat over to Odie and Nermal. Arlene peeks around the corner and sees one of Vetvix's mutant animals, she lets out a small, muffled yelp. Luckily, the mutant didn't hear Arlene's yelp of terror. Arlene leans over and pokes Garfield to wake him up.

"Garfield," whispers Arlene, "wake up Garfield"

Garfield sleepily opens his eyes and stretches.

"What did you do that for?" asked an annoyed Garfield, "I was having a great dream, it was raining hot dogs and hamburgers."

"Shut-up and look around the corner." whispers Nermal.

Garfield looks around the corner, turns around to face the others again, lets out the biggest yell he's ever yelled, and passes out.

If this had been any other mutant from Vetivix's army, Garfield would have been much calmer. Bu this mutant was a dog sized spider with a snake's head, and Garfield hates spiders.

The spider/snake lifts its head from the communicator that it had recently received a message from Vetvix on, and turns around to see Garfield and the others. It gasps realizing that it was the first of Vetvix's army to find Pet Force without their powers. It lunges at the five furry friends, but before it could reach them... they disappeared, causing the spider/snake to crash into the wall they were standing in front of.