The Introduction of the Cy-Rangers

The Most Confusing Picnic Ever

It was two o'clock in the afternoon by the time Mickey arrived back in Mouseton Park with Pluto. He was whistling as he carried his picnic basket. Pluto was barking and running around him very excited as they walked to meet up with Minnie.

"I know, Pluto," Mickey said. "I can't wait to start this picnic either. Hey, look, there's Minnie."

They found Minnie already in the middle of her park with her own picnic basket, which was completely identical to Mickey's, and her purple picnic blanket. Joining her were her own two pets: her cat Figaro and her dog Fifi the Peke. Pluto was glad that Fifi was there because she was one of the two dogs he had a crush on; the other was Dinah the Dachshund, but she was usually seen with Butch the Bulldog. As for Figaro... Well, though they weren't exactly the very best of friends, Pluto and Figaro did behave themselves around each other for the sake of their owners.

The mice greeted each other and sat down on Minnie's picnic blanket. The first thing they got out of their baskets was a bone each for Pluto and Fifi and cat food for Figaro. Then they helped themselves with lots of yummy food, including Minnie's homemade lemonade and glasses, Mickey's jam sandwiches, Minnie's cheese sandwiches, Mickey's salads, Minnie's mini basket of fresh fruit, Mickey's bag of potato chips and Minnie's chocolate cake among the many other picnic stuff they brought with them. Everyone really enjoyed the food and the nice warm sun above them made this experience more enjoyable.

"This was the best picnic I've ever had in my life, Mickey," Minnie said, as she finished her last slice of chocolate cake.

"Me too, Minnie," Mickey said, as he finished his bag of potato chips. "This is just what I needed for after this morning's incident."

"Me, too." Then Minnie yawned. "Is it okay if I have forty winks?"

"All right if I join you?"

Then both mice fell asleep next to each other on the nice comfy blanket under the nice warm sun. So did their pets.

Pluto's dreams of being a bone-aire (which was like a millionaire but with millions of bones instead of dollars, in case anyone was wondering) and the opportunities it could bring to him, such as having his dream crushes like Fifi and Dinah around him were interrupted. It was a smell that woke him up from his lovely dreams. He saw that smell woke up Fifi and Figaro too. To all of them, it smelt like beef, chicken, pork, lamb and fish together. To them, it smelt like an all-you-can eat-buffet and it smelt very delicious.

The pets barked and meowed as they ran to follow the smell as fast as they could. It took them into part of the park where the tall trees were. The deeper they went into the woods, the stronger the smell got and the more they lick their lips with their tongues and wetter they became.

When the pets reached a huge green bush, the smell couldn't have been any stronger. They thought the smell was coming from behind the bush. They started to run around it, but soon they were all sprung up in the air. They found themselves floating in a net. Then as they got pulled up, they barked and meowed for help.

"Quiet, all of you!"

The pets went quiet and saw who was pulling them up. It was a toad who was standing on a branch of the closest tree. She wore brown pants, black boots and a green jacket. She had some metal parts on her face and her right eye was like a robotic eye with a digital red light in the middle as an eye pupil.

Pluto barked at her.

"I'll tell you who I am later, I promise," the toad said. She had a New Zealand accent. "But you must be quiet."

The pets went quiet as the toad put them on the branch. "Remain quiet," she said to them. "I'll free you and explain everything later, I promise. Continue to remain quiet."

The pets were still very confused, but they did what the toad told them to do.

"See that white thing down there?"

The pets looked down and saw the bush they were going to run around to find their food. Only there wasn't food there at all, but a white device with five open holes.

"Does that smell like beef, chicken, pork, lamb and fish together?" the toad asked.

The pets used their noses. Remembering to remain quiet, they nodded yes to the toad. It was the exact same smell that lured them away from the picnic and in this part of the park.

"It was a trap to lure you in," the toad explained. "And here are the guys who are after you."

The pets looked down and saw two giant creatures made of rocks approaching the white device. There were both about eight foot tall and they had so many rocks on their bodies that they could be mistaken for muscles. Their faces were giant rocks and had skull-like features such as no hair, no eyes, no ears, no noses and just a mouth with teeth.

"Golems," the toad whispered to the pets. "That's what they are."

"We should have caught some creatures now," one of the golems said.

"So why didn't we?" the other asked.

The first one picked up the device and smelt it. "I don't understand it. The device is at the highest of realising the smells."

The second one smelt it. "Well, I can't smell anything."

"That's because we're made of rocks, you moron! We're golems! We can't smell or taste."

"Or see or touch either," the second one said. "And we haven't even got ears, so how can we hear?"

The first one just sighed and grabbed his partner. "Come on. We must report this to Lady Brenda of the Earth."

After those golems were finally out of sight, the cyborg toad lowered herself and the pets down.

"Once again, Cy-Toad has managed to avoid them," she boasted to herself as she freed the pets. Then they jumped onto them and licked her to say thank you for saving their lives.

Cy-Toad laughed as they licked them and stroked them in return. "You're very welcome, guys."

Then they heard screaming. To the pets that sounded like their masters were trouble. They ran back to the picnic.

When they arrived at the picnic, the pets were shocked as hell to see their owners were not there. The picnic blanket and the baskets were still there, but not their owners.

"Don't worry, guys."

The pets turned to see Cy-Toad had followed them.

"With my digital eye, I can scan for clues." Then she got to work, while the pets sniffed around for clues.

Pluto barked.

"Those golems wanted to turn you guys into monsters for their armies," Cy-Toad replied to Pluto's question.

Figaro meowed.

"My digital eye can translate what you're saying," Cy-Toad replied.

Then Fifi barked.

"You found something?" Cy-Toad ran to her, followed by Pluto and Figaro.

They all gasped at what they saw. They saw Mickey's red shorts and yellow shoes and Minnie's pink and white dotted dress, pink shoes and pink bow tie on the ground.

Cy-Toad gasped as she scanned them with her digital eye. "Guys, I've found out who took your owners."

The pets gathered around her to hear it.