We found Kozak under the wing, standing next to a man-sized purple cocoon. Kozak was spraying himself with KleanUp, which turned the purple foam into a dust that drifted away on the breeze.
I said, 'Thanks for rescuing us from the Bunglers.'
'It was no thing,' he replied. 'I 'ad 'elp from Murga and ze goose, Duncan.'
I pointed to the cocoon. 'Is that Stonk?'
'Mais, oui. Zat is yes.'
'Can he breathe in there?' Licia asked.
'Yes, yes. Ze foam is, 'ow you say, perme-able. It will disintegrate in about one hour.; poof.'
Kozak sprayed one end of the cocoon with Kleenup , until Stonk's face became visible. He looked terrified.
'Dearly beloved,' Kozak intoned, 'We are gathered here today . . .' and then he paused, 'to honour ze memory of . . . Stonk, you are going to be okay. He, he, he.'
Dr Zhang was looking horrified as the driver-less Terramax was rotating between the crumpled pick-up and the Bunglers' black Buick SUV while slowly scraping the paint off the SUV. The driver was still sheltering inside the SUV his rifle at the ready.
Dr Zhang made several unsuccessful attempts to get into the rotating Terramax before Miguel boosted Licia through the hatch as it passed. She quickly stopped it rotating so we could all get in.
Murga shook hands with Dr Zhang and exchanging a few words with him as the rest of us squashed into the Terramax. Beryl climbed up beside Miguel and I sat on the engine cover.
Dr Zhang, the last to climb in, joined me on the engine cover.
'Acquiring target information,' the speakers announced as soon as Licia pushed the Power button. 'Radar lock on. Arming counter battery missiles.'
'Missiles!' Dr Zhang exclaimed in alarm. 'I told them to delete the military stuff.'
At that moment, Dunc landed on the roof of the Bunglers' black SUV and started jumping up and down, break dancing. The driver leaned out the window to see what was happening just as Dunc slipped off to the other side and flipped something into the SUV 's from his webbed feet. Thick green smoke suddenly billowed out of the drivers door.
We were still looking for the seat belts when Licia turned the steering column. There was a loud bang and a bullet ricocheted off the Terramax.
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Undercover Goose - book 6
Science FictionMurga wanted to borrow Dr Zhang's computer, which the Dark Fire Data Bunglers were trying to destroy. Yonnie and Treeka (two algorithms from the future) claimed the computer was their mother, Mandia, and were intent on protecting her. And now the...
