Time Force: The Rise of Dr. Octavius Brine

Chapter 1: Margo Goes Hang-Gliding

Somewhere over the Mediterranean Sea, Margo, Edith, and Agnes were flying back to New York City with their parents, Gru and Lucy, in the passenger plane after a long, European vacation. A flight attendant came by and asked Margo, "Would you like our Italian entree, Miss Gru?" "No thanks," said Margo. "It gives me hives." "Our vegetarian dinner, then?" asked the flight attendant. "Nope, gives me the vapors," replied Margo. The flight attendant placed the tray table down and said, "Then may I recommend the Greek Plate? It's delicious." And she opened up the airplane meal, then Margo said, "Alright, if you insist." "Enjoy," said the flight attendant.

Margo placed her fork in the meat and then a static was hissing on the TV screen. Then, Sherman's image appeared on the screen, and Sherman said, "It's good to see you, Agent Margo." "Ahh, Sherman," said Margo. "Now this is a REAL TV dinner." "Right," said Sherman. "Yesterday, our spy operatives discovered traces of the Medusa Serum inside the Paradise Mall, and one of the shop owners is a master criminal. Soon, the entire world's childcare development will be depleted." "The idea of being just a couple," Margo said, "is pretty hard to handle."

"Yes it is," said Sherman. "Here's the only clue we have." And he showed her the image of the feta cheese samples, and Margo said, "Feta cheese. A low grade, too." "Spy operatives took that picture in the office of Agent Antonio Perez and Agent Penny Peterson," said Sherman. "They're the ones we need to rescue from Dr. Octavius Brine's holding," said Margo. "Exactly," replied Sherman. "We presume they have valuable information on the childcare crisis. The only available picture of them is hidden in your mashed potatoes. Finding the other members of our team is our top priority." Margo uncovered the picture of Antonio and Penny from her mashed potatoes. And she said, "They shouldn't be hard to spot."

"The feta cheese samples found in their offices," Sherman said, "have been traced back to the Greek Island of Acidophilus. Your plane will be flying over the island any minute now. I've already set up the mobile command center where you will rendezvous with me, and, later on, with Miss Elsa and Miss Anna. The entrance code is in your fortune cookie." Margo picked up her fortune cookie (which had the entrance code). And Sherman asked, "Any questions?" "Nope, I'm on my way," said Margo. "Good, Sherman out," replied Sherman, and so, Margo went off to try hang-gliding out of the passenger plane right away.

Up in the sky, Margo was hang-gliding all the way towards the Greek island of Acidophilus and she was working on trying to reach her destination as quickly as possible. As she was hang-gliding, she thought to herself, I wish I hadn't left my parachute in my air tuxedo. Maybe this hang-glider will help me. So, the hang-glider was definitely helping Margo take flight on her own. She was flying by herself in the sky and getting a good view from the world. She hang-glided around to get a better view and she was flying across the sky in order to get to the Greek island of Acidophilus as quickly as she could.

When she got there, she was finally ready for the new adventure ahead of her. "I've always wanted to try that," she said to herself. "It puts a little flight in my day. Hmmm... so this is the sleepy, little Greek Island of Acidophilus. I seem to have arrived unfashionably early, as nothing seems to be open. I should meet up with Sherman at the mobile command center." So, Margo went into the area where the entrance code needed to be put in. Margo read the code, "555-9405. How fortunate that Sherman gave me this entrance code." So, she put in the correct code, and then Sherman said, "Hello. Time Force mobile command center." "Sherman, I've got your number," said Margo. And then the elevator took her down to the Time Force mobile command center right away. Then, Margo stepped out of the elevator and came to see Sherman.

"Now that's a person-to-person phone call," said Margo. "Glad you could drop in, Margo," said Sherman. "So what do you think of the Time Force's new Greek Island mobile command center?" "Impressive," said Margo. "Disguising it as a half-buried boat in the middle of the town square was a stroke of genius. Nobody would notice that." "That was Miss Elsa and Miss Anna's idea," said Sherman. "Where are Miss Elsa and Miss Anna?" Margo wanted to know. "Oh, they'll be here soon, to refill the spy gadget vending machine. In the meantime," said Sherman, "they sent a couple of things ahead for our mission." "Good," said Margo. "Because a spy without a gadget is like a shopping cart without a broken wheel." "How apt," remarked Sherman.

Then, Sherman gave Margo a load of Greek money and said, "Now pay attention, this is a..." "A toothbrush," said Margo, "and I want to know how it works." "You hold the laser toothbrush, apply the minty-fresh laser gel, push the button, then you can use it to cut through really thick steel," said Sherman. "Hmmm..." said Margo. "I guess that is ONE WAY to fight cavities. So, do we have any idea where Antonio and Penny are being held?" "No solid evidence, yet," said Sherman. "But we might want to check out that Feta Factory down by the docks." "Feta Factory, huh?" said Margo. "I thought I smelled something suspicious." So, Margo and Sherman walked up to the elevator for a walk around the island. Soon, they were very busy, looking for their allies.

Edith and Agnes watched Margo and Sherman quietly doing their work. "They seem a simple sort of couple," said Edith. "We'll have some fun and order them about," replied Agnes. Then, they started taunting Margo, chanting, "You love him! You love him! You love him! You love him!" Edith and Agnes laughed, teasingly, but Margo was too upset to be taunted by her sisters and had to concentrate. Sherman was cross, but Margo took no notice. "They'll get tired of it, soon," she said to her ally. "Do they tell you to do things, Sherman?" "Yes, they do," answered Sherman. "Right," said Margo. "We'll soon stop that nonsense." She whispered something to him. "We'll do it later." So, Margo and Sherman walked along the docks together, looking for the Feta Factory down by the docks.

They walked along the docks above the Mediterranean Sea, heading up to the Feta Factory that was down by the docks. They found the Feta Factory, and they waited for the right moment to get inside of it. Then, Margo said, "There has to be a way for us to get inside of it." And Sherman told her, "Well, we gotta use that laser toothbrush on it, somehow." And so, the duo used the laser toothbrush right on the really thick steel door and the laser from the laser toothbrush just cut through the really thick steel, and the door was opened up at once. "The laser toothbrush worked just like a charm," said Sherman. "Now, let's get in there and rescue our teammates," said Margo. So, Margo and Sherman went inside the Feta Factory and found Antonio and Penny, dangling over a piranha pool.

"Okay," said Sherman. "We're in the Feta Factory, and we found Antonio and Penny." "And they're dangling over a pool of piranhas," added Margo. "Now the question is, how are we going to get them down from there?" Margo and Sherman had to think of a way to get Antonio and Penny down from the air, but they didn't speak up. Finally, Margo had to get the piranha pool colder until the fish were on ice. Then, Sherman climbed up the stairs to get to the lever. "Hmmm, fish on ice," said Margo. "That should hold them. Now for our true loves. Now you need to pull that lever." "This one?" asked Sherman, and he pulled the lever, causing Antonio and Penny to fall down and land on the ice. Margo and Sherman freed them, and all four of them were reunited at last.

"Phew! That was close," said Antonio. "You saved us! Thank you both." "No problem," said Margo. "Now we need to get back to the Time Force Headquarters using our jet." "Right on," said Antonio. "Sounds good," added Sherman. "I'm in!" added Penny. And so, the four humans went to their jet, the Time Force jet, and started heading back to the Time Force Headquarters right away. They were ready to get back to Time Force Headquarters as soon as they got the jet ready as quick as bunnies. When they got there, the Time Force members were back in their Time Force Command Center, calmly staying as close together as possible as they were back on schedule for the mission.