How I Saved the World

Chapter 4: This is were things get crazy.....

At first I thought she had poisoned me because I started to feel a sharp pain in my stomach. Ahhch was all I managed to say. Then, the pain started to spread to all parts of my body. But this wasn't the kind of pain that you would feel if you scraped your knee or elbow. The pain I was feeling was similar to one you would feel if you were to be crushed by two moving walls. My breath started to quicken and I collapsed on the floor.

And as soon as it had started it stopped. This had left me so nauseated that I had my eyes closed, but when I finally opened it I was petrified. The whole laboratorys size had augmented only..it hadnt really. I had shrunken! But that was not all of it; it gets even worse.

I had somehow ended up in the laboratory table were the maid had put a mirror in front of me. When I saw myself my heart sunk and a chill went down my spine. I was no longer human. I had a small furry body similar to a gerbil, and a long brown tail. I had big black eyes and a nose that twitched. I was a squirrel.

I looked up at the maid, which was now staring at me. She looked a lot bigger than before. She looked bigger than anything you could ever imagine.

Good luck trying to ruin my plan now kid. the maid said, with a smirk on her face. She then turned around and continued to work. I stopped for a second, considering what I should do.

It might surprise you to know that I was not so worried about the fact that I had become a squirrel. You see, my dad is a scientist so I was kind of used to this types of things happening once in a while. So I decided to deal with that later. Right now the real problem was to stop the maid from destroying the ozone layer.

I knew what I had to do. I needed to get my dad to see what the maid was doing, only being this small it was going to be a little challenging. But I new that the future of humanity, and of planet earth was depending on me. (So no pressure.)

With that in mind I jumped of the table and onto the ground. I ran toward the door until I realized it was closed. So I sat there, wondering what to do next.

It took me two minutes to realize that the gap between the door and the floor was wide enough for me to pass through. Huh, I thought to myself. I guess Im not the smartest squirrel.

I then ran to my fathers room and slipped through the bottom of the door. I took a look around and saw that he was sitting at his desk reading some papers. I guess he was going over somethings before the president and press got here.

I needed to get his attention. So I decided to wreck the place. I ran around squeaking and making a mess. I ripped some papers, I squeaked. I scratched furniture, I squaked. I even broke a grotesque mask that my dad had as a decoration! But he was so immersed in his work, that he did not even notice! Oh great! I thought. I could barely get his attention when I was human, what chances do I have now?

I was about to try to jump on his desk, when he stood up. Yes! I thought. Now I just have to lead his to his laboratory so that he can see what the maid is doing! So I started to run toward the laboratory, almost knocking him down on the way. But he didnt follow me! Instead he started going down the stairs. Nooooo!! I thought.Where is he going? I decided to follow him. Maybe I could manage to get his attention down stairs.

It took me a while to get down though; it's a lot harder to go down the stairs when you are a squirrel. I had to jump each time there was a step, and considering I had to to go down two floors...I was exhausted.

However, that soon passed because when I got there I saw the reason my dad had come downstairs. The president and press had arrived!! Oh this is great I thought. If I can get the press to see what the maid is doing I will ruin her plan! But I have to hurry, because the maid will probably finish soon, and if I dont find way to stop her the ozone layer will be destroyed!! (So no pressure.) This problem assailed me, so I decided I needed to so something.

I jumped of the last step of the staircase and ran to where my dad, the president and the press were having a conversation. I climbed up the presidents pants and up on to his shirt, and then bit him. If that doesnt get his attention nothing will, I assured myself.

And just as I expected the president screamed. AHHH He looked at me right in the eyes, and then at my father. Kill that squirrel.