TRANSFORMERS ALIENS IN DISGUISE CHAPTER 2 At the DuWitt's house in San Francisco the StarFox Autobots were having a wonderful time as they enjoyed good food, drinks, happy conversation with David, Susan and William who talked mostly about fun places besides the City by the Bay such as Disneyland and Disney California Adventure, Universal Studios Hollywood, Knot's Berry Farm, SeaWorld in San Diego including the world's famous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Safari. DAVID: We always visit these attraction sites whenever we want to get away and spend time as a family together. SUSAN: We do it lots of time every Summer. BUCKY: Wow, it must be fun places to enjoy yourselves. WILLY: Exactly, especially Disneyland which was the first theme park created by Walt Disney himself who wanted to have his very own amusement park for parents and children to play together. JENNY: So what does it look like, this Disneyland USA. DAVID: This is the Magic Kingdom. Here is where you would enter via the turnstile gates after you inserted your park passport and had your hand stamped. SALLY: Why have your hand stamped? WILLY: That would grant you free access into the Magic Kingdom. You would pass through one of two tunnels beneath the Disneyland Railroad Station and enter into Town Square USA which resembles a small American town at the start of the 20th Century circa 1900. MIMI: Oh! FOX: So what part of Disneyland is this land or realm? DAVID: It's called Town Square & Main Street USA built to resemble Walt's childhood town of Marceline, Missouri where he grew up a long time ago. FALCO: Cool...like stepping back into your childhood again. SUSAN: Exactly...from Main Street you would walk to the Central Plaza or Hub as it's called or if you prefer ride a horse drawn streetcar, or a double Decker bus instead. KRYSTAL: Oh Wow! That looks like fun. WILLY: The vehicles would go from Town Square to Central Plaza and back again in the opposite direction many times. SALLY: Say, what is that statue? DAVID: That is Walt Disney and his sidekick partner Mickey Mouse whom he created as the first cartoon character back in the 1920s-30s when he arrived in Los Angeles in 1923 to start his career. WILLY: It is nicknamed "Partners" with Walt reaching out towards the distant future and Mickey gazing in wonder and awe. ARI: What are those other realms beyond Main Street USA? SUSAN: Straight ahead is FantasyLand where all your favorite fairy tale stories come to life with Sleeping Beauty's castle serving as the main entrance to the land. WILLY: To the right is TomorrowLand of the future and beyond. To the left is AdventureLand with New Orleans Square connected to it, followed by FrontierLand of the American Wild West, Critter Country beyond it as well. LUPE: Interesting... The family told about Walt and his Imagineers creating new attractions to replace existing attractions that used to be there before. Of the New York's World Fair 1964-65 where Walt built rides to be showcased at the Fair such as "Great Moments With Mr Lincoln", "It's A Small World", "Carousel Of Progress", "Ford's Magic Skyway" then those rides were moved to Disneyland after the Fair closed down. DAVID: Unfortunately Walt passed away in 1966 due to lung cancer that killed him because of his smoking habits. Upon his death his brother Roy Disney took over the company. MIMI: That must've been sad to lose a great man like Walt Disney who built his Magic Kingdom. WILLY: It was tragic indeed but Roy fulfilled his brother's plans to create another Disney theme park in Orlando Florida down south. The Autobots looked surprised... FOX: Another Disney theme park and this time in Florida? KRYSTAL: My goodness. SUSAN: It was named Walt Disney World in honor of Walt himself because Roy Disney wanted everyone to remember his brother and what he did to make lots of people happy. FALCO: That was nice of him to do that for his sibling. ROCKET: Indeed, very nice of him. KEN: Did this Magic Kingdom look the same as Disneyland? DAVID: Yes its realms were Main Street USA, AdventureLand, FrontierLand, TomorrowLand, Liberty Square and FantasyLand. WILLY: It opened in 1971 but three other lands were added to WDW as EpCot or Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow that debut in 1982 or 83, MGM Studios now Hollywood Studios in 1989, and Animal Kingdom opened in the 1990s. ROCKET: Holy smokes?!! Four theme parks in one? MIMI: I don't believe it. SUSAN: Plus two water parks called Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, hotels throughout the WDW Resort and Monorail system similar to the one in Disneyland. SALLY: Oh my god... Soon after the Autobots said goodnight to their human host-hostesses thanking them for the party then transformed back into vehicles and drove away back to their base. All except Sally who decided to remain behind for a spell because she wanted to be with her new boyfriend William DuWitt and get to know him a lot better that is. Susan and David did not mind at all and Acorn helped in cleaning up the mess and putting things away then joined William as he took her into his bedroom upstairs where he told more stories of DL and WDW describing the differences between the attractions of both theme parks and the magic of audio-animatronics the 3D animation process of lifelike robots acting like people and animals in the dark rides. WILLY: And that is how audio-animatronics is used to create illusions of lifelike characters on the rides so you would never know they were machines in disguise. SALLY: No kidding...I probably would not know the difference anyway. SUSAN: William, it's time for bed! WILLY: Yes, Mom. DAVID: Goodnight son! WILLY: Night, Dad. SALLY: Guess we better turn in for the night to get ready for another big day. WILLY: Affirmative, got to go brush my teeth then I'll join you later. SALLY: Okay, I'll wait till you get back, I ain't going anywhere at the moment. Moments later both were sleeping together in DuWitt's bed snuggled close together with Acorn resting her head playfully next to William's head on the same pillow her arms draped lovingly around his shoulders and torso while he held her gently against his being. While he slept the human engineer dreamed about former adventures that he had with Bucky Hare, Jenny, Dead-Eye Duck, Mimi and others in another galaxy far away battling the terrorist forces of the Toad Empire. Then another dream vision had him fighting side by side with Fox and the Autobots to protect the universe from Wolf and the evil Decepticons. And inside StarFox HQ it was the Captain having a nightmare of sorts where she was forced to fight Ninjara and Fiona with light-sabers of course with Belladonna looking on evilly hoping her apprentices would strike down and finish off the lone heroine trying to save her sisters from the dark-side! Mimi gasped, cried out as she sat bolt upright in bed staring into the darkness of her bed chamber then struggled to slow down her breathing and heart rate clutching at her body the sheets pulled tightly against her torso. She then sobbed uncontrollably fearing it was too late for Ninjara and Fiona to be turned away from the dark magic that all was lost. Just then Krystal burst into her room looking alarmed. KRYSTAL: Mimi, what is it? MIMI: I had a frightening dream that I was fighting my sisters and they struck me down then Belladonna zapped me with energy bolts laughing evilly as I died. KRYSTAL: No, no...it was only a dream, it did not happen. She rocked LaFloo in her gentle arms calming her fears away until the sobbing ceased and Mimi began to breathe normally again. She looked up at Krystal. MIMI: But what if it wasn't a dream? What if it was a vision of something that was going to happen instead. KRYSTAL: Then we will face it together if it is that your sisters will try to tempt you to join the dark-side. Together we will save them, return them once again to the light-side of magic. MIMI: Thank you, Krystal. I will not give up trying to save Fiona and Ninjara. KRYSTAL: I know you will not fail, the power is strong within you to resist the dark magic of Belladonna and Wolf O'Donnell. She remained with her a little while longer before heading back to her own bed chamber afterwards leaving the Captain alone with her thoughts before she succumbed once more to sleep and this time the nightmare did not return which meant she slept peacefully until next morning. On that sunny summer day with the temperature in the 70s-80s things were normal in San Francisco as people went about their normal routines and tourists wandered about Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Park, strolling-biking over the Golden Gate Bridge, visiting Alcatraz Island and so forth. Inside the fortress of StarWolf the Decepticon leader was speaking with his boss as Belladonna hovered before him in holographic form like Emperor Palpatine addressing Darth Vader in Star Wars. WOLF: I will never forgive Fox for what he did to me and my horde. I almost got the ultimate shock of my life. BELLADONNA: So I see, at least it didn't kill you though. Are you making plans of stealing energy resources soon, hmmm? WOLF: Yes master. Kate showed me how we can concentrate the energy into ENERGON cubes once we attack certain target sites around the planet. BELLADONNA: Good, very good my apprentice. And where is your first target? WOLF: I've sent my daughter on a mission to infiltrate StarFox headquarters to gain access to their computers and come up with a list of areas of interest. BELLADONNA: Are you sure that's a wise choice? She may be captured by the Autobots. WOLF: My daughter would not let something like that happen to her, I assure you master. In fact I sent Ninjara to keep her safe at all time. BELLADONNA: Excellent. Let me know how it turned out, your first hit on your first target that is...cherrio! Wolf climbed to his feet again and went to inspect the latest repairs being done to his starship ever since it crashed onto Earth when Fiona and the StarWolf gang came looking for their lost leader and the whereabouts of the AllSpark cube too. He saw that Tai, Drago, Sleuth, Panther, Leon, Fiona, Simian were busy tinkering away on the outer fuselage getting rid of the chinks and scratches in its paint so to speak. WOLF: So how is work coming along on our vessel? SIMIAN: So far so good boss. TAI: We're almost done repairing the outer hull sections before starting on the inner fuselage. SLEUTH: Then look for rocket fuel to power the main engines. WOLF: Let's worry about that another time since the main objective is to steal energy resources from this planet. PANTHER: You have an idea for a target we should strike out at? WOLF: I've sent Kate and Ninjara on that assignment and they should be back soon enough. LEON: Right, boss. FIONA: I know Ninjara can look after herself as always...probably didn't need my help anyway. WOLF: Carry on with repairs then take a rest break until we head out on our first strike. In the meantime Kate and Ninjara disguised as MIG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet and Gravedigger Monster Truck were approaching the fortress of StarFox before coming into view of the base. Instantly they transformed to mutant selves then turned invisible as their rings allowed them to pass through the front door like ghosts. Once inside the pair navigated their way through the corridors and hallways until arriving at the CC (Command Center) that is. Kate summoned forth Ravage an alien feline creature and gave it instructions. KATE: Ravage enter Nicole to acquire knowledge of Earth's resources. NINJARA: Let's hope nothing happens to interfere in our task. KATE: Nothing's going to happen as long as we're on our guards. NINJARA: Just the same, we must exercise extreme caution. Ravage morphed into compact disc form inserting itself into the main-frame of the computers and in seconds images began to appear on the screen as Kate and Ninjara looked on with some amusement. While that was going on the StarFox warriors were up and having breakfast while deciding what to do today whether to start searching for the AllSpark's resting place and recover the magic cube or look for energy resources instead of stealing it like their rivals would do. FOX: I'm certain Nicole can locate the cube's last known location on this planet before we head out to retrieve it. FALCO: That should not take too long of course. BUCKY: After that we can begin work on repairing our starship Great Fox to get it ready for our return trip home. DEAD-EYE: Aye, mate. I'm already homesick for CORNERIA. ROCKET: Funny, you don't like being on Earth already? DEAD-EYE: Yeah, well...not exactly. KEN: Hey, suit yourself. JENNY: Say, you sense something's not right? KRYSTAL: Yes, I sense we are not alone. Someone else is here with us. LUPE: Who is it? FOX: Are there intruders in our base? TIGRESS: Do we want to take a look sir? MIMI: I'll do it! I got a bad feeling about this as if I know who is here at the moment. ARI: Can you give us a clue or hint as to who it may be? But before Ari Ram could say anything more the Captain was up and striding quickly out of the food court chamber leaving her friends staring after her in puzzlement. Meanwhile the download complete Ravage ejected from the hard-drive changing back to normal alien self as Kate and Ninjara prepared to make their departure that is. KATE: Now to be gone before our enemy knew we were here. NINJARA: Right... I sense something, a presence I've not felt since... KATE: Who is it? But the vixen was walking quickly away leaving Kate staring after her in bewilderment. At the same time LaFloo was heading in the same direction her hand resting on the pommel grip of her light-saber then removing it from her belt but did not activate the glowing blade just yet. Her brow furrowed in concentration as she reached out through the magic to identify the unknown presence then stopped in her tracks when there in front of her stood Ninjara a leering grin on her face her red light-saber humming ominously blade held down at her side. NINJARA: So we meet again dear sister...too bad it has to be this way. MIMI: You! How dare you turn your back on me and your friends when you strayed to the dark-side. NINJARA: It wasn't my fault Belladonna tricked me into being her apprentice instead. She showed me more power than I ever could imagine. MIMI: And yet it was the wrong kind of magic to create chaos and destruction throughout the universe. I've tried many times to rescue you, turn you away from the dark-magic to bring you back again. NINJARA: Fool, do not be too overconfident in yourself into believing you can save me. Why not join me instead and together we can seize the future. MIMI: Sorry but I will not allow myself to be seduced by dark-magic. I believe only in the light-magic of good and kindness. NINJARA: Then so be it. If you will not be turned, you will be destroyed! MIMI: I will stop you from striking me down if I must! Ninjara nodded returning the salute with her saber then both sisters sprang at each other swinging their sabers together as they glared fiercely into their faces close up over locked blades then stepping back and raising their sabers into attack postures then commenced dueling. Back and forth they thrust and parry, advance and retreat, dodge aside several strikes, back flip or front flip through the air, executing force shoves to hurl each other away then attack or defend again, occasionally landing a powerful kick or two to stagger each other. Unfortunately the sounds of their battle brought the other Autobots quickly on the run as Fox and company gasped in shock and disbelief at what they were witnessing as Ninjara and Mimi struck out at one another in their attempts to disarm or strike down one or the other combatant. Suddenly Kate O'Donnell appeared on the scene as she attempted to intervene on behalf of Ninjara to save her from being overwhelmed by the Captain as she conjured forth dark orbs to throw at Mimi who's back was turned to her at the moment. KATE: Eat this butt-head. JENNY: Oh no you don't! Don't you dare hit LaFloo in the backside. KATE: Wench! Take that. JENNY: Ha, you missed me. KRYSTAL: Taste my magic bully! Kate was slammed backwards by the powers of the blue vixen and that of the staff given to her by her father Randor the Great of the planet CERENIA a neighboring moon of CORNERIA. She ordered Ravage to attack the enemy as the alien feline growled then sprang forth but was stunned by combined firepower from Rocket, Ari, Lupe, Falco, Monkey Kahn, Tigress, Dead-Eye, Bucky, Fox's power rings and the creature collapsed to the floor unconscious. Gasping in alarm at this sudden abuse to one of her pet servants O'Donnell Junior decided to flee. KATE: Asta-la-vista baby... I'll be back. Ninjara, we're leaving! NINJARA: Huh, we are? Sorry but I got to run. We'll settle this another time soon enough, sister. MIMI: Fine, I'll be waiting my older sibling of mine. Then the two Decepticons were escaping back to enemy HQ as Fox chose to let them go for now since they had Ravage to interrogate as POW-hostage and find out what it was up to inside their fortress. By that time however Kate and Ninjara returned safely to headquarters then displayed the list of target sites to Wolf who looked over them with evil satisfaction. WOLF: You did well both of you. Too bad you didn't finish off your sister or maybe you plan on doing it another time. NINJARA: I would like to face off Mimi again and maybe defeat her fair and square. KATE: That is if she defeats you first. WOLF: Never mind. Let us get ready to launch our first attack. Assemble the troops and get ready to move out. END OF PART 1 OF CHAPTER 2