User:ShrimpPin/Only Time will Tell

Intro
The dark penguin quickly strutted away from the Town toward the dense forest, making sure to hide his face with a newspaper. He peered through his dark sunglasses at the cluster of igloos ahead and adjusted his black tie. He stopped and swiveled around to see if he had any curious followers. All he could see was a large O-Berry bush and a couple of trees. Good. The mysterious penguin cleared his throat and continued walking. As he neared the neighborhood, he unfolded his map and stared at it like it was the most curious thing on the island. Suddenly, a low hum interrupted the penguin's search. He reached up to the microphone clipped to his sunglasses and pressed a small button.

Click.

A voice crackled to life. "Agent C. We've been tracking your progress and have learned that the target is X89 degrees to the west. Good work, agent."

Agent C pivoted a few degrees and continued walking. "Ah," he mumbled to himself. He soon reached a long street lined with igloos. ''"One... two... three..." the agent counted his steps and soon stopped right before a plain igloo. A smile crept up on his face as he stepped toward the building.

The Story
Awesome335 whistled to himself cheerily as he rearranged the furniture in his home. "I thought pushing the couch would be harder," he curiously said. Suddenly, a giant shadow appeared in the window. "Wha...?" Awesome looked up from his work and screamed. A sharp stab of pain erupted in his neck and he collapsed onto the polished floor.

Reeze looked up, in a daze. "I... I..." he stammered. "Where...?" It had been a few weeks since Reeze and his friend Bman had last talked, and now they were both strapped to two of three tables in a cold, gray room. A single light was pulsing on the ceiling and monitors beeped around the room.

"Reeze!" The shout startled our hero and he quickly turned his head to Bman. "You're awake!"

"Yeah... But... Where are we?" Reeze slowly said. He took in his surroundings. "Wait! I know this place!" Reeze almost screamed in his excitement. "We're in the EPF Headquarters!"

"The whatsyhoo?!" Bman asked in confusion.

"Oh, right... It's supposed to be a secret... Well, there's a top-secret organization called the EPF that protects the islan-" Reeze was cut off by Bman.

"Of course I know what it is! I was just pulling your leg," He laughed.

"Oh. Yeah," Reeze said, hurt. Both penguins jumped in fright when a third voice spoke up.

"Umm... I don't want to be mean, but... who are you?" A voice in the corner asked.

"I'm Bman, and this is Reeze. We're in the EPF Headquarters but we don't know why we've been kidnapped..." Bman explained. He and Bman exchanged nervous glances and seemed to make a decision. "Well... We're thinking that we're here because we're special... Like, we were affected by one of Herbert's projects and now... well, Reeze can control time and I can fly and shoot lasers out of my eyes. Umm... Are you... Like us?"

The penguin tried to take this all in. "Umm... I'm Awesome335... I'm not really sure about the power thing." As soon as he said this, the iron bars snapped in two. "What?!" Awesome yelped.

Reeze snickered. "Newbie..."

"What?" Awesome asked.

"Nothing!" the two friends snapped in unison. Awesome sat up and his eyes widened as the truth dawned on him.

"I... I... I have super-strength! This is awesome!" A huge smile lit up his face.

"A- a little..." Bman motioned to the iron bar constraining him. "I've already tried laser vision."

"Oh! Of course!" Awesome jumped up and pulled the two iron bars apart in a snap. The three penguins stood up and stretched their sore flippers. Reeze shushed his two friends and they slowly crept to the door. Suddenly, a huge figure casually walked into the room.

"Gary!" the three penguins yelped.

"Why, you little..." Gary sneered. He lifted his flipper in the air and the light fixture above flew out of the ceiling. It soared straight at Awesome.

"Hold on!" Reeze screamed. The three friends latched hands and the light screeched to a halt.

"How'd you... What's up with Gary?!" Awesome exclaimed.

"It's kind of a long story... Well, Aunt Arctic and you were zapped by the same laser that gave us our powers. It turns out Aunt Arctic's an evil crazy mastermind wanting to control the island with her power! Whatever she writes comes to life. That's how she turned Gary evil. Luckily, she doesn't have to power over other people affected by the laser... I know it sounds crazy, but this is all true. Now we have to go!" Reeze shouted. The three buddies bolted down the long corridors and burst through a steel door. A whiff of the fresh air gave the friends strength to keep running.

Suddenly, the world was in motion. "Umm, my powers wear off after a while..." Reeze muttered, ashamed. Loud foosteps clomping in the snow caused Reeze, Bman, and Awesome to whirl around. Gary and the entire EPF gathered around the trio. They stood there, horrified. The EPF tossed a glowing net over their heads, forming a buzzing dome.

"There'll be no escaping now, foolish children. We all know that you shouldn't play with electricity! This trap is time-proof- that means that no power over time can help you escape! One touch of this net will instantly kill you. Ready to give it a shot?" Gary emitted a strangling laugh and pointed a gun at the friends. "And by shot, I mean it literally."

Stay tuned!