March Through

Meanwhile back in the desert, the Panda army prepared to make their attack. The commander pulled out his radio.

“This is Panda. Do you copy?” he asked. The line crackled to life.

“Yes,” the monkey commander said. “Over.”

“Any sign of them yet, over?” the Panda asked.

“Not yet. We’re still looking, over,” the monkey said. The Panda commander sighed. He rubbed his forehead. Sure the sea was large, but how hard was it to find a giant floating creature? The commander gritted his teeth.

“Thank you,” he said.

“Is there anything else you need?” the monkey commander asked. The Panda commander sighed.

“No,” he said. “We will be there shortly. Over and out!” The panda clicked off the radio. He looked at his radio. They paced around, waiting for orders. The commander stood up straight.

“Attention!” he shouted. The army snapped into attention. The commander sniffed the air.

“Forward, march!” he shouted. The panda army marched forward.

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Meanwhile, the Monkey Island got ready to attack. The soldiers rushed around the base. Cannons loaded. Same with the missiles. The commander watched the seas. He didn’t have a way to track them. Still, an odd creature shouldn’t be hard to find, right? Time for another look at the ocean. But then he paused.

Wait. What is that?

The commander took a closer look. A smile spread across his face. He climbed up the tower and rang the bell. The soldiers on the ground looked up.

“Everyone!” the commander shouted. “Take positions! This is not a drill! I repeat, this is not a drill!” The monkeys rushed into position. Their commander smirked to himself. Here it was. The chance to attack. The monkey commander headed down the stairs. He wanted to greet the soon-to-be prisoners in person.

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Linda would be wheeled off to surgery in eight hours. She worried about the outcome for Anna Jane and her friends. She couldn’t do anything to help them. Linda didn’t know how the mechanics of her own world. Communication was just a fluke. Since then, she couldn’t do it again. She didn’t know she made contact the first time. Still, she had to help. If only she knew how…

“Hello Linda,” another nurse said. The little girl turned her head.

“Hm?” she asked. Linda tried to keep it together for the time being.

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Boom!

Anna Jane opened her eyes in George’s belly.

“Hm? What was that?” she asked, half-asleep.