Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Root of the Problem

    Armaninx awoke to someone hitting on the head.  He was bound with some metal coil and next to him was Green Wart Hog, who was similarly bound.  In front of him was Teddy, along with two royal squirrel guards.  Teddy was sitting in the same throne they had first seen him in.  It was the exact same room they had been taken to when they were first defeated.  Armaninx even recognized the closet they had been held in on one side of the room.
    “I might as well tell you that those coils you are bound with prevent you from escaping the same way you did last time,” said Teddy.
    “Why are you doing this?” asked Armaninx.
    “I'm glad you asked.  It's time for a history lesson.  A long, long time ago, our world as we know it began,” Teddy began, “with an explosion of some sort that transformed everyone into animals.  At this same time was RoboRabbit created by the Vine Master.  He weakened the Vine Master and left him for dead, and he ventured out into the world.  He helped the bunnies win the first battle of the war which has continued to this day.  Then he betrayed the bunnies, taking the life of one of them for himself.
    “RoboRabbit, now a cyborg, came to you, Armaninx and Green Wart Hog, and your team, and he battled your entire force, defeating everyone but Armaninx.  He and you were then trapped in a place that you could only escape from by working together.  RoboRabbit considered it for the next billion years and finally decided to side with you.  Then, with your help, he established dominion over the entire planet.
    “We, the squirrels, were a happy part of that empire for over a year, but were were flourishing too much.  The empire was running low on food supplies, and RoboRabbit wasn't sure what to do at first.  However, he soon decided to simply banish from his empire the animals he considered to be the stupidest and second largest part of it:  The squirrels.  He banished us to Blokushneka and left us to fend for ourselves.  That is why we are doing this, for revenge on the evil emperor RoboRabbit.  Now we have his two oldest and closest companions, and we can use them as hostages.”
    “That's actually a good reason,” said Green Wart Hog.  “I had no idea he had banished you.  He led everyone to believe you seceded.”