BAT DUCK AND THE PERILIOUS PYRAMIDS

BAT DUCK AND THE PERILIOUS PYRAMIDS

“Bat Duck! Piggy! Move it, I want coffee; will you sneak into the farmers’ kitchen for powder? The future blend powder seems to have finished,” said a brown and white bull to a white duck and a pig that were lying on the grass in Farmer Maddock’s farm in Auroville, India.

 “Grunt,” said the pig.

However, these animals were not ordinary farm animals. They were special and Bat Duck and the Professor, but not piggy, could speak, however not in any human language. They were Super heroes- Duck had a special Quack that could push anything away from her and Piggy, if he wagged his snout, had a smell that could drive any one out of a room in a second. They had been chosen and recruited specially by the time travelling organization, the HSH or Historical Super Heroes, from the future. The HSH mainly worked to stop the evil HHH or Haters of Historical Heroes from trying to take over the world by going back in time and weakening it then, so that they could rule the world.  The brown and white bull was in fact named Professor Boofey and had invented a time machine that was actually his shed. His friends were Bat Duck, a super hero and her friend and sidekick, Piggy. Bat Duck and her friends, however, appeared quite normal to humans like us.  That particular morning, they had been sitting on the grass in the farm, but the Professor, who loved to drink coffee, had asked Bat Duck and Piggy to get some coffee powder from the Farmer’s kitchen, as Dave Bull, the director of the HSH’s reward for their last mission, future blend coffee powder for the Professor, seemed to have finished. The Professor had made himself a coffee machine (which he kept in the shed) out of parts stolen from the Farmer’s nephew, Sid, who lived in the farm and was an engineer and inventor.

“Molly’s in the kitchen!” shouted bat Duck. Molly Maddock was the farmer’s niece and hated the animals because of the work they made her do. It was Molly’s job to give the animals food and clean the stalls and sheds.

“Oh, all right, I’ll manage without coffee for another day,” said the Professor dismally, trudging back to the shed.  Suddenly, a big duck appeared, clutching a hexagon shaped piece of machinery with buttons on it. He had a badge on his lapel:

 “What on earth- “PROFESSOR! DUCK!” yelled Bat Duck, as the duck tried to kick the Professor. The Professor sidestepped him and he fell right over. Bat Duck lost no time in jumping on him, and punching every inch of him, while Piggy bit him. The Professor grabbed his time machine in the ruckus.

“S-s-stop,” wheezed the duck, one of the HHH’s top agents.

“Prof- pass the extra strong rope. Piggy, tie him up and I want your best, tightest knots like the ones you tie on old Molly’s apron so she can’t untie it!” said Bat Duck. Piggy and Professor obeyed.

“That’s good. He’s all trussed up. Now, what do we-?

That was when an alarm rang. “It’s a Arabica alert! That means a very serious matter,” said the Professor, now sprinting towards the shed. The other animals all assumed it was a sound from the road outside and the farmhouse was too far away for molly or the Farmer to hear anything. They got in, Bat Duck dragging in the captive, and the Professor flicked on a switch with his hoof to make a row of controls appear, while Piggy pressed a button on the rafters to make a screen unfold, and Bat Duck pushed something that looked like a cupboard out from behind a bale of hay.  It was actually the Time Outfitter 1500, a latest invention of the Professor, called the TO 1500 for short. The minute anyone stepped in, it would scan him or her. Then you had to type in place and date, and clothes would pop out of a hatch in the side, and then you had to put them on, and then make up, if needed, and an accessory, like a cane for Victorian times, if needed. The Professor pressed another button and the screen flickered to life. It showed a black bull wearing dark glasses with a HSH badge pinned on his lapel.

“Hey, Dave!” said the Professor.

“Morning, agents, How’s it-” Dave was cut short by Bat Duck.

“Dave! We were attacked by the HHH but we got their agent all tied up! Should we send him over?” she cried.

“Well, I called to warn you about this very thing, but you were to quick for me! Get over here, bringing the bad guy along. Prof, you know the coordinates right?” said Dave, switching off the screen. The Professor quickly typed in the coordinates, and Bat Duck and piggy held tight to their captive as the shed spun into the future. They arrived in front of a glistening white building, stepped out, hauling the HHH agent, scanned their retinas and IDs, and went in, to the lab where all the HSH agents worked. Waving hi to the agents who all stared at Enema X, they stepped into Dave’s office.  

“Well, hello, everyone. Except you, that is,” said Dave, glaring at Enema. Bat Duck and the Professor narrated the tale, and Dave began chortling when they reached the bit where Piggy bit Enema and BD punched him.

“You three have proved a match for the smartest of the HHH- a Zuck, Enema X. (The HHH have code names and ID numbers for each agent, classes from A-Z, Z being elite and A being the beginners. So there were Aucks and Bows, then Cucks and Dows, and so on till Xows and Zucks)

“I met him myself a few years ago, and couldn’t get him myself. It proves the saying, ‘Two heads are better then one,’ or in this case, Three,” said Dave, still smiling.

“Thanks, Dave,” said Professor.

“And now, let’s get to the Questioning Room and talk to Star,” said Dave, getting up and giving Enema a nasty look. Star was a HSH agent and had been with the threesome on a previous adventure. She had a daughter, Nina, and a twin named Sky who worked for the HHH. They entered a room, as white as the rest of the building, where a cow with wearing a HSH badge stood looking at a panel of screens.

“Hello, Bat Duck, Professor, Piggy and of course Dave,” said Star, turning around and grinning.

“Hiya. We have a guest,” said Dave grimly, gesturing to Enema, who was being held by Bat Duck.  Star’s expression turned grim.

“Stick him in the chair, will you?” asked Star. Bat Duck obliged. The chair had a belt which fastened itself around Enema X. Bat Duck released his legs and hands as now it was impossible for him to get up from the chair, let alone escape.

“Now, listen carefully. What-are –your-plans?” said Dave, slowly and clearly but sternly.

“I won’t tell,” said Enema firmly.

“Fine. Then, Where –are –you- doing- this-plan?” asked Dave, again.

“Why should I tell you?’ asked Enema X, defiantly.

‘We’re the ones asking questions here, not you,” said Dave, now getting slightly irritated.

“Oh, yeah?” said Enema X insolently.

“You’re not in a position to negotiate,” said Dave dangerously.

“Aren’t I?” said Enema X, in the same insolent way.

“NOW I’m-

“Hold it, Dave,” said the Professor, cutting short Dave’s angry exclamation.

“These HHH are not worth bothering about, I tell you! They don’t even have a new plan, they were so badly defeated last time,”’ said the Professor.

“Hah! You can’t get me with that trick!” said Enema X, annoyingly.

“Well, anyway, now, I’d like to have a private talk with Enema X. Please? Even you, Piggy and Prof,” said Bat Duck suddenly. Enema looked as puzzled as the rest.

“Enema- I’m a secret HHH agent! Don’t tell those idiots- they’ll stick me in jail with you!” said Bat Duck to Enema, with an air of secrecy, as the others moved away.

“Well, OK. But where’s the real Bat Duck?” asked Enema.

“She’s hidden in a barn down the lane. Now, Enema, please, tell me, where do we go next to achieve the glory that the HHH deserves? This time these HSH will not defeat us, as I’m sabotaging them from inside,” said Bat Duck.

“Aha? Well, it’s Egypt.  1479 AD, When Hatshepsut was supposed to ascend the throne. Supposed to, geddit?  Harm. R is there, masquerading as the most powerful man in Egypt. That’s it. Now, when’ll you free me?” asked Enema, suddenly businesslike. Bat Duck looked at him.

“Professor? He’s told me the next location and what they are planning to do there. D can lock him up, now. People, saddle up! We’re on our way to Egypt…. 1479 AD, when Hat-

“Hatshepsut ascended to the throne after the death of Thutmose II. So, what’s the problem?” interrupted the Professor excitedly.

“Umm… He didn’t exactly tell me. He just said, ‘When Hatshepsut was supposed to succeed to the throne. Supposed to, geddit?’ He also said Harm R was there as the most powerful man in Egypt. What could he mean by that?” wondered Bat Duck, curiously. Enema was grinding his teeth at her as he was led away.

‘Hmm… Strange, indeed… This looks like an extremely dangerous mission. How about I come with you?” asked Dave.

“The director himself? Uh-huh? Seriously?” said the professor disbelievingly.

“D, Can you get here to read this report and handwriting sample from our time spy in.” called someone.

“D! We’ve got the fingerprinting from 1567, come check…”

“Well, not this time. However, how about another agent come along with you?” said D, shrugging at the office.

“Who?” asked BD.

“Come here, BUI,” called D. A cow wearing a pair of purple sunglasses and a pink beret appeared, holding some sort of gadget.

“Yes, D?” she asked.

“Well, meet three agents of ours- Bat Duck, Professor Boofey and Piggy. You’ll need to go with them on a mission, now, all right?” explained D.

“A mission? But I just- All right, fine,” said the cow, catching D’s stern look.

“Agents, meet BUI, or Brilliant Undercover Investigator. BUI or Bui for short.” D introduced. Bui waved.

“And where are we going? Another trip to Victorian England and I’ll-

“Egypt. Time of Queen Hatshepsut,” interrupted Bat Duck.

“Oh. Sorry for being so grumpy, I just wanted to finish my latest gadget, but…” Bui said, glaring at D.

“Go on, sis. I can’t go myself... Good Luck! Oh yeah, Prof, would be good if you arrived two or three days before the death of Thutmose II. ” said D, striding off, his cloak billowing out behind him.

“Sis? Are you his sister?” asked Bat Duck curiously. The Professor glared at her. She fell silent at once.

“Yep. Younger sister, in fact. Anyway, let’s get going, I’ll go get my time machine from the gadget room, OK?” said Bui, starting to leave.

“No, we have a time machine, it’s our shed, in fact, on the farm where we live. It has a disguise machine and everything!” said BD, excited again at the thought of going back in time. They entered the shed. “Now, we need… hmm… OK. Are you guys ready?” asked Professor, filling in the time-place data.

“Yep. Continue, Prof,” said Bat Duck. The Professor pressed a button.

The time shed spun through time and landed with a bump. Out the window, bat Duck spied a long, winding river in the distance with a few triangle shaped structures in the distance in the early morning. Closer, there was a field growing rice. , And the only living beings in site were a few kingfishers.  

“Well, here we are, everyone. Let’s get our disguises and blenders on, OK? Fast!” the Professor said impatiently, waiting to get out.

They walked into the disguiser, the professor first, then BD and Piggy, and last of all Bui. The professor emerged looking like a middle aged Egyptian nobleman, with a black wig, gold jewelry and a linen robe. Bat Duck was a young Egyptian girl, with black eye shadow, rouge, a linen robe and gold jewelry. Piggy simply wore a gold collar. Bui was an Egyptian girl like Bat Duck. When they wore their ring blenders, gadgets, which transformed them from animal to human and Piggy into a cat, they stepped into the sunshine, and began walking to the fields, passing three farmers who bowed down to them.

“Hey Prof, why are they doing this?” asked BD curiously.

“In Egypt they worship the cat, so they are bowing to Piggy,” said the Professor knowledgeably.

Bat Duck nodded, Piggy puffed out his chest and Bui smiled.

They soon reached the marketplace.

“I’ll ask around to see what’s happening in politics,” said the Professor. Ring blenders enabled them to speak the language of the time.

The Professor walked up to a group of sleepy young men in linen robes.

“Hey! So… You like your pharaoh?”

“Umm… yes! Don’t you?”

“Well, I’m from another land, so just wondering…”

“Yeah, he’s fine… bit silly and weak, but OK,” was their opinion.

“Some say he’s in danger?” the professor inquired.

“Yes- his wife’s much smarter than him, but he’s OK. It’s the vizier, Anzeti, who’s probably the brains behind the throne, nice enough- but these days he’s a bit grumpy- the whole royal family and court is,” one of them said, shrugging.

The Professor nodded and walked back to BD and the rest.

“Apparently there’s something wrong with the royal family- sound suspicious?” he told them.

Just then a conch horn blew. A man beat drums and shouted,

“PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, GOD QUEEN HATSHEPSUT AND THE ROYAL VIZIER, ANZETI!”

A gold chariot drew up, containing a stern looking hawk nosed man in a linen robe wearing what seemed like tons of gold jewelry, clutching five or six papyrus scrolls- the vizier Anzeti. A lady in a linen robe with gold edges and black eyes lined with kohl, expensive blue eye shadow made of minerals, and bangles, a necklace and a headdress, the divine queen, Hatshepsut.

“I can see more of jewelry than Hatshepsut herself!” Bui exclaimed.

“I know!” BD replied.

Anzeti opened a scroll and read,

“Owing to the divine ruler, son of Ra, being indisposed, our great queen and I shall be announcing the news and messages from our Pharaoh, the honorable Thutmose II,” he paused.

“For one, the Festival of Rain, when we pray to Lord Amen for prosperity, is approaching! We shall be beginning preparations today, so all ministers, butchers and priests are to report to the Palace today from 8-10 am. The second thing is the work on our dear Pharaoh’s tomb is almost finished, so all painters are to report to the Palace at 10 after the butchers and ministers leave. That will be all the important things for now. The town crier shall announce the rest,” finished Hatshepsut. The chariot turned and they sped away, robes flowing in the wind.

“So Thutmose was sick before his death? Interesting!” the professor mused.

“That’s right,” said Bui.

“So, what do you say? We go as foreign messengers to him? Get him a couple of gifts that he likes, we’ll get D to send us some (fake) gold jewelry and other things they haven’t seen- maybe ivory?” the professor suggested.

Everyone agreed, so they headed to the time shed and video called D.

“Well, I must say that’s a good idea- but for one thing. If you are foreign messengers, and you get to the palace, and the HHH agent there spots you, what will we do?” he questioned.

“That’s- we’ll- we will- you’ll- frankly, D, I don’t know! We’ll just have to go with it on the spot. I’m sure we’ll manage, though,” the Professor assured D.

“Fine, Annie, get some fake gold jewelry, Egyptian if you have it. And what did Egyptians consider valuable?” D called to a duck wearing a cowboy hat with black curly hair and a pair of cowboy boots.

“Erm…. Ivory, paper, bronze, precious stones, spices, silk, threa-

“Err… Annie, that’s quite enough! Give us some silk, bronze, paper and gold- that should be enough,” D said hurriedly, nodding at the Professor.

“I’m sending it through the time carrier, and BD, you remember the Detector 3000 that I sent you? Well, use it to detect members of the HHH!” D said as the screen switched off.

BD pulled out a little device with a button in the center. She put it on and put it in her pocket.

“It will beep if any of the HHH is around a distance of 40 miles or 1 time period away, by detecting their blenders,” BD explained to Bui.

Professor collected all the things, which were in a linen roll, and they started off toward the palace, where a burly guard stopped them.

“Who are you and what do you want?” the guard frowned.

“We are messengers from a foreign land. We are here with a message for the king from our king,” was the reply.

“All right. You may go in- but first your scrolls of admission?”

“Sc-scro-scrolls? Err… We did not know we had to get any! Sorry!” The professor said and hurriedly pushed past him.

When they entered a large court lined with palm trees and chairs upon which ministers sat, they saw a tall man with a large serpent crown and dark patches under his eyes sitting regally on a gold throne. Next to him sat Queen Hatshepsut, and directly at their feet, Anzeti.

In the corner stood different messengers with scrolls and bags in their hands, most of which were mostly empty or unrolled.

‘Yes, and who are you? Where are you from?”

“We are from the land of India, and our king, D, has sent you some gifts as tokens of appreciation, we kindly beseech you to accept them,” the Professor said.

Anzeti gave them a dazed look.

“You may leave- and you are to be accommodated in the VIP Guest palace- Senet, escort them there,” The pharaoh said.

A dark eyed girl came forward and led them down winding brick paths and gardens of sweet smelling flowers. They reached the building and were shown their rooms, and the girl handed them Imperial Passes that hung on lengths of rope like materials and proclaimed: 

The holder of the following is entitled to privileges enjoyed by all Egyptian nobles- including immunity to checking, and free entry to monuments. They are also given access to all royal buildings and off limits areas.

SIGNED:

THE PHARAOH

Thutmose 11.

 Sene had just left when BD pulled out her device, which had been beeping all along.

“There is no member of the HHH here…” BUI said suspiciously.

“ A disguise?” Everyone’s eye’s fell on a bush that stood in the corner of the passage in a brass pot filled with mud. BUI walked over and simply pulled off the plant to reveal an astonished HHH agent.

A cow in front of an empty pulled his black shades on top of his head. He looked at the HSH with a look of utmost contempt.  He pulled out a golden rectangle and began typing something on the keypad. His impeccable black suit and ironed white pants were covered in twigs and leaves and his badge proudly proclaimed him as Shiver Z.

“Shiver Z?” a bewildered Professor asked.

“Yes? Oh, that silly bush was supposed to be detector proof…” he replied muttering to himself.

“Err… why were you spying on us?” BD asked him.

“Du-uh! Do you HSH take pills everyday to stay so stupid? Looking at what you were up to, of course!” Shiver Z replied.

“What? But we were here to check out HHH activity here!” BUI cried.

“Huh? No way!” said Shiver, suddenly surprised, blowing his cool demeanor.

“Gotcha!” said BUI jumping on him and tying him up with some rope from her pocket.

“But I was telling the truth- we are here to see you are here for!” BUI continued.

“That is strange- we’re here to do the same! That means…” Shiver looked surprised.

“Something serious. Come with us to out time machine, we’ll call up our director, D.” the Professor said.

“And that’s an order, not a request!’ BD glared at Shiver, dragging him behind her. They flashed their imperial passes to the guards, who turned back to their tea and did not even notice Shiver. They reached the shed, passing empty squares and fields and getting burnt from the scorching sun, and stepped in, shutting the doors. Prof Boofey pushed a button causing the screen to unfold. He typed something into a keypad. Soon the Duck in the cowboy outfit picked up.

“Hello!” she said.

“Can you get D?”

“Well, he’s in a conference with –

“Just get him, tell him it’s terribly important!”

Soon an irritated D appeared.

“Yes?”

“Well, D, look at this…”said BD displaying a groaning shiver.

“So?”

“Well, here’s the funny thing- He was here to see what we were doing in Egypt, and we here to do vice versa! But the Egyptian court is a bit weird – the people are almost hypnotized! So that means that another group is at work here…”

“Hmm…well, come over here. We will see what to do and maybe Enema X will talk with his colleague.” D said thoughtfully.

“ But the Egyptian court?” asked BUI worriedly.

“Err… all right. Fix that!”

“How, D? And about this Shiver guy?”

“Tie him up and leave him there. As for the court, well… I don’t really know! Why don’t you each start by shadowing each one of the royal family?” D said helplessly.

“Can you send us some invisibility devices?”

“Invisibility? I’ll have to check with the inventions department… Hey, Ella? Call Ben here, will you? Ask him to bring the invention logbook with her!” D called to a surprised duck that nodded and scuttled off, proud to have been addressed by the director.

Soon, a blond haired duck appeared behind D.

“Um… yes, D. We do have a range of invisibility things… cloaks (very harry potter, I suppose) masks, etc., but our latest one is an invisible walkie-talkie bracelet! You can speak into it and it will connect to headquarters here and to others!” Ben said.

“So, what do you want?”

“What is the technology you use in the walkie-talkie bracelet to encrypt it to code 9AF causing B43 to react resulting in invisibility?” asked a very interested Professor.

“Ah, that’s the secret- the opposite! 943B is encrypted to BA5 to 57% at angle AT, making invisibility through reaction possible with speaking code VFT0+H68P,” replied a proud Ben.

“And what about 6OIS and HR0X with-

“Err professor, back to the subject, I think we’ll take the invisibility bracelets, 4, as they have walkie talkies, even though BD and Piggy have invisibility powers. Good Luck!” D said hurriedly, pressing a button to end the conversation before the Professor and Ben launched into another technical talk. The courier machine beeped and BD pulled out a parcel, which contained black bracelets with mikes and invisibility buttons. These were put on, on their capes.

“Let’s go! I and Piggy will do the pharaoh, BUI will do Hatshepsut, and the Prof will do Anzeti!” BD declared. They found their way back to the VIP guest house, flashed their passes at the guards again, and entered the guest house and found their way back to the palace, where the day as nearing an end- the courtiers headed home in their chariots, the messengers headed to the guest house, and the court wound up. The Pharaoh, and Hatshepsut headed into the fanciest of the chariots. BUI, Piggy, Professor and BD pressed invisibility buttons and ran up to the chariot, climbing onto the helm. Anzeti headed, in a different chariot, behind them. They separated when Hatshepsut stepped out into a palace of sandstone, the pharaoh into one of red brick and Anzeti into a much smaller one of marble. 

They each shadowed their respective persons into the different palaces…

  

Hatshepsut and Anzeti were heading to the Pharaoh’s palace, where Thutmose sat awaiting them on his golden throne. They entered his meeting hall. Veneni, the pharaoh’s trusted butler, poured them juice of the finest pomegranates in the country and sent it out with some bread in the hands of the new servant, Senet, carefully tasting each glass with a spoon and tearing a piece of each bit of bread. In the meeting hall, the three most important people in Egypt sat discussing, watched by their invisible observers. Senet appeared and placed each bamboo tray on a table next to the persons. The pharaoh, Hatshepsut and Anzeti were too busy to see something and their shadowers did- Senet smirked as she sprinkled something out of a little packet into their drinks. The professor caught it as Senet dropped it into a pocket, but missed. He sniffed it.

“Belladonna. Fast acting poison. We have to stop them taking it!”

BD leapt into action. She appeared in front of them in visible form.

“Stop! Don’t drink that!” She cried.

“A-What!” pharaoh cried.

Senet jumped. She faced BD, glowering.

“GO AWAY! STOP RUINING OUR PLAN!” Senet screamed.

“You’re not really Senet, are you?” asked BD.

“NO! I am Shiver Z!” she cried.

“T-then who is the one we left captive in the shed?”

“He? He’s Never X Me- a Bow, but good at acting! Fools, you HSH- we defeated and will defeat you again!” Shiver said scornfully.

“I knew it! All that stuff about a third group and blah bleh was nonsense, wasn’t it? It was just you the HHH up to your tricks- but now you’re finished- we foiled your plan!” The Professor cried, ignoring the stunned looks on the Pharaoh, Vizier and Hatshepsut’s faces.

“Hah! We’ll do it even now… all I have to do is splash this stuff over these idiots and the HHH will rule history in glory!” Shiver cried hysterically.

BUI picked up Hatshepsut’s glass.

“I will throw this on you unless you tell us your exact plan and what you did till now here.” BUI said calmly.

Shiver glared at her and began.

“Well, I was sent here to hypnotize this lot to make me heir to the throne. When that didn’t work, we worked out this plan yesterday- I would poison them, and hypnotize the others just for a while to make me pharaoh- the HHH would have controlled all the gold of the priceless treasury! And along came you people- spoiling a perfectly good plan!” Shiver, AKA Senet scowled.

“This is about to end badly for you, Sene-I mean Shiver. It wasn’t Never X Me that set off the alarm; you were the one who led us to our room’s right? And come quietly or I will throw this onto you. BD, tie her up, and Piggy, knots tight, huh?” BUI said as they tied up a glowering Shiver, leading her back.

“Here’s a deal- I give you this gold necklace that I stole and you let me go- after all, I am only a Bow!” said Never X Me when they got back.

“Egyptian gold? Let me see!” the professor cried.

“Nuh-huh! Not happening- set me free and you get the gold!” Never X smirked.

“It’s real and its examination will reveal countless mineral stones used then! Let’s set him free!” the Professor said excitedly.

As Bat Duck untied Never X Me’s ropes, Shiver smiled sweetly at Never X Me.

‘Aren’t you going to untie me or at least bargain for my release, you little Bow?” she asked him.

Never X Me took one look at her and said,

“You were the meanest trainer anyone could have and sadly, I would rather go free than rescue you. So say goodbye to your chances of escaping-for now the decision of rescuing you rests in a little, insignificant Bow’s hands… and I choose to leave you here. I’m sure the HSH will take care of you, Shiver Ma’am!” He said with sarcasm.

He was let loose when suddenly he jumped, cut Shiver’s ropes with a knife and ran out the door. Shiver followed him, and ran out the door.

“So much for the Bow’s moving speech! At least we foiled their plans…” Bat Duck said dejectedly.

“But look what they left behind!” cried the professor, getting the Time shed into gear and setting co ordinates back to the present.

“What?” cried BUI eagerly?

“A time tracker- we can now track Shiver, and through her, the HHH- their movements and teleport to their exact location! I better send this to D to be analyzed at the HSH lab…” said the professor, holding out a little black object. He began writing a note to D on his special grass scented paper, which D had gifted him from the future-

D-

Shiver and Shiver’s double- Never X me- (I will explain the whole thing later) escaped, giving us as parting gifts, a very moving speech and this- I am sure you know what it is!

Sorry about the escape but you still have Enema…

-Prof Boofey, Bat Duck, and Piggy.

PS- we solved the problem at the Egyptian court- involving an assassination attempt just like in an Agatha Christie and a brave rescue by yours truly, the Prof and Piggy… The Professor says the note is getting long enough to be a letter, So bye! See ya…

-Bat Duck and Piggy.  (I know we already signed but I like signing my name!)

The Professor attached it to the device and sent it through Time Courier just as they reached the present. They stepped out as Molly Maddock stepped out the house in a bright pink frilly dress with green lace and yellow gems, carrying a large black suitcase.

“Molly the Monster’s going on holiday!” the professor cried in joy.

“Yippee, yippee, yay! Party time!” Cried Bat Duck. She snuck into the kitchen and came back with a handful of chocolates. The Professor was delighted to receive future blend coffee powder in two different flavors- normal and orange! BD a duplicate keys to the larder to grab all the food from the farm plus a new pink mask. Piggy had a duplicate key to the fodder barn! And so ended another happy adventure that began and ended on a sleepy day in the Maddock farm- the most normal and boring farm you could imagine!

Bat Duck Episode 3- Return of the Bat Duck

Bat Duck – Episode 3

Return of the Bat Duck

It was a lazy afternoon on Farmer Maddock’s farm, in Auroville, India. In the cow shed an alarm blared suddenly!

“Bat Duck, Piggy!” called a black and brown cow wearing glasses.

“Coming, Professor Boofey!” called a duck, running towards the cow with a piglet hurtling along behind her. These were historical heroes- Bat Duck, with her super sonic quack which could drive anything away from her, and Piggy, with his nose, which when wagged, produced a smell that made people run away from him. Prof. Boofey was their friend and helper, and the maker of the time machine they used to travel back in time and save history. They worked for an organization called as the HSH- Historical Super heroes, from a hundred years in the future, who worked to stop their rival organization, HHH- Haters of Historical heroes, from destroying history and taking over the world.

Just then, they were running to the unused cow shed that was their time machine.

“Prof, what is it?” asked Bat Duck.

“It’s me, that’s what it is!” called a voice from the video screen. It was Dave bull, CEO of the HSH, AKA D.

“I’ve got a new mission for you lot, if you’ll accept it…” he said, grinning.

“Of course we will, D. So what is the mission?” asked the Professor.

“Well, the HHH have been sending agents to Provence, France, on  9^th August, 1944. We’ve already sent an agent there, I’ll send the coordinates to your time machine to land where she is- she will be helping you. Prof, the HHH are helping the French resistance and the Nazis, both.” He shrugged and the screen blinked off.

“Here are the coordinates. Ok, Bat Duck and Piggy get ready, because we are going to France in the middle of the Second World War!” smiled the professor and they were whipped back in time.

“Here we are. Now, to get our disguises on…” said BD. Walking to the disguise closet. She pulled out a black dress with a white jacket, white hat, and black gloves. There were also rubber shoes.

“Well, Prof, give me my Blender, will you? And put it in flower mode- I’ll wear it on my hat. And why did they wear such boring shoes in this time?” She said, pulling on her clothes, and the HSH badge which enabled her to change to Super Hero mode. She stuck her blender on her hat and turned to the professor, who was wearing a khaki suit, a white shirt, a black bowler hat, and black shoes and socks. He was wearing his blender as a khaki colored tie. The blender was a device which allowed them to look human (hence the name-‘blender’).

“Well, they were taking all the wood for the war, so obviously there were no heels or wooden shoes. And they didn’t use so much plastic at that time” said the professor. Piggy had transformed into a cat and was wearing his blender as a collar and his HSH badge as a tag on the collar reading ‘Paws’. They walked out of the shed when a lady who obviously owned the building whose garden they had landed in, as she was wearing a badge that read “Owner” with a logo that matched the one on the building, a star with ‘Star’s bakery’ below it walked up to them; with a  little girl, presumably her daughter, trotting behind her. She was wearing a blue dress with an apron over it. The apron’s pocket held a spoon and a whisk, and she was wearing a white chef’s hat with a smiley badge on it.

“What are you doing here-“

“Mommy, they’re wearing the same badge as you! See!” cried the little girl interrupting her mother.

“Oh. Are you Professor Boofey, Bat Duck and Piggy?” she asked, pulling off the smiley faced button. She changed on the spot to another of the HSH agents, as she had an HSH badge.

“Good Morning. I’m Star and this is my daughter Nina,” she said, adjusting her daughter’s hair clip. “D sent me here to find out what the HHH are doing. I’m running the bakery as a cover- my hobby is baking. Just call me Fleur in front of my customers- they don’t know that I’m an HSH agent, obviously. And the invasion of Provence, which is this town, by the British is planned 6 days from now. The HHH are helping the French Resistance, and the Allies, but also the Nazis. I think they plan to make both sides invincible so that finally when they are tired of fighting and start getting weak, the HHH can take over Europe.” She finished.

“Whoa. What a plan…” sighed the Professor. Meanwhile, Nina was tickling Piggy.

“Mommy, look what a cute little cat! Can we keep it?” she asked.

“No, dear, see, it belongs to the Professor and Bat Duck.” said Star gently.

“She can play with him if she like” said Bat Duck kindly. Just then, the phone rang inside the bakery.

“Nina, go see who it is” said Star. Nina ran into the garden, and ran down the pathway which went to the back door.

“She likes the longer way around the house” smiled Star. After a while, they began to wonder where she was. As they went towards the house to investigate, she called, “Mommy, its D. He wants to speak to you.” Star went off and there were muffled sounds and she came back out.

“He just wanted to see if you reached safely” said Star.

“Star, why did you change your Blender? It’s a pin now” asked Bat Duck curiously.

“Oh-uh, just for a change, you know? Come on, we need to get going to the Nazi fortress. Nina, stay here!” called Star as she walked down the path.

“Are we walking all the way?” groaned Prof. Boofey.

“It’s very close, so we are walking as a vehicle may make noise” replied Star. Soon they saw giant grey walls with spikes, surrounding a grim, grey building with almost no windows.

“How are we going to get in? I and Piggy can fly in superhero mode, but you and the Professor?” Bat Duck asked Star. 

“Oh, I have a pass to get in” said Star, flashing a square piece of paper at a guard.

“Huh? But won’t they see that we’re HSH agents?” asked the Professor.

“No. they are too stupid to realize that!” said Star airily. Bat Duck and the Professor exchanged glances. Star led them towards the door and then down a staircase.

“Star, where are we going?” asked Prof. Boofey.

“Oh, to the dungeons” replied Star.

“Why the dungeons?” asked Bat Duck, puzzled.

“To imprison you, and keep you from getting in our way, you stupid HSH agents!” she said turning around.

“Quit joking, Star, we’re on a serious mission. Where are we going really?” said the Professor sternly.

“Oh, but I am serious, we are really going to the dungeon. GUARDS!” she clapped her hands thrice.

“Star, are you crazy? You’ll get us imprisoned!” said Bat Duck, trying to pull her and run as they heard footsteps.

“Oh, but that is exactly what I want. And by the way, a correction to your sentence. I am going to get you imprisoned, not myself!” said Star. Then blue uniformed guards pushed open the doors and grabbed Piggy, Prof. Boofey and bat Duck!

“Take them away and lock them in the deepest dungeon!” commanded Star.

“Star? You’re a double agent?” said Bat Duck unbelievingly.

“What more proof do you want? Guards, take them away!” cackled Star, turning and walking off. The guards grabbed them ad took them to an underground corridor where there were jail cells on either side. The guards locked them in a large, grey room with one tiny window in the side. There were three beds of straw, and a table, and a door in the side to a bathroom. The Guard grabbed they’re blenders.

“These will go to the storage room. Right. Carl, get me the chores list!” the guard called to another one, who ran and gave him a long piece of paper. “Names?” asked the guard.

“Bat Duck, Prof. Boofey, Piggy” replied Bat Duck. The guard wrote them down.

“Now, each of you have one chore to do. You there, duck; you will clean the windows on this floor. And the pig, you will clean the walls of your cell. And you, cow, will clean the floor in this corridor. And its wood, covered in wax, so clean properly. Your chore time starts in 10 mins and you have 45 minutes to do it!” the guard said, walking off. A guard pushed them into the cell and locked the door. The Professor groaned.

“To think the HSH had a double agent! I must tell D as he may send more agents and they shall also be caught in this manner!” he sighed. “Six days from now, the British shall invade, and the Nazis will fight back. They shall keep fighting, however, as the HHH have made them both invincible! Then the HHH will take over and the world shall be doomed!” sighed Bat Duck. Then a guard came and opened their door.

“Chore time starts now!” called someone. He handed bat Duck a cloth, soap and water, and piggy got the same. The Professor got a mop and a bucket of water. Soon they finished their chores and went into their cells. Piggy looked out the window and the Professor and Bat Duck played 20 questions. After a while, it became dark and a voice called. “Lights out!” and everyone lay down on their straw beds, shut their eyes and almost immediately fell asleep. Later in the night, the Professor awoke to strange tapping sounds on the wall. He put his ear to the wall.

“Hmmm… Long, long, short, long… Morse code! It says, ‘Robert Cahill Henderson.’ Oh, yes! Now we can escape! I understood!” murmured the Professor, grinning. He tapped back a thank you in Morse code on the wall and went back to sleep.  The next morning, he woke Bat Duck. “We are going to escape! It will take around 3 days, but we’ll manage.” He said happily.

“How?” Bat Duck said puzzled. The Professor told her about the Morse code message.

“Robert Cahill Henderson? How does that help?” said Bat duck, still puzzled.

“Well, you see, I read about him in a book. This guy got imprisoned for trying to assassinate Mark Twain in the 1800s. In jail, he got the same duty as me- cleaning floors. Every day, he scraped a little wax off the floor. After he had enough wax, he made the impression of the key of his jail cell on the wax and used it to escape!” said the Professor.

“Excellent! But who sent you that message?” asked Bat Duck.

“I don’t know but we’ll free them the night we escape. And when we’re free we’ll take a trip to their experiment room and try to stop the HHH!” finished the Professor. So for the next few days the Professor scraped wax off the floor every chore time. After three days, he felt he had enough wax.

“But how to get the key for the impression?” he mused to Bat Duck.

“I have a plan. See, you keep talking to the guard while piggy goes around the back and gets the key!” she replied.

“All right!” said the Professor. Bat Duck whispered the plan to Piggy, who agreed. As the guard came their way on his rounds, the Professor went up to him.

“I’ve heard the Nazis have amazing technology and weapons! Is it true you have weapons to destroy a million people at a time?” asked the professor.

“No, but….” Soon the Professor and the guard were engaged in conversation. Then piggy went towards the guard. He grabbed the key off a hook and winked at the professor, which was the signal that he had got the key. Then he passed Bat Duck the key behind his back. Bat Duck made the impression and passed the key to piggy again, who put it back on the guard’s hook and winked at the professor twice. This was the signal for the professor to stop talking.

“Thanks for the information! It was very interesting to know all of that!” said the Professor.

“Any time!” said the guard, continuing on his rounds.

“That was great! And I learned that they keep their weapons in a shed in the south corner of the fortress grounds” said the Professor, high fiving Bat Duck. They finished their chores and at night, used the key to open the door of the cell.

“Freedom!” cried Bat Duck as they tiptoed into the corridor. They walked towards the next cell. And pushed open the door...

“You!” cried the Professor.

“Yes, me...” said the voice. A figure moved into the light.

“Star! So they imprisoned you, too! Professor, lock her back in!” said Bat Duck angrily.

“Wait! Listen to me! I am Star! The one who made them imprison you is my twin, Sky! She is part of the HHH and is identical to me. The day you came here, when Nina ran into the house, they kidnapped her and replaced her with Sky’s daughter in disguise. When I went in to check on her, they grabbed me also and got us here. Then they locked us up, and sent Sky to lure you here so they could imprison you too. I saw you coming in and saw the guard giving the professor floor cleaning duty. Then I sent you the Morse message. And you did follow the instructions?” finished Star.

“Yes. Now come on, we need to destroy the HHH’s plans here once and for all!” said Bat Duck.

“For the HSH!” they cried, running out the door of the fortress, which, surprisingly, was open. They ran into the shed, which was huge. The door of the shed also was open and it seemed empty. As they walked in, a voice came out of the darkness.

“Ah, HSH agents! You have fallen into my trap! Didn’t you think that the great doors of the Nazi fortress would have at least some security? No? And then the shed where the most powerful weapons ever made are stored and from where a whole fortress is controlled would simply be left empty and unguarded? You are stupid, HSH, and now we HHH shall rule the world from this point in time onwards!” said the voice, laughing. Then the lights suddenly came on and there, in plain sight, sat a large bull with a purple shawl and a badge reading: ‘Codename:   Kill M, Rank: Xow. Code: 002KMX.’ The Xows were the HHH’s most high ranking operatives, the Xows and Zucks. 

“Well? Hah! The HSH’s agents caught and at the mercy of the HHH! Tell me your director D’s plans and you may live!” commanded Kill M, sneering.

“Never! You evil HHH shall never rule the world!” said Bat Duck loudly.

“And you will be first to die, insolent Duck!” shouted Kill M, raising his sword. Then, suddenly in a lightning movement, Nina ran forward and knocked Kill M’s sword out of his hands.

“Mommy! Get his sword!” she cried, running away.

 “You little-“Here!” Star grabbed the sword and threw it to Bat Duck and Kill M was cut short. Bat Duck threw the sword at a big red button in the controls where Kill M had been sitting.

“NO! THAT WAS THE SELF DESTRUCT BUTTON! THIS FORTRESS AND SHED WILL EXPLODE IN 18 SECONDS!” cried Kill M. He started to run out the door and block up the entrance, but the Professor was too quick for him. He caught Kill M.

“RUN!” he cried and pulled everyone out of the door and through the gate. “Bat Duck! Use your Quack! Get everyone away from the shed! Piggy, you get everyone out of the fortress with your smell!” shouted the Professor.  So as people ran out of the fortress, Kill M was trampled in the rush of soldiers and guards running out of the building. The prisoners had been freed and were running, too, as a large red alarm was blaring: “SELF DESTRUCT!” Everyone soon ran out of the gate, including Kill M. Then the whole building and the shed blew up and there were only ashes left. Kill M tried to run away, but Star caught him.

“You are gong straight to the future, to D!” and she pressed something on a remote she had. Soon, everything was quiet again and the professor, piggy and Bat Duck were on their way home again.

“What about you, Star? Should we drop you home?” asked Bat Duck.

“Oh, I have my own time machine! I’ll be fine! Bye!” said Star, waving along with Nina. Then they were swept away and landed up in the Farm again, and the video screen blinked on.

“Good work, agents! You stopped the HHH once again! Prof, I’ll be sending over your future blend coffee. Star is also back, safe and sound along with Nina. Sorry about Sky and getting imprisoned and all that… Also, I’ll be sending your rewards over! And, today’s date and time will be the same as when you left- time in the present freezes for you when you go back in time. See you next time, I hope!” said D, and started to switch the screen off.

“Hang on, D! You’ll need to send us new blenders- ours got burned down in the fortress!” said the Professor.

“All right! Good Work once again, agents!” said D and the screen blinked off. A flap opened below the screen and deposited 3 boxes, each labeled with one of their names. “Ah! D has sent first rate coffee powder this time!” said the Professor, smelling the powder. He also pulled out a blender.

“Great! D has sent me a cool gadget! It’s a round button which can detect any other agents of the HHH or HSH around!” said Bat Duck. “It’s called the Detector3000!” she added. Peggy’s gift was a coupon for a lifetime supply of Pig Feed from the nearby department store. He snuck into the kitchen and planted the coupon where Molly Maddock, Farmer Maddock’s niece, who fed the animals, would surely see it. Soon, Piggy had a trough full of feed and was munching on it happily. Professor Boofey had made his coffee on a coffee machine hidden in time machine, which was his cow shed. He had made the machine himself, so that whenever he wanted coffee he wouldn’t have to sneak into the kitchen of the farmhouse for it.

“Here’s to many more exciting missions like this ahead of us and to future blend coffee!” said Professor Boofey, raising his coffee mug.

“Yes! And to may more defeats of the HHH by the HSH like today’s!” agreed Bat Duck. And so continued another lazy afternoon at Farmer Maddock’s farm……

Bat Duck- Terrifying Titanic

It was early morning in a sleepy farm in Auroville, India. But this wasn’t just any farm; it was the farm where Bat Duck the superhero, and her friends, Prof. Boofey the cow and Piggy the superhero lived. Bat duck had a Supersonic Quack which, when used, could push things away from her. Piggy had a Snout, which, when wagged, generated a smell that made everyone run away from him. Professor Boofey was their brainy friend and helper. “Prof, can we have a milkshake? Or”

“A milkshake is too much work unless you want the mechanical one…….” interrupted Prof. A non- mechanical milkshake was one where Boofey shook himself before milking and they stole some milk before Farmer Maddock could get any. A mechanical one was that they stole some normal milk, and snuck into the kitchen and used the milkshake maker.

 “Hey, you know, you could have a Cappuccino...” said the Professor. Cappuccinos were a favorite of the Professor’s, he could drink them morning, noon and night.

“BEEP! BEEP! A.H.H.R! A.H.H.R!” Suddenly, something beeped.

“What’s that?” asked Bat Duck. The Professor had made a time machine, years ago, and now, it was finally coming in use, as B.D and Piggy were using it to help fight an organization called HHH [Haters of Historical Heroes], as members of the organization, HSH [Historical Super Heroes].

“Grunt! Prof what’s happening??” cried Piggy.

“It’s an A.H.H.R! To HQ, immediately!” yelled Professor.

 “I won’t till I know what is an A.H.H.R.” said Bat Duck.

“You animals, I’ll bake you into farmyard pie! Get back to your own pens.” It was Molly Maddock, the Farmers stupid niece. She liked animals, but wanted to kill them because of the work they made her do.
“Are you coming or Facing Molly?” called Prof. Boofey.

“Coming!” called Bat Duck, as she thought she was better of in the HQ, listening to an A.H.H.R, than facing Molly; and they raced off. Their H.Q was an old, unused cowshed. Once they were inside, the computer blinked on ‘Agents! Alert!’ It was Dave Bull, CEO of HSH, A.K.A.D.

“We have found out that HHH have been sending they’re agents to a specific place! Now they’re wrecking it! Go to April 10, 1912, Southampton, England. Be at the dock on April 10, before 11:00 hours. You’ll know what to do when you get there. Prof, think about the date! What happened on it and you’ll understand. Sorry, no time to give you more info….” He handed Professor some tickets. Then his image blinked off.

“First, what’s an A.H.H.R?” asked Bat Duck.

“It’s an ‘All Historical Heroes report’ signal! D told me all about the systems and workings of HSH. Ok, now, let’s go…” said Professor, pressing a few buttons. The time machine zoomed off.

“OH! MY GOSH!” cried the Professor.

“What?” chorused Bat Duck and Piggy.

“It’s the date when the Titanic set off! He wants us to get onto the Titanic!” said Professor. Just then, they landed in a huge sunny place. Bat Duck climbed out, wearing her blender as her hair clip. She looked like a girl, wearing a frock. Piggy became a pet dog on a leash. Professor was wearing a black top hat and suit.
“Ok. Let’s board.” Professor said, and walked aboard. B.D and Piggy followed.

“Great. We have first class tickets. We’ll be closest to the deck, and can get out first, too.” Said Professor. They settled in, and the ship lurched and started. They couldn’t see any land for a few days, but finally they arrived at Cherbourg.

“It feels nice to finally see some land, doesn’t it?” Said Bat Duck.

“Yeah.” Said Professor. “Grunt.” Said Piggy. After sometime, the Professor announced, “Start making plans, because we’re due to sink tomorrow.”

“Yes. I think that they’re going to try and steer the Titanic towards the Ice Berg. There’s no point trying to make them escape, they’d drown. So Piggy, It doesn’t look like you’ll have much to do. Anyway, I’ll stand on the steering wheel, in invisible mode, and Quack, so they can’t steer it anywhere close to the Iceberg. Ok?” said Bat Duck.

“Grunt. Yes.” Said Piggy. Just then, they saw a man giving the life guards something to drink.

“Why, it’s sleeping draught. Sleeping draught contains-” Bat duck stopped one of Professor’s long lectures by interrupting.

”I think the HHH are going to make life guards sleep so they can’t help peopleand no one escapes or survives! Piggy, you try to wake them up with your smell tomorrow, okay?” said Bat Duck,going to the room,

“ Prof, put an alarm, since we have to wake up early tomorrow, and be sure to have the remote with you .” She said, as she lay in bed, drifting off to sleep. The remote was what made the time H.Q appear anywhere the professor was.

“Grunt….” Piggy also slept off.

“TRING! BRING!” the alarm rang at 2:00 the next morning.

“Piggy, get up! The ship is about to sink!” cried Bat Duck, changing into Super Hero mode. Piggy did the same. “Action stations, everyone.” Cried Bat Duck.She turned invisible and landed on the steering wheel, and QUACKED! Piggy turned on his smell next to the now sleeping lifeguards. “Grunt!” he was surprised as they didn’t wake up at his normal smell. He guessed it was a really strong sleeping draught, and turned on his worst smell. They woke up, and Piggy gave a signal for bat duck to stop. The ship hit the iceberg andstarted to sink. Soon the lifeguards were helping the people abandon the ship quickly. Once she was sure that everyone was safe, Bat duck took off.

“PROFESSOR! THE REMOTE!” she cried. The Professor pulled out the remote and pressed a button. The time HQ appeared.

“Climb in!” called Professor, and they scrambled in. “Teleport!’’ said Professor, and they landed in the 21st century. The HSH computer blinked on.

 “Good work. You’ll find your rewards in the closet.” Said D, and his image flickered and disappeared. They ran to the closet.

“Grunt!” Piggy said, as he opened his present. It was a voucher for Pig Feed from the local store.

“Awesome!” said Bat duck. She had a new cape and mask, pink with blue flowers. “Blow!” cried Professor. He had some Ice tea powder. “A cow does a frightening mission and comes back to find ice tea powder, when you are supposed to have coffee powder. Humph!” he said. Then, he found another packet under it, and a note.

 “Prof, look, it’s a note from the B,” said Bat duck.

Dear Prof Boofey,
This is actually good coffee powder, I had to hide it from D, you know how much he likes it, he would have taken it. Sorry if you were angry because you thought it was Ice tea powder.
- The B

“Great!” said Professor, and made two cups of coffee right away, as Bat Duck didn’t drink coffee. The B was a detective in HSH, The Bui. “Come on, time for milking! And you, go to eat your feed.” 

Said Molly, leading Boofey and Piggy away.“Well, I hope we have another adventure soon.” Sighed Bat Duck, waddling off.