Now that they had Brad's key card, the Harvey crew had gained access to the superweapon, and fumbled their way into the operation room.

“Haha, we're in!" Leonard announced, then took in his surroundings. “Oh my goodness gravy."

The inside of the superweapon was huge. At the heart of it was a giant air cannon that aimed upward so it would fire giant ice balls out through the volcano. And it was surrounded by armed eagle guards.

“I wanna see!" Chuck said, climbing up to Leonard. Unfortunately, Harvey began to lose balance, and slipped around in an odd fashion. He landed on his hip and Garry used his arm to hold him upright. Harvey turned his head and Chuck and Leonard noticed a guard glaring at them. It was the same guard from the base's entrance.

“Uh oh," Leonard muttered as the guard, Axel, clenched his fist. Chuck crawled back down to Harvey's feet. Axel put down his spear and... began to dance. When he finished, he pointed to Harvey.

“What's happening?" Bomb asked curiously.

“I think he's challenging us to a breakdance battle?" Leonard answered. Harvey began to bust a move and Courtney accidentally popped out from behind. She ran back in, hoping Axel wouldn't get suspicious.

“Oh, it's on!" he said enthusiastically, readjusting his hat. Suddenly, more guards joined in and danced along with Axel. Harvey just stood there as Leonard watched in amazement.

“What's happening?" Chuck called out.

“Looks like a little poppin' and lockin'," Leonard replied.

“What?" Confused, Chuck peeked out from Harvey's belly and noticed every single guard was moving to the rhythm... Well, not every guard. He spotted Hank with a short, chubby eagle with a fluffy head. She was wearing a coconut bra, grass skirt, and shoes made of ice. In Hank's muscular wings, he held two familiar female birds. One unconscious and the other struggling in his grip.

“Hey, handsome!" the chubby eagle cooed. Hank winked at her. “Take those two, and put em on ice."

Chuck gasped in shock. “They've got Red and my sister! We've gotta go!"

“But the superweapon!"

“That's my sister, mister! And I'm gonna save her!" Chuck began pedaling furiously, but he was moving too fast for the rest of the crew to catch up. Harvey was basically running in place.

“Chuck, slow down!" Leonard pleaded. “Slow down, stop!"

But he didn't listen. Chuck pedaled too fast, and in a matter of seconds, Harvey's skin ripped to shreds, exposing the team! They froze in fear due to being surrounded by guards, but they were all too busy dancing to notice.

The whole group silently agreed to go save the girls while they still could, and slowly used Harvey's legs, the only part of him that weren't ruined, to back out of the room.

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Red woke up feeling dizzy and unsure about what happened. Once her vision cleared up, she noticed she was in a dark room with pink lanterns and palm trees made of ice. Suddenly, Red noticed her wings and talons were frozen inside the cup holders of a pool raft in a frozen swimming pool! She struggled with all her might to break free, but couldn't.

“Hey, ya done?" Red turned her head to find Silver in the same state as her.

“What happened?!" she asked.

“Oh, let's see," Silver quipped. “Well, you got us captured and trapped in ice on top of giant pool toys. Good job."

“I-I just thought that maybe if I could-"

“Stop me?"

The lights turned on and Red and Silver noticed a tall, purple eagle was watching them the whole time. They recognized her immediately. This was Zeta, the psychotic leader of the eagles.

“Yeah, you two just thought y'all could sail over here and stop me," Zeta scoffed as she approached the pair.

“We didn't technically sail here," Silver pointed out.

“And I totally could've stopped you!" Red said defiantly.

“Yeah, if you listened to me," Silver added.

Red groaned. “Forget it, I'm not listening to you."

“So typical," Zeta broke in, and stared straight into Red's eyes. “Type A male paired with a strong female, and you just can't stand it, can ya?!"

“Well, uh-"

“Lemme guess, you prefer to ‘fly solo,'" Zeta squawked, unaware of Red trying to correct her. “I have to save everybody all by myself, just like a man!"

“Ooh, ouch!" Silver whispered. “That is kinda true, though."

“Maybe she was a little clingy at times!" Zeta continued, getting more and more angry. “Maybe she gave you that engagement ring a little bit too early!"

“I'm a woman," Red finally spoke. She sounded meek, but loud enough to be heard.

Zeta looked at her closely. “Really?!"

“Yeah, and I don't think you're talking about us," Silver added. “Maybe you're talking about-"

Zeta placed her talon over Silver's beak to keep her from finishing the sentence. At this point, Red was realizing that Zeta still hadn't forgiven Mighty Eagle, and probably never will.

“Debbie, turn on the TV!" Zeta called out. The chubby eagle turned to a table covered with a pile of remote controls. “It's the one with the red button on top. Red, Debbie!"

All of them had red buttons. Debbie wasn't sure what to do, so Zeta grabbed one and turned the TV on herself, showing a live stream of both Bird Island and Piggy Island.

“What I'm planning to do is take these little bitty undeveloped islands, and turn them into my own personal paradise!" Zeta explained, savoring the moment. Silver gasped in shock.

“You're insane!" Red shouted.

“I am putting myself first," Zeta said. “Because you know what? I worked hard for it, and I deserve it. All I gotta do is clear out all these inhabitants."

Zeta pushed another button and the TV showed a target aiming for Bird Island.

“You're a monster!" Red screamed.

Zeta just chuckled. “Glenn, show em what I'm talking about!"

Over by the superweapon, Glenn placed a large pink button on the ground and muttered, “Como quieras, vieja loca."

“Excuse me?!" Zeta bellowed. “Are you getting smart with me right now?"

Nervously, Glenn pushed the button with his foot. The superweapon fired giant ice balls filled with molten lava (yes, it does sound impossible), and they were all headed for Bird Island and Piggy Island! On his computers, Glenn watched as all the lava balls successfully hit the islands.

“Oh, it actually worked!" he cheered.

“Yes, yes, yes!" Zeta said happily pumping her fists.

Red couldn't believe someone could be so cruel. “Those islands are filled with innocent birds and pigs!"

“You all had the chance to evacuate," Zeta pointed out. “But for some reason, you didn't!"

Red suddenly remembered. The reason they didn't evacuate... was because she told them not to. She just wanted to be their hero... and didn't even think about their safety.

“No..." she muttered.

“Sorry," Zeta laughed. “Not sorry. I'm truly not sorry!"

With that she flew over the balcony's edge. Debbie just climbed over the rail and fell over the ledge, screaming.

Sorry this was kinda short. The next chapter will contain some deep confessions. Well, maybe not that deep. Actually, they probably will be.

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