In the Jungle: Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Bo ran over to the blue shelf the box was on. He grabbed it and tried to take it down - but obviously, it was too heavy.
“This weighs like about 9,000 pounds!” he grunted. Zoe stared at Tommy, who looked at Johnny Boy, who glanced at Faysaham, who glared at Mahasyaf, who looked at Chattering Monkey.
Bo turned his head and glared at the others. “Well, what are you waiting for? Help me!”
Tommy sighed. Then he morphed. He had gotten so used to morphing that he could now morph without shaping himself with his hands. All he did was imagine himself as a gigantic hammer, and he morphed into a hammer. After he had morphed, he hopped over, then smashed his face into the steel cage. He smashed again. Then again. Then his head burst into the box. A scream sounded inside the box. Then Tommy’s scream sounded and he leaped out of the box, morphing back to himself in the air.
“Crazy...Nerd...” he gasped, still shaken by his experience. Suddenly the ‘Crazy Nerd’ leaped out of the box. Tommy screamed.
The ‘Crazy Nerd’ appeared to be a chimp with crazy, kinky, reddish orange fur. He glared at Tommy with one eye bigger than the other. “Hey, short blue guy,” he growled, “Thanks a lot. You have a flat top, by the way.”
Tommy drew back in offense. The chimp grinned. “Just kidding. My name is Chimpi.”
Tommy blinked. “How original.”
“I know, right?” said Chimpi. “I would’ve renamed myself if I could. To something more...exotic.”
Chimpi was very tall. He was about 4 1/2 feet tall. “You guys are so small!” he said.
“Well, you try going in Hakrin and deal with the consequences. Then we’ll see who’s small!” Bo argued. Chimpi glared at Bo and made the ‘I’m watching you’ sign.
Chattering Monkey nodded, agreeing with Bo, even though he wasn’t shrunken. Then he started his boxer shuffle. Chimpi started his boxer shuffle too. Then they started to fight. The two chimps rolled on the ground. Chattering Monkey (Chitter for short) gave Chimpi a big, hard whack across his nose. After nursing himself, Chimpi did a sweep kick, tripping Chitter. Chitter screamed and quickly got up. He smashed down Chimpi’s head, then socked him in the stomach. Chimpi wailed and collapsed to the ground, defeated. Chitter leaped onto Chimpi and did a little chittering dance.
“Um...I think that’s enough, Chitter,” said Bo ashamedly. “He’s already had enough torture being in that steel box.”
Chitter’s eyes grew big, and bigger, and biggest, until they were as big as WATERMELONS!!! Then, he quickly jumped off Chimpi and helped him get up. Chimpi groaned and rubbed his head. He glared at Chitter. Suddenly, he got a look of recognition in his eyes.
“Hey! Chitter?!” he said in disbelief.
Chitter got a recognition look in his eyes too and chattered something.
Chimpi turned to the others with big eyes and said, “Chitter is my brother. I haven’t seen him in five years!”
“Oh my God!” said Bo, putting a hand over his mouth to fake his surprise. Then he started crying, but his tears evaporated quickly.
“Hell...o...Chimpi...” Chitter struggled to speak.
Everyone gasped and fainted except for Chimpi and Chitter who grinned evilly at each other and parted separate ways. They weren’t brothers at all!

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He groaned loudly and rubbed his head. He peered at the others who lay fainted on the dirt ground. He stared at all the shelves and steel blocks that surrounded him. He swiveled around and, standing over him, was a hideously ugly grinning chimp who held out his hand. He clasped the chimp’s hand and hoisted himself up.
“I’m sorry, Short Blue Guy,” said the chimp. “But that was hilarious!”
“Y-y-yeahh,” Chitter struggled to say. “Chim-Chim...pi l-l-l-lied a-a-about th-the fi-five y-years thingy. W-w-e ac-actu--” Chitter gave up, sighed heavily, and chattered something to Chimpi. Chimpi turned to the others. “He said that I lied about the five years thingy and that we actually know each other because we’re together in something. You know, like a set-- I mean, program.” He looked at Chitter, who nodded.
Tommy nodded and was just about to say something when suddenly...
“HEY YOU! HOW’D YOU GET OUT?!”
Everybody whirled around. In the corner, beyond all the blue shelves and steel boxes, there stood a small, angry brown elephant, with hands on hips. He was standing in the arched doorway with a scowl on his wrinkled face.
It was Crech!