KIMBERLY Turn here, Doc.

Emmett L. Brown the chief inventive officer from the Institute of Future Technology made a sharp right turn as the Delorean time travel vehicle went slowly down a narrow curving road.

DOC BROWN Are you sure this is the way to Sandy Cove, Kim?

KIMBERLY I'm positive. I remember that tree from when my family used to come here. Aunt Jessica says that is the oldest tree in Sandy Cove. I can't wait to see her and uncle McLeach.

ZAIUS According to this guidebook, Sandy Cove is one of the oldest fishing towns in the whole state. KIMBERLY

Oh, yes. I'm so happy that we're going to spend the weekend. Sandy Cove has the prettiest town square and beaches. Urko the gorilla general wearing his traditional helmet, purple jacket with body armor vest, blue denim jeans, black boots & gloves turned around to the backseat where Galen the chimpanzee archaeologist was sitting.

URKO What are you talking about?

GALEN That sign we just passed. It said "WELCOME TO FRY FEST" Imagine, a whole town devoted to french fries.

ALEU Yummy...

KIMBERLY Galen, it's Frye Fest, as in F-r-y-e.

SPACE ACE As in french fry.

URKO As in Captain Long John Silver Frye. He's a pirate captain who lived in Sandy Cove 300 years ago. That's where they got the name Frye Fest.

ALEU No french fries?

KIMBERLY I'm sure there will be french fries, mascot.

SPACE ACE Pirate, eh? Then maybe there's some buried treasure.

DOC BROWN I'm not so sure about treasure, son. But I have heard there's going to be some fireworks displays.

KIMBERLY The town's just up ahead. I can't wait to see Sandy Cove again. I can still picture all the people and buildings on Main Street.

The Delorean drove under a white arch and into town. Kimmy could not believe her eyes! Most of the buildings were run-down and some were boarded up. Except for a handful of citizens the streets were deserted & empty. There was nothing beautiful about this town anyway.

DOC BROWN Are you sure this is Sandy Cove?

KIMBERLY Yes, but everything looks so different. I don't understand!

The time vehicle continued down Main Street. At the end was a huge statue of a man dressed in pirate captain clothing holding a sword over his head, face fixed in an evil sneer-like grin. He had one peg-leg resting on a treasure chest.

GALEN Perhaps he's scaring everyone away. I'd hate to bump into him in the dark.

ZAIUS You don't have to worry about meeting him, Galen. That's the famous Long John Silver. He's been dead for 300 years.

SPACE ACE Better safe than sorry. Even more reason not to encounter him mano a mano.

ALEU You said it!

Emmett steered the Delorean into the parking lot of the Sandy Cove Inn.

DOC BROWN Don't let the way things look get you down, Kim. We're still gonna have a good weekend no matter what.

KIMBERLY I hope you're right, boss. But I'm getting a funny feeling about this place.

The Sandy Cove Inn was a large sea-green house. It was 3 stories tall and had lots of windows. The family walked up to the front door and found a note.

KIMBERLY Please come in around back. Follow me.

Brown, Ace, Urko, Zaius, Galen and Aleu followed the redhead along a path that led to the back of the inn.

URKO Jinkies, you can see almost all of Brannigan Bay from here.

BARNEY SILO And even a little more sometimes.

The family spun around and saw a man wearing a white suit with white shirt and tie. His pant legs were rolled up and he was wearing sandles.

BARNEY SILO If you look over there, past Lucky Grove, you can even see Shining Palms.

He pointed toward 2 palm trees that curved together in the shape of a horseshoe. Looking through the trees the gang could make out more buildings in the distance.

BARNEY SILO That's Shining Palms. It's a beautiful resort. Much nicer than what you'll find up here, see for yourself my friends.

He handed over some brochures that displayed photos of people swimming, sailing, water-skiing, paragliding, etc.

JESSICA RABBIT Barney Silo!

A woman dressed in red dress, high-heel shoes, red hair, blue eyes yelled down from the inn's deck.

JESSICA RABBIT Get the h*** out of here before I call the police. I've had enough of you trying to steal our guests away.

BARNEY SILO Not even Frye Fest can save this town. It's time you accepted the fact and sold me your land.

JESSICA RABBIT Never! I'll never sell my land to you, you city slicker. GO!

Barney sneered evilly, bowed did an about-face and walked toward the water where he mounted his Jet-Skidoo. Pausing to put on a pair of headphones attached to his portable CD player he zoomed off across the waters. Kim walked up to the woman and gave her a kiss.

KIMBERLY Greetings, Aunt Jessica. It's so good to see you.

JESSICA RABBIT It's wonderful to see you, too, Kimberly. My goodness, how you've grown.

BARNEY SILO Oh, I forgot! Did I mention the All-You-Can-Eat buffet tonight?

Ace, Galen and Aleu's eyes lit up as if lightbulbs went off inside their brains.

SPACE ACE Did he say all you can eat? Wowsers!

ZAIUS Forget it, Terminator. We're staying here in Sandy Cove.

ALEU Awwwwwww...

JESSICA RABBIT Don't you worry, tonight is Frye Fest and it's going to be great.

KIMBERLY Where's uncle McLeach?

JESSICA RABBIT He's down by the docks getting everything set for tonight. He'll be back ASAP. I've got some lemonade and cookies up on the dock for you and your friends.

Kimberly then introduced her friends to Mrs. Rabbit.

JESSICA RABBIT What an honor to meet all of you. I hope you'll make yourselves at home.

GALEN Cool, so like, where's the kitchen?

URKO Chimp, that's not what she meant.

GALEN Oh, oops.

DOC BROWN Excuse me, Mrs. Rabbit, but who was that stranger talking to us?

Jessica sat down on one of the deck lounge chairs and explained.

JESSICA RABBIT That was Barney Silo, he owns Shining Palms, the big resort down the beach.

ZAIUS But what is he doing here?

JESSICA RABBIT Barney is buying as much property or what you call real estate on Brannigan Bay as he can. He wants to expand his resort. Most of the places along the bay, including Main Street have gone out of business. Sandy Cove is left.

URKO Is that why you're holding Frye Fest?

JESSICA RABBIT Yes, Captain John Silver is a Sandy Cove legend. The Frye Fest is celebrating Captain Silver's 350th birthday. We're hoping the celebration attracts lots of people. Barney Silo's right. If Frye Fest flops, the people of Sandy Cove will have to sell their real estate to him.

Kimmy feeling sorry for her guardian sat down next to her and asked...

KIMBERLY Is there anything we can do to help make Frye Fest a success?

JESSICA RABBIT Just have fun and eat!

ALEU Yes mame! You got it!

SPACE ACE Count me in too.

GALEN And me.

ZAIUS Oh good grief.

URKO Nuts! I was afraid she was going to say that.

DOC BROWN Whoohooa, great scott.

END OF PART I

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 2

After they got settled into their rooms the gang met back on the deck. Everyone was dressed for the beach.

DOC BROWN Okay, everybody. Ready to hit the beach?

He looked at his son, Galen and Aleu. Galen was carrying a shovel and pail, Ace was wearing Stars & Stripes shorts, sunglasses. Aleu was also wearing shades and purple towel around her neck.

KIMBERLY I cannot believe how empty it is. It's like we have the whole beach to ourselves.

As they walked down the sand watching the waves roll inland to wash over their feet and sandles Kimmy continued her narrative.

KIMBERLY When I was a little girl, we could hardly find room to walk because there were so many people here.

EDNA CRUPZAK Well, I say good riddance!

A woman passed by them going the opposite direction. She was wearing a faded Sandy Cove sweatshirt, old baseball cap with the famous NY logo on the front and headphones connected to a metal detector. As she walked she swept the metal detector over the sand. She passed the gang and headed to a young man sitting cross-legged on a blanket. He was listening to oldies music on headphones and CD player.

KIMBERLY That woman looks familiar to me. Excuse me, but aren't you Edna Crupzak?

The woman was astonished that Kimmy knew her name but she probably did not recognize her.

EDNA CRUPZAK Oh, do I know you from somewhere?

KIMBERLY You used to operate the Shaved Ice/Ice Cream Parlor on the beach.

EDNA CRUPZAK I did not think anyone would remember. We've been closed ever since Shining Palms opened. All the tourists left us high and dry.

ZAIUS I'm sorry to hear that, madame.

EDNA CRUPZAK Now they're living it up at Shining Palms and we're left having a birthday party for a long-dead pirate captain. I'll tell you, the only good thing that pirate ever did for this town was stay the night.

JUNIOR CRUPZAK And leave his cursed treasure buried someplace safe where he could return and one day reclaim it before anybody else laid eyes upon it first.

EDNA CRUPZAK Hush now, Junior. No need to tell silly nonsense stories to strangers you do not know. It's time to go.

JUNIOR CRUPZAK Yes, mother.

EDNA CRUPZAK Keep an eye on that Silo character. If you're not careful, he'll try to buy you out, also. He's here everyday hanging out brochures. Between you and me, I wish everyone would just leave us alone. At least I'd get some peace and quiet.

Edna turned on her metal detector, put on her headphones and walked after her son who was strolling ahead, humming or whistling to the music in his CD player. Urko watched Edna walk away with a suspicious look.

URKO If I'm not mistaken, those are Shining Palms brochures in her back pocket.

KIMBERLY That's odd, I wonder why she would have all those brochures?

DOC BROWN Who cares! Listen, we're here to relax and have fun so let's forget about Edna Crupzak for now and have a good time.

ZAIUS Doc's right. I'm going to look for seashells or interesting rocks to collect. Anyone want to come?

URKO Sounds like fun.

DOC BROWN Good idea. What are you 3 going to do?

SPACE ACE I'm going to enjoy myself, walking along and letting the waves hit my feet.

GALEN Aleu and I are going to build sand castles.

ALEU And maybe dig for buried pirate treasure!

ZAIUS Just don't dig up any trouble in the process.

SPACE ACE Oh? That's logical.

GALEN We're on a beach in a quiet little resort town. What kind of trouble could we get into here?

DOC BROWN That's just what we don't want to find out.

URKO Yeah, I know the kind of mischief you always get into...NOT!

SPACE ACE HAH! Up yours, hoser.

DOC BROWN Junior! That is not nice to insult an ape.

SPACE ACE I was only joking, or he was.

URKO Sure we were...NOT!

KIMBERLY Knock it off, both of you! Now let's enjoy ourselves and stay out of trouble.

And so saying, the redhead woman, chief inventive officer, orangutan professor, gorilla general headed away down the beach while the Hero of Earth, chimpanzee scientist and shewolf watched them go away. By the time they were far away the chimp turned to his allies.

GALEN Hey, Ace, Aleu. Look what I found.

He took out a piece of paper and carefully unfolded it. The mascot looked closely at the pattern designs sketched onto it and gasped.

ALEU Treasure map!

GALEN Shhhhhh! Not so loud, man.

He looked around to see if anybody else was in the vicinity before explaining.

GALEN This is one of Captain John Silver's maps. And it says that one of his cursed treasure chests is buried somewhere on this beach. All we have to do is follow the directions and dig it up.

ALEU Fun food for life!

SPACE ACE Oh wow, this should be interesting.

While the chimpanzee looked at the map, trying to descipher or translate the directions or clues the shewolf sniffed along the ground. She got too close and sniffed some sand up her nose and sneezed!

ALEU AHH-CHOOOO!

SPACE ACE Bless you.

GALEN Quit clowning around. I'm trying to figure out what this picture of a horseshoe means. Like, where are we going to find a horseshoe on the beach?

Aleu thought a minute and then had an idea. She stood up straight and raised her right paw over her head. Then she raised her left paw over her head. Her paws met right over her head in the shape of a horseshoe.

SPACE ACE This is no time for working out, Aleu. We need a horseshoe or we'll never find the treasure.

ALEU No, Lucky Grove!

Again she acted out how the 2 trees leaned toward each other to form the shape of a horseshoe.

GALEN I got it, Aleu. It's the horseshoe-shaped trees that Barney Silo pointed out earlier. I knew I would figure the first clue.

ALEU Ha, sure you did and didn't need my help.

SPACE ACE Let's go and seek out the cursed treasure mateys! Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!

Then the human, ape and shewolf ran over to the horseshoe-shaped trees and stood beneath them. Galen checked the map again.

GALEN It says to count off 33 paces. And we walk this way.

SPACE ACE Time to play Pirates Of The Caribbean.

ALEU Arr, mates. DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES!

Then they began walking down the sand counting off each step they took while also singing the theme song of the #1 attraction of Disneyland/Walt Disney World.

ACE-GALEN-ALEU YO-HO-YO-HO, A PIRATE's LIFE FOR ME!

SPACE ACE We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

GALEN We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

ACE-GALEN-ALEU YO-HO-YO-HO, A PIRATE's LIFE FOR ME!

ALEU We extort and pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

GALEN Maraud and embezzle and even hijack. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

ACE-GALEN-ALEU YO-HO-YO-HO, A PIRATE's LIFE FOR ME!

SPACE ACE We kindle and char, inflame and ignite. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho. We burn up the city, we're really a fright. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

ALEU We're rascals and scoundrels, villians and knaves. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

GALEN We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

ACE-GALEN-ALEU YO-HO-YO-HO, A PIRATE's LIFE FOR ME!

SPACE ACE We're beggars and blighters and ne'er do well cads. Drink up me 'earties, Yo-Ho.

GALEN & ALEU AYE BUT WE'RE LOVED BY OUR MOTHERS AND FATHERS. DRINK UP ME 'EARTIES, YO-HO!

By the time they reached the count of 20 paces they reached the water's edge.

ALEU Now what do we do? The trail ends here.

Before either ape or human could answer they heard what sounded like a rumbling sound come from the water. Straight ahead out on the bay they saw a huge galleon, a 3-masted Dog of War. It had 3 masts with huge white sails and on top of the mainmast was a familiar black flag with the skull & crossbones symbol emblazoned on it.

SPACE ACE It's a pirate ship!

GALEN But I don't see any sign of the captain or crew.

Suddenly the ship began sinking like a mirage before their suprised eyes.

SPACE ACE Look at that, it's going down like a rock.

GALEN What do you know? That was something. Wait till the others hear about this.

ALEU Uh, boys...

GALEN & ACE WHAT???

ALEU LOOK! SOMETHING ELSE IS COMING OUT OF THE WATER!

The wolf had a look of sheer horror on her face, in her eyes as she stared straight ahead. Both chimp and human also turned to stare in that same direction and saw an explosion of bubbles burst through the water's surface as something started walking out of the water covered in seaweed. With each step the creature grabbed clumps of seaweed from its body and threw them down. Bit by bit the creature was looking more human.

He was dressed in a large black coat, blue pants, black boots. A hat perched atop his head covering a red bandana beneath, his left leg was missing from the ankle down, ending in a mechanical stump. His left eye was a red robotic sensor implant, the right eye a normal blue. His left arm looked like a mechanical-robotic hand that could morph, change into various forms at will. This was no ordinary man, it was Captain Long John Silver

JOHN SILVER Arr, it's so good to be home again in Sandy Cove.

GALEN Zoinks! It's the ghost of Long John Silver.

SPACE ACE Aaaaaaaugh!

ALEU RUUUUUN!

END OF PART II

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 3

Emmett Brown, Zaius, Urko and Kimberly were arriving ack at the Sandy Cove Inn just as Ace, Galen and Aleu came running up to the front porch almost out of breath, panic-stricken faces.

GALEN He's here! We saw him!

DOC BROWN Saw who?

The shewolf stood up on her hind legs. She hunched over, closed one eye and limped around in a circle mimicing the voice of Captain Silver.

ALEU Arrrr...

SPACE ACE Long John Silver! We saw his ship sink in the bay. Then he emerged from the water and walked onto the beach like a ghost or phantom.

KIMBERLY We saw a ship sink too, but we didn't see any pirate ghost.

ZAIUS Ace, Galen, that ship is special effect movie magic for Silver Fest tonight. It is supposed to reenact the sinking of Silver's ship 300 years ago.

MAGGIE There will be fireworks too. That's what Kim's uncle McLeach was working on this morning. He'll be pleased that it looked so realistic.

GALEN Well, if that ship was not real, what about the pirate?

MAGGIE I don't think a pirate is part of the show. But maybe they added it at the last minute just in case.

SPACE ACE Or maybe it is the ghost of Captain Silver. And he's angry or pissed that he was not invited as the Guest of Honor to his own party.

MCLEACH Arr, what do we have here, mates?

ALEU YIKES!

Quickly she dove under Kimmy's deck chair, whimpering in fright. In the next, a man with a hooked nose, black hair, blue eyes and wearing a felt hat, safari jacket, denim jeans, boots. Percival McLeach the ex-poacher (Disney The Rescuers Down Under) appeared on the porch.

KIMBERLY Uncle McLeach!

MCLEACH Hello, Kim. Long time, no see, eh?

MAGGIE Your ship was a huge success with Kim's friends.

MCLEACH What do you mean?

KIMBERLY Why, the way you made it sink in the bay. It fooled my boyfriend.

Ace blushed red in the face and smiled. Galen turned away too embarrassed to speak, Aleu poked her head out from under the chair and smiled.

ALEU Hello, nice trick with that sinking ship.

MCLEACH I don't see how that can be. The boat is radio-controlled and Nimnul and I spent all morning trying to get it to work. We suspected there was something wrong with the controls. We gave up on it a while ago.

Apes and humans looked at one another in shock and disbelief!!!

URKO You mean you did not make the ship sink?

MCLEACH I'm sorry to say it, but no I did not.

DOC BROWN Whoohooa! Mybe that really was a ghost ship.

Just then the oldies music stopped coming from the radio. A loud blast of static blared from the speakers then an evil voice began speaking.

JOHN SILVER Attention, Sandy Cove. This is Captain Silver speaking. I warn you to leave this place forever before sundown or I curse you all! I will not warn you again, mates. And stay away from my cursed treasure! DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES!!!

Another blast of static swallowed his voice then the music began again.

SPACE ACE Wowsers, that sounded like Silver we saw on the beach.

GALEN He really is here, come back to haunt us!

Then the Hero of Earth and chimpanzee archaeologist dove under the deck chairs next to Aleu to cower in terror.

MCLEACH It looks like somebody does not want us to have Silver Fest.

MAGGIE This is so terrible.

KIMBERLY Not to worry, aunt, uncle.

DOC BROWN That's right, Institute of Future Technology is on the case. Right?

GALEN-ACE-KIM-URKO-ZAIUS RIGHT!!!

ALEU Right!

END OF PART III

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 4

The family huddled together on the Sandy Cove Inn's front porch. Emmett began outlining the gameplay so to speak.

DOC BROWN Okay, everybody, we've got a lot of ground to cover if we're going to get to the bottom of this before Frye Fest begins. First and foremost, someone needs to check out that mysterious sunken ship.

GALEN Not us.

ZAIUS You are the only ones who seen that pirate ghost.

KIMBERLY Plus, you might even find some buried treasure.

SPACE ACE Hmmm, on second thought. Now that I think of it...

ALEU Ruh-uh.

SPACE ACE Aleu, even if that pirate is there, he's 300 years old and besides he could never outdog-paddle you.

KIMBERLY Would you do it for a Wolf Snack?

ALEU Nope.

DOC BROWN How about 2 Wolf Snacks?

The alpha female shook her head, refusing to be suckered into this scheme.

URKO All right, make it 3 Wolf Snacks.

GALEN And buried treasure for a reward.

ALEU It's a deal!

The gorilla general took the biscuts from his duffel bag and tossed them into the air and the shewolf caught them like a frisbee.

MAGGIE While you look for clues, we're going to persuade as many people as we can to stay for Silver Fest tonight.

ZAIUS I want to go to the Town Hall to look up something.

DOC BROWN Great, Kim and I will walk with Ace and Aleu to the dock and then inspect the beach-area.

MCLEACH They should see Gaston about diving in the bay. He's on the dock right now and would be happy to help. Just tell him I sent you.

DOC BROWN Thanks, Percival. Okay, it's time to work.

The orangutan professor and gorilla general followed the path around to the front of the inn to walk into Main Street. Doc, Kim, Galen, Ace and Aleu walked to the dock down on the beach. The dock wasn't anything fancy, it was a long row of planks that stuck out into the bay. Some of the planks were cracked and few were missing. At the end stood an old wooden shack.

KIMBERLY Good luck, you two.

GALEN Yeah, hope Silver doesn't ambush you underwater.

SPACE ACE Lucky chimp...you probably hate water anyway.

GALEN You got that right, apes don't know how to swim.

DOC BROWN C'mon, let's get going and checking for clues.

The time traveler, redhead, chimpanzee continued along the beach until they were out of sight.

SPACE ACE I guess this must be the place. Ready, mascot?

ALEU Uh-huh.

The two began walking along the boardwalk toward the shack. The Hero of Earth tapped on the wooden door and called out.

SPACE ACE Hello? Anyone home?

The door opened and a man stepped out. He was tall and handsome with black hair, blue eyes. Dressed in a red t-shirt, blue jeans, black boots. This was the famous Gaston the mighty hunter (Disney Beauty And The Beast)

ALEU A pirate!

GASTON I'm no pirate, just Gaston. What can I do for you?

SPACE ACE Can you help us with some diving?

GASTON Oh? Who sent you?

ALEU Mcleach the poacher.

GASTON Ahh, Mcleach. Why didn't you say so? I'll be right back.

He disappeared into the shack then came out carrying some diving gear, including fins, airtanks, facemasks.

GASTON First-rate scuba diving gear, no one's ever used them before.

SPACE ACE Hey, this gear was made just for you.

ALEU Duh???

SPACE ACE It's, like, Aleu diving gear. Get it? ALeu, Scuba?

They both erupted into giggling fits as Gaston showed them how to put on the equipment, attach the fins to their feet, the airtanks to their backs with breath respriators they put in their mouths to breathe in the oxygen while underwater.

GASTON I'll bet this is your first time you went diving, eh?

SPACE ACE Yeah, never done it before.

GASTON You'll need a flashlight to find your way underwater.

ALEU Thank you, we'll be careful down there.

SPACE ACE And find some cursed treasure to make us rich!

GASTON Cursed treasure? Whoa, I'd be careful about that...who knows what will happen should you claim it.

Ace and Aleu grinned, winked at each other then thanked the hunter for his piece of advice before taking several deep breaths, attaching the respriators to their mouths then flipping backwards into the waters of Brannigan Bay.

END OF PART IV

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 5

Ace and Aleu slowly floated down to the bottom of Brannigan Bay. Their feet touched the bottom and Ace turned to Aleu to speak.

SPACE ACE Glub-glub-glub-glub-glub-glub-glub.

It was hard to talk underwater wearing scuba gear and respriators in their mouths. Ace then pointed in the direction they were supposed to go. The two of them walked or swam along the bottom of the bay. Many kinds of fish swam by. It was hard to keep track. They swam by a big rock. Ace reached out to touch it and it moved! The rock opened its eyes and then waved its tentacles menacingly, it was an octupus!!!

SPACE ACE Zoiglub!

ALEU Let'sglubgoglub!

Both began swimming away. They had only gone a few feet when they saw something else in front of them. As they got closer, they saw it was the sunken ship. Ace and Aleu could see parts of the upper deck. The Hero of Earth looked at the shewolf and gave her the thumbs-up sign. The buried treasure had to be there.

ALEU Maybe we'll get lucky or rich.

SPACE ACE That is if we don't encounter Captain Silver.

They both swam for a closer look when an explosion of bubbles burst from inside the ship. Captain Silver floated out from the ship. He had his sword in one hand and flashlight transformed by his robotic hand.

CAPTAIN SILVER Arrr, I warned you to leave Sandy Cove. Now you will pay the price!!!

ALEU Yikes, glubs!

She turned and dog-paddled away as fast as she could. Silver was getting closer and was about to strike the shewolf when something grabbed him. It was the octopus, distracting the pirate ghost allowing Ace and Aleu to swim to the surface and safety. Ace and Aleu swam to the dock and Gaston helped them up and helped remove their scuba gear.

GASTON Any luck?

SPACE ACE Only in not getting eaten by an octopus or attacked by John Silver.

ALEU Wait until the others hear about this.

Then they both ran back to the inn where Brown, Kim, Zaius, Galen and Urko together with McLeach and Maggie were waiting for them on the front porch.

SPACE ACE We saw Captain Silver again! He was in his ship when he saw us and tried to attack us underwater.

URKO What was he doing when you discovered him?

ALEU I think he was looking for something around the sunken ship. But when he saw us he yelled at us. Something about warning us to leave Sandy Cove.

ZAIUS That's odd, people or apes cannot talk underwater.

MCLEACH What did you and the others find, Kim?

KIMBERLY We found an old rowboat down the beach.

DOC BROWN And look what we found inside.

He showed everyone a handful of wet Shining Palms brochures and pai of headphones.

ZAIUS Based on what I learned in town, I have a hunch that this pirate ghost wants more than just a quiet vacation in his old home.

DOC BROWN You're right, professor. It's time to bait and set a trap to catch this ghost. And there's no better place than his own birthday party.

END OF PART V

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 6

That night, everyone gathered on the beach to celebrate Silver Fest and Captain Silver's birthday. Party music played over the loudspeakers and everyone was dressed in pirate clothing, eye patches, hats. A huge barbecue pit was dug into the sand by the dock. There were burgers, hot dogs, corn, potatoes, lobsters, clam chowder, and other fun foods.

GALEN Okay, it's time for dinner.

DOC BROWN First it's time to catch a ghost.

Emmett walked the ape, shewolf away from the crowd and over to the edge of the dock. Ace, Zaius, Urko, Kimberly, Maggie, McLeach and Gaston were waiting there. Next to the hunter was an old chest covered with seaweed.

DOC BROWN Here's the gameplan. McLeach and Maggie are going to tell everyone that we have found Silver's cursed treasure.

GALEN We have???

ZAIUS Not really, it's part of the trap.

GALEN Oh, I knew that.

SPACE ACE Do we have to wear those scuba outfits again?

KIMBERLY Just for show.

ALEU Uh-uh.

KIMBERLY But there's nothing to be afraid of.

ALEU Oh yeah? Octopus!

URKO Don't worry, we checked out the beach and there is not a single octopus around.

DOC BROWN Look, we don't have much time. Ace and Aleu, you put on the scuba outfits. Gaston will bring the chest over to the fire. That should lure Silver out. When she shows up, McLeach and I will catch him with a fishing net.

MAGGIE Once this is done, mascot. You can have as much as you want to eat.

ALEU Oh boy!

She grabbed a scuba mask and put it over her head. She was breathing so heavily she fogged up the glass.

ZAIUS Kim, do you recall where you and Doc found the rowboat?

KIMBERLY Yes, why?

ZAIUS Let's go there. I have a hunch we'll find something interesting.

They walked off down the beach...meanwhile Dr. Brown got ready to carry out his gameplan into action.

DOC BROWN Let's go, everyone.

Maggie and McLeach walked over to the crowd and got everyone's attention. Everybody gasped when Maggie and McLeach told them about the treasure.

SPACE ACE That's our cue, Aleu.

They walked across the sand to the audience. Gaston followed, carrying the chest on his back. Emmett snuck around to the other side holding the net. Ace, Aleu, Gaston entered the middle of the crowd. The mighty hunter put the chest down onto the sand.

MCLEACH These two divers found the treasure in a sunken pirate ship in the bay.

MAGGIE They promised to donate everything they find in the chest to Sandy Cove to help keep our town alive.

The crowd cheered again as the poacher walked to the chest and knelt down. He used a crowbar to pry open the lid. Just as the audience stepped forward to see what was inside an explosion came from the water. Captain John Silver walked out of the bay. The half man-half machine cyborg confronted everyone in anger.

JOHN SILVER Stop! Give me my treasure or you will all be cursed forever!

He approached the crowd and they backed away. He advanced on Ace & Aleu who cowered before him.

DOC BROWN NOW!

He and McLeach jumped out of the audience and threw the fishing net over the cyborg. Silver activated his robotic hand into shears and cut through the net instantly, freeing himself.

GASTON Yegads, must be an old net.

JOHN SILVER Now you will all suffer the consequences!

That was another cue for Ace and Aleu to make their break. They tried to run, but the scuba equipment was too heavy. The shewolf took a step in one direction but the heavy air tanks pulled her in another. She lost her balance and tumbled into Captain Silver. The cyborg staggered, wobbled then fell into the chest. Aleu was still off balance from the gear. She tried grabbing something to keep from falling but her paw his the lid of the chest and slammed it shut on Silver.

JOHN SILVER Help! Let me out or I'm telling!

His voice screamed inside the chest. Everyone stared at each other.

MAGGIE That does not sound like a pirate.

JOHN SILVER Get me out of here!

EDNA CRUPZAK Knock it off, you loudmouth pirate.

She made her way through the crowd. Using a crowbar she pried open the lid of the chest.

GASTON What's this all about?

URKO I think I know, but first let's see if I'm correct.

Gaston reached around Silver's neck and gave the head a turn. Everyone gasped as Gaston lifted off the pirate's head. It was a scuba helmet with a facemask over it. And inside was...

MAGGIE Junior Crupzak? I never would have guessed.

DOC BROWN Neither did we at first. The only clue we had was a handful of brochures in a rowboat.

KIMBERLY A clue that first pointed to Barney Silo.

ZAIUS But then we put some other things together. Like what McLeach said about the ship being radio-controlled.

GALEN Junior Crupzak was using a radio-controlled device on his CD player.

SPACE ACE He used his radio control to take over McLeach's boat and make it sink.

URKO And I'll bet if you look inside the helmet, you'll find some kind of microphone and transmitter. Junior tuned into the radio station's frequency to get his voice through the speakers and radios.

MAGGIE You've lived here all your life, Edna. Why would you ruin the festival and let Barney Silo take over Sandy Cove?

ZAIUS Because there really is a buried treasure. I confirmed that when I went to City Hall. According to the records, Captain Silver's ship sank with a collection of gold, silver, jewels and other valuables he had stolen.

GALEN And it sank exactly where the ship sank today.

DOC BROWN Edna and Junior thought this would help them find the treasure.

EDNA CRUPZAK That's right, Junior and I were going to use the treasure to buy Shining Palms and knock it down. We wanted to get rid of the tourists so we could live in peace and quiet.

JUNIOR CRUPZAK And we would have found the treasure if it was not for you foolish mortals! And your stupid canine mutt!

Again angry glares came from apes and humans who hate to hear villians accuse them of ruining their plans of victory. Edna and her son turned and stormed away without looking back to the boos and jeers from the crowd.

BARNEY SILO Bravo, apes and humans! You have given me a stroke of inspiration. The legend of John Silver is too important. Just look at how many people have come to celebrate him. Let me return Sandy Cove to its former pirate splendor. Everyone can keep their homes and shops. We will fix up the place to look like it did when the real Captain lived here.

CROWD HIP-HIP-HOOOORRRRRRAAAAY!!!

Then fireworks exploded in the sky overhead in a shower of colorful displays to the cheers of the fans. Oldies music blared on speakers from radios.

DOC BROWN Well, that's another mystery solved for the future.

MCLEACH And we owe it all to Aleu, Space Ace and company.

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM! We all looked up to see a colorful illumination of the shewolf's face in fireworks.

ALEU AARROOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

IFT FAMILY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!

THE END

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

EPISODE III "THE ZOMBIE's TREASURE"

INTRODUCTION: Pack up the time vehicle and start roasting the s'mores! Balto and the gang are going on a camping trip. But no ghost stories will be told around the fire for a treasure-stealing zombie is haunting the campsite. It's up to the Hero of Alaska and his friends to catch this zany zombie. Continues where Episode II ended...

GALEN Whooooa!

SPACE ACE Hang onto your lunch boxes everybody!

Doc Brown steered the Delorean around a big curve in the road as the chimpanzee archaeologist and Hero of Earth hung onto their safety restraints in the back seats. There came a loud THUD as camping gear toppled over across the back seats of the 8-passenger time vehicle.

KIMBERLY What was that?

URKO Are you two okay back there?

SPACE ACE I'm fine, no problemo.

Galen was trying to see around the pile of camping stuff that fell over but could not see Balto the half wolf/half dog who apparently was buried ALIVE.

GALEN Except that I can't find Balto. I think he's trapped under the gear.

SPACE ACE Balto? Are you in there?

Together the two friends carefully moved one bag aside and then lifted up yet another piece of camping stuff to see under it. The chimp peeked under one of the sleeping bags that unrolled and there was the wolf, eating from a picnic basket.

BALTO Huh? Uh-oh!

GALEN Good grief, the wolf is eating our fun food.

BALTO Can't help it, I was starving.

SPACE ACE Well...if you put it that way. Who needs the great outdoors when you can have this fun food indoors, right?

The 3 sat down amoung the pile of camping gear and begin snacking.

DOC BROWN Junior, will you please straighten things up in the back? We'll be at the campsite ASAP.

SPACE ACE Yes, father.

ZAIUS And it would be nice if we had some food left over for the rest of the trip.

GALEN Don't worry, professor. Balto and I are only eating pizza.

ZAIUS What pizza? I don't recall packing any pizza in the basket.

SPACE ACE Well, he did it. Actually, they did it.

BALTO You didn't expect us to eat the stuff you brought, did you?

URKO Heheheheheahahahaah, you crack me up!

ZAIUS Oh good grief.

DOC BROWN Great scott, hold on. The road up ahead is going to get treacherous.

He turned off the highway onto a dirt road full of bumps or dips and potholes making the Delorean bounce about like a motion-base simulator Turbo Ride at a theme park, i.e. "BACK TO THE FUTURE THE RIDE"

KIMBERLY Are you sure this is the way, boss?

URKO Boss?! Why are you calling me boss?

KIMBERLY Oops, I meant Emmett.

URKO Ha-ha, funny.

ZAIUS According to this guidebook I bought at the Hill Valley BookShop, Treasure Bend is just a few miles away. This road has been here for 100 years.

SPACE ACE You would have thought someone would have paved it by now.

URKO The road was built by miners/prospectors who discovered a gold mine. That is where the campsite got its name. The mine is nextdoor.

KIMBERLY I wonder if there is any gold or silver left in there.

ZAIUS The mine was shut down, abandoned for years. The campground is the only thing left open today.

Suddenly without warning a large black car raced past the Delorean. It splashed into a mud puddle, spraying globs of the s*** all over the time vehicle and continued on its way. Apes and humans glared after it.

URKO That car sure is driving fast. Ought to be stopped for speeding or drunk driving!

GALEN And messy, if you ask me. Just look at our windows.

Dr. Brown pulled off the road and turned on his wipers which began clearing away the mud & debris covering the windshield when a police car drove up and stopped behind them. The officer climbed out and approached the Delorean.

POLICE COP Excuse me, sir. Is everything all right?

DOC BROWN Fine, officer. Except for the mud on our time vehicle.

POLICE COP What brings you out to these parts?

KIMBERLY We're going camping at Treasure Bend.

SHERIFF FLUGEL Okay, but be careful. We've gotten reports of a ex-convict heading up to this area. He's been committing robberies around the local towns weeks now.

ZAIUS Is the con dangerous?

SHERIFF FLUGEL Could be, though he has not hurt anyone yet. If I were you, I'd reconsider that camping trip just to be safe.

DOC BROWN Thank you for the warning, sheriff.

Flugel nodded, rolled up his window and drove away...

SPACE ACE What's the stop? Are we there yet.

DOC BROWN No, just a pit-stop emergency son.

SPACE ACE Ohh, yeah.

GALEN Balto and I are on our last slice of pizza.

KIMBERLY The sheriff sounded serious, do you think we should stay?

URKO I think we have a better chance of getting Balto to stop eating than meeting a ex-convict out here.

DOC BROWN You're right, general. So let's get started.

END OF PART I

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

EPISODE III "THE ZOMBIE's TREASURE"

INTRODUCTION: Pack up the time vehicle and start roasting the s'mores! Balto and the gang are going on a camping trip. But no ghost stories will be told around the fire for a treasure-stealing zombie is haunting the campsite. It's up to the Hero of Alaska and his friends to catch this zany zombie. Continues where Episode II ended...

GALEN Whooooa!

SPACE ACE Hang onto your lunch boxes everybody!

Doc Brown steered the Delorean around a big curve in the road as the chimpanzee archaeologist and Hero of Earth hung onto their safety restraints in the back seats. There came a loud THUD as camping gear toppled over across the back seats of the 8-passenger time vehicle.

KIMBERLY What was that?

URKO Are you two okay back there?

SPACE ACE I'm fine, no problemo.

Galen was trying to see around the pile of camping stuff that fell over but could not see Balto the half wolf/half dog who apparently was buried ALIVE.

GALEN Except that I can't find Balto. I think he's trapped under the gear.

SPACE ACE Balto? Are you in there?

Together the two friends carefully moved one bag aside and then lifted up yet another piece of camping stuff to see under it. The chimp peeked under one of the sleeping bags that unrolled and there was the wolf, eating from a picnic basket.

BALTO Huh? Uh-oh!

GALEN Good grief, the wolf is eating our fun food.

BALTO Can't help it, I was starving.

SPACE ACE Well...if you put it that way. Who needs the great outdoors when you can have this fun food indoors, right?

The 3 sat down amoung the pile of camping gear and begin snacking.

DOC BROWN Junior, will you please straighten things up in the back? We'll be at the campsite ASAP.

SPACE ACE Yes, father.

ZAIUS And it would be nice if we had some food left over for the rest of the trip.

GALEN Don't worry, professor. Balto and I are only eating pizza.

ZAIUS What pizza? I don't recall packing any pizza in the basket.

SPACE ACE Well, he did it. Actually, they did it.

BALTO You didn't expect us to eat the stuff you brought, did you?

URKO Heheheheheahahahaah, you crack me up!

ZAIUS Oh good grief.

DOC BROWN Great scott, hold on. The road up ahead is going to get treacherous.

He turned off the highway onto a dirt road full of bumps or dips and potholes making the Delorean bounce about like a motion-base simulator Turbo Ride at a theme park, i.e. "BACK TO THE FUTURE THE RIDE"

KIMBERLY Are you sure this is the way, boss?

URKO Boss?! Why are you calling me boss?

KIMBERLY Oops, I meant Emmett.

URKO Ha-ha, funny.

ZAIUS According to this guidebook I bought at the Hill Valley BookShop, Treasure Bend is just a few miles away. This road has been here for 100 years.

SPACE ACE You would have thought someone would have paved it by now.

URKO The road was built by miners/prospectors who discovered a gold mine. That is where the campsite got its name. The mine is nextdoor.

KIMBERLY I wonder if there is any gold or silver left in there.

ZAIUS The mine was shut down, abandoned for years. The campground is the only thing left open today.

Suddenly without warning a large black car raced past the Delorean. It splashed into a mud puddle, spraying globs of the s*** all over the time vehicle and continued on its way. Apes and humans glared after it.

URKO That car sure is driving fast. Ought to be stopped for speeding or drunk driving!

GALEN And messy, if you ask me. Just look at our windows.

Dr. Brown pulled off the road and turned on his wipers which began clearing away the mud & debris covering the windshield when a police car drove up and stopped behind them. The officer climbed out and approached the Delorean.

POLICE COP Excuse me, sir. Is everything all right?

DOC BROWN Fine, officer. Except for the mud on our time vehicle.

POLICE COP What brings you out to these parts?

KIMBERLY We're going camping at Treasure Bend.

SHERIFF FLUGEL Okay, but be careful. We've gotten reports of a ex-convict heading up to this area. He's been committing robberies around the local towns weeks now.

ZAIUS Is the con dangerous?

SHERIFF FLUGEL Could be, though he has not hurt anyone yet. If I were you, I'd reconsider that camping trip just to be safe.

DOC BROWN Thank you for the warning, sheriff.

Flugel nodded, rolled up his window and drove away...

SPACE ACE What's the stop? Are we there yet.

DOC BROWN No, just a pit-stop emergency son.

SPACE ACE Ohh, yeah.

GALEN Balto and I are on our last slice of pizza.

KIMBERLY The sheriff sounded serious, do you think we should stay?

URKO I think we have a better chance of getting Balto to stop eating than meeting a ex-convict out here.

DOC BROWN You're right, general. So let's get started.

END OF PART I

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 2

Emmett Brown steered the Delorean into the Treasure Bend campground. He parked in front of the main lodge and everyone exited the time vehicle.

KIMBERLY Hey, that's the car that splashed us!

URKO Hoo-boy, wait till I get my hands on that idiot.

The family walked onto the lodge porch. There was a man talking to a woman. He was holding several long cardboard tubes under one arm. His glasses kept slipping down his nose.

ZAIUS I wonder what that's all about?

GALEN Maybe he's selling 3-ft long hot dogs.

BALTO Yum!

DOC BROWN I bet that's the owner of this campsite.

BUSINESS MAN Look here, Mrs. Butler, this map shows where your property overlaps the underground mine.

As he unrolled a big sheet of paper and pointed to a spot on the design he dropped the cardboard tubes on the ground. Balto picked up one of the tubes in his mouth and carried it back to the man, tail wagging.

BUSINESS MAN Thank you, good dog.

DOT BUTLER Can I help you?

DOC BROWN We are looking for the owner who runs this campground.

DOT BUTLER Well, you've found her. I'm the owner, Mrs. Dot Butler and you must be the group who phoned earlier to schedule a weekend stay here. Welcome to Treasure Bend.

DOC BROWN Thank you, I'm Dr. Emmett Brown of the Institute of Future Technology and this is my family.

He introduced the apes Zaius, Galen and Urko, then Kimmy and finally Ace, but not forgetting Balto their canine mascot.

AUTHOR's NOTE: IN THE STORIES, I'LL BE CHANGING THE CHARACTERS OF BALTO, HIS DAUGHTER ALEU AND HIS WIFE-MATE JENNA FROM TIME TO TIME SINCE ALL 3 LIVE WITH THE IFT GANG OF HILL VALLEY...

DOT BUTLER Pleased to meet you. This is Professor Mullins. He was telling me I should close down the campsite.

PROFESSOR MULLINS Correction, I believe you should close down the site. According to these maps, tunnels from the gold mine run underneath the campgrounds and lodge. These tunnels are no longer safe and could collapse any minute.

URKO Then these must be geologic maps of the area.

PROFESSOR MULLINS That's right, gorilla. You and your friends must consider leaving now. You never know when one of these tunnels could give way.

SPACE ACE Thanks for that piece of advice. But we've been planning this trip for days. If Dot's staying open, we stay put.

Everyone looked at Dot Butler, waiting for her decision until she gave it.

DOT BUTLER I've lived here for so many years. I may as well stay put a little longer. My decision is final, the campsite stays open.

The professor gathered up his maps and turned to go, but before doing so he gave one last piece of advice.

PROFESSOR MULLINS I hope you'll reconsider, Mrs. Butler because I'd hate to hear that someone or somebody got stuck in the mine by accident.

DOT BUTLER Someone should teach him some manners.

KIMBERLY Somebody should teach him how to drive responsibility. He nearly splashed our Delorean again on his way out.

DOT BUTLER I sure do appreciate you deciding to stay. Business has not been so good lately and I may have to close down the campsite.

ZAIUS It will take more than a man with maps to scare us.

Suddenly, a strange growling came from the woods behind the lodge.

SPACE ACE Wowsers! A unknown monster in the woods would keep me away!

GALEN Me too!

BALTO I'm game!

All 3 turned tail so to speak and ran toward the time vehicle.

END OF PART II

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 3

The growling sound grew louder. Galen, Ace and Balto ducked behind a large pile of firewood stacked near the Delorean. The chimp poked his head up.

GALEN The name of this campground should be Monster Bend instead of Treasure Bend.

BALTO Yeah, you said it. Monster Bend.

Just then heavy footsteps walked across the porch of the lodge so all 3 ducked back down again. Something unseen blocked out the sunlight casting a long shadow over the friends.

SPACE ACE Hey-hey-hey! Who turned out the lights?

The Hero of Earth looked up and saw a tall man with wild hair and beard.

BALTO Aooooooooooooo!

In seconds the wolf jumped up from behind the logs and into Kimberly's arms who gasped, staggered under the impact.

KIMBERLY Hey! Ooffmph, Balto...do you mind?

DOT BUTLER Hi, Jack.

SPACE ACE The monster has a name?

KIMBERLY Ace!

SPACE ACE Oops, hah-hah.

PANTHER JACK No harm, it's my job to scare people.

URKO It is?

PANTHER JACK They call me Panther Jack.

DOT BUTLER He lives in the woods and protects the animals that roam freely throughout this campsite. He also helps keep unwanted visitors out.

KIMBERLY Like mountain lions?

PANTHER JACK And messy campers who litter, disobey the rules & regulations here. Except now that something is scaring the animals and campers.

DOC BROWN Whoohooa, do you know who's doing it?

PANTHER JACK A strange unknown creature with glow-in-the-dark eyes.

DOT BUTLER You've seen this creature?

PANTHER JACK Yes, but I have not captured it yet. It always escapes whenever I close in on its location. I'll get it, whatever this alien is. See you later, boss.

He then walked away into the woods beyond the campground.

DOT BUTLER You know, between the creature and what Professor Mullins said, maybe you should not stay here after all.

GALEN I'm with Dot. Let's vote. All in favor of leaving, raise hand.

Balto coiled his tail into a spring and sat down on it. He raised all four paws into the air.

GALEN Looks like the paws have it. Time to go, Balto.

ZAIUS Hold on, you two. We are not going anywhere.

GALEN We're not?

DOC BROWN No, we already decided on camping and that's final. Besides, there's no need to go home and sit around doing nothing...bored so to speak.

SPACE ACE Dot, where should we pitch our tents?

DOT BUTLER Anywhere on that side of the campground.

The lodge owner pointed to a large area to the right of the main building.

DOT BUTLER Not too many people are here so you should have plenty of room.

KIMBERLY Is there a hose we can borrow to wash down our time vehicle?

DOT BUTLER Behind the lodge, go ahead and make yourselves at home.

DOC BROWN I'll drive the Delorean around back. We'll get settled and then wash down our time machine till it's brand new again.

GALEN If you ask me...I got a bad feeling about this.

URKO Who asked you?

BALTO Me, too.

END OF PART III

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES PART 4

The family all worked together to wash the Delorean. Soon it was super clean when suddenly...

GALEN Hey, look who's back. It's the bad driver.

URKO I wonder what he's doing back here.

Everyone turned and saw the black car pull up next to the lodge. The car door opened, but instead of the professor an old woman stepped out. She wore black pants, long-sleeved black shirt, dark glasses. Wisps of white hair stuck from under her wide-brimmed black hat.

IDA KUNKLE Hey, you idiots!

ZAIUS How dare you call us idiots!

IDA KUNKLE What are you doing here?

SPACE ACE Washing our time vehicle, so???

IDA KUNKLE Get off my property this minute!

This brought shocked, angry looks from Emmett Brown, Kimberly, Ace, Galen, Zaius, Urko and Balto who do not like being threatened by strangers who have any right to insult them.

DOC BROWN Your property? Great scott, this campground belongs to Dot Butler.

IDA KUNKLE No, it belongs to me. And I've got papers to prove it.

She took out a small piece of paper from her pocket and unfolded it. With a smug grin-smirk on her face she held it out for all to see.

IDA KUNKLE Whose name do you see on this map?

DOC BROWN It says Sam Kunkle.

IDA KUNKLE That's right, and I'm Ida Kunkle. Sam Kunkle was my great grandfather.

URKO His name on an old map does not prove anything.

IDA KUNKLE Sure it does, Sam Kunkle used to be a cook on a ranch around here. But one day he discovered this gold-silver mine and claimed the land around here. So get off my property and away from my treasure.

Once again angry looks came from the humans and apes who refused to be threatened-insulted by some crazy old woman believing this was her land.

GALEN Treasure? What treasure?

IDA KUNKLE The treasure of Treasure Bend. But don't get any ideas. Jeb Wocket, my grandfather's high-school friend tried to steal the treasure. But he never found it and got lost in the mine tunnels and disappeared forever. Now he's a zombie ghost who haunts the gold-silver mine to this day, still looking for his cursed prize.

Then she began walking away but not before yelling back over her shoulder.

IDA KUNKLE You'd better leave soon if you know what's good for you or else the zombie will destroy you!

BALTO Zombie?

SPACE ACE That does it, we're going. This campground is not big enough for the three of us.

KIMBERLY Three of you???

GALEN Yeah, me, Ace and Balto. Come on, hero of Alaska.

After Ida Kunkle got back into her car and drove away, laughing to herself about the death-curse those foolish mortals were about to suffer...Galen, Balto and Ace began to walk away.

ZAIUS Where are you going?

GALEN As far away from the zombie as we can.

DOC BROWN While you're out there, why don't you gather some twigs and branches for our campfire?

SPACE ACE Forget it! I don't do campfires when there's a supernatural spirit out there.

URKO That's too bad, sucker. We're going to be making s'mores around the fire tonight.

SPACE ACE Did you say s'mores?

KIMBERLY Yes, but since you don't do campfires...

GALEN On second thought, why didn't you say so? Twigs and branches coming up. We got some gathering to do.

And with that...Balto, Ace and Galen walked into the woods whistling the famous "Whistle Stop" tune from the Disney animated film Robin Hood.

GALEN Here's a path, let's see where it goes.

They followed a path and picked up some twigs and branches along the way. Just ahead, a fallen tree blocked their path.

SPACE ACE Looks like Mother Nature is helping us out. Here's all the wood we could want for the campfire.

They started picking up more branches. Then they heard a moaning sound come from the middle of the woods.

BALTO Duh??? Ace?

Ace listened for a moment, too but shook his head...

SPACE ACE Relax, hero. It's that creepy Panther Jack trying to scare us again, ignore him.

BALTO Okay, if you say so.

They went back to gathering more sticks. The wolf saw a long twig on the ground and tried picking it up. Unfortunately his paws were full. Just then, someone reached for the branch and picked it up. Balto glanced up as the zombie reached over and dropped it into his paws. The humanoid creature was 7-ft tall.

It was dressed in dark jungle-green t-shirt, light green jacket, brown pants, boots. The creature's eyes glowed red.

BALTO ACE!

He released all his sticks and jumped on the Hero's shoulders and wrapped his paws around Ace's face. Ace, startled by this sudden move, staggered-stumbled before regaining his footing while not dropping his sticks.

SPACE ACE Balto, what's wrong with you?

GALEN Good grief...what on earth is that?!

BALTO Zombie!!! Behind you, boss.

SPACE ACE Huh, what's behind me?

ZOMBIE AARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!

SPACE ACE Zombie ghost!

GALEN Aaaaaaaaugh! It's the zombie!

BALTO HEEEEEEEELP!

All 3 began running with the creature chasing after them.

END OF PART IV

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 5

The zombie chased Galen, Ace and Balto through the woods as it tried to catch them, moaning & growling all the while.

BALTO Run master, faster, faster!

SPACE ACE I can't run any faster with you on my shoulders. So I'm making this your stop.

The Terminator stopped short and sent the wolf flying through the air. Balto landed on all fours. Galen jumped onto Balto's back and shouted.

GALEN Giddyap, Balto! Mr. Lightbulb Eyes is gaining on us!

The wolf began running with the chimpanzee hanging onto his back, struggling to keep his balance and not fall off.

SPACE ACE Attaboy, hero. He'll never catch us now.

But as the T-800 turned to look back he saw the zombie reaching out to grab Balto by the tail.

SPACE ACE Whoops, spoke too soon. Step on it!

GALEN Aaaaaaaaugh!

Balto ran a few more steps than vaulted into the air over a downed tree or log. He and Galen crashed onto a pig pile of leaves followed by Ace himself. After hiding for a minute or so they poked up their heads and noticed that the creature was gone, disappeared.

GALEN Where did it go?

BALTO Dunno, maybe it ran away.

SPACE ACE Well, I'm not waiting around to find out. Let's go find the others.

Standing up he brushed leaves off his uniform, out of his hair. Galen shook himself free of leaves clinging to his clothing and body also. They looked around trying to figure out their surroundings or bearings.

GALEN Uh, do you know the way back to camp?

SPACE ACE Don't look at me, I haven't a clue.

BALTO Uh-uh.

GALEN Good grief, just what we need. First we get chased by a zombie ghost and now we're lost. What could possibly go wrong now?

UNSEEN VOICE It could rain without warning.

GALEN Very funny, hey, wait. Who said that?

SPACE ACE It wasn't me... I didn't say anything.

BALTO Yikes!

All 3 jumped back into the leaf pile again, never minding they were getting leaves all over their clothes & hair again. Slowly they raised their heads back up again and looked cautiously around.

SPACE ACE Is it that zombie again?

KIMBERLY Since when does a zombie sound like me?

BALTO Kimmy!

The wolf ran over to jump on Kim and lick her several times before she pushed him back down, wiping saliva drool off her face and clothes.

GALEN What are you doing here?

KIMBERLY I thought I'd take a nature walk. There are lots of wonderful flowers and birds and animals abound. What have you been up to?

GALEN We saw the zombie!

KIMBERLY You saw what? A real zombie?

SPACE ACE With light-up eyes and everything. Show her, hero.

Balto stood up on his hind legs. He put his front paws straight out in front. He opened his eyes and started lurching along, throwing in a moan every step.

SPACE ACE And he almost got us, too. But then he suddenly disappeared.

KIMBERLY That's odd, I wonder where he could have gone. Where did you see him last?

GALEN Over there, on the other side of that log.

The redhaired woman went over to investigate...

SPACE ACE Be careful, Kimmy.

KIMBERLY Of what? There's nothing to be afraid of over heeeeeeeeeeeeere!

GALEN KIM!!!

They heard her scream as the ground collapsed beneath her weight and then came a soft THUD. All 3 looked over and saw she was gone.

GALEN Kim! Kim! Where are you?

SPACE ACE Kimmy!

Looking down they noticed a huge hole that appeared from out of nowhere but no sign of the redhead anywhere.

GALEN Good grief, we have to find the others now. They're not going to believe this. SPACE ACE Come on, and hurry!

With that they ran as fast as they could all the way back to the campground, hoping to find Doc, Urko and Zaius to warn them of what happened.

END OF PART V

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 6

Ace, Galen and Balto burst through the trees and ran straight through the campsite and into their tent. They accidentally knocked over the center pole and the tent collapsed around them. They began struggling to free themselves when someone grabbed the chimp from outside.

GALEN Help! Help! The zombie's got us!

PANTHER JACK Hold still, ape. I'll free you from that mess.

In seconds Jack lifted the heavy tent off the ape, Ace and the wolf.

SPACE ACE Thanks, dude.

DOC BROWN Junior, what's going on?

Emmett, Dot, Urko and Zaius ran out of the main lodge upon hearing the ruckus.

SPACE ACE Dad, the zombie's got Kimmy!

URKO There's no such thing as zombies.

GALEN Then some gruesome creature with glow-in-the-dark eyes caught the redhead.

Balto stood up on his hind legs and mimiced the zombie's strut and groaning sounds again.

ZAIUS Will you knock it off? Where's Kim.

SPACE ACE I told you, the zombie was chasing us and then vanished. Kimmy ran into us while hiking some nature trails and then she disappeared too.

DOC BROWN Do you think you can remember where it happened?

GALEN Oh, no, we're not going back into those woods.

URKO We need to find Kimberly before something happens to her.

DOT BUTLER Jack will go with you and make sure nothing happens.

SPACE ACE Well...

DOC BROWN Then we don't have a moment to lose. Let's go!

GALEN Here we go again.

The family returned into the woods again in search of Kimmy. As they walked, something caught Balto's attention. He started sniffing the ground.

PANTHER JACK Are you sure this is the way?

SPACE ACE If there's one thing you can say about Balto, it's that his nose always knows.

PANTHER JACK We've passed that tree 3 times now. This is a waste of time. I'm going to find the zombie myself. Here, take this.

Jack took a rope from his shoulder and gave it to a suprised Dr. Zaius before running off into the woods.

ZAIUS There goes our protection. I hope nothing evil happens to us.

Orang, gorilla, chimp and 2 humans continued running through the woods as they sought to find the place where Kimmy disappeared.

ZAIUS Are you and Balto sure this is the way?

GALEN I'm telling you, he's onto something hot.

Within seconds they came upon the big fallen log across the trail.

SPACE ACE This is the spot where the zombie disappeared after we jumped into those leaves, yonder. And beyond is the hole where Kimmy fell through.

DOC BROWN Good work, Balto.

BALTO Thanks, boss. I have a keen sense of tracking down anything.

They walked over to examine the hole in the earth...

DOC BROWN Kimberly must have fallen through this hole. If we're going to find her, someone has to go down.

Ace, Galen and Balto looked at each other and then at Emmett.

SPACE ACE Father, you don't mean I go down there?

DOC BROWN Of course not, son. I need you to hold onto the rope and lower me down. When I'm ready to come up, I'll give 3 tugs on the rope.

GALEN You can count on us, professor.

Dr. Brown wrapped one end of the rope around his waist. Then he took a flashlight out of his lab coat. Ace grabbed onto the rope, Galen took hold of the rope and Balto grabbed onto the chimp. They lowered Emmett down the hole.

GALEN I hope he does not run into the zombie. Worse yet, I hope it does not run into us again.

Suddenly there came a hard tug on the rope, 3 times.

SPACE ACE That's our cue, hero. Let's pull up Dad.

BALTO Right!

They began pulling on the rope but then either slipped and fell onto their butts. Balto collided into Zaius knocking his glasses off his face.

ZAIUS Watch it, you three.

GALEN Sorry, doctor.

Then he discovered the rope had severed, broken apart.

GALEN Oops...

BALTO Uh-oh...Zaius, better look at this.

ZAIUS I can't look at anything till I find my glasses. Help me find them.

URKO Don't worry, I'll get them for ya.

The gorilla general looked around for signs of the orang's spectacles as Zaius dropped onto hands & knees and began feeling the ground.

ZAIUS Hey, this ground is kind of bumpy. There's a strange pattern in the dirt.

URKO I found your glasses, professor.

ZAIUS Thanks, general. Tire tracks! It looks like someone or somebody drove a car or truck through here just after it rained. Let's follow.

They walked a few yards until the tracks stopped in front of an enormous bush. Urko gave it a shove and it rolled aside.

URKO Well, I'll be damned! Look at this.

A big black car was parked in front of the humans and apes.

ZAIUS Judging by the location of this car, I'll bet that the gold-silver mine entrance is right around there.

KIMBERLY You're right about that.

BALTO M-wha?!

It was then that Emmett Brown and Kimmy came out from behind the bush.

GALEN Doc! Kimmy! Am I glad to see you two.

Balto excitedly jumped onto the two and began licking, barking happily, tail wagging playfully.

KIMBERLY Down, down boy. Thanks for the welcome.

BALTO Gee, thank god you're okay.

SPACE ACE Dad, what happened? When we tried pulling you back out of the hole the rope broke and we lost you.

DOC BROWN Great scott, the hole Kim and I fell into led to one of the abandoned mine tunnels and look what we found.

Kim took a piece of paper from her pocket and unfolded it. It was an old map of the gold-silver mine.

KIMBERLY Not only did we find this map but look what else turned up.

She showed the gang a pair of 3D eyeglasses with small flashlights attached to them. The bulbs in the flashlights were bright red.

SPACE ACE Dig these groovy, cool glasses. They are totally out of sight!

BALTO Yeah, awesome shades, man.

ZAIUS Hmm, I have a hunch that this zombie's haunting days are over.

DOC BROWN And it's time to bait and set a trap.

URKO To capture another creature of the supernatural.

ACE-BALTO-GALEN OH NOOOO, NOT AGAIN.

END OF PART VI

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 7

DOC BROWN Okay, here's my gameplan. That zombie will only come out if he believes we're looking for his treasure.

GALEN What would make him think that?

DOC BROWN I'm glad you asked, chimp. Because that's where you come in.

GALEN Why do I always have to open my BIG mouth?

BALTO Dunno, silver tounge slips again.

DOC BROWN You three are going to pretend to be treasure hunters. And lure the zombie into the open. When he shows up, Ace will keep him distracted. Then Galen and I will sneak up and tie him up. Any questions?

SPACE ACE Just one, dad. Who's going to convice Balto?

The wolf was sitting on a big rock and whistling to himself as though not interested in taking part.

DOC BROWN How about it, hero? Will you help?

BALTO Sorry, boss...not interested.

KIMBERLY Will you do it for a Wolf Snack?

BALTO Well, I uh...

URKO How about 2 Wolf Snacks?

BALTO Deal! I'll do it.

Gorilla and redhead woman tossed the biscuts into the air and the wolf caught them expertly like snatching a thrown frisbee.

ZAIUS While you three take care of the zombie, I have a hunch I want to follow. And I'll need your help, Kim.

KIMBERLY You got it, doctor.

She and the orang walked into the woods and disappeared from sight.

DOC BROWN Galen, Ace and Balto, you start walking that way. Remember, you're looking for the treasure and the general and I'll follow behind you in the woods.

SPACE ACE Yes sir, father.

URKO Hope we get lucky in catching that creature with his hands in the cookie jar.

DOC BROWN Great scott, and unravel this mystery behind it all.

Ace, Balto and Galen walked slowly through the woods. They carried the map that Emmett and Kimmy found in the mine.

GALEN According to this map, we're close to the mine entrance.

BALTO Yeah, hope it's not cursed treasure, you know...Dead Men Tell No Tales.

SPACE ACE You're referring to the Pirates Of The Caribbean attraction at Disneyland or Walt Disney World. Make-believe darkride with audio animatronic robots reenacting pirates or buccaneers raiding a Spanish Town and so forth.

Then once again the 3 began singing that theme song "YO-HO-YO-HO A PIRATE's LIFE FOR ME" again, occasionally laughing from time to time as they imagined themselves as the 3 buccaneers singing before the Burning Town scene.

GALEN That can only mean that the cursed treasure is somewhere around here, right Balto? Right?

He turned and saw the wolf standing in a small clearing. He was sniffing something on the ground.

GALEN What did you find, hero?

BALTO Mmmmm...chocolate.

SPACE ACE Chocolate? Well, what do you know? We accidentally dropped it when we were out here earlier.

GALEN Let's share some, kay?

Just then, a loud moaning came from the woods behind them.

SPACE ACE Okay, dad, you can have some, too.

The moaning got louder as it came closer. All 3 looked up and saw the zombie lurching toward them.

ZOMBIE GHOST Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr!!!

GALEN Zoinks! He's back. Quick, Balto, get into position.

The chimpanzee ran into the bushes to find Doc and Urko, Ace took one last look at the creature, flipped the bird sign at it, stuck out his tounge and ran off also leaving the wolf standing alone, pretending to read the map.

BALTO Ace! He's getting closer!

SPACE ACE Stay cool, we're almost ready.

The zombie was indeed advancing, closing in on its victim. Balto began backing away. Looking over it's shoulder he saw Urko, Doc, Ace, Galen tiptoe out of the trees and were about to throw the rope around the creature, when suddenly...the ground collapsed beneath the hero of Alaska!

BALTO AAooooooooooooooooowww!

GALEN Balto! He's fallen through another sinkhole.

URKO Damn it! Nuts, now what?

DOC BROWN Whoohooa, we better rescue him before it's too late.

SPACE ACE Whoops, the zombie fell through too! DOWN HE GOES!

ZOMBIE AAAAAAAAAARGH!

Balto landed onto a soft pile of dirt below the surface. Shaking dirt off his head, body and tail he looked around to discover he was inside one of the many tunnel passageways of the mine. Wood timber supports held up the roof and lantrens hung along the earth-walls. Upon seeing the zombie fall into the shaft next to him he yelped in alarm and began running through the passageway with the creature chasing him.

BALTO Oh no, oh no! Gotta get away before it catches me!

Then he spied a big metal bucket up ahead and dived into it, believing himself to be safe at the moment.

BALTO Hah, he'll never find me in here...I hope.

Suddenly he felt the bucket shake then starting to move.

BALTO Uh-oh... What's going on here?

He poked his head up to discover the bucket he jumped into was actually a runaway mine car!

BALTO Aaaaaaaaaaugh! Help! Help, Jane, stop this crazy thing! Help, Jaaaaaaaane!

Turning around he saw the zombie following in another mine car. The tracks went up and down the shafts, around bends and so forth until the entrance came into sight. Balto's car sailed off the track and out the mine itself. Seconds before the car crashed, the wolf bailed out and landed safely onto a flower patch. Then the zombie's car flew out the entrance behind the wolf. It slammed full tilt into a nearby tree, ejecting the creature headlong through the air and falling beside Balto onto the flower patch also.

BALTO Oh good grief, Mr. Glow-In-The-Dark eyes wiped out, hahahahahahahahaah!!!

END OF PART VII

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 8

Doc, Ace and Galen ran over to the flower bed, grabbed the stunned-dazed zombie and tied him up, i.e. hostage! Dot Butler appeared with Sheriff Flugel just as Urko, Zaius, Kimberly and Panther Jack came out of the mine.

ZAIUS Now we shall see who this mysterious zombie really is.

DOC BROWN Would you care to do the honors?

DOT BUTLER Yes, I would.

She reached over and yanked the facemask off the zombie only to discover the creature was none other than...

DOT BUTLER Professor Mullins!

URKO Just as we thought.

SHERIFF FLUGEL But how did you apes & humans know?

URKO The only clue we had at first was that the zombie knew his way around this whole area, especially the tunnels.

KIMBERLY Ida Kunkle and Panther Jack were suspects, too, because they also knew about the secret underground tunnels.

DOC BROWN All of them had reasons to keep people away. But then we found more clues.

ZAIUS Such as the 3D eyeglasses with flashlights installed on them. Perfect for making glow-in-the-dark eyes.

KIMBERLY And perfect for someone who already wore glasses. Like Professor Mullins and Ida Kunkle.

SPACE ACE Then we found the mysterious black car in the woods near the mine entrance.

GALEN And the map Kimmy found in the mine. They, Dr. Brown and Kimmy had seen one like it before.

Kimmy handed the map to Sheriff Flugel. He studied it then gave it to Dot.

DOT BUTLER Why, it looks like one of the university's maps. The ones that Professor Mullins showed me earlier.

SHERIFF FLUGEL And the ones the university reported stolen.

DOT BUTLER But that does not make sense. A professor would never steal maps from his own college.

SHERIFF FLUGEL But one of the most wanted men in the county would. This Professor Mullins is really Ronald Twitty, the jewel thief suspect I warned you about earlier.

DOT BUTLER But why the zombie?

It is then, Mr. Twitty decided to admit his guilt, explain everything about why he pulled off such a stupid stunt to fool everybody so to speak.

RONALD TWITTY Because I had to make sure no one would disturb me here. I heard about the story from Ida Kunkle in town one day, she told me everything about her great grandfather searching for hidden treasure but never found it. The abandoned gold-silver mine was a perfect hideout. And I would have gotten away with thousands of dollars in jewels, too.

Then he confronts the Institute of Future Technology family and accuses them of ruining his plans of becomming rich.

RONALD TWITTY Except you stupid, idiotic fools showed up and ruined everything! NOT TO MENTION YOUR DUMB WOLF-DOG!!!

Again, angry glares came from Doc, Zaius, Urko, Galen, Kim, Balto, Ace who still hate it when villians blame everything on them all the time.

SHERIFF FLUGEL Save it for the judge, Twitty. I'm taking you back to prison.

Slapping cuffs on the wanted felon he led him away to his cruiser parked in the lot next to the main lodge.

PANTHER JACK I'll assist you, sheriff. I'll meet you back at the campsite, boss.

DOT BUTLER I cannot thank you enough, Doctor Brown and company. This calls for a grand celebration!

So the family returned to their tents. By the time they arrived, Balto was already waiting for them. Jack was building a huge campfire and the wolf was sitting by the fire, holding a long stick in each paw and with his tail. He was roasting marshmellows over the flames.

SPACE ACE From the looks of it...I'd say Balto has found s'more treasure of his own.

BALTO Aarrooooooooooooo!!!

EVERYBODY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!

THE END PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

EPISODE IV "The Carnival Creeper"

"Games, rides, fun food! Balto and the gang can't get enough of Pop's Big Top Carnival. That is until the mysterious Creeper shows up un-noticed and un-invited! Now the attractions are empty, games closed. It's up to the Hero of Alaska and the apes & humans to catch this Carnival Creeper and save Pop's Big Top before it has to close down forever"

DOC BROWN Here we are, Pop's Big Top Carnival.

The chief inventive officer from the Institute of Future Technology steered the Delorean time vehicle into the parking lot. Balto was the first one out of the car.

BALTO Oh boy, oh boy, let's go!

GALEN Hey, wait for us, Balto.

The chimpanzee archaeologist stepped out of the Delorean, followed by Kimberly the redhaired woman guest relations secretary, Urko the gorilla general, Zaius the orangutan professor, Space Ace the hero of Earth and his father Dr. Emmett Brown. They all started walking toward the front gates while Balto kept running ahead of the others.

KIMBERLY What's gotten into you, Balto?

SPACE ACE He loves carnivals, don't know why he does.

ZAIUS He just loves the fun foods at carnivals like his wife-mate Jenna or daughter Aleu if I'm not mistaken.

GALEN And why not? You've got your 4 Basic Food groups there.

URKO I know I'm going to regret this, but what four basic food groups?

SPACE ACE Popcorn, Peanuts, Cotton Candy, Sno-Cones, blah-blah-blah.

BALTO Yeah, yeah!

The family walked up to the ticket booth where a man with short red hair stood inside the booth. He was wearing a red-white striped jacket.

POPS WARNER Welcome to Pops Big Top Carnival. My name is Pops Warner, the "POPS" in the Big Top. Have a fun day.

He handed Emmett the passports and the gang walked through the turnstiles until they found themselves inside the perimeter of the theme park itself.

ZAIUS Jinkies, look at that amazing Ferris Wheel.

Humans and apes looked around and saw the carnival spread out in all directions as far as the eye could see. The caroseul, ferris wheel, bumper cars, roller coaster, and other rides were straight ahead. Off to the left they could see a row of Midway carnival game booths. Off to the right they could see a row of brightly colored tents. Behind them, just inside the front entrance they saw a row of large posters. There was one with a big gray elephant on it. Its head was raised, trunk extended and mouth wide open.

DOC BROWN Bossie the Laughing Elephant. I wonder how you make an elephant laugh?

BALTO Tickle his trunk?

That got all 3 apes bursting into giggling fits...laughing elephant, tickle its trunk? Yeah, right they seem to say.

KIMBERLY Look at this one.

She pointed to the next poster. It was a picture of a muscular man dressed like Tarzan holding up a car by himself.

KIMBERLY Astoundo, the Strongest Man in the World.

URKO That is totally astounding.

SPACE ACE That's nothing. Right, hero?

BALTO Right!

DOC BROWN Junior, what are you talking about?

SPACE ACE Sure, he can lift a car. But can he lift a super-duper, quadruple-decker, deli sandwich and eat in one bite?

The wolf stood up and pretended to make a super-duper, quadruple-decker deli sandwich. The make-believe sandwich got bigger until Balto put the last piece of bread on top. He bent over and slipped one paw under the bottom of the invisible deli. He put his other paw on the top portion. Then taking a deep breath and using all his strengh he squeezed the enormous sandwich together, then opened his mouth and gobbled it down in one gigantic bite.

BALTO CHOMP! G-u-u-u-u-u-lp. Ahhhhhhh.

He sat down next to Ace and raised his front paws to show off his so-called wolf muscles.

GALEN Great job, Balto. You could show that Astoundo a thing or two about strengh.

ZAIUS Here's your chance, he's coming this way and he is not happy.

All heads turned to see Astoundo walking toward them and the look on his face was not one of pleasant greetings.

SPACE ACE Good grief! I didn't mean now!

BALTO Aye-yiyiyiyiiie!

The two ducked behind the orangutan professor who shook his head while trying not to laugh at the same time, keep a straight face.

END OF PART I

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 2

Astoundo, the Strongest Man in the World walked right past Doc Brown and his family without noticing their presence. He stopped behind the ticket booth and knocked on the door. He was holding a short piece of rope. The door opened and Pops Warner stepped out.

POPS WARNER Yes, can I help?

ASTOUNDO Do you see this, boss? Someone cut one of the ropes that hold up my tent!

POPS WARNER When?

ASTOUNDO Just now, and I saw the Creeper running away from my tent.

POPS WARNER At least he did not cut all the ropes to collapse your tent. Don't worry, we'll catch this villian.

ASTOUNDO You'd better. If this s*** continues, I'm quitting. If I leave, the whole carnival closes down. And you would not want that to happen, would you, boss?

POPS WARNER Of course not.

The Strongest Man then spun angrily on his heel and stormed away back to his tent as Emmett Brown approached.

DOC BROWN Excuse me, sir. Is everything all right? We could not help but overhear what Astoundo was talking about.

POPS WARNER I don't know what to do. Yesterday, somebody saw the Creeper running out of Bossie's tent. A few minutes later, Bossie was stampeding down the midway, laughing up a storm.

URKO And you believe this Creeper opened Bossie's pen and cut the rope to Astoundo's tent? Interesting...

POPS WARNER I don't know what to believe. All I do know is that if word leaks out about these things, we'll be in BIG trouble.

J.J. PLENTY Judging from the look of things, I'd say you already are in BIG trouble.

Everyone turned and saw a tall man wearing a blue plaid suit. He was eating popcorn from a red-white striped paper bag.

J.J. PLENTY It appears the crowds are starting to thin out around here.

POPS WARNER Now see here, Mr. Plenty. I have nothing more to say to you. I am still not selling so build your mall elsewhere. Now, if you don't mind, leave.

J.J. PLENTY But I'm a paying customer, why should I leave?

He then took a map of the carnival out of his pocket and began scrutinizing it.

POPS WARNER What are you looking for now?

J.J. PLENTY Where I can build the Food Court. Remind me to get your popcorn recipe, it's the best I've ever tasted.

As he walked away, he dropped the bag from his hand. Before it hit the ground, Balto and Galen dove for it and grabbed up the bag together.

BALTO No point in wasting perfectly good popcorn.

GALEN Right on, hero of Alaska.

KIMBERLY Who on earth was that?

GALEN Dunno, but anyone who wants to build a Food Court can't be all bad.

POPS WARNER That's J.J. Plenty, a local businessman who will not take "NO" for an answer.

At the sound of that hated-forbidden word the apes scowled-frowned slightly because they had been used to hearing that phrase spoken to them by humans when they were being trained to do certain tasks or jobs long ago...

POPS WARNER Why don't you go have a great day. Is that why you came here for?

SPACE ACE Right, have fun and relax.

Mr. Warner turned and walked away back to his office booth.

ZAIUS So what do you think we should explore first?

UNKNOWN WOMAN LEAVE!

Once again the family members turn to see an elderly woman walking past them only to stop and confront them. Shaking a finger in their faces like scolding a naughty child she threatened them.

UNKNOWN WOMAN It's time you went home and attended to your jobs or studies!

KIMBERLY Excuse me? What right have you to threaten us like that.

SPACE ACE No one talks to us in that manner.

DOC BROWN You should be ashamed of yourself, madame!

The woman only glared back, not answering. Instead she continued with her threats.

UNKNOWN WOMAN It's carnivals or theme parks like these that keep children or teenagers away from school. Someone needs to close this place down. People like you need to continue with your work to earn wages to pay bills, and not hanging out like idiots unless your bosses give you time off to have fun!

Angry glares came from the 3 apes, Ace, Kim, Doc and Balto. They did not like having a stranger accuse them of enjoying themselves. Then the woman continued on her way, fuming madly-cursing to herself. The family just watched her go, still mad about this incident.

URKO What a stupid woman! How dare she accuse us.

KIMBERLY Imagine, not wanting children or teenagers or adults to have fun.

SPACE ACE Ack, gack!

DOC BROWN Great scott, forget her and do what Pops asked us. Let's have a good time. Now, where do you want to start?

For a moment or two the humans & apes looked at one another to see who wanted to do what??? Finally they all blurted out...

SPACE ACE Games!

GALEN I go with games!

KIMBERLY Rides!

ZAIUS Don't you mean attractions?

KIMBERLY Oh, correct me if I'm wrong, orang.

ZAIUS Sorry, heheheheahahah.

URKO I go with shows!

BALTO Food!

DOC BROWN I guess it's settled then. Why don't we split up and then meet at the caroseul?

SPACE ACE Sounds great to me, dad.

GALEN Let's try our luck & skill at some Midway games and get some fun food.

BALTO Count me in, chimp!

And with that the 3 allies ran off toward the game booths.

KIMBERLY Now don't you three get into any trouble!

SPACE ACE You know me, Kim. Trouble is my middle name.

GALEN I didn't know that.

BALTO What kind of trouble can we get into at a carnival?

URKO That's what I'm afraid to find out.

END OF PART II

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 3

Space Ace the Terminator in disquise, Balto and Galen walked down the long row of carnival games, occasionally stopping now and then to test their skill and/or luck at winning something, usually losing or coming up short so to speak. The chimpanzee was eating a snow-cone, the wolf was enjoying cotton candy, Ace was not hungry at the moment, anyway. Just then a voice called out to them from a nearby game booth.

STICH MORGAN Step right up and try your luck! All it takes is a cool head and keen eye. How about you?

GALEN Duh, who spoke?

SPACE ACE You would suppose someone was talking to you and not notice who it was.

STICH MORGAN That's right, I'm talking to you. You look like a couple of winners. Come on over my guests.

The 3 shrugged, looked at each other and sauntered over to the game booth.

STICH MORGAN Pleased to meet you. Stich Morgan is my name and basketball's the game.

He turned and pointed to a backboard & hoop set up against the back wall of the booth complete with nets on both sides and scoreclock & timer.

STICH MORGAN The rules are simple. All you have to do is shoot as many baskets as possible with these basketballs, before the timer runs out and you win a grand prize on the highest score ever. Piece of cake, especially for someone with your athletic build.

SPACE ACE Hey-hey-hey, that's me. You're talking to the right dude.

GALEN Me? Athletic build? Man, you need glasses.

BALTO Heheheheheheahahahahaah...

STICH MORGAN Nope, I don't need glasses, cause I can see clearly without them. Like I said, give it a try. One dollar, please.

Chimp, T-800/human and wolf looked at each other and agreed on giving it a try, it couldn't hurt...could it not???

GALEN Why not? Maybe I can win something at least.

SPACE ACE Me too, let's have a little 1-on-1 NBA-style showdown.

GALEN Yeah! I'll be the Boston Celtics and you be the Los Angeles Lakers.

SPACE ACE Cool, Larry Bird VS Magic Johnson of the 80s.

BALTO This I gotta see. Want me to hold your cone?

GALEN Sure, hero. Need both hands free to shoot anyway.

Both he and Ace handed over 2 $1.00 bills to Stich and he placed 2 of the basketballs on the counter before them. Then went over to the scoreboard, stood on a small stepladder to activate the timer setting it to 5:00 mins while the HOME and VISITOR scores flashed on "00 - 00"

STICH MORGAN Ready, you two?

ACE AND GALEN READY!

STICH MORGAN Here we go. The NBA Finals have begun!

Then both Ace and Galen took up their basketballs and began hurling them at the basket as fast as possible, laughing every now and then as shots bounced off the rim, hit the backboard, sometimes fell into the net, rattled around the rim only to come back out, etc. The scoreboard kept flashing the numbers each time a shot went through the net, complete with crowd noise, i.e. cheering, chanting "DEE-FENSE, DEE-FENSE!", announcer calling the shots and so forth. In fact it was Balto calling the play-by-play pretending like he was a commentator.

STICH MORGAN Hurry up, time's running down.

BALTO Quick, quick! Give me a chance to put up a shot.

GALEN Here ya go, wolf. Go for it.

Balto took careful aim and got ready to put in the final bucket. Ace began doing the play-by-play commentating, reenacting the 1989 1st Round Playoffs of the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers where Michael Jordan put in a fling and a prayer, 3-pointer shot at the buzzer to win the game.

SPACE ACE Here's Michael at the foul line, the shot over Craig Ehlo...

The wolf let it go! It kissed the glass and went in just as the buzzer went off. Simultanously Ace went nuts!

SPACE ACE GOOD! THE BULLS WIN, THEY WIN!!!

He, Galen and Balto began dancing, hugging and laughing hysterically over that final shot before stopping to catch their breaths. The chimp turned to look back at the game booth and what he saw froze him in his tracks! Standing before him was the Carnival Creeper, resembling Quasimodo from the Disney "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame" and its sequel. He was holding up one of the basketballs.

CREEPER Arrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

GALEN Zoinks!

BALTO Yikes!

SPACE ACE Aaaaaaugh!

They ducked down and covered their eyes in terror. Other guests along the Midway began screaming and running in panic as the Creeper jumped over the railing and rushed down the center of the avenue before disappearing into one of the various tents. Ace, Galen and Balto opened their eyes and looked around but the creature was gone. Stich came out from under the basketball game machine where he had been crouching down in fear.

STICH MORGAN Now that is one ugly-looking customer if I ever saw one.

GALEN Wait until the others hear about this.

Together the ape and his friends got up to leave when Morgan called to them...

STICH MORGAN Hold on there, don't forget your grand prize.

SPACE ACE Whatever for???

STICH MORGAN Well, your canine friend put up an amazing shot to beat the buzzer and actually scored the Highest Game ever. So here ya go, Balto.

He handed over a teddy bear, i.e. Winnie The Pooh dressed in his familiar red jacket with name embroided on front.

BALTO Awww, I love Winnie, he's my favorite Disney character.

GALEN Keep him, he's your new friend now.

SPACE ACE Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hah! Maybe it will bring you good luck.

And with that they said goodbye to Mr. Morgan who asked them to come back again and maybe play another NBA Finals showdown anytime which they agreed.

GALEN Let's go find Zaius, Urko, Emmett and Kimmy.

SPACE ACE Are they ever going to believe this story or what?

BALTO Well, we have proof or evidence that we saw the Creeper.

END OF PART III

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 4

Balto, Galen and Space Ace walked over to the rest of the family waiting for them at the caroseul.

GALEN You're not going to believe what just happened to us.

KIMBERLY Let me guess, you 3 won that Winnie the Pooh?

GALEN Well, yeah, but we also saw the Creeper.

ZAIUS The Creeper?

URKO Where did you see him?

SPACE ACE Back at the Midway games. One minute, the chimp and I are playing the NBA Finals 1-on-1 throwing basketballs into the nets, then Balto makes the game-winning shot to beat the buzzer.

BALTO Yeah, like Michael Air Jordan. Then without warning this Creeper dude about jumps on us!

Doc, Zaius, Urko and Kim gasp in suprise and shock! The mysterious Creeper tried to attack their family members???

DOC BROWN Great scott, so what happened?

SPACE ACE He ran past us and down the Midway until we lost sight of him.

It was then the attendent of the caroseul came over to the humans & apes.

MAISY WARNER Excuse me, would any of you like to ride the caroseul? I have to operate it anyway so guests can hear the caliope music playing. It will be a special ride.

KIMBERLY Won't the owner get mad?

MAISY WARNER He cannot get mad at his own daughter, I'm Maisy Warner.

She took off her cap to reveal long red hair. Everyone looked suprised.

GALEN She's Pops' daughter all right.

MAISY WARNER We're getting worried about being able to keep the carnival open. The place has started emptying out because word has spread about the Creeper.

SPACE ACE Or that evil woman who hates fun. You-know-who.

Urko imitated what Ace did previously...stick finger in his mouth, stick out tounge, so forth.

URKO Ack, gack!

ZAIUS Oh good grief.

MAISY WARNER You're referring to Mrs. Krumb? She's here all the time, going around and making all nonsense threats about keeping children away from theme parks, carnivals and such because they need to go to school. She is a little strange but no one takes her threats seriously.

DOC BROWN Well, Pops did invite us to have a good time. But I don't think I could take a ride after eating, might give me an upset stomach.

GALEN Maybe you can't, boss, but Balto can.

Everyone turned and saw both the wolf and Terminator seated side by side on two painted-wooden horses, waiting for the fun.

SPACE ACE Look at me, I'm the Lone Ranger.

BALTO And I'm Tonto.

MAISY WARNER Two passengers are better than none.

She walked toward the center of the merry-go-round machine. Opening a panel she reached inside and pulled a lever. The carosel began rotating in a clockwise pattern with band organ music blaring from speakers.

URKO Groooovy!

KIMBERLY Look at them go!

BALTO Yee-haaw!

SPACE ACE Hi-ho, Silver, away!!!

The caroseul was going full blast when everyone heard a scream. It was Maisy still standing beside the control panel, except now she was pointing and shouting in terror, eyes wide in fright.

MAISY WARNER The Creeper! He's back again!

Sure enough the familiar figure jumped out from behind one of the horses and staggering about, trying to maintain its balance while avoid being knocked down by the rotating horses moaned and waved its arms menacingly.

CREEPER Arrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

BALTO & ACE AAAAAAAAAAUGH!

DOC BROWN Whoohooa, stop the ride! My son's in trouble!

Maisy activated an ABORT button on the control panel and the caroseul began to slow down. At the same time the Creeper vaulted off the merry-go-round and ran into the midst of screaming-yelling customers who fled in all directions to get out of its way. In seconds the Creeper was gone again.

ZAIUS So there really is a Creeper. It does exist.

Balto jumped off the caroseul and into Ace's arms who was getting off his horse after it came to a stop. The Hero of Earth staggered off the machine and set the wolf on the ground to which Balto ran to hide behind Galen, whimpering in fright.

POPS WARNER What happened? I heard a scream, is everyone all right?

MAISY WARNER Father, that stupid Creeper showed up again, scared me to death.

POPS WARNER Yegads, it didn't hurt you, did it?

MAISY WARNER No...but it has to go, now!

POPS WARNER I know, honey...but I don't know what to do at the moment.

It was then the Institute gang huddled together to think the situation over quickly before they broke and approached the carnival owner.

DOC BROWN Excuse me, Mr. Warner. But we will get to the bottom of this.

POPS WARNER Thank you, Doctor. I could use your help right now.

SPACE ACE And we will take care of this stupid Creeper once and for all.

MAISY WARNER Good! I hope you get rid of it, or...find out who or what it is and why it's scaring away all our customers.

KIMBERLY We will do just that, madame.

END OF PART IV

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 5

DOC BROWN I say it's time we split up to look for clues.

ZAIUS Great idea, Doc. Galen, Balto and I will check around Bossie's tent.

KIMBERLY And Ace, Urko, Doc and I will look around Astoundo's tent.

DOC BROWN We'll meet back here when we're done.

So saying the chief inventive officer of time travel together with his son, the gorilla general and Kimmy walked off toward Astoundo's tent. Zaius, Galen and Balto walked in the other direction. As they neared a big green & yellow tent, the orang pointed to a banner that said "BOSSIE THE LAUGHING ELEPHANT"

ZAIUS This must be the place to start.

But as they were about to go into the tent a loud sound came from within.

GALEN What the h*** is that noise?

ZAIUS Sounds like someone playing either a broken trumpet or trombone.

GALEN Or squeezing a Canadian goose.

Balto could not stand it any longer. He pulled Winnie the Pooh next to his right ear and covered his left ear with one paw, wincing in pain. A moment later the sound stopped and the apes & wolf walked inside. They saw a large fenced area and inside stood a big gray elephant.

ZAUIS That must be Bossie. I'll predict that the noise we heard was her laughter.

GALEN If that was Bossie's laugh, remind me not to tell her any stupid jokes.

Balto giggled at that remark the chimp made. At the same time Bossie's ears perked up, raising her head in the wolf's direction she lifted her trunk and blasted out another loud sound of laughter.

BOSSIE Eeeeeee-ahahahahahahahaah!!!

GALEN Good grief, me and my BIG mouth. This is no laughing matter.

Once again the apes and wolf covered their ears until Bossie stopped laughing and went back to eating her hay or straw.

ZAIUS I have a hunch that Bossie laughs when she hears other people or apes laugh. So whatever you do, don't even giggle.

The orangutan professor walked toward Bossie's enclosure and started looking around as if searching for something.

ZAIUS You two go around the other side.

Galen and Balto went the opposite side around Bossie's pen. It was then that the chimpanzee archaeologist said...

GALEN Do you know the difference between an elephant and an asprin?

BALTO Dunno...what?

GALEN I'm never sending you to the drugstore for asprin in case you catch the flu.

Again the wolf started giggling until Galen clamped a hand over his mouth.

GALEN Don't even think of it, hero. Unless you want another earful of that elephant's laughter again.

Unfortunately it was too late. Bossie lifted her trunk and was getting ready to sound off another blast.

GALEN Look out, she's gonna blow!

BALTO Yikes!

Balto jumped into Galen's arms and covered his ears. As he did so, he dropped Winnie the Pooh on the ground. Before Bossie could get any sound out, she noticed the toy bear. She lowered her head and walked over to it. Chimp and wolf relaxed when they noticed the elephant gazing at the toy bear through the fence. Then Bossie looked at Balto and raised her trunk again. Again Balto and Galen braced themselves for more laughter.

ZAIUS Relax, I don't think she's going to laugh. I believe she wants that bear.

GALEN Oh, of course.

Balto picked up the bear and held it out to Bossie. The elephant nodded and extended her trunk. Balto threw the bear over the fence and Bossie caught it perfectly in midair then cradled it like a baby.

ZAIUS That was very nice of you, Balto. I'd say this has been a successful visit. The hero of Alaska made a friend and I found a clue.

BALTO What clue did you find, doctor?

ZAIUS A very interesting piece of paper right beside the gate to Bossie's pen. Let's go meet the others and see what they found.

They were about to leave when Bossie gave a short laugh. She waved her trunk at Balto and something flew through the air. The wolf snatched it like catching a frisbee and chewed happily then swallowed.

BALTO Thanks, Bossie. I love peanuts.

GALEN Which reminds me. I'm a little hungry myself. Zaius, is it okay if we stop for a quick pick-me-up on our way back?

ZAIUS I want to see what Emmett, Urko, Kim and Ace found. But you two go get some lunch then meet us at the caroseul. Don't take too long.

Then the orangutan professor turned to saunter out the entrance of Bossie's tent on his way to locate the other family members.

GALEN We'll be there before you know it!

BALTO Yeah! Count on us, doc.

END OF PART V

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 6

Galen and Balto walked down the Midway passing by several fast food stands while trying to decide where to have lunch. As they walked the chimpanzee read the signs.

GALEN Let's see now...what shall it be? HotDogs, Burgers, Pizza, Fries, blah-blah-blah.

BALTO Let's go for Pizza, that's my favorite.

GALEN Sounds okay to me, deal.

So they proceeded onto the Pizza stand where they ordered the SPECIAL consisting of pizza slice, bag of chips, sodas. After lunch they agreed on getting a little snack so they set off again, passing by the snack stands. It was then they heard that all-too-familiar moaning noise.

GALEN Tell me that was not your stomach rumbling, was it?

BALTO Nope, it does not make that kind of noise.

Suddenly, without warning the Creeper jumped from behind a garbage dumpster, startling both ape and wolf!

CREEPER Arrrrrrrrrr!!!

BALTO Gaaaaaah!

GALEN Aaaaaaugh!

They turned and ran like crazy trying to get away from the Creeper who began chasing them down the Midway.

GALEN In here, hero!

The ape ran through a bright purple door accompanied by the wolf while the Creeper followed them inside the building. Next thing Balto and Galen knew was, they were inside the FUN HOUSE. The two ran up a metal staircase. At the top they navigated their way across a suspension rope bridge high above a pit filled with plastic colored balls.

BALTO Keep moving, he's still behind us.

GALEN Easy for you to say, that is if you didn't keep turning back to check.

The bridge led into a maze-like gauntlet consisting of mirrors where the object was to find the correct way to the EXIT. However it was difficult since Balto and Galen kept bumping into mirrors resulting in dead ends and had to turn back to find another route through the maze. At the same time the Creeper himself was colliding into the mirrors, groaning in anger and pounding his fists against the glass in frustration as he attempted to also find his way to the EXIT. At last the ape and wolf succeeded in locating the EXIT door that led to staircase leading up to the 2nd Floor and the HALL OF MIRRORS.

GALEN I wonder where these stairs go to?

BALTO Only way is to find out, boss.

Just then the Creeper groaned again as he caught sight of his prey escaping and lunged after them!

CREEPER Aaaaaaargh!

GALEN Yegads, he's still behind us!

BALTO Go-go-go!!!

As they reached the top of the stairs the friends discovered themselves to be standing inside a room filled with stand-up mirrors in various distortion shapes to make anybody or anyone look silly-wierd shaped so to speak. One mirror made the chimp look tall and skinny, another mirror made the wolf look short and stumpy. Both could not help but laugh at their reflections.

GALEN Look at me, I'm as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

BALTO Look at me, I'm as short as a midget wrestler.

They were giggling & laughing so hard they did not see the Creeper come into the chamber behind them. He raised his arms and moaned at them. Ape and wolf took one look and laughed harder. The Creeper stared at them in confusion and bewilderment, wondering why they were laughing at him until he looked at his own reflection in another mirror that made him look like a wiggly snake.

CREEPER HAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!

While the creature was laughing, Galen and Balto snuck through another door at the other end of the HALL OF MIRRORS and found themselves standing in front of a rotating barrel.

GALEN Come on, Balto. We have to go through in order to escape this Fun House.

BALTO Forget it, spinning barrels make me sick.

Behind them, the Creeper snuck up and groaned.

CREEPER Aaaaaaarrr!!!

GALEN Aaaaaugh! Here he comes again.

Quickly he grabbed the wolf in both arms and ran into the rotating barrel. The Creeper followed them and grabbed Balto's tail. The Hero of Alaska lost his balance and fell down, then the Creeper fell down too, releasing his hold. Both wolf and creature tumbled and rolled about inside the spinning barrel. By this time Galen made it to the other end, turned back and shouted.

GALEN Crawl out, Balto. You can do it!

The wolf closed his eyes and crawled-slinked on his belly, whimpering-whinning in fear, believing he was going to puke at any second. At last he made it out of the barrel, opened his eyes and gasped in relief. Both looked back to see the Creeper trying to regain his footing, spinning around. Just then something flew out of the barrel to land at the chimp's feet.

GALEN Check this out, it's a 3D map of the carnival. A clue!

BALTO It should help us find Doc and the others in no time.

Together the friends went through another door and down a slide to the bottom where they exited through another door and outside the Fun House. There was no sign of the Creeper anywhere...

GALEN AND BALTO I GUESS WE LOST HIM, NOT!!! IN YOUR FACE, HOSER!!!

Then stuck out tounges, rolled eyes, waggled fingers in ears, up noses, etc. before hurrying off to find Emmett Brown and the rest of the family.

END OF PART VI

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 7

In the meantime, Doc Brown, Kimberly, Space Ace, General Urko and Dr. Zaius were comparing notes with Maisy Warner by the caroseul.

ZAIUS Did you find anything interesting around Astoundo's tent?

DOC BROWN Not really, it looked like someone repaired the cut rope. But other than that everything else seems pretty ordinary.

KIMBERLY Except for all that trash.

ZAIUS What kind of trash?

URKO We found a huge pile of red-white popcorn bags scattered about.

ZAIUS Wowsers!

SPACE ACE And what did you find, doctor?

ZAIUS I found this by the gate to Bossie's pen.

The orangutan held out a crumpled-up red paper bag.

KIMBERLY Looks like our Creeper loves carmel popcorn.

At that moment, Galen and Balto came running up to the caroseul, totally out of breath by now.

DOC BROWN Whoohooa, what happened to you two?

GALEN The Creeper was after us. We finished lunch and were on our way to get a snack for desert when he chased us into the Fun House. He almost got Balto.

SPACE ACE M-wha?!! Not the hero of Alaska!

BALTO Oh yeah? He did grab me, like this!

The wolf pretended to run then reached back and grabbed his tail with one of his paws. Pretending he was the Creeper, Balto gave his tail a hard tug then fell down and started tumbling about.

GALEN Man, was he ever tumbling about like clothes in a dryer at the laundromat.

Both chimp and wolf broke into giggling laughter as they imagined the poor creature trying to stand up inside the rotating barrel.

BALTO By the way, we found this.

URKO Where the heck did you get this?

GALEN It fell out of the Creeper's pocket inside the Fun House.

SPACE ACE Let me see that. Hmmm, looks like a 3D diagram of all the attractions, food stands, shows, restrooms, blah-blah-blah. Probably used to navigate your way through the carnival.

ZAIUS I have a hunch that the Creeper has made his last bit of mischief around here.

DOC BROWN And it's time to bait and set a trap. Kim, you and Maisy get Pops and ask him to meet us at the Ferris Wheel.

MAISY WARNER No problem, uh...what's this trap?

KIMBERLY I'll explain everything, c'mon.

DOC BROWN Zaius, Urko and I will be stationed there, waiting for the Creeper. We will take care of everything.

URKO And that's where you 3 come in.

SPACE ACE Duh? Me?

URKO You three will lure the Creeper to the Ferris Wheel.

SPACE ACE Now wait a minute! I have nothing to do with Mr. Hunchback Of Notre Dame.

GALEN How come I get stuck with the Creeper?

KIMBERLY Because he already knows you, and I'm sure he's not too happy about your leaving him in the Fun House.

BALTO No way! I'm not having that Hunchback character chase me again.

DOC BROWN Come on, hero. Don't forget that you, Jenna and Aleu volunteered to help us solve these mysteries.

Balto just sat with his paws crossed, glaring back defiantly. No way was he going to be talked into another dangerous situation.

ZAIUS Will you do it for a Wolf Snack?

BALTO Uh-uh.

KIMBERLY Make it two Wolf Snacks.

BALTO Sorry, but not interested.

MAISY WARNER Then how about two Wolf Snacks and all the fun food you can eat?

That got Balto's attention really quick and he immediately agreed!

BALTO Well, why didn't you say so??? Deal!

Urko tossed two biscuts from his military jacket pocket and the wolf snatched them in midair, gobbling them down.

MAISY WARNER That's pretty good. You know, with a little training and practice, you could become a show-dog for the carnival.

BALTO Awww, geez...

SPACE ACE Count me in, I want a piece of the action always.

DOC BROWN Good idea, son. Let's go, time's running out.

END OF PART VII

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 8

Kimmy and Maisy walked off toward the front gate to find Pops and tell him of their gameplan. Emmett, Urko and Zaius headed for the Ferris Wheel, leaving Ace, Galen and Balto standing alone, watching the others depart.

GALEN Hey, Ace, what do you say we play another NBA FINALS? How about we play the Chicago Bulls VS Utah Jazz.

SPACE ACE Cool, I'll be the Mailman and you can be Air Jordan.

BALTO Okay, uh, which FINALS is it? Either 1997 or 1998?

SPACE ACE Doesn't matter anyway...since the Bulls won both titles.

BALTO Oh, right.

GALEN Let's go!

So they headed back to the Midway area. Along the way the Terminator stopped to purchase a Chili Dog Melt and Fries because he hadn't had lunch yet and was starving. Approaching the game booths the chimp was suprised to see most of the games closed up. Noticing Stich Morgan coming their way, he called out and asked.

GALEN Yo! What's going on here?

STICH MORGAN Hello! Nice to see you again, back for another NBA 1-on-1?

SPACE ACE Yes, but...how come many of the booths shut down?

STICH MORGAN Pops decided to close early. You know, what with all the excitement about that Creeper. But come back again.

Stich walked on, the 3 watched him leave until they were by themselves again.

GALEN If the carnival is closing, that means we are going to be here, alone with the Creeper again.

BALTO That's what I'm afraid of.

SPACE ACE Uh-huh...At least I do not sense any presence of that creature around here.

Even as the words left his mouth there came the familiar moaning sound in the distance, appearing to come from one of the game booths.

BALTO Good grief, here we go again.

Then, without warning, the Creeper jumped out from his hiding place and screamed in rage at his victims.

CREEPER Haaaaaaaaaaar!!!

BALTO Yikes!

SPACE ACE Yegads, it's the Bell-Ringer of Notre Dame again.

GALEN Let's hightail it out of Dodge City, hero.

The friends began running with the Creeper in hot pursuit! They ran past the game booths, snack stands, caroseul, bumper cars, roller coaster, sideshow tents while looking for the ferris wheel.

GALEN Where's the Ferris Wheel?

BALTO I don't know! Can't find it anywhere.

SPACE ACE Keep going, it should be around here somewhere!

They saw Bossie's green-yellow tent and ducked inside. The Creeper followed closely behind them. Bossie was still playing with Winnie The Pooh and watched curiously as human, ape, wolf and Creeper ran in circles around her pen before going out the other side of the tent. Just ahead was the Ferris Wheel.

GALEN Doc, help!

URKO Galen! In here!

DOC BROWN Quick, into the control booth!

ZAIUS Ace, hurry up!

SPACE ACE Coming! Hold those doors!

Fortunatly the chimpanzee dashed into the control booth. Unfortunately the T-800 in disquise was looking over his shoulder at the Creeper closing in on him and Balto and did not see where he was going until the last second.

SPACE ACE Whoops, uh-oh! Time to hide and close the door.

Going too fast to stop himself the Hero of Earth ducked into one of the cars and nearly sprawled onto his face in the process. Balto was right behind him.

BALTO Wait! Wait for me, let me in!

The wolf vaulted through the air and into the car himself, landing atop the Terminator, knocking Ace flat on his face. Reaching around he locked the door shut with his tail. Seeing this from the control booth, Galen panicked.

GALEN Start it up! The Creeper's going to get Ace and Balto!

DOC BROWN Great scott! JUNIOR!!!

SPACE ACE Father! Start this thing up, now!

Pops hit the START button and the wheel began moving. Balto and Ace were safe inside their car. Poking his head out, Balto saw the Creeper jump into another car behind them.

BALTO Oh no! He's behind us.

SPACE ACE The s***'s going to hit the fan now.

When the Creeper's car was at the top, Pops hit the STOP button and the attraction came to a halt, the cars swinging-swaying side to side.

MAISY WARNER We caught him! We caught the Creeper!

URKO And Ace, and Balto too.

BALTO HEEEEEELP! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!!!

GALEN We have to rescue them.

Pops released the brakes and hit the START button again, but nothing happened to the attraction.

POPS WARNER Good grief, something's wrong.

ZAIUS What, what's wrong?

POPS WARNER I cannot restart the Ferris Wheel.

KIMBERLY So what do we do?

SPACE ACE DAD! GET ME DOWN, I HATE HEIGHTS!

DOC BROWN Hold on son! We'll get you down!

POPS WARNER Everybody stay calm, no need to panic. The Ferris Wheel is the safest ride, the cars are designed to keep riders inside at all time. Besides, the Creeper isn't going anywhere.

At that, Emmett Brown's eyes went wide in terror as he saw what was taking place atop the attraction.

DOC BROWN Whoohooa! You may have spoken too soon. Look!

Everyone looked up to see the Creeper, laughing evilly as he began climbing over the cars on the Ferris Wheel trying to get to Balto who was howling in fear and Ace who was screaming in terror, eyes shut, hunched over in fetal position.

SPACE ACE AAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!!!

BALTO AAWWOOOOOOOOOO!!!

KIMBERLY Oh no! He's going to attack my boyfriend!

GALEN Don't worry, mascot. We'll save you!

BALTO HURRY UP! HE'S ALMOST UPON ME!

URKO How are we going to save them?

GALEN I thought you had all the ideas, general.

Urko glared, frowning at Galen who only shrugged. Suddenly without warning the family members felt the ground shaking beneath their feet.

MAISY WARNER What's that? Earthquake?

ZAIUS No, an elephant quake! And here it comes.

All heads turned to see Bossie charging their way towards the Ferris Wheel. With each giant step, the ground shook harder.

POPS WARNER If the Creeper's stuck up there, who let Bossie out?

STICH MORGAN I did, boss! On my way out, I heard a commotion or ruckus coming from the tent. Bossie looked like she was going to destroy the fence around her enclosure so I decided to release her and then she took off as though she knew where she was going.

SPACE ACE HELP, KIIIIIIIIMY!

KIMBERLY ACE! Be careful!

The Creeper was almost upon the two frightened friends when Bossie approached the attraction. Looking up at the wolf and human she stood on her hind legs and extended her trunk as far as it would go. The elephant trumphanted several times, making Balto look up in suprise.

BALTO Bossie? What are you doing here?

The elephant bellowed again, waving her trunk as if she were saying "JUMP, AND I WILL CATCH YOU"

SPACE ACE You want us to jump? Go for it, hero.

BALTO Here goes nothing!

He closed his eyes and jumped out of the car. Bossie caught the wolf and gently lowered him to the ground to the cheers of those watching below. Then it was the Terminator's turn to jump.

SPACE ACE Look out beeeeelooooooow!!!

Bossie caught the falling T-800 in her trunk and deposited him gently on the ground too.

EVERYBODY YAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

Meanwhile the enraged Creeper was stuck at the top of the attraction, waving his hands and growling in rage!

END OF PART VIII

PLANET OF THE APES MYSTERIES

PART 9

Pops managed to restart the Ferris Wheel just as the police arrived. The Creeper's car reached the bottom and Pops stopped the attraction so the cops could help the creature out.

POPS WARNER Now, let's see who this Creeper really is.

Reaching over he pulled at the creature's face and it streched like a rubber band before ripping off like a Halloween facemask.

POPS WARNER Astoundo! You're the Creeper?

ZAIUS Just as we suspected.

MAISY WARNER But how did you know? If anyone, I thought it was J.J. Plenty.

DOC BROWN So did we at first. After all, Mr. Plenty made no secret of wanting to close down the carnival so he could build his Mega Mall.

URKO That, plus the popcorn bag Zaius found at Bossie's pen suggested the Creeper loved carmel popcorn.

KIMBERLY We also found a big pile of red-white bags outside Astoundo's tent.

SPACE ACE But the thing that tipped us off was the map Galen and Balto got from the Creeper inside the Fun House.

He took the 3D map and unfolded it, showing it to Maisy and Pops who looked at it curiously.

MAISY WARNER There are circles around Bossie's pen and the caroseul.

SPACE ACE And yet, there is no circle around Astoundo's tent.

DOC BROWN The Creeper never circled Astoundo's tent because he never did anything there.

KIMBERLY That's why it looked to us the rope holding up his tent was already fixed. It was never cut in the first place.

ZAIUS Astoundo made up the whole story so you would not suspect him.

STICH MORGAN But what about Mrs. Krumb? Did you suspect her?

GALEN Not really, she may not like carnivals or theme parks but she could not move as fast as the Creeper did.

POPS WARNER Boy, you apes and humans are something else.

Then he turned to his ex-employee and demanded to know what Astoundo had to say for himself for what he did.

POPS WARNER As for you, Astoundo, why did you pull off these stupid stunts?

ASTOUNDO Because I was sick and tired of getting 2nd billing to an elephant. I was going to make a bargain or deal with J.J. Plenty. He could build his Mega Mall and make me the star attraction.

It was then that Mr. Plenty himself appeared on-site, having heard everything being spoken between the friends and he had an idea.

J.J. PLENTY Hmmm, what an interesting idea.

POPS WARNER How the heck did you get back in? I closed the carnival an hour ago.

J.J. PLENTY Actually, I never left at all. I have a new proposition for you, that is if you are interested in hearing what I have to say.

MAISY WARNER What?

STICH MORGAN This ought to be good.

J.J. PLENTY What do you say we both go into business together.

POPS WARNER What are you talking about?

J.J. PLENTY Here's the deal...I'll build my Mega Mall, but we'll attach your carnival to it also.

Mr. Warner's face went white with suprise and shock at this bit of news. His carnival added to a Mega Mall???

J.J. PLENTY Imagine the possibilities of parents and children coming, not just to shop and browse around in a simple mall but be entertained as well by going on rides, watching shows, enjoying fun foods...if you know what I mean.

Then it was Astoundo's turn to be shocked! Then he became angry at being cheated out of a plan that was his to begin with.

ASTOUNDO Hey, wait a minute! That's my idea! I CURSE YOU STUPID HUMANS, APES AND YOUR DUMB DOG!!!

Once again Dr. Zaius, General Urko, Galen, Kimberly, Ace, Emmett Brown and Balto glared back as they did not like being accused. Instead they stuck out their tounges, thumbed up noses, flipped bird sign, blah-blah-blah. Stich, Maisy and Pops just laughed at their antics, including Mr. Plenty.

POPS WARNER Mr. Plenty, you may be onto something. Very well, it's a deal.

J.J. PLENTY Thank you, sir. I know we will make millions together and be RICH.

POPS WARNER Thank you all so much, Doctor Brown and company.

DOC BROWN The pleasure was all mine, Mr. Warner.

MAISY WARNER As a token of our appreciation, you are invited to come to the carnival free of charge anytime you wish.

KIMBERLY You got yourself a deal, madame.

STICH MORGAN And please don't forget to bring your wonderful dog, I mean, wolf.

URKO Speaking of our wonderful wolf, has anyone seen Balto?

ZAIUS No, but I have a hunch where we will find him.

SPACE ACE Duh?

Everyone walked back to Bossie's tent. Inside they found Balto and Winnie the Pooh perched atop Bossie's head. The elephant tossed some carmel popcorn in her trunk through the air and the wolf caught them in midleap before landing squarely on Bossie's back again.

POPS WARNER Hey, what a great act for the carnival!

GALEN That's no act, that's our mascot!

BALTO AArrooooooooooooooooo!!!

EVERYONE HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!

THE END