Day 1, Week 3
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Mantis: Look at all the animals! *looking around at caged-up wildlife* What is that?? *points at elephant enclosure*
Peter: Those are called elephants.
Mantis: A-Laugh-Ants??
Peter: Elephants.
Mantis: ALPHANTS.
Peter: EL-E-PHANTS.
Mantis: OLIPHAUNTS!
Peter: *clears his throat and looks away awkwardly* anyways, you wanna feed them?? *holds a bag of elephant food out to her*
Mantis: Ok! *sprinkles a handful into her hand and offers it to approaching elephants*
*The elephants take the food from her hand as the youngest gently butts her arm*
Mantis: What is it doing??
Peter: I think it wants you to pet it.
Mantis: I don't know. Somehow, it feels wrong.
Peter: Nothing's going to happen, Mantis.
Mantis: Ok ... *pats the elephant's head and feels its anguish at being locked up* What have we done to you?! *shocked*
Peter: Did you say something?? *heard her sentence*
Mantis: Huh? N-no, I didn't say anything did you say something??
Peter: No ... Is there something wrong?? You look like you've just seen a ghost.
Mantis: Everything is fine, Peter. There is just something I have to do. I will be right back *runs to a nearby zookeeper*
Peter: I'll be here if you need me! *calls after her*
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Peter: *wondering where Mantis is*
*She hasn't yet returned*
Peter: *hears screaming from afar and runs towards the sound*
*People are running away from the sound screaming as well*
Peter: *pushes past people and unexpectedly run into someone familiar* Ned?! What are you doing here??
Ned: *shrugs* I don't know ... That's actually a good question.
Peter: What's happening??
Ned: *grabs at him desperately* PETER, YOU HAVE TO HELP!!! YOUR GIRLFRIEND WENT ABSOLUTELY MAD AND LET LOOSE ALL OF THE WILDLIFE!!!!
Peter: She did WHAT?!?!
Ned: EXACTLY!!!
Peter: Where is she now?!
Ned: *points to a rioting herd of elephants*
Mantis: *now sitting on the back of the matriarch from the raging herd* WHEEEEEE!!!! HI PETER!!! *waves enthusiastically at him*
Ned: AAAAAHHHH!!!!
Peter: EVERYBODY GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!!
*Everyone quickly steps to the side to let the herd pass through*
Peter: *stares off after Mantis in delusion*
Ned: *stares with him* Well? What are you waiting for?! Go get your girl! *smiles smugly at his pun*
Peter: *glares back* I hate you *quickly runs to a quiet corner to change into his suit and leaps atop the matriarch beside Mantis*
Mantis: Hi Peter! Have you come to join alongside me??
Peter: Are you crazy?! You can't waltz into a zoo and let all the animals loose like you own the place!
Mantis: But the wildlife! I can feel their happiness at being free again!
Peter: THEY'RE ANIMALS, BUGSY!
Mantis: Animals have feelings, Peter—
Peter: Well SO DO HUMANS! *webs them into a tall tree and watches the chaos unfold* This is really bad, Mantis! Just, stay right here and don't go anywhere *hurries to save people*
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Peter: *helps Mantis down from the tree, already changed back into his regular clothes*
Mantis: That was so cool!
Peter: Trust me, it really wasn't. Not after all of this *gestures around broken down zoo*
Mantis: I still think it was really fun and interesting!
Peter: Fun, not so much. But interesting definitely describes today! Ok let's go!
Policeman: I don't think so *aims a pistol at Peter's head* On your knees!
*A group of policemen and women surround Mantis and Peter. Each hold a loaded gun at them*
Policeman: Hands up where I can see 'em!
Peter: *slowly raises his hands up in surrender and drops to his knees*
Mantis: *follows suite*
Peter: *whispering loudly* Just do everything they say.
Mantis: *whispers back* Why??
Peter: Because they have guns! *still whispering*
Mantis: What do they do?? *stares at them, fascinated*
Policeman: Would you like to find out? *cocks gun at Mantis*
Peter: NO!
Mantis: Yes.
Policeman: *pulls the trigger*
*A gunshot fires*
Mantis: *stares at the bullet-hole in the tree behind her* Oh, that. Is what they do.
Policeman: The next one won't miss *holds gun in place as another policeman cuffs Peter and Mantis* Congratulations. You're now criminals.
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