Three more stories in the unfolding saga of The Rise of the Vegetables.
Extraneous Explanations
Strapped into the chair, Oswald’s mind fused with the system, his consciousness melding with the holo-grid. Meanwhile, the turtle continued to monologue as Fluffernutter tried not to nap in the vent.
“Why, you may ask, am I doing this?” The turtle paused. “I don’t really know. But I am driven! For too long the garden has been ravaged, the vegetables harvested and their corpses mutilated. No more! It is time for the Rise of the Zombie Vegetables! And you Oswald will herald the revolution! Your brain will create my army and I will lead them.”
The turtle pressed a button…
The Villain’s Secrets
The turtle’s hologram glowed a pale red, as did the helmet attached to Oswald. The turtle patted the shoulder of Le Pingouin Noir. “There, we are synced. Once you finish creating all of my vegetables, they will be under my control. Let me demonstrate.” He turned to his zombie carrot minions. “Dance, my lovelies, dance.”
As the turtle’s glow got brighter, the carrots did a tango across the vid room, including a sweeping dip.
“That’s enough.” The carrots stopped moving. The turtle smiled. “See perfectly obedient. Nothing can stop my Zombie Vegetable Army!”
Fluffernutter slowly slunk backward through the vent…
The Pets Confer
“It’s confirmed, we have another troublemaker and more zombies coming.” Flutternutter then relayed everything he heard.
“Well, none of that makes any sense.” Doctor Quackenboss gave an annoyed moo.
Fluffernutter shrugged. “Does anything around here?”
“True, but usually there are some reasonable grievances or an errant malfunction…wait, the virus! That must be it!”
Fluffy squeaked, “Oh, you mean?”
“Exactly.” Doctor Quackenboss nodded.
Erik whispered to Fluffernutter, “Do you know what they’re talking about?”
“Not a clue, but they generally figure things out.”
Doctor Quackenboss exclaimed, “I know exactly what we need to do!”
The cat smirked. “See, I told you.”
Be Afraid of the Dark 
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