What's up with the big banana?

"Look at 'em go, "says Babu, "that's the same thing they do to the copier when there's a 'summer-time dream' related paper jam." Doc Von Quantum and Drivtaan. come in.

"Wait!" Cries Doc Quantum and runs over to shield the 'Big Banana' from the blows that Kenny & Buddy are raining down upon it. When he reaches the banana, this happens:



"Ouuuu! Ahhhhh!" Everyone exclaims, like they're watching a cool fireworks display. Using his new found super-speed, a quick thinking Drivtaan runs to the where he'd previously noticed a pair of padded sparring gloves, and used them to pull Doc loose. 

"Awwww, "says Taffy who'd entered unnoticed, "That was beautiful. Do it again!"

He's out, "says Drivtaan, "cold as my ex-wife's heart! BTW, what are these padded sparring gloves doing here?"

"Before it shut down this used to be a 'Curves Ladies Fitness Center', "says MH. "Those bitches were hard core!"

Drivtaan steps forward, a determined look on his face. "This looks like a job for someone with fantastic detective skills and a quick mind."

Everyone looks around, trying to figure out which individual the new Monkey Alliance member is referring to.

Drivtaan sighs. "I mean me, you guys. I was talking about me. Several years ago, I was trained by one of the greatest detectives in the world: Pete Plunger, the plumbing detective. Technically, he was considered to be a plumber professionally, but in his day he solved a great many mysteries, many of which were plumbing related. Well, all of his cases were plumbing related, but they often led him in strange and unexpected places. He confirmed that there were, indeed, albino crocodiles living in the sewer system below New York City. In one of his most famous cases, ol' Pete discovered the existence of an underground world populated entirely by the reanimated corpses of small pets -- mostly fish -- that had been flushed down the toilets over the course of several decades. His battle with the wicked leader of that foul land lasted three days and three nights, but finally he prevailed. I was his understudy for a time, and though I've strayed far from the field of plumbing/detectiving in the years since, I've never forgotten what he taught me."

Babu: "That's all very interesting, Driv. So what do your 'fantastic detective skills' tell you about what just happened here?"

Drivtaan frowns and purses his lips in thought before replying. "I believe, based on the evidence, that a dark, shadowy figure has somehow used the big banana -- which is a transdimensional teleportational device, don't forget -- to escape from another dimension and flee into our world. I also believe that this dark, shadowy figure possesses energy-based powers and can fly."

MH: "Wow."

Babu: "Interesting. But who is that dark, shadowy figure?"

Drivtaan: "Heck if I know. I thought you guys would recognize him as an old enemy or something."

Babu: "Aren't you supposed to be a great detective?"

Drivtaan: "I was just the understudy, OK? It's not like I have a lot to work with, here. Dark, shadowy figures with energy powers don't exactly leave behind fingerprints, y'know!"

Babu sighs. "Well, I suppose we should go off after it. Whoever or whatever that figure is, he/she/it could do a lot of damage."

At that moment, Doc Quantum's eyes flitter open. Like before, they're shining brightly.

Babu: "Doc, I'm glad you're conscious again, but could you stop doing that thing with your eyes? It's getting kinda creepy."

Doc Quantum is still too incoherent to be easily understood, but he manages to croak out a few words in his stupor. "Beware... beware the dark heir of Chronos! ... Tempus fugit! TEMPUS FUGIT!"

Drivtaan: "Literally, 'time flies.' What could it mean?"

Babu: "I'm guessing it has something to do with the dark figure who just flew out of here. I know we're not back up to our full membership yet, but we've got to go after that guy before he destroys Justice!"

MH: "The concept or the town? Because, if it's the former, it's a bit of an abstract, isn't it?"

Babu: "The town, guys -- the town! Let's go!"

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!!