Chowcase: Count Duckula’s House Pest
by Doc Quantum
Count Duckula finds himself utterly bored this Howlloween, longing for the old days of hapless victims and torch-carrying mobs. But when young Billy Bearowitz stumbles into his castle, Duckula quickly discovers that his house guest might just be the worst kind of house pest!
Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies
by T Campbell
Doctor Hoot has been the Zoo Crew’s main bad guy for a while now, but all of his failed schemes have been too short-sighted. What if there was a way to exploit the modern obsession with smartphones, social media, and selfies? As Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew find themselves blindsided by another attack from a team of super-villains, could they be missing Hoot’s true goal? How can even the greatest heroes of Earth-C overcome a foe who has found a way to make mind-control go viral? Guest starring a villain from the world of Monsters, Inc.! And introducing Whirlybird — is she villain or hero?
Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 15: Flawless
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “It beggars the imagination,” murmured Rex Imperium, the next day. “The world saved, not by a hero, not by a ruler, but by one of the pettiest and least successful ‘villains’ in Hoot’s venal entourage.” Rex had retreated to his lair in T’Bet, where the monks who served . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 14: Celebrity of the Age
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “We’re licked,” said Abra, or, more accurately, Abra’s spirit. Her spirit was on the astral plane, while her body went limp in Rubberduck’s grip. There was no point to further fighting; she didn’t know where Doctor Hoot was in the building, and already she almost wanted to surrender . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 13: Hoot Reigns Supreme
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “–celebrity of the moment!” came Rova Barkitt’s voice from Rex Imperium’s armor. Alley-Kat-Abra sat with him and listened, while Pig-Iron noshed on the broken glass at the side of the building, and the others trained to work in concert. Teamwork didn’t come so naturally to them. Rodney Rabbit . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 12: Whirlybird Revealed
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “Today, the enemy of your enemy is your friend,” pronounced Rex Imperium. “And we have a common enemy… friends.” “Hoot,” summarized Captain Carrot, sizing these potential “friends” up. “In the White House. He’s been getting an image out on TV and major websites, and seeing it makes everyone . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 11: Don’t Look
by T Campbell Return to chapter list President Mallard Fillmore drummed his green-feathered fingers on the desk, sweating profusely as he fretted over the situation. “And you’re sure the effect is universal? Just about anyone who sees this image becomes… shall we say… enlightened to the notion that Doctor Hoot knows what’s best for the . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 10: Change We Can Believe In
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “Fighting me, that’s gonna be a problem for you,” said Chester Cheese, shutting his eyes tight; they were useless against this opponent, anyway. “Alley-Kat-Abra’s been teaching me night-fighting moves. If you don’t know what those are, I’ll explain, using visual aids and tactile stimulation.” “Nice bluff,” came Randall . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 9: Whoogle Doodle
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “Talk to me, folks. Sergey Bruin is really against the idea of this. He won’t even look at the concepts for it. I want to know if I’m being crazy.” Hairy Sage, the marmoset co-founder of Whoogle and now its CEO, was standing in front of a short . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 8: Pep Talk
by T Campbell Return to chapter list Please don’t take this the wrong way, Earth-C, thought Captain Carrot as the Starhopper‘s engines went silent, and it settled into geosynchronous orbit. You’re great, really. I just need a little space. Times like this, it was good for his overall mental health that he could make himself . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 7: Tar Baby
by T Campbell Return to chapter list The Starhopper tore out of the Z-Building like a runaway rocket. Which it was. So that made sense. The force-field had dropped about ten seconds earlier, to everyone’s surprise — everyone’s, that was, but Rex Imperium’s. The Irish setter knew a thing or two about asymmetrical warfare, and . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 6: Round Two
by T Campbell Return to chapter list Captain Carrot blinked his sore eyes. Everything in his body hurt. But others had it worse, and a hero was basically just someone who thought of others a little bit more than others thought of others. The team had looked better. Alley-Kat-Abra had re-materialized all seven of them . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 5: The Snare
by T Campbell Return to chapter list In the back row of the Pant-Pantages Theater, Emoticat’s T-shirt also stretched into a smile. A wave of confident euphoria swept across the room, giving the super-villains the confidence they needed to attack the legendary Zoo Crew, and encouraging the Crew members to think they had a chance. . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 4: By the Beard of Zeu
by T Campbell Return to chapter list Twenty-one seconds after the thunderclaps started, the last wall of the trailer finally blew off, and Pig-Iron and Rubberduck came face to face with Zeu. But not the same Zeu. What Rubberduck saw was a swan whose skin gleamed like opal and alabaster in his three-piece suit, an . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-C on .Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew: The Sinister Selfies, Chapter 3: Crew Cutters
by T Campbell Return to chapter list “R-O-O-O-V-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A-A!” the communicator bellowed. Rova Barkitt was in her full Yankee Poodle costume and riding one of her stripe-slides down Follywood Boulevard. A high-visibility patrol was good for public safety and for her personal brand. She almost lost her balance because of the Captain’s volume, but she took . . .
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