15. Dr. Diaper

CHAPTER 15 DR. DIAPER George and Harold hid behind the truck until the coast was clear. Then they sneaked up to the hole in the door and peeked inside. Captain Underpants was all tied up, the two robots were standing guard, and a strange little man wearing a diaper was laughing maniacally.

"I am the evil Dr. Diaper," the strange little man told Captain Underpants. "And you will be the first to witness my takeover of the world!" Dr. Diaper placed the stolen crystal into a large machine called the Laser- Matic 2000. The machine started to light up and make loud noises. Heavy gears began shifting and spinning, and a laser beam from the crystal shot straight up through a hole in the roof.

"In exactly twenty minutes, this laser beam will blow up the moon and send huge chunks of it crashing down upon every major city in the world!" laughed Dr. Diaper. "Then, I will rise from the rubble and take over the planet!" "Only one thing can help us now," said George. "What?" asked Harold. "Rubber doggy doo-doo," said George.

Harold took the fake doggy doo-doo and a slingshot from George's backpack and handed them to him. "Be careful," said Harold. "The fate of the entire planet is in your hands!" With careful and precise aim, George shot the rubber doo-doo through the air and across the room. It landed with a plop!—right at the feet of Dr. Diaper. "Yessss!" whispered George and Harold.

Dr. Diaper looked down at the doo-doo between his feet and turned bright red. "Oh, dear me!" he cried. "I'm dreadfully embarrassed! Please excuse me." He began to waddle toward the restroom. "This has never happened to me before, I assure you," he said. "I—I guess with all the excitement, I just... I just... Oh, dear! Oh, dear!"

While Dr. Diaper was off changing himself, George and Harold sneaked into the old warehouse. Immediately, the robots detected the boys and began marching toward them. "Destroy the intruders!" said the robots. "Destroy the intruders!" George and Harold screamed and ran to the back of the warehouse. Luckily, George found two old boards and gave one of them to Harold. "We're not going to have to resort to incredibly graphic violence, are we?" asked Harold. "I sure hope not," said George.