31. The Re-Retaliation

CHAPTER 31 THE RE-RETALIATION The Turbo Toilet 2000 marched to George's and Harold's houses, smashing through buildings, pushing over cars, and leaving a smoldering path of destruction behind him. George and Harold tried to keep up, but the Turbo Toilet 2000 left them trailing behind. "Oh, NO!" cried Harold. "He's heading for our houses, and there's no way to warn ourselves!"

It didn't matter, however, because Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold could hear the Turbo Toilet 2000 coming from miles away. "I think he's heading straight for us," cried Yesterday George. "But how would he know where to find us?" asked Yesterday Harold.

"Turn left at Vine Street," said Mr. Krupp. "The kids live on this block. I'll bet they're hiding up in that tree house of theirs!" Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold saw the Turbo Toilet 2000 heading for their backyard. They could feel the Earth shake under each stomp of his massive metal feet. Yesterday George locked the door to the tree house. Yesterday Harold hid under the desk.

"OK," said Mr. Krupp. "I've led you to those two kids you were looking for. Can I go now?" "Sure," said the Turbo Toilet 2000. "You can go right in here!" He shoved the screaming principal into his mouth and flushed his little handle. Mr. Krupp shrieked in terror as he spun around in a swirling whirlpool of saliva. Then the Turbo Toilet 2000 swallowed hard, and Mr. Krupp was flushed away with a gurgling glug, glug, glug.

The Turbo Toilet 2000 slammed against the tree with his massive metallic shoulder. Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold went flying. The bookshelf fell over, comics flew everywhere, and Crackers's eggs wobbled around precariously on the desktop.

"GET DOWN HERE, YOU MEDDLING KIDS!" screamed the Turbo Toilet 2000, as he smashed into the tree once more. Yesterday George and Yesterday Harold went flying again. The three eggs teetered perilously back and forth at the edge of the table.