5. The Unveiling

CHAPTER 5 THE UNVEILING One brisk evening in late October, the entire prison was yawning with excitement. The prisoners had all gathered in the bleachers under a clear, moonlit sky, as the prison band played a slow, reverent, and deeply moving rendition of "Whoomp! (There It Is)." After everyone dried their eyes, Warden Gordon Bordon Schmorden stepped onto the stage to congratulate himself. He proudly bragged about his great humility, confessed his intense hatred of intolerant people, and spoke for hours about his legendary brevity.

Then the moment of truth arrived. Tippy Tinkletrousers's statue was finally ready to be shown to the world. With great theatrical flair, Tippy proudly strutted out to the courtyard and grabbed hold of the giant green tarp. "Gentlemen and gentlemen," he announced. "It gives me great pleasure to get the heck out of here!" Tippy pulled on the tarp and revealed his creation.

"Heu!" shouted Warden Gordon Bordon Schmorden. "That statue doesn't have a head!" "It's not a statue!" yelled Tippy, as he climbed a tall ladder up to the cockpit on top. "It's a giant Robo-Suit! And after I escape from this horrible prison, I'm going to put an end to that nonsensical nuisance, Captain Underpants!"

Tippy wiggled into the tiny cockpit and started up the engines. Suddenly, the colossal contraption came to life. Its mighty chest heaved as its gigantic, gorilla-like arms swayed threateningly. "SOUND THE ALARMS!" screamed Warden Schmorden. "STOP THAT GUY!"

Armed guards ran in every direction while sirens wailed and prisoners screamed for their lives. Massive searchlights swept across the sky as the metallic behemoth took its first thunderous steps toward freedom.

Suddenly, Tippy stopped and thought for a moment. "Hey! I know where I saw that guy before!" he said. Tippy searched the crowds of panicking prisoners until he found the one he was looking for. The giant hand of Tippy's Robo-Suit reached down and plucked Mr. Krupp from the crowd. "I KNEW I'd recognized you from somewhere!" said Tippy. "You're the principal of that school I shrank last year!" "Oh, yeeeaaaah!" said Mr. Krupp. "I remember you now! You're that Professor Poopupants guy." "MY NAME IS NOT PROFESSOR POOPYPANTS!" screamed the angry villain. "That was a ridiculous name! So I changed it to Tippy Tinkletrousers!" "Gee, that's a lot better!" said Mr. Krupp sarcastically.