11 Back to the Future!

Chapter 11 BACK TO THE FUTURE! Judy darted behind Doctor Kron-Tox and poked her twig at the back of his head. The twig caught the elastic that held his mask. She pulled it off Doctor Kron-Tox's face! His eyes grew huge and round. His thin lips opened wide and trembled. ah ah AHCHOOOOOOOO! Doctor Kron-Tox's tall body folded like a beach chair and flopped to the ground. AH AH AHCHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! He sneezed and sneezed. One of the capybaras began to lick him!

Meanwhile, the Titanis bird was jabbing its beak at one of the capybaras. Max, still stuck with the angry glyptodont, somehow managed to fling his trunk around the bird's neck. Uncle Al rushed to where Doctor Kron-Tox lay helplessly sneezing. "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer on rye toast!" exclaimed Uncle Al with a big smile. "You guys are amazing!" "Uncle Al!" said Judy. "The ice dam is cracking! We saw it!" "We have to hurry" said Uncle Al. "But we must never panic. Panic makes brains freeze." Uncle Al leaned over the sneezing Doctor Kron- Tox, pulled his arms behind his back, and tied his wrists with a strip of leather. "Ah, my old friend," sighed Uncle Al, "you've created a bundle of problems." Doctor Kron-Tox hissed back, "You can't stop me

Or hold me down. I'll have my way, You foolish clown!" AHCHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! "Gesundheit!" said Uncle Al. "You and I are going on a little trip in time and space. We're going to return all the creatures you've interfered with." Uncle Al pulled Doctor Kron-Tox onto his feet and guided him into the Tick-Tox Box. KYAAAAAAACK! KYAAAAAAAACK! The screaming Titanis bird was making the capybaras frantic. "Get the capys into the Tick-Tox Box," said Uncle Al. "Get Max inside, too. We'll take him to higher ground." Inside the dark, flickering space were many pens filled with animals. Roaring, screeching sounds came from all directions. Haroooooo! Harooooooo!

The wolves were somewhere inside the Tick- Tox Box. They, too, would go to high ground. The kids found an empty pen and shooed the giant guinea pigs into it. Max stood in the middle of the space, carrying the glyptodont and holding the Titanis bird. There wasn't another empty pen. Andrew raised his hand to Max. "Max, you have to stay here," he said. "Uncle Al will bring you to a safe place." Max's eyes were shiny in the darkness. Andrew waved good-bye. Beeper stuck his thumbs in his ears and wiggled his fingers. Judy blew Max a kiss. Thudd wiggled his antennas. As the kids were coming out of the Tick-Tox Box, a familiar voice greeted them. "You're back!" called Winka. She was carrying the little Tyrannosaurus. But now it was wearing a muzzle made of leather strips. "Hot doggies!" said Beeper, patting the dinosaur on the head. "How did you get him

back?" "I caught up with him when he tried to attack a giant beaver," said Winka. "The beaver was the size of a grizzly bear. It wasn't pretty." Uncle Al guided Andrew, Judy, and Beeper toward the Time-A-Tron. "I've loaded all Doctor Kron-Tox's captured animals into the Tick-Tox Box," said Uncle Al. "I also checked out the Time-A-Tron. It's working perfectly now, and there's enough fuel for your trip back to our time. "Winka and I will use the Tick-Tox Box to take all the animals back where they belong." bong… "Welcome, children!" said the Time-A- Tron. "We are going home!" "Can't we go with you, Uncle Al?" pleaded Andrew. "Yeah!" said Beeper. "I'll take care of my Tyrannosaurus!" Uncle Al smiled and shook his head. "I'm sorry," he said. "The Tick-Tox Box is a very

strange vehicle and our job is too dangerous. Besides, your parents must be worried about you." "Naah," said Beeper. "They like me to go away as much as possible." "Good luck, Uncle Al," said Andrew. Judy gave Uncle Al a hug. Beeper made a rude sound. They climbed into the bottom compartment of the Time-A-Tron. Hooooo… hooooo… The little owl greeted them from the top of the fuel tank. As they were climbing into the top compartment, Andrew heard a sound like distant thunder. KRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK! They rushed to their seats. "Cheese Louise," said Judy. "Look!" Through the dome of the Time-A-Tron, Andrew saw a towering wall of water that seemed to reach the sky. It was carrying trees. It was carrying