The Ghost Egg

The **Ghost Egg** is the first episode and pilot of *Monkey Wrench* series. It premiered on July 18, 2022 on Zeurel's YouTube and Newgrounds accounts.

## Plot

The episode starts with the prologue of Chester Mc Nevins fleeing from Kara's pursuit to receive the bounty. His two agents were killed in an attempt to defend him and Kara chases after Chester. Running away from Kara as much as he could until he came to a dead end, he tries boldly to endure Kara, until he was being intimidated by Kara's retracted claws. He pleads for his life by throwing pixels at Kara, who isn't persuaded and walks closer to Chester, ultimately assassinating him.

Meanwhile, Bulldog Browns and Shrike Sanchez wake up for an early start. Once they made it to their destination on time, they find a bird-like humanoid named Nobert Potoo, who always pleads with them to take him back to the Ghost Egg. Irritated by his loud screaming, Shrike asks Beebs if he can kill him, but he says that he has to stick to the mission. After a long argument, Ricket and Tyneen's troops get into the building, ready and prepared to take Nobert and give him to Queen Tyneen. However, they were defeated easily as Beebs, Nobert and Shrike escape from the building, thanks to one of the devices from Beebs's cybernetic arm. On the spaceship, Tyneen prepares her crew for an assault on the Bucket, only to fail instantly when the Monkey Wrench Crew escapes the 2nd time, much to her frustration. She calms down and waits for the right time to ambush them, but one member of her crew tells her to use the element of surprise instead of using poor timing. She throws him out of the ship while the Ghost Egg follows Nobert's trail.

When Shrike asks Beebs about the number of pixels and the reason why someone wants to kill Nobert, he's given a message from Scratch. After that, he blasts his ship and gives Scratch the middle finger before taking Nobert back to his quarters. For 6 long days, Beebs and Shrike go to a gas station, a restaurant and a bathroom so that their ship can move much easier. Once they made it to Oberon Station, Shrike tells Beebs about a bet which results in their enemies getting ready to perform a sneak attack. Surprised by this, he asked him, "Why would you want to win that?"

Beebs politely asks Nobert to sign the contract and their business will be done. Suddenly, Tyneen, Scratch and Ricket jump in just as he was about to write his name down. As Kara gets ready to sneak up on the other mercs, Beebs gives Shrike a dirty look due to his obsession with bets. Tyneen tells Shrike to hand Nobert over and he won't be injured, while Scratch and Ricket have an argument over who wins the bounty, giving Beebs a chance to distract the crew as Shrike makes a run for it. The battle begins. As Scratch, Ricket and Scritch chase after him, Beebs attacks Tyneen with his hammer but gets kicked in the stomach, knocking him down to the floor. She uses her cybernetic gauntlet to throw Nobert into Scratch like a wrecking ball, causing a mysterious switch to be turned on. Once the switch turns itself off, Beebs manages to catch Nobert and uses his hard-light hammer to hang on to a large wire, only to discover that his boots are out of power while Shrike fights against Tyneen's crew.

When the wire is snapped in half by Ricket's rifle, he falls down to the floor, causing him to get stuck. As he struggles to free himself, Scratch and Tyneen pounce towards him. He throws Nobert into the air, only to be thrown towards Ricket and Kara. Once Shrike tracked her down, he tells Kara to step away from Nobert or he'll shoot her. Much to Beebs, Tyneen and Shrike's astonishment, the Ghost Egg is finally revealed, and so is the queen. Tyneen accepts her failure in grace and tells Kara to sign her chest, while Shrike breaks down crying due to not getting enough money. The next episode will reveal many other secrets once it's released...