Farther Beneath the Planet of the Apes

by ISleepNow

Chapter II Act 4

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After the human attack on Ape City Zaius meets with the elder orangutans and with the heads of the gorilla military.

Lossus:  We are faced with the worst nightmare our society could ever face.  A renegade horse in alliance with a force of human monsters bent on the destruction of ape society.

Zaius:  We must call into service every force at our disposal.  This isn't War.  It is a battle for Civilization itself against the forces of ignorance and darkness.  It is nothing short of the service of creation itself that you serve.

Lossus:  Do you accept the bounty Captain?

Captain Ursus:  Rest assured, I will do my duty.

Ursus confronts his troops on the steps of the ape forum.  From his side he slides the sling of his rifle off of his shoulder and holds the weapon above his head.

Ursus:  Simians!   WHAT, is Your Profession?

The gorillas initially respond with enthusiastic grunts, then wild screeches.  Then they begin discharging their rifles randomly in eager anticipation..

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