It was a sunny morning at the San Diego zoo. All of the animals were laying in their enclosures. The sun has yet to rise over the zoo, and the air is still. The first rays of light break over the horizon, stirring some of the smaller animals. The first patrons start to fill into the zoo. Kids gazed in wonder at the first exhibits. The animals stared back in wonder. The smells of the concession stands waft around the air. Animals turned up their noses, hoping some disobedient kids would throw some food their way. The monkeys swung from branch to branch, taunting the other animals. The bears lay scattered around their enclosure, looking like big lumps of fur on the ground. The tigers prowl around the edge of their cage, while delighted zoo goers take pictures.

Everyone is ready to have a great day at the zoo when suddenly a dark storm cloud covered the sun. It started to drizzle and the animals slowly retreated into their enclosures. But the rain was short lives, and it went away faster then it had come. The zoo goers milled about the enclosures, while children ran around shrieking with glee. The hippos were swimming about in their personal lake. A zookeeper slowly approached their enclosure with a basket full of grapes. The hippos waited patiently with their mouths opened. The zookeeper tossed the bunches of grapes into the waited mouths of the hippos. People were delighted to see that they could feed the giraffes. They stretched their arms over the enclosure with leaves clutched in their hands. The giraffes purple tongues flicked out and they quickly ate up the leaves.

The penguins happily slid around their enclosure while the bullet shaped seals swam around under the water. The polar bear was lying on the ice with its paws dangling in the icy water. The monkeys were busy picking bugs off each other while the others sung from branches and evaded the gaze of onlookers. All of the animals were at peace and the zoo was experiencing a very profitable day. Hundreds of hot dogs and cotton candy were passed from the hand of the vendor to the customer. All of the zoo goers sipped from icy drinks, free of charge in the excessive heat. All of the ice creams purchased melted to the ground, and the dip in dots melted into one big puddle of nothing. The reptile exhibit was packed with people trying to take refuge from the heat in the air conditioning.

The most popular exhibit was the butterfly exhibit, but not today. The butterfly house acted as a greenhouse for the butterflies so while it was very popular during the winter; it wasn’t a fan favorite in the summer. The butterflies floated around their empty enclosure, landing on flowers and the pieces of fruit laid out for them. Just through the chain wall of the butterfly house was the bird enclosure. Because of the intense heat, the usually bearable smell of the birds was hard to withstand, making that enclosure empty as well. The lily pads in the pond soaked up the sun, while turtles sunbathed on logs. Frogs kept cool by diving under the water and burying themselves in the mud at the bottom of the pond. Storks stood in the water, looking at the minnows swimming around their legs.

The gift shop was packed because of the air conditioning. Sales were higher then ever, with the best seller being the fans that also acted as a squirt bottle. The patrons enjoyed windy rides around the zoo on the train, looking on at enclosures without even having to walk. A favorite among the exhibits was the kangaroo enclosure. You could walk around without fences separating you from the animals. Which wasn’t as exciting as most thought because the kangaroos enjoyed sleeping throughout the day. The smaller animals in the zoo huddled into shady corners trying to avoid the deadly heat. The large animals lay out in the sun and flicked bugs off of themselves with their tails. The sun was taking a toll and many of the patrons; many of them retreated to their cars to go home. Kids screamed while their parents pulled on their arms, dragging them out of the zoo. A few resourceful patrons used their umbrellas from the earlier rain as parasols to help avoid the heat and create a portable shade.

And then there was the cuttlebee exibit. Cuttlebees were a rare mix of furbees and cuttlefish, synthesized in a lab the previous year. The zoo was overjoyed to have such a rare exhibit and it attracted many customers. Today the animals were restless because of the heat, and one of the cuttlebees had enough power to jump over the fence of the enclosure. After that a huge wave of cuttlebees flowed over the fence until they knockedit down completely. They started running rampant through the zoo and destroying everything eith their laser eyes. Soon nothing was left except the hot dog stands, the animals favorite food. Once those were empty the cuttlebees left the zoo to start plotting their entire world domination.