I'm Geronimo Stilton.
Here are today's stories. There's big news at city hall,
where the mayor's dog has given birth to a litter of puppies.
Mother and pups are doing fine.
Poor Uncle G. The news has been slow lately.
You want real news? How about this?
Earthquakes are caused by aliens building underground bases
to take over the world.
That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard.
Then why is this book called The Truth About Aliens?
Ugh. Come on. That book preys on the irrational fears of gullible people.
[all] Huh?
Of course you'd say that. It says that aliens brainwashed us
so we don't believe in them.
-What is it? -News.
Uncle G.
-Maybe somebody had kittens. -Hey.
Breaking news.
In the Arctic, melting of ice is raising ocean levels worldwide.
Every coastal city is under serious threat.
[all gasp]
[theme music playing]
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♪ Geronimo! ♪
♪ He's amazing, he's terrific Watch out, world, he's cheddarific ♪
♪ He's out of sight and in the know ♪
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♪ He's the one we call Geronimo! ♪
Our crew is hurrying to the Arctic to bring you details of this disaster.
[groaning]
When I said "hurrying," I didn't mean so fast that we'd get sick.
You said it's a disaster. We've got to get there fast.
The ice melt occurred off the coast of an area inhabited by an Inuit tribe.
[device beeping]
There's a thick patch of ice underneath us.
Everybody, prepare for landing.
[grunting]
[sighs]
[yelling]
[screams]
-Since when are you afraid of flying? -I'm not. I'm afraid of aliens.
Did you know gerbils are ferocious creatures from Planet Gerbillus?
[engine roaring]
You switched to submarine mode in time. Good thinking. Right, Uncle G?
[muffled yelling]
Guess he's too overcome to speak.
-[man] Welcome to the top of the world. -Greetings, chief.
-We are honored by your visit. -Oh, why do I have to wear this thing?
I can barely move.
It's freezing. The only reason we can be here is because of our polar suits.
-What can you tell us about the ice melt? -Nothing.
When we woke up, the ice had melted.
The water level had risen so high, it flooded our igloos.
We had to rebuild at the foot of the glacier.
If the water rises any more, we are done for.
-So are the coastal cities of the world. -It could be global warming.
If that's melting the ice, air temperature needs to be above freezing.
Yes. It'll take months of warm temperatures to melt an iceberg like that.
I checked the records. It's Arctic summer, the warmest time of the year.
Summer? I knew it.
Arctic summer is still cold.
-So, what's causing the ice to melt? -[Trap] Help.
[shivering]
If the melting isn't a natural phenomenon, that means--
Aliens. It's gotta be aliens.
I need to see what the book says about this.
[Geronimo] Careful, Thea.
It's stable enough to walk on.
I can't believe this is all that's left of the iceberg.
Let's look around.
Huh?
[gasps]
This is a catastrophe.
Polar ice is crucial. The ice reflects the sun's rays like a mirror.
Preventing Earth from getting too hot.
So, without the ice, the Earth will keep getting warmer?
I knew it. It's right here on page 76.
An alien monster laid billions of eggs under the polar ice.
Hatching eggs are what's melting the ice.
Right below us, billions of aliens are getting ready to invade.
I'm going inside to get something to eat.
[grunting]
Hm... There's fresh snow. If the iceberg melted from the top,
the snow would've melted first.
Whatever's melting it is underneath.
How do we know what melted the iceberg won't melt the whole thing?
Huh?
[yelling]
[all yelling]
[Ben] Come on!
We've got to find out what's under the icebergs.
Switching to submarine mode.
This is a mystery. I can't fathom what's triggering the melting.
[Ben] Check it out, Uncle G.
[Geronimo] Yes. Nature in all her glory.
Polar cod, squid, ringed seals.
-Whoa, look at that. A whale. -More precisely, Benjamin, a blue whale.
A blue whale?
I'm gonna hit the hay.
[yawns]
Hope we can find clues tomorrow. Night, everyone.
-I'm going to bed, too. -You can't.
It's middle of the afternoon. [gasps]
Or have aliens stopped the Earth's rotation?
It is night. But at the top of the world
during the Arctic summer, the sun doesn't set.
Arctic summer lasts six months.
Hm...
I like it. My diet says no snacking at night.
I'm good to go for six months.
-You're not going to bed? -I've got reading to do about blue whales.
How can you think about whales
when an alien army's breathing down our necks?
Come on, Trap.
There's no proof that aliens exist.
Oh, no? I'd say icebergs melting like cheese fondue is proof enough for me.
Morning, Uncle G.
Did you find what you were looking for, about the whales?
I did, Benjamin, something very interesting.
Blue whales live in oceans all over except the far North,
-where we are now. -So, you think...?
I'm not sure, we'll find out when we go there.
Two icebergs remain in this part of the Arctic Ocean,
and we don't know what's causing them to melt.
However, evidence suggests that a blue whale
is at the heart of the mystery. More on this story as it develops.
Reporting live, this is Geronimo Stilton.
If I'm correct, the blue whale will return.
Correct. Look.
Geronimo was right. There she blows.
So, you admit it's not an alien?
What are you talking about? This proves it. The whale is an alien.
[sighs]
I did it.
[ice cracking]
Huh?
Oh, no!
[both yelling]
Benjamin, Trap!
[panting]
That was an awesome ride!
So, is it gone?
[iceberg rumbling]
Quick. The life raft.
I can't believe it.
It gobbled them up whole.
Cough them up, you alien whale.
Look at this net. I'm no whale expert, but how many are painted?
Ten, 100? I'm not an expert either.
No. I'm saying they weren't eaten by a whale.
-They were captured by a-- -Alien mothership!
[gibbering]
Paddle. We've gotta save them before the aliens eat their brains.
Where are we?
Hm! Not the belly of a whale, for sure.
[man] Very perceptive.
-Welcome to my submarine. -Crunchrat.
Pity we met this way, but I saw your newscast,
and couldn't let you ruin my plan. How'd you know this wasn't a real whale?
You may be a successful businessman, but you've got a lot to learn
when it comes to biology.
There are no blue whales this far north.
Oh, it doesn't matter.
You're too late. I'm almost done melting
this part of the so-called permanent ice of the Arctic.
-How are you doing this? -Who knows? Some science-y thing.
I'm a big-picture mouse. I don't sweat the details.
I've got a guy for that. Come on. I'll show you.
-Say hello to our guests, professor. -Cheesewheel?
Thinking of my robotic friend, Cheeves,
Cheesewheel's attempt to steal the Camembert Airship was foiled.
Geronimo Stilton, we meet again.
You two are working together?
With my money and his big brain,
there's no stopping us. Stilton wants to know how you melt the ice burgers.
Icebergs.
-Whatever. -It's simple, really.
I've developed a super-heating laser, and mounted it on the front of the sub.
I'll teach those Martians not to kidnap my cousins.
You don't know how to operate the Metamouse, do you?
Sure, I do. I've watched Thea lots of times. [screams]
[both yelling]
Sweet, huh?
-Don't you understand what you're doing? -Oh, that I do understand.
I bought a couple million acres of mountainside property
all over the world, which I will sell at an enormous profit
-as beachfront property. -That doesn't make sense.
-There are no beaches in the mountains. -Not yet.
Once we're done, they'll be the only beaches in the world.
[laughing diabolically]
-Professor, why are you involved? -For the scientific challenge.
No one has ever done anything like this before.
-I could be the first. -Enough of the chitchat.
Put them in the brig.
[both yelling]
[Trap] This isn't helping my seasickness.
Can't you make it stop spinning?
I don't know how.
I wish I didn't have that second helping at breakfast.
[yelling]
Uh-oh!
Where's the emergency brake?
There isn't one!
-Good job. Now what? -We can't let them get away.
Hang on tight.
[both yell]
You hit it. I could've done that.
Come on.
[Geronimo] I gotta start working out.
[panting]
Take this thing to the surface, now.
It's surfacing.
Huh? Come on, quick.
Come on, Geronimo.
[yells]
Gotcha.
[laughs]
Did you see that alien's face?
Talk about scary.
-Trap, he's not an-- -Don't bother. It's hopeless.
Crunchrat's sub is faster. We gotta get away.
I'll call the coast guard.
Think you can ruin my plan, Stilton? Heat him up like a can of cheese dip.
[all yelling]
Leave our planet alone!
[Crunchrat] Looks like I'll have the last laugh, Stiltons.
Come and get me, Crunchrat. Take your best shot.
Geronimo, are you out of your mind?
Oh, ho, ho, that's right.
You can't do anything. You've got a guy for it.
I bet you can't hit the side of a barn.
Nobody talks to Crunchrat that way.
Out of the way, Cheesewheel.
Oh, Crunchrat, wait.
When I say "duck," duck.
Duck!
Wait, what?
[screams]
Did you know it was gonna do that?
-Perhaps "hoped" is a better word. -I get it. Like you said before,
the ice reflects the sun's rays like a mirror.
The glacier reflected the laser.
Under water, ice is dark and absorbs rays. Above, it's white,
so it reflects rays from the sun or a laser.
[coughing]
This is the coast guard. Surrender immediately.
Wait. Where's Crunchrat?
He's getting away.
It seems. But he won't fool anyone with that penguin sub.
Everyone knows penguins inhabit the Antarctic.
[laughing]
[villagers cheering]
From the entire village and, indeed, the entire planet,
-thank you, Geronimo Stilton. -You're welcome, but don't just thank me.
Benjamin, Thea and Trap all did their part.
So, when you said "duck," you meant for us to duck?
You could've been more specific.
In the end, the ultra-modern laser was defeated by a million year-old glacier.
In other words, nature had the last laugh.
To repair the damage,
Cheesewheel promised to create a refreezing ray,
and never do evil science experiments again.
Reporting live from the Arctic, this is Geronimo Stilton.
Until next time, be well and be good.
Look, the sun's going down.
It's the end of summer. Now the Arctic winter night will last six months.
I'm not supposed to eat at night, remember? And I'm still hungry.
You're not worried about aliens anymore, are you?
I don't believe in them. I'm 100 percent sure
there are no such things as aliens, extraterrestrials or UFOs.
[device beeping]
[screams]
Aliens!
-[chuckles] New ringtone? -Yep.
[all laughing]
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