Algernon is Sent to Greet the Unknown Men of Sophisticated Peril

Archie: "Will the little guy be okay? Somehow, it doesn't seem right to send him."

Rex: "Why not? He speaks 12 languages. Knows Jujitsu. Plus, it will take them a while to gnaw through that shell, and we'll have plenty of time to run."

Algernon: "HEY! I HEARD that!"

(Others volunteer Algernon to do unpleasant things...)