UPDATE September 27, 2010: Divided the Scenes in the story as Fanfiction has disabled my asterisck scene division for better reading.
Thanks for actually reading this story, it took me a long time to write it, but it is finally here for your delight. English is not my first language so please forgive some misspellings. This is my first Carmen Fanfiction, and it may be not a common one but it is a hell of a good one (in my opinion). I have a little different look of Carmen like none you would see around, I hope it doesn't bother many of the Carmen fans, but please try to swallow it for the sake of the story cause it is good. Please don't hate me for the themes in this story. I would also like to mention that the characters of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? are not mine I did not make them I just transformed them a little to fit the story, nor are the story of Lion King, nor Xena: Warrior Princess, nor Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, nor the Matrix, nor The Perfect Storm, nor Britney Spears, nor the Power Puff Girls, and many others I haven't mentioned. There are some characters of my own like: Lina, Charlie, Miguel, Zahyra, and others that are form my personal library. Please don't sue me, this is a non-profit fanfiction. Thanks for reading this and enjoy.
The Heir to VILE
Suddenly the lights went out in the NASA. That couldn't be, this is a federal agency powered by its own energy plant, it was impossible. Engineers, electricists, computer programmers, in fact, everyone went crazy looking for an explanation for this and a fast solution. It was pitch black in the rooms, and nothing worked. The doors didn't open, elevators, computers, telephones weren't working. A real nightmare for Bill Gates. What in the world was happening? No earthquake, no hurricane, no tornado, not even a shopping spree at Sears. Then suddenly it was over. The hell that broke loose inside was over, as the lights came back. The computers were back on track, even the one the main engineer had on but that is another creepy story. Anyway, the telephones rang, the elevators were in order. Everything, absolutely everything went back to normal. Until a loud ring from the special services intercom brought the main executive back to earth.
"YES! WHAT IS IT?" He answered with a harsh voice. The man in his early fifties, with white hair, a little fat, with a snowy mustache, and wearing a black suit, has been the main executive of the NASA for the past ten years and he didn't like this kind of surprises.
"SIR, THEY ARE GONE, SIR, ALL OF THEM ARE GONE!" screamed a voice of a young man on the other side.
"WHAT? WHAT ARE GONE, SOLDIER?"
"THE SPECIAL ROCKETS, SIR. THEY ARE ALL GONE!"
"HOW IN THE DAMNED HELL DID THAT HAPPEN, SOLDIER?"
"I don't know sir. In a minute they were there, right before the black out. Then the darkness came and there were noises, everyone screaming, metal clashing with metal. And then when the lights came back they were gone, sir," the voice was starting to shake a little towards the end, knowing the true nature of his chief's moods.
"THAT IS TRULY RIDICULUS!…. HOW COULD THAT BE? THOSE ROCKETS COULDN'T JUST SPRANG LEGS AND WALK AWAY!…DO YOU HAVE ANY CLUE OF WHO IT WAS, ANYTHING SUSPICIOUS, SOLDIER?" If you were there, you probably must have seen a red glowing aura around the main executive, you could even fry an egg on his forehead at the time.
"I…I…guess it was Carmen Sandi…"
"EEEEGGGGOOO, THAT CARMEN SANDIEGO. THAT FILTHY THIEF. THAT DIRTY DAUGHTER OF NO GOOD MOTHER!" he angrily shouted as he put down the receiver. SLAM! "GET ME WITH ACME INMEDIATLY!"
SCENE 2
An hour later… on the NASA
"I don't get it Zack, this is probably the strangest caper Carmen has ever made," said a very confused Ivy.
"It certainly is a strange caper sis, but why did you said it was Carmen who did it?"
"Well, I don't know little bro, but a little bird told me," a very frustrated Ivy signaled to her right, where a little bird was standing on top of a Carmen flag.
"OOOHHH…, but she didn't left any clue, just a flag," saying that they went on to check the flag. "Nothing sis, it is just a flag, an ordinary Carmen flag. Rats!"
A brief moment of silence passed, this caper was beginning to tense.
"What do you think Carmen is up to now, to have to steal 13 of this fusion powered rockets?" asked Zack.
"Never mind that little bro, the question here is what could possibly she steal that requires that amount of power?"
"IN COMINNNGG….!" shouted Chief, his pink screen falling from the sky. "Great news for you gumshoes, I think, Carmen has struck again. And is in the middle of us."
"What, where, how?" Zack and Ivy said as they looked at their bellies. (The middle of one is the belly button. It is only used here as a humorous purpose.)
"Not on UUUSSS, I meant of uuussss, of this part of the world. Panama."
"AAAhhhh… so we thought," they said in unison. " and where exactly is she Chief?"
"On the Panama Canal." said Chief.
"Player C5 us to the Panama Canal, lets see what is Carmen up to," and they were off.
The Panama Canal is one of the greatest engineering achievements in the world. It is a waterway that cuts across the Isthmus of Panama, linking the Atlantic and the Pacific Ocean. Talk about your connections. This baby shortens the days of ship's voyages between New York City and San Francisco.
SCENE 3
The alarms were set off on the ships of the United States Navy, docked in the Canal. Thousands of marines came out to their posts to see what was going on. All were petrified as they saw the 8 inches thick chains of the ships (in other words a big, heavy chain) were being … were being… (ooh! what the hell), where being sucked by the night sky. What in all creation was happening, question most of the marines.
"What is happening men. What the…," said the main captain as he came out of his room. "Quickly men, get a hold on those last chains."
Many marines went for the chains, but the force was too strong. The chains went up, up, and away, the marines who where holding them fell to the cool sea.
On board of the main captain's ship, which was the largest one, a blue portal opened and Zack and Ivy stepped out of it. The commotion was at its biggest point. The chains were disappearing at the darkened shy.
"This is sooo crazy…," said Ivy.
"Crazy?…this gives me the creeps," said Zack.
"The fact that they are disappearing in the clouds?"
"No, what it says here, look Barney is working on another big screen movie," PONK! Zack fell to the ground by Ivy's punch on his head. "Why did you do that for?"
"Get along with the show, Zacco."
While they discussed this sudden arousal of disgrace, out of nowhere came down a small torpedo that hitted the boat where Zack and Ivy were. It exploded revealing its contents on the deck. Our detectives that were blown off by the blast, went quickly to investigate what was that thing. To their surprise the only thing that was there was a skinny pole.
"What the…," said Zack examining the pole, not noticing a small sensor on top of it emanating a strange light.
"Watch out Zack," warned Ivy, pulling Zack away from it.
The top of the pole exploded revealing another phase of this strange thing. After the smock was gone, the horror was revealed. A Carmen flag.
"It was Carmen, but why?… What is she planing to do?" said Ivy.
"Again no clue, Carmen must be after something very secret, but what could that be?"
"Little bro, Carmen steals for the challenge of it, no matter how secret her objective is. This is something else."
"WHAT! Carmen Sandiego not leaving clues, ooh my god!, the woman went nuts!" replied Chief.
"At least we know that whatever she is after is big, very big," said Ivy.
"The captain told me she stole three hundred thousand meters of chain, which is eight inches wide," said Zack.
"Also, she stole thirteen rockets. What's the connection," wondered Ivy. "those rockets only carry big objects, like satellites, to space and those chains have no historical importance. Then why go through all the trouble to steal them. (Hmm, that is becoming a recurrent question)."
"Hey, don't look at me, I just work here," replied Chief.
SCENE 4
It was a new moon night. No light was on the sky to block out the stars. All was black in this vast amount of space. Blackness, star, blackness, star, blackness, a red plane, star, blackness, star, black…, a red plane! Go back, man, go back. A red plane cruising along the Gulf of Mexico, but not just any red jet plane, it's a, say it loud and say it proud, Carmen red jet plane. This is becoming so amusing. Inside of which traveled one of the greatest underground leaders, one of Mafia's godmothers, Britney Spears!…, oops!… I did it again, I confused the shows. Anyway, the one and only CARMEN SANDIEGO, but that's not all you will also receive other VILE biggies like: Prof. Sara Bellum, attorney Lee Galease, Lindsay Doyle, Touriste Classe, Hugo Riret, Hannah Lulu, Paige Torner, Lars Vegas and Moe Skeeter. Wow, what a combo, but you want to know what all this people are doing on this private jet, ah? Well let's find out, back to you Carmen.
"Mmphh… I still don't get it with all of you. What's wrong with the old hideout?" asked a very frustrated Carmen.
"Carmen, the place is falling apart," demanded Sara.
"Well it needs a little handiwork and…"
"I suggest, Carmen," Lee Galease interrupted her, "that for the well being of yourself, your colleges, and your workers, you must find another place for a hideout."
"Last week's little redecoration is a sign of bad luck Carmen," said Hannah.
"With a more sustainable hardwood floor it will be…"
"Carmen," Lindsay cut her off, "the conference room is inside the kitchen."
"Okay, you made your point. At least is very confortable the place I thought of and not to say perfect for the new VILE Headquarters."
"The location is perfect too. No one will look there, nor even dream or imagine to look there Carmen," said Sara. "Ha, ha, ha!… now I can start working on my bug eyed, rat bodied super mutants, that one day will conquer the world and will be subjected to me, THEIR QUEEN, HA, HA, HA, HAAAA."
Everyone just stared at her back with sweatdrops all over thinking the Four W's; what's wrong with the woman? so common now on their heads. 'Oops, did I just gave myself away,' thought Sara.
"Aah… anyway… lets get our last materials before the big… heist," Carmen was confused.
"Then to celebrate at our new house," said Touriste.
"YAY," shouted all, then looked back at Carmen awaiting her response, which came with her hand up. "Yay."
SCENE 5
The city of Townsville…
Is under attack by a red, yellow, and black dressed woman. Ooh! Powerpuff girls, save the day.
SCENE 6
Sorry for that interruption, but I had to get it out of my mind, after all, think about that for a second…
Anyway it was the city of Miami, that glamorous city where Cristina and Don Francisco live. At just minutes from the city lies the Miami international airport. It had been a beautiful night, now the early sings of light were creeping upon the horizon, signaling a new day was dawning. This day will be filled with great joys and unforgettable sorrows everywhere. Little did the people at the airport knew what lurked up ahead. A redness beyond blood that flows, a woman which will make their day.
Currently, at the airport, a cargo of thirteen hot air balloons was being processed for their shipment to Australia. Everyone was working as fast as they could to met the schedule. Suddenly a commotion was heard on the back store, in a matter of minutes a whitish dense smoke engulfed every worker.
After it dispersed, several gray and blue dressed men entered the building, followed by some bad looking people and a woman in red. They started to work very quickly taking the hot air balloons to the aircraft unaware that someone else creeped in the blackened ceiling. The figure moved catlike under the dark shadows towards them.
The final balloon was being transported when the lights went out.
"What now?" said Carmen angrily.
"Hey," "Ouch," Watch out, you," "What's going on here," the henchmen were shouting in the dark as something or someone was engulfing them.
"STOP YOU FIEND, your days of stealing are over," said the mysterious figure in black. (That's the corniest thing I've ever said.)
"Turn on the lights right now, who ever you are," retorted angrily Carmen looking at the shadow.
The lights were turned on and there it was, a mysteriously dress figure standing on top of the hot air balloon package. The figure was dressed in a black unbuttoned skinny coat. A very stretched, white, skimpy and ragged at the bottom shirt (wow!… I want one of those), a black bell bottom jean, and black boots with iron ornaments all around them. And seeing that everyone around here loves hats, I'll put her a hat too, a black hat.
Under her the majority of Carmen's henchmen were tied up and strangling to get out. For the looks of it the girl was strong and very cunning, thought Carmen.
"How dare you steal from the nations? It is not fair to take things that doesn't belong to you."
"Life isn't fair missy," said Carmen with a smirk.
"Ha, and is turning unfair to your side Carmen, 'cause you just met your match," saying that she leaped behind Carmen prepared to give a fight to the remaining henchmen and some of Carmen's colleges.
Who would have thought that little girl will be that great a fighter. Man, what a kick ass she is, with great karate moves she took care of those henchmen. She surprised many when she moved trough out the different packages and merchandize all around the place and delivering her kicks and punches at them. (Just imagine a Carmenized Matrix movie, kind of thing).
In a matter of minutes only three people were left standing Carmen, Sara, and that mysterious girl.
"Looks like we underestimated you," said Carmen.
"What should we do now boss," said Sara softly to Carmen's ear. "If we stop to play around with this little girl, there will be no time to get the balloons on the aircraft before the police or those Acme detectives come.
Carmen lifted a stick that was lying around with her foot. She took it on her hands and turned to Sara: "Where is your sense of adventure, Sara," she twirled the long stick around her as she said that. "I'll take care of this little amateur." The mysterious girl understood the message, and she too took a stick form the floor preparing for the assault.
SCENE 7
At the other side of the airport a blue light circle appeared, from it leaped Zack and Ivy.
"We better split up Zack, we can cover more ground that way."
"I have a better idea Iv, why don't we go with them, we can cover more ground on that," he pointed at the amassed police force that was coming their way.
SCENE 8
The fight had been energetic. The mysterious girl had defended well against Carmen's attacks, but her attacks were ferocious too. Carmen had to change of sticks after the one she had broke on one of the defenses. The girl showed sings of fatigue and she wasn't that experienced, so Carmen wouldn't let this opportunity pass her away. Before the fight started, Carmen was aware of a shipment of cages on one end of the airport, and some of the cages were opened and unboxed. The only thing to worry about is how to lure her into a cage.
That was easy. A plan was already working in the thief's mind. Quickly she ran away from the girl leaving her confused. As she planned the girl followed her around. Carmen slipped between two gigantic boxes and leaped behind the cage. She landed in a space between other cages, Carmen appeared to be trapped, and that's exactly what she wanted. Sara watched Carmen's eyes comprehending her plan.
The girl came to face Carmen encaged. The girl walked to her with a smile on her face. Once she passed the cage's entrance a locking sound behind her was heard. She was trapped. (Idiot!, that was too easy, of course that was a trap.)
"It looks like it is the end of the line for you my young friend," said Carmen walking towards the girl playing with her stick.
"My line will end long after our paths have been correctly crossed Carmen."
"That's a strong language for a little girl like you. You should go home and leave this to the professionals," she turned around ready to leave.
"YOU, destroyed my home!"
Carmen turned around to face a crying girl. Not sure what those words meant, when she heard sirens and people shouting orders. The police was coming, time to get out of there. She started to run towards her plane where the recuperating other were already.
The police broke in joined by Zack and Ivy along with other old Acme agents. Carmen stopped once more to look back at them, then at the girl once more.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A great mastermind thief and a pick pocket thief joined together, what a great Oprah chat," said Miguel Díaz, an old Acme agent.
"Hmm… Sandiego vs. Sandiego, who will win," said his wife Zahyra Telmont, another old Acme agent.
"Forget those lively reunions and get them," shouted Ivy.
They grabbed the mysterious girl first. Screaming and yelling they got her going to a police van.
"There is no escape for you Carmen," said Zack. "So give it up."
Carmen just backed away to her blocked airplane when she heard the girl shouting something at her.
"I'm going to get you for that Carmen. Lina Sandiego will avenge her father! Do you hear me, goddamit! Lina Sandiego will challenge you to the end," she was gone, and Carmen slammed the door of her jet behind her. Hugo started the engines and the plane went up in a straight line, then activating the turbo engine to get the hell out of there.
'LINA SANDIEGO, Lina Sandiego!, Lina Sandiego,' those words ringed inside Carmen's head as she seated down. What a commotion was there on the plane, everyone was talking about that mysterious girl that gave them that much trouble. They were laughing and cheering and discussing this past event.
"Hey Carmen, looks like you've got a new enemy, eh?" asked Sara.
"Yeah," she said aloud, but in her mind she told herself looking down. 'She is my daughter.'
End of chapter 1