This is based off an idea I thought up while watching some classic Inspector Gadget episodes. If there's anything you're confused about, let me know and I'll explain.
This story takes place during the episode "The Quiz Master" from the original series. I recommend watching it before reading.
It's late evening. I can tell. There's no more sunlight outside. The exact time is a mystery however. I'm only able to register stuff like "day", "night", "morning", "evening", and "afternoon". He's standing in the kitchen. I know because there's a lot of white, and the counter and appliances are white…I think. It's hard to see through Inspector's eyes. It's like…being only able to see light and darkness, or being only able to see shapes. I can't explain it all that well.
There's noise coming from the living room. [AN-GEL] is watching TV with Dog(?). [AN-GEL]… What day was it again? Oh that's right. She must be watching [Quiz-Master]. That's the game with all the questions. [AN-GEL] sure does love that show. She's a smart girl. She makes me happy.
Inspector is fixing the toaster. Hopefully there won't be anymore mishaps. He's using my screwdriver to unscrew a screw at the bottom of the toaster. How exactly is that going to help fix it? The toaster opens up and everything inside falls to his feet.
Maybe you should do this at the table.
…
I really think you should have let a professional fix the toaster. Or maybe buy a new one altogether.
It's not that I don't trust Inspector's judgement. He's very mechanically inclined. It's just every time he tries to fix something, it usually goes horribly wrong. Hopefully, he knows what he's doing. Inspector sets the toaster on the counter and plugs it in using my right arm. Sparks fly from the plug all the way to the toaster. Smoke begins to rise from the slots. All of a sudden, the kitchen is plunged into darkness. No more noise is coming from the living room.
"Wowzers!" says Inspector. I can hear his voice clear as a bell. "Someone turned off the power!"
Oh I WONDER who that SOMEONE could be.
[AN-GEL] and Dog(?) walk into the kitchen. [AN-GEL]. Ten years old. Blonde hair. What was her eye color again? That's right. Blue. There are other colors. Red. White. Green. Yellow. Dog(?). I still don't know if he's really a dog. He doesn't act like one. Dog(?) acts like a human. It doesn't matter anyways. He's a good pet and takes good care of [AN-GEL]. Orange. White. Red. That will do for now.
Speaking of [AN-GEL], she's talking to Inspector. Something about the TV turning off or whatnot. Speech is very difficult for me to understand. The only person I can hear perfectly is Inspector, though [AN-GEL] isn't all that hard to hear. She's just a bit garbled up, like talking to someone underwater. Although, she doesn't call him Inspector like I do. She calls him something else, but I can't register it for some reason.
"Go-Go-Gadget 6.12/1-19-8[.20] l e f t–h a n d!"
Oh no! Not again! Why must the commands get all glitched up like this?! Quick! Random selection in the left hand! An orange beam of light comes out of my laser. It hits something, but I can't tell what from the darkness. [AN-GEL] says something, but I can't make it out. Probably telling Inspector that he used the wrong gadget. Poor Inspector.
"Sorry, [AN-GEL]. Go-Go-Gadget Flashlight!"
So that's what he wanted. I should have known. I activate my flashlight so Inspector, [AN-GEL], and Dog(?) can see. [AN-GEL] sounds disappointed. She must have been at the good part of [Quiz-Master]. What was that thing called again? Oh that's right! "[The-Cone-of-Seclusion]". What does "seclusion" mean anyways? You don't know? Alright then. Maybe [AN-GEL] does. All of a sudden, a nearby phone begins to ring.
"Wowzers! That's my top secret Gadget Phone!"
Inspector pulls an antenna out of his right thumb and holds his hand up to ear like an actual phone. Whenever Inspector receives a call from my phone, it can only mean one thing: another top secret mission.
"Is that you CHIEF Q.? You're where? Be right there CHIEF Q.!"
You would think I would be able to hear what CHIEF Q. had to say. After all, it is my phone. But only Inspector can hear him. Oh well. I don't mind surprises. Inspector pushes the antenna back into his thumb, and he walks to the basement door. [AN-GEL] and Dog(?) tag along.
"Geez! Now the basement light is out!"
As they begin to walk down the stairs, [AN-GEL] mentions something about blowing a fuse. Yeah, that sounded reasonable. After all, there were literally sparks coming out of the outlet. I knew we should have just let a professional fix it. The flashlight beam comes to a stop at the dryer. It's there CHIEF Q. opens the dryer door from the inside. I'll never understand how he is able to hide practically everywhere. How did he even get into the dryer?
"Oh hi, CHIEF Q.! Doing your laundry?"
Sometimes I can't tell if Inspector is being cheeky or serious.
CHIEF Q. hands Inspector a note while saying something inaudible. Inspector looks over his shoulders before he reads to himself out loud.
"Suspect [M~A~D] using innocent people to rob armored cars. People do not remember anything. Protect big armored car shipment. This message will self-destruct."
[M~A~D]. Malevolent Agency of Destruction. Run by !CLAW!. They're always up to something, and it's never any good. And !CLAW!. That horrible !CLAW!. I just want to [ #&^%!#$&% ^+$* =! ^] and [& $^%!*+ #&^=!*$+ #^!]!
I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said those things. But I really don't like him.
"Right, CHIEF Q.! I'm always on duty!"
Inspector crumbles the note into a ball and tosses it over his shoulder. As he begins to walk back up the stairs, I can hear something loud behind Inspector.
Sometimes I wonder if those notes really do self-destruct.
