The Dapper Thief
Chapter 2: Inkopolis
Dapper looked around at the crowd of kids with weird looking hair, all of them staring at him and mumbling.
"Who is that guy?"
"Did he just run outta the Squid Sisters studio?"
"Is that their jewelry in his coat pockets?"
"He doesn't look very fresh." The last comment, for some reason, irked him.
Dapper could hear his heart racing a million miles, he looked around, trying to find a way out of his current situation. He saw what looked like an alleyway and bolted towards there. Trying not to make a scene. Dapper sat down beside a trash can and took a deep breath, exhaling the hardest breath in his life. He heard some voice call out to him.
"Hey mate? What's going on with ya?" The hippie with a dark blue spiky Afro asked. Dapper was confused.
"Who the hell are you mate?" Dapper asked.
"The name is Spyke. Now answer me question, what's going on?" The so called Spyke asked. Dapper took off his top hat, set it in front of him, and unloaded the jewelry, Inkling Stone, and his two pistols into it.
"That takes a load off." Dapper said, "The name is Dapper Thief. Master diamond thief." After Dapper said that, Spyke got a little nervous, but Dapper waved him off, "Don't worry, I ain't gonna rob ya. I already robbed two sorry sods already. Poor birds, one of 'em was scared to death, but that shows them to give ridicules answers." Dapper said, folding his arms.
"Who'd ya rob?" Spyke asked.
"I don't blooming know! One of 'em had this weird black hairdo, and the other had some silver hair. Why? You know 'em?" Dapper explained, ending with a question to Spyke. Spyke's eyes grew wide, as if he said something crazy, "What?"
"You blooming robbed the Squid Sisters!" Spyke shouted to Dapper. All Dapper did was shrug, then they both heard the noise of the town center jumbotron. Both Dapper and Spyke went to see what was going to happen.
The two girls Dapper had stolen from appeared on screen, the girl Callie still seemed to be shaken up.
"H-hey it's I-Inkopolis news time." Callie said, without her usual pep.
"Now, before we announce today's Turf War locations, we gotta announce the Splatfest themes!" Marie said, a bit more enthusiastic.
"..." Callie said nothing.
"Ummm... Cal? This is where you announce the themes remember?" Marie said to her sister.
"I can't do it!" Callie yelled as she ran off camera, bursting into tears. Marie looked at the camera, a bit nervous. She had never done a taping by herself. She gulped down some air, tugged at her collar that wasn't connected to any shirt, and did their signature ending pose.
"Stay... Fresh..." Marie awkwardly said, before running off camera, her yells faintly being heard, "Callie! Callie get back here!" It was then the producer of the Inkopolis news went on camera.
"Due to some traumatic events that happened to the Sisters earlier today, there will be no official Turf Wars, but ones for fun are allowed. The theme for the Splatfest will be announced when the Sisters are back to their usual selves. Good day." The producer said, before the feed was cut.
While everyone else was in shock, and was mumbling to themselves, Spyke was focused on Dapper, "See what you did?" Spyke said to Dapper.
Dapper rolled his eyes, "Oh no. A man whose name involves the word thief has disrupted the system. What a travesty." He said with a sarcastic deadpan. It was then that Callie burst from the studio, still in tears, not watching where she was going and bumped into Dapper. She looked up and freaked out.
"P-please! That whatever you want! Just don't hurt me!" Callie yelled to Dapper, quivering behind her arms for protection. Dapper sighed, thinking the scene of this girl was just pathetic. He wasn't that bad of a guy, he never really did petty thefts, but him waking up in some strange place made something snap in him. Out of the studio also ran Marie, who was thankful she found her sister, but lost that hope when she saw Dapper standing over her.
"Listen sir... T-take whatever else you want, j-just don't hurt Callie." Marie said, being protective. Dapper facepalmed, he couldn't stand seeing those two freaking out. He grabbed their wrists, only eliciting a scream of Callie, and rushing them back with Spyke to the alley. Once in the alley, he sat them down behind his top hat.
"Inside that hat is your jewelry. Take it and stop being so boo-hooey." He said to them. Marie reached inside and pulled out her jewelry, while Callie was shakily, and slowly, reaching to the top hat. Dapper groaned, "What are you waiting for? A bleeding invitation?! I'm giving you your stuff back. Callie looked over to Marie, who simply nodded. Callie finally got her jewelry out of the hat and back onto her. Dapper sighed in peace, "Good. Now I don't feel so guilty." It was then Marie slapped him across the face, slamming him onto Spyke's sale tarp.
"You have some nerve!" Marie yelled.
Dapper held a hand to his slap mark, "What the bleeding hell was that for?!" He asked in surprise. Marie grabbed his tie and brought him face to face.
"You know exactly what that was for. I have half a mind to grab your weird slatter guns and splat you right now!" She threatened him. For the first time in Dapper's life, a woman was threatening his life. It kinda turned him on in a sick masochistic sorta way. "But I won't. In fact," she began, "I'm inviting you to our house for tea." Marie offered.
"What?!" Callie and Dapper yelled in unison, "You can't be serious!" They yelled again.
"Marie. He robbed us, he almost shot us! Why would you let him into our home! For tea!" Callie argued.
"I agree with pinky! Why would you let me in your house for tea! I could be a nasty man." He said, "I could steal all your stuff, or make it look like an accident, or take you two to..." He stopped himself, "Assuming you two are legal anyways."
"Stop it." Marie ordered, turning to Callie, "He's coming tomorrow for tea. Be on your best behavior." She the turned to Dapper, "Same with you." She reached into her pockets and pulled out a piece of paper. Handing it to Dapper, "This is the address to our house. Be there around noon." Marie ordered him. She then picked Callie up and the two walked away. Dapper looked to Spyke.
"What the hell just happened?" Dapper asked. Spyke only shrugged, he then looked to the piece of paper, looking confused. "Can you read that? I don't understand a word of it." Spike took the paper.
"You aren't from around here are you?" Spyke asked.
"Buddy. You have no idea." Dapper said to himself.
Another chapter down! Hundred to go :^\ I kid, but you like it so far?
