"Ever ounce of gold is gone!" said the Mayor "I don't believe it! This time vault is impenetrable!"

"Don't worry Mr. Mayor." said Gadget "Inspector Gadget and Officer Tyson will solve that mystery and recover the gold."

"Do you really think you will?" asked the Mayor.

"Sure." said Gadget "After all, Tyson and I are the best pair in the police force. We will retrieve that gold before you know it."

"Oh thank you Inspector." the Mayor kneeled "Thank you."

"Now get outta here." Tyson told the mayor "G and I have some investigating to do."

As soon as the Mayor left, Gadget and Tyson began their investigating.

"The Mayor said that this vault in impenetrable, so it might have something to do with the clock." said Gadget.

"Perhaps someone interfered with the timer." suggested Tyson. "Do you have anything that could help us?"

"Sure." Gadget said "My screw driver."

Gadget unscrewed his finger and out came a screwdriver. He used it to unscrew the top of the timer and it opened up. There a bunch of gears around it.

"Just as I feared." said Tyson "Someone did interfere with the timer."

"But none of Claw's henchmen are smart enough to do something like this," said Gadget "So obviously he hired a specialist."

"And if I'm correct, he's probably still at large." Tyson said "We'd better look around and find out where he could be. Come on honey."

"Right behind you sweetheart." Gadget followed Tyson.

Gadget and Tyson went to the town square.

"Well we'd better start searching for where Claw's specialist could be." Gadget said to Tyson "But where to begin?"

"Look up there!" Tyson pointed to a store "It's a clock factory! Maybe they've seen something suspicious."

"Then let's go." Gadget and Tyson walked to the clock factory.

Inside the factory, the Clockmaker was having a video conference with Dr. Claw.

"Gadget and Tyson are on their way to your shop Clockmaker." said Claw "You must be prepared."

"Don't worry Dr. Claw. I have my weapon." the Clockmaker showed a watch "This is no ordinary wristwatch. It has a built in device that will set off all of Gadget's gadgets every hour on the hour. And soon enough, his gadgets will go way out of control and they'll cause him to shut down for good."

"Yes." Claw manically laughed "It's excellent."

Just then, the Clockmaker saw Gadget and Tyson entering the factory.

"Gadget and Tyson are here." said the Clockmaker "Got to go!"

The Clockmaker hung up the videophone and went to the counter to see Gadget and Tyson.

"Welcome Inspector Gadget, Officer Jones." He greeted them. "What can I do for you two?"

"Wait!" Gadget said "How do you know our names?"

The Clockmaker stammered "Oh, well...in Switzerland, we are huge fans of the great Inspector Gadget and Tyson Jones."

The Clockmaker showed them a piece of paper.

"May I have your autographs?" He asked.

"Sure." Gadget took out a pen and signed his name.

"Now, I have something for you." the man handed Gadget the watch.

"A watch!" Gadget exclaimed "What a nice old man."

"So, what brings you here?" asked the Clockmaker.

"We are here to investigate the disappearing gold." Tyson explained "Have you seen anything suspicious?"

"No I don't believe I have." the Clockmaker lied "But I think you'd better go back into town and investigate."

"Well thanks." said Tyson.

Gadget and Tyson left the factory and back into the town square.

"I got a weird feeling about that guy, Gadget." said Tyson.

"What do you mean, Tyson?" asked Gadget.

"He looked a bit afraid to see us." Tyson pointed out.

"You're right, he did." Gadget pondered for a moment. "We should go back and investigate him some more."

"Hold on Gadget." Tyson stopped him "He was only our first suspect. We have to find some more before we question him."

"Excellent idea Tyson." Gadget told her "I think we'll go to that Swiss cheese factory and ask if they've seen anything weird. We might even find another suspect."

"Come on." said Tyson "We'd better find the gold."

Just then, the clock struck two and Gadget's gadgets activated. An umbrella came out of his hat, skis and roller skates came out of his shoes, and nozzles came out of his coat.

"Wowsers!" Gadget slid down a hill.

"Oh no Gadget!" Tyson gasped "Hang on sweetie! I'll save you!"

Tyson ran after Gadget, who was being roller skated into the factory and fell into a big vat of smelted cheese.

"Gadget!" Tyson climbed up the vat's ladder "You okay, baby?"

Gadget climbed out of the vat, covered in cheese.

"Yeah, I'm okay." Gadget said "This substance is kinda sticky though."

"Come on baby." Tyson held Gadget's arm "Let's get you washed up."

MEANWHILE...

Upstairs in the Clockmaker's factory. The stolen gold was being melted. It was being turned into some sort of machine parts. Meanwhile, the Clockmaker was having a video conference with Dr. Claw.

"Excellent." the Clockmaker sinisterly smiled "Dr. Claw will be so pleased to hear that his plan is going according to plan."

BACK OUTSIDE...

Gadget got all washed up.

"Well Tyson, they got all the cheese stains out." He said "Now, let's go find the missing gold."

"Boy G, you looked so much better without the cheese on." Tyson pecked him on the lips.

Gadget blushed "Aw shucks."

"So, where should we look next?" Tyson asked Gadget.

"The mountain." said Gadget "Usually, bad guys hide in mysterious places. Perhaps there's a secret cave of some sort where they have taken the gold."

"Then we'd better get there." Tyson grabbed his arm "Come on."


Author's Note:

Wowsers! Looks like Gadget has been conned into buying a watch from the evil and murderous Coo Coo Clockmaker. Now, his gadgets are being set off against his will. Meanwhile, the Clockmaker is melting all the gold and turning it into parts for some sort of machine. Will Gadget and Tyson stop them? Stay tuned! By the way, have you noticed anything unusual about this story?