Moments later, Bert, Ralph, Cedric, and Sophia were standing outside the peanut butter factory, in front of the door Bert had found earlier. Cedric was lifting a cage via rope and pulley. Bert and Ralph were wearing pinstriped suits and fedoras, and Sophia was wearing a long, red sequined dress, red high heels, and a lot of heavy make-up (mostly eye shadow and mascara).
"Okay, Cedric," Bert said. "When we get Calone and his goons out of there, you drop the cage on them."
"Right," Cedric said.
"Bert, are you sure you can handle this?" Ralph said. "I mean, knowing you and peanut butter."
"Relax, Ralph," Bert said. "I've had my fill of the stuff! I never want to see peanut butter again! Now come on, let's go."
Bert started for another entrance to Rocky's hideout. Ralph and Sophia followed, but they weren't exactly sure if this was such a good idea or not. Bert burst through the door of the hideout, and Rocky glared at him.
"Hey!" he shouted. "Don't youse know how to knock?!"
"Scarface Raccoon never knocks, see? Nyah, see?" Bert said, in a gangster accent.
"Haven't I seen you somewhere before?" Rocky asked, thoughtfully.
"Probably the post office," Bert said, quickly. "Nyah, see! Now then, you're the dirty rat that's musclin' in on our peanut butter racket, see? Nyah, see, nyah!"
"Oh yeah?" Rocky asked. "Well, see, I'll do all the seein' around here, see, and don't you forget it, see!"
"Nyah, see!" Bert shouted. "Let's you and me take this outside, see?"
"Fine with me," Rocky said. "After you."
"No, after you," Bert said. "I insist, see?"
"No, I insist, see?"
"Oh yeah? Give me one good reason!"
"I'll give ya two good reasons, see?"
Bert looked over at Rocky's two reasons. Slim and Muscles looked ready to pound him into the pavement. Bert gulped.
"Those are good reasons," he said, and he and the others walked through the door. Unfortunately, Cedric lowered the cage, expecting Rocky Calone and his men. It landed on Bert, Ralph, and Sophia instead.
"Oops," Cedric said. Just then, Rocky and his thugs came through the door.
"Ah ha!" he shouted. "I knew it was a trap!"
"Run, Cedric!" Sophia shouted.
Cedric started running, but he was tripped up by Slim, and he ended up landing flat on his face. Rocky laughed.
"Boys, let's take our guests to the executive suite," he said.
"Daaah, the what?" Muscles asked.
"The sewer drain, Knucklehead," Slim said. Then he laughed. "You're real funny, boss."
Slim and Muscles began cracking up just then. Rocky shot them a glare.
"Shaddap!" he yelled.
Moments later, Rocky and his mugs were leading Bert, Ralph, Cedric, and Sophia down a hallway and to a abnormally large storm drain.
"Well, it ain't exactly the Ritz," Rocky said. "But I think you'll find it very comfortable."
And with that, Slim and Muscles pushed Bert, Ralph, and Cedric into the drain. Rocky smirked, and turned towards Sophia.
"Better say goodbye too 'em, sweetheart," he said, coming closer. Sophia pushed him away from her.
"You get away from me!" she shouted. Rocky continued coming towards her.
"You know, I could use a good lookin' dame like you in my organization," he said. Sophia tried to push him away from her again. Rocky merely laughed.
"Hey," he said. "You got spunk!"
"Thanks," Sophia said.
"I hate spunk!"
Sophia managed to wrench herself away from Rocky. Rocky just glared at her, and turned to Slim.
"How 'bout offering our guests a little . . . . drink, Slim?" he said.
"Sure thing, boss," Slim said, and he walked over to the controls. He turned the faucet, and water came gushing out of the hose Muscles was holding, right into the drain. Bert, Ralph, and Cedric didn't know what in the world hit him. All they knew was that the force of the water was forcing them down that oversized drain and directly into the sewer.
"Aw, poor babies," Rocky said with mock sympathy. "They were startin' to look a little . . . . flushed. Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh!"
Slim and Muscles began cracking up at that as well, until Rocky shot them a killer Look.
"We know," they said in unison. "Shaddap!"
