Next day, Thursday night…
Carmelita was asleep in her hospital room. She hasn't slept peacefully in days. Barkley had been visiting her lately. He still wasn't to sure with himself about sending her to an asylum. She was like a niece to him. He and Zorra were great friends before he become chief. He became Carmelita's mentor when she started her career in Interpol. He didn't want to see her end up in any place like that.
Carmelita had woken up to go to the bathroom. Her vision cleared. In front of her she saw a figure. It moved. Carmelita quickly ran to the light switch. She flipped it up and the glints came on. Nothing except the t.v..
"Calm down, your just imagining things.", she assured herself.
Carmelita made her way to bathroom. While in the bathroom, she heard something outside. Became very alert. Carmelita finished her business and quickly came out. She once again saw nothing.
At the corner of her eye she saw three raccoon-like figures. All three looked like they came from different eras. On the far left, was an Egyptian raccoon with saber canines and holding two sickles in his lion-like paws. His fur was dark gray and had a black lion's mane and lion.
On the far right, another raccoon beast with Asian dragon-like horns, long whisks coming from his upper lip, dragon-like talons, light brown fur, his eyes complete chocolate brown. Like the first beast, he had a slim frame. His appearance made him seem like the result of a raccoon mating with an Asian dragon.
The last one in the middle was female. She had an empty eye socket on her left eye. Her fur was bark brown, 1998 godzilla spines on her back, claws, and tail. Her ventral side was a light brown. She even had a black mane.
Carmelita looked at the sight of the beast. Are they another one of Muerta's minions or even worst. The three started to walk towards her.
Carmelita shivered in fear. Were they going to kill her? She closed her eyes and feared for the worst.
"Carmelita. It's great to see our descendent.", said the female.
Carmelita was in shock."You can talk?"
"Of course. My names Henrietta, but you can call One-eye."
The Egyptian raccoon introduce himself with a smile. "Hi ya, name Slytankuham II, but everyone calls me Tank.
"And I am Rioichi.", said the dragon raccoon as he respectfully bowed.
"Did you say I'm your descendent?", asked Carmelita.
"Yes, we are your's and Sly's ancestors.", said One-eye.
"What are you doing here?"
"What came to protect you. Your in danger at this moment."
"Is Muerta coming for me again?", she shouted frantically in fear.
"Not exactly.",said Rioichi.
"What do you mean? That's what she's been doing to me for the past few days. Did she got bored of me or something?"
"No, but she usually send for her targets."
Carmelita gulped at the word: target.
"Who does she send, exactly?"
One-eye was about to answer when a swirling blue vortex appeared in the room. The three took their fight stances. Carmelita looked at the vortex and became shocked at what she saw. Three identical hyenas. One with a club, another with a bostaff, and the last with nothing.
Tank looked at the vixen saying, "Does that answer your question?"
Tensions were high in the room. The vortex disappeared. One of the hyenas looked at Carmelita's with his emotionless eyes and gave out the order, "Get her!"
The other two ran to the fox, but Rioichi threw a punch at his cheek sending him flying to the wall. Everything turned into a full out battle royal.
The battle to tense, even for an Inspector like her, she had to call for help.
"HEEEEELLLLLPPPP! SOMEONE, HELP ME! HELP…ME!", screamed at the top of her lungs.
The doctor and nurses heard there scream. They tried to open the door, but it was locked.
"Ms. Fox! !", the doctor called.
"Sir,", on of the security guards ran to him. "you have to come see this."
He and the nurses followed him into the security room. Upon arrival, the saw a screen of Carmelita's room. She was hysterically screaming at nothing.
The doctor watched for a moment. She was insane.
"Nurse Delga. I need you to get the sedative. The rest of you come with me.", he order as they ran to her room.
Barkley made his way to Carmelita's room only to hear her call out.
"HELP…ME!"
Barkley ran to his Inspector's room. He stopped as he found a doctor and his nurses trying to open Carmelita's room door.
"Ms. Fox, please unlock the door, we're here to help.", said one of the doctors. All they heard was screaming.
Inside, the three raccoons were still fighting the hyenas. The Egyptian raccoon took one of the hyenas and threw it out the window and watched as it feel. When the hyena hit ground, it's solid body turned into a cloud of dark dust. The dust dissipated into the night.
One the hyenas saw he was distracted by the fallen enemy. The hyena snuck up on the Egyptian raccoon from the back. He jumped on his back and started to bite him. The dragon raccoon to help his brethren, but the second hyena attacked him from the side.
With two hyena distracted, Carmelita ran to the door and unlocked it. She found doctor and his nurses outside. She didn't even hear them at the door.
"Thank God, you have to help me.", she pleaded as she cried.
"Don't worry Ms. Fox, well get you the help you need."
He replied as one of his nurses pulled out a shot containing the sedative.
"What, what are you doing?"
"Miss, Miss, please calm down were trying to help."
From the room, One-eye saw what they were doing to her. She charged at one of the nurses.
The nurse was slammed into the desk. She had knocked the nurse out.
The raccoon turned to Carmelita and gave her a simple command, "RUN!"
The doctor looked at the nurse in pure shock. He was distracted. Carmelita took the advantage by power kicking him in the face, knocking him out. She did what the raccoon beast told her Carmelita made a run for it.
One of the nurses took charge and order the staff to put the building on lockdown, prepare the tranquilizer guns, and to stop Carmelita.
"Nurse, what's going on?", asked Barkley upon arriving at the scene.
"Ms. Fox has finally snapped. Poor thing.", the nurse pitied.
The staff had gathered the tranquilizer gun and he told every patient to lock their doors. Staff and security had spread out to every floor on the building blocking doorways, exits, and entrances.
Upon hearing the commotion, the hyenas knew they had failed to retrieve their target. The hyenas stopped fighting and ran out the window. Unlike their teammate, they landed on a nearby car parked on the side. A swirling blue vortex appeared out of nowhere. The three raccoons watched they made their escape into the vortex and then disappear.
"I can't believe they got away!", said the Egyptian raccoon.
"Relax. At least Carmelita's safe.", the female assured.
"Safe? They almost got to her, killed her even. Plus, Muerta follows her everywhere she goes. How will she be safe? "
"I have a plan."
"And what's the plan?"
"Connor.", said the Rioichi.
"Connor?"
"There's no doubt that our descendent will be with Connor when she goes to sleep. We'll meet her there and explain we'll everything.", said One-eye.
A blue vortex opened in Carmelita's hospital room. The three walked in. The vortex disappeared leaving the room in horrible shape.
Carmelita ran toward the door to the fifth floor only to be blocked by two security guards. She then ran to the opposite direction. Security guards started running after her.
"Wow, now I know how ringtails feels every time we go over this. I should really cut him some slack.",she said to herself.
Carmelita ran around a cover with security far behind.
They turn at the corner still running after her. Little did they know, she was hiding under a table. She ran back to the door.
Meanwhile on the fifth floor…
"Yes, I know it was unexpected. Maybe it's the stress. I know she's gone crazy… the reason why I didn't see this before was because I happened in a day. One minute she's fine, the next a totally different person. It was just out of the blue. Yes sir, I know what I must do. The institute's staff is on its way. But if she goes to that place, what about the Cooper case? Who will take over that? I mean after what he did to her, no one wants the case. This is all his fault. I hope he knows what he has done. Yes,sir. Barkley out.", Barkley's superiors had called because of Carmelita's confirmed "insanity" the other day. He had told them of the current issue in the hospital only making matters worst.
"This is your fault, Cooper.", he hissed.
"Chief Barkley, we're here.", said the rabbit Interpol officer arrive with her team.
"For what? I didn't call you or any team in."
"You didn't, but your higher ups did. They wants us to help with her capture as well as protect the people."
"Fine. Where's my tranquilizer."
"Sorry, chief. Your higher ups ordered you not to be involved in anyway. They said its too personal for you and it might interfere with the mission."
"What?! They can't…"
"It's either you backdown or you and your daughter will lose your jobs, your plus retirement fund."
This had stopped Barkley in his tracks. His daughter was like Carmelita, both wanted a career in law enforcement and both would kill themselves if that dream was ever ruined. It's either his daughter or Carmelita. What can he do?
He saw Carmelita run toward him. The rabbit guard prepared her tranquilizer gun for her.
She ran and ran until she had Barkley in her sights. Carmelita was glad to see Barkley.
"Chief, chief, help me!", she called out.
"He can't, he's been order by his high ups not to get involved with you capture.", said a rabbit Interpol officer.
Carmelita stopped in her tracks, surprised.
"Barkley.", she whispered.
Barkley looked down at the ground sadly. His usual gruff expression was replaced with pain and grief.
The rabbit Interpol officer was by his side holding her gun was out. A tranquilizer gun. The idea finally clicked in her mind. She was going to…take her out. And there was nothing Barkley could do it.
Carmelita started to run. Carmelita was about the door. The guard held the gun up trying to get a clear shot. Barkley just stood there.
"I sorry.", he whispered to the vixen.
As she tried to turn the other direction, he could of sworn he saw tears of pain in her eyes. Carmelita ran the way other way.
BANG!
The gunshot echoed on the floor. There was a long disturbing pause of silence. Patients opened their doors and saw her body. Barkley walked toward the fox as if she was dead. She laying on the floor on her side. Her side slowly rising and falling. The dart had hit her on her shoulder. Carmelita tried hard to stay awake, but the effects of the sedative was too strong for her to fight.
She weakly looked at Barkley. He knelt down lifting her head by her neck.
"Uncle Barkley."
She hadn't called him that in years.
"I'm so sorry, Inspector."
The vixen drifted into a light sleep.
The doctor had informed the people within the hospital building that the lockdown was over. The people were in relief. The psychoward staff had ran in.
The psychoward staff arrived and quickly strapping Carmelita to a stretcher and placed a dog muzzle on her snout. They were about to remove her collar, Barkley spoke up.
"Leave the collar."
They did as they were told. The staff worked quickly to get her into the truck and transport her to the mental institute.
When the truck was all set, they drove off to the institute. Barkley watched outside from within the hospital, seeing his prized pupil disappear into the night.
"Goodbye, Inspector Fox."