Chapter 7: Where am I?

Carmelita lazily woke up in a small cell. The knock-out gas had given her a headache. When she was able to sit up she saw herself in a small metal bed, like the ones they used in the prison. A few feet away was a small sink next to a small toilet.

"If they expect me to go in that thing they have another thing coming" she thought out loud. She looked for a way out, but the walls, floor, and ceiling were made of concrete, probably at least a foot thick. Also, there were two burly guards guarding the door, they looked like the goons that had taken her and Eric. Speaking of Eric, where was he. She assumed that he was in another cell.

Great, just great. Yesterday she was fired from a job she had for many years, and now she was in a prison for who knows how long, in who knows where, by who knows who? She started getting angrier as she thought about the given circumstances. She just wanted to get out and get her job back, and be with Sly. Carmelita heard someone knock on the bars, Carmelita turned to see Penelope.

"Penelope?" she said.

"Hello, sweetie" Penelope replied.

"Are you behind this?"

"Darling, I'm behind everything that's happened"

"You mean to tell me you were the one at my window that got me fired!"

"Not me personally, it was one of my workers"

"Where's Eric?"

"In my lab, for a sweet guy, he has a strong brain."

"What do you mean?"

"It's hard to break him."

"What are you trying to get out of him?"

"Oh, nothing you would care about, now speaking of Eric, I need to get back to torturing him."

"Get back here you stupid mouse!"

Penelope slowly turned and walked away, leaving Carmelita alone with the guards patrolling her door. Once Penelope left the room and the door was locked behind her, the guards turned towards Carmelita.

"Sly? Murray? What are you guys doing here?"

"We're here to break you and Eric out." Sly said. Bentley wheeled out from behind a corner and hacked the jail door. It opened. Carmelita ran out and hugged Sly.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you last night." Carmelita said.

"Last night? It's been a month." Murray said.

"Oh, well when you're sprayed with knockout gas, there's no real way to tell time."

"Come on let's go" Sly said. They all walked out the door and ran down the hall until they got to lab. They opened the door. The lights were off except a spotlight on Eric, he was strapped to a metal table. The four of them ran towards him. But the lights flicked on to reveal they were surrounded by guards. Penelope stood on a large mechanical device. She began to chuckle.