This chap was alot of fun to write! and i hope you have just as much fun reading it. Some people were asking me why I threw in Wack Races. Well, for one, Dick Dastardly is a great villain, I couldn't live with myself if I left him out, and two: I consider it a tribute to the now extinct Hanna-Barbera ride that was once in Universal Studios.
R.I.P Hanna-Barbera ride: 1990-2003
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Chapter 10: The Chase Is On
Dick Dastardly laughed evilly as he sped down the road. Penelope sat nervously in the back seat, while Muttley took up the passenger seat. Muttley then looked into the rear-view mirror and saw Felix and the gang coming up fast in the Bagmobile. Muttley then nervously tapped his master's shoulder.
"Not now Muttley, can't you see I'm laughing evilly??" Dastardly barked.
Muttley tapped his shoulder again.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT!?" Dastardly yelled.
Muttley just pointed behind him, Dastardly look and saw Felix and the gang gaining on them.
"DRAT! Do-gooders on our tail!" Dastardly cursed.
As the Bagmobile pulled up alongside the Mean Machine, Dastardly pressed a button, and the roof of the car seemed to fold into the trunk, turning the car into a convertible.
"You don't know when to give up!!" Dastardly yelled to Felix.
"Well, I'm stubborn! Deal with it!" Felix called back.
Penelope suddenly though quickly and attempted to jump from the Mean Machine to the Bagmobile, but Muttley pressed a button and a robotic hand shot out and caught her in mid-jump and pulled her back into the car.
"FE-LIX! Do something!" She cried.
The Mean Machine suddenly lurched ahead in a boost of speed.
"AFTER HIM!" Popeye shouted.
Felix shifted the Bagmobile into high gear and chased after Dastardly, the chase was on.
Felix pulled up behind the Mean Machine, and pressed a green button on the dashboard. Suddenly, a Tennis Ball shooter popped out of the hood and began to fire Tennis Balls and Dick Dastardly.
"ANYONE FOR TENNIS???" Felix cleverly remarked.
Since Dastardly had stupidly forgotten to put the roof back on, he was nailed square in the head by the barrage Tennis Balls, Penelope had to duck to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
"Muttley! Don't just sit there! Do something!!" Dastardly yelled as he struck by the Tennis Balls.
Muttley pressed another button and from the trunk of the Mean Machine came a robotic hand wielding a Tennis Racket, which began to swat the Tennis Balls right back at the Bagmobile. Felix had to swerve to avoid being hit by them. The Tennis Ball shooter retreated back into the hood as it ran out of ammo.
"FORGET IT CAT! YOU'LL NEVER SAVE HER!" Dastardly taunted.
Felix sneered as he actually slid the steering wheel across the Dashboard and over to Popeye who was sitting in the passenger seat.
"Popeye! Take the wheel!" Felix ordered. "Get us alongside his car!"
Popeye nodded and took control as Felix maneuvered himself so he stood on the door of the car, using his tail to anchor him to the windshield. Popeye pulled alongside the Mean Machine as Felix stretched out as far as he could towards the car.
"PENELOPE! REACH FOR ME!" He called.
As Penelope began to reach for him, Dastardly laughed as he pressed another button, this time a massive Flyswatter shot out of the side of the car and swung at Felix.
Bullwinkle quickly grabbed his tail and pulled Felix back inside, as the Flyswatter was about to hit him.
"Whoa! Thanks Bullwinkle!" Felix sighed in relief.
Felix then hopped back into the driver's seat as Popeye slid the steering wheel back to him.
"Time to lose 'em for good!" Dastardly sneered.
Dastardly then pressed a big red button labeled "Lose 'em for good" and out of the trunk popped another robotic arm; this one was holding a gigantic missile aimed at THEM!
"WHOA!" Popeye cried.
Popeye quickly whipped out his Spinach can and tore it open, eating it raw.
"FIRE Muttley!" Dastardly commanded.
Muttley gave a loud snicker as he pushed a button, launching the missile.
Popeye jumped into the air and attempted to catch the missile, but it was moving to fast and smacked into Popeye. Fortunately, it didn't explode, but both the missile and Popeye shot off into the distance, disappearing from sight.
"POPEYE!!!!!!!!!!!" The gang cried in horror.
Dick Dastardly just laughed evilly, but then he noticed something was off.
"Wait, where's the "Kaboom"? Theirs supposed to be an earth shattering "Kaboom"!" Dastardly yelled.
Suddenly both teams saw something approaching towards them in the distance, and it was coming up fast. Felix pulled out a telescope and was amazed to see that it was Popeye! He was actually riding on the missile!
"I got yer "Kaboom" right here!" Popeye yelled.
The heroes clapped while Dastardly gulped.
"Uh-oh…" He gulped
As the missile drew near, The Bagmobile wisely backed away from the Mean Machine, as Popeye leapt off the missile and landed in car while the missile blew, sending the Mean Machine and its passengers sky rocketing.
"Nice job Popeye!" Felix smiled.
Felix suddenly saw Penelope flying thru the air and heading for the ground.
"PENELOPE!!!" Felix cried.
Felix quickly hit a button and a giant catcher's mitt on a spring shot out of the side of the car, catching Penelope and pulling her into the car.
"Welcome aboard!" Felix smiled.
Penelope was a little shaken up by the experience but smiled as she took a seat in the back with Rocky and Bullwinkle.
"Thank you…" She smiled.
So as the four heroes and Penelope sped off into the distance, Dick Dastardly and Muttley had crashed into the ground and were standing in the heap that WAS the Mean Machine.
"MUTTLEY! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" Dastardly bellowed.
Dastardly prepared to strike Muttley, but not before Muttley bit his arm,
"YEEOUCH!" He cried in pain.
While Dastardly rubbed his arm, Muttley just gave off a loud snicker.