The Necklace of Two Worlds
By Mutitoon90
Chapter Ten: Trouble Still Flies.
Sam entered the establishment, which was filled the customers, waiters, and music. Sam felt awkward in places like the one she was at, but she was with friends and allies, Melissa, Kit, Foxhill, and Baloo, so her fears were blocked.
"Hey, Louie!" Baloo shouted out.
The orangutan, who wore a Hawaii shirt and a straw hat, at the bar turned around and saw the gray bear.
"Hi, Fly. How are ya? And more importantly, who's the cutie with the bat on her shoulder?"
Sam blushed a little at the complement and answered.
"I'm Samantha Downie."
Sam reached out her hand to the orangutan to shake his hand, but the ape took the hand and kissed it.
"Hey!" Melissa squealed at the forward orangutan.
"Sorry. Didn't know about the pet." The ape stepped back.
"Pet!?" The bat nearly screeched. She would have yelled more, but Sam covered her friend's mouth.
"Sorry about her." Sam said.
"Name's Louie." The orangutan said, trying to be suave.
"Louie, we're here on important business." Baloo said to the ape's ear.
"Last meal?" Louie asked.
"Not mine." Baloo said.
"Who's?"
"I can't say."
"Excuse me?" Sam asked.
"What are we? Chairs?" Melissa asked.
"I'm in agreeing with Sam." Foxhill said.
The bat cleared her throat.
"And Melissa." Foxhill added.
Kit agreed with the girls.
"Sorry." Baloo said, with a grin.
"Ice cream?" Louie asked, "Free of charge."
"No thanks." The cat replied as she left with Melissa.
Then, the trio entered the Sea Duck.
"So?" Rebecca asked.
"Don't get started with me." Baloo growled.
Rebecca grinned at the bear as to mock him.
"Please, don't." Sam said.
"Yeah." Foxhill said, also grinning a little, while following Baloo.
Kit ran in the plane in a rush.
"Pirates!"
The group prepared for take-off. Baloo in the pilot's seat, Kit in the navigator's seat, and Rebecca, Sam, Melissa, and Foxhill in the passengers' seats.
"Get ready!" Baloo shouted.
"Just start the plane!" Fox hill yelled back.
The plane started and took off into the sky.
"Time to do some fancy flying." Baloo declared to his navigator.
"Hold on, Melissa!" Sam warned her friend.
"No need to tell me twice!" Melissa said, holding on to Sam's shoulder tightly.
The pirates flew around the Sea Duck as the familiar voice of Don Karnage rang off the radio.
"This is Don Karnage talking to you with my voice."
Sam felt like vomiting from the sound of the Air Pirate captain, but she calmed herself before continuing to listen to the pompous pirate.
"I'm have been very patient about this for a time, but I am very close to losing it." The wolf growled.
"I thought he already lost it." The bat giggled.
"Ditto." The cat agreed.
"I will be shooting at the plane."
This shocked everyone on the Sea Duck.
"He wouldn't!" Foxhill exclaimed.
"Don't be to sure." Kit warned.
Then, four loud 'booms' were heard, followed by the sound of the metal grabbing onto metal.
"Is that what you meant?" Sam asked Kit.
"Yeah!" The cub replied.
The businesswoman screeched at the sight of the pirates, but it was in fury, not fright.
"What does Don Karnage think he is?" Rebecca demanded to know.
"A dashing, daring creep?" Melissa joked, which was not appropriate at the time.
Then, the group heard footsteps on the plane.
"Those bloodthirsty monsters!" Foxhill roared, prepared to fight.
"Wait a minute." Sam said to the furious fox.
"No!"
"Calm down!"
"And if I don't?" Foxhill asked furiously.
Sam did not answer with her mouth, but she threw a punch, which landed on the fox's eye! Foxhill staggered backwards from the impact of the punch and landed on the chair.
"Doesn't that answer your question?" Sam asked, placing her fists on her hips.
"Sam!" Rebecca exclaimed in fright.
"What?" The cat asked, "If I didn't stop him, he would've gotten himself killed."
Then, the pirates entered through the doors.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Karnage said, entering after his pirates.
"What a dumb question." Melissa whispered to Sam.
Sam nodded, when Karnage heard the bat's comment.
"I hearded that." The wolf growled at Melissa.
The cat covered her friend's mouth as Karnage gave a command to his men.
"Find that map!"
The underlings obeyed and started searching for the map. Karnage looked at Foxhill, who was still recovering from the punch to the face, and wondered who gave the fox a black eye.
"Looking like that someone showed their stuffing on Foxhill." The wolf grinned at the others.
Baloo and Kit were shoved out of the cockpit.
"So, Baloo, we meet again." Karnage growled upon seeing the bears.
Baloo did not reply, but he glared at the pirate. Karnage ignored the glare and turned his sights on Sam.
"So, we are playing the dressing up game now, yes, no?" The wolf laughed at Sam.
"Ha ha." The cat responded dryly.
The wolf looked around before he spoke again.
"Let me be saying something here: I will the one with the last 'Ha ha.'"
Sam glared at the wolf, but she knew that Karnage had them where he wanted them.
"So, what's it gonna take for you to leave my friends alone?" The cat growled, knowing that there was something she could do to keep her friends safe.
"I am believing that you know what I want." The captain replied.
"The map?" Sam replied.
"And you."
Sam knew she could make a deal with Karnage.
"How about a deal?"
The idea perked Karnage's interest, while it brought concern to Melissa's face.
"What are you doing?!" Melissa whispered to Sam's ear.
"Trying to save you guys." Sam said before Karnage turned to the cat to hear her terms of her deal.
"What is the deal?"
"I'll come with you under one condition."
The wolf cocked an eyebrow as he asked, "And it is?"
"My friends are safe, unharmed, untouched, and free with the Sea Duck, which also must be spared of damage."
The captain of the Sky Pirates thought for a few moments before he asked, "And what of the map?"
"I have it." Sam announced, revealing the map from her sleeve.
"Sam, don't!" Melissa exclaimed.
"No choice." The cat said.
"What?!" The bat screeched.
"It's the only way." Sam said, winking her eye.
Melissa was confused.
"All right." Karnage said, placing his hand in front of Sam, "Do we have a deal?"
Sam looked at the hand like it had some kind of skin disease, but she knew if she was to save her friends, this was the only way. She took the wolf's hand and shook it.
"Wonderful!" Karnage exclaimed in joy.
The captured, however, were not pleased at the fact Sam made an agreement with Don Karnage.
"Don't do this!" Kit pleaded.
"Don't worry about me." Sam said before the pirates started to leave.
"Sam!" Melissa pleaded as well, "Don't!"
Sam ignored the last plead and exited the Sea Duck with Don Karnage.
After the pirates left with Sam as a willing prisoner, the group on the Sea Duck was depressed.
"Why did she do it?!" Melissa exclaimed in sadness and fury.
"How could she?" Rebecca ranted.
"She had to." Foxhill said for the first time since Sam gave him a black eye.
The group turned to the fox.
"What!?" Baloo yelled at the fox, "You're telling us that Sam gave herself to the pirates to save us!?"
"Yes." Foxhill said.
"Are you sure?" Kit asked, curious about the fox's theory.
"Of course." The black and white fox replied. Then, he looked at Melissa and asked, "Miss Melissa, is she prone to giving people black eyes?"
"Not normally." The bat admitted as she thought about her friend.
"And would she normally gave herself to others?" Foxhill continued.
"What!?" Melissa asked, confused about the fox's words.
"I mean that does she normally give up to protect you and loved ones." Foxhill recovered quickly, still shocked by the small bat's large response.
"Oh!" Melissa exclaimed in embarrassment, "Yeah, she said that, but that's something I'd never expected her to do."
"Really?" Baloo asked, confused by the bat's answer.
"Well," Foxhill said, "now we know that Sam's a woman of her word."
"Even to pirates?" Rebecca asked, doubtful about Sam's true honestly.
"By the sounds of it, yes." Foxhill said, somewhat agreeable with Rebecca.
The group fell silent for a few moments before a scoff of a laugh was heard. Baloo, Kit and Rebecca heard the laugh and turned to each other. Foxhill, however, knew who made the laugh.
"Anything you would like to share with us, Miss Melissa?"
The others looked at the bat, who was giggling to herself.
"I just remembered something." Melissa giggled mischievously.
"What would it be?" Foxhill asked with a sly grin on his face.
"Sam is honest, but it doesn't mean she always tells the truth." The bat answered.
"You mean…?" Rebecca said.
"Yeah!" Melissa confirmed.
"What?" Baloo asked.
"She's planning to double the pirates!?" Kit exclaimed in horror.
"Sounds more like it to me!" Foxhill grinned happily.
"She's going to get herself killed!" The brown bear cub yelled in concern.
"That's very unlikely." Foxhill said.
"What are you talking about?" Baloo asked.
"She has Frida Foxhill's necklace." The fox answered.
The group thought for a few moments before they realized what Foxhill meant.
"Karnage wouldn't hurt her as long as she led him to the treasure!" Melissa announced.
"Yeah, but what about after?" Kit asked, knowledgeable about Karnage.
"That's what we know, but I'm very sure Sam is hoping that we rescue her very soon." Foxhill said, looking out of the window and to the sky.