Chapter 14

Once the fight started between our group and Fluffy, Ty immediately threw a Flamerang shot at the fur of the giant yeti robot, revealing the metal hide underneath. He continued to do this while Sly and myself diverted Fluffy's attention towards us until all of Fluffy's robot's body was metal only. "Now time to trap her in the ice," I said as I took out my Grenadierang (it was a rang that required two hands) and shot a grenade at the robot's feet, causing the robot to sink into the frigid waters below, unable to escape. Fluffy then came out of the hatch from the top of the robot and looked mad.

"So, not only has Gia abandoned our cause, but Sly too now? Boss Cass is gonna hate this," Fluffy growled as he then entered the robot again as I took out my Nitrorang to freeze up the robot's face to power it down, Fluffy growling as she then exited the cockpit with a growl. "Dammit... You know, if things were different, we could've been a team," Fluffy frowned as she then left us and into the distance with a large jump. And it was then that I saw something in the snow. I immediately grabbed it and saw that it was the bird talisman. "Let's head back. Only one more place to go... Cass's base," I said as we headed back through the portal and we got to the shrine, where I placed the bird talisman in the third indentation, it locking in place afterwards as Nandu Gili appeared.

"You have done well to collect 4 of the talismans, young heroes. Only one remains, but it will be wrought with danger just to reach Cass's hideout. Be careful," Nandu Gili said, Sly not seeing anything at all as Morrie came around. "Well I'll be a sea monkey's uncle! You've found 4 talismans! All that's left is the one that Cass has! I suggest you go down to Julius's lab. I hear he's got a powerful new gadget for you," Morrie smiled at us. "Sweet, let's go and get them gadgets before we head out to face off against Cass," I smiled as we walked down to the lab (as Sly couldn't glide with his rangs) and we saw that Julius looked amazed.

"I am amazed! The power flowing through the Lightning Thunder Eggs you've collected has more energy than all other types of Thunder Eggs combined, including the super-rare Golden Thunder Eggs!... I hope it'll be safe to divert that energy into the machine... but I think I could make at least 3 different rangs from the amazing power," Julius smiled as he put them into the machine and it brimmed to life and went into a set of Boomerangs, them looking to have small electric nodes on the ends of them. "The Zappyrangs! Be careful with these, Ty. They're quite shocking, hehe," Julius smiled as he then made another Gunnerang for me. "For you, Gia, I present you with... the Taserang! It fires a high-voltage taser at the opponent to render them helpless. Perfect for a crime fighter like yourself," Julius smiled at me. "Heh. Not only do I have guns, but also tasers? Heh, maybe I could become a cop," I smiled as Julius then made the last set of boomerangs for Sly. "And for you, Sly, I have for you... the Thunderang! Be extremely careful with this one. It can create a large flurry of thunder on impact," Julius said. "Aw, you got the best one... dang it," I frowned.

"Well, you can always have the new boomerangs from the Golden Cogs," Ty smiled as we gave Julius 30 of them once again. "Okay, let's get to work... first up... oh my! A Kaboomerang set! These rangs are able to create huge explosions and, a bonus, if they hit a creature, it'll knock them out with no issues to their physical health," Julius smiled. "Sweet!" Ty smiled as Julius then made the next Gunnerang for me, which I smiled at. "This is certainly a Chronorang! With a single bullet, this rang will make an enemy move extremely slowly for 5 whole minutes! It'll be fun to use," Julius smiled. "Okay so how do we get over to Cass's Crest?" Ty asked. "I can teleport you to his hideout from here, but from there it's all up to you. Good luck," Julius said as he made a new portal right outside of his lab, which I smiled at. "Thanks for all your help, Julius. We'll be back for the celebration soon, I'm sure," I smiled at him as Ty, Sly, and I all jumped into the portal and I had another vision.

Cass was looking upset as Fluffy came in with a frown and a sigh. "Did you find any talismans, Fluffy?" Cass asked her. "I tried, but I got beaten by the Tasmanian Tigers and Gia," Fluffy said. "Tasmanian Tiger-s? What are you saying?" Cass asked. "That sugar glider got Sly on her side as well," Fluffy frowned. "Then the stakes have been raised... Well, how many talismans do they have?" Cass asked. "I believe they have 3, but then again, I did hear tell that the two insectoid creatures that had the fish talisman had recently escaped captivity in the rain forest. I think they may have it still, but we can't rule out the possibility of those three having 4 talismans," Fluffy said with a pout. "Well then, if they want those talismans so bad, I say, let them come to me. Once they get here, I'll simply prepare my Metal Menace to go out and get the final talisman to end all mammals on the planet! They won't know what hit them," Cass smirked widely as the vision ended with a portal opening up directly behind him.

And guess what happened afterwards? We appeared directly at that location from said portal, shocking both him and Fluffy big time! "WHAT THE HELL?!" Cass exclaimed as Fluffy did an acrobatic back flip out of shock. "What are you lot doing here?!" Cass exclaimed. "We're here to stop you once and for all, Cass! Oh, and by the way, this relationship between us is finished. Time to pay the fiddler," I growled at him as I froze his feet in place and saw the giant mech in the back, still getting prepared. "Fluffy! Attack!" Boss Cass exclaimed. I retaliated by shooting her with a Chronorang shot, Fluffy immediately slowing down extremely to the point where ten steps made by me equaled half a step for her.

"Stop her! She must not get the talisman!" Cass exclaimed into a PA system as I reached the giant robot, me seeing the talisman in the palm of the left hand of the machine, which I dislodged with the end of one of my Gunnerangs, me pocketing it just as I heard a telltale flapping above me. "Sooo... You wish to rebel against Bosss Casss?..." I heard one of Cass's best recruits say. Shadow the Bat. "Ugh, shouldn't you be taking care of your daughter instead of messing with me, Shadow?" I growled at her as I jumped onto the platform to see her right there. "Do not bring my daughter into thisss... I mussst end thisss now!" Shadow growled as she tried to fly at me with her bat wings, which I simply dodged with my own arm flaps, only then freezing her legs in place with a spray of my Nitrorang. "BAH! You're cheating!" Shadow exclaimed. "Says the one who cheats at chess during downtime," I pouted at her as I saw the portal that led to different places and immediately input the coordinates to Rainbow Cliffs. "Ty, bring Cass, but make sure he stays frozen from the waste down. He needs to go to prison for what he's done," I said to him. "You got it," he said as he got Cass and we all jumped through the portal... but not before I could leave a grenade shot at the base of the portal that would explode after we went through.

Once we all got on the other side, I smiled at how we were now at the Shrine and, to prevent Cass from trying anything naughty, I hit him around the wings with another Nitrorang hit, Cass growling at how he could barely move now. "STOP THIS RIGHT NOW, GIA!" Cass exclaimed at me. "Not a chance, hubby-woo," I frowned at him as I then flicked his beak. "Okay, time to fix things once and for all," I said as I put the final talisman, the one depicting a mammal, into the final slot, all the talismans locking into place and becoming part of the rock itself. "Order is restored, chaos has been averted, and the day is saved. Well done, Gia, Ty, and Sly," said the voice of Nandu Gili in our heads.

I smiled and waited, seeing a small portal appear from above us that started to send forth something that made me tear up. All the mammals that got sucked up into the portal 16 years ago all came back out, including 9 different Tasmanian Tigers of differing kinds and none other than the one I was fighting for so long to rescue. When I saw her face appear before me, I started to blubber uncontrollably at her. "I-Is that you, my dear Gia?... I didn't... I missed you so much..." mom said with tears in her eyes as well as I simply answered by running up to her and hugging her tightly as Ty reunited with his family, which I saw that he had 2 parents, 4 different brothers, and 3 different sisters, one of them looking like a cool girl. "Momma... I never thought I'd see you again..." I sobbed at her as I let the floodgates loose. "I'm so proud of you, my darling... you saved all of us..." mom smiled as she snuggled me close to her, me crying harder when she did so. "Let's go get some ice cream. What do you say?" mom smiled at me. I couldn't blame her for still hanging onto the fact that I was still a kid, so I agreed with a smile. After all, I still loved ice cream.