Ch37: Fight in the Sky!
"I can't believe this!" I exclaimed loudly when I found out what happened to the Cooper Airplane. See, when I was busy getting Carmelita on the trail to meet with Muggshot and Bentley hacking the computers to the Aircraft Control Center, Opal was in charge of taking Lupis Gigantormous on a killing spree to even out the guards for the final round.
However, she accidentally lost control of the monstrous mutt and the giant wolf ran right into our hangar and demolished Sly's plane! "I'm truly sorry," Opal sighed from her position above the plane wreckage. "Crap... this means that we only have one way to win the finals and get Penelope on the gang," I said, knowing one slightly dangerous plan. "You can't be serious, Sylvia," Sly looked at me as if I were crazy.
"You got a better idea? The finals are gonna start any minute and we need to have a flyer in the fray. I'm sorry, but I'm going whether you like it or not!" I exclaimed as I ran out of the hangar and off to the sky with the metal wings on my back. "That was kind of harsh..." Neyla said to me. "I was just upset at the situation," I sighed. "Because for every according plan that happened in the game, it seems that another turns us upside-down!" "Just be careful when the dogfight starts. One false move and we could die." "You know how I love danger!"
It's the final round of Team Black Baron, Team Muggshot, and Team Cooper! The skies are ablaze with the daaannngggeerrr!" Dimitri sung over the mic. It made me smile to see him having fun for once. "Time to attack our mousy friend," I smirked as I flew around the planes and gunfire with ease and got behind Penelope's pure black plane.
"Hey, P!" I smiled from behind her. When Penelope, still in disguise, looked behind her, I began to use invisibility, silently roasting her plane with the gun turrets on the wings. I had to give props to Opal's powers. She didn't fool around! "Wha?! Who's firing at me?!" Penelope exclaimed in her manly voice as I followed her move for move and continued to attack her plane.
"Bah... you're good, kitty, but not enough!" Penelope exclaimed. "Attention gunships! Focus all firepower on the flying cat! Send in a spare plane as well!" Penelope exclaimed into her radio. "Sorry Baron. But you're going to have to play fair this year," Bentley said over the intercom. I watched in amazement as the windmill propeller detached and went right through not only the gunships Sly put trackers on, but also made the giant plane lose a wing and spiral into the ground! "Huh... well crap... I guess you win, Sylvia..." Penelope groaned in defeat.
The awards ceremony went off without a hitch (except for the part where Penelope and I had to explain her disguise when she took it off.) and we were soon at the hotel room again. "So why did you keep it secret from us, guys?" Bentley asked, awkwardly looking at Penelope for obvious reasons. "Well, the disguise was, at the start, just a way to get in due to strict age requirements," Penelope explained. "After winning however, the Black Baron became so famous, that I barely had any time to myself!"
"I see... so what about the um... fake pictures you two made of each other?" I smiled when I motioned over to Bentley's computer. It was pulled up to his face posted on a buff guy's. "Er... boy... I guess that was a bit of stupid on both of our parts..." Penelope sighed. "Yeah..." Bentley groaned. "Don't worry about it, lovebirds," I playfully smirked as I pulled them together closely. "Er... I... er..." both Penelope and Bentley started acting bashful. "Teehee! You look so embarrassed! It's young love for sure!" Opal giggled. (Ditz...) Neyla thought to me. (I know, right?!)
"Well, now we need to get to the next place... and sorry to say Sly, but you may hate me for saying it..." "Oh yeah? Hit me with your best shot," Sly smirked. "I got two words for you. Panda. King."