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Valiant and Valiant
"So what's the first case on the agenda, Mr. Valiant?" John asked but instead of his usual outbacker attire he was dressed more like a 1940s journalist clothes and all. While the heroes minus some looked at him in confusion. The females on the other hand were either blushing at how dashing/handsome he looked in a suit or were resisting the urge to throw themselves on the part time spy.
"What's with the suit Johnny? Is there some type of 1940s convention going on in the world?" Michael asked his old partner.
"No it's to blend in with the world mate, come to think of it you blokes and sheilas should do the same or you'll be sticking out like a sore thumb, course detective gear is also welcome, especially if we're going to be playing detective on this world" the outbacker replied as he rubbed his chin.
"He's got a point you know, with the way you're all dressed. Yer going to get some looks from the locals. So you'll need proper attire to blend in within this world" James agreed.
"Leave it to me!" The court wizard exclaimed and with a wave of his staff all the males heroes, keyblade wielders, and their allies minus James, Eddie, John, Foxy the toys, and the toons themselves were dressed in clothes similar to John's and James while the girls were wearing dresses or clothes to fit within the world with Michael dressed as a 1940s gangster and Hank dressed as a 1940s soldier unlike the attire the rest of the males were wearing.
"Now you want stick out like a sore thumb or get some odd looks from the locals" Mickey spoke.
"Wait about you guys? Shouldn't you have a way to blend in as well?" Andy asked the toons.
"That won't be necessary bud, seeing that both toons and people co-exist in this world, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Brer Rabbit and the rest of our Toon allies would fit right in though if they want, their welcome to wear their casual clothes, but that is they're decision not ours" the Australian guardian told the monster.
"Anyways, what is the case Mr. Maroon gave you Eddie?" Nate asked.
"This" Valiant said as he placed the case Rk gave him on his desk where the others got a look at, while Private investigator continued to speak. "Maroon wants to know what's causing Roger's poor performances in his cartoons, and he needed me to figure out what" he continued.
"Any leads?" James asked.
"Just one, there's a rumor going around that his wife Jessica is having an affair with Marvin Acme and that's what's causing his poor performance" Eddie replied.
"Marvin Acme the owner of Toontown and the gag King himself are you sure about this Eddie?" Brer Rabbit asked.
"It's just a rumor Brer Rabbit a rumor I didn't say it was true" the private eye assured.
"Toontown?" Sora questioned.
"Gag king?" Clawd equally questioned.
"It's where the toons are originally from and thrive to this very day, we used to live there before moving to Disney Castle/Town alongside Minnie, Daisy, Chip, Dale, Scrooge Mcduck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and the rest of toons Brer Rabbit included before he had his Briar Patch" the king spoke while dressed in his casual clothes along with Donald and Goofy.
"And the gag king is the creator of all those gags you seen in all of hose cartoons back in the day, or in Richard's case back in pre war times before the bombs dropped on his world, course those gags are still present in today's cartoons but they're actually quite rare to spot" Hank added.
"Toontown sounds like an interesting world, think we'll be able to visit it after we're done here?" Frankie asked facing the outbacker.
"Toontown is a part of this world, so that's not a long shot though I have a feeling that we might get a chance to visit it sometime later during our time in this world,'' the said outbacker replied.
"Enough going off topic for now, where do we start?" The detective asked.
"The Paint and Ink Club, she works there as a performer, but it's best we wait until night before tackling that place in the meantime, I think it's time I introduce you to Dolores" the detective answered.
"Who's Dolores?" Andy asked.
"She's Eddie's girlfriend, and she works across the street at the terminal bar" Brer Rabbit told him.
"Oh well in that case, you should have John, Michael, James, Nate, Shepard, Matt, Stryker, and myself join you while the others could wait outside or keep a lookout for any unwanted visitors" The Overwatch agent suggested.
"Looking to grab a drink? Or are you just saying that so you could find Stark a girl?" The Aussie smirked while Rogers turned red at the comment.
"I thought Tony liked Pepper?" Matt questioned with a raised eyebrow but there was also a hint of amusement in the cowboy's partially ruined face though it was hard to tell since the fedora he was wearing shielded most of it.
James chuckled slightly before responding.
"He does and still does, but you forget this is Stark we're talking about here, the biggest flirt of all time I'm surprised he hasn't called to check on you yet" he responded just as Hank's Starkphone rang.
"Speak of the devil, you better answer that we'll meet yous at the Terminal Bar once you're done because knowing Tony he's probably going to talk your ear off" John told the Overwatch agent before leaving the office with the others while Hank answered his Starkphone.
"Hello" He greeted.
"Hey mini Cap how are you?" A male voice greeted him.
"Kinda busy right now Stark can't this wait?" Hank spoke as he looked at the holographic image of one of his uncles.
"Not likely your old man is looking for you alongside Nat and Clint. While Bruce and Vision are doing all they could to keep them calm" Tony explained.
"Do they um know…?" Rogers trailed off.
"About your double life? Thankfully no they don't but knowing Romanov and Barton along with the rest of Shield, it's a possibility though I wouldn't put it past them" the billionaire told him.
"That's a relief, last thing I need is dad going all Overprotective father mode on me after learning about my work in Overwatch" the overwatch agent stated.
"Remind me again why'd you joined them? Wasn't working for Blackwatch and Shield enough?" Stark quizzed"
"It's a Long story Tony and I don't have time to share it right now, besides even if I did tell you the whole story you're going to try and hack into one of their databases either way to get more info" the young Avenger remarked.
"Yeah about that…" the CEO began.
"You're looking at my file in Overwatch's database right now, aren't you?" The son of Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter guessed as he face palmed.
"Actually I'm looking at all your files during your time in Shield, Blackwatch and Overwatch and judging from all of them you have been through a lot no wonder why you don't want Cap or Fury to know about your double life" Tony commented as the call continued.
With John and the others
While Hank was talking with Tony John and Eddie alongside the others were just exiting and on their way to Terminal just as the Postman approached Eddie and the group.
"Hi Eddie, how's it going?" He greeted the man.
"O.K. what you got for me?" Valiant asked.
"The usual bills" the postman answered before walking off to continue with his route while Eddie sorted through the bills before throwing them in the nearest bin like yesterday's trash before crossing the road to the Terminal Bar with the heroes while the other half decided wait outside the bar for Hank and the others.
Upon entering the Terminal bar the scent of booze, and cigar smoke assaulted everyone's senses including those who have a sensitive nose.
"Ugh what I wouldn't give for a huff and puff right now for the senses in here are driving me insane" James commented just as Eddie asked someone named Harry was ok.
"Got you covered" Flynn stated as he tossed the said brand to the fable who caught it in mid air.
"Thanks" the fable thanked as he took one out and pocketed the carton in his trench coat then lit the current cigarette to tame his senses.
"Don't mention it" the part time archaeologist told him.
"I didn't know you smoke James" Jak spoke.
"Me neither makes me wonder if you and your brother inherited Bigby's and Wolverine's habit for smoking and mannerism" Xander added as Valiant passed a tram driver who was unconscious at one of the tables. Then placed the driver's hat back on his head after seeing that it had fallen off and made his way to the bar.
"What's with Earl?" Eddie asked a man named Augie who was mute who then wrote an answer on a pad of paper.
"Laid off" the paper read.
"… Laid off!" The private eye exclaimed.
"A new outfit brought the red car, some big company called Clover Leaf" a soldier spoke up.
"No kidding! They brought the red car?" Valiant said.
"Yeah put the poor guy on two weeks notice cut backs they said. The soldier replied, missing the poor Earl response from one of the heroes.
"Oh well here's to pencil pushers may they all get lead poisoning huh?" The Private eye stated rhetorically as he took a seat at the bar then got a drink but before he could bring the glass to his lips a woman's hand covers it causing Eddie to look up.
"Tomorrow's Friday Eddie, you know what happens here on Friday?" The woman asked whom heroes assumed was Dolores.
"Fish special?" The man guessed.
"No… my boss checks the books on Friday and if I don't have that money I gave you back in the till I'm going to lose my job" Dolores responded as she took the drink away from him.
"Is everyone in this world desperate for money or is it just Valiant and Dolores?" Sora questioned quietly.
"I think it's just Dolores and Eddie, and I can't say I'm surprised when you work as a waitress you don't get paid much and Eddie did throw away some bills earlier so I assumed he didn't have enough cash to pay for them" Matt told him in the same quiet tone as they sat at a empty table far from the bar with the other heroes where Valiant continued conversing with Dolores.
"Don't bust a button Dolores, you've only got one left" he said as he showed his dame the check he was given and had a big smile on his face.
" Fifty Bucks!…Where's the rest?" Dolores asked.
Eddie looks hurt before answering her question.
"Well it's only a snoop job away. Have you got that camera of yours? Mines In the shop" he said.
"Wouldn't be the pawn shop by any chance would it?" The woman snarked.
"Look. Come on, Dolores you need the other fifty I need the camera" the man told her.
Dolores then grabbed a camera from behind the till and placed it in front of Eddie.
"Any film in there?" The private eye suddenly asked.
"Should be for I haven't had that roll developed since our trip to Catalina. Sure was a long time ago" the waitress said as she was placing bagels in a basket.
'Catalina? Didn't Sully mention that place to Dad once if so I wonder if he met Mr. Valiant and Dolores during his time there? Nah probably not' Nate thought with a shrug.
"Yeah, it was a long time ago we'll have to do that again sometime" Valiant spoke.
"Yeah, sure Eddie is the paper even good?" Dolores stated as she was holding down a crockery when a tram passed by and shook the building.
"This building must be really old" Richard muttered as he felt the whole building moved.
"It's the 1940s kid what did you expect also the place is called terminal bar for a reason for it's right next to the tram station" James commented as put his cigarette out in a ashtray and continued to listen to the conversation.
"Just check the scrawl" Eddie told his dame.
"R.K. Maroon? As in Maroon cartoons?" The said dame asked after looking over the scrawl.
"Maroon Cartoons? Hey! So who's your client Mr. Detective to the stars? Chilly Willy? Or Screwy Squirrel? Heh, heh, heh" a man cracks as he approaches the bar and takes a seat next to Valiant.
"What do you want to drink?" Dolores asked.
"I'll take a beer Dol. So what happened, huh? Someone kidnap Dinky Doodle?" The man cracked again.
"Cut it out Angelo" the waitress spoke.
"This isn't going to end well is it?" Sora asked.
"Nope!" The heroes minus Sora said in unison.
"And to prove our point Mr Valiant's patience is wearing thin" Jak added.
"Should we intervene? Or just let them talk?" The keybarer asked.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but John and I are going to intervene before Eddie does lose his patience for this Angelo guy reminds me of Jack too much and I'm referring to the Jack I know not Frost" the fable said as him and John got up from their table.
"What are you two going to do the guy? Are you going to throw him out of the building?" Nate asked.
"That or I'm going to get Michael in here and have him take care of this wisecracking jerk ass or maybe both" John answered as he and James started to make their way to the bar where Mr. Valiant sat.
Cracking a boiled egg, Angelo continued to berate Eddie.
"Hey wait a minute, wait a minute! I know. You're working for Little Bo Peep and she lost her sheep and you're gonna help her find him! Hey? Heh, heh, heh, ha, ha, ha" he laughed only for him to have the stool knocked from underneath him by an unseen force causing the jerk to fall on his jaw at the edge of the bar.
"Ungh!" He exclaimed.
"That's enough out you jerkass, you walk up here uninvited and the first thing you do is interrupt a semi important conversation between Dolores and Valiant, just so you can make wisecracks and jokes about his former work with toons when he clearly doesn't work for them not anymore at least" a voice said before revealing to be Hank with three new people.
"Hey Hank, how was the call, and who's that with you?" The guardian asked.
"Explain later" the former Shield agent replied as Valiant approached the downed Angelo.
"Now let me clarify meatball. I don't work for toons" the private eye echoed one of Hank's words before stuffing the boiled egg in Angelo's mouth and stomping out of the bar with the heroes along with the three newcomers following after him with Nate, Jak, Richard, Sora and Stryker coming in the rear.
"Don't work for toons anymore? What did the soldier mean by that?" Angelo asked as he looked at the disappearing Valiant and heroes.
"A toon killed Eddie's brother" Dolores responded.
"What? Huh?" The man questioned while the occupants of the building looked shocked at the news.
"Dropped a piano on his head" the waitress told him while the occupants returned to what they were doing.
Cloverleaf Headquarters
"Boss, remind me again why this clown is helping us?" Wiseguy asked as he gestured to Joker.
"You better watch your tone weasel boy!" The clown prince of crime exclaimed.
"Because Wiseguy, with the keyblade wielders in this world, we can't find Valiant and that Rabbit by ourselves. So Joker is helping us find those two faster"Doom said.
"Well, if you want help, why don't we ask one of those Decepticons? I think the one that turns into a police car could be a great help"the toon stated.
"True. But robots helping out in an investigation would raise suspicion. Now, if a criminal is seen helping in finding another wanted criminal, the public would think that I would be giving someone like the Joker a pardon for his crimes in exchange for assistance" the judge told his henchmen.
"You can have the Rabbit, Doom. I have a score to settle with Johnny boy and his crew" Joker replied.
Author's Note: It's been a long since I last updated this story which I apologize for so here's the 2nd part of Roger Rabbit's Hollywood next chapter is the 3rd part so see you later.
