Boone and Webby retreat from the vent opening, and work their way back. "We gotta get backup, now!" Boone warns, heading back to the basement, exiting the vents. The lone Beagle Boy that tried to take him out was still unconscious on the floor. Webby had laid him out really good.
"What's the plan? They'll be looking for us!"
"Inside they will! We have to get to the Clan's vehicle outside. I should be able to get some gear from there and call for backup and Scrooge. Once we do that, we wait." Boone reasons. Webby seems to agree, and they start to act, until...
"Well what do we have here?" A voice says from the top of the basement stairs. It was Bad Attitude Beagle and the other two Sixth Avenue Meanies. They'd found them. The trio walk down the steps menacingly towards the otter and duckling.
Boone pushes Webby behind him to protect her, backing up slowly, hand hovers over his holstered pistol. "If you want her, you'll have to kill me first..." Boone says as he glares at the three.
"That was the plan anyways. You two, get them..." Bad Attitude orders.
Boone draws his pistol and aims it, but it gets knocked out of his hand as he blocks an incoming attack. The larger Meanie lunges for Webby, who dodges as Boone brings his other elbow down on that one's back, putting him to the ground. He then kicks the smaller Meanie back, knocking him to the ground. Then, as the bigger one gets up to try and hit Boone with a cinder block, he gets kicked in the head and knocked to the ground by Webby.
"Thanks kid. Saved me there. Again." As Boone takes up a fighting stance.
"No problem. So what is the plan?" Webby asks, in position beside Boone.
"Pummel some Beagle Boys?" Boone suggests as they watch the two Meanies get ready.
"Sounds good." Webby smirks fists raised in fighting stance.
The two Meanies charge and yell, as Webby and Boone engaged in two-on-two hand-to-hand combat, doing extremely well given the Beagles are just throwing wild swings, while Webby and Boone have martial arts training. They will swap out opponent every so often, and at time 2-on-1 one of the Beagles.
"Hey, you're pretty good kid! Guess big surprises really do come in small packages!" Boone compliments Webby as she nearly folds the smaller of the Beagles in two.
"Thanks! But what technique are you using? Never seen that method before." Webby asks as Boone repeatedly punches the larger Beagle in the gut.
"Krav Maga. Contact combat. It is a mix of several martial arts and fighting styles with the sole purpose of rendering the opponent unable to fight." As he swipes the legs from under the larger Beagle and lets him fall, back-first, into his knee as he brings it up, catching him and holding him down as he elbows the solar plexus. "In short, beat your opponent into submission or even death!" As he slams the Beagle into the ground.
"Ooh! I think a heard of that one! Never seen it used fully though. What level are you?" As Webby has the smaller Beagle in a choke hold, punching him in the lower back.
"Black belt. Expert level five. I am a master of it." Boone smirks as he is grabbed from behind, but easily escapes as he beats the beagle down into releasing him, judo throwing him in the direction of Bad Attitude.
"Ooh... Can you teach me some time?" As she kicks the smaller beagle hard, launching him into the larger beagle, the two out of commission for now.
"Sure, if your grandmother says it is okay..." He smiles as they turn to Bad Attitude. "Seems it is two on one. Best you go running back to your mommy now..." Boone smirks.
Bad Attitude growls angrily, then smirks and chuckles, as he slowly approaches. "No, it isn't over until I say it is..." As he gets in Boone's face. "And it isn't over until I bring Ma that girl..." As a click is heard. "And you are dead..." As he swipes a switchblade at Boone.
Boone, however dodges and, as Bad Attitude brings it to stab down, is blocked by Boone grabbing Bad Attitude's arm. "Kid! Run! Get out of here!" He says to Webby as he kicks the beagle away, and draws his own blade, which is more like a combat knife.
"But, what about you!?" Webby asks worried.
"I'll be fine! Just go and call Mr McDuck! I'll meet up with you shortly!" Boone assures her, as he readies for combat. "GO! NOW!" He yells at Webby, who flees to the vent.
"Hey! Get back here!" Bad Attitude yells at Webby, looking at her.
"Eyes on me! You want her? You'll have to take me out first!" Boone warns, drawing the attention and ire of the beagle. "Come on... Let's dance..." Boone taunts, as the beagle lunges at him.
Boone blocks and dodges the swipes and stabs. He is going defensive. He was still in Krav Maga mode. He just had to disarm and disable this Beagle Boy, and he'd be clear. But this was tough. Bad Attitude was tough. And aggressive. And had multiple weapons. This was evident when Boone knocked the switchblade out of the beagle's hand, the beagle draws a combat knife. It is intense. As they held off each other, Boone gets focused on the fight. Too focused. He was focused on everything of it at first, as trained, but that shifts to the beagle, then his upper body, then arm, then hand, and finally the blade. He lost awareness, and didn't see when the beagle moved to knee him in the gut, breaking the deadlock, and using the opening to stab Boone in the front right side of his torso.
"Agh!" Boone cries out in pain, shocked, looking down at the wound, the Beagle stabbing the area a couple more times, then twisting the blade in the wound on the last stab before pulling the blade out, and dropping Boone to the floor.
He had lost.
He had failed the training he was proud of.
He had failed Mr McDuck.
He had failed his Clan.
He had failed everyone...
And he would die for it...
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As Boone writhed and groaned in pain, the beagle searched the basement for Webby, to no avail. Finding her to not be in the basement, Bad Attitude gets his brothers and leaves, but not before taking Boone's hat as a final insult, leaving the otter to bleed out. The Meanies would search for Webby elsewhere, but came up empty handed. But, at least they weren't a complete failure, as they return to the main area.
"Hey! What took you so long? And where is the brat?!" Ma Beagle demands.
"Sorry Ma, the kid got away. We couldn't find her anywhere. But the good news..." Bad Attitude and the other Meanies smirk as he holds up Boone's hat. "The other problem was dealt with."
Ma Beagle, while upset at not getting Webby, is satisfied that at least Boone was dealt with. "Well, at least it ain't a total loss..." She smirks.
Cross sees and hears this, confused along with the other Clan members. "Wait. What do you mean, 'dealt with'? Where is-" As the words finally hit her, she starts to understand, eyes going wide. "No. No you, you didn't. Y-You couldn't have! You..." As Bad Attitude smirks at her, dropping the hat in front of her as Cross sees his bloody blade, her heart sinks from the horrible realization. "You... fucking bastards!" She yells out in grief, tears welling up in her eyes. "I swear! I'll kill you! You hear me!? I'll fucking kill you all!" As she starts to sob, eventually breaking down crying, doubling over.
Realizing this, the other Toppats close their eyes silently, mourning their leader as Cross's cries of anguish fill the room, echoing through the building. All others are disheartened by this, feel bad for Cross and mourn Boone as well. Meanwhile the Beagle Boys are proud of themselves, knowing that now, things will go in their favor. Ma Beagle then approaches Cross, looks down at her.
"Well well, looks like we are finally rid of that pest."
"Shut it you murderous bitch! You'll pay for killing him!" Cross says through teary eyes.
"Oh pipe down. How much could you have possibly cared for him?"
"I loved him! He was everything to me! And you took him from me!" Cross sobs, that revelation surprising the other Toppats, and making the apparent loss even harder. They new they were close, her being Boone's right hand lady, but they mainly saw it as professional. But, Cross actually loved him?
Ma Beagle just smirks at that. "Well, maybe if yer lucky and Scrooge tries anything stupid, you'll join him very soon..." She threatens, turns to go. "Boys! Shut her up! I don't wanna listen to her moanin' all night!" As a Beagle Boy then gags Cross with a cloth to silence her cries.
But, unknown to all, they had made a severe miscalculation...