Welcome to the Wonderland !
Welcome to the Wonderland !
Gary Thatcher opened his eyes,and the very first thing he saw was three little dwarves singing to him while he was lying on a pizza floor. The three were wearing fancy clothes made of plants and Haribos and also wore a nacho hat. Gary,confused,got up and listened to their song.
Mr. Thatcher... Welcome !
Please,come with us !
We will lead you... to the best land ever !
Two of them grabbed each of Gary's hand and suddenly everyone flew to the air,slowly but surely.
" Waitwaitwait... Are... Are we flying ? How do you fly ? "
You can fly too ! Just let yourself go and BELIEVE IT !
They let the human go and this one,concentrating,let his body fly alone while he kept following the dwarves.
" HOLY SHIT ! I'M FLYING ! I'M FLYING ! "
Come quick ! Everyone's waiting for you !
They all are looking forward... to meet you !
" There are more ?! Those are dwarves too ?! " They nodded.
Suddenly a burger bird flew right to Thatcher's face. This one grabbed it and ate it.
" WOW ! IT IS REALLY DELICIOUS ! "
Everything here is eatable !
Even our own skin !
One of the dwarves ate another's forearm. The victim didn't mind that. Gary kept flying happily and everyon sang happy song. Suddenly a big bomb with an angry face appeared and flew to Gary.
" Gary ! You killed my brother ! So prepare... To BLOOOOOOW ! "
" Wait ! What brother... "
Too late. The bomb went to smash Gary's ribs,earning a scream,before to explode,changing the edible environment into a whole white screen. Then the dream ended and... Gary woke up,holding his ribs. He found himself on the floor,next to a bodyguard who just kicked him in the ribs. He got up hardly and faced him.
" You just interrupted one of the most beautiful dreams I ever had ! " Then another henchman opened the door and a lady entered in the cell. It was an old woman with grey short hairs but who kept her beauty of her youth. She was wearing a white shirt with a black jacket and also a black long skirt and dark high heels. Typical clothings for funerals.
Seeing her,Gary stood up and walked to her encounter,smug.
" Thanks for the welcoming committee,Theresa. " He pointed with his thumb the bodyguard in his cell. " If it wasn't for the nightstick,I would have given you a 10 out of 10. "
" Are you still so talkative ? " The lady wondered,already irritated.
" Only until I get in my bed... Not to sleep. Haha... Anyway... "
" Mr. Thatcher,we require your aid... Again. "
" Why ? You already wish to see my beautiful face again ?! "
" Stop embarrassing yourself and follow me. Your colleagues are waiting for you. "
" My colleagues... You already found new people eager to be a thief ? "
" Know that,under deep deliberations,we have concluded that we are gonna keep the same team than last time... for a moment. "
" The same team... That means... There's gonna be Mary,Dylan and even Alex ?! "
" Exactly. Even I have failed to understand the actual reason of that decision. You all seem so... tense and hostile together. "
" Wish Sandra hadn't definitely retired. She was the only one I mostly liked. "
" Why ? Because of her attitude or because of her figure ? "
" That's not what you think... Okay it was especially because of her butt... But she was a very good gal ! "
" Why aren't you as sympathetic with the others as with Sandra ? "
" Mostly,because we often don't share the same vision of our perspective. "
" Care to clarify ? "
" For example... Imagine a locked door. To open it,we must use a digocode. There are multiple methods : while I would use my laptop to hack the system and find the correct combination,Mary would use a card to open the door or some tools to break the digicode down,Dylan would use a disguise to discuss with the guards and gain the code and finally Alex would simply kick the door open.
We sometimes argue on that step. In the end,we nearly compromise our mission. "
" I see... In your opinion,how would you make things better ? "
" Maybe we could hang out somewhere to know more about us. Actually,I know not much about the others. "
" Why not. But for now... Meet your beloved partners. " Theresa opened the door for Gary who peeked to the opening. He witnessed Dylan Burns talking to Alex and Mary. He addressed them just like their commander.
" Starting now,I am the one and only leader of this small team we formerly formed a while ago... But with me as your commander... "
" Excuse me,Dylan,but you won't be commanding anything ! " Mary,armscrossed and sitting on the edge of a chair,suddenly interrupted the gentleman.
" Is that so ?! But if there's nobody to coordinate the operations,shit will drop on us like a goddamn downpour. "
" And why should it be you who's the leader ? "
" Because I'm stylish,beautiful,smart and charismatic... Lady ! " Burns responded without hesitating a single second.
" If you brought me here just to hear him brag about shit,then I'm out. " Mary got up and went to the door. But Gary blocked her path. " Oh ! If it isn't Gary Thatcher. How is your homeless life going ? "
" Fine. Thank you,Mary ? " Thatcher answered,clearly pissed off by the question. " Please return to your seat. "
" Not gonna happen. As soon as I came here,this dumbass bitch already thinks he can command us like dogs. "
" I ain't saying you are dogs... I'm just saying I'm the only one competent enough to lead this team... Compared to the lots of you... Especially big muscles... " Suddenly,Alex Richardson grabbed Dylan's collar,raised him to the air and charged his right punch,ready.
" What did you just say ?! "
" I just said that your competence of leadership is questionable... " Before Alex could hurt him,Gary interrupted the conversation,alongside Theresa and Mary.
" Everyone ! Chill out ! You'll all end up killing yourselves ! " At the end,the giant dropped the gentleman onto the chair directly while Mary sat back on a chair and Theresa walked in front of a white blank cardboard.
" Listen... I fully understand that none of you have planned to stand into this room once more. But since we're all here,why don't we just chill and see what's going on ? "
" Gary... Thanks for your words. But I warn you : the only reason I came here... is that I don't get the chance to see you killed so easily. So if the mission ain't worth my help,then I must decline. " Mary explained to the comedian.
" Me,I came here only because I had nothing else to do. " Burns commented.
" If this wasn't for the asshole at the cardboard,I wouldn't be here. So don't dare to bother me. " Alex warned everyone,while staring at Dylan Burns.
" If you don't want to punch anyone here,then start by respecting your superiors. " Dylan responded,feeling concerned.
" Again with the commanding attitude ?! "
" Again,we need a commander. Is that a problem ?! "
" Even if you constantly piss me off... I just... I can't affort to... Kill or hurt anyone. "
" Not affort to kill anyone ?! But you nearly ripped my head off with your fist ! "
" Shut up ! "
" Alex,if... "
" Dylan ! Stop ! He went through a lot ! " Mary suddenly slapped some sense into Burns mentally,making him cease his dominating demeanour. The gentleman,sorry,sat down and kept quiet.
" Well... I apology for all this. "
" Forget it. " Alex angrily responded,staring at the environment.
" Anyway... " Theresa suddenly interrupted,still here. " Now that everyone nearly seemed to have chilled out,I may begin to explain your next mission. "
" I reckon you said one live depends on us. Care to elaborate ? " Alex reminds to the elder woman.
" Indeed. It is true. The client,Levester Sylvester,has a son who had been victim of a extremely painful accident. Hopefully he survived. But the main consequence is a long and temporary coma. In order to wake him up,the doctors must operate and replace his heart by an artificial heart,which could function without needing any energy source. But this new heart is too expensive for the client to pay; it reaches the 5 millions dollars ! "
" Wait what ?! 5 millions ?! Why so expensive ? " Gary shouted.
" Innovative creations can't be handed over for a few dollars only. Anyway... He can't pay that heart. But he know a precious item worth 10 millions dollars : the Statue of Stucazel,a former russian soldier who build an unique minifigurine representing himself. That man was the hero of the long war of Russia after 1600.
The point is... Without any other way of gaining so much money,he requested our help to steal that statue. "
" Goodgoodgood ! Stealing a statue. Where's the trouble ? " Gary excitedly expressed.
" Gary ! Have you ever heard of security system ?! You don't even know what's in there ! " Mary corrected him.
" ...True... "
" So tomorrow morning... " Theresa continued,while writing a note on a paper. " You will meet this client. Levester Sylvester. He usually drinks a morning coffee at the Liberté ! Frenchy ! Now... You may leave. "
" Everyone' going home... But I had one more question.
" What is it ? " Theresa allowed the little man to ask around.
" How does that heart work ? "
" To tell you the truth,inside the heart,there are...