by neoraichu
Skunk and Lexi managed to locate the access to the shaft down into the sewer system.
"Stand back," said Lexi, "I'll Brain Blast..."
"Do not fret," replied Skunk as she popped her pointer finger claw, "I have this."
She blinked as Skunk proceeded to pick the lock in a matter of seconds.
"Not going to ask," sighed Lexi.
Skunk nodded as she opened the hatch and looked down.
"Pretty far down, isn't it?" she said as she looked over Skunk's shoulder, "Climbing down that..."
"Lexi, get on my back and hold me tight."
"So what'cha planning?" she mused as she climbed on her back, wrapping her arms and legs about Skunk's chest and hips.
"The quick way down," she replied as she jumped. She bounced against the opposite side before falling because Lexi guessed Skunk didn't want her back rubbing against the shaft walls.
Lexi screamed like a girl on an amusement park ride.
Skunk bent her legs so they acted like shock absorbers when the stopped at the bottom.
"I don't think Pink's gone far," she mused.
"My super hearing is all over this," answered Lexi. Her ears moved around as cracking circles of sonic energy went up to the tips. "There's something going on that way!" she said as she pointed to the sewer tunnel, "It's probably him!"
Skunk took off in that direction. She wasn't running as fast as she could, but still running faster than someone without powers could.
"It's lucky I don't have a Super Sense of Smell," she muttered as she covered her nose from the strong sewer odors and gasses.
Several seconds later, Lexi gripped Skunk's shoulder causing her to stop in her tracks.
"If he's around, he should be here," she said as she looked around.
"The only thing here is the open sewage channel," she replied, "I don't think there's any street access close to here... You don't think he dove in here, do you?"
"Without scuba gear and an enclosed suit?" mused Skunk, "That seems unlikely... Unless think Pink the Punk is also crazy."
"He didn't strike me as crazy. Just devious and manipulative," observed Lexi as she climbed off Skunk's back, "I'll listen again to see where he's gone off two. I suppose he might have had a boat waiting around here, so I'll have to listen for water noises too."
"It is fortunate my new eyes see down here pretty well."
"Yeah, and my hearing almost compensates for my inability to see as well."
They waited a moment.
"I'm not hearing... wait," said the bunny girl, "There's something moving in the water near here... no, it's underwater..."
"Midget submarine?"
"The tunnels don't have enough water to support one," she replied.
"Sewer fish?"
"They shouldn't be that large."
"I wonder what..." she sighed, "AH! Quelque chose m'attrape la jambe!"
"What?!"
"Something's grabbing my leg!" she clarified before she was pulled into the sewer stream.
"SKUNK!" Now that she was focused on the water, it was clear that something large was under the surface along with her teammate.
'What if it's one of those giant sewer gators?!' thought Lexi, 'With Skunk down there, I can't just fire Brain Blasts and hope I hit the right one!'
Something burst from the water and clung to the edge.
"Lexi!" called Skunk, "Stay away from the water! I'm going to unleash a large electrical charge here!"
"Understood," she replied as she pressed her back against the tunnel wall.
Something pulled Skunk back under the water. It didn't sound like what Lexi thought it should.
'Maybe it's not a Sewer Croc, but a Sewer Octopus!' mused Lexi.
She had never run into one before, but there was always rumors of mutated monstrous animals like Crocs and Octopi living in the sewers (as many companies felt fine with dumping untreated industrial and biochemical wastes right into the Acmetropolis Sewer System).
There was turbulence in the water, but nothing came back to the surface.
"Come'on, Skunk," she said in a soft prayer, "Don't let that sushi get you down.."
The mass was moving upstream. Lexi followed. Skunk came up at the edge.
"Le monstre résiste à mon alimentation électrique," she panted.
"What?"
"The monster, she resists my electrical discharges..." she replied.
"I gotta get you outta there!" said Lexi as she grabbed one of Skunk's hands.
"NO!" she screamed just before the two of them were dragged in.
Lexi maintained her grip on Skunk's hand as tentacles began wrapping her. The suckers were strong enough to rip hole shaped patches out of her uniform. She pulled Skunk into a hug and began firing Brain Blasts into the largest mass that wasn't them.
'The monster seems to resist those too!' she thought, 'What can I do?!'
Her other hand brushed against Skunk's collapsing Scythe.
'Maybe this will work!' she mused as she grabbed it.
Shoving it in the creature beak, she double clicked the end to get it to expand to full size.
'I might regret this,' she thought as she put Skunk's hand on the handle.
She blacked out when the shock hit her.
"Lexi?! Lexi?! Mon cheri?!" rang in her ears as she woke up. She was being held tight against someone else (she figured was Skunk).
"5 more minutes, mommy," she moaned.
"Dieu merci!"
"Did you drive the monster away?" she groaned.
"Yes, but once I got you out of the water, your heart had stopped! I had to shock it back into a regular pace!" she replied, "Je m'inquiétais tellement pour toi!"
"Huh?"
"I worried about you, my love!" she whimpered before kissing the bunny on the lips.
Lexi could feel where her uniform was torn up, and she guessed Skunk's uniform was in similar shape.
A bright light suddenly shined in their eyes.
"Well l-l-look what w-w-we have here," said someone behind the light, "Half naked h-h-hot babes."
"Pink!" called Lexi.
"You might not see so well, so I'll just t-t-tell you there's a b-b-big gun pointed at y-y-you."
"Vous êtes en état d'arrestation!" announced Skunk.
"I don't speak Spanish," he replied, "but you two is my prisoners! I'll take you to make up fer Stoney and Bugsy! Your buddies will pay ran-ran-ran... credits to get you back in one piece! Don't get no smart ideas cuz I can see down here just fi-fi-fi-peachy!"
"We better do as he says for now," sighed Lexi.