103 26: LOIS AND CLARK TO THE RESCUE.
Back inside the House Of De ViL, All of the other girls who had participated in the fashion show, as well as all the guests and staff, were all sitting at tables, eating, drinking and fellowshipping with each other. Among them were the Lois and Clark, who were sitting together at a table with Amber, Mia, China and Shanice. There were, however, four chairs at the table that were empty.
"Wow, that was some fashion show miss De ViL had." Said Lois.
"I know. I've never seen anything like it before in my entire life." Added Clark.
"Me either. I can't wait to see what she has planned for next year's event." Added China.
"Slow down, China, we're not even finished with this year's event yet." Said Shanice.
"I know, but after seeing this year's show, and getting the chance to be in it at the same time, it kind of makes you wonder what's gonna be next." Said China.
Lois: "I totally agree. And now that i'm gonna be working here completely, i cannot wait for the (2018) House Of De ViL fashion show...or (2019)...or (2020)...or (20..."
"Okay, okay, okay, slow down, slow down. Let's try to take it one year at a time, okay?" Said Amber.
"Sorry, i'm getting ahead of myself, aren't i? Let's just eat and talk. Just try not to do both of them at the same time." Said Lois before she and the others laughed.
The only person that didn't laugh was Mia, who seemed to be completely withdrawn from the conversation.
"Girl, you are so funny until it's just unreal." Said China.
"How do you do it?" Asked Amber.
"It's my gift, i guess." Said Lois before she and the others laughed again.
As the friends laughed amongst each other, minus Mia, Alonzo and a group of men, carrying silver platters with silver lids on them, gathered around the table. These men were dressed up like George Washington, only their hair and cloths were black and white like Cruella's hair. Alonzo and the men placed each of the silver platters on the table in front of Lois and her friends.
"Ooh, is that our dinner?" Asked Lois.
"Yes ma'am, miss Richards. Nothing but the best." Said Alonzo.
"Well, thank you." Said Lois.
Alonzo and the men removed the silver lids from the silver platters, revealing a plate of rich food on each dish.
Lois and the others all looked at the dishes of food.
"Ooh, rich food. My favorit." Said Lois.
"Mine too." Added Clark.
Another group of men surounded the table, each carrying a fancy black bottle of grape juice in one hand and a fancy silver cup in another. The placed the cups on the table next to the dishes and poored the grape juice into them before placing the silverwear on the table, which was folded up in black and white napkins. They unfolded the napkins revealing a black cursive Don the white napkin and a white cursive D on the black napkin.
"Will there be anything else, miss Richards?" Asked Alonzo.
"No, sir, that's all. Thank you." Said Lois.
"You're welcome." Said Alonzo before he and the two groups of men left the table.
"Well...let's dig in." Said China.
"Shouldn't we wait until miss De ViL get's back? After all, she is the hoast of this event." Asked Lois.
"We've been waiting on her for more than a few minutes now. If we wait any longer the food will get cold." Said Amber.
"Amber's right. Let's just...let's just eat." Said Shanice.
"I guess you're right." Said Lois. The 20 year old's cellphone then buzzed. "That's my phone." She got her phone out of her pocket and looked at it. "It's a text message from miss De ViL."
"Really? What's it say?" Asked Amber.
"It says "Dear, Lois, i'm sorry for the long wait. I had to leave and run an important erand. Please go ahead and have dinner without me. Again, i appologize for leaving on short notice." Said Lois, reading the text on her phone from Cruella.
"Well, you heard the hoast. Let's eat." Said China.
"Hold on," Said Clark. "Max, Lucas and Brandon aren't back either. I think we should wait for them."
"Didn't you say they went to the restroom?" Said Mia.
"Oh, so you finally decided to speak, huh?" Said Lois.
"What's that suppose to mean?" Asked Mia.
"Nothing, it's just that we've all been talking ever since the fashion show and you haven't said a single word since then." Said Lois.
"I appologize for that, i'm sorry. It's just...my mind has really been on something else all day and i'm not sure how to go about doing it." Said Mia.
"Like what?" Asked Lois.
"I'd rather not say. At least not at this moment." Said Mia.
"It's okay, Mia, we understand. Don't we, guys?" Said Lois.
"Yeah." The others agreed.
"Now, with all of that said...let's dig in." Said China.
"Wait." Said Clark.
"Oh, what now?!" Said China.
"I really think we should wait for Max, Lucas and Brandon." Said Clark.
"Didn't you just tell us that they had to go to the restroom?" Asked China.
"Yes. Yes, i did." Said Clark.
"Well, they should've been back by now." Said China.
"Okay? It don't take nobody that long to run to the restroom and back. I wonder what's takin' so long." Said Shanice.
"I don't know, but i'm gonna call Max and see." Said Clark. As the 21 year old reached for his phone, it buzzed. "That's probably him right now." He reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell. "It's a text message from Max."
"What does it say?" Asked Amber.
"It says "Take Lois into the men's restroom and press the button on the drier that's out of order. It leads to an underground secret room. And..." Clark stopped reading the text.
"Well? What does the rest of it say?" Asked Lois.
"It says...P.S. Lucas, Brandon, Auto and i are on our way to Mexico to save Moose." Clark finished the text.
"Mexico? Why would they be going there?" Asked Amber.
"Who's Auto?" Asked China.
"Auto's the name of the car miss De ViL gave me. Why would it be taking the boys to Mexico to look for Moose? Moose isn't even in Mexico, he's at Clark's house with his dogs, safe and sound. Right, Clark? Right, Clark? Right?"
"Is there another Clark in the house?" Asked Clark.
"(Whispering) Lois is talkin' to you." Said China as she elbowed Clark in the ribs.
"China, i'm ignoring her, just like i'm trying to ignore you. And why are you whispering?" Said Clark.
"Don't change the subject, Clark. I want an answer. What's going?" Said Lois.
"Okay, here goes." Clark began. "You see..."
"You said that Moose was at home, safe and sound with your four dogs. He's not, is he? Is he?" Said Lois.
"No, he isn't." Said Clark.
"What do you mean he isn't?" Asked Lois.
Clark: "I, uh..."
"The truth." Said Lois.
"(Sighs) I have a confession to make...Moose isn't at home with my dogs. I lost him when Max, Lucas, Brandon and i were at the carnival." Said Clark.
"How did that happen?" Asked Amber.
"You know that game that they have where you have to shoot something in order to win a prize?" Asked Clark.
"The shooting ring?" Asked Mia.
"Yeah. Well, they had that at the carnival and i decided i wanted to play it and win a prize for Lois. Max, Lucas and Brandon went off through the park with Moose and my dogs to check out some more rides and stuff to eat while i was played the game. Then, when they came back, Max said he was leaving Moose and the other dogs with me so that he, Lucas and Brandon could go check out the snake pit. And then the next thing i know, when they came back, they told me that Moose was gone. And sure enough...they were right." Said Clark.
"Well, did you at least try to look for him? Maybe he's still at the carnival hiding somewhere." Said China.
"I doubt it. Max, Lucas, Brandon and the dogs and i searched that whole entire park. Trust me, he's not there." Said Clark.
"Then where is he?" Asked Shanice.
"That's what we don't know." Said Clark.
"You guys are making a big fuss over nothing. He probably just ran off looking for Lois and got lost in the city." Said Amber.
"Oh, i don't think so. Moose always manages to find me, it doesn't matter where i am." Said Lois. "I just can't believe that Moose would run away."
"Clark, can you remember what happened before Lois's dog disappeared? There had to be something else." Asked Mia.
"Well...now that you mention it...there was." Said Clark.
"Like what?" Asked Mia.
"Right after Moose disappeared, Max, Lucas and Brandon told me that they went into a tent to see the dog circus show, but they were closing up. A man asked them to help him clean up the place and he said he would teach them a trick for Moose to do. The man said it was hard, but Moose did it on the first try. Then another man came in and wanted to buy him, but Max and the others turned down his offer." Said Clark.
"And you think that these two men could have dognapped Lois's dog?" Asked Shanice.
"Well, what else could it be? I mean i know that the police officer checked out the circus truck those men owned and didn't find Moose, but that doesn't mean anything." Said Clark.
"What police officer?" Asked China.
"While we were looking around the park for Moose, we ran into an officer named Dan. An old friend of mine. We told him about the situation and then he filled us in on a case he and the Scottland Yard police department have been working on for the past month or so." Said Clark.
"What case? What are you talking about?" Asked Lois.
"Officer Dan informed us that over the past month of May Dalmatian puppies have been vanishing all over London without a trace." Said Clark.
"No way. All over?" Said Amber.
"That's right. He said the vanishings started around May the 1'st and ended on May 31'st." Said Clark.
"And he said that they've been vanishing all over London?" Said Lois.
"Yep. Everyday, for the past month or so, countless people from all over London have been calling the police and reporting their Dalmatian puppies missing. And it's not just the Dalmatian puppies that have owners either. Police have also recieved reports from pounds, animal shelters and pet shops that the Dalmatian puppies they once had are missing too. And all of the stray Dalmatian puppies that were living on the streets of London have vanished as well. Dan said that no one has seen a single Dalmatian puppy anywhere in all of London since the disappearances stopped. As of now, all of London's Dalmatian puppy population is missing." Said Clark.
"Oh my gosh. Do the police suspect that foul play could be involved?" Asked Shanice.
"Well, what else could it be? If a whole entire race of dogs in a city suddenly vanish without a trace, that screams foul play. There's no question about it. Someone is behind the disappearances of these dogs." Said Clark.
"Do the police have any suspects?" Asked Amber.
"I don't know, i didn't ask. But what i do know is that all of the Dalmatian puppies that were living in London less than a month ago...are not living here now." Said Clark.
"This is crazy. Why would someone steal an entire dog breed population in a city?" Asked China.
"I don't know. But one thing's for certain: They're not here in London anymore." Said Clark.
"And if they're not here...then where?" Asked Shanice.
"And more importantly...who's behind all of this madness?" Said Lois.
"I can answer your questions." Said Mia.
Everyone at the table looked at Mia.
"You can? Well, go ahead, tell us. Tell us what you know." Said Lois.
"I smelled a rat the second i found out you won that contest that De ViL Industries had set up over in America. You don't win a contest like that for nothing. So i decided to do a little investigating." Said Mia.
"Go on." Said Lois.
"(Sighs) The truth is...i'm not just a fashion designer...i'm with the Humane Society over in America." Mia confessed.
"Shut up! What?!" China gasped.
"You're an Animal Rights Activist?" Asked Amber.
"Actually, i prefer the term "Humane Society member" but sure, you can call me an Animal Rights Activist." Said Mia.
"I don't get it. Why would an Animal Rights Activist be working here at the House Of De ViL? A place where people make cloths out of animal fur." Said Lois.
"I didn't come here to London to work at the House Of De ViL...i came here to reveal the truth." Said Mia.
"The truth? What truth?" Asked Clark.
"The truth about Cruella De ViL using dog fur in her fashion line." Said Mia.
"What?!" Everyone gasped.
"Are you serious?" Asked Amber.
"Yes. Our society has had it's eyes on Cruella ever since (2007). They believed that she was using dog fur in her fashion line, so they sent me over here to do a little investigating." Said Mia.
"You mean like an inside job?" Asked China.
"Exactly." Said Mia.
"So you've been working undercover this whole time for the past three months, trying to dig up dirt on miss De ViL." Said Shanice.
"I most certainly have. And judging from the information that i have collected, i'd say it's all payed off." Said Mia.
"What information? What are you talking about?" Asked Lois.
"Today, when i stopped in on Cruella's office, i found that she wasn't in there. But her laptop was. And that was when i saw my oppertunity to finally get some real work done. So i inserted a flashdrive into miss De ViL's computer and started going through all of her personal files. What i found shocked me to my very soul." Said Mia.
"What did you find?" Asked Clark.
"The Humane Society already had their suspicions about miss De ViL..." Said Mia. "but the evidence i found on her laptop just confirmed what they already knew: That Cruella has been using dog fur in her fashion line."
"Oh, my gosh. How far back does this go?" Asked Lois.
Mia was silent.
"Mia! I need to know now! How far back does this go?!" Asked Lois again.
"...All the way back to...(2007)." Said Mia.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"What?" Asked Lois in disbelief with her mouth wide open.
"Since (2007)?!" Lois gasped.
"You heard me." Said Mia.
"Since (2007)!? She's been doing this since (2007)!?" Lois gasped.
"Yeah. She started stealing dogs and using their fur in her fashion line after her release from prison in (2007)." Said Mia.
"Her release? She's been...she's been to prison?" Asked Lois with her mouth still wide open.
"Oh, yeah. Twice, actually." Said Mia.
"Twice? What was she in prison the first time for?" Asked Amber.
"Yeah, and what does this have to do with me winning the contest and Moose and all of the other missing Dalmatian puppies in London?" Asked Lois.
"That's what i'm trying to tell you, Lois. Don't you get it? There is no contest. It was all a trick just to get you here so Cruella could steal your dog and add it to her collection of Dalmatian puppies she's stolen from London. Right now Cruella has 102 Dalmatian puppies stashed away somewhere over in Mexico. Actually, it's 103, now that she has your dog." Said Mia.
"Mia, honestly, what would miss De ViL do with 103 Dalmatian puppies?" Said Lois.
"She's been using dog fur in her fashion line for over 10 years. What do you think she's planning to do with them?" Said Mia.
"No way. That's sick. She...she couldn't do that. She couldn't do what you're suggesting. She couldn't kill a bunch of puppies." Said Lois.
"Oh, yes she can, and she tried to once before." Said Mia.
"What?" Asked Lois.
"You remember how i told you she had been to prison?" Said Mia.
"Yes, i remember you telling me that, but what does that have to do with this situation?" Said Lois.
"Everything, Lois." Said Mia.
"Wait, Mia, how do you know all of this?" Asked China.
"Because while i was investigating Cruella's laptop i came across this video message of two skelliton men who were babling on about how she was arrested in (1996) for stealing 99 Dalmatian puppies and trying to turn them into a spotted fur coat. Then in the year (2000) Cruella was released on probation, only to be arrested again in Paris for stealing 102 Dalmatian puppies from London, repeating the (1996) incident again." Said Mia.
"You mean she's done this before?" Asked Lois.
"Two times, as a matter of fact." Said Mia.
"And you say you downloaded all this information on a flashdrive?" Said Amber.
"The whole thing. I got the video message, the top secret information of Cruella using dog fur in her fashion line, plus a picture of the drawing of Dalmatian fur coat." Said Lois.
"All of that?" Asked Shanice.
"All of that." Said Mia.
"Wait, wait, wait. You said there was a video message of two men dressed as skellitons on miss De ViL's laptop. What did they look like?" Said Clark.
"They wore black suits, black shoes and black hats. One of them wore a black top hat and carried a scepter with a long, black handle and a white skull on the top of it." Said Mia.
"Those are the same guys we saw at the carnival who wanted to buy Moose." Said Mia.
"They're also the ones who stole all of the Dalmatian puppy population in London." Said Mia.
"Then that proves it. There's no doubt that these men are the ones who stole Moose at the carnival." Said Clark.
"They probably flew him out of the country and stashed him away with the other Dalmatian puppies over in Mexico." Said Lois.
"Yeah, and Max, Lucas and Brandon are headed there now. Probably to rescue Moose and the other puppies." Said Clark.
"And i have a hunch that Cruella is on her way over there right now, even as we speak." Said Mia.
"You think so?" Asked China.
"I know so. And the only way to stop her and save all of those puppies is to go to Mexico." Said Mia.
"How are we gonna get there?" Asked Shanice.
"We" are not. Lois, Clark and i are going to Mexico. You, Amber and China are gonna stay here." Said Mia.
"Stay here?" Said Amber, China and Shanice.
"If there's too many of us we'll stand out. Someone has stay behind and give a statement to the authorities." Said Mia.
"Awww." Said Amber.
"Okay, no prob, we'll stay. But if anything happens you make sure you call us, okay?" Said China.
"Deal." Said Lois.
"And when the police get here," Mia reached into her pocket and got out the black flashdrive. "be sure to give them this." She said as she handed the flashdrive to China.
"What is this?" Asked China.
"The flashdrive that i used to download all of the information off of Cruella's computer." Said Mia.
"What's on here?" Asked China.
"All of the evidence of Cruella using dog fur in her fashion line, the drawing of the Dalmatian fur coat, and the video message of those two skelliton men confessing to aiding her in stealing the entire London Dalmatian puppy population. Make sure you give it to the police when they arrive. Promise me you'll do that." Said Mia.
"I promise." Said China.
"Good. Amber, call the police and tell them to get down here now to collect the evidence." Said Mia.
"Already on it." Said Amber before she got out her cellphone and started dialing the police.
Mia looked at Lois and Clark. "Pack your bags, guys. We're going to Mexico."
"Right." Said Lois and Clark.
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