VILE Hideout
London
Carmen was pacing back and forth in the library. 'That nerve of
Lee's...'
Samuel opened the door and caught Carmen off-guard. "Carmen?
Something wrong?"
"Huh? What?" Carmen snapped out of her thoughts. "What are you doing
here? And how'd you find out one of my hideouts?"
"Elementary, my dear Carmen," Samuel replied.
"Cut it out, and let's get straight to the point." Carmen snapped
back.
"Okay, okay. But I know what's going on in your mind."
"And how would you know that?"
"Well, Ivy knows Kassandra best, you took Lee under your wing--"
"--which is right now, broken--"
"--and I was thinking if you might work with Acme, even for a short
while."
Carmen thought for a minute. "Wait. You're saying you want me to come
back and work for Acme again?"
"You did it with Maelstrom's case. Why not do it again?"
"Look, the reason why I helped Acme with Maelstrom was because he was
pretty damn ruthless, past and present. I didn't want to see Zack and Ivy get
killed by the psychomaniac."
"What about Avalon's case?"
Carmen became silent.
"How much are you risking by helping Acme?"
"My criminal empire. Lee's always wanted to rise above upper henchmen
rank while at VILE," Carmen answered slowly.
"And yet you formed an unwritten alliance with Acme when Avalon was
kidnapped," Samuel said. "You've already put your empire in danger once, and
succeeded."
"That was by pure luck, Sam," Carmen answered. "He had a few dumb
cohorts with him. But now that he has someone who's as smart as Acme it could
be different."
"You have a point there, Carmen. But maybe if we play our cards right
you can retain your empire and Acme can send Kassandra and Lee to jail,"
Samuel said.
**********
Millenium Dome
"I think Samuel's guess fizzed. Kassandra's nowhere in sight," Zack
said.
"And the Millenium Star is still around here," Ivy said.
"What do you suppose Samuel's up to?" Zack asked.
"I don't know..." Ivy said. "But somehow the diamond's gone!"
"WHAT?" Zack was surprised. Zack and Ivy went to the diamond's
display stand. "That's impossible! There's too much security around here to
steal the Star!"
"That's the point of challenges," Kassandra's voice shouted.
Zack and Ivy looked up to see Kassandra fleeing with the diamond and
a new laptop.
"Great. She actually made off with the Millenium Star," Ivy sighed.
"Ivy, remember what Samuel said about Kassandra's aunt?" Zack said.
"The money. We've got to warn Mrs. Mitchell! Chief, C-5 us to Mrs.
Mitchell's home in New York!"
Kassandra overheard the conversation. "You two aren't going
anywhere," she said to herself. Turning on her laptop, she cracked into Acme
and blocked the destination just as the C-5 sounded, taking Zack and Ivy into
her roadblock.
Then she hit the C-5 on her way out.
**********
Somewhere in the computer system
"Whoa. This definitely wasn't where we decided on," Ivy said.
"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about this," Zack replied.
"Wait a minute. Ivy, did you see Kassandra with a new laptop?"
"Yeah, why?" Ivy asked.
"Kassandra must've overheard us talking and blocked us! We're gonna
have to get Samuel to help us now!"
**********
London
Samuel's communicator started beeping. "Aw dammit..." he muttered. He
saw the pink screen open up in front of him and Carmen.
"Zack? Ivy?" Samuel was surprised. "Where are you guys?"
"We were trying to C-5 to New York, but Kassandra somehow blocked our
destination with her laptop!" Zack shouted over the noise. "We're wondering
if you could help us!"
"Oh geez..." Samuel muttered under his breath. "Fine. Should I go
back to San Fran?"
"Don't try, Samuel. Kassandra might block you as well," Ivy said.
"And why is Carmen with you? I thought Carmen had left Acme after Kassandra
split when we interrogated her."
"Don't ask, Ivy," Carmen said. "We can try to unblock it through
VILE's computer systems. Hang on, detectives."
**********
New York, New York
Nighttime
Kassandra stood in front of Vivien's apartment building. 'Aunt Viv
should be home...it's nighttime and she's not the type to hit the singles'
bar...'
Going to Vivien's floor she rang the doorbell. "I'll get it!" a voice
shouted.
'It's Beatrice,' Kassandra quickly figured.
Beatrice threw open the door and saw Kassandra. "Hi! Mom didn't
say--"
"Forget what Aunt Vivien said, twit." Kassandra roughly picked up her
cousin and went to Beatrice's bedroom, locking the door before facing her
cousin. "Where's the money Aunt Vivien has?" Kassandra demanded.
"What money?" Beatrice was now shaking with fear.
"Don't play stupid, Beatrice." Kassandra withdrew her knife. "What's
in my hand?"
"A knife," Beatrice answered, intimidated.
"Right. And if a knife had another use other than chopping up food
what would that be?" Kassandra asked.
"You would use that to kill me."
"Exactly, smart aleck. Now tell me where Aunt Vivien hid her money."
"Why are you picking on me?" Beatrice demanded.
"Do as I say. Ask questions later. Now, tell me where the money is
and I won't hurt you."
Beatrice unlocked the door and exited the room. "The money's in Mom's
bedroom."
"Good. What's the combination?" Kassandra asked.
Beatrice was hesitant. "Aunt Vivien didn't tell us that."
Kassandra grabbed Beatrice by the shirt. "Don't lie. You should
always respect your elders, even if they're no older than you by seven years.
I'm giving you one chance to tell me what's the combo, or I kill you and dump
your body outside. WHAT'S THE COMBO?"
Beatrice whispered it in Kassandra's ear. "Good. That's how you earn
your elders' respect." Kassandra let go of Beatrice. "Here's a thanks."
Kassandra clubbed Beatrice hard on the head, knocking her out on the floor.
Going to Vivien's room, Kassandra quickly unlocked the safe and
channeled all the money through the C-5.
**********
London
"We're almost there..." Carmen said, punching in a few commands from
the keyboard. "There! Try and see if you can C-5 to Samuel's coordinates in
New York. He's there waiting for you two."
Zack and Ivy C-5ed out of the system as Carmen watched from her desk.
**********
New York, New York
Samuel looked at his watch. 'Where are they? Kassandra could show up
anytime now!'
The C-5 sounded and the two siblings stepped out. "Whew, that's a
relief," Zack said.
"There's no time to waste, Zack! We've got to find Kassandra!" Ivy
said, dragging him to the elevator with Samuel following.
Just as Samuel pressed the up button for the elevator it opened with
Kassandra making a mad dash out.
"Stop! You're under arrest!" Ivy shouted. She tackled Kassandra and
the two struggled, Kassandra trying to break free, Ivy trying to arrest
Kassandra.
"Get lost!" Kassandra shouted, reaching for her knife and slashing
Ivy on the left forearm. Ivy screamed in pain and released Kassandra, who then
escaped through the C-5.
Zack and Samuel rushed to Ivy, blood gushing from her arm. Samuel
took off his coat and compressed on the wound. "Chief, get us to the nearest
hospital!" Samuel said. "Zack, go and ask Mrs. Mitchell if there's anything
wrong."
Zack darted into the open elevator and watched as Samuel picked up
Ivy and took off in the C-5.
London
Carmen was pacing back and forth in the library. 'That nerve of
Lee's...'
Samuel opened the door and caught Carmen off-guard. "Carmen?
Something wrong?"
"Huh? What?" Carmen snapped out of her thoughts. "What are you doing
here? And how'd you find out one of my hideouts?"
"Elementary, my dear Carmen," Samuel replied.
"Cut it out, and let's get straight to the point." Carmen snapped
back.
"Okay, okay. But I know what's going on in your mind."
"And how would you know that?"
"Well, Ivy knows Kassandra best, you took Lee under your wing--"
"--which is right now, broken--"
"--and I was thinking if you might work with Acme, even for a short
while."
Carmen thought for a minute. "Wait. You're saying you want me to come
back and work for Acme again?"
"You did it with Maelstrom's case. Why not do it again?"
"Look, the reason why I helped Acme with Maelstrom was because he was
pretty damn ruthless, past and present. I didn't want to see Zack and Ivy get
killed by the psychomaniac."
"What about Avalon's case?"
Carmen became silent.
"How much are you risking by helping Acme?"
"My criminal empire. Lee's always wanted to rise above upper henchmen
rank while at VILE," Carmen answered slowly.
"And yet you formed an unwritten alliance with Acme when Avalon was
kidnapped," Samuel said. "You've already put your empire in danger once, and
succeeded."
"That was by pure luck, Sam," Carmen answered. "He had a few dumb
cohorts with him. But now that he has someone who's as smart as Acme it could
be different."
"You have a point there, Carmen. But maybe if we play our cards right
you can retain your empire and Acme can send Kassandra and Lee to jail,"
Samuel said.
**********
Millenium Dome
"I think Samuel's guess fizzed. Kassandra's nowhere in sight," Zack
said.
"And the Millenium Star is still around here," Ivy said.
"What do you suppose Samuel's up to?" Zack asked.
"I don't know..." Ivy said. "But somehow the diamond's gone!"
"WHAT?" Zack was surprised. Zack and Ivy went to the diamond's
display stand. "That's impossible! There's too much security around here to
steal the Star!"
"That's the point of challenges," Kassandra's voice shouted.
Zack and Ivy looked up to see Kassandra fleeing with the diamond and
a new laptop.
"Great. She actually made off with the Millenium Star," Ivy sighed.
"Ivy, remember what Samuel said about Kassandra's aunt?" Zack said.
"The money. We've got to warn Mrs. Mitchell! Chief, C-5 us to Mrs.
Mitchell's home in New York!"
Kassandra overheard the conversation. "You two aren't going
anywhere," she said to herself. Turning on her laptop, she cracked into Acme
and blocked the destination just as the C-5 sounded, taking Zack and Ivy into
her roadblock.
Then she hit the C-5 on her way out.
**********
Somewhere in the computer system
"Whoa. This definitely wasn't where we decided on," Ivy said.
"I don't know, but I have a bad feeling about this," Zack replied.
"Wait a minute. Ivy, did you see Kassandra with a new laptop?"
"Yeah, why?" Ivy asked.
"Kassandra must've overheard us talking and blocked us! We're gonna
have to get Samuel to help us now!"
**********
London
Samuel's communicator started beeping. "Aw dammit..." he muttered. He
saw the pink screen open up in front of him and Carmen.
"Zack? Ivy?" Samuel was surprised. "Where are you guys?"
"We were trying to C-5 to New York, but Kassandra somehow blocked our
destination with her laptop!" Zack shouted over the noise. "We're wondering
if you could help us!"
"Oh geez..." Samuel muttered under his breath. "Fine. Should I go
back to San Fran?"
"Don't try, Samuel. Kassandra might block you as well," Ivy said.
"And why is Carmen with you? I thought Carmen had left Acme after Kassandra
split when we interrogated her."
"Don't ask, Ivy," Carmen said. "We can try to unblock it through
VILE's computer systems. Hang on, detectives."
**********
New York, New York
Nighttime
Kassandra stood in front of Vivien's apartment building. 'Aunt Viv
should be home...it's nighttime and she's not the type to hit the singles'
bar...'
Going to Vivien's floor she rang the doorbell. "I'll get it!" a voice
shouted.
'It's Beatrice,' Kassandra quickly figured.
Beatrice threw open the door and saw Kassandra. "Hi! Mom didn't
say--"
"Forget what Aunt Vivien said, twit." Kassandra roughly picked up her
cousin and went to Beatrice's bedroom, locking the door before facing her
cousin. "Where's the money Aunt Vivien has?" Kassandra demanded.
"What money?" Beatrice was now shaking with fear.
"Don't play stupid, Beatrice." Kassandra withdrew her knife. "What's
in my hand?"
"A knife," Beatrice answered, intimidated.
"Right. And if a knife had another use other than chopping up food
what would that be?" Kassandra asked.
"You would use that to kill me."
"Exactly, smart aleck. Now tell me where Aunt Vivien hid her money."
"Why are you picking on me?" Beatrice demanded.
"Do as I say. Ask questions later. Now, tell me where the money is
and I won't hurt you."
Beatrice unlocked the door and exited the room. "The money's in Mom's
bedroom."
"Good. What's the combination?" Kassandra asked.
Beatrice was hesitant. "Aunt Vivien didn't tell us that."
Kassandra grabbed Beatrice by the shirt. "Don't lie. You should
always respect your elders, even if they're no older than you by seven years.
I'm giving you one chance to tell me what's the combo, or I kill you and dump
your body outside. WHAT'S THE COMBO?"
Beatrice whispered it in Kassandra's ear. "Good. That's how you earn
your elders' respect." Kassandra let go of Beatrice. "Here's a thanks."
Kassandra clubbed Beatrice hard on the head, knocking her out on the floor.
Going to Vivien's room, Kassandra quickly unlocked the safe and
channeled all the money through the C-5.
**********
London
"We're almost there..." Carmen said, punching in a few commands from
the keyboard. "There! Try and see if you can C-5 to Samuel's coordinates in
New York. He's there waiting for you two."
Zack and Ivy C-5ed out of the system as Carmen watched from her desk.
**********
New York, New York
Samuel looked at his watch. 'Where are they? Kassandra could show up
anytime now!'
The C-5 sounded and the two siblings stepped out. "Whew, that's a
relief," Zack said.
"There's no time to waste, Zack! We've got to find Kassandra!" Ivy
said, dragging him to the elevator with Samuel following.
Just as Samuel pressed the up button for the elevator it opened with
Kassandra making a mad dash out.
"Stop! You're under arrest!" Ivy shouted. She tackled Kassandra and
the two struggled, Kassandra trying to break free, Ivy trying to arrest
Kassandra.
"Get lost!" Kassandra shouted, reaching for her knife and slashing
Ivy on the left forearm. Ivy screamed in pain and released Kassandra, who then
escaped through the C-5.
Zack and Samuel rushed to Ivy, blood gushing from her arm. Samuel
took off his coat and compressed on the wound. "Chief, get us to the nearest
hospital!" Samuel said. "Zack, go and ask Mrs. Mitchell if there's anything
wrong."
Zack darted into the open elevator and watched as Samuel picked up
Ivy and took off in the C-5.