Part 5 (Nack's Fight with the Panther King, The Plan)

When we reached the floor, all the other guards were ready to shoot at both me and Rouge. I then saw the Professor, putting something on like a headband. I quickly ran by the door saying, "Hi Professor! Bye Professor!"

"Guten Tag to you too!" he said, as he didn't look.

The first set of guards started rapidly shooting at me, but Rouge kicked one of the guards as the others ducked down from the rapid fire the first one was using. I punched that guard unconscious as I started to go fight off more guards. I don't know how the rest of the battle went, but Rouge & I didn't get a single shot from the bullets.

Some of the guards were unconscious, but most of them just ducked down, except for 2 medevil guards and 2 last army guards. I punched the first army guard while Rouge kicked the other one by the knee. I told the guard, "Take that, you stupid guard!"

I was enjoying the fight, but just as I was about to make this one unconscious, I heard a familiar voice saying, "Auc ta Levan!"

I turned around and saw the Professor and then said as I dropped the guard, "Oh, hey Professor."

"Nack, vhat are you and zat girl doing here?" he exagerated, then he noticed my hat continuing, "And vhy are you vearing zat ridiculous hat?"

I looked at my hat saying, "Oh, you mean this hat? My new boss gave it to me. And I'm going to be a bounty hunter if I do my job right!"

"Me too!" Rouge said.

The Professor then protest, "You and zat girl aren't. I told you to get out of-"

"Hey!" Rouge yelled, "The name's Rouge, not zat girl!"

I conitnued, "My boss told me if I get to steal at least 500 Mobians from this castle, then I become a bounty hunter."

Rouge then started to protest, "I want some of the share!"

"What!? Are you crazy?"

"No, I'm not."

We both looked at each other angrily as the last three guards started to surround the three of us, Professor too. Then all of a sudden, without warning, the two doors opened and out came the Panther King. He had that evil look at his eyes when he looked at me.

He then said, "Well, well, if it isn't the little troublemaker that caused all of this." then turning to the Professor, saying to him, "Thank you for the trouble of finding him, Professor."

"You planned this?" Rouge shockingly asked.

I was just shocked and scared. I started to back away from the Professor, but the thin guard was right behind me giving a 'He doesn't wanna do it' look to me.

The Professor turned to me and said, floating to me, "Nack, you have to believe me. I have nothing to do vith zis!"

"Stay out of this!" the panther yelled as he pushed the Professor off of his chair and one of the guards was about ready to shoot at the Professor.

I was going to lose another friend cause of me. Rouge, big girl Rouge, began to cry...and then I started to cry and get angry at the same time. I jumped up to him and started to grab his collar of his robe, which got everyone (including the recovered guards) shocked to a shocking moment: I was gonna be the first weasel to ever face the legendary Panther King.

I got angry as I yelled, "Okay, you stupid panther! I had it with you! First you made the weasels your slaves, then you tried to kill me, then you killed the only weasel kid I ever made friends with, and now you're about to kill another friend of mine! YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR!!!"

I punched him in the face and looked at Rouge. She knows what I'm doing as I bit his ear & tail, and kicked him in all places of him. Then Rouge told the king, "Okay, Panther King, if you're so famous, then why do you have to be so mean?!"

She kicked him in the knee as she said that. The Panther King growled in pain. He then grabbed both me and Rouge by the throat. I started to shed tears as I was about to die. Rouge held my hand for a little comfort so we can bravely die together. But then, just as I felt my neck about to pop, the Panther King screamed in pain. I looked behind him and saw the Professor.

I smiled as both me and Rouge were dropped on the floor. I then took a metal chair I found and with Rouge's help, swung it to the king's head. He then fell on the floor and was knocked unconscious. We looked at the guards, especially the medevil ones. I covered my eyes, hoping they wouldn't shoot, but instead of bullets, there was a clap. I looked and saw the thin medevil guard clapping for me. Then the fat medevil guard started to join in with the clapping, and soon all the guards were cheering, for me, Rouge, and the Professor.

I, with Rouge, helped the Professor back in his chair as I told the guards, "Okay, guys, I know I'm great. But there's a price: I'm probably gonna need 1000 Mobians."

After all, I can have at least half the price the Boss asked me to get. One of the guards agreed as he went back downstairs to get the cash from the bank. I then looked at the Professor, who is now in his chair again. He looked weird with a telescope on his head, but I didn't complain.

I told Rouge, "Rouge, meet me downstairs, I wanna talk to the Professor for a little while."

She kinda blushed before going downstairs with half of the guards. I looked at the Professor telling the rest of the guards something, I don't know what, but I'm sure it was something about not letting himself be mentioned to the Panther King about helping us. When he was done talking to the guards, he looked at me with his purple eyes.

He asked, "Nack, vhy did you come back?"

"I didn't want any of you suffering like Kyle-da did," I told him, "I wanted to make sure the Panther King payed for what he did to Kyle-da."

"I see, and you came back for me?"

"Yeah, to get you out of this castle. I want you to see what freedom's like."

"No, I cannot go. Even if I do, ze Panther King vould be looking for me too. Zer is one thing I can help you vith on your new job."

He then took out a gun from his labcoat and showed it to me. It was a really good gun, kinda like the one I have now. He then gave it to me and then I noticed a guard carrying a milk carton. That gave me an idea.

"Professor, I think I found a way to get rid of that Panther King once and for all, even if it takes a long while."

The Professor, looking interested asked, "Vhat is it?"

"Well, I saw a plan for a monster named Heinrich earlier and I saw the milk carton. I think we should put the egg inside the milk carton."

"But won't ze king suspect zomething?"

"Not if it tastes the same to him. Anyway, I think in order for him to be too distracted about the monster, I think the table that's next to his throne should have one of the legs cut off. Then use an excuse to make him believe that a living thing needs to be fit under the table."

"Vait, nothing, not even squirrels don't fit under ze table to keep balance."

"I know that, you know that, the weasel guards & Rouge know that, but does that Panther King know that? No, he doesn't."

"All right zen, I vill make sure zat ze plans succeeds. My Tediz Project I'm working on vill keep him distracted as vell."

"So that's what those teddy bears with stiches were called."

He then came up and (believe it or not) hugged me. He was acting like the grandpa I never had. He then said to me softly, "Nack, take care of yourself out zere."

"I promise, Professor, that I will come back. And I hope to see you again someday."

I went out to the stairway where Rouge was. Rouge & I then both walked downstairs to collect our pay.

(Next Chapter, Present Time: A New Mission, Professor's Return)