CHAPTER TWO- Trouble In Paradise
Three days later
FOREST CITY, N.Y. - 1:39 P.M.
Just as Carmelita had suspected, Andy Clark was at the deli across the street from his home. He was accompanied by his crow friend Tony. "Mr. Clark. How are you doing today?" said the antelope behind the counter.
"Just fine. And how are you today, Mario?" Andy asked.
"Great," he responded.
"Will you be having your usual today?" Mario asked Andy.
"Yes, of course," Andy said as he placed a bottle of Snapple on the counter.
"And what about your friend here?" the antelope asked.
"I'll have a meatball sub," Tony said.
"You are in for a real treat, my friend," the antelope said to Tony. He then went off to prepare the food.
"This place is great," Andy said as he and Tony waited.
"Yeah," said Tony.
"And right across the street from home," Andy then said. Just then, Mario returned with the food.
"That'll be $6.50," the antelope said. Andy paid and he and Tony emerged from the deli. However, there was somebody standing in their way. It was Carmelita Fox, the detective who had been after Andy's friend Sly. She was accompanied by a large, fearsome lion. Both of them were armed with shock pistols.
"I've got you, raccoon," Carmelita said.
"What is this all about?" Andy asked.
"You are under arrest for the countless thefts you've committed throughout the world," the fox said.
"You'll have to catch me first," Andy said, taking two smoke bombs out of his pocket and tossing them toward the two detectives. He and Tony then raced across the street as the two cops were lost in the smoke screen.
"God damn him!" Carmelita exclaimed as the smoke cleared.
"Don't worry," Lyons said. "We'll find him."
Andy and Tony ran into the house. Andy slammed the door shut and locked it. He then pushed a button that brought a solid metal wall down over the door.
"What's going on?" Chris asked as he and Jake played video games in the living room.
"That vixen cop who's been after Cooper is on our tails now," the raccoon responded.
"What? Why?" the hedgehog asked.
"Who knows?" said Andy. "I just hope Sly hasn't been caught."
"I haven't heard from him in a while," the raccoon then said.
"I'm sure that if he'd been captured, we would have heard about it," said Tony.
"Just to be sure, I'd better give him a call," Andy said, heading to the phone.
Meanwhile, outside the house, Carmelita and Brent stared at the place. Every door and window was sealed off with solid steel. "What now?" asked Carmelita.
"He can't stay in there forever," the lion said.
"Well, I'm going to look for a way in," Carmelita said, heading for one side of the house.
"Hold it, Fox," Lyons said. "You don't know what kind of security these guys might have."
"Well, we have to do something," Carmelita said.
"We should head back to headquarters. They're probably wondering what happened to us," Lyons said. "We can always come back here," the lion added.
"Fine," said Carmelita as the two headed for their car.
Back inside, Andy had Sly's number, and after several minutes, got an answer. "Hello," said Sly.
"Hey there. It's Andy," Clark said.
"Andy! Long time no see," Sly said.
"Yeah," said Andy. "Sorry I haven't been keeping in touch."
"It's OK," said Sly. "So, why did you call?" he then asked.
"Just checking up on you. I thought you might have been captured...or worse," Andy said.
"What? Why?" Sly asked.
"Because your girlfriend Carmelita Fox is apparently after me now. I thought maybe she was finished with you and that I was her next case," Clark responded.
"Nah, I'm doing fine," said Sly. "Bentley's back with me, you know."
"Really," said Andy.
"And your pal Rusty has left," Sly then said.
"I know. I've seen him around here," Andy said. "Wonder why he left."
"Yeah, me too," Sly said. "I really enjoyed working with him."
"Glad someone enjoyed that guy's company," said Andy. "Rusty is such a prick."
"Why do you say that? He seems like an okay guy," Sly said.
"Because I helped finance his racing career, and he's never so much as given me a thank you," said Andy.
"Why doesn't he race anymore?" Cooper asked.
"Because the idiot caused a 30-car pile-up on the first lap of the 2000 Daytona 500," Andy replied.
"Oh," said Sly.
"Anyway, I don't know what I'm going to do now that that crazy fox is sniffing around my town," Andy said.
"Maybe I could come over and help you," said Sly.
"Don't do that. It will just increase the chance of both of us getting caught," Andy said.
"You're right," said Sly. "I've got to go. I'm sure you'll think of a way out of this," he then said.
"Yeah. Goodbye," said Andy.
"Bye," said Sly. He then hung up.
"Well, what's the word?" asked Tony.
"Everything's fine with Cooper," Andy responded. "It's a pity the same can't be said of us," Clark then said.
Three days later
FOREST CITY, N.Y. - 1:39 P.M.
Just as Carmelita had suspected, Andy Clark was at the deli across the street from his home. He was accompanied by his crow friend Tony. "Mr. Clark. How are you doing today?" said the antelope behind the counter.
"Just fine. And how are you today, Mario?" Andy asked.
"Great," he responded.
"Will you be having your usual today?" Mario asked Andy.
"Yes, of course," Andy said as he placed a bottle of Snapple on the counter.
"And what about your friend here?" the antelope asked.
"I'll have a meatball sub," Tony said.
"You are in for a real treat, my friend," the antelope said to Tony. He then went off to prepare the food.
"This place is great," Andy said as he and Tony waited.
"Yeah," said Tony.
"And right across the street from home," Andy then said. Just then, Mario returned with the food.
"That'll be $6.50," the antelope said. Andy paid and he and Tony emerged from the deli. However, there was somebody standing in their way. It was Carmelita Fox, the detective who had been after Andy's friend Sly. She was accompanied by a large, fearsome lion. Both of them were armed with shock pistols.
"I've got you, raccoon," Carmelita said.
"What is this all about?" Andy asked.
"You are under arrest for the countless thefts you've committed throughout the world," the fox said.
"You'll have to catch me first," Andy said, taking two smoke bombs out of his pocket and tossing them toward the two detectives. He and Tony then raced across the street as the two cops were lost in the smoke screen.
"God damn him!" Carmelita exclaimed as the smoke cleared.
"Don't worry," Lyons said. "We'll find him."
Andy and Tony ran into the house. Andy slammed the door shut and locked it. He then pushed a button that brought a solid metal wall down over the door.
"What's going on?" Chris asked as he and Jake played video games in the living room.
"That vixen cop who's been after Cooper is on our tails now," the raccoon responded.
"What? Why?" the hedgehog asked.
"Who knows?" said Andy. "I just hope Sly hasn't been caught."
"I haven't heard from him in a while," the raccoon then said.
"I'm sure that if he'd been captured, we would have heard about it," said Tony.
"Just to be sure, I'd better give him a call," Andy said, heading to the phone.
Meanwhile, outside the house, Carmelita and Brent stared at the place. Every door and window was sealed off with solid steel. "What now?" asked Carmelita.
"He can't stay in there forever," the lion said.
"Well, I'm going to look for a way in," Carmelita said, heading for one side of the house.
"Hold it, Fox," Lyons said. "You don't know what kind of security these guys might have."
"Well, we have to do something," Carmelita said.
"We should head back to headquarters. They're probably wondering what happened to us," Lyons said. "We can always come back here," the lion added.
"Fine," said Carmelita as the two headed for their car.
Back inside, Andy had Sly's number, and after several minutes, got an answer. "Hello," said Sly.
"Hey there. It's Andy," Clark said.
"Andy! Long time no see," Sly said.
"Yeah," said Andy. "Sorry I haven't been keeping in touch."
"It's OK," said Sly. "So, why did you call?" he then asked.
"Just checking up on you. I thought you might have been captured...or worse," Andy said.
"What? Why?" Sly asked.
"Because your girlfriend Carmelita Fox is apparently after me now. I thought maybe she was finished with you and that I was her next case," Clark responded.
"Nah, I'm doing fine," said Sly. "Bentley's back with me, you know."
"Really," said Andy.
"And your pal Rusty has left," Sly then said.
"I know. I've seen him around here," Andy said. "Wonder why he left."
"Yeah, me too," Sly said. "I really enjoyed working with him."
"Glad someone enjoyed that guy's company," said Andy. "Rusty is such a prick."
"Why do you say that? He seems like an okay guy," Sly said.
"Because I helped finance his racing career, and he's never so much as given me a thank you," said Andy.
"Why doesn't he race anymore?" Cooper asked.
"Because the idiot caused a 30-car pile-up on the first lap of the 2000 Daytona 500," Andy replied.
"Oh," said Sly.
"Anyway, I don't know what I'm going to do now that that crazy fox is sniffing around my town," Andy said.
"Maybe I could come over and help you," said Sly.
"Don't do that. It will just increase the chance of both of us getting caught," Andy said.
"You're right," said Sly. "I've got to go. I'm sure you'll think of a way out of this," he then said.
"Yeah. Goodbye," said Andy.
"Bye," said Sly. He then hung up.
"Well, what's the word?" asked Tony.
"Everything's fine with Cooper," Andy responded. "It's a pity the same can't be said of us," Clark then said.