CHAPTER SIX- A Plan
Later....
Andy awakes and emerges from Sly's room. He walks out to the living room and sits down on the couch.
"Did you enjoy your nap, big brother?" asked Casey.
"Yes, I did," Andy said.
"Do you guys mind if I get a quick shower before we get down to business?" Andy asked.
"No. It's no problem," said Sly.
"OK," Andy says as he takes a towel and some clothes out of his suitcase. He then heads for the bathroom.
"You know, Sly," Casey said, looking around Sly's hideout. "I'm quite impressed at the way you've built an entire house here inside an abandoned train car."
"It's Bentley who came up with the plans of this place," said Sly. "It's one of the few things he hasn't messed up."
"Hey!" Bentley snapped.
Andy finished showering, dried his fur, got dressed and emerged from the bathroom. He then sat down on the couch. "Are we ready?" he asked the others.
"Sure are," said Casey.
"Yup," said Sly.
Andy gets up and goes over to the computer, where Bentley is seated, and pushes the turtle aside, taking his place at the computer.
"Hey!" said Bentley. "Get your ass off of there!"
"Let him work," Sly said.
Bentley walks off, dejected.
Andy works on the computer for several minutes, and then prints out several pages. He then returns to the living room and spreads the printouts across the coffee table. "Gentlemen," Andy said. "And lady," he says, glancing toward Veronica. "Our target today is the International Diamond Center in Clearwater, Florida."
"This place looks innocent enough," he says, pointing to a photograph of a nondescript looking glass building. "But this building holds untold millions of dollars worth of rare diamonds within its walls."
Andy now points to a detailed diagram of the building. "The security here is super high-tech," he says. "But there is one key weakness. The roof is completely unguarded."
"Sly and I will enter through the roof. Casey, you and Veronica will enter through the back and disable the security system," Andy then says.
"Sure thing," says Casey. "This is going to be fun."
"Let's waste no time in getting over there," Andy said.
Sly now stands up and puts on his boots, gloves and hat. Veronica heads off to here room to get dressed. Casey stands up and stretches.
"So," Sly asks Andy. "What's your new girlfriend like?"
"Oh, she's very nice. Her name's Rebecca," Andy responds. "I'll have to introduce you to her some time."
"That would be nice," Sly says. "So, has Sandra found anyone new?"
"Why yes," said Andy. "He's some swan. I don't know much about him. I think he used to be in a band or something."
"Oh," says Sly.
Meanwhile, our two would-be crime busters, Oliver the swan and Todd the turtle, continue to wait outside. The swan chuckled a bit as he listened to the thieves' conversation through electronic device. "Maybe someone should tell these fools that the International Diamond Company has moved all their diamonds to Peru to prevent possible theft," he said.
"You'd think that genius Andy Clark would know that the Florida office now serves only as a corporate headquarters," said the swan.
"Don't worry," the turtle said. "They'll soon discover the error of their ways."
"We'd better get there before they do," the swan says. The two strangers then disappear.
Later....
Andy awakes and emerges from Sly's room. He walks out to the living room and sits down on the couch.
"Did you enjoy your nap, big brother?" asked Casey.
"Yes, I did," Andy said.
"Do you guys mind if I get a quick shower before we get down to business?" Andy asked.
"No. It's no problem," said Sly.
"OK," Andy says as he takes a towel and some clothes out of his suitcase. He then heads for the bathroom.
"You know, Sly," Casey said, looking around Sly's hideout. "I'm quite impressed at the way you've built an entire house here inside an abandoned train car."
"It's Bentley who came up with the plans of this place," said Sly. "It's one of the few things he hasn't messed up."
"Hey!" Bentley snapped.
Andy finished showering, dried his fur, got dressed and emerged from the bathroom. He then sat down on the couch. "Are we ready?" he asked the others.
"Sure are," said Casey.
"Yup," said Sly.
Andy gets up and goes over to the computer, where Bentley is seated, and pushes the turtle aside, taking his place at the computer.
"Hey!" said Bentley. "Get your ass off of there!"
"Let him work," Sly said.
Bentley walks off, dejected.
Andy works on the computer for several minutes, and then prints out several pages. He then returns to the living room and spreads the printouts across the coffee table. "Gentlemen," Andy said. "And lady," he says, glancing toward Veronica. "Our target today is the International Diamond Center in Clearwater, Florida."
"This place looks innocent enough," he says, pointing to a photograph of a nondescript looking glass building. "But this building holds untold millions of dollars worth of rare diamonds within its walls."
Andy now points to a detailed diagram of the building. "The security here is super high-tech," he says. "But there is one key weakness. The roof is completely unguarded."
"Sly and I will enter through the roof. Casey, you and Veronica will enter through the back and disable the security system," Andy then says.
"Sure thing," says Casey. "This is going to be fun."
"Let's waste no time in getting over there," Andy said.
Sly now stands up and puts on his boots, gloves and hat. Veronica heads off to here room to get dressed. Casey stands up and stretches.
"So," Sly asks Andy. "What's your new girlfriend like?"
"Oh, she's very nice. Her name's Rebecca," Andy responds. "I'll have to introduce you to her some time."
"That would be nice," Sly says. "So, has Sandra found anyone new?"
"Why yes," said Andy. "He's some swan. I don't know much about him. I think he used to be in a band or something."
"Oh," says Sly.
Meanwhile, our two would-be crime busters, Oliver the swan and Todd the turtle, continue to wait outside. The swan chuckled a bit as he listened to the thieves' conversation through electronic device. "Maybe someone should tell these fools that the International Diamond Company has moved all their diamonds to Peru to prevent possible theft," he said.
"You'd think that genius Andy Clark would know that the Florida office now serves only as a corporate headquarters," said the swan.
"Don't worry," the turtle said. "They'll soon discover the error of their ways."
"We'd better get there before they do," the swan says. The two strangers then disappear.