Chapter 6 – Murphy's Law

Matt, Clarence and Pete started on their way to Washington. They were alert, but everything looked like it was going according to plan, or so it seemed.

"Here they come!" remarked a man in dark glasses into a walkie-talkie, as they passed him.

"Excellent! The roadblock is now in process!"

As the guys were cycling down the freeway, they noticed that an 18-wheeler had jack-knifed, blocking all lanes.

"Looks like it's time to fly, gents!" remarked Pete. With that, all three instructed their voice cycles to change to fly mode, and they quickly flew over the accident, landing 500 feet past it.

"We should notify the local police," stated Clarence.

"Already done! I radioed the location of the accident as we flew over it!" responded Matt.

On the ground, someone is not very happy. "What the……! Those cycles can FLY? We'll have to try another intercept plan! Let's radio the boss!" Immediately, they get on the radio.

"Hello Hometown, do you read?"

"Yes, Appendage Three! Status?"

"The objective flew over our diversion!"

"They WHAT?…….. I'll have to formulate a new plan! Out!"

The guys are about three miles from their destination, as they turn another corner. There issecond accident blocking all lanes!

"Fly time again, guys!" remarked Matt. But this time, as they tried to fly over the accident, their cycles were snared in a strong net fastened to four cement stanchions.

"What's going on?" asked an alarmed Clarence.

Soon the net is drenched in sleeping gas. They guys are out cold.

"Good! Good! Now search those cycles for the briefcase!" The search is performed, and the case found on Clarence's bike.

"Got it! What do we do with the guys and the bikes?"

"Bring the bikes on the truck with you! As for the guys, eliminate them!"

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The guys wake up with their hands and feet tied, in the back of an old pick-up truck. It has just been sent down a long hill toward a cliff edge!

Pete quickly sizes up the situation! "Okay guys! Lie flat so we can each grab a laser pen out of our jumpsuit pockets, then laser these ropes, fast!" The truck is quickly picking up speed, as it is half way down the hill!

The guys try to remain calm, as they perform the laser cutting. With the pick-up ninety five percent down the hill, their hands and feet are free!

"JUMP!" declares Clarence. All three leap into the air, just as the pick-up goes over the edge. Thinking instinctively, all three deploy their bungee belts, aim them at some close by trees, and fire! The belts catch strong limbs, and stop their fall! Slowly, the bungee belts bring the guys to the top of the cliff.

"Close one!" declares Clarence.

"I'll have to thank Alex for training us to put our laser pens in the same spot! It's a small thing, but it sure came in handy!" remarked Pete.

"I remember giving Alex some grief, and complaining to Sam about how 'nit-picky' Alex was when training us! When we get back, I'm going to give her a big box of her favorite chocolate! That 'nit-pickyness' saved our lives!" stated Matt.

After the guys take a few minutes to recover from their hair-raising escape, they get back on the case.

"Okay! Let's trace the briefcase and the cycles on our wallet communicators," said Pete.

The three intently check their wallet communicators.

"Looks like they took our cycles with them!" Clarence stated.

"Well, we'll just have to get them back! Activate the remote to bring the cycles to us!" Pete declared.

"Right!" answered Matt, as all three guys activated their units.

At the villain's hideout, the henchmen are looking over all three bikes, when the bikes start up by themselves, and hover about 10 feet off the ground. The bikes then set off, at break neck speed, to who knows where! The henchmen are mystified!

"What caused THAT?" asked one.

"I don't know, and don't care! You probably touched something you shouldn't have, Alvie!"

"Well, if I did, I ain't gonna tell the boss!"

"Good idea! Let's just tell him they went on their own, but ONLY if he asks!"

"Yeah! What he don't know can't hurt him!"

Within five minutes, the cycles have reached the guys.

"Okay, guys, let's dial in the homing beacon for that briefcase and get it back!" declared Matt.

"You bet!" answered Clarence.

"They'll probably be expecting us, so we'll have to park the bikes about one block away!" added Pete.

At the villain's hideout, they are having problems getting the attaché case open.

"Lars, have you got that thing open yet? The boss is waiting!" asked a henchman.

"No, not yet! That has to be the sturdiest case, and toughest lock I've ever seen! I can't pick the lock, and can't force open the case!" an exasperate Lars commented.

The two men are interrupted by the Boss – Mason Dixon.

"What's the hold-up here!" Mason demands.

"I can't get this case open, Boss! I can't pick the lock, and I can't force it open!" Lars explains, as he visibly starts to sweat.

"Alright, then! Alvie! I want you to tear down those motorcycles and see if you can find a key!"

Alvie responds rather sheepishly, "Ahhhhh, Boss? The cycles are gone."

"They're WHAT!" Mason boomed.

"They're gone! All of the sudden they just started up and flew off!

"How long ago? WHY WASN'T I INFORMED?"

"Welllllll, …about a half hour ago! We didn't think it was important!" a chastened Alvie responded.

"You unmitigated FOOL! That probably means that the three agents who were riding them are somehow still alive! They might be able to trace this attaché case! We must prepare for they're arrival, quickly!" Mason commands. He then adds, as he passes Alvie, "I'll deal with YOU later!" Alvie melts in fear.

Soon the guy spies are a block away from the place where the attaché case is. It's an abandoned office building.

"No question! The case is in that building!" Matt declares.

"I'm going to use the m-ray x-ray combo contacts to ensure we aren't walking into a trap!" states Clarence.

"Good idea, Clarence! Let's go!" adds Pete.

Cautiously, the guys approach the office building, but instead of walking up to it, they decide to swing onto the roof from some nearby trees, and use the vents to get in.

Mason has all of his video cameras focused on ground level; he is unaware that the guys are on the roof!

Pete quietly lasers open the vent cover, and the three guys deploy their bungee belts, so they can noiselessly enter a cross vent, and start exploring, with Clarence and the contacts leading the way.

After some searching, Clarence can see the attaché case.

"I see it!" he whispers.

Quietly the guys remove the vent cover from the room the case is in, and lower themselves into the room. The case is sitting on a table in the middle of the room.

"This is way too easy!" declares Matt, as he fires his bungee belt at the case.

Immediately on impact, a loud alarm goes off, and the room is flooded with lights! The door is quickly locked!

Soon, Mason and his henchmen enter the room through the locked door! It is the only way in or out! The room is still brightly lit! They can plainly see the three guys spies by the table.

"Thought you could outsmart me, huh? Guess again!" said Mason smugly. "Get them, boys!"

The henchmen make a bums rush at the three spies, but tackle air! The hologram rings worked to perfection!

"What?" exclaims Mason. But before he can say anything else, the guys jump into the middle of the henchmen.

"Stealing Government property isn't nice, guys!" exclaimed Matt as he flattened two henchmen with roundhouse kicks.

"Also, tying people up and putting them in the back of a run away pick-up isn't very neighborly, either!" states Clarence, as he levels two more henchmen with blender kicks.

"And on top of it all, you guys are trying to make us late for our wedding!" emphatically exclaimed Pete, as he leveled a few more, with karate chops and forward kicks.

Soon the guys have the attaché case, but Mason has disappeared.

"Where did that creep go?" asked Pete.

"He must have left through the door, when we tackled the henchmen!" answered Clarence.

"We've got to catch him, too!" added Matt. "And I have a plan…."

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Clarence has the attaché case secured to his wrist and is walking out of the building. He is making a beeline for the cycles, so he can deliver the attaché case, while Matt and Pete search for Mason.

Mason was hoping the guys would split up. He has a baseball bat, and is hidden is a secret alcove close to the front door. As soon as Clarence passes his spot, he'll jump out, smack Clarence with the bat, pick the lock on the cuffs, and the case would be his once again!

Soon Clarence passes Mason's hiding spot. Silently the false wall opens and Mason exits. He takes a hefty swing at Clarence's head – only to have his bat intercepted by a wheeling Clarence, who uses the attaché case as a shield. The baseball bat splinters into matchwood on contact with the heavy metal case.

Clarence then takes the offensive to Mason, using the attaché case as a weapon. Pete and Matt are also quickly arriving on the scene.

"If you want to play baseball, you'll have to try out for the Nationals!" says Clarence, as he smacks Mason in the solar plexus with the case, doubling him over. "But I doubt if they want you! My head doesn't look ANYTHING like a baseball!" With that, Clarence uses a karate chop, in combination with a side kick to level Mason. Quickly, Pete cuffs Mason, just as WOOHP Security starts to infiltrate the building.

"You, okay, Clarence?" asks Matt.

"Fine! I owe Alex again! She drilled into us that these attaché cases could be used for defense and attack, in gadgets class! I didn't think much about it back then, but that exercise she put use through 10 times was almost a carbon copy of the attack Mason tried! My response was all instinct!" responded Clarence.

"Yes, my little Sunshine's training sure came in handy on this mission!" added Pete proudly.

"I'll say! She really did get us ready for the field!" Matt stated, happily.

"Nice work, gentlemen! But you must hurry and deliver that case!" says Jerry, as he arrives with the Security Team.

"Oh, we didn't know there was a deadline!" says Matt.

"Well, if you want to get to your wedding party dinner tonight on time, you better hurry!" chided Jerry with a smile.

"HOLY SMOKES! I forgot about that!" said Matt in alarm, as he and the other two guys sprint for their cycles with the case. They quickly deliver the attaché case to the CIA, and Jerry picks them up, cycles and all into a WOOHP helicopter.

"Don't worry, gentlemen! I'll get you there on time!" Jerry reassured.

"Thanks Jerry!" replied Pete.

"I'd better! Or your spouses-to-be will have my head!" Jerry stated with a smirk.

The guys smile at one another, as they change into more casual clothing, and look forward to the festivities this weekend, starting tonight.