Murray, Sly, Corina, Kikki, and Renee with Zoey and Justy went back to the hideout while Red Alert Report went on duty. This made it really easy for seven to escape. At the hideout Murray gently put down the girls on two beds Zoey on one, Justy on the other. Bridget knowing the most and allowed to examined both of the girls whole the others waited in the living room. Suddenly the Computer started talking,
"You've got mail." Beeped the computer making Kikki jump to feet.
"It's all right it is just the computer telling us about new e-mail." said Sly. Kikki sat down blushing as Bentley went to check the mail. Bentley read aloud,
Dear thieves,
You are cordially invited to the 1st annual thief's ball held at my estate in Washington D.C 1235 Pennsylvania Avenue. Bring whomever you like, (except anyone that has to do with the police) the more the merrier! This is a formal occasion so try to dress nice if possible. The ball starts May 18th at 6:00 pm.
President of
Ree Tar Ted
" Hmmm… it looks like we are invited to a ball. Do you think we should go?" asked Bentley
"Why not, I think deserve a break especially after what had just happened." Sly answered with out thinking too long. Back in the Medical room Bridget found that Justy just had a few scratches in some places, while Zoey had a sprained ankle, a long cut on her right arm, and had a deep wound in her left palm.
"Murray, can you do me a favor… I need to check to see if you had any blood stains on your clothes." Bridget called from the room. Murray checked and found nothing.
"No, I don't have any." He said. Bridget went back to work, hydrogen peroxide on Justy's scratches. (Hydrogen peroxide is that stuff that you use to clean a wound, you know that stuff that stings really bad) Bridget bandaged up Zoey's ankle, and put band aids on her long cut and her palm. For as much Bridget knew Zoey would be very tough if she could heal from this. Bridget walked out of the medical room to announce the news.
"You guys, I have good news and bad news. The good news Justy only has a few scratches and should wake up in a little while. The bad news Zoey is really banged up; I'm surprised Murray doesn't have any blood on him. You can see them but try not to wake them up. I want them to be pain free for as long as possible, and in the condition Zoey is in she needs as much rest as possible." Everyone came into the medical room hoping to see Zoey and Justy all right. Justy was curtain 1, Zoey was curtain 2. The Mews went to see Zoey first, Kikki started crying at the state Zoey was in, and had to leave the room. After the left the room Bridget said,
"Someone will have to watch over Zoey and Justy just in case they wake up or start moving." Sly volunteered to watch them carefully. Bentley told Bridget about the ball and looked at the calendar.
"The ball is exactly… two weeks… that won't give them anytime to heal!" Bentley stopped to think and then said, "Wait… I can try my new formula." The others exchanged looks.
"Formula?" Renee said confused.
"Yes before we met I was working on a formula that could heal us during tough battles, that's why Contessa came after us. Should we try'em out?" Bentley said
"Sure!" said all the mews at one time. Bentley went to get the formula while Corina went to tell Sly.
"Sly, Bentley just told us about this formula of his… it might be able to heal Zoey and Justy." Corina said to Sly. Corina said her sentence a little too loud, and the girls started to wake up.
"So are you guys ok?" asked Sly
"I can't move my leg… but other than that I feel fine." Zoey paused and looked at her arm and palm, "Why am I in this condition? I don't remember a thing … all I remember is that creepy castle and that girl was there. I remember I transformed and told her to hurry so we could break out of there then I blacked out… I woke up in a room and saw that spider-woman that's all I remember."
"To fill things in, Corina and I went to the 2nd floor to look for you… found you in a room and gave you to Murray then you and Justy jumped from Murray's arms and we started to battle which is probably why you are in this condition." Sly filled in Zoey's spots. Justy was quiet and didn't seem to have any questions. Bentley walked in with a vile of a golden color liquid.
"I see your awake, this formula is supposed to heal you. But I warn you it may taste bad now please drink it." Zoey went first to try it.
"Hmm… tastes like lemon…" Zoey said, suddenly all of her cuts vanished and she could move her leg.
"It worked. Yeah, go Bentley, go Bentley it's my birthday…"said Bentley while dancing.
"Ahem… Bentley… Bentley." Sly was trying to stop Bentley from dancing
"Oh…Now Justy please drink this. " Bentley said when he stopped dancing.
"No… I don't what any but thanks anyway." Justy said
"What are you talking about? Don't you want to get better faster." Bentley was almost yelling.
" I said No… I mean what can that do…" Justy was interrupted by Bentley
" Heal YOU! That's what it can do."
" I mean side effects!" Justy was yelling now.
" There are no side effects I tried it myself!" Bentley was almost yelling
A moment of silence entered the room. The silence was broken b Sly.
"When was this Bentley?" the raccoon had a puzzled face.
" Remember when Clock-La tore my legs apart?" I tried out this formula and my legs worked fine. Right Murray?" Murray was in the kitchen making a sandwich.
"Oh… yeah. That's right." Murray said in the kitchen.
"I still don't want to take it. These scratches are pitiful they should heal in a couple of days." Justy was still quarrelling.
"Fine then" Bentley said
"Fine." Justy said. Bentley went in the other room to cool of some steam.
Sly was laughing to himself.
" What's so funny Sly" Kikki asked
"Those two never change, it happened at the orphanage too." Sly stopped laughing.
" Come on Murray we need a trip to Washington D.C."
"Let's go!" Murray said as the drove off in the van the next day."