"Todd? Brian?" Oliver asked. "You two are part of this too?"
"You all know each other?" Bentley asked.
"Yes," said Brian. "I met Todd while in college, and he introduced me to Oliver."
"That's good."
"So, how's my little drummer doing?" Oliver asked Todd. "Everything going well with you and Mary?"
"Yes," Todd said. "Everything's going fine. Are we ever going to play together again?"
"Perhaps we will after this little adventure," Oliver answered.
"Mr. Oliver," Penelope said, approaching the swan. "You have such lovely white feathers. I don't mean to sound rude, but can I have a feel?"
"Why of course," he responded and then bent over his long neck so she could feel his plumage.
"They're just as soft as I imagined," Penelope said, smiling.
"Thank you," Oliver said. "Bentley is lucky to have a girlfriend as sweet and charming as you."
Penelope blushed.
"Enough socializing," Bentley said. "We've got a mission." He turned down the lights in the apartment and turned on the slide projector.
"Our target today will be the world's largest solid gold gumball," said Bentley. The image on the screen showed a massive golden ball.
"I thought you guys lifted that from Dr. Fletcher already, back when I was working for him," Todd interrupted. "You kept me tied up in a closet for two hours while you pretended to be me and stole the security codes."
"Well, um," Bentley said nervously. "It kind of... rolled down a hill, and the cops showed up before we could track it down."
"So you stole my clothes and kept me imprisoned in a tiny filthy closet for nothing?" Todd asked.
"At least Sly let you out and returned your things and let you go before we left," Bentley said. "I wanted to leave you... Now as I was saying, we're going to be stealing the world's largest solid gold gumball."
"Isn't it just a regular ball?" Brian asked.
"That's not important," Bentley said, annoyed. "All that matters is that it's worth a lot of money."
"The ball is being kept in a massive, heavily-fortified fortress," he continued, changing the slide to the image of a large, imposing stone building. "It is protected by some of the toughest guards in the world and an extremely difficult high-tech security system."
"Now Todd," said Bentley. "We're going to have you slip in through this grate in the back." The slide showed an image of his entry way."And make your way to the control room on the fourth floor to disable the security."
"Oliver and Brian," he continued. "You two then enter through this side door and make your way to the main vault. Brian, you use your muscular strength to pry open the vault door. Penelope will use her RC cars, which I have enhanced with new weapons, to take care of any of the guards. Oliver and Brian will roll the ball out this window, and then we'll return home with our prize!"
"Sounds like a good plan," said Todd.
"Yes," Oliver said.
"Good thinking," said Brian.
"He's my little genius," Penelope said, kissing him.
"Now I want everyone to spend the night here tonight, so no one finds out about our plan," said Bentley.
"I don't know about that," Todd said, looking around. "This place seems a little cramped."
"Don't worry," said Bentley. "I've set up the sleeping arrangements for everyone."
"This guy is good," said Todd.
"Oliver, you get the couch," Bentley said. "Todd and Brian, you'll be sleeping in our guest bedroom. You'll have to share the bed, though."
"That's OK," Brian said.
"Alright everyone," said Bentley. "Let's turn in. Todd and Brian, let me show you to the guest bedroom."
"OK."
He wheeled over to a door across from he and Penelope's bedroom. He opened it and revealed a tiny bedroom, only big enough to contain a bed. "I hope you don't mind the tight fit."
"No, not at all," said Todd.
"Yeah. Everything should be fine," Brian said. The two then stepped in.
"Good night," said Bentley.
"Good night." He closed the door and headed to his own bedroom for the night, eagerly anticipating the adventure to come.