Chapter 3
The twins had called Jack and Zippy, and all four friends were packed and ready to go. Evan had not officially inherited the Cooper cane yet, but he took it with him (Sly didn't use it). Lena had packed Carmelita's spare shock pistol, Zippy had a backpack stuffed full of gadgets, and Jack brought some brass knuckles. "I see you guys are ready to go" Bentley said. "Yup. See you later, Uncle Bentley!" Lena answered. Bentley didn't hate the nickname, but it did get a tad annoying.
The first stop they made was at Sly and Carmelita's office. There, they scrounged up whatever information they could find on Neyla. The next stop was an unusual one, but Zippy had insisted that they stop at the old warehouse. They walked inside and saw almost every gadget imaginable. "Welcome to my workshop, guys" he said. "And my home" he added. "YOU'RE HOMELESS?" everyone said at the same time. "Yup. Don't have a clue about my parents, and this place is actually pretty good once you get used to it" he answered. "But anyway, here's what I wanted to show you" he pointed to a sleek, medium sized boat suspended in midair. "What's that for?" Jack asked. "If you paid attention, meathead, you would know that the place we are looking for is in the middle of the ocean. Near the equator too" Zippy replied. "OK, that might take awhile, and don't call me a meathead" Jack said. "Wonderful. Let's go" Lena said quickly, trying to break up a fight.
On the island in question, Sly was nervous, but he sat in the gigantic room reading a particularly good book he had found lying around. Carmelita was sitting and wondering how Sly managed to remain calm, until she remembered he had been in spots like this before, and she started reading a book also. "Hello" someone said. They turned to look and saw the speaker was the same weasel from the throne room. "What do you want?" Carmelita growled. "Jeez, so harsh. Do you find this attractive?" he asked Sly. "You don't know how much" Sly said, grinning. "OK. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Lt. Alex. Better known to Col. Mantis as coward, fool, or whatever else he can think of to "insult my honor". I'm here to help you" he said