THE GIRLS' RESOURCES.
As Chuckie had deducted, Coco's gang hiding place was a huge mansion close to the sea; her family bought it years ago under a fake name. While she and Jean Claude were relaxing on the main room, and Saavanah and Sean were having some "fun" on the bedroom Coco assigned to her, The Shark and Tim were playing cards at the corridor next to the rooms where Kimi and Angelica were trapped, waiting for one of them to scream summoning the ColoRed Chuck's presence to avoid the torturing video. Tim wanted to do it alone, but Coco decided it would be better to have two guards at the time, plus she wanted to keep their prisoners alive for the moment, and didn't trust Tim guarding Angelica without supervision. Luckily, during the last month, Tim and The Shark had become very good friends (as friendly as a back-stabber spy and a dangerous felon can be), so they could hang around easily.
After a few hours, Tim dropped his cards, totally frustrated since The Shark had won his ninth game in a row.
"This is ridiculous! We are adults! Why we don't play poker instead of this silly "Yu-Gotta-Goh!" game?" Tim snapped. The Shark smiled, and got a sly look behind his shades.
"Because this game requires more skills and concentration than poker. The luck isn't the only factor, but also the way you combine your cards. Only our friend with antennae had been able to beat me on this game." The Shark smiled sadly at the last part. The first time he and Chuck met, the hero convinced him to give up himself if he could beat the spy in a "Yu-Gotta-Goh!" game; the winner would be the one with the upper hand in 2 of 3 games, and The Shark lost the last one because of a rare dragon's card both he and Chuck had on their decks, and was lucky enough to bring it to the game before the spy.
As the spy remembered his first defeat, he and Tim heard Kimi's voice coming from her room, asking them to please stop the video. The villains smiled at their success, and moved towards the door. At the same time, Angelica started calling Tim from her room as well.
"Hey, McNulty, I know you are there! Don't you have another video? The one of your trial would be a nice detail, don't you think?" Tim growled, and turned towards Angelica's room. The Shark grabbed his arm.
"Hey, calm down. She just wants you to lose your temper. We have all the power here. Come on, let's check the Captain." Tim released himself from The Shark's grip, and moved near Angie's door.
"Don't worry. I'll stay here while you talk with the Japanese girl. Anyway, if she already gave up, then we'll no longer need Angelica as a bait." Tim smiled at the last part. The Shark sighed, and, preparing himself to hear and see the dreadful video for a moment, opened the door.
"Sing the happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy song...Sing the happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy song..." The Shark closed the door behind him, and covered his ears while directing to the TV set, and turn off the video showing multicolored dancing teddy bears. Almost 8 hours of that video were needed to break the girl's will.
The Shark approached Kimi, and moved in front of the tied girl.
"So, you're finally going to cooperate?" The spy smiled deviously to the girl. She nodded, sadly, and then talked in a whisper.
"I'll not summon him... but I can tell you some very important information...top secret stuff...just move closer to me, please." Kimi said. The Shark had one weakness besides the card games, and it was hearing secrets. He leaned next to Kimi so she could whisper on his ear.
"The first secret... is that I like the Dummie Bears. And the second, is that I just untied myself a couple of minutes ago."
Before The Shark could react, Kimi kicked him in the middle of his legs with her right foot, and, a swift moment later, she clapped the spy's ears with both her hands. The Shark tried hard to keep his conscience, but Kimi now was on her feet, and punched him hard on the chin, knocking him out.
Meanwhile, Tim was trying to keep his cool while Angelica was trying to make him angry. He decided to fight back with some insults of his own.
"You can't say anything to make me anger, Angelica. Why I should hear a girl who was saved by a dumb in a red suit, and is currently dating a worthless geek?" Surprisingly to him, Angelica's laugh was heard.
"If he is so dumb, how he could trick you? You must be at least twice dumber than him... no, skip that, you are ten times dumber! And that "worthless geek" is more worthy than a million guys like you. At least he doesn't need to use a couple of socks on his underwear, like certain fool I'm not going to mention, but his name starts with "Tim" and ends with "McNulty". You know the poor loser?" That was all Tim could stand, and, violently, he opened the door and stormed into the room.
SMASH!
Tim fell to the ground, unconscious, thanks to the powerful hit Angelica (hidden next to the door) gave him using the same chair she was tied to until just a few minutes ago. Angie was an expert in knots, both making and untying them, and, even if it wasn't easy, she could handle to release herself. About the video, she conserved her sanity humming another songs, and keeping her eyes closed; Angie liked so much the sound of her own voice, she was unaffected by the "Happy Song" lyrics.
Carefully, Angelica popped her head out of the room, at the moment Kimi did the same.
"So, you handled your guard too?" Angelica asked. Kimi nodded.
"Yes. I tried to take his weapon, but he has none. How about the other guy?" Kimi asked back. Angelica shook her head.
"None. I think Tim learned from the last time I stole his bullets, and he and the other clown hide their guns somewhere in this corridor." Kimi rubbed her chin; Angelica's idea was a logical one. A few moments later, they heard footsteps heading in their direction.
"I think they heard us fighting the guards. Let's try to find a way out." Kimi pointed to Angie. Both girls then ran away on the opposite direction.
Meanwhile, The ColoRed Chuck, along with Officers Phil and Lil, were inspecting the homes of the same neighborhood Coco's mansion was. They separated to cover more terrain, and met again after a while.
"Any luck?" Chuck asked. Both officers shook their heads.
"Nope. The most I had got is a silly junior trying to flirt with me while I was interrogating him." Lil said.
"I was luckier. One lady in the mansion next block gave me a cookie, and invited me to a party next week. I think she likes guys in uniform... but no clue about the Captain, Angelica, or the criminals." Phil smiled, but changed back to his worried expression at the last part. Chuckie sighed.
"Yes. One kid asked me for an autograph, and his parents were eager to cooperate, but they hadn't seen anyone with the villains' description. I hope Okey Dokey Jones or the others have more luck." Chuck looked down. Lil and Phil moved towards their patrol, followed by Chuckie. Lil grabbed the patrol's communicator, and contacted the Station.
"Jeffrey? Is me, Lil. Any advance with the kidnappers' case?" A nerdy voice answered back.
"Negative, Lil. No clues or evidence they had left the state, or even the city. But it's a good thing, don't you think? At least it means they are still on the city." Lil sighed, thanking God for any little luck.
"Thanks, man. Call you later. Over and out." Lil cut the communication. Phil rubbed his chin, and talked to the ColoRed Chuck, who was behind him.
"Don't worry man. I'm sure we'll find them soon. Now, if we separate again..." Phil turned, and, to his surprise, Chuck wasn't there anymore.
"Chanfle!. The guy is fast." Lil said in amazement.
At the mansion, Coco was furious! She, Jean Claude, Sean and Saavanah were standing next to Tim and The Shark, who were crawling out from the bedrooms.
"You idiots! I can't believe those girls escaped! And you..." Coco snapped at the spy, "... you said that video wouldn't fail to make those girls cooperate! And know you are telling me that one of them was actually ENJOYING IT?" The Shark gulped, and moved his hands in front of him in defense.
"Come on, lady. You know that even the best plan can have some defect..." The spy was cut by Coco, who took out a gun from her pirate outfit.
"Yes. And I also know that corpses make no mistakes!" Coco pointed to The Shark, who gulped, and, by pure instinct, said the famous phrase.
"Oh, and now, who will save me?"
At that moment, a well known red-outfitted hero appeared at the other side of the long corridor, holding a mallet on his left hand.
"I!" Chuck exclaimed. Then he realized who had summoned him. "You?"
"YOU?" All the villains exclaimed. Coco looked then at her gun, and slapped her forehead.
"So, the only thing I needed to do was threatening one of these losers to call him? If I weren't so furious, I would feel like an idiot!" Coco snapped. Of course, the antennae on Chuck's hood prevented him to fell in a villain's trap by using a fake help's call, but, since Coco really wanted to kill The Shark, the alarm was real, and worked to summon him.
"Okay, all of you, are under arrest!" Chuckie yelled at them, with all the authority he could put on his voice. The criminals just looked at him with hate filled eyes. Chuckie gulped.
"Eh... on detention?" Chuckie said. He got no reaction.
"Grounded for a week?" Chuckie said with a sheepish smile, while moving a step back. The villains got evil grins.
"Fine! No TV after six o' clock, and that's my last offer!" Chuckie tried one last time. Tim and The Shark pick up their guns, hidden under the rug. Kill-a-Lot took his guns out of his belt, while Jean Claude did the same with a long sword, and Saavanah with a whip.
"Chanfle, are you waiting for a formal invitation! ELIMINATE THAT PEST NOW!" Coco yelled at her minions, while aiming at Chuck.
On the opposite side of the mansion, Kimi and Angelica stopped on their tracks because of the sound of multiple shots.
"CHUCKIE!" Both girls chorused, and returned on the way they just came.