Meeting the Challenges
Within the holding cell, Sean and Tanya were trying to find a way to escape. They found the source of bars to be where the bars met the wall on one end.
"We need to block these laser things," said Sean
"Or…we could deflect it," said Tanya taking out a mirror
"Where'd you get that?"
"I found it in mom's room,"
"Oh, I'm tellin'…"
"You wanna get out of here or what?"
"Well? What are you waiting for!"
Tanya then used the mirror to deflect one of the beams. She saw some sort of control box near the entrance of the room. She figured it to be the controls for the cell's bars. She tried to aim for it, but as she was passing the beam over the door, it opened. Next the kids heard a scream and the sound of someone falling backwards.
"Yeow!" it said
"I have an idea!" said Sean "deflect the beam again."
Tanya did so. Sean took a few steps back then ran towards the bars; he jumped up and managed to go through the space created by the deflected beam. He landed safely on the other side.
"What about me?" asked Tanya
"Don't worry; I saw something like this in one of dad's cartoons once. Just play along,"
Pete then came through the door, with his new sizzling crew cut.
"Hey! Who did this to me? Which one of you…hey? What are you doing out of your cage?" asked Pete noticing Sean
"Me? I'm not out of the cage; she's out of the cage,"
"Huh?"
"No I'm not, you're out of the cage," said Tanya
"No you are,"
"No you are"
"Wait just a minute!" said Pete "I know what you're trying to do! Well I'm not falling for it. A-heee!" Pete felt confident walking over to the box. He deactivated the bars then went over to Tanya and pushed her out of the cage, while he himself walked in.
"Can you press that button for me, please?" he said
"This one?" asked Sean pointing toward a red button in the control box
"Yup,"
Sean pressed it and the bars were activated again.
"You thought you could trick ol' Pete, didn't ya? But I'm just too smart for ya…a-heee!"
"Yeah, he's way too smart for us," said Sean with a grin
"Oh boo hoo! Now I'll never see my family again! Boo hoo hoo!" said Tanya beginning to walk out the door
"See ya 'round Einstein!" called Sean as he went with her
Both Sean and Tanya then ran out the door.
"Byeeeee! Wait! Who's Einstein?" asked Pete dumbfounded
Meanwhile…
Lola walked into the courtyard. It was open air and there were stables adjacent to the walls. From these stables, three huge robotic knights then appeared through them. They were each mounted on an equally large robotic horse. The first one charged at her. Lola took out her gun and pulled the trigger but it wouldn't work. Lola had to jump out of the way before being impaled by its spear. She then tried to use her scanner to detect its weak spot, but it wasn't working either.
"They must be emitting some sort of frequency that blocks out my weapons and gadgets," thought Lola, "I'm gonna have to take it out, old school."
The Robot Knight came at her again. Instead of running away, Lola ran towards it. She jumped up and sent a kick across its face. Its head started spinning round and round. It was dizzy and tried to locate Lola. It looked around and detected her to be underneath the horse. It then swung its spear underneath the horse. Lola jumped out from under there, in time for the robot to knock the horse off its legs. They crashed to the ground. Lola jumped up and landed on the robot's face. Lola was making funny faces at it. The robot glared and grabbed the spear. It swung the spear, but Lola jumped out of the way. The robot hit itself square on the head. It swayed a little before it fell to the ground.
The other two robots came at her at once. One charged at her from her left, with its spiked ball and chain twirling over its head. The other was swinging its battle axe, coming at her from her opposite side. Lola simply stood there, with her hands on her hips. And at the last possible moment, she did a series of back flips to dodge them. The Robot Knights had too much momentum and couldn't stop in time. They both crashed into each other, one with its helmet cut open by the axe and the other with its helmet crushed by the spiked ball. They both collapsed to the ground. Lola dusted her hands and continued walking towards the main tower.
From the control room…
"She's good," said McFox, "Alright boys, you're up next. And Conner, don't be too rough."
"Yeah right," answered Conner as he left the room
Lola walked into the main structure. Her scanner was working again and she saw no signs of traps in the main hall. She kept going, searching for a way to get to the dungeons. She found a large set of doors and walked through. She was in the large dining hall of the castle. It had three long tables and a grand main table at the front. The tables were set already with plates, cups, and other utensils. There were many chandeliers hanging from the ceiling and tapestries hanging from the walls. There was a huge tapestry behind the main table with the logo of the Iron Claw, which was a silhouette of a paw with exposed claws against a red background. Against the walls there were sets of decorative armored knights with medieval weapons. She walked in further; then suddenly the doors closed behind her. She turned around and saw two men in business suits standing in front of the door. She heard another sound and looked around and saw that others had begun to appear around her. They formed a circle around her.
"Hello nurse!" said one of the guys
"Our next victim's a major hottie," said another
"Sorry boys, but I don't have time to deal with you," said Lola unimpressed, taking a step toward a door she saw at the opposite end of the hall. One of the guys stood in front of her.
"Where ya going, doll?" he said
"Doll!"
Next thing that guy knew was that he was flying across the room and crashing into a wall.
"Don't ever call me doll!" she threatened
The others commenced their attack. Lola dodged a punch, grabbed the guy's arm, flung him around and hit four others as she sent him flying. Two came at her at once so Lola jumped up and kicked them in the face at the same time. She jumped up again and did a roundhouse kick to dispose of two other foes. Seeing that they couldn't take her in hand to hand combat (or foot to face combat), the other goons began taking the weapons from the armored knights. Lola then had to take evasive maneuvers. One of them came at her with a mace. Lola ducked the first swing then rolled over to avoid being pounded. She rolled under one of the tables. The goon used all of his strength and brought the mace down hard on the table. Lola had moved further up the table to avoid being crushed. The goons then worked together to overturn the table.
Lola had moved away from that table. They looked around and saw her at the other table. She began throwing plates like frisbees and knocked a few goons out. Next she took a few knives and threw them at the goons. She pinned four goons from their suits to the wall behind them. The others then tried the same moves on her. Lola jumped up and bounced off one of the goons and hung to a tapestry. She climbed up it and jumped to one of the chandeliers. Some of the goons tried to reach her by doing what she did, while others threw their weapons to try to hit her. Lola swung the chandelier to avoid the projectiles. However she stuck out her hand to catch a sword that had been thrown. She sliced through the rope holding the chandelier and jumped off to another. The chandelier crashed to the floor, taking out a handful of the goons. Lola repeated the maneuver with another chandelier. The goons kept throwing thing up towards her, but she merely dodged them. Then finally a group of goons used each other to give the other a boost and they were able to land on the chandelier with Lola. The weight of them all combined caused the chandelier to crash. Lola jumped off the falling chandelier in time and landed on a table. There were only a few goons left, and they each had weapons. One of them, armed with a spear, came at her. Lola ducked to avoid the first strike then used her sword to cut the spear in half. In one motion, she swooped around, kicked him across the face, and stood in attack position. The next goon came with an axe. Lola blocked the first attack with the sword and then swung her sword, but the goon blocked it. They swung their weapons at the same time and hit the other's weapon again. They pushed against the other, and they were face to face. At the right moment, Lola turned around to get behind him. She moved so fast that the goon fell on his face on the table. She then kicked him off. Another came at her with two pikes. She used the sword as a pole vault to jump over him and kick him down. She turned around and was almost hit by a lance. She saw who threw it and glared at him. The goon looked scared and before he knew it, he was knocked out by a punch in the face. One last desperate goon came with his sword swinging over his head. Lola yawned for she was getting tired of so many goons, so she just stepped out of his way and hit him in the back of the head with the hilt of her sword; he fell unconscious to the floor.
"That was fun," said Lola sarcastically
"It sure looked like it," said a voice
She turned around and saw a fox sitting at the main table.
"Agent Bunny, right?" he said getting up
"And who are you?" asked Lola
"Conner, Conner McFox,"
"McFox?" though Lola. She remembered what her boss had told her before…
"It was so long ago," said the Boss, "When they split, an Agent named Roadster McFox was the leader. He was one of the best, but even he fell into greed's trap…"
Conner then spoke again.
"I am the heir to the Iron Claw," he said walking towards her
"Wow, a prince of an evil organization, it must be my lucky day," Lola said folding her arms
"And the second best fighter of the Iron Claw,"
"Aww, only second best?" she said mockingly
"That's more than enough to beat you,"
"I'm shakin' in my boots,"
"You should be,"
He grabbed a sword that he found from a fallen comrade. He then assumed an attack position. Lola also prepared for battle. Conner made the first move. He got off to a running start and swung his sword. Lola blocked it. He continued striking and Lola continued blocking. He swung underneath her; she jumped up and landed on a table. She swung her sword, but he blocked it. He jumped up and landed next to her on the table. They began to fight across the table, exchanging blows. Lola swung her sword, but Conner back flipped off the table to avoid it. She jumped over him and turned to strike him, but he blocked it. They continued fighting on the floor. He was advancing on her and cornered her between two armored knights. He tried to hit her, but Lola grabbed one of the knights and used it as a shield. When Conner's sword hit the armor, it resounded like a bell. His sword began shaking, thus shaking his whole entire body. Lola moved away from there, punched him with her left fist and then kicked him down. He crashed to the ground, with his head spinning. Lola looked down on him then began walking away. However Conner was regaining his senses and made a grab for his gun. Lola saw this and turned around and flung the sword, to send it flying to the air. It flew dangerously, but well above him.
"Ha! You missed!" he called. But then a chandelier crashed atop him.
"Ow..." he muttered
Lola smirked. She then walked towards the door and continued her search.
Meanwhile…
The kids were trying to find a way from out of the castle. They were running all over the underground level, through the catacombs; until finally they found a set of stairs. They began climbing the stairs and reached ground level, but it was blocked by two goons. They tried to sneak past them but...
"Hey!" said one noticing them
Sean and Tanya were about to run, but they were grabbed by their ears by the two goons. Sean was swinging his fists while Tanya tried to undo the grip on her ears.
"Heh heh! We got the little rabbits!" laughed the other
"Let us go!" yelled the twins
"Who's gonna make us?" they said
"I am," said a voice from behind them
They turned around and saw Lola looking back at them. One of them tried to punch her with his free hand, but Lola grabbed his fist then punched him with her own free hand. He fell to the ground, releasing Tanya. Lola looked at the other, he quickly let go of Sean and chuckled nervously. Lola smirked and then head butted him, making him fall to the ground.
"Mom!" cried the kids as they tackled her with hugs
"Sean! Tanya!" cried Lola, embracing them back, "Are you two ok?"
"I'm ok," said Tanya
"Me too!" said Sean
"Oh, I'm so glad," said Lola tightening her hug
"I'm so happy you found us!" said Tanya
"That was so cool how you punched that guy, POW! Then you knocked out the other, KA-POW! You're the coolest mom ever!" said Sean
Just then the meeting was cut short.
"Look out!" gasped Tanya
Lola turned around and quickly pushed the kids out of the way, dodging the laser that almost hit them. Lola stood up, with Sean and Tanya behind her, staring at the one who took that shot.
"Such a touching reunion," said Conner with his laser gun in hand
"You!" said Lola
"I won't be defeated by the likes of you!" he yelled as he aimed at them
"Run!" commanded Lola
The kids began running. Conner began shooting his gun at them. Lola activated her shield and blocked the shots. She took out her own laser gun and returned fire. She ran after the kids while she kept firing. Conner ran after them. The kids turned a corner, while Lola continued shooting. She turned the corner as well but stood against the wall and waited for him to come.
"Boo," said Conner whom was behind her
Before Lola could react, he slapped her then grabbed her by her collar and thrust her against the wall. Lola grabbed his arms then kneed him in the gut. She started to run while he was down. But Conner grabbed his laser gun and shot Lola in the back.
"Ahh!" yelled Lola
"No!" cried the kids
It was all slow motion. As she was falling, Lola turned around and aimed her gun at Conner and shot him as she impacted the ground. He was hit in the chest and he fell backwards to the ground.
"Mom!" yelled the kids running towards her
Lola slowly arose and sat on the ground. They got to her and tried to help her up.
"Are you bleeding?" asked Tanya
"No," said Lola, "the suit protected me a little."
"You sure you're ok?" asked Sean
"I'll be ok," responded Lola with a weak smile
"What are we gonna do now? How are we gonna get out of here?" asked Tanya
"We have to destroy that barrier outside the castle. It's the only way out and the only way the Force can get in here to destroy this place,"
"The Force?" asked Sean
"The organization I work for,"
"Oh…cool!"
"How are we gonna do that?" asked Tanya
"We? No way! You kids can't go. It's too dangerous," answered Lola
"But we have no choice. We're trapped in here already," said Tanya
"Yeah, the only way we can be safe is if we stay with you," elaborated Sean
Lola looked at them. She then smiled and rubbed their heads.
"You're right. We have to think of something else," she said getting up and beginning to pace the room. She looked at the fallen Conner. She went to him and searched his pockets. She found a weird palm pilot.
"Hmm, this could be useful," said Lola, "Computer, can you hack into their system from here?"
"Let me see…yes. It has a wireless connection to the system mainframe," answered Computer
"Good. I want you to deactivate the barrier protecting the castle,"
"I'll get right on it,"
Lola was about to make a communication with DJ when the kids ran to hold her.
"What?" she asked
"Look there!" they said pointing toward the end of the hallway
Lola turned around and saw a shadowy figure in a dark doorway at the end of the hall. It came into the light, revealing it to be Roadster McFox.
"It's the bad guy!" said Tanya
"The jerk himself!" said Sean
"Hey! You better teach that kid some manners!" yelled McFox
"Now Sean," said Lola looking at Sean, "I've taught you better than that."
"But mom…" began Sean
"Its MISTER jerk!" said Lola glaring at McFox
Sean snickered at McFox. McFox returned the glare.
"The apple doesn't rot far from the tree," he said
He walked closer to her. Lola didn't budge. They kids were still behind their mom.
"I see you've overcome all of my traps," began McFox, "you even disposed of my son. Normally I would be pissed off. But, being a man of business, I see a grand opportunity."
He stopped in front a few feet in front of her.
"I guess my son wasn't good enough to be the leader of the Iron Claw. You, on the other hand, have a promising future. Join the Iron Claw, Agent Bunny, and we'll have the world eating out of our hands," he said
"You must be out of your mind," she said
"Think about it, the only rules will be our rules; no one to boss us around, no one to tell us what to do. The world would have to listen to us,"
"Really?" she said sarcastically
"Oh yes. No one to limit your power, no one at all,"
"Yeah right! No one's going to boss me around! Then why are you the leader? Why do you have people beneath you doing your biding?"
"It's a society, there's always going to be someone in charge. But for you, my dear, you will be my partner. You will have no one above you, except for me. I'll be next to you in power,"
"I'll pass,"
"You can't,"
"Oh, can't I? I see no personal goons to tell me otherwise. So you should back off, grandpa, before I put your lights out,"
"I'm sure my son told you he was the second best fighter. Wonder who number one is?" he said smiling slightly
Lola cocked an eyebrow.
"Not you. My mom can kick your a…" started Sean but Lola looked at him sternly, "...tail?"
"You recognize this?" said McFox taking out a black Claw Collar
Lola took a step back and into a defensive position.
"Just try to get that on me," said Lola
"Oh no, it's not for you," explained McFox, "this special edition has slightly different features. Rather than having mind control, it allows the user to enhance his strength up to tenfold. It also in-tunes one more with his animal instincts, however still retaining one's chain of thought. Care to see?"
He opened the collar and looked at the group. He grinned as he placed it around his neck and activated it. Surges went through his body and he screamed with pain. Lola and the kids were backing away slowly from him. His muscles were getting larger and his hair was getting longer. His claws were bearing and saliva was dripping from his teeth. His eyes were becoming wide.
"Oh my gosh…" said Lola and Tanya in shock
"Cool! He's powering up like in Dragon Ball Z!" exclaimed Sean
McFox looked up suddenly and howled. Lola pushed the kids out of the way before he pounced on her. They fell to the ground. Lola was struggling to get him off. He tried to bite her, but she held his jaws. She was using all of her strength to keep him away. Just then Sean jumped up and landed on McFox's back. He held him in a headlock.
"GET OFF!" yelled McFox getting up and trying to grab Sean
"Leave my mom alone drool face!" he yelled
McFox grabbed Sean, pulled him off and looked at him dead in the eyes.
"MY NAME IS ROADSTER!" he yelled as he was about to punch him
Lola then came and grabbed his arm.
"DON'T YOU DARE!" yelled Lola
She twisted his arm back behind his back. Roadster screamed and let go of Sean. Lola then followed up with a punch and then a high kick. Roadster stumbled back. Lola then grabbed him and threw him to the wall. He crashed and landed next to his unconscious son. He shook his head and then growled at her. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Conner's laser gun. He made a grab for it.
"Let's get out of here!" yelled Lola
Lola and the twins started running away. Roadster started firing upon them. They jumped into the stairwell. It was an in-closed, circular stairwell. It led to the control room at the top of the main tower.
"Go!" yelled Lola
The kids started running up the stairs. Lola upholstered her gun and stood at the bottom. She came out and fired on Roadster. He returned fire as he was running towards the stairwell. He managed to knock Lola's gun out of her hand with a shot from his gun. Lola started to run up the stairs after the kids, with Roadster shooting at her from behind. Lola activated her shield and faced Roadster. She blocked the shots, jumped down and kicked him in his chest. He fell back and started rolling back down the stairs. Lola then activated her jetpack and flew up the stairs. When she caught up with the kids, she picked them up and continued flying upwards. Just then, she started to pick up something on her scanner. Something was chasing them. Just then laser beams were being shot at them from afar. Lola had to think fast. Then, Computer appeared on her eyepiece.
"I got the barrier down," stated the computer
"Good. Now I need you to do something very important for me…" said Lola
Lola then activated the field projector around the kids. It formed a protective, blue bubble around them.
"What's going on?" asked the kids
"Can you transport the kids to safety?" asked Lola to the Computer
"Yes, I can control the field by using its anti-gravitational properties, why?"
"When I say so, I want you to get them to Bugs,"
They reached the empty control room, which was filled with computers and other devices. There was a window at the end. Lola braced herself and broke through it.
"Ahh!" screamed the frightened kids
"Now!" she commanded
The blue bubble then began to float on its own. It then started to fly away.
"Wait! Mom! Don't leave us!" begged the kids
As Lola turned around to face the tower, she took a handful of metal spheres from her pouch. She then threw them into the control room. The surges caused all the computers in there to explode. Lola started to fly away as the explosions were getting larger. She was catching up with the kids.
"Yay!" they cheered
Then from the tower emerged the green bubble. However, this time it was shooting laser beams at them.
"Look out!" yelled the kids
A beam hit Lola's jetpack and she lost control of it. She began spinning and falling out of the sky. The kids were helpless as they watched their mother fall. Then suddenly the green bubble swooped down and absorbed Lola.
"No!" cried the kids
The green bubble then flew away into the mountains, where the twins lost sight of it.
"NO! MOMMY!"