Totally Spies: Return of LAMOS
Chapter 3
Disclaimer: The characters of Totally Spies belong to their creators. The original characters are of my own creation.
Orlando Opera House
6:02 pm
Alex couldn't believe she was now surrounded by Tim Scam and Boogie Gus. Quickly recalling seeing a cellphone in Tim's hand, she soon realized that the two villains called her on her cellphone, hoping to lure her out of the theater since no one was permitted to make or receive phone calls in the theater during the show unless it was a serious emergency, which in this case it wasn't.
"Surprised to see us?" Gus asked a now shocked Alex.
"How did you figure out my cellphone number?" Alex demanded.
"WOOHP was unwise to keep a list of spies' phone numbers in its restricted database," Gus answered.
"Why would WOOHP keep spies' phone numbers in its restricted database?" Alex asked.
"In case WOOHP is unable to contact spies on their Compowders, Wallets, or WOOHP Smartphones," Tim Scam spoke up. Alex turned to Tim as the latter continued. "Sometimes you must have a plan B in contacting a spy.
"How did you get into the database?" Alex asked.
"I've gained access to the database while I was briefly the head of WOOHP all those years ago," Tim replied. "The database is only accessible to the head of WOOHP."
"I should've changed my phone number," Alex muttered. She then demanded. "What are you and Boogie Gus doing here?"
"You'll find out," Gus answered.
Alex turned to Gus and was about to say something to him when she was knocked out from behind by Tim and dropped her cellphone in the process.
"Let's go," Tim said as he picked up the unconscious Alex.
"What about her spy boyfriend?" Gus asked.
"Forget her spy boyfriend," Tim replied. "We have what Terrence really wants."
With that, the two villains made a run for the exit.
Milton Hotel Bathroom
6:02 pm
Clover was in great disbelief to be surrounded by two enemies who've gotten the best of her in the past.
"It's great to see you, again," Kyle commented. He then got a good look at Clover's neckwear. "Seems you're wearing the necklace I gave you. From what I heard, you had to surrender it to Jerry when he deemed it contraband. How did you steal it back?"
"I never did anything like that!" Clover argued. "Your half-brother gave this to me on our first date. And I can't believe you stole it from your own grandmother."
"Nate told you I was his half-brother, didn't he?" Kyle asked.
"He did," Clover replied.
"But why go out with someone who looks like, sounds like, and is related to me?" Kyle asked. "Does he remind you of me?"
Clover sighed, "I agree Nate looks and sounds like you, but getting to know him I've realized he's everything I ever wanted. He's not only cute, but he shares my interests and is a WOOHP spy. Not once has he done anything to hurt me. We have never argued, and he treats me like a real woman. No guy I fell for was ever like that."
"So, Nate truly is your soulmate?" Kyle asked.
"He is," Clover replied.
"How touching," Kyle taunted. "But do you know why I gave you that necklace at that gala? I gave it to you because I truly liked you more than any other woman I've met."
"You never truly liked me," Clover countered. "You were only using me to get to the Great Pearl of Uzbekistan."
"True," Kyle agreed. "But other than that, I truly liked you. After all, what man could possibly resist a goddess like you?"
Clover smiled before quickly coming to her senses and scowling, "Your charm is not gonna work on me this time!"
"Why?" Kyle demanded.
"I told you, Nate's my soulmate," Clover argued. "He also protects me from villains like you."
"But he's not here to protect you, is he?" Kyle taunted.
At that very moment, Nate burst into the bathroom and got into fighting stance.
"He is now!" Nate announced. Clover, Kyle and Helga immediately took notice of Nate as he continued. "I was on my way to the bathroom when I overheard what was happening."
"Well, if it isn't Nate," Helga taunted.
"Hello, half-brother," Kyle added. He then taunted. "Miss me?"
"Not one day goes by without thinking about you," Nate answered. "You were like a whole brother to me, Kyle." A tear then came down Nate's face. "And it still pains me that your obsession with jewels has led you to betray me and the rest of our family."
"You should've joined me when you had the chance," Kyle said. "Otherwise, I wouldn't've had to stab you in the back."
"Why are you and Helga here?" Nate demanded. "Don't tell me, Terrence sent you two to kidnap me and Clover."
"You guessed right," Kyle said.
"You can't do this, Kyle," Nate argued. "You're my family. I know there's good in you. Let go of your madness."
"It is too late for me, half-brother," Kyle said with a scowl.
Clover quickly pulled out the oil-slick skin location from a small white purse she brought with her and shot it at Helga and Kyle's feet before retreating into one of the bathroom's stalls.
Right when the villains tried to follow Clover, they slipped on the slippery lotion, fell forward, and banged their heads against each other, knocking themselves out.
Nate quickly pulled out his Chap-Stick Net Gun from his left pants' pocket and fired a net at each villain, ensuring they cannot escape once they wake up.
"Clover, are you okay?" Nate asked as he put his WOOHP gadget back into his left pants pocket.
Clover walked out of the stall she retreated into, made her way to Nate and hugged him.
"I am now," Clover answered. "All thanks to you."
Nate returned the hug before saying, "We better inform Jerry of Helga and Kyle."
The two spies broke the hug before Nate pulled out his Smartphone from his right pants pocket and use it to contact, Jerry.
"Spies?" Jerry said as his face appeared on the screen.
"Jerry, we have a situation," Nate announced. He then turned the screen towards an unconscious Kyle and Helga. "Helga and Kyle tried to capture us, but we captured them."
"Oh my," Jerry commented. "I was about to tell you that Terrance has broken Kyle Katz and James out of the WOOHP Containment Facility and Sam, Jake, and Alex have been spy-napped. I'll have my agents pick up Helga and Kyle right away."
Clover and Nate couldn't believe what Jerry just said.
"Jerr, did you say Terrence sprung Kyle and James?" Clover asked.
"And Sam, Jake, and Alex have been spy-napped?" Nate added.
"Yes," Jerry spoke. "Myrna and James followed Sam and Jake into a Mexican restaurant and grabbed them. Tim Scam and Boogie Gus followed Alex, Lee, and Nichelle into the Orlando Opera House and later came out with an unconscious Alex."
"Do you have a lock on Sam and Alex's Compowders and Jake's Smartphone?" Clover asked.
"For some reason I can't get a lock on them," Jerry said. "I need you two to meet up with me at your house. I'll contact Lee and inform him of the situation."
After Jerry's face disappeared from the screen, Nate put the Smartphone back into his right pants' pocket just as WOOHP agents ran into the bathroom and took Kyle and Helga away.
Just after Helga and Kyle were taken away, Emile and René ran into the bathroom.
"We saw Kyle and some woman being taken away by WOOHP, agents," René spoke.
"Is everything okay?" Emilie asked.
Nate hung his head down, "I really thought I could redeem Kyle. I thought there was still good in him, and I could turn him back over to the side of the angels."
He then turned to Clover, hugged her, and started crying into her left shoulder.
Clover returned the hug and calmly said, "There. There." She then looked at Nate's parents. "Kyle and a woman named, Helga, tried to snatch me and your son. But we were able to capture them."
Clover and Nate broke the hug as the latter calmed down and turned to his parents, "We also received word from Jerry that a few other villains have spy-napped a few of our friends. I hate to leave the wedding but..."
"It's okay, son," René said. "When duty calls, you answer it."
"Your father and I will save some wedding cake for you two," Emilie added.
Clover and Nate then used their Compowder and Smartphone to change into their catsuits.
"Take good care of our son, Clover," René spoke.
"I will," Clover nodded.
Nate picked Clover up, bridal style, and added, "And I will take good care of Clover."
Clover then pulled Nate in for a kiss.
"For good luck," Clover cooed as she pulled away.
After that was said, Nate, with Clover in her arms, ran out the bathroom door.
"What a lovely girl Clover is," Emilie commented.
"Amazing," René commented. "Our son carrying Clover bridal style and they aren't even married."
"You used to carry me bridal style before we were married," Emilie pointed out.
"I know," René said with a nod.
Orlando Opera House
6:10 pm
Lee and Nichelle were still watching, "Cats".
Just then, Lee's Smartphone went off.
Realizing who's calling, Lee spoke, "Let's step out for a minute."
"I wanna see this musical!" Nichelle pouted.
People around started getting annoyed by Nichelle's shouting.
"Nichelle, you're too young to be left unaccompanied!" Lee argued.
"Will you be quiet?" Someone in the audience spoke.
Just then, once of the theater staff walked up and said, "Leave at once!"
Lee ran off to the exit and went out the door with Nichelle in tow.
Nichelle scowled, "You are the worst uncle ever!"
Lee looked down at the floor and found Alex's cellphone on the ground.
"Alex's cellphone!" Lee gasped. He then shook his head. "She would never go anywhere without it."
"You think something's happened to her?" Nichelle asked.
Lee's Smartphone went off, again.
Lee answered it and Jerry's face appeared on the screen.
"Lee, I have terrible news," Jerry announced before Lee could say anything.
"I found Alex's cellphone on the ground!" Lee announced. "I think something's happened to her!"
"She was spy-napped," Jerry said. "I saw video of Tim Scam and Boogie Gus spy-napping her a couple minutes ago. But that's the first of three reasons I called. The second reason is that Terrence has sprung Kyle Katz and James."
"Kyle Katz and James were sprung?" Lee asked.
"Who are these people?" Nichelle asked.
Lee looked down at Nichelle, "I'll explain later." Lee looked back at Jerry. "Please continue, Jerr."
Jerry took a deep breath, "The third reason I called was to tell you that Myrna and James have spy-napped Sam and Jake. I saw a video of the two villains spy-napping the spies."
Lee soon thought of something and asked, "Jerr, were you spying on us, again?"
"Of course," Jerry said. "Like I said, I am a spy after all."
"For once I'm glad you were spying on us," Lee said. He then asked. "Speaking of spies, have Clover and Nate been spy-napped as well?"
"Negative," Jerry replied. "Before I could call Clover and Nate to inform them of Terrence breaking Kyle and James out and the spies' getting spy-napped, they called to inform me that they captured Helga and Kyle who tried to spy-nap them. I'll WOOHP you and your niece over to your house in a moment. I'll be there with Clover and Nate. I'll also send one of my agents to the opera house to retrieve your Jeep."
"Speaking of my Jeep," Lee spoke. "I've been meaning to thank you for having it repaired after it was damaged by the Phonetic 26. Jake and Nate thank you for repairing their cars as well."
"You're very welcome, Lee," Jerry said in appreciation before the screen went black.
"Who's Jerry?" Nichelle asked.
"A friend of mine," Was all Lee said. "And I'll see if he can enable you to see, 'Cats', again; he's got friends to help make it possible. I also wanna apologize for the inconvenience."
Nichelle smiled, "Thanks, Lee, and since I will be able to see my favorite musical again, I accept your apology."
Just then, a trash bin slid up to Lee and Nichelle and opened up.
"Nate, that trash bin's haunted!" Nichelle said, pointing at the bin.
Knowing what's about to happen, Lee spoke, "Hold on, Nichelle, we're about to get..." Before Lee could finish, he and Nichelle were sucked into the bin and through a tunnel. "...WOOHPed!"
Somewhere underwater off the coast of Florida
6:20 pm
Sam, Jake, and Alex regained consciousness to find themselves inside a familiar submarine and in ropes.
"We're in the LAMOS sub," Sam said as she looked at her surroundings.
"I can't believe we've been spy-napped," Jake groaned.
"Tell me about it," Alex added.
"Hello, spies," Came a venom male voice.
Sam, Alex, and Jake looked up to see Terrence walking up to them with a smirk.
"Terrence!" Sam gasped.
Soon, Terrence was joined by Myrna Beesbottom, Boogie Gus, Tim Scam, and James.
"And the members of LAMOS," Jake gasped.
Alex soon noticed a couple villains absent and asked, "Not that's we're complaining but, where's Helga and Kyle?"
Terrence scowled, "They were apprehended by Clover and Nate." He then smirked. "But in spite of the setback, as well as Tim Scam and Boogie Gus' decision not to spy-nap Lee, LAMOS can still win."
"And let me guess," Jake spoke up. "Your plan B is to use us as bait to lure the others here. And if you succeed in doing so, you will take care of all of us and then go after Jerry and the rest of WOOHP without any opposition from us."
Terrence pointed at Jake, "You guessed right, Jake."
"I still find it surprising that Jerry decided to play cupid," James spoke up.
"And he didn't have to use love potion to do it," Myrna added.
"Why the heck would Jerry play cupid?" Gus asked.
"That seems unusual of him to do that," Tim added.
"He wanted to see if spy couples make effective teams," Sam answered Gus' question.
"And the experiment worked," Alex added.
"Besides..." Jake spoke up. "He considered relationships between people inside and outside of WOOHP not healthy. After all, keeping secrets can lead to serious problems in relationships."
"And we hope to spend the rest of our lives together," Sam added.
"We'll see about that when your friends arrive," Terrence taunted.
Spies' House
6:20 pm
In Clover and Nate's bedroom, Clover and Nate were sitting on the edge of their bed and Lee was sitting in the white rocking chair as they were discussing with Jerry, who was standing up, all that has happened and try and figure out a way to find and rescue Sam, Alex, and Jake and defeat LAMOS. Nichelle meanwhile was downstairs in the living room watching TV.
"So, we know for a fact that Terrance has kidnapped Sam, Alex, and Jake," Clover said. "But we just need to figure out where they are."
"Well, we can assume they are being held in the LAMOS submarine," Lee said. "So, they are most likely somewhere underwater."
"Unfortunately, I'm unable to track Sam and Alex's Compowders and Jake's Smartphone," Jerry said. "It's possible Terrence has a signal scrambler on his submarine."
"And because of the scrambler sonar would turn to static," Nate groaned. He then thought of something. "But perhaps we could use Terrence's own scrambler against him."
"What do you mean?" Clover asked, confused.
"We find the area where the static on the sonar is the strongest…" Nate spoke.
"And we find the sub," Lee finished Nate's sentence. "Now, we'll need to figure out how we're gonna get into the submarine without being crushed by the water pressure."
"We will use our Jet Amphibious Flight Suits to swim down to the submarine," Nate said. "And they can withstand the pressure."
Clover then spoke, "And the laser-cutter nail file will help us get into the submarine and the Bubble Protection Bubble Gum will help us patch the hole once we get inside."
Nate nodded, "That sounds like a plan. Now, all we need is a boat."
"And I have a boat you can use for the sub hunt," Jerry announced.
Somewhere underwater off the coast of Florida
6:45 pm
Clover, Nate, and Lee were in a speed boat with the WOOHP insignia on its hull. While Lee, who was now in his Jet Amphibious Flight Suit, was piloting the boat Clover and Nate, who were also in their Jet Amphibious Flight Suits, were searching for using their Compowder and Smartphone to locate the sub.
Clover groaned, "We've been out here for like ever and haven't gotten anything."
"Clover, we've been out here for 15 minutes," Nate pointed out.
"I know," Clover said with a nod. "But it feels like it's been forever."
"The sub's gotta be here somewhere," Nate spoke as he looked at the sonar on his Smartphone. Suddenly, the screen began to slowly turn to static. "My Smartphone screen's turning to static!"
"The screen on my Compowder is doing the same thing!" Clover announced, noticing her Compowder screen slowly turn to static. "And it's getting stronger and stronger!"
"Looks like we've found the sub!" Nate speculated. "Lee, stop the boat!"
Lee nodded before he stopped the boat.
He and the other spies jumped out of the boat and dived into the water before using the propellers on their suits to swim down.
"There it is," Lee called out as he and the other spies got a visual on the submarine.
Once the trio got close to the submarine's hull, Clover pulled out her Laser Cutter Nail File and used it to cut a hole before the trio were pulled into the sub.
Once inside, they retracted their helmets, chewed some of the Bubble Protection Bubble Gum, blew bubbles, combined them, and used the big bubble to plug the hole.
"Now, to find our friends," Clover said.
"Here," Came the voice of Sam.
Clover, Nate, and Lee soon noticed Sam, Alex, and Jake tied up.
Clover, Nate and Lee then proceeded to untie Sam, Alex, and Jake.
"Thanks, Clover," Sam said after Clover untied her.
"Thanks, Lee," Alex said after Lee untied her.
"Thanks, Nate," Jake said after Nate untied him.
Sam searched her pockets and said, "I can't find my Compowder."
"Me neither," Alex added as she searched her pockets.
"I can't find my Smartphone," Jake added as he searched his pockets.
"Looking for these?" Came Terrence's voice.
The spies looked to see Terrence, Myrna, Tim, Gus, and James. In Terrence's hands were Sam and Alex's Compowders and Jake's Smartphone.
"You three have finally come," Myrna said.
"Let's split up!" Lee suggested.
The six spies then dispersed and ran into six separate corridors.
"Get them!" Terrence ordered as he dropped Sam and Alex's Compowders and Jake's Smartphone onto the ground.
The villains then split up to pursue the spies. James went after Sam, Myrna went after Clover, Tim went after Alex, Terrence went after Jake, and Gus went after Nate.
While pursuing Jake, Terrence thought, "Wait, five villains chasing six spies? Then that means…" He then shook his head. "I'll deal with Lee later."
Lee, the only one not being chased, soon came upon the torpedo room.
He then looked back down the hallway and back to the torpedo room.
The five spies that were being chased soon found themselves in the main room of the submarine followed by the villains chasing them.
"You're cornered now!" Terrence said.
Clover soon thought of something and pulled out the oil-slick skin lotion and sprayed it on the floor around herself and the spies.
"Don't come any closer!" Clover warned. "Otherwise, you'll slip and fall, enabling us to capture you."
Terrence, Myrna, and Tim each pulled out a tube of chap-stick the spies immediately recognized.
The villains used the captured WOOHP gadgets and fired three nets at the spies. Sam and Jake ended up in the first net, Clover and Nate ended up in the second net, and Alex ended up in the third net.
"Thanks to Kyle Katz, we were able to figure out which gadgets you use and took them to use against you," Terrence spoke.
"With you five down, all we have to worry about is Lee," Gus added.
Terrence looked at Myrna, "Myrna, you watch the captured spies, the rest of us will go after Lee."
Soon, all the villains minus Myrna ran out of the main room.
"Me watching you is just like old times, isn't it Sam, Clover, Alex, and Jake?" Myrna said.
"We still bear memories of your tyranny," Jake said. "But they can't faze us."
"And nothing can faze LAMOS now that we have you in a jam," Myrna gloated.
"You mean, in a net?" Jake taunted.
"Don't be a smart mouth, Mister!" Myrna shouted.
"Like I've always been when you were my nanny?" Jake taunted.
Before Myrna could respond, she found herself trapped by a net and fall to the ground.
The spies looked to see Lee with his Chap-Stick Net Gun run up to Myrna.
Before Myrna could say anything, Lee punched her in the head, knocking her out.
Lee put the Chap-Stick Net Gun into his left catsuit pocket as he pulled out a knife from his right catsuit pocket and cut open the nets holding his friends and girlfriend.
"Good thing I have my great-uncle's pocketknife from Korea," Lee said as he put the knife back in his right catsuit pocket.
"Thanks, Lee," Alex said, happily.
"Anytime," Lee said, happily. "Now, let's get out of here."
The spies soon ran out of the room and to where they came in.
Sam soon noticed her and Alex's Compowders and Jake's Smartphone on the floor.
"There's my Compowder," Sam said.
"And there's mine," Alex added.
"And my Smartphone," Jake added.
Sam, Alex, and Jake soon picked up their respective devices before they used them to change into their Jet Amphibious Flight Suits.
"You're not going anywhere, spies!" Came the voice of Terrence from behind.
The spies turned to see Terrence, Myrna Beesbottom (now free of the net Lee trapped her in), Tim Scam, Boogie Gus, and James with smirks on their faces.
"That's what you think," Sam countered.
They spies put on their helmets, ignited the rockets on their suits, flew up to the bubble and punched it out of the hole, causing water to flood in.
After leaving the sub the spies quicky switched to amphibious mode on their suits, grabbed the bubble and put it back into the hole before making their way up to the surface, switch back to rocket mode on their suits, take flight into the air, and land on the WOOHP boat.
"We made it!" Jake said.
"Now, all we have to do is wait for WOOHP to arrive and fish LAMOS out of the water," Sam added.
Alex soon noticed bubbles, pointed them out, and spoke, "Uh… guys?"
The spies looked to where Alex was pointing and the next thing the spies saw was the LAMOS submarine surface.
The top hatch then opened, and Terrance poked out with a megaphone.
"Hello, spies!" Terrence spoke over the megaphone.
"Terrence!" The six WOOHP spies gasped.
"You six shouldn't have plugged the hole on your way out," Terrence taunted. He then pulled out a laser pistol and shot the engine of the WOOHP boat. "Otherwise, your boat wouldn't be a sitting duck for my torpedoes. LAMOS, fire one!"
A torpedo was then fired from the submarine.
But just when it was close to its target, the torpedo suddenly turned to port and circled its way back around and towards the submarine!
Terrence went wide-eyed, "Abandon ship!"
He leapt from the submarine into the water on its starboard side just as the torpedo hit the port side.
But to Terrence's surprise, rather than explode, the torpedo bounced off the hull and left nothing but a dent.
"What?" Terrence gasped.
Suddenly, four WOOHP agents in scuba gear swam up and surrounded Terrence, while a few boats with the WOOHP insignia arrived and surrounded the submarine.
"Blast!" Terrence groaned.
Back on the spies' boat, Nate spoke triumphantly, "Looks like evil has been defeated once again."
Alex soon developed a confused look on her face, "There's one thing I don't get."
"What is it, Alex?" Sam asked.
"It's about that torpedo," Alex replied. "How did it suddenly turn against LAMOS but didn't explode?"
"Maybe it was an accident," Sam speculated.
"It wasn't an accident," Lee spoke up, getting the spies' attention.
"How do you know?" Alex asked.
Lee smirked, "I tampered with the torpedoes."
The other spies were in disbelief.
"How?" Alex asked.
"While we were still aboard the submarine I stumbled upon the torpedo room," Lee began. "I came down with a feeling that I had to do something to the torpedoes. So, I tampered with them in a way so that when fired, they would falter. I removed the torpedoes' gyros to mess up their guidance capabilities and, for good measure, removed the torpedoes' firing pins so they wouldn't detonate if they were to impact our boat."
"How do you know so much about torpedoes?" Alex asked.
"One of my uncles was a submarine torpedoman during the Cold War," Lee replied. "He taught me a lot about submarines and the weapons they're armed with."
"You did great with tampering with those torpedoes," Alex commented.
"Thanks, Alex," Lee said in appreciation.
"And the best part is..." Jake spoke up. "I don't think we'll be seeing those villains, who are complete LAMOS, anytime soon."
The spies soon broke out laughing, understanding the pun Jake made.
To Be Concluded…
A/N: LAMOS has been the defeated once again. Now, the conclusion.
The part where the torpedo fired, circled back around, and hit the submarine was inspired by real-life incidents when torpedoes ended up sinking their own submarines, the most notable of these incidents being the sinking of the USS Tang in October of 1944.
