This is a more serious inspector gadget Au I've been working on. Its set when Talon and Penny are 19 and 18 Hope you enjoy!!
For years the infamous Dr claw had stopped at nothing to bring down the one and only Inspector gadget. Every mission he'd put more and more thought into it, but alas his efforts always went to waste. It didn't matter how much he tried, somehow Gadget would always escape unharmed, more couldn't be said for his niece Penny Ruth and Brain. But Claw had began to notice his one flaw he had, and that took a lot of admitting. He was too soft. And I don't mean in a sense that he was nice to Gadget, but his plans weren't exactly severe in any way, some may even call them weak and pathetic. He hadn't exactly had a criminal breakthrough yet, a master plan that would change the world itself. However, his luck was about to change, his latest brainstorm would leave a scar on many. And in many ways shape and form.
"TALON!!" The evil overlord would yell to his nephew from his chair. In annoyance, the boy made his way over with a tub of hair gel in hand as he perfected his spikes which lay upon his head. He did not look happy to be disturbed.
"Uncle C you pick your moments don't you?? Can't you see that I'm in the middle of making myself look decent???" He groaned, rubbing his temples and continuing. His uncle growled and banged his fist down on his desk, leaving Talon in surprise "okay okay!! Sheesh- what is it??" Claw grinned in delight and turned around in his seat, his screen was showing something in which made Talon curious
"You see what this is Talon???" He'd ask, followed by an eyebrow raise.
Talon snickered in response and folded his arms "Uncle C I told you to stop watching robot movies, fiction isn't real y'know, and besides what good is a robot gonna do you???" This seemed to displease Claw, his idea had more to it than met the eye.
"Why did I end up with such an incompetent nephew. To put it in simpler terms for you, this latest invention of mine will turn any citizen of metro city into a blood thirsty killing robot, and with that, you can practically do anything you put your mind to." And for once Talon actually seemed interested, compared to his Uncle's previous plans this held more promise, something he thought he'd never admit.
"That's actually a surprisingly efficient plan, but one question, do I get to control the army or am I stuck with the dirty work???" He glared and raised an eyebrow.
"Well I can't exactly do it myself can I?? You'll need to take this device around metro city and turn any person you come across into one of our mindless robots, but be warned, as the day goes on they'll become more dependent on human blood and therefore will put you at risk. I need you to be careful and do this with caution. Do I make myself clear Talon???"
With wide eyes Talon nodded, did his Uncle actually care about him??? "You know me Uncle C, always careful, quick one though, was that really a note of concern coming from y-"
"SILENCE!! You never let me finish Talon. As I was saying, this needs to be done with precision, and you know the goal is always get Gadget, well with him being part cyborg already the plan won't work on him. So I need you to bring him to me, that way I can handle him myself. By that I mean kill him."
Talon was nodding along with the plan before choking on air "kill?! I mean- yeah sure sure- that's new??"
"Well I figured the only way I'll ever prove myself to anyone is to kill the world's greatest detective, oh and that niece of his, I want her out of the picture too. She'll only bring us down further." Hearing those words made Talon's heart drop. Of course he'd always loved the blonde agent secretly, it was a burning passion inside him and with every mission his love only grew. But hearing his Uncle deciding to kill her made him fear the worst.
"Uncle C- death seems a bit extreme wouldn't you say?? Why not just keep them hostage and make them watch the world suffer as a result??" But claw seemed unimpressed.
"Don't talk such nonsense Talon, I want them both here by this evening, do not fail me. Now be gone. The sooner the work is done the better off we'll be." And with that he turned around and continued petting his beloved Madcat. Talon was in a state of shock after hearing his Uncle's scheme.
"Sheesh- I thought his vision of evil was stealing Vacuum cleaners, or turning people into babies, or even creating a stench so bad it'd wipe out HQ. But killing Gadget?? And Penny- oh gosh Penny- I can't- I just-" he was interrupted when he perked up at noise coming from one of the experiment rooms. Inside was a random MAD agent cornered against the wall. The MAD scientist was stood in front of him with Claw's new device, clearly this was a test to see whether it worked. Curiously, talon pressed his face against the glass and peered in, he never usually put any thought into his Uncle's ideas but this, this was different. It made him uneasy. The scientist pressed the large red button in the centre of the control and watched as the henchman in front of him was completely transformed into a robot. Its mannerism was almost that of an insane killer, he wasn't kidding about them being bloodthirsty. Quickly, the agent charged towards the scientist, a sinister intent set in its mind before he was shot down with a gun. Almost instantly the robot collapsed with a thud before the man. He was dead. Just like that. It seemed that when these people were turned into robots, they could never be switched back. A lot of thought had been put into this and it was starting to show. And to know he was to be responsible for every innocent soul's lives, it made him more nervous than he'd ever been.
Back at HQ, penny was in the simulation room practicing her usual routine on her MAD simulator. Of course it was at maximum difficulty, but Penny was a full time agent now, meaning she'd had enough experience to manage to complete it effortlessly. Once finished she walked over to the side of the room and grabbed her bottle of water, tipping some over the back of her neck to clear her sweat away and then gulping some of it down. "Another successful training session Uncle Gadget, how'd I do??" She'd ask, raising an eyebrow. Gadget returned a proud smile to her
"Well it seems you've beaten your record Penny!! I couldn't be more proud!! And I know Brain would be too." Unfortunately, their canine friend had passed on not too long back, that being his age, but Penny had vowed to do everything in his honour. Often she had times where she'd call out his name or tell him to follow Gadget, but realisation hit hard after. The two were coping well though, and they had each other which was the main part.
"Thanks Uncle gadget" the blonde would say gratefully as she screwed the cap back on her bottle, pulling him into a hug. Her uncle happily embraced her in the moment, he still had his moments of pure stupidity, in fact those moments were all the time, but he knew how to be tender and caring more so now, and when Penny was in danger he put her before anyone else. Their moment was soon interrupted when the chief walked in, normally he'd be hidden in an inanimate object just waiting for the right moment, but this time he seemed more serious.
"Chief Quimby! I'm assuming we have a new mission correct??" Gadget would ask.
Quimby nodded, a slow nod of uncertainty "you know the drill Gadget, but this mission seems like something we haven't faced before." With that he handed him the mission ball.
"We have reason to believe MAD is planning to turn the world into a robot army, however, be warned this robots are not friendly in the slightest, if anything bloodthirsty, your mission is to find the device, destroy itand restore peace in Metro City, this message will self destruct."
Both Gadget and Penny exchanged nervous glances to one another, if Quimby had of just said Claw was creating a robot army, they'd have laughed in disbelief, but the footage played after the message was no laughing matter. Within the video, a robot could be seen attacking an innocent citizen, it was more serious than it sounded.
"Don't you worry Chief, we're on it, no robots shall be allowed to pass the keen eyes of inspector Gadget. Here you go by the way" he'd say as he handed back the mission ball.
"Nonono-!!" But it was too late as always, the mission ball exploded right in his face, turning him soot black "well I suppose I should be used to it by now."
