Sorry for another delay but I hope you enjoy what I have written.
On another normal night at the farmhouse, the family is asleep in their respective beds not a sound was heard as we begin our story in the girls bedroom, where we see Katy sleeping on her side peacefully ,then we pan over to Madeline sleeping in her bed while holding Courage close to her as she sleeps, despite Courage not being one to enjoy Madeline's hugs much but after almost a month or so, the cowardly dog had learned to get used to them even when she's asleep.
Soon that peaceful silence was broken by the sound of a busted window ,that came from downstairs which woke the girls and Courage up, Katy is seen in a blue shirt that reaches her thighs while Madeline is seen in pink footie pajamas ,abruptly getting out of bed to investigate the source of the noise.
When the trio enter the kitchen, the first thing that catches their eye in a small trail of footprints that start from the kitchen window ,leading into the basement from there they follow the trail.
Down in the basement ,Courage and the girls encounter what looks to be a strange looking burglar that carries over his back a very heavy sack that he places on the floor who was unproportioned, he had a very buff upper body ,however his legs were so thin they would be good substitutes for chopsticks, he sported a blue striped shirt black pants and gloves ,complete with a black mask and beanie.
Madeline at the first sight of the burglar begins to scream which gets his attention ,as he gives the trio a menacing glare as he asks "what the heck are you doing down here!?" In which frighten the girls, but before they can do anything else ,the burglar takes out a giant fish holding it as if it were a club or a bat, and quickly strikes both girls on the head knocking them both to the ground.
"Keep your mouths shut or I'll be fishing ya again I will!" The burglar threatens in which both girls hug each other for protection, as Katy asks "what are you doing in our basement and what do you want from us?" Only to get swatted in the head again knocking her completely unconscious ,before turning to Courage who simply looks at him with concern more than fear the burglar throwing Courage a rope commands "you there dog, you tie up the guttersnipes while I hide the goods got it?"
Courage not wanting to argue or protest does as the burglar says, and starts to tie up the girls. Suddenly in comes Gavin and Gina abruptly as Gavin concernedly saying "girls I heard screaming, what's wrong!?" Gina afterwards notices the burglar and screams in which the burglar hiding his treasure in a chest beside the boiler, who then acts quickly and swats them with the fish before tying them up as well.
"Keep an eye on the lot dog ,I'm going to see if the coast is clear" the burglar say's leaving out the cellar door. Once he was gone Courage started to get a look of worry and fright at the sight of the burglar ,as Madeline asks Courage "why didn't the burglar hurt you Courage?"
Then entered Muriel and Eustace who overheard screaming, as Muriel asks her pink dog "Courage why is everybody down here tied up?" In which Gavin replies to his mother "I was going to ask him the same thing?"
Just then before someone can say another word, the burglar returns however with a very different facial expression on his face. Instead of a menacing glare ,he had a look of excitement and nostalgia when he got a good look at the elderly couple ,and says "Mama Mashedpotatoes, Uncle Twinkletoes how good it is to see your loving faces again!" To Muriel's surprise and Eustace's pessimism it was someone they knew, as Muriel joyously says "Cousin Basil how good ta see ya again lad!"
The burglar referred to as Basil replies "thought I'd drop by for my holiday from messaging eels I did" then noticing Courage ,he says "and Nigel how can I forget my favorite cousin ,come here you" before he embraces him in a hug confusing the family more, as they witness the giant man being treated like a friend with the elderly couple and their dog.
"And what's this? You're still tying up family again I see, honestly Nigel I will never understand why you find this fun" Katy recuperating from being fished, wakes up to Basil hugging Courage as Katy shouts angrily "hey you get your hands off my dog!"
Basil noticing Katy is awake says "and you must be Eliza ,the misses Nigel has been writing to me about, well let me tell you it's an honor to meet ya welcome to the family!" much to the confusion of the teenager, as she asks him "are you playing dumb or something because I'm not falling for it."
"Mother ,care to explain to us what's going on here?" Asks Gina in which Basil untying the couple says "and these must be Nancy and Neville the in laws, a pleasure to meet you and I apologize about Nigel, he's a really great fella for your daughter he is."
"What are you talking about?" Asks Gina, followed by Gavin who asks Muriel "mom who is this guy, and why does he act like he knows us?" All while Basil unties the girls.
Basil stepping into the conversation replies "come now Neville ,of course you wouldn't forget you son in law" then noticing Madeline look up at him nervously he kneels down on his knees ,and says "awe and this must be me little niece Violet ,aren't we adorable" in which Madeline in worry asks "your not going to hurt us ,are you?" To which the large burglar responds by lifting her off the ground and tossing Madeline into the air ,only to catch her again before she can fall to the ground as he says "awe now why would I want to hurt something as precious as you little one? We're all family here."
Katy after what she witnessed ,starts to lose her patience as she then shouts "alright what's going on here!? Why are you calling us YOUR family?! And why is everybody here ok with the fact that a burglar, A BURGLAR is in our house acting like we've all become best friends!?"
Muriel attempting to calm her family down says to her son "Gavin ,why don't you Katy and Gina come with me up to the living room for a bit ,and I'll try to explain the situation to ya" as she and some of her family proceed upstairs as Gavin then falters "but Madeline!" Only for Muriel to assure him she's fine, as she escorts them upstairs.
After Basil gently sets Madeline back on the ground she was giggling and jumping for joy, as Basil asks her "now see wasn't that fun now?" In Which Madeline excitedly responds "that was SO MUCH FUN!" in which she quickly hugs Basil by the leg .
Basil lifting his leg attempting to get Madeleine to his eye level says "oh that's nothing, you should see how your great uncle Twinkletoes dances. Hey Uncle Twinkletoes ,howsabout showing Violet your dance!" Basil says calling out to Eustace, who simply answers "I already told ya I dont do no Dance!" Madeline letting go of Basil's leg joins him by begging to her grandfather "dance Grandpa Eustace!" Eustace with an annoyed tone in his voice ,scolds at the child saying " you ain't making me do no dance brat!"
"Let me see if I understand you correctly" Gavin says after he and his wife and eldest daughter hear Muriel explain who Basil was and the last time he came to the farmhouse, summarizing "that man down there with dad and Madeline is somebody you and dad know who believes us to be his family?" In which Muriel replies "I know it's hard to believe ,but trust me when I say he is a very nice man."
Katy looking back at the door to the basement in disbelief ,asks her dear grandma skeptically "why do I find that hard to believe?" Only for Muriel to assure them explaining " all I'm asking is for all of you to at least give him a chance ,I can assure you you'll all get along fine or at least until he leaves."
Still having doubts about the uninvited guest, the family decide to set their distrust aside for Muriel's sake. Once this was settled the family return back to the basement to get reacquainted to their "guest" much to their concern.
Back in the basement, Basil, Madeline, Eustace, and Courage where shown performing a ring around the rosie style dance, delighting young Madeline over how much fun everyone is having.
By the time the rest of the family regroup with the others, when Muriel witnesses Madeline, Courage, and Eustace having fun with the burglar, she states " it looks to me like everyone is having fun already" only after Muriel says this ,she begins to see Eustace immediately end up flying toward a wall, before falling onto Basil's bag.
"Oh Twinkletoes ,how I've missed your dance it feels like talking to an old friend again" says Basil in which Gavin says "oh Basil ,before I forget what's in your bag?"
Basil with disappointment says "oh dash it all Uncle Twinkletoes, you spoiled me surprise for the family" which confuses the family more, as Basil goes to pick up his bag "I was going to give em to ya after some shut eye, but I might as well do it now" says Basil.
Opening up the bag, Basil presents to the family the contents inside, revealing to be filled with shining colorful jewels.
Everyone in the room was in shock at Basil's present to them, as he begins to divide each little pile of jewels and present one pile to each family member.
Despite most of the family satisfied with their presents ,Courage and Muriel are against this as Muriel says "Basil, I thought we agreed no more crime!?"
Basil simply replies "aw Mamma Mashedpotatoes I know, but it's the only thing I could turn to ever since I got fired from me job as a licensed eel massage therapist" in which surprised the family, as Gavin asks "wait a minute, why were you fired?" Basil begins to complain "apparently the higher ups don't appreciate me deviating methods of massaging eels, but on the plus side I'm glad I came!"
The rest of family stare at him confused as Gina broke the short silence, asking "why is that exactly Basil?" In which Basil would then wrap an arm around Courage and say "To meet me in laws of course, Nigel had been tellin' me you would be comin to visit the family and thought I'd pop by and say hello" wrapping both Gavin and Gina in his strong firm arms."
Katy watching this appalled by the fact a burglar of all people is treating the family like his own ,as she says "am I the only one who's sane around here!?" Only for Basil to approach Katy and wrap an arm around her, while bringing Courage toward the hug as he says "oh Eliza you and your family have not lived until you know the family better, now let's all go have dinner like always what" followed by Madeline witnessing this to say "I like him!" While Katy was in dismay over the fact that she is the only one in the family realizing the obvious.
At the table ,everyone but Muriel was seated as Basil ,Courage, Gavin, and Gina began to have a pleasant conversation, despite the fact Basil was doing most of the talking with Katy keeping a close eye on Basil, all while Madeline was playing a game on Katy's phone without her knowing, while Eustace was reading the newspaper impatiently waiting for the food.
"Oh just you wait till you try Mamma Mashedpotatoes cooking, its five stars it is"Basil explains, as Gavin asks "you don't say, well Basil I'm inclined to take your word" only for Basil to ask "so Neville ,Nigel tells me your in the silkworm farm business?" In which Gavin looks back at Courage confused as the dog shrugs.
Gavin simply answers him with "I prefer to keep my work life private ,hopefully you understand" in which Basil replies "I see ,well hey I won't tell anyone if you won't right?"
Muriel walks in with the food saying "alright everyone, I hope you are all ready for some home cooked fried fish" bringing to the table what she cooked, in which Basil would say in disappointment"oh Mama Mashedpotatoes, you aren't gonna make your specialty for our guests?" Muriel replies in a slightly more strict tone "Basil ,would it really hurt ya to try something new once in your life?"
Basil tries to protest, only for Muriel to say "Basil were trying something new ,and when I say that I mean it!" Only for Basil to cross his arms ,and say "alright but how about a meal we can at least share with our guests, maybe something fancy at least?"
Gina leaving the table, would start to put on an act for Basil as Nancy and say "oh mother Mashedpotatoes maybe I can help ,I do happen to be a professional chef who works in the finest of restaurants " Muriel would argue "oh Gi- I mean Nancy ,you really shouldn't your a guest after all" in which Gina says "no no family comes first dear sister in law ,I insist that Cousin Basil deserves a grand meal" afterwards she and Muriel enter the kitchen.
In the kitchen Muriel says to her daughter in law "it's very grand you want to lend me a hand the way you did, but what do you intend to make a gourmet meal?" Gina would say in a posh tone "I think I shall make my specialty ,straight from Texas."
"What is your specialty Gina?" Asks Muriel, only for Gina to reply "no no please call me Nancy, I wouldn't want to break Character you know" she says, as she attempts to prepare a meal out of ground beef ,cheese, bread, and potatoes. Muriel witnessing this ,decides to return back to the others in the dining room.
A half hour passes by, as we see everyone in the dining room awaiting for Gina to come out with a delicious meal to go with the fried fish, when suddenly in comes Gina carrying a tray of what appear to be hamburgers on a bed of french fries ,as Gina says "here we are family, a meal fit for a king and not to mention mouth watering."
Basil looking at the dish Gina had set on the table , asks "what sort of meal is this?" In which Gina replies "oh you'll love this dish cousin Basil ,I call it roast meat" in which confuse the family as Muriel asks her "roast meat Gi-I mean Nancy?" In which Gina replies "it's what I call hamburgers, its a regional phrase from Boston."
The fib fooled Basil as everyone got a burger and started to eat ,only for Basil to then says to Gina "you know Nancy these almost taste like burgers from a T.V. Dinner box." Gina replies "oh no no it's an old patented family recipe you see."
After taking a few more bites of his burger, Basil looks back at it again, while he slowly chews his food. Next he lifts the top bun from his burger, commenting "you know you call your burgers roast meat Nancy, but why do you call it so when you clearly see its obviously grilled?" Presenting to her the grilled meat under the bun.
Gina simply tries to think of a reasonable explanation for his question, however she could not think of any for the life of her.
Suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of Eustace scream, when he saw smoke appearing from the door behind Gina ,asking "what the heck did ya do in there woman!?"
"Oh that's just the Chinese new years parade" Gina replies blurting out nonsense, from which makes the family look at her in confusion.
"Gina er Nancy ,do you listen to yourself?" Gavin asks, reinstating what she had just blurted out "A Chinese new years parade? At this time of year? At this time of day ? In the Middle of Nowhere? Localized entirely within the kitchen?" In which Gina replies "it can happen."
Basil curiously enough says "well, it's not everyday a Chinese new years parade happens in your own home Neville" Gina leaving the table, says "I'd better make sure it isn't noisy" entering the kitchen to try and quell the problem occuring in the kitchen."
Muriel would then ask Basil if he would like some desert, in which Basil says "ah no thank you Mamma Mashedpotatoes, I actually was wondering if my family would be interested in joining me on an outing around town?"
Madeline despite not understanding a quarter of what he is saying, cheerfully asks "does that mean your taking us somewhere fun?" To which Basil replies "something like that" suddenly after a the smoke stops, Gina coming out of the kitchen completely covered in soot ,with her hair a big mess , and coughing up smoke said "everyone make noise now, the new years parade is over."
In which Gavin would ask him "what did you have in mind?"
"Oh it isn't ,much just an outing with me Nigel the misses and the little one for a night around the town" Basil explains, however Gavin and Gina show great concern for what he is suggesting, as Gavin says "Basil it's the middle of the night" Basil argues "shows what you know Neville, we ain't gonna be gone long, just a for a bit to get to know one another and what not."
Katy stepping into the conversation, would ask Basil "and where exactly do you plan to take us Basil?"
The scene would then transition to a carnival that's now closed , we see Basil and the family attempt to sneak in "this is your idea of a night out, spending it at a closed area?" Asks Katy, annoyed by the fact that Basil doesn't realize the obvious.
"Come now Eliza people love a good time at the carnival ,just ask Nigel" Basil states from which Katy looks back at Courage, who frantically shakes his head in defense.
However as soon as they are inside however, an alarm begins to go off .Basil begins to act completely different again when motion detectors begin to go on, swatting Courage once again with the fish as Madeline asks Basil concernedly "what's wrong Basil?" Only for Basil to grab her by the shirt ,much to her fright and the family's concern.
Distancing from the family with Madeline in hand ,Basil threatens the family with his fish saying "you all keep your mouth shut ,or I'll be fishing the lot of you I will!" As the family are left with no other option but to do as Basil says.
Suddenly as soon as the sound of police sirens begin to wail ,the crazy burglar breaks away from the family, before saying "now don't try to follow me or make any funny moves or the girl gets it she will!" Escaping into the fair, just as soon as the cops break in. Gina was completely in a state of fear witnessing a mad man had taken his youngest daughter, and the only comfort she can lean on was Gavin.
"Don't worry folks, I can assure you that man won't lay a finger on your child" the head policeman says walking in ,as Gavin asks the head officer "you'll be sure our daughter is safe right?" Then to assure the family that everything is under control ,the officer states "we'll have this mad man behind bars and save your child ,before you can say Jolly Holiday" In which the grown ups ,aside from Eustace, Muriel, Courage, and Katy go after Basil.
Muriel despite what she had witnessed, asks Courage concernedly "Courage we have to help Basil he doesn't deserve this" which Katy overhears, and asks her grandmother "Grandma have you lost it! That guy just took my sister and ran off" in which Muriel says "that may be so dear ,but Basil really does mean well he's just misunderstood that's all."
Katy in annoyance says "grandma, the guy threatened to hurt us, I'm pretty sure that he doesn't mean well as you thought" only for Muriel to place a hand on her shoulder ,assuring her that he is not as bad as he seems. Afterwards ,Courage gets the families attention as he points at the top of what appears to be a makeshift windmill ,Basil clinging to it with one hand, holding Madeline in his arm while searchlights are pointed at him ,as Muriel shows concern over this as he tells Courage to hurry.
Courage without another minute to waste, heads over to where the pole is while Katy is tasked with watching over him.
"Alright so how do we get my sister and Basil down?" Asks Katy, from which Courage pulls out a radio controller as well as a toy plane with a small compartment below it ,before slapping a police sticker on it , then starting it up to fly up to where Basil is.
As soon as they authorities take notice to it, they see the fight between Basil and the plane start in a similar manner to King Kong.
Then once the toy has a clear shot of Basil ,the compartment below opens to reveal a small cannon that once its fired ,a little flag pops out of the cannon with little words on the flag that read bang.
Being the mental case he is ,Basil releases Madeline who falls upon her mother's arms, while Basil after releasing the windmill falls to his supposed death and disappears from sight ,as the police officers seem to be easily convinced that Basil was apprehended by another law enforcement, to which the police decide to go home much to the parents confusion ,as well as Madeline's sadness over the loss of her new best friend.
Her grieving suddenly stops however, when she starts to hear excited laughter approaching their direction, as it turned out Basil was alive and walking beside him was Courage who was laughing with him ,as Basil said "oh Nigel, I knew you wouldn't turn on me I did ,you were always a life saver ,Eliza sure is lucky to have you she is."
Katy overhearing this ,would ask "wait I am?" To which Basil explains to her "oh yes ,whenever I need him Nigel always was there, never once thinking of himself" Katy looks back at Courage as with the rest of the family ,before Eustace and Muriel come in as the elderly woman says "oh thank goodness everyone is ok."
"Never been better Mamma Mashedpotatoes" says Basil happily "and it's all thanks to Nigel here" despite the fact that he is a very insane burglar ,when Katy sees how he is admiring Courage and hugging him ,she starts to realize the good Basil has inside him despite the fact he was confusing.
Then Katy approaches Courage to pet his back ,as she says "I guess you're right Basil, there's no one in the world who can be as amazing as Nigel."
Basil would then hunch over to the two as he would begin to whisper "she is truly a keeper Nigel, and just you wait for the string of jobs I have planned for your honeymoon" getting fed up with Basil attempting to convince the family to go back to crime again ,Muriel scolds at the confused man "Basil, did I not say we would be turning over a new leaf?"
"Now Mamma Mashedpotatoes, I'm sure miss Eliza can decide for herself how she wants to spend her life with Nigel, right Eliza?" Asks Basil in which Katy says in response "you know what ,that's absolutely right and I think it's best that we quit the crime stuff cold turkey!"
Basil was in shock "WHAT! surely you aren't serious?" He asked ,as Muriel defends her response by saying "I'm afraid she isn't Basil, and I completely agree with Eliza that she has indeed made a smart decision" with a firm nod as did Gavin and Gina ,as Basil turns to Courage in disbelief asking "surely you're not gonna agree to her demand, are you Nigel?" In which Courage indeed nods in agreement to Katy's suggestion.
"Surely you want to have some more fun with Uncle Basil, do you Violet?" In which Madeline shakes her head, then Basil looks at Eustace asking "your still with me aren't you Uncle Twinkletoes?" Only to see that Eustace being attacked by a family of giant squirrels ,while he screams in agony.
Sad and Defeated Basil gives in, and says "oh alright, I guess it is for the sake of the couple ,oh well the only thing left for me is to do is what I've always wanted to do since I graduated first grade."
Days pass since that night, as we now see Basil out in a wide open meadow with a bucket of cleaning supplies in one hand ,and in another a vacuum cleaner as we see him standing in front of a tree, and hanging from a branch was a beehive where we see him proceed to stick the hose inside the hive, before turning on the vacuum.
Unfortunately for poor Basil as soon as he starts to vacuum, the hive a swarm of angry bees begin to exit the hive, and charge toward Basil while he's cleaning, despite being stung he continued vacuuming, as we hear a feminine voice narrate:
Despite my troubles ,I am very happy with the new job I always wanted
I wish you were all here to see the joy I bring
give my regards to Nigel and Eliza.
As it turns out it was a letter being read by Gina, as the family surrounds her while she reads it, all but a completely bandaged Eustace as Gina finishes by reading:
Yours truly: Basil: Professional Beehive cleaner
The family where quite content with how Basil made a name of himself ,despite the pain and suffering that came with it ,as well as Gina commenting "let's hope he has a remedy for bee stings."
Gavin soon starts to change the subject, and ask "didn't Basil say he was gonna send newly weds his wedding present, the first day he started working?" To which Muriel points a finger at herself out of curiosity, and says "oh my, I almost forgot that he did he never did say when it would arrive."
As we zoom out of the farmhouse, we see that it is in within the carnival, as Muriel's final words where "I'm sure it isn't anything important."
Once again another ending to another chapter and thank you all for your patience and i hope you enjoy the chapter reviews are welcome and hopefully another chapter will be out soon