DM Margo Alone Chapter 16
At that moment, Margo had picked a box of matches she had found lit one of the matches taking care not to set her gloves on fire. It had been her who soaked the rope in kerosene! Now she was going to set the rope on fire! The burglars looked down at her holding the light. ''Merry Christmas'' said Margo cheerily as she struck the match. ''Go up!'' shouted El Macho, knowing what was coming next. Bratt screamed.
They struggled to climb back up to the top, but the flames caught up with them! Soon the flames blazed around their legs causing them to let go and fall. ''AAAAAAAUUUGGGHHHH!'' they screamed. The two burglars crashed through a piece of wooden scaffolding sending some drums of varnish up into the air. The varnish splashed all them!
Margo ran off down the road and called the police on her phone. She knew she couldn't call her family from a long way away due to data issues being expensive, but luckily she hadn't needed to use it all the time she'd been in Toronto until now. ''Hello'' she said, ''The two guys who robbed the Disney Store are in Queens Park. 10 Wellesley St. Look for fireworks. Hurry they got a gun! Goodbye''.
Margo ended the call and ran off again. Then she noticed Bratt and El Macho catching up to her. ''Hey!'' she taunted, ''I'm down here. Better come and get me before I call the cops''. Margo ran across a busy road. A bus driver honked at her. HONK-HONK!
She made it safely to the other side, but then she slipped on a patch of ice and fell onto her back looking up the dark night sky. ''Whoa!'' she gasped. Suddenly she saw Bratt and El Macho towering over her having caught up. "He-he! Guess you didn't have a nice TRIP, kid," El Macho joked, ''My how the tables have turned!'' said Bratt. ''How do you like the ice, daughter of Gru?'' sneered El Macho. They grabbed Margo's arms and began to drag her.
''Let's go for a nice stroll in the park'' said El Macho. They dragged Margo to Queens Park. Outside the Ontario Legislative Building in the middle of the park, El Macho grabbed Margo's rucksack and took out the photographs she'd taken of him and Bratt robbing the Disney Store and her plane ticket to Tampa. ''Looks like you won't be needing this now!'' Bratt said snatching the ticket and tearing it up.
El Macho looked at the photographs, ''These'll look great in the photo album'' he muttered. He said to Margo, ''You may've won the battle dudette, but you lost the war''. Bratt grabbed Margo's shirt. ''You ought not to have messed with us'' he said, ''Cos we're dangerous. Your father ruined my schemes in Hollywood.''.
''And your father made me lost my chance to fire your mother into the same volcano where I faked my death. And the worst part is, you broke up from my son'' added El Macho. ''But I didn't break up with your son!'' Margo protested, ''He left me for another girl and hurt my feelings!''. "SHUT UP!" roared El Macho.
He pulled out a gun and pointed it at Margo ready to shoot her dead. "Any last words?" he snarled. Margo let out a loud whimper. She was done for this time and she didn't even have her mom to save her! Suddenly Margo heard growling. ''Em El Macho?'' said Bratt. Not now!" snapped El Macho as he continued to talk to Margo. Bratt was looking at something. ''El Macho?'' he said again.
"I said not now!" El Macho shouted. ''Something's wrong'' said Bratt. The growling and snarling grew louder. ''Let's get out of here!'' urged Bratt. "I SAID NOT NOW!" El Macho raged. He turned back to Margo. ''I never made it to the 6th grade and it doesn't look like you're gonna either!'' he said darkly. A rustling from the bushes cut him off. Then at the last moment, what emerged from the bushes was no other than one of Margo's animal friend, Alex the lion himself! "ROOOOAAAAWWWW!".
He lunged at them, roaring. The two burglars nearly jumped out of their skin. Alex roared and tore their clothes. Margo was shocked and surprised to see her old friend. ''ALEX?!'' she gasped. Then Brenda the pigeon lady crept up behind them. Alex moved out of the way. She threw a bucket of birdseed over the burglars who still sticky with varnish. ''Margo, run!'' shouted Brenda.
''Bye thanks!'' shouted Margo as Alex picked her up and carried her away. Then near the entrance of the park, Alex put Margo down so she could set off some fireworks for the police. The police soon arrived having seen the fireworks.
They ran along to where Bratt and El Macho were being attacked by all the pigeons since they were still covered in bird seed. One of the cops shot his gun and scared all the pigeons away. Then he and the others arrested the burglars. ''You guys should've started earlier'' he said, ''The prisoners already exchanged gifts''.
Another cop looked at the photographs Margo had taken of them. ''We missed the presents?'' asked Bratt. He pointed to El Macho and said ''He made us hide in the store and steal the charity money''. ''Shut up Bratt!'' said El Macho giving him a kick, ''you've got the right to remain silent''. ''He's a little cranky'' said Bratt, ''We just broke out of prison a few days ago''.
''SHUT UP BRATT!'' screamed El Macho. ''Get 'em out of here!'' ordered the police chief. After the burglars were gone, Margo asked Alex, ''Er Alex how you know where to find me?''. "Well, Margo," Alex explained, "I was runnin' a new show before Marty could do a dangerous cannon solo when a flock of pigeons flew by and interrupted our practice, they told me that you were in danger, lucky for you, me and the guys arrived at Toronto to put on a new performance for Christmas."