Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 5: Robert's Unlucky Birthday
At the ship, Allen was watching the ocean view for a while. When he saw a black balloon floating by, he looked at the clown with the frown face. His face was all white, his lips were black, had red eyes, black curly hair, wore a black and white clothing and gray shoes. He approached to the clown to see of what he was doing.
"Mastermind Clown, may I ask what you are doing?" Allen asked.
"Oh ho ho, I was just blowing the balloons and let them float in the air, Master Allen," Mastermind Clown answered. "If only my cousin was here to see them..."
Allen quickly interrupted the clown. "Okay, I know exactly how you feel, Clown! But anyways, I have a mission for you."
At the hotel, Robert was fast asleep on his bed. Until few moments later, Lorelei came to his room and jumped onto his bed. He was wide awake and immediately looked at her in astonishment.
"Lorelei, why did you have to wake me up in the time like this?" Robert asked, as he rubbed his eyes.
"Guess what today it is, big brother?" Lorelei asked happily. "Today is your birthday!"
"What? M-My birthday?" Robert checked the calendar and was very surprised. "Oh my, you're right! Today IS my birthday!"
Lorelei winked at Robert. "Exactly! I already told Vicki and Serenity about it, and Darren told Nick about it after he ran into him!"
"Does anyone set up a big birthday party for me?"
"Vicki says that they're planning to have a party in here, inside of the hotel."
"Well now, I'm curious to see what sort of surprises I will get this year!"
At the Silverwings' house, Vicki was mixing the cake for Robert's birthday. Nick bought a shirt so he could wrap it up for his birthday surprise. After that was done, he went to the kitchen and smelled the cake batter while Vicki was pouring it into the cake pan.
"Vicki, I'm curious, what kind of cake are you making?" Nick asked.
"I'm making a blueberry cake," Vicki answered. "I found the recipe online and decided to try it out."
"That's new! I can't wait to taste it!"
"So do I! Once the cake is done baking, I'm going to add the frosting and some decorations. I'm pretty sure Robert will like it!"
"Oh yeah, he certainly will."
Robert, Lorelei, and Darren left the hotel and headed to the town to see Vicki and the others. Until suddenly, they ran into Sammy and Jimmy who were planning to go to the Nooklings' store.
"Well, well, if it isn't the birthday boy and his geek squad," said Sammy. "What are you all doing right now?"
"Yeah!" said Jimmy.
"We're planning to pay Vicki a visit," Robert answered. "Now if you'll excuse us, we need to get through."
As soon as Robert walked away, Sammy grabbed him by his arm. "Um, do you remember the time when we said about the payback back then? Because now is the perfect time for payback!"
Sammy and Jimmy grabbed Robert and flipped him upside-down. They shook off the bells from him until every last bell was dropped to the ground. Lorelei and Darren tried to stop them, but they ignored them and put Robert into the trash can. After the twins took all the bells from him, Lorelei and Darren helped Robert for getting out of the trash can.
"Dude, are you alright?" Darren asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Robert nodded. "I can't believe those idiots took all the bells from me! Sheesh, what a joke!"
"Let's just ignore them and pay Vicki a visit, shall we?" Lorelei pointed out.
When Robert and the others were at the town, they saw Vicki going to Main Street. After she spotted them, she didn't expect them to show up but didn't seemed to mind at all.
"Oh hey guys, what's up?" Vicki asked cheerfully.
"Oh hi Vicki, we were about to visit you," Robert answered. "But it turns out that you're going to the shop, right?"
"Yeah, but it won't be long. I promise you!"
"Well, take your time anyways," said Lorelei. "We're going to walk around the town for a while."
"Yeah, without any problem at all," said Darren.
"Okay, feel free to do that, folks!" said Vicki happily.
Inside of the hotel, Serenity was the party planner in charge. The animal villagers volunteered for blowing up the balloons, setting up the banners, adding the decorations, and even setting up all the tables. When the balloons were ready to decorate after blowing, the colorful clown sheep named Pietro was curious if some balloons were in the right position.
"Um, a little to the right..." Serenity reassured, as Pietro moved the balloons a little more until she stopped him all of the sudden. "That's very good enough, Pietro!"
"Thanks, honk honk!" said Pietro.
Serenity moved on to the banner that the blue cat named Rosie and the pink squirrel named Peanut were working on. They both hung up the banner before they nailed it down. Serenity quickly checked the banner if it's in the good position.
"It looks really perfect, girls!" Serenity exclaimed.
"Thank you, silly!" said Rosie.
"Decorations are the best thing to do, slacker!" said Peanut happily. "But the banner is super awesome if I say so myself!"
Serenity moved on to the tables that the white eagle named Celia was working on. She loved how the eagle set up on each table perfectly. Especially on the main table, which it was on the front side.
"Celia, I really like your style," said Serenity surprisingly. "You are so good at this!"
"Thanks, I usually did that at my house whenever my guests were coming, feathers," said Celia.
At the beach, Mastermind Clown and his henchmen had appeared along with the possessed, mummified dog named Lucky. They snuck up to the town and took a peek to see if someone's present. All of the sudden, Mastermind Clown saw Robert, Lorelei, and Darren were standing on the bridge. He and his henchmen were about to get them until they ran into Sammy and Jimmy who were heading to the beach.
"Why, hello boys!" said Mastermind Clown. "How would you two like to volunteer for becoming the piñatas?"
Sammy and Jimmy didn't say a word, but all they ever did were to scream and point at the evil clown. They were so scared that they ran away from him and his henchmen. Mastermind Clown laughed so hard that he thought that it was too easy for the twins to get scared.
"Well, that'll teach them a lesson that they will never forget!" Mastermind Clown laughed. "Now, onto the mission we go, folks!"
When the Slapjacks' screams continued, Robert looked around to see where they're coming from before they faded. Then, Lorelei and Darren caught his attention all of the sudden.
"Guys, did you hear something?" Robert asked, as Lorelei and Darren shook their heads and shrugged in response. Suddenly, he heard someone laughing which came out of nowhere.
"Well, well, I just heard someone's birthday is today!" Mastermind Clown laughed, as he was standing on top of the tree.
Robert and the others gasped after they saw the clown. "Mastermind Clown, what are you doing in StarLily?!" he asked furiously.
Mastermind Clown blew up his balloon and tied it at the end. "Why, giving you a present from my dear master...Allen Parker!"
Meanwhile, Vicki bought a big birthday present for Robert and brought it to the hotel. Nick set up the birthday cake that Vicki made from scratch and placed it on the main table carefully. As she put the present on the table, she began to sense trouble all of the sudden. Nick and Serenity looked at each other before they looked at Vicki.
"Hey Vicki, what's the matter?" Serenity asked.
"My blood tells me that someone's in trouble!" Vicki replied, as she quickly left the hotel with Nick and Serenity following her.
When Mastermind Clown's balloon got exploded, Robert and the others were trapped in the big net and got tied up. They were struggling to get out of there as they could. Vicki, Nick, and Serenity quickly saw them and noticed that they were in trouble by the evil clown. They hid behind the town hall and came up with the plan.
"Guys, you have to disguise yourselves as the police force and get Lucky to Booker and Copper," Vicki explained. "I will transform into Phantom Angel right now!"
"We're on it, sis!" Nick exclaimed, as he and Serenity went to their houses and got their police costumes ready.
"Angelic power action!" Vicki called, after she took out her transformation mic and began her transformation.
Mastermind Clown took out the bomb from his pocket. He set up the timer to five minutes and gave it to Lucky so he could attached it to Robert and the others. Suddenly, the boomerang hit the clown's head from behind. He began rubbing his head and saw of who was doing it.
"Hey clown freak, if you messed with the birthday boy, you should've messed with me first!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "How dare you ruined his birthday? You, sir, have no right to do that! I am Phantom Angel, the hero of melody and purity! So, it's time for you to pay the highest price!"
"Huh, Phantom Angel...why did that name rings a bell all of the sudden?" Mastermind Clown muttered softly, as he tried to remember something until it struck him. "Oh, that's right! I remembered someone mentioned a bit about you! Do you know anyone named Nightmare Mime?"
Phantom Angel gave an evil clown a disturbing look. "Nightmare Mime? Yeah, I knew that crazy mime since last year. I stopped him from doing something evil in StarLily, and now he's dead. Why? Are you his friend or something?"
Mastermind Clown growled furiously. "You worthless angel, he's my cousin! I will avenge him after what you did to him last year! Henchmen, attack the angel now!"
While Phantom Angel was fighting Mastermind Clown's henchmen, Lucky placed the bomb right in front of Robert. The time bomb was now down to three minutes. Robert was terrified about this that he began to sweat. As soon as Lucky walked away, he was suddenly captured by Nick and Serenity who were dressed as police officers.
"H-Hey, put me down, rrr-owch!" Lucky exclaimed, as he was struggling to get off from the two humans.
Mastermind Clown saw Nick and Serenity, who were dressed as the police officers, took Lucky away from him. He went after them, but he was tripped over by Robert's leg. After Phantom Angel took care of Mastermind Clown's henchmen, she stepped on the clown's back and rescued Robert, Lorelei, and Darren. She quickly untied them, got rid of the net, and planned to get rid of the bomb which it was less than a minute to spare.
"Clown, I will deal with you later!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "Right now, I have a bomb to get rid of!"
When Phantom Angel rushed to get rid of the bomb, Mastermind Clown laughed so hard behind her back. Since Robert was now free, he could finally transformed into Masked Swordmaster.
"Knight power action!" Robert called, after he tapped his wristband and began his transformation.
Masked Swordmaster punched Mastermind Clown's face and began to thrust his sword at him. But the clown took out his balloon right away and it suddenly popped. The knight covered his face with his cape from inhaling the smoke. When the smoke disappeared, Mastermind Clown was gone. Masked Swordmaster looked around to see of where the clown was right now until he spotted him on top of the Roost.
"Hey clown, get down from there!" Masked Swordmaster exclaimed. "I've had enough of your foolish games, especially the dangerous ones on my birthday! And you will live to regret this for ruining my birthday!"
"Ha, that is true, white knight," said Mastermind Clown. "But I think you're forgetting something; Phantom Angel has the bomb right now. If she doesn't get rid of it after thirty seconds, she will die instead!"
Masked Swordmaster gasped. "No!"
Mastermind Clown laughed maniacally. "Oh yes! Now if you'll excuse me, I will take my leave once you will save her. But I'm afraid you're too late for that, birthday boy! So, toodles!" Finally, he disappeared into thin air.
Meanwhile, Phantom Angel was at the beach and looking around to find the area in order to eliminate the bomb. With twenty seconds left on the timer, she was starting to get panic before the bomb would explode. Finally, she found a better solution while she was looking at the ocean.
"You know how the old saying goes..." Phantom Angel sighed. "'Some days you just can't get rid of the bomb!'"
Phantom Angel quickly took out her star compact and changed it into a snorkel mask. She put it on right away and dived into the ocean. She swam as fast as she could and pushed away the bomb with less than ten seconds on the timer. Then, she used the boomerang to tap the bomb and activated the explosion. She swam away as fast as she could, but the water sprout pushed her out of the ocean by force.
When Phantom Angel rose up in the air, Masked Swordmaster, Lorelei, and Darren saw her that they rushed to the beach. Nick and Serenity saw the angel rising in the air after they sent Lucky to Booker and Copper. When they saw her falling into the ocean, they quickly checked out to see what's happening. After Phantom Angel fell into the ocean, Masked Swordmaster quickly took out the pen from his pocket and changed it into the snorkel mask. Before he went to the ocean, he turned to Lorelei and Darren for a second.
"You two, go to the hotel right now!" Masked Swordmaster demanded.
"But what about-?" Lorelei asked, but the white knight interrupted her.
"Just do as I say! Don't make me repeat that!"
While Darren dragged Lorelei to the hotel, Masked Swordmaster put the snorkel mask on and dived into the ocean. He swam around and searched for Phantom Angel. Few minutes later, he saw her sinking down not too far and became unconscious. He quickly swam and saved her from drowning. Finally, they rose back up to the surface and swam back to shore.
Ten minutes later, Phantom Angel was finally awaken and coughed out of the water from her mouth. When she saw someone's arms around her, she took a glance at Masked Swordmaster. She was speechless and blushed slightly after he saved her life.
"Are you okay?" he asked in his soft tone.
Phantom Angel nodded. "Y-Yeah, I'm alright. It's all thanks to you, I owe you one. I thought I was a dead fish after the bomb got exploded in the ocean."
"Yeah...But if not for the ocean, you would've been a dead duck! And you know how worried I am!" Masked Swordmaster held Phantom Angel very tightly as he grew closer to her.
Phantom Angel flinched that she had never seen Masked Swordmaster acting this way. "Y-You're probably right...If it wasn't for me, then Robert, Lorelei, and Darren would have died. But at least, I saved their lives and chose to risk my own life! I'm not going to let anyone die, not even on his own birthday!"
Masked Swordmaster flinched as he realized that Phantom Angel was right. "Yeah, I see you have a good point there..."
While the two heroes were talking at the beach, Nick and Serenity were hiding behind the bushes. They were spying on them and wanted to know of what they were talking about.
"Aw man, I can't hear of what they are saying!" Nick complained. "If only we can move a little closer, we can finally hear them of what this is all about!"
"Um, I don't think we should, Nick," said Serenity anxiously. "Because I just thought of something...We're supposed to check the hotel to see if the party setup is all done."
"Ah, you're right! But first, we've got to change our clothes before we go there!"
After Nick and Serenity were gone to change back into their normal clothes, Phantom Angel immediately stood up with Masked Swordmaster helping her. She began to wobble a little while she was walking. When she stepped onto one of the seashells, she began to fall. But luckily, he caught her just in time and helped her stood up again.
"You okay?" Masked Swordmaster asked, holding onto her.
"Yeah, I'm okay," Phantom Angel answered. All of the sudden, she had realized something. "Hold on a second, we've got to stop Mastermind Clown! Where is he now?"
"He's already gone! I already took care of him while you were trying to get rid of the bomb!"
"And what about Robert and the others?"
"T-They're alright! None of them are hurt!"
"Oh, thank goodness! But anyways, there's something that I had to ask you...Do you know Mastermind Clown had a cousin named Nightmare Mime?"
Masked Swordmaster remembered hearing that not too long ago while he was in his normal version, Robert. "N-No, I didn't know about that. I'm not surprised that Clown had a cousin. But the big question is what about his cousin?"
Phantom Angel sighed as her thoughts about Nightmare Mime began to disturb her, but she couldn't hesitate any longer. "Well, it's a very long story...Clown's cousin, Nightmare Mime was one of Teb's followers who trespassed StarLily last year! And Teb was the evil ringleader and the sorcerer who began to invade StarLily!"
"And what happened exactly to either of them?"
"I stopped them with my full light power and turned them into dust! That way, I would never see either of them ever again!"
"Oh wow, and this must be why Clown wants his revenge so badly..." Masked Swordmaster said in his soft tone to his whisper.
"I'm sorry, what was that you were saying just now?"
Masked Swordmaster was alerted that he cleared his throat and changed the subject. "Um, I think I should be going right now! And thank you for answering my question. So, see you later!"
When Masked Swordmaster left the beach, Phantom Angel blinked her eyes in a curious way. But she immediately shrugged and didn't seemed to mind at all.
In the evening, Vicki went to Main Street and saw Robert standing behind the fence. As soon as she came up to him, he turned around and saw her wearing the cute dress.
"Hey Robert, what are you doing here?" Vicki asked.
"Um...I was waiting for you, of course," Robert replied nervously.
"Oh really? But here I am right now! Shall we go to the hotel and celebrate your birthday right now?"
"With pleasure!"
Vicki and Robert went into the hotel and entered the dining room. When the party was already started, Robert began to blow out the candles after he already made a wish in his mind. Then, he cut the birthday cake and gave each party guest a cake slice, including himself. He took one bite out of it and thought it was delicious.
"So, how do you like the cake, Robert?" Vicki asked. "I made it myself!"
"I think it's fantastic, Vicki!" Robert answered happily. "This is the first time I ever tasted the blueberry cake!"
"So do I! I found the recipe online, and I think it's too good!"
After everyone ate the cake, it's time for Robert to open the presents. He opened the small present first before he opened the big one. Finally, he unwrapped the big present, which it was from Vicki. She got him the hawthorn bonsai, and he was so happy about it.
"Wow, I always wanted a bonsai!" said Robert excitedly. "Thank you, Vicki! This is the best birthday present I ever have!"
"Oh Robert, you're very welcome," said Vicki, as she began to blush. "I'm very glad that you like it!"
Robert chuckled. "Actually, I love it so much!"
Everyone was having a good time on Robert's birthday. As the birthday celebration went on, it was the best birthday party he ever had. Also, this was the time that he would never forget.