Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 15: Heroic Bloods' Secret Connection
During the night at the museum, Lewis and his henchmen started to cut down the glass with the blade and took the dark poison crystal from the display. One of the henchmen gave the crystal to the spy navigator, and he safely put it in the pouch. Suddenly, they heard footsteps that came from the entrance of the mineral exhibit. Lewis told one of the henchmen to turn off the lights; and he told the rest to stand between the entrance and get the knockout spray ready.
After the lights were off, the two unknown figures entered the mineral exhibit and could not see a thing because it's too dark. Suddenly, the two henchmen began to spray with the knockout gas in front of the figures, and they collapsed to the floor. When one of the henchmen turned the lights back on, Lewis checked to see of who they were. But he was not very surprised at all if he met them before.
"Ugh, not those idiotic twins again..." said Lewis, as he saw Sammy and Jimmy who were lying on the floor, sleeping.
"So...what are we going to do now, Lewis?" the henchman asked.
Lewis was thinking as he looked around the exhibit until he suddenly found something. "Oh, I know! Let's tie those tattle tale twins in the storage and lock them up!"
Few minutes later, Lewis's henchmen tied Sammy and Jimmy and put them in the storage. As soon as Lewis closed it, he added the latch so the Slapjack twins wouldn't escape. He finally wiped off his hands and began to laugh.
"To think, I was mistaken those lousy twins for the Duo of Justice," said Lewis, "but I believe they are easy to handle than the dynamic duo! Come on, boys, let's make a getaway since we now have the dark poison crystal!"
Lewis and his henchmen suddenly disappeared since their work was finally completed. With Sammy and Jimmy tied up and locked up in the storage, nobody would know of where they were now.
The next morning, Vicki was starting to meditate, which it was one of her trainings that Serena taught her. As soon as one of the apples fell from the tree, she caught it in time before it bumped her head. She began throwing it in the air and leap on one branch to another. When she saw the apple falling, she jumped from the tree, caught the apple, and landed on the ground. She took a deep breath and sighed as she was looking at the apple. Until suddenly, Nick rushed to her and gave her the shocking news.
"B-B-Big sister, you're not going to believe this!" Nick exclaimed. "I-It's about the rare ore that Blathers and Celeste found the other day!"
"What about it, Nick?" Vicki asked.
"It was reported that someone stole it last night!"
"What? How's that possible?"
At the museum, Vicki, Nick, and Serenity went to check out the mineral exhibit. When they noticed that one of the minerals was missing, two police dogs, Booker and Copper, were trying to find the clues of the missing ore and the thief. They put up the yellow tape around the broken display and took a picture of it.
"Hey Booker, Copper!" Vicki called. "Did you guys find any clues so far?"
"We found the fingerprints on the display case and the footprints on the floor," Copper answered. "As far as I know, these footprints were belonging to not one, not two, but four people!"
"F-Four people, you say?"
"T-That's right..." said Booker. "But somehow, those footprints were unidentified..."
"Yeah, they may have come from the human, but they don't look like young teenagers' footprints to me!" Copper added.
"Wait, so you're telling me that those footprints don't look exactly like young teens like us?" Vicki suggested.
"T-That's exactly our point there..." said Booker quietly.
After Vicki and the others investigated the mineral exhibit at the museum, they ran into Robert and his gang who had heard about the stolen ore not too long ago. So, they decided to check it out for themselves.
"Hey Vicki, I've heard about the stolen rare ore in just few moments ago," said Robert.
"Yeah, pretty shocking, isn't it?" said Vicki.
"It certainly is terrible!" said Lorelei.
"I'd say it is!" said Nick, as he hit his palm of one hand with his fist of another. "Whoever this thief is, I'm going to give him my fist!"
"Nick, just chill out, okay?" said Serenity calmly.
"Anyways, we're going to check out the museum right now," said Robert. "And Vicki, maybe I will see you at the dining room later on?"
"Yes, I'll wait for you there," Vicki replied.
Robert, Lorelei, and Darren went to the museum and checked out the mineral exhibit. When they walked pass Booker and Copper, they told them to go right ahead and feel free to look around. So they did, and this time, Robert didn't feel the sharp pain after all because the dark poison crystal was not here anymore. They found the broken display case, where the dark poison crystal was stolen. While they were investigating some clues, they heard a thump all of the sudden. Then, they heard a loud thud and a loud muffle somewhere in the mineral exhibit. Robert and the others were looking around to see of where those sounds came from. Few moments later, Robert spotted the storage and thought they came from there. But he noticed that there's a latch attaching to the door.
"I wonder if that's always been there..." said Robert, as he was approaching to the storage. Lorelei and Darren were following him as well.
"How do we supposed to open the door when there's a latch attaching to it?" Lorelei asked.
"Well, there must be something, like a stick, to get the latch off the door," Darren replied.
"Hmm, maybe so..." said Robert, as he saw the metal rod on the floor. He picked it up and tear down the latch. As soon as he opened the door, he and the others saw Sammy and Jimmy falling to the floor while they got tied up and gagged.
After Robert and the others untied the Slapjack brothers and removed the handkerchiefs from their mouths, the twins were very relieved that they finally got out of the storage. Then, they thanked them for setting them free.
"Oh man, what a nightmare!" said Sammy.
"Yeah, I'd say that it is!" said Jimmy.
"Guys, just what happened to you exactly?" Robert asked.
"As far as we know, we got back to the museum after we took our smartphones with us," Sammy explained.
"And the next thing we know, we took a snooze somehow," Jimmy added.
"That's right! As soon as we wake up, we found ourselves locked up in the storage and got tied up!"
"Yeah, that's all we know."
"Did any of you get a chance to see the thief who stole the rare ore last night?" Darren asked, as he was showing Sammy and Jimmy the broken display where he was pointing at.
"What? Someone stole the rare ore?!" said Sammy shockingly. "That's just great! We missed the opportunity to take a picture of it!"
"Yeah, our dumb luck we're having!" said Jimmy.
Sammy and Jimmy were very disappointed that they left the museum. Robert and the others were still in the mineral exhibit to look for clues. All of the sudden, Robert just realized something that he should've thought about it before.
"Guys, I think I have a bad feeling about this," said Robert. "I believe this was all Allen's idea."
"Do you really think so?" Lorelei asked.
"Of course! He must've sent one of his retainers to steal the dark poison crystal from the museum!"
Darren gasped. "But how does he know that it's here?"
"I wish I could answer that, but I really don't know, Darren. This is getting very mysterious somehow..."
At the ship, Allen was looking at the dark poison crystal that Lewis stole from the museum. He snickered as he put it in the small box and closed it. As soon as Blade appeared, she bowed down to him.
"Master Allen, I just heard that the young hero realized the dark poison crystal was stolen from the museum," said Blade.
"I'm already aware of that, Blade," said Allen coldly.
"Then, shall I distract him?"
"Just do as you please and bring him here if you can."
"I will do my best, sir!"
Meanwhile, Vicki was waiting for Robert to show up at the dining room. She was watching a video from her smartphone until he finally came to meet up with her. He sat down next to her and cleared his throat.
"Hey Vicki, have you been waiting for me that long?" Robert asked.
"Oh no, not too long, Robert," Vicki answered.
When Vicki tried to put her phone away, she accidentally dropped it under the table. She was going to pick it up, but Robert was about to get it for her. As soon as their hands were touching each other on Vicki's phone, they suddenly felt strange at the same time. They both gasped and were surprised that they quickly moved their hands away from each other. Finally, they were starting to glance at each other nervously.
"Err, um, I-I'm sorry..." said Vicki softly.
"Oh no, I'm sorry!" said Robert anxiously. "Y-You can go ahead and pick it up since it's your phone..."
"Oh right, thanks..."
After Vicki picked up her smartphone, she put it in her pocket safely. Then, she looked at Robert who was staring at her in few seconds ago.
"So, um, Robert?" said Vicki smilingly. "Do you want to get something to eat or drink while we're here? I'll pay for it if necessary..."
"Oh no, you should let me pay for it," Robert suggested. "I might be a little hungry right now, but I don't know about you though..."
"Oh, I'm a little hungry, too, but I'm paying for yours, not just mine!"
"Actually, I'm about to pay for yours, not just my own!"
Blade and her henchmen had arrived at Main Street, along with the dark blue bird with the green hat named Jacques. As soon as they ran into Sammy and Jimmy who left the Nooklings' store, the twins' reactions were beginning to intense when they saw the villains. Blade quickly drew her samurai sword and pointed at them. Sammy and Jimmy began to freak out as they started to scream and run away from them.
When Vicki and Robert heard the Slapjacks' screams, they looked at the exit of the dining room and wanted to find out of what's going on. They rushed to the entrance of the hotel and spotted the villains at Main Street. They saw Blade scaring off Sammy and Jimmy who were running to the town. Vicki quickly moved away from Robert as quietly as she could. She was looking for a way to exit the hotel until she found the emergency exit behind her. She was about to head there, but Robert grabbed her arm and it suddenly happened again. As if they felt the shock waves between them, he slowly let go of her arm while they were looking at each other.
"Oh sorry, I would've asked of what you're planning to do right now," said Robert in hesitation.
"Oh, um, I was about to...check out the maintenance," said Vicki. "So, um...if you'll excuse me, I have to go there."
After Robert let go of Vicki's arm, she went through the emergency exit and closed the door behind her. She gently rubbed her arm that Robert grabbed her and smoothed her hand where he touched her. She didn't know of how that happened or why that was, but she has no time to deal with it. She took out her microphone and transformed into Phantom Angel right away.
Robert immediately saw his own hand where Vicki touched him first, and he grabbed her arm for last. He soothed his hand very gently and had no idea of what's going on. But he shook off this situation and started to transform into Masked Swordmaster.
Blade and her gang had enter Nook's Homes and saw the employees, especially Tom Nook. They were so afraid that they had no idea of what to do. That was until Nick began to step in and fight off against one of her henchmen. But the henchman stopped him already and started to tie his hands in front of him.
"What are you trying to do now, ninja freak?" Nick asked, as he was starting to struggle while his hands were tied.
"Oh ho, that's a good question, shortstop," Blade grinned, as she was pointing at the window. "I'm going to toss you out of the building, that's what!"
Two of Blade's henchmen carried Nick and began to swing him before throwing him out of the building. As soon as he was thrown out through the window, he was finally saved by Phantom Angel before he hit the ground.
"What a good timing; and thanks for the save!" said Nick surprisingly.
"No problem at all, Nick!" said Phantom Angel, as she safely returned Nick back to Nook's Homes.
Phantom Angel quickly untied Nick's hands after returning him to the building safe and sound. Blade was shock that he was still alive, it was all thanks to the angel.
"Hey Blade, you have no right to throw this innocent, cunning guy out of the building to his death!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "You're about to pay for that!"
E-E-Excuse me, c-c-cunning? Nick thought unsurprisingly, as his eyes and mouth were wide-opened while glancing at the angel. Innocent is fine, but I'm not THAT cunning, sis!
"Well, well, if it isn't Phantom Angel..." said Blade unenthusiastically.
"And don't forget about me!" Masked Swordmaster exclaimed, as he was rushing to Phantom Angel's side. "We're here to stop your evil ways, Blade! And that's why we're called ourselves..."
"The Duo of Justice!" said the dynamic duo in unison.
"Oh, big deal!" said Blade in arrogance. "And who cares about that anyways? Boys, attack!"
Blade's henchmen were fighting off against the Duo of Justice. Nick quickly grabbed Jacques behind and sprayed him with the sleepy spray. As soon as the bird fell asleep, Nick dragged him to Booker and Copper. Blade immediately saw him taking Jacques away so she quickly used her dagger to stop him. But Phantom Angel quickly saved him again by using her counterattack against Blade's dagger.
"Girl, why don't you pick on someone at your own size?" Phantom Angel asked.
"Someone like you, of course!" Blade answered, as she took out her samurai sword and began to attack Phantom Angel. But Masked Swordmaster quickly saved her from getting a direct hit.
"Are you alright?" Masked Swordmaster asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Phantom Angel answered.
"Hey lover boy, I'm going to pin you down right now!" Blade exclaimed, as she took out some daggers and threw them at Masked Swordmaster.
Masked Swordmaster was now immobilized that he couldn't get those daggers off of him because they were pinning him to the wall. Phantom Angel tried to remove one of the daggers from the wall, but it wouldn't budge. Suddenly, she sensed Blade was approaching to her and began to attack. The angel made a getaway and avoided her attack. Then, the evil ninja leapt over her and ready to strike her down. Phantom Angel realized about one of her trainings recently, and she decided that she would give it a try. She started off with the meditation before Blade was getting close to her. All of the sudden, she grabbed the ninja's arm right away and threw her to the wall while she was focusing. Blade immediately stood right up, rubbing her back, and glared at the angel.
"Well, I'd never imagined that anyone can do that!" said Blade. "But I'll be back next time!"
After Blade disappeared and Masked Swordmaster was finally free from pinning down to the wall, the Duo of Justice were sitting on the bench and watching the ocean waves. Phantom Angel was looking at her hand for a moment and was glancing at Masked Swordmaster who did the same thing with his own hand. Neither of them had spoken a word at all until one of them began to speak up in few seconds later.
"Masked Swordmaster, can I ask you something?" Phantom Angel asked. "It's about a favor this time...between you and me."
"And what's that?" Masked Swordmaster asked curiously.
"Well, once we will get to know each other very much, maybe...oh, I don't know. But can you tell me about your...secret? I mean, if you're ready for this though..."
Masked Swordmaster gulped anxiously as if Phantom Angel was talking about his secret identity. "Uh...um, s-s-secret, you say?"
Phantom Angel nodded. "Y-Yeah...but I don't mean right now though. What I really mean is all in the due time..."
"Oh well, if that's the case, then I will tell you my secret...But in return, you will have to tell me yours. Is that alright with you?"
"Yeah, I'm okay with that."
While the Duo of Justice were having a conversation, they didn't noticed that Katrina was right behind them. With her eyes began to glimmer, she knew that her prediction would come whenever the time was right for them.