Animal Crossing In Action: Duo Of Justice
Chapter 18: Secret Identities Revealed
Robert drank the coffee carefully at the Roost and thought of something from not too long ago. He remembered the time when Phantom Angel hugged him as Masked Swordmaster. He couldn't point that out of why her actions were so familiar to him. He quickly shook his head and left the Roost right away. As soon as he was outside, he suddenly heard someone singing somewhere in the town. He looked around to see of who sang the song, but he didn't see anyone at all. When the singing voice was getting louder, he accidentally bumped into someone and fell to the ground.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I wasn't even looking!" said Robert, as he was looking at Vicki in a split second. "Oh Vicki, are you okay?"
"Yeah, there is no problem really!" Vicki chuckled nervously.
"I'll help you up. Just lend me your hand."
"Okay, thanks."
When Vicki lent her hand to Robert and held onto his, they suddenly felt the vibration once again. They tried not to resist and kept on holding their hands as Robert pulled Vicki up. They both smiled and blushed at the same time.
"Um, may I walk you home?" Robert asked.
"Oh no, I can walk on my own, but I'd really appreciate your offer," Vicki answered.
"Okay, I'll see you tomorrow then."
"Yeah, see you!"
As soon as Robert went back to the hotel, Vicki sighed in relief because he almost caught her singing off guard. She also has to be careful not to reveal her secret identity in front of him. With that in mind, she was going home right away.
The next day, Robert, Lorelei, and Darren were at Main Street, sitting on the bench. Lorelei and Darren were drinking coffee while Robert was staring at the ocean waves absent-mindedly. They were very curious of what's wrong with him, even Neon was curious about that.
"Robert, is everything alright?" Neon asked. "You haven't said a word since morning..."
"Uh yeah, everything is alright..." Robert replied softly. "It's just that...something's going on in my mind so sudden."
"Oh, like what, big brother?" Lorelei asked curiously.
Vicki was walking to Main Street and saw Robert, Lorelei, and Darren sitting on the bench. But she suddenly saw something else, she saw a dragon right in front of them. When Robert began to sense someone's presence, he quickly turned around and saw no one behind them. Lorelei, Darren, and Neon caught his attention as they started to look at him.
"What's the matter now, Robert?" Neon asked.
"I thought I heard someone's coming this way," Robert answered. Lorelei, Darren, and Neon were looking behind them, but they didn't see anyone at all.
"But there's no one here, Robert," said Darren. "You must've heard the wind."
"I'm not sure about that, dude. But you're probably right..."
After Robert and the others were facing at the ocean waves, Vicki peeked behind the post office without any one of them noticing her. She was standing there and thinking about what she just saw in few seconds ago. She wasn't so sure whether she was hallucinating or it was actually real.
In the afternoon, Serena was eating her biscuit that Vicki gave her. Then, she noticed that her chosen hero sipped her juice absent-mindedly until it was completely empty. She put the empty bottle aside and started to look at the sky.
"Vicki, you seemed very quiet lately..." said Serena. "Is everything alright?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah, everything's fine," said Vicki softly. "It's just that...well..."
"Yes? Go on..."
"Well, you see..."
While Vicki and Serena were talking, Robert entered the town and saw Vicki sitting on the fountain. But he suddenly noticed that she's not alone. She's with the dog in the white dress who was sitting next to her. Vicki sensed someone's presence as she quickly turned around, but no one was in sight. Serena caught her attention and asked her about it.
"Is something the matter, Vicki?" Serena asked.
"That's strange, I thought I heard someone coming..." Vicki answered.
"Really? I guess you must've heard the rustling leaves. But anyways, you have some training to do tonight. I'll be at your house in the meantime."
"Yeah, I'll be ready for that."
Luckily, Robert was standing behind one of the trees without getting caught by Vicki or Serena. He wasn't so sure whether he was seeing things or it was real when he saw Serena. He quickly shook his head off and tried to forget all about it.
Later on, Robert was alone and decided to go to the fortune-teller's shop. He went to see Katrina whose eyes were glimmering at him. He began to sit down and wanted his fortune right away.
"Katrina, I will like to have my fortune please," said Robert.
"Very well," said Katrina, as she was starting to chant and reveal his fortune. "Ah, I see it now! After fighting against evil, your ally counterpart will reveal her secret identity to you. In return, you must reveal your secret identity to her as well. That is all for now..."
"Um, okay..." Robert paid the bells to Katrina right away. "Thanks for the fortune you gave me, Katrina."
As soon as Robert left the fortune-teller's shop, he bumped into Vicki who also wanted her fortune. They were so surprised that their eyes began to shine.
"Hey Vicki, I didn't know you are coming," said Robert.
"Hi Robert, I'm surprised that you're here," said Vicki. "I'm about to get my fortune right away."
"Well, I already got my fortune. I don't know if it's obvious."
"Well, it really depends on whether you believe it or not."
"About my fortune? Yeah, you're absolutely right; it doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. Anyways, I'll see you later!
"Yeah, see you!"
After Vicki had a small chat with Robert, she entered the fortune-teller's shop to see Katrina. She sat down before she would get her fortune told while the panther's eyes began to glimmer.
"Hey Katrina, can I have my fortune please?" Vicki asked politely.
"Absolutely, I will tell you right now," Katrina replied, as she was starting to chant before Vicki's fortune was revealed. "Ah, I see it now! You must reveal your secret identity to your counterpart before he will reveal his to you. That is all for now..."
"Oh, um...alright. Whatever you say?" Vicki paid the bells to Katrina before she left the shop.
"Oh, and there's one more thing..." Katrina suddenly stopped Vicki's tracks and took out something from her pocket. "Take this with you just in case..."
Vicki picked up the small bottle from the table, and there's a blue gel pill inside of it. "Um, what's this? And what am I supposed to do with it, Katrina?"
"That's the antidote pill that I made; and you had to let your ally take it just in case if something happens to him."
"Hold on, what do you mean by that?"
"Whenever the new moon will appear, you must let him take it before something terrible happens to him..."
"Okay, I think I get it now! Thanks for the tip, Katrina!" Finally, Vicki left the fortune-teller's shop after she put the bottle inside of her pocket safely.
Vicki was taking a bubble bath when she finally got home. She was thinking of what Katrina said to her right after she got her fortune. Serena suddenly appeared while the mayor was relaxing in her bubble bath.
"Vicki, do you have any idea of how long you've been in the bathtub?" Serena asked. "You've been here for twenty minutes. Just get out of the tub before you will get sick."
"Sorry, Serena, I've been thinking a lot lately," said Vicki. "About what Katrina said to me after I got my fortune."
"Well, what did she say to you?"
"She gave me the antidote pill and told me that I must give it to him just in case if something happens to him whenever the new moon will appear."
"That sounds really serious, is it?"
"It sure is...and it's making me worry a lot."
"Why do you have to worry so much? There's nothing to worry about it right now until the time will come! Right now, it's time for you to get out of the tub!"
"Okay, just give me a shampoo already!"
Serena carried the shampoo from the shelf and gave it to Vicki. She took it from her guardian and squeezed some into her hand. She applied the shampoo into her hair and rubbed it with her hands. She quickly turned on the faucet to rinse off the shampoo from her head. Suddenly, Serena accidentally tipped over the bubble bath into the bathtub. She tried to catch it, but it fell into the water. She dived into the bathtub and looked for the bottle. Vicki began to notice that the bubbles were spreading all over the bathtub, and there were a lot more to come.
"SERENA!" Vicki shouted, as her voice began to echo.
Vicki, Nick, and Serenity decided to stop by at Robert's hotel room. Vicki knocked on the door and Robert opened the door to answer. He let them in before he closed the door behind him.
"Well, I wasn't expecting you brought your brother and his girlfriend to visit us, Vicki," said Robert.
"I hope it is not a problem, is there?" Nick asked.
"Oh no, no problem at all!"
"Well, that's good to hear!"
Robert was looking for his smartphone in his pocket. He suddenly remembered that he left it in his room. So, he went to his room right away to look for it. While his bedroom door was opened, Vicki noticed something on the table. She saw the white feather that was in the small vase. She realized that was the same feather, she gave it to Masked Swordmaster when she was Phantom Angel. As soon as Robert came back from his bedroom, he quickly closed the door behind him. He sat next to Vicki and took a picture of each other with his smartphone.
"How does it look, Robert?" Vicki asked, as she wanted to see the picture that Robert took.
"Looking good!" Robert replied, as he showed the picture to Vicki. "What do you think, Vicki?"
"I think it looks great if you ask me!"
"Ha, I totally agree! Especially, you smell very lovely today! What kind of scent did you put on?"
"Oh, it's the scent of cherry blossoms! Does it remind you of spring at all?"
"Oh yes, it does! It also reminds me of good old times..."
"It sure does!"
At the ship, Mastermind Clown was tapping the glass of water in rhythm with his fork. As soon as he stopped tapping it, he suddenly lost his touch and dropped the fork down. He shoved the glass from the table and broke it on the floor after he began to lose his mind. Charlene walked up to him when she heard the broken glass.
"Clown, what's with all the racket?" Charlene asked.
"S-Sorry, it's just that I'm losing my focus and my mind!" Mastermind Clown answered, as he was getting frustrated that he curled up his hands into fists.
Charlene shrugged. "Well, I guess sorry isn't enough, now is it?"
"Well, I guess not...But I will keep avenge my cousin no matter what it takes!"
Charlene sighed. "Then, go for it! You don't need to tell me twice, you know..."
In the evening, Vicki started to do her training with Serena as her tutor. They were at the basement as Vicki started to meditate with her magic powers surging within. She was concentrating with her mind, body, and soul without any hesitation.
Few moments later, someone knocked on the door. Nick answered the door and saw Robert, Lorelei, and Darren. He told them to come in and have a seat while he was getting Vicki from the basement. He went downstairs and began to interrupt her training lessons.
"Hey sis, sorry to bother you, but you have company!" said Nick.
"Oh, they're here, right now?" said Vicki. "Then, I'll be there in a second!"
"Perhaps, your training is done for today, and I'll see you later," said Serena, as she began to vanish.
Vicki and Nick quickly went upstairs and saw Robert and the others were sitting on the couch patiently. She told her little brother to get some drinks for their guests, and so he did. Then, she sat down next to Robert and had some chat with them.
"So, um, what are you guys been up to recently?" Vicki asked.
"Oh, um, we're just dropping by for a visit," Robert replied. "What about you?"
"Oh, I was just...um...doing some yoga practice."
"Do you really think yoga is hard?" Lorelei asked.
"Well, some are hard and some are simple."
"I see what you mean..." said Robert. "May I ask you something, Vicki? Can you show me your room for just a minute? I mean, if you don't mind that is..."
"Oh, I don't mind at all! I can show you my room right now, Robert!"
"Hey Robert, why do you want to see her room?" Nick asked curiously.
"Oh, I just want to see of what it looks like, that's all," Robert answered.
While Vicki and Robert were heading upstairs to see her room, Nick crossed his arms and was eyeing on him until they reached to the top floor. Vicki opened her bedroom door and showed Robert her room. He was very amazed and thought that her bedroom turned out to be perfect. But he suddenly noticed that her drawer was opened half way and saw the golden rose. He realized that it was the same golden rose he gave it to Phantom Angel while he was Masked Swordmaster. Vicki gasped that she forgot to close her drawer so she did it right away and chuckled nervously at him.
"So, um, what do you think?" Vicki asked nervously.
"Oh, about your bedroom?" said Robert anxiously, as he quickly snapped out of it and paid attention to her. "I think it's really wonderful!"
"Thank you!"
"Uh, Vicki, there's something I have to offer you that I should've given to you before when I first came to your house..."
"Oh, and what's that, Robert?"
Before Robert could say anything, his face was getting closer to Vicki's face. While her cheeks were turning red, they closed their eyes and reached their lips. Until suddenly, someone began to interrupt their moment alone.
"Hey guys, how long have you two been up there?" Nick shouted, from below. Vicki and Robert were very annoyed by his interruption. "Lorelei and Darren said that they're planning to go to Club LOL tonight! Do you two want to come or not?"
"Um, what do you think, Robert?" Vicki asked. "Do you want to join them?"
"Oh yeah, I'd say let's join them," Robert replied.
Vicki, Robert, and the others had arrived at Club LOL. DJ KK started up his music while everyone was dancing to the rhythm. Vicki and Robert, on the other hand, were watching him on stage. All of the sudden, Sammy and Jimmy had enter the club and saw them sitting on the chairs.
"Hey there, Silverwing, Goldberg!" said Sammy.
"Goldstein!" Robert corrected him.
"Same thing, dude! But anyways, why are you two sitting there, instead of dancing like everyone else?"
"Well, we're just watching DJ KK perform, that's all," Vicki answered.
"Whatever! Jimmy and I are going to show you some cool moves!"
"Yeah, unlike last year," said Jimmy.
"Like, that's going to happen..." Vicki sighed, rolling her eyes.
"And no interruptions, please!" said Sammy.
Sammy and Jimmy were beginning to dance in a goofy kind of way. Some paid no attention to them and some began to laugh at them very lightly. Vicki knew that their 'cool moves' were not going to happen and started to laugh at them. Robert shook his head and started to laugh behind their backs. When everyone was still dancing and watching DJ KK playing with the turntable, Dr. Shrunk took out the device and pressed the button to send in the reinforcements. But there was someone, below him, was the REAL Dr. Shrunk who got somehow tied up this whole time.
The performers, came out of nowhere, started to appear on stage. Nobody seemed to be aware of them, not even DJ KK. They started to take out the balloons and throw them to the crowd. Few seconds later, the balloons popped by themselves and everyone began to cough after they breathed the gas from the balloons. Vicki and Robert were shock and realized that the performers were bad guys. When they smelled something strange, they quickly covered their noses with their hands. They both snuck up to the exit and left the club right away. Vicki was heading to the left while Robert was heading to the right. Vicki hid behind the post office and began to transform. Robert went inside of the clock tower before he could transform.
Inside of Club LOL, the phony Dr. Shrunk snapped his fingers and the smoke suddenly appeared. After the smoke disappeared, Mastermind Clown appeared in his true form. His henchmen changed their appearances as well after everyone passed out by the gas of the balloons, including DJ KK who stopped playing the turntable. The clown shoved him aside and took out the record from the turntable. He was going to smash it until someone appeared on stage.
"Hey, don't you dare think about breaking that record, you buffoon!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "Nobody dares interrupt the performance of DJ KK!"
"Girl, you're starting to annoy me these days!" Mastermind Clown grumbled.
"And did I happen to annoy you, too?" Masked Swordmaster asked, as he was standing at the entrance of the club. "Because you're talking to..."
"The Duo of Justice!" said the heroes in unison. "And we're here to stop you!"
"Ugh, you two gave me a quite of headache!" Mastermind Clown exclaimed, rolling his eyes. "Henchmen, attack!"
The battle began between the Duo of Justice and Mastermind Clown's henchmen. The evil clown looked up at the ceiling and quietly told his animal slave, who was the dark grey bear cub named Barold, to wait for the signal. When the Duo of Justice finished up beating every last of the henchmen, they were now facing up against Mastermind Clown.
"Surrender now, Clown!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "Just leave this town or else!"
"Okay, duo of crime-fighting brats, you've got me...now!" Mastermind Clown shouted, as Barold started to cut the ropes to release the big sandbag on top of the dynamic duo.
The Duo of Justice were knocked down and fell unconscious by the big sandbag. Mastermind Clown laughed so happily that his plan worked out well. As soon as his henchmen were recovered, he started to tell them of what to do next so they carried them right away.
Several minutes later, the Duo of Justice were finally awakened. They found themselves trapped inside of the big tank. But with their hands tied behind their backs, they quickly stood up and saw Mastermind Clown along with his henchmen and Barold.
"Well, well, you two are finally awake I see," said Mastermind Clown.
"Clown, what are you planning to do with us?" Phantom Angel asked.
"Oh, how do I put it this way? But I'll give you a hint; there's something that fishes have that you don't."
"That sounds like a riddle, not a hint, you clown freakshow!"
"Oh, I bet I know what he's planning to do with us," said Masked Swordmaster. "He's planning to drown us; and here are the two reasons! One; fishes have gills that can breathe water, and two; we don't have gills, which means we can only breathe air!"
Mastermind Clown laughed as he started to clap his hands. "The swordsman has a good point! Once the tank will be filled with water, you two will be drowned! But enough talk! Barold, turn on the water now!"
Barold started up the water and filled up the big tank. Phantom Angel and Masked Swordmaster were soaking wet from head to toe. Mastermind Clown, Barold, and the henchmen left them behind while the water was still running. When the water was filled in a quarter, the Duo of Justice were trying to break down the tank with their hard heels. But it was somehow unbreakable, not even a single crack on the glass. The tank was filled in half with water; they tried to catch their last breath as they could until it was filled to the third-quarter. As soon as the tank was now full of water, they held their breath as long as they could. Phantom Angel suddenly remembered about her recent training that Serena taught her. She closed her eyes and began to focus within. The aurora of light surrounded her and began to flash so sudden. After Masked Swordmaster saw this, he quickly closed his eyes right away. Suddenly, the tank started to crack and was now broken that the water was starting to flood. The Duo of Justice could finally breathe air again while they were coughing after choking up some water.
"Here I thought our lives would be over..." Masked Swordmaster sighed heavily. "I don't know how you did it, but thank god the tank was broken that we finally made it out of here."
"Yeah, I'm very glad that we're still alive though," Phantom Angel sighed. "If you can't break down by using your physical attack, just use your magical ability instead."
"That's very impressive...But anyways, let's stop Mastermind Clown and his goons before he's planning to do something rotten! So, just turn around and let me untie you!"
"Uh...but weren't your hands tied behind your back, too?"
"Even my hands were tied behind my back, it takes me a lot of focus to untie someone else's hands like yours. You have to trust me on this!"
Phantom Angel nodded and smiled at her ally. "Okay, I trust you as always, just like I believe in you! Give it a try!"
Phantom Angel turned around so Masked Swordmaster could untie her hands before she could untie his. She had never met anyone who could be so wise like him and came up with an idea like that. If there's anyone who she could rely on this whole situation, it's her ally. While Masked Swordmaster was trying to untie her hands, he began to sniff something very lovely from Phantom Angel. The scent was very familiar to him as if he knew of what it was or where it came from. After her hands were finally free, it was her turn to untie his hands.
Back at Club LOL, Mastermind Clown, Barold, and the henchmen were taking over since Dr. Shrunk was the only one who got tied up. As for the crowd, they were in the zombie zone while they were standing there and did nothing at all. The evil clown took out his horn and started to honk. That was until the Duo of Justice were here to stop their villains.
"Not so fast, Mastermind Clown!" Phantom Angel exclaimed. "What are you planning to do with the crowd?"
"Why, to take them to the ship that is!" Mastermind Clown answered.
"I'm afraid they're not going anywhere with you, clown face!" Masked Swordmaster exclaimed.
"Oh, we'll see about that! Men, get them!"
The Duo of Justice were starting to fight off against Mastermind Clown's henchmen once again. The evil clown was heading to the exit and started honking with his horn. But Phantom Angel quickly stopped him and his horn with her boomerang attack. When the horn was broken in half, the crowd fainted and collapsed to the floor. Barold took the record and began throwing it at the angel, but Masked Swordmaster quickly stopped him and put him in the flour sack. Mastermind Clown was now outnumbered, but that wouldn't stop him. He took out the hoops and threw them at the heroes. Masked Swordmaster slashed them with his sword and Phantom Angel used her heavenly light attack at the clown. After he was down, he stood up and wobbled a little.
"You pesky duo, you may have defeated me, but I'll be back for revenge next time!" Mastermind Clown exclaimed, as he suddenly disappeared.
Masked Swordmaster untied Dr. Shrunk right away while Phantom Angel woke Nick and Serenity up with the wake up formula. She quickly told them to get change before starting the show; and so they're heading to the backstage. Masked Swordmaster tried to wake Lorelei and Darren and told them to send Barold to Booker and Copper in their different outfits.
After Nick and Serenity got their costume change, they were on the stage and brought the instruments with them. They started to play the music and Phantom Angel was ready to sing the song. While she was singing, the crowd began to wake up all of the sudden and started to dance. Lorelei and Darren returned from the police station and saw everyone cheering and dancing at the same time. But that's not all they saw, they noticed that Masked Swordmaster was standing behind the crowd, closing his eyes and smiling while listening to the song. When Phantom Angel was done singing the song, everyone gave her a round of applause. Finally, she spotted DJ KK who was fully recovered from Mastermind Clown's gas.
"Thank you, everyone!" Phantom Angel announced. "And here's your favorite dog performer, DJ KK!"
While the crowd was applauding at DJ KK, Phantom Angel left the stage and Masked Swordmaster held her hand as they left the club together right away. Nick and Serenity were very curious of where they're going and so did Lorelei and Darren. So, they quickly surpassed the crowd and left the crowd immediately.
Nick and Serenity were searching for the Duo of Justice anywhere in Main Street and in StarLily, but they were nowhere in sight. When they were leaning against the wall to take their break, they suddenly heard someone talking from above the building. They looked up and found the dynamic duo on top of it. But they didn't notice that Lorelei and Darren who were also leaning against the wall until they spotted each other.
"W-What are you two doing here?!" Nick and Lorelei asked surprisingly, as they were pointing at each other. Serenity and Darren quickly shushed them and whispered them to be quiet so they could listen of what the Duo of Justice were saying.
"You know, you were great on stage," said Masked Swordmaster. "The way you sing, the crowd is starting to have high spirits."
"But I can also heal them while I was singing," said Phantom Angel. "To remove any bad signs, like Mastermind Clown's gas, from the crowd if you know what I mean."
"Yeah...healing from any bad signs. I think I know what you mean. I would've thank you for healing me before when I was under Elly's control. Not only that, your healing song had also given my strength and senses back in hundred percent! That would've explained everything of how I got them back and feel much better now!"
"Um yeah, I'm very glad that you're back in shape and all! But I think we should call it a night then?"
Before Phantom Angel was about to leave, Masked Swordmaster quickly stopped her by grabbing her arm. She suddenly turned around and looked at him in a very serious way.
"Wait, there is one more thing I have to ask..." said Masked Swordmaster. "Phantom Angel, when you said we'll get to know each other before revealing our secrets, am I right?"
"Ah yes, what about it?" Phantom Angel asked.
"Well...I think we already know each other long enough now."
"Um, what do you mean by that?"
Masked Swordmaster looked directly at Phantom Angel's brown eyes with his blue eyes up close. This made her a bit nervous that their eyes began to lock up at each other.
"N-Now that you mentioned it, I have a suspicious feeling about you as well..." said Phantom Angel, "just like you're very suspicious about me, right?"
"That's exactly what I had in mind," said Masked Swordmaster. "Since there's nobody around us, can I ask you kindly to remove your mask so I can see your face please?"
Phantom Angel nodded as she quickly looked around to see if nobody's present before removing her mask. Behind her mask, Masked Swordmaster saw her face that looked awfully familiar, but with her make-up on.
"I don't believe this..." said Masked Swordmaster surprisingly. "Vicki?! I didn't realized that you're Phantom Angel this whole time until now!"
"I certainly am..." said Phantom Angel softly. "Now that you know my secret identity, I want to find out who you really are behind that mask of yours. Unless if my hunch is correct though..."
Masked Swordmaster sighed as he removed his mask from his face. Phantom Angel was surprised that his familiar face was revealed. He slowly opened his blue eyes and looked at her directly after his mask was off.
"Robert, is that really you?!" Phantom Angel asked. "I'd never realized that you're Masked Swordmaster this whole time!"
"Yeah, tonight's full of surprises if you ask me," said Masked Swordmaster.
"Yeah, tell me about it! It's, like, we're both carrying the heroic bloods..."
"And this is the main reason why we're chosen as heroes!"
"That's exactly what I had in mind! But how do you found out who I really am, Robert?"
"I would've asked you the same question, Vicki..."
Before the Duo of Justice began their explanation to each other, they didn't realized that their own siblings and best friends were below the building and overheard everything. Their faces were pale, their jaws were dropped, and their eyes were wide-opened. Lorelei and Darren learned that Phantom Angel was really Vicki; and Nick and Serenity learned that Masked Swordmaster was really Robert this whole time. They squatted down and moved away from the building very quickly and quietly before the dynamic duo spotted them. Nick whispered to the others that they had to pretend not to overhear everything from them while they're at it, and so Serenity, Lorelei, and Darren agreed with him. Finally, they mananged to leave the Duo of Justice alone for the night.