Shadow Joestar- Oh trust me, things are about to really get worse

Gamelover41592- She was actually a lot of fun to write on the Cooper Gang's side

Guest- Yep, Sammy is the other contestant who is subconsciously trying to avoid a bad family life

So this chapter will be a little different. All I will say is that the end game changes majorly….and the gang is going to hate Neyla even more.

"Stinks here," Duncan groaned as he made his way across a river at Jean Bison's new hideout, a saw mill. Something still wasn't right. Random acts of violence had been popping up all over the country and the northern lights had been completely out of whack. Some nights they would be just as bright, but others they wouldn't even be there. Bentley had a feeling that Jean Bison and Arpeggio were behind it and no one was willing to disagree with him. Jean Bison also had the Clockwerk Talons.

"Fish like!" Scruffy agreed. (Like fish!)

"Oh, there it is," Duncan said as he spotted the vault and made his way over to it.

"If I did my math right, and I ALWAYS do my math right, then the combination has got to be 5-8-3," Bentley said. Sure enough, when Duncan put the code in, the vault opened.

"A lightning spin?" Duncan asked.

"Sure is, eh!" A voice from behind him said. Duncan slowly turned around to find Jean Bison staring him down. "Now what is a little runt like you doing out here?"

"Hang on, Duncan! Sly's already on his way over!" Bentley said. Duncan, however, wasn't going to back down.

"Trying to steal something from you," Duncan answered honestly.

"I appreciate the honesty, lad. Kinda reminds me of me when I was your age," Jean Bison said with a laugh. "Sit down, and maybe you can convince me why I shouldn't be using them Clockwerk parts,"

"So you aren't going to hurt him?" Sly asked as he came up from behind.

"Naw. I may be more willing ta whale on most, but I don't hurt youngsters," Jean Bison explained. "Now, why is using those Clockwerk parts so bad?"

"Well, to start, what you were transporting with those trains is highly illegal," Sly explained.

"Yeah, I kinda figured that out not long after what happened with Rajan," Jean Bison explained. "I woulda stopped but I ain't from around here, keep that in mind. I had to do what I could. Also I just love trains. Reason I wanted to strike it rich was to get enough to buy my own locomotives,"

"Also, the parts were from an ancient evil bird called Clockwerk and-" Duncan began to add, only for Bison to cut him off.

"Arpeggio told me about that and I think it's best for all that the bird stays in pieces," Jean said with a shudder.

"We've been collecting them to destroy them," Sly said.

"Also, what's with the Northern Lights?" Duncan asked. "Are you trying to get rid of them?" Jean laughed.

"Naw! I love them lights too much. Wouldn't dream of gettin' rid of 'em. But Arpeggio is claimin' he needs 'em for something," Jean said.

"Yeah, for fuel!" Sly pointed out. Jean Bison suddenly got really mad.

"Hang on just a darn minute! Are you two sayin' that all this time, I coulda been using the lights to fuel my trains?" Bison asked. When the Coopers nodded, he smashed the vault. "That lousy pigeon LIED TO ME!"

"So, would you be willing to help us out with getting back at him?" Sly asked with a mischievous grin.

Things seemed to be going great to Duncan. After chatting with Jean, he was willing to hand over the Clockwerk Talons with no problem and was even willing to empty out the Northern Light battery for the gang to hide in. He had even offered to turn himself in, but much to the gang's shock, Carmelita had so that he could walk as long as he stopped with the spice trade and destroying the environment. Speaking of Carmelita, she also had good news. After Neyla was exposed, the chief realized that she was most likely lying about Carmelita as well and offered her her job back along with a promotion. He had also revealed that even if she was working with Sly, he didn't really care because Sly went after worst criminals then him and often led the officers straight to them, even ones they hadn't found for themselves.

But fate can be cruel.

After wrapping things up with Bison, Duncan and Sly had returned to the hideout to find Murray, Bentley and Carmelita staring down Neyla.

"What do you want, witch?" Carmelita asked angrily. The gang looked at her in concern. Despite knowing that she had a bad temper, the level of anger was really high for her.

"I'll be needing the Clockwerk parts. Unlike Bison, Arpeggio and I think the bird would be better whole," Neyla said.

"You're sick, you know that?" Carmelita asked. Duncan glanced at his mother. Her breathing had gotten heavy.

But that glance was all Neyla needed.

It happened so fast it took Duncan a few moments to register what had happened. When his head stopped spinning, he was on the ground. There was a stabbing pain in the left side of his face around his left eye. He took a glance at his reflection in the water and saw red.

And four scratch marks going over his eye. She had scratched right through his mask.

"Call that payback for India," Neyla said with utter coldness as she moved her hood to show a scar of her own.

"I'LL KILL YOU FOR HURTING HIM!" Carmelita screamed in a rage. Suddenly, she collapsed, clutching her heart. "I..I,"

"Carmelita!" Sly exclaimed as he helped Duncan to his feet before looking over at Carmelita.

"What happened?!" Bentley asked as he tried to stop Duncan's bleeding.

"Mom!" Duncan cried. Tears were mixing with his blood.

"Spice burnout. The Contessa had pumped some into her. It makes it easier to brainwash people. And she will die from it," Neyla explained before pulling out an IV bag. "Unless she gets some of this in her bloodstream,"

"So that's the plan? Injure Duncan and let Carmelita get angry so you can blackmail us?!" Sly demanded.

"Lady, you are pure evil," Murray hissed. It was taking all of his self control not to snap Neyla in half.

"I'm good, right?" Neyla asked. Finally, Sly stood up.

"Don't….don't do it Sly!" Carmelita begged.

"Take the parts, but give us the bag first," Sly replied.

"Why, you don't trust me?" Neyla asked. Everyone gave her deadpan looks, even Duncan and Carmelita. "Fair point," She tossed the bag to Sly. "Pleasure doing business with you,"

The thoughts of that monster filled everyone's thoughts as they crammed into the battery. It was a quiet ride to the blimp. Duncan was seated in between Carmelita, who was cured, and Sly. His cuts had stopped bleeding but everyone knew it was going to leave scars. Scruffy had moved onto his owner's shoulder and would offer comfort if he could, but beyond a few words, he was silent. Bentley was quiet with the exception of his furious typing. He was clearly trying to come up with some kind of plan. Murray stared back at the van. Despite promises from Jean Bison to keep it safe, the van was his pride and joy, so it was clear it was painful to him to give it up. Even with everyone put through the wringer, no one was giving up.

Because it was time to make Neyla pay!

Wow! I really didn't think I could write something like the scene with everyone confronting Neyla. But yeah, she gives Duncan a series of scars and blackmails everyone with Carmelita's life. But moving on to Jean Bison, I also wrote the chapter like how it should have gone because I love his boss fight so much. It has a very Looney-Tunes vibe to it and it's one of two boss fights in the series where you play as Bentley. I also really liked his chapters. I do agree with the gang though, how did he get four parts? Next time, it's off to defeat Neyla and Arpeggio.