Gamelover41592- Thank you :)
Shadow Joestar- You are very good at summaries
Matt(Guest)- It was in your second comment. You guessed one villain earlier and you just guessed one
Bloodyninja88- I've never actually spotted Clockwerk, plus it would just make everything a lot sadder.
Okay, so I'm trying to get this finished before the end of school so I can have two easier stories over the summer(Dawn's and Junior's) The video game stories will be the longest ones. I'm already dreading Owen's and Jasmine's stories(why does Shantae have to have another freaking game come out this year….even if I can't wait to play it). Brick's and Mike and Zoey's won't be as bad, because it's only one game. Anyways, enough pointless rambling! Let's begin.
Already, Duncan could tell that things weren't going the gang's way. They had ended up in the ice age, which somehow had dinosaurs still running around. Bentley for some reason had dino-repellent, which Sly thankfully stopped him from firing. Making matters worse was the fact that some of the pieces of the time machine went missing in the crash. Mz. Ruby also couldn't be contacted, so they were left without a guide. Duncan hoped Bentley had a plan because he really didn't want to spend the rest of his life in a cave.
"Bad news just got worse. Looks like a couple of pieces of the time drive broke off of that crash landing. I need you to track down the missing components A.S.A.P. Fortunately, the advanced trajectoral management processor is still functional, so I was able to calculate their most likely positions. Unfortunately, they seem to have landed in some dangerous terrain. The temporal sprocket appears to have fallen close to some pterodactyl nests and I'm afraid one of these prehistoric penguins might've gotten it's flippers on the Gravity Encabulator. Oh, they may look cute, but those little devils are nasty. "Really?" Hunter snarked in the background. This isn't going to be a simple pickup, guys. Get some photos of their precise locations and I'll analyze them to formulate a plan. But watch your back, I don't think we're the first guests at this party. See the structure on that mountain? It appears to be some kind of conveyor belt system. Definitely not Ice Age technology. Get a picture of that machinery too. I smell a rat or possibly something even worse,"
"I'm beginning to think we were supposed to end up here at some point," Duncan said nervously.
Job 1: Stone Age Reconnaissance
"Um, I thought Dad was doing this with me?" Duncan said. Sly hadn't followed him out of the hideout.
"He's busy 'warming up' your mother," Bentley explained. Duncan rolled his eyes.
"Of course he is," Duncan deadpanned.
"Yeah, but all it did was make me think about Penelope," Bentley said sadly.
"Don't worry Uncle Bentley, we're gonna get her back. I promise," Duncan replied. He then started off on his photo hunt.
"Perfecto, Duncan! I'll find a way to pry the Encabulator out of their dastardly beaks," Bentley said as Duncan took a picture of the penguin that ate the gravity encabulator.
"They don't look like the worst bird I've seen," Duncan replied, shuddering thinking about Clockwerk.
"Not definitely worst the," Scruffy replied. (Definitely not the worst)
"Very nice, Duncan. Getting a shot of that pterodactyl took some skill," Bentley complemented Duncan's shot of a pterodactyl holding the temporal sprocket.
"I think Hunter could climb up to the nest," Duncan said, thinking about all the times his friend had used his ice gun to make crawling walls for himself.
"Hmm, he would be able to do a good job," Bentley noted.
"Hear that, Hunter?" Duncan asked. "I just scored you a job,"
"Anything would be better then listening to your parents," Hunter replied. Duncan howled in laughter.
"Okay, that conveyor belt does not belong here. The question is: What it's being used for?" Bentley said as Duncan took a picture of the conveyor belt. It was leading several eggs into a structure that kinda looked like an arena
"No kidding, unless this guy really likes omelets," Duncan noted. He was about to head back, but Bentley spoke up.
"Duncan, I'm picking something up. Look for a building that resembles an arena and let's take a closer look. My thermal vision is picking up a lot of activity there,"
"You're the boss," Duncan replied as he started his journey over. When he reached the door of the arena, there was a bling wearing bear painting something on the wall.
"One... two... got a masterpiece for you!" The bear said as he finished painting. Duncan snapped his picture.
"Way no wants he omelets dino," Scruffy pointed out. (No way he wants dino omelets)
"Yeah, no way this guy dug that bling up around here," Duncan added in.
"No, you're absolutely right, Duncan. He definitely doesn't belong here. This whole place demands an investigation. Let's start by figuring out who we're with dealing here. Head back to the hideout," Bentley said.
Job Complete
"Okay, so what's the plan?" Sly asked once he and Carmelita had finished.
"First things first, we need to see what is going on in that arena," Bentley explained. "And this time, you and Duncan are both going,"
"Relax, ringtail, I can wait this time," Carmelita said in a flirty voice. "I was going to go off on my own for a bit anyways,"
"Let's get a move on then," Sly said.
Job 2: Unexpected Ties
"Okay, so how are we getting in here?" Duncan asked once he and Sly reached the arena.
"That crack in the wall looks like the perfect entrance, but you better keep a low profile until we know what's going on. We need to figure out what that bear is up to," Bentley replied.
"Got you it!" Scruffy answered for his owner. (You got it!) The duo was able to quickly move through the crawlspace formed by the crack.
"I know! I heard when Joe messed up, the boss turned him into a coat for that Le Paradox guy!" A mammoth guard said as Duncan and Sly passed him in the crawlspace.
"Yeah, that Le Paradox is bad news. I heard last time he was here, he yanked this one guy's tusks. Just for fun!" Another guard added.
"Ouch. Yeah, good luck talking to the ladies without any tusks," The first replied.
"Okay, being turned into a coat for that runt is a nasty way to go out," Duncan said to his father once they crawled out.
"I can think of worse deaths," Sly replied. As they explored, they saw a large furry creature being held down by a net with a saber tooth tiger trying to pull something away from nim.
"Wow, I'm glad I'm not that poor guy," Duncan said.
"What's weird is that he looks kinda familiar…" Sly mused.
"Wait... holy missing links! Guys, that's a prehistoric raccoon! I wonder if he could be...?" Bentley realized.
"...my ancestor?" Sly finished his thought.
"I already see the resemblance," Duncan joked.
"It's a distinct possibility. Let's help him out! Sly, I have an idea, but you need to get that Sabertooth tiger skin! Just don't let the guards see you!" Bentley explained.
"We're on it, Bentley. One tiger skin, comin' up," Sly replied. Once they were able to get the key needed from the bear, Sly and Duncan snuck it and grabbed the suit.
"So why does dad need to wear this?" Duncan asked as he and Sly continued deeper into the arena, only to be blocked by a large pit of molten tar.
"I was getting to that, it allows the wearer to pounce onto objects, allowing them to cross large gaps," Bentley explained. "Seeing as you can climb across walls, I thought Sly could use this,"
"Got it, thanks Bentley," Sly said as he pounced onto an enemy that was across the pit. Duncan jumped onto the wall and made a point not to look at the pit below him. He was very thankful he could crawl across icy walls. This continued, up until they reached the arena where they saw a guard rip what looked like a crude Cooper cane out of the raccoon's hands.
"Give that back! It's mine!" He roared as the guard tossed the cane to the bear.
"Here's the cheese, now tell the boss what he owes me!" The bear told the rat guard he handed the cane off too.
"We need to free that guy!" Duncan said.
"I think if Sly pounces on all the guards holding the net down, that guy could free himself," Bentley said.
"I think this is a job for you, dad," Duncan told his dad.
"Let's do this," Sly said as he pounced on the first guard. Sure enough, once all the net guards were taken down, the raccoon freed himself, knocking all the guards into the tar. Sly jumped down while Duncan paraglided down.
"Thank you for freeing me, but that bear got my tool!" The raccoon said in understandable gibberish.
"Sly! I ran some analyses! I think you and Duncan just found the very first Cooper!" Bentley marvaled.
"Um, hi. I don't know how to explain this, but we are related…..very distantly," Sly explained.
"I could believe after everything that has been happening here lately but who's the other one?" Caveman Cooper asked as he pointed at Duncan.
"This is even harder to explain, but I'm Sly's adopted son….and I'm from another world," Duncan replied.
"Um, okay," Caveman Cooper said simply.
"Um, do you have a name?" Duncan asked.
"They call me-" He had a name, but Sly and Duncan couldn't make heads or tails of what he said.
"Um, how about we just call you...Bob?" Sly said.
"Yeah, that works," Bob said.
"Now how about we get out of here?" Sly offered as he started walking off, only for Bob to grab him and go the other way. "Or we can go your way," Duncan started laughing.
Job Complete
Once Sly and Duncan got...Bob back to the hideout, everyone took an instant liking to him. Bob, for his part, took an instant liking to Bentley's gadgets. While Bob was busy, Bentley was able to do some research on the bear that was holding him captive. His name was Grizz. He was at one point just a common street thug, much like Duncan used to be before being tossed into Sly's world(and thinking about that made Duncan cringe). But one day, he got thrust into the limelight, because his graffiti was hailed a great new style called "paleo-graffiti" and he quickly got famous off it. However, that fame died almost as soon as everyone realized that his art was just...bad. He returned to his roots, quickly becoming the top art thief on Interpol's most wanted list(before Carmelita knew about Le Paradox). Once they were able to get Bob to focus, he explained that Grizz just showed up one day and started stealing all the eggs, eliminating both his role as food provider and greatest egg thief ever. Depressed, he ended up out of ship, which let Grizz capture him and take the new "tool" he'd invented to help with his egg stealing. What Grizz wanted with eggs remained a mystery, but the first order of business was to get Bob back into climbing shape. Despite Hunter claiming he could handle it alone.
"Showoff," Hunter grumbled as Bob came back in and flexed. He had just been training with Murray and was more then ready to help take down Grizz.
"What's the plan, Uncle Bentley?" Duncan asked.
"It's simple. First, Hunter and Bob will need to retrieve the Temporal Sprocket. It's high up in the pterodactyls nest, so I hope both your climbing skills and nerves are ready! Next, Buck and Murray will need to get the Gravity Encabulator from the penguins. Those little flightless devils have broken it up into a bunch of pieces and eaten! Maverick, you and me are headed into the ice caves. I want to learn what the Grizz wants with those eggs," Bentley explained.
Job 3: Duty Calls
Once Bentley and Maverick had returned from tagging Grizz, Duncan and Sly were sent right after him.
"Remember, tail Grizz until you get the code to his fortress. We need to get in there if we're going to stop him. You shouldn't have any trouble finding him since he's tagged with the homing darts. Just follow the signal," Bentley remained them.
"We probably didn't even need the darts. He's kinda hard to miss," Duncan pointed out. Grizz was probably the most misplaced guy they could have ever put in the time period.
"Okay, he's on the move. Stay close, so I can pull the data we need off his phone. And don't underestimate him, he's no lightweight!" Bentley warned.
"Definitely he's lightweight no," Scruffy joked. (He's definitely no lightweight)
"It ain't yo bus, my name is the Grizz. You see I'm hairy and scary and all of that stuff. Get the heck out of my way or I'm gonna get rough. Word. Gonna make me a fortune I'm the greatest around, all I gotta do is paint my art in the ground," The Grizz said.
"Maybe this guy should have tried to be a rap artist," Duncan noted. "He'd at least be good at it,"
"No kidding," Sly noted. Then the Grizz's phone rang.
"What? (answers his phone) Fool, you tryin to run some kinda game on the Grizz? I'm tired of you tellin' me to walk the line straight when you walkin it all crooked. Yeah, that's right. Uh uh. Uh uh. No. No. No. That ain't the deal we had. Nuh uh. No. I got you the cane that the big ol hairy dude made. Now you need to hook me up! Hook me up, yeah! Hol-Hold on, I'm losing signal. Hold- I said I'm losing signal. I said... Hold on... I can't... Hold on," The Grizz replied.
"You catch that, Bentley?" Sly asked.
"Yeah, sounds like he's talking to Le Paradox and there's trouble. Don't lose him," Bentley replied.
"Yo, I'm rolling! So bad it ain't fair! The Grizz will teach Le Paradox don't mess with a bear!" The Grizz rapped.
"Seriously, why wasn't this guy a rapper?!" Duncan ranted as he and Sly continued to follow and listen to the Grizz. Finally, they were just outside the Grizz's fortress and his phone rang again.
"Now let me tell you how it is! I am an artist! I got paintings to create! And I ain't putting up with anymore of your excuses! Now you get me the eggs I need for my paint! Or I climb through this phone and squeeze them out of you myself! You got that playa?!" The Grizz demanded, only for Le Paradox to hang up on him. "Hello? Hello? Why you gotta do that? DANG!" He then smashed the phone and walked inside.
"NO! The phone!" Bentley panicked.
"I'm gonna guess that 'no' meant you didn't get the code?" Duncan asked.
"Don't worry, boys," Carmelita said as she walked over. Duncan and Sly jumped down from the poles they were standing on to meet her. "I was able to get the codes to get in and the blueprints from the Grizz's fortress,"
"That's my girl," Sly said.
Job Complete
All right. The time has come to deal with Grizz. This guy is a menace to the time continuum. Not to mention the arts. And it's time to shut him and his counterfeit cave painting production down. It appears he's already beefed up security. So he's probably expecting us. But thanks to Carmelita, we have complete schematics of his mountain base. So once we get inside, I'll be able to target the egg vats and make sure they're scrambled. Just a little... egg humor. Heh." Bently said to several boos were heard in the background. "Next, Bob, you'll and Hunter need to climb the main generator tower and pry the pressure valves open to completely disrupt power. That should start a fatal chain reaction in the system. Murray, at this point you'll have to get to the master control panel and make sure no one can reset the system before the damage is done. Of course, you'll need to use your pugilistic skills on any guards that might get in your way. After this, the system will be completely disabled and we can do a little bear hunting. Sly, it'll be your job to take down Grizz when we find him. Well that's the plan. You should all be clear on what needs to be done. So let's get out there and put this bear on ice," Bentley said.
"Hunter! Uncle Murray!" Duncan cried. After Hunter and Bob had finished their part, they jumped onto the egg carriers the group was using to get around. However, Bob mistimed his jump and was about to fall, when Murray jumped in to try and save him along with Hunter. This caused them both to fall into another egg carrier.
"Don't worry D! We're okay! I think…" Hunter replied.
"We'll meet up with you guys once we find out where we are going!" Murray added.
"Drat! Without Murray, we don't have anyone covering the control panel! Sly, Duncan! Get over there and take out that guard!" Bentley ordered.
"Roger that, Uncle Bentley!" Duncan said as he and Sly jumped off their egg carrier. Using their paragliders, they were able to use some steam vents to make it to the control panel in time and knock the guard out.
"All taken care off," Sly said.
"Now let's go find Hunter and Uncle Murray," Duncan said.
"Why are you hitting yourself?!" Murray said as he pounded Grizz's left hand into his face.
"Why are you hitting yourself?!" Hunter echoed as he pounded Grizz's right hand into his face. After they had reached him, Grizz revealed that he wanted to be an ice skater and had challenged them to a fight. Hunter, not wanting to embarrass himself by skating on the ice, froze Grizz's feet to the ground, letting him and Murray wail away at him.
"I think you've k-knocked out all of his teeth," Maverick noted.
"Can I keep one?" Buck asked as he picked up one of the teeth.
"Already, I think you guys have had your fun," Duncan said. "Let's get going,"
Before I say anything else, in the chapters Honor Among Thieves and I Smell a Rat, I changed the dialogue a little(and gave Duncan an extra mutation). So yeah, this chapter is done. Speaking of this chapter it was kinda….eh. A few missions were fun and I liked the idea, but it was kinda bland. It also has the honor of having my LEAST FAVORITE MISSION IN THE SERIES: GETTING STRONGER! That stupid balancing game caused me so many game overs! Bob is kinda the same as the chapter itself. He had some good moments, but he was still pretty eh. But the Grizz, much like Toothpick was the highlight of the chapter. He was super funny, actually had a pretty good plan and Murray boss fights are always fun. So what's next?
Of Mice and Mechs…...