Underneath the streets of Petropolis, between a mass array of pipes and passages, Verminious Snaptrap held his lair. Verminious led an organization called DOOM which stood for the Diabolical Order of Mayhem. Although he allied himself with other villains, he preferred to work alone. And on this particular day, he was down in the dumps.
"I can't come up with an evil plan nowadays guys", he grumbled to his fellow criminals Ollie, Francisco, and Larry who were sitting around their skull table.
"If you can't come up with a plan, why do you try?", Larry asked eager to know.
"Sorry Larry. I can't hear you over the shark tank", Snaptrap snapped and he pulled a lever and Larry got dumped into the shark tank( as usual) although the sharks(obviously bored of doing this) just swam around and did nothing. With that taken care of, Snaptrap turned to Ollie and Francisco.
"Any of you guys, got any ideas? Because if we're going to defeat TUFF, we need an evil plan."
Just then, the doorbell rang. Larry had climbed out of the shark tank and gave the impression he was severely injured(he's gotten pretty good at this) while he went to check to see who it was. He then came back with only an ominous black envelope written in red ink.
"Hey Snaptrap, you got a letter from someone."
Snaptrap opened the envelope, read the letter that was in it, and turned to his friends.
"Boys, looks like we're taking a trip to a special area. Wait I should call TUFF and inform them."
Snaptrap went over to his screen, but was halted by Ollie.
"Um boss, the note says don't call TUFF." he informed turning over the paper which had "DON'T CALL TUFF" printed on it and showing it to Snaptrap.
"Darn", Snaptrap muttered, "let's just head out."
At this time, Dudley was driving around in the Tuffmobile still feeling down about having to not have Kitty as a partner again. Keswick did have a point. He was pretty unpredictable, but then again he did pull through when everyone needed him(in his own way). He then pulled out a green chew toy from the glove compartment. It was the thing that made him cross paths with Kitty. He stopped by a clear view of the bay so he could reflect on his memory. They had some real good times. Dudley didn't know it, but he was being watched. Lurking in the shadows of a nearby ally, two shady figures dressed in dark trench coats and wide brimmed hats stood nearby. One lifted it's dark gloved hand and adjusted it's view so it could see Dudley and it's doppelganger did the same. Although they looked alike, they were a slight different in personality.
"Are you sure that he's the-", one started revealing to be male.
"Target? Of course", the other finished revealing it was a female. "We have our-"
"Instructions.", the male chimed in, " Keep a watchful eye and keep-"
"A low profile" , the female finished.
The two figures continued their observation for a while when Dudley started up the Tuffmobile once more and was off. Then they slinked back into the shadows and drive out on motorcycles and were in pursuit although keeping their distance so Dudley wouldn't know he was being followed. Using this tactic, they followed Dudley back home and parked nearby. The male pulled out a pair of binoculars while the female pulled out a pair of bladed knuckles( basically brass knuckles with blades so you know).
By this time Snaptrap and DOOM had made their way to a very dark and very old warehouse near the wharf. Although the forecast stated that the skies would be clear all night, Snaptrap couldn't help but notice the dark storm clouds hanging over the warehouse. Something wasn't right. He just entered the warehouse with the rest of DOOM following. Inside it was dark and barely any light. They made their way to the end to see Bird Brain with his own henchmen already there.
"Hey Bird Brain, what brings you here?", Snaptrap asked.
"Isn't it obvious?", Bird Brain stated, "I got a letter this afternoon to meet here with someone."
"Who?", asked Owl.
"Where?", asked Bat.
"Me, and here at this warehouse", Bird Brain reminded them. Zippy however kept a low profile.
"So do you have any idea who sent this letter?", Bird Brain asked Snaptrap showing his letter that looked very similar to Snaptrap's.
"You don't suppose it's from some kind of new villain who want's us in do you?", Snaptrap suggested. Just then, one of the crates shifted into the Chameleon.
"Greetings fellow villains. Did you get letters too?" He reached into his transformation suit and pulled out his letter which was the same as the other two. At that moment, the whole room went pitch black, and after a few short moments, the lights came back on. Snaptrap, Bird Brain and the Chameleon looked around and now noticed that Snaptrap and Bird Brains henchmen had vanished and a dark figure stood nearby. It was too dark to see exactly what it was and all that showed were the glowing markings on it's skin and red eyes with the scent of brimstone in the air.
"I am...most unsatisfied", the figure spoke in a voice as cold as ice and with no sign of feeling, "At first I considered TUFF to be a minor annoyance. And I entrusted you three with their destruction. To get them out of the way and allow me..to reclaim the world so rightfully mine."
"Well sir", Bird Brain piped up, "we were doing our-"
"SILENCE!", the figure roared zapping his audience with chaotic energy and shaking the warehouse with each word, "I DON'T WANT EXPLANATIONS OR APOLAGIES, I WANT RESULTS!"
"B-b-but we tried everything", Snaptrap whined.
"I provide you the best criminal technology the underworld can offer, and WHAT DO YOU DO?!", the figure sneered, "You bumbled, misused it, and on top of that, YOU LET TUFF GET A HOLD OF IT!"
Snaptrap, Bird Brain and the Chameleon cringed as their host continued his raving.
"You three also are overdue on the payments you promised me for my technology, and since you idiots can't do what I instruct you to do, I'll have to take matters into my own claws."
The figure stepped forward to reveal a black dog in a red leather coat that would come down to to top of his boots(if he wore any), dark gray pants, and white hair neatly brushed and combed.
"I won't tolerate failure any more." The dog reached into his coat and pulled out three vials of clear liquid and his face twisted into a satanic smile as Snaptrap, Bird Brain, and the Chameleon tried to back away, but were instantly restrained by several androids that appeared out of the shadows and held them down.
"No please sir", Snaptrap begged.
"We won't fail you again", Bird Brain added.
"We just need a little more time", Chameleon assured.
"Time's up gentlemen", the dog stated tossing the vials to another android next to it that turned them into shots and as the dog turned and walked away, the android came closer even with their captives trying to object and get free but no avail. And when it reached them, the android injected the serum.
At her house, Kitty was still having thoughts about her new position. Even though she showed that she did have the qualities that she needed to take the chief's place, she still felt like it wasn't the same. Herbert's words still rang in her ears about Dudley having to grow up and move on and she didn't really like it, but as Herbert said: a chief has to do the right thing even though it's hard. Just then she looked at her new photo album of precious memories( she ordered a fresh one to replace the one Dudley blew up) and was instantly looking through it. Oh, the memories. Like the one time they guarded King Mutt's bone, when they went on that camping mission, when Dudley got fired for the first time and later reinstated, helping Dudley on Halloween, and even though she felt very emotional in those times when Dudley messed up, she couldn't shake the feeling that she actually liked him. All starting with that one mission she had to stop Snaptrap from using the Kruger Rat idol. Such a shame they now would do missions on a rare basis together. She put her album on the shelf and went over to her kitchen to prepare some tuna casserole. She definably remembered the time she made fish cookies( hey it was her first time with something new) and got the recipe book from the cupboard. And she certainly remembered that one mission where she pretended that Dudley and her were getting hitched. It was fake but still, she couldn't help but think maybe part of her deep down inside was really happy to go through with it. Then she noticed the window was open and she remembered that moment too( the time Dudley opened her window in "Doom-mates"). Why couldn't she stop thinking about him?
While this was going on, Dudley's "pursuers" were still observing. Using the latest criminal tech on record, they were able to see into the house without actually entering.
"Can you believe the things we've-", the male started.
"Seen?", the female finished, "Of course not."
She wasn't kidding. They watched Dudley reflect on his experiences, cried his heart out over not being able to do missions with Kitty, and forced themselves to watch him prepare for bed( that was the hardest part). Just then, their special ear phones gave a ring. These you understand are special phones so that their caller and them can hear each other, but nobody else.
"00 to 03(the male) and 04(the female). Report."
"Sir, our observation goes-", 03 started.
"As instructed", 04 finished.
"Excellent. I'm dealing with some..minor annoyances right now. Continue with the assignment await further orders."
"Aye, aye sir", 03 and 04 answered in unification. The both lifted their hats to reveal that they're German weasels.
"Remember, Earth's salvation and purification depends on our success. Don't disappoint me, or the consequences will be most..severe. You do know what I mean do you not?"
"We live to-", 04 started.
"Obey you, master", 03 finished.
And with that 00 hung up, and 03 and 04 continued observation for a minute or two, then they slinked away into the shadows and out of sight from those who should not see them( which is about everyone).