Finally! Fellow readers, I give you chapter 8! Don't forget to leave me a review after reading it, okay? I have to admit that I was in a hurry writing this fic (LOL. Schoolwork!) Yeah, I know every one of you hates Duchess. I'm sure you'll like her in this chapter (I doubt it, LOL)

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Chapter 8: Get 'em lads

The Dodger just went through the tunnels and out of the city of Ratropolis, and headed west to Kensington. Rita steered the boat, while Roddy and Sid were looking at the map. After looking, Roddy brought the map and went towards Rita.

"Well, it looks like we're going to Hyde Park again like last time" said Roddy looking at the map

"True, but with the new Dodger, she can get through any rapids especially in Hyde Park" said Rita with pride. She loved the Jammy Dodger II, but she will never forget the memories of her working with the old Dodger. But she let the past go, and kept moving forward. "If we get there soon without any distractions, we might arrive at Kensington before lunch time"

"Oh well, I guess I won't be making any lunch" said Roddy

"Good, so now we won't be eating any of your maggots" Rita chuckled and Roddy sheepishly smile at her. But they were interrupted by the sound of barfing behind them. Duchess was seasick. She threw her head at the edge of the boat and barfed.

"Oi Duchess, you alright?" asked Sid

"Do you have to ask?" said Duchess sickly and tilted her head. Her face turned green, and she wore an unwell face.

"Hey cheer up! Green suits you best!" teased Rita and continued to chuckle

"Oh, shut up!" scolded Duchess and rested her head on the edge of the boat with her eyes half closed

"At least she'll be quite for the rest of the trip" said Roddy

"Yeah" nodded Rita and continued steering the boat. Her eyes were on the green water, but her mind had regretful thoughts. She couldn't stop thinking about the deal she made with Duchess, and more importantly, she didn't tell Roddy about it. "Roddy is going back up top anyway, I think it's alright not to tell him" she thought. She lost her focus on steering and almost crashed to a small fishing boat.

"Rita, look out!" shouted Roddy. Rita snapped out to reality and quickly turned the wheel to avoid the fishing boat. Roddy, Sid and Duchess shifted to the other side when Rita turned the boat.

"Watch where you're driving that thing!" shouted Duchess "I'm already sick as a slug so don't make it worse!" she rested her head at the edge of the boat. Beside her was an offended slug growling at her. Duchess growled back at the slimy creature with a scary face. It made the slug screamed and jumped to Sid's lap, trembling.

"I know, she scares me, too" said Sid to the frightened slug.

"That was close" Rita gave out a relieved sigh. Roddy was lying on the deck, he got up and glanced at Sid and Duchess to see if they're fine. But his focus changed at the boat behind them. He looked at it closely, two rats were on the boat, one was a big white rat and the other was short. Terrified, he knew those two rats.

"We are in big trouble here" announced Roddy. Rita turned around and saw Spike and Whitey behind their trail.

"Don't worry" said Rita "we can loose those buffoons before you can say--" she was about to accelerate the speed but a bump stopped her. Two toy submarines emerged from the water between the Dodger. It caught them off guard, it launched a grappling hook at both sides and it caught the boat. The Dodger was trapped. The henchrats emerged from the submarines and jumped to the boat with knives on their hands, and thus Rita couldn't fight them. She stood on her guard. Roddy and Sid were terrified, while Duchess' mood had gotten worse. Spike and Whitey caught up to them and climbed on the boat.

"Surprise!" Spike laughed menacingly

"Is it someone's birthday Spike?" asked Whitey

"Quit it Whitey!" scolded Spike "So, we meet again Rita, Millicent"

"Who's Millicent?" Duchess whispered to Sid, but he just shrugged

"Ello" Spike turned to Sid and Duchess "I see you 'ave two new accomplices"

"Excuse me! I am not her servant girl" snapped Duchess "and whatever business you have with her, you better do it quickly because I am sick of looking at your face!"

"Oh I'll do it quickly alright" said Spike with an offended tone and turned to Rita "Let's cut to the chase Rita, we just came here to steal something from you"

"And what would that be?" said Rita calmly and crossed her arms

"The necklace" demanded Spike and pointed at the trinket around her neck

"Aaw, really? But it doesn't suit you" taunted Rita

"She's right Spike" said Whitey "You're more of a bronze than white gold"

"Not the point Whitey" said Spike with an annoyed tone "I don't want to do this but you leave me with no choice. Ladykiller!" The rat beside him took a matchstick from his mouth. He light the matchstick and pointing it below the open hatch that leads to the engine room of the boat.

"Hey!" shouted Rita. She was about to attack but the knives held by the henchrats were pointed at her. It made her stop.

"Give me the trinket or this boat goes KABOOM!" said Spike. Rita quickly thinks of a plan. She rolled her eyes back and forth to find something to get out of the situation. When she looked at Duchess, not paying attention, her plan was completed.

"Alright I give up, you win" Rita pretended to be defeated and took off her necklace "Catch!" she threw the necklace, but Spike didn't catch it, instead it hit Duchess' head and bounced off to Spike's hand

"Who threw something at me?" Duchess' rage started to build up

"He did it!" Rita, Roddy and Sid pointed at Spike. Duchess saw the trinket on his hand, so she suspected it was Spike who did it. Duchess goes berserk, she punched him in the eye and the trinket flew out of his hand. While the henchrats were distracted, Rita hit their hands to drop their knives and Roddy took them, and right on que, Rita caught the necklace. Ladykiller was about to drop the matchstick, but Sid threw himself up in the air and about to land towards him.

"Bodyslam!" shouted Sid and slammed Ladykiller, the matchstick flew off his hand and dropped in the water "Score one for Sidney!" he added. Roddy threw the knives in the water but he kept one with him.

"I'll cut off the ropes from the hook" said Roddy

"Good thinking Roddy" said Rita while fighting the henchrats

"Whitey! Take out Millicent!" shouted Spike as he was chased by the enraged mouse. Roddy was about to cut the last rope, but Whitey grabbed his shirt and lifted him up.

"I have a lethal weapon and I'm not afraid to use it!" said Roddy pointing the knife at Whitey

"You're pointing it the wrong way" said Whitey. Roddy saw the mistake he made and sheepishly smiled. Whitey began to chuckle, soon he burst out laughing..

"Coochie-coochie-coo" Sid tickled Whitey on the waist, his hands were weakened by his laughter and Roddy managed to break free. Roddy cut the last rope, Rita threw the henchrats overboard, Duchess punched Spike under the chin and flew out of the boat, and Whitey threw himself out of the boat to escape from Sid.

"We're outta here!" Rita speeds up the boat, fast enough to escape from them. The henchrats quickly went in their submarines and boat, and chased them, but they were out of sight.

"Rats, where are they?" said Spike and kept searching for them.