"What are we going to do?" Josie asked.
"I don't know," Valerie said, with a sigh. "It looks like this is the end of the Pussycats!"
"Somebody better do something fast!" Alan shouted, as he and the girls tried to pull the net off.
"Meow," a familar voice cried out from up on the catwalk.
"Hey look," Josie said, quietly, so the Mastermind wouldn't hear her. "It's Sebastian!"
"Don't just stand there, you fuzzy faced flea bag!" Alexandra hissed. "Get us out of here!"
Sebastian snuck down to the floor, and darted over to the others. He used his claws to cut a slit in the net so Alan and the girls could get out, but they didn't escape just yet.
"Sebastian, you get the Mastermind away from the conveyor belt controls," Valerie said. "You have to distract him so we can stop that thing and get Alex off that conveyor belt. And hurry!"
"Meow!" Sebastian said, standing on his hind legs and saluting.
Sebastian ran to the Mastermind, and jumped up on the controls. Then he crossed his eyes and waved his paws at the Mastermind, and gave him a raspberry. Then he snickered and ran off.
"Why you little . . . ." the Mastermind said, chasing after him. Sebastian led him out of the room.
"Now's our chance!" Alan shouted, as he and the girls ran out of the net and raced to the controls.
"Hurry!" Alex shouted. He was seconds away from the crusher. Valerie pulled the levers on the controller, and the machines stopped in the nick of time. The crusher was about two inches from Alex's face.
"Thanks, Val," Alex said, breathing of relief. "Normally, I like my clothes pressed, but not while I'm wearing them!"
"Save the thanks," Valerie said, as she and the others untied Alex and pulled him off the belt. "We'd better regroup with Sebastian and split!"
"Right," Alan said. "And then we'll go to the police!"
"You meddling kids aren't going anywhere," the Mastermind said, as he returned to the room, carrying Sebastian by the scruff of his neck.
"Looks like you're losing your touch, Sebastian," Alexandra said.
"And mark my words," the Mastermind said. "This time, you will not escape!"
"Roooowwwrrrr!" Sebastian grunted, and he swung himself over the Mastermind's arm, and bit him, and then clawed him.
"Yeeouch!" he yelled.
"Let's get out of here!" Alex shouted.
The Pussycats and their friends ran off. The Mastermind followed.
(Insert Your Favorite Josie & The Pussycats Song Here for the Chase Scene)
The group ran down a long corridor, and found two doorways. They decided to split up. That way, it would be harder for the Mastermind to catch them. Josie, Valerie, and Alan ran through one doorway, up a flight of stairs, and onto the catwalk. Melody, Alex, Alexandra, and Sebastian went into another room and found another conveyor belt. Moments later, the Mastermind came into the room as well. Melody, Alex, and Alexandra jumped on the conveyor belt, and Sebastian turned it on. The Mastermind jumped on the belt, and ran after Melody, Alex, and Alexandra. Quickly, Melody, Alex, and Alexandra jumped off. Sebastian pulled another lever, and the conveyor belt began to speed up. The Mastermind was about to jump off the conveyor belt, when he suddenly slammed into the wall, fell off the belt, and onto the floor. The conveyor belt led to a small opening in the wall, too small for a person to go through. Melody, Alex, and Alexandra ran off. Sebastian snickered at the Mastermind, before joining the others.
Once the Mastermind regained his senses, the chase was on again. He chased the three kids out into another part of the factory, which led to a dead end. Alan, Josie, and Valerie spotted them from up on the catwalk. Valerie grabbed a rope that had a hook tied onto it. Josie and Alan did the same. They swung down, and plowed into the Mastermind, knocking him off his feet. Then, Alan hooked Alex, Valerie hooked Melody, and Josie hooked Alexandra and Sebastian, and the group swung back up to the catwalk, and ran for it. The Mastermind was not amused. He climbed up a ladder, and reached the catwalk, chasing after Josie and the gang. The gang grabbed onto the hooks, and swung down to the ground, and then ran off. The Mastermind did the same thing. The cats ran through another doorway, with the Mastermind hot on their heels. Unfortunately, it was another dead end, and the Mastermind had them cornered. But fate was on the side of the Pussycats. Sebastian noticed the Mastermind was standing by yet another conveyor belt. He jumped up, claws bared, and jumped. He threw his entire weight into his jump, and managed to push the Mastermind onto the conveyor belt. Valerie ran over to the controls, and pulled a lever. The Conveyor belt started, and the Mastermind started moving towards a giant cutting machine. The Mastermind tried to out run it, but he was going nowhere fast on the conveyor belt. Valerie turned the conveyor belt off, and the Mastermind ran straight into a pile of cardboard boxes, some of which filled with cans. Josie and Alexandra grabbed one of the empty boxes, and thrust it over the Mastermind's head.
(Song fades out here. Chase scene is over)
"Well, gang," Alan said. "I guess this wraps up the Mastermind."
"Now let's take him to the police," Valerie said. "And then get back to the hotel."
"Mark my words," the Mastermind grumbled. "I'll get you meddling kids. And you're little cat, too!"
"Wrong show," Alexandra replied.
Sebastian merely snickered.
Hours later, the Mastermind was in jail, and the Pussycats and their friends were back at the hotel. The girls and Sebastian were sitting at the hotel's restaurant telling Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Humboldt about what happened. The boys weren't around.
"At least we don't have to worry about the Mastermind," Josie said. "Thanks to those photos Robert snapped of the crime scene, we had all the proof we needed to send him to prison."
"Golly, I'm just glad it's all over," Melody said. "The Mastermind is in jail, and we're all safe and sound."
"Say, where are the boys, anyway?" Josie asked.
"Oh they're in the basement with Robert," Mr. Kennedy said. "He sometimes uses one of the rooms in the basement as a dark room when he's in town. He should be developing those photos of the Pussycats."
The girls went down into the basement and found the room Robert used as a dark room. Josie knocked on the door.
"Alan? Alex? Are you guys in there?" she asked.
"Yeah, but don't open the door!" Alan called.
"I'm developing more photos," Robert said. "If you open the door, the light could ruin them."
"Okay, we'll dig you guys later," Josie said, as she, Melody, and Valerie left. Alexandra staid behind, and listened to the conversation going on inside.
"These are really great photos, Robert," Alan said.
"Yeah, I can't believe the guy at Teen Scene Magazine liked only one of the girls," Alex said.
"I know," Robert said. "But this was the girl he wanted. He said she had the most unique look of all four of them. Think we can talk her into a photoshoot? The guy at Teen Scene said she could be their next biggest model."
"I don't think we'll have any problems convincing her," Alan commented.
"Yeah, that's for sure," Alex said. "She'll be thrilled to learn this."
"Just so long as I get these photos in by tomorrow," Robert said. "I don't have the time to retake them."
"Hmph," Alexandra grumbled. "They'll probably talking about Josie. Well, I'll show her. I'll just open the door and ruin those photos of her that they're developing. Then he won't have anything to send the Teen Scene editors!"
Alexandra turned the doorknob, and flung open the door. As an added measure, she turned on one of the overhead lights.
"Surprise!" she shouted.
"Alexandra!" Alex shouted.
"My photos!" Robert yelled, as the light began to wipe out all the photos Robert had taken. "Oh brother, Alexandra, what did you just do?!"
"Oh what a shame," Alexandra said, sarcastically. She walked over to see just exactly which photos of Josie he was developing. But they turned out to be photos of her!
"Huh?!" she shouted. "You're developing photos of me?!"
"Right, Sis," Alex said. "The guys at Teen Scene thought you were the best looking girl out of all four of you. Too bad you went and opened the door. You would have had a big career as a super model if you hadn't."
"I guess I'll have to send the editor pictures of the Pussycats instead," Robert said, indicating his silver camera case, where he had photos of the Pussycats, already developed. "I don't have the time to retake the photos of you, Alexandra. These are completely ruined, and I haven't had time to do the negatives, either."
And with that, the boys left Robert's makeshift dark room. Alexandra clenched her fists.
"Ooohhhh!" she growled.
Sebastian sat there, and snickered.
The End