Gadget had finally arrived at the place Devon had told to meet him at. He looked around and saw that Devon wasn't anywhere. Meanwhile, Brain hid in a tree watching his master
"That's weird." Gadget said "Devon is no where to be seen. Go go gadget binoculars."
Gadget used his binoculars to observe Claw's lair. It was like a prison.
"Wowsers." Gadget said "That's the second greatest lair I've ever seen. Barbed wire, security towers, complete with laser detection searchlight."
MEANWHILE...
On the other side of the lair, Devon and Debonairmobile had been parked and hiding from Gadget.
"Wait here Debonairmobile." Devon said.
"But Devon, I wanna be in on the action." Said Debonairmobile.
"You will." Devon said "Just stay here and nab them when I apprehend them."
"Strategy. Got it." Said Debonairmobile.
Devon snuck out of the car's sight and he took something out of his pocket. It was a small bottle with red liquid. He chugged most of it down and tossed it into a tree.
It was the same tree that Brain was hiding in. Brain had grabbed the bottle and observed it. There was something strange about the stuff inside it.
In front of the lair, Gadget had been inpatient for Devon and decided to save the day himself. After all, it was the only way he could prove himself to the Chief.
"Go go gadget nuclear missile." A missile came out of his hat and was ready to launch.
Just then, a police cruiser came up to the place. It was the Chief. He ran up to Gadget
"Chief Quimby, you made it." Gadget said "In just about one second, Claw's lair will be blown to smithereens and he'll be in an inescapable prison."
Chief Quimby grabbed Gadget by the jacket "Gadget you idiot! This IS a-"
Before the Chief could finish, Gadget's missile launched, blew up the wall, and guess what? All the crooks that Gadgt fought throughtout the story had escaped.
"Gadget you idiot!" The Cheif yelled "This isn't Claw's lair, the new Metro City Maximum Security Prison!"
"What?" Gadget asked.
"Freeze!" Devon came out of hiding "You're all under arrest!"
Just before the villains could make a getaway, Devon easily captured them.
"Nice work, Devon Debonair." The Chief turned to Gadget "I don't know what kind of cockamamie stunt you're trying to pull Gadget!"
"But Cheif, I got a tip that this was Claw's lair." Gadget explained "Ask Devon, he'll back me up."
"He's lying." Devon gave a smug smile.
"THAT DOES IT GADGET!" The Chief "DONT EXPECT ME TO REHIRE YOU BECAUSE I AM NEVER TAKING YOUR CALLS AGAIN! SO GET OUT OF MY LIFE!"
Gadget was shocked by this, he couldn't get his job back at all. Brain hid in the bushes and growled.
"Luckily, I was on patrol." Devon gloated "Otherwise, these felons would terrorize Metro City once again."
"But you called me!" Gadget said "You told me this was Claw's lair."
Devon put a business card in Gadget's hat "You know Gadget, with all those gadgets, I could use a man like you...for a manservant! Ha ha ha ha!"
"Come to my office later Devon, we'll discuss a promotion." The Chief said.
Devon continued laughing harder when he pushed Gadget down on the ground. Just then, he noticed his hand wascracking and left. He went to Debonairmobile and drove off. Brain had suspiciousions, so he followed Devon to where he was going.
"Change in strategy?" He asked.
"Yes change in strategy." Devon gave an evil smile.
Debonairmobile noticed something. Something was wrong. Devon drove him into a cave. But not just any cave, a secret cave. There was the MAD symbol on a door.
Debonairmobile couldn't believe his eyes "This is...Claw's lair."
"Indeed it is." Claw said. "Get this junk heap out of my sight."
Claw's minions grabbed Gadgetmobile and took him somewhere. What were they planning to do with him? Whatever it was, it wasn't good.
MEANWHILE...
Gadget arrived home before Brain did. He walked inside to his room. Gadget felt awful, he couldn't get his job back, even if he tried. He lost his partner, the whole town, his job, his organic body, his partner, and the love of his life, Penny.
"What am I?" He looked at his gadgets.
He was nothing but gears and circuits. His gloves were his hands, he couldn't feel, all he was good for was for being a Swiss army knife. He wasn't Lt. Gadget anymore, he was a nobody.
Penny went to see her uncle and see if he was okay. She saw he was on his bed, crying into his gloves, which were his new hands. Penny looked at her Uncle Gadget, she felt awful for what she said to him.
"Uncle Gadget?" She asked. "Are you okay?"
"Just call me John." Gadget continued sobbing "I've always been a nobody. All I wanted was to be a hero and help people, but ever since that Devon Debonair came to town, I've realized I'm no hero at all. I wanted to be someone people would look up to. But I failed as a detective and a father. This almost makes me wish that I had never been born and that you'd be better off without me."
"Don't say that Uncle Gadget." Penny said "Look I'm sorry for not trusting you and for . You were just trying to explain everything and really didn't have a choice. You're still my hero and you're still my dad. You're best thing that's ever happened to me and Brain. And whether you're human or not, I love you."
"You mean it Penny?" Gadget sniffled.
"Every word." Penny there herself into her Uncle Gadget's arms, they Eskimo kissed, and hugged again.
As as I've said before, Gadget may have been mechanical, but that didn't prevent him from having feelings.
Author's Note:
Wowsers! Gadgetmobile has been kidnapped by Dr. Claw and his MAD henchmen. Can Brain save Gadgetmobile in time before something bad happens to him? Stay tuned!