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Ch.3

The Heist

I'm sorry if I seem a bit distracted today, but I just got my driver's permit! Hopefully I can use my happiness and use it to fuel my creative juices. Please enjoy the latest chapter and R&R!

Peach Creek National Bank had closed hours ago, only a few guards inside. Instead of doing their job, the guards stared at the TV screen in the break room, watching a film not meant for a child's eyes.

"Ugh, this bra is so uncomfortable!" whined one of the actresses. "I might as well take it off!" She fumbled with the straps for a few seconds before a smile came to her face. "Oh, there we g…" the screen went blank, the room loosing all light.

"Oh come on!" whined one of the guards. "That's one of the best parts!"

One of the other guards turned to him. "Don't worry, the back up power should be on soon."

Outside the bank, a van was parked by the curb across the street.

Double D gave Jonny the thumbs up. "I've disabled the main power source. You've got about a minute before the back up power switches on."

"Let's go Plank!" exclaimed Jonny as he grabbed his wooden friend, running to the bank. Climbing up on of the decorative pillars, he sprayed the lens of the security camera with black spray paint. With less than forty-five seconds left, he ran up the pillar on the other side, repeating the process. After climbing back down the pillar, he walked over to the large window. "Okay, now it's your turn to help Plank." Swinging the piece of wood, the window shattered to pieces.

A small group of guards exited the break room, wondering what the noise was. Although it was dark, they could see a boy holding a piece of wood making their way to the only security camera inside the bank. "Hey, come back here!"

Before the guards could pursue Jonny, the sound of more breaking glass reached their ears. Turning their attention to the entrance, they could see Kevin and Rolf making their way inside. Ed soon joined his friends, making an Ed-shaped hole in the wall as he entered.

With the guards distracted by the three kids, Jonny made his way up another decorative pillar, spray painting the final camera not a moment too soon. "We did it Plank!" exclaimed Jonny as the power flipped back on.

"What the…? They're just a bunch of kids!" said one of the guards.

"Whatever, just stop them!" shouted another guard as he charged at Jonny. He was quickly stopped as Jonny whacked him over the head with Plank.

Another guard set his sights on Kevin, launching a right hook at the red-capped kid. Ducking in the nick of time, Kevin retaliated with an uppercut, causing the guard to stagger backwards. Before the guard could completely recover, Kevin delivered a drop kick to the guard's chest.

One of the guards had foolishly tried to take on Rolf. Now he paid the price as Rolf hoisted him above his head. "In the name of Rolf's family, be gone uniformed demon!" The foreigner threw the guard into two oncoming guards.

Ed was a bit apprehensive when it came to fighting, trying his best to outrun the guard chasing him. "Um guys? My mom says I can't hit people!"

Jonny sidestepped out of the way of a guard, kicking the guard in the shin. "Pretend he's a chicken!"

"Chicken!" exclaimed Ed as he embraced the guard in one of his suffocating bear hugs. The guard could practically hear his bones being reduced to dust.

"Hurry up dork!" shouted Kevin as he punch another guard in the gut.

Eddy, followed by Double D, Sarah, Jimmy, and Nazz, glared at red-capped boy. "Shut it bazooka chin!" The five quickly Ran across the room, entering a door on the right hand corner of the room.

Rolf swung the final guard round and round by his ankle at dizzying speeds. He finally released his victim, the guard's spine cracking against one of the decorative pillars. "There! That's the last of them, no?" He was answered by another wave of guard appearing out of the break room, each holding a gun.

"Don't worry guys," Kevin said to his friends. "They aren't gonna shoot at kids." A guard shoot a warning shot at the green-shirted boy, the bullet inches from his body. "Oh crap!" He and Rolf dodged behind a pillar as Jonny and Ed hid behind an upturned table. "This is gonna be harder than I thought."

Meanwhile, Eddy, Double D, Sarah, Jimmy, and Nazz stood before a large vault, a tiny computer beside it.

"As I expected, we'll need a code to get inside," said Double D as he pulled out a laptop and cables from his backpack. After plugging in the cable into his laptop and the tiny computer, he began to type away.

Eddy tapped his foot impatiently. "How long is this gonna take?"

"I'm dealing with a ten digit code Eddy, this will take me a bit of time to crack," replied Double D, his eyes still glued to the screen.

"Well we don't have a bit of time!" shouted Eddy as he pushed Double D out of the way. "I need to get in now!" He pounded his fist against the laptop.

"Access enabled," said a computerized voice as a click rang out from the vault.

Sarah scowled at Eddy, folding her arms. "You got lucky."

"No, i've got skills!" replied Eddy as he heaved the giant vault door open. With a single peek inside the vault, Eddy found himself immobile, completely in awe. Inside were hundreds of boxes and cabinets, all filled with cold, hard cash.

"Look at all of 'em!" said Nazz as she shook her head in amazement. "Which one of them has the most money?"

"There's only one way to find out!" exclaimed Jimmy as he ran inside, yanking at one of the higher boxes. Although not the strongest of the kids, Jimmy shook the box free, causing it to fall on top of him. "Sarah! I got an owie!"

Back in the main lobby, the police continued to fire at the four kids, never pausing for a moment.

"Come on, there has to be something I can do to get them to stop," Kevin muttered to himself. He dug through his pockets, pulling out what looked like a small jawbreaker. "Double D gave me this to use before I ran in here. I wonder what it does?" Removing the pin, he chucked it at the guards. A large plume of powdery smoke enveloped the guards, disabling their ability to see.

"I see my smoke bomb was a success," said Double D as he and the others entered the main lobby. "I believe it's time we make our departure."

The kids sat in the back of the van, laying on either the waterbed or the shag carpeting, while Double D sat at the driver's seat, speeding away.

"This has got to be the most money I've ever seen in one place!" exclaimed Eddy as he grabbed handfuls of the green paper, rubbing it on his face as he laughed. The others inched away from him, a bit disturbed.

Ed looked out the window, his usual happy-go-lucky grin on his face. "Look at the pretty red and blue lights guys!"

"Red and blue lights?" repeated the rest of the kids. The police sirens bellowed through the area, speeding after the van.

I hope this made up for the lack of action in the last chapter. As you could probably tell, more action will come in the next chapter too. Please R&R!