Ollie and DOOM (c) Butch Hartman

All other characters mentioned here belong to me.

Ollie watched Terrence cautiously as he circled him. He then looked past him and saw Ivonne watching them both fearfully. His mind raced. Judging by Terrence's remark, he didn't know about Ivonne's confession. But what if he did end up finding out? Ivonne would be taken back, back to that…creature of a boss. Who knows what would happen to her. He glanced towards Ivonne once again, while still keeping a wary eye on Terrence. No. Even if she did trick him, he couldn't let that happen. But he didn't want to raise a commotion either. He decided to first try a civil approach.

"Terrence, if I may say something," he tried to explain as calmly as he could while slowly walking towards him, "You've got it all wrong. I wasn't trying anything. It was just a stupid argument. Just let me…"

WHACK!

Ollie gave a yelp of pain, as Terrence's tail cracked against the side of his snout. A sharp, stinging sensation ran throughout his entire face. He clasped his hand to the spot where the tail struck. An ugly red welt immediately began to form. Tears welled up in Ollie's eyes, the pain was so bad. Terrence gave a mocking laugh.

"Aww, gonna cry, Ollie?" He scoffed, "Well, now you know why they call me "Whiptail!"

Ollie glared angrily at Terrence. Well, so much for being civil, he thought. There was no way the brash opossum was going to stand still and listen to reason. It seemed the only way to get him to do that, was to fight…and win. Seeing that he had no other choice, Ollie braced him self where he stood, watching Terrence very carefully. The long tailed opossum eyed him coolly, a smirk upon his face.

Suddenly, Terrence charged at him full speed. Ollie did the same, preparing to take a full swing at him. Then at the last moment, Terrence dodged to the side, while at the same time, whipping his tail towards Ollie's right eye. It only struck the edge, but it was enough to cause it to water, making its vision blurry. Ollie cried out in agony and held his hand to his eye, grimacing in pain. Terrence grinned triumphantly. This shouldn't take long, he thought smugly, Soon I'll be in Ivonne's favor.

He was about to make another charge when someone grabbed his shoulder. It was Ivonne trying desperately to break up the fight. "Terrence, stop!" She shouted, "It's okay! Please don't…"

Terrence wrenched his shoulder away. "Stay outta this, Ivonne! I told you I'd handle it! This punk's not gonna bother you again, I'll see to that!"

Before Ivonne could stop him, he charged at Ollie again, who was in a kneeling position, still tending to his sore eye. He squinted through his left one and saw Terrence rushing straight at him. He had to think fast. Just as Terrence was upon him, Ollie fell to the ground and instinctively kicked out with his right foot. Just as he had hoped, Terrence trip over it and went tumbling to the ground, his chin scraping against the rough roof top. He growled as his chin throbbed with pain. Ivonne watched the whole thing anxiously. It looked like she was going to need backup to break up this fight. Backup? Of course! Ava! Ivonne turned her wrist communicator on and spoke.

"Ava? Ava! Please come in! Please!" She waited anxiously for a reply. Finally, after what seemed like forever, she heard the voice of her friend.

"Ivonne? What's going on? You sound panicked."

"I am panicking!" Ivonne blurted out, while keeping an eye on the two fighting opossums, "Terrence is here being an idiot and he and Ollie are fighting!"

"What?!" Ava exclaimed in a shrill voice, "Fighting! What for? What the heck is Terrence doin' there anyway?! Are they fighting over you?"

"What?! No?!" Ivonne cried, "Terrence thought Ollie was attacking me and now he's trying to be all macho hero guy! You see I…I told Ollie everything and we started to argue and…just please get over here!"

"You whaaaaa?!" Ava practically screamed, "Omigosh! Does Terrence…"

"No, he doesn't know! Ava, please, just get over here, now! I think I'm really gonna need your help!"

"Hold on, Girl, I'm coming!" Ava cried.

"We're on top of the D.O.O.M. roof!" Ivonne added before she turned her attention to the ruckus behind her. Both Ollie and Terrence were now rolling around on the ground, punching, biting, scratching and kicking. Growls and angry hissing noises could be heard from both opponents. Ivonne sighed in exasperation. Men, she thought in disbelief. She had to stop this. Terrence soon got the upper hand and had Ollie pinned to the ground. Before the British opossum could get him off, Terrence wrapped his tail around Ollie's thin neck and slowly began to strangle him.

"I'm not gonna do you in, D.O.O.M. loser," he hissed, "I'm just gonna do enough to make you pass out. That'll teach you to try to get all cozy with Ivonne."

"No!" Ivonne screamed. She ran full speed at Terrence and leaped as high as she could in the air towards them, in a flying kick. The sole of her boot made contact with Terrence's shoulder, knocking him off Ollie and sending him skidding across the ground on his other shoulder. Ollie lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Ivonne knelt next to him and gently lifted his head up to her.

"Ollie! Are you alright?" She asked with great worry.

"Y-Yes!" Ollie gasped in a hoarse voice, "I'm…fine! Nothing a bit…of lemon tea…couldn't cure!"

Ivonne couldn't help but smile in amusement at the irrepressible Englishman. "Oh, Ollie…"

Terrence shakily got to both feet, rubbing his sore shoulder. He looked up at the scene before him in disbelief. Ivonne was helping Ollie up! He stared stupidly as she scolded him.

"Terrence! What's wrong with you?! Ollie wasn't making any advances towards me! I'm just here to give D.O.O.M.'s computers an upgrade, and we got into a small argument, that's all! He didn't mean any harm!"

Ivonne looked at Ollie. "I'm really sorry about this."

Terrence couldn't believe it. Here he was, trying to help her, and he was the one getting scolded! She was taking Ollie's side! A fury of rage built up inside Terrence. No way that stupid D.O.O.M. agent was going to make him look like a fool! With a snarl, he ran straight at them. Ivonne saw Terrence rushing towards them and bravely stood between him and Ollie.

"Terrence wait! Calm down…AAAHH!"

Terrence was so determined to get at Ollie that he shoved Ivonne aside…a little too hard. She fell with a cry of terror as her head struck against a lengthy piece of pipe that ran across the roof, and lay still.

"IVONNE!" Ollie shouted in horror. Before he could react, Terrence rammed into him, sending him sprawling to the ground. He lay there for a bit, stunned, then struggled to get up as Terrence glared at him with great hatred. As Ollie sat up, he looked to where Ivonne lie. Terrence followed his gaze and jerked back in shock, seeing what he had done. Ollie stared at Ivonne's motionless body, his face a picture of despair. A sudden change came over the normally level headed opossum. His eyes narrowed and the fur on the back of his neck rose. He fixed a piercing glare at Terrence.

"You…" he hissed in a dark voice. Terrence took a step back, frightened by the sudden change in Ollie's countenance. Ollie slowly got up, his gaze fixed on his rival. He walked slowly towards him, his voice full of menace. "You…did… this!"

With a growling hiss Ollie made a rush a Terrence. Before Terrence could react, Ollie grabbed him by the collar of his shirt. Bunching up his fist, he swung as hard as he could, striking Terrence right in the jaw. The long tailed opossum went flying towards the ground with a loud thud. He placed both hands upon his jaw, which immediately started to swell up. Terrence gazed at Ollie in total shock. The tall opossum stared back at him, eyes full of disgust. He was about to attack again, when he spotted the still lifeless form of Ivonne nearby. He then realized this was no time for fighting. Struggling to hold back his anger, Ollie ran straight towards Ivonne. He stooped down to pick her up.

"What do you think you're doing?" Terrence asked, recovering quickly from his shock.

Ollie didn't even bother to look at him. "I'm going to get her some help."

Terrence sprang to his feet and rushed over, giving Ollie's hand a sharp whack with his tail. Ollie gripped onto his hand, his teeth clenching from the sting.

"Oh no, you don't!" Terrence snarled, "You're not gonna be the hero here!"

"What are you talking about?" Ollie exclaimed through gritted teeth, "Ivonne's hurt!"

"And I'm gonna be the one to rescue her," Terrence demanded, "So get your tail back inside your lame headquarters, and let me handle this."

Ollie stared at Terrence unintimidated. Ignoring him, he resumed picking Ivonne up. "I don't have time for this," he muttered.

Terence growled and leaped at Ollie. Once again they started to wrestle on the ground. However, the anger and distress Ollie had over Ivonne's incident made him fight back stronger and more ruthlessly. He swung left and right at Terrence, making a few connections. Terrence managed to get on top of him again, but Ollie then began to violently kick upward with his feet, scratching Terrence's sides with his foot claws. Terrence gasped in pain and rolled off of Ollie. As he did, his tail whipped out and struck twice back and forth across Ollie's face. Ollie shook his head fervently, trying to shake off the pain. He couldn't deal with much more of this. He was feeling exhausted from the fight and Ivonne still needed help. And Terrence's long tail gave him the advantage as did his strength. If I could just do something about that blasted tail, Ollie thought to himself.

That's when he spied another pipe, next to the one that Ivonne had struck. It too ran parallel across part of the roof. An idea suddenly dawned on him. He may not be able to outfight Terrence…but he could try to outsmart him. The idea he had was risky, but it was his only chance. Ollie watched Terrence as he rose to his feet, his shirt torn on the sides where Ollie scratched him. He was more than angry now, he was downright furious. Ollie eyed Terrence challengingly, gesturing for him to "bring it on." Terrence began to walk towards him slowly, baring his sharp teeth.

"You're dead," he breathed darkly.

Ollie began to back away towards the pipe, all the while eyeing Terrence cautiously. He had to get this right. Suddenly Terrence sprung at him. Ollie immediately did the same and the two were in a hand lock. Both opossums stared down each other, both determined to finish as the victor. They grunted as they both pushed with all their might, trying to knock the other down. All the while, Ollie was directing them both to the pipe. Suddenly, Terrence whipped his tail around Ollie's legs and gave a sharp tug, causing him to fall flat on his back. He then began to whip mercilessly at the D.O.O.M. agent. Ollie curled him self up and covered his face to protect himself against the ruthless onslaught, crying out in pain at each hit.

"Ya like that, Wimp?!" Terrence hissed through clenched teeth. "Think you're better than me just cause Ivonne took your side? Because you're both working together? Time someone took you down a notch!

He continued with his brutal attack, while poor Ollie tried to shield him self. Finally, Terence ceased his attack to see the job he had done so far. Ollie's face was covered in red welts, as were his hands from trying to protect his face. He glanced up at Terrence painfully…then passed out. Terrence gave Ollie an experimental nudge with his foot…no reaction. He stepped closer to him and bent down a bit, observing him closely. The beating must've been too much for the British opossum and caused him to pass out. A smug, cruel grin formed on Terrence's face. He won. He knew that stupid Ollie didn't have what it took to beat him. What would you expect from a D.O.O.M. agent? Terrence turned to where Ivonne still lied. Now to get her some help. It shouldn't be too hard to switch this whole thing to his favor.

He was about to walk over to her, when he suddenly felt something strike his leg, knocking him flat on his face. Taken by complete surprise, Terrence dizzily started to raise himself up, only to feel something push down on his back, forcing him back to the ground. It was Ollie! He had struck out with one leg and knocked Terrence off his feet, and was now sitting on top of him. Wrapping his own tail around Terrence's legs to keep them from moving, Ollie quickly grabbed Terrence's arms and brought them around his back. He then grabbed Terrence's tail with one hand and brought it around the parallel pipe. In a flash, he tied Terrence's hands up tightly behind his back, with his own long tail. Ollie then got up and stood back breathing heavily. Terrence struggled all he could, but to no avail. He was stuck. He growled in frustration and stared at Ollie with a mixture of anger and disbelief.

"How…?" He began to ask.

Ollie managed to give a weak smirk. "You should've remembered that our species are most famous for playing dead, Terrence."

Terrence's eyes grew as big as saucers. He let out a howl of rage as he struggled to get free.

"That should hold you until I get Ivonne out of here," Ollie stated, almost out of breath. The fight had taken a lot out of him. He limped over to where the poor female opossum still lie. He slowly bent down and carefully began to lift her head.

"Don't worry, Ivonne, I'll…"

Ollie got no further. Something grabbed him by his ears and pulled him back roughly, sending him on his back. He sat up immediately, and saw a sturdy male kangaroo looking straight at him. It was K.O., Terrence's friend. He grinned mockingly.

"Surprise," he said with a laugh. Ollie turned towards Terrence who also began to laugh.

"You didn't think I came by myself, did you Ollie?" He sneered. Rule #1 of being a secret agent: Always have backup."

Before Ollie could reply, he felt himself being lifted up off the ground. He was set back down on his feet and had both his arms bent behind his back, just as he had done with Terrence. Something big and strong kept them there. It was Steeltusk, Terrence's muscular elephant friend. He held Ollie's hands back with his powerful hands and had his trunk wrapped around Ollie's neck, keeping the lanky opossum still. While he held him, K.O. went to free Terrence.

"We came as soon as we saw you were in trouble, Terrence," K.O. explained as he untied him. Terrence rose to his feet, whipping his tail experimentally.

"A minor setback," he replied casually. He fixed a piercing stare on Ollie. "Now to deal with you."

Ollie struggled in Steeltusk's grasp, but it was no use. They had him right where they wanted him. He gazed anxiously at Ivonne, and then looked pleadingly at his captors.

"Look, before you have a go at me, at least get Ivonne some help," he asked desperately, "We can't just leave her like that."

K.O. and Steeltusk looked to where the still form of poor Ivonne lie. Ollie gazed helplessly at her.

"Please, someone has to help her," he pleaded.

"I'll help her," Terrence spoke, "You two stay here and teach this guy a lesson."

"I suppose it's the least you could do," Ollie replied angrily, "You're the one that made her like that!"

Terrence whirled around and gave Ollie a brutal slap with his tail. This time, Ollie made no sound, though his eyes watered a bit. He just stared back stubbornly at Terrence.

"You've got a mouth on you, Punk!" Terrence snapped, "We'll have to fix that! Steel, hold him steady, I need a still target."

Steeltusk looked at Terrence questioningly. "But, what about Ivonne?" He asked.

"This won't take long," Terrence replied darkly. He began to whirl his tail around, getting ready. Ollie braced him self for another onslaught. Terrence drew his tail back, about to strike.

"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, TERRENCE!"

Everyone turned to see Ava coming out of the shadows, her blaster aimed and ready. Ollie breathed a great sigh of relief. Perfect timing, he thought. Ava kept her blaster aimed at Terrence as she spoke to Steeltusk.

"Let 'im go, Tusk," she ordered.

The elephant was about to comply when Terrence interrupted. "What're you doing here?"

"I received a distress message from Ivonne about a fight," Ava explained, keeping her blaster at ready. "Where is- Oh my gosh!"

Ava clasped her hand to her mouth in shock as she spotted Ivonne lying on the ground. She glared at the others accusingly. "What did you do?!"

"Ollie shoved her and her head struck that pipe!" Terrence exclaimed, pointing at Ollie, "They were having an argument and he got outta' control!"

"WHAT!" Ollie shouted at the top of his lungs, "THAT'S ABSURD!"

"Oh right!" Terrence scoffed, "I saw you both arguing. I saw you grab her hand. She was practically trying to pry you off!"

"But, but, you…she," Ollie sputtered, still stunned from Terrence's false accusation.

Ava looked from Ollie to Terrence then back to Ollie. She raised one eye skeptically.

"Ollie?" She asked, insinuating that she wanted an explanation from him.

"Ava, I swear, I didn't hurt Ivonne in any way, and I never would," Ollie explained hastily, "Yes, we argued and I grabbed her hand, but that was it. Terrence knocked her down trying to get at me!"

"You'd say anything to make yourself look good, wouldn't you?" Terrence spat.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!"

Everyone leaped in fear at the roaring voice, which seemed to have come from out of no where. Out of the shadows materialized the robust form of Silas Mane. He cast a wary eye across the scene and spotted Ivonne. He quickly rushed over to her, fuming.

"What happened here? Someone explain right now!"

"S-Silas?!" Terrence gulped, "W-What are you doing here?!"

Silas examined Ivonne carefully while explaining. "I tried calling D.O.O.M. to see how Ivonne was doing with the upgrades. When no one answered, I then tried calling her wrist communicator. When she didn't answer, I thought I'd rush over to make sure nothing was wrong. It's a good thing I did."

Taking out a device from his pocket, he scanned Ivonne's entire body. He glanced at the readings carefully. "She'll be alright. There's no inner damage. She's just knocked out."

He gently lifted her up and nodded to the others. "Follow me. We'll settle this inside."

Wooooo! What a fight! Ollie handled himself well, didn't he? Who knew he had it in him?

Ouch, poor Ivonne. Way to go, Terrence, you jerk. And yes, he really did try to blame Ollie. This chapter pretty showed you what kind of guy Terrence is. Good thing Ava and Silas showed up when they did. Well, looks like the gang's all here. Now what?

The exciting conclusion is next!