New chapter! WOO HOO! Sorry that I haven't been updating, but I've moved house, and my summer hols are over. I'm sort of proud of the story, and guys PLEASE read New Day! 5 hits ain't enough -_-
Anyway, there are gonna be about 3 (ish) more chapters before the story ends, so stay tooned for the final part of the trilogy... - dramatic music -
Disclaimers: same as usual. Do I have to continously say this? Anyway, you've been probably waiting a while for this, so read away my leetle friends... heh heh... O.O
Shaun got up from his chair and peeked out of the curtains.
"What the hell has happened here Eliza? This curfew thing and all this nonsense. Did Chandler take control?" The pink cat smiled weakly before going out of the room and coming back with a stack of papers.
"The cogs somehow regained power here again. All the playground guardians were murdured in one night, and after that that's when the cogs started coming in waves. They ruined us!" I saw tears forming in her blue eyes.
"But isn't there any way to stop them?" Shaun said quietly, putting his cup of tea down on the coffee table.
"No. They've come back and they're invincible. Just face it, Shaun, there is no way out." He frowned. Telling by the look on his face, I figured that he was cross that Eliza didn't seem to have any hope for the future whatsoever. He opened his mouth, but closed it again. Then a smiled played on his lips.
"Eliza, I have a plan. Bonnie will get herself captured by them," he grinned.
"What?" I said crossly. This wasn't fair! He handed me a small button, attaching it to my belt.
"This is a tracking device. Once you get captured and they put you in a cell for interrogation, you press this, and then the main headquarters will blow up. I forgot I'd put some TNT in the Toon Hall in case something happens. Thank God for me. Anyway, once that happens, the cogs guarding you will rush off to see what has happened, then I come and rescue you. Sounds like a good plan to me. Agree?" I groaned loudly, but agreed. He handed me a tracking device as well, that was stuck onto my shirt.
"Anyway, what did happen to Aqua?" she asked. Shaun hesitated.
"Sh-she's fine." he murmured.
"No, she isn't. What happened to her Shaun?" Eliza persisted. A tear trickled down Shaun's cheek.
"She, along with everyone else in Haptopia were killed again with toxic knives. She's gone. Forever. Bonnie and I are the sole survivors of that place. We're immortals now. Along with Tulip. Protect her, Eliza. She's our only hope," Shaun dried his tears and put his black fedora hat on. I didn't know what to think or say. Aqua's dead for real now? I copied him and we left the house without saying goodbye to anyone. Not even Sally. Gliding down the streets, I catch myself in a shop window. Who the hell have I become? Well, I'd say better than what I was, to be honest. We reach the Town Hall, heavily guarded by cogs. Before leaving he hesitates again but gives me a quick peck on the cheek. Blushing, he runs off into the dark. I gulp down the vomit building up in my throat and clutch the button attached on my belt. Walking forward into the limelight was and is the last thing I ever wanted to do, but I knew the stakes were high, and we couldn't afford to lose. The backstabbers that were guarding the main entrance yelped in surprise and got hold of me, dragging me into the Hall. Photos upon photos of Chandler decorated every crevice and wall in the hallways. Finally, we reached the main area. Flippy's study. Chandler was perched on his chair, and he sat up and smiled when he saw me.
"Thunderspeed, how nice to see you," he said in his gruff voice.
"As you can see, no one knows I'm mayor. Many have tried to infiltrate the building, but they underestamated my powers. Life is unfair. Now, give me the button on your belt." I looked at him in shock. How did he know?
"I-I don't know what you're on about, Chandler," I stuttered.
"Don't lie Thunderspeed! Give me it now!" He bared his sharp fangs, and a chair flung from one side of the room, hitting my head with force. I fumbled around and deattached the button from my belt, reluctantly handing it over. Then he stroked it and did something I would never believe in a million years.
"Goodbye, Toon Hall," he said, smiling. The button. Pressed. He vanished from sight. So did the cogs. Which left me. Damn. The explosion knocked me off my feet. I felt a hand grabbing my shoulder, lifting me onto the roof. Shaun sat me up and hugged me fiercely.
"Damn you, Bonnie. You are damn good." I looked at him in surprise. What the hell is going on? He held my hand and we jumped off the Toon Hall, narrowly missing the balls of fire flying out of the shattered windows. He lifted me into his arms and carried me back to the Family House. I rubbed my sooty eyes, wondering what was happening. More pairs of hands took me to a bathtub, stripping me of my clothes and dunking me in water. When the soap was washed out of my eyes, I saw Sally and Eliza washing me from head to toe. They lifted me out of the tub and put fresh clothes on me. Sally brushed the knots out of my fur and attached a pink bow to my ear. When I left the bedroom, I was spick and span, wearing a lovely pale pink frilly top and a white pleated skirt. Sally had fitted me with light pink sneakers and Eliza applied make up on my face. I admired myself in the big mirror, smiling from ear to ear.
"Why have you two done this to me, given me such a sweet makeover? I don't understand," I paused and looked at their faces. They looked at me sternly.
"You're going undercover with Shaun. You're going to join high school. Model High School, the high school for the best lookers. Slim cats get in almost immediately, so we had to a bit of work on you. Shaun said that you and him are going to steal some documents and a bunch of other things there, but he will do most of it. Just have a good time. He's given you a break." I saw their faces lighten up as we looked at Shaun. He didn't look twenty anymore. Barely twenty, actually. He looked my age, a sixteen year old. Don't even ask we what work Pop had put on him, because I really don't know! His face was much smoother, and his fur was beautifully smoother and silkier too. He had a black top with 'Punk Rock' logos all over it and lots of badges were stuck on his shirt, not to mentiom he had blue shorts on, complimenting the look. He grinned mischevously at me and we all had supper together in the dining room. Tulip looked especially cute, batting her eyelashes whenever Shaun looked her way. I smiled at the cheeky little mouse, and she smiled cutely back.
"Well, you two teenagers have got a long day tomorrow, haven't you?" Pop said inbetween big mouthfuls of chicken stew. Shaun nodded at Sally, who ushered Tulip to bed. Once she came back, he took a chunk of metal out of his pocket.
"With this," he said happily, "we can take down Chandler and bring back Haptopia."