A/N Man, I am so juiced right now!! I just wanna write this baby up! Well, yeah hope you enjoy! Oh, and sorry for that weird extension explanation I tried to put the little star sign but it didn't process so I guess I'll number things from now on!
Chapter 6- The Missing Piece
Bentley and Penelope had left their assailants far behind, jumping off the boat under the cover of some trees. They then escaped to an airport, and took off to London.
Murray, driving the Lady Victory, had driven to Buenaventura, and then took a ship through the Panama Canal, to the Dominican Republic. From there, he took a ship to France, and drove to England. He reached London late one night, two days after the phone calls. Their safe house was a little crooked house at the end of a street. Behind it, there was a little forest of sorts, for getaways.
Murray drove the Lady Victory into the garage just as Penelope came out of the house to greet him.
"Bentley's asleep," she explained as she led him into the house. The time machine gear was already strewn around the living room. There was a graph chart tacked to the wall, with a giant red circle around a sketch of... something. It said SONIC POWER CONVERTER but Murray did not know what that meant. Penelope saw him looking and said, "Yeah, time machine's not going so great." She led him upstairs and showed him his room.
"Boy Penelope, I'm starving!! Sorry, but you got anything to eat?" he asked, rubbing his big pink belly.
"Sure thing big guy. Triple stack sandwich coming up," she responded.
"Uhhh can you make it four?" he inquired. She laughed and left. Murray lay down in his bed and thought back on the good old days with Sly and all of them together… When Penelope returned with his quadruple-stacker, she found Murray already asleep.
"So are you psyched about that cruise or what?" Sly asked Carmelita. She laughed.
"Oh yes, I'm really 'psyched'," she joked. They spoke of the Interpol cruise, first vacation in, well just about a decade. The cruise was going to travel out of England, go to Ireland, Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy. Then they would return back up, travel to Sweden, then Finland, and all the way to Washington D.C. This job always had them travelling.
"Cooper," came a dark husky voice. "Did you fill out that paperwork for your museum incident?" Bane asked. Sly turned around slowly. Calm yourself, Sly.
"No, not yet Bane. I was gonna get around to that just as soon as you gave me my long overdue pay check," he replied casually.
"Watch it Cooper," he said darkly. "Your insubordination will cost you dearly."
"Is that a threat?" Sly responded, taking one step forward.
"Make of it what you will, but I swear-"
"Okay boys, break it up!" Carmelita said, pushing them apart.
"You heard her, down boy!" Sly mocked. Bane looked just about ready to pounce on him, sharp teeth bared when Inspector Barkley called him for some mission briefing or other.
"You two got to get along better in the future."
"The sonic power converter," Bentley began, "is something of immense power. Enough to completely wipe out a whole city. Or power a time machine. The nuclear power is amazing and that is why we must be so careful." Murray and Penelope were sitting at the table as Bentley spoke to them of their next mission.
"Well then I don't suppose they'll just hand it over then right?" Penelope said sarcastically.
"Actually, if we play our cards right, they will." Murray had his arms crossed the whole time.
"Uhhh… okay, but when do I get to crush some skulls?" Bentley looked at him nervously.
"Well, if something goes wrong, you're going to have to crush everyone's skull."
"All right! Sounds good to me."
"Where is the converter exactly?" Penelope asked.
"A chemical testing lab down at Kingston. Won't take long to get there." He had a good feeling that nothing would go wrong with their plan. He was wrong.
The man got the call he knew he was going to get from Dimitri.
"Sir, we lost them. They made a dangerous jump that I was not prepared to risk my men fo-"
"Yes, but I was! You watch your authority Alexandrov. Those are my men, not yours. You are not boss, I am. Now you better have a lead or I'll have your wolf head on my wall!" Dimitri gulped.
"Yes sir! We do have a lead actually! One of our men heard the turtle speak of London. Yes, they were going to England, I believe. Well, we'll send some men to Ontario as well then. No, not much. Just that it was some sort of coast safe house. Yes, sir, thank you, sir." The man closed his cell phone. He would get the Cooper gang. The turtle was intent on escaping again and again so he figured he would treat him the same as Cooper. Even the hippo had gotten away. Maybe I can even track down those new members that helped with the Cooper vault…
Sly and Carmelita were "doing their rounds" in his car when the radio crackled to life.
"Break-in in progress! Band of three thieves stealing dangerous explosive from Kingston Chemicals. Should be considered armed and dangerous." Carmelita had Sly off her in a second.
"Let's go Sly," she said, revving the engine.
"Come on, hon, let's let the locals take care of it!" Sly replied pleadingly. She smiled at him.
"Oh please Sly, could anyone handle this better than us?" She had a point there. Alone, they were deadly, but together they were legends. (A/N Yeah, that's from X-Men Legends which I don't own either, or anything else from X-Men) Carmelita drove like a maniac. Sly loved it. Siren screeching, they zoomed down roads, making people run or drive for their lives. They even took some shortcuts through the woods. Carmelita drove dangerously but she knew what she was doing, which was good. One wrong move and they would be expelled from the windshield at this speed. Soon, the chemical plant came into its full, haunted house looking view.
"We're too late!" Carmelita grunted. There were several police vehicles parked outside, one undercover. That better not be-
"Bane Calligan's already inside, guys!" called one officer. "You better hurry. We sent some guys in but they haven't come out. Carmelita pulled out her Shock Pistol.
"Let's go," she said in that growl that Sly loved.
"Right behind ya, Captain," Sly smiled. They ran into the plant, pistols up, ready to catch whatever scum were in there.
The plan hadn't gone well. Not at all. They entered casually. Their moustaches were secured, their disguises flawless. IDs that could pass every check imaginable.
"We're here for Item #3987, sir," Bentley had told the guard.
"You from the Pyrotechnics Division of Donald University?" he asked sceptically.
"Sir, we're just deliverymen, now would you kindly pass the cargo so I could go home?" Bentley continued.
"I'm gonna need ta see your ID sir," the guard answered, bored.
"I believe we already showed you, sir," Penelope countered.
"This be one important piece o' hardware, ma'am. Now let's see those IDs." All the while Murray shaking with anger. Come on, give it to us or I'll tear your head off! They handed him the flawless IDs.
"May I go ahead and call your supervisors?" he asked as he shuffled away.
"No I don't think that would b-" Bentley started.
"Wasn't a question, four eyes," the guard called back.
"THAT'S IT BUDDY! YOU GOT THE MURRAY COMING AFTER YOU!" Murray roared.
"The Murray?" the guard said aloud, remembering some memory from the news. "Oh no." Murray pounced on him, sending him sprawling a couple of meters away.
"Oh yeah! The Murray is in town!" he cried triumphantly.
"Murray!" Bentley cried. "Quickly, grab the converter!" Instantly, they all ran down the warehouse, passing the giant shelves. They looked for # 3987 to no avail. The boxes weren't in order!
"Come on Murray, let's ask the gentleman how to find our converter..." They headed toward the guard, looking as ominous as possible while Penelope kept looking.
"All right, bum! Where's the whatchamacallit?" Murray asked.
"Sonic power converter," Bentley said to the half conscious guard. "Wait, what the...?" He opened the guard's palm to see a little blinking button.
"AHHHH!" Penelope screamed.
"It's a silent alarm Murray!" Bentley whispered. "They must already have Penelope!"
"Then let's go!" They ran down the hall to where they had heard Penelope. They saw flashlight beams and hid behind some shelves. More lab security had arrived, about ten of them. Two were pulling the gagged Penelope away.
Bentley, incredibly, was the first to let his anger take hold. He jumped out and wheelchair-spun one guard in the face. The others converged around him so he dropped a bomb and jumped straight out of the circle. They were all blown back. By now Murray had started a fight with the biggest, the one with a golden badge. He presumed he was the leader. They struggled for a while, but Murray was quick to flip him into a shelf. Bentley was already finished with the two that had grabbed Penelope. His wheelchair fighting had gotten a lot better in the past year. More guards started pouring in.
"I'll hold them back!" Murray shouted. Bentley wheeled back to the guard, Penelope behind him.
"HOW DO WE FIND THE CONVERTER?" Penelope and Bentley shouted in unison. The guard laughed. Bentley took out a bomb and set it to ten seconds. The guard went pale.
"Eight seconds..." Bentley counted. "Five...four...three..."
"OKAY OKAY!!" shrieked the guard. Bentley tossed it back, helping out Murray a little with all the guards.
The guard led them to it, a big box at the end of the storage warehouse.
"Thank you kindly," Penelope said. The guard nodded slightly, and then ran away. She ran down the hall a little for a forklift. With it, they got the box and drove to the entrance, where their fake delivery truck waited.
"Okay, come on Murray, we're good t-" Bentley stopped suddenly. The sounds of fighting had stopped.
"What the...?" Penelope started just as a furry, strong paw reached through one side of the shelves and pulled her through. Bentley quickly jumped on the shelf, using his jets to get to the top. Bane had beaten him to it.
"Uh-oh," Bentley muttered, just as Bane's strong paw whacked him right off.
"Yee-ow!" Sly heard the yelp once he stepped in with Carmelita. Could it be? No, he decided. Carmelita saw someone running because she suddenly jumped up with her giant leap and landed far out of reach. Sly climbed one shelf, looking out into the room. His shoulders slumped and he almost cried with joy. His buddies, Bentley and Murray! Wait a second... They were scared! Murray pulled Bentley behind him just as a monster pounced on them both. Bane Calligan!
Criminals were forever terrified after being busted by Bane. They said stories, about him looking like a monster but Sly always thought they were all insane. Turns out they were right. He had his sharp teeth bared, his eyes red. His claws looked longer, more menacing, and drool dripped out of his giant mouth. He was a little more hunched over, always ready to pounce. Sly jumped down lightly and ran to the control room as quickly as he could.
"Lights out," he muttered. Sly shot at the controls with his electros, turning off all the lights.
Penelope ran away, trying to get her RC Chopper. Suddenly, she saw another police car arrive. She ran the other way. If I can just get around them...
"Freeze, slime!" shouted the too well-known Carmelita Fox. Penelope couldn't beleive it. Out of all the schmucks on the force, they got Bane Calligan, Carmelita Fox, and... Her face lit up.
"Sly!" she shouted aloud. Carmelita landed in front of her.
"What about Sl-" she recognized her then. "Penelope? Is Bentley here?" She shook her. Penelope kicked her in the leg with amazing speed and ran away. Carmelita jumped in front of her again.
"Why you..." Suddenly the lights went out. Penelope used this chance to run, heading for the small dot of light coming from one window.
Murray braced himself for impact as he saw the monster of an officer running at him again. This guy is ripped! He tried to grapple Bane but he threw him with minimum effort. Now, Murray wasn't easy sailing for Bane, not by a long shot. Bane was just a little better than Murray. Murray landed a nice punch right before Bane struck him again. He then jumped towards Bentley. Murray jumped right in front of the blow, getting ready for impending hurt... The lights went out all of a sudden.
"Come on!" urged Bentley. They ran away from Bane, but his eyes quickly adjusted.
"Come back here criminals!" shouted the angry wolf. He ran after them, on all fours. Suddenly some strange blue lights hurtled toward Bane and struck him, giving him a nasty shock. A dark figure jumped on him, whacking Bane with the bottom of his electros, where there were small C's.
"Sly," breathed Bentley and Murray in unison. Calligan pounded him off.
"It's me Cooper, you little imbecile!" shouted Bane.
"Oh, I'm sorry," gasped Sly through the pain. "I coulda sworn you were the big guy!" Bane growled and continued running after Bentley and Murray.
"You go buddy, I'll hold him back!" Murray shouted.
"No!" replied Bentley defiantly. "We can do this. Together." Sly got the hint. He ran behind them, and for one split second they were the Cooper Gang, getting ready to take on some powerful foe.
But then they were swept back into reality, a little harshly. Bentley went flying back as Bane landed a punch. Sly jumped back more, helped Bentley, and shouted,
"Hold it criminal!" He shot off three shots at Murray, and Murray jumped out of the way, the shots hitting Bane instead.
"ARGHH!!" Bane lunged at Sly, knocking him over. "Let's settle this, Cooper!" He jumped at him again just as Murray grabbed his boots, tripping him.
"I don't think so buddy!" He threw him several meters down the hall.
Sly was grateful for Bane's response. Now he didn't have to be so sneaky with his attacks. Bentley and Sly threw themselves at Bane, punching and kicking anything that Murray wasn't handling. Bane reached for his high-grade Shocker and blew Murray way back. The Shocker was a sort of electric shotgun that you could hold in one hand.
"Boy," Sly breathed as he pounded Bane, "I can't see anything."
"Neither can I!" shouted Bane as he smashed Sly right through a wall! They were now in a lab, full of little bottles and strange liquids and computers and whatnot.
"Time to wreck this place up!" shouted Murray as he picked up a bottle and flung it at Bane. He screamed in agony, as the chemical seemed to be acidic. Bentley grabbed a couple of bottles and started mixing them up, studying each label carefully.
"Murray!" Sly called. "Protect Bentley; I'm sure this is something good he's cooking up!"
"Yeah!" Murray called back and they stood in front of Bentley, like the good old days. Sly shot off some blasts, keeping Bane down. Bane fired off one of his huge shots, almost hitting Murray again. "That's it buddy!" he shouted as he ran right at Bane. Some strong force came out of Murray as he battled with Bane. They were now equally matched, both titans destroying anything that came in the way of their destructive confrontation.
"Finished!" called out Bentley, raising a large jug with a green liquid over his head.
"And that would be...?" Sly asked.
"A highly explosive chemical," he said proudly. Then he added, a little sadly, "Good for, you know, a getaway." Sly held back the grief. A getaway for Bentley and Murray. But Sly would stay behind, as was his duty.
"Argh!" screamed Carmelita as she ran through the hole, RC Chopper right behind her. Penelope ran along behind, controlling the chopper expertly, shooting Carmelita with everything.
"Penelope! Go get the van started! We're getting out of here!" Bentley quickly poured as much of the chemical as he could into a smaller glass bottle. Sly ran at Carmelita and shook off the chopper, making sure not to hurt it.
"After her!" Carmelita shouted as Penelope ran through the hole, back into the large storage area.
"No wait!" Sly responded, holding her. "Let's uh... help Bane!" he finished. Murray and Bane were still in their heated battle. Carmelita frowned slightly, but nodded. They ran toward Murray and Bane. Sly shot off some high-powered bolts at Bane, shocking him badly.
"Sly!" Carmelita shouted, incredulous. She ran to help up Bane.
"What? I have bad aim!" he explained. Murray ran back to Bentley.
"Sly, clear out of there, trust me!" Bentley shouted. Sly had to decide. Leave the woman he loved or his friends forever... again. This time he chose his friends.
"I love you!" he shouted to Carmelita as he jumped away. Bentley threw the chemical, breaking it. It released a thick vapour, sending Carmelita and Bane into a coughing fit.
"Let's go guys!" Murray shouted over the coughing. They ran back into the storage area, just as the Cooper Van drove right into the building.
"Get in!" smiled Penelope.
Sly, Murray, and Bentley jumped into their getaway vehicle.
A/N Well, I hope you liked it! I'm actually going to start writing the next chapter right now! REVIEW!!