Tough Police Work, Part III
By: The Arsenal 3.0
Mary sat down on her porch steps, completely depressed with the way things have been unfolding. Suspension, tampered food, and a bitterly fickle/newly psychotic former teammate were only icing on the cake. With her dog missing and the most important thing in the world (her jacket) destroyed, Mary could do nothing but sigh in defeat. In short, she was feeling BLUE. (haaaaaaaah)
While Mary sat in sorrow, a familiar voice interrupted her thoughts.
"So, has the world gotten too tough on the great officer Ryan?"
Mary looked up to see the brash and conniving face of Malin. "What's a juvenile delinquent like you doing in my yard? Should I get the hose?!"
"Relax! I'm just playing with my yo-yo," Malin replied. She demonstrated by flicking the "yo-yo" toward a nearby cat that soon ran away in terror after receiving a bald spot on its head curtesy of the spinning blades. "See? I'm a natural!" Malin said smugly. "So, what's eating you?"
"I got suspended for things that I had no control over even though I'm usually perfect and organized," Mary stated.
Spoken like a true ass, Malin thought. "Did Xiangfei have something to do with it?"
"What?! How did you know?"
"I saw a story on the news about a dumb bimbo who burned down a restaurant," the younger girl revealed. "I assumed they weren't talking about her."
"I will turn on that hose and blast you right through the fence!"
Malin backed away fearfully. "W-what I'm getting at is...is that I happened to see Xiangfei walking down the street gloating about how she 'owned Mary' to that thug guy, Shen!" she recalled.
"SHEN WOO? XIANGFEI? TOGETHER?!" Mary asked in disbelief. "They are literally out to ruin things for me!"
"Want me to find dirt to catch em' in a crime or something?" Malin offered and received a weird look in response. "Well it's not like you're a cop right now!"
"That's true. Plus, crime would increase significantly with me on the sidelines," Mary said which caused her younger companion to roll her eyes.
Evening came and the two unlikely allies made their way through a rough n' tumble neghborhood stopping in front of a white two-story house with a red mercedes parked in front. They quietly snuck along the right side of the house and paused for a moment under a window.
"Are you sure this is the place?" Mary asked.
"Yeah! That's Shen's car out front and boy does he have a hobby," Malin said with a smirk.
"Fine, you do the 'deed' and I'll look for the dog."
Malin started to fiddle with the lock of the trunk while Mary continued creeping towards the backyard and found the dog tied to a tree (literally).
Mary quickly freed the canine, though made sure to keep its mouth taped shut. She lifted the pet and retraced her steps back towards the front but stopped momentarily as she heard footsteps walking into the living room. Mary carefully peaked through the window and saw Shen sitting on the couch with Xiangfei laying across his lap.
"You should have seen her face! She was like, 'NOOOOOOOOOOO...'" Xiangfei said with a laugh.
"I still can't believe she put me away," Shen complained. "I'd rather have been locked up by that blue-haired Ikari chick. Now SHE was cute."
"Hey! I'm right here!" Li snapped. "Besides, if anyone deserves to be put in a cell it's 'Yellow Mary!'"
The two burst into laughter which was suddenly interrupted by a shrill high-pitched growling noise.
"WHAT...THE HELL...WAS THAT?" Shen asked.
"M-maybe it was the...uh...dog?!" Xiangfei replied in a spooked out tone.
"No way, that thing's wrapped up like a taco."
Mary started to giggle at the comment but quickly dove under the window just as Shen approached. The toughest guy to ever wear pink looked to the left then the right but found nothing. He simply shrugged and walked back to the couch.
"Probably a bird or something."
Malin crawled out from her hiding spot under the car and glared at Mary intensely. "What the hell?!" she hissed.
"They were making fun of me!" Mary whispered back.
Malin sighed and continued working on the lock which finally popped open after a few more tense minutes. Both couldn't help but stare wide-eyed at the contents that littered the trunk.
"Wow," was all Mary managed.
"Busted!" the younger girl exclaimed.
A loud gunshot caused both to jump and cling to the other as Shen appeared in the doorway holding a shotgun.
"So...we got a couple o' prowlers sneaking around my hood," the armed brawler stated. "Did you find anything...unusual?"
"NO!" the unlikely allies blurted together.
"They're lyin', Shen! Bust a cap in their asses!" Xiangfei taunted from the front window.
"Ah, screw this."
Malin slipped out her stun rod and chucked it directly into Shen's head who fell backwards, causing the gun to off which in turn sent pieces of the ceiling crashing down on him. Mary seized the opportunity to jump through the window tackling Xiangfei.
"W-wait, Mary! It was just a joke!" Li pleaded.
"MARY'S...GIANT...SWIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!"
Malin watched from outside as Mary's former teammate flew through the roof and landed on the hood of the car, eyes spinning.
"I guess it's true, justice makes the world go 'round!'" Mary said with a cheesy grin.
"Lame."
"STFU, Malin."
Later at King's bar La Illusion, Mary sat the counter watching the TV to see her handiwork come up on the news.
"South Town authorities found two KOF competitors in possession of a large amount of cocaine."
"NO! IT'S NOT MINE! I SWEAR!" Shen whined on the verge of tears. "It was...it was...HERS!"
"WHAT?! (BEEP) YOU, SHEN!" Xiangfei screamed. "(BEEP) YOU ALL! I WANT MY LAWYER! YOU CAN ALL KISS MY (BEEEEEEEEP)!"
"So I assume everything came out all right on your end?" King asked.
"Oh yeah, back to work tomorrow!" Mary said as she downed her drink.
"What did Malin get for her troubles?"
"I think I had like ten dollars in my wallet. Well...I'm gonna turn in for the night." The officer got up and stretched. "Put it on my tab, King."
"What tab?"
"Aww...what did I ever do to YOU?" Mary asked patronizingly.
"DUI."
"Oh yeah..."
What else I happening around South Town?
Continue on to the next chapter!