You need to thank Artemis' Hunters. She's my most dedicated reviewer, and not just for this story but my "New Face" volumes. This chapter is for her, and as usual, she doesn't have to feel bad about not reviewing for the last couple of chapters. I want to thank all of my readers for all of the support they give me. Wonderland has over a 1,000 hits and Born This Way has over 2,000! More hits than any of my other stories!

I can already tell that everyone just wants to see Neyla stab everybody in the back, and nobody cares about the rest, so yeah. I'm just gonna go ahead and skip to Operation: Wet Tiger.

Your POV:

You stand ready in position while Murray and Bentley move toward the temple. Murray begins work on opening the "elephant's mouth" while Bentley begins to set up shop.

You stand close to the temple Bentley's in in case he needs backup. "Alert, alert." You hear Rajan call out. There has been an assault. Put down this attack."

He's dropping bombs! This guy is pyscho!

"Cerlie," You hear Bentley yell. "I'll use the turret, you use your arrows. The bombs explode when they make contact."

You load your bow, your hands shaking a bit out of nervousness, and then fire! Damn, this guy is hostile. The explosions aren't small. You hear footsteps behind you and you turn to see a group of guards coming at you. "Fuck!" You shout. "Sly, I need backup, and I need it now!" You shout. You're heavily outnumbered, and you can't exactly use your arrows.

Fortunately, it's only a minute before Sly appears and he takes them out with his cane. You turn your attention back to the bombs, but Bentley's already finished them off. "Thanks Sly." You said, putting your bow on your back.

He smirks. "No problem. I couldn't let the bad guys hurt my princess."

"I hate you."

"Well, that's not very nice."

"Sly," Murray calls. Oh, good, he's okay. "The mouth is open. You're all clear to bring in the cherry bomb 500." Well, you have to admit-you're feeling pretty good about this plan. Sly waves goodbye and you head into the temple with Bentley. "You okay?" You ask. He nods, and then you hear an explosion. Looking outside, you see that Rajan's spice reign is ruined. It only takes a second for a tsunami to destroy everything.

You can see Rajan come out from his own temple and head to the top. You hear his voice echo, "Black clouds and thunderbolts! My spice temple…ruined! I will no longer hide while you villains destroy my hard-won empire! This place is mine! Here I am King! Come, face me, Cooper. With Clockwerk's black heart, I will show you true power! You are nothing. Come face the might of Rajan! Lord of these hills!"

"Oh, will you shut up?" You shout, hoping he can hear you.

"Boy," You hear Sly say with a slight amused laugh. "When we try to tick someone off, we really do the job."

You hear a swooping noise, and then Neyla's voice. Hm, you thought she had left. "Yes, you do seem to have quite a talent for it."

"Constable Neyla…slumming it with the thieves again?" Sly asks.

"That man is an illegal spice trader. He should be brought to justice."

"Not to mention, he's pyscho." You add. "Nice to see-well, hear you-Neyla."

"You as well, Cerlie. I trust you'll let me take Rajan if I let you and your friends take the Clockwerk part?"

"Naturally."

"Well, as long as Cooper can keep up." You're just happy that she didn't refer to him as your husband…you still can't be Carmelita likes him! He's married…kinda…anyway.

You look outside again to see Neyla and Sly avoiding the lightning strikes as they use the points on the bridge to ascend to Rajan.

"Neyla, now!" Sly shouts.

Then, you hear something that…just breaks your mind a bit. "Sorry." Then…she leaves?

"What are you doing?" Sly asks.

…Oh, God. "Bentley!" You shout as Sly is electrocuted and thrown into the water! "Oh no, Sly!" You shout.

"Cerlie!" Bentley grabs your arm before you can jump from the temple. "I know how you feel-but Murray's down there-and we need to stay here."

"But Sly-"

"Neyla just stabbed us in the back."

…No matter how much it hurts, he's right.

You can't believe it. Neyla-your best friend, the woman who revealed to you your family history, who told you about who you really are-she just betrayed you. She didn't stab you in the back. She stabbed you in the heart. And it stings.

You and Bentley stay quiet, neither of you say a word, as you listen to Murray take and deal punches to Rajan and the splashing noises from their feet. You just stand there thinking how stupid you are. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Stupid girl. You should've known, you should've known. After all, Neyla's not the first person to stab you in the back, and she won't be the last. Why are you so stupid, stupid, stupid!

But the worst had yet to come.

"There they are, Contessa, just as I promised." That backstabbing bitch! "The Cooper gang and Rajan all incapacitated."

"Excellent police work, Constable Neyla." That voice belongs to a woman you don't know. That must be the Contessa-she's a Klaww gang member! "Carmelita's never been able to catch the Cooper gang-yet, you captured them in just a few short weeks." Oh, hell no.

"Well, I never…" That's Carmelita. She's here too.

"Really, Carmelita-accept your defeat gracefully."

"Actually Contessa, there's a good reason Inspector Fox never caught the Cooper gang. She's been in league with them the whole time." …What.

The Contessa should know that's the biggest load of bullshit you've ever heard. Carmelita is always the first one to try and arrest you, she's always behind destruction of property in the attempt to do so. She would never break the law.

"Liar!" Carmelita snapped. "Prove it!"

"This is a photo of Carmelita dancing with Sly on the night the Clockwerk Wings were stolen."

"But I didn't know I was dancing with Cooper!"

"You two seem very…familiar in this picture." Right. The Contessa is a member of the Klaww gang-though you don't exactly know how much Neyla's words are worth now. God, when you get your hands on her… "Men, place Inspector Fox under arrest."

"I'll get you Neyla…don't think I won't!" She took the words right out of your mouth.

Neyla's POV:

The Contessa speaks again. "Such a pity when the officer falls from the light."

"Yes…" You mutter. "Indeed."

You're so happy to have put Sly, Murray, and Bitch Queen behind bars. You should be.

Deep inside however…you've never felt more ashamed of yourself.

Bentley's POV:

You're angry. No, to say that you're angry is a complete understatement. But that can't compare to how Cerlie feels. She's just staring as they pick Sly off the ground and handcuff him, Murray, and Carmelita together. She looks…so hurt. You pat her on the back. From the look in her eyes, you can't tell if she's enraged or ready to cry.

Yes, finally. I just realized that Born This Way is probably going to be a lot longer than Wonderland. We're already halfway done with this story! Before you know it, we'll be in Canada.

See you soon!

~Mimi