War of the Criminals
Part 2
(The next day, Ms. Question is released from jail and returns to her apartment, only to find it in shambles and destroyed beyond recongnition.)
Ms Question: What happened to my apartment? Who did this? Should I get Wordgirl to help me? (She then leaves her apartment and goes to seek help, while floating on top a hovering question mark that appeared from the front of her shirt.) Can someone help me, please?
(Becky and Bob are in class, when she hears Ms. Question in the distance.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (Whispering to Bob.) Was that Ms. Question? We'll have to check it out after class. (Bob agrees.)
Ms. Davis: Becky, no talking during a pop quiz.
Wordgirl/Becky: Sorry, Ms. Davis.
(Meanwhile, Alex and Justin are at school as well.)
Justin: (He walks over to Alex, who's threatening another student with a knife.) Hey Alex.
Alex: (He sees Justin.) Just a sec. I have some business to take care of. (He goes to point the knife at the other student again.) Just give me you lunch money!
Boy #1: (In a scared tone of voice.) Sure. Whatever you say. Just don't hurt me.
Alex: I only said I wouldn't kill you. I didn't say anything about not hurting you. (He then takes the knife and cuts the other boy on the back of his hand.) Now, I want you to give me your lunch money everyday! You got it?
Boy #1: Yes Sir. (Alex lets him go and the boy heads to the nurse to get his cut treated.)
Alex: So, what did you want to tell me?
Justin: Well, the guys wanted to know if we were going to go back to the new town and destroy more villain lairs?
Alex: Yeah we are.
(Later, after school, Becky and Bob transform into Wordgirl and Huggy are go and search for Ms. Question, who's cries was heard several hours ago, while they were in class.)
Wordgirl/Becky: (She spots her in the park.) There she is. And she looks kind of upset. (Zooms over.) Ms. Question, are you ok?
Ms. Question: Do I look ok? And where have you been?
Wordgirl/Becky: I was busy somewhere else. What happened?
Ms. Question: What happened? Do you want to see?
Wordgirl/Becky: Sure.
Ms. Question: (A hovering question mark appears and she begins to ride on it.) Do you think you can keep up with me?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, yeah.
(They zoom together towards her apartment and when they arrive, Wordgirl sees the damage in Ms. Question's apartment.)
Ms. Question: Do you see why I'm upset?
Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah, I wonder who did this. It looks like they stole some of your things, like your TV and some of your collectables.
Ms. Question: Is this the most horrifying thing? What am I going to do?
Wordgirl/Becky: This must've happened while you were in jail. I can help you clean this up.
Ms. Question: You would?
(Wordgirl then zooms around the whole apartment and cleans up the mess.)
Wordgirl/Becky: There. It's all cleaned up.
Ms. Question: Are you leaving? Do you think whoever did this will come back?
Wordgirl/Becky: I don't think so. But I need to find out who did this. Do you someplace else you want to stay at, until I find out the people responsible? (With that, Ms. Question leaves her apartment and heads to stay at the motel where the villains hold their meetings and conventions, as Wordgirl and Huggy go to look for the person or persons who are responsible for the vandalism that was done to Ms. Question's apartment.) Did you see what happened to Ms. Question's apartment? Who would do something like that? (Huggy, Who knows?) (As they search for the person or persons responsible for Ms. Question's apartment, Wordgirl hears the alarm going off at the grocery store.) Come on, Huggy. This will have to wait. (They then zoom over to the grocery store, where they see Dr. Two-Brains and his henchmen robbing the new special rare imported cheeses.) Stop right there, Dr. Two-Brains!
Dr. Two-Brains: Not today, Wordgirl! (Laughing manically and he sees how anxious she is.) What's with you?
Wordgirl/Becky: Look, I don't really have time to battle you right now.
Dr. Two-Brains: Really? Why not?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, someone ransacked Ms. Question's apartment and they stole a lot of her valuebles while she was locked up in jail.
Dr. Two-Brains: Really?
(Meanwhile, Chuck and Butcher had also been released and once they head back to their lairs, they see that, just like Ms. Question's apartment, their lairs have been ransacked beyond recongnition, as well.)
(Back at the grocery store, Wordgirl and Doc are still in a battle, but then, with her super hearing, she hears the cries of Chuck and Butcher as well.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Was that the Butcher and Chuck? Doc, I hate to leave in the middle of a battle, but I need to see what's going on. Huggy, stay here and make sure they don't leave. (Huggy, you got it.) (She then zooms over to Chuck's lair, which is located in his mother's basement.) Chuck? You ok?
Chuck: Look at my mother's house and my lair! Someone trashed it and they stole all that was valuable and they destroyed my video games and my sofa. That's just down here. They destroyed the upstairs as well. My mother is going to be so upset when she sees this.
Wordgirl/Becky: Where is your mom now?
Chuck: She went to visit Brent.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, tell her what happened and advise her to stay with Brent. (She sees how upset he is.) Look, I'm sorry this happened to you. I'll help you clean up what I can, if that's ok?
Chuck: Well, thanks.
Wordgirl/Becky: And I have to head to Butcher's lair as well. I'm thinking that what happened here and at Ms. Question's apartment, happened at Butcher's lair also.
Chuck: Who would do this?
Wordgirl/Becky: You know. I'm really trying to find the person or persons responsible. But you and the other villains have to not distract me from trying to do this by committing crimes.
Chuck: Ok.
(Meanwhile, without anyone's knowledge, with Doc and his henchmen gone from their lair, the boys from the old town show up and head towards Doc's lair and, like what they did to Ms. Question, Butcher, and Chuck, they trash and destroy Doc's property, including a lot of his machines and inventions and they also rob him of his personal items and they also do something most horrible.)
Alex: Hey look at the little white mice. What should we do with them?
Justin: Catch them. I have a hungry cat at home that would love to have these guys for dinner. There's a bunny in here too. I'm going to take that as well.
Alex: Great, my dog could use some fresh meat.
(They then go into Doc's bedroom and destroy the only picture he has of his parents. Then they head into the room of the henchmen and destroy their property as well.)
(When they are done, they leave and look for other villain lairs to trash and rob.)
(Meanwhile, Wordgirl hurries back to the grocery store, after helping Chuck and Butcher clean up their trashed lairs.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Doc, um, sorry for taking so long. Chuck's and Butcher's lairs were trashed and robbed also.
Dr. Two-Brains: That's ok. Um, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I've decided to cease in trying to rob the grocery store at this time.
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, thanks Doc. Huggy and I better get going in finding out who is behind all of this.
(Dr. Two-Brains and his henchmen decide to head back to their lair, but when they arrive, they see that it's trashed as well.)
Dr. Two-Brains: NOOOOO!
Wordgirl/Becky: (She has heard Doc's voice and it sounds full of distress.) Huggy, something's wrong. Come on. (She zooms over to Doc's lair and she sees what he sees.) OH MAN! Doc?
Dr. Two-Brains: Who did this? (He then sees the destroyed pictures in his room and is sitting on the floor, hugging his knees and feeling upset.)
Wordgirl/Becky: Doc? (She then puts her hand on his shoulder and tries to comfort him.) I'll find whoever did this to you and to your fellow villains. I promise that they'll be brought to justice for this.
Dr. Two-Brains: Whoever they were, also stole my pet mice and the henchmen's pet bunny.
Wordgirl/Becky: I can't guarantee I'll get your pets back, but I'll still make sure they pay for what they did.
Dr. Two-Brains: (He looks up at her and seeing the sweetness and compassion in her eyes, he begins to smile, even with tears falling from his eyes.) Thank you, Wordgirl. We villains can always count on you to help us.
Wordgirl/Becky: Come on, Huggy. Let's help them clean up what we can and then we'll try to find whoever did this. (Huggy, I was just conforting the henchmen.) Very good, Huggy. The villains need all the help they can get. But I'm still puzzled as to who did this and why? What's the motive? Why are they just doing this to the villains? Who has something against the villains? (Huggy, maybe this is the work of the crime families from the Old Town.) (Wordgirl stops in mid-flight when Huggy comes up with that theory.) Huggy, you may be right. This may be the work of the crime families. But why would they trash the villains' lairs? (Huggy, maybe they want to make sure that the villains are powerless or something.) For what? (Huggy, the war between the villains and the criminals of the old town.) You might be right. We need to let the villains know about this. (They then zoom over to Mr. Big's penthouse lair.)
Leslie: (She's coming out of her office to check on some work-related task, when she sees Wordgirl and Huggy coming into the office again.) Wordgirl? What brings you back here?
Wordgirl/Becky: I really need to talk to Mr. Big about something.
Leslie: I'll see if he's available. (She then goes to knock on Mr. Big's door.)
Mr. Big: Yes?
Leslie: Sir, I hope you're not too busy, but Wordgirl and Capt. Huggyface are here to see you again.
Mr. Big: Hmm, ok. Send them in, please. (After Wordgirl and Huggy walk in.) Hello there. What do you need to see me about this time?
Wordgirl/Becky: Mr. Big, I'm not sure if you're aware of this but several of your fellow villains have had their lairs broken into and ransacked. And Huggy came up with the theory as to who it might be that's doing this.
Mr. Big: Who?
Wordgirl/Becky: (She and her sidekick look at each other.) Um, we think it was the crime families.
Mr. Big: The crime families? I think that would make sense. When I was younger, during the Crime War in the mid-60's to early 70's, my stepfather's clients often would come over to our home and they would discuss how they would send their children into the newer part of town and ransack the lairs of the villains at that time, including Kid Potato.
Wordgirl/Becky: Wait? Did you just say that they send their children to do that?
Mr. Big: Yes. That way, the police would think of it nothing more than horrible pranks done by a bunch of young, under-aged hooligans. Wait, do you know of any children from that part of town?
Wordgirl/Becky: I sure do. I met these two boys when I first arrived there. They were smoking cigarettes and they tried to rob Huggy and I. Then I saw them again when I was being held captive by one of the crime families. You may need to inform the other villains about what's going on.
Mr. Big: Why do you care so much about what happens to us?
Wordgirl/Becky: Mr. Big, I rather deal with you all than with any of the criminals from the Old Town.
: You really mean that?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well yes. You all aren't as violent and deadly as they are. The violence I saw in the Old Town was so bad. I saw kids, my age doing things that make Tobey, Eileen, and Victoria seem like saints. And I never heard sirens as much as I did there. And I'm not just talking about police sirens either. Well, I have to get going. I'll be in my hideout making sure that the rest of the villains aren't vandalized.
Mr. Big: How will you do that?
Wordgirl/Becky: Well, I can use my crime computer to make sure no one breaks into your lairs/homes.
Mr. Big: Well, I guess that'll work. But I do have a great security system.
Wordgirl/Becky: You do, but the other villains don't. And at the same time, you all need to get ready to
defend your neighborhood.
Mr. Big: You want to help us?
Wordgirl/Becky: I don't condone crime of any kind, but like I said, I rather deal with you villains and not the criminals from the Old Town. Because who knows what would happen to this town if those crime families took over again?
Mr. Big: I know what they'll do and it's not pretty. For one thing, the murder rate in this town will skyrocket in no time.
(With that, Wordgirl and Huggy zoom over to their hideout and go to monitor the villains' lairs via her crime computer.)
Wordgirl/Becky: This may take a long time, Huggy. (Huggy, how if we take turns watching the crime computer.) Good idea. I'll take first watch and then you'll take second watch. (Huggy, good idea.) Who's lairs are unoccupied at this time? (Huggy, Lady Redundant Woman is at her job at the Copy Shop, so it's unoccupied at this time.) Ok, I'll watch her apartment most of the time. (Huggy, what about when you're at school? Tobey, Victoria, and Eileen are also at school.) You'll just have to be here to monitor their homes. Besides, those horrible boys are also at school. So, unless their parents allow them to skip school in order to go and ransack the homes of the kid villains, we have nothing to worry about. (For several hours, Wordgirl and Huggy monitor the villains' lairs/homes for any activity.) (Later, around 9pm, Wordgirl and Huggy decide to call it a night and head home and to return early the next day.) I hope everything is ok until morning. (They zoom home.) (Huggy, they should be ok. The rest of the villains are home and hopefully those boys won't decide to break into an occupied lair.) Let's hope you're right. I'm going to feel so guilty if another villain has his or her lair/home ransacked. (Huggy, you do know that the villains are capable of taking care of their lairs when they are at home.) I know that. And I know that this war is between the villains and the crime families and you and I aren't really part of it, but like what I said to Mr. Big, if those crime families take over again, we'll be seeing a rise in violent crimes and none of us want that to happen.
The End…
Next…the home lairs of the kid villains are ransacked…and the villains begin to fight back…