Ch49: A Shocking Reveal

The escape from the jail was actually much better than Sly's escape in game if only for the fact that the moment the team all got out of the cell, I swooped in and picked them all up with my new talons (which Opal made less lethal because of their dangerous nature). Tennessee was shocked at seeing me, but he quickly got over it when he realized the situation I helped him dodge. The one thing different? CARMELITA WAS WITH THEM!

Once we touched down at the hideout in the clock tower, Tennessee told about Toothpick and how he framed him for the bank robbery he didn't even commit yet and stole all the gold himself. For a country bumpkin, Tennessee sure was smart. But then I had to tell my side of the story and, quite frankly, I was kind of wary on the subject if only for Bentley's sake of mind.

"Okay... hah... I'll just say this right now Bentley, don't go into depression when I explain in full, okay?" I asked. "Huh?" "Just promise?" "O-Okay... I promise..." "Fine... See, almost the instant we arrived here in the van, Neyla told me that she was feeling pain in the eye. Whenever that happens, it means someone is trying to mess with her power. So, thinking it may be the 1880's Clockwerk, I ran far off because I didn't want him attacking the hideout... but then we realized we got duped..."

"Duped? You mean that luring you away was part of Toothpick's plan to nab all of us?" Opal asked. "It wasn't just Toothpick... here's where I wanted you to promise that Bentley..." I frowned. "The one that duped me? It was... a brainwashed mouse girl we're all too familiar with..." "Um... you mean..." Bentley gulped. "Yeah... Penelope has been given the exact same treatment as you, El Jefe... hypnotized to work for Le Paradox. How did I know she was hypnotized? She wasn't wearing glasses or contacts, something that she NEEDS to wear in order to see."

Bentley gulped and gasped at the same time, nearly gagging when he heard what I had to say. "But... there is still a chance to rescue her," I smiled. "After all, if we could get El Jefe to snap out of hypnosis, we can do the same with our little mouse friend! But... we may have to wait a bit for that chance..."

"Why do you say that?" Sly asked. "Because we need to do the story by the book for the most part," I sighed. "Right now, we need to focus on getting back the gold and stopping Toothpick... and I've already got us a plan on how to do it... by the way, where's the van?" I asked that last question truthfully as I had literally just noticed out of nowhere that the van was gone. "Toothpick stole it. He's planning on using it as a booster for a certain train..." said Carmelita, who was strangely quiet the whole time.

"Then I have a plan on how to get back not only the van, but the gold as well. But we need the WHOLE team as one. That includes you, Bentley," I frowned, noticing that he was sweating profusely. "S-Sorry... I tend to sweat like this when I get angry and depressed at the same time..." he exhaled. "Just follow me and I'll help us get to where we need to go."

Sorry about the short chapter! I'll make up for it in the next one! I promise!
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