*ACME ACRES, 1998.*
Ah, Acme Acres, this is where Buster Bunny, Babs Bunny, and their looney friends live. This is the ideal place where the wackiest things come to be! If you were to come down to Acme Acres, you'll often find Calamity Coyote chasing down Little Beeper, Furrball the cat moping around, the list goes on.
Spring Break was going well in Acme Acres until….
"STOP!"
A wild criminal suddenly appeared running down the streets, with Arnold the Pit Bull (as a cop) trying to pursue after him. The villain in question was a rat, and he was carrying a large sack filled with money. He was out on the run after robbing a bank.
"Hehehe, you can't catch me, ya big mutt!" taunted the rat robber. He blew a raspberry at the muscular pit bull which aggravated him. "GRRRR! COME BACK HERE, CRIMINAL SCUM!" yelled Arnold furiously, as he chased after the bumbling rodent.
The robber made a sharp right turn and he saw a car, empty and unattended. Grinning at the sight of his escape, the robber took out a pistol and shot the window. He zoomed inside with the money, started the car, and just like that he took off within a flash.
"GRAH! NO! HE GOT AWAY!" the large pit bull shouted into the heavens. A lanky dog suddenly ran up alongside. "AW MAN! THAT GUY STOLE MY CAR! AND I LEFT MY KEYS IN THERE TOO!" the owner of the stolen vehicle cried.
The thief cackled to himself as he recklessly drove down the road. "Hehehe, take that suckers! First I got me some money, and now I got myself a car! NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW, AHAHAHA!"
*Transition.*
Meanwhile, in the center of the Acme Acres metropolis, there was a massive building with a huge sign that read 'Super Secret Headquarters.' This was the institution of the secret service organization. In the building's top floor, was an office with a tall tuxedo-wearing bull, sitting at the desk holding a pipe. This is none other than the Chief, the 'head-honcho' of the organization.
"Penny, send in Secret Squirrel," the Chief commanded on the phone, and waited for a moment. As if on cue, there was a knock coming from one of the Chief's desk drawers.
"Hmm?" the Chief opened a drawer, and then POOF! A slim brownish-orange squirrel with yellow eyes popped up in front of him, his face being masked by a dark magenta fedora, and he also wore a white trench coat. He looks very shady.
"Agent Triple Zero Secret Squirrel reporting for duty, Chief." Secret Squirrel spoke with a very suave and relaxed tone to his voice, then there was another knock coming from the desk.
The next drawer opened, revealing a dark brown-furred mole with shades and a bright red fez. The mole was dressed with a blue sweater, and had a yellow scarf wrapped around his neck. "Mmph- Mph-Mmmph!" the mole spat out some paper, "M-Morocco Mole," he finished his introduction.
"So Chief, how can we be of service today?" Secret asked. "A rogue criminal by the name of Rory Rat. He had recently escaped from an insane asylum and now he's creating a ruckus with his simultaneous theft. It's up to you, Secret Squirrel, to track him down," the Chief stated.
"Have no fear Chief, we'll catch that thief in no time. We won't let you down," Secret smirked. "Yeah! He'll be put behind bars once we're through with him! Brilliant rhyming by the way, Secret!" Morocco complimented. "Thanks ol' pal," smiled Secret.
"Good, now off you go then," the Chief leaned back on his chair as Secret and Morocco left his office.
*Transition.*
As the two set off for their mission, a little skunk was walking in another part of town. Lavender fur, pink bow, and large tail. This is of course Fifi La Fume, and she's essentially a female counterpart of Pepe Le Pew, but then again you probably already knew that, why else would you be reading this? But anyway, Fifi was joyfully strolling through the neighborhood.
"Ah, it is a beautiful day outside, 'ze sun is shining, 'ze birds are singing, and 'ze flowers are blooming! It is such a lovely Spring, no~?" she said, glancing at the readers.
Fifi joyfully skipped down the streets, unaware that her foul scent was unleashed. The people she passed by would faint because of her nasty odor.
"Le sigh, I do wish 'zat I can find a lover. 'Zis wouldn't be a wonderful Spring without romance, I hope 'zere's another skunk out 'zere, longing for love the same as moi…."
Fifi looked up at the sky, hoping she would find someone to love, but that would come sooner than expected, little did she know.
*Transition.*
Back with the duo, Secret and Morocco were getting started on their mission.
"So what's your st-rat-egy for catching the thief, Secret?" the mole asked, chuckling at his own pun.
"Heh, well first we need to find out his current location. Using my Global Criminal Tracking Device, I can pinpoint the thief's position within the city," the secret agent squirrel replied.
Secret took his right arm out of his pocket and he moved up his sleeve a bit, unveiling what seems to be a watch with a small monitor on it. After tapping the power button to activate it, the device displays a map of Acme Acres with a small red dot on the bottom right corner of the screen.
"Alright, he's at an oil refinery in the south east. Let's hit the road asap," Secret opened his trench coat and he took out a white suitcase with his name on it. He chucks the suitcase onto the road, and then it began to transform into his car. Both Secret and Morocco quickly boarded the vehicle and they set off.
*Transition.*
Later, the two made it to the refinery. Secret pushed a button and the car transformed back into it's suitcase form. Secret placed it back into his trench coat before he and Morocco entered the area. "Oh no Secret, this place is too big! We'll never be able to catch the villain at this rate!" he exclaimed worriedly.
"Don't give up yet Morocco," Secret fiddled with the tracking device. "Proceed forward. In approximately 20 yards turn right," the device spoke with an automated voice. "See? This handy little contraption will lead us straight to the thief," Secret said as he led the way.
Morocco was impressed, the way Secret goes about his missions never fails to amaze him. "Oh Secret, you always have many tricks up your sleeve! It's no wonder why you're one of the world's greatest secret agents!"
"Thanks Morocco. Now, let's focus on catching the criminal," Secret said, "and hopefully we can 'rat' him out when we get him, hehe."
"Haha, right! Okie dokie!" the mole laughed in response. "Turn right," the device spoke up.
*Transition.*
After a couple of minutes of venturing through the facility, Secret's tracking device made a beeping noise indicating that they're in the same area as the villain."Bingo, we made it," Secret quietly exclaimed. "But I don't see him anywhere! Where could he be?" Morocco asked in a confused manner.
Just then, SPLAT! Secret was heavily soaked in a large mound of oil. "BLEUGH! Ugh, I think I know the answer….." Secret grumbled as he turned and looked upwards at the roof of a nearby building, and there he was, Rory Rat, and next to him was a big oil drum.
"Ah, figures…." Secret huffed, realizing that the mischievous rat was behind this.
"Hah! Well, well, well! If it ain't Secret Squirrel! Look pal, as much as I would love to stick around and chat," Rory then leaped off roof, landed on the squirrel's head.
"Ouch!" Secret yelped, and Rory jumped off of him, "...I have better things to do, bye-bye Stupid Squirrel!" Rory laughed, and he ran off with a bucket of gasoline.
"Grrr, that rat is already getting on my nerves. Come on Morocco!" but right when Secret opened up his trench coat, all of his electronic devices were also soaked.
"Drats, all of that oil must have dripped into my coat." Secret then attempted to use his fedora, but it was no good.
"Ugh, just my luck, my gadgets won't work. Whatever, let's just catch up with him," he said, grumbling. "R-Right behind you, Secret!" Morocco replied before he and Secret ran after Rory.
*Transition.*
Secret and Morocco pursued after Rory. They were slowly gaining up on him, but the thief had other ideas.
"Heh, it's a good thing I brought this with me in case of emergencies," Rory dove his hand into his pocket and he took out a banana peel. And right when Secret and Morocco got closer, he dropped it behind him. Secret noticed the banana peel, but it was too late!
"WOAH- OOF!" Secret slipped and he fell onto his back in the middle of the street. "Ugh, my back, that really hurts…" Secret slowly sat upwards, not noticing that there was a streak of white paint sticking onto him.
"Secret! Are you okay!? Oh my goodness, look at you! You look like a skunk!" the mole exclaimed as he ran over. "Hmph so I do," Secret said as he stood up and looked at the white coating on his back and on his tail.
"It seems as though this road had just been painted," he touched the lane marking on the asphalt and grunted upon feeling how wet it was. "Tch, could this day possibly get any worse….." But he'll soon regret his choice of words.
"Ooh la la~!" a voice cooed out. Both Secret and Morocco flinched, and the two looked over. It was Fifi La Fume, she had spotted Secret. His pitch black appearance and the white streak on his back must have caught her attention.
Fifi let out a loving sigh, "look at 'zat petit skunk hunk~! So lean, so slim, so cute…~" Fifi slowly waved her tail around amorously.
"Look Secret, it's a skunk!" Morocco said in alarm. Secret was rather concerned, "She seems very allured by my appearance, she must think that I'm her type," he stated, as he glanced back at the white stripe on his tail.
"But what about the criminal?" asked Morocco. "You're right, let's forget about her and focus on the mission at hand," Secret declared.
Fifi giggled to herself. "Hmhmhm~ 'Zis is my opportunity to, how you say? Claim mon prize..~" At that point, Fifi dashed towards Secret. And before the secret agent could come up with a plan, he was tackled by the lovestruck skunkette.
"Woah! Hey now!" Secret yelled. "Oh cheri~ You are by far 'ze most handsome skunk I've ever laid my eyes on~! Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah~!" Fifi began to plant her smooches all over Secret's face.
"Lady, please restrain yourself! I don't have time for this nonsense!" Secret shouted as he tried to grab Fifi off of him, she only replied with a playful giggle. "Morocco! Do something will ya!?" Secret called out to his sidekick as the skunk began to wrap her tail around him.
"W-What do you want me to do, Secret?" Morocco asked worriedly. "GET HER OFF OF ME!" Secret yelled in reply. "A-Alright, I'll try!" Morocco responded back.
The mole approached as carefully as he could to where Fifi was clinging onto Secret. He kept his eye on her tail which was waving around in front of him. Secret noticed this, and gasped in horror, as he knew what Morocco was about to do. "MOROCCO! DON'T," but he did. Morocco tightly gripped onto Fifi's tail, "AHA! Secret, I got her!"
"Le SQUEEEEE!" Fifi squealed, she released Secret and she sprayed all over Morocco. Her tail unleashed a toxic scent that began to flow into the air. "MOROCCO!" Secret coughed, he quickly snatched Morocco and ran off with him.
"Hmph, how dare 'zat little bumbling mole try to take me away from my man. Ah well, I won't allow it to happen again 'zis time. But for now….~" she glanced at where the two ran off, "It's time to play a little game of tag..~ Be on your guard, my dear~! Fifi La Fume is out to get you~!" Fifi teasingly called out as she skipped after them.
*Transition.*
Later, Secret and Morocco were hiding within an alleyway. Unlucky for them, they were contaminated with Fifi's odor. "Oh no, I smell terrible!" Morocco cried. "At least we got away from that skunk, now we can continue our assignment," Secret replied.
"But Secret! How can we ever track down the thief when all of your gadgets have been busted?" Morocco brought up a good point. "Aw fiddlesticks, you're right," Secret grunted.
"So what can we do now Secret?" the mole asked, and Secret pondered, "It looks like we'll have to do this the hard way. Let's search around for clues and see what we can find out. With that in mind, we'll…"
"Oh no Secret, don't tell me we'll have to-!"
"We'll have to split up and cover some ground."
"B-B-B-BUT SECRET! I'm not sure if I can do this on my own.." Morocco said, a little unsure.
Secret exhaled before he placed a hand on Morocco's shoulder and spoke, "Morocco, after many years of us working together, I think you're finally ready for your first field mission without me."
"Oh I don't know Secret, you mostly do the heavy lifting while I'm always on the sidelines," Morocco said as he scratched the back of his head timidly. "Don't say that, you help me a ton! And surely you would gain experience from all the missions we've been through," Secret argued.
"Hmm…well, I suppose I can take your word for it, Secret," Morocco smiled. "That's the Super Secret Service spirit, Morocco!" Secret happily replied, "now, I'll cover the east, you go search around the west," Secret ordered. "Roger that, Secret! I'll do my best!" Morocco saluted.
And with that settled, the two parted ways.
*Transition.*
After splitting up from Morocco, Secret was on the move. He was keeping an eye out for any traces of Rory. He searched the streets, and he scoured the back alleys. As Secret was making his way through town, he heard a familiar voice.
"Where are you, my skunky knight in shining armor~?"
"Uh oh, here comes trouble," uttered the secret agent, he instantly recognized that voice. Knowing that it was Fifi coming his way, Secret had to act fast. He spotted a large mailbox nearby, and with quick thinking, he dove inside the mailbox to hide.
"You better watch out, darling~! Where is my little skunk hiding~?" Fifi teasingly called out to her love as she skipped by. When she was out of sight, Secret jumped out of the mailbox and smiled.
"Good, the coast is clear-AH!" Upon turning around, Secret jumped when he saw Fifi standing right in front of him. "Hehe, Bonjour~" the French skunk giggled mischievously.
Secret tried to step away from Fifi, but her tail brought him closer to her. "Now 'zat ze stupid mole is gone, we can finally venture on our romantic honeymoon..~" she said flirtatiously. Fifi was about to kiss Secret again but he stopped her.
"As lovely as that sounds, I'm afraid that I'll have to decline. Because first of all, you're crossing a lot of boundaries, and second of all, we're not even married, and I doubt that I would ever be ready for that level of commitment, and to top it all off, we just met," Secret responded back.
"Oh I see….you're 'ze shy type! Well don't worry my sweet, I shall boost your confidence~" Fifi puckered her lips and she inched closer to Secret. The skunk-guised squirrel opened his trench coat and frantically tried to find something he could escape with. He took out a skateboard and grinned, "Aha, this will do."
"Hey madam look! It's Fred Flintstone!" Secret pointed behind her. Fifi smirked, "Do you really think 'zat's going work on me, darling?"
"...Look over there! It's Pepe Le Pew!"
"WHERE?!" Fooled by the squirrel's tactic, Fifi turned around. This was his chance, Secret jumped onto the skateboard and he skated away. "Heh, oldest trick in the book," Secret said, feeling pleased with himself as he sped down the road, but not for long.
"On your left, cutie~!" Secret flinched and glanced over, Fifi was riding a bicycle and had caught up with him. "My, my, you're going quite fast, but not faster than my heart pounding for you~"
"Yikes!" Before Secret could do anything, he was suddenly hit by a semi truck. "MON DIEU!" Fifi exclaimed, she immediately raced after the semi.
Moments later, Fifi saw the truck waiting at a red light. As she went to the front of the vehicle, she saw Secret sticking onto the windshield. "Darling, are you okay!?" she asked worriedly.
"Mmmppphhh…." Secret responded with a muffled groan.
*Transition.*
Later on, Secret was walking through Acme Park. Despite having to encounter Fifi twice, he was still determined to catch Rory. "Hmm, if I were an insane rat thief, what would I steal from this park…." Secret pondered as he emerged from a shrub.
As he looked around, he noticed a nearby pond. Seeing that there was no one else around, this was his chance. "Good, I can finally get rid of this tedious paintwork," he grinned as he slowly walked over to the pond.
Secret stepped into the water and attempted to wash off the paint and oil, but to his horror, neither were being washed off! Secret tried all he could to wash his clothes and himself with water, but to no avail. "Ugh, don't tell me it's all dried up, I don't want to be black and white forever…."
As the squirrel tried to rinse himself with water, he noticed that the water was bubbling a bit. As soon as he saw this, he immediately became skeptical. "Huh? Now what could that be….." Right when he was about to investigate, there was a large splash, and Secret froze.
On a nearby rock, was Fifi who was dressed as a mermaid, and her hair was no longer curved or stylized. Instead, it was long, and her bow was no longer present. Secret's jaw dropped into the water.
Fifi giggled upon seeing Secret's reaction. "Hehe~ You must be a lighthouse, because you, my dear, are lighting my world…~" She said as she brushed her hair aside and fluttered her eyes.
The secret agent didn't say a word. Instead, he just took a few steps back, and then he made a run for it.
"Hmhmhm~ I love it when they play hard to get, 'zat boy is such a tease…~" Fifi swooned.
*Transition.*
After that encounter, Secret was making his way out of the park grumbling to himself.
"How many times am I going to run into that bothersome skunk girl? I'm starting to think she's worse than Queen Bea. At least she has a bit of decency, then again she did try to brainwash me so she's probably far worse," he pondered. Just then, he heard a commotion.
"No! Please don't shoot! I have a family!"
"Hurry up, numbskull! Just give me all of the goods!"
"Jackpot, that must be that rat no-gooder, at least that answers my riddle from earlier," Secret smirked. He dashed and hid behind a tree, he peeked his head from behind the tree to see that he was right.
Rory Rat was robbing a nearby hot dog stand, the vendor forced to make hot dogs for him. "Come on, pick up the pace already! I'm starvin' over here! And don't even think about calling the police!" the crazy rat threatened.
"Not so fast, you rat scumbag!"
Rory flinched upon hearing that voice. As soon as he turned around, he was met with a strong punch from Secret that sent him falling onto his back. "Ouch!" he yelped. "You know, if you're that desperate for food, there are leftovers in many dumpsters across the city," the squirrel commented.
Rory looked up at Secret and laughed. "HAH! Secret Squirrel!? More like Secret Skunk! Eugh, and you stink like one too!" Rory quickly got up and he aimed his gun at Secret and was about to fire.
"LOOK OUT!" cried the vendor. "Woah!" Secret ducked, luckily the bullet only pierced through his fedora. Rory then used this chance to escape.
"Na-na-na-na-na!" Rory taunted before he ran off. Secret sprinted after the thief, chasing him out of the park.
*Transition.*
"Hmm, I wonder where could 'zat skunk be..~?" Fifi pondered to herself as she scoped around for her 'boyfriend.' Then she heard a familiar voice, "Stop right there!"
"Le gasp! Could it be!?" Fifi ran up the block to see her 'beloved' chasing after Rory. "YOU CAN'T CATCH ME!" The rat yelled, "We'll see about that!" Secret shouted back.
"Oooh la la~! 'Zere he is~! Wait for me, my scrumptious croissant~!" Fifi shouted as she skipped after them.
*Transition.*
As Rory ran, he spotted a subway station entrance down the block. He rushed down the stairs, with Secret not far behind. Rory jumped over the turnstiles and Secret slid under them. Rory grinned as he saw the train waiting at the platform, he quickly went on board. "The next stop is Looney Parkway, keep clear of the closing doors," the announcement echoed.
Secret noticed that the train was about to leave him behind, "Oh no you don't!" He saw that the doors were slowly closing, the secret agent leaped towards the train, but he only made it halfway inside the vehicle as the doors closed on him, and the train began to move.
"Hah, slowpoke!" Rory laughed as he fired at the nearest window and jumped out of the train as it moved. "Bye-bye ya loser!" Secret groaned as he had yet again failed to catch Rory. The train had already entered the tunnel, and Secret had no choice but to get off at the next station.
He pulled himself out of the doors and sat down. "Ugh, great, it looks like I got myself a train ride," he then looked around, "oh well, at least the entire car is empty."
But right when he said that, he picked up a nasty scent. "Yuck! What is that sm- oh." Secret went pale to see Fifi sitting near him. "Aww~ How sweet of you to join me..~ It seems 'zat we'll be riding through 'ze Tunnel of Love~"
Secret facepalmed. "How romantic," he sarcastically replied. "Something tells me that this is going to be a long subway ride, I hope Morocco is doing okay," he muttered to himself.
The love-crazed skunk began to scooch closer to Secret, "Since it's just 'ze two of us, why don't we make ourselves more comfortable~?" she purred as she leaned towards the annoyed squirrel.
"Not a chance! With you around, 'Comfort' is too much to ask for," Secret grunted as he struggled to shove Fifi away from him. "Come now, let us snuggle together~ It's a good way to keep warm, no~?" Fifi winked. "I am quite warm enough thank you," Secret sneered.
Just then the lights flickered and the train screeched to a halt. "What the- why did the train stop?" Secret asked frantically. Then, the intercom came online, "Apologies customers, we are momentarily delayed because of train traffic ahead of us. Please hold on and we'll be moving shortly."
Secret froze upon hearing the announcement, he looked over at Fifi who had a sultry look on her face. "Well you heard 'ze conductor, we will be here for quite a while, so why don't we make 'ze most of it~?"
"Nope," Secret attempted to run away but Fifi snatched him with her tail. "Grrr, let me go!" he was then struggling to break free, but it was no use. At that point, he was stranded with Fifi.
"Now 'zen," Fifi suddenly began to put on some makeup; blue eyeshadows, and applied some lipstick (similar to her makeup in 'The Amazing Three'). Afterwards she took out a small handheld mirror to look at her reflection. Satisfied with the results, she glanced back at the nervous squirrel and giggled.
"Pucker up, mon amour~" Fifi lustfully said. Secret just gulped.
*Transition.*
At the next station, Buster Bunny, Plucky Duck, and Hamton J. Pig were sitting on a bench waiting for their train when they heard a loud scream coming from the tunnel.
"GAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!"
"AH! D-Did you guys hear that?! That sounded like a g-ghost!" Hamton shuttered as the noise frightened him. "Eh, TH-at mu-TH-'ve been TH-e train," Plucky replied.
"Or it could be that Fifi captured what she thinks is another skunk but is actually some squirrel who's a super secret agent who solves crimes with a mole," Buster said, giving a knowing look to the readers. "Really?" Hamton asked, astounded.
"Oh! Wait! I know who you're on about! Oh Wha-TH's hi-TH name again," Pucky then snapped his fingers, "AHA! In-TH-pector Gadget! Right? Or i-TH it In-TH-pector Clou-TH-eau?"
"Keep guessing," Buster replied.
*Transition.*
Meanwhile, Morocco Mole was out and about. He couldn't help but feel worried for his friend. "Oh Secret, I hope you're alright," he said to no one in particular, he looked up at the evening sky. "I wonder if he's captured the criminal already?" he thought to himself.
Just then, Morocco jumped as he heard a sudden buzzing sound, "OOH! What was that- oh, I forgot I have this on me hehe," Morocco chuckled sheepishly as he took out a small communicator and activated it, "hello?"
"Morocco Mole, do you read me?" It was the Chief! "Would you care to explain to me what's going on over there? I've been trying to get in contact with Secret Squirrel for the past few hours, is he with you?"
"W-Well Chief, I'm afraid we ran into some….difficulties," Morocco awkwardly replied. "Any luck on capturing the rat?" Chief asked. "...N-No sir," Morocco answered.
"Well it will soon be dark, you and Secret better apprehend that thief before the day's end. You two better hurry before it's too late," the Chief said in a very serious tone. "Yes sir," Morocco responded before the communicator deactivated.
Then, he heard a commotion. The sound of an alarm can be heard blaring from down the street. He looked straight ahead to see a silhouette in the distance, and he gasped! "It's the criminal! And he had just robbed that bank!" Morocco ran over to Rory, who was starting up the stolen car.
"Hehehe, more money for me! This was a piece of cake! Haha!" The devious rat cackled. Right when the car accelerated, Morocco, with no hesitation, ran to the back of the vehicle and jumped onto it! The car was speeding down the road, and the poor mole had to hang on tight!
"Ahhhh! T-Too fast, too fast!" Morocco cried, but then he remembered what Secret said, "No wait! This is my chance to bring him to justice!"
With his newfound confidence, Morocco climbed onto the roof of the car. "What the!? Who's that up there!? Pew, and what is that smell!?" Rory shouted, and he looked up to see Morocco, who had a tight grip. "HEY! GET OFF OF MY CAR!" Rory hissed.
"Not a chance, criminal scum!" the little mole yelled back as he kicked down the sunroof, and jumped inside. He quickly grabbed onto the steering wheel, "Give me that!"
"GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF MY WHEEL, MOLE!" Rory yelled angrily. "Never! I won't let you escape!" Morocco fought back, "I CAN AND I WILL! GRRR!" the rat growled as he and Morocco fought to gain control over the vehicle.
*Transition.*
Meanwhile, Secret was stealthily making his way through the city, he was on high alert as he took rapid glances to make sure Fifi wasn't around. "This has been a very long day," he muttered to himself. At that point he wanted to rest, but he knew better than to slack off on the job. He wouldn't let some love-crazed skunk mess up this whole operation.
"To think that I've been having so much difficulty trying to stop that rat, honestly…." Secret went into an alleyway to catch a breather, but then he noticed a small shadow.
"Oh! Morocco! Thank goodness, I'm so glad to see you-..." the squirrel's pupils shrunk into tiny specs upon seeing Fifi, who had her arms crossed and was leaning against the wall. "Oh not you again," he groaned.
"Gotcha, mon petit prey~" Fifi cooed as she gave Secret a predatory grin, she then began to approach him.
Secret began to sweat, he was NOT looking forward to what Fifi had in store for him this time, so he began to back up. Fifi noticed and she giggled, "Hmhmhm, aww~ Don't be so shy, my little skunk~ It's only moi..~"
Secret continued to back up until he felt something, there was a large dumpster and a huge wall behind him. It was a dead end, he had been cornered by the skunkette. Fifi sniffed the air teasingly, "Oooh, what is 'zat beautiful aroma? Love is in 'ze air, 'zat's what..~"
Secret glared, "Tch, oh yeah!? Well all I can smell is a rotten egg!" Secret grunted, he had almost had enough with this lavender skunk chasing him all over town.
"Ooooh~! Feisty, are we? I like 'zat in a man..~" Fifi replied feeling aroused, she brushed her tail against Secret flirtatiously. "Grrr, cut that out!" Secret shuttered.
"AHHHH!"
Before Fifi could do anything else, she and Secret heard a pair of screams coming from the street, "Morocco!?" yelled Secret. "Quoi!?" the skunk turned around.
Secret then noticed a fire escape high above Fifi, "Perfect, there's my exit," he muttered. Seeing how the sudden noise caught Fifi's attention, Secret leaped up to the dumpster behind him and jumped towards the fire escape.
Fifi turned around and saw that Secret was escaping, "Cheri! Come back!" she cried.
Secret stopped and looked down at her sternly, "Sorry madam, but I'm done with this lovey-dovey stuff." Fifi could only watch from below as Secret went up the stairs. He jumped up to the roof and disappeared out of sight.
*Transition.*
Secret was on the roof, and he noticed the car driving down the road. He looked down at the street and noticed a coach bus speeding by. Secret opened his trench coat and searched through his inventory, trying to find another gadget that works. He took out an old mechanical grappling gun and smirked, "Time to ride like the wind…."
Secret launched the grappling hook towards the bus. Once it made contact, Secret rocketed off the building and landed on top of the bus as it sped down the street, "Phew, good thing this is an express. Now that I've escaped the clutches of that skunk, it's finally time to apprehend the thief."
Eventually, Secret could see the car appearing into view, "Come on, a little more speed," he muttered as he surfed on top of the bus.
Morocco and Rory were still fighting over wheel. "LET GO YOU STUPID MOLE!" Rory yelled in rage, "No! You first!" Morocco yelled as he tried to hit him. "TCH, IS THAT ALL YOU GOT!? YOU FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!" Rory cackled, "NOW IT'S MY TURN!"
He then took out his gun and was about to shoot. Morocco saw the pistol, "YIPE!" and ducked right when Rory opened fire. "Ha, you missed me! You're bad at shooting! You're bad at shooting!" He sang as he blew a raspberry at the crazy rat. "Grrr, CUT THAT OUT!"
"HONK, HOOOONK!" The two heard a loud horn, they looked to see the bus pull up alongside. "Mind if I join the party, fellas?" Secret called out from the roof. "Secret! You're here!" Morocco cheered, "GO AWAY, SQUIRREL!" Rory yelled.
Secret snickered, "Actually on second thought, I know a friend of mine who would like to drop in instead of me."
"Who is it, Secret?" Morocco eagerly asked.
"FIRE HYDRANT!" Secret quickly fired his grappling hook at a fire hydrant, and tore it off the street. He then swung it into the air, and SLAMMED it onto the car's engine. "WOAAAHHHH!" Both Rory and Morocco yelled, the impact was so great that they were catapulted through the car windshield, and into the air!
"Hang on, Morocco!" Secret sprinted to the front of the bus as fast as he could, and he leaped towards his mole sidekick! He glided through the air, directly towards Morocco, and caught him! "Ah! Gotcha! You're safe now, buddy," Secret smiled, "OH! THANK YOU, SECRET! THANK YOU!" Morocco yelled in appreciation as he clinged onto his savior.
Noticing that they were losing altitude, Secret fired the grappling hook to a nearby billboard, and swung himself and Morocco back down to the streets, safe and sound.
Meanwhile, Rory tumbled down the road, and the car flipped over and burst into flames. "Ughhh, my everything….my everythiiiing…" the rat groaned in agony.
"WE DID IT! YES! WE HAVE STOPPED THE CRIMINAL!" Morocco shouted victoriously as he and Secret gave each other a high five.
"You said it, Morocco! If it weren't for you distracting Rory, I would've had more difficulty slowing him down. You did a phenomenal job out there pal, I'm very proud of you," Secret smiled as he placed a hand on Morocco's shoulder, who smiled back at him, "Thank you Secret, that means a lot hearing from you!"
"OH NO! I'M NOT DONE YET!" the rat yelled as he got back up.
"Rory, why are you doing this? Why have you been going around stealing people's valuables?" Secret demanded as he approached him.
"IT'S SIMPLE! I'M JUST A PSYCHOTIC MANIAC! I JUST LOOOOVE WREAKING HAVOC!" The rat yelled, laughing.
"I see, also I noticed that you stole gasoline from the oil refinery earlier today, care to explain that?" Secret questioned further.
"I was planning to burn down your stupid secret headquarters! And I would've gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling jerks!" he screeched, clenching his fist. "Where have I heard that line from?" Morocco whispered to Secret who shrugged. "Beats me," Secret responded.
"Now stand back, or else I'll hurt you, YOUR MOLE FRIEND, AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS ENTIRE-AGH!" A big white fist pounded onto Rory's head, knocking him out.
It was Arnold the Pit Bull, he had pulled a sneak attack on Rory. "HAH! I FINALLY CAUGHT YOU! NOW YOU ARE UNDER ARREST! YOU'RE COMING WITH ME, PUNY RAT!"
"Ouch, that has got to hurt," Morocco commented, "agreed," Secret added.
"Wait! Secret, I just remembered! How will we ever get rid of the oil all over you? It must have dried up by now! And the bad smell from earlier still wouldn't go away!" Morocco exclaimed. Secret snapped his fingers and smiled, "I think I know a way, but first we have some cleaning up to do."
*Transition.*
Secret and Morocco were at the back of an automobile painting garage, both had clothespins on their noses since Fifi's odor was still present.
Secret had just placed down some drums filled with tomato juice. "Alright Morocco, are you ready to get spruced up?" Secret asked. "Yes, Secret! I'm ready! I'm ready!" Morocco responded eagerly.
"Fantastic, now let's hurry," Secret said, giving the cue. And so, he and Morocco began to spill gallons of tomato juice all over themselves, and to their amazement, the nasty stench was soon fading away.
"Eureka, it's working! Now it's time for Phase 2," Secret exclaimed.
*Transition.*
Afterwards, the two were inside the garage. Secret stood in the center as Morocco held up a paint sprayer. "I'm ready whenever you are, Secret!"
"Lay it on me, my amigo!" Secret said before he shut his eyes and held his breath. Morocco then proceeded to paint Secret back to his original colors. Once that's done, they waited for the paint to dry up.
*Transition.*
Later, Secret (who was back in his old colors) and Morocco watched as Rory was being taken away by the authorities.
"Secret, I must say that this has been the best mission ever!" Morocco jumped happily. "Well it has been rather…..bumpy to say the least, but at the end of the day," Secret gave his partner a thumbs up, "mission accomplished!"
At that moment, the Chief and Penny walked up to the duo. "Ah, well done you two. I was afraid that you both wouldn't catch that berserk thug before he commits more heinous crimes, but I was wrong to be doubtful," the Chief said. "Well done, you two!" Penny cheered.
"Oh don't worry about it Chief, if there's anything I've learned from today is that perseverance is the key when it comes to resolving problems no matter how difficult they can be," Secret said triumphantly.
"Mhm, quite," the Chief nodded, agreeing with his top secret agent. "And Secret, during your mission I tried to contact you for a status report but you didn't answer, would you care to explain that?"
"Ah, well you see Chief, my gadgets have malfunctioned, so I haven't been able to use any of my communication devices," Secret answered. "Hm, of course," the large bull hummed as he briefly smoked through his pipe, "in that case, you shall go back to headquarters and have your gadgets repaired."
"You got it Chief," Secret replied as he gave his boss the 'ok' hand sign.
*Transition.*
Soon, Secret and Morocco were on their way back to headquarters. Night has fallen onto Acme Acres, and a lot of neon lights illuminated throughout the city.
"Ahhh, all in a day's work," Secret sighed in relief. "You said it, Secret!" replied Morocco. Just then, he reached his left arm out and stopped Morocco from walking. "Oof- what's wrong Secret?" Morocco asked, confused. "Shhh, over there," Secret whispered and pointed.
Sitting on the pavement was Fifi, and she seemed to be feeling miserable. "Le sigh, alone again, 'zat skunk has abandoned moi, nobody loves me, why must I always be rejected…." Fifi muttered sadly as tears were welling up in her eyes.
Secret turned to see Morocco giving him a scowl. The secret agent exhaled, as he already knew what he had to do, "Alright, fine….." And so, he reluctantly approached Fifi.
Fifi was sobbing when she suddenly felt a presence, she noticed Secret's shadow casting upon her and she looked up at him.
"Take this," Secret said as he took a napkin out of his pocket and gave it to the poor skunk. Hesitantly, Fifi took the napkin and used it to wipe off her tears. "I hope you find the love you've been looking for," that was all Secret said before he walked away with his sidekick.
Fifi took a moment to process what just happened, and suddenly, she flew up high in the air with heart pupils, squealing at the top of her lungs. "EEEEK~! IT'S 'ZE FAMOUS SECRET SQUIRREL! LE SWOOOON~!" she then raced towards the duo!
Secret stopped dead in his tracks upon hearing Fifi's reaction, "Oh boy, a skunk storm is brewing in," Secret uttered, he took out an umbrella and tried to shield himself with it, but failed to do so as Fifi struck him.
Fifi pinned down the poor secret agent, "Monsieur Secret~! I am such a big fan~! Hold me~!" Fifi cried as she nuzzled against Secret and hugged him. "Agh, not again!" Secret groaned, as he broke free from Fifi's grasp and ran off.
The skunk giggled, "Hehe~ 'Zat cute squirrel, he must be so flustered to be around a beautiful skunkette like moi..~" Fifi then hopped after Secret in Pepe Le Pew-fashion, "Come back, my handsome detective~! Let us crack 'ze case together~!" she called out, unleashing her scent.
Morocco stayed behind and watched the two race into the darkness. He turned to the readers and shrugged, "What can I say other than…..'love stinks!' Haha," he chuckled.
*THE END.*