Well times are hard with seemingly it being too late to save Garfield, let's see how Sam and Max deal with it.
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Sam and Max Freelance Police Chapter 9
Who to Trust?
We come back to the van Sam, Max and Gwen were in as the sun rises as they make it back into town. Max sadly looking at a picture on his phone of the entire Sam and Max cast at Universal Studios theme park.
"Are we sure every room was checked?" Max asked Gwen hopeful
"Yeah. Positive." Gwen said sadly
"You told us bootlegging takes 48 hours." Sam said looking down "We made it before then."
"I know, It usually does" Gwen said with a nod
"And that coffee was still warm." Sam points out "It's like they knew we were coming."
"Look, I know you guys are sad about Garfield, but you should still feel really good about what you did back there." Gwen told them smiling "You guys are heroes."
"We are not heroes. Garfield's gone." Sam said sadly
"I was so excited to see his big, orange, furry face." Max admits upset
A while later the group made it to the Los Angeles Police Department. Gwen went into Captain Megamorph's office to go over what they found at the warehouse while Sam and Max sat in the waiting room
Sam sighs and said "I'm telling you, we're missing something. I can feel it Max."
"Hey, just want to remind you guys, I'll be at Fan Con this afternoon, signing autographs." Max said as he was recording a new tiktok video while Sam watches annoyed "So, get those corndogs ready!" He chuckles but looks down "Yeah…" He ends the recording
"What is wrong with you?" Sam asked annoyed
"What? It's my job." Max said shrugging
"It's a choice." Sam said scoffing and stands up "I'm getting some coffee."
"Wh…come on!" Max said to him "I have to stay connected to the fans!"
"There are no fans. It's for you." Sam said going over to the coffee set up "It's always for you, to feed your selfish ego." He scoffs "I thought you had changed, but you haven't changed since Secret Agent Max!"
"Wait, hold up, so you are still mad about Secret Agent Max?" Max asked surprised "I thought everything was artichokie?"
"You left, Max. You left me high and dry." Sam said while waiting for the coffee machine to finish when it was he took his cup "After everything we'd been though, everything I did for you!"
"So, we're not artichokie?" Max asked still confused
"No artichokie! Nothing's ever been artichokie." Sam said and began to vent "Okay? I'm alone. I sell insurance. My only friend is an Absol!"
"Okay, but then why did you say it was artichokie?" Max asked him "I mean, when someone tells me something's artichokie, I believe it's artichokie."
Sam groans annoyed and said "Stop saying artichokie!" He then turns to someone beside them saying "What is it, man?"
The person was a robot cop URL who said "Oh, no big deal but, could you guys scooch a bit from the coffee machine?"
"Yes, yes of course. Sorry" Sam said as he and Max move out the way he then groans and said to Max "See? This is why I didn't want to see you anymore. Sure, my life is lonely, but at least I didn't feel like this!"
"Oh really? Well, you're the same too!" Max said deciding to rebuttal "Sam's always in charge! Sam's always right! It's Sam's way or the highway!"
"You know what? Here." Sam said getting the pog he had, the one Max's collection was missing and hands it to him "I've been holding on to this for some stupid reason. Now, your collection is complete." He tosses it to Max
Max catches it and looks at it and sighs "What? You kept this?" He sighs smiling and said "You know the crazy thing is, way back then…I didn't even wanna do Secret Agent Max."
"What?" Sam said surprised, he was sure Max was happy to leave the Freelance Police to do his own show from how he acted
"It's gonna sound stupid, but…" Max said and sighs as he admits the truth "…I think I just wanted you to tell me you needed me. That I wasn't just some pathetic rabbit you found eating alone at school."
Sam was surprised and speechless as he processed what Max just told him
"You know, I wanted this pog for some silly reason, but now I don't." Max said and goes to hand it back to Sam "Here, now your collection's complete."
"What? Don't give me that!" Sam said to him annoyed again "That's the exact same thing I just said to you."
"What? No, it's not. I said, 'silly reason'. You said, 'stupid reason'." Max points out
"Well, I don't want it." Sam told him
"Neither do I!" Max said
"Good!" Sam said nodding
"I'm putting it on this table" Max said placing the pog down on said table.
"Great!" Sam said shrugging
"Yeah." Max said nodding
"Cool." Sam adds in
"I know." Max added in
"Neat" Sam adds in
"It is neat. Thanks." Max said and the two turn there backs on one another. But then Max smells something "Do you smell that?"
"I'm definstly not going to fall for a stupid fart joke from you right now." Sam said annoyed
"No! No, no! Smell" Max said as he keeps sniffing and Sam does smell "This whole place, it smells like…sardines and charcoal"
"Sardines and charcoal" Sam said at the same time and he knew what that combination of smells meant and said "But that's the Freelance Police cologne."
They both move out and sniff around to find where the source of the smell was coming from as the only known wearer of that cologne was Garfield. So whoever that smell was coming from likely was in close contact with the cat as it was hard to get out
"This way." Max said pointing and they keep moving thought the precinct and stop by an office "It's coming from in here."
They peak in the window and see inside was Captain Mechamorph's office and the only ones inside was the detective captain himself and Gwen.
"Why would Mechamorph's office smell like that?" Max asked
Sam then in realization gasps and said "Max, we need to leave, now."
The two hurry and rush out of the front door of the precinct.
"What's going on? Why are we running away?" Max asked confused
"I'm not sure, but you and your rabbit nose are onto something." Sam said to Max as they move away from the police station "Garfield was literally the only person to ever use that disgusting cologne."
"Actually, I heard it's still used in the Latvia strip paint, but of course, we never see a dime of that." Max states for this fact.
"That's not the point." Sam told him "Mechamorph's office stunk of it, which means someone had direct contact with Garfield."
"Oh, I knew Mechamorph was dirty!" Max said firmly
"Oh, you're just saying that because it's always the police captain in our episodes." Sam said shaking his head "Mechamorph's too obvious! Think, Max! Gwen? Something has been off about her the whole time!" Sam said and deduces "Claiming to be a huge fan just to butter us up. She couldn't even name her favourite episode."
"Because she loves them all." Max said smiling
"No! It's because she's never seen any episodes!" Sam told him "'Her grandpa taped the show for her.' Get real! Grandparents are terrible at electronics. That's their whole thing!"
"Aren't we getting a little to jumping to conclusions. I've seen that reality show she was in, she is one of the more honest people on it" Max points out.
"Look I am just saying her stories don't add up" Sam said
Max then hears his phone buzz and pulls it out seeing Gwen was calling "Aha! Speak of the devil!"
"Are you crazy? Don't pick that up!" Sam told him "We don't know who we can trust. We need outside help, like the mayor, the FBI, the CIA."
Max gasps as he feels he knows someone who can help "I know someone who might be able to help"
"You got an Oswald ear!" Gex said to Sam and laughs in his seat
The help Max thought of was Gex who is at the same convention he was going to attend, of course this was Gex's reaction upon seeing Sam with his new ear
"Yes, Gex, his ear is hilarious, but do you have a contact at the CIA?" Max asked wanting to move this along. "Because we have some highly dangerous and classified information for them."
"Yeah of course." Gex said nodding "I know tons of people at the CIA. I'm making a TV show with them."
"Look, we really need your help, but we don't have a lot of time." Max told him
"Oh, you want me to jump into action?" Gex said and chuckles "That's Robbit the main protagonist of Jumping Flash! games' thing." During this Sam looks at Gex's mouth as he just hears white noise from his voice "Gex here goes at his own pace baby" He laughs
"So, you're not going to help us?" Max asked him
"No, I'm not." Gex told them
"Ugh! You don't have a show with the CIA." Max scoffs annoyed "I knew it! I knew it!"
During this Sam felt a tap on his head and sees it's the Oswald ear that points to the stairs. Sam looks and sees coming down and looking over the area was Slick Jim and his henchman
"I wasn't finished!" Gex told him and explained "I'll run it by my producer later when I see him at the chateau."
"Max, we need to go" Sam said to Max and points to the villians to clue him in
"Oh no." Max gasps worried
"Quick, we'll lose them in the crowd." Sam said and the two begins to run
"One day, you'll see Max." Gex called out "You'll turn on your television and all will be revealed."
"No, it won't." Max called back
"Yes, it will!" Gex called back
They had no time to argue they needed to get away from the Valley Gang.
Well this is bad, with no idea who to trust Sam and Max are on their own
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