Hello readers! Today we FINALLY enter the film of The Bad Guys by including Billy the Kid in the group. I have wanted to reach this moment in the fanfic for so long and we are finally here! I want to thank all of you for the support you have given this story so far. It fills me with joy that so many of you love the telling of Billy's life being raised by The Bad Guys. Now sit back and enjoy as we begin the plot of the film. I do not own The Bad Guys or MacGyver. The books are the property of Aaron Blabey while the movie is the property of Dreamworks.
Chapter 10: Banks, Police Chases, and Birthdays
One Year Later (for the last time)
"Stop!" cried Snake.
"I'll stop if you just explain it to me, because I don't-", said Wolf.
But the reptile cut him off. "Will you please just drop it!"
"Alright alright, fine fine, consider it dropped. It's dropped, it's on the ground."
"Good."
The two thieves sat across from each other at a booth in a local diner. Wolf stirs his coffee before taking a sip. Snake pours a packet of cream into his cup.
Though the leader promised to let the subject go, he could not help himself. "I mean come on, everybody loves birthdays."
Snake pressed his back against his seat and let out an irritated groan.
His friend continued. "You got decorations. You got balloons, and parties, and cake."
"Look, I don't need presents, I don't like decorations, and I'm not a cake guy," said the reptile.
Wolf looked at his friend in disbelief. "Seriously though, you don't like cake? Name one food better than cake."
The safecracker's face brightened. "Guinea pig!"
Now it was Wolf's turn to groan, "Ah, again with the guinea pig."
Snake took the sugar from the table and poured it into his mug.
"I bet if I blindfolded you, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a skunk and a guinea pig," said the leader.
"Wrong!" replied Snake. "Snakes have impeccable taste buds. I can taste air."
"Air?" repeated Wolf in disbelief.
He gestured to the said air around them.
"Yes, air."
The reptile raised his head and flicked his tongue around, gathering the various senses in the diner.
"Mmmm, nice."
Wolf leaned back in his seat. "I don't know, they're a little…too cute for my taste."
Snake lapped up his sugar-filled coffee mug before replying, "That's what makes them so delicious. You're not just eating food, you're eating pure goodness. It's not about the pig, it's about what it symbolizes on a deeper level."
He smiled brightly while Wolf continued to stare at him.
He pointed to the safecracker and said, "So you can taste air? What else you got?"
He sat back up in his seat.
Snake just scoffed. "Forget about it."
"Can you also hear color?" joked Wolf. "Can you see sound? Because we should be capitalizing on your skills."
The safecracker was irritated at his best friend's teasing. "Okay, alright fine. Get it all out, get it all out now."
He regurgitates his alarm clock to look at the time. "Look at that, 4 PM. Now I know the exact moment our friendship died."
The two smiled at each other, acknowledging the large amount of trust they built together over the years. But Jokes aside, it was time to get to work.
"Let's bounce," said Wolf.
"Yep," replied Snake.
The two stood up from their booth and made their way to the front door of the diner. In the back, all the other patrons and staff huddled against the walls and corners of the establishment. They stood frozen in terror at the infamous criminals in front of them.
Wolf straightened his jacket, "I don't suppose you're going to stick me with the bill…again?"
"Well, it is my birthday," said Snake.
"So now you play the birthday card? That's interesting."
Wolf stops for a moment at the counter. "Can we get a check please, when you get a chance?"
There was no response due to there being no one behind the counter.
The leader stood up and leaned forward. "Hello?...Checkity check check?...You know, we're just going to leave the money right here."
He pulls out a few dollar bills and places them in the tip jar.
Snake leaned back against the counter, picking his teeth with a toothpick. "You know the one good thing about this place?"
"What?"
"We never have to wait for a table."
"Isn't that every place?"
They made their way to the door when the safecracker noticed the terrified people pressed against the wall. "Hey, how are you? Haven't seen you in so long…"
He jumps in the air and shouts, "SNEAK ATTACK!"
The people scream and try to huddle behind a single chair for safety.
Snake turns to see of bowl of candy on the counter. "Oh, mints!"
The reptile tosses the whole bowl in his mouth and swallows it whole.
Wolf faced the scared patrons. "Sorry folks, I'm switching him to decaf."
The two stand by the door and glance at each other before saying in unison, "Let's do this!"
They opened the door out into the city, and across the street was a bank with a large dollar sign above. As Wolf and Snake casually made their way across, every single person screamed and ran in the other direction. Drivers hit the brakes on their vehicles and abandoned them or sped up to get away. Just another day in the life of the two Bad Guys as the public continued to show their fear towards them.
The duo made their way up the steps of the bank.
Wolf turned to his friend. "Guinea pig, huh?"
"It's the Roles Royce of rodents," replied Snake.
"But it's still a rodent. You know what I mean?"
They made their way inside, where more people screamed in terror at their entrance.
"Don't mind us, just robbing this place," said Wolf.
The duo wasted no time getting to work, as they broke into the vault and grabbed as much loot as they could. They made an epic exit, breaking through one of the windows with Wolf carrying sacks of cash in both paws and a safe wrapped around Snake's body. The duo ran to the car, dropping the stolen loot in the back, jumping inside, and driving off.
As they zoomed down the street, Wolf held up his fist to Snake. "Go bad?"
"Or go home," replied the reptile as he bumped his head with his friend's paw.
The two laughed as they sped through the city, enjoying the high life of being criminals.
*Wolf turns to the camera*
"Hey, you, get over here…A little bit closer…Oooh! I know what it is, you're afraid because I'm…THE BIG BAD WOLF! Well, I'm not surprised, since I am the villain in every story. Ain't that right, Mr. Snake?"
Snake paused from fiddling with the safe with his tale to chuckle and reply, "Yep."
"Say hello to Mr. Snake! Serpentine safecracking machine. Imagine Houdini but with no arms. Kind of guy who would tell you the glass is half empty then steal it from you. He's also my best bud, and today's his birthday!"
Snake glared at the lupine. "Not relevant."
Wolf put his arm around the safecracker's slender body. "He's a sweetheart! You're a sweetheart!"
But their moment was interrupted by the familiar sound of police sirens and they both looked in the rearview mirror. Sure enough, a squadron of police cars chased them.
"Well look whose here," said Snake.
"Took them long enough," said Wolf.
The leader shifted the gears on his car and sped faster down the street with the police in hot pursuit.
The duo sped towards a street filled with traffic lights; all of them red.
"Watch this," said Wolf.
On top of one of the traffic lights, Webs crawled from behind and opened her laptop, rapidly typing away on the keyboard.
Wolf counted down from three as all of the lights instantaneously turned green, stopping incoming traffic and allowing Wolf a clear path to get away.
"And over here, is Ms. Tarantula. Our in-house hacker, our pocket search engine, our traveling tech wizard. We call her Webs."
Once Wolf's car was close enough, the arachnid jumped off the traffic light and landed right in the car through the sunroof.
Once Wolf's car was through, all the lights turned red again, slowing down the police cars from pursuing the criminals.
"Very slick, Webs," said Wolf.
The hacker looked at her computer. "I also took over the police dispatch, blurred their satellite imaging system, downed their chopper, and one more thiiiing."
She gave a smug look to Snake as he glared back and growled, "You didn't."
As if on cue, a delivery man on a moped sped beside the car with a cake saying, "I got a special delivery for-"
But once he saw the three familiar criminals, he panicked and dropped the giant pastry, swerving his vehicle hysterically towards the police cars crying, "Don't eat me! Please, don't eat me!"
Wolf caught the cake before it hit the ground and brought it into the car.
"Happy birthday, Mr. Grumpypants!" said Webs.
"I officially hate you," replied the safecracker.
Despite the obstacles slowing them down, the police continued to pursue The Bad Guys in their getaway car.
They made their way towards a construction site, where a strangely large worker directed a crane carrying porta potties. Wolf's car sped past and the construction worker immediately gave the order to drop the load. The porta potties landed right in front of the entrance to the construction site. Without time to hit their brakes, the police crashed into the obstacles in their path.
Wolf performed donuts with his car as the mysterious worker ran and jumped into the passenger seat. But it was revealed that it was none other than Shark in disguise.
"Guys, it's me! I was the construction worker." said the large fish.
"And this is Mr. Shark. Master of disguise. Apex Predator of a thousand faces. His greatest trick was stealing the Mona Lisa, disguised as the Mona Lisa. Dig that!"
Shark leaned forward in the car, unintentionally pressing against Snake's seat, squishing the reptile.
The safecracker pushed him back saying, "Watch it, big tuna! I'm trying to work here."
"Keep it cool, baby," replied Shark. "Birthdays are supposed to be chill."
The master of disguise placed a birthday hat on Snake's head, much to his annoyance.
The chase continued as the group sped and swerved through the streets.
Up ahead, Billy finished setting up the trap he left for the police. When he heard the sirens and recognized Wolf's car, he got into position. The ten-year-old waited until Wolf sped by and quickly stood on his rocket board.
With a snicker, Billy pulled out a switch and pressed the button yelling, "So long, suckers!"
Lines of sharp metal spikes popped up from the road. The police tried to stop, but it was too late as the spikes popped their tires. Not only were the cars in front of the squadron unable to move, but the ones in the back could not go any further with the road blocked by the cars that got caught in the spikes.
With his booby trap slowing the cops, Billy stomped his foot on a button of his skateboard. The rockets on the back of his board roared to life. The boy slipped on his goggles as he sped down the street to catch up with the rest of the Bad Guys.
"Wooooohooooooo!" shouted Billy.
"Next we have our very own, Billy the Kid. Our little engineer, gadgeteer, inventor extraordinaire. We refer to him as our mini MacGyver. Kid can literally make anything out of anything. Just be careful not to get on his bad side, or else you fall victim to one of his infamous pranks."
With his rocket board, Billy was able to catch up to Wolf's car. Shark opened the passenger door for him to climb in with his board. Once inside, he pulled off his goggles.
Wolf smiled at the ten-year-old through the rearview mirror. "Nice work, kiddo. You got the goods?"
"Are you kidding?" said Billy. "It wouldn't be a super cool awesome birthday without…ice cream!"
Billy whipped out a cooler and opened the lid to reveal a large assortment of frozen treats.
Shark, Wolf, and Webs each took an ice cream, enjoying the loot that Billy stole.
The child leaned up to Snake, waving a pint in his face. "Hey, birthday boy, I got your favorite flavor."
The reptile turned his head away and held his tail up in refusal. "I'm lactose intolerant to birthday ice cream."
Billy just shook his head with a smirk as he went back into his seat and started munching on an ice cream sandwich. He knew Snake ate ice cream before but did not know if the reptile rejected it because of his birthday or because he was always sour towards the kid. Billy was confident it was both, but he just enjoyed the ice cream he stole.
Though the Bad Guys enjoyed Billy's stolen goodies, they were still being pursued by the police.
"And rounding out the crew…"
In one of the squad cars, a police officer noticed the door to his glove compartment rattling.
Suddenly, Piranha popped out yelling, "Surprise!"
Before the officer could react, the Columbian fish beat the living snot out of him before jumping out of the car.
"…is Mr. Piranha. He's a loose cannon with a short fuse, willing to scrap with anyone or anything. He's brave, he's fearless…oh, who am I kidding, he's crazy."
The squad car Piranha jumped out of fell back and rolled into the remaining police cars, causing a big crash.
The little brawler flew through the air before landing through the sunroof and into Wolf's car. He sat between the leader and the safecracker as he shouted something celebratory in his native tongue.
Webs gave a suspicious look towards the crazed fish. "Uh, Piranha, did we forget something?"
"What?" he asked.
"The present, you know," said Shark.
Piranha's eyes widened in realization.
The Columbian fish replied nervously, "Oh, ummm…of course I didn't forget."
A familiar squeak came from underneath Piranha.
"You know you fart when you lie, right?" said the hacker.
"What? No! I fart when I'm nervous."
"Yeah, nervous about lying!"
Billy facepalmed himself. "I wrote it on your fin!"
Suddenly, the familiar gurgling noise could be heard from Piranha's gut, as the rest of the group looked down at him in worry.
Piranha moaned, "I'm sorry."
The inside of Wolf's car was filled with noxious green fumes.
"Piranha!" shouted Webs.
"Argh! Gross!" shouted Billy.
Quickly, everyone rolled down their windows and poked their heads out to breathe in some fresh air.
"I breathed it in!" cried Shark.
Despite the torturous smell of Piranha's vapors, the fumes traveled back to the army of police cars still chasing them. The officers coughed and gagged from the smell, making them swerve out of control and crash more cars.
Wolf continued his monologue. "Yeah, they're a bit eccentric, but when you're born us you don't exactly win a lot of popularity contests. Do I wish people didn't see us as monsters? Sure I do. But these are the cards we've been dealt so we might as well play them."
Snake finally got the safe open with a click. "Jackpot!"
The safe flung open as dollars spewed throughout the car.
"Yes!" cried Piranha as he held his fins in the air.
Wolf shifted the gears in his car again, making a large swerve into an alley. Billy enjoyed the thrill of a police chase, it got his heart pumping and adrenaline on overload. He could not have asked for a better family to live a life of crime and make it fun at the same time.
But the mood changed when the safe slipped out Snake's door and in front of more police officers, standing by their cars. Much to their shock and embarrassment, The Bad Guys had stopped in front of a police station. Billy also knew it was not just any police station, but the same one where Chief Misty Luggins operated. They were in the middle of the hornet's nest!
The cops and the Bad Guys stared at each other.
"Ummm," said Snake before shutting his door.
Everyone turned to Wolf.
"What the thorax!" cried Webs.
"Are you crazy?" asked Piranha.
Wolf continued to smile. "What? I just wanted a longer car chase. It's the best part."
In the Police Station
Chief Luggins starred at her bulletin board, covered in various papers and photos about The Bad Guys. They've become infamously known in this city and it always angered how they were able to elude her capture and make the chief look like a fool to the public. What was more frustrating was the constant pranks she endured from the one known as Billy the Kid.
One of the officers burst through her door saying, "Chief! It's..."
Chief Luggins turned around to face the cadet with gritted teeth. "Them!"
Outside the Police Station
Chief Luggins kicked open the front doors to the station, recognizing the black car in front of her station. They all smirked at her through the window.
"Webs, hit it," said the leader.
The arachnid hit the play button on her phone and music played in the car. All of the Bad Guys put on their sunglasses and bobbed their heads to the beat. Billy wore his wrap-around sunglasses with blue reflective lenses.
Chief Luggins pointed to the black car shouting, "GET THEM!"
The Bad Guys sped away laughing while the police piled in their squad cars and chased after them. As the chase continued, the Bad Guys sang to the song as it played. Shark stood up, poking his top half through the sunroof, and danced. Billy deepened his voice to sound like the singer on the radio.
The police continued to chase the thieves, but Wolf's driving skills proved superior to their own. But that did not stop Misty Luggins from taking the lead and cackling deviously as she caught up. The large policewoman stuck her nightstick in the gas peddle to keep it moving while she climbed out of her car and hung on the said.
"I'm going to put you guys away for so long, your fleas will have fleas!" said the chief.
The Bad Guys continued to bob their heads to the music until Chief Luggins reached over and grabbed the passenger window. All of the Bad Guys yelped in surprise.
"Ah! Scary cop lady!" cried Billy.
The chief had her feet in her car while she hung to the side of Wolf's car.
Shark presented her with Snake's birthday cake. "Chief, you want some cake? You seem a little angry?"
They all laughed.
"Get that thing out of my face!" yelled Chief Luggins.
Billy gave his most innocent expression as he mockingly said, "Please, don't hurt me, officer, I'm just a little boy."
"Zip it, you little brat!" shouted the chief. "You're puppy dog eyes are not going to work on me!"
"Excuse me chief," said Wolf.
The large policewoman turned her death glare at the lupine. "What?!"
Wolf casually pointed to the road in front of them.
Misty Luggins looked to see they were coming up towards a large bus and she was positioned right in front of it. With a scream, she quickly let go and pulled back to her squad car, avoiding the bus. The chief lost her balance and fell out of her car before running alongside it and climbing back in. Billy stuck his head out and gave a raspberry to the policewoman. Chief Luggins growled at the child's taunt.
The chase continued through downtown when the group noticed another band of squad cars coming in the opposite direction, trapping them in the middle of the road.
"You're mine," said the chief.
She gave a devious grin, thinking she finally had the thieves. But she was wrong.
Wolf shifted himself in his seat and an intense focus reflected his eyes. He gripped both paws on the steering wheel.
The leader slammed his foot on the gas, making the car go at maximum speed. The G-force pushed the rest of the group back in their seats. Billy clung to Shark's stomach for dear life. Wolf was charging the car toward the incoming police squadron.
"Hermano?" said Piranha nervously.
But Wolf did not say a word.
He quickly shifted the gears in his car again and made a sharp turn through a narrow opening on the side of the road, escaping both squadrons.
Neither Chief Luggins nor the other police officers had time to stop as the two armies of police cars collided with each other, creating a smashed pile of metal.
Meanwhile, the momentum from Wolf's car launched the vehicle into the air. The Bad Guys could feel themselves lift out of their seats and fly out of the car, screaming. The only one who did not float out was Wolf, who still had his paws on the steering wheel. Before Billy floated away, he grabbed the edge of the sunroof as he screamed. Snake bit down on the roof to keep himself from floating away. The rest of the group had to swim through the air to get back inside the vehicle. Shark was able to pull Billy in before they hit the steps.
The car shook violently as it rolled down the steps with the Bad Guys still screaming. They fell silent when the cake landed perfectly on the dashboard. Then, they went back to screaming. Billy screamed like a girl as he continued to cling onto Shark.
Eventually, they made it to the bottom of the steps, unscathed, as the car drove down the street.
The Bad Guys were all petrified from their near-death experience; their faces frozen in shock. They quickly fastened their seatbelts in hopes nothing like that would happen again.
Eventually, they calmed down now they escaped the police.
Wolf took out his sunglasses and put them on. "Yeah, we may be bad, but we're so good at it."
With the police finally off their tails, Wolf sped his car further through the city.
Meanwhile, Chief Luggins climbed out of her smashed car while the rest of her officers did the same. She stared out in the distance, watching Wolf's car get smaller with every second until it disappeared out of sight.
In great fury, the large policewoman threw a tantrum as she tossed her hat on the ground and stomped on it. "No! No! No! No!"
She looked back up the street where the Bad Guys got away shouting, "Keep running, Wolf! One of these days you're luck is going to run out!"
There you have it, folks! The first chapter of the movie plot. Hope you all enjoyed this retelling of the intro. I know Billy did not make much of an impact in this chapter, mostly because I did not want it to derail too much from the plot and I wanted to feel Billy was officially part of the team. But do not worry! Billy will have more moments in the chapters to come. I also apologize if Wolf's monologue was a bit confusing to follow for newcomers. It's a lot easier to show than tell. Regardless, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, and feel free to leave a review of what you think so far. As always, thank you so much for your patience. Until next time!
