Chapter Twenty-Eight: Heroes Hot On The Trail + A Check On Mojo Jojo
The scene shifted back to the oppressive, unforgiving depths of the ImpossiPit. Mojo Jojo was busy deciphering the extremely complex and cryptic six-sided walls. The thousands of languages and the many different codes and pictures weighed extremely heavy on him. To make matters worse, Mojo was beginning to get a little thirsty and had to swallow his own saliva to get by for that time being. Emery's constant wave of secondhand smoke also didn't help matters, the malnourished host and resident of the ImpossiPit having as many as four cigarettes lit up, whether in his mouth or in his hands. Mojo could only wave his hands some to try to get the smoke away, but having inhaled some of it, he coughed several times as well.
"Everything good over there, Mojo?" Emery asked as he took a puff from a cigarette, tapping away some ashes.
"Yes, everything is just fine, Emery." Mojo replied. "I only wish you could push pause on those fucking cigarettes!"
"I told you I smoke like a mother fucking chimney, Mojo." Emery reiterated. "Many of the souls that have come along got used to it. You will after a while."
"Well, Emery, you actually have a fucking "soul" here that has a fucking chance at escaping, so would you please turn off that chimney?" Mojo requested.
"Mojo, I like you. And I like you a lot. But for your information, you've gotta understand that this is my home, my rules." Emery stated. "I was here centuries before you were even born. Now you were banished here by two other "assholes" I have no clue of. I'm just here to make your last few days here on Earth as fun and comfortable as possible because you aren't gonna escape. I told you from the beginning, it's a death sentence. Or you can call it a hospice, I don't give a shit. To put it bluntly, you are shit out of luck!"
"Emery, I actually have a question for you." Mojo got out.
"I'm listening, my monkey friend. Shoot." Emery said.
"If, no, no, WHEN I escape this fucking place, are you going to come with me?" Mojo asked.
"Now that marks the 69th time I've been asked that question over the centuries." Emery responded with a laugh. "The answer is always the same. I'll never have to worry about it because you won't escape and neither will I."
"Very well. But you have no idea what I am capable of physically and mentally." Mojo said.
Emery laughed very hard at Mojo's latest comment, also shrugging.
"Oh, Mojo, let's not get into combat, all right, my friend?" Emery said. "I'm immortal and I feel no pain whatsoever, physically, mentally, or whatever. Feel free to punch and kick me whenever you feel like it. I don't give a shit. I am a masochistic, alexithymic son of a bitch. But I always get the last laugh as I watch your life get slowly sucked from you minute by minute until you drop dead. I'll keep your corpse around for a while as decomposition does its thing. Then it gets sent somewhere where the other 664 souls are."
"Masochistic and alexithymic my ass. You, Emery, are fucking sadistic and apathetic." Mojo angrily retorted. "But whatever. We shall see who gets the last fucking laugh, you crazy bastard."
Mojo resumed his studies on the wall. He very briefly took a look at the ladder that led to the top, but he had to resist the temptation to go for it as the replication of the Venusian atmosphere of that climb would result in his swift end. So he went right back to the wall, his deciphering of it continuing.
The scene shifted back to the Powerpuff Girls and Underdog, still knee deep on the search for the jewelry thieves. The heroes had done quite a bit of talking to the residents and law enforcement in and around Townsville. After a standstill there, their efforts took them back to Capitol City, the heroes speaking to the predominantly middle-aged residents and law enforcement there. Underdog led the way as it was his city, though the girls also split up so they could cover more ground.
After several hours of covering much of the city, the heroes met up at a central point, their hands on their knees from the exhaustive search.
"This fucking shit is kicking my rear. I would've bet money that the crooks were here." Underdog said in frustration.
"You ain't the only one, Underdog." Buttercup said angrily. "Where would those fucking bastards have gone?!"
"We've searched much of Townsville and Capitol City already. Next logical stop would be back…." Blossom got out.
"Underdog!" A voice said from afar, interrupting Blossom, the heroes turning around towards it.
The source came from two very popular Capitol City residents and two more of Underdog's closest friends. One was a flying anthropomorphic squirrel while the other one was a brown western moose. Underdog immediately flew over to the squirrel and the moose, the girls following close behind.
"Rocky and Bullwinkle, my two good friends. Great to see you two around again." Underdog said as he high fived the squirrel and the moose, respectively, confirming their respective names.
"Underdog, my friend, it is great to see you as well!" Bullwinkle said.
"We had a block party in town a while ago. Polly and I were wondering why you two didn't show." Underdog mentioned.
"Yeah, we heard about that. Unfortunately, Bullwinkle and I couldn't make it, had business to handle out of town." Rocky replied.
"We heard Tux and Chum were there at the party. Shit, wish we could've been there too, haven't seen those guys in ages." Bullwinkle added as he then looked over at the girls. "So anyway, Underdog, who are your new friends?"
"Rocky and Bullwinkle, the Powerpuff Girls. We have teamed up to save the world." Underdog introduced as the girls met up with Rocky and Bullwinkle.
"Blossom." Blossom introduced as she shook Rocky and Bullwinkle's hands.
"Bubbles!" Bubbles introduced as she too shook Rocky and Bullwinkle's hands.
"And Buttercup." Buttercup introduced as she as well shook Rocky and Bullwinkle's hands.
"So great to meet you three. Underdog's a fucking awesome guy, is he not?" Rocky inquired.
"Oh, you bet!" Bubbles answered. "He sure knows his shit."
"Now that we've all been introduced, we do have some questions to ask you two." Underdog said.
"Sure thing, man, shoot." Bullwinkle encouraged.
"Have you guys heard or seen anything or anybody that may know something about the Temple of Reckoning heist?" Blossom inquired.
"Well, this morning, we heard on ABC News that someone at that island saw a boat leaving the temple the day that you were there, Underdog." Bullwinkle revealed.
"Yeah, we were there too. That's how we met Underdog." Bubbles added.
"Did you catch who it was that said that?" Blossom asked.
"Yeah, it looked like to me like some hot blonde chick with a diamond on her forehead or some shit." Rocky responded.
"Awesome! Thank you guys for that. We were headed back to the Temple of Reckoning anyway." Blossom said.
"Oh yeah, another thing you guys. It just popped into my head literally right now." Bullwinkle mentioned as he snapped his fingers. "I saw Spinny and Smitty at the docks last night. Rocky and I just got back from Metropolitan Stadium and Spinny's car was there. Might wanna pay those two mother fuckers a visit."
"And a visit indeed is what we'll pay. Those two assholes have a lot to say." Underdog got out.
"Then let's fucking go!" Buttercup shouted out.
"Thank you so much, you guys!" Blossom said as the heroes all flew away, Rocky and Bullwinkle waving goodbye to them.
Underdog led the girls on the short flight to Metropolitan Stadium, a place Underdog was very familiar with. While it was a host for many sports events and concerts, it also once hosted a high stakes fight between Underdog and a counterpart of his, Overcat from the planet Felina, a fight that Underdog won, of course. Underdog did a very brief scan at the front and pointed at a vintage 1967 Ford Mustang, a car he has chased down many times over the years.
"Yep, that right there is Spinny's car. He and Smitty are sure not far." Underdog mentioned. "Follow me, girls. Stay close behind. Our two crooks just have to be inside."
Underdog led the Powerpuff Girls right inside Metropolitan Stadium. The stadium was fairly empty since there wasn't anything going on. There were just a few guards there, all of whom recognized Underdog and didn't impede him or the girls.
After just a few minutes of searching, Underdog saw the two people of interest, Spinny Wheels and Smitty the Blacksmith, sitting in one of the underground areas just mingling.
"Bang!" Underdog shouted, pointing at the two criminals.
Spinny and Smitty were startled as they heard Underdog's voice, spotting Underdog and the girls flying towards them.
"Shit! Underdog, we're innocent, STOP!" Spinny shouted out.
Underdog and Buttercup grabbed Spinny and Smitty, respectively, ready to strike them at any given point.
"All right, you fuckers, TALK! NOW!" Buttercup demanded.
"Um, okay, sure!" Smitty said. "What's your name? How are you doing? How's the weather where you're from? What's for supper tonight? Will you invite us? What color panties is Polly wearing, Underdog?" Smitty then got out rapidly.
Underdog and Buttercup gave a few punches to Spinny and Smitty, respectively, angry looks on their faces.
"No, you assholes, not that kind of talk. Tell us what you know or you will never walk!" Underdog angrily demanded.
"What in the holy fuck do you wanna know, Underdog?!" Spinny asked with a confused look on his face.
"We're not in the mood so don't fucking play dumb. We won't hesitate to beat your asses like a drum." Underdog warned.
"Jesus Christ, Underdog, Spinny and I were just kicking it, hanging out, you know how we do!" Smitty said, also with a confused look on his face.
"We have no mother fucking clue what it is you wanna know!" Spinny added.
"I'll cut to the fucking chase! Tell us what conversations you had with Mojo, Simon, or Cad and where we can fucking find them! And…..go! NOW!" Buttercup angrily demanded.
"Just who in the actual FUCK is Mojo?!" Smitty questioned, dumbfounded. "Underdog, you and your little girlfriends have got us fucked up. We haven't heard from Simon and Cad in weeks!"
"That is a massive crock of horse fucking shit. Speak the fucking truth or a beating we'll dish!" Underdog warned. "Last chance."
"Blossom! Bubbles! You wanna get in on this shit too?" Buttercup offered.
Blossom and Bubbles flew right over to the scene. Underdog passed Spinny to Blossom and Buttercup passed Smitty to Bubbles. Blossom and Bubbles readied themselves to strike the two criminals, taking over the interrogation.
"All right, you two mother fuckers heard Underdog and Buttercup!" Blossom said angrily. "We know that you were at the docks last night, and we suspect Simon and Cad to have been on a boat as well. So you better fucking tell us what you know about Simon and Cad and the jewelry heist!"
"Look, Underdog and ladies, we were at the docks last night at the boat party, all right?" Spinny revealed. "Ads for it are blasted all over town, you've seen them! You know we got a boat, Underdog!"
"We swear to God, strike us with lightning if we're bullshitting, we HAVE NOT talked to Simon and Cad in weeks!" Smitty added as he did the sign of the cross signal with his fingers. "All we remember last is when you stopped Simon's robot a few weeks back and Riff bailed him out, Underdog. Other than that, we don't know shit."
"If you two ARE bullshitting, the strikes you'll get are our fists in your face and our feet up your asses!" Bubbles warned. "We don't fuck around. We'll knock your mother fucking teeth so far down your throats, you'll stick a toothbrush straight up your asses to brush them!"
"You best believe it! No one knows more about knocking fucking teeth out than me, asswipes!" Buttercup added.
"Yeah, yeah, we've had enough of that shit. We're trying to get clean, we swear." Spinny said.
"We'll let you two walk, at least for now. You two don't fuck up with us around." Underdog warned as Blossom and Bubbles let go of the two crooks.
"Oh my God, we better not snore." Smitty got out.
The Powerpuff Girls and Underdog gave Spinny and Smitty mean glares just before they flew away and left Metropolitan Stadium. Spinny and Smitty dusted themselves off, trying to regain their senses after the deep interrogation.
"Fuck you, Underdog, with a gold plated dildo!" Spinny shouted out.
Spinny's outburst prompted Underdog to quickly fly back in, Underdog raising a fist which caused Spinny and Smitty to jump backwards a bit.
"Say what?!" Underdog angrily inquired.
"Nothing, nothing!" Smitty replied.
"That is what I fucking thought. You know I have super hearing, your mic was hot." Underdog said as he flew back away to rejoin the girls.
"Well, girls, there's no breakthrough. But we do have some very hot clues." Underdog mentioned.
"Yeah, and our next stop is back to Temple Island and find that blonde lady that your friends talked about, Underdog." Blossom said.
"I do feel like we'll find the fucking thieves today and stop them." Bubbles mentioned.
"Then you already know what I've gotta fucking say. LET'S FUCKING GO!" Buttercup shouted out as the heroes immediately made a beeline back to Temple Island and the Temple of Reckoning in an attempt to get more clues as to the whereabouts of the jewelry thieves.
END OF CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Music Credits
Song Artist/Source: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Song Title/Source: Castle Theme
Year Song Released: 1995
When Played: During the entire time inside of the ImpossiPit.
Song Artist/Source: Ice Cube
Song Title/Source: You Know How We Do It (Instrumental)
Year Song Released: 1994
When Played: As the Powerpuff Girls and Underdog are talking to Rocky and Bullwinkle.
Song Artist/Source: Persona 5
Song Title/Source: Interrogation Room
Year Song Released: 2016
When Played: While the Powerpuff Girls and Underdog are interrogating Spinny and Smitty.