(Okay, here's the possibly long awaited crossover one shot with Carmen Sandiego, which in that show's context, takes place between the few five episodes of S3(I'm still mad, only five?) anyways, I figured I'd add it here for a little bit, and make it style like an episode, plus I couldn't think of a way for the characters to sorta meet Carmen without Zeke. (Quick side note, this was going to be one of the first one shots, so I have it set during after the Ruby short. Also, Carmen Sandiego 2019 belongs to Netflix. Enjoy!)


Wolf felt hot underneath the summer heat. San Diego was pretty hot this time of year, of course, meaning a dip in the ocean was a must. Wolf straightened his sunglasses and saw Zeke making a sandcastle. Shark and Piranha were playing in the water, playing a furious Marco-Polo.

Webs was on her phone, underneath an umbrella, Snake was grabbing seashells and swallowing them to keep for later, and Diane sat next to Wolf and Webs under the umbrella. "So, how does it feel to get a sunburn without the risk of being arrested ?" Diane asked, "It feels pretty great. Now my friends and I don't need to scare folks for a private tanning session."

Wolf pat his kitty's head, "Haha, this is fun, right?" Wolf asked the cat, who purred happily at Wolf's pats.

"Whoa, looks like the other well known Crimson Super-Thief's been potentially at it in Louisiana." Webs had said, looking at the news.

"Carmen Sandiego, right? My Competitor-in-Crimson." Diane had said, smirking, Wolf chuckled at the joke. "Yeah, she's known all across the world, right? Zekey thinks her crimes are like Robin Hood, but…I dunno, don't have all the details." Wolf said, remembering the rumors about her modus operandi, and how the things she seemingly stole were still returned not even by police or government officials.

"Oh yeah? Well, it seems like my son to see the good in a bunch of thieves." Diane said, watching the rabbit play with the sandcastle. "Shermy, come here! You're the giant guard cat!" Zeke shouted, turning to his dad and the cat. All the cat did was sit down and lay on his belly, prompting Wolf for more pets.

(Later)

Zeke and Shark grabbed stuff of dinner on foot on their way back to their hotel room. They had heard about Carmen Sandiego from Webs, "She's gotta be working with a crew, right, Uncle Lou?" Zeke asked, Shark fixed his sunglasses, "I dunno, buddy. I mean, with how we operated, she'd have to have intel, drivers, muscle, all that, you know?" Shark explained, "She might just be a stunt lady, though." Shark and the others honestly thought she was an unusual thief, "Maybe she's stealing from someone like her…like a rival or something." Zeke suggested, "Mmmmmmmmm…Maybe, kiddo. I don't know." Shark said, "Since we're talking all the stuff, we gotta think about what her base would look like—" Shark was starting to be slightly amused by this talk of thieves.

It was like back then, while they wouldn't trade the life they have now, it was still a thrilling story now. Zeke and Shark stopped for moment, the two of them looked over and saw an old looking warehouse. The sign on the front said "Carmen Brand Outerwear."

Zeke and Shark looked on, curiously. "Huh…That's a huge coincidence." Shark said, Zeke squinted his eyes at the sign.

"Wait…Sandiego wears a red coat and fedora…" Shark shook his head, "Nah, kiddo. That fashion line's been closed for years." Zeke remembered when his dad wanted a coat by that brand. "Well, look, Uncle Lou! This place looks like it's been used a few days ago. Let's check it out!" Zeke said, walking off to the nearby door. "Zekey, wait!" Shark walked up. "Excuse me." A new voice came from behind them.

"What business do you have here? You are trespassing." A human man in a black polo shirt, the two of them were startled. "S-Sorry, g!" Zeke apologized, "I just thought I found Carmen Sandiego's potential hideout!" Zeke explained, an innocent smile on his face, "Carmen Sandiego? You must have quite an imagination for a child…" the man said, his stern look unrelenting.

"Sorry about that, sir. My nephew can be a bit of a wild one. Zeke, come on, let's head back." Shark advised, getting some scary vibes off of the man. The man simply sighed, "I understand the uncontrollable nature of a child, completely."

The man simply said, when Zeke walked up to his uncle. The man saw a car drive back up and saw two young people. A boy and a girl with blue eyes and orange hair. They looked like twins. "Hey, Shadowsan! Carmen said she wanted your help with—" The other man had said, before his sister hit him with her elbow. "Watch what you say, bro." She said to him, before looking at the boy. "Hold on, ain'tcha the governor's kid?" She asked him, "U-Uh…no, that rabbit is uh…Electric Blue and I'm…Tiffany Blue…?" Zeke tried his best to confuse them by using what he learned about his color hues. "Which would make you…Mr. Shark of the Bad Guys?!" Zack said, entering a huge fanboy, "I'm a big, big fan'a yer boss's old car! It looked awesome whenever I saw it zippin' through the city on the news. Right, Ives?" Zack said, before asking his sister. Shark started feeling flattered, but nervous. The girl had elbowed him again. "Shadowsan's—uh, HE'S trying to make 'em leave, Zack." The girl—Ives—said, stuttering her words.

"I believe we must let these kind citizens leave." Shadowsan had said, firmly and strictly. It wasn't an order for the siblings. It was also a subtle threat, Zeke could notice. "Y-Yes sir!" Zeke said, "Come on, Uncle Lou! By the way, I heard that part about a "Carmen…"" Zeke said, walking ahead. "Once again, your imagination, boy." Shadowsan had said.


(More meanwhile)

Diane was brushed her fur and straightening it before getting a call on her phone. "Hello?" Diane asked, "Madam Governor. I have someone that needs your permission to set up a squad." Chief Luggins had said. "Ok, I'll be there soon. I'm packing up my things right now." Diane readjusted her phone. "Who's asking for clearance?" Diane asked. "An ACME Agent. Chase Devineaux was his name." Chief explained, "He believes that Carmen Sandiego will be trying to steal the Golden Dolphin TONIGHT."

(Later)

Diane had explained to the Bad Guys what Chief and she had gone over. "ACME, huh? Those agents are literal ghosts. NO ONE knows about them, only the name has been spread across the dark web." Webs explained, "...And a YouTube conspiracy theorist." She then saw. "Yeah, they keep a low profile, but lately the people who were tracking the Crimson Coat are unidentifiable." Snake said. "And they seriously think that Carmen Sandiego will try to steal the Golden Dolphin?" Wolf asked, "Hmm…what would be her reasons behinds stealing?"

Snake sighed, "'Cause it's basically robbery taboo. Anyone who has tried to steal it never ended up doing it." Snake said. Wolf looked at Diane, and she only smirked. "Yeah, but still…All the stuff that was stolen or seemed like she was stealing was returned. Maybe someone's trying to steal it now…Like when the Magna Carta was stolen in India." Diane suggested, "There was also all the sharp origami."

Snake wasn't sure, "Either way, the Golden Dolphin is infamous for being un-steal-able. So, I imagine a super-thief like Sandiego would still be taking a huge gamble." He explained. "Okay, then ACME's calling Diane because they can't investigate without permission." Wolf realized. "More paperwork." Diane sighed.


(Back in the hotel room)

Zeke was playing a game of Smash Bros online with one of his online friends. "So, how are your classes going, Player?" Zeke asked.

"The coding classes are going fine, but my folks seem to think I may be spending too much time in my room." Player said over the mic. "What about you, Blue-Matador?" He asked.

"Oh, school is definitely going great, g! Just the other day, we went on a field trip to the amusement park to learn about kinetic energy! Now if I only remembered what that really was and why it's so important to rollercoasters." Zeke said, realizing he wasn't good with science. Player chuckled, "Looks like we both are doing good with our classes." Player said.

"Anyways, wanna play Fall Guys after this?" Zeke asked. "Sure, if...hm?" Player responded to something Zeke couldn't see or hear. "Oh, I'll have to go, Blue-Matador. I'll talk to you, later." Player said to him.

"Oh, okay. See you, Player!" Zeke said, before logging off. "Looks like I'm soloing Fall Guys." Zeke said. "Off your call, kiddo?" Shark asked. "Yeah, now I'm just soloing Fall Guys." Zeke explained.

"Can I solo it with you, Zekey?" Shark wanted to play the game with him. "Sure, Uncle Lou." Zeke explained.

(Later)

Zeke had rested in his room with Uncle Lou & Tío Pepe. "So wait, chamaco. You think you saw people working with Carmen Sandiego?" Piranha asked.

"I think so. They were adamant about keeping that part secret. Then again, if not, maybe they just HAPPEN to know someone conveniently named Carmen." Zeke explained, "I'm betting that's the crew we were talking about, Uncle Lou."

Shark had spat out water after he brushed his teeth, he clicked his teeth. "Yeah, that's guy was doin' a bad job with his acting." Shark said, "¿Qué hacemos entonces?" Piranha asked.

"Simple, we stake out and see if Carmen Sandiego is or isn't here in LA." Zeke said. "Did you forget we gotta leave for home tomorrow, Zekey?" Shark asked.

"Oh, right…Well…maybe we can take a train home!" Zeke suggested. "Even then, Zekey. We'd just be STALKING them if we're wrong." Shark suggested.

Zeke's ears drooped in shame, "Sorry, g." He said, Snake had walked into the room. "Shark, get your disguises ready. We gotta make sure we catch a super thief." Snake asked, Zeke's eyes lit up. "Wait, you're not trying to mess with—" Zeke was interrupted when Snake put his tail up to his face.

"I know you're gonna ask. Yes. It's Carmen Sandiego." Snake said, "Oh my gosh! What?! We gotta catch THE Crimson Ghost?!" Piranha suggested. "Wait, why us?" Piranha asked.

"Diane advocated and said we'd be useful because we used to think like thieves." Snake explained, "Since Wolf volunteered us, anyways." Zeke was excited. They were going to be intervening on his favorite legendary thief! That was too much! "Oh, we should looks around and see if there's anyone else there that's sus, right, Uncle Hubert?" Zeke asked.

"What, like an accomplice?" Snake asked.

"A rival, g! Like Sonic vs. Shadow. Or uh…Childe vs. me!" Zeke explained, Snake just sighed. "Who's Childe?" Shark asked. "You're not being bullied, right?" Piranha asked, cracking his knuckles with a grin on his face. "No, just comparing it with the characters I know." Zeke said. "I dunno, kid. I'll keep it in mind, at least." Snake said to him.

"Meanwhile, we need to keep watch out for those guys we saw at the warehouse." Zeke suggested. "I've NEVER seen ya this excited about thievery." Snake said, wondering where his nephew had gone.

"I just wanna know if my hunch was right, Uncle Hubert." Zeke explained, "You heard the stories, right? The Magna Carta, the sightings in Indonesia, and then the most recent one in Louisiana: Apparently the Crawfish King said people other than her were trying to steal charity funds and the recipe." Zeke explained, thinking there's more to the story than just "Red Super Thief: Evil."

"Yeah yeah, I get it, kid. You really have a type of thief, don'tcha?" Snake asked, recalling a bunch of famous picaresque thieves. "Zorro, Ishikawa Goemon, Arseńe Lupin the Gentleman Thief…" Snake said.

Zeke, Shark & Piranha a had a small laugh, recalling the times they played out those characters. "Look, you can annoy me about this tomorrow. For now, let's get some sleep." Snake said, slithering into bed.

"You wanna stay up and annoy him tonight?" Piranha asked. "No, he's right. We gotta head home in the morning." Shark said. Zeke just pouted, but he couldn't wait to be home. He had some stuff to draw and school to get to, and seeing the Crimson Phantom herself!


(Okay, we're done for now! I've had this done for a while. But I didn't know how to write an ending. Btw, I knew most of the thieves i mentioned in this chapter with what knowledge I obtained after playing Persona 5 Royal, out of all the characters i'd love learning more about, it'd have to be Zorro. But I hope it's fun! I can't wait to write part 2 or 3 but that'll have to come after a few extra bits I wanna make. For now, stay strong & awesome!)

Psalm 25:4-7 KJV:

4.Shew me thy ways, O LORD; Teach me thy paths.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:

5.For thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

6.Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;

For they have been ever of old.

7.Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:

According to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O

LORD.