EFCI chapter 9

Chapter 9: Looking for the Wolf

The group, with Jesse's help, made their way through the island until they came to a part that surprises them: there's a huge mansion here with a creepy looking bird hanging over the top of the wall, a scary as hell fountain, etc.

"Holy crap! Jesse, does anyone live here?" Ryan ask Jesse in concern.

"Yes, the same hunchback man who is greedy and evil. There was one blob who was here before but he was taken away by the white man's soldier." Jesse explains. The blob must be Bloo of course.

Loud spot a pleasant smelling flower near the fountain and look around to make sure that no one, but his group, are looking before picking it. Then the hero put the flower itself into the home-made perfume while remarking, "There, that should make our concoction smell all so better. Either we're done with this perfume or getting close to doing so."

The group now enter the creepy mansion itself. Once inside, they found a study that made even some of the kids especially Jesse shudder. In certain places of the room are certain stuffed animals, many that Loud or his friends has never seen before. Guns and paintings are on display too, but that didn't make things better.

Loud and his friends didn't have time for a tour when a familiar voice snap, "Hey!" They turn and saw a familiar hunchbacked man sitting in a chair near a window that is opened. Mr. Boss, glaring angrily at the trespassers, snap, "Who the hell are you people and what are you doing in my house?"

The group approach Mr. Boss. Loud decides to have some fun while remarking in a pretend daze voice, "I am Loud Kiddington, zillionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht."

"Ha! For a zillionaire, you sure look like a smelly pirate!"

"Well, so much for that lie, 'Bugs Bunny'." Mowgli remark to Loud dryly. "Or is it Elmer Fudd? Hell, who knows anymore?"

"My name, kid, is Boss, Mr. Boss." Mr. Boss snap to Loud and his group rudely.

"Funny, that name sounds familiar." Loud said puzzled.

"You should know, we ran into him back at the bank, Kari's group saw him at Wilson's job and his name came up in the conversion with Bon Clay." Uther explain to Loud in concern.

"Say...aren't you the over the top hellish heavy metal performer who bites heads off of Mankeys?!"

"Who wants to bite off of Mankeys? Doesn't make sense to me." Jesse said puzzled.

"Try me, Jesse, you will get to used to Loud's obvious nature." Ryan said to Jesse with a sigh.

"Don't be dumb with me, Kiddington!" Mr. Boss snap in annoyance at Loud.

"Who's playing?" Loud ask Mr. Boss confused. Obviously, the hero really has no idea who this business man really is.

"I see. Well, let me help out fill in the dirty corners of your empty damn mind! Mr. Boss, that is me, is a businessman, a capitalist, a real estate developer, and soon I will be the future king of the Toonian! Ha ha ha ha!"

Mr. Boss continues laughing a bit, making the heroes gasp in shock and anger. Of course, everything makes sense now! Hermione exclaim angrily, "Of course, you're the one who is trying to buy out the Duff Bar!"

"Duff Bar? Ha! That's just the tip of the aardvark, you filthy Mudblood!" Mr. Boss sneer cruelly to Hermione. Ryan and Harry would've charge the land developer for insulting the witch like that but their pals hold them back. "Yeah, I don't think I don't know what Muggle-born wizards and witches look like! Even I do my homework! Anyway, I'm going to buy the whole Toonian!"

"I don't understand. Why do you want to buy up all of the Toonian?" Kari ask Mr. Boss in concern.

"Ah, you see, I'm a man with a vision."

"Oh, you too? What is yours like?" Jesse ask Mr. Boss with a frown.

"I see a Toonian freed from the chaotic plundering and grog drinking pirates, one made safe for the orderly consumerism of family-oriented theme restaurants and resorts, one Toonian clean of filthy trash, one you would love to bring home to your damn mother." Mr. Boss explain sinisterly to the group.

"Really? Mine is mostly about ice cream." Loud said with a shrug.

"My vision is helping saving our world from an evil out to rid it of my people, pirates, wizards, witches, etc. as well as be with the one I truly love." Jesse explain curiously. "Of course, so I was told by the shaman."

"So, Mr. Boss, how does all my pirate friends fit into your capitalist madness, eh?"

Mr. Boss smirks sinisterly as he explains, "Oh, those scum will be retrained."

"Retrained?" Melody ask in concern. She doesn't like the sound of what Mr. Boss just said.

"You got it. Why, the serviced based economies of tomorrow's Toonian will always have waiters, janitors, maids, dishwashers, target practice, heh heh heh."

"And for the pirates who don't want to be doing those jobs?" Danny ask Mr. Boss suspiciously.

"Who said that those fools would have a choice in the matter?" Mr. Boss remark in amusement. "As for the Native Americans, one thing for sure: they of course will be put into reserves so that they themselves will not be a nuisance or be killed. Whichever works."

"What makes you think my people would pose a threat?" Jesse ask Mr. Boss offended. "You're the one who is going to turn the Toonian into some sort of corporation wasteland. You're going to make the lives of pirates miserable and most likely drive my people and the other Native Americans off their lands with your warped dreams! You are a monster!"

"Hey, at least I don't wear animal skin, you little sa-."

Ryan interrupts what Mr. Boss was going to say as he say furiously to him, "Call Jesse a savage, Mr. Boss, and I'll have that mustache of yours shaved."

"Hey, no hard feelings. But business is business." Mr. Boss said with a slight shrug.

"Tell me, how does pirate-support industries fit into your scheme as well?" Hawkmon ask Mr. Boss with a deep frown.

"Why they will all be torn down! Soon these islands will no longer have any run-down watering holes, murky ass voodoo shops, and disease-ridden houses of ill repute! In their places on the streets will be fancy art houses, amusing theme restaurants, and upscale knick-knack shops!"

Loud pause then looks confused as he ask, "Is it just me or does that scheme sounds too much like the evil Queen's sinister scheme in the computer game 'Eric the Unready'?"

"I don't know, Loud." Ryan said with a shrug.

"And for the stores that will not give in to your offers and such?"

"Oh, those places always sell out...sooner or later. Heh heh heh." Mr. Boss said with a sinister chuckle. Obviously the businessman is talking about his tactics to buy up land on Toonatopia and elsewhere.

"And what about the children?" Loud ask with a whine, much to his pals' disbelief and embarrassment.

"What about them?"

"Don't know. Thought I should at least ask. You know what? I'm tired of hearing about your sick ass dreams."

"Good because I'm tired of talking about them to you fools." Mr. Boss snap rudely to the group.

"What do you have against pirates and Native Americans?" Danny ask Mr. Boss, making Ryan and Jesse frown a bit.

"For the Native Americans, they are pests who attack anyone for no good reason!"

"Only if we are provoked, evil man!" Jesse snap furiously at Mr. Boss.

"Whatever. As for pirates, they hellva smell! Why, the only thing that smell worse than one pirate is two of them! It's enough to make a man park a tiger on the rug." Mr. Boss remark in disgust as he wave his arm around as if getting rid of an invisible smell.

"Right, right." Gatomon said puzzled.

"So anything else you hate about pirates?" Iago ask Mr. Boss.

"Oh nothing much." Mr. Boss said fuming a bit at first.

"Oh, really?"

"Other than the damn fact that they're a bunch of mindless greedy, murdering assholes who makes it impossible for a hard working businessman like me to earn a living every once in a while, without worrying about being attacked or robbed from? Eh, not much really, loud mouth parrot!"

"Ah." Loud said with a nod. He and the others glance at the dead animals while the pirate ask, "Tell me, what's with all the dead animals hanging in this room?"

"Oh those? I like having them around, they help me remember where I came from." Mr. Boss said with a proud smile.

"Los Angeles?" Kari ask curiously.

"Down Unda, you damn ninny!"

"Oh." Loud said with a frown. "You know, my navigator, who is Ryan's best friend, told me that you're pretty good when it comes to insults."

"Pretty good?" Mr. Boss snap angrily as if being offended by Loud's comment. "Listen, loudington, you should very damn well know that my insults helped me with 500 hostile takeovers! No man, woman, kid, animal, whatever alive can withstand the might of my withering barbs!"

"Hey, I bet Loud can beat you." Draco said to Mr. Boss in determination.

"Is that so, parrot? What stakes are you going to propose here?"

"Draco, let me handle this." Loud said to Draco before turning back to Mr. Boss. "If I win, you must do the Chicken Dance wearing a frigging chicken suit all over town!"

Mr. Boss smirk confidentially while saying, "Okay, then. But if I win, you and your friends must get out of my house."

"Agreed, then! So what form of Insult Game that we shall be playing?"

"How about the basics, make this interesting?"

"Loud, here is my sword. Take it." Ryan said to Loud as he pass his samurai sword over to his captain before the samurai himself and the others move aside to watch the duel from safely. Mr. Boss got a sword from a jar nearby before getting up to fight.

"What is this Insult Game thing involving your swords?" Jesse ask Ryan puzzled.

"Something Loud does. Just watch, you'll get the idea."

Soon the fight begins with Mr. Boss smirking while saying, "En Garde! Touche!"

"Oh come on, that is cliche!" Loud laugh in amusement since he has done that insult before. The two duelists clash swords a bit as the crowd watch on, cheering for the pirate of course. Once Loud get a turn, he exclaim, "Ha! Soon you will meet your END, you guts eating fool!"

"Oh yeah? I got a TIP for you: get the POINT?" Mr. Boss counter-insult Loud causing him to go back a bit. So far it's 1 point for each side. "Ha! Looks like things are crook in Musellbrook for you!"

Loud and his friends look confused upon hearing that insult: they have never heard that one before. Come to think about it: that insult doesn't seem to exist in the Toonian at all!

"Err, don't know what you just said...but I feel strangely insulted." Loud said in concern. Apparently the hero can't respond to an insult like that.

Mr. Boss smirks as he push Loud back before saying, "You pal are driving me berko!"

"Huh? I'm what, what, what the hell?!"

Mr. Boss smirk as he push Loud back a few more while saying, "You are a shag short of a frigging barbie!" The others look confused and worried. Their friend doesn't know how to respond to that confusing insult. He won't win!

"Errr, didgeridoo to you then as well!" Loud exclaim sheepishly.

Soon it happened: Mr. Boss push Loud back some more until he knock the sword right out of his hands. To make matters worst, the weapon hit the floor hard, smashing in the progress.

"No! You bastard broke my sword!" Ryan exclaim in shock and fury.

"Ha ha ha! That's what you get for lending your sword to an amateur!" Mr. Boss laughs to Ryan evilly.

"I...lost?" Loud ask dumbstruck. It's no fair, the hero wasn't prepared for the new type of insults and yet he feel downcast and beaten.

"Naturally. Now as per the bet, get out of my house and take your freaks with you!!"

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Loud and his pals left a while later, the hero is shaken and disbelief. June notice his state while calming him down, saying, "Relax, Loud. It's all right, you just weren't prepared for his insults, that's all."

"I can't believe it: Mr. Boss has won from the start! No wonder the other pirates lost their homes and business to the asshole: he was using insults that doesn't exist in the Toonian!" Loud exclaim a bit with a frown. "That jerk!"

"Well, one thing's for certain, I need a new sword." Ryan said with a sigh. He can't believe that jerk went and smashed his sword during the last duel!

"Luckily I found one while I followed your trail." Jesse said as she hold out a sword from her person, giving it to Ryan. "It's like your katana, but about twice as strong."

"Thank you, Jesse. I'm grateful for your assistance."

Loud frowns, recovering from the whole thing. Mr. Boss has insulted his friends, destroyed Ryan's sword and has been forcing pirates out of their homes and businesses. Worst yet, the bastard is planning on making the Toonian pirate-free. That cannot be allowed!

So Loud rush back into the mansion, followed by the others as Iago exclaim, "Hey, whoa, pal, don't do anything you will regret later!"

Once back inside the mansion, Loud came back into the room, much to Mr. Boss's, back in his chair again, notice. What is this kid doing back? Didn't he just chased the punk out of his home?

To Mr. Boss's shock/fury and the others' notice, when Loud's friends came into the room, the hero took out the Eau de Dark Alex II that he got from Bon Clay's perfume stand earlier and spray some of the stuff right onto the stuffed dingo!

"What the hell are you doing?!?" Mr. Boss ask furiously as he got out of his chair, got his cane out and came over to inspect the dingo. The man sniff it and gag in disgust. "Gah! What is that horrible smell?! You've befouled my dingo, you little punk!"

"That is what you get for ruining Ryan's sword." Jesse said to Mr. Boss with a nod.

Mr. Boss growl in fury and disgust and yell angrily, causing him to raise his cane up...and break it over his knee like before. This made the businessman even more upset: he has just got a new cane and Loud made him ruin it!

"Damn it, look what you just made me do!" Mr. Boss snap to Loud angrily. "Now I got to get a new cane...again!"

The heroes watch as Mr. Boss storms out of the room, most likely to return to Wilson's shop. Danny sighs a bit while saying, "Man, I was hoping he would leave eventually."

Loud and his friends decide to take their leave since there's nothing of interest in this room or the mansion. By the time the gang left the building and prepare to leave, Mr. Boss return without his cane, noticing the group's departure while asking dryly, "Still here, eh?"

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A while later, Loud and his friends head towards the House Of Canes, Sticks, Etc. Jesse look around in concern while asking, "You sure it's safe for me to come out in the open?"

"Relax, Jesse. Just stick with us and no one will hurt you." Tiger assure Jesse.

Once inside the shop, Loud's group saw Mr. Boss's next new cane leaning against the bench. That was hellva quick for Wilson to work on. The loud pirate smile as he take out the prosthetic hand with the bugs on it.

"What are you going to do, Loud?" Yolei ask Loud, wondering what her captain's going to do.

"Watch." Loud said as he came over to Mr. Boss's new cane. Sure enough, the others see him putting the bugs right onto the cane itself, allowing them to 'go to town' on it. "Jesus, those little guys sure know quality wood when they see it."

Suddenly the door of the shop slams in as Mr. Boss came back while exclaiming, "Wilson! That new cane I ordered from ya better be ready!"

"Oh yes, it sure is, Mr. Boss. Right over on the usual bench over there." Wilson say as he point to a familiar cane. Mr. Boss turns and notice Loud and his friends, much to his amusement.

"Creepington? Well, are you and your pathetic friends think about getting canes of your own? Perhaps they can make you look more interesting, heh heh heh. Like monkeys, Mudbloods and freaks in hats!"

"Right, those are funny." Loud said with a chuckle. But then it soon dawn on him and the others that Mr. Boss has just insulted them.

"Hey!" The group exclaim angrily. Mr. Boss chuckle under his breath while going over the bench to pick up his new cane, not noticing the bugs chewing on it.

Turning to Wilson, Mr. Boss exclaim sternly to the shopkeeper, "Put it on my bill as usual, Wilson. And remember, don't even think of overcharging or I'll own your ass."

"Of course, sir. Always a pleasure as usual, Mr. Boss." Wilson said with a slight nod. He, Loud and the others watch on as Mr. Boss head out of the shop with his new cane, unaware of the sabotage and not noticing saw dust being left behind in his departure.

Loud and his friends felt kinda good about the bug eating wood prank. At least it will humiliate Mr. Boss more when he finds out his cane will soon be found sooner than he himself thinks! The gang took their leave of the place.

The heroes decide to take some rest for a while so they found a part of Kumquat Island town that got a bench. Loud and some of his pals sat down in the bench, breathing in relaxation.

"Ahhh, it's nice to sit down and relax your feet, eh guys?" Loud ask his friends with a smile.

"Yeah, sitting here gets a guy or girl to be thinking." Hermione said thoughtfully.

"Life is like pillaging a trading vessel heading to Jamestown. Ya never know what you gonna get." Ryan say while speaking like a complete retard making Jesse giggle a bit.

"Okay, enough rest, guys." Loud said with a nod as he and his friends got back to their feet or whatever.

"Right, we need to get back to work." Gatomon said with a nod.

The gang returns to the dock and search around there for a while. Sure enough, they spot Shego hanging around, making them stop for a moment to speak with the Swordmaster bitch.

"Hey Shego." Mowgli greet Shego.

"What do you want?" Shego ask Loud's group with a frown. Can't she just be left alone for a while?

"Bloo is in jail!" Loud explain to Shego in concern.

"Oh yeah, figures. That dick head always get into trouble with the law once the bum gets shore leave."

"Shore leave?" Jesse ask puzzled.

"That leaves a sailor being allowed to go to an island away from the ship for a while." Ryan explain to Jesse.

"And who is this woman?" Shego ask Ryan with a frown as she glare at Jesse a bit.

"This is Jesse, Princess of the Native American. Hell, show some respect for her, okay?"

"So why aren't you on shore leave?" Jesse ask Shego, the Native American woman is getting used to using the mentioned words 'shore leave'.

"Hey, someone has got to stay and guard the ship while Shere Khan fix all the damages you made on it." Shego remark to Loud in annoyance.

"You know, it's not fair calling Xem by Shere Khan." Mowgli point out to Shego with a frown. "I know Shere Khan and Xem isn't him."

"Hell, the guy could be the villain's nephew for all I care!"

"Well, since you're here, want us to get you anything while we're in town?" Kari ask Shego, trying to be hellva polite to the woman.

Shego frowns while asking, "Like what?"

The gang thought up certain shops to get Shego a gift at but the woman turn each one down so they end the subject right after the last suggestion was turned down.

"Say, have you seen a wolf whose red nose is pecked around here somewhere?" Harry aks Shego curiously.

"A wolf? What, I thought you were looking for Loud's wife's lawyers." Shego said puzzled.

"Yeah, I found those guys, now I'm looking for a wolf whose nose look like it was pecked." Loud explain to the frustrated Shego.

"Oh yeah, this is how it starts, right?"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Danny ask Shego puzzled. What is the woman going into here?

"Please. I know how Loud Kiddington acts. First it will be something quirky and damn fun like a wolf with a pecked nose. Perhaps then it would be some damn voodoo spell used to, oh perhaps maybe vampire bats or something!" Shego explain in annoyance. "And before anyone could say 'aw son of a bitch', BOOM! Dark Alex II and his undead legion of goons would come from out of nowhere and then we would be stuck on Cartoon Island again! Ugh, why didn't I listened to Bloo?"

"What is that all about?" Jesse ask puzzled, obviously not around when the first three fights with Dark Alex II has happened.

"I will explain later." Ryan said to Jesse before turning back to Shego. "So in other words, you haven't seen a wolf with a red nose that looks like it was pecked?"

"No." Shego answer dryly to Ryan.

"Well, carry on, Shego." Loud said as he ends the conversion with Shego.

"Do I got a hellva choice here?"

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Loud and his pals return to the bank area when our hero notice the opened manhole, getting an idea while getting the prosthetic skin right out at the same time. As the others watch, the pirate put the bouncy thing right over the manhole.

"Hey, it's like a trampoline!" Loud exclaim with a smile, then glance at the bank window. "Guys, wait here. I shouldn't be long."

As Loud's crew atch, Loud got on the trampoline, bouncing up and down on it yelling a bit. After a while of doing this, the hero got send flying right through the window and open the second level of the bank.

"Ouch..." Loud groans before getting up, facing the darkness of the place. The lights of the building are out now of course.

Loud climb down a ladder and search around the darkness until he find a pull chain, pulling it to turn all the lights in the building right on.

"Cool, the pull chain controls the light. Technology marches on." Loud said with a smile. Now it's time to do some searching.

Loud goes to a table nearby and check out the magazines, though none of them are of any interest to the hero. He did notice some Supperware and took one, figuring that this frigging thing could be useful.

Loud looks up to the second level and was startled to see some sort of triangle-shaped shadow seen by a light hanging on it. The hero climb back up to the said level and came over to a closer look.

"Hey, what's that shadow? It looks like...a nose?!" Loud exclaim with a gasp. The hero look at the light carefully and found something, taking out some sort of prosthetic nose. "A prosthetic nose! Ew, hellva gross. Hey, I bet this thing belongs to that smelly wolf pirate, the one who smells of bacon and got a pecked nose!"

"Let me take that, Mr. Kiddington." A familiar voice spoke up, startling Loud in the progress. He looks down to see the door opening with a stern looking Javert coming right into the bank.

"Inspector Javert! What are you doing here?"

"Well, I was going to ask you the same question, I got suspicious when I notice your friends waiting right near the place so I came right in. But instead, I will take that nose that you got into evidence."

Loud nods as he toss the prosthetic nose down to Javert. Excitedly, our hero exclaim, "Come on, let's try it on Bobbie!"

"Well, that would be an excited idea. Problem is, no one knows where Bobcat is. But if you bring him in, I may consider it." Javert said with a nod. "Of course, I will give you this precaution: even if the nose fits, it would only prove that the wolf was at the bank when the crime was committed. It doesn't tie him to the loot at all."

"Damn it, you still think that I did it, do you?"

"Of course. But if I was given the right evidence, I may change my mind. Now get the hell outta here!"

With that said, Javert left the bank the same way he came. Loud sighs a bit as he did the same thing: jumping right out the window and falling towards the ground while yelling.

"AHHHHHHH!" Loud scream before landing on the ground with a groan. "Ouch."

"Loud, you okay?" Ryan ask Loud as he help his captain to his feet.

"Yeah, fine, fine."

"Did you find anything?" Jesse ask Loud curiously. "We saw man of authority coming in and out of the bank."

"I found a prosthetic nose and Javert got it now." Loud explains. "We need to get Bobcat to see if the nose fits, but even if it does, that only proves that the damn wolf was at the bank when the crime was committed, not tying him to the loot."

"Well then, we got to find more evidence, do we?" Hermione ask Loud with a nod.

Loud nods as he take the hanky out, smelling the damn thing. The whole thing smells like smoked fish. The hero then take the home-made perfume out and spraying. Whoa! That smells like the hanky, only stronger.

The group heads over to the Palace of Parts, entering the place. Jesse look surprised by the parts in the place while exclaiming, "Amazing! How is it that you folks used these parts to replace original?"

"Hell, we just got lucky." Draco said with a shrug. Loud took the perfume out, heading over to the Blind Hermit before spraying the stuff causing the shopkeeper to yelp a bit.

"Whoa! Now that's an all too familiar smell, nasty! Of course, can't complain since Roy G. Biv is my best customer of course." The Blind Hermit said with a nod.

"Roy G. Biv, eh?" Loud ask interested.

"Right. The man always buys prosthetic noses from me whenever he ask for one."

"Ah, I see. Well, the man is a...good friend of ours." Kari said with a nod. "Yeah."

"Yeah, we lost track of him over time though. Hell, I, uh, missed the guy so much that I made a little odor potion to remind me of the cool guy." Loud said with a smile.

"Ugh, okay, okay, enough! Too much info" The Blind Hermit exclaim, a hint of disgust is heard in his tone of voice. The shopkeeper sniffs some more while adding, "I got a personal rule of 'don't ask, don't smell'."

"Sorry. Now then, if you can tell us where our, uh, friend is at, that could mean a lot to us." Jesse said to the Blind Hermit smoothly.

"Oh sure. Of course! The guy lives out past the Fog O' Timeline Land. That place is hard to get through unless you got the directions he gave me. Only with them will someone make it through without getting lost. They are filed away in the File o Matic filing system."

"Okay then, let's get that file." Loud request with a grin.

"I can't, remember? Comet, my monkey, ran away from me a while back. Why, he was the only one who could understand how to run the File o Matic. As such, I don't know how to retrieve the map itself." The Blind Hermit explains. Then the blind shopkeeper got a thoughtful look while suggesting, "But if any of you could figure the system out, feel free to have the file. The controls are right here."

"Thanks. We will try it out."

Loud and his pals went over to the device and look at it. Certain parts of the device has pictures of bunnies, bananas, palm trees, pumpkins, etc. Each search to look for the file end up with different names, especially one who is called 'Hoagie N. Stitch'. No luck but the gang kept on looking, deciding to use elimination of progress to determine with picture represents certain numbers of the alphabet.

Soon the group got a document for a customer named 'Roy G. Biv', Loud takes it while saying, "Hey, these must be the directions to Bobcat the Wolf's house."

"Weird. Look like a train schedule to me." Harry said puzzled. Sure enough, the boy is right for instead of directions, there are times on the document though each one got a direction letter on it.

"Wait, I think I got an idea." Kari said in thought. Perhaps these directions can help them get to that wolf after all...

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A while later, the heroes return to the swamp itself. Loud watch as Kari took the clock that she and her group has took earlier, putting it on the raft itself. Sure enough, the clock itself now shows the time of 12:05.

"Yes, of course." Jesse said in realization. "This is the Fog O' Timeline Land, which means time itself is the key. The monkey has used a clock for the time to see what direction he must go."

"Everyone, get on. We're heading to Bobbie's." Loud said in determination. He and his pals got on the raft while the hero took out the document, glancing at it. 12:05, so the gang must go West.

Loud took the stick and begins rowing the raft to the West, arriving in one part of the swamp. Sure enough, the clock now shows a different time. Perfect!

Loud kept rowing through the raft with his pals staying on. At one point of the journey, they came along a gate...along with people who looks like them! They are apparently their future selves who gave Loud interesting items like a skeleton key, a rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle, a gun and some rope, as well as the answer to his question of what number he's thinking of: 69.

Loud opens the gate to let the future version of him and his group go before the heroes move on. A while later of following the instructions later and they found the same gate again: only this time the heroes are confronting their past selves! Loud made sure to give the items to himself through the way that his future self has given them to him before and say the right things, including the same answer which is 69.

After a hellva while of rowing later, the heroes has found their way out of the fog and to a pier. They tied the raft to the pier itself before getting off. There's a trap nearby used to catch things and a house which must be Bobcat's, welcome mat is front of the door.

The group nod quietly as they head over to the house, wondering how they themselves could catch Bobcat. Jesse stop a bit while saying, "Wait, I am hearing a conversion in there. Someone else is here besides the wolf."

"She's right, I can hear some people talking." Loud said as he hear a conversion going on in Bobcat's home. "Let's get to the window so we can hear what's the hell is going on."

So Loud's group head over to the window to get a better hearing of the conversion. Sure enough, they heard Bobcat speaking to someone, "Hell, like I said before, I got the job done so where's my money?!"

"Say, this oughta be good." Hermione said in amusement. So Bobcat was really working for someone when he robbed the bank before, eh? But who is his boss?

Suddenly another familiar voice spoke up, much to the gang's surprise, "Oh, you will get the money in due time, Bobcat."

"Wait, that voice sounds familiar. Could it be...?" Loud begins to say in concern. The others nod, agreeing with the hero's train of thought. No doubt about it. Mr. Boss is here, talking with Bobcat!

"After all, we only completed part of the plan. Heh, good job on getting Loud Kiddington out of the way, as well as getting the LeFume family heirlooms. I hope for your sake that you put them in a safe place."

"Of course, duh! I am not a frigging idiot!" Bobcat snap to Mr. Boss inside the house. "That crap that you're so interested in is already safe and sound in my impenetrable cave that you and I know of!"

"Crap? That same crap could be the key, the same one that could rid the islands of pirates once and for all. No offense, Bobbie." Mr. Boss's Voice said as he apologize to Bobcat to assure him that he won't be one of the pirates to get rid of apparently.

"Fine, whatever. So how about my damn fee?"

"Later, my good man, er, wolf, later! Right now, let's keep the heirlooms our little secret until further notice. Make sure to keep them hidden and don't say a word to anyone! We don't want anyone to spoil my plans by indiscretion now, do we?"

"Goddamn it. Fine, Mr. Boss, we will do things your way." Bobcat snarl to Mr. Boss in frustration. "But remember, unless you pay me soon, I will slash your frigging body parts right out non-stop!"

"Now now, no need to be just a werewolf. You will get what's coming to you sooner or later." Mr. Boss's Voice assure Bobcat, a hint of annoyance is heard in the businessman's voice.

"I better or else!"

"Now then, I'm off to get back to my own affairs. Now that we have got the possession of the LeFume heirlooms, I must begin determining how they are connected to the Fatal Insult!"

The Fatal Insult, the same horror Grandpa LeFume spoke about in his letter. Why is Mr. Boss interested in it? The group hid as they saw the door to the shack opening with Mr. Boss himself coming out of the place before closing the said door on his way out. The heroes watch as Bobcat's boss got on a raft of his own, rowing away from the place.

"Well, Jesse, you're right, Mr. Boss did indeed find his way around here." Ryan said with a nod.

"Mr. Boss and Bobcat are working together, eh? Once we handle our wolf 'pal' here, we're going to pay that land developing bastard a visit." Loud said with a stern nod. If Mr. Boss knows where the heirlooms are, he has got more to answer for.

"But how will we captured Bobcat? It's not like we will scared him out." Yolei said with a sigh. After all, Bobcat isn't that good to capture.

"Or will we?" The heroes but Jesse all ask at once, coming to the same conclusion at once.

"What? What is your plan?" Jesse ask puzzled. She watch as Loud got the chicken grease tin out, rubbing the stuff right onto the welcome mat. Next, he got Bill right out of his pants. "A duck?"

Bill quacks a bit. Suddenly Bobcat is heard yelling in fear, "AAACK! LEAVE ME ALONE YOU STUPID DUCK!!!"

Loud smirks as he goes over to the window while saying to his friends, "Watch this, guys. You'll love it." The hero plus throw Bill right through the window itself and into Bobcat's home.

Bill is heard quacking like mad in the house. Of course, Bobcat can only result by screaming in terror and fear, looks like the stories of his nose getting pecked by a duck was true. The wolf rush out of his home in terror. However he didn't notice the grease on the welcome mat until Bobcat slip and slide like mad, causing him to fall right into the trap, the door closed, locking him in.

As Bill came out quacking, the heroes smirk as they surrender their prey. Bobcat scream furiously, "Let me out of here!!!"

"Nope, no way! You're going to jail for good this time, bucko!" Loud laugh at Bobcat in amusement. The boy yelps as Jesse got a spear out and raise it as if about to strike the wolf down. He stop her in time while saying, "Whoa, whoa, Jesse! I know Bobcat has trespassed on one of your people's territories for too long, but we need him alive to prove my innocence!"

"He's right, Jesse. The guy's no good to us dead." Ryan said to Jesse in agreement.

The girl pause then put her weapon away while glancing at the struggling wolf. Loud and Ryan are right, perhaps Bobcat is better off bring brought to justice in the right way.

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Loud and his pals carry Bobcat in the trap cage right back to town, bringing him right into the police station, dropping the wolf right on the floor. Luckily enough, Javert is still there working or whatever.

"Well, inspector, here you go. The real criminal." Loud said to Javert, much to the inspector's notice.

"What's this? Is that Bobcat the Wolf?" Javert ask in surprise upon seeing Bobcat, trapped and in his police station at last. Amazing, no one has ever caught the wolf before, until now.

"Damn it, let me out of here! This is wrongful poaching!" Bobcat exclaim furiously as he struggles in his cage.

"You're correct, Inspector. Bobcat is the one who framed Loud for the bank robbery." June explain to Javert with a nod. "Now can you remove the anklet from our friend's person?"

"You don't got anything on me, you assholes!"

"We've overheard you and Mr. Boss talking in the swamp." Mowgli said to Bobcat with a frown. "You two mention about robbing the bank and framing Loud to get him out of the way!"

"Ha! That won't do good as evidence!" Bobcat snap to Mowgli in defiance.

"I hate to say it but he's right." Javert said, being forced to agreed with his arch nemesis. "Do any of you got evidence to prove your claims?"

"That prosthetic nose that I gave you before should help clear my name." Loud points out to Javert hopefully.

"Well...not exactly. Like I told you before, that would only prove that Bobcat here was at the scene of the crime when the bank robbery happened. It doesn't prove that he was the real crook. Hell, you got to prove that the wolf has the loot in possession with the right evidence to do that."

"But..." The heroes begin to protest.

"So I won't be giving out justice in this case." Javert said sternly.

"You're going to just let him go?!" Harry ask in shock. After all that trouble of catching Bobcat, the wolf is going to be let go Scott free?!

"Oh, Bobbie isn't going anywhere. Like I know some of you, he is wanted for plenty of crimes that he himself has committed on Kumquat Island. Come back when you think you found evidence of your frigging claim."

"All right." Loud said with a sigh. At least Bobcat is not going to be released due to the other criminal charges. The prosthetic nose proves he was at the bank but how to tie the jerk to the loot itself? Hmmm, I wonder how Fifi's doing?"

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The re-election/election on Toonatopia Island is in high gear, especially with a dispute being held at city hall with Fifi going against Ratcliffe. The prize? The voters' votes. Each candidate are in each podium with the dead (not really) candidate speaking first.

"...and so, everyone, as we approach the next century, are we foolish enough to trust the future of Toonatopia Island to a man with a sinister past, no experience as well as someone who doesn't like pirates AND Native Americans?" Fifi ask in determination. "Yes no? The answer is obviously NO!"

The pirates cheer excitedly for Fifi. Her campaign crew watch with smiles. Looks like their friend is going to win this dispute. Let's see Ratcliffe has anything to counter his opponent.

"Yes, yes, my opponent is correct, I am a newcomer to these isles and I do have a problem with those savages." Ratcliffe said. "Yes, it's also true that my experience in affairs of state is minimal at best. But even we know that a seventh-generation pirate stinky princess would have trouble in knowing what's best for the people of Toonatopia Island. It needs more than a part-time status quo Governor, especially since the dead one can't even promise her own citizens...Good Times and Free Grog!"

To Fifi and her crew's shock, the pirates suddenly cheer for Ratcliffe, "Yeah! Grog, grog, grog, grog!" Obviously, they like his campaign promise of 'Good Times and Free Grog'. How could any of them be so damn foolish to fall for that ridiculous false promise?!

Ratcliffe smile at his new supporters. Suddenly the cheering stop as a shot is heard being fired, making the opponent yelp in alarm and glance at Fifi, the one who fired the shot. The skunk, trying to get back the advantage, protest in worry, "Stop it, stop it moi say! Vous can't be stupid enough to believe that someone like Ratcliffe would actually give vous 'Good Times and Free Grog'...would vous?"

"Yeah! Grog, grog, grog, grog, grog!"

The crowd cheer wildly for the smirking Ratcliffe making Fifi and her friends frown or look worried. Apparently the pirates are stupid enough to believe him. Not good.

Author's note
Well, this isn't any better! Loud and his friends has captured Bobcat and prove that he was at the bank when the crime happened, but they need to prove that he committed the crime itself.

Fifi: Que, not to mention moi is not doing good at the election.

Me: Right. In the next chapter, the gang prepares to hunt down the loot but where to find Bobcat's hidden cave? Perhaps Mr. Boss could help them without knowing, perhaps? Read, review and suggest.

For those wondering about Ryan's sword, he first used and lost the one from the bank earlier, then the samurai lend his own to Loud for the duel, only for it to break no thanks to Mr. Boss. Luckily, Ryan got a new sword thanks to Jesse.

Roy G. Biv is the alias used by Hugh Bliss in the first season of the Sam and Max video games. Amazingly enough, Hoagie and Stitch, who portrayed the duo in my fanmakes of the games, are referenced.

The Shere Khan and Xem uncle-nephew thing is a reference to Julayla's Kouja no Senshi series.