Negs- *Weakly, calls to Flint* It's open
*Flint opens the door and notices Negs laying there, not looking very well*
Flint-Hi Negs.
*Negs tries to smile, but cringes in pain*
Negs- hey
Flint- Sorry to see that you're still in pain. The others, they're not having a good recovery.
Negs- Yeah, well, I don't think I'll ever get better till everyone else is...
Flint- I came to see how you were doing. I understand.
Negs- Heh, as you see...
Flint- Yes, I know.
Negs- h, how are you?
Flint- The doctors are doing everything they can for now. I'm doing okay.
Negs- *whispers* good
Flint- Although I haven't slept very well, this tragedy has kept me awake, and I don't think I'll rest until I know things are back to normal, if that's possible.
Negs- Aw, but you'd better keep well for Kilthy n' Molly
Flint- I thought I'd check up on you on my way to the Bahamas. And no, I'm not going on vacation. That's where Leon is, and Megavolt. Leon hasn't contacted us in a while, so I'm beginning to wonder. And, yeah, I'm trying to stay well for my family.
Negs- well, don't you disappear! And hurt Megavolt fer me; real bad. k?
Flint- Trust me, we'll enforce pain if we have to!
Negs- hmm
Flint- I'm taking Jill, Lara, and Zidane with me.
Negs- ok, good luck man hunting
Flint- Thanks, hang in there, we have to get through this.
Negs- ok, you too
Flint- Say, just one question.
Negs- hmm?
Flint- Are your wives and kids okay, 'cause I don't see them or hear them?
*Negs starts to cry*
Flint- Oh crap.... That's it, that rat is gonna pay dearly! I will avenge your pain my friend.
*Negs continues to cry, but nods his head in response With that Flint goes out the door, taking off with the others off to the Bahamas. A few hours go by, and the four finally make it to the Bahamas. Jill, Lara, and Zidane draw their weapons as Flint leads the pack, sniffing out Megs. He tells the others that he picked up a faint smell of blood. Flint follows the smell and sure enough sees where civilization has been. The four go up to the site, looking around, searching for any clues*
Jill-Where could they have gone, and where's Leon???
Flint-I'm not sure but we have to find them. Judging from the scents around, they've been gone a couple of days.
Jill-What about that blood you smelled?
Flint-Not sure from whom.
Zidane-There ain't no damn blood on the ground either!
Flint-I think Megs is making sure we don't find out where he is. And, I'd hate to say this, but since we haven't heard from or seen Leon, they might've captured him. Who knows if he's even still alive.
Lara-No! My Leon doesn't give up that easily! He'd use everything he's got to stop them, you know that!
Flint- I'm sorry Lara. It's just that we've basically come to another dead end.
Lara-Then we'll search the whole island! I'll go north, Jill go south, Flint go west, and Zidane go east.
Flint-Before we depart, we must stay in contact at all costs. If anything serious comes up, call, and the rest of us will be there.
*With that, the four split up and search in different directions. Time goes by and nothing comes up, everyone continues to search. Finally, Lara spots a small house high atop a hill. Lara proceeds up the hill and gets to the front door. Without hesitation or even knocking, she busts open the door with a swift kick. Candice starts to cry with fright. Inside all seems quiet and empty, until the baby cries. Lara puts her guard up quickly, waiting for an attack. No attack comes. Lara quietly and swiftly goes to where Candice is. She spots Megavolt across from her, his back to her. He's holding Candice*
Lara-Put the baby down and FREEZE!!
*Megs continues to hold Candice, lovingly, trying to calm her*
Lara(speaking into radio)-I've found Megs, come to my location immediately!
*Within a couple minutes the others arrive there, all breathing hard after running there. Jill and Lara point their guns at Megs, Zidane stands watch, and Flint enters the room and slowly walks to Megs. Megs stays where he is, never moving*
Flint-Turn around, slowly, and hand the baby over.
Megs- *sigh* why must it come to this?
Flint- Because you have been convicted of a very serious crime, punishable by death if any one of the Hudigans die. Now hand me the baby, nice and easy.
Megs- I'm afraid I can't do that.
*The rest of the Sputtersparks come out of hiding, drawing weapons and pointing them at the posse*
Flint-So this is what it's come down to has it. Now after attempting to kill the Hudigans, you want to kill us too, huh?
*Megavolt turns around* No, no, not at all, but why must you be so persistent??
Jill-It seems Megavolt has manipulated his whole family into this mess.
Flint-You're not getting away with it
Ja Tarra- We all agree and HATE Negaduck for what he did to me!!*She starts to tear up*
Flint-That will not help you. You two will come with us and will be held until such time you are sentenced to death for murder or forever banished from Earth if they all live.
Jill-In other words, if they live, you live. They die, you die.
Ja Tarra- You idiot! We banished ourselves, WITHOUT embarrassment and force!!!!
Flint-That does not matter, you WILL come back with us and we will hold you until the lives of the Hudigans are completely assessed.
Ja Tarra- Let us alone!!
Flint-We will not. You will pay for your crime, one way or another.
Megs- fine then.
Ja Tarra- what?
Megs- it was me and me alone that did them in.
*Megs hands Candice over to Emilia*
Ja Tarra- Elmo!
*Megs stops Elle from saying that she helped as well.
Megs- I'm turning myself in.
*Flint goes over and pushes Megs to the ground with one hand while Jill cuffs him. The kids start to cry*
Flint-Let this serve as a lesson. But before we go, you WILL tell us where you are keeping Leon.
Tory- you're monsters! ALL of you! *she says to the cops*
Ja Tarra- we don't know where Leon is.
Flint-I could turn you in as well for withholding crucial information. Now, where is he?!
Ja Tarra- I swear. After Leon hurt my Megsie I scratched Leon and let him out to sea on a tube. I haven't seen him since
Flint-Oh, attacking an officer. You're under arrest for that crime as well as attempted murder of an officer.
Ja Tara- WHAT??!!
Flint-Put your hands behind your back...
Tory- Mom!
*Ja Tarra struggles with her arrest. Zidane and Jill hold Megs while Flint forcefully holds her in place while Lara puts the cuffs on her.*
Ja Tarra- Take care of your brothers' and sisters'!! :'(
*With that, the four take Megs and Ja Tarra outside where they are put in a police truck. Flint and Zidane get in back with Megs and Ja Tarra, while Jill and Lara are in front. Before they go, Lara gets out and goes up to Tory
Lara- For your sake I hope the Hudigans live.
*Lara gets back in the truck and leaves with the others.*
Tory- I hate you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*A few hours go by and the six arrive back in Kennedy City. Flint grabs Ja Tarra and Megs out of the truck and places them in two separate fortified cells. *These cells are surrounded by steel wall, and sound proofing. The doors are heavy, with a small window to look out of. Medium "brightened" lights are at the ceiling of each cell, covered by steel wiring. There is also a toilet and sink, with one bed to each. And the window to each cell door slides up electronically so that food may be put through it. The four cops think of who to send to the seas to retrieve Leon. They decide to send Android 16, who will not tire. Lara goes to Mic and Meryl's house to talk to him. Lara arrives at the house and knocks on the door. Mic answers*
Mic- hey, what's up?
Lara-Hello.
*Mic is in a slovenly manner*
Lara-Are you any good with helicopters?
Mic- er...kinda. haven't flown one in a while, thou
Lara- That's okay. We need your help.
Mic- with?
Lara- To help me look for Leon.
Mic- .....great
Lara- I'm sorry, perhaps I should ask someone else. Sorry for bothering you. *Lara gets ready to proceed out the door*
Mic- wait, I'll help
Lara- No, it's okay, I know you're going through rough times right now. Stay here with your family, and I'll worry about mine.
Mic- Lara.
Lara- What?
Mic- Don't make me hurt you. Let's go
Lara- Fine.
Mic- Meryl! I'm gonna go find Leon! I'll call later, k?! *He called through out the apartment*
Meryl-Okay! Be careful!
Mic- Love you! Bye!
Meryl-Bye!
*Lara and Mic go to the airport where a helicopter is waiting. Lara and Mic get to the airport and get out and walk to the helicopter.*
Lara-Alright Mic, lets go. Destination, the Bahamas.
Mic- Really?? I coulda taken a vacation there with my family!!
Lara-Yeah, Leon's there, somewhere... I just hope he's still alive.
Mic- Ah, the kids got spirit, I bet he's fine!
Lara- I sure hope so...
*With that Mic and Lara head out to the Bahamas in the chopper. and look around the islands. On the way there, Mic notices that the wind is a little high. A lot of weather helm. It makes it difficult to steer*
Lara-Try to keep her steady.
Mic- I AM!!!
*Five minutes later, Lara finally notices something on the horizon*
Mic- what's that?!
Lara-There he is!
Mic- ok, I'm gonna be going down, you wanna pick him up?
*Their excitement lends them to forget the weather, as a huge gust throws them off course*
Mic- where'd he go?!!
*The sturdy chopper stays intact*
Mic- Lara! Look for Leon!!
Lara-I'm looking, I'm looking!
*All of the sudden, another gust of wind blasts them off course again*
Mic- Arg!! This is getting difficult!! And I'm getting tired here!
*Also, dark clouds are starting to form up above them, customary of a storm*
Lara-This isn't looking too good.
Mic- you usin the binoculars?!
*The winds pick up again, making the water wave violently*
Lara-Yes! There he is, I see him!
Mic- great!! DON'T take your eyes off him!! Where is he?
Lara- NE of their position.
*Mic tries to steer in that direction All of the sudden lightning strikes the chopper, all of the electronics inside go dead*
Lara-Oh no!!!!!!!
*Mic is somehow able to maintain control despite this. He turns everything off. A minute he restarts the engine. A heavy rain starts to fall on them, as well as the water. It keeps stalling, but eventually it catches. They're running low on fuel too*
Mic- Lara! Let's make this QUICK!!
Lara-There's a life raft in the back, I'm gonna use it!
*Mic steers towards Leon again and really puts on the speed and as they get closer, he slows down*
Lara- Drop me down next to him!
Mic- Why don't you just bungee down? I got the cord in the back!
Lara- I've got life jackets too!
Mic- Yeh! Use them too!
Lara- The raft is inflatable! Okay, let's do it!
Mic- fine!
*Lara jumps out of the copter, inflates the raft, and lands in the choppy water. The fuel gage in the chopper is reading critical, Mic realizing that he has just enough to get back. Mic can get to a nearby island he saw, even on fumes. Lara grabs hold of a very cold, unconscious Leon. She sees that his lips are blue, possibly a sign of hypothermia. Mic sets the chopper right near the water and he pulls Leon up from the raft. Lara then climbs up into the chopper. Mic quickly gets back at the helm and takes off for that island ASAP!! Mic hears an alarm at the controls, with a red light, signaling fuel is almost gone. He spots the island on the far horizon and goes fer it. The fuel is all gone, the motor�s dead and he glides to the island, using the wind. Then the weight of the machine and the gust goes away the chopper goes down.*
Mic- Hold on everybody!! We're going down!!
*Lara holds onto Leon as they descend. The copper crashes and slides to a stop on the farthest shore from where they came in. The windshield breaks. They stop.
Mic- Everyone ok??!
Lara-Yeah, we're okay!!!! Are you???!!
*Mic looks at her with a cut from the windshield* Mic-Yeah! I'm ok!!
Lara- Oh you poor thing, let me take care of that for you!
*He has minor cuts in a few places. Some of his clothes were ripped as the windshield shattered and whizzed past*
Mic- what?
*She finds a med kit and opens it up, where she finds some bandaging*
Lara- I'm going to take care of those cuts for you!
Mic- huh? oh.*He just realizes and takes the shard out* Ouch!
Lara- That looks bad, but I've got some ointment and bandages for it.
Mic- thanks Lara, but I think you'd better attend to Leon before he goes stone cold dead.
Lara-Thank you Mic, and I'm sorry I brought you out here :-( She kisses him on the cheek as a thank you.
*He smirks and chuckles to himself*
*Lara takes off her jacket and puts it over Leon. In back she finds a blanket*
Lara-Oh crap!
Mic- what�s matter?
Lara-Leon's got five deep cuts on his throat, there's no telling how much blood he lost!
Mic- hey! I came prepared! What kind he need?
Lara-What???!!!
Mic- huh? I got spare blood. This baby's got a fridge. Didn't you know?
Lara-I'm going to use some coagulant spray on him to stop any further bleeding.
Mic- ok!
Lara-Great! Give me some "O" blood!
Mic- ok!
*So Mic gives Leon the transfusion. Leon's lips start to turn back to normal. While that happens, Mic goes and recovers anything important they'll need on the island. Fifteen minutes later, Leon starts to come around*
Leon-Uhhhhh....wha....what...happened?
Mic- welcome back to the world of the living Leon!!
Lara-You're alive!!!! *Lara throws her arms around him, squeezing him tight*
Leon-Hey, take it easy, or I'll need another transfusion! Leon-Hey Mic, how ya doing?
Mic- been better. Hey Lara! You got anything in that kit fer achy muscles?!
Lara-Got some pain killers!
Mic- Great! *sigh*
*Lara gives him some pk's.*
Leon-Hey, uh, I can't move or feel anything in my right leg, you might wanna check it out, I can't really move.
Mic- oh crap! Really?!
Leon-Yeah, I think maybe a nerve got cut or something. I sure hope it's not paralyzed!
Mic- Me too! :-(
Lara-Here's I'm gonna cut your pant leg open and see what's up.
Leon-Okay.
Lara-Oh no!
Leon-What?
Lara-You were bitten, it looks to be from a shark!
Leon-You're....right. I remember it now.
Mic- CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leon-The thing grabbed me by the leg, pulled me under, and I must've blacked out. But the strange thing is, I'm still alive.
Mic- musta took a bite and spit you out, huh? yeah well you plant people are tough!
Leon-I don't know, I don't know how I got back on the float thingy. Heh, I must even be a pain in the ass to sharks huh? Ha, ha, ha...Ow!
Mic- Ooh, take it easy, dude.
Leon-Damn, I better stop joking around before I laugh to death!
Mic- heh. yeah. I'm gonna try the radio.
Leon-Wait, I'm starting to remember something else.
Lara-What is it?
Leon-I remember...a dolphin!
*Mic in the cockpit*
Mic- is there anybody out there?
Leon-It had beautiful eyes and it looked as if it was smiling at me!
*Mic still on the radio* Heloooo-oooo? Anyone awake??! Mayday here!!
Stealbeak- This is Steelbeak, who are you, over!
Mic- Finally! Dude, this is Mic! We've crashed on an island in the bahamas!
SB-Woah! Talk about crashing a vacation! Are you the only one?
Mic- Hey shut up man!! Leon's been hurt here! there's me, Lara, and Leon!
SB-Oh guess not. Just you two?
Mic- Dude, get some Coast Guard out here ok?!
SB-Coast Guard, ha! Don worry, I'll come out dere wit a copter, just hold on.
Leon-How the hell does he have a copter, this is the only one! Or should I say was the only one.
*Within a little while, Steelbeak arrives in a helicopter colored black with complicated weaponry on it*
Mic- Hey, We almost died trying to save your frozen corpse!
Leon-What'd I say?! Well thanks for the help, both of you. Hey, cool, the leg is coming around!
Mic- GREAT!!!:-)
Leon-There's one thing for sure... I'm never deep sea diving again!
*Mic laughs*
Lara-LEON!!!!
Leon-It's just a joke. I don't mind having shark again!
*Mic continues to laugh*
Lara-Ahhhh!
Mic- Na, I think the shark had YOU!!!!!!!!! HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leon-I think you were right though.......he probably did spit me back out! At least now I know I taste bad! I imagine I don't taste too good with vegetables, ha, ha, ha!
*Mic continues to laugh*
Lara-Oh goodness, I give up! See what I have to put up with!
Mic- whadda ya mean!? He's hilarious!!!!!!!
Lara- Yeah but after he almost got killed???!!!!
Mic- hey, ya gotta lighten the mood before there can be any healing!