Intro

Mr. Wolf: Yeah! I'm bad!

Mr. Snake: You're bad!

Ms. Tarantula: He's bad!

Mr. Hornet: She's bad!

Mr. Piranha: We're bad!

Mr. Shark: Who's bad?

The Bad Guys: Yeah!
We're the Bad Guys!

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At the New Company Building, Mira was still in the middle of her work of writing the article about another crime committed by the Bad Guys, and another one about their crime-fighting success.

While she was typing on her computer, a woman came to her desk, and said, "Mira Rose, the boss wants to see you."

This made Mira separate her fingers from the keyboard. She was surprised that her boss wanted to see her. She gulped nervously before standing up from her chair, and following her boss' assistant.

On the way, Mira started asking, "And I in trouble?"

"He just told me to call you," the assistant said.

Mira didn't want to ask another question. The assistant might have no idea why the boss called her. When they made it in front of the boss' door, the assistant tilted her head, gesturing for Mira to go inside. Mira took a deep breath, and entered the room.

In the boss' office, the chair was facing backward. Nervously, Mira slowly closed the door behind her.

"Mr. Wilson...I heard you want to see me?" Mira asked.

"Yes, Ms. Rose, we have something to discuss," said the boss, turning around to face her. "Your articles of the Bad Guys are really impressive lately. You reported almost everything about them. Their crime, their heroism, and even other activities, like Mr. Piranha planning to have his own singing career, Mr. Hornet having a job at the FasTogether restaurant, and Mr. Shark becoming a famous 'actress' as Heather Jennings until he got fired for faking his identity in the set. There were many things the people learned about the Bad Guys."

Mira chuckled, "Aww, it was nothing. It's a simple job."

"And that is why I'm calling you here, Ms. Rose," Mr. Wilson declared, making Mira stop chuckling and paying attention to him. "Since your journaling skills were so impressive and incredible, how would like to put your skills in the field?"

"Umm, is writing about the Bad Guys already a field journaling to me? I've been going outside and taking pictures of them."

"Yes, it does. But this is gonna be different. I'm assigning you to an advanced level of field journaling, which is very dangerous. A gang of criminals broke into the Natural History Museum the other night, and they stole some kind of jade artifact. And I want you to write an article about this artifact, and know what the criminals' intention of stealing it is."

"Wait, how can I do that? That would be a dangerous mission," Mira asked worriedly as she knew about the danger of field journaling.

"Ms. Rose, you just have to find a way. I know this is a suicide mission, but it's a way to improve your skills. You can't just sit behind your desk all the time and write, and research things in the internet. You should go out there, and find stories outside the office. It's a real thing."

Mira wanted to hesitate because of her fear of danger, but she couldn't argue with her boss. She was given an order, and she should follow it or she'll lose her job.

"Yes, sir," she sighed while hanging her head down as she left the room sadly. When Mira closed the door behind her, she knew she won't survive this assignment. She needed something more than just a notebook and a pen. "I think I'm gonna use some help."

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Later in the afternoon, after Mira left her work, she headed straight to the Bad Guys' hideout. She made sure that no one notice her heading under the bridge of the 6th Street Viaduct while she was driving there. As she remembered, there was a big tunnel that lead to the Bad Guys' hideout, so she carefully drove there. with the headlights on. When she arrived at the hideout, Mira told the Bad Guys everything about the assignment of her job.

"You what?" Tarantula inquired.

"Field journalism? Is it a dangerous thing?" Shark asked.

"I know, but my boss already assigned me to a field journalism, and the article I have to write was the stolen artifact from the Natural History Museum the other night," Mira explained.

"The Jade of Ammit? Oof, that is one of the most dangerous artifacts there is!" Piranha exclaimed.

"You know about that artifact?" Mira quickly pulled out her notebook and pen.

Wolf replied with his pawns behind his back, "Yes. Back in our criminal days, we studied artifacts, and what they are capable of. We heard about the robbery at the Natural History Museum, and that artifact is called the Jade of Ammit. Whoever looked directly into the jade, it will give them their biggest fears and worst nightmares. That is why it was kept in a glass box. The jade won't work within glass."

"And... did you steal it before?" the journalist asked.

"We can't. It's too risky. Plus, why do we even need it? Showing their enemies' worst nightmares was a bit extreme or we would stare at the jade ourselves, and we would see our worst nightmares," Snake answered.

"A lot of criminals want to steal it. There is only one criminal who wants to get their hands on it: Silver Fox," Tarantula announced.

But Mira interrupted with a snicker, "Silver Fox? I don't want to sound mean, but would the term 'fox' be racist to Governor Foxington?"

"Not all foxes are bad, but not all of them are good either. It might be a nod to Governor Foxington's name, but that is how he used it... really likely as an excuse of proving that foxes are as bad as our animal species," the Bad Guy leader explained.

"Okay, but, what do you know about Silver Fox?"

"He's a mob boss. He had proven to be one of the high mob bosses in the city. If caught, he'll pack his bags and leave. If in a cell, he can bail out from it. He might be friendly when you meet him, but he's not an idiot. We knew him before. He even wanted to hire us to do his dirty work, but we declined the offer and parted ways."

"That was during my first year as a Bad Guy. I had a lecture to know other criminals than myself and my team," Hornet added, remembering his first year on the job.

"So, why does he need that artifact?" Mira questioned while holding her pen.

"We don't know yet, but we will meet him tonight to see if he has it. And then, we will retrieve that artifact, and return it to the museum," Snake answered.

"And I'll go with you."

"No, Mira, you can't. It's too dangerous," Tarantula watched.

"I know, but if I go back to work tomorrow empty-handed or without progress, I'm gonna lose my job," the journalist whimpered sadly.

When the Bad Guys glanced at each other, neither of them wanted Mira to come along or their mission will be compromised, but their doings might affect her job, and they didn't want that.

Wolf sighed, and held Mira's hands together, "Alright, Mira. we're doing this for you, but you have to stay close. Being in the lair of a mob boss can be pretty dangerous."

Mira wiped a tear, and nodded silently.

"We just need the plan to get in there to retrieve the Jade of Ammit," Piranha suggested.

Wolf then beamed as he got an idea. He dug into a treasure chest, and got a blueprint before placing it down on the table. It was the blueprint of the mob boss' hideout, "Glad that before we cut ties with Silver Fox, he gave me the blueprints of his hideout. Okay, so here's what we gonna do."

On the blueprint was a full layout of Silver Fox's hideout. It was at a warehouse building, but underground.

"He usually rest in his really large office right here," explained Wolf. "It's gonna be crowded with many guards and goons he hired over the past decade. Now, note that it's huge, so there will be eyes watching us. However, we know a few ways of how we can get that artifact since he might have it stored in a glass display. So, me and Snake will pay a visit to him for some talk. While we stall him for long, I need all of you to use the vents. Get close to the artifact. Piranha, Hornet, you deal with any guards nearby and don't make a single sound. Shark, Mira, I would need you to lower and supervise Tarantula onto hacking through the electrical lock on the glass display. Once we've gotten the artifact, retreat back in the vents and me and Snake will call it a day."

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At the Port of Los Angeles at Wilmington, the Bad Guys were behind another building, just 2 buildings away from Silver Fox's hideout.

"Okay, so that's Silver Fox's hideout. Snake and I will go right ahead while you five should sneak into the ventilation shaft as we planned," Wolf summarized the plan as the other Ba Guys nodded.

"This is so exciting! Let's go!" Mira squealed excitingly before starting to run off

"Uh, Mira, no, don't!" Shark held tight to her suit to stop her.

"Why?" She asked.

"This isn't a parade, we're in a mob boss territory," Tarantula reminded.

"Keep your hands to yourself, unless you're stealing," Piranha advised.

"You either slouch or strut," Hornet added.

"And never, ever smile like a friendly smile," Snake said.

Mira said appreciatively."Okay, thanks–"

Wolf snapped, "No! No 'thank you's', and drop the 'please,' too. Just... chill."

https://youtu.be/tSDcbucrWmw

Wolf: Let me tell you something you can really trust
Everybody's got a wicked side
I know you think that you could never be like us
Watch and learn so you can get it right

The Bad Guys: You need to drag your feet
You need to nod your head
You need to lean back
Slip through the cracks

You need to not care

Snake: Uh, you need to not stare

The Bad Guys: You need a whole lot of help

Wolf: You need to not be yourself

You wanna be cool
Let me show you how
Need to break the rules
I can show you how

And once you catch this feelin'

The Bad Guys: Yeah, once you catch this feelin'

You'll be chillin', chillin'
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')
Chillin' like a villain
(Hey!)
Chillin' like
Chillin' like
(Hey!)

A villain

Hornet: You draw attention when you act like that

Shark: Let us teach you how to disappear

Tarantula: You look like you would lose a fight to an alley cat

Piranha: You gotta be wrong to get it right 'round here

The Bad Guys: You need to watch your back
You need to creep around
You need to slide real smooth
Don't make a sound

And if you want it, take it
If you can't take it, break it
If you care about your health

Wolf: Seriously, you need to not be yourself

You wanna be cool
Let me show you how
Need to break the rules
I can show you how

And once you catch this feelin'

The Bad Guys: Yeah, once you catch this feelin'
You'll be chillin', chillin'
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')

Mira: I really wanna be bad a lot
And I'm giving it my best shot
But it's hard being what I'm not

Snake: Well, if you don't you're gonna get us caught

Wolf: He's right, we gotta stay low-key
Now show us how bad you can be

Mira: Like this?

Wolf: Yeah, yeah

Mira: Like this?

Wolf: Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Mira: Oh, yeah, I think I got this
Let's go, I'm ready to rock this
And I ain't gonna thank you for your help
I think I found the worst in myself

Wolf: You wanna be cool
Let me show you how
Need to break the rules

I can show you how

And once you catch this feelin'

The Bad Guys: and Mira: Yeah, once you catch this feelin'
You'll be chillin', chillin'

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')

Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')
Chillin' like a villain
(Chillin')

Chillin' like a villain

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Wolf and Snake felt a sense of nostalgia as they entered the hidden level of the warehouse. The last time they met the infamous mob boss was around the time Hornet joined them. They remembered that the mob boss just started using this abandoned place as his own hideout with his gang. There wasn't much between them since the Bad Guys only provided information the mob gang needed, but it didn't last long until they split ways.

The reason that they cut ties with the Silver Fox was that the Bad Guys were already happy with their own team instead of needing to partner with other criminals. The six of them could handle heists on their own. Besides, Silver Fox partook in other crimes that were out of their league (even assassinating), so they wouldn't be willing to be his minions in missions they wouldn't want to do.

The last time they heard, the Silver Fox had nothing but mutual respect for the Bad Guys. He made a joke that the Bad Guys' redemption into a new path could have been used to fool the governor, but he let that slide. He had his own reasons for sticking as a mob boss. And his hideout shows.

Wolf and Snake were surprised by the massive amount of graffiti covering nearly every single wall they came across. Decked in colors gray, blue, and black with some rude pictures. Entering the main room, they were surprised by the number of people around.

The large warehouse room was already set up to look like some kind of living room or a meeting room. The tables and chairs set around appeared to be made from real gold. There was this sense of chaos, but a form of order that meant no sabotages from other criminals visiting.

Speaking of which, the two Bad Guys noticed that there are a few criminals they have never seen before in the room. Some of them were in casual chat, sipping down drinks. Others were in deep plan of what crimes they should do. Others were waiting for their turn to talk with the Silver Fox. They nearly looked like they were all goons, considering how many people he hired to do his work.

And to really show that this place isn't to be messed with, a couple of guards wearing black armor surrounded them.

There were a couple of bridges and vent tunnels, leading to other parts of the hideout. A couple of windows as well to allow sunlight in. On the left and right sides of the room were storage rooms with guards guarding them. Another door where it seemed to be guards training in there. And in the very center was where Silver Fox's desk usually was. Should have been in a more private room, but he liked the attention.

The mob boss himself was here. A large, plump but muscular human with olive skin and gray hair that was trimmed nicely. He kept things simple by wearing a silver business jacket, a black collared shirt, a utility belt, black trousers and black boots with gold chains. In his mouth was a makeshift cigarette.

One guard noticed that Wolf and Snake were approaching them, lifting his baton.

"Hold it," said Silver Fox. "Let them come in."

The two Bad Guys know that he was taking the safe idea, but that didn't mean he would lower his path. Looks like they have to stall him for long. As they took their seats, the guard walked away. They checked behind to see that no one was paying attention to them or Silver Fox.

Looks like this would allow them to steal the artifact without getting caught.

"Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake," said Silver Fox with a grin. "The famous Bad Guys, now under the blessing of the governor, are allowed to roam around freely. Though, I've been hearing rumors that you two are having a dual career."

Snake grimaced. "It's not something really to be shared with, Silver Fox."

"What may you be here for?"

Wolf shrugged, acting coolly. "Just a little chat. You know that it's been a while ever since we saw each other."

"And no, we're not asking for a deal," said Snake flatly. "We're not available for hire."

Silver Fox pouted. "Aww, so just gonna keep things to yourself."

"We have our own system. Don't get involved."

Wolf chuckled a little as Snake looked away. They were on a mission, but it felt a bit nice to talk with Silver Fox again. It would be sad that they planned to take something from him if it wasn't for the mob boss liking challenges and competition. Silver Fox might be acting friendly, but they know that he has ambitious plans for everyone for his own glory.

"Anyways, how's business doing?" said Wolf, tapping the desk to keep himself calm.

Silver Fox chuckled. "Oh man, I think I'm nearly about to reach the top tier. It didn't go well since you would have so many adjustments to this crummy hideout and need to pay back those you partnered with. However, with the ancient artifact that could show people's worst nightmares in my hands, this will give out a hefty bounty for sure!"

As he explained, he moved to the side with his wheely chair to show something in his possession. Right there in a display glass box with an electronic code lock was the ancient artifact itself. A gem colored in black, purple, and blue in the shape of a diamond.

Wolf and Snake gasped, exchanging glances with each other. Silver Fox really had it the whole time! Tarantula was right that he had it.

"So you're gonna sell that for the black market?" guessed Snake.

"How would you know that wouldn't end up in disaster?" asked Wolf, concerned.

"Oh, I'm aware." Silver Fox's smile turned into a frown. "I just don't care."

Snake scoffed. "Typical."

Wolf's ears flicked upwards when he heard something rumbling from the vents above. There was some grumbling. The others were on their way to take the ancient artifact. He took a look behind, glad that nobody else was watching them. The only obstacles were Silver Fox and two guards watching over the glass display.

He gave Snake a pinch on his tail and the latter knew what that meant.

"So," said Snake. "We might not have that long here, so let's make up the time. Perhaps we can discuss about it in another room?"

"All rooms are occupied by my minions doing their intimate rituals," said Silver Fox blankly.

"Wait, what?" said Wolf, raising an eyebrow.

"How about some music to fill in the air?" asked Snake. "Does that music box still work?"

Without permission, Snake suddenly pulled out a CD from thin air and placed it right into the small radio resting next to Silver Fox. Hitting the play button, the speakers started playing a jazzy song. It sounded really old due to its crisp and limited production. And to prove that, Snake was already bopping his head up and down to it.

"W-What?" said Wolf, confused. "Where did you get that from?"

"Webs help me make this one," answered Snake.

"Okay?" said Silver Fox.

"Through downloading on iTunes."

With the music cranked loudly, this would give the others an advantage to steal without being heard.

Though, it didn't make their experience in the vent any more comfortable.

"So this is how it is like crawling through the vents," said Mira, trying to peek through from behind Shark. "Needing to endure getting through these cramped spaces without worrying about the cold, unclean metal next to you."

Shark shivered. "That is a bit too much right now."

"Come on," said Tarantula. "It's not too bad! There isn't any like poop around here!"

Followed by a single piece of gum landing on her head. Her eye twitched, not wanting to touch her hair for inspection.

"You were saying?" said Hornet.

"There wasn't gum in this vent," said Tarantula.

"Think it's about time," said Piranha, watching through the vent door gaps. "Get ready for action, chico!"

"You two handle those who are watching over the artifact," said Tarantula. "Shark, I will need you to lead me down there to get through that lock."

"You're sure about this?" asked Hornet. "Do you need help?"

"I would like to help as well," said Piranha, lifting up his head like asking for help.

"Nah. Snake taught me a few things as well. I wouldn't even need to crack the code using my hands anyway. It's an electronic lock."

They slowly opened the vent door, making sure that it didn't create too much noise. When they could confirm that Silver Fox's attention was on Wolf and Snake, Piranha and Hornet leaped down right onto the guards. The former just fell on his target's face while the latter just flew to his and dragged him down by the collar. They made sure to subdue the guards quietly so that Silver Fox didn't hear them.

"I see that you hired more people around here," said Wolf, pretending to ignore Piranha and Hornet knocking out the guards. "You're gonna slap that uniform on them, aren't you?"

"Slap right on their chest with my logo on it," said Silver Fox, leaning back on his chair. "Though, it's much easier to get the more desperate ones. As I said, need to pay them, but I think it's going smoothly. I can allow them to join my gang, though them trying to use their own merchandise here?" He shivered, remembering the few times how they tried to ruin the graffiti in his hideout. "Would be a nightmare. I rather have them do their own branding instead of theirs bleeding into mine."

"Well, that isn't really fair if you're hiring some of the best criminals in town," teased Wolf, adjusting his jacket. "And you're talking to ME!"

"I'm a neat freak. Deal with it."

Wolf smirked. "So you have no grace with taking in other ideas? Especially when...doing plans for crimes?"

Silver Fox was dumbfounded. "It's not like that."

"Can you save up space for suggestions and feedback?" said Snake nonchalantly.

"Okay, Okay, I get it."

"No, no, no," said Wolf, grinning. "Let's keep that going. Maybe you can take in suggestions of what to serve for dinner to your minions? How about ordering a nice chocolate cake from the cake store two bricks from here?"

Silver Fox groaned, annoyed. "Alright, alright. Enough. I'm already aware, you son of a b-"

"You know that I'm a wolf, remember?"

The mob boss paused for a few seconds.

"...oh," said Silver Fox. "But not that kind!"

Snake grunted, finding it ironic that the human didn't fear the two of them. "At least that's what I like about you. You don't see species."

"I'm an animal person," said Silver Fox, reaching over to pat Snake on the head. "OK, maybe your experiences might not be great, but I have to admit that it would be cool if I were like an animal. Like you."

"Says the guy who doesn't want to take in other people's ideas of how your gang should be like," said Snake, slapping the hand away.

"I'm talking about me, not my crime gang in general."

In the background, Piranha and Hornet moved on knocking out any guards or goons coming in. They made sure to use duct tape and ropes to tie them up for good measure. With the small number of guards down, this allowed the others to start taking the ancient artifact.

Shark slowly lowered a rope from the vents with Tarantula hanging upside down from it. As she reached the glass display, she took out her computer and connected it to the lock. Even though she was upside down, she started typing, humming to herself to the song playing on the radio.

Mira watched in awe, surprised by how this was going. She took out her notepad, writing notes of what she was seeing.

"This reminds me a lot of James Bond," she said.

"Is there a scene like this?" asked Shark.

"I believe so."

CREEEEEK!

Shark's and Mira's eyes widened, nearly thinking that the vent was making too much sound. However, nobody down below heard that.

CREEEEEK!

Shark clenched his teeth nervously. "Maybe it would have been best if I stayed out of here."

"Yeah," agreed Mira. "Definitely."

"Wait, how old are those vents again?" said Snake's voice randomly.

"Mmmm...I don't know," said Silver Fox. "Must have been like a hundred years old. They are way broken for giving fresh air."

CREEEEEK!

Mira and Shark slowly turned to each other. They were all gonna fail this mission.

However, the rest remained oblivious to the obviously failing vents. Wolf and Snake already got Silver Fox deep in a conversation. At the moment, Tarantula was close to breaking the code and Piranha and Hornet were dragging away the unconscious guards.

"Do you really have any plans of what you will do once you...expand your business like this?" questioned Snake. "With more money flow in?"

"I'm thinking of building an empire," said Silver Fox. "Expanding my career with many new options. I'm already into this competition. Why not you guys?"

Snake shook his head. "I don't want to make things personal. I hate being mixed with others."

Wolf was quiet for a while. "I kind of gave up on showing off. I just want to do what I want without needing to worry about what others say."

"I'm guessing that you're still a try-hard," commented Snake dryly.

"Oh yes," said Silver Fox proudly ."And it's exciting!"

"And when will you retire?" said Wolf out of nowhere.

"Until I find a worthy successor. I think it should be important to keep up a legacy like this. Leaving its mark to be one of the greatest. You know, when I managed to make a bigger empire, I'm gonna call it 'Fantastic Foxes'!"

All he got were two blank stares. Even Tarantula, Piranha, and Hornet paused what they were doing when they heard the name!

"...but you cannot take the title of a book!" exclaimed Wolf. "That's copyright!"

"Can do!" said Silver Fox, wagging his finger. "Your name for your gang is unoriginal."

"Your codename is unoriginal as well," muttered Wolf.

"Hey!" hissed Snake. "We didn't waste time thinking of a name. That's too complicated."

"But it's important to let people know how you present yourselves," pointed out Silver Fox. "Even saves you from being called something unfortunate."

"I have to be with Snake on this one," said Wolf. "I like using the name 'Bad Guy'. It's more direct than being a show-off."

"You're missing out on the drama."

CREEEEEK!

Back on the vents, Shark was trying to not move the rope too much. But he could feel the metal underneath him slowly loosening up. He wanted to try to move in case the old vent gave in due to being in the same spot.

"I think your weight is causing this passageway the weight on its shoulders," said Mira anxiously.

"Yeah, no kidding, babe!" said Shark, shaking. "You're adding to the weight as well!"

CREEEEEK!

Mira looked down below. "Come on...get it, Webs."

It didn't take too long for the tarantula to crack the code. Her computer chimed positively and the lock opened. The glass display opened up, letting the gem glow brighter than ever.

"Whoopang!" cheered Tarantula, pulling on some gloves and grabbing the gem. "Oh, we're getting you out of here before we experience a nightmare."

CREEEEEK!

As if on cue, a nail popped out from the vent, bumping her head. Without removing her smile, she looked right up.

It happened really quickly that nobody had time to move out of the way. All the connected vent tunnels came crumbling down. Wolf and Snake yelped, seeing it crashed into the middle of them. It even managed to cut the desk in half (even the radio)! Silver Fox was hit as well, slumping to the floor as if a hammer was slammed into his head. The glass display was also caught in the crash when Shark and Mira landed on top of it.

The guests and the goons behind them gasped, standing up to see the ruckus.

"Oh no..." said Hornet, placing a hand over his face.

"Oh, they're not gonna understand this, aren't they?" said Piranha sheepishly.

When the smoke cleared, it revealed a long line of broken vent tunnels on the floor. They could hear Silver Fox slowly trying to make his way out. As the mob boss stood up, he found Shark and Mira lying there with large bugged-out eyes.

Shark gasped, patting over himself. "Webs?! Webs?! Where are you?"

"I'm right here..." Tarantula groaned as she pulled herself up, nearly squashed by Shark's dorsal fin.

"Oh, there you are!" said Shark cheerfully.

Silver Fox was shocked to see all the Bad Guys in the same room. He turned to Wolf and Snake, expecting answers.

"It's not what it looks like," said Wolf, grinning.

The ancient artifact, unshattered, rolled right between them and the ruined desk. Snake glanced at it, tempted to take it quickly.

Silver Fox groaned, taking out his wheely seat. "Okay, so now I see what's going on. That's actually one of my five guesses why you are here today."

"You mean six?" asked Piranha. "Or seven?"

"W-We don't want any trouble," said Mira, standing up. "Just need to take...this...somewhere else. It's not safe for anyone to keep!"

Silver Fox just laughed. "That's what you say. Though, it's not safe for all of you coming here to rob me, don't you realize?"

The truth became too clear when the majority of the guards and hired criminals pulled out their weapons, pointing them right at the Bad Guys. Even more guards came in, bursting through the doors. However, a small number of the goons went back to their own business, bothered by this.

"I would have asked nicely for you to surrender and leave my gem here," said Silver Fox with a grin. "But having seven enemies here is better than just one!"

The Bad Guys regrouped with each other, seeing all the guards slowly coming towards each other. They weren't armed with that many weapons, so these batons and knives might be enough to take them down. And to their dismay, the ancient artifact was now between them and the mob boss. Yet, he didn't pick it up.

Oh, he was gonna play that game, huh?

"Guards!" said Silver Fox, sitting back in his seat. "Please show them the front door. It shall be their last."

As he turned around to take out his phone and film himself at this moment, the guards made their move, circling around the Bad Guys.

"This isn't gonna be good..." said Mira, clutching onto her notepad.

"I knew that we should have brought bombs along!" hissed Piranha.

"Is there a backup plan to this?" asked Snake.

That was when Wolf remembered something. "Oh! Right. I nearly forgot."

He whistled and this was Diane's cue to come in.

A few guards didn't expect someone to burst through the window and knock them out quickly. All everybody else saw was a person fully decked in a black ninja outfit. Then, they quickly swiped a chip at one of the guards surrounding the Bad Guys.

In the blink of an eye, the circle of guards were electrocuted, electricity flowing through them. Like sacks of potatoes, they fell to the ground, undefeated.

"Wait, you didn't tell us about THAT?!" said Snake, turning to Wolf.

The ninja didn't say anything as she threw out a couple of small weapons. Wolf got a blaster, Snake got a whip, Hornet got a small paintball sniper, Tarantula got a bubble shield device, Shark got a boomerang and Piranha got a rocket launcher.

"Oooh! This is cool!" said Piranha. "CHAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGEEE!"

And with that, all hell broke loose as nearly all the Bad Guys went out to fight. Almost every single criminal and guard charged toward them, using their weapons to fight back. However, Wolf, Hornet, and Mira were left standing, watching as the ninja walked toward them. While punching any guards coming to her without even looking at them.

"I wanted to keep it a surprise," said Wolf, a little belatedly.

"Wait a second," said Hornet, realizing what he did. "You called HER over?!"

"Who's she?" asked Mira, confused.

"An acquaintance of the Bad Guys," said Diane, making her voice a bit deeper.

*Flashback*

"You're actually going to steal from Silver Fox?" said Diane's voice through Wolf's communicator. "THE Silver Fox?!"

"This is our only way of grabbing that ancient artifact," said Wolf. "It's gonna be risky, but we will need to get in to take it. He definitely has it."

"Are you sure about this? I wouldn't underestimate Silver Fox's gang, even if he has the artifact. He already built an army. Will Mira be alright as well?"

"Don't worry. We already set things up, but in case anything goes wrong, that is where you come in."

There was a sigh from Diane's end. "Alright then. Just let me quickly finish my work first. I'll be there in a couple of minutes."

"Got it then," said Wolf.

*End of Flashback*

"...I prefer that voice over your regular voice," deadpanned Hornet before turning to Wolf. "You couldn't think of anyone else to bring over?!"

"In case of emergency!" said Wolf. "I don't really have any other idea who we can trust to be our back-up."

"Oh great. So it's gonna be her saving the day."

"Just to provide you all with the right things," said Diane, punching another guard running by.

Mira was about to ask, but Hornet quickly moved to her shoulder to snipe a goon that was about to attack her. For a small paintball, he was surprised that the second it crashed into her head, the goon was already knocked out. The little bug slowly looked down at his sniper gun before back at Diane.

"W-Where did you exactly get these things?!" he questioned.

"I...may or may not be taken them from secret government experiments," said Diane, a sheepish smile behind her mask.

Hornet rolled his eyes. "Eesh, you just made those and try to be humble about them." He then leaned towards Wolf to whisper into his ear. "The government making weapons actually freaks me out."

He heard a loud war cry from Piranha, shooting a rocket right at some unfortunate goons. Seeing this, Hornet decided to join, firing paintballs wildly. As he left, a guard suddenly grabbed Diane from behind. She nearly got out a few times, but the guard was much stronger, even when she hit him in the stomach. She proceeded to spin around and grabbed onto him, pinning him to the ground before landing a punch in the face.

Meanwhile, Wolf quickly placed an arm over Mira protectively, firing his blaster at those incoming. He made sure only to fire by the feet or on the armor to ensure that he didn't accidentally kill them. In the chaos, he spotted the ancient artifact rolling across the floor.

"The artifact!" he said. "Mira! I need you to be with Webs. She'll protect you with that shield weapon she got. We'll take care of the artifact."

"You're sure about this?" asked Mira. "I can try to help!

"I don't think you'll last long in here! Webs wouldn't last long in a huge fight as well. Besides, you wanted to report what is going on here, right?"

Diane had just finished throwing another guard down. She huffed, falling onto one knee. She found herself nearly unprepared for this fight.

"Okay, I haven't been in a street fight with thugs for a long time now," she said.

"That's great," snarked Tarantula's voice. "Now can someone please help me from this psycho?!"

Right near them, one of the goons had his hands wrapped around Tarantula, trying to squeeze the life out of her.

"Oh, right!" said Diane.

Thinking quickly, she grabbed a lone boot on the floor and kicked it right towards the goon-no, wait. Right at the guard she thrown away who was trying to get back up. He fell flat, unconscious.

A few seconds of silence as the goon and Tarantula stared at Diane.

"...I just finished my paperwork without any breaks and ran the whole way here, Okay?!" said the ninja in defense.

Tarantula decided that she would get out herself. She turned around and blew a messy raspberry right at the goon. The latter shrieked in horror, feeling saliva coating his face. This gave Tarantula enough time to break free and crawl over to Wolf. He picked her up and placed her right onto Mira's shoulder.

"You two try to find a safe place!" ordered Wolf, whipping around to shoot another guard.

"Right!" the two girls said.

As they quickly ran away, Tarantula activated the shield over the two of them so that they wouldn't get hurt. That didn't mean the bubble shield was invincible. Every three hits, it went down and needed a few seconds to recharge. Mira spent the whole run ducking and dodging several objects that could knock her down. She finally found safety right behind a flipped-over table.

"Well," she said, writing in her notepad. "This would give me a good realistic view of how criminals fight each other."

"Not the time now!" said Tarantula worriedly. "MIRA! LOOK OUT!"

But Mira already knew, moving her head away from an incoming object. Another came in, but she moved out of the way, not taking her eyes off her notepad. A couple more objects flew in, but she continued to nonchalantly dodge out of the way. It was also kind of stiff since she was more focused on taking down more notes.

As they watched on, the Bad Guys were taking down many criminals and guards, more than they think. While they could have stuck together, it was like wildfire due to how many enemies they had. The other side was trying to do everything they can to take control of the ensuing war, but the sudden surprise of the Bad Guys robbing the place shook them that they weren't prepared.

In the chaos, a few people were nonchalantly resting at the tables. Specifically, one goon was ogling with a person wearing a shiny dress.

"Finally! A girlfriend!" exclaimed the goon happily. "Hey, do you like-?"

WHACK!

That came from Shark who just threw his boomerang right at the next wave of guards. The goon couldn't escape that as well, dropping to the floor. Seeing this, the person in the dress happily bent down to snatch his wallet.

"Yoink!" said the crossdresser in a masculine voice.

Meanwhile, the guards that were hit by Shark's boomerang didn't see the large shark coming. They only managed to regain focus when they saw him charging toward him like a football player. He crashed into one before tossing him right at the others, ending up landing on top of them.

Snake found himself enjoying using the whip. He wasn't moving that much, but he found the whip to be really efficient. Getting to snap back at people and trip them, even if they weren't targeting him. At one point, Wolf picked up Snake and spun him around, making it look like he was using a longer whip to crack at the enemies far away from him.

Piranha was having the time of his life, shooting rockets around aimlessly. Several explosions set off, but they were harmless and only flipped the goons and guards around. Though, it didn't last long until he ran out of ammo, so he instead threw it right at another enemy before he started bouncing off from every target he could find like a pinball machine.

Hornet didn't rely that much on his given weapon, but he used it if his opponents were too strong. He headbutted and punched many in the face or underneath their chins as many as he could, but when some were still standing, he shot a paintball right at their head to knock them out. After taking down one goon, he quickly flipped his sniper gun backward and shot a guard coming towards him, making him spin mid-air.

"Oh come mon!" groaned Silver Fox with a box of popcorn in his hands, watching as several of his men fall. "It's just eight of them! How hard could it be to take them down?!"

And then, he noticed the ancient artifact suddenly being tossed upwards in the midst of the fight.

"Fine," he exasperated, tossing his popcorn away. "I'll do this myself."

The ancient artifact was bouncing above people's heads as if it was a ball. One would think that it would make its way out from the crowd. However, it ended up in the hands of Shark who just got out from defeating a muscular bodyguard.

And then, the gem went into effect.

Shark's eyes widened as he saw his greatest nightmare. It looked like...

He let out a girly scream before throwing the gem away.

It ended up in Tarantula's tiny hands. Unfortunately, she wasn't wearing any gloves. Her eyes went glassy for a moment as they showed her something. She let out a scream which was enough to get Mira back into reality.

"GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD!" the tarantula screamed. "GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD!"

"What's going on?" said Mira.

The panicking tarantula ended up throwing the gem right at Mira's head, bouncing off away.

Hornet just threw his sniper gun away once it was empty, but that led to the gem landing in his palm. Suddenly, he saw something flash right through his eyes. Images, but he knew them before. The comb he first woke up, the war he nearly died in, and the moment when he saw that his colony...

"OH HECK NO!" he screamed, throwing the gem AND his sniper gun right to the floor in a blind outrage. "NOT TODAY! NOT TODAY!"

It soon turned into a game of hot potato as the gem kept bouncing around from people's hands. One by one, they were forced to see their greatest fears and nightmares, causing them to freak out, faint immediately or run away in fright. From the sidelines, Mira slowly stood up as she watched the ancient artifact being passed on from every goon to guard to criminal, making them lower their guard. It was madness.

It finally landed right in Wolf's hands. Something flashed in front of his eyes, but the second he saw it, he let out a loud scream as he stumbled backwards. In the process, he dropped the artifact and accidentally crashed into Diane who was just running by. The two dropped to the floor.

Wolf groaned, rubbing his eyes as he wondered what he just saw. Opening his eyes, he realized that they made a big mistake.

Diane's face was in full view, her hood removed.

Mira gasped, stunned to see the governor's face. In a ninja suit.

"What?" said the fox, slow to realize.

Someone grabbed her neck, lifting her upwards. It was Silver Fox. He didn't turn her around to see her face yet, but he was planning to.

"Alright now," he said, cracking his knuckles. "How about I give you some nice, lovely recipe of my momma's-?"

Before he could finish that sentence, a whip wrapped around the mob boss' neck and spun him around, right into Snake who headbutted him in the face. Silver Fox was knocked out, hitting his head hard on the floor. Birds and stars appeared over her head, tweeting. That would be enough for him to not remember the last few seconds of his life when he wakes up later on.

Snake looked rattled from seeing his own nightmare before. "Oh man, oh man...what in the universe just happened?!"

All the guards, goons, and criminals were down. It was only the Bad Guys, Diane, and Mira left awake. However, Wolf realized that Mira was staring at Diane for a long time.

Uh oh.

Diane blinked owlishly, wondering what was with the look on Wolf. And then, she turned to Mira. Her ears lowered.

"I-I can explain," said Diane.

Out of the blue, a loud siren blared from outside.

"They're already here!" said Tarantula. "We got to move!"

"Wait, you called them?" said Diane.

"No time to chat, missy!" said Snake. "Come on!"

They quickly ran out of the room with Tarantula picking up the ancient artifact. This time with thick gloves, so that she wouldn't see her greatest fear again. Wolf and Diane led the way with Snake wrapped around the former. Mira was in the middle, followed by Shark and Hornet. The giant shark with a trembling mouth, in particular, was carrying the now shaken Piranha who was reduced to a weeping ball, sucking on his own thumb.

They finally got outside. The police cars were not too far away. Hornet noticed a dumpster nearby, its lid open.

"There, there, there!" he said hastily.

"Do we have to go in there?" said Mira, wrinkling her nose.

"Got to get used to it," joked Snake.

The Bad Guys and Diane jumped into the dumpster with Shark dragging Mira along with them.

By the time the cops arrested everyone in the warehouse, the other cops were still looking for more suspects and the artifact. They even checked outside around the area, but nothing and no one were found.

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When the cops left with their suspects, the cars' sirens faded to silence. And it was time for the Bad Guys to come out of the dumpster. They do smell stick, but it was worth hiding from the cops.

Mira then turned to Diane, still unmasked. As she remembered what happened back then, and exclaimed, "Governor Foxington, I didn't know you can fight, and had that suit," When Diane chuckled in response, Mira's excitement turned to frown as she began to wonder why the governor was here, "But why are you helping the Bad Guys in this secret mission? And why do you disguise your voice when you're talking? And also, how did you know we're here in the first place?" She then looked down, trying to put the pieces together "Unless..." Mira gasped horridly, "It's you! You're the real Crimson Paw! It wasn't Marmalade at all!" She then pointed her finger to the rest of the Bad Guys "And you Bad Guys had been protecting her all along!"

Wolf tried to explain as he tried to approach her, "Wait, Mira, listen, we–"

"No! No more secrets and lies! I had enough secrets to keep from the world! I am going to write a new article that will expose you to exactly who you are: Governor Diane Foxington is the REAL Crimson Paw!" Mira said before adding another plan, "And a sub-article of you Bad Guys keeping her secret this whole time."

Mira turned her face away from the Bad Guys and Diane as she jumped out of the dumpster and ran away, trying to find a way to the street to get a cab.

The Bad Guys and Diane watched helplessly, letting Mira go. There was no way to stop her now. They jumped out of the dumpster, and headed to the Bad Guys' car.

When they arrived, the seven of them got into the car, still sulking at the moment.

"Could things possibly be any worse?" Snake said.

Wolf turned the key, and to answer Snake's question, the radio played "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin.

The song wasn't a good vibe for the Bad Guys right now. It didn't make them happy either because of the situation they got themselves into.

Hating this song, Hornet headbutted while hearing his helmet and stung the radio multiple times, "Shut up, shut up, shut up!"

The radio then sprang out, officially broken. The other Bad Guys and Diane didn't care about it anyway as Wolf started driving the car out of the port.

Before heading back to their homes, the Bad Guys secretly snuck into the National History Museum to return the Jade of Ammit back to its place, inside the glass box on a pedestal without looking at it.

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The next morning, a rolled newspaper was sent falling down from the 6th Street Viaduct bridge. When the newspaper rolled in front of the tunnel that led to the Bad Guys, Piranha was already in the tunnels, waiting for the newspaper in this early morning. He got out of the tunnel to get the newspaper. He sighed sadly as he knew what it'll gonna be in this paper.

At Diane's house, when a rolled newspaper was thrown in front of her door, Diane opened the door, and sighed. The newspaper finally came. She took the newspaper, and went inside for her to read it

When Piranha returned to their hideout, the other Bad Guys were seated at the dining table where they were having breakfast. Piranha handed the newspaper over, and Wolf took it.

"Well, guys, this is it. Once everyone reads this, Diane's reputation will be ruined, she will lose her job, be thrown into jail, Marmalade's gonna get released from jail, and we will also be arrested for lying to the authorities about our governor," Wolf said sadly as everyone else looked down.

"As much as I hated the woman, I don't want Diane to lose everything she worked hard for," Hornet admitted.

After the gang stared at Hornet while listening to him, Wolf removed the rubber around the newspaper, and opened the newspaper.

"'The Deepest Secret Of Our Well-Known Criminals/Vigilantes and Governor by Mira Carla Rose. Contrary to the common belief in the city of Los Angeles, California, it was discovered yesterday that our beloved governor, Ms. Diane Foxington was none other than the real Crimson Paw.'"

The other Bad Guys sighed sharply.

Back at Diane's, she was also reading the same paragraph as Wolf as she continue reading the next line.

"'We had been mistaken by our newly-released prisoners/anti-hero vigilantes/harmless criminals, who had been protecting our so-called governor for the past year after finding out the true identity of the Crimson Paw, and indirectly framing the kind-hearted 'criminal' Professor Rupert Marmalade IV.'" Diane closed her eyes sadly, knowing her reputation was ruined by her past after all... until she noticed there was more.

"But..."

Back in the hideout, after Wolf declared there was another part of the story, the other Bad Guys were surprised to hear that there was more.

"But?" Snake inquired.

"There's a 'but'?" Shark asked as he and the others leaned around Wolf to listen to him more.

Wolf continued, "'But after a great deal of reflection, this reporter has decided that...'"

Diane continued reading as well, "'Exposing the truth would undermine their responsibility of protecting the city from heinous crimes of other criminals. As such, only two copies of this paper has been printed...,'"

Wolf then read the last sentence, "'And once the Bad Guys and Gov. Foxington stop reading this...,'"

"'Mira will destroy it...'" Diane read her part as well.

"'So their secret is kept forever,'" Wolf and Diane finished reading in unison.

After learning that the secret was still safe by their very own journalist, Diane decided to visit the Bad Guys to inform them this in person as she quickly dressed up in her governor suit, grabbed the keys to her car while carrying the newspaper, and rushed out to the door to get to her car. Meanwhile, the Bad Guys wanted to inform this to Diane too as they quickly head to the elevator with their car to find the governor.

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When the Bad Guys were headed out of the tunnel with their car, they noticed Diane's car parked in front of the opening. Knowing it was her, they got out of the car with Wolf holding the newspaper. Diane also got out of her car with the newspaper in her hand

"Did you read this?!" The Bad Guys and Diane exclaimed happily in unison.

"Oh, they definitely read it alright," Mira answered, who was hiding in the shadows of the pillar under the bridge before showing herself by stepping out.

"Mira!" Hornet flew towards her before stopping halfway, "What makes you change your mind?"

The journalist chuckled, "If you understand clearly what I've read, you know why. But it's a good thing I came. Look, after what happened last night, through experience, I realized there are a lot of criminals out there who can do much worse than just ordinary harmless crimes. And I realized that without Ms. Foxington in charge, the city won't be as cleaner as it used to be for the past year," she eyed Diane, who smiled gratefully and appreciatively. Then, Mira turned her glance to the Bad Guys gang, "And you guys won't have permission and rights to protect the city while doing your hobby of robbing from the governor herself. And as for me, well, I won't have any more stories to write."

"Well, I'm glad you made the right decision, but what about the article your boss assigned?" Shark asked.

Mira then showed the papers of the draft of her article, "Oh, I just wrote the other one about the Jade of Ammit. And let me be frank with you that I had the best experience ever last night! It was dangerous, but I love it! I learned so much in just one night. I wrote down everything that happened last night..., except for you, Governor. I can't put you there or the cops would investigate this 'mysterious figure', as I like to call you."

Diane scoffed before giggling, "It's okay. Wolf was the one who called me for backup, so all credit goes to them."

Hornet rolled his eyes, and said sarcastically, "Great. You finally admit we did all of the work."

"I gotta tell you, this would be the perfect article! And I even added the part where you guys returned the jade back to the museum after I left," Mira admitted while hugging her papers.

"Wait, how did you know that?" Snake narrowed his eyes at her.

Mira shrugged while admitting, "I followed you guys to the National History Museum with my car, and I saw everything. I even write it while watching you. I hope you guys read it when it was published."

"We'll certainly do!" Wolf said.

The Bad Guys, Diane, and Mira gathered together for a group hug.

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Credits:

Sam Rockwell - Mr. Wolf

Marc Maron - Mr. Snake

Craig Robinson - Mr. Shark

Anthony Ramos - Mr. Piranha

Awkwafina - Ms. Tarantula

Rhenzy Feliz - Mr. Hornet

Zazie Beetz - Diane Foxington/The Crimson Paw

Stephanie Beatriz - Mira Rose

Seth McFarlane - Mr. Wilson

Joe Mantegna - Silver Fox

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Author
Rally9933

Co-Author
TU4QU0I53T4IAN6L3

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Whoo! This is one of the best chapters I ever wrote!

Special thanks to TU4QU0I53T4IAN6L3 for helping me with this chapter. He did half of the chapter. He was the one coming up with the mob boss "Silver Fox", and everything that had happened in the warehouse.

Silver Fox was based on Fat Tony and Fit Fat Tony from The Simpsons

Shark, Tarantula, Wolf, and everyone who held the Jade of Ammit had unseen and unknown worst fears and nightmares, while Hornet's worst nightmares were shown.

The Bad Guys taught Mira how to be a villain with the song "Chillin' Like A Villain" was a reference from Descendants 2. The song doesn't belong to me.

Near the end of the chapter where Mira planned to make an article about Diane being the real Crimson Paw, and Wolf and Diane read the newspaper aloud was the reference by Trolls: TrollsTopia, Stop The Presses

Hornet destroyed the radio with the song "Don't Worry Be Happy" was a reference by 101 Dalamation: Patch's London Adventure where Cruella kicked the radio of her car until it broke (that's my favorite part).

I hope you like this new chapter. And I hope I'll update soon!