Part 4
After a short ride in the carriage it comes to a halt and Chester takes the blind fold off Mako.
“My, employer inside will, find you and do you have any idea, where we are my dear fellow?” asked Chester.
Mako thinks about this for a few seconds before answering him.
“Simple were, at the last watch as we went down the love shack. The last watch name started out as the last watch you’ll own but it stuck. It also rumored to be one of the wolf gangs hideout’s but there hasn’t been any substantial proof on that. I was a little lost at first but it was simple once we reached Miss. Dobermans freshly baked treats. As for you’re employer, I have a few ideas my dear fellow” said Mako.
“Care, to elaborate?” asked Chester wondering what his thought were.
“No, but, all in good time, Chester all in good time and what was the point, of blindfolding me at all?” asked Mako for curiosity.
“Protocol and I’ll keep that in mind, if are paths ever cross again. One last thing my employer will come to you and now I must go” said Chester.
“Ok and off to where?” asked Mako for every clue possible even if it doesn’t have anything to do with the case.
“If, you must know, I’m off to see friends” said Chester.
“Ok and goodbye” said Mako.
“Goodbye” said Chester.
Mako steeped out of the carriage and started to head to the last watch to shed some light on this case before it goes on for too long. He also recalled that he had to go back to where the croc is to finish what he started in that part of town. As he walks by a green fox in ragged clothes playing a washboard is hoping to get money from furs walking by. There was a male peacock with a sign in front of him and was playing the trombone for furs. The sign read Frank Ellsworth and No’sh fox the street band.
“Here, a coin for both of you, if you’ve seen any wolfs pass by?” asked Mako holding to coins out.
The two of them looked at each other trying to recall on seeing any wolfs pass by. Then No’sh looked back at the cat knowing the answer.
“There, were a few wolfs that came, out maybe a couple hours ago. There were some others with them and they weren’t wolves” said No’sh.
“Care to, elaborate?” asked Mako.
“My, memory a little fuzzy, perhaps some more coin will make it clear” said No’sh.
“Perhaps, twenty dollars will do it?” asked Mako giving No’sh the cash.
“That, it will. There two red ferret hybrids with them and anther but didn’t get a good, look see. They hopped into there private carriage and went in the croc direction” said No’sh.
“Thanks” said Mako.
Mako continued walking and made his way inside the Last watch with many furs inside. Some seemed to cleaning house while others just kept on losing hoping to earn some of it back. Mako noticed an open stool beside a platypus looking sad and depressed with only one chip in front of him.
“Is, this seat taken?” asked Mako.
“No and help your self” said the platypus.
“Thanks and who might you be?” asked Mako sitting down.
“Billy and you?” asked Billy.
Mako and do you know this one?” asked Mako showing the photo of Scott.
“Yes, why?” asked Billy.
“I’m looking for him, as he’s been taken by the wolf gang” said Mako.
“I like to help as, it happened around a week ago” said Billy.
A little over a week ago
Billy left home as he left something important at school that day. There was the sound of gunfire in the air and a lot of furs on his street dead due to the wolf gang. As he reaches the corner with a stop sign and see’s two furs on the other side of the street having a conversation but Billy couldn’t hear it. A black model T car came up to the stop sign and pulled out a Thompson sub machine gun shooting the two on the other side of the road. Billy ducks for cover in case they set there guns on him next. As he’s lying there on the ground and notices the local newspaper The Daily Pouncefield and the main headline catches his eye. It read Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes first female governor of Pouncefield. Farther on the front page it read crime raises to eighty percent and it there no end in sight.
“This can, only get better” thought Billy.
He looks around and see’s the car gone for now. He get’s off the ground and walks across the street to notice two dead foxes dressed in school uniforms.
“They almost look, like brother and sister” said Billy while having no idea who they were.
Billy continues on his way towards the school while a little startled by what he just saw. The school only had one floor with many of the windows broken by drive by shooting at students for no reason at all. Many cubs have died due to this as they were just starting there life and many weren’t a lover of any kind ether. As Billy walks into the school hoping nothing bad could happen he goes by some old class photos of happier times before the wolf gang took over. One particular photo caught his eye and it was the class of eighteen sixty-five with his old class mate Gabriel Grey.
“It was a better time, then this and Alice in Wonderland came out, that we all read as a class project” thought Billy.
With Billy lost in thought about those better days he heard some noise coming from outside and thought they were coming back to shoot him. Billy moves closer and hides himself into the shadows as the noise was getting closer. He peaks around the corner to see two skunkat’s standing there in the open having a conversation.
“You, know sis, I can’t believe the gang killed Ed and Edna fox” said the male skunkat.
“Nether, can I bro and to think, they were going to come over for the night” said the female skunkat.
“Yes and this, gang getting worse sis” said the male skunkat.
The two skunkat’s notice a foxkat walking by and thought it was an informant for the wolf gang. The foxkat notices someone in the shadow’s but doesn’t know who it is from this distance.
“Let’s get, out of here bro” said the female skunkat.
“You, said it sis” said the male skunkat.
The two skunkat’s and the foxkat went on there way to other parts in town. Billy heads off to grab the thing he needs before heading home for the night while making sure he wasn’t followed. Billy has been on edge ever since that day while thinking the wolf gang going to come and finish him off.
Back at the Last Watch
Mako looks at Billy hoping for more but that all the info he had.
“That’s the story” said Billy.
“Thanks and you have ever been so, helpful with this case” said Mako.
“You, going to stop the gang?” asked Billy hoping for this madness to end.
“If, it comes to that, yes or I’ll die trying” said Mako.
“One last, thing before I forget. Are you related to, Gabriel Grey?” asked Billy.
“Yes and you’ll have to find out the rest, of the story. I like to keep my, past private and I must be going” said Mako.
“Ok and good luck” said Billy.
“Thanks” said Mako.
Mako get’s up from his seat and continuous to look around the casino for the informant that wanted him. Billy had a single thought on his mind after Mako left him there alone with his own thoughts.
“He, looks a lot like the, fur I once knew” thought Billy.
Mako continues to look around for the fur that sent for him but didn’t know who to look for. He walks up to the bar and see’s a blue fox in a tux talking to a girl ferret hoping to get some action for the night only to be interrupted by the shiatsu.
“How, would you like your, drink sir?” asked the Shiatsu.
“Shaken not, stirred” said the blue fox.
“Coming, right up” said the Shiatsu.
Mako looks at the blue fox and looked like a spy from Russia with love in his heart.
“Excuse me, sir may I ask you, your name?” asked Mako.
The blue fox looked at the cat for a sec before answering him.
“Teff, Teff Sininen and you are?” asked Teff to his companion.
“Teff, pleasure to meet you and you can call me, Mako” said Mako.
“Oh, oh better call, Mako” said Teff.
“I don’t really, like that saying and why are you here?” asked Mako.
“Just, waiting for a friend named, Scott and I’ve been here for the, past two days” said Teff wondering where he is.
This gave Mako an idea on what was happening here but wanted to here it from the fox’s mouth.
“Why?” asked Mako.
“He, said he found out, who every member of the gang was and wanted me to stop it with the group of mine” said Teff.
“Were, this group of yours?” asked Mako.
“Around” said Teff.
“I see and Scott won’t be coming, to see you” said Mako.
“Why, that?” asked Teff wondering what happened.
“The gang got him and I’m on a case, looking for him” said Mako.
“How’s that going?” asked Teff while a little shocked to see his friend gone.
“Good, I have a few leads and a lot of it’s pointing in the croc direction” said Mako not wanting to say too much.
“I’ve heard of him, but not sure who the croc really is” said Teff.
“Thanks and I hope to see you, again after this case” said Mako thinking this fox has something to do with what going on.
“You, too and when you see Scott, tell him I’ll be waiting here for him” said Teff.
“I will” said Mako.
Mako left Teff at the bar and wondered farther into the back only to find a great big muscular Great Dane standing in front of a door leading to somewhere.
“Where does, that go?” asked Mako with curiosity.
“None, of your business, unless you know the password?” asked the Great Dane.
“El, coco” said Mako hoping he was right.
“Wrong and leave before, I break your legs” said the Great Dane cracking his knuckles.
Mako backed up slowly with no doubt in his mind that the Dane would do it. He wonders the floor thinking over things while looking for the informant. He walks to a stage that only a furs sitting around and two female singers walk onto the stage. A female skunkat and a female yellow wolf started to sing a song on stage. They sing the song in unison. Mako sits there listening to the song in the year nineteen twenty five he thinks the female skunkat is the one Hector was referring to a few days ago. The song ends and everyone claps thinking about those times in the year eighteen sixty-five. Mako get’s up and moves closer to the stage as the girls curtsey.
“Excuse me, do ether one of you know, a Scott skunkat?” asked Mako wanting an answer.
The skunkat ran in the opposite direction of Mako thinking he was part of the wolf gang coming to get her. Mako tried to go after her but was forced down as the crowd ran up to the stage to protect her. He lost his lead and was stuck waiting around for the reason he was here for. As time passed well into the night and the casino crowd was staring to head back to there home’s in fear of the gang. He over heard something quite clearly as if he was standing right beside the one who said it.
“Frankly my, dear I don’t give a damn. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but some day, I’m going to win the jackpot and get us out this hell hole of a town” said the fur.
“I wonder who, that was” thought Mako.
Mako looks around from where he’s standing but isn’t able to get a visual on the fur. As he continues to look around he get’s tapped on the shoulder by a fur behind him. Mako turns around to see this fur standing there all dressed up and not being able to tell who it is.
“Mako, Grey?” asked the fur.
“Yes and you, are?” asked Mako wondering who this is.
To be continued
In Part 5
Of
The Dream
