Good Company: chapter 6

Georgette moaned as she broke a nail, much to Francis's annoyance and Tito's anger with him. Vincent shushed them. The others kept walking along to get through. When they got to the electric bit, Tito was signaled to do his work then. Francis stood by with Dodger and Vincent's orders. Tito bit down hard on the wires connected to the camera.

Sykes noticed this as he was on the phone and wondered what was going on, much to his frustration. But he just let it slide, as he was now on the phone with Winston. The Rottweilers were by the kids who were held hostage. Sykes had made Akito, Estelle, and Jenny get tied up in chairs with the vicious dogs by them who looked rather hungry for them.

"Sorry, guys..." Jenny said softly.

"That's okay, Jenny..." the twins assured her it wasn't her fault.

They then heard a crash through a window outside somewhere in the warehouse. Jenny, Akito, and Estelle looked all around as the crash worried them slightly.

"Roscoe, Desoto, go and check of what that was." Sykes ordered.

The Rottweilers did as they were told and sniffed for evidence.

"You smell that?" Roscoe asked.

"Yeah," Desoto chuckled darkly. "It's party time!"

Vincent then did the best part of their plan.

There was knocking, which confused Sykes as he went to sort it. "I didn't order any pizza!"

Jenny still hung her head, feeling so hopeless. The same with the twins. Jenny sniffled, then looked up with wet eyes in severe sadness. She was never going to see Oliver or Vincent ever again.

It was Tito, Einstein, and Francis doing their part and they got away from the door and out to another part of the warehouse, Sykes then came out from his office to see no one there and decided to go and see where his dogs were. Jenny still hung her head sadly. Once he was gone, Vincent and the rest went inside. Felicity made sure they were all quiet.

"Francis, you keep an eye on the monitors, Rita, over here." Dodger told the ones with him.

Tito and Georgette had a tarp over Roscoe and Desoto to confuse them. Vincent and Oliver appeared for Jenny and the twins to see. Jenny sniffled, then blinked as she got a look at Vincent and Oliver.  Akito and Estelle looked and smiled.

"Oliver, Vincent, oh, I never thought I'd see you guys again!" Jenny beamed.

Vincent then began to untie them.

"So, I have a brother..." Akito looked to Vincent with a smile. "Kinda relieved."

Estelle glanced at him.

"Hey, I like ya, but sometimes I need another guy when Dad's out of the house." Akito defended himself.

Felicity sighed, shaking her head and rolling her eyes.

"Understandable." Estelle said.

Sykes and the Rottweilers were on their way back.

"Oh, no!" Felicity immediately panicked.

"What're we going to do, Dodge?" Rita asked the alpha dog in their gang.

"Yo, Tito, hot-wire." Dodger demanded.

"No way, Dodger man, I've been barbecued too many times." Tito glared like nothing was going to change his mind.

"Hey, Georgette, time for you to use your charm on Tito." Vincent whispered to the poodle.

She knew exactly what he meant. "Good luck, Alonzo..." Georgette told the tiny dog, sultry, knowing how much he had a thing for her. "I'll be waiting..."

"Hey!" Tito laughed a bit as he went to do his part, her having convinced him.

"Oh, Oliver, is this your girlfriend?" Jenny smiled to the orange kitten as she was petting the white one, having seen her.

Snow White nuzzled up to Oliver. Oliver's muzzle turned a little red as he smiled to her.

"Aw, they're almost just like us..." Jenny looked to Vincent at the kitty couple.

"Yeah." Vincent said.

Sykes was trying to get in and Jenny was instantly frozen with fear. Vincent held her close to comfort her.

"What do we do?" Felicity shook herself.

Estelle and Akito looked to the dogs, wondering what the next move would be. They then saw what Tito was doing. Everyone waited and then they would make their getaway to save Akito, Estelle, and Jenny's lives and where their plan was working.

The dogs rode with the kids on Fagin's scooter to get the heck out of here. Desoto and Roscoe tried to chase them, but due to them being by themselves, they weren't fast enough and they were farther away now and left in the dust for now. Tito was mocking them. Fagin tried to get them all away, but then Sykes's car came through to catch up to them. Sykes had his hand out, ready to capture the kids back into his possession. Darla was nowhere to be found which worried Akito and Estelle, even more than the big bad loan shark after them.

"Oh, I hope Aunt Darla is alright where ever she is." Estelle said.

Darla had come up behind Sykes and was trying to blind him, making him screech all around where he was driving as they all ended up in the subway station. Jenny was caught though and in serious danger, she could die tonight if no one was really careful.

Vincent was going to save her. Jenny was crying for help as she was fearing for her life. Tito had a hard time driving due to Georgette covering his eyes and even he got tired of it.

"Jenny, jump!" Fagin told the red-haired girl as they were dangerously close on the tracks with an incoming subway that would be there any minute.

Vincent jumped and saved Jenny's life, Darla was next to jump while Akito was distracting Sykes. Oliver was trying to get at Sykes too, but the man had thrown the kitten clear off his face and shoved Akito down. The subway horn was blaring as it was coming closer and closer. Darla was nervous about jumping and her eyes widened as she and Sykes were left by the subway and it came and they had 'caught it'.

Darla had jumped out of the way, just in time for Sykes he was killed and for Akito, no one knew. Darla coughed a bit, trying to settle herself.

"Aunt Darla, you're okay!" Estelle ran to the chubby woman.

Darla still coughed, looking up. "Yeah, I'm fine, dear... Where's your brother?"

Felicity looked around. "Akito? Akito!"

Jenny had come with Vincent as Fagin and the dogs were slowly coming down to safety. Dodger came out with Oliver, but no sign of Akito. Oliver appeared to be dead, he wasn't moving or anything.

Jenny came with Vincent, her eyes were filled with tears, she was glad that she was with Vincent again, but her poor kitten was no longer with her. She held the cat, crying and cradling him like a baby. Snow White was sad herself and hung her head.

Estelle was more sad about Akito being gone, she started to sing their favorite song from The Sound of Music, their Favorite Things, as she did her best to imitate Julie Andrews's singing voice like she did when they would watch it together. Oliver began to wake up.

"Oliver?" Jenny's eyes opened, then she saw the kitten was alive and well. "Oliver!"

Estelle: I'm your twin
You're my twin
We stick together through thick and thin
No matter what I do
I'm always stuck with you

The song didn't make her feel better, but she decided to continue to sing their twin song. Estelle sniffled as she continued to sing, having a lot of trouble trying to keep it up.

Estelle: And if trouble comes our way
I know my twin will save the day
Wherever you may be
You're always stuck with me

She was heartbroken, but continued on. Estelle was getting to the last part of the song which Akito usually sang in with her, but she had to make it a solo this time, due to being a lonely twin and not a duet anymore. Then she was shocked when she heard Akito's voice as she was doing the last part.

Estelle blinked and looked to see her brother coming as he finished their song, 'Two by Two'. "Akito!?"

Akito and Estelle both then hugged. Everyone smiled at the friendly reunion, but Georgette looked petrified due to the dramatic experiences she encountered tonight.

"Oh, thank the lord you're all safe!" Darla felt pleased and smiled at the kids. She then looked down to Vincent and Jenny. "Oh, look... Sweet baboo's," She then saw that Vincent still had his locket. "That's a nice locket, my boy."

Jenny petted Snow White as she placed Oliver back down with her.

"Oh, Dodger, you lost your bandanna..." Estelle looked down, she then took out a spare red bandanna from her mother and decided to let him keep it to replace the old one that was lost from the subway chase.

"Thanks, kid." Dodger said to Estelle.

Estelle smiled.

"Goodness, it sure is late," Fagin looked. "We ought to get you all back home."

"We are on the vacation, our parents are away because of Monsieur Sykes." Felicity explained.

"I never did like that man." Darla folded her arms.

"I have to go and get a lot of money first." Vincent said.

"Oh, honey, you don't have to do that..." Darla soothed. "I'll do it, I run a private school now." She took out a bunch of money she had actually earned and was rich from her job and not just for being cute and adorable like when she was a little girl.

"Um, it's actually her parents' money and Mom and Dad's money I have to return." Vincent said.

"And my parents..." Felicity told Vincent.

"Well, if you insist." Darla shrugged, putting her money back, but then smiling. "I have another nephew, before you go... I have to do something very important for my tradition as your aunt..." She then bent down to the boy's height, pinching his cheeks and cooing in baby talk. "Oh, look at how handsome, yes you are, yes you are! I'm gonna dump ya in a bucket of sugar and make you all MINE!"

Vincent then returned all the money to Cherry, Forte, Mo, and Atticus's accounts.

"How are we going to get home?" Felicity asked.

Darla blew her fingers to make a whistle sound. "Taxi!" she called, holding her thick arm out.

A cab somehow found her and came to take Jenny back to her home with Winston before he would get deathly worried about her.

Darla looked down at the orange kitten with brown eyes and the white kitten with green eyes. "I can't for the life of me feel that those two seem vaguely familiar..."