Fall To Dark (Carmen Sandiego 2019)

Chapter 1

 Notes:

This is my first work for Carmen Sandiego. Special thanks to Breemarie12256 (AO3), a truly talented fanfic writer who got me on with this series last month. I'm still new at this, so please do understand if it's not good. I was just writing whatever that came to my mind.

Carmen stared at the Eye of Vishnu, gleaming blue in the dark room. She wore a smirk as she was about to shatter the glass cases to pieces and finish the mission that she was entrusted with. Right as she was about to shatter the glass, she heard footsteps running behind and towards her and a familiar voice yelling. "Gray," Carmen muttered before swiftly turning around, in time to see Crackle lunging towards her. The Crimson Thief swiftly landed a punch on her partner's torso, knocking Crackle back as the circular device in his hand fall to the ground.

"Argh!" Graham groaned as his head hit the floor while Carmen just looked over who she thought was her friend.

"You know, if you're going to turn on me, you should've been quiet," Carmen said, anger rising in her voice as she picked up the device. "What is this even supposed to be?" asked Carmen, holding the device before seeing the familiar-looking symbol on it.

"Carmen... listen to me, it's for your own good," Crackle pleaded. "I'm trying to help."

"By attacking me?" Carmen grimaced, clenching her fist. Her red fedora has long fallen onto the floor, her long brown hair was a little ruffled from all the combat.

"No... Carmen, please listen," Graham said worried as he held the crackle rod in his hands. "I don't want to hurt you."

"Hmph... sure you don't," Carmen scoffed. In pure anger, she threw the device aside, smashing it into pieces before she got into a fighting stance, ready to beat up her former partner.

The man looked at the remains of the device in horror, and Graham knew that there was only one choice left, knock Carmen out and hopefully, ACME will be able to recover her memories. He turned on the rod in his hand, letting electric sparks fly as it was activated.

Carmen shouted in rage as she pounced forward, landing a kick at Gray as he fired a blast at Carmen, who managed to dodge the blast swiftly before attempting to kick the rod out of Gray's hand.

"Oh, for a technician, you're not too bad at fighting," the woman said mockingly as she landed on the ground. While Crackle was backing away from Carmen, thinking off how to knock her out. "Too bad you're a terrible shot," Carmen chuckled before attempting to strike him with her fist.

Finally getting close enough, Crackle caught her hand and attempted to stun her unconscious. But Carmen was quicker and swifter, she caught the rod before it could touch and shock her. Carmen quickly pulled the weapon out of Gray's hands and punched the man a couple of times in the gut before throwing Crackle over her Crackle landed a few feet away from her as the crackle rod dropped at her feet.

Crackle groaned, rubbing the back of his head as he sat up slowly, facing Carmen who was now removing her gloves, picking up his weapon.

"It's fingerprint activated, it won't work for you," Graham said, looking at Carmen as he got up, despite feeling the aching pain that was inflicted by her.

"Won't it?' Carmen smirked before turning the weapon on. Graham's eyes widened in shock as his mouth gaped. "Being V.I.L.E. faculty has its perks," Carmen said smirkingly as she turned the dial up and towards the highest setting, charging the weapon up as the sound of electricity crackling could be heard.