Who the hell took Ivy? (Carmivy)

ch. 4

"I almost had it boss. The signal cut out literally one minutes too early." Hack said snarling as he slammed a fist into the desktop next to him. He was so close! Carmen pulled her hat down further and her scarf up a bit to hide the blush on her face as she turned around.

"That's fine Hack. Ivy gave us the means to find her ourselves. Zack you got down all the lines right?" Carmen asked making the boy nod although he was trying not to mime gagging.

"What did they mean that you were married to Ivy and that she's actually twenty three?" Joshua demanded looking a bit angry as he glared at Carmen who looked at him and raised her ungloved hand.

"There's a reason my wedding band has the same tracer that Ivy has on her. Her tracer is in her wedding band. She pretended she was seventeen to throw them off to prevent this from happening but it was only a band-aid when it should have been stitches." Carmen said before looking back at Zack who was looking over the notes.

"Why did that woman call Zack a prince and Ivy a Queen-in-training?" Tatyanna asked looking confused and a bit worried about this while Zack sighed.

"I was born Zechariah, prince of the nation of Creamland. A small kingdom just outside of England. Ivy as the older sibling is in line before me, especially since the kingdom is a monarchy from the information I learned. I looked it up once out of curiosity. The male heirs were used as bargaining tools or human weapons for the female heirs and the queen." Zack said not looking away from the notebook he had copied his sisters song into.

"When Ivy was born she was born with the name Ivory, she also had a twin brother named Thoren. They were separated as children and Thoren was raised to be Ivy's loyal servant and weapon but he also had to answer to the queen, our mother. Ivy and Thoren looked exactly alike…from what Ivy told me…one day the queen ordered the death of a woman from the small neighboring kingdom because she was getting in the way and Thoren was the one sent to kill her. The queen blamed it on Ivy who was only ten at the time. The Queen and King both fled the kingdom immediately when they learned of the anger of the people aimed at the royal family for what happened." Zack said sucking in a deep breath and trembling slightly.

"They left us behind. Ten year old Ivy, ten year old Thoren, and newly turned two year old me. The people were calling for the 'hellspawns' death meaning Ivy but they were going to kill anyone else they caught in the palace as well. Including me. Thoren…Thoren traded clothes with Ivy. They were identical twins with the only difference being that Thoren was male but he was so feminine that you could hardly tell unless you were looking for it." Zack took a trembling breath and felt Carmen's hand rest on his upper back, equal parts soothing and empowering.

"The only memory I have of my older brother is of him pretending to be Ivy…he was wearing her dress and jewelry…and he was being executed via decapitation. Ivy and I were wearing simple clothing, the only thing I have left of my brother is his jacket." Zack said grabbing the green jacket that he always wore in a trembling fist.

"That's what her first lines were about. She was telling us where she was. Come and take my clothes this is the way you will go. That refers to how she and Thoren switched cloths upon Thoren's request. That means they took her back to Creamland where Thoren was killed." Zack said fighting to keep his voice steady now as he focused back on his task. He'd have a breakdown later once his sister was back and safe and sound.

"And I'm guessing the other song is a clue to help us find her when we're in Creamland. What are we waiting for then? Let's get to Creamland immediately!" Carmen said ready and willing to go and save her wife immediately.

"Hold it!" The Chief said before anyone could ask for a C-5 corridor.

"Creamland is an Anti-A.C.M.E. country. Any A.C.M.E. agents caught in it are immediately sent to prison if not sentenced to execution." The Chief said making the A.C.M.E. agents scowl and look upset.

"But the countries bordering it don't mind and even encourage A.C.M.E…I have an idea." Carmen said, lowering her scarf to show a devious smirk on her lips.

"Oh? Do tell?" Chief asked with a sly grin on his virtual face.

"Well, the A.C.M.E. detectives can wait alongside the border between Creamland and the neighboring countries. They don't go across but they provide backup from the nearest place they can…going in to get Ivy?" Carmen asked smirking even wider as she snapped her fingers. Instantly Sara, Al, and Hack walked over to stand with her and each of them realized what she was getting at.

"Well…laws never stopped V.I.L.E. before. And there's nowhere in this world that I can't go." Carmen said making the other agents look at her shocked.

"They stole my wife…but they should know that you don't steal from a thief." Carmen said making Zack smile up at her thankfully.

"Zack you stay here with the Chief and make sure everyone is co-ordinated. Two of my henchmen will stay with you incase these Creamland Creeps try coming after you." Carmen said putting a hand on Zack's head and gently ruffling his hair.

"…Right. Just bring Ivy home in one piece okay? And don't do anything stupid to get yourself hurt in the process." Zack said hugging Carmen who looked surprised for half a second before she smiled and hugged him back.

"Of course Zack. Who do you think you're talking to?" Carmen asked with a wink as she pulled away and began to leave, her henchmen half a step behind her with dark looks on their faces.

"We're V.I.L.E. they don't know what they're getting into taking one of our queens." Hack said cracking his knuckles with a dark smile on his face.

"Queens?" Maria questioned confused.

"Carmen's the Queen of Crime, Ivy is her wife. That makes her another queen." Al said shrugging his shoulders.

"They also dared steal from Carmen." Sara said although her goggles glinted dangerously in the light.

Carmen's grin had her looking more like a tiger baring its teeth before its prey as she looked back over her shoulder.

"And no one steals from the best damn thief there ever was."