🩷🩵Oh my darling clementine🩷💙

The scheme

"Alrighty everybody listen up listen!" Top cat announces in his usual boastful matter as he stands on top of the gangs usual run down couch. He slowly stretches his arms out and raises his head up high.

"We've gotta BIG scam amongst our midsts! The mayor is hoasti'n a BIG party to celebrate the founding of Jellystone. I'm thinking something with fireworks..snake traps all over the dance floor. Cmon now, don't be shy, give me your ideas!" Top cat encourages with a smirk as he looks on to gauge their reaction.

"Uhhh I dunno TC, rumor has it the party might've beefed up security. I dunno if we have a chance" Choo choo says with a nervous glance as she sighs.

"Oh trust me, gang! We'll just slip by through the back door and-"

"I think not!" A strange southern voice interrupts top cats speech with an annoyed inflection. The gang immediately sprint into action and grab any nearby trash to throw at the intruders as they all bare their claws. Mr Jinks nervously speaks up.

"Wait wait! Wait a minute!! I..we're uhh...not here for-"

"Ahh shoot it's the mayor! I'll hold em off, TC!" Benny says nervously as he quickly try's to tackle Mr jinks, but it ends up with Benny on the floor and him curled up into a little ball of shame as he tripped on his own feet. Mr jinks raises an eyebrow in confusion and sighs.

"We're not...uhh..here for any trouble...we..I..uh..well I brought a friend who could need somethin' to help him with his troubles" Mr Jinks meekly squealed as his eyes shift around the frighting sight of the rundown alleyway of trash and random nicknacks strewn about. Top cat chuckles heartily and picks up Benny gently. His mood instantly goes into his usual salesman's approach.

"Oh my well then friend, you've CERTAINLY come to the right place! Now then, what's your friend's troubles.. no spice in his life? Things getting him down? Need a little help with some shady underground business dealings that are TOTALLY legal?" Top cat charmingly berates Mr Jinks with all sorts of quick questions, but Mr jinks shakes his head as he nervously points behind him.

"Uhhh..why don't ya ask him yourself?" Mr Jinks says with a confused expression as huckleberry hound slowly enters into view. The gang gasp in shock, surprise, and bewilderment!...is the mayor that stupid to end up here?

"My oh my! Why isn't that huckleberry hound himself? Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Mr mayor, and might I say what a LOVELY bow tie you have" Top cat smirks devilishly while little dollar signs appear in his eyes as he dramatically praises the mayor with buttery words and a firm handshake to which huckleberry groans.

"Well...I..I was just lead here by Mr Jinks to solve my..umm..issue let's call it" Huckleberry sighs and blushes in embarrassment, but Top Cat, as cunning as he is cheap, pulls huckleberry to the side with a charming smile across his face hoping to score big time bucks with the mayor of Jellystone himself, so naturally Top Cat cranks the charm up to 100.

"Not to worry your little head! Me and my cats gotta whole trove of inventions, items, scams- I MEAN useful tools to help with whatever issue comes by! Just say the word and we'll get it down lickity spilt" Top cat confidently boasts while snapping a finger, to which huckleberry sighs.

"Love. The word I'm sayin' is love. Do yew have anything to help that?" Huckleberry asks sarcastically with a raised eyebrow, but of course Top Cat pushes that aside and huddles up with the gang in a circle.

"Alright gang this is big time news. The mayor is here in desperation! Pity is our greatest asset here, fellas and I gotta say we can pull this off if we play our cards right"! Top Cat whispers excitedly, but then spooky lifts up an ace of spades.

"No..wrong card, spooky" Top Cat gently puts the card down and clears his throat.

"Now then..I wanna hear some ideas! Anything that'll help a sad, desperate, lonely dog get his heart pumping?!" Top Cat hypes up the gang with his usual scheme energy as they scramble their heads to think of a plan.

"We could uhhhh...pretend to be his date for the day and slowly make him fall in love with us before we ask for a ton of money in the span of...four years or somethin'?" Choo choo asks with a raised eyebrow while she ponders, but Top cat sighs.

"Mmm takes too long, plus we might actually get invested sooooo" Top cat trails off as he keeps scheming with the others, but then a gentle tap on the shoulder is felt.

"Y'all know I can hear yew, right?" Huckleberry asks in an annoyed tone. Top Cat and the gang screech in fright as their fur spiked up immediately.

"Ahhh!! Mayor! You..uhh...didn't hear anything of that, right?" Top Cat asked nervously as he tries to get his smirk back, but huckleberry just groaned.

"I JUST said that I-...yew know what, nevermind. Do yew have somethin' for me or not"? Huckleberry asks with a fixed glance at Top cat while they all exchange looks of nervousness, but then Benny pops out of nowhere with a bright smile.

"Here mister mayor! It's uhh..our latest invention. The one and only 'love bow 100'! Guaranteed success in dating and romance!" Benny says with an innocent smile as he presents the clearly dollar store bought bow tie with tattered ends and fake glitter all around it. Not to mention the price tag is still on the back. Huckleberry gasps in pure delight and quickly grabs the bow.

"Oh golly gracious...this is the most beautiful, most sweet, and clearly most expensive thing I've ever seen!" Huckleberry proudly holds the bow up with his paws as his smile grows wide.

"Yes yes it's very nice. That'll be 200$" Top cat says calmly while he smirks to himself, but then huckleberry gasps.

"200$? Oh goodness...I don't have that kind of money.." Huckleberry says sadly with a defeated sigh. Top Cat raises an eyebrow and slowly approaches him.

"But...y..you're the mayor..." He states.

"So?" Huckleberry replies.

"Don't you...have lots of dough, cheddar... bucks..around your office or in a secret vault somewhere..?" Top Cat asks with a hint of hopefulness in his eyes as he grows more worried the mayor isn't as rich as he thinks.

"This town always has some chaotic event happen which ends up destroying the town! Why else do you think the buildings get repaired and repainted every time the credits roll?" Huckleberry said blankly with a raised eyebrow, and thus Top Cat gasps.

"Credits...?" Top Cat shakes his head and sighs deeply. Poor mayor! He's so lonely that he's speaking crazy! He has to make this transaction fast before he develops sympathy. Too Cat slithers an arm around huck's shoulder while he grin's pridefully to the mayor.

"How about...a little exchange, mm? Your ratty tatty old bow for our glossy, most very expensive love catching bow, hmm?" Top Cat smirks as he holds out his claws in front of Huckleberry. Is he really going to give him the most iconic thing he's ever worn just to try and win the heart of someone he's not even sure feels the same?
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"Pleasure doing business mayor! I hope all ends well in love!!" Top Cat announces happily with a giant smirk around his cheeks while holding Huckleberry's bow in his other paw. He turns around to the gang and makes a devilish face.

"Now then...how much would an authentic huckleberry hound bowtie go for online?" Top cat asks the cat gang in a huddle circle as they all smirk down at their new ticket to endless riches.