Legend of the Seven Lights

12. Where Madness Grows

Sigh... my mind is still foggy from the last chapter. So many things goin' on, I just can't think straight. Ho well... this chapter is really nothing special, I was going to put a lot more here, but then I felt like that stuff's best saved for other chapters, I just wanna get back to posting.

Chapter 12: Where Madness Grows

New York City

Sandman, Yuki, and Wiccan landed atop a skyscraper after dropping out of the Sandmobile. "Alright, the Warbucks Mansion is just on the outskirts of the city, east side." Sandman explained, viewing his map. "We just need to sneak in and talk to the Yipper."

"Ahhh, adults breaking into a young girl's home." Crystal sighed. "Many misunderstandings."

"Let's just get it over with. My head's starting to feel real fuzzy all of a sudden..."

Stage 21: Warbucks Mansion

Mission: Speak with the Yipperman Plus about Freddy's Pizzeria.

Act 1

Of course, before they actually went to the mansion, the three heroes began their flight across the city, wind chilling their flesh as a feeling of freedom filled their hearts, a kind of freedom one can only find in open-world videogames. "Quick question I wanna ask, didn't you say the mansion's got heavy security?" Yuki asked.

"I know, that's why we didn't go the other night. I called in a favor to get codes and blueprints for the place."

"To who?" Crystal asked.

"An acquaintance. Hopefully she didn't make too big a mess getting them. Still have her communicator linked, she's just this way..."

The honking of horns rang below as they glided over street after street, the city alit by building, car, and streetlights to keep everyone awake. The heroes made their way to a dark, more empty backstreet area where Sandman led the team down a darker alleyway with fallen trashcans and puddles of slop. Nolan stopped just before the path turned black. "Who valks in the shrouded path?" a woman's French accent spoke.

"One who seeks the unshrouded." Nolan replied.

"We meet again, Sandman." The slender woman in the black coat, long hair, and ruby-red lips blowing a cigarette, stepped out.

"Madame Rouge. No trouble getting the codes?"

The woman slipped a small disk from under her sleeve. "Not as much as I vished." She tossed it to Sandman. "Revan vould be proud, his apprentice robbing a rich type."

"He sure would. How's the husband?"

"Good. Ve have recently taken a girl called Wendy under our ving. You-Know-Who's orders. And they've just been all over the place vith each other, eet's very annoying. I don't suppose you've heard of a vinged cat?"

"I don't doubt such a thing exists." Nolan said with a hint of 'that was so random.'

"Didn't think so. Vell, enjoy your break-in." She walked past him out of the alley. "I vill be hitting the town." She morphed into a raven and took flight.

Nolan slipped the disk into his terminal and had the blueprints studied. "Perfect: guard schedules, searchlights and everything, these rich guys have class. Interestingly, they have aerial sensor alarms to keep an eye out for non-bird flying objects. No gliding or hovering, then. We're not trying to make ourselves as enemies, so don't get caught or attack anyone. If everyone starts panicking, they'll seal the place and we'll never talk to that Yipper. Time to move."