Grand theft kiddo

Chapter 2
The meet up

Chapter Description: Danny and Finn meet again in unfortunate circumstances.

Danny was trekking through the woods in a very bad mood. He was so close to bringing back the car and gaining millions of dollars but instead, he was stuck walking through the woods, hungry and tired until he came out on the other side. He just hoped he would reach another town soon. He had dropped his robber mask in the forest so the people he would find, wouldn't get suspicious At least he didn't get caught. But he still ended up in a worse situation than before the heist.

Finn was wondering through the forest trying to find Danny but by now he had to admit that he lost track. He thought he could find him by following his track of flattened shrubbery but there were many such trails in the woods. This wasn't like following footprints in the snow. His moral was low now that the car he recovered was severely damaged and the criminal he chased would probably escape. And to add to it all, he was now lost in the woods. He just hoped that he could find a road soon if he continued forward. The forest had to end eventually.

After a few hours, the men were very hungry and there was no sign of the forest ending soon. They didn't want to hunt and cook their meat so they instead chose to eat wild berries and drank from the flowing water of small streams. Later, once night began to fall, they got very tired especially since they didn't sleep since mid day of yesterday. Looks like they underestimated how large the forest was. They were now worried that they might die here. They slept in the woods with only a mattress of leaves. It was uncomfortable and they kept getting scared of animal attacks when they heard branches crack. But they awoke in the morning and kept walking.



Meanwhile, in a nearby village, a woman taking a walk during her work's lunch break when she was intercepted by two men in black suits carrying umbrellas. She knew well that this was a bad sign. She asked them what they wanted and they told her that she needed to be regressed. The woman said : "But I didn't break any rules." But the men said : "We know but the baroness saw you and though you were very cute so she wants to raise you." The woman pleaded : "But I am a teacher and my students need me! And I have a husband." One of the men said: "We can find a replacement teacher and your husband can handle being single, but the baroness wants you and we don't want to suffer the consequences of disobeying her. Then he sprayed her with a special spray can. The woman knew better to run so she stood there crying as the must returned her to childhood. After, 20 seconds, the transformation was complete and she was six years old, standing in her oversized shirt as her skirt fell to the ground. The men then escorted her to the car and took her to her new home.



Danny was first to hear the noise of a car engine and a faint conversation. He excitedly ran towards it relieved to find civilisation. But the civilization he found wasn't what he expected. It was not a road at the end of the forest but a village in the middle of it. The first thing he did was steal clothes from a nearby clothesline and change into them. Then he threw away his old clothes in another home's trashcan. This should make him harder to identify. Good thing it was midday and most people had gone to work by now do finding a house with nobody near it wasn't so hard. He was hungry so he then decided to look for food. Those berries aren't very sustaining after all. He walked until he saw an house with a window revealing a kitchen with a large muffin and an apple on the table. Only problem is that there was an old lady on the neighboring house's porch. He didn't want anyone to see him. So he went to the old lady and told her that he saw some coyotes nearby so she better stay inside to be safe. She thanked him for the warning and went indoors. Danny then kicked the window to break it and quickly snatched the muffin and the apple. He then ran away before anyone could see him near the broken window. He then wolfed down the food to satisfy his hunger.



Finn finally heard the faint sound of human voices after his long track through the woods. He thought that it might be Danny so he was careful not to make too much noise as he approached. But what he found was rather unexpected. He arrived in an isolated town not on the other side of the forest but right in the middle of it. He looked for the source of the sound and saw an old lady talking to a man wearing a black suit and a black pork pie hat. The man was also carrying a dark blue umbrella despite the fact that it wasn't raining. He seemed to be asking the woman questions about a break in that occurred in a nearby house. Strange since he definitely didn't look like a cop. Perhaps just a curious civilian? Also it's quite rare to have a break in in such a small town since everyone knew each other which means nobody would risk stealing like that because it would be easier to discover the culprit. Which means it could be the thief he was chasing. It would make sense since he also went in the forest. Could he have found the same village that he did? It would be very good luck for Finn. He wanted to ask the woman where the thief went but he heard her tell the man that she was inside when he did it. So Finn just decided to explore the village hoping to find his target before he wreaks too much havoc in this calm town. Upon passing by a bakery, he bought a loaf of bread which he ate. He was hungry after his trip in the woods. The baker looked at his police uniform strangely. He must not trust cops very much. Or maybe there were only a few cops in town which he recognizes so he knows Finn is an outsider and he doesn't like outsiders. Nevertheless Finn decided to question him : "Excuse me sir, but have you seen a filthy looking man with a mask arrive from the woods?" The baker hesitated to answer but simply said: "If you suspect that an outsider came in our village, report it to the umbrella guard and let them take care of it. We really shouldn't take these matters in our own hands." Finn clarified : "You must understand that I am a cop and that the man I am chasing is a master criminal that came to your village. It is my duty to bring him to justice." The baker shaped at him and approached his face much closer as he aggressively whispered : "If you aren't from around here than you should go back where you came from and forget about this place right away. The baroness does not take kindly to intruders." Finn didn't know how to respond so he just took his bread and walked away. But he still wanted to find the thief before he left the village. So he kept looking around the town.



Danny was walking around town examining the until he saw a luxurious manor in the distance. He though to himself that he had to rob that place if he wanted to make bank since that darn cop prevented him from getting his previous payment. He started walking towards it to analyze it to plan his future heist but then he heard someone shout : "Stop right there!" He turned around to see the same cop that chased him on the road. But how could that be possible? He had his gun drawn and was ready to fire if Danny tried to run. Danny said : "You can't kill me just for running, it's against protocol." But Finn answered : "I don't plan on killing you, just shooting you in the legs. Now you can either stay put the easy way or the hard way but you won't get away this time. And don't reach for your pockets or I will blow your head off." Danny realized he had no choice so he complied and said : "Well you could at least say please." But just as he was about to cuff the bandit, three people in black uniforms carrying umbrellas arrived. There were two men and one woman. One of them said : "There are the outsiders, we got them both together." Finn abandoned his task and turned to the strange group. He said : "I am just here to arrest this guy, don't worry I am going out." But the female of the group answered : I am afraid you don't have the authority to do that here we enforce the rules around here. Also you saw too much for us to let you leave just like that. But don't worry, we only need to perform a simple procedure and if you let us, I promise there will be no trouble for you." Finn asked: "What would that procedure be?" At this point he was getting tense. He didn't fully trust these people. They looked shady. She said : "Just look here." She then pulled out a strange can of spray and sprayed it's contents at him. But Finn had quick reflexes and managed to swat away the can in a way that the spray missed him. The woman shouted : "Ouch, why would you do that?" Finn said : "I am sorry, I though it was a gun, but why would you want to spray me like that? Is this some kind of perfume? Why would this be part of a law enforcement procedure anyway?" One of the men in the back said: "You know what to do now." The woman said : "Yes indeed." She then pointed her umbrella at Finn which confused him. Then, a dart came out and struck him in the chest. Luckily, his body armor protected him. Finn rushed her to grab the umbrella but she took it away in time and tried to hit him with it. But he blocked it and grabbed it. He then grabbed her hands with one of his and applied pressure at specific spots to force her to release her grip. He then threw away the umbrella and pulled out his gun but she grabbed it and push it up before he shot making him miss. While they were struggling with the gun, she kicked him and he hit her in the face with his elbow. Eventually, she got his arm in a submission hold to force him to drop the gun but he dived at her and lifted her up before she could completely pin him down. He then threw her to the ground and kicked her head before she could get up, knocking her out. One of the men said : "Just to be clear, getting beat up wasn't part of the procedure right?" The other man answered : "No, you stiff and you better make sure we get him or the baroness won't take this well." Both men then charged at Finn who fought them off as best he could. He took many blows and injuries but so did they all while Danny was spectating from a safe distance. Eventually, the woman woke up and hit Finn in the head with her umbrella while he was to busy fighting the others to notice her. This stunned Finn long enough for the two others to pin him against a wall. Finn could no longer escape and one of the assailants was punching him in the face. Finn called out to Danny: Help me fight them already, do something!" Danny answered : "Well if my supervision isn't good enough for you, you could at least say please." Finn hesitated for a moment, infuriated at his attitude but resign himself to it and asked : "Could you please help me fight them." At this point Finn's nose was crushed and the woman grabbed her spray can and prepared to spray him. But she could only do it for a second before gunshots rang out. Danny grabbed his pistol and shot them the face one by one. The brief exposure to the strange mist was enough to make Finn feel weird. The sensation only lasted a few seconds though before going away. But then he noticed that his nose was fixed, along with his other injuries. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw that not only was he healed but he also looked younger. About the same age as the thief he was chasing. Danny then asked. "Since I saved your ass can you just let me go now?" Finn sighed and said : "Help me get out of here first and you have a deal. They will probably send backup soon so we need to evade them quick." But just as he was running away, he heard a car coming his way accompanied by the sound of a strange siren. It sounded like a police siren but deeper and slower. He knew right away that it was too late and they were coming from all sides. Finn was in full blown panic but Danny had an idea. He told him to hide in the trash bin of a nearby house while he went in the recycling bin. Only seconds after they closed the lid, they heard the cars stop. They had arrived.