This wasn't the end of surprises for us, though. As it turned out, now Commissioner Megraw had a surprise for us as well, yet another pleasant one. Seemed he had a rather different idea of how to handle crime and criminals...
Carmelita stood ramrod straight as she stared across the desk at the golden eagle that was glancing through paperwork, the one who had called her in. Finally, she dared to say, "You wanted to see me sir?"
"Ach, nah lass!" Megraw responded. "Ah can see ya frim here. Ah called ye in cause ah wanna talk to ya, ye ken?" He set the papers aside. "Ah understund ye gots somethin' of a connection to the Coopers? Those files may have been thrown out as evidence, but ah still got 'em."
Carmelita swallowed convulsively. "Y-yes sir," she stammered out. "I understand why this may be seen as a conflict of interest-"
Megraw cut her off with a wave of a few feathers. "Ach lass, yer on th' wrong track altogehtah! Ah ain't got no prahblem with what ya do after hours, or with who. But ah wan' every advantage we kin get over the villains!" He stood up, marching around the desk. "Walk with me," he instructed firmly as he made his way out of the office.
Confused, Carmelita followed along, doing her best to remain at attention even as they moved further and further away from the office. "...sir?" she finally asked, hoping to get some answers.
"A moment," Megraw instructed. "Wait here." With no more than that, he leapt into the sky.
Confused, Carmelita glanced around, wondering what had got his attention. Turning, she saw a young street tough racing down the street clutching a fancy purse. Frowning, she reached for her shock pistol.
Before her hand was even halfway there, Megraw came down out of the air like a bolt of lightning, pinning the tough to the nearest wall with one talon wrapped around the toughs head, the lethal points close to his eyes. "Now...what have we here, laddiebuck?" he growled out. "This bag dun look yer color, no sahree..."
The tough whimpered, struggling not to look at the claw millimeters from blinding him. "N-n-no sir..." he gasped out.
"Hmm...now if'n it ain't yers, what could ya be doin' with it?" Megraw asked carefully, tilting his head as he moved his beak toward the tough's ear. "Oh...ah getcha. Ye found it lost, and ye were runnin' ta the station ta hand it in so the poor lady who lost it could get it back. Ain't that raight?"
"Y-y-yes sir!" the tough responded immediately.
"Good," Megraw purred. "And why, thar's the station raight over there," he indicated with a jerk of his head. "Shouldn'a take ye more than a nonce, and ah'll see the report before the day's oot." His eyes hardened. "Course, if'n ah don't, ah know yer face and scent boy. Ah'll find ya, drag ya kickin' and screamin' back, and find out why ah ain't seen the report, ya ken?"
"Yes sir!" the tough wailed, no longer looking so tough.
"Mah apologies fer pinnin' ya lahk this," Megraw stated coldly. "Everyone...makes mistakes. Th' important thang...is we learn. Ye can learn, can't ya?"
As soon as he released the tough, the young man made a beeline for the station. Carmelita glanced at Megraw, confused. "Why'd you let him go?" she asked. "He plainly stole the purse."
"Und now he's returnin' it, and he's gonna go home and rethink his life," Megraw pointed out. "One less thief on th' street, one more productive citizen, and no need ta bring in th' courts." He shrugged his wings. "That's oor goal when we wear this badge." He tapped the badge pinned to his vest. "Und that's wut ah wanted ta talk te ya aboot. Ye can do th' same with the Coopers."
"I...I'm not sure I understand, sir," Carmelita responded nervously.
"Th' Coopers steal from criminals worse than 'em," Megraw explained. "Ye know this. Ye were using that ta bust those baddies. Ah want ye ta keep doin' that, as an official op on the off books ta keep yer tail oota th' soup. Ah want ye ta tell Cooper that if'n he agrees ta let us know which baddies he's goin' after and how bad they are ahead o tahm, we'll be there ta lock 'em up at day's end. Ah wanna make use o' his talents, and yer the key ta that."
"You want to turn him into a CI?" she asked in surprise.
"Ah want him as an ally," Megraw corrected. "Ye can hash out th' details however ya want. Just know this is now official Interpol policy. Coopers ain't baddies, just criminals. Let local law worry aboot criminals...we're here ta hunt baddies. Ya ken?"
Carmelita nodded. "I...I think I understand." I'm not entirely sure I believe it, though, she thought silently as she realized that exactly the arrangement they'd been trying to set up secretly to protect Coco just got handed to them on a silver platter.
"Thar's just one condition," Megraw pointed out. "Mahn, not policy."
"...what's that?" Carmelita asked worriedly.
Megraw grinned widely. "Ah get an invit' to tha weddin."
Carmelita blushed brightly. "We...we aren't really...I mean-"
Megraw burst into laughter that Carmelita could only classify as 'wicked old man cackle'. "No rush, no rush...just keep it in mahnd. Ah noo it's cumin..." Turning, he sauntered happily back towards the station, whistling a jaunty tune.
Carmelita stared after her superior, her mind a whirl. ...how am I going to explain this to Sly? she thought to herself.
Man I can't believe I got here so early now I will miss the other sans puns
Good use of intimidation there from Megraw.
Then a good deal. Now to wonder how long it will take to get to those arangements.
Seems Megraw has pinned down how he wants to handle crime.
Probably a good thing that street tough didn't purse his lips lest he had to give that back too.
Megraw is the most invitin cop I've ever seen.
8015026
8015036 thanks sans your punders and wonders always make me smile
This just in:
Megraw is the best police commander!
I hope Megraw remains a good guy and not a plant by Seft. He's an amusing OC.
I like this guy already!
He knows when to be all business, but knows when to have a little fun.
He knows how resources are best allocated and what to do with them.
He deals with the criminal element in his own way without any unnecessary damages, if possible.
I love Megraw already
NOW THIS GUY IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER! There IS a difference between a Law Enforcement Officer and a cop, no matter what people say a cop is but a criminal with a badge.
Waiting for more while I go read about a "high class lady" Scoots? eventually
Why am I now suspicious of Megraw. Something feels off and I got a sick feeling that he is with Seft. I hope I am wrong but Tats has pulled some surprises on us before.
I love this man.
Hehehehe, ooooh boy... this is epic, nicely done once more XD hahah
I just got finished watching an old episode of Ducktales, and now I'm imagining a slightly rougher version of Scrooge McDuck as Megraw's voice.
If Megraw ever makes a claim that he built himself on being smarter than the smarties and tougher than the toughies, I'm going to lose it...
8015179
I have to disagree. HEAVILY.
Not all cops are the kind that are trigger-happy morons who shoots at anything and anyone. There are both good and bad cops and it important to not mix those two groups together. Cops do deserve respect. They risk life and limps to keep the streets safe and capture criminals.
8015196
Do you honestly think Seft would work with a cop? An Interpol cop? Maybe a bent one, but not one like this.
Plus, if he was working with Seft, he would have delivered Coco to him. The kind of person that gets a street thief to rethink his ways doesn't strike me as the one that would be a party to kidnapping.
Unless, o course, Megraw is bent. Going by what we've seen so far of him, I think not.
Just a cop that's interested in getting rid of the baddies, like he said. Seft is one he'd rather see dealt with.
i could be wrong though. Hard to tell where Tatsurou is concerned.
8015246 agreed
:)
8015247 And that is the problem, you like most lump Law Enforcement with cops.
1. Few cops actually have the actual hard crime connections.
2. MOST will contamination\miss place evidence, intimidate witnesses\flat out silence the witnesses, doctor the paper work (IF it's filled out that correctly) any number and more than what would get ANY even remotely law abiding person put in jail for years if not life.
3. The rest turn a blind eye to 1 and 2
A Law Enforcement Officer doesn't care, if its the local DA's kid that committed the crime he gets put in cell just like the little punk from down the street. Law is Law and it's the enemy of organized crime, that's why most that would be Law Enforcement are weeded out during initial tests, if not then the Academy and the few that even slip through that and actually start to do good in the community get offed, discharged for any number of possible explanations and most I've actually heard of are hilarious or get put at desks where the damage is negligible.
Anyway, comments is not the place for this and I do apologize to Tatsurou but the distinction between the two must be maintained.
Also, Megraw is very much in the shady, murky area of number 3 of the Law Enforcement that uses the crime to target worse crime but always ready to bury the crime if they step out of line so far in the system air is at a premium because it has to go through bureaucratic red tape to get to the cells.
ok, after 3 years I finally got the drunken Scotsman off my feed from the numerous times the music I listen to on autoplay led to it.
THEN YOU GO AND HAVE IT AS THE LINK TO PLAY AT THE END!!!
this song is catchy ill give it that, but it drives me up the wall the number of times it comes up.
good chapter, though.
I freaking love Megraw's accent!
Megraw is best commander
Man. You show one highly competent villain and suddenly every time something surprisingly fortuitous or just plain strange happens, it's one of Seft's tricks or part of Seft's inevitable Xanatos Gambit.
You've made all your readers into paranoid messes.
Well, not like I wasn't already.
Ah, now a can finally understand that accent.
Well... this just turned out impeccably well, didn't it?
8015246 Can you imagine Scrooge being a doting grandfather?
... So much fire... everywhere...
I don't like this... Too much is going "right" in too little time. If there's isn't some kind of recoil, I will be really surprised.
8015696
Less doting grandpa, more awesome grandpa.
You HAVE seen Ducktales, right?
8015705 Oh, I'm sure Seft will pop up sometime with a crew to pull Neyla out o the drink or something at some point.
You know thanks to RC's comment
8015439
,and the fact that McGraw is the one whistling that particular song I can't help but think that McGraw himself would end up taking the star role of 'The Drunk Scotsman'! ...AAaannnnddd now I need brain bleach!
8015848 same
I knew there was a reason I liked this eagle, he's got a great sense of humor.
I can't wait to see Sly's reaction... but I really want to see Megraw babysit Coco for a night and take her for a flight to help her relax.
Why am I hearing Allen Young in this chapter? Also... interesting cop and someone who probably read up the history of the various gangs and crime families... take out the ones actually making trouble first. :)
How do you tell Sly? Considering this is a relationship you both would love and works out for everyone, you could just tell him.....Or make huge ass spectacle out of it.
Also I'm with the Eagle, I WANT TO SEE THAT WEDDING
Head north, find an enemy tent, repeat a certain mission WITHOUT Panda King and Coco.
"Hey Sly?"
"Yes?"
"Where's my ring?"
"What ring?"
"You know~."
there shall be a wedding!! I am calling it!
8015748 Watched a few episodes.
It was hilarious.
Also He Is TERRIFYING!
Seriously. You know those round things on steam boats made of metall that spewed out smoke?
Chained up to one, got pissed, and pulled TWO OF THOSE THINGS TOGETHER!
Holy shit. That is terrifying.
I bet he could punch out the devil and get away with it.
8015848
8015868
It's clear neither of you are Scottish.
8017427 I may have some Irish blood in me, but I'm not.
the song just drives me off the walls, catchy, though.
8017427 Nah I'm Irish and I was raised to always jokingly make fun of our scottish neighbors, despise our northern brethren, and openly mock the english! ...Although the English get major brownie points in my book for making Doctor Who.
8016582
Well the guy who owned the boat did insult him for grieving for his mother after he stole everything from him... unholy rage happened.
8018353 Yeah. So badass.
I kind of want to see a misunderstanding between Sly now and Sly trying to steal from Uncle Scrooge.
... Okay yeah. That's terrifying for Sly.
lololololol need more
8018505 I'd like to think even Sly is smart enough to know McDuck's money bin is off-limits. The insane security measures and being owned by one of the most legendarily badass grandpa treasure hunters of all time aside, there's a few problems I could foresee if he successfully robbed it.
1. There's so much money there the only place it could be kept is in a money bin. How's he gonna get it out, let alone store it?
2. There's so much money there that if spent or sold it could probably destabilize the world economy.
3. McDuck is so attached to his money he's memorized every single coin, dollar, or other item. If even a single piece changes hands, he WILL find it, and he WILL be pissed.
And you do not want a pissed Scrooge McDuck. He's Scottish!
8018505 anyone else see Scrooge owning a copy of the thevius racoonis, or probably helped write the damm thing, like he taught bottom class street thug cooper on the titanic the art of the pimp cane or something?
8021217
I don't know. It would just seem like a challenge. Face it. He likes a challenge.
8021358
Scrooge: Oh I remember your family. I helped write the damn book that you're using right now. Know a few tricks myself that I never told the Coopers. How do you think I got all this treasure from those temples? Also, leave. And leave all the stuff you have in your sleeves. No. More. No. More. No. More.
Okay. I want you to jump up and down now. What do you mean that's everything?
This next part is me teaching you a lesson to not steal from your God damn Great Great Great God Grandfather, son!
The Coopers were a crazy bunch making me a Godfather, you know.
Now I DON'T SEE YOU JUMPING!
8021457 XD
8021457 meh, 4/10 needs more accent
8021457
I am now tempted to have an interlude segment where Sly and Coco try to steal from Scrooge's vault...specifically for the challenge of it.
8021460
8021488
8021738
Please do. It would be hilarious. Especially when the Duck Triplets decide to emulate the Cooper family...
And Scrooge finds out...
And then decides to train them in his ways because they'll give him all the money.
And thus the McDuck Treasure Hunter Legacy Began.
With its own set of games, time travel shenanigans, and movie to be cancelled.
Now that we've seen how Megraw handles criminals that have a shot at reformation, I REALLY want to see how he personally deals with an irredeemable monstrous "baddie"...
Heh. Good choice of song. Pierre and Marianne might be even better though.
(It's written by Heather Dale, if anyone is interested, and is on her Bandcamp page)