Henry had told Ellie about him working with a helicopter pilot for his government, and Ellie was pretty excited about it. He told Dash to use the communicator device given to her by Charles to let him know to come pick them up. As they waited, Ellie was getting a little impatient and spoke.
"You sure this is where he's gonna pick us up?" then she realized she spoke too soon as she heard the sound of a helicopter landing, "Ah, there he is. You said you did some work with him in the past? Or something? If you trust him, then so do I."
Once the helicopter landed, the group made their way to it with Henry opening it up and Dash hopping inside first.
"Good idea to call me Dash, I was just returning home from a mission," Charles told her, getting a chuckle in response.
Then he noticed Henry and Ellie walk in and decided to introduce himself.
"Hey, Henry! Nice to see you again. Who's your friend?"
"I'm Ellie," she said with a wave.
"Whelp. Nice to meet you! Any friend of Henry or Dash is a friend of mine!"
Charles then put his hand behind his neck, getting confused looks from everyone.
"So, uhh... I was able to swing by and pick you guys up... but... Well you remember the captain... Yeah, he... had to sanction this pickup. In return we're gonna need your assistance again. With the Toppats... again. I hope that's alright."
Ellie smiled and said, "Well... it is the least we could do. He is helping us out."
Charles sighed in relief before replying, "Good. Let me fill you in on the details when we get in the air."
He then walked back to the cockpit and started the helicopter. Ellie was pretty excited since this was her first time riding in a helicopter. She sat down on a few boxes and the three of them waited for more instructions.
A few minutes later, they had reached a decent altitude that Charles thought this would be good opportunity to tell everyone else what the mission was.
"Alright, so what's left of the Toppat Clan has settup-uhh-some sort of secret base out in the jungle. Seems like they're planning on launching-uhh some kind of space station into orbit. They'll be sitting pretty if they pull this off, so we gotta make sure they don't do that. I talked to the general and he said he's pulling out all our main forces. He said that Henry, Dash, and I made a good team last time, so he trusts that we can pull it off."
Ellie then made a comment, "Henry and I make a pretty good team too! Don't count me out!"
Charles felt a little more confident at this and continued, "Then we're gonna make a great squad! With the four of us, we'll have no problems completing the mission."
Dash then looked at Charles with an unamused look and commented, "Why did you say it like that?"
Two hours before launch...
They had arrived at the base, but farther than they wanted. Ellie opened the helicopter door when Charles spoke.
"Alright, we're there. I don't think I can get any closer without... getting shot down."
"No worries!" Ellie responded, "We can get there from here. Where we dropping, boys?"
Dash rolled her eyes and smiled at Ellie. They looked over their options on how to get there undetected.
Parachute
Parasail
Wings
Jetpacks
They thought about it for a little bit, and they chose the jetpacks to fly to the storage building. Every other option seemed like they would get caught easily if they were to use them. Of course, Dash would fly with either choice, but whatever choice it was would affect where she would go.
Parachute
Parasail
Wings
Jetpacks
Henry and Ellie put on the jetpacks after receiving earpieces and flew off to their destination with Dash close behind. Once they reached it, they crashed into what seemed to be a SAM terret and broke it, rendering it useless.
"That was... weirdly... smooth," Ellie commented after getting back up, "So, what's the plan?"
They then heard the announcement sound play and heard the new leader make an announcement.
"The rocket will be launching very soon. Please get on board immediately. I will not hesitate to leave you behind."
Charles heard the announcement from his position and noticed the one line of defense they had was down, so he called to them saying, "Uh oh. Sounds like they're about to take off. You guys should get over there right away. I'll be down to help as soon as I can."
Build
Barrel
Throw
Climb Down and Run
Ellie had her suggestions, but Henry and Dash didn't think they'd work that well. Throwing Henry off the building could have serious consequences, and running up the ramp might take too long. They decided to go with Henry's suggestions, and the barrel made the most sense since building up to the rocket might take too long as well.
Build
Barrel
Throw
Climb Down and Run
As Henry placed a barrel with a white arrow down, the trio noticed others pop up out of thin air. Dash just assumed they teleported in through some kind of magical way while the other two just shruged it off. Once the barrel was in place, Henry and Ellie jumped in and was shot out instantly. Dash followed them as they were shot from barrel to barrel until Charles came speeding in. He made sure to prepare for when he came into contact with the trio.
"Alright I'm here. Combo time!"
WARNING! 2 SECONDS TO CHOOSE!!!
Net
Cannon
Hand
His best option would be to use the canon as it was specifically modified to fire people for reasons he doesn't know.
Net
Cannon
Hand
When he reached them, Henry and Ellie were sucked up into the canon with Dash still outside. Dash looked confused until Charles explained it.
"Funny story, heh. This cannon was actually built to fire people. It's kinda weird," Charles explained before pushing the fire button, "Hold on to your butts!"
As he fired, Henry and Eille were shot toward the cafeteria window with Dash not far behind. Once they crashed through, they got back on their feet pretty fast while Charles spoke.
"Direct Hit! Now quick, guys. You gotta stop that rocket from taking off."
Then the trio noticed a lot of Toppats staring at them and realized this may not have been the best place to enter the rocket.
Dash was the one to speak up and tell Charles, "We got a little situation..."
If they were going to get past all these Toppats, they needed to find a way to do so.
Downgrader
Diversion
Fusion
The downgrade didn't make any sense to the trio, so there goes that option. Fusion was a bit tricky, as it would only be Henry and Ellie doing it while Dash helped from the sidelines. It was best to create some sort of diversion so the Toppats would forget about there being intruders on the rocket, and Henry knew exactly how to do just that.
Downgrader
Diversion
Fusion
Henry pumped his fist into the air while Ellie and Dash got into their own poses. While the Toppats looked on in confusion, there was suddenly a sound that sounded like a car horn, and music began to play. The trio began to dance in different ways, while slightly having fun in the process. They noticed a few Toppats were beginning to nod their heads to the beat while others joined in until every single Toppat member was dancing. The trio took this opportunity to take their leave while everyone was distracted, and successfully made it out.
"Situation sorted..." Ellie spoke into her earpiece.
Suddenly, the trio felt a huge rumble underneath them and nearly fell over. They ran over to a nearby leader and grabbed hold of it to prevent themselves from falling over. As they did so, they heard Charles speak.
"Uh guys? The rocket's launching. We gotta do something before they get into orbit!"
"Oh boy," Dash commented, "This isn't good."
"We need to come up with a plan, quick!" Ellie demanded, and everyone began coming up with plans on how to disable the rocket and escape in time.
Henry's Plan
Ellie's Plan
Charles' Plan
While everyone was coming up with a plan, Dash noticed the options appear in front of her and her only. She thought it was a bit strange how Henry couldn't see them this time, but she didn't care at the moment. Right now her focus was choosing which plan would work best. Though she wanted to see what everyone's plans were, she only had to choose one. Unsurprisingly though, she chose to listen to Henry's plan.
Henry's Plan
Ellie's Plan
Charles' Plan
When the options faded away, she noticed Henry put on that devious smirk he always had whenever he had an idea. Ellie noticed and told Charles.
"Seems like Henry's got a plan."
As Henry was telling everyone his plan, they all listened intently, and once he finished, Charles spoke.
"Ah! Yeah! That's a great idea!" he commented, "Alright, you guys do your thing. I'll be ready."
They all nodded in confirmation as they made their way to the cockpit of the rocket and spotted the new leader sitting in the chair. He heard the elevator door open and looked in their direction.
"What? Who's that?" he shouted as he looked at the trio.
Dash flew towards him and tackled him to the ground and Ellie tied him up, while Henry used the cockpit's steering system to set a new course for the rocket and it began to move away from space. They then noticed an escape exit and opened the window to it. Before they jumped, Ellie spoke up.
"Did you set the autopilot?" she asked and got a thumbs up, "Alright, then. Let's bail."
Then they all jumped out of the rocket and began to skydive to the ground. They managed to spot the helicopter falling as well since Charles had slowed down the blades. Once they made it, Dash flew in while Henry and Ellie grabbed onto it and hopped inside. Charles then sped the blades back up to the point where they were flying again and sighed in satisfaction.
"Whatta move! Can't believe we did it!" he then turned towards the group, "Where'd you end up sending the rocket anyway?"
Henry chuckled for a second before saying he sent it to The Wall just to mess with the warden, which made Dash laugh pretty hard while getting chuckles from everyone else. Once they all calmed down, Ellie spoke.
"That was a lotta fun. You know... Feel free to call us if you've got any more jobs to do together," she said before turning to Henry and Dash, "Right, guys?"
Henry smiled while Dash winked, confirming that they'd love that!
A few weeks had passed after stopping the Toppats, and everything was going smoothly for the group. Henry even suggested they move in together since they were such good friends, and both Ellie and Charles agreed. They all got a house big enough for the four of them, and were all pretty happy about it, going on missions with each other was the most fun that they'd ever had, even if Charles would mess up sometimes, but they always laughed it off. Dash couldn't be happier with the path she chose, and she was perfectly fine with that.
MISSION COMPLETE! YOUR ENDING:
Quadruple Threat