Going Good

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Wolf looked at Diane and snuck out of the chiefs grip

Chief: hey!

Mr. Wolf: Excuse me!

The entire crowd looked at wolf

Mr. wolf: Sorry to interrupt I just wanted to congratulate the governor here. I got to say you really got us pegged. We're just a deep well of anger and self loathing-

Diane: Denial

Mr. Wolf: Sure that too

Diane: Narcissism

Mr. Wolf: Yeah

Diane: Emotional emptiness

Mr. Wolf: So we're on the same page

The rest of the bad guys were confused

Mr. Shark: what is he doing?

Mrs. Bat: no idea

Mr. Wolf: Sadly we were never given a chance to be anything more than second rate criminals. If only there was someone who could help the flower of goodness inside us blossom! Some icon of love and forgiveness... like uh I don't know Mother Teresa.

Then Marmalade got an idea

Mr. Wolf: Best thing is to just throw us in jail for the rest of our hopeless lives

Chief: Yep! that's the plan!

The chief tied to push wolf into the police truck

Marmalade: Wait!

Chief: Uh beg pardon?

Marmalade: Mr. Wolf may be a savage beast! Basically walking garbage.

Mrs. Bat: Talk about rude!

Marmalade: Sorry I'm making a point!

Mrs. Bat: whatever!

Mr. Wolf: Do what you need to do pal

Marmalade: But how can we say they're hopeless if they've never been given a chance?

He looked at Diane

Marmalade: what if we tried a little experiment Diane? As you know my Gala for Goodness the 'hashtag charity event of the year' is coming up. If I can prove to everyone at that gala that the Bad Guys have changed will you set them free and give them a clean start?

The entire crowd gasped

Chief: What? Professor Marmalade! No! Don't you see what he's doing? He's playing you!

Marmalade: But it was my idea

Mr. Wolf: It was his idea

Chief: But only because you made him have it!

Mrs. Bat thinking: classic manipulation tactic

Chief: Madam Governor you can't just let them go!

Diane: Professor I'm not about to put the safety of the city on the line for an experiment.

Mr. Wolf: Excuse me Madam Governor. I seem to remember that a wise person once said 'Even trash can be recycled into something beautiful'

Mrs. Bat thinking: another good way to manipulate

Diane: Okay I'm game but only because it's you Professor.

Chief: No!

Diane: We'll hold on to the Dolphin until the gala just to remove any unnecessary temptation.

Marmalade: Of course! Good thinking!

He gave the golden dolphin back to Diane

Marmalade: That's why you're governor. Now that everyone's happy I Rupert Marmalade the Fourth will turn the Bad Guys into... the Good Guys!

Wolf winked at his friends and walked into the truck

Diane: Not everyone gets a second chance. Make the most of it Mr. Poodleton

Wolf nodded and closed the door then the truck drove off

Mr. Snake: Wolf? What are you doing?

Mrs. Bat: loved the manipulation back there by the way

Mr. Wolf: thanks but I thought it was obvious! We're gonna go good!

Webs: uh you totally lost me

Mrs. Bat: explain yourself!

Mr. Piranha: we told him to stop drinking out of the toilet!

Mr. Shark: Hey did you get hit on the head?

Mr. Wolf: What? No I didn't get hit on the head

Mr. Shark: My cousin got hit on the head with an anchor and after that he only swam in a circle

Mr. Wolf: No guys you're not following me We're gonna pretend to go good! Just a few days with Marmalade and then we roll into the gala as Good Guys and roll out scot free with...

All: The Golden Dolphin!

Mrs. Bat: the ultimate manipulation! So criminal... I love it!

Mr. Wolf: You got it. Since when do we not finish a job? The Bad Guys become the Good Guys so we can stay the Bad Guys. You know what I'm saying?

Mr. Snake: Bad Guys acting good? It's the ultimate Bad Guy thing! It's fantastic! Wolf you're a genius!

Mr. Wolf: It's gonna be like the most relaxing con ever like a vacation

Mr. Piranha: Oh! A con-cation!

All: Hahaha!

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The next day the bad guys arrived at marmalade's mansion

Webs: Big and fancy!

Mr. Shark: Rodent's got taste okay!

Mrs. Bat: I would kill to live in a place like this!

Mr. Wolf: Haha! Metaphorically right?

Mrs. Bat: Uh sure! Whatever that word means

Mr. Snake: Almost makes me want to be cute

Marmalade walked in front of a big lamp that was in the shape of a heart

Marmalade: They say experience is the best teacher and they are wrong. I am! Good morning students of goodness and welcome to the first day of the rest of your best life!

Piranha noticed the lamp behind marmalade

Mr. Piranha: A giant butt!

Mrs. Bat: Oh yeah I see it!

Marmalade: it's not a butt It's a lamp in the shape of the Love Crater Meteorite! my greatest-

Mr. Piranha: I wonder whose butt it is

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