All for One by Terry Catasus Jennings

Author:Terry Catasus Jennings
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 2021-08-17T00:00:00+00:00

But their luck was about to run out.

“What is it you have in here?” Ponsi pointed to the cart.

“Ice cream, of course,” Steph said. “You saw it yourself. Would you like to take a deeper look?”

“Ah, well, yes,” Pancho said. “If you would like, you may do so when we reach yon establishment.” He pointed to Yuca, Yuca. “But right now, as we walk, we should obtain the route to our next assignation. You know we must away quickly. You’re welcome to stay at Yuca, Yuca and examine the contents after we’ve left.”

“Ah yes.” Dom sighed. “I do wish we could stay and partake of the cold refreshment. But a musketeer’s duty is never done.” She pulled out a piece of paper from her bag with great secrecy. They had typed it up and printed it out at Steph’s house. It read L’HOTEL DE VILLE across the top in huge letters. In less huge letters was the address: 221B Baker Street. Below was a list of foods likely to be bought for a party, like carrot sticks, cheese cubes, and cucumber sandwiches.

Ponsi looked over her shoulder.

Dom turned to him and scorched him with her eyes. She folded the piece of paper quickly. “I fear, kind sir,” she said, “that you spy on me without shame.”

“At least you could have shame,” Steph said.

“Or even better,” Pancho added. “Forget the spying.”

Dom said the address under her breath, but loud enough for everyone to hear, and then punched it into her phone’s GPS. In trying to hide it from Ponsi, she showed it to Ernie. She could see the younger Bublassi mouthing the address. 221B Baker Street. 221B Baker Street.

Almost to Yuca, Yuca, Steph made her last offer. “May I interest you in another cold refreshment for the road?”

“Or will you be staying at Yuca, Yuca to continue to partake?” Dom added.

“We’re going!” Ponsi said.

“It won’t hurt us to take one for the road,” Ernie whined.

“With our compliments,” Pancho said. He reached for two more ice creams and handed them to the villains. “And now we must deliver this carriage into the establishment and away to our next assignation.”

The musketeers pushed the cart through the door into the restaurant’s refrigerated room before they crumpled to the floor laughing.

When they calmed down, they gave themselves a plunger salute. Then they asked one of the cooks to take a picture of them next to the cart. They deserved it. They had brought the food to Yuca, Yuca safely. They unloaded the ice-cream cart and checked in with Ben. No Bublassis anywhere he could see.

“We’re not done, though,” Pancho said after they texted Rafi the picture. “This stuff is safe. It’s what my uncle’s cooking at Yuca, Yuca tomorrow. But since Rafi’s not here and my uncle’s still out picking up Leni’s third pig, we have to figure out how to protect the cake, the flowers, and everything else. The party’s at the community center, and all that stuff has to get there tomorrow. Disasters could still happen.

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