THE RINGER
A/n: This story contains descriptions of graphic and implied violence (but nothing worse than some Bruce Willis flicks). Also some mild cussing. If you are offended by such situations, consider yourself warned.
Chapter 1 – Fat Tony's Plan
It's the wee hours of the morning and at Springfield's Legitimate Businessmen's Club. Fat Tony and his henchmen are burning the midnight oil. Lately Tony has been casting an envious eye on Monty Burns' cash stash at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, but couldn't come up with sneaky enough a plan to get at it…until now.
"I finally found the guy who's gonna work for us from the inside, and no one, even that desiccated old skinflint that runs the place, will be the wiser until it is too late," Tony hints.
"How ya gonna do that, boss? asked Legs
"Well, punk, listen and I'll tells ya. Ya know that sissy pants assistant Burnsy has?
"Yeah, Smerthers or Smiggers or something like that?" responds Louie.
"Eggs-actly." Then yelling over his shoulder, "Hey, Buddy, come in here."
A silhouetted figure enters and is seen only from the back. Legs, obviously startled, jumps up and pulls out his pistol.
"Hey, Tony, what's he doin' here?"
"Relax. This isn't who you think. I'd like you guys to meet Buddy Bedwood."
As the newcomer steps closer, he is revealed as an individual who is almost Smithers' exact double, but dressed more fashionably and without glasses.
"Usin' dis guy, I have a plan that can't miss" he says, laughing menacingly, " Now here's what we're gonna do..."
Cut to next morning. Waylon Smithers who serves Montgomery Burns in many and varying capacities, is eagerly departing from his residence to go to his job. As he starts to get into his car, he hears a feminine falsetto voice call for help from the alley beside the apartment building. He shrugs and slides behind the steering wheel. Tony peeks discreetly around the corner of the building and realizes this plan isn't working. Time for Plan B.
"Help…help me." Shouts a gruffly masculine voice.
Smithers is immediately alert. He leaps out of the automobile and dashes into the alley to try and help a fellow fellow in possible distress.
"Wha…what's going on here?" he asks, seeing three burly men and one that could be his twin brother just standing in the alley. "Where's the emergency?" then gasps, staring at the double.
"You hear that?" Tony asks Buddy to see if he can mimic Smithers voice.
"What's going on here? Where's the emergency?" Buddy answers, sounding a lot like Smithers.
Tony and his men laugh briefly. Smithers decides he wants no part of these shenanigans and turns to leave, but is grabbed from behind.
Cut back to the front of the building as the sounds of a general melee ensue. Some incoherent shouting is followed by a crashing noise then several sickening thuds are heard. A few moments later what appears to be Smithers emerges, carrying a dark green jacket over his forearm with a plant ID badge clipped to it. It's Buddy. He feels in his own shirt pocket briefly and extracts a clip-on bowtie that he secures in place. Another dive into the pocket brings up a pair of eyeglasses, which he perches on his nose. Slipping into the jacket, he fishes around its pocket and produces a set of keys, gets in the car and speeds off.
A few moments later, Tony emerges from the alley, glances up and down the street then makes a motion. A black limo pulls up to the alley from down the block. Legs and Louie appear dragging a limp form between them, which they shove into the back of the limo. They all get in and the vehicle zooms away.
To be continued…