Long time no see, as promised I'm creating a new fanfic and it will be on a darker tone than the previous ones. If you are offended by bad words, hard situations, murder and the like, this will not be a fic for you. I don't' know when will I finish this fic, this idea has been swimming in my head for long, even before I finished All Night. I don't know where it will lead; I'm just in love with how it will start.

The props: All Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Characters are from their respective owners, I don't claim them as my own. The other characters are from my personal library and the original theme of the story is my own.

Well, here goes nothing.

THE LOOK IN HER EYES

Scene 1

A rainy night was looming over the city of London, but still the clouds held onto their precious crystals not willing to let go of them. Looked like the clouds where afraid of messing up her plans for the night. As such one of many nights the master thief admired her careful planning. Carmen Sandiego was no stranger to rough nights, in fact last night was a rough one, but she was extremely satisfied with his performance. She licked her lips while remembering his touch.

"Everything is a go, Boss Lady." A raspy voice came over the intercom.

"Good, start the engines."

A small whirl of the electric motor indicated the operation had started. The plan to steal the great unveiled sculpture in the London Park was underway. She had lots of plans for this one; a big fat pay check from an Indonesian buyer was at the end of the success line. It is true she liked to steal just for the challenge of it, but it had been long since that wasn't enough for her.

A blue portal on the south side of the park appeared and out of it jumped 2 figures. Acme Detectives Ivy and Zack scanned the area for any events going on from the thief. When Zack spotted the giant sculpture moving and indicated Ivy the way.

"This is irritating," Ivy retorted.

"Yeah, it's like babysitting without pay." Zack answered.

"How does he expect us to catch Carmen if the only thing he sent us to do was watch her and wait. Something is not right with this little bro."

"The detectives are here, boss lady." An unnamed henchman signaled to them.

"Ah, just in time." Carmen smiled. Part of stealing anything was the thrill she got out of being chased by them. "Hope they make it interesting tonight. It has been some weeks I haven't come out in public."

The sculpture had been safely placed on the platform ready to be rolled to the safe way for the helicopter to lift it and bring it to the buyer. Everyone expected the detectives to give chase to the vehicle and so they prepared for it. The vehicle started to roll down the part with speed and everyone prepared to throw the detectives of their trail.

Carmen got a little excited when they closed down on the detective expecting them to jump on her. Closer and closer they came to the detectives, and…

They passed the detectives without them even moving, not even looking their way…

"What?" Carmen said, looking back at them. Ivy and Zack didn't even turned to see them pass by, they had their backs to Carmen and Zack was even playing with a rock under his feet.

The escape caravan continued to roll down the park and into the helicopter pick up point. Carmen still was watching them but Ivy and Zack where just conversing with themselves all the way in the middle of the park. Everyone was a bit shocked and they didn't understand why everything was going so perfectly well. They were hooking the vehicle to the helicopter rig and preparing for the escape.

"That was odd." Hugo came behind Carmen, startling her a little. She was surprised as everyone by this.

"Did we do something wrong. This is not even funny." Carmen was a bit agitated and Hugo sensed it and stepped back a bit. "Whatever, better for us. Lift and lets go, tonight we get our revenues."

Loud cheers were heard from behind Ivy and Zack and they still didn't dare to look. This was indeed strange even for them, and neither one liked the idea.

"You know we could have just captured her right there, sis."

"Yes…. i…. know…" Ivy was very angry at this. "C-5 us out of here there is nothing else to do."

"Calm down sis, he was the one that said not do anything." They both disappeared in the blue portal (woot portal gun too!), as Carmen disappeared into the night.

Scene 2

A week later after the news about the unveiled sculpture ceased a strange red figure came walking in a sexy stride in the Plaza.

"The sculpture in the Petronas Towers," said Carmen as she admired the view. "I think I asked way to little for this job, but I'm sure the detectives will not let me pass again."

A little after 3 am, the floor under the sculpture started to rise scarring the guardsmen in the plaza making them leave and call for back up. Helicopters above threw their rig and henchmen prepared to engage the sculpture when a blue portal appeared and out of it came Zack and Ivy.

Carmen expected them with glee, finally some thrill this time. She had planned a ground excape with a helicopter lift near the bay area. She waited patiently for them while she directed her men for the rig installment. She waited and waited for any sound coming from the detectives.

Carmen turned around to find them sitting on one of the benches at the plaza just looking at her.

"What the fuck is wrong with them." Cursed Carmen as anger creped on her voice and the henchmen behind her freaked out a little but continued to work. After the rig was installed and everyone was en route to escape she decided to make it to the rig and forget the ground escape hoping they catch on to it and try to stop her.

They didn't move, just watch her as she soared above their heads heading east.

"Am I loosing it?" Carmen said into the night.

"We could have waved goodbye at her, would have had a bigger impact on all of this." Zack said comically.

"Yes…. i…. know…" Ivy was even more angry at this. "C-5 us out of here I'm tired."

Scene 3

Two days later at the Guggenheim Museum a pair of guards were roped down on the main exhibit floor while henchmen worked their way to the center sculpture.

"I asked for too much for this job." Carmen said looking at her plan sheet. "That is why we will deliver a day earlier than expected. I'm an honorable woman after all." She really didn't expected the blue portal that opened on the lobby floor as she hadn't given them any clues. Their arrival was expected but unnoticed.

Zack and Ivy started admiring the other exhibitions as Carmen and her henchmen worked around the sculpture. As the thief was nearing completion she turned towards them and saw them completely ignoring her. This was irritating for her and everyone else.

"The rig iz compleateds Carmen," Sara informed her and she looked at the detectives. "Zhey aren't doing zheir jobs that well anymore."

"They are fucking with me." Sara backed of; an angry Carmen was not a good evening idea.

"HEY, you detectives." Carmen shouted with as much tranquility as she could muster. "Sorry to interrupt your visiting hours but we are trying to work here; you guys might as well be useful and help us out." Zack and Ivy looked at each other and shrugged. Then they kept looking and discussing a post-modern painting on the center wall.

"What is wrong with you two. Hey asssss….. id… kids, this isn't fun anymore. Where is the thrill of even stealing from under your noses when you just won't acknowledge it? Are you guys trying to bore me out of business?" Carmen walked closer to them. 'Cause it actually is working' the though.

"Carmen, pleaz lets go. What about our client?" Sara whispered over the intercom.

Carmen abided she wasn't going to keep playing with this kids anymore. If they weren't' going to do anything, she was going to take the world for herself.

"We could have asked for dental plan when she asked us to work, sis." Zack stretched his arms backwards.

"Yes…. i…. know…" Ivy was extremely angry at this. "C-5 us out of here cause I demand ice cream cake."

Scene 5

"Zhey aren't caring abouts us anymore Carmen, zhis is a greats opportunity." Sara was organizing her papers on the conference table in Carmen's hideout.

"It's like they want us to keep stealing, that is good for business." Hugo had become a sort of guard for Carmen and commanded her henchmen in all aspects of her organization.

It was true; the detectives not bothering her anymore was making her have an even greater margin of profit. More and interesting clients were arriving at her doors and she liked the little power gain she was getting out of it all. It was a big deal in the underworld when police weren't even going to bother capturing a criminal. She was becoming a force to recon with, however, she knew something wasn't right.

"There has to be an explanation for this. I couldn't just have fallen off ACME's radar like that. Have they given up on ever to capture me?" This was actually a great thought in her mind; she liked the idea of just being un-capturable and being labeled as such. Was like a goal she just reached in life.

She sat in silence for awhile contemplating her hands deeply immersed in her thoughts.

"I don't like when she gets all deep in her mind like that." Hugo whispered Sarah.

"Yez, but she alwayz comes with a goods idea."

And a good idea did come to the thief's mind. It wasn't pretty but it was gonna be hell of fun for her and her henchmen.

"Next time, we will confront them." Carmen said slamming a pocket knife on the table. "If they think they will get out of this that easily they have another thing coming." She smiled a bit.

Hugo and Sarah looked at each other realizing their boss had declared a small war on ACME. They had been waiting for this for years.

"What is your plan boss lady." Hugo sat down and Sarah pulled her chair closer.

"Next time, we will ambush them and make them rethink they can just leave without paying us back for our time. Heck, they may have the balls to retaliate and things get back to normal. I just want to have that thrill of the chase back again."

Ah, so this is just to get the detectives to chase her again. Hugo and Sarah sighted a little. 'At least we can haz fun withs zhem.' Sarah smiled at him and Hugo was satisfied.

Scene 6

"Chief I can't take anymore of this," Ivy threw herself on the office couch. "I'm gonna go crazy if we don't' chase her once, atleast once more."

"Face it Chief this plan of yours isn't working at all." Zack was playing with a paper plane throwing it in the air. "She will just continue to steal things and even worse, she now doesn't even care we get to the scene, she ignored us in that New York heist. It wasn't until she finished that she spoke to us and just shouted things."

"I know Carmen she will crack and will come to speak to us personally."

"Chief with all due respect, Carmen is not the 'I want to speak to you' kind of person. She is a criminal and will not abide to a simple cop logic." Ivy stretched on the couch.

"If you just want to speak to her, why not come with us on one of our missions and just tell it to her. 'Hey Carmen, can we talk, please?' that might get her attention even more."

"I can't do that. I can't just show up at a crime scene just to talk to her. All my activities are monitored by the US State Department and I answer to them. I need you guys to be able to get close to her to tell her she has to meet me at the rooftop of the old police station by next full moon. I can free my way there telling them I wanted to spend some time remembering the past as I sometimes do."

"Chief what is this important thing you have to tell her before the full moon?" Ivy sat up curious, it wasn't like the Chief to keep secrets from them.

"I can't really say. Just please help me do this."

"Alright, already." Zack crashed the airplane. "But in all honesty Chief, with us it is not enough. We need someone that really catches her attention in order to make her come down from that cloud. Like Sahura for example. Send him with us next time."

"Hum, I think I have someone better."

Scene 7

The door to Chief central room opened and Ivy and Zack turned to see who had come in as since 3 weeks ago that room was sealed off only to VIP personnel, aka Zack and Ivy.

"Hey Kevin good to see you ma'man!" Chief floated to him and gave him an imaginary high five.

"Hey old boss, what's up." Kevin was an early 30s detective and an extremely great guy, somewhat quiet by what Ivy had observed in the years at the agency.

"Hey Kevin, how's it going in the documents department. Anything juicy covered up in conspiracy?" Zack saluted him.

"Nothing I haven't been menaced by death with, Zack. And Ivy, the last time we practiced you beat me to a pulp, I expect an ice cream cone in payment." He hugged Ivy.

"It will be done." Ivy liked Kevin, he was the best practice buddy she had found in the agency, when he has the time.

"So, I think this isn't a social visit I'm doing here. What is it about Chief?"

"Well, I…. needhelpwithcarmen." Chief said very fast.

"What?"

"I need help with Carmen."

"Oh, that is why." At the mention of her name Ivy noted he became melancholic. He must have worked with Carmen as a detective and he must be still hurt by her betrayal. "I can't Chief, you know that."

"Kevin, please listen to me.."

"Chief, you know my position at that." Kevin interrupted him. "I lost my job as a detective and got sent to documents department cause I refused to pick the job of catching Carmen. I can't go back on my word after all this years, all this wasted time. Please don't' ask me to catch her. 'Cause you know I'm the only one capable of doing it in one try."

At this confession Zack and Ivy looked at each other.

'He can catch Carmen, how sure can he be of that?' Ivy was a bit ticked off.

"I don't need you to catch her."

"I… sort of don't fallow your thoughts here."

"I just need you to go with Ivy and Zack and just stand there and do nothing while she steals the next thing." Chief said this with a smile on his face.

"Is he delusional?" Kevin turned to Ivy.

"No, he apparently wants to make her curious." Ivy said folding her hands.

"Curious?"

"He wants Carmen to be curious enough to come meet us in person so we can tell her to meet him at the old police station rooftop at midnight next full moon." Zack said.

"But… why not go to one of the missions yourself?"

"Cause I can't, ok!"

"Ok, so, you just want me to go there and be a sort of eye candy, for her to swoop in?"

"Yes."

"And you won't use me as a way to catch her?"

"Yes, no catching I just need to talk to her in private. I will not even catch her when we talk in the rooftop. Full immunity."

"Alright, I'll do it under one condition."

"And that is?"

"I'll do it my way and we will meet on the location I decide."

"What? Hey I'm the boss here you ca…."

"Trust me. If you want her to fall for this stupid plan of your, no offence, my way is the way to do it."

"Ok, deal. Now go and see where she is."

The end of chapter 1

Uuu, bad ass Carmen is always such a treat to write. Isn't this story exciting?