A Caged Bird (Open)

[Arsene Lupin the 3rd]

"Well gee, this is a lot of fun. Isn't there at least some room service in this joint?"

Lupin smiled one of his stupider grins while the lady cop sighed and gave him a dirty look. "Look you, if you don't hush, I'm going to move you to solitary."

"I am in solitary babe, I'm all alone. Well...alone with you, heh heh. Have I told you have beautiful eyes Jenny? I could just LOSE myself in them."

She blushed. "I'm not falling for that. Zenigata warned me you were a smooth talker."

"Pops is here? Well this could be fun then." he said, leaning against the cell wall and smiling. "Maybe he could explain just how I got here. You should be proud at any rate, this is the first time I've EVER been caught."

She sighed again. "Yes yes, we know all about it. Zenigata told both me and Maguire everything we need to know about you."

"Oh really?" he said, moving in closer as she had walked to the cell. He grabbed her hand before she could move away and kissed it. "Did he tell you what a GREAT kisser I am? I'm sure he's seen me in action before." he added a kissy face to the conversation.

She blushed again, before walking away angrily. "Ugh...that's it, I can't deal with you right now." she said, before reaching to her belt and throwing this odd ball at the floor. A weird dog popped out of it, and started barking at Lupin. That wouldn't have worried him, but then it spat a small ball of fire out at him. "Gah!" he said, jumping to the back of the cell. "W-what was that all about!?"

Jenny smiled. "I'm going on lunch break. Growlithe here will keep you company." She walked away, leaving him. "Bye." she called out in a sing-song voice.

"Hey wait! Aww...don't be like that."

Lupin took one look at the dog, and slumped over in his cell pouting. "The big house isn't near as much fun as I've been told. I'm never getting caught again."

[Jigen]

Jigen had been eating at a nearby bar when the radio next to him had crackled to life.

"The notorious thief Arsene Lupin III has been captured and placed in custody in The Pathway's jail. His bond has been set at..."

Jigen tuned out the rest of the broadcast.

"WHAT?! The Boss is alive?" Jigen let out a loud cheer and stood up, nearly knocking over his bar stool. Blank stares and strange looks directed his way caused him to calm himself down and tug his fedora over his eyes.

He placed payment for his meal on the bar counter. "Keep the change...I'm in a good mood today."

As soon as Jigen exited the bar he practically ran down the street in joy. "The Boss is alive! The Boss is alive! The Boss is ali...wait a second..." Jigen stopped in his tracks. "Lupin's pulled a lot of things out of his ass before but...how the heck can he survive death?"

Jigen frowned and lit a cigarette as he neared the police station. Walking up the steps to the police station he adjusted his hat over his eyes again before opening the door. A woman in a police outfit walk out the door muttering something about an annoying man.

"Yep," Jigen thought. "The Boss is definitely here. Let's just hope they don't know who I am. Then again, I've been laying low for quite a while now too."

Jigen entered the Police station, not paying attention to the no smoking signs plastered on the walls around him.

"Now let's see...if the rumors of Pops being here are true then I bet the Boss is in solitary."

Jigen sauntered around the empty desks of the police department before finding a sign pointing to the jail cells. Smiling, Jigen walked through the door down the hallway.

Most of the cells, Jigen noticed, were empty. "More than likely because I've had run-ins with most of the scum bags around here. That and most of the population of this place seems to be children..." Jigen thought about Kisa and the rest of his "charges" for a moment before a red jacket caught his eye.

He smiled and walked up to the cell. Lupin leaned against the wall inside with his eyes closed.

A growl caught Jigen's ears and he looked to his right to see a strange looking dog guarding Lupin's cell. Jigen stretched out his hand towards the animal. "Hey there...good boy. I'm not gonna do anything I just want to talk the guy in here. Is that alright?"

The dog walked up to Jigen and smelled his hand before licking it and walking a few paces away to curl up in a ball and lay watching Lupin's cells. Jigen smirked. "Good boy. Must be getting pretty good with animals. Kisa's helped me with that. Well, that and the Boss always was a little like a monkey.

Jigen chuckled. "Well...it looks like the great Lupin III finally got caught. You know Boss, if you get caught this easily then you've REALLY lost your touch. You may be getting a little too old there buddy."

[Arsene Lupin the 3rd]

"Wow, that dog really sounds like old Jigen." Lupin said as he opened his eyes. Smirking insanely, he giggled. "Nope, it IS Jigen. No dog would have a face that ugly." With that he leaped up and ran to the bars.

"So, how'd you get here? They must not have captured you if your not in here too. Watch out, that crazy dog shoot fire from it's mouth." At the wierd look Jigen gave him, he frowned. "What, don't believe me? Fine, just don't expect me to save your ass when it gets char-broiled. And while we're on the subject, I wasn't captured. I was...misplaced."

Lupin leaned against the bars with his back turned to his partner. "So, what's the plan? How are you getting me out of here?"

[Jigen]

Jigen smirked.

"Well I dunno Boss...you've been stuck in here for a while. I was thinking since you ARE getting pretty old that this would look like a nice retirement home for you. At least the help's pretty cute."

Jigen stomped his now finished cigarrette under the heel of his shoe and lit another one before taking a drag off of it. "Well, in any case, I heard Pops was here, but I haven't seen him anywhere? Is he the one that caught you?" Jigen laughed. "Man if THAT'S the case than you really have lost it Boss. I mean, no one gives the old man enough credit, he's incredibly smart, hell, he's just as smart as you...and let's not forget he's a mean Judo master, but that doesn't help the fact that if he caught you you really do need to start thinking about retirement."

Jigen chuckled and glanced at the dog as it yawned.

[Arsene Lupin the 3rd]

Lupin giggled madly. "Oh yeah, she's a hottie all right. But she's got a heart made of ice. Ahhh..." he sighed. "It reminds me of my dear Fujiko."

He thought he saw Jigen roll his eyes, but he couldn't be sure. Who can see his eyes anyway?

Lupin frowned. "I'm telling you, I wasn't caught. The last thing I remember is those gas bombs going off in the temple of the Fuma Clan, and boom, here I am. I haven't even seen Pops yet, but I've heard he's here."

He winked at his partner. "And I'm not the only one getting old, buddy. Do I see a gray hair in your beard? I think I do!" he said, snickering, before going into full-out laughter, gasping for air.

Regathering himself, he sat on the floor Indian style. "So, you gonna get me outta here or what?"

[Jigen]

Jigen stiffened. "Fuma Clan?!" he thought, "But that was...that was years ago. What the hell is going on here?"

Jigen realized his cigarrette was finished and cursed as he grabbed another one from his pack.

"Boss...before we talk about the whole escaping thing I think there's something we need to discuss..."

Jigen glanced down the hall to the doorway he just came from and then at the dog who continued to sleep.

"Never mind, let's get out of here before that woman comes back."

Jigen shooed Lupin away from the bars before pulling out his magnum. He glanced at it and back at the lock before reholstering it and grabbing a set of lock picks out of his pocket.

A strange glance from Lupin caught his attention. "What? Hey, you can't be too careful Boss. How do you think I've avoided ending up in your predicament? I've kept my nose clean..." Jigen chuckled. "Or rather...I've made sure no one lives to tell about what I've done. Now hold on just a minute and I'll have you out."

Jigen heard the lock click and pocketed his lock picks before standing up from his crouched position and swinging the door open. "There ya go Boss! One escape comin' up!"

Jigen noticed the dog behind him yawn and look up at him. "Hey there fella...would you mind showing us the back way outta this place?"

The dog stretched and stood up before trotting down the dark hallway towards a partially hidden door. It barked once and wagged it's tail as Jigen walked towards it and inspected the door. "Good boy!"

Jigen patted the dog's head as it's wagging tail sped up. Lupin looked between Jigen and the dog warily.

"C'mon Boss, this is no time for dawdling." Jigen turned the door nob only to find it jammed. After thinking a moment he slammed into the door while turning the handle as the door burst open.

"Hey it works for the door to the laundrymat..." He thought to himself as he waved Lupin forward.

"Let's get outta here Boss. I have a feeling that lady cop will be back in a little while so we better head off to my place."

[Arsene Lupin the 3rd]

Jumping up, stretching, and giggling madly as he skipped forward, he through himself on Jigen's arm and batted his eyes at him. "My hero! Want a kissie from Lupin?" he added with a cheesy grin.

At the dirty look his partner gave him, he backed off and shrugged. "No? Your loss then. Geez, can't even make a joke around here."

The dog growled at him and started to breathe a little fire out the side of it's muzzle. Thinking quickly, Lupin pulled out his gun and shot it with a tranquilizer dart he had slipped in it for just such an occasion. "Good thing I had one of those on me. I wasn't sure how, but even if you hadn't come for me, you know I'd have escaped right?"

With that he walked forward, and followed Jigen back to his place.