The Great Diamond Heist

by Ayla Fahie

KBBOOOMMM! "Mamma mia! There goes someone's potty!" exclaimed Dave. "I say old boy, I think that was our lavatory." Dave and Jerry returned home to witness their flat exploding and their toilet zooming over their heads. Italian Dave is a bear, brown and furry. Jerry is simply a watermelon. They are detectives.

Dave and Jerry stood staring at the smouldering ruins that was once their flat. Dave looked around at the chaos..."Jerry, I think this is a warning from The Cutlery Gang." The Cutlery Gang are three of London's biggest crooks. The head of the gang is Mr Loony Spoon and his two minions Mrs Knife Knickers and Mrs Fran Fork.

"That ought to keep those pesky detectives out of our business!" Mr Loony Spoon sneered . The passenger door on the van slammed shut as Mrs Fran Fork climbed in. "Yes they were getting a bit close to scuppering are plans for stealing the purple star, the world's biggest diamond," she said. Mr Loony Spoon started the van engine and the gang drove to their base to finalise their plans for stealing the diamond. Now that the detectives are on the way.

Meanwhile, Dave and Jerry are talking about the gang. " Right we know that the gang are trying to steal the Purple Star, our problem is catching them," said Dave.

"What we need is a trap," answered Jerry.

That night, the Cutlery Gang drove their van slowly up to the entrance of the ancient sewers of London using a map they bought from a well known map robber called Beefy Benson. From the entrance to the sewers they could see the Tower of London, the home of the purple star.

"Right ," said Mr Loony Spoon as he pulled his balaclava over his head and adjusted his night vision goggles. "Let's go," he whispered gruffly. They moved slowly through the sewers, brushing away rat poo and spider webs. Creeping casually across the courtyard through the entrance of the tower they did not notice the eyes on the painting, someone was watching them. As they arrived at the volt Mrs Knife Knickers sprung into action with her trusty paperclip and picked the lock . The door swung open. The gang saw the Purple Star but to their surprise it was in the hands of Jerry the watermelon.

"What? How? We blew you up....." Mr Loony Spoon stuttered.

"Oh no, you simply blew our potty up!" laughed Jerry.

Jerry quickly rolled across the floor (he was a watermelon) and Dave slammed the door shut, trapping the gang inside.

Some months later............

"I love the beach, but the sand gets in my fur," said Dave.

"Yes selling the diamond and running away to South America was a great idea!"