Intruder on a Scooter

“	"Sir! Place your hands where I can see them!"	„
	― James Lancelot^[src]

Intruder on a Scooter, originally named the Aggressive ending, is one of three endings of the game Stealing the Diamond.

It is the only ending achievable by choosing "Bust In" at the start screen and is notable for being one of the two endings in which every choice screen has a time limit (the other being Stickmin Space Resort).

Plot[]

After viewing his options, Henry decides to Bust In to the museum with his motorized scooter. He races towards the museum, drawing the attention of two security guards (Konrad Conners and Billy Barnes) standing at the entrance.

[X] Timeout - Henry zooms right past the two guards and crashes. (Message: Wow, you're off to a great start... _{Hint: You’ve got to use the keyboard for this first part.})^[1]

[X] Kick - Henry puts his foot out and plows his scooter into Konrad but runs past the entrance and crashes. (Message: Well, you got ONE of the guards.)
[X] Jump - Henry jumps off the scooter, which crashes into Konrad. Henry lands hard on the stairs and is knocked out as he tumbles past the entrance. (Message: Jumping off a speeding vehicle may not be the best idea...)
Ram - Henry drives his scooter into Konrad and busts through the entrance of the museum.

Henry drives to the medieval section of the museum. In the lobby, another security guard spots Henry and alerts the other guards about the intruder. Zooming to the Tunisian Diamond, Henry finds Billy Clud, Sam Turner and Richard Wilkins at the entrance to the exhibit, ready to take him down.

[X] Timeout - Billy knocks Henry off with a nightstick. (Message: Good thing the janitors just got done buffing the floors. Could you imagine all the germs you'd be rolling in right now if they hadn't?)
[X] Lance - Henry attempts to joust, like a knight, but he loses his grip on the lance. The lance makes contact with the ground, sending Henry sliding on his face, stopping in front of the guards, much to their confusion. (Message: Jousting. It's harder than it looks.)
[X] Flail / Mace - When Henry raises the flail to attack the guards, the spiked ball gets stuck on a boat display overhead. He is thus forced off his scooter and left hanging from the flail, where a confused Sam approaches and presumably arrests him. (Message: Stop hanging around and do something! _{Heh heh... Get it? Ok I'll stop.})
Shield - Henry wards off enemy fire with the shield and easily forces Billy out of his way.

Henry zooms past a guard (Todd Slimmonds) who is snoozing on the job before crashing into the Diamond's exhibit, breaking the glass casing. With the gem open for Henry to take, he thinks of a way to transport the gigantic diamond.

[X] Timeout - Stalling for too long allows the remaining security guards to close in on Henry and hold him at gunpoint. (Message: C'mon! You don't have time to just stand around!)
[X] Basket - Opening a basket in front of the scooter, Henry attempts to load it with the diamond, but its weight creates enough torque to launch him off the scooter. (Message: Ah, torque. I bet you wish you paid more attention in physics class now, huh?)
Tow Cable - Attaching a cable from the scooter to the diamond, Henry is able to drive out of the exhibit with the gem.

In another room, Ted McAdams is speaking to fellow guard Jacob Rose about the arrest of a certain person^[2] and his decision to move from bank truck river to security guard. In the midst of the discussion, Henry zooms right by to the exit, much to Ted's chagrin. Outside of the museum, the police then chase down Henry. Officer Johnny Panzer draws his firearm and aims at Henry.

[X] Timeout - Johnny shoots and kills Henry, while being complimented by his accomplice Rupert Price, who drives over Henry’s body. (Message: I can see all those hours of playing video games have really sharpened your reflexes! Oh wait...)^[3]
[X] Branch - Henry bails from the scooter to hide in a tree. While Henry himself gets away, the diamond does not, and is recovered by the police. (Message: Didn't really think that one through did ya?)
Rock - Picking up a stray rock from the road, Henry chucks it at Johnny, hitting him in the head and the officer falls out of the car to his death.

Rupert reports this, and reinforcements arrive, with Samuel Mundy trying to snipe Henry on a police helicopter.

[X] Timeout - Samuel successfully shoots Henry in the head before taunting at him. (Message: BOOM! Headshot.)
[X] Sticky Grenade - Henry attempts to throw the explosive, but it sticks to his hand. He is unable to remove it from his hand in time before it explodes. (Message: I always wondered how those things work.)
Bubble - Henry deploys a spherical shield which blocks off two sniper hits.

The helicopter is forced to cease pursuit on Henry when he drives into a tunnel. Henry continues his run from the police until he is forced to stop due to an unfinished bridge. Rupert and James Lancelot then surround Henry, urging him to surrender. Henry must find a way to escape the situation:

[X] Timeout - James, claiming that he is left with no other choice, shoots Henry in the head. The screen turns into a sihouette of Henry and James in Slow-mo. (Message: Dude, do something!)
[X] Bribe - Henry attempts to bribe his way out of it, but James shuts him down, shooting Henry in the same way as he does in the Timeout fail. (Message: Strange... That usually works.)
[X] Drive - Henry tries to drive past the two officers, but doesn't get very far before the cops shoot the scooter, killing him. (Message: You won't get very far that way.)
Diamond - Henry kicks the diamond off the bridge, which drags himself and the scooter as well. The confused officers presumably withdraw.

Washing ashore, he soon finds the diamond nearby. Having completed his heist, Henry begins celebrating.

Characters[]

Italics indicate they only appear in this pathway.

References[]

Link and the Faces of Evil/Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

While Henry is riding the scooter through the Medieval Section, a picture of King Harkinian from the Zelda CD-i Games can be seen.

Grand Theft Auto

While Henry is being chase by the police, a wanted level meter appears, inspired by GTA, which is further reinforced when Henry kills Johnny Panzer, which changes the meter from two stars to three and makes a police helicopter join the pursuit.

Halo

The Sticky Grenade is a reference to the Halo series' plasma sticky grenades.

Sonic the Hedgehog

The Bubble is a reference to the shield used in this series, and a sound is even played from said series.

Trivia[]

It is unknown how Henry was able to get the diamond across the river.
This is one of the 2 endings with lowercase letters in the achievement name, along with Cleaned 'em Out.
This route, along with Stickmin Space Resort, are the only paths where all choices are Quick-Time Events.
- The fail message for Basket is also referenced in Stickmin Space Resort, during the Battering Ram fail.
This is (arguably) the most difficult route in the entire series, with every choice being a QTE (Quick Time Event), and with 6 choices.
While the scooter may be destroyed after being washed, Henry is still able to make a new one or fix it up as showed in "The Betrayed", "Stickmin Space Resort" and "Jewel Baron" with it even being upgraded in Jewel Baron. These pathways can still work as Completing the Mission and Fleeing the Complex is not linked to Stealing the Diamond.
- It might be possible that the Toppats might own another one, as during The Betrayed, Ahnoldt Schwarz say that he has "those things" (scooter, a powerful magnet and a slingshot), which could mean that he own a scooter.

Gallery[]

Music[]

Track	Composer/Artist	Notes
🎧 "Grand Opening"	PuffballsUnited	Opening theme for Stealing the Diamond, remastered
🎧 "A Triumphant Overature!"	SuperTonic64	Opening theme for Stealing the Diamond, flash version.
🎧 "Get Your Growler Out"	djhoohaa	Theme for the scooter infiltration sequence.
🎧 "Fire Proof"	Pervokativ	Theme for the police chase sequence.
🎧 "Car Horn"	Zanzlanz	Ending theme for the route, remastered
" 🎧 "Alien"	Nechura, xKore	Ending theme for the route, flash.

Notes[]

↑ The latter sentence is only seen on the legacy version where the player has to use the keyboard to make their choice.
↑ It is implied that this person is either Henry who was caught in an attempted robbery and sent to prison or Ted's old pal Winston Davis who was deposed of his bank job and eventually went to court although it is left ambiguous so the player can decide as to who Ted is referring to.
↑ The former sentence in the legacy version says “I can see all those hours of video game playing has really sharpened your reflexes.”

Ranks/Endings

The Story Begins

Sneaky Escapist • Lawyered Up • Badass Bust Out

Intruder on a Scooter • Just Plain Epic • Unseen Burglar

Government Supported Private Investigator • Pure Blooded Thief • Relentless Bounty Hunter • Rapidly Promoted Executive

Ghost Inmate • Convict Allies • Presumed Dead • International Rescue Operative • The Betrayed

Toppat King • Cleaned 'em Out • Stickmin Space Resort • Little Nest Egg • Special BROvert Ops • Master Bounty Hunter • Jewel Baron • Valiant Hero • Free Man • Revenged • Toppat Civil Warfare • Pardoned Pals • Toppat Recruits • Capital Gains • Toppat 4 Life • Triple Threat Secret: Multiverse Correction

[1] The latter sentence is only seen on the legacy version where the player has to use the keyboard to make their choice.

[2] It is implied that this person is either Henry who was caught in an attempted robbery and sent to prison or Ted's old pal Winston Davis who was deposed of his bank job and eventually went to court although it is left ambiguous so the player can decide as to who Ted is referring to.

[3] The former sentence in the legacy version says “I can see all those hours of video game playing has really sharpened your reflexes.”

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