Rise of the MuTeens: Chapter 1
This is the start of the Neftyverse series as a spin-off from the House of Rants It came from the toy chest reviews. I decided to have a separate blog where my unprofessional writing that makes amateur writers cringe will be kept. This is the first Chapter of the TMNT Neftyverse following a twisted and immature take on TMNT and attempting to be a pizza cutter: all edge and no point.
Rise of the MuTeens
Chapter 1: Awaken
Somewhere above the Everglades: 02:00
An EPF ship is hovering at 70,000ft. above the Everglades. Inside we have a three man squadron of EPF agents readying themselves for a HALO jump as a tall, lanky man, that looked more like an accountant than a Shadow Government agent, the CO is delivering some last minute instructions to the agents covered from head to toe in gear.
"We need to locate the Mutants known as the Punk Frogs, before they get in contact with humans. It is imperative we bring the subjects alive, so Agent Bishop can have them examined and locate a cure before they spread the virus." Said the CO. "Fortunately, you three, er... four are Mutants and immune to it. The virus sample we have is too small to develop a cure and we're afraid it might have mutated insde their bodies."
The largest squad member, a hulking creature that resembled a lump of flesh, blood, and various electronics leaned down towards a smaller male, who was asleep. "Yo, Cade! Wake-up! It's go time!"
Begrudgingly, the sleeping agent woke up, let out a huge yawn while grunting and stretching.
"This is a simple snatch and grab job. Find the frogs, grab them, and get out via Fulton Recovery. This is no time for showing off, Nick Jr..." said the CO while staring at the recently awakened agent. As the hatch began to open, Nick Jr. ran towards it and leapt.
"YAHOO! LET'S A GO!!"
"Did Nick-kun just jump off without a parachute?" said the female agent as she stepped out of the shadows.
"Jesus, Hibiki! You scared the shit out of me! I'm too old for dealing with you mutants and your freaky powers. Just get Cade before he turns this simple mission into a Turtle class mess!" Muttered the CO. "GO!"
The hulking agent began to shrink and slowly become more Aerodynamic before leaping off, which shook the ship. Immediately, the female jumped.
"Fucking Mutants..." muttered the CO as the hatch began to close.
Sky above the Everglades: 02:03
Swiftly descending the skies, Nick Cade reached the point to deploy his parachute. Instead of deploying a parachute, a pixelated leaf appeared on his hand for a fraction of a second before Tanuki ears and tail appeared on Nick's body. Wagging the tail allowed Nick to decelerate to a safe speed.
"I should've thought of the Full Tanuki suit and use the Statue ability to safely descend... Oh well!" thought Nick as a torpedo passed by him. "Looks like Sy had a similar idea... prick!"
As the flesh torpedo passed Nick, it began to morph into a flesh and metal parachute and slowed the descent. Finally Hibiki catches up to them and opens her chute. "Shit! I jumped first and now I'm falling behind!" Thought Nick as he slowed down his tail wagging and increased his descent speed. Suddenly, a gust of wind pushed Sy and Hibiki off-course with Nick hitting the treeline. The impact caused the Tanuki ears and tail to disappear as Nick fell to the ground with various branches breaking his fall.
Groaning in pain, Nick removes the cracked helmet. Then, pulls out a piece of jerky and eats it. His hair glows gold as he swallows the food and he looks good as new. "A little pick-me-up this early, man! I'm slipping! Now if I were a humanoid frog named after a famous warlord, where would I hide?" muttered Nick as he carefully looked around. "Can't use Detective Mode until I rest a little bit. Looks like we're going old school."
*"Breep! Breep!"*
"This is GameDude. Kage and SyBertError got flown off-course. Was about to get my bearings before I was interrupted." Said Nick in a raspy Tactical Espionage Expert voice.
"Cut the crap, Nick! This is no time for your videogame references! Data shows your vitals at 60%!" Yelled the girl on the other sode of the Comm.
"Calm your digital tits, Ash!" Replied Nick using his normal voice. "I had a Regen power-up. It just needs to kick in for my HP to go Up!" Nick's hair glowed gold for a second and one of his scratches vanished. "My Videogame logic powers are a bit drained, since someone kept me up all night..." Nick said while using binoculars to search the area.
"Sowwy!" said Ashley in a childish voice. "I keep forgetting that unlike me, you need to eat and sleep! Tee-Hee! I'm going to patch-in Agent Kellogg!"
"Can you hear me Nick Jr.?" said Agent Kellogg, the CO. "What's your status? Hibiki and the Stockman twins aren't responding!"
"Just call me by my codename, or Cade. Calling me Nick Jr. Makes me sound like a TV network for babies!" whined Nick.
"Now listen here, you little shit! I don't care how you want to be called. I fought alongside your father in plenty of hostile situations. He HAD to earn being called King's Rook! Just because, Bishop made you part of his little superhero team, doesn't change the fact that you're Nick Jr. Wanna be called something else? Then Earn your fucking codename!" Kellogg yelled sternly. "We received some intel that Dirk Savage is hunting a Rogue Mutant down there. You are aware of Savage, right?"
"Dirk Savage?"asked Nick as he tried to rack his head. "Why is that name so familiar?"
"In any case, We can't let Savage get in contact with the frogs, since the virus targets humans and not mutants. We warned him about it, but Savage, like you, doesn't follow instructions! I'll be heading back to base, so hurry up with those frogs!" said Kellogg as Ashley closed the channel.
"Got that info on Dirk Savage: Mercenary, Bounty Hunter, Recruited by Bishop about 12 years ago. Rowdy, reckless, a bit on the dumber side... Essentially the Anti-Bishop." Chirped Ashley in an excited voice. "I couldn't find anything more. Mom's put up stronger firewalls for Bishop SPECIFICALLY MADE to stop me from Accessing info higher than level 4. Whatever Savage is looking for is BIG..."
"Holy Exposition Dump... this almost feels like a parody of a Hideo Kojima game!" Nick chuckled to himself as he began heading towards the direction the wind blew. "Need to find my team before engaging the frogs..."
After grabbing a stick, Nick moved on. Swampland at night is not a friendly place, especially for an unarmed teenager wih a crippling fear of snakes. "I'm cool... I'm cool as Ice! I'm Ice, Ice, baby!" muttered Nick as he pobed the land ahead with the stick.
*"KLANG!"*
A Bear trap snapped the stick into splinters.
"Holy asscrackers! That was a freaking bear trap! It could've broken my leg... this is bad!" Whispered Nick as he tried to catch his breath. He felt a prick on the back of his neck and discovered a tranquilizer dart. Before he could react, everything was spinning an his vision was blurring as iy faded to black.
***
The Everglades 20 clicks from Nick's last known location:
Darkness as far as the eye can see. Aside the starry sky. There is no other light source on this section of the swamp. Hibiki Natsumi was scouting the area looking for signs of the Punk Frogs or Nick. Meanwhile Syrus and Bertram were putting together a makeshif airboat.
"Careful, Bertram! This engine is very sensitive and can be. Pain to deal with." said Syrus Stockman in his annoyingly nasal voice.
"Chillax, bro... or would you rather take the reins and do it yourself?" Replied Bertram as he inished attaching the engine to the airboat. "It ain't pretty, but it'll get the job done. Yo, Natsu! Any signs of Cade?"
Popping out of the Hulking SyBertError's shadow, Natsumi shook her head. "I can't reach Nick-kun or HQ. My comm is broken. Is yours working, Stockman-tachi?"
"Unfortunately, Hibiki-san, I had to break down my communicator in order to jerry rig our transport." Replied Syrus in a condescending tone. "Relax, Natsu! Cade can't really fuck this up so badly... right, Sy?" Exclaimed Bertram. "This is Nicholas Raymond Cade we are talking about..." said Syrus venomously. " If there is a way to, pardon my slang, fuck this up, like life; He finds a way." Said Syrus smugly. "If the odds are this bad, we gotta move on! Get on the boat, Natsu! We're off!" Exclaimed Bertram before merging with the boat.
"Nick-kun... We're coming! Don't do anything stupid." Said Natsumi to herself.
***
The Atlantic Ocean 11 years ago:
It was a rainy day and fortunately, not a Windy day, which meant the yacht was steady. The rain felt as if God himself was crying. Aboard it, a few people carrying umbrellasChannel 6 Weatherman, Julio Augusto Barril was standing among them. Next to him was a child holding an urn and crying.
"I am so sorry, nephew. Your mother was an angel taken away from us way too soon. Now it is time to fulfill her last request and scatter her ashes in the ocean." said Julio as he nudged his newphew forward. "¿Quieres decir algo? If you don't, I can say some words for you." Julio hugged his nephew.
"No, Tío Julio. Tengo que hacer esto yo solo. Honor sobre el poder." Squeaked the child.
"May I have your attention, please?" Said the child with serious determination. "Carmen Lydia del Valle Rodriguez was a fantastic daughter, friend, classmate, sister-in-law, and most importantly a mother. She did the best she could with the hand dealt to her by fate. She made plenty of mistakes... with me being the result of her biggest one. Marrying the coward I have the displeasure of sharing Genes with. Sorry, Tío, but your brother is an ass and a coward. It's not fair... He lives and my Mom is gone! All of you will move on with your lives once you get off this yacht and go home... YOU CAN GO HOME!! I CAN'T!! I no longer have a home... my whole Universe has been destroyed and the ONLY PERSON WHO TRULY LOVED ME can fit inside a coffee can! How is that fair!? You get to see your loved ones, while I have to dump mine in the middle of the stupid ocean! I HATE ALL OF YOU!! YOU ALL GET TO LIVE WHILE I'M THE LIVING DEAD! I HATE THE COWARD WHO LEFT ME AND MOM TO BE WITH THAT HOMEWRECKER! I HATE TÍO JULIO WHO TOLD ME I HAVE TO MOVE WITH THAT COWARD!! I HATE MY MOM FOR ABANDONING ME!! AND I ALSO HATE GOD FOR TAKING HER FROM ME!! I HATE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE IN THIS WORLD... AND I WILL SEE THE WORLD BURN!! ONCE I GET STRONG ENOUGH, I WILL KILL GOD AND BE WITH MY MOMMY ONCE AGAIN!! TAKE MY MOM'S REMAINS STUPID OCEAN!! BECAUSE I WILL KILL YOU AFTER I KILL GOD!! I NICHOLAS RAYMOND CADE, SWEAR BY MY LIFE THAT I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE... EVEN IF I HAVE TO GO TO THE DEPTHS OF HELL TO DO SO!!" ranted little Nick Cade to the shocked audience as he threw his Mom's urn to the ocean. The shocked audience didn't realize that the urn flew way too far away than the average 8-year-old is capable of doing. Well most of them didn't. Only the Man in Black, who looked like one of the Men in Black from urban legends did. Slicked back black hair, black suit, black tie, white shirt... "average looking" despite being anything but average.
Once the ceremony was over, whispers could be heard amongst the people. "Poor child." "So young, yet so angry." "I see lots of therapy and a future in juvie." "Who hurt him so much?" "Where IS his father anyway?" "That child belongs to the devil with all of that blaspheming!" "If he were my child, I'd wash his mouth with a bar of soap." Nick heard it all as he weaved through the crowds looking for a place to be alone and cry some more. The man in black followed from afar. Once Nick got below deck, the Man in Black approached him.
"You really are your mother's son, Nick!" Said the Man in Black. " The whole slaying God thing was a bit JRPG or Anime-esque... but it had your Mom's dramatic flair all over it."
"What do you want, Mr. Bishop? Mom's dead. Nothing is keeping you here..." replied Nick mildly annoyed at the presence of Bishop. "Don't you have aliens to capture with Will Smith?"
Bishop laughed out loud, which is strange, since John W. Bishop never laughs. "Now that's more like your fa- nevermind. Am I that obvious?" asked Bishop.
"You look and dress the part, not only that but you act like one of the MIBs from the movie. And yes, I've been watching Neon Genesis Evangelion and playing Xenogears." replied Nick.
"I'll let you in on a little secret, Nick..." lied Bishop. "I too have played Xenogears and your speech reminded me of Grahf, the seeker of Power. How about this? You hold on to that anger and that hatred towards the world and let me mold it into a weapon that can be used against your Mom's killers. Let me mold you into the Naphtali you were destined to be."
Wide-eyed, Nick stared at Bishop wondering if he was speaking the truth or not, but he surely knew enough about Xenogears to grab Nick'sattention. Before Nick was able to say a word, Bishop resumed.
"Unfortunately, this means you're going to live with your father, who works for me. Yes, he's a Man in Black too! But of lesser rank. Have you played Metal Gear? Well, he's like my Grey Fox... and I could make you my Solid Snake. The Earth Protection Force could use more young people like you." said Bishop. "Just remember. This is a secret between you and me. There's no need to tell anyone. I'll locate Carmen's killers, train you and let you have your justice. In exchange, all I want of you is to be an excellent student both physically and academically. Do we have a deal?" asked Bishop.
With no hesitation, Nick shaked the Man in Black's hand without realizing he had just made a metaphorical pact with the Devil. At that moment, Julio enters and sees Bishop with Nick.
"Ugh! Bishop. Is it time already?" asked the Weatherman. "Let me talk to Nick before he goes with you." Bishop nodded as Julio addressed his nephew. "Look, I understand you're angry. I don't blame you. Legally speaking, my hands are tied. I can't have custody of you, because I'm your uncle and my brother is still amongst the living. Had circumstances been different I would have LOVED for you to live with me... but he's your father, despite your differences and the courts would favor him in this case." all Nick could do was nod as his uncle rambled on his farewell.
Once the yacht reached shore and all the passengers got off, Bishop escorted Nick to a black SUV that screamed "Evil Government Organization". Exhausted, Nick curled up in the back seat and slept through the trip.
11 years ago: Cade residence:
A groggy Nick walked up the steps to the very average looking house where his father lived in upstate New York. He'd been here twice before. First time after the divorce, 3 years ago and the other time he had to call Tío Julio because the house was empty and Nicholas Cade Sr. had left for Europe without notifying Carmen so she wouldn't send Nick Jr. Once he knocked on the Door, a tall pale woman with dark hair and glasses opened the door. "Oh, you're finally here! Your father left for some milk about 10 minutes ago. Come on in, this is your home after all." said Aurora as Nick stared at her angrily. Stomping up the stairs and violently dragging his suitcase, Nick eventually found his room. It was very spartan: a bed, a desk and chair. There were boxes with Nick's belongings stashed in the closet. On the desk there were some pieces of posterboard, markers and tape. One quick scrawled Do NOT Disturb signed posted on the door and one slam later, a faint knock on the door is heard.
"Leave me alone!" a sobbing Nick yelled. The door opened and a small blonde girl entered the room. "Can't you read!? Are you deaf!? I said leave me alone!!" Nick said angrily.
The girl quickly signs sorry as Nick becomes flustered. "I'm so sorry" said Nick while speaking slowly and clearly enunciating his words as he doesn't know ASL. He tried gesturing with his hands and saying "I want to be alone!" Meanwhile the girl began laughing.
"I'm sorry! But it was hilarious seeing you fluster when you thought I was deaf!" The girl said in this incredibly childish voice. "I'm your new sister! Alicia Maraviglia... or Wonder Alice if you prefer."
"I have no sister. You are an invader. You and that whore who thinks she can replace my mother by marrying my namesake! GET OUT OF MY ROOM AND MY LIFE!" Nick said movie Dumbledore calmly.
"No." Replied Alicia. "I'm sure your Mom was a nice person and all, but you don't get to insult MY MOM like that! You think I'm happy about this!? My Mom married the guy who let my Dad die, because of YOU! YOUR DAD WAS MY DAD'S BODYGUARD AND HE ABANDONED HIS JOB TO SEE YOU BORN AND MY DAD WAS MURDERED IN FRONT OF ME AND I ALMOST DIED IN A FIRE! So no, you don't get the Monopoly on brooding, Mister!" Alicia said as she poked Nick in the chest repeatedly. "Besides, My Mom and your Dad were childhood friends and knew each other before they knew my Dad and your Mom!"
Nick sat there brooding this new information. "Wait, so Mom was the homewrecker? It can't be... Alicia claims she was born long before I was, but she looks like a 6 year old... something doesn't add up."
"They call it Highlander syndrome. I age at a slower rate than others. I'm actually almost 10, but I look like a 5 year old. The Doctors say that I'm going to look like a 10 year old as an adult. So, Mr. 'Woe is me', try not only losing a parent, but knowing that you will never have a normal life because of a disease."
Nick sat there silently. "It's not fair, isn't it? We're kids! Why must we suffer!? You know? I'm going to make everyone pay for my suffering. I'm going to become strong and will bring justice... Even if I have to rebel against the world and God... Do you want me to punish those who have made you suffer?" said Nick eagerly, hoping for validation.
"What!? No! I don't want revenge! Just because life is a bit harder for me doesn't mean I have to be mopey and angry all the time. I want to LIVE, ENJOY LIFE! I can't be fostering hatred against everything! That's not good for you... Now close your eyes and stretch your arms to the sides." said Alicia as she hopped on the bed and hugged Nick. He reacted and hugged her back.
"I want my Mommy! I can't believe she's gone! I won't be able to hug her, kiss her, hear her laughter, see her face... I'm forgetting the scent of her perfume... I have no one. I'm all alone!" Sobbed Nick as Alicia's tiny hands rubbed his back.
"I know, I'm not your Mom and that we just met, but I'll be there for you. You're now not alone. Now you have someone in your corner who perfectly understands your pain. Let me help you. If we're going to live together, it's the only thing I can do." Said Alice in her extremely childish voice, but strangely soothing. "You know what, let's play House!" said Alicia after letting go of Nick.
"What?" Nick replied. "Aren't you too old to play House?"
"Maybe, but I haven't had any boy friends before... two words, not one!" said a tomato faced Alicia. " Finally I can have a Wedding when playing House!" Exclaimed Alicia as she took a Sharpie out of Nick's desk and drew a ring on his finger. "I can't be your Mom or an actual sister, because our fates aren't bound by blood. But that doesn't stop me from giving you my heart and soul. With this ring, I thee wed." She looked at Nick with pleading eyes as she gave him the Sharpie.
"Oh well, what the hell." replied Nick as he grabbed the Sharpie and drew a ring on Alicia's tiny finger. "I am very angry at the world. I will never be able to be the brother you desire, but I will do my best to protect you and bring the heavy hand of retribution to those that wish to harm you. With this ring, I thee wed." replied Nick as Alicia stared at him with her beet red face.
"Yes! Now the best part!" Exclaimed Alicia as she jumped on Nick's lap and tried to kiss him. "You MUST KISS THE BRIDE!" Nick was bobbing and weaving his head trying to avoid Alicia's attempts at kissing him. "Don't move so much, Nick and let me kiss you!" Sang Alicia as Nick kept dodging until he zigged when he should've zagged. Their lips met and at that precise Moment Aurora passes by the open door.
"What the Hell is going on here!?" Exclaimed Aurora. Alicia looked scared and darted her eyes between her mother and Nick.
"It was all Nick's idea!" before jumping off and leaving to her room. Aurora looked at Nick disappointed. "I'll talk to your father about what happened and he'll discipline you as he sees fit. I'm disappointed that you tried to take advantage of Alicia like that. To think that your Dad spoke so highly of you."
A confused and angry Nick retorted "I didn't do ANYTHING. She's the one who started it!" The anger that had subsided began welling up again. "While you're making things up to whine to my Fa- Mr. Cade about, here's a real thing you can bitch about... GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY ROOM!" said Nick as he pushed her out the door and slammed it hard. He got back to bed muttering "Stupid Alicia, stupid Aurora, stupid Old Man, I fucking hate them all!"
7 years ago: Eastlaird Academy hallway 5:15PM:
The Hallways were clear since most students have left and the only ones left were the cheerleaders who were currently in the girl's locker room changing. Hidden from view at a perpendicular hallway, we see a figure pacing:
"Tina Khan, Bianca White, and Chloe Chien... Tina Khan, Bianca White, and Chloe Chien..." Nick kept repeating as a mantra. "Tina Khan, Bianca White, and Chloe Chien..."
"Dude, you're so gonna get expelled if you do anything." Said a thin brunette with a sideways ponytail as she ate malted candy balls..
"I can't let this slide, Ash! They horribly humiliated Alicia and she's in the hospital thanks to them! The hand of retribution must fall upon them!" Nick gritted his teeth. "Fuck consequences, Honor over Power."
"You really are going to get expelled for Wonder Alice? I thought you hated her." remarked Ashley as she tilted her head back to get the last pieces of candy from the box.. "Better think things through before you play hero and do something stupid... and you left while I was distracted."
As most of the cheerleaders left, 5 remained behind. These were Chloe's clique of popular girls who made life a living hell for those they deemed unpopular.
First we have Mary Simpson, she recently made the cheerleading team due to her grades raising the team's average and ridiculously toned legs that make boys forget about cooties and dream of those high kicks. Other than that she's got nothing much to write about. She's from a very religious background and her frumpy outfits make Victorian grandmas look like exhibitionists. Ever since she joined the team, she's become a Mean Girl, but in her favor, she wasn't involved in the incident with Alicia.
Then we Have Susanna Belmonte, the Italian... or at least as Italian as you can get in Brooklyn. She has been in the squad for over a year, but she only does it for the gymnastics elements and hates the politics behind Cheerleading. Her swarthy Southern Italian genetics complement the team by adding visual diversity. She had been home sick with he Flu that week.
Next is Tina Khan, she's 4th generation Asian. Meaning, the only thing Asian about her is her genes. Small frame, long dark hair, her sking is a bit on the darker side. If she did whiteface, she could look like a Japanese movoe ghost, despite there not being any Japanese in her. The only appealing thing about her is her lips being so eye-catching.
Number two Cheerleader is Bianca White, who, of course, is black. By far the prettiest of the cherleaders tall, slender, wih beautiful hazel eyes and a booty that Sir-Mix-a-Lot would approve of. Her only flaw was her nasty attitude, but it pales in comparison to Chloe Chien...
Now how to describe Chloe without being insulting? A blonde Poodle... Sorry Poodles. It's like she was genetically engineered to be a Supermodel. The symmetrical face withbis sharp angles, big blue eyes with ridiculously long eyelashes. Until last month she was flat chested but her parents paid for cosmetic enhancements in order to ensure her spot as Miss Teen New York. Even gay dudes stare in admiration at the Queen Bitch. No one can resist the powers of Chloe Chien possible teenage succubus.
Nick managed to stay out of the Cheer Squad's shit list by pulling various pranks at school events and especially during Pep Rallies, where he targets rival schools for his pranks. This has earned him the title of Prank King, a title usually reserved for the best of High School pranksters, Nick earned it before entering Junior High. Alicia, on the other hand, ended up on Chloe's shit list, for not bending over backeards for her. Then there's the fact that Alicia is academically gifted and Chloe barely gets grades high enough to remain on the team.
The clique were chattering about the humiliation that Alicia suffered at tryouts... Nick turned around the corner and coolly greeted the girls who were opening their lockers.
"Yo! I wanna speak with Tina, Bianca, and Chloe... Mary, Sue, please leave, as this is a matter of pranksters and you two are token nerds and the less you know, the better." said Nick in a smarmy manner trying to butter Chloe up...
"I need to know, who pulled a Carrie on that shrimp Alicia?" said Nick. "Come on, speak up, because you SERIOUSLY NEED a few pointers. I mean, Carrie? This isn't 1976, you know!" Nick began pacing and the smarmy facade was beginning to crack. "I know it isn't Chloe, because she traded her brains for boobs... really nice boobs Bee Tee Dubs!" said Nick as he saw Chloe get mad before getting happy at the compliment. "I'm afraid of sounding racist, but were the brains behind this prank, Asian?" as he stared at Tina. "Or maybe it was a Sista trying to fight oppression from the white shrimp?" said Nick while moving his head and hand like a stereotypical Black girl. "I'm this school's Loki and I'm Low-Key disappointed that I wasn't consulted for such a prank!" said Nick as he circled the trio like a predator toying with his prey.
"A-actually we all three had the idea after watching Carrie at Chloe's." said Tina. "I-I convinced Alicia to try out, Bianca brought the pig's blood, and Chloe..."
"Put the little freak in her place... Like anyone would want to watch her 7 year old freaky ass..." Chloe said smugly. "I didn't know the Prank King would take an interest in that little freak?"
Nick kept circling the girls and wrapping his arms around them as he spoke. "You see, pranks are my game and I feel left out by the three most beautiful girls here and I'm almost insulted!" Said Nick as he kept fondling the girls and making them blush. "Whoa B! That ass is to Die for! It's almost as amazing as Chloe's boobs! But don't fret Tina, darling... you have a very pretty face with such kissable lips!" said Nick as he shoved Tina in her locker. As soon as Bianca realized what happened, Nick already had the waistband of her panties. "Where are you going B?" as he pulled her panties up for an Atomic wedgie. Chloe began to run away as Nick was shoving Bianca in her locker and slapping her rump with the door. "Oh Chloe! Don't you know it's impolite to be running in the hallways and not letting others enjoy the boing boing show!" remarked Nick playfully as he began chasing Chloe like Pepe le Pew.
Chloe kept running until she found herself at a dead end. The only way out was through Nick and Chloewouldn't be able to overtake Nick. "Oh Cloe, Chloe, Chloe... look at the mess you've gotten yourself in!" Exclaimed Nick with a deranged playfulmess that sounded Child-like. Fear began to settle in Chloe's face. "Had you come to me, you wouldn't have been in this mess."
"Why are you doing this!?" yelled Chloe as tears were welling up on her eyes. "This has nothing to do with you!" Spat the Head Cheerleader.
"Au contraire mademoiselle Chienne" said Nick in his best Pepe le Pew voice. "It has EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME!"
"You Mispronounced my last name, it's-" stammered Chloe
"You Know what I said, bitch!" replied Nick sternly. "Did you do your research when picking your target? No. If you had, you'd have known that she's got a brother... ME! So, I am here to collect my debt. You hurt her, I hurt you... an Eye for an eye... So, I'll give you the chance I didn't give to your henchgals... Beg for Mercy..."
"Please! Please don't hurt me! I beg you!" cried Chloe. "I'll do anything, please spare me!" She crawled closer to Nick. "You liked my boobs! I can let you see them and even touch them!" Chloe whimpered.
*"smack!"*
The slap caught Chloe by surprise. Dumbfounded, she began rubbing her cheek.
"You think touching your fake boobs will make up for my sister being in the hospital!? Are you out of your mind!?" Nick screamed. "Do you even understand what- No, you don't understand... You think it's a silly game to abuse people to the point that you have, for Alicia's sake, I'll ask you again. What are you going to do to stop me from giving you your just desserts!?"
"I'll sleep with you like I did with Mr. Morgan, Mr. Cruz, Coach Tillerman, Mr. Parker, Ms. Skinner, Mr. Cohen, Mrs. Smith, and Principal Johnson... Just don't hurt me!" pleaded a teary Chloe.
"Damn! All that's left is Margot the Lunch Lady and Janitor Joe..." remarked Nick sarcastically.
"Well, while I didn't sleep with Janitor Joe, I did some sex stuff with him. Mostly hand stuff." replied Chloe a bit sheepishly.
"Damn... I almost feel sorry for you, being so broken that you must rely on sexual favors just to get by. Then, I remember what you put my sister through and Any pity i had. Poof! It's gone!" said Nick as he paced menacingly. "Just tell me why you did it."
"Well, the Shrim- Alicia excelled at cheerleading tryouts and she put my position in danger, when Coach Tillerman suggested that she could be a better captain, despite looking like an oversized toddler! I'm sorry, alright! So. Will you let me go after you ravage m-"
*"smack!"* Chloe yelped like a dog and ubbed her face once more.
" You won't get away from this by whoring yourself. You need to face the consequences of your actions. I have been recording our conversation and a copy of it will be forwarded to the School Board since you've been passing tests on your back. I might be expelled, but you will suffer a worse humiliation than Alicia. Now. Smile for the Camera, Chloe Chienne!" said Nick with a sadistic smile on his face. "If you believe in God, you better pray to him that my sister makes it. If she doesn't... well, let's say it's on your best interest that she survives. Now get put of here!" Nick stepped aside and let Chloe go. She ran as if she had seen the devil in person. A few minutes later Ashley shows up...
"Holy crap! Remind me to never piss you off..." remarked an awestruck Ashley. "I don't know how you manage to resist her boobs! I mean, you're a dude! You've SEEN those things in action! If it were me, I would'vedove straight into those sweater puppies and go 'Blblblblblblblblbl' on them!"
"She hurt someone precious to me. That turned her into an ugly monster. I had to restrain myself, because I wanted to punch Tina in the Jaw, Kick Bianca in her snatch and i wanted to punch the implants out of Chloe. I honestly wanted to Kill Chloe... that's how angry I was." Replied Nick shamefully. "Hopefully, the Old Man won't kill me until Alicia gets better. Ash, could you ask your Mom if you could stay overnight at my place? That way I will at least live until tomorrow."
The Everglades: The Punk Frogs' hideout:
Now that everything stopped Spinning, Nick heard voices. He teied opening his eyes, but all he could see was the burlap sack over his head. He tried to move but his body was being restrained. He tried visualizing a Power up from Altered Beast, but nothing happened. Focusing on his surroundings and trying to listen to the chatter, Nick realized he found he Punk Frogs, but they were captured as well and somehow kept as servants to Leatherhead. Suddenly everything was quiet. Too quiet.
"Ah deep in da hundred acre wood!
Where Christopher Robin plays!
You'll find da'nchanted neighborhood
Of Christopher's childhood daze!
A donkey named Eeyore is his friend
And Kanga an' Little Roo...
Dere's Rabbit an' Piglet and dere's Owl
But most of all Winnie da' Pooh!!" Sang Leatherhead quite horribly. One of the Punk Frogs meekly approached the Alligator poacher.
"Here you go, master." said the Frog as it handed something to Leatherhead.
"Dis 'ere better not be a trap or I'll gwarantee dere'll be trouble!" Snapped the ragin Cajun redneck alligator. Clumsily, Leatherhead pushed random buttons on Nick's communicator. It Chirped and Ashley's voice startled the poacher.
"Nick! What's wrong!? Nick!! Niiiiiiick!! Happy now? Seriously, Nick, Why did you go sil-"
*"Crack!* Leatherhead broke the communicator. He walked towards the bound Nick and picked him up.
"Well den, Nick, ah guess it's time, you get chattin' with me, yer, ol' pal Leatherhead. If you cooperate, we'll have a gay ol' time! If not, dere will be trouble... Ah gwarantee!" said the gator as he pulled the burlap sack off Nick.
Staring at an alligator from such proximity was a terrifying experience for Nick. He resisted the urge to piss himself at the sight. Leatherhead looked disappointed.
"Ah, good! We got a brave one, or a dumb one. Reckon ah'll have fun with ya!" Leatherhead chuckled as he dropped Nick on he floor hard. "Oops! Ya better run, Boy! Cuz' Dady Leatherhead is a comin' for ya!"
Grunting in pain, Nick curled up. His hair began shining gold once again as his curled up form began spinning fast. Leatherhead turned around the exact moment Nick shot himself ou of the shack.
"Looks like dere's some struggle left in the boy... Frog! Bring me mah' gun! Imma' Hunting Human today!" Yelled Leatherhead as the Punk Frog brought him his shotgun. As Leatherhead left, the Punk Frog smirked.
"Hope that Super Saiyajin guy gets away!" Said Attila the Frog. "Now I need to find a way to free my brothers from the Pod things that Leather head put them in!"
***
Everglades Welands 03:27
Hibiki and the Twins keep searching the swamp in silence for the Punk Frogs and Nick. The only sounds in the swamp com from the animals and the low hum from the jerry rigged engine.
In an attempt to raise the team morale, Syrus begins to speak: "I find it amazing that Cade has not managed to blow our cov-"
An explosion broke Syrus's speech and Bertram began driving towards it.
"We found him..." the MuTeens said as they were heading towards the Explosion.
***
Everglades Outside of the Punk Frogs hideout:
Nick was groaning in pain after being flung back by the explosion's shockwave. "Rookie Mstake hiding behind fuel barrels... That's one of gaming's basic rules!" Thought Nick as he was scolding himself. He managed to grab a pipe and his hair shone gold once more. "Now let's even thing up." Nick said excitedly. The Pipe began transforming into a Sci-Fi styled sword.
"Hey you! I'm talking to you, Leatherface! Ah gwarantee, your inbred ass can't catch me!" yelled Nick while making an awful Leatherhead impression. "Burēdobīmu! Kurosusurasshu!" Yelled Nick while making special attacks towards Leatherhead.
"Boy, yer started to make me mad! You are ded, ah gwarantee!" Snapped Leatherhead after receiving the relentless assault of special moves. Despite Nick's best efforts, Leatherhead kept pushing through. "Keep fighting boy and ah might actually keep yer head as a trophy! Ah gwarantee!" said Leatherhead
Nick was running out of stamina as Leatherhead kept coming. With a deft tailsweep, the gator knocked the sword out Nick's hand. It turned into a pipe once more. Desperate, Nick kept dodging as many of the attacks as possible, but the gator had managed to get a few attacks of his own. They kept trading hits and dodging until Nick finally managed to grab Leatherhead by the tail.
"So long eh gator!" Said Nick in a squeaky voice as he spun Leatherhead around before tossing him towards more explosive barrels.
Suddenly The air filled up with Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure. An EPF Fighter shone is spotlight on Leatherhead. Once the music was shut off, an irritating voice began to speak smugly:
"Latherhead, we have you surrounded! There is no escape and surrender to me, Dirk Savage! No one needs to get hurt. Your choice Crocodile!"
Leatherhead looked around and saw multiple EPF agents with their gins ready and laser sights filling up his torso. He slowly moved his hands up and grabbed his hat and began waving it around. "Ah surrendah!" Leatherhead lied. He pushed a button on a device hidden in his hat and a series of explosions began engulfing the area surrounding the Punk Frogs's hideout. Various agents were killed and wounded by these explosions and Savage's reaction didn't help matters either. He began shooting at the gator as he made its way through the swamp.
Leatherhead dove into the waters before unleashing an EMP bomb which forced the EPF fighter to crash. Savage managed to escape via jetpack before the fighter crashed at the frogs' generator. This created a huge explosion which was magnified by the alien tech from EPF leaving a 1km section of the swamp completely destroyed.
"NIIIIIIICK!" yelled Natsumi as she jumped of the airboat. SyBertError unmerged from the airboat as both Syrus and Bertram began yelling for their teammate as well. The MuTeens began checking the corpses to see if they could find Nick.
"Who are you and what the Hell are you doing here!?" yelled Savage as he saw the MuTeens searching the corpses. He began firing at them when he realized they were Mutants. "I may not have catched Featherhead, but maybe these two have a reward..."
*"Breep! Breep!"*
Savage's communicator kept chirping, but he kept ignoring him. Syrus signals Natsumi as he and Bertram stretch themselves to create a shadow long enough for Natsumi to dive into Savage's shadow.
"The bigger they are, the easier they're to shoot!"
Said savage with a smug smile as he shot SyBertError. The twins fall and begin absorbing plants and remains of the EPF weapons in a desperate move to survive the attack.
"Say night night you freaks!"
"Don't shoot them unless you want Bishop to take your other eye out!" Yelled Kellogg angrily. "These are Bishop's Special Kids! If you hurt them, Savage, you're gonna make Bishop sooo angry! Please tell me you hurt them. Did he hurt you, kids?"
"Yes! He shot us begore letting us tell him about the mission!" Whined Syrus.
"Wait, YOU'RE EPF TOO! Whoops, my Bad!" said Savage. He put down his weapon and apologized to the MuTeens. "Uh, what's you mission? How can I help?" Said Savage apologetically.
"Savage, we are here to collect some mutants who may have been exposed to a virus that is deadly to normal humans. May I suggest calling for drone units. Are you wearing a regulation suit model 204k1ds03?" Asked Syrus
"No, I'm wearing a 19MWS87 suit" replied Savage. "The 204k1ds03 tends to be a bit too tight in the crotch..."
"You imbecile!" Syrus retorted. "The 19MWS87 does not have an integrated Hazmat mode. That's why the 204k1ds03 is recommended for use!" Brtram chimed in"You'll hate what we'll have to do now, but you'll thank us later" as the twins began enveloping Savage to protect him from possible infection. "Keep your regulation rebreather mask on and you'll be safe!" Exclaimed Bertram.
"Help... help!" A faint voice was heard amongst the rubble. Kage used her shadow walking to look through the rubble.
"Stockman-tachi! The Punk Frogs are here! They're badly hurt! Savage-san! Call the medic drone ships! Yelled Kage as she was pushing some of the rubble away to reach the Punk Frogs.
Once the rubble was moved out of the way, Natsumi begins to approach the Punk Frogs.
"Get... away miss! They... did... something to us..."
Said Napoleon weakly.
"The virus... I know. That's why we're here. I'm a Mutant like you. We're here to eliminate the virus and prepare a cure, Punk Frog-san!" Replied Natsumi. "Ah. My name is Natsumi. The big guy is Syrus and Bertram. Keep your strength for now. Once you get medical treatment, we can have formal introductions." Tears began welling in Natsumi's face.
"What's wrong, miss... Natsu..mi?" said Attila as he stood up to help Rasputin. The young ninja wiped her tears before speaking.
"Many people died today trying to get to you. One of those was our temmate and friend, Nick..."
Attila walked closer to Natsumi. "Does he go Super Saiyajin when fighting?" Natsumi nodded. "He fought Leatherhead and bought me enough time to free my brothers. We never got to thank him."
"Yo, Natsu! The Med Transport's here. Kellogg sent a clean up crew to deal with the corpses. We're needed back at base..." said a dejected Bertram. "It is not fair! This is not the way you were supposed to screw up, Nicholas! You were supposed mess things up, then I complain about your recklessness and we settle our differences with some nachos. How can I tell your family that you were Killed in action!? How do I tell Barbara when she wakes up!? Goddammit, Nicholas!"
***
Convento Hermanas de La Caridad de la Rosa de Guadalupe, México: 06:45
Mother Superior Maria Ximena was walking across the Convent gounds after her morning prayers when the fountain spat out a young man in military clothes.
"Ay Dios mío es un hombre y salió de la fuente!" Exclaimed the nun as she nearly fainted. One of the novices sees this and runs to help the mother superior and the man. They notice the man is covered in slashes and bite marks that were clearly done by something inhuman. The nuns took the man inside in order to treat his wounds better. The Mother Superior is still teying to make sense of the situation when one buxom novice approached her and said: "Mother Maria Ximena. I know that man."
The Mother Superior looks at the novice and asks: "Is this the man who set you on the path of God, Sister Chloe?"