Rise of the MuTeens Chapter 5:
Rise of the MuTeens:
Chapter 5: Reboot
Central University of Manhattan: Inez Meridian Dormitory: Alicia's room:
"What the fuck are you doing here!? How the fuck did you get in here!? Why the fuck are you even here!? I- What's wrong with Cow?" Said Alicia.
"She's still in a coma. The EPF were treating her and I tried to wake her with a kiss and we ended up here!" Replied Nick sheepishly. Now he's blushing as he realized Alicia is only wearing a Towel.
" You're sitting on my clothes" said Alicia as she yanked the tube top and shorts from underneath Nick. She went back to the bathroom to get dressed.
"I guess you're still Mad at me." Said Nick.
"You broke your promise!" Yelled Alicia. "You were supposed to be with me, Cow, and Ashley as a new family. We were gonna go to college together and live in our own little harem... but no! You had to go missing and Ashley... I was at her funeral, dammit!"
Nick walked to the door and sat on the floor.
"It was not by my hand I was away. Bishop had us hidden for Bishop reasons. We're all alive, or as close to it. Ashley is now the internet. Syrus and Bertram are a weird amalgamation of organic and inorganic material. Barbara, well, she hasn't woken up and me well... Are you decent? I'm opening the door!" Said Nick as his hair glowed gold and a Keyblade appeared..
"It's locked, you can't open it!" Exclaimed Alicia "The deadbolt only opens from the in-"
*clack!*
The door was opened and Nick was grinning with the Keyblade and gold hair.
"Videogame based reality manipulation abilities... You're a Mutant! So that's why Bishop kept you all locked down." Exclaimed Alicia. "Oh my stars and garters! I have so many things to ask you but I'm on a date with Todd..." she blurted as Nick Pointed the keyblade at the dorm room door to lock it.
"Like Hell you are!" Exclaimed an angry Nick. "There's no way I'm letting my sister go out looking like a Toddlers and Tiaras ho edition contestant!"
"You're not the Boss of me, Nick! You left me and never tried to contact me! Exclaimed Alicia.
"I was in a coma and locked out By Bishop. You blocked me out of social media and you changed your number. Your information was kept classified by Bishop and you only call your Mom once a few months from a burner phone or write her a letter from a PO Box in her name. I asked Ashley to look around for you and it was like Alicia Maraviglia had banished from the face of the Earth!" Cried Nick. "This whole year has been Hell for me, because out of my 3 girls, I could only chat with one online. Oh God, I tried to contact you Licia!"
Alicia grabbed her purse and pulled out her student ID card it stated her name was
Alice Barril De la Vaca Irwin
"Wait, your false ID is ALL of Us? I never would've figured that out. You were the brains I was your crazy bodyguard. Please Alicia, don't go out looking like that. I don't mean it in a patriarchal way, but in a I'm not looking to kill someone to protect you. About this Todd, who I already don't like. What's his deal? Asked Nick as his hair flickered between normal and VG Logic modes.
"He's a nice guy!" exclaimed Alicia. "What? Are you jealous?"
"Yes. I can't believe I got replaced so fast!" Said Nick.
"He was there for me when you weren't. He's sensitive, kind, and-" said Alicia.
"Making you dress like that? Let me guess, he drives a van!"
Said Nick Sarcastically.
"Actually he does and has a cool painting of the Cheshire Cat on the side." Exclaimed Alicia giddily. Nick sat down pensive.
"Were you cosplaying as Alice when he met you?" Asked Nick. Alicia nodded.
*knock knock*
"My Alice, i-it's me, Todd!" Said Todd a bit anxious. Before Alice could reply, Nick covered her mouth and his hair went gold again.
"Did you bring condoms?" Asked Nick while making an Alicia Impression.
'O-o-of course! I'm a-always ready!" Replied Todd. Alice opened her eyes like a deer in front of daylight.
"Give me a second. Close your eyes as I let you in. No.peeking." said 'Alice' very seriously. "Ignore my roommate's friend. She needed a place to crash for the weekend." As Nick opened the door for Todd and hid behind it. A short balding man with a thick mustache and glasses entered the room. He wasn't fat, but he was pudgy.
"Why don't you take a seat right there, Todd." Said Nick in a perfect Chris Hansen voice.
"Not again!" Said Todd... "Wait she's almost 20! Suck it Hansen she's legal!" Remarked Todd before opening his eyes.
"Wait, you're not Chris Hansen!"
"Oh, I'm far much worse..." said Nick as he pulled an assassin blade (Ezio era). "Todd Llewellyn, or is it Todd Liddell, oh I forgot Todd Lipton. Yes, I was a huge fan of To Catch a Predator... and I know you, Todd" said Nick playing the unhinged card as he got the blade closer to Todd. "So tell me Todd, what are your intentions with Alice?" Asked Nick with an unnerving tone. "Answer me, Todd!
"I-I intend to go steady with her a-and marry her!" Stuttered Todd. "Wh-what's it to you!?"
"Well..." said Nick. "What's the most attractive thing bout her? Answer me Todd!"
"I-I-I!" Stammered Todd.
"Is it her small size, her flat chest, her hairless pubic area... wait, you didn't know that one... Now you do... so Tell me Todd. I'm waiiiiitiiiing!!" Said Nick in a. Off-key sing-song voice."
"W-well... I..." stammered Todd.
"What's her favorite color? Favorite song? Favorite book? Favorite movie? Favorite meal? Favorite drink? Favorite dessert? Name one thing you fucktard!?" Demanded Nick
"I don't know! Hell, I don't care! All I wanted was to fuck that legal loli because of her little girl body! You Happy Now!?"
Yelled Todd without stuttering.
"Cerulean, O Mio Babino Caro, Aside Alice in Wonderland, Interview with a Vampire, Beef Bourguignon, Peach Nectar, Strawberry Shortcake. Now listen to me: If I ever catch you near her I will cut your dick off and make you eat it, then I'll fuck your ass with a José Canseco bat and no lube. I'm feeling merciful today. You have 90 seconds to get your lard ass in the pedomobile and get the fuck outta here before I make this your last day on Earth!" Said Nick as he slashed Todd's shirt.
"Ninety-eight, ninety-seven, ninety-six..."
Todd ran away crying. Alicia ran and hugged Nick.
"I hate you for meddling in my life! But thanks for saving me from that creep. By the way how did you knew about O Mio Babino Caro? I never told you that?" Said Alicia.
"I saw your reaction to the song when I played GTA3 a few years back. I may be absent minded most of the time, but when it's about my girls, I pay atten-" said Nick as he suddenly as swallowed by the Earth.
"Where am I? Alicia? Why are you dressed like a ho?" Said Barbara.
"Cow? You're awake!" Exclaimed Alice as she hugged Babrara.
***
EPF NYC HQ Medical wing: hallway to room 1219: 20 minutes ago:
Bishop and Redd are being pushed back by the energy fields emanating from Barbara. Bishop can see Nick further ahead...
"I have to confess, Redd, this wasnt the outcome I expected, but we're about to see the pinnacle of my work... The two surviving members of Project Weltall with their naturally enhanced hybrid genes got a power boost from a Mutagen bomb further mutating them into super human demigods... Imagine what powerful offspring they could create! But harnessing those super offspring and create a clone Army conditioned to serve the EPF alone!" Said Bishop.
"Those are my grandchildren you're talking about John... I can't allow that! Exclaimed Redd. "I couldn't stop you when you trained my daughter behind my back. But using her as a broodmare, would be crossing the one line I can't allow, John. I don't want to fight you but I will protect my family and that included the Cade kid. He just showed me that he'd do anything for love."
The blimding light engulfed the hallway and bith Barbara and Nick were gone.
"That was anti climactic" said Bishop as he reached the mow empty room.
"What the fuck just happened!?" Exclaimed Redd. " They just vanished!"
Sirens began blaring as the holding area is under attack, a massive riot has formed after two mutants let the prisoners go free.
"Red Demon, Reid, looks like you got some work to do. Just like the old days..." said Bishop as he drew his gun. Let's Protect The Earth..." pulling out the communicator, he called King's Rook. "Rook, we need to get the band back together. Massive riot and your kid is MIA!"
Unbeknownst to Bishop and Reid they were being observed.
"Kuso! Kuso! Kuso!" Mittered Shredder as he left.
***
EPF NYC HQ prisoner transfer area:
Queen's Knight and the MuTeens park the turtle van at the prisoner transfer area to the Holding cells when They Realize something is wrong. Very wrong. A huge burst of blinding Ki shook the area as they got in the Parking area and all hell broke loose. Prisoners were making a run for it and the closest way out was the very same area the Turtle van was parked at.
"Wowee! We're very lucky today, Bebop!? The Toitles came to save us!" Exclaomed Rocksteady as he walked towards the Turtle van with both hands raised above his head
"We come in piece!" Said Rocksteady as he reached the front of the van. Wait, you ain't the toitles!" Yelled Rocksteady as he drew the gun he had taped to the back of his head and shot at the Turtle van. Aurora lowered the rooftop canopy and aimed the laser blasters at Rocksteady.
"Well, that takes care of him." Says Aurora.
."That's great and All Mrs. Cade, but what about them!?" Said Chloe while pointing out at the other mutants and aliens.
"Well, sister this is the oart where we go kick some shell!" Yelled Raph as he and the Punk Frogs jumped out the Turtle van's vack doors.
"Darn it Raph! I'm the leader! Turtles fight with honor!' Yelled Leonardo as he, Don, and Mike jump into the fray.
"Well, then it's time for the MuTeens to enter the fray!" Said Syrus as Kage and him jump out the van.
"Time to protect my paycheck." Said Aurora as she jumped out the van and blasted two aloens with her laser rifle.
Ashley got in control of the turtle van. "Mister Splinter, will you be my Michael Knight?" Said Ashley as she revved up the van.
Splinter jumped to the driver's seat. "I suggest you buckle up, Sister, because we're going to turbo boost. Ashley! Can you put the Knight Rider theme on repeat?" Said Splinter.
"Hold on to your holy titties, Chloe!" Said Ashley as she put pedal to the metal distracting a lot of the escaped prisoners. Chloe figured out how to use the dropper to drop 2 anti foot bombs!
"I could get used to this hero thing, if the Lord allows it!" Exclaimed Chloe as her dropped bombs knocked out 5 prisoners.
Rasputin was faced by a four armed cyborg and it had gotten too close for effective usage of arrows.
"I HEAR FROG LEGS ARE A DELICACY ON THIS PLANET... AND YOU HAVE SOME FINE LEGS!" Said the Cyborg as he grabbed Rasputin's bow.
*"shwinng!:* *"shwonnng!"*
Both Leonardo and Genghis slashed the robotic arms off which led Rasputin to dropkick the cyborg with his fine frog legs!
"Thanks for the assist, Leonardo, Genghis." Said Rasputin as he nocked an arrow and let it fly to an alien attacking Napoleon and Michelangelo.
"If it ain't the nerd toitle..." said Bebop as he snorted. "All I want is to crack yer shell like a walnut..." said Bebop as he tried to headbutt Donatello, who ducked and thrusted his bo at the mutant warthog's gonads.
"Aiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeee!!" Yelled Bebop in a high pitched voice as he keeled over in pain.
While the fray was going on, Splinter noticed one EPF agent behaving strangely. Skulking in the shadows using techniques that he had known for years.
"Oroku Saki!" Said Splinter as he jumped to the back and used the emergency eject.
"Oroku Saki!!" Yelled Splinter. "I am here. Come and fight me like a man! Fulfill your promise to your dishonorable brother, Oroku Nagi. Face me, Hamato Yoshi in combat as you swore!"
Said Splinter, which forced the Shredder to reveal himself.
"So you want to face me old rat, you were foolish in challenging me!" Said shredder as his EPF uniform transformed into a dark colored Shredder outfit without cape. "You and your clan of malformed adolescent terrapins have interefered with my plans for top long! Today Hamato Yoshi and his clan will fall!" Exclaimed Shredder.
Out of Shredder's shadow a pair of hands wielding Kunai appeared and stabbed Saki's feet. Natsumi popped out of Shredder's shadow.
"Anata wa watashinokazoku no hotondo o koroshimashita! Kyō, ashi no ichizoku wa horobudarou. Oroku Saki! Omae wa mou shinda iru! Yelled Natsumi as she stabbed Shredder in the stomach and sliced it open. Oroku Saki knelt as he was trying to keep his guts in place. Natsumi spat on Shredder's face and walked away. "Inu no yō ni shinde kudasai." Said Natsumi.
"Hibiki baishunpu dokoikuno?" The dying Shredder uttered. His organs turned into worms and rejoined the Shredder. "I expected Hamato Yoshi and his clan of freaks, I never expected a Hibiki here. I thought I killed the last of them last year with my Mutagen bomb..." said the Shredder... "You must be Shingo and Akane's child... so you survived the explosion. You will get an honor the trash you call parents didn't. You will die by the sword..." said Shredder as he downed a vial of Ooze. "Your deaths will be slow and painful. Kaktou ikuze!"
Shredder began his painful transformation into Super Shredder. The Turtles and the frogs readied their weapons. SyBertError finished piledriving Groundchuck as he noticed the fight had stopped. The Shredder had grown to a massive hulking four armed creature.
"How are we gonna stop this?" Asked Attila as he gripped his flail harder.
"We punch him until he falls." Said Raphael while shifting his grip on the sai to hold them as knuckledusters. The frogs and turtles began circling Shredder.
"Come one, come all. The end result will be your death!" Shredder taunted as he slashed the air with his arm blades to create some distance. SyBertError morphed into a snake and slithered into a position behind the 4-armed Super Shredder. Natsumi fired variois Shuriken at the Super Shredder's chest, but most of them bounced off.
"A putiful attack from a pitiful excuse for a ninja. It's time for you to-" Shredder's rant was interrupted by SyBertError grabbing him from behind.
"Got'im! Everyone throw me all the metal sraps you can! Do it NOW!" Yelled SyBert. Natsumi grabbed the first scraps and started 'feeding' SyBert. Even Chloe got of the Turtle van and brought whatever she found. EPF weapons, shrapnel from the fight. Everone started to chip-in as sybert digested the metal and formed a 2 inch thick shredder shaped cage.
"Matter assimilation and transmutation... interesting, but this might not hold him for long. He is made of a Worm Colony from Dimension X that can only be stopped by destroying the core worm colony or dissolving them in acid like gastric acid."
SyBertError remerged with the metal casing and bega secreting gasteic juice inside it and in a way 'eating' the colony. "Yuck! The taste of the worm colony is not platable and we can litwrally eat garbage blegh!" Said SyBertError as they spat out the core worm, which Donatello burnt with a small flamethrower.
Aurora came to the group. "Turtles, Frogs. I'd suggest you guys leave now. I understand Bishop is not a fan of you and he's on his way. MuTeens, Nick and Barbara have gone missing! Ashley can you track the energy signature from the recent flash? If so, do it!" Said Aurora in commanding voice.
***
EPF NYC HQ underground holding cells:
War is hell and John Wayne Bishop has seen all kinds of Hells. His first hell was when he was abducted and experimented on by the greys during the Battle of New Orleans. Ever since he's been involved in nearly every war. Cursed with immortality and agelessness, Bishop longs for two things: Ensure the Earth is strong enough to be left alone by other alien races and to get revenge on the aliens that robbed him of a normal life, a family. War has changed but war never changes. There's always two sides, winners and losers. The winners define who the good guys and the bad guys were. John Bishop has been in both roles. A merchant of death for a single purpose. Unify the Earth to defend itself against enemies from beyond the stars. From the shadows, John Bishop has created his own army to defend the Earth from threats from other worlds, dimensions, timelines, and even from within. Now he has been playing the genetics game to bring forth the next step in human evolution. Now the puppetnaster has been forced to play on the field once more. Showing no regards to the prispners, bishop is blasting them left and right.
"It's a shame that these specimens have to be euthanized, but if they break out, we're gonna have our hands full. Rook, Red Demon, set blasters to kill!" Said Bishop . Red nodded whole Rook shot a spider mutant in the abdomen. Dodging the fists of an orangutan mutant, Redd stabbed its throat right under the Jaw.
"That's an all natural win!" Remarked Redd. "BET YOU CAN'T BEAT THAT, Cade!"
Rook chuckled and saw a cyborg lion centaur thing and taunted it. The cyborg lion centau charged at Rook, who dodged the attack and broke one of the Organic Horse legs by means of a dropkick. Followed by grabbing the cybernetic arms and using his super strength pulling them out their socket.
"Natural is good, but enhanced is better!" Replied Rook as he smacked the cyborg centaur with its own robotic arms.
"The sooner we clean this up, the sooner we can focus on what's important." Remarked Bishop as he judo shoulder threw a Fire Freak before swatting the small flames on his right arm.
*"Breep! Breep!"* Rook's communicator beeped.
"This is Rook!" He said.
"Queen's Knight here. The MuTeens and I are in the process of detaining various escapees that reached the transfer area." Said Aurora coolly.
"Our situation is nearly under control as well. Bishop, Red Demon and I are clearing the holding area and heading in your direction. Also, Nick and Babs are MIA." Said Rook with a slightly dejected voice. "Once we finish up here we'll meet up at the transfer area. Rook out!"
"The MuTeens are something. Bet they were trying to rescue their friends and prevent their dosappearance." Thought Bishop. "They're even operating WITHOUT Kellogg! Guess I'll have to get parents involved..." thought Bishop as he finished off the last remnant of the escapees. Pulling out his communicator, Bishop calmly requested for a clean up crew.
***
Central University of Manhattan: Inez Meridian Dormitory: Alicia's room:
Barbara was confused. She felt hungry. "Alicia, where's Nick? I swear I heard his voice. He was here. I can smell the Drakkar Noir. Also, I want a double cheeseburger extra pickles..."
Alicia couldn't stop sobbing: "He's gone, cow! He got swallowed by the Earth and he slipped from my grip! I couldn't save him when he needed me." Cried Alicia"He came back to save ma and now he's gone... He was trying to save you too, you know?" Said Alicia.
"Wait this is a college dorm room... how long have I been out?" Asked Barbara.
"Um... One year one month and eleven days since the incident that mutated you and your friends." replied Alicia. "Your best chance at getting answers wpuld be talming with my Mom. Also to let know your parents that you're awake." Said alicia as she picked up her phone and called Aurora.
"Mom?" Said Alicia, "I'm at the In Me dorms at CUM. I need you to pick me and Cow up. Nick was here but he vanished." Said Alicia as she tried to stifle her tears. "OK thanks, see you in an hour."
"So now we wait." Said Barbara. "What do you mean I'm a Mutant?" Asked Barbara as she tried to understand the situation.
" I don't have all the details, but the day you snuck out to the arcade, the Foot and the Turtles fought in that area. A mutagen bomb was detonated and it killed a lot of people. You, Nick, the Stockman twins, and the girl that works at the arcade were the only survivors. Apparently Ashley died in the explosion, but Nick says he still talks to her. I don't know how this mutant thing works so I can tell you anything else." Said Alicia.
'But to my understanding mutagen Alters the DNA of living beings and turns them into a hybrid like the turtles... Why do i look normal?" Rhought Barbara outloud.
"You're half alien. We've known that for ages since your mom is an alien and your dad isn't. Also, I HAD to know everything about you, since 'Uncle John'was training me to be your 'girl in the chair'. You weren't the only one who had training sessions with 'Uncle John'. The reason I didn't like you was that you're NOT Nick, but a Female replacement that is better than him in every single aspect... except the one that mattered to me the most. Owning my heart." Said Alicia "And maybe I've been jealous at how Nick always looked at you. Oh shit! Have to change clothes or my Mom will kill me!"
***
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico: Del Valle-Rodriguez house (abandoned):
Obed Del Valle was a non-native D'hoonibese illegal alien, who crafted the Del Valle identity as a way to live peacefully on Earth. Here he was a simple accountant hiding in a rural town in Puerto Rico. A little worker drone who was unremarkable in every way. His life was flipped upside down when he met Lydia. A young woman with an unnatural joie de vivire. A flaming redhead from the town of Luquillo, known for its beach and the National forest, el Yunque. A very outdoorsy and exuberant woman that took a lot of interest on the meek, quiet and socially awkward accountant. She sensed he was hiding something and became determined to find out what, despite having a secret of her own: Her mutation, as Lydia wasn't a normal person.
Despite being so different, with Obed trying to hide in a simple life and Lydia trying to escape the limitations that kept her trapped; they both fell in love. Got married, got the Men in Black knocking at their door regarding their status as alien and mutant. Accepting a horrible deal with Bishop to protect the child that also allowed Bishop access to all 3's DNA in order for Bishop to create his superforce. Unfortunately for Bishop, he never saw the practicality of Obed's superhuman abilities, the ability to project illusions of whatever he is reading as a movie. Lydia's regenerative abilities on the other hand seemed more practical. Their offspring, Carmen was heavily studied by Bishop. Her hard light armor projection was an ability that greatly interested Bishop. So, he lined up a genetically enhanced agent to see of he could get a new iteration with better abilities than its predecessors. Before Bishop could fully study the Cade-Del Valle offspring, another of his agents notified him that he had a half alien daughter from an alien with psyonic powers. The news greatly plesed Bishop, since psyonics are a much better power than light illusions.
When Carmen died, Nick was meant to inherit the house, but an 8-year-old can't be a homeowner. So the house was maintained by someone hired by Tío Julio. While the house was abandoned, as in no one lived in there, the house was just as Nick remembered from his childhood. Main difference was that Abueobed and Abueydia (Kid Nick couldn't say Abuelo Obed and Abuela Lydia, so the nicknames stuck.) His room was exactly as it was when he was a kid. Like a time capsule to back when the world didn't suck. Tears began rolling down Nick's face as he reminisced, but couldn't remember much. If it wasn't for the photographs, he wouldn't remember their faces. He's forgotten their voices, their scents. Fading echoes of childhood.
"I don't want to forget... If i forget, then they're truly gone. If they're gone I'm all alone!" Nick cried. "I don't want to be alone!" Nick didn't realize someone was standng behind him until he heard a gun being cocked.
"¿Que carajo estás haciendo aquí? Asked the voice, a female. "¿Quién eres y cómo entraste aquí, cabrón? Answer me, gringo! Who and what the fuck are you doing here!?" Said the girl.
Withoutturning around, Nick retorted "Mera pendeja, baja la pistola si no quieres que te la meta por el culo... tu arma, no la mía."
"¿Niquito, eres tú?" She asked. "No me vengas a decir que Niquito es el que tienes entre las patas!"
"This girl... she knows me?" Thought Nick. "No puede ser... is it really you?" as he turned around noticed the girl. She seemed familiar.
"You still don't recognize me." she said. "I'll give you a hint: Johnny."
"No... i-it can't be!" Said Nick. "¡Coño! Ese médico hizo un gran trab-"
"No! I'm Johnny's little sister, Celeste! Did you think Johnny... I can't wait to tell him. But what are you doing back here?" Said Celeste. "I didn't hear you come in."
Celeste Wagner-Rodriguez, younger sister of John Paul Wagner-Rodriguez, Nick's next door neighbor and good friend. They grew apart after Nick became an orphan. They used to hang out a lot when they were young with Celeste being the more tomboysh of the two while Johnny was effete. Memories of them playing came back to Nick.
"¿Nico? Hello? Earth to Nicolás Barril..." said Celeste.
"As I was saying, your paternal tío has been paying me to keep the house up to date and I haven't changed anything non perishable. The fridge is currently empty, since i wasn't made aware that anyone was going to be here. Are you still thinking if johnny is trans? He knocked up a girl in junior year and you knew her! Remember Leslie?" Said Celeste as Nick kept staring at her.
"Leslie as in Leslie Leslie!? Is she still... Fluffy?" Asked Nick afraid of getting canceled.
"She lost her baby fat in 4th grade. By 6th Grade Johnny became her boyfriend...and no, she's not his beard. He became quite a womanizer when puberty hit." Replied Celeste. "You're looking quite good! Are you practicing Martial Arts or something? Because I can take you!"
Nick didn't even catch the double entendre. " something's been bugging me? What's with the Harley Quinn look you have going on, Celeste? OH I KNOW, that's a dye job." Said Nick whole pointing out her blonde hair.
"Not Harley, Alexa Bliss. There was a WWE event last month and they had a wrestler cosplay contest. I got second place. Winner was some old dude that cosplayed as Sgt. Slaughter. I kept the look because it makes me feel badass! Kinda like when we were kids and you got a pageboy cut bec-"
"Let's not reminisce too much..." Nick interrupted."I'll be staying for a week and I need to clear my head before returning to New York. But I still need some groceries. Is the Supermarket sill at the same place?" Asked Nick.
"NOPE! They moved a bit fruther down beyond walking distance. We could take my car." Said Celeste.
***
Miller's Maxi Buns:
Aurora, Alicia, and Barbara were sitting at a booth. Alicia was busy eating a spicy chicken sandwich, while Aurora was eating a chicken salad with a Strawberry shake. Barbara was eating a Big Boss Triple with bacon, a Chocolate milkshake, poutine, and a slice of lemon pie. Once barbara finished eating; she let out a Nick-esque burp and wiped her mouth with a napkin, she asked to be filled in on the events.
"This is not the place for that." Aurora said calmly. "We should go, your parents must be worried sick." Said Aurora. "We'll meet your parents at a safehouse and talk there."
Barbara nodded and stared out the window.
A cacophony of voices everyhere talking loud and becoming overbearing to Barbara...
"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!!" Screamed Barbara until everything went white.
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White void:
Barbara woke up nude floating in a vast field of pure white.
"Hookay... this feels very Fullmetal Alchemist. A familiar tune began playing. "Now this feels more like my subconscious." The world turned black anda gigantic version Fei's cross pendant began swinging across dangerously. Nick made this joke a few years ago ado. Look, subconscious, I get it. I'm about to receive some enlightenment, but can we skip the dramatics? Said Barbara a bit angry.
"So we skip the part where I'm naked and then Ashley pops up wearing a Krelian wig and tell us the big revelation?" Said Nick wearing Fei Fong Wong's clothing. "Heh, you sure look fucking sexy cosplaying as Elhaym Van Houten. But this is not your subconscious being dramatic. It's the piece of mine that merged with yours."
A naked Ashley popped up: Something something walk with god, why the fuck aren't you guys naked!? Screw you guys, I'm walking with god! Barbara, you're a Super Mutant. The mutagen Bomb triggered a mutation of your hybrid abilities and you absorbed a bit of Nick's due to your hearts being connected and having Nick's little swimmers in your mouth passed some of HIS abilities with you." Said Ashley ash she was miming a fellatio.
"So you're a superhuman/alien/mutant with even awesomer powers. Your coma was your body and psyche adapting itself to your ridiculous amount of power. To put it in DragonBall levels: I'm Yamcha and you're Vegeta... or Goku. I'm still not sure on how power levels fully work." Said Nick. "I know you had empath abilities, like detecting emotional shifts. I recall that Bishop gave you both truth and deception at all times. You also always felt a sadness within me despite being happy."
"Dont forget lust..." said Ashley... "Nick is almost as horny as I am!" Exclaimed Ashley. "But that power wasn't the one Bishop liked... your Telekinesis got an upgrade... well, the empathy powers got an upgrade too. Now you can read minds... Nick, what do you think of babs wearing a Psycho Mantis outfit?" Said Ashley.
"We'd have to ask that to the real Nick not the one in my subconscious, but knowing him, he'd rather have me dressed as Meryl." Replied Barbara. "So mind reading, and telekinesis. Fuck! I'm Jean Grey."
"Jean... nah. You got some of my super strength. That makes you extra competent, backed by EPF's martial arts training, Your dad's gun training, and female empowerment plot armor... fron my mom. OK it's NOT plot armor, but you can create a hardlight based armor. Even when I'm not with you I'm protecting you. Said Nick. Sadly, we can't have a training montage inside your head, so go out there and be the best Mary Sue you can be, honey!"
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EPF safehouse:
Barbara woke up on a bed. Feeling all groggy, she saw a chair. She tought of picking it up and throwing it to the other side of the room and try to catch it before it hit the wall. The chair levitated on its own before Barbara tossed it and was able to grab it a few millimeters from hitting it. She then tried lifting herself off the bed, which she did. She then remembered remembered what Nick said and a pink aura surrounded her. "I CANT BELIEVE THIS! Sadly, i can't test the limits of my armor or strength here... Nick was right, I'm a Mary Sue! I don't know if I should be excited or if I should be pissed right now!" Exclaimed Barbara as she hovered across the room. Thundering feelings of anxiety came in. Barbara heard the voice of her father as he opens the door and sees his little girl floating in the air. Next to him was her mom, who felt relieved and excited.
"Damn you Nick Jr... damn you!" Said Redd. Barbara stared at her father angrily. She felt a light construct flinging towards him and she broke it off in time.
"Can't you get it through your thick skull, Dad!? Nick saved me in that explosion. He took the brunt of it to protect me as best he could. He had fought for me all these years and never gave up. I know how you kept him away by force. Exclaimed Barbara. "Yet here you are blaming him!? What the fuck, Dad!?
"He did save your live, baby girl and for that I am grateful. What he didn't do was save you from the effects of that cursed bomb!" Said Redd in tears. "Now that you have superpowers, you're going to become a superhero and join Bishop's little team, the MuTeens and run around the world putting your life in danger! I work for the EPF so that you don't have to fight or worse, become part of Bishop's mad science experiments!"
"About that..." said Neronica "She's been in play all her life. Remember who her mother is. There is no way that Bishop would have let her roam free without some sort of chain do rein her in." She hugged her husband. " What Bishop doesn't know is that I had suppressed her powers ever since she was a child" said Neronica telepathically. "Calm down. It was the only way Bishop would let us be with her. Same thing happened to Cade. I still haven't figured out Bishop's endgame, but if he moves against Barbara and Nick, I WILL STOP HIM!" Neronica reassured her husband telepathically.
"MOM, DAD! BISHOP'S HERE!" Said Barbara telepathically as Bishop opened the door.
"Dinah has awakened. Five out of my 6 Anima Relics have awakened." Said Bishop. "So, tell me, Barbie, is Project Weltall ready to become Weltall 2, or do we skip straight to Xenogears?" Asked Bishop whose aura was screaming deception more than truth.
"I believe Weltall-2 is too far ahead. We're currently at Weltall-Id mode. Subject Naphtali seems to be missing in action. Current whereabouts unknown. Requesting permission to search and retrieve subject." Said Barbara in an eerie monotonous voice, devoid of emotion.
"I keep my freaks on a leash, Neronica. Even your kind isn't immune to my techniques" said Bishop in a thinly veiled threat. "I'm feeling generous today, Neronica. You and Redd have 1 hour to spend with your daughter BEFORE I take my new toy home. Do NOT try to cross me or I'll send her personally to deal with you!" Thought Bishop hard enough so Neronica could hear the threat telepathically. "I expect you all back at HQ in an hour." Said Bishop.
Once both Neronica and Barbara realized Bishop was gone, they tried to calm Redd down who was pacing and muttering about killing Bishop.
"Dad, we've known for years about Bishop's mind control limiters. They have been disabled for a long time. My brain learned to mimic their signal and they report as operational on Bishop's end. In fact, I removed the physical implants today at Miller's Maxi Buns. Aurora was there, but she didn't notice."
Said Barbara after stifling a laughter. "In order to make the plan seem more appealing for Nick and me, he tried using references to our favorite game from before we knew each other. Nick and I figured out what was going on and Mom helped us in disabling the limiters."
"We would've told you earlier, but you hate my guts." Said Rook. We're in this together Redd. Besides we're almost family...
Redd grumbled before leaving the safehouse. "Let's just return to HQ to see what Bishop wants."
***
Mi$ter Mercado Supermarket: parking lot:
Nick was giddy. He remembered walking to the supermarket with Abueydia and his Mom. Carrying the groceries home and getting a treat afterwards. But this was weird, a 15 minute car trip roughly translates to 1 hour on foot. It used to be a 5 minute walk. Then anxiousness set in. This is the first time He's been here without his Mom or Grandma.
"Nico... Niiiico... we're here." Said Celeste. Nick was in awe as he saw the Supermarket logo with a caricature of a man wearing a long tailed tuxedo and a carnie hat while seemingly taking a bribe. Nick looked dejected when he noticed the old rocket ride was replaced with a SpongeBob boat ride. "¿En serio? You looked bummed because generic rocket ride is now SpongeBob? Nunca cambie, Nico." Said Celeste.
Grabbing a cart Nick thought. "My first adult purchase. I'm gonna be here a week, let's see..." Nick grabbed ground beef, chicken thighs, some pork chops, a pair of steaks, a bag of rice, 2 different cereals, burger buns, hotdog buns, a can of spam and begore grabbing beans he asked: "Celeste, I've been dying to eat some Arroz con habichuelas, but I don't know how to make beans. I moved to the States before I could learn."
"Say no more, my gringo friend and let Me handle this!" Celeste went and grabbed a piece of cooling ham, herbs, pumpkin, potatoes, dried beans (pink and white), tomato sauce, and loads of stuff. Nick went and grabbedSalt pepper, mayo, ketchup, mustard, 7 gallons of milk and Celeste looked at him incredulously.
Seven gallons of milk!? You drink one a day!? She then notices Nick swapping one gallon for two half gallons.
"I'll explain later. No it's nothing like the Superpowered dud that looks like Zack Morris from that show..." said Nick as he got some puneapple juice and grape juice. "Ooh! Poundcake!" Exclaimed Nick as he got one and some condensed milk and strawberry Ice cream. He also got some soap, toothpaste, a toothbrush and deodorant. As Nick and Celeste roll the cart to the register a group of 4 masked goons enter the store and Knock Out the security guard. "Fuck!" Thought Nick as he grabbed s candy bar. "Agáchate y escóndete. Vengo rápido." Said Nick.
"No se muevan, ésto es un asalto." Said the leader of the masked men. "Mera cabrón, dije que mi te muevas!"
"Yo no espeako Spanish. I am not Mexicano" said Nick to enrage the masked men.
"Salió chistosito el gringo pesca bicho (dick fisher)." Said the masked leader. "Mera ver si esto lo entiendes puto gringo."
Said the masked leader. Nick's hair turned gold and he quickly grabbed the dun and disassembled it like The Boss did to Naked Snake in Metal Gear Solid 3. Swiftly Nick elbowed the masked leader in the stomach and pulled off his mask before slamming him to the ground. The closest masked man aimed his shotgun at Nick but he had vanished like mist. Rematerializing behind the masked Man, Nick put him in a suplex and proceeded to unmask the thug. Grabbing the shotgun and dumping the ammo, Nick turned the Shotgun into a mace. Thug 3 flinched when Nick threw the mace at him thet he couldn't react to the "Psycho crusher!" Yelled Nick as he knocked Thug 3 out. The fourth thug managed to grab a hostage... Celeste.
"No te muevas gringo que la mato!" Yelled the masked thug while holding the gun next to Celeste.
"Cógelo suave que YO no te quiero matar. Déjala ir, suelta el arma y arranca pal' carajo si sabes lo que te conviene". Said Nick as he slowly inched closer. The thug foolishly aimed the gun at Nick and celeste stepped on the thug's toe before Judo flipping him. Once in the floor Nick disarmed the last thug. Nick grabbed the 2 pairs of handcufffs from the security guard and Celeste brought a chain with the manager. The three tied the now unmasked thugs to a pillar while the police showed up. Nick took the manager aside for a moment. "Yo acabo de llegar de Estados Unidos. Sólo voy a estar por par de días y se me va a dañar la comida si no llevo la compra a mi casa, señor..."
"Rodriguez, Guillermo Rodriguez. Le puedo ofrecer mantener du comida en una nevera en lo que viene la policía." Said the manager. Meanwhile Celeste was laughing.
"Tío Guille, ese es Nico... Niquito Barril Del Valle." Said Celeste. "He finally remembered he's a Pepiniano." Nick hugged Guille.
"Mira si Niquito ya no es tan chiquito." Said Guille as he checked for damages.
"Niquito nunca fue chiquito y yo también crecí" said Nick, while Celeste rolled her eyes. "Guille, I must warn you. Federal Agents will come asking for me once the cops have my information. For obvious reasons, but i need ou to tell them that I'll return next week if they insist, tell them to visit me."
"¿Te refieres a la EPF?" Said Celeste "Porque ellos son los que teabajan con mutantes y cosas raras como el vampiro de Moca."
"Eso es una leyenda urbana." Said Guille. "No crean en esas tonterías". He said whilereopening the cash registers.
"Ah I almost forgot" said Nick. I need to pay for this candy bar and my groceries." As he went to the cashier and paid for his stuff. "Éste medio galón me lo bebo ahora. el resto de la compra se puede poner en bolsas" said Nick as he walked next to a trashcan and drank his milk like a Shenmue soda can.
***
EPF NYC HQ Meeting Room:
The MuTeens, Bishop, Agent Kellogg, and Doctor Joaquina were waiting. Ashley was playing pong on the monitor. Redd, Rook and Knight enter the room.
"You're late." Said Bishop. "Why isn't Neronica here, this concerns her as well." Said Bishop a bit irritated.
"Sir,I had no idea the MuTeens went AWOL and-"
"Not now, Agent Kellogg. I will deal with this later." Said Bishop. Neronica entered the room with Barbara Behind her.
"Hi guys!" whispered Barbara. The MuTeens erupted in cries of celebration. "Nick woke me up... but now he's gone." Said Barbara while killing the mood.
"Now that the celebration and festivities have ended, i have a few things to say:" remarked Bishop. "You MuTeens have 24 hours to vacate the premises as you are not officially affiliated to the EPF. You will be relocated to a safehouse that will be your base of operations until a better facility for you is prepared. These facilities are off the books. Kellogg, you're relieved of your duty as the MuTeens liaisons officer. You will return to the field after a little tropical vacation. I'm guessing one month of sun and beach will do you well. In Kellogg's place I'll have a small team of ex agents acting as "Mentors" to them. Doctora, your papers for legal transfer to the Us are complete and you will move with the MuTeens as their physician." Said Bishop while thinking hard enough Neronica to listen "Don't forget, you're all under my leash. im just slacking the chains a little." Neronica growled. "While they're not present here, Sister Chien will move in with you as will Alicia who got expelled from college due to an incident involving a graduate student sneaking into her room, who was found dead while possessing copious amounts of child pornography. But don't worry this will be kept under wraps and Alicia can study online... that way you four can have your kids close together."
Rook stared down at Bishop. "John. You could've spared us the theatrics. We all know what this is... There's no need for subterfuge and manipulation, much less for threats. You knew Kellogg fucked up, because you set him up. You want the MuTeens to feel like a rebellious group, yet you've been holding their hand." Said Rook. "The more you try to keep things under your control, the more they slip out of it! We're on the same team, John... They are the reason we fight for! They-"
"I'm not the biggest fan of Mutants, but My daughter is one now..." said Redd. "I will train these kids hard and put them through Hell, not to become weapons, but to have their potential flourish as heroes... as family and yes, that includes your kid, Cade. But I'm not as subtle as cade, so I'll say it flat out... You know why I'm the Red Demon... fuck with my kids and I'll fuck you over. That'll be a warning and not a threat. MuTeens, you heard the Big Boss, let's make like the WWE and get the F out!"
"A little bit over the top, honey, but Bishop is buying it." Said Neronica telepathically.
"Now that the displays of impotent rage are done, I suggest you start packing. Said Bishop. While dismissing everyone but Kellogg. Once everyone left, Bishop addressed Kellogg.
Unfortunately, you still have one more babysitting duty and it's your favorite kid. He conveniently landed on a hot spot of mutant activoty that needs to be stamped out. After that's dealt with, you ARE getting that vacation.
***
MuTeens temporary Hideout:
An unassuming apartment building in Clinton, very similar to Natsumi's place and Rojo's Arcade. First floor looked like it used to be a diner with a walk-in freezer in the back. The freezer hid a secret passageway to a standrard EPF micro HQ, with a small living quarters area for 4 agents, a garage, an armory, dining area, rec room, and a medlab. Ashley uploaded herself to the main computer terminal.
"According to our evil overlord, Bishop, SyBert and I are basement roomies. First floor is the abandoned diner. We cannot use it as a business, because it would draw too much attention. There are 8 studio apartments. 3rd floor will house the adults and Chloe. Everyone picks their apartment.
Second floor houses everyone else with an empty room for Nick when we find him." Said Ashley. "Bee tee dubs, I added the Nick part. Bishop doesn't mention him in the dossier. The landlord is an EPF agent to keep in check woth us, since we're currently high on Bishop's shitlist.
"I have been wondering, Barbara, did you gain any abilities?" Said Syrus.
"Well, I can fly, project energy constructs and have some degree of super strength... in addition to my natural abilities." Said Barbara.
"DO YOU HAVE A CODENAME!?" asked Ashley. "Mine's AI because I can control the internet and I'm pretty much a girl KITT... from Knight Rider... with David Hasselhoff from the SpongeBob movie. The guy with the talking car that Nick loved to watch as a kid... oh yeah that was before he met ya." Said Ashley while bonking herself on the head.
"Maikeru Naito-san? KITTO kakkoyokatta!Sankō bunken wa rikai dekimashita!" Exclaimed Natsumi. "I call myself Kage, for obvious reasons." Said Natsumi while melding with the shadows.
"Sy and I are SyBertError. It works in two ways. We're an error as in the mutation failed us..." said Bertram. "Our technorganic appearance can be terrifying to some, so our codename describes us as a terrifying cyborg." Said Syrus dejectedly.
"Well, my code name is Mary Sue" said Barbara as her hair glowed pink and a pink Mecha armor surrounded her body.
"In addition to my psychic powers and super strength, hence the codename."
Chloe and Dr. Joaquina entered the room. "Hi, I'm Sister Chloe Chien. I suppose you're THE Barbara. Yeah, so the reason I'm here is..."
Barbara's hair lit up bright red as well her eyes eues and her mech armor turned into a demon. "You're the one that drove Wonder Alice to a suicide attempt!?" Yelled Barbara as her voice reberverated in a creepy way.
"Unfortunately, yes. I was an awful person back then. I turned to God in order to atone for sins past." Said Chloe as she closed here eyes and spread her arms ready to receive any punishment for her shameful past.
Barbara scanned Chloe's aura there was no sign of deception, but she felt doubt. "I believe you, but why are you here?"
"I may have accidentally become exposed to something that... Show don't tell Chloe..." said Chloe as she took a deep breath and began floating.
Redd and Nick Sr. Began laughing loudly... "Cade, can you believe this?" Chuckled Redd "We have a Flying Nun!" Neronica scanned Redd's mind and began laughing too.
Chloe's face turned red as she floated down angrily.
The rest of the MuTeens didn't understand the situation until Ashley played a video with the intro to The Flying Nun.
"Chloe's exposure to mutagen changed her body." Said Doctor Joaquina. Her mutation made her to acquire properties of a balloon. And being able to change her own mass and density allows her to float in the air or become ridiculously heavy."
Ashley was holding back laughter and was at the verge of tears. Chloe approached Ashley's terminal.
"Laugh it up, Irwin. From slut to nun to blow up doll, karma is being a chienne with Chien!" Said Chloe angrily.
"I hadn't thought that connection, Chloe. I was thinking with your Mass shifting powers you could be called Mass Mistress" said Ashley "But then people would call you Ass Mistress or worse! Ass Missing! Then I was imagining you as a dominatrix nun and I just discovered a new kink! That's Nunya business!"
Chloe started laughing. "Nunya Business That's my codename! Assuming you guys allow me to be part of the team." Said Chloe.
"This is becoming too dramatic and I want no part of this!" Said Syrus. "I suggest we let the Mary Sue lead, as she was the one that pushed us into the situation we are now." Said Syrus with oozing misogyny.
"I don't mind Barbara being the leader... besides, I'm the one that has to live 24/7 with Sy... Him leading a bunch of women would've driven him insane... He's an incel..." replied Bertram.
"Ah, brother but do you forget that we are bothinvoluntarily celibate?" Retorted Syrus.
"I'm talking before the mutagen bomb incident. I had found one easy lay for you to lose your v-card with and you ditched her to stay home and whine about women ignoring you!" Said Bertram while facepalming. "That's why I wanted you to tutor Megan!"
"Dude! Megan was basically our School's version of Pre-Jesus Chloe... no offense!" Said Ashley.
"If what Ahshley says is true, you really missed out on an easy lay, Syrus. Bertram, I have to ask, did you pay her, she owed you a favor, or what?" Asked Chloe.
"None of the above." Said Bertram. "She ACTUALLY LIKED SY! But he blew it!"
"You have my ninja skills at your service Bābara-senpai." Said Natsumi.
"So that's done. We should get some pizzas while we settle in! I'll bring the pizzas after picking up Alicia. Anyone wants to come with me?" Said Aurora while specifically looking at Chloe.
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"My name is Barbara Ruiz-Reid. After sneaking out of school to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday with a few friends, we were victims to a mutagen bomb. This altered my Alien/human hybrid DNA and it allowed me to gain some amazing powers at the price of many lives. Those of us who survived that explosion have begun to work together as a team of teenaged mutant heroes. We call ourselves the MuTeens and I'm their leader Mary Sue!" Said Barbara.
"Yes! That's PERFECT!" Exclaimed Ashley. "That's the most badass intro for our website for when we go public!"
"I dunno, it sounds comicbooky" said Barbara. "That's more like Nick's realm."
"But he's NOT the leader. YOU are. He's just my best friend, you boyfriend, Licia's stepbro... I think Chloe might have feelings for him, but she belongs to Jesus now. " said Ashley. "I'm not so sure about Natsumi, but if she isn't into Nick I'd turn Japanese for her once I get out of here... she gives off Bi-vibes"
Barbara sighed.