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G.O.O.D vs. E.V.I.L #5
"Like Mikey"
Technology storehouse, 4:15 p.m.:
"Get them!" Jack Spicer shouted, seeing the G.O.O.D members heading right towards him. "Now's the chance for you aspiring members to prove your worth."
The two villains in question were X the Eliminator and Dr. Animo, who were being given a trial run to see if they were worthy of membership in E.V.I.L.
"Not to worry, they won't be able to get past my giant frog" Animo said, "destroy them!"
The mutant frog obeyed its' master and hopped forward to attack the heroes.
"Jake, you want to take care of flipper face over here?" Axel asked.
"No sweat" Jake replied, "I'll make frogs legs out of him."
"And I'll handle Jack" Axel replied, flipping over to where the villain stood.
"Don't just stand there, protect me!" Jack ordered.
"Not to worry" X began "he won't get past X the Eliminator, the one who has been entrusted with the task of obtaining the crest of Birdman! Ah the mighty crest, how it does sparkle! I…"
X's train of thought was cut off when Axel delivered a kick to his gut, sending the masked assassin down for the count.
"Game over Jack" Axel said, "hand over the tech you stole and I might go easy on you."
"You haven't caught me yet" Jack added, activating the heli-bot "and so you're not left empty handed, Jack Bots, attack!"
A number of Jack's robots emerged from behind the building and swerved towards Axel, who frowned, and readied his Jo-Lan to handle the robots.
Meanwhile, Jake was struggling with the tongue of the giant frog. "Ew, gross dude!" Jake said as the tongue closed around him. Concentrating he used his enhanced dragon strength to pull himself loose.
"Time to fricassee me up a frog" Jake said, but before he could, the frog grabbed him again and ate him.
"That's it my pretty, chew him up!" Animo shouted happily "then devour his friend!"
"Guess again wacko!" Axel said.
Animo turned long enough to see a Jack Bot head coming straight at him. It slammed into his chest, knocking the wind out of him. Axel quickly ran over to the giant frog.
"Jake, are you okay in there?" he asked. He noticed that the frog was making noises as though he were sick. Suddenly, the frog spit out Jake, covered in mucus.
"This is by far the grossest thing that has ever happened to me" Jake replied.
"You okay?" Axel asked.
"I need a shower, but I'll live" Jake replied "but now, it's time to put a hurting on Spicer."
"Guess again dragon brain" Jack said, "I'm blowing this pop stand and I'm taking the tech with me. Adios, los…"
Jack never finished his sentence, as Jake's fire breath singed him to a crisp.
"Ouch" he replied weakly, before plummeting to the ground.
"Not so cocky now, are ya punk?" Jake asked.
"You won't be building anymore robots where you're going" Axel added.
Suddenly, Jack disappeared in a flash of light. "Aw man!" Jake whined "I totally forgot about those teleporters!"
"Jack may've gotten away, but at least we recovered whatever it was he stole" Axel replied.
"What do you think it was?" Jake asked.
"No clue, but since it was for Vilgax, I'm sure it was nothing good."
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Meanwhile, back at Vilgax's spaceship, Jack was attempting to explain his failure.
"I had the stuff you wanted boss" he said, "but those G.O.O.D jerks showed up and busted our two trainees."
"They were useless to me anyway" Vilgax replied, " and though you may not have been able to obtain the tech I require, it matters not. I know just where to find one that's already built."
"If I may be so bold sir, what exactly are you looking for?" Jack asked.
"That information is none of your business!" Vilgax replied "I will tell you only if it suits me, do you understand?"
"Yes sir" Jack replied.
"Good" Vilgax said, "and now it is time to obtain said object."
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LilyMu Towers, Japan, 9:15 p.m.:
The large apartment complex known as the LilyMu Towers were home to most of the cast of the popular anime series LilyMu. Two of them had no idea that they were soon going to be receiving some unexpected, and unwanted, visitors.
"That must be for me" the beautiful blonde Lily said, after hearing a knock at the door. "I'm sure it's a present from one of my many admirers. I wonder what it could be. Flowers? Chocolates? A life-size marble statue?"
She opened the door and was quickly set upon. She didn't even have a chance to scream before her head was pushed into the carpet. Then she felt her hands being tied behind her back, and rope looped around her arms and torso. She grunted angrily when she felt the rope go around her chest. Eventually, her ankles were bound and her face lifted from the carpet. But before she could even draw in breath to scream, a wad of cloth was jammed in her mouth, with another cloth tied over it. Securely bound and gagged, all Lily could do was make muffled sounds of protest.
Sounds which drew the attention of her roommate, Mitsuki.
"Lily, is everything all right in there?" Mitsuki asked, before laying eyes on her bound and gagged friend. She barely had time to speak or even react before she too was trussed and gagged.
Once the two girls were secure, two women walked into the apartment. One was obviously Asian in origin and wore a suit of armor. The other had black and red hair and long black coat.
"Sorry about the inconvenience ladies, but we need to use your place for a few days" Magness said.
"And we need you out of the way so we may pursue our objective" Karai added.
"But don't worry, our friends are going to stay here and make sure you stay nice and safe. At least until we're done, then we'll decide what to do with you" Magness added. "Flesh, you and that fat ninja guy watch the girls, and make sure they don't try to escape or summon help. Otherwise, something bad might happen to them."
"But we get to use the TV, right?" Jack Spicer asked.
"What do we care?" Magness asked, "do whatever you want."
Lily and Mitsuki looked at each other, and then their captors. They were sure these women meant business, but what did they want? And why was it necessary to keep them out of the way? They hoped they figured out the answer before the women made good on their threat.
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The skies over Japan, the next morning:
The Freedom soared over the land of the rising sun, taking in the sights of the great island nation.
"Dude, thanks a bunch for taking me on this trip" Spud said to Jake "I've already met a mutant turtle, a rabbit who can shoot heat beams from his eyes, and a kid who can become a bunch of narly aliens. It's like somebody put a bunch of comics in the blender and hit frappe or something."
"Glad you like it Spud" Jake said, "if you want, I can see about sponsoring you for membership."
"That would be awesome!" Spud said, "then I'd finally have the chance to live out my dream as Super Spud! Tally ho!"
"That's your catchphrase?" Ron asked "me and Rufus find that 'boo-ya' works for us."
"I dunno about you guys, but I totally like 'cowabunga!'" Mike added.
"Remind me again why we brought all these sidekicks?" Axel asked.
"Leo said they needed some field training" Jake replied "besides, pretty much everybody else was busy."
"I don't know about these other guys, but I came because I've never been to Japan" Elena Potato said, "Zick never takes me anywhere. I heard that he went to this Orchid Bay city and didn't even ask me to come! Why didn't you bring me along Zick? I thought we were partners!"
"Elena it was too dangerous for you to come with us to Orchid Bay" Zick said "things should be much less dangerous here."
"I can handle myself" Elena said, "I've saved your butt from monsters more times than I can remember."
"I think someone's exaggerating" Zick replied.
"Hey, you know" Spud said, "that girl's last name is Potato, and my name's Spud. Pretty weird huh?"
"This is going to be a long flight" Axel moaned.
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The Freedom eventually landed at the local airport and the motley band of heroes made their way to the hotel.
"Hey, do think we can get one of those carts, you know, where the guy pulls it on his back?" Spud asked.
"They're called rickshaws, but I don't think they have them here in Tokyo" Axel explained "this is one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world."
"Don't they have sushi here?" Spud asked, oblivious "I'd like to try some of that."
"You know it's raw fish, right?" Ron asked
"Oh…you think they serve pizza here?"
"So Ax man, what's the mission again?" Jake asked.
"Not sure, but we know E.V.I.L is looking for something big" Axel explained "and it has something to do with a place called 'LilyMu Studios.'"
"Did you say LilyMu?" Ron asked excitedly.
"Yes" a confused Axel replied.
"Oh man!" Ron exclaimed "we're gonna see LilyMu!"
"I love that show!" Spud exclaimed.
"Me too dudes!" Mike added.
"Um, what's going on here?" Axel asked "just what exactly is LilyMu anyway?"
The three friends stopped their celebrating and looked at him. "You've never heard of LilyMu?" Spud asked "it's only like the greatest anime series ever!"
"Me and Rufus never miss an episode, do we buddy?" Ron asked.
Rufus nodded, while miming karate moves and making "hi-ya" sounds.
"It's the best" Mike said, "I can't wait to meet Guano. He's my favorite."
"Guano?" Jake asked, "something tells me tomorrow's going be an interesting day."
"I can hardly wait" Zick replied
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Next time, our heroes meet the cast of LilyMu and make complete fools of themselves. Plus the cast gets replacements for Lily & Mitsuki.