I don't own any of the characters from Action Man. Only the idea that came to me at 2 AM and wouldn't leave until I wrote it down.
He felt bad for them now, seeing just how helpless the lot had become without suits or powers. Before if someone had told him that the council was being locked away for good Alex would have thrown a victory party, he still was going to once they got to the hotel. But it felt hollow, cheapened by the knowledge that they may have been lied to.
Sure, Asazi might have been the only good apple of the bunch, she may have been the only one who had been kept in the dark. But the look of surprise on at least one of the faces when told what had almost happened had been real.
It looked as though X hadn't even cared about his own team.
Alex's own team was sitting around waiting to be released. They all looked worn out from the events of the past day and Alex felt a flash of pride for them. Even Rikki hadn't complained (much) during the battle and waiting that came after. And Grinder was already making plans for their new home, showing the plans to a bored Fidget.
So perhaps X was riding a giant comet in space and might find a way back home while most of his minions would rot in a cell someplace far away. Maybe they knew what he'd been planning, maybe not. But Alex wasn't going to let it bring down his victory today.
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow he'd worry about everything but tonight he was going to let himself celebrate.