MONSTER BUSTER CLUB
Season 3 Episode 2
Attack of the Clones (Part 2)
Chapter 1
(Sam POV)
I was still wondering whether Chris got my message or not when someone opened the door. It was CH-15. He came towards us and put down another small green container next to ours. Chris was trapped in it!
"Oh no!" cried Danny. "Chris, what happened?"
"Sorry Sam, we couldn't save you," Chris said to me. He seemed sad.
"Just after I got your message, Cathy and I were just about to go into the factory to find you when she was shot in the stomach," he continued.
"What!" shouted Danny. "Cathy was shot? Is she alright now?"
"I don't really know," Chris continued. "I took her back to the clubhouse and asked Mr. Smith to cure her. But then the clones attacked us and vacuvated me. I only managed to see that CA-97 was threatening Cathy, John and Mr. Smith before I was brought here with you guys."
"This is really a serious problem," said Danny. "We can't just stay here and do nothing."
"I bet the Danny has already thought of a way to get us out of here," I said.
"Well, not exactly," he replied. "But I do believe that the clones want to take over the MBC and the clubhouse."
I turned to look at Chris. He was staring at me and I stared at him. Our eyes met. None of us spoke a word. When I looked at him, I appreciated his eyes even more. Behind those attractive blue eyes, there was a smart brain, filled with stuff about computers and information technology. I have always admired his excellent knowledge on gadgets.
(Chris POV)
I stared at Sam through the glass of my container she seemed more beautiful than before. To my surprise, she did not speak a word and stared at me as well! I still couldn't believe that a stronger fighter like her could have been beaten by someone else. It was still hard to imagine how she got vacuvated by her clone. It would be really great if I knew her fighting moves. But my body was weaker than hers a million times.
"What is it, Chris?" she broke the silence.
"N… Nothing," I replied. "I … I was wondering why we were able to talk to each other. I thought this container could insulate sound."
"Actually, we are communicating through our v-coms," said Danny. "The clones only blocked our transmission to the outside, but not within this room. Your v-com is turned on but you just didn't notice it."
I then realised something and said, "Hey, did you guys tried to knock this container over? The glass may break when it fall onto the floor."
"That's no use buddy," said Danny. "I've tried since I got here. Let's just hope that Cathy can beat her clone with her astonishing Rhapsodian powers."
At that moment I was thinking about John. He might be quite surprising sometimes, but he's never been officially trained to bust aliens. His abilities were far weaker than the clones. They were just too strong for us to handle.
"Even if Cathy did manage to rescue us," I said. "We will still need to find a way to get rid of the clones. I think we underestimated their abilities."
"Don't worry, Chris," said Danny. "Once the Danny is set free, the clones won't stand a chance."
Sam sighed again. Danny was really a funny guy to say something like that even in this situation. I hoped that Cathy could get here quickly so that we could bust the clones together. She was our only hope.
(Cathy POV)
Grandpa and John stood next to me as none of us dared to move. CA-97 aimed her vacuvator right at us. I was hoping that Chris had broken his container and was coming to save me. I was hoping that Sam could fall back from the factory and came to save me. I was hoping that Danny had escaped from the factory and was going to save me for the second time. But it seemed that none of the above was going to happen.
'What am I going to do? What am I going to do?' I kept asking myself.
'There will be no escape this time,' I thought.
While I was expecting the worst, my clone was suddenly surrounded by blue light and she screamed. Then she became smaller as the blue light pulled her out of the clubhouse. Someone was vacuvating her from the outside! But who could it be?
"First clone busted," said a voice.
'It sounds familiar,' I thought.
"Of course my voice sounds familiar to you, Cathy," the voice replied.
'What! How did he know what I was thinking?' I thought.
"You forgot I could read minds, do you?" he asked.
"Elton!" I cried as he walked into the clubhouse. He was wearing a green MBC uniform (as seen in episode 'The End of Everything'). He was holding a vacuvator in one hand and a small green container in the other hand. I could clearly see that CA-97 was trapped in it.
"Who is he?" John asked me.
"He's my cousin, Elton," I replied.
"He's Rhapsodian too?" John asked again and I nodded.
Elton came towards us as John spoke to him.
"Hi, my name is …"
"John, yes I know," Elton interrupted him. "And you're Chris' little brother."
John was surprised and asked, "Did Cathy tell you about me?"
"No, I read it from you," said Elton. "By the way, you don't have to try so hard to beat Chris' highscore as you failed to do so twenty times last night."
"What!" John cried in astonishment.
"No! Elton! Stop that!" I cried.
"Don't shout at me, Cathy," said Elton. "It will worsen your wound."
Grandpa put some of his medicine over my wound as he started dancing around me (as seen in episode 'Goodbye Earth'). It was one of the ancient Rhapsodian healing moves.
"How did you know I tried to beat Chris' highscore?" John asked Elton.
"He's a mindreader," I explained. "He knows all of your thoughts."
"You mean, including that I …"
"Cheated in the computer game? Yes," Elton interrupted him.
"What!" John cried again. Then he asked, "Are you part of the MBC?"
"Well, not exactly," Elton replied. "I was officially announced as the sub-member of the MBC when I heard from the Commander that Single Town is in danger. That explains why I am wearing this green MBC uniform."
"So, did the Commander send you here?" I asked.
"Yes," he replied. "I know exactly what we are against and that Danny and Sam were captured by the clones. But where is Chris? He was the one who tried to contact the Commander."
"Of course, where's Chris?" I asked John.
John sighed and began, "He was …"
"Captured?" Elton interrupted and sighed too. "How unfortunate it is."
"If you arrived here just a few minutes earlier," said John. "You might be able to save him."
"I got here as quickly as I could," said Elton. "At least I managed to save the three of you before you got vacuvated."
Suddenly, my body went so cold that I couldn't move at all! When I regained my feelings, I jumped from the sofa.
"What happened?" I quickly asked.
"Nothing, dear," said Grandpa. "I've just finished my healing moves. Now check on your wound."
I looked down at my stomach. It was completely cured!
"Thanks, Grandpa," I said.
"Alright," said Elton. "Now that Cathy is well again, we should start our rescue mission."
"Yeah," said John. "I have to save my brother."
At that moment I thought about my three teammates, especially Danny. I just hoped that they're not tortured by the clones. I couldn't stand Danny suffering for me. He was just too brave to save me in the school gym.
"I know what you feel about Danny," Elton whispered near my ear.
"Shhh," I said, covering his mouth with my hand.
"Just don't tell anyone about that, promise?" I asked.
He nodded and I withdrew my hand. It was really annoying to have a mindreader near you. I really wanted to keep my feelings to Danny as a secret. But it seemed that there was no way of doing that.
"Where are we going to find them?" asked John.
"Their base is an old factory near the edge of town," I explained. "We'll just have to get there and shoot at the ones who have white hair."
"White hair?" asked Grandpa. "Including me?"
"Apart from you, Grandpa," I said. Then I explained everything about the clones to John. He seemed a bit confused but at least he knew who the bad guys were. I tracked down the location of my teammates to find out that all three of them are being held in the old factory. Elton put CA-97's container on the table as we settled around the table to plan for the rescue mission.
"Our last plan was to create a diversion and let someone infiltrate the factory from the back," I started. "It did not work because we diverted our powers. This time, all of us are heading straight into it from the front."
"That's a good plan," said Elton. "But the clones probably know your plan as well, as you said that they may know your thoughts."
"That won't be a problem," I said. "My clone was captured so none of them should know my thoughts. What's more, there are altogether three Rhapsodians here. Nobody could stand our combined powers."
"And Super John is ready for the rescue," John said and handed two blasters to each of us.
"I can't drive your pods," said Grandpa. "How can I get there?"
I thought for a while and then shouted, "MBV!"
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