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G.O.O.D vs. E.V.I.L #7

The Reality Saga pt.1: Ghost Wanted

Vilgax's spaceship, 6:00 a.m.

In their spaceship headquarters, all of the members of the Enclave of Villains & Insignificant Lackeys had been summoned.

"What do you suppose this is about?" Drakken asked Jack.

"Beats me, I just hope none of us are getting fired" he replied.

Just then, Vilgax himself strode into the room. "I hope this is important Vilgax" Magnacat said.

"Yeah, what's up?" Magness asked.

"Are any of you familiar with the Reality Gauntlet?" Vilgax asked.

"I know of it" Magnacat said, "but last I heard, it was destroyed."

"True, but I have no intention of letting that stop me" Vilgax replied. "I have discovered a way to recreate the Gauntlet and all its' powers. Which is why I have called all of you here. You are going to head to the four corners of the globe to obtain for me items that will allow me to achieve this goal."

"Is this going to be painful in any way?" Jack asked, his hand raised "cause my doctor said I should avoid pain at all costs."

"The only pain you shall experience is at my hands if you do not do as you are commanded!" Vilgax shouted.

Jack swallowed nervously and said nothing.

"I shall divide you into teams based on your unique abilities" Vilgax continued "each team will then be assigned an item to retrieve. Once you obtain it, return to the spaceship immediately. Are there any further questions?"

No one spoke.

"Very well than" Vilgax said "then I shall begin dividing the teams."

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Gothic castle, an unknown location, 6:12 a.m.

As Vilgax plotted, however, another evil genius was sitting and waiting for a piece of news that would allow him to achieve his goal of world conquest.

The door to the room opened and a scraggly individual entered. He wore a white labcoat and sneakers, navy blue pants, a light blue shirt and a red bowtie. He had black square-rimmed glasses, a bowl-style haircut and some stubble on his face.

"I trust you have good news for me, Dr. Trebla" Phibes asked.

"Indeed sir" Dr. Trebla said "I did some research, and you were right, there is another Reality Gauntlet."

"As I had hoped" Phibes replied, "very soon, I shall have the device I need to help me conquer the vorld and obtain immortality!"

"There is just one thing sir" Dr. Trebla began "I haven't actually been able to find any information concerning the whereabouts of said gauntlet. However, I do know somebody who might know where it is, but he's currently imprisoned by the government."

"Yes, that does provide a bit of a problem, doesn't it?" Phibes said "I suppose I could use my newly assembled team of super villains, but I think I have a better idea. Dr. Trebla, find the location of vere this mystery man is being held" he ordered "rather than vaste my own operatives, I'm going to let the government hand him over to me."

"And just how do you plan to do that Dr. Phibes?" Dr. Trebla asked.

"Everyone, has a price, Dr. Trebla" Phibes explained "it's simply a matter of finding the closest government agent und discovering vat theirs is."

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Xiaolin Temple, China 7:15 a.m.

The team of Jack Spicer & Vlad Plasmius beamed down a few feet from the door of the temple.

"I really wish I didn't have to be picked for this assignment" Jack said "nearly every time I've gone here I've ended up having my butt handed to me."

"Well you're the only one who knows the layout of this place" Plasmius explained "besides, it's very early, I doubt those monks are even up."

"Good point" Jack said "Okay, let's get to the vault and get out."

"For once, I agree with you" Plasmius said, "lead the way."

Jack flew over the wall while Plasmius simply ghosted through it, and the two made their way to the vault where the Shen Gong Wu were kept.

"You were right" Jack said as they continued along "I need to be less nervous. We're nearly to the vault and there's not a sign of those Xiaolin losers. Not that I couldn't defeat them if I really wanted to."

"Of course" Plasmius replied sarcastically.

Jack opened the secret passage that led to the vault and made his way down the stairs.

"Okay, those losers always keep the Wu in these little drawers" he explained "we'll just search all of them until we find it."

"Not today Spicer!" came the familiar Brazilian voice.

"Man, don't you guys ever sleep?" Jack asked.

"I'm not sure why you're in the vault, but I'm sure it's not for anything good" Rai replied "so I suggest you leave before I give you an old fashioned butt kicking."

"I'll handle the boy, you find the heart thing" Plasmius said, before floating towards Rai.

"What do you think you can do against me?" he asked "in case you forgot, I'm immune to most attacks. Now do us all a favor and get out of the way."

"And in case you forgot, my wind powers did quite a number on you last time" Rai said "but maybe you need a reminder. Blade of the Nebula, wind!" he shouted, sending forth a mighty blast.

But Plasmius had anticipated this and simply activated his ghostly forcefield. "You'll have to do better than that" he cackled "let me show you."

Immediately, he split into four identical copies. "Which one is the real me?" they asked, "can you figure it out?"

"No problem, I'll just take care of all of you, Typhoon Boom, wind!"

The massive gust of wind succeeded in destroying Plasmius' doubles, but had little effect on the prime one.

"You are really beginning to bug me!" he said "I think it's time to take G.O.O.D down a hero!" and he began firing ectoplasmic blasts.

Rai effortlessly dodged them, then countered with another blast from the Blade of the Nebula, which this time knocked Plasmius loopy.

"You may be half-ghost, but you're all lame" Rai replied "now how about telling me what you were doing in the vault?"

"Sphere of Yun!"

Suddenly, Rai found himself encased in the giant bubble formed by that particular Wu.

"Not so smart now, are ya?" a triumphant Jack asked, the Heart of Jong in his other hand.

"I could've handled him, you know" Plasmius said angrily.

"Yeah, but I've always wanted to do that" Jack replied "anyway, I got the heart, so let's blow this place."

Then he turned to the imprisoned Rai "so long Xiaolin loser!" he said, cackling evilly before teleporting away.

"Man, this stinks" Rai said "I gotta get out of this thing and call the others."

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Langley Falls, VA: later that day

Those that knew Hayley Smith knew she was a tough, independent young girl. She was always crusading for the rights of the homeless and the destitute and was a vegetarian (albeit a very lax one). And it was her moral fiber that a pair of nefarious individuals hoped to exploit for their own evil purposes.

"Here she comes, get ready" a disguised agent #1 told his partner.

The two had disguised themselves as members of a homeless outlook shelter, and had disguised their van to match. As such, they wore casual clothes over their normal gray uniforms.

"Pardon me young lady" #1 said as Hayley approached "could you spare a minute of your time."

"Yeah, we represent a place that helps the homeless…um, get homes, and junk" agent #2 replied.

"Like 'Habitat for Humanity?'" Hayley asked.

"Uh, sure" #1 replied "and we're looking for local volunteers to help us attend the needy. Interested?"

"Am I!" Hayley replied excitedly "I'm just sorry there aren't more kind souls like yours in this world."

"Yeah, we're great" #1 replied "if you could just get in the truck, we can get started."

"Well, I really should tell my parents where I'm going" Hayley said.

"Don't worry, we'll call them for you" #1 replied.

"You don't know their number" Hayley added.

"Well, wait until we're on the road, then give it to us" #1 answered.

"I guess" Hayley said "after all, the homeless can't wait."

So saying, she climbed in the back of the van, which was barren.

"Say, how are we supposed to help the homeless if there's nothing in here?" she asked.

"We're um, going to pick the stuff up" #2 added.

"I'm sorry, but something about this doesn't seem right" Hayley replied "you should at least have something back here."

"And we do" #1 replied "you! Now #2!"

With that, #2 grabbed Hayley from behind and put a chloroform soaked rag over her face. She struggled, but was soon overcome by the fumes and fell to the floor, unconscious.

"Excellent, I'll radio Dr. Phibes and tell him we've got the girl" #1 said "then we can get out of here."

"So we're not helping the homeless?" #2 asked.

"No you idiot, that was just our cover!" #1 shouted "you were here when I planned it!"

#2 began to cry "you don't have to call me an idiot" he said "I have feelings ya know!"

"Oh brother" #1 replied "okay #2, I'm sorry I called you an idiot. You're a great partner and I couldn't do this without you."

#2's face lit up like a little kid "you really mean that?" he asked.

"Yeah sure, whatever" #1 replied "let's just get out of here before someone sees us."

"You got it, best buddy!" #2 said happily, climbing into the passenger's seat.

"Great, now I have to deal with this the whole trip" #1 grumbled as he drove the van towards its' destination.

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G.O.O.D Headquarters, 4 minutes earlier.

Leo had received Rai's news about the E.V.I.L attack at the temple, and was quite puzzled.

"I don't like this at all" he said "E.V.I.L hasn't done anything in the last few weeks and suddenly they're active? Something's up and I know it's not good."

Just then, Ace entered the room, "eh, I hear we got problems doc" he said.

Leo nodded "Raimundo just called me and told me that Jack & Plasmius made off with one of his Shen Gong Wu items."

"Any clue what they need it for?"

"No" Leo said "but if it's in their hands, it can't be good. I'm sure they'll strike again. When they do, gather whomever you can and take care of them."

"Not a problem doc" Ace replied, "but, ya do know some of the team is hanging out with Danny. He wanted ta show them his hometown or something. I didn't go cause I wasn't sure how well they'd receive a talking rabbit."

"Well we can only hope we won't need Danny's help today" Leo replied "but I'd feel a lot better if I knew what E.V.I.L was planning."

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In the next chapter, E.V.I.L steals the next item in their quest to rebuild the Gauntlet. Plus, an old enemy of Danny resurfaces.