Round One - Part One

The contestants were taken magically by SUV to their secret lair, which seemed to be an old industrial type building. The interior was very comic book looking, with bright colors, oddly shaped furniture, and pictures of superheroes on the walls.
"Well, this isn't so bad, I guess," Lupin said as he looked around.
"But, wait, it gets worse," Mamo said in a mock happy voice as he stood and stared into the bedroom area.
The others gathered behind him, some making their way inside. Mumbles were heard, most not happy that they would all be sleeping in the same room. Others were disappointed by who they had to sleep next to, making it a plan to re-arrange the beds before that night.
Stan suddenly appeared on the TV in the room. "Good afternoon, superheroes," he said with a smile. "You'll have plenty of time to get used to your new living spaces, but for now I need you to meet me in the living room for a meeting."
The TV went blank, everyone looking at one another. They made another mental note to cover the TV when they went to sleep.
Stan appeared on the TV in the living room, which served as their main meeting area. The ten stood watching, waiting for what he had to say.
"It appears you ten have arrived just in time," Stan said, his face more serious. "There seems to be a new threat to the peace in this world."
"What peace?" Pycal mumbled, getting a few snorts of laughter.
"I need you to head down to the Main Street Park. I'll fill you in on the details once you get there. Excelsior!"
"Excelsior," some of them mumbled, still having no idea what it meant or why Stan kept yelling it. They then turned and left the lair.

"What's going on here?" Fujiko asked as they drove slowly past a group of people surrounding and looking up at a tree, a small boy in the crowd crying and pointing up to it.
"They don't make their challenges very subtle, do they," Mamou said with a laugh.
A screen on the ceiling of the vehicle dropped down, Stan quickly appearing. "It looks like the park will have to be delayed for a bit. From what I've heard it seems a little boys cat has been refusing to leave that tree. Now, I will need you all to work together to help the boy get his cat back." The screen then went blank.
"All right," Pycal said, taking charge of the situation, "How about we all voice our solutions and then decide on the best one?"
The others nodded and voiced their agreements.
"Fine," Pycal said. "Then we can start with Lupin, since his ideas are insignificant and nobody care." He glanced at Lupin and smirked.
"Ha ha," Lupin said, sitting back and crossing his arms over his chest. "I'm having a hard time concentrating because my mind keeps thinking about somebody summoning mechanical crows. Gee, I wonder who that was? Do you know?" He looked at Pycal with a grin on his face.
"That was in the script," Pycal sneered. "And besides, I thought we agreed to never mention that movie."
Lupin shrugged.
"Now, your solution?"
"Climb the tree, grab the cat, climb back down," Lupin said simply.
"Oh, always the monkey, aren't you." Pycal looked away and towards Fujiko. "What about you?"
"Lupin's idea sounds sensible," she said.
"Shoot the branch the cat is on and catch the cat as it falls," Jigen said.
"As much as I hate to say it," Mamo said with a sigh, "I agree with Lupin."
"Cut the tree down," Goemon said.
"Who cares about the cat," Mr. X snarled. "Buy the kid ten cats, make him that much happier, the sniveling little brat."
"So far, Lupin's idea sounds good," Melon said with a nod.
"I agree, I guess," Zenigata said.
Pycal gave a quick glance at Lupin, and then looked to Mamou. "I hate to ask, but what's your idea."
"Go back in time and prevent the cat from being born. That way we wouldn't have to bother."
Everyone became just a little more frightened of him, all sitting in silence as they stared at him.
Lupin scoffed. "Well, we've heard from everyone except you, mister genius. What's your plan?"
Pycal laughed. "I shall float up to the cat, grab it and float back down. My idea uses the least time and energy." He sat back and smiled, the others seeming defeated.
The car was parked and they all exited, walking over and joining the crowd.
"My kitty!" the boy cried as Pycal approached, looking to him for help.
Pycal glared at the boy. He then floated up, stopping right in front of the scared cat, who sat on a branch close to the top of the tree. "Stupid animal," Pycal muttered as he grabbed it and floated back down, handing it to the boy.
The crowd was amazed, giving him a round of applause.
"That should be my applause," Lupin whined.
Pycal ignored the praise he was given, turning and walking back to the car, the others following.
The ride to the park was quiet, all but Pycal and Lupin staring out the windows. Pycal was busy giving a gloating look to Lupin, Lupin returning the look with a glare.