Double Date Disaster

Disclaimer: "It's everywheeeeere! It's even in the raccoon wounds!" – Peter Griffin, Family Guy.

Chapter 2: Dinner Disaster

Malibu Base

Longshot and Ali walked outside of the West Coast Misfit Manor.

"Oh, boy!" Ali smiled happily. "I can't believe we're going to get out of this base and away from the others for a while. I could use a break." Sounds of fighting could be heard from inside.

"TOSHI! LET GO OF KYLE'S NOSE!" The voice of the Scottish werewolf Rahne Sinclair, aka Wolfsbane, screamed.

"KYLE, GET YER ELBOW OUT OF TOSHI'S EAR!" The voice of the Irish screamer Theresa Rourke, codenamed Siryn, added.

"Toshi, put down that katana!"

"Kyle, where in the name of God did ye get that chainsaw?"

"I…see what you mean?" Longshot sighed. "Did Althea and Todd send you the coordinates?"

"Yup." Ali held up her watch. "Although I don't believe it myself. You know where these coordinates go?"

"Oh yeah." Longshot nodded. "How are they going to pay for it?"

"They said they knew people." Ali shrugged. "So…you ready to go?"

"Eh, why not?" Longshot shrugged. "What's the worst that could happen?" He and Ali pressed a button on their watches, and the two young heroes disappeared in a flash of light.

A restaurant in Paris, France

In a flash of light, Ali and Longshot appeared in Paris, France.

"Oh, wow!" Ali beamed in delight. "I can't believe it! We're back in France! Oh, this is like the time we went over for that mission last Christmas!"

"Yeah, I wonder how that brat D'Agastino is doing?" Longshot wondered.

"Last I heard, she's getting counseling or something." Ali remembered. "Anyway, I wonder where Todd and Althea are hiding out?"

"Yoo-hoo!" A familiar voice called out. "Hey! Ali! Longshot! Over here!" The two West Coast Misfits turned around and saw Althea and Todd standing near the restaurant's front door. Althea was waving. "Hey guys!"

"Hey, Al!" Ali grinned. She hugged the original Misfit team's leader. "How's it going?"

"Oh, it's going great." Althea grinned.

"Hey Frog, how ya doin'?" Longshot chuckled, shaking Todd's hand.

"Eh, I'm doin' good, yo." Todd shrugged. "What about you, man?"

"I'm good." Longshot shrugged.

"Things still crazy over on your side of the country?" Ali inquired.

"Let's just go inside and talk." Althea insisted. "It'll be more comfortable in the restaurant." The four young heroes went inside the restaurant. After a minute, they were seated and given menus. Althea pulled out a cell phone from her purse.

"I gotta check in." Althea explained. "Sorry about that."

"That's cool. Me too." Ali nodded, producing her own cell phone. The girls dialed up their respective home bases. "Hi, Kicker!"

"Hi, Cover Girl!" Althea greeted.

"Well, looks like the girls are going to be occupied for a while." Longshot chuckled.

"Uh-huh." Todd nodded with his own chuckle. "So, how are things going on your end of the country?"

"Eh, things are going good." Todd shrugged. "Things have been a little slow lately, to be honest with you."

"Really?" Longshot nodded.

"Yeah, we still do have the usual insanity, though." Todd shrugged. "Lance is still pining for Kitty. SPyder still hates her. Pietro is still getting himself into big trouble. Angelica is still putting up with John. Poor guy, he can't get the hint." Todd chuckled. "Wanda still dances, and secretly crushes on Craig. Fred still eats, Lina still hangs out in the infirmary. Paul still charms the X-Girls, and that's really about it, yo. How about you?" Meanwhile, Todd didn't notice that one customer was eyeing him.

"Huh huh huh…" The guy drooled. His friend, who was sitting next to him, noticed.

"Now, Henri…" The second guy noticed. "Don't start this stuff again…"

"How are things on your end, yo?" Todd inquired. Longshot shrugged.

"Not bad. It's been slow from our end, too." The luck-creating mutant remembered. "Although some things don't change, thank goodness."

"Let me guess…" Todd tapped his chin. "Thunderbolt and Sunfire still go at it?"

"Oh yeah." Longshot nodded. "Their last brawl wrecked a parking lot."

"That happened?"

"Well, they went to see the Lakers live. Kyle compared their playing to Shiro's family, and before you know it, everyone was fighting." Todd started to laugh. "Man, you should've seen what the Lakers' point guard did to the Jazz's coach with a rubber chicken! Total Bobby Knight, yo."

"Heh heh, yeah I heard of Bobby Knight." Longshot chuckled. "He's Mojo's favorite coach. Mojo models his basketball coaching after him."

Mojoworld

"WHY YOU DIRTY-!" The fat pus yellow-colored lifeform called Mojo, dressed in a dark red Indiana shirt and white wig, screamed as he strangled a yellow four-armed alien dressed in a dark red basketball uniform with white trim and a white headband.

"ACK ACK ACK!" The alien screamed.

"YOU CAN'T PLAY RIGHT!" Mojo screamed.

Back in the restaurant

"And Tommy still is a bottomless pit, yo?" The amphibious young mutant guessed.

"Oh yeah." Longshot confirmed with a sigh. "He's banned from most of the buffet restaurants in town." He shook his head. "Poor guy is so despondent about it."

"Yeah, Fred would feel the same way." Todd nodded in agreement. "I remember when he got banned from the Old Country Buffet in Bayville last week. We couldn't get the poor guy out of his room for a week." Meanwhile, the French guy was shaking.

"Henri…" His friend warned. "Remember what ze doctor told you about your diet…"

"Nuhhh…" The French guy mumbled as he shook and stared at Todd intensely, which Todd didn't notice. The chattering girls hung up their phones.

"Sorry." Ali apologized. "You know how the Joes get."

"Tell me about it." Althea nodded. "So, what were you guys talking about?"

"Well, we were talking about what we've been up to lately." Longshot answered. "We helped save a youth center from Metallix."

"Yeah, I heard of Metallix." Althea nodded. "Red Dragon first met them. They're the regular enemies of the Southside guys."

"Kyle and Terrell beat them with a basketball game." Dazzler chuckled. "It was going to be two-on-two, but Rhinox got knocked silly by Kyle."

"That's the Thunderbolt for you." Longshot chuckled. The French guest, Henri, started shaking really hard.

"Henri, no! Remember your diet!" His companion snapped.

"Man, you should've seen what Trinity built yesterday." Althea sighed. A waiter walked up to the four young mutants.

"Would you like your menus now?" The waiter asked.

"Oh, sure. Thank you." Ali smiled. The waiter handed out the menus and walked away with a smile. The kids looked through the menus.

"Darn it!" Todd grumbled. "Can I just get a cheeseburger?" Althea giggled.

"Oh, Toddles." Althea mussed up Todd's hair. "You're so silly." The guest, Henri, screamed.

"THAT'S IT!" Henri screamed, grabbing a fork. "I CAN'T TAKE MY DIET ANYMORE!"

"Henri, NO!" His friend screamed. Henri charged towards the table.

"What the-?" The four mutants exclaimed in unison.

"I WANT FROG'S LEGS!" Henri screamed. He wielded his fork like a knife, and he was charging towards Todd.

"YIKES!" Todd screamed. Henri tried to stab Todd in a downward thrust, but Todd used his ninja training to dodge the crazed restaurant customer.

"FROG LEGS FROG LEGS FROG LEGS!" The man screamed.

"Oh my God!" Ali gasped.

"Holy cow!"

"TODDLES!" Althea screamed.

"I got this!" Todd yelled. "YIKES!" He hopped into the kitchen, the crazed customer, panting heavily and foaming at the mouth, chasing after him. Sounds of crashing, fighting, cursing, and things breaking could be heard.

"Somebody call the police!" A customer exclaimed.

"Oh, we're gonna get banned from this place. I just know it." Althea winced.

Well, well, well! Looks like the insanity will continue! What madness will happen next? Can Toad take down the crazy guy? Will the Misfits get banned from another place? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!