The heroes advance up level by level, battling not only Doombots, but a variety of wall or ceiling mounted lasers.
"I'll give Doom credit, he has good security" Kim said, flipping out of the way of one of the lasers.
"But not good enough" Static replied, using a energy blast to destroy said laser.
Danny & Ace joined in the fun, using their respective abilities to destroy more of the security measures.
"For an evil genius, this guy sure has easy to defeat security" Danny commented.
"Maybe it's not designed to deal with super powered intruders" Jake suggested.
Soon the heroes made their way to a room that was blocked by a large steel door.
"Danny, go in there and see what we're up against" Leo ordered.
"Piece of cake" Danny replied, making himself intangible and ghosting through the door. Inside he found a high-tech lab, filled with all manner of inventions. And in one corner of the room was a large cage with energy bars, containing the villains.
Danny quickly ghosted back though the door "the bad guys are in there all right, but no sign of this Doom character" he explained.
"I doubt he'd leave them alone, so he must be waiting for us" Leo said "luckily, we have the numbers advantage. Okay, when we go in, some of you head for the cage. Whatever traps Doom has set up will probably be triggered by trying to break into it. While we're dealing with that, Danny will use his invisibility to sneak over to the cage and free our foes. With their help, we should be able to take Doom."
"Just one question, how do we get through the door?" Kim asked.
"Leave this one to me" Jenny said "my mom designed me to open mechanical doors."
Approaching the door, Jenny was scanned lengthwise by a laser. "Retinal identification scan needed to pass" said a computerized voice.
"But I have a pass" Jenny replied "a loud one."
With that, she converted her hand into a blaster and blew the door off its' hinges.
"Well done, I'm sure that won't attract any attention" Jake said snidely.
"I got the door open, didn't I?"
Inside the room was a large number of technological devices, but in the center was a cage with laser bars, containing the bulk of E.V.I.L.
"I can't tell you how glad I am that you came" Dr. Eggman said "hurry, get us out of this."
"Hang on, if this Doom character is holding you prisoner, why isn't he here?" Leo asked.
"He stepped out to work on some of his other experiments downstairs" Eggman explained "hurry and free us before he gets back!"
"Okay, but only to hand you over to the proper authorities" Leo explained "now tell us how to release you."
"The control panel for the cage is over there" Vlad said, pointing to a nearby console "Doom typed in a few buttons and we were stuck here. And this cage nullifies all of our abilities, so we can't escape on our own."
"Hmm, looks simple enough" Jenny said, flying over to the console "a quick interface and you'll be free in no time."
"Something about this seems too easy" Leo said "keep you eyes open for traps."
Jenny, meanwhile, released a cord from her hand into the console; "okay, a few minutes and I can calculate all possible codes" she said "this Doom guy isn't much of a genius if I can hack into his systems."
After a few minutes, the screen displayed the proper code. "Okay, now I just push this button to release and…" Jenny hit the button and the laser bars disappeared from around the villains.
"Thank you so much…fools!" Eggman said.
Before the heroes could prepare themselves, the room was quickly covered with laser bars, trapping them.
"I knew it was a trap!" Leo commented.
"Not to worry, I'll get us out of here" Danny said, and tried to go intangible, only to realize he could not.
"What the?"
"I told you Daniel, the cage is designed the sap the powers of any superheroes" Vlad explained "so none of your powers will have any effect."
"We'll see about that doc" Ace said, and attempted to fire his heat beams, but nothing happened.
"Doom has designed a trap to make sure you heroes stay put" Vilgax explained "all we needed to do was lure you here. And we knew, with your sense of morality, you wouldn't turn down a chance to help someone in need, even if they were a foe."
"A weakness we, thankfully, do not possess" Vexus added.
"So now what, you get to destroy us?" Leo added.
"Indeed" Vilgax said "but first, I wish to thank our host for all of his work in the proceedings."
Into the room came an armored figure in a green cape and hood. "The infamous Dr. Doom, we meet at last" Leo said.
"I would say the honor is mine, but it is not" Doom said.
"Thank you for your clever cage Doom" Vilgax said "it will make the destruction of our foes so much easier."
"My pleasure" Doom replied.
"What's the deal Doom, what are you getting out of this partnership?"
"Doom has his reasons for why he has helped your enemies" Doom answered.
"Enough formalities" Vilgax said "it is time for you fools to meet your end. If you would doctor."
Doom pushed some buttons on a nearby computer, causing a large laser weapon to rise from the floor.
"Like it?" Vilgax asked "just a clever little death ray the doctor cooked up. And with your powers nullified by his cage, it shall destroy you all without trouble."
"Okay, anyone have an idea how we can get out of this one?" Sonic asked.
"I could try using my arsenal" Jenny suggested; the robot girl tried to activate any of her functions, but found she was unable to do so.
"Okay, scratch that" Danny said "this cage has to have some kind of weakness."
"Quit your foolish plotting, you'll never be able to free yourselves before your end is near" Vilgax said "do it now doctor."
Doom turned the laser towards the cage containing the captured heroes.
"Oh man, I can't die now!" Jake said "I've got finals on Friday."
The laser was activated and fired through the cage; surprisingly, instead of frying the heroes, it covered them like a forcefield.
"What's going on?" Leo asked.
"I'm not sure, but it feels like I'm being drained" Danny commented.
"Me too" Jake added.
"Ditto" Sonic chimed in.
After a few moments, the beam subsided and the exhausted heroes fell to the floor.
"What manner of trickery is this?" Vilgax asked Doom "I thought your ray was supposed to destroy them."
"I lied" Doom explained "as a villain, you should know that we do that quite often. And now" he added, turning the ray towards the villains "I believe our little alliance is at an end!"
"We've been betrayed, get him!" Vilgax ordered.
Ebon stretched out to try and grab the ray, but Doom activated it and surrounded the villains in the same energy field. Within moments, they too were exhausted.
"What…did you do to us?" Vilgax asked.
"Why, absorbed your powers of course" Doom explained "you see, this so-called 'death ray' is actually an experimental device I created to absorb the special powers of your other beings, and transfer them into someone else. And, knowing the rivalry between your two groups, it was easy for me to devise a scheme that would lure the both of you here. And with the super powers I shall receive from your more enhanced members, Doom will become a god!"
"You forget, not all of us possess powers Doom" Vilgax said "get him!"
Vexus and Darius Dun, neither of whom were affected by the device due to using technology, ran forward.
"Fools, you use machines against Doom? I create machines for a living!"
So saying, Doom fired a series of blasts from his gauntlets, with several of them blasting off one of Vexus's arms and her headdress.
"A fine shot, but no match for my futuristic armor" Dun said, activating the forcefield on his battlesuit.
"Please fool, did you truly believe I did not do research on all of you?" Doom asked; pulling a small remote out of his cloak, he aimed it at the evil corporate titan.
Suddenly, the force field was de-activated.
"That's impossible!" Dun exclaimed "there is no way you could've overridden my technology."
"True, except for the fact that you had Doom give your armor a once-over when you arrived" Doom explained "a foolish mistake on your part."
Doom then fired a series of blasts which blasted holes in Dun's battlesuit, and destroyed much of its weaponry.
"If there are no further foolish interruptions" Doom began, as he headed to the control panel "it is time for a new age; Doom's age!"
"Stop him!" Vilgax commanded.
Several of the villains attempted to do something, but it was too late; Doom activated the correct sequence and then turned the ray on himself, releasing a beam of energy that engulfed him.
"Okay, any idea what's going on here?" Danny enquired.
"Nothing good, that's for sure" Leo added.
Next, Dr. Doom plots to use his new powers when the heroes are rescued by a familiar foursome (and no it's, not the Incredibles).