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Chapter 4

A few minutes later, Hannibal, Viceroy, and Gideon entered the McFist industries building. The three of them made a bee line to the elevator that took them to the floor where McFist's large office was located.

"Alright, the first thing we need to do identify that kid from the video," said Viceroy. "Since our databases are down right now, we need Bash to tell us who that kid is."

McFist sat at his desk and picked up the phone. "Bring me my stepson!" he barked.

"But Bash is in school," replied the Robo-Ape on the other end.

"I don't care!" snapped McFist. "Just bring him to me now!" He slammed down the phone.

"Is he always like that?" asked Gideon.

"Oh, it gets worse," Viceroy replied.

A couple of minutes later, Bash was dropped in by two Robo-Apes.

"Woah, that was fast," said McFist.

"What's going on here?" asked Bash. "Those robot monkeys interrupted the wedgie I was giving that band nerd."

"Bash, I need you to identify someone for us," said Viceroy. "Show him, Gleeful."

Gideon opened the laptop and showed Bash the paused image from the video.

"That's Randy Cunningham," said Bash. "That kid's a loser!"

McFist smirked. "Loser? Would you believe me if I told you that he—"

"That he…uh…he's out to get you," interrupted Viceroy.

"What did I tell you about interrupting me?!" snapped McFist.

Viceroy ignored him. "Yeah, uh, Randy, is out to get you 'cause…he's tired of you picking on people."

Bash slammed his right fist into his left hand. "Well, if that twerp wants a piece of me, he's gonna get it!" He left the room.

"Why did you lie to Bash?" asked McFist.

"Because if we told him that the Randy kid is The Ninja, then the first thing he'd do is tell everyone," explained Viceroy. "Then Randy will know we know his secret and he'll immediately come after us."

"And…" McFist was still confused.

"We need time to formulate a fool proof plan we can use to take down the Ninja and bring back the sorcerer," finished Viceroy.

"That makes sense," said McFist. "I guess."

Viceroy walked over to Hannibal's desk and pressed the button that would call the Sorcerer.

A few seconds later, the sorcerer's face appeared on the glass wall he uses to contact McFist and Viceroy.

"What do you want?" growled the Sorcerer. "And why do you have some kid with you?"

"Well, this kid helped us finally figure out The Ninja's secret identity," said Viceroy.

The Sorcerer was not impressed. "Is this gonna be like the last time you thought you had The Ninja's secret identity, but you actually didn't?"

Viceroy shook his head. "This time, we have undeniable proof. Show him, Gleeful!"

Gideon opened the laptop, started the video from the beginning, and then turned the screen towards the sorcerer.

When the video got to the part where The Ninja's mask was pulled off, the Sorcerer chuckled evilly. "I've seen enough," he said. "I'm convinced."

Gideon shut his laptop.

"I just came up with a brilliant plan," said Viceroy. "And if all goes well, not only will you be freed from your prison, but you'll also have an entire school that you can stank for an army."

"I like the sound of that," said the Sorcerer. "But you'd better not fail me!"

"We won't," assured Viceroy. "Oh, and one more thing: Gleeful here had a staff that was destroyed by the Ninja. We were hoping that you could use your powers to fix it. His staff is actually a crucial part of my plan."

Gideon reached behind him, pulled out his broken staff, and held it in his cupped hands.

"Oh, I can do more that fix it," said the Sorcerer. "Do you like special abilities?"

"Like the ability to stank people?" asked Viceroy. "Because if Gleeful had that, it would—"

"No, that's my thing!" snapped the Sorcerer. "But what about the four elements. If you used the combined powers of the four elements, then it'd probably give you enough power to free me from this prison. Put your staff on the ground and I'll enchant it now."

Gideon did as he was told.

A few seconds later, the two pieces of Gideon's staff glowed green, levitated a few feet in the air, and then re-attached. For a few more seconds, the illuminati triangle glowed a dark green.

The whole process then ended and the staff clattered to the ground.

"Did it work?" asked Gideon.

"It should have," said the Sorcerer. "So why don't you try it out? See what your staff can do! But I should warn you: be careful when you pick it up. Being exposed to that much power at once can be quite…shocking."

Slowly, Gideon got on his knees and reached down. Once his fingers touched the staff, his screams could be heard throughout the whole McFist Industries building.

About an hour later, the final bell rang and students poured out of Norrisville High School.

It wasn't long before Randy caught up to Howard.

"There you are!" said Howard. "The twins and I were wondering where you disappeared off to after you took the Nomicon call. Were you off Ninja-ing again?"

"No, I had to avoid Dipper and Mabel," replied Randy.

Howard raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

"When I was in the Nomicon, it said, 'Once the enemy knows your secret, all will be lost'," explained Randy. "I think Dipper and Mabel are 'the enemy' since they're the only other people who know my secret."

"I never trusted those two," snarled Howard. "So what's next?"

"Well, tomorrow's the last day of school," said Randy. "And they'll surely be on campus then to try to get more people to go on the Mystery Shack trip. When I see them, I'll confront them, defeat them if necessary, and then we can start our summer."

"Good plan," said Howard. "But when you confront the twins tomorrow can you ask them if the $50 fee for the trip is refundable? Because if they're really evil, the trip will likely be cancelled and when that happens…I want my money back."

~Jameer14