Chapter three:
Hilda has just finished healing Vavs wounds as he sits on an empty table in her lab.
Vav insisted that he didn't need a doctor but Hilda convinced him to at least let her heal him. He has been quiet since the incident with X-ray.
"Vav." Hilda begins.
"I just don't get it. What happened to X-ray?" Vav questions. "Why is he acting like this?"
"Honestly I don't know." Hilda admits. "I never thought that he'd be capable of something like this. I can only guess that X-ray got some power somehow and it went to his head." She takes a step back.
"Then where could the power have come from? I've never seen him act like this." Vav questions turning to her.
"I don't know Vav. Everything is just a mess right now." Hilda admits.
"But at least now we know who was causing that trouble." Rusty points out and Vav glances away his eyes falling to half open.
...
A door opens.
"Hello?" The person goes deeper into the building. "You here?"
Suddenly the door is being closed making the person turn around to see another person inside the building doing so.
The person smiles. "There you are."
The person that closed turns to the other with a smile. "I've been waiting."
...
Three days later and there's been no sign of X-ray anywhere.
Vav is healing nicely and it helped that there's been no trouble going on.
Hilda's been working on trying to figure out how X-ray got these new powers but they all seem to lead to dead ends. She's getting a little frustrated at this point. She also wonders where X-ray could be hiding because he hasn't returned to his apartment.
Meanwhile...
"So how will this work?" One asks the other. "You said to give it a little bit."
"Well X-ray." The other begins. "As your body settles your powers will settle. Some will grow stronger, some weaker and some will vanish all together."
"But Mad King will I have a choice on what I keep?" X-ray asks.
"Not usually." The Mad King tells him. "But I'm sure you'll do fine."
X-ray leans against the other. "Thank you for allowing me to truly get the power I deserve." He says closing his eyes softly.
The Mad King slinks an arm around him. "Don't worry about it my queen."
X-ray smiles. "Yes. I'm not X-ray." He opens his eyes. "I am the Mad Queen."
"I like it." The Mad King purrs in agreement.
The Mad Queen looks up at the others eyes. "When do we strike?"
"Soon." The Mad King says then gets up from the couch. "Come my queen."
The Mad Queen follows him as they head deeper into the home going until they go into a darker room.
They arrive to a machine that is metal. It has a circular bottom and a front part that is like a shield only to end at a control panel that's just the right height.
The Mad King gets on then turns offering his hand to the other. "Shall we my queen?"
The Mad Queen smiles and takes the others offered hand. "We shall." He gets up onto the machine with the Mad King. He then he grips the railing as the Mad King starts the machine up. He watches as the Mad King presses a button opening a garage door revealing a bunch of robots.
The robots are obviously wireless. They have oval bodies with longer oval bendable arms that have hands with four fingers.
"It's show time." The Mad King says and the Mad Queen grins in excitement.
With the click of a button the robots are booted up springing to life and hovering as they wait for instruction. Even the machine that the two are on begins floating.
They all head off out of the garage and once all robots are out the garage is closed only for the two to lead the robots away.
"Where are we hitting first?" The Mad Queen asks going through the list in his head.
"We will get the stuff from the electronics store first." The Mad King responds. Get that stuff then head on over to the hardware store and get a few tools. It'll be best to get all the supplies. Too bad what we need would be too expensive for us to do quickly."
The Mad Queen nods and they continue on their way. "Well we are villains after all. Who says we have to do it fairly."
The Mad King chuckles. "Quite so."
They make it to their destination and the Mad King sends some of the robots crashing in to begin taking what they need.
After a few moments the Mad Queen turns questioningly to the Mad King who glances to him.
The Mad King smiles and nods softly. He brings one robot that is just chilling over.
The Mad Queen hops to on top of it and sits down with his legs over the front. He smiles as if he can cross this off his bucket list.
The Mad King chuckles then turns back to what is being done.
"Mad King!"
The two turn and see Vav racing over.
Vavs suit is repaired probably done by Hilda.
The Mad Queen does a small waving downwards gesture at the Mad King who gets the hint.
The Mad King lets the robot lower itself down towards Vav but stops just out of reach.
Vav turns and his eyes widen in surprise. "You're behind these robots?!" He gasps.
"Not just me." The Mad Queen gestures up in which Vav looks up where the Mad King watches in the air.
Vav looks to the Mad Queen wide eyed. "You're working with the Mad King!?"
"I don't see why not." The Mad Queen says placing his elbows on his knees and chin on his hands that are linked by his fingers.
"But..." Vav looks into the Mad Queens eyes and swallows back a whimper of the Mad Queens old name X-ray. He is reminded that X-ray is no longer the same upon looking at his eyes. He closes his moist eyes then opens them determinedly. "I will stop you. Both of you." He says trying to sound brave.
"We don't think so!" The Mad Queen says and he is moved back a bit as well as higher into the air thanks to the robot. He places his hands on the robot by his own butt when this happens. He raises a hand. "You won't get that far." He fires a beam and Vav jumps dodging it. He sends another beam but Vav keeps dodging. He gets an idea and sends some rose petals spiralling at him.
Vav falls to his stomach to dodge them and only gets a cut on his cheek.
The Mad Queen reacts quickly and fires another beam at Vav.
Vav tries to scramble out of the way but the beam hits his back. He is slammed into the ground with a grunt. He still tries to get up trying to ignore his sore body.
"Finish him." The Mad King says as if offering an opportunity to the Mad Queen.
The Mad Queen powers up another beam. "Well Vav it's been fun." He says. "But this has to end at some point. I'll finish this battle. If you make it through this I'll kill you the next time I see you." He says almost as if in warning. He fires the beam hitting Vav again.
The ground beneath Vav is cracked like something really heavy dropped onto it.
Vav lays there seemingly injured and currently unconscious.
Mogar jumps in front of Vav sword out as he glares at the Mad Queen. "X-ray!" He growls as Hilda and Rusty are running over with Orf.
"I'm not X-ray anymore." The Mad Queen informs them. "I'm the Mad Queen!"
A few spectators gasp at this.
"Stop this!" Hilda calls out to the Mad Queen.
The Mad Queen notices the robots got everything they need. "I guess we'll see you next time." He looks back up to the Mad King. "We can head off Mad King!" He calls.
"Mad... King..." Hilda says to herself in realization.
The Mad King and the Mad Queen fly off with that off to their next destination.
"Of course!" Hilda says. "Now it all makes sense! The Mad King was behind X-rays new powers! It has to be him!"
"Vav!"
The other two turn and see Mogar kneeling by Vav who is still unconscious.
"We'll need to help Vav first." Hilda says and she goes over kneeling by Vav as well.
Mogar watches as she reaches over to make sure that Vav is still alive.
"Hes still alive." Hilda says pulling her hand away. "But he has to go to the hospital where he can get healed." She turns to Mogar. "You know the way right? To the medical building."
Mogar nods.
"Then hurry." Hilda says and Mogar nods again.
Mogar picks Vav up bridal style then dashes off to get to the hospital.
The other two chase after them.