Since both Angry Guy of Anger and Insane Justice Cop got a vote each, I did random number picking and figured out who was going to leave.
Chapter turned out kind of rushed. I guess because in a way it was. xD If I didn't get it done now it'd never get updated.
Round Four Part One
Stan eyed each person with a serious stare.
"The person leaving tonight is... Insane Justice Cop."
"What?!" Melon growled as her body tensed.
Mr. X chuckled at her reaction.
Jigen just stared off into space, not really knowing what was going on.
"This is..." Melon stared at Stan as she began to laugh, what little of her sanity that had survived living with the others quickly dissolving into madness. "This is a joke!" She looked at the others and laughed.
"How sad," Fujiko said in a most uncaring way.
Zenigata tried to hide his joy, then turned to Lupin with an evil grin on his face.
Lupin, sensing he was being evilly stared at, glanced over at Zenigata. "Um..." He looked over at Melon and then back at Zenigata, who looked even more sinister. "Uh oh."
It was only then he realized that is was Melon who was keeping Zenigata from killing him while he slept.
"Insane Justice Cop," Stan said as he sat up in his comfiest of overly comfy chairs. "Well, I don't know what to say. I guess you just didn't live up to your name very well. Well, until now..." He stared at her crazed eyes and back away, as if she had suddenly gained the powers to jump through TV screens.
Melon balled her hands into fists, her crazed expression turning into one of crazed madness. "I... will KILL... ALL OF YOU!" she screamed while cackling as she turned towards the others behind her.
Zenigata sighed and, seeing drastic measures were needed, threw a whole box of Thin Mints at her head.
Melon fell off the box and onto the roof with a thud.
Mr. X and Jigen then dragged her to the trash can, Jigen tossing away her hat and a glow surrounding her, leaving her in her crime hunting clothes. The two handed her off to one of the men working on the set and walked back to their boxes.
"Superheroes," Stan said with a long sigh. "You may have put the world in great harm today. Let's not completely cause the destruction of the planet tomorrow, okay? I'll see you then, unfortunately."
The others, not even listening, got of their boxes and began the short walk back to the lair.
...
"Okay." Lupin stared down at the giant blob of ground beef before him. He cracked his knuckles and wriggled his fingers as he prepared to work his magic.
The others sat around, waiting for their burgers, if they were ever going to be made.
Lupin chopped at the meat once with an open hand, splitting it in half. He then got his other hand in there and pulled the beef apart. "Guys, look," Lupin said excitedly. "I'm parting the red meat! Just like... that guy! In that book! Or was it a movie?" He stared up in thought.
"It was both," Mamou screamed from the other room. "Hurry up with the food, already!"
Pycal sighed and glanced disinterested at Mamou. "And you allowed this idiot to destroy your machine. Pathetic."
"Oh, like you didn't almost die from him," Mamou snarled.
Mr. X decided to remain quiet.
Zenigata laughed silently to himself. Now there nobody to stop him from doing whatever he wanted. He had free reign to spread chaos where he saw fit. And his main target was now in the kitchen flipping burgers.
Lupin hummed happily as he stared down at the sizzling patties. He was thrilled his good friend got to stay. In a way he was sad to see Melon go, as she seemed like the only one keeping the lair from completely falling apart.
"Oh well," he sighed, his smile fading as he remembered the look Zenigata had given him.
He knew he would be needing booby traps. Lots and lots of booby traps.
...
Lupin woke up and gasped as Zenigata stood outside the trap perimeter. He backed away as the Inspector gave him an evil smile.
"Soon," Zenigata said ominously before walking off.
Lupin threw the covers over himself and curled up in bed.
It would be later that morning when the group was first contacted by Stan. Well, it was actually a crudely drawn stick figure of Stan, but nobody really noticed anything different.
"Superheroes," a voice, which was really Metal Moth's as he was ducked behind the chair, said in a badly done impersonation.
"Hey Dan," Lupin yawned as he walked by the screen.
"Um, hello there, uh, big coated native guy," Metal Moth stuttered.
"Wait a second," Lupin said as he stopped and stepped back in front of the screen.
Metal Moth gulped nervously.
"Have you lost weight, Dan?" Lupin wondered.
"Uh, why yes, yes I have. But, uh, that, um, that isn't why I'm here." Metal Moth breathed a sigh of relief and looked down at the script Disco Ant had given him. "I need for everyone to get down to warehouse 13C at the pier. It is very important stuff! Excelsior!"
The screen went blank, Metal Moth only hoping the group was stupid enough to fall for it and show up at the location.
...
The team, after they ate and relaxed and watched some TV, got into their vehicles and took off for the location.
Disco Ant sighed as he heard tires screeching to a stop outside the large wooden doors. "Some superheroes you've got their, Stan," he said as he glanced over his shoulder.
Stan, tied up to a chair and his mouth duct taped, muffled a response.
The doors flew open and the superheroes, led by Zenigata, who suddenly decided he was their leader, ran into the mostly empty warehouse.
"You're an hour late," Disco Ant growled as he shook with anger.
"We had things to do," Lupin said with a shrug.
"Stan," Zenigata yelled, being the only one to notice the man tied up and struggling to free himself.
"Not another step," Disco Ant said as he stepped forward, blocking the path between the group and Stan.
Zenigata glared at the villain and challenged him, taking a step forward.
Disco Ant shook even more in anger. "Oh, now you're tempting me! Take another step! I dare you!"
"He's serious," Mr. X remarked. "I don't think you should."
It was too late, though, as Zenigata took another step towards Disco Ant.
Disco Ant stepped forward and glared at Zenigata.
Zenigata glared more menacingly and took yet another step forward.
"Oooh," Disco Ant said in a high pitched voice as he stomped his feet. "Now you've done it!" he shrieked.
"Good job, leader," Pycal muttered. "What brilliant plan do you have now?"
"Shut up!" Zenigata spun and threw cookie after cookie at Pycal.
"Food," Lupin yelled happily, diving in front of each cookie and catching them in his mouth.
Pycal stood unmoved and glared at Lupin as he chewed the cookies and waited for more.
"Enough," Disco Ant screamed. "I am the villain! You have to fear me! And because you don't, your leader is going to pay!" He cackled evilly and motioned to Metal Moth, who stood on a platform above where Stan sat.
Metal Moth nodded and hit a switch, the large hose hanging above Stan starting to seep honey, the sticky liquid pouring all over the man and coating him.
"Release the bears!" Disco Ant laughed.
"Bears?" Jigen wondered.
Stan struggled more desperately as the sides of two large boxes fell with a thud to the floor.
The superheroes stood silently and stared at the growling grizzlies as they slowly crept from the boxes that had once held them.
The team smiled evilly in unison, everyone pulling out weapons and yelling as they charged the bears.
They shot, slashed, punched, clawed, kicked and torched the poor beasts.
Luckily for the bears they were mechanical.
It didn't matter to the superheroes, though, continuing on even as the metal scraps and fake fur and bolts flew through the air.
Stan could only slump his shoulders and sigh. He bowed his head and closed his eyes, a feeling he got on his right shoulder making him open his eyes once again and watch as Lupin was bent over and licking the honey off his jacket.
Lupin paid no attention to the man as he continued licking up the sweet substance and wishing he had some sort of sweet bun to go with it.
Disco Ant and Metal Moth could only stand in disbelief as this was all going on around them.
Feeling a presence behind him Metal Moth froze and then slowly turned, shrieking as Pycal was floating above.
Pycal narrowed his eyes at the small man and shot flames at him.
Metal Moth yelled and ran forward, crashing through the railing of the platform and falling with a thud to the floor below. Still on fire he stood and ran in circles.
The burning embers from his clothes floated into the air as he ran, the glowing bits eventually landing and causing larger fires which soon exploded in size and began to consume the building.
"You idiot," Disco Ant yelled at him. He grabbed a bucket of water and put his sidekick out, grabbing him and the two two fleeing the building as the roof began to collapse around them.
"We need to get out of here," Fujiko said as she stared above her in worry. She ran over and grabbed a still licking Lupin and pulled him with her as she ran to the door.
The group burst through the flames and inhaled the fresh air as they stood outside and watched the warehouse burn down.
"Beautiful," Pycal sighed happily.
"Well, that was a waste of an afternoon," Jigen muttered. "I could have been sleeping."
"Shut up, you baby," Fujiko said as she glared at him.
The group turned from the fireball and walked towards the cars they arrived in.
"Hey, aren't we forgetting something?" Mamou wondered, pausing before he got inside the vehicle.
The others paused as well, their eyes staring off into nothing as they thought.
"No, I don't think we are," Zenigata said.
The group got into the cars and the cars drove off, none of the superheroes noticing the large groups of production members scrambling inside the burning warehouse to rescue Stan.
"Hey, guys," Lupin said excitedly. "We should go to the boardwalk and eat stuff!"
"No, Lupin, we're goi-"
"Driver," Lupin said as he cut off Zenigata. "To the boardwalk!"
The driver, not wanting to be knocked out again, complied.
