The Starr Chronicles
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! I'm glad you like the last chapter. I'm also glad you liked my interpretation of Lila Cheney. Anyway, I hope you like the new chapter, and I will have more Lila for you!
To soulstress: Hmm…well, to be honest with you, I honestly have no idea why the dogs constantly attack Duncan and Kelly. And I'm the one writing this stuff! You want a set of skeleton keys like Lila's, huh? Well, I'll talk to her and see if she can get a set made for you. I'm glad you liked my interpretation of Lila. Oh yes, it is fun to write Toad freaking out. It's funny to watch him freak out. If you thought my last chapter was funny, you are going to fall out of your seat laughing with this one! I hope you like it!
To Red Witch: I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I've been keeping up with "This Soap Opera Called Life". Can I offer my honest opinion? I think Graydon Creed hates mutants out of jealousy. Think about it. His mom's a shapeshifter, his dad's a feral, his sister's a leech, his brother's a teleporter. What does he get? Squat! Not even the ability to make loops with his tongue. Wouldn't that make anyone jealous if all the rest of your family had superpowers and you had none? And Roxor will get his. I hope you like the new chapter!
To Aaron: Yeah, I am planting the seeds for the formation of the Superstars. Could you imagine how angry Scott would be to find out members of the Brotherhood are famous rockers. I can imagine that Toad is not going to be a happy man when he gets back to Bayville, and Lila's going to find out that using Pietro as a punching bag is fun. Anyway, I hope you like the new chapter!
Author's Note: I pay tribute to one of my favorite movies in this chapter. Find the tribute and guess the movie, and you get a No-Prize!
Disclaimer: "Superman isn't hurt by fire! Superman would laugh at this energy blast!" - Hank Henshaw/Cyborg Superman, The Return of Superman
Chapter 14: A Crazy Chapter!
Bayville High
Paul Starr, the 80s-dressing mutant, was putting his stuff into his locker. He was happily humming some old obscure rock song, and his locker was decorated with small photos of classic rock bands.
"Hi, Paul." A smiling Tabby purred, walking up to Paul. Paul grinned.
"Hey, Tabby-cat." Paul replied. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing much." Tabby replied. "Did you hear?"
"Hear about what?" Paul blinked.
"There's a big costume party coming up." Tabby grinned.
"Really? I didn't think there'd be another dance after that insanity with Forge and the experiments and Kurt and the dino things and the screaming and yelling and the Kelly going nuts and Duncan getting set on fire and all that."
"How'd you know about that?" Tabby blinked.
"Rogue told me." Paul shrugged.
"Oh. I see." Tabby said. "It's not like that. It's down at the Bayville Youth Center, not here at the school. Anyway, can you come with me? Please? Pretty Please?" Tabby made a cute face. Paul chuckled.
"Tabitha, you are a riot." Paul laughed. "If none of the other girls ask, I'll go with you, okay?" Tabby squeaked in delight. "It is strange. Halloween isn't for about a month."
"It's not going to be for a couple weeks, but I wanted to get my date in early." Tabby grinned as she walked away.
The Acolytes' base
In the base of Magneto's Acolytes, Magneto himself was in his room, plotting his latest evil scheme. He was kneeling in front of his bed, using it as a platform for his latest plot…if one could call it that.
"At last, I shall defeat you Charles and mutants shall take their rightful place as rulers of the Earth!" He took a doll-size metal statue of himself and used it to knock over one of Professor X. "Hey, what'd you do to my friend?!" he moved around a metal doll of Wolverine, imitating his growly voice. "The same thing I am going to do to you, Dogface." He said in his normal voice, knocking over a metal doll statue of Wolverine with the Magneto doll statue. He also did the same to metal doll statues of Storm, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler. He then took a Barbie doll and started talking in a girly voice. "You monster! You killed them! You are a monster…and yet…I am strangely attracted to you." He switched to his normal voice. "Of course! I am the master of regular and animal magnetism. I also have money and power, things that I know you find attractive."
"BOSS LADY!!" The crazy teenage blond Australian mutant codenamed Pyro yelled as he peeked in the room. Born St. John Allerdyce from Sydney, John had the mutant ability to control flame and shape it to his whim. He was also immune to the effects of searing flame and heat. He could not create flame, depending on an external flame source, like his flamethrowers or his lighter. He also happened to be nuts.
"AGH!!! WHAT?!" Magneto screamed in shock, quickly gathering his dolls and hiding them from Pyro's sight by hugging them close to his chest. He then blinked when he realized what John just called him. Boss lady?
"Cortez got himself stuck in the washing machine again and…" Pyro started to explain.
"You know never to disturb me at this time!" Magneto screamed, interrupting John.
"Sorry, boss lady! It's an emergency!" Pyro yelped in a frightened voice. Magneto sighed.
"Fine, I'll get him out later." Magneto sighed. Pyro started to leave. "Pyro?" Magneto asked.
"Yeah, boss lady?" Pyro blinked.
"Did you see anything?" Magneto asked in a slight panic.
"No, boss lady. I didn't see you playing with your dolls again." Pyro replied simply.
"GOOD!! Uhm, I mean…" Magneto cleared his throat. "Gather the others."
"Yes, boss lady." Pyro closed the door. "Weirdo." The loony Australian sighed and shook his head sadly as he walked off.
"And stop driving people nuts with your drumming, Allerdyce!" Magneto snapped.
A road leading into Bayville
Lila and Todd managed to get back to Earth without a scratch, and they had gotten themselves a ride heading for Bayville. They were riding in a green pickup with pigs in the back, and a hick behind the wheel.
"Now, your Jersey pigs from your New York pigs in three major aspects…" The hick talked on and on about pigs, completely oblivious to the fact that neither Lila nor Todd were listening.
"I am going to kill that alien psychotic for this." Todd growled as he stared out the window. "He is so dead."
"You're not the only one." Lila agreed. "He killed a friend of mine. Good luck facing him."
"Huh?" Todd blinked.
"Roxor's pretty tough on his own, but he becomes almost invincible when he has his Cosmic Axe. It can slice through practically any material. It also gives him flight ability, makes him invulnerable, the ability to fire energy blasts, and enhances his strength by quite a lot." Lila sighed. "That axe channels cosmic power. However, there is one weakness: If Roxor loses the Cosmic Axe, then most of his power is gone."
"Yeah, but something tells me that he's not exactly going to let that axe leave his hands easily, yo." Todd sighed.
Outside BayvilleHospital
"()" - muffled talk
"Okay, gentlemen…" An orderly wheeled Kelly and Duncan outside. "Now I'll be right back. I just have to get something." The orderly ran back inside.
"(Pain…immense, immeasurable pain…)" Kelly moaned.
"(And it hurts too…)" Duncan groaned in agreement. The two heard barking.
"(Oh no, not again.)" They begged together. "(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!!!!!!!)" Duncan and Kelly screamed as they got mauled by wild dogs. "(NOT AGAIN!!!! HELP!!!)" The dogs caused Duncan and Kelly to roll into the street, and onto a pair of train tracks. The dogs leapt off the twosome, and a train raced down the track, trying to stop, and honking its horn. Kelly and Duncan let out muffled screams before the train hit them, sending them flying into the back of a manure truck. "(OH THIS IS DISGUSTING!!! YECH!!!!)"
Well, looks like the madness just keeps on coming! What insanity will happen next? What's up with the costume party? What'll happen to Duncan and Kelly next? Has Magneto gone 'round the bend? Can Lila and Todd get to Bayville? What is Roxor doing now? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!