Siege of Space City
Disclaimer: "Allons-y!" - David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Doctor Who
Chapter 21: Splashdown!
Bayville Hospital
Beep...beep...beep...beep...beep...
"Ohhhhh..." Duncan Matthews moaned from his hospital bed, in a body cast. He had been laid up ever since he got ran over by that group of police cars. "Muh back....muh back hurts so bad..." His words were barely understandable due to the injuries to his face. A doctor looked at his chart.
"You're a modern-day miracle, Mr. Matthews." The doctor chuckled. "You got ran over by several cars and had every bone in your body broken, and every major organ traumatized, you're going to be just fine."
"Gimme some morphine..." Duncan begged. The doctor chuckled.
"I'll have the nurse get you some painkiller." He walked away. "Have a good rest, Mr. Matthews."
"Dear sweet Jebus, I need morphine..." Duncan moaned weakly to himself as he was left alone in his room. He then remembered that the TV was on. He looked up at it. A college football game was on. He tried his best to smile. This day wasn't a total disaster. Sure, he'd be in traction for a while, but at least he still had the ability to watch football. However...Duncan's peace was about to be interrupted.
KRESH!
A flying safe blasted through the window and slammed into the injured football player, making him scream.
"Oh, God! This is gonna keep me in here for a year!"
The Xavier Institute
Ororo Munroe, the weather-manipulating Storm, walking towards her greenhouse. A smile was on her face as she carried a new potted plant in her hands.
"This rose that Scarlett found in that jungle is so beautiful." The X-Woman remarked to herself with a small smile. "This will make an excellent addition to my greenhouse." She walked inside and looked around. "Now where can I place you?" She heard screaming. "What?"
"YAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" She noticed Zandar run towards the greenhouse, still dressed as a Cardinal.
"COME BACK HERE!" Paige yelled, chasing after him, still waving her pillow. The angry international crowd as also after them.
"Come back here and-a DIE!" The fat Italian man yelled.
"Oh, not again..." Storm groaned. She quickly put down the rose and ran outside. "No! Do not come near my-!"
"We're going around!" Zandar yelled, as he and the procession proceeded to do so.
"STOP!" Ororo yelled. The group immediately stopped in their tracks, looking like a bunch of cartoon characters.
"Cor blimey!" One of the British punkers grinned. "She's a real nice-lookin' bird, am I right?"
"Shut up!" Patti the blonde punker snapped, smacking the leering punker upside the head.
"Who are you people?" Ororo frowned at the crowd.
"Uh..." Fred the British punker blinked. "...Relatives?"
"Those-a two idiotas ruined-a my dinner!" The fat Italian man yelled, pointing at Paige and Zandar.
"Sounds like you needed to eat less anyway, fatso." One of the Chinese guards snorted.
"Oh, for God's sakes, shut up!" The other Chinese guard groaned.
"You want-a piece of me, little-a man?!" The Italian man snarled, shoving a fist in the guard's face.
"Bring it, fat boy!" The Chinese guard snapped. The two started to fight. The other members of the group, as well as Paige, Zandar, and Ororo, just watched. The weather witch sighed.
"Paige, Sam has been wondering where you've been."
"Around, making new friends." Paige grinned.
"Does that mean I can go home?" Zandar blinked.
"Quiet, you!" Paige whacked him with her pillow. "Finally! I've been waiting God knows how many thousands of miles to do that!"
Space City
"Blast it!" Virus roared in frustration, pounding on the controls. "Blast it! Blast it! Blast it! Blast it all to Hell!"
"What's wrong, Virus?!" Zartan snapped. He was watching over the Professor.
"They bloody shut off the main power of the City!" Virus snapped. "Those punks! Those rotten punks! Ruin my fun, will they?!"
"Then we must evacuate at once." Destro announced to his two compatriots. Meanwhile, the restrained Professor Miyamoto was lost in his own thoughts, completely oblivious to the three Cobra members arguing.
This was my fault. The Professor sighed to himself. I was such a foolhardy man. In my quest to flee from the chaos of the Planet Earth, I've made myself vulnerable to those who would use my creations for evil. And who knows what has happened to my Kimiko.
"Good luck getting away with all those damned Joes running all over the place!" Zartan snapped.
"Oi!" Virus snapped. "Don't worry about it! I got a plan!" He heard the door to the command center open. "What the-?!"
"Top floor! Everybody off!" Jester whooped as the West Coast Misfits and he Malibu Joes, accompanied by Kimiko and Razorback, burst into the command center. "Electronics, housewares, Stupid Cobras." He noticed the professor hanging restrained on a wall. "Professor Miyamoto, I presume?"
"Shut up, Jester!" Hardcase yelled.
"YO JOE!" Quick-Kick whooped.
"Bloody Joes!" Virus snapped. "You shut off this station!"
"Awww, and what're ye going tae do, Virus?" Theresa smirked, crossing her arms. "Cry and throw a tantrum like a little child?" Professor Miyamoto looked over.
"Kim...Kimiko?" The Professor mumbled.
"Father!" Kimiko exclaimed in delight. She started to run towards him, but Razorback held her back. "Hey!"
"Take it easy, kiddo!" Razorback warned her. "It's too dangerous!"
"So, it seems you Joes have foiled us." Destro grunted.
"You're not taking this station, pal!" Hardcase snarled, leveling his twin Smith and Wessons at Destro.
"Ye all can come along quietly, or we can make ye come along." Theresa warned.
"I don't think so, mates." Virus smirked. He quickly placed a device on one of the control panels and pressed a button on it. Alarm klaxons blared and red lights flashed. Outside, the station's thrusters powered on, and starting pushing the station out of orbit, straight towards Earth. "I just sent this station careening towards Earth. Unfortunately, it'll land in the Pacific ocean. I didn't have a chance to alter the course to make it land in Malibu or Florida. Ta, Joes!" He, Zartan, and Destro vanished in a flash of light. The heroes noticed Earth coming up very fast on the screen.
"My station..." Professor Miyamoto moaned weakly.
"We gotta get outta here!" Theresa exclaimed.
"Yeah, let's get back to the Big Pig!" Razorback agreed. He ripped off the Professor's restraints and held the older man gently.
"Father, are you alright?" Kimiko asked in worry.
"I...am fine, dear." Professor Miyamoto sighed. "My station is going to be destroyed. But I am happy that you're alright."
"The Joes and the Misfits protected me, Father." Kimiko smiled.
"You two can do the happy reunion thing later!" Hardcase interrupted the father and daughter. "We gotta get out of here!" The group raced into the elevator, and took it as far down as they could go. The group raced towards the Big Pig.
"Everyone strap in!" Razorback yelled as he jumped in the pilot's seat. "It's gonna be a bumpy ride outta here!"
"I hope nobody here gets airsick." Jester added as he took the next seat and strapped in. "Let's go!"
"I think I'm gonna get airsick." Terrell moaned.
"Shut up and hang on!" Theresa ordered.
"As Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh once said in Lethal Weapon, "I'm getting too old for this-!" He started to curse.
VROOMMMMM!!!
The Big Pig's jets erupted as the shuttle raced from the launching pad into the blackness of space.
"Wasn't there any way to stop the crash?" Kicker asked Kimiko. She shook her head.
"Not at the speed that insane boy had the station going at."
"It does not matter, anyway." Professor Miyamoto said. "This whole experience has made me realize that I have been very foolish. If the station can be repaired, I shall do things much differently." Hardcase started making calls on his Joe-Com, alerting people to the station coming down.
"And if you can't fix it?" Kicker wondered.
"Then it shall remain in the sea, a monument to a foolish ego."
Well, well, well! Looks like our heroes have managed to save the day! What insanity will happen next? Can Space City be repaired? What will Cobra get up to next? Will the X-Men get more guests? Find out soon! Thanks for reading!