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At the Cobra Monster Ship, Golobulus along with all the Cobra Lieutenants, Henchmen, Cobra-La and the Iron Grenadiers waited anxiously for Zartan, Firefly and Scrap-Iron's progress in Chicago, IL.
One of the Tele-Vipers informed "Golobulus, we've received transmission from Xamot and Tomax in Chicago."
"Excellent. Now put them on screen." Golobulus ordered the Tele-Vipers to activate the main computer to respond and Zartan, Firefly, Xamot and Tomax along with the still unconscious Scrap-Iron inside the Cobra Limousine in Chicago.
"What is your report?" Golobulus began.
"Duke and the Baroness survived our rampage when we chased them throughout the entire city. Scrap-Iron was incapacitated and one of the Dreadknoks has been seriously injured in the line of duty." Zartan reported what happened.
"And get this, Cobra Commander's brat of a son, Billy took my exploding fireflies and turned them against us." Firefly added by revealing Billy's involvement.
Golobulus understood what they were talking about by saying "Ah, yes. The son of the Cobra Commander. It's true that he wanted no part of his father's failing legacy. It's also no question that Storm Shadow took the boy in, train him as ninja and the young man aided the G.I. Joes despite not being an official member."
"Is one of the reasons why..." Tomax said.
"Zartan, Firefly, Scrap-Iron and the Dreadknoks..." Xamot added.
"...failed to terminate the two." The Crimson Twins finished their sentence.
"Correction, they've done well." Golobulus surprisingly changed the subject.
"What?" The twins exclaimed.
"They're assignment was to send them a message in the form of the destruction we are capable of causing like what they did in Chicago." Golobulus revealed the real mission
"So does that mean that we didn't fail?" Firefly asked, trying to figure out why Golobulus said those things.
"No, you did not fail me today. You've done your job well. Now find the rest of the Dreadknoks and return to the Mother Ship at once. We have to rendezvous to New York City and call out the enemy by using the Alternator device to spread fear, despair and chaos into the hearts of the human race. " Golobulus ordered them.
"At once, Golobulus!" Zartan, Firefly and the Crimson Twins responded as they disappeared from the screen.
Destro went and informed "Golobulus, we've contacted Raptor, Crystal Ball, Big Boa, Black Out, Cesspool and Croc Master. They will join us tomorrow when we reach the Big Apple."
"But what about the ninjas of ours? The ones who called themselves, Slice, Dice and Shadow Strike, the ninja who rather walk alone to carry out the mission for us?"
"They're in Chinatown, deep in the heart of the entire city, assembling the Red Ninja Clan and the Ninja Vipers to counter act Snake Eyes, Scarlett, the traitor Storm Shadow, Kamakura and Jade who are assembling the G.I. Joe Ninja Force as we speak." Destro
"Good. Contact them and tell them that this is no longer an assignment. It's more like a training excerise to test their deadly skills against our enemies."
"At once, my Lord." Destro responded as Golobulus turned to Dr. Mindbender.
"Dr. Mindbender, what's Lt. Falcon's condition?"
"Speaking of which, his evil side has appeared to be weakening. Two personalities continued to struggle over control of one body. After learning the possibility of the real Falcon regaining control, I managed to put the sedative on him, putting the boy to sleep and gave him a dose of drug to increase the powerful will of his evil side. He will be ready for tomorrow."
"Excellent. And Serpentor?"
"Well, ever since he was transformed into a 7'0" monster, he embraced his monstrous side due to a fact that his transformation is completely unstable. We've struggled to get our beloved Emperor under control but because of his enormous strength, he killed a few Cobra Vipers by just ripping their bodies apart." Dr. Mindbender nervously explained.
"Good because once we unleash him, not even the Joes nor the C.O.I.L. can stand a fighting chance against us and our superiority. We will be disposed of them all and the entire world will finally be ours." Golobulus finished with an evil grin and then he started laughing.
Back in the golden Cobra Mother Ship, while the forces of the C.O.I.L. were preparing for a three way war with G.I. Joe and Cobra, Cobra Commander sat on the throne and with hatred in his eyes reminisce of the memories of his transformation, loyalties and betrayal of his underlings and his rise and fall of power.
Evil Ways (Justice Mix) by Blues Saraceno plays
His memories include his former life as a used-car salesman struggling to make ends meet, his good relationship with his older brother Dan who used to be a soldier serving his country to the very end until he suffered random events that led to his tragic death in a devastating car accident that killed him and the family of three, his first kill that transformed him into an evil charismatic sociopath, leaving his estranged wife and taking full custody of his son, Billy, founding a ruthless terrorist organization that rose to power in order to rule the entire world with an iron fist, how he met Golobulus and Cobra-La and have sworn alligence to them, his first battle against his arch enemies, G.I. Joe, a devastating classic war with them that led to his constant defeat and conflict within Cobra, his power struggle with his replacement, Serpentor who replaced him as the leader of the organization he himself had founded which led him to form the C.O.I.L., created to oppose Serpentor and take back control of Cobra, his failed schemes in order to regain the position of power, betrayals and defiance of his underlings during the war and being subjected to the mutation spores that devolved him into a Cobra as punishment for his constant failures during what was thought to be the last stand between G.I. Joe and Cobra which led to the destruction of the Broadcast Energy Transmitter.
He continued to stroll down memory lane starting with the aftermath of the last stand. Including his first contact with the supernatural chemicals that transformed him into a man sized humanoid snake and formed a special bond with the humanoid snakes in his quest to get revenge on those who betrayed him and regain his position of power, his brutal battle with Serpentor which led to his victory over the Cobra Emperer and regained control of Cobra, once again chewing out his underlings for their failures, him shooting General Hawk in the back, paralyzing him from the waist down, his underlings betrayed him once again after Serpentor returned, regaining his leadership position when he was in Scarlett's body and the reemergence of Cobra-La, being turned back into a powerless human being by the Alternator Device, being held prisoner in his own dungeon until he put his differences with the Joes aside to escape, returned to his former quarters and put his armor on, the reemergence of the C.O.I.L. and adopting the giant cobra and finally the destruction of the Terrordome and Cobra Island as part of his contingency plans.
His stroll down memory lane concluded with him crushing his royal cup with an unholy anger.
"I've been their leader for many, many years. I've made necessary sacrifices and made all of the hardest decisions for the greater good of Cobra. And what I got in return is betrayal, treachery and the severe and unforgivable act of treason!" Cobra Commander hissed as he threw the royal cup to the floor with force.
"Soon they will face my wraith with extremely brutal and violent prejudice. I will be superior to them all once I destroy them. I will kill Serpentor, Golobulus, Destro, Dr. Mindbender, Storm Shadow, the Baroness and Duke to satisfy my hunger, thirst and the urge for revenge! If someone is destined to rule the entire world, no, the entire universe, it'll be me!" Cobra Commander said with an menacing tone of his hissing voice.
The giant cobra slithered by her new master's side and the Commander gently pet her.
"Soon my pet, we will have our revenge and fulfill our destiny together." Cobra Commander told the giant cobra as she hissed in agreement.
In Chinatown located in New York City, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are meditating on top of the hotel.
They opened their eyes, got up on their feet, pulled out their katanas and started practicing their ninja katas.
After finishing their katas, they immediately had a sparring match. They ran to each other and their swords clinged.
Storm Shadow swung his sword at Snake Eyes but Snake Eyes ducked Matrix style and kipped up.
Snake Eyes also swung his swords but Storm Shadow jumped in the air and front flipped on his feet.
Storm Shadow swung his sword again but Snake Eyes managed to corkscrew roll in the air to dodge it.
Both ninjas sparred back and forth until the sparring ended with both swords clashed.
They put both swords away and bowed to each other before they looked at the sunset.
"Sword brother." Storm Shadow spoke and both ninjas stared at each other as Storm Shadow said "It is time."
Snake Eyes nodded his head in agreement.
In Kamakura's room, Kamakura practiced his fighting kata while the radio played House of Flying Daggers by Raekwon featuring Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah and Method Man.
Snake Eyes appeared on his window, causing Kamakura to turn around and throw a ninja star at him.
Snake Eyes caught it and threw right back at him. Kamakura pulled out his sword and sliced the ninja star into two as both of them stabbed the wall.
Snake Eyes went for the attack but Kamakura caught him, Judo threw him to the floor and placed the edge of his sword against his throat.
Snake Eyes was impressed by Kamakura's defense, he gave him the thumbs up before the young ninja pulled him back on his feet.
"Is it time?" Kamakura asked.
Snake Eyes nodded yes.
Bandoleros by Don Omar Featuring Tego Calderón plays
In Jade's room, Jade did the split on both chairs, stretching her toned legs while toplessly baring her breasts.
When Storm Shadow appeared on her window, Jade was immediately on her guard.
"Sore wa iku suru jikandesu. Jumbi shitte." Storm Shadow said "It's time to go. So get ready." in Japanese.
"Hai!" Jade responded by saying yes in Japanese before putting the chairs away.
"Sutekina rakku." Storm Shadow turned around, said "Nice rack" in Japanese and winked his eye at her.
Jade was offended by that remark and turned back to the window only to find out that Storm Shadow was already gone.
"Babaca!" She hissed "asshole" in Portuguese.
In the room he shared with Scarlett, Snake Eyes gently woke her up by touching her loose hair, causing her to moan in falsetto.
Scarlett opened her eyes, stared at Snake Eyes and asked him "Is it time to gather the Ninja Force yet?"
Snake Eyes nodded yes.
"All right. Let me get dressed." Scarlett removed the bed sheets from her naked body, got up from bed and went to the bathroom.
Snake Eyes went to his bag and pulled out his new uniform designed for the Ninja Force missions. Storm Shadow in his room did the same thing.
The Heavy's How You Like Me Now plays
Back in Chicago at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, Duke and the Baroness in each other's bodies were taking a shower at the same time, washing each other with body wash for 30 minutes.
After finishing with the shower, the Baroness blow dried and hot combed her formerly long black hair and placed it into a high bun ponytail while Duke trimmed his thin beard and goatee a little bit and his hair into an edgy buzz cut.
After drying themselves off, they put on the white clothes for the big yacht party. The Baroness in Duke's body wore a white fitted polo shirt, casual white pants and the white Nike Air Force Ones while Duke in the Baroness' body wore an eloquent White Summer Sexy cheap Long prom dress, white stilettos, Long Diamond Dangling Drop Earrings and a big diamond bracelet. Even the Baroness puts some makeup on Duke to make her former body look extremely sexy.
They looked in a mirror and complimented each other off of their looks.
"My, darling. You're absolutely handsome."
"Thanks. That goddess like body of yours is still turnin' a lot of heads."
"Well, not anymore when I chose you."
"No, fate brought us together. So are you ready?"
"Of course."
"All right then, let's go."
They stepped out of their hotel room and walked all the way to the elevator, arm to arm. After the elevator took them to the first floor, they went to the parking lot where Duke parked his Chevrolet Camaro 2010 Black with White Stripes.
They went to passenger side and Duke opened the door for her. The Baroness obliged to that gesture and then Duke closed the door for her before getting in the car and ignited until the engine starts rumbling and they drove from the parking lot and headed to the Chicago Yacht Club where the giant Yacht hosted by a multi billionaire Tycoon.
On their way there, they drove through downtown to see the lights and they were amazed about how bright and glamorous they really.
"Beautiful." Baroness spoke with a soft tone of her voice.
"Hell yeah." Duke agreed.
After finally arriving at the Chicago Yacht Club where the guests are docking, Duke parked the car and like a gentleman, he escorted her to the yacht. All of the guests are docked inside and the giant yacht set sail for the Chicago River where the yacht will sail around the city.
Through out the night, the DJ was playing random songs like My Boo by the Ghost Town DJ's and the guests were dancing to the beat while the rest of them were dining on food served from the restaurant Smith & Wollensky.
After they ate their meals, Duke and the Baroness were having a conversation between one another.
"Well, how's the food so far?"
"Delicious. I'm beginning to take back all the mean things I said about this country. Despite the political bullshit the corrupted politicians shoved up everybody's throats."
"Yeah, we've been having those issues for hundreds of years. But this country has been resilient through all of that and taking steps to unite with other countries around the world."
"Except the ones like Cobra opposed that idea for an evil purpose. Hellbent on world domination and destruction like I was."
"But you gave up that life to start a new one."
"By turning on Cobra to save you and the Joes from getting killed the night we've switched bodies with each other. You ended up having my breasts and I ended up having your manhood inside your pants."
"Yeah, well, that's one way of putting it. Anyways, have you gotten over your issue with Snake Eyes about...well, y'know?"
"Of course, Duke. I've resolved my issue with him before Lift-Ticket dropped us off at the Slaughterhouse a few days ago."
"Well, that's good. I've asked you that question just to make sure you two don't kill each other. Snake's got it hard too because of the guy's past."
"Other than me falsely accusing him for killing my brother?"
"Yeah. He survived a brutal ambush along with Stalker and Storm Shadow before G.I. Joe classifiably existed, he lost his family including his twin sister in a car accident by a drunk driving maniac, scarring his face and losing his voice when he saved the life of my ex girlfriend Scarlett from an exploding helicopter and..."
"Let me guess, he went through a personal feud with Storm Shadow when Zartan framed Storm Shadow for the crime of assassinating the Hard Master during their days in the Arashikage Clan."
"You got it. Did Storm Shadow told you that?"
"Yes. Before Cobra resurfaced, after we secretly reunited, Storm Shadow comforted me when I was domestically assaulted by Destro, who was acting out of character. I was at my all time low until Storm Shadow picked me up when I was down and out. He also had a troubled and complicated life like I was ever since he was framed for killing his uncle by Zartan."
"Why would Zartan do that?"
"Because his real target was Snake Eyes."
"What?"
"Yes. He took Storm Shadow's bow and arrow and shot an arrow through the dojo when he thought that Snake Eyes was inside by seeing a shadow that shaped like him."
"So they mistook the Hard Master for Snake Eyes, huh? Well, Zartan's really gonna get a ninja style ass kickin' from either Snake Eyes or Storm Shadow the next time he goes up against either of them."
"No doubt they will, Duke. Like I'm going to make an example of Destro for he did to your handsome face the next time I cross paths with him."
"Speaking of which, I still have a score to settle with Serpentor because I want to make that son of a bitch pay for what he did to me one year ago." Duke reminded her about his issue with Serpentor as he placed his feminine hand on the heart side of his former body's chest.
"That scar has been haunting you for over a year. A stab right through it has created a demon that could take forever to exercise."
"No, the only way I'm going to exercise that demon...is to kill Serpentor. That bastard's a deadman the next time I face him."
"But Duke, he's a seven foot, three hundred plus pound giant humanoid snake with superior strength! You're no match for him." Baroness protested against that idea.
"Don't worry, okay? I fought school bullies his size back at high school." Duke confidently boasted.
"But this is different than high school! You may talk like that but how can..." Baroness paused when Duke put his finger on her lips to stop her protest.
"Simple, Baroness. I'm sure you're familiar with these words. After being inside your body, I learned that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
"Wait a minute. Are you calling me a dog?"
"No, this is not what I meant! I..."
"How dare you call me a dog?"
"C'mon, Baroness. I was only..."
"Kidding? No, you are not!"
"Oh my god. I've resurrected the evil Baroness. What the hel have I done?" Duke palmed his face in disbelief.
Then the Baroness started laughing hysterically which causes Duke to cover his mouth in horror. She stopped laughing and said "Fooled ya!" before she resumed laughing.
"Wait a second. You were playing a joke on me. Were you?"
D'Angelo's Lady plays
"Of course. I haven't done anything funny since I last saw Cobra Commander hilariously bungled his way to defeat."
"Okay, you got me. That's the first time I see you have a since of humor."
"Of course, Duke. That's what made it so funny."
"You thought that was funny? Try Shipwreck, Alpine and Bazooka because they're the class clowns of the Joe team!"
"Yes, I got that impression when saw Alpine and Bazooka once bungled their way to stop me, Zartan and Cobra Commander in the Cobra Funhouse trap on one of the islands Cobra used to relocate time and time again."
"Yeah, Flint and Lady Jaye reported that to General Hawk after they rescued the top scientists from creating a weapon or invention."
"What about Shipwreck? What's he like on the Joe team, other than being a smartass?"
"Shipwreck is like Popeye and Jack Nicholson rolled up into one. A real sailor from the Navy Seals with an attitude of a pirate and the self proclaimed saltiest of all seadogs."
"Before we came here, the girls and I had a girl talk about everything. Including Shipwreck. They told me that he, Lifeline and Dial-Tone abused their authority when they were temporarily promoted to Colonels."
"Which turned out to be Cobra's plot to damage our moral and destroy us but thanks to General Hawk, we turned the tables on those bastards. After that, the now former or should I say never have been promoted officers, mainly Shipwreck has learned their lesson from that."
"Back when I was with Cobra, we've learned that lesson the hard way many times when we plotted against Cobra Commander over leadership of the organization I helped created."
"But ol' chrome dome was an egotistical, megalomaniacal and paranoid who's hellbent on becoming king of the world in his own damn way."
"Not to mention that he gives us a hard time to put up with his bullshit in our disparate attempts to fulfill our conquest."
"And he's so full of shit."
"Well, I'm happy that I don't work for that asshole anymore. I'm free from him forever."
"Good. I hope you're free for me to take you on a dance. Ready to cut a rug?" Duke extended his feminine hand to her.
The Baroness happily took it and replied "Oh, darling. I'd be delighted."
They got on the dance floor, the DJ started playing Ball by T.I. Featuring Lil Wayne and they already started dancing.
Through out the night, Duke and the Baroness pulled out a few breath taking dance moves while the DJ played songs like Flo Rida's Good Feeling and Wild Ones, Chris Brown's Beautiful People, Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Boom (DJ Ammo/Poet Named Life Megamix), Usher's OMG, T-Pain's Freeze, Kylie Minogue's Can't Get You out of My Head, Cee-Lo Green's Bright Light Bigger City, Tevin Campbell's Can We Talk, Aaliyah's Hot Like Fire (Timbaland's Groove Mix), Ciara's C.R.U.S.H. and Mr. Cheeks' Crush On You.
They danced until the DJ decided to slow down the pace by playing 2 Become 1 by Spice Girls.
All couples began to waltz around the dance floor in slow and gentle way.
The Baroness began speaking in a sooth tone "This is wonderful."
"A moment like this?"
"That and the moon. It feels so romantic." They stared at the full moon while they're still dancing.
"I'm glad that you liked it." Duke smiled.
"No, Duke. I love it." Baroness corrected him.
"This is the "I love you" part that you're going to say." Duke knew that this was coming.
"I've already told you that. Now I'm showing you how much I really love you. I cannot fight the urge anymore." Baroness revealing her desire to put the cherry on top of her relationship with him.
"Me neither. You remember when I told you that of all that sex is gonna have to wait?" Duke reminded her.
"Yes. Why?" Baroness asked him.
"Because of my feelings for you, I can't wait anymore either. But if anything happens to either one of us, let's do this on a high note." Duke answered.
"I'd rather live or die with you than live or die alone. You are a worth living or dying for."
Kiss From A Rose by Seal plays
"A bond and a love that we share..."
"...for all eternity." Baroness finished as they stop dancing and started kissing under the moonlight. They continue to hold each other tightly during their everlasting lip lock.
After party ended when the giant yacht sailed back to the dock where they took off, all the guests including Duke and the Baroness went back to their vehicles and left.
After they got back to the hotel and went inside their room, both Duke and the Baroness resume their lip lock while taking their clothes off until they had nothing on but their underwear.
After removing the bra of her former body during their french kiss marathon, the Baroness using her male body's muscular arms carried Duke to bed, gently laid him down, took the panties off and started to lick her former body from head to toe causing Duke to moan like a rugged man.
For hours until 3 AM, they went through different sections of sex to satisfy the Baroness' body's sexual appetite. The more the Baroness gave Duke everything his former body has, the more Duke feels vulnerable when his female body's sexual stamina's been constantly recovered due to a fact the Baroness was a sex addict.
After the last back and forth section of sex, the Baroness' body is finally spent with Duke climaxing and groaning in exhaustion. They resided under the cover with the Baroness laying her head on her former body's breasts.
"I gotta tell you, Baroness. Your body is extremely stubborn when it comes to sex." Duke exhaustedly complimented his female body's sexual appetite.
"Yes and your body has a way of putting women to bed. It's magnificent." The Baroness replied while playing with her manly fingers on her former body's chest.
"I'm glad to hear that. It's not everything you get to have sex with someone who switched bodies with you." Duke smiled while removing the front strands of his long black hair from his eyes with his right hand.
"But Duke, if we keep this up, we may end up making a baby and my body will be pregnant." Baroness stated, worrying about the whole pregnancy situation when or if she returns to her body.
After realizing that she was right, Duke said "Then I'll do everything in my power to protect you and the kid. As a G.I. Joe, it's my job and duty to protect those that needed protecting. If someone has a problem with that, well they can kiss my ass."
"As bad ass as you're trying to be, darling, I'm serious about this. Not to mention I haven't contemplate about starting a family and raise some children. But if we do that, what if they grew up and make the same mistakes we made in the past?" Feeling haunted by all the evil things she's done in the past as a member of Cobra, the Baroness was worried her and Duke's future children will grow up to follow in her destructive footsteps.
"We'll do anything we can to raise our kid and teach him or her the lessons about our different pasts and hopefully have a brighter future than us. Either way, I'm not gonna lose you and I'll be damned if I do." Duke calmly reassure that they'll make sure that it won't happen as long as they're alive.
"I hope you're right." The Baroness became relieved by those words.
"Me too, Baroness. Me too." Duke finished their conversation as they kissed each other in the lips and went to sleep, resting the night away.
Next time on G.I. Joe Trading Faces: A silent but violent clash took place in New York as Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Storm Shadow, Kamakura and Jade met up with the Ninja Force and battled the Cobra Red Ninjas led by Slice & Dice.