The Starr Chronicles
To Chiomon: Hey there, Chiomon! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Actually, in the latest She-Hulk comic, Spidey did sue JJJ, but they ended up settling. I thought it would be funny to see the Brotherhood redecorate Jameson's office as only they can, heh heh. Enjoy the new chapter!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there, Sparky! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I was glad to use your idea! It was too funny to pass up! And it did inspire me a lot. Now let's see…Jameson walks into his office, and finds it trashed, with toilet paper and graffiti, and of course, ol' Flat-Top blows his stack. I like that idea, and I think that's how he'd react anyway.
To Aaron: Hey there, Aaron! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yep, the Brotherhood has struck again. You'll see what Lance and Todd did to J. Jonah Jameson's office in this chapter, man. You know Scott, he's always worrying about the Brotherhood. As for the Cosmic Axe, I think Toad doesn't want the Brotherhood to become dependent on the Axe. I think that Axe has given him something besides powers when he holds it, if you know what I mean. I don't plan to have the Brotherhood in Cleveland. Besides, Kid Razor is going to make Scott wish the Brotherhood were there. Enjoy the new chapter!
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Are Kelly and Duncan victims of bad karma? Maybe. I dunno. Enjoy the new chapter!
To RogueFanKC: Hey there, Rogue Fan! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I read your new story "Apokolips Deferred" and I loved it! Looks like Live Wire is going to be a Female Fury, whether she likes it or not. Yeah, the Brotherhood have an awesome motto, and Jameson will blow his stack. Don't worry about it. Scott's got issues. What can I say? Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Apokolips Deferred"!
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I read the new chapter of "Evolution XMJ" and I loved it! More mutants than you can shake a stick at! Don't worry, you'll get to see what the Brotherhood did to Jameson's office. I don't plan to have the Brotherhood in Cleveland. The X-Men will meet someone there who will be a lot more annoying than the Brotherhood. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Evolution XMJ" and "Cry Havok"!
To todd fan: Hey there, todd fan! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yup, nothing like an envelope full of attack dogs to put some spring in your step. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Slugs and Snails" and "Random Tales of The Magic Roundabout"!
Disclaimer: "I am the Excellence of Execution!" - Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Chapter 49: Arrival!
The Daily Bugle offices, New York City
A man with black hair in a flat-top and graying temples with a Hitler mustache walked into the offices, wearing a trenchcoat and hat over a suit, and smoking a cigar. His name was J. Jonah Jameson, and he was the chief editor of the Daily Bugle. He also happened to be a major detractor of Spider-Man. Betty Brant noticed him walking toward his office.
"Welcome back, Mr. Jameson." Betty smiled sweetly, filing her nails.
"Yeah, yeah." Jameson replied.
"A couple janitors cleaned up your office for you." Betty told the editor.
"Good for them." Jameson grumbled as he entered his office. He walked in, and his eyes widened and his jaw dropped, causing his cigar to fall out of his mouth. His office was horrible. The floor was a mess, with papers, shattered items, and other stuff all over, the walls were painted lime green with pink stripes, all the furniture was nailed to the ceiling, and in the center of the room…there was a small statue of Spider-Man. The statue was of Spidey razzing, and a note was around its neck:
SPIDEY AND THE BROTHERHOOD RULES, JAMESON DROOLS!
The editor bared his teeth as he growled in rage. His face turned bright red, and steam escaped his ears, making a sound like a kettle boiling over.
"THOSE LITTLE SUPERPOWERED MOTHER-!" He started to yell out. A steamboat's whistle was heard outside, cutting off the rest of his screaming. "AHHH!" He realized the cigarette he dropped had just set his foot on fire. "DAH! MY FOOT! GEEZ! GOOD GOD!" He started leaping about on one foot. "HELP ME!"
Cleveland, Ohio
The X-Jet landed in the middle of the city park. Storm activated a device in the X-Jet that was similar to Kurt's image inducer, making the jet seemingly disappear. Ororo, Scott, Jean, Sam, Kurt, and Kitty walked out of the jet. They looked like people who were walking on stairs made of air who were walking out of a portal that appeared out of nowhere.
"So this is Cleveland. Kind of…nice." Jean smiled. She saw two kids staring at the six mutants. They blinked for a minute, then shrugged and walked away.
"Man, that was weird." One of the kids said.
"Jimmy, you haven't been here long, have you?" The other kid snickered. "You obviously have no idea what really happens all the time here in Cleveland, do you?"
"Looks like the kids here are really used to seeing some strange stuff." Sam blinked.
"Ja." Kurt agreed with a nod. Suddenly, they saw a couple metalheads run by.
"Look!" One metalhead pointed up into the sky. The metalheads and the mutants looked up. They saw a streak of rainbow-colored light race across the sky.
"What is that?" Ororo wondered.
"That's Kid Razor up there, lady!" One metalhead grinned. "He rocks! He's not like all those other heroes in New York! They suck!"
"Yeah!" The other metalhead agreed. They raced off in the direction of the streak. The X-Men all looked at each other, incredibly confused.
"What kind of city did we end up in?" Jean wondered.
"Maybe we should, like, follow the metalheads." Kitty suggested.
"Vhy not?" Kurt shrugged. "Maybe ve'll get to see ze Rock 'n' Roll hall of Fame while ve're here." The X-Men followed the metalheads. They went to an arcade, where they found an unusual-looking character. He wore black sunglasses, and he appeared to be dressed as a wizard: blue robes with golden stars and a pointy blue hat with golden stars on it. He also was holding a golden rod with a glowing tip shaped like a pinball bumper. "Vho's that?" Kurt asked the others. The metalheads overheard.
"The punk calls himself the Pinball Wizard." One of the metalheads answered.
"Yeah. They say he was some pinball-obsessed weapons designer who went nuts." The other metalhead added. He noticed the costumes. "You guys superheroes or something?"
"…kind of. Why?" Scott blinked. The metalheads smirked.
"Kid Razor is not exactly…thought of…as a…welcome…addition among the superhero community." One of the metalheads smirked. While they were talking, the Pinball Wizard was cackling, firing what appeared to be explosive metal balls everywhere from the sleeves of his robes.
"Whoo yeah!" The Pinball Wizard whooped. "All those who thought of me as a joke shall learn of the might of the Ultimate Game Magician, the Pinball Wizard! And this arcade shall learn of the joys of pinball…or suffer!" The Pinball Wizard fired a pinball at the arcade machine, making it explode.
"X-Men…" Scott sighed. "We'd better get ready to take this guy down gently."
"X-Men?" The metalheads scratched their heads. A guitar riff was suddenly heard. The metalheads and the X-Men looked up and saw a figure, covered in a rainbow-colored energy field, float down toward them.
"Well, well, well." The figure smirked. "The Kid of Rock says that that pinhead Pinball Wizard is at it again." The figure appeared to be a teenaged boy, around 17. He had long blond hair which looked like a lion's mane. His boyish face was decorated with red Ultimate Warrior-esque face paint with patches of black-and-white checkerboard. His muscular, yet sleek frame was covered by a black Iron Maiden t-shirt and a pair of long red wrestling tights decorated with black-and-white razor blades. He wore white wrestling-style boots with black-and-red fringe. His hands and wrists were decorated by a pair of red wristcuffs with red fringe and a black-and-white razor blade on each one. His costume was completed by a red sleeveless leather jacket with patches of black-and-white checkerboard at the shoulders. He also was holding a red Gretsch guitar with a black-and-white checkerboard pickguard. The kid smirked at the whooping metalheads and the X-Men.
"Kid Razor, I presume?" Storm asked.
Cleveland City Park
In the park, the X-Jet started shaking wildly. A hatch burst wide open and a blur raced out at incredible speed.
Bayville High Gymnasium
"Come on, Matthews! You can do it!" The kids and the gym coach cheered. Duncan was climbing the hanging rope.
"Oh yeah, baby!" Duncan whooped. "I rock!" Duncan reached the top and touched the ceiling.
"You still got the record, Matthews. Nice work." The gym coach nodded with a smile at Duncan.
"No problem, Coach." Duncan grinned. He heard a snap. "Huh?" He noticed the rope had snapped. "Uh oh. WAHHHHHH!" In front of a shocked student body, Duncan fell all the way down to the ground, hitting the ground face first with a THUD! "OW! Ohhhh…" The students and the coach heard barking. "Oh no, not again…" Duncan moaned. A group of wild dogs ran in and started mauling Duncan. "AHHHHHHH! HELP ME! OW! CALL A DOCTOR! OW! MAMA! NOT THE FACE!"
Principal Kelly's Office
Principal Kelly put a dollar into his private vending machine. He was looking to have a soda.
"Let's see…" Kelly looked at the choices. He grinned. "Ooh! This one is nice." He pressed a button. He heard whirring and clicking from within the machine. No soda came out. "What?" Kelly went down to one knee and looked at the slot. "That's strange." He then did something very unwise: He stuck his hand in the machine to get his soda, muttering. "Stupid machine…" He muttered as he moved his arm further and further into the machine. Whirring and clicking was heard from within the machine, and Kelly's eyes widened. "AHHHHHHHHH!" He started jerking around. "HELP ME! GET ME OUT! MY ARM IS STUCK! HELP ME! MOMMY!"
Well, well, well! Looks like the X-Men have just met another costumed hero! What insanity will happen next? Who is this hero? How will he get along with the X-Men? Is there a mutant community in Cleveland? Will Kelly and Duncan ever get a break? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
