Part 2 has arrived! Get ready for an epic showdown readers! Before we begin, let's look at the reviews.
REVIEWS
Guest - I wasn't sure exactly of how his fear related to balloons. I'm sorry if that upset you, but I just needed to find an excuse for Clyde to use that would make sense to his parents.
Guest - You're right! I could've went with crows! I completely forgot about that!
Indy Scott - Yup! Now the super best friends can fight super crime together! Clyde's superhero name will be revealed at the end of this episode so stay tuned!
Matthew Crispin - I'm not so sure about insane but he is powerful. As you're about to see in this chapter.
Guest - That sounds like a great idea! And more than likely will become an actual episode at some point.
Mr. Grey - You're welcome kind sir. Ghost-dot-net and Cyberion are definitely welcome editions to the growing Super Louds villain list. I haven't decided on if Clyde will tell his dads or not but there's a big chance that he will. It's probably not gonna be right now though.
JTWAS1994 - You better believe I'll be exploring more on this! Clyde's heroic adventures have only just begun.
ANNOUNCEMENT
This is your last chance to vote for Season 3. Next episode, the poll results will be revealed. Fingers crossed readers.
Clyde has shown some impressive bravery in the first part of this episode, and now he is tasked with saving Digi-Tech from an online hacker known as Cyberion.
Can he do it? Let's find out! Reviews and constructive criticism welcome!
NB: Credit goes to Mr. Grey for this episode's villain. Credit also goes to a guest review for an idea used in this episode. Thank yous go to both of you.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Loud House. All rights belong to Nickelodeon.
NB: The theme song is "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons, with my own little twist in the lyrics. It follows the same tune though, of course. I felt like the song fit perfectly with the series so, here we are. You can kind of imagine Lincoln singing the lyrics if you like, as I feel they're sort of based off of him.
Theme Song
Just a young gun with a quick fuse
I was uptight, wanna let loose
I was dreaming of bigger things
And wanna leave my old life behind
Not a yes sir, not a follower
Fit the box, fit the mold
Don my mask and attire, my new persona
I was "Lightning" before the "Thunder"
Thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun- thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder, thunder
Thunder, thun-thunder
Thun-thun-thunder, thunder
Thunder, feel the Thunder!
Lightning and Super Thunder!
Thunder, feel the Thunder!
Lightning and Super Thunder!
Thunder, thunder
Thunder!
Episode 24: System Error Part 2
Back at Digi-Tech...
*Lightning gets slammed against a wall by a keyboard*
"Dang Lightning. I didn't expect you to be this weak." said Cyberion.
"Shut up!" exclaimed Lightning, as he shot an electric ball at the hacked computer system.
Unfortunately, this didn't phase it in the slightest.
"You can't shock the machines bro. There's nothing you can do against me." said Cyberion.
"Maybe he can't, but I can." said Mona, as she activated the purple forcefield around her body again.
She then lunged forward and started attacking the keyboards. One by one she punched straight through them.
"What's your game plan now, Cyber?" said Mona, in a taunt.
"You'll see." said Cyberion.
Suddenly, the battle simulator was remotely activated and dozens of purple polygonal figures started appearing on the "battlefield".
"Yikes." said Mona.
"Yikes is right. I estimate about 144 figures here." said Super Sense, using her super sight to quickly scan the room.
"Have fun with that! I'm gonna go mess with the rest of your team." said Cyberion, as his image disappeared from the computer screens.
"We have to figure out how to stop this guy!" said Lightning.
"There's only one solution to this problem right now. *takes out flash drive from his lab coat* We have to insert this flash drive into the main supercomputer in the server room. It has a program on it that's designed to completely reset Digi-Tech's computer system. Hopefully it will be able to get the firewall back up and eradicate this virus in the process." said Dave.
"Lightning, you go to the server room, since you're the only one who can get out of here. We'll handle these figures." said Super Sense.
"Alright. Good luck guys!" said Lightning, taking the flash drive from Dave.
"Same to you Lightning." said Mona, as Lightning flowed into a ceiling light and left the lab.
"*activates her battle arms* Let us do battle!" said Super Sense, as she, Dave and Mona got into fighting stances.
Meanwhile with Clyde...
"Wow. I never realized how beautiful Royal Woods looked at night. Things look pretty different when you have a bird's eye view huh?" said Clyde.
His nanites moved around a bit which seemed to mean that they agreed.
As Clyde continued flying over to Digi-Tech, he didn't notice that a camera drone had picked up his movements and was tracking him.
*Cyberion is typing away at his keyboard when a camera image suddenly flashes across his screen*
"*sees Clyde flying over town and smirks* Some kids never learn." said Cyberion, as he deployed two other camera drones to follow Clyde.
Suddenly, some of Clyde's nanites started moving around him erratically, trying to get his attention.
"What's up nanites?" asked Clyde.
Before he could get his answer, he was suddenly bombarded with laser beams coming from the camera drones tailing him.
"Uh oh! These things again?!" said Clyde.
"Yes, these things again. I told you not to get in my way kid. Now you're gonna learn the hard way." said Cyberion, his voice coming from one of the drones.
Clyde started flying in random patterns, trying to avoid each laser beam. However, this was becoming increasingly difficult to do, and all this air maneuvering was starting to disorient Clyde.
He stopped in midair to regain his bearings, and when he did, one of the drones shot a laser beam directly at him. However, Clyde was not prepared to dodge it. Just before the beam would have hit him however, he suddenly disappeared.
"Whoa. Where'd he go? Hello? Drones? How many powers does this kid have?!" said Cyberion, getting frustrated.
He was suddenly pulled away from this however, from another one of his drones revealing that the rest of Super Thunder had arrived at Digi-Tech.
"Ah, whatever. He's probably dead anyways. Kid's not as smart as he looks. Now, time to give Jack a run for his money as Super Thunder's #1 public enemy...from behind a screen." said Cyberion, as he began hacking away once more.
As the drones flew away from the area, it was revealed what had happened to Clyde.
"Wha? W-W-What did you guys do?" asked Clyde.
He looked below him and saw that the buildings in town looked even bigger than usual.
"Whoa...Did I shrink or something?" asked Clyde.
Some of the nanites formed into a thumbs up, confirming his suspicions.
"Hmm. Alright. That could be useful later. Come on! We've still got to head to Digi-Tech!" said Clyde, as he flew off once more.
Meanwhile with the rest of Super Thunder...
"Alright Thunder, everyone stay alert. We have no idea what this hacker is like." said Mr. Elastic, exiting the Thunderbolt.
"Lisa sounded pretty worried earlier." said Invisi-Girl concerned.
"Yeah, I know. *activates communicator* Lisa! Come in Lisa! Are you there?" said Mr. Elastic.
"I don't think our communicators are working honey. I'm not hearing anything from your line." said Ms. Shift.
"Something must be blocking the signal." said Madame L.
"Um, guys? I think we've got a bigger problem at the moment. *tries pulling on the front doors but they won't budge* The doors are locked." said Powerhouse.
"There's gotta be another entrance!" said Freeze.
"Sorry but all entrances are blocked right now. I apologize for any inconvenience." said Cyberion, with a snicker.
He had hacked into Digi-Tech's PA system to deliver his message. He also seemed to have taken over its security system as well.
"Listen here you! I don't know what your plan is, but one way or another we're gonna put a stop to it!" said Mr. Elastic.
"Wow Gramps. That was a pretty impressive speech. How long did it take you to come up with that one?" said Cyberion.
Mr. Elastic started getting heated, but Ms. Shift stepped in and calmed him down.
"Look! We just want to know why you're doing this to Digi-Tech!" said Ms. Shift.
"Sorry, but I already gave my reason to all the relevant people inside. *sees Lightning entering the server room from a ceiling light* Speaking of relevant people, I've gotta go and handle one. Have fun from the sidelines!" said Cyberion, turning the PA system off.
"Oh this is totes bad!" said Invisi-Girl.
"We can literally see that IG." said Wind Vane.
"He can see us too dudes. Check it out." said The Amp, pointing out the camera drone that was currently watching them.
"Okay, that's creepy." said Flame.
"I'll say! His CAMERAS have this place real SECURE! Hahahaha! Get it?" joked Light Show.
Everyone groaned as usual.
"Hang on Thunder! I have an idea! We can get inside through the vent on the roof! I'll send three of us in there. Can't have too big of a group or we'll be too easy to spot!" said Mr. Elastic.
"But how will we get up there?" asked Invisi-Girl.
"Your old man will give you a boost!" said Mr. Elastic.
"So who's going in dudes?" asked The Amp.
"I'm going." said Powerhouse.
"I'll go too." said Madame L.
"IG, I think you should go with them too. Your invisibility will allow you guys to sneak around undetected." said Mr. Elastic.
"Okay Dad. I've totes got this!" said Invisi-Girl.
"Hold up pops. If that thing's still watching us, won't the hacker dude expect them breaking in?" asked The Amp.
"Not if he can't see them." said Flame, starting to create a cloud of smoke around her.
"Great thinking Flame!" said Freeze.
"Alright! Let's move Thunder! We don't have much time!" said Mr. Elastic, as the team started to put their plan into action.
Meanwhile with Lightning...
"There it is! The supercomputer!" said Lightning, as he started racing over to it.
"Ah-ah-ah! Not so fast Lightning." said Cyberion, suddenly appearing on the computer screen.
"*stops running* Give it up man! Whatever you're planning, it's not going to work!" said Lightning.
"Huh. That's funny. Your dad pretty much said the same thing. I guess sappy speeches run in the family." said Cyberion.
Suddenly, without warning, Lightning found himself being constricted by some wiring on the ground.
"No one can save Digi-Tech anymore bro. It's over. And now it's time to really destroy this company." said Cyberion.
On his computer screen, he gained access to blueprints of Digi-Tech's prototype inventions. He started the process of copying them to his flash drive.
Lightning was still trying to escape his trappings but he wasn't having any luck.
"*grunts* I've got to get to that computer." said Lightning.
Meanwhile with Powerhouse, Madame L, and Invisi-Girl...
*an air vent is removed seemingly by brute force*
"Okay guys. Dave, Mona, and the others should still be here on Floor S." said Madame L, currently invisible.
"Where exactly are they though?" asked Powerhouse, also invisible.
"I'm about to find out." said Madame L.
*Dave, Mona and Super Sense are still fighting off the polygonal figures*
"Lisa. Lisa, where are you?" asked Madame L, via telepathy.
"Madame L?! We're stuck in Mona's lab! Cyberion locked the doors shut!" said Super Sense.
"Super Thunder's here?" asked Mona, punching a figure away.
"I believe so. Madame L just spoke to me using her telepathic abilities." said Super Sense.
"Lisa, we're gonna get you guys out of there. Just hold on." said Madame L, via telepathy once again.
"Some of you should check on Lightning as well! *battle arms punch two figures* He went to the server room to try and stop this virus but it's been awhile since we've heard from him." said Super Sense concerned.
"What did she say Madame?" asked Invisi-Girl.
"Lightning might be in trouble." said Madame L.
"What?! We've gotta go help him!" said Powerhouse, getting riled up.
"Wait Powerhouse. I think you should help Sense and the others. They're stuck in Mona's lab." said Madame L.
"We'll save Linky. Don't worry." said Invisi-Girl.
"Alright. Be careful okay?" said Powerhouse.
"Same to you." said Madame L, as the three dispersed in opposite directions.
Meanwhile with Clyde...
"We're finally here guys!" said Clyde, flying over Digi-Tech.
Suddenly, some of the nanites formed into a hand and started pointing to something below.
"Huh? Is that Super Thunder?" said Clyde, seeing the team grouped together at the front below.
He then noticed that they were being watched by one of Cyberion's camera drones.
"Hey nanites, I know you can make things but can you take something apart?" asked Clyde slyly.
A few seconds later, Super Thunder suddenly looked up to see that the camera drone that was watching them had been dismantled.
*camera drone is in pieces on the ground*
"Did that thing just explode?" asked Wind Vane confused.
"Nope! I did it Lori! It's me! Clyde!" said Clyde.
"Huh? Clyde? Where are you? I don't see you." said Wind Vane, further confused.
"What's up dude?" asked The Amp.
"It's weird. I could've sworn I heard Clyde just now." said Wind Vane.
"Oh shoot! They can't see me! Nanites! Uh...grow?" said Clyde.
Suddenly, Clyde grew back to his normal size and was now visible again.
"Whoa! Clyde! Where'd you come from?" asked Freeze surprised.
"I was the one who destroyed that camera thing. These nanites that your sister made allow me to shrink down to microscopic size!" said Clyde.
"Whoa! No way dude!" said The Amp.
"So you have powers now Clyde?" said Flame.
"That's amazing!" said Ms. Shift.
"Yes it is! What's even more amazing is that we can get inside now! Quick everybody! On the roof! It's time to get the jump on this hacker!" said Mr. Elastic, stretching himself along the building.
Super Thunder quickly climbed up him, while Wind Vane, Ms. Shift and Clyde flew up on their own.
"*shifts back to normal from a crow* Follow momma everybody! Uh, you too Clyde." said Ms. Shift, as she entered the roof vent.
One by one, everyone else followed suit.
Meanwhile with Cyberion...
"What happened to my camera?! Now I can't see Super Thunder!" said Cyberion confused.
While he was distracted by this, Madame L and Invisi-Girl had made it to the server room and were still invisible.
"Psst! Linky! It's me Invisi-Girl! Madame L's here too! We're here to rescue you!" said Invisi-Girl, in a not so quiet whisper.
"Try to be more quiet next time IG." said Madame L, using her telekinesis to remove the wiring that was constricting Lightning.
"Thanks guys. It's time to end this." said Lightning, wasting no time getting to the supercomputer.
He located the main CPU and inserted the flash drive into a USB port.
As soon as the flash drive was inserted, Cyberion was alerted and realized that Lightning had been freed somehow.
"No way. I'm not about to lose when I'm so close!" said Cyberion, as he started hacking again.
Lightning was about to activate the program on the flash drive when it was suddenly ejected automatically. Lightning was understandably confused until Cyberion once again popped up on the computer screen.
"*laughs* You thought you had it didn't you? You can't mess with a master hacker bro. Everybody's gonna know the name of Cyberion. The villain that defeated Super Thunder without even leaving his chair!" said Cyberion, as he started laughing again.
Lightning tried reinserting the flash drive into the CPU again but Cyberion had somehow blocked these ports from being able to be accessed.
"What's wrong Linky?" asked Invisi-Girl.
"Cyberion blocked the USB ports! I can't insert the flash drive to destroy the virus!" said Lightning.
"That scoundrel!" said Super Sense, suddenly appearing at the door, along with Dave, Mona, and Powerhouse.
Invisi-Girl and Madame L suddenly became visible again.
"You guys made it out!" said Lightning.
"Thanks to Powerhouse. Now we've got to figure out how to get out of this situation." said Super Sense.
"If we can't insert the flash drive, then we can't activate the program to reset the system. *sighs* If only their was some way to physically fight the virus." said Dave.
Just then, Super Sense received a vision involving Clyde and the nanites.
"*gasps* That's it! The nanites!" said Super Sense.
"What about the nanites?" asked Mona.
"Even though we can physically touch them, they're still computer programs! Meaning, in theory, they can go into the computer and stop the virus!" said Super Sense.
"That sounds good in theory Sense, but are you sure that would really work? And aren't the nanites still attached to Clyde?" said Dave.
"Yes they are! And we're ready to take down this hacker!" said Clyde, suddenly appearing with the rest of Super Thunder.
"Clyde! You came!" said Lightning, running up to his friend.
"My conscience wouldn't allow me to leave you guys without helping. I wouldn't be able to sleep." said Clyde.
"Clyde, it looks like you're the only one who can help us out of this jam. You sure you're up for it?" asked Mona.
Some of the nanites floated around Clyde excitedly.
"Let's do this." said Clyde.
"Your friends have inflated that ego of yours kid. You wanna take me down? Show me what you've got." said Cyberion.
"Nanites! Uh...I'm not really sure how this is gonna work but...into the CPU!" said Clyde.
The nanites suddenly flying into the CPU, becoming digitized as they entered. Clyde also became digitized, as his body followed the nanites into the computer.
"When you think you've seen everything." said The Amp.
"I can't compute." said Light Show, with another quip.
Meanwhile with Clyde...
"*suddenly appears* Whoa. This is not how I imagined the inside of a computer to look like." said Clyde.
"Welcome to Digi-Tech's computer system bro. As you can see my virus has done a number on this place." said Cyberion.
Clyde observed grayish tendrils blanketing the navy blue space around him. He decided to follow the gray trails until he reached the center of Digi-Tech's system. Here is where the virus had resided. Ghost-dot-net.
Ghost-dot-net was a huge grayish black entity. Its top half resembled a horse, and this horse appeared to have many tentacles which were currently infecting every last part of this system.
"The damage has already been done Clyde. You know, I'm not even surprised that's your name. Textbook example of a nerd." said Cyberion.
"Enough with the insults! You've caused enough damage today Cyberion. It's time to show you the might of my tech!" said Clyde pumped up.
"Nanites! Octopus formation! Spread out and destroy that virus!" said Clyde.
The nanites did as Clyde asked and suddenly spread throughout Digi-Tech's system. They started to destroy Ghost-dot-net piece by piece, slowly pushing it back to its core.
Cyberion started to realize that he was losing control over certain areas of Digi-Tech. He checked on Ghost-dot-net's program and realized that it was essentially being uninstalled.
"What?! No! Come on virus! I engineered you to adapt!" said Cyberion, trying to regain control.
However, Clyde's nanites were making short work of this virus. In no time at all, it had been reduced to a fourth of its original size.
"No!" exclaimed Cyberion in disbelief.
Suddenly, the USB ports opened up on the CPU again.
"The USB ports are open!" said Super Sense.
"Quick Lightning! Activate the program!" said Dave.
Lightning inserted the flash drive and then activated the reset program. Suddenly, Digi-Tech's firewall was brought back up and it started eradicating what was left of the virus.
"*slams his fist against his desk in anger* Dang it!" said Cyberion.
Clyde watched as Ghost-dot-net was burned up by the returning firewall. As he watched though, he quickly realized he had better leave before he met the same fate.
"Nanites! Return! Get me out of here!" said Clyde frantically.
The nanites quickly joined themselves back to Clyde and they all left the computer system just as the firewall had been re-established.
*Clyde reappears among everyone, returning from the computer*
"Clyde! You did it!" exclaimed Invisi-Girl.
"Nice one man." said Powerhouse.
"Dave, how's the system looking?" asked Mona.
"The firewall is back up and running! Digi-Tech's protected again!" said Dave.
Everyone suddenly erupted in cheers of excitement as they celebrated this victory.
The next day at Digi-Tech...
"Well Clyde, I don't see a need to remove the nanites from you any longer. It seems that they've bonded to you for a reason." said Super Sense.
"So you're saying I can keep them?" asked Clyde.
"Well, you wouldn't be much of a superhero without them Clyde." said Mr. Elastic.
"No way! You mean-?"
"Welcome to the team Clyde." said Lightning, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"You're gonna need a hero name though." said Powerhouse.
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot!" said Clyde.
Clyde rubbed his chin in thought before he snapped his fingers with an answer.
"I've got it. Techmite. These nanites are mighty pieces of technology that will help me be the best hero I can possibly be!" said Clyde triumphantly.
"Impressive." said Lightning.
"I was thinking Termite but, nah, Techmite's better." said Freeze.
As Super Thunder continued discussing Clyde as a new hero, Dave and Mona suddenly entered the room. Both had sad looks on their faces.
"What's wrong Dave and Mona?" asked Ms. Shift.
"We just discovered that we lost some files to Cyberion." said Mona.
"What? I thought the system reset itself!" said Lightning.
"It did, but not before Cyberion stole some blueprints for some prototypes of our inventions." said Dave.
"These inventions are nowhere near completion and potentially dangerous in the wrong hands!" said Mona.
"Well, can we track him down?" asked Wind Vane.
"We tried, but it appears that his IP address isn't legit. He was using a fake one." said Dave.
"These kids and their new age technologies! We can't let him get away with this!" said Mr. Elastic.
"Well, you guys got me now. As long as Techmite is here, he won't be able to hack into another place ever again." said Clyde, now known as Techmite.
"We appreciate that Clyde." said Ms. Shift.
Super Thunder and Clyde then came together for a group hug.
Meanwhile with Cyberion...
*computers are being shut down as Cyberion is fleeing his hideout*
"No kid is gonna punk me from the internet. I'll be back. *looks at the flash drive in his hands* Sooner than they think." said Cyberion, as he left the dark room.
His true identity remaining a mystery for now.
Super Thunder now has a new ally! The micro-managing inventor, Techmite!
Whoo! I hope you guys enjoyed the second half of this episode. It took a lot longer to write than I anticipated.
Anyways, let me know in a review what you thought of this episode overall. Next time, we're heading back into Tarantula's Tales where things start getting really interesting.
Until then, this has been 65rogeryork. See you guys around.