Mall of the Wild
"This is gonna be fun!" Bree whooped as she drove the van.
"I have to admit this was a good idea," Cover Girl said. "The girls do need some new clothes and stuff."
"Not to mention that this will be a good for you girls," Scarlet said. "Do a little bonding."
"Not to mention some damage to the credit cards," Althea grinned.
"I haven't been in a mall in ages," Wanda admitted. "Well not shopping in one anyway. I kind of trashed one a while back but that doesn't really count."
"Well that doesn't sound too bad," A Native American woman with long black braids sat next to her. She wore a red top and jeans and did not look very happy. "Actually I would prefer to trash the mall rather than shop at it."
"Aw come on Raven," Bree said. "Lighten up. You could use some time off base."
"Why couldn't you get Lady Jaye or Jinx or… well anyone else?" Raven moaned.
"Because they are all on missions," Scarlet told her. "Will you lighten up! This is a girl's day out. It will be fun."
"I am a warrior," Raven grumbled. "This is not my idea of fun."
"You can get a new outfit to impress Slipstream," Althea said. Turning to Wanda she told her. "That's her boyfriend."
"He is not my boyfriend!" Raven protested.
"Oh please," Cover Girl said. "You two have been trading sparks since you defected from Cobra to join GI Joe!"
"We have not!" Raven said sharply.
"You are in such denial of your feelings," Cover Girl said. "We're all friends here. You should be more open and share with us."
"Oh what about you and Shipwreck?" Raven said.
"What about me and Shipwreck?" Cover Girl said. "We just live together, as caretakers for the kids! Nothing more!"
"I wouldn't say that," Althea said. "You and my dad really get along pretty well."
"Not that well!"
"Besides she likes Low Light," Wanda said.
"I DO NOT!" Cover Girl shouted.
"What?" Scarlet yelped.
"When did this happen?" Bree said.
"Nothing happened!" Cover Girl protested.
"So you do like my dad?" Althea smiled.
"I DIDN'T SAY THAT EITHER!" Cover Girl shouted.
"Now who's in denial about her feelings?" Raven cackled.
"We're here!" Bree sang out as they entered the parking lot.
"And not a moment too soon!" Cover Girl groaned. "There's a space!"
"But that other guy is going for it," Scarlet said.
"Not if I can help it!" Bree shouted as she swerved, cutting off the guy and claiming the space. "Yes!"
The driver protested by honking the horn. "You snooze you lose pal!" Bree shouted out as he drove by.
"This is going to be fun," Wanda said as they left the van and headed into the mall.
"So what are we going to do first?" Althea asked.
"Bath and Beauty products!" Bree called out.
"Make up!" Cover Girl said.
"Clothes!" Scarlet said.
"Guns and Ammo!" Raven said. They all looked at her. "Okay then how about the Electronics Boutique? At least I can get a game that will let me blow stuff up!"
"What do you girls want to do?" Scarlet asked the two teenagers. "This is your day out."
"I want to start with the bath and body stuff," Wanda said.
"Me too," Althea nodded. "They have cool stuff there."
"Yay!" Bree chirped happily.
"Ugh," Raven groaned.
"Then we'll hit Electronics Boutique," Wanda said.
"Yay!" Raven smiled.
"Ugh," Bree groaned.
The gang enjoyed themselves in the Bath and Body Works shop. Even Raven when she found some bath gel she liked. Then they went into the Electronics Boutique store and played with the games. Raven got a few she liked and so did Wanda, Althea and to everyone's surprise Bree.
"I like Harvest Moon," She admitted. "It's so cute. You get to farm and raise animals and grow crops."
"Bo-ring," Raven grumbled. "Give me a shooting game any time!"
"You just like to blow things up," Cover Girl said.
"You say that like it's a bad thing," Raven said.
Then they hit the clothes stores. Wanda and Althea got into the spirit, pretending they were fashion models. So did Scarlet, Cover Girl and Bree. Raven however was another story.
"I hate clothes shopping," Raven grumbled. "It's just boring and I hate taking off outfits and putting them on again."
"I don't know," Cover Girl held up a shimmering dress. "I'll bet you can wow Slipstream with this little number."
She looked at it. "Well I guess it wouldn't hurt to try it on," She said quickly, taking it.
"I'm gonna go try these on," Wanda said going into the fitting room.
"Me too," Althea followed her.
By strange coincidence at the exact same time The Baroness was trying outfits on in the fitting room. "These shoddy rags are pathetic!" She hissed. "They're too small!"
"It's not the outfits," The sales girl muttered underneath her breath.
"What was that?" The Baroness snapped.
"I said I'll get you something that fits," She said and hurried away.
Just then Althea and Wanda walked in. Althea nearly walked in on the Baroness. "Occupied!" She shouted.
"Whoops. Sorry," Althea said, not recognizing the voice. "Hey this dress is nice!" She noticed a discarded dress on the door and reached for it.
"That's mine you little thief!" Baroness poked her head out and grabbed it. Then she saw who was in the room with her. "YOU?"
"YOU?" Althea and Wanda shouted at the same time.
"You little freaks! Give me back my dress!" She tugged on it so hard it ripped in half.
Althea looked at the label. "Size 8? Who are you kidding?"
"Laugh this off!" The Baroness took out a pistol and started to shoot up the place.
Althea and Wanda dodged the lasers. "Wanda take her out!" Althea shouted.
"With pleasure!" Wanda threw a hex bolt at her so hard she smashed through the dressing room.
"What the…?" Scarlet looked over. "The Baroness!"
"Scarlet?" The Baroness got up shakily.
"Baroness?" Cover Girl snapped.
"You too?" Baroness snapped. "Fine, more targets to destroy!" She grabbed a small hidden grenade from her purse and threw it at them.
"Boy security is lousy at this store!" Bree shouted as she grabbed an arm off a mannequin and hit the grenade away from them just before it exploded. Luckily she hit it to a section of the store no one was near so no one got hurt.
"The nurse?" Baroness hissed and then saw Raven. "And the traitor! Just my luck!"
"Yeah all bad," Raven snarled making a fist. "GET HER!"
"I COULD REALLY USE SOME HELP HERE!" Baroness shouted. Suddenly several women appeared with lasers and started firing. "Ladies meet my personal guard! Guards, destroy them!"
"Oh wonderful," Scarlet ducked for cover. "The one time I leave the base without my crossbow!"
"Did anybody bring any weapons?" Bree asked.
"Who need's em!" Althea said. "Wanda see those sprinklers? Can you turn 'em on?"
"Yeah why…Oh I get it," Wanda threw a hexbolt. Soon there was water all over the place raining down.
"Fools I'm all wet!" The Baroness hissed. "What good does that…? Uh oh." Too late she remembered what Althea could do.
"Yeah uh oh," Althea grinned and used her powers to make the water droplets attack the troops like killer bees.
"I am out of here!" The Baroness fled. She ran by a counter filled with jewelry and smashed it, scooping up some diamond necklaces. "Well at least this trip won't be a total loss."
"Get her!" Scarlet shouted. "She's getting away!"
Raven and Cover Girl retrieved some weapons from their foes and chased after her. People fled to get out of the way of the women. The Baroness threw another grenade at the women. Just before it exploded, Wanda threw a hexbolt at it so it fizzled.
"Bree and Scarlet are mopping up," Althea shouted as she and Wanda ran up to them.
"Get back!" Cover Girl warned as the Baroness started firing again.
"What does it take for you stupid brats to die?" Baroness screamed.
"Who are you calling stupid?" Wanda snapped throwing hexbolts around, causing several objects to attack her.
"Yeah especially where you're standing!" Althea snapped.
"What do you…?" She looked behind her and saw there was a fountain. "Oh no!"
"Oh yeah!" Althea shouted creating a huge tidal wave that washed the Baroness away.
They chased after her, but somehow she managed to give them the slip. "I can't believe she got away!" Scarlet and Bree ran up.
"Hey at least I got her purse," Wanda held it up. "And the jewels she swiped."
"Well that was fun," Cover Girl sighed. "But something tells me we won't be able to put everything on our credit card." She looked at the damage.
"Uh…I don't think Hawk is going to be very happy about this," Scarlet said. "Can't we go anywhere without destroying something?"
"Apparently not," Wanda said as something crashed in the back. "Well, we can always put it on her credit card." She smiled as she held it up.
"I like the way you think!" Cover Girl laughed.
Next up: A new mission and new trouble ahead! And what's going on in Cobra? Wait and see!