Time for Cobra to Butt in
"Okay let me see if I get this straight," Fury sighed. "You three girls solved a problem that's had our scientists stumped for over five decades in under five hours?"
"That's right!" They all said cheerfully.
"You still should have asked me first!" Logan snapped.
"We're sorry," Brittany said. "Can we kiss it and make it all better?"
"NO!" Althea snapped. "And I hope you enjoyed your little lab experience…"
"We did," Quinn said.
"Good because you're not gonna do any more experiments for a very long time!" Shipwreck snapped.
"Well let's not be too hasty," Fury said. "Maybe we can work something else out."
"What do you mean?" Althea asked. "You said that…"
"I know what I said!" Fury said. "I'm just saying that it would be a shame to waste the girl's talents when they could do so much good."
"You're not gonna have them building weapons for you are ya Fury?" Logan growled.
"Hey, even I'm not that crazy!" Fury snapped. "Just some other projects we have lying around they could take a look at."
"Like what?" Daria asked.
"Well…uh… a few other inventions we've been having problems with among other things," Fury scratched his head.
"What are they? You can tell us," Daria said. "Pleeeese?"
"Well…" Fury bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Don't worry Mr. Fury," Daria said. "My daddy can't program his VCR either."
"It's not just that," Fury groaned. "Just a lot of other things…"
Just then Steve and Hank walked in. "So how is he doc?" Fury asked.
"For a man who is over seventy he is in the picture of health," Hank told him.
"Yeah and that shot of scotch didn't hurt either," Steve sighed. "I think I've finally got a handle on things. Sort of."
Just then there was the sound of an explosion. "What are the Twins doing now?" Althea groaned.
"It sounds like they're having another philosophical debate with the X-Men," Shipwreck snickered.
"We have a slight rivalry between our two groups," Logan explained to Steve. "It's a long story."
"Sounds like I'm going to be hearing a lot of long stories," Steve sighed.
"Well I'm glad you're back," Logan nodded. "The world could use someone like you."
"Your ride's here," Scott snapped as he walked in. "And none too soon I might add!"
"What did Pietro do now?" Althea asked.
"Just being his usual charming self," Scott snapped. "Not to mention fooling around with whipped cream."
"Well at least nobody got seriously hurt during this mess," Althea sighed.
"Excuse me?" Scott snapped. "Jean and I were nearly fried in the Danger Room thanks to those three!"
"Sorry," Althea said. "Let me rephrase that, nobody we care about got seriously hurt during this mess!"
"Why you little…"Scott growled and made fists with his hands.
"Okay I think it's time we must be going," Shipwreck grabbed Althea.
"Come on Rodgers, I want to catch a ride with them," Fury said. "There's someone I'd like you to meet."
"Well it's good to see ya Cap," Logan shook his hand. "Maybe later we'll get together sometime?"
"I'd like that," Steve nodded. He left the room.
"Well let's head on out," Shipwreck sighed. "TRINITY PUT DOWN THE WHIPPED CREAM RIGHT NOW! AVALANCHE WILL YOU STOP FLIRTING WITH KITTY AND LET'S GO ALREADY?"
"Are they always like this?" Steve asked Althea.
"No sometimes they get a little hyper," Althea told him.
"Oh boy…" Steve moaned.
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Several hours later Steve Rodgers found himself shaking the hand of General Hawk. "It's an honor to meet you sir," Hawk said.
"Forget the 'Sir' part," Steve waved. "We're all soldiers here. So what's all this about?"
"I've had a few words with certain people," Fury said. "The Pentagon wants you back in service Cap. Times have gotten hard. The American people need a hero as well as an agent of liberty."
"I've never turned my back on my country before," Captain America said. "I don't intend to start now."
"Good," Hawk said. "I've been given orders to help you get back into shape and to familiarize you with the 21st century. You are to stay here for at least a few weeks until a more permanent placement can be found."
"That's great!" Todd poked his head into the window. "Can he stay with us?"
"Toad what have I told you about spying on GI Joe private meetings?" Hawk groaned.
"Don't get caught?" Todd asked as he swung in through the window.
"As you may have noticed we are trying to rehabilitate and train our own group of mutants here," Hawk sighed. "This is Toad, one of our earliest recruits."
"Hi there!" Todd waved happily. "Pleased to meet ya!"
"Uh…likewise," Steve gulped.
"You know these kids could use your influence as well," Hawk said. "They could use a few more role models that are human."
"Hawk's trying to teach us that all humans aren't bad," Todd explained.
"Wait, does this team include Quicksilver and those girls?" Steve asked.
"Yup," Todd nodded. Then he saw a fly buzzing around. Of course he snagged it with his tongue.
"Fury could I talk to you for a second…" Steve said weakly. They conferred in a corner.
"What is it Cap?" Fury asked.
"You want me to spend time being rehabilitated at the GI Joe base?" Steve asked Fury. "With them?"
"It's only temporary," Fury said. "And you won't spend all your time with the kids. At least I hope you don't." Just then the ground started to rumble for a second. "What was that?"
"Oh that's just Avalanche yo," Todd waved. "That happens from time to time. You'll get used to it."
"Why do I have the feeling I would have been better off back in that icebox?" Steve groaned.
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Meanwhile, somewhere in a remote jungle lay a hidden Cobra base. Zartan was walking down the halls with his Dreadnoks. "I can't believe my own daughter sent me here," Zartan grumbled. "Now I have to run another stupid mission for Cobra Commander. Why didn't she send Zarana or Zandar?"
"Because they were on other missions," Buzzer said. "And Cobra Commander requested you personally."
"Lovely," Zartan groaned. "I wonder if this has anything to do with the Mass Device?"
"The what now?" Ripper asked.
"It was a teleportation device Cobra invented," Zartan explained. "Before we joined up with G.I. Joe."
"Oh yeah I remember hearing something about that," Buzzer nodded. "They used 'em to steal world famous monuments and important people before the Joeys stole it from them. What about it?"
"Rumor has it that G.I. Joe has now perfected the device and has given SHEILD a duplicate," Zartan told him. "Not exactly encouraging news for men in our profession."
"I wonder if Snake-Breath's heard the news?" Monkeywrench asked.
"NOW SHEILD HAS THE MASS DEVICE?" Cobra Commander screamed. "THIS IS INSUFFERABLE!"
"He has," Buzzer shrugged. They followed Zartan into Cobra Commander's chambers. He was wrecking the room while Destro stood by and calmly watched him do so.
"Great!" Cobra Commander took out his pistol and started firing at his books on the desk. "G.I. Joe has the Mass Device Transporter, SHEILD has it…who's next? The Girl Scouts?"
"Well that would be one way for the little dolls to get rid of their cookies," Torch snickered.
Cobra Commander whirled around and glared at him. "What was that Torch?" He hissed.
"Uh…nothing," Torch gulped.
"Do you think this is funny?" Cobra Commander snarled. "Does it amuse you that Cobra technology is in the hands of our enemies?"
"Well uh…" Torch backed away.
"Do you find it funny that now one of the world's most powerful anti-terrorist agencies has a weapon we built that can now be used against us?" Cobra Commander grabbed him by the shirt and throttled him. "DO YOU?"
"Well why don't you have Destro over there build you another one?" Torch asked. "I mean, didn't he build the original?"
"Oh why not just state the obvious here?" Cobra Commander tossed him away. "Why didn't we think of that? It's soooo simple!"
"Creating another Mass Device is not the problem," Destro told him. "The problem is finding enough fuel to power it. As yet I cannot find a substitute for the rare elements we used previously. And since one of those rare elements no longer exists the current design is useless! I have no idea what the Joes are using now, but they have the formula locked up tight! Haven't your spies found anything yet?"
"Those useless incompetents?" Cobra Commander growled. "The last one sent back a jar of grape juice! I had him executed of course. But this is one secret that I cannot crack!"
"Do not fear my dear Cobra Commander, one way or the other the Mass Device will be ours again!" Destro said. "This I swear!"
Next: Captain America begins his retraining. And he gets to go to school with the Misfits. Now the real fun begins! But what will happen next? Any ideas people? I'm sort of in a rut. What kind of training would you like to see? Will Captain America have to go to school with the Misfits to catch up on his history? Will he survive training? And what about that poor SHIELD agent? Will he ever get out of Tahiti?
(Cuts to scene of the SHEILD agent relaxing on the beach with a drink in his hand.)
SHEILD Agent: Oh don't worry about me, I've become quite adjusted to living here. It's been a while since I've had a decent vacation anyway!
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