Meet the Warriors!

Disclaimer: All characters except unrecognized ones belong to Marvel Comics and Sunbow Entertainment!

To Red Witch: I'm glad somebody remembered the New Warriors. Me, I never read any of the comics, but a friend of mine gave me an old Scarlet Spider comic that featured them. In fact, it was the last issue of Web of Scarlet Spider. It had Ben Reilly in the modified Spidey costume (After that issue, Ben became the new Spider-Man for a while). I wish I could work on so many fics at once. But I never have the time or the inspiration.

To Raliena: Well, basically, the New Warriors and the four members of the Misfits joined forces and spanked Virus really hard. All you need to know.

To Metal Dragon1: When's the next chapter of "Take The Long Way Home" coming up? I need to read it! PLEASE!!!

To Wizard1: When's the next chapter of "Karaoke Dance Party" coming up? PLEASE put it up!

It's Profile Time again! *Crowd hoots, hollers, cheers, chants, screams, and claps* This time, we look at a Joe who's at home in the hot desert, and is involved in the GI Joe response to the Lance/Kitty/Peter love triangle, Dusty!

Dusty

Real Name: Ronald W. Rudat (Author's Note: In the cartoon, Dusty's real last name is Rudat, and in the comics, it's Tadur. Since the GI Joe in the Misfitverse is based on the cartoon, I'm going with his cartoon name here)

Affiliation: Army

Rank: Sergeant

Primary Military Specialty: Infantry, Desert Survival Trainer

Secondary Military Specialty: Refrigeration and air-conditioning maintenance

Birthplace: Las Vegas, Nevada

Bio: Ever since he was a kid, Dusty always loved the desert. Unlike his hometown of Vegas, which always was willing to give a second chance, Dusty found the desert, in his own words, "clean, pure and unforgiving".

He eventually would find work repairing refrigerators and air conditioning equipment, and he studied desert ecology at night school. He eventually enlisted in the Army and got assigned to the Joe team rather quickly.

Outside of battle, Dusty is very friendly and easy-going. That personality has earned him a lot of friends. He also has gained a crush on fellow Joe Cover Girl. However, he finds himself constantly at odds with Joe HAVOC driver Cross-Country. The two Joes argue over her affections constantly!

Chapter 3: Introductions!

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(The Crash Pad, the headquarters of the New Warriors)

(Author's Note: I never read any of the New Warriors comics, so I have no idea what the Crash Pad looks like. I'm just basing this on imagination) The Crash Pad was the home and the headquarters of the team of heroes known as the New Warriors. It looked like a huge penthouse, only it was occupied by a bunch of kids. There was some mess, mostly strewn pizza boxes and soda bottles. There were some posters on the walls of various movies, and even a few arcade games and a big-screen TV with all the major consoles attached.

"Man, this place is tubular!" Paul grinned.

"Tie-dye curtains." John nodded. "I'll set those on fire!"

"Don't try it, Aussie." Speedball grinned. "My mom tie-dyed those for me. She was a former hippie." Speedball's eyes glazed. "Wow! I can't believe I'm meeting three members of the Superstars! This is so awesome!"

"Well, since you know our names, it's only right we know yours." Paul said.

"Right. Robbie Baldwin's my name. I'm not a mutant like you guys. I got my powers in a lab accident. I can move at great speed and bounce off things without harm to myself. I can also fire kinetic bubbles of energy." Speedball said. "Wow! This is awesome!"

"Always nice to meet a fan, Robbie." John grinned. Justice walked up, alongside the other members of the team.

"Who's this guy?" Lance pointed at an African-American kid, clad in an all-black armored costume, with a red belt and a black-and-red helmet, carrying a skateboard.

"Dwayne Taylor. Call me Night Thrasher. I was busy dealing with some punks, so I couldn't help you out." He nodded.

"I'm Michiko Musashi. Everybody calls me Mickey. Or Turbo." Turbo smiled. Paul blinked at the Japanese girl's unmasked face.

"Hey, you look a little like this woman we know!" Paul blinked.

"Yeah, she looks a little like one of them Malibu Joes. But which one?" Pyro struggled to remember.


"Dial-Up. I think they might be related." Lance nodded.

"I do have an Aunt Rumiko." Turbo blinked.

"Wait! Of course! Dial-Up's real name is Rumiko Watanabe!" Angelica realized. "And Dial-Up told me she had a niece that was nicknamed Mickey! She's her niece!"

"My aunt told me she was doing something for the military, but I never thought she was working for GI Joe!" Mickey blinked. "Well, that explains why she hardly visits!"

"I guess heroism runs in the family." Paul grinned. He noticed something stick out of her boot. "What's this?" He pulled a ticket out and smiled. It was for a Ballroom Blitzers concert. "I see you're a fan of my cousin Ace." Turbo blushed.

"I'm Namorita, from Atlantis." Namorita smirked.

"She's a clone of the King of Atlantis, Namor." Speedball chuckled.

"Shut up, you hyperactive walking pinball!" Namorita snapped. Robbie stuck his tongue out at her. "Oh, that's real mature, Robbie!"

"Cool! Just like X23!" Angelica laughed. "She's a member of the West Coast Misfit team. She's a clone too, of a mutant known as Wolverine. She has all his powers, all his temper, and a knack for comebacks."

"Well, that makes things more interesting." Nova nodded. "I'm Richard Rider. They call me Nova, the Human Rocket."

Man, Cannonball and this guy would get along great! Paul chuckled. The four members of the East Coast Misfits and the members of the New Warriors got to know each other.

"You met Spider-Man too? That rocks!" Lance grinned.

"Yepyepyep!" Robbie grinned. "My first foray into super-heroing!" (Author's Note: Yes! In the comics, Speedball made his first appearance in a Spider-Man comic!)

"Poor you, Vance." Angelica said to Vance. "Well, your father was a jerk and a bigot. Not your fault you had telekinesis. It was in your DNA."

"You're lucky, Angelica. At least your dad understood." Vance sighed.  

"Yeah. And I had a friend whose mutation ended up altering her body. She now looks like a half-insect." Angelica sighed. "She nearly got killed one time thanks to one of the West Coast Misfits. He hated her because he was a fighter and she was a pacifist. Well actually, it was his own dark half. A long story." As Angelica spoke, she remembered what happened when Lina attempted to apologize to Kyle after the Cobra-La incident.

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(The GI Joe base lounge, a couple days after the events of "GI Joe: the Movie, Evo-tized!")

Lina and Angelica were conversing in the lounge, when Kyle appeared at the door, in costume.

"Somebody told the Thunderbolt you wanted to speak to him." Kyle crossed his arms. Lina walked up to him.

"It was me." Lina said to the electrokinetic. Kyle looked up at her.

"Goodbye." Kyle got ready to walk off, but Angelica stopped him.

"Hear her out, Kyle. Please." Angelica said. Kyle sighed.

"Fine." He grumbled. Lina cleared her throat.

"Look Kyle, I misjudged you. I had no idea that that Darkbolt thing was going on with you. I thought you were a judgmental jerk, but I was wrong. I know you're really a good kid. I really don't want us to hate each other. So, can we be friends?" Lina smiled and outstretched her hand. Kyle reluctantly shook it.

"Yes…" Kyle said. "But the Thunderbolt still believes that one day, you'll get someone killed." Kyle removed his hand and walked off.

"I can't believe him!" Angelica said in shock. "That little egomaniac!" Lina sighed.

"Where does he get this idea that pacifism equals weakness? His brother isn't like this!"  

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(The Crash Pad, present day)

Kyle…Why do you do this stuff? Angelica mentally sighed. Do you really hate Lina, or is it just your stupid overblown ego?

"I…see." Vance blinked. They were being watched by a seething Pyro.

"Just who does that bloody clown think he is, moving in on my Fire Angel?!" John muttered under his breath.

"Poor you. John has a crush on you?" Vance laughed.

"Yeah. The goofball tries to constantly win me over. He's so loony!" Angelica laughed.

"I'm right here, you know." A hurt Pyro grumbled.

"Sorry, John." Angelica laughed. Pyro stomped away. "Careful, Vance. I don't think he might like you very much." Vance chuckled.

"Aw don't worry about it." Vance laughed. He noticed Avalanche and Night Thrasher argue as well as Turbo and Namorita gush while Paul regaled them with tales of being a rocker on the road. Speedball was trying to cheer up Pyro.

Hoo boy! Why do I get the feeling that Vance is going to regret that statement? What madness will happen next? What'll Pyro do to Vance? What new threat will emerge? Can the Misfits and the New Warriors get along? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!