Mad Malibu Summer!
To Goofn1: Well, to be fair, Ace has no clue the girls are up on the bus roof, and he's never driven a bus before. Here's more insanity for you! Enjoy!
To Red Witch: Read the new chapters and loved 'em! A Spinal Tap moment involving the Dreadnoks? That sounds funny! I'll see what I can do! Here's more insanity for you! Enjoy!
To Wizard1: You forgot to review Chapter 15, man. I suppose Zartan wouldn't mind if money was involved. (Zartan: Hey he's right! I can put my kid through college!) Ali will get her revenge on Virus, don't worry about it, man. I'm glad you liked all the insanity! Here's some more madness for you. Enjoy! BTW, when does the new chapter of 'Karaoke Dance Party' come up?! I can't wait!
To Descendant: Thanks for letting me use your concepts, man. I'll try my best to keep true, but I just now need a plot for the story, heh heh.
It's Profile Time Again! (Crowd hoots, hollers, cheers, screams, chants, and claps. Some hold up signs) This time, we look at a Cobra who knows how to take what he wants from your mind, Crystal Ball!
Crystal Ball
Real Name: Unknown
Allegiance: Cobra
Function: Cobra Hypnotist and Interrogation
Bio: Crystal Ball is of Romanian-American descent. His father was a Romanian who was believed to have "second sight", and his mother was a native of Bangor, Maine. Crystal Ball was the seventh son of a seventh son, which in gypsy belief, would give him supernatural powers. Not much is known about Crystal Ball until he joined Cobra. He uses parlor tricks and various hypnotic techniques to get information out of enemies. It's also believed he may have some kind of mutant telepathic power.
Chapter 18: What a Hypnotic Performance!
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(In front of the stage at the Malibu Fair)
A lot of people gathered at the stage of the Malibu Fair. They cheered and chanted.
"We want rock! We want rock! We want rock! We want rock! We want rock! We want rock!" The people chanted. Among them were a certain French red-head and a certain blonde Atlantic City native.
"Oh boy, oh boy! The Ballroom Blitzers!" Tarot squealed. "This is so fantastic!"
"I saw 'em live at the Starlight." Roulette sighed longingly. "Ace was so great." The two Hellions heard arguing and grumbling backstage.
"Thanks a lot, Zartan! You had to get us lost!" Zandar snapped.
"I forgot the bloody way, okay?!" Zartan snapped back.
"You'd better hope the fans haven't started rioting yet, brother!" Zarana snapped back.
"Since when did you care about that?!" Zartan exclaimed.
"I'm telling ya, Zartan, we could make a lot of money doing this Spinal Tap stuff." Zandar blinked.
"Can we go get drunk after this?" Buzzer asked.
"SHUT UP BUZZER!!!" The siblings snapped.
"Hey, I was only asking!" Buzzer snapped.
"Hey look, the drum kit! We're here!" Zandar grinned."Yes!" Zarana whooped. "Finally!" A man ran out on stage.
"Okay, one of the first acts we have out here tonight is Cold Slither, a band from the East Coast." The man said.
"Screw them! I want Ace!" Roulette yelled. "Bring him out!"
"Um…" The man pulled on his collar nervously. "Uh…"
"Where's Virus?" Zartan whispered as Cold Slither stood ready for their entrance. "If that little snot doesn't show his face in the next 30 seconds, I'm going to…"
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(In front of an Internet cafe)
"Yeah, Dr. Rosenberg." Virus put a hand on the shoulder of a fellow in his late 50s, with graying dark hair and a rubbery face. "I know what it's like having the love of my life stolen from me by a monster. That Toad just swooped down like a bat from the darkest, deepest, and most fiery of Hades' pits and stole my Althea from me!" Virus's eyes glowed green. "For years, I've tried everything I could to get my revenge. When I heard Toad joined GI Joe, I joined the Dreadnoks, hoping to free her one day. Every day, I wake up and pray that there's still some of that beautiful soul I met so long ago wasn't completely wiped away by that amphibious madman." Virus sighed as he looked at his watch. "Aw bloody no! I gotta go! I got a world to conquer!" Virus leapt in Dr. Rosenberg's computer and disappeared. The aging doctor blinked.
Man, that kid's a weirdo. Not to mention he appears to be mildly psychotic.
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(Backstage at the Malibu Fair)
"…Kill the little arrogant nerd!" Zartan snapped.
"Hey Zartan! Look!" Zarana pointed at the soundboard. A human-shaped black shadow covered in electronic green binary code leapt out of the soundboard, then changed into Virus.
"About time, Virus." Zartan snarled.
"I'm bloody here, okay?" Virus snapped. "Just get out there and fake sing!"
I have to remember to gut the arrogance out of that jerk when we get back to the compound. Zandar scowled. The Dreadnoks valued Virus greatly, and the arrogant little psycho knew it. Thanks to him, they got a big technological boost, and the English mutant was fond of lording it over them. As a result, the other Dreadnoks despised Virus.
"Okay folks!" They heard the crowd scream from outside as the host introduced them. "Ladies and gentlemen, Cold Slither!" The fake band started playing a bad cover of AC/DC's "Back in Black" (A/N: I know, Cold Slither had their own song, but I can't find the freaking lyrics for it!), but Virus's device made them sound pretty good.
"These guys are alright, but they are no Ballroom Blitzers." Roulette sniffed. She and Tarot booed.
"Boo! Bring out Ace!" Tarot screamed. "You stink!"
"You guys suck!" Roulette screamed. "Play some real music or bring out the Blitzers!"
"Now to activate the hypnosis…" Virus muttered. He pressed a combination of buttons and the machine started making the speakers fire off hypnotic waves that overtook the kids in attendance. At that moment, the bus Ace drove parked nearby.
"Let's go!" Theresa ordered. Ace, Terrell, Tommy, Rahne, Randy, Jack, and Dial-Up raced out alongside the Irish screamer. Virus smirked as he saw the whole thing, thanks to a camera he secretly put on stage. He pressed a button on the soundboard, and a microphone appeared.
"Destroy the West Coast Misfits." Virus smirked as he ordered.
"Look!" Ace pointed at the crowd. They turned towards the mutant heroes and the Joe, eyes glowing red.
"Uh-oh." Tommy gulped. Rahne shifted into her werewolf form.
"I think we're in big trouble." Tommy gulped. Behind the mutants, Monet and Shron slid off the bus roof and landed with an "Oof!"
Looks like things are not going to get any better for our heroes! What insanity will happen next? Can they safely subdue the crowd and stop the Dreadnoks? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!