Rockin' in the Southside!

To Raliena: Could Jamie have planted a bug on Kitty? That's a possibility. Could it also be feeding the action to a monitor of Trinity's? Again, that's a possibility. I myself would not be surprised if something like that did happen or was happening right then and there..

To Sparky Genocide: Credit goes to Aaron for creating the Southside Misfits. He proposed the idea to me in an e-mail. He created all the members. I'm just writing them. He's working on a story himself starring them. I'm going to beta-read it for him. They are an unofficial team, but I don't think Jake would jump to a lawsuit right away. What Jake is doing is representing the Misfits, despite the fact he's unofficial. Besides, I think Jake would understand when the group reveals why they took the name. He's not officially considered a Misfit anyway, despite the fact that he lives, trains, and helps them out. He had this status put on himself because he feels that the feud between the X-Men and the East Coast Misfits is silly and a waste of time and energy.

To Aaron: I'm glad you let me use the characters. I liked your idea so I just had to write it down. I'm glad you liked the introduction of the story. Well, I do have a bit of a talent for describing people. I'm sure Jake and Kitty would be quite amazed by the rest of our new favorite Chicago-based heroes.

Chapter 2: Monster Attack!

The streets of Chicago

"What is going on? Who is Kid Superstar?" Jake asked, shifting back to normal human form.

"Superstar's our boss." Eric replied simply. "He'll be glad for the help."

"This crazy monster just appeared out of nowhere and started smashing everything, like a cheap Japanese movie!" WrongWay exclaimed. "He looks like that Turkish tar creature from Scooby-Doo or something!"

"Could be worse. Could be Godzilla." Johnny shrugged.

"Yeah, but wouldn't he be on our side?" WrongWay scratched his head.

"We got work to do, guys." Trouble reminded.

"Oh yeah." Johnny realized. He grabbed Kitty. "Allow me to zip you there, madam." Johnny B. Goode zipped off in a streak on lightning.

"Stupid show-off." Trouble grumbled. "That idiot was the one who brought us here!"

"I'll fly you there." Jake offered, shifting into Dragon Mode.

"Wow." WrongWay blinked. "Can you keep up with Johnny B like that?"

"I can try." Jake said. He took off, carting WrongWay and Trouble with his arms. "He's pretty fast."

"Yeah. Can you believe he manages the band, too?"

"Band?" Jake blinked.

"Yeah." WrongWay laughed. "We're also a band. The Southside Rockers. Eric plays drums and I play bass and saxophone." He looked up at Jake. "Yo Dragon Man!"

"They call me Red Dragon." Jake corrected. "What?"

"You know that girl Shadowcat?" WrongWay tilted his head in Kitty's direction.

"Yeah, she's a friend of mine." Jake replied.

"Does she believe in premarital sax? AAAAAAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!" WrongWay burst out laughing. "Get it? I play saxophone."

"You stole that joke from a John Hughes movie, man." Jake shook his head.

"What's the matter Mike? Can't think up any bad jokes of your own, so you have to steal bad jokes from movies?" Eric smirked.

"Oh shut up." Mike put on a pouty look on his face.

"Just use your powers and tell me where Johnny and Kitty went." Jake grumbled. WrongWay sighed and activated his strange tracking ability.

"Right there!" He pointed ahead. Jake flapped his wings for some speed and lift, and he glided down, dropping the two Southside Misfits at a safe height. He landed himself and changed back to his human form. He rejoined Kitty and Johnny.

"You know, I remember that episode of Scooby-Doo." Jake blinked as he saw the giant tar monster. It was around 60 feet tall, and it looked like the one from Scooby-Doo, complete with big round green eye and huge maw. One teenager was already taking it on. The teen was as tall as the monster. His long black hair and skin was sheathed in organic steel. He was clad in a blue headband, a blue sleeveless t-shirt with a yellow 5-pointed star on it, blue leather pants with yellow five-pointed stars all over it, a yellow studded belt, and black combat boots. His ensemble was completed with a black sleeveless trenchcoat and blue wristbands with a yellow star on them.

"Man, that Jason." WrongWay grinned. "He's our boss."

"Jason Vincent. He's known as Kid Superstar." Trouble added.

"Yeah." Kitty added. "His mutation totally gives him whatever powers and abilities he needs to get out of a situation. Like, for example, if he's drowning, he gains gills."

"Adaptability." Jake nodded. "And his mutation has seen fit to give him the ability to grow to 60 feet tall and sheath himself in a steel skin."

"Hey! WrongWay! Trouble! Gimme a hand here!" Kid Superstar yelled as he grappled with the monster.

"We found help! These two guys known as Shadowcat and Red Dragon!" WrongWay waved.

"Good. We could use it." Superstar said. The monster roared as two beams of flame, a beam of red hex energy, and a pair of red laser beams hit its back. Two mutants flew down, bearing down on the creature. One was a red-haired Asian girl surrounded by a sheath of flame, clad in an orange halter top, orange leather pants with a silver belt, white boots, white gloves, and a black leather vest with an orange-and-silver flame on the back. The second was another girl, whose long black hair had streaks of red in it. She was clad like a witch, but all in red: a thigh-high dress, knee-length boots with the laces in front, a short leather jacket, and a witch's hat with goggles on it. She was surrounded in an aura of red energy, and she carried a red-and-black Ibanez guitar.

"The redhead's Lisa Blaze. We call her Fyre." WrongWay introduced. "She has flame-based powers."

"She's like an Asian version of Firestar." Jake blinked.

"She can also control flame." Eric added.

"Like Pyro." Jake noted.

"She's got a…thing for Pyro." Eric sighed. Mike laughed.

"A thing?! She's crazy about him!"

"BURN!!!" Fyre cackled, blasting flames at the monster.

"Lisa, watch it!" Jason yelled. "You're going to roast me if you're not careful!"

"Sorry, KS. I can't help it. I LOOOOOOOVE setting fires, hee hee!" Lisa laughed, her voice containing a bit of Irish lit.

"The Wendy the Good Witch wannabe is Vicky Stephens. We call her Vixen." Mike added.

"She needs the guitar she carries to channel her powers." Eric added. "She can channel energy, as well as cause things to screw up."

Just like Wanda. Jake thought.

"She kind of thinks of herself as a combination of the Scarlet Witch and Kid Razor." Mike laughed. "She also has a charm power that allows her to make people do what she wants."

"Sounds like one woman I shouldn't mess with." Jake nodded. Mike chuckled.

"Yeah." He noticed Jake zoned out. "Jake?"

"Wait…Look at Fyre and the monster." Jake pointed. "They noticed the monster appeared to retch a little bit when the pyrokinetic tried to blast it. "Gather your friends. I have an idea." Jake smirked.

Well, looks like the Red Dragon has an idea! What's his plan? What madness will happen next? Will Jake and Kitty and the Southside Misfits hit it off? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!