Rockin' in the Southside!
To Raliena: Yeah, looks like things are going to take a ride into CrazyLand! Anyway, I'm glad you liked the chapter and here's another one for you fresh from the computer! Hope you like it!
To Red Witch: Yeah, and I've still got to introduce one more member. Thank Aaron, a reviewer of my stories, for the idea. He created all the characters. I'm just merely using them. Scott and Jean having conniption fits, huh? Well, I can certainly imagine that happening if and when they found out about this! Anyway, enjoy the new chapter full of insanity!
To Aaron: I'm glad you liked the chapter! And I'm also glad you liked my introductions of Fyre, Vixen, and Kid Superstar. I thought about the characters as you described them in your e-mails and ideas for their costumes just appeared in my mind. In this chapter, Jake and Kitty will be introduced to the last member of the Southside Misfits. I agree with you that it will be interesting to see the reactions of Firestar and Pyro when they learn about Fyre (Firestar: She can have John! Anything to keep him away from me! Hey girl, enjoy him!).
Disclaimer: "Don't have a cow, man!" - Bart Simpson
Chapter 3: Monster's Defeat!
The Streets of Chicago
The Southside Misfits quickly gathered around Shadowcat and Red Dragon as Jake outlined his plan. Kid Superstar shrunk back to his normal height of just over six feet, and his skin de-armored, revealing he was African-American.
"Okay, so the rest of us keep it distracted while you and Fyre blast it with flames." WrongWay said.
"Yup." Said Jake, nodding his head. "It's obvious that thing doesn't like fire."
"I don't understand why." Lisa blinked. "I like fire. It's pretty." Kitty stared at her, an amazed look on his face.
It can't be her! She's the girl I've been doing e-mail correspondence with?! Kitty screamed mentally. Great, one of my online friends is the female version of John Allerdyce!
"I know the perfect person to distract him." Jason smirked. "Meet the last member of our little club: Jennifer Hendrix Starr."
"Starr?!" Kitty and Jake exclaimed. Jason motioned to a girl who looked like she belonged in California rather than Illinois. She had long blonde hair, and blue eyes. Over her right eye was a mark that definitely indicated she was a member of the Starr family: A red four-pointed star. She was around 5 feet 7, and she was clad in shiny white zebra-print boots, red leather pants with a white racing stripe down each side. On the front of the right leg was a white four-pointed star like the one on her face. She was clad in a black top with a red four-pointed star on it, a shiny red headband, and numerous red, white, and black bracelets on each wrist. Her ensemble was completed by black biker gloves and a white cowboy vest. Her fingernails were painted red-and-silver.
"Hi." She smiled. "They call me Jenni. I'm known as Shining Star."
"Jenni has energy-based abilities. She can fire lasers from her eye and hands. She also has limited hypnotic power and can create flashes of light that can incapacitate opponents temporarily." Jason described Jenni's powers.
"Jake, another Starr!" Kitty blinked.
"You must mean my cousins." Jenni laughed. "I never really knew about Paul or Craig, but I do know of Ace. We're all related."
"Well, I'll be." Jake chucked. "Looks like Misfit membership is a family tradition."
"No time for that now." Jason nodded. "The plan looks sound. Okay Jen, do your stuff, girl." Jenny nodded with a smile and raced towards the monster. "You may want to cover your eyes." The mutants did so.
"Hey ugly!" Jenni called. The monster turned and roared at her. "Let's put a little bit of light on the subject!" She clapped her hands, and a red flash of light erupted from her hands. The monster screeched as the light blast blinded it.
"Okay Fyre, let's go!" Jake ordered. Red Dragon and Fyre took off at top speed, Lisa blasting flames, and Jake spitting them.
"Trouble! Shining Star! Johnny B. Goode! Use your powers to keep them distracted! WrongWay, Shadowcat, make sure there are no innocent people in the way!" Jason ordered.
"Right!" Kitty followed the African-American teen's orders. Funny, he's like Scott only…looser. He orders around, but he seems more jovial than Scott does. Trouble started grabbing cars and cursing the creature out. Shining Star used her powers to disorient the creature with light flashes, Vixen blasted the creature with energy beams and used her hex powers to cause rubble to hit the monster, and Johnny B. Goode flew around the creature at high speed, giving it annoying zaps. Kid Superstar re-armored and his height increased to match the creature. He circled it carefully, avoiding the attacks the other mutants put out, including the fiery assaults provided by Lisa and Jake. He gave the creature a jab here and there to drive it even crazier.
"C'mon, dudette. Let's get you out of here. Wouldn't want you to be caught with that ugly gal." Mike laughed, pointing at the tar creature as he and Kitty helped an old lady away from the scene.
"It's working!" Jenni squealed happily. "It's working!" Jake's plan was working perfectly: The heat from Jake's and Lisa's fiery attacks were causing the tar that composed the monster to dry up and solidify. The monster slowly got slower in its attempt to swat away its nuisances until it became one solid piece. With a smirk, Jason tipped the monster over with a finger. It fell and shattered like a glass sculpture.
"Wow." Lisa grinned. "Never underestimate the power of fire."
"No kidding." Jake agreed. The heroes gathered up.
"Something tells me that we'd better make like race cars and zoom out of here before the cops show up!" Johnny blinked. Jason shrunk back down to his normal height, and his skin returned to normal, the temporary powers his X-Gene gave him for the situation fading away.
"You alright?" Vicki hugged Jason out of concern. Jason smiled.
"Don't worry, babe. It's going to take a lot more than an ugly monster to take me out." Jason grinned, giving Vicki a kiss on the cheek, making Vicki giggle. Jake smiled.
"You two dating?"
"Yeah." Jason grinned. "We have been for a while."
"It was love at first sight." Vicki smiled.
"Bleah!" Mike made a vomiting motion with his hand, making Eric and Johnny snicker. Vicki glared at them for a second, but then her face formed an evil grin. She waved her hand, and it caused the three boys to knock their heads together.
"Ow!" They cried.
"Heh heh heh heh heh heh…" Vixen giggled evilly.
"Curse you, you Scarlet Witch wannabe." Mike mock-threatened, shaking his fist.
"Where will you guys go?" Kitty asked.
"Oh that's easy. To the firehouse!" Johnny pointed up at the air. He zipped off in a blur of lightning.
"JOHNNY, YOU IDIOT!!! YOU FORGOT US!!!" The other Southside Misfits screamed. Johnny B. Goode zipped back.
"Oops, heh heh…Sorry." Johnny laughed nervously. He encased the other mutants in a ball of electrical power, and then zipped off in his trademark bolt of lightning, carrying the ball of electricity behind him.
Well, looks like the insanity shall continue! What insanity will happen next? What is the firehouse? Will I ask more of these stupid questions? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
