Rockin' in the Southside!
To Raliena: Hey, Raliena! Glad to back! Good to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked those chapters, and I hope you like this brand new one!
To Metal Dragon1: Hey dude! Nice to hear from you again, man! Yeah, I know what it's like to have a computer that acts up on occasion. That's no surprise. So, Exo's personality slightly changes with his form, huh? Interesting. So if he turns into G1 Starscream, he becomes more arrogant and ruthless, for example. Or he becomes more compassionate and kind when he's G1 Optimus Prime. Hey here's a cool Transformers fact for you: Did you know Optimus Prime's name comes from Latin? It means "The First and the Best" or something like that. Mercury's girlfriend was accidentally put into a coma by Vixen, but she does have a point: Her powers were just emerging, and she couldn't control them at the time. However, that's not how Mercury sees it. Aaron said to me that when Trouble's temper flares, a warning sign is a lot of cursing coming from him. Yeah, it may end up a stalemate between Red Dragon and Diablo, considering that both of their strength increases as a fight wears on. And Exo will play a part. Anyway, I can't wait to hear more from you and see the new chapter of 'Take the Long Way Home'! I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!
To Red Witch: Oh, I'm glad you loved the big battle. It's continuing next! And I can't wait to read the next chapter of "This Soap Opera Called Life". I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!
To Aaron: What inspired the members of Metallix? Well, to be perfectly honest, most of the time, ideas just pop into my head. However, some things do help me with ideas. Mercury was mainly inspired by the liquid metal T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Spectra was partially inspired by a character idea I had for the Teen Titans. Rhinox came to mind because I thought Metallix needed a counterpart for Trouble. Whiplash was an old idea I had for a long time. Ringer just appeared in my mind. Diablo partially came about because I thought the leader of Metallix should be rather devil-like. Oh yeah, and thanks for the info on Misfits of Science and Sweet 16. I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!
Disclaimer: "I'm makin' waffles!" - Eddie Murphy as Donkey, Shrek
Chapter 12: Big Fight Continues!
The docks of Chicago
"RAHHHHHH!!!!" Jake Wildfire, the East Coast Misfit known as Red Dragon, nailed Diablo, leader of the evil metal group Metallix, hard in the chin in his Dragon Mode, sending him flying into a warehouse. "Take that, you devil-wannabe." Diablo roared as he tore his way out of the rubble.
"I am going to KILL you, you red scaly clown!" Diablo pitched a couple girders at the Red Dragon. Jake slashed them in half.
"I got a dish you'll love: Diablo a la Flambe!" Jake lunged at Diablo, spitting flames. Meanwhile, Ringer and Spectra were tag-teaming againt Shadowcat and WrongWay.
"Come on, WrongWay!" Ringer laughed. "You have no offensive powers! You can't beat me!"
"That's not what your mama said last night!" WrongWay smirked. Ringer's eyes widened and he sputtered.
"You…burgh…jump…"
"DIE CAT DIE!!!!" Spectra screeched, trying to blast Kitty several ways over with her red heat beams. "POWER STEALER!!!!"
"Oh-God-oh-God-oh-God-oh-God-oh-God!" Kitty screamed as she ran for her life. "I have no offensive powers, how can I beat her?!"
"Kit-Kat, over here!" Mike waved. Kitty and Mike ran down an alley into a warehouse. Spectra and Ringer followed them, Spectra's hands glowing red, and Ringer holding a couple energy rings.
"Where is she?!" Spectra snarled.
"They can't have gone far." Ringer scratched his head. They heard something move. "What?" Before they knew it, a couple of heavy loading hooks swung down on them and hit their heads, knocking them out cold with a couple of grunts. Kitty and Mike watched this from a catwalk on the other side of the warehouse.
"Nice move, Mike." Kitty grinned.
"Hey us non-offensive-powered mutants got to stick together and improvise, baby." Mike whooped. Kitty and Mike smacked hands in a high-five. They watched Diablo and Red Dragon go into a heavy slugfest down below.
"Good luck for your friend facing Diablo." Mike shook his head. "In his red form, Diablo gets stronger the more he fights. The more you pound away at him, the more powerful he gets."
"I wouldn't worry." Kitty smirked. "Like, Jake can totally take him on. Diablo's not the only one who can keep his power going up. In Jake's Dragon Mode, the more he fights, the stronger he becomes."
"AAGH!!!" Fyre clutched the whips that had wrapped themselves around her throat courtesy of Whiplash.
"That's the last time you roast anything, chica!" Whiplash laughed. "Hey!" Trouble punched him off, only to get speared by Rhinox into a wall. While Fyre recovered, Jenni, Johnny, and Jason, now wielding ice powers like Bobby Drake, were facing off against Rhinox, who happened to be one of the most physically powerful members of Metallix except for Diablo. In the background, Vicki was trying to fight off Mercury and Whiplash.
"I'll help Vixen." Jason said. "Johnny B, Shining Star, You deal with Rhino-Boy."
"Can do, boss!" Johnny grinned.
"No problem." Jenni smiled.
"Hang on, Vick!" Jason yelled as he raced to help his girlfriend. Johnny B. Goode and Shining Star walked carefully to the hole in the wall. Johnny looked up.
"Jenni! Down!" John tackled Jenni, causing a laser blast to miss them.
"What?!" Jenni looked up and saw what appeared to be a small red truck race towards them, lugging a long gray trailer. "A tiny jet. How strange." Johnny noticed the design on the trailer, a blue stripe and a familiar red symbol.
"Uh Jen, I know that truck." Johnny blinked underneath his glasses. "That's Optimus Prime from Transformers! Leader of the heroic Autobots!" The truck disengaged itself from the trailer and appeared to unfold slightly, turning into a robot with blue legs and head, and a red body, carrying a black laser pistol. His eyes glowed red.
"Uh oh…" Jen blinked. The small robot pointed his gun at the two Southside Misfits and started to pull back the trigger.
Looks like things aren't going to get much better! What will happen next? Can Shining Star and Johnny B. Goode free Exo? Can Red Dragon take down Diablo? Can the Southside Misfits stop Metallix? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
