Rockin' in the Southside!
To RogueFanKC: Hey there! Nice to hear from you again, man! As for bringing in the Transformers, I did but I did not. One of the characters in this story is Exo, a young boy with the mutant power to transform into any robotic life form, including Autobots and Decepticons, only difference is, he doesn't change his size. A fic where the Transformers meet the mutants, huh? Interesting. I can imagine Jazz hanging out with the West Coast Team. Jazz is the cultural envoy of the Autobots, and since a lot of the West Coast kids come from different countries, he'd love to learn about their cultures, their music, everything about them! I can imagine the Thunderbolt teaching Jazz the fine art of pro wrestling, for example. Anyway dude, I loved 'The Last Muticorn' and I hope you put out more! I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!
To Raliena: When do the Triplets turn up? Well, I doubt they'll appear to be honest. And yes, Trinity does believe the Transformers exist. I think they would be very interested in the fact that Exo can turn into Transformers. Why didn't Kitty just phase people into walls? Well, she was scared of getting roasted by Spectra's heat blasts, and most people tend to get very disconcerted and unable to think straight when fear takes over. Anyway Rae, I hope you like this new chapter! Hope you like it as much as the last one!
To Metal Dragon1: I'm glad you liked the big fight between Diablo and the Red Dragon. I'm also glad you liked the battle between Kitty and WrongWay against Spectra and Ringer. I've gotten a lot of practice writing fight scenes over time, and I think I've gotten a lot better at that. I'm also glad you liked Exo's dramatic entrance. Well, as far as Jenni and Johnny are concerned, they should worry about trying to free Exo, but the Diablo-controlled mutant will not make it easy. You want him to become Dinobot and Transmetal Rattrap, huh? Speaking of Rattrap, which colors: The normal red-and-brown, or the Wal-Mart exclusive blue-and-black (I have that one)? Well, I'll see what I can do. I hope you put up the new chapter of 'Take the Long Way Home' quickly and I hope you like this new chapter!
To Sparky Genocide: Yup, a major fight scene. Gotta love them. Hmm, I like your idea. I'll see what I can do. I hope you like this new chapter!
To Red Witch: Yeah, things are going wild! I read the new chapters of "This Soap Opera Called Life", and I wondered why Horns went nuts on Crabs like that. Maybe he's got issues or something. Anyway, I hope you like this new chapter!
To Aaron: Yeah, I'm proud of that fight scene. Anyway, I tend to leave a lot of fighting to the imagination because I don't want readers to think I'm underestimating their intelligence. And sometimes, the ability to describe something evades me, so in my style, I try to leave some things to the imagination. I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!
Disclaimer: "Ray, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say YES!" - Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore, Ghostbusters
Chapter 13: Victory Near!
The docks of Chicago
"Why won't you stay down?!" Diablo roared at Red Dragon.
"I could ask the same pal, but I already figured it out. Your mutation is like mine in one aspect: Like me, you get stronger the more you fight in your alternate form." Jake smirked. "We're at a stalemate, Diablo."
"Not quite, man." Diablo smirked. His hand started glowing. "I have a power to burn people with my mark. Once burned, they are under my power. I can make people do what I want with it. They're like zombies. How'd you like to be undead?" Jake lifted up a big heavy crate.
"Sorry, man. Not my style. I haven't achieved all my life's goals yet. And one of them is kicking your butt." Jake pitched the crate.
Elsewhere in the docks
"What's going on here?!" Jenni screamed as she dodged a laser blast. Exo raced up to her, changing his form. This time, in a mist, he turned into the Beast Wars warrior known as Dinobot, a Transformer who could turn into a Velociraptor. He was armed with a spinning sword, snarling.
"He was marked by Diablo!" Johnny exclaimed, knocking back Exo with a light electrical shock. "We have to get the mark off him!"
"Good luck! Diablo's mark is pretty stubborn to remove." Jenni grumbled, firing a light flash to blind Exo. "We don't want to hurt you!" Exo shook off the blast's blinding effect and raised his sword. The a large hand made of fire grabbed the small boy/robot and held him up in the air.
"I got it." Fyre grinned. "Now how are we going to remove that mark? It's burned in. It has to heal."
"My little friend here should take care of that." Johnny pulled a flashlight-like device out of his lab coat. "My Heal Beam."
"What does he keep in there?" Lisa asked Jenni.
"Anything and everything, Fyre." Jenni laughed. "I've seen him carry tools, supplies, video games, heck, even enough parts to build a city's worth of electronic devices is in there. It's a magic coat."
"Is my Pyro plushie in there?" Fyre blinked. "My Pyro plushie disappeared again."
"Maybe it ran off. You hug it to death." Jenni grinned.
"I can't help it if I love Pyro." Fyre grinned back.
"Hold still, kid! This thing doesn't hurt!" Johnny snapped at Exo. "OWWW!!!! HE BIT ME!!"
"Duck." Lisa said. She and Jenni ducked as Mercury and Whiplash flew over their heads.
"Side." Jenni added. The two girls moved to the side as Rhinox flew by.
"TAKE THAT, %&$#()#%$!!!!" Trouble yelled as he walked up to the girls.
"Such language, Trouble." Jenni mock scolded.
"I like my foul mouth." Eric shrugged. "Anyone who got a problem with it can say hello to my fist and goodbye to their teeth."
"You know Eric, you wouldn't be quite the same if you cleaned up your language." Jenni laughed with fake nervousness.
"It's not over yet." Jason said as he walked up to the group with Vicki, Kitty, and Mike. "We still have to worry about Diablo."
Jason's right! Diablo's still out there! What'll our heroes do? What will happen next? Can Red Dragon take down an opponent whose strength grows as a fight goes on? Will the Southside Misfits be of any help? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
