Mad Malibu Halloween!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there, Sparky! Yeah, I know that couple from RW's fics. I can imagine Longshot being extremely jealous. Glad to use your idea. By the way, all your reviews just up and disappeared! What's going on here?! Hope you like the new chapter!
To Raliena: Hey there Rae! Oh yes, fun all around. You like Chinese food, huh? I personally don't like Chinese food. Are there such things as Chinese take-away trucks? I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like the new chapter!
To Red Witch: Hey there Red! I read all your new stuff, and I loved it all! Mutants with tails and pheromones gone wild, oh my! Yeah, Angel being chased for hot wings is funny. I can imagine a thick-skulled zoo-keeper chasing after Angel, thinking he's a bird. Why not do that in your fics? That'd be hilarious! I hope you like the new chapter!
Disclaimer: "You gotta ask yourself, do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" - Clint Eastwood as "Dirty" Harry Callahan
Chapter 8: The Brawl Continues!
Malibu High
"Did we make it YEOW!!!" Rictor screamed as he and Jack dodged a couple laser blasts from the Surf Master's computerized flying surfboard.
"Let's shut that thing down!" Jack growled, shifting into a bear. The bear then raced towards the board, slashing and pounding at it. Rictor riddled it with low-frequency sonic-charged punches.
"No use, man! This thing's forcefields have got us AAGH!!!" Rictor screamed as the Surf Master ambushed in the form of firing his super-cooled water jets. The water streams hit Rictor, freezing him solid.
"Hey! Let go! Bad bear!" Surf Master screamed as Jack ambushed the mad genius by catching him in a huge bear hug. He used his strength to break the hold. The Surf Master whipped himself around and blasted Jack with his ice water jets, freezing the animorph (A/N: This is not a reference to the Animorphs book series. I refer to Jack as an animorph because he has the mutant ability to transform himself into any animal. Just think of Beast Boy from the Teen Titans comic/cartoon series, who happened to have been the main inspiration for Jack McCormick/Beast King) solid.
"Jack! Randy!" Rahne screamed.
"I'll free them!" Toshi's costume transformed into his Sunfire costume and mask. He fired his solar flames at Randy and Jack, hoping to melt the ice and free his comrades. Surf Master leapt back on his surfboard.
"HA!!!" Ali fired a laser burst at the mad inventor, coupled with a few daggers from Longshot. The daggers and laser bounced off the Surf Master's forcefield. The Surf Master laughed.
"Sorry, kiddies! Can't play with you now. I've got to go conquer Malibu!" The Surf Master cackled. A panel opened up on his surfboard, and a blue sphere, the size of a baseball, popped up into the air with a popping sound. The Surf Master caught it and casually dropped it down on the ground. He then flew like heck out of the abandoned gymnasium.
"What is this thing?" John picked up the sphere. A hidden panel opened up on the sphere, revealing a small black screen and the symbols 1:00 showed on the screen. "This is never good."
"BOMB!!" Terrell raced by John, grabbing the bomb. The Compton-born mutant zipped out of the high school, towards the nearest beach. When he reached it, the African-American mutant stopped, spun his arm at high speed, then threw it into the air over the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The sphere exploded, creating a huge explosion. "Man, that was close!" He zipped back to Malibu High. He returned in a matter of seconds. "Yo! I made it! It blew over the ocean!"
"Good work, Terrell." Siryn nodded.
"Is everyone alright?!" Kicker asked.
"We're fine. How's the students?" Ace wondered.
"We're cool." Nick said from beside her. "Oh man, that was great! I got to see a real fight between superheroes and supervillains!"
"The Surf Master was the first supervillain the West Coast Misfits battled as a real team." X23 remembered. "He was psycho then, and he got no better. So much for the American health care system."
"No kidding. Did you see that new look? Wow." Ace blinked. "He looks meaner."
"The Surf Master may be insane, but he's also very smart." Kicker analyzed. "I would not be surprised if he's got new tricks to come with the new look."
"He can pack nuclear missiles for all the Thunderbolt cares!" Kyle snapped. "The Thunderbolt will still raise his hand, and smack that sky-surfing, machine-building, bomb-throwing, ice-water-shooting jabroni across his psychotic, stupid, monkey-loving face!"
"We don't know exactly what kind of tricks the Surf Master may be packing now, Kyle. I'd be very careful what I say if I were you." Toshi said sagely, while still melting the ice around Randy and Jack with his powers.
"Well you're not Sushi, so stick it!" Kyle snapped. "The Thunderbolt can handle anything that air-surfing retard can think of!"
"What if he finds a way to counter your powers?" Toshiro smirked. "Electricity has weaknesses. The Surf Master is certified insane, but he is far from stupid. All he has to do is remember basic science. Electricity tries to reach the ground."
"Electricity goes where I want it to go, Sushi! Keep in mind jabroni, the Thunderbolt can control electrical power."
"True, but electricity still has weaknesses. Have you ever tried to shock someone wearing rubber gloves by grabbing their wrists?" Toshi asked.
"Rubber doesn't conduct electricity, you dumb jabroni." Kyle blinked. "What are you getting at?"
"I'm sure that the Surf Master won't use rubber, but he'll find a way to counter our powers, considering he fought us before."
"He didn't fight Longshot, Rictor, Jack, or Tommy." Kyle blinked. "He was still in the nuthouse when those guys signed up." Toshiro Yoshida pointed at a still-frozen Jack and Rictor.
"That fact still did not give either Beast King or Rictor any form of advantage." Toshiro said.
"Oh shut up, Sushi." Kyle grumbled.
"What do we do now, Kicker?" Dazzler asked. "The Surf Master said he wanted to rule Malibu. What did he mean by that?"
"I have no idea, to be honest with you." Kicker blinked. "I thought that the Surf Master was out for revenge against Malibu High. Why would he want to rule Malibu?"
"Maybe he thinks Malibu would be better if he was in charge." Ace joked.
"Ace, this is no joke. If we're not careful, the Surf Master may be able to completely surprise us. And if he does, he may be able to achieve whatever his mad goal is." Theresa said. "We have got to figure out what the Surf Master has got planned, and what he's got up his sleeve now alongside his old tricks."
Well, well, well! Looks like the Surf Master has a new plan! What insanity will happen next? What is the Surf Master up to now? Can the West Coast Misfits stop it? Can they beat the Surf Master? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!