Rising Starrs!

To soulstress: Hey there soulstress! I'm glad you liked the Cast Away and Finding Nemo references. I thought them up because I need some random insanity to show that Cobra Commander had cracked up a bit, not that he had already. I mean, leading a terrorist organization like Cobra would make just about anyone go cuckoo! And the Misfits are still the greatest government team ever. You see, the A-Team were former soldiers in Vietnam who were framed for a crime they did not commit. They escaped incarceration, and went underground, and worked as soldiers of fortune while evading the government. Don't worry, those Cobras will get theirs. I can't wait for the new chapter of 'Tempest'! Please put it up! I must know what the Hellfire Club wants with Lance! I hope you like this new chapter!

To Sparky Genocide: Hey there Sparky! Hmm, yeah, I always wondered, why does Tomax and Xamot share pain like that? I mean, you punch one in the mouth, and they both feel it! Is it some kind of mutant ability or something? Yeah, I can imagine the Misfits finding great amusement in tormenting one of the Crimson Guard Twins and watching the other one react like he's receiving it! Oh yeah, have you ever read my story "The Starr Chronicles"? It's a good story, and it's kind of like the Misfit-verse if I was in control. Anyway, I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!

To Raliena: Hey Rae! I will have to agree with you on that, my friend. When anything starts attacking the heroes, then they know they're in the right place. You are definitely right about that. I'm very glad you liked the last chapter Rae, and I hope you like this new one! Keep on reading and reviewing!

To Red Witch: Hey there, Red! I've been keeping up with "This Soap Opera Called Life", and I liked it! I see you introduced Daemon and Firewall. For some odd reason, I can imagine Arcade having a crush on her. Yeah, the sharks all named Bruce were a reference to Finding Nemo. I think that in turn was a reference to Jaws, because I heard that mechanical shark used in the film was named Bruce. Now that I think about it, I remembered that in the Monty Python series, there was this skit that involved a bunch of guys, and they were all named Bruce. I'm glad you liked the last chapter, and I hope you like this new one!

Disclaimer: "Be afraid. Be very afraid." - Tagline of "The Fly"

Chapter 9: Capture!

The middle of the ocean

"WAAAAAAAAAH!!!!! HANG ON WILSON!!!! I'M GUNNING THIS SUCKER!!!" Cobra Commander screamed at the top of his lungs. He was racing a jet ski on the water at top speed, Wilson tied securely in the back. Behind the jet ski, one could see a whole school of sharks coming after them. "DON'T WORRY WILSON!!!! I'LL SAVE YOU!!!! THE MAGICAL FAIRIES!!!!! THE MAGICAL FAIRIES CAN SAVE YOU, WILSON!! DON'T DIE ON ME MAN!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MAN, IF YOU BELIEVE IN ANYTHING YOU WILL NOT DIE!!!!!!"

Man, what a screwball. The sharks thought as they pursued the mentally deserted Cobra Commander.

The Warehouse District

"Great! Just freakin' great!" Craig Starr grumbled. He, Fred, Lady Jaye, and Trinity raced through the warehouses, the laser-blasting flying metal spheres after them.

"Ha!" Lady Jaye threw a couple spears at the spears, accompanied by Craig firing his eye laser. They managed to destroy a couple spheres. Trinity used their psychic lightning to take down a couple more. "These things are crazy!"

"Do you Misfits encounter stuff like that all the time?!" Craig exclaimed as he shot another sphere down with his eye laser.

"Actually…today is pretty calm." Fred responded coolly, punching down a sphere. Craig looked at Lady Jaye.

"And Cover Girl asked me if I was interested in joining this insanity?!" Craig exclaimed. "You have got to be kidding!" Unbeknownst to the mutants and ex-model Joe, a small hole opened in a warehouse wall, and some little spheres flew through the wall. They hit the ground and released knockout gas. "Gas!" The mutants and Cover Girl coughed and wheezed until they fell under.

Mindbender's Secret Lab

"Four down, several to go…" Dr. Mindbender smirked. "Now let's check on the ones that are still moving…" The mad geneticist adjusted the view of his monitors. "Ahhh, yes…let's put these babies to sleep…"

"Methinks that good ol' Dr. Mindbender…" Tomax started.

"Has finally gone round the bend. Indeed." Xamot grumbled, crossing his arms. The financier scowled at the crazy bald geneticist.

Elsewhere in the Warehouse District

"I hate tanks!" Althea growled. She pitched a few shuriken at a couple of the robotic tanks, causing them to explode.

"It is good that these are small then. Otherwise you'd have a very bad day." Xi noted as he used his claws to slash open a few more tanks.

"Can't-catch-me-Can't-catch-me-Can't-catch-me!" Pietro teased as he zipped around, driving the tank's targeting system crazy. Pietro also happened to be juggling some rubber balls.

"Pietro! Stop playing around!" Cover Girl snapped as she fired a machine gun at the tanks.

"Where do these things keep coming from?!" Althea yelled.

"Who knows?! Let's just get out of here!" Cover Girl ordered. She covered the Misfits' retreat. But their retreat was cut off by knockout gas delivered in the same way as before.

Still elsewhere in the Warehouse District

"I knew it was too quiet!" Recondo grumbled as he dove into a warehouse.

"What is that thing?!" Lance dove into the warehouse alongside him. Todd, Wanda, and Paul were fighting some strange dark green dragon-like creature.

"What is this thing?!" Paul yelled.

"One of Dr. Mindbender's little creations!" Todd answered loudly. "He makes genetic monsters in his sleep, yo!" Todd spat some acid in the creature's eyes, making it retch and roar loudly in pain.

"Ha!" Wanda hit the dragon-like artificial creature with several hexbolts, causing it to topple into one warehouse, unconscious.

"It's okay! You guys can come out now!" Paul called. Lance and Recondo came out of the warehouse to join the other Misfits.

"Well, that was easy." Todd blinked. He saw a couple small metal spheres roll towards him. "Oh no."

Uh oh! Looks like our heroes are in big trouble! What insanity will happen next? Can our heroes successfully defeat Cobra and free themselves? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!