Christmas in France
To Metal Dragon1: Hey there Metal Dragon! Yeah, it does not look good. Most of the team is incapacitated, Siryn and Marie-Claire are…chatting. Who is the kid that Ace and Tarot are talking about? Red Witch gave him a brief appearance in her fics. Here's a hint: He's related to Donald. The whole Yu-Gi-Oh thing is a little bit of both, to be honest with you. I've been through blizzards myself when I lived in Massachusetts, so I truly understand. I hope you can keep on reviewing! I'll keep up the good work, and thank you for the fight scene pointers. Enjoy the new chapter! And I can hardly wait to read the new chapter of 'Take The Long Way Home'!
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! Yeah, escape attempts are always good for a laugh. I did like the one-shot, and I can hardly wait for you to put out more stories! I can hardly wait for your next 10 or 100-chapter story! How do you do those, anyway? It's amazing. You are to fanfiction what Geoff Johns is to comic book writing! Enjoy the new chapter!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there Sparky! Man, it has been too long since I heard from you, man! Way too long. Kelly getting knocked on the head and thinking he's Napoleon? Hmm…I do like that idea. I'll see if I can do anything about that. Enjoy the new chapter!
To Raliena: Hey there Raliena! Yeah, they are. The Joes are America's finest soldiers, despite their oddities and quirks, so you'd have to expect them to be able to handle anything, and in the Joes' case, that means…anything. And yes, de-arming a Joe is no good. A Joe is a weapon. Enjoy the new chapter!
To Firefly25: Hey there Firefly! It's been too long since I saw a review from you! Actually, I think Marie-Claire is stuck in the anger stage of mourning. As for the cell stuff, yeah, I can imagine Overkill deciding to use electrified floors and all that. Keep in mind, even though he's an advanced and very tough cyborg, he still is a Cobra, so expect him to make some dumb mistakes… Yeah, I guess Tarot tends to underestimate that most of the Joes are indeed humans, they are certainly capable of defeating non-human foes. Enjoy the new chapter!
Disclaimer: "Allow myself to introduce…myself." Mike Myers as Austin Powers, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Chapter 15: Escape!
The d'Agastino Christmas Party, Paris
Overkill cackled as he looked down at the scene. The ground was littered with shattered tables, broken chairs, and there were dents and holes in the wall, and pieces of broken Battle Android Troopers. The floor was also littered with the unconscious bodies of the Joes codenamed Firestorm, Wipe-Out, and Torpedo, as well as the West Coast Misfits codenamed Dazzler, Rictor, Thunderbolt, Sunfire, and Beast King.
"M-m-man, that was t-t-too easy, heh heh." Overkill chuckled. He turned over Thunderbolt with his foot. "Th-th-that organic was the m-m-most hard-headed of all. I-i-it was hardest t-t-to take him d-d-down." Overkill didn't notice that a figure clad in white from head to toe hanging on a ceiling corner like a spider. The figure silently flipped down, then threw a few explosive shuriken at Overkill's back. The cyborg screamed and turned around. The figure removed her hood, revealing a beautiful blonde woman.
"You didn't think that we organics can be taken down that easily, did you?" Kicker growled, unsheathing her sword. Overkill laughed.
"H-h-human, you just m-m-made a big m-m-mistake." Overkill growled as he morphed his arm into a futuristic huge energy cannon and pointed it at Kicker. She just stood defiantly.
"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" A sonic scream came out of nowhere. The scream flew past Kicker and slammed into Overkill, knocking the cyborg into a wall. Kicker turned around and saw Siryn and Marie-Claire.
"Sorry we were late Kicker, Marie-Claire and I got caught up in a session of girl talk." Theresa chuckled. Marie-Claire's makeup showed a couple lines running down her face, like she had been crying. Kicker smiled.
"About time, girls." Kicker said. "Let's show this cyborg the meaning of girl power!"
A warehouse in Paris
"Maybe we should take it one step at a time." Dial-Up suggested. "First, we worry about deactivating the forcefields that are holding us in. Then, we worry about any booby traps there are waiting for us." She walked to an open panel in the floor of her cell, where a group of exposed wires were lying.
"Yeah." Jester shrugged casually with a smile. "After all, he is a Cobra agent. How well done can these traps be?"
"You Joes are a strange bunch." Tarot shook her head.
"You have to go to a Joe party sometime, Tarot. Trust me, insanity happens. Drunkeness, explosions, singing, dancing, fighting, parrots, fire trucks, Shipwreck, Tripwire in a pink bunny suit, Order and Junkyard mauling Beach-Head…all sorts of stuff." Ace snickered. "Crazy stuff! Trust me, you'll love it!"
"Okay, here we go." Dial-Up said. "I suggest you all stand back from your doors." The kids and Jester did so. Dial-Up straightened out her hairpin, then carefully hovered it over the wires. Once they were in position, Dial-Up dropped the hairpin and sparks flew from the pin as it shorted out the circuits. The lights flickered, and then they stayed on. "Did it work?"
"I'll check. If anything happens, my healing factor will fix it up." X23 offered.
"Be careful, Athena." Jester said.
"I wouldn't worry." X23 smirked. "They're only Cobras. They're idiots. They can't be this prepared." The cloned mutant carefully stepped out. Her smirk returned. "See? No big deal." Suddenly, sirens blared.
"You and you big mouth, Athena." Longshot said in an even voice, a deadpan look on his face. Athena unsheathed her claws as the others ran out. The clone smirked.
"Let them come. I was growing bored anyway. I really needed to shred something."
"And I think you just found something you can really sink your claws into, X23." Jester pointed ahead.
Well, well, well! Looks like the insanity will continue! What madness will happen next? Can Overkill be stopped? What is Jester pointing at? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!