3:12 PM, Beverly Hills Villa
We had just reached our home after a usual day at school.
What happened next?
Well, you're about to find out.
(The world is sometimes really strange. There are things you don't understand, people who you know even though you've never met them. It's part of a never-ending cycle. And I thought I had it bad with this.)
JETIX Productions and ) presents:
Totally Spies! in: "The Next Best Thing" Chapter 3
This Chapter: October 21st, 2004
Chapter 3 Synopsis: When the Spies return from school to their villa, they find it trashed. As they investigate, they find a shocking secret that surprises them all.
Official characters and show copyright Marathon. Original characters and story copyright JETIX Productions.
Chapter 3: A World of Trouble, Part 1As I opened the door, I noticed something odd- our villa was in shambles!
"What the..." Alex exclaimed.
"Who did this?!" I said. I then caught wind of my parents, situated in the center of the mess.
"Are you guys okay?" I asked.
"Sure, son," Mom said with a hint of creepiness in her voice.
"Never been better," Dad said.
"What's up with their voices? Did someone take them to charm school while we were away?" Clover asked.
"Yeah," I replied, "it sounds like they aren't even aware of the fact that someone trashed our home!"
"Well, of course we're aware of it," Mom said in a sultry tone, and then- it all fell into place. My facial expression turned serious. "You two did this, didn't you?"
Sam, Alex, and Clover all gasped in surprise.
"Yes, we did it. That's our job," Dad said, throwing a knife at me on the word "job". I rolled onto the floor just in time, as the knife flew over me and stuck into the kitchen wall.
"What happened to Nick's parents?" Alex asked.
"Those aren't my parents, Alex. My real parents wouldn't do this!" I said to her.
In a flash, I brought out the electromagnetic curling iron, set it to full power, and aimed at my "parents". If I could hit them with this, we could buy some time. Just as Mom charged, I focused, sighted, and fired. The beam flew so fast that Mom didn't even see it before it slammed into her, sending her flying back as fast as she'd came. That's when I noticed something: Mom's eyes had gone blank when the electromagnetic beam had hit her, kind of like...
...a robot. "That's it!" I shouted.
"What?" Sam stated.
"These guys are just robotic! That gives me an idea. Sam, toss me the laser lipstick! Alex, you give me the Wind-Tunnel! I've got something that'll blow these freaks away!"
Sam and Alex tossed me said gadgets, and I proceeded to link them up with the curling iron, placing the laser lipstick just above the barrel for the EM beams and the Wind Tunnel 3000 into a slot just under the control panel. I then brought out the helicopter-blade cooling fan and attached it to the underside of the laser cannon on the curling iron. I held out the enormous cannon and aimed it at the robo-dad.
"What is this?" my 'dad' said.
At that moment, Clover somersaulted forward, tossing me a pair of wings from our new jetpack backpacks. I figured she'd made a stop at WOOHP. I grabbed the wings, placed them on the sides of the cannon, then aimed back at dad. The girls all joined me and each held onto a part of the cannon, Sam and Alex holding the jetpack wings, Clover holding onto a side handle and me holding the main handle, my finger on the firing trigger.
"What is that thing?" 'Dad' said in shock.
"I'd like to introduce you to WOOHP's newest, and very first combo gadget- the Vortex Blaster," I said, turning a dial to full power. I then pressed the red button on the cooling fan and the blades extended to the length of the blaster.
"Let's take care of this robo-freak for good!" Alex said.
"Ready!" we all shouted.
'Dad' sunk to the floor. "Forgive me, Tim Scam. I have failed you!"
"Fire!!!!" we all shouted, as I pulled the trigger.
Once I pushed the button, the helicopter blades started spinning. 2 seconds later, the electromagnetic curling iron, laser lipstick, and Wind Tunnel 3000 all fired into the spinning fan blades. The blades absorbed the energy, then fired it out as a rapidly spinning circle of energy beams powered by a huge gust of wind. The powerful blast struck 'Dad' and sent him flying out an open window, his robotic circuits shorting out. As we held the Vortex Blaster triumphantly, 'Dad' hit the ground and exploded in a final blaze of glory. Well, that's that, robo-dad, I thought.
As the Vortex Blaster disengaged and separated into its original components, my Compowder rang. I opened it; Jerry was on the line. "What you got?" I asked.
"WOOHP's got the analysis back from the microchip you 4 sent in. It appears to be some sort of brain-controlling device," Jerry explained.
"If that's the case, then I think I know who's controlling all the microchipped people," I said.
"Oh, and by the way, Spies, great work testing out the Vortex Blaster."
This threw me for a loop. "How'd you know..."
"I watched you 4 via the telly. Excellent work, Spies. We've been trying to come up with a compatible set of gadgets to create the actual blaster."
"I see. Well, we've got to clean up here. Someone trashed our home. Nick out," I said, closing the Compowder.
"I should have known Tim Scam was behind this," Sam said, brushing dust off of her spy suit.
"I wonder how he escaped?" I said, placing the electromagnetic curling iron in my backpack and walking outside to the remnants of my 'dad', Alex following me. There was some kind of communicator lying among the wreckage.
I picked it up and it turned on, Tim Scam popping up on the screen. "You again," I said angrily.
"Well, well, look who we have here. I see you've defeated my strongest robotic parents, designed to make children's lives miserable," Tim said.
"Figures. You won't get away with this, Scam!" Alex exclaimed.
"Let's settle this. Right here, right now," I said.
I then saw a mechanical claw shooting from the device and planting something on the roof of the villa.
"Patience, child. We'll meet some other time. Oh, and speaking of time..."
A countdown started up.
10...
"What's with the countdown thingy?" Alex said.
9...
Suddenly, it hit me. "Oh, my god..." I said.
"What? What's wrong?" Alex said, putting her hand on my shoulder.
8...
"We have to evacuate the villa! Scam's gonna blow it up!" I exclaimed.
7...
"Sam! Clover!" Alex shouted at the top of her lungs.
6...
Sam and Clover turned around quickly when they heard Alex's voice.
5...
"What's up, Alex?"
4...
"Guys! Get out of there! Tim Scam's trying to blow the place up!" Alex shouted.
3...
"Come on, Sam!!" Clover shouted, running for the door.
2...
Sam deftly kicked the door down, clearing the way.
1...
Sam and Clover rolled across the ground, getting to a safe distance.
0.
At that count, the villa exploded in a blaze of orange, red and yellow, igniting the early afternoon sky. When the blast cleared, we all looked at the explosion site; the villa was nothing but rubble now.
"It's gone," Sam said slowly.
"Nick's parents are gone..." Clover said.
"...and now our home is destroyed," Alex said, her voice breaking up.
"This week just keeps getting worse," I said.
Next Time
Chapter 4: "A World of Trouble, Part 2"With their home destroyed, the Spies gear up for a 'round-the-world trip to find Tim Scam and stop him once and for all. Along the way, Nick discovers powers even he never knew he had, and a bond of friendship with his 3 friends that's even stronger than his love for Alex keeping them together throughout all of this...
Author's Notes: I'm glad I'm typing this in Study Hall at school. This story's taking quite a twist. See ya next time! – SuperSaiyanZelda4321 of JETIX Productions
