(Leo's Edition)
Author's note: Yeah, yeah, long time waiting, out of the lag, you know how it goes.
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Chapter 4: The Homecoming
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KILLILEA MOUNT - 03:05 AM
Sam scanned the mountain with a pair of WOOHP binoculars. "There's the entrance," Alex figured, "just like Tassara said."
The RATVAT provided us with an excellent entrance into the factory. Four Kenyopian guards rushed in to investigate the break-in, but we had taken cover behind some barrels.
We scrambled up the staircase and crossed a catwalk. "What is this place?" Alex wondered.
"Apparently this is where Makeda's scientists build the anti-gravity guns," Sam responded.
A big door opened, and Makeda and the Kenyopian general walked in. "Look," Alex said, pointing, "it's Makeda and the general."
"Duh," I responded. "Like that wasn't obvi-"
Some guards sighted us on the catwalk, and fired their weapons at us. We grabbed some cables and slid down.
Makeda wasn't too happy about the sudden intrusion. "GUARDS!"
The battle that commenced was intense. As a guard fired, Sam took cover on a handcart near a fire extinguisher, and kicked a container of something into the gun's path.
Having the jump on the guard, Sam rolled out on the handcart and used the fire extinguisher to blast water at the guard, knocking him away.
Two guards, meanwhile, approached me with their guns. I ducked around the corner, and threw something on the ground as they started to follow.
WHOOPS! The guards slipped on a puddle of water and fell to the ground. "Gee," I thought to myself, "I'm glad I went easy on those compressed water capsules."
Alex wasn't having too much luck. She was about to fire a ray gun at Makeda, but someone fired a net at Alex. Tassara saved her just in time.
Then, Alex fired the ray gun at Makeda. The shot bounced off a garbage pail lid Makeda was using as a shield, off a wall, and shocked Alex head-on, giving her a bad case of static-electricity hair.
This didn't bode well with Alex. "What kind of an evil place is this?"
Clover was having her own problems, as she used some odd gloves to break the seat of one of the scientists, and was promptly grabbed and thrown halfway across the room by a guard.
Alex was admiring her new hairstyle, and when she heard Clover screen, the ray gun slipped from between her legs and fired a shot by mistake, which ricocheted until it zapped the guard who had Clover.
The guard fell. "Take that," Clover taunted. I rolled my eyes.
Makeda and the general approached Alex, and had her cornered. She grabbed the nearest item and held it over her head. "Don't move, or I'll blast you with this … lame … radio … thingy. Oh, shoot!"
"Are you crazy?" Makeda exclaimed. "Put that down! You'll destroy us all!"
"Huh?"
"It's a highly sensitive earthquake generator, you fool!"
Alex was not fooled. "Yeah, sure it is. Nice try, guys." She raised it over her head … and promptly found that she had just refused to believe the truth.
The whole mountain began to crumble. All sorts of scientists and guards fled the base. On her way out, Sam grabbed something.
Makeda and the general, unfortunately, managed to get away on motorized hang gliders before we could make chase.
Almost.
"Not so fast," Sam said, as she and Clover fired one of Makeda's anti-gravity rays, suspending the motorized hang gliders in place until WOOHP helicopters could arrive.
One helicopter landed, and Jerry stood at the entrance. "Excellent work, girls."
"No time for congratulations, Jerry," Clover reminded Jerry as we rushed onto the helicopter. "We have to get Tassara to the peace conference in Geneva right away!"
Jerry was left scratching his head, until the closing helicopter door threw him off his feet.
BEVERLY HIGH SCHOOL - 10:12 PM
"I'm so glad to finally be home," Clover decided. "I mean, is it me, or was that the worst mission ever?"
Sam disagreed. "Worst mission ever, what are you talking about?"
"Yeah," Alex concurred, "we just helped end a 20-year war!"
"Whatever," Clover replied in disgust, "being Queen was totally lame!"
I smirked. "In that case, I suppose you don't want to get elected homecoming qu-"
"Hey," Alex interrupted, pointing, "check it out!"
Fireworks were going up, and a blimp displayed the message VOTE FOR CLOVER. "I guess this means Arnold's been busy," Sam deduced.
We arrived at Clover's campaigning booth, where Arnold was setting things up. "Clover, you're back!"
At that moment, an announcement came over the P.A. "Attention students: the results of the homecoming waits are in. This year's queen is none other than (pause for effect) Clover!"
Needless to say, Mandy was furious. "I can't believe it! I lost!"
Clover, on the other hand, was ecstatic. "I can't believe it! I won!" She hugged us. "Isn't it the greatest?"
Sam was a bit hesitant. "I thought you were over the whole queen thing."
"Are you kidding? I can't wait to begin my reign, and I promise to make you three my servants, uh, I mean advisors."
The same boy who was helping Mandy with HER campaign approached Clover. "Congratulations, Clover. Say, what do you think about you and me going steady?"
"I say you've got yourself a da-"
Arnold pushed the other boy aside. "Hold your horses, Clover. Remember your promise? You're my girlfriend, at least for today."
Clover was understandably unexcited. "Oh. Right."
As Arnold and Clover walked off, we saw Clover hold up a HELP! sign. "Oh well," Sam commented as we waved, "every queen needs a king."
"Yeah, I suppose you're right," I replied. Then I turned to Mandy. "Cheer up, crow-hair," I told her, patting her back. "Maybe you'll win next year."
Mandy smiled a little. "Gee, Leo, this is so kind and unlike you. Since when have you acted this way?"
As Mandy walked away, she was surrounded by laughter. It took mere seconds to realize that the laughter was directed at HER. She immediately asked the nearest student a question: "Hey, why's everyone laughing at me?"
"Sure beats me … loser!"
Mandy balked. She ran into the girls' bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. "I know I didn't make it in the running for homecoming queen, but that's no reason for anyone to call me a loser!"
Something fell off Mandy's back. She looked at it; it was a Post-it note. It read: "I'M A LOSER".
It took mere seconds for Mandy to put two and two together, and realize that I had applied the Post-it note when I was patting her back.
Her reaction was no different than usual: "LEO!"
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THE END
Here are your choices for the next episode. The title in parentheses is the real title of each episode, the other one is one I made up.
DON'T Get Zooney (Zooney World)
True Love is Hard to Find (Green with N.V)
Cursing is Prohibited on WOOHP Grounds (Mummy)
Freak Out (Freaky Circus Much?)
A Different Kind of Cramming (Abductions)
The Inner Child (Child's Play)
Feature Presentation (Model Citizens)
Identity Crisis (The Fugitives)