Fried Money, Anyone?
To Aaron: Hey there, Aaron! How will the Misfits deal with this? It should be obvious. They're going to whoop Cobra butt! That's how they'll deal with this! Enjoy the new chapter!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there, Sparky! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Zanya meeting Paul and chasing him? That sounds interesting. Enjoy the new chapter!
To todd fan: Hey there todd fan! I read the new chapter of "Little Shop of Mutants" and I loved it! Pyro is awesome as the Dentist! No better man for the role. And he offered chocolates at the end. Chocolates rule. I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Little Shop of Mutants", "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", and "Slugs and Snails"!
To Red Witch: Hey there Red! I read the new chapter of "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff" yesterday. I loved it, although I was deeply disturbed by Hawk (As Venomious Maximus) and Baroness. You bet this is going to get wild. I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can't wait for new chapters of "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff" and "Memories Are Made of This"!
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Well, the gang could use their powers defensively as well. Besides, none of the Joes or the Misfits want to harm anyone. Enjoy the new chapter!
Disclaimer: "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" - Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (A great movie! Get it! You won't be disappointed!)
Chapter 5: High Speed Rescue!
The Department of the Treasury
A riotous crowd was all over Flint and Lady Jaye. The two Joes, alongside their Misfit charges: the vain speedster Quicksilver, the interstellar teleporter Starway, and the laser-firing hypnotist Starchild. The crowd was angry and panicky because Serpentor and Cobra destroyed their money. Flint and Lady Jaye were using martial-arts maneuvers to subdue the people without harming them.
"Calm down!" Pietro shouted. He moved his arms in circles at great speeds. The action created a pair of wind gusts that harmlessly caused several rioting people to fall on their butts. "Sheesh! And the other guys say I get worked up!"
"Over here!" Lila snickered, teleporting behind a man, and tapping his shoulder. The man turned quickly, trying to punch Lila out, but the black-haired mutant girl just teleported away again.
"Hold still, freak!" The man snapped as he tried to hit her.
"Now that's not a very nice thing to say, man…" Lila tutted as she continued her teleporting tricks. "And this is not a very nice thing for you to experience." She grinned as she gave the man a judo throw. "You'll be fine."
I can't catch this many people with my hypnosis. But maybe… Paul thought as a bunch of people started to surround him. The Starchild eyed three big muscular guys. Perfect… He grinned. A flash of purple light emanated from Paul's right eye, hypnotizing the big muscular men. "Surround me and hold the crowd back! Do not hurt them!" Paul ordered. Eyes glowing purple, the three big muscular men moved to surround Starchild and to hold the crowd back. Paul then went to work: He looked at the angry people and fired flashes of purple light from his eye, temporarily blinding them and forcing them to fall back. Meanwhile, a man emerged from a green pickup truck. He was dressed like a cowboy, complete with mustache, brown shirt, and blue jeans with a brown cowboy hat. Standing on the bed of his truck was a little blonde girl with her hair in two ponytails and dressed in a pink shirt and blue jeans. In the process of getting out, he accidentally knocked his car's gear shift loose.
"Now you stay here, Libby." The man told the girl in a Texan drawl. "Daddy's gonna take care of business."
"Okay, Daddy." The girl, Libby, replied sweetly with a smile. The cowboy smiled and he pulled out a rope from the truck cab. He walked toward the crowd. "Hey boys! I got some rope! We can use it to tie up those yahoos! And maybe it'll work on the freak kids they got with them!" As the man walked toward the crowd, the truck started to roll down a hill and swerve wildly…with Libby still in the truck. The girl let out a scream. "Libby!" The cowboy exclaimed. Flint stomped the foot of a man holding him, and ran past the cowboy. In the process, he took his rope, and leapt on a car.
"Quicksilver!" Flint ordered. "I'm going to lasso the kid! Catch her!" Pietro nodded and zipped towards the truck. He raced alongside the truck.
"Don't worry kid, you're going to be okay!" Pietro called to the little girl. Libby blinked.
"Are you a jackrabbit?" Libby blinked at Pietro. Pietro blinked at that statement. Flint lassoed the girl, and that was Pietro's cue. The silver-haired speedster leapt into the air as Flint pulled the girl off with the lasso. Pietro managed to grab the girl and race off. The truck swerved and collided with the glass doors in front of Extensive Enterprises. "Whee!" The girl whooped. Pietro zipped up to the cowboy and put Libby in his arms.
"Thank you, man." The cowboy said to Pietro. "You freaks ain't so bad after all."
"Yeah, well…" Pietro grinned widely and smugly. "All in a day's work for the Fabulous, Incredible, Amazing, and all-around awesome Quicksilver, the greatest hero of them all! I have it all! Power, looks, coolness…" As Pietro rambled, Lila walked up to him, shaking her head. She shot Pietro a deadpan look, shaking her head. She bonked Pietro in the head with her fist. "Hey! Ow! That hurt, Lila!"
"You…are…a…twit!" Lila snapped. She grabbed a screaming Pietro by the ear.
"My ear! Ow! That hurts!" Pietro exclaimed.
"Come on! Paul and I need a hand!" Lila snapped, pulling Pietro away.
"Wait! Stop! They saved my daughter's life!" The cowboy yelled at the crowd.
Well, well, well! Looks like the Misfits have a new fan! What insanity will happen next? Can our heroes get to Extensive Enterprises? What does Tomax and Xamot have planned? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!