Fried Money, Anyone?
To Haretrigger: Hey there Haretrigger! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, it figures the Misfits would pull off some great crowd control. I can imagine the Hellions freaking out about there not being any money. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for the new chapter of "Thesis of A Black-Winged Angel"!
To todd fan: Hey there todd fan! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, I'm with you on that, the Misfits need some fans. Actually, they do have quite a few fans! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", "Slugs and Snails", "Random Tales of the Magic Roundabout", and "Little Shop of Mutants"!
To Prophet-Song: Hey there Prophet! Nice to hear from you again! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter!
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Well, I figured that even Pietro has to do something heroic for once in his life. He may be a vain egocentric jerk, but he does wear a White Hat. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Memories Are Made of This" and "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff'!
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, the gang proved they were heroes. Enjoy the new chapter!
Disclaimer: "Well then, what is time again?" - Tom Hanks as Lawrence Bourne III, Volunteers (This movie is really good!)
Chapter 6: Invasion!
The Department of the Treasury
"That was somethin', boy!" The cowboy complimented Flint as the Joe freed Libby from the lasso and handed the rope back. "I haven't seen ropin' skills like that since the 1985 County Fair!"
"Spur of the moment thing, sir." Flint chuckled, handing back the rope. The cowboy turned back to the crowd, which was barely being controlled by Lady Jaye, Starchild, Quicksilver, and Starway.
"Mr. Ambiguous, quit dancing around and help me!" Lila snapped, teleporting around in an attempt to keep the crowd disoriented.
"Do I look like I'm dancing around to you?" Pietro snapped, using the slipstream from his superhumanly fast running to knock people safely off their feet.
"Come on, you two! Now's not the time to share your classic banter!" Paul exclaimed. Using his hypnotic powers, Paul made several muscle-bound men surround him and hold back the crowd while he used light flashes from his right eye to temporarily blind people.
"Maybe I can calm them down and help your friends. Let me try. It's the least I can do after what you guys did to save my daughter." The cowboy offered to help. Flint blinked.
"It was just part of our job, sir. I can't allow you to put your own life in danger." Flint explained.
"Where I come from, when someone helps you out, you help them. Your kids' powers are just freaking them out." He kneeled down to Libby. "Stay with the nice soldier." Libby nodded. The cowboy turned to the crowd. "Listen up, you yahoos! Knock it off! These guys have got business they need to take care of in there! Let them through! Hey! Stop! Quit it! They saved my daughter! Knock it off!" The cowboy's pleas seemed to work. The crowd appeared to calm down.
"Oh, thank God." Lila sighed, panting slightly. "All that teleporting was starting to wear me out."
"Wow." Flint blinked. "Thanks, man. You've been a big help." He shook the hand of the cowboy.
"Anytime, partner." The cowboy grinned.
"Alright kids, let's go!" Lady Jaye ordered. Lady Jaye and Flint walked into the building, being accompanied by Starway, Quicksilver, and Starchild.
"Hey!" Two Executive Enterprises security guards exclaimed as they ran up to the two Joes and three East Coast Misfits.
"You can't go in there! The bosses have given me strict orders! No one's allowed in the building right now!" One guard yelled. "Hey!" He got tossed to the side by Flint. Lady Jaye grabbed the other guard and put him against the wall. She then put a knife to his neck. Flint's jaw dropped and eyes widened at the display.
"You got orders against us going in too?" Lady Jaye asked sweetly. The guard quickly shook his head. "I thought so." She threw him to the side. Throughout the whole thing, Flint's jaw was still agape and his eyes still wide.
"Never make her mad, Flint." Lila whispered to Flint. Flint's head bobbed up and down slowly.
"She must be having one of those MM!" Pietro started to quip, but Paul quickly clamped his hand over the speedster's mouth.
"Phew." Paul wiped his brow with his other hand. "Man Pietro, you must really want to get beaten up." The five walked into an elevator. "Going up!" The doors closed, and the elevator went all the way up to the penthouse suite. When the doors opened, the gang found themselves in a room with six secretaries behind desks.
"Six secretaries. Wow." Pietro blinked. "And a couple of them are pretty cute."
"Man, they must get a lot of business to have this many secretaries." Lila blinked. "Not bad for a couple of terrorist twins." The senior secretary, a large grey-haired older woman with glasses, blocked the big wooden double doors leading into Tomax and Xamot's office.
"Eww." Pietro grimaced. "Hey!" Lila smacked him upside the head.
"The bosses are currently working with a client, and they have strict orders not to be disturbed HEY!" Flint gently picked up the woman and put her beside the door like a piece of furniture. The Joes and the Misfits burst right through the door.
"What ever you two twin terrors are planning, we're going to shut it down!" Flint roared. The Crimson Guard Twins smirked from behind their desks, putting their hands behind their heads, putting their feet on the table. With them, sitting on a nearby couch, was a blonde woman with her hair in a bun, dressed in a pastel pink business suit.
"Have you no…" Tomax started.
"Sense of manners?" Xamot finished. "We were engaging…"
"In a business meeting…" Tomax continued.
"At this moment." Xamot concluded.
"What do you mean?" Lady Jaye asked suspiciously.
"We are merely acting…" Xamot started.
"As brokers for a percentage of the gross." Tomax continued. "And you happened to be interrupting…"
"A legitimate meeting with a legitimate client." Xamot finished. The twins pointed in unison to the woman.
"Meet Ms. Rebecca Rockerdale." The twins said in unison.
"Who's she?" Lila whispered to Flint and Lady Jaye. "I heard that name somewhere on TV."
"She runs racehorses." Paul whispered. "My family knew hers."
"We apologize for the interruption, Ms. Rockendale." The twin Crimson Guardsmen Commanders apologized to the woman in unison. "We would like to continue this on our company jet tomorrow morning."
"Yes, I'd appreciate that." The woman smiled. The Joes and Misfits blinked.
"That…was pointless." Pietro observed.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious." Lila said cheekily. Flint winked at Lady Jaye. The Ranger smiled. Flint had a plan.
Well, well, well! Looks like our heroes just wasted some time! What insanity will happen next? What's Flint's plan? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!