Fried Money, Anyone?
To RogueFanKC: Hey there Rogue Fan! Well, for Ace, he's well aware of the fact that two hundred dollars is no big monetary loss in his case, but it's really the principle of the thing. Lady Jaye? A brick? Lady Jaye would never use a brick. She's a Joe. She probably keeps a bazooka in there, heh heh (Lady Jaye: The ultimate fashion accessory! (grins)). Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new work from you!
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! Yeah, I think Ace could do with a nice long nap. Enjoy the new chapter!
To Aaron: Hey there Aaron! You are right my friend, money isn't everything. I'm glad you liked the last chapter! However, when Cobra zaps your money, you can't help but be angry! This is Cobra we're talking about! Enjoy the new chapter!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there, Sparky Genocide! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, I see what you mean. Sorry about any confusion. Don't worry about it. Enjoy the new chapter!
To todd fan: Hey there, todd fan! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, the original Transformers rocked! I'm a big fan as well. One of my favorites was Soundwave. He was so cool, and he had all those little Transformers as tapes at his beckon call. I think if he was brought back today, he'd either be a CD player with CD warriors, or most likely an MP3 player with memory card warriors. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Slugs and Snails", "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", "Tales From the Magic Roundabout", and "Little Shop of Mutants"!
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! I read the new chapter of "Cry Havok", and the new story "Evolution XMJ", and I loved them! What a gathering, and FREE ALEX! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Evolution XMJ" and "Cry Havok"!
To Kaishin Briefs: Hey there, Kaishin Briefs! It's been too long since I last heard from you, man! Where the heck have you been? I think Cobra did take a cue from James Bond. Yeah, I saw WrestleMania. NEW CHAMPS! NEW CHAMPS! Anyway, enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait to beta-read the new chapter of "The Life of Jonas Michaels"!
Disclaimer: "Two governors packin' heat. Nothin' better than that, man. Nothin' better." - Me on Predator
Chapter 9: Touring!
The Cobra Base, the Rocky Mountains
"As you can see, Ms. Rockendale…" Tomax said to the disguised Lady Jaye. "Security here is the finest in the world! Nothing will be able to get at our cargo. We have a team of Cobra standard and Polar troopers, supplemented by the new Snowstorm android troopers, guarding this place around the clock." Tomax was taking Lady Jaye around the Cobra base. Tomax believed that Lady Jaye was actually Ms. Rebecca Rockendale, a client for Tomax and Xamot. Lady Jaye looked in a room, and several Cobra Vipers fighting.
"Gimme that cake!" One Viper roared at a second, lunging for a cake in his hands.
"No! It's my cake!" The second Viper whined.
"You pig! I stole that cake from the Dreadnoks, and I want to have some of the cake!" The first Viper snapped. Lady Jaye shook her head.
Man, what a bunch of idiots. Lady Jaye thought.
Dreadnok HQ
"MY CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!" Thrasher screamed at the top of his lungs. "WHO TOOK MY CAKE! WHERE'S MY CAKE?"
The Cobra Base, the Rocky Mountains
"Shall I show you to the vault, my dear?" Tomax offered his arm.
"Why thank you, young man." Lady Jaye smiled, impersonating Ms. Rockendale's voice perfectly. "I would really appreciate that." She took the financier's arm. Tomax guided the woman to a huge room full of gold, jewelry, paintings, diamonds, and other various sources of wealth.
The skies nearby
"Man, this is messed up." Ace said to Ripcord. "If I don't break some Cobra spines soon, I'm going to go nuts! THEY FRIED MY MONEY!"
"I've been getting reports from the Misfits. They've been busy trying to quell unrest all over the country." Ripcord sighed. "I hope there isn't another one of those infamous Poker Riots of Topeka, Ace."
"Yeah, yeah." Ace shrugged. "Jaye's signal is still working…and that mountain's not on radar. Did you notice that?"
"Maybe it's a stealth mountain." Ripcord quipped. "I saw a prototype for one of those down at the Skunkworks' 'Show Off Secret Projects Day'."
"Ha ha." Ace rolled his eyes. "What is going on here?"
The secret Cobra Base
"As you can see, my dear Ms. Rockendale, we have the largest stockpile of valuable tangible goods in the entire world." Tomax beamed proudly at the stockpile. Lady Jaye eyed a door.
"What is in here, Mr. Tomax?" She asked, cutting through the door. Tomax noticed and ran after her. Lady Jaye saw what appeared to be a minting operation. She noticed a conveyor belt carrying Cobra coins.
"My dear, this is our minting operation." Tomax explained. "You see, not only so we store valuables here, we also mint the new currency the country will be using shortly." Lady Jaye picked up a coin and looked at it.
"It's pretty." Lady Jaye smiled. Tomax chuckled.
"Well, to be honest with you, Ms. Rockendale…" Tomax chuckled, running his hand through his black hair. "I never really thought to much about the looks of money, heh heh." Lady Jaye eyed another door.
"Ooh! What's in here?" Lady Jaye happily walked in the door. She blinked in awe as she saw the thermal molecular ignition transmitter.
"Ms. Rockendale! You have to be careful! You don't know what goes on around here!" Tomax admonished.
"What is that?" Lady Jaye asked. "It looks like a huge radio."
"It…uh…" Tomax gulped. "Well…uh…it, um…it…it is a huge radio." Tomax chuckled nervously. "You see, we, uh, have to keep in touch with the New York office." The Cobra financier chuckled. Lady Jaye pulled out a gun in front of a shocked Tomax. She aimed it at the transmitter, only to get the gun knocked out of her hand by Xamot.
"She's a Joe!" Xamot yelled. Tomax moved and held down Lady Jaye, but she managed to slip out of her outfit and remove her mask.
"Sorry boys, I'm not that kind of girl." Lady Jaye kicked Tomax in the stomach, making him grunt. She noticed that Xamot felt the blow, and both twins collapsed. "Huh! A double play." Jaye noted before racing off as alarm klaxons blared. She threw a javelin into the air. It shattered a red glass dome. It was one of the eyes of the Cobra head on the base. She climbed out of the building under heavy fire. Once she reached the top, she flipped an unfortunate Polar Trooper off his feet. "Sorry. I need to borrow those." She stole the trooper's skis and poles and made her escape.
Well, well, well! Looks like Lady Jaye just may be in big trouble! What insanity will happen next? Will Lady Jaye escape? What is up with Tomax and Xamot? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!