Okay sorry about the delay in this chapter. A lot of things have happened at the same time. Namely writers block, work and a few dozen revisions of other fics thanks to the ever-changing mind of FF Net! Now to bring in some villains including one long forgotten Marvel character!
Bad Guys and Bad Luck
"I AM SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS!" A large, gray skinned mutant in Egyptian clothing screamed. "HOW CAN I, THE LIVING MONOLITH FUTURE RULER OF THIS PLANET, BE THRWARTED BY A SINGLE TEENAGE SURFER?"
"The Living Monolith?" Stella asked. "Geeze that's the best you could come up with for a name?"
"Well his real name is Amhet Abdol," Luna shrugged. "And in his normal form he's kind of geeky and…"
"Silence!" Monolith slammed his fist on the table. He and the twin mutant Bacchae were in his lab. "And that's Professor Amhet Abdol to you!"
"Touchy, touchy," Luna winced.
"My mutant ability to absorb and use specific kinds of radiation to increase my size, mass, strength and resistance to injury gives me the power, no the right to rule this world," Monolith hissed. "As a descendant of Apocalypse himself I alone have the power to do so."
"I thought your parents owned a grocery store in Patterson, New Jersey?" Luna scratched her head.
"Yeah there's no real proof you're related to Apocalypse, even though you do kind of look like him," Stella said.
"I was speaking metaphorically," Monolith growled. "Gods when I petitioned Selene for the use of some of her Bacchae little did I know she's send me the bottom of the barrel."
"It wasn't our fault!" Stella protested.
"Yeah the bank robbery was a fluke," Luna said. "And that sea monster robot was just plain stupid."
"It was not stupid!" Monolith shouted. "It was the perfect defense for my future base of operations."
"Isn't this it?" Stella looked around the room.
"Again I was speaking in grandiose terms," He groaned. "I meant as a security measure to take over the island itself and make it my own personal kingdom. From here I can build my empire!"
"So…You want to set up base in Hawaii?" Luna asked.
"Well can you think of a more hospitable climate for a future world leader?" He shouted. "I mean we have the volcanoes to use for a power source, it's on an island which makes it easy to defend ourselves…"
"Not to mention it's a great place to get a tan," Luna nodded.
"Yes the weather really is good for…"He stopped. "SHUT UP!"
"It's not our fault you're too cheap to hire more people to help us," Stella grumbled.
"Believe me if I hadn't spent nearly all the money I had on my security system and underground base you two would be sent back to the Bacchae so fast…" Monolith growled. He looked at a small compact device. "Not to mention this handy little gadget that allows me to create and store any cosmic radiation I want."
"How does it work?" Luna asked.
"It's very complicated," Monolith told her. "Now what I must do is…"
"Does it have a cross capacitor in it or a standard transition coil system?" Stella asked as she pointed.
"It doesn't matter…" Monolith told her. "Now what I have to do in order for my plans to work is…"
"What powers it?" Luna asked. "Does it hold a small bit of radioactive material or some kind of moon rock?"
"That's not what I'm talking about right now," Monolith told her. "Now what I need you to do is…"
"A moon rock?" Stella looked at her sister. "There's no radioactivity on the moon."
"There are trace amounts of radioactivity in all planetoids," Luna said. "Besides I didn't say which moon. There are a lot of other moons in our solar system you know?"
"And how would they get to Earth?" Stella asked.
"Okay maybe not a moon, but a comet or something," Luna shrugged.
"Well a comet I can see," Stella said. "But a moon…"
"WILL YOU TWO STIFLE YOURSELVES?" Monolith screamed. "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT RUNS ON! YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHAT IT RUNS ON OR WHAT'S IN THE DAMN THING! IT COULD RUN ON BATTERIES FOR ALL YOU CARE! I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT! GOT IT?"
"Batteries?" Stella asked. "Wouldn't that interfere with the radiation?"
"Well it depends on what kind of battery and what wiring system it has," Luna said. "For example if he had a medical M4D7 with a copper and adamantium neo nucleonic wiring that would work fine."
"Yeah that's pretty obvious," Stella said. "I mean it's not like he can go to Radio Shack and…"
"I TOLD YOU BOTH TO SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Monolith screamed. "Just forget about the device and pay attention! All right?"
Stella looked at him. "You don't know how it works do you?"
"Yes I do!" Monolith snapped. "I know perfectly well how it works."
"Prove it," Stella said.
"I am your boss! I don't have to prove anything!" Monolith shouted at her.
"He doesn't know," Luna said. Stella agreed by shaking her head.
"You know the only reason I don't kill the both of you is because of my friendship with your grandmother," Monolith growled.
"That and she'd kick your butt," Stella pointed out.
"Just shut up and listen to my plan," Monolith hissed. "This time we'll get rid of that pesky Alex Masters once and for all!"
What diabolical plan is the Living Monolith hatching? Who is the twin's grandmother? Find out the answer to some of these questions next time.
Luna walked out and looked at the Author. "You said that last time."
Deputy Yokel walked in. "Well that's because she doesn't have a clue how this is going to go."
I do too!
"No you don't," Deputy Yokel shook his head. "She's too busy with her other stories. Did you know on one fic she's really up to chapter 35 but she's too lazy to send the episodes out regularly?"
I am not lazy! I just had a lot of things to do lately! I have spring-cleaning I have to do. I just finished helping repaint the inside of the house, went on interviews, upgrading my computer, fixed a bunch of other fics…
"Going shopping…" Deputy Yokel added.
Yeah I got some great bargains at…SHUT UP!
Alex walked in. "Yeah, yeah. I'm not as important as my brother is. I get it."
I did not say that!
"You haven't said much of anything," Alex told Red Witch. "Here I am the star of this fic and I barely get four or five funny lines! I'm not even in this chapter! What a rip off!"
"Consider yourself lucky," Scott walked in. "Do you have any idea what she does with characters she works with a lot? I mean look at this…" He showed his brother the script for future chapters of her latest fic. "Look at what she has us doing next! Look at what she's gonna to do Jean and me!"
"Well at least you get some action," Alex told him.
"Oh yeah?" Scott pointed at something. "What about this? How's that for action pal?"
"Whoa…" Deputy Yokel peeked over Alex's shoulder. "That is bad."
"I don't feel so neglected anymore," Luna agreed.
"You know RW…" Alex looked at the Author. "Maybe you should take your time with my fic. No rush…"
How did I lose control of this fic? Well tune in next time and hopefully I'll figure out how to make it right again.
"See I told you she doesn't have a clue," Luna said.
SHUT UP! Where the heck is my mallet?
"Guys I think we'd better get out of here," Alex gulped.
"Yeah I've already got her torturing me for the next several weeks," Scott moved on. "No need to add to the pain…"
OH I'LL SHOW YOU PAIN MISTER! WHERE IS MY MALLET?