Virtual Insanity!
To RogueFanKC: Hey there, Rogue Fan! Yeah, it's Virus again! I agree. That goofball doesn't know when to quit. But hey, he hates the Misfits, so he'll try anything to get rid of them. And besides, I want to establish Virus as a supervillain in his own right. He has face off against all three Misfit teams, you know. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can't wait for the new chapter of "X Kat: The Mutant Squadron"!
To Aaron: Hey there, Aaron! Yeah, I was inspired by Tron a little bit. For its time, Tron was a very ahead-of-its-time movie. I saw a lot of it one time on TV. I didn't really get it, but the special effects were pretty cool. Very trippy, with the blue glowing suits and the flying thingies that looked like the front entrances of courthouses. Yeah, Virus is going to drive our heroes mad in virtual reality. As for Mainframe and Arcade, I have no plans for them. Arcade is not a Misfit yet, and Mainframe's in the Pit. Did you know in the new Joe comics, Mainframe is now deceased? He and Flash got killed in an explosion. And yes, Cobra Commander is still in the tank. Enjoy the new chapter!
To todd fan: Hey there, todd fan! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I thought the "BEHOLD! CHAIR!" line would be good for a laugh. I was inspired by a TV show called "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". It's an animated show about a shake, meatball, and a bag of fries that live in New Jersey and get into misadventures alongside their balding fat hairy neighbor Carl. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", "Slugs and Snails", "Welcome to the Enchanted Land", and "Little Shop of Mutants"!
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! Nice hearing from you again! Yeah, there is definitely going to be a lot of trouble! Knowing Virus, he's not going to make life very…pleasant for our heroes. Not if he can help it. 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 glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, the madness shall go on! Enjoy the new chapter!
Disclaimer: "I've got a full house - and you've got an empty wallet." Ripcord to Ace, from the GI Joe episode "Money to Burn". And Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!
Chapter 2: Building Problems!
Virus's Lab
"That bloody human thinks he can invent better than me, huh? I'll show him!" Vincent James, the insane teenage English Dreadnok known as Virus, grumbled as he picked up a wrench from a bench in his worklab. Virus was a mutant Dreadnok, and their resident techno expert. Virus had an instinct for invention and the power to transform himself into living binary code. In this state, he could inhabit electronic devices and control it from within, like a ghost inhabiting a person. He also happened to have some mental issues. He was obsessed with Misfit leader Althea "Wavedancer" Delgado, and the delusional mutant believed that they were in a relationship, and her boyfriend Todd "Toad" Tolensky, had stolen her away from him and brainwashed her.
"What're you doing?" Cobra Commander asked Virus. Virus grumbled and brushed some of his long brown hair out of his face. The scrawny Brit narrowed his green eyes at the tank containing Cobra Commander.
"According to me spy cam Commander, that filthy walking simple-minded pile of protoplasm called Hi-Tech invented a way to use virtual reality to hack into computer systems." Virus started.
"Don't they use virtual reality in video games?" Cobra Commander asked from within his DNA repair tank. He'd been in it for quite some time. During the whole Cobra-La fiasco (1), Serpentor used spores to transform the terrorist leader into a snake. He was rescued by Virus after that whole thing. When he had gained a lot of his humanity, Virus revealed that he saved the Commander because he didn't think Golobulus would be a good leader. Virus's mutation had the side effect of sometimes making him feel dirty around organic life, as if his mutation was slowly making him think he was a machine.
"Nintendo tried something like that. Called it the Virtual Boy, I believe." Virus remembered. "Yeah, called it the Virtual Boy, they did. It was a pile of bollocks! However, I did steal one from a pawn shop and modify it into a death ray once." Virus grinned madly. "Now if only I could remember where I put the bloody thing…If I could find it, I could test it out on some Vipers…"
And they say I'm a lunatic. Cobra Commander mentally grumbled. "What're you working on, Virus? A new way to kill Toad?"
"Ah, Id' thought you'd never ask, Commander!" Virus grinned. He pointed to a virtual chair. "I'm working on a duplicate of that bloody Joe Hi-Tech's chair, only with a major modification."
"Like what? The ability for you to actually not be lame?" Cobra Commander mocked. Virus snarled.
"Watch it Commander…" Virus snarled. "Keep in mind, I'm the reason that you're on your way back from being a bloody muck-drinking swamp-dweller like the Toad! As long as you're healing in that bloody tank, you are mine! And don't you ever forget it!"
Just you wait, you lame-brained arrogant little worm. Cobra Commander mentally growled. You're right about one thing. As long as I'm in this tank, I'm at your mercy, but you can't keep me in forever. Once I get out and get back control of Cobra, I'll make your meaningless little life miserable! You think you can get one over on me, Virus? Think again, you brat!
"Anyway…" Virus calmed down. "I modified the chair into a solid. I don't need to sit in a VR chair to interact with virtual reality. Powers and all." Virus smirked smugly. "I modified this chair so that the chair will release a virus that'll trap the Joes and those bloody West Coast Misfits in virtual reality. Once those bloody inferior lifeforms are trapped inside virtual reality, Malibu Base will be defenseless!"
"And how will you trap the Joes, Virus?" Cobra Commander snickered.
"I have me ways." Virus smirked.
Hi-Tech's Lab, Malibu Base
"La da deeee, la de da deeeeee…" Hi-Tech hummed as he fixed up his chair. "You know…I could adapt video games to this thing. It would be interesting what Super Mario Brothers 3 would look like in VR. I'd love to see a video game version of that. Raccoon Mario rules!" Hi-Tech hummed happily as he worked on his chair.
"Hello, Hi-Tech." A red-headed teenage girl walked into the lab, her voice containing a Scottish accent. This was Rahne Sinclair, a former X-Man, and now West Coast Misfit codenamed Wolfsbane. She had the power to transform into a werewolf at will. "What are ye doing?"
"Hello, Wolfsbane." Hi-Tech smiled. "What's up?"
"Nothing. They sent me tae come pick ye up." Rahne replied. "They want ye to come in tae to the mess hall for dinner."
"What're they serving?"
"Tacos." Rahne smiled.
"TACO NIGHT! WHOO-HOO!" Hi-Tech whooped.
(1) - See "GI Joe: The Movie, Evo-tized!"
Well, well, well! Looks like ol' Virus is plotting! What insanity will happen next? What is Virus up to? Can our heroes stop it? What role will Hi-Tech play? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!