Virtual Insanity!
To Sparky Genocide: Hey there Sparky! Nice to hear from you again! Virus having an army of killer IRS guys? That's not really his style. Although I may have an idea to do a tax man-type villain. That could work. Who doesn't like the thought of a tax man-type bad guy? Enjoy the new chapter!
To Firefly25: Hey there Firefly! Nice to hear from you again. Oh yeah, there are so many video games that can be paid tribute to. I wouldn't be surprised that Virus's little screw-up brain creates some weird video game combinations. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait to beta-read the new chapter of "Reindeer Flotilla"!
To Aaron: Hey there Aaron! Yep, Rahne's in her little Scottish Highlands-based level. I think she'll be fine. Yeah, Virus is missing a few hundred sandwiches. He should get a good pounding. Enjoy the new chapter, and where's the story you promised?
To Chiomon: Hey there, Chiomon! Nice to hear from you again! Don't worry, Virus will get what's coming to him. Toad's busy and…Optimus Prime…Hmm…I just may have an idea! Ace is a feral mutant, and he is Paul and Craig's cousin. There's a lot of superhero families in the superhero world. Enjoy the new chapter!
To todd fan: Hey there todd fan! I read the new chapters of "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical" and I loved them! Hasn't it ever occurred to Liz to just simply walk up to Logan, strike up a conversation, and ask him out on a date? I'm sure she can talk about something Logan might like…like beer…or killing things. I'm glad you liked the last chapter. Yeah, Rahne rules. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can't wait for new chapters of "Slugs and Snails", "X-Men: Evolution, the Musical", "Little Shop of Mutants", and "Tales from the Magic Roundabout".
To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! I read the new chapter of "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff", and your one-shots, I loved them all! I had a feeling Sgt. Snuffles would play a role in the big battle. Yeah, I kind of was thinking of doing that. Think of who Rahne has as a mother. And that woman brandished machine guns in the comics! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can't wait for a new chapter of "Valor, Venom, and Other Stuff", and any other stuff you do!
To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! I'm glad you liked the last chapter! Enjoy the new one!
Disclaimer: "You are one ugly mother…" - Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator
Chapter 6: Wild, Wild West!
A futuristic chamber
Vincent James, the insane mutant Dreadnok known as Virus, looked out a window and smiled at the purely mechanical metropolis sprawling out below.
"It's beautiful. Not one speck of filthy organic life." Virus smiled. "Even better, no Toad. Makes me feel…like me life is now worth something."
"You're a lunatic, you know that?" Hi-Tech growled from his cell. He was trapped in a cell with the rest of the Malibu Joes.
"I have you to thank, mate." Virus grinned. "This is the final level: Cyberopolis. Me home. Form here, I launch my campaign against the world, with only the West Coast Misfits and the hero of the game to stop me. Your little game programming combined with me genius will make the perfect test."
"Bite me, nerd." Hi-Tech glared daggers at the psychotic teenager.
"Test? This is a test to you?" Jester yelled. "You plan to kill us! And the kids! What've they done to you!"
"They're Misfits, that's what." Virus glared back. "You stupid humans. You don't get it, do you?"
"No we don't, Virus. Explain it to us." Kicker crossed her arms sarcastically. "You trap our minds in this overblown video game. We don't get it."
"It's simple!" Virus growled. "All me life, I was considered like me codename: an annoying little bug who just would not go away."
"Here we go…" Jester sighed to Dial-Up. The Japanese woman nodded.
"I had no friends, me family hated me…and the Toad was the worst! He beat me constantly up and down the streets of London!"
"That's impossible!" Torpedo whispered loudly. "Todd never to England in his life before that mission with that crazy 60s guy (1)."
"Virus is extremely delusional." Dial-Up explained. "His own delusions have become so severe that they are actually altering his memory of his own past."
"Haven't the Dreadnoks realized that this kid needs therapy?" Fusebox whispered.
"I doubt the Dreadnoks are smart enough to even notice. He looks too far gone, anyway." Vorona answered.
A Wild West town
"Stupid Virus…" John "Thunderbird" Proudstar grumbled and groused as he looked around the town. He heard music coming from the saloon. "And me without my cowboy hat and boots." John walked into the saloon. He saw several long bar benches all in parallel lines. A bartender was behind each line. And they were filling up beer mugs from kegs (Author's Note: This is a video game that I played in an arcade a while back)
"Hey kid!" A bartender yelled at John. The big Apache mutant turned around. "Catch!" The bartender slipped a beer down the table. John caught it. "We could use your help, kid. Those customers are getting ornery! They wanna drink! Help me and my boys get the beer to them! Don't drop any!"
"You're kidding me!" John snapped. "I don't have time to play waiter!"
"You had better, Thunderchicken." Virus's voice taunted. "That is…if you wish to see your precious Joe friends alive…" John snarled.
"You better start praying I don't find you boy, because if I do, I am going to rip out your spine and hang you with it!" The Apache powerhouse mutant growled. He immediately got to work. He eventually was having trouble. The beers were coming faster and higher in number. "Nuts! If I could use my powers, I could easily rack up enough points!" John growled. He could use his super strength and super speed to easily carry more beers and ferry them to the customers quicker. The activity suddenly stopped. "What?" A cowboy walked into the saloon. The customers and bartenders shuddered in fright. The cowboy looked like an adult version of Virus himself. The Virus cowboy's cybernetic right eye glowed neon green. John noticed that the Virus cowboy's left hand and arm underneath his trenchcoat was mechanical. John also noticed that the Virus cowboy was carrying a tomahawk. Oh that's great! I need that tomahawk, otherwise I can't use my powers in this world!
"Well, well, well, mate." The Virus cowboy smirked in a John Wayne-type accent. "Looks like we got ourselves a cattle rustler."
"Oh great, not only are you a lame version of John Wayne, but you also have spit out bad machismo lines." The Apache powerhouse clenched his fists and held them up. "You have to actually have manhood to spit out those lines, boy."
"You can't beat me, mate." Virus smirked. He pointed his mechanical arm at the Native American's head. The arm flexed and folded into a futuristic Colt Peacemaker-like gun. "You got no powers. I rule here."
"I am a man. I am a warrior of the Apache." John narrowed his eyes. "You're nothing but a pathetic little worm." The revolver barrel of Virus's gun arm started spinning at high speeds, creating a high-pitched squeal. The insie of the barrel of the gun started to glow. Virus grinned evilly.
"Goodbye, John "Thunderbird" Proudstar." Virus smiled evilly. "I'll be sure to notify your family…after I turn their pathetic organic bodies into axel grease." Virus fired the cannon arm.
Well, well, well! Looks like our heroes are in trouble! What insanity will happen next? Will John survive Virus's assault? Can the Joes be rescued? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
(1) - The East Coast Misfits joined forces with Austin Powers in "Battle in Britain"