Virtual Insanity!

To Dante Tigerwolf: Hey there, Dante! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! It's alright, man. People make mistakes. I didn't know that about Rictor, but then again, I did say might, heh heh. I like cliffhangers. Keeps 'em coming back for more! See? Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Z Project"!

To Firefly25: Hey there, Firefly! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, you have to admit, even though the special effects are cheap, the battles in the Godzilla movies are fun. Yeah, Thundercracker's ability to create sonic booms. I read about that. That's awesome. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait to beta-read the new chapter of "Reindeer Flotilla"!

To Aaron: Hey there, Aaron! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! The gang is back together again! Hooray! I thought it would be funny to see Hi-Tech and Virus fight like Japanese movie monsters. I agree, Poor ol' John Proudstar really needs to overcome his fear of heights. Enjoy the new chapter!

To Sparky Genocide: Hey there, Sparky Genocide! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! A corny knight, huh? I like that idea! I'll see if I can fit it in! Enjoy the new chapter!

To Chiomon: Hey there, Chiomon! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Actually, Virus didn't bring back anything. That was the Starr Chronicles-verse Virus. This is the Misfit-verse Virus. There's a difference. Sorry I couldn't fit in Prime. I love the Seekers, so I thought it'd be fun to bring them in. Enjoy the new chapter!

To todd fan: Hey there, todd fan! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Yup, suspense rules. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Slugs and Snails", "Random Tales of the Magic Roundabout", and "Gifts and Curses"!

To Red Witch: Hey there, Red Witch! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! You bet my stuff is wild! Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Evolution XMJ"!

To Raliena: Hey there, Rae! Nice to hear from you! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Yah, Hi-Tech rocks! Enjoy the new chapter!

To RogueFanKC: Hey there, Rogue Fan! Nice to hear from you again! I'm very glad you liked the last chapter! Yeah, I just had to put in a Transformers cameo. I thought it'd b a fun tribute. Enjoy the new chapter, and I can hardly wait for new chapters of "Apokolips Deferred"!

Disclaimer: "What is the matter with all of you? Don't you understand this man is crazy?" - Richard Dreyfus as Dr. Leo Marvin, What About Bob?

Chapter 16: Final Battle!

Cyberopolis

"Oh Saints…" Theresa gulped. With a huge KABLAM, Hi-Tech and Virus collided into each other, and started grappling.

"Kyle would really enjoy this." Rahne noted.

"Hey John! Look up, man! This is awesome!" Ace whooped.

"I don't wanna…" John whimpered. Ace blinked at the Apache mutant. He then turned to Siryn, who was circling the three jets.

"Yo, Terry! Maybe we should set down. I don't think Birdy-Boy can take being in the air anymore."

"HEY!" John yelled.

"Alright." Theresa nodded. She grabbed Rahne. "I'll come pick ye and John up on a couple more passes." Ace looked down at the ground and smiled.

"It's okay, babe. I'm cool." Ace let go of his rope and fell.

"ACE!" Theresa screamed. However, her worry wasn't needed. Partway down, an instinct that came with the cat-like DNA of one Ace Starr kicked in. Wildstar's body twisted and turned in mid-air, and he did a perfect ten-point landing on the ground. Ace, just like a cat, had fallen from a great height, and landed safely on his feet! He grinned and waved up at the Irish girl.

"I'm okay!"

"I should've known Ace could do that." Theresa shook her head. Meanwhile, as she brought down Rahne and John, the battle between Virus and Hi-Tech continued.

"THIS IS MY WORLD!" Virus roared. He blasted Hi-Tech with a stream of atomic green flame. It knocked the Joe operations support specialist backwards. "HERE, I'M A GOD!"

"Yak, yak, yak." Hi-Tech pointed his fist at Virus. It launched right off his arm like a rocket. The fist nailed Virus right in the nose, causing him to fall on his butt and over several skyscrapers.

"LAND!" John yelled when Theresa put him down. The Apache mutant laid down on his stomach and started kissing the ground.

"Dislikes being in the air much?" Ace smirked as he watched John make a monkey out of himself.

"Those planes are going to take on Virus!" Rahne noticed.

"It's up to Hi-Tech now." Theresa sighed. The gray, white, and red Starscream jet started wailing on Virus with laser beams.

"NYARGH!" Virus roared as he tried to swat at the jets. "Bloody planes." Virus swatted at the black, purple, and white Skywarp jet, but the jet disappeared before it could be hit. "WHAT?" The Skywarp jet appeared behind Virus and blasted him. "AAAAARGH!" The blue, white, and red Thundercracker jet flew towards Virus, seemingly on a collision course.

COVER YOUR EARS! Hi-Tech yelled out at the four West Coast Misfits. They immediately did so. The Thundercracker jet pulled up, and created a huge sonic boom.

"ARRRRRGH!" Virus covered his ears.

"WHOA!" John blinked.

"Hey Siryn, I bet you can't do that with your powers!" Ace snickered. Theresa rolled her eyes.

"Oh, shut up." The Irish blonde said.

"My turn!" Hi-Tech grinned. His shell sprouted a pair of jet engines, which he used to fly into the air. Once he got up to a high height and far distance, he withdrew his limbs into his shell. Jet engines popped out in his place. Their ignition caused the shell to spin at high speeds like a top.

"Wow." Rahne blinked. "That is amazing!"

"Here in the virtual world, Hi-Tech's power is only limited by his imagination." John explained.

"He thinks it, he can be it." Ace translated. The spinning shell slammed into Virus, creating a huge kaboom. The spinning shell sliced into Virus's armored body like a buzzsaw, causing the English mutant to cry out in pain.

"Eew, that's gotta hurt." Ace winced.

"YEAH! GIVE IT TO HIM!" John yelled out in encouragement.

"You've been a bad monkey!" Hi-Tech laughed. He landed and a whole bunch of weapons popped out of his shell. "Hasta la Vista, baby!" He teased in an Arnold voice. Hi-Tech's shell fired a whole bunch of lasers and missiles at Virus, hitting him in a huge explosion.

"Oh my God!" Rahne screamed.

"Can you say 'Cheesy Power Rangers ripoff'?" John muttered. The explosion cleared up, revealing a charred-up Virus.

"You…will…dieeeeeee…" Virus coughed. Then he passed out.

"That was anti-climatic." Rahne blinked.

"I don't care. Let's just go home." Thunderbird grumbled.

Malibu Base, an hour later

"Ahhh…" John smiled as he laid back on an inflatable recliner in the West Coast Misfit pool. "It's good to be back home."

"I'll say." Theresa smiled as she caught some rays.

"Right now, I just want to relax." Rahne smiled before going into her wolf form, jumping on a chair, and starting to snooze.

"Here, here." Ace agreed, typing on a laptop computer.

"You guys!" Kyle Wildfire ran out to the pool, accompanied by Terrell and Rictor. The surprise caused Rahne to shift back to her human state. "You jabronis have got to go to Nick's Arcade! Nick's got this new virtual reality video game! It rocks!"

"NO WAY!" John, Theresa, Ace, and Rahne snapped.

Well, well, well! Looks like our heroes just want to relax! What insanity will happen down the line? What further adventures will our heroes get into? Find out soon! This is L1701E, saying thanks for reading!