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Dimensions of Power
Chapter 3: Team Up: Part Two
Under THI...
All the villains were currently in their lair discussing their latest victory. Many of them were basically throwing their own little parties, chattering amongst themselves, animatedly, but many of them were extremely pissed at the results.
"Why did you take us out Dread?! We could have killed them!" cried the Earth Elementor. "We had them on the ropes, I mean if we just had-"
"You are far too naive, ignorant, behemoth of rock! We would have all been defeated by the combined efforts of the heroes. No, we had to bide our time and plan once more," retorted Dread. "Or did you want to face the power of a Super Saiyan?"
Toxon finally blew his top at the mention of Cell's rival. "WELL, WE WOULDN"T HAVE HAD TO 'BIDE OUR TIME' IF THE SELF-PROCLAIMED, 'GREATEST LIFE FORM' DIDN'T LEAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIGHT! YOU TOO, SORCERER!"
Cell didn't even respond to him, which only served to make the mad scientist angrier, but the Sorcerer glowered at Toxon.
"They are not my enemies, weakling! It's no wonder why you all haven't stopped Max Steel yet, meanwhile I have captured my own nemesis!" stated the tainted magician, holding up the ancient book. "Hell, you're so senile you talk to a toy fish. I'm beginning to wonder why I even considered teaming up with you weaklings in the first place! Come McFist, Viceroy. Let's go!"
The Sorcerer didn't even look back to see if Viceroy and McFist followed him, which they did, when he blasted a hole through the wall and stormed out, causing Dread to groan.
"Ugh, that's going to take forever to fix..." groaned Dread as he, slowly, turned to Toxon. Dread's face was deathly calm and that terrified Toxon, immensely, especially considering what happened last time.
"Toxon, haven't you learned that if you don't have anything good to say then don't say it at all! We need every single villain in this building if we want to take down Max Steel and his acquaintances! Am I understood?!"
"Yes, sir..."
"Good, now Toxon was right, to an extent. Cell, you just can't walk out of a battle like that. We need everyone on this team," lectured Dread as a parent would a child. Villains that had been previously crazy enough to stand anywhere near the android, quickly backed away, not wanting to be anywhere near him if he got angry.
Cell slowly lifted his head and while still leaning on the wall, he spoke. "I can and I did. No one is to kill Gohan until I face him one more time! The third time I face him...is when I will kill him! Then again none of you could come close to killing him anyway."
The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, so tense that it almost seemed tangible. All of the villains knew that Dread didn't like to be talked back to or have things out of his control. It was just who he was. However, everyone also knew about Cell's annoyance and it was pretty terrifying to have it directed at you much less his actual anger, so even Dread wouldn't exactly try to control him.
Well, he wouldn't openly do it anyway...
"Hey, how about we all take five?" asked Naught to which many agreed as they quickly filed out of the freshly made hole in the wall. Soon, there was no one in the briefing room of the lair aside from Naught and Dread.
Naught, cautiously, walked towards Dread and stood beside him.
"Do you think that they're going to be able to work together?"
"...Not at all."
In the Sorcerer, McFist, and Viceroy's Room...
"So do you know why I called you here, McFist and Viceroy?" asked the Sorcerer. To say Viceroy and McFist were nervous would be an understatement. They'd seen the Sorcerer mad before, but not to the point he'd ever storm out. Well...he'd never actually ever been out of his prison to storm out but still, the fact that he'd even asked them to come with him wasn't exactly comforting either especially after he was so angry.
After choosing his next words extremely carefully, considering they might be his last, Viceroy replied.
"We're not quite sureā¦"
For a while the Sorcerer didn't respond, he just drummed his fingers against the wooden table while looking up at the colorless roof. If the Sorcerer was just trying to make McFist and Viceroy scared out of their minds, then he was succeeding. Then, after what seemed like hours of uncomfortable silence, he finally spoke.
"You're right. You wouldn't know considering I just stormed out of the room and barely said a word, right?" asked the Sorcerer. It took all of McFist's control not to scream and run out of the room right then and there. Not waiting for a response, the Sorcerer continued.
"You know I appreciate your services right, McFist?" asked the Sorcerer. McFist was going to respond, but the Sorcerer cut him off. "You've done so much for me! You've battled the Ninja for me when no one else would. Devoted a large amount of your life to doing just that, thinking of almost nothing else, and you've swallowed your fear after every. Failed. Attempt. However, all good things must come to an end."
McFist paled, considerably. "W-What do you mean?! I-I still c-can do so much for you! I...uhhh...That's right! I have super strength! I can-ACK!"
The Sorcerer had hit him with a funnel of toxic green mist, and it swirled around McFist, reshaping him. Viceroy looked on in horror as the screams of his former boss wrung out from the cyclone of stank. Suddenly, the cries stopped and the unearthly, ominous mist slowly began to dissipate.
When the stank cleared, there was no longer Hannibal McFist, but in his place was a lion-like creature with healthy golden fur, and a long, brown almost 'M' shaped mane.
Viceroy's widened in terror of the fate of McFist so he did the only thing anyone could have done, he made a break for the door. Unfortunately, the Sorcerer used some of his magic to seal the door shut causing Viceroy to hyperventilate from fear.
"I'm starting to reconsider keeping you alive!" snarled the Sorcerer.
Viceroy's eyes widened to the size of dinner plates as his hands immediately fell from the door knob.
"T-thank y-you sir. I will help y-you any-"
Viceroy was cut off by a small, green, ball of magic scorching the ground in front of him, causing Viceroy to stumble and land flat on his arse.
"I will have none of this groveling from you...at least not yet! I only wish for the Ninja to feel this same pain and fear, and then, and only then, may the entire world feel it too! And a bit of groveling would certainly not be uncalled for."
In N-Tek...
The other dimensional travelers were getting along great! Berto and Tucker quickly hit it off because of their love and appreciation for technology as well as Tucker, Randy, Danny, and Howard but only because of their love for video games. Gohan and Jazz both slowly became friends due to their high intellects. Danny and Max had become friends due to their similar personalities.
However, Steel was highly put off by Tucker's constant asking as to how he functions, at one point Tucker even tried to hack Steel with his P.D.A. when the Ultra-Link refused to give the techno-enthusiast any information, and it took a while for the rest of them to get used to the slang of Theresa, Heidi, Randy, and Howard but they soon got used to it...sort of.
"Hey Max, do you happen to like video games?" asked Howard. Max rubbed the back of his helmet almost nervously and sighed. "Well, uh, whenever I use technology it just kinda...breaks," replied Max, sheepishly.
"Really me, too! Glad to know I'm not the only one!" voiced Howard with a smile.
Max's eyes widened in shock.
"Hey Steel, he wouldn't happen to be a, y'know..."
"Nah, I don't sense any T.U.R.B.O energy coming from him but my scanners are picking up something weird from him. You may want to keep an eye on him, Max!"
"Hey, Max, who are you talking to?" asked Howard. Max had the decency to at least look sheepish.
"I was talking to Steel." Howard looked confused for a second until his widened with realization. "Oh yeah, your Ultra-Link thingamabob!"
Max just laughed when he heard Steel's protests at being called a 'thingamabob' littered with very colorful language.
"What? Did Steel say something funny?"
"TELL HIM MAX! TELL HIM WHAT I SAID! LET HIM HAVE IT AND DON'T HOLD BACK A SINGLE WORD!" roared Steel, causing Max to wince.
"...You don't wanna know."
In Outer Space...
Lord Makino was absolutely livid. He had just learned that there were other dimensions. Dimensions filled with their own villains and heroes. Heroes and Villains with vast power and mysteries yet to be discovered. They had their own strengths and weaknesses that he didn't know about. They were unknowns; beings beyond his control. And Lord Makino hated not being in control.
He was currently in a meeting with several of his various alien advisors, ones that he'd handpicked himself from the various planets he'd conquered. Makino found it amusing the things that some people would do just to save their hides.
Anyways, they were discussing the matter of the dimension trespassers, if they were beneficial to the empire or just more people getting in the way of his plans.
"Sir, I think we should wait for a bit to see how Dread handles this. I mean it could be the perfect test to see if he is truly worthy enough to prepare this wretched planet for your arrival, Lord Makino," stated one advisor.
"No, we cannot do this, Lord Makino! It's far too risky! I mean there is a possibility that Dread could be using these vermin to challenge you. I would like to show you a video if I may?" After a nod of confirmation from Makino, the advisor pressed a button on a holographic pad and a video shimmered into view.
When the screen focused, it showed Naught slowly walking out the THI building. In front of him were the intruders. They consisted of a lanky African-American man in a white lab coat, a buff Caucasian man in a black suit, torn at the arms, with an 'M' shaped mustache, a tall, green-skinned man with a cloak, and a man with gray hair neatly tucked into a ponytail and a black suit.
"Excuse me, gentlemen!" yelled Naught as all four heads whipped in his direction.
"I don't mean this personally, but orders are orders!"
Before any of them could ask what Naught meant, Naught shot a missile, out of his arm, at the intruders. The man with a mustache ran towards the missile and jumped and, surprisingly, caught the missile while sliding back from the force.
The gray-haired man rushed Naught as a black ring appeared at his waist before breaking in two with one traveling upward and the other traveling downward. The result turned him into a vampiric looking being with a cape and gravity defying black hair. The man blasted Naught with a pink energy blast, knocking Naught flat on his back.
The green man then used some weird balls of green light and restrained Naught.
Naught seemed to be thinking to himself while imprisoned. "What do you think we should do with this one?" asked the Sorcerer, eyes narrowed.
"We should chop him into pieces!"
"We should slowly rip out his heart!"
"No, we should rip out his intestines and hang him with them!"
"...Geez...you're psychotic.."
If robots could pale, then Naught would be as white as a sheet. He knew he had to diffuse the situation quickly.
"You will have to forgive me, I had to test your strengths!" Naught lied smoothly, "You will still have to come with me."
"And if we say no," scoffed the vampire.
"Then, I'll have to bring out the boss!" threatened Naught.
The green man just laughed. "You couldn't even beat us what makes you-"
The poor Sorcerer was launched backward a couple of feet, being punched by the now freed Naught. Naught slowly transformed into his robotic state, armed with dozens of missiles and many lasers all aimed at the intruders. "Now, will you come with me?" asked an impatient Naught. After an extremely tense standoff, the vampire spoke.
"Well we all give up!" sighed Vlad. "Okay then, come with me," said Naught in a triumphant voice as he walked back to THI. Sluggishly, the rest of them walked with Naught to THI and the video faded to black.
"As you can see Lord Makino, it is highly possible that Dread could be using these villains to stop Your Majesty!"
The opposing advisor stood and growled. "You know nothing! We have no proof he is going against His Majesty with the trespassers! For all we know, he's just trying to gain more people to help prepare the earth for His Majesty's arrival! Now, Lord Makino, if I may?"
After Makino's consent, the other advisor showed a video of Vlad attacking Dread. "See? They can't possibly be conspiring against His Majesty when they can't even work together!" yelled the advisor.
"It's probably just a ploy!"
"What proof do you have of that!"
"I just showed you proof!"
"Hardly!"
"You're just mad that I'm a better advisor than you!"
The two advisor's bickering was beginning to put the alien overlord into a very petulant mood, and the other advisors in the room wisely backed away from the two, still, bickering advisors.
"SILENCE!" yelled Makino as he slammed his hand onto the table. "I have come to a decision. I will let Dread be to do what he wishes with those vermin, this meeting is over!"
The advisors hurriedly left the room, not even bothering to close the door, leaving Makino with only one thought.
I need new advisors...
Danny's P.O.V
I am not a happy camper right now. I mean first I get sucked through a portal to a different dimension, then I end up finding out that my arch-enemy followed me to said dimension, and that I along with the rest of the people who fell through the portal would have to go and be interrogated with a guard behind us, with guns I might add, as well as to either side of us and Max Steel in front of us! So yeah, not happy.
But then again, I guess there still is a silver lining to all of this. My friends Sam and Tucker got zapped out with me, and even though I wouldn't ever tell her to her face, my sister Jazz was here, too. They were pretty much the only thing keeping me from saying 'So long bitches!' and flying out of this stupid excuse for an agency. Oh well, at least it's not the G.I.W.
"Danny are you okay?" asked Sam. It was then that I had realized I had been scowling so I flashed her a quick smile to say 'I was alright.' I looked over my shoulder to see Tucker...talking to one of the N-Tek soldiers about the tech in this dimension. Jazz was talking, animatedly, with Gohan about something about psychology, Heidi and Theresa were talking about some Pep Rally, and Randy and Howard were silent, surprisingly. I also couldn't help but notice a room that was guarded by two agents, also armed with guns.
Before I knew it, we were already in the interrogation room. It was unsurprisingly dull with just white walls and a large, white, metal roundtable with sixteen black metal chairs.
The guards that were flanked either side of us went to stand on either side of the door while the guard who was behind us gave us a reassuring smile before leaving. Max Steel went to stand beside a man with the same armor I'd seen on many other agents here, tanned skin, an unshaven beard, a robotic arm, and what looked like a futuristic tablet in his hand. I could tell it was taking Tucker all of his composure not to yank the tablet out of the man's hand and examine it.
"Well, it's good to see that all of you are here! Anyway, my name is Commander Forge Ferrus and you are to address me as such. So now that we understand each other let's get to the questioning. Are you guys all from the same dimension?" asked the Commander.
"Well, I'm from a different dimension than all of them. Heidi, Randy, Howard, and Theresa are from the same dimension and so are Danny, Jazz, Sam, and Tucker," answered Gohan. Forge nodded at the information while pressing some buttons into his futuristic tablet before asking his next question.
"Do you guys know who these people are?"
The tablet showed seven holographic figures. The figures were Vlad and myself in our ghost forms, a ninja, a tall green guy in a cloak, a giant green bug man, a guy with a 'M' shaped mustache, and a guy who was obviously Gohan just with blonde hair.
I knew I'd have to be very careful with what I said since I didn't want to reveal my identity since I didn't really have a good experience with agencies...
"I know those two, the guy who looks like a vampire is Vlad Plasmius, one of the more cunning and manipulative ghosts in my town. And the white haired one is Phantom, the hero of Amity Park and the arch-enemy of Vlad. They have these really big battles for the fate of the town with Phantom always winning aside from one time..."
"I see, but do you mind telling me why he looks so much like you?" asked Forge, eyes narrowed.
On the outside, Danny tried to keep a calm exterior, but in reality, he was anything but calm. "Oh man, I am so screwed! I didn't even think about that! I knew I shouldn't have went out there!' While I kept mentally berating myself, Jazz came to the rescue...surprisingly!
"He looks s-so much like Danny be-because that's his twin brother. There was a ghost attack a-at his school, and e-everyone had to evacuate because the ghost set the school ablaze, but James did-didn't..." Jazz trailed off and burst into tears, head in her hands, so Gohan walked over to her and awkwardly tried to comfort her. Jazz slightly moved her hands, almost imperceptibly, and looked towards me and basically gave me a 'you owe me' look which I admit, I totally owed her big time.
Forge reluctantly let up on the questioning and turned to Randy, Heidi, Howard, and Theresa.
"What do you guys know about the rest of these people?"
"That one's the ninja! He's the hero of Norrisville and he always saves the students of Norrisville High from stanked students!" stated Heidi, cheerfully. I got the feeling she might be one of the Ninja's fangirls or something. "And the one with the 'M' shaped mustache is Hannibal McFist. He makes the brucest products!"
"...Brucest?" asked Forge.
"It's one of the slang terms in their dimension," answered Gohan, "Anyway, before you ask I do know the last two. Obviously, the one with the blond hair is me and the one that looks like a bug is Cell."
The amount of hatred and disgust spoke in that one word surprised me. It sounded almost the exact same way I would say the name Vlad and the same way Valerie, my parents, and the G.I.W would talk about...well, me.
By the slight flash of curiosity, that briefly flashed across Forge's face, he was pretty curious as well.
"Would you care to tell me how you're able to turn your hair blond and your eyes green?" asked Commander Forge. Gohan reluctantly answered, "I'm able to transform because of...experiments. Some people wanted to make an ultimate weapon so I was created."
Everyone was pretty shocked by his response and just how casually he said it, but I just couldn't help but feel there was more to his story.
"So, what about this Cell person?" asked Commander Forge, changing the subject. Gohan's face immediately darkened. "Cell...he was another one of that army's creations. He was made to avenge the army by killing my father, so he ended up...killing my father and one of my friends. But after a long fought battle, I finally killed the bastard! At least I thought I did, but it looks like he survived!" raged Gohan.
I didn't know if it was just my eyes playing tricks on me or not but it looked for the slightest second that his eyes turned green. Everyone got pretty quiet after Gohan's rant until the Commander spoke.
"I would like to thank you all for being so cooperative and I hope you will do the same tomorrow. Jefferson and Katherine will show you to your rooms." Taking that as a sign that we were dismissed, we were ushered out by the agents, however, I couldn't help but notice a room that was heavily guarded.
Very, very guarded. In other words, suspicious.
Danny's P.O.V
"Watch where you're going you almost hit me!"
"Oh shut up, and grow a pair, Tucker!"
"Can you guys stop bickering?!"
Jazz, Tucker, Sam, Randy, and I all decided to look deeper into N-Tek for the rest of the dimension travelers safety...yeah it's totally not because I'm paranoid that they could be making secrets that would endanger every single one of us, our families and all of our dimensions...
We were sprinting through the halls and trying our best not to attract any agents. You may be wondering how we haven't been caught yet and there's actually a good reason for that. Tucker managed to hack into the alarm system with his PDA and make a command to get all the guards to go outside. And the reason for all of this was one room.
A certain room that seemed oddly suspicious and seemed to be pretty much under an insane amount security, but Tucker was confident he shut all of the security down with his PDA. So, that's the entire reason we were sprinting through the hall to the suspicious room.
I turned a corner, skidding, while the rest of the group trailed behind. Just like that, I was staring at the thing that had managed to capture most of my curiosity. Tucker began to type some things into the PDA before looking up.
"Say the code word!"
"Why don't you say it?!"
"'Cuz I want you to say it!"
"WHY?!"
"The N-Tek soldiers are gonna come and get us, possibly to torture us if you don't do this now. Plus, you're the one who wanted to sneak around like Batman in an unfamiliar agency base."
"Ugh, fine...Tucker is the best and all the ladies love him and I am but his measly, bumbling sidekick..."
The door didn't budge leaving me really pissed.
"Tucker, I thought you said that was the password?!" I asked, exasperatedly. Tucker sighed. "Well, I guess couldn't hack into tech from another dimension after all..." Tucker replied, dejectedly. So just like that everyone decided to go back but I knew that just meant Plan B!
So, when I was sure the group was gone, I turned invisible and intangible and phased through the door, allowing me to see...
"No way..."
