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The storyline and any OCs are my ONLY property.
This merely serves as entertainment for the viewers!
(Warning: This story is rated T; it contains violence, vulgar language, and minor suggestive adult themes. Read at your own risk.)
Narrative P.O.V. / Third Person's P.O.V.
Silently, the team had landed safely from their mission. A pair of knocked-out raven-headed agents eventually became conscious the moment they set foot in the castle.
"You seriously have to go on a diet dude. It ain't easy carrying you around, you know?" Boomer commented while rubbing his sore shoulder. Butch turned around to face his brother, giving him an irritated look.
"Shut it, moron." Boomer merely rolled his eyes at his brother's reply. He glanced over to Bright, who in return, met his deep blue eyes.
"Shall we?" Boomer asked, leading Bright to the elevator. Bright nodded and stepped into the elevator. An awkward silence enveloped the pair in the elevator as they made their way to their room.
"Damn, I'm beat. So what do you say babe, wanna hit the hay?" Butch said, placing his arm around Butterfly's shoulder, receiving a scowl from Butterfly.
"You never learn do you?" Butterfly said, glaring daggers at him. "Don't you dare come into my room later. I don't want a perverted idiot sniffing me in my sleep." And just like that, Butterfly disappeared, leaving Butch to fall on the floor. Regretting what he did, he dusted off his clothes and stood up.
"Smooth move, Casanova." Brick chuckled.
"Shut up, asshole. She better thank me since I don't intend to use the spare key for her room." Butch said before entering the elevator.
"So Bloom, shall w—" Brick turned around, just to be met by dust.
'And I thought Bright was the fast one.' Brick thought as he entered the elevator.
A certain red-headed girl exited the elevator, her mind filled with many thoughts and questions. As she entered her—well, their room, she quickly locked the door to her room and sat down on her bed. Taking out the compact from her belt, she dialed the Professor.
After a few beeps, the screen lit up. "Momoko? Why the sudden call?"
"I have a quick question to ask."
"What is it? Did something happen?"
"Has there been an instance wherein the chemical Z has been stolen?" She wondered, "Aside from the time Mojo broke in five years ago?"
"No, there's not." The Professor said firmly.
"Have you told anyone on how you can make chemical Z?"
"Not even Ken knows what exact ingredients are used to create it." He replied, "That is my most coveted secret, and not another single soul knows how to replicate it."
Bloom eyes widened. "If that's the case…" She whispered. "No… that means…"
"What is it, Momoko?" He asked, his eyes full of worry.
Coming back to her senses, her face turned serious. "Aside from the people affected by the Z-rays, how many documented cases of enhanced people are there?"
Enhanced people were a rare variant of the Gifted, making up about less than five-percent of all the known Gifted people in the world. The other, more common variant were the Awakened, people who had their powers given to them since birth. The Enhanced, on the other hand, consisted of those who had instead gotten their abilities from other sources, such as scientific means.
The white Z-rays which had struck the three of them and the black Z-rays that struck the main villains in the R.I.D. are just examples of such cases.
From her knowledge, there had only been a few for many secret researches regarding the Gifted found that modifying the genetic makeup of a person who wasn't born with powers was dangerous, resulting in many serious injuries, mutations, and even deaths. With the case of Chemical Z, which was able to give a lot of people superhuman capabilities, it was known as a great miracle in the name of science. However, this in turn made the Professor very secretive about the formula to chemical Z.
If it had gotten into the wrong hands, it would be total chaos.
And now, seeing how the boys use their powers in full force, it made Bloom worry if the organization had indeed found a way to enhance other people with superhuman abilities.
"In Japan, there are currently a total of twelve documented and active cases of enhanced people." He replied, typing away at his keyboard. "All of those people were enhanced from very intensive and long experiments monitored by multiple scientists."
"There's nothing about a substance like Chemical Z being used?"
"There are, but not within the country." He answered, "Why? Don't tell me…"
"The Rowdyruff Boys have powers of their own." Bloom said. "I'm not sure yet how, but knowing that they're enhanced is not good for us."
The Professor furrowed his eyebrows, "Did they say how they were enhanced?"
"Unfortunately those three are as annoying and stubborn as they were back then." Bloom replied, groaning. "The easiest person we can trick to give out that information would be Boomer. But if that doesn't work, we're just going to have to find that out ourselves."
"Have you started to try and get some information on them?"
"No, we're still trying to get a full rundown of this place. Their security is complex, and I'm trying to come up with a plan to make sure we don't set off any alarms or any other things they have in place."
"You three be careful there, promise me that."
Bloom's face softened, a sweet smile forming on her delicate face. "We will, we'll call you once we've found something of use to us. Goodbye, Professor."
He nodded, and she quickly closed her compact and put it back on her belt. Even after talking with the Professor, the anxious feeling that she had had not faded. She recalled how Brick was a while ago, even after visibly going through a lot with putting up that barrier for so long, he almost seemed unfazed by it. Like how he was already used to it.
Looking at her door, she could faintly hear the footsteps coming from the other room. Her face turned serious. And in her mind was the one question that had been bothering her all day.
'What else are you guys hiding?'
It was already late at night. They took one last peek at their roommates, who were still not back after being called to do something a few minutes ago. With the coast clear, the three girls sat on their beds with their ICED earpieces activated.
"So, do your partners also have powers that they suddenly have for some reason?" Butterfly whispered, leaning against the wall of her room.
"Boomer can make clones of himself and has water powers, but I'm not so sure that that's his only ability." Bright said as she hugged her knees. "If the other villains have hidden powers of their own, then this just complicates things even more."
"You got that right, Princess. They must've taken some steroids or something because if Boomer can manipulate water and duplicate himself while Brick can control fire and make force fields and that pervert could manipulate earth, then who's to say the other agents here aren't enhanced as well?"
"Considering their abilities, I'm guessing all three of them have essentially the same pattern when it comes to their powers." Bright hypothesized. "It must mean that Butch has another power besides his elemental earth power."
Butterfly groaned. "I honestly don't know if I want to know what other things that green-eyed idiot can do."
"We need to know what they're capable of." Bright replied. "Momoko, do we have a plan already?"
No response.
"Yo, Momo, you asleep?"
A light scuffle could be heard on the other end. "O-Oh, sorry, what were you guys saying?"
"Are you okay?" Butterfly asked. "You seem a bit off."
"Sorry, my mind's been pretty occupied since this morning."
"When will we start getting intel on them?" Bright asked their leader.
"Right now."
Both of her friends fell silent for a moment after hearing her statement.
"What do you mean?" Butterfly asked. "As in, right at this moment? Dude, we just finished a mission a while ago and I'm beat."
"Me too."
"Unfortunately we need to move quickly knowing that this place is advancing quickly, both in their technology and science." Their leader explained. "We need to get some first-hand information from the agents themselves, and with that, we need to try and take this opportunity while the guys are out to go and talk to some agents."
Butterfly groaned loudly, "We better make this quick."
"We will." Bloom said firmly. "Miyako, you said that someone invited you to hang out with them a few days ago, is it possible that they're still on today?"
"Well, now that you mention it, she did send me a message a while ago. I didn't think we needed to go so I didn't mention it."
"Then it's settled, get ready in five minutes."
"This last minute plan late at night better be worth it, Momoko." Butterfly said. "We need our rest if we want to get the documents as soon as possible."
Bright giggled, "I'm sure it won't take that long, we've done this so many times before."
"Okay then, see you guys in five." As they all hung up, they all began to fix themselves up, dressing in more casual wear that the organization had provided for them. It was more comfortable to move in as opposed to their villain clothing. That and the clothes that were in their closets weren't bad at all.
Normally, they wouldn't show up to people without their superpowered clothes. It gave them the power to blend in after all. Just like with their superhero outfits, the rings they had were able to hide their true identity. It was useful in a sense they're not restricted to only their superpowered clothes when they're in public; in the event that their clothes are stolen again, people wouldn't be able to recognize them.
After a while, Butterfly suddenly appeared in their rooms. After fetching them, all three girls stepped in the elevator and descended towards the ground floor.
"It's weird how they just casually invited you, Miyako." Bloom remarked as the doors closed.
"Are we sure this ain't a trap?"
Bright's face turned into a worried expression. "It may seem like a bad idea, but we've already been here for a week and we don't exactly have all the time in the world to stop this organization." She said, then facing Bloom "I trust that you made the right call on this one."
The redhead smiled in response, while Butterfly smirked. "Let's put that training to good use then." Butterfly said just right before the doors opened before them.
The bright white interior that they were used to seeing in the morning was now more dim, and there were a lot less agents walking around. After asking around for the supposed recreational room that Princess had mentioned, they headed down through one of the many corridors on the ground floor. And just like they were told, there was a golden door just at the very end.
"I'm having serious middle school flashbacks." Butterfly commented, grimacing at the sight.
"That golden bathroom was such a waste after she suddenly dropped from high school." Bloom said, "Makes you wonder why she left her old life for this."
Stepping forward, the golden door slid open, revealing a hidden staircase that shone just as brightly as the door. The lights on the walls also brightened up the way. If one wasn't careful, the bright gleam could easily hurt their eyes.
Without any hesitation, they all went down. As they almost reached the very bottom, that's when they saw two tall and heavily built men standing on each side of a brightly lit sleek onyx door. As they stood face-to-face with each other, one of the men said, "Names."
Looking at each other, Bright stepped forward. "Bright, Bloom, and Butterfly."
The two men stepped aside. As they did, the doors slid open to reveal bright neon lights, loud music, and people dancing on the wide dance floor.
"This is what they meant by a recreational room?" Bloom asked, her face a mix of confusion and amusement.
"There's a fucking night club here?" Butterfly said, pinching the bridge of her nose. "What's next? A university?"
"Princess indeed was a little vague on the details." Bright stated as she nervously tried to laugh it off.
"It was Princess who invited you?!" Bloom looked at her with wide eyes. "You didn't feel the need to mention that?"
"And I think this is more than just a little vague, don't you think?" Butterfly stated, making Bright scratch the back of her head in embarrassment.
Before they could make another step, a girl with curly, light brown hair with a small gold tiara on her head approached them "Well, well, look who finally made it."
All three of them whipped their heads to face her. Princess's hair was out of its usual pigtails, letting her hair flow down just past her shoulders. The dress she wore was reminiscent of her usual clothing after transforming, with the mary jane shoes and poofy dress replaced with high heels and a less poofy, but still very bright pink dress.
"The others were getting worried, they thought you girls weren't liking it here." She said, flipping her hair. "That and I couldn't possibly accept the fact that I, Princess, would be turned down by girls like you."
'This girl is already asking for a smack.' Butterfly thought. Her face, on the other hand, only gave her an amused expression. "So then, now that we're here, why don't you show us a good time then?"
"But of course, follow me."
Passing through the many dancing people, she led them to a secluded part of the room. Sort of like a VIP section, there were velvet couches and glass tables. It was a bit more quiet and dim, and those who were sitting there were no strangers to them at all.
Putting down her glass, Sedusa's bright red lips shone in the bright neon lights that surrounded the room. "Why, it's good to see you girls out of your rooms." She said, "I wasn't able to see you guys for the past few days. I was worried that those boys have done something to you."
"It makesss one wonder how life isss living with those boysss." Snake said, her short blue hair straightened nicely, flowing nicely to accentuate her striking, albeit very green, features. Little Arturo sat beside her, munching on the many snacks that sat on the table.
A soft giggle came from Lady as she floated near to where the three of them were standing. "My, aren't you ladies so pretty?"
They all smiled towards their direction, not in an intimidating way but surprisingly in a more inviting manner. The girls felt a little awkward. The way they welcomed them was so casual that it seemed just like a simple meeting with friends.
They expected them to be more closed off, especially to so-called rookies like them. But then again, if they were able to trust their facade so easily, then that just makes things easier.
They adjusted their seatings to make room for the three. As they sat down, Sedusa asked, "You girls want anything?"
"No, we're okay." Bloom refused, giving them a polite smile. "We're just glad to feel accepted in this place."
"Well, three girls who were placed in the S-Ranks are sure to make news around here." Lady said, "It's not very often that we get recruits as strong as you."
"People have been talking about you guys ever since you came here!" Little Arturo added.
Princess scoffed. "Puh-lease, of course we were bound to get strong people with the amount of recruiting we've been doing." She exclaimed. "S-Rank agents have been increasing recently anyway, so it's no big deal."
"No need to get so sssalty about it just because you're in the A-Ranksss." Snake replied, snickering.
"A-As if! Besides, the boys in the A-Ranks are way cuter!"
"Saysss the girl who's been flirting with the Rowdies for yearsss now."
"Hey! It's not like I'm the only one!"
"What we're trying to say here is that we welcome you with open arms." Sedusa interjected. "It's refreshing to see new faces, especially girls as exceptional as you three. It's also like a breath of fresh air to have ladies showing up and flexing their strength in this place that's already full of testosterone. You've really made a big impression."
"You guys are exaggerating. I mean, we're just starting out." Bright commented, tucking a piece of her hair behind her hair as she blushed in embarrassment.
"Your powers have really piqued an interest in Your Highness." Sedusa stated as she crossed her arms over her chest. "That and I'm actually surprised that the agency didn't send you on your first mission until today."
"And it's with those Rowdiesss too." Snake added as she wiggled her eyebrows teasingly at Princess. She, in response, just scoffed and turned her face away from the girls.
"Speaking of those three, I was pretty shocked to find out that they had powers." Butterfly said, feigning curiosity in her voice. "Atleast, from what our creator told us, they weren't one of the people who were struck by the infamous black Z-rays. From what he knows, they were created just like us."
Lady tilted her head to the side. "Good question, but sadly I don't think anybody knows how they even had powers in the first place."
"How can that be?" Bloom asked, genuinely shocked at this revelation. What happened that made them this powerful?
"Those boysss, as reputable as they are in this place, apparently never told a soul about how they got those powersss." Snake explained. "They were recruited a bit later than usss who were transformed by the Z-raysss. Those boysss were very useless when they first came here, ranking in the lowest ranksss during their first months. But mysteriously, they became stronger and smarter with their newfound abilities."
"Several rumors and theories have been going around about how they got their powers for god knows how long." Sedusa added, her face putting on a serious expression.
"Some say they were enhanced again by Mojo." Lady said. "But they aren't sure if it was due to another chemical experiment or not."
"I heard they were bitten by mutant bugs!" Little Arturo exclaimed, pointing her spoon at the three girls.
"Othersss say that they had their soulsss sold to the devil himself, and he gifted them with the power of demonsss." Snake said, her lips curling up into a sinister smile.
"Or maybe it's just because I'm so utterly beautiful that they decided to get stronger to win my heart." Princess said as she clasped her hands together and stared up dreamingly.
The other girls just looked at her questioningly. It was a mixture of relief and worry for the three girls to see Princess acting the same way that she was five years ago. But then again, it was also concerning to see how people like Sedusa and Princess now seemingly have their transformation adapt to their bodies well. That and there's the mystery of how the Rowdies got their powers.
It makes one wonder what they have been doing here. Were the Z-rays made compatible with their bodies through machines? Scientific experiments? A secret chemical?
All three of them were wondering the same thing. So, to move the conversation forward, Bloom asked, "Well, there has to be something that documents what had happened to those guys" She suggested, cocking her head to the side. "I mean, shouldn't the boss know everything about its agents?"
"As curious as we are, those boys really don't want to give up their secret to anyone." Lady answered. "Their files are tightly guarded, especially with Butch being the head of the Training and Security Division. Your best bet would be to ask Mojo. I doubt that Your Highness would disclose that information to anyone."
"Though I must say, your interest in those three is really amusing. Don't tell me their charm has already gotten to you?" Sedusa teased, making the girls blush a faint pink.
"Excuse me?" Princess exclaimed as she glared at them. "I'm first in line for those boys, so you three better not mess with me, the most noble and beautiful girl in the world. Know your place, newbies."
As she got into their faces, Bright put her hands up in a defensive manner. "It's really not like that…"
"Who is even attracted to a narcissistic pervert anyway?"
"Or an arrogant know-it-all?"
The villains chuckled at their responses. "Ever since those three hit puberty they've been quite popular with the ladies in this place." Sedusa explained as she took a sip from her drink. "I've also heard that those three sometimes get too cozy with the female agents."
"Wait, what do you mean by that?!" Princess exclaimed, her eyes burning with anger.
"Give it up Princess, it's been four yearsss already and they haven't shown any interest in you."
"Haha! Virgin!" Little Arturo teased, a loud laugh coming from her.
Visibly fuming, Princess got up in both of their faces which then escalated into a full blown bicker. Now knowing what they needed to do and from whom they would get their information from, the girls continued to blend in and go with the flow of the conversation they were having with Lady and Sedusa. The more allies and comrades they could get in this place, the easier it will be to get what they want.
It will only be a matter of time before this organization will finally meet its end.
As the time passed by, the people seemingly didn't lose their energy as the music still blasted and the dance floor was still full of people. In one of the corners of the place, there was a huge area filled with high-ranking male agents chatting and drinking together.
Their loud laughters and cheers resonated, but was still drowned out by the blaring music. "Dude, seriously? You did it with Miyuu again?" Ace asked as he took another swig of his beer.
Butch chuckled, draping his arm on the top of the couch. "She came onto me. And besides, I was bored."
"But how was the hot new brunette?"
"From what I know she's not even speaking to him." Brick answered instead, earning a light glare from Butch and laughters from the rest.
"You lucky bastards." Ace said. "I can't believe Your Highness actually did that. Why couldn't it be one of our rooms instead?"
"It's not that big of a deal that you guys are making it as." Boomer commented, taking a sip from his glass. "They basically lock themselves up in their rooms anyway aside from when they have to eat or have a mission, just like today."
"But aren't girls with Snake and other girls now?" Big Billy asked, pointing at the table from far across the room. From where they stood, they could make out the girls chatting and drinking with their fellow villains. Out of their leather and dark clothing, the three seemed to radiate with their stunning beauty.
"That blonde little lady sure does look like Miss Bellum." Fuzzy commented. "But not as pretty as my lady, of course."
Grubber, on the hand, twisted his hair to partially transform into the face of Bloom. With his inaudible speech, only the words "Redhead" and "Pretty" were clearly understood by the group.
"Have to admit, I'm having difficulty deciding which one I want for myself." Ace said, snickering.
"They're way out of your league, bro." A man with dark brown hair said, his glass just placed near his lips.
Ace stared at him in annoyance. "Yeah, right, just because you have a girlfriend doesn't mean you have to be a dick whenever we want to talk to girls."
"By the way, Souichirou, why aren't you with Sedusa right now, anyway?" Brick asked, glancing towards the girls' table again.
"She wanted to hang out with the girls, said she was hungry for gossip and all that shit." Souichirou explained. "Why? Can't I hang out with you guys once in a while?"
Butch shrugged. "Never said you couldn't." He said. "It's just weird seeing you two not just eating each other's faces whenever we're here."
"Bro, it's weird to see you over here and not over there grinding up on the female agents." Souichirou countered as he gestured towards the dance floor that had a handful of agents dancing closely to each other.
"He's got a point." Boomer said, making Butch roll his eyes.
"Not in the mood." He replied, taking a sip of his drink before adding, "Besides, I'm beat from that guy back at the forest. Motherfucker really was a piece of work."
"Kind of funny how Butterfly had to save your ass."
"Heh, I don't mind it all." He said to his brother, smirking. "I like 'em rough and fiesty."
Brick scoffed. "You better not be forgetting that we're supposed to be monitoring them closely." He remarked. "Don't want you pulling down your pants and getting distracted every time you're with her."
Butch rolled his eyes. "I'll have her talking in a few days. Although she ain't easy."
"Neither are the other two."
"Or maybe we could look after them for you." Ace suggested, getting the nods of approval from the other guys aside from Souichirou who was busy drinking away.
"When was the last time you guys got laid?" Boomer asked nonchalantly.
"Has to be weeks, or even months."
"Well that explains it."
"So the answer's yes?"
"Absolutely not." All three of them exclaimed in unison.
The male agents groaned in frustration, resulting in low chuckles from the other four. The boss knew that if they put anyone else other than the three, they wouldn't be able to lower down the girls' guard. It was tough, but the three boys knew that with just a bit more time and effort, they'll see what their true colors are.
Secretly, the girls look towards their counterparts. With their importance in this place despite their young age, they could be useful to them. Now, it's just a matter of observing and using their abilities and charms to have them hanging from their strings.
Two talented and gifted trios, but nobody knows who was going to give in first.
Or if there would be more to come in the following days. After all, the mission has just started.
Author's Note: Oh, yeah, party time! (Although seriously please stay in your homes with the pandemic still going on lmao). As I start writing more chapters, please feel free to tell me if the T rating is not enough for this story, and I'll happily change it. There will be suggestive themes (not that explicit) in the upcoming chapters, including more swearing and violence and mature themes. So please feel free to share your thoughts!
And because I have a plan for this story I wanted to give more background to very important elements to the story including LUX and the Gifted people so let me know if it helped you understand the plot more!
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~Disastress