Chapter 18: Opposite POV
200 Million Years Ago
Planet Earth
"I can't believe those reptiles betrayed us!" King Goobot, Junkman, Professor Calamitous, Eustace Strych, Baby Eddie, Beautiful Gorgeous, and Grandma Taters were stranded in the distant past after their most recent defeat (See The League of Villains). Junkman and Beautiful only paid attention to each other due to the effects of 976-J, and ignored everything else around them. Calamitous was trying (although in vain) to invent a device to send them back to the present. Eddie was their main source of defense against any dinosaurs thanks to how much he reeked.
"We should at least find a way to reach Junkman's ship and get us off this rock." Taters suggested.
Goobot sighed. "Then what? Our homeworlds are in a much more primitive shape if they're around at all. Nothing would help us out."
"So we're just gonna be stuck here?" Eustace complained. "This place is too humid for me to stand out here for long."
"You'll be fine." Calamitous scoffed. "Once I get this time machine going, we'll be able to stop Jimmy Neutron and then we'll… ummm…" He trailed off, unable to finish his sentence.
"We get it! You can't finish anything," Baby Eddie blew a raspberry. "I'm super sick of staying here and seeing any dinosaurs that try to eat us! I'm gonna throw my diaper at the next lizard I see around here!"
"I will not tolerate that kind of behavior, pipsqueak!" a voice spoke through the air as a dark puff of smoke formed a ring around the League of Villains. Then a shadowy figure emerged revealing Gortox The Irritable, a gray, scaly creature with horns on the side of his head, a tail as a lower half of the body, dark orange gloves and a dark blue jumpsuit.
"Ah! Gortox!" King Goobot bowed nervously. "I'm sorry the mission didn't go as planned!"
For someone who has a superiority complex, it's surprising for him to act this way, Eustace thought. There's probably something bigger going on than he let on.
"Alright, shoo!" Baby Eddie marched towards him. "We don't want anymore of your scaly kind here-" he was immediately cut off by Gortox extending one of his claws a few meters over to him seemingly stabbing him, but it was under his armpit which was met with a couple gasps. He then pulled Eddie back using his retracting claw, then Gortox used his free hand to grab him by the neck. "One more peep out of you, and you're gonna stay here with the rest of these dinos. Got it?" Eddie was stunned into silence, unable to say anything, so Gortox eventually dropped him. He then noticed Junkman and Beautiful Gorgeous constantly kissing each other without stopping. "Junkman! Snap out of it!" He snarled, but then took a closer look. "Perhaps it's time to clear your minds," he put a hand to each of their faces and with a flash of light to each of them, Beautiful Gorgeous instantly ran a good ten feet away to a pond and washed her face with some water.
"That's a nightmare I definitely don't wanna go through again!" Beautiful looked away angrily.
"Agreed, I've already had enough of your squeaky voice!" Junkman scoffed as he crossed his arms.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Gortox shouted so loudly that the sounds of his voice alone blew everyone a few feet back petrified in fear. It even caught the attention of a t-rex as it ran to him and attempted to attack him. However, with only a wave of Gortox's hand, the t-rex flashed even brighter than when he cleared Beautiful's and Junkman's memories. Once the flashing stopped, the dinosaur collapsed to the ground lifelessly.
"Gortox the Irritable!" Junkman said nervously as he bowed. "What b-b-brings you here?" Seeing Junkman and King Goobot bow after that stunt he pulled, prompted everyone else to bow out of fear.
"I have a proposal for all those interested in stopping a certain Jimmy Neutron." That name alone brought everyone's attention. "If you join me and help me stop him, I will grant your personal desires. King Goobot, you want your reputation restored by defeating Neutron. By weakening him, you will be able to rally the Yolkian forces to Retroville and feed your mighty Poultra. Professor Calamitous, you want to have that last knowledge that will finish whatever you need, with Neutron as a prisoner under tight security, you will be able to have your most powerful ideas see the light of day. The rest of you will be rid of that nuisance once this plan is achieved. Any objections?" Everyone cheered. "Good, then let's begin…"
August 5th, 2006, 2:27am
Outskirts of Retroville, TX
After rounding them up, Gortox used his power to bring them back to the present day. He brought them to an abandoned bomb shelter as a base of operations.
"Until I say the time is ready, you will stay here. I stocked the base up with food and supplies for each of your respective species," Gortox explained. "In addition, I hooked up a communication array with a frequency that the Earth's military won't detect. It will allow you to speak to the Yolkians when the time is right as well as my way to keep in touch. Do you all understand this?" Everyone nodded, (a few of them begrudgingly). "Good, I shall return with more potential recruits." Before anyone could say anything, he vanished in a flash of light.
"I hate it when he does that," Junkman said, annoyed.
"It's a little rough on the eyes," Taters concurred.
"Who cares?" Baby Eddie dismissed, "I finally got to change into a new diaper!" He then excitedly ran into a bathroom to change.
"I think there is some explaining to do, Goobot," Eustace said with his arms on his hips.
"I agree," Beautiful Gorgeous. "Why didn't you mention this before when the League of Villains was formed?!"
"And why didn't he join us when we initially went after Neutron?!" Professor Calamitous exclaimed.
A few seconds of Goobot stuttering eventually lead to Junkman speaking up. "Actually, I can explain a good amount of it."
3:15pm
Shangri-Llama
As Yoo-Yee was sparring with the ninjas like before, memories of his defeat against Sheen kept flashing in his mind, causing him to be more swift and precise with his attacks against each of them. One would swing a punch at him only for him to immediately block and kick them on the side. A couple more minutes of sparring commenced until he took down the last one. The bell rang indicating the end of the match and some applause. He then walked away while whispering to himself, "If only I was able to get that rematch from Sheen without any outside interference, I would show him how much stronger I am. The science kid is to blame for giving Sheen those abilities, and the blondie finished me off before I had the chance to counterattack. I will one day-"
"You did a great job out there big brother!" Yoo-Lee said as she ran up to him. She was around eight years old, sported a light pink dress which contrasted the rest of the environment in color, and often supported him in his sparring sessions.
"Thanks little sister," He smiled and patted her on the head. "What brings you out here? Shouldn't you be studying?"
"Mom wanted me to tell you that the food is ready to harvest and for you to bring the things for dinner," she said as she handed him a list of ingredients.
"Thanks, I'll tend to that while you take care of your work."
"Okie! See you soon!" Yoo-Lee hugged him and ran back towards the house.
Yoo-Yee walked to the garden which was on the edge of town as he passed a couple llamas on the way. As he started to pick them out on his own, he heard a voice behind him. "That was an excellent display of skill Yoo-Yee." Gortox appeared behind him. Yoo-Yee turned around instantly and instinctually attempted to roundhouse kicked him in the face. Gortox blocked his leg and threw it back to the ground. "I'm just here to talk."
Yoo-Yee was in a defensive stance and demanded, "Who are you and how do you know my name?!"
"The latter's not important, but you may call me Gortox and I know of your grudge against… Sheen. If you join my plans to stop Neutron, I'll be able to grant you the title of chosen one that you've so long deserved."
"I'm tempted, but I have a family to attend to first."
"I can guarantee their safety if you join me," As Gortox looked at the crops, a light flashed and all Yoo-Yee needed for tonight's dinner. In shock, he bowed to Gortox. "I'll join you."
"Very well," he said. "Pack your belongings, you'll leave five sunrises from today." He then vanished.
"I'm not sure what to think of this. On one hand, I'll have to leave my home." He looked towards Shangri-Llama. "On the other hand, I'll come back as a champion with the title of Chosen One!" Yoo-Yee looked out towards the mountains and then carried the crops back to his family with reluctance to mention anything that just happened.
September 15th, 2006, 3:33am
Planet Gorlock
April was fast asleep when she suddenly was jolted awake to the sounds of explosions and cracking flames. Once she got her bearings and was fully awake, she ran out of her tent to look at the damage, she immediately got her weapon ready. The other gorlocks were already outside with their clubs with some riding the beetles to get better range. They couldn't see much beyond the wildfires, but they looked up to the sky and saw a giant ship with fins with an orange lighting framing the otherwise dark color scheme. A little later, the ship stopped firing and xorons (Gortox's species) teleported from the ship to the ground and immediately began charging at the gorlocks. The gorlocks started their battle cries once they attacked. They all had an intense clash since gorlocks were a race of warriors, but they didn't have much technology. While the gorlocks killed a few dozen of the xorons, they fell one by one due to xorons extending their claws into their enemies. Among them, Meldar was there with an evil glare, hovering closer as the fight progressed into their village.
"Daughter!" April's father shouted. "Take the Generators and get out of here! We'll hold 'em off!"
"But father-" April interjected.
"We don't have much time! I believe you can stop the xoron scum! Now go!" He grabbed her and threw her across the village near where the Matrix Generators were being kept. Once she stood up from the rough landing, she ran into the cave where they were. She grabbed them and once she ran back outside, she found herself surrounded by xorons and in the distance, she saw the corpses of all the gorlocks that were alive a mere few seconds ago. The town was in flames. Once she processed what happened, tears came out of her eyes and right as the xorons were about to attack, April screamed in anger and a sort of lightning came from the generators she held, aiming towards every xoron in the area, killing them effectively. She was now alone with a ship orbiting above her. My home, it's now gone… she thought in anguish. Then April thought of her next step. She went into one of the destroyed tents and packed some food and other objects including her club. She then used the generators to teleport herself to the ship. Before that could happen though, Meldar grabbed onto her. He survived due to dodging the blast. Now they were on the ship in Planet Gorlock's orbit.
"Let go of me!" April shouted to Meldar.
"I will once I take back what's rightfully mine!" While Meldar was trying in vain to grab the generators, Gortox immediately teleported in and held April by the neck.
"Thanks for personally delivering me this. You both have done well!" He congratulated them as he snatched the Martix Generators and put them on his wrists.
"I-I thought it was just Meldar. What do you have to do with this?" April asked. There was no response. Only a chuckle. "You better tell me after killing my tribe!"
"Oh child, to summarize this story, this power is the key to my success. After this, I'll stop everyone that tries to resist the Xoreon Empire!" He explained.
Immediately realizing anyone else that could be injured because of it, she elbowed Gortox in the face, effectively releasing her grip. Meldar and a few other xorons attempted to grab her, but Gortox motioned them otherwise. "Let her go. She'll need to learn fate the hard way."
As April ran around the ship, taking out a few xorons in the process, she then found an escape pod. She immediately got into it and flew away from the ship. What do these numbers mean? Oh wait, I can put in the same stuff I did when I wrote to Jimmy. Once she did that, she was heading in Earth's direction. She then looked back to Planet Gorlock one last time.
"Well that puts things ahead of schedule. Contact Goobot and tell him it's time to start sending the army," a xoron nodded and began the call.
"So what're you gonna do now that you have the Matrix Generators back?" Meldar asked.
"One picture is worth a thousand words." Gortox and Meldar immediately teleported outside the ship looking down on the planet. "I just need to mark my territory." He extended his claw by a few meters, and then used the generators to cut his claw off and regrow another one. The power was then used to expand the detached claw to where it was nearly the size of the planet. Then like a hammer banging a nail to a wall, Gortox used the power to push the giant claw piece into the planet, piercing it in the process. The impact alone killed most of all the other tribes left on Planet Gorlock.
April was shocked at what she saw. "I can't believe you're all gone… I-I've failed you…" April started to cry. "I will not let them forget this. I'll save everyone else I can!" She then looked forward, holding her club.
Meldar was stunned while Gortox grinned evilly. "I'm assuming that answers your question?"
"Definitely. This is much needed payback for all the jelly bags and the others did to me!" Meldar grinned. He then thought nervously, I'd hate to have this happen to me.
"Glad you think so." Gortox then teleported them back in. "Next stop, Earth!"
To Be Continued…
