6:15 A.M. – Somewhere in Beverly Hills

"I'm sorry, what did you just say?"

"Do I really have to say it again?" Myrna Beesbottom groaned as her cohort, one James, simply refused to believe what she'd just said. "I'm telling you, your ex-girlfriend is officially off the market."

"Well, obviously, she's still dating that Hawaiian dish," James proclaimed, pacing around their lair. "That's not exactly news to me."

Once again, Myrna groaned. He was so unbelievably stubborn.

"I mean, permanently off the market," Myrna responded. "Sam is engaged now."

Just as Myrna showed him the picture she'd taken recently from one of her drones, James shoved her out of the way and gasped in shock when she saw the wedding ring on Sam's finger.

"...you can't be serious," James proclaimed.

"Now do you get it?" Myrna stated. "I'd give up on trying to win her back if I were you, because it's clearly not going to work anymore. And I say this as a supervillain who's lost more than her fair share of scuffles with those wretches."

"Oh, I'm done trying to win her over," James snarled. "Now, I'm going to take her back, by force if need be."

"Now you're speaking my language," Myrna cackled. "And I just so happen to have the perfect plan in mind."

"I'm listening," James laughed.

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(The pages constantly turn, no matter how long the reader takes. When one story ends, another story will inevitably start. In the end, there is only a new beginning.)

Mat49324 and The Blue Time Ranger are proud to present:

Totally Spies: The New Adventures

Episode 56: Elements of Happiness

Story Rated: T for Teen

Story Created: April 11th, 2022

Story Summary: The seventy-seventh co-op project between Mat49324 and The Blue Time Ranger, and episode fifty-six of our mission-based series Totally Spies: The New Adventures. James is back in town, and he's appropriately pissed off that Sam and Mat have gotten engaged, so now he's going to attempt to take her back by force. He's even enlisted the help of bitter ex-nanny Myrna Beesbottom to help him steal gadgets from W.O.O.H.P. and try to take Mat out of the picture. Naturally, the spies aren't going to let that fly, so it's time to once again drill it into James' head that Sam is no longer interested in him. Can the spies keep James from ruining Sam and Mat's future together?

Author's Note from Mat49324: No surprise, it's our next project. We hope you enjoyed our last one, Subdigitals, on The Blue Time Ranger's page that dealt with the W.O.O.H.P. Datascape, and ended with our second proposal when Mat popped the question to Sam. We hope you enjoyed that one because I know I certainly enjoyed the epilogue of Subdigitals. I'll go ahead and say right now that this project synopsis came to me via a memory recall back to a particular Sailor Moon R episode that can still tug at your heartstrings today. Extra points if you remember what it is like I do. It's safe to say a bit of everything's going to be thrown at the spies to say the least. For now, here's The Blue Time Ranger for anything he'd like to say.

Author's Note from The Blue Time Ranger: I was honestly wondering when we'd be tangling with James again, and how appropriate that the psycho ex-boyfriend is back in town after Sam and Mat finally get engaged, huh? Either way, I'm gonna have fun with this one, because we get to stomp on a psychopath again! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*coughcoughcough* Oof, sorry, got a little vindictive there. Let's not keep y'all waiting any longer, shall we? ROLL IT!

And Now, the Obligatory Disclaimer: Mat49324 and The Blue Time Ranger do not own anything related to Totally Spies or any of its affiliations. It belongs solely to Marathon Media Group, Image Entertainment Corporation, Vincent Chalvon-Demersay, and David Michel. The only things of this story we DO own are any characters created by us truly for the story (in this case, Nick, Haruka, Bridget, May, Nozomi, Dawn, and Melissa on my side, and Mathew on his side). Any characters or things we don't own, we are just borrowing with no intent of copyright infringement, only for the entertainment of our readers. Besides, if we did own Totally Spies, which we don't, why would we be writing fiction on a fan site?

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Act 1: Here We Go Again

1:56 P.M. – Malibu University

It was another day at the Mali-U campus as the spies prepared for year three. Nick and Mat were at the newsroom of the Mali-U Paper for the first meeting between fellow writers and editors. Naturally, Mat chose the sports department; Nick decided to go with the sports department as well.

They were first going through introductions of everyone; Mat introduced himself to his group of several people (Nick included).

"I'm an avid basketball fan and a fan of Monster Energy AMA Supercross – motorcycle racing – it's a sport I've followed since 1997, and my favorite rider is Chad Reed," Mat stated.

"Myself, I'm kinda a sucker for baseball, since I grew up in Japan watching a lot of that," Nick proclaimed. "But really, I like to think I'm pretty adaptable when it comes to what I could write for all of you."

The meeting went on with the editors introducing themselves, going through the basic dos and don'ts of Journalism, knowing how to publish an article, etc., then going into the terminology like the headline, byline, nut graph, etc.

"That oughta be fun," Mat commented to himself.

After learning that journalists write in AP style, Nick was a little surprised on spelling out numbers under ten, and to use the numbers if the value exceeds 10.

"I think this could take some getting used to," Nick stated.

The meeting dwelled on for a while more.

Meanwhile, Sam, Clover, Alex, and Britney were all enjoying some coffee and other treats in celebration of Sam and Mat getting engaged.

"Mat sure had that proposal figured out, huh?" Alex commented.

"Totally," Sam sighed, looking over her engagement ring.

"And you and Mat had the first date, Brit," Clover added.

"Yeah, and that's when I found out he wanted to propose to Sam," Britney laughed.

"Hopefully that didn't leave you with mixed feelings, Brit," Alex remarked.

"Not really," Britney answered. "I knew already that Mat was serious about Sam; very sure Melissa knows by heart, too."

"So, Sammy, was that proposal everything you hoped it'd be?" Clover asked.

"Everything and more," Sam responded. "To be completely honest, I've been wondering when he'd pop the question ever since Nick and Alex got engaged."

"It's almost like this year was meant to be magical, huh?" Alex giggled.

For the time being, the four continued to celebrate Sam's engagement, despite Nick and Mat couldn't make it due to other duties of their own.

Back at the penthouse, Melissa, Dawn, and Nozomi were still unpacking after the spies spent their summer at their beach house again.

"Well, I think that should do for me," Melissa told them.

"That's the thing about summers off," Dawn commented. "Going back always means packing and unpacking."

"I'll say," Nozomi replied in agreement.

Melissa immediately got in her swimsuit to use the penthouse pool, with Dawn and Nozomi not too far behind.

"H-Hey, don't you dare," Dawn gasped when she realized what Melissa was about to do, but it was too late, as Melissa did a cannonball into the pool, drenching both Dawn and Nozomi in the process.

"Oh, did I do that?" Melissa giggled, suddenly finding herself being dunked by Nozomi.

"And if you thought you were gonna escape retribution, you're dead wrong!" Nozomi bellowed as the three of them continued their pool antics.

Meanwhile, Haruka, Bridget, and May were together themselves looking through some announcements until one caught Bridget's attention.

"Hey, check it out, Mali-U's having tryouts for water polo!" Bridget exclaimed.

"Sounds like fun," Haruka grinned.

"Should we sign up at least?" May wondered.

"Sounds like fun!" Bridget repeated.

"Hey, you stole my line," Haruka quipped as the three of them moved to sign up for the tryouts.

As soon as they did, however, a panel on the roof opened up to reveal a large metal tube inside the roof.

May didn't even have time to shout the "oh, crapbaskets" she was thinking as the tube sucked the three of them into it.

When they came out of the tunnel, the rest of the spies were already there and suited up, except for Nick and Mat, who came out of another tunnel surrounded by a psychic bubble.

"Keep trying, Jerry," Nick quipped. "Maybe someday you'll get me again."

"Never hurts to keep trying," Jerry chuckled.

"All right-y, then, on to why you've all been called here," RiCO proclaimed as she materialized in the office. "We've had a pretty brazen thief finding and stealing batches of W.O.O.H.P. gadgets lately."

"Any suspects?" Sam asked.

RiCO waved her hand to change the office viewscreen to a mugshot of Myrna Beesbottom.

"Ugh, her again?" Britney groaned. "Doesn't she ever give up?!"

"Real villains never do, sadly," May sighed. "It's just a fact of life."

"Here's my question, though," Nozomi asked. "What exactly is she trying to do by stealing gadgets from W.O.O.H.P.?"

"Guess that's what we're going to have to find out," Nick quipped. "Let's suit up and move out, everyone!"

Once RiCO had provided the spies with the necessary gadgets and they'd left W.O.O.H.P. to pursue Myrna, RiCO noticed something on one of her readouts.

"Is something the matter, RiCO?" Jerry asked.

"My readings are telling me that there was another breakout at the containment facility," RiCO proclaimed. "And I don't think Sam's going to like this one..."

3:07 P.M. – Beverly Hills

"I'm getting' really sick of seeing Myrna's bony keester," Clover groaned as the spies explored Beverly Hills to find Myrna and hopefully the stolen gadgets. "When is she going to get it in her head that we're too old for nannies by now? We're college students, for crying out loud!"

"Some people never change, really," Bridget quipped. "But hey, if she tries anything, I'll Sonic Whirlwind her all the way back to containment."

"Do you sense any trouble, Nick?" Alex asked as Nick continued to use his psychic radar to sweep the area for any signs of danger.

Sure enough, Nick picked up on a series of thoughts approaching them rather quickly, and raised a psychic barrier in front of the group to protect them from the barrage of shurikens that had been thrown at them.

"Really, Myrna?" Nick laughed. "You're still throwing ninja stars at us? When are you going to try something different?"

Just then, a pair of Boomerang Buzzsaw Barrettes came flying towards the barrier, bouncing off but still clattering to the floor.

"Okay, I guess I had to open my mouth," Nick quipped. "Now get your face out here so we can knock your ass into the stratosphere?!"

Thankfully, Myrna did decide to take Nick's advice and show herself, hands full of many different W.O.O.H.P. gadgets.

"Well, well, spies, we meet again," Myrna laughed. "It doesn't really feel like it's been all that long, has it?"

"Not long enough," Alex growled. "We're just gonna save the whole 'we don't need nannies anymore' thing, since you're obviously not going to listen to us."

"A wise decision," Myrna replied as she aimed a Cyclone Blast Hairdryer for the spies, only for Haruka to counter with one of her own, the two wind blasts almost resembling a Dragon Ball Z beam struggle.

This gave May an opportunity to sneak up behind Myrna, activate her Emergency Gadget Transporter to summon her anchor, and whack Myrna in the back with a home-run swing that sent her flying forward.

Nick quickly raised his hand to corral all of the stolen gadgets in a psychic bubble and bring them back to the spies' side. "We'll be taking those," Nick proclaimed.

"Oh, I've stolen plenty more than just those," Myrna cackled as she picked herself up. "And trust me, once we're finished with you, you'll wish you hadn't opposed me."

"Oh, please, you don't have to resort to the cliché..." Sam quipped, only to trail off. "...wait, did you say 'we'? Do you have a co-conspirator or something?!"

"I thought you'd never ask, my dear," Myrna chuckled.

"She's telling the truth, Sammy," Nick responded. "I'm picking up another person approaching fast, and..."

Nick trailed off when he realized who this co-conspirator was, only to duck downwards for seemingly no reason.

Despite there being seemingly no one there to dodge, Nick continued to dodge around, avoiding whoever was attacking him, until he raised his hand to catch the attacker in his psychic grip, revealing him to be none other than James.

"YOU AGAIN!" Sam and Mat both snarled.

"How many times are you going to try that stupid invisibility trick when it doesn't work on a psychic?" Nick taunted. "Now out with it, asshole. What's your gimmick this time?"

"Look at this, James," Sam proclaimed, showing off her wedding ring. "I'm engaged to the love of my life now, and it's not you. I don't know how many times we have to drill this into your head, but you and I are never getting back together, AND THAT IS FRICKIN' FINAL!"

"Oh, I'm sure you'd like to think that," James laughed. "But he's just brainwashing you, Samantha. You know that you're meant to be with me. And this time, I'm not asking you. You're going to be my woman whether you like it or not."

"All right-y, then, sleazebag, I hope you're ready for your latest ass-kicking," May proclaimed. "Because it's been quite a while since we got to stomp all over you, and I'm sure as heck ready to do that again!"

"You took the words right out of my mouth, May," Nick responded. "Everyone, let's fudge him up."

"This is ending here and now, James!" Clover proclaimed. "You drove a wedge between Sam, Alex, and I once before, and we're NOT going to let you drive a wedge between Sam and Mat's happiness!"

"Go ahead and try me," James sneered.

"We'll be glad to," Nozomi proclaimed. "But the writing's already on the wall for you between you and Sam!"

"Couldn't agree more," Blaine replied.

"Not today," James proclaimed. "I'll personally see to it that your engagement to that fool is THE WORST mistake of your life!" he continued, leering at Sam.

"That's not happening today, tomorrow, OR EVER!" Sam growled. "You buried the hatchet the last time we had to stop you after all!"

"Well, new hatchet in this case!" James chuckled.

"News flash, pal," Sam chastised. "You had no problem spilling your guts to me the first time around... so, what makes you think I'll leave Mat and come back to a piece of shit like YOU?!"

"Face it, you did a lot more with me than you did with him," James pointed out.

"On the contrary, pal," Sam retorted. "I did MUCH MORE with Mat than YOU DID..."

She clearly remembered going on some dates with Mat, including Mat treating Sam to an Italian dinner, and at least one swim at the beach house together.

"And if you want Sam and Mat to have a falling out of some sort, you'll have to go through us!" Bridget proclaimed.

"Totally!" Melissa added. "And the odds of them having a falling out are slim to none!"

"Correction," Myrna sneered. "As your nanny, they're happening on my orders!"

"Newsflash, ya grade A slut!" Nick proclaimed. "One, you're NOT our nanny, and TWO... we don't take orders from some old-ass floozies named Myrna!"

To say that Myrna was pissed off was an understatement.

"Ugh," Myrna scoffed. "I was right, you spies are extremely defiant and unruly! I can't believe Jerry didn't fire you on the spot!"

That was when Sam, Clover, and Alex put two and two together when Jerry had written they'd "acted unruly to a nanny hiring."

"You must have fed that info to Tim Scam and Terrence and Kandinsky, didn't you?!" Clover proclaimed.

"So, you figured it out, did you?" Myrna sneered.

"Believe me when I say that we're NOT little kids, and that it's in your best interest to SHUT THE HELL UP!" Mat proclaimed.

"Totally!" Sam added. "You gave us ENOUGH headaches when Jerry did what he did, and even though Jerry gives us headaches, they weren't as much as you did!"

"Oh, I'm crushed," Myrna scoffed again. "You needed direction instead of trying to be lazy do-nothings and..."

Her speech got interrupted when May hurled her anchor at Myrna's mouth, which was a direct hit and even knocked out a couple of teeth.

"SHUT UP ALREADY!" May shouted.

"Thank you!" Mat gasped and pumped his fists in the air.

"You don't know how deep you're in by doing that, little missy," James growled.

"In deep?" Nick proclaimed. "Not the phrase I'd use. Anyways, it's been too long since we got to stomp you, so prepare for some stompings, asshole!"

Nick charged forward to attack James even as he raised an obviously stolen All Weather Umbrella to shield himself.

"Can't get me in here, can you?" James taunted.

Nick simply fired a Final Shine Attack from his right hand that hit the tip of the umbrella top, disabling the shield so Nick could fire another Final Shine Attack into James' chest and send him tumbling.

"Maybe don't taunt the psychic?" Nick quipped. "That's another thing you idiots never seem to learn..."

As Britney evaded an attack from both James and Myrna, something fell out of James' pocket, unknown to him at the time.

"Don't mind if I do," Britney quietly stated as she picked it up.

It appeared to be a microchip of some kind.

"You're coming back to me, Sam, and that's the end of the story!" James bellowed, only for May to place herself between him and Sam. "Come on, little pirate girl, you know you're not going to make a difference."

Suddenly, James was forced to duck backwards, May's anchor just barely missing his face.

"Unless you want to lose some teeth like Myrna did, back off right now," May growled.

"Now, you're gonna come quietly or we're gonna have to whale on ya some more!" Blaine proclaimed.

Knowing the thirteen spies had them over a barrel, James and Myrna decided the best time to retreat was now, and that's what they did.

"Those douches!" Clover chastised.

"And we were doing so well, too!" Dawn added in frustration.

"They'll be back, though," Mat replied.

"Maybe we might have something as an ace up our sleeve," Britney quipped, showing the microchip she picked up.

"What's that?" Alex wondered.

"It's a microchip," Sam deduced. "Maybe Jerry might open some doors on that when we send it to W.O.O.H.P."

"Hope so," Melissa quipped.

Haruka then checked the time.

"CRAPBASKETS! We gotta get back to campus!" Haruka chastised.

"What for?" Blaine wondered. "Classes?"

"Not necessarily," Bridget answered. "Probably could just use a break while we've got the time."

"Okay, I'm all for that," Melissa quipped. "We need some relaxing time after having to deal with that son of a bitch again."

"AND Bridget, May, and I signed up for water polo tryouts," Haruka added.

"Oh, you did?" Melissa quipped.

"Yeah, we saw the flyer and it looked like fun," May replied. "We just didn't get a chance to say anything about it before we got WOOHPed."

"Well, let's skedaddle, then, shall we?" Nick proclaimed.

3:56 P.M. – Malibu University

Nick and May's Dormitory

"Man, it felt so freakin' good to knock some of Myrna's teeth out," May cackled as she and Nick had jumped head first into another session of Super Smash Bros., since there was another tournament coming up in a couple weeks. She had a little time before the tryouts began, after all.

"You looked like you were having the time of your life," Nick chuckled.

"Honestly, she deserved it," Alex laughed as she dodged another flying kick from May's Pit.

"Wasn't Myrna that one nanny chick who tried to take over Mali-U a while back?" Mandy asked. She had been invited to join this Smash session since, lo and behold, Mandy was actually pretty good at Smash Bros. all things considered. (She was also going to the upcoming tournament.) "The one who I hypnotized with that giant machine?"

"Our baddies never learn their lesson, sadly," Nick quipped.

"OH, CRAPBASKETS!" May shouted as her Pit was inadvertently meteor spiked by Mandy's Bowser.

"You got distracted trying to get to Alex, ya know," Mandy laughed. "So, I naturally took advantage."

"Oh, you want some, too?!" May proclaimed as the match continued.

All in all, they were happy that Mandy had basically buried the hatchet with them.

4:07 P.M. – Malibu University

Sam and Mat's Dormitory

("So In Love With You" by U.N.V. plays)

Meanwhile, Sam and Mat were busy laying down in bed and were heavily involved in a kissing session. It had only been a short period of time since Mat popped the question and they became engaged.

"I'm so overjoyed you proposed to me, Mat-honey," Sam told Mat.

"I'd been wanting to do that for a while, honestly," Mat laughed.

Something else then came over Sam, and she then told Mat something about Dean.

"No matter what, Mat, I will happily settle down with you and you alone," Sam told him. "And that's a promise I'll keep, especially since you said I'm your first ever girlfriend."

"Does that mean no more going ga-ga over Jerry adding Dean?" Mat asked.

"Totally," Sam immediately answered. "I'm yours forever, Mat-honey..."

The two lovers resumed kissing in their bed.

4:26 P.M. – Malibu University

Melissa and Dawn both glanced out towards the ocean as they walked through Mali-U.

"Man, it's a gorgeous day today, isn't it?" Dawn giggled.

"It would be even more gorgeous if we didn't have a psychotic paramour to deal with," Melissa quipped.

"Hey, we'll stomp him soon enough," Dawn responded. "And this time, we'll drill it into his head and makes sure it sticks in there that Sam's not interested in his bony ass anymore."

Just then, Nick ran up to them, clearly concerned about something.

"What's up, big bro?" Melissa asked.

"Have you seen May anywhere?" Nick asked. "I went to go get some refreshments before we continued our Smash practice, but she wasn't there."

"Ooh, boy, that does sound odd," Dawn quipped. "I know May when it comes to Smash, and she wouldn't just ditch like that."

"You think mister psycho ex is behind this?" Melissa asked.

"Oh, you're so right, you little wretches."

Nick turned around and saw James himself sneering at them from just ahead.

"Oh, look, the rat made a house call," Nick proclaimed. "You wanna tell us what exactly happened to May, or would you rather I waltz over there and beat it out of you?!"

"Meet me and Myrna at the telegraph tower downtown," James proclaimed. "Otherwise, you may never see the pirate girl or your other girlfriend again."

And with that, James decided to beat it for the moment before Nick could get serious.

"Wait, he got Nozomi, too?!" Melissa gasped.

"I'm really starting to get sick of this guy," Nick proclaimed. "Melissa, call the others so we can head mister nutball off at the pass."

"All over that," Melissa replied as she whipped out her X-Powder.

4:59 P.M. – Beverly Hills

The Telegraph Tower

"Any sign of them?" Sam asked when the spies had made it to the telegraph tower.

"Oh, they'll show up," Britney replied. "If James is vindictive as he sounds..."

"Hello, you wretches!"

Five o'clock on the dot rolled around, and both Myrna and James emerged from the top floor of the telegraph tower, both of them pushing a restrained May and Nozomi towards the edge of the floor they were on.

"So nice of you to be punctual for once in your lives," Myrna laughed.

"Oh, like you two shitlords are one to talk!" Bridget exclaimed. "Now let them go before we have to come up there and get nasty!"

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," James proclaimed. "One wrong move, and we push them off. They don't have their jetpacks with them this time, so don't think you can save them. You see, Sam, this is what you get for defying me. First your friends will pay the price, and then your so-called fiancée is next."

"Stop overcompensating, you son of a bitch!" Mat shouted.

Nick looked up towards the top of the tower, his psychic aura flaring to life around him.

"You two really wanna try me?" Nick stated.

"Very well, then, boy, say goodbye to your friends!" Myrna cackled, stepping forwards.

The exact instant that May and Nozomi were pushed off of the tower, Nick rocketed into the air towards them, firing a quick pair of psychic bolts to shatter the restraints keeping them from fighting back before flying in to catch May in his psychic grip before swooping around and doing the same for Nozomi.

Nick quickly brought them over to ground level before setting them both down, after which they both kissed Nick on the cheek.

"Now get back up there and kick their keesters in," Nozomi giggled.

"That was always the plan," Nick laughed as he rocketed back up to the top of the tower, eventually reaching Myrna and James.

"You little brat, I oughta..." Myrna started, but didn't get a chance to finish when Nick lunged forward and socked her in the face with a vicious right hook.

James attempted to jump him from behind, but Nick spun around and countered by leg sweeping him off of his feet. Myrna picked herself and lunged towards Nick, but he stepped to the side so that, instead, Myrna accidentally tackled James, their forward momentum sending them falling off of the tower.

Nick did a short hop, floated forward, and then took off towards the ground, eventually catching both villains in his psychic hold. When they all made it to the ground, Nick tossed them forwards so that they went tumbling across the ground until they landed right in front of a very angry Sam and Mat, along with the rest of the spies.

"You know I only saved you two assholes so that we could all beat the holy crapbaskets out of you together, right?" Nick quipped. "Mat, Sam, they're all yours."

"Gladly, dude," Mat remarked.

"You've got a LOT of nerve proclaiming that you're gonna take me back by force, James!" Sam growled as she gave James a VERY HARD slap across his face.

"And YOU have EVEN MORE NERVE declaring yourself as our 'nanny' again!" Mat added to Myrna Beesbottom as he then gave James a shove directly into her, who had just gotten up.

"I'm seconding my honey buns there!" Sam proclaimed.

"You don't wanna know HOW many lines you've crossed!" Bridget added.

"And I will never understand why Jerry hired a nanny in the first place either!" Clover complained to Myrna.

"I don't think I even WANT to know," Dawn chastised.

"One thing's for sure," Melissa added. "That's something TEENS DO NOT DESERVE!"

"You and your 'we don't deserve this' crap..." Myrna complained. "What do you call THIS, then?!"

She even pointed at the two teeth she was missing courtesy of May's anchor.

"Getting what you DO deserve!" Alex shouted. "We're not little kids anymore, after all!"

"This isn't over yet!" James proclaimed as he barged forward and grabbed a Sonic Disintegrator Boombox, using it to scatter the spies in different directions.

"Now you're mine, Sam!" James exclaimed as he made a leap for Sam, only to be knocked back to the ground courtesy of an anchor swing to his chest.

"That's for spy-napping me earlier," May quipped. "And this is for all of your other bullcrap!"

May threw her anchor like a javelin and bounced it off of James' body, then jumped to grab it again and hit him with another downward swing.

"GOTCHA!" Britney proclaimed as she used the Net Throwing Extendable Rod Mascara at James and Myrna.

"HA! Like catching fish the old-fashioned way in Hawaii!" Mat chuckled with a vindictive smile that that happened to them.

"Don't be throwing the 'respect your elders' crap either, Myrna!" Nick proclaimed.

"That's not gonna work with us AT ALL!" Melissa added.

James sneered and took out a Laser Lipstick he found at W.O.O.H.P.; Myrna did the same thing, which caught the spies by surprise.

The spies were surprised to see that the NTERM was destroyed by the Laser Lipsticks they had.

"I won't stand for this!" Bridget emphasized. "Sonic Mode, online!"

Before the light of her transformation had faded, Bridget was already on the move, running around and around James and Myrna as fast as she could, the sheer speed of her dashing creating a small whirlwind effect that lifted James and Myrna into the air and allowed Bridget to jump into the air and sock both James and Myrna in the chest with a double fist strike, sending them crashing back down to the ground.

"I've been waiting for the chance to use Sonic Whirlwind on you, a-hole," Bridget quipped.

"For a couple of villains, you're major boneheads to a certain extent," Nozomi remarked.

"I couldn't agree more," May added.

"Maybe you ought to take some lessons in manners," Blaine joked.

To say that James and Myrna didn't like hearing that was an understatement.

"This is not over yet..." Myrna sneered.

Both she and James then fired a NTERM on the spies and they were all trapped.

"NOW what do you defiant and unruly twerps have to say?!" Myrna sneered at them.

Nick just smirked in response, his hands glowing brightly. "You might have forgotten this due to all the whoopings we've laid down on you, but I have psychic powers," Nick quipped. "That kinda means a lot of normal tactics tend not to work on me!"

Nick raised both of his hands and let loose an outward burst of psychic power, snapping the net in enough places to allow the spies to break loose.

James retaliated by throwing a small metal sphere towards Nick, but he quickly caught it in his psychic hold and tossed it high into the sky, where it could let out its ear-rupturing sound of scraping metal safely out of earshot.

"Nice try, buddy, but I'm wise to that little trick," Nick proclaimed. "Maybe get a new shtick for once in your life?!"

"Oh, trust me, we're not done with you unruly little bastards yet," Myrna shot back.

"Okay, now you're just being rude for the sake of it," Clover quipped.

Myrna then reached into her pocket and pulled out, of all things, a Phase Changer Phaser, and started firing on the spies. Thankfully, they were able to dodge each shot, but a few blasts hit a nearby park bench and caused it to collapse into liquid metal goop.

"And now you're actively trying to murder us!" Nozomi exclaimed. "That thing's not meant to be used on actual people!"

"Acceptable losses if it takes you out of the picture," Myrna laughed until Nozomi stepped closer and snap-kicked the Phase Changer Phaser out of her hands, allowing Nick to encase it in a small psychic bubble before it could go off accidentally.

"You've officially lost your mind," Nick stated.

"Tell it to someone who cares, you loser!" James exclaimed as he bum-rushed Nick with a Metal Masher Boxing Glove, only for Nick to catch the punch easily.

"Seriously, maybe learn how to actually fight with these things instead of just flailing around like a no-talent punk?" Nick taunted.

Suddenly, the entire area began to shake and rumble, unbalancing Nick enough for James to shake himself loose and retreat for the moment, along with Myrna in tow.

Thankfully, the rumbling didn't last too long, only a couple seconds, but it was still enough to put the spies on edge.

"Okay, just what the hell was that about?!" Blaine exclaimed. "Oh, I hope they didn't create some kind of earthquake machine or something..."

"Then let's head 'em off at the pass and force the information out of them!" Alex proclaimed.

That was all the spies needed to know to head off after the two villains, Nick's psychic radar leading them in the direction they needed to go.

To be continued...

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Alex: Okay, seriously, where the heck is that dumb poser?

Nick: Just follow the obvious, easy-to-read thoughts.

May: On that note, is anyone concerned about that rumble from earlier? I know it only lasted a couple seconds, but those kinds of things are still rare around here, right?

Sam: I'll call Jerry and have him investigate.

Nick: Hey, assholes, you lost? Allow me to direct you to the containment facility so you won't get lost.

James: Oh, very funny, little man.

Irida: Oof, this guy looks like a major creep.

Sam: One of the creepiest. Now let's commence with the beatdowns before he tries anything else.

May: Well, readers, things are definitely about to get crazier, next time on Totally Spies: Elements of Happiness, "One Problem After Another"!

Nozomi: Okay, either these episode titles tend to be puns or extremely ominous warnings. What's about to happen next time?