Hey guys, I hope you're enjoying this!

Also this is my second romantic subplot, so bear with me.

Chapter Three

"...And when she starts to blush, that's when you really get the flirt on!" Tony told Asher, who was blushing their cheeks out as the billionaire spoke.

"I'm... not much of a flirter." They said, awkwardly.

"Ah, nuts to that! To get a girl to like you, just-"

He was stopped as Steve covered his mouth, an unamused look on his face.

"Really, Tony?" He asked, taking his hand away from Tony's Gob.

"What?" He asked. "I'm just giving the kid romantic advice."

Steve Facepalmed.

"Kid, don't listen to Tony. Whatever he's saying, he's teaching you to seduce people, not build up a romantic relationship with them."

Asher blinked. "You sure?"

"He used to be a womanizer.

Asher kicked Tony in the shins.

"The best thing you can do is be nice, and be yourself." Said Steve.

Asher groaned. Was that really the best thing to do?

Ah, well. Best take it from the hundred-year-old man.

She adn Kipo had been friends since they were six. Did she really think of them like that?

Asher walked off, to see Kipo.

Asher's cheeks flared, and they went over.

"Hey... Kipo." Asher Greeted.

Kipo probably was too excited to see their blush. "Asher! We got the Humming Bombers and the Newton Wolves to come here! Isn't that great!?" She shrieked, grabbing Asher and twirling them around.

Asher blushed. Kipo did the same as she realised what was happening.

They stared at each other for a few seconds.

Wolf stepped in, coughing to get their attention.

"Right. Let's prepare."

...

"Welcome! I've invited you all here to the first ever meeting of HMUFA!" Kipo announced to the visitors. "The Human Mute Ultimate Friendship Alliance!"

The Mutes looked unimpressed

"Okay, first up, the secret handshake! It starts as a simple high five, but then-"

"Um, Kipo? Steve interrupted.

"You'd better right get to it." Said Yumyan.

"Yeah! Where's Camille?" Cried Cotton. "Do you know how hard it is to play without a lead guitarist?"

"Where's Boom-Boom?" Cried the beefy Humming Bomber.

"Hand over our Centrifuge!" Yelled Bad Billions.

"Who shed in my Chair?" Demanded Molly.

Kipo was about to turn her head into a jaguar head, but an enormous BANG made her, and everyone in the vicinity, jump.

Natasha stood near the throne, pointing a gun near the ceiling. "Play nice, or else." She stated.

Everyone shrank a little, and shut up.

Kipo recovered herself, and continued her speech. "SO, obviously, we need to clear a few things up. You're all blaming each other, but you're all innocent."

A smile came onto Steve's face. He liked this kid.

"The Humming Bombers didn't take Camille."

Natasha nodded approvingly.

"The Newton Wolves didn't eat Boom-Boom."

Bruce's face lit up in a smile.

"And the Timbercats didn't take the centrifuge."

"Uh, Kipo?" Asked Yumyan.

"Not now, I'm kinda in the middle of something." Whispered Kipo.

"So you see-"

"We absolutely took it."

The Avenger's faces turned from admiring to horror, and annoyance.

"I'm sorry, what's that?" Asked Kipo.

"We took it. The Center Fudge." Two timbercats came in carrying it.

"What- Why?" Asked Kipo.

Tony marched up, looking furious. "Do you know what you've jeopardized here?"

"But we had to use it in the unravelling!" Protested Yunyan. "And the re-ravelling. And then, we watched it spin." He giggled. "It was so spinny!"

"I knew it! Cats like spinny things!" Yelled Bad Billions.

"Billions, I'm about to make like the Big Bang, expand in into a high-temperature state and explode!" Yelled Good Billions.

"Hey! Exploding is our thing!" Yelled Easy, the Humming Bomber Leader.

"First you steal Boom-Boom, and now you steal our thing?" Cried the Beefy one.

"Just stop stealing, period!" Yelled Kipo. "What is wrong with you all?"

"Sorry I'm late, what did I miss?" Asked Lio, walking in with Thor.

They saw the Chaos.

"Uh-oh." Muttered Lio.

"This is about to get ugly" Commented Benson.

Natasha was shaking her gun. "It's jammed" She explained, embarrassed, as everyone got ready to brawl.

"Wait!" Yelled Kipo, rushing inbetween everyone. "This is what Dr Emelia wants! If you have to fight someone, fight her! O-Or at least let me show you the handshake!"

Molly stepped in. "Sorry Kipo, your words are good, but not as good as settling things with tooth and claw. All right! You're in our house, so here's the rules! There are no rules!" She yelled, drawing her axes and jumping in, causing a huge brawl.

Kipo looked shocked.

The Avengers looked aghast.

Dave looked like he was terrified as Mandu chased him.

...

"I made everything worse, didn't I?" Kipo asked outside the dining hall.

"Kipo, don't be too hard on yourself." Said Wolf.

"They wanted to fight each other anyway. You just put them in the same room." Said Wolf.

"I just had to pull Troy's sleight-of-a-hand out of a snake's mouth!" Cried Benson, shaking drool off him.

"It might be time to consider that HMUFA won't work." Wolf told Kipo.

"I think the Alliance was just a beautiful dream that the world just isn't ready for." Said Benson, tactfully.

"It's also our last hope.

Everyone turned, to see Cap come up. "Maybe the world isn't ready for the alliance, but it isn't hopeless. This was the first meeting. There'll always be obstacles. But I'm ready to push through them."

Everyone stared at him, stunned.

"We need help to stop Doctor Emelia." Said Kipo, standing next to Cap.

"They're right. It's been months and we're no closer to finding her." Said Lio. "She'll have the cure any day now, and then she'll be unstoppable." He clenched his fists. "Ohh, I hate that woman!"

"We stopped Scarlamange by ourselves. We can find a way to stop Emelia too." Wolf smiled.

"We will protect them from the cure- Ahh!" Benson yelped as a log was thrown their way. "Even if we can't protect them from themselves." He yawned. "So, is it OK if I get some sleep now?"

"Yeah, it's been a long night. You guys get some rest." Kipo told everyone. "I should try to break that up. See you all bright and early."

They all put their hands together. "HMUF- ee well, I guess just 'Yay us'."

Benson and Wolf walked off.

"You should get some sleep, Kipo." Said Steve.

"Yeah, you won't be fixing that tonight." Said Lio.

"The question is, can I fix it at all?" Asked Kipo. walking off.

...

Some Mega crabs scuttled towards the Timbercat Forest, their claws outstretched…

...

Thor was taking a walk when he noticed Kipo carrying a Silver Platter, walking towards a tree with no stairs or ladder to get up to the platform on it.

"What're you doing?" He asked.

"Oh, I'm taking my brother his dinner." She told him.

"Brother?" He asked.

"Well, adoptive brother. Who... attempted to take over Last Vistas." Kipo muttered.

Thor clamped a hand on her shoulder. "I know exactly how you feel."

Kipo used Jaguar arms and legs to climb up there, while Thor simply used his hammer to fly.

Scarlamange sat in his cage, his back to Kipo.

"Hmm. Looks like it isn't going too well down there." He remarked "Oh, no. The secret Handshake didn't fix two hundred years of Malcontent?" He asked, sarcastically. "Shocking." He laughed.

Thor growled. "Have care how you speak."

"Oh, and who's goldilocks here?" The Mandrill Mute asked, his eyebrows rising in curiosity.

"This is Thor. He's from the year 2015." Explained Kipo.

Scarlamange laughed. "I suppose you will defeat Dr Emelia?"

"Go ahead and laugh. But if Dr Emelia succeeds, you'll disappear too."

Thor thought back to when Loki was imprisoned in Asgard. Oh, how he missed his brother...

"Fine. Here's some advice." Scarlamange said.

"Didn't ask for any." Said Kipo.

"Too bad." Shrugged the Ex-dictator. "I'm stuck here with my thoughts and you're the only one that visits."

This guy reminded Thor of Loki more every minute.

"If you need the mutes to help you with Emelia, make them fear you."

"No!"

"It's the only way to get them to work together." He grinned.

"It's Tyranny." Growled Thor.

"They're savage brutes. They either dominate or cower. The Mega Jaguar could get them in line." Stated Scarlamange.

"I don't want to do that. I want them to want to help me." Said Kipo. "I- I'm not you."

"Well, good luck winning them over with high-fives and a smile, then."

"Unity cannot be achieved through fear." Thor said.

The Half-Mute and the Asgardian began to walk away.

"Wait! You didn't give me my food!" Scarlamange called after them. "Put it in the slot, please."

When it had been put through the slot, Scarlamange took off the platter. "Ugh! Pancakes again? Are you serious? Don't you people eat anything else?" Scarlamange asked with Disdain, as Kipo and Thor bounded/Flew off.

...

Kipo jumped onto the bridge leading to the food hall, and stared at her jaguar paws for a moment, before retracting them, as well as her jaguar ears.

Thor put a hand on her shoulder. "You're right, you know. You can't get people truly on your side if you use fear."

Suddenly, Kipo heard children laughing.

She and Thor looked down, and gasped at the sight.

...

Wolf, Benson, Lio, Dave, and the Avengers were dragged out of bed, most of them complaining horribly. especially Benson.

"Guys, look!" Said Kipo.

Some children of all the Mute groups in the forest at the moment were playing. Together.

Everyone smiled at the sight of the children playing jump rope, tag, or showing each other the secret HMUFA handshake.

"Eee! Secret handshake!" Squealed Kipo.

"Oh, I'm seeing it." Said Benson.

"It's great!" Smiled Clint, Bruce Nodding.

"Their parents are sworn enemies, but they're not!" Said Kipo.

"Can't believe I'm about to say this... maybe we should give HMUFA another shot." Remarked Wolf.

"You know what this means? That-" She gestured to the hall, where sounds of fighting still came from. "-Is how things are, but this is how things could be!"

"Wow. I heard that here and here." Said Dave.

"HMUFA'S bigger than stopping Dr Emelia." Said Bruce.

"It's a forever thing." Smiled Kipo. She gasped. "It's HMUFA-FA! Wait, that sounds weird. Let's make the second F silent. But it stands for forever."

"World Peace is possible. You just have to try." Said Steve.

"It is great, isn't it?" Came a voice, as the kids taught Lio the handshake.

Everyone turned, to see Asher come out of the bushes.

Kipo grinned to see her friend. "Hey, Asher!"

"Kipo. There's something I wanna ask." Asher Said, their cheeks blushing fiercely.

"Yeah?"

"Will you-"

Asher had no time to finish her sentence, as a huge BOOM noise interrupted her.

"What was that?" Asked Benson.

"It was probably just Kipo's Mom getting up to stretch her legs. I wouldn't worry about it-" Dave replied, getting interrupted by being crushed by a large leg.

A huge, blue, mega crab stood over them, screeching.

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