Chapter 49: A Plan In Motion
*Song is Mine Mine Mine from Pocahontas
Foxtail was in the lab when Aiden burst through the doors. "Aiden? Back already?" Foxtil asked. Aiden nodded and he pulled out a remote from his jacket. With a push of a button, all the cages that contained the now frozen heroes and non heroes came levitating in. "I know some of them don't have powers but, we can always use them as workers with the heroes after their powers are drained" Aiden said confidentially. Foxtail smirked as some of the frozen heroes were hooked up to a machine. "Excellent work Aiden. You know, most all heroes are equal. Everyone views me as a hero and the only way for me to keep the world safe is to choose who gets the power" Foxtail explained as she pressed a button and turned on the machine. Aiden then left to capture more heroes.
"The powers of Zeus
The abilities of Demeter
Will seem like parlor tricks
By this time tomorrow
The people we find here
We'll drain out their powers
Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys
Get me those powers boys" Foxtail sang and the workers began to scramble around between draining one hero to the next.
"Drain, boys, drain every power
And drain, boys, every last drop
Get those tricks, boys
Quick, boys
"Shove in a hero
Uncover their secrets
Powers so great and divine
"It's time and they'll be mine, mine, mine"She sang as she grabbed a random frozen hero and shoved him into the machine. After a moment, a small bottle was filled with a colorful liquid and Foxtail shoved the hero out of the machine.
"Drain and Drain and Drain every last power
Drain and Drain and Drain every last drop
Hey lookie lookie
Oh, how I love it!
Hey lookie lookie
Powers for Me!
Hey lookie lookie
There'll be tons of it
And I'll be on top of the world!" " Foxtail sang as the workers presented her with more bottles filled with colorful liquid.
"My rivals out there
It's not that I'm bitter
But think how they'll squirm
When they see my new powers!
The people out there will be full of jitters
The people will reward me
They'll like me, no, fear me!" she sang as she tugged the curtains off the wall and gazed out the large window at all the people down below that were unaware of her presence.
"It's mine, mine, mine
For the taking
It's mine, boys
Get me those powers!
With these bottle so snug" She sang as she held up sealed bottle with a different colored liquid.
"It's glory they'll give me
Soon they'll all bow to me
Cause now it's finally time!
When all of the powers are mine
Drain and Drain and Drain and drain them all
Drain and Drain and Drain and drain them all!" she and the workers sang as they continued to drain the powers from the heroes.
"All of my life, I have searched for a plan
Like this one
A wilder, more challenging quest
I couldn't design
Hundreds of victims await
And I don't plan to miss one" Aiden sang as he froze and had some agents capture more people.
"A girl I can claim
And hopefully tame
The greatest conquest is mine!" Aiden sang as he thought about Nebula and how she would finally be with him.
"Keep on working, lands
Don't be shirking, lands
Drain, boys, drain
Do what you're told
I can't wait to behold" Foxtail sang as she drained more heroes of their powers.
"Make this island
My land!" She continued to sing as she motioned to the surrounding land.
"Make the pile big, boys
I'd help you to pick, boys
But I just haven't time" Foxtail sang as she removed part of her sleeve and looked at her wrist device.
"This plan we behold" Aiden sang as he kept freezing people and transporting them to Foxtail to have their powers drained.
"This beauty untold" Foxtail sang as she gazed upon the shelves that were fastly becoming full of bottles with the powers that belonged to other heroes.
"A man can be bold!" Aiden sang as he put a fist to his chest proudly.
"My plan will be unfold!" Foxtail sang as she held up a fist triumphantly as the workers finished getting all the.
"And the powers
Are
Mine!
Mine!
Mine!" she sang one last time as the shelves were finally full of bottles.
Aiden finally returned back to headquarters and he went straight towards his lab that Foxtail gave him on his first day. Aiden turned on the lights and he smirked when he saw a weak Rad chained to the wall. "Well well well. Not so tough now are ya?" he mocked. Rad weakly looked up at him. "You know, you're lucky that Foxtail let me do whatever it is that I please with you instead of draining your powers and putting you to work. Oh don't worry, I'll drain your powers but I thought it would be fun to play with them a but. You see, those chains are special. They'll only allow you to use your powers for what I want. Oh and don't even try to trick me. Or else" Aiden warned as he took out a small device and pressed a button. Rad was then shocked with a bolt of electricity. "Awh, did that hurt? Good. Just wait till you defy me. It'll be a lot worse" Aiden explained. "Aiden, get your butt to the main lab now!" he heard Foxtail yell over the intercom and he sighed. "We'll continue this later" he said. He then turned and walked towards the door. "Don't go anywhere" Aiden said teasingly. He then laughed evilly and turned out the lights before he closed the door.
After a short while of walking, Aiden arrived at the main lab. "Ah Aiden there you are. I have a special assignment for you" Foxtail said as Aiden entered the room. "I had the boys here move your machine from your lab to here. It's time to finish it. I hope you have everything you need" Foxtail said. Aiden nodded and Foxtail typed a few things on one of the large computers. "Let me just run to my room to get my notes to finish the spell" Aiden said. With a snap of her fingers, one of the workers appeared with Aiden's notes. "Aiden, you assignment is very special. So pay attention and make sure you don't mess it up!" Foxtail warned him. "Your assignment will be to do more research for this machine before you finish building it. You need someone who can assist you and make you less… you. I can tell that there is still a bit of the old you still left" Foxtail continued to say. "I need you to not only look up the risks for the spell and what it may need, but choose someone and I mean anyone that you think will be a good assistant for you. Take Mathis and Romulus to assist you" Foxtail finished saying. "Why do I need an assistant?" Aiden asked her. "Because I can't always be around to watch you and your every move to make sure you don't mess anything up!" Foxtail said snappingly. "Oh and before I forget, I have a gift for you. Think of it as a reward for all your hard work" she said. She then handed him a staff. "It can change it's form whenever you want" she explained. She then pointed to the door. "Now go!" she ordered.