Previously on Totally Spies: Smiles and Tears...
"I'm going to repeat what I told Geraldine and Natalie when they did the same thing," Nick proclaimed. "Do not trash talk our relationships. Bad things have happened to baddies who've made me angry, especially considering you don't seem to know who I am, Violet."
"Oh, should I?" Violet shot back.
"Um, in case you missed it, I just put a giant hole in your Jumanji ripoff," Nick taunted. "You want me to blast the rest of it into little chunks of soil as well?"
"I won't go down that easily!" Violet shouted, her killer plant continuing to move despite the giant hole in its body, though it moved a lot slower due to the damage.
"You know, Alex, I feel inclined to agree with what you said earlier," Nick quipped. "These bad guys just do not learn from their mistakes. Usually."
"Yeah, like mister deadbeat captain having a super-robot inside his super-robot!" May proclaimed. "That was weird."
As the killer plant slowly shuffled towards them, despite Violet's loud demands to go faster, Nick raised his hands and fired off three psychic blasts to sever the vines of the plant, then two more to fry its legs off, and then he finished with one more Final Shine Attack to completely destroy the plant.
"There," Nick proclaimed. "I tried to warn you."
"D-Do not think this is over!" Violet shouted as she retreated into the distance.
The spies would have immediately given chase had they not heard more screams and shouting from close by.
"Guess we've got some more work to do before we can take Violet down," Dawn sighed.
"Here's hoping Jerry finishes that antidote soon," Mat quipped. "Because it looks like we might need it."
(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!: Smiles and Tears
Story Rated: T for Teen
Story Created: February 28th, 2020
Story Summary: The ninth joint project between Mat49324 and The Blue Time Ranger, collectively known as Totally Spies: The New Adventures. One seemingly-normal day (noticing a pattern here?) couples in Beverly Hills suddenly begin to break up en masse, leaving the spies to believe something malicious is in the air. And sure enough, it is, as Violet Vanderfleet has returned with another scheme to "ruin men" for their perceived slights against women. However, this time around, the biggest problem the spies face might not actually be Violet, as the strange circumstances could force May to reveal her feelings for Nick. Is she ready to spill the beans, or will Violet's plans throw a wrench into May's plans?
On Today's Episode: The spies continue their way through the city in hopes of stopping all of Violet's mutated plants from causing heartbreak and despair. But what could Violet be hiding in the shadows? What exactly is her secret weapon that she believes will guarantee her victory? And can the spies stop her before heartbreak engulfs Beverly Hills?
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?
Episode 2: A Darkening Cloud of Madness
3:01 PM – Beverly Hills
("Heartbreaker" by Pat Benatar plays)
"All right, spies," Sam announced. "We have to stop Violet's plants from causing heartbreak again!"
"Totally!" Mat exclaimed. "I don't want a déjà vu of before when the Vegas Supercross finale broke my heart!"
"Uh-huh," Alex nodded in agreement.
The spies were backing up at other heartbroken and aggressive people closing in on them like an angry mob.
"If there's one thing I can't stand, it's people who do this just to satisfy their angry feelings!" Mat exclaimed.
"No doubt, bro," Nick replied.
That was when Violet's little plant monsters began going for the twelve spies. Again, they were all quick enough to evade the attack again.
"Not on my watch, ya plant rejects!" Haruka declared.
The little plant monsters whipped their vines out in an effort to catch Haruka in its grip, but she gracefully dodged each strike (with Nick throwing up small psychic barriers to deflect the few attacks Haruka couldn't dodge) before getting in close and spraying the plants with her own Ice Queen Perfume, freezing them completely.
Nick was quick to act, firing a Final Shine Attack into the plants to destroy them before they could break free.
"Well, this is getting tedious!" Dawn proclaimed.
"No doubt," Mat agreed. "I hope my allergies don't kick in, too!"
"Then I guess our urgency to stop Violet just got one notch more serious," Sam quipped upon hearing Mat's statement.
"Totally," Clover quipped. "I hope I don't look at beautiful flowers the wrong way after this, too."
"And we gotta hope they don't make an ambush for the beach house," Britney pointed out.
"Right!" Alex proclaimed.
"What now?" asked Haruka.
"We're most likely waiting for Violet to show herself so we can wreck whatever her backup's supposed to be," Nozomi answered.
"If it's her Biollante thing again, just let me at it, and I'll..." Nick stated until Alex cut in.
"Um, Nick?" Alex gasped.
"What's wrong, Alex?" Nick wondered.
"Are my eyes deceiving me, or do I see at least FIFTY OF THOSE KAIJU PLANT THINGS?!" Alex yelled and pointed her finger.
True to Alex's words, a small army of the Biollante-like plant monsters were marching down the nearby street.
"W-what in the hell?!" Nick shouted.
"Guess Violet must have stepped up production on her killer plantlife," May deduced.
"I guess this is her version of The Day of the Locust, isn't it?" Mat quipped, which immediately piqued Sam's interest.
"Wow, Mat, you remember that oldie?" Sam quipped. "Gotta say, I'm impressed."
"No, it just came to mind," Mat replied to Sam.
"Anyway, we've got some work to do, spies! Let's take down this kaiju army!" Sam proclaimed.
The twelve spies charged forward.
"You little monsters are done for!" Bridget exclaimed.
"I gotta say," Mat quietly remarked to Sam. "I hope this isn't the end of the road for Nick and Alex."
"No way in heck," May proclaimed, shifting into a fighting stance. "I'm not letting that happen to them or you two. You and Sam, and Nick and Alex, are going to STAY in a loving and candy-sweet relationship as long as I have something to say about it."
With that said, May charged into the fray, leaping forward to tackle one of the monsters away from Clover, followed by getting up and blasting another one with her Ice Queen Perfume.
"It's a good thing we asked Jerry to deliver some extras of these," May giggled. "Sounds like we're gonna be using a lot of it before we're done."
"No kidding on that," Haruka laughed as she froze another monster in its tracks.
Dawn and Melissa back-flipped over the vines of another monster as it tried to whip them, then froze it with a double blast from their Ice Queen Perfumes.
Nick took to the sky, firing psychic blasts one after another to shatter the monsters that had already been frozen and push back the ones who had been advancing on the spies.
"Good thing we've got aerial support, huh?" Alex giggled...
...only for one of the Biollante monsters to snatch her with its vines and yank her towards its deformed mouth as it began to open, no doubt planning to blanket her in a cloud of pollen.
"Oh, crapbaskets!" Melissa shouted.
Before Nick could react, May planted herself firmly inbetween Alex and the monster, holding up a Sonic Disintegrator Boombox with one hand and a Laser Nail File in her other hand.
"Claws off, rose bud!" May exclaimed, reaching back to fire the Laser Nail File at the vines holding Alex, severing the vines cleanly and releasing Alex. Before Alex landed, May activated the Boombox and blasted the Mutant Biollante backwards with a series of booming sound waves.
"Oof, thanks for the save, May," Alex stated once she was back on her feet.
"No hard feelings?" May asked tentatively.
Alex answered by extending her hand so the two of them could fist-bump each other. "None at all," Alex giggled. "Now let's go pull the rest of these weeds."
"Oh, I'm all for that!" May laughed as she and Alex leaped to flying kick two of the Biollante monsters away from them.
"That's good, huh?" Mat stated. "The fact that those two are kicking monsters together must mean there's no actual animosity between them."
"I didn't think there really would be, despite Alex's initial surprise," Sam admitted. "Let's face it, we were all there in Tachikawa. After everything Nick did for her during that chaos, I'd be more surprised if she didn't develop some kind of feelings for Nick."
Nick continued his aerial bombardment of the Biollante monsters, happy to see that there was no troubles between May and Alex.
The only problem? There were still too many of the blasted things.
"Hey, girls, can you hear me down there?" Nick called out. "I'm gonna have to bust out my super special and blast these things to heck and back. Can you keep them busy while I charge up?"
"No problem, Nick!" Alex responded, whipping out her own Ice Queen Perfume to freeze another two monsters.
Nick spread his arms out wide, his left hand surrounded by a bright green light and his right hand surrounded by a bright yellow light.
May leapfrogged over Alex to freeze a large Biollante that was coming towards her, then kicked another straight in its nonexistent face, sending it stumbling back.
Nozomi dodged to the right of another monster's whipping vines, only to grab the offending vine before it could retract it and start jogging the other way, building up enough momentum to eventually toss the mutant rose into a group of its kin.
"Nice one, Nozomi!" Bridget proclaimed as she activated Sonic Mode to lunge around at lightning speeds, attacking monster after monster and speeding away before it could attack her.
"Thank you, I try," Nozomi giggled.
Nick slammed his hands together, the green and yellow glow around his hands merging into a small field of silver light around both of his hands.
"How many of these things are left?!" Mat exclaimed, blasting a monster back with a Wind Tunnel 9000 that Sam had lent to him.
"Looks like at least thirty," Sam quipped. "Here's hoping it'll be zero once Nick's finished preparing."
A small flash in his gathered energy let Nick know he was finished charging, and he landed back on ground level so he could aim for the army of Biollante monsters.
Naturally, they all started shambling towards Nick when they saw him.
"Say hi to Godzilla for me, rose boys!" Nick shouted. "SHINING STAR ATTACK!"
Nick wrenched his hands apart, then clapped them back together to unleash a massive wave of silver light, almost resembling a tsunami, that thundered forward and enveloped the army of Biollante monsters and exploded with a bright flash. When it had cleared, all of the remaining monsters had been destroyed, reduced to assorted plant parts, leaves, and soil.
"Holy crapbaskets," Mat quipped. "No matter how many times I see it, that move is awesome."
"I made it myself," Nick teased before falling to one knee to catch his breath. "Okay, that should be all of them."
"You know, I'm willing to bet that Violet's got more of them waiting in the wings," May stated as she and Alex rejoined the group.
"Let's cross that bridge when we get there," Nick quipped as he stood up.
"You gonna be all right, Nick?" Alex asked. "I know that move takes a lot out of you."
"Just needed to catch my breath for a bit," Nick replied. "I'm good now, so let's keep pruning these things until we can force Violet out of hiding."
"...Nick? How many more plant puns do you have stashed away?" May teased.
Nick just smiled. "Enough."
"How much is 'enough' anyway?" Clover asked.
"I don't think I wanna know," Mat quipped.
The spies looked up to see no sign of Violet Vanderfleet anywhere.
"Weird... where'd she go?" Sam asked.
That was when Sam's X-Powder chirped. She answered it and it turned out to be Jerry calling – as she semi-expected.
"Spies, a mission update," Jerry stated.
"Besides Nick's plant puns, not a lot," Haruka answered. "But we do have to save Mat from possible allergic reactions, too."
"Oh my," Jerry stated.
"I'm good for now, Jer," Mat remarked. "But we did have to stop those Biollantes though."
"While we have you, Jer," Sam stated. "Were you able to come up with an antidote at all?"
"Not yet, Sam," Jerry answered. "I'm still awaiting that last sample of pollen to finish it out."
"I must be your servant then," Nozomi joked and held a vial with some pollen included.
"We almost forgot, Jer," Alex stated sheepishly.
"Yes, well, good move, Nozomi," Jerry commended. "Return to my office, agents. I'll have the antidote ready before Violet Vanderfleet unleashes her plant monsters again and more couples break apart. Ta-ta."
With that, Jerry's visage disappeared.
"Good thinking, Nozomi!" Nick exclaimed.
"I have to admit I was just about to mention that we hadn't gotten a last sample yet," Mat remarked.
"Well, we can be the couple-savers soon," Britney stated.
"Speaking of which," Mat replied and looked at Sam. "Did you... decide on that walk together or did you want something else like the pool?"
"Hey, bro," Nick stated to Mat. "If you go on that walk, Alex and I can take the pool."
"Man, it's been too long since we've gotten a chance to hit the pool," Alex giggled.
"Taking a walk is fine with me," Sam answered.
"Okay, a walk it is," Mat remarked.
"Well, if that's taken care of, we should head back to W.O.O.H.P. and talk to Jerry," Melissa spoke.
4:59 PM – W.O.O.H.P. Headquarters
"Here's the sample I got," Nozomi stated, handing the vial to Jerry.
"Marvelous!" Jerry exclaimed. "Just a couple of minutes and I'll have the antidote ready."
While he tended to the antidote, Mat looked at May. He decided to take a chance and say something.
"You know, May," Mat stated. "I should say this, but I felt the same amount of guilt and sadness in my own way when I didn't keep the 2001 Anaheim 2 Supercross on tape to this day. I say 'guilt' because when I found out my childhood idol, Jeremy McGrath unexpectedly retired in January 2003, I almost left something I loved and made me the person I am today. I felt the same sadness knowing that McGrath would never win another race again after his winless 2002 Supercross season. When that announcement came out of left field, everyone in the press room at Anaheim felt it, and so did Supercross fans around the world – myself included. All the excitement I'd built up was taken away just like that. I know May's circumstances outweigh my own, but I'm just saying."
"And we know who kept you a fan," Dawn stated, knowing how much Mat became a fan of Chad Reed.
"Exactly," Mat quipped. "But on the current subject, Jerry, how's the antidote coming?"
"Almost done, Mat," Jerry answered.
A minute later, he said it was done and gave the spies a spray can.
"Thanks, Jer," Dawn replied. "So, just spray and it should work?"
"Pretty much," Jerry explained. "However, during our testing, we determined that the antidote is best applied directly to a person's face, as this will allow the antidote to quickly move to the brain and undo the effects of Violet's pollen."
"So, face is fastest, basically?" May asked.
"Correct," Jerry answered.
"On that note, Jerry," Alex stated. "Is Violet still in Beverly Hills?"
"Let's see..." Jerry replied as he checked his computer. "Oh my, she is – and she's at the Groove!"
"Well, what are we waiting for?!" Nick exclaimed. "Let's go exterminate this wannabe botanist!"
"I'm with ya, bro!" Mat exclaimed.
"I'll lead the way," Clover remarked.
Not for the first time in recent memory, the Groove was an absolute warzone once the spies had reached it. Couples were arguing with each other left and right, completely ignorant of the many mutant plants and Biollante look-alikes rampaging all across the mall.
"Why do they always do this to the Groove?!" Clover exclaimed.
"That's your first concern, Clover?" Alex groaned.
"I think it's time we put Jerry's antidote spray to its first field test," Nick stated, rushing towards the closest arguing couple.
"I SAW you with that other lady!" the woman growled. "Don't deny it!"
"Oh, and what about you?!" the man exclaimed, pushing the woman back. "Don't think I didn't notice those moments you were sneaking out of the house!"
The woman simply threw a right hook at the man in response. "Doesn't give you the right to ignore what you did!"
Suddenly, the man and woman were surrounded by a bright golden light and frozen in place.
"Good lord, please save the relationship drama for those dumb reality shows," Nick groaned. "Those things are bad enough as it is."
Nick rushed up to the couple with the antidote spray in his left hand, and quickly sprayed it across their faces, covering said faces in a light blue mist that dissipated quickly.
When the couple seemed to calm down, Nick released his psychic hold on them and allowed them to get their bearings.
"H-Honey? Why are we at the Groove?" the woman asked.
"Honestly, sweetie, I'm not sure," the man answered. "My head's still a little fuzzy..."
"Success!" May proclaimed.
The woman turned around just in time to see one of the Mutant Biollantes approaching her. "AGH, what is Biollante doing here?!" the woman shrieked, scrambling into the arms of her boyfriend.
Nick quickly rectified that by planting himself in front of the couple, and as the Mutant Biollante leaped towards them, he fired off a Final Shine Attack that pierced through the monster, causing it to crash to the ground limp and lifeless.
"You two might wanna get somewhere safe," Nick stated. "Let the professionals handle things here."
Despite being clearly confused, the couple simply nodded and retreated to safety hand in hand.
"That's one down," Clover quipped. "And only a bunch more to go, huh?"
"Let's get in there real quick-like, then, so we can solve this problem and get Violet out here for the beatdown she deserves!" Nozomi proclaimed.
That was all that needed to be said as the spies entered the Groove, curing whatever arguing couples they could find and taking care of more mutant plants before they could do too much damage to the Groove.
"Hey, there's one up there!" Alex shouted, pointing towards a mutant four-leaf clover hanging on one of the support pillars that was trying to use its vines to grab someone on the upper walkway.
Nick raised his right hand to snatch the plant in his psychic hold, then brought his hand back to pull the plant off of the pillar, and finishing by slamming it into the ground floor. May was already on the move before the plant had even hit the ground, freezing it with her Ice Queen Perfume before landing a flying kick to shatter it.
"Boom," May quipped.
"Another plant's coming right for us!" Britney shouted.
The Mutant Biollante breathed a large cloud of pollen towards the spies, but they quickly scattered in all directions to avoid being affected by it.
"That was close," Mat quipped.
The Mutant Biollante actually retreated after seeing its attack fail, but Nick was quicker on the draw, snaring it in his psychic grip.
"Okay, which of you wants to do the honors here?" Nick asked, just then noticing that somebody was missing. "Um... where did May go?"
That question was answered when May leaped out from behind a nearby bush, once again wielding a large metal ship anchor, and slammed her weapon into the Mutant Biollante's back, sending it tumbling face-first to the ground. May continued her attack by hefting the anchor above her and then slashing it downwards, enough to slice the Mutant Biollante in half.
"I saw one of those big pirate ship look-a-like things over there, and it had an anchor," May quipped. "I couldn't resist."
"MAY, WATCH OUT!" Alex exclaimed.
May turned around just as yet another Mutant Biollante jumped towards her, actually opening its mouth wide as if it intended to eat her.
"Um, how about no?" May proclaimed, swinging her anchor and smacking the Mutant Biollante in the mouth and sent it tumbling backwards so that Nick could finish it off with a Final Shine Attack. "No dumb rose is eating me today or ever."
"Is it me, or is this not really getting us much progress?" Sam asked. "There's quite a few of both problems here, after all."
"Should we split up to cover more ground?" Bridget asked.
"Good idea," Nick answered. "How about this, then? I'll go with Alex, May, Nozomi, Haruka, and Bridget to take down all of these plant things. Sam, you, Mat, Britney, Dawn, Melissa, and Clover take the antidote spray and cure as many couples as you can."
"Sounds like a plan to me!" Clover proclaimed.
"You got it, man," Mat stated to Nick.
"Couldn't be happier Jer made this antidote," Sam quipped.
"I know," Clover remarked.
"I see a couple going at it," Britney stated and pointed forward.
"Yeah, they're going at it, all right," Dawn remarked, noting the two were exchanging punches like they were Mortal Kombat characters.
"Well, we got proof it works," said Melissa. "Let's save this couple."
Sam took the spray and used it. A yellow cloud of pollen appeared over the arguing couple. Seconds later, the arguing couple wasn't arguing anymore.
"Totally awesome!" Clover exclaimed as she and Sam high-fived.
Mat looked behind to see another. "Oh, another here..."
Sam wasted no time and the said couple were not at each other's throats either.
"Thanks, Sammy," Mat stated.
The team of six spies then set off around the Groove to stop other bickering couples.
"Like nothing ever happened," Clover remarked when the team got the last arguing couple.
"And some still left over, too," Sam stated when she shook the spray can.
"Great," Mat remarked. "I wonder how this'd work on Violet or her little monsters if there are any left."
"Guess we'll have to wait until we actually find Violet," Melissa answered.
"And here's hoping Jerry's working on more antidote spray just in case," Dawn replied. "You never know when it comes to us."
"Good point," Sam giggled.
5:08 PM – Outskirts of Beverly Hills
Meanwhile, Nick, May, Nozomi, Alex, Haruka, and Bridget were searching for more of the Biollante plants.
"Stay alert," Nick stated to the others.
Alex was near Nick and even grabbed his hand tightly.
"You know," Alex stated to Nick. "Despite May's feelings, I have a good feeling you'll know better than I do that you won't lose me, Nick."
"That's good, to be completely honest," Nick answered.
"That's what I was so worried about, that you'd take it the wrong way despite everything," May replied. "And, I guess in my... shall we say, 'frazzled' state, I kinda thought that it was happening anyways..."
"See, May?" Nick stated. "I told you she'd understand."
May grinned at Nick, knowing she didn't become a third wheel. Any knots in her stomach were very much put at ease.
"No chance!" May then exclaimed at a small plant monster that popped out of nowhere.
"I think it's safe to say Mat's statement about Duck Hunt and clay shooting is an understatement," Bridget commented.
"Yeah," Nozomi agreed.
"I found Violet, spies!" Haruka announced.
"All right, you," Bridget proclaimed, transforming into Sonic Mode. "You'd better come quietly if you know what's good for you."
"Oh, and what will you do if I don't?" Violet tauntingly asked, a couple more Biollante monsters waiting behind her.
"Simple," Nick quipped, his psychic aura flaring to life around him. "We're going to tear the rest of your plants apart, and then we're taking you in."
"Yes, it has been tough watching you destroy all of my precious babies," Violet proclaimed.
"EWEWEWEWEWEW!" Alex exclaimed, shaking her head violently. "Go away, mental images! You're not welcome here!"
"But you won't escape from their wrath this time," Violet cackled.
"Um, in case you're blind or something, these ones look exactly like all the others!" Nozomi shot back. "So don't give me any of that!"
"It's sad that you can't appreciate my genius," Violet sighed. "But then again, you've got a man with you, so I guess you wouldn't."
Violet suddenly found herself blasted backwards into the waiting vines of one of her Biollante monsters, courtesy of a Final Shine Attack from Nick.
"I'd stop with that dumb rhetoric right the hell now if I were you," Nick growled, his right hand glowing a bright green. "You have no right to judge men simply because of what one of them did to you. You're starting to sound like Geraldine and Natalie right now, and that's not something I want to deal with again."
"Very well, then," Violet laughed. "If that's how it's going to be, then prepare to become plant food! Get 'em, babies!"
Alex was the first to jump into action (even if only to stop the flow of bad mental images), whacking one of the Mutant Biollantes with a spinning sidewinder kick, stunning it long enough for Nick to grab it with his psychic hold and lift it up into the air, then smash it down on its head, crumbling the monster instantly.
Two more monsters charged forward, only to be frozen by a blast of Ice Queen Perfume courtesy of Haruka, and then shattered by Nozomi.
The last monster jumped through the air, only to be knocked backwards by a blast from May's Wind Tunnel 9000. When it landed back on the ground, Bridget lunged forward, equipping the Metal Masher Boxing Glove, and threw a wickedly fast punch that, when combining the strength of the glove and the speed of Sonic Mode, allowed Bridget to punch a gaping hole straight through the creature. Bridget then retracted her weapon, and the monster collapsed into a pile of plant parts.
"There we go," Bridget laughed. "You're all out of kaiju, lady!"
Violet took a step back, realizing that many of her remaining army was still being grown at her greenhouse.
"Well, I guess we'll pick this up another time, then," Violet proclaimed as she turned to retreat.
"Oh, no you don't! You're not getting away this time!" May shouted, throwing a tracking beacon onto Violet's back. "Bridget, you take Haruka and Nozomi and get back to the Groove on the double! We're going after little miss gardener."
"Roger that," Bridget proclaimed, taking Haruka and Nozomi's hands and rushing back towards the Groove with all the speed she could muster.
This left Nick, Alex, and May to follow the tracking beacon's signal until they reached what appeared to be a large, abandoned greenhouse. The overgrowth and other strange sights surrounding the greenhouse, however, was an obvious tell that Violet had been using this place to grow her army of plants.
"Once again, an abandoned something," Alex groaned. "Every time."
"Reference rules for villains, number twenty-two," Nick replied.
"Come on, let's head inside and see if we can find Violet before she can add any more numbers to her army," May proclaimed.
After kicking the door open, the three spies slowly moved in, making sure to stay on their guard in case anything jumped out of the shadows to attack them.
"Okay, this is twenty different kinds of nope," Alex stated.
"Let's just keep moving," Nick replied, reaching out to hold Alex's hands. "If I have to, I'll bring this whole stinkin' place down on Violet's head."
May glanced ahead, trying to make out what she'd seen, only to bump smack into what appeared to be yet another large Biollante monster.
"ACK!" May sputtered, taking two quick steps back and readying herself to attack...
...but the monster didn't so much as move an inch in response to her bumping into it.
"Um... okay?" May quipped. "I seriously thought it was going to attack us."
"That's because these ones aren't quite ready yet," Violet replied, stepping out of the nearby shadows. "After all, I wanted to make sure I had enough of my babies ready and able to take you damned spies down, but it seems that I've underestimated your tenacity."
"Wow, a villain actually admits that they underestimated us?" Alex stated. "That's honestly a first for us."
"Does that mean you're ready to give it up?" Nick challenged, his hands glowing brightly.
"Oh, far from it," Violet laughed. "I may have underestimated you brats, but that doesn't mean I didn't make preparations for such an event."
"Oh, wonderful, what kind of plant monstrosities do you have ready to spring on us now?" May groaned. "Because you know we'll most likely trash them like we did all the others."
"And the rest of our entourage is working on curing everyone your pollen has infected, so I'd just do the smart thing and surrender while you still have the chance," Nick proclaimed.
"That's where you'd be wrong," Violet shot back. "I may be willing to admit that I made a mistake in underestimating you, but I'm also nowhere near done with you. In fact, I haven't even introduced you to my true baby."
"Seriously, stop with the 'baby' metaphors," Alex groaned. "It's making me queasy just thinking about it..."
"Enough yapping, Violet!" Nick shouted. "Just bring out your so-called secret weapon and let's have at it!"
Violet looked up at Nick and grinned wickedly. "Well... if you insist," Violet stated, reaching for a device in her pocket, then typing in a few commands.
Almost immediately, the ground began to shake and rumble.
"Why do I have this feeling that we're not going to like whatever's about to break free?" Alex proclaimed.
"Stay sharp!" Nick exclaimed as the rumblings got fiercer.
Just out of sight, a gigantic glass container rose through the floor and above the greenhouse, shattering many of its structures and causing parts of the roof to start falling.
"EVERYBODY OUT!" May shouted as the three of them made for the exit, Nick using short psychic barriers to protect them from falling debris.
Once they were clear of the collapsing greenhouse, the three spies looked up at the massive container that had risen, at least three or four stories tall.
And the glass was cracking, as if whatever was inside was trying to free itself.
Nick, Alex, and May readied themselves for whatever would come out of the container.
Then the glass finally shattered, and it emerged.
Alex couldn't believe what she was seeing.
May just gawked at the sheer size of their latest opponent.
Nick only had one thing to say to this new obstacle.
"Of freaking course you would," Nick groaned.
The 'secret weapon' in question was a three-story tall monster with a head similar to that of a crocodile and a maw with knife-like teeth, even on the interior lining. In addition, six large tusks, three on each side, protruded from the fulcrum-region of its mouth. Like its prototype forms, large numbers of vines and tendrils sprouted from its body, some of those vines ending in sharp, spear-like ends, with others sporting small, sharp-toothed mouths. This monster also had four stubby, root-like legs that it used to move, as well as what appeared to be meaty flesh underneath the tangled mess of vines and plant tissue. The fleshy surface was yellow and reddish-orange and had many wrinkles and lines, resembling a brain-like surface.
"Isn't she beautiful?" Violet proclaimed.
"Oh, lord, I should have known you had the kaiju form waiting in the wings!" Alex exclaimed.
"I did my homework," Violet laughed. "My wonderful Biollante has grown up so nicely, wouldn't you agree? And now, I have a weapon capable of wiping out every single person in Beverly Hills."
"You wouldn't dare," May growled.
"Oh, but I would," Violet cackled.
"Well, so sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not giving you that chance!" Nick exclaimed, raising his hand to charge up a Final Shine Attack...
...only to hear two loud screams to either side of him. Nick glanced behind him, only to find Alex and May gone. He spun around just in time to see both of them being grabbed by two of the Giant Biollante's many vines and pulled into a mess of vines on its chest, where more tendrils unfurled to constrict them in their spots and keep them tethered to its body.
"Let them go, Violet, before I get really nasty," Nick shouted, his aura pulsing ominously.
"I wouldn't start shooting willy-nilly if I were you, boy," Violet cut in. "What if you hit your precious girlfriend? She can move her vines so that she puts your girl in the way of the blast."
"You son of a bitch," Nick growled. "You're insane!"
"Maybe," Violet taunted. "That just makes it more fun for me."
The Giant Biollante extended one of its many vines to grab Violet by the waist and hoist her up to the top of its neckline so she could ride along as it began its march towards the Groove, rather swiftly for something so gigantic.
Nick didn't hesitate, floating up into the air and blasting off through the sky in pursuit of the Giant Biollante.
Even as he got closer to the giant monster, Nick opened his X-Powder to call the other spies. "Sam, do you read me?" Nick asked.
"Loud and clear, Nick," Sam replied. "We've just about cured every arguing couple in the Groove thanks to Jerry's antidote spray. How are the three of you doing in finding Violet?"
Nick turned his X-Powder around so that Sam and the others got a clear view of the Giant Biollante that was smashing through practically anything in its way. "Does this answer your question, Sammy?" Nick asked.
"GOOD LORD, WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!" Dawn screamed.
"It's another Biollante, but in its giant kaiju form," Nick answered. "Apparently, it was Violet's secret weapon, and it's marching towards the Groove as we speak."
"Can't you just blast it down before it gets there?" Britney asked.
"If only," Nick growled. "Violet thought ahead and had the thing snatch Alex and May so I can't really do any meaningful damage without putting them at risk. I'm gonna jet over to you as fast as I can, and then we'd better start brainstorming a strategy."
"Roger that, Nick," Clover proclaimed. "Don't worry, we won't let Violet hurt either of them as long as we're here!"
Nick smiled to put his mind at ease before closing his X-Powder and stepping his pursuit of the Giant Biollante, hoping that he could find a way to stop it before it destroyed the Groove...
...or did something worse to his friends and girlfriend.
To be continued...
Next time on Totally Spies: Smiles and Tears...
Sam: Well, I definitely wasn't expecting Violet to pull that card out of the hat!
Dawn: Good lordy, it's even uglier than it was in the movies.
Haruka: Focus, everyone! We've gotta think of a way to stop that thing before it smashes the Groove!
Bridget: ...and the rest of Beverly Hills in the process.
Nick: Last time I'm going to play nice, Violet! Let Alex and May go or else!
Violet: Or else what?
Clover: Lady, you don't want to know.
Violet: Okay, then. Which one of them is more precious to you?
Nick: ...I'm sorry, what did you say?!
Mat: It looks like it's do or die time, next time on the final act of Totally Spies: Smiles and Tears, "A Brightening Veil of Happiness"! Hey, I actually got to say the episode title for once...
May: At least the writers didn't put a dumb pun in my script this time...