Previously on Totally Spies: Smiles and Tears...
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.
(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 Giant Biollante is bearing down on the Groove, mirroring Violet's new violent desire to destroy the people of Beverly Hills instead of just ruining their relationships. The spies take a final stand to save their beloved city, but problems arise with Alex and May stuck as the Giant Biollante's prisoners. Can the spies take our this monster without harming their friends?
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 3: A Brightening Veil of Happiness
"Here it comes!" Sam shouted as the Giant Biollante pushed its way through the trees and streetlights to approach the Groove.
"Good lordy, it's even uglier than it is in the movies," Dawn quipped.
"Focus, spies!" Haruka exclaimed. "We've gotta think of a way to stop that thing before it smashes the Groove!"
"...along with the rest of Beverly Hills in the process," Bridget finished.
Mat looked up to see a brilliant ball of yellow light flying around the Giant Biollante's head, and quickly realized it was Nick trying to find a spot to attack safely.
Nick avoided yet another lashing vine before forming an energy sword on his hand and flying down to rake it across the Giant Biollante's neck line, satisfied when the beast roared in obvious pain.
However, Nick's victory was short-lived when he saw more vines closing around the spot he'd just attacked.
"All right, so we're going to do this the hard way, aren't we?" Nick growled, firing a Final Shine Attack into the cover of vines, blasting them away and allowing him to fire a few blasts into the wounded spot.
"You're stubborn, aren't you?" Violet growled.
"Well, my friends actually like that about me," Nick proclaimed before flying back to ground level to join the rest of the spies. "Okay, everyone, do we have a plan here?"
"I'm scanning the thing for a weak spot now," Sam stated, typing commands into her X-Powder.
"Hey, boy, I have a question for you," Violet stated. "Which of these two girls is more precious to you?"
The rest of the spies all slowly glanced at Nick, as if that simple question had awakened some kind of primal rage that they could all sense.
"...I'm sorry, what did you just say?" Nick growled.
"Simple," Violet replied. "I'm asking which one of them means more to you. It's not that hard of a question."
"Um, Vi, I'd shut your face if I were you," Clover warned. "You do not want to make Nick mad. Trust me, I've seen the aftermath of that."
"Hey, don't get mad at me for just being curious," Violet proclaimed. "I know that the yellow-suited one is your girlfriend, your hubby, and all that disgusting crap, but I've seen the orange-suited one acting super-sweet on you recently."
Violet walked up to the top of the Giant Biollante's head as it raised the sets of vines holding Alex and May and started squeezing tightly. "I guess the question I'm asking now is..." Violet started before sporting an absolutely malicious grin. "...which one do you want me to spare?"
Nick's psychic aura exploded outwards, cracking the ground underneath him and forcing the rest of the spies to take a few steps back. Even Violet seemed a little surprised.
"You absolute bitch!" Nick screamed. "How freakin' dare you insinuate that I consider my friends trophies to put above the others!"
"That's all women are to you men, right?" Violet laughed.
Nick's reply was a super-powerful Final Shine Attack that screamed through the sky too fast for the Giant Biollante to move its prisoners into the line of fire. The neon-green blast struck the Giant Biollante in the head, sending it reeling back and forcing Violet to grab hold of the vines on its head so she could stay on.
"You've officially lost your mind," Nick exclaimed, his aura shimmering brighter and brighter with each passing second. "Just because Alex is my girlfriend doesn't mean I love May any less! I feel that way about every single one of my friends, you heartless monster!"
Nick took off like a bullet, flying super-fast up to where Violet was just standing up and driving his right fist directly into her face, sending her flying off of the Giant Biollante, even as it unfurled more vines to grab her and pull her into its back for protection.
"All right, spies, let's go and help our buddy out," Haruka proclaimed. "We've got a kaiju to topple."
"Music to my ears," Sam stated as the spies readied for battle.
"My ears, too!" Mat exclaimed. "Time to show this doofus of a gardener that we can take any enemy small or large... or in her case: humongous!"
"Totally," Clover proclaimed. "Violet's definitely worse than Natalie Valentine by tenfold!"
"And we better work fast!" Dawn exclaimed. "Pretty soon, May and Alex could be turned into stress-relief balls."
"No need to tell me twice," Mat remarked. "I think I have an idea."
"What's that?" asked Haruka.
"I think if we can combine our Wind Tunnel 9000s, maybe we can get the vines to break and catch Alex and May if need be," Mat suggested.
"It's worth a shot," Sam quipped.
"Let's do this," Britney implied.
All ten whipped out their Wind Tunnel 9000s to try to combine one big shot – well, TWO big shots, since it was May and Alex being held hostage.
Team one was Mat, Sam, Clover, Britney, and Haruka to set May free; team two was Nick, Nozomi, Bridget, Melissa, and Dawn to get Alex free.
"Should I be worried about THIS?!" Violet cackled.
"Oh, little do you know where we're aiming at," Mat reminded with a smug look on his face.
With that, the ten spies fired two big shots from their Wind Tunnel 9000s into the vines that held May and Alex.
"This has GOT to work!" Bridget hoped.
The two shots hit directly on the vines that held May and Alex. The vines moved back like a child's hands getting hit for touching something they weren't supposed to. Both May and Alex fell like anvils to the ground.
"Guys, CATCH 'EM!" Sam shouted.
Haruka and Clover came to May's aid by using their Jetpack Backpacks while Nick and Melissa did likewise with the falling Alex.
"PHEW!" Sam exclaimed.
"Nice thinking, Mat," Dawn remarked.
Alex and May were breathing and getting back to their senses after being squeezed so hard.
"May, are you there?" Haruka asked.
May was wheezing a bit at being squeezed as hard as she was by Violet's gigantic machine.
"A little winded, but I'll be fine," May answered.
"How about you, Alex?" Nick asked.
"About the same as May," Alex replied. "Just give me a couple seconds to catch my breath, 'kay?"
"Glad you're back, girl," Nozomi replied to Alex.
"Thanks, Nozomi," Alex quipped. "Now, I've got a score to settle!"
She turned to Nick.
"Nick? Team up?"
Nick simply reached out to take Alex's hand. "You know it," Nick responded.
("Awake and Alive" by Skillet plays)
May saw the two flying up. With a toad-like expression on her face (at Violet, of course), May activated her jet-pack backpack to join Nick and Alex.
"Want a third ally to help?" May asked.
"Not gonna say no to that," Alex quipped.
"Brit, Mat, Clover, you in?" Sam asked the others.
"You bet!" Clover, Britney, and Mat replied in unison.
The seven said spies united their forces around Violet Vanderfleet.
"I say if we can get Violet's vines all wound up, she won't stand a chance," Mat deduced.
"My thoughts exactly!" Nick replied.
With that, the seven spies flew in different directions like flies surrounding food.
"DAMN YOU, SPIES!" Violet screamed as she kept missing them.
"Come on, try a little harder, why don't you?!" Sam taunted, only to turn around and see a much larger vine flying straight towards her. "Oh, me and my big mouth."
"I gotcha, Sammy!" Mat exclaimed, rocketing over to push Sam away from the vine just in time. "You okay?"
"Yeah, just a case of open mouth, insert foot," Sam quipped.
This made Violet extra frustrated. "You spies aren't going to escape my Biollante!"
A vine that missed Nick came crashing through the glass of Violet's control room and NEARLY missed her by an inch.
"Correction," Alex quipped with a smirk on her face. "Yes, we are!"
"Stand still, you wretches!" Violet shouted, more vines lashing out to attack the spies.
"How about no?!" Nozomi shot back.
Two more vines whipped out towards them, but Nozomi and Haruka dodged at the last second so the two vines entangled themselves.
"Hey, I think Mat was on to something!" Haruka proclaimed.
Clover raised her Wind Tunnel 9000 to blast a few more vines away before diving lower to avoid another vine that was trying to grab her.
"Question is, how many vines do we have to tangle up before we can get a clear shot at finishing this thing off?!" Clover wondered.
"Just keep knotting them up until we can find an opening!" Nick exclaimed as he flew upwards, dashing back just as the Giant Biollante tried to take a bite out of him. Nick took his chance to fire a Final Shine Attack into the monster's mouth, causing it to reel backwards.
As the Giant Biollante struggled to right itself, Nick saw something that got him thinking. When the Giant Biollante had turned around, he'd seen Violet moving her arms and legs in random motions, only for the Giant Biollante to follow those exact motions.
With this in mind, Nick flew back towards the rest of the spies. "I think I've got this kaiju thing figured out," Nick explained. "Violet's apparently controlling this thing herself. I'm willing to bet that if we can rip her out of her pet monster, then we should have a shot at ending it."
"Sounds like a plan," Bridget replied.
"You know, while you sit there and discuss feeble strategies, I can still tear you to shreds!" Violet cackled, the Giant Biollante swiping outwards with its clawed hands and forcing the spies on the ground to scatter.
"Okay, not nice!" May shouted, flying over to freeze the hand before it could retreat with her Ice Queen Perfume. Nick wasted no time in blasting the frozen hand to bits with a Final Shine Attack.
May would have made a pun about the hand if she hadn't witnessed the Giant Biollante's arm stump seemingly regenerating into a new hand.
"Oh, now that's really not fair!" May growled as she jumped back to avoid another vine coming for her.
"Sounds like the only way we're truly gonna send this thing back to kaiju heck is if we get Violet off of it and blast through its core," Sam stated as she finished analyzing the Giant Biollante with her X-Powder. "It looks like the core is just underneath where it was holding Alex and May before."
"All right, let's end this thing!" Alex exclaimed.
The Giant Biollante reached down to rip a large tree out of the ground and throw it towards the spies, but Nick stopped it just in time by blasting the tree in half with a quick shot, so that the two halves collapsed to the side without hitting anyone.
"You're made of a rose, so how about you stop disrespecting the trees?" Nick taunted as he flew upwards to attack.
"Need some help?" May asked as she flew close to Nick.
"The thought crossed my mind," Nick laughed as he took May's hands and began spinning her around.
Many vines unfurled from the Giant Biollante's body and attempted to interrupt Nick and May's combo, only for Alex to fly by and spray her Ice Queen Perfume to freeze the vines in place.
With this done, Nick levitated slightly higher, then threw May straight upwards, where she used her upward momentum to slam both of her feet into the Giant Biollante's chin, causing it to stumble backwards.
"Go get 'er, Nick!" May exclaimed.
Nick nodded before flying around to the back of the Giant Biollante, firing a salvo of psychic shots to sever the vines holding Violet onto the monster, then snatching her with his psychic grab.
"So sorry, Vi, but... well, you lose," Nick proclaimed, encasing Violet in a psychic bubble and flicking his hand upward to send it towards the W.O.O.H.P. helicopter in the distance. Your timing is impeccable as always, Jerry, Nick thought. And now to finish this thing.
Without its pilot, the Giant Biollante began to go berserk, stomping all over the area and roaring like a child throwing a tantrum.
"We've gotta keep it in place, spies! It's now or never!" Haruka shouted.
"We used so much of our Ice Queen Perfume earlier, but I think there should be enough left to freeze this thing's legs if we all use it at once," Sam answered.
"Sounds good to me! Let's chill this plant!" Dawn exclaimed.
The nine spies that were still on the ground dashed as close to the Giant Biollante's legs as they could and sprayed their remaining reserves of Ice Queen Perfume all at once, covering the creature's legs in a light-blue cloud that completely froze its legs to the ground.
While all this was happening, Nick was accelerating towards the Giant Biollante, his body glowing brighter with each passing second as he channeled his psychic power around him.
Just then, Alex and May began flying alongside him. Nick got the message, and extended both his hands so Alex and May could take them. Nick's gathered energy formed into a solid sphere of golden light around the three of them as they rocketed forward.
Getting into the spirit of the thing, Nick, Alex, and May all let out a loud battle cry as they reached the Giant Biollante, Nick's psychic sphere protecting them as they ripped through the plant monster's chest cavity and came out the other side.
The Giant Biollante stopped struggling almost immediately as its core was rather handily destroyed. The giant plant monster eventually keeled over and died, falling on its back and beginning to crumble away.
"Boy, do I feel bad for whatever sorry sack has to clean that mess up," May quipped. "It feels like it's gonna take thirty people, seven chainsaws and twelve pickup trucks to get that monster's corpse off the streets."
A few seconds passed before all three of them started laughing.
"And of course Jerry's already here," Alex quipped. "On top of things as always. ...wait, what happened to Violet?!"
"I already sent her on her way to the slammer," Nick replied.
"Oh, good," Alex sighed.
"On that subject, let's go see what Jerry has to say about all of this," May proclaimed as the three of them flew back down to the ground to rejoin the rest of the spies as Jerry's helicopter touched down.
"Another job well done, agents," Jerry replied. "Violet Vanderfleet will be taken back to the W.O.O.H.P. Containment Facility, as she's already in the helicopter safely courtesy of Nick."
"I swear, you gotta teach me that sometime, man," Mat remarked to Nick with a fist bump.
"Only psychic powers can do that, dude," Nick replied back. "But if, someday, you ever do, I'll teach ya. Promise."
The group of spies shared a group high-five.
"I guess that's one botanist that we can permanently room in for good," Clover stated.
"Yes," Jerry quipped. "And duly note, spies, improvements on the W.O.O.H.P. Containment Facility are beginning as we speak."
"That's good news," Mat replied. "I hope that means Geraldine and Natalie are tucked away in deep dark holes, too."
"Affirmative, Mat," Jerry replied.
"Well, mission's over," Sam replied. "How about we get the heck outta here and go home?"
"Great idea," Nick stated as he shared a grin with Alex. "We got some dates to do."
Alex, Sam, and Mat shared a nod – Mat and Sam with a planned walk for themselves, Nick and Alex with a planned swim.
7:49 PM – The Spies' Beach House
After heading back to the beach house, the twelve spies had some dinner (Nick and Alex light dinners). After that, Sam, Mat, Alex, and Nick excused themselves to get themselves ready.
"So, now that Violet's taken care of," Mat stated, turning to Sam, who sported her purple dress (Author's Note: same as season 2's "Totally Switched"). "Are you ready for our walk?"
"Totally," Sam remarked as she took Mat's hand. She could see Mat's wardrobe was strictly Supercross (save for his swim shorts), and his shirt was red and white and read "McGrath 2" on the back to signify 7-time Supercross champ, Jeremy McGrath.
The couple could see that Nick and Alex were already outside at the pool, and Alex, who was in her bright yellow starfish bikini, just get in the water. After Nick got in was when he and Alex started kissing.
"That'll be us again soon," Mat told Sam.
"No doubt," Sam remarked in agreement.
"Have a nice walk," Dawn remarked at Sam and Mat when they got to the front door.
"Thanks," Mat quipped.
With that, he and Sam stepped out.
Meanwhile, in the pool area, Nick and Alex were already settled in, wondering why they hadn't done this sooner.
"Ah, good times," Alex giggled.
"You said it," Nick laughed.
"I'm just happy we can relax after all of this," Alex stated. "It feels like there's been a lot of stress on this case for many different reasons."
"And that's most likely why I suggested a pool date," Nick replied. "So said pool could melt away all of that stress and get us back to baseline."
"If I'm gonna be honest, Nick, I was a little worried," Alex admitted.
"About what?" Nick wondered.
"When I realized what Violet's pollen could do, I... actually freaked out a little about the possibility of it affecting us..." Alex answered. "I really don't want to lose you, Nick... that thought scares me more than anything else..."
Nick instantly responded by leaning over to hug his girlfriend. "Hey, hey, you don't have to worry about a thing, okay, Alex?" Nick stated, happy to see his girlfriend smiling again. "You're not gonna lose me. That's pretty much exactly what you said to me, remember?"
"Oh, yeah, I did," Alex giggled, glancing up at the sky. "Gotta appreciate nights like this, right?"
"No doubt," Nick replied.
Meanwhile...
Mat and Sam were walking through the beautiful warm night in Beverly Hills, an arm around each other.
"I'm glad you wanted this, Sammy," Mat stated.
"Mm-hmm," Sam purred. "It's always nice to have a walk by ourselves."
The two lovers decided to head to one of the parks in Beverly Hills.
"I'm glad that Violet's back where she belongs," Sam stated to Mat.
"That makes two of us," Mat quipped. "And extra incentive, too, so I don't catch any allergies or anything."
"Oh, that's right," Sam remarked. "You're okay, right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Mat answered. "I think reacting quickly to put the gas masks on helped a lot."
The couple still walked through the park.
"So, is your Motocross season going any better?" Sam asked Mat.
"To be perfectly honest," Mat answered. "Not really; I'm almost gonna be happy it's over. It's been all Ricky Carmichael for the past 6 straight races – which I'm happy about – but I'm not happy about the last race in Lakewood, CO when Chad Reed had his fuel bubble and have a DNF in moto 2, and I'm not very happy that James Stewart won the opener at Hangtown with a 1-2 to Carmichael's 3-1 because that stopped a 27-race win streak that Carmichael started at Millville 2003. So, if you do the math, that's about two and a half calendar years."
"Geez!" Sam exclaimed at Mat's explanation.
"If I didn't have you guys in my life," Mat stated. "I would be pretty annoyed, but being with you guys – especially you – makes it worth forgetting a lot faster."
"You know there's more to..." Sam started before Mat cut in.
"I know," Mat replied. "There's more to life than racing, but you know by now how much I value Motocross, along with the fact that I ride."
Sam nodded. "I hope we'll see you ride one day, even if it's for fun."
"Well, just let me know," Mat quipped. "I'll keep you in the loop."
The two continued their walk until they reached an area where water was shooting upwards out of holes to show a makeshift light show to people walking by. Mat looked surprised at it and watched it for a bit. Sam saw Mat do so and joined him.
"Nice, isn't it?" Sam asked.
"Totally," Mat replied. "It looks like fun, though; you wouldn't find this in Hawaii."
"Oh?" Sam asked.
"Yeah," Mat said. "Basically, who needs this when you got beaches all around the islands?"
"Good point," Sam remarked, but an idea came over her. "Hey, it's pretty warm outside... you wanna experience this firsthand right now, Mat?"
Mat looked surprised. "Now?" he asked. "But we..."
Sam got out her X-Powder. "Yes, we do, babe."
"Okay sure," Mat answered as he got out his Nintendo DS.
After both did a wardrobe change to their swimsuits – Sam's usual green one, and Mat in his usual swim shorts – Sam and Mat began to have some fun in the shooting water.
"Oh, wow, that was fun!" Mat laughed when he and Sam finished up.
"I told you you'd like it," Sam laughed back.
The two lovers (despite being wet) did a wardrobe change back to their regular clothes before they decided to head back home. Mat gave Sam a kiss on her head.
"Thanks, Sam," Mat stated. "I would say that's a nice date before we try dinner again next time."
"You're welcome," Sam responded as the two lovers gently knocked heads during their walk home.
When they were nearby, Mat turned to Sam and the two shared a hug and some kisses.
"I love you, Mat," Sam stated directly to Mat's face.
"I love you, too, Sammy," Mat replied.
The two shared a deep, loving kiss. After that was when Mat surprised Sam by swooping her in his arms.
"Whoa!" Sam exclaimed.
"You can give your legs a rest," Mat quipped.
Sam didn't complain one bit as Mat carried her home. When they reached the front door, Sam opened the front door herself and Mat carried her inside; he then set her down on her feet.
"Thank you so much for that, Mat," Sam giggled as she gave another kiss to her boyfriend.
"What's going on?" Britney asked, who happened to be nearby. "Oh, welcome home!"
"Thanks," Mat replied. "We had a great time."
"We definitely did," Sam replied, blushing brightly as she and Mat shared another kiss right in front of Britney.
"That's great," Britney quipped with a grin.
Sam and Mat checked in the backyard and saw Nick and Alex were still using the pool. Alex seemed to have seen them and waved; Mat and Sam waved back from the glass door.
"Hey, welcome back," said Clover.
"Thank you," Sam quipped. "So, what's going on?"
"Melissa and Dawn are going at it on Brawl again," Nozomi replied.
"I called the next game," Haruka stated. "But I'll be willing to let you lovebirds go ahead of me..."
"Just know that I'm going to stomp you when we get to that point, Haruka," Bridget giggled.
"No, it's okay," Mat replied. "It's fine, Haruka, and I'm no Brawl fan myself."
"I'm gonna spectate, too, if Mat wants to," Sam replied.
"Mm-hmm," Mat answered, nodding his head.
"So, who are you guys gonna choose this time?" May giggled, having just walked downstairs.
"Well, I was thinking of trying out Sonic, considering how much Nick and Melissa were hyped to see him joining the fight," Bridget replied.
"I was probably gonna try out Toon Link," Haruka answered. "I played the crapbaskets out of Wind Waker back when I still had my GameCube, so that was pretty cool to see him in the game."
"Even if it's at the cost of Young Link?" Nozomi teased.
"Hey, I'm sure he'll be back, even if it's in a Smash game where they bring everybody back," Haruka giggled.
"Oh, man, I'd love to see that," May proclaimed. "Especially considering how many people were complaining about losing Mewtwo for Brawl."
"Sounds like they're having a lively discussion," Alex giggled as she watched the exchange from the pool.
"Guess Melissa and Dawn's Smash rivalry is ratcheting up," Nick teased. "Wanna go join them?"
"Ooh, this'll be good," Alex laughed as the two of them exited the pool, using their X-Powders to change back into their normal outfits. Before heading inside, Alex leaned over and kissed Nick on the cheek. "I love you, Nick."
"I love you, too, Alex," Nick replied as they stepped into the living room.
"A WINNER IS ME!" Melissa exclaimed as the battle shifted to the results screen. "Sonic rules in this game!"
"Just wait until I catch you, then you're toast," Dawn proclaimed as they handed off the Wiimotes to Haruka and Bridget for their match. "And I mean charbroiled, buttery toast."
"Okay, ew," Britney quipped.
"All right, we've got a match again!" May proclaimed, deciding to act as color commentator for this match. "Haruka, Bridget, choose your fighters!"
As they had said, Haruka and Bridget chose Toon Link and Sonic respectively, and soon enough, all twelve spies were getting into it.
10:22 P.M. – The Spies' Beach House
"Well, that was all kinds of fun," Alex laughed as the spies prepared for bed. After all, they had school in the morning, and Clover in particular wasn't looking forward to that project she was going to have to work on with Mandy.
"I told Dawn that Sonic isn't a fighter to be trifled with," Nick quipped. "I told her time and again..."
"Sonic kinda seems like that kind of fighter who doesn't really have too much KO power, but with that overwhelming speed, a good player could rack up the damage super-quickly," Alex stated.
"That's kinda the vibe I got from Sonic when I first got to play as him," Nick admitted.
Alex stopped to let a yawn out. "Well, guess it's time to hit the hay, huh?" Alex quipped.
Nick would have responded if he hadn't noticed May on the couch, gesturing towards the both of them as if she wanted to talk to them about something.
Just then, Nick remembered the promise he'd made to May after she'd run off, that they'd talk to Alex about resolving the last threads of May's feelings for Nick.
Nick and Alex nodded to each other, then walked into the living room to join May on the couch.
"You said you wanted to talk, May?" Alex asked.
"Well, yeah," May answered. "When Nick found me after my... let's call it 'episode', we talked about this and that, and Nick was able to convince me that all of you were all right with my feelings for Nick. Before we came back to you guys, though, I was kinda wondering one last thing."
Alex had a pretty good idea where May's train of thought was heading, if her tone was any indication.
"And... that thing was... well, if all of you accept my feelings for Nick... where do we go from there?" May asked. "I didn't know if that made me Nick's girlfriend, too, since I didn't want to even consider that without talking to you about it, Alex... I'm still really confused..."
Nick looked back at Alex, who was thinking about everything that had happened over the course of the day, along with the events that had occurred in Tachikawa. Like everyone else, she'd been there to see all of the heartbreak that May had suffered at Millia's hands. And she'd seen Nick helping her through it all.
Alex had taken at least a couple minutes to think it over, knowing that she didn't want to say anything that would upset May, but she also wanted to consider said 'other options'.
After one more minute, Alex came to her decision, turning back to see May holding an expression of confusion mixed with hope. And Alex couldn't help but smile.
("Satisfaction" by kz (livetune) feat. Hatsune Miku plays)
"Okay, then," Alex proclaimed. "May, I understand that I haven't really known you for too long, but I'd like to think I still know you pretty well, as I do most of my best friends. I'm perfectly confident that you'd never try to steal Nick from me."
"No way in hell, Alex!" May responded.
"Calm down, silly," Alex replied. "Like I said, I know you well enough to know you'd never do that. So, when considering everything that's happened, I think I finally have a decision. And, to be honest, if it's you, May..."
Alex smiled at Nick. "...I wouldn't mind sharing."
May could hardly believe her ears when she heard Alex say that. "Are... a-are you serious, Alex?" May asked. "You're not pulling my leg, are you?"
"Come on, May, you know me, right?" Alex teased.
That was all May needed to hear, letting a couple tears fall as she lunged across the couch to hug Alex, nearly bowling Nick over in the process. "Oh, Alex, thank you so much!" May exclaimed.
"It's no problem, May, honestly," Alex replied.
"So, apparently, I've got two girlfriends now," Nick quipped. "Isn't that usually something that only happens in those trashy romance novels that Mandy likes to read fifty of in a week?"
"Honestly, after Clover's 'speed dating' craze, that kind of thing doesn't really bother me, as long as she's one of the good ones," Alex admitted. "And you are definitely one of the good ones, May."
"That really means so much coming from you, Alex," May replied. "Thank you for being so understanding."
As May excitedly chattered with Alex about the tips of being a good girlfriend, Nick couldn't help but smile at the both of them.
I really am a lucky guy, huh? Nick thought. But I guess I wouldn't have it any other way, honestly.
And as Nick and Alex headed back upstairs to go to sleep, May couldn't help but kiss Nick on the cheek. "Good night, Nick," May stated. "I love you."
"Love you too, May," Nick replied. "Sweet dreams."
Totally Spies: Smiles and Tears
~The End~
Final Author's Notes from The Blue Time Ranger: And episode nine is in the books! I had a lot of fun with this one, to be perfectly honest.
To anyone who thought there was going to be a lot more relationship drama: I am absolutely terrible at relationship drama. I figured there'd be at least a little, what with the concept in question, but I've tried, and I just don't feel like I could write extended relationship drama without it seeming forced. That's exactly how I approached that same situation in W.I.T.C.H.: Key to Her Heart II, as I'm not really good at that kind of thing.
And yes, I am not sorry for including another kaiju in this one. And no, I won't put Godzilla himself in a future one. Maybe. We'll have to see.
Anyways, next time on Totally Spies: The New Adventures, an old foe that we haven't seen hide nor hair of since Beyond the Looking Glass has resurfaced for another crack at the spies! Yes, good old Tim Scam is back for more in what's probably going to be our biggest, fattest double middle finger to all the Sam/Scam fics on here (WHY DO YOU PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHIP SO DAMN MUCH IT LITERALLY DOES NOT COMPUTE) in our next episode, Totally Spies: Promises Kept, which will be posted on Mat's profile when it's ready to go. So, until then, have a fantastic day, don't listen to the screeching morons, enjoy this preview of Promises Kept, and we'll see you next mission!
"I was wondering what happened to him," Nick quipped as he looked at the photo of Tim Scam, their latest returning opponent. "I haven't heard anything from him since we stopped him from ruining Mat's Extreme Dodgeball match."
"Considering how dangerous Scam can be, we've decided to enlist some extra help for this mission," Jerry explained, stepping aside to reveal...
...who else but Dean, the agent who had played an extremely elaborate game of double and triple-cross to help the spies win their first battle against Terrence and become super-spies.
Mat, naturally, saw the look on Sam's face once Dean had appeared. It seemed like Sam, Alex, and Clover still had remaining traces of their old crushes on Dean.
And when Mat saw Sam blush, he was suddenly assaulted by a dread feeling that he might lose Sam.
"STOP!" Mat shouted, surprising everyone present.
"Whoa, bro, what's the matter?" Nick wondered.
Sam's grin at seeing Dean again instantly vanished when Mat lunged forward to hug her tightly, as if he feared letting go would mean losing her.
"I... I don't want this to be the end!" Mat exclaimed. "I don't want you to leave me!"
Sam, honestly, was surprised that Mat would ever think that. She looked down at him after returning his hug.
"Hey, hey, don't worry, Mat," Sam replied. "I only acted like that because I still think Dean's a really cool guy, but trust me, I am not going to leave you. We made a promise, remember? And I intend to keep that promise to the end of my days."
That was all Mat needed to calm down as he leaned up to kiss Sam.
Nick held hands with both Alex and May, knowing exactly what Mat had been thinking.
To be continued in Totally Spies: Promises Kept...