30 Worlds: Royal Megaforce, Episode XXIX: "Balance of the Crane"

CHAPTER THREE

Gavan's Glory II resolved in a wooden area near Scarlett Cove, the place where William's aunt—the late Queen Scarlett of Cinnabar—met her fate. As soon as William read the coordinates on his display, he felt a shudder run down his spine.

A voice brought William back to the present. "Your Majesty, are you all right?" the voice asked. William turned around and saw Army Criminal Investigation Division Agent Steve Evans, a member of the King's Hand.

"Yeah, Steve, I am," William said, anger starting to seep into his voice. "Its just that the A.I.C. sure must have a collective set of balls the size of grapefruits to put their facilities here so close to where Aunt Scarlett died." "Well, don't worry, Your Majesty," a female voice said. "We'll be here to help you and Queen Sofia get past this and rescue Samantha LaRusso and Robby Keene."

William and Steve turned around and saw Uma, King's Hand member from the World of Descendants, and the other four members of the King's Hand. One raised her hand. "Your Majesty, I learned a few things from an old friend of mine that we might be able to use," she said. "Yes, Miss Blu?" William said.

Poppy Blu, King's Hand member from the World of Kim Possible, smiled. "You'll just have to wait and see," she said. "That, and Tory here has been itching to show off her moves, too." Victoria "Tory" Morris, King's Hand member from the Unaligned World of Cobra Kai, nodded.

"Maybe we can prove that the Cobra Kai style is not bad in of itself," Tory said. "After all, Sensei Lawrence once taught us that karate is neither good nor bad...only the way one is taught makes it one or the other." "Well said, Miss Morris," Johnny said. "Let's go. Mr. LaRusso and Mr. Lawrence are waiting to see their children again," William added.

Suddenly, a beeping erupted from the central control pedestal. Uma read from one of the displays and frowned. "What's wrong, Uma?" William asked. "Any plans we may have had for the rescue have just been flushed down the toilet," Uma said.

William, Sofia, the Rangers, Daniel, Johnny and the other King's Hand members moved over behind Uma, who was gesturing to the monitor. "I think they've rescued themselves," Uma said. William gasped as he watched the A.I.C. compound explode into fire and debris...though not before Samantha LaRusso and Robby Keene appeared from a hidden entrance.

William snapped his fingers, making the doors off of Gavan's Glory II open. "Evans, Blu, get out there and get them in here!" William said. "Yes, sir!" Steve said before he and Poppy ran off the ship.

As they limped away from the smoldering remains of the A.I.C. compound, Samantha LaRusso looked into the eyes of Robby Keene. "Not how I imagined our first anniversary as a couple," Samantha said. "But at least we made it out of that hellhole together," Robby said before kissing Samantha.

Two people ran up to where Samantha and Robby were standing. "Miss LaRusso, Mr. Keene, I am Steve Evans, and this is Poppy Blu. We're here to escort you to where your fathers are waiting for you," the man with short brown and gray hair said.

"Dad?" both Samantha and Robby said at once. "Yes, they're waiting for you," Poppy said. "Let's get out of here though. No telling if there are any A.I.C. reinforcements en route."

Samantha and Robby followed Steve and Poppy back to Gavan's Glory II, where once they entered the control room, they embraced their fathers. "Daddy, I thought we'd never see you both again," Samantha said.

"Same here, Sam," Daniel said. "What happened, anyway?" Johnny said. "We were leaving the Miyagi-do dojo to go on a date, Dad," Robby said. "Next thing we knew, we were attacked. The man who led our attackers had us blindfolded, but I could still smell that cigar."

"Cigar?!" William, Daniel and Johnny all said at once. As Samantha and Robby continued to describe the events surrounding their captivity and escape, they all came to the realization of who was responsible for what had happened.

"As soon as we get back to the Enterprise and get you both fixed up, we'll head back to the Unaligned World of Cobra Kai and take case of that son-of-a-bitch Kreese once and for all," William said. "Uma, get us going."

"Aye, sir," Uma said before programming the engines and activating them.

::TBC::