DATE: MARCH 24 , 2015, SIMON KIRBY-LIEBER SCHOOL, 08H19M

The students are walking around the institution, getting ready for another school day. After yesterday's events, many students are in doubt about which was the most astonishing thing the day before, whether it was Dr. Pym's lecture or Chandler being humiliated by Lynn.

As you might expect in a time when social media is extremely nimble, several videos and pictures of the boy hanging by his underwear were all over the internet. As much as Chandler's money and popularity made the other students envy or admire him, the truth is that all the students had a certain disdain for the boy's attitude, which made Lynn's popularity increase further.

The only student who seemed not to be interested in the subject was Lincoln, who was so lost in thought that he did not even notice Ronnie Anne and Lucy walking beside him, until the goth pinched his arm.

"Ouch! Hey, why did you do that?" At first he was angry, but then he noticed the two girls staring at him seriously. "Uh, what's going on?"

"You've been looking at nothing since you arrived." Ronnie folded her arms, making it clear she wanted a satisfactory answer. "After all, what happened?"

"(Sigh) Honestly, I've had a really bad feeling ever since I woke up." He looked around as if he were being followed. "Chandler is a despicable guy, but we can not deny that he has the resources to do whatever he wants. I'm afraid he'll try something with Lynn."

At that moment, the said girl put an arm around Lincoln's neck, while giving him a noogie.

"Oh, that's so sweet of you, little bro." She said in a playful tone. "But I must admit, I was worried about you, too. That's why I ran the school to find that arrogant jerk."

"You threatened him?" Lucy asked with some disappointment, but then smiled slightly. "If you had warned me, I would suggest some tortures that would terrify him."

"Lucy! Do not encourage her!" Lincoln finally broke free of Lynn's grip, and looked her straight in the eye. "Lynn, please tell me you did not make things worse with him!"

"Relax, Lame-o. I ran all over school, and I did not see a trace of him." Lynn said with some sadness, certainly disappointed that she could not finish what she started. "Not even that gang who licks the soles of his shoes knows where he is."

"Wait, has not anyone seen him since yesterday?" Immediately, Lincoln became even more worried. "Where could he be?"


MEANWHILE, ON CASTLE ZEMO, GERMANY


Chandler is still a little queasy, not only because of the time he had, but also because he teleported for the first time. Considering his current state, he begins to wonder if he has really made the right decision.

He and the mysterious "Mr. Garrett" had been taken to what appeared to be a corridor of an old building, with several medieval-looking objects decorating the walls. Garrett began to walk in calm steps, in consideration of the boy's nausea. Chandler followed, and they soon reached a large wooden door, which the knight opened with some effort, as well as making a noise of old wood being moved.

"Sorry if this place looks a little old, but keep in mind that a castle has a certain charisma, derived from the vintage style of the place." He smiled at the boy, and pointed to the room. "After you."

As soon as he entered, Chandler was impressed by the huge room.

It was a dining room with an old but impressive decor, with a large round table in the center, with a feast waiting to be devoured. Around the table was a sort of throne and five metal chairs, apparently silver plated.

Chandler noticed the number of chairs and dishes on the table, and then became curious.

"So who's going to join us?"

"Some of my teammates." Garrett replied with a certain false modesty. "Our resident scientist, our saboteur and, of course, the owner of the castle."

"Wait, you do not own the castle?" The boy was shocked, as the villain seemed to act as if he owned the place. "If so, then what do you do?"

"Well, I..."

"Since he took me out of jail, killing dozens of men in the process, he's just given confusing orders and monitored a few people."

Surprised by the arrival of someone, Chandler turned around, finding a man wearing purple clothing. Although not an accomplished student, even Chandler noticed the similarity between him and some pictures from the history books.

"Baron... Zemo?! Is he... real?" Chandler asked the knight, trying not to show how frightened he was.

"Yes... and no." He replied with a shrug. "This is Baron Helmut Zemo, the 13th of his lineage. He is the son of the famous Baron Zemo of World War II, and is the current leader of HIDRA."

"He commands HIDRA?!"

"Do not think about it too much, or you'll end up peeing your pants." Another man said, entering the room.

Looking at the door, Chandler saw two brown-haired men entering the dining room.

One of them was a tall, strong young man with a face that said, "The girls love me".

The other was a man with glasses who was probably over 40, who seemed to be a little overweight. He was wearing a White lab coat over bright green clothes, wearing yellow gloves and boots. Apparently, there was something on his back, hidden beneath the lab coat.

"Frankly, Nathan!" The scientist exclaimed, apparently irritated. "When you said that you had gone to get a young man to join us, I did not think you was going to bring a skinny kid."

"Hey!" Chandler was offended by the comment.

"Do not question my decisions, Otto." Garrett folded his arms and took a determined stance. "Do not forget who's in charge here."

In saying this, he made all the other adults silent. Chandler was neutral, not knowing what was happening. Although he had agreed to go with the Black Knight for being intimidated, his intention was to take advantage of the villain to take revenge on Lynn Loud. However, he did not expect his "new friend" to be involved with such dangerous people.

"Enough! This is not going to get us anywhere." Zemo went to the table, and then sat down on the throne. "Let's have lunch, and then let our "fearless leader" explain the next phase of the plan."

Without antagonizing the Baron, they all sat down, with Chandler next to the Black Knight and an empty chair beside him.

"Ahem. Before we start, I think we should follow through with the presentations." Garrett stood and pointed at the scientist. "This is Dr. Otto Octavius, great scientist and resident genius of our organization." Octavius remained indifferent as the knight moved on. "And this is Hugh, or as he is best known, the Beetle. You probably heard of the mess he caused in the Loud Tower some days ago. And of course, you've met Baron Zemo. Together, we are the Masters of Evil."

"Let's get down to business!" Zemo barked. "I think what really matters is the reason you brought a child to my castle."

Chandler looked at the Baron with apathy. Even though he was a dangerous man, the boy did not like being treated like a little kid. He looked at Zemo, who raised his mask up over his nose so he could eat. The boy was surprised by the scars that were visible, and imagined how deformed the rest of the face should be.

"I think you're right." Garrett pretended to be embarrassed, clearly to provoke Zemo. "Gentlemen, this is Chandler Chase the Third, whose father you must recall as one of Roxxon's top shareholders, and one of the trusted men of "Mr. Agger". Yesterday he was humiliated by Lynn Loud Jr., who made him move from more popular kid to school joke."

Chandler wondered whether to be offended or flattered, but then his attention was focused on something else.

"So, he's a rich kid with thirst for revenge. Big deal." Zemo retorted, not taking his eyes off his meal. "After all, what does he have to contribute to our interests?"

"I have to agree with the Baron on this." Hugh added, clearly annoyed. "As much as those pests are inconvenient, I do not think we should ally anyone just because he hates a family of superhumans."

"Oh, really?" He pretended to be disappointed, and then turned to the scientist. "What about you, Otto? You do think I've lost my mind too?"

"In fact, I do not see how you expect this boy to contribute in any way to our organization, especially after refusing so many candidates that I indicated, and who, with all due respect, seemed much more promising."

"I admit he does not seem very intimidating now, but I think it's just a matter of... looking at another perspective." Garrett took the Siege Perilous from his pocket, and looked at them defiantly.

Although Hugh and Chandler were not aware of the situation, Zemo and Octavius realized what was the intentions of the Black Knight.

And they did not like it at all.

"You can only be kidding, Nathan!" Octavius raged, and clapped his fists on the table. "It's bad enough you even think about involving a child in our operations, let alone use that on him. As far as we know, this thing can kill the boy!"

"What do you mean by that?" Suddenly, Zemo became interested in the conversation.

"Yeah, I'd like to know too." Chandler said with an authoritative, clearly irritated tone. "What the hell is this talk about me dying?"

Garrett just sat, giving Octavius a chance to explain.

"This is a powerful artifact, called Siege Perilous. With it, Nathan can make someone receive a new life, as he did with Baron Zemo, giving him a healthy body that does not grow old. Or like the other member of our group, the White Queen, who is now probably the most powerful telepath in the world."

"Wait, can this give me powers?" Chandler smirked, wondering what it would be like to have the chance to smash Lynn with his own hands.

"Not necessarily." Zemo added, wiping his mouth with a napkin. "Apart from the fact that I do not grow old, this body is not much different from what I was before, except that my face is deformed."

"And he told you about the others?" Octavius asked Zemo, clearly knowing the answer.

"What others?" He stared at their "leader", not liking the conversation.

"I've been working with him for five years, and since that time he told me only a few things, until he admitted he did not know anything."

"Wait, what do you mean, "did not know anything"?" Hugh inquired, beginning to wonder if he made a good choice by joining the Black Knight.

"This relic, just like the space station, is not his, but from a kind of alien who gave it to him. He may uses it, but he has no control over what happens."

"Is that true, Garrett?" Zemo was furious, demanding an answer. "You used that on me, even though you did not know what might happen?"

Everyone looked at the knight, who just looked at them in a tedious way.

"Helmut, you were near death. Anything else is a bonus. In addition, Otto implies that the results are terrible, but in fact they are only unpredictable."

"What do you mean by "unpredictable"?" Chandler was a bit worried, but he was eager to gain power.

From Octavius lab coat, four metallic tentacles came out, one of which took a tablet in the scientist's pocket, revealing some images of people.

"This relic works with energies that I'm still analyzing, but that seem to come from the said alien. I did not get much data, since this seems to take about a month to recharge, and of course, the scarcity of test subjects, since the person needs to want to receive a new life. Even so, we did some testing, and they were somewhat disappointing."

"In what sense?" Hugh was beginning to consider using the artifact.

"Among the main cases, there was a British woman who became an Oriental, a muscular man who turned into an artist, a young man turned military, and even a man who gained a huge nose that shot mucus like a fire hose. In resume, with the exception of the White Queen and Baron Zemo, no other result was satisfactory."

They all remained silent, assimilating the new information.

Chandler was the most impressed, since it seemed a very risky bet to gain power. Still, he wanted to risk it, since, taking away the guy with the mucus, the other cases seemed to be acceptable. In addition, he has always found himself as a winner, so he would surely succeed.

Zemo, on the other hand, was beginning to realize a reason for the boy to be there. Since the results vary, the Black Knight would not risk using the Siege Perilous on someone who was already useful, and in fact, a rich and spoiled child was certainly disposable. He even felt a little jealous to see that his leader was even more inhumane than himself.

Hugh was curious to see where this was going to, since he had nothing to lose. In fact, if that worked, he would have someone who, like him, wanted to destroy the Louds once and for all. As much as his allies were great, their focus was world domination, while Hugh wanted revenge above all else. Despite being just a boy, Chandler was possibly the best ally he would have.

Nathan Garrett stared at his allies, wondering how Mark did to manipulate humans with ease. Throughout their millennia, they sometimes took turns as hero and villain, but Mark always seemed to easily win the loyalty of his champions. At the moment, the only thing he knew was that Lincoln Loud was his brother's main champion, and that Chandler and Hugh were the most likely to give 100% of them in combat. So there was only one thing to do.

"Well, I think it's time to chose." He stood up and looked directly at Chandler. "As Otto said, I can not predict the results, but I can assure you that any new skills you receive will be of great help to your revenge against the Loud family. So, what do you say?"

"What are we waiting for?" The boy replied with a smug smile.

"(Sigh) Well, I guess that's it, then." Octavius gave up arguing, and stood up. "Gentlemen, please follow me."


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The 5 went to the basement of the castle, and passed an old door.

Inside, Chandler saw what appeared to be a large medieval torture room, now equipped with sophisticated electronic devices. Among the various things present, there was a kind of circular platform in the middle of the room, surrounded by various types of equipment and even cameras.

"What is it, exactly?" He asked more out of curiosity than out of concern.

"This equipment is part of Otto's research, which now also includes the effects of my Siege Perilous."The Black Knight replied, a little embarrassed. "He was furious that I used it on Zemo in a remote location, and he made me promise never to use it again without the proper equipment to document the process."

"Which reminds me that something is still missing." Octavius stretched one of his tentacles to a chest in the back of the room, and searched for something, until he pulled off a black trunks, and then pointed to a door with the other arm. "Go to that room and wear this trunks. When Zemo used Siege Perilous, he got a new suit, so I want to gauge the likelihood of you getting something like that."

The boy found the request odd, but just nodded and went to get his trunks on. Although strange, he was not a scientist, so he would not understand why Octavius was interested in a suit.

As he left the room, he saw Octavius preparing some of the equipment while the others just waited. When the scientist saw the boy, he pointed to the platform, and the boy went there.

"I just need a few more minutes, and my equipment will be ready to record every detail of the event."

"It's all right." The boy decided to take the time to ask a question, then looked at the Black Knight. "Look, I think I understand what you do. You are the leader and can give new skills to people. But what about this White Queen? What exactly does she do for the Masters of Evil?"

"Well, that's a bit complicated." The knight was embarrassed by the subject. "I gave her her new powers, and she has used those skills to mobilize a mercenary group known as the Hellfire Club. They act almost autonomously, and are based in a certain place in the state of New York. The White Queen also has a certain personal issue with the Loud family, and, like you, is with one of the older ones."

"So, she wants revenge, too?" Chandler was interested in meeting his possible ally, especially if she could help him destroy the Loud family.

"Actually, it's more like a grudge between teens than revenge itself. In fact, I did not tell her that Hugh wants revenge on them, and I do not want to talk about your revenge either."

"What? And why this?"

"She is, in a way, a "mature" person, and made it clear she just wants to hurt one Loud, and that I should promise not to hurt the rest of the family."

"What?" This time, Hugh was furious. "You promised me a chance to get revenge!"

"Indeed, and so it will be." The knight smiled wickedly, and folded his arms behind his back. "I gave my word that I would not do anything against the other Louds, but she did not say anything about the rest of the group. Just keep it between us, and avoid thinking about it when you're near her. She does not ask permission to enter people's heads."

"Enough talk." Octavius exclaimed, lowering his tentacles. "We can start now."

Following the cue, the Black Knight threw the Siege Perilous in the direction of Chandler, and the artifact stopped in midair.

The boy was shocked to see the small artifact grow larger, until it was wide as a door.

"So, what do I do now?"

"Just get in there, before he throws you." Zemo said, pointing at the Black Knight. "A little advice from someone who has gone through this: it hurts like hell, but when you leave, it will feel like it did not hurt."

A little nervous, he entered the portal, and then began to scream.

After he stayed there for several minutes, the adults began to worry.

"Was it a good idea to let a child in?" Hugh asked the knight, feeling bad for letting the boy in.

"I admit it's taking a while, but you do not have to worry." The leader said, staring at the portal. "I did not call him to join the Masters of Evil because of his family's resources, or for feeling compassion for him being humiliated. I asked 12 to monitor specific situations, and he showed me that kid."

"And what's so special about him?" Zemo asked, pretending not to mind the situation. In fact, even he did not like hearing the boy's screams.

"He's manipulative, selfish, narcissistic, arrogant and self-centered. As far as I can see, for many people, he is nothing but an infantile abomination."

As soon as he finished speaking, the screams stopped.

Slowly, they saw a shadow appear in the portal light, until they saw the boy finally emerge.

They were shocked to see the boy's skin and face disfigured. The only thing apparently intact being the trunks.

"Bloody hell! If he was not an abomination before, now surely he is!" Hugh said, horrified.

They stood still while the boy seemed to swell like a balloon, and then explode in a flash of green light.


TO BE CONTINUED...


What happened to Chandler?

What will the villains do next?

This will not be clear for a while, as my focus will be different.

With the exception of the next chapter, the following ones will be more frequent and shorter, showing what each member of the Loud family will do during the spring break.

Before I forget, I've put the first three data records in my deviantart. If you want to see, search for dinoanimalrock46. I'll put the others on as soon as they become heroes.

I'm still in doubt about doing this to the villains, so tell me your opinions.