"The Brave 12, Flying Prince and Princess and the Rave"
On a distant planet in a Binary Star System, flying fairy-like creatures known as Lepidopterrans were having a wonderful time of peace. But the peace was soon broken when gunships appeared out of the dense clouds, flew towards the villages, and began blasting them apart with heavy gunfire.
The King of the Lepidopterrans was worried. "Not again! After all these years."
The soldiers were doing everything they could to stop the attackers. But their attempts were too weak.
"Your highness," a soldier began, "I'm afraid the city guard is no match for these Squoomian Gunships."
"Contact Admiral Lantana," the King instructed. "We must recall our fleet from the Pydian System.
"Sire, the Deep Space Antenna Array has been destroyed," a robot announced. "All radio contact with the Star Navy has been severed."
"Blast those Squoomian Devils!" shouted the King.
"We haven't seen them in a decade, but they resurface just when our defenses are at their weakest," the Queen explained.
An explosion was felt.
"Captain, begin evacuation," commanded the King.
The alarm went off.
"Come, my children," the Queen urged. "Verbina, Astor, you two must get word to Admiral Lantana on Errand deep within the Pydian System. You must bring back our Navy. You are our only hope."
"You can count on us, mother," answered Astor.
"We will not fail our people," Verbina declared.
"Chitron 6, prepare the ship," the King commanded.
"Oh, my!" cried Chitron 6. "Yes, sir!"
"Wing well, my children," murmured the King. "Wing well."
Verbina and Aster boarded the ship and took off. But, the Squoomians followed them.
Squoomian gunfire destroyed the ship, and Verbina and Aster took off for Earth.
Meanwhile, the Brave 12 were walking through a mountain range.
"There's a city ahead," J.D. commented. "I sense a slave camp there."
"Me too," Vince confessed.
They look up as they hear a whoosh.
"That ship is coming in," Varie noted.
"Let's go see," J.D. proposed.
They went to investigate and saw Verbina and Astor get out, who were having trouble adjusting to Earth's gravity.
"Let's go help them," J.D. suggested.
"Yes," Jack agreed.
They run over.
"Are you two okay?" J.D. asked.
"Yes," Verbina answered. "We're just having trouble adjusting to this planet's gravity."
"It takes some getting used to," Vince explained.
"Here," J.D. said, chanting an incantation. "Kostevna Yaominga Porista!"
He shot rainbows from his hands, and his magic caused Verbina and Astor to adjust to any planet's gravity, no matter how heavy or light.
"Wow," Verbina said. "That was incredible."
"I can now stand and fly in this world without any problems," Astor claimed.
"Me, too," Verbina added.
"Oh my!" gasped Chitron 6.
"I used my light magic to enable you to do that," J.D. explained.
Astor responded, "We really appreciate that."
"You're welcome," J.D. responded.
"I'm sorry," Astor apologized. "I'm Astor."
"My name is Verbina, and this is Chitron 6," Verbina introduced herself.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Chitron 6 added.
"Same here," J.D. replied. "We are the Brave 12. I'm J.D. Knudson."
"I'm Varie Knudson, J.D.'s fiancée," Varie introduced herself.
"My name is Vince Pusateri," Vince introduced himself.
"I'm Jack," Jack introduced himself. "I'm a Samurai."
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze," Naruto introduced himself.
"My name is Sakura Haruno," Sakura introduced herself.
"I'm Fu," Fu introduced herself. "I don't have a last name."
"My name is Jessie Bannon," Jessie introduced herself.
"I'm Lincoln Loud," Lincoln introduced himself.
"I'm Laney Loud," Laney introduced herself.
"Greetings," Lisa said. "I'm Lisa Loud."
"And my name is Lily Loud," Lily introduced herself.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Astor replied.
"When we saw your ship come in, we decided to see if you needed any help," J.D. explained.
"We certainly do," Verbina replied. "Our enemies, the Squoomian's, are attacking our planet and kingdom with gunships. They completely caught us off guard and launched an attack on our kingdom."
"We have been sent to retrieve our Navy from the Pydion System on Errand," Astor explained. "However, the Squoomians attacked us to prevent us from reaching reinforcements."
"That's terrible," Varie exclaimed.
"Yes," Verbina agreed. "Our ship has been damaged, and it will take some time to repair it."
"You're also in a very dangerous situation here," J.D. pointed out. "You are on Earth, the third planet in the Solar System. It's under the tyrannical rule and oppression of the evil Shape-shifting wizard Aku. He's pure evil amplified times 1000."
"Yes," Jack responded, "and once we get back to my home time, we're going to stop him for good."
"Aku catapulted Jack here from his time 10,700 years ago to here, and it's our mission to help Jack get back to his time so he can destroy Aku once and for all," J.D. explained.
"We're not going to let Aku get away with all the pain and suffering he's caused over the millennia," Sakura declared.
"He will pay for what he's done to our galaxy," Fu declared.
"We hope you all succeed," Verbina added.
"Thank you," J.D. expressed gratitude. "We'd also like to help you fight these Squoomians and make sure they never disturb you again."
"Thank you, J.D.," Astor replied. "We greatly appreciate it."
"All right," J.D. answered.
They form a circle around the spacecraft as J.D. uses his Instant Transmission to beam them to the planet Chrysalis, home of the Lepidopterrans. They noticed that the planet was entirely covered in dense clouds.
"Wow," J.D. exclaimed. "Is this your world, Verbina, Astor?"
"Yes," Verbina confirmed. "And there's our kingdom right there."
They saw the kingdom completely under siege.
"They can't last much longer," Vince replied. "Let's go!"
They flew over to the kingdom and sliced and blasted the Squoomian gunships into oblivion. They tried to fire back, but their attacks were ineffective. Their power was too much for the Squoomians, and they all fled.
"That'll show those scumbags," J.D. said.
"I agree," Astor responded.
"Yes," Jack agreed. "They definitely did a number on this place."
"Yes," Verbina replied. "But we are forever in your debt, Brave 12."
"We're glad we were able to help, Verbina," J.D. said. "What the Squoomians were doing to your home was completely unacceptable."
"That's right," Astor said.
The people of Chrysalis came out and cheered them on.
The King and Queen hosted a special award ceremony for them.
"Brave 12, for saving us all from a terrible fate, we proudly award you our planet's highest honor: The Chrysalis Ring of Valor," the King declared.
The soldiers placed rings on the Brave 12's fingers. The rings were made of green gold and had beautiful magenta and green flowers.
"We are truly honored, your highness," J.D. replied. "We're glad we could help."
"We are forever grateful to all of you J.D.," The King said. "These are not your average rings. They are call rings that will contact us if you need us. And if the Squoomians attack again, we will contact you again in case we need your help.
"Your highness, we graciously accept," J.D. responded. "But our planets are light-years away and on opposite sides of the Galaxy."
"Don't worry," the Queen reassured. "There are teleporter devices in the rings that will bring you all to Chrysalis safely."
"Thank you," J.D. expressed gratitude. "Now we have to return to Earth. It's to continue our mission."
"We understand," the King answered.
"I have a feeling we'll see each other again soon, J.D.," Verbina predicted.
"I have a feeling we will," J.D. replied.
"Yeah," Naruto agreed.
"We will see you all soon," Fu promised.
They vanish and return to Earth.
"Great job, everyone," J.D. said.
"Thank you, partner," Vince replied.
"We did a great deed," Varie noted.
"Yes," Jack agreed. "It was good that we were able to help a planet in need."
"I agree," Fu replied.
They continued their journey and came across a town where they could rest for the night. They arrived at a hotel and noticed a man crying. They approached the desk, concerned.
"Sir?" J.D. asked. "Why are you crying?"
"It's nothing," the Hotel Manager sobbed.
"We would like a room for the night, please," J.D. requested.
"Okay," responded the Hotel Manager.
He led them to their room and showed them where they would be staying.
Sir?" J.D. asked. "We're really concerned. What's wrong?"
"The music," the Hotel Manager answered.
The door banged shut.
"Music?" Jack asked.
"What music?" Lily wondered.
Suddenly, techno rock music began to play in the distance.
"I hear it," J.D. admitted.
"It sounds like Techno Rock Music," Fu commented.
"Where is it coming from?" questioned Naruto.
"That's a good question," Sakura replied.
When they looked out the window, they noticed countless pairs of glowing red eyes in the trees.
"Glowing red eyes!" remarked J.D.
Many shadowy figures emerged from the forest. There were a lot of them and they were dressed in glowing clothes.
"Look at them all!" gasped J.D.
"There are hundreds of them!" Fu exclaimed.
"This is Aku's handiwork," Lincoln explained. "They're all controlled in some way."
"Yeah," Laney answered. "I can sense it. Whoever is behind all of this is working for Aku."
"They're all children," Lily pointed out.
"How can you tell Lily?" Naruto asked.
"I can feel it in their glow," Lily explained.
"Yes, I sense that as well," Jack admitted. "His evil has now extended to even the most innocent souls."
"Yeah," J.D. agreed. "We have to find the source of this and stop it."
They see the children destroying much of the town and causing mayhem.
"This is insane," J.D. exclaimed.
"Yeah," Varie agreed.
"Olivia?" questioned the hotel manager. "Olivia!? Olivia!?"
"We have to help him," J.D. declared. "He's going to get himself killed. Come On!"
They go out and help the Hotel Manager. They saw him trying to talk to a girl dressed in purple.
"Olivia?" questioned the hotel manager. "Do you not recognize me? It's me, your father!"
When they got there, J.D. put a headband on her that prevented mind control, and she went back to being normal.
Olivia gasped. "What happened?"
"You were somehow controlled by this terrible music," J.D. explained. "You were a pawn in Aku's Evil."
Olivia began to remember everything, and she instantly hugged her father, who burst into tears.
"Thank you strangers," the Hotel Manager said. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," J.D. replied. "But there's no time to lose. We must put a stop to this madness. Olivia, could you please show us where this music is coming from?"
Olivia replied, "I would be more than happy too."
"Okey, but first we have to stop this madness," J.D responded. "We know they're children, but this needs to stop."
"Yeah," Varie agreed.
The music became louder, and they attacked and knocked out the children. After the fight, the music stopped.
"That should help slow them down," Jack predicted.
"Yeah," Olivia agreed. "Father, I'm going to help them."
"Okay, honey," responded the Hotel Manager. "Be careful out there."
"I'm sorry, sir," J.D. said. "But we never told you who we are. We are the Brave 12."
"I've heard great things about you all," the Hotel Manager said. "Make sure that whoever is playing that music never plays it again."
"With pleasure," J.D. responded.
Olivia led them into the forest, where they found a Rave Party.
"A Rave Party!" J.D. shouted.
"What is a Rave Party?" Jack asked.
"It's a special gathering chock-full of techno features," J.D. explained. "There's booming hardcore funky music, laser light shows, people wearing glowing clothes, and lots of dancing."
"It's something Luna would like," Lincoln added.
"This is strange," Naruto noted. "Why would Aku want to throw a Rave Party?"
"Probably to have all the children of the world fight against everything against their will," J.D. guessed.
"Maybe," Fu responded.
The music stopped and a Disk Jockey emerged.
"He must be the ringleader behind this whole thing," J.D. thought to himself.
"Welcome Brothers and Sisters!" yelled the DJ. "Can I get a KAZAAM?!"
Kids minus the Brave 12 said, "KAZAAM!"
"I, D.J. Stylbator, am here to drop on you all the majestical sounderific rhythms of the master," the DJ declared.
"Aku," the kids said, minus the Brave 12.
"We won't let you mess with these kids' minds anymore," Naruto thought to himself.
"Skizz, Yeah!" exclaimed the D.J. "Let your ears feast on the flavor of the AKU-ZTIC SOUND!"
The music began to play, and it had a funky beat. It turned the children's eyes bright red with pure evil. Thankfully, J.D.'s magic kept the Brave 12 from being affected by it. He placed sound bubbles over their heads, preventing them from being controlled by the music.
"That guy is the ringleader of the entire Rave Party," J.D. explained. "We have to stop him at once."
The D.J. noticed them not dancing and recognized them. The music immediately ceased.
"Children of Aku!" yelled the DJ. "The Brave 12 are here!"
"He spotted us!" yelled J.D.
"Brave 12!" said the children.
"And for public enemy Number One, The Scratch in Aku's groove, Brave 12 Whack, Lets spice it up with a taste of the bass, Beats in their face, the brand new hard-core track JACK ATTACK!" shouted the DJ.
Music was playing, and the children were about to kill them.
J.D. said, "Let's dance!" and cracked his knuckles.T
As the music played, they kicked and punched the children around like rag dolls. Knocking them all out. J.D. flies over to the stage, blasting and destroying the DJ equipment. The music was stopped for good.
"Listen to me, everyone!" Olivia yelled. "You've all been pawns in Aku's evil!"
"But now you're free," Lincoln added.
"Return to all of your homes," Laney ordered.
"And never again dance to this evil beat," Jack decreed.
All of the kids returned home.
J.D. was facing D.J.
"You ruined everything!" shouted the DJ.
"And I have no remorse in doing so," J.D. replied. "Aku's control is now gone."
"Aku will never be silenced!" declared the DJ.
"He will be, and we will see to it that he is," J.D. added. "Forever!"
D.J. tinkered his gold tooth and blasted him with a gold energy laser blast. J.D. deflected it back at him, and it exploded in his mouth as it connected. J.D. slashed off his headphones. J.D. and D.J. continued to shoot energy and laser blasts, which blasted all over the stage and destroyed the speakers. Then, J.D. hit D.J. in the mouth, causing the gold tooth to fall out. J.D. struck him in the stomach, and D.J. performed some breakdancing martial arts moves on him, which J.D. dodged while punching and kicking him around like a ragdoll. J.D. punched him into the wall and knocked him out.
"No more evil music for you, D.J.," J.D. warned.
He fired an energy blast and vaporized him into nothing.
"That takes care of that," J.D. added.
"What a jerk," Vince exclaimed. "He gave music lovers everywhere a bad name."
"Word!" Lincoln shouted. "Sorry, couldn't resist."
Jessie replied, "That's okay."
"I can't thank you all enough for helping me and the Children," Olivia added.
"It was a pleasure, Olivia," J.D. replied.
"Yes," Jack agreed. "We have to get going now."
"I have a feeling we'll see each other again, Olivia," J.D. promised.
"I know we will," Olivia answered.
J.D. waved to her. "See you around."
They left town to continue their journey. Planet Chrysalis was transported to their Solar System and serves as Earth's second Moon.
Continues in part 19.