Chapter 3

Tofu Pops And Alliances

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"One tofu pop please!" The red head said cheerfully. The young boy inside the ice cream truck handed him his frozen treat.

"Here ya' go...keep the change."

"Oh,thanks mister!"

"No problem!" Red smiled and waved as he walked back down the street,enjoying his ice cream. He took to big licks before he heard a voice.

"Hey you!"

Red stopped. "Huh?"

"Yeah you!"

"Ah! Who...who's there?!?!"

"Down here,genius."

Red looked down to see a young girl Frogg would've reconized as Vampress. Red stared at her. She was just a bit taller than Voltar,he noticed.

"Can I help you,little girl?"

"LITTLE GIRL!? Do you know who I am?!"

"Um...no....I just met you....My name's Red Menace! You can call me Red though if you like!"

"They are making super heroes dumber these days,eh?"

"Wait! You think I'm-? Hahaha!"

"Just what's so funny?"

"I'm no superhero!"

"Your not? But your too nice to be a bad guy!"

"Sorry but I'm playing for the evil guys,miss. Didn't the skulls give me away?" He pointed to his belt buckle.

"Heroes can wear skulls too..." She replied flatly.

"Nuh uh.."

"They so can! How about Spawn?!"

"Huh?"

The girl slapped her forehead with her palm.

"Never mind. Either way,you are definitely NOT capable of running your own evil forces. So where is your master?!"

"Oh,you mean Voltar? He's at home. He don't like coming out on hot days."

Vampress stared up at the tall man,eyes wide. She then face-palmed again.

"Oh lord. I thought Earth people would be better than this."

"Earth people? Are you an alien?!"

"No I-"

"This one time,I saw a show about aliens,and they came to earth and-"

~I swear I'm gonna crush this guy in two minutes.~

She finally broke into Red's long story.

"Listen,I gotta go,I ain't got time for little leaguers such as yourself."

"Hey,don't say that! We are pretty tough!"

She turned around quickly.

"Oh yeah? Well,prove it!"

"Sure thing. Just follow me!"

Red walked past her and to the cross walk. He pointed to a run down looking house with pipes and machinary sticking forth from it's roof.
The lawn infront was brown with patches of dead grass.

"That's our head quarters!"

Vampress looked at the house.

"Are you serious? That place is a dump!"

"Heh,just wait till ya see the inside! C'mon!"

The traffic slowed and Vampress began to step off the curb and onto the road when her wrist was caught in the powerful gloved hand of Red.

"Hey now! We always look both ways before crossing and we ALWAYS hold hands too!"

"You've got to be kidding."

He then took off across the street,dragging her along.

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Doktor Frogg sat in his room fussing with a new invention. He was preforming the delicate task of fusing two wires together when he heard the front door slam open so hard the whole house actually shook. The wires he held connected improperly and sent bolts of electricity through his body.

"AHH!!!"

He let go of the wires,his hair even more frayed then before,his face and clothes black. Anger coursed through him. He ran to his door and opened it,begining to yell obcenities that would make a sailor blush but was stopped when he laid his eyes on the girl in the living room.

"Oh,Doktor Frogg!! C'mere!"

"AHH!"

The doctor slammed his door shut.

~What's she doing here?! She can't see me like this! What do I do?!~

"Doktor Frogg! Come meet...uh...what's your name?"

"Ugh,it's Vampress."

"Right. Come meet Vampress!" Red yelled at Frogg's door.

"Kinda busy,Red!"

~Hey I know that voice.~ Vampress thought.

"Frogg? Wait. I know him!"

"You do?" Red said,confused.

The girl knocked on Frogg's door.

"Hey,Frogg it's me. Come out."

The doctor swallowed hard,trying his best to gather his strength. He knew what he had to grasped the knob with his claw and turned it. When he opened it he nearly fainted. She was so close he could almost smell her. Her bright eyes seemed to be accented by the light in the room. She smiled,it was the first time he noticed her fangs.

~Guess 'Vampress' wasn't just a nickname after all~

"Hey Froggy. Didn't expect to see you here of all places."

His legs felt like butter. He slid out of his room then closed the door. She was still painfully near him.

"What are you doing here?"

"Heh,long story..." She said,looking up to Red.

"Oh,hehe..."Frogg laughed nervously. His stomach filled with the fluttering wings of butterflies again.

"Heh,told you we'd meet again soon." She playfully patted his shoulder. He almost went through the roof from her touch.

"Whoa,she's the girl you where talking about,Frogg?" Red exclaimed.

"Uh,yes,Red."

"The one that you have a cr-"

Frogg jumped and slapped a claw over the big red head's mouth.

"YES! We met before,at the store!"

Vampress stared with an eyebrow cocked,but smirking. Frogg's eyes met her's and she smiled warmly. Frogg's face turned red.

"FROGG!!! RED!!!"

The door to Voltar's room swung open.

"I need you both to-eh...WHO IS THAT?!"

"Oh,she's The Vampress! She wanted to meet you Vol-"

"Ease out of the saddle there Red." She said walking past him and over to Voltar.

"You are Voltar? The leader?"

"Of course! Now who are YOU?! And WHY are you in my secret head quarters?!"

Vampress began to snicker,then soon began to burst into a full fit of laughter. Frogg looked to stood,
becoming red under his mask in anger,and a bit of embarassment.

"How DARE YOU speak to the great and all powerful Voltar like that!! YOU WILL PAY WITH YOUR LIFE!"

"HAHAHA!!" Vampress laughed hysterically.

"Oh jeez,it's offical. Earth is just pathetic. Ah,and my dad said that I wasn't ready for you wimps!"

"You listen here you-wait...father?"

Vampress stopped laughing.

"Eh,anyway,I'm gonna beat it."

"Wait,is your father a superhero? YOUR a super hero aren't you??!! I KNEW IT! Henchbots!! ATTACK!!!!"

Quiet filled the room. Voltar looked at Frogg.

"You sent them for Chinese 13 minutes ago,Voltar..."

Voltar blinked. Vampress bit back more laughter.

"Right,well. I can do my own dirty work. Put em' up missy! You and me! Mano e' mano!"

The small red villain lifted his fists and began the jab the air. Vampress stared at him smiling.

"This guys adorable." She said laughing.

Frogg wanted to die of embarassment right there.

"Okay,kid. See ya." She walked by him then towards the door. Frogg then ran from his possition next to his door and started following her.

"Hey,Miss Vampress,wait a -"

He was stopped when Voltar ran in front of him.

"Just where do you think your going? Cause if you are planning to do anything other than vaporizing her then I suggest you-"

Frogg lifted one leg,then the other,easily walking over the pint sized bad guy. He ran to Vampress.

"Listen,miss. I know you think I'm lame but I-"

"Your right I do."

"B-but I just want you to know that....uh...."

Frogg shifted his gaze to Red,who gave him an enthusiastic thumbs up. Frogg looked back at her,his face more calm.

"We,the League Of Super Evil,are always looking for equally Evil allies! So would you join us?"

"What?" Both Voltar and Vampress said.

"J-just so you know..."

She looked up at Frogg with a serious look. She stared into his eyes,then smiled.

"That sounds nice Frogg-"

"But you don't care...okay,see you then..." Frogg said turning away sadly.

"-And I'd love to help you guys out."

Frogg's eyes widened. He spun himself around back to her smiling.

"Really?!"

"Sure. As long as shrimpy over there is willing to listen to some of my ideas."

Red,Vampress and Frogg looked to Voltar.

"NO WAY! GET OUT!"

"Well,looks like I'm going then." She resumed her walk towards the door. Frogg grabbed her arm.

"Wait. Look,can't we work something out?" He looked towards Voltar. "Please?"

Voltar stared back angrily.

"Meeting. Super Secret Area. NOW."

To Be Continued!