Later that day, school was out and June and friends began their vigil home.
"Aren't those new kids great?" Jody asked "I especially like Jake. He's so funny, and cool and…"
"Okay Jody, we get it" June said, "you're totally crushing on Jake. I can't say I blame you. If I wasn't interested in Marcus, I'd be crushing too."
"What about you Ophelia?" Roger asked, "are you crushing on a certain boy? Maybe one with a blue hat, and glasses?"
"If you don't leave me alone Roger, the only crushing I'm gonna do is to your face" Ophelia replied.
"Okay, jeez" Roger replied, "but I agree with Jody, that kid Jake is one smooth operator. He reminds me a lot of me."
"He's nothing like you" Ophelia said, "he's cool, for one thing."
"Why do you always hurt me?" Roger asked.
"Cause I can" Ophelia replied.
"Well, as much I'd love to stay and hear more of this, I've gotta go. I'll see you guys later" June said, waving goodbye to her friends.
As she made her way down the street, a giant net fell on her.
"What the?" was all she managed before Jack and the Huntsboys emerged from a nearby tree.
"We got the girl, we got the girl" the Huntsboys said, dancing with each other.
"A bit crude, but it should work" Jack said, "Jack Bots, sedate the girl for her journey."
"What's going on here?" June asked, "who are you buttheads?"
"You'll find out" Jack said, "but by then it'll be too late. Take her out Jack Bots."
As the robots moved forward, June ripped the net apart.
"Dude, a net? Seriously, what made you think that would work?" she asked, as she ran forward.
Using her awesome strength, she punched the head off of one bot, then delivered a kick to another.
"Do something!" Jack yelled at #88 and #89, who pulled out their staffs.
"Not this time Huntspunks" came Jake's voice from above. The two apprentices barely had time to react before Jake knocked them over with a swipe of his mighty tail.
"Strike" he said triumphantly.
Meanwhile, Danny used his ectoplasmic blasts to destroy their staffs, and several more Jack Bots.
"Need some help?" he asked June.
"Um, thanks" June replied, before decimating the last Jack Bot.
"Retreat!" Jack yelled, and flew off; "yo dude, wait for us!" #88 said, as he and #89 grabbed unto the departing Jack's legs.
"That should take care of those losers for awhile" Jake said, "I can't believe they really sent those idiots."
"Something tell me, they'll be back" Danny said, "and with another scheme."
"Uh, excuse me" June asked, "but what exactly is going on here? And who the heck are you guys? I know every magical being in Orchid Bay, and I've never seen either of you before."
"Uh, gotta fly" Jake replied, as he and Danny took to the skies.
"Hey, you get back here!" June shouted, "I demand you tell me what's going on!"
After realizing they were gone, she sighed. "Okay, that was weird."
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Back at their hotel headquarters Magnacat was chewing out Jack and the others.
"How could you set up such a stupid plan?" he asked "the Te Xuan Ze possesses immense strength, a mere net will not hold her."
"I know that now" Jack replied.
"No matter" Magnacat said, "you will try again, and this time, you will do it properly."
He reached into a drawer and pulled out a glowing red stone. "This is the Atlas Stone" he explained "it has the power to drain the strength of anyone exposed to it. Isolate the Te Xuan Ze and point the stone at her. She will become weak and helpless and then you can capture her."
"Not a problem" Jack said, pocketing the stone.
"Do not fail me again!" Magnacat said, "for if you do, you will receive more than a lecture from me!"
"That goes double for you two" Huntsman added "members of the Huntsclan are elite warriors, not cowardly fools. Prove to me the reasons why I chose you as my apprentices."
"Yes sir" #89 said, offering a salute.
"Don't you worry Huntsmaster" #88 said, "if we encounter that girl again, I'm gonna put the smackdown on her."
"You'd better" Huntsman replied.
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Meanwhile, back at her house, June was explaining what had happened to her earlier to her brother and magical advisor.
"And then this dragon and this other magic kid just came out of nowhere and helped me" she explained "then they ran off before I could find out who they were."
"You got to meet a dragon?" Ray Ray asked, "that is so cool!"
"Ray Ray, you've met dragons before" June said "you rode one yesterday."
"Yeah, but not the one you met" Ray Ray replied, "and that other kid sounds like some kind of superhero. Maybe he's looking for a sidekick."
"Let's hope he is, so he'll get ya out of our hair" Monroe replied, "as for yer story lass, there may be one way ta figure out who yer mysterious friends are."
"How's that?" June asked.
"Didn't ya tell me that some new kiddies joined yer school today?" Monroe replied.
"Yeah but…" June answered, then it hit her "Oh man" she exclaimed, slapping her forehead, "how could I have been so stupid? Those new kids show up on the very day someone tries to capture me and someone comes to save me. They've gotta be connected."
"So what're we gonna do?" Ray Ray asked, "stakeout the school. Cause mom took away my night-vision goggles again. But if the neighbors didn't want people watching their every move, they would close their windows, am I right?"
June ignored her little brother "tomorrow I'm confronting those guys and asking them to tell me what's going on" she said.
"Carefully lassie, ya don't know who's side they're on" Monroe warned.
"They helped to save me, I'm pretty sure they're on my side" June replied.
"Uh-uh, maybe they were in cahoots with the guys who set the trap" Ray Ray added, "I saw a similar situation in BoomFist issue #13."
"Good point" June said, "well if they try anything, I'll give 'em a taste of my fist!"
"Oh yes, that's good diplomacy" Monroe replied "greeting somebody by knocking their teeth in. I'm sure the Te Xuan Ze's of the past could learn a lot from ye."
"Ha ha, I get it" June replied, "all right, I'll only use violence if they try to attack me."
"Can I use violence?' Ray Ray asked hopefully.
"No!" June & Monroe replied simultaneously.
"Aww, you guys never let me have any fun" he whined.
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The next day at school, June and Ray Ray were keeping a close eye on the new foursome.
"See anything suspicious?" June asked her brother when they in the hallway.
"Nope" Ray Ray said, "but that blonde kid has a naked mole rat. Do you think mom would let me have one?"
"You barely take care of Monroe" June replied.
"Hey, he's smart enough to take care of himself" Ray Ray countered, "besides, I've got TV to watch."
"Never mind" June said, "just follow them, and report anything weird or unusual."
"That's my specialty" Ray Ray replied.
"Duh, why do you think I asked you?" June replied "now get going."
"Ten four sis" Ray Ray, said offering June a salute and heading off. He noticed Ron breaking off from the group and making his way down the hall.
"And what strange things are you up too, Mr. Mole rat guy?" Ray Ray asked, following Ron. He trailed the sidekick and soon found himself outside the boys bathroom.
"Ahh, the bathroom" he said, "the sanctuary of the boys, and good protection from cootie infested girls. I'm going in!" he said, before rolling in the door.
"Okay, nobody move!" he shouted.
"Aaaah!" Ron exclaimed, "what are you doing in here? Haven't you ever heard of privacy?"
"Okay pal, it's over" Ray Ray said, "I know your secret."
"Secret? What secret?" Ron asked nervously, "I am just a typical middle-school student, as are you."
"Nice try pal" Ray Ray replied, "but I know you're up to something. Now spill it, or I'm getting my sister!"
"Who's your sister?" Ron asked.
"June, as if you didn't know" Ray Ray replied "cause you're trying to kidnap her!"
"What!" Ron exclaimed, "no, no, you got it all wrong. We're trying to protect your sister."
"Oh" Ray Ray replied, "hey wait, how do I know you're not lying?"
"The Ron man never lies" Ron replied, "unless it's to my parents about a test. Or for…other reasons."
"Yeah, I lie a lot too" Ray Ray says, "it helps get me out of trouble."
"So we cool little man?" Ron asked.
"Yeah, we're cool" Ray Ray replied.
"Great, so could you get out of here, cause I kinda need to…" Ron began.
"Oh yeah, sorry dude" Ray Ray replied.
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Meanwhile, June was following the other three members of G.O.O.D, hoping to talk to them. "What are you up too?" she wondered aloud as she followed them.
Of course, that didn't go unnoticed.
"Is it me, or is June following us?" Jake asked.
"We're supposed to be following her, not the other way around" Danny replied, "you think she knows something?"
"I'll feel her out" Jake replied "the Am Drag has a way with the ladies."
Jake made his way over to June, "hey there June, how are you…?"
"Okay buddy, listen up" June said, "I know you and your friends are up to something and I demand to know what!"
"She knows" Zick & Danny replied.
"Okay, okay, cool it" Jake said, "you're right, we are here for a reason, but it's not what you think. Can we meet at your house after school? We'll explain the whole thing then."
"Okay" June said, "after school I'll take you to my house, but I expect you to tell me everything."
"Deal" Jake said; as she walked off, Zick & Danny approached their colleague.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Danny asked.
"She deserves the right to know" Jake said, "it's better if we get this out in the open."
"True" Zick replied, "it would make our job easier."
"Okay then" Jake said, "I'll call Fu and tell him to meet us there. And have you guys seen Ron?"
"Last time I saw him, he was heading to the bathroom" Zick replied, "I don't know what's keeping him."
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And in the aforementioned bathroom…
"Man, that mole rat of yours is so awesome!" Ray Ray exclaimed "I can't wait to show June."
"Yeah, Rufus is pretty talented" Ron replied, "so you got a pet?"
"A dog" Ray Ray said, "but he doesn't do much."
"Well I'm sure Rufus will like to meet him, won't ya buddy?" Ron asked.
"Eh" Rufus said, in a so-so manner.
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Next time, June introduces her new friends to Ah Mah, who teaches them all how they fit into the magical world, and about the danger of Magnacat.