Skulker went into action and found himself versus King and Shark. "Dude, didn't I bust you up enough last time?" King asked.
"I agree you were lucky in our last encounter" Skulker replied "however, your luck has run out, whelp!"
"What's a whelp?" Shark asked, before dodging a laser beam.
"Here's the plan, you distract him, and I'll ram him" King said.
"Sounds like a plan" Shark said "yo, flame head guy! Bet you can't hit me!"
Skulker grunted with rage and began to blast Shark; King took the opportunity to come up behind him and charge at him. But Skulker heard him coming and went intangible, causing King to crash into his partner.
"Oooh, what happened?" an injured Shark asked.
"I told you, I'm the 'ghost zone's' greatest hunter" Skulker explained.
"This guy's a ghost?" King asked "how the heck are we supposed to beat that? And don't say 'hire the Ghostbusters.'"
"Aww" Shark complained.
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Elsewhere, Kim and Sam were facing off Spydah. "Jeez, it's like I'm fighting two of Lioness" he said, "hey blue boy, how about using that Immobilizer gizmo of yours to help me out?"
"Oh, I thought my invention was inferior, so you had to 'upgrade' it" Drakken snidely remarked.
"Just blast 'em!" Spydah said, moments before receiving a kick to the chest from Kim.
"All right, all right" Drakken said, aiming the weapon "at last, I shall put the kibosh on Kim Possible!"
"No kibosh for you Drakken" Ron shouted "get him Rufus" he said, tossing his mole rat at the scientist.
Rufus bit his hand, making him drop the Immobilizer.
"Aah, get it!" Drakken shouted. Terence and Jack made a grab for it, but Ron got it first.
"Boo-ya!" he exclaimed, running for the hills.
"After him!" Drakken shouted, and the villains gave chase. Rufus squeaked to Ron and pointed on how the villains were gaining.
"Relax buddy, it's all part of my plan" Ron said.
Then he tossed the gun in the air; thanks to his jetpack, Hawk quickly grabbed it.
"Time for a taste of your own medicine" Hawk said, aiming the device at the baddies.
"This could not be more ironic" Drakken said. Within seconds, the three villains were immobilized.
"Way to go man!" Ron said, as he and Rufus slapped him five.
"I do what I can" Hawk said.
"I say it's time to take care of this clown" Sam said.
"I'm with ya" Kim replied "any ideas?"
"Just follow my lead" Sam replied.
"Hiii-ya!" a double kick from the girls sent Spydah rocketing into some crates. The two girls slapped each other five for their efforts.
"Maybe this isn't the time to bring this up, but did you notice how Rai and Spydah sound the same?" Sam asked "it's kind of creepy."
"Ugh, must I do everything myself?" Plasmius commented, who'd been watching from the sidelines. He transformed and headed towards the heroes.
"Okay kids, playtime's over" he said, "because you're not facing an idiot like my teammates. You're facing a villain with ghost powers, which none of you can defeat!"
"Try us" Kim said, assuming a battle stance.
"Such naïve children" Plasmius said, chuckling "if you insist."
So saying, Plasmius fired a barrage of ectoplasmic blasts at the plucky heroine, who dodged each one.
"You're resourceful, I'll give you that" Plasmius said, "but that won't save you!"
"He's right" Sam replied, "we can't dodge his blasts forever. We need to find a way to take him down, and quick."
Kim scanned around the warehouse until she spied Skulker, still fighting the A.T.O.M crew.
"I have an idea" she said, and rushed off to get Ron.
"Hey Kim, this is a really bad time for smooching" Ron said upon her arrival.
"Focus Ron" Kim replied, "I've got a plan to take down Plasmius, and I need you and Rufus."
"We're ready KP" Ron said, "what's the plan?"
"Lure Skulker over to me" Kim said.
"No offense Kim, but…ARE YOU CRAZY! That Skulker's one mean dude and he'll fry you like a badly cooked naco!"
"Crispy" Rufus added.
"I know what I'm doing Ron" Kim said, "just lure him over to me."
"Can do Kim" Ron said before turning his attention to Skulker "hey ugly ghost guy!" he shouted, "you call yourself a great hunter? Well I bet you can't catch me and Rufus."
"Insolent whelps!" Skulker said, "I shall crush…oof!"
With the momentary distraction, King had pushed Skulker to the ground. "Dudes, lure Skulker over to Kim, she's got a plan" Ron yelled.
"You heard the man" King said, "yo ugly, try and catch us."
"I am beginning to seriously dislike you humans!" Skulker said, as he gave chase.
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Meanwhile, Plasmius was still blasting every which way, in hopes of defeating the G.O.O.D agents.
"I don't know what Kim's plan is, but she'd better do it quick" Rai said to Sam, as both crouched behind a box.
"Don't worry, Kim knows what she's doing, I think."
"You think?" Rai asked, "oh man!"
"Come on out heroes" Plasmius said, "quit prolonging your demise."
From the ground Kim saw Ron, King, & Shark heading towards her, Skulker on their heels. It was time for action, she just hoped the plan worked.
"Over here Skulker" she exclaimed "aren't I a better target than my friends?"
"Good point" Skulker said, "I shall enjoy destroying you."
With that, he ran towards Kim. Meanwhile, Plasmius had also noticed Kim; "hiding out in the open? That's not like you" he said "too bad for you."
He fired a blast, and just as Kim planned, Skulker fired one too.
Got to time this, just right…Kim thought.
At the very last second, Kim jumped up; as expected the two ectoplasmic blasts crashed into Plasmius & Skulker, who were too shocked to go intangible. Plasmius was quickly depowered and fell from the sky, while Skulker suffered a breakdown of his suit.
"Oh fudge bunnies!" Plasmius swore "that cheerleader tricked me."
"I told you she was dangerous" Drakken said.
"Hey, weren't you immobilized?" Plasmius asked.
"It wore off" Drakken replied.
"Um, guys" Jack said nervously "I hate to remind you of this, but there's still the heroes to deal with."
"And without your Immobilizer, you dudes are sunk" Rai replied.
"I don't suppose you'd accept a surrender?" Drakken asked.
Suddenly, a truck smashed through the wall of the warehouse; at its' wheel was none other than Magness.
"Get in, quick!" she ordered.
"Well, you know what they say" Terence said, "'he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day.'"
"You're not going anywhere" Rai said, before he was whacked aside by Flesh.
Before anymore of the heroes could do anything, the villains jumped into the van. "Wait for me!" Skulker shouted, using his one good jet engine to rocket himself inside the van. Then it took off.
"The bad guys are escaping!" Ron said.
"Forget them" Sam said, "we'll meet them again. Right now, we need to take care of Paine."
"I think Axel's got that all wrapped up" Hawk said, pointing over towards the fight.
"It's over Paine" Axel said, "your allies have deserted you."
"I don't need them to beat you Manning!" Paine said, launching a punch. Axel caught it in mid-swing and kicked Paine in his chest, following it up with a Jo-Lan.
Paine crashed to the floor, and when he recovered, he saw a collection of heroes surrounding him.
"You win this round Manning" he said, "but our war is far from over!" And before anyone could stop him, he used his jetpack to escape.
"Want me to go after him?" Hawk asked.
"Nah" Axel said, "we'll meet Paine again. Right now, we need to find Lioness."
"Where could she be?" Shark asked.
"Um guys?" Ron said, "call me crazy, but why not try that door over there."
"How'd we miss that?" Hawk asked.
Axel approached it and slowly and cautiously opened it. Inside was the bound and gagged Lioness, who gave a little muffled exclamation at the sight of her teammates.
"Lioness!" Axel exclaimed "thank goodness you're all right."
He quickly went over and removed the gag.
"What kept you guys?" Lioness asked as soon as she was able.
"We had to deal with Paine and his pals" Axel said "here, let me get you free of those ropes."
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Meanwhile, on the streets of Landmark City, the truck containing the members of E.V.I.L headed out of the city.
"Thanks for saving us back there" Jack said, "but, why did you?"
"Cause my dad always treats me like a little girl" Magness replied "he doesn't understand that I'm an aspiring villain and I can be just as nasty, if not more so, than him. I want to join your group, so I can leave Landmark City and establish myself as the great villain I was meant to be."
"Well, we'll have to talk it over with Vilgax, but I think he'll be cool with it" Jack said.
"Great" Magness replied "when can I meet this Vilgax?"
"Now, actually" Terence said.
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A few minutes later, the A.T.O.M gang was saying goodbye to their new friends.
"It was lucky for us that Paine left the inducer behind" Sam said, "now we'll be able to put it to its' real use."
"Glad to hear it" Axel said.
"So long Ron, and you too Rufus" Shark said, "I'm gonna miss you but I hope you dudes can visit."
"So long Raimundo" Lioness said, "I'm glad I met you."
"Me too" Rai replied, "and if you ever want to visit the temple where I live…"
"Maybe I'll do that" Lioness said, smiling.
"Listen, Axel" Sam said, "the others and I were talking and well, we were impressed by your bravery and leadership out there."
"Thanks, but it's all in a days work for me" Axel said.
"Anyway" Sam continued "we talked it over, and we've decided to offer you membership in G.O.O.D, if that's okay."
"I'm honored" Axel said, "but as you know, I already have a team."
"Oh, you wouldn't have to leave the city" Sam explained "you can live here, and participate on missions when it's convenient for you."
"Sounds like a sweet deal" King said "go for it Ax."
"Yeah, who better to help save the world than you?" Lioness replied.
Axel looked back at his team, then at Sam. "You want me" he said, "you got me."
Everyone cheered at that response, knowing that another hero would soon help to rid the world of Vilgax and his evil schemes.
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Speaking of Vilgax, at that very moment, Magness was aboard his spaceship, having been teleported there by the villains.
"Sir, this is Magness" Jack explained "she helped us while we were in Landmark City, and now she wishes to join us."
"Nice to meet the mighty Vilgax" Magness said, "I've heard a lot about you."
Vilgax simply sat there for a few minutes. "So you wish to join E.V.I.L?" he asked.
"Yes sir" Magness said "so I can prove to my father that I can be a real villain."
"Very well" Vilgax replied, "you may join. But know this, you answer to me, and me alone!"
Magness gulped nervously, "of course" she replied.
She wasn't sure what she had gotten herself into, but it was worth serving an alien to see what heights of evil she could soar to. Plus she'd never have to see Axel Manning or his friends again. Or so she thought…
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Next Time:
The team heads to Japan when they learn that E.V.I.L is after a powerful weapon. While there, they end up on the set of the anime series LilyMu (of which Ron, Rufus, & Michelangelo are huge fans). Learning that the studio is connected to the plot, the heroes try to stop E.V.I.L. as well as help the cast rescue two of their number, being held captive by the villains. Can they succeed, and teach cast member Mikey Simon what it means to be a hero? Find out in this exciting clash of cultures in "Like Mikey."