Cannonball Run 5: Overdrive

by BKelly95

Seven continents, fortytwo teams, two hundred and fifty million dollars in prize money, and one serious threat. This can only mean one thing: the Cannonball Run is back.

13. Fight For Your Right

Cannonball Run 5: Overdrive

Chapter Thirteen: Fight For Your Right

A helicopter flew over the Vermont countryside. On board were Mr. X, Big Schwag, Frankie, and LL Cool J.

"Why are we going to the fortress?" asked Frankie.

"Because there's a battle brewing and I want to get my informant out safely." said Mr. X.

"And I'm coming along to offer some kind of support for the racers." said Cool J.

"And we're going along to provide color commentary." said Schwag.

"I see your points." said Frankie.

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George ran outside with Stanley and Marcus. The Cannonballers started pouring into the fortress and jumping out of their cars.

"Alright, guys." said Mike Nelson. "It's time for action. Or should I say 'Snaction'?"

Jesse and Chester clibmed out of the Stadt. Rex squeezed out of the back with a Rubik's Cube. "Hey, guys." he said. "I found this in the back. Know anything about it?"

"No." said Chester. "This looks familiar though."

Tommy and Max jumped out of the Veloci with a full arsenal on their persons. "Welcome to the land of freedom, bitches!" yelled Tommy.

"I see you like Jack Howitzer movies." said Max.

"Hidey-ho, it's Weasel Stomping Day!" cheered George.

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The Modo Prego raced into the compound alongside an old Cadillac hearse that had been converted into a patrol vehicle for hunting ghosts. The Ghostbusters simply called it the Ecto-1.

The Ghostbusters, along with Slimer, climbed out of the two vehicles. Egon dropped a ghost trap and said "Time to earn your keep!" He then stepped on the release switch and five freakish looking ghosts popped out.

"Good God, I hope I don't end up looking like that." said John.

"Okay, guys!" said Ray. "This is it. This is the moment you've been preparing for. A very nasty man is using these troops to bring about the demise of the Cannonballers. It's up to you to help us tell him to put a sock in it. Are you ready to rumble?"

"Yeah!" yelled the ghosts.

"Alright! Let's look alive out there!" said Louis. "Uh, so to speak, that is."

"Go!" squealed Slimer as he led the ghost army into action.

Peter turned around to look at the ghosts' charge and was shocked to see Slimer heading right towards him. "Slimer, no!" he yelled.

No luck. Slimer smacked into him, covering him in ectoplasmic slime.

"Ah, he got me again!" he yelled.

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The helicopter flew over the fortress and the passengers got their first look at the brawl taking place.

"I hope you guys brought your A-game." said Cool J. "Because it looks like an all-timer out there."

"Okay, Cannonball fans. The Big Schwag here to report on the fight at Jimmy DeMarco's fortress."

"And I am Frankie Whiteside also here to comment on the fight going on. The Cannonballers seem to be really getting into this battle."

"Right you are, Frankie." said Schwag. "I think we can count on one hell of a match up right now."

"I'll say." said Frankie. "I seriously doubt anyone's going to escape injury in this one."

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Outside the perimeter, Buckaroo waited in the SLF450X with Perfect Tommy, Sydney, and Chloe.

"Are you guys ready?" asked Buckaroo.

"I am." said Chloe.

"Same here." said Sydney.

"Let's do it." said Perfect Tommy.

"Just making sure." said Buckaroo. He fired up the vehicle's jet engines and got the vehicle rolling.

He managed to get the vehicle up to fifty miles per hour before engaging the Hyperthruster which sent it up to almost two hundred within seconds. After five seconds, he switched on the Ecto Booster which sent the vehicle to four hundred. The SLF450X was almost upon the rock wall when Buckaroo activated the Overthruster. Three laser beams shone from the front of the car and focused on the wall.

Chloe took a deep breath. Perfect Tommy closed his eyes. Sydney gritted his teeth.

The SLF450X impacted the rock wall and passed right through it. Perfect Tommy opened his eyes and said "Whoa."

He saw a dark void filled with lightning arcs all over the place. Humanoid figures drifted around and tumbled past the vehicle. A small orb passed by their windows.

Within seconds of entering the Eighth Dimension, the SLF450X exited into the basement of DeMarco's fortress. Buckaroo immediately got on the brakes and managed to stop within the basement. The doors opened and the crew climbed out.

"So, how was your first ride through the Eighth Dimension?" asked Sydney.

"Everything else pales by comparison now." said Chloe.

"Chloe, is this the computer you're looking for?" asked Buckaroo.

"Yeah, that looks like it will work." said Chloe.

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Nash gathered together with several other invaders.

"Alright, here's how it goes." he said. "Joe, Danny, Walker and I will go in the front door with Mike Nelson's and Sam Malone's teams. While we're getting DeMarco's attention with a frontal assault, Ethan and Snake, the MIBs, the Muppets and those worm guys will sneak in through the ventilation system. Ready? Go!"

Snake ripped a grate off of the ventilation duct and crawled in first. Ethan was right behind him, followed by the Muppets, MIBs, and worms.

Everett watched from one of the guard towers through a pair of binoculars. "A little bit of subterranean subterfuge, huh?" he said. "We'll see if you can continue your little insertion."

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"What's first on our agenda?" asked Sonic.

"First, we gotta take out those guard towers." said Knuckles.

"I'll take out that one." said Tails as he started spinning his tails like a helicopter rotor blade and took off.

"I got this one." said Knuckles as he punched the tower next to him, then started climbing it.

"Which one are you taking, Sonic?" asked Tails.

"That one." said Sonic as he pointed to another tower near the north wall.

"How are you going to get up there?" asked Knuckles.

"Watch me." said Sonic. He wound up his legs and took off running.

He ran towards the wall, then ran onto the side of it. When the wall turned, he continued onto the new angle. As he ran along the wall, he ran closer to the top.

He reached the back wall and ran onto that as well.

He then ran onto the north wall and finally reached the top. He jumped from the wall to the tower. The guard wasn't able to stop him in time and was knocked out.

Knuckles and Tails also managed to subdue their opponents. "What took you so long?" asked Sonic.

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Yuri's army rolled up to face the junkyard army.

"Well, Mr. James." said Yuri. "You seem to have made an imposing little fighting force. But does it stand up to a powerful army like mine?"

"We'll just see." said Jesse. "Go for it, other Jesse."

Dominic's Jesse drove the Fireball into battle. Yuri sent one of his Gatling Tanks to meet it.

"Let's see what he can do first." said Yuri.

"Understood, sir." said the Gatling Tank's driver.

"Alright, we get to draw first blood." said Jesse. "Dex, let him have it."

Dex pulled the trigger on the roof-mounted flamethrower. It spit out a big ball of flame which quickly dissipated. The flamethrower then let out a small flame.

"Uh oh." said Dex.

Yuri's army laughed while Dominic and Memphis bowed their heads in disgust.

"Make them suffer." said Yuri.

"Guys, get this thing working." said Jesse. "They're going to kill us!"

Dex pounded on the side of the flamethrower. Wildcat jumped into the backseat to check the thing on their end. Jesse tried the activation switch again, then looked up. The Gatling Tank's barrels were slowly aiming right at him.

"I don't want to see this." said Dominic.

"Hurry! Hurry!" yelled Jesse.

"Come on!" yelled Dex.

"I'm trying!" yelled Wildcat. "Oh, here's the problem." He picked up a section of hose tied in a granny knot. "There's a kink in the hose."

He untangled the fuel line and the flamethrower shot a gout of flame at the tank. The tank's crew quickly abandoned it, stunning Yuri.

"Whoa!" yelled Dex.

"Ho oh! Ho oh!" laughed Jesse.

"Forward!" yelled Memphis.

"Time to act." said Yuri. He put his fingers to his head and started to meditate.

In the Shag, Splinter was also meditating. "I sense our adversary is attempting to use his powers of mind control." he said. "He is a very powerful opponent and I am not sure if I can defeat him."

"You can do it, master." said Leonardo. "The four of us have managed to keep his forces at bay this far and you're the one who trained us."

"Come on, master." said Raphael. "Give him a big, old mental sucker punch for us."

"I never said I wouldn't try." said Splinter.

"No problemo, Master Splinter." said Michaelangelo. "I'll concentrate on the driving while you concentrate on the minding."

In the Floating Disk...

"Is something wrong, sir?" asked an Initiate.

"There appears to be something preventing me from controlling the Cannonballers." said Yuri. "Oh well, he'll fall to my intellect soon."

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George and Stanley greeted Kuni as he entered. Marcus, Regis, Chun Li, Blanka, Rex, MacGyver, James Bond, Jaws, Jarod, and Johnny Five were with him.

"What are you guys doing here?" asked George.

"We're saving your collective hide." said Marcus.

"We're seeking to create as much chaos as we can to distract DeMarco's troops away from the main force." said MacGyver.

"Shall we?" asked James.

"I've got a mission of my own." said Stanley.

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In the dungeon...

"Sounds like something's going on out there." said Richard.

"Great, and we're stuck in here." said Larry.

The door opened and the guard went to check it out. A second later, there was a sound of cast iron on skull and the guard went tumbling down the stairs unconcious.

"Heh heh." laughed Beavis.

"Huh huh." laughed Butthead.

The Iron Chefs stepped down the stairs with Kaga right behind them. Chen was holding a skillet with a small dent in it.

"(You were right, Kobe.)" said Chen. "(They are here.)"

"(Good, let's set them free.)" said Kobe.

"Arigato, guys." said Larry as Chen started to unlock his chains.

"Nice work." said Richard as Kobe started to unlock him.

"We'll have you out of here in a few seconds." said Kaga.

"Let us take care of Bernie." said Richard.

"Yeah, he's our boss." said Larry.

"(I can't belive you knocked him out with your skillet.)" said Kobe. "(You should have more respect for the tools of your trade.)"

"(Who are you? Morimoto?)" asked Chen.

"Let's go, Beavis." said Butthead.

"Um, okay." said Beavis.

They ran out of the dungeon, but took a wrong turn into the drug lab while Ethan and Snake snuck into the air vent nearby.

"Cool, they've got a chemistry lab." said Butthead.

"Let's set something on...um...um...never mind." said Beavis.

Larry ran to the door. "Come on, you guys!" he said. "We have to get out of here!"

"I'm there." said Butthead.

"I'll take this guy's M&Ms. Heh heh." said Beavis. He grabbed the caffeine pills and swallowed them. He stood still for a few seconds, hyperventilating. Then, he started looking about rapidly and pulled up his t-shirt to frame his face.

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"Wow, this is a battle royale of epic proportions!" said Frankie.

"Yeah, but not for Malcolm and his brothers." said Schwag.

One of DeMarco's construction workers had tackled Francis to the ground and was pounding on him while another had grabbed Malcolm and was throwing him into the window of the Fripon X. Reese was sitting in the front passenger seat reading a comic book.

"Reese!" yelled Malcolm. "Help us! Help us!"

"Not now." said Reese. "I'm in the middle of this thing."

The construction worker pulled Malcolm away from the window, then threw him into it again. This shook the whole car and caused a can of soda to spill onto Reese's comic book.

"Hey!" he yelled. "Okay, that's it."

The worker then threw Malcolm against the wall. While he was holding him there, a hand with an extended index finger approached his head. Suddenly, the finger was stuck in the worker's ear and started wriggling around. He dropped Malcolm and turned to face his attacker. It was Reese.

Malcolm turned to the camera and said "Oh man. Reese is going ballistic."

Reese grabbed the man's fist and tried twisting it. The man started to wrestle it away from him and eventually angled it upwards. Reese then released the fist and sent it flying towards the man's own face. The man knocked himself onto the ground.

Reese then went to the worker who had Francis on the ground and gave him a wedgie. He then pulled him off his brother and rammed him head first into the wall.

Reese then pulled Francis back to his feet and said "Now, let's get those guys."

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Nash and his crew burst into the main lobby of the main building.

"Okay, guys." said Nash. "We're after a very nasty individual here. Better take caution."

The Cheers and Satellite of Love teams followed them. "Alright, let's get these guys!" said Sam.

"Hikeba!" said Mike.

Several guards made their way to the lobby to intercept them.

"Interception!" yelled Danny as he pounced on one of the guards.

"Guard against this!" said Joel Robinson. He swung his Candy Chuks at the next guard. Unfortunately, they broke against his head.

Mike started spinning his grappling hook, then threw it. The licorice rope broke in mid-flight.

"I guess martial arts weapons made from candy aren't all that practical." said Joel.

Mike noticed Crow fighting next to him. "Can I borrow this? Thanks!" said Mike as he pulled off Crow's arm.

"Hey!" yelled Crow.

Mike used Crow's arm like a nunchaku.

Norm sat in a recliner in the middle of the chaos and enjoyed a beer.

Walker engaged one of the guards. He managed to block two punches before returning one of his own. Another guard tried to jump him from behind and received a kick in the stomach for his efforts.

Sam dodged a punch and brushed against DeMarco's sphere sculpture. He knocked one of the spheres off.

Sam picked up the sphere and said "Looks like I'm going to have to walk a few of these guys."

He took a pitching stance and threw the sphere at a guard who was fighting with Joe. The guard was knocked down.

"Thanks, man." said Joe.

Sam threw another sphere and knocked down a guard who was fighting with Woody.

"Nice one, Sammy!" said Woody.

Sam threw another. This one knocked off Tom's dome.

"Dammit, Sammy!" yelled Tom.

"Sorry." said Sam.

Nash ran into the fray and decked one of the guards with a punch to the nose. He then shook off the resulting injury.

"Okay, let's go!" he yelled.

The group ran to the hallway leading to the stairs. Cliff was the first to reach it and quickly ran away from it.

"There's some guy in there standing guard." he said. "Watch yourself. He had on a uniform. Real ugly sucker, too."

"I got him." said Sam.

He gripped another sphere and snuck over to the hallway. He then quickly turned into it and threw the sphere. He quickly heard glass breaking.

Sam walked over to Cliff and said "Cliffy, that was a mirror."

Joe looked Cliff up and down. "You're right." he said. "He is an ugly sucker."

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"Okay, I've hacked into DeMarco's computer." said Chloe. "Right now, he's having a few problems due to my handiwork."

"Can you find the cutoffs for the doomsday device?" asked Buckaroo.

"I'm working on it." said Chloe. "Although, DeMarco's having a little more trouble stopping us since I've uploaded something into his computer."

"A virus?" asked Buckaroo.

"No, something better." said Chloe, giving a rare smile.

In the operations center for his security system, DeMarco walked in with Joe and Max. "What's going on?" he asked.

"The guards are not responding to the threat." said the security chief. "They appear to be violently ill or something."

He showed them a camera shot from the cafeteria. Most of the guards were laying around looking very nauseous. One was hunched over vomiting.

"Reminds me of the last heavy metal concert I went to." said Max.

"And that's not all." said the chief.

"Someone's in the computer system." said the computer tech. "I can't activate anything, even the self-destruct system."

"That might be going too far right now." said DeMarco. "Can't you at least shut some of the gates?"

"No, when I try, this happens." said the tech. He then hit a few buttons and on his monitor appeared the kid who was acting out the lightsaber duel from "Star Wars".

"This kid's got moves." said Joe.

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The Knight raced through the battlezone, dodging explosive rounds. "Looks like these guys are trying to send us to meet our makers." said Michael.

"Michael, what are you talking about?" asked KITT. "I'm very well acquainted with Bonnie. I met her years ago."

"Uh, a figure of speech." said Michael.

B.A. stayed with him in the Mercenary. "We got some more of those guys coming up!" he said.

"Yeah!" said Murdock. "You want war? I take you to war!"

DeVille steered the Pumpkin towards a Chaos Drone with Ben backing him up.

"I think we got this one all set!" said DeVille.

"Let's go for it." said Ben.

The two vehicles engaged the Chaos Drone and unleashed their weapons upon it. However, neither of them saw the Lasher tank before it joined the fight.

"Whoa, retreat!" said Ben.

He started to drive away, but the Pumpkin was disabled before it could do so.

"This is a bit of a problem, isn't it?" said the Sphinx.

"Lifter, on!"

A series of yellow energy rings surrounded the Lasher and lifted it into the air. It was then carried until it was above the Chaos Drone, then dropped. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.

The Rattail pulled alongside the disabled Pumpkin and Matt asked "Are you alright?"

"We are, thanks to you." said DeVille.

B.A. pulled alongside. "Hop in, guys." he said.

DeVille and the Sphinx jumped into the Mercenary and they continued the fight.

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George and his group made it to the second floor. In the hall, they encountered a large number of guards.

"Random encounter." said Regis. "Time to build experience points."

The Cannonballers sprung into action. Jarod dove over the closest table and slid into one of the guards. The guard then picked up a shelf and swung it at Jarod. It was blocked.

"Boards do not hit back." said Jarod. He then grabbed the board and shoved it into the guard's forehead. "Except for now." said Jarod.

Blanka jumped towards another guard and threw his feet into his chest. He followed with an overhead strike and a head butt.

"Yeah, go get him, beastie boy!" cheered Marcus.

"Tear him apart!" cheered Regis.

"Bury him deep!" cheered Marcus.

"Finish him!" cheered Regis.

Blanka then jumped on the guy and started biting him on the forehead.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" yelled Marcus.

"He's biting the guy!" yelled Regis.

"That's barbaric!" yelled Marcus.

"Where are your morals?" yelled Regis.

Another guard wrestled George onto the table.

"Hey, loser!" said Kuni.

The guard looked up at him to see him standing in front of a large window taking a defensive stance. Kuni made a daring gesture. The guard charged him. At the last second, Kuni stepped aside and let the guard run through the window. He fell into the trees below.

Kuni stepped up to the window and yelled "Stupid!"

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Tanya unleashed some fighting moves on one of the workers. He was quickly rendered unconcious.

"Nice work, lady." said Peter.

"Lady?" asked Tanya. "Are you talking to me?"

"This is not good." said Egon as he walked through while checking his PKE Meter.

"What's up?" asked Winston.

"Several of the ghosts in our army just took off south." said Egon.

"Ah great." said Louis.

"Just one remains." said Egon. "Not surprising considering who it is."

In the guard tower, Everett continued to watch the action through his binoculars.

"Ooh, check out that nice babe." he said. "She can take me down anytime."

Behind him, Slimer came up through the floor and found Everett's lunch. He floated over and helped himself to a sandwich.

"Ooh! You did that on purpose! Naughty, naughty!" said Everett.

Slimer continued to eat Everett's sandwich. That's when Everett turned around and saw him.

"Hey!" yelled Everett. "Put that down, you little subversive!"

Slimer looked up at him and quickly left the tower.

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Richard and Larry carried Bernie out of the dungeon and got their first look at the massive fight taking place.

"Holy crap." said Richard.

"Now, this is a..." said Larry before he was tackled by one of DeMarco's guards. He jumped back up and started punching the guard.

A second guard tried to attack Richard. Richard threw a kick at the guy while trying to keep Bernie on his feet.

Larry forced his guard up against the wall and punched him in the stomach. The guard crumpled to the ground.

Richard's guard dodged his next kick and took him down with a right cross. Somehow, Richard threw Bernie into a spin which caused Bernie's left arm to swing up and strike the guard in the back of the head. The guard was knocked unconcious.

Richard got back up and Larry helped him pick Bernie back up. "Bernie fights well for a dead guy." said Richard.

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Solid Snake and Ethan snuck through the ceiling of the fortress. They came upon a room beneath them which Snake scanned with his thermal goggles.

"Anyone there?" asked Ethan.

"One guard." said Snake. "However, he's preoccupied with the coffee machine. I've got him."

The guard selected his coffee as Snake lowered himself behind him quietly. Snake touched the floor as the guard picked up his coffee.

The guard looked at his cup which had a card game on it. "Four of a kind." he said. "Johnny Sasaki, today's your lucky day."

He turned around and came face-to-face with Snake. Snake immediately punched him out.

Ethan dropped down. "That was fast." he said.

"Kept you waiting, huh?" said Snake.

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Team Rocket made their way into a storeroom. There, they encountered Darden, Korpi, and Johnny.

"Well, if it isn't Team Firecracker." said Korpi.

"That's Team Rocket." said Jessie. "And for the record, you're history."

"Yeah?" said Darden. "How are you going to take us?"

"With this!" said Annie. She took out her Pokeball and tossed it. Charizard popped out.

Charizard blew fire at Darden and Korpi. Korpi just grabbed a fire extinguisher and fired it at Charizard full blast. The little dragon staggered away coughing.

"Well then, try this!" said Oakley as she threw her Pokeball. Magnezone popped out and projected a magnetic beam. Darden just tossed a metal pot at it and watched as the magnetic beam pulled it right into Magnezone's head.

"As I see, I have to do everything around here." said Jessie. She threw her Pokeball and Gengar popped out.

Gengar moved towards Johnny. Johnny picked up a flashlight and shone it on Gengar. The ghostly Pokemon moved back to Jessie and knocked her down.

"Nice to see Team Rocket's working at its usual aptitude." said Johnny.

"We're going to be working even higher now." said James. He took out his Pokeball and tossed it. He was quite surprised when Metapod popped out. "What? That was supposed to be Butterfree!" he said.

Korpi picked up Jessie and dragged her to the doorway. "You finish them off." said Darden.

"No problem." said Johnny.

James picked up the Metapod and watched Johnny come towards them.

"Some help you were!" he said, then tossed Metapod over his shoulder. It hit a large pipe and knocked it over.

The pipe fell onto a board which was resting on top of a piece of wood and catapulted a coconut into the air. The coconut deflected off of a wall light and hit a shelving unit, knocking it over.

"Oh shit." said Johnny as the shelving unit fell over on top of him. "Ah, that hurt!" he yelled.

"What just happened?" asked Annie.

"I think we just did something right." said Oakley.

"I'm scared." said Meowth.

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Dylan, Alex, and Natalie performed some martial arts maneuvers on several workers.

"Wow, looks like those workers are getting some divine retribution from the Angels." said Frankie.

"I like your choice of words, Frankie." said Schwag. "Couldn't have said it better myself."

Wayne threw himself into the battle and fought back against the workers. Garth made his attempt as well, but failed to hold his own against his opponents.

"Okay, I see how this goes." said Garth. He walked back to the car and pulled something out of the backseat. It turned out to be a belt with a stungun built in.

"Hey, you guys!" he yelled.

Another worker ran up to him and tried to grab him, but was shot back by the electrical jolt from the belt.

"Oh!" said Schwag. "Now, that was a SHOCKing development!"

"Yeah, Garth is leading a reVOLT against bad guys!" said Frankie.

"That worker really got a CHARGE out of that!" said Schwag.

"After that, he'll have to CONDUCT a cleanup!" said Frankie.

"I think I saw a few SPARKS of discontent in that!" said Schwag.

"It now seems that Garth's opponent is GROUNDED!" said Frankie.

"Okay, that oughta do it." said Schwag.

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Buckaroo, Perfect Tommy, and Sydney snuck through the halls.

"They're called sticky shockers." explained Perfect Tommy. "They emit a low level electical charge that stuns a human target."

"And why are we carrying them?" asked Sydney.

"Because we promised Brock no fatalities if we could help it." said Buckaroo.

They came to an intersection of halls and found a pair of guards approaching from either side. Buckaroo quickly fired a sticky shocker at the first. He fell like a rock.

A guard coming the other way ran into action. Perfect Tommy dropped him with a shocker.

The other guard coming from the first hall took aim. Sydney spun his gun in his hand and tagged him with a shocker.

The last guard started to move into action. He suddenly smiled and collapsed before Buckaroo and his teammates could do anything. When he fell, he revealed a dark-haired man behind him with a gun aimed at his back.

The man dropped his gun and asked "Are you Buckaroo Banzai?"

"I take it you're Chloe's friend." said Buckaroo.

"Tony Almeida." said the man. "Let's keep going."

"Right." said Buckaroo.

They marched down the hall.

"I was working on an undercover case when I was told about the kidnap." said Tony. "Luckily, I was able to get myself transferred to the fortress to aid in the rescue."

"So, what are you using to take these guys out non-lethally?" asked Sydney.

"Tranquilizer darts." said Tony. "And you guys?"

"Sticky shockers." said Perfect Tommy.

The men came upon a door and aimed their guns at it. "One...two...three." said Buckaroo just before he kicked it in.

Everybody looked into the doorway surprised. Beavis walked through mumbling incoherantly. He stopped, looked at Tony, and asked "What? Are you threatening me?"

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The Rigg and the Omega chased down another of Yuri's Gatling Tanks.

"Not bad driving for psychics!" yelled Spike.

"Oy, but look up ahead!" yelled Jetto.

The Gatling Tank crashed into an overturned Magnetron and flipped over.

Yuri watched the destruction from his Floating Disk.

"Sir, our guys are getting toasted out there." said his second-in-command. "What should we do?"

"Prepare the laser cannon." said Yuri.

"The laser cannon?" asked the second-in-command. "Well, if you say so."

The various troops on board the Floating Disk prepared the laser cannon for firing.

"Any choices for a first target?" asked the gunner.

"You choose." said Yuri.

"Ready to fire, sir." said the gunner.

He aimed for the Brahma and reached for the fire button. Suddenly, the control panel shorted out and started casting off sparks.

"What the..." said the gunner.

Just then, Sky Captain flew past him and laughed.

"Alright!" yelled Dex as he threw his fist into the air.

"Where have you been?" asked Dominic into his radio.

"Had a little engine trouble in Antarctica." said Sky Captain. "I finally managed to get it fixed and I'm back in action. Does that thing have anti-air capabilities?"

"Doubt it." said Memphis.

"Then, we have a fighting chance." said Sky Captain.

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In the middle of the chaos, Linda, Mia, Nichole, and Kim saw what was happening and got together. That's when Jesse and Chester saw them.

"Well, look who's back." said Jesse.

"I see you haven't abandoned your crew either." said Kim.

"Wait, what's that?" asked Nichole as she pointed to the Rubik's Cube.

"It's the Continuum Transfunctioner." said Linda.

"Oh, that's where I know this from." said Chester.

"Let's show them what a big girl can do." said Mia.

"Oh, they're going to combine and form Voltron!" said Jesse.

"Wait, we can't combine without Mitzi!" said Linda.

"Haha!" yelled Chester. "She's got the keys to the transformation and she won't help you!"

Mitzi walked over and said "You're damn right I'm not helping you. You think I'm happy with the fact that I got fired?"

"We'll fight you and your friends." said Kim.

Suddenly, Nichole heard a loud engine roar. She looked over and saw Christine.

"No." she said. "Not again. You almost killed me last time. Stay away."

Christine approached her.

"Stay back." said Nichole. "Stay away!"

She quickly ran for "The Pit". Max and Tommy watched them.

"Wasn't that the car that's been attacking everyone?" asked Max.

"Looks like it to me." said Tommy. "Let's take it down."

He deactivated the Veloci's cloaking device and they climbed out of the car.

Nichole ran into "The Pit". Inside was a massive factory-like facility.

As Nichole ran up a ramp, Christine plowed through the doors and tried to follow her. Max and Tommy were right behind them.

"What is this place?" asked Tommy.

"It's a metal recycling plant." said Max.

"Why does DeMarco have one?" asked Tommy.

"So he can torture his victims." said Max.

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In his tower, Everett unwrapped several Twinkies and set them on the floor.

"Come out, come out." he said. "Everybody knows ectoplasmic freaks of nature love processed pastry."

Just then, an alarm went off in the tower. Everett ran to the side and looked down. Tanya and Joanna were duking it out with several workers.

"Looks like I have to get my next piece of equipment ready." said Everett as he turned to his equipment bag.

He saw Slimer eating a hero sandwich that was in his bag. Slimer looked up at him and dropped the sandwich.

"Hey, get back here!" yelled Everett.

Slimer floated away. Everett reached into the bag and pulled out a tear gas canister.

"Where are you, you little subversive?" yelled Everett. He pulled out the pin and looked around.

Slimer suddenly popped up through the floor. Everett jumped back and tripped over his bag, dropping the canister. It started spraying orange mist all over.

Everett started to scream. "I knew it was a mistake to fill that canister with pepper spray!" he yelled.

Slimer just floated over and took the sandwich.

XXXXXXXXXX

In Tanner's room, he looked out the window at the fight taking place. Then, he heard voices.

"According to Chloe, the room granting roof access is right here." said Super Dave.

"Okay, let's go in and..." said Michael Bluth as he entered with Super Dave, Fuji, and Gob.

"Told you the room was occupied." said Fuji.

"What do you want?" asked Tanner.

"We're just trying to prevent this fortress from blowing up and taking you with it." said Michael.

"Well, DeMarco's plans are to blow up this fortress and take me with it," said Tanner "and I can't allow you to meddle with those plans."

"Yeah, well, I got something to say about that." said Gob. "Huzzah!" he called as he quickly whipped his hand in an arc and threw a fireball.

Tanner jumped back when the fireball was thrown and tripped over a chair. As he fell, he grabbed at his poster and ripped off the corner, taking the "Beer" and "Cule" with it. He then hit his head on the floor.

"Oh no, you killed him." said Super Dave.

Fuji walked over and checked Tanner out. "No, he's just unconcious." he said.

"That's a relief." said Michael. "Let's keep moving."

"Just a second, Mikey." said Gob. He reached into his pocket and took out a pill. He then popped it into Tanner's mouth.

"Gob, you brought your forget-me-nows?" yelled Michael.

"Those look illegal!" said Super Dave.

"But they're necessary." said Gob. "This way, he won't remember someone was here."

"Good thinking, Gob." said Michael. "He probably won't notice the massive FIGHT taking place outside."

During their discussion, Fuji had gone to the window. "Guys, the access ladder to the roof is right outside this window." he said. "It goes up a few more floors."

"What about down?" asked Super Dave.

Fuji looked down and said "Ooh."

"Gravity? Explosion?" asked Super Dave as he weighed his options. "I'll take my chances with the ladder."

XXXXXXXXXX

In the lounge, Paul and Feliz continued their poker game.

"Think we should go out there and help them?" asked Paul.

"Know what?" asked Feliz. "Let's not." He then threw down his cards and said "Flush!"

"Full house." said Paul as he laid his out. They then looked at each other in confusion. "Does a flush beat a full house?" asked Paul.

Just then, Buffy, Xander, Willow, Mario, and Luigi burst in.

"In our business, a flush always beats a full house." said Mario.

"What are these guys doing here?" asked Feliz.

"I don't know, but they're leaving." said a guard who then rushed the Cannonballers.

Buffy intercepted the guard and sent him stumbling into the jukebox. The jukebox sprung to life. Paul and Feliz got up and joined the guards.

I was angry when I met you.
I think I'm angry still.
We can try to talk it over.
If you say you'll help me out.

One of the guards rushed Mario. Mario responded by jumping on a table and kicking it towards the guard.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
No need to fight.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
It'll be alright.

Xander and Willow were surrounded by two other guards. One attacked Xander and got an elbow in his jaw. Xander then grabbed him, yelled "Duck!", and threw him into the other guard as Willow ducked.

This is the noise that keeps me awake.
My head explodes and my body aches.

Luigi took on Paul next. He picked up a chair and drop-kicked it towards him, knocking him down.

Push it!
Make the beats go harder.
Push it!
Make the beats go harder.

Buffy was set upon by three more guards. She took down one with a spin kick, the second with a backhand to the face, and the third with a punch to the solar plexus.

I'm sorry that I hurt you.
Please don't ask me why.
I want to see you happy.
I want to see you shine.

Two more guards ran towards Mario. He jumped up and landed on their heads.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
Don't be uptight.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
We'll stay up all night.

Xander punched out three more guards before Willow cheered him on. He took a victory pose only to be tackled by three more guards.

This is the noise that keeps me awake.
My head explodes and my body aches.

Luigi jumped up onto a chair and watched another guard approach him. He then picked up the chair and threw it at the guard.

Push it!
Make the beats go harder.
Push it!
Make the beats go harder.

Buffy struck one of the guards who tackled Xander in the chest, then rolled over his back to deliver a pair of kicks to his partner.

Come on, push it, you can do it.
Come on, prove it, nothing to it.
Come on, use it, let's get through it.
Come on, push it, you can do it.

Mario joined in and successfully knocked out the third guard by jumping on his head.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
Don't be uptight.

Don't worry, baby.
(Don't worry, baby)
We'll stay up all night.

"Is that all of them?" asked Buffy.

"I don't think so." said Luigi.

This is the noise that keeps me awake.
My head explodes and my body aches.

Feliz then jumped up onto the table while holding a pool cue and screamed.

Push it!
Make the beats go harder.
Push it!
Make the beats go harder.

He jumped into action and swung his pool cue like a quarter staff. Buffy and Mario dodged him.

Don't worry, baby.
We'll be alright.
Don't worry, baby.
We'll be alright.

Feliz swung the cue at Mario and Buffy struck and broke it. Feliz just dropped it afterwards.

Push it!
Push it!
Push it!
Push it!
Push it!

-"Push It" by Garbage.

Willow raised her hands and said "Si elom eht ohw uoy gnillet ton m'i!" A fireball was shot from them and knocked Feliz across the room.

"Good one, Will!" said Xander. They high-fived, then Willow high-fived Buffy.

XXXXXXXXXX

Nichole ran through "The Pit" with Christine right behind her. She tried climbing a ladder. Christine rammed the ladder and she fell off and landed on the hood.

"Look, it's over." said Nichole. "Find someone else to form an unholy bond with."

Suddenly, a shot rang out and Christine's rear window shattered. Tommy lowered his sniper rifle and said "Want to release the girl, or do I have to get rough?"

Christine quickly backed up and turned to face the two of them. Nichole used the distraction to make her getaway.

"Ever take out one of these before?" asked Tommy as he took out an M4.

"First time for everything." said Max as he brandished his dual Ingrams.

Christine charged at them. Tommy started firing on her while running out of her way. Max dove out of the way while doing his bullet-time trick.

Christine did a spinout, then raced towards Tommy. He jumped onto the hood, then jumped onto the platform.

Max took aim with his Ingrams and let the bullets fly into Christine's fender.

Christine then did a quick turn and raced towards Tommy again. He jumped onto her hood again, but she crashed into a wall before he could jump off. He was thrown into it and landed on the hood again. She backed up and crashed into the wall again. Once again, Tommy was thrown into it.

Christine backed up again and Tommy was thrown to the floor. She then drove off in search of Nichole.

Max ran over to Tommy who was trying to get back on his feet.

"Are you alright?" asked Max.

"There isn't an inch of my body that doesn't hurt right now." groaned Tommy.

"How do you keep from crying?" asked Max.

"I'll cry when I'm done killin'." said Tommy ominously. "Go, take out that four-wheeled disgrace to American iron."

Max ran off and climbed the ladder while Tommy struggled to stand.

XXXXXXXXXX

On the battlefield, Hsu steered the Pinata around several of Yuri's troops. Chan aimed the vehicle's guns at the Magnetron following them.

"Can you try to avoid getting us hit?" asked Chan.

"Watch how I rock." said Hsu.

He swerved around several shots, then pulled a spinout. He and Chan fired their weapons at the Magnetron and disabled it.

"Yeah! Car power!" cheered Chan.

"Hey, that's not bad!" said Hsu. "Maybe we can use it in our game."

"I think we've got our catchphrase." said Chan.

Artemis, Butler, and J.D. watched from the sidelines.

"Okay, folks." said Artemis. "In order to turn the tide of battle in our favor, we are going to need to take over one of those Lasher tanks."

"And how do we do that?" asked J.D.

"By cutting off their ventilation." said Artemis. "When they get out to repair it, we jump them."

"Sounds good." said Butler.

"Here comes a tank." said J.D.

A Lasher tank drove by and the three jumped onto it. Artemis jammed a rock into the ventilation port.

In the S.T.V, Bernard looked through a periscope at the tank. "It looks like Artemis and his team are trying to take over a tank." he said.

"Ooh!" said Max. "Think we should join up and maybe kick some soldier butt?"

"Can't think of a reason not to." said Sam.

He steered towards the tank. Meanwhile, the tank's crew had opened the hatches and started to climb out. Butler stood over one and ended up wrestling him out of the tank. Another crew member climbed out and tried to assist his teammate, only to be pounced on by Artemis.

"Stand your ground, guys." said J.D. as he put a third into a headlock.

The S.T.V. pulled alongside and another crew member climbed on top for an attack. He didn't realize that Max was waiting for him.

As the last tank crew member was attacked by Max, Butler managed to get another in a hold. Another walked over and said "Need help?" Butler pulled back for a punch and struck the man with his elbow, knocking him off the tank.

Bernard watched the fight between Max and another tank crew member through the periscope. Max chewed on the man's head and wrestled him into the periscope face-first.

Bernard turned to Sam and said "Yuri's soldiers fight like ground sloths."

While trying to wrestle free of Max, the tank crew member kicked the periscope and spun it around. Inside the S.T.V, the periscope spun around and the handle struck Bernard in the back of the head.

J.D. managed to knock another crew member off the tank. The one fighting with Butler managed to knock him away.

"Say your prayers." said the crew member. Suddenly, the one fighting with Max was knocked off the S.T.V. and landed on his teammate. They both fell off the tank.

"Thanks, little rabbity thing." said Artemis as he and his team climbed into the tank.

Max jumped back into the S.T.V. "Hey, Sam." he said. "When this battle's over, can I have that tank for a souvenier?"

"You crack me up, little buddy." said Sam.

Butler jumped into the tank's driver's seat. "Okay, we have a tank." he said. "What are we going to do with it?"

J.D. smirked and rolled his eyes.

(cue daydream)

J.D. raced around a parking lot in the tank. He guided it down a flight of stairs.

He did several doughnuts in a field. He ran over the janitor's van while the janitor watched in horror.

He then launched the tank off of a hill and grinned. He came to a turn and spun it.

(end daydream)

"I think the question is 'what AREN'T we going to do with it?'" he said.

XXXXXXXXXX

George's group made their way into the third floor hall. Another group of guards were waiting.

"What are they doing? Cloning these guys?" asked George.

Johnny Five took on the first guard by picking up a pole and swinging it at him. The guard tried to defend with a pole of his own. They both failed to inflict any damage. Johnny Five finally aimed his laser at the guard's belt and shot it. The guard's pants promptly fell down.

"That never gets old." said Johnny.

Another guard drew his taser and faced off with Jaws. He looked at his opponent, then fired the taser at himself.

"Crooks are getting wise to me." said Jaws.

A third guard took on Rex. Then, Rex took the guy's wrist and bent it back. He then shoved the guard into another guard knocking them both down.

"Yeah, that's Rex Kwon Do for you." said Rex. "A mighty fine way to work your abs and kick some butt."

While the other Cannonballers took out the other guards, George ran up to the last one and pucnhed him in the nose. The guard went down fast.

"Nice move, George." said Kuni.

Next to him, George jumped around in pain. "I forgot to put my thumb on the outside!" he groaned.

XXXXXXXXXX

The security chief and the computer tech continued their work on the system.

"Whoever this is in the system is persistant." said the tech.

"See if you can activate Doom 1." said the chief.

They stopped working when they heard a click behind them.

"Leave the room." said Ethan as he trained a gun on them.

"Now." growled Snake as he aimed a second gun at them.

Two security guards rushed them. Ethan elbowed one in the jaw. Snake shot the other one with a tranquilizer dart.

The guard still standing wrestled Ethan out of the security office and into the hallway. Animal then pounced on the guard who then ran away screaming. So was Animal.

"Let's get 'em!" yelled one of the worms. The worms ran into the office and fired their stun rays at the chief and tech.

The two men ended up crawling out of the office.

"That went smoothly." said Fozzie.

"Chloe, what do we have to do in here?" asked Ethan into his radio.

"Take out that control computer." said Chloe into her radio. "That should remove one system that can control the doomsday device."

"I hope I brought enough." said Snake as he started taking explosives out of his backpack.

Snake, J, and even Kermit started to place explosives on the computer. After Snake activated them, they left.

"Now, find a safe place to hide while the computer is eradicated." said Ethan.

The Cannonballers took shelter in the storage closet across the hall. Gonzo then walked into the hall and said "Hey, guys? I got lost. Did I miss anything?"

"Is that Gonzo?" asked Kermit.

"Guys, are you in here?" asked Gonzo as he walked into the office.

"Gonzo, don't go in there!" yelled Fozzie.

Suddenly, the explosives went off and blew Gonzo across the hall.

The Cannonballers left the closet and looked at Gonzo embedded in the wall.

"I think we got it." said Gonzo.

XXXXXXXXXX

DeMarco ran over to his panic room and feverishly pressed the buttons on the keypad to open the door. He didn't realize that John was watching.

"91251?" asked John. "What is that? Your birthday?"

The door, hidden behind a bookcase, opened. He ran through and closed it behind him. Stanley came running in after him.

"Where is he?" asked Stanley. "Where did he go?"

"I gotta do everything around here." said John. He slipped into the keypad and started working it. Seconds later, the bookcase popped open.

Stanley walked over to it and looked at the opening. He then walked in. Seconds later, Beavis walked into the hallway mumbling to himself.

Stanley snuck through the passageway into the panic room. DeMarco was hiding behind the open door and shut it behind him.

"Well, I see you've found my panic room." he said.

"Oh, that's what this is." said Stanley.

"Looking for this?" asked DeMarco as he held up the Chaos mask.

"Give it back!" said Stanley. "It was entrusted to me!"

"Not a chance." said DeMarco. "I am going to use this to defeat the Cannonballers. I'm going to succeed where Foyt and Luthor failed and finally put you all to shame."

Just then, Beavis kicked open the door and said "I am Cornholio!"

The door hit DeMarco in the back of the hand and sent the Chaos mask flying. Stanley saw that it was flying towards him and reached up to catch it. He caught it, grabbed it with his other hand and quickly pulled it on. He then held out his cape and called "Dah dah DAHHHH!"

"Where did that cape come from?" asked DeMarco.

Chaos made a move towards him. DeMarco ran for a secret escape hatch and snuck through it. Chaos followed.

XXXXXXXXXX

Michael, Super Dave, Gob, and Fuji reached the top of the ladder. They saw a group of guards around the switch for the doomsday device.

"I should've known this wouldn't be easy." said Super Dave.

"Cannonballers?" asked a guard. "What are they doing up here?"

"Get them!" said another guard.

Michael grappled with one of the guards. Gob jumped up onto the railing and hopped over him. He then pounced on another guard, but was carried away like a basket on someone's shoulders.

Super Dave got another guard in a headlock and started punching him in the scalp. Another guard had Fuji by the throat. Fuji was fighting back by punching the guy in the chest.

"Super! Help me!" yelled Fuji.

Super Dave knocked out the guard he was fighting with and ran over to help Fuji. "I'm on my way, Fuje!" he yelled. "Have no..."

He tried to tackle the guard, but Fuji knocked him away and Super Dave ended up jumping off the roof.

"...feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeear!" yelled Super Dave on the way to the ground.

"Sorry, Super!" yelled Fuji.

Gob managed to get free of the guard and wrestled him to the floor. "It's hard to believe there's so many people willing to be blown up by a doomsday device." he said.

"Did he say doomsday device?" asked the guard. He and his partners jumped up and ran for the ladder.

It took a few seconds for the happenings to register with Michael, Gob, and Fuji.

"That was a freebie." said Gob as he cracked his fingers.

XXXXXXXXXX

Ford steered around several of the other vehicles in the battlefield. "This is nuts." he said.

"Relax, you handle that like a pro." said Kid.

"And to think I don't like four-wheeled vehicles." said Ford.

"That's funny coming from a guy named Ford." said Kid.

They rammed into a Magnetron coming the other way. The tank started to drive towards them.

"Back it up." said Kid.

"Where's reverse?" asked Ford as he fiddled with the gearshift.

The engine of the Magnetron exploded and the crew abandoned the vehicle.

"Nice move." said Ford.

"Wasn't me." said Kid.

The Brahma drove by with the guys cheering triumphantly.

"Good one, guys!" said Kid.

"Yo, give that there psychic madman a dang ol' smack upside the head, man." said Boomhauer quickly.

Ford and Kid looked at each other confused.

XXXXXXXXXX

In Tanner's room, Stone Cold, Nemesis, and Rob Zombie entered.

"We're supposed to be backing up Super Dave and the Bluths?" asked Rob.

"Yeah, this is supposed to be the room granting roof access." said Stone Cold.

Just then, the three guards ran down the ladder and jumped through the window. They hurried past the scary trio and out the door.

"I guess they don't need backup after all." said Rob.

A shot rang out and hit the wall behind them. They looked to see Tanner had pulled a gun on them.

"Not another move." said Tanner.

"It's okay." said Stone Cold.

"Just stay right there and...what the hell happened to my poster?" said Tanner.

Stone Cold picked up a chair and threw it at Tanner. He knocked the gun out of his hand.

"Whoever thinks we should do a three-on-one tag team, let me have a 'Hell, yeah!'" said Stone Cold.

"Hell, yeah!" yelled Rob. Nemesis growled.

"Oh no." said Tanner.

XXXXXXXXXX

"I'm tuning into the network used by the crew trying to disarm the doomsday device." said Mr. X. "That way, we can find out how much work they've done so far."

"Okay, let's get co-ordinated here." said Chloe into her Bluetooth. "Are you guys ready to disable the doomsday device?"

"I'm all set." said Michael Bluth.

"Same here." said Buffy.

"Okay, let's knock this this out." said Chloe. "To do that, both levers have to be thrown at once."

"I've got it." said Michael.

"Got it." said Buffy.

"Throw them simultaneously on 'three'." said Chloe. "One...two...three!"

Michael and Buffy threw their levers. Chloe looked at her screen in shock.

"Oh, give me a break!" she yelled.

"That can't be good." said Michael.

"Someone must've reworked the programming!" said Chloe. "You didn't disarm it, you activated it!"

"You've gotta be kidding me!" said Buffy.

"Hey, that's my line!" snapped Big Schwag.

"We've got about five minutes to find the main computer to disable it." said Chloe.

"What do we do now?" asked Frankie.

"Hey, how far can this crate get in five minutes?" asked Cool J.

"Come on." said Chloe as she hacked into the security system. "Who's closest?" George and his group appeared on her monitor. "Thank God." she whispered. She picked up her radio and said "George, we've got an emergency."

XXXXXXXXXX

"Let me go!" yelled Jessie as Korpi and Darden dragged her into the unfinished tower.

"Hey, they're getting away!" yelled Luigi as he and Mario ran out of the lounge.

"I'm going in." said Mario.

Korpi and Darden made their way to the top and set Jessie down next to a stack of barrels.

"That plumber is coming after us." said Korpi.

"We ain't got any weapons!" said Darden.

"Use these!" said Korpi as he grabbed one of the barrels and threw it down the ramp.

"What's that sound?" asked Mario. "It sounds familiar."

The barrel dropped onto the ramp in front of him and started rolling towards him.

"Mama mia!" yelled Mario. He jumped over the barrel. It rolled into an oil drum and set it on fire. "Going old school on this." he said.

"He's still coming!" said Korpi.

"Yeesh, you have to be a gorilla to lift these things!" said Darden as he and Korpi threw another barrel at Mario.

Mario jumped over another barrel, then another. "I need something to protect myself with." he said. He spotted the sledgehammer on the wall and grabbed it.

Another barrel rolled towards Mario. He smashed it with the hammer.

"This isn't working!" said Korpi.

Mario made his way to the top and faced the two. "So, are you going to release the hostage or will I have to get rough?" he asked.

"Let's see you get rough against this!" said Darden. He picked up another barrel and tried to throw it, but couldn't balance and ended up dropping it on Korpi.

"Let's-a go." said Mario as he helped Jessie up.

"Whatever." said Jessie.

XXXXXXXXXX

George and his group ran into another room. "Hurry!" he said. "We have to find that doomsday device and disable it!"

"According to Chloe, it's this way!" yelled Marcus.

"I think I see it!" said Regis.

"Not so fast."

The group stopped to see Foyt behind them.

"It's time you lead-footed miscreants met your fate." she said.

"Isn't nuclear anhiliation a little extreme for moving violations?" asked MacGyver.

"At this point, I'll try anything to stop you." said Foyt. "You'll have to fight your way past me to disarm that bomb."

"Kuni?" asked Bond.

"I am sorry." said Kuni. "I have a strong moral code and I cannot attack a woman."

Everyone looked at him in dismay. Foyt smiled.

"But...she can." said Kuni as he held out his hand to Chun Li.

"Hi ya!" chirped Chun Li as she took a fighting stance and Foyt's smile faded.

"Let's go!" said George.

They ran for the door and Blanka rolled through it quickly.

"I'll watch your backs." said Rex.

MacGyver, Bond, and Jarod ran into the room. They looked at the equipment.

"Can you disable this?" asked Bond.

"I'd better, right?" replied MacGyver.

"Need help?" asked Jarod.

"Are you a computer expert?" asked MacGyver.

"I am today." said Jarod.

Bond quickly knocked off a panel with his elbow. "I found a timer." he said. "Unfortunately, we only have one minute left."

"Best get cracking." said MacGyver.

He and Jarod pulled off another pair of panels and started to fiddle with the cables inside.

Outside, Chun Li fought a somewhat one-sided battle against Foyt.

"Should we get in there?" asked Marcus.

"No way, man!" said a wide-eyed Regis. "No way!"

In the room...

"Put those two together." said MacGyver. "The current reroute should buy us some time."

"Got it." said Bond.

"You got it in hand?" asked MacGyver.

"All under control." said Jarod.

MacGyver looked at the setup. "Okay, we've got about thirty seconds left." he said. "We can disable the device if you, Mr. Bond, were to rapidly remove that yellow cable and move it to the third cable port from the floor."

"Got it." said Bond.

"Move quickly." said Jarod. "Removing that cable will speed up the timer."

"I hope you're right that plugging it in will stop it short." said Bond. He grabbed the cable, took a deep breath, and yanked it.

The timer started to count down more rapidly. Bond quickly plugged the cable into the cable port MacGyver indicated.

MacGyver and Jarod let out a collective sigh of relief. "Nice work, Mr. Bond." said Jarod.

"Let me guess." said Bond. "It stopped at one second."

"Not quite." said MacGyver as he motioned Bond over to him.

Bond looked at the timer. It had stopped at 0:07. "Oh, that's a nice number." he said.

Outside, Foyt went crashing to the floor. George and his group cheered.

"Ya ta!" cheered Chun Li.

"We disarmed the bomb." said MacGyver.

"Well, let's see what's going on with the rest of the crew." said George.

XXXXXXXXXX

Nichole continued to run through "The Pit". She finally came upon a raised platform with a large gap in the railing. She could hear machinery under her and walked over to the gap to investigate. She saw a conveyor belt leading to a pair of wide rollers designed to chew up discarded automobiles.

She then turned around and saw Christine guarding the only way off the platform. "I hope you realize I've been seeing a Toyota behind your back." she said.

Max then ran up behind Christine with his Pancor Jackhammer shotgun. He promptly fired a shot into her trunk. She turned around and faced him. He quickly fired another shot into her grill.

The shot made Christine back up closer to the conveyor belt. Nichole realized she had little room to stand between Christine's rear bumper and the edge of the platform. Max pumped the shotgun and fired another shot into Christine's headlight.

Christine backed up even further. Nichole jumped onto her trunk to avoid be knocked into the crusher. Max pumped his shotgun again and fired off another shot. Christine backed up again and came even closer to the edge.

Max pumped his shotgun again and fired it again. Christine was backed up even further. Max pumped his shotgun again and pulled the trigger. This time, he was answered with a "click".

Christine revved her engine and prepared to charge. Nichole grabbed a length of chain that was next to the conveyor. Max quickly checked his person for a replacement ammo canister.

Behind him, a gantry crane carried a tub. When the tub reached the platform, Tommy popped out and fired his M4. This time, the impact was enough to force Christine onto the conveyor.

She tried to race against the conveyor, but Christine was unable to fight it. Nichole wrapped the chain around her hand and pulled herself off Christine's trunk. However, the chain looped over a pulley and caught on Christine's front bumper.

Christine tried to fight her way away from the crusher. As she sank even further towards it, the chain pulled Nichole away until Max was able to pull her to safety. Christine's radio started to play "Rock And Roll Is Here To Stay" by Danny And The Juniors.

Finally, Christine was pulled into the crusher and let out a final engine roar. Max and Nichole watched the rollers turn. The top one made a full revolution and was covered in oil.

Tommy limped over and watched.

"Is it dead?" asked Nichole.

"Scrapped." said Tommy.

"Let's see what the others are up to." said Max.

XXXXXXXXXX

In the cafeteria, Joe and Max and the rest of the guards ran in.

"We need to find a way to beat back those Cannonballers." said Joe.

"Screw that." said Max. "We need to get out of here pronto."

"Oh, you're getting out of here alright." said Nash as he and his group entered. "You're getting out of here in handcuffs."

"Not another step closer, copper." said Joe.

"We're not going down without a fight." said Max. "Right, guys?"

"Wrong." said one of the guards. He and his crew immediately surrendered.

"Fine, we're leaving." said Joe. "Come on, Max."

While he was on his way out, he quickly stopped and fell to the floor twitching.

Buckaroo walked in with his group and his gun drawn. "Let's see you try to leave with a few volts running through your system." he said.

"Nice to see you made it, Buckaroo." said Walker.

Max then tried to run for the exit.

"Hey, he's getting away." said Perfect Tommy.

Suddenly, Max was stopped when he was covered in a large pile of slime. Everybody looked to the source and saw the MIBs had shown up with their group. K was pointing a large weapon at him.

"Geshundheit." said Mulder.

"Thanks." said K.

"Glad that's taken care of." said Nash.

XXXXXXXXXX

Out in the battlefield, one of Yuri's Masterminds tried to take over one of the attacker's minds, only to be rammed by the Monster. It was completely disabled afterward.

"Head on, apply directly to forehead." said Jesse as he slipped the vehicle into reverse.

Suddenly, the black van drove into action. It then stopped at the edge of the battlefield, backed up, and quickly left the area.

"Donatello, what's the situation?" asked Leonardo.

"Not looking good." said Donatello as the Shag was hit by another shot.

"Can you be more specific?" asked Leonardo.

"We're getting our shells kicked!" said Raphael.

The Shag took another hit and the engine stopped running.

"Service Engine Soon? What does that mean?" asked Michaelangelo. He looked up, saw massive ammounts of black smoke coming from the engine bay, and said "Oh."

One of Yuri's Gatling Tanks approached the Shag and trained its rotary gun on them.

"Now would be a good time for a brilliant idea." said Raphael.

"Maybe Splinter can help us." said Donatello.

"He can't. He's still concentrating on blocking Yuri's psychic powers." said Leonardo.

Suddenly, the Gatling Tank exploded and the troops ran for their lives.

"I guess Master Splinter could help us after all." said Leonardo.

"No. Not I." said Splinter.

"Turtles, are you alright?"

The Turtles looked outside to see the R.O.C.C. pull alongside them. The vehicle had separated into a tractor cab with a missile rack and a large trailer with a gun turret.

"We're okay now, thanks to you." said Leonardo as he and the Turtles climbed to the roof of the Shag.

"No problem, guys." said Roadblock from the gun turret. "We were thinking that maybe you could lend us a hand. The R.O.C.C. is a pretty mean machine, but she can't do it all."

"Are you kidding?" asked Donatello. "We live for this!"

"Alright, great to be fighting alongside you guys." said Gung Ho.

"Donatello, stay here and help me defend Master Splinter." said Leonardo. "Michaelangelo and Raphael, let 'em have it!"

"Okay, sounds like a plan." said Stalker. "To battle!"

"Yo Joe!" yelled Stalker, Roadblock, and Gung Ho.

"Yo Joe?" asked Donatello as Raphael leaped into action.

"I think that's army speak for...COWABUNGA!" said Michaelangelo as he followed Raphael.

"I am so glad I can concentrate now." said Splinter.

XXXXXXXXXX

The Warrior walked through the chaos.

"Warrior, come out and play!" yelled Mad Max.

The Warrior followed the sound of the voice and found Max on a landing in front of the main building.

"I see you've come to accept your fate." said the Warrior.

"No." said Max. "I've come to settle this. One on one right here, right now. Fair fight, no weapons. Just bare knuckles. What do you say about that?"

"It sounds very honorable." said the Warrior. "But as an android, I have no need for honor." He opened up his arm and fired three blades at Max.

Max was struck in the chest by the blades and was sent tumbling to the ground.

"Target has been eliminated." said the Warrior. "Now returning to master."

A shotgun was placed in his back, then fired. After a good ammount of his internal components were blown out, he dropped to the ground himself.

The Warrior writhed about on the ground a little, then rolled over to look up at his attacker. It was none other than...Max.

"How?" asked the Warrior. "This does not compute."

The Max that the Warrior had bladed got back up and turned to them. The area around the blade wounds wasn't red like blood. It was silver like metal. This Max pulled one of the blades out, then morphed into the T-1000.

"Pretty crafty if I do say so myself." said the real Max.

"You tricked me." gasped the Warrior.

"I deceived you." said Max. "Get up and fight like a man."

"I cannot." said the Warrior. "You shot out my hydraulics system."

"Too bad." said Max. He then pointed his shotgun right at the Warrior's face and pulled the trigger.

XXXXXXXXXX

One of Yuri's Chaos Drones tried to make its move, only to be knocked out by a missile from the Primer.

"Ah, next?" said Bugs.

"Woohoo!" cheered Michaelangelo. "Hasta la pizza, baby!"

"Looks like that's all of the ground troops." said Memphis.

Yuri looked at the wreckage of his troops and turned to his pilot. "Take us over the fortress." he ordered.

"Yes, sir." said the pilot.

The Floating Disk started to head for the fortress. The Cannonballers looked up at it and watched it go.

"Is he heading for the fortress?" asked Gloria.

"Yup." said Hank.

"We have to do something before they do something." said Ford.

"Guess we're going to have to use the jet in the R.O.C.C." said Gung Ho.

"Stalker, it's time to put a rocket in your pocket and crash their bash." said Roadblock.

"Ain't no lie, I love to fly." said Stalker as he ran for the jet.

The Floating Disk floated over the battlement, attracting the attention of almost everyone.

Nash, the Cheers Team, and the SOL Team ran out onto the balcony and looked up at it.

"Holy crow!" said Cliff.

"Hey!" yelled Crow.

Nash got on his cell phone. "Chloe, it's Nash. Time for this hour's bad news. Yuri is moving in on the fortress in his Floating Disk. Do we have any means to take it down?"

"I'm checking now." said Chloe as she hacked into DeMarco's computer. "There's an anti-aircraft gun mounted on the roof of the main building. However, I can't control it from here. It has to be operated directly."

"Which Cannonballer is closest to the gun?" asked Nash.

"I'll check the security cameras." said Chloe as she worked the security cameras. "It appears our closest racer is..." She then groaned "Oh, dear God."

"What?" asked Nash.

"It's Homer." said Chloe.

Nash let out a sigh of disgust. "Any port in a storm, I guess." he said. He dialled another number on his cell phone. "Homer, this is Nash. You see that flying saucer coming our way? We need you to shoot it down. There's a gun on top of the main building you can use. Go for it."

"Oh," moaned Homer "shooting down a flying saucer has been the last thing I wanted to do since you asked me five seconds ago. Oh, alright. I'll do it."

Homer ran for a ladder and climbed it.

"Fire a warning shot..." said Yuri. "...across his nose."

"I live to serve you, my master." said the gunner. He started firing on the compound.

One of the laser blasts shot off the main building's radar dish. The second collapsed a catwalk just after Lone Wolf rode up it. A third knocked over a wall on the roof.

Homer made it to a platform overlooking the complex.

"Hey, where's the anti-aircraft gun?" he asked.

"Dammit, Homer!" yelled Nash. "You climbed the wrong ladder!"

"D'oh!" yelled Homer.

Cate then winched herself up to the platform with her Belt Buckle Grappler. "Homer, I'm here to help you." she said. "You can go back down. I'll use the gun."

"No." said Homer. "The Nashman asked me to use the gun and I plan to honor that request."

"Okay, but at least let me take you there." she said. She aimed her grappler at the platform with the anti-aircraft gun. "Hold on tight." she said.

Homer climbed onto her back and she fired the grappler. The two were pulled over to the platform and ended up climbing over the edge themselves.

"Sorry, the grappler wasn't designed to carry this much weight." she said.

"Well, excuse me!" he said.

After Homer dragged himself up to the platform, he was grabbed by the collar by Lance. "You are starting to get on my nerves, you know that?"

"Homer, catch!" yelled Cate as she threw a small handgun to him.

He caught it and said "Thank you!", then promptly hit Lance over the head with it.

He then ran up another ladder and found the anti-aircraft gun. He sat in the seat and looked over the controls. "It's just like a video game." he said. He took a quarter out of his pocket and stuck it in a vent.

He positioned the gun towards the Floating Disk and tried to center the aim on it. "Eat fast-moving ballistic projectiles, sucker!" he said, then pulled the trigger.

A series of shots came out of the gun and blew a hole in the side of the Disk.

"Woo hoo!" he cheered. "He shoots! He...AH!"

Homer noticed the Floating Disk aiming at him and jumped out of the gun's seat. The Floating Disk then fired its laser cannon and destroyed the gun emplacement.

"Oh, I didn't get to log my initials." moaned Homer.

Lone Wolf rode up to the catwalk on the Nousagi. He then noticed the wall that had been knocked over formed a ramp. He also noticed the Floating Disk was about to fly in front of the path.

"Some may see coincidence, I see providence." said Lone Wolf. He then looked over the battlement to the south and said "Seriously though, I think I can see Providence from here."

He revved his engine a couple of times, then let it loose. He raced down the catwalk towards the fallen wall. The Floating Disk drifted into his path. He launched off of the ramp and went flying towards the Disk. He managed to slip through the hole blasted by Homer.

After Lone Wolf managed to bring the Nousagi to a halt, he hopped off of it, removed his helmet, and faced Yuri.

"Well, Mr. Wolf." said Yuri. "It would seem our paths have finally crossed."

"A meeting I've been looking forward to." said Lone Wolf.

"Please." said Yuri. "Do yourself a favor and submit. Once you are under my command, you will help me to recruit the Cannonballers."

"I cannot be controlled by you." said Lone Wolf.

"And why not?" asked Yuri.

"Because I'm just a figment of your imagination." said Lone Wolf.

Yuri looked at him in shock.

"I'm just kidding." laughed Lone Wolf. "Look, you haven't really succeeded in taking over any of the Cannonballers so far. What gives you the idea that you can take them over now?"

"Watch." said Yuri.

He started to concentrate. In the fortress...

"Agh!" said Buffy. "Someone's trying to get in my head."

"Yuri?" asked Willow.

"Not unless there's another...who's that guy who bends spoons?" said Xander.

"Do something!" yelled Willow.

Xander leaned over and said into Buffy's ear "Hey, Yuri. Want a minion? Try me. You might like it."

He quickly recoiled and Buffy recovered. Xander then tried to concentrate. "Oh yeah." he said. "Welcome to the Xander Zone."

In the courtyard, Chester continued to try to solve the Continuum Transfunctioner. Reese ran by and yelled "Will you stop monkeying with that thing and give us a hand?"

"Almost done." said Chester.

The jet from the R.O.C.C. flew towards the Disk. "Okay, let's blitz 'em!" said Stalker.

"Sir, we've got a bogey coming in." said the pilot of the Disk.

"This person's mind." said Yuri. "It is a maze of disorder and craziness."

Stalker flew over the Floating Disk and fired off his machine guns. However, he failed to seriously damage the craft.

"We're okay, sir." said the pilot.

"Ah, why bother?" asked Yuri. "Fire on the Cannonballers."

"Laser cannons aren't functioning." said the gunner.

"Why not?" snapped Yuri.

"Oh, probably because of these cables I just pulled." said Lone Wolf as he dropped a handful of cables from an elevated walkway.

"You shall pay." said Yuri. He started to meditate again and Lone Wolf started to cringe.

Suddenly, a human figure dressed in black swung through the hole. He stood up and ran for Yuri.

Stalker watched from the jet. "Snake Eyes has entered the Disk." he said. "Repeat: Snake Eyes has entered the Disk."

"Get him!" ordered Yuri.

A couple of Initiates tried to capture Snake Eyes, but he managed to avoid them and make it to the semi-controlled Lone Wolf. He put together his hands in an A formation and looked through the hole into Lone Wolf's eyes. This immediately snapped him out of it.

"Thanks, man." said Lone Wolf. "Now, let's get that scumbag."

Snake Eyes and Lone Wolf jumped into action. Yuri tried to fight them off.

On the ground, Chester finally solved the Rubik's Cube. "'Bout time." he said as it started to change shape.

The Cube finished transforming into the Continuum Transfunctioner. "Oh shit." said Jesse. "They still haven't fixed that design flaw." The firing button was in a deep, narrow hole.

"Where are we going to get a long, thin something to push that button?" asked Chester.

The T-X walked over and extended her index finger. It then turned into an antenna. She inserted the antenna in the hole and said "Say when."

Jesse and Chester aimed the Transfunctioner at the Floating Disk and Jesse said "When."

The T-X pushed the button and a laser blast fired from the weapon. It hit the Disk and caused a massive explosion.

"That's it. We're trashed." said the pilot.

Lone Wolf and Snake Eyes were rocked to the other side of the cabin. "Later." said Lone Wolf.

He and Snake Eyes picked up the Nousagi and got it started. Lone Wolf put on his helmet and revved the engine.

"Retreat now." ordered Yuri. "This endeavor was a mistake from the start."

The Floating Disk tried to leave Vermont airspace and floated over the main building. Lone Wolf twisted the grip and sent the Nousagi out of the hole in the side. He and Snake Eyes flew onto the roof of the building and slid to a halt at the edge.

"Boy, I tell you." said Jesse. "Any day we cause that much property damage is a good day."

XXXXXXXXXX

The Cannonballers and DeMarco's men watched the Disk float on. DeMarco then looked to the crowd from a bridge between the main building and the tower. He said "Well, kinda puts things in perspective, huh? I guess no one's gonna top that, so we might as well finish this now."

"What do you have in mind?" asked Chaos.

"How does this sound?" asked DeMarco. "We'll settle the whole fight one-on-one. If you win, the police take me in and you can all go free. If I win, you're all my prisoners and the prize money is your ransom."

"Sounds okay." said Chaos.

"Then, let's rumble." said DeMarco.

"Fight music, please!" said Chaos.

LL Cool J took to the mic.

Come on, man!

As Cool J started to rap, Agent J said "Ladies and gentlemen, Captain Chaos is making a comeback!"

Don't call it a comeback.
I've been here for years.
I'm rockin' my peers,
and puttin' suckas in fears.
Makin' the tears rain down like a monsoon,
listen to the bass go BOOM!

DeMarco jumped over to Chaos and tried to attack with a flying kick. Chaos responded by swiging his mop into DeMarco's chest.

Explosion! Overpowerin!
Over the competition, I'm towerin.
Wreckin' shop!
When I drop these lyrics that'll make you call the cops.
Don't you dare stare.
You better move! Don't ever compare!
Me to the rest that'll all get sliced and diced.
Competition's paying the price.

Chaos vaulted towards DeMarco with his legs extended. DeMarco responded by foot sweeping the mop out from under him.

I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said Knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!

DeMarco tried to attack with a roundhouse kick. Chaos ducked it and swept him off his feet with his mop.

Don't you call this a regular jam!
I'm gonna rock this land!
I'm gonna take this itty bitty world by storm,
and I'm just getting warm!
Just like Muhummad Ali, they called him Cassius.
Watch me bash this beat like a skull.
Cause you know I had beef with.
Why you riff with me?

Chaos tried to thrust his mop into DeMarco's chest. DeMarco deflected the thrust and struck Chaos in the back.

The maniac psycho.
And when I pull out my jammy,
get ready cause it might go BLAWWW!
How you like me now?
The river will not allow.
You to get with Mr. Smith.
Don't riff.
Listen to my gear shift.
I'm blastin', outlastin.
Kind of like Shaft, so you can say I'm Shaftin!
Old English filled my mind,
and I came up with a funky rhyme.

DeMarco attacked with a dashing punch, but missed. Chaos responded by headbutting him.

I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!

Breakdown!

Chaos tried to attack by doing a spin with his mop, but DeMarco ducked and elbowed him in the stomach.

He then tried to follow up with an uppercut, but Chaos spun and threw him across the bridge.

Shadow boxing when I heard you on the radio.
I just don't know.
What made you forget that I was raw?
But now I got a new tour!
I'm going insane, startin' the hurricane, releasing pain.
Lettin' you know you can't gain, I maintain.
Unless you say my name.
Rippin'! Killin!
Diggin' and drillin' a hole!
Pass the Ol' Gold!

Chaos jumped in with a knee thrust. DeMarco fell to his back and shot his foot into Chaos' hip.

I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!

Chaos then tried to perform a spin kick, but was cut off by a punch from DeMarco.

Shotgun blasts are heard,
when I rip and kill at will!
The man of the hour,
tower of power,
I'll devour.
I'm gonna tie you up and let you understand.
That I'm not your average man.
When I got a jammy in my hand.
Damn!
Ooh!
Listen to the way I slay, your crew.

DeMarco then tried to shove Chaos off the bridge, but Chaos hit him with four spin kicks in a row.

Damage! HOO!
Damage! HOO!
Damage! HOO!
Damage!
Destruction, terror, and mayhem!
Pass me a sissy, so suckas, I slay him.
Farmers! WHAT!
Farmers! WHAT!
I'm ready! (We're ready)
I think I'm gonna bomb a town!

DeMarco tried to do another roundhouse kick, but Chaos dropped to his knee and punched DeMarco in his. DeMarco fell over quickly.

Get down!
Don't you neva, eva, pull my leva.
'Cause I explode,
and my nine is easy to load.
I gotta thank God,
'Cause he gave me the strength to rock HARD!

Chaos thrust his mop handle into DeMarco's midsection. This time, he connected.

Knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!
I'm gonna knock you out!
Mama said knock you out!

-"Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J.

Chaos thrust his mop at DeMarco and hit him in the face with the head. He knocked DeMarco down a staircase.

DeMarco tumbled down until he hit a wall and deflected back onto the stairs. "That didn't hurt." he gasped. He continued tumbling until he bounced off another wall onto the stairs. "That didn't hurt." he moaned. He continued to the base of the stairs where he landed gently. "That hurt." he groaned.

Maggie Simspon was right next to him. She crawled over to him, took out her pacifier, and stuck it in his mouth.

"Yeah!" yelled Chaos as he raised his mop over his head.

The Cannonballers burst into applause as well.

George ran over to Chaos and grabbed him. "We did it!" he yelled. "We beat DeMarco! We're free to go!" He and Chaos did an elaborate handshake and continued to cheer.

At the base of the stairs, DeMarco reached into his belt, pulled out a handgun, and spit out Maggie's pacifier. He started to aim at Chaos when another gun was thrust into his face. This one was in the hands of Officer Hooks. She looked at him and screamed "Don't move, dirtbag!"

Mr. X left his hiding place and started to survey the battlefield. "Well, that was certainly a tough one." he said.

Two paramedics took away Korpi on a stretcher. "Sorry about the disturbance, folks." he said.

"Hey, compared to H.A.R.M, you guys are bloody amateurs." said Cate.

That's when the ice cream truck pulled up. Tackleberry and the Mystery Inc. team jumped out.

"Sorry we're late!" yelled Freddie. "We're ready to...I think the battle's over."

"Well, I guess they didn't need our help after all." said Daphne.

Tackleberry threw his gun onto the ground, marched over to the hood of the ice cream truck and started banging his head against it.

"Hey." said Fackler. "It's okay. Don't do this."

"What's wrong with him?" asked Velma.

"Oh, there was gunplay and...he missed it." said Fackler.

"Thanks for helping us, Officer Mahoney." said K. "Bringing these chicks in is a high priority on some planets."

"You have the right to color T.V." said Mahoney as he slapped the cuffs on Linda.

"Thanks a lot, Mitzi." said Linda. "You just had to turn on us."

"You have the right to sing the blues." said Mahoney as he cuffed Mia in front.

"Well, she wouldn't have done that if DeMarco hadn't fired her." said Mia.

"You have the right to paint the walls of your cell." said Mahoney as he cuffed Nichole in front.

"Well, he wouldn't have fired her if Kim had pulled her weight." said Nichole.

"You have the right to write to lonely men." said Mahoney as he cuffed Kim in front. "Find out if he has a sister."

"Don't drag me into this, Christine's girl!" said Kim. "Blame Mitzi for not properly leading us!"

Mahoney finally cuffed Mitzi in front.

"Will you guys stop arguing!" said Mitzi. "If it's any consolation, I'll probably get the same punishment as you guys."

"Let this one go." said Mr. X.

"Huh?" said Mahoney.

"She gave us assistance in the battle." said Mr. X. "We couldn't have won without her. We're going to negotiate for her release." He removed the handcuffs.

Mitzi thought about her turn of events for a second. "Bye, guys." she said.

"Hey, Mr. X!" yelled Stone Cold as he held Tanner out the window to his room. "Look who we have!"

"Go easy on him!" yelled Mr. X.

"Let's see what gravity will do to you." said Stone Cold.

"Stone Cold!" yelled Mr. X. "Put down my informant!"

Next: The final dash.