Episode 2: Megavolt's Girlfriend

"Give it up Megavolt" called Darkwing "you'll never outrun me!"

It was just another ordinary night in St. Canard for Darkwing Duck. Megavolt had been causing a rampage over three power companies in the last few days and Darkwing was determined as ever to stop the sparkplug in his tracks.

Right now, the electrical villian held a burlap sack over his shoulders full of, what else, lightbulbs, and was rapidly gaining a fifty yard lead on Darkwing by skating on the powerlines.

"We'll never catch him this way DW," called Launchpad from the Ratcatcher's side car.

"Mabye not with speed Launchpad" said Darkwing eyeing a nearby telephone pole and stopped the Ratcatcher right by it " but with a little help from the electric company and this we can cut this loonatic's power once and for all,"

Darkwing reached into his suit and pulled out a chainsaw. "A little present I borrowed from my last encounter with NegaDuck,"

Megavolt took one glimspe at the chainsaw in Darkwing's hands and knew that he was imedately in trouble. "No, wait, don't!"

But his pleas for mercy came to late as the whirring chainsaw blade cut through the wooden pole making it sway back and forth from it's base.

"Timber!" called Darkwing as he and Launchpad ran to aviod the falling lumber.

Megavolt tried desperately to turn around but was sky rocketed into the air by the rising end of the pole as the other end tumbled to the ground. Up, up Megavolt flew passing through dozens of clouds and the moon before falling back to Earth.

"This is gonna hurt," thought Megavolt as he crashed through an apartment roof.

The electrical villian was knocked unconious, but later that night he found himself still in the apartment he had landed in, with a bandage placed around his chest.

"Bout time you woke up" came a femine voice from the kitchen " I was begining to think you would never wake up,"

Megavolt turned his eyes towards the direction of the voice and spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her long, raven black hair. Her misty silver eyes. Heck, back in High School he would have been lucky just to get recongized by a girl let alone helped by one.

"What happened?" asked Megavolt.

"You fell through my apartment roof what do think happened?" said the woman " geez, it's not everyday I have to tend to a supervillian,"

"Hey" said Megavolt " how'd you know that I was a villian?"

"Oh come on" said the woman "Megavolt- one of Darkwing Duck's arch nemsis behind Dr. Slug and NegaDuck. Powers-electrical maniplulation. Weakness-water. Flaw-short term memory loss. It's all in the paper my friend,"

"Well you know me" said Megavolt "then who are you?"

"My name is Saphire" said the woman " welcome to my home,"

Back to the middle of St. Canard both Launchpad and Darkwing were waiting to see if Megavolt would come down. After five minutes of waiting however it could obviously be concluded that the villian had got away.

"We'll run into Megavolt again DW" said Launchpad taking his usual seat in the side car "crooks can't hide forever,"

"I guess you're right" said Darkwing putting on his helmet " I just wish that he hadn't got away,"

However, Darkwing wasn't the only one who discovered Megavolt's sudden disappearence. NegaDuck, too, had noticed that the electrical member of the Fiendish Five was missing from the ranks.

"Where's Megavolt?" he asked.

"Looting" said Quackerjack "but he's been gone for almost two hours,"

Quackerjack was the only villian who was the closest friend to Megavolt. Every once in a while the two would sneak away to perform their own villianous plots without the others knowing. But this time Megavolt was out doing one of his solo acts.

"That electric turkey better get here soon if we're going pull off this heist" said NegaDuck pacing the floor " now where did I put my chainsaw?"

As soon as he spoke the Liqiudnator and Bushroot walked in reporting that musuem security seemed awfully tight. Electronic alarms were set all over the place daring any theif to try and get by without being detected. and all to protect the latest aqusition to the musuem, the Amber Phoenix.

According to legend the Amber Phoenix was a fullfiller of wishes and granted power to those who sought it out. Negaduck didn't care whether the legend were true or not, he just wanted to cash in that bird to the highest bidder. But without Megavolt to shut down the alarms there was no way the Fiendish Five would ever get inside.

"When that sparkplug shows up I'll throttle him," said NegaDuck.

However, just as NegaDuck was threatning to slice Megavolt up with his chainsaw the electrical villian was walking towards the hideout with Saphire by his side.

"Hey thanks for walking me home" said Megavolt " my friends would be real mad if I let down on this heist,"

"Just make sure you keep that injury of yours from getting any worse" said Saphire " it's a shame you couldn't stay over at my place,"

"Maybe you can come visit sometime" said Megavolt " or I can visit you. I already know where you live,"

"How could I forget?" said Saphire " but you got yourself a date. Let's say Tuesday night at eight,"

"Eight o' clock" said Megavolt " no problem. See you then,"

Saphire smiled and waved goodbye to Megavolt as she headed on towards home. Megavolt stood for a moment and watched the way her body moved when she walked away.

Humming in his head Megavolt stepped into the abandoned building NegaDuck had chosen as a headquarters and was surprised to meet a glaring group of villians waiting beyond the door.

"I can explian...," started Megavolt before getting interruted.

"Explian?" said NegaDuck " you let us down dim bulb and now we're to late to pull off the heist! Just what was so important for you to do?"

"I just went to do a little looting till Darkwing Duck appeared" said Megavolt " to put it short, sailed through Earth's atmospehere, land back on Earth, fall into a pretty girl's apartment and walk with her back here,"

"You?" laughed NegaDuck " you...have a girlfriend?"

"Listen to me pal" said NegaDuck " supervillians like us don't have time for emotions such as love. Girlfriends are the one thing in a supervillian career that can actaully change us into good guys. Do I make myself clear?"

"But Saphire...," started Megavolt.

"Ooh Saphire...Saphire" taunted NegaDuck " there's no 'buts' here pal. Dump her, or you're on my most wanted list,"

Given the option of either Saphire or death Megavolt knew he had no choice. He had to break up with Saphire.

Meanwhile, Saphire was back in her apartment fixing the hole Megavolt created in her roof when all a sudden the door got kicked down. Shocked, Saphire turned to see who was responsible, but what she saw made her drop the hammer she was holding to the floor.

"Take it easy Ms. Saphire" said the dark, eerie voice from the shadow of the doorway " I wouldn't want you to get hurt...much,"

In seconds Saphire was knocked unconious and carried out to the dark thug's motorcycle just as Megavolt was arriving.

"Perfect" said the dark figure " time to play a little follow the leader,"

Revving out of the alley and past Megavolt the thug made sure to give the supercharged villian a good look as to who he and his captive were.

"Saphire!" called Megavolt " Darkwing! What are you doing with Saphire?"

Megavolt pursued Darkwing all the way passed the musuem where the other members of the Fearsome Five had gathered for another heist, when they saw Megavolt chasing after Darkwing.

"What is that idiot up to now?" said NegaDuck forgetting about the heist and went to pursue Megavolt, the others falling in line behind him.

The chase ended at the Falling Chemical Plant, by the time the Fearsome Four arrived Megavolt was up on the catwalkfacing Darkwing over the millions of chemical tanks below.

"Move one step closer" said Darkwing " and your girlfriend is toast,"

"What do you want?" shouted Megavolt.

The light shifted giving NegaDuck a full view on Darkwing's face. what he saw made his eyes bulge out in horror. It was the same face that kept on appearing when the real Darkwing saved his life.

"Liquidnator" said NegaDuck " get those chemicals out of the way! Quackerjack, you and Bushroot retrieve Megavolt's girlfriend. I'll help Megavolt take down this guy,"

"Right away boss," said the Liquidnator and quickly set to work.

Minutes later NegaDuck and Megavolt were side by side.

"I don't who you are" said NegaDuck " but you're not Darkwing. Let the girl go,"

"I thought you didn't care about the lives of the innocent NegaDuck" said Darkwing " didn't you show neglect in your own universe? Well, in mine I rule with an iron fist, and soon every demnsion between space and time shall be under my juristiction,"

"Not if we can help it," said Bushroot using one of his plants to drag Saphire out of Darkwing's hands.

"Now to finish you off," said NegaDuck as he and the other members of the Fearsome Five cornered in on Darkwing.

"Maybe some other time," said Darkwing throwing a small black sphere onto the ground below which imedately exploded into flames.

"It's a bomb!" shouted NegaDuck as the plant burst up in flames " everybody out!"

In a flash everybody was out of the plant, but NegaDuck took one second to pause and look back seeing the dark Darkwing disappear into the shadows from which he came.

Soon Megavolt and Saphire were embraced in each others arms as the exploding chemical factory bursted like a million fireworks lighting up the sky. Everyone, but Negaduck awed at the romantic sight.

"Saphire..." started Megavolt " there's something I wanted to say...,"

But before he could finish her lips were locked in his. Megavolt was shocked, pretty ironic since he deals with electricity all the time. But none of the less, he kissed her back.

Their were cries of 'get a room' from the small auidence surrounding them, but finally they broke apart.

"Are we still up for that date?" asked Saphire.

"You bet we are" said Megavolt " as long as NegaDuck has anything to add?"

"Just get out of here you lovebirds" said NegaDuck " and get out of my sight before I change my mind,"

And that was the end of that, Megavolt and Saphire walked through the street as parts from the chemical plant soared down from the sky like burning hail.