Krypto the Superdog: Cool Summer – Chapter 4
Author: Once again I am deeply sorry for not finishing this fiction sooner, and I am sorry for not showing as much action in my other stories. I am constantly distracted by everything that surrounds me, including the holidays, college, and responsibilities. Anyway, I managed to complete the final chapter to this fiction. I am sorry if the writing's off; as usual, it was a struggle to describe the action and choice of dialogue. I hope you've enjoyed this fiction and thank you all for your kind reviews.
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It took a little time to track Frostbite, but Ace managed to trace the criminal to his chosen hideout; the Metropolis Cold Storage Warehouse.
On the roof, Ace used his collar to cut through the warehouse's skylight. Streaky and Robbie followed as Ace used his grapple rope to lower himself down into the building.
Robbie looked around at the maze of twenty-thousand stacked crates. "Gee Ace, how are we supposed to find Frostbite in this place?"
Ace sniffed the air, then grunted in anger, "the air is too cold; can't pick up a scent."
As Ace continued to try and pick up Frostbite's scent, Streaky gave a sniff. Instantly, his nose picked up an all too familiar smell.
"Wait, I think I have something," Streaky cried, as he instantly sped off into the maze. Not knowing what else to do, Ace and Robbie instantly raced after the super-powered cat.
In a blur of orange, Streaky zigzagged through the maze of crates. By the time the dynamic duo caught up, they found Streaky…lying in a crate of fish.
"Ah fish, nothing like it in the world," the cat sighed, as he gobbled down his second mackerel. Then he noticed Ace; glaring angrily at him. "What? It's been an hour since I last ate, and you know nothing tastes better than raw fish."
Ace raised his paw; about to tell Streaky that now wasn't the time for snacks. Before he could speak, there suddenly came a rustle of cans.
Motioning his paw, Ace, Robbie, and Streaky silently crept closer to where the sound was coming from. Soon they came to another crate, where the sound was just behind it. Slowly, the trio peeked around to see a pile of empty sardine cans. And sitting among the pile with his back turned, was Frostbite; opening another can.
The polar bear sighed with delight as he popped another sardine into his mouth, "Ah fish, nothing like it in the world."
Streaky turned to Ace with a grin, "See, even he agrees with me."
The pets sneaked around to the side, where they jumped up onto a crate and looked down onto the unsuspecting criminal.
"Hope you enjoyed the fish, Frostbite," Ace announced out loud, causing the startled bear to nearly choke on a fish, "because you won't get much where you're going."
Frostbite turned as Ace, Robbie, and Streaky leaped off the crate and landed a few feet in front of him.
"You heroes truly are reckless," Frostbite said with a grin, "never giving up and never learning."
"We've learn plenty, Frostbite" Robbie boldly cried out, "and that's why we're taking you down."
"Take me down?" the polar bear said with a chuckle. "Haven't you forgotten I've already shown the power of my cryogenic cannons?"
Ace stood unfazed, "which is why we've called in our own secret weapon."
As if on cue, a beam of light shined into the building in front of the heroes. The polar bear held a paw over his eyes; completely surprised by the light. As quickly as it appeared, the beam of light faded. Frostbite lowered his paw and saw that on the spot where the light had shone stood…a wiener dog.
Looking down on the small dog, a smile came to the polar bear's face. "This is your secret weapon," the villain chuckled, "a pathetic little wiener dog. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
As Frostbite continued to laugh, the temperature around the wiener dog's body slowly grew hotter and hotter. Feeling the sudden heat, Frostbite stopped laughing and stared in confusion as the wiener's body was suddenly shrouded in fire.
"The name is Hotdog," the super-canine said with a grin, "and what you've been doing to my friends has really got me…Burning Mad!"
With a deep breath, Hotdog blew out a burst of flame at Frostbite. The startled polar bear dodged to the side as the flame nearly licked his fur. Regaining his stance, Frostbite faced the heroes with a snarl.
"So, you brought along some heat." the villain glared. "But tell me, how long can a campfire last in a blizzard?"
With that, Frostbite fire his cannons; causing the heroes to scatter in all directions. From his collar Ace fired an array of batarangs, but Frostbite easily fired his cannon and changed them to breakable ice. Robbie buzzed around the large villain and pecked at him furiously. Only to be swatted away by the bear's massive paws. Streaky circled overhead and used his heat vision to attack Frostbite in the back. The villain retaliated by switching his ice blasts to kryptonite and fired madly at the super feline; which, knowing the ice's effect, Streaky dodged swiftly.
Hotdog was the most formidable, as his fire and Frostbite's ice clashed with great force. He continued to breathe out stream after stream of flame, while the arctic criminal retaliated with his cryo cannons.
The battle went on for almost several minutes; and Frostbite continued to swat and fire all around him; refusing to go down. But then, Hotdog's heat slowly became dimmer and dimmer, until his breath came out only in puffs of smoke. Seeing his elemental counterpart was weakening, Frostbite took the opportunity and fired; freezing Hotdog in a block of ice. Then, he focused on Streaky; he aimed one of his cannons in one direction, then, taking the advantage of surprise, fired his other cannon at the startled supercat; once again freezing him in a thick layer of kryptonite ice.
Ace soon found that he was alone, as Frostbite moved in closer with a sinister grin. Neither of them noticed Robbie flying just above; recovering from being swatted. Looking down, he watched in worry as Frostbite began to adjust his cannons to the maximum degree.
"This time, I'll make sure you stay frozen," the villain growled as his cannons began to charge.
"You may stop me; Frostbite," Ace growled back, "but you'll never stop justice!"
"Well, there's a start for everything."
Robbie watched in dismay; if only there was something he could do to help his partner. Then he noticed two open panels on the cannons. Instantly, an idea came to him; it was a one-time act, but hopefully it might give Ace a chance. Silently, Robbie fluttered down and gently landed on Frostbite's back. He looked through the open panels at the mess of wires and circuits that filled the cannons. Knowing there wasn't much time; Robbie pulled out a few random wires from each cannon and tied them together. Flying away to safety, Robbie prayed that whatever he just did helped Ace.
With his cannons now fully charged Frostbite rose up on his hind legs; staring down at the defenseless super hound.
"See you in the deep freeze, mutt" the villain said with a triumphant grin. And then, he fired his cannons.
Ace shut his eyes and braced himself for the frigid end. When nothing happened, Ace slowly opened an eye and saw Frostbite…frozen in a thick block of ice.
Robbie fluttered down to the crime canine's side. "Are you okay partner?"
"What did you do?" Ace asked in confusion. After Robbie explained what happened, Ace thought hard about how it caused Frostbite to freeze himself. "Those wires must have been connected to the cannon's main power flow; the circuit that enabled the weapon to release the subzero energy. When you crossed the wires the energy flow was reversed and caused the cannons to fire back on themselves."
Robbie stared for a moment; he didn't understand weapon mechanics like Ace did. "So…I did good?"
"Yeah," Ace said, giving a small proud smile, "you did good kid."
"Alright!" Robbie cheered with excitement, happy that he had proved himself useful as a partner.
As Robbie continued cheer, Ace walked over to the still frozen Streaky and Hotdog and activated his collar's heater. Slowly, the ice began to crack and melt. Feeling his power returning, Hotdog raised his body heat and melted away the rest of the ice that covered him.
"Phew, now I know what a frozen packet of meat feels."
Streaky shook his fur dry from the melted ice; causing it to fluff up. "Please tell me we're done," the super cat grumbled, "being frozen twice in one day is more than I can stand."
"We're not finish just yet," Ace replied, "Metropolis is still covered in a thick layer of ice and snow. With the area's temperature seriously altered, it might take months, even years, until the city's climate is back to normal."
Streaky groaned with exhaustion; after that entire ordeal, the last thing he wanted was to be out melting snow for who knows how long.
Hotdog however smiled. "Don't worry, leave that to me."
An hour later, after placing the frozen Frostbite in a strong containment, Ace, Robbie, Streaky, and Hotdog stepped into the center of Metropolis. Hotdog had a plan on how to clear away all the snow and restore the city's natural climate. To accomplish this feat, he needed to be in the exact center of the city and he had to use all the energy he could muster.
Ace, Robbie and Streaky stood back as super powered wiener began to focus. Concentrating hard, Hotdog slowly absorbed all the heat particles that surrounded him; raising his body temperature to high levels. Hotdog began to sweat as he reached three-hundred degrees. Having all the energy needed, the super canine stood up on his hind legs and released it all in an eruption of heat. In a wave of energy, the heat spread throughout all of Metropolis; instantly melting the snow to mist and breaking through the cold wave that had encased the city.
With all his energy depleted, Hotdog collapsed in a heap. Seeing their comrade fall, Ace, Robbie and Streaky rushed over to his side.
"Hotdog," Streaky called out, "you okay?"
Slowly and unsteadily, Hotdog rose to his feet. "I'm…fine," the super canine gasped, "Just…a little…dehydrated. Just need…a dozen…bowls of…water."
Later, back at the neighborhood, Kevin and Andrea were relaxing by the pool listening to the news on the radio.
"As temperatures slowly return to normal, sweltering conditions, the city gives thanks to Supercat, and Bathound; the heroes who saved us all.
"The villainous Frostbite, now in the custody of Metropolis Animal Control, will be returned to Gotham City; where he will be handed over to the officials of the city zoo.
"This is Sandra Damon, Metropolis News."
Turning off the radio, Kevin laid back with a relaxed sigh. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm glad it's hot out."
Andrea smiled as she also laid back. "Me too, and I'm also glad that the guys managed to stop Frostbite."
Instantly, Kevin remembered something. "Oh by the way Andrea, Krypto wanted me to thank you."
"Thank me, what for?"
"You're the one who gave Krypto the idea to contact Hotdog. If you hadn't, who knows what would've happened?"
Andrea blushed, flattered by this compliment. "Well gee, thanks Kevin. I really appreciate it."
Then, the two friends sat back to enjoy the warmth of the summer sun.
Just then, a loud noise broke the silence. "ACHOO!"
Slightly startled by the noise, Kevin and Andrea turned and called into Kevin's yard. "Bless you!"
"Thank you!"
In his doghouse, Krypto lay down drowsily; wrapped in a blanket and with a pack of ice on his head. Only thirty-two more hours 'til the kryptonite cold wore off; and for Krypto, they were going to be the longest ever.
"Ah-Ah-Ah-ACHOO!"