JDE: Metal Mouth's Revenge
Chapter Four: Repossession
Somewhere in eastern Europe, the malevolent Metal Mouth was doing battle with Russia's very own superpowered defender, Quantum Sheep. The hero had been coated in alien metal as part of a military experiment, and could now fire bursts of radiation from his hands, but even his powers paled in comparison to the cosmic energies Metal Mouth had stolen.
"This isn't even sport!" Metal Mouth gloated, as Quantum Sheep's blasts glanced off his chest.
"I vill give you sport, willain!" Quantum Sheep spat back in a thick russian accent.
Quantum Sheep produced a gigantic sphere of energy, then flung it at Metal Mouth. The villain caught the sphere and absorbed it into his hand. Raising his other arm, he fired a sphere the exact size at Quantum Sheep, blasting him out of the sky.
"So much for Russia's great hero." Metal Mouth sneered. "Perhaps I will find better entertainment in China."
And with that, Metal Mouth flew away, leaving Quantum Sheep's prone body in a crater on the ground.
Meanwhile, back in St. Canard, Aqueous was watching news footage of Metal Mouth's rampage with great anger. A warrior such as he despised inaction, but until Straight Arrow figured out a way to remove Metal Mouth's stolen powers, he had no choice but to remain where he was.
Suddenly, a small bat-shaped device flew into the room.
"What the..." Aqueous inquired, as the device strafed him.
The device blasted Aqueous with an energy beam. Enraged, Aqueous made to strike back, but found his strength sapped. He missed, barely cracking the wall as he struck it instead.
"Not bad, for a test run." Straight Arrow smiled as he entered the room.
"That... thing is yours?" Aqueous huffed.
"Sorry I had to use you as a guinea pig, my friend." Straight Arrow apologised.
"Not as sorry as you're going to be!" Aqueous roared, swinging again. The punch lost momentum, and Aqueous fell onto Straight Arrow.
"Just as I theorised." Straight Arrow smiled. "You're still weak as a kitten. And if my energy-draining Laserwing can do this to a powerhouse like you, imagine what it will do to Mikaal."
"You really think that little thing can stop him?" Spellbound asked, her and the rest of the Justice Ducks having been drawn by the commotion.
"This is a just a prototype." Straight Arrow declared, taking the device in his hand. "The real device will be much larger and far more powerful, and as a matter of fact, it's true purpose isn't to weaken Mikaal; It's to make him angry.
"Great idea." Gizmoduck 2.0 said sarcastically. "What's your follow-up strategy: Giving him a wedgie?"
"I say we trust him." Quiverwing smiled. "That big brain of his hasn't let us down yet."
"Just as long as we stop old tin grin," Gizmoduck 2.0 grumbled. "It's all over the news. He's been wreaking havoc everywhere, and kicking the butts of anyone brave enough to challenge him."
"Don't worry." Straight Arrow smiled. "If my plan works, it'll stop him and return the Boarder's powers to their rightful owner."
In a matter of days, the real Laserwing was complete. The Justice Ducks loaded it into their McDuck Industries jet, and took off.
"Now, all we have to do is lure Mikaal to us." Straight Arrow declared.
"And how do we do that?" Quiverwing asked.
"Quite simple, really." Straight Arrow typed into the ship's computer. "By transmitting an ultrasonic signal. Mikaal's enhanced hearing will soon pick it up."
Before long, the jet was suddenly rocked by a powerful force.
"Nice plan." Gizmoduck 2.0 sniped.
Evading Metal Mouth's second attack, the Justice Duck's landed. As they disembarked from their jet, Metal Mouth hovered down to them.
"What is this?" Metal Mouth snarled.
"We've come to stop you, Mikaal." Straight Arrow declared.
Metal Mouth roared with laughter.
"You fool!" He chuckled. "Haven't you learned by now that I am invincible?"
"We'll just see about that." Straight Arrow smirked, pulling out the Laserwing's remote control device.
At the push of a button, the Laserwing emerged from the jet's rear, and flew above Metal Mouth.
"Nice toy." Metal Mouth sneered.
"Let me show you what it can do." Straight Arrow pushed another button the remote.
The Laserwing rained down a stream of light on Metal Mouth. In his arrogance, the villain hadn't even bothered to move, and was now paying the price.
"No... What is this..." Metal Mouth groaned, as a generous portion of his stolen energies drained away.
"Impressed yet, Mikaal?" Straight Arrow taunted his adversary.
"You... dare?" Metal Mouth roared. "I will smash your toy to pieces!"
Metal Mouth flew up to the Laserwing. In response, Straight Arrow directed his creation upwards, higher and higher, until it reached the stratosphere.
As the device left Earth's atmosphere, Metal Mouth followed, only to find himself struggling against some unseen force, slowing down greatly.
What... ?" He groaned, pushing harder and harder. "Is this your doing, Muddlefoot? Whatever it is, it will not stop me..."
Metal Mouth kept pushing, finally managing to breach the invisible barrier. As he did, he felt the universal energy being forced out his body. The board suddenly stopped in mid-air, flinging Metal Mouth from it.
"NOOOOOO!" Metal Mouth screamed, as he fell back down to Earth.
Back on the ground, the Justice Ducks saw a great flash of light.
"What just happened?" Spellbound asked.
"My plan worked." Straight Arrow grinned. "Look!"
The Justice Ducks beheld the unmistakable sight of the bronze board flying through the air.
"Follow that board!" Quiverwing ordered.
Getting into the jet, the Justice Ducks followed the board across the ocean, where it made a beeline for a disused cabin by a pine forest. As it crashed through the cabin's roof, there was a another flash of light. By the time the Justice Ducks landed and disembarked, the Bronze Boarder had emerged, his powers restored to him.
"Thank you, my friends." The Boarder grinned.
"Okay, what just happened?" Gizmoduck 2.0 asked.
"Yes, what exactly did you do?" Aqueous asked Straight Arrow.
"It's not what I did, it's what Gastricus did." Straight Arrow admitted. "When he exiled the Boarder to Earth, he also formed an anti-universal energy barrier around the planet, to ensure he could never leave.
"Indeed." The Boarder nodded. "Although unseeable, it's walls are thicker then the strongest metal in the universe."
"My instruments detected it a few days ago." Straight Arrow continued. "I surmised that if I tricked Mikaal into trying to breach it, the Boarder's powers would be separated from him."
"Good call." Quiverwing smiled.
"I feel I must apologise, my friends." The Boarder said glumly.
"Apologise?" Spellbound asked, "For what?"
"For my folly." The Boarder replied. "I was blind to the evil that exists in this world. I allowed Metal Mouth to deceive me, and the whole planet paid the price."
"Don't worry about it." Quiverwing patted his shoulder. "We all make mistakes."
"I still have much to learn about you Earthlings." The Boarder admitted. "Perhaps someday, I will understand."
"Perhaps someday, we all will." Straight Arrow said hopefully.
"So, think we've seen the last of Metal Mouth?" Gizmoduck 2.0 asked.
"Perhaps." Straight Arrow replied. "But, knowing Mikaal, he probably still had a trick or two up his sleeve."
"If he ever does come back, we will be ready for him." Aqueous declared.
"Agreed." Quiverwing smiled, putting her arm around Straight Arrow's shoulder. "In the meantime, what say we give that romantic getaway another shot?"
"Gladly." Straight Arrow grinned. "Are you three good to watch over St. Canard for a while?"
"As long as someone else takes monitor duty." Aqueous said sourly. "I've enough of standing still to last a lifetime, if you know what I mean?"
Everyone laughed at Aqueous' statement. Even the Bronze Boarder let out a chuckle.
The End.
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