Leather jackets are badass.

There's something about that black leather that draws the eyes to it. It's probably why it's so popular in hard rock, punk and heavy metal circles. There's also the biker factor, too. If you get the right person to wear any kind of leather jacket, their badass quotient increases 200%. The risk is that you're going to look like the Fonz, but it's a good idea to take the chance and wear the jacket. There's a good chance you're gonna look like a badass.

"Dude, he looks awesome," Jimmy said as he, Ash and May looked at Touya in his new black Ranger jacket. "You're gonna get so many chicks, dude… even though you can't wear it all the time."

"It's okay," said Touya. "Why do we have these three rings on the elbow?"

"Eh, they're just trimming," said Jimmy. "The real highlight is on the symbol on the back."

"They don't look like Ramones jackets," said Touya.

"Those jackets restrict movement," said Commander Fury. "I think the lighter leather works better."

"So commander," said Ash. "What was so special about that moon rock?"

"It was from the Apollo 11 mission," said Fury. "Naturally a common criminal would want to obtain it. An item like that would fetch a lot of money on the collectors' black market."

"Then why were those orcs and monster after them?" said May.

"That I am not sure about," said Fury. "My assumption is they simply happened upon them. The world is not as connected as you think. There is such a thing as coincidence, after all."

"Yeah, but they were trying to get the rock," said Ash. Fury paused.

"That makes things different," said Fury. "I'll have to warn the National Guard and they'll warn the Cerulean Police. You just keep doing your thing."

"Great," said Jimmy. "What about that other monster? She might be running around somewhere."

"She disappeared," said Agent Hill.

"Disappeared?" said May. "How?"

"We haven't found out yet," said Agent Hill. In her defense, it's only been an hour since they beat the Ursaring monster. "Although we do have reports it was destroyed. We're not sure about whom, though. Hopefully, the news reports will be better at this than us."

"Well why don't you know?" said Jimmy.

"Two reasons," said Agent Hill. "First, the area was evacuated after the monster arrived. Second, the cameras at the intersections were destroyed, so we have no footage. We have people in the vicinity asking around, but we have to wait until they come back with their report."

"Anything else?" said Fury. He noticed the trio stayed silent. "You can state the obvious."

"They think we're crap," said Jimmy. "Apparently, we're not even worth their time."

"They talked about this 'Master'," said May. "I wonder who that is?"

"Just don't worry about it for now," said Fury. "We'll have to monitor the University Geology Museum. In the meantime, I hear you kids have homework to do."

"Did you have to remind me?" asked Jimmy.

"You guys are still teenagers," said Fury. "Go ahead, be teenagers and have fun, especially on Saturday."

"All right, all right!" Jimmy complained while being pushed out of the room by Touya and Ash. May followed behind trying not to laugh.

"What did he say about Saturday?" Ash asked while May pushed him out, too.

"Sir?" asked Agent Hill.

"Warn every jewelry store within the city limits," he said. "I'm not sure what the enemy wants, but they're not going to get it."

"And this is Cerulean Gym," Misty said as she opened the door for Deshi and Denchu. "It's not a palace, but it's home."

"It's a nice place," said Denchu. "You didn't tell me how nice this place was."

"Well, I had to share it with my sisters for years," said Misty. "And they drove me crazy, with, like, their like, Valley Girl-ish-ness."

"You actually sounded like one," said Deshi. "I guess that's what you get for living with them."

"It's not something I'm proud of," Misty replied. "I haven't started to make dinner yet, but I have some stuff in the kitchen if you want anything."

"Do you have any Greek yogurt?" asked Denchu.

"I think I have some strawberry yogurt," said Misty. "There's probably two left."

"It's fine," said Denchu. "Is Luna with you?"

"She's upstairs," said Misty. "Why don't I show you my room?" She led

the two girls upstairs into the room she stayed in. As soon as she opened the door, a familiar black cat was waiting for them.

"I see you three did well," she said.

"Luna, how long have you been there?" asked Denchu.

"About 30 minutes," Luna said as she jumped off the bed. "Did Misty do well?"

"She really helped us," Deshi said as she and Denchu sat down on either a chair or the floor. Misty sat down at her desk.

"So, now that we're all here," she said. "I have one question to ask: What… is going… on?"

"I… don't… know," Denchu said almost mockingly. "We don't know what is going on, we don't know who is attacking, we don't know when they decided to attack, we don't know why they are here, and we don't know where they came from. All we know is that they are attacking and how they are doing it. That's the whole story, Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How. Do you want anything else?"

"I'm the new person, not a noob," said Misty. "At least I'm getting the hang of this."

"The one who sent me can't give me any information about the enemy," said Luna. "All she knows is that they're dangerous."

"Great, an unknown enemy," said Deshi. "Why can't we know who our enemy is?"

"I'm afraid they were very secretive," said Luna. "We don't know anything about them. But as soon as I receive anything, I will make sure you know."

"Thanks," said Misty. "But what about the Power Rangers?"

"What about them?" said Denchu. "I don't care about them!"

"I don't know anything about them either!" said Luna.

"You're serious?" asked Misty. "Some help you are!"

"Forget about the Power Rangers!" Deshi interjected.

"We could prepare for the enemy," said Luna. "We could foresee them. No one foresaw these 'Power Rangers'."

"Foresee, you mean you saw these orcs coming?" asked Misty.

"Well, in a sense, yes," said Luna.

"Can you foresee who they are with your great knowledge?"

"No," said Luna.

"So we're stuck trying find out who they are?"

"Correct."

Misty paused, staying silent for a couple minutes and then, "My cat guide is incompetent!"

"My job is not to predict the future. My job is to guide you," said Luna, "To become the great heroes you can be."

"Really, now? This should be fun," said Misty.

It was Saturday, close to noon. Misty was waiting in the gym lobby looking very annoyed.

Her arms were crossed, her eyebrows furrowed and her legs crossed. Yeah, she's annoyed. Why? Well, it's kind of complicated. She's got some place to go to and it's with someone. Is it a date? Well, it could be considered one. It's sort of how you look at it. And I'm going to explain very shortly:

Remember, after the first attack on Cerulean, Ash asked Misty to go with him to Cerulean Fair. Well, today's the day. And good ol' Ashy-Boy is running late. Why? Why are you asking? Of course she doesn't know! And to make it worse, Psyduck was suffering from a really bad headache. It was so bad, she pretty much felt sorry for the thing she caught when she was 10 in Fresno (canonically known as Celadon. Yeah, that's right. I did that! What, it's in California!)

"Psy, yi, yi," it said. It looked like it was in agony.

"Jeez," she said, wiping the duck's head with a cold washcloth. "Why didn't you evolve?" She sounds mean, but she really cares for that thing. Kind of like you-know-who. "Ash, when are you going to get here?" she said to herself.

Out of boredom she turned on the TV to coverage of Cerulean Fair. She immediately switched it to something else. Pokemon battles… football… cartoons… isn't there anything good on right now? Waiting wouldn't be as bad if there was something good to do besides care for her agonizing Psyduck.

But she remembered there might be some Pokemon painkillers somewhere in the gym. The best spot to find them would be in the kitchen, where she kept most of the Pokemon medications. Let's see, there's stuff for Gyarados, Seel, Ah-ha! All-purpose Pokemon painkiller! This should work.

"Okay, hold on," she said after Psyduck started moaning again. For a 'mon about Psyduck's size it would take about one to alleviate the headache. For Psyduck though, not only was it extra strength, she needed three just to—DING-DONG! That'd better be you-know-who! She grabbed the bottle, rushed to the door, and opened it. "Hi, Misty!"

He was standing there, giving that same goofy, idiotic smile. She just stood there with her arms crossed and a look of disapproval. It was enough to make him nervous. In the old days, she would have accosted him verbally to no end. Nowadays, however, she's found a much more effective way of telling him he sucks. "Um, I'm not too late, am I?"

"I don't know," she said. "Didn't you say you were going to get here at noon?"

"Um… yeah?"

"Do you know what time it is?"

"It's 12:15?"

"Well? Are you late?"

"… Yes. Hey, what's wrong with Psyduck?"

"His headache's worse than normal," Misty said, remembering her ailing Psyduck. "So why are you late, Mr. Ketchum? Did you forget about me?"

"No, I didn't," he said. "Um, you know, I've never been to Cerulean Fair. Is it fun?"

"Yeah, it's okay," she said, popping a couple pills into Pysduck's bill. "I probably won't spoil much for you, since you said you want to find out what it's like for yourself. But my parents would take me an my sisters when we were kids."

"Did you have fun?"

"Of course I did," she said. "It's one of my fondest memories of them before they…"

"Misty, I'm sorry if this is making you—"

"No, it's fine," said Misty. "That should make Psyduck feel better."

"Shall we get going?" Ash asked.

"I have to be ready first," she said. Ash cringed. He had enough experience with how long it took for a woman to get ready. Luckily for him (in more than one way, especially if he said that out loud) she only took a few moments to get ready. "Okay, let's go."

"What about Psyduck?"

"He should be fine. I asked a friend to come over and take care of him."

"Um, okaayy…"

"Now let's go!" she said, grabbing him by the elbow and dragging him out of the gym. "You brought your car, right?"

"Well, yeah—"

"Good! Now let's get going!"

Ash parked the car somewhere in the middle of the grass-covered parking lot. Misty got out as soon as he put the car in 'park' and he came out second with Pikachu hopping on his shoulder. He put the parking pass on his windshield and waited for Misty to get her hoodie on.

The skies were a clear blue, a typical California scene. It was warm, but since Misty was wearing a hoodie, it was a little chilly, but more jeans weather. Either way, it was still a nice day out. A light, almost non-existent breeze was blowing, just barely making Misty's hair flutter. Ash was relieved there was not a cloud in the sky. The weatherman had been predicting rain for Saturday all week.

"Come on!" she said. She'd already gotten a head start on him.

"Hey, wait up!" he called out.

There was a faint smell of popcorn in the air. The sounds of the fair—a few guests screaming on the tilt-a-whirl, for example—could be heard in the distance. Misty could already spot the temporary roller coaster they built just for the fair. There were rumors they might make it permanent. It looked pretty fun. Misty was already thinking of ways to drag-and-or-push Ash onto the roller coaster. He'd hated them ever since the Pokemon Land incident (the island with the giant robot Pokemon).

Ash (kind of) sighed in relief when he saw how much ticket prices cost. Only 7 bucks to get in. He paid the ticket for both him and her (like a gentleman) and the two entered the fairgrounds.

The fairgrounds, located on the southeast edge of the city (on the opposite side of the university campus) were clean (that's good) and smelled like corn dogs and popcorn. Sort of like any typical American fairground. There were rides, game booths, food stands, events, livestock competition, so basically it's your typical American fair. It's not a county fair, not even close. It's a city fair.

Misty linked her arm with Ash's causing him to blush like a California strawberry. She didn't notice. She seemed more interested in the rides and games. "Come on, let's get some ride tickets!" she said, dragging him to the ticket booth.

"Misty!" he called. "Take it easy!" Hey, who's the Power Ranger here?

"Oh, stop!" she said. "I'm gonna get you on that roller coaster!"

"Roller coast—wait, Mis-ty!"

As Misty dragged Ash through the fair, they were being followed by May and a very annoyed Jimmy. "You know, I could be watching the Illini today," he said.

"You can go without them for one day!" she said.

"Hey, I never missed a game when I was in Champaign!" he said. "I'm not gonna—"

"You can miss one game!" she said.

"You know, if they catch you, you're in big trouble," he said while she walked over to a corn dog stand.

"So what!" she said. "I've seen enough anime to know what to do. I'm keeping my distance."

"You watch too much anime," said Jimmy.

"WOOOOHOOOOO! ! !"

"YAAAAAAAAAHHHHH! ! !"

Ash knew he shouldn't have gone on the roller coaster. The last time he was on one, he was nearly killed by giant robotic Pokemon, after all. Luckily for him though, it was a small steel roller coaster. But he was hoping he wouldn't blow chunks or worse on this hell ride. Misty, meanwhile, well, she was having a blast.

"COME ON, ASH! IT'S NOT THAT BAD!" She shouted.

"EASY FOR YOU TO SAAAAYYY! ! !"

"Wow," Jimmy said, watching the chaos unfold while munching on a corn dog. "He looks like he's having fun."

"I wonder if I should go on that," said May.

"LAAAND! !" Ash cried as soon as he got off the ride. Misty looked around to make sure no one was looking. Maybe a carnie, but that was it.

"Okay, let's go," she said. "You're having a corn dog."

"Thank you," he said.

"Damn!" May said, noticing they were coming in their direction. "Scatter!"

"What?" Jimmy asked before being yanked away from the path. They ducked behind a booth right as Ash and Misty walked—or stumbled, in Ash's case—past. "I feel sorry for him. What's with you?"

May looked like she was about to burst into a chorus of squees. "Hey, save that for some other time!" he said, grabbing her by the collar.

Ash licked his lips (letting some of his old personality show) while waiting for the corn dog lady to hand him a bit of corn-battered heaven. The lady handed the corn dogs to him while he handed the money (exact change) over. He handed one to Misty. "Cheers," he said. He opened his mouth and took a big bite. Dang! That's a good corn dog. What, you thought I was gonna be dirty?

You sick bastards!

"How do you like your corn dog?" Misty asked.

"It's good!" he replied. It was especially good after the chaos of the roller coaster. It was nice to calm down. Maybe later he could—hey wait a minute! "How come we didn't eat before we went on the roller coaster?"

"Because I thought you would've blown chunks," she said. That figures. "Just eat your damn corn dog."

"Do you always have to ruin a moment?" he asked, taking another bite.

"You want a moment?" she asked. "Then let's have one."

"It doesn't work like that," said Ash. "I think my stomach's feeling better."

"Oh, quit whining, you big baby!" she said.

"I'm not whining!"

"You sound like you are," said Misty.

"Do you want me to leave you here?" he asked. That got her attention.

"Sorry," she said. "I thought it would be funny. Although you did overreact a little."

"I did not," he flatly denied.

"Yes you did!" said Misty. "You were screaming like a little girl, you were like, 'AAAAHHH'!"

"That doesn't even sound like a little girl!"

"Whatever," said Misty. "Although, I have to admit, it is nice just spend some time with you."

"Yeah," said Ash. "It is nice. So how have things been going at the Gym?"

"I haven't been as busy as usual," said Misty. "Probably because we're in high school and we're worried about which college we're going to."

"Oh, right," said Ash. "I'll have to start on my applications."

"You haven't?" Misty asked as if he was crazy.

"Hey, the school year just started," Ash replied. "We've got the whole year ahead of us."

"Oh yeah," said Misty. "And this whole… thing that's been going on lately. I was scared, Ash."

"Scared?" This is different. Okay, she was scared in Lavender, but… what?

"During that orc attack," she said. Oh. "I thought I was going to die. I didn't want to die without a fight, though."

"HAHAHA!" Ash laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"That's just like you, Misty!" he said. Misty smiled and laughed along with him.

"Three throws and if ya knock all the bottles down, ya get the grand prize!" the barker called out. Jimmy stopped right in front of the booth and walked over.

"Jimmy!" May shouted. "What are you doing?"

"I wanna play this thing!" said Jimmy.

"You do realize that thing's rigged, right?" said May.

"Hey, lady, I make my living honestly!" said the barker. "That'll be three dollars, kid."

"Thank you!" said Jimmy. He set, wound up and threw—

SMASH! ! !

May and the barker looked on astounded. Jimmy flashed a cheeky grin and said, "Gimmee my prize!"

"How did you—"

"What?" Jimmy asked. "I'm a pitcher! You should see my Curveball."

"So, you're on the baseball team?" asked May.

"I moved here during the summer, so no," said Jimmy. "I am going to try out this year, though."

"Good luck," said May. "This is California, not Illi-noize."

"It's pronounced 'Illinoy'," Jimmy growled. "Get it right! Jeez, I thought Californians knew how to prono—are you okay?"

"I don't know," she said. She was looking a little weak. And from what Jimmy could tell, she wasn't the only one. Several fairgoers were looking slumped over, including—

"Is that Denchu?" he asked, pointing at the blonde girl. He walked up to her and tapped her shoulder.

"McAndrew?" she asked, genuinely surprised. 'What are you doing here?"

"That's what I wanted to ask you," said Jimmy.

"If you're going to hit on me, forget it!" said Denchu.

"HAHAHA! Shot down again!" May said as Denchu stormed off.

"What—how are you feeling better?" asked Jimmy.

"I just walked away from… that booth, right there." She pointed at a booth with a crystal ball. The barker looked kind of suspicious. They just sat there behind the crystal ball. Everyone passing in front seemed to be getting sluggish. If there was any time to break out the S.H.I.E.L.D. credentials, it was pretty close to now.

However, it's not a good idea to go in there with guns blazing. Maybe an easy-going approach. "Hello," Jimmy said as he and May walked up. "What is this?"

"For five dollars I'll give you your fortune," said the fortune-teller.

"That sounds fun," said May. "He just got shot down, so he could find out if he's going to get the girl."

"Do you have to do that?" Jimmy asked as he handed the dollar over to the fortune teller. "So why is everyone walking away looking tired?" he asked.

"They are so overwhelmed they have no energy," said the fortune-teller.

"Reeeaaallllyyyy?" Jimmy asked. May sighed and shook her head. Jimmy wanted to talk to this fortune teller and see how good they were… and possibly smoke him out. "Let's see what you can do."

The fortune teller stared at the crystal ball. The two waited before the fortune teller spoke up. "I see… a shield." Uh-oh. "And a great army. There will be fire and brimstone! And DEATH!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah!" said Jimmy. "Do I get the girl or not?"

"There is something about you," said the fortune teller. "I see… colored spandex?" May tried to stifle a laugh. "And… girls in sailor outfits… DYING!"

"What about my girl?"

"You are going to DIE!" the fortune teller declared as if to warn him personally.

"Eh, we all gotta go sometime," he replied. "Say, have you ever heard of these guys named 'Shield' or something?"

"It seems familiar," said the fortune teller.

"What's going on here?" a familiar voice asked. Jimmy and May turned around to see—

"Oh, hey Kinomoto," said Jimmy. "We're trying to smoke him out," he mouthed. Touya approached the fortune teller.

"What do you see?" he asked forcefully.

"I seeee… Oh dear! You are going to have grave misfortune and suffering!" Touya was not impressed.

"You suck."

"You will regret that!" The fortune teller growled. The crystal ball turned black and began to give off a dark energy. Touya did more with two words than Jimmy and May could do with a subtle approach. By now it was clear something at to be done.

"Hold it right there!" Jimmy shouted as he and May pulled out their badges. "Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate! Surrender now!"

"Never!"

"Sir!" One S.H.I.E.L.D. agent shouted. "We're detecting a massive amount of energy coming from the Cerulean fairgrounds!" Fury rushed over to the computer screen.

"I assume the Rangers are there?" he asked.

"I've got their morphers on… oh, dear."

"They'd better get things under control there," said Fury. "Call the Cerulean police, have the fairgrounds evacuated immediately! And get McAndrew to call Ketchum on his cell phone, he might be on that date!"

Right on cue, Ash heard his cell phone ringing. It was Jimmy's cell phone, alright. Misty sighed in exasperation. "Dammit!" she muttered. "Why does this always happen?"

"I'm sorry," Ash said as he answered the phone. "What is it?"

"Boss, we've got an emergency!" Jimmy shouted from the other end. It sounded like there was a fight going on.

"Can it wait?" Ash asked. "I'm kind of busy!"

Just then—KABOOM!

An explosion in the distance sent the fairgoers running and screaming. Misty herself was caught up in this human stampede, leaving Ash unable to get to her. "Is that enough of an emergency?" Jimmy shouted.

"I'm on my way!" Ash replied, hanging up his phone and running off to the location of the explosion.

Misty, meanwhile, was struggling with the crowd. The crowd wasn't as bad as the attack on downtown, but it was still difficult to get through, anyhow. "Excuse me, pardon me," she said. It felt like she was in a treadmill pool there were so many people. If only she could transform right now. And if you think she should just jump to the side, the crowd was not as thin as you thought.

Eventually, it did get thin enough for her to try and duck out of the way. She darted off to a tree on the side, breathing heavily. Hey, you try moving against a crowd! She'd just gotten to the tree when she heard her phone ringing. "Hello?"

"Waterflower, where are you?" Denchu shouted. "These orcs just popped up and—"

"I saw the explosion!" Misty shouted. "Where are you?"

"Near the ferris wheel," said Denchu. "Get over here!"

"Okay!" Misty said before hanging up.

Meanwhile, Jimmy, May and Touya had to deal with the orcs until Ash showed up. Jimmy staggered backwards after being whacked by an orc shield. He ducked under a punch. He punched the orc in the jaw. An orc rushed in, Jimmy dodged and kicked the orc into a couple of stands.

May, meanwhile, took an orc by the neck and threw it to the ground. She braced herself on a stand counter and kicked an orc right in the jaw. She rolled under several and literally swept them off their feet. She got up and kicked one in the jaw. With one orc down, she took her fists and slammed them into its neck.

Touya just threw punch after punch after punch, knocking out as many orcs as he needed. He got out of the way of one and grabbed the armor collar, throwing it at several orcs. They fell to the ground, their armor weighing them down. He roundhouse kicked another orc and it too, crashed into several orcs.

Jimmy was just wrapping up his batch when he turned around and felt someone squeezing his neck. He struggled, gasping for air while he was lifted up by the hooded fortune-teller. "You S.H.I.E.L.D. scum need to stay out of our way," it said menacingly.

"Why?" Jimmy choked out.

"Must I explain?" the fortune-teller asked.

"Y-yeah," he choked out.

"You're better off not knowing," said the fortune teller.

"F… fuck you!"

The fortune teller threw Jimmy into a booth across from it. His body crashed into the booth and pretty much destroyed the front. He writhed in pain while the fortune teller advanced on him. "I will have your energy," said the fortune teller.

That's when someone pulled a Dynamic Entry, kicking the fortune teller right in the head. "Are you okay?" the voice asked.

"Next time," said Jimmy. "Get here sooner."

"I hope that's not an order," Ash said as he held out his hand.

"Nope," he replied, taking it and letting Ash pull him up. May and Touya gathered with them.

"Let's kick this up a notch," said Ash. They pulled out their morph chips and inserted them in their morphers. "Ready?"

"Ready!"

"RPM, Get in Gear!"

The Sailors had transformed by now and were tearing through orcs with their elemental magic. Okay, part of it involved physical hand-to-hand combat, but since we're running close to the end, we'll skip those descriptions (sorry). But in short, they were cleaning out the orcs the Power Rangers didn't get to.

"What happened?" Misty/Ocean asked out of the blue.

"We're not sure!" replied Thunder/Denchu. "They just appeared out of no—"

"Will you two shut up?" Fire/Deshi shouted while burning an orc. "Where are they coming from?"

"What about over there?" Misty/Ocean asked, noting a flash of light and an explosion.

"We could try!" said Thunder/Denchu. "Let's go!"

Unfortunately for the Rangers, brute strength was not enough. The fortune teller just blasted them aside every time they tried to get close, treating them like a piece of dirt. This prompted Touya to pull out his custom weapon, the Rocket Blaster. Basically, it looked like a dog head turned into a gun.

"What is he, an idiot?" Jimmy asked. "Look at that guy, the fortune dude's just deflecting his blasts!"

"No, it's a good idea!" Ash replied. "The fortune teller's distracted. May, go!"

"I'm on it!" she replied, getting up and rushing the fortune teller. She jumped, kicked…

… And was whacked to the side. She crashed into a couple of booths and then landed on something. Probably because of the force of her landing, she felt her helmet come off as she landed on someone's body. "Ow," she said. She got up off the person's chest, looked up and—

Oh, crap.

She found herself face-to-face with Drew. He was here? She thought.

"May?"

While it felt like forever, it really lasted a second. She shoved her hand in his face and pushed his head to the ground. "You didn't see anything, civilian!" she shouted before getting up and grabbing her helmet to go back and fight the fortune teller.

Now that Ash's strategy had fallen apart, they found themselves once again dealing with the fortune teller's wrath. "Were you not warned?" it shouted. "Stay out of our way!"

"Why?" Ash asked.

"DO NOT! ASK! WHY!" the fortune teller bellowed.

"Well, in that case," Ash punched the fortune teller.

The Sailors, meanwhile, arrived late. "Damn orcs," Thunder/Denchu muttered. "What's going on?"

"I have no idea," said Ocean/Misty. "Hey, what's that?" A crystal ball rolled into their line of sight. There were sounds of fighting on the other side of the booths. Now, if I had time to write this I would, but since I'm running out of my self-imposed word limit, I don't have the luxury of giving the Sailors enough time to fight, so the Sailors are going to make this quick.

"I have an idea," said Thunder/Denchu.

"DIE!"

"Whatever it is, make it quick!" said Fire/Deshi.

"That crystal ball, our powers," said Thunder/Denchu. "Got that?"

"Is that really going to work?" asked Ocean/Misty.

"Do you have any other ideas?" Thunder/Denchu asked. "Stunning Thunder!"

"Fire Ball!" Their attacks struck the crystal ball throwing smoke and fire into the air. The fortune teller screamed in agony. It got Ash's attention.

"Why didn't I think of that?" he asked to himself. He pulled out his blaster right as Misty prepared her attack.

"Tidal… WAVE!" She launched her attack right as Ash fired his blaster. Their combined efforts caused the ball to explode and Nick Fury to curse under his breath.

"AAH!" The fortune teller screamed.

"Well that was easy!" said Jimmy.

"THE ENERGY!" it screamed. "MASTER, FORGIVE ME!"

"And that was easy, too," said May.

"No time for talk!" said Ash. "Let's finish this!"

"Road Blaster!"

"You'll pay for this!" the fortune teller declared. "I may not carry it out, but my comrades will!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know, 'a plague o' both your houses'!" Ash taunted.

"Let's finish this," said Thunder/Denchu. "Whatever it is."

"Ready!" Ash shouted. May put in her Engine Cell.

"Aim!" she said.

"Stunning Thunder!"

"Fire Ball!"

"Tidal WAVE!"

"FIRE!" Both teams launched their attacks at the same time and the fortune teller exploded on contact.

"That was easy," said Touya.

"Not exactly," said Ash.

"Hey guys," said May. "I think we have company.

"Dammit!" Ash growled. "You three again?"

"HEY!" Thunder/Denchu shouted. "Don't say that to us!" She got right up in Ash's face, pointing right at him. "If it wasn't for us, you'd still be fight that-whatever-it-was!"

"You got here late!" Ash shouted. "Why should we thank you?"

"Forget it!" said Thunder. "Let's get out of here; I've had enough of him."

"Good riddance!" said Jimmy. "Wait, what about Drew?"

"Jeez!" May growled, turning around and finding herself face-to-face with him. "Where did you come from, civilian?"

"May, quit lying," he said, getting overly aggressive.

"I don't know what you're talking about," she said, turning away. Drew stopped her, grabbing her upper arm. She sighed and looked at him in an annoyed manner. "Did you really just do that?" she asked. "I could beat the crap out of you with one hand."

"You've got some explaining to do!" The green-haired coordinator shouted.

"Are you actually threatening me?" she asked. "Are you—Blue!"

"What?" Jimmy asked after giving Drew a sleeper hold. "We've been compromised, I had to do something!"

"But—"

"May, forget it," said Ash. "Let's just get him to S.H.I.E.L.D."

"That was not how I wanted my day to end," Misty complained with Deshi and Denchu in her room.

"Sorry," said Denchu. "Although I'm more annoyed with our lessened role."

"What was that thing threatening us for?" Deshi asked.

"It's a 'plague on both your houses' thing," said Denchu. "I wouldn't worry about it."

"I would," said Misty. "It doesn't sound good.

End chapter

Oh, finally, that's over. Anyway, sorry this took so long, but I've been busy with a job search, but I got a BIG internship coming up, so wish me luck! I'll give you a clue: It's a BIG radio station in a BIG American city.

I saw The Avengers, too, so expect some Avengers shout-outs soon (it was AWESOME!)