Disclaimer: Would I Lie To You is by the Eurythmics. Rock Me Gently is by Andy Kim.
2: WOULD I LIE TO YOU
Jason Lee Scott, Bruce Wayne, Keith Partridge, Eve Torres, and Andrea Thomas land on Honolulu, and immediately check into their hotel. "Any info on the murder that took place here a week ago?" Keith asks.
"Not yet. We have to talk to Tommy's cousin, Will. He's the one who called the police and asked them to find out. When the trail went cold, that's when they called 5-0." Jason told him.
"Being part of the League's Investigative Branch, they got in touch with me. Tommy's cousin lives here. After Tommy & Kim's wedding, he and his mother moved here, the climate was good for his mother's health. You and Keith can talk to him, while Andrea and Eve will go to 5-0 and talk to McGarrett & Williams. We can find out if they learned anything new. I'll have to make contact with them when nightfall comes." Bruce spoke.
Jason & Keith walked down the beachline…and saw a young woman surfing there. "Kono!" Keith shouted.
"Keith! Jason! I assume that you're here to find out about who killed Will's dad." Kono, a young, brown haired, beautiful native surfer, asked.
"Yup. Any idea where Will is?" Jason returned the question.
"At his house, just down the way. His martial arts helps him take his mind off his dad…butI know that he'll feel better when the creep's caught." Kono then joined Keith & Jason until they came to a large beachhouse. "William? Will?" Jason shouted.
"Down here!" A voice rang out. Jason, Keith, and Kono raced down to the shore. They met a young blond, well built 6 ft. young man. He had just finished practicing both Ninjutsu and Wushu, and was about to take a surfing break. "JASON! Good to see you, man! Kono, always great to see you! Man, Tommy wasn't kidding, you really do know the Partridge Family! You must be Keith."
"Hi. Nice to meet you. Do you go by William, Will, or Bill?" Keith asked.
"Will. Why are you guys here?"
"We found out about your dad. We're sorry about your loss. Keith, Tommy, myself, and some friends of ours are trying to get to the truth about what happened. Any thing he left behind we can look at. It could help us and Kono out here." Jason told him.
"Not much. There were a lot of thins he left me from his days as a rock musician in the 70s & 80s. My aunt and I have no idea why anyone would want him dead. Come on in, I was taking a look at some of this." Will told them.
"Wait until you see the place." Kono told them as they walked inside.
Inside, the living room looked like a shrine to the best of the 70s, music wise. Guitars, a drum kit, a portable keyboard, photos of his dad and various musicians he worked with…along with judo, karate & kung fu trophies. "Tommy said you practiced various forms of the Martial Arts." Keith spoke up.
"Yeah. I sometimes try my hand at music, but I prefer the Martial Arts. With losing both my mom and now my dad, it really helps me stay centered. But, I really gotta know…you really dating Eve Torres?" Will asked.
"Yeah, she's amazing. She's the only person that I sometimes get tongue tied around."
"Eve Torres? Really? I met her when she was a WWE Divas finalist…just before she won the belt. Man, she's amazing." Kono finished.
"Man, what's this?" Jason asked, holding up a cassette.
I don't know. All this time, I've never played it, I've been afraid to. That may have been the last thing my dad did before…" Will started.
"Understandable. We'll check it out and let you know. Meanwhile…looks like you were about to go surfing." Keith grinned.
"Will's a man of many talents, as you'll soon find out. Let's hit the waves." Jason grinned, and the four each grabbed a board and headed towards the shore. At this time, unknown to them, a green disc hit the shore, glowing…
Later that evening, 5-0 HQ…
Jason, Keith and Kono joined Eve, Andrea and Lt. Chin Ho Kelly. Keith looked over the files on the table and asked "Anything learned from that cassette?"
"Not much. However…we may have found out how he spent his last minutes." Chin told them.
"Not exactly what you want to hear. Um, what is Keith Partridge doing here…and who are you two?" Det. Danny Williams asked.
"Trust us, they can help us find out a lot about what's going on. Jason is a friend of Will's." Chin told him.
"I'm going to tell Will about what we just learned." Kono told them, then walked out.
"Hurry back, Cuz," Chin shouted.
Jason got this look on his face. "That's your cousin?"
Chin looked at the two Rangers "Choose your next words carefully. Both of you."
Keith tactfully spoke up "We went surfing with Kono and Will today. She's very talented."
Chin smiled. "Oh, she's off the charts. Spent three years on the pro circuit before she blew out her knee. Kid was devastated. Had to reinvent herself and decided to wear a badge. Graduated from the police academy with honors. Unfortunately, she's family, which means she had a lot to prove to the HPD."
"Where's Steve?" Danny asked.
"He and your friend with the pointy ears were chasing down a lead on one of the suspects…" Chin started…
Flashback; 2 hours ago:
A man was speaking on the phone with someone. "Somebody's turning up the heat here, I need my money…I gotta get my wife & kid out of here…"
"No…you don't." a finger pressed and interrupted the conversation, then continued "We'll come after you shortly. Right now, your friend needs to talk to us." Lt. Cmndr. Steve McGarrett then took the phone receiver, and hung up.
"I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING!" the man shouted in fear, then took off.
"Big mistake." Steve frowned.
Running in fear, he rounded a corner, then sighed in relief…however, he would soon start running again. "Jameson." A gravelly voice commanded.
"No!" Jameson took off running only to be confronted by a bat shaped shadow. "End of the line, pigeon. Time to come out of your cage and sing to us." The Batman spoke.
Steve joined him, socking him with a knockout punch. "Musicians…here and in other places…are no. 1 on someone's hit parade. We want to know who's calling the tunes."
"I'm impressed." Batman spoke.
Flashback Ends:
"…and now they're trying to get the truth out of him." Chin spoke up.
"Man, I don't believe I'm saying this…but, to have both Batman & Steve grilling him…I feel sorry for the poor turkey." Eve smiled.
In an interrogation room, Batman got right in Jameson's face and snapped "You had best tell me…if you value your time as a free man with unbroken bones…who's behind these murders…and why did you get involved."
Ekeing out a little unconvincing bravado, Jameson snapped "Screw you, you pointy eared freak! You don't scare me!"
Not convinced of that, Batman gives an almost sadistic smile as he says, "I was hoping you'd say that." Then, he steps aside and McGarrett takes over.
Getting right in Jameson's face, he speaks rather chillingly…"Do you know where your wife and son are? I do. Your wife's out getting her nails done. And your boy is at his private school. I wonder how he's going to feel when he learns that Daddy has been involved in the deaths of innocent musicians?" Steve's tone drops like a stone when he next begins to speak. "You're going to jail. That part's not up for negotiation. Your family's about to lose a husband and a father. In my eyes, now they're your victims, too. Trouble is, the law doesn't see it that way. Your wife, she's from Rwanda. She'll be sent back. They both will. If they're lucky, they'll make it to a refugee camp. And your son...seven is old enough to hold a gun for the Hutu Militia!" Steve then finishes "I can prevent all that, but I don't help people who don't help me."
Jameson screams "What kind of cops are you?"
"The new kind."
"The kind needed today" Batman reflected.
Within 15 minutes, Jameson had told them everything they needed, that there were more targeted musicians from the 60s, 70s, & 80s, why, he didn't know. There was someone named 'Lorelei' calling the shots…but he didn't know if Lorelei was her real name or a cover…but she did seem to have a major mad on for Lex Luthor.
"Who doesn't these days?" Chin smirked.
"He still won't finger the next target…or the new triggerman." After we make sure his wife and kid are safe…and kept out of all this…we go after this guy." Steve told everyone.
"What about Jameson in the meantime?" Danny asked.
Steve looked at Batman, who looked at the Detective and smirked "Book 'em, Danno."
Danny turned to Steve and frowned "You had to tell him that, didn't you?"
Jason looked at Keith, who then said "I never thought…Batman has a sense of humor."
The Dark Knight turned to the two Rangers and said "They're rare, but I have my moments."
"I think we'd best tell Will. He's gonna want to know about this." Andrea told everyone.
At his house, Will was walking down the beachline that evening when he came across the green disc lying there. Fascinated, he picked it up…
…and within seconds William Damien James Haynes life would forever change. A green flash of power surged through him, followed by the call of the Puma. An unspoken voice told him the three rules of the Power that all the Power ranger teams adhere to: 1: Never use your powers for personal gain. 2: Never enter a battle unless absolutely necessary. And 3: Keep your identity secret.
Will woke up seconds later, holding the disc. "Weird dream." He told himself. He did hear Jason shout "Will! Are you ok?"
Keith & Eve, along with Andrea Thomas came with him. "We saw you just pass out."
"Yeah. Guys…any idea what this is?" Will showed them the disc.
Keith looked at the disc and then Will. "We need to talk, about a lot."
Back at 5-0 HQ, Batman was going over the case with Chin, Steve, Kono, and Danny. "Jonah Haynes was part of a band, Midnight Addiction. Apparently, the original lineup was huge in the '60s. The lineup with Will's father were on the verge of becoming just as big in the 70s, but fell apart, then started to try again just three months ago. A friend of mine, Alfred Pennyworth, said he was a fan. Personally, as long as I have known him, I have hard time thinking of Bruce Wayne's majordomo as a fan of promiscuous, stoned-out, mind-blowing rock and roll, but, of course, he was."
Steve spoke up "Youth, sex, drugs, rock and roll. Hey, so were my parents, hell, everyone was in those days. And now, in Honolulu, the past is suddenly not only alive, someone wants some of the survivors to become the dead. And this person won't let the music return, just because they want to live it all over again."
Kono told everyone "Danny & I had a run in with the remaining living one of the originals a few days before…"
Flashback: 4 days ago:
A man on his estate was firing his rifle, when Kono & Danny walked up to him. "Were you aware, sir, that it's against the law to shoot game on a Sunday?" Kono asked him.
"Yeah. Can I go to the pub now?"
"Look, bloke, this ain't England. Are you the clown supposedly in charge here?" a very impatient Danny asked.
"Around here, it's debatable. One doesn't expect levity from a policeman where firearms are concerned."
"We want to show you something. Thirteen separate incidents. Thirteen separate complaints. Just because you were an ex-pop star..." Danny started.
"EX? Are you freakin' mad? Do you have any idea who you're talking to here?"
"A pathetic, burnt-out Keith Richards wannabe?" Danny shot back.
Kono quickly took over. "The reverend can't seem to get in touch with you, which is why he called us."
"Bow down before the Midnight Addiction."
"Get real. You weren't like the Dead or the Stones…" Danny started.
"The Stones, the Animals, The Dead, The Addiction. Same breath. The iconography of my youth. Richie, Esmé, Franco, Mack…"
"Lovely. Now he's talking in tongues." Danny sighed.
"Members of the band." Kono filled him in.
"They were stars. It's not a great deal of time to explain what's been happening to me for the last 35 years."
"Anyway, not many people say "cool" when we arrive uninvited in their front room. First instance, sir, we have to address an alleged misuse of firearms on your property."
"Ah, yeah, that bloody vicar…sorry…reverend. Well, I tell you why he's just seriously pissed off- because I refused to buy him a new prong for his pretty little church. So why don't you take a pile of these and tell him to buy two of them, and leave me alone so that I can shoot my pigeons."
Before Danny loses it again, Kono spoke up "The law says you can't shoot game on a Sunday, sir."
"Well, the law also says that pigeons ain't game, they're vermin, and I can kill them round the clock. God hates pigeons, tell him."
"Do you know what else God hates…" Danny started.
"Try to keep the peace, sir. Don't make us come back out here again." Kono spoke up, yanking Danny behind her as she left. Once outside, she frowned "Did you really have to snap like that?"
"Burnt out has been, who in the hell does he think he is?"
"Next time…Steve comes with me."
At an exclusive recording studio, two people are having an argument. "Hello, Franco. What key?"
"Come on, we used to do this. And quicker than this."
"That's not a note."
"Everything's a note. It's shaking about somewhere between F sharp and G."
"Yeah, but what key?"
"Twist the throttle a gnat's and we'll settle for G. The Bitch with the Pitch."
"In every interview we ever gave you always labeled me something."
"That's because I never got the shag off you, did I? The Tart with No Heart, Ez, that's you."
"Look at me, Franco. I'm old. I'm nearly as old as you, and you're seriously bloody old. Look, I'm calm, I'm clean, I can still sing I just want to do it again, before it's too late."
"Why ?"
"Why not?" Why, what have you done, you naughty boy?"
"Vernon Oxe. Unto progressive rock, the Godfather. Slimmer than Marlon Brando and with better hair. I'm sorry, sir, but do you have a reservation? About this place? Deep and longstanding, but somehow one keeps coming back."
Another person enters "What are you doing here, mate?" Vernon asks.
Machine gun fire ends the session.
Inside, back at the Haynes home, Will listened as Jason & Keith told him about the contents of the tape…
Flashback: Honolulu, one month ago:
Jonah Haynes listened to a track he recorded in 1973 with Andy Kim. He really thought that this would make him huge in the music world…
Ain't it good
Ain't it right
That you are with me here tonight
The music playing
Our bodies swayin' in time
In time, in time, in time
Touching you so warm and tender
Lord, I feel such a sweet surrender
Beautiful is the dream that makes you mine
Mmm
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Baby, baby
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Oh my darling
Oh my baby
You got the moves that drive me crazy
And on your face I see a trace of love
Of love, of love, of love
Come hold me close
Don't let me go
I need you, honey
I love you so
You were made for me by the stars above
Oh, rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
And baby, baby
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Ain't it good
Ain't it right
That you are with me here tonight
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Baby, baby
Rock me gently
Rock me slowly
Take it easy
Don't you know
That I have never been loved like this before
Jonah shut off the music and looked around,,,then got a shocked look on his face. "What are you doing here? I didn't…what are you doing with that…"
3 shots…and that ended it all.
Flashback Ends:
"My dad taped his last moments alive? Any idea who?
"Just that it was someone he knew, possibly a good friend. Any ideas about where his friends are…or if any are still alive?" Jason asked.
"There were just three still living. Most died through drugs, drinking into a stupor…or weird accidents. You don't think one of them did it, do you?"
"As a friend of ours tells us, when the knife digs that deep, it's usually from someone close behind you. As for that disc you found," Keith started, then showed him his morpher.
Will looked at him in shock. "You've got one too?"
"There's more. Best you just see…THUNDERCATS, TIME TO ROCK!" Before Will's shocked eyes, Keith transformed into the Red Lion ThunderCat.
Jason followed suit with "IT'S MORPHIN TIME! TYRANNOSAURUS!"
…finished by Andrea. "OH, MIGHTY ISIS!"
This was all too much. "I gotta sit down. Wait a minute. This disc…"
"…it's called a ThunderMorpher." Jason told him.
Will looked at the heroes standing before him. 'Can't lose anything by trying.' He thought to himself. Following what he saw Keith do, he went "THUNDERCATS, TIME TO ROCK!" In seconds, he was clad in a green version of the ThunderCats uniform. "I have a feeling that my life is about to get a lot crazier…"
"How about right now? I'm getting a message from Batman. He and McGarrett are facing some weird problems from the guy they caught earlier. It seems that he's getting help from this 'Lorelei' ,,,and some hired help from Rita…they need us now!" Isis shouted.
"Let's go!" Turning to Will, Jason & Keith asked "Coming along?"
"Dressed like this, do I have a choice?"
5-0 Headquarters was…putting it bluntly…a zoo. The Riddler, several tengas, Luthordrones, and putties were making life hell for whoever was guarding Jameson. "What in the hell does he have that's so important that all of these things would try to spring him?" Steve yelled.
Danny fired at a tenga, then shouted "He knows who gave him his orders to kill Jonah Hayes…and is responsible for these murders back then…and now. He won't talk, but this person won't let him live one more hour if he still holds what he knows."
"Oh, great. We gotta protect this slimeball. I gave up a professional surfing career for this?" Kono sighed as she slammed a putty into a drone.
Batman shouted "Just slam the 'Z' on the putties, they'll fall apart."
Steve fired another shot into a drone, just as Jason, Keith, Eve, Isis, and Will arrived on the scene. "Back To Action!" Jason shouted as he went to work on some tengas.
"I know I'm the student here…but do you have to say that every damn time?" Keith shouted, nailing both drones and tengas.
"Who the hell is this 'Lorelei'?" Chin asked.
Batman filled everyone in on what he had learned on this woman. "She was a aspiring singer, who was supposedly killed…then brought back to life and made immortal by some warped experiment. For some reason that I haven't been able to discover, she has a serious mad on for Lex Luthor. Given who she wants to ruin, it is almost completely understandable, by the way. Not understandable is the way she is going about it."
"Enough for now. Time to trash the putties. Everyone out!" Isis shouted.
Everyone else left except Isis, the putties and drones. The Tengas followed everyone else out. Isis then shouted…
Carrier of flame, shoot forth your fire,
And let your flames rise higher and higher!
Flames shot forth from gas jets left over from the old extension of the building…and activated the sprinkler system, drenching the putties…turning them into useless clay…and shorting out the Luthordrones. Smiling to herself, Isis walked into the other room, where everyone was still occupied with Tenga trashing. Will was using his martial arts skills to help him fight the tengas…and was doing better than anyone expected. Tengas were being slammed, punched, trashed, kicked, and basically being turned into feather dusters by the new Green Puma ThunderCat. Jason, Keith, and Eve were blown away, and Steve, Chin, Kono, Danny, and even Batman were impressed. Keith was playing slice and dice with some tengas, while Jason and Kono threw some into each other.
Within minutes, the Luthordrones were reduced to scrap, and the tengas were a pile of feathers. "we're getting too close to who killed Will's father…and the other members of Midnight Addiction. And I think we know who it is…at least this round of killings." Eve spoke up.
Isis added "The killer in this case was once a member of Midnight addiction…a founding member, in fact."
Steve finished "He was pissed about his own career crashing down when the group hit it big in the 60s, and again in the 70s…and didn't want that again today."
The new Green ThunderCat spoke coldly "I know who he is…my dad's closest friend."
Vernon Oxe sat rather smugly on his beachfront balcony. He thought he was free…until a voice shouted "VERNON OXE!"
He turned to see Batman, and the red and Green ThunderCats facing him, the Green one doing the talking. "You thought you were free and clear, didn't you?"
Batman took over here. "The one thing you didn't count on was Esme having a younger sister…Maureen. The New Notes were an all-girl backing group, led by Esmé Ford, then an undergraduate at Lancaster. Esme's sister, Maureen, tried to take her sister's place… we just listened to that demo that she made, and we heard the same thing that Samantha Wheeler heard when she listened to it: the voice of someone working very hard to sound like Esmé Ford. Which was not at all what you wanted to hear, so you went round and silenced her, just as you silenced the Bone."
"Yes, we had a business plan, and yes, it was a little bit deceitful, but Christ's sakes, what have I ever had in my life?" Vernon sighed.
"A daughter. She was a junkie. She left me, she lived on the streets and she died in childbirth. She gave birth in a shop doorway. The child was taken into care. Lucas was Esme's grandson, he came looking for her to tell her, and you killed him, too. Why?"
"Franco, Esme, and that damned band ruined my life! I was a serious musician, and they took it and my real life away from me. Lorelei came along and offered me a chance to get my life back, so I took it! Can you blame me?"
"Damn straight I blame you! Your bandmates may have fallen to a lot of excesses in their lives, but at least they did try to clean their lives up in the end, not to mention m…Jonah Haynes, who you killed just because he was associated to Midnight Addiction! You're going to prison for the rest of your life, Oxe."
2 nights later:
Jason, Keith, Eve, Will, and Andrea were at a beach party with Kono, Steve, and Chin. The Eurythmics were doing a special reunion appearance. "Um, where's Danny?" Keith asked.
"He's…not too fond of Hawaii…prefers New Jersey." Steve told them.
"To each his own. As for our bat-friend, once something's done, he's back to Gotham. But, he'll still have a finger or two in this mystery." Jason smiled.
Keith looked at Will "Well, how about you? Think you'll like being a ThunderCat?"
"As a regular thing…no, not for me. But, if you really need me, I'll find a way to be there. I've got too much on my plate as it is. Speaking of which, one, I need to be the one to break this to Tommy, and two…Eurythmics." Will finished.
On the makeshift stage, Annie Lennox spoke into the mic "We want to dedicate this first song to some very colorful people who make the music world a little safer…and for the passed on group Midnight Addiction. Let's do it!" and with that, they launched into…
Would I lie to you?
Would I lie to you honey?
Now would I say somethin' that wasn't true?
I'm askin' you sugar would I lie to you?
My friends, know what's in store
I won't be here anymore
I've packed my bags, I've cleaned the floor
Watch me walkin', walkin' out the door
Believe me, I'll make it!
Would I lie to you?
Would I lie to you honey?
Now would I say somethin' that wasn't true?
I'm askin' you sugar would I lie to you?
Tell you straight, no intervention
To your face, no deception
You're the biggest fake that much is true
Had all I can take now I'm leavin' you
Would I lie to you?
Would I lie to you honey?
Now would I say somethin' that wasn't true?
I'm askin' you sugar would I lie to you?
My friends, know what's in store
I won't be here anymore
I've packed my bags, I've cleaned the floor
Watch me walkin', walkin' out the door
Watch me, watch me, ooo yeah
Watch me, watch me, ooo yeah
Watch me, watch me, ooo yeah
Walkin', walkin', walkin', ooo
Watch me now, yeah
Watch me now
Back at the Hall Of Justice, Batman contacted Hawkman in Philadelphia. "Be prepared. I have a feeling there's more to this…'Lorelei' than we know."
A mysterious red haired woman walked into a room lavishly furnished with elegance. "Soon, Lex, very soon."
Tommy Oliver flew out to Oahu before joining his team in Stockholm, Sweden. "Ok, Will, what's this news you wanted to tell me?"
Will looked at his cousin. "Brace yourself." He then whipped out his ThunderMorpher and shouted "THUNDERCATS, TIME TO ROCK!"
Seeing Will morph into the Green ThunderCat, Tommy fainted.
Jason & Keith looked at each other. Keith smiled "Wow. Took it better than we thought."
Next: 3: I NEED YOU (THAT THING YOU DO)
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