Full Strength
Over the time of Charlie's return back to T.U.F.F., Dudley has become older by three and a half years, but he is still the same. Kitty and Charlie spent the couple days off work talking about everything that has happened during Charlie's absence.
"I can't believe the plans the villains are started to make. It seems that either they are somehow getting smarter or someone is leading them on, like part of a scheme with a bunch of smaller schemes to distract us." Charlie says slightly concerned of the increase in the villains schemes' complexity. Kitty giggles a bit. "What makes you think that Charlie, we still managed to send them back to the slammer?" Kitty says remembering what happened over all.
"I have dealt with some plans with the Oblivion Squad that were extremely complex. We hired some small gangs to perform minor crimes all over some cities to make a distraction while we pulled off the major one. In return, we promised the thugs that we would pay the bail for all of the thugs that got thrown in jail." Charlie says describing some of the crimes. "Wow, that is complex, but it doesn't seem to be happening here." Kitty says surprised by Charlie's skills in complex plans.
"The problem is that I have an idea of who might be leading them, but it is just a hunch." Charlie says thinking of a major problem regarding his past. "Who?" Kitty asks hoping the problem can solved before it gets out of hand. Charlie pulls out a locket that has a carved picture of a dragon and a tiger eating each other.
"The problem is it isn't a single person, but an entire group itself. The group is called H.E.A.D. It stands for Huge Evil Army of Destruction. While working for my father, especially during the late years before becoming a member of the Oblivion Squad, I was offered high spots in some of the world's most dangerous villainous groups since of my skills. One of those was H.E.A.D. They offered me a fourth level clearance. There are five level of clearence. The fifth are only for the leaders, which means I have the highest possible clearence for a non-leader. I would show you all the pamphlets they gave me, but they have them set up so that I am the only one that can see what's inside and can touch them. They gave me around two hundreds, if I joined them I would be sent to the main headquarters." Charlie says before taking a break.
"Wow, so why haven't we dealt with them if they are so advanced and evil?" Kitty says becoming a bit suspicious of Charlie's story.
"They have several bases all over the world. Each base is actually made up of several bases. Each set of bases contain one specialists in a certain. The only way that you can enter a base is with a clearence card like the one I have. The only reason that a member can enter a base that isn't for a member's specialty is if they are new to the group and need to use the teleporter to head to their actual home. Unlike the villains we have been dealing with, H.E.A.D. has a different goal. Our villains wish for control of the city, H.E.A.D. aims for the city's destruction. In fact, the only reason the city isn't devastated by now...is because of me." Charlie says looking down.
"Wow, that's a pretty heavy thing to deal with." Kitty says sad and slightly scared.
"Each base has three rings. Outer ring contains the newbies to the group with that talent and those that will be using the teleporter to get to their base. Middle ring contains the veterans. The middle of the ring contains the experts. The main headquarters, where I'll be heading, hold the elite agents who have skills in several areas, it also houses the leaders. Each group of bases is protected by a jamming area that hides them from even satellites, making it appears as natural areas. Only H.E.A.D. tech works inside, so I won't be able to contact you if I try to bring them down. H.E.A.D. has destroyed several cities already." Charlie says scared of having to learn this much from the pamphlets.
"Okay, you are making stuff up. If they destroyed several cities already then we would have heard about it on the news." Kitty says getting angry.
"You've heard about those 'meteor strikes' that hit several cities over the years?" Charlie says unintimidated by Kitty's anger.
"Yeah, what about them?" Kitty says not seeing the relevance.
"H.E.A.D. bribed the news reporters a ton of money for them to say that a giant meteor hit the cities during the night and blew up and no evidence was recovered of a meteor strike." Charlie says making the connection.
"Wow, going through a lot to cover up what they are doing. I have been wondering why no evidence was recovered concerning the meteor. But why did they send you the pamphlets and not anyone else?" Kitty says scared to face the group. "They want someone with exceptional skill." Charlie says cutting down a good bit of people. "Yeah, but I didn't get any pamphlets." Kitty says getting suspicious and giving him a face that proves it.
"They also want someone who cares only about the mission. They sent me the pamphlets only a couple years ago. As soon as they see someone they want, they'll stop at nothing to make sure they join their ranks. H.E.A.D. doesn't spare the friends and family of a member when a city is destroyed." Charlie says sadly. "What are we waiting for we must stop them?" Kitty says extremely angry. "Sorry Kitty, but there is nothing you can do and there is barely anything I can do while we are T.U.F.F. agents. Our equipment won't work when in range of a head jamming array. There are also ten drawbridges that cover chasms that are too far for anyone to jump. You need an access card to get by a checkpoint which is at every drawbridge. I don't see anyway for us to stop them. Well at least right now. They will be stopped but when is another story." Charlie says looking on the bright side.
"Oh, okay, what do we do til then?" Kitty says with her ears down in sadness. "Just keep the city safe from the inside. H.E.A.D. will not attack the city as long as I am still not a head agent." Charlie says trying to cheer Kitty up. "You're right but I still feel bad. This is the first time I am unable to do anything concerning a villain while I am at 100%." Kitty says slightly happier.
"There isn't much I can do either. I could enter the group, but I am still restricted to only use the teleporter to go to where my base would be located. This seems like something that won't be a threat as long as a stay here." Charlie says with his ears down sad as well. "That's good." Kitty says putting her hand on Charlie's back. "Yep, it is. I have to go, it is my sister's birthday." Charlie says getting up happier than before. "How old is your sister?" Kitty says happily from the news. "I think she is 32." Charlie says unsure.
"Not exactly." A feminine voice says behind Charlie. Charlie kicks back and the figure grabs his foot and slams him down twice on the ground then tosses him into the air. Charlie regains his balance in mid air, but the figure kicks him straight through one wall of T.U.F.F. and he stops after hitting a second one. Kitty jumps up and gets into a battle pose. Kitty sees it is just a young woman slightly older than Charlie, but she sticks to her pose. Charlie starts laughing and comes back through the hole the woman sent him through.
Kitty looks confused at the reason Charlie would be laughing since of someone that has attacked him. "Must you always use that combo when I kick you sis?" Charlie says shaking his head. "I know it may be a cliche Charlie, but you always believe that you can regain your balance in mid air then come down and strike me." Charlie's sister replies. Kitty gets out of her battle pose but is still confused.
"Hold on, you are Charlie's sister?" Kitty says pointing to the woman. The woman turns away from Charlie and looks over and is very happy and bubbly. "Yep, that's me. I am Charlie's older sister. The name's Katherine, but you can call me Katy." Katy says running over and shaking Kitty's hand really quickly, making Kitty shake. "Kitty, that's my sister Katy. A very skilled martial artist, she's also very kind. When my dad made me his henchman, Katy became my mother figure. She is really hard to anger, just don't insult her fashion or don't try to hurt me and actually mean it. She can tell if it is a sparring match and when you actually meet me harm. We have stuck up for each other since I was twelve." Charlie says with his hand on Katy's shoulder.
"Hold on, who are you?" Chief says hopping over and pointing to Katy. "I am Charlie's sister Katy, and you must be my little brother's boss. He did tell me he had someone that was stronger than they look. Your head technical guy let me in so I can see my little brother." Katy says making sure she made a good impression. "Yes," Chief says before coughing, "that's true. Were you the one that made the hole in the wall?" Chief says looking at the hole Katy made from kicking Charlie. "Yeah, that was me, I always do make sure that I am fit with a daily routine before work. Charlie does the same routine everyday before he heads here." Katy says giggling a bit.
"Hold on, Charlie you exercise before you head to tuff?" Kitty says looking at Charlie. "Yeah, a jog around the city's border, a couple push ups and a couple pull ups, then I hit the showers relax for a while and get changed for work." Charlie says turning to Kitty.
"Wow, you didn't know that about my lil brother and your his girlfriend." Katy says looking at Kitty. "I didn't know that about him, did Charlie tell you we were going out?" Kitty says looking back at Katy. "He has told me everything since he turned 8 and started to work for our dad. Charlie might have been apathetic during his job as a henchman, but he was an emotional wreck by the time he got to my room and told me what had happened." Katy says looking down. "Then again, I was the person who kept his hopes and dreams of the future alive. In a way, I made sure Charlie is the person you see in front of you today and not a different Charlie." Katy says happy again.
"Yeah, that's sis for you. We didn't get along in the beginning but after I worked for Dad we became closer pretty quickly." Charlie says smiling. "How come you didn't work for your father or the Oblivion Squad?" Kitty says suspicious. "I don't know why for Papa, but for the Oblivion Squad, they only cared about the job at hand and nothing else. I didn't fit in with that so I wasn't offered a spot." Katy says a bit scared of what Kitty is getting at.
"If you were offered a spot, you would probably just knock out every person we needed knocked out for the mission as you are still the Kid Colossus from High School." Charlie says getting happy again. "Yeah, Papa did teach me and you martial arts at a young age, he trained me more since he wanted to make sure I could enter a martial arts competition." Katy says giggling a bit. "He trained you too well if you ask me. You spent the last half of your mandatory school life as the national martial arts champion. Most people can't last five minutes with you, that includes myself." Charlie says shaking his head in a joking manner.
"I bet I can last more than five minutes against you." Kitty says with a smirk. "Okay, you're on." Katy says accepting the challenge. Charlie shows Katy the way to the sparring ring and the ladies locker room. Katy and Kitty enter the locker room and get changed. They both come out wearing the same outfit.
The fight begins and lasts for ten minutes with still no winner. "You're good, but I won't let you beat me." Katy says smiling. "You lasted longer than your brother. So you must be the second best fighter in your family then." Kitty replies. "Nope, I am the best in the family. I surpass Papa." Katy says before Dudley enters. "Oooh, cat fight literally." Dudley says looking at Katy and Kitty fight with a bag of popcorn. Katy puts her hands on her hips with an angry look on her face while Kitty crosses her arms with that same angry look.
"Wow, it is hard to tell which one is Kitty and which one is the other girl." Dudley says not knowing who Katy is. Kitty looked over and sees that Katy is distracted and tries to trip her with a kick. Katy sees it and jumps back doing several cartwheels. "Nice try, I am always alert, I keep on guard at all times." Katy says facing Kitty again.
Katy's cell phone rings and she answers it. "Great, sorry, we'll just have to call this one a draw. I have to head back to work. See you Charlie." Katy says running over and hugging Charlie. Katy runs all the way back out to T.U.F.F. and runs to her job.
"Wow, just wow. Someone can actually stand a match against Kitty." Dudley says still eating popcorn. "Yeah, Katy is extremely skilled. The city seems pretty quiet." Charlie says leaning against a wall.
"Charlie tell me that Katy is joking when she says she is the best fighter in your family." Dudley says finishing up the popcorn. "She isn't joking. She's the best fighter. I am the worst fighter but I am still highly skilled in martial arts." Charlie says seriously. "Okay, then chillax bro." Dudley says calming Charlie down. "Katy is extremely skilled. I think that she is the only person that can actually handle Kitty." Charlie says before facing Kitty. Kitty had a proud face as she has only one person that can match her in martial arts, but hasn't been decided on a winner yet.
"Well the city is pretty peaceful today, Kitty, how about you and me head to the park and enjoy the scenery." Charlie says to Kitty. "No thanks Charlie, I am tired despite the lack of action. How about another time?" Kitty says sadly. "Okay, it's fine with me." Charlie says as he heads home.
Kitty and Katy are in a sparring match while Charlie and Dudley watch.