Kihonne: Alright guys, this isn't a long chapter, nor an action packed one, but it is an important one. But before we move onto the chapter, it's shout out time!

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LabGirl2001: Yes, Matt Demon. That joke never gets old. And yes, Rani's back. She'll definitely make things interesting. I hope you enjoy the chapter!

SzymonS: Yep, Rani's here. As for the villains, if you remember, Mighty Max was actually connected to Mighty Med. Even if the prison wasn't destroyed when they destroyed the hospital, it still would have left a giant hole in the top of it, and the security would have been extremely vulnerable due to the chaos. That's how the villains escaped. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.

AlienGhostWizard14: Lol, yeah, a bunch of bombs were dropped. Ah, Surge. While I can confirm that he will eventually join the New League of Heroes, it won't be for a while. For the time being, I want to focus on the current, founding team, but he will be in at least one chapter in the story. Dani's reaction is going to be pretty interesting, I think. As for Liv and Lily…I guess you'll have to wait and see. Anyway, I hope you had a happy Easter, and enjoy the chapter.

Algernon23: Yep. It was a pretty exciting chapter, wasn't it? Melody's going to be a lot of fun, that's for sure, and Rani is definitely going to shake things up. The team is going to get into a fair bit of trouble real soon, especially once Rani joins the party. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter.

NotAtAllCrazy: You're absolutely right about Australia being left out. I thought it was ridiculous, especially since I get a lot of viewers from there. So, as in an effort to be more inclusive, I wanted to create a character from the countries that view this story the most. Hence why I have an Irish superhero, a British superhero, and on his way, an Australian one. Unfortunately, he won't appear until a bit later in the story – one of the last chapters – but it won't be his last appearance in my Elite Force series. But until then, I hope you enjoy the chapter.

MayLeaf2001: I'm glad you liked it. That was one of the more action packed chapters, so I'm glad you liked the fight scene. Melody is gonna be pretty cool (no pun intended) and you're definitely right about. A big question throughout the story is going to be 'can we trust her', so you're definitely asking the right questions. As for Liv and Lily, you're just going to have to read to find out. And I wanted to say thank you – your review was very kind and it seriously made my day. I've seen a little bit of Teen Wolf, but I never really could get into it, though I may give it a try in the future, seeing as school's pretty much up for me. Anyway, thanks for the review and the well-wishes, and I hope you enjoy the chapter.

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Kihonne: Anyway, on with the chapter!

Rani: Kihonne doesn't own Mighty Med or Elite Force. She only owns this story, myself, the rest of the OCs, and anything else you don't recognize.

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Liam's POV

"Rani." Alivia smirked at the startled villain. "It's been a long time."

The dark haired girl stared at her for a moment, then jerked to her feet, clearly trying to make a quick escape, but I stepped into her path, blocking her. "Not so fast, Shadow Girl."

"We just want to talk, Nyx." Melody reassured her. "That was the plan, right?"

"They weren't part of the plan." Rani retorted coldly, glaring at us. "I don't trust them."

"Sit down." I told her, pushing her down by the shoulder, though not too roughly. "We're not here to fight."

"We wanted a chat. That's all." Alivia agreed, taking a seat across from her. Melody sat down next to Alivia, and I took the seat between Rani and the exit, keeping her between us. Alivia might believe that we could convince Rani to work with us, but I knew better – once a villain, always a villain. And besides, from my past experience with the shadow manipulator, she likely had had a hand in Dr. Wrath's resurrection. "You were willing to talk to Melody. Why not us?"

"Maybe it's Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes glaring down at me like I'm inferior, or maybe it's the fact that you've locked me up before, but I don't like you." Rani drawled, her whole body tense. Melody looked at her imploringly.

"Hey," She caught the other girl's attention. "We had a deal, remember? You help me, I help you. They can help me help you. In the end, you'll still get what you want."

"Which is?" I questioned. Melody hadn't included that part. Rani sent me a look, distrustful and suspicious.

"They won't go for it." She insisted, looking at Melody.

"You don't know that. We're fairly reasonable." Alivia insisted. Rani scoffed. "Look, if we have a disagreement, you can away."

The dark haired girl considered it. "And I'll never have to see your ugly mugs again?" She eventually questioned, hesitantly.

"Ugly?" I repeated. What did she know? I looked amazing.

"Sure, or maybe we can help you with your problem." Alivia added. Rani looked at her, narrowing her eyes, even as she settled into her chair a bit more. "What is your problem?"

When Rani didn't answer, Melody sighed. "Tell them what's going on, Nyx."

"Start from the beginning." I added. Rani sighed.

"Well, our first mistake was bringing our favorite Proffesor back from the dead." She began. She sighed audibly. "It was Gully's idea – he was always our leader – but I was the one who did it."

"How?" I questioned sharply.

"Black magic." She replied. I rolled my eyes. "It's real. It's hard, and requires a lot of study, but my brother wasn't the only good student Dr. Wrath had. I found a few books, figured out what I needed to do, and used the right spell. He reformed from the ashes before our eyes. It was the most amazing thing I'd ever see or done."

Despite her words, she didn't look too happy about her accomplishment. "Dr. Wrath was angry, though. Once he realized how much time had passed since Skylar Storm and your Normo friends defeated him, he was furious that it took us as long as it did. Said that if we were better students, it would have only taken us a couple of weeks, rather than a couple of years." She explained. "It didn't take him long to start planning for world domination. He found a couple of other like-minded villains with growing criminal organizations, and they struck."

"Which villains?" Alivia questioned, cutting her off. "And what kind of deal?"

"I don't know for sure. Dr. Wrath didn't really trust us with something like names." She said bitterly. "But the deal was they'd each get a section of the world to control. Dr. Wrath was supposed to get both North America and South America, and the other two were supposed to split the rest of the planet up."

"Sounds like you guys hit the jackpot. What went wrong?" I questioned.

"Dr. Wrath hit the jackpot. Chaz, Gully, and I? Not so much." She replied, her voice cool. "We were always expendable; all Dr. Wrath needed us for was to bring him back. Chaz overheard him talking and as it turns out, once he got what he wanted, he was going to cut off all loose ends."

"Your own boss was going to take you out?" Melody looked surprised. Amateur – once you'd been in the superhero business long enough, you stopped being surprised by how low your enemies could get.

"I guess that he thought that if we could bring him back, we could pose a threat. Chaz told my brother and I, and we made a plan to leave. Except, Dr. Wrath found out before we could." Rani continued. She hesitated before continuing, a distracted look crossing her face.

"Well?" I prompted, impatient.

"What Spotlight means to say is, what did Dr. Wrath do?" Alivia asked, shooting me a silencing look.

"One of his partners sent a few of his henchmen to aid Dr. Wrath, as a sign of good faith in their new partnership or something. They caught us trying to escape." She continued. She took a deep breath. "I barely got out of there alive, but Gully was captured and Chaz…one of them blasted him through a window on the 4th floor. He's dead."

"But you got out." What were the odds that she was the only one who escaped? "What a coincidence."

"Hey, why don't you-" Rani turned around to glare furiously at me, but Alivia cut her off.

"Knock it off." She snapped, looking directly at me. I stared back, wondering why she was on my back, and taking this villain for her word. Rani had manipulated us before – trusting her now was a mistake.

"So, what exactly do you want?" Alivia questioned, looking at Rani.

"My brother." Rani stated. "Frostbite and I had a deal – I'd help her take out Dr. Wrath, as a bit of a revenge, then I save Gully and we walk away. You never bother us again."

"You want to disappear into the shadows." Alivia mused. "And then what will you do?"

"That's none of your concern." Rani retorted. "That was the deal I agreed to. No one said anything about when it's over."

"We're not going to agree to that." I told her.

"Without a minor adjustment." Alivia corrected. I looked at her in disbelief, but she ignored me. "When it's all over, we get in your way, so long as you stay out of ours."

"Sounds reasonable. How do I know I can trust you?" Rani questioned.

"You and Gulliver are obviously little fish if Dr. Wrath is willing to get rid of you so quickly, and I'd prefer to take out the real threat." Alivia reasoned. Melody nodded.

"We could care less about what you and your brother do when you're finished helping us." She added. "Like I said before, we get what we want, you get what you want, everyone wins."

"Except for Dr. Wrath." Alivia added. Rani smirked at the idea.

"Sounds like a deal." She decided.

"Geminus, Frostbite, a word?" I cleared my throat. The girls exchanged looks, one of confusion and one of exasperation, then followed me to the corridor with the bathrooms. I kept Rani in my line of sight, watching as she fiddled with a tea spoon.

"Okay, what is your deal?" Melody demanded.

"Short form? They've met, he had a thing for her, she betrayed us." Alivia summarized.

"I didn't have a thing for her." I retorted.

"You gave her your number." She pointed.

"I gave every girl my number." I pointed.

"Enough!" Melody hissed. "Look, if you don't trust her, you don't have to be a part of this. This is my contact, this is my meeting, I'm gonna work with her."

"So am I." Alivia agreed.

"This is reckless and stupid." I snapped. "She's betrayed us before, who's to say she won't again?"

"You're right; she's a super villain. But Dr. Wrath killed Chaz, and I have the feeling he was more than just a friend. So, say she's not doing this to save her brother, that means she's doing this for revenge." Alivia replied with a smirk. "And no one does revenge quite like a villain."

Angela's POV

"I don't like this." Alan complained. Lily looked at him in surprise.

"I think this is the first time we've ever agreed on something." She realized.

"Don't get used to it." The shapeshifter grumbled. "But I don't like her more than I don't like you."

"Is she really that bad?" Barry questioned. "I met her before; she didn't seem so bad."

"She brought Dr. Wrath back from the dead." I pointed out, just as the door to Melody's apartment opened up. Alivia, Liam, and Melody walked in, along with the villain in question.

"We're gonna work with Nyx, alright?" Alivia's tone really didn't give us the opportunity to argue.

"Awesome. Sounds great." Lily faked a smile, having agreed with Alan and I earlier. She got off the couch. "So, what exactly is the plan?"

"Dr. Wrath abandoned his base of operations after our escape attempt, probably because of what I know, so he's not going to be easy to find." Rani sighed. Alivia glanced at Lily, but the psychic shrugged.

"I can track him, but I need something of his." She told her.

"Alright, then we should search his former lair." The red-head decided.

"I told you; it's cleaned out." Rani insisted.

"They might have missed something." I suggested. "And even we can't find anything of Dr. Wrath's to track him with, there might be a clue to where we should start looking."

"Let's get this over with." Liam grumbled, grabbing his bag off the ground and slung it over his shoulder. He shot Rani a mistrustful look. "Before we regret this."

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Kihonne: Anyway, I'll see you guys on Friday with the next chapter! Until then, don't forget to review, and I hope you liked the chapter!