Kihonne: Hey guys. Sorry for the late update, but we had a power outage and that meant no Wi-Fi until about an hour ago. Anyway, I've got the chapter right here, but first, it's shoutout time!

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LabGirl2001: Sorry, brain fart. You may have noticed that I fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out. And yeah, I don't think anyone expected Dr. Wrath to go out and kill one of his favorite students, but I needed to up his evilness from the show. Anyway, enjoy the chapter.

Amazingchichi: I'm glad you like the tension. I will definitely continue with this story. Please enjoy the chapter.

EliteForce12: I'm glad you liked it. As for their teamwork, that's going to be really fun to get into. I hope you enjoy the chapter.

MayLeaf2001: I'm glad you enjoyed it. Whether it is a trick or not is yet to be seen, but everything is not what it seems. And yes, we will be getting an Australian hero, though a little later in the story rather than soon. Anyway, thank you very much, and please enjoy the chapter.

NotAtAllCrazy: First off, love the new username. It's creative. No one trusts Rani just yet, least of all Spotlight, so you're going to get to see more of the mistrust, and you absolutely right about Chaz and Rani. And yeah, the Elite Force will be seeing Alan sooner or later – that should be interesting. Please enjoy the chapter.

GU3ST: Maybe not for this story, as I have all the characters I need, but I will keep the suggestion in mind for future stories.

SzymonS: I'm glad you like it so much. Rani is going to be fun to work with, I'll say that. As for Dr. Wrath, the fact that he was teaching people how to be supervillains and the fact that people seemed so scared of him makes me think he was more powerful than we really saw, so he's definitely going to get a power boost in this story. As for Bridget, that's something I don't want to comment on just yet, because I do have plans for her. As for Dr. Wrath's partners, they are someone you know. You should have a pretty good idea who one of them are by the end of this chapter, the other will be covered much later. Anyway, good luck with your trial exams, and please enjoy the chapter!

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Kihonne: And on with the story!

Spotlight: Kihonne doesn't own Mighty Med or Elite Force. She only owns this story, any and all OCs, and anything else you don't recognize.

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Alivia's POV

"This place is actually pretty nice." Lily commented as she opened drawers. Once we'd reached Dr. Wrath's original base, we'd all split into twos to cover more ground. Lily and I took the top floor, Angela and Barry took the third, Liam and Rani took the second, and Alan and Melody took the first. "You know, for a villain's lair. You'd have thought villains would have creepier lairs."

"Some do, some don't." I shrugged, opening up the filing cabinet. This room had been an office before, possibly belonging to Dr. Wrath himself. "I've seen both."

"Still, it's weird." Lily mentioned. She shoved the drawers closed with a sigh. "Empty."

"They were smart. Cleaned out the place." I agreed, closing the filing cabinet.

"Well, I can't track them if we don't find anything for me to use as an anchor." She muttered as we moved onto the next room. This one was a conference room. "Seriously, this is a lair?"

I chuckled, amused. "Rani said that Dr. Wrath did everything here. His labs, where his henchmen lived, where he conducted his business…twenty bucks says he executed people here too."

"Yeah, probably." Lily agreed as we began to search the room. "You know, this is actually nice."

"I know. Dr. Wrath's a fancy dude." I agreed absently.

"No, I mean, having another girl to chat with. Liam's nice, but you kinda get sick of him flirting with every girl he sees, you know?" She commented, sending me a smirk. I laughed, agreeing with her. "And the whole team thing. I missed being a hero, and it's good to know you've got someone to have your back."

"You've always been solo, though, right?" From what I knew about the Scarlet Ace from before Mighty Med was that she'd been a vigilante from Chicago, who'd started her rounds a few years back.

"Yeah, but…this is different, but I like it." Lily shrugged. She looked over at me. "I mean, it was obviously never part of my plan to be part of a team. You?"

"I always wanted to be one of the League members." It had been my dream since I was a little kid, actually. My dad had been a League member since before I was born. I mean, it was part of why I became a superhero – to be more like him, I guess. That, and saving people, of course. "Didn't you?"

"Not really. I just wanted to stop bad guys." Lily replied. She swept her flashlight across the room. "I hope the others are doing better than we are."

Rani's POV

"This is a waste of time." I muttered as Spotlight and I went searching through the rooms. This had been the dormitory area when Dr. Wrath had been in charge – where all of his henchmen, and those on loan from his partners, stayed during their downtime. "Dr. Wrath rarely came down here; if we're trying to find something of his, this is the wrong place to look."

"Yeah, and I'm absolutely going to take your word on that." Spotlight replied, his tone full of sarcasm. I rolled my eyes, tired of his skepticism. He finished going through the drawers in Gully's nightstand. "Next room. C'mon."

He didn't say another word as he moved down the hall. "You know, you're actually going to have to trust me eventually." I commented. "We're stuck working together on this."

"Yeah, you tricked me before, Shadow Girl. Not gonna fall for it again." He reminded me, stopping at another door. I paused, knowing whose room it was even before he opened it. "You gonna help, or just stand there and look pretty?"

"Why don't I take another room? If you're going to insist on checking this floor, then we might as well split up and make it go a little faster." I suggested, hovering outside the door.

"No way. I'm not letting you out of my sight." He refused. I sighed and walked in, sitting down on the bed and glaring at him. "Whose room is this?"

"Um…Chaz. It was Chaz's." I mumbled, smoothing down a fold on the covers on the bed. It was really the only thing untouched in the room – aside from the desk and dresser, both of which were surely empty, the room had been cleaned out of everything. Even the posters from VU that had been up on the wall had been torn down. Spotlight glanced at me.

"You guys were close, right?" He guessed. I nodded slowly. "Dating?"

I shrugged. I wouldn't exactly have called it dating; we were almost always working, and never really had time to go out. But we'd spent a lot of time together, in this room, together, and there had definitely been something happening there. But before it could really move beyond the physical aspect of the relationship, Dr. Wrath had…well, there was no going back now. I sighed and stood up.

"Seriously, Hero Boy, let me go check elsewhere. Dr. Wrath mostly worked on the third floors. We'd get more done if I go help the two archers up there." I insisted. Anything to get out of here, and frankly, I was getting annoyed with Spotlight's lack of trust in me. Was the mistrust earned? Absolutely, but that didn't mean I had to put up with it.

"Like I said, I don't trust you." He shot back at me.

"I'm not sabotage my best chance at saving my brother." I insisted. "I just want to get Gully and leave before Dr. Wrath kills either of us."

"You know, this is your fault." Spotlight mentioned. I looked at him, narrowing my eyes. "If you'd just left Dr. Wrath as he was, you wouldn't be in this mess."

"You think I don't know that?" I snapped, pushing myself off the bed. I glared furiously at Spotlight. "You think I don't know that we screwed up? That Chaz would still be alive if I'd never found those stupid spell books? I am very aware of the consequences of our actions and I don't need you to remind me or judge me, got it?"

"Nyx-" Spotlight began, but I cut him off.

"No, shut up, seriously." I snapped, losing my cool. "I'm not perfect and I will be the first to admit it, but you have no right to-"

Suddenly, Spotlight grabbed me by the arm and shoved me to the ground, both of us hitting the floor just as a large, swarm-like cloud soared past our heads. The swarm changed shape before us, turning into a tall, dark haired boy. "You're what attacked Mighty Med." Spotlight realized.

"Rune." I greeted, recognizing one of the henchmen that had been sent to assist Dr. Wrath. He, along with his siblings, Roman, Ruby, and Riker, had been sent by their boss to help out. (1) It had been Rune who'd captured Gully.

"You shouldn't have come back here, Rani." He mused, smirking confidently. "You're just making it too easy."

"Go to hell." I snapped, forming balls of shadowy energy around my hands. Time for a little revenge.

Kihonne: Alright folks, what did you think? Sorry that it was more of a filler than anything else, but because I gave you a chapter early, I had to split the next chapter in two to stay on schedule. The next one will have the full fight, plus a lot more plot. Anyway, I'll see you guys next week, on the 29th. Until then, don't forget to review!

(1) A lot of people have been wondering where Roman and Riker are in Elite Force, as they haven't been seen since The List. This is your answer people – they've been working for Dr. Wrath.