"Red light. Red light!" Danny shouted to Jubilee as she stopped the car at the traffic light.
"I saw it!" Jubilee defended.
Danny sighed. "Yeah, right."
Danny was taking Jubilee out for a driving lesson in Rogue's car. His girlfriend kindly offered them to use it, considering Danny had a motorcycle instead of a car.
"Just don't damage this car, Jubilee. If anything happened to it, I don't think me being Rogue's boyfriend will protect me from her wrath."
"Don't worry, I got this." Jubilee assured him. "Besides, she can always touch another car, but not another man."
Danny rolled his eyes. "Very funny. Why don't you pull in over there?" He pointed to a nearby convenience store. Jubilee then pulled in a little too fast.
Danny got out. "It'll just be a minute."
"Don't take all day!" Jubilee called. "I'm just starting to get good." A portal then opened up as a man dropped out and fell into the passenger seat. "Hey, watch out!"
"Hello sweetheart." The man, who was revealed to be Longshot, said. "I don't believe we've been introduced." He turned one of his eyes yellow for a brief second.
"Wow!" Jubilee said in awe of how cool that man looked. She saw another portal appear a few feet away from the car. "Uh-oh. Danny!" She looked at the portal with worry. "Who ordered the fireworks?"
"Where are we?" Longshot asked Jubilee, not recognizing the location.
Out of the portal came two giant men in gladiator armor, a man with a white mohawk who was called Gog, and Spiral.
"Why does this stuff always happen to me?" Jubilee muttered.
Spiral pointed to Longshot. "There! Take him!"
"They mean you!" Jubilee said to Longshot.
Longshot jumped out of the car and threw some wire at the two gladiators, tripping them before being thrown by the Gog at Spiral's feet.
Spiral smirked. "Nice try. But your luck just ran out." She pulled out her swords to kill him when Gog got in her way.
"Spiral!" He protested. "The master programmer wants him brought back alive."
"He didn't specify in what condition." Spiral pointed out. Before she could say anymore, she and the others were hit by Jubilee's fireworks.
"Stop!" Jubilee commanded. "Jubilee, princess of pyrotechnics, commands you to release the human!"
"Ignore her." Spiral said. "She's just a little girl."
"A little girl?" Jubilee snarled at that insult. She sent another pyrotechnic at them. This allowed Longshot to get away.
He grabbed Jubilee to get them out of harm's way. "We should probably go." He said.
Spiral threatened Gog. "If that rebel scum gets away, I'll cancel you permanently!"
Another portal opened up as a pack of alien-looking canines came in.
"Warwolves!" Gog addressed them. After the lucky one!"
"Uh-oh." Danny said as he noticed that Jubilee was missing. "Jubilee!" He cried as he ran towards the car. He turned ghost before flying high to search for his foster sister.
"Come on!" Longshot said as he and Jubilee ran down an alleyway. The Warwolves followed them until a truck appeared in their way, which they ran into, causing them to break into liquid metal.
"I think we're rid of them." Longshot said as they continued running.
He was wrong, as the liquid metal reformed into the Warwolves and kept chasing them.
They went down another alleyway, only to meet a dead end.
"Whoa! Not good." Jubilee said.
A Warwolf tackled Longshot. Jubilee blasted it off before it attacked her and was thrown into a group of garbage cans.
The hounds then all surrounded the two heroes.
"Back off, metalhead!" Jubilee demanded.
One made a leap at her before being blasted back by an ecto-blast. Danny landed in front of Jubilee and Longshot.
"Bad doggie!" Danny scolded. "No biscuit." One tried to bite him, but Danny held it back. "We've got leash laws in this town, mutt."
"Hey, Rover!" Jubilee blasted another canine. "Heel!"
It pushed Jubilee into a corner and was about to bite her when Longshot wrapped its mouth shut with wire.
"That's no way to treat a lady." Longshot taunted.
The trio then made short work of the Warwolves as Spiral and Gog came toward them.
"Cancel them." Spiral ordered. "Cancel them all."
One of the guards fired a beam from his weapon at Danny, which missed as the hybrid blasted him.
Longshot used his acrobatics to trip the other guard.
Danny then turned to Gog and Spiral. "Let's just finish it here. Just you and me, pal."
"These warriors were not anticipated." Gog said.
"Time to pull the plug." Spiral opened another portal.
"Long broadcast, Mojo!" Gog proclaimed.
Spiral gave one last glare at Longshot. "This isn't over, Longshot!"
She then went through the portal with Gog, the two guards, and the Warwolves.
"Are you ok, Jubilee?" Danny asked her. When she nodded, Danny turned to Longshot. "Who are you?"
"I don't know." Longshot replied. "I can't remember anything."
"Come on, Jubilee." Danny said. "We're taking him here to the professor. Maybe he can get us some answers."
"What do you mean he got away?" Mojo screamed at the bad news. "Nitwits! Dim bulbs! He's still under contract! Do you realize what he's costing me?" He let out a belch. "As if I don't have enough to worry about. Slave rebellion, workers who actually want to be paid, and my biggest star turned rebel!" He blasted a screen showing an image of Longshot. "Ingrate! After all I've done for his career! Who decided to let actors think?"
Spiral wasn't going to take these insults lying down. "If you want the little jerk so badly, why don't you go get him yourself?"
This wasn't the right thing to say, as Mojo grabbed her and sapped her of her energy. "You presumptuous stack of armpits!"
"Perhaps the sorceress has a point, my lardaceous liege." Domo said. "An expedition to a primitive dimension like Earth's, home of the indomitable X-Men, if I'm not mistaken, led by the great Mojo himself."
"X-Men!" Mojo smiled at the word. "Domo! Domo! I've just had the most brilliant idea! I, Mojo, will lead the expedition myself!" He laughed at the brilliance of "his" idea. "Yeah! Think of it! Think of it now! Longshot, my biggest star, the X-Men, a proven ratings hit, and me. It'll be huge!"
"When you are on screen, your bulbosity, the universe possibly quivers." Domo praised. "We shall, however, need Spiral to cleave time and space."
"Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever." Mojo brushed off as he gave Spiral her energy back before throwing her at Gog's feet. "Gog, where's Gog? Gog!" He turned to Gog. "Get your guys down to wardrobe! Come on, come on, come on, we're burning daylight here! Scramble a remote crew. We're going live!"
Jubilee was giving Longshot a tour of the institute as they walked into the rec room. "And this is the rec room. Sure you don't want something to drink? It's no problem."
Rogue was playing pool with Beast when she noticed Longshot. "Who's this?"
"Says he can't remember anything." Danny answered. "We found him fleeing from Mojo's minions."
Xavier then came in. "Who is our guest?"
"He was running away from Mojo's cronies, and he doesn't remember anything." Danny explained. "You think you could scan his mind?"
"Allowing me to scan his mind must be Longshot's decision." Xavier said. "I suggest he take a moment to consider it."
"I don't know." Longshot hesitated.
"Hey, that's all right." Jubilee started to drag him out of the room. "Come on, Longshot. Let's go look around."
"I'm going to keep an eye on them." Danny said to Rogue.
Rogue nodded. "I'll join you. The gal's kind of sweet on him, in case you didn't notice."
"I noticed." Danny said. "And that's got me worried. Last time someone was sweet on one of my sisters, it was a ghost trying to use her to bring his girlfriend into the human realm."
"Oh yeah, Johnny 13." Rogue said. Danny had mentioned him briefly once.
Jubilee was complaining about the X-Men treating her like a child to Longshot as they walked along the forest outside the institute. "I hate it when Danny treats me like a kid! I'm fifteen..." She hesitated before changing her age. "Seventeen years old! I can look after myself!"
Longshot smiled. "You certainly looked after me back there. You have great courage."
Jubilee smiled at someone finally taking her side. "You're welcome."
Meanwhile, Mojo had arrived on Earth. He sniffed a flower before throwing it away in disgust.
"What's the name of this dump again?" He asked Domo.
"Earth, your magnificent abundance." Domo answered.
"Earth?" Mojo said in distaste at the name. "As in dirt? That stinks. Who's afraid of dirt? No, no, no, no, no. We'll call it Danger World! Yeah, yeah, no, no, no, wait, wait. Terror World! Yeah! Untold ratings points will be mine! Action! Excitement! Not too much violence, though!" He said the last sentence in a mocking voice. "Yeah, we'll leave that for the news and the talk shows."
Jubilee was walking when she noticed Danny and Rogue in the air. She growled as the two landed in front of them.
"Are you spying on me?" Jublee demanded.
Danny flashed back to when Jazz asked him that exact same question.
"We're just making sure you're safe, Jubilee." Rogue tried to prevent an argument from happening.
"Yeah, well, I can take care of myself." Jubilee snapped.
"So, Longshot." Danny turned to their guest. "Are you sure you don't want the professor to scan your mind? If anyone can help you remember, it's him." He offered, trying to get him away from Jubilee.
Longshot considered it. "Perhaps it may be best to try and find out how I ended up here."
They went back to the War Room, with Jubilee leaving to go back to the forest on her own.
Longshot was lying on the table as the X-Men were around him.
Xavier connected his mind to Longshot's. "His mind is barren; I think I can help. But it will take time."
"I'm gonna go check on Jubilee." Danny said to Rogue.
Rogue kissed him goodbye as he left the room.
Jubilee was walking in the forest when she noticed a scarecrow.
"Huh?" Jubilee got closer to it. "I don't remember this being here."
The scarecrow peeled back its mask, revealing Mojo, which made Jubilee scream.
"I remember a great battle." Longshot said. "Mojo's genetically engineered slaves rebelled. I, his star attraction, was their leader. I was captured. Mojo erased my memories, planning to use me in his televised campaign to crush the rebels. My comrades rescued me. Spiral tried to send them all to oblivion. And somehow I ended up here."
"Fascinating." Beast said.
"Something's wrong." Danny's voice sounded over their communicators. "Better get here, pronto."
Rogue, Longshot, and Beast landed in front of a bunch of dead flowers.
"What happened here?" Rogue exclaimed.
"It appears that the local flora has somehow been mutated, drained of its life essence." Beast observed.
"It's Mojo!" Danny said. "He must be here already!"
Beast voiced his concerns about Mojo's presence on Earth. "I fear that Mojo's continued presence in our dimension could have dire consequences for all life on Earth."
"I found something else!" Danny pulled out Jubilee's jacket.
Rogue was now worried about their friend. "Jubilee's jacket!"
Longshot tried to use his powers to locate her. "Nothing. I can't read any future for her."
"You don't mean she's..." Rogue was cut off by Danny.
"No, she's here somewhere!" Danny denied. "And we're gonna find her."
As the group kept exploring the forest, they found that Mojo had shaped it to look more menacing, even adding a statue of his head.
"So you see, it seems much has changed on Mojo World since our television debut." Beast said.
Danny saw a sign that said haunted forest. "Longshot said he was an actor. Who says he isn't playing a part?"
"You'll have to trust me." Longshot argued.
"If anything happens to Jubilee, I swear you'll feel my wrath." Danny threatened.
Rogue got in between the two to prevent a fight. "Beast was right. This weird forest is growing. We gotta stop it before it gets to people's homes!"
Mojo's voice then sounded through the forest. "Live from Terror World, it's the premiere and final edition of Intergalactic Gladiators!" A flying pirate ship floated in the air with a screen attached to it. There were also smaller ships with cameramen on board. On top, Mojo was overlooking everything along with his minions. "I, Mojo, programmer to the galaxy, present our contestants tonight. Back by popular demand, the X-Men! Beast: the mind of a genius in the body of a big blue gorilla. Rogue, whose luscious lips only Phantom may kiss."
"Damn right." Danny murmured.
Mojo continued his introductions. "Danny Phantom, the answer to the question, do ghosts exist? Tonight's special guest star, in his final appearance anywhere, lover, rebel, movie star, your heartthrob, and mine, Longshot!" A camera came closer to Longshot.
The pirate ship then dropped a crate on the ground that opened up to reveal his holographic robots, which turned into giant gladiators. "Their opponents, the gladiators, will hunt the X-Men through the untamed wilds of Terror World, in the match-up of the millennium."
"Fascinating." Beast said about the technology of the robots.
"Yeah, they're gonna try and kill us." Danny said sarcastically.
"The first to reach our lovely studio, filled with cash and fabulous prizes, is the winner." Mojo announced. "And the bait, excuse me, the grand prize, a dream date with teen heartthrob, Jubilee!"
Behind Mojo and his baddies was Jubilee, stuck in a glowing glass box.
"Somebody, please get me out of here!" Jubilee pleaded.
"What do we need this little brat for?" Spiral said with annoyance. "She's nothing but trouble."
"Passion! Drama! Ratings!" Mojo answered. "The other actors must be given the proper motivation. Besides, I've got just the spinoff for it!"
Jubilee was transported in a show that was a parody of the brady bunch."
"Run!" Longshot cried.
"Reckon, I'll take a little short cut." Rogue flew into the air before being shot down by one of the smaller ships.
"Oh, sorry, sugar." Mojo taunted. "Air travel is provided by Mojo and only Mojo! Make no mistake! These two teams are here to play!"
Rogue fell into Danny's arms as the group ran off. When they thought they were safe, Danny set Rogue back on her feet.
"I appreciate the lift." Rogue kissed him on the cheek.
"If you three can draw him off, I can get to that arena quicker alone." Danny said.
"One of us should accompany you." Beast suggested. "I believe the phrase is to watch your back."
"I'll go with Danny." Longshot said. "I know how Mojo works, and I know the equipment. I got Jubilee into this. I'm the only one who can get her out."
They saw the gladiators moving toward them.
"Move!" Danny ordered as he and Longshot went to save Jubilee, while Rogue and Beast stayed behind.
Rogue picked up a boulder. "This ought to get their attention." She threw it at them, knocking them over like bowling pins.
"This way." Beast said as they passed a sign that said Camp Cretaceous.
"Hey, hey, hey, hunters!" Mojo cried. "I want to see some serious carnage, or you guys are going home in a shoebox! Can I handle actors or what?"
"We should stay in the tree line." Beast advised only to hear something roar.
"Now what?" Rogue said, exasperated.
The two were confronted by a purple dinosaur.
"A big purple lizard?" Spiral said as she watched the action back on the ship.
"Trust me, the kids will love it!" Mojo replied.
Rogue and Beast split up as Beast climbed to the top of the tree to evade the dinosaur.
Rogue then got the dinosaur's attention. "Hey stomper!" She hit it with a tree, exposing its exoskeleton. The southern belle was then ambushed by another smaller dinosaur. She pushed it off and flew up to Beast's side.
"Dang!" Rogue said at the creatures' viciousness.
"I sense possible sanctuary in those cliffs." Beast said as they headed in another direction.
Back with Danny and Longshot, the two were running until an anthropomorphic ram named Quark knocked Danny to the ground and placed his foot on the hybrid's chest.
"Quark, who do you want to be?" Longshot asked him. "The guy who bumped off an earther, or the man who defeated Longshot?"
"Good point!" Quark pulled out a dagger as he tried to stab Longshot, who evaded his attacks.
Quark tried to ram him, but Longshot jumped out of the way, causing Quark to ram into a tree and knock himself out.
Longshot took the dagger. "He'll be out for a while. Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Danny said.
They heard the sound of a smaller ship coming, so they hid behind a tree as the cameraman landed to observe Quark's unconscious body.
Danny and Longshot smiled at each other as they got an idea.
Mojo was watching his monitors when he saw Danny and Longshot piloting one of his crafts.
"Shoot them!" Mojo shouted. "Somebody shoot them!"
They crashed the ship into one of his crates as the duo headed to the arena where Jubilee was being held.
"Cancel them!" Gog demanded.
Mojo was watching all of this in despair. "No! No! This is horrible! All this chaos! All this destruction! And not a single camera in sight! All cameras to the arena, pronto! Yesterday! Move it!"
Beast and Rogue were standing on an edge that was sticking out of a cliff, with the purple dinosaur roaring at them from the bottom while two crafts were filming them. The crafts then got Mojo's order as they left.
"It appears we're no longer the star attraction." Beast assumed.
A group of gladiators then came to deal with the two mutants.
"Come on." Rogue grabbed Beast and flew them away from danger.
Danny and Longshot were making their way through Mojo's goons when Spiral jumped in their path.
"Sorry, boys." She said. "Closed set."
Longshot glared at her. "Out of our way, Spiral."
"Don't you dare tell me what to do!" Spiral shot back in anger.
"What got her so worked up?" Danny asked him.
"We used to date." Longshot said.
"That explains it." Danny then blasted Spiral. "I'll handle her. You get Jubilee."
Longshot went to the entrance to the arena but couldn't find out how to open it.
"Looking for this?" Mojo said, waving the switch in his hand. "Gog, cancel this little mophead!"
"This will look great on my resume!" Gog wrapped Longshot up with his whip, electrocuting him. He then released Longshot, who fell to the ground. "So, lucky one, it seems your luck has finally run out."
"Bombs away!" Rogue dropped Beast on Gog.
Rogue then busted through the door to the arena and punched a robot that was trying to attack Jubilee.
"You all right, hon?" Rogue asked. She then saw the robot get up as it turned into a duplicate of Rogue.
"Remember me, bright eyes?" The imposter Rogue taunted as she punched her out of the arena.
Longshot then threw a dagger at Mojo's remote, impaling it on the wall.
"My remote!" Mojo cried as it exploded.
This caused the fake Rogue to blow up, knocking Jubilee out of the arena and into Danny's arms.
"Jubilee, are you all right?" Danny was relieved that she was okay.
"I am now." Jubilee hugged him. "Thank you."
"My..." Mojo saw his ratings plummet. "My ratings! I'm risking embarrassment and possible physical pain! And there are no ratings? Spiral! Spiral, dear, get me out of here!"
"Take a number!" Spiral said, as she was still battling Danny.
"You!" Mojo pointed at Longshot. "This is all your fault, you little toad!" He tried to blast Longshot with his tail, but the rebel kept jumping out of the way until one shot got him. "Well, you haven't won yet! Cause the show isn't over until the fat man sings!" He then got on top of Longshot. "That's all, folks!"
"No!" Jubilee used her powers to set Mojo's tail on fire. He stumbled before crashing into a tree.
"Fooled you!" Mojo tried to act innocent. "Really had you going there, didn't I? Ok, joke's over. We can all go home now. No hard feelings, eh, buddy?"
Longshot caught a sword that fell out of Spiral's hand as he jumped on Mojo's fat body.
"Nice." Mojo pleaded.
"Nah, just lucky." Longshot raised his sword.
"Gog! Spiral!" Mojo called out for his assistants to rescue him. "Get this freak off of me!"
Spiral used her powers to send Mojo back to his own dimension. She then sent all of Mojo's minions and equipment back as well. "I want a rematch." She said to Danny. "Pay-per-view, of course. Fifty percent of all intergalactic merchandise and syndication revenue." The multi-armed woman then left through the portal she made.
"Have I earned that trust yet?" Longshot asked Danny.
Danny grinned. "Yep, but I don't think that portal is going to stay open that much longer."
Longshot turned to Jubilee. "Thanks. Jubilee, I..."
"I know." She interrupted. "You have to go. You have a rebellion to lead and people you care about."
"I'll never forget you, Jubilee." He kissed her on the forehead. "Thank you."
Longshot went through the portal before it finally closed.
"Come on, kid." Danny said. "Let's head home."
Jubilee gave one more glance at where Longshot used to be before she left with the rest of the X-Men.