Only two workers had made it out alive, the three others were killed by the Militia forces.
Now, the team had to find a way to get inside the chemical plant and stop the gas cloud.
"Alright, we have the workers to safety, now what, fearless leader?" Spinelli crossed her arms. "We get inside Hexion Industrial and stop that gas cloud production!"
"Not to mention, if we fail, the ENTIRE East Coast will be intoxicated along with possibly half the country." Nadine added. "What's that blinking light on the Hyperjet?" Spinelli noticed.
"Impulse, what is it?" Arnold asked.
"Sir, I'm picking up unusual activity in the sky, I'm not sure what it could be but I'll be keeping you guys posted."
"Oh great. As if we didn't have our hands full already." Rhonda rolled her eyes.
"No way in. And the only way in has been sealed off on the inside!" Arnold looked over the building schematics. "Looks like we're making a way in!" Spinelli got in the Hybrid and put it in battle mode. "I think I follow." Arnold smirked.
"Impulse, find a weak spot on the structure. We're making an entrance!" Spinelli said. "I've coordinated the weak spot. Good luck, team."
Arnold had a missile pointed at the weak spot. "Ready?"
"I was born ready!"
"Now!"
The sixty-millimeter cannon pierced the wall. Arnold fired the missile as part of the wall crumbled down.
"We're in!"
The Hyperjet's blinking light started again. "Sir, our unusual activity is picking up, I suggest sending someone to check it out."
"Nadine, Spinelli, Rhonda, go check it out. Gerald and I can handle it from here."
"What?! No way. You NEED us here!" Spinelli complained. "You three. Now. I'm not gonna say it again!" Arnold firmly said. Spinelli only growled as the QR jet was being fired up.
"Wow. I've never seen Arnold act so outta character before. Think something could be up with him?" Nadine turned to Rhonda. "Girl, please. He's probably under some of the pressure of what it takes to be a leader. I mean, he's always been a leader, but maybe with a giant gas cloud lurking, maybe? Besides, all I can do is work my magic." Rhonda smirked. Nadine gave a confused look before she went wide-eyed. "Maybe I shouldn't have asked…"
"I didn't mean that!" Rhonda blushed as an image of her and Arnold kissing came to mind.
As the three girls boarded the QR Jet, Gerald had the stealth cycle unloaded from the Hyperjet.
Inside the Chemical Plant
"Boy, this is all too reminiscent of the power plant that night." Gerald said as the two were soon inside.
The place had many ruptured pipes along with damage all over the walls.
"Surprised there's not much security around here." Arnold looked around.
"Listen up!" Haidra started over the speakers. "This is it! Final evacuation of Hexion Industrial Plant! I REPEAT! Final evacuations now! Anyone who doesn't get out in the evacuation will DIE PAINFULLY AND NOBODY WILL MISS YOU. SO MOVE IT!"
"Isn't that quite the leader, hm?"
"Alright, listen up." The Militia leader started. "I just got word that phase one is complete. Right now, our client is preparing to engulf this city in fear gas. do NOT forget your training. Gas masks? Useless. Respirators? Useless. Only two things keep you safe. Getting below ground, or getting high above the gas, alright? Any exposure towards the toxin can produce severe psychosis and, in extreme cases, self-harm and possibly lifelong psychological issues. You all got your assigned rendezvous points. So be there, God help you all." The leader finished.
Arnold and Gerald soon dropped in. "Hope you guys don't mind, but we feel like crashing a meeting here."
"It's two of the Vigilantes! Get 'em!"
The two only smirked as they cracked their knuckles.
Meanwhile…
The Quinjet soared through the air as the three girls weren't finding anything.
"Pfft. This is really fun right now…" Spinelli sat slumped over in her chair. "Oh, cheer up, sourpuss. There must've been something around here." Rhonda replied as she looked at the jet's onboard radar.
"Huh… This isn't normal, is it?"
"What isn't?"
"This. I'm getting weird power-level readings. But what could this be?"
"Uh, guys? Is it just me, or am I seeing a pink dot in the sky?" Nadine looked up at the sky. Rhonda and Spinelli looked as well.
"Wait, that is! And it appears to be… falling?"
The pink dot soon fell into the city and crashed onto the rooftop of a building.
At HQ
"Is it sturdy?"
"All sturdy, Ms. Hyerdhal."
"Alright. There's that." Phoebe paused as she examined the exterior of the helicopter. "We'll take care of the interior later. I feel like something's missing… But what?" She put a hand on her chin as she looked at the QR helicopter hard.
"Perhaps running diagnostics on the internal parts and getting the interior set up?" Impulse suggested. "Impulse, you read my mind! Let's run a few diagnostics and get the interior in. You run diagnostics on the rest, I'll check the engine of it and then examine the nose of it."
"Isn't it odd how the nose is a square curved down-inwards and has a hole straight to the engine?" Impulse questioned.
The nose was square as it had a silver tip around it which was about half a foot long, and the nose also curved slightly inwards onto the South side from where it faced.
"It's called 'being 'unique'." Phoebe rolled her eyes. "At least the legs on the helicopter are great, no?"
"That, I will agree with." Impulse replied. "I wonder what Arnold will think about it since we came up with the idea." Phoebe asked herself. "I'm sure he'll love it."
Phoebe lightly giggled. "I'm sure he will. Well, let's get back to work now."
Impulse soon started to run the diagnostics around the helicopter as Phoebe would check on the engine so it wouldn't have any problems when operating.
"I better check in with the team. I saw the QR Jet get dispatched somewhere else so I better check on the guys."
"You've already renamed the jet?" Impulse asked. "Of course! I feel like it's better that way." Phoebe then briefly hopped down from the helicopter and got on her earpiece. "Team, come in. Status?"
The QR Jet was hovering above the destroyed rooftop as Spinelli and Rhonda dropped down to assess the damage and see who or what did it.
"I read ya." Nadine replied. "What's goin' on?"
"I just wanted to quickly check in on you guys."
"I think you're gonna have to do that later. We kinda have our hands busy." The radio cut off.
"This roof feels like it's gonna crumble under my feet!" Rhonda then went wide-eyed for a moment. "Nadine, check what building we're on! This roof is unstable and might crumble under our weight."
"You're talkin' like we're heavy." Spinelli snorted. "Oh very funny, no? Now come on, smartie pants, and help me remove this rubble!"
As the two started to remove the rubble, they soon uncovered who was under the debris. "What in the… Spinelli? Who is this?"
"Do I look like I know the answer? How the hell am I supposed to know!"
The pink-wearing female was slowly regaining her consciousness as she held her head, and moved in the slight debris. She wore a pink outfit with a black stripe running down the middle with a white logo on her chest and mask. She had a pink ring on her ring finger as she had forearm padding. She had long, black hair that ran halfway down her back.
She felt her head extremely woozy and dizzy. "Ugh…. What's gotten into me…?"
"Uh, ma'am?" Rhonda started. The woman only flinched as she felt too weak to scream or do anything. "Wha- . . . Who in the world are… are you two…?"
"Don't worry, we're not here to hurt you." Spinelli replied. Their PCUs soon went off. "Nadine, what's happening?"
"Guys! I have many heat signatures from inside the building!"
Rhonda and Nadine kept discussing what was going on, while Spinelli checked on the injured woman. "Ma'am. Could you please tell me your name? We're here to help."
The woman had no option as she felt weakened. "Star. Star Sapphire."
"Alright, Star. We'll soon get you fixed up. We'll be back at our place in a jiff, first we have to take care of this building." Star Sapphire gave a weak smile as she nodded.
Rhonda put a hand on Spinelli's shoulder. "Spin, we got operation A.E."
"Apartment evacuation? You got it! But first, we have to get Star Sapphire onto the jet! She's injured and she needs our help!"
Rhonda nodded. "Nadine? We got a little pickup for you."
"I'm on my way down."
While all that was happening, trouble was brewing at the Hexion Industrial plant. Literally.
I know Star Sapphire may be a whole lot different than how she may be in movies or shows, but I wanted to add her into this story since she's a pretty cool character. I also decided to rename the Quinjet into the QR Jet. I was originally gonna go with that but I forgot and confused it... And for those who saw my DeviantArt, they'll know what the helicopter looks like exactly! See you in the next!