Chapter 74: Villainous (2):
Jack's POV:
There is a new evil. One that might be more evil then Aku himself. An entity called Black Hat. We managed to capture his servant, Demencia, but it seems Black Hat has a project that must be dealt with.
Johnny's POV:
I was interrogating the lizard lady.
"Alright," I said, "what's that thing supposed to do?"
"Okay, so Lord Black Hat and Aku got into an argument," says the Lizard Lady, "and now for payback, Black Hat's going to destroy Aku's world!"
"That's... nutty," I said, "why do you follow this guy?"
She then looked like she was going to explode.
Demencia: His evil and perfect being
Everything bad things he can do it
His elegance and vile dress
Gives joy to all my existance
His enormous anger and strong voice
It leaves you breathless and makes you sigh
His smile and hoarse voice
It's just part of his atrocious charisma
Chorus: This girl is indomitable
Her love for Black Hat is unstoppable
If you can capture it, it will be in vain
For love she always escapes
Demencia: I want to have his love
His evilness around myself
His hat and corporation
Leaves chaos and destruction in its wake
His nice suit is gallant
He has all those heroes at his feet
Johnny: You're kind of nutty
Demencia: Say what you want
Nobody stops my love for him
There is something that I know
It's something I want to share
Chorus: Crazy for love
Demencia: Ultimately
Very true is Black Hat...
. ..x Me!
Then she was dead. I looked and saw that Ari did it.
"She was starting to annoy me," says Ari.
"I am so glad you're here," I said, "we still needed more information!"
"We know what that machine is now. A machine that destroys the world."
Jack's POV:
Johnny told us the information he has so far.
"And can Demencia tell us anything else," asks Jill.
"Thanks to your guests, no," says Johnny, "remind me again why we're letting two members of the Daughters of Aku here?"
"Because we may all need to work together," says Jack.
"I already called Ben 10, the Galactic Kids Next Door, and Bagboy," says Frankie.
"Bagboy's coming," says Jill, while smiling.
"How did you manage to call the Galactic Kids Next Door..." then Peter stops himself. "Forget it. I do not wish to know."
"I wanna help," says Billy.
"You can play with this rubber band," says Johnny, "it's very important."
"Yes Sir," says Billy as he plays with it. That should keep him distracted.
Black Hat's POV:
"According to this... Demencia is now dead," says Dr. Flug.
"Oh well," I said, "that's life. Prepare the... wait, what do we call it again?"
"The Tectonicon," says Dr. Flug, "it can trigger earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other seismic events in specified locations by interfering with the Earth's natural geological processes."
"Right, prepare that!"
Jack's POV:
Our allies have arrived.
"So, there's this guy with a hat who's going to destroy the world just because he and Aku got into a fight," asks Ben.
"That sounds a little odd," says Numbuh 1.
"About normal compared to everything else," says Bagboy.
"My friends, we must hurry and stop this Black Hat," I said.
"But what about those two," asks Numbuh 1.
"We can trust Ari and Ali," I said.
"Okay then," says Ben.
"I am ready to join in," says Rex, creating his mechanical fists.
"Then let's go," I said.
. . .
Jill, Peter, Johnny, Frankie, Ben, Rex, Numbuh 1, Bagboy, Ari, Ali, and I snuck into the machine.
"Be on your toes," says Johnny, "Dexter, what can you tell me about this thing?"
"It seems to be some sort of tectonic weapon," says Dexter, "it can trigger earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, or other seismic events in specified locations by interfering with the Earth's natural geological processes."
"So, that is how he plans to do it," I said.
"I wonder what Aku thinks," says Frankie.
Aku's POV:
He dares try to destroy my world? Well, then it's time to make him pay! I know his secret weakness! I will send a message to the Samurai! My enemy will do the job for me. I then laughed.
Jack's POV:
We were sneaking around, but then I received a strange note. It told me Black Hat's weakness. "I believe Aku might be doing something about this after all."
"But it could be a trick," says Peter.
"One thing you should remember about Aku," I said, "his ego is too powerful. Let's go."
. . .
As we were sneaking, we ran into something.
"Jack, it's your big blue bear friend," says Jill, "what's he doing here?"
I then realized. "He is in service to Black Hat," I said.
"Yes, he is," says a paper bag headed man who has appeared, "my name is Dr. Flug and 5.0.5. is my creation and I am going to eliminate you all!"
"You have got to be kidding me," says Numbuh 1.
We were all prepared, but then Flug traps us in a large bubble. "This bubble contains any tricks you have. Any last words?"
"5.0.5., you do not have to be one of them," I said, "you are a good soul, and you can help us!"
5.0.5. then looks at us and then at Flug. Then he grabs Flug's weapon and deactivates the bubble.
"What," asks Dr. Flug, "5.0.5., how could you... awe, I can never stay mad at you..." Ari then knocks him out.
"At least he cares about you," says Jill.
"Let's go," I said.
. . .
The next room we enter is full of robots.
"Samurai Jack," says Black Hat as he appears, "we meet at last."
"So, you are the genius who sends poor quality bounty hunters," I said.
"Aku got what he paid for," says Black Hat, "Hatbots, destroy them!"
Ben turns into Diamondhead and Rex activates his fists. We all fought the Hatbots.
"What is with this guy and hats," asks Bagboy.
"Maybe he has a bad haircut," says Numbuh 1.
"You'd know," says Ben.
I then leaped to Black Hat and sliced his hat in half. "You are now powerless," I said.
"Oh, the hat thing," says Black Hat, "I lied to Aku about that. The hat is just a fashion choice of mine."
"Then what is your weakness," I asked.
"I don't have any!" Black Hat and I then fought sword to cane.
Everyone else was fighting the Hatbots while I was still fighting Black Hat.
"Hey Guys," says Billy, "I lost the rubber band... hey, are you fighting the bad guy without me?"
"Billy, now is not the..." Black Hat then knocks me down.
"Don't let yourself get distracted," says Black Hat.
"Hey, can I try on your glass eye thing," asks Billy.
"What? No!"
Billy then grabs his monocle. "Wow, it's like I'm invisible. Can you see me?"
"Give that back, you... whatever you are!"
I then realized, Black Hat's weakness... "Billy, give me the monocle!"
"Okay." Billy was about to, but Black Hat punches him and the monocle ends up with Jill. Black Hat is about to attack her.
"Peter!" Jill throws the monocle to Peter. Black Hat then heads for him.
"Johnny!" Peter then throws the monocle to Johnny. Black Hat then heads for him.
"Frankie!" Johnny throws the monocle to Frankie. Black Hat heads for her.
"Ben!" Frankie throws the monocle to Ben. Black Hat heads for him.
"Rex!" Ben throws the monocle to Rex. Black Hat heads for him.
"Numbuh 1!" Rex throws the monocle to Numbuh 1. Black Hat heads for him.
"Bagboy!" Rex throws the monocle to Bagboy. Black Hat heads for him.
"Ari!" Bagboy throws the monocle to Ari... but Black Hat grabs it.
"Nice try," says Black Hat, "but in the end, I will always be the..."
5.0.5. then jumps on Black Hat, allowing him to lose the monocle. I then destroy it with my sword.
"It ends now," I said.
"NO!" Black Hat then begins turning to smoke and then disappears.
"Now we need to destroy this thing," says Frankie.
"Allow me," says Billy, "may I?"
I then hand Billy my sword and he uses it to destroy the controls for the machine, causing it to explode. We all got out just in time.
. . .
"For your help, Billy, you get this reward, a big pie," says Johnny.
"YAY," says Billy.
"And let's meet our newest members, Ari, Ali, and 5.0.5.," says Johnny.
Ari wears an emo outfit that fits her personality while Ali wears a crazy-creative outfit that fits her personality as well.
Everyone cheered.
. . .
"You sure about this," asks Bagboy.
"My friends and I must find a way back to our time," says Jill, "I'm afraid we cannot be together."
"I understand," says Bagboy.
Jill and Bagboy then kiss.
"That reminds me, I should be getting back to Lizzie," says Numbuh 1.
"I'll give you a ride," says Bagboy.
"Safe travels, my friends," I said.
"That takes care of one evil," says Peter.
"But we still have Aku," I said.
Aku's POV:
See what happens when you try to challenge Aku. I then laughed.
"So... where we gonna get our bounty hunters now," asks Mean.
"Oh... right," I said.
LXXIV
In the next chapter, the Scotsman finds an amnesiac Jack.