Episode 12: White Heat

Later that evening at an apartment, Firebug who is out of his costume revealing that he has burns covering over 90% of his body including most of his face, getting pain inside his body.

"Aah! My body! It's like it's on fire!" Firebug yelled in pain. "I don't get it. Dr. Kuttler said that they were no side effect."

*Flashback*

"Thank you for coming to my lab, Mr. Firebug." Dr. Kuttler said.

"Well, you broke into my apartment and left a note on my table. Like I be dumb enough to not show up." Firebug said.

"Yes. I invite you because you have skills that could be quite useful."

"Well, I am a pyrotechnics engineer after all."

"Yes. But I have noticed that you were struggling for money to buy more chemicals for your weapons."

"Yeah, chemical these days aren't cheap like it use too." Firebug said crossing arms.

"I agree. And that's why I created a serum just for you. "Dr. Kuttler took the serum out of his lab coat. "You'll have unlimited flames. And you won't have to buy more chemicals.

Firebug smiled."Well hot damn! Wait." Firebug got serious. "What's the catch?"

"Well, there is one, I need for you to break out Pain and King Rat with free of charge."

"Hmmm alright. And you make sure that stuff doesn't have side effect?"

"Absolutely. I ran some test and it's all good." Dr. Kuttler lied.

"Okay, then. Give me the stuff."

*Flashback end*

Firebug groan in pain. "I can't believe I trust the doctor." Then, suddenly, the pain had stop. "Huh? That's it! I'm going to talk to Dr. Kuttler about this!" He puts on his costume, open the window, and flies out to Dr. Kuttler's lab.

In Dr. Kuttler's lab, Dr. Kuttler is working on a mech suit for him when he heard a familiar that shouted his name.

"Kuttler!"

Dr. Kuttler stop working and turn to Firebug who is now glowing orange around him.

"Hello, Firebug. What bring you here?"

"Stuff it, doc! You said that there were no side effect! I've been having pains lately and now look at me! I starting to glow when I was coming after you!" Firebug yelled.

"That's strange. I did some test and it shows all green." Dr. Kuttler lied again.

"Well you should have test it more!"

"Listen to me. Those side effect you've been experience are only minor. It will probably wore off soon, okay?"

"Uh...okay, doc."

Dr. Kuttler lead Firebug back to the door. "Good. Now take the rest of a day off, go to a bar or something. You need it."

"You're right. Thanks, doc."

The door closes as Firebug leave Kuttler's lab."Looks like the next phase on the serum I gave him has finally kicks in. Took long enough. Firebug would be the perfect distraction against The Full House Gang while I got to their secret home. My plan has come to flourish." Dr. Kuttler laughed.

The next day at high school, Luna sat in the cafeteria strumming her guitar while thinking about what Luke said to her.

"But here's a big question...how do we know that she shares the same feeling towards you? I'm mean the way she was eyeing on me when I meet her, it doesn't seem that she was bi-curious about you." Luke said in her head.

Luna sighed.

"You're awfully quiet."

Luna gasped and see Sam.

"Oh, um, hey Sam." Luna greets trying not to look at her.

"Luna, we need to have a talk." Sam sitting next to her.

"What's there to talk about?"

"When Luke shows up, you've been acting different lately. You ignore my calls, and you've avoiding me all the sudden. What's up with that?"

"I...uh..."

"Did I do something to make you upset? If so, what is it so I can make it up" Sam asks.

"No..." Luna sighed. "Sam, remember that letter you got?"

"Oh yeah. I still haven't figure out who my secret admirer. Why you asked?" Sam asks again.

"The truth is..."

The school bell rang.

"Dang it. We'll have to chat later. See ya." Sam as she leaves from the table.

"Yeah." Luna feeling sad now.

After school, Luna returns home and sees Luan and Lily are watching t.v. together.

"Hey, Luna." Luan greets Luna.

"Hey." Luna said closing the door behind.

"If your wondering; Lincoln, Lucy, and Lynn are in the cave looking for Dr. Kuttler while the others are out on a early patrol." Luan said.

"Oh, okay."

Luan noticed Luna is in a bum mood. "Luna, are you feeling okay?"

"Y-yeah. I'm okay. I'll be in my room." Luna said as she walks up to her room.

"Hmmm what do you think is wrong with Luna." Luan asked Lily.

Lily babbled.

"Maybe so." Luan said.

At cave, Lincoln along with Lucy and Lynn are searching through their parents old criminal files in the big computer.

"This is boooriiiing! We've been searching for hours and we don't see anything important." Lynn moped.

"If you're bored, then you're free to go." Lucy said.

"And leave you alone with him. Ha! I don't think so."

"Guys! I know it this a long research but if I'm corrected the name 'Kuttler' who responsible for turning Raymond into Leach, and the creation of The Wild Card Gang could be related to one of our parents old rogue's gallery." Lincoln said still still looking through the files.

Lynn saw some Rogue's profiles. "Man look at all the bad guys our parents used the fought back in the days. Sergeant Doomsday, Cop-ter, The Living Muckman, and Pipo: The Killer Doll." Lynn said.

"Wonder what happen to them all?" Lucy asks.

"Not our concern. Right now we need to found the right person."

The trio look at the profile of a white woman with short raven hair, and black choker on her neck. She's wearing a red one piece that's cut from the shoulder down her stomach, and revealed her navel. She also has fingerless gloves, and white thigh high boots.

"Her?" Lucy asks.

"Yep. Juila Kuttler a.k.a. Card Countess. She was an arch nemesis to the Original Ace Savvy and Lady Ace." Lincoln said.

"But didn't she died?" Lynn asked.

"Yeah. She died in an explosion after a final confrontation with our parents over at the Solitaire factory when she tries to blow up the place. But her profile never mentioned that she had any relative." Lincoln said finish reading her profile.

"Maybe it's a false last name." Lucy stated.

"Or someone just HAVE to have the same last name as hers." Lynn commented.

"I'm not sure. I need more clues to confirm that." Lincoln said.

They hear the elevator door open. It's Luan and she's holding Lily while feeling worry about Luna.

"Guys, we need to talk to Luna. She hasn't been the same since the fight with The Wild Card Gang." Luan said.

"Poo poo." Lily said.

"I tried talking to her but she said she's fine. But I know she's lying." Lincoln said.

"We should try talking to her again. It will get worst if Luna doesn't tell us." Lucy said.

"I agreed." Lincoln getting up from his seat. "I'll work on Dr. Kuttler. Let's go talk to Luna."

Lincoln, Lucy, Lynn, and Luan (holding Lily) head to the elevator.

Elsewhere, Firebug is at a bar having a drink trying to block the pain as his body glow. Every D-list supervillains that dresses like fast food, or a camera, polka dots or even a painter, henchmen, and goons began to sweat when they noticed it's getting hot in here. One of the villain who dresses as milkshake and is sitting next to his group who dresses as a box of french fries and and hamburger meat.

"Hey, bartender! Turn down the heat! Milkshake man shouted.

The Bartender check the thermostat to see it's on the normal temperature.

The Bartender is now curious. "That's weird."

The drinks didn't work. Firebug's pain is getting worse as his body glow's brighter; the pain is so bad that he collapsed on the floor while his stomach. This caught the criminals and the bartender's attention as they sweat even faster.

"So your the one that's turning the bar into a oven! You better shut of on whatever you're doing or I'll destroy you with my anger!" The Milkshake Man yelled as he got up from his chair and walk towards Firebug. "Did you hear me?! I said..."

As soon The Milkshake roll Firebug on his back, Firebug's eye's glow orange and next thing that happens, he explode the entire bar.

Inside Luna's room, she's sitting on her bed as she strumming her guitar again as she hums a sad tone when a door knock.

"It's open!" Luna shouted.

Lincoln, Lucy, Lynn, and Luan enter the room.

"Look, guys. I know why you're all here and I'm telling you I'm cool." Luna said.

"That's what you said last time, Luna." Lynn said.

"Luna, we're worried about you." Lincoln said.

Lily nod.

"And we want to be here with you if you're just going to keep shutting us out." Luan said.

"The more you hide it, the more darkness will eat you inside." Lucy said.

Luna sighed. "It's Sam."

"Sam?" Luan asked.

"Let me guess. That jerk was secretly cheating on you?" Lynn asks her.

"No, dude! My evil clone was flirting Sam and things haven't been the same." Luna explained.

"You and Sam are STILL not a couple?" Lynn curious

"Like what? What do you mean?" Lincoln asked.

Luna's eye wondered a bit and back to her siblings. "It's time I blow your guy's mind. Sam is actually..."

Lincoln's phone rang interrupting Luna who is about to confess something important to them. The call is from Lori and she told that there was an explosion coming from the bar at east side of Royal Woods.

Lincoln hang up when she's finish talking to him. "Sorry, Luna. We'll have to talk later. Suit up everyone! An explosion at east!"

Everyone except for Luna ran out of Luna's room to the Ace Cave. Luna look down on her left hand and is still holding Sam's guitar pick as she sigh but then soon follow her siblings to the cave.

At the site of the ruin bar, Ace and the four members of The Full House arrived on top the roof of the store where the others are.

"What's the cause of this?" Ace asked High Card.

"Not sure. That's why we waited for since you're the only one in team to have detective mode." High Card said.

"True. But I could still used some help from you guys. Come on" Ace said.

The Full House jump down and walk inside the brunt bar and then split up to find some clues. Ace switch to his detective mode to look around and found a piece of costume, he scans the piece and identify the skins cells that belongs to Firebug.

"Hmmm." Ace think to himself.

"Hey, guys! Look, I found Firebug's helmet!" Strong Suit yelled while Firebug's helmet.

The Full House got together with Strong Suit.

"Bummer. I guess Firebug goes down in flames." Night Club said.

Ace then noticed a big black mark on the floor next to the counter, he scans the ash mark and the scanner in his mask match Firebug. The scanning he captures to make a small clip showing Firebug explode out of his body destroying the bar and killing everyone in it. But miraculously, Firebug is alive but only destroying his costume as he ran out of the bar through the back ending the clip.

"I think I know what cause the explosion."

"Who is it?" The Joker asks her brother.

"Firebug. But the question is...how?"

In the alley, a naked firebug who is still glowing ran as fast as he could while holding his pain. He made out of the alley and was stop when a car approach to him but stop just in time. "Hey! I'm walking here!" He touch the hood of the car causing to overheat the engine to explode. The Woman scream out of her car and ran off. Then, a police car show up to arrest Firebug for blowing up the bar.

"Don't move! Hands behind your head!" The officer yelled aiming his gun at Firebug.

Firebug did so but only releasing a strong heat wave which set the car to explode and making the officer flee.

"Smokin'." Firebug smiled but his pain kills the moon. "I got to see Dr. Kuttler. Fast."

Then, more police cars show up and aim there guns on Firebug.

"Looks like I'm going to be a little late." Firebug said to himself.

Back with The Full House...

"What do you think? He's a mutant?" High Card thought.

"No. If he was a mutant, he would be developing his powers when he's a kind." Ace corrected High Card.

The Gang heard a loud big explosion from a far from here.

"What the hell was that?!" Strong Suit asked surprisingly.

"Let's get over there and find out." Ace said.

Back with Firebug, citizens were fleeing in terror from him and more police cars explode by his fireballs.

"I think I'm started to like this. Sooo much better than using a flamethrower." Firebug smiled. He throws more fireballs and onto the police officers as laughed.

One of his fireball hit Flip's food truck.

"Hey! Watch where you throw them damn fireballs!" Flip yelled but ran just before Firebug could throw another fireball.

Firebug then heard something that is heading this way. It Vanzilla. The Full House Gang jump out of the van and ready to fight, and are surprised to see Firebug glowing.

"That's new." The Joker said.

"Not you guys." Firebug summons fireballs out of his hands and throws it at the heroes.

The Full House scattered while dodging Firebug's fireballs. Ace got behind Vanzilla and pull out an ice card ready for him. As Firebug get close to Ace Savvy ready to burn him, Royal Flush uses a fire hose against him.

"Way to put out that fire, Royal Flush!" The Joker smiled.

Royal Flush gives her a thumbs up with a smile.

At first it's effective, but then Firebug generates even stronger heat than the water from the hose which surprises The Royal Flush. "It'll take more than a hose to put me out!" Firebug said moving close to her.

Ace quickly throw a ice card that freeze Firebug and it seems like he's stopped for good.

"Nice job, bro." Strong Suit said pat him in the back not to hard.

Ace smiled. "Thanks. Let's check everyone is okay and then will integrated Firebug."

The Full House suddenly hear Firebug's cried in pain. Firebug's eyes turn red and his skin turning bright orange. An explosion occurs and once it clears, Firebug emerges as a living fire with his eyes glow red.

"Woah." Strong Suit said with a shocked.

Firebug look at his hand to see that his body transform into some kind of a Human Torch character. "I'm on fire. And I'm okay." Firebug began to laugh maniacally.

"I literally don't like where's this is going." High Card said getting nervous.

Firebug created a big fireball as he ready to throw it at The Full House Gang. "Ready to go to a fiery pits of hell, kids!" The pain randomly come back as he drop the fireball on to the road. "No...not now." Firebug grunting.

"He doesn't look to good." Eleven of Hearts said to the Gang.

"Who cares? Let's pound him while he's distracting." Strong Suit said.

"How are we going to "pound" him if we can't touch him?" Eight of Spades asks.

Firebug then surrounded The Full House Gang in a ring of fire as he makes a run for it.

"Not cool, man!" Night Club shouted.

"Stand back, everyone!" Ace shouted to his team.

The team did so. Ace throws more ice cards that freezes the fire ring and then he have Strong Suit kick down the frozen ring as she and others ran out.

"He got away!" The Joker yelled.

"Not quite." Ace pointed burnt footprints on the streets. "Everyone into the van."

Firebug continues running until he stop at near site of the docks as he got on his knees as the pain get's worse and his body. "I'm...close. Dr. Kuttler's lab is just ahead. Just need for him to remove the pain and then go back having fun." As he slowly reach there, vanzilla arrived and block his path. The Full House Gang quickly got out of the van and surround Firebug.

"Alright, Firebug. I don't know what's happening to you but you need to surrender so we could help you." Ace offered him.

"I...don't need you help, Ace. I already know who's going to help me and you're in my way!" Firebug yelled.

"Who's going to help you?" Ace asks.

"Like I'm going to tell you."

Firebug starts throwing fireballs but The Full House got behind Vanzilla just in time.

The Full House expect for Strong Suit had there cards out and throws it at him but Firebug protected himself from the cards using his heat wave from his body.

"Come on out, kiddies! I'm just getting wrong up!" Firebug laughed.

Firebug then throws more fireballs on to the van.

"He's literally making a mark on my van." High Card said getting mad.

Night Club have her guitar out and play it firing a sonic boom which effected Firebug as he flies to a car. Next, Eleven of Hearts wrap around him with her strap but Firebug easily melt her straps and slowly walk towards them. Ace, Queen of Diamond, and High Card throws exploding cards on to him but he quickly recovers. The Joker squirt water out of her flower and has no effect on it so he forcefully push her away using his heat wave. Strong Suit rip a car door and throws it at him so she won't touch him but it got melted. Eight of Spades tries to strike him with her shovel but he snatch it and melts it. Ace quickly save Eight of Spades right before Firebug could strike her.

"You okay?" Ace asks while holding Spades.

Eights of Spades blushes. "Uh, yeah. Thanks. But what now?" Eight of Spades asks her brother wondering how are they gonna stop Firebug.

"Die." Firebug smiled.

Firebug then launches fire everywhere. Fire that is unleash crashes on the ground as it explode. Minor explosion caught The Full House that knock all of them when they try dodge them. As soon he finish, he look around to see The Full House went out like a flame which made him laugh. "This was to easy." Firebug grab Ace Savvy as it burning and making him sweat. "Try putting me in jail now that I have pow..." Firebug drop Ace realizing that he forgot about the pain as struggles to hold it in but then starting scream in agony.

Ace open on of his eyes and then quickly woke up when he sees Firebug glowing brighter.

The Full House woke up and sees the same thing.

"What's happening to him?!" The Joker asks while covering her eyes with her arm.

"I think he's going to blow!" Strong Suit replied covering eyes as well.

"Everyone take cover!" Ace shouted to her team.

The Full House rush into the water as Firebug couldn't hold it anymore so he explode which thankfully he didn't take the whole city with him only destroying a small area. The Full House then later came out of the water and see Firebug on the ground who's not in flame.

"Is he dead?" Eleven of Hearts asks.

Ace check his pulse and got a beat. "No. We need to take him to the cave."

"What?! Dude, are you insane?!" Night Club yelled.

"Look. We need to figure out how he's like this and see if we could help him, and plus he mention that someone could help him. I have hunch that Dr. Kuttler is responsible for this." Ace said.

"We don't know that." High Card said.

"Well, will see when we get him into the cave. Now come on." Ace said getting Firebug.

Later, The Full House made it back into the cave. The Full House got out to the van while Strong Suit carries the unconscious Firebug out.

"Card Counter, set up the table. We're going to need a full examined on Fire..."

"Sorry, kids. But should put that on hold."

The Full House gasped to hear someone just broke into the cave. Dr. Kuttler rotate his seat to see the heroes with his evil grin.

"Who are you?! How did you get in here?!" Ace ask dementedly.

Dr. Kuttler throws a small device at them which electrocute The Full House knocking them out. "I'm Dr. Kuttler. And you all have a doctor's appointment starting...now." Dr. Kuttler laugh manically.

To Be Contiuned...