Episode 16: The Deadly Crossfire.

In the Ace Cave, We left off when Lincoln and Lana are surprised to see Clyde and Wilbur brought an alien creature to their home. And Lincoln respond...

"Um, hello?"

"It's nice to meet you, Lincoln. Your friend told me how great you are." Cthylla smiled.

"Really? Clyde, can I speak with you a second?"

Lincoln grab Clyde and take him to the side of the cave so they could talk privately. "What the hell were you thinking, Clyde? You brought a stranger to the cave without calling me." Lincoln angrily whispered.

"Well, you were in the woods. So I doubt communication will work." Clyde whispered back.

"My point is that I can't risk to have strangers entering here."Lincoln crossing his arms. "Not after Dr. Kuttler."

"She's help us out fighting those supervillains." Clyde told him. "I owe her for that. At least give her chance."

"I don't know."

"Please, dude. Trust me."

Lincoln sighed. "Alright. I'm going to inform the rest of my sisters about this."

"Thanks, Lincoln."

Lana is still staring at Cthylla which made her blush in embarrassment.

"Lana, it's not polite to stare." Wilbur said to Lana.

"Sorry. But I got a lot of questions to ask you."

"Sure. I'll be glad to answer your questions-all of your sisters. Clyde also told me that you have nine sisters which is really amazing."

"Yeah, except that you won't get any privacy." Lana then remembered. "Oh and by the way, I got a surprised for you two."

"Oh?" Clyde and Wilbur concerned.

Lana gives them both rocks."

"A rock?"

Lana smiled. "They're not just rocks, they're Petoskey stone. I found them in the cave."

"Wow. Thank you, Lana. That's very thoughtful of you." Wilbur smiled.

Lincoln and Clyde returns.

"Cthylla. You need to find a place to stay? Well here it is."

Cthylla gasped. "Oh thank you, thank you, Lincoln."

"But we can't have you out in public looking like that. We need a disguise for you." Lincoln said.

"It's okay. I can transform into my human form whenever I wanted to."

Cthylla transformed from her humanoid alien octopus appearance to a human teenage girl. She's completely naked which caught the eyes of Lincoln and Clyde as they blush while Wilbur covers Lana's eyes.

"Is something wrong?" Cthylla asks them.

"Ba ba ba ba..."

"Uh, I'll go get you a towel." Wilbur said still covering Lana's eyes.

Elsewhere in Royal Woods, Crossfire is still in his apartment watching Reporter Katherine Mulligan's latest news while eating his noddles.

"Thanks to One-Eyed Jack and Wild Card willy, Professor Tokk, King Rat, and Mad Jack are safety behind bars at Blackwoods. In an update news, local couple on the beach saw a creature raise from the ocean after landing. Describing it to be humanoid octopus. Could this be related to the red octopus that was once found in Antarctic in the 1950s which escaped and left all the the bodies of the researchers scattered with them all dead?"

Crossfire mute the t.v. when his cellphone rang. "Hello?" He answered.

"Have you found our son?"

"Oh, I, um...no"

"What?! You've only been in Royal Woods for weeks and haven't found him?!"

"Hey, you know how hard is for me to find a cheap apartment in this stinking town! It's hard! And plus, I need to get myself settle before I could do anything."

"Stop fooling around, Crossfire! We hired you to retrieve our son, not to slack off! Bring our son this instant!"

"Okay, okay I'll draw him out and take him down."

"You better be."

The woman hang up on him.

Crossfire groans. "She is bad as my mother."

Back with the Louds, Lincoln, Wilbur, Clyde, and his sisters had already take Cthylla to Lori/Leni's room for a pair of clothes after a quick introduction. Cthylla had already pick a set of clothes from Lori's clothes which is a tank top, short pants, and blue sneakers.

"Thank you for letting me used your old clothes, Lori."

"It was literally no problem. So you said came out of the water, right?"

"That's right."

"Can you talk to fish?" Lana asks her.

"Um, no."

"Are you half mermaid?" Leni asks in excitement.

"Leni, her name is "Cthylla". Lisa fixing her glasses. "Her name refers "The Great Old One", and is the youngest progeny of Cthulhu and his androgynous mate Idh-yaa. She came from the star Xoth, but now dwells on Earth in Yhe, where she is guarded by Cthulhu's minions. Cthylla is destined to give birth to Great Cthulhu again after he is destroyed in the distant future. She is considered essential for Cthulhu's plans, and is thus vigilantly guarded by countless Yuggya and Deep Ones. In the epilogue of The Transition of Titus Crow, Project X is used in an attempt to kill Cthylla with a subterranean atomic bomb. She is wounded and escapes, but Cthulhu's wrath is a vastly magnified repeat of the events in the short story "The Call of Cthulhu".

Everyone looked at Lisa with a stun or confused look on their faces.

"H. P. Lovecraft. Google him." Lisa tells them.

"Uh...well, yes actually."

"So why are you here exactly?" Luan asks her.

"After I escape, I need to find a warm place to stay so I can catch my breath, and then get ready to head out speak to your leader for the coming."

"Coming?"

"My father. Cthulhu."

The gang were confused until Lincoln got a police report on his phone that bank robbers just rob a bank and are on the run.

"Sorry you're going to have put a pin on that story." Lincoln checking his phone. "Robbers just rob a bank not too far. I'll take care of it."

"Woah, little bro. It's dangerous for you take on them on your own." Luna said.

"There just bank robbers." Lincoln annoyed. "In the meantime, keep our guest comfy until I get back." Lincoln said leaving the room.

"You guys sure care for your brother." Cthylla said.

"Of course. He's our only brother; we won't forgive ourselves if something terrible happen." Leni said.

"Even though he can handle himself but still." Lori added.

"I see." Cthylla said.

Six robbers wearing who are holding a bag of money are still on the run while hearing police siren from the distance.

"I thought I told you to fill in the gas in our van before we committed a robbery!" The leader boss shouted.

"Sorry, Boss. I thought I did." Robber said.

The six robbers soon stop to a halt when they spotted Ace Savvy swoop from the sky and kick one of them in the chest.

"Only six? That's a shame." Ace grins as he got into a fighting position.

Far from here, Crossfire using his sniper rifle to look on at Ace Savvy. "The tracer pointed to Ace. Alright kid let see what you got."

"Kill this kid!" The Leader boss ordered them.

The robbers drop the bag and had their guns out as they are preparing to fire on Ace. But Ace quickly drop a smoke bomb to clouded their sights as they coughed.

"Where did he go?" The Robber coughed. Ace quickly snatch his gun from him and then smack him. Four coughing robbers were easily taken down one by one. As soon the smoke clears, The leader boss gasped to see his men down and then see Ace smiling.

"Bastard!" The Leader Boss took his gun out but was knock out of his hand by Ace's card.

Ace charge forward and deliver a swing kick on to his face knocking him.

"Hmph. Not bad kid." Crossfire smiled. "Now to let you know I'm here." Crossfire cocked his gun.

Ace finish tying up the robbers. "Better luck next time, guys." Ace smiled.

But then out of nowhere, six of the robbers were shot in the head which alerted Ace as he hides behind the car. Ace peep up and used his high tech binoculars to pin point where the shot came from, he found the sniper and it seems he's waiving his finger telling him to come here. Ace put his binoculars away and used his grapple gun to swing to his mark.

Crossfire put his sniper onto his back, he then see Ace finally show up. "Took you long enough, kid. I was getting bored."

"Who are you?! And why did you kick those guys?!" Ace demanded.

"The name is Crossfire. I just need you're attention that's all."Crossfire answered.

"Why?" Ace asks him

"Why? Because I'm hired to take you home."

"What? What are you talking about?"

"Listen, kid. I'm already in trouble and if I don't bring you back, I won't get paid or worse they'll kill me."

"Who's your boss?"

"You'll see them. Just make this easy for me and follow me."

"I'm not going anywhere."

Crossfire sighed. "Then, I guess we'll have to do this the hard way." Crossfire open fire but Ace dodge his bullets and hide behind the corner. "I'm not going to kill you, just injuring you enough for me to drag you. Just try not to bleed to death."

Ace jump out of corner and throws his card but Crossfire easily shoot every bit of the cards without breaking a sweat, he was going to throw another card but was knock out of his hand with a bullet.

"Marksman?" Ace asks him.

"The best one." Crossfire replied with a smug.

Crossfire opens fire again. Another flurry of bullets soared upwards as Ace cautiously dodged down. Using his thermal vision to look down at the mercenary, Ace hold out a small ball and roll it between Crossfire's legs which exploded on him. Now he's stun, Ace jump out and pinned him to the ground. But as he about take his weapons away from him, crossfire quickly react by threw several punches at his face and managed to force him off. Ace took a moment to try and regain his bearing as Crossfire got back on his feet and drew his sniper rifle slung across his back. Fast as he able, Ace threw a sharp card which cut between his sniper rifle.

Crossfire throws his sniper rifle away. "Hey, you know how much that rifle cost?!" Crossfire raised up his wrists and is ready to fire.

"Can't fight. I got to find some where to take him down" Ace thought. Ace drop another smoke bomb into the center. Crossfire fired in the smoke but as soon the smoke clear, Ace is already gone.

"What?!"

Crossfire use his eye scanner from helmet and spotted Ace is on a different building as he runs. "Oh no you don't." Crossfire jump down to the next building and chase after him.

Ace looks back as he sees Crossfire is chasing after him.

"Can't run from me, kid! I never let my target escape!"

Ace saw a moving train at his east so he jump on but almost slip.

Crossfire saw so he jump on the train too just in time before the train enters a tunnel. 'Now, I got you." Crossfire smug.

Ace hold out four cards and throw it at Crossfire but he quickly fired on them, throws few more cards onto Crossfire until one of his card explode a flashing light which mess up his scanner.

Ace smiles. "Gotcha." Ace attempt to charge while leaping over different train cars.

Crossfire manage to get his sight back and fired on Ace injuring him falling of the train. "Crap." Crossfire walk ahead where Ace was. "Hey, kid. You're better not be dead or my bosses will have my head." Crossfire looks down. "Kid?" Crossfire then soon got ambush from behind by Ace. This sudden ambush cause Crossfire to mess up his aim when Ace jumps in the air, and then gets disarmed by Ace's card.

Ace grab him by the collar. "The best one huh?"

Crossfire growls a bit.

"I won't asks again. Who's your boss and what do you you mean by "taking me home"?" Ace question him.

"Aw come on, kid. You know I can't tell you their names."

"Well, I'll guess I'll just have to let you so you can meet with the grim reaper." Ace let one of his fingers go.

Crossfire is getting a bit of terrified.

The train reach out of the tunnel. Crossfire look back to find a near by building, so he kick the kid in the groin and toss him to a near building.

Ace tumbled on the rooftop. "Cheap shot." Ace can't risk him getting away so he chase after the train by grappling to a different. When the train exited out another tunnel and Ace landed on one of train car, Crossfire is already gone...but how?" Damn it." Ace then got a call from Lynn. "Hey, Lynn...Sorry this guy name Crossfire draw me out. No, he got away but he said he is hired to take me home." Ace told Lynn. "I don't know either but I'll be coming home right now." Ace had out his grapple and grapple away to home.

Later, Crossfire returns to his apartment not before he got a call from his boss...and she's not to happy.

"You have failed us!"

"The kid disarmed me; I have to escape. But the kid you're looking for is Ace Savvy." Crossfire told her.

"What?"

"Yeah. But don't worry, as soon I get my guns fix, I'll...

"Forget it. You had your chance, Crossfire. We're sending someone else who won't fail us."

"Hey wait! You can't do this to me! Do you know who I am-

She hang up on him.

Crossfire in rage cuss out saying "Fuck" and throws his phone on the floor.

Elsewhere...

"Ugh. I was a fool for hired him." The cloaked woman said.

The Cloaked Man comfort his wife. "Nonsense, my dear. Crossfire is the fool for not fulfilling his task. But he did gives a bit of info of our son."

"Yes, that's right. They brainwash our child to take the legacy of our enemies." The Cloaked Woman angrily said.

"Don't worry, beloved. We'll get our son back. That's a promise." The Cloaked Man promised as he holds his wife.

Back with Lincoln, In the Ace Cave, Lisa is attending his wound on his arm while his sisters, Clyde, Wibur, and Cthylla watch.

"Thanks, Lisa."

"Next time don't run straight forward when someone firing." Lisa finish stitching. "There I'm done. Try not to move your arm that much, older unit."

"I told you is dangerous for you to go out by yourself." Luna said.

"Luna, I'm fine. That's part of being a superhero; taking risk." Lincoln said.

"So who hired Crossfire and why did he said he wants to bring you home? You're already home. Which is here." Leni said.

"Like I said he got away before I could get some answers, but I'll worry about that later." Lincoln looks at Cthyla. "Cthylla, you said something about your father?"

"Oh, yes. My father Cthulhu is the supreme leader of a faction of extraterrestrial demons from another dimension. He is feared through the omniverse. For he is Cthulhu."

"So wait a sec. The old news article that I read saying "the red octopus that was once found in Antarctic in the 1950s which escaped and left all the the bodies of the researchers scattered with them all dead. Was that your father?" Lincoln asks her.

"Yes. He kills those to rescue me."

"Poo-poo?" Lily is confused.

"And when does the "coming" happen?" Lori asks.

"I...I don't know, but it's very soon. I need to go speak to your leader for the coming and be prepared."

Lincoln think for a sec. "I'm sorry, Cthylla, but I doubt the mayor or anyone else will believe you. Even if you try to talk them out of it, they'll think you're a crazy girl with mutant powers."

"What else am I going to do?"

"Easy. We'll help you."

"You can?'

"Of course. I'm Ace Savvy." Lincoln then pointed to his sisters and his friends. "And their "The Full House Gang". It's our job to protect Royal Woods."

Cthylla begins to smile. "Thank you so much."

"When the time comes, we'll be ready for them." Lincoln smiled.

"Yeah, to pound their stupid squid faces." Lynn smiled. "No offense ."

Cthylla confused. "Offense?"

"In the meantime, we're going to show you around Royal Woods and take you places that you'll feel interest like...

"Beach." Lori said

"The mall." Leni said

"A rock concert." Luna said

"The Circus." Luan said

"The games." Lynn said

"Goth club." Lucy said

"Beauty pageant." Lola said

"The park." Lana said

"The science expo." Lisa said.

"Poo-poo." Lily said.

Lincoln looks back at Cthylla "Yeah that."

"Oh, goodie this is wonderful. I'm so grateful for you guys to help to stop the coming." Cthylla said with joy.

"Let's give our new friend a welcome hug." Leni said.

The Loud family hugs Cthylla as they say "Aww". Their hugs are warm and gently which makes Cthylla hugs her friends back with a smile. Clyde and Wilbur smile too as they look at them.

"You wanna bet she'll become a full member on the team." Clyde said to Wilbur.

"Why so?" Wilbur asks Clyde.

"You'll see."

A/N: Well, that's enough for now. Thanks for reading; make sure you fav or follow or leave a review on my story if you guys enjoy, and I'll see you guys later. Peace.