Back in Big City on the corner of Big Street and 5th. . .

A tendril coils around Aces neck and he begins to clutch at the living vine as 2 mini-vegi's close in on Fused. The monster Vegi-La raises up and towers over the heroes.

Fused: This really sucks. . .

Ace: Ah. . . *choke* It ain't that bad. . .*choke*

Fused: JLR get hazard pay for any of this?

Cowgirl Jack: Not really, but we get coupons for 4 free catalog movies or 1 free game at Lackluster Video!

Ace: They give you those anyway at the store. *choke*

Cowgirl Jack: Wow. . . We've really been getting screwed then.

Ace flicks a buzzsaw card at the vine releasing him. 2 more at a pair of tentacles approaching him. He continues the throw cards at the Mini-Veggies.

Ace: We need the others. If we stand a chance against the CSF and Vegi-La we're gonna have to regroup.

Lucius Malfoy: You're going to need a lot more than that, boy. Por Ort Grav!

The wizard fires a bolt of lightning from the sky in the middle of the JLR and bodies fly away from the electrical strike. Vegi-La turns and looks downward towards Thorfen and Transneapolitan who have been slung into each others and Vegi-La's general vicinity.

Thorfen: I hope ye be ready for the fight of yer life, laddie!

The Centurian's dwarven champion says as he tightens his hands onto his axe.

Transneapolitan: Not really, no. Some preparation would be nice. Not to mention more teammates.
In fact, I'd rather limit actual 'fights of my life' to an extremely bare minimum if possible. Here goes nothing, I suppose.

Transeapolitan's color begins to swirl into primary red, yellow and blue. Superman ice cream. The "S" icon embosses onto his chest. He manifests a large hardened ice cream axe much like Thorfen's.

Thorfen: Have at thee! ! !

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Cowgirl Jack: Fused, go help Transneapolitan and Centurian. I'll deal with Harry Potter-Man.

Fused: Darlin' I dunno. He looks pretty nasty.

Lucius Malfoy: Nastier than you can imagine! Ominous Tornadus!

Thunderstorm whirlwinds blast at Cowgirl Jack and Fused. CJ is flown up into the air swirling and flailing about over and above a building. Fused takes flight as well but grabs onto the side of a cement truck with his bionic arm. Cowgirl Jack's rocket boots fire and she regains control of her flight trajectory and fights her way back down. Fused's grip clenches so tightly that the metal frame of the truck he holds begins to crush under the pressure. With his free hand he reaches toward his other arm and presses a few buttons and dials a few knobs.

Fused: I've gotta spin this track perfectly. No time for #$%@-ups. Time for the big guns. DJ John Digweed: Bedrock - Heaven Scent.mp3.

Fused blasts the music from his arm and pulsating rhythmic beats in the form of blue lightning hurl towards Malfoy. The sound patterns enter his brain and he sent into a incapacitating euphroric bliss. He lowers his wand.

Lucius Malfoy: I feel so strange. What manner of wizardy is this? I feel so at peace. Such ecstacy. What have I been doing with my life?

The winds stop and Fused collapses to the concrete. Cowgirl Jack flies back down to him.

Cowgirl Jack: What did you do?

Fused: He's pretty much the equivalent of being doped up on ecstacy. If he sees a pretty girl he'll do anything they ask. Go talk to him. Hurry though, his constitution looks pretty strong and I don't know how long it'll last.

CJ leaves the general area approaches the street near Malfoy while Ace runs toward Fused. Chessmaster leaves Fused and Ace to follow CJ.

Cowgirl Jack: Uhmm. . .Mr. Malfoy?

Lucius opens his eyes from a euphoric trance-like state.

Lucius Malfoy: Oh! Yes? My arent you beautiful.

Cowgirl Jack: Uhh...thanks. I'm the one you blasted with the tornado back there? You and your buddies have been kinda kicking the crap out of us all over Big City.

Lucius Malfoy: My, that's terrible! My humble and extreme appologies, Miss?

Cowgirl Jack: Jaclyn. Jackie's fine.

Lucius Malfoy: Is there anything I can do to help, Jackie?


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Ace: They've got RM and Midnight in that admistration building over there.

Fused: Well I guess we get to go get em out.

Ace: You guessed right.

Fused: Yer just a happy-go-lucky kinda guy, aincha?

Ace: Always.

Fused: And Centurian, the Ice Cream Guy and the vegi-creatures?

Ace: Oh yeah. . .well uhm, first we can- -

Woman's Voice: Venn "Fused" Codek?

Ace and Fused turn around and see a super model of a woman dressed in a very fashionable Italian red-leather business suit. Her black heels add a couple inches to her already tall, slender frame. Her auburn hair is combed neatly back. Her face is stern and serious as a heart-attack. Ace nudges Fused in the back to go towards her.

Fused: Well, uh. Who's askin, sweety? This is a kind of dangerous place for a sexy girl like you to be hangin' around.

Wednesday: *Nnnnng*. . .sexy girl?

Terminatrix: Venn "Fused" Codek?

Fused: Well yeah, that's me. I'm- -

T-X pulls a handgun out of her jacket and points it towards Fused's face. Reflexively he pulls his arms to his face and blocks 5 rounds that go directly into his bionic arms.

Fused: AAGGHH! ! !

Ace pulls Fused by the back of his jacket to go around the cement truck away from the attacking woman. They get to the other side and bump into the chest of a large, menacing grotesque demon-creature. His eyes blood-shot and mouth widening expose vicious teeth. His chest heaves with every evil breath.

Fused: Have I said that this really sucks yet?


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Chessmaster winded, runs up to CJ and Malfoy.

Chessmaster: Cowgirl Jack, are you alright?

Cowgirl Jack: Yeah, Lucius has found the error of his ways. He's going to help.

Chessmaster: How?

Lucius Malfoy: In any way this beauty deems I should.

Cowgirl Jack: For starters you can help us so that we might be able to stand a chance against these creeps!

Lucius Malfoy: Very well. . . Strategim Fortificus!

The Chessboard and stand begins to levitate and slowly rotate to a level of easy reach and comfort to the Chessmaster. Smoke and effervescent sparkling dust swirl about it.

Cowgirl Jack: What did he do to your board, Chessie?

Chessmaster: I don't know. . .but it's magic.