NTS-HD-04 Filling in For Krypto
By Darrel James Vanwinkle
April 15th, 2013
Chapter Thirty-One
By Darrel James Vanwinkle
April 15th, 2013
Chapter Thirty-One
Jonas wavied at the Bathound. "Hi Batty." He giggled a little. "Thanks!"
Athame waved to Bathound politely. He helped James bandage the doberman's head. And it was proven he could have some gentle claws when he wasn't pissed off. He was eating a special 'gecko' pizza that had special ingredients lizards needed and loved.
James looked up slowly, "But? Buts are not usually good. What's up?"
Ace nodded his head. "As Dalis told you earlier, you have tests to help you iron out your mistakes. But the thing you all need to know is this: there is a real Pentad villain group out there. And while you didn't face them today, just remember... they are very very powerful. They operate outside of the union and do what they like, whenever they like. We suspect that Professor Dip works for them, and we know they have at least two magic users on their team. But the others are virtual unknowns. And now you know what you are training for. One of the Pentad members tried to kill both Jonas and James once. So don't underestimate their team if you meet them. Their goal is to conquer the QC first... then the entire Earth. I am sorry if you think this is big league stuff, but the Pentad will stop at nothing to win."
James frowned quietly. "They're the ones related to the disappearance of the Talbot Relics and the Toonium Caper that Dip was involved in. No, this is the big league alright." He looked at me. "What you want to bet Pentad pulls something now? A group...using their name... in the papers. Even as a training exercise, it was a real run. I bet they react to it. I hope not... but I bet they do. Ace is right... These guys _ARE_ vicious. And they do NOT play by the rules."
Jonas said, "Bah. With Harold as Darcadia and the rest of us? They don't stand a chance! I bet they're off hiding cause they're scared."
Athame said quietly, "A wise man speaks less than he listens, thinks more than he acts, and acts only when the time is ripe. Foolish is the man who rushes in where angels tread lightly and does not give caution it's due. Fear is one thing. Prudence another."
Rya said, "I remember reading about the Talbot Relics in the papers. If this Pentad group is responsible, then maybe they took things just to prove they could. They could have used these things by now if they were going to... unless they are missing one ingredient. But what would that ingredient be?"
Yok glanced over. "Think not to forget that ingredient could be mixture, relic, or even a living person. James is right; we will hear from these people sooner or later."
I said, "I am good, Jonas, but I am not foolhardy. When it comes to magic, I'm useless, just as Krypto is."
Ace smirked. "Keep training, my friends. I have a patrol to return to. Streaky is waiting on me. Krypto is in Frontier again. If he has a secret boyfriend up there, I'll kill him." And he departed the pizza parlor.
James hummed. "It's possible, Yok." He smiled. "But we don't have to rush to face them either. Let's have a good time and eat and enjoy what time we have."
Jonas said, "I guess. But I still think we can take 'em. And we have friends too. Right?" He looked over at Enchantra and the others.
Athame nodded his head but remained quiet through most of the meal; quiet and thinking.
I was glad for the outing to be finally over with. We did good and my team had succeeded in reaching Sophomore ranked status. Therefore I did put together a pretty good team, if I do say so myself. But remember: I am still a Big Brother Sponsor with the Care Bears as well as a registered hero. I think however, I will need to get the information on my hero registration changed over to my new name. Darcadia was fitting me more and more. And not a peep out of the shady Producers. I mean, during this outing, they could have filmed my battle and had a field day... unless being with a Maverick school did exactly as No-Heart said; made them lose interest. But they weren't giving up on me just yet, obviously. I still recalled that Silver Sword had said that the Producers had offered the MYTHS instructors bribes for information on what I was doing in the school. They knew Night the Superdog was attending MYTHS but they didn't know what I was doing in the school.
I'd let Silver Sword, the Union, and Dalis' UEC (Unstoppable Exploration Company) handle the shady Producers. To me, these twits were worse than PENTAD and I hadn't even met PENTAD as yet. And hopefully I wouldn't have to. But my next stress wouldn't have anything to do with MYTHS at all; it would involve one of my sponsor parents.
For now, however, Arden's Pizza. The best damned pizza on QC Planet. Not bad for a bunch of sexy hell hound chefs. And I mean SEXY. I wish I knew how they got so hot.
I shot a grin over at the cute and sexy leeezard, who of course just blushed. I knew he was going to be the best damned member in the Champions once he graduated. Tech guys like him are very rare and he pulls off the cute factor so easily.
End of Chapter Thirty-One
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