Heroes Assemble!
As the day begins to turn to night, The Dream team along with Isabella and Spyke drive up a couple blocks away from the rendezvous point and proceed to walk the rest of the way to the meeting location.
“Alrighty! We all know the plan and should be more than prepared for what we’re up against. Let’s get this over with” The American Dream announces to the group while cracking his knuckles.
“I actually think that we should run through the plan one more time”. Isabella says to Mr. Dream.
“...Fine, but make it quick…” He says while tapping his foot.
“Alright,” Isabella says to the group. “We are going to shut off the power to the building and then divide and conquer. All of you have flashlights just in case, but try to be as stealthy as possible so use them only when you absolutely need to. Andy has an EMP which he will be bringing to the center of the building to cut the power. Visi-Goth and I will be one team while Urchin and Rick will be the other one. We are going to focus on fighting off any guards that we find in the building. The American Dream is going to make a beeline right for Max Midas so that he could hopefully talk some sense into him.”
“Oh, I am going to ‘talk’ some sense into him alright!” Mr. Dream says while cracking his knuckles.
Isabella looks over at Mr. Dream and glares at him before turning back to the other team members.
“...What?” He says with a shrug.
“...Okay…After we incapacitate, not kill, all of the guards we will call the police when the threat is neutralized and it is safe for them to arrive. Finally, we’ll rendezvous back here after everything is set and done.”
“Can we start the mission now?” The American Dream says after a yawn.
“Yes, let’s do our best out there.” Isabella says to the team before they start walking towards the hideout.
As soon as the heroes leave, a familiar group of students peer out of a nearby alleyway.
“...Okay…I think the coast is clear…” Violet says to her team in a hushed tone.
Violet, Maka, Love, Candi, Ash, and Takeru leave the alley and start to follow the heroes at what they assume is a safe distance.
“...So…what’s our plan exactly?” Violet asks the group.
“Run in, punch all the bad guys, and save the day!” Maka yells with a big toothy grin.
“...I think that we were just supposed to tell Little Miss IQ and Urchin that they shouldn’t trust The American Dream…” Love says while putting a hand on Maka’s shoulder. She was kind of terrified as it dawned on her what they were doing and how stupid and suicidal it seemed.
“...Uh…Yeah…That is what I meant to say…” Maka says while rubbing the back of her neck.
“...Maybe The American Dream is actually a double agent pretending to be evil to gain the villain's trust in order to get some secret information?” Ash says hopefully.
“...Sure babe…whatever makes you feel better about yourself.” Takeru says while wrapping his arm around Ash’s shoulders.
“...I’ve got sugar packets, a few cookies, and even a small slice of cake!” Candi says as she rummages through her fanny pack. “I’ll be ready for whatever those meanies throw at us!”
They continue to follow the other heroes all the way until they are near the front gate of the hideout.
The villain's hideout doesn’t look too special. From the outside it just looks like an old abandoned factory, but it does have a section that is taller than the rest of the building that goes up at least five floors.
“If I were to make an educated guess…” Violet says with a hand on her chin “I’d say that the leaders of the mafia are going to be meeting on the top floor of the building. That is where any self important CEO usually places their office and meeting rooms.”
“Sounds like you’ve been to places like this before.” Maka says with a shit eating grin. “Right, princess nepo baby!”
“...Yes…but that is besides the point…” Violet crosses her arms and blushes with a scowl on her face.
Maka laughs in response to this.
“...Wait a second…” Isabella says as she looks behind herself. “...Did you call for any more backup, Mr. Dream?”
“No, It should just be us. Why do you ask?”
“...Because there are people following us right now…” Isabella states as she starts to walk towards the energy signatures she is detecting.
‘Oh crap’ Love thought to herself. ‘We've been found out!’
The students were currently hiding behind a bush and peering through it towards the heroes, but they started to back away slowly.
“...What are you all doing here?”
“Ahhh!!!” Love yells as her and the others turn around.
Urchin was standing over them with a scowl on his face and his arms crossed.
“It isn’t safe for you here. Go back to SUPER immediately.”
“...But…” Maka starts to respond before they are cut off.
“Oh, you are in for it now!” The heroes turn around and spot someone familiar walking out of a nearby alleyway.
“Oh, I’ll make you pay for threatening me pally!” Yoh says while twirling his yoyo and walking slowly towards Urchin.
“...You again…” Urchin turns around “...I’ve already beaten you once…It seems like you didn’t learn your lesson the first time…”
Urchin extends his claws on both hands and points them all towards Yoh’s throat.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you buddy.” Yoh says with a smug grin.
“...What are you so confident about…you didn’t stand a chance against me last time…”
“I am confident because…you are outnumbered!”
After Yoh said this a lot of other people poured out from the alley behind him. Most of them were random goons that they have never met before, but there were at least two hundred of them. Yoh’s buddy Kendo and, more importantly, Oni-San were standing right beside him.
“Get em boys!” Yoh says with a wicked smile while pointing towards our heroes.