A ride on the Danger Sled

"Thats it! Next time I see that dirty Carny she's dead." screamed Chroma.
We were standing back in New Jersey looking at the blown up remains of the X-Jet. Read Wolverines Blog.
I was thinking about calming her down and then she went steel and began wailing on the remains of the X-Jet's fuselage.
"Damn f$%#ing Mutant!" she screamed.
My sensors detected a space ship. And not just any ship, the Danger Sled of Jon the Intergalactic Gladiator.
“That damned bitch, where did she go?” continued my very passionate girlfriend. I let her deal with her rage and went to see Jon.
“Hey what’s going on?” he asked his hair crisp and blowing in the breeze.
I told him what had happened up till now and he said he'd been in a fight with Nemonock.
“Well let’s go get him,” i replied.
“There’s room for two more on the Danger Sled.” replied Jon.
“Then let’s go.” ordered Christine. She'd had enough of destroying what was left of the X-Jet and wanted to wail on something else. I knew the look in her eyes she was biding her time and when she let go I didn't want to be there.

We got out into space and made our way to where Nemonock's ship was. Jon insulted Chroma with some stupid quip about not needing a sports bra. If I didn't tell her not to she would have made sure Jon would have needed hospitalisation.
We got out into space and made our way to where Nemonock's ship was.
there was another space craft out there a Shi'ar battle cruiser.

“The Shi’Ar?” Chroma asked.

“Yeah, a race of bird people,” Koma explained. “They’ve got a pretty big galactic empire and oh yeah, Xavier and their queen have the hots for each other.”

“I can imagine why they’re here then.” she replied with a guffaw.

We got on the Shi'ar cruiser and Chroma made a bee line for The Scarlet Witch.

"I'm going to kick you in the head!" she growled.
"You can try." Wanda laughs. "But you will find yourself as Darkseid's new harem girl if attempt it."
Storm broke it all up and soon we were getting the help of Lilandra the Queen of the Shi'ar and one of Xavier's ling line of unsatisfied ex-girlfriends.

I suggest that we use my technology to get on the ship. We get on there easily and quickly but Nemonock was waiting. Him and his crazy woman had plans for us.
“Pocket android henchmen just add water!" teases Gun Nut.

"Just what I need something to hit" rejoiced Chroma.
Her and Logan went to town on the Automaton Henchmen.

"Thats a non-unionised labor force you better make sure that Henchy don't find out?" I tell Nemonock.

"Think I care." snapped back the evil Psychiatrist. "I'm a super villain remember you gave me my certificate."

I knew that one was coming. This brain's gonna find out why I'm called Captain Koma. I draw out my Neural Destabiliser and fire at Nemonock.
"Eat this!" I spit.

Witches Bitches

"How in the world did the X-Jet blow up?" It was all I could think of on my trip down to the ground. Austin's anti-gravity belt worked like a charm and better than a parachute too. The explosion didn't knock me unconscious, however Austin was. I found him on the ground his face relaxed as if he didn't have a worry in the world.
"He-he!" He chuckled.
I wondered what he was chuckling at.
"Austin wake up." I said to him.
"Huh! wha!" he began but he soon recovered. "Oh yeah X-Jet blowed up real good. Did the others survive?" He asked.

I pointed over to where Cyclops was hugging Logan. Storm also was just alighting from the air with the brainless Xavier.

"Great the gangs all here. I can get a portal up and running in two shakes of a lambs tail." Koma started doing his Felix the cat impersonation pulling a briefcase out of his coat. He opened the case, but we were interupted by a woman in red and pink.

She was all over Logan. What is it with these women and this hairy little man? Sure a nice amount of sexy stubble on the face is cool but all over shag-pile, ugh!
"Its the Scarlet Witch, Magneto's daughter." Koma whispered.
"What is Magneto's daughter doing here?" I asked back a little too loudly.
Then Cyclops told the Gypsy that I'd kicked Logan in his manhood and she turned me into a frog.
Really where's the imagination in that? You get pissed off and you turn someone into a frog. She's got crazy Hex powers that are unstable and she got rid of almost all the worlds mutants. Then oh she'll turn you into a frog. You see this is what inbreeding gets you.

Koma did his polite Hugh Grant thing and was able to convince Gypsy Rotten that I'd apologise and she turned me back. Sucker.

Storm brought the wicked witch up to speed. Then she sat down started babling and then announced that she'd found Xavier and would take us to him.

Now Koma hates magic. Its random, it often doesn't work and its just not logical. I didn't like this up-tight Euro-trash but if she was going to make it easier to find Xavier then why not.

First we went here.

Then here

Nope not here.

Hang on weren't we here before.

If this next one doesn't work I'm going to kick her in the head.

I am a total genius

I'm blowing my own trumpet I know but when you can do what I can do you just gotta flaunt it.
"I've done it!" I announced to the group around me. I wanted to scream He's alive but that just seemed a bit too far. That and the fact that I might have scared Cyclops again. Though he seemed to be elsewhere in his mind while all this was happening.
"He's walking?" replied a stunned Storm.

"We'll yeah the whole wheel chair thing is fake. He does it to pick up chicks." I tell them.

Storm looked at me and then at Logan. Logan nodded.

"Oh! That explains a lot." she said as the penny dropped.

"So now I've been able to keep Chucks body functioning you can go look for him." I say wrapping up my part in another chapter of X-men history.

"No!" blurts out Cyclops. "The Professor says you'll be needed for us to beat Dr Nimmock or something. He Told me where he is. Come X-men follow me and we'll save the Professor."

Cyclops ran out of the room and no one followed him.

"Is he for real?" asked Chroma.

"Yeah he's got a few issues. " answered Logan. "But if Chucks told him where he is then we better get him."

So with that we got on board one of the many X planes to save the Professor.

"Christine you should put this on." I give Chroma an anti-gravity belt. "It wont give you flight but it will make sure you float down safely."

"Why are you giving me this now?" asked my nordic mistress of steel.

"Well this is an X plane they usually get blown up in mid air by the bad guys." I explained. "If its Neemonock behind all of this he'll shoot us out of the sky before we get close."

"Oh!" replied Christine. "But I can survive a fall in my steel form."

"Not if your unconscious." I tell her. "Just making sure, you know."

"Thank you Austin." she gave me a little peck on the cheek.

"You two wanna get a room back there?" grumped Logan.

"Chroma and Koma sitting in a tree..." began Cyclops.

Fortunately his childish taunt was cut short by the X-plane exploding.

Bringing peace and understanding through war

I was busy examining the brainless Professor when Logan walked in. He threatened me as I expected him to do. I was about to tell him what was happening when Chroma attacked

Now I'm always impressed when she decks someone but I never thought I'd see the day when she'd sucker punch Logan through a wall. As impressive as that was I knew it was the start of a really nasty fight. Of course I didn't tell her that I was impressed by her punching Logan did I. No I went and complained that she'd gotten us into a fight with the X-men.

"Why did you do that?" I whined. "That was Wolverine. Now there's going to be a big stinking fight with the X-men."

"That was Wolverine? I always thought he was taller." My powerful paramour pronounced.

"We came here to get some help so we could confirm that Australia had been taken over." I explained trying not to be condescending. "We didn't come here to find out whether you could beat Logan in a fight."

Chroma didn't reply cause coming out of what was left of the wall was Logan.
"Heh! Not bad a punch. Your building them sex-bots tougher these days Koma." chuckled Logan in way that suggested I'm gonna kill you next.

Chroma was silent her teeth were clenched. She was angry at being called a sex-bot, no not angry. She was indignant and the one thing she hated the most (apart from when I forget to massage her feet) was that people thought I'd made her. In her eyes it was in insult to both of us. She always took it hard, and now she had an opportunity to release that fury out on someone.

"So does she have them machine gun breasts like in Austin Powers?"asked Logan

"No I don't." replied Chroma. "But you might be sporting your testicles on your face."

"Oh I like it when they talk dirty Koma." Logan licked his lips.

After that it was on.

Chroma usually fought intelligently but this time she was pissed of and launched herself at the Canadian. Size and weight were on her side but Logan is the best at what he does and... ah! you all know how that goes.

The noise brought the rest of the X-men to the Professors office. Fortunately one of them was Storm.

"Koma what are you doing here?" she demanded of me. I've always had a crush on Strom. She's got that regal bearing thats so damn sexy.

"I came here for help. Logan started a fight with Chroma." I began.

"LOGAN! Cease this brawling." commanded Storm. Lightning flashed in the office and the following thunder was deafening.

Logan stopped but Christine didn't. Seeing she had an opening for one last shot she kicked Logan in what Henchy likes to call "the little boys".

Logan doubled over in pain and everyone tried to suppress the oncoming chuckle. Cyclops however didn't.

"Now you said you wanted Help?" asked Storm.

"Yes and I believe we can help each other." I answered

Finally this could be going somewhere

Oh! So thats Wolverine.

The ride through the maelstrom was worse then when we did it in that stupid ship Austin made.

"Its gonna look real weird." Austin shouted over his shoulder. "If you get freaked out just close your eyes."

The colours were amazing, it was like a kaleidescope. The colours changed and broke off into a myriad of patterns. They moved like smoke and flowed like water and then all of the sudden turned solid like a wall of stained glass. It looked like we were about to hit it. I tightened my grip to Austin's waist and pulled myself closer so I could see his face. His eyes were already closed.
"Austin!" I screamed.
"What?" He screamed back his eyes now open.
"Look out we're going to crash." I pointed at the wall approaching rapidly towards us.
"Its not there." Austin shouted back. "Your brains making up stuff because it can't find anything that it recognises."

"Koma we're going to hit it!" I screamed and lunged at the controls. The scooter swerved to the right but the wall was too close and I braced myself for impact.

Nothing happened.

I thought a heard a chuckle from him.

"Did you laugh?" I accused.
"No but I am smiling. Just close your eye's we'll be finished this ride in a few moments." he answered.

And in a few moments I couldn't hear the maelstrom, everything felt calm and warm. There was the smell of Cognac, old books and cigars. I opened my eye's and we were in a study or a den. Then my I saw someone I thought I recognised.

"Isn't that Professor Xavier?" I asked Koma.

"Yeah! But somethings wrong here. He hasn't noticed us or even told me to get lost. Which is very unlike him." answered Koma as he got off the scooter.

"Chuck! You there." addressed Koma. He walked right up to the Professor and waved his hand in front of his face. No response. He checked the Professors pulse.

"Hang on whats this. Its some kind of suture mark on his head. Oh my God!" he exclaimed and pulled out a small device like a tuning fork out of his coat.

"Whats wrong Austin?" I asked still on the scooter.

"His body is functioning normally but his brain, its not there." replied Koma surprised.

I was going to ask how that could've happened when the door to the study burst opened and standing in the doorway was a little furry man chomping on a nasty cigar.

"Koma! I thought I told you...." He stopped and sniffed the air. "What you done with Chuck?"

Snikt! His claws unsheathed from between his knuckles.

In one sudden movement I'd changed into my metal form and was striking the little furry man with all my might. He flew through the wall of the study.

"Why did you do that?" whined Austin. "That was Wolverine. Now there's going to be a big stinking fight with the X-men."

"That was Wolverine? I always thought he was taller." I answered.

I love a plan that comes togther

I'd like to take credit for this plan but its all Henchy and Annabells idea.

I woke up in the cell. There wasn't a mirror but I was quite sure that I had huge black eye.

Damn, Henchy and his realism.

I hear a few knocks on the wall behind me.
I knock back and the wall is hot.
"Ouch!" I wince. "Some genius you are can't tell between metal warping and someone knocking." I tell myself.

I get up and watch as the metal heats up further and the line of the cut begins to glow red. I'd forgotten that Christine was a demolitions expert. She's always been quite capable with an oxy-acetylene torch.
Then with a final punch the hole opens like it was made of cardboard.

"Are you coming?" It wasn't really a question from Chroma.
"Aren't you a little too female for a Stormtrooper?" I quipped.

"Just for that I will NEVER wear the slave-leia costume you got me." scolded Chroma.
"A Man only has a few dreams woman and your taking one of those away." I grumbled as I climbed into the elevator access shaft.
"Maybe next time you'll stop the pithy quips." snapped back Chroma.

"If you're gonna act like an old married couple do it on your own time." complained Alicia.
We completed the rest of the climb down the elevator shaft in silence. Alicia was still connected to the bases system and was able to open the elevator doors. We walk into the storage room and the my retro space ship is still there as is the slipstream gate.

"How long do you need?" asked Alicia.

"About two minutes and then I'll be gone." I tell her.

I get the portal running. But I need a something to get me to my destination. Especially with there being no connecting portal. I have two minutes to go and scavenge something from the retro space ship. I had something prepared just in case the ship broke apart and we had to get home from the maelstrom. Its kinda like a a space scooter but a bit lame

"The elevators started Koma." says Alicia.
"Damn your Dad's got a decent sixth sense." I curse.
"Yeah and He'll be worse when we leave." she says as she grabs onto my hips.
"We!" I reply.
"Yeah we." Answers Chroma she flips the controls on the scooter and we're off into the portal.

So what if I'm with Koma!

"You did what with Henchy!!!!!" screamed Alicia at Annabell.

"Hey he's got that animal magnetism, its hard to say no to that." snapped back Annabell. "Anyway all we did was flirt."

I stepped in between the two. Annabell had been telling us of the plan that she'd hatched so that Henchy would get paid and Koma get out of the base. She'd just gotten to the part when My Dad The Major told Annabell to give Henchy what he wanted when Alicia began shouting. The same Alica who'd told me that she was ok with Henchy dumping her, was acting a lot like the jealous Girlfriend.

"Hey hey!" I shouted getting their attention. "We're trying to get my guy out of here, OK!"

"That'll be ten bucks Annabell." said Alicia with a smile of satisfaction.

"Damn!" cursed Annabell. She dug into her pockets and pulled out a ten dollar note.

"Did you both bait me into.... You know what? I don't care. Lets just get on with it." I grumpped.

Annabell and Alicia both giggled.

How juvinile.

"Ok so Henchy and Koma should be at the dead end and... oh there they are!" exclaimed Annabell.

We watched on the CCTV system Koma and Henchy at the dead end. And then the guards running down the hall and then....
"Ouch! Thats gotta leave a bruise or two." replied Annabell to Henchy's sucker punching of Koma.

"Just wait. You'll get yours you yellow bastard." I muttered under my breath.

"Now phase two of the plan is put into action!" proclaimed Annabell excitedly. She very quickly explained that Alicia and I had to get into the elevator maintenance shaft and cut our way through to the detention cell where they would place Koma.
"Come on now you've got to hurry." pushed Annabell. "I'm quite sure Major-Dad already suspects I'm behind some of this."

We got into the maintenance shaft and Annabell waived us goodbye and shut us in. Then she opened it up again.
"Umm are either of you guys claustrophobic?" she asked rapidly.
"Not me." answered Alicia.
I just shook my head.
"Ok I love you bye bye. Oh Alicia remember to call me when Koma's gone." And with that Annabell shut the door again.

"So Koma used to date her huh!" said Alicia.

Austin is going to have to do a lot of explaining when this is over.

Double crossing is good business

So Henchy and I were running down the maze of corridors that made up the underground station.
"You've gotten fit Koma." complimented Henchy. "Normally you'd be pooped by now."
"Thanks but I can't take the credit here." I answered.
"Ah!" said Henchy knowingly. "Wow Chicka wow wow."
"No Christine put me on a Pilates course." I corrected.
"You know you coulda just played along..." began Henchy but he was interupted by a row of machine guns that dropped from the celing.
"Looks like the Major in law has you up for a shotgun wedding." quipped Henchy.
I had the station map downloaded along with the locations of the booby traps. I had to get to the main elevator access shaft. Then climb down said access shaft to the storage bay where the portal was fire it up and get out.

Then it got harder. The corridor ended. It kept on going on the map Alicia was given by Annabell.

"I thought you had the map in you head or something?" said Henchy.

"So did I." I answered.

I heard the sound of a lot of people with a lot of guns running down the corridor.

"Guys with guns, backs to the wall. At least I got you to cover my back." I tell Henchy.

I turn around and Henchy's fist rockets into my face. As I fall into the black I hear Henchy apologising.
"Sorry Koma, nothing personal. Its just business."

My coping mechanism

The Major, my Dad didn't interrogate me. I didn't tell the others that. I was just sedated and woke up in the cell. Austin was concerned about me which was cute and once I'd convinced him I was ok Koma started thinking of a way to escape.

Yes I'm making a difference between the guy who's my boyfriend and the evil genius. I still don't know why I'm doing it but it does make things easier. Well it stops me from punching him. You know what they say men get frustrated women cope. This is my coping mechanism. Koma and Henchy (I still don't like that guy) we're working out with Alicia how to escape, when they realised I'd woken up they changed the conversation.

"So do we believe the Major on the Australia being taken over?" asked Koma changing the subject.
"He's talking out of his ass." answered Henchy. "He's a Craptologist."
"And what do we have to confirm this with?" replied Koma skeptically.
"Who'd ever want to take over Australia!" He began. "Sure its got a great beaches and the chicks are hawt but its too big. You know that all the smart bad guys take over little 3rd world island nations. Its just too much to believe."
"But Australia is and island Henchy?" corrected Koma
"Bullshit!" snapped back Henchy
Then Henchy and Koma got into an argument on whether Australia is an island or not.
Eventually the two decided to agree to disagree, they didn't want it getting in the way of their friendship.

"So when are we going to escape?" I asked. The three of them fell silent.
"You don't trust me cause He's my Dad!" I accused.

"Christine." said Koma. "I'm going to be honest here. Yes." He then looked at Alicia. "Are we set?"
"She's ready and waiting." answered Alicia.
"Yes what?" I asked again wanting some clarity.
"Give us a countdown when you get to 5 seconds." ordered Koma.
"You've got 2 minutes." replied Alicia.
"Yes you don't trust me or Yes we're escaping?" I asked for a third time.
"Are we going on 1 of after one?" quipped Henchy. Damn Action Movie Fan boy.
"After one of course." was Koma's glib reply
I grabbed Koma by the hand.
"Which is it Austin?" I yelled. He winced and gritted his teeth. In my frustration I'd gone into my steel form and grabbed his hand just short of breaking it. I let go.
"Yes we're escaping." said Austin checking his fingers were all there. "Of course I trust you, now you've got to trust me."
Alicia began the countdown.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

The power flickered off then on.
"Well that was exciting!" complained Henchy.
For the first time Henchy and I were in agreement. I shuddered at the thought of it.
"So I take this that you don't want to leave?" inquired Koma with a smile on his face.
The cell door swung open by itself.
"I believe its Henchmen first. Chroma stick with Alicia she's going to be tired after that exertion." Ordered Koma.

And then we were off running down the corridors. Alicia had reset the base's systems which gave us a few minutes head start. Koma said she wasn't used to dealing with a system that big. She tried to keep up but Koma was right she was spent, I carried her the rest of the way.

We kept on with Henchy leading the way. Then at a T junction he stopped.
"Christine." said Austin. "You and Alicia go left take the elevator up two floors. Annabell's waiting for you."
"Your going to do something stupid aren't you?" I asked
"Yeah." answered Austin and then he turned and ran away.

"Arrogant bastard! See if I care!" I shouted.

"I think that just proves you do." said Alicia who was still in my arms."We should get to Annabell while they're chasing the guys."

"You do know Henchy's gonna drop you like a stone." I snapped back.

"Well duh!" replied Alicia.

Koma's Han Solo impression

I'm ushered into a cell after my interrogation by Major Christenson. Actually its more like they shove my exhausted and numb body into the cell and I collapse to the floor. Ala Han Solo in Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Fortunately theres more than just Chewbacca in this cell.
"Koma! Dude you look way bad man." says Henchy picking me up off the floor helping me to one of the beds.
"Hey Chewie. We doing ok?" I ask.
"We got Leia and Lando here as well." replies Henchy. "So you better come good soon. Cause Henchy wants out."
"Did he hurt Christine?" I spit out teeth clenched.
"Now we're all fine though it looks like he did a number on you?" answers Henchy.
"Yeah. But he didn't try and kill me." I reply.

I rest up for a while and think. Henchy goes over to Alicia.
"She'll be fine once the backup systems kick in gear." I reassure him. "Give me two minutes to get back online and I can..."
The cell door opens suddenly to reveal and old friend.
"No bother Dr Peters I'll reboot Miss Quest." In rushes Annabell. "Oh you must be Henchy. Hi I'm Professor Lorenzo, but you can call me Annabell."
"Koma?" demands Henchy wanting to know if Annabell's ok.
My systems weren't up but I know Annabell when I see her.
"She's fine Henchy let her do it." I tell him. "It will hurt less than me doing it."

Henchy steps back to let Annabell do her thing.
"Ok I'm done the reboot will happen when I get outside the cell." says Annabell awkwardly. "Its just to make sure you don't use my entry as a ruse to escape. Sorry, the Majors rules."

Annabell leaves and as promised Alicia wakes up.
"I'm Lando?" Alicia demands.
Christine wakes up within the hour and we all talk about the possibility of Australia being taken over. It goes nowhere cause we've been away for 2 years.
Eventually the girls go to sleep. I don't need sleep but Henchy doesn't seem to be as exhausted as the rest of us. He tells me thats because he was interrogated first.
"How much?" I demand.

"More than you could ever pay me." he answers.

"Well its nice to know your still the same." I smile. "What you gonna tell Alicia?"

"Well I'll make something up. I'll let her down gentle." Henchy smirks back.

I'm more than a little worried about all of this. Annabell knows almost all of my tricks, she was definitely behind the stasis field that took out mine and Alicia's neural networks. I know nothing of Christine's Dad but my first impression is of a real hard case. Christine believes him. I still need convincing.