by Happy Noodle Boy, DarkKnight007, Shock Headed Peter, Nowhereman and Phantom Stranger
The Rhymer, now known as Hardy New-Born, sat in the bubble watching the being known as Incursion pace back and forth. Incursion then approached the bubble.
Incursion: "Rhymer, the mighty leader of the Meta Board League... when I unite you with the other five, you will give me immense power. For that, I thank you."
HNB: "Turn around."
Incursion: "What?"
HNB: "Okay, I warned you."
Behind Incursion stood the Worm. He yelled an arcane spell at Incursion, and the mysterious villain fell to the floor.
HNB: "Good work, Worm! Now help us figure out how to get out of the damn bubbles!"
Incursion slowly began to get up and said, "You think your paltry magic spells can defeat me? Ha! You will all pay for that insolence!"
The Worm and Hardy New-Born both muttered, "Uh-oh."
Meanwhile, Flintlock had just rescued Beer-Drinking Lad and was trying to get back to the battle. The rest of the MBL had teamed up with a group comprised of old members and allies, and they were all preparing to fight a Boull invasion.
Elsewhere, Shock-Headed Peter -- restored to life by Incursion -- started to round up some villains to reform the Infamous Bedlam Gang, beginning with the Hypertime Entity.
As the villain approached the two MBLers, Hardy New-Born noticed something shuffle in the shadows behind Incursion.
A primal scream was unleashed, a scream that sounded like a pack of wolves howling over the roar of thunder. Incursion crapped himself.
Dragnet Zero leaped from the shadows, holding the only weapon able to defeat Incursion: the Spear of Debt.
Incursion: "NO! Where did you get that?"
Dragnet Zero: "Your loan officer from the School of the Occult. You still owe them..." He paused for effect. "...one hundred billion dollars!"
Incursion stumbled backward with fear. "No! I cast a spell so they wouldn't find me!"
Dragnet Zero: "Please, quit your whining. You can't escape the Spear of Debt!"
Incursion was sucked into the Spear.
Dragnet Zero: "Well, that takes care of that. I'm glad you two are all right. I've been talking to Doctor Canus, and he's given me some bad news."
The Worm: "Who?"
Dragnet Zero: "He's new around here. He's just one of my sources."
HNB: "Wait a sec... How did you get out of that government installation?"
"You know those portable holes from Looney Tunes? I have one. I call it a plot hole." Dragnet Zero's face looked serious now. "But that doesn't matter. Listen to this..."
Dragnet Zero pulled out a pocket recorder and pressed the play button. A recorded voice spoke.
"Beware, citizen! You are in danger! As the millennium approaches, an evil organization sits patiently waiting to wrest control of your government from you. They have been preparing for this since the 1980s and have amassed a deadly entourage of villains to aid them! Your very lives are in danger if no one stops them. They are secretive, and only by mere chance is this information coming to you. So do not delay! Prepare for battle and seek aid where you can! But be careful, for you may not know who is and is not a Committee member!"
Dragnet Zero clicked the stop button and said, "That's from the good doctor himself. I think we should look into this."
Shock-Headed Peter, monitoring the room from afar, muttered to himself, "Can't believe you wiped out Incursion without finding out who he is. All that reading of New Scientist for nothing." He deliberated something in his mind. "I guess I'll have to destroy you all."
Meanwhile, back at the Nowherecave in Thunder City, one of several headquarters he had set up all around the world, Nowhereman leaped into action. "Damn stupid Nowheremobile has run out of fuel. Guess I'll catch the bus!"
Always a man of action, he left the cave timetable in hand. Would our hero arrive in time? Who knew? Who cared?
Meanwhile, Aunt Martha was lying in a ditch at the edge of town.