by Kristogar Velo, Nowhereman, Happy Noodle Boy, VIPER and Shock Headed Peter
The bus that Nowhereman was on stopped, but he didn't seem to notice.
"Come on," shouted one of the passengers, "let's all sing Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer on the Wall! I know we can finish it!"
Nowhereman heard a sigh. He looked up to see Marv Velo shaking his head.
"Honestly, I believe that Agent F7 sends me on the most worthless missions purposely," Velo mumbled.
"Agent F7? Are you from the MBL?" Nowhereman asked.
"Yes. And, although I don't know why, we're going to need your help. As per usual, the world's in danger."
"Okay! Being a metahero is what I'm supposed to do! I'll come with ya at the next stop..."
Velo grabbed Nowhereman and flew away with him before he could go on.
High above the city, Marv Velo carried Nowhereman onward. "Look, Nowhereman, I know you were only drafted to the MBL because of desperate circumstances, but you gotta sort your shit out! The others are in deep doo-doo, and we need your power, incompetence or not!"
Nowhereman: "Hey I'm not incontinent!"
Marv Velo: "Why me?"
Nowhereman: "Hey, Velo, do you give a frequent flyer bonus?"
Marv Velo sighed loudly.
Meanwhile, Shock-Headed Peter and Viper were setting up a portal for Viper to go to Hell.
Viper: "Is this really necessary?"
Shock-Headed Peter: "Yes."
Viper: "Why?"
Shock-Headed Peter: "It just is, okay? Now get down there!" Peter pushed VIPER through the portal.
Now that Viper had just descended into Hell to search for the Hypertime Entity, Shock-Headed Peter was alone in the dark, large ship. He typed away at a computer, and different faces and names appeared on the screen as part of his recruitment of new villains for the Infamous Bedlam Gang.
SHP: "The quality of villains has deteriorated since the good old days. I remember such villains as Rae and Albino Chameleon. Lately, the IBG has been a bunch of bloody losers! I shall form the strongest team ever! Now, who to recruit?"
A picture formed on the screen, and the word Cisco Bob appeared. "Yes, he will do." Shock-Headed Peter sent an invitation e-mail to Cisco Bob to join the IBG.
Next, a picture appeared on the screen, and the name Hammer appeared. "Yes, we could use some brute strength on my new team..." Shock-Headed Peter sent him an invitation e-mail, too.
Another picture appeared on the screen, and the initials EPT appeared. "That ego-filled son of a... I want to lead this team. He will not steal my spotlight!"
A new picture appeared on the screen, and the name Rage appeared. "Well, let's see... He has powers to get stronger as he gets madder. That can be handy... Oh, wait... He also has split personalities. MY team can do without that!"
Next, the name Picachu appeared on the screen. "NEVER, YOU LITTLE DEMON SPAWN!"
The name Hulk69 then appeared. "That guy is really pissing me off now!"
Next, the files on the man known only as the Wordblank appeared on the screen. "Hmm... He can read minds and make people say whatever he wants. Cool. He's in!" Shock-Headed Peter forwarded the invitation e-mail to him.
"I am getting tired of looking through the villain personals for the new IBG! Right now, the team is... Cisco Bob, an old friend; Hammer, a guy who's strong and has a cool big hammer; the Wordblank, who has cool powers... Oh, what the hell... I'll just make a phone call to some past members, like good old Glass-Eye and that hot girl that has the implants. No, she'll never return with me the leader. What the hell, I will clone her! Now my team is ready! MBL watch out, the IBG is BACK!"
Shock Headed Peter: "Damn, I picked a really good line-up."