by Jonah'sWhale, agent57 and Nowhereman
Agent F7, Zed, and Jonah's Whale raced through the streets of Thunder City.
Jonah's Whale: "What ARE we running from, guys?"
Zed: "We really don't know."
Agent F7: "General Forrest is up to his old tricks again, but something about him... it's..."
Zed: "...Different."
Jonah's Whale: "Different how?"
Agent F7: "He's more powerful than ever. With some world-conquering plan..."
Jonah's Whale: "That's the way it always is."
Zed: "Well... this time he may succeed."
Jonah's Whale: "Whoa."
Agent F7: "Okay, this is far enough. Let's wait for the rest of the MBL to show while we figure this out amongst us."
They stop running, out of breath, and collapse in the shadows of a dark alley.
Zed: "I hope Rhymer can handle himself for a while longer."
Jonah's Whale: "What? You left Hardy New-Born with Forrest? Are you crazy?"
Agent F7: "It was the only option."
Jonah's Whale: "No! We've got to get him out of there!"
Zed: "Sit down, J.W.! You need to keep your head in the game!"
Jonah's Whale: "But..."
Agent F7: "We can't rush into this without a plan. Rhymer knows that, and you need to understand it, too."
It seemed as if Jonah's Whale was about to co-operate, when three men came rushing around the corner. They stood facing the three members of the MBL.
Man 1: "Told you I saw him."
Man 2: "Yeah... that IS the impostor posing as Jonah's Whale."
Jonah's Whale: "What?"
Zed: "You're an imposter?"
Jonah's Whale: "No... I mean..."
Agent F7: "We'll figure this out later."
Man 3: "Don't worry, Agent, we'll help you take him down."
The three men rushed the MBLers. With no television around, they were oblivious to the recent news developments. Jonah's Whale lifted one man in each arm and flew them into the night sky. The men cursed him.
Agent F7: "Explain yourself, J.W."
Jonah's Whale: "I have no idea what's going on."
Zed: "You had better not."
Jonah's Whale landed on a rooftop three blocks from the MBL Headquarters. He released his passengers.
Zed: "There... that's Nowhereman arriving now in his Nowherecar."
Agent F7: "Looks like he's got Velo with him, too."
Jonah's Whale: "So now we're five against Forrest. Can we get Hardy New-Born now?"
Agent F7: "No. Now we get those two up here so they don't run into Forrest on their own."
Zed approached the newly arrived Marv Velo and Nowhereman and said, "Thank goodness you're here! We have to rescue Rhymer!"
Nowhereman: "Yeah, I bet you do!"
Jonah: "What?"
Nowhereman: "So he can betray us, too!"
Agent F7: "What are you talking about?"
Marv Velo: "We saw you on the news, reporting that the new MBL members are aliens and not to be trusted."
Zed: "That wasn't us!"
Agent F7: "You trust us, right, Velo?"
Marv Velo: "What?"
"You must trust me! I helped turn you into a great Earth hero by training you in the MLE," Agent F7 said, referring to the Meta League of Europe. "I took you under my wing."
Zed: "And you model yourself on Matter-Beamer Corpsmen. You must trust us."
Marv Velo: "I don't know..."
Nowhereman: "This is confusing the hell outta me! First you say I'm an alien, then you say I'm not! And on the way over, Disco Stave radioed something about masturbating and semen. God, that kid scares me! Why cant we just beat people up like the old days?"
All the assembled heroes nodded their heads and agreed with Nowhereman for the first time ever.
Soon, the MBL quintet was set to implement their plan.