by Jonah'sWhale, Smasher and Happy Noodle Boy
Hardy New-Born, Agent F7, Nowhereman, Jonah's Whale, Zed, Disco Stave, Marv Velo, Smasher, Flintlock, and Dragnet Zero sat tight in Money-Grubber's Moneycopter.
Silent minutes seemed like hours until the helicopter landed on the rooftop aerial port on the Channel 8 news building in downtown Thunder City.
Hardy New-Born, Zed, Agent F7, and Dragnet Zero descended the stairwell in search of a way of putting an end to this fiasco. Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Jonah's Whale came to, rubbing his head and cursing the alarm clock that had woke him this morning.
Flintlock yelled, earning the full attention of the other rooftop MBLers, "The Task Force has found us!"
The MBLers followed Flintlock's gaze and pointed fingers to discover for themselves the cause of his dismay. An entire army full of aircraft and weaponry was closing in on them fast.
The other members of the MBL backed up a few feet.
Smasher said to Nowhereman, "Sorry about that whole fight thing. I had no idea you were a member, too..."
Nowhereman: "Don't worry about it. I had no idea you had been brainwashed."
Smasher: "Why don't we distract the Task Force and cops by kicking their asses... as Rhymer makes the newscast!"
Nowhereman: "You know what? I like your style..."
Both Smasher, itching to use his new powers, and Nowhereman jump into the fray of special forces personnel, and heads started to roll.
Inside, Hardy New-Born saw the battle outside the window. "Those two... crazy mofos! But they did give us some time. Agent F7, get the cameras ready!"
Hardy New-Born ran through the TV station, pushing guards out of the way and made his way to the office of the chief executive.
A short, pudgy, balding man with a cheesy moustache looked up at his visitor. "R-Rhyme Guardian!" the man said.
"It's Hardy New-Born now. I need to make an emergency broadcast, and I need to make it now."
The chief executive protested, "But... but Welcome Back, Kotter is on now. We can't interrupt our highest-rated show..."
The MBL leader just glared at the man, and he complied. Within minutes, Hardy New-Born was set up with a microphone and everything, ready to go on air.
The announcer made a voiceover: "We interrupt this broadcast of Welcome Back, Kotter to bring you an exclusive statement by the leader of the famed Meta Board League, Hardy New-Born..." The cameraman signaled Hardy New-Born to begin, so he began.
Hardy New-Born: "Recently, an alien impostor posing as me gave you the impression that our new MBL recruits were, in fact, alien invaders. This is completely false, and I have the highest faith in all of our newest MBL members... Well, except for Nowhereman; he seems a bit weird... not an alien, but weird... Anyway, please trust the Meta Board League, as all our members are human heroes with nothing more than the safety of the public in mind. Thank you."
As Hardy New-Born rejoined his comrades on the roof of the building and jumped into the Moneycopter, breaking away from the battle with the Task Force, he said, "Well, that should quell the public outcry, hopefully. But then, one TV broadcast doesn't explain why the U.N. is against us. The only thing I can think of is that there is someone inside the U.N. plotting against us. Disco, are you okay? You seem upset..."
"You interrupted Welcome Back, Kotter, you bastard!" Disco Stave yelled.
"Welcome Back Kotter is a great show,
At least as far as Travolta goes."