by Jonah's Whale, Nowhereman and Nuriko
In the Moneycopter, Hardy New-Born addressed the team: "The MBL now has two options in front of them: One, stop Forrest before he destroys the world. Two, stop the U.N. before they destroy the MBL, which, in the long run, will destroy the world indirectly.
"Only a handful of MBLers have shown up to battle this menace. With the new comm badges that Dragnet Zero made for us, it's a mystery where the others are. Perhaps the U.N. has them under custody. Perhaps they're fighting civilians who haven't seen my broadcast. Perhaps they're sick and in bed. Maybe they're just not posting... it's a mystery."
Hardy New-Born looked at the others. "So... plan of attack. Save ourselves or the world?"
Disco Stave muttered, "I hate you."
Hardy New-Born: "There's one vote. Any others?"
Nowhereman: "Let's just bust some heads and go home!"
Smasher: "Sounds good to me!"
Marv Velo: "Is it my imagination, or has Nowhereman gone from dumb to ultra-violent?"
Jonah's Whale: "You just stick close to me, Dragnet Zero."
Dragnet Zero: "Um... Okay. What's the plan?"
Jonah's Whale: "Search me... no one else has offered their opinion on this, except Nowhereman and Smasher, I guess. But like I said..."
Natsuko's voice came over the comm badge suddenly: "Sorry I haven't participated lately. Lady Jenna and I are in hiding after a sneak attack from dark forces. Natsuko out."
Agent F7 asked, "Anyone know who Lady Jenna is?"
"No," said Hardy New-Born, "unless she means that Lady of Light she said she was looking for. I'm disturbed about her comment about the sneak attack from dark forces. Could that have happened to our other absent members?"
"If the MBL is being divided and conquered, then Forrest could be behind it all," said Jonah's Whale.
"And with Forrest in possession of the Dragon's Stone, it could mean... the world's end," said the Rhymer. The other MBLers nodded in agreement. "Then our first priority is Forrest, but our only lead to the good General is the U.N., which is where we should head next, as there may be a connection. Do we have a consensus?" Each of the others silently agreed.
The MBL flew to New York City and arrived at the United Nations. There, in the middle of a major meeting aimed at banning the MBL worldwide, Jonah's Whale recognized that the energy signature of Carla Verhoff matched that of Forrest. Carla Verhoff was the U.N.'s top adviser.
As Hardy New-Born revealed her secret identity, Carla dropped the facade and grew to proportions that shattered the U.N. building roof. The MBLers evacuated all U.N. delegates from the building and returned to find Agent F7 and Hardy New-Born losing a tough battle against the Dragon's Stone.
Money-Grubber: "I'll pay you for it."
Forrest: "How much?"
Money-Grubber: "Oh... enough. What do you say?"
Forrest: "Give me a figure to deal with."
While he was distracted, Hardy New-Born jumped on Forrest's back. They went for a long ride together in sort sort of perverse tango. Agent F7 reached for the stone, only to be blasted to the ground. Dragnet Zero managed to get his hand on the stone. He held on, even though he could smell his flesh burning from the heat of the stone. Nowhereman came seemingly from nowhere and assisted Dragnet Zero in his struggle.
All three of them lost their grip on the stone, and it went flying through the air. Disco Stave caught it on the fly, and all MBLers stood in horror.
Hardy New-Born: "Disco, don't move. Just give me the stone. C'mon... just hand it over."
"If Disco Stave has the stone, none of us are safe. I'm out of here." Forrest retreated into the air using a concealed jetpack, hopefully never to be seen again.
"Me too!" Marv Velo turned to fly for his life until Zed stopped him with a gentle-yet-firm hand on his shoulder.
Hardy New-Born: "Disco... there you go. C'mon... that's it."
Disco Stave: "Whoa."
Once the stone was coerced out of Disco Stave's hands, the MBL went back to their new headquarters, which they would have to repair after the earlier battle, and added the Dragon's Stone to the trophy room.
They all decided that a vacation was in order.
The End