by Smasher, Eurostar, Jonah'sWhale and ElectricPeterTork
Nearby, Smasher, Zed, and a returned Caped Cadet were discussing Agent F7 and Nowhereman's actions after having followed their absent teammates and they had seen them enter a pub down the street.
Smasher: "Okay, so the world may be ending, and they are... house shopping and having drinks?"
"Maybe they're brainwashed," said Zed. There was a pause, and both Smasher and Cadet just stared at him. "Well... it could happen..." They still stared at him. Zed, visibly uncomfortable for bringing up the past, added, "So, you wanna get to the bottom of this?"
Cadet: "Well, let's go."
Smasher: "Go where?"
Zed: "I'm not sure."
Smasher: "Why don't we follow them into that pub?"
Cadet: "Yeah... well, there has to be something going on there."
Zod: "Maybe..."
Smasher: "So... let's head out."
All three heroes walked down the street toward the pub. Little did they know the trouble that waited inside for them: a man known only as Electric Power Torque.
Inside the pub, Nowhereman's Nowherecard actually turned out to be the only thing on Earth to be shut down by the millennium Y2K bug, and Nowhereman, Agent F7, and Eurostar were catapulted into the alley by the bartender, who happened to be a strange man with a big, colorful tattoo.
As Eurostar emerged from a garbage bin, from the dumpster nearby emerged a furry yet powerful figure. Deja vu! Is it possibly him? thought Eurostar. And who are the three sinister persons lurking from the other side of the street?
From the rooftop overlooking the alleyway, Jonah's Whale snapped incriminating photos as the three MBLers were covered in garbage. These could come in handy, he thought to himself mischievously. And how can anybody be as white as Nowhereman? No flash needed here.
Eurostar: "Nowhereman, do you think that was him?"
Nowhereman: "Yes, who else? We were so lucky to be in the presence of him!"
Eurostar: "Yeah, I see. You turned albino!"
Nowhereman: "You, too. Almost transparent!"
Another figure, having followed the three into the alleyway from the back door of the pub, approached the garbage-covered Agent F7. He said, "Ahem. Allow me introduce myself. My name is Electric Power Torque. May I join the MBL? I am currently without a group and need some place to hang my hat. I was a founder of the Living Legends Brigade, but quit when all they wanted to be was a community. So... how do I try out?"
Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and Agent 57, Nowhereman, Eurostar, and Electric Power Torque vanished from the alleyway.
Inside the pub, Smasher, Zed, and Caped Cadet looked for Agent F7, Nowhereman, and their traveling companion Eurostar without any luck. They soon left the pub through the back entrance and, although they saw evidence of the three having been there recently, they could not find them anywhere.
Above, Jonah's Whale had been completely astonished as he saw them vanish. Using his powers, he could not sense their presence anywhere. He tapped his camera, thinking somehow the flash of light from it had affected the three.