by Nowhereman, Mowhereman, Happy Noodle Boy, and The Time Trust
Deep in the dark recesses of the Nowherecave, Nowhereman sat thinking to himself, I wonder where Velo is? I was gonna tell him my new idea for me to lead a team within the team. Nowhereman and the Insiders would've been a brilliant concept!
He looked at the clock on his wall. "Shit! I've gotta get to MBL Headquarters for our meeting!"
Nowhereman left the cave, a from a dark corner a figure emerged.
"Me am gonna get him and MBL heroes big." It was Mowhereman, Nowhereman's bizarre clone created by another poster's typing error. "Me am make them hurt like monkey on acid!" He too left the cave.
Mowhereman: "Me am gonna destroy MBL! Uhh... Where is headquarters? Me am lost!"
Hardy New-Born sat in the MBL Headquarters, brooding over the sudden disappearance of Marv Velo.
Suddenly, a blurry figure appeared, which he could barely make out.
Hardy New-Born: "Speck! Do you know where Marv Velo is?!"
Speck: "Traitor... from future... outside of time... far away..."
A strong-looking brute suddenly appeared and charged at Speck. A flash of light consumed both of them.
Hardy New-Born: "Shit."
Meanwhile, in the headquarters of the Time Trust, in the Quantum district, ChroniCity, the seven members of the Time Trust Council of Seven were discussing Time Trustee Tempus, their talos, a type of android.
Councillor One: "Gentlepeople, it appears as if the talos has slipped out of our hands."
Councillor Five: "Yes, chronal traces suggest that he has returned to the year 2000."
Councillor Three: "Isn't that the year when...?"
Councillor Five: "Unfortunately, yes."
Councillor Three, under his breath, muttered: "Oh, God..."
Councillor Seven: "Is there any way we can regain control of the talos?"
Councillor One: "As you know, Seven, the fail-safes we installed in the talos in order to give it effective independence in situations where it could conceivably receive no help from us, now prevent us from regaining control without its permission."
Councillor Seven: "Its permission? We're talking about an android!"
Councillor One: "Incorrect! We're talking about a being who is the sum of all seven of us. And it appears that he is beyond our control for now..."
Councillor Four: "Sir, I have taken the liberty of sending an alert to the MBL in the year 2000, to capture and disable the talos at all costs for our retrieval."
Councillor One: "I only hope that that message doesn't get there too late..."
Councillor Seven: "Yes, in the wrong hands... Well, let's just say that our talos, under an enemy's control, could be very dangerous... very dangerous, indeed..."
Meanwhile, back on Earth, where, at a local tavern, Beer-Drinking Lad and Caped Cadet had gone out for a beer:
Beer-Drinking Lad: "You know, Cap, we've never really talked..."
Caped Cadet: "True, Lad. What did you want to see me about?"
Beer-Drinking Lad, looking into his beer, avoiding eye contact with the metahero, "This isn't easy for me to talk about, especially not with you..."
"Believe me, Lad, I can understand." Caped Cadet put his hand on Beer-Drinking Lad's closest hand.
Suddenly, Hardy New-Born, trailing Natsuko behind him (who had arrived at the MBL Headquarters just after Speck's abduction), burst into the tavern and made a beeline for the Lad and the Cadet, who pulled their hands away from each other and acted nonchalant.
Beer-Drinking Lad: "Uh... What's up, guys?"
Hardy New-Born shot Natsuko a funny look, then turned back to the two. "Big trouble, guys! Marv Velo has disappeared, and Speck has been kidnapped, too, by some powerful figure who looked somewhat familiar."
Natsuko: "Nowhereman's gone, too!"
Hardy New-Born: "He is? You never told me that!"
Natsuko: "You never asked!"
Hardy New-Born: "Well, how the hell would you know he was gone, anyways?"
Natsuko stepped back, about to launch into her explanation. "Here's how I know..."
Meanwhile, Nowhereman awoke to see a dark figure looming above him.
Mowhereman: "Me am Mowhereman. You am my prisoner."
Nowhereman: "FUCK!"