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And it's Pliable Lad #4 to #6 by Mike Escutia!
How many times can Pliable Lad say, 'This Place is Dead'?!!
Is it time for Dr. Armaggeddon to learn that ghosts do
exist?!! And what do you do when a puddle of proto-plasm
is right next to your feet?!!!
Find out in...
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ADVENTURES #413
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Pliable Lad #4-6
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PART FOUR: "Battle Royale Pain"
"Who said that? There's nobody here but Dora the baby elephant!"
--Deadman
"If you are the greatest champions your world can offer--it's
a wonder your planet hasn't been conquered every second week!"
--The Bunny From Beyond
LNHQ was deserted.
That's the conclusion Pli made as he, Kid Chivalry, and Echo Lad
searched the building for signs of life. The three LNHers had just returned
to warn the rest of the LNH that the Knightforce had deceived them, and were
in fact working for Doctor Armaggeddon, but they were too late.
Pli entered the monitoring room and found KC and Echo Lad already
there. The soft glow of the emergency lights illuminated the otherwise dark room. The monitor screens, however, were still dead.
"This place is dead.", Pli said.
"You can say that again.", KC sighed.
"This place is dead.", Pli said again.
"Dyuh!", KC smacked his forehead. "I had that coming, didn't I?"
"Yup."
The three stood there in silence for a moment.
"I did find Curly. Under Kid Anarky's bed.", Pli said.
"And?", KC asked.
"Left him there. It'll keep him out of the way and safe. Besides,
he's happy there.", Pli said.
"Riiigghht."
Another moment of silence. Then, Echo Lad spoke.
"I I I sure sure sure wish wish wish somebody somebody somebody would
would would tell tell tell us us us what's what's what's happened happened
hap-
pened."
As if on cue, a form materialized in the dark near the storage closet.
It was wearing a t-shirt and shorts.
"Yoikes!", KC yelped with a start.
"Cannon Fodder?!?", Pli exclaimed.
"Pli? Is that you?" The form stepped into the light. It was defin-
itely Cannon Fodder.
"What happened?", Pli asked quietly.
"We were doublecrossed.", CF replied, sitting down.
"By those Knightforce goons, right?", KC asked.
"Right.", CF said. "And if you'll switch to flashback mode, I'll
explain in detail..."
(---)
Shortly after Pli and Echo Lad left LNHQ, the monitors picked up
supervillain activity in downtown Net.ropolis.
"It's Doctor Armaggeddon!", Stormguard exclaimed. "He's made his move!
We must go after him!"
"Then let's do it!", Ultimate Ninja replied, hitting the red alert but-
ton. "Attention! *All* LNHers, report to the main foyer *immediately*!" Stormguard activated his communicator. "Knightforce, assemble with
them. It's time."
Within about a half hour, most of the LNH--and the entire Knightforce--
were gathered in the main foyer. (You can blame the delay on
Procrastination
Boy.)
"Is this everyone?", UN asked Kid Kirby.
"With the exception of Pliable Lad and Echo Lad, and Curly, who we fig-
ured would be better off here, only Kid Chivalry is missing.", KK responded. "I'll deal with him later.", UN said. "Now let's go!"
The two teams made their way towards downtown Net.ropolis, the Knight-
forcers staying mostly in the rear, though no one knew why.
Eventually, they reached their destination: an empty lot. Standing on
a strange-looking machine was an armored man--Doctor Armaggeddon. Behind
him,
trapped in a very large force dome, were several thousand Net.ropolis
citizens!
"Ahhhh! So the heroes arrive.", the villain said. "Surrender! Or I
will kill these people!" He gestured to the dome behind him. "And don't
think
I won't do it!"
"No, *you* surrender!", UN shouted. "You're surrounded!"
The villain just smiled. "No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are!", UN said.
"No, *you* are.", came a familiar voice behind the ninja. UN turned
just in time to see the Knightforcers attacking him and the LNH.
Guess who won.
(---)
"...When I awoke, most of the others were being shackled to this
weird machine.", CF said. "We were beaten pretty easily."
"It's not your fault, CF.", Pli reassured him. "Um, how did you..."
"Die?", CF finished for him. "Pretty simple, I guess. Before they
could shackle me, I bolted straight for Doctor Armaggeddon. He blasted me
into a million and eight pieces.", CF said.
"Why'd you do it?", KC asked.
"Well, I figured that I would rematerialize here this issue and
be able to get reinforcements."
"Oh."
"Good thinking, CF.", Pli said. "Suicidal, but good. Now we can
try to figure out what to do." Pli thought for a minute. "Rats. I need
some answers."
"Then I guess this is where I come in."
Four pairs of eyes turned to the door and did double takes.
The cause of their surprise was a young man who looked a lot like
Pli.
_-<+*+>-_
Curled up under Kid Anarky's bed, Curly lifted his head and listened
to the commotion downstairs. He thought about going to check it out, but quickly dismissed said thought as stupid and went back to sleep.
_-<+*+>-_
"You...you're...", Pli stammered.
"Get on with it.", the other Pli said.
"You're...*me*!"
"Yup. The original you, too."
"I need to sit down.", Pli said. He sat down.
"You've changed your name, right?", the other Pli asked.
"Kinda hard not to.", (our) Pli said. "I had amnesia. My memories
are coming back to me in pieces, though."
"That's good. It'll all come back, I'm sure."
Kid Chivalry cleared his throat.
"Oh, yeah," Pli said. "this is Kid Chivalry, Echo Lad, and Cannon
Fodder. Guys, this is me...the *original* me. I think."
"'Original Original Original'?", Echo Lad said.
"I'd better explain.", the other Pli said.
"Good idea.", Pli the LNHer replied. "I don't have a clue what's
going on myself."
"But I do.", said a gaudily-clad figure in the doorway.
"Who the heck are you?!?", Pli asked. "And how did you get in?"
"Oh, you left the door open.", the figure said. "I am....Back-His-
tory Boy."
"'Back-History Boy'?", said KC.
Pli looked at Plymax.
"Don't look at me!", Plymax said. "I've never seen him before." "Ooooookaaayyyyyy.", Pli said. "Let me guess: you create back-his-
tories?", he asked B-HB.
"No, I just tell about them."
"Ah. Well?", Pli asked.
"Well, what?", B-HB asked.
"Are you going to tell my life story or what?"
"Oh. Sorry." Back-History Boy cleared his throat. "Well, you see
there was this group called the Knightforce Elite, and the original Pli is
a former member of that group, and most of the rest were killed in battle
and
replaced by evil duplicates and...and...oh, sod it.", he said dejectedly.
"I never wanted to do this. I never wanted to tell people's life stories... their achievements, their relationships...I never wanted to do this. I...I wanted to be....a LUMBERJACK! Leaping from tree to tree..." His voice
trailed
off as he practically danced out of the room, disappearing into the hallway. "Oooookaaaaaayyyyyyyy.", Pli said.
"'This has been a seriously strange night.' Alexander Collins, _Tribe_
#1.", came a voice over by the cabinet.
Pli, Plymax, KC, Echo Lad, and Cannon Fodder whirled around to see a
large, caped man sitting on the filing cabinet.
"What is this, Weird Cameo Appearance Day or something?!?", Pli ex-
claimed. He was getting rather annoyed here.
"Who are YOU?", CF asked.
"'...And men shall call him king.'", the figure said. "--the title
of a Doom Patrol issue, I believe. Call me....Quote King!"
"Ohhhh, boy.", Pli muttered.
At that moment, a procession of lumberjacks danced by the door, led
by Back-History Boy.
"'Hasta la vista...baby.'", Quote King said. Without warning, he van-
ished and reappeared in the procession, dressed as a lumberjack. "'I'll be back.' The Terminator (as played by Mr. Arnold Swarzenagger (sp?))."
Pli rushed out into the hall to see where the lumberjacks were going
...just in time to see them vanish into thin air. Scratching his head, he walked back into the room. "Oooookaaaaayyyyy. Now that we've hopefully
gotten past the interruptions, we can continue.", he said, nodding to
Plymax.
"Okay", the other Pli said. "First of all, my name is Plymax; you
can call me Ply. I'm a former member of the Knightforce Elite, and one of
only a few surviving members. You see, we were all secretly cloned somehow
by Doctor Armageddon's people. They planed to make the clones evil, there-
by giving the world more problems to deal with. They were almost success-
ful. All the clones turned out evil except for one: my clone. But, Pli,
you believed they were good, because they masqueraded as heroes. But they
knew that you were truly good, and they kept you in the dark the whole time. "Meanwhile, most of the rest of us were killed in battle with Doctor Armageddon, along with Seattle, Washington. The world believed we survived, however, since our clones took our place at that point. But only Dr. Q and
I survived."
"Doc's still around?", Pli asked, suddenly remembering the Knightforce scientist.
"Yes, and fully prepared to defeat Doctor Armageddon, too.", Dr. Q said
from the doorway. Pli rose to greet him, and introductions were made all around.
"You know," Pli said. "I'm remembering more and more now, but I still
don't know about myself. What's my...er, *our* origin?", he asked his twin. "If you mean how did we get our powers, I don't know. We've always just...*had* them. But I do know why we can mimic only things we see in
com-
ic books.", Plymax said.
"Okay," Pli said. "I'll bite. Why?"
"We were cursed by our father."
"You're kidding, right?", KC asked.
"No...no, he's not.", Pli said. "It's coming back to me now. Back
when I was young, I read so many comics that my father got sick of seeing
them. I already had my shapeshifting powers, and he was a very minor spell- caster, so he tried to put a curse on me that would cause me to change into
a comic book everytime I saw one."
"Making it hard for you to read one.", Cannon Fodder observed.
"Right.", Pli said. "Only it backfired, and I found myself being
able to become anything I saw in a comic book."
"Kinda like the Legionnaires' Chameleon.", KC commented.
"Yeah, only without the antennae."
While they were talking, Dr. Q was working on getting the monitors
working again. "I think they work now.", he told the others. He flipped a switch, and the entire system came back on-line.
"Great!", Pli said. "Now we can see what's going on." He sat down
at the terminal and fiddled with the controls until downtown Net.ropolis ap- peared on the screen.
Six jaws dropped in unison.
"Oh Oh Oh my my my g*d g*d g*d.", Echo Lad muttered.
"It's too late.", Plymax said dejectedly. "Doctor Armageddon had
defeated your LNH! The world is doomed!"
"No, it's not.", Pli said. "Not while we're still alive. Doc, do
you have anything that will take care of those KF clones?"
"This should suffice.", Dr. Q replied. In his hands was a fancy-
looking gun. "It somehow affects only clones. I borrowed it from Doctor Armageddon's secret armory. It worked on my clone when I was fighting him
a few months ago."
"Good, 'cause we're gonna need it.", Pli said.
"But how are we going to defeat Doctor Armageddon?", CF asked.
"Oh, I've got an idea..."
_-<+*+>-_
Pli strode through the halls of LNHQ. It had been over 3 hours since
he and the others had begun making their plans, and time was running out.
Dr.
Armaggeddon had delivered his ultimatum around midnight: either he was
made
ruler of the world by sunrise, or he would destroy it, starting with
Net.rop-
olis.
It was now 1:13 a.m.
Climbing the stairs to the top level, where his quarters were, Pli
walked quietly through the halls. It was more force of habit than anything;
he was too used to people sleeping here at this time of the night. He won- dered if anybody would ever again if he failed.
_-<+*+>-_
Dr. Armaggeddon stood on a platform in front of a large machine--the Destructron. Various members of the evil Knightforce stood guard, spread
out
over the empty lot their master had commandeered. Off to one side, trapped
in
a large force dome, were several thousand Net.ropolis citizens. On a series
of walls near the machine were shackled almost the entire LNH. They looked completely helpless.
Stormguard, the KF leader, approached Dr. Armaggeddon. "It is almost
sunrise, milord.", he said.
"So it is.", the villain said. "I do hope I get a reply soon. MU-HA- HA-HA-HA!!!!", he cackled.
"You'll never get away with this!", the Ultimate Ninja shouted from
one of the walls. "Somebody will stop you!"
"I don't think so hero.", the villain said. "I'll destroy anyone who tries--just like I destroyed that one who ran at me!"
"What, you mean Ca-", somebody on the third wall over began.
"Crazy Freddy?", someone else said. "Heh. He would! He'd probably
come back as a ghost to finish the job, too!"
Ultimate Ninja turned to the speaker to glare at him, but Sarcastic
Lad merely winked and continued hanging on the wall.
"Don't be foolish, boy.", Dr. Armaggeddon said. "There's no such
things as ghosts."
"Heeeeyyyy, Doc...", came a voice over to the far side of the lot.
Dr. Armaggeddon spun around and saw a figure sitting casually on a large boulder.
It was "Crazy Freddy".
"Boo!", he said.
"Toldja.", Sarc said.
"Get him!", Dr. A [I'm tired of typing his full name out. --MRE]
shouted to the Knightforce.
Cannon Fodder jumped off the boulder just as the twenty-foot-tall
giant known as Tower smashed it into lots of little rocks. As he jumped,
his form changed until he looked a lot like Frog-Man (from Marvel Team-Up #121). The human frog kept jumping around and dodging blasts until both
he and the KFers who had gone after him were in the open, at which point
he yelled "Now!"
Suddenly, a large, muscle-bound figure dropped into the KFers'
midst, apparently straight out of the sky. The villains were so surprised
that they were unably to prevent the large person from crushing one of their number.
Meanwhile, Cannon Fodder--the *real* Cannon Fodder--had reached the
walls that held his fellow LNHers and began freeing them.
"Good job, Cannon Fodder!", Ultimate Ninja said as the others were
jumping, sliding, and flying down off the walls. "Now it's time for obscene amounts of damage!"
What followed was a two-page spread of the LNH and KF teams locked
in battle. In fact, the battle was so big, it spilled over onto the *next* two-page spread!
While all this was going on, Dr. Armaggeddon was arming the Destruc-
tron. "I'll show them. I'll destroy this entire planet! Mu-ha-ha-ha!", he exclaimed.
But as chaotic as the battle was, one person did notice the villain at
work. The frog-man hopped out of the battle and over to a man who was
behind
a nearby mound. He was holding a very large and sophisticated-looking gun.
A
young man in costume with short hair stood next to him.
"I think we're gonna need all the help we can get!", the frog said.
"Time to use your gun, Doc!"
"And what are you going to do?", Dr. Q asked.
"I'm going to play my trump card!", the frog said as it bounded into
the darkness.
Dr. Q nodded to the young man, who changed form into a giant bird,
picked up the scientist in its talons, and proceeded to carry him over the crowd. Dr. Q pointed the gun at the fighters below, adjusted the settings,
and
pulled the trigger.
A green beam shone out of the gun and down on the people below.
Nothing happened for a moment. After a bit, the Knightforcers started
slowing down. But the LNHers were too busy staring to use that to their advantage, not that it mattered; the KFers were also turning into piles of grayish-colored goop. Those LNHers who could fly did so so as to not get
the villains on their boots. Others carefully stepped over them. A few
threw up on them. (EWWWWWW!)
"Yuck!", Bad-Timing Boy said. "I havn't seen anything this gross since
the last page of Prime #1!"
More cookies were tossed.
The rest of the LNH, meanwhile, had reached Dr. Armaggeddon and the Destructron.
"Stop right where you are, heroes!", the villain shouted. "I'll des-
troy this whole world--and nothing can stop the power of the Destructron!
And
I, Dr. Armaggeddon, shall be victorious!"
"Hold it!", somebody in the crowd shouted. "'Armageddon' has only ONE
'g', not two!"
"Spelling Boy's right!", Occultism Kid said.
"No!", Dr. Armaggeddon yelled. "It is not spelled wrong!"
"Yes, it is!"
"No, it isn't!"
"Oh, yes it is.", said a new voice.
Dr. Armaggeddon turned to see...Doctor Armageddon???
"N-no! Not you..."
"Yes, it is I, my imperfect clone.", the newcomer said. "I have come
to stop you."
"No!", Dr. A said. "I'll destroy YOU! I'll destroy you all!" He be-
gan concentrating, his hands aglow. "Once I set off the Destructron, this world is doomed!"
Doctor Armageddon (the original) turned to the crowd of LNHers. "Typo
Lad?"
Typo Lad stepped forward from the crowd and wove the magic he's fam-
ous for:
Destructron.
Destruction.
Destraction.
Distraction.
Suddenly, the Destructron turned into a distraction, causing Dr. A to
lose his concentration. At the same time, Dr. Q fired his gun at the
villain-
ous clone, turning him into another pile of goop.
More cookies were...well, you know.
Doctor Armageddon--the original one--looked down at the pile of proto-
plasm at his feet. All around him, battle-weary LNHers watched him for any sudden moves; if this was the real McCoy, he could be even more evil than
his
clone.
But instead of turning on the LNH, he just kicked at the pile, and
said "You're nothing compared to me, Armaggeddon. Just a pile of grayish
goop.
Me..."--his features began to change--"I'm a net.hero!", he said as he
regain-
ed his true form. "And that's the truth.", Pliable Lad said.
All of Pli's troubles of the past day--of his whole life, as a matter
of fact--were forgotten as various LNHers came over to congratulate him,
while
others freed the Net.ropolis citizens in the dome.
Even the sun, which was now coming over the horizon in the east, join-
ed in the celebrating.
===============================================================================
PART FIVE: "Onward Bound"
"Hi-yo, Silver, awaaaaay!"
--the Lone Ranger
After the Net.ropolis citizens were freed, and after the LNH had de-
parted from the empty lot, Captain Cleanup arrived. Ultimate Ninja had in- formed him of the clumps of grayish goop that was once the evil Knightforce clones, so he came armed with his heavy-duty pooper-scooper.
When he got there, though, he couldn't find any grayish goop. He
searched the whole lot several times, but to no avail.
It was as if the goop had vanished.
_-<+*+>-_
Later that day, Pli, Plymax, and Dr. Q packed up the scientist's gear
and headed out to Net.Central Park, where the Knightforce's ship was
parked--
and still cloaked. A crumpled newspaper laid on the ground; it's top
headline
read "Martin Liefeld arrested for promoting poorly-written comics".
"So how did you know Dr. Armaggeddon was a clone?", Plymax asked. "Be-
sides the mispelled name."
"Simple.", Pli said. "I remembered that the real Doctor Armageddon
always spelled out the 'Doctor' part, and that his costume was a LOT more
pow-
erful-looking than what he wore today."
The other two just looked at him.
"Okay, okay.", Pli said. "I'll admit I thought of the spelling part
during the battle, but what can you do?", he said with a shrug.
"I knew it.", Plymax said with a chuckle.
"Do you remember everything now?", Dr. Q asked.
"Yeah, but something still bothers me.", Pli said. "I still can't
remember my origin."
"That is because you never knew it to begin with.", said a voice be-
hind him. The three net.heroes turned to see who it was. The voice went
into a monologue right away. "Once I would have greeted you like a friend, gone out and cruised the town with you, and even bought you a drink, but,
for
now, I must remain--"
"A stranger, correct?", Dr. Q offered.
"How did you know?", Pli asked.
"Word gets around."
The Dvandom Stranger looked just slightly flustered, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he turned to Pli and Plymax. "Both of your origins--and
I use 'both' because, for all intents and purposes, you are two separate be- ings--are more complex and more surprising than you or anyone could imagine. But you will discover them--not together, but separately, while you each
become
one of your respective world's greatest heroes."
"Do you know when we'll find out?", Plymax asked.
"For you, Plymax, I do not know. My comic sense does not extend into
your world. You would have to consult its Stranger." Then he turned to
Pli.
"As for you, Pliable Lad, it will be sometime within the next year. But
that
is all I can say."
Pli and Plymax just looked at each other.
"And now I must be off.", the Dvandom Stranger proclaimed. "I have
another flamewar to attend to." And then he was gone.
The three took all that in for a few minutes. Then Dr. Q looked at Pli
and asked "Will you be joining us?"
"Nah. I've got a life here, complete with friends. I couldn't go
back.", Pli said. "And I shouldn't."
"Oh?"
"I think the DS hit it on the nail just now.", Pli explained. "Ply-
max belongs in your world--our homeworld. I belong here."
"Good point.", Dr. Q said. He extended a hand, and Pli shook it.
"Good luck, Pli."
"Thanks, Doc."
Plymax did the same as the scientist, adding "Aren't you still upset
about being a clone?"
"Nah.", Pli said. "It's no big deal. Maybe if I was going back with
you guys, it would, but here I'm unique."
"Cool.", Plymax said. "Well, bye."
"See you in the next life.", Pli said with a smile.
Plymax and the scientist boarded the Knightforce's ship, and the hatch
closed. As it took off, it decloaked, and Pli recognized it by name as the Knightflyer. He watched it fly off into the sky and vanish.
It was the last train out for home, but he had decided to miss it.
_-<+*+>-_
When Pli got back, the receptionist told him that the Ultimate Ninja
wanted to see him in his ready room. As he left the reception area, he not- iced a girl sitting on a chair, looking as if she was waiting for someone.
At
the same time, Deja Dude was coming out of another hallway, walking towards her, but Pli couldn't see anymore after that.
Pli cautiously opened the door to UN's ready room and stepped in. Un
was sitting behind his desk, and Multi-Tasking Man, Kid Kirby, Kid Chivalry, Echo Lad, and Cannon Fodder were also there.
"All right," UN began. "I've heard their stories."--he gestured tow-
ards KC, Echo Lad, and CF--"Now I want to hear yours."
Pli told him everything that had happened since the phone call the
day before. [But if you want to know what happened, go back and read
PL#1-5.
--MRE]
After Pli finished, UN stood up and looked straight at him, and Pli
became slightly nervous. Then, to Pli's surprise, the ninja extended his
hand, congratulating him (in person, Pli noted) on a job well done. Pli
shook
it.
As he did, he realized something: he had just proven himself as an
LNHer. It made him feel all the better.
Just before Pli was about to leave the room, Deja Dude poked his head
in. "Another NWC wanting to join.", he told UN.
Deja Dude led the girl from the foyer into the room. For some reason,
the way she was dressed reminded Pli of a tour guide.
"And what might your name be?", the ninja asked.
"'Tour Guide Girl'", she said. "It's my codename."
Pli's ears perked up.
"And what can you do?", UN asked.
"I'm very good at giving tours. But I'm out of work, and I thought
you might need a tour guide.", she said.
Pli let out a small cheer. Could this be the end of his having to
give tours of LNHQ?
"Well, then, you're hired.", UN said.
"Yes!", Pli said under his breath. UN just looked at him for a sec-
ond, then turned back to the newcomer.
"But...", she said. "I need someone to give me the tour first. I'm
a quick study, though."
Pli's face paled.
"Oh, I'm sure Pliable Lad over here will be glad to give you the grand
tour.
Pli sighed. Well, it *would* be the last time...
"Come on.", he said to Tour Guide Girl as he opened the door for
her. The two left the room and headed down the hall. "Just ignore the
raucous laughter.", he said.
"What raucous laughter?", TG Girl asked.
At that moment, UN's ready room burst into raucous laughter.
Pli said, "That raucous laughter."
_-<+*+>-_
That evening, as the sun was setting in the west, Kid Chivalry, Echo
Lad, and Cannon Fodder were sitting on the fourth story patio overlooking
the back of LNHQ. CF was resting up for his training session with Ultimate Ninja in the PerilRoom, and he had some extra time (something about a glitch
in UN's personal program), so he joined the two new LNHers. Pli was going
to join them, too, but he hadn't shown up yet.
"I wonder what's taking him so long.", KC mused.
"He he he said said said it it it was was was important important
important.", Echo Lad said in his weird voice.
"Well, it's not like he's burying his past or anything, is it?", CF
commented.
"I wouldn't be too sure about that.", Pli said from behind them.
The three net.heroes turned to the door to see Pli. He was wearing a brand-spank- ing new costume. [As seen in the Pliable Lad GIF, coming this September. --MRE]
"Nice threads.", KC said.
"I I I like like like it it it.", Echo Lad said.
"It's you, Pli.", CF commented.
"Thanks.", Pli said. "After the other me and Dr. Q left, I realized
that my costume was the last piece of my homeworld that I had. And since I didn't want to go back there, I...parted with it."
"Oh?", Cannon Fodder said.
"Tossed it in the furnace."
"Ah."
"Y'know, that brings up a good question.", KC said. "Why didn't you
go back with those guys?"
"Just answer one question of mine.", Pli told him.
"Okay. Shoot."
"Bang. How did you know to spy on that meeting yesterday?*", Pli
asked. [PL #3 --MRE]
"Oh, All-Knowing Last Chance Whiner Destiny Woman (I think that's her
name) told me.", KC replied.
"Figures. She would.", Pli said.
"Now you answer my question.", KC said.
"Okay. Two reasons: One, all my friends are here. This is the life
I know best. This is my home.", Pli said, a serious look in his eyes.
"Cool.", KC said. "That makes sense."
"And the other reason?", CF asked.
Pli grinned. "*Their* world's just too serious!"
The four net.heroes burst into laughter until Nit-Pick Lad yelled
up to them to shut up.
_-<+*+>-_
EPILOGUE:
Somewhere in a dark alley a few blocks away, a pile of grayish-colored
goop sitting in a corner stirred. After a few moments, what looks like a
hand
--a human hand--extends from it. The hand reaches skyward struggling for
some-
thing it can not reach, and a voice that sounds like several voices
together is
heard.
"Pllliiiiaaaabllle Laaaaaaaad...."
FIN.
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CREDITS:
Character: Created by:
Pliable Lad Mike Escutia
Kid Chivalry Andre' Condon
Echo Lad Mike Escutia
Dvandom Stranger Dave Van Domelen
Dr. Armaggeddon Mike Escutia
Knightforce Elite Mike Escutia
Ultimate Ninja wReam
Back-History Boy Mike Escutia
Quote King Mike Escutia
Deja Dude Martin Phipps
Kid Kirby H. Jameel al Khafiz
Multi-Tasking Man Jeff Coleb
Sarcastic Lad Gary St. Lawrence
Fuzzy Connie Hirsch
Typo Lad Scavenger
Frank Marzan Mike Escutia
Marty Liefeld Mike Escutia
Curly Doug Wotjowicz
Tour Guide Girl Mike Escutia
Dr. Armaggeddon's Goons Mike Escutia
Everyone Else Public Domain (yeah, HIM! :)
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Next Week: Something something LNH!!!
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=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 ADVENTURES #413<br><br><br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 Pliable Lad #4-6<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br><br><br><br><br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br= ><br>PART FOUR: "Battle Royale Pain"<br><br>"Who said that?= =C2=A0 There's nobody here but Dora the baby elephant!"<br>=C2=A0 = =C2=A0--Deadman<br><br>"If you are the greatest champions your world c=
an offer--it's <br>=C2=A0a wonder your planet hasn't been conquered=
every second week!"<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0--The Bunny From Beyond<br><br><b=
LNHQ was deserted. =C2=A0<br> That's the conclusion Pli made as he, =
Kid Chivalry, and Echo Lad<br>searched the building for signs of life.=C2=
=A0 The three LNHers had just returned<br>to warn the rest of the LNH that = the Knightforce had deceived them, and were<br>in fact working for Doctor A= rmaggeddon, but they were too late.<br> Pli entered the monitoring room and=
found KC and Echo Lad already <br>there.=C2=A0 The soft glow of the emerge= ncy lights illuminated the otherwise dark<br>room.=C2=A0 The monitor screen=
s, however, were still dead.<br> "This place is dead.", Pli said.=
<br> "You can say that again.", KC sighed.<br> "This place i=
s dead.", Pli said again.<br> "Dyuh!", KC smacked his forehe=
ad. =C2=A0"I had that coming, didn't I?"<br> "Yup."=
<br> The three stood there in silence for a moment.<br> "I did find Cu=
rly.=C2=A0 Under Kid Anarky's bed.", Pli said.<br> "And?"=
;, KC asked.<br> "Left him there.=C2=A0 It'll keep him out of the =
way and safe.=C2=A0 Besides,<br>he's happy there.", Pli said.<br> =
"Riiigghht."<br> Another moment of silence.=C2=A0 Then, Echo Lad =
spoke.<br> "I I I sure sure sure wish wish wish somebody somebody some=
body would<br>would would tell tell tell us us us what's what's wha= t's happened happened hap-<br>pened."<br> As if on cue, a form mat=
erialized in the dark near the storage closet.<br>It was wearing a t-shirt = and shorts.<br> "Yoikes!", KC yelped with a start.<br> "Cann=
on Fodder?!?", Pli exclaimed.<br> "Pli?=C2=A0 Is that you?" = =C2=A0The form stepped into the light.=C2=A0 It was defin-<br>itely Cannon = Fodder.<br> "What happened?", Pli asked quietly.<br> "We wer=
e doublecrossed.", CF replied, sitting down.<br> "By those Knight= force goons, right?", KC asked.<br> "Right.", CF said. =C2=
=A0"And if you'll switch to flashback mode, I'll<br>explain in=
detail..."<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 (---)= <br><br> Shortly after Pli and Echo Lad left LNHQ, the monitors picked up <=
supervillain activity in downtown Net.ropolis.<br> "It's Doctor=
Armaggeddon!", Stormguard exclaimed. =C2=A0"He's made his mo= ve!<br>We must go after him!"<br> "Then let's do it!", U= ltimate Ninja replied, hitting the red alert but-<br>ton. =C2=A0"Atten= tion! =C2=A0*All* LNHers, report to the main foyer *immediately*!"<br>=
Stormguard activated his communicator. =C2=A0"Knightforce, assemble w=
ith <br>them.=C2=A0 It's time."<br> Within about a half hour, most=
of the LNH--and the entire Knightforce--<br>were gathered in the main foye=
r. =C2=A0(You can blame the delay on Procrastination<br>Boy.)<br> "Is =
this everyone?", UN asked Kid Kirby.<br> "With the exception of P= liable Lad and Echo Lad, and Curly, who we fig-<br>ured would be better off=
here, only Kid Chivalry is missing.", KK responded.<br> "I'l= l deal with him later.", UN said. =C2=A0"Now let's go!"<=
The two teams made their way towards downtown Net.ropolis, the Knight-<=
forcers staying mostly in the rear, though no one knew why.<br> Eventual=
ly, they reached their destination: an empty lot.=C2=A0 Standing on<br>a st= range-looking machine was an armored man--Doctor Armaggeddon.=C2=A0 Behind = him,<br>trapped in a very large force dome, were several thousand Net.ropol=
is citizens!<br> "Ahhhh!=C2=A0 So the heroes arrive.", the villai=
n said. =C2=A0"Surrender!=C2=A0 Or I <br>will kill these people!"=
=C2=A0He gestured to the dome behind him. =C2=A0"And don't think<= br>I won't do it!"<br> "No, *you* surrender!", UN shoute=
d. =C2=A0"You're surrounded!"<br> The villain just smiled. = =C2=A0"No, I'm not."<br> "Yes, you are!", UN said.<=
"No, *you* are.", came a familiar voice behind the ninja.=C2=
=A0 UN turned<br>just in time to see the Knightforcers attacking him and th=
e LNH.<br> Guess who won.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 (---)<br><br> "...When I awoke, most of the others were being shac=
kled to this <br>weird machine.", CF said. =C2=A0"We were beaten = pretty easily."<br> "It's not your fault, CF.", Pli reas=
sured him. =C2=A0"Um, how did you..."<br> "Die?", CF fi=
nished for him. =C2=A0"Pretty simple, I guess.=C2=A0 Before they <br>c= ould shackle me, I bolted straight for Doctor Armaggeddon.=C2=A0 He blasted=
me<br>into a million and eight pieces.", CF said.<br> "Why'd=
you do it?", KC asked.<br> "Well, I figured that I would remater=
ialize here this issue and<br>be able to get reinforcements."<br> &quo= t;Oh."<br> "Good thinking, CF.", Pli said. =C2=A0"Suici= dal, but good.=C2=A0 Now we can<br>try to figure out what to do." =C2= =A0Pli thought for a minute. =C2=A0"Rats.=C2=A0 I need <br>some answer= s."<br> "Then I guess this is where I come in."<br> Four pai=
rs of eyes turned to the door and did double takes.<br> The cause of their = surprise was a young man who looked a lot like<br>Pli.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> Curled up under Kid Anarky=
's bed, Curly lifted his head and listened<br>to the commotion downstai= rs.=C2=A0 He thought about going to check it out, but <br>quickly dismissed=
said thought as stupid and went back to sleep.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> "You...you're...", =
Pli stammered.<br> "Get on with it.", the other Pli said.<br> &qu=
ot;You're...*me*!"<br> "Yup.=C2=A0 The original you, too.&quo= t;<br> "I need to sit down.", Pli said.=C2=A0 He sat down.<br> &q=
uot;You've changed your name, right?", the other Pli asked.<br> &q=
uot;Kinda hard not to.", (our) Pli said. =C2=A0"I had amnesia.=C2= =A0 My memories<br>are coming back to me in pieces, though."<br> "= ;That's good.=C2=A0 It'll all come back, I'm sure."<br> Ki=
d Chivalry cleared his throat.<br> "Oh, yeah," Pli said. =C2=A0&q=
uot;this is Kid Chivalry, Echo Lad, and Cannon<br>Fodder.=C2=A0 Guys, this =
is me...the *original* me.=C2=A0 I think."<br> "'Original Ori=
ginal Original'?", Echo Lad said.<br> "I'd better explain= .", the other Pli said. =C2=A0<br> "Good idea.", Pli the LNH=
er replied. =C2=A0"I don't have a clue what's <br>going on mys= elf."<br> "But I do.", said a gaudily-clad figure in the doo= rway.<br> "Who the heck are you?!?", Pli asked. =C2=A0"And h=
ow did you get in?"<br> "Oh, you left the door open.", the f= igure said. =C2=A0"I am....Back-His-<br>tory Boy."<br> "'=
;Back-History Boy'?", said KC.<br> Pli looked at Plymax.<br> "=
;Don't look at me!", Plymax said. =C2=A0"I've never seen = him before."<br> "Ooooookaaayyyyyy.", Pli said. =C2=A0"= Let me guess: you create back-his-<br>tories?", he asked B-HB.<br> &qu= ot;No, I just tell about them."<br> "Ah.=C2=A0 Well?", Pli a=
sked.<br> "Well, what?", B-HB asked.<br> "Are you going to t=
ell my life story or what?"<br> "Oh.=C2=A0 Sorry." =C2=A0Bac= k-History Boy cleared his throat. =C2=A0"Well, you see<br>there was th=
is group called the Knightforce Elite, and the original Pli is<br>a former = member of that group, and most of the rest were killed in battle and<br>rep= laced by evil duplicates and...and...oh, sod it.", he said dejectedly.= <br>"I never wanted to do this.=C2=A0 I never wanted to tell people= 9;s life stories...<br>their achievements, their relationships...I never wa= nted to do this.=C2=A0 I...I <br>wanted to be....a LUMBERJACK!=C2=A0 Leapin=
g from tree to tree..." =C2=A0His voice trailed<br>off as he practical=
ly danced out of the room, disappearing into the hallway.<br> "Oooooka= aaaaayyyyyyyy.", Pli said. =C2=A0<br> "'This has been a serio=
usly strange night.' =C2=A0Alexander Collins, _Tribe_<br>#1.", cam=
e a voice over by the cabinet.<br> Pli, Plymax, KC, Echo Lad, and Cannon Fo=
dder whirled around to see a<br>large, caped man sitting on the filing cabi= net.<br> "What is this, Weird Cameo Appearance Day or something?!?&quo=
t;, Pli ex-<br>claimed.=C2=A0 He was getting rather annoyed here. <br> &quo= t;Who are YOU?", CF asked.<br> "'...And men shall call him ki=
ng.'", the figure said. =C2=A0"--the title<br>of a Doom Patro=
l issue, I believe.=C2=A0 Call me....Quote King!"<br> "Ohhhh, boy=
.", Pli muttered.<br> At that moment, a procession of lumberjacks danc=
ed by the door, led<br>by Back-History Boy. =C2=A0<br> "'Hasta la = vista...baby.'", Quote King said.=C2=A0 Without warning, he van-<b= r>ished and reappeared in the procession, dressed as a lumberjack. =C2=A0&q= uot;'I'll be<br>back.' =C2=A0The Terminator (as played by Mr. A= rnold Swarzenagger (sp?))."<br> Pli rushed out into the hall to see wh= ere the lumberjacks were going<br>...just in time to see them vanish into t= hin air.=C2=A0 Scratching his head, he<br>walked back into the room. =C2=A0= "Oooookaaaaayyyyy.=C2=A0 Now that we've hopefully<br>gotten past t=
he interruptions, we can continue.", he said, nodding to Plymax.<br> &=
quot;Okay", the other Pli said. =C2=A0"First of all, my name is P= lymax; you<br>can call me Ply.=C2=A0 I'm a former member of the Knightf= orce Elite, and one of <br>only a few surviving members.=C2=A0 You see, we = were all secretly cloned somehow<br>by Doctor Armageddon's people.=C2=
=A0 They planed to make the clones evil, there-<br>by giving the world more=
problems to deal with.=C2=A0 They were almost success-<br>ful.=C2=A0 All t=
he clones turned out evil except for one: my clone. =C2=A0 But, Pli,<br>you=
believed they were good, because they masqueraded as heroes.=C2=A0 But the= y<br>knew that you were truly good, and they kept you in the dark the whole=
time.<br> "Meanwhile, most of the rest of us were killed in battle wi=
th Doctor<br>Armageddon, along with Seattle, Washington.=C2=A0 The world be= lieved we survived,<br>however, since our clones took our place at that poi= nt.=C2=A0 But only Dr. Q and<br>I survived."<br> "Doc's still=
around?", Pli asked, suddenly remembering the Knightforce<br>scientis= t.<br> "Yes, and fully prepared to defeat Doctor Armageddon, too."= ;, Dr. Q said<br>from the doorway.=C2=A0 Pli rose to greet him, and introdu= ctions were made all <br>around.<br> "You know," Pli said. =C2=A0= "I'm remembering more and more now, but I still<br>don't know = about myself.=C2=A0 What's my...er, *our* origin?", he asked his t= win.<br> "If you mean how did we get our powers, I don't know.=C2=
=A0 We've always<br>just...*had* them.=C2=A0 But I do know why we can m= imic only things we see in com-<br>ic books.", Plymax said.<br> "= Okay," Pli said. =C2=A0"I'll bite.=C2=A0 Why?"<br> "= ;We were cursed by our father."<br> "You're kidding, right?&q=
uot;, KC asked.<br> "No...no, he's not.", Pli said. =C2=A0&qu=
ot;It's coming back to me now.=C2=A0 Back<br>when I was young, I read s=
o many comics that my father got sick of seeing <br>them.=C2=A0 I already h=
ad my shapeshifting powers, and he was a very minor spell-<br>caster, so he=
tried to put a curse on me that would cause me to change into <br>a comic = book everytime I saw one."<br> "Making it hard for you to read on=
e.", Cannon Fodder observed.<br> "Right.", Pli said. =C2=A0&= quot;Only it backfired, and I found myself being <br>able to become anythin=
g I saw in a comic book."<br> "Kinda like the Legionnaires' C=
hameleon.", KC commented.<br> "Yeah, only without the antennae.&q=
uot;<br> While they were talking, Dr. Q was working on getting the monitors=
<br>working again. =C2=A0"I think they work now.", he told the ot= hers.=C2=A0 He flipped a<br>switch, and the entire system came back on-line= .<br> "Great!", Pli said. =C2=A0"Now we can see what's g= oing on." =C2=A0He sat down<br>at the terminal and fiddled with the co= ntrols until downtown Net.ropolis ap-<br>peared on the screen.<br> Six jaws=
dropped in unison.<br> "Oh Oh Oh my my my g*d g*d g*d.", Echo La=
d muttered.<br> "It's too late.", Plymax said dejectedly. =C2= =A0"Doctor Armageddon had<br>defeated your LNH!=C2=A0 The world is doo= med!"<br> "No, it's not.", Pli said. =C2=A0"Not whi= le we're still alive.=C2=A0 Doc, do<br>you have anything that will take=
care of those KF clones?"<br> "This should suffice.", Dr. Q=
replied.=C2=A0 In his hands was a fancy-<br>looking gun. =C2=A0"It so= mehow affects only clones.=C2=A0 I borrowed it from Doctor<br>Armageddon= 9;s secret armory.=C2=A0 It worked on my clone when I was fighting him<br>a=
few months ago."<br> "Good, 'cause we're gonna need it.&=
quot;, Pli said. =C2=A0<br> "But how are we going to defeat Doctor Arm=
ageddon?", CF asked.<br> "Oh, I've got an idea..."<br><b= r>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> Pli strode t= hrough the halls of LNHQ.=C2=A0 It had been over 3 hours since<br>he and th=
e others had begun making their plans, and time was running out.=C2=A0 Dr.<= br>Armaggeddon had delivered his ultimatum around midnight: =C2=A0either he=
was made <br>ruler of the world by sunrise, or he would destroy it, starti=
ng with Net.rop-<br>olis. =C2=A0<br> It was now 1:13 a.m.<br> Climbing the =
stairs to the top level, where his quarters were, Pli<br>walked quietly thr= ough the halls.=C2=A0 It was more force of habit than anything;<br>he was t=
oo used to people sleeping here at this time of the night.=C2=A0 He won-<br= >dered if anybody would ever again if he failed.<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> Dr. Armaggeddon stood on a pla= tform in front of a large machine--the<br>Destructron.=C2=A0 Various member=
s of the evil Knightforce stood guard, spread out<br>over the empty lot the=
ir master had commandeered.=C2=A0 Off to one side, trapped in<br>a large fo= rce dome, were several thousand Net.ropolis citizens.=C2=A0 On a series<br>=
of walls near the machine were shackled almost the entire LNH.=C2=A0 They l= ooked <br>completely helpless.<br> Stormguard, the KF leader, approached Dr=
. Armaggeddon. =C2=A0"It is almost<br>sunrise, milord.", he said.=
<br> "So it is.", the villain said. =C2=A0"I do hope I get a=
reply soon.=C2=A0 MU-HA-<br>HA-HA-HA!!!!", he cackled.<br> "You&=
#39;ll never get away with this!", the Ultimate Ninja shouted from<br>= one of the walls. =C2=A0"Somebody will stop you!"<br> "I don= 't think so hero.", the villain said. =C2=A0"I'll destroy=
anyone who<br>tries--just like I destroyed that one who ran at me!"<b=
"What, you mean Ca-", somebody on the third wall over began.<b= "Crazy Freddy?", someone else said. =C2=A0"Heh.=C2=A0 He =
would!=C2=A0 He'd probably<br>come back as a ghost to finish the job, t= oo!"<br> Ultimate Ninja turned to the speaker to glare at him, but Sar= castic<br>Lad merely winked and continued hanging on the wall.<br> "Do=
n't be foolish, boy.", Dr. Armaggeddon said. =C2=A0"There'=
;s no such<br>things as ghosts."<br> "Heeeeyyyy, Doc...", ca=
me a voice over to the far side of the lot.<br>Dr. Armaggeddon spun around = and saw a figure sitting casually on a large<br>boulder. =C2=A0<br> It was =
"Crazy Freddy".<br> "Boo!", he said.<br> "Toldja.&= quot;, Sarc said.<br> "Get him!", Dr. A [I'm tired of typing = his full name out. --MRE]<br>shouted to the Knightforce.<br> Cannon Fodder = jumped off the boulder just as the twenty-foot-tall <br>giant known as Towe=
r smashed it into lots of little rocks.=C2=A0 As he jumped, <br>his form ch= anged until he looked a lot like Frog-Man (from Marvel Team-Up<br>#121).=C2= =A0 The human frog kept jumping around and dodging blasts until both<br>he = and the KFers who had gone after him were in the open, at which point<br>he=
yelled "Now!"<br> Suddenly, a large, muscle-bound figure dropped=
into the KFers'<br>midst, apparently straight out of the sky.=C2=A0 Th=
e villains were so surprised<br>that they were unably to prevent the large = person from crushing one of their<br>number. =C2=A0<br> Meanwhile, Cannon F= odder--the *real* Cannon Fodder--had reached the<br>walls that held his fel= low LNHers and began freeing them.<br> "Good job, Cannon Fodder!"=
, Ultimate Ninja said as the others were<br>jumping, sliding, and flying do=
wn off the walls. =C2=A0"Now it's time for obscene<br>amounts of d= amage!" <br> What followed was a two-page spread of the LNH and KF tea=
ms locked<br>in battle.=C2=A0 In fact, the battle was so big, it spilled ov=
er onto the *next*<br>two-page spread!<br> While all this was going on, Dr.=
Armaggeddon was arming the Destruc-<br>tron. =C2=A0"I'll show the= m.=C2=A0 I'll destroy this entire planet!=C2=A0 Mu-ha-ha-ha!", he<= br>exclaimed.<br> But as chaotic as the battle was, one person did notice t=
he villain at<br>work.=C2=A0 The frog-man hopped out of the battle and over=
to a man who was behind<br>a nearby mound.=C2=A0 He was holding a very lar=
ge and sophisticated-looking gun. =C2=A0A<br>young man in costume with shor=
t hair stood next to him.<br> "I think we're gonna need all the he= lp we can get!", the frog said. =C2=A0<br>"Time to use your gun, = Doc!"<br> "And what are you going to do?", Dr. Q asked.<br> =
"I'm going to play my trump card!", the frog said as it bound=
ed into<br>the darkness.<br> Dr. Q nodded to the young man, who changed for= m into a giant bird, <br>picked up the scientist in its talons, and proceed=
ed to carry him over the <br>crowd.=C2=A0 Dr. Q pointed the gun at the figh= ters below, adjusted the settings, and<br>pulled the trigger.<br> A green b=
eam shone out of the gun and down on the people below.<br>Nothing happened = for a moment.=C2=A0 After a bit, the Knightforcers started<br>slowing down.= =C2=A0 But the LNHers were too busy staring to use that to their<br>advanta= ge, not that it mattered; the KFers were also turning into piles of<br>gray= ish-colored goop.=C2=A0 Those LNHers who could fly did so so as to not get<= br>the villains on their boots.=C2=A0 Others carefully stepped over them.= =C2=A0 A few<br>threw up on them. =C2=A0(EWWWWWW!)<br> "Yuck!", B= ad-Timing Boy said. =C2=A0"I havn't seen anything this gross since= <br>the last page of Prime #1!"<br> More cookies were tossed.<br> The =
rest of the LNH, meanwhile, had reached Dr. Armaggeddon and the<br>Destruct= ron.<br> "Stop right where you are, heroes!", the villain shouted=
. =C2=A0"I'll des-<br>troy this whole world--and nothing can stop = the power of the Destructron!=C2=A0 And<br>I, Dr. Armaggeddon, shall be vic= torious!" =C2=A0<br> "Hold it!", somebody in the crowd shout=
ed. =C2=A0"'Armageddon' has only ONE<br>'g', not two!&= quot;<br> "Spelling Boy's right!", Occultism Kid said.<br> &q=
uot;No!", Dr. Armaggeddon yelled. =C2=A0"It is not spelled wrong!= "<br> "Yes, it is!"<br> "No, it isn't!"<br> &q=
uot;Oh, yes it is.", said a new voice.<br> Dr. Armaggeddon turned to s= ee...Doctor Armageddon???<br> "N-no!=C2=A0 Not you..."<br> "= Yes, it is I, my imperfect clone.", the newcomer said. =C2=A0"I h= ave come<br>to stop you."<br> "No!", Dr. A said. =C2=A0"=
;I'll destroy YOU!=C2=A0 I'll destroy you all!" =C2=A0He be-<b= r>gan concentrating, his hands aglow. =C2=A0"Once I set off the Destru= ctron, this<br>world is doomed!"<br> Doctor Armageddon (the original) =
turned to the crowd of LNHers. =C2=A0"Typo<br>Lad?"<br> Typo Lad =
stepped forward from the crowd and wove the magic he's fam-<br>ous for:=
<br> Destructron.<br> Destruction.<br> Destraction.<br> Distraction.<br> Su=
ddenly, the Destructron turned into a distraction, causing Dr. A to<br>lose=
his concentration.=C2=A0 At the same time, Dr. Q fired his gun at the vill= ain-<br>ous clone, turning him into another pile of goop.<br> More cookies = were...well, you know.<br> Doctor Armageddon--the original one--looked down=
at the pile of proto-<br>plasm at his feet.=C2=A0 All around him, battle-w= eary LNHers watched him for any <br>sudden moves; if this was the real McCo=
y, he could be even more evil than his<br>clone.<br> But instead of turning=
on the LNH, he just kicked at the pile, and<br>said "You're nothi=
ng compared to me, Armaggeddon.=C2=A0 Just a pile of grayish goop.<br>Me...= "--his features began to change--"I'm a net.hero!", he s= aid as he regain-<br>ed his true form. =C2=A0"And that's the truth= .", Pliable Lad said.<br> All of Pli's troubles of the past day--o=
f his whole life, as a matter<br>of fact--were forgotten as various LNHers = came over to congratulate him, while<br>others freed the Net.ropolis citize=
ns in the dome. <br> Even the sun, which was now coming over the horizon in=
the east, join-<br>ed in the celebrating.<br><br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>PART=
FIVE: "Onward Bound"<br><br>"Hi-yo, Silver, awaaaaay!"= <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0--the Lone Ranger<br><br><br> After the Net.ropolis citize= ns were freed, and after the LNH had de-<br>parted from the empty lot, Capt= ain Cleanup arrived.=C2=A0 Ultimate Ninja had in-<br>formed him of the clum=
ps of grayish goop that was once the evil Knightforce<br>clones, so he came=
armed with his heavy-duty pooper-scooper.<br> When he got there, though, h=
e couldn't find any grayish goop.=C2=A0 He<br>searched the whole lot se= veral times, but to no avail. <br> It was as if the goop had vanished.<br><=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> Later tha=
t day, Pli, Plymax, and Dr. Q packed up the scientist's gear<br>and hea= ded out to Net.Central Park, where the Knightforce's ship was parked--<= br>and still cloaked.=C2=A0 A crumpled newspaper laid on the ground; it'=
;s top headline<br>read "Martin Liefeld arrested for promoting poorly-= written comics".<br> "So how did you know Dr. Armaggeddon was a c=
lone?", Plymax asked. =C2=A0"Be-<br>sides the mispelled name.&quo= t;<br> "Simple.", Pli said. =C2=A0"I remembered that the rea=
l Doctor Armageddon <br>always spelled out the 'Doctor' part, and t= hat his costume was a LOT more pow-<br>erful-looking than what he wore toda= y."<br> The other two just looked at him.<br> "Okay, okay.",=
Pli said. =C2=A0"I'll admit I thought of the spelling part<br>dur= ing the battle, but what can you do?", he said with a shrug.<br> "= ;I knew it.", Plymax said with a chuckle.<br> "Do you remember ev=
erything now?", Dr. Q asked.<br> "Yeah, but something still bothe= rs me.", Pli said. =C2=A0"I still can't <br>remember my origi= n."<br> "That is because you never knew it to begin with.", = said a voice be-<br>hind him.=C2=A0 The three net.heroes turned to see who =
it was.=C2=A0 The voice went<br>into a monologue right away. =C2=A0"On=
ce I would have greeted you like a friend,<br>gone out and cruised the town=
with you, and even bought you a drink, but, for<br>now, I must remain--&qu= ot;<br> "A stranger, correct?", Dr. Q offered.<br> "How did = you know?", Pli asked. =C2=A0<br> "Word gets around."<br> Th=
e Dvandom Stranger looked just slightly flustered, but he didn't say<br= >anything.=C2=A0 Instead, he turned to Pli and Plymax. =C2=A0"Both of = your origins--and<br>I use 'both' because, for all intents and purp= oses, you are two separate be-<br>ings--are more complex and more surprisin=
g than you or anyone could imagine.<br>But you will discover them--not toge= ther, but separately, while you each become<br>one of your respective world= 's greatest heroes."<br> "Do you know when we'll find out=
?", Plymax asked.<br> "For you, Plymax, I do not know.=C2=A0 My c=
omic sense does not extend into<br>your world.=C2=A0 You would have to cons= ult its Stranger." =C2=A0Then he turned to Pli.<br>"As for you, P= liable Lad, it will be sometime within the next year.=C2=A0 But that<br>is = all I can say."<br> Pli and Plymax just looked at each other.<br> &quo=
t;And now I must be off.", the Dvandom Stranger proclaimed. =C2=A0&quo= t;I have<br>another flamewar to attend to." =C2=A0And then he was gone= .<br> The three took all that in for a few minutes.=C2=A0 Then Dr. Q looked=
at Pli<br>and asked "Will you be joining us?"<br> "Nah.=C2= =A0 I've got a life here, complete with friends.=C2=A0 I couldn't g=
o <br>back.", Pli said. =C2=A0"And I shouldn't."<br> &qu= ot;Oh?"<br> "I think the DS hit it on the nail just now.", P=
li explained. =C2=A0"Ply-<br>max belongs in your world--our homeworld.= =C2=A0 I belong here."<br> "Good point.", Dr. Q said.=C2=A0 =
He extended a hand, and Pli shook it. <br>"Good luck, Pli."<br> &=
quot;Thanks, Doc."<br> Plymax did the same as the scientist, adding &q=
uot;Aren't you still upset<br>about being a clone?"<br> "Nah.=
", Pli said. =C2=A0"It's no big deal.=C2=A0 Maybe if I was go= ing back with<br>you guys, it would, but here I'm unique."<br> &qu= ot;Cool.", Plymax said. =C2=A0"Well, bye."<br> "See you=
in the next life.", Pli said with a smile.<br> Plymax and the scienti= st boarded the Knightforce's ship, and the hatch<br>closed.=C2=A0 As it=
took off, it decloaked, and Pli recognized it by name as the<br>Knightflye= r.=C2=A0 He watched it fly off into the sky and vanish.<br> It was the last=
train out for home, but he had decided to miss it.<br> <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br>=C2=A0<br> When Pli got back, t= he receptionist told him that the Ultimate Ninja<br>wanted to see him in hi=
s ready room.=C2=A0 As he left the reception area, he not-<br>iced a girl s= itting on a chair, looking as if she was waiting for someone.=C2=A0 At<br>t=
he same time, Deja Dude was coming out of another hallway, walking towards = <br>her, but Pli couldn't see anymore after that. <br> Pli cautiously o=
pened the door to UN's ready room and stepped in.=C2=A0 Un<br>was sitti=
ng behind his desk, and Multi-Tasking Man, Kid Kirby, Kid Chivalry,<br>Echo=
Lad, and Cannon Fodder were also there.<br> "All right," UN bega= n. =C2=A0"I've heard their stories."--he gestured tow-<br>ard=
s KC, Echo Lad, and CF--"Now I want to hear yours."<br> Pli told =
him everything that had happened since the phone call the<br>day before. = =C2=A0[But if you want to know what happened, go back and read PL#1-5.<br>-= -MRE] <br> After Pli finished, UN stood up and looked straight at him, and =
Pli<br>became slightly nervous.=C2=A0 Then, to Pli's surprise, the ninj=
a extended his<br>hand, congratulating him (in person, Pli noted) on a job = well done.=C2=A0 Pli shook<br>it.<br> As he did, he realized something: =C2= =A0he had just proven himself as an<br>LNHer.=C2=A0 It made him feel all th=
e better.<br> Just before Pli was about to leave the room, Deja Dude poked = his head<br>in. =C2=A0"Another NWC wanting to join.", he told UN.=
<br> Deja Dude led the girl from the foyer into the room.=C2=A0 For some re=
ason,<br>the way she was dressed reminded Pli of a tour guide.<br> "An=
d what might your name be?", the ninja asked.<br> "'Tour Guid=
e Girl'", she said. =C2=A0"It's my codename."<br> Pl=
i's ears perked up.<br> "And what can you do?", UN asked.<br>=
"I'm very good at giving tours.=C2=A0 But I'm out of work, an=
d I thought<br>you might need a tour guide.", she said.<br> Pli let ou=
t a small cheer.=C2=A0 Could this be the end of his having to <br>give tour=
s of LNHQ?<br> "Well, then, you're hired.", UN said.<br> &quo= t;Yes!", Pli said under his breath.=C2=A0 UN just looked at him for a = sec-<br>ond, then turned back to the newcomer.<br> "But...", she =
said. =C2=A0"I need someone to give me the tour first.=C2=A0 I'm<b= r>a quick study, though."<br> Pli's face paled.<br> "Oh, I=
9;m sure Pliable Lad over here will be glad to give you the grand<br>tour.<=
Pli sighed.=C2=A0 Well, it *would* be the last time...<br> "Come o=
n.", he said to Tour Guide Girl as he opened the door for<br>her.=C2=
=A0 The two left the room and headed down the hall. =C2=A0"Just ignore=
the<br>raucous laughter.", he said.<br> "What raucous laughter?&= quot;, TG Girl asked.<br> At that moment, UN's ready room burst into ra=
ucous laughter.<br> Pli said, "That raucous laughter."<br><br>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br> That evening, as=
the sun was setting in the west, Kid Chivalry, Echo<br>Lad, and Cannon Fod= der were sitting on the fourth story patio overlooking<br>the back of LNHQ.= =C2=A0 CF was resting up for his training session with Ultimate<br>Ninja in=
the PerilRoom, and he had some extra time (something about a glitch<br>in = UN's personal program), so he joined the two new LNHers.=C2=A0 Pli was = going<br>to join them, too, but he hadn't shown up yet.<br> "I won= der what's taking him so long.", KC mused.<br> "He he he said=
said said it it it was was was important important<br>important.", Ec=
ho Lad said in his weird voice.<br> "Well, it's not like he's =
burying his past or anything, is it?", CF<br>commented.<br> "I wo=
uldn't be too sure about that.", Pli said from behind them.<br>The=
three net.heroes turned to the door to see Pli.=C2=A0 He was wearing a<br>= brand-spank- ing new costume. =C2=A0[As seen in the Pliable Lad GIF, coming=
this<br>September. --MRE]<br> "Nice threads.", KC said.<br> &quo= t;I I I like like like it it it.", Echo Lad said.<br> "It's y=
ou, Pli.", CF commented.<br> "Thanks.", Pli said. =C2=A0&quo=
t;After the other me and Dr. Q left, I realized<br>that my costume was the = last piece of my homeworld that I had.=C2=A0 And since I <br>didn't wan=
t to go back there, I...parted with it."<br> "Oh?", Cannon F=
odder said.<br> "Tossed it in the furnace." <br> "Ah."<=
"Y'know, that brings up a good question.", KC said. =C2=
=A0"Why didn't you<br>go back with those guys?"<br> "Jus=
t answer one question of mine.", Pli told him.<br> "Okay.=C2=A0 S= hoot."<br> "Bang.=C2=A0 How did you know to spy on that meeting y= esterday?*", Pli <br>asked. =C2=A0[PL #3 --MRE]<br> "Oh, All-Know=
ing Last Chance Whiner Destiny Woman (I think that's her<br>name) told = me.", KC replied.<br> "Figures.=C2=A0 She would.", Pli said.=
<br> "Now you answer my question.", KC said.<br> "Okay.=C2=
=A0 Two reasons: =C2=A0One, all my friends are here.=C2=A0 This is the life= <br>I know best.=C2=A0 This is my home.", Pli said, a serious look in = his eyes.<br> "Cool.", KC said. =C2=A0"That makes sense.&quo= t;<br> "And the other reason?", CF asked.<br> Pli grinned. =C2=A0=
"*Their* world's just too serious!" =C2=A0<br> The four net.h= eroes burst into laughter until Nit-Pick Lad yelled <br>up to them to shut = up.<br> <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 _-<+*+>-_<br><br>EPI= LOGUE:<br><br> Somewhere in a dark alley a few blocks away, a pile of grayi= sh-colored<br>goop sitting in a corner stirred.=C2=A0 After a few moments, = what looks like a hand<br>--a human hand--extends from it.=C2=A0 The hand r= eaches skyward struggling for some-<br>thing it can not reach, and a voice = that sounds like several voices together is<br>heard.<br> "Pllliiiiaaa=
abllle Laaaaaaaad...."<br><br>FIN.<br><br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>CREDITS= :<br><br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Character: =C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Created by:= <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Pliable Lad =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Mike Escutia <br= >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Kid Chivalry =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Andre' Condon<br>= =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Echo Lad =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Mike Escutia<br= >=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dvandom Stranger =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dave Van Domelen <br>=C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Dr. Armaggeddon =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Mike Escutia<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2= =A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Knightforce Elite =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Mike Escutia<br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 = =C2=A0 Ultimate Ninja =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 wReam <br>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Back-History=
Boy =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Mike Escutia<br>=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Quote King =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=
=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Mike Escutia<br>=C2=A0=
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