Cherreads

Chapter 18 - Episode 18: Crime after Crime

The Villainous Four were robbing the mall and using a jet as their escape vehicle. Once they had their loot, they threw it aboard their jet and tried to escape, but the Justice Brigade stopped them. Ms. Fortune looked outside and saw Sungirl holding their jet so they couldn't leave. Ms. Fortune climbed out of the jet and tried to take out Sungirl with razor-sharp claws, but Iceboy made the top of the jet slippery, and Ms. Fortune slipped. Then Sungirl let go of the jet and saved Ms. Fortune. Then Sungirl slammed one of Ms. Fortune's claws into their jet, short-circuiting it. Sungirl held Iceboy's hand, and they jumped off, leaving Ms. Fortune powering their ship down. Heatgirl then broke into the jet and retrieved the loot bag.

Once she did, Plantman tried whipping her with his vines, but she kicked him away. Yuck tried sliming her, but he slimed the controls instead of Heatgirl, which caused the ship to power down. Rainbow Woman then made her hand glow and watched Heatgirl fly away, so Rainbow Woman fired a rainbow at her, but Sungirl made it vanish. Aquaboy then grabbed Rainbow Woman's glowing hand. Rainbow Woman said, "What?" Then he stuck it in the side of the jet, causing a short circuit. Since the girls were powering down the ship and the boys couldn't start the controls,

The Justice Brigade took their bag of stolen loot and watched The Villainous Four crash. Rainbow Woman tried getting her hand out of the jet, but it wouldn't budge. Rainbow Woman said, "This isn't good." Ms. Fortune pulled on her stuck hand and said, "Same here." Yuck tried starting the computers, but they wouldn't turn on because of his slime. Plant Man said, "Brace for impact." The Villainous Four saw a pond below and began to panic when they realized they were headed for it; their ship crashed into it. Then their ship exploded, and they bobbed in the water while The Justice Brigade took their stolen loot back to the mall.

The Villainous Four crawled out of the pond, and the cops arrested them and took them back to jail. After beating The Villainous Four, The Justice Brigade looked at the giant clock on the sign above the mall and saw it was 5:30 AM. Sungirl yawned and said, "We've been fighting crime all night. Come on, let's get back to HQ." Heatgirl's heat sense went off. Heatgirl said, "Sorry, but we can't go home yet." The Justice Brigade turned around and saw the city burning down. Sungirl and Iceboy flew down to the people being threatened by the flames and saved them, while Heatgirl and Aquaboy attempted to put out the fire with their powers. Heatgirl absorbed the fire with her powers while Aquaboy blew up every fire hydrant on the block and used their water to extinguish it. Once the fire was out, the Justice Brigade saw their signal in the sky. They followed it to the jewelry store and saw some jewel thieves robbing it. Sungirl looked up and got an idea. Sungirl gave her team sunglasses and said, "Put these on." Sungirl shot one of the lights with her powers, and it started to make the room brighter. Then Sungirl and her team put their sunglasses on so the lights wouldn't blind them, but they would blind the jewel thieves and everyone else in the store. Everyone started to cover their eyes and panic, but Sungirl and Iceboy managed to get the salespeople out safely, while Heatgirl and Aquaboy took on the jewel thieves. At the same time, Sungirl's powers blinded the jewel thieves. Heatgirl punched one, Aquaboy punched one, and kicked the last one. Iceboy then blasted the floor with an Ice Beam from his finger and froze the floor. Once he did, the jewel thieves slipped on the ice and slid out of the store where the police were waiting.

After eliminating the jewel thieves, the Justice Brigade was attacked by a giant scorpion. The big scorpion tried stinging Sungirl with its tail, but Sungirl caught it with both hands and tried avoiding its attack, but Sungirl couldn't hold on for long. Heatgirl then grabbed the scorpion's claw and set it on fire. Since he was on fire, Aquabot put him out by splashing water on him. Iceboy flew above the giant scorpion, blew out his ice breath, and froze it in solid ice, turning it into an ice sculpture. Iceboy tapped the scorpion and said, "Have an ice day." The Justice Brigade flew away and started to yawn. Sungirl said, "We've been saving the city for 12 hours. I'm exhausted." Iceboy said, "Me too. Three burglaries, two monsters, The Villainous Four, a town fire, and a giant scorpion. What's next?" Sungirl said, "We return to HQ and get some rest."

The Justice Brigade flew home and floated into their windows. Then, they took off their superhero uniforms and fell onto their beds. Once they did, they went to sleep because they were exhausted from pulling an all-nighter of crime fighting. While they were asleep, the Justice Brigade heard their alarm go off. Daisy checked it and saw Super Hunter fighting the Chaos Brigade. Daisy didn't see a problem since Super Hunter picked up some of their thunder. She then saw a problem when a monster grabbed her. He then broke her staff so she wouldn't have anything to fight him with since she couldn't move her body parts. When the monster was just about to eat Super Hunter, Sungirl showed up and grabbed her. Sungirl looked at Super Hunter and said, "When I put you down, go home, or I won't stop the monster." Super Huner said, "Fine." Sungirl put Super Hunter down, and she left the museum. Then Sungirl flew up to the monster and tried punching it, but the beast avoided her attack. The monster then became an ice sculpture, and Sungirl wondered why. She then looked down and saw Iceboy holding the monster's tail, his eyes and hands glowing, and Heatgirl and Aquaboy behind him. Sungirl said, "Thanks, guys." Iceboy said, "Just doing our jobs, Sungirl."

Sungirl flew down to her team and hugged them for saving her. Then they all left the museum and went out for pizza. Once they got to the pizza parlor, their waiter gave them their usual as a thank-you for saving the city. When they finished eating, they paid their check and left. Then they saw a sign collapsing and about to smash a few citizens. When they saw the sign fall, all four grabbed it. Then, they all used their super strength to push the sign back. While Sungirl and Aquaboy held the sign, Heatgirl and Iceboy reattached it to its original position. The citizens of Los Angeles simultaneously said, "Hurray for the Justice Brigade. We're saved." Sungirl waved to them and said, "All in a day's work, good citizens." After saving everyone, the Justice Brigade then got tired and went home. Then, they all landed on the roof and went inside. Then, they all took off their superhero uniforms and went to bed, exhausted.

The End

More Chapters