Heroes/Heroines
Commander Shinobay - Force fields, Eye vision
Osprey - Bird-like abilities
Ghost - Invisibility, Intangibility
Zipper - Enhanced Speed
Shell - Bulletproof, Enhanced strength
Jasper - Pyrokinetic, Flight
Crystal - Cryokinetic
Hyper - Flight, Hyperbeams
Cherry - Teleporter, Martial artist
Dot - Cat-like abilities
Dr. Walton – Multitasking
Villains/Villainesses
Dictator Jones - Mind control
Dr. Genie - Mad scientist specializing in splicing
Pollen - Controls plant-like monsters
Pterror - Monster, Flight
Key Figures
President Rollington - POTUS
Vice President Quentin - vPOTUS
Dark Matter – Flight, Able to create objects (loves to use tendrils to attack and shields to block)
It wasn't the Kraken pulling the ship apart. Whereas the Kraken had long tentacles with enormous suckers to beat against whatever it attacks, it wasn't tentacles slowly stretching the ship to its limits. It was arms. Not human arms though, these arms had a triangular shape to them and ended in a blunt point and sharp spikes extending from the back of each arm. Long strands of what appeared to be strings on the other side of each arm were attached to the metal of the ship, pulling it off and discarding it into the ocean. The heroes then caught a glimpse of a liquid substance that moved through the hallway towards some of the passengers in a corner. The moment the liquid touched one, the passenger was immobilized and pulled them towards certain death.
"That's a . . ." Zipper trailed off, forgetting what the creature was called.
"Starfish," Crystal finished. "That's a gigantic starfish."
"Looks like someone got tired of krabby patties," Jasper joked. The other heroes looked at Jasper as if he had lost his mind, wondering what made this a joking situation. "You get it? Never mind."
"Anyways, those string looking things are its 'feet' and that liquid substance is its stomach," Crystal informed. "Whatever you do, don't let either of them touch you or else there'll be nothing left of you but your clothes."
"Shell, Dot, Ghost, I need you three to get blankets and towels for the passengers in the water," Commander Shinobay instructed. "The rest of you, bring those passengers to safety. I don't want another one dying."
With their instructions, the heroes started on their tasks. Crystal made a frozen wide path on the water so that those in the water could climb on and walk to safety. Still yet, some of them had a problem swimming, not to mention they were catching the eyes of hammerhead sharks nearby. Jumping in the water, she encased the passengers that couldn't swim in ice (with enough air) so that they floated and she could pull them to the shore.
As for the passengers in the ship, their fates were still in question as the heroes rushed through the hallways looking for them. Cherry was the one finding them the most, being able to move vast distances and outpace the starfish's stomach. Zipper was right behind her too, running across the walls to evade the stomach and get more passengers. Jasper and Hyper immediately realized the stomach was very sensitive to heat and they immediately started forcing it back.
Osprey found it hard to cut the back side of the starfish. It wasn't fleshy like he expected, but hard like armor. After his relentless assault, he switched over to those 'feet' Crystal said not to touch. Remembering all that he knew about starfish, which wasn't much, he recalled that it was the ends of the feet that he wasn't supposed to touch and smiled when an idea formed in his head.
Keeping away from the ends of the feet, he cut the feet at the base with his sharp wings and ripping out as much as he could. There was a gurgle from beneath the water when he did that, and he knew he hit the monstrous starfish right where it hurt. However, it was only one arm he attacked, one which might not even be grabbing people. Still yet, he continued until the stomach of the starfish drew too close for comfort and he flew out of there.
In the ship, Jasper and Hyper was now satisfied that they had pushed the stomach back far enough to continue the rescue mission and ran to find anyone that was still on the ship. For Hyper, she checked each room thoroughly, even the closets, before going on to the next. As for Jasper, he walked in a straight line as he struggled to hear what he thought was a bunch of kids crying for help. When he found the room, he kicked the door open, revealing a pitch black room. He stepped inside warily, sensing a trap . . .
. . . and jumped when the door slammed shut. The lights suddenly flicked on and Jasper found himself face to face with one of the most dangerous villains in the world: Dr. Genie.
"Of course this would be your doing," Jasper said.
"Who else would you expect?" Dr. Genie laughed.
"I was expecting a nice sleep," Jasper glared.
"Well, we don't always get what we want," Dr. Genie replied.
"Actually, what I want are the agents that you've been kidnapping from us," Jasper crossed his arms. "What have you done to them?"
"Nothing," she replied.
"Then what are you forcing them to do?" Jasper asked next.
"Mechanical engineering," she answered.
Jasper could see that was all he was going to get out of her about that. "So why a starfish?" he asked. "What happened to the Kraken?"
"Eaten by a pod of orcas," Dr. Genie replied.
"You couldn't save it, could you?" Jasper sneered.
"Ha! You're making it seem like I wanted to," Dr. Genie laughed. "If a monster can't defend itself from a predator several times smaller than it is, then it deserves to die. Now, you weren't called here to talk with me. You can come in now."
A door that was connected the room to the one adjacent to it opened and Dictator Jones came out in a wheelchair.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't slow roast you two right now," Jasper threatened, pointing his already flaming hands at him. Although he should've had them up when he saw Dr. Genie, she wasn't as dangerous as Dictator Jones was. Automatically, his head jerked back and he collapsed as the Dictator touched the nerves in his brain that controlled the pain receptors.
"Is that good enough?" the Dictator sneered.
"Jones, we're on a schedule," Dr. Genie reminded. "Hurry up."
"Fine, but I will do it again if I have to," the Dictator smiled. His smile only lasted a few seconds before he started
For a moment, Jasper grasped the situation he was in. Dictator Jones was in a wheelchair, no doubt why, and Dr. Genie was behind him. He could be out the door before Dictator Jones tried to control his mind.
"Or help make Crystal belong to you," Dictator Jones smiled.
"Stay out of my head!" Jasper shouted.
"My bad," the Dictator replied. "I figured with the way your relationship with Crystal was going, you'd want all the help you could get."
"What help could you give me?" Jasper seethed, knowing the Dictator was touching all his sensitive spot. "Let me guess, potions and chemicals? You want me to poison her, don't you?"
"I said make her belong to you," Dictator Jones repeated. "We all know the day won't come where Crystal would fall in love with you, even with all the potions Dr. Genie could make. Besides, there are more ways to make a girl belong to you than just potions."
Slowly, Jasper went through all the ways he knew, and used, to make a girl belong to him. None of them seemed to be the angle Dictator Jones was coming from, so Jasper then went through the ways that was more 'unconventional.' Immediately, his eyes widened as he realized what Dictator Jones meant. And to be honest, deep down, he really wanted to see that side of Crystal.
"What's in it for you?" Jasper inquired, knowing the offer wasn't for free.
"I just want Crystal out of my way," Dictator answered. "She's becoming a nuisance in my plans that involve Ruthless and I want her removed."