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Goth Haven.
Mid-Town.

Just a few blocks from the Jet Starscream Experience, where last night their annual Gala was held, there is iLOCE world headquarters. iLOCE is one of the premiere computer security companies. They keep 45% of the home computers & 65% of the government's computers safe from harm or that's what they tell people. iLOCE is actually the cover organization for the techno-cult known only by it's acronym E.C.O.L.I. who sells the info they gather from those using their products to whom ever can pay their prices.

E.C.O.L.I. is headed by the mysterious person who is only known as The Patriarch. He was seated in his darkened office talking with one of his newest employees.

"So.. how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?" He said with a smile on his face.

"What?" came the response.

The Patriarch sighed. "It's a joke, Heinz." He said & paused. "Can I call you Heinz?"

"Yes, Patriarch." He said. He did prefer to not be called by his first name, he was a doctor after all. But he knew that if he didn't allow the Patriarch's whims he would soon be a dead doctor.

"Good. I was asking how the Gala went."

"It went well. I got to mingle with people how wouldn't be caught dead mingling with me otherwise."

"How did our test go?"

"Good. The release of the Loborilla went according to plan. I think we could easily release them anywhere within the city without many problems."

"Excellent! Did it go as we thought it would?"

"Yes. The Meta-Crimes Unit were there on the scene within the expected time frames & took down the Loborilla as expected. We didn't think it would have been hard. We did send out one of the more docile versions of our Loborilla."

"good. good. You weren't seen?"

"No. What with all the chaos caused by Hardigan & Starscream scuffle along with the panic caused by our Loborilla. The Police were unaware of my involvement."

"Did he suspect anything?"

"If the Meaty Might did he didn't show any signs of doing so."

"good. good. Where did they take it?"

"Back to the MCU's central lock up. Not sure what they plan to do with it. But given that we put a genetic timer on it they won't have it for long." He said with a smile.

"good. You can go back to your creatures now."

"Thank you, Patriarch." He said with a bow.

Doctor Mangalur left the darkened office to see how the people down in R & D were doing.

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Out in Parrodipolis Sound is Parody Island.
On the island is the Lair Mansion, home base for the Lair Legion.
In the living room the TV is on.

"As expected last night's JSX gala is this morning's Hot Topic." Alice Magee said. She was seated on a white semicircular couch. In front of that couch was a round oak table. Also on the couch with here were the other hosts of The Morning Buzz.

"But it's not for the Gala it's self that is making headlines." Magee continued. "No more then an hour and a half into the festivities was the event attacked by a currently unknown assailant. His target was the host of the event Jet Starscream. The attacker is said be a bald man in a battle suit. The suit he wore is very reminiscent of the one's made by Hardigan Tech. Hardigan Tech has released a statement saying that they are not connected to the attack in anyway & that their founder, Silas Hardigan, who attended the party was also hurt during the events of last night. He also blames Jet Starscream for all that happened last night & has once again called for the closing down of the museum."

As Magee talked some footage of the Starscream fight was shown on screen. It was from far away, grainy at times & sometimes blurry. The blurriness mostly happened when ever the camera tried to zoom in on the two men involved in the fight. The camera focused clearly on Starscream but who he was fighting remained out of focus.

"He might just get his wish time. A lot of people were hurt during the event weren't they?" asked Brant Gibson.

"Yes. Not only from the from Starscream fight but from what happened outside the museum."

"The Monkey Crab thing?" interjected Mark Lauren after he shallowed his sip from his Morning Buzz branded coffee mug.

"Yes. The creature which has been identified as a Loborilla, a Gorilla Lobster hybrid."

As she talked some other footage was shown. It was after the Loborilla was taken down & members of the Goth Haven MCU were swarming around the creature. Also shown was footage of Detective Turpentine, Police Commissioner Kelly & Ham-Boy standing near by.

"There he is! Our boy, Ham-Boy" CrazySugarFreakBoy! said & pointed at the screen. He was seated on the couch.

"So, he was there." Hatman said as he looked over the screen. He was standing nearby & who's spirit was currently residing in the body of Lara Night. "I had heard from Flapjack that he had gotten an invite."

"I don't remember us getting invited?"

"Flapjack said that we didn't get invited. Only Ham-Boy did." Hatman said as he brushed his shoulder blonde hair back over his shoulder.

Just then out of the corner of his eye, CSFB! saw Ham-Boy walk by. He had a few notebooks tucked under his right arm.

"Hey! Ham-Boy!" He called out as one of the newest Legionnaires had almost fully past by the living room.

Ham-Boy stopped & turned in the direct he had heard his named called.

"Yes?" asked as he walked into the room.

"How's it going?" The Wired Wonder asked the Meaty Might.

"ok." Ham-Boy said with a shrug of his shoulders. "a bit sore from last night but ok."

"I saw." CSFB! said used one of his thumbs & motioned over to the TV which the hosts were still talking about the gala.

"It's on TV?" He asked somewhat shocked.

"Yes." Hatman said. "You'll get use to seeing things you've done being reported on TV."

Ham-Boy looked at him/her somewhat puzzled.

"It's Hatman." He paused & then said. "Just in Lara Night's body."

Ham-Boy still had a puzzled look on his face.

"It's a long story. Just know that It's Hatman in here. Well, Lara is in here too."

This made Ham-Boy puzzled expression look ever more puzzled.

Hatman sighed & then said "As I said it's a long story."

"ok." Ham-Boy said still a bit confused.

"Did you have your com card with you?" CSFB! asked.

"Yes." Ham-Boy said shaking head quite vigorously.

"Was I to call the team when I found about about the Loborilla? If I was sorry I didn't. It all just happened so quickly." He said nervously & noticed as he was speaking he was talking a bit faster then normally. He also noticed that they had noticed that also.

The two senior members of team both laughed.

"No. You seemed to do quite well by yourself last night." Hatman said.

"I was just asked because you know that if your ever need us that your com card is your direct line to us. The card works anywhere, even when your off planet." CSFB! said.

"oh. Ok. Thanks." Ham-Boy said.

His hands were getting a bit sweaty & the notebooks he has shifted to his hands were also getting a bit heavy. With the added sweat on his hands & the weight he was afraid he was going to drop them. Dropping his notebooks in front of two senior member of the team would be really embarrassing.

"What's in the books?" Hatman asked.

"My Rogues' Gallery." Ham-Boy quickly responded.

"Kind of flat aren't they?" CSFB! said with a chuckle.

"They aren't my actual Rogues' Gallery just my notes on them. Mr. Visionary asked me to bring over all I had on them & to update the Legion's database with the information."

"Are you going to give that info to Hallie?" Hatman asked.

"No. I was just going to go downstairs to the File Room & enter in the info myself. That's ok, right?"

"Yes. But I'm sure Hallie would be happy to do that for you." Hatman said. Ham-Boy was getting a bit standing there with Hatman but then he always been a bit nervous around women.

"She is directly linked to the database!" CSFB! interjected.

"I know. But I'm not doing much today & I might want to add in some more stuff that I haven't written down."

"ok." Hatman said.

"Is there anything else you two want to ask me?"

"No. I don't have anything." CSFB! said & then looking over at his teammate, he asked with a big smile on his face. "Do you have anything you want to ask, Hatwoman?"

"No, I don't." Hatman said & then it registered what his fellow teammate has called him he gave him a look. Then, picked up a pillow from the couch & hit him in the face with it.

This caused the start of a pillow fight between the two Legionnaires. Ham-Boy took this moment as his chance to head off to the basement.

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THE END!

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FOOTNOTES:

- Dr. Heinz Mangalur: The known geneticist was formerly under the employ of Tanaka Hitler, the leader of the Manga Nazi Party. His main achievement during his time with the MNP was the Poke' Guard, a group of small deadly creatures. How he came to be under the employ of the Patriarch & E.C.O.L.I. is currently unknown.

- The Long Story: To find out the how & the why Hatman is sharing Lara Night's body with her read "Adventures in the Parodyverse: Two Spirits".