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Chapter 24 - Episode 6: The Talking Predators

The Justice Brigade was enjoying their day when their alarm went off. Daisy checked it and saw it was a moving target in China. The Justice Brigade put on their superhero uniforms, got into their Justice Brigade jet, and flew to China at hyper speed. Once they arrived, the Justice Brigade saw that it was the middle of the night, and the police were engaged in a high-speed chase with a black car, so they pursued it themselves. Iceboy put on a pair of spy sunglasses Sungirl had made and used them to zoom in on the black car to see who was driving. Once he did, he saw a girl fox driving the vehicle with a boy otter in the passenger seat. Sungirl asked, "Do you see who's driving, Iceboy?" Iceboy responded, "Yes. You won't believe this, but a fox is driving that car." Iceboy then saw her stop by a bank, and a boy jaguar and a boy coyote ran inside the car with the fox. Then the fox hit the gas and quickly drove away from the police.

Iceboy pointed out, "Now, a boy jaguar, and a boy coyote are in the car, and they just robbed the China bank." A girl hawk hacked the stoplights, turning them green so her team could drive through. After they did, the hawk turned all the lights red and stopped the cops. Since the cops couldn't do anything, Sungirl flew their jet down and chased after the car. Miss. Fox saw The Justice Brigade's jet chasing them, so she hit the gas and increased their speed to 140 miles per hour. Sungirl flipped a switch in their jet and nailed the villains' car with a tracking device. Once the animals dressed as humans escaped the Justice Brigade and the cops, they turned their car into a jet and flew out of China.

After the animals got away, Sungirl showed her team her communicator, and they saw a blinking light on it. Sungirl said, "I was able to nail their car with a tracking device just before they got away. It'll tell us exactly where they're going, and when it tells us where they are, we'll figure out where they'll strike next and hopefully get there first." The Justice Brigade saw they were going to London. Sungirl wondered, "London?" Iceboy mentioned, "That's where the crown jewels of the Queen of England reside, including the Koh-I-Noor Diamond." Aquaboy figured, "That must be what they're after. Looks like we got some treasures to save."

The Justice Brigade raced their new foes to London. Once they arrived in London, they saw it was late afternoon. The Justice Brigade then walked over to the Tower of London, hoping to find their thieves there. Once they arrived, they saw people on tours entering and exiting the Tower of London with their tour guides, and all the guards were still on patrol, so they figured the thieves hadn't struck yet. The Justice Brigade removed their superhero uniforms and entered The Tower of London dressed as tourists. Daisy figured, "I think we figured out how the thieves will get in, unless they already got in. They will either disguise themselves or have already done so and are en route to steal the jewels. We've got to get there first." Hannah asked, "How are we going to do that without getting caught by the guards?" The Justice Brigade snuck into the tower where the jewels were and saw that nobody was there yet. Since no one was around, they hid and changed back into their superhero uniforms. Sungirl ordered, "OK, Justice Brigade. Iceboy and I will head up the stairs and watch the jewels in case the villains decide to come through the window. Heatgirl, you and Aquaboy stay down here and wait for them. Whoever runs into them first calls the other two on their communicator."

Sungirl and Iceboy marched up the stairs and found the crowned jewels still locked in their box. They took a glimpse at them with the guards watching and saw that even the Koh-I-Noor Diamond was present. Sungirl and Iceboy kept an eye on the jewels while Heatgirl and Aquaboy watched the door. Once the thieves found the entrance to the tower, Miss. Hawk saw Heatgirl and Aquaboy guarding it. Miss. Hawk announced, "We got heroes guarding the entrance." Miss. Fox asked, "How are we going to get the jewels?" Mr. Otter replied, "Hello, we have a jaguar and a coyote on our side; we can scare them away. And even if we don't, Miss. Hawk can fly me up to the top while those two deal with the three of you. We'll steal the jewels while you three keep the heroes busy." Miss. Fox said, "We can't just walk in there. We'll need something to take them out with." Miss. Hawk replied, "Something like this." Miss. Hawk gave Miss. Fox a small ball and to throw through the door. Once she did, it opened, and Heatgirl and Aquaboy got hit with knock-out gas. Heatgirl and Aquaboy collapsed when the gas vanished, and the thieves walked up the stairs only to find the crown jewels were gone. Miss. Fox said, "I don't get it. The case is still locked, but the crown jewels aren't here." Then Iceboy turned the floor into ice, and all except Miss. Hawk fell to the ground. Iceboy asked, "Looking for someone?"

Miss. Hawk looked up and saw Sungirl and Iceboy floating above them. Miss. Hawk said, "Well, well, well." Sungirl asked, "You can talk?" Miss. Hawk replied, "We all can." Miss. Fox introduced, "We are The Talking Predators. I'm Miss. Fox, the leader." Miss Hawk introduced, "I'm Miss. Hawk. The techno wiz in the group." Mr. Coyote introduced, "I'm Mr. Coyote. People take one look at me and hand over their loot." Mr. Jaguar introduced, "I'm Mr. Jaguar, the toughest in the group." Mr. Otter introduced, "I'm Mr. Otter, master of deception and distraction. People find me so cute that they'll pay so much attention to me, and the others can steal from people right under their noses." Sungirl said, "Well, there's nothing cute about you to me." Sungirl blasted Mr. Otter with one of her Sun Beams and toasted him. Sungirl introduced, "We're The Justice Brigade. Down there was Heatgirl and Aquaboy. I'm Sungirl, the leader, and this is Iceboy." Miss. Fox ordered, "Well, we already took out two members. Let's take out the other two. Talking Predators, attack!"

Sungirl flew down the stairs, and Miss Hawk flew after her, with Mr. Jaguar running after her. Iceboy landed and took on Miss. Fox and Mr. Coyote. Iceboy punched Mr. Coyote, but Miss. Fox kicked Iceboy down the stairs. Iceboy then froze the stairs, and Miss Fox slipped and slid down them. Then Iceboy grabbed her and threw her to the wall. Then Iceboy looked out the door and saw Sungirl dodge Miss. Hawk's claw attack in the sky. Then Sungirl bounced off Mr. Jaguar's face and jumped up where Miss Hawk caught her. Miss. Hawk exclaimed, "You've interfered with our plans for the last time." Sungirl said, "Not yet." Sungirl shot her Laser Vision at Miss. Hawk's wings and set them on fire. Miss. Hawk then dropped Sungirl, and Mr. Jaguar broke her fall while Miss. Hawk crash-landed onto one of the Tower of London's walls.

Once the fight was over, the police took The Talking Predators to jail, and Sungirl and Iceboy woke up Heatgirl and Aquaboy. A policewoman ordered, "You four are under arrest, too, for stealing the crown jewels." Sungirl and Iceboy looked at each other, laughed, and then told the policewoman what had happened. Sungirl ordered, "Follow us." The policewoman followed The Justice Brigade up the tower to where the crown jewels were. Iceboy broke the case; everyone saw it was a fake made of ice, not glass. Iceboy confessed, "We didn't steal them; we hid them." Sungirl pulled the sheet off the real display case containing the crown jewels, and the policewoman saw that everything was present. Sungirl confessed, "I just threw a sheet over them, and Iceboy made a fake display case to put on the real one to make it look like someone had already stolen them." The policewoman remarked, "Clever. OK, you can go." The Justice Brigade flew away, went to their jet, and flew home. Once the Justice Brigade arrived, they saw it was early afternoon, so they hit the sack since they were up all night fighting the Talking Predators.

The End

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