In the Arkham Tower (Chuck's new secret base), Dr. Strangefate sits on his throne, waiting if anyone is willing to pay the ransom for Ghost Rider. He yawns in boredom, feeling that there's more that he could be doing with so much power in his hands.
An idea strikes him.
*snaps fingers
"A-ha! I've got something far more sinister in mind than a secret weapons program! It will be perfect."
*evil smile*
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That night...
"Cal..."
A voice awakens Cal in the middle of the night in his bedroom. Little does he know that it is the psychic voice of Strangefate reaching out to him.
"Cal...you will come to me, where you'll become part of my other experiment."
The voice speaks out again, waking him up in a hypnotic trance.
"Good boy. Now rise...rise and leave your pathetic home and your worthless friends. You will live a better life soon."
Cal is led out of his bed and heads for the nearest door, opening it and shutting it behind him.
"Cal, you idiot. That's the closet."
Cal is forced to open the door and head out the RIGHT door. A few steps later...
"WATCH THE STAIRS!"
Cal tumbles down the stairs. But miraculously, he is still under Strangefate's spell.
"Get up, fool." Strangefate orders. "Head outside. Get over here to my place, NOW!"
In his pajamas, he is led miles and miles away from his home, towards the Arkham Tower, in an undisclosed location.
The entrance gates open and kindly welcome the mind-controlled Cal inside. The gates slowly shut behind him and there is silence for the rest of the night.
The next day...
A flying object is spotted in the sky at the peak of Mt. Silver. Trainer Red and his Pokemon are there to witness it. On closer inspection, they realize that the flying object is in fact none other than their old friend; Dr. Strangefate!
But he is not alone. For he is accompanied by several of his minions:
Ace and a dozen fleet of Joes behind him in their Combat Jet Skystrikers.
Wild Weasel and a dozen fleet of Cobras behind him in their Cobra Rattlers.
The Aerialbots.
Starscream, Skywarp, Thundercracker, Sunstorm and Thunderwing.
"Face it Red, you're heavily outnumbered. I realized that catching you a second time wouldn't be easy. So I came well prepared."
Strangefate signals for immediate attack.
"BLAST AWAY!"
Strangefate fires a beam of energy as a shower of bullets, missiles and lasers reign down upon Mt. Silver, explosions everywhere. The attacks continue endlessly until at last, the mountain cannot take any more brute force and it collapses. Red and his Pokemon take a deep plunge and get buried under heaps of falling rock and boulders.
Joes and Cobras scour the area and dig out the unconscious Red and his Pokemon, dragging them away to the Arkham Tower.
"Excellent."
Meanwhile elsewhere...
The doorbell rings at Terx's house. The door opens.
"Special delivery for Terx2!" The mailman greets him with a large package at his doorstep. "If you could please sign here?"
The mailman hands a confused Terx a form to fill in. While he is shortly distracted, the mailman suddenly puts Terx in a chokehold, taking out a cloth soaked in chloroform and rubbing it in his face.
Terx soon passes out cold.
The mailman removes his mask to reveal himself as Zartan.
Zartan drags Terx away back to the Arkham Tower.
Hours pass...
Cal, Terx and Red lay side-by-side on gurneys in a secret operating room, all still unconscious. In front of them stands Dr. Strangefate, alongside Dr. Mindbender.
"Get to work, Mindbender."
A few days later...
Dr. Strangefate proudly stands in his throne room. Joes, Autobots, Cobras and Decepticons alike are all assembled for a special announcement. Cal, Red and Terx lay asleep before him under a blanket sheet.
"Good morning ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. I'm so glad all of you came here on this fine day. I am proud to announce that we have a new member in our group. So if all of you could be so kind and say hello to my new pet..."
Strangefate approaches his three captives and partly lifts the blanket, nudging Cal with a light kick on the cheek with his boot.
"Hey, buddy. Wake up."
Strangefate hears Cal moan as he watches him slowly opens his eyes and gain consciousness.
"That's it, get up. On your fours."
Strangefate walks over to wake up Red and Terx behind Cal.
"Come on, you two as well. Upsy daisy!"
Moans are heard from Red and Terx, but no words.
"Come on now, altogether now. That's good. Yes...good. VERY GOOD!"
Strangefate raises his hands, magically lifting away the blanket to reveal to his minions his new pet.
All three victims are in a state of sheer shock. Strangefate marches by each of them, the reflection on his helmet reveals the horrible truth;
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Front: Cal.
Middle: Trainer Red.
End: Terx.
The three begin to shed tears and cry. Strangefate laughs at Cal's angry cries, whilst ignoring Red and Terx mumbling with their stitched up mouths.
"MWA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HAAAAAAA!" Strangefate laughs victoriously and turns to his minions. "See this, my friends. Let us all point and laugh at these weaklings in humiliation!"
The whole room erupts into laughter.
Strangefate levitates himself up to the ceiling and rolls around in a fit of giggles.
"Red, wait until you see what I've done to your precious Pokemon."
