18. Enter Replicate

Some thugs are at the first bank of Royal woods. "Put the money in the bag!" The 1st thug shouted.

"And we want all the safety deposit boxes too!" The 2nd thug said.

"And you want to go to jail!" Someone shouts.

'And we want to go to-wait what?" The third thug says. "Who said that?"

"That would be me." Ms. Appear then appears next to them. "Hey how's it going Steve?"

"My name is not Steve!" The 3rd thug shouted and open fired until Ms. Appear had her force field up.

Then a blur took all of the guns away. "You won't be needing these." Speed Queen and disassembled all of the guns within a minute.

"Crap. Luckily i got my trusty pistol." The first thug says. As soon as he pulls it out, it explodes. "What happened?" He turns and sees Firecracker standing in the bank entrance with Crystal Princess next him and a wolf behind him.

"Hey Joe." Firecracker says.

"My name isn't Joe!" The first thug shouts.

"I thought it was." Crystal Princess whispers.

"Let's just kick their butts." said Firecracker and Crystal Princess forms Crystal hammers.

"You ain't kicking anyone's butt." The second thug says. All of a sudden several cars pull up and fourteen guys come out of them.

"Oh no, there are seventeen of them and only a few of us." Crystal Princess mocked in fear.

"What are we going to do?" Firecracker asks in mock panic.

Just then the 14 thugs all got frozen. "Your icy state woun't he long for you will be imprsioned." said Black Ice

"Can't we talk about this?" The third thug asks.

Muiltipe Girl and Amplifier appear fright behind the 3rd thug and punch him right in the face. Then a vine gives him a wedige and Greenthumb giggled.

Parkour beats up the 2nd thug.

The first thug tries to run but he suddenly he is floating off the ground.

"You're not going anywhere." Prodigy said and slammed the thug to the wall.

"Looks like that's all of them." Speed Queen says. "Ok let's get out of here before the press show up." The L-Crew barely walk out of the bank when the media shows up.

"Dang it." The L-Crew groaned

"This is Jenny Snarts live from the scene where the L-Crew just stopped a major bank robbery." Jenny says. "Speed Queen, what is the secret to your success?"

"Well Jenny we work together and we practiced with our secret coach." Speed Queen explained.

"Now the world wants to know: which one of you is the better hero?" Jenny asks.

"I am." The L-Crew answer in unison.

The L-Crew's eyes widen and they all look at each other. "No I'm the better hero!" The L-Crew shouted.

The L-Crew start arguing about who is the better hero. Prodigy then stops arguing when she realizes something.

"Um, siblings you do realize that the camera is still rolling right?" Prodigy points out. The L-Crew stop arguing and look at the camera. They all wave nervously with nervous smiles.

"Look Jenny we'll catch you later we need to go see who's better." said firecracker

The L-Crew leave and head back to base.

Andrew Tetherby sat in his office filling out some paperwork when his intercom goes off.

"Yes?" Tetherby answers irritability.

"Sir, the meta you called for is here." His secretary tells him.

"Send him in." Tetherby tells her.

The door opens and Tetherby sees a tall man that wears a black trench coat and a fedora, he also had fair skin. "You're Lord Tetherby?" He asked.

"Lord Tetherby was my father, I am his son." Tetherby replied.

"I see. You reqursted my services." The man says in a even tone.

"Yes, I want you to destroy the L-crew." said Tetherby and showed the man the broadcast from earlier.

"I see. I'll do the job." The man tells him. "But I have conditions."

"What are your conditions?" Tetherby asks.

"I prefer to get paid up front." He tells him.

"Very well." Tetherby nodded. "Anything else?"

"Yes. Make the check out to Replicate." The man answers.

"Very well." Tetherby said and gave the man called Replicate his check.

"Pleasure doing business with you." said Replicate and walks away.

Meanwhile at the warehouse Clyde and Ronnie Anne saw the news report.

"Dang it Jenny." Ronnie Anne says while pinching the bridge of her nose. "She jumpstarted their sibling rivalry."

"And we all seen their sibling rivalry is like. But maybe it won't be a big deal." Clyde said.

All of you face facts. I'm the better hero!"

"Coming from the who got her butt handed to her by Squatch!"

Clyde and Ronnie Anne turn towards the door and see the Louds arguing.

"I caught all the bullets on my first mission and besides there is a saying that the face one is always better." Lori said.

"I gave the town power during that blackout. I'm the better hero!" Luna protested.

"Please. I used my forcefield to prevent a building from falling. I'm the better hero!" Luan argued.

"I can, like, stop multiple crimes at once. I'm totes the better hero." Leni told them.

"I froze the getaway car. I am the better hero." Lucy told them.

"I blew up the guns I'm the better hero." Lincoln said.

"Please. I'm the better hero. I destroyed Todd." Lisa pointed out.

"I knocked the thugs out with one punch. I'm the better hero." Lynn argued.

"Poo poo!" Lily said.

"All you do is use vines!" Luan argued back

"Well I defeated Sound Diva!" Lola argued.

"Only because I weakened her!" Lana fired back.

"I'm the better hero!" The twins say in unison.

"Look girls and Lincoln can't we just calm down." Ronnie Anne said.

Saw that coming." Clyde says. The pets walk in and look to see their owners arguing.

"Great. They're arguing again." Walt groaned.

"It better be better than that dress." said Geo.

"I wanted to claw those dresses but you said no." Cliff glared at Charles.

"Did you want to sleep outside?" Charles asked.

"Good point." Cliff admitted.

"So what are they arguing about this time?" Hops asks Ronnie Anne.

"They're arguing on who's the better hero." Ronnie Anne groaned. "It's like seeing my cousin Carlota and Carl fighting."

"Well I'm not picking." Fangs said.

"But what should we do?" Clyde asks.

"Simple: hope that the arguement doesn't turn physical." Cliff answers.

"Just don't jinx it." Ronnie Anne replied.

"Look, just give them a couple hours and they'll find something else to argue about." Geo reassures them.

"You guys seem a little to ok with this." Ronnie Anne says. She turns her attention back to the arguing Louds when Lincoln suddenly stops the arguing.

"Guys, this is getting us nowhere." Limcoln tells them. "Let's just ask Ronnie Anne and Clyde who the better hero is."

Ronnie Anne, Clyde and the rest of the pets all glared at Geo. "Dang it." Geo said.

"So my beautiful girlfriend and best friend since we were five, who is the best hero out of the eleven of us." Lincoln asks.

"Well um." said Ronnie Anne while rubbing her arm.

"I'm literally your brother's girlfriend and you have to pick me. Clyde you have a huge crush on me." Lori said.

"Well I uh, you see." Clyde stammers out. Suddenly the crime alarm goes off. "Thank God!"

"I've never been so happy to hear the alarm." Ronnie Anne says.

"There's a meta human in downtown Royal Woods ." Clyde said.

"You guys know what to do right?" Ronnie Anne asked.

"Yep." Lincoln answers. "We know what to do."

"Good." Ronnie Anne says.

"Whoever beats the meta can take the title 'Best Hero'." Lincoln says. "Deal?"

"Deal!" The sisters all said.

"That's not what I meant." Ronnie Anne glared at the L-Crew.

"Can't talk gotta beat my sisters!" Lincoln said and placed his goggles on and gave Ronnie Anne a kiss on the cheek, then flew off.

"Dang it." Ronnie Anne says.

"They are so competitive." Charles comments.

"Tell me about it." Hops rolled his eyes.

"And I hate to be Lame-o when he loses." Ronnie Anne sighed.

"They're all going to lose." Cliff says.

"What do you mean?" Clyde asks.

"None of them have ever defeated a meta by themselves." Fangs explained.

"And from the sounds of it, they plan on taking turns going one-on-one with this one." Walt added.

"Well I better get a seat so I can yell at them later." Ronnie Anne.

The L-Crew are making their way to the location of the meta.

"So how are we going to decide who goes first?" Wildgirl, in golden eagle form, asks.

"Simple. Age before beauty." Crystal Princess replied.

"How about I go first." said Firecracker.

"No way! I should go first!" Parkour argues.

"Look, how about we go by age. Oldest to youngest." Speed Queen suggests. "Everyone ok with that?"

"Fine." The rest of the L-crew replied.

"And better not blame your defeat on me Parkour!" Firecracker shouted.

"Look, I made a mistake. And I thought I made it up to you." Parkour said.

"Forgive but never forget." Firecracker tells her. "Plus if you do blame me, we'll see which of your sports equipment is flammable."

"I won't blame you I promise!" Parkour cried out.

Firecracker smirks at her fear. Down on the ground, Speed Queen shakes her head.

"Ever since Linc got his powers, he seems more confident and less afraid. But I just wish he'd tone it down a bit." Speed Queen thought.

"Dudes, we're approaching our destination." Amplifier says right before crashing into a lamppost. "Bogus."

The L-Crew all stopped and looked around and see no damage. "Where's the meta?" Parkour asked.

They look around and see nothing. Crystal Princess then sees a man in a trench coat and fedora walking up to them with his hands in his pockets.

"Guys! There is someone walking towards us." Crystal Princess announces.

"Hey have you seen the Meta human?" Multiple girl asked.

The man doesn't answer and continues walking.

"This guy is so cool." Wildgirl says in awe.

"And mysterious." Black Ice adds.

"Sir, have you a meta human around here?" Speed Queen asks.

"Simple I am the meta human." He replied.

"You are?" Amplifier asks. The meta nods.

"Who are you?" Prodigy asks.

"I am Replicate." He answers. "So, shall we begin?"

"I got this. Watch the first born take this chump down." Speed Queen said.

The rest of the L-Crew go to the side to wait for their turn. Speed Queen then runs forward and attempts to punch Replicate. However, Replicate's eyes flash and ducks by bending backwards with his hands still in his pockets.

"What the?" Speed Queen questions. "Nobody dodges my punches!"

"Go for the Blitz Kick!" Wildgirl yells. The rest of the team look at her weird. "We named our moves. Have guys never done that?"

"Fine!" Speed Queen said and and took a running start. Speed Queen rushes forward and goes to kick Replicate but he sidesteps. Speed Queen crashes into a bunch of trash cans. "He dodged again!?" Speed Aueen asked.

"You Ok?" Speed Queen looks to see who said that and it was Bobby delivering a pizza.

"Yes civillian. I am fine." Speed Queen says with her voice disguised. "Now if you excuse me, I have a job to do."

"Well so do I. Man I got to tell Ronnie Anne about me meeting Speed Queen." said Bobby.

Speed Queen ran at full force and tried the bicycle kick, but Replicate dodged again.

"How are you doing that?" Speed Queen asks. Replicate doesn't answer. Speed Queen goes for a punch but is kneed in the gut.

Speed Queen clutches her gut and groans in pain. "Ouch." She said.

"Wow Speed Queen's battle was quick!" Ms. Appear laughed.

Not now Ms. Appear!" Parkour says.

"My turn." Replicate says. He then speeds forward and throws several punches. However, they hit but Speed Queen doesn't feel them. Replicate turns and starts to walk away. Speed Queen is about to go after him when her body starts jerking around like she's getting hit multiple times.

"What just happened?" Muiltipe Girl said.

"He hit her in the pressure points." said Prodigy.

"More like he hit her faster than the punched could land." Firecracker corrects. "But looks liks Speed Queen is down."

"My turn!" Multiple Girl says enthusiastically.

Muiltipe Girl clones herself into five clones. "Let's get him girls!"

Replicate looks at all the clones with an even look. His eyes flash and he creates five clones of himself.

"Wait he has two powers?" The 1st Muiltipe Girl clone asked.

"That's odd." Wildgirl replied.

Replicate and his clones get into a fighting stance. Multiple Girl and clones charge at Replicate. On the sidelines, the L-Crew watch the fight.

"So do you guys think we should rank our enemies on how dangerous they are?" Firecracker asks.

"I couldn't agree more older brother." Prodigy said.

One of Muiltipe Girl's clones was thrown in a newsgand by Replicate's clones.

"So, how would you guys rate Todd?" Firecracker asks.

"What scale are we talking about?" Amplifier asks.

"I'm thinking one through ten." Firecracker answers.

"Nine!" The twins replied.

"Why nine?" Speed Queen asks.

"We couldn't lay a hand on him." Crystal Princess answers.

"So we give him a nine." Wildgirl adds. Another Multiple Girl clone is thrown into a car.

"Ok, what about Squatch?" Speed Queen asks. "Parkour, I'll let you answer this one."

"Hmm probably another nine. He was hard to beat." said Parkour.

"Hydro?" Ms. Appear asked,

"Seven. He was just annoying." Firecracker answers. "Crystal Princess, what would you rate Sound Diva?"

"Hmm a 6 or 7." Crystal Princess replied.

"Why a six or a seven?" Ms. Appear asks.

"Mainly motivation. Her motivation just was to be number one." Crystal Princess answers. Multiple Girl is then kicked by Replicate. "Ok, what about Nuke?"

"Seven." Ms. Appear answers. "He just ran away and only beat us when we were weakened by training."

"Ok. Amplifier, how would you rate Electron?" Black Ice asks.

"I say a eight." said Ampfier.

Muiltipe Girl was thrown at a dumpster by Replicate and got hit by a roundhouse kick.

"Alright dudes, the pets. How would you guys rate them?" Amplifier asks.

"Tough call." Black Ice said.

"I would have to say a six or seven." said Speed Queen

"We weren't really trying." Prodigy points out. "Ok. What the cyborgs?"

"I give Adamborg a six. I almost beat him by myself." Firecracker answers.

"I give Carolborg a eight." Parkour says. "So how do you think Multiple Girl is doing?" Back in the battlefield, Multiple Girl is struggling. Everytime a clone is knocked down, Multiple Girl creates a clone.

"These clones are getting annoying." Replicate says. "Time to send these clones back where they came from." Replicate glances at his clones and they nod. They scatter around and they each grab a clone and throw the clones at the original.

The clones merge back with the original. Replicate turns around and Multiple Girl collapses. Suddenly a stream of electricity shoots at Replicate, who barely dodges. He turns around and sees Amplifier with her arm outstretched.

"I take it your next?" Replicate asks.

"Shock and awe dude." Amplifer said.

"That was awful!" Ms. Appear shouted

"Shut up." Amplifier says. "Ok dude, your going down." She fires at Replicate. Replicate looks at the electricity and his eyes flash. He then takes one of his hands out of his pocket and absorbs the electricity.

"How the heck did he do that?" Crystal Princess asks.

"This makes no sense. Super speed, duplication abilities and now electricity. This meta is intriguing." Prodigy says.

"I think he's a ten." Firecracker said.

"Really?" Parkour says shocked.

"Yeah, this guy has barely broken a sweat." Firecracker tells her.

Amplifer teleports behind Replicator and attempts to kick him. But Replicator blocks the kick and flips Amplifier.

Amplifier flies forward and tries to throw an electric powered punch but Replicate catches her her fist and punched her with an electric charged punch of his own.

"Bogus!" Amplifer shouted. She flew electric balls at Replicate.

Replicate teleports out of the way and appears behind Amplifier. Replicate round house kicks Amplifer. Then shot a stream of lightning at Amplifer. Amplifier gets hit and is launched into a building.

Parkour was looking at the sports section. "Great the Red wings lose again!" Parkour groaned and noticed Amplifer is out. "Ok Ms. Appear you're up."

"Alrighty. Let's go." Ms. Appear says. Replicate looks at her with a calm expression on his face.

"Show me what you can do." Replicate says.

Ms. Appear turns invisible so she can take him down. "I think Ms. Appear has it in the bag?" Crystal Princess said.

Replicate throws his elbow backwards and Ms. Appear becomes visible. "You've got to be kidding me!" Firecracker exclaims.

"What is this guy?" Wildgirl asks.

"That's impossible to find Ms. Appear invisible! Does she like cheese!?" Parkour exclaimed.

Replicate turns to face Ms. Appear. "Do you wish to try again?" He asks. Ms. Appear growls and turns invisible. He then holds up his hand and Ms. Appear becomes visible with her fist in Replicate's hand.

"How are you finding me?!" Ms. Appear shouted.

"Simple. Your predictable." His eyes then flash and he kicks Ms. Appear back.

"I'm predictable!?" Ms. Appear growled and got back up.

She covers her fists in forcefields and charges. However, when she gets close, a forcefield pops up.

"Oh come on!" Ms. Appear groaned and tried to punched through the forcefield.

"How is he even able to do all this?" Ms. Appear asks herself. Then she remembered something. "Wait, his eyes flashed and a now he has forcefield up. That's it!" She looked at her siblings. "Guys his eyes" before Ms. Appear can finish Replicate knocks her out cold. Replicate throws the motionless Ms. Appear to the side.

Parkour rips a parking meter out of the ground. "Let's dance." Parkour glares at Replicate and walks towards him.

Replicate looks at Parkour and his eyes flash. Parkour then swings the meter, but Replicate catches it with his hand. "What?!" Parkour exclaimed.

"What is he?" Speed Queen asks.

"Enough of this!" Parkour says. She then punches him in the chest, pushing him back. Parkour's eyes widen in surprise. "I hit him? I hit him! Yeah! Parkour is the best!" She then does a victory dance. "Parkour number one!"

Don't get cocky Parkour! Just hit again!" Crystal Princess shouted.

"Don't get your dress in a bunch. He's as good as beat." Parkour assures her. She then turns her attention to Replicate and is punch in the face and launched into a car.

"Parkour! You gave him time to recover you dummy!" Speed Queen shouts.

"Hey shut up!" Parkour shouted as she got up and charged towards Replicate to punch him.

Replicate counters with a roundhouse kick, knocking her into a vegetable stand. He then flips a car on top of Parkour.

"Ok Firecracker you're up." Parkour groaned.

"Finally!" Firecracker ingnites his fists

"No. You are not up." Replicate tells him.

"What do you mean?" Firecracker asks.

"Ladies first." He answers.

"Aw man." Firecracker groans. "Ok Black Ice, i guess your up." He turns to look at her but she's gone. He then sees her trying to sneak up on Replicate. However, Replicate somehow knew she was there and did a sweep kick causing to fall on her back and shoot her ice blast into the sky.

"Dang it." Black Ice groans. Replicate's eyes flash and he then freezes his hand.

Black Ice gets up and forms ice swords to attack Replicate.

Replicate catches on of the swords and Black Ice sees that his hand is coated in ice.

"Gasp. How is this possible?" Black Ice asks.

Replicate punches Black Ice in the face until Black Ice uses a Ice slide to escape the punch. Black Ice circles Replicate from above and shoots him with her ice. Replicate dodges the ice and fired back with his own ice.

Black Ice maneuvers around the ice and tries to fire back only for Replicate jump up and smash the ice sled with an ice fist.

"Whoa!" Black Ice shouted.

"Bogus! That was insane." said Amplifer

"I know right." Firecracker agrees while eating a hot dog.

"Are you seriously eating a hot dog right now, bro?" Amplifier asks while giving him a hard glare.

"I got hungry and I have to wait my turn." Firecracker said. "Besides I got you one too."

"Thanks." Amplifier says but still had a disapproving look on her face. "Looks like Black Ice is down."

"My turn!" Wildgirl says and immediately turns into a lion.

Wildgirl takes a running start and pounces on Replicate. Replicate's eyes flash and he throws her off him. Wildgirl roars and tries again.

"He didn't turned into a animal!" Speed Queen said.

Replicate throws Wildgirl off and Wildgirl is starting to get angry.

"Try a different animal!" Crystal Princess suggests.

"What animal do you suggest?" Wildgirl asks.

"Try an elephant." Multiple Girl suggests.

"Ok." Wildgirl then turns into an elephant and trumpets loudly. She then charges. On the sidelines, Amplifier is reading the paper.

"Smooch and Mick Swagger are touring together and they will be performing a duet." Amplifier reads.

"You're reading the paper really?" Firecracker asked with a glare.

"Parkour did it earlier and you just bought two hot dogs." Amplifier reminds him.

"Let me remind you that you are the second in command of this team." Firecracker fires back.

"Since when am I second in command?" Amplifier asks.

"Well Muiltipe Girl is not 2nd in command material." said Speed Queen.

"And we voted for we wanted as second in command and we voted you." Black Ice adds.

"Wow." Amplifier says. "Duck dudes!" The team look and see Wildgirl being thrown by the trunk.

"I'm not done yet!" Wildgirl yells.

"Time your time little dude." Amplifer says. "Man I got to tell Sam Mick and Smooch touring together." She whispered.

Wildgirl stares at Replicate through narrowed eyes.

"Should I go T-rex?" Wildgirl asks herself. "But what if I lose control?" Wildgirl shakes her head. "Not worth the risk. But, going dino doesn't sound like a bad idea."

Wildgirl morphs into a stegosaurus and snorts att Replicate

Wildgirl runs towards Replicate and tries to swing her tail at him.

Replicate dodged the tail swipe and glared at Wildgirl.

"Bigger isn't better." Replicate says.

"Sometimes it is!" Wildgirl replied.

"Try something smaller." Prodigy suggested. "Your not as mobile as a big animal."

"Fine." Wildgirl groans and turns into a grizzly.

"Teddy." Greenthumb says while clapping and giggling.

"Not even you can can't prevent this!" Wildgirl roared.

"Now where have I heard that line before?" Firecracker asked himself.

Wildgirl roars and charges at Replicate. Replicate punches Wildgirl in the gut and punches Wildgirl and throws her in a dumpster. "Not a candy store but close enough." said Wildgirl.

"Looks like the Crystal Princess is up." said Crystal Princess.

"Did you just refer to yourself in the third person?" Prodigy asks.

"Yep." Crystal Princess answers. Crystal Princess forms hammers and charges at Replicate. "Better bow before me guys!" She said. She runs towards him with the hammers. Replicate's eyes flash and he creates a crystal barrier in front of him.

"The crystals are red as blood." Black Ice said.

"I'm guessing pink would throw him off." Firecracker shrugged.

"Red or pink, it doesn't matter to me." Crystal Princess says.

Crystal Princess jumps in the air and breaks the barrier and glares at Replicate. "I suggest you go back to serving tea with your stuffed animals." He said.

"Not until I beat you!" Crystal Princess shouted. She turns her hand into a blade and tries to slash at him, but Replicate counters with one of his own. "Why do I even use this? It never works." Crystal Princess asks.

"Because it's cool!" Wildgirl answers.

"Oh right." Crystal Princess says.

Replicate punches Crystal Princess with a Crystal fista and tears are forming in her eyes. "No tears girl!" Crystal a Princess groaned.

"Playtime is over." Replicate says. He then puts his hands on the ground and suddenly crystals start popping out of the ground.

"Oh no." said Crystal Princess.

"How does he do that?" Parkour asked.

"I know! But, what I don't understand why he's only using one power if he has all these other powers." Speed Queen says.

"Ms. Appear knew something but she's still out." Amplifier says.

"I can read minds if they're conscious or unconscious." said Prodigy.

"Then why won't read Ms. Appears?" Firecracker asks.

"Plot." Prodigy answers.

"Huh?" Multiple Girl says.

"I mean, it might damage her mind if I try reading it while she's unconscious." Prodigy explains. "Besides, Crystal Princess is almost done." The siblings look and see Crystal Princess trying to prevent Replicate's crystals from reaching her.

"C'mon! C'mon!" Crystal Princess shouts.

But Crystal Princess failed and pushed and landed in the same dumpster Wildgril landed in. "Eww!" She shouted.

"Now it's my turn." Prodigy said.

"Your next?" Replicate asks.

"Yes. Now I am giving you a opportunity to surrender while you have a chance." Prodigy tells him.

"I don't think so." Replicate said.

"Hmm, so i guess you have sealed your fate." Prodigy tells him, however she doesn't move.

"You seem smart." Replicate tells her. "Have you figured out how my powers work?"

"Yes I have. When my siblings attack you get this flash in your eyes and get those powers." said Prodigy.

"Probably right?" Firecracker shrugged.

"There is more to it than that." Replicate tells her.

"What?" Prodigy gasped. "Then how do your powers work?"

"Your smart. You'll figure it out." Replicate tells her.

"So close." Speed Queen sighed.

"Well there is a reason why they call me Prodigy." Prodigy smiled.

She closes her eyes and tries to read Replicate's mind. But she feels something preventing her from doing so.

"Something's not right, how can this be possible?" Prodigy wondered.

"Surprised? You shouldn't be." Replicate says, but he doesn't say it out loud. He says it with his mind.

"How are you able to do this?!" Prodigy asks frustrated.

"Your smart. Figure it out." Replicate says.

Prodigy growls and uses her telekinesis to lift up a car and throws it at Replicate.

The car is stopped in midair and is thrown back at Prodigy.

"He didn't even use his hands!" Wildgirl yells shocked

"They never left his pockets!" Speed Queen shouts.

"He's like Gaara." said Amplifer.

"Yeah only he doesn't control sand." said Firecracker.

"You two watch to much Naruto." Black Ice says.

"Why does it seem that he uses our powers better than we do?" Multiple Girl asks.

"Yeah. How does his powers work?" Parkour asks.

"Beats me." said Wildgirl.

Then Ms. Appear wakes up. "Ugh! My head." She groaned.

"Ms. Appear! Your awake." Multiple Girl says happily.

"What the heck happened?" Ms. Appear.

"Eight of us have lost to Replicate." Firecracker says. Prodigy flies past them and crashes into a building. "Make that nine."

"Before you were knocked out, you were about to say something about Replicate. What was it?" Speed Queen asks.

"Sorry. I don't remember. My head still hurts." Ms. Appear tells them.

"Dang it!" The L-Crew groaned. Greenthumb crawled into battle, sat down and glared at Replicate.

"Really? A baby?" Replicate asks. "Seriously?"

"Are we really going to let our baby sister fight Replicate?" Firecracker asks.

"I don't want her to get hurt." Parkour said.

"Me neither." said Speed Queen

"So I guess we pull her out of there?" Wildgirl asks.

"I would." Crystal Princess answers. Crystal Princess makes her way to Greenthumb but stops when the infant glares at her.

"I don't want you to get hurt baby sister." Crystal Princess said.

"Poo Poo." Greenthumb says. She then turns back to Replicate. Greenthumb raises her hands and the branches from the nearby trees stretch out towards Replicate.

"She's doing it." said Ms. Appear.

"I better get ready." Firecracker said.

Replicate maneuvers around the branches trying to avoid them. Greenthumb opens her hand and several vines pop up behind Replicate and grabs him.

"She's got him!" Amplifier exclaims.

"I guess Greenthumb is better." Muiltipe Girl said.

"Beaten by a infant how sad." Black Ice sighed

Replicate smirks and his eyes flash. The vines then rip apart and he lands on his feet.

"Playtime is over." Replicate says.

"You already said that!" Crystal Princess shouted.

Replicate growls and raises his hands and vines appear under Greenthumb and start raising her up off ground.

"Dudes! She's getting a little high!" Amplifier cries out.

"Hey put her down now! She's just a baby!" Firecracker shouted.

Replicate turns his attention to Firecracker, but it causes him to lose focus and the vines under Greenthumb fall apart and she begins to plummet to the ground.

"GREENTHUMB!" The L-Crew yell in unison. Firecracker is about to fly and catch her but Replicate raises his vines underneath him and raises himself under Greenthumb, catching her. He then lowers himself to the ground sets down the infant.

"That's enough fighting for you today." Replicate tells her. Greenthumb then starts to walk back to her siblings where she is immediately picked up by Speed Queen.

"Ok that's it now it's my turn." said Firecracker.

Firecracker gets off the sidewalk and makes his towards Replicate. He keeps walking until he's right in front of him and as soon as he's in front of him, the two stare each other down.

"You ready for this?" Firecracker asked.

"That depends." said Replicate.

"Depends on what?" Firecracker asks.

"Depends on how much you hold back." Replicate answers.

"Who said i was holding back?" Firecracker says with a smirk and goes full flame.

"Impressive. Let's see how powerful you are kid." said Replicate. Firecracker smirks and starts floating off the ground. As soon as he's eye level with Replicate, he punches him right in the face. "Is that all you got!?" Replicate asked.

Firecracker threw ten fireballs at Replicate, but he managed to dodge them.

"Not bad." Firecracker commented. "Now the real fight begins." He fires a stream of fire at Replicate. Replicate smirks and his eyes flash. He then holds out his hand shoots fire of his own.

Firecracker dodges the fire and eats one of the fire. "Thanks for the power boost." said Firecracker!

Replicate growls and glares at Firecracker. Firecracker smiles and starts shooting fireballs. Replicate dodges them but when he stops dodging, he sees Firecracker purposely missing.

"I stopped dodging you know." Replicate tells him.

"I know." Firecracker says while still shooting. He then stops firing and smiles. Replicate looks at him confused. He then looks around sees the fireballs floating in the air all around him. "Eat this! Flare Crusher!" He then moves his arms down and the fireballs all converge and go for Replicate.

"Did he create a new move?" Speed Queen asked.

The fireballs hits Replicate and Firecracker cheers. Woo! Best hero on the L-crew!" Firecracker shouted. However the celebration is cut short when the smoke clears and Replicate is unscathed.

"You've got to be kidding me!" Parkour says shocked.

"That was literally forty fireballs hitting him all at once!" Speed Queen adds.

"How did you survive?" Firecracker asks.

"Simple. I put up a fire barrier right before i was hit." Replicate explains.

"A fire barrier!? Even I haven't learned that!" Firecracker exclaimed. Firecracker flies forward with his fist cocked back.

"Get him bro!" Amplifier shouts.

"Burn is eyeballs out!" Wildgirl yells.

"Eyeballs? Eyeballs. Eyes. That's it! I remember now!" Ms. Appear exclaims.

"What do you mean Ms. Appear?" Parkour asked.

"His eyes flash right before he uses our powers." Ms. Appear tells them. "I saw it and then I realized something. He's not gaining our powers. He's copying them and using them against us!"

"Oh course. His eyes flashing is almost like he's scanning us and then gaining our powers temporarily!" Prodigy realizes.

"And that's why he's only using one power. He can copy only one at a time." Speed Queen adds.

"We found his weakness." Black Ice said.

Firecracker was dodging all of Replicate's attacks.

"Firecracker! We found his weakness!" Multiple Girl yells.

"Really?" Firecracker says. However, while Firecracker is distracted, Replicate knocks him out of the sky to the ground. He then walks up to to the downed hero and picks him up by his throat.

"This game is over." Replicate says.

Before Replicate can finish him off he got hit by a blurr. He looks and sees Firecracker no longer in his hand. He turns and sees him and Speed Queen on the other side of the street.

"Thanks for the save." Firecracker says to her.

"No problem." She says. The rest of the L-Crew join them.

"Guys what are we doing?" Firecracker asks. "Why are we competing to see who the better hero is?"

"Because Jenny Snarts asked us who's better." Muiltipe Girl said.

"And yet we got our butts kicks." Wildgirl sighed.

"You know dudes, none of us are the better hero. We do better when we work together." Amplifier says.

"Indeed. This whole contest was stupid." Prodigy says.

Yeah!" The twins yelled.

"Let's beat this copycat as a team!" Speed Queen said.

The L-Crew then surround Replicate who just smiles.

"This just got more interesting." Replicate says. He then takes his hands out of his pockets. "Let's go." The L-Crew are about to attack when several Fire trucks and ambulances drive by the scene.

"What's going on?" Wildgirl asks.

"No idea." Parkour says.

"Is there a fire?" Multiple Girl asks.

They see a apartment building on fire and The Firefighter chief yells. "We need to put out this fire."

Another firefighter runs up to him. "Sir, there are several people trapped in the building!"

"Guys, we need to help them!" Firecracker says.

"What about Replicate?" Parkour asks.

"I don't know." Speed Queen answers.

"Go." The L-Crew look at Replicate. "Go. I'll wait."

"Ok then. Black Ice, Firecracker put our the fire anyway you can!" Speed Queen said.

"Right." The two say in unison.

"Can I help? My elephant will be able to help." Wildgirl says.

"Ok. Prodigy I want you to contain the fire because the apartment building is right next door to the fireworks factory." Speed Queen orders.

"Ok I may be a airhead. But that's just a stupid place to be." said Muiltipe Girl.

"Agreed." The team said in unison.

"Greenthumb, you stay out here and use your vines to help get people out of the higher floors." Speed Queen tells her. Greenthumb salutes. "That is literally adorable. The rest of us are going in that building to save the people."

"Right!" The reat of the L-crew replied and get to work. Firecracker began to eat the fire while Greenthumb made vine slides.

Black Ice shot ice at the fire while Wildgirl morphed into an elephant and shot water at the fire while Prodigy made sure that it didn't get out of control.

Amplifer looks arounds and sees Tabby standing across broken floorboard. "Yo Amplifer help me mate!" Tabby shouted.

She flies across and grabs her and places her on one of the vine slides. "Thanks mate. I owe you one." Amplifier nods and goes back to finding people trapped in the building. Speed Queen runs to the top floor and sees a old man unconscious.

"Sir, can you hear me?" Speed Queen asks.

The old man wakes up and looks around. "Oh no a fire!" The old man screamed.

"Don't worry sir, I'll get you out." Speed Queen reassures him. She helps him to the window and Speed Queen motions for Greenthumb to create a vine slide for him.

The old man gets down to safety thanks to Greenthumb.

Parkour breaks down a down and looks around. "Anyone here?" She asked.

She sees a woman holding a baby in her arms.

"Save my baby!" The woman begs.

"Don't worry. I will." Parkour promises. She then leads the two out of the room when a beam falls.

Parkpur grabs the beam and holds it. "Come on Parkour you can do this!" Parkour said to herself. She moves the beam and gets the woman and infant on the vine slide. "I gotta admit this is much better than armed robberies."

"Speak for yourself!" Crystal Princess said as she uses Crystal crowbars to open the door.

"Hurry! Everyone to the slide!" Crystal Princess orders. A little quickly hugs Crystal Princess.

"Your my hero." The girl says before going down the slide.

"Thanks for the love!" Crystal Princess replied.

"Black Ice how is Firecracker doing?" Speed Queen asked.

"Um, are you guys almost done? Firecracker says he's getting full." Black Ice says.

"I just got four pets out." Multiple Girl reports.

"I just got two teens out!" Ms. Appear reported.

"Please hurry." Firecracker groaned.

"Ok. Prodigy are there anyone else in the building?" Speed Queen asks.

"Yes. There is a little girl stuck on the second floor." Prodigy reports. There is a pause. "Do any of you have anything for stomachache?"

"Not really." Ms. Appear replied.

"I'll get that little girl!" Amplifer shouted and ran through the burning building.

"Everyone else out!" Speed Queen orders. Everyone except Amplifier runs out of the building. When they get out they see Firecracker on the ground with his hand on hid stomach.

"Too much fire." Firecracker groans.

"Aw just like the time he ate all of those cookies." Muiltipe Girl said.

"Wait where's Amplifer?!" Ms. Appear asked.

"Still in the building." Wildgirl answers.

"We have to get her out!" Parkour yells.

"She's saving a little girl. Besides, it's too dangerous to go back in." Speed Queen says. "Nobody go in."

"Ok." The siblings say. The siblings proceed to check on Firecracker. However while on the ground, Firecracker sees a figure go inside the building.

"Man, this stomachache is crazy. I thought I saw someone go in the building." Firecracker says.

"Yeah Amplifer!" Parkour shouted.

Amplifer is in the burning building looking for the little girl. "Where are you!?" She shouted.

She hears crying coming from a nearby room. She runs towards the room and sees a three year old girl crying and holding a stuffed animal.

"Little dudette listen to me I'm going to save you and return you to your parents." Amplifer said.

"I'm scared." The little girl replied.

"It's going to be ok." Amplifier tells her. She them picks her up and makes her way out of the room.

Just then a beam is about to fall on the two. Amplifer and the little girl closed their eyes and braced for impact.

The impact doesn't happen. Amplifier opens her eyes and sees a forcefield around them.

"Thanks Ms. Appear? I owe you one." She turns around, expecting to see her sister. However it's not Ms. Appear. It's Replicate. "Replicate?"

"If you want to live to see tomorrow, I suggest you get out of here." Replicate tells her. "Now!"

Amplifer didn't say anything, she just carried the girl and ran for her life.

Outside, Firecracker is still on the ground groaning from his stomachache. "Try to keep still Firecracker." Multiple Girl tells him.

"No more fire." Firecracker groans. He opens his eyes and sees Amplifier running out of the building with the little girl. He then sees someone exit after her. "Replicate?!"

"What that can't be true?" Speed Aueen questioned.

"I see him." Prodigy said.

Amplifier takes the little girl to her mother and goes to join her siblings.

"Was that Replicate?" Muiltipe Girl asked.

"Yes it was he saved me." Amplifer said.

"Your kidding me." Parkour says unconvinced. Replicate then makes his way over to the L-Crew.

"Thanks for the save." Amplifier says to him.

"This doesn't change anything kids." Replicate said. "So shall we continue?"

"Count me out I ate too much fire!" Firecracker groaned

"That's a shame." Replicate says. "I was starting to have fun." He then turns around. "We'll settle this another time i guess. Until we meet again L-Crew." He walks away and the L-Crew look on with Ms. Appear helping Firecracker stand.

"He's so cool." Wildgirl says.

"And mysterious." Black ice added

"He's not that cool." Parkour scoffs.

"Do you think we'll see him again?" Crystal Princess asks.

"We will. Trust me. We will." Firecracker answers.

"And we'll be ready for him when he returns." Speed Queen said.

"Where do you think he's going?" Multiple Girl asks.

Replicate looked at a house and sighs. He sees a window and teleports into the room using Amplifier's teleportation abilities.

We see a room full of some Lego sets from Ninjago, Marvel and DC, a poster of smooch on the wall, some blue walls, and in the bed we see a eleven year old girl with fair skin and long blond hair, wearing a red nightgown.

Replicate walks towards the bed and runs his finger along her cheek.

"Goodnight Ashley." Replicate whispers. He then hears the bedroom door open. "Good evening, Sam."

Sam stands at the doorway and glares at Replicate. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

Replicate turns around and looks at the fifteen year old girl standing in the doorway.

"Just saying goodnight to my kids. That includes you." Replicate answers calmly.

"I'm not a little kid anymore Dad." Sam glared.

"Is that anyway to speak your father?" Replicate asked.

"I think you lost your right to be my dad when you walked out on us eleven years ago." Sam points out.

"I had to leave for a good reason Samantha." said Replicate.

"You missed out of three important parts of your kids' lives. Jay's graduation, Ashley's birth and the change in my life." Sam said.

"What change?" Replicate asks.

"I'm gay dad." Sam tells him. "But you wouldn't know that would you."

"I only did this to keep you safe." said Replicate.

"Well you broke our hearts, get out of here and my life!" Sam replied angrily and crossed her arms.

Ashley starts to stir and Replicate teleports out.

"Sam? What's going on?" Ashley asks. Sam walks towards the window and looks out at the street where she sees Replicate standing across the road from her house.

"It's nothing Ashley." Sam replied. "Just go back to sleep."

"Love you Sam." Ashley says as she goes back to sleep.