Team Alphanumeric

Team Alphanumeric
Butchering the Butcher
by SSJ04 Mewtwo

Legalities and warnings

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He never thought the day would come that someone from the planet Decimal would set foot on a ship from the planet Lexicon and not be thrown directly into the brig. He, Captain Huggy Face, knew of the thousand year war that still was on going between the two planets. That's why he had been glad that he had crash landed on this backwater planet. Although, the food was good. The question on the monkey's mind was why was a kid from the planet Decimal here in the first place? Huggy's thoughts are interrupted by MathWiz coming into the spaceship.
"Woe, I came here in only a small pod as an infant." MathWiz comments.
Huggy's eyes widen for a moment. Decimal never sent their children away into space like that. He had been ordered to find a planet to keep a member of the royal family out of the war. This sounded like a family who sent their child away from the war in hopes that would continue the race somewhere else in case Lexicon wiped Decimal off of the galactic map. However, if the leaders of those two worlds knew what was going on, or what was about to go on here, they probably would have heart attacks.
"Neither of us have had to share a city with another crime fighting hero in it. We gently stepped on each others tows today, but I doubt it'll be like that every time one of us gets to a crime scene."
"The odds of me being able to handle the criminals you've been handling here in this city with my normal success rate is probably below 20%."
WordGirl rolls her eyes. "Plus, it looks like some of your enemies have followed you here."
"I didn't know MinusMan had shown himself until your second encounter with him."
"Either way, we'll need to coordinate and work together as a team."
"You certainly have a vast vocabulary."
"Why do you think I'm called 'WordGirl'?"
"Hmmm, we need a team name." MathWiz ponders. "Your alphabetical skills and my numerical skills...,I've got it." he snaps his fingers. "Team Alphanumeric."
"Hmmmm, I like it." MathWiz nods and then transforms back into his civilian clothes. WordGirl's eyes widen realizing what he was about to reveal.
"My real name is Tim Drakesford."
WordGirl follows suit and extends her hand. "And I'm Becky Botsford." The two shake hands. Tim blushes feeling how soft her hand was. He couldn't think too much on it because they both heard a robbery taking place.
"Uh oh, that's The Butcher. Sounds like he's after the Hoboken Diamond again."
"The Butcher?" Tim asks raising an eyebrow.
"He can fire meat from his hands. C'mon, we better stop him. Word...," she begins, but stops. "Our normal battle cries just don't seem to fit if we're going to work as a team." Huggy pipes up making a suggestion and WordGirl nods. She quickly explains their new battle cry to Tim who nods.
"Team...," they both say in unison.
"Alpha...," Becky says and transforms into WordGirl.
"Numeric!" Tim finishes. The two look at each other.
"Cool." they both say.
WordGirl turns to Huggy, "C'mon, Huggy, lets go get the Butcher." And with that, the two teen super heroes fly away.

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"Ewwww, sausage rope covered in gravy. Do you know how much my dry cleaning bill is going to be?" Reginald complains.
"Well, if you would sell the Hoboken Diamond then I wouldn't have to tie you up in Sausage and rob you." The Butcher states about to reach into the case where the diamond was in.
"Hold it Butcher!" WordGirl commands after landing.
"WordGirl...,wait a second. Who's the other hero?" the Butcher asks.
"I'm MathWiz." Tim answers.
"MathWiz? What...,"
"He's my mathematical counterpart." WordGirl explains.
"Counter who?"
"Counterpart. He's my new partner who's just as good with numbers as I'm with words." WordGirl explains.
"Ooooh, I gotcha. Now, let me introduce you to my...,boiled shrimp barrage!" the Butcher says and boiled shrimp comes out of his hands. MathWiz quickly gets against a wall furthest from the Butcher.
"Keep those shrimp away from me! I'm allergic!" MathWiz shouts in a panic.
"Awe, what's the matter? WordGirl's new partner chickening out? Here, have some shrimp!" the Butcher says and more boiled shrimp heads for MathWiz.
"Huggy!" WordGirl shouts and the monkey leaps into action as he eats the shrimp before they could effect MathWiz. MathWiz quickly gets out of the Butcher's line of fire and begins to try and free Reginald from his bonds.
"Thank you, MathWiz was it?"
"Yes."
"You're not very experienced at this super hero bit are you?"
"I've never faced someone like the Butcher. I suggest you call the police."
"Good idea." Reginald says and heads for the phone.
"Darn you and that bottomless pit of a pet monkey!" the Butcher shouts at WordGirl. He tries to leave out the front door, but the police are standing there with handcuffs and tasers. "Woe," the Butcher says backing down. "Don't tase me bro!" he continues to back away until he is knocked to the ground from behind by both WordGirl and MathWiz. The cops surround him and cuff the Butcher.
"Sorry, I should have told you about my shrimp allergen." MathWiz says with his head down.
"Hey, it's alright. That's the first time that I can recall that he's ever used seafood against me. Now, lets's go." and with that the trio leaves the jewelry store.

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Author's Ramblings

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