Root of All Issues

Root of All Issues is the fifteenth fanfic of the short story series **Joe the Great: Superverse**.

## Summary

Brooke, Ethan, Joe, and Joy's fun is on hold when Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Motricia, and Tabitha are at the convention center.

## Plot

Ethan, Joe, and Joy are fighting demons, Joe types in the book electric gloves, he electrocutes them. Ethan absorbs metal and blasts steel and Joy uses a spell to hit the demons, Elvira, Lily, and Morticia show up, Ethan absorbs metal he blasts steel and Joy uses a spell to hit them, they run. Brooke shows up with Joe in her truck, they get in. Ethan and Joy warn Brooke and Joe about Elvira, Lily, and Morticia Brooke and Joe ask who are there, they tell them they’re bad people, they do not like that.

Brooke, Ethan, Joe, and Joy are at a convention center, they comment on how amazing it is. Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Morticia, and Tabitha are spying on group, Morticia says she wants to get rid of the coming storm. Ethan and Joy tell Brooke and Joe about their past as well as more about Elvira, Lily, and Morticia, they have a flashback. In the past, Ethan and Joy are at a parade they are threatened by a snake monster, Ethan absorbs wood and blasts timber and Joy uses a spell to hit the snake monster, the snake monster retreats, Morticia approaches them with two other people, they are wearing safety helmets, she introduces herself. Ethan and Joy are at Morticia's House, Ethan, Joy, Morticia, and the two other people walk past Alex, Kathy, and Wednesday who are behind glass walls. Morticia electrocutes herself along with Ethan and Joy. Morticia electrocutes Kathy along with Ethan and Joy. Morticia electrocutes Amanda alongside Ethan and Joy. Ethan absorbs steel and Joy uses a spell to hit the door, Wednesday throws stuff at the guards, Alex and Amanda toss Ethan and Joy into the building. Ethan and Joy enter the building,  they beat the guards and put a bomb inside, they press a button and run out, the building explodes. In the present day, Brooke and Joe are surprised, but aren't mad. Joe pays for chili fries and smoothies, he and his friends dig in, afterwards they walk around.

The group see Jackson and Tabitha, Joe gets scared. Ethan, and Joy ask who are they, Brooke and Joe tell them they're Jackson and Tabitha, evil villains. Ethan and Joy get scared. Jackson and Tabitha tell them they will destroy them and nothing shall stop them, Joe tells them that's not gonna happen, Brooke says they won't get away with it. Elvira, Lily, and Morticia appear Brooke and Joe ask if they are who Ethan and Joy were talking about, they tell them yes. Morticia says she's the boss of Elvira, Jackson, Lily, and Tabitha. Ethan and Joy tell Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Morticia, and Tabitha to stop but they don't listen. Joe says to split up, saying he’ll go with Ethan and for Brooke to go with Joy. Joe and Ethan are walking, they think of a plan to defeat the Horribles. Brooke and Joy are walking, they talk about college and master’s degrees.

Ethan absorbs metal and blasts steel at Jackson and Tabitha, Joe types in the book dream ray, he fires it at Jackson and Tabitha. Jackson has a dream, Joe plays a fun game with him. Tabitha has a dream, Ethan and Joy are torturing them, they torture them with weapons. Jackson and Tabitha wake up. Elvira, Lily, and Morticia pull out a gun, they shoot, Brooke and Joy, Brooke knocks it out of their hands. Brooke and Joy reunite with Ethan and Joe.

Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Morticia, and Tabitha attack Joe and his friends. Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Morticia, and Tabitha surround the group. Ethan's hands form two spike balls, he fights off Jackson and Tabitha, Joe types in the book ice ray, he freezes Elvira, Lily, and Morticia. Ethan absorbs concrete and blasts stone and Joy uses a spell to hit Jackson and Tabitha, Brooke kicks them. The group walks off, Brooke asks what were Elvira, Jackson, Lily, Morticia, and Tabitha on, Joe assumes they were on caffeine. Kathy shows up, Ethan and Joy tell her some scary news, she becomes surprised.

## Characters

* Joe

* Brooke

* Ethan (flashback and present)

* Joy (flashback and present)
* Assassin Kids
	+ Alex (first re-appearance; flashback; cameo)
	+ Amanda (first re-appearance; flashback; cameo)
	+ Wednesday (first re-appearance; flashback; cameo)
* Kathy (flashback and present; cameo)

### Villains

* Horribles
	+ Morticia (first appearance; flashback and present)
	+ Elvira (first appearance)
	+ Lily (first appearance)
	+ Jackson
	+ Tabitha

## From the Book

* Electric Gloves

* Dream Ray

* Ice Ray

## Major Events

* The Horribles (Elvira, Lily, and Moritcia) are introduced.
* Jackson and Tabitha are revealed to joined The Horribles.
* Alex, Amanda, Wednesday make their flashback **Superverse** debuts.
* Brooke and Joe meet Elvira, Lily, and Morticia for the first time.
* Ethan, and Joy meet Jackson and Tabitha for the first time.

## Trivia

* This is the second and final fanfic in which Ethan and Joy appear without Fred and Sam, the first time being Code Encore.
* This is the second fanfic to not feature Joe in any flashback, the first fanfic is Code Encore and the third fanfic is The Ballad of Nature.
* This is the time in which any of the characters don’t speak in any flashback, the first time being Bought and Stole.
* This is the first appearances of Elvira, Lily, and Morticia.

* The title is a play on the proverb "Money is the root of all evil."