McLeach and Vicious' Treachery/Zack's Group Captured

*(Later that same night, in an empty cavern a bit close by the Powhatan Village, Swackhammer’s gang and Joanna are hanging around, with Swackhammer’s gang talking to each other)*

Ruggedo: Ya know, McLeach and Vicious really threw us that hard earlier.

Demidevimon: (Rubbing his rear in pain and annoyance) I mean, that stupid bee had the audacity to sting my rear while I was spying with Joanna here, so I might not be able to sit on my rear for the whole night until the pain goes away.

Swackhammer: Lucky for you, you ain’t allergic to bee stings.

Demidevimon: Well, duh!

*(Joanna then started to laugh a bit at Demidevimon)*

Demidevimon: (Flatly) It’s not funny, lizard girl.

*(But Joanna bursted out laughing loudly, not even caring about Demidevimon’s rear being in pain from the bee sting)*

Demidevimon: Hey, shut up!

*(Joanna ignored him, continuing to laugh, angering Demidevimon even more. Finally, Demidevimon lunged at Joanna, getting into a scuffle. Annoyed, Arukenimon shouted to them, making them stop)*

Arukenimon: Would you both knock it off?!

*(The fighting stopped, with Joanna calmly dagger glaring at Demidevimon)*

Demidevimon: (Points at Joanna accusingly) Well, she started it!

*(Joanna snarled savagely a bit in anger, as if arguing back “Did not!” Then Swackhammer’s gang resumed their conversation)*

Swackhammer: Well, it’s no wonder we’re dangling in rock bottom underneath the Merry Team.

Mummymon: (Pouting) I definitely hate dangling under them!

Arukenimon: And if it weren’t for them, we would’ve made our next step with our plot with McLeach’s group easily.

Ruggedo: I’ll say.

Thief 2: I especially hate those Merry Team meddlers!

Pain: They are annoying.

Panic: Pushy.

Pain: Made McLeach’s group, Fat Tony’s gang, and the Team Rocket Thieves agree with them.

Demidevimon: And boy, are they…?

Pain, Panic, and Demidevimon: Stuuupid?!

*(They laugh a bit with Swackhammer’s group, until they stopped upon hearing McLeach’s group and the Team Rocket Thieves come in, with McLeach’s group speaking up)*

McLeach: (Sarcastically) Really? And I thought you trusted us?

Vicious: (Sarcastically agreeing) And I’m pretty sure you didn’t mean it when you called us “Stupid,” right?

*(Realizing sheepishly, Swackhammer’s gang chuckled a bit in embarrassment)*

Swackhammer: Oh, no, you’re not stupid.

Ruggedo: You guys are an exception.

*(They dagger glare at their henchmen for support)*

Swackhammer’s group: (Dagger glaring) Right?

Henchmen: (Nervously agreeing) Oh, yeah. Sure.

Panic: (Nervously agreeing) Never doubted ya!

*(They chuckled nervously a bit as well)*

McLeach’s group and Team Rocket Thieves: (Nonchalantly) Good.

Vicious: But let us recap from today’s events in our meeting, shall we?

Dirty male Team Rocket Grunt 1: (Picking his nose and drooling a bit) Like he said.

*(He finished picking his nose and drooling and sniffed powerfully. Regardless, the meeting continued, while McLeach’s group gave smug smiles)*

Vicious: (Smugly) You recall how we nearly rid us of those boys and their friends, right?

McLeach: (Smugly) Do you remember?

Swackhammer’s gang and Team Rocket Thieves: (All agreeing with a shrug) Oh, yeah.

Mummymon: Definitely.

Pain: (Confused) But, uh, didn’t your old friends, who happened to be those boys’ parents, intervene?

McLeach: (Smugly) Why, yes.

Vicious: (Smugly) And technically, they’re *formally* our old *acquaintances*, not old friends.

Pain: (Realizing) Oh, yeah, that’s right.

Panic: They pretended to join, right?

Vicious: (Smugly enunciating) Correct.

McLeach: (Smugly agreeing) And the fact that none of you realized that Stellaluna is the daughter of Pocahontas and John Smith?

Vicious: (Smugly) And the Tamer of Elements, who is attracted by a voice calling out to her.

McLeach: (Smugly, while petting a smug smiling Joanna) Which Joanna informed us from what she saw and heard while secretly spying on them.

*(Demidevimon rudely cleared his throat, annoyed by the fact that McLeach purposely forgot to include him since he, himself, was with Joanna spying on the heroes secretly, and got his rear stung by a bee in the process)*

McLeach: (Nonchalantly while Joanna gave a flat look at Demidevimon) Along with Demidevimon, of course.

Vicious: (Nonchalantly agreeing) Getting his rear stung by a bee during it.

*(Demidevimon then gives a haughty “Thank you” gesture. McLeach’s group then resumed their smug smiles with Joanna, who walked back up to Swackhammer’s gang)*

Vicious: (Smugly) But Stellaluna’s path is nothing to be concerned of for us.

McLeach: (Smugly) Because her quest has nothing to do with our plot.

Female Team Rocket Grunt 3: Because it’s the Golden Hand of Midas we need, and Zack’s group has something to do with our plot instead.

Cassidy: Exactly, because what’s so sensible about a magical girl bat’s quest to find a mysterious voice anyway?

Butch: Nothing, because Zack’s group’s involvement is the only thing that’s sensible to our plan.

Swackhammer’s gang and Team Rocket Thieves: (Agreeing) That’s true.

Mummymon: (Confused) But, uh, why are you, McLeach’s group, so smug suddenly?

Arukenimon: (Agreeing in confusion) Didn’t it occur to you that we might not be able to get the Golden Hand of Midas behind their backs as planned right now?

*(McLeach’s group pretended to ponder a bit)*

Vicious: (To Arukenimon, smugly and sarcastically) Gee, I wonder why?

McLeach: (Smugly agreeing in sarcasm) Yes….

Swackhammer: Didn’t it also occur to you that it’s those meddling boys’ fault that we can’t take one step closer to our goal?

Vicious: (Smugly at first) Good question.

McLeach: (Smugly at first) That is, indeed, a good question, Swackhammer. *(Slowly starting to get angry along with Vicious and Joanna)* And did it also occur to you that you almost let those meddlers *(Screaming at him, scaring him and making him fall on his back by attempting to hit him)* EXPOSE US AS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH OUR MISSION FOR CONQUEST?!

Vicious: (Angrily agreeing, about to hit Swackhammer) ALMOST RUINING THEIR TRUST TOWARDS US?!

*(Recovering, Swackhammer calmed his scared reaction down and got annoyed while Joanna gave a smug angry nod in agreement)*

Swackhammer: How were we supposed to know that was gonna happen, Mister Outdoor Voice 1 and 2 of the Thieves?!

Dimwitted male Team Rocket Grunt 1: (Cluelessly and happily) That’s me!

*(Then McLeach’s group calmed down in anger while Swackhammer got up and readjusted his business suit)*

Vicious: And to make matters worse, Joanna *(Eyes Demidevimon briefly)* *and* Demidevimon saw some of our accomplices hanging out with the meddlers.

McLeach: Along with Jessie, James, and Meowth.

Demidevimon: That’s right.

*(While Demidevimon finished his above line, Fat Tony’s gang came into the cave, and some of the villains saw them come in while the other villains heard them come in with their backs turned)*

McLeach: (To Fat Tony’s gang, his back turned at first) Isn’t that right…?

*(He then turns around to look at Fat Tony’s gang with a flat stern look with the other villains who just heard them come in)*

McLeach: (Looking at Fat Tony’s gang with a flat stern glare) Fat Tony, men?

*(Fat Tony’s gang got confused)*

Louie: What’re ya talkin’ about?

Legs: All we heard you talk about is regarding your plot for the Golden Hand of Midas, which we already know about.

McLeach: (Nods) Yes, of course.

Vicious: But isn’t there something else you did while we waited for you to come meet us here?

Johnny: (Confused) What do you mean?

Fat Tony: (Agreeing in confusion) What is going on?

McLeach: Talking denial, eh?

Vicious: We might know otherwise.

Fat Tony: (Confused and suspiciously) What is it you got to say about us?

Vicious: It’s those boys, along with the princesses and their parents and friends.

McLeach: Mine and Vicious’ army and I, along with Swackhammer’s group and their army, think you four have gotten soft towards those brats ever since Jessie, James, and Meowth grew soft to them.

Villains: Yeah.

*(Calmly realizing that’s what this is about, Fat Tony’s gang glared bitterly)*

Fat Tony: (Enunciating bitterly) That, is not, true.

Johnny: (Bitterly) We would never make friends with a bunch of wimpy children and their wimpy friends like them.

*(Demidevimon and Joanna went up to Fat Tony’s gang, taking a few steps forward)*

Demidevimon: (Crossing his wings sternly, mockingly) Then what about this, from what the princesses were confided by from you? *(Mockingly imitating Fat Tony’s gang, while Joanna smirks evilly in agreement)* Oh, you got the makings of greatness in ya, along with your family and friends. Just show everyone what you’re made of from the ashes of different tragedies. *(In his normal voice, sneeringly)* Weren’t those your *exact* words to the princesses *and* their friends, when you comforted them over their grandma’s sudden death by natural causes?

*(Fat Tony’s gang exhaled through their noses sharply in calm anger, and then they retorted that claim away)*

Fat Tony: (Pointing at them in a calm stern angry way) You listen to us, and you listen to us good!

Legs: (In calm anger) There is a logical reason and one logical reason only on why we said that to them!

Louie: (In calm anger) We only said those words to make them stop being mushy on us!

Johnny: (In calm anger) So, to recap what we said…!

Fat Tony’s gang: (In calm anger) We *ain’t* gone soft!

*(A short pause, then the villains gave in to their claims with a shrug)*

Swackhammer’s gang: Very well.

Team Rocket Thieves: We believe ya.

McLeach’s group: Just so long as you made sure you don’t make them suspicious.

*(With that said and done, they resumed their discussion)*

Fat Tony: Now, what’ll we do to get the Golden Hand of Midas easily?

Swackhammer: (Determinedly at first) We…! *(Calms down in an unsure way)* Don’t really know yet.

Swackhammer’s gang except Swackhammer: (Agreeing) Yeah.

Pain: (Agreeing) We do not know.

*(Aghast at Swackhammer’s gang actually not sure on how to accomplish this, McLeach’s group and the Team Rocket Thieves gave flat annoyed looks with Fat Tony’s gang)*

Fat Tony: (Flatly) Really?

*(Then McLeach’s group and the Team Rocket Thieves got determined in anger)*

McLeach: Use your brains!

*(Then McLeach’s group started singing, encouraging Swackhammer and Fat Tony’s gangs, and the Team Rocket Thieves)*

McLeach: **I remember a time**

**When crime was sublime**

**There was plenty of loot in our hands**

Vicious: **We’d plundered and pillaged**

**And ransacked a village**

**With nary a worry or care**

McLeach’s group: **Then along came those six traitors**

**With their soft-hearted brats and friends**

**And they turned three of our allies against us**

**So, rally it out**

**We’re going with Plan B**

**And go get what we want again**

Vicious: **Are you in or out?**

**Gotta know without a doubt**

McLeach: **We’re the ones you need**

**For a dirty deed**

McLeach’s group: **We’re the best, success is guaranteed**

McLeach: **Are you men or mice?**

Vicious: **Take a slice of our advice**

**You want some fearless leaders?**

McLeach: **Those who are strong and stout?**

McLeach’s group: **Better vote for us**

**Are you in or out?**

*(Determined by this speech, Swackhammer and Fat Tony’s gangs, and the Team Rocket Thieves joined in the song)*

Villains except McLeach’s group: **We are definitely smart, yes**

**Horrendously heartless**

**In ravaging raids, we are rough**

**We knew that we have**

**To be blissfully bad**

**Then those meddlers brought their sensitive stuff**

**And they strayed our three allies’ path**

**Of our rigorous wrath**

**Now we’re taking a bath in the dust**

**But we’ll reclaim our winnings**

**Our humble beginnings**

**In turmoil and torture, we trust**

**Are you in or out?**

Vicious: **Double-crossers or devout?**

McLeach: **Put your faith in us**

**Pretty soon you’ll see**

McLeach’s group: **We’re the princes of generosity**

Swackhammer’s gang and Team Rocket Thieves: **Are you foe or friend?**

McLeach’s group: **Here’s the path we recommend**

**You want a ride to fame?**

**We’ve got the fastest route**

**What’s it gonna be?**

**Are you in or out?**

Team Rocket Thieves: **We’ll go robbing in all the right places**

Swackhammer’s group: **From Agrabah dunes to Bali**

Arukenimon and Demidevimon: **Imagine the fear on their faces**

Mummymon, Pain, and Panic: **When we drop by for cookies and tea**

McLeach’s group: Come along, men, follow us!

Villains: **Are you in or out?**

McLeach’s group: **If you’re with us, give a shout**

Villains except McLeach’s group: Yeah!

McLeach: **We’ll lead you all the way**

Vicious: **Towards our glory days**

Fat Tony: **We’ll begin a life of crime that pays**

Female Team Rocket Grunts: **Are you out or in?**

Male Team Rocket Grunts: **Make your choice now**

Demidevimon: **Sink or swim**

McLeach’s group: **You can stick with us**

**Or stay behind and pout**

*(On “Pout,” Demidevimon pretends to pout like a 3 year old child before resuming the song)*

Villains except McLeach’s group: **What’s it gonna be?**

McLeach’s group: **Consider carefully**

Villains: **Are you in or out?**

*(The song over, they posed with their weapons as we fade to black. Then we cut to the next morning in Shirabad in the Powhatan Village, and everyone is awake and dressed in their daytime clothes already. And Pazu, Sharkboy, and Lavagirl’s own safari shirt’s sleeves are still rolled up, Sheeta and Lavagirl’s own safari shirts are still opened and unbuttoned, exposing their tanktops, Ashitaka having his helmet, mask, straw cloak, and cloth leg armor off still, and San having her wolf fur cloak and mask off still, and Therru already having taken her apron off just now and putting it away after folding it. Anyway, upon meeting up with each other, the expedition, Zack’s group’s friends, Pocahontas’ group, Jessie, James, and Meowth began speaking to each other happily, waiting for the parents members of Zack’s group, and even Hook, Smee, and Chief Powhatan, to come meet up with them)*

Popple: Ya know, eating those dry meat chunks have gotten easier now.

Fidget: I’ll say.

*(Then the parents members of Zack’s group, Hook, and Smee met up with them. Then everyone got confused on why Chief Powhatan is not there)*

John: Hey, fellas!

Zack’s group, Hook, and Smee: Hey! (Hey.)

Pocahontas: Where’s Father, isn’t he meeting us?

Jack: Where is he?

Zack: (Shrugs) Oh, you know the chief.

Rikku: He wished us luck and that we’ll need it to find Aztlán.

Sharkboy: (Confused) But, uh, did you ask him if we can borrow the map?

John: You know Chief Powhatan would never let us go to Aztlán without his *exact* permission, to be exact.

Bunny: We’ll go ask him.

*(Just when the group were gonna go look for Chief Powhatan, Zack’s group stopped them immediately and started to usher them towards the village’s exit)*

Lila: We got the permission already.

Pedro: So, let’s get going now.

Isa: Yeah.

Ogremon and Lila: Come on.

*(Just before they ushered them to leave, Pazu’s group suddenly remembered something and rushed back to Chief Powhatan’s teepee, much to Zack’s group’s confused surprise)*

Zack’s group: Boys?

Ogremon: Why are you going to the chief’s teepee?

Lila: Come on!

Isa: Aztlán awaits!

*(Pazu’s group turned to them while entering the teepee, with Zack’s group and the others following)*

Pazu: We forgot our two copies of our picture you gave us last night, Dad!

Snake: One for you and one for ussss!

*(Realizing in shock that they did, indeed, forgot these two copies of this picture, Zack’s group rushed into the teepee with Pocahontas and John entering with them and the others, including the rest of Zack’s group, watching at the curtained doorway)*

Rikku: Look, sons.

Zack: Um, we can come back for the picture afterwards.

*(Pazu’s group got confused after Pazu grabbed the two copies of this picture, which is of his and Zack’s group spending quality time at the oasis-like spring last night)*

Ace: What do you mean “Afterwards?”

Billy: (Playfully) Are you hiding something from us?

*(Zack’s group, hearing Billy’s playful tone, got a bit nervous and played along in agreement)*

Zack’s group: (Nervously) Oh, yeah….

*(They chuckled nervously a bit)*

Ogremon: (Nervously) You know how silly parents can be when it comes, to….

*(Then he slowly stopped speaking when he and the others see Pazu and Sharkboy, who noticed this behavior from Zack’s group just now, suspiciously turned to Chief Powhatan’s table nearby. Suspicious as well, the Gangreen Gang approached with Pazu and Sharkboy)*

Zack: Uh, Pazu, guys…?

Rikku: We should go now.

*(Ace then noticed something odd about a big piece of paper laying on the table)*

Ace: Wait a minute….

*(He carefully pulled the paper out)*

Zack’s group: (Quickly trying to interject while Ace did this) Wait!

*(Pazu’s group looked at the paper with Pocahontas and John and got calmly shocked. It is a crudely drawn map)*

John: The real map of Aztlán….

Pocahontas: It’s….

*(Pocahontas and John turned to Zack’s group in confusion)*

Pocahontas and John: Zack, guys…?

*(With their back’s turned still, Pazu’s group asked away in suspicion)*

Pazu’s group: Did you take the real map?

Zack’s group: Guys…?

*(Pazu’s group turned to Zack’s group in confusion, with Ace showing the fake map to them and everyone else, with the latter group getting calmly and silently shocked and surprised)*

Pazu’s group: Did you *take* the real map or not?

*(Their nervousness melting away now that it’s out with the rest of the group watching in calm silent shock still along with even Pocahontas and John, the parents members of Zack’s group came clean, showing the real map to Aztlán after Pedro pulled it out of his bag)*

Zack’s group: Yes.

Zack: But you don’t underst….

Pazu: (Calmly shocked) But why?

Sharkboy: (Calmly shocked) Chief Powhatan and his tribe trusted you guys.

Ace: (Calmly shocked) And then you….

*(Then Pazu’s group’s calm shock slowly turned into calm anger in realization)*

Ace: (Slowly becoming calmly angry with Pazu’s group) You robbed them blind.

Rikku: Boys….

Snake: (Feeling calmly betrayed with Pazu’s group) You sssssaid you would never sssssteal anythingssss at all!

Arturo: (Agreeing in calm anger and betrayal) But you’re almost as bad as *we* formally were!

Billy: (Agreeing in calm anger and betrayal) Lying to us!

*(Grubber, in calm anger and betrayal, blew some raspberries and Ace translated)*

Ace: (In calm anger and betrayal) He said “And that must be why you abandoned us, isn’t it?!”

Zack’s group: (Shocked) What?!

Isa: That’s not tr…!

Pazu: (In calm anger and betrayal) Then it’s no wonder my group and I became street rats!

Sharkboy: (In calm anger and betrayal) And it’s no wonder you never came back to us in the first place!

Ace: (In calm anger and betrayal) All because you wanted the treasures of Aztlán for yourselves instead of for yourselves *and* the Team Rocket Thieves!

Zack: It’s not what you think!

Rikku: We were only trying to help!

Snake: (In calm anger and betrayal) No, you only wantssss the treasure!

Sharkboy: (In calm anger and betrayal) By pretending to miss us!

Ogremon: Well, what *were* we gonna do, take a foolish risk without the chief’s help, just because we didn’t want to ask for *your* help because you were too young back in Agrabah?!

*(Calmly shocked at what Ogremon just snapped, the group, especially Pazu’s group got calmly disappointed and calmly angry respectively while Ogremon calmed his anger down upon realizing he snapped)*

Ogremon: I’m sorry, I didn’t….

*(Pazu’s group calmly cuts him off in calm anger)*

Gangreen Gang: (In calm anger) So, it’s all oozing out.

Sharkboy: (In calm anger) Still treating us like kids.

Pazu: (In calm anger) You know what…?

*(They begin to walk out of the teepee after Ace discarded the fake map and then turned to their parents in calm anger and disappointment mixed together)*

Pazu’s group: (In calm anger) Hook was right; You *are* thieves and bandits, and we wish that we’d never found you ever.

*(Then with that, Pazu’s group, still feeling calmly angry and betrayed, stormed out calmly while Pazu dropped the two copies of the picture he got, not even noticing Chief Powhatan and even Hook and Smee watching in calm shock and concern silently. The parents members of Zack’s group looked at the rest of the group who saw the whole argument, and they, too, felt a hint of calm sadness and betrayal. Feeling remorseful, they then walked out of the teepee and after glancing at Pazu’s group seated nearby with their backs turned on them, they then, in calm sadness after Zack picked up his copy of the picture, ran out into the forest in calm remorse after Pedro dropped the map of Aztlán on the ground. Watching this, the group softened a bit and then after looking at Pazu’s group, they decided to leave Pazu and Zack’s groups alone for a while. Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and even Spike, on the other hand, were about to follow when they spot Chief Powhatan, feeling calmly concerned along with Hook and Smee, pick up the map of Aztlán and then walking away, deciding to also leave Pazu and Zack’s groups alone for a while. Calmly realizing what was really going on, Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike then ran to the same direction Zack’s group ran. Out in the forest, after running a bit in calm remorse, Rikku, Isa, and Lila then calmly broke down crying silently as Zack, Pedro, and Ogremon felt calmly guilty)*

Rikku: (Crying silently) I told you we should’ve told them!

Isa: (Crying silently) We never should’ve agreed to keep that a surprise for them!

Lila: (Crying silently) And now, they’re not speaking to us anymore!

*(Watching their wives calmly sobbing quietly, Zack, Pedro, and Ogremon silently looked at their copy of the picture and seeing their smiling selves, as well as the smiling Pazu’s group, in the picture, Zack, Pedro, and Ogremon slowly realized one thing and one thing only; Pazu’s group are their and their wives’ sons, and they will do anything in their power to try and make amends. Noticing this upon finishing their silent sobbing, Rikku, Isa, and Lila then looked at their husbands and then giving a silent nod in calm determination, they decided to do what’s right)*

Zack: (Softly in calm determination) Let’s go try and apolo…!

*(Suddenly, a brief tremor hits their spot, knocking them onto their feet. As soon as it ended, Swackhammer’s gang, with Ruggedo being the one who caused the brief tremor with his foot, emerged, chuckling evilly a bit)*

Swackhammer: Well, well, if it isn’t the former thieves and their spouses.

*(Recovering in determination, Zack’s group were about to fight when Arukenimon and Mummymon, in their beast forms, grabbed them quickly and proceeded to tie their hands behind their backs)*

Isa: (Struggling in anger) Get your hands off us!

*(Then they see McLeach’s group, Fat Tony’s gang, and the Team Rocket Thieves emerge as well, not even realizing that they, too, are smirking evilly as well, as they spoke to them in calm desperation)*

Zack: Guys!

Pedro: Thank *Dios*!

Rikku: Help us!

Lila: Why…?!

*(Then they saw their evil smirks and Ogremon is the first to slowly realize, turning his calm desperation to calm anger)*

Ogremon: (Slowly becoming calmly angry) Wait a minute….

*(He then almost lunged at them, despite that his hands are tied behind his back, only to be held back tightly by Mummymon)*

Ogremon: YOU DOUBLE-CROSSING SONS OF…!!

*(Vicious then punched Ogremon in his stomach, stunning him a bit and making him stop as Mummymon continued to hold him, much to Zack’s group’s concern)*

Vicious: (Sneeringly) I’d watch your mouth if I were you.

Rikku: So, basically, the whole “Blackmail” story you claimed last night was a lie!

McLeach: (Shrugs) Well, we had to do something to temporally keep you off our trail.

Swackhammer: (Holding his cigar) And to make sure you brats and friends won’t intervene.

Fat Tony: (To Zack’s group with a shrug, also holding his cigar) Now, we just want you to help us.

Zack: Help you with what?!

*(Then Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike arrived in confusion)*

Therru: Zack, guys, what…?

San: (At the same time as Therru’s line) Who’re y…?

*(Noticing the five, Zack’s group shouted to them in concern)*

Zack’s group: STAY AWAY!!

*(Noticing Zack’s group tied up, Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike got confused at first until they saw the villains, who noticed them as well, and gasped in calm surprise)*

Legs: (To Fat Tony and McLeach’s group) Well, looks like they might squeal on us.

McLeach: (To Legs) Yes. *(To Legs still and even Louie, Johnny, Cassidy, Butch)* Seize them.

*(Then Legs, Louie, Johnny, Cassidy, and Butch approached Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike with evil smirks)*

Lila: Leave them alone!

*(Backing away a bit, Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike then attempted to fight Legs, Louie, Johnny, Cassidy, and Butch off with their fighting skills, only for Cassidy and the four men to sneak attack and then roughly grab them as well, pinning their hands behind their backs, while Butch roughly grabbed Spike and quickly tied him up around his arms and torso in magic and escape-proof rope, so he won’t fight back with his fire breath)*

Zack’s group: Guys!

Ashitaka, Arren, San, Therru, and Spike: (Struggling against Legs, Cassidy, Louie, Johnny, and Butch’s respective tight grips) Unhand us! (Get your hands off us!) (Let go of us!)

*(After being brought up to Swackhammer and McLeach’s groups and Fat Tony, Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike glared savagely at them, as well as Swackhammer’s gang, Joanna, and the Team Rocket Thieves as they were forced to stop struggling due to Legs, Johnny, Cassidy, Louie, and Butch’s respective tight grips on their hands behind their backs)*

Fat Tony: (Goes up to a livid San) Now, if you want to squeal on us….

McLeach: (Goes up to a livid Therru) Which you obviously will….

McLeach and Fat Tony: (Sticks each of their own left hand’s index fingers out to Therru and San respectively) We’ll let ya….

*(San and Therru savagely bites Fat Tony and McLeach’s own left hands respectively, making them retract in pain and Fat Tony dropping his cigar, making them almost lose their tempers)*

McLeach: (Angrily) WHY, YOU LITTLE…!!

Fat Tony: (Angrily, at the same time as McLeach) YOU LITTLE SHE-MONGREL PUNK!!

*(But after Vicious, Legs, Louie, Johnny, the Team Rocket Thieves, and Swackhammer’s gang cleared their throats, McLeach and Fat Tony eased down and resumed their speech while Fat Tony crushed his dropped cigar)*

McLeach and Fat Tony: (Calming down smugly, pointing at Therru and San again) Sorry about that.

*(San and Therru almost savagely bit their own left hands again, but Fat Tony and McLeach retracted smugly)*

McLeach: Watch those chompers.

Fat Tony: Do not bite.

*(Then they resumed their speech as Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike continued to glare savagely with Zack’s group)*

Fat Tony: Now, youse listen to McLeach’s group and youse listen good.

McLeach: We need you five to deliver a message, so tell this to your loved ones and buddies; If you want Zack Fair and his group back with you, alive and safe….

Vicious: (Finishing the ultimatum, which McLeach lets him) Bring us the Golden Hand of Midas in exchange for their freedom, or else we will not hesitate to make them sleep with the fishes at sundown!

Swackhammer: So, to recap.

Ruggedo: Bring us the Golden Hand of Midas, or Zack’s group’s kicking the bucket at sundown.

Swackhammer’s group: (To their henchmen holding Zack’s group) Take them away!

McLeach’s group: (To their henchmen) You tie these five up to this tree right here.

*(Then the villains proceeded to follow those orders as Zack’s group, Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike struggled in anger and determination)*

Zack and Ashitaka’s groups: (Struggling) Guys!

*(Then Swackhammer’s gang threw Zack’s group, whose hands are still tied behind their backs, into a nearby cell carrier, locking them in there)*

Zack’s group: (While being forced in the cell carrier) Let go of us! (Get off!) (Release us!) (Hands off!)

*(Peeking from the cell window of the cell carrier, Zack’s group noticed Legs, Cassidy, Louie, and Johnny tying Ashitaka, Arren, San, and Therru’s hands tightly behind their backs to a nearby tree while Butch tied the still tied up Spike to the same tree)*

Zack’s group: Guys!

Isa: What’re you doing to them?!

Lila: Stop!

Demidevimon, Pain, and Panic: (Punches the cell carrier’s wall, quieting Zack’s group) Pipe down!

Therru: (Struggling while being tied up, to the villains) Stop this!

Ashitaka: (Struggling while being tied up, agreeing) Release us!

Arren: (Struggling while being tied up, agreeing) And give Zack’s group back right now!

San: (Struggling while being tied up, threatening the villains) Or so help us…!

Ruggedo: (Cutting her off smugly) Now, now, be good and deliver the message for us.

Swackhammer: (Agreeing while discarding and crushing his cigar) Like he said.

Vicious: (Sneeringly) Bye-bye, little dragon, Princes, and Princesses!

McLeach: Now, remember, before sundown, or else, no more Mr. Nice Guys!

*(Joanna sneeringly blew a rude raspberry and then laughed wickedly a bit at Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike, which Legs, Louie, Cassidy, Johnny, and Butch respectively finished tying them to the tree with one rough tug on the ropes’ knots. Then the villains prepared to leave with the cell carrier still holding Zack’s group in there, with Arukenimon and Mummymon, changing back into their human forms, carrying it)*

Swackhammer and McLeach’s groups: (To the villains) Move out!

*(Then the villains leave with Zack’s group in the cell carrier, ignoring Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike’s shouting)*

Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike: (Struggling angrily at first) STOP!! *(Then in desperation to Zack’s group)* ZACK!! GUYS!!

*(But too late; The villains have left with the captive Zack’s group in tow, their ransom plan to exchange them for the Golden Hand of Midas coming to fruition)*

***Coming up: After Pazu’s group and the heroes realize the real truth behind why Zack’s group had the map to Aztlán in the first place from three certain surprising witnesses, they then send Moro’s wolf pups to find Zack’s group, only for the two to find and free Ashitaka, San, Arren, Therru, and Spike, who then deliver the ransom message to the heroes back in the village. Then after learning there is a fake Golden Hand of Midas in the Golden Cavern, the heroes, including Pocahontas and John, go in there and gets it. Then after successfully tricking the villains with the fake in the ransom, Zack’s group is freed and released, as promised, and then get away.***