Alternate Ending #2

(takes place after Nick has collapsed from burnout)

     "Everybody out of the pool," a male voice said from the all encompassing smoke around the door. "That means you, NOW!"
     "We're trying to get out," Merrick shouted back, picking Nick up and dragging him towards the door.
     "Is it one of us?" Saturn asked as they approached the door, huddling close to the floor to avoid most of the smoke.
     A figure clad in heavy duty armor stood in the door, waving them out into the open air and safety. Saturn squinted through the smoke in an attempt to make out who it was, only to find that the person wore a visor that hid a good portion of their face from view.
     "Make way please," Celia said, opening up a walkway so that Merrick and Nick could get through, "we have wounded."
     "Hurry up Venus," Jupiter called as she ran for the exit, "we have to get out!"
     "If I leave now the ceiling will cave in, and everyone isn't out yet," Venus replied, slowly backing towards the door.
     "Four," Saturn said as Jupiter passed him. "Five," he added as Venus backed out, "and I make six."
     "Are you all out?" the armor clad figure asked.
     "Yeah, I'm 99.9 percent positive," Saturn replied, smoke still hiding the other man's features.
     "Good. Join them. I'll be out shortly!" the man said, running into the inferno, a blue light encompassing his body.
     Saturn arched an eyebrow as he ran to join the other five members of his group. Just who was this take-charge person who was risking his life to extinguish the blaze? Did they know him? And why did his voice sound somewhat... familiar?
     From inside the building everyone could hear the cry of, "Neptune Tidal Wave Submerge!" Smoke and steam filled the air a moment later, flames going out all over the structure as water sprayed through where the windows used to be. The crowd held its collective breath as they waited fro the stranger to emerge from the burned out club.
     A young man clad in ocean blue armor and black pants stepped through the door seconds before the structure collapsed in upon itself. Dust and grime covered his face and turned his short hair a dusty shade of gray. He smiled and gave a thumbs up to the media people waiting around the perimeter.
     "There's no need to worry," he said, lifting up the blue visor that hid his eyes so that he coudl wink at the camera. "The fire is out, thanks to Warrior Neptune!"
     Without futher dialogue he leapt into the air, alighting on a neighboring roof, where he gave one last wave before vanishing into the night.
     "Glory hog," Mina hissed under her breath.
     "Typical," Alex sighed as they walked through the crowd.
     "What's typical?" Merrick asked, arching an eyebrow.
     "Warrior Neptune's attitude," Alex replied, thrusting his hands into his coat pockets.
     "You mean Tony's, don't you?" Lita said, catching Alex's eye with a sidelong glance.
     "Yeah, him. We do the hard part of saving lives and he puts out the fire and takes the credit," Mina snarled.
     "He must have been in the crowd inside or was outside waiting or was passing by," Nick yawned. "And right now I'm kinda hungry and very tired."
     "Food,then we find an all night arcade," Mina and Alex said in unison, "it's time to dance!"
     "NOOOOOO!" the other four cried, running away from the two crazy people. "Make the insanity stop!"

<music: 'Save Me' - Initial D>

return to the insanity?
head for home?