Code Encore

Code Encore is the fourteenth fanfic of the short story series Joe the Great: Superverse.

Summary
Brooke, Ethan, Joy, and Kathy go to a skating rink, Joe shows up, but when CodeRed shows up, things get bad.

Plot
Five years ago, in the past Ethan and Joy are 12 years old, they are with Kathy and CodeRed, he is helping them with how to have good fun, he says he'll pay them back when they buy mp3 players. Ethan, Joy, and Kathy buy an mp3 player, but they are fakes, CodeRed reveals he scammed them and runs off. Five years later, in the present day, Ethan and Joy are waiting for Brooke, wondering where are is she. Brooke is fighting robots, she shoots at the robots, they are defeated. Ethan and Joy are outside, Brooke shows up. Ethan and Joy get into the truck. The group arrives at a restaurant and order chili fries and hot dogs, and pepsi to drink, they are waiting for their food and drinks, the group are talking about going to a skating rink. the waitress brings the group their food and drinks, they dig in, afterwards they leave.

The group see that in order to get to the skating rink, Kathy shows up and joins in. they have to crawl down an underground tunnel, they find this odd, but go along with it. A spider chases them, they run. The group gets to the end of the tunnel, they see the skating rink, Ethan says he's excited, Brooke says she's never been to one before, Ethan and Joy are surprised as to how she never been to one, she tells them she didn't find them interesting, Kathy tells her they are a blast.

The group goes into the skating rink, they are amazed by it. The group are waiting in line, Joe shows up. Brooke, Ethan, Joy, and Kathy are surprised he made it, he tells them he had to take care of some important business. Ethan and Joy are hoping it is worth it, Joe pays for the tickets. Brooke wonders what is one like, Joe tells Brooke skating rinks are like ice skaters but with normal skates. Brooke says hopes she finds it interesting. The group get their tickets and sit down, they are waiting for the show.

The group are watching the skaters perform, they mention how this is awesome, Joe gets some popcorn and drinks. Joe goes up to the concession stand he orders popcorn and drinks, he takes them to Brooke, Ethan, and Joy. Brooke says that the skating rink is better than she thought, Ethan and Joy tell her they told her so, Joe tells her that they can go to another one sometime, Kathy agrees. CodeRed is spying she wonders when should she wreck the show. A loud explosion is heard, the group wonders what that noise was.

CodeRed shows up. Brooke, Ethan, Joe, Joy, and Kathy are being confronted by CodeRed. Brooke and Joe ask who is he, he says is someone who will assassinate them, he tries to attack them. Ethan absorbs concrete and blasts rocks and Joy uses a spell to hit CodeRed. Ethan's hand forms into a blade and the other forms into a hammer, he fights him. Brooke fires her weapon, CodeRed becomes trapped in a electric-like net, Joe types in the book Extreme Boxing Gloves, he beats up CodeRed, he gets loose but Brooke knocks him out. Brooke, Ethan, Joe, Joy, and Kathy are eating chili fries and drinking smoothies while playing video games at Joe's House.

Characters

 * Ethan (12 and 17 years old)
 * Joy (12 and 17 years old)
 * Brooke
 * Kathy (flashback and present)
 * Joe
 * Police (flashback)

Villains

 * CodeRed (first appearance; flashback and present)

From the Book

 * Extreme Boxing Gloves

Major Events

 * Ethan, Joy, and Kathy make their flashback Superverse debuts.

Trivia

 * This is the first fanfic in which Ethan and Joy appear without Fred and Sam, the second time being Root of All Issues.
 * This is the first time in which Joe is absent in a fanfic evolving any flashback, the second time Root of All Issues and the third time is The Ballad of Nature.
 * This is the only fanfic in which Joe does not appear for the majority it.