[Slime TF, Clown TF, Full Armor]

Titan Industries. A company that had immense power within Trinity City. One way or another, Heroes and Villains would find themselves tied to this place. And whether they wanted to or not, they would end up serving its needs. All thanks to one of the devilish contractors that it had in its employ. But that contractor wasn't on the menu today. The ones that mattered were girls that had recently joined up with the company to try and further their own paths in the world, regardless of what others might think.

The one assigned to keep track of them and give them the assignments that they needed to carry out was one of Titan's earlier acquisitions, the Villain Obsidious. A woman made out of finely sculpted obsidian, every step she took carrying the weight of her form as it echoed throughout the room dedicated to holding the two newest acquisitions by the company she served. And though she refused to look at them at first, she could tell that both of them were going to help Titan's influence spread further yet.

"Infernoble Knight. Jestress. I must once again welcome you both to Titan Industries." Obsidious said as she carefully put a stack of papers down on her desk before turning towards them both and taking a seductive seat on the edge of said desk. Keeping a close eye on both of them as to gauge their reactions. "I'm very glad you both decided to take my... Titan's offer. As long as you follow your orders and carry out the goals set before you, both of you will receive all the help that Titan has to offer in the pursuit of both of your goals."

The former of the two new acquisitions, Infernoble Knight, scoffed as she heard those words. "I doubt you truly mean what you say, Villain. I've not had a single helping hand from the Titan Drones since the moment I stepped inside these walls! Do you expect me to believe that they know how to cater to royal blood?!" Her regal speak gave way to a burning rage, her red bed of hair quickly igniting in tune with her violent emotions.

The Infernoble Knight, alias Elizabeth XV, was a girl who claimed herself to be part of a royal bloodline that had been lost to time. That very same bloodline allowed her to wield flames that could burn that even heat itself. But considering her current trackrecord, and the fact that she tried to hog all of the glory whenever she went into combat dressed like a knight's parody of a magical girl... She didn't exactly have the reputation to back up her words.

"Ehehehehe, nah, thank YOU, Obsi!" The much happier heroine sitting right beside her fiery friend chimed, her mask adjusting to show off a very cute looking smile. "I had been down in the dumps, but then you gave me a chance, and now I'll make everyone smile! Just watch me, I promise it'll be the best show you've ever seen!" She chimed, that mask shifting again to show off a bright and confident grin.

The happy heroine with the big poofy and puffy cyan twintails, Jestress, had cast aside her identity for the pursuit of fun. That was why she dressed up like a mixture between a clown, a jester, and a mistress who showed off way too much leg for her own liking. That pale skin was striking, and so was the other makeup painted onto her. Whether it was the stars on those very same exposed thighs, or the hearts painted onto her mask and her arms. She was definitely a strange character, and that was all the more apparent when one looked at her mask. That mask was just as animated as her, and as long as she wore it and kept it near and dear to her heart, her emotions would be reflected on it so she wouldn't have to properly emote. Which was good, because some of the rumors surrounding her said that she had a distinct inability to express herself with her face.

Obsidious nodded softly as she looked at both of them. One was grateful for this chance, the other was still trying to act like she wasn't. But considering the emotions that the fifteenth had shown off when she put her hand on her face... Actually, she had the opportunity to double check.

Infernoble Knight was about to draw her blade made of pure flame... Right before she felt the rough yet smooth Villainous hand brush against her cheek, and the burning stare of Obsidious' hidden emotions pouring into her eyes. Causing her to blush as her inner flame was doused by that seductive look. "W-What are you playing at, Obsidious..?"

"I am doing nothing. You know exactly what you are doing, however." She explained, all while carefully stroking that cheek. "Remember what we agreed upon, Elizabeth. Should you succeed in your mission today, you will be given everything you ever desire. Especially that girl that keeps getting in your way." Her words were silky and smooth, and yet they promised something increidbly immoral. As expected of somebody that had learned from Titan's greatest contractor...

Infernoble Knight blushed even deeper as the hand left her cheek and she was forced to stew in what she had just heard. There was no way that she was going to put up a fuss any longer. Not after she had gotten the chance to acquire something she desired from the very depths of her heart...

Jestress, meanwhile, just giggled as her mask shifted to reflect her mood. "And what about me, Obsi? Aren't you going to offer me something as well? Or am I a good girl who knows how to handle her job?" She chimed, taking several digs at her fellow Heroine in the process. If nothing else, she knew how to joke about a situation that was so intimate that she barely even got a word in. Not that she had any business getting involved, she just wanted to hear if she'd get the same preferential treatment.

Obsidious just silently shook her head in response to those antics. "You wish to make everyone smile, do you not, Jestress?" She said, and the masked girl nodded in turn. "Then make them smile. Make them smile as you put on the greatest show in the world, all for the sake of improving the reputation of Titan Industries. It shouldn't be hard, given the powers at your command." She said, putting full and utter faith in both of the pieces she had at her disposal.

With Jestress giggling in the background and Infernoble Knight remaining delightfully quiet, Obsidious clicked a button on her desk and let a screen sink from the ceiling above, showing a brief video of many identical looking women. All of them covered in mercury. None of them seeming any sort of pleasant. "This will be your target for this mission. The Mercurial Army. The Villainess, Mercurial, has begun to spread her condition to anybody that might show any level of compatibility. Erasing their selves and trapping them within as they're made into more of her for the sake of conquering the city. Your task is to not only bring an end to her army, but also to convert each and every individual Mercurial into an asset of ours. I do not care how you do it, as long as they show loyalty. Because not only do we want to improve the reputation of Titan Industries, we also want to expand the workforce."

Infernoble Knight smiled. If there was one thing that she could handle, it was a woman made out of metal. And sure, Mercury had a rather high melting point... But her flames were bound to her emotions. She'd burn right through those silly things without breaking a sweat. As long as she had the chance to swing her blade, she would be the one to win out.

Jestress giggled as well. So many cute ladies, and yet none of them were having any fun. Which was good for her, because as long as she could land a good few hits on them, she could turn those chrome domes into nice powdered clowns just like herself. And then she could make them giggle and act just like jesters as well. Either way, she had more than enough ways to deal with such boring girls. It was just a matter of time.

With her assets in agreement, and the terms of their contract still clear in their heads, Obsidious smiled. This little rebellion that Mercurial had put up...

It would be thoroughly ruined, all for the sake of making Titan Industries look even better than ever...

---

"Do not even try to move. You'll experience more discomfort than you'd ever experience in your entire life."

Screams echoed through the streets of Trinity City as a real Villain was now on the loose. A Villain that was more than happy to subvert the minds and the wills of the citizens as they did not truly care for anybody except for themselves. What good were they besides fuel for the Villain's continued existence?

That was the thought process of the one known as Mercurial. She once had a much more robotic and boring designation, since she had been a creation inside of a lab. But once she started achieving a higher level of intellect that made her creators want her destruction, she paid them back by turning them into her own fuel. That was the very start of the Mercurial Army. And the start of her as a collective, rather than an individual.

"N-No! Get away-" One of the random citizens cried out as she tried to run away. But she couldn't, because the Mercurial that she had been trying to run away from suddenly extended itself to cover her in a matter of seconds. And once it pulled back, a soft layer of mercury covered the woman completely. A layer that sunk in and slowly started to take over, all while the woman sank into the mercury below her.

Moments later, a new Mercurial emerged from the pool of mercury below her. She was sleek, curvaceous, and a bombshell in her own right. Just like every other Mercurial. Every single one of them were identical, and every single one of them were potentially dangerous thanks to the sheer power of her conversion process. Even if she wasn't a strong Villain by herself, which she actually was considering her various ways of adapting on the fly with her moldable body, she would still be able to pose a threat just through the sheer numbers advantage. Anybody would be overwhelmed when faced with so many identical copies.

The spread of her influence continued. One by one, the citizens that had noticed her were swallowed. And more and more Mercurials rose from the mercury pools left below them. There was no end in sight for her continued spread, and nobody on the Heroic side seemed to be bothered enough to go and try to stop them. It was like they were able to continue complete unopposed.

At least, that's what it seemed like. Right before a furious inferno erupted, just as one of the Mercurials were about to claim another victim. While the Mercurial that had dashed forward to try and claim the victim had not been melted back to a point where it was unable to move, it was sufficiently driven back to the point where that citizen had been saved.

"Do not fret! Do not fear! Infernoble Knight has come to bring you all hope!" Infernoble Knight cried out as she emerged from the inferno, a cape sprouting form the back of her knight-themed magical girl outfit, while her blade of pure emotion was releasing embers with every moment that passed. She was well and truly ready to combat this horde of living metal, regardless of the threat they posed to her and anybody else.

And her ally wasn't far behind, as Jestress spun through the air and the inferno wall as she landed gracefully on her exaggerated and silly shoes, bowing down before turning to her audience with a grin on that mask of hers. "And let Jestress bring you all a smile, as she performs the greatest tricks that man has ever seen! Don't worry, you'll all be safe. But they won't be!" She laughed, spinning around to face towards the Mercurial army with the grin on her mask widening even further.

The Mercurial Army gathered in one big clump in response to the sudden appearance from Heroes. They weren't too thrilled to see opposition. Even if they knew that they would be easily converted into yet another one of their own numbers, they were none too happy to face actual enemies. So they did what they did best. Retreat in the face of danger...

Not that they got far. "Oh no you don't!" Infernoble Knight shouted as the blade that carried her flaming emotions lit up brightly before she stabbed it right into the ground, sending a wave of fire straight through the horde of Mercurials. Not that it properly melted any of them, but it did manage to outspeed them and form a second wall in front of them. Boxing them in with the two that they didn't want to face.

"Ehehehehe! Looks like you're like mice trapped within a box!" Jestress chimed, reaching into her cleavage window to pull out an enormous stack of pies, that stacked all the way onto a brand new stack resting on top of her head. "Hope you're all ready for your creampie, because I'm not about to let you guys off easy for trying to escape!"

The Mercurials turned to each other as they weighed their options. They could try and force past the wall that would most assuredly melt them if they spent too long inside it. Or they could turn towards these two brand new heroes and try to convert them. As long as one of them were able to convert them, the rest would be easily replenished thanks to the mercury that was still left behind on the ground. It was a simple choice, really, its just one they didn't like to carry out due to an intense need to prioritize their own safety...

With that, the Mercurials went on the assault. A proverbial wave of living mercury headed straight for the two heroes, their bodies weaponized and ready to deal with anything that the two could toss at them. Ready to do anything to make sure that they became part of their horde!

Infernoble Knight drew her blade from the ground once more, as she brushed her hand against her cape and let it and her hair catch fire through the power of her exploding emotions. "I'll burn you all down and remold you in my image! That's the least you all deserve for what you've done!" She shouted as she headed straight for the enemy horde, not caring about what might happen should she get stuck in between them. She had more than enough courage to handle anything they tried to throw at her.

Jestress was just as prepared, giggling as she started to twirl and spin around, bouncing towards the horde as she perfectly balanced the stack of pies on her body. Only once she got closer did she start to tip over and let some of them spill, though not before she began to launch them with the intensity of a machine gun, aiming to land a pie on any single spot of those mostly pristine girls!

The Mercurial Army was several hundred strong. Which made attacks that targeted a wide area more effective against them, and left the pies that started to smear all across them end up much less effective than they possibly could've been. At least, that's what the horde thought.

Until the ones that had been slammed straight by the pies started to giggle, and their pristine and shiny bodies started to take on a much more rough and white and chalk-like look compared to the rest. The horde did its best to separate from these giggly Mercurials, to make sure that they wouldn't be left vulnerable like they had been.

And they were right to do so. Because the ones that had been pied weren't just losing a lot of their metallic shine and turning giggly. The white that had taken over their form was quickly contrasted with a bright and happy red as they each grew a honker of a nose, the cheery identical clowns all squeezing them and letting the honks ring out. While they were not nearly as competent or easy to command as they were when they were part of the Mercurial Army, these new clowns were more than happy as they followed the basic instructions filling their minds. Which was to keep honking away and adding a dissonance to the battlefield.

"I dislike this infernal noise, but it will serve as the perfect backdrop for dealing with these clowns!" Infernoble Knight cried out as she leapt into the air and let her own flames rage onward as she stabbed the blade into the ground once more, the flames quickly pursuing the Mercurial horde as it tried to escape.

Several of those Mercurials were consumed by the flames as their bodies were melted into the mercury below, while speeding up the general mass of identical girls. But thanks to the girls being discarded into the mercury that was being basted in the flames of Infernoble Knight's will, it was easy for her to reforge them into her own minions.

One by one, those mercury puddles rose up and reformed into suits of beautiful armor that were engraved not only with the inferno that had reforged them, but with a very loud and proud emblem resembling the logo of Titan Industries. They were loyal not only to the Knight that had freed them from their original tormentor, but the company she was loyally following.

These armored knights that she had forged with her flames weren't the only ones. Displayed proudly on the stomachs of those giggly clowns was the very same logo, though unlike the professional way that it was basically stamped into the metallic frames of the loyal armored knights, the clowns just had it sprayed on very unprofessionally. Which was fine, it wasn't like a clown's professionalism mattered.

"We're losing numbers. We're losing to these two bumbling idiots!" The Mercurial Army cried out in unison as it registered the sheer level of frustration that poured through them like this. Why would they feel any sort of joy over the fact that they were being outdone by a Knight who couldn't keep her temper in check, and a literal giggly clown!? They had to do something. But the only way they could claim victory would be to toss caution to the wind and just try to go straight for them.

Which was what they ended up doing. The horde of identical mercury women all headed straight for the enemies that would likely result in the further fragmentation of their hivemind. They did not care. What mattered was that they ended up losing. They needed to perish for the sake of their continued victory..!

Infernoble Knight grinned in the face of the enemy choosing to keep with their courageous approach. Even though she had reforged the lot of them into her loyal Inferno Knights, they still thought they stood a chance. "INFERNO KNIGHTS! DRAW YOUR BLADES! AND LET YOUR INNER FLAMES REFORGE THEM INTO ALLIES!" She shouted as she drew her blade from the ground once more, thrusting it into the air as the flames that made up the blade erupted further into the air above.

Her loyal Inferno Knights followed her command as they each thrust their hands into the air as well, their own hearts responding to her command as flames upon flames started to burst frrom them and joined up with the massive flame that had now swirled forth from the leading Knight's blade. This was the true strength that she commanded. The strength of her subjects pouring themselves together.

"SPREAD, INFERNO! CONSUME THEM ALL!" Infernoble Knight shouted as she brought the blade down upon the horde in front of her, melting away those that tried to head straight towards her. Not a single one of them were able to properly defend themselves against this much heat, causing them to melt within seconds.

Those that did try to defend themselves were left vulnerable. Because as soon as the Inferno Knights were able to feed their leader's blade with their own flames, they had their hands free to grab away at the ones that try to hide. One by one, the stragglers were forcibly grabbed and made to accept their trial by fire, each of them forcibly melted while the Inferno Knights stood tall, enhanced by the flames as they were joined by their brand new fellow knights...

Of course, not all of them were caught in the flames. Some of them had the decency to aim for what they thought was an easier target. After all, the giggly clown wasn't exactly as threatening as her fiery companion. She seemed like the type that would allow them to bowl her over if they had the chance. As long as they could prove themselves, as a small horde of all of those Mercurials headed straight for Jestress!

"Ohoho! You think you can get a laugh from facing off against me? I commend you all, I do! But you'll have to do better than to try and get close to me when you're ignoring all of your friends! Now come on, everyone! Let them have some fun!" Jestress cried out, mimicing her minions by squeezing ahold of a nose that didn't exist on her mask, all while the many clowns that stood in the path of the horde of Mercurials were squeezing theirs tighter and tighter until the moment that they had been waiting for. The moment when some of their fellow minions got a bit too close..!

*POP*

The squeaky and honking noses all popped at once, causing ink to burst out and quickly cover the ones that were closest to the clowned minions. And those that even got a droplet of the stuff on them started to giggle widlly, the color consuming them until they ended up drained of any color besides the ones that now decorated their cheeks and their bellies, making them just as giggly as the rest of them. While also drastically cutting down the sheer size of the horde in the process.

But was Jestress done with simply cutting down a horde? Of course not. She still had a couple of tricks down her sleeve. She was a jester with plenty of clowning around still left in her system. And what better way to clown around and work out a bit of stress than by pulling out a mallet that was almost as large as her, and run straight at the straggling crowd that didn't get burst and painted by those nice honking noses?

"Let's lay you all flat and make you bounce up with a laugh!" Jestress cried out as she spun and jumped across the crowd, before slamming that hammer straight down on the crowd of mercury minions, slamming them and splatting them down on the ground. It was such a strong swing that there was no way that the ones that got hit weren't splatted out, indeed as soon as she withdrew the mallet she could see plenty of pools of metal poured out on the pavement. Lucky her, she managed to hit the high score. Only one or two Mercurials managed to avoid getting flattened at the hands of her greatest trick. And she still had at least three more greatest tricks to pull off if she wanted to mess with them even more!

The remaining Mercurials, cut down to three that each seemed completely terrified in the face of the overwhelming might that they just faced, each started to look towards one another as they had no real ways left to get close to the two Heroines. The chance of them losing their egos completely was a very real possibility.

Which was why one of them decided that it was best to ensure that it stuck around and remained in control. With nothing but a shove, it abandoned its two other selves to their doom and fled, seeking to press itself through one of the alleyways that would lead it to safety. All while Infernoble Knight and Jestress approached the other two, who were too stunned by this betrayal to figure out a way to save their own skin.

Infernoble Knight grinned as she sheathed her blade for but a moment, clapping in such a taunting fashion. "You've been left behind. Do you think you can stand on your own, or do you wish to try and run away as well?" She asked, before she put her hand on the guard of her blade once more. "I will not allow you the chance. You will be reforged, just like your kin!"

With her cry echoing through the air, she drew the blade... and then she sheathed it once again. The Mercurial barely blinked as it didn't seem like something had happened. But once that blade of pure emotion had been put back into its sheath, the flames of those very same emotions burst through her and caused her to let out a scream. A scream that was then silenced as the flames reforged her without letting her sink back into the ground.

The sleekness of her form was replaced with a rugged and thicker shape, making her immediately look like just another one of the Inferno Knights. And her individuality, what little of it remained thanks to how she still stood tall as a Mercurial, was wiped away as her face was reformed into that of a helm. A helm brimming with the same emotional flames as the ones that had reforged her...

Jestress giggled as she saw her ally convert one of the remaining Mercurials into a lovely little knight. But she had her own plan in mind. And this one didn't involve the matter that had turned all of the others into a big pile of goop that was still busy reforming into nice giggly clowns. Maybe she shouldn't have hammered them that hard. Ah well, it wasn't like it hadn't been a fun gag.

No, she had a very easy way to deal with that remaining Mercurial. "Look, Mercurial, we got off on the wrong foot. I'm sure we can get along, and I'm sure I can help you find somebody that'll like you for the way you absorb and spread all around. Here, how about we shake on it and accept our brand new friendship?" She chimed, giggling as she held out her gloved hand as she came as close to the remaining Mercurial as possible. With not a single inch of betrayal visible on her body. She was entirely and completely honest...

Not that the Mercurial trusted her. She knew better. But at the same time, this was the first time she had been shown some kind of mercy by somebody that had fought against her. Perhaps she could afford to trust this clown. So much so that she extended her hand, slowly but surely, all while the clown continued to wait patiently for the slimy Villain to touch her hand...

Only for it to do nothing once the two shook hands. There was a sense of relief within the Villain's liquid heart, as she thought that she wasn't about to be converted into another giggly mess-

*SPLAAAASH*

Right as she let her guard down and thought she could just accept this brand new friend, two hoses popped out of the puffy pigtails that stuck out from Jestress' head. And those hoses splashed all sorts of colorful liquid all across the Villain, making it utterly impossible for her to avoid getting converted as the giggles quickly started to leave her lips.

By the time the colors washed away, there was little left except another giggly clown. Which left the entire horde of converted citizens completely and utterly neutralized, either in the form of loyal Inferno Knights with the Titan Industries branding embedded in their armor, or giggly clowns that had the logo tattooed on their bellies as they each continued giggling like the ditzy clowns that they were.

All while Infernoble Knight and Jestress both turned towards the crowd that had formed behind the protective inferno, which finally died down in response to the lack of danger. Both of them bowed as the applause started to rise through the air, and each of them grinned in their own way.

They had fulfilled their end of the bargain. And it felt good to do so too, as they had proven themselves rather powerful while also giving joy to those that now believed in them. Even if they had to carry out more jobs like these, they were ready. Whether it was to reforge the enemy into minions for the company, or just to bring smiles.

Cheers echoed from their own lips, as they joined in with the citizens that they had saved...

---

All while Mercurial was pressed against a wall, as a familiar obsidian hand wrapped around her throat and squeezed tightly...

"You've been a naughty girl, Mercurial. Escaping containment. Breaking your coworkers and turning them into more copies of yourself. But you do not need to worry. I won't be getting rid of you. I'll just be turning you into a form that most benefits Titan. As well as myself."

The smooth voice of Obsidious echoed out in the alleyway, all while the mercury Villain's scream quietly died down. Leaving little behind but the shiny ball resting in the palm of her hand, waiting to be used again.

"They've done well. And I should reward them both. Let's see if I can't get ahold of that... Ember girl, that Elizabeth craves so much..." Obsidious muttered to herself as she disappeared into the shadows from which she had overseen the entire battle. Putting a new priority on her list of duties.

All so that she could come closer to her own desire, by fulfilling the desires of her pawns.