You are Shego, undisputedly the most powerful cape in Middleton, CEO of Drakktech, and one more polite comment away from incinerating whoever next implies that you're dating Danville's resident mad pharmacist. Surprisingly, the infiltration of the gala has gone off without a hitch so far, something that you're mildly surprised by. You figured that the diseased lunatic from Danville's idea of a heist would be to build some incredibly ostentatious contraption with an idiotic name, aim it at the hotel, and attempt to extort something petty out of everyone inside.
Instead he seems to have set up an actually competent heist team complete with a trained agent and a tech guy who wouldn't fumble the details. The woman talking over the comms didn't sound familiar but you were certain this wasn't her first rodeo. Mentally, you raised Doofenshmirtz up a few notches in the potential threat and/or ally category. Quite frankly you really hoped it was the former. Even if he was managing to present himself at the gala as less than completely incompetent.
Whatever else you could say about Syndrome- murderous bastard, psychotic bigot, idiot with no sense of fashion- at least he didn't skimp on dinner. Every dish you had tried so far was five star, from the oysters Rockefeller to the wagyu beef. If you were already planning on taking him for everything he owned, maybe you should expand that to poaching one or two of his chefs as well. You chuckle to yourself. After all, you already had.
As the waiters start to clear away the last of the plates, you glance across the room to see if everyone is in position for phase two. Gwen Grayson nods back to you at a nearby table. She was, well, a royal pain to get to come, but that 'scholarship money' was well spent. Gwen knows who hires most of her graduates, and besides, the mysterious principal of Sky High is always one for a good party.
The lights go down as a very familiar figure walks out on stage to be met by thunderous applause. That awkwardly disproportionate body with the ridiculous slab of a chin, the ludicrous flaming hairstyle held up by a gallon of hair gel, and a smarmy expression enough to nearly make you throw up, it's all unmistakable. This is the man of the hour. You can't help but fantasize about firing a plasma blast strong enough to melt through his skull. It would be easy, nobody would expect it, and with him dead the company would be primed for a takeover… but no. For starters that would make him a martyr, causing more weak-minded idiots to flock to his 'anti-cape' cause, and more importantly it would get you elevated from 'major threat' to 'psychotic butcher' with one hell of a price on your head.
"Ladies and gentlemen! I'd like to thank you all for coming to the gala tonight!" Oh boy, here we go. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if Syndrome just said that one sentence and got on with the show, but he just won't. Stop. Talking, Blah blah blah, Kronos Corp is the future, blah blah blah, I'm so great, everyone look at me, tell me how awesome I am, my ego demands it! Ugh. Just shut up already and get on with the show! You tune out the endless self-adulation and platitudes and relax as your team gets into position. You deserved a few minutes of relaxation at least before you got on with the plan.
You took another sip of your complimentary martini, trying to drown out the omnipresent drone of the man's voice. He really liked to listen to himself talk- you were approaching five minutes with no sign of stopping. Out of sheer boredom you called for a comm check again, just to make certain that everyone else was in position once the chaos started. Unexpectedly, everything is going off without a hitch. The Doof's team should be back on the gala floor any minute now.
Oh, finally. An utterly mind-numbing length of time later, Syndrome finally got it in his head that he should shut the hell up and give the people what they came here for.
"...and that is why I'm pleased to announce that the brand new Sands Hotel and Casino is officially open for business! Nineteen years after the date of its closing, the Sands finally returns to Vegas! And what sort of opening would this be without the appearance of a very special guest?"
Here you actually sit up in your seat a little. This information was so utterly secretive that neither you nor Doofenshmirtz's infiltrators were able to turn up anything whatsoever as to the identity of the mystery guest.
But now, he finally makes his appearance. Dressed in sharp shined shoes, pinstripe suit, black fedora somehow still being pulled off all these years, and a smile like the happiest shark in the world. A gasp goes up from the crowd.
"That's right! Debuting back at the Sands for the first time in decades: everyone's favorite singer… Frank Sinatra!"
...what?
Several words come over the comms. Most of them aren't repeatable in polite company.
You hear a sort of high-pitched keening noise coming from 'Mr. Damask', and it suddenly dawns on you how this might become a problem. Honestly, their plan wasn't that bad- how the pharmacist was able to call in a favor from Ray Liotta was something beyond your understanding, but it all looked like it would work out on paper.
But the man on stage was definitely not Ray Liotta.