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Night had fallen on Anaheim shortly before David Xanatos arrived at Vipertronics Headquarters. The guest was buzzed in to Phineas's office.
"Good evening, Mr. Viper."
"Evening, Mr. Xanatos. You've picked a rather late hour for our meeting."
"Well, with a schedule like mine, my days are booked and it's a miracle I get my nights free. Besides, you got to choose the place", replied Xanatos, gesturing around Viper's cavernous office, "it's only fair that I get to choose the time."
"True enough." responded Viper, "Now, enough pleasantries, what do you think of my proposal?"
"Frankly," said Xanatos, discarding a manila envelope upon Viper's desk, "it leaves my company holding the rather short end of the stick."
"Come now, Mr. Xanatos, I'm sure we can reach a reasonable agreement. Hopefully without much, ahem, strong persuasion from my affiliates."
Xanatos raised an eyebrow, "Is that a threat, Mr. Viper? I'll have you know I have some rather persuasive affiliates of my own."
"Don't we all." dismissed Viper.
"The associates to which I refer are rather unique." said an increasingly irritated Xanatos.
"As are mine." replied Viper.
Xanatos slammed his hands on Viper's desk, squarely looking the other mogul in his snakey eyes. "I don't think you're quite understanding me, Phineas."
Viper rose from his seat and matched Xanatos's posture, "Did I stutter, David?"
In a corridor outside the office, the meeting was being watched.
"They're acting like hatchlings." two authoritative voices remarked in unison.
The creatures stared at each other, only now noticing the presence of the other, as if the architecture of this particular hallway were designed specifically to facilitate a Spiderman pointing at Spiderman gag.
The two leaders were not alone, their respective teams now aware of each other as well.
Goliath and Dragaunus scowled at each other, Lexington and Siege eyed their physically opposite foe, Broadway put on his best John Wayne attitude while Chameleon went for a Clint Eastwood impression, Hudson drew his sword as Wraith readied his staff, Brooklyn and Lamia made crude faces and gestures at one another.
Quicker than light, there was an explosion of claws and wings, scales and tails. Fireballs and laser blasts flew. A water cooler was fatally injured. Some inoffensive corporate wall art would adorn the hallway no longer.
Before the battle could intensify, they all heard a slimy voice interrupt, "What on Earth are you all doing?"
The brawlers looked up to see Viper and Xanatos judgmentally surveying them.
"I'm surprised at you, Goliath. I brought you here to defend me if need be, not get into petty fights with Mr. Viper's other partners." admonished Xanatos.
"Really all this fuss was unnecessary. Mr. Xanatos and I have reached a mutually beneficial agreement." stated Viper.
"Yes, we've decided that technical components from both of our companies shall be used in Weiner World's new smart condiment dispensing machines." Xanatos proudly proclaimed.
The non-humans were dumbstruck. This was the crucially important business deal that required a cross-coast, in-person meeting, secretly guarded by extranormal beings.