Controversial Chaos

The days seemed to be getting longer and longer for the heroes of the vine since the Civil War that rocked the way of life for many people. The spawn of villainous teams brought cold chills through the spines of the worlds people and the heroes  teams were divided by sect but united under the common goal of doing the right thing. Instead of bringing hope, the dismantling of the Hellfire Club only made things worse for those who fight for justice. Some villains went back to their assassin ways while others maintained the same evil semblance under a new title.

Today

On this day something was different. The sky was dark but their was not a rain cloud in sight. Their was a chill in the air  in what should have been a hot summer day and even the animal were reacting in a way that was awkward.  Perhaps it was nothing, a weather anomaly  thought most but in all reality in was the beginning of  something major that would effect the lives of many. The teams of the Vine were all off doing their day to day things like normal.  Kurrent, along with the rest of Mobb Deep was on the trial of a new villain organization called the Fraternity that had recently came to be. They group of villains lived in secret and they were perfect in not leaving a trail but The Electric Ace had a hunch about where them might be and his loyal team trusted his judgment.

They were all positioned around an abandoned warehouse waiting for the right time to move in. As Kurrent began to speak into his com link and give the order for the fist wave to attack he looks over at Ruin Cross and says "Move in NOW". Ruin Cross the newest member of the Mobb Deep team starts to move towards the warehouse when suddenly his body begins to shimmer into a blue light and he was gone. A surprised Kurrent stood up from his crouching position in shock of what just happened. He looked to his other team members and the were all suffering the same fate, Ripcord, Acer, Sha all of Mobb Deep were turning into a blue light and fading away until finally the same thing happened to Kurrent.

They all appeared in what seemed to be a city that had been through the apocalypse.  All of the team members were present and accounted for  and they all seemed to be fine health wise. They were all in shock and in Kurrent position he instantly knew that their  would be many questions coming his way that he didn't have an answer to. The day got even more confusing when suddenly a loud deep and thunderous voice began to speak at them through the air.....

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Kurrent looked around after the mysterious voice vanished confirming that it was indeed Manhattan and that what The Researcher said could in fact be true. Still in a small state of shock as to what had just happened he looked to his teammates and made a startling discovery. "FU@K" he said aloud as he realized where Mobb Deep was at  " Everyone take cover now, we are in Times Square, we are right in the middle of the Manhattan"

Recent events:

The Vine was out of control. Shit was going crazy. Everything he had planned went downhill. Well…it all started when Ruin became a member of Mobb Deep. As soon as he joined he was glad for his decision. It was if he was part of a big family. The whole in his heart was filled, he wasn't lonely anymore, and he had friends. His original reason for joining was too get info on Hellfire Club, but he couldn’t leave, it was as if this was his place. Everything was also going good at the FBI. Clues started popping up everywhere, clues that would lead to Hellfire Club arrest. As soon as he got the warrant to take out the HFC, he was not going to hold back. Unfortunately that wouldn’t be needed.

Word on the street was that Hellfire Club had broke up. As soon as the word spread, things began to get a bit loco. Teams popped up everywhere; with HFC gone that leaves a lot of members in need of a team. So it was all a matter of perfect timing. However, there were only two teams looked at to be major threats. Now his warrant would be worth nothing. It was all a waste of time. It was as if they were toying with him. These two teams would be even harder to take down than the HFC.

The first and most dominant team would be The Fraternity. An organization of assassin, born to kill. Leader and founder of this group was none other than Florian. The teams four best members being Florian, Morte Rapida, Gambler, and Renegade Lantern. It was a massacre, all of them on the same team! That’s nearly impossible to overcome. But some how Mobb Deep would overcome. Word that Florian was Gambler and Bab’s child came out intriguingly. Ruin had spotted the child in the vine but could not be sure who he was. Dam! He should have killed Florian when he had the chance.

The other team was formed by the legend known as Final Arrow. A female team, him being the only male allowed in. The team was known as Blood Angels, and they were seen as a major threat. However, there was a difference between The Fraternity and The Blood Angels. The blood angels seemed to lay low. Now The Fraternity on the other hand was nothing but brutal and vicious assassins. That was a bad move on The Fraternity’s part. They were just giving the CIA and FBI reasons to lock them up. But aside from all the chaos and havoc on the vine. Shit was going pretty good in the streets of the Vine.

He had met a bit of his old history. He met Morte Rapida. He had known Morte long ago, but chances were Morte didn't know him. Before Morte was born Ruin used to train with Dorian Cutler. Cutler was a champion and he was one of the best of the best. He had not known Morte was born until he had lost contact with Cutler. The last words for that Cutler said to him over a telephone was “Morte coming and there ain’t no one who can stop him. Keep an eye on my son.” Now he found himself united with Morte. But Morte had now left Mobb Deep mysteriously to join The Fraternity. That was really bad for Mobb. But they could do nothing but move on.

Morte wasn't the only friend of Ruin’s, he became friends with all of the others also. He communicated as much as he could with the leader of the team. Kurrent was the villain’s public enemy #1. And he would do everything in his power to stop the villains. He also made friends with Acer and Sha, the three were really the most talkative of the group. He was really enjoying himself in the mansion. Nothing to do but relax. But the relaxation would end soon. Because Mobb Deep needed to take out The Fraternity before it was vies-versa.

He was really starting to hate Florian. He now found his main rival, for today Florian made a personal enemy. And that went for the rest of the Fraternity too. Florian had already taken too many lives. Ruin didn't car rather Florian stole money, diamonds, and jewelry. He was stealing lives and those are priceless. Crime on the vine has increased extremely since HFC broke apart. It was all about timing. But what happened next would put everyone in shock. It was a devastating event that no one would ever forget.

 Beeeeeeep

The noise of the alarm clock blared. He quickly rolled over in made his way out of the bed. He was late! Dam alarm clock isn’t good for nothing. In anger he did a roundhouse kick, which sent the clock crushing against the wall. He needed to get his daily exercise. He ran t the bathroom and ran him some bath water. He had to move quickly if he wanted to get down to the station. He let his body soak in his water. After scrubbing himself for several minutes. He got up and put on his training gear. Today he wore his occasional gear. The black pants with flames, the martial arts belt, and his Red metal gloves (profile image). He loved his gloves.

They were won from the traditional monk tournament. The Kaleon. The monks were so powerful that they could take on these heroes any day. He was a three-year champ, leader of the monks since his father’s death. These gloves were made of pure adamantium. He had never forgotten to wear these in any match. He ran down stairs to Mobb Deep training section. He began to lift the 5-ton weight with little struggle. He may have been strong but this was heavy. He dropped the weight quickly as he breathed in and out roughly.

He rushed over to the boxing bags. He leapt into the air sending his knee flying at the boxing bag. He tried to make the impact as soft as possible. But even his soft hit crushed the large bag of cement. He then made it too the mansion exit. After greeting everyone he made his way outside. He was the only person to come outside like this. This had some people shook. The only problem he had was hoping he got to hurt people with his fist before hi looks beat them bloody.

The heat from the sun’s rays beamed through his pale skin. Sweat trickled down his back like blood. Oddly enough he did not feel the heat, it was just like pain. His skin was so tough it was almost as if it was numb. He didn't use weapons much but from time to time they would be needed. And if they were, he always had a few things strapped to his legs beneath his pants. He needed to hurry up. He was not the person who likes to be late.

He slowly but surely began to pick up pace. Soon he was jogging down the block, without his shirt on the wind from the on-going cars cooled his sweat. He usually stopped at Nine Lives Coffee shop for a drink but there was no time right now. Dam! Ruin’s device on his arm began to beep. Mobb was calling. Before he could make it back to the mansion he found his team surrounding an abandoned warehouse. He didn't know what to do, but at least he was prepared. He turned and looked into the eyes of Kurrent who was next to him. Kurrent spoke quickly.

Move in now!

As he began to move his body seemed to fade away. It didn't feel like anything was happening but he could see it as clear as day. He found himself in mid air.  He did not want to hit the ground so he used his element control to make the air land him softly on ground. He looked around at the abandoned city. It looked just like apocalypse. The city was destroyed! Soon the rest of Mobb Deep appeared. Before he knew it a deep voice comes from the clouds and begins to speak.

You may all refer to me as The Researcher. At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied I will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now.

Only one possible thought overcame Ruin’s mind, what the hell was going on. Only one possible name came to mind when this beast spoke. Satan. Before he could finish thinking Kurrent, spoke to the team.

Everyone take cover now, we are in Times Square, and we are right in the middle of the Manhattan.

He used his extreme acrobatics to slip back into cover. He had taken what the being had said in consideration. Maybe this was the future. Just when he though he would survive after apocalypse. Ruin began to stretch his leg and crack his neck muscles. He was going to do whatever it was to keep his world at peace. The Vile Executioner than looked at his team.

So who do we execute first?

The trap was set and Gambler’s own son was the voluntary bait. For weeks the members of Mobb Deep had been relentlessly pursuing the newly formed Fraternity. Whether or not they where aware of who exactly they where pursuing was a mystery. Only a few former members of the where aware of the Cajun’s resurrection and fewer still knew of his son. Knowing the Mobb affiliates and their leader wouldn’t rest until they had taken out the new upstart team, Gambler and his son decided to set a trap. Leaving subtle trails here and there hoping the most electric hero in the world wouldn’t disappoint them, and he didn’t.

While Florian paced back and forth inside the abandoned warehouse, the King of King’s and the Fraternity took up positions around the area. When the time was right they would allow Kurrent and his band of justice dealers to converge on the building before they themselves surrounded the team and took them by surprise. But yet something was off. The air was unusually stiff and although the sun hung high in the sky somehow its light seemed to be stifled. Gambler slowly snapped his finger, instantly producing the Ace of Spades. Revenge was all he could think about. Not only had Kurrent taken his arm in their previous encounter, but the M.O.B. had successfully rescued the country and exposed the HFC to the world.

Now it was time to return the favor. The Cajun began to smile as he watched one of the newer members of Kurrent’s squad, Ruin Cross, make his way towards the warehouse. Giving a slight nod to Pix and then one to Zoom the Fraternity was posed to strike. Suddenly though the heroes body seemed to ignite with a  blue energy before disappearing. Immediately the confused Master of Manipulation stood up,

“Est-ce que c'est un tour ? What dee $#@! just happened.”

Soon the Cajun would find out himself as his body became engulfed in the same blue energy before seemingly disappearing. Gambler re-emerged along with the other Fraternity members in what appeared to be the post apocalyptic remains of . Kurrent and his Mobb Deep affiliates  where nowhere in sight, in fact besides his teammates there wasn’t another living soul anywhere. Burned out cars lined the empty streets as newspapers blew by in the wind. Buildings looked like they had been abandoned for years missing windows and doors. Before anyone could even attempt to wrap their head around what was going on a thunderous voice echoed throughout the area.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called . It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Gambler’s upper lip immediately curled up as his eyes flared red.

“NO ONE SUMMONS ME! YOU WANT TO SEE MY TRUE POWER, SHOW YOURSELF AND I’LL DEAL YOU UP SOME POWER LIKES OF WHICH YOU NO SEE BEFORE!”

As the Cajun stood defiantly mocking what ever had brought them there, he was sudden stricken by an unseen force dropping him to his knees in pain. He began to cough up blood as he held his stomach before finally saying,

“I…..I su…bmit.”

Almost instantly the pain was gone and Gambler was back on his feet. It was clear that they where all pawns. Players in a cosmic game of balance and order. Kill or be killed, an assassins favorite game.

As Ripcord waited for Kurrent to call in the strike over his comm-link, Ripcord was the picture of silent fury. His body became tense as he crept alongside the warehouse that was suppose to house The Fraternity. The Fraternity was the first team to appear that posed a threat to the peace that the heroes of the vine worked so hard to create after the fall of the Hellfire Club. Being the most proactive hero team within Vine City, Mobb Deep wasn't going to take them lightly. Created by the evil that is known as Florian, The Fraternity quickly made the other teams of the vine take notice, but none so much as Mobb Deep. Through ways only he was capable of, Gambler's son got one of the most noble members of Mobb Deep, Morte Rapida, to join the ranks of his vile secret society of assassins and thieves.

Seeing this as the first of many changes to happen thank to The Fraternity, Kurrent watsed no time in calling all the Remaining members of Mobb Deep together, and plan out a plan of attack. Through information gathered from a handful of the vine underworld's most feared and respected leaders, Mobb Deep was able to find the location of their secret base and prepared a full out assault.

The plan seemed easy enough. Entering the warehouse from opposite ends of the warehouse, Ripcord and Ruin Cross were to be the first strike. Rip lived for moments like this. As his heart pumped fiercely, his forearms began to pulsate and a pair of tendrils popped through them. Even though the releasing of his tendrils is painful, Ripcord don't fell a thing. He was focused on the task at hand, and he would not fail his team.

Just then, Kurrent's voice came in over the comm-link: Move in Now!!! It was the moment Ripcord had been waiting for. He had heard must about the man-child known as Florian, but to Ripcord, he would have to see it himself. Even if it killed him.  Using his tendrils to climb up the side of the warehouse, Ripcord planned to come in from the top of the warehouse.

At that moment, A pulse of blue light flashed over Ripcord and when it was over he slammed into the ground with all of the other members of Mobb Deep looking around at him. As he righted himself, Ripcord could not believe his eyes. The team had been transported to another place. Was this the kind of power The Fraternity had at their disposal, Ripcord wondered as all of a sudden a booming voice filled the sky.

You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Manhattan, He did this to Manhattan, Ripcord thought as he looked around for something that he could use to gain his bearings. Than he realized where he was, The giant video screen, the remains of the Virgin mega store, the broken letters of the ESPN Zone. They were in Times Square. This was bad. If this "Researcher" could do this much damage in the blink of an eye, there was no telling what he was capable of if given the chance to focus on it.  He was a threat not to be taken likely, but how could they combat one with the power to do this. The power of a god.

Everyone Take Cover Now!!!! We are in Times Square, and we're right in the middle of Manhattan, yelled Kurrent, as his words brought Ripcord back to his senses. Looking around for the largest building that could provide the kind of protection and shelter needed, Rip began to make his way toward the Virgin Mega Store. 

"Over here, Guys. We can take shelther here." 

Zoom opens his eyes, shocked to see the damage of the once most popular city in the US, reduced to a pathetic waste land. A voice thunders down from above...

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called . It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Gambler replies

“NO ONE SUMMONS ME! YOU WANT TO SEE MY TRUE POWER, SHOW YOURSELF AND I’LL DEAL YOU UP SOME POWER LIKES OF WHICH YOU NO SEE BEFORE!” Gambler begin to cough up blood.

This was just a game to this Researcher  the Golden Speedster thinks to himself, Zoom prides himself on winning games and challenges of all kinds. And being the rookie on this team of legendary villains didn't help his anxiety at all, he was ready to bolt across the city assassinating as many people as he could find. But he remembers that The Fraternity stands together until so order by Gambler. Gambler gets to his feet again, the Master of Manipulation had to have known that The Fastest Alive wouldn't wait to be told what needed to happen next... Zoom takes off with so much force that ground under him was turn into sand.

"REEEECCOONNN CCOOMMPPLLETTTEEE." Zoom says as he starts to slow himself back down. Most of The Fraternity hates when Zoom talks while he's still moving.

"WEEE'RE IIIIN HARLEM OUTSIDE THE OLD APOLLO THEATER. THERE ARE TEAMS ALL OVER THE PLACE, BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS....MOBB DEEP IS IN TIME SQUARE, OUT IN THE OPEN. I SUGGEST WE STRIKE FIRST!!!"

Zoom stands ready to take off at a moments notice...

Trooper stood about 30,000ft. in air looking down upon the warehouse, he was the newest and one of the youngest members in the group. Kurrent had advise him to take to the skies and provide them with intel as they prepared to seige this warehouse and one of their blows against the Faternity. Trooper hand not been here long enough to know all the specs of what went down here but he did know one thing... The Faternity was a group of evil assasins and they had to be stopped and he would whatever he could to quell there evil reign.

He listens to all the pulses of his team members and they are quite normal except for one member's, Ripcord. his heart did not beat it, bang and throbbed as if it was trying to escape the prison of his chest... trooper knew Ripcord was ready. Kurrent's voiced sounded on his comlink:Move in Now!!! as soon as those words were spoken he noticed his team members pulses began slip away. He scanned the area and saw that a blue light was taking his teamates through fear and anger he rushed downwards a huge sonic boom in his wake but seconds after he moved the light got him as well and ended up in what he immediately recognized to his once vibrant beautiful home. then a disembodied voice bade them.

You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Everyone Take Cover Now!!!! We are in Times Square, and we're right in the middle of Manhattan, yelled Kurrent and trooper acted on command and sought to the skies and size a crater sized whole in the top of the champs building and chose to place him self there so he could see any incoming threats with his superhuman vision

Previously of Hellfire Club fame, Disco aka Pix, now dozed off while standing guard in an empty warehouse. The budding sorcerer had long forgotten the battle plan but didn't dare let his leader know. With a quick glance around the barren warehouse he caught the eye of Gambler who gave the nod to move in. Before any action could take place Pix's body seemed to float off the ground into a blue energy. Am i doing this? i don't remember casting a spell, The young man thought to himself. he noticed he wasn't the only one floating, the rest of his team were being transported as well. Just as quickly as he finished trying to figure out what was going on it was already over.

His Body started to fall out of the sky but he quickly caught himself and began to hover down to the ground. Pix readied himself to continue the fight that he was about to begin. Sparks of blue energy began to form around his clutched fist. Butt Pix quickly discovered there was nothing there. Nothing but the Fraternity. "Where are we," he thought aloud.  Before anyone could answer his question he'd already figured it out. It was New York city. Some type of futuristic, armageddon version of it, but New York none the less. Glittler 2 must be opening this weekend, thats why everyone's gone ,Pix half said aloud to try to keep him from freaking out too badly. While still walking around in a bit of confusion a voice roared through the sky:

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Wait a minute, whoever this is destroyed our world, and has the power to restore it to its former self? I'd really like to be drunk right now. Pix couldn't stop thinking about what it must have been like to have lived through the destruction he now laid his eyes upon. Buildings were blackend and still burning, Cars had been smashed beyond all recognition and now only a handful of teams would be able to restore the world. After he finished taking in the scenary his eyes turned to his leader for further instructions.

Gambler, never one to like not being in control exclaimed, “NO ONE SUMMONS ME! YOU WANT TO SEE MY TRUE POWER, SHOW YOURSELF AND I’LL DEAL YOU UP SOME POWER LIKES OF WHICH YOU NO SEE BEFORE!”

His defiant nature was immediately shot down as he fell to his knees and began coughing up blood.

"What on earth is going on?" Pix thought to himself while watching his leader recover himself.  Being transported to God knows where, people being struck down by God knows what, and probably having to fight God knows who...today definietly won't be just another Wednesday.

Nobody stood next to Gambler in the abandoned warehouse, it was dark inside, but the excitment could be felt pouring off all the members of the Fraternity. Gambler pulled out a card and gave a nod to Zoom and PIx, as they watched Mobb Deep make their move. Suddenly Kurrent and the others started glowing a blue color and the dissappeared from sight. "What the hell?!" Nobody thought to himself as he stared outside to watch what would happen next.  But as he starred he noticed his body beginning to glow that same blue as the Mobb Deep members.

"Is it just me or are we glowing?" Nobody said as he looked around at the other Fraternity members. The light glew brighter around Nobody's body until it was the only thing he could see. This lasted for what seemed like only a second or two, but as the blue light dissappeared Nobody found himself standing in the middle of New York City. He quickly looked back and forth and noticed that all other members of the Fraternity were all here too. There was no slight of Mobb Deep anywhere or anyone else, as Nobody noticed the city seemed completely emptyed.

Cars seemed to be just stopped in the middle the street, some were burnning while others appeared that they had been in the past or were just smashed. Some street signs were bent over or ripped from the ground. The surrounding buildings were thrashed, with smashed windows, some had collasped walls or had compeltely fallen themself. Everyone on the Fraterinty seemed to be just as shocked as he was about the state of the city they were in or how they had suddenly appeared there in the first place. Suddenly a voice started echoing in the sky, which seemed to be talking to them all:

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Nobody tightened his fist as the voice went on, and as he did his invisible energy started for form around them. It made a quiet hum sound as the energy built up in his hands. Nobody was ready to combat this being that teleport them to this Future Earth, but before he could do anything Gambler stepped up before him:

“NO ONE SUMMONS ME! YOU WANT TO SEE MY TRUE POWER, SHOW YOURSELF AND I’LL DEAL YOU UP SOME POWER LIKES OF WHICH YOU NO SEE BEFORE!"

Before Nobody knew it, Gambler was struck down his his knees by a force that Nobody' couldn't see. "This isn't possible. He shouldn't beable to hide from my eyes." Nobody thought to himself as he watched his ally start to cough up blood and then give into this unknown being's demands. Zoom had taken it upon himself to scout the area, before any of them had realized he had left.  A grin came across Nobody's face as he looked at his teammates. "We just got to take out Mobb Deep and some other scum. Big deal, doin them all together just saves time." Nobody laughed.

Drifter hadn't been with the Fraternity long but he knew this was where he belonged from the start, He had been an Ice Dragon for awhile or Ice Queen as they were more commonly known by most of the Fraternity, Showing his skills, building his name, He thought he'd be with them forever.....So he thought. But when a legend such as The man known as Gambler offers a spot on his team, What other answer is there except yes? Of course, The assassin accepted such an offer and now sat with the others inside the barren warehouse. His black leather gloves laced and his black spandex suit plastered with blood. It seemed as though, It was a normal day or at least they thought. Before too long, The assassin found himself floating off his chair, a gentle blue light made an outline around him.

Drifter then looked around as he floated "Did Pix cast some kind of spell or something again?" Drifter asked confused but soon enough, He noticed he wasn't the only one with the affliction....Gambler, Nobody, Pix and all of the Fraternity began to float and became outlined with a blue energy, And with but a few moments, They were transported to a strange dismantled version of what appeared to be "Manhattan".


" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"


"Why does this kind of sh!t always happen? I mean why can't we be taken away one time by a guy who wants to hook us up with hot dates or something?" Drifter continued his rant for awhile cursing profusely under his breath before stopping himself, Afraid he'd suffered the same fate as Gambler if he continued to prattle on. Zoom had taken it on himself to scout out the area whereas Nobody gave his own two cents on the matter at hand.

"We just got to take out Mobb Deep and some other scum. Big deal, doin them all together just saves time." Nobody laughed.

Drifter chuckled as he cracked his neck and drew a semi-automatic from it's holster

"So? Who's first on the hit-list?"

Sha had a nightmare,and it was not good when ever she had a nightmare the event of the next day usually went from bad to worse. Sha had opened her eyes and she was in her room at the mobb deep mansion, it was a luxury  mansion similar to the LOVE mansion but it was alot more bigger. she sat up and wiped the cold from her eyes then looked back at her silk sheet and began chuckling,she put on her tank top and then brushed her hair, in the mirror her Mobb deep tatatoo was gazing back at her. she looked on her right arm and saw the LOVE tat smearing away....oh well she put on her cheerleader shorts and went down stairs. She had been just giving the new that she had moved up in the trinity,she didnt know what it was but was sure it was an honor. she didnt really fit in a much being one of only 3 girls,but she only really talked to acer and ruin cross they were her gossip buddies,as for there leader he was about business , she had so much respect for him that she never really looked him in the eyes.

After he thought about the speech over and over it all was coming together. This was apocalypse. He was standing right here where the human species ended (would end). It was all so confusing, whoever this mystery voice is he’s pretty powerful. You can go in time with a time machine but never this far. As he looked round at the once beautiful city, a tear stroked down his eye. Why was this possible, why would anyone ever be built to cause so much damage. Than again even with the power why take lives and not give. Why build chaos and havoc. But not love nor care. It was all just too much to take in. He was going to give this godly being what he wanted.

He fell down on his knees. As he continued to look around rage filled his body. Why did he have to show them this? Why? Why couldn’t he just explain it, but on some other planet. This was just…just too much. If Ruin didn't have the ability to not need oxygen he would have probably died. He would never breathe in such evil air, for he did not want his soul to become corrupt like others. As the anger grew inside of him he struck the ground. He raised both of his fist above his head. He then smashed his fist against the rough cement. His Adamantium gloves made the impact even more devastating.

The impact caused a large earthquake to start it also sent a crack moving through the cement. He wanted to know who and what this creature was. He crossed his legs in meditation form. This was not just any form of meditation. This was what the ancient elders used when they wanted to contact higher power. He sent the telepathic link into the direction of the thunderous voice. As he found a level of power that would not be able to be tested, he knew this was the divine creature. AS he tried to contact the beast he began to think thoughts to himself to speak to it.

Ruin: “Why are you doing this.”

Mystical Being: “Your strong kid, no one ever been able to contact me through my mind.”

Ruin: “Why are you doing this”

Mystical Being: “Kid you got heart, that will get you killed.”

He could feel the best trying to take his spirit. He fought the beast mystical power. The struggle became too much. Blood began to trickle from his eyes and his nose. The strain suddenly stopped, it was long enough to have blood running down his chest. This beast was too powerful for him. He saw that now. He used his substance control to take some water from the oxygen. As the water formed in his hand he drenched his face in it. As the water rinsed off the blood, he began to move the wind thus drying him off. Ruin glared at his teammates.

He was almost a hundred percent sure that they felt the same way he did. He would die before he let any of his teammates get hurt. They were now his family, his life. He walked over to the group. He could tell that everyone was still in shock. He didn’t need weapons for his powers and skills would assist him in any battle. However, there were two weapons he never left. His two light sabers, there was one strapped to each leg. He glanced back as his teammate Ripcord began to speak as he moved towards a building.

Over here guys. We can take shelter here.

He wanted to assure his teammates had the utmost safety. He walked alongside Ripcord in case he needed any quick back up. As they made it to the building. He lifted his index finger in attempt to tell everyone to wait. As he made it to the boor, he pressed his face against it to assure that it made no sound. As he did various movements with his hands in the air flames surrounded his adamantium gloves. He held his flamed fist ready for any non-invited visitors. As he lifted his feet up, in a quick 180 motion he did a roundhouse kick, knocking the door in.

Rats, roaches, and other rodents and bugs came charging out. He aimed his fist at the bugs as flame balls flew from his fist killing anything that tried to get away. After he had killed most of the rodent he continued in. He used the flames on his gloves to see his pathway. He looked through the place, which he soon noticed was a store. He made his way up the stairs, everything was deserted just like the divine mythical creature had said. He hurried back down stairs to his teammates. He gave them the signal to come in.

The area is clear. Kurrent could you give us a bit of electricity. Okay guys we need to talk about what’s going on. Yeah. Yeah. I know what the thunderous voice said. But why, why has the world gone so corrupt. And whom the hell are we fighting first. I say we make first move. Florian is here! I can smell him! The way I see it is that this godlike character wants a game. And in this game there is only one rule. Kill or be killed. Ride together die together, Mobb Deep for life.

Mobb Deep would have to bring their A game. Luckily for them it would be nothing new. With the devastating loss of Morte Rapida, Mobb was less dominant than ever. The Fraternity would be at full power. And it would take all of Mobb Deep to bring them down. Ruin knew in his head that they could not take out the Frat by pure power, it would take a plan, a strategy, a tactic. His main target at the moment was Florian. The root of all this. The leader. If he took out the leader, what were the chances the rest of the team would keep going? Well there’s always Gambler, but that was always Kurrent’s archenemy.

Still even with Gambler and Florian out of the picture there were still major threats. Who would go for Morte? Even Ruin knew some of the heroes were shook at the fact that Morte would now be an enemy. Morte was a living weapon and no one could change that. Then there was Renegade Lantern, who was extremely powerful. Lantern had changed evil a while ago, some people ran when they saw him. They feared him like a god. But Ruin feared no one. Another threat would be the infamous assassin known as Akira Overdrive. He had not known much of Akira but he knew that Ajnin Judithe hated him severely. When Ruin really gave it thought, there was no body on The Frat wasn't considered a threat. They were all his personal enemies.

He began to prepare while he waited for the other to say anything. He did various martial arts in the air. He needed to stay prepared. His back muscles began to tighten. He feel to the ground on one hand, he began to do push-ups on his left hand. Sweat dripped from his chest. He wanted to be in supreme form when the sht hit the fan. As he closed his eyes he had flashbacks. Memories of his family members came rushing to him. His mother being decapitated. His father being taken away. It all began to happen too fast. He was pissed it was time for war. After he stood and took a breath from his exercising he took a deep breath. He began to activate his psionic energy on the store wall. Before he knew it the wall shattered in front of every Mobb Deep member around. With a pump he raised his hand in the air.

It is there corruptly clan that will be shot down by us. Each minute we will spill there blood, until it rains down from the skies. There is nothing that will get in our way. So in the simplest words ever. Lets kick some @$$ Mobb Deep.

Erika woke up. She sat up, stunned. What is this place? She stood up. "Hello, anyone here?" There was no reply. The last thing I can remember is that I was hanging out at Mobb Deep. I must have dozed off, and well, look where I am now. She walked toward the door. He ears caught a faint sound. She heard the sound of something traveling through the air, then it hit. BOOM! The building that Erika was in was hit, and it was starting to collapse. Just my luck. Her body lost color, as she became water. She divided herself, and went through the gaps as the building was coming down. Okay, that isn't the best way to wake up. She smiled. Erika looked at the pile of rubble. I wonder if anyone else was in there? She turned her back and started walking along the street.

As she was walking, she kicked some small objects. "What is..." She looked down and saw that they were bullet casings. This place is like a warzone, only major league. She looked back up. In the distance she saw an explosion. Where are those coming from? She continued to walk at her pace until she looked and saw some movement up ahead. I'd better sneak up on it, to see if it is safe. She crept closer, and closer until she was behind a building, less than thirty feet away. She cautiously eyed the movement. Erika saw two people running. They weren't just any people. They were Gambler and Pixilized. What are they doing here? She swallowed. Well, don't want to run into them. She went into a building that was nearby. Inside, there was a pair of cute short shorts, and a blue tank top. She tried them on. Wow, perfect fit. She walked upstairs, and went to the roof to see if she could get a better visual.

She stayed low, but didn't see anything. Erika walked over to the side. It was only about a ten foot gap. She raised her hand, and a stream of ice shot from it. The ice made a bridge. Erika got onto the bridge, and walked across towards the other side. As she was walking, something familiar caught her eye, and caused her to lose balance.

Erika fell, and was about to hit the ground, when she turned around in mid-air to catch herself on the ground. She landed with a thud. Well, onward. Erika was walking as she caught a glimpse of that familiar thing again. She made her way closer to find that it was Kurrent, along with Ripcord, Acer, Sha, and two people that she hadn't met. She walked up to them. "Hi guys, what happened?" They clued her in about being transported to this place, and fighting other teams to see who has the greatest team. "Oh, I'm glad I found you guys. I was asleep on the couch back at our place, and I must have gotten separated from the team. Mantoid glanced over to the members that she didn't know yet. She reached out her hand to each of them. "Hi, my real name's Erika, but people call me Mantoid." They took turns shaking her hand. They told her that their names were Ruin Cross and Supertrooper. "Pleased to meet you two, good to have you as allies." Mantoid smiled as she said, "So, lets go kick some abs!"

Praetor Lemnos stood in the warehouse, witing for Mobb Deep to enter so they could surprise attack them. Surprise was what awaited them, and surprise he would give them. But before he could do anything, his body was enclosed in some blue light. "It better not be Pix casting an unprepared teleportation spell again, or I'm going to instill some fear in him that he will never forget." he thought, and in his case, "never forget" was more than just a cliche. Everybody's memories was under his full control. Right now, not even the Fraternity, of which he himself is a member of, remembered him or could see him. It didn't even take him a moment to see that this blue light was for teleportation, he remembered so clearly how the transmatter portals in the 31st century worked. "Let's hope it's not somewhere too dangerous." The light went away, and he could now see where he was. Manhattan. But not a Manhattan he had ever seen, not even in the history files in the 31st century.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

"Heavens." He made the other Fraternity members see him and remember him, and began to speak. "Okay...to which time we have ever been transported to, you should know thar this is not the true future, the time I come from. In my time, New York is alive and has even upgraded itself from these primitive building structures. No...this is not the future, this is...a parallell world." He thought for a second. "Unless I'm mistaken. After all, I could be from a parallell universe myself, but I doubt it. But let's not be too overconfident. Let's get the other ones."

He went invisible again, but let the other Fraternity members still remember him. He flew up to a building with his stolen Legion Flight Ring to get some perspective. He noticed a teleportation light again caused by someone...he thought his name was Ronin...grenades about to hit the Fraternity. "Uh oh.They're gonna get hit...but there's nothing I can do about it...or is it?" He directed his manipulation power to the other Fraternity members, trying to implant a some kind of memory in them causing them to look up, if they hadn't done so already. Then he saw the truck rushing against the very building he stood on. "Better move quickly", he thought, and flew away to another rooftop in near sonic speed. "These guys don't know who they're messing with", he said to himself, and directed his power to Ronin, attempting to make him forget how to use his blink power, or even make him forget that he ever had it.

Acer had not seen any of his team in months only contacting them from time to time keeping them updated on his status and his location he had become an agent of the goverment and had been working in Washington keeping an eye on the very people that not to long ago where corrupt and he needed to make sure the devil would not come knocking on there door again. In these long hard and mostly boring months alot had happened in the world it seemed the most powerful team of villains had disbanded and split up but with the fall of one hell another had risen like a dark phoenix from the deepest depths of hell.

This team was known as the Fraternity a team of the most deadly and skilled villains and assassins in the world a team formed by the deadly Cajun Gambler and his son Florian Acer knew what Gambler was capable of but his son he had no clue what he could do but if he had even half the charm and wit that his father had used to take him to the top he would be a very dangerous opponent indeed and along with them this new team had others that made it near impossible to defeat. The first was the former hero of heroes and one of the founding members of Mobb Deep Renegade Lantern his heart and mind had become corrupt his power had reached levels that made even Acer shiver just at the very thought of it.

However the most shocking thing about recent events was the departure of the living weapon Morte Rapida from Mobb Deep and his joining with the Fraternity it was a shock to most of the heroes especially Acer's team all took his departure very hard all were angry at there team mate and friends going but Acer wasn't to bothered by his leaving he still respected the man his skills and his tatical mind and he found it more of an honour to have Morte as an enemy now Acer could test himself against the best. With all this going on Acer had yet again went back to his team and had started a new mission with them tracking down the Fraternity untill they arrived at an abandoned warehouse where they would end this new evil before it truly started. 

Acer and his team where all positioned around the warehouse scouting the area all ready and eager for there chance to fight this new evil some where like kids without patience wanting to rush in head first and attack like wild dogs but for the most elite and long lived members of the team like Acer and Kurrent they both knew an attack of strategy was best to take this new threat out.  Move in NOW"  One by one each member from there respective locations like lions on the plains began to sneak to the warehouse readying there attack but then something mysterious began to happen to Acer's body it felt warm and soft like a sun had taking over a bright blue light engulfed his essence it was tingling a rather nice feel and he could see the rest of his team where suufering the same fate.

Acer slowly got up and looked around he was confused he was not in the same place as before he was now in a barren waste land and he coul tell this was Manhattan but there was something different about it there was no one around it was completly deserted save for the rest of his team who all looked just as shocked as he was windows where smashed building broken and shattered old newspapers and littler filled the streets cars just lay in everywhere some flipped up others where on fire was this the end an apocalypse his team all looked around before a large mysterious voice appeared from the dark baron sky.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Acer was in a state of shock at what this god like being had just said so this was future manhattan not the most lively of places but the one thing that got to him was now he and hs team where like sitting ducks being forced to fight the greatest teams in the world some would where enemies while others where friends and that means he would have to fight his friends on WAL. Everyone take cover now, we are in Times Square, we are right in the middle of the Manhattan" Kurrent shouted out and the team scattered all moing to different locations staying hidden from any attackers that may be around. Acer had teleported on top of a nearby building and was laying low while the others hid inside the buildings. Acer checked his com link and it was still working that was a good thing his team needed to keep in touch with each other at all times.

Ok guys now we all know what is going on so its likely like that the other teams are all located around different areas of the city and that theres a very good chance were being watched and scouted by the enemy. Im gonna stick to the rooftops and stay hidden im taking it upon myself to search the area and scout the city and our opponents my photographic memory makes me the best at this ill keep you up to date on my location do not move untill i say so allow me to check the area and what were dealing with stay low thats an order.

Acer knew his team respected his desicion even Kurrent knew this plan of action was the best. Acer after the leaving of Morte had tried to come up with plans for the team and devolop a more tactiacally based mind. Acer kept low keeping to the roofs before he stopped and laid down and looked and saw the Fraternity but before he could see what was going on they were attaked by the Ice Dragons and Acer knew this was the perfect time to contact his team.

Mobb this is Acer at the moment im over looking the Fraternity being engaged with the Ice Dagons just right of your position there roughly 15 minutes away im sure you can see the explosions i say we let them take each other but thats  not my choice Kurrent im leaving it to you but i say we keep low for now. Acer waited Kurrent's response

A Couple of Days Ago

LstPaladin was sleeping in his bed, but it was not a restful sleep.  Suddenly he awoke to see a bright light shining at the foot of his bed.  The light quickly transformed itself into someone he knew well.  It was the Goddess Gina, and in her hand she held some items which Paladin recognized.

Before he could speak to her Gina began speaking and she greeted him with her usual “Hello my Dear” then she walked around and sat on the edge of the bed.  Paladin and Gina talked for a few minutes, for they are close and have a bond which goes beyond understanding.  Gina is from the same dimension as Paladin. Each person in that dimension has a counter part on the earth.  LstPaladin and Thor are counterparts and so are Gina and the Enchantress.  So as the Enchantress is to Thor so is Gina to Paladin.

Her words were sweet and kind, as they always were to him.  Finally she spoke of the things she had with her.  “You are about to be thrust into a fierce battle in which you will need all your strength and skill to be victorious.  Therefore I have brought you the belt of strength and the magic sword.  Keep them with you and hold them close, for they will be your salvation.”  She gave the items to the son of Preen, then gently caressed the side of his face, kissed his cheek and then vanished into the air.

Present Day

Since that night Paladin had kept the sword and the belt of strength with him at all times.  He has learned to listen well to Gina.  Her intentions have always been in Paladins best interest. 

LstPaladin was inside the headquarters of ICE as he noticed a strange feeling coming over him, then he could see the blue glow and within seconds Paladin was no longer in the headquarters but had been teleported away.  Once he regained his composure he saw he was with some of his most trusted team members.  Nighthunter, Ronin, and the newest member Risky were also here with him now.

Paladin heard the words of the powerful being which had brought them all to this place.  He also listened as Nighthunter made up their battle plan.  The plan was a good one and Paladin moved quickly to complete his assigned task.  Lifting the truck would not be a problem for Paladin especially since he was now wearing the belt of strength.

As Paladin moved toward the truck his mind turned to the words of the mystical being that brought them here.  Paladin wondered who else shared this fate, and if he would have to face friends as well as enemies.  There was especially one whom he hoped was not here in this battle.  He was also concerned for Ronin, knowing his new bride Sha was a member of Mobb Deep.  What if she was here, how would Ronin handle that?  Only time would be able to answer the many questions running through his mind.

The son of Preen quickly lifted the heavy truck from the ground, and as he held it he moved through the portal with Ronin.  Paladin continued to hold the truck until the precise moment then with his tremendous strength he hurled the truck toward the target. 

The coordinated attack was successful as a huge explosion rocked the area.  And just behind the explosion Paladin charged toward the area, with his hammer in one hand and the magic sword in the other he charged with the speed of lightening toward his enemy.

Paladin knew the fate of his team and also of the world he loved rested upon his shoulders.  He would not fail.

As to be expected, the Fraternity wasted little time in getting organized. Zoom immediately canvassed thee entire city within seconds. Wal was nowhere to be seen and Kurrent and the Mobb affiliates where on the other side of the bridge in . However the tactical genius of Nighthunter and the stealth like grace of Ronin had allowed the experienced duo to move in of the Fraternity undetected. Moving as one cohesive unit they launched into a series of sneak attacks. Set off by the powerhouse, Lst Paladin, as he hurled a truck filled with liquid nitrogen into the center of the Fraternity. Without hesitation Ronin teleported several Nighthunter grenades to the feet of the unsuspecting team.

A massive explosion shook the surrounding buildings as it sent a wave of dirt, debris, and smoke rolling down the street covering everything in its path. But the carnage was just beginning. Ronin fired one of his precision arrows into the foundation of a near by building causing it to collapse down on the Fraternity’s position. Smoke and fire engulfed everything making it virtually impossible to see. But as the wind started to clear the smoke, an immense and almost blinding purple haze began to shine through.

In an impressive display of teamwork and unity, the Ice Dragons had come with the heavy artillery, holding nothing back. And in a equally impressive feat of power and teamwork, Florian and Gambler stood back to back in the center of the group. With his hands extended out to the sides the young Cajun had projected a shield made up of pure kinetic energy around the Fraternity protecting them from the blasts. While his father stood with his hands fully extended up, using his telekinesis to suspend the toppled building in mid air.

Florian then dropped his shield before flipping open the manhole cover at their feet. Giving a quick nod to Drifter and Pix he dove down. At the same moment Gambler strained as he moved the building away from the group and let it crash to the ground. It was time to split up and utilize there speed and quickness. The Fraternity specialized in working in small numbers as opposed to a large group. Stealth and Gorilla tactics where their bread and butter. Each member was fully capable of making leadership decisions.

Gambler then bolted towards the nearest ally using his superhuman agility to jump and push off the left side wall across to the other side grabbing the fire escape and swinging himself up. In a flash he was on the roof jumping from building to building unsure who had followed him, if anyone, and who had followed Florian. The idea was to separate in different directions causing whoever had attacked them to do the same. It was now a game of cat and mouse, something the Cajun’s and the Assassins had perfected.

Vain listened as a voice thundered through the air. Seeming to come from all directions, and maybe none. He had been ported into some sort of post apocalyptic world. His hands checked for his gear, finding all the pieces he had on him before he was brought to this new world. Dirks, knives, and trick darts hidden all throughout his clothes and strapped to his person. As the voice continued to talk, it became evident why.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

This researcher wanted everyone fighting. Vain had no problem with fighting, though, not having a choice about it was somewhat unsettling. He watched as Gambler sought to rebel against this being's will, and the following show of dominance, and Gambler's submission. Vain knew that resistance would be futile, if even Gambler submitted.

Almost immediately afterwords the world's fastest man made the worlds fastest recon run. Apparently they were close to Mobb Deep, the ones who were tracking them just before the mass transportation. The Fraternity was organizing itself and preparing for a hard strike, when they were struck first. With a truck and grenades and a building collapsing almost all at once.

 Florian had created a shield of kinetic energy to hold back the incoming destuctive forces. Vain being at the perimeter of the shield, Place his left arm, now completely comprised of organic vibranium through the shield, absorbing energy from the explosions outside and some from the shield itself. The energy metabolized in his arm quicker and cleaner than anywhere else in his body. It near instantly boosted Vain's already super human characteristics, to a much higher level. His thought process, his speed, and his strength, augmented, preparing Vain for battle.

Vain saw as Gambler moved the entire building, away from the team. Florian had dove down the manhole cover, whilst nodding to Drifter and Pix, Gambler on the other hand had quickly scaled to the top of a nearby building and was jumping from roof to roof. Vain took off along the road running following the path of Gambler. Using a burst of speed Vain sprinted ahead and began his own ascent to the top of the skyline.

Needless to say, The Ice Dragons were pissed, pissed that Drifter had bailed on them and they certainly were not going to hold back on their former team mate nor his team-mates.  The Ice Dragons then,  in a show of great cooperation,  had caused a massive explosion. The intelligence and leadership skills that Nighthunter had paired with Ronin's blind rage made for an impressive team-up. The first sneak attack came in form of a truck filled with liquid nitrogen thrown by the hands of the god Lst Paladin, And to add insult to injury, Ronin was unceasingly "blinking" grenades to the Frat.

Debris and the wreckage of buildings flew through the air like a knife.  Every explosion rocked the earth violently. An arrow shot forth from Ronin's bow had hit a pressure point on one of the many buildings around them, causing the building to fall. With so many explosions coming for them paired with the falling building, you'd think the frat would be done for.....but the Fraternity had a few ace's up their sleeve.

As all of these grenades and the truck and the collapsing building came aimed at Drifter's new found team, Only two words escaped from his lips at the top of his lungs

"HOLY SH!T"

But As the haze of smoke cleared, father and son stood back to back holding the explosion and building at bay, Their telekinetic abilities obviously honed to peak levels, they protected their team. Florian dropped his shield and gave a short nod to The Cyborg Drifter and the Budding sorcerer Pixelized before diving down the man-hole.

Drifter quickly scoped the area, to see Gambler had ran off, already leaping from roof top to roof top. An old fashioned revolver drawn from his back holster, Drifter dove down the man-hole as well.

Now, The chase began.

The Emerald Entity was not the same as when he fought the ICE Dragons. The power of his 13 acquired rings have faded and he was back to his normal power level. This was not a disadvantage to him though. He had tasted ultimate power and the urge to quench his thirst for revenge drove him to an unstable state. Never would he, or for that matter anyone else would have expected The Renegade would align himself with the King of Kings again. They started out as close as brothers and ended leaving each other with permanent scars, some were  physical and others were mental but scars nonetheless. His thirst for vengeance brought him back to the King of Kings knowing  that can help him put away those that he felt betrayed him.

Renegade Lantern stood alongside his Fraternity teammates after being thrusted from well placed trap set on one of the team that tat RL had once created. They were now in an alternate future of New York and had to comply by a begin called the Researchers wishes. The stage had been set for what would be a fight to the death between the hero and villain organizations of the Vine Universe.  It was unsure if he logged all events that occurred in the world or if even if  this particular combat cycle has happened before with a different turn out.  The only thing that was sure  was that this connoisseur of knowledge was all powerful and even the entire city's population at the present time was no match for him.

Looking around at the city RL felt a strong gust move in front of him and then not 2 seconds after fetl that same strong gust behind him. It came from Zoom who had searched the area. He explained that Mobb Deep was in the vicinity. I will kill them, I kill them all  thought the insane Renegade when suddenly unexpected  explosions started to occur around the street that the were in.  Instantly the young Cajun put a forcefield around team blocking the shrapnel and burning debris from hitting any of the Fraternity members.

The father/son duo quickly thereafter took to the sewers and the other Assassins began retaliate on the origin where the explosions came from. A sadistic smile came upon Renegade Lanterns face as he saw the men that really got his attention.

Not worrying about what his teammates were doing he broke ranks and looked upon his former friends. He began to walk towards the heroes with destructive look in his face and cruel intentions in his mind. His walk turning into a sprint and he spoke in an enormous scream the word "BASTARDS!!!!!!" as he rushed towards them. Tactics and strategy were not something that applied to RL right now. He was about power and revenge and will stop at nothing until he eased his own selfish pain.

As he ran he extended his right hand towards that APOLLO sign of the historic theater. A giant hand construct appeared over is and effortlessly ripped it out of its foundation. With an identical motion of what his hand was doing he swung towards the ICE team causing the large sign to fly towards the teams location. The green hand balled into a fist and he slammed it down on a orange chevy cobalt  that sitting on the side of the street. Crushing it flat he picked it up with the hand and launched the destroyed vehicle towards Nighthunter target him specifically.

"Sh!t, sh!t, sh!t, sh!t"

The word really didn't do the situation justice. No word could. Ryan may well be the smartest man alive, a fact that was debatable at best, but there was no way he could think himself out of the mess he now found himself in. A battle royal between the super teams of his universe, to the death. All well and dandy for powerhouses like Arrow or Kiara. But he was just a teenager with some nifty gadgets and sleeves full of tricks. If he had sleeves that is. While others combatants were prepared for a fight he was not, wearing only a t-shirt and jeans with only the equipment he carried in his messenger bag, which was even now lung over his shoulder but conspicuously empty. The only thing going for him was that he still had his iPod. Stuffing the earpieces into place he let the music flow, his body moving to the beat of the Dropkick Murphys as they roared in his ears.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied I will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Taking a moment he allowed the words to slip through his mind again, trying to find a loophole which would let him get out of this alive. There was none and to top it all off his team were nowhere to be found.

"Serves you right for reversing the flux modulator while we were being transported." Ai said huffily.

Despite the blaring music Ryan could hear her fine, her cool voice appearing in his brain without having to go through his ears. It was a strange feeling, but one he had come to accept when working with the A.I.

"I just wanted to see if we were dealing with an pulse or static system."

The jargon was meaningless to anyone other than Ryan and Ai, as most of it was in their own terms for what happened and would take days of explanation for any observer to understand.

"Well you found out, pulse system with a high frequency. Thats why we now find ourselves stranded without the rest of the team."

Ryan grinned and pulled on his gas mask, tasting metal as the first whiff of gas went down his throat. Almost instantly his anxieties slipped away as the cocktail of drugs went to work, filling his wiry frame with an extraordinary amount of strength and stamina. Setting off quickly he ran up the vertical side of a semi collapsed office building. Moving as quickly as an Olympic sprinter. Pausing at the highest point he looked out over the city, noticing with interest a large cloud of dust rising up out of the center of the city. Someone was having fun. Taking a run up he leaped from the parapet to the next building, making the distance of over twenty meters. Quickly he moved towards the sound of explosions, scanning for a weapon along the way.

Pix was still in slight daze when he felt his foundation shake....literally. He was standing along with the other members of the Fraternity when what felt like an earthquake made him loose his balance. Slightly stumbling Pix caught a glance to the outside and realized that a perfectly coordinated attack by the Ice Dragons was leading to the eventual destruction of their latest hideout. Without any hesitation the father son duo of Gambler and Florian halted the destruction. Gambler using his telekenesis stopped the building from crashing down upon them while his son Florian Created a shield around the Fraternity to prevent any other harm. Pix muttered, "tcetorp" and a small glowing of blue energy wrapped around his body. He'd created a small force field around himself incase the one put up by Florian were to falter.

While his father was still supporting the building, Florian uncovered a man hole and gave a nod to Pix signaling him to jump in. He wants me to Jump into the sewer? Clearly one of the falling bricks hit him in his head because there's no way in hell he'd actually think i'd ever jump into a sewer. It's a sewer for calling out loud, who knows what kind of sh!t is floating around in there. Pix stood slightly confused as to what plan of action to take next. His options were few and neither of them seemed like something he wanted to do. Slush around the sewer, or go fight head on? Time was running out. He knew Gambler wouldn't be able to hold the building forever, but there was no way in hell he'd ever jump into a sewer. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Renegade Lantern break rank and run head on to their attackers. "Good Luck kid" he half whispered to himself and to RL as he began his assualt.

During Pix's hesitation he noticed the new guy, Drifter,  jump into the sewer after Florian. If he really thinks he's going to be alone with Florian he has another thing coming to him, Pix thought to himself as he jumped into the sewer after him. He landed in rushing river of pea green water with chunks of questionable sewage floating around him. The walls were equally as nasty with dried up pieces of God knows what still clinging to them. I really hope this was a smart move, Pix thought to him self as his new team waded through the sea of unthinkable filth.  And where does this place lead to anyway, did anyone think this out? For all he knew, the handful of Fraternity members could be walking head first into a trap. 

Pix became slightly distracted when his thoughts took him away from the sewer and to his leader Gambler. The last images he had of the Cajun were of him running through the sky making his way from building to building. What did he have planned? Pix wondered. He saw Vain jet off after him and hoped it would be enough. The man  previously lost one arm, he'll certainly need the extra hand, Pix thought to himself as he turned to face Florian to recieve the latest game plan.

If life was normally as chaotic as a thunder storm, this was a hurricane. The HFC, the great team of villains, had been dismantled, if the rumors were true. But a new team of evil had been spawned, the Fraternity, a team that held several members of the HFC, Gambler's son, the insane Renegade Lantern, and incredibly, the once hero Morte Rapida. Alpha Guard was furious, it seemed every hero he had once looked up to had turned to the dark side, and he was left to fight them. Renegade Lantern, Morte Rapida, Chameleone, Nobody, Alpha Guard didn't know who to trust. But now he could have his revenge.

With most of White Phantom's hero work being needed in Lucifera these days, Alpha Guard had taken up the Lucifer's membership in Mobb Deep. He had only recently joined when the Fraternity was spawned, and Mobb Deep had risen to challenge it.

A FEW MINUTES AGO
The team of heroes had surrounded the warehouse that was supposed to be the Fraternity's HQ. When everyone was in position, Kurrent had shouted Move In Now! But then it happened. Right before the eyes of the King of Creation, his teammates vanished in a blue glow. Wondering what could have happened to them, Alpha started to back away and try to find out, when he fell victim to the same fate.

When he reappeared, Alpha Guard was in the middle of Times Square. Though it looked, different. Geez, what happened here? Did that giant New Year's ball get turned into a bomb or what? The next minute, his question was answered.

You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now.

This guy is nuts, was Alpha's first thought. What are we to him, pawns, guinea pigs? But it looked like there was no choice, Alpha could sense that The Researcher was to strong for any of them to overcome. They had to do what he said, even if it meant being his puppet. Which it seemed they already were. 

NOW
Everyone take cover now, we are in Times Square, we are right in the middle of the Manhattan, Alpha heard over the comm link. Easy enough to do, Alpha replied, creating a shelter around himself. Anything else you want, a soda, popcorn? But although he joked, the Guardian of Good knew just how serious this was. They were trapped on a planet as the only beings alive, along with some of their worst enemies as well as other heroes, and there was an all powerful being overseeing them and using them like game pieces to satisfy his own greed. And right now, it was eat or be eaten. He had to survive, but could he? And when fighting people who would be allies otherwise, could he win without killing them? Alpha Guard had been in tight spots before, but this one was unique. And the worst of all.

While pondering what to do, Alpha's shelter was rocked by explosions. He was blasted backwards several yards, eventually creating a wall-to-wall net to catch him before he became embedded in some brick wall. While dusting himself off, Alpha Guard heard Acer's voice over the comm link. OK guys now we all know what is going on so it is likely that the other teams are all located around different areas of the city and that there's a very good chance we're being watched and scouted by the enemy. I'm gonna stick to the rooftops and stay hidden I'm taking it upon myself to search the area and scout the city and our opponents my photographic memory makes me the best at this I'll keep you up to date on my location do not move until I say so allow me to check the area and what we are dealing with stay low that's an order.

Mobb this is Acer at the moment I'm looking at the Fraternity being engaged with the Ice Dragons just right of your position there roughly 15 minutes away I'm sure you can see the explosions I say we let them take each other but that's not my choice Kurrent I'm leaving it to you but I say we stay low for now.

While Acer was talking, Alpha Guard had created his own HQ, which consisted with several advanced computers, communication systems, almost everything that might be needed. He even cloaked it, hopefully even from Nobody. Mobb this is Alpha, I've got myself a nice little HQ with all the works that you guys are welcome to use. I'm watching the battle right now, and it looks like Renegade Lantern has turned to the attack, and could easily cause a lot of damage. I'm ready to attack at a moments notice, awaiting your command Kurrent or Acer, but patience was never my strongest point. I'm willing to hang low for a while, but we can't stay down forever. I might be new, but sooner or later we'll have to act. Alpha Guard then awaited his teammates' response.

Instantly the young Cajun put a forcefield around team blocking the shrapnel and burning debris from hitting any of the Fraternity members. Florian then dropped his shield before flipping open the manhole cover at their feet. The Golden Speedester watch as his deadly, well trained team tookk action. Some heading underground into the sewers, others snapping and rushing into battle head on. With the Cajun taking to the rooftops of these broken down building, with flowing a movement of ease, Zoom knew that training was over. That The Fraternity didn't babysit in battle, that you simply act...you get the kill, or get killed.

RL extended his right hand towards that APOLLO sign of the historic theater. A giant hand construct appeared over is and effortlessly ripped it out of its foundation. With an identical motion of what his hand was doing he swung towards the ICE team causing the large sign to fly towards the teams location. The green hand balled into a fist and he slammed it down on a orange chevy cobalt  that sitting on the side of the street. Crushing it flat he picked it up with the hand and launched the destroyed vehicle towards Nighthunter target him specifically.

Zoom leaves a trail of flames behind him as he heads to the falling debris of the old Apollo building, where RL had ripped off the sign. Catching each block of cement, and rebar that fell.

"CAAAATTTTCCHHH THHIISSS HEEERRROOEESSS!!!" Zoom shouts

He begins to hurl the debris at unbelievable speeds at LstPaladin.  The pieces moving so fast that the sounds of his arms start to sound like a gattling gun. With RL's attack followed up by these flurry of speed, this team of heroes had better come up with plan to deal with the Fraternity's two most deadly strikers. Because RL and Zoom have something to prove, and something to get......vengeance and acceptance

"Hi, my real name's Erika, but people call me Mantoid." The area is clear. Kurrent could you give us a bit of electricity. Okay guys we need to talk about what’s going on. Yeah. Yeah. I know what the thunderous voice said. But why, why has the world gone so corrupt. And whom the hell are we fighting first. I say we make first move. Florian is here! I can smell him! The way I see it is that this godlike character wants a game. And in this game there is only one rule. Kill or be killed. Ride together die together, Mobb Deep for life. Mobb this is Acer at the moment im over looking the Fraternity being engaged with the Ice Dagons just right of your position there roughly 15 minutes away im sure you can see the explosions i say we let them take each other but thats  not my choice Kurrent im leaving it to you but i say we keep low for now. Mobb this is Alpha, I've got myself a nice little HQ with all the works that you guys are welcome to use. I'm watching the battle right now, and it looks like Renegade Lantern has turned to the attack, and could easily cause a lot of damage. I'm ready to attack at a moments notice, awaiting your command Kurrent or Acer, but patience was never my strongest point. I'm willing to hang low for a while, but we can't stay down forever. I might be new, but sooner or later we'll have to act.

So many options were being presented to his leader kurrent and he had an idea as well but seeing as how he was the "New Guy" he silenced these thoughts and simply surveyed the area he had seen the explosion and the preparation for the attack on the faternity and was astonished by how in sync those ice dragons were. He knew none of the faternity members were dead nor were they struck in anyway bec. there pulses were at a heightened rate. at that point he zeroed in on one of the members pulses and saw it was the one known as florian he focused his eyes and was able to look through the smoke and see him another one known as gambler back to back and a few others the weird thing was he felt 8 pulses but only saw 7 ppl. this worried him but not enough for him to alert the rest of them...

at this point trooper ceased observing and teleported next to ruin, ripcord, and kurrent with curiosity written upon his face wondering what was there next course action and at the same time he could the presence of something coming and the power it held amazed even him....

It had been several months since the Former Death Angel Assassin known as Morte Rapida helped the vigorous heroes take back their country and their freedom in the conflict known as the Civil War.  As soon as victory was claimed, the dark ninja disappeared.  The organization he was currently a part of was use to him leaving for extended periods of time.  Morte is a man of extreme discipline; these exoduses were intended for the fine tuning of his physical fluidity maintaining utter dominance in martial art based combat.  These retreats were not intended only for the physical aspect, but for the mental clarity days of deep meditation provides.   The ninjan warrior began his departure in the familiar Shinteki Temple located at the highest peak of the Hutyen Orgil Mountains of Mongolia.  The world’s most prolific and esteemed practitioners of the physical poetry and precision in which we refer to as Martial Arts come to train regularly, entry was forbidden if you were not of the selected few.  Many of the respected warriors who are allowed the honor to train and sometimes reside in the highly guarded and mythical temple devote their entire existence to the mastery of specific combat forms.  This temple is sacred; its location guarded in secrecy and known to only the most elite of martial artists many of whom are decedents of history’s greatest warrior’s.  

Here at the Shinteki Temple Rixon Sole is not known as Morte Rapida, he is referred to as "Junsado".  They call him this because the older philosophers who study at the temple have come to admire the assassin's ability of adaptation which is constantly displayed in his technique.  Junsado is an ancient term that samurai warriors used to describe a style of knife fighting in which a warrior is able to adapt to numerous styles of combat accompanied by specific weaponry due to the flexibility and movement the small blades allowed.  This style of combat has recently surfaced in martial art practices worldwide.  While at this temple Morte was able to heighten his skills with his Katana to levels far beyond his peers.   He was training with a purpose; anger now fueled the highly focused warrior.  His level of determination was at an intensity far beyond his strict standard of segmented training.  It was peculiar, the fact that victory from the Civil War Conflict would affect a man the way it has.

Morte had been away from civilization for quite some time, tired of the heroes, the inept government, the people who hated, and yet called on the few who had the ability to secure their way of life.  The world was made up of greed, fear, disdain, and inconsiderate pompous qualities that didn't sit well with the Silent Assassin.  He felt the heroes who were burdened with shielding humanity from its own self-destruction and complacency were blending in with their counterparts.  Pride and arrogance clouded the judgment of the truest, allowing these gifted few to camouflage their shortcomings providing the deception of honor and praise.  They had become their own biggest fans.  At least the villains accepted who they were, and portrayed their true character.  This had been the reoccurring thoughts of the Mobb Deep Affiliate.

The dark assassin left the Shinteki Temple to further his training.  He began to make his way to the coveted Wudang mountain range located in the Hubei province of China.  In this range lie the Taoist Monasteries which was largely responsible for the birth of martial arts.  Just outside the Monasteries is where the Five Dragon Temple was located.  A descendent of the great Yellow Emperor Huangdi named Shintyro Hinsat was head master at this temple.  Shintyro was incredibly versed in the art of Jiao Li which was practiced and perfected from thousands of years of his ancestors dating back to 2698 BC.  Jiao Li is a Chinese derived grappling and striking based style when mastered can be a near unbeatable form.  Shintyro was genetically molded for this style through evolution because of the millennia of experience in the form carried through his family genes which was now a hereditary trait amongst his bloodline.  Morte traveled to this temple hidden from the modern world, to test himself against a worthy adversary.

Once he arrived, Shintryo was waiting for the challenge.  Word had traveled to the Jiao Li master of Morte's intentions.  For Shintryo, it was a matter of honor, he would not accept defeat.  The two elite warriors stood opposite each other in the main hall of the Five Dragon Temple analyzing and preparing for what was inevitable.  They both bow, Morte then engages his legendary opponent.

As soon as the Practitioner of Precision was in close enough range, Shintryo attempted a reverse wrist lock which he tries to transition into a forearm led Judo throw over his right shoulder.  The dark ninja easily defends by twisting his body in mid air adjusting for the momentum shift that allows him to land on his feet facing the seasoned Chinese warrior.  Not giving his skilled opponent time to react, Morte assumes a Muay Thai stance and delivers a straight left.  His fist connects with Shintryo's jaw, as he landed the punch the assassin continued with the momentum of the strike and bent his arm exposing the elbow which landed above the right eye causing a severe gash.  The Jiao Li master fell to the ground slightly dazed.  The two strike combination landed fluidly with such speed that the royal blooded decedent could not react defensively.  The Silent Assassin could have ended it right then and there, but he chose not to.  This choice was not made due to mercy or out of respect, but because of malice.  Morte wanted to punish the legend, at that time Shintryo was the physical representation of the frustration and disgust the ninja felt.  The dark warrior wanted to defeat the highly regarded man at his own game.  As soon as the grappling guru made it to his feet, Morte shot in for a double leg take down.  Shintryo quickly attempted a sprawl to avoid being taken down.  The Chinese warrior was quite impressive with his ability; it was his forefathers that invented this art of course.  He instantly tried to transfer his balance and use his footing to turn Morte's offensive tactic into a sweep.  While Hinsat was transitioning to a sweep by re-positioning his footing and transferring his weight, the assassin quickly reached down as his shoulder was jamming into his opponents mid section and rolled into position to apply a Ju Jitsu based hold called a cross heel hook.  As soon as Morte locked in the submission, Shintryo screamed out in pain.  Much to the surprise of the surrounding monks praying in the temple as this battle was unfolding; the skilled ninja continued the pressure until you could hear the echo of bone and cartilage popping. 

The former Death Angel Assassin released the torn and battered ankle of the great Shintryo Hinsat.  As the Chinese legend lay on the floor grasping his broken limb Morte stood over him with a blank stare in his eyes.  This was a far cry from the usual calm and collected demeanor of the trained weapon, he had changed.  As the ninjan tactician stood over him, he immediately leaped in the air bringing his feet up bending at the knee preparing to execute a double footed concussion stomp reminiscent of Bruce Lee.  As he landed Morte forced his right heel into the C3 and C4 vertebrae located in the upper cervical spine instantly snapping Shintryo’s  neck.  He mercilessly forced the heel of his left foot onto the sternum ridge shattering the man’s abdominal skeletal structure.  The legendary martial artist died with seconds of impact.  These actions were the beginning of the radical shift of views concerning the Living Weapon.

The heroic heart, the principles of innocence, trust in his fellow man, these were aspects of the former hero’s personality which were now blanketed with cold calculating resolve.  Morte was taught since he was a child that once a man realizes his true nature, his destiny, the peace within himself which allows him to have total control over his instincts, he is at his most powerful.  This philosophical advice is what gave the clarity for Morte’s disdain for what he use to stand for.  He is a killer plain and simple.  His true nature is to be efficient at ending others’ lives.  How can you do this, and remain a hero? It was time for him to choose another path, a path which ran parallel for what he really is…….

The dark warrior left the Five Dragon Temple to one of his hundreds of safe houses in France.  No one knew of this location.  He received updated information regarding the status of the many heroes as well as the latest criminal activity from his Japanese Yakuza agents based throughout the United States.  After contacting his stand-in Kumicho (leader) for the Yakuza, he was delivered a strange envelope with a familiar design pressed in a wax seal.  Morte opened the letter, it read as follows…..

To deny yourself this, you would be denying who we both know you really are…….

Au revoir..
THE FRATERNITY.

The Silent Assassin knew this letter was from his nemesis Gambler, but it struck a cord.  For as selfish, egotistical, and maniacal as the Cajun is, he knows character and how to read a man, and he knew deep down what burned within the mysterious Morte Rapida.  The ninja gathered his gear; setup his travel reservations for the U.S under a false identity.  His location, Mobb Mansion, he was ready to systematically destroy the so called heroes.  They didn’t deserve to be revered they way they have been.

While Morte was flying over the Pacific his plane began to shutter and lose altitude violently, the ninja prepared to teleport, when suddenly the aircraft stopped moving and began to hover stationary at over 30,000 feet.  He heard a voice which didn’t have a source of origin; it was almost an echo with clarity…..

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher"   At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Now make your decision of the mortals you will stand with…….

As confused and bewildered as he was at the moment of this unreal situation, he knew exactly what the source meant.  Is he still a hero? Or will he give into his true nature…..is he a trained killer? With but a thought Morte made his decision…instinct over perception….”I am an assassin.”  Suddenly Morte was teleported to what seemed to be an apocalyptic version of Manhattan.

He appeared on a rooftop in the path of an incoming figure which he knew far too well.  No words needed to be said, eye contact was made……..

“Gambler….are we cut from the same cloth, or shall we finish this here and now.”

Morte was a different man, more dangerous, cunning, and unpredictable now than ever before.

 A separate and secret group of TM members have stalked the Dark Prince through time and space. They eventually caught the beast and destroyed him completely. The Tenth magnitude Hq was also destroyed during, the time of the dark fathers dead, resulting in active team member to withdraw from the team. veteran team members were then scattered into other teams, throwing away memories  of  Tm with no guilt. Mof was never seen again after the fall, some say that he has become insane ever since but it has not been proven yet.

After the fall of tm Sephirim became a life less soul, Depressed that his beloved team had disbanded. Seph planned to start his own organization , but didn't not make an attempted due to lack of notability.Sephirim then returned to japan to live an normal life, he mainly wanted to see his father. Sephirims father was a legendary warrior known throughout the world, he had traveled and fought throughout the world with a powerful vampire named trauma.When Sephirim returned to his village he found out that Truama slayed his father for his sacred sword of the hell flames from that day Sephirim was  in pursuit of the  heartless trauma. Sephirim was able to find him in Europe, seph challenged him to a battle in the roman Colosseum. Sephirim was nearly killed by the powerful vampire in his epic battle.. Sephirim then returned to japan after his battle to find his long best friend rayne waiting for him in his fathers home for a team request offering.

Sephirim was the most recent member of the ice dragons squad, it was recommended to him by  a long time friend "Rayne Kazatoshi". Rayne and Sephirim go back all they to his early childhood, when Rayne saved his father from a pack of demon wolves. Ever since Sephirim watched Rayne Destroyed the Wolves readily, His passing for becoming advanced warrior arose. Rayne stood at Sephirim village and trained Sephirim as his mentor. Rayne taught the basic arts of defense and attack, he also forced him to exercise his body because fitness is the most vital part to a true warrior. After a year of of training , his mentor decided to leave the village on a quest. rayne didn't tell Sephirim what type of journey he was going on , he only promised to return For more teachings when his quest terminates.Sephirim teared as he saw his his friend / mentor leave the village  into a rocky trail that's leads to a nearby forest.

Sephirim was training in the yard as usual, he always trained just in case any unexpected events occurred. he trained every vital part of his body to increase stamina, strength ,endurance ,speed, and etc. rayne gave him pointers as he watched  his friend train vigorously. rayne always told him not to train to much or he could become slower and more stockier. Sephirim ignored the remark as if rayne did not know what he was talking about and continued working every inch of his body.Sephirim then breaked ti go take a shower to wash the musky stench and sweat off of his. then he went down into the kitchen and prepared a healthy meal of Caesar salad and ice cold apple juice.

After eatng his meal he went upstairs to his dorm and put on his clothes and groomed himself. then he bagn to polish his sword carefully as it if was his prized possesion. Sephirim sheathe his sword and walked dwon stairs again to find no one home. the out of nowhere sephirim began to feel dizzy and weary.then a blues aurora appeared around him. he was teleported from the ice dragons liar into a whole different setting. Ronin nighthunter risky and paladin was here with him.

they were in a  ruin city, everything was in chaos , sky scrappers destroyed  under the dead sky, Debris filled winds  traveled arcoss the city, cars were flipped over inflames giving of the smell of burning tar. it seemed that a big event was happening, something controversial, life threatening, life changing. Sephirim got extremely nervous over the destroyed city, he was in shock and awe. His stomach was in a knot , he felt nausea and coldness off of his fear. he could not believe a place could be so...chaotic.

Sephirim saw nitghhunter begin to talk“Ok so apparently we are here against all teams of the world, we are outnumbered so I suggest that we start hunting them now.” said Nighthunter to his teammates, telling them also to split up but to don’t engage until all of them were together.


Sephirim went with nitght hunter terrified , he had never been in such a big siutation in his life, he really urged to throw up. night hunter began to move a throw the shadows so he would not be sighted sephirim trailed behind him scared to death. sephirim then saw Gambler and his team the Fraternity. Sephirim then split from nigth hunter and took his own route and hid behind a totaled truck until nighthunter to signal the attack. then he heard on the line of his communicator

“I can see Pix, Nobody and Gambler, there is another guy that I can’t clearly see. I guess it’s Zoom then.” said Nighthunter to the ICE dragons. “Ronin, I want you to blink Lst paladin to a truck that I saw a few block, it had enough nitrogen liquid to make a powerfull bomb, I want paladin to throw it to them, after that I throw a few granades and you teleport them to where they are and then we attack from all sides.”

After Nighthunter stopped talking the team acted as one, following all orders without a question. Lst paladin threw the truck to where the fraternity was standing, soon after that ronin teleported the grenades of Nighthunter to the feets of the villain team, causing a great explosion that created a large smoke screen within the perimeter

“

Now!” yelled Nighthunter

 Sephirim took his bow from his strap and ran through the smoke coughing uncontrollably,  he finally decided to use his knew camouflage garb to blend into the scenery, Sephirim knew he had to take good aim at his opponents and quick before his garb camouflage ran out. he saw a large building fall and  receded back. behind a large truck to cover himself from any debris striking him from the building. after the buliding fell.

Sephirim stood behind thre truck waiting to see if anyone would pass by

Inside the Virgin Megastore, Ripcord's mind began to race. This Researcher had warped reality in the blink of an eye.  Ripcord refused to believe that any being could wield that much power and not have a huge weakness. Maybe he was only playing at being a god, Ripcord thought. Maybe that's why he wants us to fight each other. So we can't fight him. Ripcord knew this was little more than wishful thinking. Even if the Researcher wasn't a god. He sure had the powers of one. And for the first time since Ripcord had joined Mobb Deep, he didn't have any idea of what to do.

The Researcher had to be watching them all the time. Ripcord knew this to be a fact, but the real thing that puzzled him was why ? Why would someone with the power of a good want to meddle in the affairs of mortals? Why Heroes and villains? Why not regular people? So many question raged in his mind then he almost missed Acer's message over the comm-link in his ear.

Mobb this is Acer at the moment im over looking the Fraternity being engaged with the Ice Dragons just right of your position there roughly 15 minutes away im sure you can see the explosions i say we let them take each other but thats  not my choice Kurrent im leaving it to you but i say we keep low for now...

Ripcord's tendrils began to twirl around in the air as his whole body began to tense up. The Researcher really wanted them to be distracted with one another. As Ripcord looked  around the entire upstairs section of the megastore, he began to watch the others. As stoic as Kurrent was, he could tell that he was out of his element. Which was funny, because he became a stronger leader in times such as these. He hoped it would be that way this time as well. Then in less than a moment, Kurrent began to speak to Acer over the comm-link:

Well done old friend I'll need you to come back this way though as soon as you can"...

As a smile warmed the chill of uncertainity off his face, Ripcord's eyes locked on Ruin Cross. He knew very little of him, but he had the feeling that be the end of this one, They'd be good friend. Like Ripcord, Ruin was a warrior, and would do anything to make sure the mission was a success. Ripcord respected that. They had just been thrust into a war and if they planned on surviving they would need to utilize everyone on the teams skills. Ripcord knew that Ruin's abilites would be the most important.

At that moment, one of the newer members of Mobb Deep, Alpha Guard's voice came in over the comm-link. Alpha was one of the only people to not enter the Mega Store. There was no denying the man's power, but it was his experience on the battlefield that Ripcord didn't know about. He knew he would soon find out. He just hoped it wasn't over Alpha's dead body.

Mobb this is Alpha, I've got myself a nice little HQ with all the works that you guys are welcome to use. I'm watching the battle right now, and it looks like Renegade Lantern has turned to the attack, and could easily cause a lot of damage. I'm ready to attack at a moments notice, awaiting your command Kurrent or Acer, but patience was never my strongest point. I'm willing to hang low for a while, but we can't stay down forever. I might be new, but sooner or later we'll have to act.

Once more, Ripcord began to smile he stared out into the empty streets of what was once known as the City that doesn't sleep. I wish they were right. It's not asleep. It's dead, Ripcord thought as he stared at all the other buildings that once were filled with life. They had been in this wasteland for a little over fifteen minutes and he had yet to see even one rat. And if you don't even see a rat in New York, you know somethings wrong.

As the Hero known as Supertrooper , teleported next to Kurrent, Ruin and Himself, Ripcord could feel his power pulsating throughout the room. It was like he was made of energy itself. He would make a strong member of Moob Deep, and this would be his trial by fire. He was sure he would pass, but when faced with being in a battle when you could get attacked at any moment, you begin to change. You're senses are pushed to their breaking points. You're will and courage are tested in ways that most people can't always deal with. Ripcord hoped that none of his team would experience a crisis of faith such as this, but he knew someone would.

Turning back toward Kurrent, Ripcord could see his eye brows crinkle up.  To all those who knew him that meant he had a plan. For a human, Kurrent alway seemed to amaze him. Not only with his power and skills as a leader, but as a man as well. As Kurrent began to speak, Ripcord's eyes began to drift toward Sha. She was an alien like him, but she was Ninjan. To his people, the ninjans were a blight to all life. The man were savages and the women were only a little better. It amazed Ripcord how Sha was able to repress her ninjan instincts and be a hero. He had watched her closely since he joined the team. Now, he would see if she could call about the blood lust that brought her people their warrior reputation.

"This is probably the worst situation we could be in but it looks like right now we have no choice. As a group we can stay here together so Prima and Dormath will remain in this building on the roof. This will be our base any injuries or if  we need to regroup will be done here. Sha, Troop and Mantoid will come with me. Alpha Guard we'll need you to be our eyes and ears anything you see let us know and you will be back up to who ever needs it. Rip and Ruin wait here until Acer arrives and you guys will go with him the other direction away from the ICE and Fraternity location.We don't know what to expect from that side so follow Acer"s lead and watch each others back."

Ripcord noded in agreement to Kurrent's words as he put his hand on Kurrent's shoulder and spoke.

"You better be back soon before late. I don't want to make it to the finish line without you."

Turning toward Ruin, Ripcord walked to the back of the store, and returned a few moments later with two backpacks full of bottled water. He then handed one to Kurrent and the other to Trooper.

"Better safe than sorry, my friends. Now, let's be off, we have a lot of ground to cover."

The explosion was tremendous and the son of Preen had started his charge toward the team of villains.  Just as he started toward them he saw his old friend and team leader, Renegade Lantern who was walking toward the rest of the ICE team. Renegade had recently turned evil and Paladin watched as Renegade used his powers to grab and throw two dangerous items directly at his team mates.

Renegade had released the huge sign into the air and just behind it was the remains of the crushed chevy cobalt.  Paladin stopped his charge and reacted quickly to intercept the iron and metal RL was using as a weapon.  Paladin flew up and used his hammer to knock the crushed car back into the sign which caused them both to veer off course.  They crashed into the side of a building and fell to the ground.

While in the air Paladin scanned the area of the explosion to see what actually happened.  He was able to see some of the villains as they escaped into the sewer. 

Paladin thought, NO not this time.  As he remembered the words he had heard from the mystic being he remembered there were no civilians present.  Nothing would prevent Paladin from using his full power in this battle. 

LstPaladin knew what he was to do.  He landed back down on the earth, pulled his hammer out, started to swing it in circles and said

“Born I was a God of Thunder….son of Preen…. But also a son of the Earth…a child of the elder goddess Gaea.  Rarely I have invoked this power or spoken with that voice    NOW LET THAT VOICE BE HEARD”

Paladin struck the ground with his mighty hammer and called forth an earthquake.  The ground trembled, and the buildings shook.  Dust began to rise from the ground.  The earth quake called forth by Paladin was  strong enough to cause all the sewers in this city to crumble and collapse.  Now the villains who tried to escape like rats will either have to come out and face us or be buried in the earth.

Paladin then turned his attention to the Renegade who was still in front of him.  Paladin brought up his force field to protect himself, as well as the other members of ICE.

Acer laid on top of the roof top like a stalking lion not attacking just keeping calm remaining patient keeping a watchful eye on his and his teams opponents waiting for Kurrent's response ever since the leaving of Morte Acer had took it upon himself to take more of a leadership role in Mobb he talked to his team much more than usual and he was one to talk so he knew his team better than most and this helped him talk to his team and come up with plans of action and they usually respected his desicions he may not have been an expert in the field but each day he was getting better. Acer could see that the Ice Dragons early plan of taking down the Fraternity had failed the young Cajun and his father had repelled the attack and saved there team from what would have been certain doom and then they turned the tables on there advaseries luckily Acer was out of reach of the fight. All of a sudden The Fraternity was gone and Acer could see they had jumped down a manhole and into a sew system.

Mobb this is Alpha, I've got myself a nice little HQ with all the works that you guys are welcome to use. I'm watching the battle right now, and it looks like Renegade Lantern has turned to the attack, and could easily cause a lot of damage. I'm ready to attack at a moments notice, awaiting your command Kurrent or Acer, but patience was never my strongest point. I'm willing to hang low for a while, but we can't stay down forever. I might be new, but sooner or later we'll have to act.

Acer knew the power and skills which his team mate had and what he had just done was a great help to the team it was there vantage and renaisance point a command centere where they could keep watch on the others and come up with better plans while keeping in contact with eachother. Most importantly it was a place to regroup should they need it to recover from injuries or change there plan of action and with it being invisible made it there high car in this fight. Acer's com link began to send static energy into his ear signalling a message was coming through. "Well done old friend I'll need you to come back this way though as soon as you can" Acer didnt smile like he would have done early on in his life to a compliment like this any other time he would have came up with a wity response and there was many times since he came here he could have come up with some cocky remark but didnt he was serious and was better than ever.

 "This is probably the worst situation we could be in but it looks like right now we have no choice. As a group we can stay here together so Prima and Dormath will remain in this building on the roof. This will be our base any injuries or if  we need to regroup will be done here. Sha, Troop and Mantoid will come with me. Alpha Guard we'll need you to be our eyes and ears anything you see let us know and you will be back up to who ever needs it. Rip and Ruin wait here until Acer arrives and you guys will go with him the other direction away from the ICE and Fraternity location.We don't know what to expect from that side so follow Acer"s lead and watch each others back."

Acer got up when the message came through and he trusted Kurrents move in fact he would have made the same one they would be split up into two groups but would still work as one unit now with Alpha as the eyes and ears they were a force to be reckoned with but Acer knew this was tough for Sha having the posibillity to fight Ronin must have been tough but this whole event was tough for most and they couldnt let emtions get in the way no matter how much they wanted them to. Acer teleported back to his original location and signaled for Ripcord and Ruin to come to the nearby building he was in both men came instantly but Acer signaled for them to keep low and watch each others backs telling them to keep watch he didnt speak these commands he signalled them with hand gestures. Acer lokked at both men when they arrived both were eager for battle both wanting a fight but for the moment impulse and rash desicion and movements were bad he admired both mens  spirit and there amazing skill.

Alright guys the others are heading to the location i just scouted you know this and that Alpha is our eyes and ears when we cant use them i know both of you want a fight i can sense it both your minds scream for a battle but calm patience my friends this is a team battle and going in all guns blazing will get you killed. Us three are going in a separate direction from Kurrent's team were sticking to the alleys for now behind the buildings searching for others and when we do ill tell you my plan of action. Watch each others backs and keep in contact with each other at all times signal each other talk to one another like one mind ill be a telepathic link with the two of you. Ruin i want you to stay back from me and Ripcord we cant all be grouped together that makes taking us out by an ambush easy we need to out think the enemy i know you both trust me now move out.

Acer and the other two quickly left the building and stayed to the back keeping to the alleys away from sight looking out for others Acer looked infront while Rip had his back to Acer watching his own all the while Ruin kept just back of the other two all the time speaking to each other keeping there gaurds. 

Paladin stood his ground and reasoned in his mind that the villains would exit the collapsing sewers instead of being buried alive.  How would he deal with that event since he had no idea of where they would emerge?  Paladin decided to use his powers of the earth to once again come to his aid.

The thunder God called to the earth.  Suddenly huge walls of earth started to rise from the ground.  They were walls of earth coming up all around the area, creating God made secure units in between all of them.  The walls of earth went up to a height of over 5 miles, straight up and were over 200 yards thick.  The buildings which were in the way collapsed as the walls formed.  Now no matter where the villains came up they would be trapped in a small area with no way to escape.

Now for the Renegade.  Paladin looked at his former leader.  Paladin did not know what had happened to his old friend, and wished it had not changed him.  But for whatever reason the old Renegade was not the one in front of the son of Preen now.  Now it was a crazed villain that had to be stopped.

Paladin took his hammer and with his powers of a God he sent his most powerful weapon right at Renegade.  Paladin had just released the feared God Blast and the powerful blast of power was aimed directly at the Renegade.  Right after the blast Paladin formed hundreds of softball shaped spheres out of his force field and hurled then at Renegade.  As the spheres traveled to their target they spread apart, just as they would have if they had been fired from a shot gun.  The spheres were invisible so they would be nearly impossible for Lantern to defend himself from them.

The smell was overwhelming as Florian and company splashed down into ’s infamous sewer system. It was important to keep on the move, never staying put in one spot for longer then they had to. Pulling a bandanna from his back pocket the young Cajun wrapped it around his mouth and nose in an attempt to filter out the putrid smell. Giant rats ran up and down the small ledges lining either side of the sewer. Florian’s natural sense of guidance led the group through the twisting maze of filth and waste until they reached . Climbing out and into the sweet relieve of fresh air, Florian, Pix, and Drifter now stood several feet away from the East River. On the other side was and more importantly, Kurrent and the Mob.

A quick scan of the area revealed a small harbor with several docked boats. Motioning the group to follow him, Florian bordered a compact yet stylish Bayliner and hot wired it. It wasn’t long before the trio arrived on the shores of . The only information they knew for sure was that at least two other teams besides the Fraternity had been brought here. But there was no telling if any of the other Vine teams had suffered a similar fate. And if so, where they where located. The sun was starting to set thus giving the assassins another advantage.

If Gambler had taught Florian anything, it was that Kurrent and his teammates loved preparation. The more information they could gather the better. Strategy and tactics where Kurrent’s main methods. Meaning more then likely he had set up a command post somewhere in and was steadily securing his perimeter. Time was now becoming a factor. Florian and his squad needed to find Mob Deep before the hero team found them.

“Pix, can you cast a spell to see if there are any energy readings,  any transmissions here in ? We need to find dhem before dhey find us no. element of surprise is our only hope.”

Los Angeles is known to be a loud city. Some people need the concentration and tranquility, especially Hayden Sung. He spent his whole month helping out with the construction of W.A.L.'s new teleportation system. The Dove Portals are eight different portals that are stationed in eight different countries. One in Los Angeles, Japan, United Kingdom, Iraq, Brazil, Hawaii, Canada, and South Africa. There are plans to expand more portals throughout the world, even outside this world. However, it all depends on UNSC, if they are willing to spend billions in constructing more. But with more portals, it will be easier to travel and bring aid a lot more quicker.

Hayden entered the warehouse just behind the W.A.L. building. Inside the vast warehouse, there were about three dozens of UNSC technicians doing their role in completing the portal. Making last wrench tweaks, inputting correct cables, and welding. This was the only portal that had not been tested. The rest worked out without a hitch. The eggheads of the project seem to have hopes that their caculations will be correct that the test will be successful. Hayden stood there waiting to hear from the lead technician.

After a few minutes, the leader in charge of the project silenced all the workers by simply raising an open hand. Hayden faced the project manager with hopes that the portal was ready for some sort of testing. The manager began speaking before Hayden could begin.

"After weeks of drilling and analyzing, it is safe to say Portal 8 is ready for testing."

"That's good to hear, sir. Care to show me something ?"

"Certainly, Captain."

Hayden took a lab coat and goggles from a compartment. It is adviced to wear safety devices before beginning a test. And knowing the portal will generate bright light, it is best to be safe to prevent possible radiation or blindness. Of course a human was not going to be tested first, but precautions need to be taken seriously. The Captain of W.A.L. stepped in front of twenty foot structure. The portal was silver and was planted on a large generator, which is what triggers the portal to operate. The portal resembles to the portal from the Stargate series, with the excpetion of its shape. The portal was designed to look like the W.A.L. symbol, the Dove. The dove represents peace, which is what W.A.L. stands for.

Three technicians started punching keys with different symbols on them in a computer attached to the large generator. A password needed to be inserted first though. Once that was done, the generator began to kick in. Whirring noises made from the metal pieces in the generator was the first step. Waiting for a couple of seconds, the portal's once hollow donut center was covered with a bright yellow light. The light illuminated the dark warehouse. A few workers wittnessing covered their eyes, because the light was too bright. The portal was functioning just like the others made before. There was an appluase, but it could not be barely heard since the portal projected a loud humming noise.

Now with the portal working, it was ready for the next phase. A UNSC personnel contaced the manager that the Portal 6, located in Japan, is currently on and ready for test. The manager pulled out a metal pipe from a cabinet and walked up to the portal, but not too close. Close enough to be able to throw the pipe. The object of the test was to teleport the metal pipe from L.A. to Tokyo, Japan. If the test was successful, then the workers would test larger objects, possibly livestock before beginning human testing.

Hayden carefully watched as the pipe was thrown into the portal. He didn't know if it made it all the way to Asia or not. Hayden and the workers waited for contact from the other side. But before that could happen, Hayden began recieving contact from something else. It was an unknown voice, one he was not familiar with.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher" At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Hayden opened his eyes. Through his brown eyes he could see the description given to him. He was not in the present, but in the future. Hayden was teleported before he could say no. He pulled the goggles he was wearing in the warehouse off from his face. He was still wearing the lab coat. So this was Manhattan? The voice was correct, there were no other living organisms but the different teams around the Universe, or so he was told. There were no chirps from birds. The trees, which were suppose to be living organism, were well dead. Hayden was stading in front of what may of been a train station. But he couldn't tell from the collapsed debris around the area. But he managed to read a sign that said "Train..."

Walking for ten minutes, and Hayden couldn't find anyone. It was possible he was the only person in this dead city. Hayden stopped an realized he recognized a familiar blown up vehicle. It was an early model of a Mustang, or it was anyway. The environment was so totaled, that anyone could get lost here. Not to mention the smoke that is clouding the sky and parts of the city. It was difficult to think what may of caused this.

Hayden walked over to an untouched bench. He sat down and pulled out his locater, which worked like a phone as well. It is used to contact other W.A.L. members. A W.A.L. member should always keep one in handy when needed. The captain clicked different sets of numbers, creating a message.

This Hayden, any W.A.L. personnel in the area please respond"

Hayden sent it to every W.A.L. member locater. If his team were here, they would be sure to recieve the message. But Hayden could not track anyone here. It was possible there were no W.A.L. members or maybe there is interference. Whichever, Hayden has no choice but to wait. It's better doing that, avoiding from getting lost in this area of ruins.

He was still trying to rap his mind around this researcher guy. He was powerful enough to alter reality itself. Still the beast was not as powerful as some of the others thought. Rather this guy was Satan or not was out of the question. How he knew that was because his father was an elder monk. More specifically his father was leader of the monks. Not just monks from the village, leader of all monks. Some saw him as a god but he was nothing but a normal person. Ruin was once normal but that all changed when he was struck by lightning. He didn't see it as a coincidence,. He saw it as fate. It was the way it was meant to be. The gods did not want him to end up like his father. His father was not strong physically only mentally. He could contact god himself with no struggle. Yet he was kidnapped and put to death for his incapability to defend himself. Ruin had only been young so he was not capable of doing anything about it. However, once he became stronger and gained his divine powers he was ready to speak to the devil himself. He gathered all the elder monks and spoke to them about the idea. If anyone else had asked the month they would have refused to do such a job. However, seeing that his father was the utmost important monk to ever live, they made an exception. As the twelve elder monks gathered around him, he began to call upon the soul of Satan. As he reached trough hell trying to pull Satan’s mind an enormous storm picked up. A large nuclear blast hit the ground causing everyone to be burned alive. He knew this was the power of Satan. After the blast cleared he had been the only one to survive due to his divine abilities.

So if The Researcher really was the devil then he would have been able to prevent Ruin’s ability to break into his mind. This only meant one thing………………..he could be beaten. But that was a matter that would unfold on its own. Right now he cared for nothing but the safety of his teammates and his world.  The Frats would always be there so why rush into battle. His mind had been stuck on the Frats as a threat, when the real threat was them. All of them, Mobb Deep, WAL, ICE, Frat, Blood Angels. They were all threats. However, his threat was not to each other. But they were threats to themselves. With all the constant battling genocide would be the result. A fight between heroes and villains should be just that. A fight. Not murder, just a brawl. No matter what happened he would not be the one stuck in the middle. He could not help but analyze his favorite quote in his mind. Kill one you’re a murderer, kill thousands you’re a king, kill them all you’re a god. But in honest truth you were only a god because if you kill all, there is no one to challenge you. Ruin may have used his powers in certain situations. But honestly he mostly used his martial arts and fighting skills.

 In Ruin’s opinion the most dominant was Muay Thai. After his training sessions were done he decided to move to Vine City. Unfortunately for him it got him into stupid things like this. He looked back over to his teammates. There was only one person he could find that seemed worried. It was Sha, he knew that if it came down to it she would might have to fight her own husband. He felt bad for the Ninjan. He had not known much of her planet. But he knew many of the monks went there to practice the art of self-defense better than they could be taught here on earth. He had once thought about vacationing there to get better at his fighting skills. But he had been busy lately. He then glanced at Ripcord. He had not known this warrior much but he could tell they had a lot in common He knew that he was going to enjoy his time working with Rip. Before he could do anything, a woman approached him, she from Mobb Deep mansion. He had seen her but he never really approached her. Most women were afraid of him because his muscular body. This woman came over and told Ruin and Trooper that her name was Mantoid. He greeted her back. He was glad to be making friends. He was just hoping not to lose them in this situation. The next thing he knew a message began to come through his com link it was Acer.

Mobb this is Acer at the moment im over looking the Fraternity being engaged with the Ice Dragons just right of your position there roughly 15 minutes away im sure you can see the explosions i say we let them take each other but that’s not my choice Kurrent im leaving it to you but I say we keep low for now.

As bad as he wanted to get his hands on the Frat, he figured it would be better if they were buys with The ICE Queens. He waited for Kurrent’s response. He didn't care how the answer came out as long as he was nobody’s eyes and ears.

"This is probably the worst situation we could be in but it looks like right now we have no choice. As a group we can stay here together so Prima and Dormath will remain in this building on the roof. This will be our base any injuries or if  we need to regroup will be done here. Sha, Troop and Mantoid will come with me. Alpha Guard we'll need you to be our eyes and ears anything you see let us know and you will be back up to who ever needs it. Rip and Ruin wait here until Acer arrives and you guys will go with him the other direction away from the ICE and Fraternity location. We don't know what to expect from that side so follow Acer’s lead and watch each others back."

He appreciated the fact that Kurrent put him where he did. This would give him some time to get to know Rip and Acer. He knew Acer was nearly third in command, well since Morte left. Morte was the most skilled fighter the team had. Kurrent was bad too but he more known for his ability to conduct electricity. But Morte was one of the best fighters on the streets of the vine. Well he never put Morte before himself in skills, but who would ever put anyone before them self. He looked over as Acer gesture for them to come. He also gestured for them to lay low. He could do much more than lay low and he did. He instantly teleported in front of Acer. He glared deep into Acer’s eyes. He was so close to Acer that their noses nearly touched. Acer began to speak.

He hated to sound so harsh towards Acer. He could only hope that Acer would understand. At the time and moment he could only trust himself. Because the only standing between Humanity and Hell was him and was not going to fail. He watched Acer and Rip backs like a hawk. He only was not about to let them be put in danger. He could only think how they felt about him after that comment. Well as long as everyone made it out alive he really didn't give a fu<k. 

Stephanie was inside the building of We Are Legend HQ In Los Angeles, California. She was laying on the couch watching some Spanish novella that she had NO idea what was going on. Some man with a mustache was yelling at a older woman, who was wearing WAY too much makeup and not enough cloths, was kissing a young man that looked about ten years younger than she did. Steph was wearing her usual clothing, black jean pants with her black tank top and her red trench coat slung over the couch she was laying on. As she continued to watch she could hear the scientist yelling out side to one another, something about some teleportation machine that they and the newer Captain Hayden was working on. She understood the importunacy of the machine, but HELL did they have to yell so loud? She groaned to herself as she stood up and shuffled her way over to the window and slid it open.

“DUDES DO YOU MINE?! I’M TRYING TO WATCH WHY PABLO IS YELLING AT MARIA!” She yelled out as she closed the window and walked back to the couch and plopped herself back on it. She looked around to see if any one else was around only to find her by herself in the TV room. She then picked up the remote and looked back at the TV, making that scrunch with her nose whenever she didn’t understand something. She then pointed it at the TV. “Sorry Pablo, but Maria was a slut.” She said as she changed the channel that was showing Spongbob square pants.

‘OH WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA?!” The Pirate started to yell out.

“NOT ME!” She yelled back as she changed the channel again. Only to have it go to the weather channel. “Oh common” She said, as she was about to change it, only to wait for a moment.

“Although it was suppose to be a rather sunny and hot day, it turned out that Mother Nature had its own ideas for this day.” The weatherman started. “All over the world, dark clouds have overcast the skies, not allowing the sun to be seen anywhere throughout the planet. Some scientist blame global warming, while some are blaming it on President George W. Bush, some have even gone to the extreme in blaming it on the fello-“ Before the man could finish Steph just turned off the TV all together. “So much for sunbathing today…” She said as she stood up and stretched her arms out. As she began to make her way out of the room, pulling her jacket off of the chair and dragging it behind her. She walked over to the dinning room table were a plate of cookies were sitting. Their butler Mr. French just made them this morning. Stephanie jumped up as she grabbed the plate of cookies and shoved them in a hidden pocket in her jacket. “Hhhmmm peanut butter!” She smiled as she set the plate down and walked off humming to herself as she pulled out her Ipod she named ‘Bob’ and slipped on the earphones.

“If you’re listening!” She yelled out as a guitar and then the rest of the band came in only for a second. “Sing it back!” She then threw her fist in the air as she continued to make her way through the HQ. “String from your tether undwind!” She started to rock her head back and forth to the beat. “Up and Outward to bind!” she then did a quick spin as a smile formed on her face. “I was spinning free with a little sweet and simple numbing me.” She yelled out only to find that the music was cut of. “Hey!” She blurted out as she looked down at ‘Bob’ only to find it was still working just fine according to it. Just then she heard a deep and eerie voice.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher" At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Steph stayed quite as she looked down at her Ipod. “Bob I think you need a check up.” She said as she opened the door to her room, but as soon as she stepped in it… it wasn’t her room anymore. Instead she walked into what looked like to be… a city… a really jacked up and burned to the ground city. Stephs face filled with fear as she quickly looked behind her to see only the door to her room stood, the other end of the door only showed the rest of the city behind it. “Um…” Steph said as she closed the door. “One… two… three!” She then opened the door only to find that the city was still on the other side. “Ok…” She said as she then closed the door and leaned against it. “This… this is cool, its all good, its all good and um… yeah no need to panic.” She said nervously to herself as she looked down to see her jacket still in her hand. She quickly pulled it up and slipped her arms through it and pulled up and over her shoulders. She then felt something heavy inside; she opened her jacket to find her sword inside her jacket. “Ok… now I KNOW that wasn’t in there,…” she said as she looked around once more. This time she realized where she was, she saw a familiar building not too far away. She slowly jogged to it as she then looked up and read “Children’s Museum of the Arts!” She said then new were she was at. “Ok Nova… now what?” She said as she sat at the steps of the museum. Suddenly as if answering her question her communicator went off, a beeping noise filled the air as she then reached in her side pocket of her jacket and pulled out her W.A.L communicator. “Oh man, I totally forgot I had this!”

‘This Hayden, any W.A.L. personnel in the area please respond’ a voice came from it.

Steph smiled as she flipped her communicator open and jumped up. “OH MY GOSH CAPTAIN!” She yelled out as she held the communicator to her mouth. “Its good to hear your voice man, what’s going on here?!” She said as she waited for his answer. She then replied back after he would. "I'm in front of the Children's Museum of the Arts." She said as she turned back to look at the broken building and then back out into the street, she then realized that this entire city was like a ghost town... not a single form of life was around her... "Captain... this is all bad, isnt it?" she said as she stood her ground, not moving from were she was at till he told her where to go.

Journal:Crazy Alien Dude

Location: LA- the barrio :}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}

I was out doing my normal patrols on this god forsaken city of LA, when from a far I see the suspicious character I have been keeping tabs on for weeks know only as Bio Guyver. From my hiding place behind a dumpster, in a dark alley, in this crap city I notice this so called "Bio Guyver" following some punk, to my freaking surprise this alien nut job just decides to inpale the punk with his freaky alien elbow claw thing. This is enough evidence for me to take him out so I trail this freak with my trustworthy wolf lobo intending to take this alien guy thing out any chance I get. Aliens why can't they ever leave our sh!ty planet alone.

He arives at this humongous building all pretty and sh!t probably some environmentalist hippies with dove pictures everywere. I follow his @ss into this warehouse next to it. to my surprize the security sucked, my stelth ability owned thier @ss hard. So I hid behind these canisters were I was overhearing the alien dude "Bio Guyver" talking to some manager about some portol no doubt to destroy the earth you know those dam aliens. They called the crazy alien dude Captain :> captain of what space invaders.

So me and lobo go in for the kill, the alien was desquising as a human I was sneeking so close behind him I slowly take out one of my Katanas im ready to impale this son of a gun when I here this......

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher" At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

probably some other crazy alien so im about to kill this b you know do the planet a favor when I get teleported with him.So I arrive to this desroyed wierd @ss planet probably his home planet. so I teleported behind him so he hasn't seen me yet this place is so strange I wonder if im still being affected by that mary jane. (you know what I mean).

The son of Gambler, An assassin sorcerer and a Cyborg, Only the Frat could bring together men from so many different walks of life, As they quickly made their way through the sewers, Florian covered his mouth with a single bandanna attempting to mask this odoriferous smells coming from all around. Rats ran back and forth through the rivers of floating sh!t. Drifter simply raised his boot, watching as green and brown sludge dripped from it slowly, Only but a few words could be said as he watched the questionable goo fall.....

"Goddamit. These are Italian leather. Somebody owes me a new pair of shoe's"

Luckily, They were soon above the surface, standing above the sewers. finally getting a whiff of fresh air, Drifter let out a long sigh but this was only a sigh. There was no time for resting, no time for breaks. It was kill or be killed, The tone was set. The trio boarded themselves a hot wired boat, finally they arrived at the scene, Manhattan. Where they suspected Mobb Deep was. Now, One thing the Gambler had taught Florian was that both Kurrent and Mobb as a whole loved tactics. They always had a plan, This made them deadlier than just any hero team, even though some people called Mobb's "heroic" acts to be questionable.

Without a second to spare, Florian looked to Pixelized

"Pix, can you cast a spell to see if there are any energy readings, any transmissions here in ? We need to find dhem before dhey find us no. element of surprise is our only hope"

Drifter nodded in agreement with the Cajuns sun, still clutching his semi-automatic from earlier, Drifter used his free hand to reach into his other holster, drawing a old fashioned pistol. A skull neatly carved in the wood.

Ready to rain down a hail of bullets, sweat and blood if needed to stop this "Mobb". All he could do was stand, guns in hand, awaiting any directions that the young Florian might have for himself.

Keeping his contact device in his right hand.
The communicator began to beep a couple of times. He checked the who was calling. It seemed like one of his teamates got his message. the person who got it was Feral Nova. He quickly acted to respond. Nova's voice came out from the communicator.

“Its good to hear your voice man, what’s going on here?!”

"I don't know what's happened, but apparantly we have been teleported to a different time realm. I guess something wants us to fight. Where are you, Nova?"

"I'm in front of the Children's Museum of the Arts."

"I'm not sure where I am, but I'll move to your location. Wait right there."

"Captain... this is all bad, isnt it?"

"I'm afraid this is, but we'll pull through."

Hayden cut Feral Nova off. He was able to track her down. She was about a mile from his location. It wasn't too far. He would be there in no time. All he had to do was run and follow the given coordinates. Hayden put his communicator away and sped up an empty road. Six minutes later, Hayden arrived at Feral Nova's location. She stood her ground. He walked up to her. His face was fixed to a concerned expression.

"Good to see you. Have you heard from the others or something?"

sha's mind was warped split between the team she fought to defend , and the man she had swore to nurture in sickness and in health, she didnt think it war fair,in fact she hated fate..it had been a thorn in her side since she was born,but if sha was going to be the ninjan warrior she was born to be she needed to not think of this ailment,for some reason she knew she was at a disadvantage,but would not let that effect her. she glanced around at her team, there was kurrent his aura gave sha a comfortable feeling knowing that with his leadership she would win or die by his side, there was no inbetween, she knew she had to be strong, for he was not one to lower hisself to the standards of a coward, Then there was Acer  he wasnt currently present but sha thought he was possibly her best friend ,he was a strong willed warrior that took commands well,and she knew he would die for the team,Then there was ripcord, sha knew very little of him,but she didnt doubt his ablitty to fight to the death, glancing alittle to the left stood prima,mantoid, a new member named supertrooper and ruin cross, sha didnt know the other's but she knew what ruin was capable of and she knew he was all about his mission, and he wouldnt hesistate to take even sha out if she ever had an evil thought in her mind.....thats what she liked about him.

after being a villian and defeating hordes of them, she had been called many things but the one that stuck in her mind the most was...Blue,she had often heared the villians who couldnt think of anything orginal so they called her that to try and get under her skin, but sha thought of it like this: in the american political system there is a donkey to represent republicans, and an elephant to represent the democratic party, sha's only anology was this: The"reds are the republicans the party no one likes and only thinksw about them selves,and "blues" were the democratic party the party for the people and did any and everything to protect those people,and when the donkey and the elephant met the mighty,BLUES,THE DEMOCRATS,THE HEROS would cruse the feeble jackass and return prosperity to the world.

she continued to think about what she heared when she first enterd this alternate reality  

You may all refer to me as The Researcher" At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Were nothing but a pawn! a chess piece in some one's tormented mind! sha said eventually listening to her leader communicate with Acer who was on a mission "Well done old friend I'll need you to come back this way though as soon as you can
Thats when Kurrent called the remaning team members over to him, and he began to speak his thoughts: "This is probably the worst situation we could be in but it looks like right now we have no choice. As a group we can stay here together so Prima and Dormath will remain in this building on the roof. This will be our base any injuries or if  we need to regroup will be done here. Sha, Troop and Mantoid will come with me. Alpha Guard we'll need you to be our eyes and ears anything you see let us know and you will be back up to who ever needs it. Rip and Ruin wait here until Acer arrives and you guys will go with him the other direction away from the ICE and Fraternity location.We don't know what to expect from that side so follow Acer"s lead and watch each others back."

Sha was stationed with Kurrent and one of the other females in mobb deep,mantoid, sha couldnt think about what his plan was but she knew it was RL that was on his mind,he was indeed on sha's mind aswell  she had beaten him before, when they were on different ends of the "red blue spectrum"  she remembered his first and last words of there encounter in the desert conscious or not, you are coming with me, make a choice" that was as he was confronting sha for the first time, and when sha had been deemed the winner he said While you were out cold I called in some friends, I'm a man of honor but I'm no fool, today you have your victory but sleep with an eye open we will do this again..... Sha was afriad that time had rolled around again and it was time to meet the man who she had not only Beat,but the same man who had brought her back to life.

Sha's thoughts

CIVIL WAR

Sha could'nt catch herself and plunged straight into the san fransico bay. Since on ninjeta the ocean was forbidden because of the creatures that lived in it Sha never learned how to swim. she kicked her legs ferosouly trying to push to the top but it was in vain, the water began to pour into her her lungs sinking them like a ship that had been attacked.

her face grew a plum purple her life was ending MOBB deep,love,WAL even the death syndicate all would be in vain her eyes rolled into the back of her head and her body began turning motionlessly. she began falling and falling into her body was consumed by the darkness of the bay.

"FRESH AIR!" Pix exclaimed as soon as he found himself outside the never ending darkness of sewage and 4 legged life. Needless to say, Pix was more than ecstatic to be out of the sewer. What could have been 5 minutes down in that rat infested place seemed more like an eternity. If only my friends could see me now, Pix thought to himself as he began to rack his brain for a spell to clean his crew off. "Hserfer," he muttered and almost instantly the physical evidence of the sewer was wiped clean from the cyborg, mutant, and sorcerer. Though the mental scaring would be ever present in Pix's mind.

After being properly 'refreshed' the downsized team boarded a Bayliner. Pix stood in awe as he watched the crafty little cajun hot wire the boat. I could have done that without lifting a finger....just saying, Pix thought to himself as he heard the engine purr to life. Once the boat began it's trip across the river Pix ensured that he took the oppertunity to rest as much as he could, for he knew the sewer was nothing compared to what was ahead.

After a short travel,the engine of the Bayliner fell back into silent. they had arrived inManhattan. This is Manhattan? The city that Pix once loved and admired was ever more apocalypto and depressing than the first. Oh my how i would love to have gone shopping one last time in these stores. An old sign reading "breakfast" and something else he couldn't make out led him to another train of thoughts. Omg we're so breakfast club right now. I mean, i know we're a team and all, but really, a cyborg, a mutant and me? someone will be writing a movie about us.... Provided we live to tell the tale of course. Pix's thoughts were interrupted when Florian asked him a question:

“Pix, can you cast a spell to see if there are any energy readings,  any transmissions here in Manhattan? We need to find dhem before dhey find us no. element of surprise is our only hope.”

"Um yeah sure boss i'll see what I can do." Pix's body began to hover off the ground as he started chanting,"iwanttofindeneryreadingsiwanttofindenerhyreadingsiwanttofindtransmission."  Radiant blue specs of light swirled around him as he concentrated on trying to find any other transmitting life forms. After a few moments it seemed as if Pix himself was the communicator. he began reciting things that people were saying  exactly as they were being said.

"I'm in front of the Children Museum of the Arts."

"Virgin Megastore"

Izaac and his daemon Zoria (currently in the form of a snow leopard) were not on Earth for the day. They were on their second homeworld, Zerox, in a library for magic education, studying Emblymian Noranya (the art of using magic through symbols). It wasn't very fun, but Izaac figured it could be necessary, since he would never know what kind of supervillains or threats he would encounter. Right now, he was memorizing a symbol for "transmutation". He had tried it once before, but it didn't work well, since the impact on transmuting solid materials into gas could be a bit explosive. He'd be more careful now, with using containment fields. He pointed with his hand to his target, a table, and clearly visualized the symbol. About two centimeters from his palm, the symbol pattern started to become visible and glow in the air. He minded the molecular structure difference and the actual transmutation. The table of quartz crystal would become platinum. The table started to glow. And it changed. Izaac was pleased that it worked. Zoria, however, had been too bored since they got there, so she had been sleeping on the floor the whole time. But suddenly, Izaac heard a strange voice in his head.

" You may all refer to me as The Researcher" At this point you may all be wondering what is going on and let me be the one to tell you. I have gathered all the teams of your universe and compiled you all in different locations of this disclosed area. The object of this is simple. I must know who is the best team is in this world and you will prove it to me here and now. The area you are in is a future version of your world, in a city called Manhattan. It appears this way because I have already destroyed your world and this is what is left and brought you all to this time. You will find no other life forms here besides the teams that are in place so you will all be free to show your true power. I am ever knowing and if you do not fight each other this reality will remain the way it is and you will share the same fate of the others by my divine hand, if you comply and my curiosity is satisfied i will restore the world to what it once was. DO NOT DENY ME KNOWLEDGE the battle begins now"

Izaac started to feel sick.

Things were going haywire. Zee had wanted help for this mission, Dread was too busy to answer, Trauma was absent ever since the formation of the team, and Morbid was nowhere to be found after the first team meeting. Teams were clashing somewhere in New York, making headline news on every channel Warsman turned to. He knew Zee was there because of the guy's constant bragging of how many heroes he had the chance to kill.

"Feh, impatience was always a staple in his personality."

Taking an overshirt from the hanger near the door, he pressed in the code to open the immense plate of metal that guarded the interior of his estate. Pulling the coat over his shoulders and forcing his arms through the sleeves, Warsman pushed the door aside and kicked it back in place.

Taking two steps at a time, Warsman leaped as he finished buttoning the shirt, landing on the ground at the end of the stairway leading to his home.

Sighing, he placed a foot behind the other and bolted off southward from his estate in Ontario, bound for New York and hopefully whatever was happening down there.

Around half an hour later...

The city was deserted, at least in some parts where the battle left unscathed, and Warsman had little trouble finding the site where it was occuring, mostly due to shouting and explosions.

"Where's Zee?" asked himself.

But the answer wasn't that hard to recover, especially when something caused the city to shiver and quake.

"Riiight...."

With that he teleported to where he thought Zee was, but instead realized he had a slight miscalculation as he reappeared in front of a pair of people, one female one male, the latter in strange armor with an arching spire protruding from his forehead.

"I don't recognize either of you, so I'm guessing you're hostile."

The female was oddly familiar to Warsman, but he shrugged off the feeling of deja vu and threw his overshirt to the ground. His hand suddenly began to glow as it transcended flesh into the weapon that he was only recently able to master, its immense radiance an understatement to its power. Steam curled up in spires as the hand became pure light energy.