{Location: Castle of Cr’tgerof where the Scarlet Orb is
located on the map}
The suave super-spy wore a tuxedo, mask and gloves to dinner.
As the Horror stared at Agent America he slowly
reached into his interior coat pocket and pulled out another cigar. "Here
enjoy. So you are telling me that Dr Avery invited you into his smoking lounge?
or were you more interested in chasing Donnah around the grounds?
He took the Cuban cigar from the Horror, smelt it and tucked
it into his jacket pocket. “Thanks. Much obliged. How do you know so much about
Avery and Donnah?” he asked innocently.
“I worked regularly with Occult. She wasn’t too
bad for an Earther. She really hated Avery. She was always telling me that
Donnah was his ultimate weakness. Occult would droll on and on about those two,
if you could ever get her focused on something else she could be a lot fun.
"Earth, oh Earth is nice this time of year.
I love the chaos that an invasion brings, even when the vanguard is defeated.
The Hallowed Hills are my favorite. Have you ever been there?"
“Hallowed Hills? Of course. A little quiet for my tastes. The
invasion will help liven the joint up. I hear the Demon Ladder is right on
schedule.”
The Horror cast an evil glance at the Overseer.
“I sure hope it is. Our Lord and Master will not tolerate any more delays”
The last was an Abomination Prince. They were
the warlords of the Demon Lord’s armies. He would know the troop movements and
what they were doing to prepare for the final invasion. It appeared to be
leering at the Overseer as if its failures were putting the Prince’s efforts at
risk as well.
"Abominable!" Agent America said, not
sure yet which eyes to be looking into. "Don't be so hard on the kid.
It'll all work out. Everything ready for the final push? Tick tock, tick
tock!"
All its eyes meet AA's, "We are going more
demons daily from the Breeder Lake. While other's failure has deprived us of a
third river, we are creating our forces fast enough to overwhelm your pitiful
world."
"I grow bored. I am told you are a great
fighter on Earth. Why don't we fight in unarmed combat to see how great you
truly are? It would be grand entertainment. It’s a perfect way to relieve
boredom as these weaklings finish their tasks, Don’t you agree?
Agent America replied to the Abomination, “Nah. Don’t want to
crease my tux before dinner with the big man. Dining alone again, are you?”
No, once I make a statue report on troop staging
I will join my fellow Princes for a grand feast.
Agent America spotted a Draven soaring outside
the Banquet Hall window. It appeared to be trying to get his attention. It
wanted him to come to the window.
After hearing Abomination Prince’s reply, the Man from MEDUSA
went to the window to see what the Draven wanted.
The Draven dropped a small crystal onto the ledge. “This was
given to me by an American Eagle”, it whispered. “You can communicate with him
if you like.”
The Draven flew off. The crystal was the same size as his ear
bud communicators that he used with MEDUSA and the StarCorp one that DarkStar
used.
{Location: Plains
of Glass in the Domain}
The
guardians meet the other heroes that Nomad had gathered across the dimensions
to stop the Domain’s last attempt at invading Earth. As base camp was cleared
to start their journey, some thought back to previous conversations.
The ancient youth greeted the new member of the
pantheon, "Well met, mighty mud elemental!"
Crude said, "Well I'll be dipped in honey
and win first prize at the county fair, are you young man winter? You look like
a child. Son, are you sure you should be here? This is some mighty powerful
dangerous stuff we fight'in here.”
The eternal child scowled at Crude. “Dangerous? I was
defending Earth when you were a stain in someone’s driveway!” Jack smiled
proudly. He knew that learning what the big flat path in front of Dr. Avery’s
mansion was would pay off handsomely one day.
She shook hands with Crude and provided a simple
"Hi, I'm The Black Orchid."
“Well, ain’t you a pretty filly. You remind me a
lot of super heroines I knew in England. Have you ever been to England?”
Nomad
said, “This is Menagerie from the Jarkaverse.”
The ancient youth greeted the new member of the
pantheon, "Salutations, shamanic shapeshifter!"
"Well, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.
I meet the Lady of the Lake and now Jack Frost. Jack when you get back to your
Earth. If you run in a giant fellow name Pachy and his lady love, Snow Leopard,
be nice to them. They are just starting out and heading up North is the best
place for them to get some privacy, if you know what I mean." Menagerie
gave Jack a wink.
Jack frowned at Menagerie’s mysterious riddles. “Speak
plainly, wizard!”
Menagerie
said, “I have given the Draven the crystal. It is taking it to the castle as we
speak. It appears that multiple dimensions believe Earth is an easy target. It
is time to teach this one the errors of that thought process.”
She shook hands with Menagerie provided a simple
"Hi, I'm The Black Orchid."
Menagerie said, “Orchids are one of my favorite
flowers. I know of some beautiful trails in our Nations parks where the flowers
will take your breath away. Nature creates the most beautiful landscapes when
it isn’t interfered with, don’t you agree?”
From the other side of the base another voice
was heard, “I know time is of the essence but we can’t rush ahead. That is how
fatal mistakes are made. Hello, I am Cougar.” He shook hands with those that
were willing. “I am not sure if Nomad has named the rest of the Dimensions the
rest of us are from. He has traveled to so many I think even he gets confused.”
Cougar gave a wink to Jack and Black Orchid.
She shook Cougar’s hand and said, “Hi, I’m Black
Orchid.” Black Orchid cautiously smiled back at Cougar.
Jack said, "Welcome, were-cat!"
Cougar said, "Hi, Jack. So are you ‘the’ Jack Frost or did you take his name
because you loved those old claymation cartoons as a kid like me?'
The spirit of winter said to Cougar. “I didn’t take that
name. It was given to me by my father, the North Wind.”
Down from the sky flew a man in gleaming
armor. Nomad said, “Ah Conquistador how did you fair?”
“No Luck at all,” Conquistador greeted the
Guardians and StrikeForce.
"Peace, prestidigitator!" The ancient
youth greeted the new member of the pantheon,
"It is true I use magic but I am a warrior
not a sorcerer. I do not use the black arts. I have been given true magic from
El Dorado to free the enslaved and enlighten those in darkness. Peace to you
Jack."
“Good!” exclaimed the ageless boy to Conquistador. “Nothing
good ever comes from sorcery!”
She shook hands with Conquistador and provided a
simple "Hi, I'm The Black Orchid."
Instead of shaking Black Orchid’s hand, Conquistador
kissed the back of it, “I am El Conquistador, Champion of El Dorado, Heir to
the Seven Cities of Gold, and the Protector of the Americas. At your service
m’lady”
The Black Orchid coolly accepts his attention, looks a little
nervously at the others and then says, "Thank you, we are all at each
others' service."
The last two to arrive had been training
nearby. They introduced themselves to the newcomers.
A voice said, “I am Night Wraith.
"Hi, I'm The Black Orchid."
“Ah another creature of the darkness, it is great
to meet a kindred Hero,” Night Wraith said.
"Salute, shadow demon!
"True I am a demon to the underworld, but be
not fooled I am a man wrapped in the guise of a demon. I am not a demon like
those around here." Night Wraith looks around nervously, "To think I
didn't believe that demons existed before I came here."
“Oh, demons do exist,” Jack said to Night Wraith. “They
certainly do.”
Adamas said, "It appears we will have to
travel through this 'coral' as we had to on our Earth. It appears by combining
the knowledge our new friends have accumulated, we should be prepared to
begin.”
Cougar said, “I have tried my best to follow Agent America’s scent. The best I
can tell he is in Cr’tgerof’s Castle. I found the site where the patrol
captured him. I follow their tracks and smell to the edge of the coral. I can
lead everyone back to there.”
Adamas said, “Yes, Cougar, then you can track
those who took Agent America once we enter the coral, and Serpent can help us
to avoid their patrols."
Turning to Adamas, Red Hawk said, "If you
don't mind, I want to present a proposal. I know you are in a hurry to find
your friend, but from above I notice one of the towers is no longer flowing. I can’t
help but think they are a power source for The Enemy."
"Perhaps one group of infiltrators could
make their way to the castle while another strike force does what is possible
to take down the source of the other plasma rivers? They seem central to His
plan and we don't know how much time we have before He strikes at Earth."
Replying to Red Hawk, StrikeForce said,
"Whether I am part of the infiltrators or another "strike
force", depending on how fast we need to get there, I might need a
lift." Maintaining an even tone he told him, "Though I hate to tell
you that I am the "only" StrikeForce that I know of."
Red Hawk replied with an undecipherable straight
face to his new comrade. "I appreciate your confidence but I would feel
more comfortable if with more than a one man StrikeForce if we decide to
assault the source of the plasma rivers."
Replying to Red Hawk, he said, "However you
want to do it. I am just along for the ride."
Adamas said, “I do not mean to rush into
anything, but I am anxious to find my friend, and put an end to this
threat."
The Heroes started off toward the coral. The
flyers carrying the non flyers until flocks of demons started flying toward
them. They quickly landed. Menagerie said, “I believe the Demons believe we are
carrying our prey back to our lair to eat them. These are scavenger demons like
Hyenas trying to steal a kill from a Lion. Unfortunately we can’t carry anyone
without being attacked for those we are carrying.”
On the way, The Black Orchid piped in during the discussion
of the strike forces. "I don't have power or speed, but I can sneak in and
do a lot of damage to systems if needed. Red Hawk, where do you think I'm
needed most?" The Black Orchid was starting to forgive Red Hawk the perceived
slight of not being included earlier back on earth.
When discussing splitting into a stealth and an assault
teams, StrikeForce said "I will go to whichever team needs me."
As they discuss creating two teams...
Adamas turned to Red Hawk, "I think we need to stay together;
evidently there are other groups here from other dimensions. We could easily end up attacking one of the
groups working with Nomad. Slowly
turning to look at their new companions, Adamas waves his hands at the other
dimensional heroes. "We could have
taken any one," nodding to Crude, Menagerie, Serpent, Cougar, and Night
Wraith," for an enemy. We're
stronger together. I understand your
wish to take down their Power source, and I agree, that should be our priority.
“I let my desire to be reunited with my friend sway what is best for our world,
and that cannot be. He would not have
it. We shall do things your way,"
he said with a heavy heart.
The team started out again across the Plains of
Glass. It looked like endless plains littered with shards of broken crystals.
She looked at the Plains of Glass wondering if
the reflective material will enhance the brightness of the Domain light. Her
diminished sight in broad daylight might really be apparent there.
The Black Orchid frowned at the shininess of the glass. "Machinist, you wouldn't by any chance
happen to have an extra pair of sunglasses? The excess light may be a bit...,
limiting."
Pieces of plastic and metal flowed off of Machinist's
uniform, they formed into sunglasses frames. He reached into a pouch. Pulling
out two polarized lens he placed them in the frames. He secured them together.
"Here you go, not as stylish as Ray-Bans but they are
sturdier."
Watching the Machinist create sunglasses, Adamas' thought to
himself, "Magic by any other name, is still magic."
Small scrapes and cuts were inevitable as they
walk across it. Fortunately they were healing quickly so it was only a
nuisance. They witness crystalline growths up to five hundred feet tall,
crystals made of green and purple gems, and swarms of horrid little demon –
bugs.
When they had traveled 20 miles they heard a
screeching up in one of the crystalline growths. Checking it out they found a
demon that looked like a big black monkey with too many arms, legs, eye,
mouths, and noses.
“Hello,
humans, Do you need a guide? I know secret ways in the Plains and in the coral
too.
"What's your name?" Jack asked the monkey guide.
“My name is Sn32gr of
the Goxek. For the price of a finger I will show you a secret entrance into the
coral. For one of your arms I will show you a hidden path to the back of the
Energy Pylons that will get you past the guards.
At the sight of the demon monkey, The Black Orchid tensed up
(activating Willpower) and then stared at it carefully while others interact
with it.
Cougar replied, “A finger? An arm? Gross! there is no way we
will trade body parts for you to be our guide.”
“sss … Get out of here or I will eat you myself… sss” Serpent
opened his jaws.
The Goxek ran away.
When the other team members interact with the demon monkey,
StrikeForce activated his senses to gather information about the possibility of
this being a set-up before an attack. He remained quiet, as he did not receive
any Intel that he needed to relay to the group.
The team travels 5 more miles into a mist. The
entire area was shrouded in a pea soup fog. The flyers couldn’t get above it
and had to land instead of risking smashing into a 500 foot tall Crystalline
structure. Within the fog can be heard spectral sounds and voices, sounding
vaguely familiar.
In the Mists, Jack heard the voices of his kin, the elder
spirits of Earth, all gone from the dizzying, modern world that had left them
behind. They languished alone and forgotten in the purgatory of Limbo.
“Ssss … We are under attack. I have adapted to this … this
mist of confusion. There are demons in here! It appears they are trying to
separate us before attacking.”
“Prepare to fight Champions of Earth … sss”
“AARGH!” Serpent screamed. Then the rest of the team heard
the sound of a body falling to the ground in a loud Thud.
{GM
Note: Ambush turn is over. Now is the start of combat}
As they entered the mist, Adamas could hear Jessica crying
out... "Help Adamas. You're too late; they've enslaved Earth and brought
us here to die."
[38] He inhaled mightily, and started blowing the mist away
so that he could locate her, ready to launch himself at her abductors, with or
without the team.
[34] Harkening to Serpents’ warning of a psychic attack, Jack
disbelieved these woeful visions as he blasted the mist with a gale force wind,
helping Adamas to blow it away from he and his friends.
VWOOOOOOOSSSHHHH!!!!
[31] Serpent did not answer any of the team’s calls for him
to provide a status report.
[30] Red Hawk froze in place as he heard the screams of help
from Brian and Dennis, aka Condor and Shatterman. Red Hawk scanned with all his
sensors in all directions in a desperate attempt to find his friends.
[29] The Machinist knelt down on one knee. The shadow
creatures of Set Wizard were attacking again. He knew exactly what to do. He
would build the same light ray as last time. Pieces of metal floated off his
suit as he fanatically assembled his weapon.
He paused for a second, reaching for his head. He had felt
the starting of a severe migraine coming on but it passed just as quickly. He
went back to the task of completing his device.
{GM
Note: Machinist was attacked with a Psionic Blast. It was a mind control attack
that would do damage instead of taking control. The attack missed.}
[21] At the sound of "We're under attack", The
Black Orchid sent over the amulet, "We need time. I'm going to try to even
things up. Everyone back up to my voice and make a circle and attack away from
me. It's going to get dark." She started making a loud humming sound for
the others to hear, held out her hands and let the darkness flow from her in an
ever-growing circle (Since she can't see to make unique shapes, she's doing a
"lowest common denominator" shape of a simple circle centered on
herself).
[21] Upon hearing "We're under attack!” StrikeForce
immediately activated his senses and pulled his escrima sticks. As he doesn't
have an amulet and as such cannot hear what Black Orchid was communicating, he
attempted to determine from which direction they were attacking from. As best
he could tell they were approaching from multiple directions, he was constantly
on the move, and kept his head on a swivel, trying to keep from being attacked
from behind. When covered in darkness by Black Orchid he switched to his
Thermal Imager.
During the sea of confusion, StrikeForce heard various voices
both good and bad. The voices swirled and intertwined, both rising and falling
in volume and intensity. There was his father pleading "Don't die son. I
promise that I will fix this." Also the loving tone as he said, I am so
proud of you. He heard his mom say "I love you." and
"Congratulations you two, I will help with the wedding planning as much as
you want me to." His brother and sister's voices are heard, but what they
are saying was indecipherable.
On the other end are the voices of the mercenaries who
attacked his father's lab, threatening death if his father didn't give them
what they wanted.
The fog dissipated from the efforts of Adamas and
Jack Frost. Black Orchid’s darkness protected the heroes from their attackers.
[21] Night Wraith started his sonic wail to
activate his sonar. He scanned the area finding Serpent on the ground
incapacitated. In the distance in 3 different directions he found their demon
attackers. They were 250 feet away. They formed a triangle formation trapping
the heroes in the interior.
Night Wraith used his stretching ability to
launch a fist at one of the beings. His elongated punch missed.
[19] Machinist cried out in pain as a migraine
tore into his brain. He dropped to both knees and all the floating parts dropped
to the ground. After a few seconds of labored breathing, the parts floated up
again. He started working to assemble his weapon once again.
[18] Cougar used his night vision so see out of
Black Orchid’s darkness. He followed Night Wraith’s arm to find a target. He
spotted one of their attackers. He reached to his vest pulling a bolo out of
it. He whirled it around his head three times then threw it with amazing
accuracy.
The bolo struck the creature wrapping it around
his body. The heavily weighted balls at the end struck the demon hard but it
was still able to fight.
SiSiSSSS
Gas spewed from the end of each of the balls. A
knockout gas was starting to engulf its entangled prey. The gas then quickly
dissipated. The winds from the two guardian powerhouses blew it away with the
fog.
{GM Note: The bolo has a secondary paralysis attack which is
a gas in game terms. The bolo hit but the secondary attack failed. So while
game mechanics stated the attack failed for story purposes I choose the super
breath of Adamas and the wind from Jack Frost as the reason.}
[17] For a third time Machinist violently grabs
his head. “Not another one … sigh …the migraine failed this time”
[16] Within the darkness the form of Menagerie
changes. The man bent down on all fours. A fearsome snarl was heard as a second
cougar entered the battle field. This one sported no costume but fur and
instead of bolos it had tooth and claw. It did have night vision just like the
man who had taken its name as a moniker.
[15] Crude grew to 18 feet tall as he exited the
circle of darkness. He charged over half the distance away from the second
demon. “Come on you mangy demon, let’s throw down. None of this mind game
stuff. Let’s fight fist to stump.”
The demon did not reply to the challenge made to
it.
[13] Conquistador fired a solid bolt of light at
the first demon. The shaped form into that of a cannonball as it screamed
across the battlefield. The shot missed smashing into a mound of crystals
shattering them into a million little pieces.
{GM Note: Currently Serpent and Crude are the
only ones not within Black Orchid’s circle of darkness}
Battle Conditions:
Adamas Hit Points: 47 Power
Points: 78 Invulnerability: 24
Black
Orchid Hit Points: 30 Power Points:
87 Willpower Defense active and invisible
Jack
Frost Hit Points: 31 Power Points:
75 Ice
Defense active
Red
Hawk Hit Points: 74 Power
Points: 93 Invulnerability: 10; Evading
StrikeForce Hit
Points: 60 Power Points: 86 Invulnerability: 28; Evading
GM Note: Please welcome Chuck to our group of
players. His character’s story starts on the next page. We will be getting him
with the rest of the Guardians as soon as possible (hopefully next issue). Turn
due date is after his story so enjoy as we add another person to our game.
Welcome Chuck.
{Location: Axiom
Labs in Megalopolis' Foundry district}
While out one night
patrolling the city on one of his first times out, Lester, now garbed as The
Skink, returned to the lab to find it ablaze and vandalized, and his beloved
father and mentor murdered.
Security, some police, and reporters
unfortunately arrived right as The Skink moved the doctor from the burning
building.
“Look, who is that dragging Dr Harris from Axiom
Labs” cried news reporter Jessica Anderson.
“I don’t know but I will have to take him in for
questioning” said Detective Brokyo of the Megalopolis Police Department. “He
looks like a murder suspect. I bet he is one of those new Crushers we have been
trying to track down these past few months.”
“Are you sure he isn’t a licensed hero, Brokyo?”
said Sergeant Investigator Carlton of the MPD. “Why don’t we ask for the ID
first? If he doesn’t have it then we can cuff him and book him for Vigilantism.
Then while he is cooling his heels we can see what else sticks.”
<Reply?>
{GM Note: Let me know if Lester is going to turn himself in
or if he runs for it. We will play out your decision next issue but since it is
a Superhero against two normal police officers. I wanted to add the next scene
as well so I can get your responses so we can splice it together.}
Out of the shadows appeared a figure. He was
wearing unusual glasses and a modern style jacket but the material wasn’t
anything Lester had seen before.
Hello The Skunk, I have been reading up on you …
no wait, you aren’t dressed like a mammal. Oh, your theme is reptilian so that
would make you The Skink. My apologies let me start over.
Hello, The Skink, I am Nomad, Earth’s Dimensional
protector. I have been reading up on you at the Interdimensional Library. I
know your beginnings are very rough but I believe we can help each other out. I
can give you a brief respite and introduce you to some heroes who can help you
with your situation when your return. And you can help me save the world!”
Nomad flashed what he was sure was his most persuasive smile.
<Reply>
Nomad opened a portal gate for both of them. They
stepped through it onto Plains of Glass. “Oh no, they have fallen into a Xo’J
trapped!” he yelled as he started to run toward a circle of darkness. “Come on Skink,
we have got to help them!”
Battle Conditions:
The
Skink Hit Points: 30 Power Points:
75
<Replies
and Actions due Dec 14th >
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Alright! It's heating up! Great stuff, Tom!
The Black Orchid coolly accepts his attention,
looks a little nervously at the others and then says, "Thank you, we are
all at each others' service."
The Black Orchid frowns at the shininess of the
glass.
"Machinist, you wouldn't by any chance
happen to have an extra pair of sunglasses? The excess light may be a bit...,
limiting."
On the way, The Black Orchid pipes in during the
discussion of the strike forces. "I don't have power or speed, but I can
sneak in and do a lot of damage to systems if needed. Red Hawk, where do you
think I'm needed most?" The Black Orchid was starting to forgive Red Hawk
the perceived slight of not being included earlier back on earth.
At the sight of the demon monkey, The Black
Orchid tenses up (activating Willpower) and then stares at it carefully while
others interact with it.
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At the sound of "We're under attack",
The Black Orchid sends over the amulet, "We need time. I'm going to try to
even things up. Everyone back up to my voice and make a circle and attack away
from me. It's going to get dark." She starts making a loud humming sound
for the others to hear, holds out her hands and lets the darkness flow from her
in an ever-growing circle (Since she can't see to make unique shapes, she's
doing a "lowest common denominator" shape of a simple circle centered
on herself.
Marc
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Pieces of plastic and metal flowed off of
Machinist's uniform, they formed into sunglasses frames. He reached into a
pouch. Pulling out two polarized lens he placed them in the frames. He secured
them together.
"Here you go, not as stylish as Ray-Bans but
they are sturdier."
Best
Tom
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When discussing splitting into a stealth and an
assault teams, StrikeForce will say "I will go to whichever team needs
me."
When the other team members interact with the
demand monkey, StrikeForce will activate his senses to gather information about
the possibility of this being a set-up before an attack. He remains quiet,
unless he receives any Intel that he needs to relay to the group.
Upon hearing "We're under attack!”
StrikeForce will immediately activate his senses and pull his escrima sticks.
As he doesn't have an amulet and as such cannot hear what Black Orchid is
communicating, he will attempt to determine from which direction they are
attacking from. If it is coming from a particular direction then that is the
way he will face, if they are approaching from multiple directions, he will
constantly move, and keep his head on a swivel, trying to keep from being
attacked from behind.
During the sea of confusion, StrikeForce hears
various voices both good and bad. The voices swirl and intertwine, both rising
and falling in volume and intensity. There is his father pleading "Don't
die son. I promise that I will fix this." Also the loving tone as he says,
I am so proud of you. He hears his mom say "I love you." and
"Congratulations you two, I will help with the wedding planning as much as
you want me to." His brother and sister's voices are heard, but what they
are saying are indecipherable.
On the other end are the voices of the
mercenaries who attacked his father's lab, threatening death if his father
didn't give them what they wanted.
Jamey
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Watching the Machinist create sunglasses, Adamas'
thinks to himself, "Magic by any other name, is still magic."
As they discuss creating two teams...
Turning to Red Hawk, "I think we need to
stay together, evidently there are other groups here from other
dimensions. We could easily end up
attacking one of the groups working with Nomad.
Slowly turning to look at their new companions, Adamas waves his hands
at the other dimensional heroes.
"We could have taken any one," nodding to Crude, Menagerie,
Serpent, Cougar, and Night Wraith," for an enemy. We're stronger together. I understand your wish to take down their
Power source, and I agree, that should be our priority. " I let my desire
to be reunited with my friend sway what is best for our world, and that cannot
be. He would not have it. We shall do things your way," he says
with a heavy heart.
As they enter the mist, Adamas can hear Jessica
crying out... "Help Adamas. You're too late, they've enslaved Earth and
brought us here to die."
He will inhale mightily, and attempt to blow the
mist away so that he can locate her, ready to launch himself at her abductors,
with or without the team.
Jon
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OOC: Another great issue Tom. Nice
characterizations!
Sorry for the delay.
IC:
Agent America:
The suave super-spy wore a tuxedo, mask and
gloves to dinner.
He took the Cuban cigar from the Horror, smelt it
and tucked it into his jacket pocket. “Thanks. Much obliged. How do you know so
much about Avery and Donnah?” he asked innocently.
“Hallowed Hills? Of course. A little quiet for my
tastes. The invasion will helped liven the joint up. I hear the Demon Ladder is
right on schedule.”
Later, Agent America replied to the Abomination,
“Nah. Don’t want to crease my tux before dinner with the big man. Dining alone
again, are you?”
After hearing its reply, the Man from MEDUSA went
to the window to see what the Draven wanted.
Jack Frost:
The eternal child scowled at Crude. “Dangerous? I
was defending Earth when you were a stain in someone’s driveway!” Jack smiled
proudly. He knew that learning what the big flat path in front of Dr. Avery’s
mansion was would pay off handsomely one day.
Jack frowned at Menagerie’s mysterious riddles.
“Speak plainly, wizard!”
The spirit of winter said to Cougar. “I didn’t
take that name. It was given to me by my father, the North Wind.”
“Good!” exclaimed the ageless boy to
Conquistador. “Nothing good ever comes from sorcery!”
“Oh, demons do exist,” Jack said to Night Wraith.
“They certainly do.”
"What's your name?" he asks the monkey
guide.
In the Mists, Jack hears the voices of his kin,
the elder spirits of Earth, all gone from the dizzying, modern world that has
left them behind. They languish alone and forgotten in the purgatory of Limbo.
Harkening to Serpents’ warning of a psychic
attack, Jack attempts to disbelieve these woeful visions as he blasts the mist
with a gale force wind, trying to blow it away from he and his friends.
VWOOOOOOOSSSHHHH!!!!
Jeff
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While out one night patrolling the city on one of
his first times out, Lester, now garbed as The Skink, returned to the lab to
find it ablaze and vandalized, and his beloved father and mentor murdered.
Security, some police, and reporters unfortunately arrived right as The Skink
moved the doctor from the burning building, mistook him for the perpetrator of
the crime, and The Skink has had a dicey reputation with the law ever since, at
least some of them. He now tries to pick up the pieces of his life and continue
on somehow.
Chuck
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