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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 904556" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>issue #2, part I</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Legion Extreme Issue #2 :<em>Return of the Destroyer, part II</em></strong></p><p></p><p> <em>In this issue…Somnus, Captain Valor, and <span style="color: red"> Darkfire!</span></em></p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p><em> She ran and They chased. She tore through a dark primeval forest knocking over saplings and underbrush, making a clear trail, but at the moment stealth was a liability. Speed was paramount. Confusion. She only knew that she was the quarry. She changed directions crashing into a briar patch. While a normal person would have been cut to ribbons by the thorns and branches, curiously, even though unclothed, she had remained unscathed. Satisfying yells of pain and surprise came from behind, but then an explosion sounded nearby as her hunters, these in the air, closed. Somewhere ahead she saw an almost imperceptible glow. The forest was thinning and a concrete decision formed in her frantic mind. She saw a cliff directly in her path. The near-blue dusk gave way to a purple night as she exited the forest on this alien world. There! The “energy” again. She homed in and sped as fast as she could while shouts and more blaster fire echoed around her. They drew near. Escape! She reached the edge and dove. A wave of dark blue energy engulfed her and then blackness…</em></p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>“Jae San, we need to get you a costume. Like, you’re one of us. I mean you’re not around for the fights or nothin’, but like your part of the team.”</p><p></p><p>“No, thank you. I am not one for brightly colored spandex.”</p><p></p><p>Slipstream wolfed down another few egg rolls. Most of Legion Extreme were sharing a meal--catered by Emperor’s Garden--and attending another meeting at Dr. Lu’s. The apothecary had several rooms behind his storefront, including a large common area that this evening served as a dining hall. Jae Sun ate slowly. Grey Mage had contacted him and said that he would be unable to come to their next “war council”, claiming that there was some planar shifting taking place near Earth’s universe that he had to investigate. He had wanted the mage around to perhaps add some arcane power to Dr. Lu’s attempts to divine where the pine needles he had found on the robots were from. It was strange how things were getting quite exciting around Boston in the last few days. </p><p></p><p>“Such is the way of the ever-changing frequencies of time. Too many worries.”</p><p></p><p>“Huh?”</p><p></p><p>“Ahhh, Jae Sun Lee. You ahh soo right,” added Dr. James Lu. </p><p></p><p>Slipstream was still confused. </p><p></p><p>“It is like I have always said,” spoke the detective. </p><p></p><p>Jae Sun, Dr. Lu, and Anaka Ai Lee all nodded profoundly. Slipstream laughed nervously.</p><p></p><p>“Right….Like, ‘What is best in life?’” he started in his best imitation of Schwarzenegger’s Conan.</p><p></p><p>The ringing of bells, as someone entered Dr. Lu’s front door, interrupted his soliloquy.</p><p></p><p>“More food?” asked Dr. Lu.</p><p></p><p>Jae Sun shook his head motioning to the score of Styrofoam containers that littered the floor. </p><p></p><p>“I hope not. Anaka, go with the good doctor and see who comes calling.”</p><p></p><p>As Dr. Lu entered his shop a man came towards him with an extended hand.</p><p></p><p>“Dr. James Lu, I am Valor McCoy and I’m pursuing some of my own investigations regarding the transmission of diseases from Asia. I heard that you were a doctor and had an involvement with helping new immigrants to settle here in the Boston area.”</p><p></p><p>Anaka and Dr. Lu instantly recognized the locally famous Professor Valor McCoy. He was an applied physicist by trade, but it was known that he changed interests like the phases of the moon. He was brilliant but had a short attention span. It was also suspected that he was a mutant. Dr. Lu did not take his hand right away and crossed his arms. </p><p></p><p>“You heard wrong. We aah closed.”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, Dr. Lu. I can see that you are closed for business, but I could not help but notice the catering vehicle that just pulled up…What’s that wonderful smell?”</p><p></p><p>In Mandarin, Anaka pleaded with Dr. Lu, “C’mon Uncle. He’s really a nice guy and he’s famous.”</p><p></p><p>Then in English, Anaka offered, “Do you want to join us for dinner?”</p><p></p><p>Dr. Lu glared, “No he does not. Chinese medicine is none of your business. Leave befoh I call da cops!”</p><p></p><p>“Uncle, be nice. Dr. McCoy come in and join us.”</p><p></p><p>“No that’s fine. I will return in the morning. Maybe I’ll bring some of my reporter friends to do a piece.”</p><p></p><p>His voice trailed off again as he noticed something outside. Anaka gently held back Dr. Lu before the old man hurt himself attempting to thrash Valor McCoy. </p><p></p><p>“Hey, someone else is coming.”</p><p></p><p>Anaka went into the street with Valor McCoy while Dr. Lu went inside to get Jae Sun and Slipstream. More caterers with more food came spilling into the shop, dropping off piles in front of the always-famished Slipstream. </p><p></p><p>“Awww man, seconds. You shouldn’t have Jae Son,” Slipstream winked, and the detective ran his fingers through his hair quickly doing some math in his head to make sure his extensive coffers could cover Slipstream’s hearty appetite. </p><p></p><p>The party soon made its way outside as the van drove away and the companions shared egg rolls and other appetizers on the sidewalk. Valor was talking with a Filipino gentleman who had wandered this way, lost in Chinatown. He had see the van and followed since he had been initially looking for a place to eat. </p><p></p><p>“Guys, this is Armando Montoya. He teaches at Bunker Hill Community College. You’re not following me again, are you Mando?”</p><p></p><p>The instructor gave a non-committal smile. </p><p></p><p>Jae Sun asked, “And you are?”</p><p></p><p>“Why, I am Valor McCoy. I teach at MIT.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah Jae Son, he’s like that famous scientist dude who has that morning show. Wassup Star Trek?” </p><p></p><p>Slipstream made the move to “high-five” Valor, who did so a bit awkwardly not sure of the proper way of doing so. </p><p></p><p>“I could be at MIT as well, but I chose not to. Not enough free time,” spoke Armando for the first time.</p><p></p><p>“Sounds like an inferiority complex to me Montoya,” smirked Valor. “Maybe you should come in and get it checked out.”</p><p></p><p>This caused a brief pause among all the gathered folk having an impromptu tailgate party in front of the apothecary’s shop. However, talking soon resumed. Only Anaka Ai Lee noticed Dr. Lu’s sudden lurch as he almost passed out. </p><p></p><p>“Uncle, are you alright?” asked Anaka as he held up the older man. </p><p></p><p>“Disturbance…in space-time. Dimensional breach…”</p><p></p><p>Anaka looked confused, but instinctively did a 360-degree pan of his surroundings. To the northwest, he saw what looked like St. Elmo’s Fire appear over the new Bunker Hill Bridge.</p><p></p><p>“That’s not good.”</p><p></p><p>Almost a dozen other flashes soon followed the ball lightning. Slipstream saw the effect also and pointed it out to the others. He looked at the pale Dr. Lu as he continued to mutter. Then he yelled, “It’s Legion Extreme time!” and sped towards the bridge.</p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>When Slipstream arrived he was incredibly surprised to see a beautiful naked woman with long black hair and olive skin running between the concrete barriers separating east and westbound traffic. Fortunately, the bridge had yet to open and it was deserted save for startled security guards and a few scattered construction vehicles. Strange floating warriors clad like samurai shot at her with alien-looking blaster rifles. They did not slow when Slipstream snapped his fingers sending a blinding flash of light at several of them. As Slipstream stood and gawked, the alien soldiers winked in and out of existence appearing between ten and twenty meters closer each time they re-appeared. A blast hit the woman knocking her to the ground. Slipstream hesitated no longer. He sped towards her and grabbed her. Reeling from the blast, she did not resist. Another shot from the pursuers tore her from his grasp, but before they could fire again, the speedster picked up her near unconscious form and took off back towards downtown Boston. He nearly dropped her as he glanced over his shoulder to get a better look at the hunters. He shuddered. Although humanoid, they weren’t human. Mirrored face-plates under their jingasas and scaly arms glistened in the fluorescent lighting of the bridge. He quickly left them behind. </p><p></p><p>**</p><p></p><p>Although not nearly as fast as Slipstream, the other superheroes rushed at their best speed to the scene. Armando ran into Dr. Lu’s. Inside, he headed into a back room. He whipped out his cloak, donned on a mask, and activated the power of the scintillating gem embedded in his chest. He flew out a nearby window towards the bridge, trailing a prism of colors behind. Valor McCoy pressed an imperceptible depression in his wrist and metallic black armor began spreading across his body. </p><p></p><p>“Captain Valor to the rescue!” he cried and leaped into the air. </p><p></p><p>Anaka helped the weakened doctor into the rental vehicle and started to drive.</p><p></p><p>Speeding away towards the bridge, he sighed, “We won’t get there in time, Uncle. Man, I always miss all the fun!”</p><p></p><p>Dr. Lu only laughed, “Better for me, I think, young Anaka Ai Lee. Drive slowly.”</p><p></p><p>The caterers from the Emperor’s Garden just stood and stared. So distracted, they were unable to see Jae Sun Lee slip into an alley and transform into The Warwolf. Soon he was bounding across the rooftops towards the Bunker Hill Bridge. </p><p></p><p>Valor spotted the wolf-beast and rainbow-trailing flier as they passed him. </p><p></p><p><em>Are you friends with Slipstream?</em> he sent telepathically out to the Warwolf. </p><p></p><p><em>Wait, I know. You’re the Warwolf they showed on the news! I’m glad I found the right group!</em></p><p></p><p>Warwolf only looked up, not liking the mind in his head, and snarled. Over a nearby roof, he saw a prism-trailing flying man dart across. </p><p></p><p><em>That’s Somnus. He’s another superhero and kind of a rival. You guys going public has sorta brought us all out. </em></p><p></p><p>Warwolf chose not to answer and continued leaping. He arrived slightly ahead and landed on the bridge. Somnus and Captain Valor flew among the support cables looking for signs of anyone. Warwolf sniffed and tasted the ozone remnant of blaster fire in the air. Then another scent caught his attention. He inhaled again to make sure, then growled.</p><p></p><p>“D-soliders!”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 904556, member: 105"] [b]issue #2, part I[/b] [b]Legion Extreme Issue #2 :[i]Return of the Destroyer, part II[/i][/b] [I]In this issue…Somnus, Captain Valor, and [color=red] Darkfire![/color][/I][color=red][/color] ** [I] She ran and They chased. She tore through a dark primeval forest knocking over saplings and underbrush, making a clear trail, but at the moment stealth was a liability. Speed was paramount. Confusion. She only knew that she was the quarry. She changed directions crashing into a briar patch. While a normal person would have been cut to ribbons by the thorns and branches, curiously, even though unclothed, she had remained unscathed. Satisfying yells of pain and surprise came from behind, but then an explosion sounded nearby as her hunters, these in the air, closed. Somewhere ahead she saw an almost imperceptible glow. The forest was thinning and a concrete decision formed in her frantic mind. She saw a cliff directly in her path. The near-blue dusk gave way to a purple night as she exited the forest on this alien world. There! The “energy” again. She homed in and sped as fast as she could while shouts and more blaster fire echoed around her. They drew near. Escape! She reached the edge and dove. A wave of dark blue energy engulfed her and then blackness…[/I] ** “Jae San, we need to get you a costume. Like, you’re one of us. I mean you’re not around for the fights or nothin’, but like your part of the team.” “No, thank you. I am not one for brightly colored spandex.” Slipstream wolfed down another few egg rolls. Most of Legion Extreme were sharing a meal--catered by Emperor’s Garden--and attending another meeting at Dr. Lu’s. The apothecary had several rooms behind his storefront, including a large common area that this evening served as a dining hall. Jae Sun ate slowly. Grey Mage had contacted him and said that he would be unable to come to their next “war council”, claiming that there was some planar shifting taking place near Earth’s universe that he had to investigate. He had wanted the mage around to perhaps add some arcane power to Dr. Lu’s attempts to divine where the pine needles he had found on the robots were from. It was strange how things were getting quite exciting around Boston in the last few days. “Such is the way of the ever-changing frequencies of time. Too many worries.” “Huh?” “Ahhh, Jae Sun Lee. You ahh soo right,” added Dr. James Lu. Slipstream was still confused. “It is like I have always said,” spoke the detective. Jae Sun, Dr. Lu, and Anaka Ai Lee all nodded profoundly. Slipstream laughed nervously. “Right….Like, ‘What is best in life?’” he started in his best imitation of Schwarzenegger’s Conan. The ringing of bells, as someone entered Dr. Lu’s front door, interrupted his soliloquy. “More food?” asked Dr. Lu. Jae Sun shook his head motioning to the score of Styrofoam containers that littered the floor. “I hope not. Anaka, go with the good doctor and see who comes calling.” As Dr. Lu entered his shop a man came towards him with an extended hand. “Dr. James Lu, I am Valor McCoy and I’m pursuing some of my own investigations regarding the transmission of diseases from Asia. I heard that you were a doctor and had an involvement with helping new immigrants to settle here in the Boston area.” Anaka and Dr. Lu instantly recognized the locally famous Professor Valor McCoy. He was an applied physicist by trade, but it was known that he changed interests like the phases of the moon. He was brilliant but had a short attention span. It was also suspected that he was a mutant. Dr. Lu did not take his hand right away and crossed his arms. “You heard wrong. We aah closed.” “Yes, Dr. Lu. I can see that you are closed for business, but I could not help but notice the catering vehicle that just pulled up…What’s that wonderful smell?” In Mandarin, Anaka pleaded with Dr. Lu, “C’mon Uncle. He’s really a nice guy and he’s famous.” Then in English, Anaka offered, “Do you want to join us for dinner?” Dr. Lu glared, “No he does not. Chinese medicine is none of your business. Leave befoh I call da cops!” “Uncle, be nice. Dr. McCoy come in and join us.” “No that’s fine. I will return in the morning. Maybe I’ll bring some of my reporter friends to do a piece.” His voice trailed off again as he noticed something outside. Anaka gently held back Dr. Lu before the old man hurt himself attempting to thrash Valor McCoy. “Hey, someone else is coming.” Anaka went into the street with Valor McCoy while Dr. Lu went inside to get Jae Sun and Slipstream. More caterers with more food came spilling into the shop, dropping off piles in front of the always-famished Slipstream. “Awww man, seconds. You shouldn’t have Jae Son,” Slipstream winked, and the detective ran his fingers through his hair quickly doing some math in his head to make sure his extensive coffers could cover Slipstream’s hearty appetite. The party soon made its way outside as the van drove away and the companions shared egg rolls and other appetizers on the sidewalk. Valor was talking with a Filipino gentleman who had wandered this way, lost in Chinatown. He had see the van and followed since he had been initially looking for a place to eat. “Guys, this is Armando Montoya. He teaches at Bunker Hill Community College. You’re not following me again, are you Mando?” The instructor gave a non-committal smile. Jae Sun asked, “And you are?” “Why, I am Valor McCoy. I teach at MIT.” “Yeah Jae Son, he’s like that famous scientist dude who has that morning show. Wassup Star Trek?” Slipstream made the move to “high-five” Valor, who did so a bit awkwardly not sure of the proper way of doing so. “I could be at MIT as well, but I chose not to. Not enough free time,” spoke Armando for the first time. “Sounds like an inferiority complex to me Montoya,” smirked Valor. “Maybe you should come in and get it checked out.” This caused a brief pause among all the gathered folk having an impromptu tailgate party in front of the apothecary’s shop. However, talking soon resumed. Only Anaka Ai Lee noticed Dr. Lu’s sudden lurch as he almost passed out. “Uncle, are you alright?” asked Anaka as he held up the older man. “Disturbance…in space-time. Dimensional breach…” Anaka looked confused, but instinctively did a 360-degree pan of his surroundings. To the northwest, he saw what looked like St. Elmo’s Fire appear over the new Bunker Hill Bridge. “That’s not good.” Almost a dozen other flashes soon followed the ball lightning. Slipstream saw the effect also and pointed it out to the others. He looked at the pale Dr. Lu as he continued to mutter. Then he yelled, “It’s Legion Extreme time!” and sped towards the bridge. ** When Slipstream arrived he was incredibly surprised to see a beautiful naked woman with long black hair and olive skin running between the concrete barriers separating east and westbound traffic. Fortunately, the bridge had yet to open and it was deserted save for startled security guards and a few scattered construction vehicles. Strange floating warriors clad like samurai shot at her with alien-looking blaster rifles. They did not slow when Slipstream snapped his fingers sending a blinding flash of light at several of them. As Slipstream stood and gawked, the alien soldiers winked in and out of existence appearing between ten and twenty meters closer each time they re-appeared. A blast hit the woman knocking her to the ground. Slipstream hesitated no longer. He sped towards her and grabbed her. Reeling from the blast, she did not resist. Another shot from the pursuers tore her from his grasp, but before they could fire again, the speedster picked up her near unconscious form and took off back towards downtown Boston. He nearly dropped her as he glanced over his shoulder to get a better look at the hunters. He shuddered. Although humanoid, they weren’t human. Mirrored face-plates under their jingasas and scaly arms glistened in the fluorescent lighting of the bridge. He quickly left them behind. ** Although not nearly as fast as Slipstream, the other superheroes rushed at their best speed to the scene. Armando ran into Dr. Lu’s. Inside, he headed into a back room. He whipped out his cloak, donned on a mask, and activated the power of the scintillating gem embedded in his chest. He flew out a nearby window towards the bridge, trailing a prism of colors behind. Valor McCoy pressed an imperceptible depression in his wrist and metallic black armor began spreading across his body. “Captain Valor to the rescue!” he cried and leaped into the air. Anaka helped the weakened doctor into the rental vehicle and started to drive. Speeding away towards the bridge, he sighed, “We won’t get there in time, Uncle. Man, I always miss all the fun!” Dr. Lu only laughed, “Better for me, I think, young Anaka Ai Lee. Drive slowly.” The caterers from the Emperor’s Garden just stood and stared. So distracted, they were unable to see Jae Sun Lee slip into an alley and transform into The Warwolf. Soon he was bounding across the rooftops towards the Bunker Hill Bridge. Valor spotted the wolf-beast and rainbow-trailing flier as they passed him. [I]Are you friends with Slipstream?[/I] he sent telepathically out to the Warwolf. [I]Wait, I know. You’re the Warwolf they showed on the news! I’m glad I found the right group![/I] Warwolf only looked up, not liking the mind in his head, and snarled. Over a nearby roof, he saw a prism-trailing flying man dart across. [i]That’s Somnus. He’s another superhero and kind of a rival. You guys going public has sorta brought us all out. [/i] Warwolf chose not to answer and continued leaping. He arrived slightly ahead and landed on the bridge. Somnus and Captain Valor flew among the support cables looking for signs of anyone. Warwolf sniffed and tasted the ozone remnant of blaster fire in the air. Then another scent caught his attention. He inhaled again to make sure, then growled. “D-soliders!” [/QUOTE]
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