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<blockquote data-quote="Broccli_Head" data-source="post: 921717" data-attributes="member: 105"><p><strong>issue #3, part II</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Ten years earlier…7/23/1992</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Meteor Man (the third hero to wear the mantle, and bear the ring) watched in horror as Tiger flew past him, a fist-hole burned in his chest by the villain who stood before them. His friend bounced uncontrollably down the mound of rubble and lay still.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Noooooo!” he cried and redoubled his efforts against Dr. Destroyer. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>The Battle of Detroit had raged for hours. Grond and Mega-Terak, and hordes of Destroid robots as well as Dr. Destroyer’s personal soldiers, had rampaged through downtown all morning and superheroes from all over had met them in combat. Finally, a small team of heroes had discovered his secret base. Bodyguards and robots lay strewn about in pieces before them. At last, this attack led to the final confrontation between the superheroes of the world and Dr. Destroyer. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Meteor Man was the first to recover from the vicious killing blast that had just killed Tiger. However, before the rest could regroup, Goblin was a burning husk and Vigil lay on the ground, tossed aside like a rag doll, his neck broken in hand-to-hand with the armored villain. As Meteor Man’s hopes sunk, he too was blasted back by one of the Doctor of Death’s many attacks. He crashed through a wall and a pile of rubble, but his force field had at least deflected some of the blow. Unlike his companions, he still lived. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Painfully, Meteor Man rose and watched as the rest of the Sentinels, flew or charged Dr. Destroyer. For nearly a half hour, the blue and yellow, armor-clad villain held off nearly a dozen superheroes by himself. Others fell before his might, but finally Destroyer, bruised and bleeding, gave ground. Sparks erupted every now and then from the villain’s battle armor. It was starting to fail. His hidden fortress was now a ruin. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Surrender!” cried Flechette backing Dr. Destroyer into a corner. </em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“Not to the likes of you,” he responded.*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>His voice dripped with disdain and hate. *</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>“If Destroyer must fall, he will fall to his own hand, not to his enemies.”*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>He bowed mockingly to his foes, and pressed some buttons on the control pad on his wrist. A blast from the sky, nearly as wide a city block obliterated Dr. Destroyer and the heroes, Flechette and Crusher, who had been standing nearby. Then as the rest of the heroes fled for their lives, the beam worked its way northward, destroying the rest of downtown Detroit, Westside, and Hamtramck. Where the beam touched down, gas mains, gas stations, and power stations ignited, adding to the already massive explosions from the megaweapon. Detroit was in flames.*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Fortunately, by mid-day of the next day the assembled heroes had the fires under control. Months later the death toll was counted at 60,000 citizens including hundreds of police, firefighters, and several prominent superheroes. All they found of Dr. Destroyer was a cracked helmet….</em>*</p><p></p><p>The present…</p><p></p><p>Somnus wished he had stayed in the ventilation shaft. </p><p></p><p>“But you’re supposed to be dead!” cried Slipstream, still staring incredulously at the metal faced super-villain on the big screen. </p><p></p><p>Slipstream was thinking: Its cool to play at being a hero and all but when the Destroyer’s got your number <em><shiver></em> then it gets real. </p><p></p><p>He felt Dr. Destroyer stare at him, but the villain of all villains brushed aside the comment, not giving a response. Instead, Dr. Destroyer cleared his throat and began to speak:</p><p></p><p>“Greetings you who call yourselves ‘<em>heroes</em>’. Consider yourselves privileged for I have allowed you to be present at the beginning of a course of events that will soon become regarded as the most important in world history—the events that lead to the reign of Dr. Destroyer over mankind!**</p><p></p><p>“Destroyer must be free to work his will without unwanted prying or the interference of any nation! I can no longer tolerate the eavesdropping of the United States. Using the chips that my agents retrieved earlier this week from under your very noses, I have taken steps to remove its ability to “spy” upon me. Observe:”**</p><p></p><p><em>The scene changes to earth’s near orbit. Several satellites with U.S. flags come into view. The scene pans away to show the full Dr. Destroyer. He waves his armored hand in the foreground and one by one, the satellites explode.</em>**</p><p></p><p>“The Americans are now blind. Like their brethren they must tremble not knowing when Destroyer will strike next. And I assure you, neither they, nor you gaudily-costumed fools, will have to wait long.”**</p><p></p><p>“Harrummph,” growled the Warwolf. “Look who is talking.”</p><p></p><p>Dr. Destroyer looked hard in his direction and gestured again. The screen faded to black to be replaced by a large red “5”. It changed quickly to a “4”.</p><p></p><p>“Run! Get out of here!” yelled Slipstream.</p><p></p><p>They did not have to be told twice. As explosions began to rock the war room, Somnus and Darkfire flew, Slipstream ran up the walls, and Warwolf, grabbing a still dazed Dragonfist, leaped into the ventilation shaft as the fire and smoke from the self-destruction of the base, billowed behind him. It blew him and Dragonfist several meters into the air where they landed in relative safety on the artificial mound that was collapsing. They continued to run. </p><p></p><p>Soon there was a crater and a great deal of smoke, with the heroes coughing but grateful again to be alive. </p><p></p><p>Dragonfist’s keen eyes pierced through the smoke towards the west. </p><p></p><p>“Guys, it looks like we have company.”</p><p></p><p>They followed his pointing arm. In the sky bearing down towards them where three flying humanoid figures. Behind them came a large jet. Battered and bruised, Legion Extreme dusted themselves off and girded for another battle against an oncoming, unknown foe.</p><p></p><p>“Gentlemen,” added Darkfire, “It has been fun fighting with you. I hope we live to fight another day.” </p><p></p><p>And she took off towards the enemy.</p><p></p><p>End Issue #3</p><p></p><p>*(Quotes and story idea for the flashback inspired by text from <em><strong>Millennium City</strong></em> by Darren Watts, © 2003, DoJ, Inc.)</p><p></p><p>**(Dr. Destroyer’s speech quoted and paraphrased from<strong> <em>The Champions Universe</em></strong> by Steven Long and Darren Watts, © 2002 DoJ, Inc.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broccli_Head, post: 921717, member: 105"] [b]issue #3, part II[/b] [I]Ten years earlier…7/23/1992 Meteor Man (the third hero to wear the mantle, and bear the ring) watched in horror as Tiger flew past him, a fist-hole burned in his chest by the villain who stood before them. His friend bounced uncontrollably down the mound of rubble and lay still. “Noooooo!” he cried and redoubled his efforts against Dr. Destroyer. The Battle of Detroit had raged for hours. Grond and Mega-Terak, and hordes of Destroid robots as well as Dr. Destroyer’s personal soldiers, had rampaged through downtown all morning and superheroes from all over had met them in combat. Finally, a small team of heroes had discovered his secret base. Bodyguards and robots lay strewn about in pieces before them. At last, this attack led to the final confrontation between the superheroes of the world and Dr. Destroyer. Meteor Man was the first to recover from the vicious killing blast that had just killed Tiger. However, before the rest could regroup, Goblin was a burning husk and Vigil lay on the ground, tossed aside like a rag doll, his neck broken in hand-to-hand with the armored villain. As Meteor Man’s hopes sunk, he too was blasted back by one of the Doctor of Death’s many attacks. He crashed through a wall and a pile of rubble, but his force field had at least deflected some of the blow. Unlike his companions, he still lived. Painfully, Meteor Man rose and watched as the rest of the Sentinels, flew or charged Dr. Destroyer. For nearly a half hour, the blue and yellow, armor-clad villain held off nearly a dozen superheroes by himself. Others fell before his might, but finally Destroyer, bruised and bleeding, gave ground. Sparks erupted every now and then from the villain’s battle armor. It was starting to fail. His hidden fortress was now a ruin. “Surrender!” cried Flechette backing Dr. Destroyer into a corner. “Not to the likes of you,” he responded.* His voice dripped with disdain and hate. * “If Destroyer must fall, he will fall to his own hand, not to his enemies.”* He bowed mockingly to his foes, and pressed some buttons on the control pad on his wrist. A blast from the sky, nearly as wide a city block obliterated Dr. Destroyer and the heroes, Flechette and Crusher, who had been standing nearby. Then as the rest of the heroes fled for their lives, the beam worked its way northward, destroying the rest of downtown Detroit, Westside, and Hamtramck. Where the beam touched down, gas mains, gas stations, and power stations ignited, adding to the already massive explosions from the megaweapon. Detroit was in flames.* Fortunately, by mid-day of the next day the assembled heroes had the fires under control. Months later the death toll was counted at 60,000 citizens including hundreds of police, firefighters, and several prominent superheroes. All they found of Dr. Destroyer was a cracked helmet….[/I]* The present… Somnus wished he had stayed in the ventilation shaft. “But you’re supposed to be dead!” cried Slipstream, still staring incredulously at the metal faced super-villain on the big screen. Slipstream was thinking: Its cool to play at being a hero and all but when the Destroyer’s got your number [I]<shiver>[/I] then it gets real. He felt Dr. Destroyer stare at him, but the villain of all villains brushed aside the comment, not giving a response. Instead, Dr. Destroyer cleared his throat and began to speak: “Greetings you who call yourselves ‘[I]heroes[/I]’. Consider yourselves privileged for I have allowed you to be present at the beginning of a course of events that will soon become regarded as the most important in world history—the events that lead to the reign of Dr. Destroyer over mankind!** “Destroyer must be free to work his will without unwanted prying or the interference of any nation! I can no longer tolerate the eavesdropping of the United States. Using the chips that my agents retrieved earlier this week from under your very noses, I have taken steps to remove its ability to “spy” upon me. Observe:”** [I]The scene changes to earth’s near orbit. Several satellites with U.S. flags come into view. The scene pans away to show the full Dr. Destroyer. He waves his armored hand in the foreground and one by one, the satellites explode.[/I]** “The Americans are now blind. Like their brethren they must tremble not knowing when Destroyer will strike next. And I assure you, neither they, nor you gaudily-costumed fools, will have to wait long.”** “Harrummph,” growled the Warwolf. “Look who is talking.” Dr. Destroyer looked hard in his direction and gestured again. The screen faded to black to be replaced by a large red “5”. It changed quickly to a “4”. “Run! Get out of here!” yelled Slipstream. They did not have to be told twice. As explosions began to rock the war room, Somnus and Darkfire flew, Slipstream ran up the walls, and Warwolf, grabbing a still dazed Dragonfist, leaped into the ventilation shaft as the fire and smoke from the self-destruction of the base, billowed behind him. It blew him and Dragonfist several meters into the air where they landed in relative safety on the artificial mound that was collapsing. They continued to run. Soon there was a crater and a great deal of smoke, with the heroes coughing but grateful again to be alive. Dragonfist’s keen eyes pierced through the smoke towards the west. “Guys, it looks like we have company.” They followed his pointing arm. In the sky bearing down towards them where three flying humanoid figures. Behind them came a large jet. Battered and bruised, Legion Extreme dusted themselves off and girded for another battle against an oncoming, unknown foe. “Gentlemen,” added Darkfire, “It has been fun fighting with you. I hope we live to fight another day.” And she took off towards the enemy. End Issue #3 *(Quotes and story idea for the flashback inspired by text from [i][b]Millennium City[/b][/i] by Darren Watts, © 2003, DoJ, Inc.) **(Dr. Destroyer’s speech quoted and paraphrased from[b] [I]The Champions Universe[/I][/b] by Steven Long and Darren Watts, © 2002 DoJ, Inc.) [/QUOTE]
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