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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 900637" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p><strong>United Heroes Annual #1 - "A Time for Change"</strong></p><p></p><p>Scene 4: "Against Gepetto"</p><p></p><p></p><p>"Foolish heroes," Gepetto announced from within his robotic pod. "I will destroy you all. Flee now while you have the chance!"</p><p></p><p>Iron Dragon stood and faced the giant robot. "We have no intentions of giving in, Puppet Master!"</p><p></p><p>He concentrated on his inner power, and then his fists glowed with energy. "I'm not afraid of you!" The Asian hero swung an empowered fist at the leg of Gepetto's robot, but the strike merely glanced off the hardened material.</p><p></p><p>Pathfinder quickly drew his SuperX Crossbow and fired off a shot, which glanced off the robotic armor. "I figured as much," he admitted, and found some cover.</p><p></p><p>Taking an alternate tactic, Harpy cruised around the robot's flank, along with MorningStar.</p><p></p><p>"Listen, MS," Harpy said. "I can't get at Gepetto while he's inside that robot. Any chance you can burn a hole in the cockpit?"</p><p></p><p>"I dunno, Harp," MorningStar replied. "Looks pretty solid. I guess I can try."</p><p></p><p>MorningStar took flight, flying above the robot. Focusing on the cockpit area, she emitted a fiery blast that coated the outer skin, but did little beyond cosmetic damage to the construct.</p><p></p><p>Drawing his twin Hellfire Pistols, the Scoundrel moved to a defensive position next to Pathfinder. "Not really my idea of a good time, here," the Scoundrel said. "Don't know how much good I can do against this robot. My bullets might just bounce right off."</p><p></p><p>"I completely understand," Pathfinder replied.</p><p></p><p>Torpedo moved toward Gepetto's robot. "There will be no backing down today," he announced. The Atlantean slammed his magically-enhanced fist into the robot's leg, leaving a small dent, but nothing more. "What? That's impossible!"</p><p></p><p>"Impossible, you say?" Gepetto asked. "Not at all! You can hardly bend my special alloy, Vexium, much less break it!"</p><p></p><p>Electrostatic, like the others, encircled the robot. <em>I hope this robot's all there is. I'd hate to run into some more of those toy soldiers. Although, come to think of it, they were pretty easy to handle.</em></p><p></p><p>"Dance, heroes," Gepetto said as his chain guns opened up. Bullets flew everywhere, tracing a course across where Torpedo, Iron Dragon, Pathfinder, and the Scoundrel were standing. </p><p></p><p>The four heroes jumped for cover, but Torpedo wasn't quite as fast as Iron Dragon and the Scoundrel. The Atlantean was cut down by several rounds and dropped to the ground. Like Torpedo, Pathfinder was too slow to react and was hit as well, although the cover he had found helped a bit, keeping the Native American hero from serious injury.</p><p></p><p>"Torpedo!" Electrostatic called out as he charged forward to rescue his fallen comrade.</p><p></p><p>"Ha ha," Gepetto said. "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Ammunition rained down around Electrostatic as the chain guns focused on him, but the electric hero dodged and evaded the bullets, finally getting to the fallen Torpedo. </p><p></p><p>Electrostatic picked up the wounded Atlantean and looked back at Gepetto's robot, its guns tightly focused on him.</p><p></p><p>The Scoundrel, having had enough of Gepetto's commentary, blasted the robot with two shots from his Hellfire Pistols, but the shots bounced harmlessly away.</p><p></p><p><em>I knew it,</em> he thought.</p><p></p><p>Iron Dragon, who had dodged aside from the first volley of bullets, made his way to another one of the robot's legs. <em>Now might be a good time to demonstrate the Penetrating Fist of Heaven.</em> He focused inward, energy coursing into one of his hands. The Asian hero struck the robot's leg, gashing it deeply.</p><p></p><p>Gepetto saw that damage had been done to his precious creation. "What's going on?" he demanded. "That's not possible!"</p><p></p><p>"Apparently your Vexium isn't as tough as you thought," the Scoundrel pointed out. Aiming at the spot Iron Dragon had opened up, the Scoundrel put two fiery rounds into the robotic leg, causing a few explosions from within.</p><p></p><p>"No!" Gepetto called out.</p><p></p><p>"OK guys," Harpy pointed out. "Dragon, keep at it. Everyone else, use the holes he's making."</p><p></p><p>"No problem," Electrostatic said, putting Torpedo down in a safe place and zapping the robot with a bolt of lightning, striking the spot Iron Dragon has sundered.</p><p></p><p>Gepetto's systems went offline temporarily to compensate for the power overload. "You fool," he said. "You'll ruin everything!"</p><p></p><p>"That's the idea," Electrostatic replied joyously.</p><p></p><p>While the robot was still, the Scoundrel moved forward and opened up on the hole Iron Dragon had made in the Vexium skin, and caused even more damage. MorningStar, seeing what was going on, added her own flaming blast to the same spot, creating a major explosion that tore the leg apart.</p><p></p><p>Gepetto's robot fell on its side. "This can't be happening!" the Puppet-Master screamed.</p><p></p><p>Iron Dragon moved to a location on the carapace, where he could see the cockpit. Focusing on his Penetrating Fist of Heaven, the Asian hero struck again, opening a large hole in the carapace, near the villain's cockpit. "Ready to give up yet?" he asked.</p><p></p><p>Just then, the systems inside the robot came back online. "Hee hee! You won't stop me that easily!" Gepetto said as he pressed a few buttons on the control panel in front of him.</p><p></p><p>"Everyone get back," Harpy cautioned.</p><p></p><p>The cockpit burst forth from the rest of the robot, complete with tiny jets protruding from the back and wings popping out of the sides. The rest of the robot was now a metallic husk.</p><p></p><p>Gepetto, in his pod, flew toward what he thought would be freedom. "You'll never catch me now!"</p><p></p><p>"MS," Harpy said. "Fly after him, and take the Dragon with you."</p><p></p><p>"What?" Iron Dragon replied. "I don't get it..."</p><p></p><p>"Oh, I see," MorningStar said, swooping down. She turned off the flames surrounding her hands and lower arms, and scooped up her ally. "Let's go get him!"</p><p></p><p>Gepetto noticed the two heroes following him. "Keep away!" he warned.</p><p></p><p>The pod was quick, but MorningStar proved to be equal to the task. In fact, the fiery heroine was gaining on Gepetto.</p><p></p><p>"Drop me off on top of the pod, OK?" Iron Dragon asked. </p><p></p><p>"Are you sure?" MorningStar replied.</p><p></p><p>"Yeah, I'll be fine."</p><p></p><p>"Some heat-seeking missiles ought to take the starch out of them," Gepetto said, pressing a button.</p><p></p><p>Just then, a volley of tiny missiles erupted from the pod, cruising straight at MorningStar and Iron Dragon.</p><p></p><p>"You've gotta be kidding," Iron Dragon said.</p><p></p><p>MorningStar took evasive action, dodging the missiles in mid-air. Unfortunately, they kept coming after her, no matter what she did to evade them.</p><p></p><p>"Heat seekers," MorningStar said after a time. "Genius."</p><p></p><p>"Um, if it's not too much trouble," Iron Dragon said, while being jostled around in mid-air, "Is there any way you could put me down?"</p><p></p><p>"If I get too close to the pod... Wait a minute!" MorningStar flew straight at Gepetto's pod.</p><p></p><p><em>What is she doing?</em> Gepetto wondered.</p><p></p><p>The missile continued their pursuit, and as they did, MorningStar closed in on Gepetto's pod.</p><p></p><p>"Those missile are getting closer," Iron Dragon pointed out. "And it's a long way to the ground, but..."</p><p></p><p>"Oh, stop worrying, ID," MorningStar replied, edging ever closer to Gepetto's pod. "I've got an idea."</p><p></p><p>The heroine closed in on the pod, taking a look back at the heat-seeking missiles as they closed in. Timing it just right, MorningStar turned off her flight power, and with it, the flames that captivated the missiles. The next biggest heat source was, of course, the pod's engines.</p><p></p><p>MorningStar and Iron Dragon soared through the air, but without any propulsion, were gliding, and without a large enough wingspan to make gliding a viable option.</p><p></p><p>"Are you sure you've thought this through?" Iron Dragon asked.</p><p></p><p>"Trust me."</p><p></p><p>Gepetto had no way to try any evasive maneuvers in time, and the heat-seekers crashed into the rear of the pod, destroying it. As soon as she heard the explosion, MorningStar re-activated her flames and in doing so, her ability to fly. When she did, she and Iron Dragon were less than 1,000 feet from the ground.</p><p></p><p>"That was close," Iron Dragon remarked as the pair cruised toward the ground and their awaiting allies.</p><p></p><p>*****************************************</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Watch for Scene 5, Coming Soon!</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 900637, member: 11437"] [b]United Heroes Annual #1 - "A Time for Change"[/b] Scene 4: "Against Gepetto" "Foolish heroes," Gepetto announced from within his robotic pod. "I will destroy you all. Flee now while you have the chance!" Iron Dragon stood and faced the giant robot. "We have no intentions of giving in, Puppet Master!" He concentrated on his inner power, and then his fists glowed with energy. "I'm not afraid of you!" The Asian hero swung an empowered fist at the leg of Gepetto's robot, but the strike merely glanced off the hardened material. Pathfinder quickly drew his SuperX Crossbow and fired off a shot, which glanced off the robotic armor. "I figured as much," he admitted, and found some cover. Taking an alternate tactic, Harpy cruised around the robot's flank, along with MorningStar. "Listen, MS," Harpy said. "I can't get at Gepetto while he's inside that robot. Any chance you can burn a hole in the cockpit?" "I dunno, Harp," MorningStar replied. "Looks pretty solid. I guess I can try." MorningStar took flight, flying above the robot. Focusing on the cockpit area, she emitted a fiery blast that coated the outer skin, but did little beyond cosmetic damage to the construct. Drawing his twin Hellfire Pistols, the Scoundrel moved to a defensive position next to Pathfinder. "Not really my idea of a good time, here," the Scoundrel said. "Don't know how much good I can do against this robot. My bullets might just bounce right off." "I completely understand," Pathfinder replied. Torpedo moved toward Gepetto's robot. "There will be no backing down today," he announced. The Atlantean slammed his magically-enhanced fist into the robot's leg, leaving a small dent, but nothing more. "What? That's impossible!" "Impossible, you say?" Gepetto asked. "Not at all! You can hardly bend my special alloy, Vexium, much less break it!" Electrostatic, like the others, encircled the robot. [i]I hope this robot's all there is. I'd hate to run into some more of those toy soldiers. Although, come to think of it, they were pretty easy to handle.[/i] "Dance, heroes," Gepetto said as his chain guns opened up. Bullets flew everywhere, tracing a course across where Torpedo, Iron Dragon, Pathfinder, and the Scoundrel were standing. The four heroes jumped for cover, but Torpedo wasn't quite as fast as Iron Dragon and the Scoundrel. The Atlantean was cut down by several rounds and dropped to the ground. Like Torpedo, Pathfinder was too slow to react and was hit as well, although the cover he had found helped a bit, keeping the Native American hero from serious injury. "Torpedo!" Electrostatic called out as he charged forward to rescue his fallen comrade. "Ha ha," Gepetto said. "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Ammunition rained down around Electrostatic as the chain guns focused on him, but the electric hero dodged and evaded the bullets, finally getting to the fallen Torpedo. Electrostatic picked up the wounded Atlantean and looked back at Gepetto's robot, its guns tightly focused on him. The Scoundrel, having had enough of Gepetto's commentary, blasted the robot with two shots from his Hellfire Pistols, but the shots bounced harmlessly away. [i]I knew it,[/i] he thought. Iron Dragon, who had dodged aside from the first volley of bullets, made his way to another one of the robot's legs. [i]Now might be a good time to demonstrate the Penetrating Fist of Heaven.[/i] He focused inward, energy coursing into one of his hands. The Asian hero struck the robot's leg, gashing it deeply. Gepetto saw that damage had been done to his precious creation. "What's going on?" he demanded. "That's not possible!" "Apparently your Vexium isn't as tough as you thought," the Scoundrel pointed out. Aiming at the spot Iron Dragon had opened up, the Scoundrel put two fiery rounds into the robotic leg, causing a few explosions from within. "No!" Gepetto called out. "OK guys," Harpy pointed out. "Dragon, keep at it. Everyone else, use the holes he's making." "No problem," Electrostatic said, putting Torpedo down in a safe place and zapping the robot with a bolt of lightning, striking the spot Iron Dragon has sundered. Gepetto's systems went offline temporarily to compensate for the power overload. "You fool," he said. "You'll ruin everything!" "That's the idea," Electrostatic replied joyously. While the robot was still, the Scoundrel moved forward and opened up on the hole Iron Dragon had made in the Vexium skin, and caused even more damage. MorningStar, seeing what was going on, added her own flaming blast to the same spot, creating a major explosion that tore the leg apart. Gepetto's robot fell on its side. "This can't be happening!" the Puppet-Master screamed. Iron Dragon moved to a location on the carapace, where he could see the cockpit. Focusing on his Penetrating Fist of Heaven, the Asian hero struck again, opening a large hole in the carapace, near the villain's cockpit. "Ready to give up yet?" he asked. Just then, the systems inside the robot came back online. "Hee hee! You won't stop me that easily!" Gepetto said as he pressed a few buttons on the control panel in front of him. "Everyone get back," Harpy cautioned. The cockpit burst forth from the rest of the robot, complete with tiny jets protruding from the back and wings popping out of the sides. The rest of the robot was now a metallic husk. Gepetto, in his pod, flew toward what he thought would be freedom. "You'll never catch me now!" "MS," Harpy said. "Fly after him, and take the Dragon with you." "What?" Iron Dragon replied. "I don't get it..." "Oh, I see," MorningStar said, swooping down. She turned off the flames surrounding her hands and lower arms, and scooped up her ally. "Let's go get him!" Gepetto noticed the two heroes following him. "Keep away!" he warned. The pod was quick, but MorningStar proved to be equal to the task. In fact, the fiery heroine was gaining on Gepetto. "Drop me off on top of the pod, OK?" Iron Dragon asked. "Are you sure?" MorningStar replied. "Yeah, I'll be fine." "Some heat-seeking missiles ought to take the starch out of them," Gepetto said, pressing a button. Just then, a volley of tiny missiles erupted from the pod, cruising straight at MorningStar and Iron Dragon. "You've gotta be kidding," Iron Dragon said. MorningStar took evasive action, dodging the missiles in mid-air. Unfortunately, they kept coming after her, no matter what she did to evade them. "Heat seekers," MorningStar said after a time. "Genius." "Um, if it's not too much trouble," Iron Dragon said, while being jostled around in mid-air, "Is there any way you could put me down?" "If I get too close to the pod... Wait a minute!" MorningStar flew straight at Gepetto's pod. [i]What is she doing?[/i] Gepetto wondered. The missile continued their pursuit, and as they did, MorningStar closed in on Gepetto's pod. "Those missile are getting closer," Iron Dragon pointed out. "And it's a long way to the ground, but..." "Oh, stop worrying, ID," MorningStar replied, edging ever closer to Gepetto's pod. "I've got an idea." The heroine closed in on the pod, taking a look back at the heat-seeking missiles as they closed in. Timing it just right, MorningStar turned off her flight power, and with it, the flames that captivated the missiles. The next biggest heat source was, of course, the pod's engines. MorningStar and Iron Dragon soared through the air, but without any propulsion, were gliding, and without a large enough wingspan to make gliding a viable option. "Are you sure you've thought this through?" Iron Dragon asked. "Trust me." Gepetto had no way to try any evasive maneuvers in time, and the heat-seekers crashed into the rear of the pod, destroying it. As soon as she heard the explosion, MorningStar re-activated her flames and in doing so, her ability to fly. When she did, she and Iron Dragon were less than 1,000 feet from the ground. "That was close," Iron Dragon remarked as the pair cruised toward the ground and their awaiting allies. ***************************************** [size=3][b]Watch for Scene 5, Coming Soon![/b][/size] [/QUOTE]
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