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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 3189937" data-attributes="member: 8530">Chapter Three, “Kang the Conquerer”, (Avengers #23 & 24). The six appear in a place that definitely isn’t Alton’s world.    They are in a city with some buildings made of stone and others of brightly colored plastic.   Clothing on most of the citizens is comparable to that of the world the Silver Moon is from, except for the laser pistols and plasma rifles being carried about and plastic visors on the helmets.   Some of the armored warriors walking about are wearing flexible metal while others have on brightly colored plastic armor.    Alton says, “This looks like that futuristic space station we visited a while back”. (Module #105, Game 5: “20th Year Anniversary Module: The Return of the Rod of the Seven Parts”)The city itself is surrounded by a large clear plastic shield.   Amassed outside of the shield is an army of hundreds of armored warriors.   With them are seveal hovercraft cannon and tanks which are firing plasma shells into the shield to no effect.    Cassie asks Clarice “Any idea what is going on?”She checks the Tallus and says, “Our mission reads ‘Have the Avengers join forces with Kang.”    Mojo states, “Simple enough, if we knew who the Avengers or who the Kang happen to be.”    Clarice says, “The Avengers are Earth’s mightiest superhero team.  Kang is an enemy of theirs, a time travler from the future.”   Alton comments, “From here maybe?”  Some passers-by stop and stare at the party.  Mojo says, “Let me handle this.”  He then says loudly to the crowd “We are the six travlers who your legends speak of that come from afar in your greatest time of need.”    Alton whispers to Narg, “How does he know their legends?”   Narg whispers back, “He doesn’t, he’s just making this up as he goes along.  Most cultures are generic legends of that sort.”  Alton whipsers back, “But six travelers?  Wouldn’t it be more accurate to describe us as a four dirtbags and a couple of hot chicks?”  Cassie approaches one of the citizens and asks what is going on.   She is told that Kang the Conquerer’s Army is outside of the city and trying to invade.   Cassie asks, “Any idea why?”  The woman replies, “Because Princess Ravonna would not marry him.”   Narg says, “Okay, so we’re here to play matchmaker.”   Cassie says, “Not necessarily.  Why wouldn’t she marry him?”  The woman replies, “Why would she?  He is an arrogant despot who cares about nothing except himself.  He wouldn’t take no for an answer so is trying to take this city by force.”  Narg comments, “Hmmm, on our world they would call that stalking behavior.”“Maybe we should talk to this Princess,” Narg suggests adding, “And look for some reason to bring them together.”   Cassie says, “We need more information.”  She approaches another citizen and asks for directions to the library.   They follow the direction and find themselves in a room with computer terminals and televison-style screens.   Cassie exclaims, “Where are the books?”   Alton notes a sign on the door and says, “We are in the library.”  Cassie says, “These people don’t have books!  They don’t know how to think!  No wonder they are in trouble.”   Mojo suggests, “Does that mean that all of their energies have been channeled into other ventures, namely warfare and sex?”   Alton says, “I guess so, that seems to be all this Kang guy is interested in.”   The building then shakes as something detonates against it.   They hurry outside, seeing that a battleship-style-hovercraft has been positioned before the shield and is firing some type of light beam that manages to travel through the shields and then falls into the city with explosive force.   The people appear powerless against the new weapon.   A citizen comments that if the beam hits the shield generator building the entire shield will cease. Narg stops a running citizen and asks for the Avengers.   The man replies, “You mean those heroes from the 20th century?  They’re down there!”   He points down toward the courtyard where four costumed heroes are trying to organize the defending army.   Clarice says, “Oh, it’s this team of Avengers.  They were probably the weakest group in the entire history of the team.”   “Why?” Cassie asks.   Clarice replies, “They had minimal powers and there were only four of them, the smallest group they ever fielded.”“So, who are they?” Narg asks.    She points to the one in red, white and blue chainmail carrying a shield with a star and says, “That’s their leader, Captain America.  He has exceptional strength.”    She points to the archer in purple clothing and says, “That’s Hawkeye, he has no powers other than skill at archery.”  Next she points to the woman in a red bathing suit and red cloak and says, “That’s the Scarlet Witch, she casts spells.”  Narg gestures to himself, Mojo and Cassie and says, “Heck, we’ve got those three topped.”  The fourth one, a white-haired man in tight light-green clothing, stakes off at super speed to rescue a woman carrying a baby from falling debris.  Clarise says, “That’s Quicksilver, you can see what he can do.”     Cassie notes the dozens of beams still penetrating the shields and doing cosiderable damange and says, “But those heroes are as stupid as the people in the city.  Those are just beams of light when they cross through the shield, mirrors should reverse them.”  Cassie stops some more citizens and asks where they could find mirrors or reflective metal.   Using Clarice’s powers of creating gateways they quickly get several back to the main platform area.  She says, “We just need to get it up there,” pointing to where the beams are coming through.   “Right on it,” says Narg as he takes two Potions of Flying from the suitcase, drinking one and handing the other to Mojo.   They each take the side of the largest mirror and take to the air.   The other four bring the remaning mirrors to the outside of the Shield Generator Building to protect it. As Mojo and Narg fly the mirror into position they quickly discover that Cassie’s idea works, with the beams flying back out.   The two then get creative, and start angling the mirror so that the return path of the beams has them rain down on the invading  army.  They blast several hover-tanks.   Mojo says, “They’ll probably shut down the launcher soon.”  Narg replies, “Let’s shut it down first instead.”    They reposition the mirror until the beams turn back upon the machine that launched them, the hover-battle-launcher exploding to bits.   They then fly the mirror down to the others.</blockquote>

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