Ark 25/Episode 69: Chasing Your Tail

New Day At The Office
Artemis stared blankly at the wall in front of her. It wasn’t a mindless, cold and deadly one…nor a sad thoughtful one…her mind had just sort of blanked and it felt rather nice. No running thoughts, no voices, no emotions just…nothing. Like sleeping with your eyes open. Artemis blocked out all noise of outside life and blue hues locked on to one particular spot on the pasty white wall. Finally after too long of silence, there was a ringing in her ear and soon after a dull voice trying to grab her attention. “in now…” Damn, someone was speaking to her. “Artemis? You can come in now.” The voice repeated this time ripping her out of her trance as she blinked and turned her head to face the much taller woman of green. “Mkay.” Was all she replied to as she stood from the seat, inside the Hiros Inc building. Jade Fierce watched the sniper closely, with a rather thick file in her hand. The two females entered what was once Densukes office, now Jades as she had taken over Heros Inc. So to speak…Sitting herself down behind the desk, she offered Artemis a seat as well and began. “I’ve looked over your credentials, your references and your application. I must say, I am impressed. But not convinced. We don’t usually take mercenaries for the main reason that tigers don’t change their stripes. You have a very long….loooonngg list covered in red. Blood red, Artemis. I’m not one to judge someone on their past especially if they’re making their future bright but I can’t just allow any peak human to join our ranks simply because they’re ‘special’. We have rules here…and they MUST be followed.” Artemis had sat back down and listened to the womans speech…she’d known it was coming but judging by how she was here now and the green haired beauty was reading over her file, Artemis assumed she wasn’t about to be turned away. “But your references spoke highly of you. They recommended you to me and ensured that I would not be making a mistake by hiring you on. I can’t deny that you would certainly be an excellent addition to Heros Inc. So…without further ado, Welcome to Heros Inc, Artemis. As you know you must be a registered hero under the new registration act and we do need your government name. We’ll begin processing today to get you in to the system.” She stood up and shook the snipers hand as Artemis stood and did the same. “I don’t have a government name. Artemis has always been my alias. You can run my prints but according to the Colombian government…I don’t exist.” At this, Jade pursed her lips together in thought before merely nodding and walking around the desk to show her out. “Don’t worry, we can create one then but it will be your government name so learn it and quick. Don’t want to make any ripples on your first day.” Both ladies leave the office and walk down the halls of the gigantic base.



“You will be set up in our A.G.E.N.T.S division considering your particular skill sets. I think you’ll fit in very well with your new team mates but you’ll meet them at a later time. For now, your first mission is calling you.” A secretary would walk past them holding a file which she’d then hand over to Jade as the new leader opened it and began the debrief all the while Artemis was guided to another room to begin being processed, Miss Fierce right behind her. “This is a very top priority mission and usually we’d send a whole team considering who it is you’re going for but I believe sending you is enough. Red Dawn.” She began as Artemis finger prints were scanned on a machine and uploaded to the computers. “Never heard of him.” Artemis admitted as she wasn’t much to keep up with this hero fad until recently of course. Jade continued, showing her a picture of him in and out of costume. “Jacob Turner. An unregistered hero who didn’t much like the idea of being registered. It is our job to bring any un registered heros to justice as they are breaking the law. Find him and bring him in….alive. His last known location is somewhere in San Fran and I implore you to use some…finesse. You are an agent now and looking at your old titles I’m sure secrecy won’t be difficult for you.” Handing over the file, she gives a curt nod and leaves. “Your new uniform will be waiting for you in the locker room as well as the gadgets and equipment. Your flight leaves in 20 minutes. Good luck.” Artemis watched her leave before gazing down at the picture of a gorgeous blonde. With a low whistle, her Cheshire grin appears and she murmurs. “Look who’s in trouble…”



Exactly 20 minutes later, Artemis was boarding on a small hellicarrier wearing the a.g.e.n.ts uniform. It's made up of 9ply Graphine body armor. Graphene (/ˈɡræf.iːn/) is an allotrope of carbon in the form of a two-dimensional, atomic-scale, hexagonal lattice in which one atom forms each vertex. It is the basic structural element of other allotropes, including graphite, charcoal, carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. It can also be considered as an indefinitely large aromatic molecule, the limiting case of the family of flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Graphene has many extraordinary properties. It is about 207 times stronger than steel by weight, conducts heat and electricity with great efficiency and is nearly transparent. For the Agent suits, there are exactly 500 layers of graphine upsized and scaled around the suit’s layers, curves, and joints, in order to enact a full body protection, and reduce penetration of the fabric up to anything from M-16 to an FN FAL round, point blank right to the chest. That is to say, this body suit doesn’t deafen the wearer to pain, but penetration is only possible through armor piercing or high fire rounds from more advanced weaponry. Even then, the grapheme will reduce this damage depending on how many times the wearer is shot of course. This helps for physical combat as well but the head is vulnerable. These suits have to work with the Graphene’s high conductivity, as such, there are layers of rubber, insulated foam, and special dented fabric to keep heat inside the body when needed, reduce electrical damage, and let the wearer swim through water as easily as a shark or an eel. The gloves and boots contain noise deafening pads, to reduce the wearers footsteps to a point where only the keenest of enhanced sensory could hear their steps coming. They also feature multiple pockets and slides for extra ammunition and mission friendly equipment. Speaking of equipment, that double AD device was pretty high tech stuff though Artemis had enhanced vision and her hawk eye ability to zoom in from a footballs field away. She’d still taken it though for it’s other uses and placed it over her left eye. Honestly she could have worn the helmet from her Aoi Oni suit though it wasn’t connected to the maru jetai database any more since she didn’t work for them though with some work she could connect it to the Heros Inc data base instead as it had the same usage as the AD device on top of being able to protect her head. For now though this would do. With a titanium alloy carbon fiber slick black katana strapped to her back and two K-bar knives attached to the sides of her calves the agent kept her guns in a small pack as she’d decide just what sort of ammunition she’d need for this trip.

With a short trip on board, the air craft lands in a designated landing zone as she steps out with the pack in hand and new coordinates. San Francisco was buzzing with life as the sun had begun to set ever so slowly. She didn’t need day light to find this guy and preferred the night time anyway. The pilot gave her an extraction time and she nodded before leaving to vanish in to the city in search of Red Dawn.

Dirty Dealings/On The Run
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXnWfx6bIVE&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlQVpe8xfJPnsRI2lEbpVyi&index=11 ) DOCTOR Herbert would’ve been standing on the opposite side of the oval desk. His assistant Milisa, standing right beside him. The both of them standing in their doctor attire looking at the president of the united states. Yani Farhan. How this devil made it into office, is beyond any of the original kasaihanaians. However Herbert and Melissa cared not for good and evil, but rather for the fathering of their own cause. That being said, Yani would’ve swirled the vial around in his hand for a second, looking at it and smiling. “Oh the Omega gene. Such a trivial thing…for mortals to obtain any form of power. So this serum once injected into the bloodstream will permanently ride one of the gene entirely? “ Herbert would’ve nodded, putting his hands behind his back and preparing to speak. “Yes sir. The serum was designed not only to permanently remove the omega gene from one’s DNA but also to prevent the radiation from creating any other form of genes. This serum will truly render someone powerless…as per your request Mr.Presdient.” Yani put the vial of liqud back inside the case and slid it to the edge of the desk. “I will have my medical team begin replicating and reproducing serum. In the mean time I must deal with other affairs….” Herbert saluted the president with a sick and twisted smile on his face. “As you wish Mr.President. hmhmhm. Let’s go Milisa.” Herbert would’ve guided the both of them out of the oval office and began transpiring the hallway. “This is good. The money that goes into our bank accounts from this will give us just enough money to be able to start constructing and expanding our bunker to bigger heights and upgrading our weapons and tech advantages. We can take over the city from the shadows of it, rather than basking in the stupid limelight the other big name villains all seem to want to share.” Herbert inhaled the scent of the white house before exhaling.”let’s return to cali and begin construction of the Cyborgs first thing.”

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8lcc7uycho&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI&index=6 ) The city of San Francisco is one of big and large hills, combined with large and glorious structured houses. It has and always will have a real home town feel to it. The streets are filled with cars, ferries and busses, that parade the streets, taking random people when and wherever they may or may not want to go. In this particular instance, a man with a baseball cap on his head and a leather brown jacket would’ve been boarding a rail car. Stepping along and heading towards the back of it, with the cap tilted low over his face, to mask his blue eyes, rather than sitting, he’d stand holding one of the support bars. This man was Jacob Turner, supposed traitor of Heroes Inc and who’s image was tarnished. His face plastered across every wall and billboard, branding him as an American traitor who needed to be incarcerated and publicly punished. Jacob however knew better. He knew better than to let the overall government control or dictate who he was and how he did things. He was fully intent on resisting this act but he needed a team big enough to do this…he couldn’t get in contact with any of his old buddies from the base for fear they may rat him out. Instead, Jacob allows the resistance to come find him. Though he knows eventually he’ll have to start sending a more open ended invitation to some of these people to build his cause, for now he was to hot. The moment law enforcement even caught wind of him, his life was over. As such, the setting of the time of day helped. It wasn’t exactly sunny. The giant grey clouds loomed over the city of San Fran and one could tell the rain was going to be pouring down soon. Jacob only rode the line car towards the edges of the city in order to get back to his supposed safe haven…



Elsewhere…

In that same rinky dink apartment building, the mysterious identity of the black strider would’ve been preforming a routine workout in the middle of his furnatureless floor. That’s when his desktop computer screen lit up and inside of that monitor he’d seen an email. Stopping what he was doing, he’d lean over. His eyes scanned the monitor to see just what the contents were. It read. “Plans have changed. The united nations meeting has been moved to a later date, to which we will fill you in on. For now, we’re requesting that you buy a regular web strider outfit,   and begin taking out these pharmaceutical companies listed here.” Below this writing there was a list of three big name companies the black strider was to destroy in Kevin’s image. He only nodded, and would’ve folded his arms for a moment before walking out of the door and heading down to the nearest costume shop to do the dirty deed as demanded….in his own fashion of course.

Entering the hotel room rented out for a night, Artemis dropped her bags and plopped down on the bed to lay out and stretch. She was on duty and as such didn’t have time to lose but honestly? People like this Jacob guy? They slipped up…they were the type to catch the bad guys not be them. He was well trained that was for sure as she went over his file once more but they did not do well in hiding…this man was full of glory and justice. Men like him? He’d be found soon enough…he didn’t belong in the shadows like her. No, he was the type that shined like the sun and the light would expose him soon enough. Though granted the weather was showing other side as the soft pit patter of rain drops would hit the window pane ever so gently, her enhanced ears picking up on the drizzle from across the room as she sighed and leaned her head back on the pillow to gaze at the ceiling. It’d been a couple of months since Hiro and her broken up and she left the Maru Jetai. She could dwell on the past right now and wonder why it’d happen but why bother? Hiro dumped her it was as simple as that and as she finally turned on her side, the picture of Jacob slips out from the file and grabs her attention. Pinching the edge with two fingers, she lifts it up to eye level and stares. “I suppose I shouldn’t have a thing for blondes anymore.” The very seriously faced hero simply stares back at her before that dangerous grin returns on the snipers face. “Ah well. Blondes do have more fun.” With a flick of her wrist, the picture goes soaring and she sits up, sliding the K-bar knife out only to throw it with a swipe! The blade twirls multiple times before catching the fluttering picture and pinning it to the wall across the room. Standing up, she approaches it to see the tip of the weapon lodged between his eyes and the grin only widens. “Alright, sun rise. Show me where you are…”



An hour or so later, Artemis would be drinking a large blueberry slurpee in one hand while the other clicked and zoomed in on the countless of hours or red light cameras scattered all about San Francisco. She’d paid off the man who usually sits in this chair and told him to go take a long walk while she saw over sensitive information….literarily thousands of people from all over walking the streets of San Fran but she was only interested in one. Excluding the more high priced lifestyle streets of the city, she focused more on the slums, the middle class where the hero might be seen buying none name brand types of clothing and quick food found from vendors as to not go inside restaurants or fast food joints where there would be cameras but one could not hide from big brother as she typed in to the database to alert her of tall, well built blondes whom might be wearing sunglasses, hoodies, jackets and any type of hat. Thanks to the tourist attractions there were plenty but she could fix that easily as most of them were with their families so she typed in for Solo males walking about the streets and never in the same place twice and never for too long. She gulped down the drink and watched closely to the many screens, sharp enhanced eyes keeping up with all of them at once and within a couple of hours….she’d tracked his routine. Standing up and stretching after all that time sitting, she could hear her bones pleasantly cracking. “Fooouunnddd yyoouuuu.” This guy kept busy! But it was no concern of hers what he was up to…she had a mission to complete and so it would be done. Throwing the giant cup away, she turned and left the room after deleting the footage of the Red Dawn in anything he appeared…she wouldn’t want this getting in to the wrong hands nor did she much enjoy leaving evidence of what she was up to. The weather had only gotten worse, with rain pouring down and the sun was nowhere to be seen though clouds were plentiful…People were going inside to their homes now off work or headed there and Artemis wasted no time in finding the next location where she assumed Jacob would be…he needed to rest for the night right? And after some very heavy reading over his profile, his personality traits, EVERYTHING about him…she calculated his next move and tracked him down. Putting on the hand guns to the holsters on either side of her ribs, she planned on keeping it simple and not bring a whole armory for the hero…he didn’t seem the type to make it bloody. But she would if she had to. Leaving the hotel room and entering the hotel garage, she hopped up on the rented Gsx-R black Suzuki motorcycle and revved it up, making quick haste towards the San Fran bay…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAmLRaqFXck&index=15&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI )   “23…24…25$.”Jacob would’ve handed the store clerk the money for the few supplies he’d bought from the sotre. In doing so, he’d get his change, and then take the paper bag and begin making his way back out of the store. He’d been buying supplies after clearing his bank account from the Inc and using it to buy supplies for the other heroes that were stationed with them. they were small, but they were something and that was much better than nothing. Jacob looked at his watch. He’d had one of this friends tinker with it, and take the tracking feature out of hit, so he couldn’t be tracked with the Heroes Inc satellites. Jacob would’ve hitched a ride on the first bus he could find. Making his way to the back he’d sit down and begin looking out of the window.

Every day that passes Jacob can’t help but think about the events that even lead him up to this. About how he was a hero once. Held so high in a postivie light before being shut down and sunk to something a lot lower than a hero. He was a criminal. America’s most wanted. “Guess that’s what happens when your held so high.” Jacob closed his eyes for a second leaning his head against the window. “And yet still…” he thought. “I can’t let this bill effect the heroic community. I just can’t. this is going to turn into something bigger than what it actually needs to be…but...how am I supposed to fight against the people I once upon a time used to call my friends. My allies…” Jacob shook his head and closed his eyes for a while. Refusing to doze off minutes later, he arrived at the stop right before the golden gate bridge. Pulli on the string, he’d stand up and exit the bus and begin walking down towards the dirt portion underneath the bridge. The night before Jacob had begun hiding old row boats underneath it in ordr to travel and transverse the waters so he could get back and forth onto Alkatrez island. Pulling the boat from it’s place he’d look at the sky and see how it looked. ‘it’s getting late that’s for damn sure. It was damn near night time. Jacob would’ve begun pushing the boat out along the surface of the water, making sure the groceries were inside of the bag. Jacob would’ve then hopped up inside of it and sat himself down. The clothes he was wearing were a bit uncomfortable, but it was just something he’d have to deal with. Taking hold of the ores and pushing himself along the water’s surface and rowing himself outwards. With his speed and strength it usually only took about 30 minutes to get there. Less by road, but no one just drives there unless the tourist attraction is open.

Boom/Target Aquired
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<p class="MsoNormal">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kqVgbhenEI&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI&index=24 ) Black Strider, or should we call him “Web Strider” for the night was dressed and possed on the dedge of a building. He tapped his fingers on it for a second, before waiting until the alarm on his watch beeping. “Well it’s about that time.” Strider would’ve slung a web heading for AGTC. AGTC is developing cures for rare eye diseases, offering hope to patients with unmet medical needs. With a highly specialized team of physicians and researchers, they use cutting-edge techniques to develop treatments for patients that have diseases caused by broken genes. They use gene therapy, which replaces those broken genes with normal functional genes, allowing a patient’s own body to produce proteins to treat their illness. A single injection provides long-lasting treatment, leading to a better quality of life for patients worldwide. Striders employers weren’t happy with this and sought to monopolize the medical world. Striders first hit was this company and as each web swing brought him closer to said company, he began to plot and plan exactly how he’d go about destroying an entire facility and how many he actually believed he could hit on in on night. Well there was only one real way to find out that is.

<p class="MsoNormal">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq6DG-Sm2zU&list=PLYNBny7IRlVlZDcKRtLlV-JKVQjMsIcoI&index=29 )The time was passing more so for him than it was for anyone else. As he infiltrated medical facility after medical facility, using his ingenious stealth camouflage to slip past and an all defenses that stood in his way as he went undetected into each base, and found as many of their power rooms as he could stand to find. Making his way into each of them, before actually placing the desired explosives into the key areas of the buildings but not detonating them off bat. Right at this point he was only on his second base, as he squatted down, programming the bomb to the trigger he had, which could hold only up to twenty triggers. This meant each explosive he placed, had to be placed in the most efficient and specific location so he could set them off and blow up EVERYTHING in a good successive order to prevent having any of the targets inside from surviving. Something he didn’t need going on if he was going to do this the right way.

<p class="MsoNormal">His target this time was   Alchem Laboratories Corporation. It is a contract research and manufacturing organization specializing in drug development, custom synthesis of novel organic compounds, production of fine organic chemicals, and cGMP manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients for pre-clinical and clinical studies. Alchem provides competitive pricing with rapid implementation of projects…again something else Strider’s employers were not very fond of having around in the first place. With the center successfully rigged to blow, strider would’ve made his way out and started heading towards yet another facility. It was a bit further over, but that’s what his motorcycle was for. Traveling in the dead of the night in the web strider outfit for allllll to see….

<p class="MsoNormal">Artemis was eating a giant cheeseburger, stuffing the contents in to her mouth and chewing like there was no tomorrow, evident balled up wrappers strewn about around her on the bay as she was on her fourth burger, swallowing before picking up something way off in the distance by the bridge. She shut her eyes, focusing solely on this noise and blocking out the others…it was subtle. The very soft sound of water being disturbed and soon enough, glowing blue hues snap open and her pupils widen as she uses her hawk eye ability to zoom out meters out towards the over pass. There was a shadowy outline…rowing himself on a boat and with a grin, she finished the burger and tossed the trash to the side and with a running start, jumped on the seat of the seado RXP Jet ski that was waiting out on bay water. The rather roomy aquatic vehicle would rev up and went 0-80 in five seconds flat, zooming through the dark water and flying out towards where she’d spotted whom she assumed was the target. It wouldn’t take her too long to catch up to him and soon enough she’d spotten him in the middle of the open water and with a large grin, she hopped up a foot on the seat, standing on the side and still driving with one hand while the other reached behind her for the katana. Her semi shoulder length blue locks whipped back and forth from the wind as the rain had let up only slightly but the cold water hitting her didn’t bother her as she neared Jacob. “Theres my sunshine!” With a quick whip to the left, she cut the engine off and a large wave would attempt to splash him and rock the small row boat as a distraction while Artemis jumped off the jet ski only to land on shifting wood at the very end, the furthest away from him with her sword drawn and a crazed smile on her face. “Oh that picture just doesn’t do you justice.” She openly flirted, uncaring if he was the enemy as she eyed him appreciatively. “Mmmff, hot damn.” Swinging the blade as the sound of the alloy cutting through the air echoed out in the empty air, the rain started picking up again. “So uuuhhh introductions…I’m Artemis, newbie at Heros Inc. Jade Fierce asked me to hand you in alive but please by all means…fight me. I love a good struggle.” She wiggled her brows before getting in to a confident stance and flashing a charming grin though it really shouldn’t be trusted. Whether he agreed to fight her or not she wouldn’t give him any other choice as she shot off from the heels of her boot and whip right for him! They were after all only about 8 feet apart and she stops on the middle wooden seat, holding the katana with both hands and bending her knees as the first four slices head right for his torso in the shape of two X’s to and fro to attempt at cutting him from the shoulder down to the hip but if he’d dodged or moved back as there wasn’t much room on the boat to go left or right she’d only continue moving forward only the combination would change from X’s to multiple stabbing motions (about 5) all to the vital points i.e his neck, abdomen, ribs, groin and chest all in a mixed up order until there was nowhere else for him to go but the water or up if he wanted to risk leaving himself exposed by jumping. The titanium steel alloy alone on a peak human was dangerous but when reinforced with powerful thrusts and lightening slashes, the blade could easily imbed itself in the intended targets flesh.

<p class="MsoNormal">Jacob would’ve been calmly rowing his boat, and heading out to his secret base. The night was calm and the way the water reacted smoothly at each stroke attempt he made on the water was rather peaceful and serene. At least he’d finally be able to have a clear enough head and sit down, to talk to the group about recruitments and how to manage their factions a bit more. “It’s always tough when your enemy has 3x the forces you do. Never the less I have to figure something out. I know I can’t be the only one who feels like this…there must be more.” Jacob speaks to himself. His ears perk up a bit more however as he could swear he heard a motor in the distance. He wasn’t about to pay it any attention, until he took notice of the fact that the sound was getting closer….to him. Now keep in mind, college kids like to speed through here at all times of the night just for fun but this sounded like it was coming DIRECTLY behind Jacob. “There’s my sunshine!” Jacob’s head whipped back as he saw a strange woman with blue hair coming directly towards him! Jacob would’ve stood himself up and put an arm over his eyes, but keeping up with the motions, he had just enough room to look and see what the hell was going on! His clothes soaked, as he believed   the danger was over but oh little did he know, it was far from it.

<p class="MsoNormal">“Oh that picture just doesn’t do you justice.” Jacob with drew his SOCOM pistol and his knife, holding them both in a CQC like fashion. The gun poised in his right hand and the knife in his other hand, as it was held beneath the base of the handle. A tactical stance for attacking and defending when armed with a knife and a gun. ”Picture huh? I’ve been expecting someone to   come and get me eventually. Just didn’t think it’d be so soon…” Jacob eyed her up and down. “And an A.G.E.N.T. No less.” “So uuuhhh introductions…I’m Artemis, newbie at Heros Inc. Jade Fierce asked me to hand you in alive but please by all means…fight me. I love a good struggle.” Jacob narrowed his eyes at her. “Sorry m’am. Afraid I can’t let you off….you’re here to kill me, but I won’t return that favor.” Jacob would’ve watched as she began to move, and when she did, he’d tuck his gun back into his holster but keeping his knife out in his hand Jacob would’ve faced her head on! When she came in with her series of slashes, Jacob’s reflexes were being put to the test! His right foot out in front of his left on in the position of this 8 foot long boat, Jacob would’ve   bobbed and weaved three of the intended slashes that came his wave, boy moving opposite or under their direct intentioned area. Jacob however got caught off guard by the fourth one and took a slash across the chest, cutting his brown jacket and revealing his Red Dawn outfit underneath! Jacob grunted, holding the knife in a reverse grip and watching as she began to charge towards him with a lunge!

<p class="MsoNormal">Jacob would’ve raised his left leg, tilting his foot upwards and leaning to his right side a bit. With the balance and poise of a gymnast to balance on such an unstable and wobbly surface, Jacob would plant his foot on the side of the blade and using her momentum and his own, so when the blade came towards his neck, his foot would’ve forced the blade downwards! The blade being very hard and super sharp according to its origin, that it would’ve went right through the wooden base of the boat, and imbedded itself in, getting stuck! Jacob didn’t stop there as in one motion he continued to turn around in a 360 towards his right side and leaping off of the boat in one clean cartwheel! This seemed somewhat odd, until Jacob’s body would’ve soared through the air and landed directly on top of the jet ski she took to get here! Jacob revving it up since it only came to a stop, and hitting the throttle as hard as he could! Essentially attempting to jack her vehicle, and drive off towards Alkatraz himself! The take off of the jet ski was a bit slow, so someone like her might have been able to make a last ditch effort leap to catch up. If she did, Jacob would’ve kept one hand on the throttle angling his body towards her with one hand so he could defend himself as he saw fit, but still manage to get them to more open ground. “Gotta get this fight to land. Out here with her lethal force she could kill me if I make one wrong slip…nothing I’m not used to.” He thought to himself.

<p class="MsoNormal">Getting the sword stuck in the ground was the distraction for the jump, but if that was interrupted, Jacob would’ve taken it in stride to continue to defend himself.

<p class="MsoNormal">It seemed though he readied himself for the fight, he was more interested in getting away than fighting back! The slick katana does indeed become impaled in to the wooden material as she gazes in surprise, her eyes widening. “Oh come on you think these swords are CHEAP?!” It’d be a waste of time to try and yank it out though with her strength she could but Jacob was already on the move, finishing his cart wheel and landing on the jet ski. “Oi that’s a RENTAL!” Turning and with one immense jump, she threw her body off the edge of the row boat and headed to the back of the spacious water vehicle with very malicious intent. With a rough landing, the jet ski sinks backwards for a moment before picking up speed and almost knocking her off but with enhanced balance she trudged on with the next assault. Pulling out one inch thick steel wire from her wrists, she’d attempt at wrapping it around the hand he had stretched out to defend himself in a loop to yank him forward right for her! She’d been ready for him with a turn of her body so her back was facing his chest and finished it with a throw over her shoulder in judo flip! Both their strength was impressive and with his resistance and her immense pulling, they could’ve caused the jet ski to swerve out of control if he’d budged but if he hadn’t been yanked to her she’d simply go to him, using his resistance to swing herself using the wires on the flexing arm, both legs outstretched and the soles of her boots headed right for his exposed ribs! If they’d sent him forward it’d be enough to knock him into the handle bars and send the vehicle swiveling to and fro. If he’d found some way to stop her swinging, she’d simply release the wires and try for another method, catching herself on the seats of the jet ski and swinging her legs up in a helicopter motion towards his body to try and knock him back. “You seem like a nice guy so why don’t you just give up and I won’t have to harm that sexy body of yours any more than I already have!” The sound of the engine sloshing against the bay made the water choppy, trying to fight against the wind that had picked up along with the rain though it didn’t bother either fighter it seemed as the locks of blue stuck to her face through out the fighting. With all of the moving around it was a miracle the thing hadn’t just completely flipped over with every kick and push she sent his way!

<p class="MsoNormal">Jacob watched as the moment he tried to take off in the vehicle, she leapt like a crazed animal unbalancing the damn thing at first, before he was able to get a steady drive on it! Poised and positioned to turn around, he found that she pulled out a wire and wrapped it around his hand! “Shit! I have to keep this thing going! We’re almost there” Jacob peered behind him to see that they were very close, but that’s when she tried to yank him over her shoulder! Jacob saw this and continued to hang on to the throttle of the jet ski in order to at least keep it going for a little bit longer stopping her throw. This did NOT however! Stop her from taking both of her feet and digging them into his exposed ribs! Jacob winced, one eye shutting and spit flying, only for it to seep into the waves of water going around them! “Yep! She’s some kind of meta!” Jacob looked back as in the midst of this he saw rocks coming up in the distance! “You seem like a nice guy so why don’t you just give up and I won’t have to harm that sexy body of yours any more than I already have!” thanks to her kick the vehicle would’ve indeed been swerving out of control as Jacob’s back knocked into the bars! However this played to his advantage as Jacob would’ve been blocking the view of the rocks from this blue haired demon….an element of surprise was something Jacob was good at taking. Jacob only looked back at her as he held onto the wire himself, gripping his hand around it to keep her from releasing it this time and next thing they both knew, the boat would’ve flown into the air! Soaring with the both of them on it!

<p class="MsoNormal">Leave it to quick thinking Jacob however as the moment it took off, Jacob would’ve taken hold of the wire they were both holding onto, and pull her in closer! Jacob’s back facing the ground, and Artemis’s front side facing the ground! Jacob taking the reigns and pulling the string in her hand towards him more and his open right arm wrapping around the front of her neck towards the back of it, and when that happened, gravity would’ve play it’s part, as while coming down from the air, Artemis would’ve found her face slammed down upon the sand in a maneuver only known as the RKO

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<p class="MsoNormal">Because of gravity, and Jacob forcing the wire to tighten around her hand to keep them as close as possible for this maneuver, the face first impact would’ve given her a good headache for a while. Maybe not because of impact, but the velocity and speed of the jet ski plus a sudden momentum shift is enough to cause anyone discomfort. Once this hit if this counter was successful, Jacob to would’ve been hurt landing on his back or so he SHOULD if it wasn’t for the coat concealing the bright red and silver color’s of his shield! Of course if she defended her self during this this wouldn’t really stop them both from having the impact of leaping off of a boat as Jacob merely seemed to take advantage of that leap. Once Jacob landed he’d quickly kick himself up, and pull out his SOCOM pistol on her, weather she’d gotten up as quick as he did or not. Which judging by her strength he could tell she wasn’t going to stay down ANYTIME soon. Jacob would’ve taken off the rest of his outfit, revealing the outfit of the red dawn on him, as he held the pistol   with both hands, laser pointed right at her. “Look….we can talk about this. I know Heroes Inc is only telling you what you’re doing is right, but you have to hear me out here. I’m not the bad guy. There’s two sides to every story….” Jacob’s grip tighted on the pistol as the shield rested on his back. “ I can tell your good Artemis. Really good. I’ve heard you’re name in some Lion Corp war stories. It’s a somewhat honor to meet you out side of these conditions….” Jacob kept his mask down. Hell she already knew what he looked like. Question is was she going to listen or was the fight going to continue. Jacob thought. “If it wasn’t for this suit that would’ve hurt a lot more. Gotta be careful with her…I won’t say it but half the stories I heard were more about how deadly she was rather than how good.”

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<p class="MsoNormal">The next company strapped to go was AxoGen Inc. seeks to provide surgeons with solutions to repair and protect peripheral nerves. The company has created and licensed a unique combination of patented technologies and has a rich pipeline of new products to change the standard of care for patients with peripheral nerve injuries. Strider was already inside the generator room planting the explosives nessicary but he was running low on bombs. “Looks like I’ll only be able to hit one more base before it’s time for the big bang.” The fake strider would’ve excited the vicinity before getting a phone call. “How goes the mission.” “Good. I can make one more stop before turning in and hitting the trigger.” “Don’t worry about that. Find a safe location and I’m giving you to go ahead to make the facilities go boom.” Strider nodded. “Affirmative.” Hopping on the motorcycle, he’d start to drive off on a dirt road, deciding to head towards the dephs of the wilderness. There was a high cliff and he wanted to see the fireworks from a distance….

<p class="MsoNormal">The kicks had landed in to him and knocked him into the handle bars as she smiled down at him in hopes that he’d surrender…of course the next thing she knew, the jet ski was headed right for the rocky lands and she found herself giving him a lame expression. “You’re paying me back my deposit…” And just like that, she was sent flying forward with him beside her! With the wires now being used against her, she could feel the strong hold on her neck and instead of fighting it for fear of her neck breaking she’d simply gone with the motion, tensing her body to ready for impact and absorb the blow if only to recuperate from it that much quicker. The RKO isn’t denied, her face slamming in to the harsh sandy grounds as she clenched her teeth and grunted, her body still moving from its momentum until the sliding FINALLY ceased. Giving out a muffled groan, she felt Jacob jumping to his feet which was all fine and dandy…the sound of his pistol shifting in to his hand made her lift her head up with a calm expression. “Oh you wanna use guns ehh? That’s cute…” During his scramble to stand up, she’d busy her hand with grabbing for a grenade from her hip and pressing the button…if she released it, they’d blow up within two seconds. She took her sweet time getting up, seeing the red line aimed towards her as she made no sudden movements that looked suspicious. Giving him another eye over she showed him just what was in her hand and snickered. “Put the gun down or we can die together.” If you think she wasn’t the type for suicide, you would be gravely mistaken. This was the chick who put a gun to her own head to get Hiro Lionheart to give her intel…We all had to take risks and Artemis was indeed a risk taker. “Your side of the story mmm? I’m not a hero like you, I’m a mercenary. But the title doesn’t look good on paper so a hero is what they wanna call me, so be it.” She kept a strong hold of the grenade which had an explosive radius of about 20 feet and the moment her thumb leaves the detonator they’d both be blown up to high heaven but she didn’t seem all that worried as a Cheshire grin spread through her features. “It’s a damn shame having to do this, you’re so cute.” She’d take the risk and took a step forward….and another one….and then soon enough she’d attempt to just walk over to him. “If you’re going to shoot me, shoot me. I didn’t peg you for the killing type but hey you wanna have red on your hands…prove to everyone just how much of a danger to society you are, sunshine. It’ll make that registration act stronger…this is what it’s about isn’t it? You look like the noble type…I got a thing for blondes with a righteous attitude.” Appealing to Artemis was rather simple…she was a true neutral. Offer her something she’d want and in return you’d get her allegiance, that had always run true with the sniper…she went to the highest bidder. Sure working for Heros Inc was fun and all but it was just a job as the Maru Jetai had left her unemployed thanks to a certain blonde Titan. Stoping just before the muzzle of the gun, the red dot would now be pointed right at her forehead with the grenade held just out of his reach in case he wanted to risk grabbing it. Blue hues locked with his as her head tilted slightly up to the much taller man as the grin only widened. “This is somewhat romantic isn’t it? Just you…me...on an island under the night sky while the rain falls on us. Having our first argument. We’ve really grown from all this haven’t we?”

Friends
<p class="MsoNormal">“Oh you wanna use guns ehh? That’s cute…” Jacob narrowed his eyes at her, as he watched her stand up as well and pull something out of her little belt…a grenade. Jacob recognized the exact kind to. The quick fire ones, that detonate within two seconds…this girl is nuts. Jacob kept the laser pointed at her forehead, as he wasn’t intent on giving up the advantage, not even for a second! “Put the gun down or we can die together.” Jacob snorted through his nose. “Please. I don’t negotiate with people trying to kill me. Either you’ve got the stones or you don’t.” Jacob wanted her to hear him out but he didn’t respond well to threats at all. Especially ones of her caliber. “Your side of the story mmm? I’m not a hero like you, I’m a mercenary. But the title doesn’t look good on paper so a hero is what they wanna call me, so be it.” Jacob said nothing to this. Only panning it out…buying time. He needed to think of something and something quick. He did   however catch a glimmer in his peripheral vision and when he did, he’d blink twice at it. As she began taking steps towards him, Jacob got uneasy. How could someone be so confident in the face of their own death? They weren’t kidding when they said she gives no fucks about anyone…

<p class="MsoNormal">She called him cute and continued on, but Jacob wasn’t feeling her complements after the display of things that just took place. “If you’re going to shoot me, shoot me. I didn’t peg you for the killing type but hey you wanna have red on your hands…prove to everyone just how much of a danger to society you are, sunshine. It’ll make that registration act stronger…this is what it’s about isn’t it? You look like the noble type…I got a thing for blondes with a righteous attitude.” Jacob’s grip on the gun tightened and he was just that close to pulling the trigger on this gun and blowing her brains out, and kicking that grenade into the water so quick, she’d be dead and this problem would be over!...but more than likely Agent had a way to track her. If her tracker went dark they’d find her location. “Damnit…” She’d gotten close enough to the point where the barrel was now right against her forehead. The crazy girl was going to guilt trip him now? Of all things? . “This is somewhat romantic isn’t it? Just you…me...on an island under the night sky while the rain falls on us. Having our first argument. We’ve really grown from all this haven’t we?” Jacob bit his lip for a moment before speaking. “Let’s get two things straight here. I’m not going to kill you and worsen my situation. You’re not a menace to society,   you’re just very dangerous…but you are on the right side. So you think. Secondly at your core you’re a mercenary. Which is a good thing if you got the skill for it….”

<p class="MsoNormal">Suddenly Artemis would’ve felt a rushing wind rip by her! Almost like something would’ve come at her at the speed of sound! The fierce and invisible image like blurr would’ve literally ran at her faster than a jet plane as suddenly there would’ve been a boy with silver hair standing at the edge of the beach with his arms folded…and miles away in the water, something would’ve went BOOM! As the grenade Artemis had would’ve been snatched up at a speed bypassing that of machs! The silver haired boy with a medium build and a green suit would’ve snickered. “Your to slooooooow! Bal-lalalalalala!” the boy would’ve stuck his tongue out at Artemis taunting her. Jacob would’ve finished his sentence. “But what you don’t have are all the facts and a team behind you.” If Artemis would’ve continued looking around she’d see a man dressed in black and purple, about 20 feet away with a bow, drawn back, and 3 arrows with her name on them. And a very attractive woman emerging from a bush closest to the prison only about 5 feet away, on all fours crawling like some sort of animal. the four of them would’ve had Artemis surrounded. Jacob would’ve kept the pistol to her forehead. “Don’t try to make a move. Put your hands in the air. Even if you took me out, which I doubt, I don’t think you’re quicker than my buddy Speed over there. Oh and don’t bother to send a distress signal either.” Jacob pointed at her with his free hand. “I’ve got a buddy in there who built a signal jammer just for this island. We’re a blip on the map, and the only calls that come in and go out are through our specially designed communicators. You’re in this one alone, so if you know what’s best for you,   you’ll hear me out. Do that, and we’ll let you go scott free. Double cross us if you want to, buy the time you get 2 miles out we’ll already be packed up and off the grid in another location. “ Jacob turned his body sideways a bit, tilting his head up. His blue hues meeting her own. “Do we have a deal, or are you going to try and billy badass your way out of this one to Artemis.” Jacob and the rest of the gang would’ve awaited her answer. maybe Jacob could appeal to her better sense of side if she had one that is. She was pretty ruthless, but if she could be an asset….this entire battle might take a turn having that kind of fire power on their team. An inside man to recruit. Only that was up to her…

<p class="MsoNormal">He wasn’t much too amused by her tactics but it was nothing personal really. Suddenly her sonar hearing picked up the swift sound of ocean water being splashed around and before long her once armed hand was now….empty?? Blinking, she looked at the open palm before hearing the explosion only to realize what had happened. Her grin fades only slightly as she puts her hands up in surrender and scoffs playfully. “Show off.” She’d done well with black ops missions, extractions, seek and destroy….but this? Lets face it, this was a whole new ball game. She was dealing with heros and each one had a different ability. She could attempt at taking them out, as skilled as they were, she worked for the Maru Jetai for many years so she could give them a run for their money but she knew when she was out matched. They were coming out the wood work it seemed, eyeing the ones she could see from her position, including a very sensual feline kinda woman which she appreciated greatly. Blue hues turn back to look at Jacob with a relaxed grin, hearing his words and just how serious he stood by them. The gun was still held tightly to his person and it seemed he was hell bent on making her listen. Her tracker was useless on this island and he wasn’t planning on allowing her to blow their cover regardless. Artemis didn’t know exactly why this man was wanted and honestly? She thought she didn’t care, she was the type to follow orders but if Hiro taught her anything is that you can’t always be the obedient little soldier…you had to fight for something. Looking within this mans piercing hues, she could see it. A reason for the fight that held much deeper than the life of some scumbag criminal. The serum was pumping through her veins rapidly to try and give her the boost needed to make her escape, giving her some resistance to not give in as part of her need for survival but she started to calm it down so she could think with a clear head and not one of a killer. Though the choice weighed heavy, Artemis didn’t hesitate any further and finally parted soft lips to speak. “Mmff I love a man who can take charge. I also like being ordered around.” She implied suggestively before placing both her hands behind her head and shrugged. “Aight, not much I can do at this point but I agree, I know when I’m beat. But next time…you and I are going to go at it without your little team to come to your rescue.” This was indeed something to take back to Jade if she ever left this island…Red Dawn had managed to assemble a small team of what she’d assumed to be unregistered heroes who weren’t much too fond of the new act in play. She couldn’t report back to her just yet not with the frequency being jammed and a gun still held to her head. And just like that, the vicious blue demon that had once been all over him with lightning deadly reflexes and malicious intent vanished and the person now in front of him was simply known as ‘Blue.’

An Offer And A Refusal
<p class="MsoNormal">“Mmff I love a man who can take charge. I also like being ordered around.” Jacob would’ve narrowed his eyes at her for a second. Who just openly hits on the enemy? If that’s even what she was doing. Jacob was new to the whole flirting scene, he didn’t really get it, or what it was about for that matter. That being said, he listened to her verbal surrender. “Alight, not much I can do at this point but I agree, I know when I’m beat. But next time…you and I are going to go at it without your little team to come to your rescue.” Jacob would’ve put away his gun, holstering it in the compartment by his thigh and nodding. “I’ll be happy to oblige, but hopefully it’ll be as allies and not as enemies. You see Artemis, you’re hunting me down only knowing one side of the story. The truth of the matter is, that I am not the enemy. The enemy in this case is the government.” Jacob nodded to the individuals around him. “These are some of the few of many people who disagree with this omega gene registration thing. This goes double for the people who walk around with these mask on. We have to reveal our identities to the same people who’re constantly under watch from. We have to be told how, when, and where to do our jobs. Their not trying to make the world a safer place for the superhero community. Their trying to decide who gets to be a good guy and who gets to be a bad guy. ”Jacob gestured with his hands. “This country was only founded because good men and woman came together to make and rose above the oppressive laws to make it as such. Our integrity shouldn’t be comprised because we only want to help those who cant help themselves. I cant speak much for myself anymore. My face is plastered world wide. However the men and women around you have families. People they do this job to protect and provide for. You think they want their secrets spilling out publicly? The bad guys always, ALWAYS find out.” Jacob would’ve folded his arms. “Not to mention…there’s a war coming Artemis. Something you’re familiar with I’m sure. But this won’t be a war of an enemy nation. This will be friends fighting against friends. People who I’ve fought side by side by for the longest time may become my enemy in an instant. I want to prevent that…but I won’t be unprepared for that outcome.”

<p class="MsoNormal">Jacob would pause for a moment before speaking again, his face a lot less serious this time and his voice more sincere. “I’m sure some of this has to sit with you a bit odd. Maybe you’re the type who has questions or concerns or maybe not. However I would like to offer you a place on the right side. Sure the Omega Gene Act has it’s perks and advantages, but it wasn’t done the right way. We could use someone with your military background on the team in case warfare does become an issue. If you decline, it’s okay. We won’t force you. We’ll provide you a boat, let you out range of our radar jammer, and by the time you reinforcements even arrive we’ll be dust in the wind. The door will always be open however to those who’re willing to fight for the people.” Jacob would’ve nodded over to a spare roboat, sitting on the dock. If artemis so chose, she could hop on and begin rowing herself out of here, and making her way back to the city. However if she stopped to think about the offer….Jacob nod and welcome her in as one of their own, all be it without the trust of his teammates.

<p class="MsoNormal">Putting her hands down and then crossing them she tilted her hip and listened to his side of the story. “The government is always the enemy.” She put in with an amused expression but the more he talked, the more she understood exactly what the problem was…personally? She didn’t much care for politics. In Colombia there were more acts passing than one could keep up with to try and get the drug cartels in jail and stop all the bombings going on. When Jacob mentions a war that’ going to happen and that she knew a lil something about that she’d only continue watching him silently until he was completely done. He offered her a spot on his team and to this she gave a pleasantly surprised raise of her brow. He hadn’t offered her anything in exchange for joining…why should she give up the large amounts of money? She knew what it was like being on the wrong side, being against the government thanks to her old employment but she’d changed that…she worked for the government not against it. She’d soil a lot of ties and connections she’d made over the years by joining this guy and honestly? It wasn’t worth the risk especially with nothing in it for her. “They’re not your friends anymore.” She began while eyeing his well tight fitted costume. “In warfare, when it does become so…they are no longer your friends but enemies. I don’t have to tell you this. Regardless of your past with them, they are going to attempt to bring you down or kill you. Usually it’s the second one and you can’t stop and think on just how stressing it is to know these people were once beside you. They’re not anymore and they’ll have to be aggressively put down before they do it to you because they won’t hesitate. War is merciless and cruel…you will see people you once cared for die but I mean….after a while they all start to mesh together and become faceless no names. Not because you turn cold hearted but because it’s your brains way of helping you get over what you had to do so you can sleep at night and do it again the next day.” Rubbing her chin for a moment she once more flashes that Cheshire grin and shrugs. “I’ve…seen some shit in my day. Fought some enemies I had no business in fighting but I did anyway and somehow I’ve come out on top. I feel for you I do considering your entire country is against you and believe me I know what that’s like…which is why I’m not about to get this country to hate me as well. Other wise I’d be running out of countries I’m allowed to work in.” Placing a hand on her hip she gestured to the boat. “I respect your cause…but I don’t much care for politics. I won’t report what I’ve seen here…I’ll tell her you were long gone by the time I found your base and I have no leads. Good luck.” She turned to walk away before pausing...the Serum pumped through her veins telling her to leave the danger and to do the correct decision but Artemis could only see Hiros scowling face telling her what the ACTUAL right thing to do would be. That cause Jacob was fighting for was indeed noble but it was messy...and he wasn't with Hiro anymore so she didn't have to follow that phylosphy any longer.

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<p class="MsoNormal">“In warfare, when it does become so…they are no longer your friends but enemies. I don’t have to tell you this. Regardless of your past with them, they are going to attempt to bring you down or kill you. Usually it’s the second one and you can’t stop and think on just how stressing it is to know these people were once beside you. They’re not anymore and they’ll have to be aggressively put down before they do it to you because they won’t hesitate. War is merciless and cruel…you will see people you once cared for die but I mean….after a while they all start to mesh together and become faceless no names. Not because you turn cold hearted but because it’s your brains way of helping you get over what you had to do so you can sleep at night and do it again the next day.” Truer words had never been spoken. Jacob knew she was right. Her logic iron clad, and there was nothing about it he could deny. Not a single word of it. Thought the last part struck him as a bit….odd. he didn’t know weather she had PTSD or maybe she just had a lot of deep rooted issues she’d been dealing with in order to come to such a gruesome…but realistic revelation on war and her situation. It was so much so, that all Jacob could do was   listen, take it in, and nod in agreence. The least she did was agree not to give away their location. A form of mutual respect perhaps? Or maybe out of sympathy? Jacob wanted to ponder this, but rather than doing that he’d simply nod. “That would be appreciated. Speed, go get the jet ready and pack up the equipment. In case Artemis here changes her mind, we need to be ready.” Jacob would’ve looked at her once more, before giving a sincere smile. “I hope when and if we meet on the battle field, there’s a glimmer of a chance we’ll be on the same side. If not, may the better solider win.” Jacob would’ve stood straight up and saluted her before turning his back on her and walking away. “Let’s move out crew.” Trickshot lowered his arrow and nodded. “Well there goes my excitement. Oi. “ The girl with tiger stripe known as Ferral would’ve growled a bit, perfering to watch artemis until she was gone from the island. “I’ll keep an eye on her until she leaves….this one reeks of mischief. More so than that speedy fellow.” Jacob would’ve walked past her. “Come. She’ll leave. Let’s go, we’re boarding in 30.” Jacob would’ve begun walking towards the prison until Feral stopped him. “Wait.” She sniffed the air. “THE GIRL! SHE CALLED FOR REINFORCEMENTS! I can smell the jet fuel in the air coming towards us south of here, 3 miles out!” a testament to this girls senses Jacob would’ve furrowed his brow before looking back at Artemis. “Impossible….the signal jammer is still up, she would’ve been able to get anything out of here or in here..” Jacob would’ve then looked to the sky and he saw two glowing bright yellow lights coming towards alkatraz island! Trickshot began prepping his bow and arrow. “That…is not a jet.”

Omega Gene Hunter Engage!
<p class="MsoNormal">(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuYo49_SOQ&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2&index=43 ) suddenly a giant humanoid shape would’ve appeared in the sky! It’s shape seemingly getting bigger and bigger, and BIGGER until finally it landed in the water and waves rippled from it’s feet splashing onto the beach itself! The damn thing stood 30 feet high, and was claded in a purple and pink like armor! It’s glowing yellow eyes beamed a bright light down on the beach as one could see it’s eyes scanning the area.

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<p class="MsoNormal">a robotic voice shouted from it’s core. “WARNING: UNREGISTERED OMEGA GENE USERS DETECTED. ASSIMLIATION EMINANT. THIS IS YOUR ONE WARNING. TURN YOURSELVES IN OR BE PREPARED TO FACE INCARCERATION.” Jacob would’ve withdrawn his shield, and yelled out. “NEVER! Feral go and check if the Jet is prepared for take off! Trick shot you’re with me!” the giant robot spoke again. “THREAT DETECTED……5 UNREGSTIRED OMEGA GENE HARBORERS. PREAPRE FOR INCARCERATION.” If Artemis was keeping count she’d notice that he mentioned all five of them, and not just the four of them. she’d find this weird since she herself was supposedly registered. The robot would’ve extended his hand towards Jacob to shoot out a giant yellow beam that glowed brighter than the sun right towards him! Jacob raised his shield and squatted down behind it! The beam pushing against his body and practically sinking him down into the sand a bit as he grunted through gritted teeth! Trick shot took to action! Running along the edge of the beach and firing incinerary arrows at the robot in an attempt to blow it’s brains out! He fired 2 at the eyes and one at the mouth! The arrows hit, and exploded! But to no avail! The robot would’ve extended his five fingers at Trickshot and yellow orbs glowed at the tips of them! “IT’S A SCATTER SHOT! TRICKSHOT, ARTEMIS MOVE!!!” the robot fired out machine gun speed energy blast! Moving from the right of the beach where trickshot was in a sweeping motion that would’ve impacted artemis if she didn’t get the fuck out of dodge! Jacob rather than running would’ve ran and rolled forward, only to spring in a gymnastic like hand spring to attach himself to the robots knee! Ripping it with both hands he would’ve begun climbing him somewhat! “TRICKSHOT! DECOY!” Trickshot would’ve   nodded, and pulled out another special arrow! The robot fired a straight beam at him, but with a kick off the wall, Trick shot would’ve jumped 10 feet into the air, as the beam hit the side of the building vaporizing it completely! Trickshot went to shoot an E.M.P arrow at the center of it’s chest plate! “bullseye!” the arrow connected and all it did was fizz itself out. “The hell? Is this thing mechanical or what?!” the robot would’ve pointed its fist at Trickshot before it shot out like a rocket and slammed into his body! Sending him tumbling inside of the building and out of view! Jacob still climbing it’s leg, now on it’s thigh would’ve been steadily making his way up! The robot looking at Artemis now. In his own personal HUD he saw her file and read over it. “SCANNING….SCANNING….DEFECTIVE. OPERATIVE: “ARTEMIS” SUBJECT FOR DECOMISSION AND TERMINATION” the robot would’ve begun shooting machine gun blast from both fingers this time at Artemis location! Each finger shooting energy round after energy round!

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<p class="MsoNormal">The Black strider would’ve been sitting on his toes, perched on   the head of a raido tower. He’d laid bombs all over various medical facilities that lead in research all over Florida. He flipped the switch in his hand over, and over and over again. Twiddling it between his fingers and waiting for the order. After a few minutes of waiting, he finally got the call on his ear piece and listened. “Switches ready?” “Ready for fire on command.” “Your good to go.” The phone hung up and as it did…black strider would’ve pushed the switch. As hedid it started out subtle. “Boom…..boom…..BOOOM….BOOOOOM……BOOOOOOOM!!!!!!” large expolosions erupting all over aras and parts of Florida! Fire erupting from the medical facilities killing everyone inside and within a few miles radius! The screams of innocent citizens could’ve been heard raining from various parts of everywhere! It was terrifying and Strider only sat on his perch and watched it happen. Smoke fuming into the night skies, and news reporters, press, and cops hitting the scenes. Sirens were filling the air with noise and emergency teams, including registered heroes gathering to forsee and investigate the cause. At one of the scenes would’ve stood brick wall…Brick wall has white hair that he got from his mother, and his tan skin from his father due to him being mixed with black and white. He has a muscular build and looks alot weaker than he really is. Brick Wall has a very serious personality but is very easy to enrage due to his more high-strung side. He is hardly polite and is always gruff, even to those close to him. Because Brick usually expresses his concerns in a "tough guy" manner, His friends jokingly calls him dishonest or stiff. He sees anyone who's on his level of strength as a rival and wants to prove he is better than anyone, not as only typically because he's a clone. Brick wakks rather immature personality "whiny", lazy, anti-social and constantly rude to others. It is also pointed out he feels trapped in his life and is also rather very lazy and hates involving himself in most things he finds trivial, in terms of his  nihilistic mindset. He of course, despite his laziness to partake in the alot of tournaments, at times often boasts about his abilities to take on anyone anytime, anywhere, which is something not quite far off from his capabilities.

<p class="MsoNormal">Recently however he’s been dubbed the golden boy to figure head the Omega Gene Registration act. He is the voice and the image of it all. As he looked at one of the medical facilities burn to cinders he’d use his power and control over flames to absorb the flames into his body and contain them within, putting out the fire, but not able to save the lives within. He clenched his adamantium fist and glared. “This….this is terrorism. The makings of a war on the homefront…”

To Fight Another Day
<p class="MsoNormal">Artemis would nod towards him as he went to ready their ride out of here while the blue haired sniper simply headed for the boat to get off the island. That was until that feline chick tried to call her out on something she had nothing to do with. “A jet?” She repeated with a raised brow before turning her head to spot what was coming for them. With a frown, her eyes began to glow a bright blue as she zoomed in on what exactly decided to come to the island for a surprise visit. It couldn’t be Heros Inc, they didn’t know where she was…as the image became clear, her eyes widened slightly at the giant machine. “He’s right, it aint a jet. It’s a problem…” The ginormous metal man landed on to the river and still stood tall!! Sort of reminded her of the time he took on Cronos…not a fun time. This was less so as he finally realized what this thing was…an omega gene hunter. A machine sent out to take in unregistered heros and omegas to bring them to justice…or an early grave. It gave off a warning to turn themselves in but Jacob was not too keen to do so, shouting NEVER and ordering the team to get in to position. “Uhhh let’s not be hasty now…” Crossing her arms, she didn’t make much an effort to help in any sort of way…this   thing wasn’t after her after all, she was just fine…or so she thought. When the metal being opened fire on the beach she wouldn’t just stand there and be killed on accident. The arrow guy was coming her way, leading the line of fire at her! “Oh come on.” She groaned before doing a shoulder roll out of the way and in to the shallow end where land and water still connected. With dark water splashing all about, she caught herself on her knees with a hand down in to the sand as her head snapped up in time to catch the blast radius that could have knocked a regular person literarily right out of the water but she kept strong and watched what happened next. Trick shot as he was called would attempt at firing some fancy arrows towards the machine but when the intended results didn’t work, it made Artemis highly suspicious as to what exactly this thing even was? She’d seen armor do this sort of thing before…Darius suit was able to be impervious to E.M.Ps…whom ever created this monster, they knew what they were doing to ensure no type of hero with any sort of ability could just ‘stop’ it. This thing was aiming a lil too close for her liking, she’d need to get out of here if she wanted to make it back to San Fran but before she could make a run for it, the machine had set its beaming sights on the blue haired merc.

<p class="MsoNormal">“SCANNING….SCANNING….DEFECTIVE. OPERATIVE: “ARTEMIS” SUBJECT FOR DECOMISSION AND TERMINATION” The booming voice made Artemis grin with a twitch of her eye. “You’re fucking joking right?! What does it take two-five business days for me to get cleared??! CUT ME SOME DAMN SLACK!” But the machine wasn’t having any of it as its hand extends earning a short sarcastic laugh from Artemis. “Okay then have it your way.” Taking a deep inhale, the serum would begin rapidly pumping through her veins as her adrenaline heightened and the will to survive caused her to block out everything else. Blue hues once more glowed as she slowed down the bullets in her mind of course, calculating the aim and its trajectory and placing it beside her reaction time all within a two milliseconds. Finally satisfied with the odds and the probability of her dodging she was on the move with almost demonic speed, going in to a zig zag motion as to not give him an easy target as she almost flew through the beach as the sand exploded all around her, dust and dirt and giving her cover from its sight as she hid within the chaos before finally sliding to a swift stop and heading right FOR the machine as it’d continued its straight line up to demolish her but she was already out of it’s range heading back down to it. Through the battle, Artemis taken notice of something or someone hanging about the massive shoulder and with zooming eyes she’d made an outline…it was indeed someone. “Who the hell…” She couldn’t just stand there fucking about so with a fast hand reached behind her back and pulled out five small marbles, tossing them up towards the extended arm, they’d activate from the device on her wrist. The balls would float in the air around the machines wrist and begin to electrocute what they could, sending out 100,000 volts as the balls would expand and the more they grew, the stronger the current of volts to attempt at getting rid of that annoying weapon/hand of its.

<p class="MsoNormal">Feral would’ve rushed to the ship to see what speed was doing! Entering the cockpit of the ship she sat in the seat beside him.”The hell are you doing?! We’ve got a giant robot threat out there and your sitting here fiddling with the controls like a little girl!” Speed would’ve kept pushing buttons at the speed of sound! “I’m not the one who flies this thing! I said I knew how but I legit lied to Jacob! I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” “GOD DAMMIT! Just sit tight!” Feral taking the reigns of this operation would’ve began making some progress! Lights coming on, the jet engines beginning to   roar very loudly as her skill in aviation was beginning to show fruit as she was about to get this damn thing off of the ground!

Meanwhile, Trickshot would’ve been pulling himself out of the rubble and rubbing his arm, putting another arrow in the draw string and pulling back on it. Communicating through the ear piece to Jacob. “Alright Dawn, time to put me to some good use. Found a weakness yet oh fearless leader?” Jacob would’ve now been climbing on the back of the robot as it kept moving to shoot artemis as best as it could. “WORKING ON IT!!!” Jacob would’ve reached the back of it’s neck, but that’s when the robots movements changed! The robot actually realized it was about to have it’s weak point attacked! It instantly stopped attacking artemis and began to reach behind it’s back and try to reach Jacob to pull him off! Jacob held onto it’s collar, and used his shield to bash at the fingers, luckily fending it off for a bit. “SPEED CAN YOU HEAR ME?!? NEED A SANDSTORM!”  Speed would’ve perked up from his seat and looked at Feral. “I’m going down! Pick us up!” Speed would’ve rushed out of the plane, through the vicinity and out on the beach where he would’ve popped up beside artemis for a second. “Aye there gorgeous, gonna need you to move your hootey patootie before you get blown away.” He’d wink before running around the giant robot, over and over and over and OVER! A miniature sand storm kicking up and with the velocity combined with the sand it actually began to sink into the robots joints, and make them stiff! “HAHAHA! IT WORKED!”Trickshot groaned and held onto his arm. “Well I’ll be damned. That half baked strategy worked.” Trickshot would’ve seen the plane coming form the right side, and as it did Feral would’ve hit the weapons button as a black jet would’ve come flying down and shooting at the robots head…where Jacob was.

Jacob held his head down as the bullets hit the head of the robot! “WATCH IT!” Jacob shouted. The robot at this time would’ve went to move its hand but the electric distortion device Artemis had thrown would’ve made his hand completely useless! The robot then spoke. “SELF REPAIR IMMENANT.” His hand would’ve begun to start spinning around rapidly as it went into self-repair mode! Jacob finally reaching up to the top and the back of its neck, he would’ve raised his shield above his head and jabbed it into the back of the robot’s neck! The robot’s eyes would’ve begun to blink on and off before it began to start to fizz out! Jacob would’ve leapt off of the top of the robot, cutting a front flip and rolling up into a ball and landing on the sand, only to roll into a squat with his hand out and the shield in one hand. Trickshot stood beside Jacob and questioned. “Was that a lucky guess, or have you seen this before?” “it’s an Omega Gene Hunter. I saw the designs early on in a Heroes Inc meeting I was withheld from participating in. Had a big red circle around the back of the neck. Not exactly my best strategy but it’s all I had to go on. Still this is temporary!” he put a hand to his ear. “Feral bring the jet down we’ve only got about 20 seconds before it’s off the ground running!”

On the shoulder the silhouette would’ve been able to be in full view now. That being said Artemis would’ve seen a man standing there with a suit on and his one red eye shinning through the darkness. His own chessire grin popping up on his face, he’d look at Artemis with a light wave. “Long time no see little lady.” It was Redeye! The man that took her life the first time and the man supposedly killed her the second time…why was he back now?!?! This might have effected Artemis just  a tad as, as much as he wanted to dive off of the robot and fight her and exact his revenge, he didn’t…why?

She adhered to his words and hovered the plane above the ground and letting down the rope ladder! Jacob would’ve ran for it and so would’ve Trickshot. Jacob let trickshot go first since his arm was injured during this transaction. Jacob would’ve put a foot on the ladder, looking back at Artemis. He gave her one good look in the eye, before the giant robot would’ve begun speaking again. “Self repair complete in 10…9…8…7…” Jacob would’ve called out. “You still have a choice Artemis.” Jacob pointed to the open hatch. “The doors open. It’s up to you to walk through.” Jacob would’ve held his hand out towards her. Artemis had a choice. She could’ve stayed here and faced the giant robot on her own, left to her own devices. Or she could take this chance of survival. Even if she didn’t want to travel with them she could potentially take them all down with a lowered guard and hijack the plane…either way the robot was close to fixing itself and it had only begun. “5….4….3….2….1….complete.” the whir of it’s robotic hands would’ve begun to start shooting in artemis direction ifs he hadn’t already taken Jacob up on his offer for survival leaving her there to fend for herself. However should she have made her way on the plane, the robot would’ve begun shooting at the jet, but Feral’s expert piloting would’ve gotten them out of the area scott free at mach 3…..

If she’d boarded the plane, Jacob would’ve stood up holding a strap and looking back at her. Trickshot, with his bow drawn back. Speed applying first aid to his broken arm, but Trickshot skilled enough to pull the draw string with his teeth and an arrow tucked inbetween them ready to fire. “I don’t know why you didn’t leave her…she could try and kill us all on this ship.” Feral hits the auto pilot button and pretends to fly the plane. Speed spoke, rather fast. “I think trickshots got that covered,but I’m the fastest thing around! She won’t get past me!” Jacob would’ve held up his hand. ‘No. it’s fine. I’ll take care of her.” Speed scoffs. “The guy with no powers” Jacob looks back. “I got us this far.” Jacob looked at Artemis. “Well you’re in the same boat as us now. Welcome to the club. I’d hope you’d reconsider my offer. There’s a lot of those things out there, and I think it’s clear you fare better with a team rather than being alone. If you want, and I mean really want to test your luck alone, we can drop you off in the next city we’re heading to. “ Jacob would gesture with a finger. “But you’re going to be my responsibility. If you get the urge to kill anyone here, try me first. I’m the one trusting you when I shouldn’t. Feral take us to San Diego. There’s another team there I’ve been in communication with who we might be able to clique up with.” The plane would’ve been on it’s marry way to the next city. Artemis had a choice to play nice or try her hand on a plane of metas.

It seemed that the team was doing rather well…and why wouldn’t they? They were after all former heros and as Artemis continued to watch the outline of a man, she tried to focus in on the face…Jacob seemed to have things covered for now and Artemis would reach for her pistol in case the person hanging about wanting to tussle with her. Suddenly a beaming flash of red grabs her attention and a familiar mask freezes her in place. “No….” She murmurs to herself as it’s blocked out by the obvious noise of the fight. Red eye? That was…red eye! Alive?!?! Impossible! The sound of a gun going off made her flinch though it hadn’t been hers…it hadn’t been anyones gun it was all just in her head but it ended with her flashing him a deadly grin. “Hey there, daddy.” She greeted back mockingly. She was her quirky self on the outside but on the inside? The jet would start up and just in time too as the air craft hovers to them and the heros would begin to board, Jacob staying behind to offer her a chance to get out of here. Artemis looked to him for a brief second before gazing back at Red eye, her finger twitching against the trigger. “5….4….” Laughing softly, she shook her head and grabbed Jacobs hand, hoisting herself up all the while giving Red eye a parting gaze. “I’m coming for you.” She promised and before long she was once more in a sticky situation with all the heros keeping a VERY close eye on her to make sure she didn’t try anything. “Relax.” Was all she said as she turned away and started pacing the jet back and forth while biting on the edge of her thumb with a distracted gaze. “I don’t have any funds or resources…going back to Hiros inc would be foolish. I’m stuck out here with the rest of you. So relax…” She repeated the word again but it seemed more like she was saying it to herself. Part of her wanted to jump out of this jet and go back to face Red eye. How could he be alive…there was no possible way. Well no that wasn’t true, there was always a way but she’d demolished him….she destroyed him, there was nothing left of his skull it was a shattered joke of a mess. The aching began to surface on the back of her skull, slender fingers reaching to rub the dull feeling away to no avail. “Calm down.” Her hand would shake, the one holding the pistol still and it seemed like the girl was going to snap on all of them and go on a murder spree but instead…she rubbed the muzzle of the gun against her temple and took slow breathes to calm herself. The serum, sensing it’s mistress in distress would pump through her, drugging her endorphins and giving her a sort of numbed feeling to rid herself of fear. Basically like pumping yourself with morphine as she finally holstered the gun and snickered a bit. “Ahhh…I’ll join you, no problem. My allegiance always goes to the highest bidder. Right now, you don’t want to kill me and Heros Inc does. That makes you the highest bidder, sunshine.” Looking to the others, she just took a seat and leaned back, shrugging. “I wouldn’t trust me either…but this isn’t about making friends, it’s about survival and it’s what we all have in common. Obviously there’s no point in double crossing you…They want me caught just as bad as the rest of you. I look forward to working with all of you…” The entire time, her grin was on point as it reached up to her eyes in an unsettling way. Finally, she turned her head to the side and continued massaging the back of her neck, the blinding red glow of his eye still piercing through her memory…he’d regret coming back to life.