Carla, Alex, and Lucas were drinking coffee at the police station at eight in the morning, reading the paper, and keeping watch on the to do of the day. Jessica came to greet them.
"So proud of you to come here on time." Jessica announced. "Here are your introductory earnings of 75,000 dollars." Jessica handed each person 25,000 dollars.
"Oh, and this is for rent, this is for taxes, this is for your pager, this is for your phone, car and overall, you are left with nothing." Jessica took all the money away.
"That's not fair!" Carla complained.
"Life isn't fair!" Jessica replied. "You clearly don't have uniforms, so you need to buy one each for 600 dollars each."
"What?" Alex asked. "How are we supposed to conjure up 600 dollars?"
"I am the Princess of Hiruzu, I can afford this." Carla said.
"I am sorry, but your money isn't valid in Arcadia." Jessica replied. "You can exchange it for Arcadian Dollars at the bank though."
"I am the Prince of Eldia, so I can afford..." Lucas asked, but he was cut off.
"Your loot isn't valid in Arcadia also." Jessica remarked.
"Me and Carla will go to the bank, while you be a street performer or something." Lucas told Alex.
The Wolf Theatre, Thunder City, 870
Alex was singing "Wooly Bully" near the Wolf Theatre, and he only made one dollar. Suddenly a black Ford Coupe rolled by, and out came the Blue Hawkeyes leader, Sid Sharp came out of the car with his blue blazer and black hair blowing in the wind. He dropped 20,000 dollars in the cup where the one dollar was.
"Hey Alex, it's your man Sid!" Sid told Alex.
"Thanks for the money, but how can I trust you?" Alex asked.
"Don't you remember the shit we been through man?" Sid commented. "Listen, the Blue Hawkeyes, the Green Mustangs, and the Red Armstrongs are meeting in Underground Thunder City to rustle up something big. You up?"
"I am in if it means keeping the money." Alex said.
"Hop in, man, let's go!" Sid commented. Alex got in the car and drove off.
Lucas and Carla were returning to their apartment, looking for Alex.
"Alex, we are home!" said Carla. "Alex, where are you?"
"We have got to find Alex." Lucas added.
The Wolf Theatre, 870
Carla and Lucas showed up at the Wolf, and Alex was not there. However, there was a little boy about 11 named Ivan Smirnov, who was clearly loitering, blowing bubble gum.
"So, you know anything about Alex Arlert?" Carla asked.
"Sid Sharp of the Blue Hawkeyes took him." Ivan answered. "All 3 of the big name Thunder City gangs are planning something big in Underground Thunder."
"Good to know." said Lucas.
Underground Thunder Entrance
Carla and Lucas arrived at the entrance of Underground Thunder, but there were black trucks with the Black wave logo inscribed in a white circle on them. In one of the trucks Alex and several other gang members were tied up, being transported somewhere.
"They got Alex!" Lucas said.
"Follow the damn truck!" Carla ordered, jacking a Black Wave motorcycle, and following the truck all the way to where it was going, a Black Wave rally.
"Wait!" Carla said. "They won't let us walk in like this, so we need disguises." Carla and Lucas walked to a nearby boutique, and bought some clothes that average folk would wear, and tried to blend in. They approached the door of the rally, and the doorman showed up.
"So, you are in for the Black Wave rally?" the doorman asked.
"Yes, we are huge supporters of the Eldian people, and very sympathetic to all those lost in the Eldian genocide!" Carla said.
"My grandfather's best friend was a native Eldian, and he was killed during the genocide!" Lucas said, lying.
"I believe survivors of the massacre!" Carla said.
"Right this way." The doorman said, leading them to the event.
Black Wave Rally, 870
There were black banners with white circles and the Black Wave logo inscribed in the circles hanging on both sides of the back of the center stage. People were gathered to see the revolution beginning and justice for Eldians. It was like a rock concert, except instead of music, there was an inspiring speech.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, you leader, your savior, DOCTOR THUNDER!" Doctor Thunder rose from the elevator, with those creepy eyes under the black mask and hood intimidated the whole crowd.
"My Fellow Black Waves, The Marleyan People have been the cause of war for centuries yet upon millennia, and they bring nothing but racial injustice to others." Thunder began. "Marley has killed our people in our own land, and now its ruled by white folk, despite it being independent!"
Everyone gasped.
"When I was young, my family was killed during the Marleyan occupation of Eldia, and I was forced into one of their prison camps. There I had to work like a slave, hard work for no pay at all. I was tortured if I stepped out of line, and I was given no food but stale soup broth and bugs."
Everyone sighed, feeling sorry for Thunder.
"Then, a meteor fell from the sky, landing in the middle of the camp, and it glowed pearly white." Thunder continued. "I touched it, and it gave me great cosmic abilities, and the ability to turn into a Space Titan, which is a rare Titan form that is driven by astral power instead of Titan Serum. This also lets me use a Titan power when not in Titan form, and my power is Thunder, therefore my name, Doctor Thunder."
"But how is that possible?" Carla asked to Lucas.
"Sid Sharp is the leader of the Blue Hawkeyes, a notorious gang made up of all white folks, who target native Eldian black folk." Thunder explained. "I will let him defend himself before I kill him, because even someone like me has a heart." Sid Sharp pulled out his gun and shot some rounds at Thunder, but he dodged them, and used Force Lightning to electrocute Sid with 15,000 volts, killing him.
"Marley must pay for what they did!" Thunder chanted, as people cheered.
"ELDIA FOREVER!" the crowd chanted. "ELDIA FOREVER!" "ELDIA FOREVER!"
Thunder executed the other two gang leaders, and when he was about to execute Alex, Alex ran off the stage.
"Where are you going?" Thunder said. Alex ran off and found Carla and Lucas.
"Let's get out of here!" The three heroes bailed out, and took the motorcycle home.
The three heroes were at the station, in their police uniforms, which were black leather coats, grey shirts, black ties, black pants, boots, and black police caps.
"Glad you are here." Jessica said. "And you have your uniforms, perfect!"
"Not perfect." Carla remarked. "Doctor Thunder has a power that is far beyond anything humanity has seen before."
"It is said to be otherworldly." Lucas added.
"Well then." Jessica commented. "If it is a war Thunder wants, it is a war he shall get."
TO BE CONTINUED...
