Shopa-shopa! Time to update, nyo!
Reptil: You've been watching us this whole time, so you don't make mistakes?
Of course, nyo! It's important to only change what's necessary, nyo.
Wolverine: Why are you talking like a cat?
Watching Panyo Panyo Digi Charat in a marathon for three straight hours can do that to you, nyo.
CHAPTAH!
STARTO!
Reptil glanced down, unable to completely comprehend the red seeping out of his chest. His hands came up and touched the metal tip fleetingly, before it was wrenched backward painfully. Both Wanda and Mrs. Marvel screamed as the boy fell onto his stomach.
"Though I suppose since you're the only one here, that makes it easier." Surfer walked around Reptil, who was attempting to crawl away. He picked up the Latino hero by his hair, making Reptil cry out as blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"By the way, I thought you should know this before you go." Surfer leaned in close to Reptil's face, his silver color being replaced by black. "The others aren't coming back, because I destoyed them all." The alien whispered malevolently. Reptil hissed at Surfer, spitting blood into the cosmic villain's eye. Surfer reered back with a cry of disgust, slamming Reptil's head down.
"DISGUSTING WORM!" Surfer roared, holding the sword above Reptil's head. Before he could bring it down, however, the doors opened and Captain America camer strolling in, humming 'God Bless America'.
"Ah, Surfer! Good to see you again! How fares your space travels? Have you any news of our comrades?" The red, white, and blue hero laughed, until Reptil flopped into view, a trail of red underneath him.
"Captain...Look out." The warning came almost too late, but Captain America blocked the Infinity Sword with his shield, barrel-rolling out of the way. He landed beside Reptil, who struggled to his feet with the edge of a console.
"Young Reptil, stand back! Our silver friend has turned villianous, and must be stopped!" The hispanic hero gave the captain a look.
"Oh really? Hadn't noticed, except from when he stuck a sword through my chest!" Either Captain America ignored the quip, or didn't hear it, because the next second he pounced at Surfer, who easily threw the soldier to the side. He turned his head to see Reptil, attempting to get to the door. Hulk growled when Surfer began to walk towards him.
"Shiny leave Lobster alone! Or Hulk SMASH!" The green giant brought his hands down on Surfer - only to have them pass right through. Before the green giant could throw a fit, Ironman tried to placate the super-strengthed hero.
"Hulk, remember that Humberto told us nothing we did would do anything? It's what happened already, not something we can change." Hulk gave a fleeting moment of clarified sadness pass over his face.
"But...Lobster..." The hero trailed off as Surfer picked up Reptil by the collar, and flung him into the stairs that rose in the middle of the room. Ironman winced.
"I know. It completely sucks." The Latino boy screamed as his back hit the metal, a splash of red painting the wall. Reptil was going to die if this kept up, either from being battered like a paper ball, or from blood-loss. Surfer raised his hand, the stones beginning to glow, until Captain smashed into his side, knocking away the Surfer, and in turn, knocking the Infinity Gauntlet off his hand.
And consequently, right in front of Reptil.
Reptil raised himself up weakly, staring at the Gauntlet darkly. He crawled towards it, and began to pick at the Power Stone. The tiny red jem began to loosen, which the Surfer noticed, and he threw off Captain America who went sailing out the door. Surfer charged at Reptil, who yanked harder at the glove, until he was swatted away by the alien. The force of the throw, however, was enough to pull the Power Stone right out of the Gauntlet, and there was an explosion, the room filling up with smoke.
Both Surfer and the Squaddies coughed as the smoke filtered out, looking around for Reptil. The boy was quickly spotted, sitting in the corner clutching the Power Stone. Humberto coughed, blood still leaking from his chest, and struggled to his feet. Surfer roared.
"YOU LITTLE PUNK! You've actually removed the Power Stone? I'll destroy you!" The alien made to charge at him, but was interrupted by a mechanical voice issueing from the comm.
"Self-destruct sequence has been activated. All personel have exactly 30 seconds to evacuate the premises." Reptil's eyes went wide when Captain America threw himself on Surfer's back.
"Young Reptil, escape! I'll hold off this fiend while you get the stone and yourself to safety!" Ironman's eyes went wide, as did Reptil's. 'He was one of the first to go.'
"But, Captain-!" A panel exploded by Reptil, who screamed and threw a hand in his face to protect him. When he uncovered his eyes, Captain America was struggling to hold back Dark Surfer. He turned and shouted to Reptil.
"GO!" The jurassic hero darted away, his legs screaming in protest. He made it to the window, seeing Captain struggling with the Surfer.
"Ten seconds..." Reptil couldn't just leave the Captain. They were family, after all. Surfer had been their family too, but now...
"Six seconds..." Captain shouted when Surfer managed to throw him to the ground, stepping on his head. The soldier managed to scream at Reptil one last time.
"HUMBERTO, RUN!" As the voice blared three seconds.
Reptil clenched his eyes shut and jumped.
An explosion.
Screaming.
Then white.
When the Squad managed to open their eyes, they looked over their shoulders to see the smoking remains of their home. A cough in front of them, and Reptil unburied himself from the sand that had covered him in the impact. He stood shakily, and turned to face the once-Super Hero Squad base.
"Captain..." Reptil muttered, before he started to cry loudly. Wanda almost started to cry with him - only to have it turn into a scream as Reptil was pinned down by his throat, a very angry Dark Surfer crouched over him.
"Enough games..." He growled, his hand that wasn't pinning Reptil crackling with energy, "It ends HERE!" He shouted, bringing his hand down.
Reptil felt his heartbeat speed up - then slow to a halt.
Two large dark blue paws, cat paws, but as big as an elephant's leg, pressed against Surfer's chest, and flung him off like a toy. He landed somewhere in the smoking rubble, as Reptil took in the paws his arms had turned into.
"This aren't dinosaur claws..." He muttered, before his sense came rushing at him and he stood. He examined his hands, flexing them. "Tiger Paws!" The big furry extensions burst into life, and Reptil laughed before he realized what had happened. "Gotta tell the people, gotta tell 'em." He said in a dazed voice, and turned around. "Antelope Legs!~" His limbs extended and thinned, hooves sprouting where his fingers and toes were, antlers formed from the top of his head, and within a few seconds standing before the Squad was a fully mature antelope.
"Well, your powers seemed to have matured, Humberto." He floated above the boy with a dark grin that radiated evil delight. "You know, Reptil doesn't suit you anymore." Surfer said while grinning spitefully at the changeling. The antelope morphed back into Humberto, who glared at the alien.
"SHUT UP! You killed Captain! You made our friends disappear! WHY?" He shouted- no, screamed at the Surfer. Who shrugged, grinning as he spun the Infinity sword in his hand, now recovered by the Gauntlet which no longer glowed.
"They were YOUR friends. I merely pretended to be amused by them." Reptil had started crying again, but his voice held steady as he continued to stare hatefully at his once-friend.
"They WERE your friends, and I was too. We had fun together, and did good things. We protected Earth together, so why...?" His arms began to glow, and the paws came back, only this time with sharp claws accompanying them. "WHY DID YOU BETRAY US?" He screched, leaping at the alien who thrust the sword at him again. It sank into his chest, but Humberto ignored the pain in favor of slashing Surfer in the face. Surfer howled, throwing the Latino boy to the ground, and clutched his face. When the odd blue ooze stopped leaking from his face, Surfer realized Humberto had used the chance to take off.
Humberto ran, the blood painting a trail below him, but the adreneline in his body refused to let him stop. The Squaddies ran beside him, all thinking of different ways to cause Surfer pain. It was only a few minutes before the city sprang up in front of them, and Reptil fell several times before he got back up, morphing into his human form.
[A[B[C[D]E]F]G]
The Thing was strolling around the city, in a pleasant daze, when somthing crashed right into his side. Groaning, he looked around until he saw Reptil laying on some trash cans. There was fresh blood on his clothes, and a hole in his chest. The orange giant hurried to his side even as his own team assembled and tried to make the quickly-forming crowd back off.
"Reptil? What happened to ya?" The Latino boy was dazed, muttering under his breath, until his eyes focused on Thing. He took a deep breath, and his voice exploded over the din of the city.
"SURFER'S GONE ROGUE! HE KILLED CAPTAIN AMERICA! HE BLEW UP THE SQUAD BASE! HE DESTROYED THE SQUAD!" Citizens began to panic at his screeches, as Thing attempted to hold him down. Reptil had begun to flail wildly with his screams, and rolled out of the orange behemoth's arms.
"N-Now calm down kid!" Thing tried, to no avail. Reptil began to scream again, repeating it over and over almost five more times, before collapsing into FireStar's arms.
"They're gone... Mi familia es gone...All gone..." He began to cry, for the third time that day, as FireStar wrapped her arms around him. That was the scene the Squaddies were left with as everything around them faded to black.
READ AND REVIEW! Well, my fight scenes suck, but I think I did well. Yes, Captain was the first to go, and the Fantastic Four followed, but you'll have to stay tuned for the next chapter to find out more!