Siege of Space City

Diclaimer: "Don't worry, Kalibak. I'm just getting things set for when the fun really begins." - Desaad, Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

Chapter 12: Things Heat Up!

Profile Time yet again, folks! Now we take a look at the Solar Samurai, Sunfire!

Sunfire

Real Name: Shiro Yoshida

First Appearance: "Christmas Chaos"

Affiliation: West Coast Misfits, ally of Big Hero 6

Hair: Black Eyes: Dark Brown

Powers and Abilities: Sunfire has the power to absorb solar radiation, and convert that radiation into plasma that bursts into flame when exposed to oxygen. He can use this power to project heat, flames, and even radiation. He is also able to use this power to fly, often protecting himself by surrounding himself in flames. Due to the nature of his powers, Sunfire can withstand higher temperatures than ordinary humans, and is extremely resistant to radiation. As he gets older, his powers may grow to higher levels.

Birthplace: Agarashima, Japan

Biography: Not much has been revealed about Shiro's early life, but he may be related to the GI Joe member codenamed Jinx. Before he joined the West Coast Misfits, he and Wildstar met and had an unrecorded adventure. Sunfire would be one of the young mutants Wildstar would gather to help fight the Mimic android. As a West Coast Misfit, Shiro has made himself stand out with his arrogance and temper as hot as his flames. His arguments with teammate Thunderbolt are legendary, which is ironic as the two share common interests in pro wrestling and baseball.

The Xavier Institute

"Man, dis is humiliatin'." Remy LeBeau, the Cajun mutant codenamed Gambit, grumbled as he applied a squeegee to the outside wall of Ororo's greenhouse. Ororo Munroe, the Kenyan weather-manipulator codenamed Storm, had made him and Piotr Rasputin, the Russian-born X-Man codenamed Colossus, clean up the greenhous after they accidentally caused paint to cover it due to a faulty catapult. "Remy should'a blasted dat catapult. One touch, and dat cursed t'ing would've been sent to Hell where it belongs."

"I do not understand it." Piotr frowned as he squeegeed some paint off the greenhouse's wall. "We aimed it perfectly." The powerhouse Russian then sighed. "Well, it could be worse."

"Worse?" Remy blinked.

"We could've caused the greenhouse to become a big pile of glass and dirt, tovarisch." Piotr explained. "Who knows what Miss Munroe would have done if that happened."

"Don't scare Remy like dat." Remy shuddered.

"Or we could've hit Rogue's room." Piotr added.

"Now you are really starting to scare Remy, pal." The Cajun mutant shuddered. "And Remy t'ought dem legends regardin' dat Marie LeVeau was scary."

"Marie LeVeau?" Piotr blinked.

"De Witch Queen of New Orleans." Remy explained. "Queen of Voodoo. Dey say she immortal. You no want to mess wit dat woman."

"Ah." Piotr nodded. "Let me tell you about the Baba Yaga sometime."

"Baba Yaga?" Remy blinked.

"In Russian and Slavic folklore, the Baba Yaga is a witch who flies on a mortar, using a pestle as a rudder, and kidnaps children to eat. They say she lives on a house that stands on large chicken's legs."

"Wow." Remy shook his head with a smile. "Dat's one heckuva legend."

"Da." Piotr nodded.

Space City

"How many kinds of robots do you have, anyway?" Siryn asked as she picked up the broken robot.

"Many different kinds." Kimiko explained. Terrell picked up the robot and looked it over. "Ill have to summon a repair robot to fix that one up. Each one is pre-programmed with certain instructions."

"It would explain how all these robots are able to work together." Shiro nodded.

"Damn, this thing looks straight outta Star Trek, man." The speedster frowned. Rahne blinked.

"Maybe ye need tae reboot it. Ye know, like a computer?" The redheaded Scottish werewolf suggested, poking the robot.

Keep talking, you inferior excuses for mutants. Virus smirked evilly. You may not be Toad, but I'll enjoy torturing you anyway, heh heh.

"Hey, what's that?" Terrell asked, noticing another robot coming towards him. It had an arm with a small nozzle at the end of it.

"That is a construction robot." Kimiko answered. "That one appears to be carrying superglue."

Splort!

The robot squirted superglue on Terrell's feet.

"Hey!" Terrell exclaimed. The young speedster's feet were stuck tight, despite his struggling. "Yo, man! What is this? That robot's got its wires crossed!"

"Oh, dear..." Kimiko sighed. "I just hope these malfunctions are isolated."

"This malfunction ain't gonna go away so easy, kiddies!" A particular English-accented voice laughed from within the robot. The West Coast Misfits' eyes widened in shock.

"No!" Rahne yelped.

"Virus!" Siryn snarled.

"What are you doing here, you miscreant?!" Shiro yelled.

"Hey, somebody unstick my feet, man!" Terrell exclaimed.

"Who is that?" Kimiko blinked.

"Virus." Siryn snarled. "As our friend Ace would call him, 'The only man on Earth badder than Mike Tyson in his prime'."

"If he's here, then..." Rahne gasped in shock. "So is Cobra! We have to warn the others!"

"Cobra?!" Kimiko gasped.

"Yo, somebody get my damn feet out of here first!" Velocity yelled, trying to get his feet out of the superglue they were trapped in.

"What am I doing here?" The mad English mutant laughed. "Just taking out the trash." Several more robots came down around the group, all armed with saw blades.

"More construction robots?" Siryn asked as she looked around nervously.

"Yes." The Japanese woman nodded.

"Somehow, I don't think they're in the mood for constructing." Shiro frowned as the robots moved in closer.

"Sunfire, work on freeing Velocity!" Theresa ordered, the Irish girl immediately going into leader mode. "Wolfsbane, ye and I will stop these mad robots!"

"How am I supposed to do that?" Shiro blinked in confusion.

"Melt it." Terrell explained. "Melt it, and I can use my wind powers to blow it off me. I'll back you up."

"Right." The Japanese mutant leaned down and worked on the glue that covered his Compton-born teammate's feet.

"Try not to incinerate my feet, huh?"

"I am perfectly capable of using my powers in a controlled manner." Shiro scowled. "Just try not to move around too much." The Japanese mutant put his hands close to Terrell's feet and started trying to heat up the glue.

"Grrrrrr..." Rahne Sinclair growled as she changed into her werewolf form. "Back off!" She slashed at a robot, knocking it away.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Theresa used her sonic scream to scatter several other robots away.

"Shiro, look out!" Terrell warned, noticing Virus charging towards them. The Solar Samurai looked up.

"You wish to-!" The young Japanese mutant got ready to attack the mad English mutant, but Terrell was quicker. The spedster whipped out his arms and his eyes glowed white. The air kicked up around the Compton native's arms, forming small tornadoes around them. He then blasted those tornadoes at Virus, literally blowing the Dreadnok away.

"GAH!" Virus screamed as he tried to fight the tornadoes by activating the jetpack feature in his Battle Pack.

"Told you I got yo' back, man!" Terrell shot a grin at his teammate.

"Indeed." Shiro nodded, then went back to freeing Terrell.

"Kimiko, get back!" Siryn warned, pushing the young woman back slightly with her arm. She let loose with another sonic scream, shattering a couple more robots.

"There's so many of them!" Rahne yelled, pitching one robot into them.

"Why is that boy doing this?" Kimiko wondered.

"Because he's a little psychopath." Theresa grumbled. "And if he's here, then Cobra is here."

"But, that's not possible!" Kimiko exclaimed, shaking her head. "Only me and my father reside in this station. And my father would never work with Cobra!"

"Are ye sure about that?" Siryn frowned.

"Of course I am!" The Japanese woman answered crossly. "Why would my father work with them? He built this station to get away from people like Cobra!"

"Looks like Cobra is not that interested in letting him go." Shiro quipped as he managed to melt the glue around Terrell's feet. "There."

"Did you just make a joke?" The speedster grinned.

"I have my moments." Shiro nodded.

"We had better get the adults." Rahne realized.

Well, well, well! Looks like the action is just heating up! What insanity will happen next? Will the Joes learn what's going on? Will Gambit and Colossus be able to clean up the greenhouse without incident? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!