'Now with the Colts Megacore under my control, I now have fourteen of the thirty-two Megacore's.' Endgame though as a smile formed on her skull like face. 'No doubt the Guardians are getting desperate, but as I know from firsthand experience, a desperate and cornered animal is always the most dangerous.' she though to herself as she was eyeing her next target, the Atlanta Falcons. With a single thought she activated the Falcons Crusher, a giant mechanical falcon. 'Peregrine, bring me the Falcons Megacore...'

-Later-

An alarm was blaring inside the HOK, which caught the immediate attention of the few Guardians inside the HOK.

"What's going on?" Ricky asked his leader as he, Amara, and Aaron stood before their leader.

"We have detected a large surge of Negacore energy in Atlanta. While it's currently away from the stadium, it is rapidly approaching. I need you three to link up Talon and secure the Falcons Megacore." RZ ordered his three Guardians, who proceeded to armor up at once and jump into the Falcons passageway, just as several other Guardians entered the man room of the HOK.

"What's going on in Atlanta?" Ash asked her leader, for she had observed three of her fellow Guardians enter the Falcons passageway.

"Negacore energy." RZ responded simply, which earned serious looks from Ash, Tua and Layla.

"You want us to head to Atlanta as well?" Layla asked her leader.

"Negative. There are two other big games that require our attention." RZ said as he pulled up images from Seattle and San Diego. "The Patriots are in Seattle, thus making it a rematch of Super Bowl forty-nine." RZ said before turning his attention to Los Angeles. "In LA it's a battle for AFC playoff seeding as the Chargers play host to the Baltimore Ravens. "Ish, Ash and Layla, you three will be reporting to Los Angeles." RZ ordered as the trio nodded, but did not armor up so they could blend into the crowd.

"Who's going to Seattle?" Layla asked as she realized RZ never mentioned anyone going there.

"A team is already in Seattle: Joseph, Marty and Dean." RZ informed his three Guardians.

"With his knee, do you think it was wise to send Joseph into battle?" Ish asked in a concerned tone. "I mean there are sixteen of us." Ish said in a serious tone.

"I admire your concern Ish, but Joseph assured me he was ready to go back into the field. If you need backup at any point, send out an SOS." RZ ordered as Ish's strike team walked into the Chargers passageway and where on their way to Southern California.

-Meanwhile-

"Good to see you three." the Falcons Rusher Talon greeted Ricky, Amara and Aaron.

"Good to be here as well. What's going on?" Ricky asked Talon.

"It's hard to tell honestly. The stadiums security scanners detected Negacore energy circling in the skies above the city, I was just about to fly up there and take a look when I decided it would probably be better to ask for Guardian backup." Talon said, which earned head nods from the Guardian trilogy.

"You have a plan?" Amara asked Talon.

"I do indeed have a plan." Talons said, which earned everyone's attention. "Ricky, you and I are the best fliers of this team, so you and I'll fly up and see what's causing the Negacore energy. While Aaron and Amara stay inside the stadium as a last resort, sound good?" Talon asked the Guardian trilogy, which earned head nods from them. "Alright then, Ricky, let's get airborne..."

-Later-

"Ricky checking in with the ground team. We are rapidly approaching whatever the heck is circling the city. Is everything clear on the ground?" Ricky asked Aaron.

"Everything is peachy." Aaron answered, which earned a laugh from Ricky, for Aaron had used a Georgia joke.

"Good, keep us posted rookie." Ricky said as he ended the communication line and kept flying slightly behind Talon. A few minutes later they found what they where looking for.

"It looks like we found the source of the Negacore energy." Talon hissed as they eyed the Crusher that was flying a little bit above them.

"Any plans on stopping this Crusher?" Ricky asked Talon. However before Talon could respond the Crusher suddenly let out a metallic shriek as it swiftly turned around and spotted the Guardian and Rusher, and began flying straight towards them.

"Yea... stay behind me!" Talon ordered as he picked up speed and began flying towards the diving Crusher, and a few seconds later they collided and began grappling as they fell out of the sky and towards the ground, their momentum accelerating them to a dangerous speed.

"Talon, break off!" Ricky ordered as he began flying down after them, accelerating his own speed in order to catch up with them.

"No! I got this!" Talon hissed as he and Peregrine continued to fall out of the sky and towards the domed stadium...

-Meanwhile-

"It's been a few minutes, think we should check in on them?" Aaron asked Amara. But before the female Guardian could respond, the ceiling in front of them came crashing down as a mechanical peregrine falcon came crashing through the ceiling, creating a small crater in the floor due to his momentum.

"I think that answers the question." Amara hissed as she and Aaron took up a combat stance, just at Peregrine flapped it's wings and stood back up, just as Ricky and Talon flew down through the hole in the ceiling and took up stances behind the Crusher, thus surrounding him.

"Your not getting this Megacore, Crusher scum!" Talon hissed as he and the trio of Guardians all prepared to fight. Peregrine eyed them all with it's purple robotic eyes and then began screeching loudly and flapping it's metal wings so rapidly that the wind was howling in the hallway outside the Megacore vault.

"Your going to have to do better than that!" Amara yelled over the sound of the howling wind. Peregrine seemed to acknowledge her criticism, and began charging up a new attack, sensing this, Ricky began to laugh.

"Your going to have to do better than a Negacore pulse as well!" Ricky sneered under his armored visor. But Peregrine had something else in mind as he did begin charging up a Negacore pulse, but decided to combine it with his ability to manipulate the wind and launched a razor sharp wind blast infused with Negacore energy that emanated from it's wings and struck Ricky and Talon and knocked them out instantly.

"That's new!" Aaron hissed as he eyed the Crusher who launched another wind slice, which he and Amara barely managed to dodge. Aaron began firing energy blasts at the Crusher, Amara following suit, but their attacks proved fruitless endeavors as Peregrine slashed another wind blast that combined their attacks with the Crusher's and struck them head on, knocking them out instantly, allowing Peregrine to walk towards the Falcons Megacore vault...

To Be Continued...