Armageddon Syndrome
Authors Note: Well, chapter four is here, and this is where it all kicks off! I know that the last three chapters have been relatively action free, but hey, you gotta set it up, before you knock it down. Mr Incredible faces the new and improved Syndrome and the psychotic Shadowkat, Violet comes masked face to masked face with Danse Macabre and Kitty and Invisigoth find the girl…and get a nasty surprise for there troubles.
Chapter 4
D.N. Angels…or, how I learned to stop worrying, and love the apocalypse.
Syndrome watched over the camera feeds as Mr Incredible continued to patrol the city, completely oblivious to the spy camera covertly following him. Syndrome smiled, as he turned towards the tubes that lined the cryo room. Incredible had no idea what was coming. His death would be the first in a series of events, which would put Syndrome on top of the world. No longer would he be seen as just another villain…he would be seen as master of the earth. And when he had the earth, he would make those super heroic bastards suffer. He imagined death camps, where anyone who checked out for super powers would be killed. Armies of his followers, chanting his name, as the man who created a new and better world order…and then, he would be more than a super…he would be a god. He was interrupted from his thoughts, as Shadowkat entered.
"I have sent the word out for our self superior super villains to join us in the central chamber, to be given the assignments. Also, Kitty and Invisigoth have vanished, so I took the precaution of launching a spy satellite after them" Shadowkat said.
"We-heh-ell, nice to see you can take the initiative. That was Mirages problem…to much of a yes girl. When the probe finds them, it'll bring them back?" Syndrome asked.
"Of course. I thought it best not to kill them, until we knew whether they were betraying us or simply going for some…RR" Shadowkat replied.
"Cool. Now, Let's go cause some chaos and bloodshed" Syndrome said, striding from the room, his cape sweeping behind him.
Marla smiled as she rifled through the various guns and blades in her trunk. There was an AK-47 here, and a Kalashnikov there. It was so difficult to decide.
"Baked Violet?" Marla said aloud, her eyes falling on a Flame Thrower.
"Violet shish-kabob?" Marla said, eyeing up a vicious looking blade.
"I think…minced Violet" Marla said, picking up a mini-gun and loading a fresh clip into it.
"Hey, Macabre? I've got my stuff…you ready?" Marla asked. Danse Macabre stepped from the other room, fastening the clip of his cloak, and placing his katana sword into its sheath.
"I am ready. But Violet must be brought in alive" Danse Macabre said.
"Awwww, that's no fun. I just spent all this time picking out the best weapon of horrible death" Marla said, mock pouting and tilting her head.
"No. But…you can pick off as many civilians as you wish. If you want to take down her little classmates, that's fine" Danse Macabre said, causing Marla's face to light up.
"See, that's why I love you Mac…you always know how to cheer me up" Marla said smiling, as she placed the Mini-Gun into a bag. Danse Macabre smiled briefly, as he and Marla headed out of the room.
Syndrome smiled as he stepped forward, looking down at the various villains gathered around him. It was all coming together for him.
"Every last one of you, are about to take part in the greatest plan ever attempted…a glorious realisation of my dreams. You are going to help create a new world order, one devoid of these 'heroes' who have stood against us. We are going to at last have vengeance. Now, here's how we do this little tango. Macabre and Marla are going after Violet. Bomb Voyage, Baron Von Ruthless and Hellfire are bringing Dash in…and I and Shadowkat are taking care of Mr Incredible ourselves. Night-shadow will coordinate from here. Any objections, take them to Shadowkat here" Syndrome said, causing Shadowkat to break into a Cheshire cat grin, as she held out both hands, and two vicious looking blades slid out.
"How deed Kitty and Invisigoth weezle out of thees?" Bomb Voyage asked.
"They didn't. They've vanished so my lieutenant has already sent a probe out to find them, so I can…re-educate them on how we do things here" Syndrome said.
"Now then, let's get on with what makes this job worthwhile…wanton property damage and mindless violence!" Syndrome said, as he stepped into his armour, and jetted into the sky, followed by Shadowkat.
Kitty smiled as she slowly stalked through the shadows. She and Invisigoth had spotted the girl they had been sent to retrieve, and now it was just a matter of selecting the perfect moment to strike. She slowly withdrew the flame blaster from her hip holster, and loaded it with a fuel cartridge. It was time for the flames to dance for her. She quickly and silently followed the girl into the alley she had walked down, before firing. And then…
"To slow" the girl said, as Kitty whirled around, to find the girl by her side. The next thing she saw was a viciously curved knife whir towards her, slicing her across the chest. She leapt away and fired, the flames filling the alley way, causing it to burst aflame. Kitty felt none of it. Invisigoth began firing bullet after bullet at the girl, before receiving a kick to the stomach, sending her hurtling into a wall. The girl then withdrew a bottle of vodka, and hurled it at Kitty. It seemed to happen in slow motion…the bottle impacted, shattering and spilling its contents, and then the flame reared up, and swallowed Kitty.
"Beautiful" was all Kitty said, before running, and leaping into the river. The girl nodded, satisfied, before walking over to Invisigoth.
"I am Eve. And you are going to deliver a message from me to Macabre. Understand?" Eve said. Invisigoth nodded weakly, coughing up blood.
"Tell him that I am no-ones…lackey. And that I…I…" Eve began, before slumping to the ground unconscious, with a scratch across her neck. Kitty stepped forward, drenched in water.
"You made me get wet. I hate getting wet. Luckily, my claws are laced with a neuro toxin. Instant paralysis. C'mon Invisigoth lets get our little Eve here to Macabre. I think we can call this a success" Kitty said, lifting Eve up, and exiting the charred and smoking alleyway.
Mr Incredible was having a good day, all things considered. He had already managed to catch up with three villains and hand them over to the police with relatively little trouble. Currently the only thing concerning him was the mysterious figure that had been following him for a half hour now. It wore black armour, with two raised sections on either side of its head. A face shield hid the mystery mans face from him, and he had a silver S on his chest.
"Alright friend, you've been following me since the bank job. So, you're either a curious hero or a really lousy stalker" Mr Incredible said.
"I am neither. I am your executioner!" the man shouted firing a concentrated blast of energy at Mr Incredible. The blast hit him square on, sending him smashing through a wall into one of the nearby houses.
"I've waited a long time for this, Incredible! And at last, I'm going to see you die!" the man said, firing a second blast, that Mr Incredible leapt over, before kicking the assailant in the face shield, shattering it, to reveal…
"Syndrome! But, how?" Mr Incredible asked, before being kicked to the side by Shadowkat, as she leapt from the darkness.
"Did you think that a jet explosion would kill me? I'm your arch nemesis…you don't get off that easy!" Syndrome said, firing a mini missile that exploded, sending Mr Incredible tumbling to the ground.
"Well, we can hardly expect him to be to intelligent. After all, he is a super" Shadowkat said, slashing at Mr Incredibles chest, leaving a vicious gash.
"Now, at last it's time to die, you self important freak" Shadowkat said, pointing her gun at Mr Incredibles head. At that moment, Syndrome knocked the gun from her hands, a scowl on his face.
"What are you doing? I don't want him dead yet…I want him broken, beaten, crushed. I don't want him to just be finished off with one quick painless shot!" Syndrome said.
"I do not wish him to harm you again" Shadowkat said.
"Look Shadowkat, this guy…he ruined my whole plan last time. I don't want him to get away with a quick death. I want to really make this bastard suffer. I programmed you to remember my defeats…you've gotta understand how much I hate this guy" Syndrome said.
"As you wish. I shall bring him back to base. However, I will place him under the strictest surveillance" Shadowkat said.
"Fine by me, Shadowkat. Heh, this was just too easy. Let's hope that the others are doing as well" Syndrome said.
Danse Macabre watched as the various students walked around the campus. He saw none of them. Only one of them stood out. Violet Parr. The target. He saw Marla arm the mini-gun, and line it up with the group of students Violet was walking with.
"Remember, do not harm Violet. I need her alive" Danse Macabre said. He drew hi sword, as Marla pressed the trigger button. It happened in an instant. Five barrels of vicious leaden death fired out continuously, and the students surrounding Violet were shredded, ripped to pieces by the onslaught of bullets. Danse Macabre leapt, only to slam face first into a force field. He recovered quickly, and pointed the gun they had supplied him with. He fired, a beam of red light passing through the force field and hitting Violet square on, rendering her unconscious. Marla laughed as she fired into the crowd, gunning down at least fifty students.
"I have the girl. Now we head back to the base" Macabre said, operating the teleport device Syndrome had given them.
"Aw, but I'm not done playing with my mini-gun yet" Marla said in mock petulance.
"I assure…when it is completed, you will have ample chance for death and destruction" Danse Macabre said, as a beam of light teleported them away.
Syndrome smiled as he stood over Mr Incredibles fallen form. He was contained in a specialised containment field, which prevented him from using his powers. This time he would make certain he couldn't escape.
"So how does it feel? To be beaten by a man you thought you'd killed? Even as we speak, Macabre is disposing of your daughter, and my other associates are dealing with your arrogant son, Dash. Then, I'm going to kill you. Slowly and painfully" Syndrome said.
"No, then I'm going to break you in two! Don't you dare harm my family!" Mr Incredible yelled out.
"It's a bit late for that. I've already sent my assassins. But hey I'll let you see them…in the next world" Syndrome said.
"Syndrome, Kitty and Invisigoth have at last returned. I have sent Night-shadow to bring them to you" Shadowkat said.
"Good. Now, love to stay and chat old pal, but I've got plenty more work to do…don't worry though, we'll get plenty of catching up done later" Syndrome said, striding from the room.
Danse Macabre nodded to himself as he looked at the two prisoners…Violet Parr, the child of Mr Incredible…the blonde man…and the girl, Eve. The two who's D.N.A was required for it.
"What the hell do you want, you twisted psycho!" Violet yelled out. Macabre glanced up and stepped forward.
"Violet Parr…human with amazing powers. And Eve…fallen angel. Combined together, the results will be…wonderful" Macabre said, entering a code into a nearby door. And then it opened, and light spilled from it.
"I have brought them here. Come…let us begin, the second phase" Danse Macabre said, as the light grew brighter still
Authors Notes: So, with this chapter, things become clearer, as we learn the identity of the blonde man, the child and the girl. But how does Macabre know Incredible? Is Eve genuinely and Angel, and if so, what will happen if her D.N.A is crossed with Violets? And just what is Syndrome and Shadowkats plans, now they have there nemesis? The answer to (some) of these questions, will be revealed in the next chapter. Read and Review!