Shock to the Eco System
A/N: I wanted to let you know that I'm getting a little disillusioned with this story - but fear not, if it falls apart I'll write a new one with Angelo's help, I already have ideas using a few of the characters here! I need to hit a certain quota of reviews for this otherwise you'll have to wait for the next one...sorry
Thomas, Richie, Daisy, Frieda, Francis, Virgil and several other students were tied up in an office. "I can't pull free" one of the bigger guys grunted.
"These are reinforced plastic cables" Richie said. "Properties of plastic… strength of steel chains"
"They chaff" announced Freda with a sigh.
Virgil grimaced, his powers weren't working…he tugged on them again. With a groan he leaned back against the desk.
Isis blasted the room with electricity; the tendrils of energy hurled the executives around. Two men charged her; she swept backwards in a blur of speed and hit them with shockwaves of energy along the ground. A guard ran at her from the doorway. She grabbed his throat with lightening fast reflexes and hurled him away. "Alva?" she spotted the door shutting behind the CEO. "Alva" she said as if he had disappointed her
In a way he had…but the chase was good too.
Froggie and Eclipse strode down the corridor. "Nico…"
"Yes Jordan?"
"What's wrong with Natalie?"
"Nothing"
"She's stopped wearing her bustier"
"I amn't her fashion advisor" Nico said as he touched the cane to the button of the elevator. "Why not ask her yourself?"
"I tried…she didn't reply – just said she was trying something new"
"That's your answer"
Froggie sighed and stood up in the elevator. He looked at Nico. "That's not it – you're both hiding something" he exclaimed.
Nico stared dead ahead.
"GOT IT!" Daisy exclaimed in a hush. All eyes snapped to her, she was rubbing her wrists, she held the nail file in her fingers. She ran around, starting with Virgil she opened the clasps and then went to Richie. "You two should go and get help" she said quietly. "I'll free the others!"
"Right" Richie nodded. F-Stop grunted as Daisy released his wrists.
"I'm coming too" Francis said.
"No" Virgil and Richie exclaimed. "We're smaller, less noticeable, these guys need a protector" Virgil stammered.
"NO ONE tells me what to do" snapped Francis
"Uh – well – seriously, they need you here" Richie said.
"They can use the airvents if you stay Francis" sighed Freda.
Francis growled and glared at the boys who were sneaking out one of the two office doors.
"Okay – spread out to the other offices, groups of two" Daisy said. "I'll see if I can find a phone around here, stay out of sight and try free the others".
Francis was about so say something when Daisy darted nimbly out the door. He growled and followed the others out.
Cyclone and Kangor were standing at the chemical processing plant. The lavender-blue boxes had the biohazard symbol imprinted on them. Shiv watched nervously.
"Are you sure that stuffs safe?" he exclaimed.
"Yes – the doctor assured us, the labels are as cover" Gel said, sliding over with a long stretch of his body.
"These are meant for us anyway" sneered Typhoid Maria. She opened a box and removed an enhaler of purple plastic. "It's our futures in a pressurized capsule…"
She looked at the inhalers and cackled. "We're all going to take them together… help yourselves to this crate" the set aside crate was lunged upon by the youths.
The huge security robot lumbered towards Isis. She laughed and gestured her hands…the explosion of energy sped forth from her and destroyed the machine, she floated into the air and descended on Alva.
"Now then – how's the family Edwin?" she giggled.
"DAD!" Alva Jr. was standing at the other end of the room…wearing his Omnefarious costume.
"Ah – Little Eddie!" isis giggled. She tossed Alva Senior down.
"Edwin! No! She's too powerful" croaked the father…but the son advanced, pressing a bubble that turned him into living electricity. He launched at her, with a laugh Isis became four separate beings. The electricity zapped around, trying to destroy her…
The clones evaporated…the real Isis unleashed a blast of her own energy, caging Junior in a case of electricity that forced him back to human form. He hit another bubble.
Laser vision. Isis deflected with a forcefield
Ice blasts. Isis unleashed torrents or purple flame
Sonic scream. Isis used a special frequency of noise in her own scream to disperse his
Stone skin. Isis turned to solid diamond.
Smoke form. Isis created a hurricane
Psychic energy blasts. Isis telepathically deflected them
Magnetism. Telekinesis
Super speed. Paralysis Wave.
Electricity. Water
Elastic. Super strength
Wings and Claws. Shockwave pulses
Metal body. Magnetic aura.
Junior fell to the ground. Isis kicked him over and turned back to the father…the old man had gotten a gun from somewhere.
"I should have done this years ago" Alva growled.
"Obviously someone's ignored the large super-powered battle"
Alva fired. Isis caught the bullet and flicked it into the air – in a blur of speed she moved forwards and stabbed her nails through him. Her eyes glowed. "Did that hurt dear?" she purred.
The body crashed to the ground. Stepping over it Isis left the room as the bullet bounced along the ground to rest near Juniors fingers.
The Syndicate shuddered as the psychic waves reached their minds. "Everyone out, the formula has been loaded on and Alva is dead" Hauntress projected. "Onyx, Tamara, Kangor, Carmen Dillo and Gel are to stay back to make sure this place explodes – have fun"
Tamara inhaled the puff of purple-blue spoke and shuddered, light glowed from her body and she morphed into her monster form…her skin turned purple and she grew, her monster shape became more feminine and her eyes glowed redder.
Kangor inhaled his puff and shivered as he fled her leg muscles double in strength.
Carmendillo's skin was a shiny purple hued metal and tiny spiked peaks had appeared on it, glinting viciously.
Gel's body was now a dark purple and his eyes glowed sea green.
Onyx's flesh was plated with magma like rock, tiny purple crystals studded his bulked up body and glittered with menace.
Nigella slinked through the air vents. She'd sensed something amiss when Richie didn't answer his phone. Instinct kicked in and she broke into Alva industries, her gymnastics and agility beat the laser lines and cameras no trouble.
The smell of Carmen Dillo greeted her nose. With a disgusted gasp she slipped out of the vents. It was chilli and pineapple…she hated pineapple.
Dropping from the vent she stared. This was a new Carmen Dillo who wheeled at her and sent her shooting backwards.
"Hey a kitten!" Carmen Dillo giggled.
"Hello again Wildcat" Gel smirked as he swirled upwards. "Been a while"
"Hey to you to Gel" Wildcat said. "How's the gang?"
"We're golden…" Gel surged at her spikes popping out of his fists as the swelled up into large spheres.
Wildcat flipped over him in the nick of time. Onyx slammed a fist into the earth – it send shockwaves at Wildcat as she landed, knocking her over.
"Time to die, girlie" Kangor laughed. Wildcat rolled aside as he stomped down with double the strength he had before.
Tamara roared and charged…a blast of energy hit her in the chest as she did. Static and Gear burst in the doors. "Hey don't step on a black cat its seven years bad luck!" Static grinned
Wildcat flipped backwards and kicked Tamara in the chin.
"Hey – the make overs are really not suited to you" Gear said as he hurled a canister at Kangor. The big footed meta leapt over it and stomped down at Gear who avoided.
"I'm going to crush you!" swore Kangor.
A burst of purple light caused him to back down. "Is this a private party? Or can any superhuman join in". The girl wore a black-patterned purple body suit with black boots and gloves. Her mask was a small one but it covered her face and she had her hair hidden under a hood.
"You weren't invited" Tamara roared, hurling a crate at the girl who had a gold glimmer on the stomach of her costume. She leapt off just in time to avoid being crushed.
"Nobody needs to invite me – I know when I'm needed" Dazzle said as she unleashed a blast of light at Tamara. The girl howled as it hit and Dazzle unleashed another shimmering wave that caused Tamara to begin to return to human form.
"Here! Catch" Onyz roared as he threw a barrel at the new hero. Static swept down and scooped the girl away.
"Well Déjá Vu" Daisy sighed.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Virgil – it's me…Daisy" she whispered.
"Eh? What…"
Carmen Dillo knocked him off his disk. Daisy landed in a crouch as Virgil rolled down the concrete with a yelp.
Nigella kicked Carmen Dillo mid roll, he shot into the air. "Girls soccer team – lead striker six years running" she said. "She fakes a left" – she caught Carmen with her foot and kicked him up. "she shoots" leaping up she flip kicked and sent the mutant shooting into a wall where he crashed out – groaning. "She scores – the crowd goes wild"
"I hate soccer" Carmen managed before losing consciousness.
Kangor bounced at Richie…there was a blast of light as Backpack fired off a flare. "Blinded by my wit and humour, eh Kangor?" Richie grinned he hurled the disk at Kangor and a cloud of white foam engulfed him completely. "I see you're sticking around"
"Old" Wilcat sighed as she cartwheeled past.
"No ti's not" muttered Richie. That's when he heard the shout. Thomas and Francis were in the doorway and Onyx was lumbering at them. "Hey! Big Purple Rock! Meet the Little Metal Ball"
Onyx turned around and slapped the orb out of the way. It exploded in the doorway and threw Francis and Thomas across the room. They hit an electromagnet and were held there by their collars.
"Uh oh" murmured Richie. The collar around Francis' neck snapped open…he slumped down – unfortunately Thomas' did the same. He fell onto his knees, whimpering.
"help!" he cried. "Help it's s—s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s" his body was seizing and turning purple. There was a flash of light and Tantrum roared at the world in general.
"Uh – can you guys handle that?" Static said as he blasted Tamara from overhead. Tantrum charged – and lunged straight atOnyx, heaving the stone behmouth into the air Thomas "Tantrum" Kim gave another bellow of rage and slammed the monster down. Hard
Tamara roared and charged him.
"Not so fast" Dazzle exclaimed. The pulse of thought-emotion hit Tamara head on. There was a burst of purple and white light and she crashed down, reverting to human.
Gel unleashed a blast of pressurized water from his body. Nigella flipped over and kicked him, knocking him out of shape.
"He's all yours Static" she shouted.
"Thanks Wildcat" Virgil beamed. He hurled the bolt at Gel, the teen cried out and collapsed with a groan.
"All clear" Gear said, floating down to the ground. Carmen bounced at him, shooting out from behind a stack of crates and aiming for the back of the green and white clad hero.
"Watch it!" Francis hurled the flames from his hands. Carmen yowled and crashed onto a crate. The explosion sent smoke of a violet-blue colour into the air.
"What – is that" coughed Daisy.
"Backpack- take a sample and – turn on the gas containment protocols in the factory!" spluttered Richie. His skin was tingling.
He knew straight off that the smoke had done something to him.
And everyone else in the room
--TBC--
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