Ch.3: Marvel enters the Fray
The enigmatic she-devil known as Shanna hid in the shadows of the lush jungle surroundings. This group of construction workers had been destroying hundreds of trees in the rainforest for weeks now. Shanna was growing increasingly unstable at the thought fo her losing her forest home. She had learned several days before that their boss would come visit the operation. This was the time to strike. A black limo slid up through the dirt pathway made by the machinery. From the limo, a large, musclebound man stepped out. A large hat covered his facial features, but his dark sapphire armor was distinct.
Shanna lept off the branch silently and moved closer. Still hidden by trees branches, shanna lept from tree to tree without being seen or heard. Her target, the leader, kept at a rigid pace. Shanna watched as he finally stopped in front of a large circular piece of machinery. "Activate", the leader yelled in a wretched, demonic voice. The machinery crackled and blue energy sparked upward. The inside of the circle sprung to life with radiating energy. What appeared to be a portal opened up.
Shanna watched with a combination of awe and terror. Sometime between the terror and the awe, she realized the gravity of the situation. She lept down from the trees. One of the construction workers went to check the noise from shanna's landing. The man throat was slashed in an instant. Shanna snuck even closer to the portal. She could hear the leader's repulsive voice, "Atlast, my project is complete," he said. Shanna rushed him as quick as her human body could take her. Shanna rush was easily repelled by a powerful punch from the leader. Shanna lay on the ground her head actually numb from the pain. She was barely able to open her eyes to see the leader's true face. Apocalypse, the X-men's immortal enemy!
"Did you think that Apocalypse could be ambushed ?", he said arrogantly. "Apocalypse is far above you pathetic humans." Shanna lay on the ground, hardly understanding the words that harshly flowed from Apocalypse blue lips. Her hand began to twitch, slowly forming a fist. Apocalypse noted the potential attack and passed it off. The immortal mutant thought for a second, "hmm, perhaps you maybe useful after all." He ordered one of his men to pick up her immobile body and toss it into the portal. "If she survives then I will pass through aswell," Apocalypse stated in his usual monotone voice.
Osaka Apartment rooftops
James stood on the rooftops. Drenched in not only thought but also rain. His tan colored raincoat flowed silently in the wet, windy rain. The silence was broken abrutly by blinding lights and defeaning electrical crackles. James turned in suprise to notice a large, navy blue opening in mid air. Out from the portal, a scandily-clad women was thrown out. She landed on the flooded rooftops hard, the little amount of rainwater not stopping her fall. James was unsure of what to do, should he help this stranger or run for fear of something worse coming out...?
