Opener: So this next one won't be as heavy and deep as the last one but still maintain a level of depth. Also sorry but there will be one more chapter to conclude the missions DJ set the team on, or I'll just include it in this chapter I don't fucking know. And in the coming seasons/ parts the original Guardians role will be reduced going forward. I really want to highlight or new Guardians, the Centurions and Young Guardians. These characters have interesting arcs and storylines that play into the future. This chapter will follow Elementor and Telepath, Magnus and Ethan, and further explain Telepaths background with the other heroes mentioned. So let's get this show on the road! Queue theme song!
Telepath throws a boulder towards one of the masked figures. The figure is dressed in all black, light, combat gear boasting a blue bird logo on its chest to its shoulder. Elementor hurls a vortex of fire after several of the attackers, rendering them unconscious.
"So it was the Magicians who invaded the temple."
"It had to be the most dangerous clan of Magicians in the world. I can't ever catch a break can I." DJ replies as he dashes back and blocks a magical laser disks.
"I really hate Magicians! Especially the Order of the Claw." Elementor says.
"Dude your home is powered by magic. Your people are the sole protectors of all magic on earth. That kind of contradicts the whole point." DJ explains.
"You're still the jackass I remember, DJ" Elementor says as he washes away more Magicians. The two continue to make their way down the long narrow hall of the ancient temple. A green portal erupts one Telepath's side, who hurls a statue into it.
Meanwhile, back in the city a man storms out of the glass door of the city bank. He's cloaked in a long, open black trench coat, revealing a deep orange shirt boasting a smiling clown face, only the eyes nose and wide grin are seen. His legs are wrapped in flowing orange and black camouflage pants with white stitching. Finished with a light machine gun strapped across his back, and a bandanna featuring the same wide grin covering his lower face, while black goggles cover his eyes. His hair is a sandy blonde, he's clearly in his early twenties. His name: Ghost.
He looks up to a nearby roof and gestures towards his partner, Justice. He is cladded up in black pants and boots, but his suit is a made up of a flexible armor. His shaggy dark hair flows slightly over his mask only covered his eyes and forehead.
Justice notices a faint whistle approaching, he knows exactly what the sound is; he quickly leaps of the building and activates his wrist grappling hook. He manages to latch onto a street lamp and swing himself to safety. The spot on the rooftop where he once stood is now a blaze from an explosion.
"Come on Archer I thought you never miss."
"I don't!" Archer replies. He soon appears gliding down from the sky bow in hand. The lone arrow activates once again setting of a secondary explosion. The blast causes the nearby water tower to topple over, spilling gallons of water onto the street and over the pair of criminals.
Archer reaches into his quiver and draws another arrow. He electrifies the arrow head and sending it into the pool of water surrounding the two Alphas. The arrow head penetrates the water and causes it to spread a devastating electric spark. Though the criminals seem unphased.
"Rubber soles in our boots, you didn't think we would fall for that again." Justice proclaims.
"It was worth a shot." Archer replies.
"You two really do think of everything." Magnus adds while descending from the sky. He now sports a creepy mask. With catlike ears, a small smile framed with two rosy cheeks, and holes for his glimmering eyes.
"Who the hell are you?" Ghost questions.
"That's not important; what is important is that you hand back over the cash and we will give you back your old cell." Archer begins.
"Hmm, it took your entire team to take us down last time, like hell your gonna do it again." Ghost jest, he begins to leap but is pulled back by Justice.
"We don't know anything about that new guy over there, we need to play it smart." He whispers to his partner.
"Don't underestimate these two, they may not be all that powerful but they're crafty." Archer adds.
"So it is true they took down all of you interesting." Magnus begins, next the Guardians charge in. Archer sends an arrow towards the two, Justice quickly fires his sub machine gun shattering the arrow. Magnus clashes with Ghost. The Magician peppers off fireballs, though transforms into a cloud of orange smoke. A puzzled look rolls over Magnus' face.
"Hey Archer you didn't say that this guy can become a literal cloud!" Magnus shouts.
"Didn't think it would be an issue!" He yells back while being struck in the spine by a powerful kick.
Magnus lets out a grunt in frustration. Ghost reappears in is human form, and continues his assault on the winged fighter. Magnus flies up into the air.
Magnus folds his hands into a diamond shape. "Tri-beam!" He shouts with fury. A bright yellow diamond shaped beam descends onto the street.
"What in the world." Ghost expelled while transforming into his gas form to dodge the attack.
Meanwhile Archer and Justice's battle has moved to the rooftop of a nearby pet store. Archer sends another arrow towards the criminal. The arrow expands into shackles latching onto Justice's ankles.
"Clever boy, you got a new trick I'm impressed."
"Thanks, a new thing tech whipped up. I'll be sure to tell your brother that you still have your shining personality. I thought that would have been lost along with your sanity." Archer jokes. The arrows chain latching Justice to Archer's bow buckles. Justice notices the chain and lets out a sly grin.
"You got a lot to learn kid. Tell Luck he can kiss my ass." He adds just before he jumps off of the roof top pulling Archer along with him. Archer is flung to the other end of the battlefield, then off the roof top. The two crash onto the pavement below. Justice shoots the chains off of him.
Archer and Justice continues their battle this time from opposite sides of a quartered off street. The two continue blasting each other with their respective weapons, but both fighters aren't able to land a single blow. One of Archer's arrows explodes behind Justice and sends him flying. Archer charges at the criminal, the two exchange constant blows. Archer is thrust into the gut unable to land many attacks.
The battle between Magnus and Ghost rages on. Magnus folds his hands and fingers into a circle formation.
"Monster of the Void." He calls out. Instantly a purple and black portal erupts from under Ghost and large tentacles burst from the portal grappling hold of Ghost.
"What in the hell is that thing!" He yells with fear and transforms back into his gas form and narrowly escapes the trap. Ghost moves to engage Magnus in the sky, in his gas form he enters Magnus through his nose. Ghost's gas in his system causes Magnus to hallucinate.
"Show me what you fear." Ghost voice echoes.
"Hmm, I've literally been to hell and back I don't fear anything." Magnus states with that his eyes begin to glaze over with red. With a fierce shout a deep red beam erupts from the Magician and disrupts the bright blue sky. Ghost's gas burst from inside of Magnus.
Once the red beam disappears Magnus is left floating in the air now boasting large red horns along with bat like wings. Magnus lets out a barrage of fireballs at the criminal. Who just barely manages to escape the destructive blast.
"Oh shit!" Ghost shouts and begins to make his escape. Magnus speeds in front of Ghost stopping him in his tracks.
"Running away already!" Magnus states, his voice is now deep roar. Magnus conjures a black beam from his finger tips blasting him away, and rendering him unconscious.
Archer's battle continues to heat up, Archer has his bow pulled back and ready to fire while Justice's katana presses on his neck. Archers suit is now torn and battered, while his abdomen is bloodied from a bullet wound.
"Waiting on you Justice." He pants.
"Any last words kid."
"Hey look a magical angry demon."
"Nice try."
"Worth a shot."
"Tell my why did you even try to take me on, you know you couldn't win...unless you were stalling, but for what?" Just then a huge shadow appears having over Justice. "Hmm you're not just a dumb kid after all, huh."
"Yeah I wish some of the kids at school would see it."
"Don't worry, kids are horrible." Justice adds, he then spin kicks Archer back and slashes at Magnus' chest. He continues to make his escape.
"See you around blue!" He shouts as he takes off atop his motorcycle.
"Why didn't you use your lighting ability?" Magnus ask.
"I only use it in extreme emergencies."
"So potentially losing your life isn't an extreme emergency?"
"Eh, I'm pretty replaceable but those kids on the Island aren't." A thought instantly comes to the flying Magician.
"Shit those two are still battling at the temple, not without me." Magnus conjures another portal and disappears into the other side.
"Dude aren't you gonna help me! Damnit!" Ethan activates his communicator. "Guys I'm gonna need a… it doesn't matter because DJ locked them out of the Com. Center fuck. Well guess I gotta find our nearest warehouse to get back. Why does Brittany always get the good missions."
Meanwhile back at the temple Telepath and Elementor continue to dispatch more of the Magicians. Elementor confines a batch into the rough rocky walls of the long sacred corridor. His fighting style is swift and precise, his moves are slight but powerful flow.
"Alright this is the last room they should be…" But before DJ can finish three more Magicians fly into the open corridor with a cool cold breeze, landing in a pile.q Elementor and Telepath share a astonished look.
"Oh no way they're here.
"It's not like them to miss a battle like this."
"I mean I didn't really expect them to show, it's been awhile." Two figures step out into the corridor. One dressed in a regal black, gold and white. His gold slim shoulder pads are attached to a black and white cape. His main suit is a solid black with gold highlights framing his abdomen. Finished off with gold and white kick pads and boots. Atop his head rest a slim mask covering his face and a sleek three pointed crown. In his arms rest a gold scepter, and a sparkling white gem and the tip.
"Well you too have been busy. How do you have time to do this and maintain a band?" He states.
"The band is basically a cover up." Telepath replies.
"Long time no see Jaden, or should we call you Ice King." Elementor replies. Another costumed hero appears behind Ice King, a young girl named Sorceress.
"Thought you would've been captured too Tanner." She exclaims. She is outfitted in lean purple leather pants cut off at her ankle by a pair of black boots. Topped with a black shirt mostly covered with a purple trench coat. She wears no mask, allowing her amber curly hair to flow down past her neck. Finished of with a nose ring, a pierced septum and numerous bracelets colliding down her wrist.
"Hey Maya looking particularly moody today. You're still hung up over all of that mess huh?" Elementor jest. Everyone in the room instantly become uncomfortable.
"Let's not rehash old shit, come on we just need to free the temple." Telepath commands, as he passes the others to lead the charge into the next room. Telepath burst the giant wooden doors open revealing a ginormous room fitted with ancient carvings depicting the beginnings of bending. In the center stands fives hooded Magicians.
Elementor's expression soon turns sour. "What have you done with them!" He shouts. The Magicians answer comes in the form of several blazing fireballs. Ice King conjures a wall of ice protecting them from the projectiles. A sparkling green portal appears out steps Magnus in demon form. He then quickly changes back to his human stake with a bright white light descending from the sky.
"Looky here a little Enforcers reunion. Nice to see the old team again. Jaden, Maya good to see you."
"How did you even get in here aren't you banished from the temple?" Sorceress questions.
"The bloody protective shields are down I assume that's how the…what in the hell… the Order of the Claw… you benders must have really pissed someone off." He adds with a curious expression.
Elementor and Telepath leap over the wall separating the team of heroes and the attacking enemies. One of the Magicians creates a obsidian sword and stands at the ready. Telepath slashes down with his white sword, the foes brawl continues with several sweeps of their swords.
Elementor blows a pair of the attackers back. The bender swipes his left leg over sending a pile of rubble trapping the one to his left, while simultaneously blasting the one on his right with a roaring flame.
"Where are the benders!" He growls as the others leap into action.
Sorceress scribbles the Japanese symbol for fire in a dazzling purple light in mid air, using her wand. With her magic based abilities she can conjure devastating elemental attacks just by transcribing the words in their Japanese translation.
She continues blasting the masked Magician with her elemental power, then scribbles the symbol for water and a tsunami rushes over the entire room effecting everyone else's battles.
"What in the hell Maya!" Magnus shouts from the other side of the room. Magnus folds his fingers onto one another then finishes with a snap of his fingers. The water spins into a vortex and magical drains from the room.
Once the water is gone the others are soaked. Nevertheless their fierce battles continue.
Ice King sends a wave of icy air towards his opponent, trapping him in a chamber of ice. His magical gives him the ability to manipulate and generate ice in many different ways.
Above head Telepath and the final adversary clash in the sky above. Telepath thrust the Magician upward. Once regaining his balance the intruder begins to taunt Telepath.
"Ever thought I would ever meet a member of the Guardian Force.." He jest is interrupted with small snickers of sadistic laughter. "You all preach about accepting diversity and tolerance of Alphas, what a joke! You know those mundane humans will never accept you all!" The laughter erupts once more.
"Stay calm DJ, stay calm." He repeats to himself in his mind.
"It sure is a shame what happened to your friend, what did they call him Guillotine or something!" The evil Magician's laughter continues.
"Fuck that shit!" Telepath thinks. "What did you say asshole!" Telepath instantly charges at his opponent as his red aura erupts and his eyes glow with fury. With a single punch the lone Magician folds over and begins to crumple in agony.
Telepath locks his hands together and clobbers away at the victim of his onslaught. Dozens of kicks and punches land on the Magician further crippling him, not to long into the beating the Magician starts to cough up blood from his tenderized face.
Telepath fighting has become ruthless, wild, and overly aggressive with extreme force. Load thunks and cracks sound from the forcefulness of the Guardians attacks. The restraint he once showed along with the swift decisiveness has vanished, his full might and power has now burst to the surface, pushing down his usual cool but frenetic personality. The others watch as their long time friend has been consumed by rage and grief of his lost friend.
The Magician is nearly beaten to death lying on the rough rocky floor of the temple. Telepath finally stops his senseless beating, then draws his sword; now embedded with a diamond shaped "G" logo along the curved hilt. His sword's edge is now pressing into the Magicians throat. Telepath readies to end the intruder's life.
"Don't do it DJ!" A voice roars in his mind. DJ pauses.
"Chris?" he thinks.
"Yes it is jackass. Now but your sword down." DJ does as his friend commands. We are warped into DJ's mindscape. A fiery swirl of grim reds and blacks flood and crowd his mind. DJ's body appears now wearing his civilian clothing. With a tornado of green and white the ghost of Chris appears.
"Long time no see." Chris states a DJ rushes into lay a lingering hug as tears begin to roll from DJ's eyes.
"How are you here right now?"
"When I died I somehow transferred my powers to you, not only my powers but my consciousness.
"It could have been somehow connected to the Gor technology, hmm interesting."
"Ive missed you man, I just wish you weren't so much of a dumbass sometimes."
"What do you mean?"
"You can't lose control like that, what will the world think of our Alphas and the Guardian Force if their leader just loses control and kills everyone that talks shit about his dead friend. The people will turn on us even more than they already have. Plus what good will it do me? Just don't do anything stupid."
"You don't know what it's like, I'm in charge of running and guiding an entire race of people. They all look up to me, every single last one of them, I'm just under a lot of stress and so are the others. I can sense it."
"Dude you make them stressed from you being stressed and it just creates a loop that will keep taking a toll on you if you don't know how to control yourself. It's kinda ironic, you teach others how to control and use their powers, but you don't even know how to do that yourself."
"Yeah I guess."
"Now get out there and stop breaking our no kill rule."
"I'm 98 percent sure we didn't actually make a no kill rule."
"Yeah we did, it was something like we don't kill conscious sentient beings, unless they are endangering people, but other dimensional alien robots and things are all fair game."
"Oh yeah."
"Anyways now go out there and don't kill that jackass, oh and tell the Enforcers I said hello for me I'm always here old friend, I'm apart of you now. And for god sakes let the Young Guardians get field missions."
"They aren't ready!"
"Yes they are." Chris's voice trails off as his body vanishes with a puff of smoke. DJ is instantly transferred back into his body nothing has moved.
Now back into the battle Telepath lowered his sword, and backs away. The other heroes are still in shock it is Elementor that breaks the silence.
"Where are the benders?" He commands.
"Lower level. But you'll never get to them." The Magician mumbles while blood rushes from his mouth. He cast one final spell collapsing his ring, and middle fingers along with his thumb into his palm, turning his wrist sideways. Instantaneously an explosion sweeps over the crowd. The flames engulf the entire temple killing everyone inside.
Once the smoke clears we see a telekinetic forcefield offering shelter to our heroes reinforced by Telepath, whose arms are wide spread to produce enough energy to shield his friends.
"Well that was climactic. Wasn't it." Magnus states as the forcefield lowers and Elementor darts to the lower levels of the temple. The others fly after him in a blurry haste. Only to find Elementor weeping atop a pile of ash.
"They are all gone, every one of them gone. Everyone I've ever known. Those sons of bitches!" Elementor roars with tears. The heroes rush to comfort their friend.
"I'm so sorry Tanner." Sorceress softly sobbed with sympathy.
"It's not your fault you guys did everything you could. I swear I'm done with Magicians." Elementor replies. Sorceress, Ice King and Magnus look at one another with concern.
"If you all don't mind, I would like to be alone. I'm down to nothing now. Thank you all for you assistance." He starts up. All of the others fall silent and simply nod.
"Magnus." Telepath says.
"I'm on it." Magnus opens a portal. "Would you all care to join us?"
"No we've got to head back to Montreal, we've got a few things to clear up. You know our life reads like a bad book, but it's got us hooked." Sorceress proclaims.
"It was nice seeing you all again though." Ice King adds. With that Sorceress scribbles the Japanese symbol for portal into the air with a dazzling purple. Once she finishes a door soon erupts.
"See you all around, and if you need us just give us a call. Lets not lose touch again." Ice King states.
"Yeah definitely." Telepath replies. With that the two Magicians take their leave back to their home. "What about you Magnus you taking off too?" He adds.
"Nah, I think I'll stick around a bit. I've miss the action of being a hero. I'm getting tired of being the bad guy." The final two step into the portal and appear into the command center of the Island. They find all of the Guardians returning to their base of operations. The sliding door of the room opens, and Shrink carried by Stick are the first to enter followed by the rest of the Young Guardians and the entirety of the Centurions. A shared expression of grief and anger rest apon all of their faces.
Warbird, Assassin, and Shadow stand at the meeting table boasting the groups logo. All of them in torn and severely damaged suits, bloodied and bruised. Three precise cuts are aligned across Assassin left cheek. Shadows right shoulder pad is completely gone exposing a second degree burn sprawled across her skin. Warbird seems to have sustained less damage.
"What the fuck happened to all of you." Magnus ask just then the opposite sliding doors open, and Archer casually walks in. He is still severely damaged from his battle with Justice. He quickly draws back his bow and launches and arrow into Magnus' leg.
"Ahh!" He shouts. Archer simply flips him off.
"Fuck you." Archer shouts and then takes his place at the table, which is now surrounded by the other Guardians.
"Mission report." Telepath commands.
The End. Next Chapter Uprising: Up in Smoke With the Fire We Started
Authors notes: Sorry for the wait was dealing with a lot of shit. Anyway this chapter was inspired by Down to Nothing by Siddhartha Menon. Well fuck shit happened, these new characters those being Ice King, Elementor, Sorceress, Ghost and Justice aren't just one and done characters. Everyone I introduce has a purpose don't worry they will come back around. Foreshadowing! And yes I'm going to get the fucking plot rolling with this season/Part thing, you no what I'm sick of using the slash Part thingy I'm officially calling them seasons. I do what I want fight me!
Magic bitches it's a thing and this chapter is only a taste of the crazy shit to come, there will be a whole season of magic shit maybe like season 7 or 6. I really want to make this chapter more personal so prepare for all the feels! Yes I'll deal with the whole rape storyline thing chill. Alright this damn chapters long enough, peace!