A New Age, A New Team
Chapter 34: Counterstrike Shock

X² quietly walked towards the large gaping hole where the large steel doors to the laboratory used to stand. They all stood in an uniform line as they stared at the members of Chaos, who had yet to notice they were there.

Sonic (Rashad) glanced up from the computer screen that faced the gaping hole and smirked, "Look who has finally arrived." The other members of Chaos looked up at X² and they all smirked as they set down the science equipment to prepare to fight.

As if a silent bell rang throughout the laboratory, everyone went off in different directions attacking who they were assigned to attack.

In an instant, both Clutch (Noah) and Frostbite (Seth) turned into their fighting states. Frostbite balled his hands into fists, which made his body transform into a complete state of ice starting from his feet all the way up to the tips of his shaggy dirty blonde hair. The lights of the warehouse sparkled over the edges of his iced body as he created an ice slide to ride towards Shocker (Lucas), who was taking his stance.

"Don't you know water carries electricity?" Shocker laughed as he rubbed his brown gloved hands together and then flicked his wrists out to send a large electrical bolt of lightening to break the slide in one shot.

Noah stomped his right foot down on the ground, which made the ground crack beneath his foot as his skin became thick and grey. When the transformation reached his back the cracking and crumbling of stone echoed as large gargoyle wings sprouts from his shoulder blades. With one large thrust of his large wings, Clutch took flight into the air over Frostbite, who grabbed his feet in order not to fall, but then quickly created another slide to ride.

"Is that the best you got?" Frostbite said in a cocky manner.

"Not even close." Shocker laughed before rubbing his hands together again and then clapping them together. At first a rumble shook the building and then a storm of lightening bolts rained down on Clutch and Frostbite.

The ice slide shattered into a million pieces, which sent Frostbite sliding across the ground towards Shocker. However, Clutch quickly dodged the lightening storm by flying in between the lightening bolts carefully. Shocker rubbed his hands together again as he stared at Frostbite, who was on the ground, with a smirk. Too easy. He thought as he stalked closer towards him.

The tip of Clutch's wing was hit by a bolt of lightening, which made his spin out of control towards the ground. Come on, come on… He thought desperately as he balled his body up and fell like a boulder out of the sky into Shocker. Clutch barreled Shocker across the ground of the warehouse and then slowly stood above him when they were done moving. The large gargoyle stared down at Shocker and smirked.

Diamond (Karen) picked up some of the shattered ice slide and quickly transformed the pieces into fresh cut diamond that sparkled in the overhead lights of the warehouse. Diamonds can cut through stone. She reminded herself as she throw the diamonds like daggers towards the back of Clutch; using his wings as targets.

Counterstrike (Tonya) jumped down behind Clutch and cross her forearms over one another to block the diamond. Her green eyes twinkled in delight as she stared at Diamond through her crossed arms. Counterstrike slid her arms down slowly to her sides, "You can thank me later," She smirked to Clutch, even though she didn't look at him. She stared at Diamond for a moment before she took off running after her, "Frostbite!" Counterstrike shouted towards him as she was in a dead sprint.

"On it." He smirked as he placed his hands on the ground and soon a sheet of ice covered the ground and spread towards Counterstrike. She slid across the ice sheet and rolled onto her back as she slid closer and closer towards Diamond. Counterstrike placed her knees against her chest and when she reached Diamond she pushed her legs up to kick Diamond in the stomach. She watched as Diamond was pushed into the air before Counterstrike rolled over the sheet of ice and stood up.

Clutch glanced over at Counterstrike and Frostbite, but before he looked back at Shocker, he felt Shocker's leather bound hands against his chest, "Never take your eyes off me." Shocker smugly said in his thick Scottish accent.

The electric shock pushed Clutch backwards and into the air as he felt his whole body surge in an uncontrollable shock. For a moment, he felt his heart stop and felt weightless before his body gained feeling back into it. He fell towards the ground like a boulder and right before he hit the ground his thrust his wings towards the ground and forced himself back into the air. He floated in the air as his large gargoyle wings flapped to keep him afloat as he stared down at Shocker, "I've been playing nice because Sam has some attachment to you… All bets are off." He smirked as he bolted towards the ground at Shocker like a torpedo.

Shocker glanced around and for the first time noticed that Sam wasn't there. Clutch grabbed Shocker by the biceps and pulled him into the air with him. "Where is Sammy?" Shocker smirked as he balled his hands into fists.

"None of your business," Clutch huffed as he through Shocker down towards the ground with all his might.

Shocker stuck his arms out in front of him as shot a blast of lightening out that softened his fall towards the ground. He landed on his knees and looked up at Clutch who was flapping his wings in the air while staring down at him. "Nice try." Shocker smirked.

"Not quite a try." Clutch pointed in front of Shocker, which made Shocker look forward just as Frostbite had shot out a stream of ice towards him.

"Damn," Shocker rolled to the side to just barely miss the stream.

"Counterstrike watch out!" Frostbite shouted as he cut the ice stream.

Counterstrike turned around and looked at the ice stream heading directly, "Shit!" She shouted as she dove out of the way. The side of the stream touched the tip of one of Counterstrike's dreadlocks and iced it over. She hit the ground and looked over at Frostbite in annoyance, "Watch where you're aiming Frosty." She said sarcastically as she felt her body absorb the energy of hitting the ground before she did a pushup to stand up.

Diamond tried to run away from the ice stream, but it hit her arm and quickly froze her hand up to her wrist. She stopped in her tracks and gasped as the freezing cold temperature shocked her system. Her blue eyes slowly looked down at her hand which was trembling under the ice.

"Let me help you that." Counterstrike smirked before throwing a punch with her absorbed energy.

Diamond put her arms up and felt the ice shatter from around her wrist as Counterstrike punched it. She quickly flicked her wrist, grabbed a shatter of ice, transformed it into a diamond, and tried to slash Counterstrike with it. She placed her forearms up to protect her face as she felt the vibration of the diamond scratching down the strange metal of her arm cuffs. Counterstrike pushed back against Diamond with a huff as she stared at her for a moment and then flung her arm out to hit Diamond in the side of the head with her absorbed energy.

Shadow Runner's eyes stared through the window as everyone was attacking everyone. He couldn't understand who was good and who was bad. It all looked terrible from where he was standing.