(Chapter 4: Pummeling a Panda: Part 3)
It had been quite the raucous past few weeks for Albedo who was getting his money's worth in seeing events unfold for the Omnitrix bearer, who had shown himself to be surprisingly capable with the Omnitrix and its transformations. Yet it would be with his fight against Pandabubba in his power armor; that would be the 1st of many that would show if he was truly up to the task of wielding such a piece of overwhelmingly powerful alien technology, or if his coming across it was merely lucky happenstance.
(South-Side Hong Kong, China, 8:11 Pm, June 9th, 2022)
To say that the redheaded Omnitrix bearer was having a blast in fighting it out against Pandabubba, given that with all the aliens at his disposal he was having a jolly good time to say the least.
"Is this the best you've got, Pandy? I thought you were going to try and break me in half!" Crystal Knight spoke as he raised forth a wall of crystal to block a plasma blast from Pandabubba's armor
"I will blow your sorry ass back to the states soon enough, Spicer. Just you fucking wait!" Pandabubba retorted as he fired a small salvo of rocket-propelled grenades
"As if you could!" Crystal Knight exclaimed as he turned his crystalline wall into a roaring two-headed dragon that surged forth in response
The twin-headed construct raced toward the rocket-propelled explosives to devour them with the ravenous hunger of a pack of starved wolves, while a series of explosions following closely behind as the draconic construct attempted to devour Pandabubba who unleashed a concussive plasma blast against the construct. However, due to the highly reflective nature of said crystals that Jack's transformation produced the plasma beam that was fired refracted within the dragons' maw and crystal-like hide, and fired out a multitude of energy beams that ripped through the night sky in indiscriminate fury.
This forced the armored crime-boss to dodge and duck out of the way from the refracted beams of energy streaking across the sky, but it was as he was doing this that he failed to realize that Crystal-Knight had been making crystalline walls throughout their engagement and during his dodging that looked more like ramps and tracks than anything. As below was a bright flash of green light as the gold and black wreckingball off destruction that was Ricoshell, using said walls to build up momentum at such immense speeds that by the time he rounded back to the serpentine dragon of crystal that was at odds with Pandabubba that he'd surpassed subsonic speed.
All the while Pandabubba then in the moment the storm of refracted subsided, was he blinded by a Ricoshell hurtling at supersonic speeds that it obliterated his force-fied and sent him hurtling into the streets below with a massive TTHHHAAWAACKKKK! The armored crime-boss rising to his feet as he tried to figure out what had just hit him, before Ricoshell smashed into him again in his armored right thigh, before rebounding off a street lamp to smash into his left side; before smashing into a nearby car to repeat the process.
As such Pandabubba had to defend and dodge against a supersonic sphere of concussive force the size of a large truck; that was repeatedly slamming into him with such force that in the time he couldn't block or parry was a dent in his armor so profoundly made that you could see it being gradually crushed inwards. Wherein this continued for nearly a solid moment of him getting smashed into by the Omnitrix bearer did he manage to react to the next oncoming slam aimed at his armored sternum did he manage to catch it; albeit with him being pushed back over 150 feet from doing so, and feeling s though his shoulders would break free from their sockets.
Yet as he was being pushed back did another brilliant green flash of light appear, before he was blasted away from the Omnitrix bearer in a concussive wave of white-hot fire that sent him sprawling with large scorch marks across his armor and patches of it glowing bright red from the sheer heat. Wherein the armored crime-boss frowned heavily as he saw that Jack had once more transformed this tiem into something that could only be described as a walking volcano.
Wherein Jack now stood as Immolator who took the form of a 6 foot tall humanoid made of dark brick-red volcanic rock, flames and immensely hot plasma; who had the muscularity of a light-heavyweight boxer, with his feet, arms, and skull being reminiscent of a Balrog's; with four curved horns made of volcanic rock and plasma coming out of either side of his skull. With him wearing nothing more than a pair of black with green and silver trim trunks, and on either shoulder were miniature volcanoes that roared with fire so hot that the air around him seemed to distort, whilst the Omnitrix sat upon his chest.
"Let's turn up the heat a notch, Pandy." Immolator spoke as the volcanoes on his shoulders roared to life
"Your just delaying what's coming Spicer, even with all the aliens you can turn into. It won't save you from me breaking every bone in your body!" Pandabubba responded as he fired a combination of rocket-propelled grenades, a blast from his Plasma-cannon, and a salvo of rockets from his hidden arm-mounted rocket launcher
In response, Immolator thrust out his hands and from them as the air itself almost screamed from the sudden eruption of heat that caused the concrete itself around him to melt and bubble; before a wave of all-consuming fire ripped it's way into existence with such force that the bricks and mortar were scorched to cinder. The ravenous inferno soon with an unnatural swiftness consumed the plasma beam, ferocious consumed the rockets and grenades in a bombast of explosions that only added to the might of the violent conflgration that surged toward Pandabubba.
With the armored crime-boss having to fly out of harms way or risk being scorched and cooked from within his armor, as he quickly activated his thruster to soar upwards as the small tidal wave of fire consumed all within its blaze, erasing brick, mortar into ash, and turning concrete, garbage cans and any other debris into molten slag. However, he did not come out of it unscathed given that the shoulder pauldrons of his armor had been melted away, his beig down to one thruster due to the secondary one being melted into sparking metal slag, and lastly were the weapons on his left arm inoperable due to being literally overheated.
Pandabubba was fored to rip out the rocket-shooting array and discard before it exploded and take his arm with it, but in the process of doing so did Immolator teleport behind him in a flash of fire, and faster than he could turn to fly away did Immolator quickly charge a fireball at his back; twice the size of a Hummer that he had fire at point-blank range…On one hand his force-field generator had come back online to shield him from the brunt of the attack, on the other hand he was met with the explosion sending him flying, but not before firing another plasma beam and series of rocket propelled grenades at him.
In response, the Omnitrix bearer inhaled deeply and like a dragon of old breathed out a stream of fire so potent that the air itself howled from the sheer heat as another incidiary attack ripped through the starry night in all consuming rage, as it devoured the explosives with ease before clashing against the plasma beam. Wherein the two attacks managed to clash for dominance as flame met brilliant crimson energy that struggled to push against it even as Pandabubba put more and more power into his shoulder-mounted cannon, but that was rendered all but ineffective as with another deep inhale and subsequent exhale did Immolator double the size of his fire breath.
The stream of fire engorged to the point where the beam was dwarfed and subsequently consumed by the brilliant flames, that Pandabubba narrowly dodged from being hit flush with; albeit with his one working thruster he did sustain a measure of damage as his flesh on his right side was cooked by the intense heat. But that being said, Immolator did not let him have a moment to rest as he propelled himself in a burst of flames so intense that he flew towards the armored crime-boss at near supersonic speeds; whilst engulfing himself in flames intense enough to warp the air around him.
The Omnitrix wielder quickly spearing him through a building as his shields were forced to tank the brunt of the fireball of a Pyronite, as they sailed through several buildings before landing further into the downtown area with a deafening KRRAAAKKOOOOMM! As the Omnitrix bearer had forced a crater deep enough to send them into Hong Kong's sewers as Immolator had without mixing a beat as sewage burned around them, began wailing onto the armored crime-boss with relentless punches and haymakers all across his armored chassis.
With the force of his blows being greatly increased as he used the concussive force of his pyrokinesis to cause each blow to echo with the force of several pounds of C4, to simulate superhuman strength as fire and shockwaves began to grow so intensely that a swirling whirlpool of sewage, fire and debris began to spiral around them. All the while Pandabubba could barely lift a finger as he and Immolator sank deeper and deeper into the mire of burning filth, as Immolator continued to put more power into his blows to the point that they were a blur of plasma and volcanic rock that had the area shake around them like a miniature volcanic eruption was happening around them.
This continued for roughly a solid minute before Immolator slammed his fists into the white-hot metal chassis and in doing so let loose and explosive unstable blast of flame so intense, that the world around them explode with such force that a 140 foot wide column of explosive force, flame and burning sewage erupted into the streets of Hong Kong. Which sent Pandabubba carreening high into the air, his armor glowing white-hot to the point that a normal person touching it would have their skin down to the soft-muscle melted off their bones, all the while the armored crime-bosswithin found himself being literally cooked into his armor.
The continuous amounts of heat and fire being such that even with his suit working overtime, it couldn't handle being blasted repeatedly by the incendiary attacks, as grapefruit-sized portions of his armor had either been blasted away or melted to the point where it had sloughed off revealing glowing-hot circuitry and metal underneath. However, he was once again met with Immolator teleporting to him in the air in a flash of flame and subsequently blasting him with another stream of flames that while compressed and focused more like a laser pointer, were able to deal considerable damage considering that in one fell-swoop he was sent back down to Earth minus his left arm at the shoulder.
The superheated armor of Pandabubba sparking and shuddering from being rapidly superheated in such a short-period of time, and yet it was only made worse as the Omnitrix bearer landed on the ground and transformed once more; this time turning into Ocean Ravager. Whom he used to blast his armor with pressurized water from not just his hands but also forcing it out of the nearby fire-hydrants as well; with such force that it could punch through reinforced army-grade steel.
This not only further blasted off small chunks of Pandabubba's Terminator armor, but rapidly cooled it to the point where a great cloud of superheated steam had formed in the process the moment the water had hit the armor. All before it was drawn into the Orishan transformation to render the armor as brittle as rotting oak bark, which he took advantage of by running up and quite literally drop-kicking the greatly burned crime-boss out of the armor and into the front of a Honda Civic.
"Like I told you, Pandy. This was going to be lightwork from the start, and you thought I was outgunned…Nah, you were from the start and you never even knew it." Ocean Ravager spoke as he gathered water from the surrounding area
"Fine…you win…but at least I can make sure…your dumbass won't live to see it…" Pandabubba wheezed
"Really, and why's that?" Ocean Ravager questioned as the water formed into a 2 meters long javelin of compressed water
"Because, the… moment I kick the…. bucket, my remaining men will… gun your sorry… ass down. So good… luck celebrating when your pumped… full of lead, you…. little shit." Pandabubba said with a smug grin as he felt his life fading
"Oh yeah, I already had a friend of mine take care of that, I figured you'd pull a dick move like that if you lost. So while we were fighting, I had her and some of the Jack-Sentinels I made hunt them down and kill 'em all. So I still win, so shove it up your fat ass." Ocean Ravager shot back
"Bullshit, you couldn't have…" Pandabubba tried to say but the javelin of condensed water had already went through his lungs and heart
"Sorry, but I don't speak to deadmen…Now to get the heck out of here before anyone sees me. The last thing I need to deal with is people catching me in 4K as a water-shooting mollusk-man." The Omnitrix Bearer said before turning into Speed Demon and dashing off and away from the scene of the deceased crime-boss
(3 days later, Spicer Base #1, June 12th, 2022, 2:10 Pm)
In the Sunday that followed were the dynamic duo in a good mood, given that they had effectively decimated Pandabubba's main forces in Hong Kong and with Jack's airships that he'd built beforehand soon arriving to ferry them and both those freed from future bondage as slaves and their new recruits for their Legion.
"We did it Jack, we actually managed to take down Pandabubba's operations here, the man himself, his lieutenants…the majority of them at least and all his men stationed here. Honestly, we are doing much better than what I thought we would." Ashley spoke still surprised to see that their efforts had paid off
"I'm just happy that we actually got the win over him. I mean I knew we could do it from the start, but its still just…wow that we actually pulled off, and honestly I'm feeling pretty great about what we accomplished here." Jack replied in feeling absolutely ecstatic about their mini-campaign against Pandabubba in Hong Kong
"Now all that's left to do is get to work on solidifying what we've brought with us. Because, we are going to have our hands full and then some with this." Jack further spoke knowing that was to come was going to be a lot of work
"If that isn't the understatement of the year. By the way, what did you do with all of Pandabubba's money; when you beat him? Since its going to be weird that a dead guys money is just floating around out there." Ashley wondered
"Oh, that's easy. The week and a half before I beat his ass, I hacked into all of his accounts, and forged a few documents, trusts a will here and there stating that in the event of his death; that I would inheirt all of his wealth. So now, everything in Pandabubba's wallet belongs to you and me." Jack informed his co-comander much to her surprise
"You did all of this in a week and a half?...When did you have the time between messing with him, the raids on his armories and his workshops, and coming up with everything to fit these aliens into our Legion?" Ashley inquired to the Omnitrix Bearer
"What, did you really think that all of my screwing with him; was just for shits and giggles. I needed to throw him off the trail of what I was doing somehow. So I just had to really go at it in being an asshole to the guy, so that way he was too distracted from what I was doing to notice me freezing his accounts one by one. On top of making it sure that when I did get rid of him, that I could make everything I needed to give us all of his money to the point that one one in his court could contest us getting everything we can out of this…And people say I'm not a boy-genius!" Jack explained to Ashley who was genuinely impressed by his efforts
"...If you put half this much energy into everything else. I'm pretty sure that your mother would let you take over the family business in a heartbeat." Ashley said to the 'boy-genius'
"Thanks, but I'll hold off on doing anything with the family business until later. Right now, its all about putting that money to good use and part of it is going towards funding all the fun stuff we have planned for our Legion…As well as a few other things here and there." Jack replied in knowing exactly where to put forward their newfound wealth
"Not to mention using some of that to celebrate your birthday that's coming up. Don't forget, you're not going be a boy genius any longer." Ashley mentioned to the Omnitrix bearer of his birthday coming up later this summer
"Crapbaskets, I almost forgot I was turning 21 soon! Man, I actually should figure out how I'm going to spend it...Thanks for the reminder, Ash!" Jack spoke in realizing his birthday was fast approaching
"Yep, so tell me how you want to spend it and I will grab whatever you want to make it happen." Ashley told her longtime friend
"At least I know that however it goes down, that its going to turn out great regardless…I can't spend my 21st birthday without my best friend in the world, can't I?." Jack said with a large grin that made the blonde beside him chuckle at how much of a goober her friend could be
"It sure will be Jack, but fuck me sideways if the rest of this year isn't going to get balls to the wall crazy… Between helping you start up the Legion, possibly fighting more aliens, and who knows what else out there. That things are going to be something else and a half." Ashley replied
Wherein the cat-thief now co-comander of their Legion was once again having to come face-to-face with the fact that they were going to be fighting not just crime-bosses and wannabe supervillains, but also having to fight against real-deal powerhouses with alien tech, strong-as-can-be aliens, and even mages that could bend the laws of nature to their will. That suffice to say that whatever may come in her future, that it was going to be things that would make anything else she had to do; seem like a cakewalk by comparison, and that thought filled her with a turbulent combination of excitement, apprehension, nervousness and joy for what was to come.
"Whatever is out there waiting for us, we'll face together send it back to where it came. This is us we're talking about Ash, and it doesn't matter if its Chase Young himself, space Dr. Doom, or some other 3rd thing I can't think of right now…But what I do know is that between the two of us, and what we're building that there's no way we can lose!" Jack said back with nothing but unwaivering confidence in what could and soon would be accomplished
"And what about Chase Young? From how much you've hyped him up before, that guys sounds like he's still a top-tier menace even after a 500 or a thousand years of doing whatever." Ashley asked as Jack just laughed in response
"Look, I may respect the guy, but I am not scared of him at all…Now that I'm actually taking things seriously, I'm pretty sure that if he ever tries to cross me; that I'll blow him out of the water without a problem." Jack answered back with a wide grin as he looked down at the Omnitrix
"All I need is some time to work with what I got, and before you know it. We're gonna be bulldozing his evil lair for real-estate…I've always wanted a hide-out with an ocean view." Jack said with nothing but bad intentions on his face
"Then in that case, we have a lot of work to do Jack…The rest of this year is going to be nonstop crazy from here on out." Ashley told the redheaded supergenius
"I know, and it's going to be so much fun!" Jack said back in feeling nothing but the best for the future ahead of him
(4 days later, June 13th, 2022, Jack Spicer's Manson, 2:40 Pm, Florida)
Meanwhile, as the month of June continued; Jack was back at his mansion/hideout looking over the mysterious puzzle-box with an inquisitive look on his face, as he held a Bolt Pistol in his hands; while waiting for Tubbimura to get back to him on his offer.
"What exactly are you doing, Master Jack?" Raphael inquired
"Well, I wanted to see just how durable this thing is, since I may not be good with magic. But I am good with building stuff. So I made a Thunder Hammer and right now I'm bonking this thing until it opens up or something cool happens." Jack answered back as he fired 5 separate shots into the box that glowed a bright gold but otherwise remained undamaged as the seals pulsed brightly with each shot fired
"And so far nothing has stuck, which to be honest is just fine by me. Because, until Ashley's friend gets here. I now have a weapons testing dummy, for all my new wargear I want to make. So until whoever she gets to head the arcana division of our Legion gets here to figure this out, or until one of my weapons cracks this sucker open. I'm going to put this thing through its paces until it opens and I see what goodies are inside of it." Jack further spoke as he looked at the ancient box with a intrigued grin on how durable it could possibly be
"How far are you willing to go exactly in your weapons testing of this box's durability? I feel as though I should ask this for safety reasons of your household." Raphael questioned
"Everything from Autocannons, Melta Guns, Lascannons', missile batteries, Heavy Flamers, hell even a Titan-sized Power Fist if I have too. I now have something that can take the punishment of whatever gear I build…Not to mention, I can better test out the offense of my aliens as well with this until it breaks too. So as far as I'm concerned this is a total win." Jack answered keen on putting this box through its paces
"Then I wish you the very best in that regard, Master Jack. I only ask that in your more extreme testings of this box your parents have gifted to you. That you do so in a environment away from the household overall, the last thing we need are more holes in your walls because of it." Raphael requested
"Don't worry, I've got it all covered, Raphael. By the way, how are our new recruits holding up in their new barracks/home that's all set-up for them?" Jack asked of his A.I companion
"Yes, as we were able to swiftly create a base for your new Legionaires roughly several miles away from your household. We are continuing to expand and modify to accommodate more of those will join you in the future, in addition to any other wings that will be needed." Raphael informed his creator
"That's awesome, and good work, buddy." Jack said in appreciation for his virtual assistant's efforts
"Thank you, it brings me joy to know that I am succeeding within my programmed parameters." Raphael said as the drone he was inhabiting 'smiled' as well as one could
"You're welcome, anyways, Tubbimura is answering so I will need you to skiddadle for a bit. I'll call you if I need anything." Jack told the virtual assistant who nodded before departing his room
"Hey, Tubbimura. How've you been? It's been awhile since I've last seen you." Jack said to the portly ninja
"I have been doing well, Spicer. Also, I have heard of your exploits in Hong Kong, and as such wish to congratulate you on your recent victory." Tubbimura replied in having heard of Jack's decimation of Pandabubba and his operations in said city
"Thanks, it was a lot easier than I expected; now that I'm taking things seriously…Now that I have what I need to start building up my army that I've always wanted, my motivation to be something awesome finally kicked in. Let me tell you right now, it feels great to finally get to work and know that I'm making headway." Jack spoke in still thriving off the thrill that came with having overcome Pandabubba with Ashley's assistance
"I am most happy for you, when I visit you next, you will have to tell me of your adventures in defeating the Panda-Lord." Tubbimura said keen to hear exactly how the Omnitrix bearer accomplished the deed
"Well, you can hear all about that and more in person; because I need your help with something I've got in the works. Something that requires you and your peoples' help in the long-term." Jack told the portly assasssin
"Is this a contract you wish to make in order to end more of your enemies, then I will be happy to do just that. I will admit that it has been some time since I have been at work to infiltrate and kill a target; for an extended period of time." Tubbimura queried as to what the Omnitrix bearer could want
"It is and isn't a contract that I want to make with you…Let me explain what I'm trying to set up, because it is going to take a couple of minutes to get the whole picture in place." Jack said knowing this was going to take a while to explain
From thereon he began to explain on how he was looking for not only new recruits for his Legion, but was also looking for those who could help train them for the separate divisions/Legion chapters of what he wanted to focus on, and how to make them flourish in his future campaigns. As such he wished to have Tubbimura and as many as he could spare join his Legion, given that if there was anyone who he knew would be an ace at stealth, infiltration, and guerilla tactics it would be the portly assassin whose work he could trust without fail.
"This is quite the promising proposal you have set forward. The chance to share and pass down my clans teachings and train a generation of powerful assassins; is all too promising." Tubbimura spoke after absorbing all of what Jack told him in regards to his Legion
"So I take it that you're gonna be on-board and help me train my new soldiers?" Jack asked with hope in his voice
"I will, however before I can fully commit to doing so. I will need to see those who I will be taking under my wing to train in my clans' ways. If I am to act as the shadow-arm of your Legion, Spicer. Then I will need to see what they are capable of, and what they can accomplish as their master and leader." Tubbimura answered back in wanting to see what those that he would lead were capable of
"Don't worry, they're definitely some…'unique' cases. But ones who I'm sure can get the job done nonetheless, that much I'm sure of." Jack told the portly ninja
"Not to mention, I will sweeten the deal by making you your own suit of battle armor and weapons to go with whatever aesthetic you plan for…I can't have my division leader going out there without proper wargear, now can I?" Jack further spoke in wanting to make sure that those who lead his forces had the proper equipment to do so
"That is all very promising, and I am keen to see how you have improved your technology and the like; since we last met in person…If it is good to best the forces of the Panda-Lord in such dominating fashion, then I will expect nothing short of your best work." Tubbimura replied
"Oh trust me, if I have my way about it and I will. Then I will make sure that you and your new division; will be kitted out as much as possible…If we're doing this, Tubbimura, then we are doing this properly and as effectively as possible. Mark my words that soon enough, the warriors you lead will be some of the finest in the combination of ninja assassins and bleeding-edge tech that I can create." Jack promised to Tubbimura with nothing but unyielding conviction in his voice
"I will hold you to that, Spicer." Were the portly assassins's sole response
"Then I can count on you and your clansmen coming to help train some my soldiers?" Jack asked
"Yes, it will take some time to gather an adequate number of them to assist in what is to come. But nonetheless, we will be ready within a few weeks time, Spicer." Tubbimura assured the Omnitrix bearer
"That is more than fine by me…and I cannot wait to get started on what I have planned with you, and anyone else I bring on." Jack said to the portly assassin
"I am curious as well on what will occur in the future. Until then, farewell, Jack Spicer." Tubbimura spoke before ending the Skype call
"Now all I have to do is figure out how to make him a chonky-as-heck discount Raven Guard captain, minus the depression." Jack said before looking at the strange rune-covered box
"Until then, I'm gonna find a way to crack you open one way or the other…Let's see if your chainsword resistant." Jack said before hopping off from his chair and going to find a chainsword to test it out on
(5 hours later, 8:24 Pm, Raleigh, South Carolina)
Meanwhile, Ben and Gwen were with the formers Plumber company known as The Orion Squad; after having taken down another base of DNAliens and stopping them from delivering and transporting their Xenocytes across state-lines.
"That should be the last of them, alright light it up people. I want every single one of these things torched, the last thing we need are one of these things getting out of here. Then it is another mess we have to clean up." Ben ordered as a quartet of his soldiers nodded before scorching every store of Xenocytes in sight with Flamers
"At least that's one less nest of these things that we have to deal with. Only 5 more to go in the state…just peachy." Ben groaned
"Give yourself more credit, Ben. We have done nothing but destroy DNAlien nests and stop whatever their building for almost a year and a half. I think I speak for everyone when I say that we have accomplished a lot so far." Gwen said to a dejected Ben
"Yet we are nowhere closer to find out why this is happening, or why there are Highbreed here. Not to mention, we are nowhere near close enough to finding a cure for what happened to Ken, and stasis can only do so much to stop it…Then there was what happened to Grandpa, and even with all my gear, all my strength, I couldn't do a dam thing to stop him from having to blow himself and everything there into dust to stop that damn Highbreed bastard." Ben responded with a level of stress that no 22 year old should have
"As far as I'm concerned, Gwen. We are for a lack of a better saying failing upwards. We might be winning, but sure doesn't feel it most days…Honestly, I would take having to fight a battalion of Forever Knights than keep doing this." Ben further spoke his voice a combination of stress, guilt, and anger at his situation thus far regarding the DNAliens and Highbreed on planet
"Ben what happened to Ken is not your fault. There was literally nothing anyone could have done about it, even with my magic I couldn't separate that thing from him without almost killing him…And with Grandpa, I understand how you feel, I miss him too, Ben. But we can't…we can't blame ourselves for things that were outside our control, its not what Grandpa would've wanted." Gwen said puting a consoling hand on her cousins' armored shoulder
"I know, I know, but…but its hard not too when it's just us and our squad doing the hard work. I have shown proof time and time again of the fucked things going on down here. But that dickhead Gihil won't let us take further action without evidence against the Highbreed, even though we have gone out of our way to stop who knows how many Xenocytes from infesting entire cities. Capturing Highbreed that have been on-planet with fleet ships loaded up the gills in tech that should be nowhere near our home planet, and yet he expects us to just sit by and do nothing, because we don't have evidence!" Ben ranted in hatred of the Magister
"Even when we had eye-witness accounts to what Grandpa sacrificed his life to kill that Highbreed and stop the entirety of Alabama from becoming a DNAlien hotspot. He still wouldn't let us do anything, he still wouldn't let us go after the bastards that killed Grandpa because we didn't have 'evidence' to go after the Highbreed…What more evidence do they need when we have been doing everything to help, get shafted for it!" Ben further ranted in such fury that out of anger he crushed a nearby metal pole into scrap
"Ben!" Gwen said to snap Ben out of his frustrations
"What?!" Ben said as he rammed his fist through a brick wall as though it were made of peanut better
"I am angry too, believe me I want to avenge what happened to Grandpa just as bad as you do. But we can't do it like this, we can't go in so full of hate and anger; that we do something we regret. We do this as we always have, as heroes just like we were when we were kids, and starting out in the academy. Gwen reminded her cousin of how they were to do things
"We have to set the example to be better, even when jerks like Gihil are getting in the way. Because it isn't by the book. Otherwise, we risk doing something that may stop us from being Plumbers, and stopping us from being able to do what we have to…So I need you to calm down, and take it one step at a time. The last thing any of us want is to have our commander going berserk again." Gwen said remembering the last time Ben lost his temper
"I remember…it was not my proudest moment. I still can't believe I hit Morningstar that hard when he was juiced on your powers." Ben replied
As the one prevailing memory on his and the Orion Squads minds were when they saw Ben lose it when Michael Morningstar absorb Gwens' mana and life-force to the point she was rendered a shriveled husk of herself. Something that caused Ben to absolutely lose it in seeing such a thing happen to his family; at the hands of a person he'd begun to trust enough to welcome as a honorary Orion Squad member that in a moment of blind rage he nearly beat the life-leeching young man to death with his bare hands.
It was only after being pulled off of Michael Morningstar after literally beating the absorbed energy out of him with his Power Fists and ready to turn his head to a pulp with swing of his Thunder Hammer, after having shattered his spine and ribs; that he recognized in himself that he hadn't inherited the famed Tennyson strength. But that he needed to keep a better check on his anger and rage, otherwise the next time he lost his temper in a bout out of anger; that the next time he lost control of himself that there would be far, far more casualties that would come of it.
"Look, I understand that you are angry about what's happened for the past 2 years since we lost Grandpa. I share it as much as you do, but you need to get it under control Ben. You need to get help on getting a handle on your anger…because there may come a time where you do get angry again, and I or one of the Squad members may not be there to stop you from doing something you'll regret." Gwen said to her wrathful cousin who looked at his hands in memory of all the times since then his rage had worsened since the 'Morningstar incident'
"I can't really afford to do that when we still have a duty to do. Between this, and the Forever Knights still running around. I can't really afford to go to a therapist when we still have people to save, and work to be done. Until then, we keep going." Ben said back
"Ben, I'm serious about you getting help. When we do make a breakthrough against the DNAliens and the Highbreed, I'm going to make some calls and have you get proper help alright…Promise me, that you will try and get help to get your anger under control, ok?" Gwen requested of her cousin not wanting to see him spiral and lose himself to the ever-growing rage within
"I will, Gwen. You have my word as the leader of the Orion Squad and as a Plumber, that once we make a breakthrough, I will get help with my anger issues." Ben promised his cousin
"You pinky-promise? Because I will drag you to therapy kicking and screaming if I have too…You may be stronger than Grandpa, but my magic can do just enough to make sure you take your butt to counseling." Gwen asked while in her adjacent hand mana arced throughout it
"I pinky-promise." Ben said as they did their promise
"Good, now let's get out of here. This place is giving me the creeps…I hate everytime that we do these that I feel like I need a cold shower." Gwen replied in hating dealing with Xenocytes and the like from the sheer amount of gross it always gave her
"You and me both, but someone has to get their hands dirty. Who better than us, the people who have the stomach, the tools, and the grit to get it done." Ben said before signaling for his Squad to wrap things up and head back to their ship
'...I don't know where you are, Grandpa, but wherever you are; I hope that you're proud of me. Because, I am doing the best that I can, and it still feels like it's not enough…I-I just hope that I'm doing the right thing, since most days it feels like every step I make in the right direction, is another 2 or 3 back, and I hate it so much.' Were the thoughts of the Plumber as he and his Squad soon left the scene with a stoic resolve in their hearts and unwavering will to destroy the threats to Earth in their spirit
And so, with the defeat of Pandabubba and the creating of Jack and Ashley's Legion on the horizon, we also see that the Tennyson's are committed to a shadow war of sorts against the Highbreed and DNAliens; that for all their process leads to a wrathful Ben wondering if they are doing enough to stop the ever-encroaching threat of the Xenos supremacists. So the question remains of how will Jack's future Legion and Ben as well as his cousin the Orion Squad soon intersect in the future threats to come? Well, stay tuned and find out in the all new installments of, Jack Spicer: Heylin Force!
Alright, that'll do it for this one as we close out the Pandabubba mini-arc and prep for more events to come, as we have an older Ben and Gwen as Plumbers in the mix now, which should be fun to get into soon enough, since I do have plans for them and Jack potentially working together against alien threats in the future. As such my thanks for all of what's to come is dedicated to you guys who have helped to keep this story going, since it is thanks to your support, reviews on what you guys like so far and to be included that has helped keep this story coming, and as my gratitude is an immense one.
So with all that being said this is Nomadic Chaos 888 using the Power of Chaos and our Patron Saint Khorne (Blood for the Blood God, and Skulls for his Glorious Throne) to give you guys neat chapters to read. Wherein the next chapter will be some downtime and Ashley calling up her sorcerer friend and their people to join in on Jack's Legion so stay tuned for all of that good stuff.
Part 1 Theme Song: Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) by Coheed and Cambria
Random End Song: Black Bear by Whitechapel
Now then onto the reviews of the previous Chapter
Kourtney Uzu Yato: As you can see, Pandabubba got obliterated as it turns out once Jack gets some confidence in himself and fully commits to wanting to be a villain this man is a problem, because good luck dealing with this version of Jack who is actually determined to be a great villain in his own right. Also, said Warhammer Titans that Jack is building alongside arming his future Legion members with Warhammer tech are the stuff the Xiaolin Monks are gonna have to fight against, because fighting Jack Bots is one thing, but fighting his version of them alongside soldiers that are armed with everything from Melta Guns, Bolters, Lasguns/Lascannons, Flamers and more, and fighting Titans that can run at anywhere from 110 to 300 MPH...it is gonna be a nightmare to say the least that is gonna be funny of the basis of them struggling to figure out how to beat them. Also, with Wuya its gonna be matter of either come up with something to help me out with what I'm doing in trying to make it big in the world as a supervillain, or find a way to throw it back in a circle and let Jack hit...no in-between because he is a man on a mission and if Wuya can't help in any real way towards what he wants; then its back in the box and fired into deep space with her.
God of Wind 200: The Velma idea I will definitely consider the Velma idea as that's too fun not to do some time in the future, as for the Cyber Chase thing i will consider that as well since its one of my favorite movies, I'm not to sure on Johnny Test since I haven't seen it before.