Introduction
Then, they all dissappeared.
The very thing unique about this version of Earth changed. Hero's died, either heroically, or quietly. They retired, announcing it to the world, or just quietly leaving. Some Hero's wouldnt accept the Golden Age was over, and kept fighting, but they were usually labelled as vigilantes and hunted. Even most of the Villains stopped, tired of their constant evading the law. The Earth had entered a new era, without hero's...
Latveria, Wakanda, the United States, China and Germany became the worlds major powers, and a new age was entered.
But every age ends.
With Latveria getting stronger, Victor Von Doom decided it was time to expand his territory. Taking complete control of Eastern Europe, the countries devastated Latveria, leaving no trace of the country.
Now, everyone was on the brink of war, unsure who to trust and why. Chaos rules, and Villains are beginning to return. New York is in the darkest age it has seen in decades, for the first time feeling the full return of criminals.
Then, a group of people with latent powers or skills, witness an event.
An event that changes their lives.
And then they realise that they have to avenge the Golden Age of Hero's.
Its time for Hero's to return.
Enter the Avengers.
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((I want everyones characters to wake up and head to New York, to see this new energy source. I will activate the event when we are all there.))
Music from the band Black Sabbath was blaring out of the speakers of Joshua's flat screen TV as he lay asleep on the couch in his living room. Ironically the song which was playing, was from a 1978 tour and was entitled 'Symptom of the Universe'.
Joshua was in the middle of another horrible dream, one which he has had many times, always the same, always ending abruptly, always causing him to awaken with screams and sweat.
The wealthy young man lived in a high-rise building overlooking Times Square-The 21st floor. Joshua had just awoken and was presently sitting on the edge of his couch, elbows resting upon his knees and his head in the palms of his upturned hands.
Joshua, being so far up was unable to see the crowd beneath, nor could the sounds of the mass assembly reach the great heights of his spacious apartment, something which caused Joshua to wonder why he felt the need to walk out onto the balcony at that particular moment.
Joshua stood there upon his balcony, as he had done so many times before-Starring and in deep contemplation.
As he walked into the mob surrounding Times Square, a huge mob was around a Double Helix shaped structure, huge. It was silver, and incredibly impressive to look at, surrounded by a huge stage, with a banner called SPARK above it. He smiled. He wondered how it worked, and how Wayne Enterprises could exploit and use it. As the mob grew, he waited for the conference to start, wondering why it hadnt already...
Eddie shot awake as his music got uncomfortablly loud.
"Holy shit!" he cussed at his radio before slamming the snooze button. Well, he was awake now. He grabbed his clothes which consisted of a black t-shirt, jeans and a black jacket and headed out his apartment door and into the street. Today was supposed to be the unveiling of an energy source or something, created by Stark Enterprises.
(A few minutes later)
He arrived to see a giant structure that looked like the symbol for D.N.A or whatever, a double helix. He of course thought it wonderful that they developed another energy source and waited to see how it'd work. Hopefully it wouldn't blow them up or something, but it was made by Stark Enterprises, so it should be good.
Still, Joshua was happy to assist with some of the financing, receiving a few shares of stock, though his piece came out to a small fraction of the mega-bucks which the development company was about to rake in-Besides its not like he is hurting for money.
Hell, his monthly therapy bill was far more then what he had given to Stark Industries, to bad you can't write off psychological instability.
Rhys Grant was one of Joshua's best friends, though he never thought it a conflict of personal interest, he had given a considerable sum to Wayne Enterprises as well, business is business after all. Joshua stretched his arms out along the railing of the balcony, as his body lowered against the cold steal, his head hanging down.
"Holy shit!" Joshua exclaimed in a loud self deprecating tone.
"I need to get my damn head screwed on straight."
Yet another thing forgotten by Joshua was that he was suppose to meet a younger acquaintance at the unveiling, "Perhaps Eddie was still there." Rushing into the bedroom Joshua quickly donned an expansive suit and headed out of his apartment, and down the hall to the elevators.
"Man, where'd Joshua go?" he wondered, looking through the crowd of people.
"Josh!" he called out, hoping he'd hear his voice.
"For fucks sake, its just a damn generator!" Joshua yelled out as the frustration of passing through the veritably gauntlet of sturdy bodies wore on his nerves.
Those people who stood close heard his outburst, looking at him strangely, though he had no idea why. He didn't say anything. Growing tired from the effort of pushing his way through the crowd Joshua gave up the search for Eddie.
Turning in defeat to watch the spectacle of the unveiling, of the 'simple generator' as the mysterious voice commented.
Eddie heard a voice that was just loud enough to surpass the crowd's chatter. He turned towards the area he heard the noise and began pushing his way towards it. He didn't find his buddy, though he did start getting frusterated.
"Where the hell could he be?" he mumbled as he came to a stop near some others. Giving up the search, he looked around, facepalming when he noticed who he was standing next to. "Josh?"
As if prophecy that moment the door to the apartment burst in, several armed men in black suits filing in. They were pros, swept the entry, button-hooking to cover corners and providing cover for one another. They made one flaw however. They only brought six men. The first three move towards the rear bedroom, while the others move to sweep the rest of the two-bed-room home. Sticking to the walls, avoiding windows, they move as quietly as men in combat gear can. The first dies silently, lifted from his feet and his neck snapped. The other two catch a small break as the dead man drops his weapon with a clatter- they whirl, only to be blindsided from the side by a hulking blue form.
The massive arms sweep the first man about the head, cracking armor and bone with ease, allowing the monster to fling the body at the second knocking him to the floor and giving the thing time to step over and plant a boot across the windpipe, silence after a few wet gurgles. It took moments for three men to be ended. It was done both fast enough and quiet enough that the other team had no idea it was alone. The thud of the corpse being thrown was only a muffled bump, and was dismissed at once.
"Wrapped up on my end, you're up Nieves." the blue monster spoke, it's form flowing like fluid.
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Three men enter a bedroom, sweeping the corners and checking the sparse furnishings- only to realize moments later that the window faces the wrong way, overlooking a dumpster in an alley rather than the gathered crowd. Quickly moving they press against the wall, directly next to the door. They made noise entering this room, they know they have been heard. It's only moments until someone comes to investigate the racket; someone had to, it was a small apartment. They needed to take initiative. Leader ducks, sweeping the doorway as he takes a knee- the second moving to cover him from behind, weapon raised.
The last man steps to the side, unclasping a small cylinder from his vest and tossing it underhand into the other bedroom. Instantly thick foul smelling smoke begins to fill the air, the canister bouncing off of the wall within sputtering and emitting more and more smoke. Staying low the first man moves towards the doorway, one hand reaching up to activate his suit's mask system. Following the first, and activating the masks as well come the other two, quickly covering him from either side.
The first is dead before the other two even know they are under attack, a bolt of lightning taking his head off.
"Understood, engaging." glass shatters, a window broken, thinning the smoke enough to reveal the speaker- slight, slim, and covered from head to toe in light purple and silver flowing like living liquid. By the curves one could guess the sex as female, though the voice was dead and toneless. Her right arm seemed to be lodged in a small computer- upon closer inspection one would notice that the computer seemed to have bonded with the hand, merging with flesh and flowing to build something new. The arm raises, and ozone burns, as the computer shifts and clicks..parts sliding like a shotgun's for-end...before a second blast of electricity rips though the doorjamb and into the next man's shoulder, sending him back and into a sprawl.
Alone, and outgunned, the survivor tries to make a brave stand, raising his weapon to bear and letting rip- the silenced rifle coughing with each shot, stitching across the room in a panic burst...as a large blue arm sweeps in for a choke-hold. The gun falls to the floor with a clatter, as he kicks and struggles against a vice grip. Pressure builds, and light fades, consciousness fleeing. The last thing he sees before blacking out is the smaller female turning an uninteresting glance back out the window before speaking, "It's starting."
"Mr. Colt! Mr. Colt! What does this new energy source mean for the people of New York City?"
"Mr. Colt! Do you have plans to use this technology to better the situation in Gotham?"
"Are Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises merging?"
The reporters questions came flying at him but Sam took them in stride.
"This break through is a joint venture for the betterment of all mankind. The fusion of Stark Industries arc reactor technology and our own additons are just us rich kids attempt and doing something good for a change. We're just trying to keep the lights on with clean affordable energy for a change. If you boys and girls have anymore questions I'd be happy to answer them after the press conference. Enjoy the show."
He said cooly, finishing with a quick wink before making his way through the crowd to his compaines regional manager of the New York area. Rhys Grant was standing beside a particularily well known billionaire Joshua Thomas, a leader in the telecommunications field. The two were old friends and Sam was friendly enough with boht of them but like Bruce, he took care not to become too friendly and risk any slip ups. Sam maintained a friendly but proffesional relationship with both of them.
"Rhys, Joshua. Sorry I'm late."
He said with a casual smile as he shook their hands firmly.
"DARREN, PLEASE." Parker grumbles, sitting her, her hair tumbles around her shoulders and she rubs her eyes a bit.
"Wake up then you lazy ass." Her roommates' voices leap through the crack of the door. Parker cracks her neck to the left then the right, standing and stumbling over to her dresser and she throws on a pair of boy shorts and a tank top, throws her hair up into a loose ponytail and walks out of her room and into the kitchen.
Darren stares at her for a moment, his eyebrow pulling up, handing Parker a fresh cup of coffee.
"Well, good morning sleeping beauty," Darren says, sarcasm drips in his voice and Parker's head hits the counter top with a groan.
"It's too early for this shit." She says, her head lifts up to see Darren and he laughs a bit.
"Well," he rests his elbows on the table, and places a cupcake in front of her with a candle on it, Parker glares, "I know, I know, you don't like when people give you things on your birthday, but... Happy birthday, Parker."
Parker continues to glare.
"Hey, c'mon, it's your twentieth, you should be stoked!"
"Totally..." She says and sits up, taking a sip of her coffee.
He lights the candle and he pushes it towards her, "Make a wish."
Parker stares at it for a good moment. Wish... She had wished for a lot of things in her life, but they always seemed to turn out bad.
Maybe she should start wishing for bad things to happen, so the reverse would happen. Parker closes her eyes and then blows out the candle. She looks up at Darren with a smirk.
"Thanks, kid." She takes another drink of her coffee and places it down, "Well, that's the end of that, I should get ready for work."
Parker worked as an associate, basically an office girl for the big hot shot, Mr. Stark. Of course, she thought he was a bit over his head in many different ways, and a little out of his mind, but the job payed good money for her to get through college and get into Medical school.
She walks into her room and picks out a black pencil skirt and a white button up top. She clips her hair into a partial and then puts on make up. Grabbing her briefcase she heads out, calling down a taxi.
The traffic was terrible, and many people seemed to be loading up in the Square.
"Hang on..." She realized this had to do with the two companies merging. She pays the taxi driver and steps out of the car, the streets were bustling, people pushing.
She recognizes Mr. Colt as he steps out of a building and she tilts her head a bit as he walks towards her and greets two people she knew by name, but not personally, Joshua Thomas and Rhys Grant.
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"Hello Ladies and Gentlemen! My name is Tony Stark, also known as the Iron Man, though I gave up that mantle a while ago. So, I am here, to show you all a brand new generator. No crazy party, I promise. Basically, Stark Industries and Wayne Enterprises have managed to utilize the ARC technology that powers my suit and my personal home. Aside from that, we have DOUBLED its electric potential, and remember this is a renewable fuel, so it does NOT contribute to Global Warming or anything. I am NOT gonna reveal how it works, as that is a secret, but, thanks to the support from Wayne Enterprises and the state, I am happy to annouce that I am going to turn on the generator NOW, and power ALL of New York!"
The Man in the Eye patch grinned, typing in a message to his team. "Attack now" was all he uttered, the person knew what to do, and everything was ready.
And then Stark pressed the button, and the double helix generator began to spin, and glowed blue, and Times Square lighted up. There was massive applause, and then a blue mist descended onto the crowd, panicking them. He smiled, knowing it was all going well, but frowned when what appeared to be Iron Men suits flew into the Square, all silver and green, and started to circle the generator, before blasting repulsor shots into the crowd. They then flew in closer to the generator, as though they were going to steal it....
"DELTA!!! ENGAGE, ENGAGE, ENGAGE!! ENGAGE EVERYONE, STOP THE GENERATOR BEING STOLEN, BRING IT TO THE BASE, NOW!!!!".
And then, he waited....
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"Get everyone inside, and get to the basement." She turns to Mr. Stark for a moment, "NOW!" She growls, impatiently.
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"Alfred! I need an immediate air drop on the roof of the Hershey building."
"Right away Master Colt. Is the unveiling ceremony not going well sir?"
Sam had to supress a chuckle at the sarcastic old butlers reply.
"Not as well as I'd liked. An entire fleet of what looks like Iron Men showed up and started firing into the crowd."
"How dreadfull! What madness would drive men to do such a thing?"
Alfred asked, his joking tone completely gone now. Sam paused as he leapt up the scaffolding of the Hershey building as he ascended to the roof.
"They're after the reactor. Looks like the rest of them are just a distraction."
Sam said as he reached the maintenance ladder and began to rapidly make his way up.
"Well unfortunately for them you decided to attend the unveiling after all. Has your package arrived sir?"
Sam clambered up the side of the building just as a batplane flew over head and dropped off a large capsule on the roof.
"Right on time. Thanks Al."
Sam said with a smirk as he approached the capsule and pressed his hand to the fingerprint scanner. The pad lit up bright blue as it scanned his finger and palm prints. The screen then flashed green and the capsule opened revealing Sam's suit and equipment. He was dressed in seconds, the last thing was to pull on his cowl. With that done Phoenix stepped to the edge of the building, his cape whipping around behind him in the wind. He watched as the armored attackers fired at the defensless civilians. They wouldn't be defensless for long. Phoenix leapt into the air and opened his cape allowing him to glide over Times Square, once over the chaos he let go of his cape and threw three shuriken simoultaenously. They found their marks in the chest peices of the Iron warriors.
"Your gunna have to do better than that bird boy."
ONe said with a laugh as he looked down at the metal object in his chest. Phoenix smirked as his hand reached to his belt for his staff.
"I did..."
WIth that the shuriken sprang to life, electricity arced around them disabling the suit and stunning the men inside. The iron men dropped and the others turned to engage the newcomer.
"Take him down!"
Phoenix sprang into action, his staff extending in his hand to full length and electricity bursting at the tips.
Joshua heard his childhood friend say, and then out of nowhere came an obscene display of hate and wanting destruction. Joshua was unable to move as he witnessed the glowing blue helix, there was something about that color that had overwhelmed his desire to escape from the carnage before him.
He was completely fixated on that color, not moving, not responding to the inherent danger of the situation. One of the baddies had misfired their weapon, striking the lip of the Hershey building.
A large portion of debris was sheered from the top of the structure, sending it tumbling to the street below, directly on the spot where Joshua stood-Fixated. Not moving.
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"ARE YOU SUICIDAL, YOU IDIOT!? YOU ALMOST GOT US KILLED!!!" he roared at his friend.
"I d.Don't know....Ry" Getting to his feet and then lending a hand of assistance to his savior, who was now also standing upright.
Both of them stood by the big piece of the old Hershey building. Joshua looked at the mass of rubble and then turned to his friend. "Damn, we just had this building constructed not that long ago, remember?"
Rhys knew enough about Joshua that whenever he started to talk about business in such situations it was his way of trying to get passed the fact that he had messed up again. Knowing that his friend would remember all the great things they've achieved and all the good times they have had as two young bachelors. Rhy understood.
As he was scolded by Rhys, Joshua kept his normal composure, joking around. Eddie walked up to them, after walking around the debris and sighed.
"Shit man, you almost got yourself killed." he laughed an patted Josh on the back.
"Roger that, we got any info on these tin-cans? My rounds cut through the limbs, but only dent the torso and head plate. Knee-cappin' is gonna have to do until the rest of you get into action." Axelson's low southern voice purrs through the coms, as his orange form moves from one roof-top to the next in a series of swift moves and a death defying bound. Supernaturally accurate, his rifle- a specialized antimaterial sniper based off of the RT-20's design, barks...sending a 20mm Hispanio round into another armored form's knee...blowing the limb almost off from the impact.
Dropping to the ground, and landing in a crouch, the silvery-purple figure presses her throat mic before speaking, "Simms, Odgen, where are you two? We need ground support. Murphy..lock and load. I want suppressive fire from that window. Move it team...this is the real deal." she reaches out, touching a parked car..her touch allowing the silvery tendrils of her form to glide along the car's surface...burrowing in and beginning to change things. Car makers had been using computers in cars for years now- they monitor things, they control things...and they are more and more advanced with every new model. This car was expensive. It looked fairly new...and was loaded with tech. 'Scorn, intergrate. We need a hard shell.' she thought, a subtle whisper of agreement flowed through her mind...the car would do fine.
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"Odgen here, closing from the left...Riot is hungry for action- is there any change in the ROE?" a figure clad in a silvery grey substance blurs into being. Moving fast was Odgen's specialty, and at the moment he was doing eighty...on foot. The rules of physics state- 'An object in motion will stay in motion, unless acted upon by an equal and opposite force.' kinetics have a similar way with words. What it boiled down too was this...if something moves fast..it's gonna hit hard. Odgen was moving quite fast as he slammed fist first into one of the armored men- the impact should have broken his arm...but didn't. Instead it dented the armor's chest plate...and sent the unlucky wearer flying backwards into a building. "Where you at Simms? You missin all the fun."
A green hued fighter joins the fray, far more primal looking than the others- the skin of this one is blotched with black, and raised in places with spikes and tendrils. The face alone causes several onlookers to panic- it was a gaping maw filled with razor teeth. "Im here, you big baby. Lasher just likes to be fashionably late." hands shifting, fingers becoming large talons, the green creature rips into an armored figure with ease...tendrils of it's form snaking into cracks and holes in the armor of a second...seeking the soft meaty center. "Neives gonna be joining the grunts...of is she too fancy to get dirty?"
At that moment something the size of a car, but rather humanoid wades into the fray. "You need help already?" from within the massive car-suit the smaller female figure operates the car's computer systems...now altered and responding to her every wish. One massive foot slams down on a wounded armored figure, while a swinging back-hand sends another flying into a group. "There is just to many targets. Get to the generator. We must secure the objective."
"Way ahead of you. Got Axelson providing cover, and I am ready up here with my cannon. We will thin the crowd." Murphy opens fire- the specialized weapon slices through the armor of the invaders with ease. A rail-gun will do that. Firing cobalt spheres at rates of speed beyond any other conventional weapon, the rail-gun was a mighty tool of war. It's normal drawback, the high energy cost, was rendered null due to the blue substance covering Murphy from head to toe. The massive weapon kicks again, a blast catching two of the targets in a wicked blast. Even a miss was a hit at the speeds those rounds travel..the air simply exploding in the wake of the projectiles.
The team moves as one, Lasher, Scorn and Riot moving on land, covered by Agony and Phage from above. Mercury Team, the first Special Symbiote Team was on the move- objective was that generator. What they wanted with it though...who knows.
Now placing his left hand on Rhys' shoulder. "Thanks guys."
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Luckily Joshua still had his hands pressed against his two friends shoulder blades, allowing him to push them out of harms way, the three of them fell onto the ground near the main entrence. They once again found themselves laying on the dirty street.
Eddie coughed. "So what are we going to do?" Eddie asked somewhat annoyed.
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"One mortal man in the company of Gods... Good thing I got paid in advance."
Samuel Colt aka Phoenix
"He left this city to me... and I'm going to protect it."
Rhys Grant-Prophet
"Boom."
Joshua Thomas
Astral Spectre (keeper of the Flame of Azure)
The Man with the Eye Patch
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The Latverian
"FOR LATVERIA!!!"
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Demiorgus (keeper of the Flame of Xanthous)
A clone of Astral Spectre
The Latverian
"FOR LATVERIA!!!"
The Man with the Eye Patch
"Goddamnit!"
Samuel Colt aka Phoenix
"He left this city to me... and I'm going to protect it."
Azrael
Angel of Death
Rhys Grant-Prophet
"Boom."
Joshua Thomas
Astral Spectre (keeper of the Flame of Azure)
John "Kevlar" Thatcher
"One mortal man in the company of Gods... Good thing I got paid in advance."
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A clone of Astral Spectre
Joshua Thomas
Astral Spectre (keeper of the Flame of Azure)
John "Kevlar" Thatcher
"One mortal man in the company of Gods... Good thing I got paid in advance."
Azrael
Angel of Death
Rhys Grant-Prophet
"Boom."
Samuel Colt aka Phoenix
"He left this city to me... and I'm going to protect it."
The Man with the Eye Patch
"Goddamnit!"
The Latverian
"FOR LATVERIA!!!"
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Due to unforseen events I have been away for an extended time...guess this died in the meantime.
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Found this, and it gave me an idea for a future rpg
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Only one masked superhero will survive! But who will it be?
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I can just picture him on one leg, with a sword in both hands, tail, and spare foot, taking on a bunch of guys....and doing pretty good :)
It is going to be beyond epic....beyond epi'licious'ness even
Looking forward to reading up on your chars
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Getting excited to kick this off. It's going to be epic.
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