(Author's Note: Edited!
It's alot better now!)
Well, I haven't had alot of Feedback, but...
For the few of you who have read the First Chapter, here's CHAPTER 2!!!
A couple quick things:
-I'm going to switch the narration from a 1st Person Style to a 3rd Person Style. I don't know if anyone will mind this, but it will make it ALOT easier for me to continue this Story!
-Now that I'm writing in 3rd Person, there will be points (specifically, in this next Chapter) where I'll leave the characters from a previous Chapter (Temporarily, of course!) to introduce several new Characers. If you get confused, or don't know what's going on at the time, don't worry: It will all come together, I promise!
-And, as always, Please Please PLEASE send Feedback! Thanks! Now, on with the Story!
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The Chaos Saga: The Calm Before the Storm
Dr. Lumina looked out of the window of Portal Corporation. The many Paragon Police and SWAT vehicles had already been taken care of, and only the charred remains of some mufflers and occasional burning tires were left of them. The real threat, of course, were the brightly decorated and extraordinarily gifted individuals advancing on the premeses, despite the droves of Vahzilok Eidolons, Tsoo Enforcers, and 5th Column Reserei Fists fighting (unsuccessfully) to keep them at bay. Dr. Lumina turned away from the window, and eyed his hostages. They were tied to chairs in the small conference room, their hands and feet bound by rope to the wooden conferce chairs.
"I'm tired of these games!" He said, grabbing onto the arms of the chair that a nearby Scientist was in leaning forward so he was hovering over the him. "Tell me now: Just how many of these locks are there?" He narrowed his eyes at the 3 Portal Corp. Scientists, his eyes hardly visible behind the black shawl covering his face.
"I told you, we're all just lower employees! You monsters already killed most of-"
His partner starting coughing uncontrollably for a few moments, looking at the Scientist who was being questioned intently.
"I mean, ALL of the Lead Scientists that-" Unfortunately, his Freudian slip had already been noticed by Dr. Lumina.
"What are the names of the remaining Lead scientists?!" Dr. Lumina hissed, grabbing the Scientist by the throat and moving his own head so close to the Scientist that he could smell Dr. Lumina's foul breath. "THE NAMES!!" Dr. Lumina repeated.
The door swung open as Capt. Ein interrupted the interrogation.
"Dr. Lumina, several of ze Heroes are already inside ze bulding!" Capt. Ein said, his voice sharp and solemn despite the nature of his news.
"Let me see!" Dr. Lumina said, tipping the Scientist's chair over and beginning to storm out of the room. The Scienitist coughed loudly lay helplessly on the floor. Dr. Lumina stopped at the door.
"Musashi!" Dr. Lumina yelled. A bright light filled the hallway as the Tsoo Sorcerer appeared next to Dr. Lumina using his Teleportation technique.
"Yes, Lumina?" Musashi asked, his voice deep and bellowing.
"I want you to stay in here and watch these men! If they get out of line, kill them!" Dr. Lumina demanded.
"No problem." Musashi responded, a wicked smile on his face.
Dr. Lumina proceeded to the Main Chamber of Portal Corp., where Capt. Ein was already viewing the Securtiy Monitors. The Monitors showed several Heroes mowing down the Minions of the Tsoo, Vahzilok, and 5th Column. "How many have made it in?" Dr. Lumina asked.
"Eight." Capt. Ein answered. "They're being led by ze Back Alley Brawler and Sister Psyche, apparently."
"And Statesman?" Dr. Lumina asked, fear in his voice.
"No, he's not with them... I actually haven't heard about him in a vile..." Capt. Ein scratched his chin. "Ve usually can't get through a veek vithout him interfering vith our vork..." He concentrated his focus on the monitors again. "Anyway, I'd say ve have about 10 minutes, maybe less, before zey reach ze main chamber. Vat information did you get?"
"Those insignifigant Scientists were no help." Dr. Lumina said. "But I was able to find out that there may be some higher-ranked scientists still alive. If we find them, we can get into that universe."
"My follower on the inside said that the universe contains a great evil power. Once we find a way to control it, we'll be unstoppable! Not even Statesman will be able to stop us!" Capt. Ein and Dr. Lumina laughed maniacally.
"I know just how to find those Scientists..." Capt. Ein said, scratching his chin and smiling wickedly. "Bring all ze Scientists to ze main chamber!"
The Tsoo Enforcer slashed downward with his sword, aiming at the top of Back Alley Brawler's skull. Back Alley Brawler grabbed ths ninja's hand with his left hand and used his right hand to deliver a blow to the ninja's head, sending him flying across the room until he crashed into a lab table, knocking him unconscious. The Team was working their way through one of the many lab rooms in Portal Corp. This one was usually white and perfectly sterile; now it was a rainbow of colors and definitely NOT sterile. The Tsoo, 5th Column, and Vahzilok resistance inside was more than what had been orginally planned, but the team had been able to deal with everything Villains threw at them. Unfortunately, Back Alley Brawler didn't see the Vahzliok Abomination sneak up behind him while he had been dealing with the Enforcer. He turned just in time to see the corpse raise it's arm and...
BOOM!
The Abomination is blasted away, courtesy of one of Sister Psyche's energy bolts.
A less experienced Hero would stop and thank Sister Psyche at this point, but the Backstreet Brawler knew better than to talk in the middle of a battle, especially when time is of the essence. He smiled to himself. Sister Psyche had proposed the idea to the many Heroes who showed up to help with the situation, and they all agreed on the plan: Most of the Heroes would charge Portal Corp., causing the Villains to release many or all of their minions to stop them. Then, while the Heroes kept the Minions busy outside Portal Corp., one small team of Heroes would be able to sneak inside. Back Alley Brawler and Sister Psyche chose six others, who were fighting alongside them surprisingly well.
"Heh, now THIS is a battle!" Mr. Demolition laughed, happily blasting away at several Vahzilok. His hair was rather unkempt for a hero (his attitude even more so), but he definitely knew had to handle a weapon. He was wearing a black leather coat and black leather pants, complimenting his costume with black metal boots, black sunglasses and a Utility Belt.
"Um... some help would be nice?" Molecula yelled, being overrun by Tsoo Enforcers. Her skin was blue, the result of a Science Experiment gone wrong (like they always do in CoH), resulting in her ability to manipulate matter. Her hair was a red hue, and she wore a one-piece yellow costume that had the symbol of an Atom on it. Fairly simple attire.
"I'm on it." Kinship said, her sweet voice uncommonly solemn. Kinship had wanted to be a nurse when she was young, and her teachers noted how she always seemed to be able to make people feel better, both mentally and physically. Then one day, her pet dog was hit by a car. Kinship was able to heal the dog just by touching it, and the rest is, as they say, history. She was wearing a white tank top and red shorts, with red stilletos and a white mask covering her face (along with her long, blonde hair). A Red Cross symbol on her tank top finished off her costume.
"I sense some innocents nearby," Ryo Kempo said as he knocked out a Nacht Fist. Ryo Kempo was born and raised in Japan, where he studied in a Dojo the art of Kempo Ninjitsu. He was to be the next Dojo Sensei, but when the Tsoo came and razed his Dojo, leaving him as the sole student of Kempo Ninjitsu, he came to Paragon City in a quest of vengence. His costume honors the outfit that students of Kempo Ninjitsu wore, a white robe and white bottoms with black sandals and a black bandanna. He used a scolding hot piece of metal to burn the emblem of his clan into his chest, so he would never forget his quest.
"What's that over there?" Mirage Commander asked as he gave nearby Tsoo an impression that demons were surrounding them. Mirage Commander never discussed his origns; his outfit was a blue hood, with a purple spandex top and purple spandex bottom. He had a white, mystical artifact implanted in his chest, though why and how it's used is unknown.
"Hey, Brawler!" Molecula called, waving her slender hand to signal the rest of the group. "I think this is the door to the main chamber." She gestured to the Triple-Reinforced Titanium doors in front of her. A silence fell over the group.
"We don't have the passcode." Kinship said, stating the obvious.
"I got the passcode right here." Mr. Demolition said, patting his weapon. He unleashed a volley of Buckshots at the door, which subsequently richocheted around the entire metal-plated room. Mr. Demoltion cursed and unloaded his M30 Grenade into the door, which exploded on contact. The door remained unscathed. Back Alley Brawler looked yelled at him to stop it. Mr. Demolition, breathed hard, then looked down at his utility belt.
"It's not easy to get these..." Mr. Demolition thougt as he looked at the door.
"Ah, *&%$ it!" Mr. Demolition said, pulling out a Time Bomb from his utility belt. He planted it on the door. Molecula and Sister Psyche encased everyone in Deflection Shields as he did so. Once the Bomb was in place, Mr. Demolition triggered it and stood back. 15 seconds later, the doors to the main chamber blew open.
Capt. Ein viewed the crowd of Scientists, the whole amount of their hostages numbering around 50. The Abominations and Nebel Officers guarded all the exits, making sure no one got in or out. Musashi was also in the room, his sharp eyes overlooking every Scientist.
"Now zen, we know that at least one among you has ze access codes for ze universe we seek!" Capt. Ein declared, pacing back and forth in front of the scientists in a Fascist march. "Let it be known to those scientists that, if you do not give us ze access codes IMMEDIATELY, we veel kill Scientists at random, until the one ve are looking for is found!" Capt. Ein grabbed the closest scientists and took out a pistol.
"This is your last chance!" Capt. Ein said, placing the barrel of the pistol to the man's temple. "One..." He cocked the pistol. "Two..." He began to squeeze the trigger.
"Wait!" An elderly scientist cried, standing up. "Don't shoot him! I'm the one you're looking for!"
The door to the main portal blasted open just as the final access codes were inputted into the Portal Corp. mainframe. The hollow Portal suddenly became alive with light, signaling the door to Dimension COH-666 was open.
"Heroes!" Dr. Lumina hissed.
"The Portal!" Sister Psyche cried.
"Get them!" Capt. Ein yelled.
"Don't let them get into that Portal!" Brawler yelled as the final crowd of minions bore down on them.
"Quickly, to the portal!" Dr. Lumina screamed as he, Musashi, and Capt. Ein ran for the portal.
"I don't think so." Molecula whispered as she concentrated. Soon, Dr. Lumina, Musashi, and Capt. Ein found they could hardly crawl as they were enraptured in Molecula's "Crushing Field" ability.
"Mirage Commander, you know that new power of yours?" Ryo Kempo asked as he evaded a Mortificator's dart.
"Yeah?" Mirage Commander asked.
"I think it's time we tested it out!" Ryo yelled as he header for the Control Panel. Mirage Commander held out his hands and and concentrated on both Ryo Kempo and the enemies surrounding him.
"Fulcrom Shift!" He yelled as the power of the enemies around him were transferred to Ryo Kempo. Ryo Kempo then focused of all of his newfound power on an Eagle Claw Kick, aimed stragiht at the Control Panel.
It felt like the entire world rocked as a tremendous burst of light emerged from the Portal. Eventually, the light settled back into the Portal, as normal. But the light had changed. It no longer emitted a bright, white light; instead, the light was a swirl of various colors, constantly shifting. But the monitor still read COH-666.
"Is everyone alright?" Backstreet Brawler asked as he got up.
Slowly, everyone answered affirmatively. Except for Molecula; the shock had knocked her out.
"But wait..." Kinship asked, looking around. "Where are those three bad guys?"
"Oh, no..." Sister Psyce said, looking down at Molecula, then back at the portal. "They must have run in when Molecula's hold on them disappeared!"
"First thing's first, Brawler." Sister Psyche said, placing her hand on Brawler's shoulder. "The hostages."
One of the scientists, who had recovered quicker than the others, tried desperately to get the Control Panel back online.
"Is that Portal still going to THAT universe?" Brawler asked.
"Yes," The elderly scientist replied, getting up and rubbing his head. "And no. The effect that you see now," he said, gesturing to the rainbow of colors emitting from the Portal. "Is a result of an imbalance in the Space-Time Continuum. It should fix itself in about an hour or two..." He went over to the Control Panel and tried to salvage it as best he could.
"What do you mean, 'yes and no'? Which is it?" Brawler asked.
"Well, they ARE going to Universe COH-666," the scientist said, pressing a few buttons on the Control Panel. "It's not a question of WHERE, you see, it's a question of WHEN." The Control Panel sparked, and a digital number 12 appeared on the screen. "You see, they're in that universe as it was 12 years ago."
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OK, I know that was long, and the last Chapter was probably better, but TRUST me, the story gets ALOT more interesting in the coming chapters! (I should know!
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Now, to keep things interesting, I'm going to be giving a little "Coming Attraction" at the end of each chapter so you can look forward to the new Chapter!
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On the next Chapter...
So, it looks like the evil Dr. Lumina, Musashi, and Capt. Ein made it into the universe after all! But what will they see in that universe as it was 12 years ago?
What's this? No crime? A Perfect Paragon City?
And finally, the Team finds the Black Meteorite and that monster known as Chaos... Wait a minute? What's that? That doesn't look like the creature we saw in Chapter 1! What's going on?
Answers on the next Chapter:
The Chaos Saga: The Monster from the Meteorite!
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