((OOC- I guess I'll start))
Quazarr shot down the alley, Highlord Mako hot on his heals. Quazarr knew that hiding from the man-shark was out of the question, since Mako's senses were supersensitive...Not to mention the fact that the glowing circuitry on 'Zarr's armor lit him up like a proverbial Christmas tree.
'Zarr had been on a mission for the rebels...It was supposed to be simple: Get in the Arachnos outpost, steal the computer codes, and get out without being caught. It had started off without a hitch: Quazarr had managed to fly in silently, gotten the drop on the "lone, inept guard" and snag the codes...Little did he realize, Highlord Mako had been visiting the outpost. Mako's assistant, Hammerhead, had caught Quazarr on his way out of the base. 'Zarr had managed to knock the beast out with a well placed energy blast, but Mako had gotten the drop on him.
While Quazarr struggled to get away, Mako managed to damage his flight boots. Now, running at what seemed like a snail's pace with the monster on his tail, Quazarr was rapidly running out of options.
'Zarr noticed that the alley was a dead end, ending in a wall well over 15 feet tall. He was cut off if he didn't think fast...Fortunately for the young scientist, that's just what he did best. AIming his hands at the ground under him, he let loose with an extended energy blast. The force sent him hurtling over the wall. There was a satisfying *CRACK!* as Mako slammed into it head first. Smiling behind his helmet, Quazarr made his way carefully back to the rebels' safehouse. They finally had the codes they needed to intercerpt Arachnos transmissions. Maybe now they could learn what that bright glow was over the Spider's Lair...
((OOC-This thread is just for fun, though I'd like for the people who post to do so with a modicum of seriousness. Our story begins as Lord Recluse has just recently come out of hiding. With the aid of his minions, he steals Portal Corp. technology in order to unlock a gateway to another dimension. Black Scorpion manages to decipher the Portal tech and accidentally opens a rift to "Earth-X". This reality is just like our own, with the exception that Statesman was killing before he and Recluse reached the fountain that gave them their powers. Therefore, Recluse became the first superbeing recorded in Paragon. He very quickly managed to take over and his armies grew even stronger as a result. With the aid of his minions, the Earth-X Recluse soon became the planet's emperor. Without Statesman to lead them, no heroes were assembled to stand against Recluse and Arachnos. Only a small handful remained, using guerilla tactics to halt Recluse's plans where they could. When the heroes learned about the portal to our world, they knew that, for the sake of two planets, they had to shut it down before the Recluse from Earth managed to bring reinforcements through to Paragon.))
Anyone interested in participating in this story should keep in mind the following:
No god-moding...If you must play this story as PvP, please remember that there is a chance of your immediate demise...Also, the heroes are vastly outnumbered and in hostile territory, so John Wayne tactics=bad
If you decide to play a villain, you have the standard choices from the comic (sans Recluse).
Heroes, Statesman is no more...Most of the "Freedom Phalanx" have either died, fallen to Recluse's side, or never existed...
Let the story begin.