Chapter 3
"Let There Be Light."
By Peter Likidis
It was pitch black.
"You know when we headed out on this revenge thing, maybe someone should have mentioned to bring a torch?" a tinny voice whispered.
"Shutup Toothpick, we're here for a reason. According to Sil this is where she and Bandit stayed" said another male voice.
"Ok explain it to me like a 4 year old, Rich. Why are we sitting in a lunatic's home or warehouse or whatever this is, in the pitch black, when we can be raiding the place?"
"Because we don't want to get caught. Somethin' weird is going on and we need to figure out what it is. So until Sil gets here we sit and wait".
"Sure, no problem even if I am starting to get cramps in extremely uncomf...." The voice belonging to Speedball cuts out as they hear a sound coming from the middle of the room.
"It's ok guys, I just shadow melted through out the place. It's clear. Let's look for anything that will tell us what Joseph is up to" Sillouette, the New Warrior's adhoc leader commented as she switched on the lights to her and Bandit's ex-love nest, which was a mid sized warehouse which is all the yuppie fashion at present.
"Joseph? you're kidding me? Bandit's name is Joseph? no wonder he changed it" Speedy says as he bounces out of his hiding spot. The trio of Warriors search Bandit's pad until finally Sil locates a hidden safe under a mat. Using her Shadow powers, she reaches into the safe and pulls out some blueprints. Upon reading them she turns to Nova and Speedy with sheer horror
"guys, meet me back at the crash pad now" and she teleports out of the room.
"You know, right now I would hazzard a guess and say things just got worse" Speedy uncharacteristically said.
Nova and Speedy arrive through the skylight of the crashpad a few minutes later. Carlton is studying the blueprints and Sillouette is pacing with a worried look on her face.
"Sil you were right" Carlton said miserably, looking up at Sillouette's worried face "they are definetly blueprints for some kind of Nuclear device. Although I can't actually say where is it designed to go. It is such an odd design and, well, it's not like I am a nuclear technician or anything".
Sil, obviously worried, looks towards Nova and Speedy.
"It's ok Sil, we'll find them. They may have more power on their side but we will take em" Rich said, trying to help Sil's confidence. Nova is that kind of person, always looking after others no matter what is going on in his life.
"Besides we are pure of heart and therefore must win" Speedy quipped trying to loosen the thickening atmosphere but to no avail. Just then Rina, the Warrior called Timeslip who had recently lost her powers, comes running in.
"Guys, Psionex have showed up and have taken over the New York Stock Exchange. They have hundreds of people hostage and they will only release them if we go fight them".
Sil, gaining some confidence, turns to Carlton. "Ok Carlton, gather the other troops. It is time to follow the strategy we planned before. If we don't stop Bandit and Psionex now then we will be defeated".
The New York Stock Exachange was an economically important part of New York. "But why there?" thought Sil "what game is Bandit playing at?". Minutes later, the Warriors gather the troops comprising of Sillouette, Nova, Speedball, Nita, Powerhouse and Turbo and arrive on the scene. A police office walked up to greet them.
"The New Warriors I take it?" the police officer asked.
"That's right, have you evacuated the area?" Sillouette asked him.
"Yes Ma'am, just get rid of those pyschos"
"will do officer" she replied again.
"I hope not without us, young Sillouette" Said a deep voice from behind the group.
"Dagger!" shouted Nita, "Glad to see you here, and with Cloak nonetheless".
"Yeah, when we found out about the situation it was Ty's idea to come help you guys". In the back of the crowded group of superhumans Turbo turns to Nova
"Don't you think it is a little wierd that Cloak has taken a sudden interest in our little group after spending so long not wanting to be associated with us?".
"We'll sort this out later, Mickey, right now we need to take care of the other weirdos". Sillouette turns to the Warriors and signals them to move into action, then looks at Cloak and Dagger.
"ok you two can teleport inside the building with Nita and Nova, take them by suprise. Speedy, Alex and Turbo go in through the roof, take them on one on one. Remember, women take on Persautions her abilities only affect males, Speedy and Nova on Impulse and the rest take on Mathemanic and Conary. Leave Bandit for me".
Inside the building Bandit looks at the other members of Psionex "today is the day we finally rid ourselves of the Warriors. Remember what I promised you. They spit you out the second they had no need for you. Now it is pay back"
"Honey" quipped Pretty Persations who had always made Namorita look like a nun "as long as you leave Nova's fine bod intact you can have any revenge you wa... what the???!!!".
The entire team is startled by the sudden appearance of Cloak. "It is time for a reckoning" Cloak said as he released the unconsious forms of Dagger, Nova and Namorita onto the floor "they are coming my new allies, destroy them just as we planned".
Just then Speedy, Turbo and Alex comes flying into the main room "HONEY I'M HOOOOOME!!!" Shouted Speedy as he throws a punch on Impulse. Turbo attacks Pretty Persations while Powerhouse takes on Conary.
"Hey honey, lets see your powers affect me" comments Turbo as she strikes at Persuation.
"Don't honey me girly, besides, I feel something deep inside of you there, a little attraction maybe? are you hiding something?" Persuation retorts whilst attacking Turbo with her psionic whip.
"Hell with you Persuations, you are a second rate wanna be" Mickey said as she blasted Persuations with a powerful blast of air, knocking her against a wall and out cold. Looking over her opponent's body, Mickey realises Cloak is standing over the unconsious bodies of her allies. "uh oh" she mutters under her breath as she realises what has occurred. "Ok Cloak, obviously, something is happening here and obviously you aren't on our side anymore. I have already seen one person die who was close to me. I am NOT letting anyone else go so soon" she screamed and prepared for the fight of her life. Bandit stood over the fight, waiting and bidding his time to join the fray, or for Sillouette to show herself. He is not disappointed as a crutch silently appears from a shadow and sweeps his legs out from under him.
"WHERE'S THE BOMB JOSEPH????" Shouts sillouette teleporting from a shadow almost on top of him and pointing a knife protruding through her crutch at him "TELL ME NOW OR SO HELP ME GOD I WILL KILL YOU". Alex, having already taken out Conary, attacks Mathemanic who has improved dramatically since the Warrior's last little foray with the team, whom Alex was not with at that time.
"You see, Mr Powerhouse, the velocity in which you are going is the multitude of dimensions triplicated by your own powers. This in turn will be your downfall"
"What are you talking about?" Alex says as he falls unconsious in a daze. Mathemanic looks over Powerhouse's lifeless body,
"You know Firestar fell for the same trick all those months ago, you would think they would have told you huh?".
"Common, Impulse, is that all you have" Speedball quips as Impulse tries his hardest to slice him "I mean you can't hurt me, I am the masked marvel, the only thing which seems to hurt me is your fashion sense".
"that's it runt, I am sick of your jabbin'. I am gonna slice ya open" Impulse said, obviously losing control of his not so strong temper and going for a killing attack. Speedball jumps over Mathemanic who was rushing to his team mates aid, only to be accidently gutted instead.
"Don't you get it Sil?" Bandit said to her. "This is all a set up. I knew you would find out about the bomb. As for where it is, that's simple. Inside of me. It's going to go off any minute now and take the entire city with it. This place has been a place of pain all my life. With my supposed brother and his happy life it's time to take it out."
"You're joking right? You plan to destroy New York because of Dwayne? and you know I can't let you" Sil replied.
"What are you going to do? stab me? If my heart stops or the bomb is removed you lose, in three minutes the bomb goes off. You lose, what are you going to do huh?"
Sillouette is distracted just enough for Bandit to use his electric shock powers to throw her off of him.
"Face it Sil. There is nothing you can do. It's over. You have lost. You will die, Your father will die, even your beloved Dwayne will die. It isn't like he moved to Seattle to be an intern when he left your little band of heroes".
"#$%@ You Bandit" Sillouette said, looking towards Speedball and Turbo battling Cloak. "I have no idea how Cloak betrayed us like this but I am sick of it. You made me love you, Joeseph. You made me hurt Dwayne. I am sick and tired of being manipulated by people. First by Tai, then my own brother, Dwayne and even you. It ends here Bandit. And I intend to be the one who walks away." Sillouette, knowing time was running out, knew there was only one option left. She grabbed Bandit by the hair and shadow-melted him into the darkforce dimension a second before the bomb went off.
Speedball flew through the air kicking Cloak when they heard a low but loud rumbling from around the room, comming from the shadows.
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!" shouted Cloak who instantly doubled down in pain. "I was so close to success. You can't do this to me, not now".
Speedball and Turbo look at each other.
"Uhmmm did what happen just seem like it just happened" asked Speedball.
"I think so" replied Turbo who was in shock "I only hope we are wrong".
Cloak stood up and Turbo and Speedy prepared themselves for a continued fight.
"stand your guard" Cloak said "look at my eyes. I am powerless. My madness has gone. My mind is my own again. There has been a disturbance in the darkforce dimension. I fear that the bomb which I convinced Bandit to have has gone off within the dimension destroying it... and my power.. forever".
"Hey guys wha happened too me? The last thing I remember was entering Cloak outside.. where's Sil?" Asked Nova who had finally come to.
With a Tear in his eye Speedy replied, "Gone Rich...... She's gone".
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