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Chapter 25; Regroup
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The sun rises over a desert, some mountains can be seen in the distance and small shrubs cover the landscape of dried ground. A unoccupied freeway runs through the uninhabited area and glint appears in the mountain side. A cloaking field covers Wraith's ship, undetectable to manmade detection devices, the ship sits there, waiting. Turned around in his chair, Wraith sits with his arms folded in deep thought, Pyra walks around in circles impatiently. Ohm is leaning against the side of the ship, and thinks out loud.
Ohm: It doesn't make sense, why did they call me a failed experiment? Did they cause the symbols to be burnt into the ground by lightning?
Wraith: Why were Oxidro and Anemoi taken? Where are they now?
Pyra: And why the hell are we not back there defending the city--and the world for that matter, against those things?
Ohm: We needed a new strategy, our old one was lacking in any organization, and it cost us...I have a feeling the mother ship are where Oxi and Anemoi are being held, along with any information on the symbols. We need to be sneaky.
Wraith: Sneaky? I can do sneaky.
Pyra: I hate hiding like a coward, this isn't any better.
Ohm: I know it's different; we need to use our heads if we're going to get out of this mess. Alright?
Pyra: Fine...
Wraith: You got a plan?
Ohm: Somewhat, it's a work in progress; bring down your GPS screen. (Wraith presses a button on the panel and a screen comes down with a live overview of New York from Wraith's companies' orbiting satellite) Ok, the mother ship is over Central Park. Multiple squadrons are surrounding the park and nearby blocks, Pyra, create a distraction on the West side to drive some of troops away from their posts. I'll create one on the East side. Wraith, you're mission is to get aboard the ship, and free Anemoi and Oxidro, that's priority number 1. Then set detonators in key positions around the ship and blow that chunk of metal out of the sky.
Wraith: A'ight, if I find any memory banks, you want me to see if I can get information off of it?
Ohm: Yeah, if you happen across one, do so. But it's not necessary, even if I got these powers from them I'm the one who chooses what to do with them...That's why I'm a failed experiment. (Ohm gasps in realization)
Pyra: (Catching on)...because you have choice.
Ohm: The other creatures that came from the symbols all said their master wanted them to destroy me. But, why hasn't anyone mentioned Anemoi? Weren't her powers given from a symbol?
Before Ohm can continue the News Channel in the corner of the screen gets a special report, Wraith turns up the volume and they watch the screen. The people at the studio go over the recent events in confusion and horror. Then they tell everyone about how the ship has given out another message while the group of superheroes were hiding. The message included that if Lectrohm and the other masked people did not give themselves up, their planet will be destroyed.
Pyra: Damn them...
Ohm: I'll see if I can get aboard to help you out if I get the chance. Everyone know the plan? (Pyra and Wraith nod) Alright, game on.
The ship looses it's cloaking and flies up high in the sky, the engines roar with ignition and the ship blasts off back towards New York. Meanwhile Oxidro and Anemoi are both suspended in the air by their arms unconscious, a grey skinned alien walks past the door of the cell. Looking in, he sees them both starting to wake up, pressing a button on the control pad outside the cell, gas enters the room and the 2 superheroes return to their unconscious state.
Quietly, Wraith set's the ship down underneath the Queensborough Bridge, Pyra flies up and out towards the West side of Central Park. Wraith get's on another bike, and speeds off with Ohm towards the East side. Pyra, rounding the island, comes up on the west side on Central Park, keeping an eye on the aliens; she takes a few gas cans from a nearby gas station. Opening them, she throws the gasoline over the aliens and tanks. The aliens look around in shock trying to figure out where the stuff came from. Pyra whistles, 'Over here freaks!' The aliens rocket toward her and in one fluid motion, she ignites her self in a display of fiery fury. Using the same tactic as before, she flies through the group of aliens and turns around to see them go up in flames. Tanks roll on scene, and she launches explosive balls of plasma underneath them launching them sky high. Ohm and Wraith slow down behind a building; looking around the corner they see the smoke from the west side, and the alien guards on the east side. 'On 3' Ohm whispers, the mother ship's hatch opens and a tank starts to roll out. '3!' Ohm yells, Wraith revs the engine and screeches off toward the open hatch. From his harness, he grabs a light grenade and tosses it over his shoulder.
Wraith: Chew on this! (The light grenade explodes blinding the surrounding aliens)
Ohm: (Running and super speed on to the scene) My turn!
Ohm charges his body up and surrounding electrical appliances, cars, billboards, and vending machines all contribute their energy in bolts of lightning at Ohm. He closes his eyes as energy fluctuates around his body, his hair once again begins to flow, and sparks of electricity flow through it and across his body. He begins to rise in the air and holds his hands as if he's carrying the power, the aliens rub their eyes and squint at Ohm. "Cachuck" Wraith speeds past the tank and onto the ship, the aliens are about to turn when Ohm's eyes open to show their golden transformation. Lighting shoots out from his hands striking aliens by alien with pinpoint accuracy. Grey aliens come on scene but are no match for the reformed lord of lightning. Ohm drops down, to the ground and runs straight into the enemy line. In super speed, he takes all of the creatures on at once, combining years of martial arts practice, and electrical enhancement. Aliens run toward him only to flicked off like bugs, more aliens start a dog pile to try and over take him. Covered by alien bodies, Ohm unleashes his power and every creature on top of him is sent flying in a burst of energy. 'Who's next?!'
Riding through the corridors knocking the occasional alien and security camera out, Wraith twists and turns with perfect accuracy through the strange alien ship. He screeches to a stop suddenly when he hears the clanking of aliens coming around the corner, he opens a door puts his bike and himself in, an closes it. Listening, he hears them walk away, 'Phew' he says in relief. Wraith turns around to see a huge cylinder devices beeping and ticking with alien technology. 'The main frame...' He says quietly.
Alien: Hey! You're not supposed to be in here!
Wraith: No I'm not. (He says without even looking up, and shoots a paralyzing dart into his leg and the alien falls straight over)
Unable to understand the language, he brakes up the bottom control panel and looks through the wiring, it's a little similar to human computer system. He presses a few buttons to see what'll happen, and a holographic image of something has a numerical code floating out of it and into something else. 'It's coping to somewhere...' An alien language pops up and a disk ejects from the console. 'Jackpot' Wraith grabs the disc and puts it in a case on his belt, then from his shoulder strap, he takes a small, black, dome shaped device and places it on the panel. He flicks a switch and a red LED light, lights up on the surface. Leaving the bike there, he speeds throughout the ship placing the detonators in certain areas, on walls, under panels, and other various locations.
A blast of plasma ignites the tanks in an explosion, then, hit by a blast, Pyra falls to the ground. Trying to get up and alien kicks her in the side of the building, knocking the wind out of her. The alien goes for a second strike, but Pyra catches it's leg with her head bowed. Slowly, Pyra raises her head as her body ignites, her eyes are blood red, with a spark of yellow in the center, her hair is now nothing but fire, and her body has turned into a plasmatic crimson color. The alien screeches in pain of being held up by the extreme heat. Pyra sticks her hand on the alien's chest, and sears right through it to the other side. The alien falls to the ground, and Pyra looks at the tanks and other aliens who stare at her in fear. Pyra engulfs her self in flames and in a streak of fire resembling a serpentine creature, she flies through the horde below her incinerating everything she touches. Completely wiping out the west side, she returns to her normal self and looks at her hands, then gently levitates to the ground, and falls on to a bench slightly stunned and out of breath. A noise wakes her from her mental rest and she looks to her left to see more wheels and aliens coming her way. 'How many of you are there?' She complains and flies off toward them.
An alien guard flies into a wall and is knocked out, Wraith looks into the window to see Anemoi and Oxidro. Pressing a few buttons on the control panel, nothing happens, then the viewing glass begins to get cleaned. 'Figures' Wraith says laughing at himself; he smashes the control panel with his fist. The door opens to a cylinder room with gas holes in the roof, throwing 4 stars, Wraith cuts the straps holding the two heroes. He catches both and sets them down and props them up against the wall. Taking out an asthmatic like inhaling device, Wraith puts it into Anemoi's mouth and releases it, immediately she starts to cough and wake up, cleaning it off, he does the same to Oxidro with the same result.
Anemoi: Uch, what was that? (Still groggy)
Wraith: (Smirking) Wake up potion. C'mon, we gotta' get out of here.
Kalinro: You're not going anywhere. (A electrical spear tazes Wraith in the back and he falls over temporarily paralyzed) You are prisoners aboard my ship, and I don't like disobedience.
The three look up to see a red skinned alien much larger then the others, and decorated with alien medals here and there on his suit. Similar to the chest plated suit his minions have, his expands more along his chest and covers down to his knees. Two grey aliens and one brown stand behind him with a "you're caught" look on their faces.
Kalinro: Your time is up.
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