Log:Reign of Terror, Scene 2

Reign of Terror 2010/05/13 	 Dark Horse Fearmonger Flux Halo Lightray Lorelei Phoenix 2

It is a bright, sunny mid-May day in Colonial Bay...

A little girl pesters her father for some ice cream as an an ice creamn truck cruises by...

Over head the sky is a bright blue. Wait, make that deep blue. Hold on, dark blue. Er... pitch black?

A rooftop, a lounging surface made out of ice upon it, a Flux-named young woman sunbathes.

An oppressive gloom slams down on Colonial Bay like an asteroid with a hot date with a dinosaur.

The little girl screams and drops her ice cream as purple maggots sprout from the delicious summer treat

Dark Horse is riding by on his motorcycle, heading across town, back to the west. When he sees the darkening skies, he slowly brings the bike to a halt, and raises the visor to take a look. He squints, looking up at the skies. "Well...what the...?"

The street outside City Hall shudder as a 5m tall 4m wide steel double door covered in skulls and images of suffering erupts from the ground.

Phoenix chills on the rooftop with Flux. She jerks upright in her folding beach chair, in reaction to the sudden shift in the atmosphere. She flips up her sunglasses into her hair. << What the hell? >> she curses, in Mandarin.

Dark Horse blinks...and quickly gets his bike out of the way...pulling it off the road, and over next to a building before getting off, and pulling the helmet off his head.

Joseph glances up at the gloom that has settled over the city. He mutters something under his breath and steps into an empty doorway. there is brief flash of sunight as if a flashbuld has gone off and then Lightray emerges.

The wind dies down, and there is an odd tingling energy in the air, alomst like right before a thunderstorm.

Flux sits upright, less abrupt than some, sliding from her icy lounge glob to have a look at the commotion. "Um. Was that thing always there?" she asks, her eyes drawn to the door.

Dark Horse comes out from around the building, moving a bit in the direction of the door...and checking a hunch, he tries his radio, half expecting there to be interference again.

The door slowly creaks open like the gates of hell. And sure enough, two hound like creatures spring forth (see Terror Beast).

Following the beats, two large bat like creatures fly out and start circling around the door.

Traffic slows to a halt as people start to comprehend what's happening. Except for one guy that starts honking his car's horn and leaaning out the window and shouting curses at the eldritch door in his way.

Phoenix slips her arms into the sleeves of her uniform and quickly zips it up. She tosses her shades onto her lounge chair before taking a running leap over the ledge of the rooftop. FOOSHT! She ignites and transforms into her heroic form. She pulls up from her dive and steers towards the door and the Terror Beasts.

Dark Horse blinks. "Oh...uh oh." . o 0 (Four. FOUR?! I can't even take one of these damn things.)

Two large humanoid figures step out of the door and take up ositions of either side.

A large floating 'brain' drifts out of the portal and floats up to just above the door.

Finally, a person(?) in a black tenchcoat, fedora, and scarf strolls out, his hands in his pockets.

Lightray walks along the street towards the door as sunlight seems to solidify around his body. He quietly encourages people to move away from City Center as he passes them.

Terror Beast Alpha

A pony sized dog like creature with neither eyes nor ears. It's muzzle is long and contains three sets of nested jaws filled with jagged teeth. It has wicked looking claws on it's feet. It's tail is whip-like, twice the length of the body with a stinger on the end. It is semi-translucent, purple and black in    color.

Terror Wing Alpha

A large winged creature with a narrow snake like body and head, a 4m wingspan, and a mouth like a lamprey eel. It is purple and black, translucent and (to    mental awareness) crackling with mental energy.

Terror Spectre Alpha

A 3m tall grotequelly proportioned humanoid figure with an eyeless head a    mouth filled with maggot-like tendrils. It is black and purple, translucent, and (to mental awareness) crackling with mental power.

Terror Brain

A large, 1.5m in diameter floating brain. It is translucent and purple and black, surrounded by wispy black tendrils of energy.

Fearmonger speaks in a gravelly voice. It's a low, sinister tone, but somehow it carries clearly, "It is time that Colonial Bay woke up to the terror within. To the fear that dwells in all mortals. Forgive my ...showy entrance, but the authorities declined to broadcast my message, so I am forced to deliver it in person."

Lightray continues to make his way down the street, quietly encouraging people to get out of Dodge. His eyes roam over Fearmonger and his minions as he approaches them.

Phoenix hovers above the street about 15m from the Fearmonger. "Unless you'd also like to make a fiery exit, I suggest that you gather your pets and go back through the door."

Asanna seems to have just finished a nursing conference related to city health policy and has left the city Hall. She is rummaging in her purse as she exits and doesnt immediately notice what is happening.

Fearmonger chuckles at Phoenix's threat. "A bold boast. I will teach you what it means to fear. Only then will you appreciate your foolishness."

Dark Horse stops...and tries to look...non-chalant. Mainly thinking any delay is a good one. After all, more heroes might arrive. Big ones...like...Riot. Or Imaginary Girl. "Wait...wait. Why are you doing this?"

Fearmonger says, "I desire total power, and to see total terror refelected in every sentient creature's eyes. I desire nothing less than for all living things to live in etrror from now until the Sun goes dark, until the very heat death of the Universe. That is why I am, as you say "doing this"."

Asanna double takes and narows her eyes at the scene. Her heart thumps an extra beat as she sees the collection of monstrosities. Asanna remembers, then, that she is not prepared to confron anything in this identity and backseteps into City Hall where she can safely chage forms into HALO.

Dark Horse nods slowly, keeping an eye on the various mental monstrosities. "Okaaaay. But, why? Upset because you were experimented on, maybe?"

Asanna also sends out an altert on the hero net with her pda/cellphone...a call for heroes.

Phoenix has heard enough. "I've learned there's only one way to deal with your type... and that's with fire." She flies towards Fear Monger, intent on giving him a taste of her flames.

Fearmonger laughs and holds out his hand, palm up, "Upset? At total success? Why would I be upset. It is only those fools at Aberdeen that were upset at this glorious success!"

Lightray moves to within 15m of the door and those who came through it. He just quietly observes and listens after giving nods to the other heroes.

Dark Horse blinks. . o 0 (Aberdeen? That means...it's not the original project. Someone dug it out, dusted it off, and tried again.)

The two terror wings move to intercept Phoenix. Their lamprey-like mouth open and the spit forth helixes of purple and black fire...

Asanna's eyes glow and as she exudes a vaporous aura from her lungs. It envelopes her and she begins to change form. Now standing inside the concealed nook in City Hall is a sight to behold that is impressive yet awe inspiring.

Halo is now unrecognizable as Asana-the-nurse/model.

She has become the evocative mutant paranormal HALO.

Flux forms an icy barrier between the terror wings and Phoenix.

The ice absorbs the first shot, the second smashes through to strike Phoenix!

The twin blasts smash into teh ice barrier, but it manages to just barely hold.

Dark Horse notices the fight starting to break out up above. He quickly starts to move toward the Fearmonger, clearing half the distance.

The two beast regard Dark Horse with eyeless faces...

Lightray gathers sunlight into his hands and then releases in a bolt of enervating sunlight at Fearmonger. As he does so, he takes a few steps forward closing the distance between the villan and himself.

The beam of sunlight sears the Fearmonger, and wisps of smoke rise from his coat.

Lorelei hurries down from Old Town towards the centre of the disturbance - but she's still not prepared for quite what she sees. "What the heck's going on?" she asks, as she surveys the scene with second sight to see if things aren't as they appear.

Fearmonger raises his hand and gestures at Lightray, "Tremble."

Lightray beings to shakes uncontrollaby and starts to back away from Fearmonger. His eyes grow side with what looks like panic as he begsin to take in great gulps of air.

Halo Emerges from city hall in a glorious burst of light and speed, flying toward the epi-center of the scene. She notes the "eyelessness" of the beasts and tries to dicern if they really are sightless, or simply look thus. She aslo lokks to see if the leader if the things is obvious to her.

The two beasts take this as their cue to do bad things to Dark Horse. They flicker and disappear, then reappear, one in front of him, one behind. The one in front tries to rake him with a foreclar, the one behind tries to hamstring him with a triple jawed bite.

Halo Tries to stablize Lightray's apparent fear with her ownpowers. She thinks to herself, this power of mine will evntually sink in.

The two humanoid giants rip up chunks of the street and hurl them at Halo!

Dark Horse sees the beasts disappear, and instinctively jumps, clearing both the claw and the bite as they swing through where he had been standing just a split second prior.

The chunks of street sail harmlessly past and smash into City Hall.

Halos eyes widen at the size of the rock/cement as they fly past her. "Hey! my tax dollar paid for that!"

Finally the terror brain sends a spiraling spear of blackness at Flux...

Halo criges slightly as glass and parts of City Hall fly everywhere. Seh hopes her luck holds out.

Flux instinctively ignites, seeing something projected toward her.

Flux lets a cry of pain, clutching her flamey head.

Flux's mind is assaulted by images of absolute depravity and horror as the Terror Brain's Attrocity Lance burrows into her mind

The onlookerspanic and start running away as fast as they can!

The beasts flicker and switch places, trying to eviscerate and hamstring Dark Horse

Dark Horse twists in midair, avoiding the beasts a second time, and ends up just beside where he was. He then ignores the two creatures...knowing who the real threat is, crossing the distance to the Fearmonger. He lashes out with his hand, index finger and pinky extended, attempting to blind the man.

The Fearmonger tries to catch Dark Horse's hand, but the black-clad hero porves too fast for him!

Fearmonger clutches his face, "Argh! Curse you!"

Dark Horse grins under his mask. "You're just a man." . o O (An incredibly powerful, scary man). He looks back to Lightray, "C'mon! Hit him again! Light him up!"

The two terror wings flip around and launch twin helixes of purple-black energy at Dark Horse! This time the helixes widen as they spiral...

Dark Horse ducks instinctively, avoiding the first...only to get clobbered by the second blast as he moves to his right.

Dark Horse winces as the blast hits him. He doesn't topple over, but looks around, blinking...trying to get his bearings. He tries to steady himself, extending an arm out in front of himself and the other out to his side...and then shakes his head.

Lightray looks like he is about to rally when Dark Horse strikes the Fearmonger. But when the other hero is staggered by the blow from the flying beast, something seems to crumple in him. His wings spread wide as he takes to the air, heading straight up from the conflict.

Lorelei was about to lead off with a stunning pose, as is her wont, but then Fearmonger got poked in the eye - but she suddenly has an idea - admittedly maybe a crazy one. But if this guy is using scary special effects to achieve his effects, as seems at least in part the case, it might just do something.... Stopping in here tracks she sings softly while making some strange, dancelike motions, trying to cast one of the spells her mother taught her: the one indeed she seems to be most gifted at.

Phoenix arcs her flight around the Flux's icy barrier. With both arms stretched in front of herself she conducts a stream of fire towards the Alpha Wing.

Halo floats a several feet off the ground. Her head is tilted slightly. One hand rests on her hips, which are shifted, effectively dropping one leg while the other is slightly drawn up. She occasionally flips one particular lock of hair that incessantly falls in her face. She looks at the beasts that have attacked her fellow heroes, "Bad boys!" She decides she'll need to take a more direct approach with lightray to shake loose his fear...She flies toward lightray, up inthe air."Look at me Lightray! Your better than him, SHAKE IT OFF!"

Phoenix's blast misses the Alpha Wing as it bobs and flaps in midair.

One of the giants lumber forward and tries to grab Dark Horse...

Flux puts a large barrier around Dark Horse, seeing him stunned.

The spectre clumsily paws at the wall of ice that appears between it and its target.

The other Spectre rips up another chunk of concrete and hurls it at Phoenix!

The chunk of streetcrete lands somewhere off in the distance. A car alarm starts to go off "PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE CAR 3 2--"

The terror brain seems puzzle by the sudden beautification of the hellish scene. It orients facing Lorelei and lashes out with a wavering beam of black light.

One beast vanishes and reappears by Lorelei. It tries to bite at the back of her knee with it's triple jaw.

The other beast vanishes and reappears behind the Barrier with Dark Horse. It leaps and rakes at him with all 4 claws...

Dark Horse is taken completely by surprise as he's clawed, and lets out a scream...and falls to the ground in a pool of blood, not moving.

The wings, seeing their target downed, turn their attention to Phoenix and Halo, senig helixes of energy at each in turn

Phoenix tries to bank out of the way of the blast, but she fails. She's enveloped by the darkness, emerging a moment later, unconscious and extinguished. She begins to fall from the sky.

Halo ,in mid sentence to Lightray, sees the coming onslaught, screams as a near-miss leaves her reeling in midair from her dodge. She realizes things aren't going well and is suddenly lost for any more monologues.

Lightray manages to regain his courage. He flies back at full speed, hoping to make it in time to save Dark Horse

Fearmonger says, "HahAHAhaHhaHAhahhaahaAHAHa!!! You see the futility of resisting!""

Futily, Flux blasts flame at the terror brain, since it's what hurt her and she's completely lost as to what else she can do.

The brain's pulsing translucent black and purple flesh is seared a pleasant brown. It doesn't react otherwise

The terror beast savaging Lorelei swipes at her with a foreclaw

The other terror beast, not having any active heroes on the ground to otherwise attack, flickers and joins its twin in harassing Lorelei

One specter hurls a chunk of street at halo, the other at Lightray

Halo looks around and starts to feel, unusually, lucky. then rethinks the stiuation...

Halo thinks. o O (No, bad luck...Friends down.)

The chunk of street whizzes by Lightray

Halos dodge fails, and the concrete clips her hard...She can be heard to exhale with the force of impact. Flesh tears and crushes on her chest and arm. Bones crack. Almost instantly her wounds seem to close and she tries to recover her air-stance.

The Terror Brain assess the situation, and returns to messing with Flux, sending out its atrocity lance again.

Flux is knocked unconscious by the imagery.

Halo comes crashing down on a civilian's parked car. the Hood get completely smashed in, giving it a new imprint in the form of Halo's body. A trickle of blood leaks out of her mouth where her lips ere split from the impact.

The Fearmonger laughs, "Consider this your first lesson heroes of Colonial Bay! Surrender all hope, and live, live every day in fear! AhaHAHaahahahAHahaahaHAHahahahah!!!!"

The Fearmonger and his pets enter the door. It closes and sinks back into the ground, vanishing

The sky returns to normal...