Anubis' "How would you do it?" Thread.
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Chronoline Timeskimmer III
Ages of the Gobah
Having defeated the Gen. Velgos, and freed the Lost of the Takers evil grasp, the crew of the Timeship Daytrip is looking to head to Nowhen for some well deserved R&R. When they arrive there however, they find the Chronosavants that usually populate it are scattering. While the Daytrip and her crew have been gone there are whispers in the omniverse. a being is approaching our reality. A being of malevolence and power. No one knows it's name, but the Takers had a name for it... the Gobah. In their language it meants "Destroyer" or "Decay".
They begin an expedition away from their multiversal bundle to attempt to find the origins of the Gobah, to find a way to destroy it or stop it. upon doing so they find many strange beings, many dead worlds, and a shocking truth that some may have trouble accepting.
Ages of the Gobah
Having defeated the Gen. Velgos, and freed the Lost of the Takers evil grasp, the crew of the Timeship Daytrip is looking to head to Nowhen for some well deserved R&R. When they arrive there however, they find the Chronosavants that usually populate it are scattering. While the Daytrip and her crew have been gone there are whispers in the omniverse. a being is approaching our reality. A being of malevolence and power. No one knows it's name, but the Takers had a name for it... the Gobah. In their language it meants "Destroyer" or "Decay".
They begin an expedition away from their multiversal bundle to attempt to find the origins of the Gobah, to find a way to destroy it or stop it. upon doing so they find many strange beings, many dead worlds, and a shocking truth that some may have trouble accepting.
Well at this point their traveling space and time. Time Travel was the First installment of the Chronoline Timeskimmer stuff... "A Time of Heroes and Warriors"
In the second they start to bridge the gap by traveling to another planet. They are joined by Virginia Dare in "Finding the World of the Lost"
In the second they start to bridge the gap by traveling to another planet. They are joined by Virginia Dare in "Finding the World of the Lost"
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Okay, so this will be the first in a few reimaginings of DC Golden age characters I’m gonna be doing.
First up, Terry Sloan aka Mr. Terrific.
I really loved the take on the character from the JSA: Liberty Files books. Where he was, pretty much what Mr. Terrific is, only he was a former government agent who retired to devote his life to the woman he loved. But eventually, she was taken from him during a battle between the Bat, the Clock, and the Scarecrow. (Awesome read by the way, if you haven’t read it, please do so.) I liked that better than him becoming bored with being the best at everything, and eventually becoming suicidal outta boredom. So, I’ll kind of combine the two origins. Also, the look from the Liberty Files was much better as well. I usually can accept the fact that most guys in the 40’s had terrible effin’ taste in costumes, but the original Mr. T took the cake. While I don’t wanna take away from the past, I did wanna try and combine the two looks, but I can’t really think of a way to keep the original color scheme, Green and Red, (Ugh) so swap out the green for black and give him the fencing gear and sword from the Liberty files. The Mask? Don’t care for the one he’s wearing in Liberty Files. Wearing a part of a pink dress with one hole where the bullet hit on his head is just…..too creepy. Add two eye holes and it’s too Cobra Commander. So, I was thinking something like Grifter from WildCats or more like the Lone Ranger before he switched to the classic domino mask in the awesome Dynamite seires. (Another book you should be reading if you aren't already.) Something that still looks home made, but with a bit more style I suppose.
old school Mr. T
Liberty Files Mr. T
Grifter
Lone Ranger
So, Terry Sloan was considered by many to be the smartest man in the world. “The Man of a 1000 talents” the papers called him. He was truly, a Renaissance man of his day and age. Graduated from College at Thirteen, Masters and PhD’s in multiple fields of science. Gold Medals in fencing, track and field, as well as a master of several fighting styles like Judo, Aikido, and Karate. By the time he had reached 25, he had done just about everything,…..and he was miserable. The world had no challenges left for him. Bored out of his mind with the….mediocrity his existence had become, he ended up turning to his brother Ned’s vagabond lifestyle as a gambling, womanizing, drunkard to pass the time. He was content to waste away his fortune doing nothing until he met a beautiful young nurse named Wanda Wilson. He met her in an emergency room one night after a bar fight. Normally he would have beaten the tar outta everybody in the place, but hard to do so with a gallon of spirits in his system. The beautiful Nurse Wilson had stolen his heart, and he would do anything to make her his. Cleaned up, got his act together, and basically begged her to be his. She had a lot of responsibilities, taking care of her younger brother after their parents died all by herself. He was a bit of a street tough. Getting in and out of fights, and eventually joining a gang. Terry took it upon himself to try and straighten the kid out. Getting him out of the gang, and starting the “Fair Play Club” where he taught the kids sports, helped them with their school work, you name it. Eventually, after his many overtures, she fell for him, and he asked her to marry him. They were just two weeks away from their impending nuptials when he and Wanda, out at a restaurant one afternoon were caught in the crossfire of a shoot out at the Bank between the cops and some robbers. Wanda took a bullet to the heart. Died instantly. Terry was left heartbroken. He locked himself in his study after her funeral for weeks, holding a patch of the red dress she wore the day she died. “It wasn’t fair.” is all he said. He had finally found something to live for, and it was gone. Stolen from him. Sloan ,then inspired by the sudden influx of mystery men like Mr. America, and Star Man, decided to teach these criminals and low life’s the meaning of “Fair Play”. He became Mr. Terrific. The Man of a 1000 talents. And kicked Criminal, Nazi, and costumed goof ball ass from 1939 to his death at the hands of one of his greatest enemies, the Spirit King.
First up, Terry Sloan aka Mr. Terrific.
I really loved the take on the character from the JSA: Liberty Files books. Where he was, pretty much what Mr. Terrific is, only he was a former government agent who retired to devote his life to the woman he loved. But eventually, she was taken from him during a battle between the Bat, the Clock, and the Scarecrow. (Awesome read by the way, if you haven’t read it, please do so.) I liked that better than him becoming bored with being the best at everything, and eventually becoming suicidal outta boredom. So, I’ll kind of combine the two origins. Also, the look from the Liberty Files was much better as well. I usually can accept the fact that most guys in the 40’s had terrible effin’ taste in costumes, but the original Mr. T took the cake. While I don’t wanna take away from the past, I did wanna try and combine the two looks, but I can’t really think of a way to keep the original color scheme, Green and Red, (Ugh) so swap out the green for black and give him the fencing gear and sword from the Liberty files. The Mask? Don’t care for the one he’s wearing in Liberty Files. Wearing a part of a pink dress with one hole where the bullet hit on his head is just…..too creepy. Add two eye holes and it’s too Cobra Commander. So, I was thinking something like Grifter from WildCats or more like the Lone Ranger before he switched to the classic domino mask in the awesome Dynamite seires. (Another book you should be reading if you aren't already.) Something that still looks home made, but with a bit more style I suppose.
old school Mr. T
Liberty Files Mr. T
Grifter
Lone Ranger
So, Terry Sloan was considered by many to be the smartest man in the world. “The Man of a 1000 talents” the papers called him. He was truly, a Renaissance man of his day and age. Graduated from College at Thirteen, Masters and PhD’s in multiple fields of science. Gold Medals in fencing, track and field, as well as a master of several fighting styles like Judo, Aikido, and Karate. By the time he had reached 25, he had done just about everything,…..and he was miserable. The world had no challenges left for him. Bored out of his mind with the….mediocrity his existence had become, he ended up turning to his brother Ned’s vagabond lifestyle as a gambling, womanizing, drunkard to pass the time. He was content to waste away his fortune doing nothing until he met a beautiful young nurse named Wanda Wilson. He met her in an emergency room one night after a bar fight. Normally he would have beaten the tar outta everybody in the place, but hard to do so with a gallon of spirits in his system. The beautiful Nurse Wilson had stolen his heart, and he would do anything to make her his. Cleaned up, got his act together, and basically begged her to be his. She had a lot of responsibilities, taking care of her younger brother after their parents died all by herself. He was a bit of a street tough. Getting in and out of fights, and eventually joining a gang. Terry took it upon himself to try and straighten the kid out. Getting him out of the gang, and starting the “Fair Play Club” where he taught the kids sports, helped them with their school work, you name it. Eventually, after his many overtures, she fell for him, and he asked her to marry him. They were just two weeks away from their impending nuptials when he and Wanda, out at a restaurant one afternoon were caught in the crossfire of a shoot out at the Bank between the cops and some robbers. Wanda took a bullet to the heart. Died instantly. Terry was left heartbroken. He locked himself in his study after her funeral for weeks, holding a patch of the red dress she wore the day she died. “It wasn’t fair.” is all he said. He had finally found something to live for, and it was gone. Stolen from him. Sloan ,then inspired by the sudden influx of mystery men like Mr. America, and Star Man, decided to teach these criminals and low life’s the meaning of “Fair Play”. He became Mr. Terrific. The Man of a 1000 talents. And kicked Criminal, Nazi, and costumed goof ball ass from 1939 to his death at the hands of one of his greatest enemies, the Spirit King.
Not bad. Sounds interesting... Kinda Vaughn-ish.
Warriors
Heather Windsor was part of an U.S. Army special forces team. While on a mission in Iraq, she and her team dissappeared. She reappeared Four months later without the rest of her team, but not alone. She was accompanied by three men and two women. The men claim to be Arthur Pendragon, Odysseus, Beowulf, and Urashima Taro. The woman says she is Jean Darc (AKA: Joan of Ark). All the strangers are alive and at the peak of their health.
The story is about both the adjustment of these legends to the modern world, and The story of what happened. What happened is that the group had been on a mission in the Middle East, and were lost in the desert. They fell unconsious and awoke in a beautiful oasis. It was filled by beautiful women and exotic animals. One woman, calling herself Lilith, appears to be in charge. Windsor says that she made a slow recovery during which time she felt like she was falling in love with Lilith (Her sexuality had been a hard kept secret). Lilith told her that her unit had been treated and sent on to the base. After those months passed Windsor, an avid reader, sees a pattern.
Lilith finally makes Windsor an offer: Immortality, here, and a child for the two of them to raise. All she has to do is say "yes". When Windsor refuses, saying she still owes her country three more years on her latest resign, Lilith begins to get angry, begins becoming too forceful. Then it is revealed: Lilith is an immortal, this land is a part of her. She is a personification of seduction. She has tempted many before using different names (including all the people listed above). When Windsor becomes more resolved, Lilith tries to restrain her, the exotic animals become the humans who, over the years, have sold their souls to Lilith for immortality. The enslaved, which include her unit, are fought, and defeated because in their enslaved the state while they ahve the powers of animals, they do not have the skills of their lives. Windsor finally manages to kill Lilith (or so it seems) and in doing so frees five souls she'd taken prisoner in rage. Five souls who managed to, eventually, refuse her. At their deaths she stole their souls. The magic of the "Oasis" which is called Kirano, grants these five souls bodies. And they lot of them leave Kirano.
The story outside of Kirano, of the legends adjusting, includes Jean getting her sainthood revoked on a technicality and the uproar it causes. Arthur swearing himself to the United Kingdom and his search for Excalibur. Taro trying to understand the new Japan. Beowulf and Odysseus make fine drinking partners.
Warriors
Heather Windsor was part of an U.S. Army special forces team. While on a mission in Iraq, she and her team dissappeared. She reappeared Four months later without the rest of her team, but not alone. She was accompanied by three men and two women. The men claim to be Arthur Pendragon, Odysseus, Beowulf, and Urashima Taro. The woman says she is Jean Darc (AKA: Joan of Ark). All the strangers are alive and at the peak of their health.
The story is about both the adjustment of these legends to the modern world, and The story of what happened. What happened is that the group had been on a mission in the Middle East, and were lost in the desert. They fell unconsious and awoke in a beautiful oasis. It was filled by beautiful women and exotic animals. One woman, calling herself Lilith, appears to be in charge. Windsor says that she made a slow recovery during which time she felt like she was falling in love with Lilith (Her sexuality had been a hard kept secret). Lilith told her that her unit had been treated and sent on to the base. After those months passed Windsor, an avid reader, sees a pattern.
Lilith finally makes Windsor an offer: Immortality, here, and a child for the two of them to raise. All she has to do is say "yes". When Windsor refuses, saying she still owes her country three more years on her latest resign, Lilith begins to get angry, begins becoming too forceful. Then it is revealed: Lilith is an immortal, this land is a part of her. She is a personification of seduction. She has tempted many before using different names (including all the people listed above). When Windsor becomes more resolved, Lilith tries to restrain her, the exotic animals become the humans who, over the years, have sold their souls to Lilith for immortality. The enslaved, which include her unit, are fought, and defeated because in their enslaved the state while they ahve the powers of animals, they do not have the skills of their lives. Windsor finally manages to kill Lilith (or so it seems) and in doing so frees five souls she'd taken prisoner in rage. Five souls who managed to, eventually, refuse her. At their deaths she stole their souls. The magic of the "Oasis" which is called Kirano, grants these five souls bodies. And they lot of them leave Kirano.
The story outside of Kirano, of the legends adjusting, includes Jean getting her sainthood revoked on a technicality and the uproar it causes. Arthur swearing himself to the United Kingdom and his search for Excalibur. Taro trying to understand the new Japan. Beowulf and Odysseus make fine drinking partners.
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I went to high school with Woody Johnson and Anita Dick. What were their parents thinking?
The Sad Truth
Rebecca Corvalis was NOT an ordinary woman. She was beautiful, beloved, and talented. She was an actress/model/singer in modern Hollywood. Her life was wonderful, until she gained a power. She'd always been into new-age and mysticism. When she met an actual gypsie she so angered the poor woman, that she was cursed. She would forever hear the truth. Whenever someone modified the the truth in anyway, even embelishment or little white lies, she would hear the truth that they were covering. When her friends spoke to her about her clothes or the new contracts they all signed, she'd hear the malice and jealousy they felt. When men spoke to her for any reason she quickly began to realize that not one of them took her seriously.
Rebecca Corvalis was NOT an ordinary woman. She was beautiful, beloved, and talented. She was an actress/model/singer in modern Hollywood. Her life was wonderful, until she gained a power. She'd always been into new-age and mysticism. When she met an actual gypsie she so angered the poor woman, that she was cursed. She would forever hear the truth. Whenever someone modified the the truth in anyway, even embelishment or little white lies, she would hear the truth that they were covering. When her friends spoke to her about her clothes or the new contracts they all signed, she'd hear the malice and jealousy they felt. When men spoke to her for any reason she quickly began to realize that not one of them took her seriously.
Geek-Out
Four ordinary geeks, who wanted to do nothing more than play video games (and maybe even design a few) have had their lives turned upside down when catastrophy after catastrophy changes them.
Tony Figliola: The defacto leader of the group owing to his ability to make decisions based on reality and not desire. He has very conservative Catholic parents who don't approve of his friends (especially Emma). He finds out that he is decended from the same bloodline as the Virgin Mary. In fact he is the first male born to his bloodline since His Great(However many times) Great Aunt Mary had her son, Jesus. He finds all of this out when Lilith tried to turn him, but her mouth was burned by his holy blood. it is unknown if Lilith's bite transferred vampiric powers at this time.
Emma Walsh: Emma is the token female of the group and knows it. She Once tried dating Jake, but it went so abysmally that she swore she wouldn't date a member of the group again. Her family has money, to say the least. She's studying to be a vetrinarian and used to help her mother train dogs. When she takes Jimmy to her eccentric, but brilliant, Uncle Waldo for help, she meets one of her Uncle's experiments, A blue great dane named "Tesla". Her uncle spliced the dog to allow it to emmit massive amounts of electricity. Tesla really likes Emma, but doesn't appear to like any of the other boys to well.
Jimmy Studebaker: Jimmy rocks software. He hacks any PC games he gets to put profane "Easter Eggs" on them. Though the whole crew enjoys gaming, he is the hardcore one of the group. His and Jake's parents died less than a year ago. To cope, Jimmy threw himself in to the binary world and hasn't surfaced to grieve much. When a bomb of unknown origins goes off in Tony's apartment, Jimmy is the only one seriously injured. In panic, Emma took him to her Uncle Waldo's (not far from Tony's apartment) for help. Uncle Waldo saved Jimmy's life by replacing any organs or appendages too heavily damaged with cutting edge cybernetics. Jimmy was bummed out until Uncle Waldo informed him that there were interchangable "Attatchments", including a chain-saw and a plasma-rifle.
Jake Studebaker: Jake is the Japan-o-phile of the crew. If it is from the land of the rising sun, Jake has seen it, used it, and knows all the secrets about it. Some times his enthusiasm gets on the nerves of his friends (his brother has threated on several occasions threated to slap him for posing). After his parents deaths he got more into his art. By now though, he's back to be a big goofy kid. While hoping his brother would survive the operation, he opened Uncle Waldo's fridge and drank a brown carbonated liquid he thought was pepsi... It was a gene-resequencer specifically designed to splice any mammal with a cephlopod. Jake always thought it would be cool to be part animal, but he never thought of being part Octopus. He's re-learned to breath air, and digs the Cthulu look. When he found out he had enough telepathy to communicate and command lesser minds (like fish) he about passed out.
Drake "Uncle Waldo" Emmerson: Emma's Mother's brother. Waldo is a genius, but also a bit crazy. He recieved his share of the family money, which he parlayed into enough money to run his experiments for the rest of his life (no one knows how). Why he decided to call himself Waldo is still a mystery. He is very protective of his neice, who is the only member of his family to take him seriously. That's why, when Tesla showed a liking for her, he gave the dog to her. Waldo has no special abilities aside from his intelligence. It is apparently enough to keep Jake out of his head. He doesn't believe in religion or magic.
Lilith D'Arc: A Vampire of undetermined age, she is the one who called Tony away from his apartment on the night of the bombing. While being rather well traveled and wise, she is mostly computer illiterate. She had a thrall order her computer, but killed the thrall before the computer arrived (he tried to run away). She called Tony hoping this would all be easy to understand, when seeing how smart he was, she decided he would be a perfect start to a coven, and perhaps even a good mate. She attempted to turn him, but burnt her mouth on his holy blood. She has decided that Tony is definately her mate, whether he agrees or not, and whether he's holy or not. She has agreed not to harm any of Tony's friends, in exchange he won't kill her (which would be easy for him considering he can bless whatever he touches).
Four ordinary geeks, who wanted to do nothing more than play video games (and maybe even design a few) have had their lives turned upside down when catastrophy after catastrophy changes them.
Tony Figliola: The defacto leader of the group owing to his ability to make decisions based on reality and not desire. He has very conservative Catholic parents who don't approve of his friends (especially Emma). He finds out that he is decended from the same bloodline as the Virgin Mary. In fact he is the first male born to his bloodline since His Great(However many times) Great Aunt Mary had her son, Jesus. He finds all of this out when Lilith tried to turn him, but her mouth was burned by his holy blood. it is unknown if Lilith's bite transferred vampiric powers at this time.
Emma Walsh: Emma is the token female of the group and knows it. She Once tried dating Jake, but it went so abysmally that she swore she wouldn't date a member of the group again. Her family has money, to say the least. She's studying to be a vetrinarian and used to help her mother train dogs. When she takes Jimmy to her eccentric, but brilliant, Uncle Waldo for help, she meets one of her Uncle's experiments, A blue great dane named "Tesla". Her uncle spliced the dog to allow it to emmit massive amounts of electricity. Tesla really likes Emma, but doesn't appear to like any of the other boys to well.
Jimmy Studebaker: Jimmy rocks software. He hacks any PC games he gets to put profane "Easter Eggs" on them. Though the whole crew enjoys gaming, he is the hardcore one of the group. His and Jake's parents died less than a year ago. To cope, Jimmy threw himself in to the binary world and hasn't surfaced to grieve much. When a bomb of unknown origins goes off in Tony's apartment, Jimmy is the only one seriously injured. In panic, Emma took him to her Uncle Waldo's (not far from Tony's apartment) for help. Uncle Waldo saved Jimmy's life by replacing any organs or appendages too heavily damaged with cutting edge cybernetics. Jimmy was bummed out until Uncle Waldo informed him that there were interchangable "Attatchments", including a chain-saw and a plasma-rifle.
Jake Studebaker: Jake is the Japan-o-phile of the crew. If it is from the land of the rising sun, Jake has seen it, used it, and knows all the secrets about it. Some times his enthusiasm gets on the nerves of his friends (his brother has threated on several occasions threated to slap him for posing). After his parents deaths he got more into his art. By now though, he's back to be a big goofy kid. While hoping his brother would survive the operation, he opened Uncle Waldo's fridge and drank a brown carbonated liquid he thought was pepsi... It was a gene-resequencer specifically designed to splice any mammal with a cephlopod. Jake always thought it would be cool to be part animal, but he never thought of being part Octopus. He's re-learned to breath air, and digs the Cthulu look. When he found out he had enough telepathy to communicate and command lesser minds (like fish) he about passed out.
Drake "Uncle Waldo" Emmerson: Emma's Mother's brother. Waldo is a genius, but also a bit crazy. He recieved his share of the family money, which he parlayed into enough money to run his experiments for the rest of his life (no one knows how). Why he decided to call himself Waldo is still a mystery. He is very protective of his neice, who is the only member of his family to take him seriously. That's why, when Tesla showed a liking for her, he gave the dog to her. Waldo has no special abilities aside from his intelligence. It is apparently enough to keep Jake out of his head. He doesn't believe in religion or magic.
Lilith D'Arc: A Vampire of undetermined age, she is the one who called Tony away from his apartment on the night of the bombing. While being rather well traveled and wise, she is mostly computer illiterate. She had a thrall order her computer, but killed the thrall before the computer arrived (he tried to run away). She called Tony hoping this would all be easy to understand, when seeing how smart he was, she decided he would be a perfect start to a coven, and perhaps even a good mate. She attempted to turn him, but burnt her mouth on his holy blood. She has decided that Tony is definately her mate, whether he agrees or not, and whether he's holy or not. She has agreed not to harm any of Tony's friends, in exchange he won't kill her (which would be easy for him considering he can bless whatever he touches).
Powerful Vol II
It's summer break. Amelia has broken up with Blast Chamber, isn't speaking to her mother, and getting ready for college.
She attempts to do something productive and right and organizes a protest outside a local "Personal Harmony Clinic" where parents are checking their gay kids in to force them to be straight. While she's there the clinic comes under assault from a villain known as "The Flamer", a Militant gay-rights activist with pyro-kinesis. As the only person at the protest with experience in dealing with these she pulls out her side arm (she's carried a weapon since she was 12) and starts trying to get Flamer to focus on her rather than the people fleeing. realzing that the powers are organic and not artificial, she sets the weapon for a cryo-blast and takes aim. She'll only have enough energy in the weapon for one shot on cryo. She takes out Flamer, quipping "You're not helping the cause, Bro'." Upon realizing she quipped she rolls her eyes thinking that she sounded like her father.
This sparks a need to talk to her father about everything that's been happening. Her father tells her that He and her mother are getting a divorce, but not because he is angry or even over the affair. Artemis has realized she no longer feels attracted to men, and Icon wants to support her as she makes the transition. he also tells her about the time he cheated on Artemis. Amelia is confused by her father's refusal to hate her mother, but he simply says that he loves Artemis, even if he can't be in love with her.
One would think this would lead to a reconciliation with the mother, but that is actually inspired when Artemis and Blast Chamber are abducted by aliens. The T'Lak are a race of aliens that Artemis, Icon, and the Coalition of Heroes saved from a cosmic level disaster several years ago. Artemis, and the other heroes, were awarded titles. What they didn't realize that these titles came with responsiblities. The Aliens have heard what Artemis did (Affair with Blast Chamber). Infidelity is punishable by a life time of torture on T'Lak. (They make no disdinction between dating and marriage, so they are both charged with infidelity, and conspiracy to commit infidelity (being "the other woman")). Now Amelia must first argue for Earth's inclusion in the interstellar Alliance so that she may be recognized on T'Lak, but she must then argue on T'Lak for the release of her mother and Blast Chamber. During this, Blast Chamber and Artemis talk for the first time since their affair. BC admits to still being in love with Amelia. Artemis says that she can't forgive BC for what she did to Amelia, but neither can she forgive herself.
It's summer break. Amelia has broken up with Blast Chamber, isn't speaking to her mother, and getting ready for college.
She attempts to do something productive and right and organizes a protest outside a local "Personal Harmony Clinic" where parents are checking their gay kids in to force them to be straight. While she's there the clinic comes under assault from a villain known as "The Flamer", a Militant gay-rights activist with pyro-kinesis. As the only person at the protest with experience in dealing with these she pulls out her side arm (she's carried a weapon since she was 12) and starts trying to get Flamer to focus on her rather than the people fleeing. realzing that the powers are organic and not artificial, she sets the weapon for a cryo-blast and takes aim. She'll only have enough energy in the weapon for one shot on cryo. She takes out Flamer, quipping "You're not helping the cause, Bro'." Upon realizing she quipped she rolls her eyes thinking that she sounded like her father.
This sparks a need to talk to her father about everything that's been happening. Her father tells her that He and her mother are getting a divorce, but not because he is angry or even over the affair. Artemis has realized she no longer feels attracted to men, and Icon wants to support her as she makes the transition. he also tells her about the time he cheated on Artemis. Amelia is confused by her father's refusal to hate her mother, but he simply says that he loves Artemis, even if he can't be in love with her.
One would think this would lead to a reconciliation with the mother, but that is actually inspired when Artemis and Blast Chamber are abducted by aliens. The T'Lak are a race of aliens that Artemis, Icon, and the Coalition of Heroes saved from a cosmic level disaster several years ago. Artemis, and the other heroes, were awarded titles. What they didn't realize that these titles came with responsiblities. The Aliens have heard what Artemis did (Affair with Blast Chamber). Infidelity is punishable by a life time of torture on T'Lak. (They make no disdinction between dating and marriage, so they are both charged with infidelity, and conspiracy to commit infidelity (being "the other woman")). Now Amelia must first argue for Earth's inclusion in the interstellar Alliance so that she may be recognized on T'Lak, but she must then argue on T'Lak for the release of her mother and Blast Chamber. During this, Blast Chamber and Artemis talk for the first time since their affair. BC admits to still being in love with Amelia. Artemis says that she can't forgive BC for what she did to Amelia, but neither can she forgive herself.
Neon and Roses
Las Vegas, Nevada. A town where you can buy fantasies, and have your dreams killed. A town where the past was decadent, the present is hedonistic, and the future is someone else's problem. Las Vegas is one of the cities where you don't expect to find super heroes, or super villains... but they do happen from time to time.
Roses: Vickie Vallenti. Raised by her grandfather after her parents were murdered, she grew up with a chip on her shoulder. Her grandfather would tell her stories about how Vegas used to be. The glitz, the glamor... the gangsters. She went to private schools, but she lived for the days when mobs ruled Las Vegas and you could hear Sinatra and Martin crooning from every juke box. When she turned 23, she became a social worker. It was not long after, as he died of cancer, that her grandfather told her a dark secret. He was Billy "Roses" Vallenti, one of the most infamous hitmen in Mob history. in the "old Days" he primarily took jobs where his target was taking out those who "broke the Rules", or let their violence spill over onto innocents. He made no excuses, he admitted to being a stone cold murderer, but he conveyed why he did it: To protect his son.
The past had caught up with him shortly after Vicky was born, and his son and daughter in law were both murdered for a revenge killing. After "cleaning things up" he adopted his granddaughter and settled down into a private life style. Without realizing it, he'd taught his granddaughter everything he knew. She was an expert Marksman, a martial artist, and a fencer. She was also an expert on the criminal underworld. So, taking her Grandfather's moniker, and a pinstripe suit, she calls herself "Roses" eliminating those who threaten the lives on innocents.
Neon: His real name is N'n-N. He is from the planet Florin. "N'n-N isn't an actual name, but a title bestowed upon children like him. It means "Dark Child". He was born under weight, short, and under-luminecent. So, like all N'n-N's he was jettisoned from the homeworld, in order to kill him by way of light starvation. But thanks to a passing comet, his trajectory whiplashed sending him to Earth. He landed in the desert outside of Las Vegas. Through the combination of our sun and the ever shining lights of the Las Vegas strip, N'n-N survived. He glows in a cascade of different colors. he can fly, fire force beams of hard light, and manipulate light to cast visual illusions. When he flies he leaves behind a light-contrail which, given his erratic flight tendancies, often look like neon lights. This, and a mispronunciation of his name gave him the hero-name "Neon". It is his itention to grow strong enough to return to his world one day. To earn the love of the parents that exiled him.
Las Vegas, Nevada. A town where you can buy fantasies, and have your dreams killed. A town where the past was decadent, the present is hedonistic, and the future is someone else's problem. Las Vegas is one of the cities where you don't expect to find super heroes, or super villains... but they do happen from time to time.
Roses: Vickie Vallenti. Raised by her grandfather after her parents were murdered, she grew up with a chip on her shoulder. Her grandfather would tell her stories about how Vegas used to be. The glitz, the glamor... the gangsters. She went to private schools, but she lived for the days when mobs ruled Las Vegas and you could hear Sinatra and Martin crooning from every juke box. When she turned 23, she became a social worker. It was not long after, as he died of cancer, that her grandfather told her a dark secret. He was Billy "Roses" Vallenti, one of the most infamous hitmen in Mob history. in the "old Days" he primarily took jobs where his target was taking out those who "broke the Rules", or let their violence spill over onto innocents. He made no excuses, he admitted to being a stone cold murderer, but he conveyed why he did it: To protect his son.
The past had caught up with him shortly after Vicky was born, and his son and daughter in law were both murdered for a revenge killing. After "cleaning things up" he adopted his granddaughter and settled down into a private life style. Without realizing it, he'd taught his granddaughter everything he knew. She was an expert Marksman, a martial artist, and a fencer. She was also an expert on the criminal underworld. So, taking her Grandfather's moniker, and a pinstripe suit, she calls herself "Roses" eliminating those who threaten the lives on innocents.
Neon: His real name is N'n-N. He is from the planet Florin. "N'n-N isn't an actual name, but a title bestowed upon children like him. It means "Dark Child". He was born under weight, short, and under-luminecent. So, like all N'n-N's he was jettisoned from the homeworld, in order to kill him by way of light starvation. But thanks to a passing comet, his trajectory whiplashed sending him to Earth. He landed in the desert outside of Las Vegas. Through the combination of our sun and the ever shining lights of the Las Vegas strip, N'n-N survived. He glows in a cascade of different colors. he can fly, fire force beams of hard light, and manipulate light to cast visual illusions. When he flies he leaves behind a light-contrail which, given his erratic flight tendancies, often look like neon lights. This, and a mispronunciation of his name gave him the hero-name "Neon". It is his itention to grow strong enough to return to his world one day. To earn the love of the parents that exiled him.
Quark
Deep in the reaches of space exist an alien race known as "Trekers". They possess vast cosmic ability and understanding. However, they are, for the most part, still individuals. They have their own society made up of citzens and males and females, young and old. This is partly the story of one of their adolescent members: the names of "Trekers" are purely concepts, and thusly their verbal equivilants are always in your language. The Adolescent Trecker we are talking about was named "Quark". He developed his abilities at an early age. Flying, invulnerability, energy translation, density manipulation, and other more incredible powers. As teenagers are want to do, he wanted to have fun with his new powers. He went to a near by planet and began to "Play" with the inhabitants. This resulted the destruction of an entire city on that world.
His parents and the high council called him to answer for this crime. For it, he would be punished. A world was found where he could perform "community service" until it was felt by the Trekers that his debt had been repaid. He would be stripped of most of his power and shunted into a null-status where he could not be seen, heard, or felt by anything in this universe other than Trekers. He could see and hear all, but he could not affect it. There was of course, a caveat. He could intervene when a human requested it. And he could trade places if one human agreed for as long as the human was willing. that meant that Quark would manifest in full-status with all his powers, and the human would move to Null-status and be as a ghost.
This brings us to the other half of the story. One human on earth was selected at random. Joshua Rosenthal, a young man living in urban London. He has only a few months left in freshman year when Quark first appears. Joshua couldn't be more different from Quark. Joshua is highly disciplined and well mannered, not to mention deeply religious (Jewish). Joshua is the only human who can see and hear Quark when Quark is in null-status. Joshua is not the only human that Quark can take orders from, or switch places with, but Josh is the only one who knows about Quark, thus making him more likely to be the only one who gives him orders or is willing to switch.
Josh and Quark now find themselves as an odd couple. Obstacles involve the obvious of school, and parents, but also Josh's younger sister is preparing for her Bat Mitzvah. With the british super-villains trying to test their luck against Quark, not to mention Treker criminals looking to meet the most powerful treker of his age, Quark isn't helping.
Deep in the reaches of space exist an alien race known as "Trekers". They possess vast cosmic ability and understanding. However, they are, for the most part, still individuals. They have their own society made up of citzens and males and females, young and old. This is partly the story of one of their adolescent members: the names of "Trekers" are purely concepts, and thusly their verbal equivilants are always in your language. The Adolescent Trecker we are talking about was named "Quark". He developed his abilities at an early age. Flying, invulnerability, energy translation, density manipulation, and other more incredible powers. As teenagers are want to do, he wanted to have fun with his new powers. He went to a near by planet and began to "Play" with the inhabitants. This resulted the destruction of an entire city on that world.
His parents and the high council called him to answer for this crime. For it, he would be punished. A world was found where he could perform "community service" until it was felt by the Trekers that his debt had been repaid. He would be stripped of most of his power and shunted into a null-status where he could not be seen, heard, or felt by anything in this universe other than Trekers. He could see and hear all, but he could not affect it. There was of course, a caveat. He could intervene when a human requested it. And he could trade places if one human agreed for as long as the human was willing. that meant that Quark would manifest in full-status with all his powers, and the human would move to Null-status and be as a ghost.
This brings us to the other half of the story. One human on earth was selected at random. Joshua Rosenthal, a young man living in urban London. He has only a few months left in freshman year when Quark first appears. Joshua couldn't be more different from Quark. Joshua is highly disciplined and well mannered, not to mention deeply religious (Jewish). Joshua is the only human who can see and hear Quark when Quark is in null-status. Joshua is not the only human that Quark can take orders from, or switch places with, but Josh is the only one who knows about Quark, thus making him more likely to be the only one who gives him orders or is willing to switch.
Josh and Quark now find themselves as an odd couple. Obstacles involve the obvious of school, and parents, but also Josh's younger sister is preparing for her Bat Mitzvah. With the british super-villains trying to test their luck against Quark, not to mention Treker criminals looking to meet the most powerful treker of his age, Quark isn't helping.
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The Answer
Quicknotes:
The Answer was an old Captain America/Spider-man villain.
Basically he could endow himself with any power to counter-act any superheroes power. Pretty much a superpowered Task Master.
My version:
My new take on the character, is sort of a corrupt version of DC's Mr. Terrific.
Bio:
Aaron Nestor was a child prodigy, he was a peer of Tony Stark and Reed Richards, but instead of science and engineering he excelled at the intellectual arts, athletics, and deduction/reasoning and logic theory.
After a nice long run as a renowned mentalist and avantegard artist in the New York art scene, Nestor was exposed as a fraud at one of his seance demstrations by Dr.Strange who has in attendance. Nestor was conning people with recently deceased loved ones ala John Edwards (TV psychic) soon after he lost everything his status and riches.
Down and out with little other options, Nestor decided to strike back at society for his troubles, his first attempt was to get revenge on Dr.Strange who quickly made short work of him and was sent to prison, while in jail he decided on being a costumed supervillain and that his motif would be the 'Answer' he'll use his intellect and conning to aid other criminals in their endeavors by providing intel and specific plans to take down superheroes.
Theme & Motif:
The Answer has no superhuman powers only his keen intellect, detective skills and meticulous planning.
My take on the Answer is based on the whole 'PREP TIME' phenomena which is attributed to many characters like Batman, Black Panther and Dr.Doom. Answer pre-plans his schemes and heist so well that he's taken consideration for every detail.
Also The Answer lends his talents to other villains for the right price, he'll plan out your whole bank heist and provide resources for a percentage of the take.
Skills & Abilities:
The Answer is has master over 20 forms of martial arts, is a expert detective and intel researcher, knowledge of various trades from safe cracking to wire tapping to concert level piano playing.
Personality traits:
The Answer hates to be wrong, he has a almost obsessive need to be right and plans out everything in his life from when he brushes his teeth to using the restroom. Total control freak and neat freak.
He is a combination of DC's the Question/Mr.Terrific/Riddler with a Marvel sensibility.
Quicknotes:
The Answer was an old Captain America/Spider-man villain.
Basically he could endow himself with any power to counter-act any superheroes power. Pretty much a superpowered Task Master.
My version:
My new take on the character, is sort of a corrupt version of DC's Mr. Terrific.
Bio:
Aaron Nestor was a child prodigy, he was a peer of Tony Stark and Reed Richards, but instead of science and engineering he excelled at the intellectual arts, athletics, and deduction/reasoning and logic theory.
After a nice long run as a renowned mentalist and avantegard artist in the New York art scene, Nestor was exposed as a fraud at one of his seance demstrations by Dr.Strange who has in attendance. Nestor was conning people with recently deceased loved ones ala John Edwards (TV psychic) soon after he lost everything his status and riches.
Down and out with little other options, Nestor decided to strike back at society for his troubles, his first attempt was to get revenge on Dr.Strange who quickly made short work of him and was sent to prison, while in jail he decided on being a costumed supervillain and that his motif would be the 'Answer' he'll use his intellect and conning to aid other criminals in their endeavors by providing intel and specific plans to take down superheroes.
Theme & Motif:
The Answer has no superhuman powers only his keen intellect, detective skills and meticulous planning.
My take on the Answer is based on the whole 'PREP TIME' phenomena which is attributed to many characters like Batman, Black Panther and Dr.Doom. Answer pre-plans his schemes and heist so well that he's taken consideration for every detail.
Also The Answer lends his talents to other villains for the right price, he'll plan out your whole bank heist and provide resources for a percentage of the take.
Skills & Abilities:
The Answer is has master over 20 forms of martial arts, is a expert detective and intel researcher, knowledge of various trades from safe cracking to wire tapping to concert level piano playing.
Personality traits:
The Answer hates to be wrong, he has a almost obsessive need to be right and plans out everything in his life from when he brushes his teeth to using the restroom. Total control freak and neat freak.
He is a combination of DC's the Question/Mr.Terrific/Riddler with a Marvel sensibility.
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Okay, so this will be the first in a few reimaginings of DC Golden age characters Im gonna be doing.
First up, Terry Sloan aka Mr. Terrific.
I really loved the take on the character from the JSA: Liberty Files books. Where he was, pretty much what Mr. Terrific is, only he was a former government agent who retired to devote his life to the woman he loved. But eventually, she was taken from him during a battle between the Bat, the Clock, and the Scarecrow. (Awesome read by the way, if you havent read it, please do so.) I liked that better than him becoming bored with being the best at everything, and eventually becoming suicidal outta boredom. So, Ill kind of combine the two origins. Also, the look from the Liberty Files was much better as well. I usually can accept the fact that most guys in the 40s had terrible effin taste in costumes, but the original Mr. T took the cake. While I dont wanna take away from the past, I did wanna try and combine the two looks, but I cant really think of a way to keep the original color scheme, Green and Red, (Ugh) so swap out the green for black and give him the fencing gear and sword from the Liberty files. The Mask? Dont care for the one hes wearing in Liberty Files. Wearing a part of a pink dress with one hole where the bullet hit on his head is just ..too creepy. Add two eye holes and its too Cobra Commander. So, I was thinking something like Grifter from WildCats or more like the Lone Ranger before he switched to the classic domino mask in the awesome Dynamite seires. (Another book you should be reading if you aren't already.) Something that still looks home made, but with a bit more style I suppose.
old school Mr. T
Liberty Files Mr. T
Grifter
Lone Ranger
So, Terry Sloan was considered by many to be the smartest man in the world. The Man of a 1000 talents the papers called him. He was truly, a Renaissance man of his day and age. Graduated from College at Thirteen, Masters and PhDs in multiple fields of science. Gold Medals in fencing, track and field, as well as a master of several fighting styles like Judo, Aikido, and Karate. By the time he had reached 25, he had done just about everything, ..and he was miserable. The world had no challenges left for him. Bored out of his mind with the .mediocrity his existence had become, he ended up turning to his brother Neds vagabond lifestyle as a gambling, womanizing, drunkard to pass the time. He was content to waste away his fortune doing nothing until he met a beautiful young nurse named Wanda Wilson. He met her in an emergency room one night after a bar fight. Normally he would have beaten the tar outta everybody in the place, but hard to do so with a gallon of spirits in his system. The beautiful Nurse Wilson had stolen his heart, and he would do anything to make her his. Cleaned up, got his act together, and basically begged her to be his. She had a lot of responsibilities, taking care of her younger brother after their parents died all by herself. He was a bit of a street tough. Getting in and out of fights, and eventually joining a gang. Terry took it upon himself to try and straighten the kid out. Getting him out of the gang, and starting the Fair Play Club where he taught the kids sports, helped them with their school work, you name it. Eventually, after his many overtures, she fell for him, and he asked her to marry him. They were just two weeks away from their impending nuptials when he and Wanda, out at a restaurant one afternoon were caught in the crossfire of a shoot out at the Bank between the cops and some robbers. Wanda took a bullet to the heart. Died instantly. Terry was left heartbroken. He locked himself in his study after her funeral for weeks, holding a patch of the red dress she wore the day she died. It wasnt fair. is all he said. He had finally found something to live for, and it was gone. Stolen from him. Sloan ,then inspired by the sudden influx of mystery men like Mr. America, and Star Man, decided to teach these criminals and low lifes the meaning of Fair Play. He became Mr. Terrific. The Man of a 1000 talents. And kicked Criminal, Nazi, and costumed goof ball ass from 1939 to his death at the hands of one of his greatest enemies, the Spirit King.
Cool as hell, I read the Liberty files good stuff. I like your Mr.T
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That's cool, I'm feelin' it.
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Heh, like if the Great Gazoo was a superhero. Nice.
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I had some ideas about how I'd work out an FF run, giving the kids some face time and some actual personality. It's time Franklin moved up in the world. he should be the same age as some of those young avengers. Time to give him back his power, a more toned down version of course, or some completely different ones. (His dads an effin' super scientist. The odds of him getting caught in some freak accident giving him super powers are significantly high. ) I'd also make Val a genius. But not in the way her dad is. More Davinci, less Tesla.
Also, on my Golden Age revamps, Green Lantern Alan F**king Scott. (that would be the title. Alan F**king Scott)
And a reverse Crime Syndicate Earth. Where they're good versions of the CSA. I know it sounds redundant, but just wait until I have time to write the real thing down.
Also, on my Golden Age revamps, Green Lantern Alan F**king Scott. (that would be the title. Alan F**king Scott)
And a reverse Crime Syndicate Earth. Where they're good versions of the CSA. I know it sounds redundant, but just wait until I have time to write the real thing down.
