"One Universe" RPG thread.

[Victor Creed]

"I'm going to have to spend months cleaning to get this stench off."

Hey, and that's only the stuff YOU can smell. 'Sides pretty boy don't worry about the smell, just make sure you keep your eyes open. It'd be a shame if any of you "heroes" got killed.

I grab a robe from the spider and I drape it over my armor. I don't see the point in tryin to hide. This place has been so empty that a buncha guys runnin around in robes aint gonna look any less suspicious than runnin around without em. I'll leave it on though. I'll be glad when we're outta here though, this armor aint too comfortable.

Hey Logan does this robe make me look fat?

Sure. SNIKT I'll just trim a little off the edges.

Hah. I'd like to see ya try runt.

 

[The Question]

"Playful banter between psychotic killers. That's just shiny."

I walk out into the city. The streets are rather empty, but there are a few people. We start to walk around.


"My god. Look at all the poverty. People fighting each other and killing ecah other over triveal things."

I turn to the psycho twins.

"I didn't know you guys were from here."

 

[Logan Howlett]

Reluctantly I grab one of the robes from the kid.

So can anyone explain to me why were playin dress u again? I mean with the exeption of Spidey there, we all gota little bit more meat on our bones than these starved holocaust victims here. Im sure that if anyone does see us, ROBES arent gona cover our asses enough. And since this kid has such an issue with killin, Im sure that one a these guys will wake up and report the beating of his life to the authorities. Whatever were gona do we had better do it fast? How come I never get a team with a freak with superspeed, or teleportation? Always loud mouth wanabes tryin to play hero! Lets find one of them wormhole things and get the **** outa here bub!

 

[Logan Howlett]

My names Constantine, John Constantine. I live here, in your world. I have an apartment in East L.A., technicaly its a loft above a bowling ally. I eat at Mc Donalds every friday, I bowl a little bit whenever I have some free time. I dont have any friends, and I dont plan on makin any, I go home to an empty apartment every night, and I like it that way, no distractions. I was diagnosed with Cancer a year ago.........did I leave anything out? Oh yea, I kill Demons for a living, or half-breeds rather. Ya see I've seen Hell, actualy I went vacationing there once. Ya see, Im a psychic. I can see Angels and Demons. I went through most of my life thinking I was crazy, mainly due to my parents. They told me I was seeing things, they called it psychotic episodes, and paranoid delusions. I was sent to every major mental hospital in the state. I killed myself at fifteen, I was dead for only two minutes, but any Demon can tell you how long that is in hell. So now I hunt them down, I hunt them down and kill them. Why? Lets say, Hell isnt all its cracked up to be. Theres no pitch forks, no red guy with horns laughing like some corny sit-com. No instead its millions of demons tearing your flesh apart over and over all day every day, forever. Not exactly Alcapulco. So is that it? Am I done here?


...................mister Constantine, um........this is Alchoholics Anonymous....................um.........would you like to talk about your drinking problem?


Yea sure,....I drink, I like it, its not a problem.........bye.

 

[twylight]

"Yeah, what she said. We were invited, so you better let us in." I look back at Canary. "Good to see you again babe."

"Hey!" the old guy shouts. He walks right up to me and pokes my chest with his finger. "Watch your manners. You're talking to a lady." Guy has guts, got to admit that. Not much brains if he's standin' up to me.

"What's your problem gramps?"

"That you're not giving her the respect she deserves."

"Hey, I respect her. She's a hell of a chick. Lot's of guts, brains, and looks."

"What did I just say?"

"Do you know who you're talkin' too. I'm the Juggernaut!"

"Is that supposed to mean something to me son?"

"Hey, I ain't your son, and I don't have to put up with you either. So why don't you just walk yourself back to the old folks home, and leave Canary and me to our business. Or are you stickin' around because you want to take a run at her?"

Dinah turns from talking to the guards who’d just gotten Jarvis’s call to allow them inside.
Need to talk to Tony about coordinating his security force...especially since he told us we’d be able to enter unhindered.

"Why you smug, arrogant, little son of a..."

Dinah raises her eyebrow at Jay’s tone wondering what was going on behind her back.

"Hey, don't call me little!"

“Hey! Calm down you two!”

She places her hand in front of Jay’s chest and in front of the Juggernaut’s…umm…..she blushes.
Dinah drops her hands quickly and turns looking up at Juggernaut.

“Do you have any idea whom this man is? This is The Flash from the Justice Society of America, you might have heard of it? Hourman, Starman …..Black Canary…? Please afford him the respect he deserves.”


"That's ONE GUYS HOUSE?? God it's like a freaking town..."

Dinah turns at the voice, not noticing the young man till then. She recognized him instantly, he was about her age and a member of the Fantastic Four.
The Human Torch, and the heartthrob of every normal girl.
I’m not exactly normal.


"Hi!"

“The Human Torch, right? I’m..” She hesitates and glances at Jay before continuing.

“I’m the Black Canary. This is The Flash and Juggernaut.” She motions as she introduces them.

“Shall we go? And try not to break anything…..” She casts Juggernaut a look as she motions them through the gate and leads them up to the Mansion.

“How is your sister?”

 

[wiegeabo]

Dinah turns from talking to the guards who’d just gotten Jarvis’s call to allow them inside.
Need to talk to Tony about coordinating his security force...especially since he told us we’d be able to enter unhindered.

"Why you smug, arrogant, little son of a..."

Dinah raises her eyebrow at Jay’s tone wondering what was going on behind her back.

"Hey, don't call me little!"

“Hey! Calm down you two!”

She places her hand in front of Jay’s chest and in front of the Juggernaut’s…umm…..she blushes.
Dinah drops her hands quickly and turns looking up at Juggernaut.

“Do you have any idea whom this man is? This is The Flash from the Justice Society of America, you might have heard of it? Hourman, Starman …..Black Canary…? Please afford him the respect he deserves.”

"Right, and that's s'posed to mean somethin' to me?"

"That's ONE GUYS HOUSE?? God it's like a freaking town..."

Dinah turns at the voice, not noticing the young man till then. She recognized him instantly, he was about her age and a member of the Fantastic Four.
The Human Torch, and the heartthrob of every normal girl.
I’m not exactly normal.


"Hi!"

“The Human Torch, right? I’m..” She hesitates and glances at Jay before continuing.

“I’m the Black Canary. This is The Flash and Juggernaut.” She motions as she introduces them.

“Shall we go? And try not to break anything…..” She casts Juggernaut a look as she motions them through the gate and leads them up to the Mansion.

"What?"

“How is your sister?”

 

[Watchman]

Mysterio went back inside of his studio where the Captain America robot was waiting with the money. Mysterio walked towards a computer screen with Captain America by his side. Two small crab like robots walked along the sides of Mysterio as he drop his mask and gloves down. The robots caught them and walked off. Mysterio put on his own suit and turned on the computer.

"Now Captain let us see what Superman is up to". He press a view buttons and the screen and a topdown view of the city. "Look it's the great city Metropolis". Mysterio pushed a few more buttons and the robot begun to fly around the city.

After a few minutes he got up from his chair and walked along the side of a wall. "My dear robot now I'll show you my great piece of work".

He jumped on some platform with a control panel. He actviate it and a platform with spider legs walked out. A hologram of Mysterio appeared on the platform and in a very robotic voice said "I am Mysterio people of New York bow before me".

"Just need more time to build the army and we can begin HAHAHAHAHA" Mysterio walked over to one of his workbenches and begin to construct the army.

 

[SuperFerret]

"They're on their way down there, Mister Stark. And young Mister Storm has joined them, I trust that that's acceptable." Jarvis said over the intercom.

"That's fine." I say aloud, hoping that he'll pick it up even though I'm across the room, trying to determine a way to get to our other-dimensional destination. "Oh, and Jarvis, tell those guards that they're fired. We're allowing people to use the west wing as a temporary shelter and they just decide to prevent people from entering the front gate? Ridiculous."

"Right away, sir."

I take another drink from the wine bottle, and resume trying to wrap my brain around a way to get us from Earth to Apokolips.

 

[Victor Creed]

"I didn't know you guys were from here."

Oh yea. This just reminds me of a family reunion. Damn near brings a tear to my eye. 'Sides ain't nothin trivial about survival. Killin's part of it, just some of us enjoy it more. Hell I'd kill for a Big Mac about now.

What's Logan yappin about now? I turn my back to the kid and start listenin.

And since this kid has such an issue with killin, Im sure that one a these guys will wake up and report the beating of his life to the authorities. Whatever were gona do we had better do it fast? How come I never get a team with a freak with superspeed, or teleportation? Always loud mouth wanabes tryin to play hero! Lets find one of them wormhole things and get the **** outa here bub!

Guess little Logan missed his nap time. He doesn't like loud mouth wannabes cuz he don't like anyone takin the spotlight offa him.

I look back at the kid.

Logan's right though, I suggest ya start finishin yer kills, otherwise it's gonna be a lot harder to walk around here without notice. Course if you aint willin to, I'll be more than happy to finish em for ya.

 

[LibrarianThorne]

"I didn't know you guys were from here."

Oh yea. This just reminds me of a family reunion. Damn near brings a tear to my eye. 'Sides ain't nothin trivial about survival. Killin's part of it, just some of us enjoy it more. Hell I'd kill for a Big Mac about now.

What's Logan yappin about now? I turn my back to the kid and start listenin.

And since this kid has such an issue with killin, Im sure that one a these guys will wake up and report the beating of his life to the authorities. Whatever were gona do we had better do it fast? How come I never get a team with a freak with superspeed, or teleportation? Always loud mouth wanabes tryin to play hero! Lets find one of them wormhole things and get the **** outa here bub!

Guess little Logan missed his nap time. He doesn't like loud mouth wannabes cuz he don't like anyone takin the spotlight offa him.

I look back at the kid.

Logan's right though, I suggest ya start finishin yer kills, otherwise it's gonna be a lot harder to walk around here without notice. Course if you aint willin to, I'll be more than happy to finish em for ya.

IC: Green Arrow

"Oh really? That's your brilliant plan for getting off this rock? Murdering people who have nothing to do with anything? Absolutely wonderful plan there, Napoleon. What next, you suggest we run up to Darkseid's palace or wherever he lives and kick him in the junk? You think that's a good plan, too?"

Arrow turned and faced Spider-Man. "Look, don't listen to these ignoramuses. They've gotta have muscles where their brains should be. You can move the quickest out of all of us, think you can scout out the area, give us some landmarks to head towards?"

He cocked an eyebrow at Sabretooth and Wolverine. "Without following their plan A, of course. We start killing people here, we won't last a second. This whole place is just creepy and wrong and the lower the profile we can keep, the better off we'll be."

 

[The Question]

"I'll take a look around. And don't worry. I deal with lunkheads like this all the time. I go to public high school."

I duck into an alleyway and jump onto a wall. I climb up to the top of a building and take a look around.


Oh just great.


I jump down and head over to the others.

"Okay, two things caught my eye. A big grey building that looked like a prison, and a huge castle that looks like the architects were on acid when they designed the thing. I'm guessing that's where Darkseid's hanging out."

Wait.

I turn to the old guy with the eye patch.

"Hey Cyclopse. You've been pretty quiet this whole time. What's your deal?"

"Me? I'm just sittin' back and seeing how well you kids handle yourselves. And getting a lay of the land. I gotta say, you're definately dealing with this whole situation better than I thought. I was figuring that by now, Logan and Creed would have gone on a bloody rampage, you'd be huddled in a corner crying, and Mr. Queen here would have angered the wrong alien and gotten himself killed."

 

[LibrarianThorne]

"I'll take a look around. And don't worry. I deal with lunkheads like this all the time. I go to public high school."

I duck into an alleyway and jump onto a wall. I climb up to the top of a building and take a look around.


Oh just great.


I jump down and head over to the others.

"Okay, two things caught my eye. A big grey building that looked like a prison, and a huge castle that looks like the architects were on acid when they designed the thing. I'm guessing that's where Darkseid's hanging out."

Wait.

I turn to the old guy with the eye patch.

"Hey Cyclopse. You've been pretty quiet this whole time. What's your deal?"

"Me? I'm just sittin' back and seeing how well you kids handle yourselves. And getting a lay of the land. I gotta say, you're definately dealing with this whole situation better than I thought. I was figuring that by now, Logan and Creed would have gone on a bloody rampage, you'd be huddled in a corner crying, and Mr. Queen here would have angered the wrong alien and gotten himself killed."

Nick Fury. Leader of S.H.I.E.L.D., yet another organization that was a waste of everyone's money. He'd never liked the cigar-smoking war veteran. Too smug for Ollie's tastes.

"All right, so our options are heading into whatever Darkseid sees fit to imprison or likely where Darkseid himself is. This is just abso-freakin'-lutely great."

He scratched his head. He really didn't want to think about lived on the hood of the thing he was wearing.

"I'm betting the tech we'll need is going to be at the palace, so I say we go there."

 

[Victor Creed]

"Without following their plan A, of course. We start killing people here, we won't last a second. This whole place is just creepy and wrong and the lower the profile we can keep, the better off we'll be."

"I'll take a look around. And don't worry. I deal with lunkheads like this all the time. I go to public high school."

This is why I hate these little so called heroes. They got all these little bright colored spandex suits and yap all the time, but when it comes down to it, theyre nothin. If it wasnt fer them ass****s in SHIELD ida ditched these girl scouts a long time ago. Instead, I gotta listen to Dr. Phil's morality speech. The kid crawls up a wall and I look over at the queen.

You wanna know what the real difference between us is? I'm the next step in evolution baby, not some pansy runnin around in tights dressed like Peter Pan. So before you run around spoutin all this bull to that kid over there, think of one thing. Who's gonna be around long after yer gone? Guys like me.

The kid comes back down and lets us know there's basically nothin, but some big ass building. Apparently he just remembered about the old SOB that we've been draggin along with us. So course he's yappin it up.

I was figuring that by now, Logan and Creed would have gone on a bloody rampage, you'd be huddled in a corner crying, and Mr. Queen here would have angered the wrong alien and gotten himself killed.

I look back over at the old man.

Don't get too excited Gramps, things are bound to fall apart.

The sooner the better. Working with these people is makin me sick. I'm gonna have to kill a few hundred people to make up for this kinda goody two shoes work I'm doin right now.

"I'm betting the tech we'll need is going to be at the palace, so I say we go there."

Lead the way Queenie. Oh, and try not to get yer panties in a bunch.

 

[The Question]

Eye patch guy speaks up.

"Well then, we're gonna need a game plan if we're gonna take on big brother himself."

"Based on what we've got with us. Our best bet is some kind of distraction. Got any....ideas...."

I turn to the Fred and Barny of bloodthirsty military morons.

"You two said you were aiming to kill some folk, right? What would you say to busting in the front doors of the palace and taking on all the gaurds while me, cyclopse, and Robin Hood sneak inside?"

 

[Victor Creed]

Now he's speakin my language.

Finally. Some action. I was beginnin' to think this was a tea party.

 

[LibrarianThorne]

Eye patch guy speaks up.

"Well then, we're gonna need a game plan if we're gonna take on big brother himself."

"Based on what we've got with us. Our best bet is some kind of distraction. Got any....ideas...."

I turn to the Fred and Barny of bloodthirsty military morons.

"You two said you were aiming to kill some folk, right? What would you say to busting in the front doors of the palace and taking on all the gaurds while me, cyclopse, and Robin Hood sneak inside?"

IC: Green Arrow

He glared at Sabretooth. There was only so much a man could take, and olliver Queen would not be talked down to by a militaristic waste of the genepool like he'd been thrown in with.

"I can handle this, Spidey."

He pulled down the hood of his cloak. He reached behind him, and set his bow and quiver on the ground.

"You got a problem with me, Sabretooth?" he said as he walked up to the massive man. He was easily at least six inches taller than ollie, and almost twice as broad. Ollie stared into Sabretooth's eyes, defiance showing in the eyes behind his mask. "You wanna rip me limb from limb, don'tcha? Satsify every petty, violent urge you have on the stupid little human, right? Then do it, you damn fool. I'd rather die a quick death here and now than endure whatever Darkseid is going to do to us."

He could feel the anger growing inside him. He bared his neck. "So go on, big man. Prove how powerful you are. Kill me if you're going to kill me. If not, then shut the hell up and let the grownups get us out of this hell hole."

 

[The Question]

Oh joy. I'm in the super powered freak version of a mexican standoff.


I hate my life so much.


"Guys, could we save the displays of machoism and idiocy until after we get off this rock?"

 

[Victor Creed]

I look down into his eyes. He's doin the tough guy thing, tellin me to just go ahead and kill him. It'd be so easy. It's enough to almost get me to try. I reach my hand out, about to stiffen it around his throat when I remember. The detonators. At this point it almost seems worth it.

I ain't gonna do it Queen, but only cause I got a couple explosives lodged somewhere in my body to keep me on a leash.

I lean down, right into his face and breath hard. He's gotten me riled, and I'm fightin it.

But if we meet after this whole thing is over. You aint gonna be so lucky.

 

[LibrarianThorne]

I look down into his eyes. He's doin the tough guy thing, tellin me to just go ahead and kill him. It'd be so easy. It's enough to almost get me to try. I reach my hand out, about to stiffen it around his throat when I remember. The detonators. At this point it almost seems worth it.

I ain't gonna do it Queen, but only cause I got a couple explosives lodged somewhere in my body to keep me on a leash.

I lean down, right into his face and breath hard. He's gotten me riled, and I'm fightin it.

But if we meet after this whole thing is over. You aint gonna be so lucky.

Ollie glared at him hard for another few moments, then walked over to his bow and quiver, and slung them over his back.

"Look, Sabretooth, we don't have time for this machismo crap. Spidey's right. Our only objective right now is to get the hell out of here and back home." He pulled his hood over his head. "Let's get going. We need to move as quick as we can."

He couldn't resist one last jibe. "Oh, and for the record, junior? That wasn't luck. You want to try me? We'll take care of it back on Earth."

 

[TheTurtle]

"Hi!"

“The Human Torch, right? I’m..” She hesitates and glances at Jay before continuing.

“I’m the Black Canary. This is The Flash and Juggernaut.” She motions as she introduces them.

Hottie. Old guy. BIG guy! Look at the siz.... IS THE OLD GUY WEARING A PLATE ON HIS HEAD????

Wow... lame.

“Shall we go? And try not to break anything…..” She casts Juggernaut a look as she motions them through the gate and leads them up to the Mansion.

“How is your sister?”

"On top of the world. Never better really."

Oh wait... they don't know. Hence the strange looks I'm getting from some of them.

"Yeah Reeds back. I saved the day. Ever a problem, you leave it up to Johnny Storm. I said to them, I said, what we need is a mollecular... thingie. Right, and that'll bring Reed back. They should be along soon probably."

Brilliant Johnny, brilliant! Showing your smarts will impress the chick. Oh yeah, score one the Torch.

 

[Sparta*]

Hottie. Old guy. BIG guy! Look at the siz.... IS THE OLD GUY WEARING A PLATE ON HIS HEAD????

Wow... lame.



"On top of the world. Never better really."

Oh wait... they don't know. Hence the strange looks I'm getting from some of them.

"Yeah Reeds back. I saved the day. Ever a problem, you leave it up to Johnny Storm. I said to them, I said, what we need is a mollecular... thingie. Right, and that'll bring Reed back. They should be along soon probably."

Brilliant Johnny, brilliant! Showing your smarts will impress the chick. Oh yeah, score one the Torch.

<Mister Fantastic>

"Your right Johnny...i've never been better" Sue said walking up to the group with her arm around Reed's waist. The heroes turned around to see the couple, and their expression was priceless when they saw Reed.

"Uh, hey everybody...i'm back" Reed said, not really knowing how to put it...he never really returned from the dead before "So this is where Tony lives...that old scoundrel. This mansion makes Oliver Queens look like a duplex" Reed said making his idea of a joke, trying to lighten the mood...the other heroes still had a dumbfounded expression on their face, trying to grasp how Reed managed to be alive.

 

[wiegeabo]

<Mister Fantastic>

"Your right Johnny...i've never been better" Sue said walking up to the group with her arm around Reed's waist. The heroes turned around to see the couple, and their expression was priceless when they saw Reed.

"Uh, hey everybody...i'm back" Reed said, not really knowing how to put it...he never really returned from the dead before "So this is where Tony lives...that old scoundrel. This mansion makes Oliver Queens look like a duplex" Reed said making his idea of a joke, trying to lighten the mood...the other heroes still had a dumbfounded expression on their face, trying to grasp how Reed managed to be alive.

"Well I'll be a son of a *****. Look whose back from the dead!" I walk up and clap Reed on his back. The guy's upper body stretches about 5 feet before snapping back into position. Whoops, oh well, he doesn't seem to be worse off for it.

***

Juggernaut seems happy to see Dr. Richards. I've only heard about this guy on the news. Not sure what the fuss is over. Might as well introduce myself and find out.

I walk up to the Doctor with my hand extended. "Dr. Richards? Jay Garrick. What's all this back from the...dead? stuff the little guy's talking about?"

"Hey, don't call me little!" I ticked Jugernaut off. Good.

 

[LibrarianThorne]

IC: Darkseid

They moved upon his world, his paradise. They thought to avoid his notice, escape his sight. He observed their progress through a window in his throne room. They were gnats, true enough. Not even worthy of his notice.

But these gnats had hurt him.

He desired vengeance upon their kind, and he would have it. Even now, plans began forming, and Darkseid, alone in the seat of his power, cackled.

Those poor, pathetic mortal fools could have no concept of what awaited them in his grand palace.

 

[Sparta*]

"Well I'll be a son of a *****. Look whose back from the dead!" I walk up and clap Reed on his back. The guy's upper body stretches about 5 feet before snapping back into position. Whoops, oh well, he doesn't seem to be worse off for it.

***

Juggernaut seems happy to see Dr. Richards. I've only heard about this guy on the news. Not sure what the fuss is over. Might as well introduce myself and find out.

I walk up to the Doctor with my hand extended. "Dr. Richards? Jay Garrick. What's all this back from the...dead? stuff the little guy's talking about?"

"Hey, don't call me little!" I ticked Jugernaut off. Good.

<Mister Fantastic>

"Jay Garrick? The Jay Garrick?" Reed replied

"I read about you all the time when I was a kid" Reed said

"You were a role model and an inspiration for me when I was growing up Jay- er, I mean Mr. Garrick. It is not only an honor, but a pleasure to meet you" Reed extended his hand to meet Jay's and shook it. Reed then remembered Jay's question

"Oh, my particles were disbersed and I had to have them re-compounded using my particle diffuser...but that's not important right now...I want to know about you. Where have you been all these years? Have you heard about Steve Roger's? He's apparently back and working for Lex Luthor...not something I would expect from him...I thought he fought for freedom...not capitolism" Reed paused for a moment.

"But you...you must have so many stories...so many experiences...I want to know them all" Reed said. He never usually got this hyped about anything...but it's not everyday that you meet a living legend that you have admired for years.

 

[wiegeabo]

<Mister Fantastic>

"Jay Garrick? The Jay Garrick?" Reed replied

"I read about you all the time when I was a kid" Reed said

"You were a role model and an inspiration for me when I was growing up Jay- er, I mean Mr. Garrick. It is not only an honor, but a pleasure to meet you" Reed extended his hand to meet Jay's and shook it. Reed then remembered Jay's question

"Please, Jay will be fine. Or Flash, if you must. It's always good to meet someone I influenced for the better."

"Oh, my particles were disbersed and I had to have them re-compounded using my particle diffuser...but that's not important right now...I want to know about you. Where have you been all these years? Have you heard about Steve Roger's? He's apparently back and working for Lex Luthor...not something I would expect from him...I thought he fought for freedom...not capitolism" Reed paused for a moment.

"But you...you must have so many stories...so many experiences...I want to know them all" Reed said. He never usually got this hyped about anything...but it's not everyday that you meet a living legend that you have admired for years.

Particles...dispursed? Sure they were.

"Wait...Steve Rogers? The Steve Rogers? Captain America, that Steve Rogers?!? Steve's back?!?"

I...I...I can't believe it. It's been so many years. We didn't think he made it. How...why...when. I hadn't really paid attention to the news until the invasion...why didn't anyone tell me.

First it's an alien invasion, then I see Dinah as the Canary. Then she tells me she's getting married. Then she tells me its to Tony Stark. And now, I learn Steve is alive!

It's too much for an old man like me. Even if I am a superhero. Tears well up in my eyes and I smile as I realize a friend I though I lost in the war made it afterall. I have to lean against a wall for support. Too many hours withour rest, and too much good news.

"Steve's alive...thank God..."