Previously on...
[blackout]-ULTIMA-[/blackout]
"Uh, I still do. you don't look so good, Mr. Lorne. Let me get this vaccine in you and we can have you on your way" Jessica says.
Just then, Ari's eyes begin to glow and he forms a sinister smile on his face.
"Oh, No...We won't be doing that today..." Ultima says.
S.T.R.I.K.E agent Frank West has his phone to his ear.
"Yes sir. If all goes according to plan, 'The Executioner Operation' will be in affect by next week.
Frank closes his phone and puts it in his pocket. It's then that he hears the terrifying screams coming from the holding cell down the hall.
"AAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH!!!!!"
ULTIMA flies through the air for the first time of his life, relishing in his new power. Ultima smiles as the wind washes over his face. The air is cold and the sky is dark. Ultima then opens up his palm and giggles like a baby when a pink orb of energy forms around his hand. His aims his hand at the sky an unleashes a huge blast.
BOOM
"Okay Lost Haven. You haven't seen anything yet." Ultima says before he flies away faster than what seems like the speed of light.
"I'm all about business, Spartan. You know that. I want to talk to you about The Executioner Operation. I've got orders to commission a special ops team of metahumans to 'handle' certain targets that are a little too much for one man. I need the best of the best, Spartan and I want you to lead my Executioners. What do you say?" Agent West asks.
"It would be my honor. " Spartan says
[blackout]"Brand New Day" part one[/blackout]
Ultima sits in what was once Ari Lornes apartment, lounging in a fully reclined Laz-E-Boy. With his palm extended towards the television, he seems to be using his telekinetic powers to change the channels with his mind. When he comes across channel 8, he finds the news talking about his recent altercation with Icon.
"...And amidst an exploding moon raining down on Lost Haven, Icon himself had the fight of his life when a superpowerd terrorist hijacked one of the buses evacuating the city..."
Ultima changes the channel, until he gets to channel 10.
"The King Of Pop has died at 50 years old, his heart attack seeming to coincide with the recent destruction of the moon. It has yet to be confirmed whether or not his heart attack was related to the disaster"
Ultima looks at the image of Michael Jackson on the screen and shapeshifts, taking on the image of a young Michael Jackson in his thriller days.
"I can't moonwalk without my moon" Ultima says before breaking out into an hysterical giggle.
"Hehehehehe!!!"
Ultima keeps flicking through the channels until he gets to Channel 13. Family Guy is on, and Ultima drops the MJ form and reverts back to himself. He smiles wildly at baby Stewie, Ultima's favorite cartoon character.
"Did you hear that Meg? Guys can marry other guys now. So...this is awkward, but I mean, if they can do that, that is pretty much it for you, isn't it? I mean you as well pack it in. Game over."
"Bwahahahahahaha!!!"
"So this is why we sent you back to earth..." says a tall, blue skinned man emerging from the shadows behind Ultima.
"Daraka..." Ultima says
"You have an obligation to the planet Arlaaek, Ultima. It's time for you to honor your commitments..."
[BLACKOUT] -40 years ago-[/BLACKOUT]
"Auto sequence start" Mission Commander Chris Kennedy hears over the radio as he sits within the control deck of the U.S.S Supernova, a space shuttle bound for a secret voyage into space, going beyond the moon for the first time ever.
"T-Minus 15 seconds and counting" he hears as he lets out a deep breath. The astronaut to his left, Command Module Pilot
Paul Stark, mans the controls.
"14..."
Lunar Module Pilot Casper Jones
shoots Chris a thumbs up and a wide smile.
"13"
"We are going to do it, Chris. This is what we were born for" Casper says.
"12"
"History in the making, Casper" Chris replies.
"11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, Main engine start, 3, 2, Booster ignition, and Lift Off!!"
The shuttles takes off into flight, a magnificent sight to behold. The shuttles flies for what seems like a lifetime until it reaches the stars.
"Welcome to space, guys" Chris replies.
Suddenly, A green flash of light explodes in the distance as a huge black cloud quickly approaches.
"What the hell is THAT!?!" Paul asks.
"I don't know, we just lost all of our communication with command central. The whole damn system is down..." Casper replies.
"It's getting closer..." Chris says
The black cloud consumes the shuttle. All the 3 astronauts can is green radiation entering their confines like a thick fog.
"What in gods name is happening!?!" Chris asks.
"I don't know, all the computers are down. I can't read the screens, we have no power" Casper replies.
"Casper, can you get the power up??" Chris asks
"My f**king skin is burning!" Paul says.
The green fog begins eating away at the astronauts space suits like an acid, and then shuttle begins to split in half. Paul's helmet shatters and his face begins to turn purple as he looses all of his oxygen.
"What the f**k!?!" Yells Chris.
"Aaaaaaah!!" Casper screams. Chris panics and rushes towards Paul, but it is too late. Paul's head has already caved in due to the being exposed in outer space.
"Casper, can you get the power back on?"
"I...I..." Casper says before pausing.
"You NEED to try!" Chris interrupts.
Casper rushes towards the controls, although both Casper and Chris know this is futile and that they are both doomed.
The control board where Casper is near catches fire, which spreads quickly. Casper tries desperately to get the Supernovas power on, but he is consumed by the flames at the ships control deck.
"AAAAAAAGGHGG!!" Casper screams.
"NOOOO!!!" Chris yells as he watches his fiend burn. Chris' helmet begins to crack under the pressure, Chris just closes his eyes and begins to pray.
"
Our Father, Who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name."
The shuttle rips into two pieces, Casper and Paul's bodies are freed into outer space as the lower half of the shuttle continues to burn.
Chris watches as he clings to the other half of the shuttle.
"Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
The flaming half of the shuttle explodes in the distance as Chris continues to pray on the remaining half of the shuttle.
"forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil. Amen" Chris finishes as his helmet completely shatters and exposes his head.
ZOOM
Just then, the green flash reappears and the shuttle vanishes, the black cloud consuming itself behind it until all that is left is cloud of smoke.
"Where am I?" Chris thinks as he awakens in an empty white room. Chris feels strange, different. He looks around but there is nothing in the room but a large mechanical door, with no knob a strange oval mirror, illuminated by a blue neon light above it.
Chris attempts to get up and walk towards the mirror, but falls to his feet as soon as he rises. He has no strength right now. He manages to crawl towards the mirror and pull himself up. Chris looks in the mirror and is shocked to see what he has found...
His once blond hair now jet black, his skin now snow white and his once blue eyes now a glowing yellow.
"What...What am I?" He asks himself. Chris tries to remember what brought him to this place, but he can not even remember his name...
"Who am I?" He finally asks. Chris notices a large cut on the side of his head, stitched up.
Then, through the one airlock door in the room, a tall blue man enters.
Chris panics and backwards at the site of this...man.
"Christopher Kennedy of Earth. We have been awaiting your arrival. 5 years later than expected but alas, we are glad you could make it. Welcome to the planet Arlaaek, I am Dr. Daraka" he says
.
"What...Who...I..." He says, trying to find the words.
"The wormhole you entered brought you to us, as we expected. Your comrades are dead but we treated you of your radiation poisoning. But you have been changed. You are different now, Christopher Kennedy of Earth."
"What...what did you do to my head?" He asks.
"You belong to The planet Arlaaek now, Christopher Kennedy. Your world launched you to your death, our world took you in and saved your life, not only saved it, but made it better"
"Made it better?"
"Your world will soon be ours, and we are willing to let you walk among us when we take it. You are no longer one of them, you are no longer human. You will soon find yourself hungry, so hungry it will drive you mad. You will only be able to find satisfaction in human flesh, primarily brains. You will be our general on Earth, Christopher, because you will use your hunger to seek out and devour earths mightiest heroes, those that would attempt to stop us when we invade."
"But what did you do...to my head?"
"We implanted a microscopic computing system in the form of a chip, something to help keep contact with you when we return you to Earth. The CHIP also ensures you do as we say, or it shuts your entire body down, sending an electrical charge in your brain and exploding within your head"
"Why would you do that do me!?!"
"Because we save your life. We saved your life and now we own you. We could have let you die, especially since that radiation turned you into a monster. But you are going to go back home, and kill for us. You are no longer Christopher Kennedy, you are now ULTIMA, the walking apocalypse."
[BLACKOUT] NOW-[/BLACKOUT]
"Daraka..." Ultima says
"You have an obligation to the planet Arlaaek, Ultima. It's time for you to honor your commitments..."
"If I have told you once, I have told you a thousand times. Stay out of my head..."
"Perhaps if you would do as we tell you, I wouldn't need to transmit these silly hallucinations..."
"This damned CHIP is making me crazy, seeing thing, PEOPLE that aren't there, making me think I am someone I am not..."
"And I suppose you would blame loosing a battle to Icon on the CHIP as well. Ultima, the powers that be are not happy with you. You are simply not producing the results they would have liked."
"So what, I am terminated?"
"Not quite, Ultima. We will give you another chance, let you develop more, and then...We want Icon DEAD."
Daraka vanishes into thin air. Angered, Ultima emits a blast of energy from the palm of his hand and delivers it to the television set.
"Yesterday I lost to Icon. But today is a brand new day..."
[BLACKOUT]TO BE CONTINUED[/BLACKOUT]