RotS S01E02: Storming Forth

**Issue 2: Storming Forth** is the second comic book styled issue of Rise of the Storm. It started production on July 4, 2015. It centers around the hunt of the GCCPD of the Ace of Spade Gang. After capture of Danger Rook both the GCCPD and Danny find themselves challenged by one of the Gang, but who will prevail?

## Synopsis

**Gemcore City -**Diamond King demands to know what happened and why they left Danger Rook, to which Jade Queen replies the guy that followed them stunned him and they couldn't help him. Diamond King says they need to free Danger Rook. He says he is going to the base and take Donner with him, they need to free Danger Rook. He'll send Iron Pawn and Sapphire Bishop to assist them. Jade Queen and Emerald Joker leave the van and Diamond King turns to Donner saying they are going for a ride. Jade Queen and Emerald Joker exit the street and Emerald Joker holds two small objects saying he has two surprises for the boy and the GCCPD. Jade Queen and Emerald Joker carjack a car to leave for the precinct.

**GCCPD Precinct -**Danny Beckett arrives in the GCCPD precinct where he meets with Captain Bennett, saying they need to find Detective Donner. Danger Rook is led in by the GCCPD officers and Captain Bennett reveals the lawyer is on his way. Lorenzo Arwar enters the precinct 15 minutes later while another set of officers bring in Elson Arwar. Danny Beckett takes a few files and is on his way to his lab, when he saw Danger Rook and Lorenzo Arwar be escorted into an interrogation room. Then he meets Elson Arwar on his way to the lab, when she is brought to the other interrogation room. As events are continuing their pace, in the parking lot, a car crashes into the wall, breaking through it. Two small smoke bombs are thrown into the precinct, but instead of being distracted, the few police officers inside succumb to a mysterious virus, having them bleed out of their eyes. The Emerald Joker exits the car, executing one of the officers in cold blood.

Danny is in his lab when he hears the rumor downstairs and he gets out of the lab to check it out, but gets knocked down by Jade Queen who entered the precinct through the roof. Before she can get down, Danny once again utitlizes his power of channeling lightning, but this time he creates it. Jade Queen manages to get down to the interrogation rooms, Danny doesn't seem bothered by his abilities and follows her. Inside one of the interrogation rooms Lorenzo Arwar pulls out two knives and kills the interrogating officers. Emerald Joker shows up outside the interrogation room and drops another device in the interrogation room with Danger Rook inside. The device contains a poison that kills the officer, but leaves Danger Rook unaffected. Forcing the door open, Danger Rook thanks Jerome and then rips off the head of the officer, revealing he has Mirakuru in his system.

Massacring the entire officer corps inside the precinct, Emerald Joker and Danger Rook meet with Jade Queen, Iron Pawn and Sapphire Bishop, saying they got what they wanted. Danny however intervenes and once again creates and channels lightning hitting Jade Queen square in the chest, out cold. Emerald Joker and Danger Rook break open the side wall and disappear into traffic, while Danny and Captain Bennett secure the Jade Queen and then contact the Major's office informing them of what transpired. Captain Bennett pulls all off duty officers in and then puts in an arrest for Danny Beckett, saying he engaged officers and aided the Ace of Spade Gang. As surviving officers take him into custody, Captain Bennett places a call with Amanda Waller, saying he found another one and if she wants him, she has to pay up.

To be continued...