Leaked Files No. 2

## Walking in Ipanema- Ipanema, Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Earth-218 [02/16/2018 A.D.]

There's confetti everywhere. People in unusual clothes and wearing fruits on their heads. There are women wearing colorful decorative flowers on them, trilling and cheering. The three look out of place, wearing street clothes and American attire. "Well, don't we look stupid as hell." Creed blurts out.

"What's going on?" Priestess asks, confused and watching the celebrating crowd.

"It's Carnaval. A festival," Blink explains.

A woman comes up to Creed and dances in front of him. She is wearing a frilly skirt and has an exposed belly. Her eyes are a deep purple and stares deep into Creed's. Her makeup is of blue, yellow, and green, like the Brazilian colors of the flag. She trills her tongue and says, "Dance with me *bonito*." Priestess stands in front of me and says with a threatening tone, "No, we're just fine. Thanks." The woman stares at Priestess for a while then throws a piece of paper at me and says "*Eu vou te ligar.*" Then winks and leaves. Creed reads the piece of paper, and it shows an address and under it says, "I know you're different, *por favor ajud*e."

" 'Please help?' What's that supposed to mean?" Creed says out loud.

"It means don't go." Priestess chimes in strictly. She has an irritated look on her face.

"I think someone's jealous." Blink chimes in.

"I am not!" She stomps her foot. Creed looks at the note more and inquires, "What if she's telling the truth? We can't just not help people when they need it."

"It's probably not even that bad. Maybe it's even just a way to get you to follow her."

"She seems desperate, I could hear it in her voice. And her note, it says 'I know you're different'. I think the news went global about us. Either that or...I dunno. Either way, we should help. It'd bug me forever if I left it alone."

"If you say so..."

"Hey, I know, you have a right to be worried, which is why both of you are coming with me. Blink, could you watch my back when we get there?"

"You got it, bro," Blink confirms.

"Well first we have to get through this crowd," Priestess says, pointing at the lively cluster of people.

"You're right, everybody grab a hold of me." Both Priestess and Blink grab onto Creed. He then has one of his sets of wings emerge from his back and flies upward at Mach speed then heads for the address that was given to him by the strange girl.

## Dying City- Ipanema, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Earth-218 [02/16/2018 A.D.]

When Creed lands near the house, there is a strange feeling upon him. He looks around and sees the Syndicate emblem on top of a billboard, this time without the portrait of General Havelock. "Well, this sucks," Creed says as he looks around. "Looks like the Syndicate has their hold around the place much more than I thought." Creed knocks on the door of a vivid house, with trees and fruits along the door frame and windows. As soon as he finishes his fourth knock the door swings open and an arm snatches him in. Creed let's out an "*urk!*" as he is pulled into the house. Priestess rushes in behind Creed ready to attack whatever seemingly tried to kidnap him. However, there is the girl, calm and looks to have no intention of harming Creed, still holding onto him. "Um...you can let me go now." Creed suggests as he's still in close proximity with her. She stares at him for a while. Examining his every feature. Priestesses quickly and sternly says, "He said let go." As she commands, she lets go and sits at her marble coffee table. "Have a seat," she says. "I need your help."

"What do you need help with?"

"This town is different, much different since they came."

"I'm guessing, the Syndicate?"

She pauses for a bit then says in her native language, "*O consórcio.*" Creed thinks and tries to make the pieces fit together and asks, "Does this group kill people with abilities?"

"Anyone that is not normal in their eyes. We call them Elysians."

"Elysians?"

"*Sim*. The people here believe the ones who were given abilities was a gift from Heaven. So they call them all Elysians.

"I kind of like that name. It's definitely better than being called a freak."

"You are heroes in the people's eyes here. But of course, the group here wants all Elysians dead."

"Yep, that sounds about Syndicate." Creed sighs. "Well, tell me more, please."

"They are led by two brutes: Pavone Reviare and Keira Levin. They are ruthless *minha amiga."*

"I see. Well, I'm pretty sure we can help with that."

"You will?!"

"Of course."

"Oh! *Obrigado*! Thank you so much! Here, take this." She hands me a fruit, a papaya. "A symbol of our newly kindled friendship."

"Oh um...thanks." Creed puts the fruit into his pack and walks out with a now hot-faced Priestess.

"Well? How'd it go?" Blink says as he reappears.

"More of the Syndicate fucking up the economy and the planet in general, except they call themselves the Consortium here. I guess an umbrella name. Same shit, different toilet. Oh, also, our species is pretty much now named the Elysian Race. Kind of a cool name."

"That does sound pretty nice."

"I know right? Anyways, now we have the names of the leaders."

"Who?"

"One is named Pavone and another named Keira."

"Well, smashing Syndicate skulls is a pretty good pastime. Matter of fact, I did see some weird looking dudes walking past to an old warehouse. They had pieces. Kinda wanna see what that's all about."

"Well, I guess we can check that out. If it's not Syndicate, then I guess we'll be stopping a different problem. No loss either way. Lead the way."

The three set off and follow the two suspicious looking guys to the shady warehouse.

## Pavone- Ipanema, Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Earth-218 [02/17/2018 A.D.]

The trio walk down the road and ask the locals around if they have any information about Pavone and his accomplice. They get a lot of murmurs, and some people even walked away at first ear of the name, but there were some straight answers, and they got the information they need. They wander around Ipanema looking for the building they're supposed to infiltrate.

At a fancy building, there are guards everywhere. Inside is someone extremely decorated and lively. You almost wouldn't think he was evil. He wore a green and blue suit, with the back cape ending in frills like a peacock. He held a staff ending in a ball. His collar was frilly and his hair let down on one side. He has a pet peacock by his chair. He is Pavone Reviare. A guard comes in and informs him, "Sir, we've spotted Creed."

"Creed huh?" Pavone says. "So the *americano* appears. He's in for a treat!" He twirls his staff and laughs. "Maybe we should invite him? Throw him a party? Come in for a drink?" He giggles and shifts his position around in his fancy makeshift throne. "I like his power. I really want it. It would be great for Sarah. If there was a way to make the power permanent..."

"Where is Keira now, sir?"

"She's out. She's running errands for me."

"I see."

"Now tell me, is he after me?"

"Yes."

"Splendid! Then this will be extremely *emocionante*!"

"To be honest, sir, I would be careful with him. I saw what he did to Havelock. I don't want the same happening to you."

"Havelock was weak anyway. I knew he would get killed. He was an Elysian after all. I remember when he told me, 'It takes an freak to beat an freak.' *Besteira*. You have to mess with their mind, use their own powers against them! It's the perfect plan!"

"I hope it works on them."

"Oh! Is *Rosa Azul* here too?"

"No, he's been missing ever since the Elysian War."

"Aw poo! That would've been real fun. Thank you, friend, you may return to your duties." He then lays in his chair and feeds his pet peacock. "I'll be waiting for you *Anjo*."

## First Encounter- Ipanema, Rio De Janiero, Brazil, Earth-218 [02/17/2018 A.D.]

The trio walk toward the building where Pavone is located at. Priestess grabs Creed's arm and says, "This time, we're doing this *quietly*." Creed smirks and replies, "Quiet isn't in my dictionary."

"Well then just follow my lead. And The beret has to come off. They won't recognize you that way."

"Wait, seriously? They don't recognize me by anything else?"

Blink chimes in, "Well you either knock them out or kill them all before they get a good look at you."

"...you have a point. Fine." Creed reluctantly takes his beret off, folds it, and puts it into his hoodie. They walk towards the entrance and a guard stops them with a stern voice says, "Halt. *Deixe-me ver sua identidade.*"

"ID? Oh it's uh..." Creed pats his body down acting like he forgot it. Priestess rolls her eyes as she watching him. The guard begins to raise his weapon until a voice from his radio chimes in, "Let them through. They're guests." The guard confirms and motions for them to come in. They make it to the lobby and there's Pavone waiting for them. "*Ola!*' Pavone exclaim excitedly. "Welcome to my humble abode! I love tourists! Are you from *Estados Unidos*?"

"Yes, yes we are," Priestess responds.

"Ah and who is this lovely lady." He comes up and is about to kiss her hand but she gently pulls away her hand from his grip. "I go by Priestess."

"You like peacocks?" Creed asks looking at his coat.

"Oh! *Sim*! I'm glad you noticed! They are my favorite type of bird."

"Interesting, so um, what type of business do you run here?"

"We run an immigration service here. For...people less than human."

"Meaning?" Creed's fist balls up a little.

"Meaning people like Alternatives, and Elysians."

"I'm sure they're all human at heart."

"Ah, but they aren't, they're different. Dangerous and brutal. We need to make sure they don't harm anyone." Creed tenses up a bit at his comment and is about to respond when Keira, his assistant, comes in. "What did I miss?" she asks as she walks towards Pavone and the three.

"Oh! Keira! You're back, we have visitors from America!"

"Oh do we?" She walks around all of them in a circle and looks at Creed carefully. Priestess watches Keira and scoffs. "So what are you looking at him for?" she says a bit threateningly.

"His hair and eyes. They're...interesting. Did you dye your hair?"

"Yes! Yes he did." She tries to confirm looking around nervously. Creed is staring Keira down as she is examining him. He tries to slowly hide his left hand. She notices and takes his hand. "Well what's this?"

"A tattoo," Creed answers.

"It's quite the emblem."

She continues to look up and down at Creed. At that moment Pavone's staff lights up and a beam trails from Blink who was standing a few feet away from Pavone. "Oh my!" Pavone exclaims. "It seems our guests are a bit more than strange, Keira."

"I thought as such. Let me get a taste of what he's got."

The staff lights up again and a beam of color hits Keira. She glows and instantly feels a rush of what seems to be adrenaline and runs around at extreme speeds and disappears. She then lifts up a couch with one hand. "Woah! This I can live with," she says as she marvels at her new powers. Guards begin to come from behind the three with guns armed. "So, what type of *monstro* are you?" Pavone asks, smiling at them maniacally.

"We're not monsters," Creed replies. "We're Elysians, and I don't think you want to do this."

"He seems more powerful than the others, what's he made of?" Keira asks, her glow now gone.

"Let's find out." Pavone slowly moves over to Creed. Priestess panics and puts a shield over Creed. The staff stays dormant. "Huh, protection I see. How disappointing. Well, let's call it a day and we'll look for you guys later yeah? You wouldn't kill me now, the world is already looking for you. It would be bad for your race's rep if you killed another Syndicate leader." Creed sighs and relaxes himself. As much as he hated it, he was right. When he killed Havelock, he destroyed any hopes of having Elysians being able to live peacefully among the public. The Registration Act was approved, all because of him. Pavone smiles when Creed backs off and orders the guards, "Get them out of here, but don't think we won't meet again. *Adeus*!" The guards push all of them out of the building. "He didn't need to mention that," Creed remarks. "I was about ready to deck the guy. Fuck."

"They have an eye for you now, I suggest you stay low," Blink recommends while walking down the cobblestone road. "It's too dangerous if they get your power."

"Yeah I got it. We have to find a way to decrease their reputation or something. Something that'll give me an opening to take him out."

A voice then says, "I could possibly help with that. If you help me first."

"Who said that? Come out!" Blink says readying himself for a fight. As if on command a man in a lab coat comes out from a corner. He seems to be a scientist. "Hello Creed," the man says. Creed's eyes go wide and exclaims, "Kam?! How are you here?! You died! I saw your body!"

"The Kam of this universe, yeah, he's dead," Kam replies.

"What do you mean by that?"

"I mean I'm from another universe."

"Another universe? Wait wait. So there's...more than just us here?"

"That's correct. I found this out through my research and work. There's an entire multiverse. It's truly amazing."

"So let's say you didn't just suddenly drop all this crazy amount of information on my head and act like I processed it all within the time you were talking, why did you choose this world and why did you approach me?"

"To ask for your help."

"What's the issue? Can't be much worse than the state of this world."

"Well, that's the thing I was getting to. You see, a few of the Syndicate's members have made it into my world. They also have been researching into the multiverse and have made a device to traverse other worlds. They've been doing it under wraps to keep funding from your world's US government. Why they're doing this, is yet to be discovered. Nevertheless, they found out about the humans in my world that have special abilities."

"Yours has powers too?"

"Correct, and I need your help. Will you? As an old friend...from another world. We're close friends in my world. I hope you were close friends with your version of me too."

Creed looks at both Blink and Priestess and asks, "Can you guys be on your own for a while?"

"Of course, bro," Blink confidently replies. Priestess nods in agreement and then says, "While you're away. We'll find ways to discredit the Consortium. Make the people turn against them and finally make a move on them."

"Sounds like a good idea. Maybe ask that purple-eyed woman again to see what's up?"

Priestess huffs but nods and agrees, "She would be of great help."

"It's settled then. You guys find dirt on Pavone, I follow my dead friend from another universe to help scare away the Syndicate from his world and act like I know exactly what I'm doing. I'll be back, I promise," Creed says with a smile, then walks away with Kam.

## Miss Parker's Institute- Miss Parker's School For The Gifted, USA, Unknown Earth [02/17/2018 A.D.]

"So Kam, how many Syndicate members are we looking at here?" Creed asks as he watches Kam start up a portal.

"About 3. They're all scientists and they've disguised themselves as students."

"Okay, then let's go."

"Before we do, I want to tell you something."

"What's up?"

"You're also in this world, so people may confuse you for...let's just call him Creed-2."

"What can he do?"

"I believe super strength."

"A bit of a boring ability. Alright, no problem."

"And Priestess is in this world too."

"Oh boy. That may complicate some things."

"Yes. I would recommend trying to minimize interaction with her. Here's a communicator. Put it in your ear and I'll be able to talk to you from the portal."

"Well okay then. Let's go, what time do we have to waste?"

Kam nods and starts up the portal and gives Creed the earpiece. The gate has a tint of blue and opens up a rift. As Creed got closer to the portal, he could see the school. The building looks like it was from Victorian times. Creed steps in and feels the grass beneath his feet. It's been ages since he's seen such vivid colors, compared to the dark and cold colors of his world. He ends up on campus in the field, with the building a few yards away. The air is clean, much cleaner than Creed's world, and it doesn't smell like gunsmoke and blood.

He looks around and absorbs the area in all of its beauty. As he does this, he emanates a warm light from his body. "Wow..." Creed sighs. "This place is amazing." He then hears two students, one boy and one girl. They are running towards Creed. "Kam who are they?" He waits for a response but gets none. He hits the side of his head and a loud ringing is heard. "Fuck!" he shouts and hits the device again and it comes in clear. But there's still no sign of Kam's voice. "Well, shit." he sees the two get closer and finally stop in front of him.

"Oi, isn't it that nerd we threw in the locker?" One of them says. He has a strong British accent and is giving a maniacal smile. The girl standing next to him, also gives a smile and says, "Looks like he got a new look.  Nice hoodie, dork."

"Dork? You guys still use that word? How old are you?" Creed replies.

"Shut up, nerd. Hey, you aren't wearing an amulet anymore. What the hell is that?"

"It's none of your business is what it is. I don't have time for this so unless you pompous assholes can give me some info I'll be on my way."

"Oooh the little mate's got tough now all the sudden," The guy says, as he cracks his knuckles.

"Okay, first of all, I'm literally taller than both of you. Second, I don't think you want to fuck with me, at all. Not a threat by the way, just a fact," Creed warns.

"Or what? You may be strong but that doesn't mean you're invincible." Creed then all of the sudden feels restricted in his movements. "Did you forget I can control you through your shadow, mate?" The British kid laughs and the girl's eyes go dark. Creed feels his throat being closed and crushed. Creed grunts in anger. His body begins to emanate light and his shadow disappears and is free from the man's grasp. "What the hell?!" The man exclaims in confusion. The girl, thrown off by what Creed had just done, lets go of her grip of his throat. "Well *that* was annoying," Creed says and snaps his fingers, creating a medium-sized ball of electric lightning. The two look in terror and quickly leave.

"Pussies," Creed remarks as he makes the electric ball disappear. "Kam!" He calls out, but there is no response. "What the hell Kam?!" He shouts everywhere and yet there is still silence. "Ugh, whatever. I hope I don't see those two again. Or maybe vice versa."

Creed enters the school and there are students everywhere. A students comes up to Creed and says, "Hey you need help?" He gives a warm smile.

"Um, yeah, my dorms?"

"What's your name?"

"I go by Creed."

"I recognize that nickname. The one who's friends with-"

"Yes, that's me."

The student looks at his papers for a while. "Ah here you are! My name is Raven. Pleased to meet you!" He holds out his right hand. Creed shakes his hand and Raven notices the mark on his left hand. "Woah. Cool tattoo!"

"Er, thanks. Friend made it for me," Creed says nervously.

"Wait, aren't you that kid that was thrown in the locker by those bullies Ryan and Phoebe?"

"Uh, yeah They just tried hurting me back in the field a few minutes ago."

"Oh no! Do you want me to tell Miss Parker?"

"N-No! It's fine! I can handle myself."

"You sure? They're the most dangerous in this school."

"I beg to differ."

"Oh you mean your roommate? She's pretty strong too."

"That so huh? What makes her strong to you?"

"Well, she *can* gain the density and strength of materials that she touches. You already know that.."

"That's...interesting."

"Well, let's head to your dorms. She's waiting."

Raven leads Creed to his dorms, and there's this world's version of Priestess, sitting on her bed, she's reading a textbook on History. She looks up from her book, and looks like she's seen a ghost. "Creed?! Where'd you get all of that?"

"Oh this?" He tugs at his hoodie and beret. "Something I bought from the clothes store."

"Interesting...anyways, how are you feeling?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Well, they pushed you into that locker pretty hard."

"Oh, yeah, I'm fine. I'm pretty tough."

"That's good! They were jerks."

"Tell me about it."

Raven smiles and says, "Well I guess I'll leave you two at it. Nice meeting you Creed!" He leaves and closes the door behind him. Creed and Priestess-2 are both staring at each other and she finally asks, "What's up?"

"Oh, um, nothing."

"You sure? You're looking at me pretty hard."

"I'm still a little disoriented."

"Sit down! Take a load off!" She pats the open space on her bed for Creed to sit at. Creed takes the invitation and sits by her. She scoots closer to him and shows him what she's reading. Creed takes interest in it, and discusses History with her for a few minutes, then the conversation extends to a few hours. They then play on the game console that is in their room. They laugh and shouts and have a lot of fun. It was then that Creed remembers his mission. "I just remembered something! I have to be somewhere!"

"Wait what? You don't usually leave after this time. Are you...seeing someone?" She asks with a concerned look on her face.

"N-No! Of course not! I just...got a new job!"

"I'm just poking at your ribs! Cool! What kinda job?"

"A warehouse job. Gotta carry stuff around. They liked how I could handle boxes."

"That fits. Well, go have fun!"

Creed gets up and is about to leave when Priestess-2 says, "Hey Creed, I've noticed, you feel warmer. Do you have a fever?" Creed stammers and thinks of something to say. "I was outside most of the day, I wasn't around much shade."

"Oh, okay, well make sure not to get a stroke or something! Be careful out there!"

"Okay, Cap." Creed salutes playfully to her and leaves quickly.  As Creed walks down the hall he brushes shoulders with another student. "S-sorry!" The student says.

"Ah, don't worry about it," Creed responds nonchalantly then realizes that the voice who said that is exactly like his voice. He looks at the student and sees it's him. He looks like himself before everything happened in his world, before the Vapor. He looks like the guy Creed wishes to be again. He has short black hair and brown eyes, and less muscular than Creed. The student also looks at Creed, and examines his hair and eyes along with the mark on his hand. Creed looks at him, then keeps walking. "Wait!" says the boy. "Who are you?" Creed looks back at him and replies, "No one important, kid. Don't worry about it." Then walks off.

## The Telepath- Miss Parker's School For the Gifted, USA, Unknown Earth [Unknown Date 2018 A.D.]

Creed walks down the student-filled hallway. The students stare at his hair and his mark on his hand. Creed begins to feel uncomfortable and rushes into a nearby restroom and says to himself, "Okay, you're just going to keep getting stared at cause of your hair and eyes." He thinks about how much he misses his old look. His black hair and brown eyes. He sighs, puts on his beret, then walks out of the restroom and bumps into someone. He looks up to see a tall woman in a suit. "My apologies," the woman says.

"Don't sweat it," Creed replies.

"I don't believe I've seen you around before. Are you a transfer student?"

"Um, yeah. Yeah I am."

"And what's your name, young man?"

"Creed."

"Creed...?"

"Uh, just Creed."

"I see. You remind of someone that goes here, with some differences of course."

"Yeah, um, I have to get going. Work."

"Of course, sorry to hold you back. See you next time, Creed." Creed rushes away and bumps into another person. "For fuck's sake," Creed says, now annoyed.

"I'm so sorry!"

"Yeah yeah."

"Who's the Syndicate?"

"What?"

"That's what you're looking for right?"

"How are you-"

"I have telepathy."

"Oh great, a mind reader."

"It helps! And I could help! My name's Audrey. Who are you?"

"It's better to explain everything if I do this." Creed then grabs Audrey's hand with his left and emanates light. Audrey then sees a flash of all his memories. From the Rapture Event, to now, and his mission. She kneels on the ground, exhausted by what she just saw. "Woah," she exclaims. "So you're not from here?"

"Keep it down! No one needs to know."

"So what are you?"

"I'm an Elysian. That gas fucked my body up. My whole home is messed up now. This place seems like heaven compared to mine."

"And these Syndicate members are trying to mess with this world?"

"Yeah...but hey, you can definitely help. They might be undercover. See if anyone suspicious is walking around and read their mind."

"What's in it for me?"

"What do you mean what's in it for you?"

"I mean, I am helping you after all."

"What do you expect in return?"

"Dinner with me."

"Excuse me?"

"Well, I mean, I gotta get something out of this "

"I'm trying to save my world and yours, I think that's a good enough payment?"

"Then I guess I won't help."

"Listen, Audrey. The fate of your world depends on this-"

"Then it's settled. I'm allergic to peanuts." She dashes off into the crows of bustling kids."

"She knows I'm not staying after I beat them right...?" Creed mumbles while he fixes himself, and walks around examining the classes and such. He then runs into Ryan and Pheobe again. "You've got to be fucking kidding me."

"Woah watch the language, nerd." Ryan says. "You don't dirty mouth to your superiors."

"Superior? Hardly."

"What are you going to do about it, forest boy?" Phoebe says with a sneer.

"Well, I dunno, you already looked messed up. You look like Ronald McDonald and Wendy had a dysfunctional child. Not sure I want to ruin you any more"

Phoebe is taken aback by the comment and growls. Her eyes go black, but just before she is able to choke him, Creed hits her eyes with a flash of light and walks away. "Get that son of a bitch!" she says while wiping her eyes. They tail him outside of the school building and into the soccer field. Creed stops and snaps his fingers, summoning a lightning bolt right in front of their feet and warns, "You don't know who you're messing with. I suggest you both stop now."

"Stop? We're just getting started," Ryan says cracking his neck. He then becomes a shadow on the ground. He runs around Creed and tries to trip him up. "You're an idiot," Creed says as he creates a flash of light again, taking Ryan out of his shadow form. Creed then roundhouse kicks and his leg lands a blow on his cheek. Ryan goes flying and lands hard on the ground. Ryan rolls around on the ground, groaning in pain. Phoebe stands in front of Ryan. "You'll have to get through me now, but wait, you can't hit a girl now, can you?"

"Actually, yes. Yes I can. But this is quicker," Creed says as he creates a gun from his necklace and shoots a light beam at Phoebe. She isn't expecting this, as she hits the ground now with a light burn on her abdomen. She writhes in pain and falls unconscious due to the pain. He makes the gun disappear and examines the two unconscious students. He then sees The Syndicate symbol on both of them. He then examines even more closely and see they aren't the real versions of these students. They were replaced by Syndicate agents and even copied their abilities to fit in. He begins to wonder where the original students were but dismisses it. There's still one agent left. He gets up from inspecting them and sees Audrey running towards him. "Creed!" She shouts while running. "I found the last one."

"Who is it?"

"It's Raven. They aren't really Raven."

"That kid who led me to my dorms?"

"Yeah! I bumped into him and his mind said he 'has a plan for that Elysian'. "

"Good work, so what are we waiting for?"

"For you to die," a voice says. They both turn around and see Raven glaring at them. "I knew you weren't from here. I can smell it off you."

"That's...strange...and weird."

"Shut up, now it's time for you to die." At that moment, Raven stops time. Creed is unable to move his body or anything. He can't even use his powers because time has completely stopped. Raven moves towards Creed and pulls out a switch blade. He is grinning, looking for blood. As he is 4 feet away from him, he suddenly stops. He begins to choke. He drops the knife and collapses on the floor gasping for air. This is when Creed realized, that since time has stopped, so has the air. He holds his breath for as long as he can until Raven finally deactivates his powers. Raven does exactly that as he takes in a huge gulp of oxygen. Creed looks at Raven on the ground and comments, "What a dumbass. This is what happens when you use powers that don't belong to you."

Raven stumbles and stands up straight and is about to lunge at Creed again, when he is hit directly in the face by a fist. Creed turns and sees Priestess-2 there, her fist still outstretched. "Good thing I still had a bat nearby," she says as she picks up Raven. "Are you okay, Creed?"

"Yeah I'm fine, thanks."

Creed  sees his other version staring at them. Creed walks over to him and looks at the green amulet on his neck. "It looks a lot like mine," Creed says as he holds up his own necklace with the same marking on his left hand. "Here's some advice, stand up for yourself, these two aren't the two that threw you in that locker, but they acted the same way. These spies were incognito. The real ones are somewhere else, so when you find them, be strong. You hear me?"

"Y-yeah," he nervously says. He's still marveling at his green hair and eyes. "What happened to you?"

"Something I wish didn't happen. I'm not exactly human. And I'm not gifted like you. I'm what they call an Elysian. My whole body's been changed. We're different than you."

"I see. So you're heading back already?"

"Yeah, I have to get to my own world and finish some business." Creed gives him a pat on the back and walks away. "Now I have to find Kam," he says to himself.

"I'm right here," Kam says appearing from the portal.

"And where were you?"

"Watching you of course."

"Why didn't you say anything in the communicator?"

"I think the one I gave you was broken."

"Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not. Sorry."

"Nice. Anyways, are we ready to go?"

"Yes, time to come home."

## Back To Brazil- Ipanema, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Earth-218 [05/25/2018 A.D.]

Creed uses the portal to come back to Rio. He takes a deep breath and looks at Kam. "Kam," Creed starts. "Be careful on your way back. I can't lose you again."

"Actually, I think I'll stay here," he replies. "I don't really have a purpose in my original world. And it wouldn't change if I come back. But here, ever since I found out about the multiverse, I want to be a part of something. And now that we know the Syndicate can access other universes as well, I feel it's my responsibility to help you chase them down and prevent other worlds from being under control. I'll be here at the moment, but for now, you should get back to your friends. They're waiting for you."

Creed nods and walks out of the lab. He takes out his phone and contacts both Priestess and Blink. As soon as the pone started ringing, a whisk of air flew by Creed and blew his beret off. Luckily, it's caught by Blink, and points to the culprit of the wind, Priestess. "You almost dropped this," Blink says holding the green, wool beret. "You should be more careful with it." He gives Creed the hat back and he fixes it on his head, with the saggy flap covering his right eye. " He taps Priestess on the head, and she responds with a warm smile. She gives a light punch on his arm, "Took you long enough."

"Hey hey hey! I was only gone for-"

"3 Months."

"I'm sorry?"

"Yeah, it's been a while."

"But it was like 2 hours when I did the jump. How did time pass by that fast for you guys?"

"That's not a question we can answer. But what I can notice is that you look very different. You look like your old self. Before you turned."

"Stop messing with me."

"I'm serious."

Creed looks confused as Priestess and Blink look at him. Blink takes his phone out and takes a picture then shows it to him. He now has his old brown eyes and black hair. Creed looks at the picture and then feels his hair. It's back to its regular texture and he pulls a follicle. Sure enough, the strand was pure black. He smiles and says, "I wonder if traveling worlds reset my look or something. not sure. I'll have to ask Kam. He decided to stay here. There might be a bigger problem ahead of us."

"Well, I'm glad to see you back the way you were," Priestess says softly with a smile. Then, a few drops of water fall onto their heads. Creed looks up and sees dark clouds. He smiles as the drops slowly turn into a downpour. Priestess groans and shouts, "Dammit not the rain!"

"Finally!" Creed shouts victoriously.

"No! I hate the rain!" She then creates a umbrella like shield above herself to keep her dry. Creed spins around and sticks his tongue out letting the water coat his throat, holding his arms out in joy. Blink simply walks under Priestess's umbrella and watches Creed as he dances in the torrential fall. "You done yet?" Blink asks.

"Just a few more minutes," Creed replies as he jumps into a developing puddle.

"You'll get sick!" Priestess worries.

"I can dry myself just fine. I'll be okay just let me have this!"

In the distance Keira is watching them, she's assessing their powers. She is watching Priestess with her aura manifested umbrella. She tries to wait for Creed to use his powers, however, he doesn't use his powers at all and leaves back towards the Girl From Ipanema's house, which is now their hideout. She looks disappointed and retreats back to Pavone's apartment building.

## Feathers Will Fly- Ipanema, Rio De Janeiro, USA, Earth-218 [05/25/2018 A.D.]

*Crackle!* Creed shoots a bolt of electricity at a metal pole and knocks it over. He picks it up and gives it to Blink. "What's this for?" Blink asks, holding the long metal rod. "Well, since they feed on our powers, I would say we should use something conventional. You're the only one that doesn't have something to beat someone to hell with, excluding your fists," Creed answers. "Now, let's go pay Pavone a visit, eh?"

The trio heads back to the Peacock House and see a group of people in front of the building. Creed looks at Priest and Blink and asks, "So I assume everything went well?" Blink nods and responds, "We found a lot of dirt on the Consortium. Leaked a bunch of their videos of them torturing Elysians and killing them in brutal ways. There's even videos of them using them as power sources. Shit was sick."

Priestess grabs Creed's sleeve and has a somber look and says, "They even tortured children. It was hard to watch. All the media outlets got them. The US Congress is even thinking about appealing the Registration Act and investigating the Syndicate. The things we saw Creed, it was horrible."

Creed looks over at the angered mob. Many were holding makeshift weapons and torches. Many threw Molotov cocktails at the guards who were desperately trying to stop the angered people. Many chant "Death to the Consortium" and slowly make their way towards the entrance. Creed and his crew join with the mob and slowly make their way to the front. A guard is trying to calm everyone down. He starts to load his rifle until he sees Creed. Creed then puts his hand on the guard's core and shoots a blast of fire blowing him to the ground, leaving a hole where his stomach would have been.

The other guards look on in horror. The mob sees this and push in farther, overwhelming the other guards. Creed leads the way towards the door and kicks it down. P Creed walks into the lobby and says, "Pavone! You ruffle-necked bitch! Where are you?" As almost if it was on-command, Pavone appears with his assistant Keira. "Ah, if it isn't the 'heroes'!" Pavone says.

"It's over Pavone. Your little thing that you had? It's gone now. Everybody hates you. There's hundreds of people outside wanting your head. Cause of what you do, and what your organization stands for."

"People like you are dangerous, your kind should be eradicated as soon as possible. They don't understand. We're *helping* humanity. By getting rid of the hideous blot that is Elysians."

"That's a little bit racist, sir. And I hate racists." At that moment, Creed rushes at Pavone. Pavone smirks and Keira body-blocks Creed's lunge. Keira gives an evil grin and clutches onto Creed's neck and sneers, "Isn't that sad? Getting crushed by your own friend's powers?" Creed sees the beam from Pavone's staff concentrating on Keira. It's taken Blink's powers regardless if he used them or not and is applying it to Keira. Priestess sees the staff and shoots a blast of aura at the staff, knocking it out of Pavone's hands. Keira is caught off guard and Creed places his hand on her arm and burns into it. Keira yelps in pain and lets go of her grip.

Creed gets to his feet and knocks her back with a swift kick to the chest. Keira's arm quickly heals and she disappears. "Priestess!" Creed shouts. Priestess then puts invisible aura armor on Creed to protect him from the oncoming attack. Keira reappears and hits Creed's stomach. Creed absorbs the hit and lands a right hook to her jaw. She falls to the ground unconscious. Creed turns his attention to Pavone. He shrieks in terror and tries to run away, but is stopped by Blink who grabs him by his decorated suit. "Don't leave yet, the party's just started."

Pavone gives a terrified look, then smirks. "You're correct, it has just started." He then takes out a syringe-like object and throws it at Keira hitting her in the arm. Her muscles begin to swell and starts to become taller. She gives a beastly yell and runs at Blink knocking him through the wall to outside. She then turns her attention towards Priestess and charges at her. Priestess stands unafraid and stabs her staff into the ground, causing a shock wave of aura. This stops The feral Keira dead in her tracks. Creed sees the opportunity and jumps on Keira's back, stabbing her with his small dagger from his necklace. Keira flails trying to get him off of her back as he cuts deeper into her skin. She becomes to weak to fight back and falls to the ground unconscious and bleeding. Creed immediately gets up and summons his sword, pointing the tip of the blade at Pavone's neck. "So...we can do this either two ways," Creed starts. "I kill you myself, or you go out there to meet your people and answer to them.."

"And why would I surrender to the likes of you, cadela? You're beneath me." Pavone replies confidently.

"That's not entirely true." Creed then cuts off his arms and legs. "It looks like you're beneath me."

Pavone shrieks in pain. Creed mercifully then cuts off Pavone's head to end his suffering.

"Dammit!" Creed exclaims. "I wanted to be clean about this. Oh well, he talked too much shit. Not my fault."

"Hey Jordon, you might want to check out old buff girl over here," Blink says, holding her up. Her entire body and look has changed. Creed asks, "So, you're an Elysian?"

"No, I'm still a normal person," Keira replies.

"Well, you could still have another chance. You can help us we're planning to-"

"I don't care what you're planning. This isn't over. I'll come back for you. I'll come back with a force. Elysians deserve nothing but extinction, and I'll see that to myself if I have to." She then bites Blink's hand and grabs Pavone's staff then runs away.

"Well, there she goes," Creed says.

"You're going to let her run?" Priestess asks.

"There's no point in chasing her, the Syndicate will fall anyways due to the leaks. She'll just be grasping at whatever false hope there is."

"And if it doesn't?"

"Let's not think about that. Anyways, I heard there were still some survivors back in Indy. And I kind of want to see how things are before we make our next move. Want to help?"

Blink and Priestess both nod in agreement.  "Alright then, let's get going." They all go outside to a cheering crowd. They storm the inside to raid the building. Creed smiles as he keeps walking to a safe area. He signals for them to grab onto him. They oblige and hang onto Creed. The sky turns bright as a heavenly ray shines on the three. Creed snaps his fingers and they become a bolt of lightning. To them it seems like a nanosecond, as they're already back in Indiana.

## A New Heir- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Earth-218 [05/25/2018 A.D.]

The Syndicate building is swarming with protesters. Signs saying "Free the Elysians" and "End the Pain" are being waved in the air. Syndicate agents stand at the gates watching the enraged crowd. Inside the HQ building, multiple Captains and Commanders assess their options. "With Matthew gone, our organization has lost a lot of morale," one commander says. "The streets are dangerous for our people. Our vehicles can't even move in the chaos."

"We could announce a dissolution," another says with his head down. "There's not really a way we could get our reputation back. I say liquidate all assets and cut our losses. Hide among the people." More chatter and conversation is made until the door to the office swings open. The commanders and captains look on and grab at their sidearm. Then they ease up when they see a familiar face. His hair was brown in the back and dirty blonde in the front. He had a streak of grey hair on the side of his head. He had a mostly lanky build, but was softened in place of his strong chin. He walked in silently and sat in the seat where General Havelock sat. The captains and commanders looked at each other and then looked at the new person. One of them speaks up, "Judas, hello. I'm sorry about your father." The man, now known as Judas, responds with, "He knew the risks. He died with his beliefs and I say he was a successful man. We got where we are now because of him. He's an inspiration to the Syndicate."

"Actually, we were thinking about disbanding the Syndicate."

"Disbanding? And why is that?"

"Well, our image has been destroyed. We're no longer the saviors of the human race. We're villains."

"So what you're saying is you will let this tiny splotch in our org be the end of it?"

"Tiny? Sir with all due respect this is larger than any of us. I would pull out before we're hit with any more consequences."

"As of today, you are dismissed from service to the Syndicate. We have no room for cowardice."

"Sir?"

"You. Are. Dismissed."

The officer looks around then gets up and leaves. The door closes and all that's heard through it is a gunshot. The other officers look towards the door then at Judas, to which he speaks up and announces, "The Syndicate will continue. Once the protests are minimized, we will resume operations. To add on, we will also be expanding our organization." A captain asks, "Expanding? Do you mean outside of the Americas?"

"You need to think of the bigger picture, captain. I want to expand outside this planet, and eventually, this universe."

"We don't have the technology OR money to do th-"

"We do. And we will do it. Our Lord wills it so."

The officers look at each other after his statement and look back at Judas who is now grinning. "We have the technology to traverse the multiverse, and we'll use it to spread our Gospel. Is anyone against this?" Judas says as he looks over at all the officers, to which they all keep their hands lowered. He nods and grins more then announces, "The Syndicate will not falter. We will rise from the metaphorical ashes that is today. We'll continue my father's legacy and grow it. Grow it, in the name of our Lord. Your new missions are to progress operations everywhere you can reach. If there is resistance, do what you must. We have a lot of work to do. You are all dismissed." The officers salute and head out of the room. Judas looks at his phone and gets an image from one of the Syndicate scientists. They found another planet in the solar system. What's more, it looks exactly like Earth, and it's been hiding from them this entire time. Judas smiles and then says out loud, "My lord, shall we spread the word to this planet too?" To which he gets a response right next to him, "It is okay, child. I will take care of that one." The voice then hosts a body, who has fair skin and a well-kept tuxedo. He puts his hand on Judas's shoulder and smiles at him. "Focus on finding other universes. That is your greatest mission."

"What of Creed?"

"Creed is receiving the help of the False One. I will send someone to take care of him. You don't need to worry about him for now."

"I see. I will do as you wish my Lord."

"You are much like your father. Full of determination. I love you. I will soon show you true paradise."

"You will it, Lord."

The person pats Judas's shoulder and then walks out of the room. He adjusts his tie, and speaks into his hand, "You will kill Creed, and you will receive more blessings." Inside his head he hears, "It shall be done, Lord. He made it back to Indianapolis. We will take short work of him. In your name." The man smiles and dissipates in thin air. He reappears in Ground Zero, where it all started, and watches his underlings do his bidding. Soon he will have Creed and God out of his way, to finally be able to accomplish his goal of controlling the Universe. Finally, the Leviathan will rise again.