Honour Guard

Hme Guard were formed by some survivors of the Night of Netherworlders. Their focus was on the rebuilding of the city, a return to super heroic ideals and acting as a beacon of positivity for the city. The team acted as a replacement for the defunct Super Legion.

## Honour Guard

### Base of Operations

Super Legion HQ, Legion Park, Rocket City

### Members

* Apollo
* Minuteman
* Attaya
* Delirium
* Lady Luck
* Osiris
* Grenade

## Formation & Membership

The team was a personal mission by a new superhero called Lifecry. Although she had been hiding her abilities; the destructive events of the Netherworld attack forced her into action. In a unique position as Chief of Medicine at an inner-city hospital; Lifecry came into contact with multiple survivors after the attack. The most noteworthy was the recovering Catnip; who had decided to retire from super heroics but gave her blessing to Lifecry after she helped in her recovery. During these treatments, Catnip would share stories about her time within the Super Legion and gave insight into the lifestyle. She also gave Lifecry access to the abandoned Super Legion HQ in Legion park to use as a new base. Lifecry also came into contact with a mysterious man who took great interest in her abilities, eventually revealing himself to be a high-level thief who had stolen FIT technology on the night of the attack. He offered his help with any team she was building.

The next member was a firefighter called Apollo. He had lost his job after the event revealed his powers; being labelled as a risk for the profession. He sought out the team wanting to continue helping people in any way he could. The final member of the founders was a strange woman called Attaya. She arrived at the HQ looking for help as she had lost her memory after the attack - but had very strong super powers. With a core team set up, they would receive unofficial support & recognition from the city government - as the city couldn't officially recognise another team after the destruction caused previously.

## First Missions

Many of the team's first missions were the rebuilding of the city and a return to normal life for the citizens. There was relative peace because many super power criminals had died during the attack; but the Guard were able to quell any new threats that emerged. The team worked incredibly well together, with a strong sense of purpose and friendship amongst the four. A romance also blossomed between Lifecry and Minuteman; as she continued to keep him away from his previous life of crime.

Attaya continued treatment for her apparent amnesia with the combined efforts of Lifecry's powers and psychiatric help. However this proved unnecessary upon the arrival of the Galactic Peace Mission - an alien strike force sent to collect Attaya from earth and with the help of their member Facet instantly healed her memory. The troops revealed the true origin of Attaya and that she was set to marry the troop's General Broxon and take her rightful place as Queen of the Infintana Empire. Although this initially caused friction and fights amongst the troops and the Home Guard; Attaya eventually grew to love the General and agreed to the marriage over time. Attaya refused to leave Earth, but instead set up an Infintana teleportation device inside the HQ so she could cross between universes easily.

The team then came into conflict with a new super powered individual on the scene calling herself Delirium. After a rough battle across the city, she revealed herself to be the long lost daughter of the Phantom. Since her father's death, she had believed him to have abandoned his family. To help her mother's broken heart, they had returned to her native India. However - she soon inherited many of her father's super powers and started to piece together his history. Over time she had grown angry and resentful of super heroes over the death of her father; which led her back into the city and into conflict with the team. But with the help of the team, she realised he died helping others, and decided to follow his legacy by joining the team.

One of the recurring villains the team had to beat was the obsessive cousin of Lifecry, who named herself Cadaver. Viciously jealous of her cousin's success and career as both a doctor and superhero; she would stop at nothing to bring it all crashing down. This caused a major strain on the relationship between Lifecry and Minuteman, as they were constantly at heads over how to deal with the situation. The team were also invited to the grand wedding of Attaya and Broxon, travelling the Infintana home world and seeing space for the first time.

The next addition to the team was almost accidental. With the team based inside Legion Park, they were closely situated to the Netherworlder Memorial. With the arrival of Delirium and a combination of hers, Attaya & Lifecry's powers, this awoke one of the slain heroes in the memorial. Lady Luck's own powers managed to revive her and send her into a dazed exploration of the city. A combination of Attaya and Apollo were able to ease her back into consciousness and offer her safety inside the team's HQ. It was also during this mission that Apollo was spotted by a mystery figure who took a great interest in his abilities...

## Apollo & Nephthys

Apollo became the target of a new super villain called Nephthys. After a few battles - it became clear that her powers were much stronger than any of the team had seen before. It also brought her into direct conflict with the retired Catnip as Nephthys was continually attacking Museums and Universities around the city, where Catnip could usually be found working. After some investigation, it was discovered that Nephthys was actually an ancient evil who had returned to life. Her plans came together when she revealed her true purpose, to utilise the powers of Apollo to drive the world back into a more archaic time where she ruled.

Collecting the ancient relics she needed, Nephthys was able to gain control of Apollo's mind and powers. He became enamoured with the sorceress and turned on the team at her will. This caused a huge conflict in the team, as they were divided on how to deal with the situation. Apollo & Nephthys managed to escape with injuries and disappeared without a trace. During this initial fight, it was revealed that Attaya was pregnant with her first child.

The team was left shattered by the event and did not know where to turn. It was only when Catnip offered a solution that they saw a light. Seeing how Lady Luck was revived, she suggested using a combination of their powers and an ancient ritual to awaken Nephthys' rival Osiris. Through a manipulation of events, the team were able to harness Nephthys' next attack alongside their powers to awaken Osiris from his tomb. This instantly turned the tide of the battle - with Osiris instantly offering help to the team. After a destructive battle inside the Institute of Human History, Apollo was freed from his mind control and Nephthys was seemingly defeated. The team were shaken by the events, particularly Minuteman who was injured in the final battle. It was discovered his battle suit was destroyed in the fight, meaning he was left powerless.

As the team recovered, it was also around the time that the Externals sought refuge with the team, after their own betrayal within their ranks. With the two teams together, they could talk through their problems and decided to continue on their respective missions. Notable events during this meeting was Grenade offering his assistance with the team, eventually joining the Home Guard full time and a rebuilt Zero offering an upgraded Obscura suit to Minuteman to continue his super heroics.