The Battle of Broburg

### Performers

The Vengers, Candice the Benevolent, Thumb-Boy, and the people of Earth vs. the Zorgoth military

### Date

Shortly after the Vengers' fight against Le Duran at the Eiffel Tower

## Background

For an unknown amount of time prior to the **Zorgoth Invasion of Earth** and **Battle of Broburg**, the **Zorgoth Empire** had been conquering new planets, regions, and solar systems an ever-continuing expansion of its borders and intergalactic might. It additionally had formed a longtime rivalry with the civilization of **Tiefaborg**. Many of the Zorgoth imperial efforts up until the Invasion of Earth were headed by the imposing military and dental genius of **Commander Zorgalorg**. The only known Zorgoth invasion was that of **Gnoz-Noz**, where Zorgoth forces easily took over the planet and overpowered local forces and **Eeay**. Additionally, at some point in time the Zorgoths managed to subdue and capture the incomprehensibly powerful entity **Thumb-Boy**. All of this is to say that the Empire had grown extraordinarily formidable and dangerous to its foes, and could not be kept in check solely by **the Tieflings** as they seemed to have been in the past. In their path of expansion, the Zorgoth high command set their sights on conquering the unwitting planet of **Earth**.

## Battle

### The Vengers Arrive

Zorgoth forces began their large scale invasion of Earth at an extraordinary pace, conquering their first target, Broburg, in mere hours. American and international military forces hadn't even had time to process or react to the invasion by the time Broburg had fallen. The primary opposition to the Zorgoth military power came in the form of Broburg's fairly recent resident team of costumed crime-fighters, **the Vengers**, and the interplanetary superhero **Candice the Benevolent**. The Vengers and Candice arrived in Broburg covertly via their jet, **the Blue Vengeance**, a few hours after the initial landing of the Zorgoths. Upon arrival, they hatched a plan to use the uniforms of two Zorgoth pilots and their downed fighter craft to sneak aboard the Zorgoth mothership, where Candice knew Thumb-Boy and Eeay were being held hostage. If Thumb-Boy could be freed, the Zorgoths would be unable to use him in their colonization, and he could potentially force them back single-handedly. Candice and the Vengers' unofficial leader **the Echo** took the task of infilitrating the mothership, while the remaining Vengers (**Butterfly-Man**, **En**, **Buckethead**, and **the Arachnid**) were to cause a diversion within Broburg at **the Broburg City Hall**.

### Defense of Buckethead's Apartment and Infiltration of the Mothership

Candice and the Echo flew off to the mothership, as the other Vengers made their way towards their headquarters, **Buckethead's apartment**, to supply themselves. While at the apartment, they were spotted by Zorgoth soldiers, and a firefight immediately ensued. Zorgoth forces stormed the building and drove the Vengers steadily towards the rooftop. Meanwhile, Commander Zorgalorg had been interrogating Eeay to try and get her to to make Thumb-Boy comply with Zorgoth demands. Eeay is seemingly the only being able to communicate with Thumb-Boy. Upon hearing that the Vengers had seemingly been spotted in Broburg, Zorgalorg decided to pause his interrogation to face them himself. After he left, the Echo and Candice managed to sneak into Eeay's cell and free her. The three then freed Thumb-Boy, but were caught doing so, and were chased by hoards of Zorgoths on their way back to the hanger bay and their stolen fighter craft. As the Echo, Candice, Eeay, and Thumb-Boy escaped the mothership, Commander Zorgalorg entered solo pursuit with his personal spaceship. The heroes sped towards Earth, knowing that if they could make it to the atmosphere, they'd be able to safely let out Thumb-Boy, who would be able to save Broburg and Earth. Zorgalorg adamantly chased them, even managing to damage their ship with a well-aimed laser blast.

### Race to Earth and the Vengers' Last Stand

In Broburg, the Earthbound Vengers were on their last legs, having been forced all the way back to the corner of the rooftop, with seemingly no fate other than death or capture left. At this moment, the other group of Vengers and allies entered the skies above Broburg, careening downwards with a damaged spacecraft. Commander Zorgalorg's targeting system locked on the already battle-worn ship, ready to destroy it and its crew at last. However Zorgalorg hesitated for a moment to say to himself "I've got you now," a moment of vanity that would be his, and his entire invasion's undoing. In this split-second moment, Thumb-Boy would leave the cockpit and would let out an enormous surge of cosmic energy, blinding Zorgalorg and the invading forces. With a point of his hand, Thumb-Boy would blow up the engines of Zorgalorg's spaceship, causing it to hurtle into **the Broburg Bay**, where it would explode, killing Zorgalorg. With his remaining strength, Thumb-Boy would teleport the thousands of remaining Zorgoth forces to the dimension known as **the Anti-Sphere**, effectively ending the Invasion of Earth and the Battle of Broburg.

## Aftermath

Following the battle, the Vengers would celebrate at their apartment and Broburg would develop a new appreciation for their local heroes. However, an evil force was brewing in the shadows, as **Baron Von Gloom** was finishing his preparations to destroy the Vengers once and for all. The Vengers would go on to battle him atop **the Bates Building** shortly afterwards.