Artemis Volume 2

**New Horizons**

Started April 7th 2020

Finished May 2nd 2020

**Line count**

Terra - 312
 Donny - 215
 Amelia - 171
 Millie - 128
 Amala - 98
 Ivan - 35
 Jilaya - 11

## Issue 1 - Find Yourself

Two people got into a car. They looked pretty much the same, both of them being jacked and wearing tuxedos. One had a big sack of money. Someone stepped out onto the road. They had the stature of a woman and wore a grey zipped up hoodie. She was wearing grey sweatpants. She had a bandana to cover her face.

Thug 1: Just keep driving.

The person threw an axe at the car and into the hood. Liquids from under the hood started pouring everywhere. They were forced to stop the car and they got out. Looking down at the person. Thug 1 grabbed her by her arm.

Thug 1: What are you going to do? Kill this little rat!

Thug 2 came up and charged up a huge punch and swung at this mystery person. She caught Thug 2’s punch and a huge burst of energy came from her. Sending Thug 1 into the car and Thug 2 into a nearby wall.

???: What? Can’t take your own punches?

She punched Thug 2 In the face. Knocking him out. Thug 1 punched her in the back. Sending her to the ground.

Thug 1: Not so powerful now.

Thug 1 slammed both of his fists down on her. She took her hand and blocked the hit. But still felt the impact. She got up into a kneeling pose and pushed one hand off of her. But Thug 1 grabbed her by the leg with his other hand. The girl was quick to grab her axe and cut herself in the arm. She faced towards Thug 1 and a blast of energy was sent into him. Knocking him out cold as well. The woman got up and cheered for herself.

???: Holy shit! I actually did that?! Ha! I’m awesome.

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???: Hmmmm. Coke or Pepsi? Why not both? Why do we have disputes like this?

Terra picked out both Coke and Pepsi off the shelf at her local department store. A vulgar woman pushed her cart close to Terra.

Vulgar woman: Excuse me. You are blocking the aisle!

Terra: O-oh. Sorry.

Terra moved her cart out of the way.

Vulgar woman: Dumbass.

Terra whispered to herself.

Terra: rude…

Terra continued looking around the department store. Her hair was the same as always. Her bangs braided and short and it was more tended to. But there were some parts where her long, messy hair stuck up. It was just impossible to keep down. She wore a newly acquired green headband. However she had not found new clothes yet. She wore a plain white shirt and jeans which she hated. She had received these clothes from Amala. She had some loose-fitting sandals on. Fitting the summer spirit. She still had the same short but muscular physique to her. Terra continued shopping for things like clothes and food. She had to walk 5 miles back to her house. But she didn’t mind the atmosphere. She felt like the city atmosphere was refreshing compared to her lonely life in the White Mountains. Terra saw a group of kids around one kid.

Asshole kid: Hey. Kris. Kris with a K? What kind of name is that? You really want this back?

The asshole kid held up Kris’s phone.

Kris: Hey! That doesn’t belong to you! Why do you have to be such assholes!

The asshole kid was guarded by a bunch of other asshole kids.

Asshole Kid: What will you do about it? I don’t see your sister around! Haha!

The asshole kids pushed Kris down and walked away from him. Kris sighed heavily and decided to walk away. Terra memorized Kris quickly and walked casually behind the asshole kids.

Terra: Hey! You kids have something that doesn’t belong to you?

Asshole kid: Why would you care?

Terra: It’s not right to mess with that kid over there! So can you give me his uh, phone?

Asshole kid: You have no evidence I took this phone. It’s a present for my mom.

Terra: Fine. I’ll call 911 if you don’t give me it back. I just saw you take it from that kid!

Asshole kid: You don’t have any evidence!

Terra contained her anger.

Terra: I’m serious.

Terra took out her flip phone.

Asshole kid: Wait, What is that? A FLIP PHONE?!

The kids laughed at Terra and walked away.

Terra: Looks like I’ll have to be more creative about this. But it’s wrong to attack some defenseless kids. As much as I want to.

A woman with a grey hoodie, black undershirt, grey sweatpants and a bandana walked over to the kids. The woman talked to them and they immediately panicked and handed over the phone. The woman walked past Terra.

Woman: Good job trying to do the right thing. Just leave it up to the professionals here.

Terra: Uh...Thanks?

The woman walked away from Terra and turned into an alleyway instantly.

Terra: How did she do that?! Are they really that frightened by her?! I guess this is a loss for me.

Terra figured that the woman would do the right thing so Terra walked back to her apartment. She sat down and looked over her new items and stored them away.

Terra: Today feels like a successful day! I guess. Maybe I should think about actually getting a job instead of just selling old things. Maybe I could make a business selling antiques or something. People are into that right? Even though I don’t even know how to sell things. I have a lot of things from my journey through the white mountains.

Terra went shuffling through her old bag she was given to by Carl. She dumped out all the items in her bag. Leaving some dirt on the ground of her apartment rug. Terra spent the evening organizing all of her objects she got from her bag. She was listening to her TV. The news was on.

News: ...In other news. Hell’s Kitchen has heard about a new hero in town: Repulse. Is she the new Devil of Hell’s Kitchen? Or a hometown hero? More on the story at eleven.

Terra: Maybe I’ll set up a stand in the morning.

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It was the morning and Terra had set up a stand filled with various antiques she had got on her journey. She had changed her clothes. With a t-shirt that had some sort of chinese dragon design on it and she wore black shorts. She sat there for a good 30 minutes and everyone just walked by her. Only giving her weird passing glances. Terra started to feel like this was no use. She started to fall asleep. Someone walked up to the stand. There was a woman who towered over her. She wore a tank top under a grey and black sweatshirt that acted as a sort of crop-top. She had sports pants on. Black and baggy with a white stripe traveling down. She had long blonde hair. That she looked like she at least attempted to groom. She had bags under her eyes and looked like she hadn’t gotten sleep in days.

Tall woman: Hey, I’ve seen you before haven’t I?

Terra: Uh maybe?

Tall woman: Oh yeah! You live a couple doors down from me.

Terra: What?

Tall woman: This apartment complex behind us. I live on the same floor as you.

Terra: Oh! I had no idea. Nice to meetcha!

Tall Woman: Yeah. I’m Millie.

Terra: I’m Terra.

Millie: I’m sorry if I threw you off. Sometimes I’m a bit startling to see. Especially because of my height. How much for this?

Terra realized she didn’t even price any of the items.

Millie: You don’t know do you?

Terra: Honestly no. How about $500?

Millie: Ha! Coming out with prices like that isn’t gonna get you anywhere. Nobody even knows what this is. What is it anyway?

Terra: It’s a small piece of soul steel. It’s an ancient rare metal.

Millie: The people who live here wouldn’t buy that at all. What about this?

Millie held up a piece of paper that Terra had ripped out of her Artemis book.

Terra: That’s a rare piece of paper that tells you about a spell called “destruction.”

Millie: This stuff only seems to be rare to you. Judging by the way you look, you have no idea how to bargain right?

Terra: Wh-

Millie: Here, how much for this?

Millie held up a fang that Terra had got from the hellhound.

Terra: I’d say like $100.

Millie: How about $50?

Terra: 50? I can’t sell that for 50…

Millie: Alright then. I’m good.

Millie walked away and then came back.

Millie: See? If you can’t actually bargain with someone then you can’t get a really good deal. Both for you and the customer. If you told me 300 and I thought this was worth 300 then I’d say 100 and you would get your real price.

Terra: Woah...That’s actually pretty helpful. Thanks. But I don’t really feel like I have the guts to do this yet.

Millie: Hmm. You wanna get a bite to eat? You are really interesting. So friendly. Everyone in this city is in a hurry.

Terra: Really? Sure!

Millie: Here, we can go to Bibble and Sip.

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Terra cleaned up her table of “artifacts” and her and Millie headed to Bibble and Sip. They both had coffees.

Terra: Bibble and sip. I’ve never had coffee. But this is really good!

Millie: Best place around. Either way, where are you from?

Terra: Oh. It’s kinda a long story but I’m from New Hampshire.

Millie: Really? That makes at least some sense

Terra: Yeah, Probably not everything though.

Millie: Oh, like where you got those artifacts from.

Terra: Yeah. I lived in New Hampshire but I stayed in the White Mountains.

Millie: You from a tribe or something?

Terra: No. I had a village that was away from all of society up there.

Millie: Yeah that explains a lot. Like the way you look at any electronic here. You seem like you’ve never seen a TV.

Terra: Well I haven’t until like 6 months ago. Are there any jobs I could get?

Millie: Well, how old are you?

Terra: I’m actually 17.

Millie: Really?

Terra: Yeah I sold a part of my armor to the person who ran the apartment complex to get myself a room. I would only be able to pay for groceries for so long before I run out of money. God I hate money. My village would support each other. Not compete for it!

Millie: I met a weird case. Maybe try and work at things like a dunkin donuts or something. Because you probably can’t get a well paying job here. What are you good at anyway?

Terra: Oh! I’m really good at martial arts!

Millie: Really? I have a little bit of experience. How good?

Terra: I trained under my sensei for 5 years.

Millie: Maybe you could teach?

Millie’s phone went off.

Millie: Hello? Oh hey. It’s time already? I’ll be there soon.

Terra: Who was that?

Millie: That’s my younger sibling. It’s just me and him living together. I gotta support both of us. Either way, it was nice meeting you.

Terra: Same to you!

Millie went to leave the bakery.

Terra: Uh, wait a sec!

Millie: Yeah?

Terra: Why don’t we share our contact info? Just in case we decide to go out again.

Millie: ...Alright.

Millie and Terra exchanged numbers and Millie left with a wave.

Terra (thinking): Hmm. I could train martial arts. I have to be able to do more than just that with my abilities! I may not have the book anymore but I can do good.

Terra went back to her room and laid down. She looked outside at the bright moon.

Terra: I guess I could go outside. Maybe I could find some crime to fight or something...That would be kinda stupid to just fight some random bad guys though.

Terra left her room and got outside onto the dark streets of Hell’s Kitchen. She didn’t know about the bad things that went around this time of day. Murders, good girls going bad, robberies and more. She aimlessly walked down the street. She felt a sense of freedom and yet felt trapped at the same time. She had no meaning here.

???: You really think you're a hero? I haven’t done anything!

???: You’re a part of an evil organization.

???: We aren’t evil!

Terra looked to see what the commotion was. It was Fenix. From the Chaste.

Terra: What is she doing here?!

Terra quieted down and hid behind the back of a nearby truck. She listened in. It sounded like the same woman who interrogated the asshole kids from earlier. Talking to Fenix? Why?

Fenix: I have my own business to take care of! Leave me alone!

???: You are here with that blind sensei. You are not here to do any good!

Terra hated the Chaste. But she couldn’t let Fenix be interrogated by some random “hero”. After all, they were good friends when she was in the Chaste. Terra jumped out into the two people’s vision.

Terra: Hey! Leave Fenix alone! What did she do to you?

Fenix: Terra? What are you doing here?

Terra: What are you doing here?

Fenix: We’re looking for someone. We haven’t done any harm! We don’t do senseless violence!

???: Seriously? Let me take care of this person. She’s a criminal.

Terra: No she isn’t! She didn’t do anything. It sounds like you're just harassing her.

???: If you want to get in my way then so be it. I’m taking this woman in.

Terra: No you aren’t.

???: Then I’ll have to go through you. Call me Repulse.

Repulse took a closer look at Terra and hesitated for a second. But Terra had already made up her mind. She hit Repulse with two roundhouse kicks from each leg and threw a punch which Repulse blocked. Blasts of energy came out from where Terra had hit and hit her. Terra was pushed back by this blast.

Terra: What…?

Repulse threw a punching combo at Terra. Terra ducked under and hit Repulse right under the chin. Sending her a little bit into the air. Terra sent a kick into Repulse’s stomach and knocked her out. Repulse convulsed and let out an energy blast into the air.

Terra: Fenix! What are you doing here?

Fenix: We’re trying to secure some people. One of them is you. But, I won’t mention I saw you tonight.

Terra: What?

Terra was hit in the back with a tranquilizer dart. She fell unconscious. There was someone else behind Terra.

Fenix: I said we were going to leave her!

Repulse cut a large cut on her hand and it was blasted straight at Mina and the other person. They were both knocked down. Repulse grabbed Terra and ran off with Terra’s body over her shoulder.

## Issue 2 - The Blue Coated Fellowship

Terra’s eyes cracked open. She looked up and saw the ceiling of her apartment room.

Terra: …..What?

Terra got up and looked around. She checked around her room to make sure there was nobody around.

Terra: Did that really happen? Am I crazy?

???: No. The Chaste is really back.

Terra shrieked at the sight of Matt behind her.

Terra: Y’know there’s this thing called privacy!

Matt: This is the one of many exceptions-

Terra: How did you even get in?!

Matt: ...The door? What do you mean how did I get in?

Terra: Isn’t my door locked?

Matt: Not anymore. Don’t worry. I wouldn’t intrude if it was anything personal.

Terra: Yeah….I know.

Matt: The Chaste is back in town. We need to be weary of them.

Terra: Yeah. Why do you think they're here?

Matt: I don’t know. When they have someone like you out there and telling people about the Chaste. They’d reveal themselves to the Hand.

Terra: Why wouldn’t they be after you?

Matt: Good question. Maybe because I’m semi retired? But I wouldn’t panic. You can still go out in public. Just keep your eyes peeled for any Chaste members. I will too. I doubt Stick would just forget about me.

Terra: He probably got more members since I left.

Matt: Likely. Just keep your eyes open for anyone shady.

Terra: I’ll try.

Matt: There is someone I need you to meet though.

Terra: What? Why? I still feel woozy from whatever they shot me with…

Matt: It’s for a good cause. They wanted to thank us.

Terra: Thank?

Matt: Yeah. We don’t need to rush. We can take a taxi.

Terra sighed

Terra: Alright, where are we off to?

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Terra and Matt got into a taxi together.

Taxi Driver: Where too?

Matt: We’d like to go to this address.

Matt handed the Taxi Driver a card with an address on it.

Taxi Driver: Ohhhh, trying to be quiet about this. You got something to hide blind man?

Matt: I don’t know what you mean. It’s easier to give you the card. That’s my doctor’s address.

Taxi Driver: And the girl?

Matt: She’s my doc’s student. It’s just more convenient this way.

Taxi Driver: Whatever you say.

Terra whispered to Matt.

Terra: That guy’s kinda rude….

Matt: The cities all like that. You’ll always find the one guy irritated by the hustle and bustle of city life.

Terra: Well then why do they live in the city?

Matt: Let’s just say it’s kind of like tough love.

Terra: What? That makes no sense…

Matt: You’ll get it soon enough.

Taxi Driver: Here? This a crackhouse?

Matt: Hah. No. Thank you.

Taxi Driver: Here’s your card back.

The Taxi Driver nonchalantly gave Matt his card back. They got out of the cab and looked upon a run-down building.

Terra: Is this really a crackhouse?

The house was all white. The windows were spray painted white and the door was dented and rusted. There were some broken shingles on the house as well, It was packed in next to a bunch of other houses along it. Easily the most run down.

Matt: Would I really bring you to a crackhouse?

Matt and Terra came up the deck stairs and to the door.

Matt: Like I said. It’s for a good cause.

Terra: Ooookay then.

Matt knocked on the rusted door. There was some chatter and a man opened the door. He was extremely short, He had long hair that went over his face and hid his forehead. He wore a blue sweatshirt and black sweatpants. He looked at Terra and Matt for a second.

???: Ah! Matty! And you brought a friend. Here come in, come in.

Matt chuckled.

Matt: It’s nice to see you again Donny.

Matt and Donny shook hands.

Donny: The folks here have been waiting a while to see ya!

Donny led the way to some undisclosed area.

Donny: I mean, no pressure but you were the spark for us! I see you brought another one of you guys. Terra, right?

Terra: Nice to meet you.

Donny: I heard about your skills. We should spar someday!

Terra: O-Oh. Sure.

They walked through the house and into a backyard. There was a table and chairs. There were nine chairs around the table. Six of them were filled. All but one wore a blue coat. Donny led Terra and Matt over to the table.

Donny: Okay. We owe this to you!

Donny handed Matt and Terra beers.

Terra: Um...Aren’t I underage?

Donny: Don’t worry about it. I drink too and we’re the same age.

Terra: Wait. We’re the same age? I thought you were younger.

Donny: Why is that?

Terra: Uh…

Donny: C’mon, spit it out!

Terra: You’re pretty short. Almost shorter than me. I mean I thought guys were always taller than girls. I’m like 5’5. It should be easier to be taller than me.

Donny: God. I didn’t ask t0 be ripped apart.

Terra: You shouldn’t have asked why.

Donny smiled at Terra. A little too long.

Donny: A-anyway, This is Oscar.

There was a muscular man with some sort of tattoo running from his neck up to his cheek. He had a skin tight shirt and had some loose fitting khakis.

Oscar: Hey. I appreciate your justice.

Donny: This is Blue.

There was a man with a long red sword that he was cleaning while sipping on a beer. He had shoulder length hair and a heavy trench coat with fur around the hood. He had a shirt on with a popular band on it. The freezing cold slush puppies. He wore baggy sports pants.

Blue: You were the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen? I like those odds.

Matt: Don’t get too confident.

Donny: and this is-Hey! Harry get up!

An innocent man with dishevelled white hair looked at Donny. He had a light blue windbreaker on that was hanging off of him.

Harry: Hey! I was trying to sleep…

Donny: This is a celebration for the people that brought us together!

Harry: Thanks I guess.,,

Donny: Well that’s Harry. He’s lazy as shit.

Terra: Very oblivious.

Donny: You’ve got that right. Oh yeah and that’s Leon.

A young man with black hair and a white shirt that was tucked into some black cargo pants. He had a big red jacket on.

Leon: Hey guys. It’s nice to finally meet you.

Matt: You weren’t here last time.

Leon: I figured it was time to come out. Plus I’m Krilla’s son.

Terra: You don’t look anything like her though.

Leon: Quite perceptive. I’m adopted.

Two women walked out of the house. One had some bright blue hair and wore a blue windbreaker with a black shirt under. She had some soft black pants. The other was a familiar face.

Terra: Amala! You’re here?!

Amala: Nice to see you again, kid.

Donny: That’s my sister. She is the leader of the Blue Coats.

Terra: That’s the best name you could come up with?

Donny: Got anything better?

Terra: Of course!

Donny: Well what is it?

Terra: I-I’m still thinking!

Donny laughed with Terra.

Amelia: Listen up everyone! You four people freed us from what would be a life-long captivity in slave sites. Me and Donny stayed in that hellhole for three years. You have our thanks. That’s why we’ve prepared this celebration for you. You deserve it. All of us but Leon are all part of a group called the Blue Coats. We are here to free more and more people from slave sites. It is great to have all of the people here together who sparked our flame.

Terra: I’m sorry to bud in but we have only three of the people who helped you guys. What about Krilla?

Donny: Since her uh, accident she has been out of it.

Terra: Oh yeah…

Leon crossed his arms and looked down woefully. Leon got up and went inside. Terra wanted to stay and have a good time. But curiosity got the best of her.

Terra: Hey, do you think this was my fault?

Leon: You took her with you. Now she’s been out doing whatever the fuck.

Terra: What do you mean?

Leon: You don’t need to know.

Terra: What happened to Krilla? Is she here?

Leon: You don’t care so you shouldn’t be asking!

Terra: Ugh. If you really wanna be difficult then I’ll just go back outside. Maybe if you think this through you’ll understand it was Krilla’s choice to come with me. She had beef with Beck and she helped me bring him to justice. Don’t throw your shit onto me.

Leon: Hey! Te-

Terra walked outside. Everyone was spread out around the yard and was having a great time. There was 90’s and 80’s music playing in the background.

Terra: Hey Donny! What about that sparring match?

Donny: Ah! Finally. I’ve been wanting to show you my skills! You're kinda a role model to me.

Matt: This will be interesting.

Amelia: Pfft. Their just kids,

Donny: Technically I could get to point A to point B faster.

Matt: So, which one of you is stronger, Amelia?

Amelia: Here watch this. Amala, want a drink?

Amala: I already have one.

Amelia: \*sigh\* just say you want one…

Amala: Sure, I want a drink.

Amelia blasted off and came back with a beer for Amala in a couple seconds.

Amala: A speedster? Cheater! You beat him with your pure speed.

Amelia: Well me and Donny are both running this but he takes a backseat while I take care of the important things, He’s kinda lazy cause of it.

Donny: I heard that!

Donny got into a boxing type fighting stance. Terra got into a regular martial arts fighting stance.

Terra: Come on! Show me whatcha-

Donny teleported out of sight of Terra.

Terra: -got…

He reappeared behind her and went for an elbow to the back of the neck. Terra was caught by surprise and was hit in the back. He kept teleporting around her more and more and throwing a combination of punches and occasional kicks. Terra tried to keep up but was hit multiple times. She finally caught up to him and grabbed his leg when he threw a kick. She knocked him to the ground and kicked him in the stomach. He teleported away and went to kick her in the side. Terra dodged and pushed the kick away. Donny took this chance to throw a punch straight at Terra’s face. Which she dodged and delivered a knee to his stomach. She pushed a discombobulated Donny off of her and did a soft hook kick right to his fragile face. He fell to the ground. Terra helped him up and smiled at him,

Terra: Good job!

Donny: Why are you telling me that first? You absolutely destroyed me!

Terra: Once I analyzed your pattern it just became second nature to me. Made you seem like you had the upper hand when in reality I was expecting that punch from a mile away,

Donny: ...god. I gotta work on my technique, You should train me one day, I only have one power and that’s teleportation. I gotta make use. So I use it to its full potential. Too bad I couldn’t teleport outta that godforsaken slave site,

Terra: Was there power dampeners?

Donny: Yeah. But once we were let out it was free for all. But me and my sister’s powers were great for helping people out. We even picked up members just by helping people out.

Terra: I do really like the setup you guys have got going on.

Donny: All the other sites ain’t closed up though, That’s why we’ll take them out one by one if that’s what it takes. These guys. Their good people. And so are the people locked up unfairly

Oscar: Here. Check this out.

Oscar had a sharpie and started drawing something on Harry’s sleeping face.

Blue: That’s so immature!

Oscar: So what? You wanna draw something don’t you?

Blue: ...Ah why not.

Amala: They truly get along.

The group chattered among themselves the rest of the night. Leon stayed inside,

Leon: Maybe I shouldn’t have been so hard on her…

Krilla: You shouldn’t have. I chose to go there on my own terms

Leon: Wh-

Krilla: You don’t understand me. I lost my eye to the same madman I tried to kill years ago. I lived within a tribe called the Iroquis as a kid. If someone wronged someone then it’s our job to find them and kill them. But Beck is dead. So I’ll take care of the cause.

Leon: Then why don’t we try and do some missions together?

Krilla: …

Leon: What do you think?

Krilla: I think I should go to sleep for the night. You should apologize.

Leon: Okay Mom. Love you.

Krilla: That didn’t sound very genuine.

Leon: Well it was,

Leon went outside. She sighed and heard something at the door. She jumped at first and grabbed a steak knife from the kitchen and snuck over to the door. Krilla opened the door and was ready to strike. But nobody was there.

Krilla: I should get some sleep…

Krilla went back inside and she felt weak. She laid down on her bed, And immediately fell asleep.

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Terra was walking out of the house. She wished she could see Krilla.

Leon ran up to Terra from behind.

Terra: Oh, hi Leon.

Leon: I just wanted to say sorry for blowing up about Krilla. She’s my mother and I’m worried for her. Can you understand that?

Terra: It’s alright. I understand being worried for your mother.

Leon: I think she’s asleep right now. She’s been out and about for days. We should leave her for now.

Terra: I get it. I’ll see her another day. Can we agree on that?

Leon: Sure.

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Terra: Did I mention that I heard about Krilla from Leon?

Amala: She really is messed up from Beck, huh?

Terra: That’s the thing. I know the feeling.

Matt: It’s good to hear that. She really needs it.

Terra: I'll find some time to help her…

Amala: Don’t get too hasty.

Matt: Well. Thanks for coming out today Terra. I’ll be seeing you guys later.

Amala: Hey Matt.

Matt: Yeah?

Amala: You really retired?

Matt: I’ll say semi-retired. You need me, you get me.

Amala: Well. I’ll see ya around guys.

Amala walked away from Terra. She continued on her way.

## Issue 3 - The Black Coated Fellowship

A phone went off next to Terra. She dragged herself out of bed and picked it up.

Terra: ...Hello?

???: Hey it’s Millie! I was wondering if you wanted to go out again. I need to blow off some steam.

Terra: Oh, okay sure that’s fine!

Terra was surprised by this sudden invitation but she took it up nonetheless. She got up and showered and went off to the great Bibble and Sip to meet Millie. Terra sat across from Millie.

Terra: Man, I feel like I’m being followed.

Millie: Followed? I think you’re crazy.

Terra: Nah. I saw that guy already. He bumped into me.

Millie laughed.

Millie: Y’know it’s normal to see people again in the city. Right? We’ve probably even passed by each other on the streets before or even after we met.

The news was on, it was talking about Repulse again.

Reporter: Repulse, hero or menace?

Terra: ….Repulse.

Millie: What do you think about Repulse?

Terra: Oh well I dunno.

Millie: Well I feel like she upholds peace. Nobody else seems to be helping against those slave sites. Plus the cops can’t stop all meta related crime.

Terra: I-I guess. She just kind of seems like she ignores the law, y’know? Either way. I haven’t really heard much about you. Where are you from?

Millie: Not this city. I used to live in the suburbs but then I moved closer because I figured it’d be easier to provide for me and my little brother.

Terra: You have a little brother?

Millie: Yeah. Didn’t you hear me mention him last time?

Terra: Oh yeah. You did. Well how much younger is he compared to you?

Millie: He’s 7 years apart from me. It’s a huge difference but he’s the only family I got.

Terra: I know what you mean. I wish I had a sibling.

Millie: Be careful. Siblings can be a pain in the ass. You didn’t have any friends where you were from?

Terra: I did. But it was mostly me working for my grandparents. I was still young so I could get food and other things for them. I played sports with the other kids there. But I guess I didn’t really feel understood.

Millie: Yeah I see. Either way thanks for this. I got work. Speaking of, did you ever get a job?

Terra: Haha nope!

Millie: No rush, but your bills won’t pay for themselves.

Terra: God I really hate rent.

Millie: Who doesn’t?

Millie waved to Terra and left the bakery. Terra finished her coffee and left. She walked down the streets to go back to her apartment. But she was pulled into an alleyway all of a sudden. She went to elbow the guy who pulled her in. She threw a punch at his stomach. Knocking the wind out of him.

???: Seriously?

Terra: Donny?

Donny: Who else?

Terra: You live here! It’s the city! Could’ve been anyone! That’s what happens when you pull me into an alleyway!

Donny: Well I’d like your help!

Terra: Why don’t you get one of your teammates to help you?

Donny: They said it was too risky!

Terra: Then it probably is…

Donny: Well I just wanna do a little bit of scouting. That’s all! You get me right? Plus I know something they don’t.

Terra: What would that be?

Donny: Alright. So you remember Beck right?

Terra: Yeah. What about him?

Donny: Did you meet-uh wait. Can we go somewhere else? Somewhere more private.

Terra: Why?

Donny: Just listen to me!

Terra: Ugh. Fine.

Donny: Here. Grab my hand. We’ll teleport to the top of this building.

Terra grabbed Donny’s hand and they teleported to the top of the building.

Donny: Alright so. It’s-Hey!

Terra: Woah…

Donny: My god what did I get into?

Terra was looking at the view from the top of the building. The hustle and bustle. The flashing lights and signs. A sight to behold.

Terra: Hey it’s 3:00 right?

Donny: ...yep.

Terra: Can we come back here later?

Donny: Yeahsureyoubet-But you have to hear me out!

Terra: What is it?

Donny: Did you meet Integer when you were at Beck’s base?

Terra: Oh yeah. I always felt like there was more to her. Like even more mysterious than Beck…

Donny: Exactly! She had long black hair! She could even walk around on it.

Terra: Well why don’t you just tell the rest of your team?

Donny: That’s the thing. They only ever believe in Amelia. Nobody ever takes me seriously!

Terra: Aww. That’s sad.

Donny: But I knew you must’ve had a run-in with her because she was rumored to work with Beck!

Terra: Okay slow down. Where are you going with this?

Donny: She has a daughter! And she’s on a team of people who are trying to prevent the blue coats from taking down slave sites!

Terra: Bingo! I guess.

Donny: I wanted to take you along with me, because you might just be the only one that knows better.

Terra: But what was I going with you for?

Donny: Scouting!

Terra: That sounds risky though. What if we get caught?

Donny: We won’t! If we get spotted I can just teleport us out of there!

Terra: Alright we’ll go. But we have to be careful.

Donny: Careful is my middle name!

- - - - - - - - - - - -

???: General Ashi! Are you ready for our mission?

Ashi: Sure. Tell the commander I’ll meet him there.

Donny and Terra were atop a support beam out of sight.

Donny: Shit. This is not how I wanted things to go.

Terra: That’s not the first words I wanted to hear from you.

Donny: You don’t get it. That’s Riley Ashi. My name is Donny Ashi. Put the pieces together.

Terra: She's your sister?

Donny: Keep your voice down. But yeah she is. She also hates me and Amelia. To make things better, she also has super speed.

Terra: We should look for someone else, huh?

Donny: Well we are. The other person isn’t our target.

Donny and Terra teleported around. They saw two knights practicing powers of some sort. There was a long chair that looked like it was used for experimenting. There was an uncertain looking girl on the chair. She had a black solid slim tank top on with a sweatshirt wrapped around her pants. She had some red tattoos running down both of her arms. She had some baggy black pants on with shin guards over some martial arts shoes. She had a dangerous looking sword clipped to her side. She was on the phone with someone. She was holding her phone to her with her hair.

Donny: Bam. She can control her hair. Maybe that’s a sign.

Donny took a picture of the girl.

Terra: What was that? Are you seriously getting proof to show your teammates?

Donny: Maybe, who knows? We also came here for some info. So let’s see if we can get some.

Uncertain girl: Okay. Did they really just start to show up? Why would they try and disturb the peace? God I hate people!

The person on the other line said some long winded speech

Uncertain girl: Yeah I know. I-I’ll take care of business. Are you really sure their base is here? Down one of the 40th streets?

Donny: Shit balls. This could be a problem. Let’s get closer so we can listen in better.

Donny grabbed Terra and teleported them over to a different beam

Donny: What the fu-

Donny was stuck in some sort of string. He was instantly tied up. The uncertain girl looked up and saw them both. She dropped her phone and looked at both of them.

Donny: Can’t teleport!

Uncertain girl: Of course. The blue coats have been stalking us the whole time…

Some strings came from the uncertain girl’s hands and targeted Terra. She did a flip and dodged the strings.

Terra: Seriously?

Donny took out his machete and started cutting at the strings. He was struggling to get free. The strings were untouched by his cuts.

Terra ran towards the girl and continued dodging her strings. She eventually grabbed one. It instantly wrapped around her hand. Terra tried to pull the other girl towards her but by that point her other hand was already trapped. The girl walked up and Terra swung herself at her. Kicking her in the stomach.

Uncertain girl: Goddammit! Now you know about the plans. I didn’t want to have to do this…

The girl drew her sword to decapitate Terra. She used all her strength to pull the strings down and free herself. The strings were broken by the girl’s sword. Donny started to fall down and the strings lightened their grip on him. He teleported out. The girl tried to wrap her strings around Terra’s leg but Terra jumped out of the way. Donny grabbed her and they teleported out of there.

Uncertain girl: No...Commander isn’t gonna like this.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra and Donny landed above the hudson river. They fell down into the water. Terra felt a shock through her body from the cold water. She was able to get back up. She caught her breath but started panicking when she didn’t see Donny anywhere. So she dove back underwater. She saw Donny unconscious falling through the water. She did her best to grab Donny and bring him up to the surface and onto a small bay. Terra was breathing so fast she was almost hyperventilating. She felt her heart and slowed her breath down. But Donny was still out cold. She tried pushing on his chest over and over.

Terra: Goddammit! Come on Donny!

Terra took a deep breath and covered Donny’s mouth with hers. She gave him two breaths. He sparked back to consciousness. Donny was startled and moved away from Terra.

Terra: Donny!

Donny: Ahhhhh! The awkwardness!

Terra: Seriously? That wasn’t a kiss!

Donny: Yeah I know, but that was motherfuckin’ weird! Do you just, not feel awkwardness?

Terra: Of course I do! All the time!

Donny: ...Sorry for teleporting you into a freezing cold river….

They both laughed at each other.

Donny: So what do we do with our info?

Terra: Isn’t it obvious? We’ll tell the blue coats.

Donny: Well let’s go home.

Terra gave Donny the stink-eye.

Donny: What is it?

Terra: You know what it is!

Donny: No, no I don’t.

Terra: It’s dark now.

Donny: Yeah?

Terra: We have to see the view!

Donny: Fine.

Donny grabbed Terra’s hand and they teleported to the closest building to them. Donny seemed tired. Terra ran right over to the end of the building. Seeing the lights and moon shining off the Hudson River.

Donny: What even is so special about the view?

Terra: Look! How are you not amazed by that view!? It’s beautiful.

Donny: …

Terra: Hey! You listening?

Donny: Yeah! Yeah. beautiful...

Terra: Well then why aren’t you even looking? Look!

Donny: Yeah.

Donny and Terra looked at the wonderful view. It made them both forget about whatever problems they had for a couple minutes. Terra saw the stars reflecting off the water.

Terra: God the stars are so bright here. See look. It’s my zodiac. Aries.

Donny: Where?

Terra: See those stars?

Terra grabbed Donny’s hands for him and directed his hands to the stars that formed the Aries constellation.

Donny: If you know so much about nature, where’s my sign?

Terra: Well, when were you born?

Donny: August 7th.

Terra: Then that means you’re a Leo.

Donny: Like the lion?

Terra laughed

Terra: haha. Sure like the lion.

Terra showed Donny where the Leo constellation was.

Donny: The stars really are bright outside today…

Terra: So you ready to go?

Donny: Uh, but what does my zodiac mean?

Terra was happy to lay down and continue stargazing with Donny. They stayed up enjoying the view and traveling the big city until after 12:00 am. They were sitting on a bench next to Bibble and Sip.

Terra: So wait, you lived in the slave camp I freed?

Donny: Yeah. Me, Amelia and most of the blue coats.

Terra: Did you even do anything wrong?

Donny: No! We were only taken in because there were “too many” in one area. They came up with some bullshit excuse and brought us in. We were there for three years. You’d hate it.

Terra: That sounds terrible. So there’s people in there who haven’t even done anything?

Donny: Yup. Most people there are there for stupid reasons or there for even stupider reasons. So that’s why we’re doing something about it.

Terra: I wanna help.

Donny: Maybe after you get some sleep.

Terra: It’s only 12. It’s fine.

Donny: Oh god. Amelia’s going to be up my ass about this. You ready to go home?

Terra: No.

Donny: Me neither.

Donny ended up teleporting her to her apartment where she fell right asleep. Donny teleported to his house and found himself plopping right into his bed. Even without showing his team the proof he had.

## Issue 4 - Is This Real?

Blue was pursuing someone who looked like a black coat. He drew his sword and looked down a corridor. He knocked down the person with one sword swipe. Knocking the pole out of their hand and leaving a cut in their leg.

Black Coat: Please! Leave us alone!

Blue felt a pain in his head. His vision changed. He saw a mom and her children. Blue didn’t know what to say.

Desperate Mother: I’ll press charges!

Blue ran away. Luckily he was wearing a black mask that covered his eyes.

Blue: What...What just happened?

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Harry was walking half-asleep in the morning to get coffee. When his vision changed. He felt like he was in a dream. He was back in the meta slave sites. Everyone was running out and he was knocked down. He touched someone’s leg and made them fall asleep. He got up and started running, making anyone in his way fall asleep. He turned and bolted out of one of the chain doors. His vision changed again. He was in a coffee shop. Everyone was looking at him like he was crazy.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Donny got up off his bed. His spirits high. He opened the door to his room and walked downstairs to make some breakfast. He saw Amelia waiting for him.

Donny: Am I in trouble?

Amelia: Where were you all night?!

Donny: Don’t worry. I was getting info.

Amelia: You didn’t come back until after 11! Clearly you were busy with other things!

Donny: \*sigh\* I got Terra to help me.

Amelia: Seriously? You could’ve gotten her killed!

Donny: Well I didn’t. Plus she can handle herself even better than I can.

Amelia: We don’t know what the enemy has!

Donny: Well yes we do!

Amelia: What do you mean?

Donny: Check this out.

Donny took out his phone and showed Amelia the picture of the girl from yesterday.

Amelia: What kinda proof is that?

Donny: That Integer is involved!

Amelia turned away.

Amelia: How does that prove anything?!

Donny: Don’t pretend I’m useless! Do a face scan!

Amelia: ...Fine.

Amelia took Donny’s phone and took out the memory card and plugged it into a computer. She started a face scan.

Amelia: So. What did you do for the rest of the night?

Donny: What?

Amelia: The picture was taken at 7:57. You didn’t come back until after 11.

Donny: ...I uhhh-

Amelia: Did you seriously go and fuck off with Terra.

Donny: No, I went stargazing with her. That’s a little bit extreme…

Ameila: Shut up! You know what I meant! But you always have to have your guard up! You never know what will happen in this godforsaken place.

Donny: Well here’s another thing. The people who are against us. They are closing in on us.

Ameila: What?

Donny: They wanna smoke us out from our base.

Amelia: Shit. We have to move fast.

Amelia felt her head in pain.

Donny: Seriously? What now?

Donny went over to Amelia. Who looked at him and moved away.

Amelia: Go away! We didn’t mean it!

Donny: Amelia, what the hell.

Amelia: SHUT UP!

Amelia threw a punch at Donny. Donny quickly apprehended her and brought her to the ground. Amelia felt her head again.

Ameila: Did it happen again?

Donny: What happened again?

Amelia: I’ve been getting constant Illusions of Riley.

Donny: What? Are you high?

Amelia: No! There’s something sinister behind it. Maybe your info could help us.

The computer was finished with the face scan.

Donny: See! Look! I was right!

Amelia: Don’t push it. But that is Erica Springer.

Amelia looked at the info.

Amelia: Mother is Jane Springer. Integer. So there is some connection. So let us put two and two together.

Donny: Integer...I’m pretty sure Krilla knows who Integer is.

Amelia: Well if that’s the case. Hey! Krilla!

Krilla came down the stairs.

Krilla: Yeah?

Donny: You look pretty tired.

Amelia: Do you know anything about Integer.

Krilla sat down.

Krilla: ...She did this to me. Or one of her dogs did actually. She’s not getting away with this.

Donny: What do you mean?

Krilla: What did you wanna know about her? I’ve had numerous run-ins with her and her men. Even before I met Terra.

Amelia: How far reaching are her forces exactly?

Krilla: Oh god, pretty far. She owns most of those slave sites, she has multiple soldiers that she hypnotized. She made tons of metas and has lots of people on the inside of the government under her wing.

Donny: Seriously?! We can’t deal with that power! It’s like dropping a tank on a balloon and expecting it not to pop!

Krilla: Don’t freak out. You guys need to act more like a needle and weave your way through to defeat her.

Amelia: Maybe Integer is responsible for these illusions. Or the people who are working with her are.

Donny: Good observation. Why don’t we do some research?

Amelia: Fine. Maybe one of the other protectors of the city might know something…

Donny: Why don’t you ask one of our teammates?

Amelia: You stupid? They would’ve told me if something was happening!

Donny: Are you sure?

Amelia: Positive!

Donny: Amelia. Go and talk to them. We haven’t seen everyone else in a couple days.

Amelia: Fine. You go talk to them. I’ll go and talk to the police for any other reports.

Donny: Alright then, you go take care of business. I’ll do what I can. Thanks for the info Krilla.

Krilla: No problem.

Amelia sped away and Donny teleported away. Krilla got up to leave. She felt her eye.

Krilla: Your days are numbered.

Leon came down the stairs.

Leon: Hey mom, how are you feeling?

Krilla: Tired…

Leon: Why? You went to bed early, didn’t you?

Krilla: I tried to. But I kept having these nightmares…

Leon: About what?

Krilla: I can barely remember. About a man in a black jacket.

Leon: That really is weird. Are you feeling up to going somewhere today?

Krilla: ...Sure. We may as well spend some time together. There’s a place called Bibble and Sip that’s not far.

Leon: Sounds like a plan.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra was in the gym inside of her apartment complex. She had maxed out her bench press to 1,000 and was pumping out reps. She finished and rolled out her shoulders. She got up and started shadowboxing. She went outside and walked past the work office. The man looked up from the desk.

Man: Hey. That helmet you gave me sold for so much!

Terra: Oh, how much?

Man: I would never tell. I see you were using the gym.

The man looked Terra up and down.

Terra: What are you looking at?

Man: So, what are you doing with that bag?

Terra had a large black bag in her hand.

Terra: Oh, do you have any sandbags or something?

Man: Yeah. In the back closet. Go look.

Terra: Oh yeah, what’s your name?

Man: Name’s Henry Hall. I own this little apartment complex.

Terra: Oh, that makes sense. This place is called Henry Hall’s apartments anyway.

Henry: It is nice to see some people are using the gym. Especially you.

Terra: Ugh…

Terra went into a door that looked like a closet. She brought some sandbags back and shoved them in her bag and hung the bag up. Making a make-shift punching bag. She was throwing precise punches and kicks. Even some knees. She heard one of the bags break open.

Terra: Shit, might be too weak for me. It’s fine though.

Terra worked out for a couple more hours. Practicing her form.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amelia walked down a long alleyway.

Amelia: Be careful. We are in a dark part of Hell’s Kitchen.

An arrow made out of fire flew towards Amelia. Amelia dodged effortlessly.

???: What are you doing here?

Amelia: We have no quarrel with you. You are Talia, right?

Talia: What’s it to you?

Amelia: We heard you have been seeing some Illusions. So much so that you killed an innocent civilian.

Talia: Are you going to attack me? I didn’t mean it. I already have so much to atone for.

Amelia: It’s okay. We just want to know who caused these illusions.

Talia: If I knew then they would’ve already been brought to justice. I know that he’s connected to someone who likes to be called “The Chemist.”

Amelia: Alright. That’s good to know. Thank you.

Amelia left the alleyway and reconvened with Donny.

Amelia: What did you get?

Donny: You clearly didn’t even talk to any of them because ALL of them have been seeing illusions. Even Krilla has been having some! What did you get?

Amelia: Someone named Talia has been seeing illusions.

Donny: Wait. All of us blue coats have seen illusions. We have to stop this before it gets worse. I could even get illusions!

Amelia: We’ll take care of it.

Amelia: We’ll put together some of the blue coats and then track down this chemist.

Donny: Don’t you think that they might be at risk because of illusions?

Amelia: What about me? Wait. \*sigh\* I swear to god.

Donny: I didn’t even ask anything.

Amelia: Fine. You can take Terra along. This’ll be a me, you, and her job.

Donny tried to hide his happiness.

Donny: Wow you already like her. Let’s do it!

Amelia: HEY! This is for you! You little bastard!

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra had taken a shower after her workout. She was watching a TV show about some asshole in a kitchen. She felt her phone ring and picked it up. It was Donny.

Terra: Oh hey Donny!

Donny: Hey, did you wanna go with me and Amelia to do a mission? It’s all about that evidence I got last night.

Terra: Uh, sure why not.

Donny: Cool. Can you be here by 6?

Terra: Sure. I’ll get ready.

Terra looked in her closet at her Artemis Armor. It was time to finally take it out of retirement. She put on the armor and threw a 1 2 punch and a forward kick.

Terra: Still light. Nice.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Ameila: Do you really think she’ll show?

Donny: Of course!

Terra knocked on the door to their house.

Donny opened the door.

Donny: Alright, we can’t waste any time Terra. We got business to take care of.

Terra: You don’t need to ask me twice. So what’s going on?

Amelia: We decided to ask you here for some help on a mission that relates to the evidence you got with Donny yesterday. We have evidence that there is someone out there causing illusions. I’ve been seeing illusions of my sibling. We also found another meta that had been seeing illusions. The other blue coats have also been seeing illusions. We should stop this before it spreads to anyone else.

Terra: Well, maybe it’s a bunch of different people causing illusions.

Amelia: No. We only have one man with illusions logged. He’s also related to The Chemist. He’s been active in New York for years. His nephew, Icarus.

Donny: That sounds like a pretty normal name. You sure he’s evil?

Amelia: Just because he’s working with Chemist doesn’t make him evil! But it does mean we have to track him down!

Terra: We might be getting into more than we know.

Donny: True, doesn’t he have illusions? How powerful if they can even be scaled.

Amelia: Yes. Some people have reality breaking illusions. So let's get this done quick.

Donny: You know where the Chemist is?

Amelia: Of course I do! Follow me. We can’t waste any time!

Terra looked at Donny with a concerned expression.

Donny: Don’t worry. She’s like this all the time.

Terra: Why am I not surprised?

Amelia: Hey! Let’s go!

Donny: We shouldn’t keep her waiting. She gets bitchy.

Terra laughed.

Amelia: I swear to-Let’s just go. He’s not that far.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

A man with old white hair was wearing a lab coat and a black undershirt that was tucked into some khakis. He had some long boots and was wearing goggles. He had some big mechanical devices on his back and around his waist. He had some protective gloves on that he was using to tinker with some sort of device. It was the Chemist. A younger man looked over his shoulder. He had some sort of dark blue school uniform that matched his pants. His hair was also white, With a streak of green across the top.

Chemist: Icarus. Go and hit the lights. I need the dark for this procedure.

Icarus: Alright. What’s next on the list?

Chemist: I’m trying to copy a procedure. The same one that turned Megalodon into the man-shark that he is.

Icarus looked at Megalodon. He was a huge man shark that was bipedal.

Icarus: He shouldn’t be in here…

Chemist: What? You don’t like him? He’s cute!

Icarus: Have I mentioned that you're crazy?

Chemist: I don’t need you to tell me that, boy.

Icarus: I’ve done enough of this though, right?

Chemist: No! We still need you! You’d be a perfect fit for us.

Icarus: What are you talking about?

Megalodon: We have visitors.

Chemist: Now it’s time for you to show us. Go and apprehend some intruders.

Icarus: Okay…

Icarus went outside. Where he saw a blue streak run by. Terra, Donny, and Amelia were hiding behind a pillar.

Terra: This is a little different from yesterday, huh?

Donny: You got that right.

Amelia felt her head hurt.

Amelia: He’s here…

The same happened to Terra and Donny. They both looked around for illusions and Icarus. Nothing was there.

Amelia: He’s making himself invisible to us.

Amelia: You’re part of those slave supporting assholes aren’t you!?

Amelia summoned her speed and started covering every foot of the facility they were in. She bumped into Icarus eventually and threw him to the ground. Breaking his illusion easily.

Amelia: Wow, I can’t believe you were the one causing the illusions! You are pathetic!

Amelia saw Donny get shot in the leg. He fell to the ground.

Amelia: Donny!?

Amelia sped over to Donny and tried to touch him. But it was just another illusion.

Terra and Donny had Icarus apprehended.

Amelia went back over to Icarus.

Amelia: You bastard! You seriously made me fall for THAT?!

Amelia threw two hooks at his face. Icarus spat out blood.

Icarus: What are you talking about!?

Amelia: You know what I’m talking about! You’ve been giving me and my teammates illusions!

Icarus: ...I’ve never even heard of you…

Amelia: What…?

Terra was hit in the back by a paralyser. She fell on the ground. Donny kept his cool and kept Icarus apprehended. The Chemist walked out.

Chemist: Wow, you really are useless! I haven’t been this offended by an attack like this in 2 years!

Chemist shot Terra again with the paralyser.

Chemist: This thing is also really fun!

Amelia built up speed and kneed Chemist in the stomach and slapped the gun out of his hand. Chemist snapped his fingers and shoulder turrets appeared from the two devices on his shoulders. He shot at Amelia, forcing her to run away and dodge the gun-fire. Donny grabbed the paralyser gun and shot Icarus with it. He teleported behind Chemist and smashed both his turrets. A jetpack came out right under the shoulder turrets. He flew up.

Chemist: I don’t want to play games, Megalodon! Show them your might!

Donny: Megalo-

Megalodon burst through the wall. Donny and Amelia both went as far back as they could.

Donny: We got this?

Amelia: It’ll be a breeze.

Amelia ran up at megalodon and threw some quick punches all around his body. Up until she got swept up by him. He looked at her and went to take a bite. Amelia touched something on her bracelet. Megalodon bit down and Amelia was protected by a shield that covered her entire body. So Megalodon just swallowed her. Donny didn’t seem worried. He ran up and took out his machete. He sliced at Megalodon. Who moved out of the way and tried to kick Donny. Chemist shot some shots off from another gun he had. Donny teleported around them and kicked Chemist in the face. Donny slashed at Megalodon’s hand and this time it hit. His hand was sliced clean off. Megalodon felt his stomach. Which Amelia walked out of. She was phasing her body. She stopped and Megalodon fell to the ground.

Chemist: Wow, you guys are SO rude.

Chemist shot a hole in the roof and flew away.

Amelia: We should get out before he wakes back up.

Donny: What did you do?

Amelia: Nothing good.

Donny went over to Terra.

Donny: Where we going?

Amelia: Let’s return home and collect our thoughts.

Donny grabbed Terra’s hand and teleported back to the Blue Coat’s headquarters. A couple seconds after Donny was there so was Amelia.

Terra: Too bad you guys had all the fun…

Terra started to be able to move her body.

Terra: So what was it? Didn’t that kid with the illusions seem like he wasn’t even responsible for your illusions?

Amelia: Yeah. Especially because I saw Donny get shot in the heat of battle. But he was with you taking care of him. It’s like whoever’s responsible wanted us to know who he was.

Donny: It’s a mystery…We just have to find the puzzle pieces.

Terra: Yeah. Well. Thanks guys. This was fun. Seeya Donny.

Amelia: Hey, wait. Don’t you have shit to take care of? Like bills, food, clothes?

Terra: Uh, yeah..?

Amelia: Here. You came with us and risked your life. So you deserve this.

Amelia ran away and came back in a split second. She gave Terra a check for 1,000 dollars.

Terra: This is a lot! Are you sure you wanna give this to me?

Amelia: Yeah.

Amelia looked at Donny.

Amelia: ...and there’s even more to come if you continue working with us.

Terra: Hey, consider me in! I’ll totally help.

Amelia: Thank you.

Donny: See ya later Terra.

Terra waved and walked out the door.

Terra (thinking): Wow, I can make money from this? Maybe I really do have a place here.

Terra’s phone went off. It was Amala.

Terra: Amala? That’s weird.

Terra picked it up.

Terra: Hello?

Amala: Hey, I need to meet you somewhere. How about next to your apartment complex? The stupid guy in there has been looking at me weird. I really wanna punch his face in.

Terra: This is kinda sudden. But I’ll be there.

Terra went back to her apartment complex and saw Amala waiting there looking at her phone.

Amala: Hey Terra. I thought I saw one of the hand members here.

Terra: What? Where?

Amala: Don’t worry. They left. But there are some here. Maybe because Stick might know about you and Matt being friends.

Terra: Shit. Thanks for telling me.

Amala: No problem.

Terra: Hey Amala. Can I talk to you about something? Girl to girl.

Amala and Terra started walking together.

Amala: \*sigh\* Why not? What’s up?

Terra: Well there's this guy I know…

Amala: Oh god. Don’t make me gag.

Terra: What do you even know?

Amala: Ha. I’ve lived a long time and I still don’t even understand people. It’s cra-

Amala was hit by an energy blast from an alleyway.

Amala: Seriously?!

Terra ran over. It was Repulse.

Repulse: You are the bitch that held up a store earlier!

Amala: Any other day I would do that. But I didn’t today!

Amala emptied her pockets. They were completely empty,

Repulse: You seriously think I would buy that!?

Amala: ...yes?

Repulse picked up Amala and shoved her against a wall.

Amala: Look, lady. You don’t want this to get violent.

Repulse: Don’t threaten me.

Amala threw a hook at Repulse. She dodged and kicked Amala in the leg. Terra was about to jump into action but she stopped. Her paralyzation from earlier made her fall to the ground. She kept trying to get up.

Terra: Don’t do anything stupid Amala.

Amala got up and threw a punching combo at Repulse. Who blocked it. A blast of energy attacked Amala.

Amala: What the hell?!

Repulse kicked Amala and then took out a knife. Repulse took a swing at Amala. Amala dodged it and caught Repulse’s second knife swing. Amala disarmed Repulse and took her knife, Repulse kneed Amala in the ribs. Amala lurched back and held her wound. She threw a jab and then threw the knife at Repulse. Who was stabbed. Amala tackled Repulse and started beating down on her. In a few hits Repulse was in no fighting condition. Amala got hit with a huge blast from the knife wound. So hard that she went flying off Repulse,

Amala: Alright. Now there’s going to be a crime!

Amala picked up Repulse and got ready to completely blow her head off.

Amala: Let me see your face.

Amala ripped off Repulse’s mask and hood.

Amala: Pretty girl. Not so pretty in a second.

Amala threw a punch so hard that it obliterated Repulse’s head. Or, she would’ve if Terra didn’t block it with her hands. Terra shook off her hand and looked at Amala.

Terra: Amala don’t! I know this person. She isn’t a bad guy.

Amala: What do you mean?

Terra: Millie? Is that really you?

## Issue 5 - Repulse

Millie was laying down on a bed. Looking up at the ceiling. Her face hurt from the previous wounds. Terra was still repairing her face. Millie winced from the pain.

Terra: So you’re Repulse?

Millie: I don’t kn0w what you’re talking about.

Terra: Yeah you do.

Amala had a razor blade. She cut Millie lightly on the arm. Terra almost jumped out of her seat.

Millie: Hey!

A blast came from Millie’s wound. It shot towards Amala. Who dodged it.

Terra: You have the same powers.

Millie: \*sigh\* yeah. I’m Repulse.

Terra: So. Why don’t you elaborate?

Amala: It’s obvious justice to you is literally what it is to you. What are you even doing here? I can tell you aren’t a city girl.

Millie: So I’m that easy to see through?

Amala: Then why are you Repulse?

Millie: I found these powers about a year ago.

Amala: How’d you get them?

Millie: God, slow down with the questions. Why do you even care?

Amala: Because your “justice” isn’t right.

Terra: We met one night. The one with the girl you tried attacking!

Millie: That girl had convicted crimes. She was with that blind sensei and his cult.

Terra: How do you know Stick?

Millie: There’s been rumors going around the city. I’ve seen him in police reports all around. I heard from a very powerful man that it’s called the Chaste.

Terra: What powerful man?

Millie looked at the clock. It was 3:00.

Millie: Listen. I have to go now.

Amala: Why are you in such a rush?

Millie: I need to go and find my little brother! He’s just getting outta school!

Terra chuckled.

Amala: Seriously? For something as petty as that?

Terra:can go. Just come up with a good excuse for why you’re so banged up.

Millie: Yeah. I better.

Millie got up and went to leave the room. She felt her head in pain.

Millie: Amala right? You’ll get what’s coming to you. You deserve justice.

Amala: The fuck does that mean?

Millie winced in pain and fell to her knees. She was feeling her head. She looked up.

Millie: Stop! Get outta my head!

Terra ran over and looked at Millie. She was closing her eyes.

Terra: Millie! What is it! What’s wrong?!

A hand drew a sword in front of Millie. It was a longsword. With vibrant blue circuits running down it. Millie jumped back and got to her feet. She grabbed Amala’s razor blade.

Terra: Hey! What’s wrong?

Amala whacked Millie on the head and knocked her out.

Terra: Amala! That was a bit much!

Amala: She might’ve hurt someone!

Terra: Well I guess we’re waiting.

Amala: Yup.

Terra: What was that though? Have you ever seen anything like that?

Terra sat down on her chair across from the bed Millie was in. Amala sat back down in the chair next to the bed.

Amala: Yeah. It could’ve been multiple things. A mental shutdown, hallucination, something with the astral plane, maybe an illusion.

Terra: Illusion...It had to have been an illusion.

Amala: What makes you so sure?

Terra: You remember the Blue coats?

Amala: Those idiots?

Terra: They’ve been having some illusions too.

Amala: Like all of them?

Terra: Yeah.

Amala: I’ve met some pretty powerful illusions casters in my life. It’s gotta be a pretty good one to do multiple illusions at a time.

Terra: How good can you even be at illusions?

Amala: There’s the little guys, they can make you see scary shit or go invisible. The middle guys, they could do multiple people at a time. They could replace people with others, they can make you see your worst nightmares. Then you get to straight up reality breaking illusions. You don’t wanna get caught up in those.

Terra: Stupid question that I think I know, are you some sort of immortal. It can’t be impossible!

Amala: The stupid part is that you didn’t ask me sooner. I’m immortal alright. A blessing and a curse. Literally.

Terra: Since when have you been around?

Amala: I’m one of the if not THE longest living immortal. I’ve been around since the medieval ages. I have to be around 1,500 years old. I lost count. But I did retain most of my memories. Pretty fun for a while. Now it’s kinda boring. I’m surprised I’m not suicidal by now.

Terra: Wow! Do you know how long that is?! That’s ridiculous. But why would you lie? If things like ancient armor and books, giant shark men, and weird gods who like cake can exist then an immortal isn’t that crazy?

Amala: Don’t have a heart attack.

Terra: Hey, Millie’s stirring.

Millie: Did I-Did I have another hallucination?

Terra: Yeah. I think.

Millie: I have to go and get Kris.

Millie got up and tried to get off the bed.

Terra: No. You have to stay here to heal. Why can’t Amala go and get him?

Millie: What?! Hell no! I would rather crawl there!

Terra got up off her chair and got close to Millie.

Terra: Millie, Please. Amala isn’t that bad of a person. She will bring Kris back safe. I promise. Right Amala?

Amala: You want me to take care of a kid?

Terra: Come on!

Amala: You owe me a coffee.

Amala got up.

Amala: The closest school? What’s he look like?

Millie: Uh, Black sweatshirt. He has a yellow backpack. I could go into more detail if needed. He’a like one of the only ones with a yellow backp-

Amala: Got it. Yellow backpack.

Millie looked at Amala. She nodded.

Millie: If he comes back with even the slightest scratch. I don’t care if you are stronger than me. I will track you down and I’ll kill you.

Amala: Yeah okay Liam Neeson.

Terra took a deep breath and sat back down in her chair.

Terra: Millie, we saw each other. What went through your head then?

Millie: I couldn’t believe it was you. But I couldn’t just do nothing. I met up with you after that to see what you were really about. It was weird. I’ve been living with my brother Kris. My parents are gone. So I have to provide for us. I’m Repulse by night. It’s an escape.

Terra: I know how it feels to have family gone.

Millie: Oh. I’m sorry. You seem like a good kid.

Terra: My village was burnt down by a man named Beck. Including my grandparents. I didn’t know my parents well.

Millie: Heh. And I thought I was worse off. You must’ve earned that power.

Terra: I dunno. I was told where the armor was. I didn’t have to earn it.

Millie: There’s no way that skill wasn’t earned.

Terra: Yeah. It’s crazy you noticed. I got it from my former master, Stick. Even though I started throwing my own twists into it. That’s how Stick liked us.

Millie: Stick?

Terra: That old blind sensei.

Millie: Yeah...You know him? Wait, are you part of his organization?

Terra: Hell no! He tried to kill me!

Millie: I really ran into a weird case…

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amala was jumping across buildings. Almost at school.

Amala (thinking): What am I doing? Going to get a kid? I hate kids!

Amala came up on the school. She jumped down and saw a lone kid waiting in one of the benches outside looking at his phone. She walked over to him. He had brown hair and a black sweatshirt with a golden symbol of some sort. He wore some light jogging pants. He was short. Definitely shorter than Millie

Amala: Hey. I came to pick you up.

Kris: Uh, I-I think you’ve got the wrong kid.

Amala took a deep breath.

Amala: I was sent here by your sister. She’s busy.

Kris: Leave me alone.

Amala clenched her fist.

Amala: Iisten. Your sister is Millie. She’s Repulse. That enough for you?

Kris: If you really know her, then let me hear her voice.

Amala: Ugh.

Amala took out her phone and called Terra.

Amala: Put Millie on the phone.

Millie: Do you have Kris?

Amala: Here you little bitch.

Kris took the phone.

Millie: Sorry Kris. I got hung up. Just let her take you home.

Kris: ...Ok, gotcha.

Kris gave the phone back and Amala put it away.

Amala: Let’s go. I’m probably starting to look suspicious.

Kris: I think you already are.

A cop came over to Amala.

Cop: Is there a problem here?

Amala: No. I came to get him.

Cop: Well to me it looks like you were harassing this fine young man. You should know your place, girl.

The cop had his baton in his hand. He poked Amala with it and pushed her back a little. Something snapped. She grabbed the cop by his throat. He tried kicking and punching but it did nothing. Amala looked into his cold eyes. He went for his gun and Amala threw him against the building.

Amala: Let’s go kid.

Kris: You know that was wrong right?

Amala: He came onto me. Tried threatening me. If it’s not obvious, I hate cops.

Kris: I can tell. You just made more problems for your life though. The cops are gonna hate you.

Amala: They already clearly do. They abuse their power. Not all do. But maybe I’m just really unlucky. Either way. We’re getting back to your sister.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amala and Kris entered Terra’s apartment room.

Kris: Millie! What happened to you?!

Millie: Don’t worry. Pain is temporary. It’s part of the job.

Kris:...

Kris’s eyes lit up with a blue light to them.

Kris: You did this. Didn’t you?

Kris turned to Amala. He opened his palm and a blue arrow of light formed in his hand.

Millie: Stop. We don’t need to make more of a mess.

Terra: So I told you my story Millie. Why don’t you tell us yours?

Millie: Do you really need to know?

Amala: Think of it like this. Maybe we could get to understand you a little bit more.

Millie: Kris?

Kris: Are you sure you can trust these people?

Millie: No, Amala is right. I can tell you. It was a normal day. Until we...

- - - - - - - - - - - -

It was a friday night. Millie and Kris were in the car driving down backroads. Not another car in sight.

Millie: It’s nice to get away for a day. With all the robberies by us I’m surprised we haven’t been touched.

Kris: Well we can call today a good day! I still don’t get why you don’t like all the art pieces there.

Millie: It’s a flea market. Art is boring! I like real world things. Me and mom used to mess around with pretty much anything electrical. Just to see if we could take it apart and put it back together!

Kris: Eh, you and mom were always into that stuff. It’s too frustrating!

Millie: Well that’s how you and dad were.

Kris: Yeah…

Millie: Hey, you see that on the road?

Kris: What?

Millie slammed on the brakes. They stopped right in front of tire spikes laid across the road.

Millie: The hell is wrong with people?! Stay in the car.

Millie got out of the car. She inspected the tire spikes. She looked around the area. A man walked into the street. He looked civilized. With a black trenchcoat that reached down to his boots. He had tended to black hair that drooped down and almost covered one of his eyes.

Millie: What do you want?

Civilized man: Your life.

The man drew a sword and slashed Millie right across the stomach. Leaving a huge cut. But not cutting into any vital organs, She fell unconscious with a whimper.

Kris: Millie?!

Kris got out of the car and had a small knife for emergencies.

Civilized man: I forgot the Korubas had another one. And even more useless than the last.

The man threw a punch, Kris swung the knife at him. Only slicing a bit of his suit.

Civilized man: That was rude, wasn’t it?

The man grabbed Kris by the arm and took the knife from him.

Civilized man: Could you hold this for me?

The man stabbed Kris in the arm with the knife.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Millie woke up to a very bright light in her eyes. She tried to move her hand over her face but she couldn’t. She was locked down onto a bed for 1.

Civilized man: You may call me Ivan. It’s rude not to call each other by name. I feel like it’s only appropriate that you die by my hand.

Millie: What even is your problem?! I didn’t do anything! Let me and Kris go!

Ivan: We’ve got a screamer. Your brother is being tended to in the other room by Integer

Millie: Integer? What are you talking about?

Ivan: Don’t worry. She ordered me to unlock your powers. I really just wanted to kill you but it really sucks.

Millie: You are fucking insane! You give me powers, you’ll regret it later.

Ivan turned on a machine. It started scanning Millie.

Ivan: I would love to talk but sadly you will have to be unconscious for this procedure. We wouldn’t want you dying yet.

Kris was also locked down. But he was unconscious. A familiar long black hair appeared. It was Jilaya.

Jilaya: Ah, the youth is so entertaining to see. Don’t you think Erica?

Erica had the same sweatshirt wrapped around her waist that the uncertain girl had. She also had those same tattoos running down her arms.

Erica: Just get it over with. This kid wasn’t expecting to be here tonight.

Jilaya: Ah. don’t act so petty.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Millie awoke. Her restraints were taken off. She got up. Ivan walked out with the same blue circuits running down it from Millie’s hallucinations. He slashed Millie on the arm.

Millie: Hey what the-

A blast of light came from Millie’s cut automatically. Millie started panicking.

Millie: What the hell?! These are what you did to me?!

Millie walked up to Ivan and threw some punches. Ivan dodged and hit Millie’s arm away and kicked her backward. She kicked the bed at Ivan. Who jumped off of it and did a flip. He spun in the air and went to slice Millie in two. But he was stopped in midair. He was getting held up by Jilaya’s hair. She put him down gently and walked towards the both of them.

Jilaya: You wouldn’t want to kill our freshly made first subject. Congratulations! You are my first successful experiment!

Millie: ...Where is my brother?

Jilaya: Don’t worry. Not a scratch. He even has a mutant gene! You did as well. But your powers were much too weak. I drew out that power.

Millie looked at her hand.

Millie: You did this to me. You gave me powers for some sort of experiment?!

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Back to the present.

Terra: ...I’m sorry for all that Millie.

Amala: Did you get out?

Millie: Let me continue. I was there for a week or two.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Millie: Are you going to let me out?

Jilaya: Don’t worry. We will. But I’d like to run a couple hundred experiments.

Millie: What?! I have a life! I need to leave! Let me out!

Jilaya: Maybe we should’ve picked a less rebellious one.

Jilaya thought for a second.

Jilaya: I have an idea. Excuse me, let’s go Ivan.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

A couple weeks of experiments later.

Millie was standing next to Kris.

Millie: We’ll get outta here, I promise.

Erica walked into the room. She wheeled in Kris who was still unconscious.

Erica: So your mom’s prisoner? \*sigh\* I shouldn’t have gotten involved.

Millie: You trying to make me feel bad?

Erica: Not at all! I see why they thought about killing you.

Millie: Killing me? Well apparently I was too important for your mother. Something about being her first successful experiment.

Erica: Yeah. She’s been at this for a while.

Millie: What?

Erica: Trying to make a successful meta. You're the first. Now she wants to make even more. Listen. My mom’s hunger for knowledge can never be satisfied. So I want you to leave.

Millie: She’s going to try and find me no matter what. Plus your lying aren’t you!?

Erica: No. She experimented on me too. Ivan treats me well. I just want her to go away. So I’m going to let you leave.

Millie: Okay. You are supposed to be evil. But you must not be that bad. You’ve been an ass to me the whole time but now this is sudden.

Erica: Leave.

Erica threw out some strings which went through the walls. She pulled back and broke open a hole in the building. Millie took Kris and nodded to Erica. She left out the hole and took off into a full sprint.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Millie: After that I kept getting horrible hallucinations about Ivan. He kept appearing in front of me when he wasn’t really there. Or I had nightmares about him. It’s like he’s in my head.

Something clicked in Terra’s head.

Terra: That sounds really similar to the illusions that Amelia and the rest of the blue coats saw. I wonder if they are connected.

Amala: Sounds like Millie here might be the key to the Blue Coat’s problems.

## Issue 6 - The Astral Traveler

Krilla walked across a steel beam. She saw Integer standing in the open. Talking to someone.

Krilla: You deserve this....

Krilla felt her eye and jumped down and went for a slash at Integer. She cut through all the string that was around her. She turned her sword transparent and it passed through Integer’s shield. She chipped off part of Integer’s welding mask.

Jilaya: You caught me by surprise.

Integer fired a laser blast from her welding mask’s eyes. Krilla jumped off with a backflip. She clashed blades with Erica from her side. Erica fired some strings at Krilla. She cut up the strings until they wrapped around Krilla’s sword. Krilla acted stuck. She kicked Erica in the face and let her sword out by changing it transparent. She slashed for Erica’s neck. She pulled herself back with strings. Krilla ran up and locked swords with her. She kicked Erica in the stomach and knocked her sword out of her hands. Krilla was lifted into the air. She was helpless. Integer had lifted her into the air with telekinesis.

Krilla: You did this to me.

Jilaya: What? Did Beck do that? Awww I’m so sorry. I could get that turned into a nice red eye…

Krilla: What…?

Jilaya: \*sigh\* Let’s go for a little ride. You are a pleasant surprise today.

Erica: What will you do to her?

Jilaya: Don’t worry dear. She’ll meet the man who doesn’t exist.

Erica took a deep breath. She picked up her sword and walked off.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amala: Sounds like Millie here might be the key to the Blue Coat’s problems.

Millie: Couldn’t this just be us putting pieces together that don’t really fit together?

Terra: We won’t know if they fit together or not until we talk to Donny and Amelia.

Terra, Amala, and Millie approached the door to the blue coat’s hideout.

Millie: What is this? A crackhouse?

Oscar opened the door.

Oscar: Don. We have a crowd.

The house was filled with the blue coat members and their family members talking to each other

Donny: Terra! Come in. We have another guest?

Terra: This is Millie.

Millie: Also known as Repulse.

Donny: Wait what?! You’re Repulse? Sis! Come here!

Amelia: Oh, Terra. Anything for us?

Donny: Yeah she did it again! She brought Repulse here!

Amelia: You’ve got to be kidding me. You are Repulse?

Amelia looked at Millie up and down.

Millie: Why is that such a surprise?

Amelia: You may be tall. But you aren’t as menacing as I expected.

Terra: We think that Millie might be the key to our illusion problem.

Amelia: Let us go somewhere more quiet.

Amelia led all of them outside.

Millie: I’ve been having these illusions. About a man named Ivan Springer.

Amelia: Ivan Springer…

Donny: I’ve heard of him. Only rumors though.

Amelia: Seriously? Those rumors?

Donny: He is said to be connected to Integer and the Black coats.

Amelia: Alright, stop it with that black coat shit!

Donny: They all wear black coats! And we all wear blue coats! It’s perfect!

Terra: Black coats doesn’t sound half bad. Not any better than blue coats.

Donny: Exactly!

Amelia: Blue coats is a great name and you know it!

Donny: Either way, I don’t know why this didn’t click before! But he was known to haunt people’s dreams and make them have horrible hallucinations and dreams!

Millie: Yeah! That’s it! He’s real! I’ve been having hallucinations of him. He would appear in front of me at random times. After he and Integer experimented on me!

Amelia: Yeah. I’ve had dreams of my sister. She appeared in front of me at random times. It’s almost like I had some sort of uncontrollable panic attack. I also saw Donny get attacked during our fight with the chemist. But he was fine. That proved to us we had the wrong guy.

Amala: The power to haunt people’s dreams...Sounds like astral projection

Donny: What nonsense are you talking about?

Amala: He can haunt people’s dreams and make them experience hallucinations. He must be traveling on the Astral plane.

Amelia: Well what exactly is the astral plane?

Amala: A separate plane of existence that only the soul can enter. If he has enough knowledge of the astral projection he might be able to enter your mind or make you have horrible hallucinations.

Amelia: That would solve our mystery. But what can we do about it?

Amala: Three options. One, Find our culprit and kill him in real life.

Amala took out her soul blade.

Amala: Two, follow him into the astral plane. And three, do nothing.

Donny: Why would we do nothing?

Amala: From what I hear, he must be leading you around like dogs. We are dealing with someone smart here. He trailed you away from the other dude you thought was responsible, and he only attacks Blue coats or people who he has beef with.

Donny: That other girl didn’t actually have anything to do with our problems then, did she?

Amala: Probably not.

Donny: Well we know that the black coats are going to come after us. We have to move before they do.

Terra: Instead of attacking them blindly, why don’t we move the blue coats instead?

Amelia: What do you mean?

Terra: You could literally move the members and probably Krilla somewhere else. I’ll even nominate my apartment!

Amelia: That’s a lot better than just sitting here and doing nothing. But how do you expect us to all fit in one apartment?

Millie: I’m not afraid to have company if needed.

Leon walked out into the yard.

Leon: You guys are trying to move?

Donny: How did you hear us?

Leon: It’s a simple spell. But I don’t think we can take Krilla.

Terra: Why not?

Leon: She’s...gone.

Amelia: What? What do you mean gone?

Leon: She left yesterday!

Amelia got up and in the blink of an eye slammed Leon against the wall of the house.

Amelia: Say it again.

Leon: She left yesterday! She got up and left the house yesterday!

Amelia: WHY DIDN’T YOU TELL US?!

Leon: I-I-

Donny pulled Amelia off of Leon. Leon stood with his hand over his face.

Donny: Hey, Le0. Where do you think she went?

Leon: She...She had to have gone off to attack Integer…

Amelia: Integer?!

Amala: Well. We may as well count our losses.

Terra: What?! We can’t do that!

Amala: Yes we can. She is DEAD. Integer is already more powerful than all of us combined. Especially with her soldiers.

Amelia: We atleast have to get her out of there. When did she leave?

Leon: Early.

Amelia clenched her fist.

Amelia: You’d better pray to god she’s still alive.

Leon: …

Amala: If we’re gonna have any chance then we’d better go.

Amelia: Fuck it. Everyone get ready. And try to keep your lunch down. Leon. Locate her for us.

Leon cast out a spell. Which made a map of hell’s kitchen. She was close to the river.

Donny: Terra. She could be at that place we went to.

Amelia: Okay. The rest of our men will stay here.

Donny: Isn’t there strength in numbers?

Amelia: They-

Donny: Have they even ever been on any recent missions?

Amelia: This is a big deal! This is Integer! And possibly her right hand man! They aren’t experienced!

Donny: This’ll bite you in the ass. I promise.

Amelia: Shut your ass. I’m protecting them.

Donny: Yeah we-

Amala: Doesn’t sound like we’re saving time.

Amelia: Right.

Amelia grabbed Amala and ran off for 5 seconds and came back. She continued this until the yard was empty.

Leon, then Terra both threw up over the side of the road and into the hudson river.

Terra: Ugh, I did all this just to throw up.

Donny: I should’ve teleported you!

Terra: Yeah, let’s do that next time.

Amelia: Focus! We need to find Krilla.

Millie: So...Integer is in there, right? And maybe even Ivan?

Leon: That’s what we all think.

Millie: Maybe I could uh, stay outside?

Terra: We can’t turn back now, can we? I won’t let you get taken again Millie.

Millie: ...I-Okay. I’m ready. Let’s go.

Amala: Are you seriously going to walk straight in? We have to be strategic about this.

Amelia: I like your game plan Amala.

Donny: We have to go around? That’s so boring! Let’s go Terra.

Amelia: Stop hitting on the bitch!

Donny: What was tha-

Amelia: Shut up! We are going around! Lets go.

Donny whispered to Terra.

Donny: She must be all antsy because of Krilla.

Terra: Just try not to rile her up.

???: That’s rude, calling someone you haven’t even met a bitch!

Everyone looked ahead. Millie felt her head and fell to one knee. Ivan stood before her. But it wasn’t an illusion. Krilla was held above him. The same strings from before being wrapped around her.

Ivan: The two leaders of the blue coats I presume.

Amelia’s expression turned from irritated to pissed in seconds. She charged straight at Ivan and threw the hardest punch she could. Ivan waited and slapped his hand out to the side. Throwing Amelia into the wall of the warehouse.

Ivan: it was nice of you to help me find you. I hope you’ve been enjoying the show.

Ivan walked over to Krilla. She kicked at Ivan.

Ivan: Feisty.

Krilla: Please. Please! That is my son right there!

Ivan: Those who beg for mercy, are too weak to deserve it.

Krilla: Leon, I love-

Ivan stabbed Krilla from behind through the heart.

Ivan: Hmm. Less exciting than I thought.

Leon looked straight at Ivan. His eyes teared up. A mark appeared on his face. He jumped forward at Ivan and grabbed him by the neck. He slammed him against the floor.

Leon: YOU BASTARD! I’LL KILL YOU!

Leon punched Ivan in the face over and over again. Ivan locked eyes with him. Leon was sent into a trance. The environment changed. He was smaller and he was holding Krilla’s hand.

Krilla: See? Look! It’s not so bad!

Leon was in the deep end of a pool. He let go of her hand and jumped from the diving board into the deep end. He was brought back to reality. Was falling into the Hudson river. Donny teleported down, grabbed him and teleported back to the surface. Where Ivan was walking away. Terra just looked at Krilla. She could barely muster words.

Terra: There’s something we can do isn’t there?! Does someone have healing! Come on, Krilla…! Come on…

Terra cried into her hands.

Amala jumped in front of Ivan and slashed at him. He took out his sword and clashed with her.

Ivan: You must have something that haunts you. Oh and it must be great!

Ivan sent Amala into a trance. She was able to break out of it quickly. But by the time she did. Ivan had already disappeared.

Amelia: We...We have to go back.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Everyone was sitting at the table outside. Leon was gone. Donny was trying to comfort Terra. Everyone was lost in their thoughts. All quiet.

Amala: Are you serious? We need to do something! Are we going to sit around and be quiet now?!

Amelia: It was my fault...I got his attention. Leon had to see his mother die because of me…

Amelia held herself back from shedding a single tear. Terra was slouched over on her seat. Donny had his hand on her back, he moved it up to around her shoulder.

Donny: It wasn’t all you sis, it was me too. I kept the arguments going.

Amelia: If I didn’t start them in the first place. Then we wouldn’t be here.

Leon walked out.

Leon: No, it was my fault for being too much of a coward to tell anyone. Until it was too late.

Leon walked over weakly. Amelia got up and was face to face with Leon.

Amelia: I’m so sorry.

Amelia embraced Leon.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Donny was walking Terra home that night. It was very quiet.

Donny: Hey. Uh, you cold? You can have my sweatshirt if you want.

Terra: I don’t need a sweatshirt! I’m fine.

Donny: Okay.

Terra: I’m sorry, that was rude. It’s just, wasn’t this preventable?

Donny: You shouldn’t think like that.

Terra: Why not? If we found her early or kept a better eye on Krilla then we would have saved her life!

Donny: ...Well, we didn’t. That’s the shitty truth. I’m sorry that had to happen to you.

Terra: I’ve gone through death before.

Donny: Well it clearly still affects you. You could’ve seen millions die and each time it's still gonna suck.

Terra: It sucks. Trust me. I just need some time...

There was some awkward silence until Terra and Donny got to her apartment.

Donny: Hey, please try and sleep tonight.

Terra: I-I’ll try.

Terra went inside and laid down. She had never experienced a death like this. She really felt the risk of her life. The lives around her.

## Issue 7 - Wake Up Call

Leon was in an alleyway at 7. His nose was bloody and he was crying to himself. He was interrupted when a man fell down a roof above him and into a trashcan. Krilla jumped down and looked in the trash can.

Krilla: That wasn’t even worth 50K!

She went to turn and heard Leon’s sobbing.

Krilla: Hey, little guy! You okay?

Leon: My daddy left me here…

Krilla: Hey, I’m sorry.

Krilla looked around.

Krilla: Why don’t you come with me?

Leon looked confused.

Krilla: You don’t have anywhere better to be, right?

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amelia was up early. She was pouring some milk. She suddenly dropped the milk and grabbed her head. She fell down and slid herself back against the wall. She saw her sister and Ivan standing above her.

Donny: Hey! Hey Amelia! Calm down. You’re okay.

Amelia: Why are you still being so nice to me?

Donny: What…?

Amelia: I am pretty much responsible for-

Donny: No. Don’t shift all the blame onto you. It was her choice to attack her. You are beating yourself up even more than you should. So much so that you spilled the milk! That’s such a waste.

Amelia smiled at Donny.

Amelia: So, I didn’t wanna go into this but what about funeral arrangeme-

Donny: Stop. Just stop! You are so down now! Why don’t we just have a normal day? Just one! If we keep dwelling on this then we’re gonna die next time we go into battle.

Amelia: ...Then what are we going to do?

Donny: First. If we are going to go back to that base then we should actually prepare our team.

Amelia: What? They aren’t even-

Donny: I don’t like that tone! They are part of our team! We should prepare them for the next fight.

Amelia: Fine. Let’s do it.

Donny: So we have Harry, Blue, Oscar, and then us.

Amelia: After this we need to get some more members…

Donny: So. Let’s go talk to them. Come on.

Amelia: Alright.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra was still sleeping. She jumped out of her bed. She seemed spooked. She felt her heart. It was beating fast. She had a nightmare with Ivan in it.

Terra: Ivan.

There was a knock at the door. Terra dragged herself out of bed and opened the door. It was Millie.

Millie: Jeez. You okay Terra.

Terra: I didn’t even know Krilla that well. But it just reminds me that any of us could die in a fight. Especially against the black coats.

Millie: That doesn’t sound like you.

Terra: I just think we should be reminded of the dangers of our jobs. But if we dwell on this for too long it’ll get us killed. I do feel bad for Leon.

Millie: He seemed like he had bad blood with you.

Terra: Yeah. I think he blames me for taking Krilla with me when I beat Beck.

Millie: You beat him?

Terra: Yeah. He almost killed me multiple times. But Ivan is also with Integer. So he has to go down.

Millie: I just want him out of my head.

Terra: Oh yeah. I had a nightmare with him in it. I think he got in my head too.

Millie: Stupid question. So magic and shit is a thing right? Like that thing that Leon did last time to find Krilla?

Terra: Yeah. My armor was made from magic as a matter of fact!

Millie: Exactly. Do you think we could like, enter the astral plane? That place Amala said he uses to make us have nightmares and illusions.

Terra: I have no idea. Maybe? We would have to talk to someone. Maybe Amala knows?

Millie: Alright! Let’s go talk to Amala then.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Donny: Alright! We are coming up on one of our biggest fights men! So I think we should actually get out there and do a real mission!

Oscar: Finally. I was so tired of sitting around.

Harry: I wasn’t. Do we really have too?

Donny: Yeah! You joined the blue coats for a reason! Come on!

Donny took Amelia, Blue, Oscar, and Harry to the police department. He went to the front counter where there was a man sitting.

Donny: Hey, can we talk to Sarah?

Man: ...Gotcha.

A girl with a blue biker jacket walked out. But her midriff and legs were exposed. She had leggings leading from her skirt and down to her boots. She had short long blonde hair that flowed all the way down her outfit.

Sarah: Donny. Nice to see you. What do you need today?

Donny: You got anything for us?

Sarah: In fact, I do. Come on in.

Donny and the group followed Sarah into a small room with a table in the middle.

Sarah: We are expecting an attack from a man named Jin Girkew. He is an expert with bombs. But he isn’t being very secretive about it. So I’d like you to smoke him out when he comes to attack.

Donny: That sounds like something we can handle?

Harry: Do we HAVE to?

Blue: You are so lazy!

Amelia: Are you guys sure you're ready?

Blue: Actually. Hey Sarah. What are his powers?

Sarah: He is another speedster.

Amelia: Like me?

Sarah: Yeah.

Blue: It’ll be no problem! We have a speedster on our side!

Sarah: Here’s where he’s most likely going to be attacking. We’re counting on you!

Amelia: What about the rest of the blue coats?

Sarah: Oh, the other platoon?

Amelia: Yeah.

Sarah: They just got another slave camp. But they have to deal with some group. Called the Shadow Squadron.

Amelia: Shadow Squadron?

Sarah: Their a subunit of the black coats. All extremely powerful.

Amelia: Should we help? I am supposed to be the commander of these people after all.

Sarah: No. Don’t worry. Their totally outnumbered. It’s 3 to 6!

Amelia: If you say so.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amala: You mean astral project?

Terra: If Ivan can, then we can too can’t we?

Amala: Well hypothetically you could. But Ivan seems like he has the accuracy to slip in and out. Like how he kept giving us hallucinations during the fight.

Millie: So if we went in we would have to wait for him or something?

Amala: Maybe. I have a friend I could talk to if I can get to him. He’s been on this sort of wild goose chase.

Millie: Slow down! He could make us astral project?

Amala: Yeah. Unless…

Terra: Unless what?

Amala: I’ve seen Leon’s magic. Maybe he could get you there. I’d recommend you approach him some other time.

Terra: Yeah your right. He’s probably taking it hard…

Amala: Yeah with those demon powers he might fuck you up trying to astral project. Especially because he’s super emotional right now.

Terra: Yeah If that’s how it really works.

Amala: It is. You guys will just have to wait I guess. I’d wait until after the funeral.

Terra: Yeah…

Millie: So I guess we go back?

- - - - - - - - - - - -

A man was on top of one of the many buildings in hell’s kitchen. He was fat but also a slim tall man with an undercut and slicked back hair. He had some glasses on, making his small eyes look just a smidge bigger and a very angry scowl. He had a skin tight shirt that didn’t even fit him on. It had a nuclear symbol on it. He wore some very tight fitting jeans. It looked very uncomfortable for him. Possibly the reason for his dastardly scowl.

Man of non-american heritage: I JIN GIRKEW WILL HAVE REVENGE ON THIS EVIL SHOW. HELL’S KITCHEN WILL HAVE ME FEATURED IN IT’S MOST RECENT EPISODE. BECAUSE MY COOKING IS GREAT!

Jin Girkew ran down the side 0f the building and into a chinese restaurant. He came out with some noodles.

Jin: LOOK WORLD! I MADE THE PERFECT NOODLES!

Random dude: Shuddup you weirdo! We don’t care about your noodles!

Jin: THAT WILL BE THAT LAST TIME I AM INSULTED BY YOU, RAMSEY! THIS PLACE IS GONNA GET BLOWN UP!

Donny, Amelia, Blue, Harry and Oscar all stood on top of a building.

Amelia: Yup. That’s definitely him. Me first?

Donny: We need you to test his speed.

Amelia ran down the building and faced Jin.

Jin: OH, ARE YOU HERE TO INSULT MY COOKING TOO?

Amelia: We are here to stop you-

Jin: LIES!

Amelia: Alright. Nope. I don’t need to do this.

Amelia ran up to Jin and went for a punch. Jin dodged out of the way effortlessly.

Jin: Here, try the noodles!

Amelia knocked the amazing noodles out of Jin’s hand and onto the ground.

Jin: NOOOO! YOU BITCH!

Jin and Amelia both took off running. Amelia was ahead of Jin. But he caught up to her quickly. He blew past her and stopped in front of her and close lined her. She was sent sliding across the road. She caught herself and got up. Blue drew his red sword. It emanated the same power as a soul blade. He jumped down and threw some bombs at Jin. Who caught all of them and threw them back at him. Blue was able to cut all of them up and he slashed at Jin. Jin, being the idiot he tried to catch the sword. He caught it in his hand.

Jin: HA! I’M CHINESE! SWORDS DON’T HURT ME!

Jin got knocked into a car from Blue’s hit.

Blue: I call that plain luck!

Oscar jumped down and threw two hooks at Jin. He vibrated through Oscar and kicked him into a car. Blue jumped in with a divekick. From the ground he threw his sword at Jin. Jin caught it and threw it at Blue. Who rolled out of the way. Amelia came in with a punch to Jin’s face. She broke Jin’s glasses.

Jin: NOOO! MY GLASSES! I’M BLIND!

Amelia: What the hell is wrong with this dude?

Jin: WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU?

Jin ran back and the car that Oscar was on exploded. Amelia grabbed Blue and tried to pull him back. They were blown back by the blast. Oscar got out, untouched. But his clothes were a little bit dirty.

Oscar: That was close.

Jin was running away. He put on some new glasses. He started throwing down bombs all around hell’s kitchen.

Amelia: We need to draw him out.

Donny teleported down with Harry.

Donny: You guys okay?

Oscar: Yeah. I have an idea.

Jin came back around to throw down some bombs. He stopped at the sight of a sign on the road. It said “your food SUCKS”

Jin: How dare you! I hate you sign.

Amelia came from behind with an elbow. Jin dodged and picked up the sign and hit Amelia with it.

Jin: NOW YOU LOOK LIKE ME, UGLY!

Jin uttered the evilest of laughs. He ran away throwing more bombs down. Donny teleported in front of him holding Harry out with one hair. He sent out a beam that hit Jin in the head.

Jin: WHAT WAS THAT SUPPOSED TO DO!? I FELT NOTHING!

Jin fell to sleep immediately and fell onto the road. He landed in a fountain. Still fast asleep.

Donny teleported Harry there.

Harry: How does he sleep through that?

Donny: Yeah! See look at that shit!

Donny teleported to everyone and high-fived the team. He teleported to Amelia.

Donny: See. Told ya! They can handle themselves! If you were in that explosion you would be toast! But Oscar was fine.

Oscar: That was only because of my powers.

Donny: Exactly. Everyone has something to offer.

Amelia put her hand out for a high-five. Donny excitedly obliged.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

It had been almost a week since Krilla’s death. Everyone was at her funeral. The blue coats, Terra, Leon, Matt and some other people who knew her. Mostly other vigilantes and mercenaries. Leon, Matt and Donny carried the casket. Everyone paid their respects.

Leon: I was adopted by Krilla when I was 7. I really owe my life to her. She saved me from the abusive homes I had been in. Even though she was considered a murderer she had a heart of gold. I wish I had more time with her. And I wish the same for all of you.

Matt got up in front of everyone.

Matt: This was sudden for me too. This is a reminder to the people who lead lives like us. That death like this is going to happen. I hope this is a wake up call to some of us. Thank you.

Matt stepped down. He sat next to Terra.

Matt: How are you holding up?

Terra: I’m feeling better than I thought I would be.

Everyone went back to the blue coats hideout for a memorial party of sorts. They all drank in Krilla’s honor.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Riley, Erica, and Ivan were all in a meeting together. Riley was tan and had long light blue hair. The color was more of a firey blue than Amelia’s shorter hair. And a little less tended too. She wore a black coat over a grey tank top. With big baggy sweatpants.

Ivan: They know of our existence now. Even our first meta. However we’ve been instructed not to kill her. But the rest of the team is fair game. Our first priority should be to take out the blue coats.

Riley: I’ll make you proud.

Ivan: Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. If we fail this. We fail together.

Riley: You got that Erica?

Erica: Yeah...I’ll take care of them.

Riley: You never seem as excited? Why not? I want to personally take down my sister and worthless brother.

Ivan: I like that. Either way meet a temporary recruit. This is Kuzu.

Kuzu was wearing a black lab coat that only went down to her hips. She was wearing a two piece outfit under the coat. She had long tied back white hair. She also had a giant scythe that was made all out of blood behind her.

Kuzu: Nice to meet you kids!

Kuzu analyzed the tattoo on Erica’s arm.

Kuzu: Is that natural, or a real tattoo?

Erica: ...Natural, I’m pretty sure.

Kuzu: I can tell you're not very talkative. But you on the other hand.

Kuzu looked over to Riley

Kuzu: You look excited about this operation. I love it! So, where are my patients? I’d love to take them apart, bit by bit.

Ivan: She may be a little psychotic but you’ll enjoy her presence. Back to the task at hand. I’ve been doing my best to weaken them mentally. We can’t lose.

Erica: ...Let’s do this.

Ivan: Yes. Let’s make them pay for disturbing the peace.

## Issue 8 - Nail In The Coffin

Erica got up out of bed and looked next to her. She sighed. Ivan walked into her room.

Erica: Ah! Hey! Privacy please!

Ivan: 10 minutes then.

Erica got up and freshened up. Ivan came back in.

Ivan: You’ve seemed unsettled. What’s wrong?

Erica: Oh, you noticed?

Ivan: Of course I did.

Ivan sat down at the end of her bed.

Ivan: Is it because you got close with the first meta?

Erica: She has a name, you know.

Ivan: Millie Koruba.

Erica: I don’t know how that’s gonna go. But it’s more that I’m worried for you…

Ivan: Me?

Erica: You’re just being controlled like a puppet by mom!

Ivan: I understand. But these choices are all mine. She has been a huge help to us. She helped our operation gain traction. We need to destroy the blue coats. They are causing riots in our slave sites!

Erica: Oh, and isn’t slavery just, terrible?

Ivan: We have to keep the peace. We take the metas out of society because they could be explosive. We are just trying to keep any peace that we have in the world. Please. Keep your head in the game. Either way, are you ready for our mission?

Ivan walked out. Leaving Erica to think for herself.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Leon was sitting down at the dining room table. Donny walked down.

Donny: You doing okay man?

Leon: I don’t really know what to feel. It’s weird. I have been looking into Ivan. How he might be traveling the astral plane.

Donny: Oh, awesome. Me and Amelia were planning on jumping in on them.

Leon: What?

Donny: We were gonna attack their base. I’m surprised they haven’t found us.

Leon: Yeah. I’ll try and help in any way I can.

Donny: Oh yeah, speaking of.

Donny got up and came back with a big blue jacket on his shoulder.

Donny: You got that big red jacket on. You just don’t look the part that’s why we got you this. If you’re in that is.

Leon: Really? I appreciate it!

Donny: That mean you’re in?

Leon: ...Yeah. I think it does.

Donny: Think of it as a memento of moving on.

Leon: ...Do you hear that?

Donny: Hear wha-

There was an explosion right next to Donny and Leon. It blew both of them off their chairs.

Donny: OUT, EVERYONE GET OUT.

Donny grabbed Leon and teleported him out of the house. He teleported upstairs but Amelia had already run all of them out. Donny reappeared next to all the blue coats.

Amelia: We were too late.

Donny: No time to regret right now.

Kuzu walked through the slide door. Two big men in knight armor stood on both sides of her. The house crumbled down to the ground behind her.

Kuzu: Wow, you all have matching outfits! That’s so cute!

Donny: Hey lady, all you black coats do too!

Kuzu looked over to one of the knights. His armor was lined with blue.

Kuzu: Are you wearing a black coat under that armor.

Blue knight: Yep!

Kuzu: Dammit!

Amelia: This is our first really big deal battle. We got this?

Oscar, Blue, Harry and Leon nodded.

Amelia: Oh, also that blue looks good on you Leon.

Leon: You got that right.

Donny: Let’s go.

Kuzu slammed her scythe down on the ground and pulled herself forwards towards the group. She smashed her scythe down at them. Everyone scattered. The blue knight shot a blast of water at Amelia, stopping any momentum she had. The other knight, with red outlines on his armor shot a blast of fire at Amelia. She went flying up in the air.

Kuzu: See?! These are the water and fire knights!

Kuzu slashed at Oscar and Blue. Oscar jumped backwards while Blue put his sword out and cut through Kuzu’s scythe. She brought it back behind her and made blood clones of herself. Leon summoned a spell and killed all the clones and disoriented Kuzu. Harry tried to come from behind her and make her fall asleep. Kuzu kicked him in the stomach. He fell backwards. He threw out a sticky bomb at Kuzu. It stuck to her and detonated. It electrocuted her. She coated herself with blood to get the electric pulse off of her but blood is a great conductor. Amelia ran in a circle and punched Kuzu. She went flying through the fence. She teleported behind Oscar and did a double roundhouse followed with a swing of her scythe overhead. Oscar tanked the hits and ducked the scythe. He did a jump front kick. Kuzu dodged and swiped him with her scythe. She stood still and drained Oscar of a bit of blood. She laughed to herself but was stopped when Donny came from above and kicked her in the head. She fell on the ground and dropped her scythe. The fire knight grabbed Donny by the foot and threw him into the wreckage of the house. He teleported out of the air and back to the fire knight. But he was hit with a blast of water from the water knight. He fell to the ground. The water knight went to crush him but stopped.

Water knight: wow. That would’ve been so bad. I’m so sor-

Donny jumped up and kicked him in the helmet. Denting it. He threw out some mini sticky bombs which blew him to the ground. Donny teleported above him and did a flip in the air into an axe kick to the face. Which knocked him out swiftly. Kuzu came from behind and caught him with her scythe. Leon came in and tried to stop it with a shield but he was hit instead.

Fire Knight: Permission to kill?

Kuzu: Not the speedster. All the rest are fair.

Amelia summoned as much speed into her and slowed down time. She took out her phone and sent out a distress call to Terra, Amala and Millie. She ran over and moved the knights arms so they were punching each other and did a jump front kick at Kuzu. She was already tired by then. She fell to the ground on both knees onee time resumed. Kuzu flew into the fence and turned into a pool of blood to stop damage. Both the knights punched each other.

Fire knight: What the hell man?!

Water knight: No, that was you!

Amelia: Buy time!

Oscar ran up and punched the fire knight in his stomach. He threw out a barrage of punches but the fire knight was still standing. But Blue jumped in and knocked him down with his soul blade and knocked him over. Water knight got up and fired a stream of water at all of them. Blowing them back into the fence. Harry came from behind the fire knight and made him fall asleep. Kuzu sucked a bit of blood out of Harry. Enough to make him fall unconscious. Oscar punched her in the stomach. So hard that she went flying in the air. She took her scythe and brought it to the ground and flipped so she landed normally. She slammed her hand to the ground and a sea of blood came from her hand. Bringing Oscar and Blue to the ground.

Kuzu: I’ll enjoy hanging you two up in my room!

Amelia got up and smashed into Kuzu with her body. Making Kuzu fly back. Donny teleported back with Terra, Millie and Amala with him just in the nick of time.

Amelia: Donny?

Donny: Don’t worry. I got everyone!

Donny fell unconscious.

Amala: Don’t worry. This won’t be trouble for us.

Terra lunged at Kuzu and threw some quick jabs followed with a front kick.

Kuzu was sent flying backwards. She got up and sliced at Terra. Who tried to block but she was sent onto the ground. Kuzu tried to steal blood from Terra but Amala cut her scythe in two.

Kuzu: Dick!

Her scythe just materialized back. Water knight sent off a blast of water. Amelia got up and spun her arms really fast. Pushing the water back and at Kuzu and the Water knight. Amala went for a downward slice at Kuzu but she turned into a pool of blood and escaped.

Kuzu: Someone has to survive this run-in. I’ll be back for you all...

Water knight fired some water at the Fire knight. He awoke.

Water knight: You know the mission? Just try not to overkill anyone!

Fire knight: No promises.

The water and fire knight shot a synchronized blast at the group. Everyone scattered. Terra jumped up. But their blast didn’t stop. They just moved up and blasted Terra out of the sky. She was sent flying back into a car on the road. It’s roof was completely busted in. Terra looked down at her armor. It saved her from a broken spine. Millie ducked under the knights and grabbed one by his legs. Pulling him to the ground. Fire knight fired a blast at her. She was hit but she held out her hand and fired a blast at them. They were both hit. Amala came from behind and stabbed Fire knight from the back and through the chest.

Water Knight: Brother!

Water knight fired a blast of water at Amala. Blasting her through the fence. Terra ran over and jumped off the house. She jumped high into the air and came down with a punch. Denting the Water knight’s helmet even more and knocking him out.

Amelia: ...thanks. Thanks for your help guys.

Everyone went to Terra’s apartment. Terra had Harry and Donny in her bed to recover. Amelia was drinking some water.

Amelia: Everyone got a little banged up aside from them, right?

Oscar: We’ve never seen those knights before.

Blue: That girl though...She looks like a doctor I knew.

Oscar: Obviously a super insane one. She had problems.

Amelia: Alright. This is the last one. We are going to their base for real next time. I can’t have any more injuries on my hands.

Terra: You think they’ll be fine?

Amelia: Yeah. I know Donny’ll make it. Harry will be okay. I hope Amala can take more than a little splash of water. We need to put together who's going.

Millie: I’m going. I can’t stand by and let Ivan do whatever he wants.

Amala: We should get to them before the knights and that girl recover. Especially if it took all 9 of us to take them all down.

Amelia: Well this time we’ll be catching them by surprise. We are gonna have to have Donny teleport us in there. We can’t just go into the entrance this time. But we can’t bring everyone. I don’t want to do this again but should we leave some people behind to hold down the fort?

Blue: It’s okay. I feel like you guys really have a beef with him. Me, Oscar and Harry will stay.

Amelia: So that leaves me, Donny, Terra, Millie, Amala and Leon.

Leon: I’ve decided to stay. You told me there was a way to get into the astral realm.

Amala: It really isn’t that easy. If you can’t get back you will pretty much die.

Leon: So I’d need to know how to bring them back. I have a stupid question, is anyone willing to be my test subject?

Amala: Why not?

Leon: Wait really? That fast?

Amala: I’ve seen everything in this world. It’d be pretty cool to astral project. Even though I’m pretty sure it’s just all black.

Amelia: Well. In this case less might be better if we’re gonna infiltrate. Our goal is to take out Ivan or shut down as many slave sites from that place as possible.

Terra: Oh yeah. I wanted to talk to you Leon.

Leon: Me? Okay. What’s up?

Terra and Leon went out in the hallway.

Terra: I just wanted to tell you to try not to beat yourself up over Krilla. It was still her choice.

Leon: Are we seriously gonna talk about this now?

Terra: Yeah. I feel like you're pushing yourself hard since then. Here. How do you feel?

Leon: I feel like I am the one to blame. I didn’t tell Amelia. Now she’s gone.

Terra: I had the same thing. I looked back. If you only focus on the past then the past will catch up to you. I just want you to know to move on.

Leon looked at his new jacket. He smiled at Terra.

Leon: You really are good at making people feel better, you know that right?

Terra: I dunno. I guess I was just born with it. Let’s go back in.

Terra and Leon went back into her apartment. Where she saw that Donny and Harry were awake.

Donny: ...So that’s the plan? If we fail then we try astral projecting?

Leon: Once I feel safe with the new spell I’ll meet up with you guys. If something happens I wanna be the backup.

Terra: Alright. Everyone ready?

Millie: Let’s do it. I’m getting him outta my head

## Issue 9 - Clash

Ivan: They haven’t come back yet.

Riley: Does that mean we should get ready?

Ivan: Not necessarily. If I was a betting man. Then I’d bet their coming for us next. So we stay here. I want you and Erica to do me proud and take them down.

Erica: We gotcha.

Riley: Are you really ready? Don’t fall behind!

Erica: I’m ready! Don’t try and treat me as your underling!

Riley: I would never do such a thing!

Erica: Shut up! Don’t forget you have your sister to deal with. I also can’t make traps with you here. I wouldn’t want you to get caught in one.

Riley: You know I could kill a normal person in seconds, right?

Erica: Just be ready please.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amelia: Hey! Terra suit up! We’re gonna go!

Everyone had left Terra’s room. Donny teleported in and grabbed his machete off the night table.

Donny: Wouldn’t wanna forget this.

Terra: ...Donny. You know this is our last hurrah if we beat Ivan, right?

Donny: Uh yeah. What about it?

Terra: What are you gonna do after it?

Terra started playing with her hair.

Donny: I dunno. Continue what I’m doing. We haven’t finished our job, destroy all the slave sites. People can’t live like that. You just wanna spend more time with my awesome self, is that it?

Terra: N-No. That was a stupid question though.

They both laughed.

Terra: Don’t die before you finish your job.

Donny: Well that’s just jinxing it.

Terra put out her hand towards Donny.

Terra: Well let’s go.

Donny grabbed her hand and teleported on the top of the closest building to the black coat’s base.

Millie: Everyone ready?

Amelia: More than ready. Donny. Do the honors.

Donny teleported everyone inside on top of one of the support beams. They all saw Riley and Erica.

Donny: So now what? How do we stay outta sight?

Amelia’s heart started racing. She clenched her head in pain at the sight of her sister. Riley could feel Amelia’s presence.

Riley: Hey Erica. Right there.

Erica looked up at the group and in a split second shot one of her strings at the beam the group was on. They all fell to the ground.

Riley: Wow, you seriously can’t even sneak around here.

Erica: You know they would’ve made it if you didn’t have that thing Ivan did.

Riley: Oh Ameliaaaaa!

Amelia was shaking from the pain. She stood up and looked her sister straight in the face.

Amelia: WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

Riley: Wow, bitchy as always.

Donny teleported behind Riley and kicked her in the side. She rolled on her side and got to her feet.

Riley: And Donny.

Donny: I don’t wanna hear your shit insults.

Amelia was still shaking but she was doing her best to ignore it. Millie and Terra let her hang back.

Millie: Erica? You’re still here?

Erica: ...Yep. I know how you feel, but this is my home. I’m not leaving.

Millie: you don’t belong with these people. But I’ll hurt you if I have too.

Erica: Good luck.

Terra: Amelia. Are you gonna make it?

Amelia: I-I’ll make it. This will probably happen when we get close to Ivan.

Terra: Should we back out?

Amelia: It’s too late to back out now.

Terra: Are you su-

Terra dodged out of the way of one of Erica’s strings. She grabbed it and tried to pull her towards her. But she just left a huge gash through her hand. Donny grabbed Riley by the hand and threw a hook at her. She did a flying knee to his stomach and threw a punch at his face. Which he teleported away from. He reappeared behind her but she had already turned around and swept his leg. She kicked him in the side and then kicked him in the face. She ran right over to Amelia and stopped in front of her. She put her hand over her shoulder.

Riley: Still selfish as always. You know that only four of you can’t beat all of us right? And you still insist on staying? Wow. I thought you had actually changed.

Amelia screamed in anger and went for a punch. Riley sped around her and kicked her in the side. Amelia swung around with a backfist, which she dodged. They both went speeding out the facility and through the city. Both trying to constantly get the upper hand. Riley took a shortcut and lunged at Amelia. She lost all momentum and went flying through the window of Bibble and Sip. People in there got out of their seats and screamed in fear. Riley came in and grabbed Amelia by the jaw and slammed her face on a table. Amelia’s head was spinning. Riley let her get up and threw a forward kick. Which Amelia grabbed and threw a punch right to her face. Riley stumbled but moved behind Amelia and kneed her in the back and pushed her on another table. Riley punched her in the back of the head.

Riley: One for the money!

Riley punched her again.

Riley: Two for the show!

Riley punched her harder this time

Riley: Three to get ready! And four to…

Riley knocked Amelia out with the last punch.

Riley: Ah you know the rest.

All the people in the restaurant were screaming or filming this with their phones. Riley looked over at them and sped off with Amelia.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Back at the Black coat’s base.

Donny teleported out of the way of one of Erica’s strings and reappeared in front of her. Erica let her string pull her towards Donny and she punched him to the ground. She pulled herself over to the wall and cracked it and jumped at Millie. She knocked down Millie but was stopped by Terra and then hit by a blast from Millie. Erica swung around a string and everyone jumped up. Terra did an uppercut and hit her into the air. Donny teleported above Erica and kicked her to the ground. Erica pulled herself up with a string to hit Donny. He teleported out of the way. Millie jumped up and went for a punch but Erica kicked her in the stomach. Millie fell back to the ground but did hit Erica with a blast. Erica wrapped her strings around Millie and stuck her to the wall. Terra grabbed Erica by the foot and slammed her to the ground. She bounced up and Donny kicked her at the wall. He teleported to where he hit her and kicked her to the ground. Riley ran in and punched Donny in the face. He went flying but teleported out of it. Terra threw a punch at Riley but she ran circles around her and kicked her then jumped off her and threw a kick to Terra’s face. Terra punched her in the stomach as she fell to the ground. Donny grabbed her by the back of the head.

Donny: What did you do with Amelia?!

Amelia vibrated out of Donny’s grasp and elbowed him in the face. Knocking him out cold. Riley ran over at Terra. Who countered and timed a punch to the stomach perfectly. Riley grasped her stomach. Terra kicked her into the air and knocked her down to the ground. She started to feel her head in pain. Ivan was behind her. She turned but he stabbed her through the chest. She got a flash of Stick’s face. He withdrew his sword and let her fall to the ground. As the world became a blur to her she lost consciousness.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra woke up behind bars. With Amelia beat half to death and a knocked out Millie. Donny was in front of her trying to heal up her wound. Terra felt an immense pressure on her.

Terra: H-Hey! What are you doing?!

Donny: You’re wound. I’m trying to patch you up with whatever I have.

Terra: ...okay.

Donny had ripped off his sleeve of his blue coat. He tied it as tight as he could around Terra’s wound. Terra winced in pain and held in the pain. Donny sat down next to Terra.

Terra: Amelia...Is she…?

Donny: She’s alive. But she isn’t going anywhere from here.

Terra: So….They have to have plans for us. But what?

Donny: We can’t do anything but wait.

Terra: ...Hey Donny. Why are you even doing this?

Donny: Being a Blue Coat? I guess I never told you the whole story. Me and Amelia lived in one of those slave sites for years. We can’t stand seeing others in the same pain we were. So we made the Blue Coats. To help the others abused by this damned system. What happened to peace and justice?

Terra: How am I supposed to know?

Donny: Rhetorical question.

Terra: What? What’s that mean?

Donny: I dunno. It’s a mystery.

Terra: Come on! You know! Don’t you?

Terra playfully punched Donny. She moved a little and grabbed her wound.

Donny: How do you do it? He stabbed a sword through you and you’re just fine like that.

Terra: I dunno.

They both sat in silence. Donny latched his hand onto Terra’s.

Terra: ...Do you think we’ll make it out of here?

Donny: We will. Don’t you feel like you still have so much life to live? I mean this is a cause I would sacrifice myself for but on the other hand I want to see the world. What do you think about the future?

Terra: I kinda believe in fate. I hope it isn’t to die here. I do want to see what this world has to offer. I was cooped up in a village for years. So I don’t want to stay in one place forever.

Donny: Hey Terra.

Terra: Yeah?

Millie woke up and got up to her feet.

Millie: What the- Where are we?

Donny: This would be a jail cell.

Millie: I know that!

Millie tried to break through the bars but there was a barrier right before the bars.

Millie: Dammit!

Donny: \*sigh\* Amelia pushed herself too hard…

Donny looked over glumly at Amelia. Amelia’s eyes split open. She instantly sped to the other side of the small cell and caught herself from falling. She fell to the ground and put her hand over her face.

Amelia: She was right…

Donny: Hey! Are you talking about Ry?

Amelia: I forced everyone here because I thought we could win. I thought we were prepared. Donny could’ve gotten all of us out in seconds. But I was too foolish. I made us stay. I even killed Krilla...I am truly sorry.

Everyone was shocked. Especially Donny. Donny went over and comforted her.

Donny: Hey...Hey...That was all in the past. We are in the now. We have to get out. Somehow.

Amelia: How?! We lost and all of us are beat half to death! Terra is critically wounded. No offense but you and Millie are too weak.

Donny: Look.

Donny took his hand and pulled something out of his ear.

Donny: Leon. He could send us to that place!

Millie: Shhh. Quiet down. We can’t let them know.

Donny: Leon can use a spell to get to us and send us to the...What’s it called again?

Amelia: Astral plane. And why can’t you just teleport?

Donny: I already tried! I can’t even get out of here.

Donny: Yeah.

Terra: Press it quick…

Donny pressed the distress signal. They waited in silence for a couple minutes.

Millie: Nothing?

Donny: Be patient.

They all were sitting. Donny looked over to Terra.

Donny: How bad is it?

Terra: I’ve had wounds like this. I just need to keep the blood in. Not out.

Terra tried to move. She tried to get up, the wound stung and she fell back down to her position.

Terra: Looks like you’re dragging me home.

Leon materialized in the middle of the cell. He looked around at everyone.

Leon: God you all look like absolute shit.

Millie: You don’t have to remind us.

Leon: So, you all wanna do this?

Amelia: Yeah. If you can.

Leon: I should be able to. But there's a problem. What if someone walks by? Plus you all have no idea what you are getting into.

Amelia: This is our last chance to beat Ivan. We have to g-

Amelia thought to herself.

Amelia: Is everyone okay with going in?

Everyone nodded.

Amelia: Yeah, we’re going.

## Issue 10 - Disembodied Souls

Leon was holding out a crossbow. He shot it and missed terribly.

Krilla: It’s alright. It’s only your first time. Let me see.

Krilla took the crossbow and held it out with one hand. She thought about her stance and held it with two hands.

Krilla: See? Your body has to be square too!

Krilla shot the crossbow and got a bullseye.

Krilla: Here. Hold it like that but don’t shoot.

Leon did just that.

Krilla: Shoulders up. Your legs need to be square with your body.

Krilla moved his legs a bit with her foot.

Krilla: Now, fire!

Leon shot the bow and hit extremely close to the bullseye.

Krilla: Awesome!

Leon: Woah! I did it!

Krilla put her hand out for a fistbump. But Leon had no Idea what she was doing. She took his hand and made it hit hers.

Krilla: Then you go, BOOM!

Leon: Boom?

Krilla: No! BOOM! Big boom!

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Ivan was sitting in a place that looked very much like earth. But everything around him was slightly faded and the sky was completely black. He looked around and saw everyone in the cage. With Leon in the middle.

Ivan: Fascinating.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Terra: So we won’t sustain any injuries? It’ll just be us and our soul?

Leon: Are you really sure you are all prepared to possibly die to beat him?

Millie: You could break us out, right?

Leon: I could. I will while you are in there.

Millie: I have people to take care of. I have a life to live.

Leon: If you don’t wanna go then that’s fine.

Millie: I just want him outta my head! I don’t want you guys to risk your life. I’ll go in.

Terra: I’ve seen what Integer’s done. I’d be more than happy to take down another one of her legs…

Donny: This is me and Amelia’s mission.

Amelia: There’s no question, we’re going in.

Leon: Alright. Here we go. And for what it’s worth. I’m sorry for not telling you about Krilla and I’m sorry for blaming stuff on you when we first met Terra. You really are a nice girl who cares about people. Please. Get revenge on him. For Krilla.

Terra, Donny, Amelia and Millie all nodded to him.

Terra: We won’t let you down.

Leon recited a spell. Everyone felt an extreme pain in their gut and their souls were forced out.

Leon: You should be able to see me. But I can’t see you. I need to pull you out. So I’ll keep this spell going. While I try to break this barrier.

Everyone looked around. Everyone was normal but they were all outlined with a blue aura.

Donny: Woah! You are like, super blue.

Amelia: Like really blue? More than I already was?

Terra: Wow…

The roof of the facility was off and all Terra saw was the starry black sky.

Donny: Hey, is that Leo?

Terra: Awww! You remembered!

Amelia: Hey, we’re here for business. Not a honeymoon.

Terra: Right. Hey actually. I see no constellations.

The stars all seemed to be moving around. They looked up and saw multiple souls duking it out.

Soul2: I’m never-ending! I’ll kill you. I’m a god!

Soul1: Yeah I bet.

Soul1 held out their palm and completely disintegrated soul2.

Millie: Brutal…

Amelia: From what I know this is kinda like the in between of heaven and hell. Like a limbo.

Terra: So where might we find Ivan?

Amelia: He can’t be far…

Terra: Well let’s press on!

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Leon was casting two spells at a time. He was holding open the portal to the astral realm via a seal on everyone who was there. He broke through the barrier between him and the jail bars. He heard steps coming down the hall.

Leon: Shit.

Riley sped over to Leon.

Riley: We have an unwanted visitor!

Riley vibrated her body through the bars. She grabbed Leon by the neck.

Riley: You did something to them. Didn’t you?

Leon: That’s right. What will you do about it?

Riley: Oh it’s simple. I’ll kill you.

Leon fired a fireball low at Riley. She hit the bars and got to her feet. She ran onto the walls of the cell. Making an extreme wind and picking up Leon and everyone’s stationary bodies. Leon put out his hands and made the wind duller. Riley fell down but landed on her hands and sprung towards Leon.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

They had left the base and everything was a faded color. But the sky was still vibrant.

Terra: What do you think those stars really are?

Donny: I dunno. Sure are beautiful though.

???: Those “stars” are actually souls. Floating around in the Astral plane.

It was Ivan.

Ivan: So why would you be in the right mind to enter this place?

Amelia tried to harness her speed but nothing happened.

Ivan: Yeah. We have no powers here. We are just lowly souls here. But this here, this is very reliable here.

Ivan took out his longsword. The blue circuits going down it are even more vibrant.

Amelia: Hey, what happens if we get hit in this form?

Donny: Dunno.

Terra: Guess we’ll find out.

Terra ran up and did a superman punch. Dodging Ivan’s swipe with his sword. Donny ran to the other side of him. Amelia dodged his swipes and did a flip backward. Donny kicked Ivan in the back but he was completely unscathed. He elbowed Donny in the face. He fell back. Amelia kicked him in the back of the knee and Terra kicked him in the face. Millie ran up and punched him in the face and kicked him to the ground. He got up and hit Millie away with the hilt of his sword. Amelia grabbed him by the wrist and tried to take his sword. Ivan smirked and chopped her in the side of the neck. She fell back and got up. Donny ran up and went for a kick. Ivan simply knocked his kick off course and pushed him away. Terra went for a punch to the face. He blocked and struck but she blocked and countered. He stumbled but grabbed her and kneed her in the gut and elbowed her in the face. He swung up his sword and hit her in the chin. Terra fell back. Ivan took his sword to completely exterminate her out of existence. But Donny jumped in the way. He was stabbed right through by Ivan’s sword.

Terra: DONNY!

Donny: I’m sorry it had to end like this. We had potential, didn’t w-

Donny and his blue self faded away and traveled up with the stars.

Terra: No...No...NO!

Millie came up and did a hook kick and broke Ivan’s sword in half.

Leon couldn’t hold the spell much longer. Riley kicked him to the ground and everyone came back to their bodies. Except Donny.

Amelia: What happened to Donny?!

Amelia shook Donny’s lifeless body.

Amelia: Come on Donny! Hey! Hey! Come back! Come back you asshole!

Amelia cried into Donny’s arm.

Ivan cut all the bars in half with his half-a-sword and stepped into the cell.

Ivan: Stop Riley. I’ve got this.

Riley: Wait. What happened to Donny…?

Ivan: Leave. I’ve got this!

Riley left quietly.

Terra started to glow with a red glow. Her teared up eyes lit up and power coursed through her veins. Ivan looked intrigued.

## Issue 11 - Total Destruction

Both Ivan and Terra stood on opposite sides of each other. Terra was surrounded with a red glow. Her eyes were red with the burning passion of Artemis.

She went to bust Ivan’s head in and lunged towards him. Ivan dodged and Terra bust a huge hole in the wall. Ivan teleported to the surface. Terra was in a different room but she saw Ivan teleport away. She jumped and burst through the concrete floors of the facility until she made it to the surface. She saw Ivan waiting there. She ran up and did a double roundhouse which Ivan parried with his half-sword. He slashed at her neck. She did a back handspring but halfway through she jumped towards him and kicked him in the gut. He stumbled good. Terra came from behind and kicked him in the back and then went around and punched him right in the face. He went flying back and Terra close lined him. He grabbed her with his telekinesis and threw her into the air. He jumped up and sliced through her multiple times and then kicked her to the ground. Terra landed and rolled away from Ivan who came falling down with his sword. He went to take his sword out of the ground but not before he was punched in the gut by Terra. Leaving his sword stuck in the ground. Terra took the sword out and attacked Ivan with it. She swung the sword rapidly and Ivan did some backflips and spins. He landed and crouched and did a kick to the sword. Making it fly into the air. He punched Terra with a simple jab overhead hook combo. He went to throw another hook but Terra blocked it and punched him in the gut. He fell back but caught his sword and slashed at Terra. She blocked but was pushed back a little bit. He jumped forward and did a stab with his sword. Terra got tagged on the shoulder. She took the pain and kicked Ivan in the stomach and then did a spinning back kick. Ivan went flying back. He decided to sit down and meditate. Terra jumped up to obliterate Ivan but she missed. He did a back roll. He threw a bomb down. It exploded, Sending Terra up in the air. Ivan teleported away back down to the jail cell. Amelia was still crying into Donny. Millie didn’t really know how to comfort her. But she saw Ivan. Millie was ready for her head to start hurting but nothing happened. Millie ran up to him

Millie: Hey! You are finally out of here!

Ivan: How depressing. I had the most fun in your head!

Millie ran up and threw a lengthy punch at Ivan. He dodged and kicked her in the stomach. She was sent into the wall and the wind was taken right out of her.

Ivan: I recommend you stop this.

Terra came back down and threw a jump front kick. Ivan dodged and Terra landed behind him. He did a kick backwards. Knocking down Terra. She jumped up and came down with a strong punch. It sent a shockwave across the ground. Knocking over Ivan. Terra ran up and stomped on his leg. Ivan grabbed Terra’s leg and flipped her down. He walked over to a piece of rubbled and cut it up with his sword. He kicked rubble at Terra over and over. She took most of it but he kicked a big piece and knocked Terra back. She threw a punch and broke through the last piece easily. Millie kicked Ivan in the back and he was untouched. Terra went to jump for Millie but Ivan threw his sword at her and stabbed her in the stomach again. Terra was standing like she was fine though. But she had to pull the sword out. Millie took out her small knife. She tried to stab him in the neck. Getting the knife to make a slice on his neck. Ivan stopped her and turned the knife on Millie. Stabbing her in the stomach. He pushed in and put as much pressure on it as possible.

Terra: Millie!

Millie stumbled back and screamed in pain. She tried to fight through it and went for a punch. Ivan sidestepped and slashed up with his sword. Millie felt an extreme pain go through her right arm. But she only felt it in her shoulder. Because her arm was completely gone. A huge blast came out from her arm and blasted away Ivan. Terra pulled the sword out and jumped to attack Ivan but saw Millie out cold on the floor missing an arm.

Terra: ….no….NO! You bastard! You’ll pay! Why do you do this!? What is wrong with you?!

Ivan: Oh me? I’m just helping out my lawfully wedded wife. We love these kinds of saturdays!

Terra: Wait…? You are married to Integer?!

Ivan: her name is Jilaya. I always hated the name Integer.

Ivan went to stab Terra with his sword. But Terra and Millie were swept away by a blue streak.

Ivan: Amelia. You are a strong girl.

Ivan spoke into a com system.

Ivan: Everyone evacuate. This place is going down.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Everyone was at Terra’s apartment.

Terra: Amelia…

Terra got out of her destruction form. She fell back onto the floor. Amelia ran over and felt her pulse. She took a deep breath and looked at all the people around her who were out cold. She sat down and cried to herself. Leon put his hand on her shoulder.

Leon: I’m sorry. You didn’t deserve this.

Amelia: We didn't even get him! We didn’t even beat Ivan! We just separated ourselves from his illusions! IT WASN’T WORTH IT!

Leon embraced Amelia. She cried into him. None of them got any sleep that night. Leon eventually left and Amelia stayed in Terra’s room. Waiting for Terra to wake up. Maybe even Donny.

A day later.

Amelia was drinking some wine. She looked over to Donny.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

A couple months ago.

Donny: So watch. You wind up and just tap it nice and good. You aren’t playing golf. It’s called Mini-golf for a reason.

They were both in a big mini-golf field. None of them had blue coats on, Amelia had a light yellow sweatshirt on. Donny was just wearing a T-shirt with a hedgehog eating a hot dog on it and the phrase “gotta eat fast!” on it.

Amelia: You don’t have to lecture me! I got this.

Amelia wound up and hit her ball. It went flying towards a little river. Donny teleported up in the air and grabbed her ball.

Donny: Airball!

Donny laughed at her.

Amelia: I am gonna hit you with this goddamn golf club.

Amelia wound up for the hardest hit in the world. But only tapped Donny. They both laughed at each other.

Donny: Alright. Try again.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

Amelia had one hand over her face. Letting the tears roll into her hand. A hand was on her shoulder. She looked up. It was Terra. She sat down next to Amelia.

Terra: I tried my best. But he was still too much…

Amelia: Hey, stupid question. Do you mind if I stay here for a little while?

Terra was holding in tears.

Terra: It’s okay.

Terra went in the bathroom and looked in the mirror and then at the sink. She saw her tears falling into the sink. Terra let it out and then cleaned herself up and came outside.

Terra: What happened to Millie?

Amelia: Her brother came in. He was horrified. But I helped him bring Millie back to their room. I had no idea what to do.

Terra: We should just try and let ourselves settle. Maybe he didn’t really die. Maybe he was only separated from his soul.

Terra went to feel his pulse.

Amelia: Don’t!

Terra: Why…?

Amelia: I-I Don’t want to know.

Terra went and felt his pulse.

Terra: Yeah. He’s gone.

Amelia had no more tears left to shed. She just sat there.

- - - - - - - - - - - -

The rest of the day passed by,

Amelia walked in the door with groceries.

Amelia: Hey, if you didn’t know. I’m a helluva cook.

Terra: Really? God I haven’t had anything but processed meat.

Amelia: I had to cook for all the blue coats so I had a lot to deal with. Plus speed helps out a little. Until I burn something.

Amelia shuffled through her ingredients.

Amelia: Shit!

Terra: What’s up?

Amelia: I forgot my seasoning!

Terra: Don’t worry I can go and get some.

Amelia: I can literally run and get it before this is even done cooking.

Terra: I’ve been sitting here for days! I can get it!

Amelia: Alright. Suit yourself. I’ll text you the type of seasoning.

Terra: Gotcha.

Terra left the house to get the groceries. She walked through the streets. There seemed to be more people than normal. She just wrote it off as a coincidence. She was in the seasoning aisle. There was an old man next to her. He had a large beard, glasses and a raspy voice.

Old man: You a cook?

Terra: Oh, n-no. I’m just trying to get some seasoning for my friend. Actually, do you know where the spicy steak seasoning is?

Old man: Oh yeah, I’ll show you.

The old man walked Terra down the aisle.

Old man: Right here.

Terra had to get on her tippy toes to get it. The old man put his hand on the back of her head and slammed her head against the shelf. Knocking her out, denting the shelf and knocking down tons of seasoning and other things. People around him screamed and called 911. He dragged her down the aisle. A cop came down the aisle.

Cop: Hey! What are you doing with this women!?

The old man took off his fake beard and removed his glasses.

Stick: The hell are you complaining about?!

Cop: O-oh! Sorry Master Stick! Continue about your business.

The cop walked off.

Stick: You gonna help me with this?

Cop: Oh yes, of course!

## Issue 12 - 1,000 EOL Crossover Part 1

In 1997 a blue portal opened up into the world. It was a small portal that most people didn’t see. Soon after the portal’s arrival, a speedster in some type of futuristic tech armor came running out of the portal. A trail of yellow lightning follows him. He seems to have a goal in mind as he starts running around. After this speedster got far away from the portal another man entered this world through the portal. The man had blonde hair and green eyes. His blonde hair was in a regular shorter shaggy hair cut. He has no shirt on which shows that he is very muscular. He had green loose baggy pants that stayed at his waist. A green aura surrounds the man, and he looks furious.

EOL: Who does that speedster think he is? Does he think he can escape my wrath by going back in time? I will find him, and I will enjoy killing him.

The speedster runs back to the portal then stops when he sees EOL(pronunciation E.O.L).

Mecha-Volt: It’s too late EOL! I changed the past!

EOL: Why the hell do I care? You’re coming back with me, and then I’m going to kill you as I did to the rest of the superheroes in the future.

EOL grabs Mecha-Volt by the throat before Mecha-Volt can even react. Mecha-Volt tries to pull EOL’s hand off of him, but his struggle is futile. Eol then tries to walk through the portal, but when he tries it feels like a force field is stopping him.

EOL: Explain!

Mecha-Volt: Kakakol told us how to beat you. You can’t travel through dimensions, but you can travel through time. Now that I changed this timeline it’s not the same universe.

EOL Slowly applies more pressure on Mecha-Volt’s neck. His strength gets gradually more powerful. Soon Mecha-Volt couldn’t talk. Then it wasn’t long after that, that EOL heard a crack. EOL drops Mecha-Volt on the ground.

EOL: That complicates things. I guess it’s time to find this universe's version of me.

In the present day time, it’s 2020. Two people are sitting in chairs back to back, tied up. They both have bags over their heads. On one side is a girl with orange hair coming down from the bag. Then she has jeans and a dragon t-shirt on. On the other side is a man. He has a red sweatshirt with jeans. An old man walks over, and takes the bags off their heads. The girl on the left looks young with eyes that match her hair color. The man on the other side looks a little bit older than the girl, but still very young. He has brown curly hair and dark brown eyes.

Kai: What the hell is this? Stick, why the hell did you kidnap me?

Kai looks over his shoulder to see the orange-haired girl.

Kai: And why did you kidnap a teenager?

Stick: Her name is Terra.

Kai: I didn’t ask her name! Wait, if you kidnapped me in my house did you break into her house too? Are you just so bored you’re doing petty crimes now?

Terra: You picked the worst time to kidnap me! What do you want with me and this random dude?

Stick: SHUT UP!

The two prisoners look at Stick.

Stick: You don’t demand answers when you’re kidnapped. Now, that we have that established. You two both escaped from my clutches even though I trained you. That doesn’t sound too fair, does it? One of you even has a promise to keep.

Terra: You have a promise to keep?

Kai: Stick, we both know I’m not keeping that promise! You want me to refill the promise of a gun with selling my soul. Why don’t we make a more fair agreement?

Stick: No, that’s what you have promised. You said anything, but that doesn’t matter right now. I get what I want, and I want you part of my team.

Kai: Not a good idea.

Stick: I wasn’t asking you to join me, Kai. I was telling you what’s going to happen.

Stick leaves the room through the only door.

Kai: Well this sucks!

Terra: What are we going to do?

Kai: Good question. Well, even if we did get out of this chair there is only one exit. Which means it’s highly likely we would have to fight someone, and I have no idea who we would be fighting.

Terra: I know the people he has on his team. We could take anyone, but-

Kai: Yeah, Stick would just end up putting us right back in prison if we tried to fight him.

Kai puts his legs up to get into a meditation stance. Then he tried to teleport, but nothing ended up happening.

Terra: What are you doing?

Kai: I’m trying to teleport, but apparently it doesn’t feel like working.

Kai looks down at his wrist to see a high tech bracelet.

Kai(in head): I don’t remember wearing that, and my teleportation isn’t working. This must block my powers.

Kai: You gotta knife?

Terra: No.

Kai: Yeah, I didn’t fucking think so. Alright, guess it’s time for the old fashioned way.

Kai starts rocking back and forth.

Terra: Oh, that’s what we’re doing.

Terra starts doing the same thing as Kai. Then the chair falls over, and they both slide out of the rope.

Terra: That was simple.

Kai: Yeah, because that’s not the real trap.

Terra: What do you mean?

Kai: I’ll show you.

Kai walks over to the door, and punches it as hard as he can.

Kai: Doesn’t open.

Then he pulls the door using all his force. Nothing.

Terra: Clearly that idea isn’t working. Maybe there’s a vent or something…?

Kai: I guess we wait.

While Kai waits and Terra searches for a way out, someone else is also on an adventure. At the gates of Hell’s north kingdom, EOl stands.

EOL: I finally found where I live. It might have been twenty-three years, but I made it anyway!

EOL walks through the town, and into the big castle that’s in the middle of the town. He walks to the king’s throne to see himself.

King EOL: Why are you here?

EOL: I time traveled, and then the universe got changed. So I couldn’t go back. So I had to find that universes EOL. Now I am here.

King EOL: Well, that’s quite the turn of events.

EOL: It is. Another turn of events is that I was about to destroy my earth. Which is the goal of all EOLs. We destroy the earth because it always holds the most powerful foes in the universe. I almost did it. While you haven’t even started. You want to know why that’s weird to me.

King EOL: Because-

EOL: Because that is our only goal, but don’t worry. I’ll help you do it.

King EOL: …So how are we gonna destroy the earth.

A man and woman walk into the room. The girl has a black and white cloak on with her black hair going outside of her hood. The man has red and black armor all over his body. He even has a helmet that covers his eyes.

Woman: Why are there two of you?

King EOl: What should I call you another me?

EOl: Since I came before you, you can call me OG EOL.

King EOL: OG EOL, meet my son and daughter. My daughter’s name is Eternity, and my son is Gabriel.

EOL: What’s there powers? We might be able to use them.

Eternity: Why are you trying to destroy the earth?!

EOL: What do you mean why?! That’s what EOLs do!

Eternity: I’m not going to be part of this!

EOL: FUCK YOU TOO THEN!

Then Eternity leaves the building.

EOL: Damn, she had a lot of magical power! She would have been useful. Anyway, what can you do Gabriel?

King EOL: He can make portals.

EOL: Portals to?

Gabriel: Anywhere.

EOL: Other dimensions?

King EOL: Other EOL’s can’t travel through dimensions. Yeah, they could come here because it’s hell, but they couldn’t go to our universe.

EOL: Gabriel, please bring us to our universe.

Gabriel makes a portal, and teleports them to snake island’s castle.

EOL: Oh, you used this island too. In my universe, it was my home.

King EOL: Why are we here?

EOL: Look.

EOL points out the window, and they see a portal appear.

King EOL: Gabriel?

EOL: Nope. That’s because there are two EOL’s in one universe now. You had always lived in Hell. So the universe didn’t start braking until I teleported you back here. Now that the universe is in chaos. We can bring other EOLs here.

Kai and Terra are waiting on both sides of the door out of the room. They are waiting for someone to come in.

Terra: What do we do if someone comes through again?

Kai: I grab them, and you hold the door open.

Terra: Alright, gotcha.

Soon the door opens, and a man in a red devil suit walks in.

Terra: Wait, that’s Matt!

Matt: Let go of me! I’m here to help

Kai lets go of him, and Matt fixes himself.

Matt: I came here to help Terra after I saw Stick take her in the supermarket.

Kai: Glad you guys have found each other again. Time to go.

They both run out of the door. They run through the hallways, and soon exit the building. Then they see Stick sitting down on the steps that go up to the door.

Stick: Every time I try to capture you something always comes up. I guess I’ll let you guys go so that you can take care of this stupid world crisis.

Terra: What “world crisis?”

Stick: I don’t want to have to deal with it so figure it out on your own.

Kai:...

Stick: Well, go before I change my mind!

Kai and Terra run off.

Kai: If there is a world crisis that sounds like a good guardians team up. So I know the exact place we should go.

Terra: Who are “The Guardians?”

Kai: Follow me.

Kai, Matt, and Terra run over to One of Kai’s friends' houses. Then Kai knocks on the door. A blonde man wearing a grey shirt and sweatpants opens the door. The man has glasses, and a walking stick.

Kai: You don’t have to pretend to be blind Az.

Matt: Wait, you're blind too?

Az: Ay, I like your new friend Kai. Anyway, I’m guessing you're here because of the portals.

Kai: What are you talking about?

Matt: You don’t know of the portals?

Az: You are the worst superhero ever. C’mon inside! I’ll show you.

They all sit down on the couch. Then Kai looks at Terra.

Kai: Oh, I forgot to introduce you two. Az this is Terra and Matt, Terra and Matt this is Azrael.

Terra: Hello.

Matt: It’s a pleasure to meet you.

Az: Why are you two walking around with a teenager?

Kai: Stick kidnapped her.

Kai looks to Terra.

Kai: Wait, are you a teenager?

Terra: I’m seventeen.

Kai: Where the hell are your parents?

Terra: I don’t have parents.

Kai: Yeah, I know the feeling. So, Az, what are you going to show us?

Az turns on the TV. Then he switches the channel to the news.

Reporter: Portals have been appearing in random locations around the world.

A blue-haired man comes out of the portal. He is wearing a lab coat, and he’s holding a drink. The blue-haired man is standing next to a very generic looking teen with a yellow shirt.

Rick: What the hell Morty?! Y-you teleported us to the wrong universe! Give me that thing!

Rick snatched a gun looking device out of Morty’s hand and shot another portal. He takes another swig of his drink, and uses the gun to create another portal. Rick and Morty both leave through the portal. Then out of the portal appears two aliens. The aliens both have tails and horns.

???: B.M., where are we?

B.M. is tall with a muscularly built body. He has a color pattern of red white and black.

B.M: I don’t know Dookiefart.

Dookiefart is an extremely short alien. He is about three feet tall with a blue, green, red, and black color pattern.

B.M: This place doesn’t have any people to worship us! We got to find some people!

They both fly off.

Reporter: Random creatures and people have been coming out of these portals. All we know is the portals are only just big enough for a human to go through them, and sometimes they're even smaller. They appear in any location, but there are very few of them. The military says stay away from these portals at all costs, and that they are already working to figure out how to stop these anomalies. We will get back to you when we learn more about this matter.

Az: Two years ago six thousand kids got super powers. Now we have to deal with portals.

Terra: Six thousand kids got superpowers?!

Kai: Have you not been living in New york for long?

Terra: I didn’t live here two years ago.

Kai: We’ll talk about that later! Az, we need the guardians for this.

Az: Jaik should be in here in a few minutes.

Kai: Really?

Az: Yeah, he was talking about Zuri, but he was super agitated and talking fast so it was hard to understand him.

Terra: I’ll call some people to help!

Kai: We don’t know how many portals there are so we need all the help we can get.

Jaik bursts through the door.

Jaik: ZURI HAS BEEN TAKEN!

Back with the EOLs.

King EOL: So you said something about bringing in more EOL’s.

EOL: Your son has the power to make portals to other universes. Now that this universe is unstable we might be able to bring more EOLs here.

King EOL: Couldn’t we just take this place down by ourselves.

EOL: THAT’S TO MUCH WORK!

King EOL: We are really going to bring

EOL: One thousand.

King EOL: One thousand EOLs!

EOL: I will settle for no less than a thousand EOLs in this universe!

King EOL: You're being ridiculous.

EOL: You wanna know what I think is ridiculous?

King EOL:...

EOL: An EOL who doesn’t want to destroy the earth. So, what do ya say partner?

EOL puts his hand out.

King EOL: I guess we could bring one thousand EOLs here.

They here something fall down in the other room.

EOL: Oh yeah, I forgot about her!

EOL goes into the other room, and drags a tied up girl into the room with everyone else. He sets her on a wall.

King EOL: Why did you kidnap this woman?

EOL: Because I was going to absorb her a while ago, but then THAT BITCH KAKAKOL TOOK HER! Then I found her like a day or two ago, and I took her.

King EOL: Wait, you were the one that was absorbing people?

EOL: Of course I was. Your really stupid if you didn’t already come to that conclusion. Well, good you have me here because you're an idiot.

King EOL(in head): This EOL is insane. Why did I get stuck with him out of every other EOL.

Dookiefart and B.M. are flying through the sky. Until they finally find a human walking on the street. No one else is in sight. They both fly down to him.

Dookiefart: BOW TO ME YOU FOOLISH HUMAN!

???: Huh?

Dookiefart: What is your name, my servant?!

???: My name’s Haze Walker.

Dookiefart: Well, HAZE, you will now do everything I say.

Haze: THIS IS MERICA! I AM A FREE MAN! MY FREEDOM!

Dookiefart puts up his hand at Haze. A gigantic purple blast shoots out of his hand blasting Haze through multiple buildings. When the blast finally stops Dookiefart brushes his hands off.

Dookiefart: He was the most despicable awful human being I have ever met! He wouldn’t do everything I said! Have you ever heard of something so foul?

B.M: Nope, never heard of something so sane, but you might want to take another look at Haze.

Dookiefart: To bask in my glory?

B.M: Why don’t you just look.

Dookiefart looks through the holes in the building to see Haze still alive, and completely fine.

Haze: I’m alive?! I mean, I’M ALIVE! I HAVE BESTED YOU!

Dookiefarts jaw has dropped straight to the ground, and he just keeps looking back and forth at Haze and B.M.

B.M: What?

Dookiefart: How the fuck-?!

B.M: Don’t look at me.

Dookiefart shoots another blast at Haze. Haze gets flung about ten feet back, and then gets up without a scratch.

Dookiefart: You don’t see anything wrong with this B.M?

B.M: I think you’re just mad that he’s better than you.

Dookiefart looks pissed.

Dookiefart: I’M GONNA FUCKING KILL HIM!

Dookiefart was about to fly at Haze, but then was stopped by a majestic angelic voice.

Mans’s voice: Don’t take another step!

Dookiefart flew very slowly towards Haze.

A ripped guy blocked Dookiefart’s path. He was jacked and had a superhero suit covering his body. It was black and white. He had some big gloves on that were white and lined with gold, and a long gold and white cape. He had a military style buzz cut. There was a lion head on his chest.

Lionheart: STOP IN THE NAME OF GOOD! I can smell the evil off of you, dirtbag!

A short woman jumped in front of Dookiefart. She had a grey top that was accented with red. She had a short cape that only came halfway down her back. With long khakis that were tied around her ankles. She had some small work boots on. She had short blonde hair that only hung down to her chin. She had two red tattoos on either side of her face. She looked of mixed heritage. She had a sword sitting on her back. Another woman who was taller than her appeared next to her. She had a burn on the side of her face, running by her eye and hiding behind her black hair with a streak of white going longways. One of her arms was burnt bad. She had wraps running up her forearm. Only leaving her shoulder down to her elbow exposed. Her other arm was just bare skin. She wore a green and black viking tunic with no sleeves and a black scarf and a belt with a waist bag at her side. She had long black boots on. Another girl flew above the others. She was a skinny tall girl with an orange and white bomber jacket. The sleeves white and the rest of it orange and lined with some white spots. Under this she wore a bright blue unitard. She had her blonde hair tied back into a ponytail.

James: Freya, Sky, Kara, Lionheart! It’s good to see you responded to my call.

A group of idiots were all standing around in the city.

Dookiefart: HOW DARE YOU INTERRUPT ME! YOUR ALL GOING TO DIE!

Jin: Question 1, DA FUCK ARE THOSE BIG BLUE SHINY- OH MY GOD I WANT ONE SO BAD!

Megalodon: Don’t lose focus.

Jelly Time: Who made him leader anyway?

Jin: I DID!

Chemist: I should be the leader. I know how to use SCIENCE!

Phoenix: I’m the leader.

Megalodon: WHY?!

Phoenix: I'm smart, and one of our strongest.

Chemist: Why not me?

Phoenix: You could change to a normal person any second. Megalodons a brute. Kuzu is insane. Jin is just stupid. I'm the best fit for the leader.

Jin: Mmmmm, good plan.

Chemist: you agree with this?

Jin: what's going on? I was just eating ice cream.

Mega: You fat fuck!

Jin: That’s racist!

Kuzu: No it's not.

Mega: See, I’m right.

Jin: SHUT UP! KILL YOURSELF YOU FAT FUCKING IDIOT! IMMA NUKE YOU!

Phoenix: all great points, but what we really need to do. It stops everyone from getting to those portals.

Chemist: If I made my calculations right. They will be at the one in central new york

Phoenix: How do you know that?!

Chemist: Sorry I promised to never tell.

Phoenix: Fine, let's just go!

Back with Terra and Kai. Everyone is at the house sitting down while Jaik explains the situation. Kai is using a fork to get the bracelet off of him.

Jaik: Zuri and I were netflix and-

Az: NO, WE DON’T WANNA HEAR THAT!

Jaik: Then all of a sudden a man with blonde hair and green clothes appeared. Then he started calling her an asshole for escaping hell. He said he finally found her, and then grabbed her. They both jumped through a portal before I could stop them.

Kai: You’re useless!

Kai gets the bracelet off.

Jaik: Fuck you!

Kai: Don’t worry. We’ll get her back, Somehow.

Matt: Okay, what is going on?!

Kai: Personal family matters.

Terra: Don’t we have some bigger issues to deal with?

Az: So, the world crisis. There are just blue portals everywhere. What’s the harm in that?

Matt: Haven’t you seen people from other universes are popping out, and causing havoc?

Jaik: Those aliens did appear out of the portal.

Az: We should go see what their up to-

Terra’s friends walked in the door. Amala and Amelia.

Amelia: What did we miss?

Az: Don’t you knock!

Amala: I didn’t see a doorbell.

Az: That’s because you’re supposed to knock!

Matt: Everyone calm down! We are all together now. So let’s go find out more about this portal situation.

Jaik: What about Zuri?

Matt: People are in danger!

Jaik: Zuri is in danger!

Amala: Who the hell is Zuri?

Az: Zuri is Jaik’s wife that got taken by a blonde man with green clothes and no shirt.

Amala: Blonde hair no shirt…I don’t know why but that rings a bell. Did he come from a portal?

Jaik: They came from a portal, and he started yelling about hell before they left through another portal.

Amala: Sounds like EOL.

Terra: EOL?

Amala: I met him once when I went down to hell with my mother.

Terra: Wait you had a mother?

Amala: Shuddup! He was the prince of the northern kingdom. He had a bunch of pet snakes. He meant well, but he was weird as fuck.

All of a sudden Kai starts spazzing out. Then he fixes his posture, and starts talking in a deep overpowering voice.

Kai(Beast): He became the king of the northern kingdom.

Az: Uh, Kai, have you been possessed by the unholy spirits?

Kai(Beast): Maybe.

Jaik: Does this have something to do with Satan?

Kai(Beast): Correct. I know much about EOL.

Jaik: What about Zuri.

Kai(Beast): She hasn’t been in Hell for around three years. EOL left not too long ago. I would recommend investigating these portals because they have something to do with EOL.

The Beast unpossessed Kai, and Kai fell unto the floor. Everyone just watched as Kai fell over. Az laughs at Kai’s fall. Then Kai awakes to see Az laughing.

Kai: Why are you laughing?

Az: Your fucking Humpty dumpty! You had a great fall!

Kai: Are we going to the portals or what?

Matt: Yeah, It’s time to finally leave.

Back with Dookiefart and B.M.

Dookiefart: Who the fuck are you guys?!

James: We’re the Sentinels!

Dookiefart: That’s a terrible name!

Kara: Then who are you two?

Dookiefart: I AM THE GREAT EGYPTIAN GOD DOOKIEFART! ALL OF YOU SHALL BOW DOWN TO ME!

Everyone couldn’t help but die laughing even B.M.

Dookiefart: Oh yeah, Well what’s your name B.M? Fucking Bitch made!?

B.M: I’ll never tell.

Freya: We can handle these guys easily. One of them is like three feet tall.

Dookiefart: Did… you… just… call… me… SHORT!?

Freya: I’m just stating facts.

Dookiefart: I’LL FUCKING DESTROY YOU!

Dookiefart flies over to her at blazing speeds. He quickly uppercuts Freya. She’s sent flying, and Dookiefart charges up a ball of energy in his hand. Then Dookiefart launches the energy ball at her. The ball collides with her creating a gigantic explosion. She stood up and speed blitzed Dookiefart and slashed at him. He flew up into the air. Lionheart flew above him and knocked him back down. James flew in and punched him into a building. Dookiefart screamed and charged a huge blast. He shot it all around and destroyed multiple buildings. All the Sentinels flew or jumped to higher ground.

Sky: Diamond storm CI!

A bunch of small diamonds started flying at Dookiefart. Dookiefart flew so fast he just knocked them off course. He uppercut Sky into the air. Sky glowed so brightly that Dookiefart was blinded. She fired a blast at him. As he fell back he fired a blast at Sky. She dodged and flew up to him and punched him to the ground again. Kara hit him with her staff. Dookiefart uppercut the staff out of Kara’s grasp. He shot a bunch of blasts at her. She made a shield around her but it was broken after a couple of blasts. She was hit by the last one. Freya came from behind and slashed at Dookefart’s head. He flew forward and came back and ran into Freya. Freya blocked and punched Dookiefart into the air.

B.M: Looks like he’s getting his ass kicked. Looks like I have to get involved.

Lionheart ran in to punch Dookiefart out of the air again. But B.M flew in, blocked the hit and elbowed Lionheart in the face.

B.M: Back off.

Terra and Kai’s groups are at the portal Dookiefart came out of.

Matt: This is the portal those aliens came out of.

Kai stuck his hand through the portal.

Kai: It’s safe.

Kai walks through the portal.

Terra: What the hell is he doing?

Az: He’s working.

Amala: Working towards the perfect way to die?

Kai sees ancient Egypt with pyramids all around him. He sees Egyptians building a huge statue of what seems like those aliens from before.

Kai: What the hell are these aliens?!

Back through the portal with the rest of the team.

Terra: Is Kai just going to stay in there?

Az: Maybe there's blackjack and hookers?

Jaik: He’s useless.

Amelia: You guys are a team, right? How are you all still alive?

A speedster runs over and drive-bys Az (He just pouches Az really fast and runs away).

Jin: I called dibs on that fucking portal!

Az: You can’t call dibs on a portal. We were here first anyway.

Jin squinted and looked around at everyone. He pointed aggressively at Amelia.

Jin: YOUR THAT BITCH THAT THREW ME IN A FOUNTAIN!

Amelia: You hit me with a sign!

Jin: COME TO ME, MY HENCHMEN!

Mr. Jelly Time, Pheonix, Megalodon, Chemist, and Kuzu walked in next to Jin.

Mr. Jelly Time: I only serve the jelly!

Jin: This is my squad! I am clearly the leader because I am the smartest on the team!

Mr.Jelly Time: Does anyone want a jelly?

Az: FREE JELLY?! Of course, I’ll have some!

Amala: This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. So yes!

Phoenix stops Mr.Jelly time from walking over to Az.

Phoenix: Why are you giving the other team free handouts?

Mr.Jelly Time: He asked.

Phoenix: No, you offered!

Mr.Jelly Time: Because I could sense his need for Jelly.

Phoenix just sighs.

Jin: We will destroy you!

Jin ran at Amelia and threw a hook at her. She blocked and tried to punch him in the stomach. But Jin felt nothing. He pushed her back. Jaik jumped in and shot a bomb arrow on the ground. Amelia went in to punch him as this happened.

Jin: OOOOO! A BOMB!

Jin ran into the bomb. Stopping Amelia. They were both blown back by the bomb.

Amelia: Leave this to the professionals! What will arrows do to a speedster?

Jaik: I don’t know. It seemed to affect you.

Jin: Because she’s a shitty speedster! She can’t even phase!

Jin and Jaik fist bump in agreement. Jaik looks at his hand and sees a bomb.

Jin: You have been bamboozled!

Amelia tried to clothesline Jin. Jin ran circles around her and they ran down the street. Jin ran ahead effortlessly and threw multiple bombs on the street. They exploded on the street and bogged down Amelia. Jin slowed down and knocked Amelia down.

Jelly Time: So you don’t want my Jelly?

Az: A man always accepts free jelly.

Az took the jelly and gulped it down.

Az: Hmm. This jelly tastes kinda weird.

Jelly Time started laughing maniacally

Jelly Time: That’s because that Jelly is a special jelly. IT MAKES YOU BLIND! AHAHA!

Az: I’ve been betrayed! It doesn’t matter because I’m already blind.

Az took out his nunchucks. He came towards Jelly time with a flurry of strikes.

Jelly Time: Jelly Slide!

Jelly time threw down Jelly and made himself slide back. He made a wall of Jelly come from that Jelly. Az got his nunchucks stuck in the jelly. Jelly time made a giant fist of Jelly. He slammed down on Az. Az was able to hold up Jelly time’s giant fist for a little bit. He ducked under and kicked Jelly time. He fell backwards. Az pulled his nunchucks from the jelly and slammed them down on Jelly Time. Jelly time made a barrier and locked Az’s feet in place with more jelly from below. Jelly Time made a giant fist and knocked Az out.

Jin ran back from taking down Amelia. Jaik had no time to take off his bomb. He shot a bunch of arrows at Jin.

Jin: More bombs? YES!

Jin ran into all the arrows. Only the last one being a bomb arrow.

Jin: Wait. Is that a bomb on your hand. I must be there to see it explode!

Amelia summoned more speed into herself and ran at Jin full force. Jin looked and saw her running at a normal speed.

Jin: You will see too!

Jin activated Jaik’s bomb as Amelia ran in. Both of them were blown up from the explosion. Jin was still standing somehow.

Chemist: Ah, you must have so much experience! How old? 500? 1,000?

Amala: A woman never tells her age.

Chemist took out a paralyser gun. He fired at Amala. She dodged and took out her soul blade. She slashed up at Chemist. He flew upwards with some sort of jetpack. He shot multiple shots at Amala via some sort of blaster. She blocked all of the shots with her sword and kicked Chemist out of the air. He put on his shoulder turrets and fired off round after round at Amala. She ran right in. Getting hit by bullet after bullet. She cut the Chemist on the side. He fell down. The blood that was drawn turned into projectiles and hit the Chemist.

Kuzu: Artemis, It’s great to see you once again. Where are all your friends? Oh yeah…

Terra: I beat you before. I can do it again.

Kuzu: I am not being slowed down by the weight of the black coats this time!

Kuzu materialized a huge scythe that was made out of blood. She swung it slowly at Terra. Terra moved back.

Terra: Ugh. I have no armor.

She ducked in and punched Kuzu back. Kuzu approached but she threw out a hook kick to keep her at bay. Kuzu sucked a bit of blood out of Terra and swung her scythe at her. Terra dodged under and tried to sweep Kuzu’s legs. She fell down. Terra stepped on her stomach. But a clone of Kuzu came from behind and got Terra into a chokehold. Terra elbowed the clone and it broke into blood. Kuzu swung her scythe up, Terra was sent into the air. Kuzu slammed her down on the ground. Terra kicked at Kuzu. So she backed up and swung her scythe down at Terra. She rolled backwards and got to her feet. Terra was tired.

Kuzu: Wow! You really suck!

Terra saw something in the distance flying towards her. She was hit by some sort of metal and sent back onto her back. More of her armor pieces came and fit onto her. And then another, and another.

Terra: What the hell?!

Terra now had her armor fully equipped.

Terra: My armor can fly?

Kuzu slashed down at Terra. She was able to catch her scythe in her hand and get to her feet.

Kuzu: Haha! Your armor attacked you!

Terra punched out Kuzu. She turned into a puddle of blood.

Terra: Again?

Phoenix flew down at Kai. Kai was driven back a bit. But he pushed off Phoenix with his staff.

Phoenix: Remember me?

Kai: Nope, it’s not like I met you 2 days ago.

Phoenix: Shut up! This time i’m going to kill yo-

Kai smacked Phoenix in the face with his staff.

Kai: I don’t think I’m dead yet.

Kai spun his staff around him and ran towards Phoenix. Phoenix caught Kai’s staff and disarmed him. He picked Kai up and flew him into the air.

Kai: This again? You are really unoriginal.

Kai concentrated hard while he was being dragged up into the air. He teleported above Phoenix and grabbed onto him. He tore off one of Phoenix’s thrusters. Making him spiral out of control and run into a building. Kai jumped off of him and landed on the ground.

Kai: Perfect Landing!

Matt was left with his opponent.

Mega: I’m going to enjoy this.

Matt: Did I seriously get left with the biggest opponent?

Matt ran over to Megalodon and moved in the blink of an eye and did a tornado kick to Megalodon’s back. But it did nothing. Megalodon turned around, grabbed him and threw him into a building.

PART 2 on Crimson Dragon Comics Vol. 2 Issue 12