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 Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2012 8:51 am
Where was Linda? The past few days she had been training with Frank Castle though she did have that one incident where she actually went on a date with Bobby Drake. Linda shuddered a bit just thinking about it... but at least hopefully that would get Frank off of his 'you're going to turn into Wayne' high horse. Karen was actually the one who told her about Chris's party. Linda wasn't very close to Chris but did talk to him once in a while and he was kinda nice so she thought she could at least drop off a small present for him, a gamestop gift card.
Linda was uncertain of what to get him... But who doesn't like video games right? She was walking into Black Hawks with a large bag swung across her shoulder talking to Jimmy Olsen. The bag, her guns were in there since she just came from training with Frank and Jimmy was trying to talk her out of things.
"Linda what about that big expose you were going to do? That deal you had with Norman Osbourne? I thought were going to show everyone that the students at Hero High aren't the monsters that most of the media makes them out to be. That mutants and metahumans are just people like you or me."
Linda shook her head.
"Jimmy... it's not that I don't believe that. I do. It's just something happened that brought about a ton of bad memories that I would rather leave behind."
Jimmy looked at her angry.
"So that's it?! You're just giving up and moving away?"
" I don't know... Are you angry with me?"
" No... just disappointed. I thought you were better then that. What's in the past is in the past. You can't let it control you."
" Whatever.. we can talk about this later. But not a word about any of this when we enter Blackhawks. I just wanna wish Chris a Happy Birthday and get out."
As Linda entered everyone seemed to be worried or upset about something. But Linda didn't know what. She looked over at the first person she saw who happened to be Querl.
" Hey.. what's going on?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:57 am
"My roommate is trapped in an alternate dimension." Querl replied as if he was just telling Linda Park the time. He scribbled a couple more notes into his notebook. "He must be retrieved before the birth day ritual will commence."
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2012 3:31 pm
"Yeah, its be sad to have missed he own birthday..." Dani says happy to see Cassie had made it so fast.
"C'mon let get to the lab fast! before it's too late." She meant for the party, but in another dimension anything could have happened to Chris.
Quickly the group was with Dr. Richards in him lab who was working on his machine.
"Dr. Richards, we brought Querl with us. he says he can help with your machine... "
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 3:32 pm
*Lisa led Chris down the dark tunnels under the school to who knew where, He was getting pretty annoyed that she wouldn't explain anything to him.*
Listen! I am not going any further until you tell me what is going on!
*Lisa sighed. This Powell was as stubborn as the one she knew.*
Will you follow if I explain?
*Chris nodded and started walking again.*
I have two theories. One involves shapeshifting aliens but that is a longshot after Ultraboy and Ultragirl repelled the Skrulls last year. It went very poorly for the Skrulls and they're warning other alien species from steering clear of Earth. I suppose you could be an Earth shifter but all the ones I know of are evil.
*Lisa sounded...smart. Much smarter that he remembered.*
I have a second theory, which I'll run by Wallace, that involves interpenetrating dimensions. William James coined the term multiverse, The theory is that there are an infinite number of universe that exist side by side. They compromise all that exist and will exist.
*Lisa noticed that Chris's eyes began to glaze over and she rolled her eyes.*
Look...imagine a world where didn't attend your high school. There is a universe for that. Every choice we make creates a second or thired timeline where you made a different choice. The possibilities are endless.
OH! Parallel world. Why didn't you say that the first time.
*Lisa facepalmed hard.*
I did. It seems that in your universe, if you are really from an alternate reality, you are not the tyrant in training that my Powell is.
Uh, it's more than that.
*Lisa arched an eyebrow.*
Well...I'm friends with Dani and she tried to kill me with the cheerleaders. And Dr. Richards is a good guy. And you're...kind of a b***h at my Hero High.
Hero High? Your school is called Hero High? You ARE a long way from home.
*The pair entered a large chamber filled with books, couches, and other furniture.*
Welcome to the Underground. The only hope our world has from the students of Villain High.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 9:58 am
Since the group got to the lab so quickly Cassie looked at Querl and gently pushed him a little towards the machine.
" Okay Mr. Brainiac, fix this thing so I can get my cute 'lil' cuddley bunny back."
Lately Cassie had been calling Chris by more and more 'pet names', most found them annoying but Cassie thought that they were cute. The blonde Wonder Girl gave Querl a menacing look... She was known to have a short temper. She tapped her foot looking at Querl.
"Come on,.. I thought you were suppose to be some sort of mega-ultra-genius or something?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:42 am
Querl gave Cassie a whithering stare.
"I am a genius, not a speedster. If you want your-" He whipped open his notebook and copied it down as he said it, "-'cute 'lil' cuddle bunny' back and would greatly appreciate not being flayed into meaty strips in the process, you will give me the necessary space and time to properly operate."
"Do you need to see the notes for the machine?" Dr. Richards stretched up next to Querl. "It's still highly experimental."
"Not necessary. It's a crude, rudimentary model, but it clearly is an interdimensional viewer that lacks the fundamental safety features required of such a device if it's going to be operated by someone who is fused with a quantum matter transmission device like Powell." Querl reached into a side panel on the device and prodded some of the wires.
"Wires for internal signal relay. How quaint." He adjusted some of the innards, and suddenly a portal sprang to life.
"Don't touch that yet. It's not calibrated to the correct dimension. We really don't need to be chasing after TWO meddlers, do we?" Querl reached into his belt and started wiring in his Powell tracker to the device. "This will let us zero in on the dimension Powell is in. We must also be wary of the law of Interdimensional Conservation of Matter."
"Of course!" Dr. Richards nodded, as did Barry and the other scientists. Wally raised his hand.
"Wally, you don't need to raise your hand. We're not in class." Barry concealed a slight smile.
"Right, okay. What's the Law of Interdoohicky Conversation Matter?"
"It means, that for every body we toss into the new dimension, it's going to likely spit one back out at us to maintain the balance of the amount of matter in the universe. Which means that we may need some muscle here, if we encounter more hostiles like this version of Dr. Richards." Barry replied. "How many of your friends did you bring, Wally?"
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 12:28 pm
"It's just us, Mr. Allen." Dani motioned to the group, and hoped it would be enough.
Cassie was strong enough to fend anyone off, but there's no way she'd be ok with being left behind while Wally and Dani want in...
She pondered her next statement carefully.
"If you need muscle to stay here... There's always Karen and Achilles... "
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2012 1:35 pm
Under Villain High...
*Chris and Lisa sat at a round table drinking tea while waiting for Wallace Wells to appear.*
So...Donnie Blake?
Evil.
Clark Kent?
Ultraboy? Evil, along with his cousin, Karen Starr. But they're missing. Long story.
Teddy Altman?
Evil.
Billy Kaplan.
Ugh, so evil.
*He didn't get to ask why Lisa was ughing because Wallace(with a goatee of course) glided into the room at that point. A drink in one hand, Wallace seemed exactly like the one Chris knew. His eyes locked on to Chris and he started forward. Chris blanched. He knew what was next...Wallace would suddenly be making out with him. GAH!
Wallace moved forward, eyes locked on to Chris and suddenly...
...he was making out with Lisa.*
Oh boy. Now that is just weird,
*Lisa and Wallace came up for air and Wallace took a seat next to Lisa.*
This is my boyfriend, Wallace Wells.
Charmed, I'm sure, Mr. Powell. Lisa, your message was vague and here I find you with our evil overlord in training? And his chin is so bald.
Listen to his story, Wallace.
*Chris relayed his whole story to the couple. Wallace nodded and said "Of course." a couple of times. At the end, Wallace leaned back thoughfully.*
Interdimensional viewing is a theory...before now. My guess is that your amulet is some type of quantum transmission device which caused a feedback loop into the machine. If the machine had no safety features then it would have torn a hole in reality. I wonder if the theory of interdimensional conservation of matter applies....
*Chris's jaw dropped open.*
Wallace and I are the smartest students on campus. I assume our counterparts from your reality aren't?
Uh, no. So, this world is where all our evil twins live with goatees? And evil Wallace is smart, focused on school, and straight.
*Wallace rolled his eyes.*
That's a extremely simple explanation of our history. I'll tell you what's going on here at Villain High....
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Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:00 pm
"Did someone say muscle?"
A voice from outside said then Karen Starr entered Flexing her arms, like a body builder.
"Don't worry, you don't have to explain anything to me, I was eavesdropping the whole time when I realized the dweeb wasn't at his own shin-dig. especially when I told him about it this morning."
She either didn't realize it was a surprise party, but mostly she didn't care. One thing she did care about was owing people, she really didn't like owing anyone favors, so to her this little stint would be the pay back Powell got for getting her out of jail... Not really though since he put her in a worse position with Captain Marvel.
So you little guys go on in there, and i'll handle the rest of your evil freaky selves when they pp on outa there. I mean come on" Cracks her knuckles "How bad could a bunch of losers be?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 2:35 pm
Elsewhere...
*Great, Chris thought. Exposition time.*
To know what is going here at Villain High, you need to know how our society works. Our world runs on greed and lust. Power and money...these are what society judges people by and there is no wrong way to get it. You're encouraged to crush anyone underfoot by any means possible. Those who don't embrace these ideas, like Lisa and myself, are weeded out as soon as possible.
No one knows why our society has developed this way. Or why people seem to lack empathy and compassion for their fellow humans but we can point to times in history where things got worse. The American Empire conquering the South American continent during World War Two is one.
George Washington forming the Empire in 1775 and murdering anyone who protested.
Correct, Lisa. We could name these nexuses all day. No one can agree when the example was set but I tend to believe the one that the Amazon adheres to. During the Trojan War, a warrior above all others emerged. He was called Achilles. His lover, Patroclus, was cut down by a Trojan called Hector-
I know this! My girlfriend told me about it. Achilles faced Hector and killed him. Then the Trojan king was allowed to collect Hector's body-
No. Achilles tricked the Trojans. King Priam emerged to collect Hector's body and Achilles cut the king down despite the call for a cease to hostilities. Achilles then rushed the gates and led the Greek armies to slaughter every man, woman, and child in Troy. Then Achilles slew Menelaus to take the throne of Sparta. He conquered all of Greece and formed the Achillean Empire.
Ever since that time, our world has been like this. Assassins gain power and then conquer countries. Only the strong rule. And that brings us to Villain High.
The student body has always been lead by the strongest, smartest, or most vicious among us. Until recently, been Ultraboy and Ultragirl. Last year, Powell came here with ideas of ruling the school...much like most students. But Kent and Starr seemed to have no weaknesses and his armor was no match for either of them. Most students accepted that the Ultras would rules this year, their senior year, as well. But not Powell. He's stubborn and has a rage to him that was unmatched....until he met Cassandra Sandsmark at the start of this year.
A protege of the Amazon herself, Sandsmark was a perfect match for Powell. Together they did what neither could hope to do alone. They found a way to defeat the Ultras. No one knows how but one day the Ultras were just gone. Powell and Sandsmark gathered followers fast and took down the Ultras's allies. They were now King and Queen of the school.
Were?
Yes...it didn't last. Betrayal is part of our lifeblood. See, Powell and Sandsmark were more than partners...they were lovers. Right up until Sandsmark tossed Powell aside for Danielle Baptiste. They tried to kill him but he escaped. Their faction split into two and they are currently fighting for control of the school. Both sides have suffered losses. Sandsmark managed to get Guy Gardner exiled from Earth and Powell stole a device from Reed Richards that severed both Wally West and his uncle from the source of their powers.
But now you're here...from a universe filled with heroes. I think we can help each, Christopher. We will help you get home after you help us destroy both Sandsmark and Powell.
*WHAT!?*
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Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:25 pm
Teddy showed up to the party a bit late, only to find that everything was in total chaos, aside from Wallace, who seemed quite calm and collected. With his arm looped in Hartley's, he looked kind of heroic, stoic and calm, drinking a martini.
"What's going on?" Billy asked, and Teddy's hand strayed to Billy's back, keeping him close.
"Chris disappeared," Wallace replied, "So, I'm in charge of the party. Not that we're really going to have one without Chris...so...I think we'll just be over there doing what we do best." Wallace indicated a booth where he headed with Hartley to make out.
"Disappeared?" Teddy murmured.
"We have to find him," Billy replied.
Teddy pulled out his phone, texting Dani, Wally and Cassie. Billy and I are at the party. We heard Chris disappeared. How can we help?
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 1:57 pm
Prof Richards lab STAT
Wally whipped off a text to Teddy while they were strategizing their jump.
"I agree, Barry. You kid should go through in costume. Having your secret identities available may come in handy." Doctor Richards nodded and stretched back to help Querl with some final adjustments on the portal. Wally rubbed his hands together.
"AWESOME." It was a big deal at Hero High to get the okay to adventure fully in costume, and Wally relished it. He hoped Teddy (and probably Billy) showed up soon. In his head, he was building what he thought would be the Perfect Powell Power Rescue Team, and with Karen Starr and Achilles guarding the portal on this side, they'd need another bruiser to watch Cassie's back. Billy had long range tactical advantages, and Wally of course was recon and the speed blitz...
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Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 6:11 pm
Teddy's phone vibrated almost immediately. Gees Wally could text fast.
On the way he sent as a reply.
"We gotta go," he said as he took a hold of Billy's hand, "Bye Wallace. See ya Hartley." Not that they could hear him. They were too busy making out over in a booth, and all he could see were their feet protruding over the edge.
Teddy turned and ran out the door, his body transforming as he went. Wings unfurled from his back, and he took to the air, Billy floating comfortably beside him in an aura of blue.
"Where are we heading?"
"Professor Richards' lab." Teddy called back over the sound of his wings flapping.
"Did he say what happened?"
"No. He just said to get their fast."
Billy nodded, and the two boys tried to get to the lab as fast as they could.
A few minutes later, they arrived, touching down outside the building. Billy went inside first, running through the hallways until he reached the door. "Wally!" he called to his friend as Teddy followed after.
"Yo bro," Teddy said as they burst in through the doorway. "What's going on?"
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:55 pm
Barry and Professor Richards filled Teddy and Billy in on the situation. Powell, alternate reality, the idea that for every person they popped in, someone potentially evil would pop out. With all of the exposition out of the way for the third time, it was time to go in.
"Ready, Cassie?" Wally looked at her in her Wonder Girl guise and adjusted his Kid Flash mask. He worried a little bit about the fact that Billy didn't wear a mask, but maybe his magic powers protected his identity?
"Ready, Karen?" He looked at Karen Starr, standing by and waiting to receive anyone who may pop out of the portal after they went in.
"Querl?" The green kid gave them all what Wally assumed was a futuristic hi-sign.
"Then let's GOOOOOOOOOOO TITAAAAAAANS!" The makeshift team made the jump.
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:08 pm
*Reed looked at Barry.*
You told them to be stealthy, right? We don't want to start an interdimensional war.
*Barry looked surprised.*
I thought you did.
*Susan rolled her eyes and let out a groan.*
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The Underground of the Mirror Universe...
Wait...do what now?
It's simple, Powell. You go to a school that trains heroes. Heroes fight villains. Help us destroy Evilhawk and the Young Amazon and then we will help you go back home.
Whoa, whoa, whoa....stop the clock, Wallace. Yes, I am in training to be a hero but we don't "destroy" bad guys. We put them in jail. Also, I'm pretty sure that interfering with your development violates the Prime Directive or something.
Don't be ridiculous! This isn't time travel, an alien planet, or Star Trek! We want Powell and Sandsmark dead! That's our price for getting you home!
I thought you were the good guys! Good guys don't blackmail other good guys.
Did you not listen when I explained how our society operated? Yes, we're the "good guys" here but the term is relative compared to the rest of society.
He has a point, Wallace.
You too, Lisa? Listen, we can't afford to....
*Blah, blah, blah. Lisa and Wallace started to bicker and ignored Chris. He had to get out of here and find a way home. He wasn't signing up for some crazy parallel universe war. He had a birthday party to attend which he was sure to be followed by some birthday making out.
The arguing continued and Chris used the opportunity to slip away in his stealth armor.*
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