Chapter 2: The Pieces in Play
Prologue:
Shadow sat on his "throne", the over-stuffed chair a top a 2-foot riser in the command room, and equipped with 10 inch muti-touch display on a mechanical arm, giving him whatever information he needs. The cigarette tip glowed a bright orange as Shadow studied his personal display. NEO-G sat at the master terminal with headphones on as she bobbed her head to her music, her dark brown shoulder-length hair swaying in rhythm, and her fingers dancing across her top-of-the-line back-lit gaming keyboard. Junk food wrappers and energy drinks littered across the console. It bothered Shadow a little bit to have the trash around, she agreed to clean the COMM-Room as her weekly chore, but he wasn't concerned with something so petty at the moment. With the last bit of defense weaponry completed, the base was fully operational, and it is time to start the most critical phase of his master plan, and the details need to be perfectly placed and orchestrated to work when the time is right.
A news broadcast plays in a window on the giant curved screen, "... Just moments ago The Hero Alliance released a bulletin, it calls for a world-wide man-hunt for the infamous mad scientist, Cork Screw. This is in response to a devastating attack by the villain on Pensacola Naval Base last month, killing more then three dozen people, and stealing the Navy's experimental Rail-Gun despite the combined force of a trio of the Alliance's best heroes. The Hero Alliance refused to comment on the situation beyond the press release. This is the first defeat the Hero Alliance has faced in it's twenty year history, and many are losing faith in the government sponsored organization and this amounts to another devastating P-R hit to the Alliance, as many heroes registered under the organization fight bitter legal battles with citizens and businesses over property damage and personal injuries inflicted while battling villains world-wide. Leaving many wondering, is The Hero Alliance crumbling? And can they really keep us Safe?"
Shadow sat on his "throne", the over-stuffed chair a top a 2-foot riser in the command room, and equipped with 10 inch muti-touch display on a mechanical arm, giving him whatever information he needs. The cigarette tip glowed a bright orange as Shadow studied his personal display. NEO-G sat at the master terminal with headphones on as she bobbed her head to her music, her dark brown shoulder-length hair swaying in rhythm, and her fingers dancing across her top-of-the-line back-lit gaming keyboard. Junk food wrappers and energy drinks littered across the console. It bothered Shadow a little bit to have the trash around, she agreed to clean the COMM-Room as her weekly chore, but he wasn't concerned with something so petty at the moment. With the last bit of defense weaponry completed, the base was fully operational, and it is time to start the most critical phase of his master plan, and the details need to be perfectly placed and orchestrated to work when the time is right.
A news broadcast plays in a window on the giant curved screen, "... Just moments ago The Hero Alliance released a bulletin, it calls for a world-wide man-hunt for the infamous mad scientist, Cork Screw. This is in response to a devastating attack by the villain on Pensacola Naval Base last month, killing more then three dozen people, and stealing the Navy's experimental Rail-Gun despite the combined force of a trio of the Alliance's best heroes. The Hero Alliance refused to comment on the situation beyond the press release. This is the first defeat the Hero Alliance has faced in it's twenty year history, and many are losing faith in the government sponsored organization and this amounts to another devastating P-R hit to the Alliance, as many heroes registered under the organization fight bitter legal battles with citizens and businesses over property damage and personal injuries inflicted while battling villains world-wide. Leaving many wondering, is The Hero Alliance crumbling? And can they really keep us Safe?"