DarkHunters Chronicles March 6, 2007
Bolt O Lightning (Bolt) had just reentered Brickstown from Creys Folly to meet up with the little speedster Sefanie. Sefanie was a dedicated, up and coming member of the DarkHunters who had teamed up with Bolt on several missions in the past. On todays list was the Council, a dreaded villainous agency with high tech weaponry and a long history of dabbling in the occult. Bolt had been scanning the area and noticed the heavy security and unusual activity occurring in this one building and the duo decided to check it out.
It was a simple matter for Bolt to disengage the security systems allowing them precious moments to enter the facility before back-up systems came online. There was fierce resistance from the moment they entered, from high tech Marksmen to Darkwolves (werewolves) and Equinox (vampires). The two pounced on their foes, Bolt bombarding them with an electrical barrage and Sefanie blasting them with pure energy and using her power to enhance Bolts natural healing and resistances to their maximum potential. They easily fought their way through the base, shattering the defenders wherever they decided to make a stand.
They easily bested the base leader and were busy cleaning out the rest of the villains nest when Bolt was caught unawares and taken out by a werewolf and his cronies. Sefanie was unable to come to his aid but the victors foolishly threw the unconscious body outside where Bolt was retrieved and revived by Sefanie. Swearing vengeance the two immediately returned and crushed the few remaining foes as they were in the midst of toasting their short lived victory.
The day was still young and both heroes blood was up. Listening to the police scanner, Bolt caught a report the rascal Jukyard Dog, of the freaks, was holed up in an office complex with his gang, and the police were calling for heavy backup. Less than thirty seconds later Bolt and Sefanie were on the scene and had the law enforcement agencies seal off the area, while they went in to investigate.
The Freaks were ready and willing to brawl and Bolt and Sefanie had their hands full from the beginning. Freaks had a tendency of not knowing when to quit and while in most circumstances this led to victory for them, it just added more fuel to the fire for Bolt. He always liked scrapping with Freaks since their metal armor was conducive to his electrical powers and he made the most of this encounter. In the end the duo handed over Junkyard Dog in a crumpled heap to be hauled off to superprison, then Sefanie returned home while Bolt went to meet his wife for lunch.
Later on in the day Gordian had plans of his own. He had been scouring the area of Talos Island looking for clues in his case against Arachnos. He had finally found evidence the stolen PLOT device was in Arachnos possession. There was no way he could bring this evidence to a judge for a warrant. Arachnos was too imbedded into the system to be taken unawares by direct legal means and would need to be approached in a different manner altogether.
It was then that Utopian Tim called, ostensibly to see what was up. Some would call it fate, others chance, only Utopian Tim (Tim) knew otherwise. The two worked well together and Gordian was quick to jump at the chance to enlist his aid. Tim was in Faultline and would be awhile so Gordian checked on the DarkHunters private channel for any others nearby finding two worthies to aid him. Last Healer (Healer), a new member who has shown great promise, had felt the need for one of her caliber and came to the call. The final member of the quartet was the illustrious Sword of Legend (Sword), a great swordsman and brilliant mind who had worked closely with both Utopian Tim and Gordian on many occasions.
The four met at the locale Gordian had specified, a nondescript office building on the edge of Talos Island. Both Sword and Tim outranked Gordian but gave him the lead due to his extensive knowledge of what they were up against. After conferring they decided on a frontal assault and barreled their way into the building. Underneath its plain appearance it was a veritable fortress, with a full array of Arachnos technology to reinforce the battalion defending the building.
The four worked well together. Gordian and Tim controlled the enemies around by Gordians mastery of the forces of ice and storm and Tims ability to manipulate the minds of others. Sword dealt with his foes up close and personal while Healer was the glue that kept it all together, sealing any cracks in the groups collective armor before it could be fully breached.
Then in a moment it all came undone. The quartet was creating chaos and mayhem in a select portion of the building when they were blindsided by security reinforcements coming from the loading docks in the back of the building. In seconds one after another they were taken in turn and defeated. The victors had no time to savor it for Gordian, using a device implanted by Paragon Authorities to revive and heal him within 15 seconds of unconsciousness, came to and used his control over light to make himself invisible before flying to safety within the building.
He quickly used another device given to him by the authorities for his many services to the city. This one allowed him to summon all his teammates to his locale at once, thus depriving the Arachnos of any of his teammates to gloat over or worse. In a minute all were up again and ready to continue. They took their time a bit after this, as the base was now fully alerted to their presence. The Arachnos extra vigilance did not pay off as the DarkHunters lashed into the remaining guards and recovered the PLOT device before any could flee with it.
The Arachnos threatened to pursue legal proceedings against the DarkHunters for trespass but little was made of the threat. On the contrary, the city leaders and populace as a whole applauded the timely action of the DarkHunters and put a stamp of approval on their actions as a whole. Bolt was presented with the coveted Paradigm badge to signify public thanks for mentoring so many great heroes, who have each been of such benefit to Paragon City.