Cold Glory trotted down the strange corridor, just slightly disoriented after having jumped into the back of a shipping truck. He soon found himself at a crossroads. The branch just north of him held an elevator.
"Welcome to Pocket D! Just go up that elevator to enter the main dance floor!" a nearby woman said in greeting.
"Dance floor, eh...? Very well then, citizen!" the hero proclaimed, dashing into the elevator and riding it to the next floor, as the hostess turned back towards the crossroads, awaiting more heroes.
Cold Glory stepped into the inter-dimensional dance club and snuck up an adjacent ramp. Once at the top, he scanned the crowd, searching for his target. "This certainly looks like the kind of place a fiend such as Doctor Nefarious would hide in..." he said to himself.
Finding no trace of his archenemy, the azure avenger stepped forward, tapping one socialite on the shoulder...
Cold Glory: Excuse me, citizen!
Panzert: Eh?
Cold Glory: I'm wondering if you could help me find somebody...
Panzert: Yeah? Who?
Cold Glory: He is the most dangerous man in the world! I am speaking of none other than the nefarious Doctor Nefarious!
Cold Glory: I have reason to believe he is right here in this...er...club.
Panzert: If he's so dangerous, how come I never heard of 'im?
Cold Glory: I'm not entirely sure how you haven't! But he can be quite deceptive...
Cold Glory: Perhaps you have met him...in disguise.
Panzert: Never met a Doc Nefarious.
Cold Glory: Hm. Very well, citizen. Just let it be known that Cold Glory is here to protect this city!
Cold Glory: Away!
With the sub-zero hero out of earshot, the man muttered...
Panzert: I don't live in Paragon...
Panzert: Freak...
While our frosty freedom fighter continued to interview other patrons, little did he know that the atomic terror was already there, albiet out of sight! The malevolent maestro of destruction stood by a large window, scheming...
Doctor N E Farious: Hmm... How do they manage to make that truck float in the air...?
Doctor N E Farious: Further inspection proves that not only does the truck float, but so do the rocks and even the club!
Doctor N E Farious: Inconcievable!
Raver: Got a sister?
Doctor N E Farious: As a matter of fact, cretin, any family I may have had have long since ceased contact!
Doctor N E Farious: And even if I did have a sister...
Doctor N E Farious: None can withstand even a /chromosome or two/ that is shared with the sinister DOCTOR NEFARIOUS!
Doctor N E Farious: Absolutely fascinating... the truck moves to and fro, but never does it move out of place!
Doctor N E Farious: Surely I can somehow reverse engineer this technology and build devices of my own wicked design to carry out my malevolent schemes and TAKE OVER THIS NEW WORLD! HAHAHAHA!
However, his plans were interrupted as Cold Glory formed a megaphone from ice and called out to him, attempting to make contact!
Cold Glory: I know you're here, Doctor Nefarious! And I'm going to bring you to justice!
Doctor N E Farious: Waah! Cold Glory?! Here?!
Nefarious spun around only to find himself face to face with the champion of justice!
Cold Glory: Aha! I thought as much!
Cold Glory: I heard that many a rogue come to this strange place! I knew you wouldn't stay hidden for long!
Doctor N E Farious: I should've known you would've followed me, you were always such a pest!
Cold Glory: Hmph! I am no pest, but the glacial guardian of America and the rest of the free world!
Cold Glory: Only one with a heart as cold as yours could see otherwise!
Doctor N E Farious: As always, Cold Glory, you assume yourself to be several steps ahead of Doctor Nefarious and his sinister intent. But I ask you, do you even know where you /are?/
Cold Glory: I'm in Paragon City, of course! While it may not be Newcity City, it reminds me greatly of it!
Cold Glory: Particularly with it's crime problem!
Doctor N E Farious: Hahahaha! As always, you're /completely/ clueless! The people here don't even know /who you are!/
Cold Glory: That's not the point, Nefarious! It never was and never will be!
Cold Glory: The point is that you pose a danger to America!
Doctor N E Farious: The America you now seek to protect is not the America that you remember, Cold Glory!
Cold Glory: How is that, Nefarious? How is that?
Doctor N E Farious: This is an entirely new dimension, Cold Glory! A new dimension with new possibilities! A new dimension which I will surely rule! Hahaha!
Cold Glory: Not if I stop you first, Nathan!
Doctor N E Farious: Stop me? Hah! There are too many civilians here! You wouldn't dream of raising a fist with hapless Americans in the vicinity!
Cold Glory: Gah! ...You're right!
Doctor N E Farious: Look around you! There are American club patrons, American bartenders, and, yes! Even American gangsters!
Cold Glory: There are always alternatives to violence, Nefarious! Something that you always seem to forget!
Doctor N E Farious: You always were a man of alternatives, Cold Glory. But where did it get you? It did not get you wealth nor power!
Cold Glory: And I never asked for either of them! Meanwhile you continue to lead a life of injustice, and what does it get you? Jail time!
Doctor N E Farious: Now now, Cold Glory! You know no jail can hold back the sheer twisted brilliance and might of DOCTOR NATHAN EDWARD FARIOUS!
Cold Glory: Maybe so, but as long as I'm around you can never escape for too long!
Doctor N E Farious: Time and time again, try as you might, nothing will stop me from ruling this new world! Hahaha!!
Cold Glory: We'll see about that! You only have one choice here, Doctor, and that's to come with me peacefully!
Doctor N E Farious: That is why you always fail, Cold Glory! You are a man of morals and rules, while I, Doctor Nathan Edward Farious, am not tied down by such petty hindrances! Tonight, you go home empty handed!
And with that, Doctor Nefarious's rocket boots ignited, propelling him away, and despite Cold Glory's efforts, allowing him to escape down the elevator...
Cold Glory: NO!
Cold Glory: I will stop you, Nefarious! Mark my words! Whether or not this is the America I once knew, you will be brought to justice once and for all!
Raising a blue-gloved fist, the hero turned around, addressing all of Pocket D!
Cold Glory: Never fear, Paragon City! Your protector shall quell the evils of Doctor Nefarious, no matter how many times he dares to threaten you! That is a promise!
What a shocker! Things may seem disheartening, but America's greatest protector can't give up now! How will the sub-zero hero adapt to his new environs? And will the deadly doctor find just as much comfort in his new abode? Find out next time!
ISSUE #3
Showdown OR Close Encounter
Cold Glory trotted down the strange corridor, just slightly disoriented after having jumped into the back of a shipping truck. He soon found himself at a crossroads. The branch just north of him held an elevator.
"Welcome to Pocket D! Just go up that elevator to enter the main dance floor!" a nearby woman said in greeting.
"Dance floor, eh...? Very well then, citizen!" the hero proclaimed, dashing into the elevator and riding it to the next floor, as the hostess turned back towards the crossroads, awaiting more heroes.
Cold Glory stepped into the inter-dimensional dance club and snuck up an adjacent ramp. Once at the top, he scanned the crowd, searching for his target. "This certainly looks like the kind of place a fiend such as Doctor Nefarious would hide in..." he said to himself.
Finding no trace of his archenemy, the azure avenger stepped forward, tapping one socialite on the shoulder...
Cold Glory: Excuse me, citizen!
Panzert: Eh?
Cold Glory: I'm wondering if you could help me find somebody...
Panzert: Yeah? Who?
Cold Glory: He is the most dangerous man in the world! I am speaking of none other than the nefarious Doctor Nefarious!
Cold Glory: I have reason to believe he is right here in this...er...club.
Panzert: If he's so dangerous, how come I never heard of 'im?
Cold Glory: I'm not entirely sure how you haven't! But he can be quite deceptive...
Cold Glory: Perhaps you have met him...in disguise.
Panzert: Never met a Doc Nefarious.
Cold Glory: Hm. Very well, citizen. Just let it be known that Cold Glory is here to protect this city!
Cold Glory: Away!
With the sub-zero hero out of earshot, the man muttered...
Panzert: I don't live in Paragon...
Panzert: Freak...
While our frosty freedom fighter continued to interview other patrons, little did he know that the atomic terror was already there, albiet out of sight! The malevolent maestro of destruction stood by a large window, scheming...
Doctor N E Farious: Hmm... How do they manage to make that truck float in the air...?
Doctor N E Farious: Further inspection proves that not only does the truck float, but so do the rocks and even the club!
Doctor N E Farious: Inconcievable!
Raver: Got a sister?
Doctor N E Farious: As a matter of fact, cretin, any family I may have had have long since ceased contact!
Doctor N E Farious: And even if I did have a sister...
Doctor N E Farious: None can withstand even a /chromosome or two/ that is shared with the sinister DOCTOR NEFARIOUS!
Doctor N E Farious: Absolutely fascinating... the truck moves to and fro, but never does it move out of place!
Doctor N E Farious: Surely I can somehow reverse engineer this technology and build devices of my own wicked design to carry out my malevolent schemes and TAKE OVER THIS NEW WORLD! HAHAHAHA!
However, his plans were interrupted as Cold Glory formed a megaphone from ice and called out to him, attempting to make contact!
Cold Glory: I know you're here, Doctor Nefarious! And I'm going to bring you to justice!
Doctor N E Farious: Waah! Cold Glory?! Here?!
Nefarious spun around only to find himself face to face with the champion of justice!
Cold Glory: Aha! I thought as much!
Cold Glory: I heard that many a rogue come to this strange place! I knew you wouldn't stay hidden for long!
Doctor N E Farious: I should've known you would've followed me, you were always such a pest!
Cold Glory: Hmph! I am no pest, but the glacial guardian of America and the rest of the free world!
Cold Glory: Only one with a heart as cold as yours could see otherwise!
Doctor N E Farious: As always, Cold Glory, you assume yourself to be several steps ahead of Doctor Nefarious and his sinister intent. But I ask you, do you even know where you /are?/
Cold Glory: I'm in Paragon City, of course! While it may not be Newcity City, it reminds me greatly of it!
Cold Glory: Particularly with it's crime problem!
Doctor N E Farious: Hahahaha! As always, you're /completely/ clueless! The people here don't even know /who you are!/
Cold Glory: That's not the point, Nefarious! It never was and never will be!
Cold Glory: The point is that you pose a danger to America!
Doctor N E Farious: The America you now seek to protect is not the America that you remember, Cold Glory!
Cold Glory: How is that, Nefarious? How is that?
Doctor N E Farious: This is an entirely new dimension, Cold Glory! A new dimension with new possibilities! A new dimension which I will surely rule! Hahaha!
Cold Glory: Not if I stop you first, Nathan!
Doctor N E Farious: Stop me? Hah! There are too many civilians here! You wouldn't dream of raising a fist with hapless Americans in the vicinity!
Cold Glory: Gah! ...You're right!
Doctor N E Farious: Look around you! There are American club patrons, American bartenders, and, yes! Even American gangsters!
Cold Glory: There are always alternatives to violence, Nefarious! Something that you always seem to forget!
Doctor N E Farious: You always were a man of alternatives, Cold Glory. But where did it get you? It did not get you wealth nor power!
Cold Glory: And I never asked for either of them! Meanwhile you continue to lead a life of injustice, and what does it get you? Jail time!
Doctor N E Farious: Now now, Cold Glory! You know no jail can hold back the sheer twisted brilliance and might of DOCTOR NATHAN EDWARD FARIOUS!
Cold Glory: Maybe so, but as long as I'm around you can never escape for too long!
Doctor N E Farious: Time and time again, try as you might, nothing will stop me from ruling this new world! Hahaha!!
Cold Glory: We'll see about that! You only have one choice here, Doctor, and that's to come with me peacefully!
Doctor N E Farious: That is why you always fail, Cold Glory! You are a man of morals and rules, while I, Doctor Nathan Edward Farious, am not tied down by such petty hindrances! Tonight, you go home empty handed!
And with that, Doctor Nefarious's rocket boots ignited, propelling him away, and despite Cold Glory's efforts, allowing him to escape down the elevator...
Cold Glory: NO!
Cold Glory: I will stop you, Nefarious! Mark my words! Whether or not this is the America I once knew, you will be brought to justice once and for all!
Raising a blue-gloved fist, the hero turned around, addressing all of Pocket D!
Cold Glory: Never fear, Paragon City! Your protector shall quell the evils of Doctor Nefarious, no matter how many times he dares to threaten you! That is a promise!
What a shocker! Things may seem disheartening, but America's greatest protector can't give up now! How will the sub-zero hero adapt to his new environs? And will the deadly doctor find just as much comfort in his new abode? Find out next time!
Never surrender! Never give up!
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