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Sorry, Metro City is gone from the CVnU

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Beautiful thread. Will be used extensively.
Beautiful thread. Will be used extensively.

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Captain Socialism and Doctor Objectivism will live here.

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After the Insanity in the Ukrain...

Keira pulls up to the subsidiary of Hawke Industries in her limo and parks it. She gets out, followed by two large bodyguards. She takes off her sunglasses and smirks, "Thanks, Mom." She is here because her mother put her in charge of the company's subsidiary here in Metro City as a test to see if Keira was ready to become the CEO of Hawke Industries.

It was not fair, she liked being New York and she had just moved there too. It was only a few months since they moved from San Francisco. And now this change comes upon her. But...as much as Keira does not like it, she has never been one to back down from a challenge. And so she makes her way in and does the ever so boring inspection of the building. Once that was over, Keira sits at her new desk in her new office.

All of a sudden, her computer screen turns on revealing the face of Keira's greatest enemy. "Hello, Keira." If anyone could smile while showing nothing but malice, it was Nemesis.

Keira was taken aback, "Nemesis! H-How are you able to contact me? I thought you were--"

Nemesis interrupts, finishing Keira's sentence for her, "--in prison?" She only smirks, "I escaped and left behind a little hologram to fool the guards. Took them an entire day just to figure out I wasn't there anymore."

Keira clenches her jaw, "What do you want?"

Nemesis almost laughs, "You know full well what I want. But the time is not yet, but we'll be seeing each other. Soon." She winks and the computer screen goes black even as Keira picks it up and throws it against the wall, breaking it in pieces. Keira's secretary peeks in, "I heard a crash, is everything--"

"Everything's fine. You may leave." Keira says testily.

"But--" The secretary begins.

Keira screams at her, "LEAVE!" And immediately, she regrets it as the secretary gives a little squeak and quickly leaves.

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I like the feel of it so far. May find something to do here.

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Vai stepped out of her car in front of the Hawke Industries building and smiled briefly at the usual crowd of paparazzi that followed her around when she wasn't using her Green Sentinel ring. She waved a little and flashed one of them a playful wink but it was mostly for show. To the media Vai was the slutty playgirl billionaire's daughter and she played those aspects up whenever she was in her civilian guise. She strode into Hawke Industries and sighed a little once the media was behind closed doors. Thank gods for doors. She mused.

Vai made her way to the secretary's desk and smiled gently. "Hi, tell your boss Vai is here and would like to discuss a few things with her. I don't mind waiting." She told her. She then left the desk and took a seat in one of the chairs scattered around the lobby. Once seated she pulled out her phone and opened Pokemon Go, casually wasting time on her phone while she waited.

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@vai: Keira was in her office, preparing a few things and unpacking when her secretary tells her a woman named 'Vai' is here to see her. She blinks, she doesn't know any Vai. Plus, she just got in the office not too long ago so Vai is her first visitor. But it was a good thing Nora was here too to give her daughter a few pointers. See, Nora was in the President's meeting not Keira. "I know of Vai," Nora says, "We didn't really speak, but I saw her a few days ago in my meeting with the President."

"Then why is she here visiting my office in Metro City and not yours in New York?" Keira asks her mother.

Nora smiles, "Perhaps Vai knew I would be here, I suspect she is a woman that is capable of that."

With that, Nora looks over at the Secretary, "Send her in immediately." The Secretary nods and takes her leave.

Keira begins to leave as well, but Nora stops here, "No, Keira. I'd like you to meet her. You'll have to take this aspect of your job seriously. And since this is your office, why don't you handle things?"

Time to be a leader. Keira nods, pushing up her glasses. Then takes a deep breath, "Ok, alright."

In the meantime, the Secretary finds Vai and smiles ever so politely, "Hello again, Ms. Hawke will see you now." She points to the double doors to the office, "Just go right through there."

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Vai nodded and smiled. She put her phone away and made her way into the office. "Good to see you again." Vai said when she spotted Nora and then shifted her eyes to her daughter, her smile never leaving her face. "Hi, I'm Vai, my mother is Gale Xanders and she wanted me to have a conversation with you two about what we can do here in your city. Mother's busy with the Atlantis project right now and has a lot less travel time than she usually does. We'd like to expand into Metro City, nothing big like Jurassic World or the Atlantis Project but something that can get our name into the city...and that can help the people of your city out. We're especially interested in the so called slum district where we'd like to do a project like Jurassic Tower was for Gothic City, only perhaps on a larger scale."

Jurassic Tower, before it was destroyed along with the rest of Gothic, had been a large hotel that was entirely free to the public and had five star amenities. "Anyway it's all preliminary ideas right now. We have no interest in being a competitor but we both saw promise in what your company had to offer back in DC, before everything became..." She made a motion with her hand that indicated disgust. "Well, that's over with now, so we can focus on the future."

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@vai: Nora smiles, offering to shake her hand and Keira as well in her turn. "Likewise, Vai." She says.

"Nice to meet you." Keira says politely.

Keira looks over at her mother and all Nora does is smile and shrug, as if to say Metro City is your turf and your decision to make. Keira almost forgot about that, so used to letting her mother dearest make the decisions here. Leadership is going to take some getting used to. But, in her research, she knows how dangerous Suicide Slum can be. It doesn't have that name for nothing. So, building a tower like this, as much help as it would be to the citizens living there, would be a monumental challenge. And that...is putting it mildly.

However, Keira wants to help this city, especially those living in the Slums. The rest of Metro City won't need the tower, but Suicide Slum could, without a doubt. The possibilities Vai proposes sound great, but some details need to be ironed out first.

Nora nods, "Yes," Acknowledging Vai's veiled reference to the farce of a meeting with the President. "Thank you for showing interest in Hawke Industries. I'm glad I was able to make a good first impression on you. I hope on your mother as well."

Keira's turn to speak now and, pushes up her glasses again. "I've heard of Jurrasic World, always wanted to go there. Did the T-Rex really save the day back when--"

Nora clears her throat, "Keira, now is probably not the best time for a million questions. Business first, unless Vai doesn't really mind."

"Right." Keira nods, looking at Vai, "Sorry, I tend to be overexcited at times." She smiles, shaking her head. Right. Focus. "So, this tower. It sounds great, I mean who wouldn't want to spend their time in a hotel that is as good as any five star hotel. But, free to the public? I'm all for that and helping those less fortunate, but...where will the money revenue come in?"

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Vai smiled. "It's ok, I don't mind. The T-Rex certainly played a role but there were a number of heroes that day, including some normal people." She said. "Funds would come from a number of locations" Vai started "such as my mother's earnings from the NFL, extra income from other areas of Jurassic World Holdings and finally, from a second project we would look to develop in the city that would not be free, but first its important to us to begin by opening something that will help the city in a meaningful way and do something other than provide entertainment. Jurassic World Holdings is about to expand in a very significant way and while it will mean spending a great deal of capitol, we're looking at bringing in twice the income on a yearly basis that we do now."

Vai grinned. "Besides, my mom might just pay for the tower out of pocket, she likes to support projects like that on her own accord."

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Keira looks for help from her Mom, but Nora gives no hint to her daughter that would help her in this decision. Mrs. Hawke may be a shrewd businesswoman who recognizes an opportunity when she sees one, especially since she’s spent years practicing those kinds of skills, but this decision was Keira’s to make and not Nora’s. Keira on the other hand is new to this whole thing. So, she was a little unsure what to do even if what she wanted was what Vai wanted.

But enough of self doubt and indecision! Keira was a leader now, she needed to prove herself. This was a test and she planned to pass it. “This tower would be good to have in Suicide Slum because it help a lot of people. It would give people a place to stay, have something to eat and take a shower. We would be helping those who can’t help themselves.” The idea sounded better now that Keira said it out loud and the more she thought about it the more she liked it.

But then thinking about Vai’s Mom paying it all out of her own pocket, Keira smiles and shakes her head. “If we do this, we do it together. Which means we all pitch in and help pay for the tower. Keira smiles, then she pauses. She bites her lower lip, thinking of the research she’s done on the slums. “But...building such a tower in the middle of Suicide Slum won’t be easy. The police refuse to patrol there because they have paid a heavy price every time they tried. Crime there is at an all time high and the people there are used to doing whatever they want.”

Keira was thinking longer term here, especially the long term effects of such a tower and what it could mean to the people living in the slums. She hoped Vai could see that too. “I want this tower too. So, my next question is this; how do we build a tower in the middle of a crime infested neighborhood where danger lurks on every corner? Some people would want the tower built, but there is always those jerks who hate hand-outs. What do you propose that we can do to handle that?”

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Vai nodded. "We have no problem working with you and would be happy to extend our efforts together rather than individually, our companies are not rivals, there's no reason they can't be partners." She said with a smile. "We don't need the police, we'll hire Maverick. Jurassic World already uses Maverick for its own personal security and we can attest to their effectiveness. A handful of Maverick guards around the construction sight would be more than enough to dissuade the sane. Once the tower is built we can construct security measures that will take care of the building without the need of an expensive Maverick contract."

She glanced to Nora briefly but was happy to speak only with Keira, since it seemed the female's mother was pushing her into a leadership role. Her own mother had never seen fit to do that, precisely because she was aware that while Vai was happy to help from time to time, she had no desire to run around operating major corporations, besides, it would damage her carefully crafted public image.

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Keira is happy to hear that Vai is willing to work in equal partnership with her and share the burden. She has heard very little about Maverick, but if Vai is vouching for them then they must be really good at their job. “We’ll help shoulder that burden too if your mother will allow it.” She says with a smile.

To help Suicide Slum where others have failed, including SharrCorp, would be a boost to Hawke Industries image as a company that is out to help humanity. It would also boost Gale Xanders image along with Jurassic World. But more than boosting ones image, peoples lives would be changed for the better and that is what Keira, and Nora, care about more than anything else.

“I’m liking what I’m hearing so far. But you said the tower in the slums would not be the only building. What other buildings and projects do you have in mind to build in Metro City should I decide to partner up with you and your mother?” She asks, wondering what else Vai has to offer.

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"I don't have the details yet, she tends to think ahead without always filling me in." Vai said honestly. "I believe though it has something to do with something NFL related, she's been in a lot of meetings with the other NFL owners lately. The NFL has recently expanded to 33 teams and is looking to balance itself with 34. My guess is she's looking to build some kind of NFL exhibit to help promote the NFL but I can only speculate right now. She'll arrange a personal meeting with you later and talk to you about her full vision there."

Vai smiled a little. "You won't regret working with her, wherever she takes her projects all she wants to do is help a city grow and prosper and right now she thinks your city is on the verge of growing even better than it already is and she wants to be part of that."

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Keira has to admit, she is not the biggest fan of the NFL and never has been. But, if Gale Xanders wants to build some kind of exhibit for the NFL, Keira is happy to oblige. More importantly, she looks forward to meeting with Ms. Xanders and to a lesser extent, so is Nora.

Keira smiles, offering Vai her hand to shake, “Well, I think I’d be a fool to say no to all this. So, tell your mother it’s a deal. I’ll draw up the necessary paperwork for her lawyers to look over before we both sign them. But I am confident she’ll find everything will be as fair as possible between us. Let us make Metro City even better than it already is.”

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Vai shook her hand warmly and smiled. "My mother will be happy to hear that. I'm sure she'll make a personal visit within the next few weeks, perhaps sooner if she gets a moment away from her schedule. I look forward to seeing what we're able to do to help continue Metro City's advance into the future." Vai shifted her gaze to Nora. "I think the future of your business empire is in good hands." She told her. She removed sunglasses from her hip pocket and unfolded them carefully. "in the mean time, I think I'll go enjoy what your city has to offer. If you need anything I won't be far."

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Nora smiles at her daughter. She had seen a good business opportunity and seized it. “Nice work.” She whispers in her ear and Keira grins, “Thanks, Mom.”

Nora nods with a smile, offering to shake Vai’s hand as well. “Thank you, that will go a long way towards Keira’s recommendation to one day take over Hawke Industries. And while you take your tour, I recommend checking out Suicide Slum to see where exactly that tower we’ll build will go.”

Keira nods in agreement, “I’ll do that too, but later. It was nice meeting you and I look forward to meeting with your mother.”

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@vai: Hello there. :-)

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"Nice meeting you as well." Vai said and nodded at their advice. "I look forward to seeing you both again sometime." Vai slipped her sunglasses on. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a carefully crafted image to go maintain with the public. I look forward to enjoying your city's night life...and I'll be sure to stop by Suicide Slum and see what we're looking at." She said and then departed to go explore the city.

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Green Sentinel, or Sentinel as he prefers to be called, works in Metro City as a rising star both as a reporter for the Daily Observer and as a Green Sentinel. He’s only had the ring on his finger for two years, but he’s already gained a name for himself for one who exposed Sinestra for the evil tyrant she was. And she was one of the best Green Sentinels to wear the ring. Too bad she used her power for selfish gain.

As of right now, Hal is in his Sentinel uniform and is looking for something. He scans with his ring, but still fails to find what he is looking for. So, he is forced to use his eyes. Right now, he’s over by Suicide Slum and he is looking for anything suspicious to help someone in need. But right now, nothing is turning up. But...that warehouse. Maybe?

Sentinel uses his ring to phase through the wall and go inside. Ah, this might be the place. Unfortunately, his entrance has not gone unnoticed. The goons inside begin firing their weapons at him, but Hal puts up a green force field that follows the contours of his body. The bullets bounce off harmlessly. And then Sentinel creates a mech scorpion with his ring, fire stun blasters at the bad guys. He smiles, Man, do I LOVE my job!

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Vai brought her car to a halt in the midst of Suicide Slums when she heard the distinct sound of gun fire. A Green Sentinel has engaged in combat near your vicinity Green Sentinel Vai. Her ring was helpful to inform her. She pulled her keys from the car and locked the doors, activating the shock system that would keep the super car from being looted while she was away.

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She activated her ring, engaging her Green Sentinel suit and took flight at high speed, bursting out of the area and heading along the roads just above the rooftops of buildings and cars and going straight for where her ring had informed her there was ongoing combat. There she spotted an unfamiliar Green Sentinel breaching a warehouse. Hm...must be one from the present. As someone from a possible future time line Vai wasn't always familiar with Green Sentinels operating in this era.

His name is Hal. Thank you ring. Where is he in my time period?

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Grand.

She landed beside him and watched with a grin as his mech went about making short work of the guys inside. "Ring says you could use a hand." She said and generated a construct of her own, this one an over-sized Gatling gun that rested in front of her on a tripod. While she spoke its barrels spun up, adding a barrage of energy to his own. "Name's Vai." She said by way of introduction, keeping her eyes on the combat for the time being.

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Hal had no idea Vai was from a possible future time period. If he did, he would rather not know anything about his possible future self. Would he continue be a rising star? Or would his name fall into infamy? Either way, Hal believed in carving out his own future and doing what the best he possibly could do in the present. Hal’s ring spoke to him.

[Warning: Green Sentinel approaching]

Blinking in mild surprise, “Identify.”

[Green Sentinel designation: Vai]

Hal was about ask for her profile but then she had already landed beside him. Hal looks her over, liking the design of her uniform, “Nice to meet you.” He grins at her.

As the men fall back from Vai’s gunfire and Hal’s scorpion mech, something else happens. A pretty big man leaps into the fray. He holds some kind of rod in his hand, which he raises and energy pours out of it. It instantly vaporizes Hal’s construct and he tries to do the same to Vai’s. Hal narrows his eyes, “Ring, scan that weapon. What it is?!”

[Scanning... Weapon is a Sentry power rod. Threat Level: Extreme]

“Not for long!” Hal says as he creates a construct of a hand, trying to grab the rod. But the man vaporizes the hand with a casual wave. Then he speaks, “No one escapes the Sentries.”

Hal blinks, “What?” Then he commands his ring again, “Ring, scan that guy and tell me what he is.”

[Scanning...WARNING! Sentry Hunter detected! Recommend immediate withdrawal]

Hal was told about the Sentry Hunters. They were the first to be created by the Sentinels of Light, the first to patrol the space sectors. But long ago, something went wrong and the Sentries turned on their creators and instead of protecting life, they started eradicating it. What in the world was a Sentry Hunter doing here?! And an even better question, weren’t they all deactivated?! How did this one get to Earth and disguised as a human? Were they upgrading themselves?

Hal grits his teeth, but then he suddenly smiles. He glances at Vai, she’s his back-up or he is to her. Either way, two against one. They got this. “Vai, ever play ping pong?” He doesn’t wait for an answer as he whispers, “I’ll distract him, you sneak up behind him and I’ll hit that thing with everything I’ve got and then you do the same. Between the two of us, how tough can he be?”

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Vai frowned when her construct was destroyed. "Well that's no fun." She nodded rather than speak her reply to his idea aloud. She moved around the corner and out of sight of her erstwhile ally (and her opponent) and shifted form to her natural state. Once shifted she was able to use the naturally stealthy ability of her kind to take off at a sprint without making a sound. She ducked and wove her way through the warehouse alley

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Vai spotted a window and judged it to be located relatively behind their opponent. Fifty feet, maybe twenty. She didn't so much as break stride as she leaped into the air. She was already in human form by the time she was in her ally's line of sight again and stuck the landing expertly, sliding along on both feet in a half crouched position, the fingers of one hand trailing along the floor while her ring created a series of razor sharp energy discs.

Hoping that her ally had been able to successfully distract her opponent she launched into her attack without waiting for the glass to settle from the broken window, hurling a series of six of the energy discs with nothing more than will power. Each disc was sharp enough to cut through steel and moved at speeds almost too fast for the human eye to track. Each one was aimed for a different joint, intent on robbing their foe of arms and legs while hoping her new ally would be launching his own attack. If not...Well, we'll figure that out when we get there.

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Hal didn’t notice Vai’s transformation into her natural form as he faced down the Sentry. His feet clenched, his jaw tightened. And then he, raising his hand as fist, he pointed his ring right at the Sentry. Pure, green, energy poured out in a torrent. The Sentry raised his power rod, absorbing the energy. But Hal’s willpower was off the charts and the Sentry was actually struggling to absorb the energy! Beads of sweat appeared on Hal’s forehead as he kept up the barrage, waiting for Vai to make her move.

As if right on cue, the discs that Vai launched with her ring hit true and the Sentry Hunter went down. The thing was tough, so it still had all it’s limbs. But, those same limbs were damaged, so it couldn’t get back on it’s feet again. It struggled to use it’s Power Rod, but Hal smiled as he created a mini-gun and fired it at the machine. Unable to defend itself, the Sentry shook with each impact the green bullets made. What Vai started with the Sentry’s limbs, Hal finished and now the emotionless machine was without arms and legs.

Hal smiled, letting his mini-gun disappear into thin air as he approached the Sentry. He glanced at Vai, “Nice work.”

The Sentry kept saying it had suffered heavy damage, it’s synthetic human skin peeled away, revealing a machine underneath.

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@vai: (Going to take a short break. I'll be back late tomorrow but go ahead and post). :-)

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Vai crouched down and examined their fallen enemy carefully. "Thank you." She said with a brief smile. "This is a new one, what the heck is this thing?" By the time Vai had put the ring on in the Beyond universe, the legend of the Sentries had all but faded. She stood and shrugged, convinced it was no longer a threat, but just in case she used her foot to move the rod out of its reach. "You didn't do so bad yourself back there." She said, shifting her attention back to Hal. "It's always good to see another Sentinel of Light around here, green or otherwise. We don't get a ton of them here on Earth, most of them are out in other locations or only appear when something really terrible is going on. Looks to me like the people of Metro City should be grateful you're here. Do you live in this city or were you just happening by like I was?"

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A few weeks ago....

By the docks, a two floor warehouse sits with some dull windows and metal doors. Signs of rust had begun to appear over the handles and outlines over these windows just like the other twenty buildings in the lot. This one in particular, warehouse #23, not the one all the way to the front or to the back, the one that was perfectly positioned in an unimportant manner. This specific building was used by the former crime fighting, alien invasion stopper known as Reynard, that watched over the city for decades until one day he didn’t. Now, my fellow tricksters you will find out what became of Metro city’s once proud protector.

The first floor inside this modest building was filled with old memories of a golden age that had since vanished. Death rays, killer robots, a few missiles, zombie viruses, and doomsday machines whose owners were defeated by an error they had simply overlooked. It was superheroes against supervillains back then, but every day that passes the difference becomes less clear. Every once in a while, he went down and tore the machinations piece by piece and looked at the mistakes they had made.

Second floor was a mess, empty bottles of liquor and burned out cigarettes over the ground leaving black stains. A few plans outlined over some boards next to his dusty costume and a giant projector with a purple couch right at the center, holding a tired man holding the poisons that made his days bearable.

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The sun that usually shined over the clear blue skies in Metro city was slowly being overshadowed by the dark clouds of ashes, that the eastern wind had moved in. The open channels reported the very destruction of Gothic city, U.S forces had evacuated the city a week before due to them having to reclaim hilariously enough, but there were still some people who refused to leave and now their corpses were being picked up and carried in black bags.

What happened to his country? Where were the superheroes when Gothic city needed someone to save her from the United States and the Strigidae? What a joke they had become. He was an outdated concept by now. They were all assassins, politicians, corporate heads who did it all for their own gain. These superheroes don’t care about helping people, they were just as cynical as their marketing teams were.

Atticus couldn’t stand this place anymore.

The United States had become his own personal hell filled with self conceited maggots.

In a chair next to him was a red telephone, he rolled the wheel a few times but had to start over since he had jumped over a number. It took him two more tries before he actually managed to get it correctly, once it rang no one answered. It just sent him voicemail.

For a moment, he paused. He wasn’t even sure Kurt would care to listen to him.

“Kurt, it’s…it’s me, Atticus. Listen, I think I’m leaving. I hope you’re okay. I know you cared about Gothic city, I don’t think I can be here anymore. I'm sorry. I need to do some thinking and I might not come back. I just…wanted to say goodbye. And, uh, I love you.”

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Kicking the power rod away from the thing was probably a wise idea. It was tough and would have been a lot tougher if Hal had to fight the thing all by himself. Of course, he would have anyway but he’s glad Vai was here. He’s never encountered a Sentry Hunter before until today and not even one time mentor, Sinestra, mentioned them during Hal’s training.

Hal turns his eyes from the wrecked machine over to Vai, “I live here, been protecting this city for about two years now. Though, it seems I may have a bit of competition now that Paragon has moved here from New York.” His ring briefly flashes with a bright green light before he destroys the power rod. “Think we should ask the leaders of the Sentinels of Light what a Sentry Hunter was doing on Earth?”

Hal knows that his job as Green Sentinel was, in essence, the same a Police Officer’s with the exception that he not only protects this world, but an entire sector of space. And since Vai is here, he shares that duty with her. “And sorry for bossing you around. You probably have been doing longer than I have.” Rubs the back of his head.

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time to come visit
time to come visit

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It wont be safe for corporate heads in the U.S soon enough. I would watch where I go.

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I could see myself swinging through here.
I could see myself swinging through here.

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@yoshi_senju:

It wont be safe for corporate heads in the U.S soon enough. I would watch where I go.

You dont say
You dont say

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I could see myself swinging through here.
I could see myself swinging through here.
You really should have a chaperone
You really should have a chaperone

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Probably someone with a lot of experience with the city, right?
Probably someone with a lot of experience with the city, right?

;-P

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Kicking the power rod away from the thing was probably a wise idea. It was tough and would have been a lot tougher if Hal had to fight the thing all by himself. Of course, he would have anyway but he’s glad Vai was here. He’s never encountered a Sentry Hunter before until today and not even one time mentor, Sinestra, mentioned them during Hal’s training.

Hal turns his eyes from the wrecked machine over to Vai, “I live here, been protecting this city for about two years now. Though, it seems I may have a bit of competition now that Paragon has moved here from New York.” His ring briefly flashes with a bright green light before he destroys the power rod. “Think we should ask the leaders of the Sentinels of Light what a Sentry Hunter was doing on Earth?”

Hal knows that his job as Green Sentinel was, in essence, the same a Police Officer’s with the exception that he not only protects this world, but an entire sector of space. And since Vai is here, he shares that duty with her. “And sorry for bossing you around. You probably have been doing longer than I have.” Rubs the back of his head.

"Oh I see, yeah I haven't been by this city before." Vai said, realizing now at least one reason she'd not bumped into him before. "I don't know how much you know about the rest of the Sentinels..." Vai started, working on her explanation even as she began. "If there is a leadership, no one on Earth has been able to contact them for some time. The closest thing we have to a leader here on Earth is Solar Hawk, she's the White Sentinel and it's possible she or her ring might know something. Alternatively we could always try to time travel back to when contact wasn't difficult but the fabric between realities has grown thin of late, I try to restrict my time travel." The Sentinels of Light had been in something of a rebuilding mode on Earth for awhile now and what Vai didn't mention was that most of the rings on the planet that weren't active, had been entrusted to Solar Hawk for distribution when one of the rings identified a bearer. Best not to say such things in public, I can tell him later somewhere I trust more.

She smiled and shrugged. "Hey, in a moment of combat, we don't have time to sort our ranks and procedures. You didn't hear me complaining."

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@yoshi_senju: It's...around...

Think I know where to find it.
Think I know where to find it.

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(ParagonxXx added Jurassic Tower: Under Construction on the blog).

“That explains why I’ve seen them.”

Hal says dryly. Good thing that he received training when he got the ring instead of bumbling his way on learning how. With these kinds of weapons, why was the leadership hard to contact? Sounds like something Hal will have to investigate one day, but not today since it’s a bad time. Although, he briefly wonders if Sinestra was behind this. Last time he checked, she swore revenge on everyone who wronged her, including the ones who created and lead the Sentinels of Light. But he doesn’t mention that.

At the mention of time travel, he nods in agreement, “I restrict my time travel too. I learned some painful lessons from that just recently.” He has a pained look on his face at the mention of that. But he shakes it off. “I’d love to look into these Sentry Hunters, but right now I’m trying to help out a friend who is in way over his head and if I don’t do something to help, he’s going to die. Which is why I am even here to begin with. I was looking for something to help him, but I haven’t found anything yet.”

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(awesome)

"Well I happen to be available." Vai said with a grin. "So I'd be happy to help. What is it you're looking for? Together I'm sure we can find it much faster than you searching on your own...and besides, I like trying new things." She walked past the fallen Sentry Hunter, letting her eyes sweep over the warehouse while she spoke, just in case she spotted anything else out of the ordinary. It's a little weird that this thing happens to be here and those gang members were as well. It was disguised, so it was working for some greater plan and probably not trying to simply ambush someone...though it's possible. "Can you tell me about your friend?"

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Although Hal does not tell her, he appreciates the help. Two heads are better than one as they always say. So, he tells her about his friend. “He’s a test pilot for Avtran and he says someone is after him for some reason, thinks he stole something. Something about military secrets, the kind that you don’t just steal and walk away. He said he stashed the flash drive here somewhere in a locker, but all I found was the Sentry Hunter and these men.”

He doesn’t want to consider the possibility Hal’s friend may have betrayed him. Surely he wouldn’t do that. But so far, no locker. And a locker was kind of an odd place to be in a Warehouse.