Mutants and
Masterminds
Bounce
is back at ya! I am sure you all have seen a ton of me on the television and on
the net these past couple of weeks. Would have been posting more but I had an
amazing idea for some new equipment. More on that later.
So, I
know you have all seen it on the internet (Suck it, Ronin), But I have to go
into it now. Last Sunday we were on the hunt for an angel. Arcus (now called
Redemption) found the angel Balthazar and, following a short scuffle, brought
him to a church. It was of course very full but we had no time. As Arcus and Dragon dragged the unconscious
angel to the altar, Thingamabob and I ushered people out of the building as
much as possible. Obviously not everyone left but we did what we could.
That
was about the point that Balthazar woke up. He took one swing with his hammer
and nearly knocked Arcus out of the building and knocked down several
bystanders. Couldn't allow that to happen again so I stepped in. I was so
badass in that moment that I don't even remember what I said. So, as you can
see in the videos, the attention was drawn off of Arcus and onto myself while
everyone else went on the offensive. In that moment I noticed a few things. The
first was that I was not sure that I could handle a hit from that hammer
myself. Looked King Dededes hammer made out of the same stuff as the one
Thunder uses and moving like a comet. I also realized that, Should this thing
hit any of the people behind us there wouldn't be enough of them left to pour
into a bucket. So I did the only reasonable thing in that moment.
I
redirected that hammer right out of a
window. The benefit of my level of flexibility
is the ability to take an impact and, with a little concentration, pour
it in another direction. In this case through a stained glass Virgin Mary
window that likely cost the church several thousand dollars (Sorry Father
O'Malley).
Disarmed,
Balthazar was slightly less of an issue but still a threat. The people knocked
down by his initial attack were still down
and not moving. Dragon and Redemption were trying to bring Balthazar
under control while Bullet and Avatar were dealing with the collateral damage
of the flying hammer. And in that moment they blew up the hammer midair as it
started to return. Apparently Balthazar had another trick up his sleeve and had
intended to deal a surprise, killing blow to Redemption. Luckily Avatar did his
thing. Froze the hammer mid air and then superheated it so that it exploded into a thousand pieces.
I would
rather not go over the details of what happened next, but there is big news
tied into it. After the hammer exploded we realized what had to be done. The
only way to stop an angel for good is, apparently, to destroy him. So that is what
we did. Couldn't even watch it happen. This is something that we shouldn't have
to do. The problem is that they need to be sent back to whatever God they fell
from grace with.
Bottom
line is that we destroyed him and he burned up pretty quick. left just a
blackened patch on the marble floor.
That
left us with the people he had hurt. Five of them. I thought at first they were
just unconscious. I was wrong and that uncomfortable cold came over me. I am
not a dramatic sort, but when I see the dead I kind of switch off a little.
Arcus though, he thought he could fix things. So all of us did the only thing
we could do. We prayed. Well, I hoped. It's the same thing really and has
gotten me to where I am now.
This
next part is the bit that has been circulating. We did it. Those five people
got up better than they were before. Not a scratch on them. And at that time we
decided on the name Salvation. Team name, that is. Kind of a nod to the fact
that through hope and prayer alone we were able to do something more impossible
than normal. Transcending death. Pretty badass.
So,
while leaving the church (I steer clear of police when possible. Sorry guys, I
just get twitchy around firearms) I happened to look up and nearly shit my
pants. Luckily I maintained composure long enough to start snapping pictures.
Turns out there were seven more angels nearby, these ones with red and black
wings and some pretty heavy looking weapons. They were just standing there
though and I was out of costume. So I snapped my pictures in the crowd, tried
to blend in.
And
then someone whispered in my mind. I hate people kicking in the door like that.
Luckily all he did was say something. All classic super-villain greeting too.
Followed the whole gracious-but-creepy-voice-over-the-shoulder formula. He
could have said something meaningful. Instead all he said was "Thank you,
Bounce."
When we
looked through the pictures later we saw that one of them was waiving at the camera. So we know that they can access your mind but
not read it. Or if they can they don't do it very well. They also seem to know
when one of their kind is being destroyed. So we may end up having to fight
them in groups next.
Anyway,
there is your update! I am working on a special project while we combine HQs
and build a Salvation Tower. Hopefully you will all get a shot of it in the
news when it is done! This baby is going to even things out a whole lot.
Gotta Bounce!
(Writers note: I cannot attend the game this coming Sunday
the 20th, so will not be posting. Look for things to become more regular after
the 27th!)
