Heroes Uprising Part 17

"Castiel frowns."

Castiel: T Shizzle fo shizzle bruh..come on man..I'm not doing nothing wrong, just selling stuff..Greg's a criminal....
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"Greg looks at them, laughing."

Greg: Alright then fight me!

"Suddenly Greg forms a massive tornado sending it at them, tearing apart the casino people running, as the casino is torn apart."
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Mikey: Damn
Zach: He got game!

*Katy appears behind Greg with Troy.*

Katy: Wrong move!!!

*She takes control of Greg's blood freezing him in place.*

Katy: One attempted move and I pop you like a balloon.

*Troy grabs hold of Greg's clothing.*

Troy: So gonna talk or do I need to beat it out of you.

*Terrell glared Castiel.*

Terrell: You stole weapons from the Heavenly Host and duplicated them... You worked alongside Zadkiel, Void, and Lucifer to "free" humanity. I wonder what Michael will give me if I deliver you to him.

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*Mike beats Tiffany to the ice cream shop and enter with a ghuge grin on his face.*

Mike: Free ice cream for me! Yo old man, can i get a huge vanilla cone?

Tiffany: Make mine a large chocolate!!

"Dante answers back before hanging up the phone and getting on his bike"

Dante: Should I tell them about Lucifer...

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"Meanwhile, Lucifer is seen serving a drink (non alcoholic) to the girl"

Lucifer: -What is your name anyway?-
Girl: -Merkel...hmm...why are you being so nice to me. I do not have any money to pay you with. I was merely here for the music-
Lucifer: -You like jazz? Strange for a girl your age. Don't worry, it's on the house...so, what seems to be the problem? Obviously that lingering magic means you tried something exceedingly dangerous-
Merkel: -I huh...are you-
Lucifer: -It doesn't really matter who I am. I know magic. And you tried to summon the devil did you not? Or whatever you perceive him has- I swear humans and their pointless summoning rituals of my name...
Merkel: -Well...I...there is something I need granted...-
Lucifer: -That you'd take a deal with the devil...what is it you need?-
Merkel: -I need...power. I have studied magic for a long time, but as a magus, I am weak...I need power...-

"Lucifer grins...he hadn't seen such a selfish request since that one other human...Faust"

Lucifer: -Out of curiosity...what is you last name?-
Merkel: -Faust...My full name is Merkel Oktavia von Schran Faust.-

"Lucifer barely contains his malicious grin"

Lucifer: Oh humans...so very fun

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"James sends a message to Fawkes"

James: Fawkes...we got ourselves a gig...you there?

"Fawkes is in the Samuel mansion, looking at a picture of three young men, one of them similar to him. After a while it's clear the picture is him, Samuel and Hank"

Fawkes: Hey kid...long time...what's the problem?

"After explaining the situation"

James: I don't know why Milo told me to tell you...but should I gather team 3?
Fawkes: No...I'll send someone to get you soon. Be ready. Keep Yamairo out of this

"Fawkes sighs and puts down the picture, before leaning back on his chair"

Fawkes: Milo...ya must be thinking the same as me huh?

*Mike gets his ice cream before looking at Tiffany.*

Mike: So, how have you been? Are you still hanging around musclehead?

Tiffany: Yea Kuny is still around somewhere. Hey why'd you take off after that match you and Kujon had?

Mike: Because musclehead won. I didn't really think I was good enough for you. You two seem like a happy couple anyway.

Tiffany: Aww come on Mikey, don't be sad. So what if you lost, it's all for fun anyway, right.

Mike: All... for fun? What do you mean?

Tiffany: Yea, come on, lets go see what's going on.

*Her ice cream finished, she hops up the table and pounces Mike, knocking him back of his chair and getting a heard start toward the mansion.*

Tiffany: Catch me if you can Mikey.

*Mike was confused at first.*

Toxin: Mike... let me help you out

*Mike gets up, dawning his suit before running out of the store.l Tiffany's head start gave her the advantage though.*

Mike: Hmm... Okay Tox... Tiff, I bet I'll beat you to the bedroom!

*Mike said this as he started web-slinging to escalate his altitude and speed.*

Tiffany: Alright, your on!!

*The two raced towards the mansion, Tiffany copying Mike's webbing powers to scale the side of the mansion, instead of going in and through the building.*

*Mike grunts fwhen he sees that Tiffany is going to win, he manages to hit the wall, beside her and attempts to beat her to the second floor. He attempts to climb into the mansion, but his body locks up. Tiffany gets passed him and into the mansion first. Before Mike could panic, his body was moving again.*

Mike: What the fuck? I can still win Tiff!

"Keeth goes over to Amber slapping her butt, and kissing her."

Keeth: Alright baby, Dante, and the others are coming.

"As he said that Dale swings in with Natasha, Dale is quickly taking over his ostume, before going to hug his sister."

Dale: Hey Sis!
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Castiel: Beause I didn't want to loose my powers, and my business helping them I was rich, everyone wanted my supernatural weapons, plus best part is I took them bak once things come on man Terrell, don't be like this lpease.
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"Greg however is not frozen immune to temperature changes, he looks at Katy and grins starting to boil her, while he does the opposit to Troy freezing him and the are aaround him to the point he cannot summon Flames, while water Katy attempts to summon is evaporating."

Greg: Thought you could put an end to me? Your family is at MY Mercy, the entire family I can kill them all in five minutes how wonderful.
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Lance: So Tesla, how do you feel knowing your Godfather is a murderer, killing out of greed
Chulanec: He..said he was SORRY!
Lane: SORRY?! It dosen't matter, I don't give a damn if he's sorry, I'll ruin him!
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"Milo groans with the intiial attack rebuked, he focuses creating a portal, and using it he appears at the X Force Mansion."

Milo: Fawkes hey did you get the message from James?

*Before Katy could get fully effected by Greg she disappeared from the battle, arriving some distance away she appeared by Sandra.*

Sandra: Want me to go in.
Katy: It isn't your fight. But I thank you for answering the call, as soon as Troy spoke about Greg, I figure trouble would arise. Dave isn't mad is he?
Sandra: Hey, a movie can wait. Friends come first.

*Back at the fight.*

Troy: Like hell you'll be killing them.

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Tesla: I know what it's like to kill for money... Still I didn't betray my own partner to it. Look everyone makes... mistakes. This doesn't have to get any worse then it already is.

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*Tiffany and Mike got to the bedroom at the same time, Mike distracted Tiffany and got inside first, technically winning the race.*

"As James is sitting in Cerebro, he's suddenly teleported, to the Samuel estate, with Alex and Fawkes greeting him"

Fawkes: Howdy. Sorry for the rushed port. Everything in one piece?
Alex: Hey! I built this. Obviously he's in one piece

Fawkes: Yeah, James is here Alright kid, you're joining up with me for this
James: With you?
Fawkes: We've got some stuff to discuss. Alex, gather the others

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"Meanwhile, Lucifer's bar is now mostly empty"

Lucifer: -So why did you summon the devil? You've just said you need power...what would warrant that?-
Merkel: -Well...to defy death...I know there are a lot of powerful magi capable of such, but no one would lend me a hand in breaking the natural law. I know there are mutants who can, but...again the ones that can would not break that for someone they do now know-
Lucifer: -Oh I doubt that...and even still...calling on the devil? Surely there are others...-
Merkel: -I researched...there is nothing...I need to bring him back...I want to bring him back!-
Lucifer: -A lover? You're still so young...love is fleeting at your age, don't squander your soul to the devil for something as fleeting as young love-
Merkel: -With all due respect, you don't know the circumstances.-
Lucifer: -Fine...I wont fight it. Tell me, do you really want to do this? I could grant you want you want-
Merkel: -How?-
Lucifer: -Well...I guess you could say I'm just a very forgiving soul...or a very conniving demon. Your pick. But I can do what you're asking. If I'm the devil...you decide-

"Merkel Faust, the young girl, looks at Lucifer somewhat shocked. Her story was just another one. A young unspoken love that had passed away, a young child of magi that wished for his return. Pressed into a corner, young and foolish refusing to ask for help, everything...was has normal and quaint as one could possibly ask for..."

Merkel: -What do you want in return?-
Lucifer: -Your services. I sense something in you I can use. But for now...the deal is this. You fight what I tell you to fight, and I'll bring him back-

"Merkel looked at him. Was he the devil? Was he an angel, or something else..."

"Lucifer already knew the answer before he had even approached this girl to begin with. It was always the same answer"

Lucifer: Oh humans...especially the young ones...

Greg: Ah Troy..your a fool for all you know..I ould have already killed them, and just been manipulating you all this time, and with my angel body being taken care of.

"He freezes Troy to sub zero so he is one with the ice, looking at his son, he grins and begins to form another miniature tornado sending it at Troy to shatter him, and he leaves then gathers heating the road causing ars to melt rash, cement melting he begins flying into the air gathering hot air around him."

Greg: I win.
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Lance: HE KILLED MY FINANCEE!! And with Command Animation I'll ruin you, but enough talk let the games beign Sirius, oh boi this is gonna be fun
Chulane: Bastard leave him al
Sirius: I ruined his life..now he's going to ruin ours
Lance: Exatly now then SHATTER!

"Commanding the ground it began to shatter Chulane adapted but instead of creating more earth, he teleported away, as Sirius grabbed Tesla forming an adamantium shield around them, but it also shattered, and spikes began flying towards them, as Sirius onverted himself into vibranimum charging smashing into the spikes."

Sirius: TESLA contact your friends, rescue Chulane, and get the hell out of here, he just wants me!
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"KUjon walks into the bed room seeing Mike, and raises his eyebrow he's holding two movie tickets."

Kujon :Hey Tiffany got some tickets,thinking we could go check a movie what's HE doing here?
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Alex: Right on
Milo": I'll be leaving now, I need to speak with the President.

"Milo teleports away returning to the White House, Amerians were generally happy, some were mad at Milo, Foreign Countries hatred was raising towards the Superhero Community, and he knew there were rumors of Russian, Chinese, and British mutants being persecuted, and in other places such as Germany."

Milo: Carl, there's something else we need to do, we need to set up relief camps for mutants, centers for them in foreign countries, they can double as military bases once the war intensifies foreign mutants are going to be persecuted, I've looked over some future paintings Afasnas and MOzo are experimenting on our kind.

*Greg is suddenly in immense pain, his very blood being used as a weapon against him, crushing bones throughout his body. Then suddenly the reverse effect occurs, Gregs skin ripping open as he bleeds out. Katy had arrived back at the battle field.*

Katy: You think that was going to work again? I was ready, and contacted a good friend to create a escape if you tired that trick again.

*Katy increases pressure on Greg's heart, causing him a heart attack on top of everything else.*

Katy: You hurt us for the last time.

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Tesla: Wait but... what about you?

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*Tiffany looks confused at Kujon's stern tone of voice on "he".*

Tiffany: Just having fun with friends, something wrong Kuny?

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*Sandra had moved Troy out of danger, it was all Katy asked out of her.*

Sandra: I would guess this is technically Troy's battle but, kick his ass girl.

"Greg is down on the floor bleeding, however police are arriving seeing Katy assaulting Greg, SHIELD is moving in to opening fire on KAty with anti mugen bullets, while agents move in."
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Sirius: I'll be fine just go!

"The spears star tto pierce him, as he attempts to transmute them into oxygen, some of them start to explode debris reining around them, as spears rushtowards Telsa."
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Kujon: Nothing hey Mike actually me and him gotta do something, I need to rmeind him
Mikey: Wa

"Kujon teleported them away via the Legion Ring, and returned moments later with the tickets in hand putting his arm around Tiffany."

Kujon: Ready to catch the movie?

"Fawkes is leading James along. James starts to wonder something...why can't he read Fawkes's mind"

James: Fawkes...hmm
Fawkes: Alright kid, here's the deal...you're currently in Samuel's old mansion. My team as made this place our base for a few months now, since the entire Dark Reign fiasco.
James: Your "team?
Fawkes: Surely you've heard the rumors...the "X-Force"

"James is suddenly taken aback...he HAD heard. A team, supposedly made of mutants, that hid behind the scenes and carried out acts Yamairo would call heinous. He had suspected the were somehow related to the SXM themselves, seeing as the reports often placed them in the same team as the SXM usually fought for"

James: Wait Fawkes...what does
Fawkes: Started way back to Genosha's reformation. Milo set us up. I've lead us ever since...problem is...I'm thinking that I'm getting to old for this

"Fawkes very clearly turns to James"

Fawkes: Ya know...there's a story that you' probably know. About 3 friends. One an idealistic dreamer...another a cynical a-hole. The third would always tip the scale one way or another before it finally got so bad he went way to far...and sometimes I look at you and Yama and it reminds me of me and Hank...and I look at Milo and I can't help but think o' Samuel"
James: Wait...huh. I'm nothing like you. You'd sooner kill a few innocents to save many than just try harder not to be in that situation in the first place. Time efficient right
Fawkes: Well...yeah. And tell me something James...isn't that something you'd do as well?
James: What? Hardly! I may be more grounded than Yama, but I'm still a hero
Fawkes: See that's the issue. You kids can't handle the shit that's gonna come your way unless you understand this: humans are assholes. And I can't stop until I know that at least ONE of ye's understands that. You...you know damn well how much of a bastard a person can be. Ya seen it, and it's changed you. Don't tell me you're the same kid who used to pull pranks with Harry and Filipe. Ya changed James. And fact is...I need ya to change even more. And certainly for the worse
James: Why...why me?!
Fawkes: Ya know...Harry once spatted some stupid wordin' from one of his books. "Because he's the hero the world deserves. Because he can take it"...or something. Point is, you're going to have to sell your morals and understand that things aren't as goody two shoes as Yama or even Milo believe.
James: So...basically...you're telling me to take over the X-Force?
Fawkes: Not just that...but for now, yes...that's exactly what I'm saying

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"Meanwhile, Lucifer is closing the bar for good that night. Leliel, one of the two demonic angels, is seen sitting in the counter"

Leliel: So why did you bring him back? Why help her?
Lucifer: Well...quite simply because it's fun to watch humans, time and time again, make the same exact mistakes. And somehow...I'm always to blame. They use my name as if I spent my entire day sitting on their shoulders, forcing them to commit acts they would otherwise find repulsive. 'The Devil made me do it.' I have never made any one of them do anything. Never. They live their own tiny lives. I do not live their lives for them. So...every once in a while. I answer. When some misguided fool curses a fellow man, I carry it out. When some lost lover asks for her beloved, I return him, broken from what eternal torment truly is. And those moments...that is when I'm truly the devil. That's when I become what they want me to be. And I do it because they want me to do it. It isn't my fault they chose to give me this position.

"Lucifer sighs before sitting down"

Lucifer: Sorry...I digress again. Mostly because I see some untaped potential in the girl. I'll just wait for things to go sour like they always inevitably do...and then I'll take the chance.. After all...isn't that what a 'deal with the devil' is? "grin"

"Leliel grins back"

*Katy forms her body to miss a few bullets before moving out of the line of fire.*

Katy: SHIELD... what the hell, that bastard tried to kill us, attack him if your going to attack someone. I'm Hydro from the SXM. Sandra, you there, SHIELD just showed up, I may be back sooner then expected.
Sandra: I heard you, I'll get you if things go bad.

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Tesla: Shit! Sandra!

*Sandra raised a eyebrow as Tesla suddenly called, she grabs Tesla and takes her away from the battle, Lance attack missing as it seems she just vanished.*

Sandra: Sirius old enemy. And Troy and Katy was after Greg. Looks like I got teleportation duties today.

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Tiffany: Sure!! To bad Mikey had to go, wouldn't it be fun if all 3 of us went. Maybe next time.

SHIELD: ASsaulting citizens assaulting people is against the law, and we will not allow even you mutants to break the law your going down!

"The SHIELD agents open assault with anti mugen bullets."
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"Chulance appears to them."

Chulane: We have to go help your godfather!
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Kujon: Yup.

"They teleport ot see the movie."
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"As Dinner is getting ready Keeth sits down to eat, prayinog over the food once Date arrives, and they start eating it, he kises Amber again."

Keeth: This is so good!

Amber: Of course it's good!

"Dante has also arrived. Just then he remembers to come out with"

Dante: Hey, never believe who I met today...the devil

"At this point the entire table pretty much freezes"

Amber: Come again?
Dante: Well...he was running a jazz bar down in the city. I didn't think much of it. I suppose God keeps the guy under some kind of leash right?

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"James is sitting down with the remaining X-Force. Fakes as just finished the debriefing"

Fawkes: So that's the skinny
Simon: We already went to Russia once and barely got out alive...
James: You made one tactical mistake...this hardly has the firepower to go into enemy territory in the first place without gathering information first. Fawkes if I could just bring in-
Fawkes: We aren't bringin' in anybody kid. No need. All we need to do is, as you said, make sure what we're up against
James: or just kill Afansas outright...I could make it look like suicide...just get me close
Fawkes: psionics ain't gonna work on him, I assure you the guy has it scouted.

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"Meanwhile, we find Lucifer in a quaint town in the German countryside. We aren't sure how much time as passed. The same girl, Merkel is seen walking through a street. Or rather running. She ducks into an alley"

Lucifer: oh...

"Lucifer meets her there instantly"

"The girl reacts scared,"

Lucifer: -Pardon if I startled you...so how IS your life?-
Merkel: -This wasn't the deal! He...he...-
Lucifer: -Came back! That was the deal right...-
Merkel: -He...doesn't...he thinks...-
Lucifer: -He reject the idea you did it? Or rather, he's so shocked from being pulled out of heaven that he's refusing to even listen to you. Probably cursed you right out of his home didn't he? Called you a witch...or something to that effect. I wonder which of his suiters will conform him in his hour of need-
Merkel: -You...this wasn't...why did you-
Lucifer: -I did what you asked. I brought him back. I did exactly what you asked. Now it's time you payed your end. Or rather...I don't need to do anything.

"Lucifer lets out a laugh"

Lucifer: -The Heavenly Host will be here shortly to correct the imbalance. You can't just steal a soul from Heaven like that, there are rules. Especially if the one doing it is me. Chances are Father is upset. Now...will you let them take him? He called you a witch, he cursed you...will you still protect him?-
Merkel: -Why are you doing this to me?!-
Lucifer: -I repeat the question...will you let them take him away from you? Make your choice...I can give you all the power you want. Obviously by now you realize what I get from this. Will you let them take him?-

"Merkel as very much realized what she has done. She has put herself in a position where Heaven itself will come down and claim her beloveds soul again, and obviously the thing standing in front of her can give her the tools to fight them...why should she. She should learn from this mistake...but...she doesn't want to let him go"

Lucifer: -Finish the contract...-

Sandra: Give me a second.

*Sandra appears moving Katy out of danger.*

Sandra: SHIELD, it's Phoenix. That man, Greg, is not a innocent citizen. He is a dangerous mutant who controls temperature, he has attacked a few of our members several times. Take him, and lock him away if you want. Now we are busy, other mutants are acting up and must be stopped.

*Sandra and Katy vanish arriving back by Chulance and Tesla, fixing up Troy.*

Sandra: So, this Lance character.
Tesla: Old enemy my godfather had it seems.

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Tiffany: This will be so good.