Friday, October 23, 2015

Law Enforced History Software story in progress

Law Enforced History Software

 

Cast

Jennifer Walters/ She-Hulk.  Avenger, Lady Liberator, Lawyer. 

Powers: Gamma Transfusion from her cousin the Hulk has changed Jennifer into a 7 foot Jade Giantess with strength, speed, healing, jumping, and super intelligence.

Chun-Li.  World renowned Street Fighter, and Interpol Agent 

Powers: can hurl flaming bolts of energy

Kendra Saunders/ Hawkgirl.  Museum Curator, Superhero.  Powers: Body is enhanced from years of exposure to Nth Metal from Thanagar enabling her set of wings to give her flight.  Weapon: Nth Metal infused mace

Karen Starr/ Power Girl Owner of Starrware Enterprises. 

Powers: flight, speed, strength, invulnerability, x-ray vision, heat ray vision, arctic breath

Melissa Joan Gold/ Songbird.  Reformed criminal current member of the Thunderbolts

Powers: Can create constructs of pure sound.

Greer Nelson/ Tigra Former Policewoman, private investigator, and Avenger on main team and West Coast team. 

Powers:  Through the power of an amulet, she can change into a Werecat (half human half tigress).  

 

 

The night was dark and the moonlight was obscured by clouds.  Below were the dockyards lit by mercury vapor lamps and the headlights on forklifts.  Men were yelling and moving about.  A young woman and three men approached the dock master.  The young woman wore a navy-blue business suit and had brunette hair up in buns on either side of her head.  She held up a badge and spoke.  “Hong Kong Interpol division.  I have questions.  I’m officer Chun-Li we’re on an investigation.”  “I’m not sure what you could want at the dockyard Miss we just move and ship things.  We see only crates and boxes.”  “We’re investigating the criminal organization Shadaloo and their connection to another group.  May we see your shipping manifests for the last few months?” 

She walked into the exquisite dining establishment, her pink, brown and white hair shrouded her face like a hood on a deadly cobra.  Just by the manner in which she carried herself she seemed to be a woman not to be trifled with.  Her attire was a form fitting body suit of grey, white, and gold.  The host at the door tried to tell her she didn’t meet the place’s dress code for female clientele.  She bull rushed him, pinned him to a wall by her forearm and quietly whispered.  “Where is Edgar G. Robinson?  The Songbird would have words with him.”  “Third table in the back on your left.”  “Good send a waiter to me with a V8 energy black cherry in flavor.”  “We don’t serve that here Ma’am.”  “You do now send someone to get it because I just ordered it.  I’m a superhero and a former pro-wrestler my bad side is not where you want to be.”  “Will do Ma’am.  Alfonso go get the lady her drink.”  Melissa Gold aka Songbird continued through the establishment unhindered.  She approached the table of Mr. Robinson.  “Mr. Robinson we can either let you finish your meal in peace, or I can ask questions the hard way.”  Two guards near him pulled guns.  Songbird made a noise and pink light took the guns from their hands disassembled them in pink bubbles in the air and deposited them in the nearest busboy’s tray.  “Sit down and don’t move!”  “What can I do for you Songbird?”  “Shadaloo how are you connected?”  One of the guards moved again toward her.  “Ooooh.”  Knives of pink sonic energy pinned his hands to the wall behind the table.  “Tell your guards to behave I can do this all day both physically and with sonics I can put all of three of you in pain you can’t begin to imagine.”  A waiter appeared behind Songbird to her right.  “Miss, I have your black cherry V8 energy for you.”  “Thank you, Alfonso.  Now I’m going to enjoy my drink Mr. Robinson while you answer my question.”  

The day was beautiful but the young lady in the golf cart was not in the best of moods.  She had been with this group for hours riding around.  Being a lawyer had its perks but seriously playing rounds of golf with rich stuck-up snobs was not one of them.  She honestly didn’t know how much more she could take before her skin color changed and she smashed something.  Jennifer Walters patience was wearing thin.  She had been asked by her law firm to get information from a client about his criminal ties to a strange group called Shadaloo, but the man insisted on her meeting him at his weekly golf game, and he had talked more to his caddie than her.  She was a lawyer and a dang good one, but she was very close to being angry.  Years ago, Jennifer was given a blood transfusion by her cousin after being shot by a gangster.  That was all fine and dandy and it saved her life, but Jennifer’s cousin just happened to be Robert David Bruce Banner the same person that turned into the Incredible Hulk.  One life saving act changed Jennifer for life to an occasional darker green shade of melanin.  She could change at will into a super strong, intelligent, seven-foot jade giantess known as She-Hulk.  As Bruce had told Mr. McGee for years, this Garbanzo Golfer was not going to like her when she was angry. 

Something was off and looking at the St. Roch Museum displays she wasn't visually picking up on it. but she knew there had been other items in a few of the displays she was near.  She took her cell phone and began snapping pictures, a lot of them.  When she was sure she had had enough she opened her e-mail and attached the pictures.  She sent the e-mail to Patsy Walker, her friend at Jessica Drew investigations.  Patsy was a private investigator and former hero named Hellcat but had a penchant for mystical and arcane objects.  She could help her pinpoint what was missing.  She then placed a call to Lori, her museum importer and exporter.  If anyone could help Kendra it was Lori.  "Lori this is Kendra there seems to be something missing from the displays out here have we sent anything to other locations in the state?"  "Gimme about a day Kendra and I will research this."  "Thanks Bye."  Kendra Saunders aka Hawkgirl/museum curator, then went to the museum directory to find the security office’s phone number.  Finding the number, she called.  "Security officer Phillip how can I help you?"  Phillip you're the tall African American man who greets me each morning offering doughnuts is that correct?"  "Yes Ms. Saunders I am."  Phillip, I have a favor to ask can you get me video footage of wings F-D the arcane objects display for the past week.  I don't think anything was stolen but something about the displays is off and at the moment I can't quite place it."  You got it Ms Saunders might take an hour or more to get all the files on to a disc for you."  "Thank you so much Phillip and you can call me Kendra.  By the way I prefer apple fritters and cinnamon twists."  "Yes Ms. Saunders, I mean Kendra."   

Right hook left Jab.  Glass shattered for a whole city block.  She didn't mean to be causing this much damage but that's the way the day seemed to have started.  She had left a board meeting at Starrware Enterprises when the ground began shaking and steam shot up from the sewer!  Something that was underground had made its way up to the surface.  That's how it all started.  She took another kick to her right thigh then ducked a manhole cover thrown like a frisbee.  She was in a fight, but Power Girl was no pushover.  Karen was going to put a stop to these two behemoths.  The one covered in gray with the horn called himself Rhino and tried to bum rush her but she moved, and he hit a motorcycle.  Boom! The motorcycle exploded.  Power Girl landed and was about to take a step and then Katang!!!!!  She was speared about the midsection by the red giant calling himself Juggernaut!  She returned the blow with a double axe handle and tried for a front face lock, but his head covered in that helmet was much too big.  She continued struggling to get free as their momentum carried them through three now collapsing buildings.  Then he bellowed.  "Nothing stops the Juggernaut!"  As they went through a cement pillar, she was able to wiggle free and fly.  "Nothing? Really?  I'm the most stubborn hero you've ever met Challenge Accepted Big Boy!"  Power Girl tapped her earpiece and said, "JLA Watchtower K. Starr backup request ALPHA DELTA 19 EPSILON security clearance."  "Power Gil this is Hope is there anyone in particular you would like for backup, or do you want me to pick someone?"  "Hawkgirl please tell her to get to her Hawk's Nest gear up and teleport to my location."  Copy that request granted." 

Kendra had just left her meeting with Phillip when her phone lit up with a request from the JLA Watchtower.  She ran to the nearest stairwell taking steps in leaps, at the basement she twisted the arm of the statue of Horus and a secret door opened to Hawk’s Nest her own private lair as Hawkgirl.  She grabbed her wing harness and strapped it on.  She then belted on a dagger and a sword.  Lastly, she picked up her mace.  With her mace and wing harness she felt a familiar pleasant throb of power as her body surged from the Nth metal.  "JLA Watchtower awaiting teleportation."  "Confirmed in 4 3 2 1."  The air turned aqua and shimmered and suddenly Hawkgirl was gone. 

Three days prior to Power Girl and Hawkgirl’s encounter downtown Patsy Walker had been contacted by Chun-Li Zang about a situation involving a hush hush organization called Shadaloo.  She and Jessica Drew had pressing matters, so she had contacted Greer Nelson.  Then Kendra mentioned the missing arcane artifacts days later so she passed on the info to Greer as a side project.  Greer Nelson stood 5 foot 10 inches tall and weighed 180 lbs.  She was a former West Coast Avenger member in her superheroine persona of Tigra the Were Cat.  In her human form, she had black hair.  When she called on the power of her amulet she became Tigra the Were Cat a creature that was half human and half cat with enhanced strength, slashing claws, and a heightened sense of smell, vision and hearing.  As, Tigra she had orange fur and black stripes and fought in a black bikini.  She was a former Avenger, policewoman and Avengers Academy trainer.  If Patsy and Jessica asked her for help, she could take care of herself. 

As Power Girl and Hawkgirl were trying to handle things downtown Greer was dismounting her Honda Elite Motor scooter about 10 miles away about go to question her usual informants at Mallory’s Bar and Grill.  Greer dismounted her off white motor scooter and lifted her seat to secure her helmet.  Mallory, the owner and bartender was a longtime friend.  A former Hooters girl who had levelled up in the world to have her own place of business.  She worked out often and tended to handle physical altercations when needed.  Greer opened the door and was greeted by Birdie, the resident bouncer.  The music was loud, there was a hustle and bustle of noise but the place for a bar was very upscale and clean.  She made her way through the maze of people and tables.  Mallory had her back to the bar and was cleaning glasses when she looked up into the mirror in front of her.  “Hey, Were-Cat, good to see you again.”  Greer smiled and waited for her friend to turn around.  “How’s it going Mallory?”  “Fairly busy today.  Got a lot of weird clientele.  Social visit or do you need info today?”  “Virgin Pina colada please and yes I need info.”  “What kind?”  “Well, I’ve been sent to investigate missing arcane objects by one client and a mysterious group called Shadoloo.”  “While I fix your drink then I suggest you go to this table.”  Mallory pulled a seating chart from under the bar and quietly pointed out table 12B.  “Four guys, red coats, green mohawks?”  “Exactly.”  Greer walked three tables away from the bar and introduced herself to the guys.  Immediately her years of being a policewoman and Avengers training kicked in.  She started watching body language and asked a multitude of questions.  Two tables over a beer glass went flying and hit one of the patrons she was talking to in the forehead.  That’s how the fight erupted.  The group at the table between the ones who had thrown the offending glass ran to the bar paid their tab and left.  The patrons of both tables began throwing food and drinks then combatants locked up and blows began being exchanged.  Birdie waded in using his massive 300 lbs body to shield Greer and get her out of the way as the fight ensued. 

Greer stood passively by the bar now watching.  Birdie went back in and tried to calm things.  “Mallory, how long are you going to let them fight?”  “Haven’t quite decided.  You want to unleash that Were-Cat spirit and have a workout.?”  “Not sure if it’s even worth it yet.”  Five more minutes passed, and Greer was casually watching and sipping her Pina Colada.  Birdie had subdued two men by slamming their heads on the oak tables.  Suddenly and without any warning whatsoever, the man who had been hit by the glass that started the whole ruckus began waving his arms and the air in the building grew hot, and a fireball flew from his hands towards the offending glass thrower.  The target ducked.  The fireball continued to fly and struck Mallory in the chest full on.  Greer was in shock.  All noise in the bar and grill came to a halt.  In Greer’s mind she kept replaying that one line from the movie Desperado “The bartender never gets killed.”  But here was her friend getting shot in the chest with a krutacking fireball!  BOOM!  Down to the floor behind the bar Mallory fell.  Greer’s Avengers training kicked in and she began to scramble for cover.  She was about to grab her amulet and change into Tigra when a strange color caught her eyes.  “Assess the situation, seek cover, help the wounded and respond.”  Captain America’s training flooded her brain.  She scrambled around the bar as the fight continued in earnest.  She found Mallory on the floor.  Strange symbols were forming on Mallory’s arms in patterns then they began to glow and azure color.  Mallory sat up like the WWE superstar The Undertaker.  Greer was stunned!  Mallory vaulted over the bar and half flew at the man who had shot her with a fireball.  Azure wings momentarily sprang from her back.  Birdie ducked.  Azure and lime green color flowed from her arms and pinned the man to the wall.  Greer vaulted the bar and in mid-air transformed into Tigra.  She didn’t know what just happened to Mallory, but it appeared “Business was about to pick up.”  Mallory spoke and her voice now carried an ethereal quality to it.  “Nobody shoots the bartender!  Who are you?”  “Shadaloo will rule all!”, he screamed.  When Tigra spoke, there was always a throaty growl to it.  Tigra casually walked over.  “Mal, you alright?”  “I’m cool Tigra, but if you have questions I think we rooted out the right guy.”  “What is Shadaloo?”  “We are everywhere.”  “Yeah, been there done that.  Hydra already beat you to all the cool catch phrases.”  As Mallory held the man in her azure bonds Tigra slowly reached closer to the man’s face with her claws.  “Answer the questions!  Growl Who are you?  How do we find Shadaloo and what is it?  I’m about to stop asking nicely.”   

Meanwhile several thousand miles away on the opposite side of the globe, Chun-Li was going through shipping manifests by the dockyard.  Using her cell phone, she was snapping and sending multiple pictures to her computer expert Sakura.  One of her fellow officers grabbed her arm and silently pointed to a shadowy corner between stacks of boxes.  For all intents and purposes Chun-Li found herself looking at a real-life ninja.  She knew from case files this man was not supposed to even exist.  He was spoken of in whispers in the martial arts and law enforcement communities.  It was rumored that he was a member of a special military group codenamed: Delta or G.I.Joe.  He was covered head to toe in black and had an emblem on the right shoulder in bright red.  Her sensei had mentioned this one in passing.  Two broken lines over one long, then two more broken, another full line and two more broken.  She was looking at the symbol of the Arishikage ninja clan.  He stood with a bandolier of grenades, an uzi on a strap and two swords sheathed to his back.  He unleashed two throwing stars and two men in red coats fell crashing from overhead crates to the ground.  He flipped of the crates he was on and landed in front of Chun-Li and pointed at her phone then rapidly typed into a device on his wrist.  Her cell phone made noise.  “I am Snake Eyes of the G.I.Joe team.  I am mute, long story, your questions and my actions have upset the underworld group called Shadaloo.  You are not alone in your search.  Call the number I’m about to give you.  Tell Hope to review notes from Lady Jaye and mention these names: Jennifer Walters, Karen Starr, Kendra Saunders, Melissa Gold, and Greer Nelson.  You will receive further info.”  He then signed the words in sign language, “I trust you that is why you have been allowed to see me.”   Snake Eyes then took a running leap and vanished from her sight.  Chun-Li and Officer Hammond looked at one another and both mouthed the words.  “Did that just happen?”

Hope sat at the Watchtower communications console and suddenly there was a ding and a folder appeared on her computer screen.  “That wasn’t there before!” she exclaimed.  It read Project Dragonbait.  She opened the file and called Mr. Terrific from the Watchtower monitor post.  He pulled up a chair next to her.  The file opened a document that read as follows.  “Project Dragonbait: This is an interconnected web of details and files on an organization called Shadaloo a criminal group seeking arcane objects.  The purpose as of yet is unknown.  Various super powered agents have started looking into these activities give them all the help and full cooperation they request per Lady Jaye head of intelligence of Team Delta.  Authorized by the President of the United States.”  Mr. Terrific patted Hope on the shoulder after she finished reading aloud.   “Congratulations Hope, you just got your first communications top priority mission.  Don’t worry about handling anything else I’m assigning you a Star Labs team to help you with anything you may need as you work on this.”  He pointed to an icon on her screen.  “Remember your training when we told you only a few communications agents ever get to use that icon?  Well go for it young lady activate Agents P and L. 

Lori was busy researching the files and pictures sent to her by Kendra when her phone rang again.  “This is Lori.”  Hope spoke into her headset.  “Agent L this is Officer Hope with the Justice League Watchtower you’ve been activated to an Intelligence Level Agent.  The info you need for your case will be sent to you.”  Lori got off the phone and a file called Project Dragonbait was sent to her in a secure text.  A matching list of pictures and objects suddenly popped up to next to what she had been working on for Kendra and in the bottom of one list it said.  “Information provided by Dr. Stephen Strange and Zatanna Zatara.”  She sat stunned by the names of Dr. Strange and Zatanna the Mistress of Magic.  “Whoa I’ve gotta contact Kendra this stuff is crazy.”  Lori exclaimed.

For all intents and purposes Agent P or Phillip the upscale security guard at St Roch Museum appeared to be nothing more than a lowly guard.  That was his cover it was what he was supposed to look like.  He had known for months that Kendra was actually the superheroine Hawkgirl of the Justice League and Justice Society fame and she hadn’t even told him yet.  He had been recruited by Team Delta on a probationary basis to keep tabs on her.  But before he was told who she was he had pieced it together.  He had deduced the blind spots on the video cameras near the statue of Horus and seen her open the room to her Hawk’s Nest.  Then one night after his shift he saw the roof open and she flew out.  When Hope activated Agent P he almost fell over laughing because he was sent a short video clip from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb.  Instead of Major Monogram it showed a short clip of Mister Terrific telling Perry the Platypus all the mission details.  Now as an active agent he had all authority to help Hawkgirl in every way she needed.  He could reveal his presence to her. 

Jennifer was tired of waiting for answers from the golfer and was seconds away from tearing up her business attire, when her phone saved her from flipping the golf cart and making the golfer and his caddie wear multiple golf clubs around their anatomies.  She got a text from Hope about Project Dragonbait. 

Lori and Phillip from different locations were scrambling trying to contact Kendra not realizing how bad of a fight she had just teleported into to assist Power Girl.  Hawkgirl was about to land on a city street when an orange truck flew by.  She had time to duck and somewhat slow it with her mace.  The truck collided with a tall white building and the Rhino charged at Hawkgirl.  Catching movement out of the corner of her eye slits on her mask, Kendra swung her mace upwards and to the right.  KATANG!  For half a second The Rhino went head over heels backwards, skidding down the narrow sidewalk tearing up chunks of cement.  He snagged a stop sign on his trajectory and swung himself back up to a standing position.  “Karabast!” exclaimed Kendra.  The Rhino stomped and prepared for another charge at her and bellowed in rage. 

Miles away the tremors of the battle involving Power Girl and Hawkgirl were beginning to affect the landscape.  Power Girl twisted and avoided Juggernaut’s latest charge and was able to get airborne.  She peppered the red behemoth with heat vision trying to stop him but only succeeded in pushing him underground.  Hawkgirl frantically called her on her earpiece.  “Pee Gee we need to end this fight there’s too much property damage.”  “I agree Hawkgirl, but we can’t do it alone.”  “JLA Watchtower this is Power Girl requesting more backup.  Send help” “JLA responding this is Mr. Terrific.  Help is enroute as soon as we locate nearby heroes.”  The ground shook again as Juggernaut emerged from the sewer.  Karen looked down she was bleeding from a cut on her rib cage.  It had been years since she had lost blood from any wound.  She was Kryptonian and the yellow sun powered her the same way it did her cousin Superman.  She watched the sir around Juggernaut shimmer.  She tried X-Ray vision and couldn’t penetrate what was around him.  It wasn’t lead but her heat vision hadn’t hurt him much at all.  She tapped her earpiece.  “Kendra, I’m fighting a monster powered by magic.  We need to switch dance partners and fast!  He’s making me bleed.”  “I can’t leave this Rhino alone destroying property.  As soon as we have some form of backup, I’ll be there.  Stay airborne, let the sun heal you.  Use your heat vision to slow him.  Don’t fight stubborn Be tactical!” 

Twenty miles to the west Songbird had just exited the restaurant where she had learned something of Shadaloo activities.  But being able to make use that info would have to wait.  Glass began to break and rain down around her and the people on the sidewalk.  She wasn’t the biggest heroine on the block, but she could make a difference.  She glanced up and threw her jacket off. “Whatever’s going on that’s not good.”  She spread her arms out and made a small noise and pink wings appeared at the edges of her costume.  Then she let out a scream that manifested a pink awning to cover the people running from the glass.  The more she screamed the more people it protected.  She wedged it between as many buildings as she could till it solidified as a hard light sonic construct.  When they looked up, she continued the scream going airborne and with her right hand she pointed to safety.  With her left hand she thumbed her Avengers/ Thunderbolts distress beacon. 

Jennifer was reading the details of Project Dragonbait when her Avengers ID Card’s emergency beacon went off.  T gave Songbird’s location and a small video of what she was dealing with.  “Aw, Man I really liked this business suit.”  She had a custom-made bodysuit that expanded when she hulked out, but her day-to-day clothes didn’t really survive the transformations.  The golf caddie said, “Were you talking to me ma’am?”  Suddenly the entire golf cart shifted in weight and tilted to the side Jennifer had been previously sitting on.   The demure looking brunette was gone.  He glanced back and his jaw dropped when he saw a 7 foot tall 500 lbs muscular jade giantess grab the golf cart with one hand and flip it over with him in it just because she could.  As she leapt away she yelled “Golf is freaking boring!”   !”   As she leapt, She-Hulk angled her body so she would land near Songbird’s location and hopefully not cause further damage. 

Meanwhile at a mountain range in Thailand, the dictator and leader of Shadaloo, General M. Bison sits observing the battle taking place with Hawkgirl and Power Girl.  He activated the intercom on his throne chair.  “Colonel Vega, I like how this blonde female is hurting.  Send more psycho power to the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak encasing Juggernaut’s helmet.  Make him insane with power.  I want more property damage!”  “By your command sir.  Anything else sir?”  “Send Shadaloo Raiders from the nearby area.  Create as much chaos as you can.”  “It will be done sir.”  General Bison was a man corrupted by evil, he enjoyed the pain of others.  As Juggernaut became more enraged by the Psycho Power the throne room became filled with the cackling laughter from General Bison. 

Suddenly Tigra’s Avengers id card began beeping.  Mallory looked at her and they both could feel the trembling of the ground.  Tigra said, “Rhino and Juggernaut are tearing up the city, I have to go help.”  “Not alone you’re not.  Bring your scooter in the building.  Birdie, as soon as she’s back inside secure it all and get the wait staff and cooks to safety.  Werecat, these wings aren’t for show.  I’ve had training since I last saw you.  I’ll do anything to protect my city and my son.  Get ready to fly.”  

Tabitha Smith had just finished her chili cheese bacon fries and lemonade from Charley’s Philly Cheese Steaks when her cell phone began buzzing.  It went directly to a face time video chat from her best friend Lorna Dane.  “Tabby, go to the bathroom nearest you and change into your costume!”  “Whoa! Lorna slow down what are you yammering about my green haired friend?”  “It’s all over the news and the superhero apps if you stopped playing Angry Birds long enough you would have known.  I’ll meet you outside the food court shortly.  Juggernaut and Rhino and armored goons are everywhere!  It’s time for Polaris and Meltdown to scramble and help the other heroes.”  “You got it Dudette!  100% Stratusfaction guaranteed.”  Tabitha grabbed her pink and yellow backpack and ran to the food court restrooms.  Moments later she emerged wearing a yellow and blue costume and a purple visor.  The food court was filled with so many people glued to the tv no one even gave her a sideways glance.  The mall valet attendant walked up to her and asked.  “Which car was yours ma’am?”  “I’ll be back this evening.  Don’t worry about it.  She pointed upward giggled and said.  “There’s my ride.”  The valet looked up in shock as Tabitha was pulled airborne by a green braided woman wearing an all green costume.  Meltdown tapped her earpiece and told Polaris, “I love leaving that look on people’s faces when you use your powers of magnetism to make me levitate.”  “All part of the superheroine fun my explosive friend.”

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