Throttlerocket /Throttlerocket and the Gods of the Golden Age / Vibrations
From Unofficial Handbook of the Virtue Universe
Written collaboratively by Dorwaystudios, Commander Crimson, Colossal Girl, Hyperion Shield, Luna Red
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Chapter 1 - The Request
“Whassat? YouWantMeToDoWhatNow...?” Throttlerocket slowed his vibrations to become visible in front of the Mender who stood before him.
“A jaunt into the past…farther than we’ve sent you before. We wish you to end the threat of the Fifth Column. Permanently.” Mender Lazarus stared at the hero intensely.
Throttle was the first to blink. “WaitAMinute…WhatDoYouMean…Permanently? KillingsNotMyThing…” Throttle took a step backward. “ImeanI’dLikeToHelpAnd Everything…ButIHaveALine…”
Lazarus shook his head even before the sentence began. “You would not have been chosen were those my intentions. Simply, your unique vibrational signal will allow us to use the Pillars of Fire and Ice in a way in which we’ve only previously dreamed.”
“Okay,” Throttle nods, “WhatDoIHaveToDo?”
“Put together a team. There is an item you will need to retrieve...,” Lazarus states as he reviews the hero’s face.
“…From 1942.”
Chapter 2 - Gathering
Commander Crimson
"1942? You're serious?" Jonas asked for the second time since Throttlerocket had approached him (or more correctly, approached Commander Crimson) and asked for a hand.
"That'sWhatTheOldManSays,CC" Throttlerocket shrugged his shoulders, a motion that was little more than a brief fuzzy halo around his torso.
Jonas had mostly stayed clear of Oroboros and the Menders. Something about the notion of time travel made his skin crawl. And 1942 wasn't a jaunt into the near past confined to Paragon City. This seemed to be huge compared to everything he had heard about the Menders from his friends and allies who had dealt with them previously.
"SoundsLikeWeZipIn,GrabSomethingAndZipOut" Throttlerocket continued. "MaybeIfWe'reLuckyWeHaveTimeToVisitAUSODance!" Throttlerocket smiled as that last thought flickered across his mind.
Jonas couldn't help but laugh, and at the same time groaned inwardly. Throttle was going to do this with or without help. That much Jonas was certain of. And despite his general uneasiness with the Menders, Jonas wasn't about to turn down a teammate that needed a hand.
Knowing full well, he might regret it, Jonas began to nod his head. "Ok, Throttle. I'll go. But please, let's focus on the mission, and not get involved in any side trips. The whole time travel thing makes me a bit nervous."
"Don'tBeWorriedCC...It'sMe!"
For some reason, Throttlerocket's answering grin did not ease Commander Crimson's anxiety at all.
Colossal Girl, Hyperion Shield and Luna Red
Colossal Girl shook her head as Rocket talked. "Still, Rocket. Time travel? After everything that the Menders tried to do to John, you'd be willing to help them?"
She had hoped to try to talk him out of this crazy mission, but he seemed to be adamant about doing this for the Menders. She also kind of hoped that she might be able to fixing the friendship the two of them used to have. She knew his heart sunk after finding out she'd moved on and was now in love with Hyperion; and although he said it was ok now, she could see how it still stung him from time to time.
"It'sNotADangerousMissonCat", he said. "JustA’PickUpAndComeBack’One. I'llBeCool!"
"Well, if you're going, I'm coming too," she said. "There's no telling what you'll encounter, and you'll need some muscle, just in case something goes wrong."
"If Cat's going I'm going too." Hyperion Shield said as he walked in. John hated the Menders and didn't trust any of them. He put his arm around Cat, he knew why she was going and he was going to make sure she was safe.
"Rocket, when it comes to time travelers, nothing is ever that simple," John said. He spoke from experience with DJ the Time Wanderer and the Menders incident. John had known DJ since being teleported to the Cigar Galaxy and his fight with Ixion.
"I'm not going to lie, there's nothing about the mission or setup that sounds right."
"That's because none of it is right."
Luna Red said as she walked in joining the group. Hearing the proposal, Jasmine could not help but to be interested. She has her own reasons for being against Mendor Silos and his Ouroboros for what was done to her. She could not allow them to do this to anyone else. After everything that happened to her, she now knows confidently that they cannot effect her anymore.
This will be the third time that she's doing this mission. The first when she was still working with the government under the Patriot Project and the second to return her time line the way it was supposed to be.
"At least we can find out what they want this time. Lexi and Megan have a lot on their hands. I'll be your combat medic."
"Well if we're going to go through with this insanity we'll need disguises." John said with a sigh.
"WhyWouldWeNeedDisguises?" Rocket asked with his usual speed.
"Because I don't want a me from months or years ago seeing myself on the history channel and, oh yea I kinda stand out in a crowd." John said, pointing to his white hair. "I'll need to dye my hair for this..." John sighed hating the idea.
"OnlyCouldBeAnImprovement." Rocket laughed getting a glare from John.
"I like my hair as is." John responded.
Continuing...
