"New Enemies, old friends" tales of the Atomik Punk, part 4

“The Champions of Paragon” were a super group Headquartered in Perez Park off of Hells Highway and were formed from the remnants of “The Defenders of Paragon” in 2004. D’ Monique and Martaspahn of the “Rabid Dogs of War” were old friends so when the Atomik Punk was asked to join, he knew he was in good company. A spine scrapper headed the Group with a wicked reputation on the streets named “Casket” and a technology Scrapper, equally deadly, from an alternate future called “Jazno”. The Punk was already familiar with other friends and members Merozan and the Mystical Dr. Demoriel and he soon became familiar with T-5000, Purple Kitty, Fatal Red, Bryon Gyro, Baroness and Orion. The Atomik Punk was there when the D.O.P. crossed over to the new C.O.P. at a meeting in Kings Row. The group was filling out its membership and the Atomik Punk fit the profile.

It didn’t take long for the new C.O.P. to get down to business. With 25 members in the span of a few days things moved at a fast pace. The group stressed “teamwork” and a readiness to get its hands dirty that was reassuring. Paragon City had its share of run of the mill Super Groups and the Atomik Punk wanted to fight along side of professionals.

It was from a contact named John Strobel in Talos Island that the Atomik Punk got the story. The Sky Raiders were planning an assassination of top scientists at a secret conference in New Thebes. This was finally a chance to pay back the Sky Raiders for the “death” of Massacre9. A strike force was assembled from members of the C.O.P., which consisted of D’Monique, Martaspahn, Jazno, T-5000 and Purple Kitty. It was getting dark when the team met up in an alley way in New Thebes. The ocean fog rolled down the alley masking the team’s arrival. T-5000 figured out a way into the old office building, by passing the hastily constructed security cameras in place. The Raiders were already inside in groups holding people hostage and prepping explosives. Were they too late?

The Champions of Paragon swung into action! One by one the parameter guards were taken out quietly as not to alert the other forces. The group expertly worked its way into the buildings interior defusing bombs and freeing hostages along the way. At each step they were effective, powerful and without mercy until finally the open main lobby was reached. Sky Raider force field generators were activated by the Engineers and winged Raiders ignited the room with Flamethrowers. T-5000 blasted the Raiders and yelled, “We have to take out those force fields or this is going to be a long fight”! “I’m on it”! Yelled D’ Monique as she took flight and dove into the Frey with hands blazing. Atomik Punk was busy drawing fire from a dozen Porters and Raiders and knocking some heads.

Purple Kitty and Jazno moved in to give D’Monique some back up. Several Raiders were frantically setting a large explosive on the east wall while holding a cowering scientist at gunpoint. “Don’t let them rig that bomb”! Shouted and pointed Jazno. “Not a chance” said Martaspahn and within seconds the Raiders lay twitching and smoking on the floor surrounded by crackling blue electricity. The last force field generator was destroyed and the remaning Raiders scattered. "Not so fast Boys" said Purple Kitty as she nailed them in their tracks. T-5000 and Jazno filled them full of holes and spines.

One of the wounded scientists explained that they were all part of a secret government group called "Vigilance" a group specializing in hero threats. But why were the Sky Raiders trying to kill them? The answer came a few days later in Independence Port on a Moon lit night.