The Year is 2017 and in California Three powerful factions have started to vie for control. Whoever wins will not just gain control of the Meta's in California, but quite possibly the world. With the Factions of Aegis and Khaos fighting, a group whose agents are known as Numbers works in the background to keep these two powerful Meta groups in check.
First Bank of Los Angeles, Downtown Branch
10:30 A.m.
On the giant monitor on the wall in the lobby it was playing a news cast.
“It has been exactly twelve years to the day when Mr. Invincible and Meta’s around the world were first discovered. It has likewise been two years since his disappearance along with the other members of the Triumvirate, Duststorm and Twilight. After this cast, we will be playing a Montage of their most notable feats and victories, Including the rare footage, of When Phobetor nearly killed all three members of the Triumvirate, before being defeated and disappearing without a trace. This has been ---“
The newscast was interrupted as the figure of one of the security guards hit the Monitor Shattering it before coughing out an extremely vast amount of blood and collapsing to the ground. “Ladies and Gentlemen” Said a loud booming, yet cultured voice. As the few patrons of the bank and its staff looked they saw a large and well-muscled Man , strut into the bank past the shattered glass door, he wiped the guards blood off of his hands using the No Shoes No Shirt No service sign as a rag. He was flanked by two people on each side. On his left, was a lanky man with an eye-patch, along with a taller man with electric blue hair that seemed to crackle with electricity. To his right was a man with the lithe and graceful build of a dancer and light blonde hair, followed by the last member of the quintet, who could be described in a word, Punk, he had dark black and purple hair and many piercings.
The large man was about to continue when several of the guards recovered from their shock and pulled out all manner of guns and weaponry, preparing to target the intruders. They didn’t get the chance, the lithe Blond man disappeared in a flash, when he reappeared in his position, his arms were full of all the weapons the Guards just had. “Thanks Tempo, Pierce if you would before we get interrupted again.” At his request the Punk Looking man extended his hands, and suddenly several metal studs flew from his ears and pierced the joints of the Guards limbs. The guards all collapsed by the time the metal studs returned to Pierce’s ears. Pools of blood starting to spread from the limbs of each guard, many of them groaning from their places on the floor.
The Accented voice was heard again as he said “Thank you Pierce, now where was I?, Ah yes, as you have probably guessed this is a Bank robbery, If you folks would be so kind as to put all your plastic Valuables, and Deposit keys on the floor, we will be on our way, and no one should get hurt, any more than some already have.” After a few moment when there was no movement, the man, Bruiser sighed and walked forward till he was in the middle of the Bank floor. He lifted a leg and abruptly slammed it into the floor cracking the granite and creating a small crater as the building groaned slightly. “Must I ask you twice?” This time his cultured voice was slightly less pleasant and harsher.
The patrons of the bank practically scrambled and started tossing their items near the crater. As the Deposit keys appeared Tempo grabbed them and in a flash left anfd added more good to the pile. Bruiser walked away and said to the last two men who hadn’t acted, “Oculus you keep an eye out, make sure they are giving up their entire goods, Sparky, tap into their system, and start hacking it.” The two men nodded, Oculus walked up to the growing pile of loot and removed his eyepatch, that eye of his could see all spectrum's. As a small sweating man, with weasel-like features started walking away, Oculus gestured towards them man. Pierce nodded and sent stud towards him clipping his ear, “ All goods, weasel boy.”. The man yipped in pain, as he was hit, with shaky hands he removed a massive gold and diamond encrusted watch and tossed it on the pile.
Bruiser looked over and told Pierce " I can tell you dont like him, he can be used for the message." Upon hearing these words a Malicious grin appeared on his face as he knocked the man unconscious and dragged him into the vault, Moments later screams could be heard. While this was happening The man with the Crackling Hair, Sparky, walked up to the still sparking monitor and shoved his hand into it. His hand faded and turned into electricity, the tall man’s eyes closed and twitched as he hacked the system. He still made sure to scramble and block signals coming from and to the bank, which would buy them a little more time. During this entire Bruiser, backed up and looked on as his crew worked, He nodded and thought ‘Hope the Boss will be happy with this haul.’ Out loud he said “ Ok gents, lets finish up here, and get scrambling.”
Several hours later
Unknown Warehouse lounge
Bruiser sat with his arms spread out on a Couch, facing a figure across from him, whose face was wreathed in Shadows. “ So Boss,” Said Bruiser “ How did you like the haul?” The figure shifted slightly before saying in a cold voice” your Haul, as you put it is irrelevant, did you leave the message as you were told?” Bruiser nodded while saying, “Yeah, sure, I did it just like you said, a little bloody for my taste, but will be effective nonetheless.” “Very well, I shall leave the rest in your care, for now.” With these parting words the figure left the warehouse swiftly. "Remember some of our brethren, New and old, will be joining you here later, you might want to clean up." as bruiser stood up after the Boss left, these words floated into the lounge. 'Shit' Thought Bruiser " Oi, Pierce, Sparky we got company coming make this place presentable, if you would. Tempo and Oculus get presentable and follow me."
Aegis Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
In the lobby of the Aegis HQ, stood a tall powerfully built man in a leather jacket, As he checked his watch he muttered, “The new blood should be here soon.” As he walked back to his office he told the Receptionist, Miss Lin “ When the punks all show up, Bring them back.” She nodded then shook her head, at her bosses attitude, before looking back towards her computer and the game of solitaire on it. She decided to respond saying " You let me do my job, Why dont you go publish some more Poetry T.S. Eliot?" A roar was heard from the back Office" Shut Up!!"
Underground Secret Complex
Number’s Facility
The first and most powerful of the Numbers stood in a barren, white room waiting for the new recruits. Incidentally the five most powerful including him were numbered one through five. though the actual ranking system of the Numbers doesn’t apply to the first five, as they are exceptions. Most of the newbies, would get their own designation if they hadnt received one at the end of the Evaluation.