Track Four The Music is Too Loud and the Party Crashers Aren’t Helping
Lights filled the sky. Energy blasters floated in the sky creating amazing displays of fireworks. Radio Wave dressed in a backless red sparkling dress and red gloves. Buddha had a tough time finding clothing to wear. He had finally found a store that sold clothing specifically for heroes of his size.
Scrappers kept the partygoers fed and the tankers patrolled the area. The stage had been set up with a library of rave and dance music. A long white haired defender on the stage stopped the music and spoke into the microphone.
“Welcome to the third annual Rave in the Park. I’m your host, Inhibitor of the Army of Heroes. I hope you are all having a great time tonight. Now before we get things rolling here I’d like to make out a few shout outs. Shout out to Major Flanders for catering the party as well as the local Pizza hub. We’ve got a great show for you all tonight. The Controllers of Notes are here. I’d also like to give out a personal shout out to the Army of Heroes. They’re keeping on the look out for evil and lastly, a shout out to my good friend Cirga. He’s my latest apprentice into the DJ circuit. Later in the show I’ll be passing on the mic to him so give him a good welcome and lets get this party started. Here’s a little Omnibus for ya.”
Buddha walked over to the bleachers and sat down next to Radio Wave.
“I wasn’t sure what ya wanted so I just grabbed a little of everything.”
Radio Wave giggled and reached for the pizza.
“Thank you sweetie. I’m glad you asked me out. Perfect night too. The sky is clear and the air is clean. It’s been such a long time since I have had a chance to simply relax.”
“Yeah I know. I spend so much time arresting criminals that I never have time for relaxation. But, now that I’m with you, I think it’s time I spend a little more time away from that stuff and spending it with you.”
“What do you mean?”
“Uhh…well I want to make our relationship stronger.”
“It will get stronger. We can fight crime together.”
“Yeah, but, well…have you ever thought about giving it all up and just living a normal life. A life away from all this crime fighting.”
“Sometimes I do. But, then I think about the way the city is. Even though there are lots of super heroes, we still can’t be everywhere at once. I feel kind of bad right now though. Somewhere out there is some poor woman that is being mugged and there is no one to stop it because the heroes are either in a different part of the city or here at this rave. I don’t think I could ever leave this kind of life. I was granted a special gift and it would be a waste to just let it go unused.”
Buddha looked down at the ground. He felt a little guilty bringing up such a topic. She was right though. To have a special gift and to simply cast it aside for ones selfish purpose sure wasn’t a very heroic thing to do.
“Buddha? Do you have any dreams?”
“Just one really. But, I haven’t thought much ahead though. What about you?”
“Well, I know it sounds kind of funny and I know you’ll laugh at it, but I’ve always wanted to run a radio station, but not just any kind of radio station. It would be a station whose sole purpose is to bring the city together with the use of music. And not only that, but it would be used as a sort of information high way for all super heroes.”
Buddha smiled at took Radio Wave’s hand.
“It’s an excellent idea.”
The music stopped and the DJ spoke up.
“We’ll get back to the music in just a second. I just wanted to announce that the Scrappers of Goodies have just finished setting up their table. Currently, we have many great items there for you to fill up your super appetites with from delicious cakes to scrumptious pies and pastries. Also, my assistant Cirga here will be taking any requests that you might have so come on up here and tell him what you want to hear. In the meantime lets back to some music, this is a nice bit of music I stumbled upon while traveling to Talos. It’s called Into the Earth.”
Song Six
It hurts to me to watch any of this. It not only marks the most important event in Perez Park history but it also marks the birth of a powerful super group, but what saddens me is the fact that this will be the first and last date they ever have together. I have seen this scene over and over except for some reason things feel different. I walked to the back of the stage and looked out over the lake. I realized it was not that there was something different, but that it was that this time I was aware of something that I had not been aware of before. I stepped into the cold water and made my way to the other side. I knew exactly from where the enemies would emerge from and I knew exactly how many would appear.
I reached the other side of the lake and quietly walked towards the drain. Fifth Column agents poured containers, marked with a strange emblem, of strange liquid into the water. After all these travels, I finally knew the truth. I felt a strange presence in the woods. As I scanned the area I could see clockworks marching through the forest along side members of the Circle of Thorns. After all these years I thought the Fifth Column staged the whole ordeal. I quickly rushed back to the party. I could feel the clock ticking down. The swampy ground twitched. Soft growls and moans emanated from the water. Reporters called it The Slaughter of Perez Park. I however call it, the birth of Paragon Radio.
Radio Wave stood from her seat and walked towards the lake. She could feel strange energies headed towards the party.
“What’s wrong hon?”
“We’re under attack.”
A guard jumped into the middle of the party.
“We’re under attack!!!”
Clockworks appeared from the shadows of the forest. Blaster flew high into the air and a volley of blasts kept the enemies at bay. Scrapper intercepted the mysterious cultists.
From behind the heroes appeared large groups of Lost. Aberrant’s quickly grabbed a hold of heroes’ minds and caused them to fall to the ground. Embalmed abominations marched into the party and exploded. Heroes fell from the sky and tankers were quickly defeated.
“We have to get out of here!”
Buddha grabbed Radio Wave’s arm. She yanked her arm away and looked at him. She was going to stay and fight. He sighed and nodded his head.
“Defenders into the middle!! We need shields up immediately! Tankers gather around the defenders! Scrappers and Blasters fall in. Controller’s we need those Aberrant and Eidolon mind holds broken!”
Shields of all kind erupted into the area. Tankers stood in unyielding stances around the defenders. Controllers teleported heroes into the shields and broke the mind holds. Scrappers formed a ring around them and the blasters floated just above them. Heroes felt their skills being enhanced by the controllers and defenders healed as many heroes as they could handle.
Song Seven
The heroes of the Rave party had regrouped under the command of Radio Wave. The battle for their lives was about to begin. Clockworks marched in from the south. Members of the Circle of Thorns marched in from the east. The Lost and the Vahzilok marched in from the north. However, the deadliest of the enemies had not appeared yet. Just west of the party deep in the waters of Everett Lake arose the army of the marsh. A new breed of enemy designed for the sole purpose of killing any hero they stumble upon. The hydra was born.
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