Heroes Uprising Part 5

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As the attack upon the universe launched by the would be Emperor, The Fool leads a group of Hanged Men to the future where would be becomes fact. In a future given up to Madness, where ancient conflicts stir and gods of old rise again, can they prevent would be from becoming fact, or has fact already solidified itself.
Find out next time on Heroes Uprising!

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"Sandra's teleportation takes the group to an abandoned mansion. Dust coats everywhere, spiderwebs in the corners. The house seems to have fallen out of use for decades, if not longer. It appears to be built in European style. The air is humid and smells of decay"

Yamairo: Okay...this'll do. I need to catch my breath. If anyone can get wood there should be a fireplace I think.

"Yamairo only knew this place from stories Aya told him"

Katy: I'll do it.

"Katy went off to find a wood stack. Tiffany was unsatisfied of the sight."

Tiffany: This place is old, and smells funny, and it dirty. This isn't very futuristic!

"Sandra signed, they where merely minutes into this trip and Tiffany was complaining. Sandra used her powers to quickly clean up the place, getting ride of the dirt and smell to quite Tiffany down. Katy returned a short time after with wood."

Sandra: You realize I could just spawned some right?
Katy: I... damnit.

"The two smiled, Katy knew Sandra was just having some fun with her. Katy put the wood in the fireplace and Sandra set the spark igniting the flame."

Katy: This place looks a lot nicer then a minute ago.
Sandra: Well, your companion disapproved of the decor.

"Tiffany jumped on Katy back outta the blue, almost knocking her over and spoke into Katy ear."

Tiffany: It worked right? This place is soooo much cleaner now.

"Katy was actually starting to get use to this thus wasn't that surprised by Tiffany oddness."

Katy: Tiffany your a strange girl, you know that?

"Katy briefly turned to water to get free of Tiffany then back to normal."

Sandra: OK. So, now what? We didn't come to the future just to hide. We have to see what's going on here.

"Yamairo was sitting at the table of the living room thinking and gathering his energy. Breaking through to this world had been difficult. He wagered there were certain barriers of some kind in place preventing time travel, but he had just broken through them"

Yamairo: We need to gather information for now Sandra. Find out exactly what's different. We can go about this two ways. Quick and dangerous, slow and safe. Quick and dangerous we deleport directly to any of the former SXM bases and we check the computer databases. Slow and safe, we try and find some sort of newspaper or news program and I can translate it...since this is Japan. Frankly I'd rather go with the safe route for now until we have SOME form of bearing...Sandra, can you pick up anything abnormal on the planet with a psychic scan?

Sandra: I'll take a look.

"Sandra started scanning the planet. The first thing that became clear as it was on everybody's minds, Milo had succeeded in his goal. It seems in this time Ventro's word was officially law. Second thing to spark her interest seemed to be a distinct lack of SXM in this time, and no Code:Breakers she could find. It's possible they was hiding, either that or many people Sandra knows was in line to die."

Sandra: From what I see, I agree on playing it safe.

"Sandra filled in the others on what she found out."

Riku frowned, he didnt like the fact that there merry band of murderers wernt more prominent, what exactly was going on. That some of them were probably dead seemed pretty obvious but not that the Code:Breakers as a whole were gone. Maybe they could discover something along the way.

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Emmet had kept his gaze on the group right up to their jump to the future, now all he could do was leave it to fate to assure their safety. He smiled as Tie and Earring appeared, bearing strong drink, he floated over to them, arms open wide in invitation " My fair angels, welcome to you. Your presence is much appreciated, especially after such a battle. As are the refreshments you bring "

Adrian and Garfield were already poking around the barrel, Adrian pouring himself a glass. He starred at the contents for awhile before finally taking a sip. He felt as if his skeleton wanted to rip itself out of his skin and go screaming through the streets.

" How is it? " Garfield asked out of curiousity, one of the things he missed about being alive was the taste of alcohol but he could simulate the drunk experience if he fed on someone who was drunk.

Adrian shuddered and rubbed his forehead " I like it "

Emmet helped himself to the drink as well taking a long sip and letting it roll around his mouth to really get a taste of it " mmm, most delicious, if not a tad off. Now if you wish to treat your taste of something befitting a king" he snapped his fingers and the gate of babylon produced a chalice of the finest gold, only to be outshone by what it contained. Summoning golden goblets, Emmet poured everyone a drink in kind " Cheers "

Tanesha was feelings worried about Sandra, even as Roberta tried to confort her, but the taste of Emmets drink immediately wiped away all worry and inhibitions. " oooh this is some good shit! "

Kaiser, Iko, and Noah all found themselves getting lost in the brilliant taste as well, Emmet watched them, amused and wondered if it was too fine a drink for them.

"Yamairo thought for a while on how to proceed. They were going completely blind. Just then, Isabel stands up with a startle"

Isabel: Quickly. Sandra, put up a barrier around us n-

"Before Isabel can even finish the sentence, a massive energy blasts hits and consumers the entire manor in a bright flast of light"

As the dust cleared around the wreckage of the former mansion, a large dome of ice was revealed to have formed around the group, it quickly cracked and shattered from the immene damage it had taken. Everyone was immediately on high alert, Yori slipping into his weapon form and appearing in Riku's hand.

"Yamairo stared up at the sky, and soon enough a large hellicarier, black, reminiscent of the Hellicarrier that had housed the Celestial Genetic weapon starts to over over."

Yamairo: Can anyone else teleport?

"Yamairo found himself unable to teleport, and so did everyone else. However, Isabel was already floating overhead, winds circling around her, signaling mutant powers were not being blocked"

Yamairo: At least it seems they aren't dampening our powers yet...everyone ready.

Chaotic, Demonic, godly, and magical energies swirled around Riku in a torrent, he wasnt exactly sure what was going on, only that he needed to stay on his toes. He couldnt slip away through the darkness, meaning whatever tech was being used wasnt just for mutants but incompassed them all, he decided to follow Yamairo's lead on this, since he seemed to have experience with this. Ashe stood immobile, but was ready to strike at a moments notice.

"Even Sandra found herself unable to teleport."

Sandra: It seems to be blocking the Phoenix as well.

"Sandra remembered these ships, or at least she thought it was the same ones. Last time they seemed nearly invincible, though everybody was much weaker at that time. Last time Sandra found the perfect solution, a machine to destroy the machine. But Cyber Kiya wasn't going to be a option this time around. Sandra floated into the sky near Isabel, ready to attack at a moments notice."

Sandra: Be careful with this thing. If these are those same Genesis Bomb ships we had to deal with in the past, it can kill you. Quite easily I might add.

"Sandra sent out the same warning to the others as well."

Sandra: Considering this world is mostly mutant with little sign of normals left. I think it's safe to assume this is ready for us.

"Katy was linked up with Tiffany again. Katy recognized these ships as well but Tiffany did not. It seems somehow she had steered clear of the events of their time."

"So, the Hellicarrier begins releasing a massive number of soldiers. All of them are clad in armor (similar to Halo spartans). The soldiers open fire with weaponry, and not just, energy blasts, flames, powerful offensive mutant powers. Sandra can't quite brute force them with telepathy, although she can gouge if she focused hard enough, she could take them out one by one that way"

Yamairo: X-Men! Move out!

"Yamairo runs and teleports (within the barrier) and appears in front of the dropping mutant attackers. He attempts to cut straight through the armor with a spacial rend, but finds that his blade bounces right off, and then barely manages to teleport out of the way of the counter offensive. More bullets are fired at him as he slows down time to easily cut through them, as they veer off to the sides and detonate releasing smaller shrapnel. Yama imagines if one of those lodges itself into a target, it'll have an effect similar to a powerful shotgun, ripping flesh and bone right off."

Yamairo: Don't let those bullets hit you...

"Meanwhile Isabel has taken to the skies. The entire area is now enveloped in a massive storm, rain and ice falling down as she directs lightning bolts at the attacks, using wind to smash them back into the ship."

"Sandra picks up something barely jumbled with her telepathy"

Mutant forces confirmed....switch...mugen

Sandra: Guys watch out, I think we're in for anti-megen here.

"Katy took water form to avoid damage, though Sandra warning could render that less effective. She was trying to freeze and ice spike shoulders. Tiffany was after them with with super strength, covering Katy who in turn worked to cover her. Tiffany was able to throw them around and into stuff, but wasn't sure if she was doing damage. Sandra was still taking them one by one, but there had to be a faster way."

Sandra: They'll flake us with numbers at this pace... I wonder just how good their armor is.

"Didn't seem like much point hiding now, whoever was after them knew they was here. Sandra gathered Phoenix energy, and unleashed powerful Phoenix flames upon the enemy."

"Despite their advanced armor, the cosmic flames of the phoenix still blast most of the attacking soldiers away, some managing to dodge or block using energy fields, just barely escaping the purging fires. Yamairo teleports in front of one of them, and in a skillfully move, removes his helmet before putting a sword in front of his face"

Yamairo: Do not move.

"The soldier grips his gun, but in a quick slash, Yamairo cuts it in half."

Yamairo: Sandra, get what information you can out of him...there's more coming

"The next wave begins to descend. This time it's energy weaponry. When Isabel tries to block it with an ice shield, it passes by as if the shield isn't even there"

Isabel: It is anti-mugen radiation energy. Be careful.

"Sandra quickly scans the soldiers mind for information before putting him down. Things had just picked up with the warning of anti-mugen. Sandra continued to use her cosmic flames and telepathy to attack soldiers, she was doing a lot of covering of her allies so they wouldn't get overtaken by numbers. Katy had Tiffany was adjusting to a more cautious combat style."

Sandra: Yama I got everything I could from the soldier.

"Sandra sent Yamairo everything she knew."

"Yamairo stares up at the ship and teleports. After a few seconds, everyone with teleporting capabilities feels their power to leave the area return, as Yamairo returns back to the group"

Yamairo: I handled the barrier that was keeping us here. We need to get out now.

"Yamairo doesn't waste another second, and teleports everyone out of there. They end up a few miles off of Genosha. They can see the large city, now perhaps three times as large, off in the distance. Hellicarriers in the sky. Before they can fall into the water, Isabel uses her wind manipulation to keep them floating (those who can't sustain their own flight at least)"

Yamairo: Sandra mask our presence...
Isabel: Why did we not just teleport directly there?
Yamairo: Because what Sandra got out of the soldier indicates they have teleporation detection in every major city. As well as satellite detection for psionic energy detection...that's how they found us by the way. Sandra scanning the planet must have triggered their alarms.

*Sandra quickly masked the group.*

Sandra: Looks like we're walking.

*the group reach land, just from eye view you could tell Genosha was much bigger.*

Sandra: Well Genosha looks like it's doing well for itself. I'd hate to say it, especially with teleportation and psionic detection systems, plus god knows what else we aren't aware of yet. But if we have any hope to explore this place we need to split into groups.

*It occurred to Sandra that in this situation she's potentially the worse off in the group. With her powers being psionic based if Sandra did, more or less anything there was risk of a army coming after her and whoever is with her. She'd have to be more careful then the rest of the group while they was laying low.*

It was quickly decided the way teams would go, Yamairo/Isabel, Riku/Yori/Ashe, and Sandra/Katy/Tiffany. Since psionics were verboten for the moment, Yori crafted a few kanji and imbued them on the group in the form of tatoo's. If they wanted to get in contact with one another, they simply had to press the kanji and focus on the person they wished to converse with. Once that was settled, they all headed out.

Riku had to admit, he was mildly impressed with how the island had progressed, despite the oppressive atmosphere. It was nice tourist trap if anything, albeit loaded with pssionic detecting equipment, didnt seem to be much focus on the magical aspect of things though, should make easier for them move around though.

Off in the far distance, a mysterious figure had been keeping an eye on the group, having come across them by pure chance. " Hello, boss, I think I found something you might find interesting "

*Katy, Tiffany and Sandra went off in another direction. Sandra lead her group, she seemed very determined to find a certain location. Finding the location wasn't hard, she knew it by heart but what she seen painted a discouraging future.*

Tiffany: Sandy something wrong?
Sandra: Very. This used to be my home, this location. Now it's covered in city. When I scanned the planet earlier I didn't spot any traces of my family. Sure some like David and Cassandra could hide themselves. But the others? No I have a feeling something bad happened in this time that wiped the Fuller family name out of existence. I suspect this because I had a understanding with SXM that though thick and thin, I or at least my loved ones would always have a home here on Genosha. All traces of my family wouldn't disappear unless something big went down. Lets move on.
Katy: To where?
Sandra: We need to see the cores of Genosha. Namely the school and tower.

*While no signs of Dave, Abby, etc along with Sandra personal home being completely gone pointed bad signs for her and her families future. What could lead to possible answers was the school and tower. If anything was to be found out it'd be there.*

" So then the fifth guy pushed into me and damn did that feel good "

Over the course of the walk, Riku had begun regaling them with his past sexual exploits, he was just on his last gang bang, two days ago, when Ashe suddenly stopped. Riku continued for a half step before stopping as well " Mmm what? Did my stories get you a little too hot and bothered? Well in the middle of an oppressive future, but it's never a bad time for a little bufu " he ran his hands down Ashe's chest towards his lower are, grinning broadly at the angel/demons endowment " I've noticed you stare at me a lot "

" I feel your presence is a danger to universal balance, that you've unlocked the doors to the sea of chaos and may just become something trully terrible, worthy of oblivion "

Riku blinked, not expecting that response " Oh....so can we still fuck? "

" ......Sure "

Ashe pinned Riku to the ground, their mouths connecting in a heated kiss. Ashe was feeding off the lust that Riku embodied, becoming drunk off of it. Riku found Ashe's mixed aura very arousing as well. " Mhmph, Yori-Sama, feel free to join in or just watch, I do so enjoy an audience. Though I may have to make an exception! "

Pointing Yori forward, the blade suddenly extended out, shooting forward for miles till it reached the location of the mysterious figure, who just narrowly avoided getting impaled.

" Oh shit, how the fuck did he notice me?! "

The voice belonged to a girl of mixed race in her late teens, he wavy chest nut hair went down to her shoulders. she wore a armored breast plate, blue jeans, combat books. and long trench coat. She tilted her sunglasses up and leaped back as Riku and Ashe appeared. She groaned, cursing her luck.

Riku cocked his head to the side " The reason I noticed you is cause I'm me. You do a good of masking your presence but not that good that I wouldnt notice you. Question is now, who are you? Your answer will determine whether or not this turns turns into a mortal kombat fatality "

The girl cocked an eyebrow " Little extreme isnt it? Then again you did just try to impale me without any thought of who I am "

Riku shrugged " I assume you were confident enough to dodge and i'm always right. so yeah "

The girl rolled her eyes " Polar fucking opposite I swear. Well i'm sure theirs existential time traveller crap to adhere to fuck it. My name is Barbara Hill and i'm a Code:Breaker "

"Sandra, Katy and Tiffany was looking at the city as they advanced towards Genosha School Tf The Gifted. It was hard to imagine Genosha more advanced but here it was. In the shadows we see the futurist version of Kiya following the group. She speaks over a private line."

Kiya: Conformation. The Phoenix is in Genosha.

The revelation that Barbara was Code:Breaker wasnt particular suprising given they were in the future, it was also easier to believe once she revealed the tattoo on her left shoulder, the Code:Breakers insignia that Iko had designed and Emmet applied to each of them with a special ink he'd created, it couldnt be found anywhere else.

" Alright Barbara, your story appears to check out " Riku stated " Nice to see the Code:Breakers are alive and well or something like that. What the fuck is going on around here? "

Barbara weighed how much she should actually say, she really was unsure how it would affect the whole space/time continuum " Well in a few words, Milo Ventro fucked the universe, without lube "

Riku whistled " Damn, I figured that was it, but really, damn! "

" Damn is right, he rose in power about twenty or so years ago and the end result is everyone and their mothers being under his thumb, not just earth either. He's expanded to the whole universe, Emperor Ventro is the one who runs things and we all dont have much of a choice but to fall in line "

Barbara inspected her nails as she spoke, but the deep seated hatred was very much apparent, she'd lost her family to that bastard and his stooges. She hated that everything the rebellion did seemed so insignificant in the over all scheme of things. But she had felt a sudden surge of hate upon discovering these time travelers. Maybe, just maybe, the future could be changed.

Ashe suddenly spoke up " What of the other Code:Breakers? "

Barbara was silent for a moment " A lot of your friends are dead or worse. The only ones you would know that are left is Kaiser, Adrian, Jericho, his undead minions, and Roberta "

Riku was a little taken aback by this information " Heh, so I've bitten the big one ey? Well.....thats fucking pathetic! I mean I entertained the notion that I could be dead but seriously. Please tell me it wasnt massive Vagina, his fucking spawn, the chick said spawn is porking that did it "

Barbara fiddled with her coat " Ok....I think it's better if you hear the real info from my boss "

The word boss rang loud in Riku's ears " Wait a fucking minute, what happened to Emmet, never mind me but theres no fucking way the Queen Goddess would have gotten offed "

" Your right about that, he's not dead......but he's not very alive either, alright the enimatic bullshit is starting to get on my nerves too, how about I just take you guys to our base and you can see for yourself "

Riku and Ashe nodded and immediately contacted the others to meet up.

"Kiya knew the Phoenix she was tracking wasn't supposed to be here. Upgrades from the Emperor over the years has made Kiya far more advanced then her past self. Even stronger, faster, tougher, flight, teleportation, upgrades with celestial armor and more. This was a far different Kiya then the basic cyborg of the past. Kiya's advancements allowed her to track the signal of all type of energy, be it mortal, cosmic, supernatural, otherworldly or otherwise."

Kiya: Confirmation Phoenix is still the empress commanded. This Phoenix is new. No, do not send in ships, powerful as their armor are it won't stop a Phoenix. Request the Goblin be put on high alert.

"Kiya followed the 3 women getting a sense of their direction."

Kiya: Confirmation. Targets are Sandra Fuller, Phoenix. Katy Kharma, Hydro. Tiffany Thiessen, Wild Cat. They are headed towards Genosha School. Files indicate Wild Cat is dead, Hydro is a SXM rebel, Phoenix is the empress slave. Analogous, these 3 do not belong here.

Riku, Yori, Ashe and Barbara set off in Sandra and companies direction. The trip made a little easier due to Barbara " obtaining " a car and Riku's semi insane driving, it wasnt long till they came upon the school " Hmm, not bad, I feel like i've been there "

"Sandra and the group walked up to see Riku's group waiting for them. She see the new girl but a quick into her mind confirmed Barbara was a Code:Breaker in this time. She seemed to have information that could answer some questions about the Code:Breakers whereabouts. But they seem to still be lost as how to fix things. One things for sure, this is the future if Milo stays in charge."

Sandra: Here it is, Genosha High. Going by events of our time I figure there are up to 4 key areas Milo could run operations from. Genosha High, the Defense Tower, the Space Station, and the White House. Genosha High is a school above ground but under ground it is or was one of SXM main operating stations. I dunno how much Milo has changed by now, but if we're looking for a key on how to prevent this future. Then this is as good place as any to start.

"Even though she was well out of range of any human hearing, Kiya's advancements let her pick up on what was being said."

Kiya: Threat to the emperor detected. Send forces.

"Kiya was impossible to detect via telepathic detection and seemed able to well mask herself from other mutant detections as well. So Sandra had no idea she was being followed all this time. Before anyone can react a ship like the one before arrives above the group and soldiers start swarming out. They already have anti-mugen ready and Sandra warns the group. Katy is assaulted suddenly by a strong telepathic presence and Cassandra appears to Sandra's surprise. She's dressed like the soldiers."

Sandra: Cassandra...

"Cass looks to Sandra, it was obvious to her this Sandra didn't belong here, she was either from a alternate time or alternate dimension. Since Sandra was immortal and stopped showing signs of age when she hit maturity, a Sandra from 20 years ago would look just the same as Sandra today."

Cassandra: So mother, sticking your nose where it doesn't belong yet again. I suggest you and your goons return to wherever you came from, and I mean right NOW. Consider yourselves lucky I just don't kill the lot of ya.

"Sandra was trying to free Katy but it was hard even for her. Cass power had grown immensely since their time, she wondered if her daughters cosmic power now exceeded even her own. Because Sandra believed it could."

Barbara had heard about Sandra from Kaiser and reading through the history books. The phoenix, or the other one, Sandra Fuller had quite the colorful history. But at one point she had been a fellow Code:Breaker, but that was before she'd been enslaved by the outer god and reduced to a shell of who she once was.

Barbara had seen that Sandra on more then one occasion so she was a little weary at meeting the past Sandra, especially when she casually took a glance through her mind. But before a real opinion could be formed, enemie forces were suddenly swarming out of nowhere. Soldiers armed with ani-mugen weaponry was bad enough, she could deal with that, but the fucking Goblin?!

She slowly took a step back, beads of sweat beginning to form around her brow, why did she have to run into this? She'd done a good job of keeping herself a alive in her goal of obtaining revenge for the death of her parents. To think she would meet her end in such a way, unforgivable. But suddenly, the airship was destroyed by a slice of chaos energy. A hand came down on Barbara's shoulder and she looked up to see Riku.

" Wipe that pussy ass look off your face this instant, no Code:Breaker is allowed to look like that, ever. We are a merry band of psychopathic murderers that get our kicks out of singing, dancing, and causing murder and mayhem. What you see now before us is what can be called a major kick ass party. So get excited cause were about to bust this motherfucker wide open! "

Barbara could only stare at Riku in awe, he meant everything he said and held not even a hint of fear, only a dark glee. Ashe....well Ashe wasnt giving off any emotion at all, let alone fear. These days the only one in the group who really held this idealology was Adrian and the guy was really off his rocker. But here was the man known as Code:Breaker 01 back when they had a number system, toted as being the strongest, the Ace.

Gradually Barbara felt her nerves begin to calm as Riku's words washed over her. In the face of such a crowd, the Goblin included, she felt that she could have faith and confidence. These guys and Sandra of the past, they could do this. Riku nodded in approval at the change in Barbara and stepped forward, the soldiers eyeing him wearily following the the destruction of the airship.

" Damn, weve got quite the turn out here, the last welcoming party was decent, but I can see the red carpet has really been rolled out now " Cassandra's power was very apparent, she'd certainly seen some growth the last time, she wasnt to taken lightly, didnt mean he had to take her seriously though. " Well well, if it isnt the Troll queen Cassandraiqua, you've certainly seen better days "

At his words the soliders angrilly opened fire, Riku and Ashe made no move to dodge or block, the bullets brutally piercing their bodies. It wasnt long before the soldiers realized something was wrong. Barbara was grinning like mad at the sight, of COURSE, anti-mugen weaponry wouldnt do a thing to these two.

Riku licked his lips as his wounds healed over, the same happening to Ashe " Hmm, I suppose I should have mentioned one key thing, were not fucking mutants! We are something a tad bit different, so your little toys that cause such a stir in some, are really no more then bb guns to us, now with that being said "

Ashe unleashed massive blizzard that knocked the soldiers back, many of them instantly freezing over and shattering, this was the cold not of a mutant but of the lowest level of hell. Ashe was already on the men before they knew what was happening, his dreadul speed and strength tearing through them. Barbara wasnt about to miss a chance to fight with these guys " Demon takeover: Speed of Shirogane!, Claws of Agrippa! "

Barbara's hands were transformed into sharp demonic claws as her legs elongated and became scaly. She vanished out of sight appeared amidst another group of soldiers, her claws flashing as they tore through flesh and bone. Riku appeared beside Sandra, his gaze carefully on Cassandra " Sandra, dont let this posturing full you, she's just mouthy brat, as her mother wouldnt you agree a little discipline is in order and not the fun kind either " Yori and Riku's link vibrated as their power fluxuated. Cassandra could feel it as well, the Goblin force was of a similar strip, all from the original chaos of existance and this demon was embodying it now.