"We're here." Bioseus announces as the ship hovers just above the clouds of London.
"You sure you want to down there?" Metallic asks Bioseus as he prepares to utilise his new wand.
"Why wouldn't I?" Bioseus asks as he rushes around the ship trying to cobble together a slightly inconspicous outfit, before realising he doesn't really know the fashion and that Metallic will be a bright shining beacon.
Metallic bites his tongue (even though that is pretty difficult with his metal flesh).
Bioseus fiddles with the wand before managing to stabilise a portal to the ground. He steps through and gestures for Metallic to follow. As he walks out his jaw drops.
"What happened?" Bioseus asks as he sees destroyed buildings, cracked roads and uncountable amounts of posters containing various advertisement in his former neighborehood.
"Well..." Metallic replies awkwardly.
"I'll see if I can find a newspaper then if you're gonna be that useless!" Bioseus shouts back in frustration. He manages to find sitting in a shattered bus shelter wearing tattered branded apperal.
"What happened here?" Bioseus asks frantically
The person only grumbles as a reply.
"Bioseus I'll tell you!" Metallic manages to say as he plucks up the courage "Following rapidly escalating division in the last few decades a civil war errupted. Destroyed lots and killed many. But that wasn't it. Seeing the chaos erupting the US marched in and ended the conflict. Welcome to The United States Of America! The rampant capitalism and inequality reeked further havok, no more NHS or welfare state. The corporations took over and favoured the wealthy. You're in the aftermath!"
Bioseus stands there speechless. He walks over to his childhood home. The windows are boarded up and the door lock is clearly broken. He tries to open the door to find it jammed from the other side.
"Give me a hand," Bioseus commands Metallic, who obliges.
The barricade is broken in.
"Who's there? I am armed!" A croaking voice cries out.
"Dad?" Bioseus asks into the gloom
A barely recognisable old man wearing a tattered branded dressing gown holding an automatic assault rifle manufactored by the same company the produces kids tv shows.
"Who are you?" The old man the old man presses again with his hoarse voice.
"I'm your son!" Bioseus replies approaching the clearly broken old man.
"You're lying, my son died decades ago," The old man replies. As he says this a old woman goes to stand by him wearing similiar clothing and holding a handgun by the same brand.
"Is that really you Bioseus?" She questions in parched voice.
"Yes it's me!" He says as he walks towards them.
His father tentatively lowers his weapon, followed by his mother. They embrace and tell each other about the stories of the last few decades. Tea is made for all of the and Bioseus fights the urg to spit it out. He's informed that tea isn't like it used to be in a sort of nostalgic rant.
Then they hear thudding against the door.
"FBI open up!" They hear someone shout behind the baracades.
Worried looks spread over the four faces.
"This is the police, come out with your hands on your heads!" Another shouts.
Bioseus hurridly opens a portal. "Go through! This will take you just outside the school!" Bioseus orders his parents.
"We will find you again," His mother tells him as she steps through, his father follows and waves.
Bioseus closes the portal and tries to open another but the wand just lets out a spark with no portal.
"OPEN ANOTHER!" Metallic shouts to him.
"I CAN'T!" Bioseus replies. He rushes to the basement door and shoulder barges it open.
He falls all the way down the steps with huge force and lands in a heap at the bottom. Metallic picks him and puts him back on his feet.
"What now?" Metallic asks urgently.
Bioseus picks up three gas canister that have been crudely attached together. The largest one is labeled Ne, the other two are labeled N2 and H2. They are very cold to touch and the cannisters have begun to corrode. He attaches a device to the three nossels and turns a dial to maximum on it.
"This will create a huge explosion, best bet we have! Blew off three of my fingers before!" Bioseus states as he holds up his left hand before gently throwing the device to Metallic. "Hit the button at the top and chuck it at them!"
Bioseus pulls a metal table onto it's side and he jumps behind it. He puts on a pair of industrial ear muffs.
The door breaks open and Metallic clicks the button and chucks it over them. It lands on the floor outside. They open fire on Metallic as the bullets ping off his Barax fused flesh. believing that Bioseus' plan failed he approaches them and tries to disarm them as their empty the barrels on him.
The various police SWAT officers and FBI agents investiage the device. A steaming bright red fluid leaks out the device and fills the cracks in the pavement. They hold their guns towards it but then realise that the device is a bomb when the metal cannisters start to glow red hot, a scarily radiating glow. They shout and begin running.
But it was too late...
The cannisters crumple and in a blink of a second the device exploads spreading a illuminating red light. The wave of uncontained energy pulsated through the cops and agents, disintergrating them. Soot covers Metallics body and his clothes fall off into dust as he feels a pleasant warmth spread througout his body. Bioseus feels a painful hot heat scar his body. He clenges his teeth as he handles the blast. After a few minutes Bioseus steps out from behind the tables and falls the floor clenging his face.
Metallic stands stairing, amazed at the blast and that the people he was grappling with dissolved into nothing before his eyes. Suddenly the roof shakes as it collapses on both of them.
Metallic, now snapped out of his trance and digs through the rubble to reach Bioseus. He lifts up his semi conscious body and lifts him out of the rubble. He puts him down at the bus stop. The person formerly there has disappeared. Now getting his barings Metallic digests the destruction. A huge crator has appeared around the device and now rows of houses have collapsed from the blast and following earthquake. A small amount of people seem to be scrabbling amongst the rubble. Metallic goes in search of surviors as Bioseus awakens.
Bioseus stands and walks back to the bomb sight. He notices the melted police cars and deformed bulletproof vests contain various advertisements and sponserships from a multitude of fast food, tech and other megacorporations. His shaking hands pull of his wand as he notices various helicopters circling him.
"Metallic..." He shouts.
Chibwe rushes back towards him and looks up at the sight himself. He now wears a tattered self made loincloth to cover himself.
"We need to go," He reminds Bioseus.
Bioseus messes around with his wand and finally manages to open another portal. They both step though...
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Infinity Guardian
Ficção CientíficaAn orphan boy is gifted with astonishing powers on 1st January 2000. His best friend is meddling with chemicals and creates a dangerously destructive weapon. His foster father is a crazy chemist. He is bullied at school. But soon everything will cha...
