Spectacular World

Battle Of The Bands

"Are you guys really going to be okay?" Jane Lauren asked.

Whisper gave a casual shrug. She was dressed in her hero costume now and had led Hope's mother out of the stadium. Dozens of other people were also being escorted out, and many tents had been set up by the Hero Branch workers. "I'll be fine. Staying out of trouble is sort of my entire thing. As for Cinder... Well, I'll have her back."

Jane nodded slowly. "You'll make sure she'll be safe?"

"Well, duh. What sort of superior would I be if I let my junior get harmed in the line of duty?"

Whisper got her gear ready and was about to head back into the stadium where the villains were showing up, but she stopped when she felt Jane's hand on her shoulder. "You stay safe as well, okay? That goes for all members of that little team of yours. If you guys are all friends of my daughter, then I expect you all to hold to the same standard of rules I set for her and come back alive.

The invisible hero let out a snort. "You don't need to worry about me. I know I'm coming back alive." She looked back at the stadium, watching the many twists and turns in the Paths. For a moment, she wondered how the others were doing.

Battery came to a sliding stop as his golden lightning crackled out in all directions. He set a shaking Snowdawn down who clutched at the ground about to throw up.

"Sorry." The red hero grunted. "Didn't have time to slow down. Had to get us here fast." They were at the stadium now, after he ran at roughly mach fifteen.

"I'm good." Snowdawn groaned, clutching his gut. "Damn, you're fast."

"Could be faster."

"Damn." Snowdawn shook his head and looked around. They were at the food concession stand of the stadium. A lot of people were running for the exit in panic, and many were trying to shove each other over. "Stay in line," Snowdawn called out. He was coated in his ice form and had created dozens of ramps of ice, allowing people to get down quicker. He had even made large cushions of snow to catch people when they fell. "So, are you going to help or what?

Battery wasn't paying attention and instead reached over the counter and grabbed a bag of chips, tearing it open. "I haven't eaten anything since Old Dog died." He swallowed a fistful of the chips and wiped his hand on his suit.

"That long? How are you alive?"

"Superpowers."

"Of course."

"I was worried no one would be able to get out thanks to that White Spider girl whenever Zoo started its attack," Snowdawn stated. Everyone was seemingly able to leave the stadium grounds without any issue and were being escorted to a safe place by the Hero Branch members.

"Nah." Battery shook his hand and stood up, finally full after eating a hotdog. "Her power can't cover a massive place like this. She had a hard enough time covering a small hospital. Even if she could, it would probably hinder her own team since they need to come in and out as well. If Zoo attacked that boring ass museum we were at, then maybe that would have been an issue for us."

Then the two of them heard it. A familiar 'popping' sound.

Snowdawn sent up a wave of ice in front of him and Battery just in time as a sea of jagged blades stabbed out. "Looks like it isn't just Zoo." Battery said, cracking his knuckles.

"Zoo Timers," Snowdawn growled when he saw the two villains.

"I thought we agreed Bad Zoo sounds cooler." Battery grumbled.

Standing in front of them were two villains. One was a large, big-bellied man who wore a bloody apron. Where his face should have been was a circular saw, which spun and buzzed. Jagged shards of blades stabbed out of his flesh. Saw Head. Next to him was a ten-foot-tall blocky man. He was made out of solid stone and had a square-shaped body and head. Stone Face. Both were members of the Bad Timers who served under Polaron.