Almost Invincible (Invincible SI) ENG

5: Plan B

5: Plan B

"It seems like a great place" Mark walked around the Team Teen headquarters, wearing his spare suit. He was glad that Art had made more than one.

It was the morning after the whole fiasco with the Mauler twins. Robot had called Mark to invite him to his lair. Mark supposed he wanted to invite him to join the team or something similar. Robot should already know that the Guardians were dead. Soon, he would have to form a new group, and with his memories as a reference, Robot would be the one to take charge.

"Thanks, I built it myself" Robot walked alongside him towards where the other members of the group were spending their time.

Mark looked at them. It was still surprising to notice the big differences between looking at something in reality and seeing it in 2D.

Rex noticed his arrival and stood up from his seat with a smile.

"Look who's here! I didn't think we'd see you so soon"

Mark greeted him. The guy didn't seem so unpleasant, but considering he hadn't done anything to annoy him yet, that could change.

Atom Eve and Dupli-Kate also greeted him, and soon everyone was gathered. Robot had mentioned that he had something important to tell them.

"What's up, Robot? You don't usually call us so early unless there's an emergency" Eve asked, and the other members nodded in agreement.

"A few weeks ago, I told you that the team would disband due to my imminent joining of the Guardians. That's off" that seemed to surprise the team.

Rex seemed quite outraged as he started speaking.

"Wait, what?! Those idiots rejected you? They can't do that!"

Robot quickly raised his hand to calm him and continued speaking.

"The GDA has informed me that the Guardians are missing. Nothing is confirmed yet, but it seems something happened to them. That's why they've asked me to keep Teen Team on guard. For now, we'll take care of any threats that arise until there's more information about the whereabouts of the Guardians"

That seemed to quiet Rex.

"Well, damn, more work"

Ignoring his complaints, Robot turned to Mark.

"That's why I've called you here. With the Guardians indisposed, we need all the help we can get. Invincible, do you think we can count on you?"

Mark smiled, an expected request with an answer he had already thought of.

"You already have my number. If you need my help, no matter what it is, just tell me, and I'll be there in a blink"

In truth, being a hero wasn't his priority. He didn't think he was a bad guy, but he also didn't think he was a saint. Mark was clear about this. However, he also knew that in this world, he needed to choose a side. There was Earth and there was Viltrum. He had already decided to bet on Earth, so making allies was his best option.

He wasn't sure yet how difficult the fight would be in the future. He didn't know how strong the planets coalition was, but considering that Allen had been his greatest success and that success had failed miserably, well, Mark didn't have high hopes for them.

So, the key should be Earth. He had been surfing the internet, and the number of heroes and villains was insane. He didn't know if any of them would be enough to face a Viltrumite, but he didn't have other great options.

It was either that or become stupidly strong enough to face an entire galactic empire on his own...

Whether it was the latter or the former, Earth was still his home. Even if in the end, he won on his own, what good would it be if Earth were destroyed?