Ultimization Game II Archive Thread

Re: Ultimization Game, Round Two - Episode 12

Part 1

Xavier has a bad dream involving insects and thinks it's a mutant distress signal. He pinpoints it to a small town in nebraska. He sends the X-Men to find out what's going on.

They land in a field and spread out to investigate. Upon arrival they split up and soon start finding strange things. Half eaten corpses, an underground tunnel system, Angel things he spies a creature quickly burying itself in the ground but can't be sure because it happened fast and he's in the air. When Wolverine finds the town deserted he's reminded of the mission Fury sends him on and contacts Xavier to get the kids out. Xavier calls to them telepathically but can't get through. Jean over the psionic insectlike buzzing in her head makes out enough and tells those with her they need to get out now. Two by two the group realize what they're up against as they begin to get attacked. But those in the tunnel get to the center of it's networking and find something off panel that's horrifying...

Part II

Angel's flying lower between the residential homes. He sees another creature but it's not moving. Then he realizes there's more creatures on the roofs of the homes. They jump out at him and begin to fly to catch him.

Those running back to the X-Jet begin to find the tall grasses are hiding the beasts and Rogue and Jean get taken down disappearing into the ground. The X-Men fight there way out.

Colossus, Iceman, Dazzler and Nightcrawler find themselves in the heart of the hive and are quickly surrounded. Nightcrawler teleports out to get help.

Angel is almost at the X-Jet with 4 of the Brood following. Cyclops blasts them out of the sky. Angel arrives safely and Nightcrawler returns and tells the rest of the incident. Cyclops, Wolverine, Storm tell Angel, Kurt, and Dazzler to stay put and head off to the tunnels...

Part III

Bobby's built an icewall blocking the creatures out. During the fight the Brood tried to pierce their skin but couldn't get through Colossus' metal form and Bobby's iceform. They were able to protect Ali.

The surface team look for the tunnel opening. They find more bodies that look like the insides were eaten out and something came out of them. They're also attacked again but fight them off quickly, taking note that the creatures don't seem to want to do anything more than stab them with their tails...

The others at the X-Jet get attacked again but they lock themselves in.

Cyclops, Logan, and Storm find Bobby, Dazzler, and Colossus. They think it's better for Iceman, Dazzler to go back so Storm goes with them. The three men push along. Finding Rogue and Jean in caccoons and having better days. Cyclops tries to get Jean to respond but she doesn't. As they approach to take them down. The Brood Queen steps down and reveals herself blocking their path...

Part IV: Origin

Week or two ago...

And it shows the town with the little girl getting sick. But she's actually a mutant who mutant genes transform her into an ungodly creature that transforms other people into hosts for her offspring... It's not good. This is all seen from Jean's perspective as she now has a clear telepathic link since she's infected.

Part V


The X-Men fight off the queen and the drones and they free Jean and Rogue. Wolverine helps heal Rogue as she absorbs his healing ability but Jean's almost helpless. Then the Pheonix kicks in and removes the parasitic life. Jean then shuts down the Queen who reverts back to the young girl. The rest of the Brood die off. The conclusion deals with SHIELD coming in and the girl realizing she's wiped out an entire town. Fury says it's a pity he didn't know about it sooner to Charles at the mansion looking at Wolverine on the way out.
 
Re: Ultimization Game, Round Two - Episode 12

I don't have a proper story worked out, and I doubt I'll hammer one out by the due date, so I'll just jot down some random notes:

*The story would take place in an arc of UFF
*Ben starts to get sick and Reed scans him
*It appears there is some kind of alien life form growing inside of Ben
*Reed discovers that the reason why Ben is The Thing is because he's basically a giant shell
*It appears that he was "impregnated" when they originally crossed over into the Negative Zone and it's been growing inside of him since they got their powers
*Just before Ben "hatches", an alien race suddenly appears in The Baxter Building
*They state their name is The Brood and that they're here for their child

A big fight scene would ensue, but I have no idea what would happen. They obviously have to get the brood egg out of Ben before he hatches, but I do not know how this would be done. I feel the story is too similar to the Lovecraft creature being inside of Johnny though...
 
Re: Ultimization Game, Round Two - Episode 12

Ha! Finished one! :D

As with last time, please do not consider this as an entry for competition. I just wanted to see what I could do with this. Besides, it doesn't even have a plot -- it's just a SHIELD briefing that could take place any time after the Homeland Security arc of The Ultimates.


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SHIELD Conference Room #6: Briefing being held for various SHIELD personnel (and folks from related agencies, like the Baxter Building) to bring them up to speed on some aspects of the Extraterrestrial Division's work. Can include members of the X-Men, the Ultimates, and Fantastic Four, if you like. Nicholas Fury is not in attendance, as this is pretty routine stuff for him and he's heard it already.

One of the SHIELD information specialists welcomes everyone, thanks them for coming, and, after a few introductory comments, starts off with information on an alien race known as The Brood.

" 'The Brood' is the name we've given them. We don't know what they call themselves, if it's even pronounceable by humans. First discovered on Earth in 1927 in Kenya, Africa, where a group of doctors was doing research into local parasites. They got more than they bargained for. The doctors had the misfortune of discovering a strange-looking larva inside the body of a man who had died of mysterious causes. A group of villagers suddenly attacked the medical team. Out of the six researchers, three survived to reach the nearest city with the larva; the others perished with about half the village. As far as we can tell, given the complete lack of documentation other than the doctors' reports, the Brood adults had taken nearly a third of the adult population of the village. When rescue workers returned to the area, they found only dead bodies. The "hive" had moved out of the area, presumably taking the uninfected along as either food or future hosts.

"Since then, there have been several outbreaks of Brood activity, mostly in remote areas. We have traced the origins of the Brood on Earth to another alien race called the Druff, who we'll cover in greater detail later in the briefing. The only two things you need to know about the Druff right now is that they are at the lower end of the human intelligence scale, around that of the average three-year-old, and that they have a tendency to stow away on spacecraft. A couple of races keep them as pets. We suspect that the Druff bearing the Brood came to Earth as either pets or ships' mascots, but the races with whom the Druff were traveling deny this."

The information specialist shrugs. "Anyway, here's what we've managed to piece together about the Brood: The race has three phases in its life: egg, larva, and adult. The egg form is implanted into a host body by a Brood adult in one of several ways, including, among humans, as an STD. The egg may also be ingested by the host, or inserted "surgically" by a Brood Queen who is already a member of the host race. More on that charming ability in a moment.

"Once the egg hatches, the larva burrows into the surrounding body tissue of the host and taps into the host's blood vessels to consume nutrients. It also begins ingesting and absorbing the host's DNA, which allows it to fool the body's immune system by convincing the system that the larva is actually a natural part of the host's body. As the larva develops, it begins interfering with the host's higher reasoning brain functions as well, often resulting in the host experiencing strange dreams, hallucinations, etc. Once the larva has matured, it takes control of the host, mind and body. It often has enough experience with the host that it can mimic the host's behavior to an astonishing degree.

"The larval stage ends when the larva's body dissolves into the tissues of the host's body and the larva's consciousness completely replaces that of the host's. At this point the original host's personality is conclusively dead.

"A mature Brood member can, if it lives long enough, begin to morph into other forms as well as that of the original host, depending on what other host races have housed the Brood's ancestors. The egg contains DNA segments from previous races as part of the reproductive process. Needless to say, if the larva's host is a mutant, the mature Brood will have access to their powers as well, and may successfully pass those powers on to its offspring.

"One of our primary methods of detecting the creatures – other than by the unpleasant experience of finding a larva inside a body that's undergoing an autopsy – is by testing for several chemicals they produce as waste products. These chemicals are inert and have no effect on the human body in the quantities produced, so the host's body ignores them. However, these are chemicals not normally found in human waste.

"A Brood larva can be successfully removed from its host up to a certain stage of development. As eggs, they can be dissolved by several chemical compounds or removed surgically. After hatching, the larva must be killed by chemical means, and then the larva's remains can be surgically removed. At a certain point of development, however, the larva has taken control of such a large portion of the host body that removing it would kill the host.

"In speaking with other members of alien races familiar with the Brood, we've uncovered a disquieting trend – the Brood have a history of infecting increasingly intelligent races. As they do so, their own race "evolves" greater intelligence as well. Several species within the Brood have human-level intelligence or above at this point. In addition, they can infect a wide variety of lifeforms with an astonishing array of physiologies, which makes them a very successful form of parasite.

"In the interstellar community beyond Earth, the Brood have successfully taken over several races, although those mostly have no spaceflight capabilities and do not participate to any great extent with spacefaring races, which is one reason the Brood could operate undetected on those worlds. With each advancement in their intelligence, however, the Brood also pick up new technologies.

"The Brood follow the same hive hierarchies as our Terrestrial bees and ants, with one central "leader". Here's where things get even nastier – the Brood species members can telepathically communicate with the highest ranking member of their race, whom we've dubbed "The Empress". This means they can send information to The Empress without actually leaving the planet. So The Empress can basically sit on the Brood's homeworld and slowly add all this information together to the advantage of the Brood as a whole.

"As the Brood establish a foothold on a new world, a Brood "queen" develops, capable of producing dozens of eggs for implantation into new hosts. "She" – and I use that term loosely, as sometimes the "queen" occupies a male body – generally ends up with a hive group of workers and warriors that protect her and acquire new victims for the eggs."

The researcher looks around the room. "We have photo, video, and in some cases virtual evidence of the information I've been giving you, and you're welcome to study any or all of it at your leisure." Here she pauses. "Just a friendly warning – this stuff is not for the squeamish. And I recommend that you not view it while you're eating." As a nervous laugh echoes around the room, she adds, "I'm not kidding. Some of it's pretty graphic.

"Right now, researches are looking at ways to better detect Brood infestations, as well as methods of removing the larva from their host bodies at points further along in their development. In addition to experiments performed at various SHIELD-related facilities, we are in hopes of getting some additional help from Ms. Storm and other members of the Baxter Building team.

"If there are no questions, we will move along to the next race on our list, the infamous Chitauri...."
 
Ultimization Game II Round 13: The Hood

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3) The game begins Wednesday, February 7th and ends on Monday the 12th by 11:59 pm. All votes must be in by Tuesday the 13 by 11:59 pm. , and the winner will be notified in time to start the next round.

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Round 13: The Hood
 
Re: Ultimization Game II Round 13: The Hood

Placement, no idea, but it features Hawk Owl and Woody!

Issue 1

The issue begins with Hawk Owl and Woody chasing after some two time criminal who stole an ancient artifact from the musuem. They chase him down to the old warehouses, and in tune to the campyness of old Batman villains, he falls from a rickety old catwalk, into a vat.

Except this one is empty.

Woody looks over at Hawk Owl and says, "I think I've seen this in a movie..."

"Me too."

The take back the artifact, hog tie the guy, and leave him for the cops.

Except he doesn't make it to the cops, something else gets to him before hand. Morbius is shown, forming from the mist it seems, and unties the guy, dragging him with him. The vampire hero takes him to a hotel room, where the criminal is thrown onto the floor. In the room is also Blade, and a strange looking figure with a hood on. Asking about the artifact and learning of the failure, he kills the criminal, and does it with a madman type of laugh, proclaiming himself the Hood, controller of the undead.

Issue 2

Insert common place Woody scene. He runs into the Defenders, makes fun of them for a bit, then goes off because Hawk Owl calls him. The duo arrive at yet another musuem, this time to witness Blade stealing stuff. They attack.

After a few rounds of fighting, Morbius joins in the fun, and they defeat Hawk Owl and Woody, and drag them to the Hood's headquarters. There, the Hood says he is able to control undead using a special staff that a former Sorceror Supreme had made to defeat Dracula. The staff was then hidden, but he was able to find it because he was strong enough to brave the ruins that it was buried in.

Then, out of nowhere, Doctor Strange Jr. appears, and looks at the Hood.

"Godamnit Jenkins, why did you steal the damn staff again."

Issue 3

We find out that Jenkins is Doctor Strange's mentally ill equipped janitor, who would frequently steal artifacts and use them to try and steal more. Jenkins fights back, but fails, Morbius and Blade are themselves again, and Hawk Owl and Woody go back to patrolling the streets.

The End.

Until Jenkins steals another artifact...

DUN DUN DUNNNNNN!!
 
Rules:

1) All entries are to be your own work. If it is discovered you have entered someone else's work as your own, you will be disqualified from all rounds.

2) Entries are to be posted in this thread, and general discussion on the game can go in the other thread.

3) The game begins Thursday, February 15th and ends on Tuesday the 20th by 11:59 pm. All votes must be in by Wednesday the 21st by 11:59 pm. , and the winner will be notified in time to start the next round.

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5)Houde is God.

This week is a character from a different universe, who has the potential to show up in the Ultimate Marvel universe is you so wish him too. His name is...

John Constantine

Enjoy
 
Re: Utimazation Game, Round 14

Ultimate Constantine

Back story

John Constantine lived a normal life. He worked in Wal-Mart , He spent time with his kids. That all changed one night. It was the night of his son's 12th birthday and John had to work late but they having a big family party.

Unfortunately When he got home every single member of his family were lying on the floor dead. He walked over to his son and held him in his arms knowing his son had been murdered. The person or rather thing that did it thou was still there and it bit in to John.

As the life faded away the vampire was shot through it's hart by an arrow. It was Blade. Blade thinking that he will turn into a vampire walks over to John but the police show up and think Blade is the killer so they open fire. Blade runs off.

When John Constantine wakes up thou he is not a vampire but been bit one and his near death experience give him the power to see who is really a demon or who is human. He checks himself out of hospital and takes the alias Conjob

As Conjob he starts a one man quest to get vengeance on all demons / mutants and other freaks so no more people like his family get hurt. After a few random demons he learns that a vampire named Morbius is back in new york so he goes to new york to get Morbius and Blade

Ultimate Spider-man Arc

This arc has Morbius returning but evil due to been hypnotised by Baron Mordo in a quest to kill Doctor Strange and any allies he has which thanks to a few run in's includes Spider-man! Blade and Spider-man try to turn Morbius good again

Conjob shows up and you guessed it everyone is enemy. Spider-man , Blade , Morbius he even tries to kill Peter Parker's Ex-Girl friend Kitty Pryde. When spider-man saves her thing between them take an awkward state as they try and figure out their feelings.

End of arc Conjob is not beaten but instead hired by kingpin as one of his assassins

Other appearances

Ultimate X-men , Ultimatte FF and the Ultimates


Characteristics


– Even thou he is a bad guy he is doing it for the right reason. He sees any one who is not a normal human as a threat to innocent people

– besides seeing who is normal and who has powers he has no powers but when joins kingpin he gets a huge arsenal of weapons

– Cocky and Arrogant but also good kind of like a wolverine type personality

– Hates working with Kingpin as he knows Kingpin is evil but sees it as the end justifies the means.

– Will not kill humans unless there is a demon near by. Then he takes a questionable aproach
 
Re: Utimazation Game, Round 14

Ok....in the spirit of compromise---I've ultimzed Constantine and placed him in the UU......but in his own "universe within the universe". Think Punisher MAX......only with demons.

So the basic concept is that Constantine lives in the UU...but his stories don't take place in NY---so it's easy to avoid all the trainwrecking continuity.



Liberty Crossing, Boston MA---1985
The crime scene was a complete mess. An utter madhouse. The bright lights atop the police cars flash inside the other homes like a disco strobe light. Neighbors began to flood the street in bathrobes and flannel pajamas, hoping to catch a glimpse of what exactly was going on.

Several cops refused to go into the house and view the crime scene on account of the horrific nature. The term "unholy" was thrown around a lot between the officers. A stretcher was carted out the house with a long black body bag ontop.

"Yo, McDonel---which one is that? Is that the priest?" an officer yelled across the frontyard.

"Naw…it's the dad. The priest is still inside the bedroom. They're trying to locate the tongue before they haul the body off. Same with the wife. She's staying put until they find the hands and eyes. I guess they don't want any mix-up in body parts at the morgue." Officer McDonel replied.

"Ugh. That's just ****ing horrible. Who would do something like that?" the other officer responded back.

McDonel shook his head as if to shut him up and then just glanced over at the police cruiser a few feet away. The other officer picked up on the hint and glanced over. All he could see was 3 officers standing around the car guarding the doors. The loud officer then caught a glimpse of a small boy, no older than 10 or 11, sitting in the backseat just staring out the window.

The officer's blood ran cold instantly. His chin turned upwards and he took a big swallow. It was no use. He couldn't hold back anymore. He knelt over and began to vomit.

He wasn't alone. That very feeling and reaction was pretty common throughout the night.





Our Sister of Perpetual Light Catholic Orphange, Boston MA—1987

"Alright, who can tell me who did this?" Sister Mary Alice questioned.

"It was Johnny, Sister. I saw him do it." a small boy yelled out.

"He couldn't help himself---the Devil made him do it!" another kid screamed out.

The other children began to laugh. Johnny just sat in the back corner quietly and stared out the window.

"That's not funny Philip. The same goes for you Andrew Flannery. Shame on you for picking on poor Johnny. The wee boy hasn't done a single bad thing since arriving here at Our Sister of Perpetual Light. Johnny---you may leave the class. Go wait for me in my office. Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge. As for you 2---I'll be seeing you later. Sister Anna…can you take over the class?" Sister Mary Alice retorted.

Johnny walked down the hall and entered the office. The secretary behind the desk glanced up from her desk and sighed.

"Again Johnny?" she aksed.

Johnny just stood there and stared at her. He never said a word.

"A'ight---go on in." the secretary said.

Johnny went into the office and sat on the couch. Sister Mary Alice entered the open lounge area of her office and asked the secretary if Johnny was in her office waiting for her.

"Aye…he is…." she began, "…but what's his deal? He's always down here and he's never said a single word in the year I've been here. Even the other kids who've been abused and seen horrors of their own have broken their silence and started making friends. What's up with little loon?"

"Bite your tongue you despicable woman. You know nothing of the horrors that boy has seen. The stuff he's been thru makes even the worse hard-luck case here seem like their life was Disney World." Sister Mary Alice sharply retorted.

"Sorry…Jeez. I was just wondering what's up with this kid." The secretary meekly defended.

"Look….I'm telling you this so you can have a newfound shred of respect for the boy, but you are not to repeat this to anyone. You hear me? Some of the other staff members here know about him---but only because they've taken the time to read his file so they know what they're dealing with. The children may seem like they know----but it's all rumors…."

"Ok, ok…I understand. I swear on my mother's first born that this stays with me…"

"For the record lass---the bible says you shouldn't swear. LET YOUR WORD BE YOUR WORD AND LET IT STAND AS SUCH."

"Ok whatever…my bad. So tell me already! You've hyped up this mysterious boy like he's Lucifer's Spawn himself."

Sister Mary Alice cut the secretary a stern eye glance. The stare told the secretary to shut up……but it also said so much more. As if the girl had hit the nail right on the nose.

Sister Mary Alice sighed deeply and knelt closer to the secretary and whispered into her ears…

"The boy was once possessed." Sister Mary Alice began…

"WHAT!?!?!" the secretary yelled.

"SHUSH! I'm serious. He was once possessed. A few years ago---one of our fellow churches in Liberty received word that a local boy was possessed. When one of the fathers went to investigate this claim---they found the rumor to be true. They began preparing for an exorcism right away. But the priest didn't have all his equipment with him. So he went back to the church to gather his exorcism kit. Upon his return to the house, he found the boy tied to the bed waiting for the ritual. The priest began immediately….and the ritual was a success….kinda."

The secretary sat there with her eyes wide as saucers and her jaw practically touching the floor. "Are you putting me on for a laugh?" the secretary questioned.

"No…I'm telling you the Lord's truth. The ritual seemed to have work and Johnny was normal again. His parents untied the boy and began to hug him. But all of a sudden it seemed as if the ritual had failed! Johnny bit into his father's throat and ripped up a huge chunk of flesh. It seemed as if the demon had repossessed Johnny. There was something about the boy that the demon wouldn't let go of and came rushing back. Johnny killed all of them in a brutal fashion. And as soon as he finished---the demon left. Johnny stood there in a pool of his parents' blood. Neighbors heard a scream and had called the cops. When they got there…Johnny was just sitting there in the puddle of blood rocking back and forth rambling on and on about 'how he could see them everywhere'. The courts cleared him of any accusations saying that there was no way a child of his age could have done the things that had been done. Whether he did or didn't---I don't think anyone wanted to believe that a child could do that. So he wasn't sentenced to juvie. And psychiatrists claimed that aside from him not talking---he was perfectly sane. So he got thrown back in the system and was sent here." Sister Mary Alice explained.

"Oh my God….that is horrible."

"Yes---but you mustn't let that change your attitude towards him for the negative. He's already conscious enough as it is. There are rumors floating around that he sits up at night muttering nonsense like a madman. But nobody's actually seen him do that. Father Riley claims that in some rare instances in exorcism cases---the possessed sometimes retain a bit of the demon within them. But there's never been any firm documentation of that."

The secretary just sat there in disbelief and peeked thru the blinds of the office window at Johnny. He just sat there staring out the window…mumbling.






Los Angeles CA---Today

A man sat in the booth in the back of the bar and lit a cigarette. He took a long drag and then slowly exhaled the smoke thru his nose.

The bar door opened and a woman stepped thru. She glanced the bar over and spotted the man in the back. She made her way to him and as she passed several other patrons, she clutched her purse. She continued past them and then stopped at the booth.

"Mr. Constantine, I presume?" she asked.

The man took another drag and exhaled. He ran his fingers thru his hair and motioned for her to take a seat.

"Mr. Constantine? Sir? My name is Joan Boarders. I spoke with you over the phone. You came highly recommended in this manner. The only other person that was mentioned in such high regards was this 'Strange' fellow out of New York. But to be honest---you're here…he ain't. And I don't have the money to fly out to NY or for him to fly out here. So can you help me with my problem? I promise I have the money to pay---"

"Do you always ramble like that?" the man interrupted.

"Pardon?" Joan responded.

"You were rambling. You asked me my name and before I could answer, you began to give me your life's story……a boring one I might add. Save your story for the 'Vagina Diaries' or whatever it is you women are girl powering about these days." the man said.

"Look---if you don't want the job---"

"See? There you go interrupting me again. I swear to the Big Man Himself----I'll take the job and free your son for free if it'll get you to shut the hell up. Yeah---the name's Constantine. And because I wasn't any good at math in high school…I exorcise demons. I'm sure you've heard the story a million times before. So let's skip the small talk." said Constantine.

"Thank you, Mr. Constantine! Thank you!" Joan exclaimed.

John smirked and lit up another cigarette. "Don't sweat it…it's cool. It's my job. And unlike that Dr.Strange guy in NY….I don't have no little Asian Sex-slave Boy by my side. I swear that whole arrangement is so queer. Now….where's your little demon spawn?"
 
Ultimization Game II: Round 15

Rules:

1) All entries are to be your own work. If it is discovered you have entered someone else's work as your own, you will be disqualified from all rounds.

2) Entries are to be posted in this thread, and general discussion on the game can go in the other thread.

3) The game begins Thursday, February 22nd and ends on Monday the 26th by 11:59 pm. All votes must be in by Tuesday the 27th by 11:59 pm. , and the winner will be notified in time to start the next round.

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5) No albino midgets or donkey punching allowed and the saftey word is: Truffle.


Doom decrees that you go home and drink copious amounts of Wild Turkey and once you're staring at the bottom of the empty bottle trying to refill it with just the sheer will of your mind, I want you to step away from the bottle and write the new Ultimate Origins of The Thunderbolts's newest wall trophy:



Jack Flag
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 15

The Captain America Hotline was set up as a help network and a smalltown community watch resource. Steve Rogers really had nothing to do with it but SHIELD sanctioned these small groups throughout the country. Mostly Betty Ross thought it was a good idea for public relations.

With no real effect on the crime rates in major cities and outlying areas, The outreach program was viewed as a joke and geared more towards kids promoting nonviolence and anti-drug campaigns.

Jack Gruenwald was an African American single father who lived in North Philadelphia. He was an ex-military man who now worked as a security guard on Temple's campus. His 8 year old boy was an avid fan of Captain America and was a very enthusiastic member of the club. Jack was distaught over his son's faith in an organization that would never help their living conditions, though he was extremely patriotic and completely understood that such superhuman resources were more likely used elsewhere and not for minor troubles of smaller communities. The neighborhood was overran by gangs and drug dealers.

One night Jack's elderly neighbor across the street, Drake Hoover, came home to his house broken into and his wife seemingly abused and raped. The few decent residents on the street were appauled by the action. Things became more complicated when the police showed up and reported that Jack's son, who had been watching the entire thing through binoculars up in his bedroom window, had reported the crime to the hotline. The police did what they could but ultimately nothing could be done to catch the offenders. Jack's son was even more let down that Captain America or at least another representative of the Ultimates ("not even the mutant ones) didn't show up when he called.

Weeks later everything began to return to normal. But Jack's kid began telling stories about a group of older kids following him home from school and saying some bad things to him. Jack began to suspect these boys as the perpetrators. Jack confronted the boys one day and they pulled guns out on him in broad daylight. They eventually fled after a tense standoff but the incident left Jack and his boy shaken.

When they returned home Jack overheard his son call the hotline and got upset when the operator wouldn't put him through to Captain America. Matters got worse when Jack returned home to his home ransacked and his kid hiding scared in his closet with a black eye, bloody lip, and bruises. After he put his boy to bed he walked around his ruined home and picked up the torn American Flag that used to hang from his front porch. Jack knew it was time to retake his neighborhood.

Fashioning an American themed outfit and covering his face only with a torn fragment of the American Flag. Jack found the young gang and systematically began taking them down one by one. He felt bad they were all alot younger than him but figured it was time they were taught a lesson. He told them to change their ways or get out of his neighborhood.

The next few weeks was the same. The youth gang didn't let up at first and soon their older mentors began to show their faces but Jack was fighter and eventually scared them away. The local news began reporting a mysterious figure who now defended the community of North Philadelpia.

At the breakfast table, Jack's son saw the news and wondered about the American themed neighborhood protector. Jack tells his son that maybe Captain America sent him and even though Jack's boy became excited at the notion, he said he thinks he likes the new guy better.
 
Re: Ultimization Game II: Round 15

Ok....so I know that since I created this round that my entry doesn't count---but I wanted to do one anyways...


7 Months Ago
Triskellion has 42 levels and 3 basements. Right now, USMC Major Jackson Flagriff is on basement level 5.

Maj Flagriff stared at his surroundings. The hallway was dark and lit only by the 2 rows of light that ran across the floor. As Maj Flagriff walked down the hall, a man continued to talk to him. Well…not so much talk to, but rather talk down to. Maj thought about interrupting or even asking a question or 2, but the man wouldn't shut up.

"So Major---before I open this door here….has anyone actually briefed you on why you're here?"

"No sir, Gen Fury. I've been pretty curious as to why I was ordered to report to S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ….but nobody would give an explanation. I was wondering if---". Maj Flagriff began.

"Enough with all the jibba jabba! Son, you're here because you are---as corny as they say---the best of the best. The elite. The elite amongst the elite. I've spoken with your superiors and other officials and I've reviewed your file. Quite honestly---I have only met 2 other men as fine a soldier, or in your case Marine, as you. And both of those men report directly to me. What I'm about to show you and then brief is considered TS10 Classified. This is a clearance so high that only 53 people in the world have it. 53 outta billions. You have been granted a temp classification for the purpose of this meeting. Should you refuse this offer---you are bound by the non-disclosure security clearance contract you signed earlier this morning to not speak of this ever again. If you violate said contract----your life is legally forfeit. Are you prepared to continue Marine?" Fury replied.

"Yes sir General."

"Good man. Brace yourself---this is gonna be big." Fury stated.

Gen Fury opened the door and the 2 stepped thru. Maj Flagriff's jaw dropped. What stood before him was an entire warehouse like training facility with dozens of men performing incredible feats like throwing fire, flying, lifting superhuman level weights. Several running obstacle courses and like-minded gauntlets.

"What is this Gen?" Maj questioned.

"Come with me son…we'll talk in private."

Jackson followed Fury into another small room with a table and big-screen plasma TV on the wall. Jackson took a seat and Fury turned on the TV and began to play a video. As the video started, Fury began narrating:

"The Ultimates are America's premiere superhuman defense force. Since their inception, they've saved the world several times and defended this country against countless superhuman terrorist attacks. Their unique abilities separate them from normal task forces, and because of this---the threats this nation faces become grander and grander each time. The Ultimates cannot be everywhere at once. And even worse----despite our fondest wishes---the reality is…they're not immortal or even indestructible for that matter. Every time they stepp out into the field, S.H.I.E.L.D….America….faces the very real threat that one or all of them might not come back thru that door. And as the premier nation of the entire world----we cannot have a lapse in national security."

"I'm still not exactly sure how I'm involved in all this sir?" Maj Flagriff questioned.

"Damn boy---ain't you the chatty one today? If you'd shut the hell up for 5 minutes, I'll explain how it involves you." Fury sharply retorted.

"Aye sir. My apologies."

"As I was saying----we can't have a lapse in national security. If Iron Man dies in battle---yes we will grieve….but if an attack goes off in the middle of his eulogy---The Ultimates can't NOT answer the distress call because we're in the middle of something. And we CANNOT go in under-manned. What you saw out there is a new initiative that I'm creating. Should one of our Ultimates go down---we have shadow teams in place already and several candidates to step up and fill the gap. Lose The Wasp? Sad---but no big deal. We just bring up a reserve player. Don't really gotta have the Wasp's powers either. Just so long as that person can bring something to the table. But say Captain America was to die? That **** would devastate the country. A national symbol like that just disappearing like that would be worse than losing the Towers, Pentagon and White House combined. It's that detrimental."

"So what are you planning to do about sir? It's not like you can cover up something like his death." Maj probed.

"Can't I Major?" Fury smirked.

"Sir?"

"I'm just messing with ya son. But for the record----I'm Nick Mother****in' Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. I can do whatever I want…whenever I want. But in a matter of speaking…you're somewhat right. I could cover it up….but Cap is such a hero that it would be downright disrespectful. Not just to him….but to soldiers everywhere…and even America. When Cap bites it----he's gonna get a Presidential send-off. And I'll put a bullet in the head of anyone who dares to refute it. But America can't NOT have a Capt America." Fury explained.

"So you're gonna have a new Cap America?"

"Now you're catching on Marine. That's where you come in. You're the best of the best. The greatest warrior in our entire military. Top marks in every category. And guess what? I got $6 million---I can rebuild you…I can make you better." Fury joked.

Only he laughed at the joke.

"Are you serious? Steve Austin? $6 Million Man? Come on!?!?! Whatever. So yeah---you're the best….and we here at S.H.I.E.L.D can make you better. While we haven't been able to recreate the exact formula that turned Cap into Cap….we've come close. A formula that will upgrade your senses and abilities to the peak of human capabilities. You won't be superhuman….but in essence…you'll be the perfect human. The boys in the lab like to joke around saying that they're making mutants. They call it MGH---short for Mutant Growth Hormone."

"But if you guys have a formula that can turn anyone into the ubermensch….why me? Why not every soldier?" inquired Maj.

"Therein lies the rub. Remember that physical you took a while back? Remember that DNA test they ran for the HIV test?"

"Aye sir. It was no biggie. Standard testing for all military members."

"Well that test WAS run…but we also got a bit of your DNA and tested our formula with it. Along with all the other prospects we where looking into. The formula breaks down at the cellular level and causes neural failure with all the other candidates. Yours didn't. Your cells took the formula with great success. I guess you could say that this formula was made for you."

"Wow…." Maj said in disbelief.

"I know right?" Fury began. "…So what do you say Maj? Do you decline, go back to your hotel and pack your bags back for Camp Lejune? Or do you wanna be the next Cap America?"





Today
Jackson Flagriff stood in the elevator and straightened his uniform via the reflection in the elevator's glass window. The elevator finally stopped and Jackson got off.

He walked down the hall and stopped at the reception desk.

"S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Jackson Flagriff, reporting to General Fury as ordered."

The receptionist looked up and scanned his ID badge. She looked back down at the computer and stared at the screen.

"Insert your hand into the fingerprint reader, Agent Jackson." the receptionist replied.

He complied. After about 20 seconds the screen blinked green and the receptionist motioned for him to proceed into the next room.

Jackson walked thru the door and into the biggest executive office he'd ever seen.

"You like it Jackson?" Fury yelled as he stepped down the stairs.

"It is impressive sir. It's actually like a penthouse rather than an office." Jackson replied.

"That's because it is. Do you really think the leader of the greatest security organization in the world sleeps at his own residence? Please. I live at S.H.I.E.L.D. For security reasons of course. Plus, I don't feel like dealing with rent control in the city."

"So you requested to see me General?"

"That I did. I wanted to hear straight from the horse's mouth on how training and tests are going? I know what the lab docs say…but I wanna know how you feel?"

"Well sir…it's an honor to train to become the next great American symbol. I'm picking up on the majority of the training just fine. Although I must admit---I have no clue as to why he loves that damn shield. I mean the suit is bulletproof. And I'm more comfortable with a pistol and some security batons. But I guess it's part of the gig. Good with the bad and whatnot." Jackson admitted.

"That's excellent! I'm glad you're loving the new gig." Fury exclaimed.

"But sir---" Jackson interrupted.

"But what?"

"Well sir---I am grateful for the training and opportunity…."

"Go on son…"

"Sir….I'm going crazy by just sitting on the sidelines waiting for duty. I'd really like to get out there and make a difference."

"Sorry son. You're too important to risk getting hurt in the field. What am I supposed to do if you get injured and then the next day Cap drops on me too?"

"Well sir…I have no doubt that you're already searching for MY replacement. But you know the old saying 'Use It or Lose It'. I got the training. But if I don't use it, I'm gonna lose it. Training will soon end and then what? I sit around all day and watch 'Maury' and 'The View'? I have been battle tested in combat as a Marine. But conventional warfare and superhuman warfare are 2 different things. I'm not asking to stand side by side with Cap and Thor……but some kinda opportunity to do some good." Jack pleaded.

Fury nodded. He tilted his head and stroked his goatee. His brow frowned with concentration.

"Ok….you got a point. To be honest….you might be perfect for another security initiative I've been developing. The timing is just right. How does the chance to lead another team of superheroes strike you?" Fury questioned.

"Another team sir?"

"Yeah. We have Triskellion here in NY. And the S.H.I.E.L.D Carrier in a holding pattern across the Midwest. And we're about to open a HQ on the island where Alcatraz used to be. How does the idea of leading The West Coast Ultimates sound?"

"It sounds outstanding General. I accept!"

"Great. Now this is just a trial basis now. Nothing permanent. We just need to get some experience under your belt. Now all we gotta come up with is a codename…."

"How about 'Jack Flag' General? It kinda fits in with the American costume theme." Jack questioned with great enthusiasm.

"How about no. God….that's horrible name. Who named you? Peter Parker?"

"Who, sir?"

"Ah…it's no one. Hmmmm……how does US Agent strike you Jackson?"

"Sounds good to me sir."

Jackson smiled.

"Alright. It's setteled. I'll get with personnel and get the files amended. Dismissed Agent Jackson."







I feel like I might've botched things up at the end.......but whatever...
 
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