The January 2022 Impromptu Superdraft!

[Hermit]

Brief Summary of the picks and their roles in this

 

Storm, our Leader, as an X-men she has good reason to fear Apocalypse and want to stop him. Without her usual X-men to fall back on, she turns to other superheroes in the area she can find. She has family here in Egypt so for her this has personal aspects as well as fighting for humanity. As a thief as well as a weather manipulator, her skills of lockpicking and stealth may end up saving the day as much as  the power of lighting bolts and windstorms.

 

Black Adam, our Dragon, has been promised more than undisputed rule of his own kingdom in this new age to come but the return of an old love. He will serve Apocalypse's plans, though he doesn't know the full scope of them.  The heroes will face him and he'll destroy them easily, or so he believes. Of course, he underestimates them. And while he sees himself as a partner to Apocalypse, the omega level mutant sees him as a catspaw. 

 

The Mystic, Ibis the Invincible, once a prince of Egypt, plays his part as both relic of the ancient wisdom, and keeper of forbidden power and lore. His Ibis stick makes him the greatest threat to the villains machinations, but if he should be parted from it, then he might be lost. He and Black Adam have a reckoning, for Black Adam is not the only one who has lost a lady love.  Alas, his knowledge of Apocalypse is far less, and Storm fears the wizard underestimates him. 

 

Vixen, our Femme Fatale, came  to Egypt for a photo shoot when she was approached by Storm for help. Suddenly poses near Pyramids have to be put on hold as she , of course, agreed to help. However, her own mystic ties come into play as  Anansi distrusts the Egyptian gods, and their 'Champion' Black Adam, and and through the mystical amulet she wears , guides her so she might find the location to an ancient lost city that the villains must not find first. A talented temptress when she needs to be, her feminine wiles and connections as a model will work to gather knowledge and advantages that gods and other heroes might not think of.

 

Apocalypse is the Big Bad and feels right at home here.  Having learned of the Wildcard virus, he seeks it out. With it, he'll not need his Horseman Pestilence. He will have the real thing, on a global scale. Let the fittest adapt to it, let the weak die. And if he should use his own resources to tweak it when he finds it? So much the better. Through the Kobra  Cult organization he has Lazurus pits and fanatics ready to die for him.  With Black Adam, he has a Living Weapon and catspaw that might rival even all four of his horsemen so he can continue his work.  The superheroes of the world, for the most part, turn a blind eye to Egypt. The new age is ready to begin. For who but he and Black Adam know of Hamunaptra? Unfortunately for him,   he doesn't have the monopoly he thinks he does.

 

The Wild Card Virus is Not of this Earth. It is the prize all seek in this. Some hope to use it, others to destroy it, and some to take it and hold it even if it never sees the light of day. As it is, if released , it may devastate an entire city or even country, with world wide effects on wind or sea currents. The majority of those infected will die, a minority become freakish or crippled by it's power, and an even smaller percentage be gifted if by super powers. If tampered with by the likes of Apocalypse? It could be far more dangerous 

 

Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, may seem a mere MacGuffin, but currently it has, in a sealed urn no less, the Wildcard Virus ready to be unleashed. So it is to the city that everyone races for the prize. But of course, there needs must be battles aplenty before it is found, and war will come to the city of  the Dead before this tale is done. 

 

The aforementioned Kobra Cult serves as Cannon fodder, as the shapeshifting Apocalypse has tricked them. Or perhaps they know and merely see him as a facet of their God? They are equipped, trained, and willing to die. Their biggest threat to our heroes may yet be as distractions and delays, for the race is on and time is crucial. Their access to the Lazurus pits also provides bait for those who long to bring lost loved ones and even a city of the dead back to life.

 

Hercules remains quite the Brawler, a boisterous bruiser of a hero. A proud Greek God, he may offend the locals pointing out that Cleopatra was Greek, and that the whole place was once "A lovely winter home" for Greece and it's gods who subjugated the proud empire for a time. Yet he IS the son of Zeus, and his might will be needed to stand a chance against Black Adam and Apocalypse. It is also possible that Hercules is playing the fool. He will save lives, he's a Avenger, but he is still a god, and gods have oft had their own ideas of what is best for mankind, even if mankind disagrees.

 

The Missing Piece in this story is a large one. The GI JOE task force, alerted of Kobra activity only to learn it is not the Cobra they are used to, have discovered the Wildcard virus exists even if they don't quite grasp its full scope. Call it what you want, the US govt considers it a Germ Warfare weapon of Mass Destruction, and the Joes have been sent to retrieve it before the villains OR heroes can claim it.  Thus, they play spoiler to both sides, favoring the heroes, of course, but still willing to foil them as required too. Of course, of all these factions, it is the Joes who have the least Intell so to catch up, they'll need to spy upon, or even interrogate a hero or villain if they can. And, if they can't get final possession of the virus? they're under orders to destroy it, and if they can't do that? Detonate it in Hamunaptra! Better they sacrifice themselves, some heroes, and a bunch of Kobra Cultists than a major population center. Yo Joe!

 

 

Title: Gods, Germs, and Grunts!

 

 

 

 

 

[Logan D. Hurricanes]

Ok, I got it. The Missing Piece for Beverly Hills is Jack Sparrow's compass!

 

 

I thought it had a much cooler official name but it appears not so. Finally the plot has come together and shall be posted shortly. 

 

[Pariah]

1 hour ago, Logan.1179 said:

Ok, I got it. The Missing Piece for Beverly Hills is Jack Sparrow's compass!

 

Better than a jar of dirt!

[Logan D. Hurricanes]

1.2 BILLION YEARS AGO, a very young planet earth was struck by a meteor from well beyond the stars.

 

FAST FORWARD to 2022, an Elder of the Universe has pursued that same meteor across the galaxy to find that planet infested with life. The Profiteer wants this priceless rock, but she has little taste for physical labor, so she needs someone to find it for her.  

 

AND SO, SHE SENDS FORTH a message of a reward for its recovery. The humans on said planet have no idea of the real worth, so a few billion of their dollars should get the job done.

 

RIVAL BILLIONAIRES MAXWELL LORD AND TONY STARK get wind of the reward. Each is smart enough to know that if a being from the stars wants it, it must be good. Whatever this bombastium is, they each want it. More importantly, they don’t want the other to get it.

 

MAX HAS THE EDGE because he is in possession of a very special compass that will lead him to it. But Tony is not without magical resources himself, loathe as he is to use them.

 

AND SO, BEGINS THE EPIC RACE for a priceless substance of incalculable power. The teams are assembled. Can Stark’s million-dollar band (Van Dyne, Williams, Sabrina) beat Lord’s crew (Titania, The Royal Flush Gang) to the prize? And what will happen when they get there? Is it truly... 

 

WORTH ANY PRICE

 

 

That's the title

 

 

[Cancer]

Finally had an inspiration on how to tie this up.

 

Our tying it all together pick: the worms from Tremors, the 1990 film.

 

The Hanford site is in places badly contaminated with radioactive waste.  Going to the private sector to get it cleaned up hasn't worked right; Mr. Bartholomew's Energy Corporation subcontracted out to get some Daleks to disintegrate some of the contaminated river sand, and exterminate the mutated critters they found in it.

 

Major Kong brought in a mixed team of friendly extraterrestrials, psychics, and insanely lucky individuals to go along with the legacy contractors (Jasper and Horace) in trying to ride herd on a Energy Corporation, who are known to abide by the letter of contracts while playing fast and loose with other aspects of the situation.

 

All that started falling apart in new and perpendicular ways when the Daleks got ambushed by something unknown,large, and wormlike, and the encounter had the side effect of bringing extra loads of fresh hot radioactive muck and dumping it in the Columbia River.  This got sprung in the mainstream media, and now Kong has to find and contain the worms, and the Daleks, and the radioactive waste, with very little excess budget and a minimum of mayhem visible on the surface.

 

Our title: Mud Wrasslin', with Daleks

[Tjack]

4 hours ago, Hermit said:

Brief Summary of the picks and their roles in this

 

Storm, our Leader, as an X-men she has good reason to fear Apocalypse and want to stop him. Without her usual X-men to fall back on, she turns to other superheroes in the area she can find. She has family here in Egypt so for her this has personal aspects as well as fighting for humanity. As a thief as well as a weather manipulator, her skills of lockpicking and stealth may end up saving the day as much as  the power of lighting bolts and windstorms.

 

Black Adam, our Dragon, has been promised more than undisputed rule of his own kingdom in this new age to come but the return of an old love. He will serve Apocalypse's plans, though he doesn't know the full scope of them.  The heroes will face him and he'll destroy them easily, or so he believes. Of course, he underestimates them. And while he sees himself as a partner to Apocalypse, the omega level mutant sees him as a catspaw. 

 

The Mystic, Ibis the Invincible, once a prince of Egypt, plays his part as both relic of the ancient wisdom, and keeper of forbidden power and lore. His Ibis stick makes him the greatest threat to the villains machinations, but if he should be parted from it, then he might be lost. He and Black Adam have a reckoning, for Black Adam is not the only one who has lost a lady love.  Alas, his knowledge of Apocalypse is far less, and Storm fears the wizard underestimates him. 

 

Vixen, our Femme Fatale, came  to Egypt for a photo shoot when she was approached by Storm for help. Suddenly poses near Pyramids have to be put on hold as she , of course, agreed to help. However, her own mystic ties come into play as  Anansi distrusts the Egyptian gods, and their 'Champion' Black Adam, and and through the mystical amulet she wears , guides her so she might find the location to an ancient lost city that the villains must not find first. A talented temptress when she needs to be, her feminine wiles and connections as a model will work to gather knowledge and advantages that gods and other heroes might not think of.

 

Apocalypse is the Big Bad and feels right at home here.  Having learned of the Wildcard virus, he seeks it out. With it, he'll not need his Horseman Pestilence. He will have the real thing, on a global scale. Let the fittest adapt to it, let the weak die. And if he should use his own resources to tweak it when he finds it? So much the better. Through the Kobra  Cult organization he has Lazurus pits and fanatics ready to die for him.  With Black Adam, he has a Living Weapon and catspaw that might rival even all four of his horsemen so he can continue his work.  The superheroes of the world, for the most part, turn a blind eye to Egypt. The new age is ready to begin. For who but he and Black Adam know of Hamunaptra? Unfortunately for him,   he doesn't have the monopoly he thinks he does.

 

The Wild Card Virus is Not of this Earth. It is the prize all seek in this. Some hope to use it, others to destroy it, and some to take it and hold it even if it never sees the light of day. As it is, if released , it may devastate an entire city or even country, with world wide effects on wind or sea currents. The majority of those infected will die, a minority become freakish or crippled by it's power, and an even smaller percentage be gifted if by super powers. If tampered with by the likes of Apocalypse? It could be far more dangerous 

 

Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, may seem a mere MacGuffin, but currently it has, in a sealed urn no less, the Wildcard Virus ready to be unleashed. So it is to the city that everyone races for the prize. But of course, there needs must be battles aplenty before it is found, and war will come to the city of  the Dead before this tale is done. 

 

The aforementioned Kobra Cult serves as Cannon fodder, as the shapeshifting Apocalypse has tricked them. Or perhaps they know and merely see him as a facet of their God? They are equipped, trained, and willing to die. Their biggest threat to our heroes may yet be as distractions and delays, for the race is on and time is crucial. Their access to the Lazurus pits also provides bait for those who long to bring lost loved ones and even a city of the dead back to life.

 

Hercules remains quite the Brawler, a boisterous bruiser of a hero. A proud Greek God, he may offend the locals pointing out that Cleopatra was Greek, and that the whole place was once "A lovely winter home" for Greece and it's gods who subjugated the proud empire for a time. Yet he IS the son of Zeus, and his might will be needed to stand a chance against Black Adam and Apocalypse. It is also possible that Hercules is playing the fool. He will save lives, he's a Avenger, but he is still a god, and gods have oft had their own ideas of what is best for mankind, even if mankind disagrees.

 

The Missing Piece in this story is a large one. The GI JOE task force, alerted of Kobra activity only to learn it is not the Cobra they are used to, have discovered the Wildcard virus exists even if they don't quite grasp its full scope. Call it what you want, the US govt considers it a Germ Warfare weapon of Mass Destruction, and the Joes have been sent to retrieve it before the villains OR heroes can claim it.  Thus, they play spoiler to both sides, favoring the heroes, of course, but still willing to foil them as required too. Of course, of all these factions, it is the Joes who have the least Intell so to catch up, they'll need to spy upon, or even interrogate a hero or villain if they can. And, if they can't get final possession of the virus? they're under orders to destroy it, and if they can't do that? Detonate it in Hamunaptra! Better they sacrifice themselves, some heroes, and a bunch of Kobra Cultists than a major population center. Yo Joe!

 

 

Title: Gods, Germs, and Grunts!

 

 

 

 

 

i meant to hit the Champions cup, not the laughing face.  No disrespect to a strong story.

[Hermit]

8 minutes ago, Tjack said:

i meant to hit the Champions cup, not the laughing face.  No disrespect to a strong story.

 

No worries! Much thanks  and I'm glad you liked

[Tjack]

7 hours ago, Hermit said:

 

No worries! Much thanks  and I'm glad you liked

I did dig your story, but a touch screen and a hand that sometimes shakes a little is not an optimum combination.

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  I’m going to forgo doing my whole story down as one piece.  It’s a pretty clear narrative, it’s just in installments as a good 1930’s movie serial should be.

[Psybolt]

Title:  Galactus Comes to the MCU

[Dr. MID-Nite]

The Missing Piece: The Super Solider Serum!

 

Title: What Happens in Budapest....Dies in Budapest!

[Old Man]

Missing Piece: Mind Controlling Alien Parasites (The Hidden)

 

 

 

Title: Madripoor Monster Hunt: The Mogwai Maneuver

 

Having recovered an alien symbiote (Carnage) from its crashed spacecraft, Dr. Hugo Strange partnered with it to create mini symbiotes (Alien Parasites) that will enable him to discreetly possess and control powerful people and, eventually, rule the world. Unfortunately, his henchmen (the Foot Clan) proved to be less than competent, resulting in the creation of an uncontrollable abomination (The Thing). A band of unlikely allies forms to find and eradicate the alien menace(s). Losing ground, they are faced with an awful choice: can they defeat the threat by unleashing an even bigger one--the Mogwai?

 

Our Heroes:

 

Melinda May: Semi-retired, May took an easy post heading the Madripoor S.H.I.E.L.D. branch office to be closer to relatives. Just her luck.

 

Wong: Foresaw these events but couldn't convince any of the more powerful heroes to assist. Typical.

 

Silk: Cindy Moon had tracked Hugo Strange to Madripoor. Cindy Moon hates evil scientists. This is why.

 

Moon Knight: Marc Spector knows this isn't happening. It can't be happening. He could have sworn he took his meds this morning. Maybe he needs to up the dosage?

[Tjack]

Is there anything else to do?       Are we done?

[Pariah]

Fiction, if you'd like. 

 

I'll finalize the roster and post the poll today. 

[Pariah]

Okay, Rosters are now updated.

 

Please post any corrections, etc. in the next couple of hours. I'll put up the poll this afternoon.

[Hermit]

2 hours ago, Pariah said:

Okay, Rosters are now updated.

 

Please post any corrections, etc. in the next couple of hours. I'll put up the poll this afternoon.

One I noticed. The title is Gods, Germs, and Grunts! 

Not Gods, Gems, and Grunts

 

Though I had the Infinity stones, it might have been

[Pariah]

Arrrr, I missed that one!

 

Fixed.

[Old Man]

What is a Wogwai? 

[Logan D. Hurricanes]

With the poll coming soon I'll go ahead and post the next superdraft thread. It may cause questions. 

[Pariah]

14 minutes ago, Old Man said:

What is a Wogwai? 

 

What do you get when you cross and elephant with a rhinoceros?

 

Spoiler

Elephino. 

 

[Old Man]

10 minutes ago, Pariah said:

 

What do you get when you cross and elephant with a rhinoceros?

 

  Hide contents

Elephino. 

 

 

*sigh*

[Pariah]

12 minutes ago, Old Man said:

*sigh*

 

[L. Marcus]

Cross an elephant with a rhino? The rhino declares vendetta.

[death tribble]

The synopsis of mine is that Ra's Al Ghul is trying to get his hands on a mystic artifact (Nabu's helmet).

Batman who is following leads to Ra's calls in Zatanna and the Martian Manhunter to help him work out what is going on and stop it.

Cheshire and the Hand manage to cause chaos and stop the heroes progressing so Batman gets the Black Widow to go in covertly while bringing in Luke Cage to punch through the masses.

Ra's being no-one's fool works out that the Manhunter may be present so he brings in Pyro.

Who wins ?

You decide !

 

Oh by the way, Zatanna is working her JLA uniform, not the stage magician gear.

[Tjack]

If anyone’s interested I posted a synopsis on the poll thread.