Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Robot Rage

The purple robot punches the place where Ant-Man’s face was. But of course, Ant-Man’s face is no longer there. Shrinking is what he does, you know? If he can do the keyhole-jump, ducking a robot fist is cake.

Spider-Man felt the fist coming early, thanks to his Spider-Sense. He sticks to the ceiling, just like a spider.

Even before the failed punches land, the Scarlet Witch has made eerie finger motions and yanked the chef off the grill with tendrils of red lightning magic. His shirt is browned, but has not ignited, so he should be fine.

A whole lot of broken bricks cascade onto the chef! And collect against an invisible force field above him.

Storm’s winds blow the force field against the bricks, but the force field holds the wind back.

The purple robot’s eyes, already red, flare redder. Red energy actually sparkles outside his eyes, as though his rage were foaming over the top of his eyes.

The Scarlet Witch has seen these eyes before – he, although a robot, is already crazy with rage. And her power has just pushed him right over the edge.

“DESTROY ALL HUMANS!” he roars mechanically, and retracts his extension arms. At the same time, his eyes extend out of his head on stalks (they look like flashlights, not actual eyes, so it’s not as gross as it sounds) and emit beams of sizzling red energy in the shape of pirahnas. Propelled on beams of red light.

He sweeps the red light over everyone, biting them with his gaze! Except Ant-Man, whom he cannot see.

Or at least, that’s what he intends to do.

Spider-Man is aware that he’s going to zap Storm first, as she’s the most dramatic. Then it’ll be Spidey’s turn.


Ant-Man’s crazy ants have arrived and are crossing the floor toward the robot, but they won’t arrive until after his biting gaze.

9 comments:

  1. The Scarlet Witch was never trained by Hydra to do this, but she tries to use her powers, granted by Loki's staff, to drain aware the burning anger, replacing it with the emotional equivalent of the crystal blue of a wilderness sky.

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    1. Although other heroes present may wish to do something, all observe that the Scarlet Witch's hex power wipes the red wrath out of the robot's eyes like a wet sponge over a blackboard!

      The robot's eyes retract into his head and rapidly flicker with monocromatic static, as he resets.

      If anyone wants to punch him or drop a ton of bricks on his head, he doesn't get to speak. Otherwise, his speaker-grille hisses, indicating the beginning of a statement.

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  2. "Hey, thank you for that! My name's Abel, but they call me Machine Man, because, well, yknow."

    "I am so sorry. I don't know what came over us! I was totally whipping the Collector at Strat-o-Matic baseball when we both started screaming at each other! He set course for Earth and we just yelled at everything all the way here. Have you seen him? Old guy, big, wears brown, eyes full of amber energy?"

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  3. INVISIBLE GIRL

    Sue Storm runs down the hall to where the boys are being attacked by something else.

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    1. INVISIBLE GIRL

      ... after carefully tossing the rubble in a spot where it will not hit any prone SHIELD agents.

      She is still invisible.

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  4. STORM

    Storm flies down the hall as well, looking for what is causing the trouble.

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  5. ANT MAN

    Ant Man calls off his Yellow Crazy ants, and calls a flying ant, named Anthony 2.0. He mounts up. He shouts in a very tiny to Machine Man, "Sorry, buddy, you were under mind control. Can you please help us stop the other attack down the hall? I think the Collector is currently attacking our friends."

    Ant Man flies while having his ants form an outline of an arrow pointing toward the other door. "Follow the ants!"

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  6. SPIDER-MAN

    He thinks in a thought balloon. "I bet it is the Hatemonger. Remember that guy? I really hated him."

    He says aloud, "You know, I think I know your problem. You were attacked by a clone of Hitler!"

    (Spidey stays to talk to Machine Man, unless Machine Man leaves, in which case he swings down the hall.)

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  7. Scarlet Witch checks on the fry cook.

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