Leonard: "The Threshold as defined in physics is 'The minimum amount of energy required to trigger a reaction or phenomenon'."
The group still advancing forward, as Carbonyl's brows lower he yells out.
Carbonyl: "Our cause is a cause of change! We understand that to ensure a better future for mankind sacrifices must be made!"
The police looking onward with puzzled expressions while playing close attention.
Carbonyl: "Scientists claim to look for the cure to our diseases, but they do not seek alternative options and that's where we come in. We will claim the data inside this school and we will resurrect the martyr, our saviour Sceptra."
The police jaw dropped eyes wide open after listening to what Carbonyl had to say, however Lucy who's face was set with a snarling glare shaking in frustration had something on her mind which she wanted to protest.
Lucy: "You want to bring back a murderer? Do you realise how many lives his ta-"
Carbonyl abruptly interrupts her before she could finish her protest.
Carbonyl: "Regardless of such his the only one with the power to erase Nuclei, thus his power will be used for the greater good."
Lucy becomes restless and agitated loses her composure while listening decides to charge to enemy chanting.
Lucy: "I've heard enough! All units move in!"
Police officers initially hesitant decide to follow her lead, but before a confrontation could escalate the girl with piercing green eyes and tousled blonde hair had leapt from the rooftop and while midair she clenched both her fists with speaker like devices wrapped around them, and she chants out a special move.
Girl: "Sonic Boom!!"
A wave of vibrational frequencies are emitted from those devices and send tremors through the bodies of everyone on the battlefield and they keep their ears closed, as she lands on her feet at the center she strikes a pose with her right arm raised high and index finger pointing up as she has her left hand on her hip in her leather yellow and green costume with patterns of sound waves who also seems to be athletically built.
Girl: "Didn't think I'd get such a big debut! You can call me Echo by the way, the freshest atomic hero to grace this country"
Meanwhile before Class A1 could make it to an elevator shaft, Ash stops everyone abruptly.
Ash: "Wait!"
As the sound of screeching shoes emit from the sudden halt, with the looks confusion on everyone's faces. Ash then to looks in the direction of Elizabeth and proceeds to interrogate her.
Ash: "Why are we going to your Dad's office?! What's so important in there?!"
Elizabeth who looks discourage and looks down quietly says.
Elizabeth: "I don't know."
Ash who only became more annoyed after this then proceeds to antagonise her.
Ash: "Are you joking?! Do you have any idea of what goes on around you?!"
Leonard who's listening in becomes agitated, as Ash continues.
Ash: "I'm sure your Dad has some sort of big idea to let you inherit this place, but how are you supposed to do that without knowing anything about?! Don't you think that you knowing could've given us something to go on?!"
Before Ash could continue Elizabeth's face tenses up and her tome changes from lighthearted to rugged as she lost temper and responded back.
Elizabeth: "Don't you think I know that?! It doesn't take some genius that figure out something so simple!"
Everyone including Ash is stunned by this outburst
Elizabeth: "I always ask questions and I always have to hear responses like 'You'll find out soon enough' , 'You'll find out more when start attending there' or 'I'll let you try to find that one out'. You get it? It's impossible!"
Immediately after that the elevator shaft exploded with startles everyone but that was just the start as the foundation Class A1 were standing on became unstable, the metal sheets fall apart as the smell of smoke reeks from the parts that fell the floor started to tip over and the walls fall down and the instability causes Ash to fall one of them his mouth parted and eyes widened he mutters the word.
Ash: "What?"
Despite Elizabeth's attempt to grab his hand and pull him back her hand couldn't reach as he falls through.
The instability does not subside either as Sam falls through the floor, Kevin Tracey and Erica were standing together fall through as well, Flora's cackling laughter reverberates as she's on her rampage igniting anything her palms touch, casting flickering shadows as the acrid smell of burnt materials fill the air.
Flora: "Woooo, this is real shame for you guys huh? None of have non flammable materials, well as long as I keep burning everything I'll surely be able to find the big man's office. Hopefully I don't burn it too."
As Leonard, Elizabeth, Nick, Charlotte, and Ben regain their footing the laughter does not subside, this is unsettling for Nick who's wearing a concerned expression on his face, Elizabeth who falls to her knees, debris rains down with the sound of crashing metal filling her ears, and Leonard who eyes darted wildly as he scrambled upright, with his heart beating frantically.
Leonard: "{This is bad, we've been split up and have no idea where they are. Worst of all is Sam out of a people the people to get separated from and his got the skills of critical analysis. There's no choice we have to look for them.}"
Charlotte who seems to be composed during this situation as her voice firm but worried as she utters.
Charlotte: "Elizabeth, you need to make it to the Principle's office."
Elizabeth who's eyes welled up as she gazes at the ruined school with metal sheet falling and lights buzzing, as Charlotte proceeds to explain.
Charlotte: "Ben, Leonard and I will look for the others, if we all go they won't be as focused and we're reassuring you as well. Nick can accompany you."
Nick who's surprisingly calm rubbing his neck with right arm replies.
Nick: "Nah, I'm gonna follow wherever that sick laugh is coming from."
Elizabeth dismisses this plan as her voice begins to screech with her brows furrowed and eyes filled with tears.
Elizabeth: "No you can't it's too dangerous!"
Nick with the metallic taste of fear no longer lingering on his lips.
Nick: "Nah, it's dangerous letting that person run around causing chaos like this. We gotta think clearly about this."
Charlotte gives a nod of approval and signals to Leonard and Ben to get moving as she leaps through one of the tumbled walls, as Leonard looks on at Nick with his face set and mouth tightened as he tells him.
Leonard: "Be careful, and good luck!"
Nick looks on at Leonard cool calm and collect giving him a subtle nod. Elizabeth who still looks worried asks Nick.
Elizabeth: "How do you even plan on finding this person?"
A silvery-white type of metal form around his eyes as he calmly replies.
Nick: "Don't worry, that'll be easy."
During that time outside the school the tension builds up with a new individual taking center stage, Lucy who's processing everything after that tremor yells out.
Lucy: "You're not supposed to be here! Get out of here it's dangerous!"
Echo simply replies.
Echo: "I saw how everything went down so I won't let the courage I built up do come down here go to waste. I'm here to help."
Carbonyl steps forward and begins his monologue.
Carbonyl: "Courage in the face of adversity is admirable, but foolish as you naive to the possibilities here before you. We are the minimum amount of Products willing to trigger a change in this society."
While saying this Carbonyl holds out both his arms and a dark tenacious aura emanating from the entirety of the group is palpable.
Carbonyl: "We are the Threshold."
Lucy who still seems to be restless.
Lucy: "{We need backup.}"
As soon as that thought crosses her mind, Echo gives a smirk as she remarks.
Echo: "That's cool and all but you guys seem too gloomy to roll with I've got an aspiration to be in a different kinda team."
As soon as she makes that remark, four figures leapt over the Threshold and stunned everyone except for Echo who only got excited, as these four figures land they strike a pose. A woman with flowing silver hair and piercing emerald eyes wearing a sleek with and silver costume adorned with intricate circuitry patterns, and a man with short spiky black hair with piercing blue eyes wearing a sleek black and silver costume and top of his buff physique, another woman with curly brown hair and bright hazel eyes wearing a costume featuring a fiery design, and another man with short dark hair and piercing brown eyes wearing a costume featuring a heartbeat-inspired design. All of them striking a pose with the buff man crouching down flexing his muscles, the woman wearing the fiery design on the left striking her hand up, and the man with the heartbeat-inspired design and the right striking his hand up, and the woman with intricate circuitry patterns in the middle behind the buff man having her arms folded.
Silver haired woman: "Your backup is finally here. The Guardians are ready to roll!"
To be continued...