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Chapter 4 - 3

Multiple W.R.E.X Helicopters fly towards New York as soldiers begin to cut civilians off from Times Square while the news reporters are broadcasting the incident.

News Reporter: Just about an hour ago, the W.R.E.X Genetic Research Forces are moving in as an explosion occurred near Parker Industries not too long ago. They're not informing us on whether it was a gas leak. A pipe line. I don't know.

In the city, Quantum continues pursuing after Red Dragon. Flying through the city, mostly the neon infected parts, Quantum lands in the street and uses his enhanced eye sight to sense Red Dragons' footprints heading into the city. Suddenly, three W.R.E.X Soldiers deploy onto the ground with shock sticks.

Quant: (scoffs) They never learn.

One of the soldiers attempts to hit Quantum with the shock stick, but Quantum dodges and easily overpowers the soldier with his physical combat. The other two soldiers close in, but Quantum kicks a nearby trashcan at them, knocking into one of the soldiers, before Quantum roundhouse kicks a W.R.E.X Soldier down. Two more soldiers arrive, but Quantum shoots a nearby fire hydrant, spraying water and temporary blinding the soldiers before close lining both soldiers, knocking one of them out. The other soldier recovers as Quantum uses a roundhouse kick to subdue him. Another soldier attacks, but Quantum uses a back flip to subdue him. Quantum then uses his super senses to continue to track Red Dragon.

Quantum: All right.....where are you, Red Dragon?

Quantum tracks down Red Dragons' footsteps, leading to destroyed structure.

Quantum: Hmm....guess I'll have to take a detour.

Quantum heads down the subway to find it ravaged by Trisha's neon powers.

Quantum: Sheesh.....guess that girl's powers are starting to spiral.....I gotta find her fast!

Quantum travels through the destroyed subway and exits, only to be confronted by an Enhuman Purifier, Earthquake.

Quantum: Earthquake.

Earthquake: Sonic....

Quantum: Guess you're the one who's making this mess.

Earthquake: Hey, Scar wants me to slow you down....which is what I intend to do....which reminds me....

Earthquake pounds into the ground, causing a tremor and creating debris between Quantum and Earthquake, who flees.

Quantum: Should've seen that comin....

Quantum uses his super strength to punch apart the blocking debris, before proceeding to continue using his enhanced sightings to track down Red Dragon. Quantum tracks down Red Dragon tracks to Central Park. Suddenly, he is knocked down by Scarlett.

Scarlett: Quantum.

Quantum: Scarlett.

Scarlett: Still being the humans little lapdog?

Quantum: Trying to make a difference between humans and Enhumans...unlike you and your master....so do me a favor and give up quietly.

Scarlett: You know you're an idiot, right? You know it's not just me and Red Dragon. Boys!

Suddenly, two Purifiers jump down in front of Quantum, before Scarlett flees.

Purifier # 1: Let's see what you got, human lover.

The two Purifiers attack Quantum, but he uses his combat and super strength to quickly incapacitate both Purifiers.

Quantum: You impressed with what I got?

Quantum continues pursuing Scarlett, arriving at the middle of Central Park. Scarlett jumps down and projects energized blade.

Scarlett: (laughs)

Quantum and Scarlett engage in a fist fight with Scarlett gaining the upper hand with her martial arts combat. Quantum grabs a trashcan and swings twice, missing both times, before Scarlett jumps up and kicks Quantum in the chest, knocking him down. Quantum flips back up as Scarlett energizes her pink blade, before attacking Quantum, who blocks the attacks. Scarlett roundhouse kicks Quantum down, before Quantum recovers. Scarlett generates a whip with her blade and attempts to strangle Quantum. After a brief struggle, Quantum uses a backhand to knock down Scarlett, who kicks him in the face. The two recover as Scarlett attempts to slash at Quantum, who flips and jumps onto a tree, before jumping off, grabbing Scarlett and flying into the sky, before throwing her into the ground, incapacitating her. Scarlett attempts to attack with her energized blade, but Quantum destroys the blade with his laser vision.

Quantum: This is over.

Scarlett: You know; someway. Someday. The same humans you protect....will turn on you.

Quantum: (kneels down) You're done, Scarlett. Accept that. Where's Axel taking the girl?

Scarlett: She's with us now, Sonic.....you'll never see her again....

Quantum: We'll get her back...eventually...so why her? What's so special about her?

Scarlett remains silent. Quantum presses down on her hand, before using his laser vision onto her hand.

Scarlett: (screams) Damn it!

Quantum: If I recall, the cell that energizes your blade is in your hand. If my lasertorial energy remains in contact with that cell, it will burst.....it won't kill you, but it will destroy your powers....making you human....now, the girl! What's so special about her?!

Scarlett: She has her uses!

Quantum stops shooting his laser vision as Scarlett groans in pain.

Quantum: You guys always have some plan coming up.....it's time to get her back!

Scarlett: You'll never catch Red Dragon! (laughs)

Quantum: Want to bet?

Quantum continues tracking down Red Dragon with Scarlett groaning in pain. After exiting Central Park, Quantum notices an Enhuman in armor similar to a dragonfly fighting off Purifiers. Sonic jumps in and joins the fight, defeating most of the Purifiers.

Quantum: You're late, boy.

Dragonfly: Took a detour, plus I had to find the right suit...where were you?

Quantum: Dealing with Scarlett.

Dragonfly: did you tie her up and leave her for the cops?

Quantum: no....but she's not the priority...the girl is...you track down Red Dragon yet?

Dragonfly: Yeah.....by my calculations, he's down this alley.

Quantum: Huh...

Dragonfly: What?

Quantum: Thought it be further.

Quantum and Dragonfly continue tracking down Red Dragon. Meanwhile, Red Dragon is carrying an unconscious Trisha, who is starting to wake up. She then begins to jerk around, hitting Red Dragon in the back.

Trisha: Hey! Hey! Put me down! Put me down!

After a struggle, Red Dragon sets Trisha down hard.

Trisha: Excuse me! You don't have to throw me! I'm a lady!

Trisha looks up to notice Red Dragon.

Trisha: You! You stay away from me! What-what the hell are you?

Red Dragon's mask unseals, revealing his face again.

Red Dragon: All right, girl; calm down.....you're obviously scared....but you have nothing to be frightened about...and to answer your question, I'm an Enhuman.....just like you.

Quantum: Red Dragon!

Quantum and Dragonfly arrive on the scene, distracting Red Dragon and giving Trisha the opportunity to kick Axel in the groin. Trisha then runs away in the corner.

Red Dragon: You little bitch!

Red Dragon advances towards Trisha, but Quantum uses his laser vision to blast a wall as warning shot, stopping Red Dragon.

Quantum: Hold it right there.....

Red Dragon: (scoffs) Or what?

Dragonfly: You know how this is going to end.....

Red Dragon: Do I.....human lover?

After a tense moment, Red Dragons' mask seals up his face, before he kicks a nearby garbage container at Quantum and Dragonfly, who dodge.

Quantum: Hard way it is. Dragonfly!

Dragonfly uses his boosters to blast himself into the sky, before slamming down his fist into Red Dragon, who dodges the next attack and punches down Dragonfly. Quantum blasts Red Dragon in the chest with his laser vision as Dragonfly punches Red Dragon, who blocks the next strike and tosses Dragonfly into the wall. Red Dragon tosses shurikens' at Quantum, who sprints at Red Dragon. Quantum swipes away or dodges the shurikens' and attempts to roundhouse kick him, but Red Dragon dodges the kick and attempts to backhand Quantum, who ducks and then punches Red Dragon. Quantum dodges another attack as Red Dragon attempts to slash Quantum with his sword, who blocks and holds the attack for a while. Quantum tosses the sword out of Red Dragons' hand, before Quantum backhands Red Dragon. While kneeling down, Red Dragons manifests his powers and then punch Quantum in the chest, knocking him into the wall. Dragonfly flies down and confronts Red Dragon.

Dragonfly: (in Chinese) Come, then.

Red Dragon: (in Chinese) Your Chinese is getting better, but that will not stop me from killing you.

Dragonfly and Red Dragon engage in a brutal fist fight. Quantum recovers, before Red Dragon tosses Dragonfly into the wall. Sonic jumps up and round house kicks Red Dragon, before Red Dragon blocks Quantum's backhand. Quantum punches Red Dragon twice, before Red Dragon blocks two attacks and attempts to elbow Quantum, but he blocks the strike. Quantum then laser visions Red Dragon multiple times, before Dragonfly activates his boosters and flies up into the sky, before swooping down and kicking Red Dragon towards Quantum. In slow motion, Quantum laser blasts Red Dragon into the wall, finally subduing him. Dragonfly removes Red Dragons armor core and crushes it, disabling his armor.

Dragonfly: Well....that worked out nicely...

Quantum and Dragonfly turn their attention to Trisha, who is standing up after hiding behind a dumpster.

Quantum: (taking in earpiece) Mother Nature....can you give us some cover?

Suddenly, the entire environment turns foggy and dim as an engine is heard. Suddenly, a jet flies into the parking lot. Quantum approaches Trisha, offering his hand.

Quantum: Ms. Campbell....please....we're not here to hurt you.....please come with us.

After some hesitation, Trisha takes Quantum's hand as he leads Trisha into the jet where two other women are in superhero uniforms. Trisha sits down in the passenger jet before Dragonfly speaks into his helmet.

Dragonfly: V.O.X, cloak us and take us up.

V.OX: Got it....

With the autopilot setting in, the jet takes off. Trisha sits, unable to relax. The woman in the orange super uniform, Sun Sorceress.

Sun Sorceress: Are you okay?

Trisha: I-I don't know.....why is all this happening to me?

Sun Sorceress: Trisha....it's okay.

Trisha: Things were fine until that woman, Kala, showed up. She touched me and somehow her powers got to me.....

Sun Sorceress: Your powers are becoming active which means....

Trisha: Things are only getting bad....that...neon shit in the street....that blast...I did that! I'm becoming an Enhuman.

Sun Sorceress: There's nothing wrong with-

Trisha: That woman...and that man....they were going to recruit me into something called the Purifiers. They can come after me again!.....who the hell are you people anyway?

Quantum, removes his mask, revealing to be John Parker.

Trisha: What the-? Mr. Parker?

Quantum: Hello again, Ms. Campbell.....

Dragonfly's helmet automatically unseals himself, revealing James Parker and Sun Sorceress removes her mask, revealing to be Eva.

Sun Sorceress: You couldn't be in much safer hands.....

Trisha looks around at the four superheroes.

Trisha: Who are you?

The jet flies towards at top of Parker Tower, where the rooftop begins to open. Trisha looks down with an amazed look.

Trisha: The entire top of the rooftop just opened...Uh, are you guys like super secret spies or something?