Talons: Call To Arms

Andrew sat in the Talons living quarters with four members of his team, Seraph, SubZero, A.I., and Sean. He felt a chill with the words that came from Adam's mouth.
He knew that his visions were starting to unfold. Andrew had done the best he could to prepare his team, but his visions were very blurry. Mostly just shadowy figures killing off meta humans. He was still trying to figure out how the different colored eyes played into this, but in due time it would all play out. It was a short time ago The Talons saved the world. The assault on New York was first, they had helped fend off the fleets of all sorts of threats.
The Attack of Holocaust was next. Phoenix had given his life, to save everyone from his evil counterpart, or so he thought. Elena Marie from the reverse dimension had managed to save Andrew's life on a whim. He was sucked into another dimension. One of Magic and Sorcery instead of science and technology. His visions there from Elena had all lead to this moment.

Turning to his Team, Andrew stood up and began his speech to the higher ups. "Well here it is guys, what we've been waiting for. I can't exactly tell you everything is going to be ok, 'cuz it isn't. Things are about to get really ugly."
The look of his team was that of a defeated sports team. They all had just given their all to save this planet, and now they were being picked on like criminals. He couldn't help but feel a bit of anger. His parents had died in the attack by Holocaust, and he wanted his message now more than ever to be heard. His friend Pain was now where to be found, after multiple attempts at contacting him. One by one the Talons began looking around waiting for someone to speak. Gabriel looked like he was about to say something but ended up just closing his mouth. "I haven't had the one on one time with you all that I would've liked to before this. It sucks,but this is the hand we got dealt, let's play."

More lives were at risk now than the Assault and the Holocaust attack combined. The world was but a board in the sick game that was about to begin, and we the people were the pieces. Adam was trying to turn everyone against the very heroes risking their lives to accomplish tasks the police fail. Phoenix gathered a few thoughts while still staring at the TV. At Adam's ugly face. "I'd like to see an officer take on Vexus or Paine." he thought to himself.
The once joyful and immature kid in him was gone. When he failed to save those closest to him, a piece broke. He had been trying hard to fix it, but nothing seemed t keep it together. He wanted only justice in this world now, and he would se to it that we got what he wanted.

Pressing the button on his dog tags to communicate with all Talons and honorary Talons, Andrew began speaking. "This is a call to all of you. We need to prepare for something awful about to occur. Meet at the HQ for more details. A storm is coming, and we need to be ready to tackle it." A.I. pulled up some of the files on weapons some of Paxton's soldiers had used when they were attacking Doctor Everyone. The team took time going through them, but Phoenix knew this was only the surface. This organization was hiding something. A weapon. That's when it all hit him. Their secret weapon would be the pair of eyes Andrew had seen in his visions. The question was, who did they belong to? Even Elena Marie couldn't fully prepare the hero for what was coming his way. The world as everyone knew it was over. Things were about to change. Andrew just hoped everyone was ready. He looked around for a moment and suddenly his eyes widened. "Has anyone seen Tyuki?"

((If there's a posting order ill totally delete this))
Darren Cross was back in New York after a failed attempt at trying to find Clint Eastwood's brain in Las Angeles, who knew the legend was really just a mix up with Walt Disney's in Orlando? He'd have to search there next, but until then he would simply wander around wherever he wanted like usual. At least that's what he thought he was going to do until he felt his Talons dog tags beeping and then an all call came off over it. So, it was time for a meeting was it? A meeting about what he wondered? Whatever it was he'd be there, he thought to himself as he took off down the streets at about one hundred miles an hour, he was going...home, well kinda.

A grin spread across Darren's face as he raced down the city streets doing backflips, front-flips, and who knows what else. The Swordsmaster, youngest member of the Talons was back and ready for action...even if he was the most inexperienced member. As he ran he quickly changed into what he considers his uniform complete with hidden blades and sword hanging down by his side. Parkour skills at the max he front flipped off the side of a nearby building onto the deck of the giant teardrop that made up Talons HQ. It wasn't long before he was upon the door and stepping through into the elevator he rode it up to where Phoenix and the gang were. Heh gang...

Stepping off the elevator he pushed his hood down and moved his hair out of his face. Everyone may look different, be different, or some not even how he remembered them but Darren Cross was still the same sixteen year old chatterbox with a sword and some serious ADHD. "Hey everybody! How you all doing? What's up with callin us here Phoenix, what kinda storm we dealing with exactly, 'cause I totally wana surf a tsunami or hang glide into like a hurricane or tornado." He sputtered out before anyone could truly ever give him a reply. He was ready for action and he wanted it now, he raced over to the chairs, jumped up into the air and landed on one in 'cross cross applesauce' style grinning from ear to ear. How could you ever stay mad at a face like his? Such innocence, such pure innocence all wrapped up into the body of an orphan with no true home or family.

[I don't think there is, and I'm going to tack on a post as Tyuki; like, a flash back of the day before she left or somethin' maybe. And what the note says that she left for Andrew.]

The day before Bliss plucked Tyuki out of her hum drum boring routine called life, she was sitting around on Andrew's bed. Well, their bed. Her eyes were glued on her boyfriend's face while he laid there, sleeping. Barely sleeping. He hadn't really shaved yet, but he looked so much different. She could tell it was Andrew, but he just seemed older, more experienced. She gawked at him a few moments longer before creeping out of bed to take a morning shower. After the steamy shower, she crept back to the bed and sat down next to him. "Morning~.." she said, keeping her voice low while she shifted onto her knees and crawled over to him. She plopped down right next to him and smiled cheekily, her eyes almost closing from how happy she was. "I missed you," she repeated for the thousandth time. She really had missed him, and out of all of their friends, she was the only one, save for Gabriel, that knew he was alive. After Tyuki and Andrew had their small-talk morning conversation, she let him go off to do whatever he needed to do. He was still adjusting back to his life as the Talons' leader. A lot easier than she thought he would, though. So that was good.

--- The next day ---

There was a note waiting, just for Andrew, tacked to his pillow with a piece of scotch tape. When he got it, there would be a hastily written note.

Hey bby,
Me and Bliss are going somewhere. I dunno where yet, but she said to meet her at LaGuardia.

My phone is acting funny, and I dunno if my tags are acting up, too. But, whatever. I'm writing you this so you know I'm okay, and I'll be back in a couple days, maybe.

Hopefully my phone stops acting up. If it doesn't, I'll just use Bliss' and get back to you. Okay?

I love you, more than anything in this world.

Affectionately yours forever and always,

Tyuki ♥

By the time the note was stuck to the pillow, Tyuki was running down the halls of the Talon base and toward a cab that she had called only five minutes before to get a ride to LaGuardia. She had no idea she was going to Italy, and she had no idea that her tags' signal would be blocked when she walked up the stoop of the Thrones Manor. She also didn't know that Lucy Brillows would man handle her, and try to kill her. But, all Andrew, and the rest of the Talons knew, Tyuki Gold was just hanging out with Bliss, her "older" sister-bestfriend.



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It was a great, and awful day. Hartley had just had his tour of the Talons Headquarters, and moved his stuff into his new room. His best friend was alive and he and his other close friend were the newest members of the best superhero team in the country. He thought nothing could ruin his day, until Andrew turned on the tv. Hartley watched Adam Paxton speak, getting angrier with every word he said. "Who does this douche-canoe think he is?" he asked nobody in particular.
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Gabriel sat on the couch of the Talons base with his leg crossed and his hand on his chin, thinking. This was an unsurprising result of the recent catastrophes, yet somehow he could tell Adam Paxton had darker motives. Ever since the assault on New York, the history that A.I. knew was changing. Most events had come to pass as he knew they would, but there was no record of the assault or the reverse dimension attack in his future. Now, the government was taking actions against metahumans, a conflict that was not supposed to happen for another forty years. "This is... very troubling."
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Hartley looked to the two people who had just entered the room, one floating in mid air, the other talking about riding a tsunami. He hadn't gotten to know the team yet, all he knew about the Talons were what the news and papers said about them. "Well it looks like the position of team goofball is already taken, so I guess I'll have to chose something else" Hartley joked, looking at Swordsmaster. "But in all seriousness. What're we doin' about this clusterfuck? And also, who the hell is 'Tyoogie'?"
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"Tyuki, is our friend and teammate, as well as Andrew's girlfriend." A.I. said to the new recruit, one of Andrew's close friends. A.I. had known he would join the team, but he could not share that kind of information with his teammates without jeopardizing the future. "Oh snap, Ishqwahz got a supergirlfriend? Nice!!!" Seraph replied, and A.I. chuckled. "Phoenix, your friend can sure lighten the mood. Hopefully he can fight too. We're going to need all the help we can get."