H.E.R.O: Rise of the Rider

[Ranger 12]

Global Defence presents
H.E.R.O: Rise of the Rider

Time: October, 2006
Location: Knight City

Prologue

On a dark night rains pours down a single individual sits on a bike in the road. He’s wearing an all red costume as the bike itself is also red. As he pulls his mask over his eyes he starts up the bike. My name is Red Rider, I’m about to save the world. The Rider states aloud to no one there. AS he begins to drive away he increases in speed until he is only a red blur.

As drives forward, the entire road abandoned he sees a man in the middle. Wearing dirty jeans with an axe hanging from them and a brown coat with a hood on it, in one hand was a submachine gun his other hand was in his coat pocket. But the most peculiar thing about the man was his skin it was plain silver, solid as metal it was so...Metallic.

As he saw the man the Rider speeded up further as Metallic lifted one gun, taking his hand out of his pocket he revealed another. As he reached the man Rider jumped off, sending the bike straight at him. The man just managed to duck in time, the bike coming to a full stop on the ground. As Rider himself took out two handguns, he stared into the face of cold steel for one last moment before raising his gun and firing as many shots as he could. Most deflected off of Metallic, leaving no even a scratch. Metallic returned fire by simply raising his hand a firing, Rider managing to take cover just before bullets came his way. “My name is Metallic.” The man said, his voice was as cold as steel. He raised both guns; ready to fire on the location the Rider was taking cover. “Did you really think you stood a chance?”

[Ranger 12]

Chapter One: Things On Fire

One Month Earlier

A girl sits with her legs crossed on a chair in the middle of an empty room; all the doors are locked as she holds out one hand which begins to glow slightly before bursting into flames. She does it again with another hand, scared at what she manages to do. The girl holds both her hands out and the fire intensifies a small smile creeps across her face.

Elsewhere a man at a desk bored out of his mind Ryan Jones checks the time or almost the billionth time today. As he slams his head down into the table he looks up at a computer almost smiling, almost. Pleased he picks up a brown coat, puts it on and begins to walk out of the building. As he let he noticed a group of people, all in dark suits with sunglasses on, who appeared to be watching him.

“Him?” One of the group asks after Ryan leaves. “Yes him.” A male replies only to be asked another question quickly. “Why?” The questioner asks again. “They have reasons.” A female explains as the entire group leave.

“This Alpha-1 to Base, we’ve entered.” Jack Fossil says over a communicator as he and the rest of Alpha Team enter a dark building. “Ok Alpha-1, refrain from communications until target is acquired, Sparrow out.” A voice replied over the communicator as the HEROs split up.

The group of five split up into three, two groups of two and Fossil himself went off into three different directions. Alpha-2 and 4 walked into one room, the concrete walks had been scorched with fire and there was ash all over the floor. Elsewhere Alpha-3 and 5 stood outside a door, 3 held up his hands and counted down from five before kicking in the door. Inside a woman with long red hair turns around in shock, her body bursting into flames. She holds one hand out and shoots a fireball at the operatives; hey both move behind the door in time. Alpha-2 taps the side of his helmet. “Alpha-2 to Team, we’ve found her, proceed with caution.” After about 10 seconds he got a reply. “Alpha-2 this is Alpha-3, me and Alpha-4 are on the way.”

The operatives peaked the head around the corner only for the redhead to fire a continuous stream of fire at them which they barely managed to dodge. Alpha-3 and Alpha-5 kicked open the door on the other side and burst in with tranquilizer guns, they prepare to fire at the girl but the ire intensified to a blue flame and she held both her hands out and fired streams at the operatives, setting 3’s arm alight. He backed out o the door and tried to put the fire out. “Leave me alone.” The fiery female screamed out as she set alight the doors to the room. Fire began to fill the room, burning the walls and preventing the operatives from entering. The girl ran out of the room, her entire body still on fire. As she ran through the building she ended up running towards Alpha-1, Fossil fired to tranquilizers at her and despite attempts to burn him, the girl passed out. “Alpha-1 to Base, target aqquired.”

Elsewhere a man with silver hair, wearing a dark suit and sunglasses observed the events that had just unfolded, over and over again.