SW10/HCC: Me 2003, Wave 2 #2a: Four Heroes, Part 2
Andrew Perron
pwerdna at gmail.com
Mon Nov 11 04:31:42 PST 2013
On Fri, 8 Nov 2013 02:28:37 +0000 (UTC), Scott Eiler wrote:
> What Has Gone Before: The year is 2003. Wyatt Ferguson, Ellipsis, a
> Superman-type hero named Captain Mighty, and an All-Girl Racing Team are
> sponsored by Nevada Power and Light. They have gathered at a marina
> near Chicago for a publicity appearance.
Woohoo! <3 <3 <3
> "Of all the alternate Earths, there is only one which has *more* than
> one hero who could usurp your leadership in Ordered Realities. It's SW10."
Hmmmm! Fascinating, both on a "what, really just the one?" level and an
"oooh, universe tag" level.
> "Right. Though the Powernaut is inactive now; people aren't even sure
> he ever existed. That world has at best a pale substitute now.
Ah, the early '00s.
> But
> Ellipsis is indeed one of the possibilities. The other is a seeming
> non-entity named Wyatt Ferguson. Despite Mister Ferguson's relative
> lack of power, Ellipsis considers him a rival. And episodic analysis
> indicates this Mister Ferguson could be an important factor."
You watched the box set, didn't you?
> But then I heard that Ellipsis voice in my head. "This Is A Reality
> Storm. He Will Only Make It Cause More Destruction. I Must Stop Him."
> Yes, Ellipsis always speaks like this. Even in person.
Ellipsis Maryam?
> But then... "I Require Witnesses. You, Roxanne Scott. And You, Wyatt
> Ferguson."
What the
> Captain Mighty shuddered at first. But then he said, "... No! Power of
> - a Mighty Hero!"
>
> He transformed. He'd been about 6'6" and big-jawed, with a cape. But
> he became more Buck Rogers-like, 6'3", with a sort of poncho. He said
> in a different voice, "Oh. I'm back."
>
> Roxie gaped and said, "Powernaut?"
!!! Oh, I see. o.o Good twist!
> "... Racer Girl?"
>
> "Uh, no! Not me! But I'm a big fan of her cartoons! Uh, I was as a
> kid anyway. Not that I'm not now..."
>
> "Ssh. The door just opened. Right now you can *be* the Racer Girl if
> you want."
Hmmmmmm, interesting.
> Ellipsis was silent. Oh, fat lot of help he was. So I spoke up. "Uh.
> 'Powernaut'. Are you another of those Superman wannabe clones like
> this Captain Mighty was?"
>
> "Super man? *Want to be?* *CLONE?* NO!
Heeheeheehee. <3 Yes good.
> "Racer Girl?"
>
> From Roxie's spot, a woman spoke. "Yes." She'd turned taller and
> blonde, with some kind of small glowing pyramid in her hand.
Racer Deeeeee! <3 <3 <3
> Ellipsis *whispered* to me, by his mind standards. "Somehow they now
> draw upon archetypes from beyond. Their power is *highly* increased. I
> can no longer easily stop them."
Hmmmmmmm. o.o So... did they turn into those people, or gain their powers,
or do a Shazam-esque identity-swap, or???
> "Chancellor Stanjem, we have SW10 results. The Powernaut made a brief
> appearance to confront trouble, but has since disappeared. We also
> think we can rule out Wyatt Ferguson as a factor; his first impulse was
> to evade trouble, not confront it. That leaves only Ellipsis who wishes
> to *control* trouble."
>
> "Excellent. Just add Ellipsis to the list with the others, then. We'll
> get to him in due time."
Dun dun dunnnnn...
> This story is in response to High Concept Challenge, "Missing Story".
Yay!
> It pretty well dwarfs anyone Ellipsis knows, even
> including one "Captain Mighty" who is the most powerful being the U.S.
> Government has access to.
Hmmmmmmmm.
> 2003 has a visiting team, whom Captain Mighty's mysterious power has
> opened a door to. The Powernaut and his ally Racer Girl were last seen
> in 1966, in cartoons which some people within SW10 may remember.
> (Powernaut 1966!) Now that the door is open, they or people like them
> may be seen again. (Powernaut 2005!)
Indeed! FASCINATING.
> I've put everything I could into this story. It makes more sense now
> that I've waited ten years to finish it. It has become a true "Trinity"
> episode for my universe, with one remaining mysterious thing from
> beyond. So it's still Four Heroes.
<3 Very, very well-done.
> I have no immediate plans to publish this story on my web site. It
> obviously belongs in 2003, but it relies on Powernaut plot elements
> which are not found there before 2005, as well as some nomenclature
> which I only introduced in 2010. I can't really put it with Powernaut
> comics, unless I some day decide to draw it. I might have to stow it
> alongside my Superhuman World 2012 Annual, but I have better things to
> write for the 2013 Annual. So right now, this is a RACC-only special!
My evil plans continue apace!
Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, continuity smash!!
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