While laying low in a cheap motel, licking their wounds from their first attempt at going straight, Stinger, Thermo & Big Horn (the last two still haven't picked names for themselves) meet two other like-minded erstwhile villains, Boogeyman & Magnetron ("Magnetron" also just the name I'm using for now).
Magnetron (pictured above, below Boogeyman)told the others about a secret headquarters once used by the recently deceased Mechanic. The Mechanic, who apparently died in an explosion in a recent run-in with Goldenhawk & Black Falcon, was an inventor for the notorious Mr. Big, the city's crime boss. With the Mechanic out of the way, his secret lair might make the perfect hide-out and supply them with enough raw material to make repairs and modifications to their weapons and equipment. So, the group set out that night to find the deceased Mechanic's former headquarters. It turns out the rumors were true. The would-be heroes found a small but elaborate lair hidden under an abandon, boarded-up gas station a few miles outside of the city on a lonely stretch of highway.
A few minutes into investigating what appeared to be a rather swingin' bachelor pad under the old gas station, the team came upon a large swimming pool and in a scene right out of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," they watched a rather stacked, statuesque redhead climb out of the pool. To their shock (not quiet like that of Judge Rienhold) they were not only spotted, but recognized her as Acetylene of Damage Inc., one of the city's more heavy-hitting team of super villains.
It was during the fray against the musclebound, flame-throwing redhead that the rest of her teammates, Hammer, Slammer & Destroyer showed up.
In a battle that nearly wrecked the place, Boogeyman tossed a razor bat that short circuited Acetylene's bionic, flame-throwing arm, Magnetron used his megnetic powers to trap Slammer underwater until the bubbles stopped coming up, Stinger accidentally killed Hammer, Thermo shot off more ice bullets than the assassin in "Three Days of the Condor," and Big Horn finally managed to hit somebody.
If that weren't enough for one day, after the fray, the lair was beset upon by a company of S.W.O.R.D. operatives headed up by Goldenhawk & Black Falcon.
S.W.O.R.D. is a counter-terrorist organization specializing in the apprehension of super villains. The organization had heard a rumor that Damage Inc., who had just committed a major bank robbery, were using the seemingly abandoned lair as a hide-out. As it turned out, Acetylene, though a member of the red-meat-for-breakfast team of super villains, had a soft heart and she and the deceased Mechanic were an item prior to his death.
After a brief explanation from the wanna-be do-gooders as to their involvement in the night's festivities, Goldenhawk made them an unofficial offer. They could keep the headquarters and its contents and S.W.O.R.D. will keep its location a secret, if the team will act as undercover S.W.O.R.D. agents when needed. As a reward, S.W.O.R.D. would make their criminal records disappear. The burgeoning crime busters agreed and Boogeyman initiated a "hands in."
And now for the truly incriminating images...
When yours truly, the "Evil GM" (not to be confused with my blogger buddy The Evil DM) speaks, it pays to listen...
"Machine" Mike (aka Boogeyman) lookin' thoughtful in sunglasses from the Brett Somers collection...
Marc (aka Stinger) rests in preparation for the game...
Birthday girl Brandi showed up and to my amazement, stuck around for a while. I'm guessing it was for the beer and not the gaggle of dorks sitting around the table rolling dice...
Zander & Milkdud (aka Big Horn & Thermo) are our youngest players. Yes, we old gamers do our part in corrupting today's youth...
Sweet G (aka Magnetron) cheeses it up for the camera...
And just one more incriminating shot of Marc to bring this blog post to a close.
* With apologies and props to Invincible Iron-Man #127...
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