The alarms of Blackwater Supermax wailed on repeat, like a broken police siren, echoing across the mist-shrouded Louisiana bayou. American Man hovered above the prison's shattered perimeter wall. He could see everything going on, hero's fighting all over inmates running wild. Teaming up on guards. Blackwater was one of the largest privet prisons in the country. Built in the swamp lands of Louisianan during the Heroe riots. It remained one of the largest and wealthiest in the country, designed for Enhanced- humans. Containment strategies and mega ranked criminals, it truly was one of a kind. Inmates had jacked the armorer, and were helping themselves shit was getting crazy. From the news live feed you could see guards being tossed like rag dolls from the prison roof. A bunch of heroes were already engaging Hit Girl Demon Babe, Baby Black Magic and a handful of others. Gatoraiders were attacking everyone, an inmate with some kind of hi-jacking power was tearing thru heroes. He had control of three guards with Alpha Blasters, running thru the courtyard like a s.w.a.t team. His eyes lit up a bright neon white, all three guards started to focus Black Magic. Meanwhile six hulking figures slithered through the marsh-humanoid alligators, their scales glinting under the stormy sky, eyes blazing with feral hunger. They were coming up on Demon Babe quick. American Man called to her '' Look out! '' They swarmed her like a virus. Genetically engineered monsters with razor-sharp claws, bulletproof hides, these beasts lived to kill. They were some kind of shock trooper left over from an international incident with China
''Alright, swamp rats that's enough!'' American Man growled, cracking his knuckles. ''Playtime's over.''
He descended like a meteor, cratering the earth as he landed between the battlefields. The lead Gatoraider, a nine-foot-tall brute with a scarred snout, hissed, '' Flesh. Soft flesh.''
''Try steel buddy,'' American Man shot back.
Scar-snout lunged with speed first, jaws gaping. American Man sidestepped, grabbed the creature's tail and heaved-sending it crashing into a tree. The others swarmed Claws raked his back, scratching against his invulnerable skin. A spiked tail whipped toward his head; he caught it mid-air, spun the attacker like a Frisbee then launched him into the swamp with a thunderous splash.
Demon Babe was fighting two massive inmates with rocks for skin, smashing at her restlessly! She ran at one jumping right for him '' hug babe please?'' she jumps on the inmate and gives him a full-on body hug they both lit up in burst of orange flames. Next, they were floating thirty feet over the north Atlantic, she jumps off the rock Brut '' Thanks babe been real bye '' blows him a kiss as he dropped him into the ocean. Demon girl lit up with flames and reappeared at the prison '' don't worry your goanna join your boyfriend'' she smirked and ran the play back on his buddy.
Gatoraiders were destroying everything going crazy, one would go down but just kept getting back up. Black Magic: '' These guys don't like to stay down''
'' Let's finish this American Man commanded! ''. He started raging plowing thru Two big ones. Down, they were getting cornered now, Black magic was Laying massive hits with a mana hammer, SMASH! KABBOM! Other heroes had started to round up stragglers. Gatoraiders retreated into the murky swamp, vanishing beneath the water. Ripples betrayed their movement-until they erupted in a coordinated ambush. Two latched onto American Man his legs dragging into the bog. A third clamped its teeth onto his forearm, acidic drool sizzling against his wrist.
''Nice trick,'' Amercian Man grunted. ''Ever heard of heat vision?''
His eyes blazed white-hot. The beam sliced through the water, boiling the marsh and sheering off the jaw of the gatoraider on his arm. The creature recoiled, gurgling as he fell into the water, as the hero erupted from the muck, hurling the remaining two into a crumbling watchtower.
Scar-Snout struck out of nowhere grabbed Demon Babe. Put a chunk of steal pole to her throat. ''Don't move! or I'll kill this female.'' Everyone froze watching the trio, American Man stood still '' Let her go now! '' Scar-Snout smiled as he tightened his Grib the two stood eyes locked, right then Demon Babe lit up with flames her body about to transport, at the exact same time Black Magic shot a blast of dark Magic at Demon Babe. A giant blast of energy collided and exploded. Poof!!! she was gone? American Man was screaming!!! He surged forward, a blur of motion and rage. One punch caved in Scar-Snout's chest plate. An uppercut sent the monster airborne. American Man rocketed upward, grabbed its tail mid-flight, and spun him to the ground with a seismic CRACK!!!!!!!! he landed on the beast and proceeded lay punch after punch each one denting the earth with Scar-Snouts head Boom Boom the creature got two big Booms!!. A single shockwave punch flattened the marsh for a mile's, sending debri flying like leaves.
American Man: '' What did you do with to her!!!!!!!!!!, start talking '' so much pent-up energy and anger. '' Last chance talk, or I'll turn every last one of you into luggage.'' Scar-Snout lifted his head slowly looked at American Man, then he spit purple blood on his face. American Man licked his face fine by me!
The remaining beast were shattered, hissing and screaming American Man landed, glowing fist with deadly force. The dust settled, they lay in a groaning heaping, scales cracked, tails knotted. Blood everywhere. Scar-snout was barley crawling, American Man hoisted Scar-Snout by the throat. "You wild pathetic beast! ''He tossed the creature against a titanium wall. The rest of the heroes just stood and watched. Prison courtyard full trembling guards and blooded bodies. '' Someone's goanna hang for this!!!.'', American man muttered right before he soared away, the swamp and the prison still on fire.
The press conference was held shortly after disaster. American Man stood rigid behind the podium; his jaw clenched so tight it could've cracked diamonds. The headlines on the screen behind him screamed:
'' HERO OR HAZARD? 12 KILLED IN BLACKWATER PRISON 'RESCUE''. ''
WHY SHOULD OUR TAX DOLLER'S GET WASTED ON SO CALLED HEROS? ''
'' STILL HAVENT FOUND '' CURROPTION '' SEVERAL OTHER HIGH-PROFILE INMATES YET TO BE LOCATED HOW DID THEY ESCAPE? ''
A reporter shoved a microphone in his face. '' Is it true your shockwave punch' flooded three towns? Shouldn't the world's strongest superhero have better... control?''
His eye twitched. Control The word stung, He'd spent decades saving cities, toppling monsters, punching asteroids-and now they reduced him to a meme over a few soggy bayou trailers. '' The Gatoraiders are back in chains,'' he growled. '' Thats what matters.''
Reporter7: '' Isn't it true all the Raiders were killed in the prison break? ''
Reporter1: " Is it true you' re being replaced?''
Reporter4" '' What truth, is there to the rumor you and Hit Girl Demon Babe have a child on the way?''
American Man was heated he yelled over everyone '' Listen you guys can't believe everything you read or hear. I mean half the superhero stuff out there nowadays Will be misinformation or just some shitty rip off of the original''... He pauses and looks at the crowd. ''I promise I am 100% in control I am always working with our trusted elected officials to ensure this country's future. My main goal is to show you that both the people and the things we care about are preserved and always safe!''
But the crowd wasn't listening. Social Media clips of him accidentally yeeting a police drone into a waffle house played on loop. Another video showed the destruction of Blackwater in the aftermath. Gossip clips showed pictures of Demon girl from unfavorable angels. Questions just kept coming nothing seemed to stop he leaped from the podium and flew off in a gust of rage. Cameras flashing the entire time. Reporters gasping and talking amongst themselves.
Weeks had passed American man was still hadn't left his fortress in over a month. He couldn't stop thinking about Demon Girl. Where had she gone was, she okay? besides that he loved his Bio tank, nine hours inside he would feel like a better man. The solution was infused with the same Medicaine he took to keep his powers stable. He liked the quiet, and he could relax and think. He was in the middle of a deep strange dream. He could see odd colors and it felt like someone was speaking to him. RING! RING! RING! when he woke up to thirty missed calls.
American Man answered '' yeah?''
'' They're calling you a liability,'' said Genral Zack screaming thru the phone, his voice crisp as the pentagon's mahogany desk. '' What is the point of us supplying you? if you're just going to keep fucking everything up Ethan''
American Man: '' Fuck you that entire operation was a shit show how the fuck did they break out of supermax? are looking into that buddy? and where the fuck is Demon girl Shes still missing!''
Genral Zack:'' I've got every resource on the planet searching for her, high and low the forensic team has never seen anything like this, and poor Black Magic feels terrible he's been helping in every way possible will figure it out ''.
Ethan: '' I've been meaning to talk to anyways the drugs are starting to not feel the same, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up''
Genral Zack: '' Look the only way out of this is thru this, okay you probably just need a new dosage ill figure it out by your next treatment, but you need to start showing up! ''
Genral Zack: '' Look I know you're not going to want to hear this either. but here it is the powers that be in Washington and further up are ready for a new launch. They have been working on a new public Hereon for a few years now, and they want to take it public I know you are well aware.''
American Man: '' Do whatever you want I really don't care theirs not a soul on this planet that can take me, no matter how much juice you give them! ''
Genral Zack: '' Look all I'm asking is you get back to work. Start making public appearances and showing the new guy the ropes, you know team ups, stopping bad guys, good press hero stuff ''
Genral Zack: '' you help me get this new guy off the ground and il make sure you're taking care of promise! ''
AM:'' I work alone,'' he snapped. As he wrapped his wrists in white fighter's tape.
Genral Zack: Look man we go back a long way, so I'll just be blunt. If you can't start working with the other Globally funded hero's they're talking about cutting funding and your access to Z15.
American Man: '' Are you fucking kidding me? I've been on Z1 for over fifth teen Fucking!!!! years you assholes, not to mention I'm still the top-rated fucking hero on the planet! I don't even know if I will live if you take me off this shit.''
Genral Zack: " Look that maybe true, but you're getting old my friend we both our, new hero's want a shot and with new administrations taking over in the next few years they want to see change''. People loved you, and they still do! but the next generation needs a hero to call their own, and you're not exactly Mr. kiss babies and sign autographs''.
American Man: '' we'll see how you're doing after twenty years of this shit! I've seen a lot.''
GZ: '' Either way just do me this solid let's start turning things around and I will get more people in here to figure out where Becky I mean Demon Babe is okay? American Man hung up.
Hours later standing in his room by the window, an empty vial in his palm, heats the liquid with his eyes, till it starts smoking. American Man takes a deep inhale, '' God forgive me.'' He has a sick look on his face. His eyes start to roll back, he falls to the ground BAM! WAM! BOOM!