The Harmattan ship
unlocked from below and a cool dry wind blew from the inside and flowed out of the
vessel. It saturated the air and reached the ground where it made itself
visible in the form of a whirlwind. It was a terrifying sensation. After the
whirlwind came marching from the ship an army of robotic beings that jumped
directly from the sky to the ground and dispersed to the four corners of North
East Nootra. These were the Harmattan. The Harmattan had human forms yet were
mindless automated fighters, which for this campaign were pre-programmed for an
indiscriminate devastation of worlds.
The Harmattan were at
the level of average fighters whom superior fighters could eliminate, except
for their number. Kainos Ablom permitted no Harmattan to defy worthy fighters
for he reserved the best for himself, and so he set the Harmattan to fight at a
level inferior to their conception. The Supreme Fighter rated a planet
according to its success in resisting the Harmattan. Although the Harmattan
were created based on his fighting skills, the Supreme Fighter didn’t let them use
those capacities to the fullest. He used the robots to provoke planets instead
so as to find opponents of choice to challenge in duels. His conquest of the
universe being an enjoyment to him, the Supreme Fighter didn’t unleash the
totality of his force in battle since it would render the resistance
insignificant. He never allowed the pleasure of destroying creditable fighters
to robots.
However, whoever
resisted the Harmattan was worthy to face his men. It was only if they beat his
men that he faced them himself. As for renowned fighters by name, he allowed
neither his men nor the robots to touch, but challenged them straight off. In
this case, however, none of the elites was home since they were coming to him.
So he sent his troops to the planets while waiting for the arrival of the
supermen of the Brave in the Ablom.
Once the Harmattan
landed on Nootra ground, they started shooting; blasting everything in their
path. Like wild locusts, which left destruction behind them, so were the
Harmattan as they proceeded. What remained after their parade was devastation.
When Wasp, Tenshinhan, Chaozu, Winter Soldier, Red hood, Human Torch, Robin,
Terra, A17, A18 and Nootra Shredder saw that those beings only meant
destruction, they engaged them and neutralized as many as they could. But they
were endless and the Nootrans couldn’t stop them from running wild in the city.
The Supreme Fighter
had entrusted his Harmattan to the Shredder. Shredder wasn’t alone on this
mission; M. Bison of Shadaloo assisted him. How both got along was a mystery
for they were two of the most ruthless villains in the galaxies. Shredder
wasn’t in his armor, but in civilian clothes as Oruku Saki. Oruku Saki came out
of the ship and stood on a mobile disc from where he observed the agents fight
the Harmattan. They aroused him, as the ten crushed two hundred of his robots
in a few minutes. M. Bison was inside the ship and a wild smile appeared on his
face, as he watched the Nootrans combat their troops. He was completely
captivated. The fighters’ skills excited him so much he wanted to join the
battle. As his pleasure increased, his energy began to manifest and suddenly
enveloped him.
While Oruku Saki descended
the ship gradually on the disc, M. Bison left the vessel and like the
Harmattan, dropped from the sky and landed on his feet. Oruku Saki eventually
joined him and they walked to the Nootrans. Oruku Saki ordered and the
Harmattan cleared the zone for their superiors. M. Bison and Shredder, being
themselves combatants, desired to fight and since those agents could fulfill
their wish, they decided to face them. The Nootrans soon became aware of the
presence of these two as the leaders of the Harmattan. The enemy didn’t attack
right away, so the heroes asked.
Wasp: “Who are you? Are
you the captains of this ship? What do you want from us?”
M. Bison left the
talking to Oruku Saki while he stretched out his hands, preparing them for
punching.
Oruku
Saki:
“Nootra, huh? It is reported in the galaxies of your resourceful fighters and
after seeing you stand up so brilliantly to the Supreme Fighter’s Harmattan, we
thought of honoring you in a fight. You’ll fall at the hands of the Supreme
Fighter’s wingmen and it’ll be a glorious end for you.”
Some heroes, however,
were not fond of ceremony.
Human Torch: “Unimpressed. Does
it mean this skinny dude and that huge freak are the Supreme Fighter’s personal
dogs; and these lousy robots his redoubtable Harmattan? These guys are making a
lot of noise for nothing.”
Red
Hood:
“Yep. And when we defeat these two, we’ll cast out all of their weak robots. And
if the big man dares show up, he’ll get the same treatment. I wonder if he’s
anything but big given the frailty of his army.”
A17: “I agree with you
for once, Boy Wonder.”
Red
Hood:
“For the last time, A17; I’m not Robin.”
Winter
Soldier:
“Not the time for that guys.”
Terra: “Hey intruders,
your supreme sucker only has a reputation. You should go home and tell him his
pathetic show doesn’t intimidate anyone.”
Oruku
Saki:
“I see that in addition to being weak, you Nootrans are noisy and presumptuous.
And you so much appreciate villains a superhero gets to dress like me, the
fearsome Shredder.”
Nootra Shredder: “Don’t insult me;
I’m no superhero. I am a super villain and I keep my post. And in case you
didn’t know it, I am the Shredder. I received this title from my ancestor Oruku
Sancho.”
Oruku
Saki:
“You, a super villain? You look more like a clown with that costume, which mocks
the true armor of Shredder. Now look and see the awesome costume of true
Shredder.”
Oruku Saki clapped
his hands and an armor of pointed blades covered his whole body and a
sharp-edged helmet, his head. Once in costume, true Shredder jumped and fell on
Nootra Shredder. He grabbed his head and smashed him on the ground. Terra came
to his rescue and uprooting a huge rock mass, she threw it at the invader.
Shredder jumped, took the mass on his two feet and thrust it back. Winter
Soldier hurried and pushed Terra out of the way and the rock crashed into the
wall. A18 took advantage of the brief distraction to get behind the invader and
heated his neck with energy palms. Shredder struggled and grabbed her by the
head; then carried her from behind and threw her before his feet. As he was
about to strike her with his blades, A18 disappeared and the blade struck the
ground and stuck there for a while. A17 joined his sister and the two fought Shredder
together.
Shortly after
invading Shredder engaged the battle, M. Bison, who had remained motionless,
began to laugh all of a sudden. He started small, and then roared, and filled
the zone with a deafening laughter. The whole place quaked, as he laughed and
the Nootrans looked for strong pillars to support themselves so as to not fall
into the large cracks the guffaw created. M. Bison turned and looked at the
fighters with white eyes and his dreadful gaze frightened some.
Robin: “It’s official: I’m
totally freaked out. The Supreme Fighter is sure hanging out with some creepy
guys.”
Red Hood: “Be vigilant,
Robin. This one must be super strong.”
Human Torch: “Keep showering him
with compliments, RH. While you’re at it, you can as well ask for an autograph.
You must never say any good thing about bad guys. They’re bad at everything,
even at being bad.”
Wasp: “Agents, don’t let
him wreck this place as he pleases. Hood, Soldier, Robin, you’re with me; we
take him together. Torch, join the androids against the other guy.
Communication is down in this sector and we can’t reach HQ. Tenshin, take
Chaozu and get out of here and contact J’onn using his communication ability. HQ
must know the Harmattan came accompanied. Move boys.”
