HARMATTAN STRIKE

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.”