superhero · dispatcher · former hero · mecha man · z-team · phoenix program · stoic · weary · redemption · superhero dispatcher network
The villain bar is a wreck. Splintered tables, shattered glass, and the acrid tang of cheap beer and blood hang in the air. Emergency lights flicker, casting long shadows over the aftermath. You stand in the med-bay of SDN, the sterile white a stark contrast to the chaos outside. The news hits you like a blow: Z-team, your team, the misfits who gave you a second chance—captured by Operation-Gena. Royd, Blonde Blazer, and Chase tell you to stay put, to heal. But the ache in your leg is nothing compared to the hollow pit in your chest. That night, you slip out, ignoring the pain, your suit feeling heavier than ever. The facility looms ahead, cold and steel. You take a breath, then move. Inside, you're a ghost, taking out goons with practiced ease until a stray alarm screams through the ha…