[b]Brick - War Room[/b]

[b]"Begin simulation, code name Brick,"[/b] the giant amphibian said, his voice echoing through the empty war room. With his code name entered, the War Room would commence an already created simulation. It would have it's set amount of enemies with a pre-selected difficulty and rounds. He'd been down there for hours, training until his muscles ached. He wasn't too friendly to the others, though they were the reason he was alive. If they hadn't taken him in, there was a possibility the government would have snatched him up. And when the government snatched somebody up..........well, let's just say it doesn't turn out that good for that somebody. 

Anyhow, if Tintoretto wasn't training and furthering his abilities, he was studying the culture of the American people. Coming from another planet made it harder for him to adapt to this new one, but he was managing. He wasn't always so hot-headed as he has shown to be now, but his experiences have been what drove him to this point. Being banished from a world he called home was the last straw for Tintoretto. So now he took out all that anger, that undesired rage in the simulators which his [i]teammates[/i] - as he has learned to call them - have taught him to use. Tintoretto feels that the angrier he gets, the stronger he becomes - and it shows. Once during a training exercise, a certain distasteful memory came thrashing through his mind. The memory left a raw taste in his mouth that infuriated him. And with this fury, he destroyed the training bots with ease. His fist had become harder than stone, harder than steel maybe - or so he felt. 

But right now, his mind was nowhere near that aggravated. Instead, it was at peace and looking forward to continue his schooling on the simulated battlefield. Like stated earlier, he had been training for hours at end - four maybe five. Of course, he has taken brakes between sessions in order to catch his breath, not even the trained amphibian was capable of unlimited endurance. 

With the simulator beginning, Tintoretto gripped his dual sai and took his battle position. He had some kind of old Chinese style Martial Arts stance, clearly coming from some sort of training. Of course, this training wasn't done on Earth, but in his home planet of Swaenous. All he had time to do on Earth was learn it's customs and ways of life. He had already become adapt to it in his short time here. 

Tintoretto hadn't really left the HQ since he arrived at it as a [i]guest[/i]. It's not that he wasn't allowed - no one could stop him? - but because of his [i]appealing physique[/i]. Humans would call him a monster as quickly as he surfaced. Though there were many extraterrestrials - as the humans called them - out in the open, they always wore some sort of disguise to cover their true appearance. They would wear different colors to embody different emotions or elements. They had disguises to completely shade their own appearance because of self-disgust. Tintoretto himself sometimes wished he could look like the rest, but never truly put much thought into it. 

But all these thoughts just faded as the simulation finally started. Three beeps came from the head computer as one of the droids began its transformation. It started off as a hologram but quickly created a full composed humanoid android. The robot took the form of none other than Validus, the strongest member of the Fatal Five. Tintoretto had already defeated many other enemies during this days training, such as the Flash Rogues and a couple others. But now he stood against a giant amongst villains. Everyday he would end his intense training against Validus. Why one may ask? Because he has yet to defeat him. 

Out of the ten difficulty levels he was taught to use, Tintoretto would always put his final enemy at the hardest. He's been testing his durability in battle and has yet to prove himself worthy of stronger opponents. With invulnerability, super-strength and the capability of projecting mental lighting from his head, Validus has proved to be too much for Tintoretto. [b]"Hope you're ready for this,"[/b] the amphibian said as he dashed forward towards the large best. The giant space creature grunted as it also dashed to attack. It's giant three fingered fist aimed for Tintoretto's entire frame, but the hero evaded the punch by leaping to the right with one quick motion. Brick - as he is called - took the opportunity to ram his elbow into the beast's left rib cages. He heard a snap, but it had no effect on the overall battle as the Validus' left arm came swinging towards him. 

Without time to dodge, the only acceptable maneuver was to block. Knowing not even bullets could pierce it, Brick turned ninety degrees to his right and let his shell take the massive impact. Unable to keep his feet grounded, the Slider - the name of his species - went flying into the holographic tree, a lifelike hologram created just for the realism of the simulation. The program made it seem there was a giant dent on the huge tree trunk, but in reality there had been no damage done to the War Room. Brick returned to his feet and charged once again. Validus quickly turned to face Brick, firing one of those blasted lighting rays at him. With the environment irregular, Brick knew it was alterable. Dodging the first lighting strike, he jumped behind a taxi cab. The simulator had picked Star City as it's battle location. It was basically a random urban sector of the entire city. 

With quick reactions, Validus fired yet again. Brick picked up the vehicle and used it to shield himself from the enemy. The lighting wrangled against the taxi cab as it started to get closer to Validus. Brick was forcing his way towards the enemy as the vehicle began to light itself on fire. Soon enough, Brick was right before Validus who was still firing his ray of lightning. But suddenly, the cab burst into flames and instantly exploded, sending both hero and villain flying into nearby buildings. The building Validus crashed against tumbled to the ground, creating a giant dust cloud as it tumbled into nothingness. Fortunately for Brick, his building remained intact. The amphibian was damaged all over, even his small face-mask had gotten ripped apart. He forced himself up yet again and exited the colossal hole in the building. But as he saw the simulation was not over, he knew the fight wasn't either. 

Out of the cloud of dust and the building's rubble came walking the mighty Validus still in one piece. He had a small crack on his helmet, but that was all. More than usual though. Feeling the weary effects of his extensive training, Brick knew he wasn't going to hold up. Therefore he had to act quickly and efficiently. He took his dual sai yet again and started running towards the enemy. [b]"AGHHHHHH!!!!!"[/b] he growled as he ran down the simulated street. Validus fired his lightning again, but Brick seemed too quick on his feet for the beast. His light steps and martial arts training made him quicker than he looked. 

He then jumped on his own back, allowing his shell to slide through the street. He went under Validus' legs then quickly regained his footing. Not giving the beast enough time to turn, Brick jumped on its back jamming his sai into Validus' trapezoids. The beast seemed to have yelled in pain as it reached for Brick. With much attempt, Validus finally caught the amphibian by the arm, swinging him above his own head and into the hard road. Though the shell protected him from the massive impact, it didn't stop enough of the pain to call it a successful defense. 

Again the beast rose him into the sky and slammed him back into place. In desperation, Brick started to stab Validus in the hand in order to loosen the monster's grasp. One of his sai was still attatched to Validus' back, so Brick had to work with only one. Once the beast finally let him go, Brick rolled to the side before he was stomped. But as he stood up, Validus had taken the opportunity to run up to him and kick Brick through an entire convenience store. [b]"Ugh,"[/b] Brick grunted as he attempted to stand but was unable. As his eyes turned up, he could see Validus charging one final lighting blast aimed right for him. Before it fired, the simulation cut off. [b]"Mission Incomplete. Simulation Over"[/b] the machine called out as Brick stood himself up, wobbling side to side afterwards. 

He was able to make his way to a nearby bench as he caught his breath. He drank some water from a bottle then crushed it as he finished. [b]"Blasted simulator!"[/b] he barked, throwing the bottle towards the trashcan but missing. He then started to mumble words that didn't make sense, just anger and rage. Once again he found himself too weak to defeat Validus on his own. He looked more down than the end of Old Yeller. 

But as another entered the War Room, his entire persona seemed to change. He went from sad to prideful in less than a fraction of a second. Wisteria Adams, AKA Owlet had come to train herself. It was amusing watching her perform because she was the weakest in the team - that's the way Tintoretto saw it anyway. She had no powers like the rest of the group - was merely a human being. In addition to that, she didn't seem to have the fighting spirit, she was too sweet and earnest. So as she started her simulation, Tintoretto started to pack his things into a gym bag he was provided. That would be that.