General Freedom raced down towards the city, suddenly slowing and finally stopping as he watched the freak show extend his single arm out to pull himself along. What the heck? Is there anything this abomination couldn’t do? Super strong, check. Projectable powers, check. Super-stretching body, that extends longer than six football fields, check.  If the blue clad hero hadn’t seen it he would have laughed it off. But no, this Splatterer was a mishmash of powers, none that really seemed to mesh well, and much like his appearance they presented a horrid and confusing problem. 

Accelerating again, the man considered Earth’s mightiest hero darted down 7th street towards the RIL-LA and Melon Hed financial building.  His path would take him screaming down Broadway, but first he needed to create a brilliant light burst to catch the misshapen creature’s attention. Which he did. The shimmering ZPE flared in a nimbus of cobalt blue that filled the sky magnificently, causing those witnessing to gasp. 

Hundreds of people, tourists and inhabitants alike took a myriad of photos on their phones.  Already the police, in their riot gear, began to herd people off the streets for their own safety.

[color=00aeef]“Hey Ugly! This way!”[/color]

Then he was off, a sonic boom erupting behind him, leaving a swirling blue light lingering like a borealis effect.  People in the office buildings had heard the previous sonic booms and looked out their office windows. Usually seeing a hero in the city meant one of two things. One, they were there for some official reason, like getting the key to the city. Or two, and more importantly, some threat that was beyond the ability of the local law enforcement to handle required their presence.  Seeing the frantic activity on the streets below, they surmised it was the second. Hastily rushing towards the designated ‘Hero Shelters’, office workers began to shelter in place, praying that the fight would bypass their buildings.

The Ril-La and Melon Hed building was a magnificent piece with an amazing architectural history.  It had withstood the destructive fight between General Freedom and the alien known as Fury. It had of course been designed by the famed Russian architect, Vordak, who had witnessed the terrible battles between super powered opponents during world war two. 

The building stood 97 stories or 975 feet tall, and the 118 foot tall antennae spire gave it a total height of 1,093 feet. Was it the tallest building in the city? Of course not, but it was considered one of the safest.  And it was towards this building that the idol of hundreds of millions raced. 

The question is, would he be able to get there before big ugly blew another fuse and direct his temper tantrum at the civilian populous?