[i] "The Awakening changed everything, in ways that people never expected. And nobody expected the Awakening to make manipulation of the Force, a reality. There are thousands, millions of people who were enchanted with the Star Wars franchise and many who adored it to the point that they emulated the Jedi Knights by trying to follow the teachings of the Order. When the Awakening occurred, scores of devotees found that they had developed abilities akin to Jedi Knights in the films. Then we get organized and assembled, and honed our physical abilities as well as delving deeper in our pursuit of balance with the Force. We even found we could construct blades similar to the archetypal Lightsaber. The Awakening turned our passion for the Force and everything the Jedi represented into concrete abilities just like how Zenith and other Superman-esque heroes like him received their abilities. Now, our Order stands with other heroes and governments to bring peace to our troubled world and bring it back to balance, and we continue to seek those who are attuned to the Force. Of course, not all those who are strong in the force will follow the path of the light and we must remain vigilant for the uprising of the Dark side." [/i] - [b] Grand Master Kenneth Jackson, Master of the Jedi Council and leader of the Jedi Order [/b] 

[b] Rainmaker's Team [/b] 

Evergreen grinned faintly at Blast Girl, "It's fine Blast Girl, I"ve got it covered." All of the villains and henchmen had been wrapped in sturdy vines, rendering any movement near impossible. She walked over to Blast Girl and wrapped the wound in a tight leaf bandage, "It'll hold until we get you proper medical attention back at the Hall." 

Rainmaker nodded grimly, "We'll get them back to the Hall too. Olympia tells me two other villains slipped the net, we'll start working with CPD to track them down and start our interrogations. Let's let the boys in blue clean up here, we're needed back at the Hall." She turned and her team went to follow her. 

[b] Pariah's victims [/b] 

Strix decided he couldn't very well stay here if he wanted to help the team win. He made a choice, muttering under his breath, "Sorry about this one guys." He overcharged his ECHO system in a sonic blast. The two henchmen screamed as their ears were assaulted with the cacophony and Strix sprung to his feet, kicking one man's knee and following it up with a series of rapid punches to his face and torso. The other one received a roundhouse kick to the face and dropped quickly. Phantasm was still stunned from the attack and Strix used his ECHO system to locate Phantom, his invisible savior, "Thanks for the assist let's go save the hostages." 

Eber had reverted to human form after she hit the ground and she groaned. Bulwark held out his hand and Ember grasped it, the strongman lifting her back to her feet in short order. Bulwark chuckled, "You shouldn't under estimate the trainees Ember." Ember grinned, "It was a lucky shot. Now let's finish our lesson." Apogee and her companions were locked in a battle with the three trainers. Colossus, Extrusion, and Bastion were all formidable foes and they held off the heroes easily. Apogee was wrapped in an elongated limb and Colossus had swept Bullseye and Magnetar aside with a massive arm. Bastion's new shield was heat-resistant as well as force-blocking and she stopped Plasmus and Redeye's attacks cold, firing back with smaller spheres that knocked them to the ground. They obviously needed more support to break through. 

Chrome sighed as Furious charged again. [i] Kids these days [/i]. He held his ground and didn't evade Furious's attack or block it. He caught the blow with within his own steel hand, and squeezed cracking Furious's bones. Then he shifted his torso to protect his slightly dented stomach and took it on his hip, the hit not injuring him unduly besides another small indentation. Chrome then grabbed Furious's caught arm with both hands and flipped him to the ground, sending him prone for the second time in minutes. Chrome kept a firm grip on his arm and again placed his foot on his neck pressing down and trying to choke him out.