The alien craft slowed until it came to a stop, drifting in the air, tense moments passed as the blue-clad hero eyed the craft with apprehension. If they were the vanguard of an invasion, well they had picked the wrong human as their point of contact. If they were friendly, General Freedom would hear them out and make his decision on a course of action entirely based on what he perceived their intentions were. 

The ZPE surrounding his body flickered as it raced across his chest, rippling slightly, causing minute tears in the atmosphere, followed by faint thunder rumbles echoing around the man. With an unexpected suddenness, a hatch opened and, well what General Freedom saw left him speechless for a moment. 

Before him stood a small block of a man, a bushy beard and mustache covered the face and for a fleeting moment, the figure reminded him of a dwarf from Lord of the Rings. Steve allowed his eyes to wash their gaze around the man and with an unconscious glance looked over the broad shoulders of the creature half-expecting to see the long handle of a dwarven axe. 

Then it spoke in a grotesque imitation of a badly translated Chinese Gung-fu chop-socky film. [i]"You're sure moving fast, friend. And you're glowing with a volatile energy, I've seen only a few like it in the past. I didn't particularly like it back then either." [/i]There was a disturbing pause then [i]"So why don't we take this down to the ground and we'll discuss just why you're glowing so brightly with fists clenched."[/i]

It boggled Steve, an alien, an off-worlder coming here to Earth, a planet he was native of and dictating to him to land as if he were the non-native element to the planet. 

[b]“Perhaps if I were on your world you could tell me what do, but not here bunky. This is Earth, my world and you’re the one who needs to answer some questions.”[/b]

So far, they had set a bad precedence, but if they wanted a fight, they found one of the few people on Earth able to meet them on their own terms, and if they assumed humans were weak, helpless and ripe for invasion, well they would certainly pay for their arrogance.

[b]“As a representative of the people of Earth, I must discern your intentions and right now they don’t seem friendly. Why don’t we start over without your arrogance, tell me who you are and what you want and I may help you.”[/b]