[h1][b][url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/XanatosGambit]CHAPTER 1: THE XANATOS GAMBIT[/url][/b][/h1]

Calvin was not absolutely [i]positive[/i] what had set him on this path. Was it that time he got chased by a dog when he was three? No, no, that wasn't it. When Mr.Matthews failed him in math class? Perhaps? Calvin [i]had[/i] swung by there a few months ago and incinerated him with his trusty particle beam. Man, the look on those kid's faces was [i]hilarious[/i]! And those stupid heroes chalked it up to the Mobius Club! Calvin wasn't even part of the Mobius Club. Back then, anyway. Well, [i]technically[/i], Calvin wasn't part of The Mobius Club. [i]Xanatos[/i] was.

Calvin liked being Xanatos. It was even a cool name. Kids like 'X's, right? Not that anyone really knew who he was, yet. Oh, give it time. They'd know. Eventually. Especially once he finished laying out the details. The folks at the club were always so helpful. They even helped him improve his particle beam. Mmmmm, particle beams are nice. Calvin could just watch those faces melt all day. Oh! And then there was the matter of minions. Every successful member of the club had some minions. They went all-out! Robo-minions, thugs, and people with powers alike! They even helped him attach particle beams to the robots.

And then there was the matter of a [i]plan[/i]. If there was one thing Xanatos was good at, it was plans. Xanatos Gambits, specifically. It was his humble opinion that you were a moron to [i]not[/i] have a Xanatos gambit up your sleeve. It's where he got the name, after all. He wondered if the heroes would catch onto his cleverness, when he made his debut. Probably not. Those cape wearing buffoons trended towards the lower end of the IQ spectrum anyway. Nevertheless, he would swipe the heroes aside, and Archer City would become the great jewel of his Empire... Gambit Empire, maybe...? Xanatos Empire? Aw, hell. The details can be worked out later.