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[center][b]Christopher Arthur III[/b][/center]
	Chris slowly descended with Maya in his arms once they had arrived at the Sherman Center. Since the situation was so dire, Chris made sure to hurry as fast as his armor’s engines could take him. However, before he landed on the rooftop, he noticed that Icon had just landed in the empty street in front of his renovated high rise. Chris swore he programmed the messages to meet at Sherman [i]Center[/i], but he guessed that meeting outside first was close enough. Therefore, he redirected his projectory and landed within the vicinity of Icon. Once they were earthbound, Chris set Maya back on the ground after carrying her the entire way.

	After his arrival, Chris saw several other heroes, who helped him deal with the Pax Metahumana crisis. Besides Icon, Radiance and Lyger also showed up, while Slipstream was a newcomer, although Chris had previously team-up with her back in Pacific Point. However, he also noticed that several heroes had not shown up. With their current numbers, they would surely be undermanned for the task that they were about to undertake. He hoped that there would be some stragglers. Nevertheless, he did not place much stock in that small glimmer of hope.

	[color=c0c0c0]“How come the only time I ever see you all is when shit hits the fan?”[/color] Chris asked everyone as they started to settle in, although Chris was not actually expecting an answer.

	The other four heroes began to discuss the severity of the Hounds’ threat. However, Slipstream seemed to propose the right question: how were the Hounds causing this destruction. The heroes seemed confused and at a loss for answers to the questions. But Chris fortunately knew some answers.

	[color=c0c0c0]“If you all remember back to the Pax crisis three months ago, a heroine named Archangel used orbital strikes surgically to destroy quite a few of the dome-generating devices hidden across the country. I believe that the Hounds have somehow stumbled upon one of these satellites and have repurposed it for mass destruction. I have no idea how this WMD had fallen into the Hound’s hands, although I can only guess that S.T.R.I.K.E. saved one as an insurance policy. But I do have a plan.”[/color]

	[color=c0c0c0]“I’ve repurposed one of Archangel’s old chassis. Since they both should have the same technology built into them, we should be able to exploit the satellite’s programming. Maya here has graciously agreed to help us out by running the exoskeleton.”[/color]

	Chris decided that it might be best to not mention that Maya was currently stuck inside the old Archangel armor. There was no need worrying the others about her condition. They needed to focus on the task at hand. Maya, on the other hand, quickly introduced herself with a shy wave.

	Suddenly, a metallic clank resounded and dust began to swirl around the heroes. Since his suit filtered the air that he breathed, the dust did not affect Chris’ respiration, although he could tell that others were not so lucky. Chris immediately turned to see who had caused what seemed to him as an attack on the heroes. Even before he found the blonde-haired girl, his armor’s weapons system had already locked onto the young woman. However, she immediately made it clear that she wanted to [i]join[/i] them, not to pick a fight. She even brought some tech that she had looted from the Hounds. While Chris mused that it would probably not be useful for taking down the orbital satellite, but it might prove insightful for whenever the heroes would turn to strike at the heart of the Hounds.

	Icon immediately welcomed her with open arms into the group of heroes, although the woman, who called herself the Alchemyst, was not giving them much of a choice anyways. Icon suggested that the heroes moved inside the Sherman Center where they could discuss their plans without anyone eavesdropping on the conversation.

	[color=c0c0c0]“I was about ready to make the same suggestion,”[/color] Chris cut in after Icon proposed their change of venue. [color=c0c0c0]“We need to make a plan of attack so the Hounds can’t use that satellite to murder countless people in cold blood.”[/color]