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[center][b]Christopher Arthur III[/b][/center]
Although not everyone had arrived yet, most of the heroes, who had gathered at Sherman Square and had not gone with Icon to neutralize the Hounds’ satellite, were present. Since time was of the essence, the rest of the heroes would just have to follow along once they have arrived. If they were to dawdle too long, the ringleaders of the Hounds would surely slip through their fingers, allowing them to continue their crusade again everyone who was not a pure human.

One of the ‘heroes’ approached Iron Knight. She was wearing a mask and googles over her face, although her fizzy blonde hair was still exposed. Chris recognized that this girl was one of the newcomers, who was not present with the heroes he had assembled three months ago to deal with Doctor Diplodoc and his mutagenic domes.

“[color=honeydew]Still here willing to help, Iron Knight. Let us be the unpredictable element here, point us at what needs to be broken and we can guarantee it. My powers let me manipulate matter down to its core elements,[/color]” The girl explained to Chris. “[color=honeydew]I can [i]literally[/i] make holes in their defenses or walls.[/color]”

“[color=honeydew]Lady Hex disintegrated their weapons and Pantheon took on a mech barehanded. We can operate non-lethally. Right, Pantheon?[/color]” The girl tried to make a case for herself and her friends.

“[color=honeydew]As Concerned Citizens, we just need one chance Richie Rich.[/color]”

[color=c0c0c0]“We need all the bodies that we can muster,”[/color] Chris began his response, [color=c0c0c0]“But we also need team players. If you can follow orders and work as a part of a team, then welcome aboard. Otherwise, you guys better go home to Quidditch practice and leave this to the professionals.”[/color]

During the Pax Metahumana crisis, crashing through the front door of the villains’ base turned out to have been the correct strategy, since the doctor behind the domes had no intent of escaping. However, in this situation, such a strategy might prove ineffective. The leaders behind the Hounds were without a doubt making their escape. They would not stay put when they planned to reduce Lost Haven to cinders. By the time the heroes would have searched the entire base, the ringleaders might gain just enough time to make their escape. The heroes needed a way to cut the leadership off without having to stumble through what possiblely could be a labyrinth of a secret base.

Fortune, however, was on the heroes’ side that night. The Hounds, whom Chris had knocked out with tranquilizer darts, possessed gear that was connected to the Hounds’ base. With a little brute force applied to these systems, Chris had access to the schematics of the base, along with the likely escape routes. This was the break that the heroes needed. This had to end tonight.

[color=c0c0c0]“We’re going to need to cover three additional escape routes,”[/color] Chris explained to the gathered heroes. [color=c0c0c0]“First, there’s a supposedly abandoned repair garage about a block inland. Everyone who’s mobile enough to cover that distance in a short time should go with Slipstream. The Hounds also have an airlift on one of these rooftops nearby. Flyers and those who want to accompany us should follow me. There’s also an underwater dockyard just sixty yards down this waterfront. So, whoever stays behind needs to either unearth that facility or guard the exit here. Any questions?”[/color]