COLLABORATIVE FAN-FICTION BEST OF JUNE

The month of June has been especially busy for collaborative fan-fiction. There were many high quality entries, and two ongoing threads stood out impressively: TRIP TO FAE REALM, and THE GREATEST DAY.As there can only be one, (*** drum roll ***) it is my pleasure to announce the winner for June:COLLABORATIVE FICTION - The Greatest DayCongratulations on your win for two consecutive months!Each participant of this thread will receive two of the all-new fan-fiction reward card, "Strange Fiction":Astra...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Final Part

 A small fleet of BADGE shuttles broke through the atmosphere, heading directly for the space station. Inside the lead shuttle, Chase and Gar watched over their prisoner. Arx sat in the back, in nothing but his purple thong and the most sophisticated restraint system developed to hold meta-humans.“Are you sure he’s different now?” Gar asked.“I’ve looked over the readings a hundred times since the battle ended. His power levels are almost negligible. Even with all the powers he had, nothing...

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ARX RAID: Collaborative Fan-Fiction -- "A Hollywood Ritual"

A Collaborative Hero Story by Arcane Ace (23078 ), Aphrael (11292), The Sword of Gerraxia (14367), and Astra (22632) Arx was demolishing everything in sight as he took out every frustration on the heroes who continued to try to thwart him.Krystal Fae had earlier discovered that he might possess a weakness to magic or magic-based attacks, such as enchanted blades or other arcane tools. While many heroes tried to aid in his defeat, whatever it was that had supercharged him proved effective at protecting...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 16

Heroes flew around the flying armada. Gales of wind blew some heroes around while weapons fired madly off the decks of the ships. Blasts of holy light and mental energy crippled heroes who attempted to approach the center of this storm, Arx.Hotwings and Warmachine flew toward Arx, both blasting a volley of power at the villain. Arx dodged and responded with amazing speed.“Distract him!” Warmachine said and then split from Hotwings.Hotwings doubled his weapons fire and focused his powers on Arx....

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RAID Update: -- ARX: The Sequel -- Emergency BADGE Resupply

by Chaz HamiltonI always suspected that Director Nova was secretly a movie-goer. His latest play, aiding the heroes of the world to defeat Arx is pure concession-stand genius. What doesn't go better together than an epic fight scene and a delicious candy treat? Morphon bars have been airdropped to all heroes active in the theater of operations as they continue to use every available opportunity to defeat Arx.We have this quote from die-hard pugilist, Lykos."Chaz, it was crazy. We are all fighting...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 15

Arx jockeyed between buildings, toying with the heroes that chased him. He dove under an overpass and then set his eyes on an incoming hero. The Wizard cast a massive beam of magic at Arx. He deftly avoided it and met the magical hero with a powerful punch to the gut. The Wizard crashed into the side of a building.“Now, where are those civilians hiding?” Arx looked around, completely ignoring the many magical heroes flying toward him.Krystal Fae and Aphrael flew side by side, dozens of heroes behind...

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RAID Update -- ARX: The Sequel (Part 3)

by Chaz HamiltonIs it possible that what has enhanced Arx could be too much for our heroes to overcome?Where the possibility was at first completely inconceivable, (and yes, the word means what I think it means) now the potential for failure is becoming more and more likely. What is causing this shift in likelihood? After League Wars Birthday Bash, invasion by all those mercenaries, and then the search for the Avatars and the power behind the nefarious attacks, are our heroes... tired?There are...

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RAID UPDATE -- ARX: The Sequel (Part 2)

by Chaz HamiltonWe have a sequel here that no producer wanted to see made. Arx has proven to be a true Hollywood Star-zilla, reclaiming not only the role originated before becoming a power-hungry madman, but to be an actual god.Hollywood under siege. If any sector of our global community can be disrupted by a epic showdown between heroes and a... whatever Arx is, this is the one that will make the best use of it. Even with BADGE's efforts to remove the civilian population from the scene, screenwriters,...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 14

A group of Japanese tourists screamed and ran down the street, beams of energy following them. The road exploded, sending asphalt raining down over everything. The tourists barely made it to a side street before the explosion consumed them.“HELP!” the tour guide yelled over the explosions.Heroes darted all over the city, battling a single figure that dashed around, toying with them in the skies. Often, stray beams of energy, or bolts of plasma, would miss the intended target and blow a hole in...

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Raid Update -- Arx: The Sequel

by Chaz HamiltonVery rarely, moviegoers will find a sequel that lives up to the hype of the original. Today is no different. Arx 2.0 is bigger, bolder, more powerful that before, but we've seen it. We know how this is going to end. The only person who thinks that there will be a different result than last time is, well Arx. And every sane person knows that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing as before and expecting different results.Rotten Tomatoes has already given this entire production...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 13

 “We are back with the One Hundred and Fifth annual Academy Awards.” The announcer said as the gathered celebrities applauded. “And here to speak is Director Benjamin Mastrovito.”A tuxedo clad B.S. Mastrovito walked out as he waved to the A-listers. “Thank you, thank you.” He stepped up to the mic. “As you know, this past year we began production on the latest Arx movie.” A murmuring came with that mention. “I know. We were all stunned when our beloved Arx turned against the heroes of Earth....

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 12

 Chase and Nova rode the lift toward the Operations center. A pair of security personnel stood at attention inside the lift on either side of them.“What’s your plan?” Chase asked.“My plan is to be cautious. We may not know the next move of our enemy, but that does not mean we won’t be ready for them.”The lift stopped and both stepped out. The security guards in the lift remained, as that was their station. Inside the operations center were a dozen more soldiers, all stoically watching.Chase...

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Turning Your Patrols into Rewards

by Madam MarvelousID#26107First, please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Madam Marvelous. It’s wonderful to meet you all. Being new to these parts, it warms my heart to be welcomed by so many of you with offers of friendship. I’m still coming into my own as a hero, but I realized very early on in my life that it takes time for most of us to become what we want to be. Time, and effort. What I have discovered by reading comments left on Facebook pages and some bathroom walls is that not everyone...

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Heroes Rising Fiction: A Hollywood Ending Part 11

 Delta walked through the holding area where the beasts and avatars were all being kept sedated and restrained. Behind him, in the lab, Arx continued to scream in agony as Dr. Osteen finished his work. There wasn’t even the slightest reaction to the pain of the man being experimented on. Delta even held a tiny glimmer of a smile as he listened to this.A small device in his pocket buzzed and he pulled it out. For a moment he looked around and then walked into another room, putting that noise...

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