Fantasy #4: Shifting Sands Part 1 (of 2)

Huey King cowered in the corner, staring up at the man before him. Everything had been normal only a few minutes ago, then he burst into the room and it all went down hill from there. After killing Riley and Bob with his bare hands, the man who called himself Blaster walked over to Huey.

“I hear you’ve been holding out on my boss. It’s not wise to take something that doesn’t belong to you. Give me the money you skimmed off the top, and maybe I’ll let you go. Either that or you can join your friends over there.”

Huey was to scared to say anything. He just pointed towards the couch. Blaster walked over to it, tearing it apart until he found the money Huey had stolen. After checking to make sure it was all there, Blaster made his way back to Huey and grabbed him by the throat.

“Remember when I said I would let you live? I lied. You’re going to be a message to anyone who thinks about messing with my boss.”

Blaster slammed Huey into the wall, shattering his skull. Blaster crushed his neck and let Huey’s lifeless body slide to the floor. He grabbed the briefcase full of money and walked out of the room, leaving three bodies behind.



“According to a police report, all three men were members of the Blood Eyes, the notorious gang that controls Riverside neighborhood. While the reason for the murder is currently unknown, police have ruled out rival gang the Dead Dogs and are questioning reputed mob boss Antonio Giovanni. When asked, Giovanni’s lawyer said that his client had no comment.”

Mac turned off the T.V. and handed Rick a piece of paper. “My contacts in the police department say that they have no idea who did this, and are just covering their backs by checking into Giovanni’s operations. Seems that this isn’t the first time this happened either. The total body count is thirteen, some Blood eyes, some Dead Dogs. The only connection seems to be that they were all Amp dealers and they were all killed the same way. By hand.”

“So their thinking someone with enhanced strength? That narrows it down. Since I got to this world, I’ve run into two bad guys with enhanced strength and an army of super strong cyborgs. Plus Duke is stronger then the average person thanks to those arms you gave him.* Who knows how many other strong guys are out there?”

“The point is, there may be a new player in town, we need to be ready.”

“You’re absolutely right, but what if Master Mage is right and Nogard** is real? Shouldn’t we be out looking for him?”

“We’ve been looking for the last two weeks. If he did make it through the portal, he’s probably of licking his wounds.”

“Have you tried the Astroplane again?” The Traveler asked as he entered the room, startling both men.

Fantasy set the papers down on the table. “I’ve tried a few times, but I haven’t found him. Either he didn’t make it, or his Psychic Signature is being masked some how.”

“Is that even possible?” Mac asked.

“I don’t think he could do it himself, but if he’s working with someone with telepathic powers, they could be masking him. Either that or someone is messing with the Astroplane. Annihilix was strong enough to cause problems. If there is someone like him messing with things, we’re in trouble. It took everything we had to defeat him in my world. With just us and Ninja Force*** , we might be in trouble.”

“Since we have no way to find Master Mage,” The Traveler said as he placed a hand on Rick’s shoulder “I think it would be wise if we practiced opening portals. The ability to travel to other worlds may be useful, but it seems that I can no longer do so myself. I will need to use your body as a conduit, and I believe that practice will help to alleviate the headaches you have suffered from in the past.”

Rick agreed, took some aspirin, and sat down facing the wall. The Traveler placed his hands on either side of his head and once again blue light shot out of the young hero’s hands, creating a shimmering blue portal.

As Rick recovered, Mac noticed movement on the event horizon and grabbed a pair of MP5s from the gun rack. Handing one to Rick, all three men took cover. Suddenly flashes of white light filled the room, blinding them. Mac began to fire blindly, but Rick noticed a familiar scent.

“Mac! Hold you’re fire!”

The light died down to reveal two beings. One, covered with brown fur, stood in an almost beast like stance while the other, wearing a black trench coat and sunglasses, held her hands in front of her.

“Rick?”

“Jasmine?”

They ran towards each other, colliding into a warm embrace. As they kissed, Mac slowly stood.
“Rick, mind telling me what’s going on?”

“Sorry Mac. The fur-ball over there is John Walker, Codename Lycanthrope. And this” He said, smiling at the girl in his arms. “Is his daughter Jasmine, Codename Lightshow.”

Mac put his gun down on a nearby table. “So, we finally get to meet the girlfriend. Been hearing about her since we met, figured we would never meet. Name’s Mac, and the guy in white over there is The Traveler.”

Lycanthrope roared as he returned to his human form, claws retracting, and fur receding, until John Walker stood in front of them, holding out a hand. “Nice to meet ya.” He said in a gruff voice.

The Traveler looked at the newcomers, confused as the portal disappeared. “I do not understand what has happened. How could they have arrived here?”

“I think I can explain that.” Rick said, placing an arm around Jasmine’s shoulder. “Same way we got Flashjack home**** and I followed Master Mage to that other dimension.***** I guess I was thinking about home when we opened the portal.”

“And when dad and I saw the portal open up, we entered to investigate and showed up here.”
The Traveler nodded his head. “That would explain it. We will have to reopen the portal soon, so that they can return, however I do not think a brief wait would be a problem.”

Rick smiled at his friend. “Thanks Traveler. I wanted to show them this world’s River City.”
As the three of them made their way towards the elevator to the mansion, a phone rang and Mac answered. After a brief conversation, he hung up.

“Looks like the guided tour is going to have to wait. My contacts just told me that there’s been a new murder. He said that he could give us a half hour to investigate before the cops showed up.”
John smiled. “We’ll give you a hand Rick. We’ll be able to cover more ground that way.”

“Jasmine hugged him. “It’ll be just like old times.”



In an isolated part on the Andes Mountains, an unsuspecting cave houses a deadly secret. Deep with in the mountains, hundreds of machines are at work, mining for material and building an army.

The industrial calm is soon broken as weapons fire erupts. Three bat like robots opened fire, chasing a human in blue. The man dove behind a rock and opened fire, sending several energy bolts into the air and hitting one of the bats in the wing, sending it crashing onto machinery.

The other two continued their chase as the ban dove into a tunnel and caved in the opening, leaving an opening too small for the robots. The man smiled as they flew away. He turned on a flashlight and walked down the tunnel, firing behind him as he went.



In a normal looking warehouse in River City, Blaster walked into the office. Inside, a man was sitting in a high backed chair, looking out the window.

“You wanted something boss?”

“I’m disappointed in you Blaster. It’s not like you to be so sloppy.”

“What do you mean?”

“”I don’t have a problem with you leaving a trail of bodies in your wake, but I at least expected you to bring everything back with you.”

“I’m not following you. I brought back your money.”

“But you left the Amp. What good is one of the most addictive drugs in the history of mankind, if I can’t make money off of it? If you want to retain your position in my organization, then I would suggest that you bring me back my drugs.”

“Sure thing boss.”



Omnicorp labs, Bayside Florida.

Charles Aday enjoyed his job. Sure being a janitor wasn’t the most glamorous job, but it gave him time to think. More importantly it gave him a chance to work near cutting edge technology. He had always love technology, and had wanted to be an inventor or a scientist, but learning disabilities kept him from getting good grades. Frustrated, he chose not to go to college, and ended up working minimum wage jobs such as this.

As he swept near some chemicals that were under development, Aday accidentally knocked one off the table, covering him and the floor. As he moved towards his cart to get a mop, Charles slipped in the chemicals. He fell, his hand crashing through the glass of a near by computer monitor.

Aday’s body shook and the lights dimmed as several thousand volts of electricity coursed through his body.



Fantasy checked his watch as they arrived at the ally. They had ten minutes before the cops arrived. More then enough time.

Lycanthrope was already using his enhanced senses to search for clues, and it wasn’t long before they found a briefcase hidden behind a dumpster. As they went to open it, Lightshow was grabbed from behind and thrown against the wall, breaking the brick and knocking her out. Both men turned to look and saw Blaster standing there. Lycanthrope began to change to her beast mode, but Blaster quickly grabbed the hero and slammed him against the wall before caving in the lid of the dumpster.

Fantasy tried to fight back, but Blaster proved to be too much for him. Blaster grabbed Fantasy by the throat and slammed him into the concrete before throwing him across the ally. Fantasy barely managed to activate his blast field in time. He quickly charges several Shuriken and threw them at Blaster, which staggered him. Fantasy charged more, but this time Blaster dodged them and knocked the young hero out with a devastating punch. Blaster standing over him was the last thing Fantasy saw before everything went black.



Fantasy opened his eyes to find himself in a warehouse, location unknown. He tried to move his arms, only to find himself strapped to a chair. He looked around and saw that Lightshow was being held the same way while Lycanthrope was trapped inside a metal cage.

Before he could wonder where he was, Blaster walked into the room.

“Here I was just hoping to get the Amp back for my boss. Imagine my surprise to find you there too. You aren’t going to escape like you did last time either. Your buddy isn’t going to show up at the last second to save the day.”

“What are you talking about? Who are you.”

Before Blaster could respond, a familiar voice was heard from the shadows.

“He’s one of the few personal guards I have left after your attack on my headquarters, an attack that took the life of my right hand man, and nearly killed me as well.”

“Like I said, who are you?”

“I’m sad you don’t recognize my voice, but then again I didn’t look like this when we fought last.” The man said as he walked out of the shadows. His brown suit and white hair gave him the look of a businessman. “I looked like this.”

As the man drew nearer, his body seemed to melt and reform it’s self. Fantasy’s eyes went wide beneath his visor as he realized whom it was.

“Super Shift!”


*--See Alliances Formed for details
**--Nogard is an ancient evil that was defeated by the combined forces of Asgard. Master Mage is working to bring Nogard back to the Earthrealm.
***--Ninja Force is the name of the team that Black Ninja leads.
****--See The Hunted for Details.
*****--Fantasy fought Master Mage with the help of Sigma Force last issue.

Fantasy #3: Powers Combined Part 2 (of 2)

As Sigma Force and their new friend took off to safety to the Warehouse, Scorpion and Master Mage begin celebrating their quick victory.

“Are you sure you found it?”

“I dispatched a wraith to follow Fantasy and Sigma Force and it has found their location.”

“Perfect! Once their precious warehouse is destroyed, we will not only destroy their powers, but we will finally get revenge and take over the world!”



At The Warehouse

Sigma Gold pulled up to the Warehouse door and honked his horn. As they pulled in, Fantasy looked at him.

“Is this it? A warehouse?”

“Unfortunately when we moved here from California we didn't have time to shop around for a new place.” He said, smiling.

As they walked into the Sigma Command Center, fantasy turned and saw a small robot closing the door behind them.

“Hey cool robot. You should build a new one though. This one looks.... old!”

The robot looked at him. “Hey watch it buddy! I'm the best in a long line of Deltas!”

“Welcome to Ocala, Florida on the planet of Earth. I am Nautica, Mentor and guardian to Sigma Force

“Pleased to meet you.”

“Let me introduce the team to you.”

Fantasy turns around to face Sigma Force as they all deactivate their Energizers and return to their street clothes.

“This is Lisa, Sigma Purple and wife of Sigma Gold” Nautica said, pointing towards the woman standing next to Sigma Gold. “Over there is Kristy, Sigma Aqua, Justin, Sigma Green, Casey, Sigma Blue, Sarah, Sigma Red, and Andros, Sigma Black.”

Andros stepped forward. “Hi there.”

Fantasy shook his hand. “Nice to meet all of you.”

Nautica continued with the introductions. “And over by those computers is Brittany, Sigma Pink, Zhane, Sigma Purple, Billy, the Phantom Centurion, and David, the Triforian Warrior”

“Last but certainly not least, myself. Hi I'm Eric, Sigma Gold, and the leader of the team. I'm also a Lucani Master.”

Fantasy looked at Eric, a bit confused. “I have no idea what that is but cool!”

“Sigma Force, we are in a grim situation. Scorpion has joined forces with a being known as Master Mage. Those monsters you fought were probably his doing.”

“Would that explain Vampiro's appearance too?” Brittany asked.

Billy nodded. “ Probably but we're still working that out.”

“I know Master Mage. I've been chasing him.” Fantasy added. “He's a dangerous being. He must be taken down as soon as possible!”

“Easier said then done.” Eric said after checking a monitor. “Our Mechs are badly damaged and nearly out of power. I don't think they can take much more abuse.”

Nautica shook her head. “I don't know how we're gonna do it but we need more power for the Ninja Mechs, or they will be destroyed and so will your powers."

“Eric, don't we still have our Storm powers left?” Casey asked.

Eric smiled grimly. “Yeah we do. We could use them in case of a last resort, but I think we're still better off for with the Ninja Mechs.”

“Maybe I can help!” Fantasy said as he looked at his ring. “Why don't I help you recharge your fighting vehicles? My sword might be able to do the trick.”

Before anyone could say anything, the Warehouse began to shake fires began to break out as sirens started to sound.

“What's going on?” Kristy said as she got back to her feet.

Eric checked the external sensors. “There's a monster outside. It's something I've never seen before!”

Fantasy looked at the sensor readings. “It's a wraith. After my last battle against Master Mage, I did some research. A wraith is only as powerful as the Necromancer that summons it, so this could be a very dangerous monster. I'll handle him and Master Mage. You guys should take on that Vampiro thing.”

“Billy before you go, can you power up the Storm Powers just in case?” Nautica said as Sigma Force prepared to head out.

Billy smiled. “I’m way ahead of you. They're already on line and ready to go.”

Eric watched as he teammates entered the power chambers at the back of the warehouse.

“Ready guys?”

“Ready!”

“Alright. Guys. Let’s Power Up!”

Eric entered the chamber in the center as each was bathed in light the color of their uniforms. As the light faded, they disappeared, replaced by the warriors of Sigma Force.

Fantasy and Sigma Force ran outside to see Master Mage and the wraith attacking the warehouse as Vampiro, who had grown to over a hundred stories, walked closer. Vampiro saw them exit the building and laughed.

“I shall enjoy destroying you multi colored Pez rejects!“

“I don’t think so.” Eric said, raising his hand. “Ninja Megamech! Power up!”

Across town, the ground shook at the Ocala International Airport as runway 7 raised above ground, revealing a hidden hanger beneath it. The Ninja Mechs emerged from the hanger as people watched in amazement. As they flew towards the Warehouse, the Mechs transformed, merging to form the Ninja Megamech.

The Megamech landed in front of Vampiro shaking the nearby buildings and breaking windows on the lower levels. The Megamech turned towards it’s opponent, leaving craters the size of semis in its wake. On the ground, the members of Sigma Force pressed buttons on their communicators and teleported into the command center of the Megamech.

“All systems online. Power levels are at fifty-seven percent.”

Eric nodded to his teammates before looking out the through the Megamech’s visor at Vampiro. “Alright guys, lets teach this thing not to mess with our city.”

The Megamech charged towards Vampiro, landing a massive blow that threw the monster into the building behind it and knocking it off its foundation. On the ground Master Mage and the wraith turned towards Fantasy as he summoned his sword.

“Master Mage! Time to finish what we started in River City.”

“You may have nearly defeated me then hero, but you will not be so lucky a second time. Wraith, destroy him!”

The ghostly creature rushed towards Fantasy, who assumed a defensive position. Meanwhile the battle between the two behemoths had taken a turn for the worse. Vampiro landed blow after blow. Inside the command center of the Megamech, sparks poured out of panels and warnings sounded as Sigma Force struggled to maintain control of the giant robot.

“Power levels are down to five percent.” Kristy said, shouting to be heard.

“Billy, David, Zhane, Get your mechs over here!”

Each of the men called their mech, but it was no use. Vampiro blasted the Panther and Dragon Mechs as they approached, hitting them with enough power to render them useless. David prepares to call his mech, but Eric stops him.

“Take my position, I’m going to go help Fantasy and hopefully get some reinforcements.

Eric teleported to the ground and powered down just in time to see the wraith knock Fantasy to ground. As it moved in for the kill, he drew his Lightstar Saber and severed the creature’s hand. As it screamed in pain, Eric helped Fantasy to his feet.

“Thanks, but I had the situation under control.”

“I know, but I figured I would help anyways. Now if you will excuse me, I have to go get some help.”

“What do you mean? I thought all of you were in the Megamech.”

“You’ll see, I hope.”

Eric ran into the warehouse as the wraith charged towards Fantasy again, screaming with rage. Fantasy managed to block its attacks. The monster lunged towards him, but Fantasy dodged it and charged his sword. As the wraith flew past him, Fantasy drove his sword into its back, destroying it.

Master Mage laughed as Fantasy walked towards him. “You may have destroyed my Wraith, but I'll still be victorious! After all, you can’t destroy all of them.” He said, pointing towards the nearby trees. Scorpion had teleported down with several monsters and Claytrons to watch the destruction of Sigma force.

Suddenly the earth shook as Vampiro fired a deadly blast at the Megamech. Sparks flew from its torso as it fell to the ground. Inside the command center, fires burned all around the Sigmas.

“We got to get out of here!” Casey said, shouting over the noise of the in the center. “This thing’s going to blow!”

David struggled to get the Megamech back to its feet. “If the Megamech is doomed, let’s see if we can’t take Vampiro with it."

The Megamech stood as sparks continued to flow from countless tears in its hull. Vampiro laughed as it slowly lurched towards the monster. The Mech jumped towards Vampiro, but he fired again, this time aiming for the head. Seconds before the beam hit, David hit a button, teleporting the Sigmas to safety. They reappeared on the roof of the warehouse in their street cloths, the last of their powers used to get away. They watched, helpless as the Ninja Megamech crashed into a building and exploded.

“So that’s it then.” Lisa said sadly. “Scorpion won.”

“Not yet he hasn’t.” Eric said as he joined his team mated on the roof. Look over there.”

The Sigmas looked where he was pointing and saw several large objects flying towards them. Scorpion looked through a telescope and couldn’t believe his eyes.

“It can’t be! I thought we destroyed them!” he said, looking to Loki for answers.

“Obviously we didn’t master.”

Scorpion hit Loki in the head they disappeared as he complained of having a headache. Up on the roof, the Sigmas watched as the objects drew nearer.

“It's the Storm Mechs!” Andros said excitedly.

Eric smiled. “When you guys used the last of out old powers to teleport to safety, I was able to activate the old mechs. I think it’s time for us to power up and Vampiro down.

“Lets do it!” they shouted in unison.

The Sigmas activated their Energizers, transforming into their old uniforms and teleporting into their the mechs as they combined.

“Storm Megamech Online. All systems online. Power levels are at One hundred percent."

Eric smiled in his helmet. “Power up the Storm Saber.”

Justin pressed a few buttons. “Storm Saber powered up.”

Sarah looked up from her monitor. “Target locked.”

“Fire!”

The Megamech raised its sword above it’s head as it crackled with electricity. At the Sigma’s command it swung down, firing a wave of energy at Vampiro. The monster flew though the air and hit the ground, exploding on impact. Inside the command center of the Storm Megamech the Sigmas celebrated.

Below them Fantasy and Master Mage were locked in mortal combat. Fantasy blocked one of the mage’s attacks, but he fired a shot at point blank range, sending Fantasy crashing into a tree. Only his Blast Field saved him from. Master Mage stood over Fantasy and laughed.

“I told you that you were no match for me. Give it up hero. You’ll never defeat me, and soon Nogard will be unleashed upon not only our world, but this one as well!”

“Over my dead body.”

Fantasy activated his Blast Field, knocking Master Mage aside. Both men got to their feet at the same time but Fantasy was faster, landing knocking Master Mage back down with a quick roundhouse kick. He picked up his sword and pointed it at Master Mage’s throat.

“Looks like I came out the winner this time.”



After the battle Sigma Force assessed the situation.

“Sensors showed Scorpion’s ship leaving the moon.” Nautica said. “I think 2we scared him off, but he’ll be back.”

“And we’ll be ready for him.” Eric said confidently. “What about the Mechs?”

Nautica shook her head. “The Ninja Mech were destroyed, and the Panther mech was damaged beyond repair. Fortunately the Dragon Mech is salvageable, but it will be some time before it is back online.”

“Good. We might need it. You never know when the next threat to the planet might appear.”

“At least you’ll have one less threat to worry about.”

The Sigmas turned as Fantasy entered the room. In front of him was Master Mage, his hands in handcuff behind his back. He hesitated, and Fantasy pushed him into the room.

“Are you sure you have to go?” Eric said as he walked towards Fantasy. “We could use someone like you.”

“My world needs me more. There are too many people like Master Mage there, not aren’t nearly enough people to stop them.”

“Good luck then, and may the Fordres protect you.”

The two men shook hands and Fantasy said good-bye to the Sigma’s before using his sword to create a portal back home. As he entered the portal warning sirens sounded in the warehouse.

“Nautica! What’s going on?”

Nautica looked at the computer. “It’s what we feared. A Midiclan ship has just emerged from Hyperspace.”

“It’s happening, just like Master Lucas said it would.”

Lisa walked up to her husband. “What do we do now Eric.”

Eric put a reassuring arm around Lisa. “We do what we do best. Save the Earth.”



Floating through the dimensional gate, Fantasy could see the exit. As they approached the exit, Master Mage managed to break free of the handcuffs and escaped. Fantasy exited the portal, but couldn’t find any trace of the necromancer.



Floating towards the light, the being was surprised to see a flash of red light erupt out of it. As he drew ever closer to the light, he could sense the dark energies. Just as it had countless times before, the light vanished and the being was once again left in darkness. For the first time in what seemed like ages, but could have been just a few seconds he felt anger. What ever the source of dark energy was, the being knew that he must reach his foe before it did, or else he would never have his chance for revenge.

Fantasy #2: Powers Combined Part 1 (of 2)

“Excellent Vampiro! Destroy the city!”

Watching from a near by building, Scorpion laughed with pleasure. Sigma Force had retreated, their mechs had taken heavy damage, and he had a new henchman who had single handedly defeated them. It was a good day to be evil.

As he watched Vampiro destroy yet another building, he heard Claytron talking excitedly. Once again he wished that he could understand what they were talking about. After all, what good were guards if you can't tell what they are saying?

As he watched, Scorpion saw an amazing sight. They were under attack. The Claytrons charged down the stairs, hoping to contain the attacker, but seconds later they flew through the air as the attacker detonated an explosive.

As the attacker climbed the stairs, Scorpion saw a human sized being, dressed in a brown robe. He walked towards Scorpion, stepping over the bodies of defeated Claytrons. He came to a stop in front of the villain’s throne.

“Who are you, or what do you want?”

“I would ask you the same thing. When I came to this world, I didn’t expect to see any half man, half scorpions. I am called Master Mage, and I am here because I have seen your monster that is destroying this city. Only one with the Darkmore Grimoire could have summoned such a powerful creature. Give me the book...or die.”

“I do not have this Grimoire, and even if I did, I would not just give it to you. Besides, I did not summon Vampiro. He came to me and offered his assistance in destroying this city and Sigma Force

“In my time here, I have heard of Sigma Force’s great power. I suggest an alliance then. I will help you destroy Sigma Force, and I get their Power Gems.

“The Power Gems were destroyed long ago by Lord Zeff. I do not know how their current powers were created.”

“Then I will take their current source of power, once we find it, and you will rule this world.”

“Agreed, but first, a test of your power. Loki, I need some monsters.”
A small purple being walked up to Scorpion. “Yes Master. Black Knight, Zombitron, and Icebot. All monsters that have given Sigma trouble in the past.

“Excellent choice Loki. Icebot Attack!”
The robotic monster began his attack, but he didn't get any closer then ten feet from Master Mage before the Necromancer pulled a scepter from beneath his cloak. Pointing it at the monster, he fired a beam that completely destroyed Icebot in seconds.

“Zombitron Attack!”

“Sending a member of the undead to fight me? Not smart.”

As Zombitron approached, Master Mage held out he hand and chanted a spell. Zombitron stopped moving.

“Necromancy is my domain Scorpion. Only the great Darkmore himself could be more powerful then me. Zombitron, destroy Black Knight.”

“Yes master.”

Walking towards the Knight, Zombitron attacked. While Black Knight fought bravely, he was no match for Zombitron, who quickly defeated him before destroying himself at Master Mage's command.

“You have made your point Master Mage. Together we will rule the world!”
With that, the villains laughed and Vampiro destroyed the city.



Two weeks later

Sparks flew as the skeleton warrior hit the Ninja Megamech with yet another powerful blow, adding more scorch marks and gouges to the already battered hull. Inside, the Sigma Force struggled to maintain control of the giant robot as fires burned all around them.

“The Ninja Megamech can't take much more of this!”

“Delta. What is the status of the Panther and Dragon Mechs?

Over the intercom, a robotic voice was heard “Not good! They took massive damage in the last fight. They are in no shape to fight.”

“Power levels down to fifteen percent!”

“Power up the Ninjeti Saber!”

“Saber ready.”

“FIRE!”

At the their command, The Ninja Megamech raised it's sword above it's head, as the sword began to glow. The skeletal warrior charged forward for another attack, but it didn't get far before the Mech attacked. It fired a beam of energy as it swung its sword down. The skeleton spun around, caught in the beam's energy before falling to the ground as it was destroyed in a fiery explosion.

Inside the Mech, Sigma Force sighed with relief.

Sigma Gold removed his helmet and rubbed the bridge of his nose. “Damage report.”

Sigma Pink shook her head. “Believe me. You don't want to know.”

“I was afraid of that. Let's get back to the warehouse and try to have repairs done before Scorpion sends another monster.”



Back at the warehouse, Eric, Sigma Gold, looked over the status reports on the Mechs.

“Dragonmech is at thirty percent, Panthermech is at twenty-five percent, and the Ninja Megamech is at eight percent.” He said with a sigh. “Nautica. How long will it take to complete repairs?”

A tall woman in white robes walked up behind him and looked at the report.
“According to Delta's calculations, two and a half weeks.”

“Damn it. What are the odds that Scorpion will wait till we are done?”

“Not good. He is probably creating a new monster even as we speak.”

“Then we need to get some help. And fast. We won't survive another battle.”



The Pit

Fantasy was bored. So far, he had stopped three bank robberies, two rapes, six arsonists, and one kidnapper. All of this was good, but not enough. He was use to evil mutants, intergalactic threats, or your every day idiot bad guys attacking every couple of days. It got old fast, but at least it was a challenge.

In the months since he came to this world, Fantasy had made some friends, fought some enemies, and had gotten use to being in a whole new world, but he needed a challenge. Since the battle against Master Mage*, his biggest challenge had been an assassination attempt on the mayor, and that was just because there had been about twenty thugs he had to fight before they gave up.

Checking a gauge on his bike's speedometer, Fantasy leaned into a curve and couldn't help but laugh. Mac's newest addition to the bike, the Gyroscopic Stabilizer, worked great. His face was six inches from the ground and he still hadn't dropped the bike. Not wanting to press his luck, he hit a button on the dash and the bike righted itself.

Turning, Fantasy headed towards a seemingly dead end. Seconds before he hit the wall, Fantasy hit another button on the dash, which caused a rock to move, revealing one of the five entrances to The Pit.

Racing through the tunnel, he revved the engine, seeing how much noise he could make. He slid into the main tunnel, making as much noise as he could. Entering the main chamber of The Pit, he slid to a stop. On the platform above him, Fantasy saw Mac jump to his feet and walk towards the edge of the platform angrily.

“What the hell are you doing!!? I told you not to push that thing! I still have a few bugs to work out!”

“Relax Mac. I've been riding since I was nine. I know what I am doing.”

“I don't care. I want you to use one of the other vehicles until I get that thing finished.”

“Yes Sir!” Fantasy said sarcastically as he saluted.

Turning off the bike, fantasy climbed the stairs to the platform and walked towards the computer.

“No activity from Master Mage?”

“Nope. If he is still around, he isn't doing anything.”

“That will make it a bit harder to catch him.” Fantasy said. He looked around the room. “Where's The Traveler?”

“Same place he's been for the last ten days. In the gym trying to open the portal.”
Entering the gym, they see The Traveler sitting on a mat in the corner meditating.

“Any luck?”

“None. I am unable to open the portal to Flashjack's universe. I require a link or an image of the destination to open the portal.”

“Guess we keep waiting.”

“Maybe not. I haven't tried since the fight against Annihilix, but I may be able to get to the Astral Plane. From there I can try to find his Psionic signiture. Then it would be a simple mater of me going to where ever he is in my astral form to get an image of the destination.”

Mac laughed. “Yeah. Real simple”

The Traveler tilted his head to the side a bit. “That could work”

“And it may be our only chance.”

After taking a few deep breaths to help him relax, Fantasy closed his eyes...



When he opened his eyes, Fantasy saw that he was on the Astral Plane. Taking a quick look around, he was relieved to see that there was no damage from Annihilix’s return. Psion had said that the Astral Plane had a way of repairing itself once damaged, and it seemed that she was right

Concentrating, Fantasy saw a light on the horizon. Entering the light, he appeared in a park. There, standing in front of him, was Master Mage. The Necromancer was watching a group of skeletons as they battled a team of warriors in multi colored uniforms.

He had seen all he needed to see. Closing his eyes, he returned to his body.

“Any luck?”

Fantasy nodded. “Found him. Lets go.”

After checking his weapons and summoning his sword, Fantasy and the Traveler faced the wall and concentrated. Once again The Traveler placed his hand on Fantasy’s shoulder and the young hero opened the portal. After taking some Alive, he checked his weapons one last time and entered the portal.



A brilliant blue light broke the darkness that had fallen over the park. Stepping out of the portal, Fantasy waited for his eyes to adjust to the darkness and looked around. He didn't have much time for sight seeing though.

Filling the night sky with cries from beyond the grave, a battalion of skeletal warriors quickly surrounded Fantasy. Drawing his sword, the young hero battled the skeletons, striking blow after blow, faster then the human eye could follow.

Just as it seemed he would win, the skeletons received reinforcements in the form of a groups of gray beings. Finishing with the skeletons, Fantasy turned his attention towards the new arrivals.

Fantasy fought hard, but nothing he did seemed to slow them down. Finally, they knocked the hero down and surrounded him. Thinking fast, he began to accelerate the electrons in the ground beneath him, charging it with explosive energy. They may defeat him, but they would have to hit the ground sometime, and if he was going down, he was going to take them with him.

“Hold it right there clay brains.”

Standing ten feet away stood a person in a gold and black uniform. On either side stood 7 others, each with a different colored uniform.

“Anyone know who he is?”

“Nope, but the Claytron are kicking his butt.”

“Lets go Sigma Force!”

Rushing towards the Claytrons, Sigma Force joined the fight. After decelerating the electrons in the ground, Fantasy picked up his sword and stood beside the man in gold.

“Thanks for the help. Who are these guys?”

“Their are called Claytrons. They serve Scorpion.”

“Ok. How do we stop them?”

“Aim for the insignia on their chest.”

Spinning Fantasy punched one in the chest and watched as it shattered. Fantasy smiled as he energized several Shuriken and threw them at the Claytrons

“I like these guys. They blow up good.”

After a brief battle, the Claytrons were defeated and Sigma Force gathered around Fantasy.

“Thanks for the help, but who are you guys?”

“We're Sigma Force. And you are?”

“My name's Fantasy.” Fantasy paused for a moment as he thought. “I'm here looking for a friend of mine. Maybe you've seen him?” Fantasy took a picture of Master Mage out of his pocket. “Those skeletons that the Claytrons helped were his handy work.”

“We haven't seen him, but if he has teamed up with Scorpion, that would explain the new monsters and why they have been so hard to beat.

“We better get back to the warehouse.” Sigma Red said. “Maybe Nautica will know something.”

While the other Sigmas teleported to safety, Sigma Gold sheathed his sword and climbed into his modified Trans Am. Fantasy climbed into the passenger seat and they drove to Sigma Force’s headquarters. If either one of them had bothered to look backwards, they would have noticed that air seemed to shimmer as it followed them.

*--See Fantasy #1 for details