Update 1 – March 2011
For decades the world had seen supers come and go. Fighting an everlasting battle, to curb evil or to expand it's deadly grasp on the planet. Seeping from the underbelly of the normal world there came many threats, and from the least likely places came the saviors. But what are these gifts? Acts of God, or gods, miracles of nature or something beyond them all? Regardless of your religious beliefs, your scientific knowledge or your guesstimates on this peculiar factor in the continuing evolution of human kind; there is no solid answer, only definitive proof that they are. A new generation arises in the shadows of the former, great and terrible people before them are in their twilight or gone altogether now. Some are new faces, some are old, and yet some are down right mythical in stature; but these individuals, whoever they might be, are the present and foreseeable future. They are the heroes of the here and now, and the nightmare lurking underneath the bed. They will be watched like those before them, by those that have always watched.
The number of bodies was on the rise in the southwest U.S as an apparent gun toting vigilante roamed the new west. The LSPD wasn't particularly concerned with the matter as those that were being killed off were the scum of the streets anyway. Can't praise him in the open, but behind closed doors this Gunslinger was becoming a favorite among the officers. Doing the job they wished they could do, popping caps in all these street gangs and for the first time in decades putting the fear of the law into some of these kids. It was becoming a local media phenomenon as the bodies mounted up. Mostly members of the Los Santos Locos a couple were identified, while others were still in processing these two individuals were clearly shot by the .45s of this vigilante. Rico Martinez, 19, and Juan Chavez, 17, were found shot dead on the side of a street where they had been dealing. That was in all the papers as so called witnesses provided police sketches that looked like a rugged cowboy. Famous western action movie stars are thrilled, believing that this figure could return popularity to their genre. The Locos on the other hand are not particularly happy with this development as its keeping their shipments off the streets. Notorious drug lord “T-Bone” Mendez is reported to be in the country and out to end this Gunslinger character, bringing more fire power than glocks with him.
Santos Beach saw an unusual event earlier this month as a man wielding a Japanese fighting sword, and appearing to be a homeless man, came out of the water and broke down a life guards tower. Yelling phrases relating to Japan and being subsequently hit by a truck as he fled the scene. The body has not been found and the city has put out a warning that he is armed and likely suffering from schizophrenia. The truck driver is reported to be okay but a little shaken up by the incident.
A full page add in the Santos Guardian, across from the article on the crazed oriental fellow, shows the picture of a fancy looking magician starring in a few venues in the city. Magni the Magnificent. Sounds pretentious. Some regional experts on ancient aliens think his magic is pretty awesome and unexplainable.
A series of serial murders echoed in Central City, as if it couldn't get worse, multiple families were brutally murdered by what seems like an arson of some kind. Some of the victims were burned in ways never before recorded by the investigators, while others were brutally murdered with a knife. One of the families effected in that of CCPD officer who's name has not been released. His wife and son were founded murdered and he has yet to turn up, but is expected to be murdered as well. It is now a concern to all officers working on the case that they are being targeted by this killer to hide his own trail.
One CC store says they have completely run out of pickles.
Two men, one of which is verified as a military personnel, were engaged in a fire fight in the streets of Metropolis after the unidentified man had assaulted a NeoLabs facility and murdered the inhabitants previously. After being called out publicly, the man codenamed Iron Guard, was escorted to Metropolis by armed personnel of the United States Government. Only to have the entire convoy destroyed by the potential terrorist threat. A deadly battle took place over the next several minutes as local media coverage captured it all for the six o'clock news. The corpses of a couple dozen soldiers, civilians and the destruction of a helicopter, tanks, trucks and the flaming wreckage of air force jets all littered the immediate vicinity. With all the collateral damage the locals in the city protested the use of such force for one man, terrorist or not, and proclaimed that they would not welcome Iron Guard back into their city. He had done more damage than the so called villain, only to let the man escape in the end.
An unexplained murder of another NeoLabs affiliated man has only exacerbated the problem.
A famous fashion store in downtown Metropolis is now offering monocles. Pressure from customers is reported as the cause.
A fire at an orphanage leaves one girl dead, her body was burned to ashes and could not be found. Services for her were held by the fire department.
Luckymoose and his new sidekick, Firebird, came into contact with drug runners in the cities ports. Helping to stop the Black Star gang, as best described by those that would speak, from bringing hundreds of millions of dollars of cocaine into the city. This is perhaps the largest bust in Metropolis history.
It is currently under investigation, and information is lacking, that a few federal workers have been taken hostage in the city.
Senator Jones of New York was in Metropolis to applaud the work of the local police and even those heroes that roam the night. Condemning the drug trade and celebrating his work against it. Coinciding with his visit to the city there was a breakout at the local max security insane asylum, releasing some of the cities worst killers, both super and not, in the largest organized escape in decades.
Terminus has been the home to what could become unconnected serial murderers this month. Both men reported to be the leading suspects in the murders are both on the run. One man, who police released his name as Marco Roy, is believed to have brutally stabbed his friends on a hike in the the mountains north of the city. The second individual is believed to be the murderer of the men found near a pond in East-Gate park. Officers responded to gunshot fire and found the ravaged remains of a few men and torn clothing of a woman. No witnesses were around but the TCPD are suspecting a kidnapping and possible later murder is on the table.
On the world stage the revolutions of the Middle East draw to a close with victory over the dictators and change coming to place. President Obama consulted with former president Bill Cornwallis over the recent rise in violent crimes through the nation. The former agreeing to propose bills to congress to up the security in major cities and increase funding to the nations police departments. Several retired former masked heroes have spoken out about the crimes and claim they would have been solved already if they were allowed to leave the retirement homes they currently reside in.
It is now April, 2011.
OOC:
If you are not mentioned, do not worry, the updates only cover the things that happen publicly. I have read every story and they all are wonderful. Though some I couldn't understand due them being in another language.
Front page will be updated sometime tonight. You may carry on.
