Sunshine and Mountaintops
8/12/1947,Long Beach, Washington
The Atlantean had been walking through the city, he had been a bit surprised that things had advanced to such levels when he noticed that were laughing along with a bit of Atlantean treasure that they had right now, “Hey, where’d you get that?” he asked, making them all look towards him now with glares before eventually they noticed that he was MUCH bigger and looked just like the man inquisition.
“We got it from Mr. Bobo–” “Did he really give it or did you steal it from your house?” the Atlantean asked and the group had looked towards the group, the youngest and how they looked so nervous gave him all the answers he needed as The Prince had motioned for him to return the object, “I’ll give it back to my cousin.” he told them, making the kids a bit worried by that statement.
The oldest who seemed to think he was a mastermind had given it to him with a glare now, but Namor had been scared by larger monsters than him as Namor had went and looked, “Now… it’s been a while, could any of you tell me so I don’t have to tell him HOW I’ve found it?” he asked and hearing that, one of the other kids had pointed towards a house down by the coast now.
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8/12/1947, Bobo’s Home, Long Beach
Bobo had been reeling in the net when he had heard someone whistling a very familiar and old song, one that made the man smile as he turned towards the sight of his cousin now which made the Prince grin as well, the two of them walking over and going and hugging their cousin now, “Namor!” he said, happy to see him, “How’s life in exile?” he asked of the man.
“Not to bad, I’ve got Numma here being a menace with Nay and my dad’s family.” he told Bobo, making the other man whistle towards that, surprised by the statement now as Bobo went and began to walk towards his house, “So then, would you like a drink?” he had asked him, “I’ve got some of the old stuff.” he said now and hearing that, the Prince smiled wider towards him now as he walked in.
“So then, how about we talk about everything that’s been going on?” he asked of him now and hearing that, Namor had complied, going to the decanters and other bottles that were there before him while Bobo spoke, “H– Have you seen Cass?” he asked now and hearing that, the Prince nodded, “Yes, and she’s grown to be quite like you.” Namor said, making him smile as he started to tell him everything.
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8/13/1947, Oblivion Institute, Nicaragua
Doctor Stasis ha been looking over the samples that were three now and as he looked towards everything that was there, he realized that there was something from one of his favors to The Atlantean Royal Family, looking over it all, the man groaned as the one that was a part of Project Orca had started to thrash, the creature was already larger than it should have been now.
The small child had went and started to crack at the tube that was there, making him annoyed, he wanted to electrocute the creature, but one of his students, Lemuel Dorca, had went to appease the creature, “Doctor, The Warlord wants his soldiers to be healthy and not… damaged, sir.” he had said and hearing that, the man sighed, “Fine, but make sure that the damn thing doesn’t break any equipment.”
That made Dorcas nod now as he went and knelt before the child, “Well then, Orka, et’s see about making you stronger than anything anyone can imagine.” he said now and hearing that, the child, not as intelligent as the samples provided, but he would make a great solider, and that was all that Krang wanted for this little plan to go on and destroy each and eerie one of his enemies.
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8/13/1947, Bobo’s Home, Long Beach
Namor had awoken now and stretched from the couch that he had found himself in, looking around before the man had noticed that Bobo was looking towards the city and then towards something that made the man curious as he went ahead and walked back towards him now, “Hey there, Namor, I forgot that you were here.” he said with a grin now as the Prince had went to walk out now.
Looking towards the sun rise, Namor had wanted to whistle before he went to sit down now and that made Bobo looked towards the man, “So then, how about we take a swim?” Bobo asked which made Namor sigh, “No, how about a stroll instead?” he asked of him and hearing that, the man nodded, feeling like it as they had both went and started to move now.
“So you’re hunting for treasure and reaping in the rewards?” Namor had asked, going and flipping a Lemurian coin that he had gathered now as the people there had waved towards Bobo and then Namor with smiles, the sight making the former smile as he waved towards them while Namor had looked confused, “So you’re a bit of a legend here?” he had asked of his cousin who shrugged.
“I’ve been living here since the pipeline was destroyed, people just choose to ignore me or treat me like one of the grannies that live here.” Bobo said with a smile now which made one of the men with gray hair smile, “Bobo! We up for poker?” he asked, making the Atlantean smile back, “You are on, may my friend join us?” he asked of the older gentleman who gave him a look.
“You served?” he asked ofNamor, seeing the look on his face,”Yes, I did.” he said, recalling what had been done and he wanted to… he wanted to just shut it up when he noticed that there was a rainbow like light that had flown up above, making the Atlantean confused by that now as The man looked towards them, “What the Hell was that?” he asked of them which made the to answer in unison.
“Aurora Borealis.” the two of them said now and hearing that, the man was confused by that as the man smiled, “Hey, there’s some nice trails near here, why don’t you try walking them beforehand?” he asked of them now which made Bobo smile, “Yeah, that sounds like a GREAT idea.” he said now and hearing that, Namor handsome questions now for them all.
He went and looked towards Bobo now which made the cousin start asking, “So then, has Dorma and Numma told you anything about what’s been happening in Atlantis? Because I’m out of date.” the man had said and hearing that, Namor had obliged, telling him everything that he could remember from them now as he went and began to tell him everything he knew.
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8/13/1947, Logue Residence, Long Beach
The table had been set with the cards and as they had started to collect enough for their hands, the Prince had looked at them when he realized something, “You were all living here when we first came here, aren’t you?” he had asked, making Bobo chuckle, “I wondered when you’d figure it out.” he said with a grin now which made him scowl towards a chuckling Bobo.
“Relax, they’ve got some experience with Tahoma.” he said now and hearing that, the man was confused by that statement now when he had heard the sound of someone who had been coming in now, making the prince to look towards the door that was there before seeing that there was a young man who had looked towards them with a grin, “Bobo!” He said, going and hugging him now.
He was grinning at him and the older men before pausing, seeing that there was a person that he didn’t recognize there, “Uh, hi?” he said, making Namor do the same, “Hello there, my name is Namor McKenzie, Bobo’s cousin.” he said now and hearing that, the man smiled towards them and hearing that, the young man had looked towards him with a smile before the man went to shake his hand.
“Harrison Callahan, National Guard.” he told him, offering his hand which Namor took, surprised at how warm it was as Harrison went to sit down, “Which theater did you serve in?” Namor had asked and hearing that, the man nod, “Pacific Theater, fought The Japanese.” he said as they proceeded to start dealing out their cards right now as the mans skin seemed to glow a bit.
“Are you alright?” he asked and hearing that, the man flinched before he smiled towards him, “I’m fine, I just have a condition from my old assignment.” he said towards him now, making Namor curious, “Something like Rebirth?” Namor asked and hearing that, Harrison shook his head, “Classified,” he told the Mariner who had gotten more curious and interested by that statement.
“I couldn’t tell even if I wanted to, and I really want to, Sir.” he had told him and hearing that, the older men had just chuckled, “Come on, let’s just have some fun.” the man that invited them said and hearing that, Harrison and Namor both began to start dealing now, grinning in their own ways which made Bobo chuckle towards them at their moment and hoped they’d be friends in the future.
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8/20/1947, Kendal Residence, New Canaan
Cass had been writing down everything that he could remember not just from her self but also from the Atlanteans that she had met before seeing that there was a newspaper about Washington State, Cass having ordered one ever since she had heard of Bobo and how he was… intimate, with her sister, “Strange Solar Flare stops robbers.” It had read, making her curious as she looked at the images.
The girl had seen that there was a lot of weird things that had been going on around Mount Rainier, it made her think that there was a Nazi hiding there, trying to make villains like they did in the war as she had put the latest image of The Solar Flare which was next to Bobo since it seemed to like hanging around Long Beach, but there was also the monsters that lived there too.
Looking towards them all, she had almost not heard the knock that came from her window, it was Autumn Snow who had waved towards her, “Cass, I wanted to know if–” he started before seeing that she was looking into Mount Rainier, “Huh, I haven’t been there before.” he had told her, pointing to the Mountain that had been marked on the map which made her curious.
“Have you been to a lot of places?” she asked, having never seen him out of anywhere else until she dragged him from the woods, “I’ve been all over.” he told her, “Germany, Scotland, Scandinavia, a LOT of Eastern Europe, The Canadian Wilderness, and one time I had ended up in The Himalayas to race some Takin.” he told her which made her amazed, “Your family must travel A LOT!”
“No, I just walk on my own.” he told her and hearing that, the girl was confused, “Walk?” she asked , knowing that The Himalayas had to be in Asia and that meant that this was impossible now, “How can you walk to The Himalayas?” She asked and hearing that, he smiled before offering his hand to her, “That’s easy enough to do, just take my hand and we will be there in a moment!
That made the girl confused, having no idea how he would be able to do as much, but Autumn Snow had never threatened her safety and seeing him with such a kind smile made her go and take it, “Just close your eyes and walk and we will be there in only a moment.” he had said towards her which made Cass curious but also interested as she complied before walking.
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8/20/1947, Mount Rainier, Cascade Range
She had opened her eyes now and looking over everything that was there before the girl had looked towards Autumn Snow with some surprise now before she had smiled back towards him, “This is amazing!” she said now and hearing that, he smiled back towards her, “I’m glad that you like it.” he had said towards her now and that made Cass grin a little wider before she pulled out a journal.
“Can we get closer? I bet we can find some of those monsters inside there!” she had told him and hearing that, the boy shook his head, “Somebody had… blocked my way, even if I use The Path of Freedom, you could be GREATLY injured.” he told her, making Cass curious what The Path of Freedom was, but decided to not ask further, “So should we just walk towards the mountain?” she asked of him.
Autumn Snow nodded as both of them started to walk towards the area now, “If we see any of the monsters, what will we do?” he had asked and hearing that, Cass grinned, “I’m strong and you’re tricky, so I think we can take care of anything!” she told him, making Autumn Snow smile as he went and got dragged away by the young girl to see what was going on inside there.
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8/20/1947, The Foundry, Mount Rainier
Captain Bradley Thompson had been looking over his files when he heard that there was an alert, making the man look to the rest of his team and paused in confusion, “What’s going on?” he had asked one of his soldiers as Asset Sunflower had walked towards him now with a confused look, “Some kids had stumbled into the perimeter, let me deal with them.” the man said.
Hearing that, The Captain sighed but nodded, “Just make sure that they don’t find out anything about The Foundry.” he had warned towards Sunflower who had nodded, “Roger, Captain.” he said, smirking as he did so at the moment with Bradley getting a bit more worried, thinking that he was going to have to be careful right now as the photokinetic went and flew to deal with them.
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8/20/1947, Mount Rainier, Cascade Range
As they two of them started to walk towards the mountain, “So… what ‘The Path of Freedom’?” she asked of Autumn Snow who had thought, “Long ago… there was a golden being known as The Runner who had decided to run through all of creation to see everything that had ever existed.” he had told her, making Cass try to think on what was being said, “And in his path, his energy created a new land with Expediency.”
“Some call it The Speedway, others The Path of Freedom, but it is infinite, through all of time and space, those that can access it can do what I do, or they can run faster than most mortals.” he continued to tell her as the two of them walked, “That one in The Invaders… The Whizzer, he’s able to access The Path of Freedom as well.” the boy said when they saw a bright flash now.
That made the two of them look to see that there was something which made the two of them surprised by that when they had noticed and then grinned towards it all for a moment as she had seen that it was an outline that had reminded her of The Person on the newspaper, “You’re The Solar Flare!” Cass had said out loud now and hearing that, the man had chuckled.
He had appeared to be a young man with his rainbow tie dye glow had made him seem to get confused by the sight of them now, “Uh… yes.” he said, “And I wanted to warn you that the mountain has volcanoes that are very dangerous right now, and I don’t want to accidentally risk your health.” he had said towards them now, making Cass look to Autumn Snow before pulling her camera out.
“Can I have a photograph of you, Mr. Solar Flare?” she had asked, making the man a bit surprised, “So you’re calling me Solar Flare?” he asked in what seemed to be a smirk which made Cass grin, “It’s better than Mr. Rainbow.” she told him, making the man laugh now and make himself glow brighter, which was when Cass had went ahead and taken a photo of him now.
That made him pause now, looking towards her with surprise as her wings started to flap in joy which he noticed, “You have wings… like Namor.” he said to her and hearing that, she nodded with a grin, “Yep! And I promise I won’t tell ANYONE that your secret base is here! Autumn Snow won’t either!” she said towards him which made the boy there nod as well towards him.
But that seemed to not be good enough as he aimed a fist towards the camera, but Cass had went behind Autumn Snow now, “Please don’t! I don’t wanna tell my daddy I broke my camera in Washington!” she said as Autumn Snow had started to glare, the wind surround them starting to move faster now and as it had done so, the man noticing and glaring as he shot upwards now.
Looking down, he had aimed his fists so that he could fire around them, but neither knew this and instead they had went and flown towards him now, going and trying to attack him right now and that made the man create a corona of rainbow light which had held them now as the energy he was using making it difficult for them to do anything as he went and slowly approached Cass.
“I’m sorry, but I’m not ready to go out into the public just yet.” he had told her and hearing that, Cass looked to Autumn Snow now, “Can you get us out of here?” she had asked and hearing that, the boy had nodded as he closed his eyes, making Solar Flare pause in confusion towards that, “Wait, take you where?” he had asked with some confusion right about now when he opened his eyes.
“The Path of Freedom.” Autumn Snow had said towards him as the Atlantean had felt a pull now which had dragged her away now to the unknown, leaving Solar Flare there right now with some surprise and some confusion at it all before looking back towards The Foundry and starting to think on how he was going to explain this and what this could mean for their future operations.
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8/20/1947, Kendal Residence, New Canaan
The two of them had arrived there now and they had both been looking towards each other before they had started to laugh, Cass looking at her camera right now and the photo that was inside, “I wonder how many more are there?” she asked of him before another idea had come to mind, “Can I go into the Speedway too?” she asked of Autumn Snow who had seemed to think.
He had placed his hand on her sternum, making her begin to feel some sort of strange… feeling which made her look towards him, “I’m sorry, but you can’t, not unless you have The Drive or use my technique, but sadly you don’t have the… fuel, to use said technique.” Autumn Snow said towards her, making the girl sad at the statement, at least until she had a thought now.
“Can you bring me there? Is there a way for me to call you and–?” before she could ask anything else, he went ahead and gave her a bracelet that appeared to have come from nowhere, “Just press the stone there and I will arrive whenever you need me.” he said with a smile, that had made the girl grin wider towards that right now which made him smile at least until there was something.
They had seen that there was Phil which made the two of them grin towards him at least until they saw the hurt look on his face before the two of them had approached him now, “You’re never gonna believe what we saw!” the girl said and hearing that, he smiled towards the girl and seemed to dislike Autumn Snow a little more while Cass wondered what was going on with Solar Flare now.
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8/26/1947, The Foundry, Mount Rainier
Bradley and Solar Flare had been looking towards the information on the board, “This Path of Freedom looks to be some sort of… I don’t know, a delivery system.” Solar said to his superior, “And the girl looked like she was like Namor, which means that she might be valuable like him.” the Captain said before he took a deep breath, “We need eyes on her and someone to research the Path.”
Solar Flare nodded towards that, “I’ll ask Mr. Frank when I transfer to The Squadron, sir” he promised towards his commanding officer which he liked, “Good man, and remember, your allegiance to them is second to your allegiance to America.” He told him and hearing that, The man nodded, taking the cowl of his full bodysuit off, Harrison Callahan now.
He nodded towards his CO while he looked towards them and everything else that he had about the creatures, aliens and other strange things that had been going on, all of it making the man think that they were going to need to make more and more soldiers like Asset Sunflower so that they could protect their country to the best of their abilities, in whatever it took.