You Can't Stop!
1/10/1948, Blue Harbour, Main
Nammu had been coming back from the water, Magni and Modi had wanted to talk to her and she decided that seeing them was good for them, but also for her as The Atlantean went and started to shake her hair, there was a heavy thud that made her pause, curious, she had turned to look and saw that there was some sort of giant man that had been climbing up from the water now.
He had been wearing a dome helmet now before he saw her, “실례지만, 오스본이라는 남자는 어디에 있나요?(Pardon me, but where is the man known as Osborn?)” he asked, Nammu had no idea what he was saying so instead she had went into a defensive stance, ready to fight the man there, “What do you want?” she had demanded, making him confused at her language and body language.
“죄송합니다만, 지금 당신이 무슨 말씀을 하시는지 알 수 없습니다. 저와 싸우시겠습니까?(I am sorry, I don't understand what you are saying right now, do you wish to fight me?)” he asked, making her glare, “I am Nammu Sar Dorma, and I shall not allow you to harm Blue Harbour.” she said towards him, in response to this, the man had in turn readied himself for a fight now.
“나는 최성모, 저거노트다. 세상을 위험에 빠뜨리기 전에 그 보석을 되찾을 것이다.(I am Sung–mo Choi, The Juggernaut, and I shall retrieve the gem before it endangers the world.)” He warned, hearing that, the Atlantean went to punch him in the gut now and the giant took the attack and just gave a sad look to her while she went to give him a roundhouse now.
“저는 사이토락에게 먹이를 주고 싶지 않습니다. 그가 우리 세계에 영향력을 행사하도록 허락하지 말아주세요.(I do not wish to feed Cyttorak, please do not allow him to gain influence in our world.)” he warned towards her before gently grabbing her leg and pushing her back now, falling on her rear, but she had glared before going to shout, “NAMOR!” She screamed out loud now.
That made the man confused towards the statement before The Prince had come in, crashing into the side of his head and making him fall down now, he looked towards them for a moment before his eyes started to glow crimson, that made Namor look to Nammu, “What is going on?” he asked, making the woman shake her head, “I have no idea, I never learned anything from the Korean Peninsula!”
That made Namor give a look, “So what do you know from around there?” he asked, making the woman think before having an idea, “こんにちは？(Hello?) 你好？(Hello?) Xin chào?(Hello?)” she asked, making the giant pause towards her before speaking, “日本語は分かりますか？(You know Japanese?)” he asked, making the woman nod to the statement.
“私は地上にいる間に学びました。(I learned during my time on the surface.)” she said to him, “あなたが何を望んでいるのか教えてください。なぜここに来たのですか?(Can you tell us what you want? Why you are here?)” she asked of him, making the man pause and as he did so, the glow in his eyes faded, “もちろん。(Of course.)” he said, going to sit down now to tell his tale.
“私は古代寺院に所属する僧侶です。そこで私たちはこの惑星で最も危険な遺物の一つを守っていました。(I am a monk that is part of an ancient temple, there we guarded one of the most dangerous artifacts on this planet.)” he said to them, rubbing at his arms and as he did so, the two of them noticed how he had scars from torture, electrical, claws, these were not the wounds of a monk.
“私たちは何年もの間、自分たちの告発を秘密にしていましたが、ある日、私たちが侵略者に連れ去られた後、一人のアメリカ人が私たちの寺院にやって来ました。(We had kept our charge secret for years beyond years, until one day, a American came to our temple after we had been taken away by the invaders.)” he said, making them both confused by that before he spoke again.
“私は私たちの団体の最後の一人です。通過する前に安全を確認する必要があります。(I am the last of our order, and I must make sure that it is safe before I pass.)” he explained, making the woman nod before she translated it all for Namor, hearing the explanation, he nodded, “We’ll go there, but you need to become more… average.” he explained, making Nammu translate to the man.
Hearing that, he gave a nod before there was a bright flash and before them now was a thin and elderly man littered with wounds who had been huffing in pain, “急いでこのオズボーンを探し出し、宝石を墓に返しましょう。(Let us please hurry, to find this Osborn and return the Gem to its tomb.)” he said and they luckily had an idea in mind on where they were going to go now.
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1/8/1948, Oscorp Tower, Manhattan
The group had been looking towards everything around them before Sung–mo had sat down, waiting on the ground now and as he sat, Namor sighed towards him before there was a new noise, one that made the two Atlanteans look to see that there was a security guard there, looking to them now with a angry look, “Can I help you and your… friend?” he asked of them.
Hearing that, Namor had spoken, “Yes, we would like to speak to Ambrose Osborn,” he said, “It appears that the man took a jewel from Korea by accident and we would like to have it returned to the rightful owner.” he explained, making the man pause before looking to Sung–mo who gave a small smile towards him now, at least before the man sighed, “One second, let me go inform Mr. Osborn, Mister…?”
“Namor, Namor McKenzie, and these are my associates, Nammu Sar Dorma and Choi Sung–mo.” he said which made the man paise, spooked by the fact that HE was The Sub–Mariner, one moment please, sir.” he said before going to rush off now, as he did so, Namor started to shake his head, feeling a bit off now as he sat beside Sung–mo, “Headaches again?” Nammu had asked of him.
Ever since had vanished on New Years Eve, he had been getting the strangest headaches, everytime that he had one, there was a moment of weakness and then he needed to sit down, “Yeah, should pass in a moment.” he told the two of them, hearing that, Sung–Mo started to place his hand on the mans back, giving a comforting look towards him now as they saw that the man had walked in.
It was Ambrose Osborn who had looked towards them with a smile, “The Sub–Mariner! Right here in my lobby!” The man said towards them as he went to help him up, “Can I get you anything, water?” he asked with a grin and hearing that, Namor looked to him, “Thank you, but we’re here to help Mr. Choi.” He said, “There is a crimson gem that you acquired, we would like to return it.”
That made Ambrose curious, “Are you talking about the Ruby?” he asked, making the group surprised by the admission, “An associate of mine, John Titor, told me about it and how it gave a unique radiation, is it really that dangerous?” he asked, seeming annoyed by the reveal right now, “Yes, but unfortunately, the gem can be toxic anywhere outside of the temple, you could be killing people with it.” he warned.
Hearing that, Ambrose took a breath, “It’s in my vault, we can drive over there and–” “Uh, Mr. Osborn.” one of the women there at the phones said, approaching them now, “It seems that a group of individuals had attacked your bank, there was some conflict… your vault was the only one that had been broken into.” the woman said and hearing that, the man paused.
“What?” “What?” “What?!” “무엇?(What?)” they started to say now, the Atlanteans and humans looked towards the woman who had started to move now, getting worried now, “Would you mind if we join you to find out what is going on?” Namor asked, the other two nodding towards that right now as they started to get a bit nervous on what was going to happen now.
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1/8/1948, Citibank, Greenwich Village
The four of them had looked around and saw that there was a scene of chaos that was there, damage all around as Ambrose Osborn had walked in with a rage now, demanding everything that was there before the man who owned the vault had started ti walk in now, looking around before he started to argue, as he did so, Sung–mo had started to take a deep breath and started to walk.
The two looked towards each other before they walked, “どこに行くの？(Where are you going?)” Nammu whispered, not wanting anybody to try and get harassed by anyone that thought that they were Japanese spies or whatever their paranoia would tell them now, “宝石のエネルギーを追っていると、どうやらあそこに宝石があるようです。(I am following the energy of the gem, it appears that it is over there.)”
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1/8/1948, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
The three of them were walking around right now to look for it when there was a loud crash, making them see that The Whizzer was there and he was carrying a crimson gem and seeing that, the monk had rushed over, “제발 그것을 주세요. 너무 위험하거든요.(Please give that to me, it's too dangerous.)” he said towards the Speedster right now which made the man pause.
He looked towards the Monk and then towards The Atlanteans that were there, “Namor, can you trust this guy?” he asked and hearing that, Namor was about to say something until The Monk went ahead and hit him with his palm, making the speedster get thrown backwards as he had grabbed the gem with his other hand, shocking them with the action now as he looked at it.
“죄송하지만 더 이상 세상에 방치할 수는 없습니다.(I am sorry, but I cannot allow it to remain out in the world any longer.)” Sun–mo said, wheezing as he said that, the Atlanteans looked at him with some worry now as Nammu went and spoken up, “ソンモ、私たちはそれを家に持ち帰ります、そう約束しました。(Sung-mo, we are going to get it home, we promised we would.)” she said.
That made the monk pause now before he went and started to take a breath, the electricity starting to vanish now, he nodded towards that, placing the gem in a bag, “We’ll make sure that everything is safe and that the gem goes home, okay?” Namor asked, making them look, “I can’t just–” The monk proceeded to give a ruby that he brought, identical in appearance to the gem.
“And there’s your excuse!” Nammu said towards them now and hearing that, the speedster looked towards everything before sighing, “Let me know if anything’s wrong, I’ll run right over.” the man said to them and hearing this, the two of them nodded at that as they looked to Ambrose and then went to go and walk off now, searching for the way out of here to make sure it was safe now.
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1/9/1948, Blue Harbour, Maine
They looked towards the water now as Namor had been waiting with Sung–mo, neither one of them could understand the other, so they had only waited now as the Peterson family had been looking towards the water as The Stingray that Nammu had gathered for trips like these now, it rose up and the ramp lowered, “Okay! Let’s get to Korea!” she shouted towards them.
Nay smiled towards the sight, “Can I come?” she asked, making the couple look and then Nammu to the monk, “そこは安全ですか？(Is it safe there?)” she asked making the man nod towards that, making Nay smile wider towards that as she went to run up there, “Up up and away!” she said with a laugh and making the parents a bit nervous but otherwise it should be a fun time.
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1/9/1948, Temple of Cyttorak, South Korea
The group had all started to walk out from The Stingray now, looking around and as they did look, the family had been surprised while The Monk went and smiled as he went and started to head towards the entrance of the temple now, he spoke now, making the group curious now before Nammu had translated for them, “He said that he is grateful for me and Nammu’s assistance.” she told them.
“He said that he is the last living member of the order, and when he falls, he wants us to know that he will make sure that no one will find the gem.” She finished as the monk went and started to walk into the temple while Nay and her parents looked towards it and then around everything now, the sight had been interesting to say the least for them all as Nay had went to a rock that was there.
She went to lift it and revealing it was shaped like the dome helmet that Sung–mo wore, liking the sight of it while Sung–mo chuckled and spoke, “He says that you can have it.” Nammu said, “As long as you promise to never tell anyone where you found it.” she said, making Nay nod, “I’ll just say it’s one of Uncle Namors!” she said to him and Nammu translated for her.
Sung–mo smiled towards that, smiling towards the statement now, he had bowed towards them, “Wait, just in case.” Namor said to them, going and rushing back to The Stingray, he came back with one of the communicators, “If anything like that happens again, use this and let us know.” he said, offering it, Nammu went to explain that to him before she started to tell him everything that he needed to know.
That made him smile towards that, giving a bow towards them before he went to walk off now, heading inside of the temple, he had vanished from their sight and made the group all look towards it now, “I think we might be able to help him a bit, don’t you?” Namor asked of the group, hearing that, Nammu and the Peterson family looked around before Randal spoke, “What do you have in mind?” he asked him.
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1/13/1948, The Royal Palace, Atlantis
The Atlanteans had been going through their day like always when there was a strange orb that had been going towards The Royal Palace now, making them all swim towards it, curious on what was going on right now, the orb had started to go towards the Lady of Atlantis now, the woman confused as it scanned her eyes until eventually it started to show an image before her.
“Hello there, Dorma.” a platinum blonde man that appeared to be made of light somehow, “You don’t know me, but as far as anyone is concerned, my name is Coldshot, and I wanted to let you know that there was a place you need to be.”He explained to Dorma which made her confused, “On September Tenth, 1953, you need to head towards Morris Cove in New Haven.” He told her.
“If you don’t, you will be helping a horrible man kill an innocent baby, and if you DO get there, know that Bobo will be happy for your help.” He said and hearing that, the woman was surprised, “Well what am I supposed to do?” she had asked, but he seemed to not hear her, “Careful, there’s a lot I can’t say, but there’s something I can say.” He told her.
“You’ll be saving little Kingsley Rice, Bobo’s grandchild.” He finished, the orb seeming to eat away at itself now and the moment that it did so, Dorma had been shocked by the sight of the orb and what was revealed to her, taking a breath before she went and started to move now, they had been observing everything that was there before Dorma noticed her allies.
“Seth, Dara, Argos, Tali, Opistho, I think we need to find that man.” she said, making them confused, “What man?” Opistho had asked, making the woman confused, “The one that was shown from that strange orb.” she said to them, making the men and woman there confused by that right now, worried at the moment, making the group confused by that statement right now before she took a breath.
“Can I have a tablet and stylus?” she asked,Tali going and offering one to her, she started to etch out a man now, “He had some strange markings that were on his arms and… he knew things, he spoke about 9/10/1953, and it made… it made me cautious.” The woman said which made them look towards each other, “Where?” Opistho had asked of them.
Dorma took a deep breath, “He said Morris Cove in New Haven, whatever that means.” she had told him and hearing that, the group had all been in consensus as they went and started to get to work now as they started to agree that they were going to figure out what was going on right about now with this strange man and all of the secrets that he had of their possible future.
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1/13/1948, New Canaan, Connecticut
Cass had been sitting in the park, taking a deep breath and an inhale of all of the fresh air that was there and as she looked towards everything that was around them now and seeing it all, she wanted to smile towards it all now before them now, at least until an old man had been laughing towards something had been wheeled towards her now by another man that looked only slightly younger than him.
“Hello there, little girl.” he said towards him, making Cass look towards him with some worry right now with how he seemed to be so… taking a breath, Cass smiled towards the man, “Hello, sir, my name’s Cassadra Kendal.” she said, getting up and giving a small curtsey, “Hi there, the name’s Peter Mayne, though people used to call me The Coldshot Kid.” he said, making Cass confused.
“You don’t look like a kid.” she said towards him and hearing that, the man had laughed out loud now with a grin, “That’s true! I used to be a kid, but age will do that to you.” he said with a chuckle before hacking, making Cass worried for that now as the man looked to her, “I used to ride down south on a horse with my Coldshot guns, facing monsters and men, being a adventurer, a hero and a bit of a scallywag.”
That made the girl excited by that, “How did you start being an adventurer?” she asked, making the man chuckle towards that now, “Simple, have fun doing what you love, and if people are hurt, help them along the way.” he said, making Cass smile towards that, “Okay!” she shouted getting up now, grinning, “Granted, I went and got married before my adventures, a partner help.” he said.
Cass had pouted towards that now before she went and smiled at that, “I better find Phillip then!” she said, thinking he was perfect for it, he always followed her adventures, her parents liked him, “It’s perfect!” she shouted while he looked sadly, making the man think on what he was leading her towards and hoped that she would at least be safe in the future.
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1/13/1948, South Korea, Korean Peninsula
The Sin Cong had been observing the sight as The Stingray had been flying away now and seeing the escape of the vessel, the scouts had looked towards the structure that had been covered up in the foliage that was there now and seeing it all, the soldiers had started to skulk forward now and as they had done so, the group had started to see there were strange vines there.
One of them went to touch one of them, but the moment that he did so, the vines had seemed to sting him, making his veins glow blue, he began to shake now and as he did so, the soldiers had backed away, one affixing his bayonet to slice it, but the vines seemed to spread across the metal and get him now, eating away at… something it seemed as they started to stop moving.
They started to back away while the victims started to slow down before there seemed to be no movement, they were dead now and it made the soldiers back away while Sung–mo started to look towards them with some curiosity right about now before the man started to move back in and watch the group leave, he went and stayed at his station and ready to continue his vigil.