Thursday, August 24, 2017

8/24/2017

  Today I finished Chapter 12 of my story.  In this chapter, Agent X and team find out that the ship's main power source is critically damaged, and they need to find a replacement if they are to continue.  Agent X tells the team that the only place that has another power source is back on Homeworld, and they can't go there because Agent N is there.  John then tells the team that there was a power source that was being tested in his Universe, and could be the solution to fixing the ship.  Knowing it was the only option, Agent X had the ship teleport to Universe N.

  Once there, Agent X has John, Barry, and Ethan go and get the device while Ben and him stay and repair the ship.  Once at the base, John comes up with a plan to free the prisoners there and cause a distraction while they get the device.  They manage to do so and get the device.  They are then ambushed by Sentries and fight past them and get outside, where they are again overrun by Sentries.  As they are fighting. John gets a message from Agent X saying he's coming to them.

  Earlier during the distraction, a Delta Force pilot crashes near the ship, and is found by drones.  As they too are overrun, Agent X has the ship fly to the rest of the team and pick them up.  Once they do so, Agent X puts in random coordinates and teleports them away from the dozens of drones, resulting in them crashing onto an unknown planet.  While the rest of the team investigate, they notice a giant coming towards them.  This is where the chapter ends.

  Before I end this update, here are a few interesting facts about this chapter:
*When arriving to Universe N, we see the aftermath of Chapter 8

Monday, August 14, 2017

8/14/2017

  Today I skipped Chapter 12 and finished Chapter 13.  Chapter 13 is the first of the side stories in the book.  These side stories show us what Agent N was doing to other Protectors during the purge, along with introducing us to new heroes.  I forgot I was supposed to do this after completing Chapter 12, but by the time I realized it, I was so far into the chapter that I might as well finish it.  

  In Chapter 13, we go to the Lantern Universe (Universe L), where we meet Agent L.  After being teleported from Homeworld by the Grand Protector, Agent L has his computer prepare the Contingency Protocol in case he doesn't make it.  The computer then locates Agent N on the planet Nekron, home to the Black Lantern Power Battery (the source of the Black Lantern's power).  Agent L knows what Agent N intends to do and teleports there. 

  We then see Agent L in the Observatory looking over the statuses of all the Protectors.  So far, he managed to kill the Protectors that weren't expecting him, but still hasn't killed the ones teleported by Verndari.  He then looks at Agent L's status, and knows that he's too dangerous to be left alive.  Along with this, he also can't afford for the various Lantern Corps to stand in his way.  As he looks at the planet Nekron, Agent N knows what he has to do.  Agent N then opens a portal and goes to Nekron.

  When Agent L gets to Nekron, he attempts to stop Agent N from activating the Black Lantern Power Battery, which if activated, would cause chaos and destruction all over the Universe.  The two then engage in a fight, with Agent L being trapped under a massive amount of rocks.  Using this to his advantage, Agent N activates the Power Battery, which is about to release a massive amount of dark energy.  Agent N then teleports away, leaving Agent L to his doom.  As he sees the Power Battery release the dark energy, Agent L tells his computer to activate the ring before being absorbed by the energy.

  We then meet Andrew Hunter, who is walking down a street until he sees a man getting mugged by a group of guys.  Andrew steps in, punching one man in the face, but is quickly overpowered by the other guys.  While getting beat up, the white power ring appears, and flies onto Andrew's finger, giving him a lot of power.  He then attempts to punch one of the guys, but instead, a massive fist appears and punches everyone.  Wondering what's going on, Andrew suddenly gets teleported.

  Andrew gets teleported to a strange room, and hears someone say "hello".  When turning around, he sees a man standing in front of him named Azmuth.  This is where the chapter ends. 

  The reason why we don't see Andrew with the other heroes in this story is because he has his own story to do.  Remember earlier in the chapter when Agent N said that activating the Power Battery would cause thousands of Black Lantern Power Rings to spread all over the Universe?  That's what Andrew has to deal with.  I didn't want to include the rest of the story because that would add too much confusion and is too long to be included in this story.  The time we see Andrew, he will already have completed his mission and have complete control over his powers.  Since we won't ever see Andrew's story, I will write a brief version of it here so that you know what's going on.

  The story is a version of DC Comics Blackest Night, a Green Lantern story about the Black Lantern's attempting to destroy every Corps in the Universe by bringing dead heroes back to from the dead.  All of the Lantern Corps have to come together to stop this threat, and find the White Lantern Power Battery, which is the only thing that can stop it. 

  The same thing is happening in this story, except while the other Lantern Corps are holding off the Black Lanterns, Andrew Hunter is training under Azmuth (mentioned in the Chapter, Azmuth was a Watcher and is in charge of watching over the Emotional Spectrum) to unlock every emotion, even Darkness.  After months of training, Andrew has unlocked every emotion except Darkness.  Before he tries channeling it, he finds out that the Black Lanterns have destroyed every Lantern Power Battery except the Green Lanterns on Oa, and goes to stop him.  

  Andrew then confronts the Black Lanterns with his power, and stops them.  Andrew then makes a plan with the other Lanterns, having them go to Nekron and launch a final offensive against the Black Lanterns.  While distracting them, Andrew will fight the Black Hand; the leader of the Black Lanterns. 

  After launching the plan, Andrew confronts Black Hand, who has grown powerful from the massive amount of Darkness present in the Universe.  The two engage in a massive fight, and while Andrew is winning, he can't stop Black Hand unless he uses the Darkness.  Andrew attempts to channel the Darkness, which is dangerous because doing so could corrupt him.  He manages to do it and after struggling to control it, Andrew uses the power of the Darkness to stop Black Hand and the Black Lanterns once and for all. 

  After doing so, Andrew uses his power to restore all the other Lantern Power Batteries, restoring the Emotional Spectrum.  It is around this time that Andrew is summoned by Verndari. 

  For those who don't know, Andrew has the power of the White Lantern (powered by the Light).  He is able to channel other emotions (Will, Hope, Love, Greed, Fear, Rage, Compassion, Light, and Dark) and use them.

  Before I end this update, here are a few interesting facts about this chapter:
*Andrew is one of the only people to control the Darkness without being corrupted by it
*This Universe is based off of heroes from DC Comics
*This chapter takes place during the events of Chapter 8
*Agent N's contingency plan was using a White Lantern Power Ring (forged by Azmuth) to give a person powers similar to his Core
*This chapter explains one of the plans Ragnarok had when trying to destroy the Multiverse
*Kallack was the first person in history to have a Power Ring, as the Green Lantern Corps hadn't existed yet.
 *It could be theorized that Kallack's actions are what lead to the Guardians of the universe to create the Green Lantern Corps
*This Chapter takes place after the events of Chapter 11

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

8/8/2017

  Today I finished Chapter 12, along with adding a small piece of information in Chapter 6. 

  In Chapter 6, I wanted to add that the fallen Protector's lightsaber was the noise calling to Ben Merrick.  In Star Wars, the crystal that powers a lightsaber calls to the wielder, and creates a connection to that person.  I wanted to add this small detail because I thought it would explain where those whispers were coming from.

  In Chapter 12, we finally see the team on their journey to finding the Dark Stone.  The team first travels to the planet Terr to locate Ragnarok's staff that contained the Dark Stone, as a person cannot wield the Stone without the staff as it control the massive energy coming from the Dark Stone.  Agent X, Ben, Barry (the Flash), and Ethan all go to locate the staff while John stays with the ship in case they need to leave quickly.

  As they leave, two Sentries locate the ship, and report it to Agent N.  Agent N tells the Sentries to destroy the ship, and follow the others in case they find the staff, where the Sentries will then kill them and bring the staff to Agent N. 

  The team then walks through the battlefield, where Agent X explains the history of the war until they finally get to the rubble that once was the Great Destroyer's stronghold.  They all look for the staff until Ben finally finds it.  Seeing this, the Sentries attack the Protectors.

  The Sentries fire a rocket at the Universe Jumper, causing some of it's features to go offline.  Due to this, John has to fend off the attackers while the ship reboots it's systems.  John puts on his upgraded gear, and fires at the Sentries. 

  The team fends off against the Sentries until Agent N appears.  As the others engage him, Agent X tells Barry to run and get John so that they can get out of here.  Nodding, Barry runs towards John.  John is fighting off the Sentries until the damage his jetpack, causing him to crash.  Knowing he doesn't have any other options, John attempts to fight the Sentries, but notices that they are all destroyed.  Barry then runs up to him and the two explain what was happening.  The ship reports that some of it's functions are back online, and the two rush to the others.

  We then see each member of the team engage Agent N, with each failing.  Agent X then attempts to take him on, and after a quick duel, Agent N gets the upper hand and attempts to destroy Agent X's Core.  Before he's able to do so, Agent N gets punched by Barry, and John flies in destroying the other Sentries.

  As everyone is getting in, Agent N gets back up and uses his ability to stop the ship from escaping.  His powers begin damaging the ship, and John reroutes all of the ship's power to the engines, allowing them to escape.  They then teleport away from Terr.  This is where the chapter ends.

Before I end this update, here are a few interesting facts about the chapter:
*In this chapter, we find out that John's gear is upgraded.  He gets new wrist pistols that are more powerful, a new jetpack, and an upgraded helmet, allowing him to survive in space
*At this point, Agent N has killed all of the Protectors
*This chapter gives us more background to what the war was about

Thursday, August 3, 2017

8/3/2017

  Today, I finished Chapter 8, 9, and 10.

  Chapter 8 is the final of the four chapters to introduce us to the main characters in the story.  In this chapter, we meet John Smith, a member of the elite military unit Delta Force.  John, just getting back from a mission, remembers multiple things, from his time as an Ohio Airman, to joining Delta Force.  His thoughts are suddenly interrupted when an alarm goes off.  He and the other members rush to the briefing room, where the commander informs them that a portal has appeared in the sky, and a big sphere-looking object has come out of it.  John is put in charge of the operation, and everyone rushes to their fighters.    

  Once in the air, John and the other airmen fly towards downtown, where they see the giant UFO.  The UFO then releases multiple small drones to engage the fighters, but the fighters are able to hold their ground.  John realizes that if they destroy the main ship, the drones will stop.  Knowing what he has to do, John calls upon Red 2 and Red 3 to cover him as he flies towards the enemy bridge.

  However, the Sentries notice this, and fire massive barrages at the fighters.  At first, the fighters manage to dodge the barrage, but then the Sentries increase the amount of fire, and Red 2 and red 3 get blown up.  All by himself, John continues to evade the massive barrages until hit in the wing, causing him to loose his stability (control of the aircraft).  Knowing what he must do, John increases his throttle and releases all of his weapons on the ship. 

  Sadly, the weapons get deflected by the ship's energy shields, but John won't have it.  He continues to fire at the bridge and crashes into it, causing it to crash as John had speculated.  However, before John dies, he is teleported.  Everyone cheers as the UFO crashes, along with the drones, but stop as they see that more of those giant ships start coming out of the portal.  This is where the chapter ends.

  In Chapter 9, we see every person from the previous chapters wake up in different rooms.  Wondering if it was a nightmare or if they are dead, each person is greeted by a small sphere, informing them on what happened and where they are.  Once up to date with what's happening, each person follows the sphere out of their rooms.  This is where the chapter ends.

  In Chapter 10, we see everyone together.  The Grand Protector tells the people what is happening, and gives a speech similar to the one at the very beginning of the book.  He then introduces each character to one another, and tells them why he has summoned them here.  He needs them to locate the Dark Stone before Agent N does so that they can stop him from destroying the Multiverse.

  At first, each person isn't too exited to be part of this, and ask what happens if they don't want to do this.  Verndari tells them they can leave, but first, he shows them what will happen if they let Agent N get ahold of the Dark Stone.  These pictures show people destroying each other, explosions, and Agent N ruling over the Multiverse.  After seeing this, everyone agrees to help find the Stone.

Verndari then takes them to a small hangar containing a prototype ship called the Universe Jumper, which is used to teleport between Universes easier.  It also contains other functions, such as shields, defensive weaponry, and an A.I. that will help them locate the Dark Stone faster.  Verndari then leaves them to keep an eye on the Multiverse and leaves Agent X in charge of the team.

  Once they get inside, the members ask Agent X how they will find the Stone, and Agent X tells the that before they do that, they will need to find the Great Destroyer's staff, as that is the only thing that can contain the Stone's power.  If they can get this, Agent N won't be able to use the Dark Stone as it is too powerful for him to handle without the staff.  Agent X then activates the ship, and tells the computer to plot a course for Terr.  This is where the chapter ends.

  I chose to do Chapter 9 the way I did because I wanted to show what the heroes were doing after they were teleported.  Along with this, there were a few things to explain for each character that would have made Chapter 10 drag on if not mentioned previously.  The last paragraph about Ethan Johnson was a good example.  I wanted to explain the problem with his Core and the limitations it had so that Verndari didn't have to tell him it during Chapter 10.

Before I end this update, here are a few interesting facts about the characters and the chapters:
*The giant sphere ship in Chapter 9 was actually the original idea I had when creating the Protectors of the Multiverse.  I thought "Hey, this is cool, what if I had a Jedi, superhero, and other cool people fight this".
*John Smith was the very first character I ever created for this series.  He originally had his own stories called the Ohio Airmen, where he led a squadron of pilots through different wars such as WWI,WWII, and other wars.
*John Smith is an advanced soldier with high tech gear.  This involves a jet pack, wrist submachine guns (extend when flicked with wrists), and more.
*The fighter John flies is called the F-92 Slayer.  It is an advanced VTOL aircraft with an engine on each side and one in the back.  It is extremely maneuverable and has four rotating turrets on each wing.  This makes it easier to aim in dogfights as the turrets rotate towards the enemy fighter.
*Due to the Core being damaged as seen in Chapter 8, Ethan's Core has less energy than the other Cores, meaning that it can't generate the armor the other Protectors wear as this will cause it to overheat quickly.  While he can't use the armor, the Core is able to generate the shield around Ethan's body, allowing some protection.  Other features such as health regeneration are still active, but take more time.  Ethan can also grow, but doing so will cause the Core to overheat after a certain amount of time.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

8/2/2017

  Today I finished Chapter 7, which is the third out of the four chapters introducing us to the main characters of the story.  In this chapter, we meet Ethan Johnson, a member of the Survey Corps and a expert Titan killer.  He and his squad are tasked with going outside the walls when they find out that the Titans managed to break through the wall (which protects them from Titans).  In a hurry, Ethan and his squad get to the Shiganshida District, where they hold off the Titans so that the civilians can escape.  They continue to do this until Ethan spots the Armored Titan.  He notices that it is headed for the wall which leads into the rest of the human-controlled area.  Ethan and his squad try to stop it, but are easily defeated.  We then see an injured Ethan about to get eaten by a Titan.

  Earlier, we see Agent T prepare for Agent N to come attack him.  When he does, Agent T manages to teleport to the surface on a massive grassland area.  When Agent N gets through, Agent T uses his special ability and grows.  Using his ability, Agent N creates a giant robotic suit and the two engage each other in a massive battle.

  As Agent T was gaining the upper hand, Agent N surprised him and sliced him through his Core, however it wasn't enough to destroy it.  Due to the Core being damaged, multiple features the Core provides is disabled, like the armor's shield.  Using this to his advantage, Agent N attacks Agent T with all of his power.  He manages to critically injure Agent T, and escapes.  Knowing he doesn't have much time, Agent T has his Core being the replacement process, where it finds the next Protector.  The Core locates Ethan Johnson, and teleports to him.

  Just as he's about to be crushed, Ethan sees a bright light revealing the Core.  It then latches onto him and gives him enough strength to stop the Titan.  Before Ethan has time to think, he's teleported by Verndari.  This is where the chapter ends. 

  For all those who didn't understand what happened in this chapter; it takes place in Universe T (the Titan Universe).  This Universe takes ideas from the manga/anime series, Attack on Titan.  In fact, this chapter takes place during the first episode or first chapter of the anime/manga.  In this Universe, there are giants known as Titans, who love eating humans.  Humanity has hid itself behind three walls, and have been at peace for nearly 200 years until interrupted one day when a Titan managed to break through the walls, letting hundreds of Titans through.  Now, humanity is on the defensive.

  To make sure that people aren't confused, I made a list of Universes and what's going on with them during the time of this story called the Guide to the Multiverse at the beginning of the book.  This is meant to make people understand what is going on in these Universes and what they are so that when they are reading it, they don't get confused.  That's also what the side comments are for.

  Before I end the blog, here are a few interesting facts about the characters and this chapter:
*Agent T's contingency plan was a vial containing a Titan serum.  This serum would have given someone the ability to turn into a Titan.
*While Ethan has Agent T's Light Core, it is more limited as the Core was damaged by Agent N.
*Agent T was one of the Protectors Verndari teleported in Chapter 4.

Friday, July 28, 2017

7/28/2017

  Today I finished chapter 6, which is the second of the four chapters introducing us to the main characters of the book.  In this chapter, we meet Ben Merrick, a Jedi Master who is active during the Sith Empire War.  He is the son of Jason Merrick, who serves as a replacement of Luke Skywalker during the Imperial Era (though not mentioned in this book, he is part of the lore I made for the Universe this is set in).  Ben is tasked by the Jedi Council to find a possible Sith base on the planet Arion.  His men can't seem to find anything, until a squad of troopers locates a base.  Ben and his men go to this base and Ben notices that the doors seem busted open.  Ben looks a little more deeper and finds out that this was recent.  He then felt a strange feeling in the force, as if something, or someone, is calling to him.  The sounds lead him to a mountain, where he goes looking by himself. 

  As he's going up the mountain, Ben notices some destroyed Protector Sentries, which he mistakes for droids (robots from Universe F).  He then hears noises, and rushes up the hill.  Once he gest to the top, he see's Agent N and Agent F fighting each other.  Just then, however, Agent N gets the upper hand and stabs Agent F through the chest.  Enraged, Ben ignites his green lightsaber, and the two engage each other in a fight.  Ben is able to hold his own thanks to his strong connection to the force, and manages to strike a blow to Agent N.  Enraged, Agent N traps Ben and uses his abilities to short out a New Republic warship, and pulls it towards Ben.  Agent N then leaves, and after breaking free from his trap, Ben uses all his power to stop the ship from crashing on him.  He manages to do so, but only for a short time.  As he's about to give out, he is teleported.  This is where the chapter ends.

  Before I end this update, here are a few interesting facts about this chapter:

*Originally, Jason Merrick (Ben Merrick's father) was meant to be the main character for Universe F.  However, as the story progressed, I thought it would be better to have the story take place after the Empire, when the Newly built Republic is facing the Sith Empire.
*The reason I chose to have this story take place during the Sith Empire War is because like Universe S, the New Republic's army could be enough to stop Agent N's plans.  But with a massive war going on, the New Republic would have to focus solely on that, and wouldn't be able to help the Protectors even if they wanted to.
*The destroyed base in the chapter is actually Agent F's Protector Command Center.
 *As mentioned in Chapter 4, Agent F is one of the Protector's who wasn't aware of Agent N turning evil, meaning that she wasn't able to prepare for him or enact her Contingency Protocol.
*Agent F is not mentioned by name in this Chapter
*Being able to stop a falling ship the size of the one Ben stopped would be impossible for any Jedi to do, as it requires someone to be very connected to the force like Ben.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

7/27/2017

  Today I finished Chapter 3, 4, and 5. 

  In Chapter 3, we see a now corrupted Agent N fight multiple Protectors to get to the dark Stone so that he can unleash his plan.  Agent N easily defeats these Protectors and goes to the teleportation room.  Once there, he fights Protector Sentries as Agent X manages to teleport the Dark Stone to an unknown destination, then destroys the console so that Agent N can't find out where Agent X teleported it.  As Agent N is about to destroy Agent X, Verndari arrives and teleports him and Agent X away from Agent N.

  In Chapter 4, we find out where Verndari teleported him and Agent X; the Unknown Sector.  Here, Agent N can never find them.  Verndari then explains that he managed to teleport the remaining
Protectors back to their Command Centers to prepare to fight Agent N.  Verndari also mentions that some Protectors were already at their Command Centers and that he was unable to contact them (since Agent N jammed all communications), so they are unaware that Agent N is coming for them.  Verndari then tells Agent X that they need to find the Dark Stone before Agent N does, and that Agent X will need a team to do so.  When Agent X asks who, Verndari displays multiple projections of different Universes showing certain people, telling Agent X that these were the people who would help him.

  Chapter 5 is the first of the four chapters showing us the members of the main team for the book.  In this chapter, we see that Agent N is worried that the Protector's aren't the only ones who can stop his plans, but also the superheroes of Universe S (the Superhuman Universe).  To make sure that they don't interfere with his plans, Agent N tasks Universe S Protector Sentries to go there and release all of the super villains to keep the superheroes busy.  We then see Barry Allen, a.k.a. the Flash, at his base with the rest of his team when they find out that Iron Heights Prison (the prison that holds all of the Flash's super villains) is releasing all of their prisoners.  Barry and his sidekick Wally West (Kid Flash) suit up and run to Iron Heights.  Once they get there, they are confronted by the Sentries.  They managed to injure the Flash, and after they are defeated by Wally, they begin to self-destruct.  The two then try to outrun the explosion, but an injured Barry is almost caught in the massive explosion before being teleported.  When Wally escapes, he and the rest of his team think that Barry's dead.

  Back at Homeworld, a Sentry informs Agent N about what happened at Iron Heights, and besides that, all the super villains were successfully released.  This pleases Agent N, who is about to attack a Protector.  This leads into Chapter 6.

  For those who don't know, the Flash is DC Comics superhero who can run really fast.  The reason why I chose the Flash to be part of the Protectors is because I was always fascinated with the character.  Back in the very first drafts of this story, he was still in it (he also wore an exo-suit which gave him his abilities after seeing a picture of an armored Flash).  I also chose him out of all of the other superheroes because unlike most heroes, the Flash can time travel, teleport between Universes, phase through objects, and throw lightning, along with many other abilities. 

  Before I end this update, here are a few notes about the story:

*Spider-man was another candidate for the team.  However, he was later scrapped due to him not being able to do much since most of the places the team goes doesn't have anything he can swing on.  Also, his power level isn't as high as the Flash's, making him not a good candidate for the team as it's made up of the Multiverse's strongest/greatest heroes.
*In Chapter 3, we meet three new Protectors.  Agent W, Agent S, and a third unnamed Protector (this will possibly be changed as the story progresses).
 *Agent W and his Universe (the Mystical Universe) was just created in the making of this chapter.  I was trying to come up with a new ability and the only I can think of is magic, so Universe W (W meaning "Wizard", the type of person that uses magic.  Also Universe M was already taken so I had to come up with a different name).
*The phrase "Contingency Protocol" was mentioned by Verndari in Chapter 4.  This will be explored in upcoming chapters.
*Since Team Flash believes that Barry is dead, Wally will take up the mantle of the Flash similar to his comic book counterpart.
*We get our first look at Special Protector Sentries; Sentries designed to have abilities similar to their Protector counterparts.  In Chapter 5, we saw Universe S Protector Sentries, who have a vast database of every superhero and villain in Universe S, along with being able to use their abilities similar to Agent S.