Powers Part 1 - Rise of the Superbots

In an alternate universe, in a time slightly ahead of our own, the world is riddled with people with powers and people without. The knowledge of powers came about during the second world war at the height of national patriotism, but as the war ended and patriotism dwindled, so to did the relationship with those with powers and those without.

The City of Oceanus, an Island between Long Island and Conneticut, is where  many of the greatest heroes and villain reside and where a constant battle between the two is being waged. One of the most prosperous and advanced cities, it is also one of the most dangerous therefore Oceanus is always looking for new people to fight the good fight.

NOTE: I know it's quite intimidating to see a large collaboration and think... no way I'm reading that or I'm not joining, it's too far in... but this collab doesn't work like that, if you feel perturbed by the sheer size, check out the summary of the story, judge and then try, even though it is long, the chapters aren't too big and there are some awesome nuggets in here. Secondly, if you wanted to join but thought we were too far in, join anyway. The beauty of this story is that it is long, but you can do your complete own thing as long as you read whats currently happening (ie last few pages) and check out whats gone on before in the summarys in the author guidance. Otherwise, you can make your own story line and draw others in if you wish. Just do what the heck you want and have fun! An epic story isn't created by one persons view of an apocalypse, it's about everyones small contribution whether it's focusing on the world ending or a small blossoming relationship. As previously stated, be who you want to be and make this something special by simply adding your say!

Oceanus:

At the far West is Oceanus Harbor, branching off this is Harborton, a small fishing/boating part of town with a roaring tourist trade. Harborton presides within a valley, on either side are two large cliffsides, the northern cliff is home to an old manor on its own. The south cliff houses a series of rich, modern houses and at the peak, a lighthouse known as Pinnacle Point.

At the far north is Seaside Boulevard, a large stretch of beaches where several high-end shops can be found. The eastern side of Oceanus is high up with another cliff which at it's peak stands Throckmortons Mental Institute. Throckmorton is an Englishman who lived two hundred years ago. Near the end of his life, he began to suffer from severe paranoia and refused to be near the institute. He eventually left America to return home and the mental institute fell into disrepair. 50 years ago, one of Throckmortons ancestors reopened it after visiting Oceanus, though he remains in England, he often returns to continue his ancestor's more sadistic experiments. Near this is Clifton Prison, a high security correctional institute which has been renevated to home Superhumans. 

At the heart of the city is Central Square, also the hub of business and news. Central Square is where one can find Oceanus Times, Oceanus TV and several of the best restaurants, Pictures and malls and other important business places. Next to this is Thornfang park, named after a past Senator who was assassinated there. Here can be found Oceanus General to the East and the sprawling campus of Thornton University to the West. Deeper South is Downtown, a poor area of Oceanus. Although it has long been neglected, the area is small as Oceanus is a rich and prosperous city. In between Central Square, the park and Downtown is the future sight of the Walker Inc building.

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Author guidance for This exercise

For information on some of the characters go to Superhuman Database
Other stories include:

We will happily accept newcomers, summaries can be found below, just ask for anything else and don't worry, you wouldn't have to read it ALL haha, please check the note in the first chapter (2nd paragraph)

Powers: Through the Ages
In the Universe of Powers I
This is a look at the progression of Superhumans, how they came to be they way they are, also a look into their extra-terrestrial origins.

Powers: In Space
In the Universe of Powers I
Several Superhumans lead a scientific exploration of space to find other setient life-forms led by the worlds greatest mind, Astor Courts.

Powers: In Space Database
A database of the Superhumans within Powers I

Necro-Assassin
In the Universe of Powers I
This is a spin-off of Powers focusing more on the supervillain known as Necro-Assassin

The Jon Madden Files
In the Universe of Powers II
This is a spin-off of the darker Powers II which focuses on gritty, Downtown Era where the protagonist is a human tackling the Supers.

Powers II - An alternate Universe to Powers I
(By Mr.Fisherman)

Powers III - An alternate Universe to Powers I

Other stories not mine:

Year 2012 (by CrystalRose)
A Universe where everyone got powers in the year 2012, it's a great read. I have taken my character from this story who seemingly died.

Prologue
A Government Scientist known as Dr. Adam Taylor spent years secretly kidnapping Superhumans to extract their DNA and testing out there powers and techniques in order to create a race of Superbots then erased their memories.

Part 1 - Rise of the Superbots
Talyn tries to deal with his past and his future and after trying to deal with his enemy, succumbs to the lure of suicide. However he stops himself and finds out that there is more to his past than he realised. Meanwhile a thief enters the house of Carrie and steals a necklace. Once comically leaving, he steals a large amount of money and retires to a mansion he had built, but soon, his criminal tendencies flare up and he steals powers and destroys most of Oceanus. Eventually he is stopped but makes an enemy in Carrie who swears to find him. At the same time Matt who is determined to find out about his past plays into the hands of his arch enemy swarm and ends up working for him, isolating himself from his former team until his final mission leads up to his apparent, inevitable death. Tom on the other is forced from his normal life to save his brother. In the end he doesn't want to be saved and it ends up in his close shave with Shift.

Part 2 - Armageddon
To make amends, Shift allows Tom, Hunter and Vixen to stay in his mansion after destroying their homes, the group decide to go on a doomed roadtrip where they meet Bree (who joins them) and Shift's nemesis Necro-Assassin and a mysterious dark force works against them. Matt meanwhile, joins forces with Rob, the Bounty Hunter who used to be the thief Phase, he and Rob work together with Robs mentor Kinesis, to stop an enigmatic serial killer. However after a phone call from Shade, the climax of this story happens in Las Vegas where Shade's 15 year plan finally comes to the end. He warps a city from an alternate dimension into the Nevada desert which brings with it aliens which begin destroying the place and Dimension Stalkers. It's believed that all the aliens and dimension stalkers have been returned to their original Universe now.

3 months pass between Part 2 and 3 and Superhuman relationships grow weaker.

Part 3 - War of Oceanus
Superhuman/human relationships hit rock bottom. In reaction to Matt destroying the City Square, the police set a curfew and an "arrest on sight" policy for any person seen using their power. As a result, several villains go on a rampage to loot and riot. A few heroes ignore the prohibition and attempt to stop the villains, calling for back up as they do. ISOTOPE leader Victor Pain notices the occurence and sends his thugs to join in. It soon leads to a huge battle between good and evil, soon however, the rage dwindles and the skirmishes take place. Many will die, many will change, this universe of Powers will not be the same.

Clones:
Created by Swarm. 1 squad of clones has the same powers and look the same compared to another squad of clones, he has several squads. Got the inspiration from Dr Taylor's research.

Superbots:
Created by a government Scientist Dr Adam Taylor. Each superbot looks different and they possess the same power as the person they are modelled after, but all of them have the ability to learn very fast (especiall their opponents technique) and is invulnerable. So run! They were originally created to arrest criminal superhumans however Dr taylor also programmed them to put down any superhuman who may pose a risk to his operation, ie really powerful superhumans etc. Dr Taylor achieved these by kidnapping superhumans for years, taking and replicating superhuman DNA and learning peoples combat techniques. So far people known to have been captured by the governments are Matt, Tom, Billy Whippet, Swarm, Bandit, Chaos... there are many more though, some which will become later enemies or friends.

updated Jan 30 '11 by Nosirrah