Heroes United (Mutants and Masterminds)

[SuperMuldoon]

Spectrum

After the ordeal and hurried introductions to the other metahumans ("Pleasure working with you Fastlane, and the rest of you, hi there!" *wave, shake hands*) involved at the bank, Spectrum went to file his report of the incident with the DMA, as he was in their employ. They tell him to come back tomorrow at 11AM for some matter of importance or another, probably just some routine assignment or training (you know how the DMA gets wordy with their assignments!). When that was taken care of, Spectrum heads home to relax for the rest of the day and unwind. Removing his costume, Jacob plops down on the couch and turns on the T.V. catching a little bit of the news report on the earlier bank incident before falling asleep.

Startled awake by the alarm, Jacob reaches for the clock only to realize he's still on the couch and the alarm is in his room, by his bed. Dragging himself off the couch, he reaches the alarm clock and goes to turn it off when he realizes its 10:50!!! "Oh...damn..."

Hurridly donning his costume and grabbing a powerbar from his kitchen he does his normal routine of sneaking out of his apartment and flies as fast as he can to the DMA offices while munching on his powerbar. Bursting into the lobby of the DMA, and cramming the rest of the powerbar into his mouth, Spectrum is on the scene!

"I'm hea fo da meetinf" he tells the receptionist, though a mouth full of powerbar. Security comes and escorts him to the waiting room where he is greeted by Ms. Stevens. Spectrum moves over to an empty seat, and addresses the others already waiting. "Nice to see some familiar faces! I don't suppose any of you know why we are all here?"

[Green Bean]

After a few minutes of awkward silence, McCloud rushes in, dictating a message to another secretary as he goes. He quickly ushers you in.

McCloud's office is modestly appointed for such an important official. The only ostentatious bit of decoration is the window; two walls of the office are made of glass, giving you an excellent view of both City Hall and the Champions' headquarters. Someone appears to already have brought in seating for the five of you. As you sit, McCloud begins.

"First of all, I want to thank you all for coming. You're doing us a favour here, and don't think we won't remember it. Now, on to business." He dims the lights and switches on a projector, which displays an image of the thugs you fought yesterday. "As you all know, these men attempted to rob a bank yesterday. What you don't know, however, is that this is the latest in a series of bank robberies over the past couple weeks. These robberies all had the same MO; a metahuman presence combined with well armed and armoured backup. We believe the backup is coming from this man." The picture changes to a mug shot of a young man. The placard he's holding identifies him as Jeff Krane. "Jeff Krane here is a mutant with the ability to make hundreds, if not thousands of copies of himself. Our intel indicates that he's begun hiring himself out as a one man army." The picture changes to a map showing the locations of the bank robberies . "As you can see, all of the robberies were in the same general area, close to City Hall and the DMA. They seem to be deliberately attempting to provoke a response. Because of this, we believe that the crime families are trying to confirm something we already know."

"The Champions are missing."

"We lost contact with them a few weeks ago. We don't know why or how, but they've completely dropped off the radar. McCloud looks tired all of a sudden. The Champions are more than just another team. They're a symbol. We need you to find them before the situation gets any worse. I recommend you start at their headquarters."

((Lunar and Fracture, you both get the impression that McCloud has some further information about the Champions' disappearance that he's a bit leery about giving out, even to you.))