Oh right, forgot about mid-season draft...I guess I can wait!

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The Eye of the Storm – Emergency klaxons sounding
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“What’s going on!?!” Jenny yelled over the noise.

“Sorry, to wake everyone up like that,” Midnighter says, “but we have a situation. They’re transferring Marc Slayton.”

“Lucas, hon, we’re not on the same page as you yet,” Apollo smiles at his lover.

“Midnighter’s real name is Lucas?” Jenny turns to Jack Hawksmoor.

“Not now Jenny,” he whispers a reply.

“Marc Slayton,” the Engineer announces getting everyone’s attention, “AKA Backlash, was recruited by Jenny Sparks to Stormwatch in 1998. He left the team 8 years ago after his first mission with Harry Tanner.”

“What happened with Tanner?”

“It doesn’t say exactly, OP report is incomplete. Slayton told Adam to dump Tanner. Adam One didn’t listen.”

“What does this have to do with the alarms?”

“And why does his transfer matter.”

“After he left Stormwatch, he went to work for the US. He helped found the Majestic Project and lead their first field team, Team One where he trained some of the members for Team 7. Eventually he would help Amanda Waller and Steve Trevor found ARGUS. It’s not clear exactly what went down, but 5 years ago Waller had him imprisoned in the Menagerie.”

“So what’s the hurry?”

“When you mentioned the recruiting drive, I immediately thought of Marc. I had read his file in the Eye’s personnel database. I ran him by Angie. She found him in the Menagerie. I was going to wait until we had a better team to break him out, but we won’t be able to get him once he’s transferred.”

“We can break him out of the Menagerie, but not where else he’s going?”

“ARGUS just finished a new Prison called the Blue Site. Think Belle Reve, but under Lake Superior. It’s the most secure site on the planet, and they’re transferring Slayton there tomorrow.”

“So what’s the plan tall, dark and broody?”

“Three times a day a truck leaves the Menagerie and heads for other ARGUS facilities. Marc will be on the first one . . . “

“How do you know . . .”

“Don’t ask. It’s his thing.”

“Jack, Swift, Apollo and Angie are on the exfil team. Jack will make sure that the truck heads to an abandon part of Detroit – not to far to find these days. Angie will futz with their GPS to make sure that the signal keeps moving even when they stop. Apollo will cut open the truck and Swift will retrieve Slayton and fly him to a Door. Angie will inject some nanites to make sure that the guards don’t remember what happened. Then Apollo, Jack and Angie will put the truck back together and send it on its way.”

“That easy huh?”

“I’ve already seen it happen.”

A HUGE thanks to Doombot for helping me round out my team!!

Here's a Tentative Schedule. I really tried to make a Marvel & DC Divisions, with 1 week of crossover games, but with 9 teams I just couldn't make it work. I tried a couple of web sites that had schedule builders and they also ended up having teams playing each other twice.

I'll rework it, as best as I can, for Home & Away. Let me know what you think.

Game 1
Rogues vs Arachnos
Judgement League: Avengers vs The Avengers
The Authority vs Jean Grey School
Young Justice vs X-Factor Investigations
Crime Syndicate vs Thunderbolts
Flash Family vs Inhumans
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Marvel Zombies!
Justice League vs Generation X
Teen Titans vs Marvel Now SHIELD

Game 2
Arachnos vs Judgement League: Avengers
The Authority vs Rogues
Young Justice vs The Avengers
Crime Syndicate vs Jean Grey School
Flash Family vs X-Factor Investigations
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Thunderbolts
Justice League vs Inhumans
Teen Titans vs Marvel Zombies!
Marvel Now SHIELD vs Generation X

Game 3
The Authority vs Arachnos
Young Justice vs Judgement League: Avengers
Crime Syndicate vs Rogues
Flash Family vs The Avengers
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Jean Grey School
Justice League vs X-Factor Investigations
Teen Titans vs Thunderbolts
Marvel Now SHIELD vs Inhumans
Generation X vs Marvel Zombies!

Game 4
Arachnos vs Young Justice
The Authority vs Crime Syndicate
Flash Family vs Judgement League: Avengers
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Rogues
Justice League vs The Avengers
Teen Titans vs Jean Grey School
Marvel Now SHIELD vs X-Factor Investigations
Generation X vs Thunderbolts
Marvel Zombies! vs Inhumans

Game 5
Crime Syndicate vs Arachnos
Flash Family vs Young Justice
Legion of Super-Heroes vs The Authority
Justice League vs Judgement League: Avengers
Teen Titans vs Rogues
Marvel Now SHIELD vs The Avengers
Generation X vs Jean Grey School
Marvel Zombies! vs X-Factor Investigations
Inhumans vs Thunderbolts

Game 6
Arachnos vs Flash Family
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Crime Syndicate
Justice League vs Young Justice
The Authority vs Teen Titans
Marvel Now SHIELD vs Judgement League: Avengers
Generation X vs Rogues
Marvel Zombies! vs The Avengers
Inhumans vs Jean Grey School
Thunderbolts vs X-Factor Investigations

Game 7
Legion of Super-Heroes vs Arachnos
Justice League vs Flash Family
Teen Titans vs Crime Syndicate
Marvel Now SHIELD vs Young Justice
Generation X vs The Authority
Marvel Zombies! vs Judgement League: Avengers
Inhumans vs Rogues
Thunderbolts vs The Avengers
X-Factor Investigations vs Jean Grey School

Game 8
Arachnos vs Justice League
Teen Titans vs Legion of Super-Heroes
Marvel Now SHIELD vs Flash Family
Generation X vs Crime Syndicate
Marvel Zombies! vs Young Justice
The Authority vs Inhumans
Thunderbolts vs Judgement League: Avengers
X-Factor Investigations vs Rogues
Jean Grey School vs The Avengers

The Eye of the Storm
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“Marc’s safe, but won’t be recovered for a while thanks to the power dampeners. Who’s next? Shen has become quite the fighter. Daily Kung Fu lessons from the time she could walk, combined with speed and those wings. She’s impressive,” the others smile bemused at Midnighter’s praise. “I’m not sold on the kid.”

“Go easy on him. He’s probably the most powerful person here.”

“Besides, Jenny likes him,” Angie smiles.

“And I’ll take confidence in young love on the battlefield,” Midnighter sneers. “In the meantime, who’s next?”

“He really can be romantic. You should have seen him in Miami,” Apollo smiles and Jack would swear he just saw Midnighter blush.

“To answer your question. We’re going to Opal City. There’s an occasional ally of Adam-One’s and the occasional adversary of the Thirteens and a few others. He’s cultured, powerful, and immortal.”

“Immortal could be good. What are his powers?”

“He’s like the reverse of Apollo. He calls himself the Shade. He controls shadows from another dimension. The shadows are often living things. Even he’s not sure how they work."

“Do we need a some one like him on our team then?”

“Yes. He’s not bogged down by hero/villain or good/evil. He might serve his own purposes, but he’s protected Opal for years and would be interested in protecting the planet.”

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An outdoor café in downtown Opal
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Angie hadn’t been off the Eye except for a few fights in more than a year. She had used the nanobots to make a purple sun dress and a pair of amber sunglasses. She had pulled her hair up, and then drew the nanobots inside – just below skin level. There was nothing to distinguish her from any other art loving denizen of Opal City.

A man in all black, sat quietly with a cup of coffee and a newspaper in the corner of the patio. While there was nothing that stood out about his manner of dress – besides the monocormatism of his attire – yet there was something distinctly Victorian about him.

“God, I love Opal!” Jack exclaimed inhaling deeply and stretching his arms wide. “It’s like an Art Deco Seattle without the rain. The city is just quirky – in the best sense of the word.”

“There he is,” Angie said pointing.

“Let’s introduce ourselves.” The two walk over to his table and stand politely. “Excuse me, Mr. Swift?”

“Only process servers and assassins call me Mr. Swift,” a dry English voice responds. “So which is it?”

“Neither. We’re actually . . .”

Angie interrupts, “My name is Angie Spica. I’m called the Engineer. This is Jack Hawksmoor. His other name is overly pretentious (even if it might be true.) We would like your help.”

“My, my,” said Shade closing the newspaper. “I appreciate your candor, Miss Spica. Not everyone would be so forthright. I’m in a chipper mood, so I’ll hear you out,” he waved to a waitress, “They’ll need cups, too, please.”

“We’re with Stormwatch. We believe you knew a former colleague of ours, Adam One.”

“You’re with Adam’s outfit, eh? Haven’t seen him in awhile. How is he?”

“We think he’s dead.”

“I wouldn’t count on it. He’s harder to kill than I am. He’ll likely outlive us all. Why do you think I can help?”

“We know your experience and powers.”

“That is to say, you know that I’m not usually seen as one of the “good guys.”

“You’re not a superhero, and neither are we. You’re willing to kill to achieve your goals, but you avoid that when possible. You have a unique set of skills.”

“Most importantly you’ve proven yourself as a protector. This city isn’t crime free, but there are no gangs, major crime organizations, or other superpowers in Opal. This is remarkable for a city this size and that’s thanks to you.”

“Which is why I can’t go to your clubhouse and play. I’m needed here.”

“You are. The city wants you here, and I’m not inclined to take you away from her. We still need you. Come with us now. Take the tour. Meet the others. If you like what you see, you’ll be on call. Our unique form of transportation will let you meet with us wherever we might be.”

“Alright, I’ll take your tour. First, enjoy the coffee here. Let’s talk of other things and get to know one another, shall we.”

“Absolutely. Angie, have I mentioned how much I love Opal?”

“Yes. Thank you for the invitation, Shade.”

“Cheers”

No preseason game?

Is there 1 or 2 preseason games?

There has just been the 1 pre-season game since we went to the 8 game regular season some 5 seasons ago. (Back in the day, there was just 6 regular season games, but 2 pre-season games and a mid-season games that only counted for stat gathering purposes)

If you're finished drafting, please send your Roster to Cap'. Using this format:

C)
C)
1)
2)
3)
Etc...

Where C are your Core members and then the draft picks, in order.

Assuming: A) We are setting up our own Pre-Season games, and B) They are 400 points.

I have a team ready to go full of squishy non-Superman/Green Lantern Justice League of America members, ready to go!

I'm also ready (and eager) to try out my new Inhumans on a pre-season game!

Me too, it will help me figure out how to do all of this and correct any mistakes made along the way! Though I'm not happy about having to face so many "dirty" marvel teams (5 of 8 games!!!)!

Go ahead and get Pre-Season opponents if you want, but don't set-up games until Sunday.

I want to make sure that the draft is done, and the first page is updated.

I'm super-stoked about my team, too.

Let's make sure CapN's ready to go before we start preseason.