Tactics - Season 4: The Brave New World

[Nickpick]

"The life we thought we changed never happened. If anything...We made it worse"

The hollywood sign in California starts to crumble, buildings in New York start to fall, oceans start to shake..

"We didn't reset the world...We rebooted it. New World, Same Story."

Suddenly it all stops and rewinds back to a normal, Kara is seen walking down the street when she bumbs into Zane.

"If there's anyone out there...please, there is hope"


Tactics - Season 4

Starts Saturday, April 17th

[zane]

Aww! I wanna start now!

[Nickpick]

Soon! Soon!

[Nickpick]

(No Posting Until Saturday.)

Prologue

"The story of the creators is a confusing concept to understand. 12 Creators were given the title for their scientific lives and honors among this planet. Hidden from the public and in no way able to be in contact with the outside world. Paid the price of their choosing. They are sent out to different locations in the world to create new life and build a world beyond our understanding. Mr. Valentine and Mrs. Valentine, the second couple among Creators to have a child and use him as a project. Giving him the name Nicholas Valentine or project Nano 13. The number was given to him because he would become the 13th Creator but when Project Rook became more than just a project and more into politics, The Valentines decided to escape the fate of their Creator lives and start anew. They sent Nicholas, still an Infint to an elder couple.

But just before they gave the child up, Chess found the Valentines and killed them. Nick grew up with the ability to see the future of those he touched. An ability that made him a loner in school and in life. The only person he trusted was his best friend Kara. A girl with the ability to control emotions.

Kara was apart of Project Rook. Kara was adopted but before that she was given a shot of Needle. A serum that gave her abilities. The Creators planned on using Needle to create a new breed of soldiers. Kara was a smart kid and different, accepting her own sense of style and love.

Nick and Kara became best friends in Elementary when Kara stopped a group of kids from picking on Nick. From that day on, they were friends. While in high school Nick and Kara met Benjamin.

Benjamin had the ability to control heat and create fire. He was an in-closet gay student. Never expressed who he was but always had a soft spot for Nick. Benjamin was apart of Project Needle as well. His parents needed money when they heard this offer of the military offering shots of Needle and would pay 10,000 dollars and another 5,000 to Ben's college fund if he was given the shot. They still don't know about Ben's abilities.

Nick and Kara were one day walking to School when they met a mysterious man by the name of Zane. Zane was another child of a couple who were Creators. Mary Reaper and John Reaper were proud parents and very smart. They spent their lives trying to create a cure for cancer when they found a cure but as soon as the government found out about this. They destroyed it and threw them into The Creators. Mary Reaper hated the life of a Creators. So she came up with the plan of turning her child into someone more than a child with an ability. She decided to turn him into a monster. She gave birth to him inside a tube of Needle Serum, Her husband was against the idea but he knew it was the right thing to do. Zane started to age quickly in the serum for extended time. He started to show improvements. His skin was thicker, bones were bigger, sight and hearing had improved and everything about Zane was bigger and better than any other human.

But caught in the act by the head's. Chess killed Mary, John escaped and has never been seen again. Zane was taken at the age of 5 but he'd only been born for two weeks. He was given to another Creator where he turned Zane into a time bomb, He too wanted to escape the world of the Creators. He decided that giving the innocent young boy more abilities wouldn't be best. So he turned Zane into a second chance for this world. If Zane was ever killed by the forces of Good then the world would restart and start new again but if the wrong hands killed him then the planet would be destroyed and it'll be covered in death.

Zane at the age of 14 escaped into the world of the unknown. His face scarred from several experiments and given a mask to hide himself. He was given a mission to find Nick and deliver the news of his parents and the truth of his past but Zane found himself at the age of 17 and a mission he no longer followed.

This is the new world, Where the world is different but the story is the same.

[zane]

Amazingly, you got Zane's backstory on the spot.

Except for the part with the "Needle" serum. Did not think of that one.

[Nickpick]

(Let's just start!)


Volume 1: Brave New World

Episode 1: Chances Not Taken

"I regret the chances not taken all those years ago. Zane didn't have to die, nobody did...so many paths we could have gone and yet. This is the one, this is the road we choose for ourselves"

Kara is thrown against the window, blood runs down her lips, face and body is bruised and bloody. She inches away from Zane, Zane stares at her, he's also beaten and weak. She reaches out towards him

"We could have avoided this, we wanted a world with no faults but in the end that's all we got. We tried to become god and mess with the world he created. This is what we created this monsterous world and we have to live with it."

"Za...ne"

Zane gently looked at Kara as she called out to him, Zane smiled a weak smile as he reaches out.

"We are not gods, we are humans...we make mistakes and we're not perfect. We suck!"

"Zane...please...please"

"Kara...I..Love you"

Suddenly a pair of feet step up near Kara, a sword is drawn

"Goodbye.."

"KARA!"

Zane screams as he reaches out towards her


-48 Hours Eariler-


Zane and Kara walk down the street, It has been 5 months later. They've been dating normally and have been very happy with each other. Kara and Zane drive down the highway, Zane looks over at Kara, She holds the camera to her right eye and snaps a photo of the beautiful pink afternoon sky.

"I find it odd how i'm not apart of your beautiful photos considering i'm sexier than the sky."

Kara looks over at Zane and snaps a photo of him

"There...Happy?"

"Very"

"So why did it take 5 months for you to meet my parents?"

"I'm not sure, It's weird isn't it"

The drive to Phoenix, Arizona took another 2 hours as they arrived to a big red bricked house, located far behind the forest. It was about 7:00 PM when they arrived. Sarah got out and looked up at the huge house

"So many memories"

"Ready babe?"

She nods with a smile, they hold hands as they walk up the steps and knock on the door. The door swings open, the door is empty and quiet. Sarah walks in, worried

"Hello? Mom? Dad?"

Zane flicks the light switch on

"SURPRISE!"

Kara is shocked then it quickly fades and she smiles, punching Zane in the arm

"You knew!"

He nods, She runs to her mom and dad and hug them together.

"I totally forgot it was my birthday!"

"Well it's not everyday you turn 20"

Kara releases her parents, She looks over at Zane and lips

"I love you"

He lips it back

[zane]

You know. Looking back at those times. I could never have guessed what would happen next. Well, I don't have to tell you. Watching it will tell you everything.

About a minute later, Zane walks away from Kara and her family to the balcony to get some air. He was feeling a little warm. Which made sense, since he wore his favorite jacket (leather, reaches the floor) inside the house. He took it off and cooled off in the autumn air. He stares at the sky as it begins to turn to dusk.

That day..... everything changed.

Zane's POV: The night sky, the cool air. It feels refreshing. A flash. Before we can recover, another one.

Zane cringes. He falls to the floor. Trembling. He blacks out, and less then a minute later, he finds himself standing inside the house. He shakes his head.

What...the hell...was that?

Zane shakes it off, and walks back toward Kara and her parents. As he does so, he whispers something, without knowing it.

Nano.

[Nickpick]

"I was happy to see my family. cousins and aunts i haven't seen in ages. Friends i use to play with when i was younger. It was great..."

Kara watched Zane walk to the balcony, She's tapped on the shoulder by her father, he jerks his head away

"Follow me"

Kara and Her father(Steven)walk up the stairs, away from the party. Sitting at the couch was Nick and Ben who's relationship had been rocky but they still loved each other. Nick looked around the party when he saw Zane on the balcony...

"What?"

Nick looks at Ben, Ben looks over at Zane

"I've seen him somewhere, i'm sure of it"

"Yeah, He does look familar"

Suddenly the see Zane faint to the ground, Nick rushes over while Ben sees several flashes in his head. He looks down and closes his eyes as the headache grew more powerful to the point of faint.

"Nano.."

Ben opens his eyes and looks over at Nick, Who carries Zane into the house and sits him down on a chair. Kara and her father walk into her room and switch the light on. The room is painted white with posters everywhere, clippings from magazines and newspapers about bands. Cds scattered everywhere on her desk and years old clothes still hang in the closet. Kara is in awe as she steps in, a smile spreads across her father's face

"We kept it how you left it. Mainly because me or your mother don't feel like spending the day cleaning this up"

"Thanks, so many good memories in here..."

She quickly hugs her father when her knees get weak, her eye are near faint, her father is pretty much holding her up now

"Honey? are you okay?"

"Nano..."

She faintly whispers

"Nano? Kara sweetie!"

[zane]

Black Screen.

Three Minutes After Flash....

Memories. They haunt us, taunt us, and never cease to amaze us. In this case, the third rule applies. The life I thought I lived, the life that I thought I'd gone through......Was a lie.

Fade into an empty street. A man walks toward an alleyway. Inside this alley, a flash of light, and there stood the man, a child, and another, younger man.

You called?

The younger man and the child remove their hoods. Revealing Zero and Young Zane, two people who were not to exist in this plane of existence

What's the job?

[Nickpick]

-The Next Day-

Kara wakes up in her room, the window shines into the room as she sits up, slightly sore from the faint.

"What the..."

Her father walks by and peeks in, he stops when he sees her awake. He walks in with a smile

"How you feeling sweetie?"

"Like i got hit by a train...what happened last night?"

"You fainted, you were probably exhausted from the trip over here"

"Where's Zane?"

"Sleeping, He watched you all night last night. I finally had to pull him away from you. He's downstairs and on the couch. He's a good guy you know"

"Yeah, Thanks dad"

He leans in a kisses her forehead

"Your mother's making breakfast downstairs, come down when you have some strength"

"Pancake?"

She said, Her dad smiled then nods. She throws the blankets off her and stands up, looking over at her dad

"I still have enough in me"


-Meanwhile-

Nick is back home with Ben. Their apartment seemed more modern and expensive. Ben was sleeping while Nick was in the shower. One hand against the wall and his head bowed as the water ran down him.

"Like it or not, we will always be connected"

Nick quickly looked up, snapping out of it. He looked around in panic. The voice sent shivers down his spine as he quickly presses the button on the wall and the shower turns off. He opens the glass door and steps out. Putting on a fresh pair of boxers and pants. He grabs a black muscle shirt and quickly throws it on. He walks out of the bathroom when he sees Ben still sleeping on the bed.

"You awake?"

Ben is quiet, Nick walks around the bed to see Ben's nose is bleeding and there's blood everywhere. Nick rushes to him and wakes him up. Ben wakes up, breathing heavily with his eyes wide open.

"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED? ARE YOU OKAY?"

Ben tried to catch his breath as he looked at Nick, Nick held him up

"What happened?"

"He's coming back..."

Nick just stared at him, he didn't understand but he felt like he should. He knew that wasn't something good but he had an aching feeling in the pits of his chest.

[zane]

Lies......

Zane wakes up. He scratches the back of his head, and smells the air. The scent of pancakes fills his nostrils as he gets off the couch. He walks toward his car and takes out his bag, in which he had a spare shirt and pants, which he changed into in the car. He then went inside the house again and headed into the kitchen.

What a night.

[Nickpick]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxGFsj_o6o

Kara walked down the stairs where Zane waited for her with a smile, Kara smiles as well as she combs her hair through hands behind her ear.

"Hello beautiful"

As Kara embraced Zane in a hug, from outside a man stood in the street. He was about 17, He wore an black pea coat with black sweater underneath it. Hair was short and platinum blond hair. Eyes were emerald green as he stares at the cabin that held Zane, Kara and her parents. He didn't show much emotion, his face was a pale white and looked dead. His head and eyes drifts to his hands where he opens both his palms, 4 pill sized balls roll around. He drops them and they sink into the wet dirt

"kill them...all of them"

His soft voice speaks as they travel through the dirt. The young man disappears with a gush of wind. Kara looks up at Zane and smiles

"So how many pancakes can the infamous Zane handle?"

Zane and Kara look at Kara's mother who stands holding a large plate of pancakes, Zane smiles about to answer when a metal ball shoots through the floorboard, hitting Kara's mother in the chest. Kara's eyes widen with shock as her mother drops the plate. It breaks against the floor causing Kara's father to turn around. Another metal ball shoots out towards Kara but Zane spots it first, he reaches out and grabs it before it hits Kara. Zane opens his palm and the ball is digging through his skin. Zane quickly throws it out of the house. Kara's father grabs his wife and they run out of the house as they start shooting out everywhere from underneath the house. There's no stop, like bullets from a machine gun.

"TO THE CAR!"

Kara yelled as Zane got in the driver's seat and quickly started it. The dad laid his wife in the back seat as Kara got in the front, The dad jumped in and Zane speeds off as the metal balls start to follow. Zane hits the gas and speeds down the road, he turns the wheel hard and shoots into the main freeway. where traffic starts honking at him. The balls don't hit any other cars, just bounce toward the car.

"THEY'RE NOT STOPPING!"

Kara screams, Zane focuses on nothing else, no thoughts keep his head busy, no little voice in his head, Just him and the car. He looks over at sign that reads '1 Miles To Saint John's Harbor' He sees several cars down the road that block his path. He hits the wheel with the bottom of his fist. He looks over at the forest

"Seat belts! NOW!"

Zane screams he breaks into the forest, the car hops and bounces as he drives past the trees toward the sea that wasn't far ahead of them.

"Zane! Don't!"

Kara says figuring out Zane's plan. Zane hits the gas and speeds onto the harbor sidewalk, breaking the metal fence and driving straight into the ocean. It's silent...the only noises is the ringing in everyone's ears. Zane outsmarted the metal balls, He looks over at Kara as he takes her seatbelt off, The father gets a hold of his wife and they swim to the top. Kara and Zane swim to the top when the metal bullets hit her father.

"DAD!"

Her quiet scream from underneath the water isn't heard. Zane and Kara have to swim up or they will drown. Zane grabs Kara and they stare at each other. They kiss and Zane gives Kara his remaining air.

"I love you"

His voice is silent as Zane starts swimming to the top, he breaks out of the water into the top where he catches his breath and where the last ball hits him. Kara looks over as she swims to the top. She grabs her father and mother and swims to the shore and lays them down. She jumps back in and gets Zane and drags him to the shore.

"Sweetie"

Kara looks over at her father, he smiles

"I...It's okay, I can see your mother now...so don't cry, please don't..."

He no longer felt the pain from his body, she knew he wasn't going to stay for long but she ignored that thought. In this world, She had parents and wasn't adopted. Her parents were the ones who got her through the hard times in her life.

"Your mother and I...we are very proud of you...We have always been..."

Her father reaches out and wipes the tears off Kara's face, She holds his hand against his face

"We love you..."

Zane starts coughing, he's alive. Kara looks at him then looks back at her father, his eyes are closed and a smile across his face. She puts his hand down and wipes the tear away. She stands up and walks over to Zane and hugs him and cries on his shoulder.

[zane]

It'll be okay. It'll be okay.

Fade to Black

MEANWHILE[/color]

Your assassins couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. They got the old man and his wife, not Kara and Zane.

Fade into Zero, Young Zane, The Hooded Man and the Pale Man, standing near a screen, watching the events unfold

Why are we even sending those things in our places? Me and the kid could easily kill their lot. Now that they're powerless.

[Nickpick]

The pale boy scuff, closing his eyes and smiling, he turns around and slides his hands into his pocket.

"Whoever said they were powerless?"

"If you know something Eureka, then it be best spoken than not. I will not let this fall due to your stubborness"

"All is well brother, don't worry about my information"

Eureka leaves the area, meanwhile the boy standing in the shadow quickly takes his sword out and aims it at another

"It's not wise to doubt Eureka...It's also not wise to be on his bad side"

"It'll be a cold day when i let the likes of you warn me..."

He simply with the back of his hand, hits the sword away, the man in the shadow, chuckles

"Well i'll be the one telling you, i told you so"

He puts the sword away

"What now?"

"Well you think you and the kid can do some damage?...prove it, the lovers..."

"Benjamin and Nicholas?"

"Yes...bring Nicholas, kill Benjamin...He's useless"

"My pleasure"


-Meanwhile-

Kara uses a pen she found and some broken glasses to remove the small ball inside Zane. Zane closes his eyes as he bites down on a piece of branch with a shirt wrapped around it.

"Stop moving, your making this hard enough as it is..."

Kara feels the ball through the pen, she digs the sides of the glasses in, grips the ball and pulls it out slowly. He takes it out and throws it.

"What the hell was that?"

Zane spits the branch out and shakes his head, no speaking. Kara looks over at her mother and father.

"What do we do about them?"

"Don't worry about them, i'll deal with it. Just find us a ride out of this place"

Kara nods, stands up and runs off. Zane looks over at the bodies

"And to think i was going to asking for your blessings to marry your daughter yesterday"

He sighs and stands up

[zane]

Black Screen.

Nick and Benjamin's home.

Fade into scene. Zero and Young Zane knock on the door. Nick opens it.

Hi. We're here to kill you.

Zero blasts Nick into the next room. Young Zane (I'll be calling him "The Boy" from here on out) jumps in with Zero. Benjamin runs into the room as well, and helps Nick up.

You get the (sarcastically) Savior. (normal) I'll get Benjy.

The Boy nods, and Zero leaps toward Ben and kicks him into the kitchen. The Boy then runs toward Nick, his eyes glowing with murderous intent.

[Nickpick]

Nick ducks from The Boy's kick, Nick stands up and throws a punch, The Boy catches his fist, they stare at each other for a moment. The boy pulls him in but Nick quickly punches him in the face, The boy falls back and Nick smiles

"deal with that for the time being"

Nick rushes through the living room, he picks up a fake plastic tree, he throws it at Zero, it gets Zero's attention, Zero turns around when Ben kicks Zero in the chest. Zero steps back and Nick grabs Zero by the back of the head and throws him down, hitting his head pretty hard. The Boy runs at Nick, Nick smiles when The Boy gets close enough, Nick just closes the room door, The boy runs into the hard door.

"Ouch"

Ben smirks, Nick looks over at Ben and smiles

"I'll get the tall one, you get the kid"

"Yeah, i like that idea better"

Ben jumps up from the bed, Nick opens the door where Zero waits, He punches Nick in the face. Ben grabs the tv remote and throws it at Zero. Zero catches it and breaks it in his grip while staring at Ben. Nick kicks Zero in the crouch, Ben stands up and tackles Zero. Nick gets up and sighs

"The tall one was mine..."

The boy was no where to be seen, Nick grabs the vase to the fake plastic tree and hits Zero in the head with it.

"that outta shut him up for a moment!"

[zane]

Zero shakes it off. Growing tired of the game, purple flames grow in his hands.

See if you can dodge this!

Zero sets the house ablaze. The Boy enters and tackles Nick through the wall, into the bottom of the house. Zero grabs Ben by the collar.

Benjy, Benjy, Benjy. You thought you could kill us?! Without your little powers?

What are you talking about?!

Don't remember? Maybe this'll start up your memory.

Zero holds Ben close to his face, whispering into Ben's ear

Nano.....

The word acts like a shockwave; Nick, Ben, Zane and Kara begin experiencing the flashes again. Black Screen.

Zane's P.O.V.

Zane holds his head in pain as flashes appear in his mind. Kara experiences similar flashes, as do Ben and Nick. Each of them remembering their lives as they were before, on the other world. Eventually, the flashes become the same thing, as they remember the day they met, Nick becoming Nano, among many other things happening. Soon, all the memories return to them, as do their powers; inert, but existent nonetheless. They awaken from their flashbacks. Ben and Nick just outside the remains of their homes, bleeding, but alive. Zane and Kara are inside Zane's car.

Did....you see that?

[Nickpick]

These memories weren't mine...this girl, what she's doing isn't me...or is it? Parts of my life have seemed hazy. But one things i about these memories i knew was true...the girl, me...i was in love with Zane but i felt drifted away from him. What happened to him in this world was beyond me but...whatever these memories are...i want to know the truth...if it's even out there"

Kara looks over at Zane, they both hold hands and smile at each other

"It'll be okay, i promise"


-15 Hours Later-


"We found a motel, slept there until about 5 in the morning but Zane left at 4, he disappeared. Didn't tell me much of where he was going but by the note he left...i had the gut feeling i wasn't going to see him soon.

Kara, My love...
The memories i have, the memories i know you now have are anything but pleasant. In my memories all i say when you looked at me was pain. i hurt you and i can't stand the feeling of me ever hurting you. Last night you mumbled the name Drake...i'm going to find this person and find the truth...i love you, i always will. Your lover, Zane

[zane]

Black Screen.

The Boy's P.O.V., Zero's meeting place.


Zero argues with Eureka about the mission, Eureka saying that Zero has ruined their plans, and Zero arguing that he made it "more fun". Soon, Zero storms out. And the Boy follows.

Don't worry. I know where we're goin'. And I know what we're going to do.

[Nickpick]

Eureka smiles, i looks over at the only person left in the room, He stands in the shadows

"This is your doing, your letting them play with fire"

"Sometimes your meant to be burned"

The man in the shadows walks off



Episode 2: "On thy better foe"



Kara stepped in the car, started it up and drove off. She knew Zane couldn't have gone far, hell maybe if she thought like him then she'd find him.

He said i mumbled 'Drake' in my sleep but in my memories i remembered this man named Drake. He had the ability to teleport but sometimes was funny here, besides the memories he looked very familiar. Like I've met him in this life before...

The memory hits Kara, she slightly swerves in the car from the shock of remembering.

"The coffee house, the man with the laptop!"

She slowed down, turned the car around and started heading towards the city.