ISSUE #8

After defeating Allen and sending him back home with his message, Mark returned to his home where he rested for the night. It seemed like his parents were distracted, so he left them to themselves. The next day was just like any other day. Mark got up early and went through his morning routine, before heading off to school.

* BRRRRRING!

The school bell rang.

" Why do I still come to school? This is so pointless."

Mark groaned as he walked out of the class. Though he complained, he was still one of the top students in the school. It pays to have superspeed.

*Brring! Brrrring! Brrrring!

Marks cell phone rang.

Mark grabbed his phone from his pocket to see who the number calling was.

" Oh, it's eve."

ark said as he looked at the girl's name on his phone. Mark answered the phone and placed to his ear as he sorted through his books.

" Hey, Eve what's up?"

Mark asked.

" Mark, Robots machine is going off again. The Flaxans are coming back."

Eve Explained.

" All right. I'm on my way."

Mark said before hanging up his phone.

' Alright here we go. The next few days are going to be rough.'

Mark thought to himself as he ran out of the school.

Mark continued running until he could find a safe alley to quickly change into his suit. Once he was ready Mark took off to help Eve and the rest of the Teen Team. After a few seconds of flying Mark met the team halfway to the Flaxans attack.

" Hey, you guys ready?"

Mark asked as he caught up with the Teen Team.

" Yeah! But I gotta ask. Why do these guys keep coming back?"

Eve asked as she turned to robot.

" World domination. I can only guess we are the first to resist their conquest this much, so they take it as an insult to their people. Maybe by conquering us they will reclaim their honor."

Robot theorized.

" Well, whatever the reason is. It ends today."

Mark declared boldly.

" We're approaching the incursion zone get ready."

Robot stated.

As the team approached the location of the Flaxans attack Robot used his analytical eyes to inspect the invading enemy forces and after a second robot spoke up.

" I have bad news."

Robot stated bluntly.

" Ohhhh, Robot's got bad news everybody. Did ya hear that? Hey, Robot, what's the bad news?"

Rex asked sarcastically.

" There are too many of them. Their technology has advanced too far. And they have rendered themselves immune to our timestream. We should consider the city lost. I will contact Cecil and suggest a nuclear response."

Robot explained to the group.

" What? No! Look, I got this."

Mark exclaimed as he flew ahead of robot.

" We're not nuking anyone robot and we're not giving up!"

Eve declared as she joined Mark.

" What are we fight force?"

Kate asked as she jumped out of the ship.

" I love you man. But sometimes you got a screw loose."

Rex said to robot before joining the others.

" I don't have a screw loose. My clasping's are all magnetic interlocks."

Robot replied having missed the meaning of Rex's statement.

Mark, made a B-line through the enemy forces, rushing to meet the one he knew was the leader of the Flaxans.

' Mech-suit. Let's see how it does against the new me.'

Mark thought as he rushed towards the man in the giant suit.

" BRAX MOY!"

The man yelled to his forces before turning to Mark. He raised his fist to strike Mark, and seeing the man, Mark did the same.

The two met each other and as their fists collided Mark's hand destroyed the mechanical hand of the Flaxans suit allowing his fist to hit the man right in the stomach.

" Heh! Not so tough now are ya ugly?"

Mark asked with newfound confidence.

The Flaxans seeing their leader in trouble forgot about the rest of the Teen Team and all started firing on Mark. Mark dodged the aliens fire before rushing to attack. Mark slammed his fist on the ground knocking a large portion of the aliens into the air, before punching them away with such force they exploded.

" Heh! That's my boy. Not bad son."

Nolan said as he descended down onto the battlefield.

Mark turned to his father and smiled a devilish grin.

" Now, let me show you how it's done."

Nolan said to the boy before rushing the Flaxans himself.

" Not so fast!"

Mark yelled as he rushed to join his father.

Nolan turned and smirked at Mark with Mark returning a grin of his own. The two turned their attention to their foes and began tearing through them easily. The tide of the battle was turned completely in the favor of Mark and his dad as the two started killing Flaxans left and right.

The Flaxans seeing they had no chance at winning at all, all turned and fled the battlefield much to the annoyance of the lead Flaxan.

" Latji MOY!"

The Flaxan leader yelled to his troops to stop retreating and fight back. The Flaxan turned to Mark and Nolan and glared at the both of them. Nolan glared at the man before charging him. Nolan smashed into the lead Flaxan and went through the portal with Mark hot on his trail.

" INVINCIBLE!"

Eve called out to the young man as the portal closed.

" Wait son? Omniman said son. Omniman is Invincible's dad?!"

Rex yelled in shock.

On the other side of the portal Mark and Nolan landed on the bright red planet of the Flaxans.

" Mark?"

Nolan called out as he saw his son kneeling on the ground breathing heavily.

' Time to take that step forward.'

Mark thought as he took his mask off and destroyed. He took a deep breath before standing before his father.

" Let's end these bastards!"

Mark declared coldly as he steeled his nerves.

Nolan grinned at his boy, a flare of pride on his face.

" That's. My. Boy."

Nolan exclaimed with Pride.

Mark and Nolan both rushed the lead Flaxan and grabbed him by the head. The two started pulling and effortlessly tore the man in half causing blood to spray everywhere.

" You go left I go right."

Nolan ordered as he took off into the nearest building, leveling it as he flew through it with force.

Mark took the initiative and did just like his father. He grit his teeth and crashed through the Flaxan building, leveling it and killing everyone inside. Mark began picking up speed as he flew through the Flaxan city's, so much so multiple small nuclear explosions started happening behind him destroying even more of the planet as he flew.

Mark and Nolan tore down any and every building in their path destroying the Flaxans civilization with ease.

" I can feel myself getting stronger and faster! This is amazing!"

Mark yelled in excitement. His attitude having done a complete 180 as he adjusted to the merciless killing going on around him.

" Focus Son! They aren't dead yet!"

Nolan ordered his son as he tore a Flaxans head off.

" Right!"

Mark yelled back as he returned to the slaughter.

Eight hours later on earth or eight months on Flaxan. Mark and Nolan had nearly eradicated all life on the planet, leaving behind only a small number of survivors to get them home.

" I'm so proud of you son!"

Nolan said as he hugged Mark.

Mark pulled his fist back and punched Nolan in the face.

" We got time here dad. Years here are worth only hours or maybe days back on earth. And no one else is here to stop us. I know mom doesn't like it when we train. But I can't think of any better time or place to see how much stronger I've gotten."

Mark explained to his father as he took the top of his suit off revealing his muscular body.

" Ha!"

Nolan laughed before slamming his fist into Mark's face harder than he ever had before. He hit Mark so hard he launched the boy across the planet.

' I asked for it!'

Mark thought as he recovered himself, his mouth leaking blood heavily. He immediately turned and flew towards his father, his fist pulled back ready to punch him.

Nolan on the other hand had followed the boys and upon seeing him returning ready to fight pulled his fist back as well.

" RAAAAH!"

The two yelled as they punched at each other. The resulting collision of their fists sent out a shockwave that shook the destroyed ruins below them.

" Not bad Mark!"

Nolan yelled to his son as he brought his other fist down over the boy's head, making him spit up more blood.

" RAH!"

Mark yelled as he recovered himself. He brought his fist upwards and uppercutted his dad knocking him into the air. Mark rushed past his father and brought both of his fists down on his back, knocking back down into the ruins.

' Ugh! Not bad at all son.'

Nolan thought as he got back to his feet.

Nolan launched himself back into the air driving his right fist into Mark stomach before punching him down to the ground with his left.

" Get up son!"

Nolan ordered Mark to return to his feet.

Mark did as his father asked and got ready to fight again.

The two glared at each other before rushing towards each other. Nolan divebombed towards Mark as fast as he could while Mark rushed to meet his father. When the two powerhouses finally met the force of the collision resulted in an explosion that destroyed the remains of the city below.

A year of Flaxan time later and Mark and Nolan had finished their "Training" And were ready to leave the planet. Mark and Nolan's suits had both been nearly destroyed. Only the lower halves remained. Their hair was longer, and Nolan had grown a beard. Mark himself had managed to grow some stubble.

" Grahhh!"

Mark grunted as he got to his feet.

" Son, there's something I've been meaning to ask. Why were you so insistent that we destroyed them?"

Nolan asked as he got to his feet as well.

" They were a threat to Earth Right? If they weren't going to stop attacking our planet, then we had to put them down. Some people can be redeemed. But these guys? They just weren't going to stop killing."

Mark explained to his father.

" I see. Good job son. When it comes to protecting the planet. We have to be ready to do whatever is necessary to achieve our goals."

Nolan explained.

" Right! Now, let's go home."

Mark exclaimed as he got to his feet.

" Right!"

Nolan agreed. He picked up the nearest mountain and flew it over to the nearest building.

" Send us home. Now!"

Nolan demanded the surviving scientists.

Though it seemed they couldn't understand what he said, it seemed they knew what he meant as they immediately got to work with one of their remaining consoles. A few seconds later a green portal opened up next to Nolan and Mark. Mark took a piece of the rubble and stuck it into the portal to test things out. After a few seconds he pulled it back to see the small piece of rubble was still intact. He then looked to his father and nodded before flying through the portal with his father close behind him. Mark soon arrived at the same location the two where at before they had entered the portal the first time, however it seemed it was really late during the night.

" Home, sweet home. Can't say I'm not glad to be back."

Mark said as he felt the cool night breeze flowing through his longer hair. Soon his father came rushing through behind him.

" And we're back! Come on Mark. We need to get home before your mom gets too worried."

Nolan explained to his son.

" Oh, I think you're a little late for that dad."

Mark laughed at his dad's slight Panick.

" Come on race ya home!"

Mark yelled to his dad as he took off towards his home.

" Hey, cheater!"

Nolan yelled as he raced to catch up with the boy.

Mark and Nolan laughed as they flew side by side with each other on their way home. Unknown to them Debbie was sitting and waiting for them to return to give them both an earful.