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Premise

The main premise of the Freelancers is to help in the protection of Millennium City from any danger internal or external. While not as formal as Meta-S.W.A.T. was the Freelancers try to stand by the original premise.

The team focuses on diversity, flexibility, and reliability, showing the community as a whole that they always have a group that they can rely on when the chips are down. Their diversity offers them the ability to react quickly and efficiently to rapidly changing situations in the field. With the acquisition of Lithium Labs, the Freelancers changed gears slightly to begin production of armor and weapons for local police departments across the country.

The team itself is a juxtaposition of personalities and talents, each member lending themselves to make the Unit something greater than simply the sum of its parts. It is not unusual to find a gun totting, smart-ass Native American back-to-back with a Power Armor wearing Playboy kicking in doors to take down bad guys.

History

Founding

Drawing inspiration from larger government organizations of Super Heroes, Millenium City set to working with thier Police Department and MARS division to come up with a locally owned an operated group that was under direct control of the City's bureaucracy. After formalizing the idea in mid-2009, MCPD tapped retired Army Special Forces John Wheeler to organize the team, and by August of that year, John Wheeler(now dubbed Striker) became a Lieutenant in MCPD and was awarded Unit Director of Meta-S.W.A.T.

Recruitment was slow at first, the Lieutenant finding a handful of team members, many that served only as a test run for what would be the final draft of the group. Of the original team, only the gargoyle Justice, and the Tech Specialist Ethan Halloway, remain. However, the team was about to make a sudden shift into overdrive.

His name was Grond, classified as one of the strongest creatures in the known world, and after a rather destructive rampage through the South-Western Desert, a coalition of super heroes decided to subdue the threat(if only for a time). At first, the coalition found itself ineffectual at seriously harming the massive mutant, and without any solid co-ordination the endeavor was doomed from its onset. Then Zarp Draken, a lone hero stepped up to rally an organizational effort. Striker was the first to lend his aid to the Draconian warrior, offering his military expertise. Together the pair rallied the beleaguered heroes and led them to victory down in Snake Gulch. Shortly there after, Zarp joined the team. It would never be the same.

After Zarp, the roster began to grow more rapidly than expected. Word got out of the units deeds, and reputation for helping a hero in a pinch. Doctor David Smith, joined the ranks, and became the Executive Officer of Operations, lending his charisma and expertise to the team. Recruitment posters started circulating Millennium City of a shirtless Zarp, and nothing could stop then tide after that. They eventually even took on a young former UNTIL officer who was currently on parolee name Seth McIlroy.

After the event of the first Bloodmoon members of the Meta-S.W.A.T. unit began leaving for various reasons and the group was almost disbanded after the retirement of Striker. Seth McIlroy, better known as Keioseth tried his best to hold the group together after having a vision of a the city being destroyed by a man in white armor. Keioseth offered to take control of the unit and was granted this because of his experience with UNTIL. Most of the remaining members disagreed with one of the newest members of the unit being the new Unit Director and resigned.

For a good couple of months the only active member of the Unit was Keioseth, once Flynn T. Megantic rejoined the group, Meta-S.W.A.T. received a surge in membership and became an active part of Millennium City's defense. The group aided in the defeat of Superior, even after the death of Keioseth, they were also instrumental in the resurrection of Keioseth.

After several relatively peaceful months, the main base of the Unit was attacked by Keio's Arch-nemesis Chaosiris and the building was destroyed, most of the team was injured, a few members were even killed. After this incident the city began questioning the need for the unit and they cut the funding in half. If it wasn't for the help of Thundrax the Garage would never have been rebuilt.

Eventually the funding was cut entirely and the group disbanded. Keio put himself into debt to purchase the Garage from the city and began to rebuild the group as a private security agency. He name this new venture "Freelancer: Security Solutions" but after bad publicity and accusations of being a mercenary group, he changed the name to "Freelancers Security Agency" though to most they are simply the "Freelancers."

As time went on the group grew to encompass multiple separate businesses and brought them all under one roof. At this point Keio re-branded the company as "Freelancer Industries" and set the group to focus on scientific research and the production of items to aid local governments in North America and Europe.

Bases and Other Facilities

Freelancer Industries has several operational locations:

• Main Headquarters, The Garage, Millennium City, MI, USA
• West Coast Headquarters, Four Winds Night Club, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• East Coast Headquarters, McLeod Security, Hudson City, NJ, USA
• Off World Headquarters, Lelantos, Dwarf Planet within the Asteroid Belt

Minor Facilities:

• Lithium Laboratories, Millennium City, MI, USA
• The Vault, Duke City, NM, USA
• Sanctuary Base, Vibora Bay, FL, USA
• Captured Research Facility, Bathurst Island, NU, Canada (Joint Operation with Canadian Government

The Garage

The Garage sports Five levels each broken up by several floors and they include:

• The top level of the facility is split between the offices and waiting area, the armor and weapons lockers, and a motor pool. Openly seen by the public is the Offices for the CEO and several others, a reception area, and a waiting area for visitors and customers.

• Directly below the offices the area has been built to accommodate twenty five ACE Suit storage lockers all set to digital locks and DNA encoded to their specific user, the nanoforge and assembly console for ACE Suit creation, as well as an area to modify ACE Suits for underwater and space.

• This area also has a weapons locker that sports rows of sidearm lockers and assault weaponry, the bulk of the team’s tactical equipment ranging from breaching charges to laser cutters, and a spot reserved for heavy weapons.

• Below that is the main motor pool area which houses the FLO (Freelancer Osprey), FLO 2, and two former VIPER transports. In addition to storage for the vehicles it also has an area for repairs.

• The first basement level of the facility houses the team’s quarters if they need a place to stay or happen to be working late. Each member of the team has a private room here which they are capable of customizing to their liking.

• This area also sports a fully functional medical bay complete with medical nanite healing pods, a fully stocked kitchen, Recreational Room and a full size Gym. The overall recreational area sports a card table and a series of chairs as well as a couch. Posters, pictures, scribbles, and notes adorn the walls, and many of the members maintain some personal space as well as a private locker.

• There is also an open area that houses the Garage's D-Bridger terminal.

• The second basement level contains the training rooms which utilize reprogramed robots taken from Siris, holograms, and ISIS forcefields. The rooms take up most of the level.

• Sharing the level with the Training Rooms, the War Room contains a large holographic representation of the Earth with highlights showing current jobs, world-wide incidents, and team member’s current locations.

• The third basement level is the Science Laboratory with high tech machines furnished by Both Silver Eagle and Flux-Carson industries.

• The lowest level of the complex houses the server room for the Super Computing Resource Intelligence (S.C.R.I.). Due to the large amount of servers the room and the heat they generate, the room is kept at very cold temperatures to keep S.C.R.I. from overheating.

• The building as a whole has numerous internal and external defensive and offensive capabilities including forcefields and turrets.

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McLeod Bail Bonds

Located at 1277 East Ferry St in Hudson City, NJ, McLeod Bail Bonds is a modest building which houses a small office in the front and visible to the public. This is not a front though, they really do help with bail and go after people who fail to return to their trials or flat out run. Specifically, McLeod Bail Bonds focuses on Superhuman and Mystical clients.

The Building Features:

• The office which has desks for the team and a small living room like waiting area complete with couches and a giant TV.

• Behind the main office area is Bruno's office.

• In the back there is the locker area which holds the armory and the ACE Suit storage lockers.

Four Winds Dance Club

The Four Winds Nightclub is located at 8511 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California. While Jace McLeod bought the area and developed it into a rather successful Nightclub, this is just a front for his Freelancer unit's base of operations. Unlike his older brother's base in Hudson City, Jace's closer to how the Main HQ in Millennium City is designed.

• The main Nightclub features a large bar and dance floor (Think similar to Club Caprice).

• Below the club lies the first floor of the base. Both the training area, armory, and ACE Suit Storage Lockers.

• The second floor houses the living areas with rooms for the team members, the kitchen, and a theatre.

Lelantos

Lelantos is a dwarf planet within the Sol System's asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The base built on it was originally built after the Freelancers united to put a stop to Chaosiris which led to the destruction or capture of almost all of his terrestrial bases. In the final battle against Siris, the Freelancers and their allies managed to capture the base. Over the last year Kara, Keio, and SCRI have removed all traces of Siris' group and reactivated the mine and factory on the planetoid.

The Base Features:

• The Airlock, D-Bridger pad, Atrium, and meeting area are in the central dome on the surface of the planetoid.

• There are two other domes one the surface which house the Recreational area to the west and the Hydroponics Dome to the East.

• Both of the Secondary Domes have elevators that go to the other levels including the area directly below the domes which houses the living areas, office spaces, and a Zero-G training room.

• Traveling further down the elevator from the Rec Dome leads to the Science and Tech Labs as well as the Robotics factory that Siris used to produced his robotic minions. Keio and Kara have repurposed it to create Robot versions of the ACE Armors which defend the base and work in the mine.

• Traveling down from the Hydroponics elevator leads to the bases reactor which is powered by some form of magic and dark matter. Kara is still trying to figure out exactly how it works.

• Deeper down is the Mine and several large 'caverns' within the planet.

Equipment of a Freelancer

S.C.R.I.:

SCRI, or the Supercomputing Resource Intelligence, is an Artificial Intelligence created by Seth McIlroy. While she is based off of several A.I. that Seth has come across in his travels, SCRI. shares very few similarities to them outside of various functions. The main basis for her were INSCRIBE and the AI that Meta-SWAT used. INSCRIBE was a very basic AI from the computer system used by a super group known as "The Independents," INSCRIBE handled all of the Intellectual Properties of the team. The Meta-SWAT AI handled comm channels, resource tracking, and various other functions for the group. SCRI is a combination of both of these ideas and additions made by Seth.

SCRI's main functions include management of team resources and the allocation of these resources to the team members, Satellite Navigation and Communication for the team, handling most clerical work for the team, and any else the team may require. She has a very dry humor or what seems to be a sense of humor, hard to tell with SCRI.

ACE SUIT :

The Advanced Combat Enhancement Suits, or ACES were developed by the United States military as part of an elite soldier enhancement program in 1986. The suits were designed to be light weight, as well as versatile to accept many on the fly combat upgrades to allow the soldiers to adapt to combat situations quickly. The suits production was terminated in 1990 and many of the ACES were removed from combat duty to be replaced with the newer technology, but a handful of the suits were still utilized by various branches of the Military, as well as being the benchmark for many enhancement suits that would be developed in the future.

Formerly, the largest user base of the ACE Suits is Millennium City's Meta-S.W.A.T./S.I.R.T. division of MCPD, the team sporting well over thirty of the remaining units in existence. With the suspension of the Meta-S.W.A.T. program, Seth McIlroy bought up the remaining suits and components, keeping them for use of the Freelancer Industries. Since the purchase, Freelancer Industries has gone through several variations on the original design, the most current mass production model is the Mark VII with the Mark VIII as a Freelancer team exclusive and the Mark IX in prototype.

ACElet:

Using a combination of technology and magic the ACElet was one of the last inventions of Dr. Seth "Keio" McIlroy before his death. By giving the device a spin while wearing it and calling out the name of their armor, the Freelancer's Mark IX ACE Armor with form on their body in less than a second. This mostly eliminated the issue of being caught with the armor while in the field.

Lithtech FL-i17 Vajra:

Developed by Lithium Labs as an exclusive personal sidearm to members of the Freelancers, the Vajra shares functions with the TASIR/PEN Systems as they have multiple forms they can shift into depending on the needs of the user, the can be easily modded, and two can lock together into a rifle form. The Vajra were designed with nonlethal takedowns in mind typically firing the FLI K.O. Taser Projectile, but they can also fire .45 caliber ammunition.

FLI SPR-01 Archangel:

The production model of the XR-0 Seraph, the Archangel's are powered by an LMNT Core with a standard atmospheric cruising speed at 10000 meters of Mach 5.5+, a maximum atmospheric cruising speed at 30000+ meters of Mach 25+, and an unlimited Atmospheric ceiling (capable of launching to satellite orbit over Earth-class planet), additionally they have an FTL Drive for interstellar travel and are capable of sustained VToL flight.

The Archangel has three internal weapons bays: a large bay on the bottom of the fuselage, and two smaller bays on the sides of the fuselage, aft of the engine intakes. These can accommodate several types of short and long range missiles, the main bay can be outfitted to carry bombs, and the side bays usually have several micro missile launchers. Due to the ability to leave and reenter the atmosphere the aircraft does not have external hardpoints to attach any other bombs or missiles. Two internally mounted M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm cannons are embedded in the wing roots with their muzzles covered by a retractable door to protect them during reentry. The radar projection of the cannon fire's path is displayed on the pilot's head-up display on their THINGs. The final weapon in the Archangels armaments is the Teshin Mega Buster Rifle mounted in the nose of the aircraft which is powered directly by the LMNT core and capable of very powerful power outputs.

FLI V-22a and V-22b Ospreys:

These are two Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys modified by Freelancer Industries to fit their needs. Both the 22a and 22b have had their wings rebuilt to accommodate new jet turbines powered by LMNT cores to replace the original turboprops. They are still fitted with the standard armaments of the V-22 Osprey with the only major addition being the installation of an Aegis-θ (Aegis Theta) defensive barrier system to better protect the aircraft.

XMA-01 SABER Suit:

The SABER suit is a variable response Mech Armor used by the Freelancer Industries Special Response Teams and are designed by Kara McIlroy. Kara took the concept of the ACE Suit and increased it almost five fold. The Sabers have multiple rocket thrusters, Sensors, a SCRI Interface, THINGs, 360 degree panoramic cockpit screen, and an Aegis Theta Defensive Barrier System. Fixed Armaments include a Gatling gun (mounted in forearms), Extendable Heater Blades (mounted in forearms), Super TASIR Gauntlets and is capable of equipping a plethora of optional armaments which include a Shield (mounted on either forearm), 1x Teshin Mega Buster cannon (mounted on right shoulder), 1x Missile pod (mounted on left shoulder), 1x Anti-Material Rifle, or 2x S-Gunbuster Plasma Handguns.

Additional Information

Oath of Honor

On my honor,

We will protect all those in need.
All evil doers pay heed,
We are their Sword,
And we are their Shield.
We can do the Impossible.
Alone we are Strong,
But together we are Invincible.

We are the Freelancers.

Allies

• Thundrax and Carson-Flux.
• Protectors of the World
• M.C.P.D.
• V.B.P.D.
• H.C.P.D.
• L.A.P.D.
• UNTIL
• PRIMUS
• Harmon Labs
• Lithium Laboratories

Enemies

• Renegade: A criminal organization run by Chaosiris.
• S.I.N.S.: Superhuman International Neutralization Squad, Augmented Human Mercenaries.
• Renaissance Systems: Weapons Manufacturer.

Unit Organization

Chief Executive Officer The CEO is responsible for all aspects of the team, from new recruits to funding. He is the informational hub as well as the filter for information traveling up to the higher powers within the city. He is the face of the team, and is singly accountable to City Hall and the public for the teams actions and conduct.

• Kara McIlroy

Executive Tactical Officer The ETO is responsible for Tactical Support for the team in any given situation that might arrive, Hostage Situation, Terrorist Attack,ect, as well as being in charge of keep track of Ammo Supplies, Equipment needs, and Training of New Recruits.

• Hunter
• Flynn T. Megantic

Lead Technician Officer The Technician Officer is responsible for maintaining the equipment of the team and is free to develop any materials for the group to use.

• VACANT

Lead Arcane Officer Much like the LTO, the Arcane Officer is responsible for maintaining any of the team's magical objects and defences.

• Lenora Carver

Freelancer Industries Special Response Teams

• Lancer Team - Lancer is the group of Freelancers whom also work with the Protectors of the World.
  • Keioseth II and Razira

• Meta-SWAT Team - A reborn version of the Original Meta-SWAT team.
  • Wolf-Girl

• Svalinn Team - A team based out of Hudson City that specializes in bodyguard and security sevices.
  • Bruno McLeod, Craig "Havoc" Jackson, and Nikolai Dragonov.

• Tarnkappe Team - A unit made up of lighter armed personnel, infiltration, control, and information gathering focused. Works out of Los Angeles.
  • Jace Reaper, Connor Preston, Kurt Neumann, and Mariko Yoshimura.

Freelancer Industries Research and Development Teams

• Asclepius Team - The medical research division of Freelancer industries.
  • Dr. Avea Megantic, Boun "Bones" Takashita, and

• Raskovnik Team - Fringe technology research especially in the applications of Dark Energy and Dark Matter.
  • Dr. Mulan Hanahara, Dr. Caleb Hall, and Dr. Lyndsey Turnbow.

• Lithium Labs Millennium City Team - Creation and testing of new non-lethal technologies for North American law enforcement agencies.
  • Dr. Tony Adams, Dr. Sunny Patel, Alexandra 'X-Kat' Katsaros, and Nicholas Turchino

Other Members

• Leilani McIlroy
• Kayleigh Ellis
• Cameron Martinelli *Medical Support*

Team Members

KEIOSETH

"It's choice, not chance, that determines your destiny."

Name: Dr. Kyran Seth "Keio" McIlroy
Abilities: Electrokinesis, Precognition, Telepathy, Telekinesis
Rank: CEO

Keio was born with psychic powers and at the age of twelve his hometown was attacked by an extradimensional force, after the battle the town was leveled and Keio gained electrokinesis. As soon as he was old enough he joined UNTIL, eventually specialized in combating VIPER, before he was wrongfully convicted of several murders, after proving his innocence is was retired where he joined MCPD, Took over Meta-SWAT, and eventually formed the Freelancers.

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KEIOISIS

"In the struggle against evil, there is no shame in defeat, only in not fighting."

Name: Kara Alenna McIlroy
Abilities: Psycho-Electrokinesis, Telekinesis, Telepathy, Technopathy
Rank: Member

Kara was created by Keioseth's dark-side incarnate Chaosiris in an attempt to unlock the special powers and abilities of Alenna McIlroy (Seryna). He used a magic sword, known as the Aurora, to steal Alenna's soul and then place it within a cloned body that was programmed to follow his commands. He planned to use age acceleration to make her an adult before using her as a weapon but Keio and his UNTIL unit found an rescued her. Keio raised her as his own but after Siris formed a team to try and capture both father and daughter she was sent to live in Ireland with her Grandmother. Years passed and once Siris was believed to be dead she came to live with her father until she was kidnapped and taken to an elemental lightning plane. The Freelancers managed to rescue her but the time displacement of the plane had caused Kara to age to her teen years. She was living a normal life until her body was mortally wounded and her soul stolen. After being rescued she was placed into a cloned body that was genetically related to both Keio and Alenna, truely making her Keio's daughter.

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BRUNO

"F*&! off."

Name: Sgt. Donovan Bruno McLeod
Abilities: Cryokinesis and Regeneration
Rank: Spearhead Team Leader

DATA NOT FOUND, INFO TO BE FILLED IN.

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RAZIRA

"Do not underestimate the wolf inside of me. Or else you will get burned."

Name: Confidential
Abilities: Ice/Fire Manipulation, Lycanthropy
Rank: Member

TO BE ADDED

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ICE-HEART

"The important thing about mistakes is learning from them."

Name: Lenora Carver
Abilities: Ice Focused Sorcery, Longevity
Rank: Lead Arcane Officer

Ice-Heart is an old witch who exactly fails at looking her age. She was previously a villain but has since turned to more heroic efforts within the past few decades. She is the self-proclaimed "Witch of the North Winds" and "Herald of Boreas".

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JACE REAPER

"Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move."

Name: Murchadh Jason "Jace" McLeod
Abilities: Hydrokinesis, Super Speed
Rank: Spectre Team Leader, Information Broker

DATA NOT FOUND, INFO TO BE FILLED IN.

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LEILANI

"Ride the ice."

Name: Leilani Hau Kea (McIlroy)
Abilities: Cryokinesis
Rank: Member

Some would tell you Leilani is Nafanua reborn, goddess of wisdom and war, others would say she is a demon spawn and should be cast out, or maybe she is the pe'a showing the way again. But everyone agrees there is something special about the young girl. Lei would rather run from the traditions and responsibilities her Village would heap on her. Preferring an easy life of living off her fathers vast American wealth and chasing the next great wave all over the world. She has stayed in some of the finest hotels the world has to offer making her home out of waves and a large collection of surf boards. Having grown up in Apia, Samoa she was taught the high language as well as the barbarized street language of the island. English comes easily to her but sometimes she struggles to find the right words to translate her native tongue for those who do not understand.

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FLYNN

"Make an Ahnuld joke and I will wishbone you."

Name: Flynn T. Megantic
Abilities: Strength and Endurance.
Rank: Executive Tactical Officer

DATA NOT FOUND, INFO TO BE FILLED IN.

Retired

HUNTER

"???"

Name: John Blackclaw
Abilities: "Perfect Body Mutation" Strength, Agility, Speed, Durability, Senses
Rank: Executive Tactical Officer

Hunter is a Native-American Meta-human, of an a-typical type. As a wise-cracking gunslinger, he's proven himself unique by his self-aware humor, and enjoyment of the world. He was made in an attempt to showcase a different kind of Native American then is seen in comics and movies.

Retired

POWERGLOVE

"???"

Name: Cameron McClean (né Martinelli)
Abilities: Inter-dimensional Travel, magic-based healing and 'flight', very minor telekinesis, incredibly limited power absorption
Rank: Member

Powerglove, aka Jumper, is an inter-dimensional refugee from Earth 267, which was unofficially nicknamed 'Gangland' by certain database interns who shall remain unnamed. Unlike many dimensional refugees who have found themselves in Millennium City through accidents or misdirected planar spells, Powerglove, or 'Cam' as he prefers to be called, arrived under his own power. Cameron is able to travel between alternate realities without the assistance of any technology or magic, though when he arrived to this world his power was uncontrolled and volatile. It has since been stabilized. He generally fights on the side of justice, but has been known to bend or completely disregard the law of the land in pursuit of what he feels is 'right', or his own agenda. He is considered a refugee and legal resident of the United States, and has no citizenship status with any country. See: Case-File: [CLASSIFIED].

Retired

RAPTURE

"I swear you people -like- getting shot."

Name: Kayleigh Ellis
Abilities: Primal Magics focused on Healing and Defense
Rank: Member

Kayleigh has no solid memories of her early childhood, being moved from different childrens' homes and foster carers. Her youth was troubled as a result and by her early teens she more often than not found herself living on the streets. As a pretty, young girl she learnt the ugly side of life as a matter of survival until finally her magic awakened. While she practiced and learned her powers she also built up a network of allies & friends, all with similar powers. Over the years their friendship grew and they ran together as a cabal, their collective magic affording them all manner of privileges in London's dark underworld. The name 'Rapture' was one earned during her more 'liberated' late teens.

Retired

SILVER EAGLE

"Why are you looking at me like that? All I said was she has a nice ass, villainess or not. I'd hit it."

Name: NO/DATA
Abilities: Power Armor
Rank: Member

DATA NOT FOUND, INFO TO BE FILLED IN.

Retired

SUNSPOT

"Hello, bitch with a bow here. Don't make me shoot you."

Name: Aeva Adrienna Megantic (né Marone)
Abilities: Marksmanship, Acrobatics, can see in the dark
Rank: Member

DATA NOT FOUND, INFO TO BE FILLED IN.

Retired

Storylines & Plots

A list of the major storylines and plots from the Freelancers Team:

Fall of Meta-S.W.A.T. #1-#5:

After the Meta-S.W.A.T. tie-in stories to the Superior Conflict, the Meta-S.W.A.T. Garage was attacked by Chaosiris, a member of the terrorist organization RENEGADE. The assault took place after a series of heroes were attacked, some even killed, around Millennium City. The attack resulted in the destruction of the team’s ACE Suits, the Meta-S.W.A.T. Garage, three members of the team and even more other heroes were either killed or severely injured.

While Psi Lash was able to heal the group present at the Garage, Keio is taken to the hospital for surgery due to a broken back. The remaining group begins trying to try and find Chaosiris eventually tracking him to a location in Canada. After sneaking into the base they ran across several VIPER squads who were also after Chaosiris. During the ensuing firefight, the base’s self-destruct sequence activates and destroys the base with Meta-S.W.A.T. and VIPER still inside.

Fall of Meta-S.W.A.T.: Dying Breed #6-#8:

Thanks to some quick thinking by Silver Eagle, the members of Meta-S.W.A.T. survived the explosion via a forcefield. The same could not be said about the VIPER Squads. Emerging from the rumble the group is attacked by Siris’ second in command, Rhino Tank. Eagle and Rhino begin exchanging blows and Eagle sets his Suit to autopilot so that the group can get away to safety.

Rhino’s Power Armor manages to destroy Eagle’s but his suit is too damaged to continue in so he leaves his suit behind and starts hunting the team. Back in Millennium City, Keio goes into surgery to have in implant put on his spine while Ice-Heart watches on. Back in Canada the group takes another beating but manages to take down Rhino. The Canadian military arrives with several heroes including Thundrax and the remaining members of Meta-S.W.A.T. are taken back to the States.

Fall of Meta-S.W.A.T.: Winds of Change #9-#10:

A month after the events “Dying Breed” Keio is out of the hospital but called to appear before the MC City Council where he finds out that the city is no longer going to be funding Meta-S.W.A.T. and were selling off whatever was left of the team’s gear to pay for the damages to the city. So the team finds themselves without a job and they go their separate ways.

Keio arrives back at his apartment but he runs into Thundrax and the two go for a drink. Thundrax offers that if Keio can find other supporters, he be willing to help pay for and rebuild the Garage. Keio with Flynn, Silver Eagle, and Ice-Heart, go out to track down some potential investors including both government and private sources. After gaining investors , Carson-Flux rebuilds the Garage after Keio buys the area the former Garage was on.

Rise of The Freelancers #11-#14:

While the new Garage is being built Hunter, Silver Eagle, and Flynn go after Siris once again. Rhino Tank and a new set of enemies created by Siris’ dark magic, the Twins La Llorona and La Mala Hora, are quick to answer their challenge. The sheer power of the Twins pushes the heroes back but thanks to some quick thinking by Hunter, the group manages to rally and force the villains back.

Tracking them to a small island in the south pacific, Keio, Hunter, Silver Eagle, Flynn, and a few other bring the hammer down on Siris and the RENEGADES destroying much of their forces and the vast majority of the island base. Keio and Siris get separated from the rest of the group and continue to battle. During the fight, Siris manages to use his magic to force a copy of his soul into Keio unknown to him. Keio manages to severely injure Siris and the rest of the team manages to defeat and arrest Southern Cross and Rhino Tank.

The Team returns home and officially dubs themselves the Freelancers and pludge to protect the City just as they did as Meta-S.W.A.T.

The Freelancers: Ghosts #15-#18:

Several months pass and the new Garage is finished, complete with underground levels. The first official mission of the Freelancers came about after Keio was called in to appraise an artifact at an archaeological dig near Kelowna. Keio takes the artifact back to Millennium City and he discovers that at the center of the artifact is a fist sized crystal. Silver Eagle arrives at the Garage and the two discover that the crystal can multiply energies forced through it (turning a laser pointer’s beam into a laser blast straight out of an anime).

The two are attacked by a clone of Alenna McIlroy, Keio’s deceased ex-wife. Turns out she was created by VIPER and after nearly killing the two heroes she happily takes the crystal called the Infinity Crystal. Keio gathers the team, after getting healed by Ice-Heart, and they launch a retrieval mission which takes them to a VIPER base in Montana. While the clone escapes, the team is able get the crystal back and places it into storage.

Media

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