Rise of An Evil Empire

Hello, and welcome to my second Heroman fanfic. While my other fic, Struggling Aftermath is still ongoing, another idea came to my head and decided to try this out to see how well this would go, as I felt that Struggling Aftermath became unintentionally dark as one reviewer pointed it out. I admit that it was a bit dark but I didn't notice it at first until someone pointed it out, as I was going to give Joey some "dramatic moments" before he...well...makes a "comeback".

Going back here, After re-watching the anime on the internet, I thought I would give readers something to read that would make them feel like watching Heroman again, so a new story is conceived and this time the setting, although set after the anime, will take TWO YEARS later, in which Joey and friends are now attending senior high. Yup, Joey, Psy and Lina are set as 16 year old teens, and are moving on after that incident with Grogorr.

This time Joey will meet new friends and allies as they are going to face a threat that would be more dangerous than the Skrugs, and it won't be alien in nature, as the new enemies are Earth-made and will give Joey and friends a hard time yet with Heroman by his side, Joey, along with friends (old and new), will eventually overcome the said obstacles. How will that happen? You'll soon find out once the chapters come in to place, and who the enemies would be and why the title is called "Evil Empire"...

And lastly, a few minor differences here, such as only the world knows Heroman saving the world, and Joey's "secret" is hidden...you'll soon know why...

Okay...now that I said my piece...it's time to get things started!

Disclaimer:

Heroman is owned by Stan Lee and Bones

Twelve months have passed since Joseph Carter Jones, aka "Joey", and his friends saved Center City from the Skrugg Invasion, and with Gogorr's apparent death, the said-city, located in Los Angeles, California, the residents within the "West City" of the United States of America are slowly resuming its normal, daily life, thankful that the crisis has ended and that the damage is slowly being fixed, and everyone is grateful to Heroman for his heroic deeds, though they are unaware that Joey played a part in saving the world, mainly due to picking up an abandoned motorcycle helmet and putting it on so as to protect his identity fearing reprisal from "bad guys" might watch him aiding Heroman.

During that time, Joey, Simon "Psy" Kaina and Lina Davis continued to serve the remainder of their school year and passed, in which they have passed their second year in junior high and are now ready to attend their third, and final year in which if they pass that school year, they would be eligible to attend Center City's Senior High division, and the trio are thankful that the Skrugg threat has been vanquished and that Heroman survived the ordeal, and the three friends are looking forward to the final year in junior high.

"We Graduated!"

"And we're going to senior high!"

"Yeah...and no more Skruggs to worry about!"

As the three friends went separate ways, Joey went to Hilly's Cafe to attend his part-time job as a waiter, while Lina heads for to be with her parents, though deep down she is saddened that there has been no word about Will, who disappeared after aiding Joey and Heroman in defeating Gogorr and his remaining Skrugg forces, and she missed him so much even after seeing him "lightening up" towards Joey.

"Oh, Will..I wish you were here..."

-x-

As peace is currently playing, crisis is now looming when Axel Hughes is having an emergency meeting at the NIA (National Intelligence Agency), discussing with other high-ranked military officials about the escape of Dr. Minami and his cronies, and they feared that they might target Joey should the mad scientist finds out that Heroman and Joey saved the world and they might take advantage of attacking Joey while he is "resting". Hughes realizes that Joey's friends and loved ones are at risk should Minami learn of their identities.

"Any footage of how Minami got out?"

"No…the CCTVs were deactivated…perhaps due to the Skrugg attacks…"

"There has to be…"

"This is your fault!"

"No, I'm not! It's your fault!"

"No…him…!"

"Stop pointing your finger at me!"

"Then who is to blame? Hughes? He's busy helping that Jones kid in defeating the Skruggs!"

"Then take the blame!"

"Will you stop pointing at me?"

As everyone bickered at who is to blame of the scientist and his cronies' escape, Hughes urged everyone to remain calm and that the first thing to do is find out where the escapees might head to and figure out the frequent places he'd be heading so that they can make their next step in tracking and trapping the escapees. By then Hughes' aid, Elmer Howard whispered to his superior and told him something.

"Sir…I have a suggestion…"

"What is it?"

"Sir…it's best that we keep this from Joey Jones…"

"Why?"

"He just got his life back now that the Skrugg threats is over...we don't want to impose too much on him...finding Minami is our priority now...I'm sure we can find him on our own...and perhaps geting Joey and Heroman to help us would be our last resort…"

"I see…"

"How about we contact the boy's teacher…? At least his inventions can match up to that of Minami's…"

"I understand…I will make my move…"

With Howard's suggestion, Hughes then decided to contact Matthew Danton, Joey's school teacher and confidante, in secret so that he can confide to Joey's science teacher about the situation. He doesn't want Joey to be alarmed about this fact given that he not only did he almost lost Heroman, but he had just recovered from a life-threatening situation which almost made him suicidal, and he doesn't want the young boy to risk his life over again, wanting Joey to live a normal life.

-x-

While the world is basking at the new-found peace they have after the fall of the Skrugg forces, the scene shifts to what appeared to be a fortress located a the South Pole, where it was snowing heavily, and despite being located there, it appeared that no one has noticed it as it was partially hidden behind a huge mountain laced with ice, and the scene zooms inside, where you can see that someone is there, and as the scene zoomed closer, you can see what appeared to be a man, who appeared to be elderly (probably in his late 60's), sporting long, white hair, but then his appearance is something to be taken seriously of.

His face appeared to be pale-white, his left side of his face is covered with what appeared to be a futuristic version of "The Phantom of The Opera" mask, and his body appeared to be encased in a robotic-like armor, while sporting a cape that made Dracula looked like hie is from the 25th century. The man watched the footage of the Skrugg invasion and the events that led to their defeat at the hands of Heroman. The person glanced at the screen, his eyes focused on Heroman and seemingly looked down at him after seeing him "disappeared" after Gorgorr's defeat.

"With that thing gone...and with the defeat of the aliens...now is the time for me to make my move...I will see to it that I will be the rightful ruler of Earth...and that humans have no place in this planet...for I will reshape it as my own..."

He then opened a huge monitor where the world map is shown, and sees how much of the world countries are flourishing while noticing others pale in comparison, and yet the man sees them nothing as "chess pieces" and made his intentions known that he will rule the world, and there the man stood up and went to his laboratory where he stood in front of three laboratory-like beds, where three persons are ins stasis, two adult males and one adult female, and they all appeared human but are encased in armors, suggesting that they are not entirely human.

"Now...awake...my Three Devas..."

Pulling a lever, the three beds- were covered in electrical fields and the three bodies were glowing and after a few minutes, each of them slowly opened their eyes and stood up, and there the man, who appeared to be a brilliant scientist, told his three awakened servants that they will amass their forces to seek absolute world conquest, which the three awakened servants nodded in reply, and there they began their work on expanding their "empire" to make preparations to begin their conquest at the soonest possible time.

-x-

A few months later, Joey, Psy and Lina are attending school, and during lunch break, Psy and Lina asked why Joey had to wear a helmet during their last stand against Gogorr, in which Joey stated that he can't let his face be seen as it might attract "bad people" who may get jealous over someone who saved Earth and may brand him a "threat", which the two teens slowly accepted since criminals might fear Joey if he is revealed to be the one who summoned Heroman and defeated the Skruggs and saved Earth.

"...so that's why you had to wear a helmet..."

"Quite a smart move..."

"Yeah...I don't want to attract attention...not to mention that hoodlums might think of me as a threat and would terrorize my home, grandma or Holly..."

"Well, your secret's safe..."

"And Heroman's still with you..."

"Yeah..."

"So what now?"

"Any plans..."

"Well...Professor Danton told me to..."

RING!

As the bell rang that indicated that lunchtime is about to end, the trio cut short their discussion and finished their lunch and prepared themselves as they are set to attend the afternoon classes, and they hoped peace would last longer this time, as they noted that Professor Danton vowed never to make another contact with the "extraterrestrial", as he learned that his actions resulted in attracting the Skruggs to Earth that started the invasion and crisis, and it took Heroman and Joey, along with Hughes, to end the threat, and so Danton will devote his time in helping in any way without "doing something reckless".

However, Joey and friends are unaware that a new threat is looming, and crisis would commence without warning.

To Be Continued...

Okay…hope you liked the opening chapter…

While the 1st chapter diverges from the aftermath events of episode 26, it will give you something to enjoy, as Joey gets to resume his daily life and how to cope with the future he is facing without Heroman. This will certainly add a lot of pressure once his would-be detractors comes in and starts to lay out the plans to "bring him down" emotionally before dealing with him physically.

Here you get to get a glimpse of who Joey and Heroman are about to face in future chapters, and this time the new antagonist appeared to be Earth-born, and is now making moves to begin global conquest now that the Skrugg Invasion has ended...and with no "rivals" to worry about, he can begin amassing his own henchmen to do his bidding...

Preview:

Joey and friends graduate junior high and are now starting their lives as senior high school students. There they meet new friends who will eventually act as new allies against the new threat to Center City and Earth, while at the same time, new antagonist are introduced within Lina's home who act as "foils" to the developing relationship between her and Joey.