Editing Sad Tales of Freedom's Fallen HEROES (section)

==THE FREEDOM LEAGUE==
===Last Stand at [[Freedom Hall]]===
Civilians in a blind-panic fled to [[Freedom Hall]] seeking shelter. Outside [[Captain Thunder]] and [[Lady Liberty]] stood as the last and greatest champions of the decimated Freedom League. Lady Liberty using the Light of Liberty to deflect away the hail of energy bolts raining down upon them. Captain Thunder rending ships apart with his bare hands. <br> As the huddled masses watched with fear, enemy shock troops released an anti-ion wave, that nullified Captain Thunder's electrical powers. As he fell from the sky, Lady Liberty diverted her attention from the attackers in order to try to heal him. A barrage of particle weapons tore through their bodies, and they collapsed in each others arms. <br> Inside Freedom Hall, [[Raven]] worked feverishly with tissue samples of [[Grue]] prisoners from the early part of the assault, trying to develop some sort of paralyzing bio-agent to use against them. A handful of human witnesses were close enough to the sealed entrance of the underground lab when the invaders broke through the hall. It was said, that she didn't even put up a fight. She just stood there weeping and was cut down by energy bolts.  Moments later Freedom Hall was in ruins, explosions from within and from without.  The husk of the Hall remains in Freedom Circle in ruins as a trophy to the Star-Khan.

===[[The Bowman]]===
Bowman IV (Fletcher Beaumont III): Grandson of the original [[Bowman]], first graduate of the [[Claremont Academy]], and
member of the Freedom League. <br> The Bowman, newest member of the League was '''the first to fall'''. Leading a counter-offensive into the heart of the overwhelming drone army with hundreds of police, army personnel, and civilian militia. It was said that his presence alone inspired hope in Freedom's defenders, until for one split second he hesitated--deciding on a target for his final arrows... 

===[[Captain Thunder]]===
Captain Thunder (Ray Gardener): Former test pilot who gained super-powers when a lightning bolt struck the cockpit of
his experimental plane. Captain Thunder is super-strong, able to fly and control electricity. He’s the current chairman of
the Freedom League. <br> During '''the Last Stand at Freedom Hall''' - Outside Captain Thunder and Lady Liberty stood as the last and greatest champions of the decimated Freedom League. Captain Thunder rending ships apart with his bare hands. His powers increased with his rage at the betrayal of the Star-Khan, and lightning ripped through the invading fleet. Captain Thunder flew higher and higher, destroying all before him, aiming to destroy the Khan’s personal ship, and the Khan himself. Unluckily, before he could reach it ships which were still intact charged him up with pure electricity. The overload of energy ripped the poor hero’s body apart.  As the huddled masses watched with fear, enemy shock troops released an anti-ion wave, that nullified Captain Thunder's electrical powers. As his body fell from the sky, Lady Liberty diverted her attention from the attackers in order to try to heal him. A barrage of an unusual particle weapons tore through their bodies, and they collapsed in each others arms before becoming as dust.  Captain Thunder would continue...  his will was to strong. Gathering the very powers that had destroyed his body he turned into pure energy and rocketed towards his final destination.  With no physical form the impervious shields and walls could not stop him. Captain Thunder knew he was dieing but he still had one task to do, but the Khan was prepared. As Thunder flew into the bridge the Khan spun round and impaled him on a spear of cosmic force. And so the great Captain Thunder died, attempting to end something which had already finished. But even his death is remembered for as he fell through the ship and space the vast energies he had contained exploded outward, ripping a huge hole in the fleet, as his life finally ended. 

===[[Johnny Rocket]]===
Johnny Rocket II (John Wade): Member of the Freedom League with super-speed, grandson of Johnny Rocket I. Outed as
gay as few years ago. <br> Johnny Rocket between heartbeats could be felt as a blur on the battlefield--either bludgeoning entire platoons unconscious or evacuating scores of civilians from harm's way. The invadering Khanate Shocklords outmaneuvered him by irradiating air pockets around a group of endangered civilians. As Johnny blazed through the area to remove the civilians, his hyperspeed metabolism turned his cell structure cancerous. Each use of his super-speed accellerated the disease. Johnny privately fought the disease spread for weaks before he was eaten alive by it.

===[[Doctor Metropolis]]=== 
Dr. Metropolis the “Spirit of Cities” that appeared after the Terminus Invasion to help rebuild Freedom City, able to control
and shape urban environments. A member of the Freedom League. <br> The destruction being levelled against Freedom City by an alien menace drove Doc Metro into a rage. With dozens of heroes already fallen, in a stroke of heroic inspiration he transferred his consciousness into the Statue of Centurion ("the big guy that watches over us") and began blindly smashing his way through Grue War Machines and the Khanate Armada. He was scattered into atomic particles by an orbital pulse beam from the Star-Khan's ship.

===[[Lady Liberty]]===
Lady Liberty III (Beth Walton-Wright): Current wielder of the Light of Liberty and member of the Freedom League. Married
to police detective Trevor Wright.  <br> During '''the Last Stand at Freedom Hall''' - Civilians in a blind-panic fled to Freedom Hall seeking shelter. Lady Liberty using the Light of Liberty to deflect away the hail of energy bolts raining down upon them. As the huddled masses watched with fear, enemy shock troops released an anti-ion wave, that nullified Captain Thunder's electrical powers. As he fell from the sky, Lady Liberty diverted her attention from the attackers in order to try to heal him. A barrage of an unusual particle weapons tore through their bodies, and they collapsed in each others arms before becoming as dust.

===[[Raven]]===
Raven II (Callie Summers): Costumed crimefighter and member of the Freedom League. Trained by her father Duncan, the
first Raven. <br> During '''the Last Stand at Freedom Hall''' - inside Freedom Hall, Raven worked feverishly with tissue samples of Grue prisoners from the early part of the assault, trying to develop some sort of paralyzing bio-agent to use against them. A handful of human witnesses were close enough to the sealed entrance of the underground lab when the invaders broke through the hall. It was said, that she didn't even put up a fight. She just stood there weeping and was cut down by energy bolts. 

===[[Siren]]=== 
Siren II (Cassandra Vale): Voodoo loa (goddess) of the sea, bonded with a mortal psychologist, and wielding power over the sea and weather. Protector of New Orleans. <br> Siren was able to initially neutralize large parts of the invasion force using her weather control powers to delay troopships and battle craft but she had to leave herself vulnerable to do so.  The villainous Baron Samedi took advantage of the bodies of the Police assault force that had been led by Bowman's last stand and used his zombies to overwhelm Siren. She was drowned in a sea of undead flesh, her powers tied up, protecting her precious city.  Nearly beaten to death at the hands of the Puesdo, Baron Samedi would be taken down by the remaining heroes and locked away in Blackstone. 

===[[Star-Knight]]===
(Maria Montoya): First Terran to join the Star Knights, assigned as the Star Knight of Earth’s sector of space. <br>

===[[Daedelus]]===
With the coming [[Grue]], strange bedfellows were made, and fences were mended against the coming storm. Cheif among these was the reunion of Daedelus and [[Talos]]. As the mythic mechanical menace explained, while he despised the Freedom League and humanity in general, they were a factor he could control. The invasion, however, had a high probability to simply raze the planet. <br> 
'''''"therefore,"''''' the bronze giant concluded, '''''"it is logical that the foundry contributes resources to maintain the current operational model."''''' <br> 
The alliance was uneasy, but it was earnest, their combined intellects enough to craft a defensive network from the various parties of earth and what little aid could be given from the lor. had it succeeded, perhaps the war would have turned out differently. As the attack began, the network collapsed like a house of cards...  From his post, Daedelus could only watch in horror, knowing that the only reason it could have failed was if they had been betrayed. angrily he turned to Talos, gravitaic gauntlets aglow <br> 
'''''"I betrayed you,"'''''  the bronze figure confessed, '''''"but Talos did not. forgive me, my freind,"''''' the giant said as it's voice changed and features began to melt. <br> 
Before him stood [[Pseudo]], his face grave. <br>
'''''"The Khan's forces are too great. Had the network succeeded, you would have only brought his true forces to bear, and he would shatter earth. this way, at least, there is a 58.2% chance that Earth will ultimately recover from the onslaught. The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."''''' <br> 
'''''"And what do you get out of this, Judas?"''''' Daedelus asked. <br> 
'''''"The Khan has granted me amnesty against [[the Grue-Unity]], in addition to control of certain Earth territories, which will allow me to preserve some aspects of Human society. this war is lost, but if I can convince the Khan..."''''' <br> 
'''''"Get out of my sight, traitor,"''''' Daedelus spat, unable to bring himself to kill the one who he once called freind. <br> 
In a beam of energy, Pseudo was teleported away to the Kahn's flagship, leaving Daedelus alone against the end. And with his last act, Daedelus sent the Lighthouse plunging into the enemy forces, to die on his feet like a man, and to buy what time remained...