Femforce

Under The Shadow Of The Shroud, Part III. The barrier that had cut off Florida from the rest of the world had been The Shade-a slave to The Black Shroud’s commands. Darkfire is reunited with her Menta Helmet, and psychically calls to Synn and Buckaroo Betty to join her in guiding The Haunted Horseman to our reality- to stave off The Shade’s attack. Meanwhile, Vault Heroes, Sentinels and FFers deal with natural disaters worldwide, as The Shroud’s gateway, The Well Of Souls, widens ; causing more seismic upheavil. Just when it looked like it couldn’t get any worse, The Shroud plays his trump card- he activates his mental hold on Dragonfly, to destroy the heroes in there own lair. But it ultimately leads to his undoing, when a magic bullet fired by Buckaroo Betty (turns out she’s actually the daughter of The Haunted Horseman) shatters Stella Stargaze’ Hypnotic Eye,(what was she doing there , anyway) releasing Azagoth(who was imprisoned there) and the combined mystical might of he, The Haunter and Nightveil proves enough to drive the Shroud from D-fly’s body, imprison him in Doc Weir’s Purple Claw, and seal him up in the Well Of Souls. Whew! “Darkfire Descending

At the Western Hemisphere opening to the Well Of Souls, in the cavern below Jungle Island, The Black Shroud amasses a battalion of his villains to hold off the Femforce from crossing through to unite with their allies.Unknown to the combatants, Buckaroo Betty Bates has inexplicably been drawn to the present through the Time Triangle, and is having coffee with Nikki Latimer. At what’s left of Weir Asylum, Cap’n Joel and Curly find Darkfire is awake, lucid, and maybe understands what all this means!! Under The Shadow Of The Shroud Part II, “War!