Meanwhile...

CJ: "(laughing) What the fuck?!"

The tools division of heroes is strolling down aisles with screws of varying sizes, nails, hammers, drills, amongst a few other things.

Max: "(annoyed) Seriously CJ? Can you keep your head in one fucking place?"

CJ: "No."

Connor: "Relax Max. Heh, that rhymed."

They just grabbed some bolts and wrenches.

Rose: "We're done."

Max: "(relieved) Praise be to the mighty salt god!"

They head for the front.

Meanwhile...

Soldier 1: "First a school, then small shops, now for the place full of wood and power tools?"

Fourteen soldiers are standing by in the parking lot of a large hardware store armed with assault rifles and shotguns.

Soldier 2: "It's either have those Creations with the President kill us, or Catalysts and the other Creations kill us."

The heroes walk out of the store.

Soldier 3: "We're stuck in a lose lose scenario."

The heroes notice what lies ahead.

Max: "(salty) Motherfucker!"

Awkward moment of silence...

CJ: "Kick ass and take names?"

CJ and Max equip their gear as Connor puts on his Relay Gear.

Connor: "I like that idea!"

Soldier 4: "We don't!"

Max: "Then you've messed with the wrong idiots!"

Rose's right hand glows teal.

Rose: "I think that you should've altered the wording."

CJ: "Naw, he's good."

They ready for battle.

Meanwhile...

The girl wearing the pink version of Rose's gear is currently leaning against a stoplight post.

Girl: "Still getting used to these streets."

She can see a male a soccer uniform and darker skin at the corner diagonal to her.

Girl: "Hm?"

She can see the image of a ghost faintly float beside him.

Male: "(in the distance) We're still screwed Tyler."

Tyler: "Yeah I know Marcel, but doesn't make me want to complain about it any less."

Girl: "(in head) Is he like me?"

She crosses the street and waits at the post there.

Marcel: "Hm?"

Marcel bumps into the girl.

Girl: "Were you pulled here from your home too?"

Tyler: "How'd you know?"

Marcel: "What's your name?"

Diane: "Diane Zion, so was I right?"

Tyler: "Right on the money."

The two begin to walk together, wary about the other.

Meanwhile...

Max: "Die already!"

The heroes are forced to alternate between ranged and melee combat.

Connor: "I'm starting to run out of steam!"

Connor slams a hole in one with two soldiers' jaws at light speed, shattering their necks. Both were assault rifle users.

Rose: "Here!"

Rose sends a teal blast that makes a gap in a shotgun user's heart before coming right back.

CJ: "Whoa!"

CJ narrowly dodges an assault rifle and shotgun attack.

Max: "Let there be light!"

Everyone is blinded by an attack from Max's scythe, except Max and CJ.

Connor: "(blinded) I can't see!"

Rose: "(blinded) Me neither!"

CJ: "(awkwardly) Well shit."

The soldiers regain their sight, but Connor and Rose are still out because they were closer to the light.

Max: "Don't look at me!"

Assault rifle bullets end up in the two not blinded ones's shoulders.

Meanwhile...

Tyler: "That doesn't look too pleasant to be around."

They saw the light flash not too far ahead.

Diane: "That looks like trouble to me."

Diane's right hand turns black.

Marcel: "No kidding! That looked like Amanda's specialty!"

A metal ball giving off electricity forms under Marcel's right shoulder.

Diane: "Come on!"

They hurry ahead.

Meanwhile...

CJ: "Can you see yet?"

CJ and Max are left defending as Rose and Connor can't seem to get their sight back.

Connor: "Nope."

Max: "Great, we're absolutely fucked."

The soldiers have to reload.

CJ: "You should've waited a bit to use an attack like that."

Max: "(pissed) Oh so this is my fault?!"

The soldiers are confused.

CJ: "Hey man, you should've known what that was going to do."

Max points his scythe at CJ.

Max: "Try me bitch."

The soldiers have reloaded.

Soldier 1: "While they're distracted!"

The triggers are about to be pulled.

???: "You look like you need some help Rose."

A shadowy hand grabs one of the soldier's necks, draining the life out of them.

Rose: "(blinded) Diane?"

Marcel kicks his ball that finishes that soldier off before returning to him.

Tyler: "So who're these guys who look like an old married couple?"

Max awkwardly turns to face the two saviors as they look confused at his and CJ's attire.

Connor: "(awkwardly) I'm just here."

A night sky aura forms around Marcel as a black aura forms around Diane.

CJ: "Nevermind him."

Max: "(disappointed) We'll settle this later."

The soldiers open fire on Diane.

Diane: "Really?"

A sort of sound barrier shields Diane from all bullets.

Rose: "(blinded) Don't worry, they're on our side."

Marcel stands by Max as Diane stands by CJ.

CJ: "Yeah, don't worry. We'll explain the rest after we wrap up here."

The aura around CJ and Diane glows bright.

Diane: "I hope so. I've been walking the streets for weeks!"

Spikes form around CJ's feet.

CJ/ Diane: "Synergy Attack..."

Diane's shadow hand extends and wraps around half of the soldiers.

CJ/ Diane: "...Item's Passage!"

The spikes go through their feet and extend behind them before Diane slams them into the spikes, skewering them like cheese.

Tyler: "Wh-Whoa!"

As the aura around Max and Marcel glows bright, a yellow light flashes in Marcel's eyes.

Max: "Shut up and let's go."

Electricity cackles around them.

Max, Tyler, and Marcel: "Synergy Attack..."

Marcel kicks the ball in a way  that the remaining soldiers turn into a human pinball machine.

Max, Tyler, and Marcel: "... Lightning Wreck!"

Electricity strikes the ball, frying the soldiers every time it bounces off of them.

Marcel: "Did we just..."

The yellow light flashes again.

Connor: "Oh now I can see again.

The other two have regained sight.

Rose: "Good to know that my ears were working okay."

They turn back to look at the tools.

Diane: "At least I've finally found someone."

Connor grabs the cart.

Connor: "We've found a lot, don't worry."

Everyone takes a certain amount of items.

Tyler: "A lot?"

Rose: "A lot of your other friends too. I'd say you know Alexis, Ike, and Shoma?"

Marcel: "Hell yeah we do!"

They all begin their trek.

Tyler: "So... where are we going?"

CJ: "Our base. We'll explain the whole clothes and how we know you along the way."

Marcel: "Say what now?"