The Rule of Three

Three heroes from three different teams took on three different villian groups for Freedom Phlanax legend Positron. Rookie hero Doc Curie of the Elite Force and vetrans Chaos Theory of Prime and Izura of the Hmong Warriors teamed up to save the city's water supply.

Positron kicked off the group's mission by sending them against the Vahzilok in an effort to uncover a poisoning plot. The team recovered some of the poison and turned it over to Positron, in the hopes that he could concoct an antidote.

Positron had two more tests for the team: to recover a working Clockwork piece, and to rescue some FEMA workers from the Circle of Thorns. The FEMA workers were being interrogated about the Paragon City Dam in faultline. They weren't much help to the Circle of Thorns, though, because the task force came in and whisked them away.

The heroes were unable to recover a working Clockwork piece, but you did secure something else, a mechanical part that was unlike anything the Clockwork have been know to use. The Clockwork defended this piece to the last Sprocket, so they assumed it was important in the Clockwork King's plans.

Positron still had a few tests for the task force. When he sent them after the Vahzilok, they recovered a blood sample from an early victim of the evil doctor's latest plot. The team turned it over to Positron for further analysis.

They also found some dam blueprints in a Clockwork den and recovered a powerful tome from the Circle of Thorns.

When they returned with the book, Numina translated it, and you learned that water and lightning augment the mystic ritual the Circle was planning to conduct.

Following up on leads, Positron sent the task force to a Vahzilok den, where they uncovered another set of dam blueprints. The team now reaslised that three major villain organisations each had designs on the Paragon City Dam. The Clockwork intend to destroy the dam, the Vahzilok plan to poison it, and the Circle wants to use it in a ritual to create great power.

While tracking down the Clockwork using a device of Positron's design, the team came upon a battle between the Clockwork and the Vahzilok. The metal men were trying to prevent the zombies from interfering with their plans.

Later, while searching for a Circle of Thorns lair, the heroes stumbled across another Clockwork attack. The Circle of Thorns seemed to have their hands full fighting off the Clockwork, but the task force learned that the mystics were planning a similar attack against the Vahzilok. They stopped both battles and prevented the carnage from spilling into the streets.

Positron's worst fears were realized. All three groups knew of each other's intentions, and they all resolved to act immediately. Positron sent the task force to protect the dam while he tried to coordinate with the Freedom Phalanx. The Phalanx was not needed, as the might and power of the task force was enough to win the day.