INT. SAFEHOUSE – NIGHT

The team sat around a table cluttered with papers, holograms, and strategy maps. The tension in the room was thick.

Kim:
“X is too calculated to fall for brute force. We need precision.”

Adrianna:
“What if he’s planning something worse? A trap?”

Atomic Man:
“He is. Which is why we can’t just walk into it.”

Jordan:
“Then what do we do?”

Atomic Man narrowed his eyes.

Atomic Man:
“We set the trap first.”

FLASHBACK: THE LOST YEARS

Powerhouse, once trapped in Atomic Man’s dimension, stood among alien stars and cities floating in the sky. But he hadn’t been idle.

There, he became a protector, a hero in a world not his own.

Kim, rising from tragedy, trained hard and became Atomic Woman — powerful, fearless, and focused.

Alex harnessed his raw energy and took on the mantle of Atomix.

Adrianna discovered a hidden gift in herself and was reborn as Electra, wielding pure electric force.

Together, under Atomic Man’s mentorship, they prepared for the war they knew would come — this one.

INT. SAFEHOUSE – CONTINUED

As the team finished laying out the plan, Jordan and Savaana exchanged a look… then stood.

Jordan (quietly):
“We’re going alone.”

Savaana:
“He wants us, not the rest. If we go in first, maybe he lets the others stay safe.”

Atomic Man saw their resolve, but didn’t stop them.
He simply nodded — trusting them to play their part.

EXT. TIMES SQUARE – THREE DAYS LATER

The city was eerily silent. Police had evacuated the area. Skyscrapers loomed like silent witnesses.

X stood at the center, masked, cold, and ready.

Tied behind him, bruised and weakened… was Jordan’s father.

Jordan and Savaana arrived. Jordan’s hands crackled faintly with lightning. Savaana hovered slightly, glowing with tension.

Jordan (serious):
“This doesn’t have to end in a fight. We can still resolve this… peacefully.”

Then, a slight grin.
“...Though honestly, you look like a guy who’s allergic to peace.”

X didn’t react.

X:
“Here’s the deal. I let him go. You two — surrender to me. Come willingly… and I will spare him. No tricks.”

A long silence.

Savaana:
“Fine. But let him go first.”

Just as X stepped forward, BOOM! — a burst of energy from behind.

Atomix landed, charging at full speed.
“You’re not doing this alone!”

But X was faster. He grabbed Atomix by the neck with inhuman strength and pulled a strange weapon from his coat — a glowing blaster, humming with unstable energy.

ZAP!

He fired.

Atomix dropped to one knee, convulsing — not in pain, but in raw energy.

His body glowed violently, engulfed in atomic light, veins surging with unstable power.

X (smirking):
“The blaster didn’t weaken you. It made your powers stronger… too strong. Stronger than your body can handle.”

Atomix gritted his teeth, struggling not to explode.

Atomic Man, watching from above, gave Jordan the signal.

Jordan dashed at super-speed — lightning arcing from his feet — and raced toward his father.

X tried to intercept, but Atomic Man dropped in front of him, fists glowing.

Atomic Man (calm but firm):
“It’s over, X.”

X stared at him through his mask.

X:
“No. It’s only begun.”