. TIMES SQUARE – NIGHT

The ground shook under their feet as Atomic Man and X clashed in the heart of the city. A brutal fistfight broke out — heavy punches, quick counters, every strike echoing across the evacuated streets.

X was no slouch. His strength was monstrous, but it was his precision and martial arts that made him dangerous. He struck with deadly accuracy, using speed and leverage to knock Atomic Man off balance.

But Atomic Man wasn’t just a brawler. He was a tactician — dodging, countering, landing clean hits to the ribs and jaw. Blood trickled from his lip, but his eyes burned with purpose.

Atomic Man (gritting his teeth):
“You don’t have to do this. You can still walk away. There’s a better way to live.”

X (breathing hard, smiling):
“But I don’t want a better way. I want this.”

He suddenly leapt backward, gaining distance, then hit a remote trigger on his wrist.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

From the rooftops above, dozens of miniature bombs detonated.
But instead of explosions — BRICKS, METAL, DEBRIS rained down from the sky, threatening the civilians still being evacuated by police.

EXT. CITY STREETS – SECONDS LATER

In the blink of an eye, Storm moved.

His speed doubled, then tripled. His eyes sharpened, his legs burned with electricity. In the most intense moment of his life, Jordan unlocked a deeper level of power.

He blurred across the streets, lifting, carrying, guiding — moving over 300 people to safety in a matter of seconds.

His limbs burned, his heart pounded, but he didn’t stop.

EXT. SKY ABOVE – CONTINUOUS

Above the city, Powerhouse leapt into action — literally. With a massive super jump, he rocketed skyward.

Like a human wrecking ball, he smashed the falling rubble midair, breaking the massive chunks into smaller pieces that landed safely, avoiding buildings and civilians.

His grunts echoed like thunder as he destroyed piece after piece, protecting the skyline from total collapse.

EXT. TIMES SQUARE – ROOFTOP – CONTINUOUS

Atomic Man looked up.

X was gone.

He had teleported away into the night… but not without leaving behind one final threat.

ALERT – HIGH ALTITUDE DETECTION – UNAUTHORIZED WARHEAD INBOUND

A NUCLEAR MISSILE dropped from orbit — screaming toward the city.

But just then, Atomix, glowing out of control with supercharged atomic energy, rocketed into the sky. His body burned bright — unstable, but unstoppable.

He tore through the clouds with a sonic boom and caught up to the missile.

With a roar, he grabbed the nuke and redirected it upward, pushing it higher and higher — until it vanished into the darkness of space, detonating far from Earth.

A brilliant explosion painted the stars above.

EXT. GROUND – MOMENTS LATER

Back on the ground, the dust began to settle. Civilians were safe. The team regrouped. The bombs had failed.

Jordan, exhausted but standing, ran to his father — still weak, but alive.

He dropped to his knees and hugged him tightly.

Jordan (whispering, tears in his eyes):
“I’m just happy you’re okay…”

His dad, weakly smiling, whispered back.

Dr. Reece:
“You saved the world, son.”