***************<br/><br/><strong>Steath Team Alpha (Iceman, Wasp, Domino)</strong><br/><br/>As the group continued toward their destination, their path led them past more guards and robot sentries... but they seemed to remain undetected for the time being.  Leaving the large chamber with the strange bomb-like device, they soon found themselves in another chamber, which was marked 'Communications Suite' just outside the doorway.<br/><br/>The guards that had been stationed there had left their post to help in other areas of the ship, leaving two robots to watch over the room.  In the center of the room was a large pillar covered in flashing lights and circuitry behind a glass wall that surrounded it like a tube.  According to the device that Domino carried, this was the place.<br/><br/>No sooner than they entered the room however, the entire ship shook violently and the lights flickered and finally went out, the robots spasming and sparking before falling to the floor with a metallic thud.  They were in the dark now... and after about 15 seconds there was another crash as the ship shook again, knocking those not on their guard off their feet.  If it weren't for Domino's luck, Wasp's size and the fact that she was airborne and Iceman's protective coating, one or all of them could have suffered serious injury.<br/><br/><strong>Stealth Team Bravo (Deadpool, Wolverine, Scarlet Witch, Mr Happy)</strong><br/><br/>Wolverine found that his claws worked far better than a security card to open closed doors on the ship.  The console sparked and the doors slid open, just after Mr Happy had slid two dimensionally between those airtight doors.  As soon as Mr Happy reached the other side of the doors he found himself peppered with laser blasts as the squad of guards that had been waiting on the other side opened fire.  Mr Happy took the brunt of the assault, but even Wolverine got clipped a couple times.  There were 6 guards in all, each armed with a laser rifle, about 20 feet down the corridor.  The captain shouted out in a thick Slavic accent.<br/><br/><strong>"Kill the Americans!"</strong><br/><br/>Then the ship lurched violently and the guards slammed into the walls just before the lights flickered out.  The heroes too found themselves bounced between the walls of the corridor like pinballs before a few seconds of respite.  Then there was another crash as unbeknownst to them, the ship collided with the Latverian embassy and the solid earth beneath it.<br/><br/><strong>Stealth Team Liberty (Captain America, Tigra)</strong><br/><br/>As Tigra pulled the lever on the wall, the tubes that held the Fantastic Three lifted up, freeing the famed heroes.  Mr Fantastic immediately stretched his way over to one of the control panels and spoke clearly to the cat woman.<br/><br/><strong>"Great work, miss!  Now try and keep Doom busy while I try and override his signal.  I just need a few moments"...</strong><br/><br/>The Invisible Woman smiled as she stepped from the platform she had been imprisoned on and looked toward the doorway that led to the rest of the ship.  She gestured towards it and focused her power, though nothing could be seen as a result.<br/><br/><strong>"I'll create an invisible force field at the doorway to keep any more guards out of our hair."</strong><br/><br/>Sure enough, moments later two guards slammed face first into nothing as they tried to get through the doorway.<br/><br/><strong>"Hey, what the?"</strong><br/><br/>They fired their laser rifles at the doorway, but Susan's powers were too strong for them to bypass so easily.<br/><br/><strong><strong>"I'll hold them off here... Ben, can you-?"</strong></strong><br/><br/>The Thing was already moving, heading up the stairs that led to the command section where Doom and Captain America were fighting.<br/><br/><strong>"I hear ya, Suzie.  I got a knuckle sandwich with that tin plated clown's name all over it."</strong><br/><br/>Captain America may not have been as strong as Doom was in his armored suit, but he was faster and a far better fighter.  Combat seemed to come as naturally as breathing to the out of time super soldier.  Doom brought his gauntlet up again to attempt to blast him, but instead found himself struck solidly in the chest by an indestructible shield with a loud 'clang'.  Doom staggered back and stumbled into a panel, where he shook his head and responded with a commanding voice.<br/><br/><strong>"You dare?  You will not prevail!  I am Doom!"</strong><br/><br/>The Thing's voice rang out to the side, catching the Latverian dictator off guard.<br/><br/><strong>"Yeah, well I'm the Thing... and guess what?  It's CLOBBERIN' TIME!"</strong><br/><br/>He reeled back as Doom had been preparing to defend against Captain America's next attack, and hit the armored despot with a wicked haymaker that sent him flying across the bridge, where he tumbled down the stairs.  As he hit the ground, he rolled and stood, swishing his cape back with flourish as he did so, his green tunic torn in places from the battle thus far.<br/><br/><strong>"You neanderthal dullard!  You've forced my hand now!  Watch as I unleash the destructive power of the satellites on your precious New York, and-"</strong><br/><br/>Doom was cut off however as the ship jerked so violently that everyone was thrown to the side, slammed into things as the elemental power of Gaia did massive damage.  Consoles exploded, one of them blasting Mr Fantastic back into Tigra, the leader of the Fantastic Four crying out in surprise and pain.  Thankfully his elastic body ensured that no injury was sustained by either of them.  Doom's armor sparked as he pulled himself up.<br/><br/><strong>"So much power... curse you all!  I will destroy you!"</strong><br/><br/>Then the second impact shook the bridge and Doom toppled forward again... slamming into the side of a railing, which snapped rather than stop Doom's armored form.  The Thing shook his head as he pulled himself up.<br/><br/><strong>"Ugh... did someone get the license number of that truck?"</strong><br/><br/>Susan was slumped against a wall, not moving.  It appeared that she had been knocked unconscious by the massive impacts.  It seemed that something had attacked the ship itself... but what?