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The Fens, Freedom City, New Jersey April 5, 2016, 9:25 PM It was a typical Tuesday night in Freedom City. While the full nightlife of downtown and other areas around the city were not at the levels they achieved over the weekend, the restaurants and some other venues were still doing good business. But in the southeastern corner of the city know as the Fens the streets were a lot more dark and deserted. While the waterfront bars and adult bookstores that tended to littler the area were open, they were far from crowded. Those that lived in the area tended to remain inside come nightfall, inside the often rundown, low rent buildings that made up most of the Fens. While the FCPD had been trying to step up efforts to patrol the Fens and "clean it up," there was still a fair bit of crime in its shadow alleys and streets. As such, it was not uncommon for some of the city's costumed heroes to be out patrolling the Fens. Indeed, the desire to try to help the troubled area had brought three separate heroes to the dark rooftops and alleys of the Fens this evening. Cassidy Bauer, also known as Bonfire, lived in the Fens, so he saw the crime and difficult conditions that the area suffered from on a daily basis. James White, aka Quantum Shift, was a newcomer to this dimension, having arrived from an alternate Earth. But that did not stop him from using the abilities he had gained from alien experimentation to try to help the people of his adopted new home. Jason Draco was a Freedom City native, although he grown up in North Bay, the part of Freedom City as geographically and economically opposite the Fens as possible. Having been away from Freedom City for seven years, Jason found the Fens little better than it had been when he had last read about it. Now, as Eternal Dragon, he could possible make at least some small difference that might change that. All three were moving through the shadows of the Fens when the shrill sound of police sirens echoed over other noises of the city. Not long after, a loud *BOOM* reverberated through the air, rattling windows as it seemed to echo from the edge of the area that bordered the Theater District.

Midtown, Freedom City, New Jersey Tuesday February 23, 2016 7:15 PM The lights of Midtown seemed almost to blur past as Jason Draco drove through the busy streets near Liberty Park. Although it was late evening, there was still plenty of traffic in this part of the city, and at least some of it was on account of the event to which Jason was making his way. Up ahead, just across 52nd Avenue from Liberty Park stood the mansion of the Midnight Society, an old stone building with several towers and peaked roofs. The massive building was set back from the street, its large grounds separated from the sidewalk by stone walls. A wide iron gate provided a path through the section of stone wall along 52nd Avenue and into the circular driveway which led to the front of the mansion. As Jason drove through, he joined a small line of cars which were delivering their passengers to the event being hosted by the Society this evening. Several uniformed valets could be seen moving about, opening doors for those inside the stopped cars ahead. Jason had of course been to many events here while he was growing up, his parents having been members of the Midnight Society. But this would be the first real time he had attended an event on his own, the invitation having been sent directly to him.

Headquarters of Draco Enterprises Hanover, Freedom City, New Jersey March 7, 2016, 8:05 AM Jason Draco sat in the reception area located outside the office of the CEO of Draco Enterprises. Located on the top floor of the central building in the company's corporate headquarters in Hanover, there were large windows looking out toward the skyline of downtown Freedom City to the south. Today was the official start of Jason's tenure as the head of the Future Endeavors division of the company, a stepping stone and learning experience for the young man suggested by the current CEO of the company, Silver Stone, who had been running the company for the last seven years. Jason's appearance in the building had already caused a bit of a stir, with many people stopping what they were doing to watch as he went past. The return of Jacob Draco's son apparently spreading quickly through the building. In the few minutes Jason had been waiting for Stone to arrive, he had already noticed the young woman that was Stone's personal assistant glance his way a couple of times before quickly going back to her work.