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It came unexpectedly. One morning, everyone in Omni-X woke up to a strange feeling. The entire colony was shaking around them. The administrators at the facility were the first to notice the sensation. And though unlikely, they thought it'd be better to be safe and send a team up to check if a creature could be causing the impact.

The squadron was composed of five soldiers, all of which who were equipped with a heavy duty loadout. They all hurried to the elevators, piling up in one as it shuddered its way to the surface.

They began to make their way to the top, joking and laughing, unknowing of their rapidly approaching fates.

"Hey guys," one said. "Ready to kill some beasts?"

The small space erupted into laughter. The way he said it hinted at his sarcasm and added to the collective disbelief of a threat. They had no intention of finding anything at the surface.

The elevator crawled to a stop as it reached the top. The squad spilled out of the capsule, into the chamber that controlled the vault doors. The sight was shocking.

Not only were the lights out and flickering, but the entire room was in disarray. Tables were flipped papers were everywhere, and most importantly, the vault door was ripped off. There were also a notable amount of claw marks around the room.

This started to spark concern in the soldiers, but yet they still denied it.

One of them broke the shocked silence. "It must have been a storm. There's no way anything could've broken through those doors, right?"

He would soon eat his words, as they heard a low rumbling from behind them. They all quickly pivoted around, aiming and readying their firearms.

"What was that?" one asked. The speed and shakiness of his voice gave away the severity of the situation.

It was silent for a few moments, allowing just enough time for the soldiers to move in towards the sound.

Then, there it was.

It moved with such speed that the soldiers had no time to respond. Where there used to be a pile of desks and papers, mere seconds later there was an enormous creature.

"Shit!" another soldier shouted. "It's a mole!"

Known as mammoth moles (but often just referred to as moles), these creatures were notorious for being able to dig through nearly anything. At a whopping 200 feet long and over 150 feet tall, they were capable of considerable destruction.

The one that had just broken into Omni-X sort of just sat there motionless, as if waiting for the soldiers to make their move. However, they all just watched, dazed by the sheer scale of the beast. One of them was able to recover though, and started firing his weapon. The others soon followed, the gunshots cascading across the wrecked room.

The mole keeled over in pain, and started swatting at the men. A few of them were able to hide, while the rest were killed almost immediately by the creature. The survivors attempted to call in for backup, but it was no use. Their radios were all dysfunctional. They all sat, and tried to accept their fates.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash. Expecting it to be the mole, the survivors looked outside and found a different sight. Somebody had dove through the ceiling and landed right before the mole, dressed all in black. It was instantly recognizable to the survivors.

It was a superhero.