As the forces of the Captain Victory and his Galactic Rangers close up operations on the planet Earth they get their next mission which will send them into Quadrant X in which have appeared mysterious anomalies such as the forms of beings larger than a single galaxy.
From Quadrant X comes four terrifying "Wonder Warriors" -- Finarkin the Fearless, Bloody Marrien, Paranex the Fighting Fetus (yep...that's what I said) and Ursan the Unclean.
We quickly behold these beings attack some pirates and their deadly powers are revealed. Meanwhile the Dreadnought: Tiger prepares to leave Earth.
While Tarin and Orca organize the debarkation of Earth, Captain Victory consults the bizarre multi-dimensional navigator to prepare for "Zap-Out", the method by which the ship will enter Quadrant X.
While the preparations are made the Wonder Warriors take on an outpost of the Rangers and kill two hundred troops.
After many delays the journey of the Dreadnought: Tiger to Quadrant X is undertaken at last.
Very quickly the Rangers confront the Wonder Warriors, and surprisingly subdue them all save for Paranex by unleashing "Section 51", a group of ragtag weirdo aliens from across the cosmos who have taken up refuge aboard the Tiger.
The Wonder Warriors though escape with relative ease, and seemingly capture Captain Victory and steal one of the Tiger's main engines.
They escape into the depths of Quadrant X following the orders of "The Voice" a clearly malevolent force, a disembodied entity which can assert control over others and who it seems is already familiar with Captain Victory. But Victory had substituted a robot double and so defeats the plans of the enemy for the time being.
One thing about this particular yarn that I never noticed until the latest reading was how long the Dreadnaught: Tiger lingers around Earth as the Wonder Warriors coalesce their powers. The Galactic Rangers seem to want to leave but the story won't move on. It's strange and gives the tale a bit of a stalling feel. That said, this story is not as strong as the first arc for the simple fact the Wonder Warriors are curiosities but lack the compelling nature the relentless Insectons bring to their attacks. The Warriors are more capricious and more in line with standard super-villainy traditions. But we are promised more as the mystery continues.
More on that next week.
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