Might need some good old-fashioned hero work...

Girl 2.0 turns away, walking towards a distant exit. But she glances back over her shoulder. "Kill them."

A torrent of flames erupts from Missfire, which Foxgloves barely intercepts with a tough root-like wall. Meanwhile Recoil charges towards you, only to be intercepted by Woodpecker. Ben throws super-fast punches, but they seem to have no effect, only causing the blonde man to pulse with an electric blue aura. Simultaneously, you pull out your tranquilliser gun and fire a red dart at Girl 2.0 - but the thing merely bounces off the back of her head.

"Sparrow, we need you in here, help Foxgloves and Woodpecker," you say, having to yell into the mike because of the deafening roar of Missfire's inferno. "Phantom, Girl 2.0 is heading towards you. Artemis, converge on us too." As you set off to chase after Girl 2.0, a blinding burst of light leaves you blinking. You glance back to see Recoil unleashing a bolt of blue energy, channelling the kinetic energy absorbed from Woodpecker. The blast sends the scrawny, near-indestructible hero staggering.

Part of you wonders if you should go back, but you know you have to trust the rest of your team to fight for themselves. You still need to catch Girl 2.0, or at least find out what Humanity 2.0 is doing here.

"Data extraction is 90% complete." An unfamiliar high-pitched voice drifts around a corner in the corridor of servers, which you round to see Girl 2.0 standing next to a petite Japanese girl, who holds a tablet plugged into a terminal.

"You brought more friends? Aren't you going to introduce me?" you say to the villain with a smirk, before suddenly raising your dart gun for a shot at the new girl. Girl 2.0 moves fast, catching the dart in her palm.

"You can call me IQ," says the Japanese girl without looking up from her tablet.

Girl 2.0 looks at the red dart in her hand with contempt, before crushing it in her fist. "I expected more from a hero calling themselves 'Alpha Man'," she scowls, striding towards you. "But it's clear to me that you're nothing more than a coward."

On the last word she throws a punch towards you. You try to block it, but her strength catches you off-guard, sending you staggering backwards. You barely regain your balance in time to dodge two more strikes, and suddenly you find yourself backpedalling under her withering ****.

"Any time now, Artemis," you gasp into your mic, as a kick catches you in the shin, sending bolts of pain up your leg.

You turn to hop away, just in time to see a blue-and-silver figure rising into the air above the servers, her cape flaring as she takes aim with her bow. Girl 2.0's purple eyes widen as she's too slow to react, and an arrow strikes her directly on the forehead. The air in front of Girl 2.0's face explodes in a tinkling silver blast, sending the villainess flying into the glass-screened computer bank.

"Nice shot," you say, gingerly testing your leg.

"Thanks," nods Holly, floating down to your side.

A creaking sound catches both of your attention, and you turn to see Girl 2.0 pulling herself out of the wrecked computer. Her purple hair is singed and dishevelled, and a streak of blood runs down her nose from her forehead. "Now you're pissing me off," she growls, and the look in her eyes sends a shiver down your spine. "Alchemist, your turn."

Suddenly a figure detaches itself from the wall, and you realise with shock that it's a man made of concrete, just before he tackles you, sending you crunching to the floor. You give him a good kick, but it seems to hurt your foot more than it hurts him.

"Oh no you don't. Let go of him!"

The concrete man's grim expression turns to one of surprise as he suddenly levitates off you, his hands scrabbling at empty space, as Sparrow's familiar figure flies towards you, lifting the man effortlessly.

You take advantage of the moment of reprieve to look around. Foxgloves and Woodpecker are still stalemated against Recoil and Missfire, barely able to weather the firepower of their opponents. Artemis is flying, barely dodging Girl 2.0 who runs and jumps after her with supernatural agility. You see Phantom becoming visible with her arm wrapped in a headlock around IQ - but the Japanese girl calmly takes a taser out of her pocket and presses it into Maria's side. Whilst the Latina twitches on the ground, IQ unplugs their tablet and begins to walk towards the exit.

You know you have to think quickly. "Switch partners," you shout into your mic. "Foxgloves, you take Recoil. Artemis, chase after the Japanese girl. Sparrow, take Girl 2.0, and Woodpecker and I will deal with Missfire and the Alchemist."

Your vigilantes respond to your orders, as Artemis begins flying after IQ. Rachel flings the Alchemist up into the ceiling, then descends upon Girl 2.0. Carly turns to Recoil, roots binding around the blonde man's legs, as her plants disintegrate under a torrent of fire and Ben is left to endure Missfire's wrath.

You take advantage of the moment of freedom to fire another dart at Missfire - and your aim is true. The redhead barely seems to notice, still cackling and shooting fire from her palms even as your serum takes effect. Slowly, her expression begins to change, until a keening moan escapes her lips and her barrage of flames ceases. You glance at Ben, who seems unscathed, although his costume is in tatters.

"Take the Alchemist," you say, nodding to where the man is getting up. As you glance at him, you see his skin rippling as it changes from concrete to glittering diamond. "Don't hold back."

Ben nods grimly, and begins charging towards the villain, as you approach Missfire.

"Fuck, I'm so horny," she mutters to herself, tugging at her skimpy black costume frustratedly, before her eyes lock on you. "Well, hello sexy," she growls, leaning forwards to present her chest. You briefly appreciate the two pale half-globes that are barely contained by her still-smoking bra. "I was wondering when we'd get to know one another."

"No more wondering," you say, stepping forward confidently and pressing your lips to hers. Her tongue hungrily pries its way between your lips, seeking every part of you as she returns the kiss. Every part of her is both figuratively and literally hot - her lips almost burn your skin, her tongue circling yours feels like a tendril of fire. As she presses her lithe body against yours, you wrap an arm around her wiry back and enjoy the press of her breasts against your chest...

Until something knocks you off her, sending you flying.

You land hard, your upper back bearing the impact, shoulders instantly flaring in pain. You look up, to see Missfire staring furiously at the diamond Alchemist, a fireball building in each hand.

"Fuck you, Madison!" she yells. "I don't want you, I want him!"

She unleashes her fire on her teammate, but the flames merely run over his body as he picks her up, carrying her kicking and screaming towards the same exit IQ used. You get to your feet, meaning to chase after him, but he's already too far away, and you're still crippled from Girl 2.0's kick.

"Sparrow, Artemis - the Alchemist is heading your way with Missfire. I hit her with a dart."

As you talk, Ben arrives by your side. "He just ran right through me," the scrawny guy says apologetically. "It was like punching, well, diamond."

Gradually your teammates reconvene. Maria has recovered from being tasered, and can't seem to shake off the shame that stings her cheeks any time she looks at you. Artemis and Sparrow return to regretfully report that the four villains escaped: Girl 2.0 was too fast, able to close the gap to both flying heroes to land fight-winning blows. Holly's alabaster midriff is discoloured by internal bleeding, whilst Rachel supports her own broken arm with her telekinesis. The only good news is that Carly managed to win her duel with Recoil, growing a living cage around him.