Adventure: The Doom Bear 
Part I: Fire and Ice 
It's Thursday night, and Bob Brannigan needs to go to the bars.  He's been a good boy for the last two Friday nights, since the Balance always got together on Saturdays to work on Morningstar's severed hand.  And Saturday nights he's too wasted to do anything.  But he can't find anyone to go with him tonight.  
Bob decides Stephen could maybe use a little socializing.  After all, they've got another tough session coming up, rebuilding Laura’s hand with their combined powers.  They deserve a Thursday night break! 
So Bob drags Stephen off to the bar that night where a good act is playing.  Stephen IS reluctant to have alcohol with classes the next day, but he agrees that a break is in order, and a Friday night break is obviously out of the question.  Somewhat abashed at being seen in a bar, he wears a floppy-brimmed hat that hides his features.  Bob of course, has one of his Captain Gonzo radio T-shirts on.  
They sit down near the stage.  Bob immediately starts in on the beers; Stephen sits with one beer in his hand.  
The band calls itself Stances.  Bob enjoys them.  After a while, Stephen even begins to appreciate the enthusiastic performance.  Their lead singer has especially powerful emotion as she sings, he notices.  
Between acts, the lead singer Christine Lassiter comes over and introduces herself.  She knows Bob as Captain Gonzo from some of his radio promotions; Bob knows her as "Chris".  Despite Stephen's initial reluctance, Bob introduces him to her.  
Later during the act, something strange happens: during the cover of Pat Benatar's "Fire and Ice·, Chris starts exhibiting fire and ice abilities.  The crowd goes wild for this special effect.  
But Stephen notices something: her mental intensity has increased by a factor of three - well beyond human range! He investigates psionically - only to find himself in the grip of the same spell as she is, and showing the same abilities! On the next chorus he stands up and joins her song!
With Stephen projecting his emotion, heightened alongside Christine's, info the crowd, the atmosphere becomes electric.  Bob Brannigan suspects nothing; as Stephen joins the song, he yells, "Go for it!!· 
The song continues, but at the critical moment the lyrics change:

“The fire and the ice shall bring doom on the land
All those who behold it shall no longer stand
The Doom Bear is on us, and his rule shall be
A part of our lives for all eternity!”

A form appears, cloaked in haze.  An explosion rocks the bar.  As the smoke clears, the form becomes apparent: it's a teddy bear!  A three foot tall cute evil teddy bear.  
The bear disdainfully regards his surroundings, and then proclaims himself to be the Doom Bear.  He then talks at length.
The Doom Bear enthralled Christine from far beyond, and used her and Stephen as a mystic focus to materialize.  He has heard reports of their world before, and has decided he must conquer it, starting with where its leading heroes live.  
Bob stands up as Captain Gonzo and asks, 'What the fuck are you doing, teddy bear?' The Doom Bear gives no response; he telekinetically brings Stephen and Chris to him.  
Gonzo responds, "No fuckin' way.· and throws one of his slug frisbees at the bear.  
This one frisbee, with the strength of Captain Gonzo behind it, has more power than a pound of TNT.  The Doom Bear fee1s the hit.
Stephen is powerless to move or fight the Doom Bear - but his mind will not be bound! First he sends mental distress messages to his teammates Mike Roberts and Laura Greene.  
The Doom Bear responds to Gonzo's attack with telekinesis - pinning him against the wall.  As Gonzo struggles to move, the Doom Bear pelts him with lightning bolts.  Captain Gonzo becomes still.  
The creature speaks: "The two of you were excellent mediums for my spell.  That's why it chose YOU, of course.  I think I'll keep you." 
Stephen notices: Christine is concentrating.  As he watches, she breaks free from the spell upon them! 
Stephen musters his will to do likewise.  
Chris, shrouded in fire, tries to immolate the bear.  But her bolt comes out as ice instead! Stephen breaks free, shrouded in ice and spouting flame! 
The Doom Bear bursts from the ice upon him.  He sees them free, and waves his hand.  A tornado vortex begins to form around Stephen and Chris.  
Stephen mentally shouts at Christine, "Hit the ground!' She turns and stares at him for a second; her thoughts say 'What the hell?!?" Of course: she expects no mental power from him.  He has to judge.  
In a split second Stephen decides to try to save her as we11  as himself;  he jumps at her to bring her down.  
Before they hit the ground, the vortex strikes.  They are battered, and fall unconscious.  
But the Mighty Tim is there! He noticed the commotion while out on Grand River Avenue that night, and was outside the door by the time Ellipsis gave summons.  Seeing the enemy standing triumphant over his teammates, he brings his flame down against the ••• teddy bear.  
The Doom Bear is protected by a force field now.  The flame scatters against it.  The bear responds once more with telekinesis.  
His opponent has vanished in flame! How--? 
The Mighty Tim's battle staff strikes his neck.  It only gains the Doom Bear's attention.  On, shit, thinks Mighty Tim.  
But now Morningstar has responded to mental summons.  Before the bear can strike, she immobilizes him.  
Exasperated at the continuing resistance to his power and will, the Doom Bear brings the room down on the heroes.  He floats off with Stephen and Chris.  
Shortly thereafter, the remaining three dig themselves out, find from bystanders where the bear went, and give pursuit.  (Morningstar is still missing three fingers on her right hand.  The entire hand was severed by the villain Domesday, a month ago.) 
They find the Doom Bear atop the highest building in town, behind a force field.  He is conducting a mystic ceremony upon Stephen and Chris, and has summoned a troop of guardian bears to guard the ceremony.  These bears, besides being obnoxiously cute, have superpowers.  As they fight, they introduce themselves as Happy Bear, Huggy Bear, Lucky Bear, Dreamy Bear, and Rainbow Bear.  
Happy Bear gazes at the Mighty Tim and says, ‘Gee, wouldn't you like to be happy?' Mighty Tim suddenly becomes euphoric.  Captain Gonzo throws a slug frisbee at the bear; it hits, and the spell breaks.  
Huggy Bear zips onto Morningstar like a leech.  Of course he says, 'Hi! I'm Huggy Bear!" Her stone's energy begins to drain through her.
Captain Gonzo aims a boom frisbee at the other bears.  It flies wide.  Lucky Bear claims credit: 'Golly, you can’t win against a lucky bear!’ 
Dreamy Bear gazes at Captain Gonzo, whose eyes suddenly become glazed.  Mighty Tim throws a fireball at the bears' faces; the spell breaks.  
Morningstar, with her energy reducing , makes it to a nearby rooftop and blasts Huggy Bear with all her remaining telekinetic power.  The bear falls unconscious.  
Rainbow Bear flies, and does an orbit around the Mighty Tim, freezing him in place.  But he disappears in a burst of flame.  As he reappears, he gestures.  Rainbow Bear is the victim of the flame.  Nothing remains.  
Tim shouts to Gonzo, "Let's get inside the building!' Gonzo throws a swing frisbee at the building, keeps hold of the line, and swings down.  He grabs the Mighty Tim before Tim can react, and crashes through a lower-story window with him.  
Tim says, 'I could have done it myself...’
This time the Doom Bear's captives can no longer think! 
But Ellipsis unconsciously changed his mental configuration before he was placed under trance.  Instead of being a creature of thought, he is now a creature of pure will! He begins to fight free of the Doom Bear's control once more.  But he does not get far very quickly.
Tim and Gonzo go to the top of the building.  (The Doom Bear did not think to extend his force field through the apparently solid object beneath him.) Happy, Lucky, Dreamy and Rainbow Bears reassemble outside the Window where the heroes enter, and try to follow them.  They all get lost within the building.  
Gonzo (despite his earlier batterings) keeps the Doom Bear occupied while Tim goes to free Stephen and Chris.  When Mighty Tim touches them he IS immobilized.  But Christine finds herself able to think once more.  
Stephen is still of pure will.  
Chris simply thinks, “No way is he holding me again!" and begins to fight her way free.  Stephen simply intensifies his will.  They free themselves and break the ceremony.  
As they break free, Gonzo throws the Doom Bear down the elevator shaft.  
Stephen, pure will but now without a target, falters.  He reverts to a being of thought, and turns his thought on himself.  
He now is able to wield the same fire and ice powers as Christine! It must be an effect of being within the spell which caught her.  His new abilities are like hers, but with opposite polarity, with slightly less power and dependent upon hers.  When she shoots fire, he can shoot ice - and vice versa.  
Almost as surprising, he realizes that Chris's will is nearly the equal of his own will - even when his is enhanced!
Morningstar rejoins them.  Together atop the building, she and Tim and Gonzo ponder what to do next.  
Morningstar tries to rouse Ellipsis, but he IS lost in concentration.  
Gonzo impulsively jumps down the shaft after the Doom Bear, and Morningstar follows to keep him out of trouble.  She almost cripples the bear with her powers, but he recovers to blast her mentally.  Gonzo saves her, but they're both out of it for a while.  
Stephen, now mentally following the battle has Tim teleport the Doom Bear back atop the building.  Mighty Tim, after responding "Good to have you back,· manages to produce the Doom Bear in a burst of flame.  
The Doom Bear immediately responds with lightning.  Mighty Tim is stunned.  
Stephen and Chris, alone against the Doom Bear, quickly consult via Stephen's mental power.  Chris says: 
We can get rid of him! I know how! 
They bombard him with fire and ice as they move to either side of him.  When they are in position, they begin to banish him whence he came.  The Doom Bear psychically opposes the banishment, but is finally overcome by his determined opponents.  
As the Doom Bear is banished he vows terrible revenge against their world.

The guardian bears were not banished.  They stand meekly in the background.  
Ellipsis addresses them: “What was your intent in serving the Doom Bear?" The bears look confused.  
Captain Gonzo clarifies: 'Why'd you fight us?' 
Happy Bear responds: "Golly, we're so happy where we live, we were trying to spread that happiness to everyone else!"
Then all the bears show surprise.  A fraction of a second later, bolts of lightning strike them.  They disappear! 

One more threat...