Hot Rod was astonished by the sight of all the superhumans at the fortress and he readjust his cowboy hat from sight of the place. [i]This place looks cooler than a giant eagle fighting a monstrous rattlesnake[/i] he thought to himself and he quickly looked around the exterior of the building. When he got close enough to the entrance, Ryker was then surrounded by the paparazzi trying to all take photos of him. He was glad that wearing sun glasses was a part of his costume and had he not been wearing then he not only would have had his identity personally revealed, he would also have been terribly blinded from the bright flashes of light. Hot Rod loved the attention that the public gave him and now was even more of a big shot time to let everyone know that. After he was done showing off to the cameras, Hot Rod dashed into the fortress at superhuman speed and he quickly came up Sonja and Volt sharing a drink. Hot Rod decided to socialize and possibly get to know who each other were.

"So are you two here on a date?" Hot Rod asked with a slight grin at the joking question. Many people in this place recognized him, after all whoever could not when he was named the Supersonic Lady killer, and Ryker was proud of all the titles that he was remembered by and it made him feel great to be a superhero with superhuman speed