d_knight7
05/13/2006, 18:59
By Doom's Medic
As the collected members of the JLI and Alpha Flight looked on at their beaten foe, their foe was not playing his part.
“You truly believe that you can win?” taunted Loki.
Aurora, Bea, Ralph and Walter came out of the cave, power gems in their possession. Bea flew closer to Loki, “Well we have these…………….so yeah. I got a feeling we’re going to be all right.”
As Loki regarded his situation he shrugged and stood up. One snap of his fingers dropped his bonds to the ground. His smile seeming to increase in size, “Ah yes, you must be the Brazilian………..rumors of your beauty do you little justice my dear. But your intelligence seems to be a little lacking. Sadly it is so hard to find intelligence among you lessers.”
As Loki stood surrounded by his enemies Bea was fuming, “What kinda crack is that your stupid son of a………”
“Bea!!” Ralph stepped in front of her and Loki, careful to not burn himself on the Brazilian bombshell. Turning to face Loki, “What do you mean ‘think we can win’?”
Loki regarded Ralph as he mocked Bea, “Will wonders never cease? A glimmer of intelligence. What I mean, my malleable little friend, is that you can’t stop the enchantment of those crystals. You just don’t have it in you I’m afraid. I cast a protection spell on it that prevents my brother, who didn’t even have the nerve to show his face, the son of Zeus and that tiara wearing cup-cake from even touching the gems. The rest of you sadly don’t have the strength to do the job, no mortal can. Not even that green goliath. And oh dear,” Loki looked up at the sun, “Time is running out. You’re going to loose and I’m going to watch the look on every one of your faces as it happens. Still feel like you’re winning the contest?” Loki smirked as arrogant as can be.
Eugene was thinking out loud, “No that’s not right. He’s the trickster god there has to be some way to destroy them…………….Michael can you get anything off them?”
Michael moved closer to the gems and started to whisper some enchantments as he stated to hover cross legged.
Loki laughed out loud, “Oh yes, I’m sure that a man who has tried to hide from his mystical abilities for most of his life will be able to break the enchantment of a God. But don’t trust me on it. I’m sure it’ll work.”
Walter had heard enough, “SHUT. UP!”
Shaman started to hover lower until he leaned on Ralph who was beside him. He was weak from the effort. “I’m……..not…….I …….couldn’t do it. Too strong.”
“Didn’t work? How………unexpected.” Loki continued to goad them.
Puck grabbed both gems, he tossed on at Northstar and the other at Wally, “You red and yellow guy, Jean-Paul, 10 seconds out turn around come back full speed. Put everything you’ve got behind it.”
Wally and Jean-Paul nodded at each other and then speed off in clouds of smoke.
“Slamming the two gems together at hypersonic speed…………good thinking Puck.” said Ralph.
“Oh no! Why didn’t I think of that?” Loki said in a shaky voice as he leaned his face into his hands.
As the two speedster started to head back everyone could see the debris in their wakes.
As they came together the gems touched and an explosion erupted. The only thing that could be seen was the dust cloud after.
After what seemed like an eternity the cloud started to dissipate.
What could be seen was Jean-Paul and Wally lying on their backs clutching their sides from the force of the impact. It was nearly impossible for them to still be conscious after a blast like that. And there, at the point of impact, sat the gems completely unphased.
“Oh that’s right,” Loki lifted his head from his hands, “I did think of that.”
Captain Atom stood over the gems with his hands outstretched, “I’ll try to see if I can see anything in the gems radiation.”
Loki looked as unconcerned as ever, “I’m sure that will help.”
The glow from Nathanial’s hands shifted from red to blue to orange before he dropped his hands. He just shook his head.
“What? This mortals efforts were all for not as well? Almost as though it was designed that way.” The trickster god’s enjoyment increasing by the second.
Puck was over beside Michael, “You got any other ideas?”
Michael was about to speak before he stopped himself.
“Michael, if you have any idea we need to know.” Puck said to his teammate.
Shaman took a deep breath, “There is one chance. If I’m wrong we’re all going to die but if I’m right we might be in even worse shape.”
Kyle heard the conversation, “What does that mean?”
Eugene knew what Shaman was thinking, “It’s Walter isn’t it.”
Shaman nodded.
Puck ran over to the gems and picked them up. He walked over to Walter and held them out to his long time friend.
“Eugene, you know I’m not going to be strong…………..” Walter started.
Puck couldn’t look his friend in the face, “Just…………..just try Walter.”
Walter took up the gems tentatively, unsure why his friend would ask of him the impossible. He took a deep breath and slammed the two gems together. Nothing happened as he first separated the gems to inspect them. But just as he was about to drop them a small crack started to appear in each of them and from the crack poured a green light.
Loki couldn’t believe what he was seeing, “What?”
“Again fuzzy, again!! Show those things who’s boss!” yelled Booster and Wade in unison.
As Walter slammed the two gems together harder than he thought he could the gems shattered. A blinding green light seemed to erupt from his hands blanketing everything.
Things started to rip apart around them. The very ground about them started to tear apart. Rifts started to opens and the air started to get sucked out. The sky started to open and lightning started to come from every direction.
The next thing the hero’s present knew was black nothing.
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As the two figures hovered in a place between time and space.
“So it is ended,” said the figure in the golden mask.
“It would seem that all will be back as it was Dr. Fate.” replied the red caped figure beside him.
“It might be. It could be………….but should it be, Stephen?” Fate asked in uncertainty, something he was very unaccustomed to.”
“It is a difficult thing for us to grasp, and we are two who are used to such massive discoveries of this kind. There would be many who would try to bridge the gap again for their own needs………..be they for good or not……….” Stephen started to think out loud.
“And if that were the case all of creation would be endangered again.” Fate finished the thought.
“I feel no ease in this course Dr. Fate, but it is the course we must follow for the safety of both universes. When the enchantment is done only the two of us will remember what truly transpired here.
The two respective pillars of mystical might took a moment to ready themselves before the started the enchantment that would safe guard their respective universes from each other...
As the collected members of the JLI and Alpha Flight looked on at their beaten foe, their foe was not playing his part.
“You truly believe that you can win?” taunted Loki.
Aurora, Bea, Ralph and Walter came out of the cave, power gems in their possession. Bea flew closer to Loki, “Well we have these…………….so yeah. I got a feeling we’re going to be all right.”
As Loki regarded his situation he shrugged and stood up. One snap of his fingers dropped his bonds to the ground. His smile seeming to increase in size, “Ah yes, you must be the Brazilian………..rumors of your beauty do you little justice my dear. But your intelligence seems to be a little lacking. Sadly it is so hard to find intelligence among you lessers.”
As Loki stood surrounded by his enemies Bea was fuming, “What kinda crack is that your stupid son of a………”
“Bea!!” Ralph stepped in front of her and Loki, careful to not burn himself on the Brazilian bombshell. Turning to face Loki, “What do you mean ‘think we can win’?”
Loki regarded Ralph as he mocked Bea, “Will wonders never cease? A glimmer of intelligence. What I mean, my malleable little friend, is that you can’t stop the enchantment of those crystals. You just don’t have it in you I’m afraid. I cast a protection spell on it that prevents my brother, who didn’t even have the nerve to show his face, the son of Zeus and that tiara wearing cup-cake from even touching the gems. The rest of you sadly don’t have the strength to do the job, no mortal can. Not even that green goliath. And oh dear,” Loki looked up at the sun, “Time is running out. You’re going to loose and I’m going to watch the look on every one of your faces as it happens. Still feel like you’re winning the contest?” Loki smirked as arrogant as can be.
Eugene was thinking out loud, “No that’s not right. He’s the trickster god there has to be some way to destroy them…………….Michael can you get anything off them?”
Michael moved closer to the gems and started to whisper some enchantments as he stated to hover cross legged.
Loki laughed out loud, “Oh yes, I’m sure that a man who has tried to hide from his mystical abilities for most of his life will be able to break the enchantment of a God. But don’t trust me on it. I’m sure it’ll work.”
Walter had heard enough, “SHUT. UP!”
Shaman started to hover lower until he leaned on Ralph who was beside him. He was weak from the effort. “I’m……..not…….I …….couldn’t do it. Too strong.”
“Didn’t work? How………unexpected.” Loki continued to goad them.
Puck grabbed both gems, he tossed on at Northstar and the other at Wally, “You red and yellow guy, Jean-Paul, 10 seconds out turn around come back full speed. Put everything you’ve got behind it.”
Wally and Jean-Paul nodded at each other and then speed off in clouds of smoke.
“Slamming the two gems together at hypersonic speed…………good thinking Puck.” said Ralph.
“Oh no! Why didn’t I think of that?” Loki said in a shaky voice as he leaned his face into his hands.
As the two speedster started to head back everyone could see the debris in their wakes.
As they came together the gems touched and an explosion erupted. The only thing that could be seen was the dust cloud after.
After what seemed like an eternity the cloud started to dissipate.
What could be seen was Jean-Paul and Wally lying on their backs clutching their sides from the force of the impact. It was nearly impossible for them to still be conscious after a blast like that. And there, at the point of impact, sat the gems completely unphased.
“Oh that’s right,” Loki lifted his head from his hands, “I did think of that.”
Captain Atom stood over the gems with his hands outstretched, “I’ll try to see if I can see anything in the gems radiation.”
Loki looked as unconcerned as ever, “I’m sure that will help.”
The glow from Nathanial’s hands shifted from red to blue to orange before he dropped his hands. He just shook his head.
“What? This mortals efforts were all for not as well? Almost as though it was designed that way.” The trickster god’s enjoyment increasing by the second.
Puck was over beside Michael, “You got any other ideas?”
Michael was about to speak before he stopped himself.
“Michael, if you have any idea we need to know.” Puck said to his teammate.
Shaman took a deep breath, “There is one chance. If I’m wrong we’re all going to die but if I’m right we might be in even worse shape.”
Kyle heard the conversation, “What does that mean?”
Eugene knew what Shaman was thinking, “It’s Walter isn’t it.”
Shaman nodded.
Puck ran over to the gems and picked them up. He walked over to Walter and held them out to his long time friend.
“Eugene, you know I’m not going to be strong…………..” Walter started.
Puck couldn’t look his friend in the face, “Just…………..just try Walter.”
Walter took up the gems tentatively, unsure why his friend would ask of him the impossible. He took a deep breath and slammed the two gems together. Nothing happened as he first separated the gems to inspect them. But just as he was about to drop them a small crack started to appear in each of them and from the crack poured a green light.
Loki couldn’t believe what he was seeing, “What?”
“Again fuzzy, again!! Show those things who’s boss!” yelled Booster and Wade in unison.
As Walter slammed the two gems together harder than he thought he could the gems shattered. A blinding green light seemed to erupt from his hands blanketing everything.
Things started to rip apart around them. The very ground about them started to tear apart. Rifts started to opens and the air started to get sucked out. The sky started to open and lightning started to come from every direction.
The next thing the hero’s present knew was black nothing.
=================================================
As the two figures hovered in a place between time and space.
“So it is ended,” said the figure in the golden mask.
“It would seem that all will be back as it was Dr. Fate.” replied the red caped figure beside him.
“It might be. It could be………….but should it be, Stephen?” Fate asked in uncertainty, something he was very unaccustomed to.”
“It is a difficult thing for us to grasp, and we are two who are used to such massive discoveries of this kind. There would be many who would try to bridge the gap again for their own needs………..be they for good or not……….” Stephen started to think out loud.
“And if that were the case all of creation would be endangered again.” Fate finished the thought.
“I feel no ease in this course Dr. Fate, but it is the course we must follow for the safety of both universes. When the enchantment is done only the two of us will remember what truly transpired here.
The two respective pillars of mystical might took a moment to ready themselves before the started the enchantment that would safe guard their respective universes from each other...