Viviane and the Fury of Black Adam
By Jorge Rustrian and Santana Stevens
Edited by Santana Stevens
Chapter 1
A cool breeze whirled around in southern Indiana. It was a nice break from the increasing spring heat that brought upon the end of the school year. There were only a few weeks left until the start of summer break, but spring break only made it all the better to wait. The sun shone down on a rather large house out near the outskirts of Fawcett City. It was a new house, designed to look like it was built during the middle of the twentieth century. The cheery blue paint reflected the intense sunlight and offered a cool refuge for those who happened to be outside. Located far from other neighborhoods, it was always a quiet time around.
This particular morning, however, a faint sound was heard coming from the living room of the blue house. The rest of the home was silent, except for the sounds that came from the room, especially the couch. Wet smacking noises were made, followed by heavy breathing and soft moans.
Suddenly, a blonde strand of hair popped up in the air for a brief second, then went back down as quickly as it had went up.
"Oh!" a girl's voice said.
"A-Are you o-okay??" said a boy's nervous voice.
"Oh yes, thank you," said the girl. Again, the smacking and heaving breathing continued.
"Billy!" cried the girl.
'W-what?" answered the boy.
"That felt good…"
"Oh…heh…okay…"
She smiled and stared into his dark blue eyes, which contrasted with her own bright blue eyes.
"Are you having fun?" she asked him.
"Yes, V-Viviane, lots," he nervously answered back.
Viviane De Milo, the Moon Angel Princess, lay on top of Billy Batson, the alter ego of the superhero Captain Marvel. It had been seven months since the devastating Moon Angel attack on Fawcett City; the attack that the two teenagers had successfully repelled. Ever since that fateful night, Viviane and Billy had grown ever closer to each other, eventually putting them in this compromising position.
"I'm glad you are," said Viviane, her soft smile radiating "I've never done this before,"
"Neither have I, Viviane." he said, with his nervousness clearly showing. Viviane, on the other hand, had the utmost confidence in the matter. She just loved to be with him, even though he was extremely nervous.
"Relax, sweetie, just try to have some fun," she said, her smile turning into a grin. Billy gulped.
"Uh…yeah…okay, I'll try Viv—. Viviane kissed him deeply, letting her long, fluffy blonde hair down and completely encasing Billy in it. He placed his hands on her back and pushed her down more onto him. She giggled some, loving his hands on her back.
Suddenly, there was a loud knock on the door. Billy bolted up, knocking Viviane off him and sending her onto the floor.
"Oh, sorry honey!" he quickly apologized.
"It's okay, Billy. You better go see who's at the door." she said, smirking and rubbing her arm.
He got up and answered, staring back at a face much like his own. Billy gasped and backed away.
"Mary! Come in!" said Viviane from the couch.
"I caught you, Billy. You're in big trouble!" said Mary. Mary just so happened to be Billy's adopted sister, the one he hadn't seen since he was a small child. Being twins, her face had a large resemblance to his own, only with bushy brown hair that was different than Billy's black hair. Mary stared at her brother eye to eye, which was not terribly difficult for they were the same height. She smirked with her arms crossed and looked behind her.
"Well, look at who I brought anyway," she said. In behind her walked a boy wearing a blue shirt and brown pants. He walked with a brown cane, which didn't really hide the fact that he had a noticeable limp on his left leg (which was from an unfortunate accident involving Billy a few years back). He stood next to Mary and looked straight at the couple.
"Hey, Freddy, how's it going?" asked Billy, dusting himself off for no real reason other than to look innocent.
"I hope you were being safe, Billy," said Freddy with a smirk on his face, obviously from a long time of being around Mary. One noticeable feature about Freddy was that he was technically taller than Billy, only that his leg was bent enough to cause him to lean over to his left side, leaving him the shorter one for the time being. Other than that, he was a relatively normal teenager with a growing attitude from Mary's careful guidance.
"So…what are you guys doing here?" asked Viviane as she hugged Billy from the back.
"We were going to see if you guys wanted to go downtown with us, but it looks like you two are too busy 'debriefing' each other," laughed Mary.
"That's funny, Mary. Besides, we weren't doing anything," defended Billy.
"Oh, weren't we?" Viviane asked him. Billy looked back at her and shrugged.
"We'd love to go with you. Just let me grab something of mine quickly, okay?" she said as she headed upstairs. Viviane grabbed her blue tie top and put it on over her white shirt. She tied the tail of the shirt as she got her purse and ran back down to meet her friends. From her house, she teleported them to Downtown Fawcett in the final stages of reconstruction from the Moon Angel Attack. The city planners took this opportunity to make Fawcett City look like a more modern city, rather than the static look it had endured for the past eighty years. Despite the change in look, the people's attitude only altered slightly from before the invasion. There was this new found feeling to live life to the fullest that secretly swept through the city. It had been there before, waiting to be burst out of its cocoon.
Viviane, for one, loved the newer, faster way of life. Back on the Moon, especially in the Royal Family, one could never have a faster pace of life other than to smile for obscene amounts of time and constant princess etiquette lessons. Those etiquette teachers were really mean too. Earth-life offered the freedom she so longed after.
"Vivi, watch out!" yelled Billy. He lunged out his arm and pulled her back from the street just as a car whizzed by.
"Oh dear! Thank you, Billy!" she said as she hugged him.
"Your welcome, Viviane. You can't let your mind wander like that," he said as he rested her head against his chest.
"You've always been my hero, you know that Billy?"
"I have?"
"Of course you have!"
Billy smiled and blushed. He lifted her head up and kissed her soft lips.
"Hey, lovebirds!" yelled Mary "I'm starving!"
The four went to a local diner and had lunch for the duration. There they talked about the state of the city after the crisis, school and general nonsense. Viviane, ever the passionate one, clung on to Billy like a monkey with its owner. Billy was the more reserved one and gave her the general kiss and big hug to her, which made Mary and Freddy mentally throw up. After, they took a walk down towards the park with nothing else in mind.
"Well, anyways you two, Freddy and I are going to head to the shopping store. See you guys," said Mary, tugging on Freddy's arm. They waved goodbye and walked left onto another street.
"Finally!" said Viviane "Some alone time!"
"Uh-oh. What do you have in mind now?" said Billy, smiling nervously.
"Follow me!" she said, grabbing his hand and leading him towards the edge of the park. They stopped at a large oak tree and settled in next to it.
"Okay, you sit there," she said as she placed him in his spot. She opened up his legs and sat herself in the space.
"You love being like this, don't you?" asked Billy, wrapping his arms around her.
"Oh yes! Why? Don't you?" she asked, looking up at him with a slight frown.
"Of course I do, Vivi," he said, kissing her cheek. She smiled and lay against him.
"Everything's so perfect right now…The only thing that would—
The wail of sirens whizzing by them interrupted their romantic interlude. Billy bolted up and looked at the fire engines go by, heading towards a burning building.
"Another fire?" she asked as she got up from the grass.
"Yes it is. I'll be back, okay?"
"Oh no, Billy! I'm coming with you!" Billy smirked and mentioned her to come with him. Past experience told him not to argue with her when it came to that decision. They ran into an alleyway and with a crack of thunder, Captain Marvel and Moon Maiden took off towards the sky.
This fire was unusually large for a regular tenement fire. It took up four apartment buildings and there were only two fire trucks to spare. The firefighters were getting overwhelmed from the blaze and the screams of those trapped inside were heard from within. Gradually, the firefighters got many of the people inside out to the paramedics and into safety. The water cannons poured their load into the buildings, with little or no effect.
"My God, there are children in there!" yelled a smoke covered man. Sure enough, the helpless cries of little children resonated across the block. A burst of flame blasted through the front door of one of the apartment complexes, knocking the firefighters back. People looked on helplessly as the fire raged on.
Suddenly, a red blur streaked across the sky and smashed into the raging inferno. After a few seconds the roof caved in, just as Captain Marvel escaped with a hand full of toddlers, smoke covered but otherwise in good condition.
"Look! It's Moon Maiden!" yelled out another spectator. The blonde haired Angel floated down from the sky and hovered in front of the burning buildings.
"Now…let's take care of this fire," she said. With a wisp of her gigantic wings, the fire was instantly blown out; albeit with the consequence of one of the tenements completely demolishing. Lucky for everyone, all the people inside were rescued in time and there was only minor injuries sustained.
The public cheered for the team of Captain Marvel and Moon Maiden. Viviane smiled at the people and then shone a special smile at the mighty superhero. The two took off across the city and headed back towards Viviane's place.
I can really see why Billy enjoys this line of work. Adventure is one reason. Excitement is another one.
She looked at the Big Red Cheese.
But I think most of all it's his sense of duty, his sense of responsibility. An enjoyment of helping those who can't help themselves. Check that. They CAN help themselves…
Viviane gave a small smile.
He just loves to give a helping hand.