Uncanny Excalibur

Chapter 4: Hellbound

By

The Uncanny R-Man

Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel. Kid Razor and Sonic Blue belong to L1701E.

Shout Outs-

Aaron- Man, one review. I must be losing it. Pity I never had it. Heh. I'm still undecided whether I'll pair Enchantress up with Spencer but you never know, stranger things have happened. Especially in the URM-Verse.

Author's Note/Gratuitous Plug- If you liked this; please check out 'Uncanny Freedom Force' by unknown legacy.

The Dark Dimension-

Excalibur stepped through Amanda Sefton's stepping disc and found themselves in the Dark Dimension, Dormammu's home realm. Fortunately, the combined magicks of Amanda Sefton and Enchantress, as well as the anti-telepathy force field conjured by Kid Razor; the team was able to sneak past the myriad of demons and various beasties native to the Dark Dimension.

'Keep it up everybody.' Captain Britain said. 'We're almost at Dormammu's citadel.'

'How do you know where Dormammu's citadel is anyway?' Sonic Blue asked.

'The big ol' castle thing is kind of a giveaway.' Warbird replied, indicating the huge castle type building dominating the landscape beyond them.

'Ask a stupid question.' Sonic Blue shrugged.

Excalibur carried onwards towards the Dread Lord's citadel. Everybody held their breath as they snuck past the inhabitants of the Dark Dimension. They'd rather not think what would happen if the magicks that masked them from detection faltered. Ten heroes against a whole dimension of demons? The chances of survival weren't good.

The team hardly had time to let go of their collective breaths as they finally reached the Dread Lord's citadel.

'Okay, this is it everybody.' Captain Britain said. 'Kid Razor, Sonic Blue, Ghost Rider, Warbird, Dazzler, you sneak into the citadel and find this mystical totem that Dormammu is using to gain access into our realm while Meggan, Molten Man, Enchantress, Amanda and I create a distraction.'

'Are you sure you'll be able to survive?' Dazzler asked. 'You five against an army of demons and Mindless Ones? The odds aren't looking good.'

'Just the odds that I doth prefer.' Enchantress grinned, cracking her knuckles. 'It hast been such a long time since I hast had a good fight.'

'Glad to see that somebody's optimistic.' Molten Man sniffed.

'Well I guess that when you're immortal, you tend to be optimistic.' Meggan shrugged.

'Can we get this show on the road?' Kid Razor asked. 'If we're gonna face some mystical big bad, the Kid of Rock wants to get it over and done with.'

'No truer words have been said.' Captain Britain nodded. 'Okay then team, let's get going.'

The team nodded as they split up and went about their respective tasks. Hopefully this wouldn't end up as a suicide mission…

Captain Britain's team-

Captain Britain and his team carefully snuck around the perimeter of the castle, trying to find any guards. Dormammu's usual choice of muscle was beings known as the Mindless Ones, semi-sentient beings with great strength and one single glowing slit for eyes.

Captain spotted a few of the creatures standing guard over the entrance of the citadel and motioned Enchantress over.

'Amora, could you cast a mind control spell? Something that would set those things off against each other.'

'These creatures doth not have a mind of their own, hence their names. T'would be a simple task.'

Enchantress muttered a few quick words as she cast the spell. No sooner had the last syllable been spoken then the Mindless Ones leapt upon each other, beating on each other with their colossal fists.

'Well that was easy enough.' Meggan said. 'Now for Razor and the others to do their bit.'

Kid Razor's team-

With the Mindless Ones presently engaged in beating each other to a pulp, Kid Razor's team snuck into the citadel with ease.

'Man, this mission is gonna be easy as easy as a telepath.' Kid Razor said.

'Way to go man.' Sonic Blue said. 'Now you've gone and jinxed it.'

'You're too superstitious, dude.' Kid Razor replied. 'Give the Kid of Rock some faith.'

'I'm okay with faith.' Warbird added. 'Just make sure you keep your hands where they're supposed to be and keep your mind on the mission. We don't want to blow this if your hands get busy.'

'Why don't we get together after the mission, baby?' Kid razor asked, a cheeky grin spreading on his face. 'Then you can find out just how busy the Kid of Rock's hand scan get.'

'No thanks kid.' Warbird winced. 'I don't; to cradle snatching.'

'Ooh, burn!' Sonic Blue teased.

'At least the Kid of Rock isn't the one that's being stalked by an immortal.'

'What's the matter, man?' Sonic Blue asked. 'Jealous?'

'As if.' Kid Razor snorted. 'The Kid of Rock could get any immortal he wanted.'

'I'm sure your girlfriend would have something to say about that.' Dazzler added.

'How did you know the Kid of Rock has a girlfriend?' Kid Razor asked.

'I read your SHIELD file.' Dazzler replied. 'It's got all your details on it, your base of operations, right down to what kind of toilet paper you use.'

'Damn Fury ain't got no respect for privacy.' Kid Razor sniffed.

'Keep it down guys.' Sonic Blue said. 'My sensors are picking something up…'

The squad held their breaths as a trio of demons ambled past. Then, without a word of warning, Ghost Rider whipped out his mystical chain and wrapped it around the demons' necks, snapping them like twigs.

'Well that was… easy.' Sonic Blue blinked. 'What do you say we go find this mystical totem thingie?'

'Yeah, let's go do that.' Dazzler replied the skeletal-faced biker up and down.

'Nice to see you getting in one the action, buddy.' Kid Razor said, patting Ghost Rider on the back.

Ghost Rider just looked down at the Kid of Rock, his fiery face as silent and unreadable as ever.

Captain Britain-

Captain Britain and the rest of his team were sneaking around the nether regions of Dormammu's citadel, still on their distraction detail. Whenever they came across a squad of demons, they leapt upon them. The more demons defeated, the less likely Kid Razor and co were to come up against resistance.

Everybody beat down the demons with their respective powers. Captain Britain and Molten Man used their super strength. Meggan used her agility and powers of flight to dart between the slow-moving demons and slugged them on the chins while Enchantress and Amanda Sefton used their respective magick skills.

The demons were soon defeated by the small squad.

'I thought these demons were supposed to be badasses.' Molten Man said. 'They're not all that.'

'You're saying that like a bad thing.' Meggan replied. 'The easier these demons are to beat, the sooner I can go back to my daughter.'

As if in reply, another squad of demons charged around the corner.

'Me and my big mouth.' Meggan muttered as she readied for another attack.

Kid Razor-

Kid Razor's squad stopped outside a room. Beams of light were shining through the bars in the door; it was a fair chance that whatever mystical doo-dad Dormammu was using was in that room.

'Your sensors picking anything up, Spence?' Kid Razor asked. 'Is the Big Bad in there?'

'Yup, he sure is.' Sonic Blue replied. 'You got a plan?'

'Dazzler, you absorb light and change it into sound, right?' Kid Razor asked.

'Afraid not.' Dazzler replied. 'I absorb sound and turn it into light.'

'Crap.' Kid Razor hissed. 'Anybody else got any ideas?'

'I could absorb that light and blast Dormammu with it.' Warbird replied. 'I'm not sure how long it'll hold him for but it's worth a try.'

'Okay, get to it.' Kid Razor nodded.

Warbird nodded as closed her eyes as she absorbed the mystical light emanating form the room.

The rest of the squad watched as Warbird began to glow with an ethereal light.

Warbird's eyes snapped open as she reached her limit.

'Okay, what do you say we go kick some bad guy ass?' She asked.

'Bet idea I've heard all day.' Sonic Blue replied.

Warbird was the first in as she smashed down the door. The mystical energy that she absorbed seemed to be enhancing her strength even more than it usually was.

'Give it up Dormammu, you're not gonna invade Earth today!'

'Bah! Puny mortals!' The Dread Lord snorted, his evil yellow eyes narrowing in anger. 'You dare disturb the Dread Lord?'

'Yeah, we dare all right.' Kid Razor snarled. 'And we're gonna kick you ass!'

'Many have tried.' Dormammu replied. 'And I have flayed the souls of those that dared.'

Kid Razor held out guitar a sit began to glow with magical energy.

'GLAM FLASH!'Kid Razor yelled as his guitar shot out a flash of light, blinding the Dread Lord.

'I don't need my sight to defeat you!' Dormammu bellowed. 'You will all die a slow and painful death!'

'Says you Torchie!' Warbird replied as she let rip with an energy blast form her hands.

Dormammu let out a scream of pain as the energy bolt struck his chest. As well as augmenting her strength, the mystical energy that she absorbed, seemed to grant Warbird's usual energy blasts a magical quality that greatly weakened the Dread Lord.

'That's it everybody!' Warbird bellowed. 'Dormammu's on his knees, let's pile it on!'

The rest of the squad did as they were told as they let rip with their powers. Kid Razor blasted Dormammu with more energy blasts form his guitar as Sonic Blue let rip with sonic blasts form his gauntlets. Dazzler let rip with her light blasts as Ghost Rider let rip with blasts of Hellfire. It didn't take much to defeat the already weakened Dread Lord as he soon collapsed under the strain.

'Let's grab this totem before he gets back up.' Sonic Blue said.

Kid Razor nodded in reply and snatched the mystical totem off its pedestal and led the way back out of the room.

'How long do you think he'll stay down for?' Sonic Blue asked.

'I don't know.' Warbird replied. 'But with a magic user as powerful as Dormammu, it won't be long.'

'We'd better find the other soon then.' Dazzler nodded.

It didn't take them very long to find their teammates as they were presently fighting more demons.

'Amanda, a stepping disc would be good right about now!' Warbird yelled.

'Right on it.' Amanda replied as a white disc appeared before them.

'Everybody jump in!' Warbird commanded. 'We don't know how long Dormammu will be down for!'

The others did as they were told and leapt through the stepping disc to safety.

Later-

The mystical totem had been handed over to Dr Strangeand the team was celebrating their first successful mission. They were sitting around a table in a pub near Braddock Manor holding their drinks in a toast.

Most of them had beers in their hands. Kid Razor and Sonic Blue didn't however as they weren't young enough to drink, even in Britain where the legal age was eighteen. They were holding sodas along with Captain Britain who didn't drink anyway.

'Well here's to a successful first mission.' Captain Britain said. 'May there be many more.'

'The Kid of Rock has had fun with you guys but he can't be a fulltime member, he has a city to take care of.'

'Me to I'm afraid.' Sonic Blue added. 'Cincinnati isn't going to defend itself on its own. But if you need any help, I'll be there.'

'I doth hope that we need your help often.' Amora said, gently stroking Spencer's arm. 'T'wouldst be a pity not to see more of you.'

'Uhh, thanks…' Spencer replied, shifting nervously in his seat.

'But before you depart, I wouldst like to give you a farewell gift.' Amora said as she lean tin close and gave Spencer a short but passionate kiss. 'Farewell Spencer Allen Burton, may we meet again soon.'

Spencer was lost for words as his cheeks flushed a bright pink. Man, that was one Hell of a kiss…

The others just laughed out loud at the sight and chanted at Spencer.

'Spencer and Amora up a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…'

TBC…

Next: The Return of Longshot

Excalibur's next mission is a personal one for Dazzler as she finally finds out the whereabouts of her former lover, Longshot. But what if he isn't the only on that is alive? What if Mojo is alive too? Tune in nest time to find out in… The Uncanny Excalibur!