Uncanny Squirrel Girl

Chapter 7: Tears of a Clone- Part 2

By

The Uncanny R-Man


Disclaimer- All familiar characters belong to Marvel Comics.


Avengers Mansion-

Squirrel Girl and Hildy waked into Avengers Mansion. Hildy couldn't wait to tell the Avengers about her first defeat of a supervillain.

'Just wait until the Avengers hear of my heroic exploits!' The young Asgardian proclaimed. 'The story of my defeat of the one known as Stilt-Man will surely go down in history!'

'I don't want to burst your bubble sweetie, but pretty much everybody has defeated Stilt-Man before.' Squirrel Girl pointed out. 'Heck, I think I've beaten him five times this month already.'

'So my story will not become famous?' Hildy sighed sadly. Squirrel Girl simply nodded in response. Hildy pursed her lips in determination. 'Then we must search for more villains to fight! Come, to victory!'

Squirrel Girl held up her hand, silencing her young ward.

'Hey, where is everybody?' The bushy-tailed heroine thought out loud. 'There must be somebody here. Cap? Jarvis?'

'Ah, Miss Green. Thank goodness you're here!' Jarvis, the Avengers' loyal butler, sighed in thanks as he poked his head around the corner. 'I knew that impostor couldn't have been you.'

'Tony and the others dashed off to fight her.' Steve Rogers added. He was still under doctor's orders to stay home after his ordeal at the hands of the Acolytes. (1) 'We all thought that you were under mind control.'

'Although, Master Parker was willing to bet money that the impostor was a clone.' Jarvis added. 'Miss Walters wagered that it was a Space Phantom or similar.'

'If somebody's impersonating me and causing trouble, then I have to get back out there and stop her!' Squirrel Girl frowned.

'What are we waiting for?' Hildy asked. 'If she is besmirching your name, then she must be stopped!'

'No Hildy, you're staying here.' Squirrel Girl shook her head. 'This is too dangerous for you. I have to do this myself.'

'That's not all...' Cap continued. 'It's all over the TV. She's fighting Spider-Man and the Black Cat on top of the George Washington Bridge. She has your mother.'

'Whoever she is, she's gone too far!' Squirrel Girl frowned angrily. 'Hildy, stay here with Cap and Jarvis. They'll take care of you while I'm gone.' The young Asgardian stepped forward. 'Hildy, no.' Squirrel Girl told her young protégée. 'It's bad enough that this impostor has my mother. I can't risk you getting hurt as well.'

Hildy simply nodded in response and stood back while her mentor dashed off to deal with her doppelganger.


George Washington Bridge-

The Squirrel Girl doppelganger tapped the defeated Spider-Man with the tip of her boot. She let out a disgusted sigh at the ease she had defeated the Avengers.

'So much for the World's Mightiest Heroes.' The bushy-tailed villainess sniffed. 'Maybe I'll go see the X-Men. Then we can see who's really the best at whatever it is Wolverine does.'

'You'll never get away with this!' Mrs Green yelled at her captor. 'My daughter will find out what you've done!'

'Oh, I'm banking on that.' The evil Squirrel Girl grinned. 'I'll this silliness is just my way of calling her out. Squirrel Girl is supposed to be some great hero. She's beaten Doctor Doom and Thanos. Let's see how she deals with somebody that's her equal!'

The evil squirrel Girl stopped her boasts as she heard the sound of helicopter rotor blades. However, this wasn't a news helicopter investigating the trouble atop the bridge. It was the real Squirrel Girl riding her Squirrel-A-Gig.

'The guest of honour.' The evil Squirrel Girl smiled. 'About time too. I was starting to get bored.'

The Squirrel-A-Gig landed on the bridge below the villainess and Squirrel Girl clambered up the cables to her opponent.

'Mom, are you okay?' Squirrel Girl asked as she reached her bound mother.

'Oh, I'm fine, sweetie.' Mrs Green told her daughter. 'I lost the shopping bags though. Jarvis won't be mad will he?'

'You've got more important things to worry about than lost shopping, honey.' The evil Squirrel Girl laughed. 'Are we going to fight or stand here gossiping like old women?'

'Fine.' Squirrel Girl sighed. 'I'll found out who sent you after I've kicked your butt!'

'Strong words, sweetie.' The evil Squirrel Girl remarked. 'Let's see how strong you really are!'

The evil Squirrel Girl swung a punch at her heroic counterpart, only for her to easily dodge out the way. Squirrel Girl then lashed out with her tail in an attempt to sweep her doppelganger off her feet, but she leapt out of the way. The evil Squirrel Girl leapt at the heroine with a hiss, her claws bared. Squirrel Girl grabbed her opponent by the wrists and fell back, throwing her over her shoulder. The evil Squirrel Girl leapt to her feet and attempted to stamp on the heroine's tail, only for Doreen to pull her tail out of the way. It was clear that this fight wasn't going anywhere fast.

Unseen by the pair, Spider-Man was beginning to stir.

'Aww man, what happened...' The Wall-Crawler blinked his bleary eyes as he regained consciousness. Then his memories returned to him. 'Man, did I just get my butt kicked by a Squirrel Girl clone? Clones, why did it have to be clones?'

Spidey raised his head as he saw the two Squirrel Girls duking it out. He didn't need to be a genius to see that nobody was going to win the fight any time soon. He raised a hand and shot out a strand of webbing, nabbing the evil Squirrel Girl by the tail. The fluffy-tailed villainess stopped fighting to see what had become stuck in her tail.

'What the...?'

This momentary distraction allowed Squirrel Girl a chance to attack. She swept her opponent's legs from under her, sending her tumbling over to the edge of the bridge.

'Nice distraction.' The evil Squirrel Girl complimented the heroes. 'Not that it'll do you any good.'

'My brains must be more scrambled than I thought, 'cause I can't think of anything funny to say.' Spidey said as he yanked the webbing attached to the evil Squirrel Girl's tail, sending her tumbling over the edge of the bridge.

'Argh! Dammit!' The evil Squirrel Girl curses as she dangled over the bridge by her tail. 'You have no idea how painful this is! You're gonna pull by tail out by the root, you sons of...'

'Ah-ah, watch the language.' Spider-Man tutted. 'Unless you want me to lose my grip.' The Web-Slinger turned to check on his teammates. 'You okay there, SG?'

'Thanks, Spidey.' Squirrel Girl thanked her friend as she untied he mother. 'Will Black Cat be okay?'

'Aww, she'll be fine.' Spidey responded. 'The Cat's had worse. She'll be mad she missed the fight though.'


Meanwhile-

Unknown by Squirrel Girl and her friends, Loki was keeping a watch on them through a magical scrying pool.

'Pity my magical copy couldn't beat the heroes.' Loki muttered to himself. 'Not that it would matter if she defeated the heroes or not. It was all a distraction so my plans could continue unabated.'

'Do you godly types always talk to yourselves?'

Loki spun around to see Parker Robbins, also known as the Hood, standing in his doorway.

'So, why did you want to see me?' The Hood enquired. 'You got this team gathered together and everybody's got their own jobs to do except me. You'd better not have brought me back to life just to stand around looking awesome.'

'I have a task for you, Mr Robbins...' Loki said as he beckoned the hooded villain closer. 'I'm going to send you to Hell's Kitchen...'

TBC...


Next: To Hell's Kitchen And Back

Squirrel Girl takes Hildy to Hell's Kitchen to meet Daredevil. Unfortunately, the Hood chooses that time to ferment a gang war.


Author's Notes-

(1)- Captain America has badly beaten by the Acolytes in Chapter 31 of 'The Uncanny Avengers'.