Hi guys, BrenRome here. Sorry this took a while for me to get up, but I've been busy with college and all. Also, after watching TGWTG's To Boldly Flee Year Four anniversary, I had to pause to say goodbye to the internet show that was The Nostalgia Critic. While I am much more of an AVGN fan, The Critic was a big part in my life as well as my online review show (which will be back up pretty soon.) So to see him retire now is really a time when a needed a minute or two to recover from. Even though Doug Walker has stated he'll do another series, I'll never forget the Critic. Just as long as they don't replace him with anything by Matt Greoning, that'll be all right. But I digest. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter, and as always, I own NOTHING. This is for fan-purposes only, so please don't sue! Other than that, enjoy!
'Three Gods, Two Goddeses, One Man' Part 2
Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum…
The three men in the room looked with awe at the woman who now stood before them for a full minute before Thor cleared his throat to speak.
"Madame," Thor questioned, "Of what Pantheons do you hail from? It occurs that you are not mentioned in any."
"I cannot tell you my true heritage," Wonder Woman told the God of Thunder, "But I will say that as of now, I'm making my own."
"And there is no time to explain either way," Strange told them, as he waved his hands in the air and a portal opened before them, "If you are to retrieve Superwoman, it is to be now! Go through that portal and be prepared for what comes next. Should you succeed, call for me and I will retrieve you!"
"Then let's do it!" Spider-Man declared, swinging into the portal as Thor and Wonder Woman followed behind him.
Once they were all through, the portal shut behind them completely.
….
Mxyzptlk's Pocket Universe…
Kara felt literally like she was almost dream walking in a nightmare. It would be appropriate since a nightmare is what this felt like.
She was being forcibly married to a so-called 'Fifth Dimensional Imp' that would result in her being his bride and in the service of Loki for whatever needs he saw fit. She knew one of those would be definitely helping him conquer Asgard for sure.
Yet this dream also seemed to have wonders to it, admittedly. For one thing, she was now able to be in the presence of her parents and relative (or at least constructs of them,) from her original universe. She could not, however decide for herself what needed to be done. Only the tiniest remembrance of … someone important that she could not quite remember remained, but Mxyzptlk would surely snuff that flame out once they were done here.
As she approached the podium where Loki stood in front of, The Norse God of Mischief smiled at the so-called Superwoman who was now helpless before their potion. The potion would of course, wear-off if there was something powerful enough to snap her out of it, but thankfully, there was nobody around, so they had pretty much everything they needed.
"Dear immortals," Loki began, "We have come to bear marriage to these two. If anyone has any reason why they should not share their bonds…"
At that moment, there was a loud 'Crash!' from behind, and the three turned around to see the sights of Thor, Spider-Man, and a new heroine that they had not seen before.
Kara looked at the man dressed in the weird spider-like costume, confused. She felt as though she should know him from somewhere, but from where exactly, she could not place her finger. Yet she could still due nothing due to the effects of the potion, and instead could only stare as the confrontation unfolded before her.
"I can think of many reasons why these two should not be married." Spider-Man shot back, praying that Clara was alright.
Thor stepped forward and pointed his index finger at Loki.
"Brother!" Thor declared, "Thy foul villainy will end here! Release thine hold on my fellow Avenger or you and your new ally shall face the might of Thor! And bear this in mind, God of Mischief, like you, I am not alone."
"Whose Goldilocks, here?" Mxyzptlk asked, "And who are his friends?"
"That blonde-haired dolt who would do battle with us is my half-brother, Thor." Loki sneered, before observing his allies with amusement and interest, "The one in the full-garbed costume is a mortal…but the woman…I do not know. I don't believe we have ever met!"
"I am a new god." Wonder Woman declared, stepping next to Thor, "I am of my own race. I am Wonder Woman. I will warn you now, I can and will help defeat you!"
"You're welcome to try, lady!" Mxyzptlk declared.
"Then have at thee!" Thor declared, throwing his hammer at the imp.
However, seconds before it made impact, Loki appeared in front of his ally and blocked it with his magic, sending it back at Thor who caught it on the rebound.
"Shall we take this outside, brother?" Loki asked, with a smirk.
"As you wish!" Thor agreed.
The two flew out through one of the stained glass windows, leaving the two heroes not controlled staring at the newest villain arrival.
"So I guess it's just you two and me then." Mxyzptlk assumed.
"Not quite!" Wonder Woman smirked, singing her siren song silently. * (*I do love alliterations. Thanks for that line, Linkara!)
Mxyzptlk looked at her confused but then turned when he felt someone tap him on the shoulder. Turning around, he saw Wonder Woman already standing there, before she punched him in the face.
As she got to work on her hypnotic construct illusions, she turned to Spider-Man seriously.
"Try to wake her up!" Wonder Woman told him, "I'll try to keep him off you!"
Peter did as he was told and swung over to Kara. Looking at her, Peter was quick to note how she looked like she was in a complete trance. Surmising that it might be some magic that Loki and his new friend cooked up, the web-swinger grabbed Kara and started shaking her.
"Superwoman!" Spider-Man declared, "It's me! Spider-Man…remember?!"
Kara looked at him as some pieces began to form in her head.
"You…" Kara said, softly, "I know you, don't I?"
"Kara." Peter whispered, "It's me…Peter."
Meanwhile, Wonder Woman continued to try and use her illusions to weaken Mxyzptlk, but was suddenly taken off-balance when a metal clamp flew out from the constructs she was making and sealed itself over her mouth. Wonder Woman tried to remove it, but found that she could not do so.
"Ah," Mxyzptlk said, getting back up, and dusting himself off, "That's better!"
He turned and looked in shock as he saw the kid in the spider-costume standing in front of his soon-to-be bride.
"Oh, no you don't!" He declared, sending a ray of energy at Spider-Man.
Spider-Man's spider-sense suddenly went off, but he was too late as the ray struck him before he could move. He screamed in pain as the effects began to grow, and then something went off in Kara's head.
"Peter!" Kara declared.
Before she could do something, a large flash and puff of smoke concealed her view from him, forcing her to look away. When she turned back, she gasped in shock.
Where Peter Parker once stood, there was now a short monkey wearing his costume. The monkey that was once Peter looked around confused. The world seemed bigger and he suddenly felt really stupid. He didn't know where he was or what he was supposed to be doing now.
"Bad Monkey!" Mxyzptlk scolded, slapping Peter's head, and causing him to wimper in pain, "You broke her concentration! Bad, bad monkey!"
He then turned back to Superwoman who without any warnings, punched Mxyzptlk in the face, sending him back over to Wonder Woman.
At that moment, Wonder Woman had regained enough consciousness to act, and so she instantly worked her magic siren voice, catching Mxyzptlk in a trance.
"Now then," She demanded, "Tell us how to stop you."
Mxyzptlk tried to resist, but Wonder Woman's powers ultimately proved superior to his own as he blurted out the truth.
"Alright!" He declared, "If you want me to put everything back to normal, you gotta make me say my name backwards!"
Superwoman approached the imp, looking not so happy at all.
"And would you be kind enough to say it?" She asked, threateningly.
Mxyzptlk gulped and once again was forced to obey.
"Kltpzyxm!" He said.
And as soon as those words were spoken, he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
…...
Meanwhile…
Above the chapel, Loki and Thor were continuing their fight, when all of a sudden, the two Asgardians noticed something.
Loki looked at his arm with shock and horror as it had suddenly become transparent.
"What?!" He asked, as the transparentness continued to spread around his whole body, "Mxyzptlk! What's happening?!"
But there was no response. Within a full minute, Loki was completely transparent, and then he vanished into thin air.
….
Back below, Kara looked in amazement as her boyfriend reverted back from an ape to a human again in a spectrum of rainbow lights. Within a second, Peter was normal again, as he looked around confused.
"Peter!" Superwoman declared, as she ran over to him.
Peter barely had enough time to think before Kara's lips quickly connected with his own, and the two began to kiss passionately.
Then a new voice interrupted them.
"Kara." A new voice called.
Kara pulled away from Peter to see the construct of her relative was beginning to fade away too.
"Kara…" He said, "There isn't much time, so I'll be quick. I'm not your cousin, but I have most of his memories. I think if he could see you today. He'd be very, very proud of you. Keep living the life you have as a hero. Give this world their Superwoman every day. And never hold any regrets."
Kara nodded, and smiled as did the construct of her cousin before he completely vanished before them.
At that moment, though, the whole room began to shake as Thor re-entered the building.
"Loki has vanished!" Thor declared, as the group looked around as the earth they were standing on shook violently, "What's happening to this realm?"
"I guess since Mxyzptlk isn't here, anymore, that means that this whole universe is going back to the way it was!" Superwoman suggested, "Back to nothing!"
"Then that's our cue to go!" Spider-Man said, looking to the heavens, "Strange! It's time!"
With that, a bright flash engulfed them and then this pocket world was no more.
….
Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum…
And with that, the group suddenly found themselves back in the Sanctum Sanctorum with Strange standing before them.
"Well done." Strange congratulated, "That was quite a fortuitous battle that you won."
"Yeah." Spider-Man said, turning to Thor, "Thanks again, Thor."
"Likewise, t'was an amusement to partner with you, Spider-Man." Thor nodded.
With that, The God of Thunder was off, as the group turned to the newest Goddess of their world.
"So what are you going to do, now?" Superwoman asked Wonder Woman.
"I do not know yet." Wonder Woman answered, honestly, "I thought that I could wait till my time was right to work amongst heroes like you again. But now…now I am not sure."
She paused for a minute before speaking again.
"I suppose since I have appeared earlier than I should have, I will make the most of it. I once heard an idea of an island where women could train themselves to be better and stronger, almost as strong as you, perhaps, Superwoman. I guess I will go to find an island of such and make that idea into a reality, so that women may be able to fight for themselves one day."
"Sounds fun." Superwoman said.
"However," Wonder Woman smiled, "Since you are unique, if you ever need my help, call me and I will be there to assist you. Until then, farewell."
With that, Wonder Woman walked out the door, leaving the others in silence.
…
The Next Day, Empire State University…
"You mean to tell me that guy turned me into a monkey?!" Peter asked, completely dumbfounded of Clara's telling of the events yesterday.
"It could've been worse," Clara joked, "You could've been turned into a pig."
"Like that'll ever happen." Peter groaned, before looking at her a bit more seriously, "So you're okay, all things considered?"
"Yeah." Clara nodded, "Who knows, I keep beating these guys, maybe they'll eventually give up on me."
They sat behind their tree before Peter thought of something and turned to Kara.
"Hey, what do you think Wonder Woman's doing now?"
"Who knows?" Clara shrugged, "But I hope that whole 'Island of Superior Women,' thing she was talking about is going well."
…
One Month Later, At the top of Mount Everest…
Wonder Woman smiled as she overlooked her students. It had taken two whole weeks to build this place, and an additional week to find students willing to better themselves. She had contacted Marvel Boy for help building, and he gladly agreed as a 'debt to an old friend.' Now, after searching the world to find the right women, Venus, now a goddess of her own destiny, stood proudly as she watched her women training. All the females were dressed in the same toga gear running obstacle courses that would prove to be their endurance.
"Queen Wonder Woman." A voice called.
Wonder Woman turned around to see a young woman standing before her. She was an African American teenager with long white hair and light brown eyes. The student bowed courteously as did Wonder Woman.
"Tell me, Ororo." Wonder Woman said, as they both stood tall facing each other again, "Have you completed the tasks?"
"Yes, mistress." Ororo nodded.
"Good." Wonder Woman said, "Then follow me."
As the two walked inside the building carved into the mountain, they traveled down a long hallway. There were many different branches of the hallway that led to places such as the women's sleeping quarters, dining halls, and bathing rooms. But Wonder Woman led Ororo down a different pathway. One Ororo had never been down before.
"You have grown much since I first met you, Ororo." Wonder Woman acknowledged as they were lead down a flight of stairs, "And in such short time, too. When I first met you, you were but a thief in Cairo. Now, after tutorage from me, you have grown so much stronger and skilled."
Finally, they came to a slab that was closed with seemingly no way to open it.
"My goal here, as you know, is to make women like you into superior, stronger beings like myself. I think your time for that has come."
With that, Wonder Woman sang her siren song, as the slab suddenly opened, revealing a costume inside. Ororo saw the costume was a full-red body swimsuit that had spaghetti straps, but the bottom was like a swimsuit with no opening for the feet. On the both the left and right sides of the costume were a series of white stars, and there was also what appeared to be a golden lasso on there.
"You have passed the tests, Ororo," Wonder Woman smiled, "From now on, you will be given this costume and a new persona to symbolize your growth into a superior woman. You will now be known as Donna Troy, Wonder Girl."
…
Epilogue, In another reality…
"The imp has failed." One figure said, in the shadows of an unknown location.
"Of course he had." Another figure replied, "I knew he would fail from the moment he told us his plans."
"What can we do now?"
"We can't risk another attack without her deciding to take the fight to us." The second figure replied, "In my battles with her cousin, I've learned that if you keep attacking, they'll just keep coming back again and again."
The two stood in the shadows for a minute before the first figure spoke again.
"Very well," He nodded, "We will hold off on our attacks. For now anyways. Perhaps if we do, she might perish by one of the villians of her world."
"I hope so." The second figure said.
DUN-DUN-DUUUUUNNNNN! So there, you go, folks! Kara has gained another new ally, Storm is the new Donna Troy, and our shadowy figures have revealed themselves (at least in a shadowy cameo that works unlike that piece of trash that is The Amazing Spider-Man. In the words of It'sJustSomeRandomGuy; "What kind of post-credits scene was that?!")! So what now? Well, next chapter, Kara will NOT be facing another foe from her original universe, but rather be taking part in what I consider to be one of my top favorite Spider-Man stories of all time. Until next time, stay tuned!
