CyberTech Worlds Clash
Chapter LII
Doom
It was a fairly bright and wonderful Monday morning, and Supergirl wasn't paying the greatest attention to much as she had snuck into the huge and airy office on the top floor of a skyscraper in Metropolis. Harry had just about arrived home from that other dimension, and she was planning on surprising him. She had wanted to bring Bella along but she had a few things to get sorted, and they didn't have much else to do until they could take the Javelin back to Bella's Earth next week as they needed one with stealth, so they had to wait, and in the meantime, Barbara Gordon had managed to get hold of Bella's school records and was making sure the girl was prepared for her exams when they could arrange them sometime in the near future, and that left Kara feeling bored, and Harry was home so she figured a visit was in order.
The office had a couch and a few chairs as well as a large curved desk with comfortable looking leather chair, which all looked out of huge glass windows leading to a large balcony looking over the city.
Kara was wearing her new and comfy Supergirl suit, and she had snuck in with a cheeky smirk on her pink lips, her blue eyes scanning the empty room before she hopped up and sat in the leather chair with a wide grin on her lips as she looked the empty grey coloured desk over. It didn't even have any draws or filing cabinets or anything, and she suspected that was the reason Harry didn't mind leaving the door open if there was nothing to steal.
If Kara didn't know any better, she would believe the office was never used even with the couch area looking so inviting compared to the desk. However, she almost jumped as a yellow light started flashing above the desk with a continuous bleeping sound.
Kara just shrugged her shoulders. "Answer," she said, which caused the light and bleeping to stop as a window into another office opened to show two young women the other side, one a red head, and the other a brunette.
"Hey, Kara?" the red head asked in surprise before shrugging. "Where's Harry, have you gotten anywhere with him yet? I can see that he totally wants to give you a very-very good time," she said with a crafty grin. "Doubly so while wearing that super costume. Damn, you look so sexy."
The brunette laughed as she moved closer to her window to get a better look. "Damn, did Harry make you that. I remember you had this white and red costume before, and that looks like it has that new impact armour we've been developing?"
"Umm… well yes, it's a prototype armour," she replied blushing brightly while the other two giggled. "He said that if a Kryptonian can ruff this thing up without destroying it, then it will withstand near anyone."
"So, waiting on Harry?" Amanda asked sheepishly. "You probably haven't seen him since he got transported to New-Earth have you… he brought us home two adorable little brothers to take care of."
Kara nodded while smiling. "Yeah, he introduced me over the phone," she said. "He said he considered bringing them here, but the oldest will be starting school soon and didn't feel he could trust any of this worlds schools with him yet. Then, I don't know where Harry is, but I know he's in the building as Seraph gave me the heads up."
"He's on his way now," Seraph's voice commented over the comm., as she appeared in the office wearing that strange cosplay outfit of hers behind Amanda and Ginny. "He's been rushing around trying to get a handle on these two new worlds. Nobody, was expecting this to happen, and we've… well, I've been going over all of the data… this shouldn't be happening, but the data is saying it is happening, and I have no idea whether it's going to happen again as the data says no… but it said no before, and now says there was always five worlds clashing, but there wasn't."
"That is confusing," Amanda said impishly before frowning in worry. "What about that Red Lantern's ship?"
Seraph shook her head. "Its cloaked, but we're keeping a watch out," she replied. "Lindsey Fenhuh is a Red Lantern, but she has no warrants out for her arrest or anything. She has never attacked anyone who didn't deserve it, and for the most part leaves people alone. She shows up every few months to buy supplies, and she actually pays her way."
"What does that mean for Holly?" Amanda asked in worry.
"I can't say," Seraph replied thoughtfully. "But it is good that Holly was saved… it seems that she may be in good hands, as Holly was in a bad way and hopefully that ship will have some good medical equipment."
"And those aurors arrested by MACUSA?" Amanda asked in concern.
"I got back from their office two hours ago," Harry said coolly as he was walking into the office and startling them all except Seraph. Harry was dressed in a black suit with black shirt and waistcoat and tie and shoes.
Harry walked across the room with the marks around his face having slight glows and his eyes were fierce. Kara was startled as he grabbed her wrist, pulled her from his chair, and sat pulling her onto his lap where she looked surprised as she looked him over and realised, he just needed someone to give him a little pampering before he did something crazy. Therefore, Kara smiled gently as she snuggled into Harry's chest while he seemed to relax and soften as she wrapped him in her arms.
"Sorry," Harry whispered while taking a deep breath and offering Kara a small smile as he slid his arms around her waist and held her tightly, but she was in heaven, so she didn't mind in the least as she saw Amanda, Ginny, and Seraph giving her crafty looks. "I was speaking with the Kingsley Shacklebolt of Holly's world, and it does not look good. He was rather reluctant to speak to me at first, but once I informed him of who I am, he was more than forthcoming, especially when I informed him that I was well aware of what living with the Dursley's was like for any magical."
"And?" Amanda asked, but from Harry's look, she likely didn't want to know.
"Worse than Lyra… by a long way," Harry said while Amanda looked to be holding back tears. "Holly apparently pulled Dumbledore's last straw as she… severely injured a 'pureblood' – 'boy'," he said with a small smile there. "He had decided that for her 'evil' ways that he was going to force compliance with magic, and give her to your filthy brother!" he hissed here pointing at Ginny.
Ginny started and scowled. "My brothers in jail and I'm going to see to it that this one joins him," she said in disgust. "Are all the Ron Weasley's complete Dumbledore worshipping pieces of shit?"
"I don't know." He said uncomfortably.
"What did other me do?" Ginny asked while looking worried, as she read something that she didn't like from his expression.
Harry just shook his head. "Nothing. That world has… things seem to be more difficult – while our Dumbledore's haven't seen to be so openly 'evil'… this Dumbledore wants command over everything and seems like he's been eying Holly's inheritance as her James and Lily are both dead, but she has the old bastard's number, refused him everything. Then she killed a few people recently to escape, and seems to have tried to run to MACUSA for asylum as their MACUSA and the UK Ministry are on terrible terms because of how they handled Voldemort the first time, and that they let muggles and muggle-born's die to protect the blood purity."
"So, they haven't changed?" Amanda suggested coolly as she held back her anger while Harry nodded with a tired sigh. "Do you have any idea when Holly will try to get back to her world…? She's going to want to get back at these bastards, isn't she…?"
"Probably," he agreed thoughtfully.
"That's good," Amanda said. "We have ships capable of travelling across worlds, so she'll come to us, or try to steal a Javelin?"
"Amanda," Seraph interrupted sadly. "We're on the border of collapsing dimensional walls. I'm certain, Miss. Fenhuh's ship the Sinarch will be able to find the breach frequency to Holly's world, and create the correct shield harmonisation to slip through rather easily. The only upside is that we'll be able to detect the convergence breach…"
"When we do, we're going to let her go," Harry said to their shock. "Okay, I'll send someone to keep an eye on her, grab some information, maybe make contact, and see what she intends to do. Don't worry too much," Harry continued with a small grin. "I'll send Zatanna. She's done well looking after Lyra."
Amanda sighed looking a little better but she pouted anyway. "Just… I don't want her to do anything she can't take back, Harry."
"I know, me neither," Harry agreed. "But don't worry too much… her… incident with those aurors chasing her has been counted as self-defence, and MACUSA has no interest in bothering her, or apparently pissing me off," he said with a smug grin while even Seraph offered an eyeroll. He shrugged. "Well, it was pretty clear that Holly did what she had to do, and any one of us could have been put in that same situation. Thankfully, this worlds MACUSA can see the 'writings' on the walls, and know they can't hide for much longer and they need sorcerers like me, apparently."
"Well, okay," Amanda said impishly. "Anyway, when do we get to come over and meet my adorable Lyra in person so I can cuddle her to bits?"
Harry chuckled slightly and shook his head. "You know Fury will be annoyed. We don't have many people who have the ability to fight in space."
"Okay," Amanda replied while pouting cutely. "We'll leave you to it then," she said with a cheeky wink as the screen suddenly disappeared, and it took Harry a moment to realise what she meant as he looked to Kara as she was still snuggled up in his lap.
"Comfortable?" Harry asked.
Kara smirked smugly. "Yes," she agreed as she surprised him with her lips on his and he couldn't fight her as he kissed back. It felt so good, her moist tongue pushing against his as they had their first kiss and held each other tightly in their arms.
Harry couldn't help himself as he had grown strangely attached. It made him wonder whether silly things like soul mates existed and the universes would be cruel enough to keep them apart like this. No. That was just silly. Their eyes were closed and Kara's fingers were soon in Harry's hair before he suddenly pushed her back for breath while she looked sheepish.
Kara gently kissed Harry's lips again, and he accepted it. "I wanted to ask you to dinner," she said while looking embarrassed, "but this was so much better," she said cheekily.
"Yeah," he said as he gave in and just as his lips touched hers in a soft kiss. However, he pulled back as a red light started flashing over his desk with a swishing bleep, and holographic keyboards and screens appeared.
Harry groaned as he looked down at his desk in surprise and annoyance as he typed some of the lights and brought up some more screens, as he accessed the Metropolis City camera grid. Kara pouted as she looked over the screens with Harry before their eyes widened to see many armoured drones flying out of blue ripples in space and shooting up the city.
"Doom-bots?" Harry asked himself in confusion. "Shit, I didn't think that bastard would leave Latvia let alone come here… well any time soon. Why the hell are they attacking the city…? Some sort of test!?" he asked rhetorically and angry.
They continued watching as Superman flew in and started smashing robots and ripping them apart, but they were gaining a small army of the things. Superman was wearing an armoured suit similar to Kara's, though the red on his fully covered his body and he had boots that went up half his shins.
Harry panned the cameras around to find. "There, Victor von Doom," he said as he spotted the man in the iron mask with green robes on a floating platform watching Superman destroying his drones.
However, Doom wasn't alone. He stood with a large man with flat head with grey-white hair wearing an expensive blue suit as he watched the Man of Steel smashing robots with wary white and black eyes. He stood on the platform closest to an open portal. Though, looking to the other side of Doom it was the huge muscle-bound thing in red with pitch black hair, only wearing black ripped trousers that they should be more concerned with.
"Shit, he has Red Hulk and Tombstone with him," Harry said in frustration as he scanned around for others when they saw a man jumping through the portal behind the villains. He was wearing all red armoured suit with an eyeless cowl over his hair on the top half of his head with little devil horns on top. He held a thin bladed red-sectioned staff, which he used as he landed a hit on Tombstone, knocking him off the platform to the ground with a crash.
Harry and Kara watched a little longer with Kara moving her position to see better. Red Hulk went to help Tombstone, but Doom stopped him and pointed at Superman, which was a smarter choice, possibly if you were stupid. Harry would have wanted rid of Daredevil first and it wouldn't have taken much for Tombstone and Red Hulk together.
However, The Red Hulk grinned before leaping away and smashing into the Man of Steel, and punching him through several cars. It was obvious that the quick-thinking police had evacuated most of the area, but there were still innocent people around.
"Shit," Harry muttered as he stood up with Kara. "Kara, go and help Daredevil… umm… the guy in the red suit, and I'll take care of Doom. Superman should be able to handle Red Hulk for a while, but I'm calling for reinforcements," he added as he typed away. "If you see any civilians, they take top priority."
"I'm on it," she readily agreed before stealing a quick kiss and blurring away and out of the balcony windows and into the fight while Harry had to shack off 'thoughts' and ready himself for a fight.
Harry walked outside, the wind blowing through his hair as he lit up red as what looked to be metal started folding his suit away with clawed gloves and red and black, and a dragon like helmet with new wing engines a folding out with carmine light thrusters, and all of his AR screens appeared as he zeroed in on his targets as his engines clipped open almost floating off his back as the sleek armour finally finished forming around him, and that took less than half a second.
Meanwhile, Supergirl arrived at the fight, and punched Tombstone straight in the face, knocking him off Daredevil and crashing into an abandoned car.
"You, okay?" Supergirl asked the red suit wearing man as he flipped himself up to his feet.
"Yeah, so I finally get some cavalry," he said with a chuckle. "It's nice to meet you, but these guys won't let us talk for that long," he said as he just dodged and back flipped to avoid a car as it was thrown, but Supergirl caught it and it blew up as it was smashed over Tombstones head, knocking him back into a building. "Well, I lucked out, a girl with super strength, the right kind when dealing with these guys, who's the guy fighting the other Hulk?"
"Oh, he's my cousin. I'm Supergirl, and he's Superman," she replied as they both dodged cars as the angry meta-gangster threw them one after the other.
While Supergirl and Daredevil fought with Tombstone, Doom was hit by a burning blast of blue light, and thrown back, knocked off his platform, but instead of crashing down, he-right himself with some sparks of white electricity and landed on his feet looking up with cold eyes through his mask.
The Crimson Knight landed down with a look that could kill, as all six eyes within the dragon styled helmet lit up with carmine light.
"Avalon…!" Doom groaned as his dark eyes glowered through his mask, cold. "I've yet to have the pleasure of smashing your teeth down your meddling throat," he said as if he was talking about something mundane.
"You have me to deal with too!" he was interrupted with a huge green beam of light crushing down on him, as Green Lantern John Stewart floated down wearing the standard gear with a shaved head and a light goatee around his lips.
Doom flipped up to his feet, looking even more enraged as his robe was smoking. "Couldn't you see, I was busy!" he yelled out as white coloured lightning blast from his metal gloved hands.
However, before the Lantern could even draw up his energy shield the lighting was pulled away and they turned to see a nonchalant looking black man with powerful body and grey within his dark hair and a greying black beard. He was wearing a black and dark blue suit with a yellow lightning bolt logo outlined over his chest, and black mask over his eyes. The white lightning from Doom curled over him as if it was nothing as he had a smirk on his lips.
"This is so annoying," the new guy said coolly. "I see some weird machines set up in a warehouse that Daredevil slipped into, and these portals, only a few Doombots guarding the place, and had to step through and check on things. Blame the teacher in me for my curiosity…" he said as blue sparks circled and with a clap of thunder that he seemed to absorb on impact, a blast of blue lightning struck forward, and scorched the ground where Doom had been standing before he dodged and started showing concern.
"I always expected your lightning to be black," Harry said thoughtfully.
"I was a teenager," the man replied with an impish shrug. "I thought, hey, I'm black… I have lightning powers… Black Lightning!" he chuckled in amusement.
"You just thought it sounded cool?" Harry laughed while Black Lightning shrugged impishly.
"Maybe we should deal with him instead of introductions," John interrupted.
"Right, I got your back," Black Lightning said as he stepped up.
Harry smirked as it was obvious that Doom looked concerned now they were further outnumbered and he obviously didn't prepare for so many heroes at once, as he turned and watched Red Hulk going blow for blow with Superman, and Superman obviously looked like he was holding back, and the numbers not in his favour, and getting worse.
"Green Lantern, go help, Superman, and Black Lightning and I will handle, Doom. Supergirl and Daredevil should be able to handle Tombstone easily enough!"
"I'm on it," he agreed giving Black Lightning a nod and flying off to join the Man of Steel.
"I almost forgot, you 'heroes' have gotten well organised, even under such trying times," Doom spoke, almost sounding amused. "Even on this world, Avalon, you have your hand in revolutionising humanity."
"I'm just a realist, or perhaps a futurist?" Harry answered with a light chuckle. "I see the worlds are changing so fast, yet people don't like such change, so people like me have to help them see that there is nothing to fear."
"Yes, quite, but there will always be close minded morons," Doom replied coldly. "But I haven't the time or patience to deal with you today, Avalon, and it looks like I will have to deal with whoever that is too. So sorry, but I don't have the time, but have fun with Tombstone and the Red Hulk," he laughed as he jumped through a near portal and all of them closed after him.
Harry looked up just as Spider-Man jumped out of the Bat-Jet and swung down and landed next to Black Lightning. "I'm not sure whether to be happy we're here on time or not," he asked as he watched Red Hulk smash the Green Lantern crashing into a building.
"I think that answers itself," Black Lightning said grimacing as the Red Hulk held Superman by one of his legs and started smashing him around like a doll. "I'm too old for that. I'll go and blow up some drones."
"Yeah, I'll join you!" Spider-Man said as he swung after him as Black Lightning rushed off, firing some lightning at some nearby drones.
Harry shrugged as the Batman landed next to him. "Report?" he demanded; his eyes cool.
Harry sighed as he looked over at him. "Kick their asses and blow up Doom-bots?"
The Batman smirked as he nodded. "Sounds good to me," he agreed as he used his grapple to get back into his jet and flew around shooting up drones while avoiding being shot down himself.
Harry sighed as he figured he should help Batman as the other fliers were busy with the supervillains and many of the drones were attacking from height.
However, Harry paused a moment later as Seraph gained his attention.
"Unauthorised artificial convergence has been initiated!" she said. "Dimensions are in range with the Sinarch."
"Okay, can you get hold of Zatanna and get her over there ASAP," Harry replied quickly. "In the meantime, I have some drones to destroy… it's such a waste but looking at these designs… Doom must have expected us to stop him as he didn't bother with anything too threatening for us to break… a test perhaps?"
Harry sighed as he took a large step to his left and a moment later Superman crashed down where he had been standing.
Superman frowned as he pulled himself up while John and Black Lightning pulled Red Hulk's attention. Superman brushed himself off while looking over his costume and self, and flexed in the suit bulging his muscles out.
"This suit is just amazing," Superman said while looking to Harry. "You have no idea how many capes I've gone through fighting guys as strong as this one."
Harry frowned as he looked it over. "Yeah, you'll have to thank Cornelia, my head of R and D back home… when I told her this world had two unfairly powerful alien superheroes like you and Kara, she couldn't wait to test the upper limits and beyond, as she put it."
Superman smiled as he fired red head beams from his eyes and took out two drones approaching them. "I'll have to give her my thanks," he said. "But this… Red Hulk. I've been trying to test his limits so I can overpower him, but-?"
"He will heal pretty fast," Harry said. "Hit him hard enough to break bones or he's going to take forever to take down."
Superman frowned before he nodded. "Okay, here goes… I hate when they're so hard to judge their power that I have to be less cautious..."
to be continued…