AN: This is the final chapter of buildup, as the Climax will be next chapter. I hope you all enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Unto the show my good friends.


Reaching into her backpack, Vixen pulled out a small glass vial filled with a golden liquid, a liquid that Daisy recognized after a few seconds.

"It that the vial of Continuum blood?" Daisy asked as she still had her hands pressed on Natalie's wound, trying to stop the blood flow.

"It's the only way to save Natalie." Vixen whispered in a serious tone as she pulled the cork from the top of the vial and opened the unconscious younger girls mouth and poured the golden blood into her mouth, elevating her head to make sure it went down her throat.

-Later-

"How is she?" Daisy asked as soon as Vixen emerged from the medical ward of Avengers Tower.

"She's stable. Her wounds are currently in the process of sealing themselves back up–"

"I'm still confused as to how Continuum blood can not only heal a normally fatal wound, but rescues you from knocking on death's door?" Daisy questioned the yellow eyed girl.

"Long story short: Continuum's are biologically immortal. They can theoretically live forever unless killed in battle. My father and madam Elise for example are two of the three oldest Continuum's back home–"

"Two of the three? Who's the third, and how old are they?" Daisy asked in a curious tone.

"I'll give you those answers when we have less pressing issues to deal with." Vixen said in a serious tone. With a head nod, Daisy followed Vixen into the medical room and saw Natalie's eyes just starting to open again.

"Natalie, can you hear me?" Daisy asked the younger girl.

"What the hell hit me?" Natalie moaned as she tried to sit up in her bed, only to lay back down with a hiss of pain.

"Easy Natalie, your in the process of recovering from a wound that would have been fatal. Your wound might be healing, but the pain will still take a few hours to go away." Vixen informed Natalie.

"I remember feeling my life seeping away, and then, I find myself waking up where exactly?" Natalie asked with a groan of pain.

"Your in the medical ward of Avengers Tower." Daisy answered in a gentle tone. "It was the only safe place we could take you while your wounds where healing." Daisy said gently.

"My memory is a little fuzzy, what happened again?" Natalie asked.

"You where completely run through by an enchanted sword." Vixen answered this time. "A sword infused with dark magic, magic that would have killed you if you had not drowned in your own blood first." Vixen said in a grim tone.

"Why me?" Natalie asked weakly.

"Wraith used you to lure out Riri." Daisy answered.

"Who's Wraith?" Natalie asked.

"Vixen, you want to explain?" Daisy asked her younger ally. With a deep breath Vixen quickly went over the story of how this whole quest had started. Starting from the Continuum races conflict with the Dragon Emperor, to the treaty, to how Vixen's nightmare led her to earth and to ally herself with the Secret Warriors against Imperious and his sadistic leading general, Wraith. When Vixen was done, Natalie visibly shuttered.

"That story was creepy as hell." Natalie mumbled. "But why did this, Wraith creature use me to lure out Riri?" Natalie asked both girls.

"I hate getting into Wraith's head." Vixen shuttered with disgust. "But he's a master of putting his enemies into un-winnable scenarios. I'm sure Riri wouldn't have gone done without a fight, but using her guilt over what happened between you two was easy for him to exploit." Vixen said in a serious tone.

"That's ironic." Natalie scoffed. "Last time I saw Riri was when she was still building her armor, she told me she didn't have time to play anymore–"

"I know what she said." Vixen interrupted the younger girl. "She wrongly pushed you to the side and focused entirely on building her armor. I'll let you in on something she told me in our down time." Vixen said in an enticing tone, and it was clear she had Natalie's interest and attention. "She felt incredible guilt over pushing you away. I'm not just saying that either. She misses your friendship on a daily basis. I'd wager that not a day goes by without her wondering how she could change that moment if she could. What she did today proves it. She received a message saying you had been abducted by Wraith, and she told me she was willing to exchange herself for your return..." Vixen let that hang, as Natalie had a mixed look of shock and regret on her face.

"She... was really willing to trade herself for me?" Natalie asked lowly, as if she couldn't believe it.

"She was willing to risk and sacrifice everything to get you back." Daisy finished for Vixen, and that made tears form in Natalie's eyes.

"I spent so long hating her for pushing me to the side, even though I understood why she wanted to build that suit, I still couldn't believe she pushed my aside so easily... but I guess she... never forgave herself." Natalie said as tears ran down her cheeks, causing Vixen to put a hand on her shoulder. "Now she's in that bastard's evil hands, all because of me." Natalie said in a defeated tone.

"Maybe at the second, but not for long." Vixen said in a firm and convicted tone. "Wraith might have destroyed the Secret Warriors Headquarters. He has defeated us in battle, and outsmarted us numerous tone. He also has our friends, friends who where willing to sacrifice everything to prevent Wraith from handing this world and dimension over the Imperious. But now, it's time, time to show him that we are not going down so easily. We will give him no more satisfaction of victory, and we will take his victory away from him." Vixen said firmly.

"Vixen, we don't even know where he is, or where he's taken our friends to." Daisy pointed out.

"I might be able to help with that." Natalie spoke up, and that surprised even Daisy and Vixen. "After I was abducted from my home, the removed my blind fold temporarily when Wraith was showing me off to his master. At least I think it was him since I've never seen this Dragon Emperor, and I found myself in an abandoned subway terminal–"

"An abandoned subway terminal? That narrows our search down a little bit, but which one is he using?" Daisy asked Natalie.

"I honestly don't know." Natalie said in an apologetic tone. "Even though I only saw my surroundings for a few minutes, I still got a decent look at the place. I also saw what appeared to be pictures of you two marked in red–"

"That's ominous." Daisy shuttered.

"That's not all, before I was drugged again, I heard his master say something along the lines of, 'Daisy Johnson and Vixen Starlight are the last two pieces needed to complete the puzzle after you abduct Riri Williams. Once Ms. Williams is in your care, you have my permission to finally hunt down Ms. Johnson and Ms. Starlight... but remember, outside of battle, no harm is to come to them.' and that's all I heard before I was out." Natalie said in an apologetic tone.

"You've done more than enough to help us, Natalie." Vixen said in a proud tone as she turned to Daisy. "We have a choice Daisy, we either wait for Wraith to find us... or we take the fight to him. I say we take the fight to him." Vixen said with a smile on her face.

"I'd agree with you, but how do we even know where to find him? There could be dozens of abandoned subway terminals all across the city. How do we know which one to attack?" Daisy asked in a serious tone.

"I'm not saying we go to him... I'm saying we make him come to us." Vixen said smoothly.

"I know he's after us and all, but Wraith is not easy to trick as he's proven." Daisy grumbled.

"Remember back at the warehouse, how Riri tried to exploit Wraith's pride? It didn't work because he held all the cards per say. However if we offer him a challenge at our own chosen location, we would have a wildcard or an ace up our sleeves–"

"I see what your saying. By coming to us, Wraith has no idea what to expect, but even so he's seen us fight, he know's our powers–"

"He might know the Secret Warriors powers, but he's never battled me when I used my aura magic. I've only used it to see his aura, I've never fought him with it–"

"No offense Vixen, but you've only used your powers in battle once, that being against Zayla. You admitted to Doreen you've barely scratched the surface of what your powers can do." Daisy said in an apologetic tone, but to her surprise, Vixen just smiled.

"You might know that, the rest of the Secret Warriors might know that, but does Wraith know that?" Vixen asked with a confident smile. "It's true my race where proficient magic users, and he fought against them, he might have knowledge of my powers due to fighting against my race, but he's never fought me when I've used my powers. He has no idea what I can do." Vixen said smoothly. "I was raised and trained by the best Continuum warrior back home, my heritage and lineage, combined with the training my father gave me, makes a lethal combination." Vixen again said smoothly, to which Daisy laughed softly.

"That sounds crazy... and I like it." Daisy said with a confident grin.

"Go get your Katana, Daisy." Vixen said as she summoned a glowing golden orb and pulled The Blade Of Heaven from it. "It's time to finish this fight..."

To Be Continued...