A TANGLED WEB Part 8: Endgame
Chapter 53
by Charlie Nelson a.k.a. Ordinaryguy2
Originally Posted: 11-6-2013
Updated: 7-23-2022
The main crossovers in this chapter include: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzi Across the 8th Dimension (1984); Bionic Six (1987); Bones (2005-present); Burn Notice (2007-present); Castle (2009-2016); Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978); DC Comics; Earth: Final Conflict (1997-2002); The Expendables (2010); The Fifth Element (1997); First Blood (1982); Gargoyles (1994-1996); Hellboy (2004); The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012); Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989); Kull the Conqueror (1997); Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001); Mutant X (2001-2004); NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present); Primeval(2007-2011); Quantum Leap (1989-1993); Resident Evil (2002); Rocky and His Friends 'Peabody's Improbable History' (1959-1964); SeaQuest DSV (1995-1996); Smallville (2001-2011); The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010); Tarzan and the Super 7 'Manta and Moray' (1978-1980); Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996); The Tomorrow People (1973-1979); Warehouse 13 (2009-present); Willow (1988)
¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`
Upon exiting the TARDIS, Black Vulcan had taken to the air to be close to the ceiling of the enormous cavern. That had quickly proven to be a mistake as he was exposed to the many drones on the ground that fired up at him and Green Lantern, so now he stayed low to the ground, which still left him in conflict with attacking drones, just not so many at a time. In evading the beams of energy, he was separated from his emerald flying companion. Unable to contact him on his communicator, Black Vulcan stayed on his task to find the Borg Queen, while still keeping an eye out for Green Lantern, too.
He had a healthy respect for the Borg. When the Borg had attacked his world, he had been hit with some type of disruption beam that took him days to reform into his physical body again. It was not an experience he ever wanted to try again. He had actually had to physically rehabilitate himself for a couple of long weeks, readjusting to being physical again, his balance being the worst of it, and his physical to electrical change kept throwing him off, and slightly nauseous.
The worst part was he didn't seem to be able to hold a charge as long as he used to. He'd actually had a talk with Samurai about the possibility of no longer being fit enough to be a superhero. Fortunately, Samurai had taken charge of his rehabilitation, pushing him past his mostly groundless fears, much to his relief. He did seem to run out of power sooner, but there had been at least one benefit; since the Borg incident, the electrical hero had been able to adjust his electrical form to various wavelengths to become almost light, though doing so weakened him considerably as he would lose a bit of himself each time he did it. He had to make up for it by eating huge meals, but that was only keeping the problem at bay. He did have an appointment to see Doctor Fate and Doctor Mist in a week, so he still had hope.
As he flew low along the outer wall, he noted fewer drones as they all seemed to be heading to where the heroes had arrived in the TARDIS. At one point while looking back to where the TARDIS was, he had even caught sight of the Apache Chief in his giant form wrestling with a giant robot. While he wanted to fly back to lend a hand, his mission was by no means complete. The only answer seemed to be finding the Borg Queen to put an end to all this.
As Black Vulcan scooped the area, he spotted two drones guarding the entrance to side tunnel or chamber. The African-American electrical hero swooped down like a streak of lightning, too fast for the two drones to aim and shoot at him. He stood over the two smoldering, unconscious drones to look inside to yet another chamber, albeit smaller, but still almost as large as a football field.
Entering warily, he paused at the sight of the Flash caught in some type of twenty-foot by twenty-foot containment field, racing around in a blur on the inside to avoid the stun beams of the Borg drones trying to hit him from the outside.
Knowing he probably didn't have much time, the hero attacked the drones that were trying to shoot the Flash, and it wasn't until he flew inside that he realized just how outnumbered he was. And being this close, he could feel the mental list that some telepath named Professor X had downloaded into his head without as so much as a 'May I?', revealing the names and abilities of several of the individuals who had been assimilated into drones, distracting him. He'd have to talk to the guy about that after all this. The Martian Manhunter could do the same thing, but he asked permission first.
Black Vulcan raised an electrical shield around himself so that he could have a chance to make sense of everything in his head. Fortunately, a little-known fact of his electrical powers, they let his brain process things faster when he amped up the neurons in his head. He had to do that when flying super-fast or he would have died the first day he had got his powers.
Four of the drones he had faced before were from his encounters with the Legion of Doom – Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Captain Cold, and the Toyman. Many of the others he had studied from reports in preparation for chance encounters as a member of the Super Friends, now known as the Justice League; from those reports he recognized the Brain and his simian servant Monsieur Mallah, Cavalier, Golden Glider, Clock King and Catman all being from his Earth which was mostly referred to as Earth-1. Hunter was, too, but from the 30th century. There was also Superwoman from Earth-3, and then there was the Fiddler, Minister Blizzard, the Joker, Alexei Luthor and Deathbolt all from Earth-2. From the data that Professor X had put in his head were even more names, some good, some bad.
A.J. Simon, Ethan Hunt, John Steed, Fox Mulder, Roger Murtaugh, Spenser, and Hawk were all from the same universe, most having been at a convention where the Borg invasion to their reality began, after which joined a new group called Watchdog that focused on extra-terrestrial, extra-dimensional encounters as well as being a world peace-keeping force; Edison Carter, an action news reporter who had joined a team that had gone to fight the Borg in Australia on a world taken over by Apes; Brisco County, Jr. had come across the Borg as they began taking over a small town in southern California during the late 1800's; Rock-1 had come to the Land of the Lost with her family, the Bionic Six, and the Power Rangers when the seventh Doctor arrived here before the others, only to be quickly outmatched and assimilated; Riley Finn and a few on his teammates in the Initiative had followed his girlfriend, Buffy, to come help end the Borg threat over the multiverse; the pirate Jack Sparrow and Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear had both stumbled into the Land of the Lost and formed a group with a few others to rescue some people from the clutches of Dr. Emilio Lizardo, the end result being all three of them were now drones; Brennan Mulwray had been talked into coming by one of the Doctors, and now served the Borg. The mutated Leatherhead, Slash and Baxter Stockman, all foes of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, had all followed Shredder on this venture for power, only to have become a part of a power they had not expected or desired. Also in the room were several Sleestak drones as well as drones made from Horde Troopers, the Foot ninjas, several of Cobra's troops, some Gorillas, Chimpanzees, and an Orangutan, three Minbari rangers, an Oompa Loompa, a few Amazons, and several Visitors.
But off to the side, Black Vulcan could see the Borg Queen working at a table upon which the android Doyle was in the process of being taken apart. Next to Doyle was an alien female of a humanoid form with signs of nano-probes throughout her body, but was chitinous and reptilian, and had a mass of prehensile tentacles for hair. The Borg Queen stood nearby and was coordinating the work of a Sleestak-drone and Alexei Luthor as they attached Doyle's arm to the alien female. Just off from that workstation, the Lex Luthor-drone was doing a diagnostic study on the recently assimilated superhero Cyborg.
"That's so wrong!" Black Vulcan had to look away as his stomach twisted, threatening to regurgitate everything within it.
The Borg Queen looked up at him with a smile. "And I find it to be a work of beauty. Part of a process that brings us all together." She held up her arms as she traced her hands down the opposite one. "Biological and cybernetic, joined together to make us all completely one, sharing everything."
"Everything but the freedom of choice, you mean." His eyes kept glancing around the room as he tried to put together a plan. "The only one with that ability appears to be you. And you don't allow any freedoms!"
Her grin widened. "As it should be. The order I provide is so much better than the chaos of everyone running around unplanned, unregulated."
"Vulcan!" the Flash cried out. "Leave before-"
"Too late, super-fools," shouted out a voice both heroes recognized.
Black Vulcan noticed the force field too late. And was now stuck just like the Flash within a transparent cage.
The green-skinned android, Brainiac, walked around the console he had been working at, grinning like he had won the lottery. "My lovely, new bride isn't the only one with free will around here."
The electric powered hero snorted in disdain. "Not for long if I have my guess. Sounds like your bride has a different understanding of how things are going to be. I think you are going to go the way of the male praying mantis after the she-mantis is done with him."
"That's where I'd place my bet," added a golden-skinned android standing still along the wall. Black Vulcan's mental list quickly labeled the speaker as Lore, an extremely dangerous android, and a member of Q2's team sent to destroy the Borg.
"Silence, you!" Brainiac snarled at the other android. And the Borg Queen seemed to find his antics amusing.
"Don't tell me you are jealous of another android's intentions toward your lady?" Black Vulcan taunted, a tactic Batman had taught him to do, in order to make the bad guys slip up, and give the heroes the upper hand.
"Trust me, she is no lady," quipped Lore, with a grin of his own at Brainiac's obvious anger.
"I'll say," piped up the Flash once he realized what they were doing. "She hasn't been able to take her eyes off me since I stepped in here."
The Borg Queen walked over, placing a hand on the fuming Brainiac's shoulders. "They are getting to you." She turned his head toward hers, with just the touch of her hand. "You can't let them win like that."
She brought him in for a kiss, a long and sensual kiss. Brainiac, his new emotion-chip, courtesy of the Borg Queen, working at full speed, quickly changed gears, and returned the kiss.
"Now this has definitely got to be against the Geneva Convention's statutes for the humanitarian treatment of prisoners." Black Vulcan took the moment to check out the walls of his prison, sending short burst of electricity of the barrier, looking for weak spots. He had a couple of ideas of how to get out but didn't want to try them just yet until he had a better idea of how both he and the Flash could get out on their own in one piece.
"I know right," added the Flash, who was still turning around, keeping an eye out for the next drone to shoot at him. "Okay, now that I've had a minute to think, I think I've got an out. How about you?"
Black Vulcan was spraying the floor with electricity when he came upon a small vein of iron ore that he could feel running through the room. "Yep, just waiting on you, slowpoke." He instantly converted his body to electrical energy and jumped into the thin iron vein that had several places where it connected to the chamber wall. The electrified hero chose the farthest away, and emerged behind the Fiddler, and sent out a burst of lightning to short circuit the villainous violinist.
The Flash had made his escape by vibrating through the cavern floor, and coming up elsewhere, near the gorilla known as Monsieur Mallah. "Geez! And I thought Grodd smelled bad!" He tried to physically disconnect as many things as he could by hand, like he had done with a few previous opponents, only to be repelled back. Flash determined that it felt like when two magnets would push away from each other. Seeing if it would happen again, he tried to the same thing to the Golden Glider and Detective Roger Murtaugh, yet was similarly pushed away each time. He quickly rationalized that the Borg had created a field around each drone that repelled the frictionless aura around his body that was generated by his super-speed powers. "If I can't touch them, then I'll just have to be more creative." Racing at super-speed, the Flash used his momentum to run up the cave wall, and was soon climbing among the stalactites, knocking several down, more to destroy equipment and create chaos than to actually hurt anyone. He had knocked down most of the larger and smaller hanging rocks, before a barge of stunners proved to be too much to dodge. His body bounced off the walls, managing to stay awake just long enough to keep from falling to his death.
Black Vulcan was a bit out of breath, but he still reacted when he had sensed the electrical buildup behind him, ducking out of the path of electricity that might have been powerful enough to kill him. Stepping out of an alcove was half of the robot mascot of Bionic Six, F.L.U.F.F.I., and an electrical being he didn't recognize. Nor would he be expected to since the Borg had Taelon alien Zo'or mutated into a more electrified form and had parts from the other two Taelons he had arrived with, added to his mass. The result was a Borg drone that on one side was a large ape-shaped robot while on the other half was a large humanoid seething in bright blue electricity.
Black Vulcan fired off his own bout of electricity, but the composite creature of metal and electricity seemed to just absorb it.
"Oh no you didn't!" He sent off a much brighter blast, and the drone just absorbed it again. "Huh, I guess you did," he said, with a great deal of surprise in his voice.
He leapt out of the way of a volt of electricity from the drone, but knew he had to get out of here soon since it was only a matter of time until he was hit. As it was, he had almost been stabbed with the extended tubules of the half-fly man turned drone, Baxter Stockman, and had struck the drone rather hard with a bolt of lightning, causing it to burn up like a fly in a bug zapper.
A look of horror past over Black Vulcan as he stared at the blacked mess that was the first person he had ever killed. Being in shock, the drone of Ethan Hunt had been about to stun him from behind but was suddenly tackled by a man that had jumped from a small, nearly unnoticeable tunnel.
The electrical hero, still in shock, could only stare as several people he didn't know began running around him and engaging the drones. A shorthaired, blond woman with an English accent tried saying something to him, but to no avail.
That was when Professor X made his presence known again. Black Vulcan!
"Yeeaaaah!" His hands held the sides of his head even as he bent over. "Don't do that!"
"What do you mean?" asked the woman, perplexed at his actions, and had taken a step back.
"Not you. The telepath talking in my head."
"Oh, you mean John."
It was the hero's turn to look confused. "Who's John?" He knew from the information in his head that Professor X's real name was Charles Xavier, so who was John?
John is the telepath I've been communicating with for the last few minutes, explained Professor X. It turns out he also put together a group of formidable allies when stumbling into this strange land.
"Then they are on our side?" asked Black Vulcan while he stepped behind a large boulder, as found the distraction of someone talking in his head to be too distracting while in the heat of battle.
Yes, while they may not wear costumes, we are on the same side, as they are trying to rescue some of their friends that have been taken by the Borg.
Black Vulcan glanced back at the smoldering corpse of Baxter Stockman, guilt weighting into him.
No, that wasn't one of their friends, the telepath known as John informed him. In fact, he was one of the Master's recruits, if that makes you feel any better. Now I'm just going to update your memory list, then I have to inform others of events happening here.
"Wait!" But the influx of information stormed through his neural pathways, and he suddenly knew the names of his new allies. The man that had tackled the drone that had almost got him was Danny Quinn, who had a job dealing with time anomalies and prehistoric creatures that had come through them. The young woman who had been trying to talk to him was Abby Maitland, who had been working with Danny for only a little while. Three men in robes of different variety, all with just a bit of grey in their beards, were casting some type of spells. The oldest and who seemed to hold himself as the regalest was Saruman the White, who was forcing back the robot drone that Black Vulcan had been fighting earlier. Beside him, blocking a number of stun beams, was Gandalf the Grey. The shortest of the trio, was Radagast the Brown, gleefully batting the stun beams away with his staff.
Just beyond them were two shorter people casting magic. At first, he thought they were children, but when they turned, he saw they were probably older than he was. He intuitively knew that they were of a race he had never heard of before called the Nelwyns. Both men were wizards; the young Willow Ufgood, the apprentice, and the High Aldwin, the master. In a flash of magic, the High Aldwin turned the Fox Mulder-drone into a cyber-pig. Willow used his wand to send several small round stones under the feet of a Sleestak-drone causing it to fall onto it's back.
The Sleestak-drone, even on its back, was still a danger. It aimed with its Borg prosthetic limb to fire at the little wizard when one of the other new arrivals waved his hand that way and the arm and chest area of the drone just melted instantly.
He gapped as he looked up at the man named Sylar. The dark-haired man seemed to be eerily focused, and the look that he sent towards Black Vulcan gave him the creeps the likes of Desaad, Darkseid's sadistic henchman. It was a look of pure hunger.
Wanting to help his rescuers, Black Vulcan hurried over and put a hand on the shoulder of the Oompa Loompa-drone that Connor Temple was struggling with and sent a strong jolt of electricity into it.
"Thanks," Connor managed to say as he shoved the downed Oompa Loompa to the side.
"Not a problem, kid. Keep up the good work."
Connor mumbled something about somebody should be wearing pants, but otherwise didn't respond, intent as he was on instead rushing over to help Abby with a Sleestak-drone she was struggling with.
Black Vulcan stumbled and bent down onto his hands and knees.
"You… you've depleted yourself, haven't you?"
The hero looked up to see kindly-looking dark-haired man who was digging through an old, black doctor's bag. Extracting a sphere-shaped object about the size of a coconut, which he promptly threw into the midst of a large number of drones where it emitted a large purple electric shock, sending them flying.
"What was that?" asked the superhero, having sensed the oddness in the electricity of the small explosive device.
"That was a Tesla Grenade," Artie Nielsen responded with a grin. "And here, I think I have something that might help you with your low voltage problem." He quickly extracted a metal rod from the bag and tossed it to Black Vulcan who instinctively caught it.
The black superhero felt the resulting boost in his power immediately. "What is this thing?"
"That," the man said with a smile. "is Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod. And it will boost the energy level of any electrical device it's attached to.
"Are you serious?"
"Look around you. Does it really matter right now as long as it works?"
"Right." Black Vulcan grinned and sent out a bolt of lightning just before a Sleestak-drone could inject Olivia Dunham with nano-probes. He looked down at the rod in his hand. He could still feel the amount of power lowering, but nowhere near what it had been. "Now this will put the quarterback back on the field!"
It was a good thing, too, as the next drone he had to face was that of the Earth-2 electrically powered super-villain known as Deathbolt.
oOoOoOo
Mr. Peabody, who appeared to be an ordinary white dog, bar the fact that he was wearing black-rimmed glasses, a bowtie, walking upright on its back two legs and speaking perfect English. In fact, Mr. Peabody was not a dog at all, but in fact an alien, and a time-traveling one at that. And currently he was discussing the situation they were in with Doctor Sam Beckett, who also happened to be a time traveler. He had been rescued from jumping thru time and leaping into other people's lives by the Eighth Doctor and had even been one of his Companions for a while. He had been surprised when the Doctor came and recruited him again, but he and his friend, Al Calavicci, were willing to render aid to the man who had saved him from bouncing thru time like a rubber ball.
"Doctor Beckett, we need to take down the Borg Queen with all due speed. If she falls, they all fall."
Sam ducked down as the rock wall where his head had been was struck by a Borg beam. "And I'm telling you we can't get to her until we remove a good portion of these drones she has guarding her! Or did you forget about them?"
"Not at all, in fact that Flash fellow seems to have brought down a good part of the ceiling on them on the far end of the cavern. That should make it an easier job for us."
"Easy for you to say," Al Calavicci grumbled as he and some others passed the two to join the fight alongside the barbarian warrior known as Kull.
Beckett fired twice at two drones that seemed intent on capturing one of the ladies that had come along on the venture. The green scaled, amphibious, last survivor of the ancient civilization of Mu, Manta, had been the drone that Beckett had only partially injured. The other drone had been Moray, a woman raised by dolphins, and had later married Manta. Both drones opened fire at Beckett who had already ducked for cover.
That gave Lara Croft all the opening she needed as she tucked and rolled over to the drone couple. First, she used one of her knives to slice through several of the more vital equipment to the Borg that Professor X had let them know about.
The Moray-drone turned to attack Croft even as the Manta-drone slumped to the ground. The tomb raider tried to use a sweep kick to knock the drone off her feet, but it had been like trying to do it to a metal post. Rolling onto her back, Croft kicked up with her other leg to kick away the Moray's prosthetic arm, then used her knife to bat away the assimilation tubules that came out to seek her.
Things looked to get even more difficult until someone struck the drone with something hard in the back of the head, dropping her.
Lara Croft looked up with a bit of relief at Fiona Glenanne. "Thanks."
The other woman smirked, as she ducked down next to her. "Looks like you had both of them until your sweep didn't work."
Croft was already checking her leg. "Doesn't appear broken; it'll leave a nasty bruise and I'll be limping for the next week, but otherwise I'm good to go."
"You can fight?" Fiona asked with a raised eyebrow.
It was Croft's turn to smirk. "Try and stop me."
oOoOoOo
Richard Castle hung behind Kate Beckett. Somehow following up on an art gallery robbery-turned homicide, both of them had somehow stumbled into a different world, possibly a parallel world or another dimension. He wasn't sure which term applied, or maybe they both did; he was a mystery novelist, not a science-fiction writer. And yet here he stood in a massive cave with cyborg slaves that worked to try and take over everyone. He even had some kind of ray gun in his hand that Beckett had found on the dead body of scaly lizard-humanoid that could be seen under a torn Human mask. And then there was that telepath. Someone who actually projected his thoughts into Castle's own head informing them of what was going on (sort of) and a large, bizarre list of who was who. He almost wondered if he had gone insane.
"Kate?"
She was checking her area, making sure there were no drones in her line of sight, or more accurately, that she wasn't in their line of sight. "They got Howard."
"The duck guy?" Meeting Howard, an actual humanoid duck, had been the biggest eye opener that they weren't exactly in their neck of the woods anymore. Well, Howard and then the dinosaur that gave chase to them five minutes later. Kind of hard to argue that dinosaurs couldn't possibly be alive anymore when one is trying to eat you.
"Yeah, Howard. We can't leave him here. The Borg will try make him one of them."
"Can they do that; I mean, he's not Human, so how will they know if he's even compatible?"
"That Professor X said that they have taken in thousands of alien races, so I don't think they would have a problem with Howard. Now pick him up and I'll cover you."
Edging forward, Castle could see where Howard laid sprawled out in front of a console of some sort. He jumped as someone further away shouted something followed by an explosion, but it wasn't too near them.
"Hurry!"
He scampered over, keeping as low as possible, until he was next to the duck-humanoid called Howard. He looked down uneasily at the small body. "What if he has some kind of transmittable disease from his world that could wipe out the Human race?"
"Would you just pick-" She suddenly raised the alien rifle she had appropriated and began firing off to Castle's left. He didn't need to know any more that his time for lollygagging was up. He seized a hold of the stunned feathered being, hoisted him over his shoulder, and raced back to the nearest cluster of boulders to seek shelter behind.
"I got him."
He peeked over at Kate. "Are you sure?"
"Unless he can get up without his head, I think he's down for good."
That unpleasant image simply reminded him that with all the shooting going on, he could be the next one to be missing his head. "Maybe I should stay here."
"I wouldn't; it looks like several drones are coming this way which will take them right by you."
Grumbling, Castle shifted Howard, then ran as fast as he dared toward Kate. Somehow, he managed to pick up speed when Kate started firing again.
oOoOoOo
Balthazar Blake pushed away the electrical attack of the creature that was half metal golem and half lightning demon. Fortunately, he had changed the energy of the attack enough so that it affected two nearby drones, one a man named Spenser and the other one of the Foot Clan ninjas.
To his left, Conan was hacking at a turtle humanoid drone by the name of Slash. To his right, John Rambo had his hands full against the drone of Captain Jack Sparrow – one of the drones they were trying to not kill because they knew him as being on the side of the heroes.
"You need to ground him; you have to ground the electricity!" shouted the little man he had rescued when he first arrived in this amazing land from a tentacled plant that was about to devour him.
Forcing his sorcerous powers into the rock at the feet of the drone, the drone suddenly found itself falling through the rock like it wasn't there, sending off one lash of energy that he wasn't able to totally block, shocking him.
As he started to come to, Wayne Szalinski was lightly slapping his cheeks. He managed to catch his hand before he could do so again.
"Are you alright?" asked the scientist.
"Am I alive and talking?"
"Um, yeah."
"Then I must be alright then."
That didn't amuse the smaller man though. "You know, when I said to ground that thing, I didn't mean for you to actually … What did you do to it anyway?"
The sorcerer looked around at the little shelter that Wayne had evidently drug him into as he reach down for a small flask from one of his pockets. "I made the ground take on the aspect of a phantom for but a moment. After that moment, it once again became rock."
Wayne's eyes widened in surprise. "You destabilized the molecular bonds of the rock floor, causing the drone to fall through it, then let the molecular bonds re-stabilize, letting it solidify around, and quite likely, in that thing?"
Balthazar frowned at that. "I think it was more like I said, but you may be right, too."
"So it's dead then?"
"It would be most unfortunate in that situation were to be otherwise. Especially for it." He sat up and noticed the drone laid out on the floor a few feet away. "What about him?"
"Oh." The scientist looked a bit sheepish. "I used some of those glowing crystals in the rock walls. If you touch them together in the right combination, you can get a small explosion. That's how I got him." He scratched the back of his neck, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Do you think you can help him?"
The list of names that the mind wizard called Professor X had put in his head identified the drone to be usurping the body of a heralder by the name of Edison Carter. "I do not know enough about the drone creation process to try my hand on rectifying it. And you know we will not be able to save all of them."
Wayne Szalinski squirmed at that, not wanting to believe that. "Rationally, I know that. But, I still want to try. And… I know it's weird, but he reminds me of my old neighbor, Russell Thompson."
"Is that a bad or a good thing?"
"Hmm? Oh, neither really. I just don't like seeing someone I know, or even looks like someone I know, having been all chopped up and turned into a mindless, slave-like cyborg."
Balthazar turned his head as the shooting came closer on his left. "I think we may have to postpone this conversation until another time, as it may cost us our lives if we remain focused on it."
"Right," Wayne agreed, and he carefully picked up a few of the glowing crystals he had already scavenged, careful not to let them touch.
oOoOoOo
Kull took a running jump and swung his large axe at the alligator-demon called Leatherhead. The demon-drone was not facing him but was about to shoot mystic light from its replaced limb at one of Kull's comrades, and orange-haired woman who was carrying someone in a red garb.
His axe hit the metal limb sending sparks into the air while also in affect knocking the drone sideways.
Kull tried for a more lethal blow, but this time the drone blocked it intentionally with its metal arm. "You will fall, demon!"
The Leatherhead-drone remained silent as it extended its tubules. Kull's new companions had been warned of that threat and tried to cut them off with a swing of his axe. They were deflected, but immediately went for him again. Kull used his shield to bat them away while bringing his axe straight down on the beast's head. Or at least that is what he tried to do before some force created a barrier around the thing's head, stopping the lethal blow.
"Magic!" He scowled and kicked the alligator man-drone in the chest with the expectation of knocking it off his feet.
He might as well have tried to kick over a stone wall. Kull stumbled back and the drone used that moment to try fire a blast of energy at Kull. The weapon sparked but did not spew any arcane light at the barbarian king. "Ha! My axe has made your weapon useless, demon, as it shall do to the rest of you as well!"
Before they could engage in fighting again, Kull's companion had attacked the drone from the rear, having deposited the unconscious man she had been carrying somewhere.
Leeloo struck hard in multiple places, disconnecting tubes as she came by them. The Leatherhead-drone moved to impale her with the tubules even as the drone tried to grab her, but Kull was faster and severed the hand with his mighty axe.
Kull tossed a dagger up to Leeloo who deftly caught it, then slammed it into Leatherhead's neck and into his spine. Using all her strength, she pushed the blade sideways to inflict as much damage as she could before the nanites in the drone could repair it.
The Leatherhead-drone finally dropped, his head only halfway attached.
"You fight well," Kull admitted, knowing few women, let alone men that could meet the skill she had shown.
She was cleaning the blade before looking up at him. Her eyes widened. "Your shield!"
Kull looked down at it and was surprised to see that some of the grayish slime-like substance from the black lines he had batted away had been splattered on it, and the gray slime seemed to be trying to eat away at it in order to get to him. He carefully removed the shield and let it fall with a thunk onto the cave floor.
"That would have been unfortunate." He looked for his next foe never seeing the stun beam that struck him from the side.
Leeloo dodged the next round of shots at her with a series of flips and rolls that would have put an Olympic athlete to shame. Two drones made from the Cavalier and Clock King, worked together to pin her down, herding her to the cave wall where there was nowhere for her to hide.
Callen had never been so out of his element before and was sorely missing the worst streets in Los Angeles. He still wasn't sure how he had arrived in this place while chasing a meth producer named Walter White. But he had to question his own sanity when he ran across several dinosaurs. It hadn't helped when he ran across a canine-appearing alien named Mr. Peabody. He was sure that the perp White must have exposed him to something, except for the fact of how clear-headed he felt. Having a mission did help get himself centered. Even if that mission was to take on alien cybernetic zombies. At least they gave him a ray gun of some kind to use. That had to count for something.
He had tried to follow after the team of mercenaries that Captain Harkness hired, but they had pressed forward too quickly and he had been cut off from them. From the telepathic list in his head, he had learned that Harkness had been killed, but none of the others he had met so far.
Callen had taken down a drone that had been a 30th century bad guy called the Hunter and killed another that had stepped out in front of him that went by the name of Joker, who had eerily stayed grinning up at him even after he died. Now he needed to shoot two drones aiming at an acrobatic orange-haired woman he really wanted to be introduced to formally.
"You take the Cavalier; I'll take down Clock King."
Callen barely had time to recognize the voice as that of Special Agent Booth before they were both firing at their targets.
At their targets dropped, both men quickly scanned the area for more drones. Callen let out the breath he'd been holding. "What is it with the names these guys have? Clock King? Cavalier? Joker?"
Booth didn't bother to shrug. "Some military personnel do it; street gangs, too. It's probably mandatory for the ones who dress up in costumes."
Callen edged forward, eyes darting back and forth. "I'm going to check on Leeloo. Want to help haul the big guy?" he asked, nodding to Kull.
"Sorry, I've already got someone to haul." He nodded back by a counter that had been crushed by a large rock from the ceiling, next to which lay the unconscious form of Dr. Temperance Brennan, or 'Bones' to her friends.
Callen frowned, realizing that left him and Leeloo to get Kull to safety. Turning around he was more than a bit surprised to see that Leeloo had Kull on her shoulder and was dragging the red-garbed Flash with an arm around the waist while doing an easy jog in order to get them to safer ground. She was definitely stronger than she looked. "Damn," he commented, impressed.
He didn't have long to just stare like that as he had to lay down a cover fire for them – not that the drones ever tried to duck for cover. It reminded him of the target simulations that he was first trained with.
Sam, Kensi and Marty. He really wished they were here to watch his back. Though they would probably be freaked out by all this, too. Hetty probably wouldn't be. In fact, he wouldn't be surprised if she had already had a similar experience.
A movement off to his left caught his eye. He was barely able to call out to the others before he had been stunned.
oOoOoOo
Once firing her laser rifle had no more effect on the Borg, Alice rushed in close, ducked under the seeking extended nano-probe delivering tubules, then put the rifle between its legs and twisted, knocking Puddleglum onto his back. The Marsh-wiggle-drone didn't have a chance to mount another attack before the butt of the rifle smashed into the red eye optic.
Alice took a second to take a deep breath and took stock of herself. But she didn't have any more time than that as just then another drone came around the corner and turned to her. Alice ran to meet it before it could aim at her. She used the dead body of a previous drone Alice had killed, that was the body of James Ellison, as a steppingstone to leap up at the drone of the ape Monsieur Mallah, twisting her body in the air to avoid the shot from the weaponed arm. Alice managed to land a glancing blow to the gorilla's skull with the butt end of her laser rifle, but this drone was much sturdier than the one made from Puddleglum. With a speed none of the other drone's seemed to possess, a large paw grabbed her and pulled her in front of him.
Alice reacted to the danger posed by being near the tubules, grabbing them with her free hand, pulling until they broke off and she tossed them away. With her feet, she kicked at the Mallah-drone's head, gut, and anywhere she thought he might be vulnerable.
"Get your stinking paws off me, you dirty ape!" Alice yelled, kicking his other arm away before the drone could use it to stun her. Behind the drone, she saw the approaching figure of Peter Bishop, one of the group gathered by Captain Harkness. She just needed to distract the ape-drone that was holding her in his iron grip until Bishop could shoot him from behind. Alic redoubled her efforts, but to no avail; the drone wasn't letting go. And Bishop was more than close enough to shoot him.
That's when Alice noticed the grayish color of his skin and the stillness in his eyes. He'd already been taken over. Alice was so surprised at seeing the condition Peter Bishop was in, that she was completely taken off guard when she felt a stabbing sensation in one of her buttocks. Glancing back, Alic managed to twist enough so that her legs wrapped around the Toyman-drone's head, and then jerked it so that his neck snapped and he fell lifeless to the ground.
But it was too late. Alice could feel the nano-probes forcing their way through her body, which would soon belong to the Borg. She could only watch as James Ellison continued walking past her and knew that soon she would be just like him. And then Mallah would set her down and she would follow the choruses of voices she now heard just like Bishop was doing.
oOoOoOo
Brainiac didn't like the way their ranks were being depleted so quickly; he was already calling up more of their reserve forces, many of which, had not finished their regeneration cycle. True, in the main cavern the drones were beginning to gain the upper hand again, but they should have never lost it in the first place. Where were all these unexpected opposing reinforcements coming from? It was costing them valuable resources, wasting them as they die fighting.
His queen, his new mate, was focused on the new assimilation she was overseeing, trusting him to direct the defenses, and the assimilation of their attackers. But there was more than that. There was something wrong with the Collective Mind they all shared. He wasn't sure if it was just that he was new to the Collective, or that he had a different role than the other drones in the Collective, or, (and this one really disturbed him) could the Borg Collective be rejecting him, seeing his as being unfit for their queen? He didn't even dare mention it to her since it could just be a reaction to the emotion chip she provided him with. It he was unable to master the use of the emotion chip, would she find him to be too weak to be her mate? He only allowed himself a few milliseconds to dwell on this before pushing the thought to the side in order to focus on the threat to his mate.
He had an invisible force field shaped into a dome over their personal work area so those within the field were safe from any abrupt attacks. It had been fortunate that he had done so because otherwise, when the Flash had started dropping rock boulders and stalactites from the ceiling of the cave, they might have been injured or possibly killed. Strangely, the experience had made him feel more protective of his new mate, as well as want to decimate and assimilate their opposition.
Within the confines of the invisible bubble, were ten occupants. Brainiac and the Borg Queen; the devious Lore, who had come under the control of Jake Foley; Jake Foley, whose only reason to be there was that he had sole control over Lore. Then there were the two Luthors that had been brought from Earth-1 and Earth-2; there was one of the local sentient life forms, a Sleestak; an odd man named Forrest Gump; the cybernetic superhero Cyborg; and lastly the new drone just being processed that seemed to have a combination of alien and Human DNA in her.
When the two heroes had escaped their cages, Brainiac had immediately had the Jake Foley-drone bring Lore to the safety of the workstation, not wanting to risk damaging him in the melee going on. No, he had plans for him. At the suggestion of his intellectual companion, Brainiac would take parts from Lore and graft them onto Jake Foley, and the parts he took from Jake Foley he would graft onto Lore. They would be two drones, but the same; mirror images of each other. This would be his challenge to himself and looked forward to starting it. But first he had to deal with the attacks.
He did have hopes of retaining some of his former friends from the Legion of Doom as personal guards for the two of them, perhaps even keeping Sinestro's ring for his own use. He also made plans to find the ring of the dead Power Ring as well. So many worlds in his own universe that he looked forward to absorbing into the Collective, which was much better than collecting miniaturized cities and keeping them in bottles. Colu, where he was created, would be the first to be assimilated. From there he's take over both Rann and Thanagar. Daxam would be useful to have since each Daxamite would be as strong as Superman when under a yellow sun, and their weakness to the exposure of lead would be negated by the nano-probes in their systems. From there they would take over the Vegan system, which boasted having over twenty inhabited planets, all different, but ruled by the Citadelians. Durla, a world of shapeshifters, would be next, and hopefully help improve the connection between organic and machine. The Dominators would also help in that category with their unorthodox organic technology. The Khund Empire would provide fighting drones.
Only then would they assimilate the Earth. That primitive planet that somehow vexed all who would try to conquer her would belong to the Borg. That small insignificant world held a treasure trove of technological wonders as well as a myriad of fresh, strong bodies. He planned to first take Gorilla City, Grodd's old stomping ground, hidden deep in the African jungles. Paradise Island would be second, it being the home to Wonder Woman, and was filled with strong, warrior women that would make perfect drones. Plus, he had heard of their amazing purple ray device that they had developed that intrigued him. Third would be Atlantis, a city lost in myth to most of the world, was the seat of power for Aquaman, it's king. For many millennia, the underwater denizens of Atlantis had been creating technological marvels that were way different from that of the rest of the planet.
Only then would the Borg take on the myriad of superheroes and super-villains that graced that planet, many with powers of some kind or were using some form of interesting technology that they had managed to cobble together or come into possession of. He would even go to the prisons to make drones of the captured villains in Stryker's Island Penitentiary, Iron Heights, Blackgate Penitentiary, Slabside Penitentiary, and Belle Reve. Even the inhabitants of Arkham Asylum were on his list of immediate drones.
The greatest reason to return to Earth there was the shrunken Kryptonian city of Kandor, which Superman had stolen from him. For that alone would he storm the door of Superman's Fortress of Solitude, and with it a collection of lost Kryptonian technological achievements, as well as items collected from other worlds, usually those that Superman had had to come up against.
The next major challenge would be back out in outer space. Mogo, the living planet that was also a Green Lantern. Once Mogo was a drone of the Borg, the Borg would turn their collective attention onto Oa, the planet at the center of the universe, and the home base for the self-named Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lantern Corps. Only after that was all done would they go after Apokolips and New Genesis. Once they had taken over the universe, they would go on to the universe of Earth-2, and so on and so on. Until everything was Borg. Until everything was theirs!
Brainiac's purview of the future was interrupted by a sudden assault of bullets bouncing off the force field dome he had placed over their work area. While the bullets themselves made no progress towards them, the noise of the assault was very abrasive. So much so that he could sense the growing exasperation from his bride as she tried to continue overseeing the assimilation to the female alien.
After a moment, the Coluan android augmenting his force field to block sound, and chose to listen to what was happening through the ears of the drones outside his force field. For this action, the Borg Queen turned her head and rewarded him with a smile. "Thank you for the consideration, my love."
"But of course; now I really must deal with these new brutes. I will try and save you a few though."
"That would be appreciated." Her eyes scanned him for just a moment more. "Perhaps you will find one that you might like to take some of the components from to add to your person."
This startled him, making him forget the battle outside his dome. "You want me to… take on flesh? To become… a cyborg?" His emotion chip was getting a workout as all sorts of feelings at that suggestion warred within him. "Is this body not enough for you? You have my… I believe it is often referred to as 'heart'. Why taint my being with messy organics?"
"Is that how you see me? As having 'messy organics'?"
"No. That is not what I meant," he backpeddled as he tried to think of the best words he should use to convey his meaning. "On you flesh is good. I just don't know for myself."
She graced him with a smile, a smile that let him hope he hadn't completely and irrevocably messed up his new relationship that he had forsaken everything he knew for.
She slowly walked over to him and gently traced her fingers over his lips. "There are some positive to being organic that you haven't realized, that possibly never considered."
He found himself wanting to learn what it was she was referring to, to be willing to add flesh to his body in order to learn this new knowledge she was speaking about. He was a gatherer of data first and foremost; this would be new knowledge for him to partake of. "I'll take specs of potential captures to harvest from. Perhaps you could help me make a selection?"
She rewarded with a kiss, making him wonder what it would feel like to kiss with lips made of flesh instead of the inorganic compound he currently had. There were other things to consider, too.
"Assimilate our assailants, guide our spearhead into Gallifrey, and we can focus more on the pros and cons of the flesh." She graced the android with a smile before walking back over to the operating station.
"She's playing you!" Lore spoke out in a sing-song manner.
Brainiac gritted his teeth at having this moment tarnished by the inferior android. "I look forward to dismantling you and piecing you together with your master Foley. I'll make sure to have you awake and aware for the whole process, with your sensors turned up to the maximum so you can enjoy the entire step-by-step event as you two are joined together."
Lore scowled but said nothing. At this point, he was actually rooting for the heroes. And it galled him.
oOoOoOo
Outside the force field, events were much louder, but stalled from going forward. Barney Ross tapped Hale Caesar twice on the shoulder to have him hold up on the firing of his AA-12 Shotgun that fired two hundred and fifty rounds a minute.
"Hold up. This isn't getting us anywhere."
"How the hell is my baby not shooting through this thing?" Caesar demanded, more out of frustration than anything else.
"How the hell should I know?" Barney retorted back. "The thing is invisible. Can't even tell if you're makin' a dent, but I doubt it."
"Church put us on a real hum-dinger of a job this time." Lee Christmas slapped a quick bandage on his leg that had been grazed by a ricochet. "I bet Trench was smart enough to pass it up."
"You were there with me. All we were told we had to do was to help that pompous Captain Jack Harkness, and I quote, 'against intruders trying to take over an indigenous population'." He swung his fist out and struck the invisible barrier. "No one said anything about this science-fiction crap." He spat, and glared at those inside the invisible dome continuing on with what they were doing as if he wasn't even there.
Toll Road ducked down for cover, and pulled Barney down with him as beams of light flashed over their heads leaving the smell of burnt ozone.
"Hey, Barney." Toll Road put a fresh clip in his weapon. His gun didn't seem to have much effect on them due to their personal body force fields popping up to block the bullets, but he still felt a little safer having it fully loaded. Plus, they had discovered that the drones couldn't predict the ricochet shots all the time, so there was still that. "If you prove an aspect of science-fiction is real and factual, then it can no longer be considered science-fiction."
Barney growled. "Does this look like it's time for a school lesson? How about you teach us how to get through this invisible thing."
"Damn, look at Gunner."
They looked where Christmas pointed. And were a bit shocked. Gunner Jensen was a seasoned hulk of a mercenary. A very lethal man, as were all those that signed on to work with Barney. But that didn't stop Gunner from being tossed around like a ragdoll by a black-haired woman who was only in the first stage of Borg assimilation.
"How the hell…? Who the hell is that?"
Lee Christmas and Toll Road had been the first to accept the mental lists that Professor X had downloaded into each of their brains. Barney, however, was of the opinion that if he hadn't put it in his head, then he didn't want any part of it and tried not to think about it, hoping that by not using it, then it would just go away.
"Her name is, get this, Superwoman." Christmas couldn't bring himself to smile at the name, things were just too weird for him to relax enough to do that. "And she's considered a super-villain. Like in the comic books."
"Forget the name, can you get a bead on her? Gunner won't last long at this rate."
Christmas tried to work on doing just that.
Meanwhile, Barney took a quick shot at another drone that walked into view. He used a boulder near the drone, who he knew was A.J. Simon, but refused to admit that was who it was, and fired a couple of rounds, letting them bounce off the rock, tearing holes into the drone's legs, crippling him for the time being.
"Damn it!" bemoaned Christmas. "She's holding on to him and moving too fast. Think she might have broken his collar bone."
"Hold up." Toll Road pointed off to the left. "Yin Yang coming in for the save."
They watched the quick, nimble Chinese mercenary hurry over from his death match with the assimilated cyborg Kano. He held one arm close to his chest, holding his broken ribs together. Yang had lost his firearms but held a knife in the other. Superwoman was quicker and turned and thrust Gunner into Yang where the two men collapsed together, neither moving very fast now.
Hale Caesar took aim. "Do I take her out?"
None of them liked the thought of killing a woman, even an evil one. But neither did they want to see their comrades killed, which was obviously what she was about to do as he lifted a large boulder over her head.
"Shred the bitch."
Hale Caesar began to pour out the last of his ammo, which at two hundred and fifty rounds a minute went very fast. And while Superwoman was remarkably durable, even she had limits. Her body was quickly torn up under the hail fire directed at her, almost cutting her in half.
"I guess the ones that haven't been all the way turned into a robot don't have the force fields," Barney remarked. "Good to know."
"They're called cyborgs," Toll Road pointed out. "Organic beings that have been enhanced by-"
"Just shoot them. I don't need to know how they were manufactured. If I wanted to know that, I would be watching 'Lady Frankenstein' on the other side of that invisible wall working on her latest model."
"Barney! Unfriendlies moving in on Yang and Gunner!"
Two drones, Riley Finn and the Helen Tasker, had come around the rubble of some of the stalactites near to where their two fallen teammates were crumpled on the floor. Yang handed Gunner a hand grenade that he managed to throw half-hazardly, but the male drone managed to shoot it in the air, vaporizing the explosive before it could detonate.
"Damn, and they're the kind that have the body force fields." Barney ran his hand over his mouth as he ran ideas through his head.
"All right, Lee and I will go in fast. You two cover us."
Lee pointed in the drones' general direction again. "There's someone else there."
The mercenaries all spotted a man stepping out from around some rubble. Michael Westen took a running leap in which he used his damaged gun to smash the Finn-drone in the back of the head, while simultaneously kicking the Helen Tasker-drone so that she fell over. The male drone did not fall as easily as the Westen had hoped, but he had been prepared anyway and took a second swing. A swing that never landed, as the Helen Tasker-drone had fired a stunning beam at him from where she lay on the cavern floor.
The Finn-drone knelt down as he sent out the tubules from inside his wrist to inject nano-probes into the fallen man. The female drone was just standing up to meet the oncoming attack from Barney and his team when a portion of the cavern wall near the main entrance was smashed in.
As the rock dust started to settle, two figures could be made out. That of a trenchcoated figure standing on top of a large robot.
Hellboy, not trusting the Decepticon-turned-drone to stay down, raised his gauntleted hand in a fist and smashed it down into the Ramjet-drone's head, leaving a huge hole in the wake of his fist, which erupted with several flashes of sparks.
Standing up on fallen Decepticon, Hellboy shook the dust off his jacket. The red laser beams from the drone's optic sensor let him know immediately that he wasn't alone. In fact, he could see a few fights still ongoing from his vantage point. But what really caught his eye was when he spotted the Borg Queen herself, looking out at him from her dust covered dome.
Turning his head, Hellboy shouted out to others behind him. "Hey gang, the party hostess is in here!" He then used his gauntlet to block several beams of energy sent at him before leaping down onto the Monsieur Mallah-drone, grappling with the simian Borg unit.
The Alpha Hirogen was the first to follow, almost instantly exchanging fire with the Buzz Lightyear-drone. The long, scarf-wearing Doctor slunk in carefully along with the Cardassian Gul Dukat. Captain Oliver Hudson provided cover fire so that Captain Benjamin Sisko and Elisa Maza could hurry into the new chamber, with Maza using her Alchemy Gun to create barricades as necessary. The young witch Ginny Weasley and the interdimensional operative known as Sapphire likewise entered, scurrying for cover.
Last to come in was another Lex Luthor. This Luthor had joined in the Doctor's quest against the Borg when he and Clark Kent had been picked up outside of Smallville. In that venture he had been turned into a drone, survived a fracturing of the Borg Collective, and created his own small Collective in which he only kept the drones that were too mentally damaged to survive being converted back to their former forms. Ironically, he had taken on the new name of Brainiac when he refused to be restored to normal. With Lex came three of his drones: Colt Seavers and Francis 'Ponch' Poncherello, and the super-villianess Queen Bee. While fighting Brainiac earlier, the other Brainiac had shrunk Lex down to two inches before having to flee from the attack of Lex's other drones. Lex had since been carried in a hastily made front pocket on Queen Bee, one of Borg drones that Lex had managed to usurp from the Borg Queen.
Barney and his men had not been idle, and had managed to knock the Helen Tasker-drone unconscious and had the Riley Finn-drone pinned down under three of them. Lee Christmas kept his weapon aimed at the Queen Bee-drone as she made her way over to them.
Lex knew that his first priority should be trying to get to the Borg Queen, but also felt that he couldn't just leave these people. He knew that this new 'boy scout' mentality was something that he had picked up from his friend, Clark Kent. Clark had literally given him a new lease on life after Lex had hit him with his car. The accident had knocked Lex out, and the car had fallen off the bridge and into the lake. It had been Clark who had tore off the roof of the car like it was tinfoil, brought him up out of the water, and performed CPR on him. Lex took a vested interest in Clark after that, trying in many subtle, and some not so subtle, ways to figure out what all had happened and to pay him back. Not that Clark was interested in payback, but was more than happy to have another friend. Clark's good guy personality had definitely had an effect on Lex.
Then the Doctor had come in his time traveling phone box. After ousting Clark as a super-powered alien, the Doctor had recruited Clark, Lex, Lana Lang and Chloe Sullivan to a parallel Earth that had just been introduced to a small group of Borg drones, whose mission was to assimilate and take over everything in that universe. Somehow, they arrived in a café, and were confronted by several angels, an immortal boy, a dead man that had been released temporarily from hell, and a being that claimed to be the devil himself. Even more surreal was the fact that the devil looked exactly like Lionel Luthor, Lex's father.
Mark Gordon, a gruff, former police officer, and a companion to one of the angels named Jonathan, had been given the mission to help Lex in his decisions and to make him realize that God loves him and wants what is best for him. Lex, not a religious man by any means, wasn't sure what to think of that, but accepted Mark's company.
Not long after, Lex had been assimilated into the Borg Collective. Later when the Collective mind was shattered, Lex had been able to take over the fragment of the Collective mind that he was still connected to, and thus use those drones that had survived in that fragment to help take down the rest of the Borg still around. Lex had stayed in that universe for a while as he helped return drones back to their original states, as well as tame down the sudden volcano that had appeared in the middle of Seattle.
He had only recently returned to his world, and was making use of a hologram projection to hide his Borg-like features. He'd quickly taken over his father's company, and was personally seeing to those affected by the kryptonite meteor rocks that were scattered all over the Smallville area. He was also seeing to the removal of the glowing green meteors, only saving a few for experimental purposes with Clark's permission.
And then the Doctor returned, asking for help yet again. Now that they knew of the Borg how could they say no.
"We four mean you no harm," the two-inch tall Lex said, projecting his voice through his drone's vocal cords.
Christmas' aim didn't faultier. "That doesn't mean you mean us good."
Lex had the Queen Bee-drone point at Michael Westen who had ceased struggling against the nano-probes that had infiltrated his body. "I can stop the process that he's going through. Stop it now and later reverse it totally later. But I should do it sooner than later, because in a few moments he's going to get up and start fighting for the Borg."
Barney put a hand on Lee's shoulder. "You can stop whatever that stuff is doing to him?"
"I'll need your people and my drones to protect me while I calibrate my nano-probes for injection."
Barney hesitated. "So, we let you stick him, and he won't become one of these cyber zombies." He gave them the once over again with his eyes. "No offense."
The miniaturize Lex almost laughed, despite the situation they were in. "He won't be cured right away. But I can free his mind. That's the easy part. Making it so his mind doesn't shut down from being overwhelmed by information the nano-probes will be filling it with, as well as blocking the pain from the intrusion caused by the nano-probes, that will be the trickier part."
"And no other options." Lee Christmas was annoyed that they were just supposed to accept what this little man, who had the face of their enemy, was telling them. He was even more annoyed that the list in their head said he was trustworthy, and was very knowledgeable about the Borg.
"There is a third and fourth option. The third is that you kill him; consider it a mercy killing."
They didn't like that option. They were men of action; they fought hard to live, not die. Especially not like this.
"What's the fourth?" asked Caesar.
"I inoculate him, but make it so he stays unconscious, and we leave him here. Whoever wins, whether us or the Borg, can claim him."
"No, I don't like that," murmured Toll Road.
Barney nodded. "Westen was a little fancier than us, but, like us, he was a fighter. And fighters prefer to go down fighting. So get him up and going. We'll cover you."
"Hey, little guy." Lee leaned in closer to the Queen Bee-drone. "Can you do something for those two klutzes," he asked, jerking a thumb towards Gunner and Yang.
Gunner sent a string of suggestive vulgarities in response. Yang may have as well, but it was in Chinese.
Lex calculated the time he was wasting. And still, the picture of the grizzled features of Mark Gordon, his God appointed conscience and mentor, kept coming to his mind, reminding him to do what was right, and that God would be there to help.
"Very well. I can adapt some nanites to enter the damaged sites and do repairs. They will try to block the pain receptors in those areas, but because of the narrowing of their parameters, some of the receptors may still report pain. And it won't be a small amount either."
"We can take it," Gunner interjected. "I just don't want to look like you guys."
Barney smirked. "On you, Gunner, it might be an improvement."
An explosion nearby got them moving. "Do what you said," Barney yelled. "Just remember, I'm watching you. Any shenanigans, and I'll break you like a Ken doll."
Lex didn't bother to mince anymore words. Instead, he knelt down and injected Michael Westen with the tubules from his wrist, sending out the nano-probes he had been designing the entire time they had been talking.
oOoOoOo
Captain Oliver Hudson was disgusted with himself. Somehow, he had become separated from the men under his command. Worse, he had kept venturing forward with an odd motley crew that he had little in common with, and who had no sense of the chain of command. The only two he could even think of relying on were Captain Benjamin Sisko and police Detective Elisa Maza, both of whom were nowhere in sight. Instead, the only one he had to possibly watch his back was the alien lizard-man, Gul Dukat, and frankly, Hudson thought he trusted the Borg more than he did Dukat.
The Cardassian saw the four drones first. The drone made from Brenan Mulwray was part way trapped under a boulder. The other three drones, Brisco County, Jr., Dr. Emilio Lizardo, and Rock-1, were turning toward them.
Dodging behind a partially destroyed stalagmite, Dukat managed to fire twice before being safe. He was using a higher setting for his weapon so when his first shot struck the Lizardo-drone in the knee, the knee had been vaporized as well as cauterizing the leg. The next shot was also low, missing the three standing drones, but unexpectedly striking the trapped drone of Brenan Mulwray in the head, killing him instantly.
When Dukat moved to a preferable shelter, it turned out to not be as safe as he thought. The Rock-1-drone, having already been a cyborg before her assimilation, still had some of her original components. Sonic beams emitted from the blaster units mounted on her shoulders striking the scurrying Cardassian a glancing blow that spun him into a group of small boulders where he laid stunned.
Captain Hudson gritted his teeth with a snarl. Even though Dukat had been working for the Q2 team, the Cardassian was at least somewhat useful in keeping some of the drones occupied even if Hudson didn't trust him to not stab him in the back.
The Brisco County, Jr.-drone was making its way towards him, and he had nowhere else to go since he had his back to the cave wall. Even the Lizardo-drone was still firing at him, keeping him pinned down while the other drone moved in for the kill.
"What I wouldn't give for a hand grenade right now."
Taking out a small mirror, he used it to peek around the corner. Both the County and Rock-1-drone were coming towards him, though angled more towards were the fallen Cardassian was, but that still brought them directly past where he was. He steeled himself to make a move that he knew could very well be his last.
A large explosion happened nearby, followed by the yelling form of Hellboy as he was thrown across the cavern over their heads. Realizing this is probably the best distraction he was going to get, Captain Hudson zipped around the corner, firing at the two closest drones…
…only to see the beams of his weapon fizzle harmlessly against their body force fields. He glanced stupidly down at his gun for a moment, just then realizing that he had forgot to change the frequency of his weapon after he had last used it on a drone.
He looked up again just in time to see the stun beams that put him into oblivion.
To be Continued!
¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`
AuThOr'S NoTeS:
I know I said I'd have the Borg Queen finally be put an end to, but this chapter just became too long. So I'm breaking it up, but the next chapter does start with the Borg Queen so the end is near.
Now I'd actually been saving the Black Vulcan for this encounter. Black Vulcan's first encounter with the Borg had happened back in A Tangled Web Part 6, Chapter 1 when the holodeck created Al Bundy was using the universal remote created by Q to view the various worlds in the multiverse that a team of Borg drones had arrived on.
I did rather mash the Super Friends world together with the Earth-1 in DC Comics. Those that understood what I just said had probably known that for quite a while, while those that don't, well, don't worry about it. I've tried to make it as interesting as possible, and hopefully that will make up for any serious snafus you may spot.
Brainiac is more expressive of emotion, which is because of the emotion chip the Borg Queen provided to him, and also so she can lead him around by the nose more.
John the telepath is from the 1970's British sci-fi series called The Tomorrow People. And just want to add that I planned on using John before I heard that The Tomorrow People was going to be started up again.
Saruman the White, Gandalf the Grey and Radagast the Brown are all together as this is when they were younger and well before the movies. I included Willow Ufgood and his teacher, the High Aldwin, for a little more magic, both from the movie, Willow.
Sylar. I originally hadn't planned on having anyone from Heroes, but then Zachary Quinto was in Star Trek, so I finally decided to. Plus, Sylar adds a creepy edge to everything.
I really wanted to include Primeval. If you haven't seen it, you should try it out. Wasn't too sure about Warehouse 13, but I think I did okay.
Now in Chapter 15, Mr. Peabody and the group he had gathered had come to the rescue of those under attack by the Xenomorphs (from the movie Aliens). Mr. Peabody's group consisted of Conan, Buzz Lightyear, Alec Mack (The Secret World of Alex Mack), Kyle (Kyle XY), Cassie (Animorphs), Ben Tennyson (Ben 10), Captain Jack Sparrow, Johnny Smith (The Dead Zone) Hadji Quest-Singh (Johnny Quest), Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (Lost), and Jim Taggart (Eureka). The reason for this group gathering wasn't just survival, but the fact that the Warlord Shank (Space Cases) and Dr. Emilio Lizardo (Adv. of Buckaroo Banzi) had kidnapped Mr. Peabody's boy, Sherman, in order to get a hold of Peabody's WABAC time machine. I've alluded to the Borg having evidently coming across Mr. Peabody's group as well as Shank and Lizardo, and having lost some members to the ranks of the drones. This being the case, Mr. Peabody managed to get help from John's group.
In Chapter 10, I had a bit of fun with Alf venturing out a little and coming across Jessie, James and Meowth, who were collecting many strange creatures that they thought were unusual Pokémons. Silly, I know. Must have been starting a new medication. Anyway, a number of those creatures have also evidently run into the Borg as a few have become drones or would eventually have been like Johnny 5 (Short Circuit), Oompa Loompa (Willy Wonka), Puggleglum (The Silver Chair), and E.T.. Howard the Duck joined John and the others to try save people.
Manta and Moray are from one of the cartoon segment on Tarzan and the Super 7 (1978). I already used a number of other segments from here and I had wanted to use Manta and Moray but for the fact that Manta couldn't survive long out of water. But if he were a drone, the nanites would allow him to survive out of water.
Wayne Szalinski having a problem with a plant trying to eat him was a nod to the movie 'Little Shop of Horrors' in which Rick Moranis starred in as well as 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'.
¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`•.¸¸.•´¯`
ChArAcTeR InDeX FoR ThE ChApTeR:
Alice – (Milla Jovovich) – from the movies Resident Evil (2002), Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010), Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Alpha Hirogen (Vaughn Armstrong) – from the TV series Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001) {8.1; 8.3; 8.8; 8.13; 8.17; 8.36; 8.39; 8.42; 8.45}
Amazons – from the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1996-1999), Xena: Warrior Princess (1997-2001) {8.25; 8.41; 8.42; 8.47}
Apache Chief of Earth-1 (voiced by Michael Rye) – from the cartoon The All-New Super-Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984) {8.49; 8.50; 8.51; 8.52}
Apokolips – first appeared in the comic book New Gods #1 (1971) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Aquaman of Earth-1 / Curry, Arthur / Orin (voiced by Marvin Miller) – from the cartoon The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), Aquaman (1968), Super Friends (1973-1977), The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book More Fun Comics #73 (1941) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {6.1; 8.14; 8.49; 8.52}
Arkham Asylum – first appeared in the comic book Batman #258 (1971) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Atlantis – first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #18 (1939) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Batman of Earth-1 / Wayne, Bruce (voiced by Olan Soule) – from the cartoon The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969), Super Friends (1973-1977), The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979), Super Friends (1980-1983), (voiced by Adam West) – SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book Batman #62 (1950) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {6.1; 8.14; 8.20; 8.33; 8.48; 8.49; 8.52}
Beckett, Kate (Stana Katic) – from the TV series Castle (2009-2016)
Beckett, Dr. Sam (Scott Bakula) – from the TV series Quantum Leap (1989-1993) {4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8}
Belle Reve – first appeared in the comic book Suicide Squad #1 (1987) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Bionic Six (Bionic-1, F.L.U.F.F.I., I.Q., Karate-1, Mother-1, Rock-1, Sport-1)– from the cartoon show Bionic Six (1987) {8.4; 8.8; 8.46}
Bishop, Peter (Joshua Jackson) – from the TV series Fringe (2008-2013)
Blake, Balthazar (Nicolas Cage) – from the movie The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
Black Vulcan of Earth-1 (voiced by Buster Jones) – from the cartoon The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984) {6.1; 8.49}
Blackgate Penitentiary – first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #629 (1991) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Blye, Kensi (Daniela Ruah) – from the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present) (mentioned only)
Booth, Special Agent Seeley (David Boreanaz) – from the TV series Bones (2005-present)
Borg – from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation
Borg Queen (Alice Krige) – from the movie Star Trek: First Contact(1996), (Susanna Thompson) – from the TV series Star Trek: Voyager (1999-2000) {8.6; 8.16; 8.23; 8.25; 8.34; 8.36; 8.37; 8.39; 8.41; 8.42; 8.44; 8.45; 8.46; 8.47; 8.48; 8.50; 8.51; 8.52}
The Brain of Earth-1 – first appeared in the comic book Doom Patrol #86 (1964) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.28}
Brainiac of Earth-1 (voiced by Ted Cassidy) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), (voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross) – Super Friends (1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #242 (1958) by DC Comics {8.3; 8.7; 8.11; 8.14; 8.16; 8.20; 8.21; 8.29; 8.35; 8.37; 8.39; 8.40; 8.41; 8.44; 8.46}
Brennan, Dr. Temperance 'Bones' (Emily Deschanel) – from the TV series Bones (2005-present)
Caesar, Hale (Terry Crews) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012)
Calavicci, Adm. Al (Dean Stockwell) – from the TV series Quantum Leap (1989-1993) {4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8}
Callen, G (Chris O'Donnell) – from the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present)
Captain Cold of Earth-1 / Snart, Leonard (voiced by Dick Ryal) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), first appeared in the comic book Showcase #8 (1957) by DC Comics {8.3; 8.11; 8.14; 8.20; 8.22; 8.32; 8.37; 8:44}
Carter, Edison(Matt Frewer) – from the TV series Max Headroom (1987) {6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 8.25}
Castle, Richard (Nathan Fillion) – from the TV series Castle (2009-2016)
Catman of Earth-1 / Blake, Thomas – first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #311 (1963) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.21; 8.32}
Cavalier of Earth-1 / Drake, Mortimer – first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #81 (1943) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.21; 8.25}
Chimpanzees – from the movie Planet of the Apes (1968), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) {6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 8.21; 8.25; 8.34; 8.47; 8.50}
Christmas, Lee (Jason Statham) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012)
Citadelians – first appeared in the comic book Tales of the New Teen Titans #4 (1982) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Clock King of Earth-1 / Tockman, William – first appeared in the comic book World's Finest Comics #111 (1960) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.35; 8.45}
Colu – first appeared in the comic book Superman #167 (1964) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
County, Jr., Brisco (Bruce Campbell) – from the TV series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993-1994) {7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 8.21}
Croft, Lara (Angelina Jolie) – from the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Cyborg of Earth-1 / Stone, Victor (voiced by Ernie Hudson) – from the cartoon The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book DC Comics Presents #26 (1980) by DC Comics {8.49; 8.50}
Darkseid (voiced by Frank Welker) – from the cartoon SuperFriends: The Legendary Super-Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) (mentioned only)
Daxam – first appeared in the comic book Adventure Comics #312 (1963) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Deathbolt of Earth-2 / Simmons, Jake – first appeared in the comic book All-Star Squadron #21 (1983) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.20; 8.25}
Deeks, Marty (Eric Christian Olsen) – from the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present) (mentioned only)
Desaad (voiced by Rene Auberjonois) – from the cartoon SuperFriends: The Legendary Super-Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) (mentioned only)
The Devil (John Glover) – from the TV series Brimstone (1998-1999) (mentioned only) {5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.34; 8.41; 8.48}
Doctor, The 4th (Tom Baker) – from the TV series Doctor Who (1974-1981) {1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.1; 3.2; 3.3; 3.7; 3.8; 3.9; 4.1; 4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 5.3; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 6.1; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 8.1; 8.3; 8.11; 8.20; 8.21; 8.25; 8.32; 8.34; 8.35; 8.39; 8.40; 8.41; 8.42; 8.44; 8.45; 8.47; 8.49; 8.52}
Doctor, The 7th / Professor, The (Sylvester McCoy) – from the TV series Doctor Who (1987-1989) (mentioned only) {8.3; 8.4; 8.8; 8.13; 8.15; 8.17; 8.19; 8.20; 8.27; 8.32; 8.38; 8.39; 8.45}
Doctor, The 8th (Paul McGann) – from the TV movie Doctor Who (1996) (mentioned only) {8.3; 8.21; 8.27; 8.32; 8.39}
Doctor Fate / Nelson, Kent – first appeared in the comic book More Fun Comic #55 (1940) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Doctor Mist of Earth-1 – first appeared in the comic book Super Friends #12 (1978) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {8.49}
Dominators – first appeared in the comic book Adventure Comics #361 (1967) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Doyle (Brandy Ledford) – from the TV series Andromeda (2000-2005) {8.35}
Dukat, Gul (Marc Alaimo) – from the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) {8.1; 8.3; 8.8; 8.13; 8.17; 8.19; 8.20; 8.21; 8.36; 8.39; 8.42; 8.45; 8.52}
Dunham, Olivia (Anna Torv) – from the TV series Fringe (2008-2013)
Durla – first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #267 (1960) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Ellison, Det. Jim (Richard Burgi) – from the TV series Sentinel (1996-1999) {5.2; 5.3; 5.10; 5.11}
F.L.U.F.F.I. – from the cartoon Bionic Six (1987) {8.4; 8.25}
Fiddler of Earth-2 / Brown, Isaac – first appeared in the comic book All-Flash Comics #32 (1947) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.32; 8.35}
Finn, Riley (Marc Blucas) – from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999-2002) {8.21}
Flash of Earth-1 / Allen, Barry (voiced by Ray Owens) – from the cartoon The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), Aquaman (1968), (voiced by Ted Knight) – Super Friends (1973), (voiced by Jack Angel) – Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), Super Friends (1980-1983), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book Showcase #4 (1956) by DC Comics {6.1; 8.14; 8.20; 8.45; 8.49}
Foley, Jake (Christopher Gorham) – from the TV series Jake 2.0 (2003-2004) {8.17; 8.19; 8.20; 8.32; 8.33; 8.38; 8.39; 8.45; 8:46}
Foot Ninja clan – from the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) {8.3; 8.5; 8.7; 8.11; 8.16; 8.21; 8.23; 8.27; 8.29; 8.41; 8.41; 8.44; 8.50; 8.51; 8.52}
Fortress of Solitude – first appeared in the comic book Superman #17 (1942) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Franklin, Benjamin 'Ben'– historical figure (mentioned only)
Gallifrey – from the TV series Doctor Who (mentioned only)
Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) – from the movies The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Glenanne, Fiona (Gabrielle Anwar) – from the TV series Burn Notice (2007-present)
Golden Glider of Earth-1 / Snart, Lisa – first appeared in the comic book Flash #250 (1977) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.20; 8.22; 8.37; 8.44}
Gordon, Mark (Victor French) – from the TV series Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) (mentioned only) {5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.34; 8.41}
Gorilla City – first appeared in the comic book The Flash #106 (1959) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Gorilla Grodd of Earth-1 (voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), Super Friends (1983), first appeared in the comic book Flash #106 (1959) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {6.1; 8.3; 8.5; 8.7}
Gorillas – from the movie Planet of the Apes (1968), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) {6.2; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 8.21; 8.25; 8.28; 8.38; 8.41; 8.47; 8.48; 8.50}
Green Lantern of Earth-1 / Jordon, Hal (voiced by Gerald Mohr) – from the cartoon The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), Aquaman (1968), (voiced by Michael Rye) – Challenge of the Super Friends (1978), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book Showcase #22 (1959) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {6.1; 8.14; 8.20; 8.23; 8.27; 8.35; 8.49}
Green Lantern Corps – first appeared in the comic book Showcase #22 (1959) by DC Comics {8.25}
Guardians of the Universe – first appeared in the comic book Green Lantern #1 (1960) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Gump, Forrest (Tom Hanks) – from the movie Forrest Gump (1994) {8.6}
Hanna, Sam (L.L. Cool J)– from the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present) (mentioned only)
Harkness, Captain Jack (John Barrowman) – from the TV series Doctor Who (2005), Torchwood (2006-2011) (mentioned only) {8.28}
Hawk (Avery Brooks) – from the TV series Spenser: For Hire (1985-1988), A Man Called Hawk (1989) {5.5; 5.7; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11}
Hellboy (Ron Perlman) – from the movie Hellboy (2004), Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) {8.41; 8.42; 8.48; 8.49}
High Aldwin (Billy Barty) – from the movie Willow (1988)
Horde Troopers – from the cartoon She-Ra: Princess of Power (1985-1987) {8.16; 8.21; 8.23; 8.28; 8.30; 8.32; 8.34; 8.51}
Howard (Ed Gale) – from the movie Howard the Duck (1986) {8.10}
Hunt, Ethan (Tom Cruise) – from the movie Mission: Impossible (1996) {5.7; 8.25}
Hunter II of Earth-1 / Orion, Adam – first appeared in the comic book Superboy #199 (1973) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.21}
Hudson, Capt. Oliver (Michael Ironside) – from the TV series SeaQuest DSV (1995-1996) {3.1; 3.4; 3.9; 8.34; 8.42; 8.47}
Iron Heights – first appeared in the comic book The Flash: Iron Heights #1 (2001) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Jensen, 'Gunner' (Dolph Lundgren) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012
John (Nicholas Young) – from the TV series The Tomorrow People (1973-1979) {8.52}
The Joker of Earth-2 – first appeared in the comic book Batman #1 (1940) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.20}
Kano (Trevor Goddard) – from the movie Mortal Kombat (1995)
Kenny (Myles Ferguson) – from the TV series Highlander (1994-1995) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 6.1; 6.3; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6; 6.7; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 8.1; 8.21; 8.25; 8.42; 8.48; 8.49}
Kent, Clark Jerome / Kal-El (Tom Welling) – from the TV series Smallville (2001-2011) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.21; 8.25; 8.34; 8.39; 8.41}
Khund Empire – first appeared in the comic book Adventure Comics #346 (1966) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Kull (Kevin Sorbo) – from the movie Kull the Conqueror (1997)
Lang, Lana (Kristin Kreuk) – from the TV series Smallville (2001-2009) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.39; 8.41}
Lange Henrietta 'Hetty'(Linda Hunt)– from the TV series NCIS: Los Angeles (2009-present) (mentioned only)
Leatherhead (voiced by Jim Cummings) – from the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) {8.3; 8.7; 8.11}
Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) – from the movie The Fifth Element (1997)
Legion of Doom (Bizarro, Black Manta, Brainiac, Captain Cold, Cheetah, Giganta, Gorilla Grodd, Lex Luthor, Riddler, Scarecrow, Sinestro, Solomon Grundy, Toyman) – from the cartoon Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) {6.1}
Lightyear, Buzz (voiced by Patrick Warburton) – from the cartoon Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000-2001) {8.15; 8.18; 8.26; 8.38}
Lizardo, Dr. Emilio (John Lithgow) – from the movie The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzi Across the 8th Dimension (1984) {8.15; 8.24; 8.26}
Lore (Brent Spiner) – from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1988-1993) {8.1; 8.3; 8.6; 8.8; 8.13; 8.17; 8.18; 8.19; 8.20; 8.23; 8.32; 8.33; 8.35; 8.38; 8.39; 8.42; 8.44; 8.45; 8:46; 8.47}
Luthor, Alexei, of Earth-2 – first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #23 (1940) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.20; 8.21; 8.35; 8.37; 8.39; 8.41; 8.44; 8:46}
Luthor, Lex / Brainiac (Michael Rosenbaum) – from the TV series Smallville (2001-2011) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.21; 8.25; 8.34; 8.38; 8.39; 8.41; 8.42; 8.47; 8.50; 8.51}
Luthor, Lex, of Earth-1(voiced by Stan Jones) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), first appeared in the comic book Adventure Comics #271 (1960) by DC Comics {8.3; 8.7; 8.11; 8.14; 8.16; 8.20; 8.29; 8.37; 8.39; 8.40; 8.41; 8.44; 8:46}
Luthor, Lionel (John Glover) – from the TV series Smallville (2001-2011) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.9; 5.11; 8.41}
Maitland, Abby (Hannah Spearritt) – from the TV series Primeval (2007-2011)
Mallah, Monsieur, of Earth-1 – first appeared in the comic book Doom Patrol #86 (1964) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.22; 8.28; 8.44}
Manta (voiced by Joe Stern) – from the cartoon Tarzan and the Super 7 'Manta and Moray' (1978-1980)
Martian Manhunter of Earth-1 / J'onzz, J'onn / Jones, John – first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #225 (1955) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {8.29}
Maza, Elisa (voiced by Salli Richardson-Whitfield) – from the cartoon Gargoyles (1994-1996), Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (1996) {6.2; 6.3; 6.5; 6.7; 8.25; 8.41}
Minbari – from the TV series Babylon 5 (1994-1998) {8.25; 8.41; 8.48; 8.50}
Minister Blizzard of Earth-2 – first appeared in the comic book Wonder Woman #29 (1948) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.21; 8.23; 8.30; 8.32; 8.45}
Mogo / Green Lantern – first appeared in the comic book Green Lantern #188 (1985) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Monica (Roma Downey) – from the TV series Touched by an Angel (1994-2003) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.11; 8.48}
Moray (voiced by Joan Van Ark) – from the cartoon Tarzan and the Super 7 'Manta and Moray' (1978-1980)
Mulder, Fox (David Duchovny) – from the TV series The X-Files (1993-2002) {5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.11; 8.21; 8.37}
Mulwray, Brennan (Victor Webster) – from the TV series Mutant X (2001-2004) {8.21; 8.35; 8.38}
Murtaugh, Det. Roger (Danny Glover) – from the movie Lethal Weapon (1987) {5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.34}
New Genesis – first appeared in the comic book New Gods #1 (1971) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Nielsen, Artie (Saul Rubinek) – from the TV series Warehouse 13 (2009-present)
Oa – first appeared in the comic book Green Lantern #1 (1960) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Oompa Loompa – from the movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) {8.10}
Orangutangs – from the movie Planet of the Apes (1968), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) {6.2; 6.6; 6.7; 8.21; 8.25; 8.47}
Paradise Island – first appeared in the comic book All-Star Comics #8 (1942) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Peabody, Mr. (voiced by Walter Tetley) – from the cartoon Rocky and His Friends 'Peabody's Improbable History' (1959-1964) {8:15; 8.18; 8.24; 8.26; 8.47}
Poncherello, Officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' (Erik Estrada) – from the TV series CHiPs (1977-1986) {5.2; 5.3; 5.9}
Power Rangers (Black Ranger, Blue Ranger, Green Ranger, Pink Ranger, Red Ranger, Yellow Ranger) – from the TV series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1996) (mentioned only) {8.4; 8.8; 8.41; 8:46}
Power Ring of Earth-3 – first appeared in the comic book Justice League of America #29 (1964) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.27; 8.32; 8.35; 8.37; 8.44; 8.45}
Professor X / Xavier, Prof. Charles (Patrick Stewart) – from the movie X-Men (2000), X-2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) {8.17; 8.19; 8.20; 8.23; 8.27; 8.28; 8.29; 8.30; 8.32; 8.33; 8.34; 8.36; 8.37; 8.38; 8.40; 8.41; 8.44; 8.45; 8.47; 8.48; 8.49; 8.51; 8.52}
Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle (Tom Baker) – from the TV series The Silver Chair: The Chronicles of Narnia (1990) {8.10}
Q2 – my character, Q species {2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 4.7; 5.1; 6.1; 6.2; 7.1; 7.4; 8.1; 8.3; 8.20; 8.32; 8.40; 8.42; 8.44; 8.45}
Queen Bee of Earth-1 / Zazzala – first appeared in the comic book Justice League of America #23 (1963) by DC Comics {8.14; 8.16; 8.41}
Quinn, Danny (Jason Flemyng) – from the TV series Primeval(2009-2011)
Radagast the Brown (Sylvester McCoy) – from the movies The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014)
Rambo, John (Sylvester Stallone) – from the movies First Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood II (1985), Rambo III (1988), Rambo (2008)
Ramjet (voiced by Jack Angel) – from the cartoon The Transformers (1985-1986), the movie The Transformers: The Movie (1986) {8.3; 8.11; 8.14; 8.34}
Rann – first appeared in the comic book Showcase #17 (1958) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Rock-1 / Bennett, Meg (voiced by Bobbi Block) – from the cartoon Bionic Six (1987) {8.4}
Ross, Barney (Sylvester Stallone) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012)
Samurai of Earth-1 / Eto, Toshio (voiced by Jack Angel) – from the cartoon Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) (mentioned only) {6.1; 8.14; 8.49; 8.50}
Sapphire (Joanna Lumley) – from the TV series Sapphire & Steel (1979-1982) {8.17; 8.19; 8.20;8.45; 8.47}
Saruman the White (Christopher Lee) – from the movies The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013), The Hobbit: There and Back Again (2014), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Seavers, Colt (Lee Majors) – from the TV series The Fall Guy (1981-1986) {5.2; 5.3; 5.6; 5.7; 5.11; 8.34; 8.41; 8.47}
Sil (Natasha Henstridge) – from the movie Species (1995)
Simon, A.J. (Jameson Parker) – from the TV series Simon & Simon (1981-1988) {5.2; 5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.7; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.25}
Sinestro of Earth-1 / Sinestro, Thaal (voiced by Vic Perrin) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), Super Friends (1983), first appeared in the comic book Green Lantern #7 (1961) by DC Comics {6.1; 8.3; 8.5; 8.7; 8.11}
Sisko, Capt. Benjamin (Avery Brooks) – from the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999) {1.2; 1.3; 2.1; 2.2; 4.3; 5.1; 5.11; 7.1; 7.4; 7.5; 8.1; 8.5; 8.9; 8.13; 8.16; 8.18; 8.20; 8.23; 8.28; 8.39; 8.42; 8.52}
Slabside Penitentiary – first appeared in the comic book Green Lantern #51 (1994) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Slash (voiced by Pat Fraley) – from the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) {8.3; 8.7; 8.23}
Sleestak / Altrusians – from the TV series Land of the Lost (1974-1976) {8.2; 8.9; 8.12; 8.13; 8.14; 8.15; 8.17; 8.19; 8.20; 8.21; 8.27; 8.28; 8.29; 8.31; 8.32; 8.33; 8.41; 8.42; 8.44; 8:46; 8.47: 8.48; 8.49; 8.51; 8.52}
Smith, Jonathan (Michael Landon) – from the TV series Highway to Heaven (1984-1989) (mentioned only) {5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.34; 8.41}
Sparrow, Captain Jack (Johnny Depp) – from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007), Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) {8.15; 8.18; 8.24; 8.26; 8.38}
Spenser (Robert Urich) – from the TV series Spenser: For Hire(1985-1988) {5.5}
Steed, John Wickham Gascone Berresford (Patrick Macnee) – from the TV series The Avengers (1961-1968) {5.7}
Stockman, Baxter (voiced by Pat Fraley) – from the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) {8.3}
Stone, Ezekiel 'Zeke' (Peter Horton) – from the TV series Brimstone (1998-1999) (mentioned only) {5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.10; 8.34}
Stryker's Island Penitentiary – first appeared in the comic book Superman #9 (1987) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Sullivan, Chloe (Allison Mack) – from the TV series Smallville (2001-2011) (mentioned only) {5.3; 5.4; 5.5; 5.6; 5.7; 5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.39; 8.41}
Summers, Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) – from the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003) (mentioned only) {2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 5.1; 7.5; 8.21; 8.25; 8.29; 8.45; 8.47}
Superman of Earth-1 / Kent, Clark / Kal-El (voiced by Bud Collyer) – from the cartoon The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1970), The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968), Aquaman (1968), The Batman/Superman Hour (1968-1969), (voiced by Danny Dark) – Super Friends (1973-1977), The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978), The World's Greatest SuperFriends (1979), Super Friends (1980-1983), SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984), The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985), first appeared in the comic book More Fun Comics #1 (1945) by DC Comics (mentioned only) {2.1; 6.1; 8.14; 8.20; 8.27; 8.34; 8.37; 8.39; 8.41}
Superwoman of Earth-3 – first appeared in the comic book Justice League of America #29 (1964) by DC Comics {8.20; 8.22}
Sylar / Gray, Gabriel (Zachary Quinto) – from the TV series Heroes (2006-2010)
Szalinski, Wayne (Rick Moranis) – from the movies Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992), Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
Taelons – from the TV series Earth: Final Conflict (1997-2002)
Tasker, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) – from the movie True Lies (1994) {5.8; 5.9; 5.10; 5.11; 8.21; 8.25}
Temple, Connor (Andrew Lee Potts) – from the TV series Primeval (2007-2011)
Thanagar – first appeared in the comic book The Brave and the Bold #34 (1961) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Thompson, Sr., Russell (Matt Frewer) – from the movie Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) (mentioned only)
Toll Road (Randy Couture) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012)
Toyman II of Earth-1 / Nimball, Jack (voiced by Frank Welker) – from the cartoon Challenge of the Super-Friends (1978), first appeared in the comic book Action Comics #432 (1974) by DC Comics {6.1; 8.3; 8.11; 8.14; 8.20; 8.27; 8.35; 8.44}
Trench (Arnold Schwarzenegger) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012) (mentioned only)
Ufgood, Willow (Warwick Davis) – from the movie Willow (1988)
Vegan system – first appeared in the comic book Detective Comics #256 (1958) by DC Comics (mentioned only)
Visitors – from the TV series V (1983), V: The Final Battle (1984), V- The Series (1984-1985) {4.2; 4.3; 4.4; 4.5; 4.6; 4.7; 4.8; 8.21; 8.25; 8.42; 8.47; 8.48; 8.50}
Weasley, Ginevra 'Ginny' (Bonnie Wright) – from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) {8.41; 8.42; 8.45; 8.48}
Westen, Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) – from the TV series Burn Notice (2007-present)
White, Walter (Bryan Cranston) – from the TV series Breaking Bad (2008-2013) (mentioned only)
Yang, Yin (Jet Li) – from the movies The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012)
Zo'or (Anita La Selva) – from the TV series Earth: Final Conflict (1997-2002) {8.6; 8.25; 8:46}