Chapter V: The Power of Doom
PRINECSS GLIMMER'S DIARY
13th DAY IN THE FOURTH YEAR IN THE HORDE'S OCCUPATION OF ETHERIA
A few moments after I sent the message I got a reply, the first reply was a question asking if I worked for Doom, I told them that I did not. The next on asked if I could open a portal to Etheria.
"Bow open a portal to these coordinates, 8976565, 989766," I asked him.
Bow went to the controls in the throne room and did as I say.
As soon as he did, four being stepped out, one was a man in his thirties he had brown and gray hair; another was a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes and resembled an older version of Adora; another was a young male who also Blonde hair and blue eyes; the last member was a behemoth of a person, his skin was craggily and orange with blue eyes. The thing they hall had in common was their uniforms a blue and white jumpsuit with the number four written on the front.
"Are you the Fantastic Four?" I asked as I approached the group,.
"We are, I'm Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic and this is my wife Sue, the Invisible Woman; her brother Johnny Strom, the Human Torch; and my friend Ben Grimm, the Thing," the middle aged man announced as pointed to his colleagues.
'I'm Princess Glimmer and these are my friends, Bow and Captain Seahawk," I said as as I introduced the four travelers to my friends.
"So you say, Dr. Doom has taken over your planet?" Mr. Fantastic asked me as he looked at the maps we had strewn across the table. He was studying them trying to figure a weakness in the Fright Zone.
"Yes, he has captured my mother, Queen Angella and a friend of ours She-Ra, a hero who helps us fight against the Horde," I explained to him showing him all the information we had strewn across the table.
He studied the map for some time; he seemed particularly interested in the Fright Zone's eastern borders.
"The eastern part of Doom's compound is unguarded, we sneak into it through there rescue your friends and leave without having to deal with too much interference," He said showing us the exact point where we entered.
"I'll go with you" I said placing my hand on the table, signifying my loyalty to the group.
"Walking into the Fright Zone is dangerous, business and no matter how insecure it is, we could still be captured!" Seahawk warned us, he then smiled and declared "Count me maties!" and place his hand on to of mine.
"I'm in to!" Bow interjected placing his hand n top of Seahawk's.
"I've sworn to protect the world from evil and that includes saving Etheria from Dr. Doom," Mr. Fantastic said placing his hand on top of Bow's
"I'm with you my love," The Invisible Woman said as she smiled lovingly at her husband and gently placed her hand on top of his"
"If Reed agrees these are okay people, then count me in this mission," The Human Torch replied placing his hand on top his sister's.
The Thing just stood there, "I still don't trust these people," he grumbled looking at the group.
"Ben, these people are serious about them being against Doom," Reed told his friend, "I trust them, and that should be good enough for you," he told the orange skinned being.
"Very Well, you can count me in," Ben finally said as he placed his large hand on top of Johnny's.
"All Right every for Etheria!" I shouted to the group.
"FOR ETHERIA!" everyone shouted they as broke away.
Etheria's fate now rest in our hands!
THE JOURNAL OF VICTOR VON DOOM PhD
THE 2ND DAY OF MY REIGN OF BETA LATVERIA
My Doombots have just informed of the arrival of Richards' and his pathetic friends, no doubt they are allying themselves with the Rebels they will be of no consequence for soon I will be all powerful.
I have discovered a source of great power here on Etheria, high a top the peaks of the Mountains of Immortality there exists a place called, the Crystal Castle. It was there millennia ago that powerful wise men called the Magi ruled over this world.
I have discovered that their power is identical to that of She-Ra's power the source of which a castle called Grayskull on this, Beta Latveria is still unstable for me to leave, but this 'Crystal Castle' will give me enough power to solidify my rule over this pathetic world.
I have sent the my Doombots to locate it and hook up a link between The Doom Zone and the Castle, which I have now been informed is done.
"Begin the transfer of power" I ordered as I stood up, the Doombots attached a cable to my armor and begin to work the controls of the machine I had constructed for such a job.
I could feel the castle's power became my own, not since I joined my powers with that of the Beyonder did I ever feel such power, I was now one with source of untold power.
"Now let the Universe tremble before, the name of DOOM!" I said as the transfer ended.
I returned to my throne and waited for the Feeble Four to arrive!
REED RICHARDS' JOURNAL
UNKNOWN DATE (POSSIBLY EARLY FEB. 1997)
Late that day, me and the rest of my teammates along with Princess Glimmer and her friends Bow and Seahawk snuck into Doom's lair.
Ben and Seahawk took care of any guards we encountered; Glimmer and Sue disabled any security devices; and me, Johnny, and Bow cleared the path of any guards that Ben and Seahawk might have missed.
We searched for about an hour until we reached Doom's lab in the Fright Zone.
Doom was sitting on a throne with Glimmer's mother and the woman known as She-Ra standing on both sides of him.
"We've got to save them, Mr. Fantastic," Glimmer told as we entered the lab.
"Don't worry, Princess, we'll save them," I told her confidently, I would make sure that her mother and She-Ra was rescued and Etheria was freed.
We all took our places around the lab, we were hoping to ambush Doom and avoid any serious confrontation.
While we were waiting, Doom stirred.
"AH, the Feebled Four, Welcome to Beta Latveria," Doom said as he rose from his throne, "Why don't you show yourselves and surrender now, it is the only way you'll survive this encounter," he mocked us as he searched the lab.
"Never," I told my nemesis as we sprung our trap, Seahawk, Bow, and Johnny dealt with any Doombots in the room; Glimmer and Sue were going to save She-Ra and the queen; while dealt with Doom himself.
The battle was fierce and lasted for a while until Doom Ordered his robots to stand down.
"Enough!" he said waving his hands in the air, he walked over to a computer Screen, "I have let you live only so you my see my true power," he said as got off the throne and approached us.
His armor was different looking, it seemed iridescent and the colors seemed to change as he walked.
"I have fused the power of the Crystal Castle with own my own, just as I did with the Beyonder during the Secret Wars," he gloated and now to end you existence once and for all" he decreed as he raised he arm towards us.
"NO, I WON'T LET YOU!" Glimmer shouted as she positioned herself between Doom and us.
"Impudent Girl! I am a god, your powers are nothing compared to mine!" he told her.
"That's what you think," she replied and soon the two were engaged in a titanic duel, Glimmer's hands begin to glow and she shot light beams at doom who counter with his win light beams.
"Mr. Fantastic, find what how Doom got these powers and reverse it," she said as he continued to fight Doom.
The battle was beginning to take a toll on her; her knees were getting weak and starting to give way under the force Doom's energy. Finally, tired and barely conscious, she collapsed.
"Amateur," Doom sneered as picked Glimmer up by the throat and tossed her limp body to the ground.
While Doom was distracted, I managed to find and reverse the Elemental Splitter and drain Doom of his newfound powers.
"NO!" Doom shouted as the powers left him, "Until we meet again, fools!" Doom spat as he created a smokescreen.
"He's gone!" Ben said as he finished totaling a Doombot.
"Yes, but he'll be back!" I said as I surveyed the throne room, at least for now we were victorious. We left the Doom Zone knowing although he was defeated he wasn't out for the count and when he returns we'll be ready.
We returned to the palace, I took She-Ra and the queen to the palace med bay and ran a Bioscan on the queen and She-Ra, Doom had implanted a Neurochip in their brains, I would have perform surgery on them to remove it.
"Is there anything you can do," Bow asked me as he came into the room, he had Glimmer with him in a wheelchair, she was recovering fine and should be at full health in couple of days.
" Doom implanted a microchip in their brains I'll need to perform surgery on them and even if the surgery is a success I'm still not sure if that will repair the brainwashing," I told them as I showed the Bioscans.
"How soon can you start?" Glimmer asked me, I could tell she was worried, and to be honest, I was too, this would be one most difficult operations I would ever perform.
"Right away, I just need to contact some people to help me," I said as I turned to the communication equipment I set up in the room.
I went about to contact the best people to this job, Professor Charles Xavier, an expert on genetic mutations and a powerful telepath he would be the prime choice to deal with any mutations that the machine might have produced; Dr. Hank McCoy, a friend of Xavier's, McCoy is one of the most brilliant minds I have ever met and will be a great asset in this operation; Dr. Stephen Strange, a brilliant surgeon, although an accident rendered him unable to perform surgery, his medical expertise will be valued during the operation, he also Master of the Mystic Arts and Sorcerer Supreme of Earth he will be needed to fend any magic Doom might have used on them; and Dr. Curtis Connors, a brilliant geneticist, Dr. Connors should be able to find any alterations in the DNA.
I punched in their coordinates into the device and within seconds, a portal opened and the heroes stepped out.
"Reed, what is going on here?" Xavier asked as he floated towards me in his hover chair.
"I brought you here for an urgent reason, Dr. Doom attacked this planet, he brainwashed these two people the older one being the queen of the planet. He implanted a neurochip in their brain and we need to remove them," I told my friend nervously.
"I understand, we need to get started on this right away," Xavier said and with that we began the surgery.
First we prepped the patients by delivering anesthetic and shaving their heads so their hair wouldn't get in the way, then we began the actually surgery.
It took hours to perform, but in the end we thought we successful, we cleaned the affected area and stitched up the skulls.
"What's the prognosis?" I asked my colleagues.
"With neurochip removed all mutations should disappear, that was one of the good things about Doom's alterations, they seem only temporary," Dr. Connors and Prof. Xavier reported, much to my relief.
"Dr Strange, will the brainwashing ware off in time?" I asked hoping the answer was yes.
"No, the brainwashing is permanent, only powerful mystical force could destroy the brainwashing," Strange said gazing into the occult sciences to get his answer, "What you need my friend is power of Asgard," he told me.
"Thor, but why?" I asked.
"Asgard and Grayskull are linked She-Ra's ancestor was the goddess Eir, the goddess of healing, she married a mortal and gave birth to the Grayskull bloodline. The power of Grayskull is the power of Asgard and only that power will be strong enough to undo Doom's evil!" he said.
Following Strange's advice I summoned Thor to Etheria.
"By Odin's beard, what happened," the Norse god of thunder exclaimed as he looked around the room.
"You were brought here to Etheria to save the life of it's queen and the descendent of a fellow Asgardian," Dr. Strange explained.
Thor looked at the sleeping forms of She-Ra and the queen, "It's her the descendant of Eir," he said gazing at the Princess of Power.
"Yes, and she needs your help Dr. Doom brainwashed her and only you have the power to save her and the queen," the Sorcerer Supreme told Thor.
"I will do it," he said.
He raised Mjolnir, his magic hammer, in the air and shouted "I summon the element of Lightning to heal their wounds," lightning struck the hammer and in turn struck the Queen and She-Ra were levitated off the ground as the magic worked it's course on them.
Thor, then gently placed them back on the operating tables.
Then we watched.
She-Ra's eyes fluttered as she came to, "Wha…Wha…what happened," she said faintly.
"You're were brainwashed," Bow said as he ran up to his friend,
"Who are all these people?' she asked looking at us superheroes gathered in this room.
"These people came here to rescue you," he said to her, introducing each of us to She-Ra
"I see, thank you everyone," she told us.
She patted the top of her head, "What happened to my hair?" she asked upset at Bow like it was his fault.
"Well, they had to do brain surgery and they need to…shave your head…to operate on you," Bow said nervously.
At first, she was angry but in a few seconds the anger dissipated to laughter and everyone laughed.
"Don't worry my dear, a quick spell and you will be bald no more," Dr. Strange said as he waved his hands and soon a full head of hair was both on She-Ra and the queen
The queen woke up shortly afterwards, her daughter, Glimmer told her all about what was happened.
Later that evening, Queen Angella treated us to a royal banquet as gratitude for saving her and She-Ra, afterwards she rewarded by making us honorary members of the Great Rebellion.
"I think it's time that we go home," Dr. Strange said looking at his watch.
"Very well, farewell heroes of planet Earth and may Light Hope protect you on your journey home," she blessed us.
Strange waved his arms and teleported us back to Earth.
It felt good to be back home, but I couldn't help think that we should have at least tried to find out where Doom went to after he escaped the Doom Zone, but where ever he was I knew we would run into him again.