First and foremost, my apologies for taking so long to update this story. With the semester almost over, I really got swamped with schoolwork. Plus, I've been going through some girl trouble. But I'll use the latter as motivation for another Justice League story. I really appreciate the comments; I'm glad you are enjoying the story. I was worried about my characterizations of certain members, but you guys make this worth doing.
The Justice League is owned by DC/WB. Marvel Entertainment owns Thor and The Enchantress.
DAYS OF THUNDER CHAPTER 4: Battle of The Ivory Tower
Hawkgirl exploded into the lair of Ares and faced the Enchantress as she stood over the tortured and tormented Green Lantern. Shayera's glowing spiked mace slammed into the Enchantress' body, and John could hear her ribs shatter as she screamed and fell.
"Get up!!" Hawkgirl taunted, "Get up, witch!!"
"Mercy," Enchantress moaned, "By the gods, I beg of thee, MERCY!"
"There isn't gonna be any mercy for you," Shayera said as she lay a final blow to the head of the Enchantress.
"Shayera," John said weakly
"And no mercy for you either, Green Lantern," as Hawkgirl turned and lifted her mace
"Shayera, I love you," John said, "I never meant to..."
"And I love you, 'til death do us part!!"
"Are you finished toying with this human," Ares said to the Enchantress as John came out of the hallucination, "And why has Thor not destroyed the Justice League?"
"Have patience, my love," she replied, "Thor incurred some problems, but he is on his way to deal with them. He shall paint the blackness of space red with the blood of our foes."
"Your assurance is not enough for me," Ares said, "I shall find Thor and lead him there myself."
"And what of this one?" she asked, "What shall we do with The Green Lantern?"
"Kill him," Ares replied, "he has entertained you enough."
Meanwhile, aboard a jet flying above Greece, Wonder Woman sat alone watching as Batman and the others work. She felt strong enough to help them, but Batman advised her rest. It turned out that the tear in the intergalactic fabric was very near Ares' lair, an ivory tower in the mountains of Sparta. It was more than obvious that he had something to do with this. She ran her hand across the softness of her lower abdomen and sighed. Despite her knowledge of Ares and her strength slowly returning to her, she still felt weak and useless. Less than twenty minutes ago, Batman had told her care about her 'more than she would ever know' and now it was back to business as usual. But letting her emotions get the best of her is what she feels led to this situation, and she tells herself that she won't let them get the best of her on this mission. Then, her thoughts are interrupted by the voice of Supergirl over the jet's radio.
"Batman, I am coming in on the tower now," Supergirl said
"You were told not to come here," J'onn said, "You were instructed to stay on the Watchtower and heal."
"That tower's entrance is layered with traps," Diana says, "Wait until we get there so that I can..."
"Whatever," Kara replies, "Supergirl out."
Supergirl hid amidst the mountains as she watched Ares leave only to bump into Thor. She considered attacking them both, but she figured that was a 'Wonder Woman move,' so she watched and listened as Ares spoke to Thor about attacking the Watchtower only to have Thor ignore him and enter the lair. Ares angrily followed but left the entrance to the tower open.
"Supergirl to Batman," she said, "Ares is definitely in on this. I saw him talking to Thor; they just entered the tower. My guess is that Green Lantern is inside. I'm going in."
"No," Batman said, "we've arrived; we can see you."
After a few minutes of strategizing, Batman decided that he and Flash should enter and try to find Green Lantern while Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and Power Girl occupy Ares. Martian Manhunter and Zantanna's jobs will be to find Thor and work on reversing the mind control, and Fire and Ice would remain at the jet. Batman told them that their roles, if necessary, would be revealed later.
"Stick with me, Supergirl," Diana said, "I know this lair very well."
"I don't need to stick with you, I'm going in!" Kara said as she flew into the tower. Wonder Woman quickly followed and Batman nodded at Power Girl as she turned and went in after them.
"Atom to Batman"
"Atom to Batman"
Batman put his hand to his pointed ear as he heard the familiar voice of the Atom. "Atom, are you alright?"
"There was a surge of some sort of magical energy through Thor's mind, but I didn't take that big of a hit because I shrank myself smaller once I started feeling it. Sorry I didn't contact you earlier. I've been working on reestablishing Thor's normal brainwave patters. Maybe that will help deal with the mind control."
"Excellent work, Atom," Batman replied
"However, there is something of concern," Atom said cautiously, "We don't know anything about Thor. So, if I manage to bring him out of the brainwash, how do we know he won't still be a problem?"
"If you bring him out, we'll see to it that he goes back home," Batman says, "We are inside Ares' lair, we will get you out."
As Atom continued to work on Thor's brainwaves, he is greeted by a familiar voice and face. "Need some assistance, friend," Martian Manhunter said
Thor silently stood alongside the Enchantress as Ares entered and coldly stared them both down.
"The Justice League is here and you two stand there and do nothing!! What is this about, Enchantress?!"
"Worry not for the Justice League, Ares," Enchantress said, "sit, relax and enjoy."
Thor pulled out a chair for Ares as Ares impatiently sat.
"Batman, come in," Flash said, "I've found Green Lantern. He's alive but he's out cold. I'm taking him out of here."
"I'm right behind you Flash," Batman said as Flash jumped, "I give the orders here, and I say that we are going to find Thor and retrieve the Atom."
"Hey, take it easy Bats," Flash replies, "and how did Atom get here?"
"That's none of your business, boy," he angrily replied, "Carry Lantern and follow me, NOW!!"
Wonder Woman and Power Girl come upon Ares, The Enchantress and Thor. Batman and Flash soon enter as well. Ares rose and walked out. "Thor!" Power Girl said, "I've been waiting for another crack at that..."
"No, Power Girl!!" Batman angrily said, "Let me deal with Thor, he hurt Diana and I'm going to hurt him!!"
"Thor is mine, Batman!!" Power Girl said, "Butt out!!"
Diana raised her eyebrows as both Power Girl and Batman charged Thor. Batman is slapped away but Power Girl managed to knock Thor into another room.
"Batman, always giving me orders!" Flash said as he dropped Green Lantern on the ground, "I should be the leader of this team! I'm calmer than any of you creeps! And you, some Wonder Woman you turned out to be, of all the guys you fall for, you fall for the butthole bat! You couldn't fall for me, you had to fall for that self-centered fart!!"
"Flash, what are you talking about?" Diana said as she began to realize what was happening
"What about MY feelings? You act like you didn't know!!" he yelled as he angrily shook his fists
"Your feelings? You ignorant punk!" Green Lantern said as he rose, seemingly losing all weakness, "You used to flirt with Hawkgirl, my Shayera, and now she's gone and I have all of you to thank for it!"
"Yeah, I did!" Flash says, "And what the hell are you gonna do about it? You try me, by the time I'm through with you, they'll be calling you Black and Blue Lantern! By the way, I always admired your name; John Smith is so original and unique."
"Come on then, boy!"
Power Girl is sent flying through several walls and crashes outside the lair. Fire and Ice rushed to her side. Thor screamed from inside and collapsed as J'onn and the Atom stood on either side of him. "That should have done it," the Atom said, "Now we bring him outside and wait like Batman said."
Wonder Woman reached down deep within herself to resist the urge to join the madness. "Wonder Woman to Zantanna, I have to go after Ares; can you handle this? I think they are under a spell."
"I'll be there in two and I'll see what I can do," Zantanna replied, "I had to put myself under a shield to protect myself from it. Lots of funny stuff going on around here."
"Succumb to me, Batman," Enchantress said as Batman fights against her spell, "no man can resist the Enchantress...UHHHNN!!"
"Exactly, witch, no MAN can," Wonder Woman gazed at her fist as she looked down at the unconscious Enchantress, "You're welcome, Bruce."
"Where's Thor?!" Batman angrily stormed off and Wonder Woman flew after Ares. She quickly caught up with him as he walked down a long narrow dark hallway.
"Ares," she said, "I knocked out your witch, but the spell is not broken. What madness are you playing at?"
"How quickly you forget, Diana," he replied still walking as she followed, "this is my home. I am the god of war. The longer you stay here, the greater the influence to wage war will affect you. You didn't honestly think you people could beat me in my own home did you?"
"Turn and face me, Ares," Wonder Woman said, "I'm best you myself and end this."
"Oh, I think there's someone who has some unfinished business with you, Princess," Ares said smiling as he closed the door to his bedroom. From seemingly out of nowhere, a fist buried itself deep into Diana's stomach, right on her navel, producing a loud "WHOOOF!" from the Amazon as she doubled over and looked up. As her eyes moved upward she was greeted with the red and yellow super symbol on a white cut-off t-shirt and then the smiling face of a possessed Supergirl.
"Can you say, 'rematch?'" Supergirl said, "Only this time, not only am I going to beat you, I'm going to make you admit to me that I beat you. And then, I'm going to kill you."
Thor regained consciousness as Atom, Martian Manhunter, Fire, Ice, Powergirl watched and readied themselves to fight him.
"Asgard not destroyed," he muttered, "Enchantress, portal, the god called Ares... TREACHERY!! In there, I will destroy Ares and his tower!!"
"Wait, Thor," J'onn said telepathically, "Calm yourself. I read your thoughts and I know that you are a hero from another universe. You cannot destroy the tower. Our friends are inside and they are fighting each other. We do not have the power to defeat Ares alone. We need your help. We promise you safe passage back to your world."
"Then for Asgard, for freedom, we shall strike!!" Thor declared, "Avengers Assemble!!"
"Avengers assemble?" Fire said puzzled
"Sorry," Thor said with a youthful grin, "force of habit."
Superman arrived still weakened from his battle with Thor. "Thor!"
"Take it easy, Superman," Atom said, "Thor is on our side. We're about to take on Ares. Your vulnerability to magic may present a problem if you go inside of the tower. We need to draw Ares outside."
"Let me handle that," Thor said as he waived his hammer. A huge bolt of red and blue lightening hit the tower, breaking it open. Ares rose from the rubble at the top in a large gigantic form and jumped down to meet his opposition.
"You feces!!" he said with fury, "How dare you destroy my home!! You all will die for this!!"
"Have at thee then!" Thor said as the final battle begins.
TO BE CONCLUDED...