Batman's fists met hard metal and flesh as he pummeled a cyborg with blow after furious blow. Bruce was doing the best he could against these machines, but this battle would be even a great deal quicker if Polaris wasn't occupied with keeping the omnipath, Gamemaster, out of the battle. As he finished off he cyborg he was currently dueling with Batman began to fight with another one. This cyborg looked like it was probably a very large black man while he was human. Quickly taking the fight to the machine Batman kicked the creature in the face and simultaneously hit it in the chest with a Bat-Dagger, one of his most infamous weapons back on his world. It was enough to distract the being and allow Boomer to destroy it.
Tabitha had killed the thing with a plasma globule. She was a lot more versatile in her powers because of her training with Xavier. Nonetheless, the traditional globule still was a favorite of Boomer. Wayne didn't even give her any type of acknowledgment except for a stare and then he continued to fight with the swarms of human/robot melds. Seeing these dead people being reanimated into killing machines sickened Tabitha. She was old women, grisly looking men, tiny children, and in one she glimpsed a bunch of babies' bodies wrapped into on machine. The moment she saw this one Boomer unleashed a stream of plasma energy killing the cyborg and releasing those children. They had never even got the chance to live and Boomer cried.
Not surprisingly, Boomer wiped away her tears and began to fight furiously. Seeing a fast approaching group of recklessly constructed cyborg Tabitha threw up her hands and let out a blood-curdling war cry! From her palms thousands of minuscule plasma globules flew directly at the cyborgs. As the globules made contact metal and flesh flew in every direction. Even when the groups of cyborgs were effectively annihilated Tabitha continued to unleash a tiny globules. In the process she was creating larger and larger crater in the ground while kicking up dust. It wasn't until Scarlet Witch came up behind Boomer pitifully Wanda gave the woman what she needed…a hug.
Superman saw the display between Boomer and scarlet Witch. He was deeply saddened it. This war had destroyed lives, should, and broke noble spirits. For even if High Evolutionary were defeated there would be scars for generations afterward from this conflict. It was like on his world when Kalibak and Conduit devastated the Daxamite planet. He remembered how Plastic Man's spirit was irrevocably shattered and how he killed Conduit without mercy in a fit of rage. That's all war was good for anyway. The only thing it did was ruin and wreck. Clark could see the same thing that wrecked Plastic Man beginning to form in Boomer's eyes. He only hoped her friends would be able to help her. Just then Aqua man came behind Superman and said, "poison Ivy, Wonder Woman, and Dazzler are fighting the last large contingent of cyborgs! We must hurry there!"
Wonder Woman knocked back four cyborgs sending them into the air. While one flew Diana reached up and grabbed the cyborg by its ankle. She slammed it into the ground breaking it into four uneven pieces. Oil and blood was all over Wonder Woman. The heroine threw the four pieces at groups of 3 or 4 cyborgs knocking them back with such force that they literally blew apart. While wonder Woman watched the fruits of her labors she was stabbed through the shoulder with a blade from a short cyborg behind her. Diana yelled out in pain and turned around to see her attacker. The cyborg probably was one a nine-year-old child. How heart wrenching could this battle get? The answer was one that Diana did not desire to seek out. With a heavy heart she destroyed the cyborg.
BeijingSif, Balder, and Marrow cut through alien servants of High Evolutionary with relative ease. Sif performed the deed with their Golden Sword of Asgard, which had been forged by Odin before Asgard was ransacked by Apocalypse. Balder ripped through the Ming'cha with his Blade of flame, which had been created in the heart of Surtur's realm. Calmly and with precision Marrow mowed the Ming'cha down with the bone growths that were her mutation. Dark Riders they were and they had been sent here to defeat the Ming'cha along with the Pale Riders and the last free survivor of Asgard. Enchantress was that last survivor and she was defeating the Ming'cha without a problem. The aliens were effectively finished.
"Does anybody else feel that our skills could be put to better use?" Deadpool asked as he ripped apart a large group of Ming/cha with a machine gun. Frankly, Deadpool felt that the Pale Riders should be in Mephisto's realm on the mission to save Adam Warlock and besides, whop put Momentum in charge anyway? Gritting his teeth through his mask he continued to fight to against the alien invaders. How these guys managed to give the heroes problems was behind his scope of understanding. It was very evident that Apocalypse should have come into this conflict a lot earlier. Jestering in font of a bunch of monkey s would be a harder task than fighting these guys. Knighting an old lady from Saturn would be harder. Well, maybe not.
Namor, Moon Knight, Bastion, and Kylun ignored Deadpool's question as they punched, kicked a, and slashed their way into the Ming'Cha forces. Namor and Bastion's enhanced strength afforded them a greater effectiveness in the battle. Moon Knight and Kylun were forced to use weapons to maintain a food hold in the conflict. Apocalypse saw all of this from afar and smiled. Things were just beginning to fall in place.
Latvia"So you children have come to challenge me?" Adversary asked in his booming while at the same time vile voice. Four puny mutants had been sent here to oppose him? Momentum must have forgotten that he was a god of tremendous power. A power that Moonstar, Caliban, Toad, and Maggott would feel soon enough given time. He would enjoy the death of the shaman Moonstar greatly. The magic she possessed were a source of great annoyance to Adversary. Just like her grandfather who taught her the magic in the first place. The other three he could dispose of quickly. Barely worth his attention they were. All of them would die.
"We've come to destroy you not challenge you!" Moonstar exclaimed as she launched three mind-dampening arrows to slow down Adversary's mental processes. They all hit with deadly accuracy. While he was distracted and numbed Dani's friends made their move. Caliban began treating into Adversary with his claws and Toad hit his toxic goop in the god's face. Japeth's two metallic maggots were tearing through Adversary's arm at a rapid pace. Victory seemed at the lap of their grasp, but defeating a god is not that simple. In almost two seconds a bolt of lighting took down flat Caliban. Toad trapped tightly in a black bubble, and Maggott was left trying to put out the mystical flames on Eany and Meany. Still, the three mutants had caused some damage much to adversary's woe and dismay.
Taking advantage of her foe's injuries Dani launched an emotion arrow and a pain arrow at the same time. Both arrows square in the center of the god's chest. Judas Traveller had taught her how to create other arrows besides for her usual ones that caused psionic pain. His training had extremely effective since she now had over a hundred different types of arrows that she could create at her whim. She thanked Judas for that training as she launched two more pain arrows at Adversary. The being howled in pain, but he didn't fight back because he was trying to heal the wound Eany and Meany had given him.
"Don't tell me that big bad Adversary is scared. I thought you were suppose to be a god!" Dani cried as she launched four flame arrows right at Adversary's head. They all hit with deadly accuracy and Moonstar could taste victory on her lips.
"I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!" Adversary bellowed as all his injuries disappeared and his formerly maroon colored skin became a blazing blue. Energy emanated off his body like mist on a foggy morning. Moonstar's grandfather had told her about this. When Adversary became his true form he looked like this. She knew she was in trouble now.
"So you changed colors! Big deal," a voice said as beams of red and green energy slammed into the back of Adversary. The beams had come from Superman's heat vision and Polaris's magnetic blasts. The JLA and X-Men had arrived and they couldn't have picked a better time to show up.
"I can barely believe you withstood him alone," Scarlet Witch exclaimed as she came close to Moonstar to see if she was severely hurt in any way.
"These guys are fine over here," Poison Ivy said after checking for the vital signs of Caliban, Toad, and Maggott.
Moonstar looked back at her fallen allies and sighed, "Actually Wanda. I doubt I would have even lasted this long without the big head start that those guys gave me."
Walking away from the three mutants Poison Ivy said, "Then let's not have their sacrifices be in vain. Hit em hard and hit em fast boys!"
Superman was constantly battering Adversary with punches, as was the flash. Green Lantern, Boomer, and Polaris kept him busy with energy blasts. Wonder Woman was taking the air away from him with her Lasso of Truth wrapped around his neck. Batman was placing small devices at what he assumed to be the pressure points of this brute. Lex Luthor was wearing the creature down with massive amounts of electricity from one of his devices that was shaped like an ice cream cone surprisingly.
"It's our turn ladies. Lets give them a hand!" Poison Ivy shouted as she ran off to battle. Scarlet Witch and Dani Moonstar followed close behind her. The battle cry had been rung and soon Adversary would fall.
Toronto"Bout time you showed up bro! I was getting tired of waiting," Husk grinned as her brother, Momentum, landed in front of her. His expression showed anger and determination. Perfect.
"I plan on making this point plain and simple. You're coming back home with me whether you like it or not," Momentum exclaimed. Usually his voice would make some flinch, but Husk simply mocked her brother with a yawn.
"I can't believe you're trying to come at me with this Luke Skywalker shit. Accept facts Sam. I'm not a goody good like you and I'm sure as hell not going all noble just cuz you tell me so," Husk replied pointing her finger in her brother's face.
Momentum grabbed Paige's wrist and threw her up into the air. Almost simultaneously he launched a powerful blast of kinetic energy at his sister putting dents in her titanium skin. Then he jumped up into the air surrounded himself with a kinetic field and slammed his knee into his sister's face. Husk fell to the ground unconscious.
"I said you were coming home Paige. I never mentioned anything about you having a say in the matter," Sam sighed dusting his hands off.
Then out of nowhere there was applause. Out of the shadows came the last person Momentum had expected to see here in Toronto. Continuing his clapping though at a slower pace the man said, "Brilliant show Samuel. You always have been a pain in my side. Even before I took on this body."
"High Evolutionary! If you think I was a pain in your side before wait till I get done with your beating."
High Evolutionary threw up his hand to halt Momentum and shook his head slightly as he said, "I think it's about time I shed that name and reveal to you just who I really am."
Horror began to cross Sam's face as he managed to stutter out, "What do you mean?"
"Quite frankly I'm your worst foe Samuel. You thought me gone, but know that Sinister still lives," Sinister said with a smile as the body of High Evolutionary began to shift and meld into that of Mr. Sinister.
All the while the Horsemen of Doom, Shiro Yashida, watched these events unfold with just as much shock and anger as Momentum.
"Still alive! Impossible!" Momentum yelled.
"No where near impossible boy! What is impossible is for you to defeat me. Even as we speak I know that a large group of your allies are going to attack the High Evolutionary's orbital base. That base is loaded with explosives and on my order that metal contraption will be blown to kingdom come along with anyone on board," Sinister grinned.
"Mark my words you asshole. I'm going to kill you again if it's the last thing I do!"
"The last time my defeat to you was a fluke and you defeating this time would be a blunder and Sinister doesn't make blunders! Besides over the months I've been pretending to be High Evolutionary I've been gathering the DNA of every super powered being on the planet. Now all the powers of the metahumans of the planet are within me!" Sinister exclaimed as he lobbed an energy blast at Momentum.
Doom took this as an opportunity and flew off into the air in a fiery blaze. He had to warn Blink and the others about the truth of High Evolutionary. If he couldn't reach them in time the world would be in the hands of Sinister. He couldn't allow that to happen.
Momentum dodged Sinister's energy blast as he hollered, "See Sinister! You're not the only one who comes with surprises!"
"It is quixotic to challenge me Samuel. Surprises mean nothing to me because I always prepare for every eventuality. Even the eventuality of having to start over from scratch," Sinister replied.
"That's just some fancy way of saying that you know you're going to get your ass kicked," Momentum yelled as he launched himself at Sinister in a blaze of dazzling energy. The impact was enough to knock Sinister threw a couple of buildings and into a lake.
Suddenly the entire lake began to rumble and a forty-foot tall Sinister arose from it looking supremely pissed.
