Contemplating Choices
"Okay, now that we have already got the bad guys out of our way, what do we do now?" inquired Invisigirl.
"I have an idea." answered Valor. "Come with me." The Supers ran over to a computer nearby. "Vi, try to get a map display of Asteroid Armageddon."
Invisigirl pressed a couple buttons on the computer. Seconds later, a map, showing the entire map of the module, appeared on the screen. "Okay, now what?" asked Invisigirl.
"Here's my plan." Valor said, picking up a time bomb, and two communicators from the ground. "It's a good thing those troopers dropped these." he smiled. He ran a finger along the displayed map of Asteroid Armageddon. "Anyways, I'll take the elevator down to the core of this place. I will set the timer on this bomb for fifteen minutes. After that, we all will escape this place, the asteroid blows up, we go home, world is saved again. Easy enough?"
"Well, it sounds simple. But what am I supposed to do while you are setting up the bomb?" inquired Invsigirl.
"You can watch my back. Make sure no one gets by you, okay?"
"That doesn't sound like a very fun job!" she complained. Finally, she agreed, eager to escape the place. "Fine, what ever you say. Just hurry up and go. I just want you to plan the bomb so we can get out of here."
"Very well." Valor responded. He gave a communicator to Invisigirl. "Take this. Just in case anything goes wrong." He turned and started to jog out of the Main Room and to an elevator nearby.
"Take care Michael." she called.
Valor smiled. He was about to go in the elevator when he stopped. "Uh Violet, I don't know how to work this thing."
"Don't worry about it. I'll tell you how to work it. It's a long process. I'll explain it to you when you get there."
He entered the elevator. He rode it down for about one to two minutes. Finally, the elevator doors opened, revealing a gigantic generator the size of the Omnidroid. Valor slowly walks up to the generator that powered the entire Asteroid Armageddon. He holds the time bomb out in front of him.
"Okay Violet. I'm here. Now what?" Valor waited for an answer. "Violet? Are you there?"
Still no response. Suddenly, a voice became audible through the communicator. This voice however did not belong to Invisigirl.
"Hello Valor." said a voice with a ominous tone.
Valor's eyes shot open wide. "Mastermind!" His face was replaced with a petrifying glare. "What did you do to her!" He interrogated.
"Why don't you find out for yourself?" laughed Mastermind. "Oh, and one final thought. If you want to see her alive, you will not set the time bomb. You will come right away."
"You better not hurt her! Do you hear me!" No answer. "MASTERMIND?"
Valor had no choice. At once, he made a dash to the elevator. He rode it up back to the Main Room. The elevator door opened. Once Valor stepped out, he saw Mastermind aiming a handgun at a motionless Invisigirl laying on the ground. Valor was frozen in fear.
"Let's take care of business first Valor. Destroy that time bomb in your hand immediately, and I promise I will give you your sister back to you in perfect condition."
Valor pondered on the situation. If he destroys the time bomb, he will save his sister's life, but what difference did it make? He and she will die along with the world as well. If he chooses not to, he will save billions of lives all over the earth, but only at the cost of Valor's favorite sibling. For many long minutes, he thought over his options. Finally, he tossed the time bomb up into the air. With his V Sword, he slashed the time bomb in to tiny pieces in midair.
"Okay, there you go." said a furious Valor. "I kept my end of the bargain. Your turn."
Mastermind put on a sinister grin "Very well then." At once his eyes began to glow red once again. What Valor saw next totally horrified him.