Shaddow Of The Scourge chapter 5
Last time on Shaddow Of The Scourge
Kat learned that her mom had asked Iron Man to keep an eye on her during her first few months as a super-heroine effectively becoming her Superhuman baby sitter and it's just as well as Iron Man saved Kat from a Severe beating from the far more experienced Target.
Soutouts:
Ray: Thanks for the compliment, expect to see more of Target in the following chapters.
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Queens, New York
"You okay Kat?" Iron Man asked as the young super-heroine. "I'll live, who was that guy anyway?" Iron Man shook his head to indicate he had no idea. "Well you'd better get back home, I'll try to see what ties Target has to the Scourge organisation." Kat nodded and flew in the direction of the family mansion.
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Abandoned Where house somewhere in New York
The next day.
Puppet Master AKA Phillip Masters had cooked up his most fiendish plan yet.
Inside the Where House he had constructed clay models of all of New York's heroes the only one missing being American Dragon as no one had gotten a good enough picture of her yet.
Using the wax models he was planning to take control of all of New York's Super humans and use them as his personal army in his quest for world domination, he also planned to make the F4 his first slaves insuring that would happen by kidnapping Alicia Masters, the Thing's girlfriend and his stepdaughter thus making sure his enemies would attack him, unfortunately for him he wouldn't get a chance to use the models.
"Quite a collection for have here Puppet Master, it's a shame that you must die." Puppet Master spun around and saw what looked like American Dragon accept her skin was ,ore Japanese and Chinese and she was wielding a Shawn Off Shotgun, Puppet Master turned to run but by that time the American Dragon impostor had fired sending in Explosive bullet through his skull.
"Justice Is Served." The impostor said as she ran out the where house
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Two hours later.
The F4 has just arrived on the scene and has found the Puppet Master's body, Thing however was more interested in finding Alicia, she finally found her and she was in hysterics having herd the gunshot and the impostor's voice. Thing untied her and helped her up.
"Who killed Puppet Master Alicia?" "I can't be sure but it sounded like American Dragon."
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Above Manhattan.
15:00
Kat has just gone out on patrol having just got out of School, she had overheard about the Puppet Master's death and she wanted to set the record strait with the F4 little did she know that the Human Torch and the Thing where looking for her, it wasn't long before they sound each other.
"Just who I was looking for." "I was about to say the same thing." Suddenly Thing jumped up to her and tried to punch her but missed and got met with a kick to the stomach however all that did was hurt her leg badly but it did knock the wind out of him. Human Torch launch some fireballs at Kat but she dodged each and every one of them, Thing leaped on her back but anticipated this and did in over the shoulder the shoulder judo toss sending Thing into Torch knocking Torch out.
"Know are you going to listen or am I going to have to kick your ass some more?" Before Thing could reply Mr. Fantastic intervened separating them with elastic arms.
"Ben, American Dragon was not the murderer, it was an impostor." The Invisible Women said. "Funny, that was what I was trying to tell him." "How can you be sure she didn't murder him." "Well for one thing I was at School all mourning." "Can anyone confirm that?" "Only over two thousand High School students plus Iron Man."
The Thing sighed realising he had the wrong person. "Anyways you better check on Torch, he was knocked out during the fight." The Thing quickly picked up Torch and took him to the Hospital. "All I need to do know is convince the rest of New York." Kat thought. "Kat." Kat span around and saw Iron Man. "Yeah?" "Come with me." "Just to clarify is this about Puppet Master's death?" "No." Kat sighed and followed Iron Man.
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Avengers Mansion
16:00
Kat landed on the roof and was surprised at what she saw.
Stilt man, Tombstone, Shocker and Shotgun where on the roof and for once they didn't look like they where up for a fight.
"Tell her what you told me boys." Tombstone walked forward. " We need you're protection from the Scourges." "But wait, didn't you see the News Reports, Jameson's having a field day thanks to me being framed." It was Stilt-Man's turn to speak up. "We know you're not the murderer for two reasons, you don't have that crazy look that comes with Superhuman murderers plus Shocker's pants are clean." Kat rose an eyebrow. "Whenever Shocker's around a Superhuman muderer he wets himself." Tombstone explained smirking at the amused look on American Dragon's face. "You want my protection-" "Your's and the Avengers." Shotgun interrupted. "If you want mine and the Avengers protection you got it." Kat replied, Iron Man nodded conferming it.
Next time on Shaddow Of The Scourge.
Kat teams with the Avengers, the F4 and the newly formed task force of super villains under Kat's protection to protect Human Torch from his enemies but the biggist surprise is yet to come.
Footnotes
Ideas for the name of the Task Force will be appreciated.