#PanicAtTheSky
An unexpected situation had happened in the middle of the fight. With everything that could happen, Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man. In his attempt to contain the Vulture, the young hero ended up being pulled all the way into the sky, in the midst of a battle to protect Norman Osborn from the villain's vengeance, Diana, Karen and Barbara had become involved in the fight, as had Toomes' associates, Shocker and Prowler. However, even more so under these circumstances, Peter had managed to trap himself in the Vulture, however, had been thrown into free fall toward the streets of Metropolis. And the worst part? With his web-shooters out of fluid, that including both of his backups. Diana, in one part, used her Lasso of Truth, gaining momentum to reach the Vulture, but seeing Peter falling from the sky, she threw the rope, trying to hold the boy, however, the rope ended up passing through him, missing its target.
"Oh, no."
Out of nowhere, another figure came flying up, grabbing the hero at an unexpected speed and preventing him from falling. Opening his eyes, Peter saw Kara holding him, surprising the hero himself. Meanwhile, having shaken off the Web-Head, out of nowhere, a greenish barrier appeared in front of the Vulture, forcing him to dodge, throwing his body down, which caused Jessica Cruz to go into shock. Parallel to this attempt by the Green Lantern, Zatanna kept herself in readiness, having created invisible threads on her fingers, creating a sort of trap using her magic, making it clear how willing they were to stop the Vulture now.
"What's going on?"
"Babs got in touch after the Vulture and his partners escaped, Spidey. From the looks of it, the mission to protect Norman didn't go so well." Kara flew off, while slowly, Peter began searching for another spare cartridge with him, seeing one last unused one. - "Let me know when I can release you.
"I need to replace one of my cartridges before anything else."
Zatanna looked at the approaching Toomes. Confident in her plan, the magician moved the wires, managing to trap Toomes by the hands and feet, immobilizing him, while Green Lantern created a sphere around the villain, managing to trap him, together by Zee's wires, making Supergirl, Spider-Man, Supergirl, Spider-Man, breaking free from the Kryptonian's arms and falling on top of the roof where Zatanna was, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman were on standby for the scene, while Batgirl and Bumblebee provided cover, using their gadgets to get to another part of the building, opposite to where Zee and Peter were.
"Looks like we won, Vulture." Zee talked, as the other heroes approached, ready for capture. - "Are you ready to say where you are taking Mr. Osborn?
"I have to admit that you guys thought of everything, Super Hero Girls. A shame that you didn't think about what I might be able to do in case I was in trouble." With his communicator activated, on another street, Shocker stood ready, looking at the heroines who had arrested Toomes at that moment. - "Now."
Flapping his gloves and increasing the sonic charge to the maximum, Shocker launched a giant blast that hit all of the heroines, plus Spider-Man, while everyone started to feel their own bodies becoming heavy with the charge they were receiving now, almost going into their own ears. It was almost a wake-up call to the heroines, as his Spider-Sense became impossible with the sonic wave near his body. Sighing, Peter looked at the van and at that, Jessica was forced to release the sphere and in the sequence, the invisible threads created by Zatanna were broken, allowing the Vulture to escape.
"I can't believe it!" Enraged by the scene, Peter saw that the Vulture and the van had disappeared, with an unexpected fury in his body. Punching the wall and managing to destroy a brick of the wall he was standing near.
After a few minutes, inside the hideout, Peter, Michelle, Ned, Diana, Kara, Barbara, Zee, Jess and Karen seemed to be more worried than ever, while the Web-Head took the opportunity to work out more web fluid, trying to get ready for the next fight, along with their cartridges.
"That was a total failure, guys!" Peter was still trying to contain his own anger in the midst of so much trouble while in spite of everything, he seemed to be trying to keep himself steady crafting his webs. Getting Karen and Jessica's attention, they looked at the boy creating the fluid for the cartridges.
"This adhesive solution for your cartridges, is it that effective in fighting? Just asking out of curiosity." Jessica was a little surprised by this, but on the bright side, seeing her friend's intelligence being put on display now.
"A little. I end up testing the fluid before I hit the streets for a possible emergency. Even though I became Spider-Man, I never imagined that one would actually be able to escape the webs without a solvent. They were stronger than ever. But I still think it was a failure. The Vulture and his partners captured Norman, and I still can't figure out how we're going to get out of this. Peter looked at his cell phone, checking Harry's messages and not answering any of them, trying to maintain his own composure.
"You're not going to talk to Harry?" Karen looked at her friends, while Diana remained more optimistic about everything going on around her.
"Until we rescue his father, I need to stay alert. Being Spider-Man requires all the concentration I can muster for nothing to go wrong."
"But that doesn't mean you should ignore the people around you." Ned was trying to keep his best friend focused, but at the same time, willing to do right by Harry and try to keep everything balanced.
"We can't just give up now. As long as there is hope, we must be ready to save people. This was an uphill battle, but we still have a chance. An innocent's life may be at stake, but that doesn't mean we should be totally disillusioned by a defeat." Diana remained optimistic, looking at her friends, she stood firm in her decision, meanwhile, Peter received a call from Harry, trying to keep his cool in the midst of it all. - "This may not have been our finest moment, but where is hope, there's going to be a light to guide the people. Hope is what will guide us, regardless of wins or losses." Picking up his cell phone, Peter answered the call. In the high-rise, Harry looked out over the city, worried about everything that had happened.
"You're ignoring me, Peter. "
"I know, Harry. I just think what happened with your father had me worried. I managed to escape in time, so luckily, they didn't see us."
"I know, but there's still a lot ahead. This city is having a lot of problems all around and I don't know what's going to happen." Peter Parker and Harry Osborn. Both felt in their skin the feelings of uncertainty and justice they had with them, ready to do anything. The heir to a billionaire empire in the city, waiting for updates, and a young boy who had his life changed by a radioactive spider bite just stood firm in his decision to save Norman at all costs.
"Just believe that everything will work out, Harry. I still have a little hope that we can work things out. I know one thing: There are still heroes that I believe are doing everything they can to help find him.
"I believe that. I just don't know how long it's going to take." Closing the call, Harry set his eyes on the beauty of the city of Metropolis, wondering where his father might be, while Peter thought the same thing, developing the web fluid again and reloading the cartridges. One of Diana's hands being on his shoulders, she smiled back at the boy.
"It sounds like you are beginning to regain some of your optimism, Peter. "
"It may even sound like a lie, but this is reminding me of a rather unexpected line I saw in a movie: Even in the darkest times, Diana, hope cuts through. Like you said before, hope is the light that will lead us out of darkness." Looking at Barbara, the group remained somewhat confused by the attitude of the calm of the red-headed girl.
"You're too calm, Babs. What are you hiding?" Zee asked, on which the girl looked back to the magician and her friends.
"Well, I found something kind of interesting. While we tried to get back on our feet, I kept doing some searching and managed to triangulate Norman's cell phone signal. It seems that he kept his cell phone on, before the Vulture arrived at the apartment. That means, that he was ahead of time to ensure a backup plan in case he was captured. "The group just looked to each other, trying to keep themselves calm, while Babs looked to her computer. - "What? I've helped."
"Can't you do this without acting like a weirdo, Babs?" Kara talked, more annoyed than the expected.
"And that's where the other bad news comes in. Despite having the location, we have a problem involving Shocker. According to the analysis I was able to perform, his sonic gloves don't have any weak points, meaning that immobilizing Vulture's associate is going to be a little difficult." Babs looked at the little trouble they had in mind, while analyzing the plan that could be realized now. - "We need to have a backup plan."
"Okay, so this is the part on which we find out our plan B. Because, in a trouble like this, everyone here has to be ready." Ned talked, looking to the group, while they stood in silence, nervous. - "What, no one here has a plan?"
"Ned, this guy managed to take care of a Green Lantern, the daughter of a Homo Magi and last, but most important, a Kryptonian. So it seems that we don't have a backup plan. This Vulture seems to be anticipating each one of our steps, like Shocker and Prowler did."
"I think that for once, I agree with our friend here that we need to do something to destroy those weapons used by our enemies." Diana said, determined to find out a plan, on which Babs drew their attentions, going to the computer.
"I was going to leave this surprise for a better moment, but I think we're going to need it now. During the past few months, I took the liberty to work in some improvements, more precisely..." The red-headed girl then, unveiled a pair of lenses, leaving everyone confused. - "These lenses are connected to the computer in our hideout. If one of us uses these toys, it will manage to give some glimpses to the battle."
"So, you're saying that these lenses work as a camera connected to the computer?" Ned talked, confident with the next plan. - "Guess we have our backup plan. Michelle and I can handle this.
"But the real question here is: Who will use the lenses?
Everyone looked at Peter at that moment, making it clear that the boy would have to use them to help out on these occasions. Realizing how Spider-Man still had some problems dealing with Shocker, having been affected for the most part, Michelle and Ned looked at the boy, being sure that everything could work out.
Tracing the cellphone signal from Norman in a warehouse around the docks, the Super Hero Girls started to analyze the issue at hand, making notice that every second counted now. Using the lenses beneaththe mask, Peter started to feel nervous with this plan in mind.
"Okay, I guess that these things are working. Mission control, status." On the hideout, Michelle and Ned started to use the computer built by Batgirl, looking to the camera lenses, while at the same time, looked into the points used to follow their movements.
"We're here. Loud and clear." Michelle talked, while Ned started to use the headphones, making contact with the heroines.
"All right, guys. We're picking up your signals as we speak. I think once you're in the warehouse, we can continue to track you and use the lenses embedded in Spider-Man's eyes to guide some of you during the fight. I'm not sure for how long it will work, but it's our only chance, for now. Ned started to look into the monitors, while at the same time, Peter struggled to keep his calm in the meantime.
"What's the plan, Wonder Woman?" Nodding to Kara, the Kryptonian used her x-ray vision to look inside the warehouse, noticing only four figures inside the place, with one of them, being Norman Osborn, who was tied to a chair.
"That's weird. There's no security team, anything. Just the three of them keeping Norman as a prisoner."
"There must be something wrong. I have a very strange feeling about it. "Green Lantern said, looking at the group.
"I'll keep my hearing at bay, just in case things go sideways now." Supergirl nodded, while the heroines went forward.
Entering the warehouse, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Green Lantern took the lead, with Spider-Man, Zatanna, Batgirl and Bumblebee providing cover, but this only served to increase the Super Hero Girls' suspicion as they scanned the place. Ned and Michelle, continued to look between the lenses, seeing the place.
"Okay, this is getting odd now. I'm seeing things around and nothing." Ned started to look into the camera on the lenses, worried, while Michelle tried to keep herself optimistic.
Out of nowhere, a very strong sonic wave hit the heroines, leaving them all worried. In a sudden move, Green Lantern created a giant sphere between the group, putting all of them inside the energy projection, shielding themselves from the attack.
"Well, I guess this could've gone way better now." With these words, Vulture appeared from the shadows, at the same time Shocker showed up from the left side, while Prowler appeared, holding a metal sphere. - "See this one in Prowler's hands, Super Hero Girls? It's a soundwave enhancer. We've anticipated that you could try something against us, so I decided to use an old project, back from my days at Oscorp. The best part? It's connected with the gloves from my dear pal, Shocker. So, in theory, we find another advantage over the heroines of Metropolis once again."
It was an unexpected dilemma. Seeing everything through the monitors, Michelle and Ned were sure that Vulture had anticipated the numerous possibilities of a possible confrontation with his partners in crime, making sure that this plan had everything to go wrong, but they still kept a little hope in their bodies that they would be able to save Norman and solve this problem, no matter what.
"You want Norman, but I also need him to get what I want. After all, he has done enough damage to his employees. They defend Oscorp as the big, happy family, but this is just to hide the truth. That deep down, greed can be so much bigger that it puts everything at stake."
"Guys, I think I'm picking up on an important detail in the sphere: It only works if someone can hold a button on top of it. They just need to take the sphere when they least expect it." Ned began to speak, while thinking about something difficult, trying to understand what might happen, however, everything seemed to go wrong, but he remained confident in the midst of the confusion.
Peter realized how much chance there was that this plan would go wrong. Therefore, even he could not move at this time. The sonic waves seemed to make it clear that they had serious problems, but with that, he signaled to Diana and Jessica that he had a plan. Raising one of his hands, the Web-Head began to analyze the scenario, while keeping his body steady in the middle of the standoff, making it clear how much determination he had to do anything to protect those he loved so much.
"We have lived this game for far too long, Norman. If you allow my project to go forward, I promise I won't hurt you." Vulture started to talk, trying to sway Norman, almost making it clear how much he seemed to be enjoying having everything at his feet.
"Do you really think I'm going to give you what you want? You're just a lunatic who wants to prove to the world how wronged you've been, but deep down, you know I'm right. You've done everything in the name of yourself and you act as if the end justifies the means. I think you need help, Toomes." Norman seemed to be touching on Vulture's heaviest points, making it clear how much his arrogance seemed to be speaking louder now.
"Okay. Let's do this the hard way. Shocker, prepare the full charge. It's time to show Mr. Osborn what pain really means when you lose everything you've fought for."
Getting Shocker's attention, the villain prepared his sonic gloves, while Prowler turned to watch the torture session, Peter saw the exact moment to act. Launching the web from his left cartridge, the hero pulled the sphere and then, Wonder Woman launched the Lasso of Truth on Prowler, spinning his body and making him fall all over several boxes, knocking him out and drawing Shocker's attention. Web-Head then handed the device to Supergirl, allowing the Kryptonian to smash the object. Finally, Green Lantern used her Power Ring to create a giant sphere, trying to capture Vulture and Shocker, but at the last minute, Shocker managed to create a very strong sonic wave, dissipating the sphere and forcing the Super Hero Girls to be on the defensive. This way, Vulture took off again, observing how her plans started to go wrong again.
"You are ruining everything! Do you have any idea how long it took you to put this plan into action? I need to get what I want! They took my job away from me, all because of an unapproved project!"
"Are you really sure this will make you happy, Vulture? You may even get your revenge, but who's to say you'll feel good after that?" Peter spoke, trying to convince Toomes not to go ahead with his revenge, despite everything, he was still a hero, but he was willing not to use violence on these occasions and try to do everything to accomplish his mission.
"He's right. Revenge may even satisfy men, but deep down, they will know how empty they will feel inside, not understanding the true purpose in their lives to get their souls fulfilled." Wonder Woman looked at Vulture, but unexpectedly, the entire group, including the villains, were in shock upon hearing those words, realizing how different everything had been until now, yet Toomes let his anger rise again.
"Do you want to suffer so much to save someone who doesn't deserve to be saved? Well, I'm going to give you that chance. Come and I assure you that I will show no mercy against you, Super Hero Girls."
Spider-Man then cast his webs again, drawing the attention of Vulture, who went for the hero, grabbing him, however, anticipating this, Wonder Woman threw the Lasso of Truth on Vulture's legs and held one of her hands on a pillar, trying to contain the villain, but in this, she was hit by another blast of Shocker, making clear the concern of the heroes. Creating a projection of a brick wall around the site, Green Lantern pushed it towards Shocker, who dissipated the wall without even hesitating. Supergirl then used her heat vision on Shocker, who retaliated by launching another sonic wave on the Kryptonian, but out of nowhere, an explosion happened with the collision of powers, throwing both of them behind.
Inside the hideout, in the middle of it all, Michelle and Ned were watching the scene through their roles as Mission Control, trying to figure out what to do while analyzing the scene and Shocker's movements, showing how much stronger he seemed to be than imagined and being able to go head to head against very strong heroes, even though they knew he had no power, which made the fight even more confusing from a certain point of view.
"All right, we're getting something, but finding the weak spot is a little difficult." Ned spoke up, managing to get the group's attention at that point in the fight.
"Let's not be pessimistic. All right, Shocker's movements, for the most part, are concentrated on his sonic wave gloves, so he takes advantage of ranged attack because he considers that his biggest weapon in a fight. If they can get close to him, there might be a chance to disable them."
"Copy that." Spider-Man talked, looking at Shocker and the Vulture, realizing that there was still a chance for them to act. Acting as the distraction for the group to be able to attack, Peter threw himself into the air, attacking Shocker head-on, launching his webs at the villain's hands and at that, launched himself at Vulture's partner. - "Hey, boy, did anyone ever tell you that over-abusing a situation is a sign of bad luck?"
"I like to think we make our own luck, Spider-Man." Seizing the chance, the Web-Head held one of Shocker's hands, causing it to collide with the sonic glove on his right hand and with that, landed a kick to the villain's chest, knocking him out, while in the middle of it all, Wonder Woman, Supergirl and Zatanna continued their fight against Vulture, making clear the heroines' determination to get a backup plan against Toomes at that moment. Being thrown on top of Green Lantern, who was facing Prowler, having recovered from the last attack, using all the tricks he could use against his opponents, Prowler made it clear how much stealth and shadows were his greatest weapon against the heroes amidst so many problems in the clash.
"As you saw last time, I'm ready for a lot of things, you know? Do you want a taste of what I have in mind now?"
Retracting part of her wings, a small kryptonite gas came out of them, involving Supergirl, who began to feel her body heavy because of what was around her, which made Wonder Woman spin the Lasso of Truth and throw all the gas out of the place. Zatanna then, opened her arms, channeling her magic and created a wave that pushed Vulture behind, showing that this time, they were ready for any situation that the villain tried to create on top of the heroines.
"Bumblebee, I think that's your cue." Peter said, making Karen realize the plan that the boy wanted her to help set in motion now.
Shrinking in size again, Karen began to fly over the place, and in doing so, entered Shocker's costume, taking the opportunity to serve as a sort of saboteur against the villain. Turning his focus against Spider-Man, Shocker began to launch several sonic blasts, however, before he could hit Wonder Woman, Bumblebee hit him with one of her stingers, which caused Shocker to hit the ceiling of the hideout and knock part of it down, leaving an exposed hole above.
"I can't believe this is actually working!" Bumblebee seemed to be surprised with all of this, while Spider-Man started to use his webs on Shocker, pinning his left foot to the ground and making his movements impossible, getting an advantage.
"It worked with Prowler once, am I right?" Supergirl stood up, using her super breath, while Shocker started to use his sonic gloves, releasing another very strong sonic wave, directly clashing with the Kryptonian and creating another very strong standoff between the two sides.
"I may even have been affected by kryptonite, but at least I can still stand up in trouble like that. It's almost out of the body by now."
Intensifying the sonic waves of the gloves, Shocker began to push Supergirl backwards, managing to knock the heroine to the ground, and with that, threw Peter into a container, causing the Web-Head to slam everything into the object and leaving him dizzy, it was clear how the young hero was starting to have some issues trying to keep up the pace now.
"I guess I shouldn't have eaten before I came here. Feeling something kind of weird."
Trapping Vulture inside another sphere created through the ring, Green Lantern began to force more and more her willpower, trying to keep the projection, but in this, Toomes began to hit more and more determined, opening the wings with a huge force inside the projection, managing to break the object and in this, used a smoke screen around to be able to cover his steps, looking for the heroines. Batgirl then threw the grappling hook between Vulture's feet, getting on top of the villain and starting to hold her opponent as hard as she could, however, he took off, passing through the hole created by Shocker, and with this, returned to the place, managing to throw Barbara to the ground, making clear the villain's will to get victory at all costs. Throwing the shards from his wings, Vulure tried to hit Batgirl and immobilize her body on the floor, however, Wonder Woman appeared, blocking the strikes with her shield, putting all her will to test. Realizing she couldn't handle the problem at hand in this fight, Bumblebee left Shocker's body, feeling her own body trembling after the struggle and the sonic waves while sabotaging Shocker.
"Can't believe I really did this. Is anyone seeing things in double now?" Peter started to walk, still dizzy, sensing Bumblebee in the same situation he was now.
"You're not the only one in this spot, Bumblebee." Receiving another communication from Michelle and Ned, Peter brought one of his hands up to his ears, concerned. - "Yes?"
"Spider-Man, I think we have something that can help you with this story. Michelle?" Ned said, while she looked back at footage from some minutes ago, analyzing the situation.
"Look, we believe we have found Shocker's weak point. He concentrates enough energy through his suit to be able to use these sonic gloves. If you attach the gloves to each other while he is charging, without being able to move them apart, you will be able to knock him out. But it has to be a clean hit. "Peter began to analyze Shocker's body, realizing something important in his mind.
"My web fluid is completely adhesive. I strengthened her substance to prevent her from being destroyed easily. I may have a chance, but I'll need help."
Raising one of his hands, Peter signaled to Supergirl, Bumblebee and Wonder Woman, leaving Vulture in the hands of Zatanna, Batgirl and Green Lantern, putting the group on standby against the villains, except for Prowler, who had been knocked out again. Sighing with the fatigue in his body, Shocker pointed his gloved hands in the direction of the Super Hero Girls, making clear all the anger he had with him now.
"We've already played this game before, and it didn't work out so well for you, girls. Now, I'm going to show you what it really means to fear the enemies around this city."
Increasing even more the energy of the gloves, Shocker pointed the objects in the direction of the quartet formed by Spider-Man, launching another strong sonic wave, what made Wonder Woman put her shield in front, blocking the villain's attack, but Supergirl stayed in front, forcing her own powers to be able to stand up, with this, she put her hands in front, until this gave the necessary gap for Shocker's counterattack. Taking advantage of the fact that the kryptonite is still in Kara's body, he takes advantage of the scene to continue to keep the sonic waves active, landing a kick in the heroine's chest, but already anticipating this, Diana uses her Lasso of Truth, grabbing Shocker's feet and throwing him backwards, making it clear that she would not hesitate. However, realizing that the fight was taking longer than he could have imagined, Shocker began to push several objects forward, creating a barrier around him, which was easily destroyed by Supergirl and her heat vision. The villain then, took the opportunity to hide behind another container, preparing his next attack and in this, he used the sonic waves on Wonder Woman, who put the shield in front, but without realizing, Karen had shrunk in size again and in this, he hit Shocker's back, drawing the villain's attention and in this, he used his sonic waves on Bumblebee, throwing her on the floor and making her return to her normal size.
"I guess now I understand why all this is happening. But they're not going to get away with it." Suddenly, Supergirl used her super breath once again, pushing the villain backwards, which caused him to start concentrating the energy of the gloves again, however, out of nowhere, two webs grabbed Shocker's hands, pinning them together, along with the fluid, immobilizing him completely. Looking forward, Spider-Man stood upside down, confident.
"What? Didn't you see me coming? By the way, I recommend that you don't try to get loose, because this web is quite resistant."
Then, a strong sonic wave was released, throwing Shocker backwards and knocking him out, giving the Super Hero Girls the victory. On the other side, Zatanna, Green Lantern and Batgirl began to surround Vulture, who used her own tactics to hold on, until she realized how much she couldn't escape, cut the rope where Norman was tied and held him, using the billionaire as a hostage, now in her hands to ensure that the heroines couldn't do anything against him.
"I'll just make this very clear: I will not allow them to do anything more to me. If they try to arrest me, use any tricks, I guarantee they won't accomplish much. I guess that's my cue."
Taking the opportunity to fly through the hole with Norman in their hands, out of nowhere, Spider-Man, Wonder Woman and Batgirl used the powers and abilities they had with them to manage to hold on to Vulture. The Amazon held the Lasso of Truth on one of Toomes' legs, Peter held his web between the villain's wings, and lastly, Barbara had her grappling hook on another of Vulture's legs, but against all odds, the villain managed to pull all three of them along with him out of hiding, with Norman in his hands. That way, Supergirl threw another punch at Prowler, knocking him down again as he tried to get up.
Flying over the city, Diana, Barbara and Peter tried to stand firm while holding Vulture, but using each of their abilities, Toomes began to turn sideways, trying to get rid of his enemies, however, they held firm, now that he had no help from Shocker and Prowler to contain their escape, Peter began to pull his body forward, holding the web as tightly as possible. Unhooking the Lasso of Truth from Vulture's legs, Diana threw it at the pole of a condominium, propelling her body and launched herself upwards, standing over Toomes, throwing the rope again, but this time, managing to hold him by one of the wings, putting weight on his body.
"I'm not giving up!" Vulture continued to push harder and harder on the abilities he had from his wings and with that, he launched himself up high, picking up more momentum and trying to separate the three that were on top of him, however, Peter took advantage of the scene to throw himself, punching one of Vulture's wings and with that, disabling the flight system. - "You fools! You have doomed us all!"
"On the contrary. We had already thought ahead about it."
Out of nowhere, Supergirl appeared in the middle of the sky, holding Vulture by the costume and with that, Zatanna appeared in front of the villain, followed by Green Lantern using her ring to create a platform and bring Norman safely to the ground. With that, Toomes just raised his hands, surrendering. Minutes later, with the arrival of the police, Vulture found himself pinned to a lamppost with Spider-Man's webs holding him down. However, in the warehouse, unbeknownst to the heroines, the police were arriving on the scene, however, finding no one there, making it clear that against all odds, Shocker and Prowler had managed to escape.
Back at Harry's house, Norman looked at his son, realizing how hard he had been going through a difficult time at that moment. Contrary to his business-oriented personality, he hugged him, making it clear how complicated everything seemed to have been at that moment. In silence, the two could tell how different something was in their bodies, but for once, Norman seemed to be opening up to his son, making it clear how much this whole story involving Vulture had him worried.
At the hideout, the group of Diana, Barbara, Zee, Karen, Jessica, Kara, Peter, Michelle and Ned were feeling the fatigue in their bodies, realizing how much this rescue mission had left them feeling that the worst was over. There, sitting on the couch, it seemed time for them to take a break from all the trouble.
"This whole thing was complicated." Peter spoke this, realizing how difficult it really had been for him. In a year of acting as Spider-Man, he hadn't really faced a major threat, but the fact that Vulture and his partners had managed to take on each of the team seemed to have made it clear that things had changed in their journeys. - "And mind you, I'm still not quite used to it."
"A mission does not always, give us the fruits we want. But it is our duty as protectors of the World of Men to defend all the causes we believe in, no matter what danger is around." Diana began to speak again, still determined to carry out her mission. - "We owe it to the innocents around this city, but we need to keep going no matter what."
"I guess we can do that tomorrow, right?" Karen said, completely nervous about what happened. - "My body is tired and on top of that, those Shocker vibrations seem to have made me more nervous than I've ever been so far."
"You always have a problem at times, guys. Just relax and enjoy the victory we have achieved. Norman is safe and reunited with his son, Vulture was arrested, and all in all, we came out winning in everything." Michelle said, until Barbara looked at the girl, suspicious. - "I know that look, Babs. You're hiding something. What is it?"
"Not everything worked out. Toomes is under arrest, except that Shocker and Prowler managed to escape before the police arrived. They are still loose in the city."
"For once, I agree that we need some time after all of this." Zee talked, realizing how much there were still many things to deal with. - "But if there's one thing I know, it's that no matter what happens, we'll always be around Metropolis, ready to deal with any threat that comes our way."
"Spoken like a great heroine now, Zee." Peter talked, while Diana looked back to the boy, with a smile on her face, seeing how things were starting to go now. - "Maybe we really do need some time. I already told my aunt that I was going to be a little late today, so I think we can do something until then. A movie, video game, karaoke night?"
"I dismiss. I need to sleep. And a lot after all of this." Jess struggled to keep her eyes open, while the group giggled a little at the scene, but at this, Peter looked at Diana again, realizing how similar they were in some parts, which did not go unnoticed by the group, who just kept silent.
"So I guess we're on standby. A good rest and after all of this, back to the basics."
Agreeing to everything, one by one, the group began to leave the hideout, with the exception of Spider-Man and Wonder Woman, who still had something difficult to understand at that moment. Slowly, he looked at the monitors, watching the police frequency again.
"You can't remain vigilant all night, Peter. Even you need to rest."
"I know. But this was the first fight after what happened with Lena that you could say was complicated. Because I'm kind of used to dealing with villains that have certain differences. The guys on a lower level, bank robbers, car thieves, everything, but this was so complicated that even we couldn't beat them the first time. I'm just wondering what else is going to happen.
"There's no way we can know about the future sometimes, but if we put ourselves on standby, we'll be ready to deal with any problems that involve us. So, back to our homes?"
"Sure."
The two knew how similar they were in some parts, however, without realizing it, Kara was listening to their conversation using her super hearing, making it clear how much work there was to be done, even more so in the team dynamic regarding what could happen in the midst of so many problems.
Inside the hiding place, Shocker and Prowler looked at the figure through the shadows, still feeling a huge worry in their bodies. At this, the silhouette continued to press a few buttons, making it clear how quiet it was inside the place.
"So... Toomes, he's been arrested. And now, how do we stand on this story?" Shocker started to speak, until the figure giggled at that question, confidently.
"No need to worry. After all, this whole mission was to see how far these heroines would go. I never said you needed to succeed in the mission. But Norman's kidnapping, I'll admit, was a bit of a bold move." - The silhouette gave another laugh, analyzing the computers in front of her. - "Now that we know that these Super Hero Girls can work as a team and protect Metropolis, we know very well that there will be an even greater risk in our plans. In the end, this entire city will be under our control. But I already have a plan B prepared." Turning on the lights, he looked at a figure wearing what appeared to be a black containment suit, making his determination clear. - "It's your turn, Dillon. You said you wanted a purpose, so now I'm giving you one. Are you ready?"
"Yes."
The dangers are intensifying in every way possible. With a much bigger plan being put in place, mysterious forces are ready to plot against the heroines of Metropolis and secure an opportunity to take over everything around them, making it clear that this story was far from over.
Epilogue...
Inside a room, looking at a notebook, a girl was looking at the latest footage of the Super Hero Girls in the city and at that, looked at her left hand, feeling a small spark running through her fingers, keeping a smile through the monitor of her computer, confident about what was going to happen.
"I guess it's time to shock things to a new level. After all, who wouldn't like something funny between all of this?"
To be continued...
Author's Note: Guess this one took you all by surprise now, am I right? Yes, in the next chapters, you can be sure Electro will be a menace that will bring things into a level far, far, unexpected into some points. And also, yes, Livewire will appear too, but in this meantime, I already have some plans ahead for this story and you can expect something that will leave all of you, dear readers, feeling a certain situation, very surprising.
With all these enemies appearing in the city, it remains the question on who's behind all of these villains in Metropolis and what the plan of this mysterious figure is to the city? Indeed, some of these questions will be answered more ahead, so keep your heads on and get ready for the unexpected, folks!
See you all next time!
