Misfitverse: The Korvac Saga
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Chapter 13: Livewire Strikes, Part 2!
Metropolis
In a white-walled office, a woman, in her late 30s, possibly early 40s, sat in a chair behind a white desk, looking at several devices on her desk. She was wearing a smart green suit with a white blouse, and her long brown hair was tied up in a bun. She picked one up and leaned back. She put her finger on her chin and frowned.
"Hmmm..." She mumbled to herself. She was Marte Allon, and she was in a very high position. She was the president of Earth. Her son, Gim Allon, was a Legionnaire: Colossal Boy, with the power to become a giant. Ever since members of the Legion started vanishing, she called her son every hour, worrying constantly. "I'd better call Gim again. I hope he's alright." A buzzing was heard from a device on her desk. The woman turned her head towards an intercom. She pressed a button on the intercom. The face of a blue-skinned woman with blonde hair.
"Madame President, there is a ship floating in the vicinity." The woman announced.
"Has it identified itself?" Marte asked.
"Yes." The woman nodded. "It has identified itself as a small ship from the Freedom's Lady."
"Freedom's Lady?" Marte realized. "That's the Guardians' ship!"
"The Guardians of the Galaxy?" The woman blinked. "You don't see those guys often. They wish to beam in."
"Make it so." Marte nodded. Six figures started to form in flashes of multicolored light. The figures formed into the recognizable visages of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
The first one was Yondu Udonta. He was a tall blue-skinned humanoid with pointed ears, and a large red fin that went down his back and head, resembling a mohawk slightly. He was clad in a red one-sleeved one-shoulder costume and red boots. He had a gold band around his waist, as well as gold bands around his bare arm. A gold sash crossed his chest, which held his golden quiver, carrying around twenty golden arrows inside it. He was holding a golden bow.
Coming from a primitive tribe from Centauri VI, Yondu had a near-mystical empathic rapport with natural forces. He also was a capable hunter, tracker, and archer, his arrows composed of a unique sonic-sensitive metal called yaka. Yondu could control his arrows' flight by whistles, part of his species' native tongue.
The second figure was Martinex, a native of an ancient colony on the planet Pluto, although his ancestry could be traced back to the continent of Africa. His body was covered in crystalline facets that shined and reflected the colors of the office, making him look like a flawless diamond. Martinex was the scientist of the team. He could fire blasts of searing heat from his right hand, and blasts of intense cold from his left.
The third was a powerful muscular man, dressed in an orange-and-yellow costume with orange briefs, yellow leggings, and orange boots and gloves. The costume had a red cowl with a yellow 5-pointed star on the forehead, a red belt, and red bands around the boots and gloves. The belt and bands had red bumps on it. He was Charlie-27, a native of a Jupiter colony. Like all Jovians, he was genetically engineered to withstand Jupiter's environment. Because of its crushing gravity, Charlie-27 was much heavier than a normal human. In Earth-normal gravity, his Jovian physiology granted him great strength and durability.
The fourth was female, with gray skin and pointed ears. She was dressed in a green one-piece swimsuit-like costume with green fringe at the shoulders. She also wore green gloves and boots, and around her waist was a golden belt with a matching holster on each hip. Her hair was a beautiful flame. She was Nicholette "Nikki" Gold, a native of an old earth colony on the planet Mercury. She had the power to withstand great heat and radiation. Bright lights didn't affect her vision, and she was incredibly agile, not to mention a crack shot.
The fifth was a man in a blue-and-white costume that covered his entire body. He was Major Victory. Originally an astronaut from the 21st Century, he spent centuries in suspended animation while on a mission to survey the Earth's nearest neighbor outside its own solar system, a planet in the Alpha Centauri system. When he awoke, he found himself in a whole new world. Victory had psychokinetic abilities, which emerged during his long journey. The spacesuit he wore was permanently attached to his body, and his blood was replaced with a preservative fluid.
The sixth was the most mysterious member of all, a man dressed in a blue costume with yellow boots and gloves. His cowl showed his full face. Around his waist was a yellow band that formed a multi-pointed star at the stomach. He was Stakar Vaughn Ogord. Raised by an Arcturan family, he was actually the son of the Earth superhero known as Quasar and the synthetic being known as Kismet. He was potentially the most powerful of the Guardians, as he was a invulnerable precognitive, with the ability to fly at light speed, fire energy blasts, survive in space unaided, and had a very long lifespan.
The Guardians of the Galaxy came into existence thanks to the Badoon. When the alien race tried to attack the Sol system, the Avengers helped protect the system's ancient colonies. The Badoon had collected a member of each race, and tried to slaughter everyone in those colonies. Thanks to the Avengers, as well as the Legion, they failed. The collected colonists banded together and formed the Guardians. All the Guardians wore as a symbol a patch on their right breasts of a five-pointed star with the top half blue and the bottom half red-and-white striped.
"Marte Allon!" Starhawk boomed. "We have a crisis on our hands! Accept the word of One Who Knows!"
"You know 'Hawk, it is considered rude to refer to Madame President like that." Martinex frowned.
"What are you so concerned about?" Nikki snickered. "We're not even from here."
"A crisis?" Marte blinked. "What are you talking about?"
"Korvac." Starhawk told the woman simply.
"Korvac? That traitor?!" Marte grunted. "I thought the Badoon killed him."
"He lives, Madame President." Starhawk shot Marte's hope down. "We had recently battled him on his Wonderworld."
"He wanted to start some galactic empire from it." Nikki explained, placing a small cube on the ground. The cube emitted a three-dimensional holographic image. Marte scowled at the image.
The image was of Korvac himself. He was dressed in a purple costume with gray sashes crossing his chest, and purple gloves. His cowl was an odd one, as it only covered his right eye. But what was truly strange about him was that he had no body below his waist. Just a gray computer-like box.
"Korvac was a minister of mine, until that brawl with the Badoon." Marte remembered with a scowl. "He cold-heartedly betrayed the United Planets."
"Classic lust for power story, Madame President." Charlie-27 nodded, crossing his arms.
"Right on there, Chunkie." Nikki nodded in agreement.
"We do have reason to believe that Korvac is after you." Martinex told the President of Earth.
"Me?" Marte blinked. "Why...oh, let me guess. He was still furious about me dismissing him from his office."
"Well, he did kinda betray Earth to the Badoon." Charlie grunted. "Not to mention tried to slaughter our peoples, so yeah. He definitely earned the firing."
"And the grafting of his upper body to his computer box."
"Korvac will stop at nothing to get his hands on you, Madame President." The stoic Yondu reminded.
"I'm going to go call the Avengers." Major Victory told the other Guardians. "They should know about Korvac. Especially since Thor helped us out with the Wonderworld affair."
"A wise decision, Major Victory." Starhawk nodded in approval.
"I should call the Legion and see if they can keep an eye out as well." Marte added. "Especially Gim. I worry that he'll be the next Legionnaire to vanish."
"Have strength, Marte Allon." Starhawk counseled. "Your son is a mighty Legionnaire. He has faced evil incarnate and survived. He and his fellow Legionnaires shall overcome this challenge. Accept the word of One Who Knows!"
The New York Mega-Mall
The New York Mega-Mall. The largest mall in all of New York City. A center of hustle and bustle, the mall literally had hundreds of stores, a food court that had kiosks that offered food of various cultures, both Earthly and alien. The mall even had a theme park inside it! However, the many shoppers' peaceful day was about to be interrupted.
KRACKOW!
Livewire busted in through the roof as a bolt of lightning. She crashed into the ground and reformed into her humanoid form. The shoppers backed away from her.
"Nuuuuhhhh! Nuuuuuuhhhhh!" She whimpered, clutching her head. "Not the worms! Not the worms! Why?!"
"What's up with her?" One shopper blinked.
"I think we'd better call the SciPol." Another winced. Livewire looked around. She panted frantically.
"No! NO!" She screamed. "Stay away from the horsies! They light the Frisbees! FAT MAN!" She screamed, hurling lightning randomly. The sight made the crowd scatter and scream in panic.
"Look out!"
"Run!"
"She's crazy!"
"The Doctor shall tease the pony's three heads!" Livewire screamed, clutching her head.
"Alright, Livewire..." Sam told the living lightning bolt gently as he flew down towards her, Livewire's battery under his arm, and Ray and Roberto in tow. He landed on the ground, and the bubble around the two New Mutants dissipated, allowing them to hit the ground. "That's enough."
"Land at last." Roberto groaned, holding his stomach.
"My head..." Ray moaned.
"Okay, Leslie." Sam walked towards Livewire slowly, holding out the battery. "It's time for you to return to your battery. Remember your battery, Leslie?"
"Nnnnnuhhhhh..." Livewire mumbled. Electricity arced up and down her blue-tinted body.
"Uh, Sam?" Roberto blinked. "What do we do? What do you need us for?"
"Right now, I'm tempted to use you two as something Livewire can blast." Sam grunted. "But in all seriousness, I need you and Ray to help me corral her in case she tries to escape. Since you two released her, it's only appropriate that you two help me re-catch her."
"Buh-buh-buh-nuh buh..." Livewire mumbled.
"Come on, Leslie..." Sam held out the battery. "You like the battery, remember? It's nice and quiet in there. No one to scare you in there."
"Hot dogs." Livewire mumbled. "Hot dogs in the washing machines...Too logical! TOO LOGICAL!" She screamed, lashing out at Sam with bolts of lightning.
"Dammit." Sam grumbled, forming a protective wall from his energy bands over himself and his battery. The lightning bolts slammed into the energy wall, slightly knocking Sam back.
"Oh, enough of this!" Ray growled, his fists starting to spark up. "I'll shove her into that battery!" The electrokinetic started to charge.
"Ray, no!" Roberto yelled.
"Berzerker, you idiot!" Sam snapped.
"Hey Battery-Brain! Why don't you take me on, spark-shooter to spark-shooter?!" Ray roared as he charged towards the insane immortal electrokinetic.
"No!" Livewire screamed. "Don't pour the mustard on me!" She blasted Ray with lightning.
"YEAAAAGH!" The young mutant screamed. Ray was more resistant to electricity than the average person due to the nature of his powers, but even he had his limits. And Livewire had just passed it.
"Get off him, you psycho walking dynamo!" Roberto roared as he powered up. He fired a concussive blast at Livewire.
Thoom!
The blast slammed into Livewire, knocking her into a kiosk.
"Uhnnh..." Ray groaned as he staggered and held his head, arcs of electricity running up and down his body. "Nnnnh..." The young mutant groaned as something strange happened to him. He was hearing...voices...
And today in superhero news, Legionnaires Lightning Lass and Shrinking Violet have been spotted at Club 55, checking out a live performance by RaveStarr...
"What the hell..." Ray mumbled to himself.
Oh, by the Gods! They killed Kondos! You bastiches! (1)
And Captain Insano smashes Yrril Mayhem through the table! Oh the humanity!
"Ray! Ray!" Sam ran up to his ex-teammate. "Are you alright?!"
"Uhnnn..." Ray growled, shaking his head. The voices stopped. "Yeah, I'm cool."
"That was a bad shock, man." Roberto winced. "You sure you okay?"
"Yeah." Ray nodded. "I'm fine." Sam frowned at his former teammate suspiciously.
"Grrrrr..." Livewire growled as she struggled to her feet. "I'll teach you to steal my ketchup!"
Well, well, well! Looks like the madness will continue? What insanity will happen next? Will Korvac get his revenge on Marte Allon? Can the Guardians of the Galaxy protect her? What was going on with Ray's head? Find out in the next chapter! Suggestions needed badly!
(1) – A nod to one of my favorite shows.