Captain Marvel: The Power of Shazam #6

By George Jones

The White House

1948

Captain Marvel stood inside the oval office, the evening sun shone through the windows as he folded his arms and looked nervous. The door opened and the President walked in with two security guards either side of him. The Captain nodded his head at Roosevelt and as he walk over to his chair and sat down. Once sat down the President morphed into his true form; that of a white Martian.

"Glad you came so quick son" The Martian president said as he undid his tie around his pale neck

"The news said that the whole of Africa has been subjugated by him. Russia is on red alert-"

"Yes, things are getting very bad. I'm asking you to put this guy down, I know I've never asked you to do that before but I fear for the security of this country"

"I'm not a murderer Mr. President"

"But he is son"

Captain Marvel turned his back and walked out of the room.

Elsewhere

Teth Adam and Osiris sat next to each other on the surface of the moon gazing towards Earth.

"Soon it shall all be ours, the land they call Africa is under our boot. The world's superpowers have nothing that can stop us. Well unless the east and west don't blow each other to hell before we can"

"They are like ants, they are born to be ruled" Osiris replied

"I shall also find the wizard and snap his neck for what he did to me-"

Teth Adam was interrupted as a blinding green light flashed through the sky and crashed in front of Teth and Osiris kicking up a large dust cloud as it did. The thick moon dust settled revealing a human man. He wore a green mask and outfit and a ring on his hand that shone like a beacon of green light.

"And who might you be boy?" Teth growled as he rose to his feet

"I'm here to stop you and you can call me Green Lantern" Kent Rogers replied sternly. Roger's was an Earthling of origin and the current Lantern of sector 2814.

"Strange name" Osiris laughed

"Shut up and fight" Roger yelled as he created a huge steamroller construct that smashed into Osiris, sending the boy crashing away backwards. Teth clenched his fists and flew forward swinging a huge right hand. The Green Lantern absorbed the gargantuan punch into a baseball mitt construct. Teth pummelled the construct again and again. Roger's was struggling to keep his construct intact as the huge strikes rained down.

"Hi" The youthful voice said from the left of the Green Lantern. Roger's turned his head to the voice and was greeted by a big right hand to his jaw from Osiris. Teth laughed and buried his knee into Roger's chest. The Green Lantern crawled on his all fours on the dusty moon floor panting for breath. Osiris charged again but Rogers slammed a construct of an 8 wheeled freightliner truck into the boy. Osiris again hit the floor hard, his brash inexperienced fighting skills were no match for a Lantern; but Teth's were. Teth saw an opening and clamped his hands together and ploughed them into Rogers face with the force of an ocean liner. Time fell into slow motion as teeth flew from out of Rogers's mouth. The Green Lantern's head began to spin as he saw the bottom of Teth's boot plunge into his face. Roger's fell straight backwards and Teth pounced on top of him. In desperation Rogers quickly formed a chainsaw construct and buried it into Teth's shoulder. He yelled as the blades tore into his skin and sprayed blood over the Green Lantern's face. Roger's then formed a sledgehammer and struck it into his face; knocking him off of him. The Green Lantern then raised himself to his elbows but before he could get any higher, Osiris flew over like a jet and kicked his head like a soccer ball. Rogers felt like vomiting as his body rolled over on the floor. Osiris then leapt and grabbed his ankles to the floor as Teth kicked his face into the rocky floor.

"HA!" Teth laughed as he struck Rogers lower back with a horrifying elbow strike

The Green Lantern squealed like a dying dog as his spine broke from the pressure of the hit. The young Osiris was like a viper and kicked Roger's head again like a soccer ball. In a last gasp effort, the Green Lantern covered his beaten body with an igloo like barrier. His two attackers began to pound the green construct until it completely cracked and splintered into pieces. Teth sat down over the Green Lantern and clamped his head in his hands like a vice. Roger's screamed as blood began to pour from his ears and nose from the pressure. Then a sickening cracking noise came from inside his cranium, Osiris wiped the blood from his nose as he watched the horrible scene. Teth squeezed harder and harder until Rogers complete skull caved in from the force. Teth stood up over his kill, the Green Lantern's head now looked like a burst cherry, skull and crimson blood splattered and smeared into the dusty rock.

Elsewhere

Captain Marvel walked across the United States Air force base, he came to the hangar and walked in. The hangar was empty apart from a prototype jet plan at its centre. The Captain walked over and greeted his old friend who stood next to it.

"Roscoe" Captain Marvel smiled as he patted Roscoe Hynes on the back. Hynes had met Billy during the war and was now a test pilot.

"If it isn't the Captain! It's been too long buddy" Roscoe answered as he began to smile from ear to ear

"It's been too long. So is this your latest death contraption?"

"This baby is the Boeing X35-J, supersonic jet and I get to be the first guy to fly it"

"The wars over and you're still risking your butt"

"So are you. You know anything about this Ruskie strike in Egypt then Cap?"

"It wasn't the Russians Roscoe"

"Jeez, who else has A-bombs in the world?"

"It is a him and he is like me"

"Go knock his block off then Cap and kick him in the balls from me, my brother in law was killed when it happened. He was there on vacation with his old army pals"

"Sure will Roscoe" But Billy was a nervous wreck inside. Even with the help of Diana, Freddy and his sister; this guy scared him.

"Well wish me luck big guy, my flight with this baby is now just 2 hours away"

The Captain smiled and slapped Roscoe on the shoulder. Billy then turned and was gone in the blink of an eye.