Chapter 7

Back in Fawcett City, Viviane De Milo was released from class and made her way outside to the cool afternoon air. She looked around at the kids running to catch their rides and unlocking their bikes so they can quickly get home. After a few minutes, she saw the familiar red shirt that belonged to Billy Batson. He was keeping to himself, leaning against a tree right outside school. Viviane sighed and made her way over to him. His head was turned away, so he couldn't see her sneak up and scare him. Billy yelped out, making a few heads turn and Viviane giggle some.

"It's just you, Viviane!" he said "I thought some nasty villain had come along,"

"Nope! Just little old me!" said Viviane, making a sweet, innocent face.

The duo took each other's hands and walked down the street.

"So you really enjoyed my wings, did you Billy?" asked Viviane.

"Yep! They're really fluffy," he said.

"You know, I groom them every night, right after I brush my hair," she told him.

"Oh wow, that must take a long time." he said. Viviane smiled and walked along with him. They walked in silence for awhile, either out of boredom or shyness. After a few minutes, they made their way to the local park, where several families where out doing family business. Some were having barbeques and others were hitting piñatas with sticks. Viviane giggled at the sight of little girls running around dressed as fairies and angels with wings sticking out their backs. The sun was bright in the sky and no clouds were visible. The two made it to the bridge that spanned the small creek that ran through the park. There, they stood and watched the small boats and duck that swam the channel. Viviane looked up at Billy and smiled. He looked back down and returned the smile.

"Billy, may I ask you a question?" Viviane asked.

"Yeah, go for it," he answered.

"Okay, but try to answer truthfully, okay?"

"Okay then, sure. What is it?"

"Why….well…why are you doing this?" Billy looked puzzled. "What do you mean?" he asked.

"I mean, not many angels let alone humans, would risk themselves like you do for me. Is there something that you want?" she asked him with concern.

"No, of course not. Why would you think that?" he asked her.

"Because I know what humans are capable of, Billy. I know that much about Earth,"

"Not everyone is that way, Vivi. There are many good people on Earth,"

She nodded and said, "I know that, Billy. But why do you sacrifice so much for just me? Why did you protect me from Nathan, knowing that you possibly could've been killed?"

"Because…because it's Captain Marvel's job to protect people," he answered. Viviane frowned some and looked away. Billy gently caressed her cheek and brought her face up to look into her bright blue eyes.

"But for me, as Billy, I just wanted to keep you safe," he said softly to her. Viviane blushed intensely and smiled as she rested her head on his chest. Billy held her close to him, wrapping his arms around her. She looked back up at him as before. He brushed away a few stray stands of hair from her face. Viviane closed her eyes and crept closer to his lips. He did the same, inching down towards hers. They were only millimeters away from each other's lips…

BOOM!

The sound of an explosion snapped them out of their romantic passion. Billy immediately ran to the other side of the bridge, looking at a huge plume of smoke rising not too far away. Viviane ran to his side and looked at the smoke.

"Stay here, Viviane. I'll be right back," he said.

"No way, I wanna come with you!" she protested.

"Sorry, Viviane. Just wait for me, please?" he asked. She back off and nodded. He yelled his magic word and flew off towards to the smoke.

Captain Marvel arrived to see half of the street in utter ruin. Cars were torched and torn. The pavement was melted and cracked. The adjacent buildings were burned and smoking. Lucky for him, nobody was in that section of the block; they were scared off by the man with the wings holding the golden staff that was staring down Captain Marvel. His bright, white wings were reminiscent of Viviane's own wings. All over his body was shining silver armor that contrasted with the gold staff that sparked with electricity.

"You there!" he said "Where is the Princess?" Billy played dumb and said, "What princess? I don't know what you're talking about!"

The Angel advanced towards him with Marvel keeping his ground.

"I won't ask you again. Where is Princess Viviane??" he demanded.

"What do you want with her?" Marvel asked.

"I have orders to take her back home to her mother, the Queen Jessica,"

"I think you better go back where you came from, mister." said Marvel "You aren't taking her anywhere."

"Don't get in my way, Earthling! Hand her other or be destroyed,"

"Try me,"

"Fine!" yelled the Angel as he used his staff and blasted Captain Marvel down the street and into a car. The Angel flew over to him and jammed his electric staff into the stomach, sending powerful shocks all over Marvel's body.

"Die, Earthling! I'll show you to mess with a Moon Angel!" yelled the Angel.

"Wrong…place…to…be!!!" yelled Marvel as he screamed out the magic word, sending the Magic Lighting onto the Angel. He slumped over onto Marvel, knocked out from the force of the lightning bolt. Captain Marvel pushed him off and wiped himself off.

"Now what was that about?" he asked himself. He looked down at the unconscious Moon Angel. "Viviane! Oh no, I better warn her!"

He turned around to fly, but when he did he was greeted by three horizontal floating disks of energy. As if acting as a doorway, the disks released three Moon Angels with each one armed the same as the first one. Captain Marvel sighed and got into fighting stance.

"Now where is Princess Viviane??" asked the Angel in the middle.

"Tough luck, buddy. The first guy already asked me that," said Marvel, pointed to the unconscious Angel. The Moon Angel snapped his fingers and the Angel to his left tended to his unconscious comrade.

"I realize that asking won't get us anywhere. So then we must rely on our sheer force to beat it out of you," said the middle Angel, reading his staff along with the Moon Angel to his right.

"Oh boy…" said Captain Marvel as he was blasted into the sky by both attacks.

From the park, Viviane saw Captain Marvel fly into the sky in a trail of smoke followed by two Moon Angels who were blasting the life out of him.

"Oh no! Billy!" she cried. She extended her wings and flew towards the battle. The two Angels finally drove Marvel down into the street below, sending him into a truck's windshield.

"This will be the last time, Earthling. Where is the Princess?" the leader asked.

"Somewhere safe." said Marvel, attempting to get up from the truck. The leader shook his head in frustration and ordered his men to fire when suddenly a force of energy cut the staffs in two. Viviane flew down and landed in front of the downed superhero. The Moon Angels immediately recognized her and bowed in her presence.

"Your Highness! Good to see your safe! You must return home immediately!" said the lead Moon Angel.

"I'm not going anywhere. You may stand if you'd like," she said in a confident voice. The three Angels (including the one that helped the injured first Angel) stood up at a tension, not looking into Viviane's eyes.

"Your Highness, we have orders to bring you back home," said the lead Moon Angel again.

"Why didn't Nathan come get himself?" she asked. The Angels looked at each other, seeing if anyone one of them knew.

"We don't know…"

"Oh, you don't? Then leave us at once and tell Nathan to come get me himself if he wants me!"

"But…"

"I said go!" yelled Viviane. The leader looked back at his men and in unison; they raised their arms to attack.

"I'm sorry, your highness. But Queen Jessica ordered you back, even if I had to use necessary force." Viviane stepped back some and clenched her fists. She looked over to where Captain Marvel lay. He was still half-conscious; dazed from the attacks.

Billy…Billy, please get up quickly…I don't know if I can take these Soldier Angels. I've never been a real fight before… she thought to herself Mother…'Use necessary force'? Why would you do such a thing? Look, at what you did to Billy! Please get up, Billy…

She turned her focus back on the trio of Soldier Angels. Suddenly, she let off a wave of energy from her arms, knocking the trio off their feet. Viviane let out a small laugh, celebrating her brief victory. The three Soldier Angels quickly got back on their feet.

"Attack!'' the leader yelled as his two comrades flew after her. Viviane spread her wings and flew high into the sky being followed closely by the two Angels. She soared towards the clouds, making several aerial maneuvers to dodge the natural energy bolts from the two. Viviane turned around and fired back, not knowing if she hit any of the two. She turned her attention back to the direction she was flying, only to see one of the two Soldier Angels about to fire an energy bolt at her. Relying on her massive wings, she made a ninety-degree turn upwards as the bolt barely missed her by several inches. Unknown to both of them, the bolt hit his companion and sent him Earth-bound. Viviane sighed and continued to flee.

While on the ground, Captain Marvel finally shook off his dizziness and got off the truck. There, he encountered the leader of the Soldier Angels observing the sky-high battle not to far from him.

"What happened to Viviane?" he asked the Angel.

"Why, she's about to be captured as we speak," he said as he pointed up towards the clouds. Marvel looked up at the fight and then back at the Moon Angel.

"You leave her alone!" he ordered the Angel.

"Sorry, but I have my orders," said the leader.

"Now!"

"Don't you dare order me around, Earthling!" yelled the angered Moon Angel as he threw a punch at Captain Marvel's chest. Marvel didn't budge as the Angel's fingers broke from the punch. The leader staggered back, holding his hand in pain. Marvel smiled and stood there with his arms on his hips. He then grabbed the Soldier Angel and threw him down the street and into a streetlight.

"Now, time to help Viviane!" he said, blasting off towards the clouds above Fawcett City.

Viviane stood still and silent in the middle of a massive cloud. It was so thick that you couldn't see a foot in front of you. The raindrops in the cloud didn't help either, as the moisture affected your eyesight. Viviane shifted focus to her large wings, as they were very sensitive to changes in the air around her. The cloud was silent at the moment, almost peaceful in a strange way. It would've calmed her down if she hadn't remembered that there was a Soldier Angel out to get her.

Why did it have to come to this mother? I didn't want any of this to happen… Billy, I hope you're alright. I didn't want you to get hurt. I didn't want…What???

A large blast flew towards Viviane with incredible speed. She pushed back with her wings and nearly dodged the quick attack. Through the trail the energy attack left, Viviane could see the Soldier Angel quickly approaching.

Oh no, what do I do?? What would Billy do?? she thought He's going to get me!

The Angel advanced more and more, readying his fists to knock her down.

Billy, I need your help…What would you do? Wait, I know! He wouldn't let him attack him! He would attack back! But how? What can I do…Wait!

Viviane crossed her hands and held them out in front of her. Between the slits of her fingers, she got the Soldier Angel in sight. She concentrated and felt her life force energy building up in her hands. The Angel was only several yards away. The energy reached it's maximum.

"Lunar Blast!!!!!" she yelled, unleashing a white energy beam at the approaching Soldier Angel. He was quickly knocked out and sent hurtling down towards the ground. Viviane flew down after the Angel, presumably to finish him off but was met by Captain Marvel holding the defeated Angel.

"Billy! You're okay!" yelled Viviane, giving him a big hug.

"Yeah, of course I am. Are you okay?" he asked her. She nodded and said, "Look! I beat him!"

Marvel smiled and nodded for her to follow him down to the city. Captain Marvel added the Angel to the list of the defeated Angels.

"Nathan wouldn't give up so easily, Billy. Three Soldier Angels would be just child's play to what he can really do," said Viviane, looking down on the Angels.

"Vivi, you don't know how right you are…" said Marvel, staring up at the space between skyscrapers. Viviane looked and saw an incredible sight. Tens upon tens of horizontal disks like the ones that spurted out the first Angels appeared. They covered every direction from where they stood. Eventually, the disks disappeared and Soldier Angels stood where they had been.

"Oh no…" said Viviane.

"What?" asked Marvel.

"Invasion…"