Us Vs Them
By: Malaizjan P.J. Shultz
An hour later…
Meygan was able to sneak out of the safe house. It wasn't easy since Artemis was a light sleeper. But she did it. She even managed to avoid a fight with the LOD members while tracking the Master. She was quite proud of herself.
Meygan knew she was almost at the Master. After seeing through his illusion within the old Queen Industries building, she was ready to see the man who had hurt her and Rini and tried to steal away Areina's twins. She made her way up the building from the inside, noting how there was no type of security to keep her from him.
Meygan opened the double doors that led to the office of Green Arrow at the top of the building.
The Master had his back to her, staring out the large floor-to-ceiling windows. "I knew you'd come. After you hid for some time..."
"Bite me!" she taunted, closing the doors behind her. She was so not in the mood.
"Such words...does your husband know what comes out of your mouth?" The Master never turned around.
"Does blood come out of yours?" she asked him, slipping a birdarang into her hand.
"Ah, you want to spill my blood…the descendant of King Arthur indeed."
Meygan knew he was up to something, for he wouldn't turn to face her. She glanced up at the sprinklers. She kept them in mind.
"Tell me...are you attached to your daughters?"
"Stay away from my babies!" Losing all patience, Meygan send a dark blast at the Master. It was a weak blast and she knew it the instant it left her hands. Her powers weren't back quiet yet.
The Master was gone in a blink of an eye.
He reappeared behind Meygan and caught her in a headlock. "Predictable."
"Predict this!" Meygan kicked behind her and he howled. He pushed her away and sent a gust of wind at her, pushing her through the windows.
Meygan fell out of the top floor backwards.
She caught the ledge and held on for dear life. She doubted she had her demon flight back yet.
The Master looked out, then down on her. "How ironic; I had a dream like this…you dangling by your fingers high up in the sky. And all I have to do is watch you fall."
Meygan was only hanging on by one hand as she struggled to get a stronger hold on the ledge.
"Any last words?"
"Yeah! You're dumb!" said a voice behind the Master.
An arrow exploded on the Master's back and the Master was blown out of the window.
Meygan lost her grip at that moment but Vincent's hand caught her hand.
Archeron pulled Rave back inside and he shook his head at her. "You left me behind."
"Your parents were there. You were ok," Meygan told him. "And you're going to get grounded when they find us."
"Grounding you is the least of your worries." A blast of fire came at them.
Meygan and Vincent ducked and when the doors were blown out, they ran for it, for the stairs to get out of the building.
"You can't escape me...children." The Master said as he followed them.
Meygan then used her weak demon powers to teleport herself and Vincent out of the way and onto the street outside the building.
Meygan and Vincent appeared on the street seconds later. She panted.
Meygan looked up and the Master was flying at them. She looked around and saw an alley. She ran for it, Vincent right behind her. They got into the alley and Meygan used a weakened wind spell to pick up the metal dumpster and threw it at the incoming Master.
It nailed him, throwing him back.
Meygan then grabbed Vincent's arm and ran out of the alley. "Run for the shield!" she told him. By the time they got to the shield, Meygan was breathing hard...and Vincent knew something was wrong.
"My magic...it's not back all...the way..."
"Not good," Vincent said.
The Master was coming at them, angryas can be.
Komos and Kid Fate were at the dome. "You can't tell me you can't get through!" Eolus cried.
"My magic may be all powerful but even I can lose my magic," Carlos told him.
"And you're supposed to be the next Doctor Fate?" Komos asked, teasingly.
"I am in training…"
Meygan reached into her utility belt and pulled out some wing dings. She threw them; then stared at a fire hydrant.
It took a few moments but it blew apart, water sprouting from it.
Meygan whispered a quick spell and a wave of water hit the Master before he could get to them. She then whispered something and the water went solid, freezing the Master inside.
Vincent saw the generator that made the shield. He aimed an arrow at it.
He fired it.
It blew upon impact but the generator was intact.
"Crap," he said.
The Master shook inside the ice wave.
"Vincent...hide behind something...now!" Meygan urged.
"Can the demon power be stronger if we BOTH use it on him?"
"No...it'll be divided."
The ice wave broke apart and the pieces flew at them.
"I'll have an arrow ready to go up his ass, just give me a signal." Vincent said, then he went to the closest thing he could protect himself behind.
Meygan pushed Vincent down as the chunks were too close. One chunk hit her in the head, knocking her silly.
The Master was upon her.
He grabbed Meygan by the throat, closing his hands around it. "Now your magic's mine!"
"Nev...NEVER!" Meygan cried defiantly.
She screamed when he started glowing a dark red and her purple glow flared as what little remained of her magic was being drained.
Vincent fired an arrow.
The Master swatted it away with a gust of wind.
Vincent didn't give up. He fired arrow after arrow, to slow him down.
The Master got annoyed and sent a gust of wind at Vincent, blowing him into the shield.
Vincent grunted and stayed on his feet. He ran at the Master and grabbed his arm. "Azarath, Metrion, Zynthos!"
A flash of dark power exploded on the Master and he was tossed back, letting go of Meygan.
She fell to her knees, coughing as Vincent aimed his last arrow at the rising Master.
"You boy...I will enjoy torturing you!" He sent his lightning bolts at Vincent.
Vincent ducked down and the bolts hit the generator and it exploded, and the shield fell down.
The moment the shield dropped, Komos flew at the Master, punching him up into the air.
Kid Fate was in the air and he sent an infinity symbol at the Master, sending him down hard into the ground.
Both Eolus and Carlos landed next to Meygan and Vincent.
Omega Squad was together again.
The Master rose slowly. Eyeing Kid Fate, he knew he had to leave. Kid Fate was a threat to his plans as well. And he knew he was no match for a Lord of Order. "Next time, children." He vanished in a cloud of smoke.
"Meygs? You ok?" Eolus said.
Meygan nodded, but then fainted.
Eolus caught her and gently held her. "Vincent, how bad was it?
"He drained her of her magic and demon powers. But she didn't have much left anyway." Vincent sat down as well.
"It looks like she took a nasty hit to her hip," Kid Fate said as he saw the bandages.
"That was the start." Vincent looked tired. "We need to get her back."
Carlos stood up. "Stay close."
"I hate this," Eolus muttered as Carlos teleported them back to Blüdhaven.
Meygan woke up to voices. She raised her hand to her throat and there were bandages wrapped around it.
"Easy, Meygan," Dick said softly.
"Dad?" she croaked.
"Yeah. You are in so much trouble, young lady," he told her sternly.
Meygan waited until her dad came into focus. "Dad..."
"I know. It was Vincent. But you're a mother now...you can't just leave your family to go after the bad guys!" Dick had raised his voice, but still stayed calm.
"I know...I'm retired." Meygan sat up slowly, and Dick helped her.
"But I'm glad you didn't stay retired. I know Roy and Artemis are grateful you went after him." And he was so going to talk to Roy later too about running after his son…but he was grateful that his old friend risked his own life for his little girl.
"How's Brian?" she asked.
"Feeling top notch. Unlike you."
Meygan touched her injured side. It felt much better. "Was I healing?"
Dick nodded. "On your own too. Vincent's ok. He just needed Molly's touch."
Meygan smiled.
"Areina's waiting to talk to you so I'll go. But you know I'm letting you off easy."
Meygan smiled as Dick came around and hugged his daughter. "If you EVER pull a stunt like that without securing your daughters, I will make sure Kevin will be widowed. Understand?"
"Yes daddy," she whispered.
Dick then let go and left the room.
Areina appeared at the doorway a minute later. "I should beat you silly for not telling me!"
"Sorry."
"It's not just that you took off, Rini was asking about what was going on; can she feel what's going on with you? Not to mention Reilie almost got hit with a stray fireball while the boys were training," Areina said; trying to use guilt to get to Meygan to feel more guilty.
"I think Rini does on some level. But Reilie only has Kryptonian and Martian powers. No magic. No demon powers. Are the twins ok?"
"They're fine...did the Master say something about the kids?"
"He...asked how attached I was to the girls."
"You got mad."
"Of course I did. Areina...when it comes to Vincent, I'll always protect him."
"I know, and so will I; but you beat me to the punch. Something's not right though; the Master's using the kids to piss us off."
"I think...I think he already has. I think he used Psimon and Queen Bee to try and get your boys."
Areina's eyes narrowed tightly and the room was starting to feel like a sauna. "If I ever get my hands on him..."
"Areina...easy on the heat. I still prefer the cold," Meygan said gently.
Areina relaxed and the heat all but vanished. "Sorry; this guy is just pissing me off to no end. Molly's still working on healing Orin after last month."
"I know. But he drained a little of my magic. And I know Bruce has magic and so does Rini. He might be trying to weaken us magic wielders..."
"That's a possibility," Areina said. "I have to get back to the twins. Get better alright, and I think Rini wants to see you."
Meygan looked over to the door and saw a little girl floating there.
"I miss my girls." She watched Areina leave and Rini flew in fast and hugged her mother tightly.
"Easy Rini," Kevin said as he came in with Reilie. He sat on the bed as Rini moved to allow Reilie into their mother's lap.
"Hi." Meygan began shyly.
"Yelling won't do any good, would it?" Kevin asked.
Meygan smiled as she kissed Reilie on her forehead. "No."
"Please warn me next time. The girls were worried about you." Kevin moved to sit next to Meygan.
"Areina told me."
"Is Uncle Vincent okay?" Rini asked.
"He is Rini. A few bumps..." Meygan assured her.
"Your Aunt Molly patched him up, and from what I heard, he was brave and helped save your mom," Kevin added.
Rini grinned.
"Are you ok?" Kevin asked Meygan out loud.
"No," she told him mentally. "I wanted to use Excalibur. I think he knows it's still around."
Reilie then kicked her feet. Rini looked mad.
"What's wrong Rini?" Meygan asked her first daughter.
"We forgot we have Martian kids," Kevin said. "They heard you."
Meygan shook her head; she had forgotten that little detail. Meygan then looked to her daughters. "I'll be fine soon; you know how my demon powers are. Don't worry."
Rini smiled.
Meygan yawned.
"Let me get the girls to my parents. I'll be right back." Taking Reilie and letting Rini hug her mom before following, Kevin left the room.
Meygan felt uneasy.
"We'll stop him, sis." A voice said in Meygan's mind.
"I know Vincent," she said back.
"He's going to kill you." Mordred's fading image appeared in a corner., interrupting them.
"Get out," she said darkly, her eyes going red. She cut Vincent out for a few moments.
"He'll take the kids with magic and kill you and the fire girl," Mordred taunted.
"I'd like to see you two try." Meygan's demon powers flared.
"If you're so sure, let's finish our fight. Back where it started. A week from today…midnight."
"I'll be there, Mordred. And you will die." she vowed.
Mordred laughed as he faded away.
"Meygan?" Vincent said mentally. "You ok? Do I need to sit with you?"
"No…I got dizzy. But Kevin's coming back. Go rest." She told Vincent. Meygan was mad. But she was going to end it. However she could.