Flames of Anger
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana and Selene.
Chapter 7: The Gods Must Be Crazy!
In Loki's castle…
Loki, the deity of trickery and evil, was casually watching the events unfold in her crystal ball. She smiled evilly,
"Perfect, the fools are on their way here."
Faust whined,
"When are you going to show me all those promised magic?"
Loki sneered,
"Patience, mortal. I want to savor this moment."
The sorcerer threw a tantrum,
"I wanna learn now! Now!"
The goddess of evil shouted,
"QUIET, OR YOU WILL LEARN PAIN INSTEAD OF MAGIC!"
The bumbling sorcerer pouted into a corner, trembling.
Ulik cracked his knuckles,
"When do I face off against Thor and that Amazon again? I wish to utterly defeat them this time!"
Loki shook her head,
"And, so you shall, Ulik. So you shall. But, first, let's see how well they do against another opponent I have in mind."
Loki began laughing maniacally. The others cringed; whenever a being of trickery and deceit was laughing like this, it usually meant that an evil plan was being hatched.
Meanwhile…
Aboard the Javelin, Blue Beetle was piloting along with Diana. Dr. Fate, Ice, Guy Gardner, Tigra, Booster Gold, Wonder Girl, Selene, Mary Marvel, and Thor were all sitting, making their way to Asgard. The god of thunder looked at Diana,
"I must warn you, the other gods are somewhat very-."
Selene commented,
"Savage?"
Thor shook his head,
"Headstrong is more like it. Be careful."
As the Javelin landed, the heroes disembarked upon a stronghold covered in ice and snow. The area was noticeably cold, which bothered a few of the heroes.
Booster shivered, chattering his teeth,
"Dudes, it's really cold here. Where's the global warming everyone's been talking about?"
Mary Marvel wrapped her cape around her to try and keep warm.
Ice and Thor seemed to be the only ones not fully affected by the cold climate. Thanks to Farrah's experimental suit, Selene was quite comfortable in the conditions, as was Wonder Girl, Diana, and, surprisingly, Tigra and Blue Beetle. Guy generated a green force field around himself, and Dr. Fate seemed unaffected thanks to his magic.
Thor approached the stronghold door,
"Be careful, and let me do the talking."
Diana wanted to protest, but, seeing as how Thor knew these people, she allowed it,
"Very well, but I will speak my mind in order to rescue my mother. Clear?"
The warrior god nodded,
"Agreed."
Guy grinned,
"Piece o' cake."
However, when the door opened, they were greeted by a woman's enraged scream,
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, THOR?"
That angry voice belonged to a black-haired woman with battle armor and fur skins. In her hands was a sword unlike anything any one of them had seen. Thor grinned nervously,
"Sif, how are you? I was just-."
Sif had an angry, nervous twitch in her eyes as she shouted,
"Were you cheating on me with that slut Amora again?"
The son of Odin winced,
"That was a long time ago and I-."
Sif looked at Diana, Selene, and Donna,
"So, I see you brought more harems here. Am I not good enough?"
The Amazons were stunned. Diana decided to diffuse the situation,
"I beg your pardon, sister, but that is-."
The goddess of warriors slapped the Amazon princess,
"Silence, witch!"
At this, Diana got angry. She lunged at Sif, a cat-fight breaking out.
Guy and Booster instantly started drooling, while Tigra, Blue Beetle, Ice, and Mary Marvel all tried to break the two of them up.
Donna and Selene could only watch in shock. They expected this type of behavior from Miss Marvel or Farrah, never a proud warrior like Diana. A princess of her people, no less. Wonder Girl got concerned,
"We should stop this."
Selene shook her head,
"Now, wait, dearest sister. Let Diana have her fun. I'm rather enjoying it."
The younger Amazon princess could only watch as the cat-fight continued.
Meanwhile, back at the Watchtower…
Beatriz DaCosta, the heroine known as Fire, was sitting in an infirmary bed. Ever since that tussle with Artemis, the green-haired model had been resting up because of her injuries. (1)
She sighed to herself,
I know it's temporary, but it's still humiliating to find out that a child replaced me on the Super-buddies. I'm sure Mary Marvel would work out well, but…
Flash sped into the room,
"Knock, knock."
The speedster pulled from behind his back a dozen white lilies,
"For you, my lady."
Bea looked up and smiled,
"Thank you, Flash. That's very kind of you."
She took the flowers and smelled them,
"Heavenly. Thanks, I needed this."
However, her smile faded and she sighed heavily. Wally blinked and asked,
"What's wrong?"
The Brazilian beauty shook her head,
"It's nothing."
Contrary to popular belief, Flash was not an idiot all the time. Most of the time, yes, but when he saw Bea so depressed and somber, the speedster knew something was up. He said,
"Come on, Bea. I know something's bothering you. Talk to me."
Fire dried a tear,
"Wally, it's what's been going on in my life the past couple of weeks. I mean, first, Mary Marvel is helping my friends when I should be, and, Greer and Ted are getting…closer. I mean, the two of them just seem so happy and I…I am such a jealous bitch. I mean, I'm beautiful and like Teddy a lot, but I just can't figure it out…why did Ted choose her instead of me?"
Flash tried to think of a reason,
"Bea, it's not-."
Fire looked up, pleading,
"Is it because she's better looking than me? Is it because she wears a bikini? I can wear one too all the time. Will that win him back? Will that win Teddy?"
Flash watched as she continued her rantings and thought,
I've got to stop this.
He walked over to her and kissed her on the lips. Bea was caught off guard, but, soon, found herself returning the kiss full on.
Then, the two immediately broke off the kiss and looked at each other longingly.
The moment was interrupted when Flash's communicator went off,
"Uh, League business. I gotta go."
He zoomed away. Fire laid back down on the bed, holding the flowers. She thought to herself,
Flash is a good kisser.
Meanwhile, back on Asgard…
Blue Beetle rolled his eyes,
"I knew this would happen."
Evidently, when the cat-fight between Sif and Diana began as a simple tumble through the snow, it ended up being a full on fight, complete with weapons. Diana found an axe, while Sif found a sword. The two sparred for a little bit, but then noticed the drooling stares of Thor, Booster Gold, and Guy Gardner. Calling a truce, the two women began chasing the three men all over the castle, shouting various swears and curses. The genius hero looked to his girlfriend Tigra,
"Is this normal?"
The tigress nodded,
"For Thor, yeah."
Selene and Wonder Girl looked at each other. Donna shook her head,
"This is a waste of time. We have to find Mother before Loki does something horrible to her."
Dr. Fate chanted another spell, but it fizzled,
"Something is blocking my spell."
Mary Marvel pointed,
"We might have a problem here."
Three men came out of one of the doors into the castle. One was a burly, fat man wearing a Viking helmet, with an axe in one hand, and a beer stein in the other. He wore heavy looking battle armor. His name is Volstagg.
A second man came out, more slender, wielding a sword and also wearing a helmet and armor. His name is Fandal.
A third man was carrying a mace. His name is Hogun.
Together, they are the Warriors Three.
Volstagg said,
"Friends, our ally Thor is being chased by those screeching harpies!"
Hogun studied the new arrivals,
"I know not who they are, but we must help Thor, and calm Sif down."
Volstagg nodded,
"Aye…after a drink."
Another man rolled his eyes,
"Must you think of inebriation at a time like this?"
This man was wearing battle armor and carrying a sword on his hip. His name is Baldar the Brave, and, while his demeanor may not have shown it, he was the bravest warrior in Asgard.
Volstagg chugged down his ale and let out a loud belch,
"Now that I have had a drink…ATTACK!"
He roared into battle with the other two warriors against Sif and Diana.
Baldar noticed the other strangers and decided to approach them,
"Welcome to Asgard, kind strangers. My name is Baldar."
Blue Beetle extended his hand,
"I'm Blue Beetle. This is Tigra, Mary Marvel, Ice, Dr. Fate, Wonder Girl, and Selene. The people being chased are Booster Gold and Guy Gardner, and one that is doing the chasing is Diana."
Baldar blinked before asking,
"Did Sif accuse this woman Diana of cheating on her with Thor and, it escalated into a cat-fight?"
Tigra nodded,
"Yeah, and when Booster, Guy, and Thor saw it, they started drooling."
Volstagg screeched,
"Baldar, help us!"
Hogun screamed girlishly,
"The pain! It hurts!"
Thor ordered,
"Sif, put that sword down, woman!"
Baldar nodded in understanding,
"I see. So, why have you come to Asgard?"
Donna explained,
"My mother was kidnapped by Ulik and Loki, and is somewhere here. I have to find her."
The Asgardian swordsman looked at the younger Amazon princess, then noticed Diana. He said,
"You two are sisters, are you not?"
Selene rolled her eyes,
"How ignorant. We are Amazon warriors. That raven-haired woman fighting Thor is Diana."
Baldar nodded,
"I see."
He noticed the brawl that was going on and asked,
"Do you think we should go break them up now?"
Dr. Fate rolled his eyes underneath his helmet,
"Please. This is getting ridiculous."
A series of loud snaps were heard, making everyone there wince. Baldar blinked,
"I am glad I am on Sif's good side. To be honest, I had no idea she had such an impressive knowledge of knots."
Tigra gulped,
"And I thought I was flexible."
Next Chapter:
Loki makes her move. Or his? I can't keep up anymore!
(1) Read Crimes of Passion