Flames of Anger
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to Marvel or DC. I own Farrah/Persiana and Selene.
Chapter 8: Giant Problems!
Guy Gardner, Thor, Booster Gold, and the Warriors Three were all getting their injuries and limbs mended. Booster shuddered,
"I have never been through anything anywhere near that horrible, especially in the future."
Blue Beetle smirked,
"You see what happens when you gawk at women in a cat-fight?"
The red-headed Green Lantern scowled,
"Shut up, bug boy."
Volstagg shook his head,
"I need a drink after this."
Thor smirked,
"But, I must admit, watching Sif and Diana fight reminds me of Miss Marvel and Persiana fighting on the Avengers."
Booster asked,
"Did they take axes or sharp pointy objects and try to dissect each other?"
The god of thunder chuckled,
" 'Twas only the beginning of their feud, my friend."
Selene blinked,
"Wait, feud? I do not understand."
Wonder Girl explained,
"Persiana and Miss Marvel have been constantly fighting for the affections of a man of hers back on her world. Persiana thought that Miss Marvel was out to steal her boyfriend, and has constantly tried to defend him and making Miss Marvel pay for attempting to steal him away from her."
Thor laughed,
"There was one time the young Persiana redecorated Miss Marvel's room with that of her adversary baseball team. Needless to say, I was surprised the Mansion was still standing." (1)
Selene nodded, attempting to understand what was being said. Then she asked,
"What is baseball? Is it a game?"
Wonder Girl nodded,
"Yes. When we get back, I shall ask Miss Marvel to take us to a baseball game."
Booster Gold smirked,
"Remember that time Farrah threw a bucket of green paint all over Miss Marvel?"
Guy laughed,
"She kept calling her the Green Monster for a whole week!"
Thor asked,
"Was that after Miss Marvel threw a bucket of red paint all over Persiana and called her Candy Cane?"
Blue Beetle nodded,
"I think so."
He winced at the memory,
"And I thought Guy had a mouth when he got drunk."
Volstagg perked at that,
"You drink, fine sir?"
Guy nodded,
"Yep, I own my own bar. It's called 'Warriors'."
The axe-wielding warrior nodded,
"I must try this ale that you serve there."
Diana shook her head,
"Must you think of drinking at a time like this? My mother has been captured by Loki. No telling what sort of plan she has for her."
At this, the Warriors Three, Sif, and Baldar all looked at the older Amazon princess with very confused looks on their faces. Baldar asked,
"Loki is a woman?"
Fandral scoffed,
"Suits Loki just fine."
Volstagg began laughing.
Sif shook her head,
"Wait, how do we know this is not a deception on Loki's part to think that he is a woman when he really is a man?"
Baldar thought for a moment, then answered,
"Maybe Loki was always a woman, and, when Asgard was recreated, Loki's power substantially decreased."
Booster Gold suggested,
"Or, maybe Loki is a woman because she's from the future and got a sex change from being a man. That way, no one would suspect it of being the real Loki."
Everyone looked at Booster. Tigra said,
"That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard."
She then looked around,
"Is anyone else getting a really big headache from all this talking?"
Blue Beetle commented,
"I think I have a migraine just listening to everyone talk about whether Loki is a woman or a man."
Wonder Girl joked,
"Maybe we should have the Question investigate it."
At this, everyone groaned. Dr. Fate shook his head,
"That would not be a wise idea. You'd never see him again."
Ice added,
"And even Huntress would never be able to pry him from that investigation."
Diana nodded,
"All right. We must find Loki and stop her. Or him. Now, I'm confused."
Just then, there was a rumble on the ground. Thor immediately tensed,
"A frost giant approaches."
Sure enough, overlooking the castle walls, stood a gargantuan of a monster. His body stood at least one hundred feet tall, covered in ice. Even his beard was made of icicles, and he bellowed in a loud voice,
"ASGARDIAN FOOLS! SUFFER MY WRATH AND THE WRATH OF MY BRETHREN!"
Diana gasped,
"By Hera, what is that?"
Baldar narrowed his eyes,
"A frost giant, the avowed enemies of Asgard. They almost conquered the world, but Thor single-handedly stopped them."
Wonder Girl swallowed,
"He is a big as a Titan."
Volstagg looked and shrugged,
"Huh, a small one."
Everyone looked at him, stunned. Selene shouted,
"THAT'S a small one?"
Fandal said,
"You should see what Ymir looks like."
Diana asked,
"Who?"
"The king of the Frost Giants."
Guy Gardner shrugged,
"Who cares. Let's turn him into ice cubes!"
Next Chapter:
As the frigid battle with the Frost Giant commences, Loki plans something nefarious for the other heroes. Find out what, next time!