After yet another long wait, I apologize. My interest in this has been waning, and I've also been swamped with work at college. The next chapter should come quicker...just please, bear with me! It'll be muchbetter than Vampires vs. Zombies (yeah, don't even get me started...).
*NOTE: I don't own Deadliest Warrior, Marvel, or DC. If I owned any or all of them, I'd be in Maui drinking piña coladas right now. Nobody in this story except the three Deadliest Warrior hosts is real; ergo, it's a work of fiction. Questions/comments/suggestions should be sent to yours truly, and I'll take every one I receive into consideration.
All words by the Narrator in this story (or as you might know him, David Wenham) are in ITALICS.
Deadliest Hero: Emma Frost vs. Wonder Woman
As the show begins, we see a beautiful woman with long blonde hair wearing a revealing white uniform and holding up both her fists.
Emma Frost: the deadly mental soldier of the X-Men who has fought on both sides of the law.
We see Emma controlling two people mentally, forcing them to give her their weapons.
We now see a fit black-haired woman wearing a red, white and blue uniform, a tiara, and a pair of silver bracelets. She wields a glowing golden lasso, and throws it at the camera.
Wonder Woman: the pioneering female superhero who uses brains and brute force to outdo her opponents.
We see Wonder Woman deflecting bullets off her bracelets, then punching a nearby attacker in the face.
WHO…IS…DEADLIEST?
We now see a montage of numerous comic book-themed weapons being tested.
To find out, our world-class fighters are testing the heroes' most lethal weapons. Using 21st-century science, we'll see what would happen if the two heroes went toe-to-toe—no rules, no safety, no mercy. Superhero vs. Superhero. Marvel vs. DC. It's a duel to the death, to decide who is…
THE DEADLIEST HERO!
As the title sequence ends, we find ourselves back in the all-too-familiar fight club.
Welcome to the fight club. Inside this mystical place where the universes of the real world and the comic book world bend reality itself, we've gathered doctors, scientists, martial arts experts, and some of the greatest heroes of all time, and then turned them loose with an arsenal of incredible weapons. It's all to create a simulated battle to the death between two legendary female superheroes: Emma Frost, the manipulative mental mistress of Charles Xavier's student faction, versus Wonder Woman, the powerful Amazon warrior princess who has thwarted many a villain.
Emma Frost Stats
Real name/alias: The White Queen
Ht: 5'10"
Gear: 10 lbs
Armor: None
Wonder Woman Stats
Real name/alias: Diana
Ht: 5'11"
Gear: 15 lbs
Armor: Bulletproof bracelets
Lead biomedical scientist and karate black-belt Geoff Desmoulin will analyze the tests done by each weapon and warrior.
"Every tool I bring to the fight is designed for one thing," Desmoulin explains, "analyzing if a weapon will be able to kill or not.
E.R. physician Armand Dorian will analyze the killing power from each strike.
"Based on what these weapons and battle styles do to these ballistics gel bodies," Dorian tells us, "I'll be able to tell you whether or not that person will die from getting hit."
And computer programmer Max Geiger will input the data into a battle simulation program to determine the winner.
"Today, we've got two of the greatest female superheroes of all time squaring off against one another," Geiger says. "One uses mental force, and one uses power and agility, so this is one of those tried-and-true brains vs. brawn match-ups."
We now see a young woman with bright red hair wearing a green jumper. She holds up her hand, and a few feet away, a gel torso's head explodes.
Representing Emma Frost: X-Men comrade Jean Grey. Jean possesses telepathic abilities similar to Emma's.
"We may not see eye to eye much, but I know Emma's as tough as nails," Jean says. "I have no problem believing that she can take down pretty much anyone."
We now see a man in a blue uniform, with a strange horizontal red device attached to his eyes. He's standing next to a suit made of a glasslike material.
Also representing Emma: fellow X-Man and teammate Cyclops.
"Emma's one of the strongest people in the X-Men," Cyclops brags. "She knows how to fight dirty, and I have no doubt she's gonna win here today."
Born in Boston, Emma Frost was initially a conniving villain known as the White Queen, and a member of the notorious Hellfire Club. After most of her teammates died in a robot attack, a devastated Emma turned over a new leaf and joined the X-Men, and has used her powerful mental and psychic abilities to assist the team from then on. Considered one of the five strongest telepaths on the planet, she possesses powerful abilities such as mind control, the ability to alter perception and memories, and the ability to cause mental pain just by touch.
"Emma has been able to take down telepaths two or three times as powerful as she is," Cyclops says. "This is precisely why Emma is the better fighter, no question."
That's news to our Wonder Woman experts, who expect the Amazon princess to wipe the floor with the telepath.
We see a young girl with long blonde hair wearing a red uniform with yellow trim. She twirls a lasso in the air and throws it at a foam torso, catching the dummy by the neck.
Fighting for Wonder Woman: her sidekick, Wonder Girl. Wonder Girl has learned and utilized many of the same tactics Wonder Woman used to dispel enemies.
"While we may have had our differences in the past, it's been an honor to serve under the greatest heroine ever to walk this earth," Wonder Girl boasts. "She's a product of the gods, and she's also not afraid to get her hands dirty."
We now see a middle-aged man with slightly graying blond hair wearing sunglasses, a brown coat and blue jeans. He points a nasty-looking sword at the camera.
Also wielding the Amazon's weapons: Steve Trevor. Steve has known Wonder Woman on a personal basis for many years, and as a former intelligence officer in the U.S. Navy, has extensive knowledge of many of Diana's weapons.
"Every weapon Diana carries is designed to kill, maim, and ultimately take her enemies down," Steve says. "She's virtually unstoppable."
The daughter of Hippolyta, the legendary Queen of the Amazons, Wonder Woman was one of the first female heroes to gain widespread acclaim throughout the world. Said to be as beautiful as Aphrodite, as wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and stronger than Hercules, Wonder Woman's strength, agility, and distinct arsenal of weapons has made her one of the most feared and respected heroes the world over, male or female.
"Diana is one of the greatest heroes the world has ever seen," Wonder Girl informs us. "She wields her weapons expertly, and is a master at hand-to-hand combat. There's no way she'll lose this match."
So how would the Amazon princess fare against a mentally deceptive and dangerous femme fatale such as Emma Frost? Our experts disagree.
"I'm giving my initial edge to Wonder Woman," Geoff predicts. "She's got powerful weapons at her disposal, and though she may not have anything to combat Emma's mental powers, she knows how to fight in-close."
"My vote goes to Emma Frost," Max says. "She's deceptive, smart, and absolutely deadly with her psychic abilities, and we've seen before that brains, nine times out of ten, will beat brute strength."
Both Wonder Woman and Emma have deadly weapons at their disposal, but only Emma can kill an opponent just by touching them.
We see Emma sneaking up behind a person and grabbing hold of them. After struggling for a few seconds, the man grabs his head and starts screaming in pain.
The Touch of Death: the last thing a person fighting Emma will ever feel.
Jean, Cyclops and the Deadliest Warrior team are standing in front of a table of Emma's armor and costume designs as Jean tries to explain how this style of telepathy works:
"Emma, like me, is a telepath. Of course, the abilities vary from telepath to telepath, but one of Emma's signature ways to inflict damage is to focus her energy into her hands, and then simply touch her enemies."
"Well, I know telepathy's pretty handy when you want to reach a faraway object," Max jokes, "but let's see if it can actually cause bodily harm."
We see our old friend, the ninja, walk into the fight club through the double-doors.
Narrator: Jean's target will be a live ninja. She'll have five seconds to inflict as much pain as possible on the target.
"Jean, are you ready?" Geoff asks.
"Ready!" Jean responds.
"On three, two, one…GO!"
When Geoff gives the signal, Jean places her right hand on the ninja's chest, closes her eyes and concentrates. In about three seconds, the ninja clutches his chest and falls on the ground in pain, writhing in agony.
"Nice…" Geoff comments.
Geoff analyzes the data from the touch, and the results speak for themselves.
"According to these readings, I think this could definitely cause death if the psychic power was of greater frequency," Desmoulin says, looking over the data. "Hell, the readings say you just about stopped Yoshi's heart, Jean…"
But despite the power of the touch, our Wonder Woman team isn't buying it.
"That's quite the impressive display," Trevor admits, "but it's useless if you can't get close enough to touch your enemy…"
"And Diana won't let you get within ten feet of her if she can help it," Wonder Girl adds.
Emma Frost can cause death up close, but Wonder Woman's close-in weapon is an age-old weapon that has become her trademark.
We see Wonder Woman throwing her golden lasso at a fleeing bank robber, catching the man around the waist.
The Lasso of Truth: thirty feet of rope designed to force the victim to tell the truth—or squeeze the life out of him.
Wonder Girl, Geoff and Max are standing in front of a table of Wonder Woman's weapons as Wonder Girl starts to explain how her mentor's lasso works:
"This is Diana's lasso. Officially, it's called the Golden Lasso of Truth, and that's just what it is—it emits a mystical force that compels whoever is ensnared in it to always tell the truth."
"Who needs a lie detector with something like that?" Max jokes.
"Well, it's a very useful tool," admits Geoff, "but the question is, can it kill?"
"Absolutely," Wonder Girl replies.
To better see how the lasso works, our team heads outside to test it. The target: a ballistics gel body with the same resistance as human flesh.
Wonder Girl stands in front of the body, swinging the Lasso of Truth above her head.
"Ready, Wonder Girl?" Desmoulin asks.
"I'm ready!" Wonder Girl replies.
"Three, two, one…THROW IT!"
Wonder Girl twirls the Lasso over her head a few times and then throws it at the torso. The rope lands around the torso's neck, and with a quick yank, Wonder Girl pulls the rope toward her, snapping the torso's neck.
"Impressive…" Desmoulin admits.
"Okay, you've broken this guy's neck—this is probably going to be a kill strike," says Dr. Dorian as he inspects the damage done to the torso. "He's not going to die instantly, but he's probably gonna die in a few seconds."
But despite the lasso's kill, Team Frost doesn't appear all that impressed.
"This is nothing," Cyclops scoffs. "You threw that rope at, what, half a man who wasn't moving. Emma wouldn't even let you get within ten feet of you to use this thing."
"Plus, Jean adds, "who needs a silly rope when you can do this?"
Jean raises her hand and focuses her mind. After a few seconds, the gel torso's head explodes, sending gel and brain matter flying.
"WHOA-HO-HO!" Geoff cries.
"DAMN!" Max adds.
But which close-in weapon will give its user the edge in battle?
"I have to go with the Touch of Death," Desmoulin tells Geiger and Dr. Dorian. "While the lasso has a longer reach, its likelihood of a kill isn't as great as the Touch of Death."
"Agreed," replies Geiger. "Plus, Wonder Woman might not expect the Touch of Death coming from her opponent. The lasso can be seen and avoided. Edge, Emma Frost."
For close-range weapons, the edge goes to Emma Frost for the Touch of Death. But this match is only getting started, as our experts pull out their respective heroine's medium-range weapons. And for Emma, this is her bread-and-butter:
We see Emma staring in the face of an assailant. She smiles as the man, whose back is turned to the camera, points the pistol he's holding at his head and pulls the trigger.
Mind Control Powers: complete mental control that can force an adversary into doing anything one's heart desires.
Cyclops, Jean and the DW guys are in front of a television monitor viewing a montage of people using mental-related powers.
"Well, from what we've seen so far, Emma can use her mental powers in close to make a deadly touch," Geoff reminds the viewers. "What can she do from a distance?"
"For one thing, she can use her mental powers to influence her target to do things," Jean says.
"So it's like hypnosis, then?" asks Max.
"Yes," Cyclops begins, "but you have to keep in mind that you can't force someone who's hypnotized to do something they wouldn't normally do. In this weakened mental state, Emma's opponent can't refuse to do anything."
Geoff and Max now direct another ninja in a white tunic into the arena. Cyclops stands at the ready with a device that resembles a megaphone.
To test how Emma's mind control powers might work, our experts use a live target and the next-best thing to Emma's powers—a portable mind control ray.
"Ready, Cyclops?" Desmoulin asks.
"Ready," Cyclops replies.
"Three, two, one—ZAP HIM!"
On Geoff's word, Cyclops points the mind control device at the ninja and pulls the trigger. The ninja gets a stunned look on his face, then his arms fall limp at his side.
"There you go," says Cyclops, gesturing toward the stunned ninja. "Have at him.
Dr. Dorian, Max and Geoff step toward the ninja cautiously and curiously, and then stand in front of him. Dr. Dorian waves a hand in front of his face, but the ninja only stands there.
"He's out," Dr. Dorian says.
"Go ahead, tell him to do something," says Cyclops.
Geoff looks at both of his buddies, and they all shrug. "Uh…stand on one leg," Geoff tries. The ninja lifts his left foot off the ground, balancing himself with his arms as he stands awkwardly on his right foot.
"Act like a chicken," Geiger suggests. As the guys begin to chuckle, the ninja places his fists in his armpits and starts flapping them up and down like wings as he starts "scratching" the ground with his feet.
"Do the Macarena!" barks Geoff. The guys laugh hysterically as the ninja gyrates to all the motions of the Los Del Rio-inspired dance.
Once in an entranced state, Emma can force her victim to do anything and everything under the sun—including commit suicide.
"This is definitely going to be a game-changing weapon when we run the simulation," Geiger admits.
But despite its ability to change the tide of a battle, our Wonder Woman experts are still optimistic.
"Diana's will is way too strong for mind control," Steve brags. "She will never fall to that kind of power."
And Wonder Woman's medium-range weapon is just as unpredictable.
We see Wonder Woman taking her tiara off and throwing it off-camera. The camera then cuts to a man with the sharp points of the tiara in his throat, and he falls over.
Wonder Woman's Tiara: a symbol of her royal lineage, which doubles as a deadly projectile weapon.
Wonder Girl, Steve and the DW hosts are standing in front of a line of foam targets. Wonder Girl is holding Wonder Woman's tiara as she starts to explain how it works:
"This is Wonder Woman's tiara. She wears it as a symbol of her royal heritage, as the Princess of Themiscrya. And in addition, it also doubles as a throwing weapon."
"Well, we've seen our fair share of projectile weapons on the show," Geiger admits. "Care to give us a demonstration?"
"My pleasure," Wonder Girl replies.
The team is now standing about ten feet away from a giant slab of meat hanging from the ceiling, as Wonder Girl stands with a tiara at the ready.
Our team has set up a piece of beef the same thickness as a person's neck for Wonder Girl to take aim at.
"Three, two, one—THROW IT!" Geoff shouts.
Wonder Girl tosses the golden tiara like a Frisbee at the hunk of meat. When the sharp-edged tiara makes contact, it slices about halfway into the meat, leaving one severed piece hanging off it.
"Let's go check it out," Max suggests.
Was the wound inflicted by the razor-sharp tiara enough to kill?
"Okay, you've cut this in half, which means you can cut a person's neck in half," Dr. Dorian states as he examines the meat. "When the neck's got a wound this big, a person will bleed out from it, because you've severed the carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain. This person would die in about five minutes—basically, they're alive long enough to fight back for a while, but they'll eventually lose the blood flow to their brain, and they'll die."
"Granted, my aim's not like Diana's," Wonder Girl admits, "and she's a lot stronger than I am, so the tiara would be coming at the neck much faster."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa," Cyclops says, stopping her. "Nice try, but it looks like your little Frisbee just ain't enough. If Emma's going down, she won't go down without a fight."
So who has the edge in medium-range weapons?
"I'm giving my edge to Emma Frost," Geoff states. "The mind controlling abilities just give her way too many options. They could very well prove to be the reason Emma wins this match."
"I agree 100 percent," Max replies. "Edge to Emma's mind control abilities."
For mid-range weapons, the edge goes to Emma Frost for her mind control powers. But this match-up is far from over—it's time to test each heroine's long-range weapons. And in Emma's case, this is yet another manifestation of her psychic abilities.
We see Emma firing a bolt of psychically charged energy at a man, hitting him in the stomach and knocking him out.
Mental Bolts: streams of psychic energy that can cut through human flesh like butter.
Max, Geoff and Dr. Dorian now stand outside on the barren firing range. Jean Grey is with them as she starts to explain how Emma uses this long-range weapon:
"Emma's major use of her psychic powers in battle is one that I also use from time to time—she focuses her mind, and out of her eyes, she blasts a high-powered beam of telekinetic energy."
"Yet another manifestation of mental powers," Geiger observes. "Emma's pretty much got it all covered with one weapon, huh?"
"Yes, sir," Jean replies. "Telekinesis can be used in many, many different ways."
To test the power of the mental bolts, our team sets up a ballistics gel torso for Jean to take aim at with her own telekinetic powers.
Jean puts her arm out in front of her. She focuses her mind for a second or two, and then forms a ball of pink energy in her hand. After a few seconds, a bright beam of light shoots out of the ball like a lightning bolt, hitting the ballistics gel torso directly. When the light dies down, nothing but pieces of gel and organ remain where the torso once stood.
"WHOO-HOO-HOO!" Geoff shouts.
The results of the mental bolts are absolutely brutal, but despite the carnage, Team Wonder Woman doesn't seem worried.
"You have to remember, though, Diana has armor…her bracelets," Steve reminds everyone. "They've been known to block oncoming bullets, and she's almost perfect at predicting where projectiles will hit, so she can definitely block these things."
"There's no way a silly bracelet could stop something of this magnitude," Jean rebuts. "Don't you see this guy? There's nothing left…"
"Wait till you see what we have in store for you…it'll blow you away," Wonder Girl warns.
"You really think a lousy bow and arrow can stand up to telepathy?" Cyclops asks, rolling his eyes. "Dream on…"
Wonder Woman's long-range weapon is indeed much more primitive, but equally deadly in the right hands.
We see Wonder Woman firing two arrows at two attackers, hitting them both in the gut.
The Bow & Arrow: an age-old weapon, infamous for its ability to cause death.
The DW trio is still outside on the firing range, but this time, Steve Trevor joins them. Steve is holding a traditional-looking bow about half as tall as he is, and he begins to describe it:
"No Amazon in her right mind would be caught dead without one of these. This is the pride and joy of any Amazon warrior—they're trained at a young age to fire these puppies with pinpoint accuracy."
"And do they also cut off one of their breasts to have better aim with the bow?" Desmoulin asks, referencing the oft-told legend.
"That's actually an old wives' tale," Steve explains. "Diana tells me that she's never known of any Amazons that actually do that."
Despite having an obstacle in the way of their shooting, many Amazons, including Wonder Woman, were incredibly accurate shooters. To demonstrate the bow's accuracy and killing power, our team has set up targets at varying distances for Steve, also a master of bow-shooting, to take aim at.
"All right, Steve, you've got sixty seconds to unload those arrows!" Desmoulin shouts. "We'll start the clock when you fire the first one!"
Steve pulls back on the drawstring of the bow and fires the arrow at the foam target, hitting it in its gut. He quickly loads another arrow and fires it, hitting another target in the chest. A few seconds later, after Steve has loaded and shot all eight arrows at the eight targets, the experts step in to assess the damage.
"Let's take a look at how deep these arrows went," says Dr. Dorian. He pulls one of the arrows out of the foam torso it hit, and there's blood up to about three inches of the arrow's length.
"About three inches…not bad," says Max.
"A general rule of thumb is that you need three inches of penetration to cause significant injury and death, so you've pretty much covered it," Dr. Dorian emphasizes. "This is a kill strike."
But which heroine has the superior long-range weapon?
"I have to go with the mental bolts in this one," Desmoulin informs the audience. "They may not have as far of a reach as the arrows, but they're much deadlier when they hit, and the chance that Wonder Woman can survive a hit from them is pretty unlikely. Edge, Emma."
For long-range weapons, the edge goes to Emma Frost's mental bolt powers. But our Wonder Woman experts aren't giving up—it's time to unleash our heroines' most unique weapons of all. And for Emma, this involves the manipulation of her own body.
We see someone shooting at Emma, but Emma's body suddenly turns into a crystalline form, and the bullets bounce off her body.
Emma's Diamond Form: a full-body shield that makes the White Queen impervious to attack.
The DW guys and Jean are seen fitting Cyclops with a suit that looks like it's made of glass crystal.
"One of Emma's trump cards is that she can turn her body into a hard, diamond-shielded substance," Cyclops explains as the suit's breastpiece is placed on him. "She can't use her mental powers during that time, but she can still move around and everything."
"Isn't the fact that she can't use any telekinetic powers sort of a hindrance for her?" Geiger asks.
"No way," says Jean, shaking her head. "She's fully protected from any sort of attack."
To prove that Emma's diamond state can repel attacks, Cyclops has been fitted with a suit with the same amount of strength and stopping power as Emma when her special ability is activated. Cyclops will be attacked by one of our trained ninjas.
"Ready, Cyclops?" Geoff asks.
"Ready!" Cyclops says from inside the armor.
"Ready, Inagi?" Geoff asks the ninja.
The white-clad ninja that was mind-controlled earlier gives Geoff a thumbs-up.
"Three, two, one—ATTACK!"
On Geoff's signal, the ninja swings his ninjato at Cyclops. The blade makes a loud clang as it makes contact with the diamond suit, which holds firm. The ninja slashes and hacks at Cyclops, and after a few seconds, he finally lets up.
"Looks good from here," says Geoff, inspecting the armor for damage from a distance. "But let's get a closer look…"
Dr. Dorian steps in to assess the damage done.
"Okay, this looks good," Dr. Dorian affirms. "I can see a few marks where the sword made contact, but other than that, there's no damage here—there's not even any trauma under the suit."
"Impressive," Geoff remarks. "If Emma can block hits like that, I think she's got a very good chance of winning this fight."
But our Wonder Woman experts beg to differ. They believe that Wonder Woman may have one weapon that can stand up to Emma's mental powers and armor.
We see Wonder Woman blocking a blow from a criminal with a large sword, then slashing the criminal across the belly with it.
The Sword of Hephaestus: a legendary blade sharp enough to cut the electrons off an atom.
Steve Trevor and the Deadliest Warrior hosts are standing in another part of the building as Steve starts to explain the sword's potential:
"Gentlemen, I give you the legendary Sword of Hephaestus. This was hand-forged by the god of fire and metalwork."
"Looks like a nasty weapon, Steve," Desmoulin remarks.
"Oh, it is," Trevor replies. "This thing was blessed by Zeus himself, and it's got an edge sharp enough to cut straight through a person."
"Now that's something we can test," Max says.
Steve is now standing inside a circle of about eight pig carcasses hanging from the ceiling.
Steve will demonstrate the sword's sharpness on the closest thing to human flesh: pig carcasses. Steve will have five seconds to cut through as many pigs as possible.
"Are you ready, Steve?" Geoff asks.
"Ready!" Steve replies.
"Three, two, one…HACK 'EM UP!"
On Geoff's signal, Steve slices one pig diagonally through the midsection, cleanly cutting it in half. He takes aim at another pig, cutting it in half as well. He continues hacking through the pigs until time is called, and the experts step in to assess the damage.
"Okay, we've seen some impressive swords before, but I think this one tops them all," Dr. Dorian admits. "You've cut completely through about five pigs here…there's really nothing else I can say about this. The carnage speaks for itself."
But our Emma Frost team isn't buying it.
"Sure, if your opponent is unarmed, it's great, but if Emma's protected by her diamond state, that sword won't do jack sh**," Cyclops argues.
"This was blessed by the Greek gods, buddy," Trevor points out.
"In the first place, I'm a Protestant," Cyclops explains. "Second place, nothing can cut through a diamond."
Our experts disagree, but for Geoff, Max and Dr. Dorian, it's a no-brainer.
"No question about it: the Sword of Hephaestus gets the edge," Desmoulin tells Geiger. "I've never seen a sword that can do that much damage in such a short amount of time."
"Agreed," says Geiger. "If Emma doesn't take advantage of her diamond state, one swipe from that sword will be all she wrote. Edge, Wonder Woman."
For special weapons, the edge goes to Wonder Woman for the Sword of Hephaestus.
We now see a montage of all the weapons that have been tested on this episode.
The testing is now complete. Max will now load all the data into a battle simulation program that will determine the winner.
Close-range weapons edge: Emma Frost, for the Touch of Death
Medium-range weapons edge: Emma Frost, for mind control powers
Long-range weapons edge: Emma Frost, for mental bolts
Special weapons edge: Wonder Woman, for the Sword of Hephaestus
To keep the battle from being won by a single lucky blow, Max will simulate the battle one thousand times.
"I think it could go either way in this one," Max tells Geoff and Dr. Dorian nearby. "The only thing left to do is to fire up the simulation and run it."
"Do it, then," suggests Geoff.
Max presses a button on the computer, and the entire screen becomes like a scene from The Matrix, which eventually transitions to the battle scene.
The Battle
The battle takes on the island of Themiscrya, where we find Wonder Woman silently meditating in a moss-laden clearing. The Amazon princess takes a deep breath as she listens to the peaceful sounds of nature around her. Unknown to Wonder Woman, however, Emma Frost is watching her from behind a large tree, and her intentions do not look good. Smirking, Emma's eyes glow faintly as she prepares a bolt of mental energy to fire at Wonder Woman, but she carelessly snaps a twig off the tree as she leans on it. Wonder Woman hears the noise, and sees something move out of the corner of her eye. She gets up off the rock she's been meditating on and furtively scans the area, suspicious that what made the noise could be of hostile intent. Suddenly, a bolt of energy zooms out of nowhere and strikes Wonder Woman in the left arm. Wonder Woman flinches in pain as Emma Frost emerges from behind the tree, smiling sadistically. Wonder Woman takes her tiara off her head and throws it at Emma, but Emma dodges the thrown crown and fires another mental bolt at Wonder Woman. However, Wonder Woman sees it coming and deflects it with one of her bracelets. Wonder Woman grabs a bow hidden behind the rock she was sitting on and loads an arrow into it. As Emma tries to escape, Wonder Woman fires the arrow, catching the fleeing telepath in the back of the thigh. Emma shouts in pain, and looks back to pull the arrow out of her leg, only to see Wonder Woman loading up another arrow. Emma leaps into the clearing, where the two ladies come face-to-face. Wonder Woman fires her loaded arrow at Emma, but Emma is enveloped with a bright light before emerging in her diamond form, and the arrow simply bounces off her chest. Wonder Woman pulls out her Lasso of Truth as Emma rushes toward her, and then masterfully throws the rope at Emma, ensnaring the White Queen. Wonder Woman pulls Emma in close and starts to retrieve the Sword of Hephaestus from her side, but Emma suddenly emerges from her diamond state and looks Wonder Woman in the eye as her own eyes start glowing. Wonder Woman's mouth opens as she gets a stunned look on her face. "Free me," Emma says. The mind-controlled Wonder Woman does as she is told, undoing the lasso from around Emma's waist. Emma chuckles as she holds up her gloved hand and aims a wave of telekinetic energy at the entranced Wonder Woman's skull. Now snapped out of her trance, Wonder Woman screams in agony, clutching her skull as she runs off, up to the edge of a nearby rocky outcropping. After watching Wonder Woman flail about for a few seconds with sadistic glee, Emma flies up to the rock ledge, smiling as she pulls off her gloves in preparation for the Touch of Death. Emma closes in on her adversary and stands beside Wonder Woman, who is on her knees at the edge of the outcropping. Emma reaches out to her, but as the camera zooms in on her face, Emma suddenly gasps. The smile on Emma's face immediately turns to a look of shock as she slowly looks down to see that Wonder Woman has thrust her Sword of Hephaestus into Emma's stomach. Wonder Woman pulls the sword out, causing blood to spill over the rock, and Emma also coughs up a massive amount of blood as she clutches her abdomen and looks at Wonder Woman with fear in her eyes. Wonder Woman kicks Emma off the side of the rock and onto the grass below. After looking off the edge of the outcropping at her dead adversary, Wonder Woman raises her blood-stained sword in the air and yells in triumph.
Winner: Wonder Woman
"When I ran the simulation, Wonder Woman emerged victorious a little over 55% of the time," Geiger explains. "The deciding factor in this match was her Sword of Hephaestus—it scored over half of her total kills, and it was the primary reason Wonder Woman was to successfully defeat Emma Frost and her devastating mental powers."
Even with her sword, it was close—Wonder Woman scored 552 kills out of 1,000.
Wonder Woman Kills: 552
Lasso of Truth: 31
Tiara: 45
Bow & Arrow: 124
Sword of Hephaestus: 352
Emma Frost claimed 448 kills. Her best weapons were her mental bolts, but even they weren't enough to destroy Wonder Woman.
Emma Frost Kills: 448
Touch of Death: 154
Mind Control Powers: 133
Mental Bolts: 161
Diamond Form: 0
"I knew it would be close," Desmoulin admits, "but in the end, superior close-range weaponry that could get through armor decided this battle. I'm not at all surprised that Wonder Woman took this.
"There was never any doubt," Steve says, smiling at his girlfriend's victory. "Diana is the best there is, and the best there ever will be."
"To be honest, I don't really care that Emma lost," Jean says nonchalantly. "I hate her guts…"
"Surely you don't mean that…" says Cyclops as he appears behind her.
Jean glares back at Cyclops. "You want me to bring up the telepathic affair again, mister?"
Cyclops looks down at the floor, frowning and blushing ashamedly.
We see Wonder Woman standing on top of a ledge, her long hair blowing in the wind. She lifts her right fist in the air in victory as the episode comes to a close.
Chapter 5 is done, and DC takes a commanding lead of 4-2. In our next chapter, we venture back into the villain's realm, when two sinister mercenaries from opposite universes pull out all the stops against one another. Due to numerous requests, our next episode will feature the merciless Deathstroke the Terminator taking on the Merc with the Mouth, Deadpool! Don't miss it!