Mustafar Orbit: 09:21 p.m.
Doom stared shocked at the flying fortress that was the Star Destroyer. He had downloaded all the necessary files on these ships, but didn't realize they were so huge! The intercom beeped. They were trying to contact the shuttle.
"They think we are their soldiers." Force Susan said.
Doom hit the intercom button. Soon a crackled voice came throught the speaker.
"Shuttle Nogare," It said. "have you found what you were looking for?"
Doom touched the reply button. "This is Shuttle Nogare. Negative on that. We request permission to board."
"What is your identification number, trooper?" The voice crackled back.
Force Susan thought Doom would not know, and they would have to fight, however...
"T3-567" He said, rather confidently.
"Very well, you are checked out and allowed to dock in hanger B17" The voice said.
Doom switched off the intercom, and noticed Force Susan was smiling. "What?"
"You knew the trooper number?" She asked.
"Yes," Doom replied. "I studied their armour before downloading that data, and noticed the number. I stored in my memory banks for later. Knowledge is power after all."
Force Susan smiled wider. Dr. Doom was definitely very smart and educated. What she admired.
Doom piloted the shuttle into the docking bay of the gargantuan Destroyer, and waited.
Manhattan: 10:17 p.m.
Palleon waited as the elevator slowly counted down floors to the bottom. His mind hurt, and he clasped his head in pain. So much knowledge had been transferred from that blasted sorceror to himself, that it was hard to arrange it all. So many names, faces, places, and events. It was hard to clasp that kind of stuff in one tiny head.
He sighed slowly, and tried to arrange his thoughts. Perhaps knowledge of the location of The "Infinity Gauntlet" lie in his cortex now. He searched his mind and found one bit of information. He saw an ocean, vast, blue, and deep. He saw a kingdom, a city long forgotton by normal people. Relics such as the Ebony Blade, Posiedon's Trident, The Infinity Gauntlet-
"AH-HA!" Palleon shouted aloud. "It's in Atlantis!"
The elevator dinged, and Palleon, feeling refreshed with hope, stepped out...
And came face-to-face with the God of Thunder.
Imperial Star Destroyer: Mustafar Orbit: 09:23 p.m.
Doom and Force Susan sat quietly in the cockpit of the Lambda Shuttle as it landed. They looked at each other, nervously.
"They will check the shuttle and the moment they see us they'll now we are fakes." Doom chided.
Force Susan looked at him warmly. "I can help with that. It's the least I can do for your cunning intellect."
She waved her hand, and Doom felt a small quick sensation that was gone almost as soon as it had appeared.
"What did you do?" Doom asked.
Before she could answer, an Imperial Officer and five Stormtroopers walked into the cockpit. They looked around, not even looking at Doom or Force Susan.
"There is no one here!" The young officer exclaimed.
Doom's eyebrows raised in stunned surprise. He looked at Force Susan with both admiration and gratefulness. She merely smiled.
The six Imperials left the ship, looking a bit freaked. Doom and Force Susan stood up and walked slowly behind them, following them out of the hanger and towards the bridge of the massive ship.
Manhattan: 10:18 p.m.
"Yield, villain." Thor said triumphantly as he stood, arms crossed in front of Palleon.
Palleon stood looking at the last Asgardian, and realized just how powerful he was. He doubted even a platoon of AT-AT's could stop him! If Palleon was going to have to fight him, then there would most definitely be trouble, and he would most definitely die!
Thor slowly and majesticly reached for Mjolnir, which was strapped to his belt. Palleon didn't move. He was paralyzed with fear of the god. Thor slowly lifted his hammer into the air. Palleon braced himself for the end! All that work...for nothing!
Then several things happened at once! A green military tank was thrown through the air and landed almost directly behind Thor, a flaming red blur smacked into the god, and an explosion rocketed the street sending Palleon, Thor, and many people flying in all directions!
Thor regained his posture, and looked up at his attacker. The Red Hulk stood directly above him, still steaming from that last attack he had made!
"Hey there, Thor." He said, smiling sadistically. "Been looking forward to this rematch!"
"You may have bested me before, beast! But the Mighty Thor does not stay down for any reason but Death herself!" The Thunder God bellowed, and the sky was filled with dark storm clouds, and lightning flashed through the sky accompanied by the familiar boom of the thunderclap!
The Red Hulk began to make another swing, but was struck by an intense bolt of lightning! He screamed in rage and agony as the godly electricity flowed through his ever heated body! Thor then smacked him in the chin with Mjolnir sending him flying upwards towards the clouds!
Palleon did not stick around to see what happened next. He ran as fast as he could to get as far away from the chaos as possible!
S.H.I.E.L.D. Hellicarrier: Manhattan: 10:18 p.m.
"I'm not quite sure what happened." Dr. Strange tried to explain. "Once I'd accessed his memories, I got a psychic whiplash of some sort. I believe we had an Exchange."
"Exchange?" Iron Man asked.
Dr. Starnge grimaced. "I told you there would be consequences! He now possesses all the knowledge of this universe! He knows everything I do! And I now know everything he does!"
Iron Man looked about ready to blow.
"Are you telling me he knows all our secrets and things?"
"Yes."
"WELL, WHAT DOES HE WANT?"
"The Infinity Gauntlet!"
Everyone was stunned silent. There was no way that one old man could handle such power as that! And he now knew where it was!
"Strange!" Cap said urgently. "Where. Is. The. Gauntlet?"
"It...it is in the chambers in the city of Atlantis." Strange told him.
"We need to get to that Gauntlet now!" Iron Man bellowed.
He, Strange, Ben, Johnny, Cap, and Wolverine headed towards one of the docked Quinjets. Before they were able to board however, they saw something they wished they hadn't.
"THOR!" Iron Man yelled. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
Thor was fighting fist-to-fist with the Red Hulk in mid-air. Mjolnir lay on the deck of the Hellicarrier, smoldering in a small crater. Red Hulk delivered a punch to Thor's gut, then a well aimed kick at his face. He finished with a "Hulk-Smash", sending Thor plummeting towards the busy street below!
All those innocent people would be killed if Thor hit the ground as hard as he was about to! Iron Man leapt off the Hellicarrier and flew as fast as he could towards Thor! He was never going to catch him in time! Just before he hit the ground however, he was quickly caught by a giant, pink-purple psychic construct. Iron Man looked in the direction of the save, and saw Songbird. Behind her stood Moonstone, Penance, Venom, Swordsman, and Radioactive Man. The Thunderbolts had arrived!
Imperial Star Destroyer: Mustafar Orbit: 09:25 p.m.
Doom and Force Susan had successfully reached the bridge of the vessel. The many officers and troopers didn't even look at them. They quickly crept toward the viewport and looked out at the planet Mustafar below. It's crimson red glow gave off the feeling of evil.
The officer from the Lambda Shuttle walked over to the bridge commander.
"Sir, the shuttle was empty! No one was inside!" He said.
The bridge commander looked worried. "Admiral Palleon might be in trouble. Send a platoon down to the planet. Secure the hanger afterwards."
The officer saluted and left to carry out his orders. Doom turned to Force Susan.
"We have to be able to use this ship. I want to track them back to their base using their hyperspace coordinates." He whispered to her.
"Of course." She said.
She waved her hand and the commander looked dazed. He pressed the comm button.
"All personnel board all available shuttles and head for the planet below."
With that he turned away and left. Doom turned towards her.
"I love it when you manipulate them like that." He said.
"It is not so much manipulation as persuasion." She said, indifferently.
"Whatever," Doom chortled. "it's very stylish."
Force Susan could only smile.
Doom logged into the main drive once everyone had headed down to the planet. He tracked the latest list of hyperspace coordinates and punched in the last one before this. The lights seemed to stretch out into long blue lines, and the ship lurched forward into the void. Doom double checked the coordinates on the navicomputer and found the planet's name...Korriban.