Chapter Twenty One: Worth the Wait.

There were many areas in the universe that was abandoned. There was some that had been lost to all time, some that had been abandoned for some time. Perhaps they had been conquered, pillaged, and destroyed a long time ago for reasons that had been lost to history.

There was a chamber on an asteroid that was forgotten for a long time. She was a regal looking alien, tall and beautiful. Red hair went down to her shoulders and framed her face in the most alluring manner possible. She was amazing, she was beautiful, and she was quite frankly extremely dangerous. Her red hair stretched down past her shoulders and she had a set of green eyes that was normally blazing. She had a soft face and amazing high cheek bone structures. She had an amazing set of breasts, that were full and full of life.

She sat there, still and calm, stoic. At least until the chamber rattled due to the wind and slowly, but surely things became clear.

Mouth hung halfway open as she slowly came to her senses. It was a slow process but it was all so clear to her now. The words she spoke next were in a haze but never the less, they said what she meant. "Finally I have awakened. Yet, the world, it's so different, I have no idea….I barely understand what is out there. What has happened? "

The doors of the chamber swung open as the wind chill of the chamber could be felt. She sensed something nearby and her desire to cling onto a mate returned to her. She would have him, she would have him now.

Her name was Queen Maxima, she was the queen of Alemarac, although she only had scant memories based off of what happened. Her subjects were divided in a gruesome civil war. How many survived, if any, it was hard to say. She had been far too late in her quest to find a man.

Her body stood calmly as she surveyed the surroundings and opened her mouth to try and piece together what she sensed. "He…..I cannot believe it. I thought that my search should have been given up long ago. But there is hope, hope that he could be out there. Even if this….mudball does not offer me much hope at all "

The words were fairly articulated and they were that of an educated and an amazing woman. She took a step forward and surveyed the area. The world she stood upon was barren and she did feel some empathy for all that was lost here.

"I must find a way off of this asteroid, for surely I will perish," the Warrior queen said as she bemoaned the state of what she was in. There was no question about it, she needed to find a way out of here and more importantly find him. "But, he is near, near enough that I will be able to find the man that I need. So all hope is not lost. In fact, much hope could be found. "

Those words left her mouth as she scanned the area around her. She recalled the dark one who had caused her kingdom to be ripped apart. He fed off of their despair and despite she searched for a mate, she had been captured and forced to bear witness. The destruction of her people, from what she could tell had been brutal and the type of event that would have broken most people. Yet she was strong and she would endure.

"They thought they could defeat me but what does not kill me, will make me stronger," she concluded as she looked around and she could feel the sorrow about what happened. All was in fact lost.

Maxima rose up for a second and then she felt something, stir in her. There was something that gave her hope. "I can find him, it is not all lost."

Her mate was someone that she had sought and there had been many instances where she had thought that she found him.

She searched for anything, a vessel, that could get her off of this desolate rock. Surely there had to be some kind of vehicle that had been left behind, that she could use to plan her escape? Alas, there was nothing that she could find there.

Then there was a bright light at the end of the tunnel. The woman caught her gaze on the vessel. It was a bit worn, it was a bit rusty, but it was something that it would do. The vehicle responded to her touch and the doors swung open. The Queen smiled at this, following her instincts. They rarely lead her astray.

The vessel had just enough fuel to get her off of the rock and hopefully get her back to civilization. Right to her mate, which was her goal. That was what kept her from perishing all of those years ago.

"It may not be the most elegant, but it will have to do. Most certainly it will led me right to him. "

The vessel jerkily moved. It would have to do and Maxima held on for what proved to be a bumpy ride.

"So, if I did anything to offend you, I'm sorry, but….you know that I have this uncanny ability to stick my foot firmly into the mouth to the point where I have the taste of sole on my tongue, " Chloe said as she smiled at Cir-El. The girl returned favor with a half smile at the sheepish grin on Chloe's face. "It's a gift that I have."

Cir-El's extremely stoic nod was all of the confirmation that Chloe got which caused her to become a bit nervous. Kara, Karen, and Harry stood by closely to break the ice. They knew that Cir-El could be spirited and stubborn from what they saw.

"Well since we're all on the same page, we can figure out what he's up top," Imra said as she turned up and there was no need for her to elaborate for the Legion had been trying to crack that nut now.

He nodded, Imperiax was a problem. He consulted the display and focused for energy signatures. "The problem is that they're all across the board. We're going to have to isolate and pinpoint a pattern."

"That is the most logical conclusion to this problem, yes, " Imra replied nodding in agreement but Chloe piped in with her two cents.

"Unless he is just playing us and making us think that there is a pattern when there is none, " Chloe suggested. This was also extremely likely.

He could tell that Cir-El had thought the same exact thing, she did not say anything but there was no need for her to say anything. Her eyes told the story of a female who was determined to do what she could to accomplish a lot.

Tinya jumped in and she looked a bit stressed. Imra decided to get down to the point. "Spit it out, because I can tell that it's pretty urgent."

Needless to say Tinya spat it out.

"There was someone….who tripped the scanners, you're not going to believe this…okay maybe you might believe this….but never the less, you should check it out, " Tinya managed as she stared forward. Harry figured that something strange was going on but whether this will be the good kind of strange or the bad kind of strange, he would find out soon.

He saw Karen watch the screen, her eyes flowing the blip across the screen like a tennis match. Harry lightly nudged her and the busty blonde straightened up.

"Well, this could prove to be interesting….although I'm not sure in a good way, " Karen said, articulating this point, much to the amusement of Kara, Diana, Harry, and Imra who followed her thoughts.

"That actually sums up things pretty well, vague as that statement might be " Diana said and Karen cast her a heated glare but Diana shrugged her shoulders and the Amazon Princess took a half of a second to formulate a response. "You know, I'm surprised that she's still around for all of these years but her kind does have some longevity. "

Karen felt conflicted about how much she liked this. She put even money on this either turning out for the worst or turning out for the better.

"So, what are we talking about? " Harry inquired, curiosity getting the better of him and Kara decided to be the one to explain this one.

"Well, this is Maxima, she is the Queen of the Planet Almarac, " Kara said and then she allowed Chloe to pick up with the explanation, gaining a certain tempo.

"And she is searching for a mate….she needs to get laid….badly, and her attitude shows for it. She will do anything but not many men can withstand her affections. "

Harry allowed that to sink in, it would not be the first crazed but hot woman who was after his junk. In fact, crazed but hot women seemed to be a requirement for most British witches and witches around the world in general. The problem was that some of them had a lot of baggage, so Harry felt like he needed to be well armed before going into that mine field.

"So, she might just be passing through, but we better be careful because she could be a headache and one that we don't need right now, " Karen said but Cir-El jumped up to her feet and she had to admire the fierceness that was glowing in the other Kryptonian girls eyes.

"I say we give her a warm reception, " Cir-El said firmly and Karen backed off, nodding like a bobblehead. Her head turned around at a noise that she heard, some kind of banging on the hull.

"I think that she's going to crash the party whether we want her or not."

Again that was a statement that Harry did not need to know even more about. The Legion braced themselves for the party guest that was about ready to pop through and they did not even need three guesses to figure out who the target was.

"I am Queen Maxima, the ruler of the Planet Almarac, and I order you to stand down, for I am here to seek my mate. I will not leave until I do so and you cannot lie to me. I sense that he is here!"

This pompous declaration put the entire Legion of Super Heroes and their allies on their guard. It was most certainly go time and the last they heard, Maxima had been rather unhinged given her inability to find the mate. The woman's hands rested upon her steps and the Legion stared her back down. She would not back down from these silly little girls.

Karen sighed, she was not going to be the diplomatic one, she was so not going to be the diplomatic one, because she was not good at being the diplomatic one. That being said, her lips curled into a momentary smile as she stared down the person who was looking at her. "We don't want any trouble, but if you think that we're just going to roll over and let you come into here, then you've must be kidding."

"I rarely jest," Maxima said as she scanned the area around her. When she found what she wanted, a smile spread widely across her face. "I see him now."

Maxima dove forward once again and she swooped down onto Harry. She could sense that this was the one, there was no need to even hide it. Soon, she would have him and she would be complete once more.

Harry could tell that she was given off some heavy pheromones and given the fact that he gave off some heavy pheromones as well, this was only going to end one way.

Cir-El's annoyance grew, whether or not she was remembering Maxima from her residual Clark members or something else, they had no idea. Never the less, she rushed forward and the redhead was grabbed around the neck and pushed back against the wall.

The redhead gave a pained declaration and it was loud and boisterous as everything else. "YOU DARE TOUCH ME! "

Kara was also not one who was going to take the passive approach for long. The blonde aimed a huge kick right at her enemy's head. The woman dodged the attacks and Maxima wrapped her arms around Kara's throat and squeezed as tightly as she could.

The blonde struggled against the grip of the queen but Cir-El grabbed Maxima with two hands full of hair. She took her off of the wall and bounced her head first. The Queen's face careened against the wall with a solid impact, denting it.

Harry watched, his eyebrow half raised, there was a part of him who wondered if he should have gotten involved. His hand rolled back as he saw Maxima look up and once again she bellowed.

"I will not be pushed around. I am Royalty! You will respect me!"

'Well this could get painful, ' Harry thought as he rolled his shoulder back and he wondered if he should really step it.

The battle between Cir-El and Maxima spilled outside of the Legion Headquarters. Both girls toppled head over heels and landed onto the ground. The thud could be heard and echoed, before they disappeared into the vastness of space.

Irma directed traffic as only the member of the Legion of Super Heroes could. The blonde frowned as her hair flowed from her face. "We better….we better keep this this from spilling out of control. Before….they rip things apart."

Kara was glad that she was on the ball and she was not the only one. The super powered alien catfight was something that she could barely tear her eyes away from. In fact, it caused her to really lose sight of what was happening, her mouth hung open in abject shock.

"Well let's go and do it then, " Karen said as she managed to pull herself back in. Cir-El was willing to go to war with this woman and this lead to quite a spectacle.

Cir-El reared back her fist and with a sonic fury, she punched Maxima hard into the face. The ripple effect of her knuckles bounced off of her face and the queen flew back with a nasty glaze. The Legion was momentarily stunned and spell bound.

She reared back her hands and tried to hammer her into the face but Maxima was just a tad bit quicker. Although perhaps not as quick as she once was. She was out of practice and Cir-El tripped her up. With a flip, she landed right on her face and stuck her feet right onto the chest of the Alien Queen, an action which knocked every bit of wind out of her.

Maxima's fingers twitched together as she brought her head up off of the ground. She could see her adversary once more and she knew that there would be problems if she could not defeat her straight away.

Her fist blocked Cir-El's and both of them collided together with a huge crunch. Maxima went off into the distance and the girl shook her head.

'Oh now you don't, you're not getting away that easily, 'she thought as she sped off to her. She knew that the games were not over, Maxima was just making a strategic retreat as it was hard to really pin her down but the girl was going to try. Her eyes glowed as she kept moving off into the distance.

Harry, Karen, and Kara followed Cir-El, hoping to grab her before she did anything that was too stupid. Given whose DNA she was made from in part, Karen knew that the possibility of stupidity was pretty high.

'And why do we get into these messes?' Karen asked and Harry smiled as he looked over his shoulder to his wife.

'We have extraordinarily good luck,' Harry thought to the blonde without any humor in his tone.

Cir-El felt frustrated and her anger reached a fever pitch. She nearly crushed the boulder that was placed in her hands and she had a laser guided focus. She would find her enemy and rip her asunder.

'Okay, she really pushed things a bit too fucking far, trying to make a play for Harry like that, queen cunt, who does she fucking think she is anyway? ' she thought using language that Clark Kent would never have used but other parts of her would have used but that was not her. Even if she was his biological clone daughter. 'Okay, beside the point, really beside the point, got to find her, got to knock some sense into her. We all know how that goes, you're fucking on ice for a long time and you're a bit short with everyone, a bit haughty, okay, no problem, and I'm rambling….damn it, just think straightly. It doesn't matter, she's going about this the wrong way, and she should be punished. '

The thought of helping Harry punish the Alien Queen excited Cir-El to an amazing degree.

That was the one thing that she could prove without a shadow of a doubt. Maxima went about this the wrong way. Hundreds of years on ice dulled her ability to plan. Cir-El looked around but so far nothing. Yet, she sensed that Maxima was close by.

'She's around her somewhere, toying with me, she's good at playing games,' she continued to think as she zipped towards where she wanted to go with determination in her eyes. Her body swayed from one side to the other and there was a huge crunch that brought her head up. The ground rumbled beneath her and something rushed her at the speed of light. Cir-El could not really reach it.

BOOM!"

The fist of the queen nailed her in the face and Cir-El was sent flying backwards. She smashed into the ground leaving an indentation in the ground. The woman's back ached, her ribs were sore, and she was really kind of pissed off.

Maxima was quick as a cat and she did a leaping double foot stomp on Cir-El's ribs. The woman felt the breath leave her body as she was on top of her. She struck a victory pose for a second but the girl grabbed her leg.

"No, I don't think so, " Cir-El grunted as she went underneath the leg and pushed her forward. The woman's leg cracked back and she went flying, hurling ass over tea kettle until she cracked onto the ground.

Maxima bounced back and she struck another haughty pose. With another fluid action she rushed over and her arm was extended. Cir-El closed her eyes and blocked the attack, pushing Maxima back. Both of them locked knuckles as they pushed back and forth against each other. They fought, their eyes widened and the test of strength becoming a battle of wills.

"You will not stop me from getting what I want! " Maxima shouted but the determination in Cir-El's eyes could not be defeated by any means.

"You needy bitch, you can't have everything that you want!" she shouted with fierce determination blazing through her eyes. She broke the attempted bearhug on her and rocketed a series of punches. The punches increased with frequency and they bounced off against her ribcage and caused the wind to be completely knocked out of her. Another few punches and Cir-El gained momentum.

Her rocket buster of a punch rocked Maxima back and she smashed against the ground where she was. She could barely see Kara, Karen, and Harry show up because she was intensely gazing back at Maxima.

The warrior queen looked back at her, blood trickling down her mouth and she turned, her neck craned. There was one harsh declaration that was spat out. "You cannot stop me."

"Just shut up. "

Cir-El was in that zone and it was nearly scary what she could do when she was pushed this far. Maxima was gripped by the throat and hammered with a series of punches. She dropped down to one knee but she wrenched Cir-El off.

Cir-El got up as Maxima moved in for the kill. Harry appeared, almost out of thin air.

"You know, if you just wanted me, all you had to do was ask. That's normally how things are done you know. "

She looked at Harry, her mouth open but she smiled. Despite the fact that she knew that she had been knocked around by that girl she thought that she met her match. Her face had a few bruises but she caught her perfect mate in her arms. The arms wrapped tightly around his neck as she pressed her body against his.

Kara and Karen watched, numb struck as they surveyed the damage around them. It was time to call for some backup.

"You better get out of here, things are getting rough….their fight has already put too many people in the crossfire. "

The Legion got the message loud and clear, there were potential casualties in the short but at the same time, extremely violent fight and there were many who were trapped from the Earthquake.

Harry flew Maxima off to an unoccupied planetoid and he parked the woman down onto the ground.

"Oh, this is what I have dreamed of, my love, " she begged him and she felt her thighs parted, she was about ready to get everything that she wanted and then some more. "Please take me. "

Harry was going to take her alright, he pinned her down onto the ground and the warrior queen was now against the ground.

"So, are we sure that she should be here, given what's happened in the past? " Chloe inquired as she eyed Maxima, there was a certain amount of nervousness that flashed through the blonde's eyes. Maxima stared back at Chloe and there was a second where Diana wondered many of the same things. The Situation in the Legion was rather tense. Maxima's haughty gaze that was directed at them did not help, they could not help but think that if looks could kill, all of them would be ssix feet under just like that "
I mean, no offense but you burst into our headquarters and….we're kind of in the middle of something, so we don't really want any trouble. "

Maxima nodded in a stoic manner. Despite the heated incident between them, one could see that she was calming down slightly.

"Have you thought about what I've told you?" Harry asked her and Maxima nodded.

"Yes, I realize the problem, and I realize how much it affects me as much as it effects you, " Maxima said after a few seconds of thought. She was not going to lie, she hated having to rely on others, but it was a matter of revenge. This was the entity that stirred her people up into a civil war and the end result was horrific. She wanted revenge.

There were many sighs of relief that she was so accommodating, at least that's what they were all going to assume. Never the less, the group kept their nervous gaze on the redhead Warrior Queen. Harry in particular was going to keep calm in the situation.

"Well, it's a good thing to have you on board, because I think you can agree that we need all of the help that we can get if we're going to have a hope in stopping this guy," Kara said breathelssly and Maxima nodded and there was a second where all of them figured that they were heading straight into the lion's den. Actually there was no figuring about it because they were stepping straight into the lion's den.

"Imperiax might be on the move once more, " Tess said as she popped up out of nowhere and a few seconds later, the redhead folded her arms across her chest. The two Luthor Twins chimed in with some quick thoughts of their own.

"He's really trying to find a way to throw us off…. "

"But we're the smartest girls of our age or any other, contrary to any popular belief. "

"Well actually I am, but the point stands, he is getting near us and we can track him. There's got to be a nexus point where he is consolidating his power base. "

"Actually I'm the smartest, let's not split hairs, but I'm pretty sure that the power base is closer than we think, " Alexis concluded as she stared at her sister, daring to contradict her but there was a point where no contradiction would be necessary. "And when he's there, he'll be pounced upon! And naturally Harry here knows all about pouncing on people, although most of the time, it's females that are pounced on."

Harry thought that they were spirited, there was no two ways about it. Diana's smile grew wide and she tried to act innocent. Atlee burst out into laughing and she was not the only one, Salu and Naru were also kind of amused. Harry was going to let it go.

'Well I have to admit, I had my misgivings but they proved them wrong ' Imra thought to Harry and Harry nodded. 'So we got all of the data, it's how to use it that's the thing which is causing us fits. '

Time was running rather short for all of them and Harry's green eyes burned for a few seconds. He crossed his arms across his chest and there was a second where he craned his neck off against the distance.

He understood that if they wanted many more suns to rise and shine, they needed to work together. Were they the most put together crew in the world? Well, no, all things considered, they were a rag tag crew of misfits but they worked together well enough all things considered.

"You know, you breathe too many times to be normal, but I suppose that you kind of are not that normal, " Kara said, teasing him with a very obvious quirk of his that she noticed and Harry cast her a rather dirty gaze. She shrugged as she threw her hands up, not even admitting defeat, but trying to get Harry to loosen up.

If they lost sight of the goals they would be gone. Harry turned around and he walked off to look at the energy spots and he knew that it was a waiting game. It was a game that he hated playing and it was one that he was not going to bother playing. Every second he had to play it, was a second that even more lives, and there were not as many left as they had hoped left, all of those lives would perish.

Cir-El looked at Harry and her mouth hung halfway open as she watched Harry, trying to gauge some kind of reaction. She fixed a sharp gaze on Harry and she locked her eyes onto him, waiting for him to make that next move and speak, say something, anything.

"So are we going to do this or not?"

Harry pondered what he needed to do in his mind and there were times where the phrase silence was golden applied. However that time was not one of those times. Silence was not golden, silence was eerie and unnerving.

"Get ready, it begins, the next time he pops up, I have a plan. "

To Be Continued.