Black and White
Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Farrah/Persiana.
Chapter 8: The Invasion Begins
After Iron Man heard the whole story, he was surprised so much had changed since the last time they met. Farrah had grown up a lot and was now leading her own team. Still, the Iron Avenger was expressing some skepticism,
"How do I know you're not willing sacrifice the Earth to these things? You still are a wanted terrorist."
Wonder Woman wanted to step in,
"How DARE you question my sister! She is willing to help you and you-."
Farrah raised her hand,
"It's Ok, Donna."
She walked up to Tony and glared at him,
"As much as I hate you, I don't want the rest of the world to suffer like I did. Besides, it's so much more fun for me to know that you need to grovel to a wanted terrorist for help."
She smiled darkly,
"When I leave here, I'll have a full pardon, and there's nothing you can do about it."
War Machine looked to the director of SHIELD,
"Tony, you can't trust her. She'll just escape again and we-."
Tony looked at War Machine,
"I trust her, Rhody."
He then added, looking at the lioness,
"We will still need to talk to the President about all this, and all the information you have on these White Martians."
Farrah shrugged,
"Sure. I always wanted to see the White House."
She radioed in,
"Hey, guys. How's the fight going?"
Superman responded,
"Everything's all right. We got the situation under control."
Farrah looked at Donna,
"You and I got a trip in DC."
The Amazon nodded,
"I am honored to come."
She glared at Iron Man and War Machine,
"However, do we have to bring these…men with us?"
Rhody pointed an angry finger at Donna,
"Here's some advice, lady; you're aiding a wanted terrorist. Don't think we won't drop you if this turns bad."
The warrior growled,
"Take your best shot at me, male. I am a proud Amazon warrior, ready to die fighting!"
The two would have come to blows had Iron Man and Persiana not held them back. The feline thought,
This is gonna be more difficult than I thought.
As the four were leaving, Miss Martian shook her head, and shifted her body through the small cracks in the rock. She grinned evilly,
"Run, humans. It won't save you. The invasion has already begun."
She sent out a telepathic broadcast…
In the White House…
After explaining the situation, Iron Man and the others were allowed entry into the Oval Office of the President of the United States. The president, a brown haired man in his fifties to sixties, was dressed in a somewhat expensive suit, with a blue tie, and was sitting at his desk, looking through several papers. The doors opened and one of his staff said,
"Sir, Iron Man is here to speak to you."
The president nodded, speaking in a slightly Southern accent,
"Please, send him in."
Tony Stark and the others walked in. The president looked up and was immediately surprised to see Farrah. Instantly, the commander-in-chief got nervous,
"What is she doing here?"
Farrah folded her arms,
"If the White Martians weren't invading, I'd slice your throat. Right now, we got bigger problems."
The president looked over to Tony,
"Director Stark, what's going on?"
Tony explained,
"Persiana and her…associates…have information on an alien invasion that has been prepared for the last decade."
Wonder Woman continued,
"The White Martians are enemies of our world. They came here, into this world, to take it over. We can tell you the Martians' weakness."
Persiana folded her arms,
"In exchange, I want a full pardon."
The president stood up and walked to a window. He reflected for a moment before saying,
"You are aware the United States policy on negotiations with terrorists."
Farrah smirked,
"I know, and that's the problem. You either have the entire world blame you for an invasion you can prevent, or break the American stance on terrorism. Either way, you're screwed, buddy."
The president nodded,
"Even if I were to offer you a pardon, I can't."
His neck rotated one-hundred eighty degrees,
"Because I am not the president, humans!"
He morphed into a White Martian. The four heroes were stunned. Persiana groaned,
"Great, I shoulda seen this coming."
War Machine opened up with a Gatling gun and perforated the White Martian imposter. Rhodes then launched two super-hot Phoenix missiles and incinerated the alien conqueror.
Farrah looked at War Machine,
"In case you didn't figure it out, fire is their weakness."
Just then, there was a big shadow overhead. The four heroes turned and saw a large ship overshadowing Washington DC. The ship was alien in design, and had numerous weapons on it. Farrah groaned,
"Great, it's just like that movie 'Independence Day'. Right about now, they're gonna obliterate the White House."
Iron Man radioed in,
"Code White; I repeat, code white! Martians are invading! Their weakness is fire! I repeat; Martians are invading!"
Wonder Woman shook her head,
"By Hera, we should have seen this coming. What do we do now?"
Farrah looked up at the ship,
"We have to destroy the ship."
War Machine corrected her,
"Ships, Persiana. Reports are coming in of several of these things all over the world."
"That is correct, human."
The four turned and Miss Martian stood in the room, at least her astral projection was. She grinned evilly, revealing a frightful smile full of fangs,
"In mere hours, we will crush you humans and take Earth. If you are so determined to stop us, please try. I always wondered how strong the human will is to fight."
She then disappeared. Persiana growled, clenching her fists tightly,
"You want to know how strong the human will to fight is, Meg? You're about to find out. We're going to stop you, and every single White Martian you throw at us."
Next Chapter:
As the invasion begins, heroes, both fugitive and registered, and villains fight for the survival of the planet.
AN: Any characters portrayed in this chapter do not reflect the political views of this author. Any resemblance to real life people is entirely coincidental.