Black and White
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Chapter 12: Thunderstruck!
Spider-Man looked up,
"Uh, guys? Is that the real Thor?"
Dr. Strange nodded,
"It is, Spider-man. It is."
Luke Cage was stunned,
"Sweet Christmas! He's alive!"
She-Hulk swallowed,
"This is going to end in a big way."
The cybernetic Thor glared evilly at the real Thor,
"You dare to take what is rightfully mine? I shall smite you down too, imposter!"
The real Thor was enraged,
"I AM THE IMPOSTER? YOU WERE CREATED FROM MY DNA! YOU ARE NOTHING!!"
At this, the cybernetic Thor flew right at the real thunder god, but was hit with a massive bolt of lightning, slamming him into a building. The true god of thunder then looked at Tony Stark,
"You. You created this…monstrosity and made it appear like the real thing!"
Tony shook his head,
"Thor, let me explain-."
Another rumble of thunder erupted across the sky, causing the head of SHIELD to flinch. Thor snarled,
"I don't care what you have to say to me! You have committed one of the worst violations a mortal could ever do to another. And you have the audacity to do what you did…TO A GOD!!!"
War Machine readied a missile launcher, but Tony waved it off,
"Thor, a lot's changed since you came back."
Thor folded his arms,
"So I have noticed. Captain America is dead, and I am appalled that anyone, especially ones that he once called friends, would betray him so quickly. I have only come here to defend the weak and innocent, and assist the furry one Persiana. Once then, I will settle my grievances with you, Stark."
Wonder Woman had taken this time to see to her downed girlfriend. Farrah moaned as she got up,
"What hit me?"
She felt her ribs. They were broken. The feral took a breath and winced in pain. It hurt to breathe. Farrah felt her back and could feel several muscles stretched beyond even her limits.
Donna knelt next to her,
"Beloved sister, are you all right?"
Persiana nodded,
"Yeah. Just a little banged up."
She winced again, the pain becoming ever more present in every breath she took. The furry scientist shook her head,
"I'm out of this fight, Donna. Even with my accelerated healing, it'll be days before I'm fully recovered."
Wonder Woman placed her hand on her lover's shoulder,
"Do not fret. You have done well leading us."
Thunder clashed again, the two Thors fighting each other. Persiana looked up,
"That's going to last a while."
Donna was awed,
"You were not joking when you said you have met other gods, sister. I have never witnessed such a display of power."
Farrah smirked,
"Meet Odin sometime, if you think Thor's so powerful."
Meanwhile, in the skies…
The cyber Thor readied his hammer again. After the first few minutes of fighting, the true son of Odin had managed to do some considerable damage. The hammer was still in the imposter's hands, but the imposter's strength was dwindling. He had never expected to be in a fight this soon, not since Hercules managed to beat him to less than scrap. (1)
The true Thor glared at his cyber clone,
"I shall show you no mercy, monster."
The imposter Thor grinned evilly,
"I would expect nothing less. I will destroy you and claim to be the true son of Odin! You will fall!"
The real Thor raised his hammer,
"LIGHTNING, UNLEASH YOUR FURY!! THOR COMMANDS IT!!"
A thunderous blow struck the imposter god as he took a direct hit. The real Thor then moved in and slammed his magical hammer against the head of the imposter. The imposter Thor was reeling, but moved in for one last, desperate assault. Thor launched another lightning bolt, slamming into the imposter, and numerous hammer blows cause the imposter robot to shatter into pieces, scattering across the city. The scrapped body of the clone dropped out of the sky and into a trash dumpster.
Farrah breathed a sigh of relief; the nightmarish thing was dead at last.
Iron Man and War Machine were stunned at what just happened. The clone Thor was beaten.
The real Thor then turned to Tony Stark and War Machine. The god of thunder glared,
"Now, Stark. You and I are settling this."
He raised his hammer, and fired a beam from it, intent on hitting Tony. However, War Machine pushed him out of the way,
"Get down!"
The blast hit War Machine. The beam was very powerful, smoldering the armor. Tony shouted,
"Rhody!"
James Rhodes fell down, but he was still alive. The head of SHIELD looked at Thor,
"What was that for?"
The son of Odin scowled,
"You were supposed to take this punishment, Stark. Not your friend. Because he is willing to sacrifice his life to save yours, I will honor your life. But, know this; I shall not register, I shall come and go as I please, and I will help the innocent, regardless of what you or others think of me."
Iron Man glared through his armor. First, his daughter returns, playing hero with a group of terrorists, and, now, he has to contend with a mythological figure that almost killed his best friend.
Being the head of SHIELD is not as easy as Fury made it out to be…
Meanwhile…
The remaining members of Titans Tomorrow were giving Braniac all they could handle. Superman and Captain Marvel were leading the assault, taking the brunt of the damage, while Flash used his super speed for quick attacks. Red Arrow covered them by firing arrows, while Ravager sliced up her environment, attempting to confuse the alien android.
Braniac hovered in the air; the silver android assessing his situation. His computerized mind was running though hundreds of thousands of calculations in order to counteract the numerous threats. Launching a silver tentacle, he assimilated a car, turning it into a Braniac drone. The drone then fired at Titans Tomorrow.
Superman ordered,
"Ravager, take care of that drone!"
Too late; as the Titans were distracted with one of the drones, Brainiac assimilated more cars, parking meters, appliances; anything with an electronic circuit and turned them into Braniac drones.
Captain Marvel was surprised,
"Golly! I didn't know Braniac could do that!"
Just then, a large force beam eradicated a line of Braniac made drones. Everyone looked up and saw Batman and Mr. Fantastic, the stretchable scientist holding a rather large blaster. He said,
"We can handle the drones. Go after Braniac."
Too late, as Braniac used super newly developed super speed and bolted for the Baxter Building. Superman and Captain Marvel flew as fast as they could to catch him, while Flash headed for the Baxter Building to build some sort of defense.
Braniac saw the incoming powerhouses and launched a beam at them. Both dodged it and, Connor going high and Freddy going low, slammed a massive physical attack against the genocidal android.
However, Braniac's body was able to take the brunt of the damage and, noticing one of the wreckage of the Martian ship, rushed towards it. Launching another tentacle, he began to assimilate the ship. Captain Marvel shook his head,
"Oh, no you don't!"
Grabbing Braniac, he lifted him up and shouted,
"SHAZAM!!"
Lightning struck and shocked the silver android. Again, Freddy shouted,
"SHAZAM!!"
Another bolt of lightning struck. This time, Brainiac directed his force field, separating himself from the World's Mightiest Mortal, and got away, just as the lightning bolt hit him. Captain Marvel turned back into Freddy Friedman and began falling to the ground.
Freddy shouted,
"Shazam!"
Lightning struck, turning Freddy back into his Captain Marvel alter ego. He looked up, just as Braniac phased his body through the ship. It was too late.
Superman and Captain Marvel both began punching holes in the ship, but the ship began to move and hover above the city.
The Martian ship was hovering and began repairing itself, no doubt from Braniac interfacing with the ship's controls. A visage of the android appeared at the front of the bridge, and the ship began reforming, changing into a large metallic skull with numerous tentacle like appendages protruding around the base. The new Braniac ship began spinning violently, causing Superman and Captain Marvel to both be knocked away.
Wonder Woman grumbled to herself,
"Obviously, this needs a woman's touch."
She flew off, clutching her sword. Roaring with fervor, the Amazon charged in and sliced a tentacle off of the Braniac ship. The skull turned and fired two green energy beams, but the princess deflected them both with her sword.
This opening was just what the two other powerhouses needed, and soon, Captain Marvel, Superman, and Wonder Woman were bashing and striking at the android ship. A thunderous bolt of lightning crashed down, splitting the ship in half. Braniac was soundly beaten.
The members of Titans East, the registered heroes, and the wanted Avengers all met on a roof top to discuss what was going to happen now. Thor looked to Farrah,
"You have my sincerest thanks, Farrah. You have truly grown up since we last saw each other."
Farrah smiled,
"Thanks, Thor."
The god of Thunder then sternly cast his gaze at Iron Man,
"You will do good to learn of from her, Stark."
He spun his hammer and disappeared in a flash of lightning.
Iron Man then looked at the assembled heroes,
"I suppose thanking you isn't going to be enough, is it?"
Farrah smiled smugly,
"Guess what; we saved the planet. The White Martians are dead, and it's thanks to us. So, you owe us big."
Tony Stark then looked at each of the members of Titans Tomorrow. He thought for a moment before saying,
"I suppose so. However…"
He radioed in,
"NOW!"
Next Chapter:
Just what is Iron Man planning? Stay tuned!