Hey guys I'm back and ready to get started with the latest chapter to Black Star Rising. Also sorry for not posting sooner, I was working out how I want a few new stories I'm planning to writing to play out, and now a new story idea popped into my head, and it deals wit Godzilla lol. So as you can see my brain is swamping me with more and more stories to write, than my fingers can type. But like Raptorhunter18 said one at a time bro, so that's what I'm gonna do. So on with the story.
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Ch.16 Twist of Fate
The Quinn Jet sped through the skies as it closed in on Go City. Spider-Man alongside Hank Pym, who was piloting the jet looked back to Spider-Man. "Spider-Man are you sure about this?" He asked.
"That's what Madame Web said." He responded as he looked up and saw the clouds rolling in. 'Dark clouds, always a bad sign.' he said in his thoughts. "Hank let me out here." He said.
"What? At this height? Spider-Man that's suicide." He replied.
Spider-Man waved the scientist off. "I've fallen from higher places." He said half-joking.
Hank did as requested and open the doors to the Quinn Jet. Spider-Man dived out and quickly plummeted back to the earth. He tucked his arms at his sides increasing his speed. As he was falling he searched for the closet object for his webbing to catch hold to. He found it in the form of a flag pole hanging from one of the cities buildings. Using the flag pole and his current momentum to his advantage, he swung around the flag pole and catapulted a few blocks down Go City, and hopefully to Wonder Woman and the others.
XX
Kim turned to see that Betty was in the hands of a strange woman. This woman had spiky teal colored hair and wore an outfit that Kim has definitely never seen before. Ryoko looked into the eyes of the red head. She smiled knowing that she should just snap Betty's neck but she couldn't resist playing with her opponents, a trait that she noticeably shared with Juri.
"You want her? Come and get her." She said as she phased through the wall.
Kim was stunned at first, and quickly began searching for her, when she heard Ryoko whistled she looked up.
"Up here, slow poke." Ryoko said teasing her.
Kim smiled when she had seen that Betty was ok. She hopped up the fire escape as she made her way to the top where Ryoko waited. As she landed the plasma that emanated from her feet emitted more frigid air causing the ground beneath Kim's feet to become icy. She took a step forward towards Ryoko who was still holding Betty in her grasp. Kim sprinted and lunged at Ryoko hoping to grab Director from her, but Ryoko and Betty vanished into thin air. Kim landed and looked around not sure of what had just happened. Ryoko appeared behind her, and dropped Betty, Kim turned as Ryoko caught her in her tight grip. Ryoko slowly began to apply pressure on the red head.
"Humans are so fragile. I have to be careful when dealing with them, or else I'll break them." Ryoko said.
She began to squeeze tighter and Kim could feel the strain on her bones and she felt that they could snap at any moment. She headbutted Ryoko, which immediately caused her to release Kim and take a few steps back. Ryoko groaned in pain as Kim ran up to punch her, but Ryoko vanished again. Thankfully this time she had gotten Betty back.
"Are you ok?" Kim asked her.
"More or less." She said. "What about you?"
"I'll manage. Right now you need to get out of here. Have Tiara take back to our house, you'll be safe there." Kim said.
"And leave you to fight her by yourself, no way. Kim she's not human her strength is almost as great as Wonder Woman's, or Ms. Marvel. You wouldn't stand a chance."
"Funny, people said the same thing when I had that match against She-Hulk. I'm starting to think that everyone is forgetting that I can do anything." She said with a smirk. "Now go, I need you alive so you can tell us what is going on."
Betty nodded and quickly left to rejoin Tiara downstairs. "You know it doesn't matter if you find out or not. You wont be able to stop us." Ryoko said as she reappeared above Kim.
Kim turned to see Ryoko hovering in the air. She had a serious look on her face. She created an orange energy lance and pointed it at Kim. "As a matter of fact, none of you will leave here alive." Ryoko said.
Betty and Tiara running to the exit of the alley, when orange energy spheres appeared out of nowhere and blocked there path. "Damnit, looks like we're not getting off that easily." Betty said as they backed away from the orbs.
On top of the building Ryoko charged Kim, and Kim side stepped her and lashed out with a kick, only for Ryoko to vanish again. She reappeared in front of Kim and thrusted the lance forward, Kim dodged to the side, but was nicked by the energy lance. Kim let out a yelp as it sliced her side with ease. Kim looked down and saw that there was a long horizontal slash on her left side. She applied her white plasma and healed the wound.
'Hmm she can heal herself too huh? Well I can't give her the chance to do that again.' Ryoko said in her thoughts.
She was quickly on top of Kim again, as she tried to cut the red head in half. Kim ducked and dodged and struck back when she found an opening. She managed to hit Ryoko in her face one good time, and the woman vanished again. Kim turned behind her quickly and saw no sign of Ryoko. She looked around until she saw her sitting on top of a generator. Ryoko smiled. "This is the most fun I've had in a while." Ryoko said.
Ryoko then raised her finger and pointed it at Kim. Energy gathered at the tip and shot at her, and Kim dodged it quickly. Ryoko wasted no time as she tracked Kim with her finger and shot more of the energy spheres at her. Kim dodged and rolled as she evaded the orbs that threatened to end her life. She kept running to the right hoping to eventually make her way to Ryoko when, the woman cut her off. Ryoko shot a few orbs in her path and Kim turned to run the other way when she saw that the energy orbs were still floating behind her.
The orbs circled around her caging her in. She looked back to Ryoko who couldn't help but laugh. "Well kid, I had fun, but I have other places I'd rather be. I know you understand." Ryoko said with a grin.
Kim stared at her and grinned. "Yeah, I understand. Just when I was kicking your butt, you decide to take the cowards way out and run."
A vein popped in Ryoko's forehead at Kim's words. "C-Coward? Why you! Now you listen to me you little twerp! There is no way in hell you could beat me!" Ryoko shouted.
Kim feigned a yawn. "Sure, whatever you say...what was your name again?" Kim asked.
"Alright kid, you asked for it. If its an ass whooping you want it's an ass whooping you'll get." She growled and made the orbs of energy dissipate. Kim mentally sighed in relief, she had no clue if that was going to work, she was just glad her opponent was hot headed.
XX
Wonder Woman rose to her feet, and gazed upon the form of Donna Troy. "Donna?" She said in disbelief, forgetting that is was Mystique in disguise. Mystique lashed out with another kick knocking Wonder Woman back. She walked over to the Amazonian and grabbed her by her hair.
"Gaze into the face of the woman you let die. I want this to be the last face you ever see." Mystique said as she cocked her arm back.
What she didn't count on was Superboy's sudden interference. He slammed into her forcing Mystique to let go of Wonder Woman. The force of the impact caused her to hit the ground hard and she slid into a nearby vehicle in a parking lot. She rubbed the back of her head, but quickly rolled out of the way as he came crashing down with his fists. Responding quickly Superboy picked up the car and held it over his head.
With wide eyes Mystique stared up at Superboy and quickly took the shape of Wonder Girl. She quickly held her hand out. "Connor, wait!" She said hoping to stir some hidden emotions from him.
His eyes did soften a little, but the anger soon returned. "You would kill your own teammate?" Mystique asked.
"Cassie is dead, and that's a fact!" Superboy said as he slammed the car down on her. However Mystique was quick enough to move out of the way and she leapt over the car, catching him off guard and delivered a swift kick to his jaw. She quickly grabbed him and threw him across the parking lot. She dusted her hands off and smiled. Suddenly a rope latched on around her waist and she was immediately pulled to the ground. She looked back to see Wonder Woman drawing her in.
Mystique tried to take flight into the air, but Wonder Woman's strength was superior. "I'll make you pay for what you did to Cassie. You'll pay for what you did to my friends." Wonder Woman growled as she held Mystique up by her collar.
"For the record, I only killed Wonder Girl. It-"
"Quiet!" Wonder Woman said, causing Mystique to flinch a bit. "I'm well aware of who killed who. But you would go so far as to desecrate their memory by taking their forms, for your own sick and twisted purposes."
"That may be so, but we all have to do what we can to get by in life. I didn't want to kill young Cassie, but you see I had no other choice."
"Then I have no other choice but to put you down. How many more lives will you take before you're satisfied?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Put me down? Hehe Your a hero. You don't have it in you to take a life." Mystique preened.
Wonder Woman released her hold on the woman and followed up with a kick. Mystique slid back a bit, and sat up to see Wonder Woman glaring at her. "I may be a hero, but I'm an Amazon first and foremost."
Mystique backed away in fear, she could see it in Wonder Woman's eyes. The Amazon, didn't care that she was a hero, or that Mystique was a villain. What she did care about was the fact that Mystique killed her sister, friend and comrade. An act she was going to pay dearly for. Mystique stood up still in the form of Wonder Girl, she attacked the amazon, but was swatted away like a fly. The sound of her hand smacking Mystique in the face echoed throughout the city, and people watched as Mystique was knocked away.
Mystique shook her head trying to clear up the dizzy spells she was having. She knew that Wonder Woman was emotionally unstable. So she was hoping to use that to her advantage. If she was so concerned about her fallen comrades then Mystique would reunite her with them. They dashed towards each other and traded blows. Mystique punched Wonder Woman in her gut, but the heroine quickly retaliated by with a quick uppercut knocking her into the air. Wonder Woman jumped up to follow up on her attack, but was kicked back by Mystique. She quickly blocked as Superboy jumped up in the air and tried to land a punch. He quickly grabbed her and they fell back towards the ground.
During their descent they tussled in the air, but Mystique gained the upper hand by shifting places with him. She kicked him down into the streets and then landed on his gut with a deadly force that would have killed any human. She kicked him in the side of his head knocking him out.
"Sweet dreams." She said.
She was about to finish him, when Wonder Woman lassoed her and swung her around furiously. She slammed Mystique down onto the ground before quickly swinging her into a tanker truck. She watched as Mystique still in the form of Cassie walked out of the wrecked tanker soaked with gasoline. She removed her tiara and looked at it.
"Forgive me, Cassie." She said as she tossed the tiara.
It hit the ground next to Mystique's feet and sparks flew out from the impact. Mystique smiled. "Your aim is way off princess." She said. Wonder Woman smiled and pointed behind her. Mystique looked behind her to see, that the sparks had ignited a fire that was rapidly tracing its way to the tanker. "Shit." Mystique said as she broke out into a full sprint.
The tanker exploded, erupting into a huge ball of flame that consumed the parking lot, and Mystique along with it. Wonder Woman looked on at the wreckage and watched as the flames continued to rage, she saw no sign of Mystique, her revenge was complete. "May the gods keep you in their good graces, Cassie." Wonder Woman said as she closed her eyes.
"I wouldn't be worrying about her right now." She heard a voice say. Wonder Woman's eyes snapped open as she saw the form of Cassandra Sandsmark walk out of the fire. Her hair singed, burn marks here and there and her outfit in tatters.
"Impossible, you shouldn't be alive." Wonder Woman. Mystique said nothing as she glared at the super hero. They exchanged glances for a while, both women were looking to end this fight. One woman waiting for the other to strike. The only thing that broke their intense gaze was the sudden appearance of the rain. It came in tiny drops, that quickly turned into a down pour. They assumed their battle stances as the rain put out the fire behind Mystique. "Allow me to correct my mistake." Wonder Woman said as she charged in.
Mystique caught her fist in her hand. Wonder Woman raised her left as she was going to strike, seeing Mystique was ready to counter she countered first. Grabbing Mystique's left arm with her right, she pulled her in for a left hook. Still holding on to her arm she pulled her in again attacking her mid-section. She pulled her in again, but Mystique jumped over her and into the air, wasting no time Wonder Woman flew into the air after her.
XX
Spider-Man was a few blocks away when he saw an explosion. He can only guess that the battle had started or had been under way for quite some time. He sighed. "Is it me or is the getting more violent everyday?" He asked himself. Another explosion went off and that gave him the urge to pick up the pace. "Web cartridges don't fail me now." He said as he headed to the parking lot.
XX
Rain poured down over Go City as another battle took place in its skies. Wonder Woman was knocked from the sky as she crashed onto the roof and sliding back some. She sat up as she saw the form of Wonder Girl land a couple of feet away from her. She looked into Wonder Girl's rage filled eyes as she felt the regret of not being able to protect her apprentice. Wonder Woman stood up as Wonder Girl shifted into Starfire and flew after her. Wonder Woman used her metal bracers to deflect the incoming starbolts as she launched into the air and tackled Mystique. She punched Mystique in her jaw, knocking her into another building. Mystique peeled from the crater she made from the building and hit the ground.
The crowd cheered as Wonder Woman dominated the battle, filling Mystique with rage. She struggled to get up as Wonder Woman dived heels first on top of her creating another crater. Tears rolling down her cheeks the Amazonian pounded Mystique into the ground before picking her up. She let loose a war cry as she tossed Mystique down the block. She went through several vehicles before coming to a full stop. She shifted back to her original state and groaned. She looked up as Wonder Woman's shadow fell over her. She grabbed a gun from her holster and pointed it at Wonder Woman.
"Stay Back!" She threatened as her finger wrapped around the trigger.
Wonder Woman smacked the gun away and quickly snatched Mystique by shirt and raised her to eye level. The crowd gathered a few feet away as they watched what Wonder Woman's next move would be. News cameras and trucks recorded the battle live for the whole United States to see. Blood trickled from her wounds with Wonder Woman as she stared into her blue eyes that were filled complete rage. Mystique watched as more tears slid down her face as they mixed with the rain.
"Do I look like I'm playing games?" Wonder Woman asked.
"Wha- What are you going to do to me?" Mystique asked the heroine.
"I'm going to punch a hole in your head." She answered angrily as she cocked her right arm back.
Mystique's eyes widened as she saw Wonder Woman's arm launch forward. She closed her eyes, not wanting to see her death. Wonder Woman's fist was an inch away from Mystique's face when her fist came to a sudden stop. Mystique opened her eyes, feeling Wonder Woman jerk back a bit. They both saw that her right hand was covered in webbing. They followed the trail to see Spider-Man right above her.
"Spider-Man, let go." She demanded.
"So you can bash Mystique's head in? I don't think so. Last I checked we don't do that to our enemies." He answered.
"She deserves it. She killed Cassie, she deserves to die."
Spider-Man felt Wonder Woman trying to break free of her grasp so he applied more webbing with his left hand. "Think about what you're doing. Killing her has serious consequences."
"I've done enough thinking, now let go!" She roared.
"What would Wonder Girl say? Would she or Donna approve your actions? Would you approve of them if you had been killed?" Spider-Man asked as he used all of his strength to keep her fist at bay.
"If it was me, they would no doubt do the same. It's an insult to let her murderer live." She answered.
"But it's a bigger insult to go against all you have taught them. Killing Mystique means going back on the very essence of your teachings. With great power, comes great responsibility. You should know that better than anybody, you're a princess after all. Think about the example you're setting for everyone here." Spider-Man told her.
She looked out into the crowd that was staring at them. "You lead by example. These people, look up to us, to show them that their are good people left in this world. Who are they to turn to if they see us killing our enemies, what are they supposed to think?" He asked her.
Wonder Woman, looked at the citizens of Go city, the men, women and children, who looked up to not only her but all the heroes of the world. Then her gaze shifted to Mystique and she felt the rage build up again. "Speak for yourself." She said to Spider-Man.
"I'm trying to speak for Donna and Cassie." He said.
Wonder Woman looked at him, and he could see the hurt in her eyes. He understands her pain, he felt the same when his Uncle Ben had been killed. Nonetheless he was right, killing the murderer of your loved one wont make things right, it wont bring them back from the dead, and Wonder Woman knew this all to well. More tears flooded her cheeks, as she threw Mystique to the ground and walked off to the left a little. She wrapped her arms around herself and wept silently, Spider-Man watched giving her the space she needed to properly grieve, and awaited the arrival of the police.
XX
Hours later
Mystique sat in her cell. She was wearing special cuffs that neutralized her powers. She was awaiting trial for the crimes she committed while under Blackfire's employ, crimes she would have no problem pleading guilty to. She thought about how everything was going just fine for her until she ran into Blackfire. Blackfire had been searching vigorously for her, in need of her shapeshifting powers. She wanted nothing to do with her, knowing that anything Blackfire was cooking up would end badly for her.
Initially she refused, but Blackfire forced her to join. It was that either that or die a painful death. Despite not being able to best the Tamaranian she was forced to join her Black Star group. It was their she would be held responsible for the deaths of many people, as well as the attacks on Kim, Shego, Wonder Woman and the Avengers. Mystique sighed as her thoughts played over in her head. She was scared of Blackfire, something she didn't want to admit to herself. She let that fear cripple her, and make her weak. That's how she ended up in this position, still she knew that she did one thing right. She had let Betty Director escape from Black Star. She knew she could have stopped them, but she also knew that there was a chance that she could get to help and bring Blackfire's plans to a close.
However it was far too late, her latest actions proved that. She killed Cassandra Sandsmark, adding yet another life to her jail sentence, she was certain she was going to be put to death. "Oh well, no use crying over spilled milk." She said to herself and she closed her eyes. Her eyes opened when she heard the familiar sound of the portal opening in her jail cell. She looked to see Blackfire herself step out.
Instantly the alarms blared, but Blackfire paid them no mind. She extended her hand out to Mystique. "You have done well, Mystique. My faith in you was misplaced. Now come, Let's go home." She said.
Mystique on the other hand glared at her. A glare that Blackfire was all to familiar with. "I'm not going anywhere with you. You've already made my life a living hell. I'm done with you." She said as she stood and got into Blackfire's face.
"You fool, It was I who made you strong. You owe me your life." She said.
"I owe you nothing! I was strong before you, and I'll be strong after you!" She protested.
Blackfire pushed a back. "No you wont. You'll be dead."
"I'm not afriad to die." Mystique growled.
Blackfire smirked. "You know too much about our organization. Such information cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands. "I'm sorry Raven, but as much as it pains me to do this. I'll have to kill you." She said, trying to put on the saddest face she could muster.
Mystique ran towards her and Blackfire smacked her and knocked her back against the wall. The impact knocked the wind out of her, but she rushed in again, and this time jumped trying to kick her. Blackfire caught her and slammed her onto the ground. She kicked Mystique in her back, and she rolled to the other side of her cell. Mystique slowly rose and turned to see Blackfire standing above her.
The guards were rushing to the cell that contained Raven Darkholme aka Mystique. The security systems had picked up an intruder in her cell, so they figured it had to be one of her accomplices. They rounded the corner to the division that her cell was located in. They were just down the hall when they saw a purple light fill the room and the sounds of a woman screaming. When they reached the cell they saw a body laying in the corner. They opened the cell door and approached with caution, when they got closer they were able to see that the body was Mystique's. They were perplexed to see that she had not been rescued, but shocked to see that she wasn't moving and lying in a pool of her own blood.
That's it for this chapter. Tell me what you think and was Mystique deserving of her fate dealt out by Blackfire? Also my next update will be for Midoriichi The Next Generation. So stay tuned my Midoriichi readers.