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Written by: ScorpinokXV

Story idea from: Crazyboi23.

Chapter 3 - Freedom Force Part 1

Morgan Edge's Island Mansion

Sif's battle cry echoes through the large room, as she brings her bloody sword for a downward slash at her new enemies. Grodd pulls the Parasite in front of himself to act as his human shield, quickly forgetting in the heat of the moment about Parasite's power to absorb the strength and memories of others. Grodd yells and soon passes out. Parasite begins to glow when Sif cleaves his left arm clean off at the shoulder. Rudy screams, and holds where his arm used to be with his right hand. "*Arrgggh! *huff* We...we're getting slaughtered here! *gack!* Someone get us out of here, we...need...to...regroup!" Parasite said with a pained expression as he quickly tried to stem the blood flow from his missing limb. Rudy began using Grodd's mental power that he gained when the exile from Gorilla City touched him, and sent mental waves to revive his fallen teammates.

Sinestro, and Shade's eyes snapped open but saw that their other costumed adversaries were still in the room, and that the larger one with the hammer was guarding them, while the smaller man was treating Giganta's injury. Shade noticed that Giganta was acting strangely, and she is holding her head with a vacant expression. "I knew something like this was going to happen! If I can't get us out of here, I won't live long enough to reach retirement!" Shade looks over, and sees his nightstick lying close-by next to him. "Good. They have no clue what my nightstick can do...now if I can only reach it without that musclebound neanderthal noticing."

Meanwhile, Sif was fending off an attacking Clayface, who was sending out clay extremities with maces, and blades trying to score a hit on the nimble Shield Maiden of Asgard. Cap saw this, and grit his teeth in frustration. "Sif! These criminals have rights under the law! We need them alive in order to stand trial for their crimes!" Steve frowned when his words were ignored by Sif, as she continued her assault on the Secret Society members. "Damn it! This mission is a disaster! I've seen plenty of death in my time serving in the War, but since my revival I've tried my best to never kill...now this happens on my watch!" Cap is brought out of his thoughts when he feels a slight tug on the red glove of his right hand. Cap stares at the Redheaded woman in the pink dress that fought with Sif, and sees that she has a look of confusion.

"Where am I...this isn't Gorilla City!" Giganta looks down at her hands, and body. "*Gasp!* I'm.. a human?! *Oww!*" Giganta softly rubs where Steve applied first aid to her Achilles tendon. Cap narrowed his eyes, and stared over at the still form of Gorilla Grodd. "Mind control! Red Skull's favorite hobby was warping young impressionable minds to his will...this Grodd is no different. Her statement about being human must mean she was once like Grodd, but underwent some process that transformed her into what she is." Cap returned his attention to the fight Sif was having with the Society, and she had the Clay creature on the defense, while the purple skinned man retrieved his severed arm. "Ho! Captain! Fair Sif hath entered a battle haze, and cannot answer thee! Her Warrior's blood doth boil, and Sif will not stop until the villains lie dead at her feet!" Cap frowns at this new information, and gives Thor a stern look. "Did you know that this would happen when she volunteered to help us with defeating Strucker, and H.Y.D.R.A.?" Thor held up his muscled arms, and waved them in protest. "I say thee nay, Captain! The battle haze is not common among the shield maidens." Thor turns his head, and sees the excited gleam in Sif's eyes as she slashes Clayface in two. "We must act with haste, before Lady Sif spills more blood!"

Steve nods his head at the son of Odin, and brings his indestructible shield back onto his left arm. Giganta remembers the look in the Warrior maiden's eyes, and shivers. "Please, don't let her hurt me again!" Giganta stares up at Steve with scared eyes. Cap looks down, and pats her on the head, which gets Giganta to calm down slightly. "Don't worry, Ma'am. My friend won't hurt you." Cap stands up to his full height, and turns to look at Giganta again. "I'll be right back to finish patching up your leg. Try not to move around until I return." Giganta looks away, and nods. "Alright." Cap nods, and then turns to rush over to Sif's location with the Thunder God following alongside the Avengers leader.

Sif is laughing with glee, and witnessed Clayface starting to bring the many clay pieces of his body together in order to reform. "My blood sings with the heat of battle! Long hath I waited to feel alive like this!" Sif's sword parries one of Clayface's transformed extremities, and then she swiftly slashes it off. Sif continues her attack, when a circular red, white, and blue shield enters her field of vision. Cap blocks her sword from reaching Clayface, and glances over at Thor who started to engage the Clay creature. Cap returns his full attention to a scowling Sif. "Do not interfere in my battle! My Warrior's blood demands the lives of mine enemies!" Sif began to apply more strength on her sword arm to push Captain America back, but Steve made adjustments in his stance and held his own against the Asgardian Goddess. "Sif, stop! This isn't Asgard! These people are mortal men, and women! There are laws against killing people...even criminals!" Cap had to add his other arm under his shield to offset the strength that Sif was using.

"Doth thou truly believe in thine own words?! Have thou not slain enemies in the past? Sif sees within thy very eyes the warrior that lies within! Free thyself from your bonds, and join me now, Steve!" Sif watches as Cap's eyes narrow at her, and when he speaks, Sif feels a chill run down her spine. "Your right, Sif. I've killed before, but I took no joy in ending their lives. It was War, and I'm a soldier not a warrior like you. I kill only when there's no other recourse. That's the difference between us, and the reason why I'm stopping you now. You've already killed one of their group, and seriously injured another. This is no longer a battle, it's an execution."

Cap's words cut Sif deeper than any wound she ever received on the battlefield in Asgard. "Steve's words are true! I gaze at mine enemies, and doth only seek to end their lives! Is this the true path of a shield maiden of Asgard?...Nay! These foes lie dead, battered and beaten. I must temper my steel in these lands, e'er the fates will bring misfortune to Steve, and Milord." Sif slowly released her sword from Cap's shield, and lowered her sword arm. Cap looks directly into Sif's blue eyes, and he can tell that his words got through to her. Cap, Sif, and Thor are on alert when the entire room becomes pitch black, and couldn't see anything. Thor quickly channels his lightning through his enchanted hammer, and dispels the darkness to see most of the villains have fled, leaving Giganta, and the dead body of Killer Frost behind. Cap, and the others hear jet engines taking off from outside the mansion. Thor starts spinning his hammer over his head, only for Cap to shake his head. "There will be another time Thor...right now we've got problems of our own." Cap points to the shaking form of Giganta, and the body of the ice woman Sif killed. Thor had a solemn look, and held his hammer next to his broad chest with one hand resting on the top of his hammer. "Aye. That we do, Captain. What doth thou suggest we do?"

Cap watched as Sif tried to approach Giganta with her hand extended to help Giganta to stand, only for Giganta to scurry away to a corner of the room with her arms wrapped around her lower legs. Cap frowned, and turned to give Thor a serious expression. "Grodd used mind control on one of his own kind, and turned her into his own personal weapon. Right now she's scared, and confused. I'll take responsibility, and try to get her the help she needs."

"Perhaps I can help you with this, Captain?" Cap, Thor, Sif, and Giganta's eyes followed where the voice came from, and saw a slightly overweight African American woman wearing a blue dress, and matching business vest with a white blouse underneath. She walked over to the body of Killer Frost, and shook her head. "A pity. She could've been useful to her country instead of using her abilities for pointless killing." She then walked with confidence up to Steve, and looked him up, and down.

"Captain America. Do you wish to be of service to your country?" Cap looked down at her with a confused look. "Ma'am, this may be America, but this isn't my world. What did you mean by being of service?" She smiled at Cap, and introduced herself. "My name is Amanda Waller, and I work for the United States government. At the behest of the President, I've come to offer you, and any of your choosing Presidential pardons for any past crimes." Amanda glanced over at Sif, who was using a cloth she found to wipe the blood off of her blade. "Murder for instance." Cap stared down Amanda with a frown. "Are you trying to coerce me into agreeing to work for you? How did you even know where to find us?" Amanda smirks, and walks over to Giganta in the corner. "That's classified information. If you want to know so badly Captain, all you have to do is agree to work for me."

Thor walked over to stand by his teammate, and crossed his arms over his broad chest. "Thou doth remind me of my brother, only Loki's tongue is silver, and forked as well." Thor grinned when he saw Amanda frown before her expression mirrored the son of Odin's. "Thor, right? You'll find that I'm well versed in Norse mythology. Ever the rebellious son, your father Odin must be so disappointed in you." Amanda smirked when Thor growled, and showed his teeth. Cap put a gloved hand on Thor's right shoulder, and shook his head at Thor. This cooled down Thor's temper somewhat.

Sif rejoined Steve, and Thor as she placed her sword back in it's scabbard. Cap stared at Amanda with serious eyes. "What do you want from us, Waller?" Amanda walked to the center of the room with her arms behind her back, and turned around to look at everyone. "Cards on the table, Captain. The President wanted to create a team of super-humans that are loyal to the government. The efforts so far have been less than successful. So he assigned me to gather together a team that can represent the United States of America to counter those rogue elements in the Justice League. The team's code name is Freedom Force. You Captain, and your colleagues are my first round draft picks." Amanda raised an eyebrow when she sees Giganta standing next to Cap with her holding one of his gloved hands. "Can I be pardoned too? I remember the things I did for Grodd when I was under his control...I...I want a clean slate, and to make up for my past wrongdoings."

"That's four. With the other five I've gathered together, they should be more than a match for the League." Amanda's face remains neutral, as she has this thought and looks at the three other world travelers, and the former girlfriend of Gorilla Grodd. Cap takes up a thinking pose, and starts to weigh their options. "We have no contacts in this world, and the one superhero team we ran into are under suspicion by the President, and the government. Sif killed a known super-villain, and took the arm off of another. Either we play ball with Waller, or we run the risk of being fugitives with a giant target on our backs! No win situation...or maybe I can help change things around for the better? It's worth a shot." Cap looked up at Amanda. "I'm the leader of my team, but I still want to hear what they think. Thor?" Thor turned to look at Cap with a smile. "Tis difficult to discern the correct path, but I trust thy judgement, Captain! Thor stands with you, whatever fate awaits us!"

Cap smiles, and pats his friend on the shoulder. Steve stares at Sif with a uneasy look. "Sif? What are your thoughts on this?"

Sif folds her cape over so that her body isn't visible, and glances over at Cap. "Doth thou still want Sif to be at thy side? My blood cries out for battle, and yon Lady Waller attested that this shield maiden may be pardoned. I am a Warrior, you are a soldier...is there a place for me here?" Sif looked unsure as she stared into Steve's eyes. Cap took his circular shield, and strapped it over onto his back, and walked over to Sif, placing a hand on her shoulder. "I understand. It's difficult to adjust to a whole new world with different values, rules, and viewpoints. I went through the same thing when I was thawed out of the ice. Heck, I'm still trying to catch up on all of the lingo that Tony spouts off on a daily basis." Cap smiles when he hears Sif giggle softly with a gloved hand over her mouth. "We started this together, and I want to see this through together." Cap extends his hand to Sif to shake, but she surprises Cap when she rushes into his arms, and hugs him tightly.

Steve is frozen in place when he feels Sif's long dark hair brushing up against the side of his cheek. "She got through my defenses again. Why do I feel so at peace when Sif's near? Even when she was caught up in blood-lust, I still wanted to talk things out with her. Better separate...don't want to give Waller anymore ammo to use against us in the future." Cap separated himself from Sif, and started shaking her slender hand. "Glad to have you on the team, Sif." Sif looks questioningly at Steve, but returns the gesture. "May the fates smile upon all of us." Giganta decides to add something to the conversation. "I won't underestimate you next time." Giganta said as she stares into Sif's eyes. "Tis good that thou hath recovered so quickly. Sif has battled many giants throughout the nine worlds, and can teach thee to better use yon towering form to it's fullest."

Giganta looked skeptical, but nodded her head at the Warrior Goddess. "Fine, but I want him to train me in my current form." Giganta pointed at Cap with a slender finger, getting Sif to huff and turn her head to the side. Amanda took out a cellphone from her pocket, and began to speak to someone on the other end. "Project: Freedom Force is a go. Get a clean up crew in here ASAP. I don't want any traces left that anything took place on this island. I want the others brought over to headquarters immediately. Yes, everyone. Start the meeting without me. I'm attending this orientation personally. Okay." Amanda hangs up the phone, and begins walking out of the room.

"Follow me. My private aircraft is waiting to take us back to headquarters. You'll meet the rest of the team there."

"Wait, Waller! I have some conditions to our joining this team you've put together." Amanda looks back at Cap with an annoyed look. "Make it fast, Captain. We've got places to be."

Cap nodded with his arms folded over his chest. "One: I need to evaluate the other team members, and I have a say if they get to stay on the team." Amanda narrowed her eyes, but nodded her head. "That can be arranged, is that all?" "No...Two: My friends need a sorcerer, or sorceress that's well versed in the mystic arts to remove an enchantment on their weapons." Amanda smirked, and decided to humor Cap. "I happen to have one on the payroll. You'll meet her when we get to headquarters. Anything else?" Cap nodded his head. "Three: I want to have a meeting with the President at his earliest convenience." Amanda frowned at the last condition. "Very clever, Captain. Strike up a rapport with the President to possibly take over the operation. That won't happen. I'm pulling the strings here, and it's going to stay that way."

"The President is a very busy man, Captain...but I'll see what I can do to speed up the process." Amanda said trying to placate Steve. Cap knew she wasn't going to give him the last condition, but he was going to see the President to talk to him with or without Waller's help. "Now let's get going. Frost's corpse is starting to smell up the room." Sif gave Amanda a neutral stare, and walked with the rest of the team, and followed Amanda through the mansion, and out into the open lawn where the private jet is waiting. They all boarded Amanda's jet, and shortly after the engines kicked in, and the plane started lifting off. It soared in the sky, and across the sea to the secret location of their new headquarters.

Author's Note: Chapter 3 Complete! Thank you for favs, follows, and reviews. It's lets me know you want more chapters. : ) Now to the reviews for chapter 2:

Wolvenstrom - Thanks. Wolvenstrom. Sif's going to be having more troubles adjusting to the modern world in future chapters. Especially the rule of not killing enemies. ; )

gunman - Things will be getting interesting for Cap, and the others now that they've joined Amanda Waller's Freedom Force team. Hmm...Joker? He'll definitely be making an appearance, but in what capacity...you'll have to wait to find out. lol ; D

Mr unknow - Hades is back in Tartarus for now, but you never know what could happen when the Greek Gods of Olympus learn that two Norse Gods from another world are now in the DC Universe.

The Tell-Tale Man - Thanks for the review, and I hope you like this latest update. : )

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