Alright. We've come to the final battle between the Rogues and the New Avengers. I really hope you like what I have planned for this.
Let's get to it.
Chapter 12- Battle of Dallas Begins
Nora and Stephen are quiet as they put on their suits, doing so at normal speed rather than at super speed. It's been ten days since their trip to Detroit. Now, the whole team, including Vixen, is holed up in an abandoned warehouse just outside Dallas.
The two look at each other after they finish. They're quiet for several moments before Nora asks, "Do you think we can do it?"
"Well. We didn't have as much time to train with Thawne as I would've liked. But, I think that he's taught us enough. Now, it's just up to us to finally put an end to Godspeed's plan," Stephen responds. He pauses for a second, then says, "We can do this, Nora."
Nora waits for a second before saying confidently, "You're right. We can do this."
Stephen chuckles before saying, "Well, our team is waiting for us." Nora nods, and the two head into the other room.
The rest of the team is waiting for them, all suited up and ready to go. Even Bruce is suited up in his Batman suit, although he won't be fighting.
"Alright, everybody. This is it. If we fail here, then the United States is going to fall under Godspeed's rule," Nora says.
"Yeah, especially since I just found out that the Speaker of the House was just found dead at her beach house in Virginia. Probably thanks to mercenaries working for Godspeed," William says.
Nora and Stephen both look at each other gravely before turning their attention back to the team. "Well, that just makes this even more important," Stephen says. He then looks at Danai and Bruce and says, "Danai. Bruce. You get to the tunnels under the convention Center as quick as possible. We don't have any idea of what the timetable is for those bombs going off. We need them defused ASAP. The rest of us will draw out Godspeed and his Rogues, and keep them off your back."
Danai and Bruce, and everyone else looks excited for the coming fight.
"William, you gonna be able to handle everything here?" Nora asks.
"I've been 'handling everything here' for two years now, you guys," William says as if insulted, although wearing a smile on his face. His response makes Nora chuckle a bit.
Stephen looks around at the team. "However this fight goes, me and Nora are proud to have you all fighting by our side," he says.
He and Nora glance at each other, smirk a bit, then look back at the team. "New Avengers…" Nora begins.
"Assemble," Stephen finishes.
(Sewers)
A block from the convention center, the cover for the entrance to the sewers is removed, and Danai and Bruce descend into the sewers.
Danai looks around them. "Ugh. This is disgusting," she says.
"I know," Bruce says as he avoids stepping in a rather disgusting looking mystery object. He then looks at Danai and says, "Alright, Vixen. Work your magic."
Danai nods in response before pressing her hand to her totem. An image of a German Shepherd appears around her for a few moments before disappearing. She then bends down a little bit and takes several big sniffs. Bruce feels a bit of pity for her, knowing how much her sense of smell is going to be bombarded by the terrible smells in the sewers.
"This way," Danai says as she begins walking down the tunnel. Bruce follows behind her, holding up the flashlight to light the path.
(Dallas Convention Center)
Nora and Stephen look at each other from their position inside a Subway across the street from the convention center. The guests who were eating there when they came in are all still staring at them.
"XS. We're in the sewers, and Vixen has a fix on the target. We're moving towards it," Bruce calls over comms.
"Copy," Nora responds before turning to Stephen. "Let's go," she says.
He nods, and then the two race out of the Subway and into the street outside the convention center.
The two stand there in the middle of the street, waiting. The street is mostly shut down due to the number of dignitaries in the convention center. The few guards outside the center look at the two in amazement, wondering what XS and the Silver Flash are doing in Dallas.
"We know you're here. Show yourselves!" Stephen yells, vibrating his vocal chords to amplify his voice a bit.
For a few moments, there's nothing. Then, there's a series of flashes of white lightning, and suddenly Godspeed is standing about 20 feet from them, with Deathstroke, Boomerang, and Weather Witch behind him.
"You found out my plan? Impressive!" Godspeed says tauntingly.
"You're not gonna win, Godspeed!" Nora yells.
"Really? How are you going to stop the four of us?" Godspeed says, spreading his arms out.
"The two of us aren't," Stephen says. As he says this, a breach opens up behind them and John, Zoe, Jenna, and Diana leap out of the breach.
"All of us are," Stephen says.
"Well, well. Everybody's together. Good. I like it that way," Godspeed says. He laughs before saying, "But you still can't stop us!"
"We're still gonna try. And if we can't save this country, then we're sure as h*** gonna avenge it," Stephen says.
"You can try," Godspeed says tauntingly before speeding forward.
Nora and Stephen race right at Godspeed, but he ducks under their blow and speeds off. The twins take off after him, determined to catch him.
Back in front of the convention center, the rest of the two teams rush at each other. Diana races right at Grant, clashing blades with him. Zoe and John run right at Myers. And Jenna rushes to attack Evelyn. Within moments, the three separate fights have spread out across the street.
(Sewers)
"Left here," Danai says. She turns left, and Bruce follows her.
"How close are we?" Bruce asks.
"Close. The smell of the bombs is getting a lot stronger," Danai says.
Suddenly, there's a noise up ahead, and the two stop. "What was that?" Bruce asks quietly.
"I don't know," Danai responds.
The two stand there, completely still, until, without warning, two men in black camo race around the corner just ahead of them.
Danai and Bruce respond quickly. Bruce whips out two batarangs and throws them. They strike the men in the chest, not fully penetrating their body armor, but forcing them back a step and causing enough pain to distract them, allowing Danai and Bruce to close the distance and dispatch them with several quick, but powerful, blows.
As the two mercenaries collapse, Bruce says, "I should've expected they wouldn't leave the bombs unguarded. I expect there will be more of them. Let's move quickly."
Danai nods, and resumes following the scent of the bombs.
(Above ground)
Nora yells in anger as she and Godspeed race around each other, trying to catch each other. After a few more moments, she changes tactics and slows, throwing a lightning bolt at Godspeed. However, Godspeed has the same idea, and his lightning bolt collides with Nora's, the explosion knocking both of them back.
"Get him, Stephen!" she cries as she tries to recover. Stephen races in, but Godspeed is already recovered and speeds out of the way. Stephen chases after him, and Nora follows a moment later.
"Ugh. He's gotten better," Nora growls.
"Yeah, I can tell. But so have we. Let's get him, sis," Stephen says, spurring himself even faster.
Back at the convention center, the battle is still raging. Close to the entrance to the convention center, Diana is dueling with Grant. Privately, she is very impressed with his skills with a sword.
"You're pretty good. For a girl," Grant says patronizingly.
"I am an Amazon. You maybe good, but you are no match for me," Diana says before slashing at him. Grant blocks the strike, and the two struggle against each other, blades crossed.
"I was about to say you're no match for me. That's kinda funny. I'd say only one of us is no match for the other. Let's find out who that is," Grant say before shoving Diana back and attacking again.
Across the street, near the Subway that the twins had been hiding in, John and Zoe are still fighting with Myers. They had discovered he had gotten a lot better since the last time. And, seeing he's outnumbered, Myers is fighting in a way similar to guerilla tactics, striking quickly and dodging away before John or Zoe can attack.
Fed up with him, Zoe unleashes her Canary Cry. Myers simply stands there, smirking at them. When Zoe stops, he laughs and says, "Godspeed made all of us earbuds to counter your cry. Nice try."
"Then we'll just kill you the old fashioned way," John says as he fires yet another arrow at him. As he already has done multiple times, Myers blocks it with a boomerang before throwing said boomerang at John. John dodges it and he and Zoe rush Myers again.
Further down the street, Jenna is engaged in a fierce fight with Evelyn. Recognizing the threat of Jenna's psychic sword, Evelyn has summoned a javelin of lightning to use as a melee weapon. However, it's quickly becoming clear to her that Jenna is easily the better one at melee combat.
Jenna slashes at Evelyn particularly hard, knocking her back. Evelyn, deciding to really try and gain the advantage on Jenna, summons the winds and takes to the air. She then summons a small tornado and sends it right at Jenna. To her surprise, Jenna lets her sword dissipate, then thrusts out her hands. A second later, a shield of psychic energy appears around her.
Evelyn glares and increases the strength of the tornado, watching it hammer against Jenna's shield. But, to her dismay, the shield holds. Changing tactics, she summons several lightning bolts to strike the shield, but still the shield holds.
Evelyn glares as she stops her attack on the shield. Jenna smiles as she lets the shield dissipate, her sword re-materializing in her hand. "Nice try. But now, let's finish this," Jenna says before running right at Evelyn.
And, I'll end there.
Originally, this was supposed to be the entire battle. But, when I finished it, it was too long, so I figured I'd split into two chapters.
I hope you like the battle so far. Next chapter is going to be more exciting. So, for now, leave a review, and stay tuned for the next chapter.