Disclaimer: I don't own Marvel or DC
Hey guys, back with another update with the introduction of more allies of Onyx's (some you may find familiar) and the moment some of you may have been waiting for, Cade faces the Suicide squad.
The Redeemer
Chapter 4: Sinners against sinner
Amora the Enchantress smirked as she watched Mar-Vell watching their master. He disapproved of the man's methods.
'No,' the blonde haired woman thought, her green-coated lips trembled slightly.
Onyx was more than a man; he was perhaps more than a god too. His power was off the scale, so much so that he could probably kill Odin if he wanted to. Yet like the biblical god he was guided by motives that none could truly understand. He looked like an ordinary man beneath his helmet though not unattractive. She feared him, because he could easily take back his promise and his rewards. Amora's greatest sin was lust, she wanted a man who would love her completely and had the strength to give her the empire she desired. Greed and lust had led her to many defeats, but Onyx had allowed her to make her own plans on another Earth.
On that Earth Ragnarok had already taken place. Edward Blake had been deprived of the power of Thor. So he was all too willing to accept the gifts that Amora offered, the chance to become a god again. Amora however was crafty, she only allowed Blake to have power on her terms. Using materials gathered from other universes, Amora softened Blake up, sleeping with him, giving him a final taste of the kind of things he could enjoy. Then she fed him a poisoned golden apple and with magic and sword decapitated the former Thor host. But Edward Blake did not die, he stayed alive as his blood shaped into a corrupt Asgardian, a mindless warrior dedicated to serving and loving Amora. She had literally created the man of her dreams and Edward Blake's head would live forever tormented.
But Onyx, like Amora only offered her gifts on his terms. To establish his dominance he destroyed Amora's lover and deprived her of the incantation she had used to create it. No matter how hard Amora thought she couldn't recall the incantation. Onyx said that she could still have a world where she was loved, but only if she swore absolute obedience to him. He even kept Blake's head in the Gap, so that he could watch the countless versions of Thor that he could never become. Amora thought her path to happiness was best served in creating a man to love her, but Onyx was truly the most powerful being she had ever met.
Of course Loki and Joker mocked her desire, something they were without. They were both mischief-makers and had left the Gap to pursue such mischief in their own home universes. Amora looked over Mar-Vell's shoulder and unlike him looked at her new master in awe and not disgust.
"Bringing death to your subjects is the best means of assuring power," she said.
"This violence he partakes in is unnecessary, still at least he was merciful enough to spare Blake," Mar-Vell sighed.
"HA! You think sparing Blake was a mercy, a head incapable of feeling? Onyx spared Blake so he could continue to suffer just as I would have done. Because he is so much more than a mere mortal, so much more than a king too. And this violence is not without purpose, he is practicing," Amora smiled.
"For what?" the Kree asked.
"For taking the Earth's that have beaten back every threat, my Earth, Joker's Earth, Loki's Earth and the Earths his rival and student are trapped on," Amora explained.
Mar-Vell turned towards Amora and narrowed his eyes at her.
"Do you think he has it in his heart to love you? We are all mere pawns to him," he said.
"My journey through the Multiverse isn't for nothing, if he wont love me then I can make him love me…just as you are trying to stop him from spreading death across the Multiverse," Amora smiled.
Mar-Vell cross his arms together as Amora walked away. He turned to the view screen, watching his master descend on yet another Earth. But he was not alone, Brother Eye and the OMAC's descended with him.
"Brother Eye, recount to me the origins of this world's mainstream heroes," Onyx demanded of the satellite, to determine whether it could successfully link with a world's Internet.
"Affirmative, uplink established, retrieving information. Previous Avengers team consisting of Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, Spider-man and Thor was previously wiped out by an invasion from the Chitauri. Current Avengers founded by reformed criminal Norman Osborn, team consists of Edward Brock as Spider-man, Daken as Wolverine, Barney Barton as Hawkeye, Karla Sofen as Captain Marvel, Ragnarok, John Walker as US Agent and June Covington as the Scarlet Witch," the satellite explained.
"Cause chaos throughout the city, draw them away from the tower," Onyx said.
The Omacs began flying across the city, firing randomly on civilians and destroying segments of buildings. Onyx however walked casually through the streets as Brother Eye fired beams of energy at the city.
"You are partly wrong Enchantress, I'm not just here to train!"
Bialya-Royal forest
Cade stood in front of the most powerful being in the universe he occupied. Like Eternity and Infinity it was as old as the universe itself. Some would probably say that it was the source of all life and true Cade sensed a connection with the living, but nothing else, no understanding of what life truly was. He kept his energy blade active even as the Entity lowered its guard; despite his religious upbringing he had no love for gods or any god like entities. That and Cade had no intention of negotiating, the Entity would help him or it would die. Every creature on the planet would feel its death, but they wouldn't join it in death. Cade had discovered one of the ultimate lies in this universe already, the Entity claimed to be the source of all life but it wasn't. Nothing would change if it died, just as nothing would change if Galactus had died, there was no grand order to either of their existences.
"I sense much anger within you, man from another universe," the Entity said.
"Should have figured that a cosmic entity would know of other universes, tell me did you have anything to do with Swamp Thing appearing in my home universe?" Cade asked.
"The Avatar of the green became corrupt, but the avatar of the black in this world is still under lock. A Nekron of another universe must have corrupted our avatar and sent him into your universe, I sense much death within you as well…I see fear, will, love, compassion and hope yet you threaten me. You are an embodiment of every aspect of the emotional spectrum but you threaten me," the Entity seemed to growl, its tranquil face taking on a bestial tone.
Cade lifted his soul blade and pointed it at the gap between the Entity's eyes.
"The emotional spectrum, Infinity and Eternity, the self righteous and self proclaimed god like entities of my universe told me that a full spectrum of emotions carried by light was what was necessary to stop Swamp Thing, what is Swamp Thing? What is Nekron? Could he have worked with Muramasa and the Squadron Sinister to bring about my world's near destruction?"
"Many universes have already discovered the emotional spectrum, but you are from beyond the barrier between the worlds aren't you?" the Entity asked and seeing Cade's confusion further elaborated, "You know the Multiverse correct, well there is a barrier between the universes, one that separates every variant of two Earth's from one another!"
"An Earth where the Justice League exist, and an Earth where the Avengers exist…damn it, Muramasa's manipulation of me, it was the only the beginning of another plan," Cade's soul blade faded as he fell to his knees and slammed his fist into the ground.
"You regret the death on your hands," the Entity said.
"Save them," Cade pointed at Garfield and Pamela.
"The power to save lives is within you, I can see that, but you do not, you are overcome with the guilt of the lives you have already taken and cannot take back!"
"I SAID SAVE THEM!" Cade yelled.
"But your life is more precious than you can believe, do not waste it by taking it," the Entity explained.
"Stop concerning yourself with my life and the save the lives of the people in your universe,"
"The lives of the people of every universe are what concern me, you have the power to save them, so save them and in return I will save these two," the Entity looked at Pamela and Garfield and moved its hands out of the portal.
But the Entity stopped and looked behind Cade in horror. Cade's eyes flared red as he turned towards his new opponents. He stood and gripped his head as the sins those people had committed flooded into his mind.
Lester Buchinsky: Committed his first mugging at fifteen, sabotaged the costume of his brother, the original Electrocutioner, depriving the world of a hero, murdered at twenty two, raped a girl in Star City.
King Shark: Likes to eat people, especially people on the beach. Nuff said!
Harley Quinn:
When Cade looked upon Harley Quinn his helmet shattered, the level of sins she had commited was so bad that it made Electrocutioner and King Shark seem like saints. She was playful and clumsy, but underneath all of it she was a true psychopath, a true sinner.
"WHO DESERVES TO DIE!" Cade yelled.
He lunged forward, ducking underneath Harley's hammer. His foot slammed into her chest, throwing her past Electrocutioner and King Shark.
"He took down Quinn, should I take the shot Wall?" Deadshot asked.
"Switch to non lethal rounds," the Wall said.
Deadshot huffed as he loaded a magazine into his rifle. He took aim at Cade's collar bone as the man engaged Electrocutioner and King Shark in hand to hand. Cade back flipped, avoiding King Shark's jaws. Deadshot then fired his rifle, ricocheted a rubber bullet off of a tree and hitting Cade's collarbone. He fell to the floor, clutching what would probably be a nasty bruise once the fight was over. King Shark ran towards Cade, intending on eating the man. Cade pushed off of the floor and slammed his feet into King Shark's chest. He thrust his feet forward again, knocking King Shark off balance. Electrocutioner tried to punch Cade in the side, but Cade redirected the man's punch into King Shark's chest. The shark creature yelled in agony.
"He's kicking their asses, why isn't he down already Deadshot?" Black Spider asked as he ran through the forest.
"Hit the hostages with tranquilliser darts, we don't want them telling the authorities about us," Deathstroke commanded.
"Sure thing," Deadshot loaded knock out rounds and fired at the Quracs one by one.
"Plastique, cut off access to the jungle from the palace," Deathstroke said.
The explosives expert threw four explosive discs at the castle walls, bringing them down on the jungle road. Black Spider jumped at Cade as the hostages fell unconscious. He aimed a kick at Cade's face, but Cade leant back and dodged it. Black Spider then fired a net from his wrist. Cade dived to the side and the net hit King Shark. Placing his hands on the ground as he landed, Cade redirected his body, sending a vicious kick slamming into Electrocutioner's face. The force of the blow dislodged Buchinsky's jaw; something Deadshot had the pleasure of watching.
"Serves you right for getting into the big leagues loser," Lawton chuckled.
'Where the hell did this guy get his training from?' Black Spider wondered.
Cade shoulders shook as he looked at Black Spider. He saw no assassination contracts; he was a no mercy vigilante like him.
'So why is he with them?' Cade wondered.
"I like it rough, how about hitting me again babes, after I've hit you," Harley smirked as pulled a gun from her belt.
The gun had a cork attached to it, or what looked like a cork. Cade tilted his head to the side as Harley fired the gun. The cork exploded on impact with the tree, knocking Cade slightly forward. King Shark swiped at Cade, but Cade rolled underneath him. He then ran at Black Spider, trading punches with the man. Black Spider was a decent martial artist, he held his own well, blocking two of Cade's punches and even breaking out of a hold. He kicked Cade in the chest and threw two knock out darts, Cade caught them between his fingers and threw them to the floor. He then slammed his elbow into Black Spider's helmet, and then kicked out his legs.
"Not bad, you know you could give my arch-nemesis a run for his money, for a few minutes at least," Harley said, walking towards Cade.
More and more images flooded through Cade's mind. He saw Harley, or at least someone who was Harley. She had once been a charming blonde haired woman, her hair styled in a way that covered her right eye. He saw her kissing a disgusting mockery of a man, laughing and smiling with him. Then he saw her coming onto one of the Justice League members, Batman.
"What is your connection with Batman?" Cade growled as he spoke.
"He's my archenemy, after he killed my pudding of course," Harley sighed.
Cade grit his teeth together as another unpleasant image appeared before his eyes. This time it was Harley slashing the throat of the man she had kissed, the Joker.
"You're the one who killed the Joker…Chase Meridian!" Cade growled.
"Chase Meridian, who the hell is she?" Harley asked. "You know what I barely care anymore," she smiled before swinging her hammer at Cade.
He raised his hands to block it, but much to his shock and Harley's, the hammer squeaked as if it was made of rubber.
"Oh man, I forgot my wooden hammer," Harley blushed in embarrassment.
Cade then let his rage takeover and grabbed Harley's arm. He slammed his elbow into hers, breaking her arm. But instead of yelling in agony Harley laughed.
"SHUT UP!" Cade yelled.
He grabbed Harley by her neck and lifted her off the ground.
"You're a broken woman, a shattered glass and every shard is a fragment of a person, an attractive and charming woman, a gifted and successful psychologist, a naïve do-gooder, a woman who couldn't get the man she wanted so settled for someone who was less of a man, a murderer, a psychopath…you deserve to die, you all deserve to die…along with me!" Cade snarled.
King Shark ran at Cade as he threw Harley Quinn into a tree. Cade ducked and with strength that astonished Deadshot, threw King shark to the floor. He then jumped on top of King Shark, slamming his knees into the back of the shark's head. Cade punched the Shark's head again and again, giving him the full force of his rage. He heard the creature's skull crack. Cade raised his hand to punch the man again but a face flashed before his eyes, Sven, Laura, Faith and all of his other friends looked at him with judging eyes. He stepped away from King Shark and looked at the entity. Its hands lingered over both Garfield and Pamela. The bugs in the dirt underneath Garfield began squirming out of their holes. Garfield himself let out a scream as his body began to twist and expand. One minute his leg was normal, then it expanded into the size of an Elephants foot, before turning into a horse's hoof. His teeth extended into canines and his eyes shifted between the slits of a cat and the eyes of an insect. Cade looked over to Pamela, whom conveyed a far more peaceful expression. Vines rose from the ground and wrapped around her, cushioning and protecting her. They began to form a pod around the red haired woman.
"Garfield, just bare with it kid, it'll heal your wounds but you have to stay awake and alive," Cade said.
The boy's scream turned into a birds caw and then a dogs howl. His body continually shifted forms, becoming half of any kind of animal Cade had seen before. Garfield's body had gotten slightly bigger, as if he had been aged by the transformation. His skin began to take on a red form as his eyes turned yellow and his hair a deep red. Hair grew on his arms and knees, changing him into some kind of beast boy. He convulsed before his body went still. Cade looked at the boy in shock, Garfield's eyes were firmly shut and he wasn't breathing.
"No, please, don't be dead, DON'T BE DEAD PLEASE!" he yelled.
Onyx continued walking through the city of New York as his OMACS and Brother Eye decimated the region around him. He clicked his fingers, forming boom tubes as two Dark Avengers approached him. They were Ares the God of War and Daken the dark Wolverine. They required opponents of equal strength and brutality, so Onyx had summoned his allies from the variant of Earth 2, Steppenwolf and Fury, the daughter of Wonder Woman. She wrapped her glowing red lasso around Daken's neck and threw him into a building. Ares and Steppenwolf slammed their axes together, both smiling as they fought. Steppenwolf took a punch to his face and kneed Ares in the gut. But the Olympian slammed his head into Steppenwolf's, knocking him back. Onyx continued walking, allowing his allies to have their fun.
"You've lasted much longer than other men," Fury muttered as she wrapped her lasso around Daken's neck.
"Likewise, I find you women last only a few minutes," Daken chuckled.
He swung his claws at her, dragging them across her armbands. Daken dodged a kick aimed for his head and elbowed Fury in the face. She span back, throwing her hair back and revealing the blood on her lips. Fury licked the blood and sighed in pleasure.
"I'm going to enjoy this," she said before lunging at Daken.
Steppenwolf and Ares too lost themselves to battle. The shockwaves from their blows shattered the glass around them, they even cleaved through people to get to one another. Steppenwolf slammed his axe into Ares's and grinned as the god of wars feet dug into the ground. Ares pushed Steppenwolf back and then swung his own axe down, hitting the handle of Steppenwolf's weapon. The two brutes slammed their weapons together, shattering both blades. They looked at the broken axes with disappointed expressions. Steppenwolf threw his axe to the ground and pulled off his helmet.
"It's been a long time since anyone has forced me to use my hands in battle, it was worth allying with Onyx," he said.
"Aye, let us fall into the basis of all combat, only a fool trusts his life completely to his weapon," Ares threw his axe aside and ran at Steppenwolf.
Both man slammed together, locking their fingers together in an attempt to bring the other to his knees. Onyx's optic beams automatically fired, throwing aside the police trucks that tried blocking his path. He looked to the rooftop, where Hawkeye aimed an arrow at him. But instead of preparing himself to block the archer's attack, Onyx turned to meet the fist of Spider-man. He took the blow and replied with an elbow to Spider-man's face. Onyx grabbed Spider-man by his neck and then fired a blast from his hand, throwing Spider-man back. He turned, grabbing Hawkeye's arrow before it could hit him. Barney Barton smiled as the arrow blew up, consuming Onyx in flames. He widened his eyes as Onyx walked out of the fire.
"Um boss man, I'm going to need backup here," Barney said.
"I've been tracking his movements, he's heading straight for Avengers tower," Norman said, putting on his suit.
"Then all the more reason for you to get out of there right?" Barney asked.
"No you coward, he's after something in the tower, I need to secure all of the artefacts we didn't store in Project Pegasus. Miss Hand, Dr Covington I need your assistance," Norman stepped onto a ring and raised his hands.
Mechanical arms began placing pieces of armour over his suit. In memory of Iron man and Captain America Norman took on a guise that inspired the people, a mixture of the knight and the icon. He became the Iron Patriot, leader of a new group of Avengers that was capable of taking on even the darkest of threats. Onyx was one of those threats. Victoria Hand began securing the vaults filled with alien technology, technology she would allow to fall into Onyx's hands. As Onyx burnt the Hammer guards to ashes, the new Scarlet Witch released a mist of poisonous gas.
"The most toxic poison on the planet, works through the system upon breathing it in. That isn't enough to stop someone like me," Onyx placed his hand on the ground, creating a portal that sucked the gas into another dimension.
He then aimed his optic blast at Covington. Suddenly a beam slammed into Onyx, knocking him into the streets. Iron Patriot emerged from the armoury vault and flew straight towards Onyx. He punched Onyx across the face, then delivered a second blow that knocked Onyx onto his feet. Norman opened the palm of his hand, hitting Onyx in the chest with a blast that threw him backwards.
"RAGNAROK!" Norman yelled.
Ragnarok crushed an OMAC with his hammer and turned to Norman's position.
"What is it mortal?" the deluded clone asked.
"I need you to hit Onyx with as big a blast as you can muster, don't worry about the city, you need to stop Onyx no matter the cost," Norman explained.
"What are you talking about Osborn?" Sofen asked as she blasted two OMACs.
"Onyx is the counterpart of Aeon, another legendary hero whom died in the invasion, his power far exceeds anything we've encounter before and he has somehow gained the means to traverse the multiverse, he has to be stopped here and now no matter the cost," Iron Patriot fired his Uni-beam, pushing Onyx further into the dirt.
Fury wrapped her lasso around Daken's arms, tying a knot around his neck, she tightened the grip, pinning his knees to the ground with her heels.
"That healing factor will protect you from a stab, but like any human you still need to breath," she laughed as he gasped for air.
She gripped his mouth with hers and tightened the grip of her lasso. Ares punched Steppenwolf into the building and then turned to Fury. She moaned, taking a sadistic pleasure out of kissing Daken and depriving him of oxygen.
"Nay," Ares growled.
He rushed forward, preparing to strike the woman.
"So sorry to cut our battle short," Steppenwolf muttered from behind Ares.
The Olympian widened his eyes as a blade ripped through his chest.
"But that's the benefit of working with Onyx, there is no limit to the Earths we can conquer, we'll leave this Earth behind and we'll have our pick. So really I might encounter another version of you and we can fight again," Steppenwolf ripped his sword out of Ares's chest and then kicked him to the ground.
"And perhaps I'll find a man like you who will last longer," Fury caressed Daken's cheek before twisting his neck for good measure.
She joined her adoptive father in stepping through another boom tube. Onyx would need them again and they would be ready to answer the call. Ragnarok flew over Onyx and threw his hammer into the man's chest. A lightning bolt ripped from the sky, throwing Norman back and causing the buildings around him to collapse. Ragnarok called down another lightning bold, and then another, scorching the land with the fraction of the Odin Force he possessed in his DNA. He flew over the scorched landscape and widened his eyes. Onyx burst out of the rubble, with only the left side of his helmet shattered.
"Impossible," Ragnarok whispered before Onyx fired a blast that consumed the clones head.
"No," Norman gasped.
His own armour had been damaged in the blast, Hawkeye and Spider-man had also be blown back. Onyx kicked Norman into a building and then floated up the side of Avengers tower. He scanned the building for the soul of the person he was looking for. Norman assumed he was looking for an object like the Tesseract or one of the infinity gems. Instead he was looking for the person Norman was trying to tame onto his side. Onyx smashed his fist through the walls of the building and looked upon his target. He was an ordinary man with blonde hair, a seemingly skinny man with an average looking wife.
"Robert," she gasped as Onyx grabbed her husband by the neck.
"Sven, is that you?" the blonde haired man asked.
"Not the Sven Reilly you know Bob Reynolds," Onyx said as his helmet folded onto his back.
He summoned a portal and threw the man into it.
"ROBERT!" the woman yelled.
Sven regarded Robert Reynolds wife for a moment.
"Yet one person you could have saved if you accepted your power as the Sentry Miss Reynolds, you could have prevented this tragedy altogether, but your inaction has cost approximately two thousand people their lives, and you will never see the man you loved again," Sven explained before he flew into the portal.
The portal shut behind him, leaving another reality with tragedy in its wake.
He didn't want anymore people to die because of him. Cade Hunter knew there were no miracles, so when the entity failed to save Garfield, when the entity faded he took action himself. Kneeling by the teenager Cade began applying chest compressions, trying to revive him the old fashioned way. He had gone into cardiac arrest, he didn't have any wounds on him his heart just needed CPR.
"One, two three four," Cade counted out loud, continuing to push down on Garfield's chest. "Come on, come one don't die! DON'T DIE!" he yelled, checking Garfield's breathing.
"Just remember old Vins advert, ha, ha, ha, ha staying alive, staying alive," Harley Quinn said.
"SHUT UP!" Cade yelled, wiping the sweat from his eyes as he continued compressions.
"You know what insanity is? Its doing the same thing and expecting a different result, you know I can help you I am a qualified therapist," Harley grinned.
Deathstroke suddenly smacked her with his staff, knocking her unconscious. He too had grown tired of her babbling, much preferring her more sane personality Chase Meridian. The mercenary leant against a tree and watched Cade continue to revive the boy. Cade stopped for a moment and looked at his hands. Red, static electricity swept over them.
"Come on," Cade growled, attempting to use his abysmal energy stores to jumpstart the boy's heart.
He looked to Electrocutioner and remembered the thugs bragging. Cade grabbed Lester's hand and pushed it against Garfield's chest. He placed his ear over Garfield's heart and listened to the heartbeat. Garfield's chest slowly rose and Cade pulled his head back, sighing in relief.
"Well done," Slade said.
Cade raised his head and glared at the mercenary. Deathstroke extended his staff and walked around Cade. Both men clicked the cricks out of their limbs before they lunged forward. Cade blocked Deathstroke's staff with his arm and took a knee to his ribs. He stumbled back slightly, taking two strikes before batting Deathstroke's staff aside and elbowing his helmet. Slade attempted to strike at Cade again, but the young man shoulder barged him, pushing him towards a tree. Deathstroke jumped and stepped off of the tree, slamming his elbow into Cade's shoulder. Cade struck back, punching Slade across the face. The masked mercenary kicked Cade in the side and then struck him across the head with his staff. He attempted to twist Cade's arm, but his opponent quickly escaped the hold. Cade countered, striking Deathstroke's mask with his palm and then kneeing him in the chest. He then took a running start and jumped, slamming his fist into Deathstroke's mask.
"Impressive," Waller said, seeing that the force of the punch had knocked off Slade's mask.
Slade raised his head, revealing the patch across his eye and his white hair. He threw a pouch to the ground and released a smoke bomb. Cade's eyes glowed, allowing his to see the blood on Slade's soul, which allowed him to see where Slade was going. The man flipped over a tree branch and fired a device onto Cade's chest. A wire suddenly extended from the device, latching onto the tree branch. Cade raised his hands defensively as the wire pulled him towards the tree. He struck his head on the branch, making a cut above his eyebrow. Cade fell to the floor, his vision blurred from the beating. Deathstroke smacked him with his staff, driving him unconscious.
"Someone who actually made me break a swear, Waller we're going to need a pick up crew down here and fast, before the locals catch up to us," Slade explained as he picked up his helmet.
He faced his helmet in the direction of Pamela and Garfield, showing the transformations they had both gone through. Amanda Waller stroked her chin, intrigued not only by the two survivors but also by the man who had beaten her suicide squad.
"Bring them in," she said.
Robert Reynolds looked up at Onyx as the armoured man dragged him through a desert. He threw Reynolds to the floor and crossed his arms together.
"Sven why are you doing this?" Robert asked.
"I told you I am not the Sven Reilly you know of, and you are clearly not the Robert Reynolds I know either," Onyx said emotionlessly.
"What are you talking about?"
"On my Earth it was you, not your wife who became the Sentry, she became the Sentry for reasons more noble than you did," Onyx pointed over Robert's shoulder.
Reynolds turned and widened his eyes. His surroundings had changed into that of a warehouse filled with black vials.
"Are those…"
"Yes, the drugs your girlfriend took, the drugs that turned her into the Sentry, the reason you married her in the first place, enjoy," Onyx bowed his head slightly as Reynolds ran into the warehouse.
The man ripped open the vials and pore the liquid down his throat. He laughed as he felt the ultimate high. But in reality he was grabbing and drinking thing air. Two men had altered his mind, tricking him into believing he was experiencing his deepest fantasy. One of them was a counterpart of Jason Wyngarde, Mastermind of the Brotherhood. This Mastermind however didn't require illusions to hide his true appearance, which was that of a handsome brown haired man in a trench coat.
"Nicely done Dr Billings," Jason said.
"Please Jason call me Ira," his partner said, raising the instrument he used for his illusions.
Spellbinder was a man from a future era, wearing an orange suit with black markings his powers came from the floating eyeball he used. Working in conjunction with Mastermind's natural mutant ability to fool the senses of the human body it made them obvious illusionists that Onyx could use for his plans.
"Obviously we can't keep the illusion going forever, you do have plans for this one yes?" Spellbinder asked.
"Of course, it actually involves your universe Dr Billings," Onyx said.
"The revenge you promised me?"
"Batman and the Justice League Unlimited will get involved, but when it matches the timeline of my plan, first I'll have to retrieve a little item from Cadmus," Onyx explained.
"Another training session?" Mastermind asked.
"No, a simple bag and grab, one that will require a thief," Onyx turned to a portal he created.
The armoured man covered his face with his helmet as two figures in similar leather suits walked out of the portal.
"Why settle for one thief," said one.
"When you can have two!"
Mastermind looked at them with a perverted grin, even Spellbinder was taken aback by the looks of the thieves. Their leather suits gave the perfect view of just how curvaceous their bodies were, but they were nimble and distracting, the traits Onyx required from thieves. If he was completely human he would have been surprised by the similarities the two women had in their choice of personas, even though they were two completely different women from two different universes. The first wore a purple suit and wore a cowl with cat like ears on it, her eyes and lips were exposed. She also wore a pair of gauntlets with metallic claws on her fingertips and a pair of boots with sharp heels. The second thief wore a pair of high tech glasses and a belt with her tools on it. She wore a black suit with an open chest, revealing a tank top that barely hid her cleavage. The younger woman had attractive white hair.
"What do you want taken boss man?" Catwoman asked.
Onyx opened the palm of his hand, creating a holographic image of a location on another Earth.
"Infiltrate Cadmus," he said.
"Another future world? Those present a challenge," Felicia Hardy noted.
"Fortunately you have your little bestial side to help us Black Cat!"
"Infiltrate Cadmus," Onyx said, causing the two women to look at him. "And then recover the body of General Wade Eiling!"
Next Chapter 5: The Wall
Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter, I'm actually having fun with the Onyx scenes (he may be evil but lets face it there are some bad guys you like) especially introducing new alternate realities and even visiting familiar ones.
Next time Felicia and Selina enter the world of the DCAU (or the Bruce Timm verse :) where an aged Amanda Waller is keeping some of the deadliest secrets in her universe. At the same time a younger and very different Amanda Waller, with the help of Steve Trevor and the Martian Manhunter must protect A.R.G.U.S. from Cade's anger (yep the scene shown in the preview after the hunt :)