Chapter 142 The ties that Bind us
Its been a couple days since the Breach was finally closed. Wanting to make sure this nightmare was truly over the Legion using the coordinates Mecha Godzilla located before destination found the exact universe where they were coming from and both the Legion and Thanos launched a massive invasion incase any survived.
Surprisingly the destination did a lot more damage than anticipated. The planet itself could no longer hold any life and scans showed nothing survived the blast due to the power behind the blast was far stronger than the one Striker carried.
With this amount of proof the Legion was relieved that the Kaiju crisis was finally over and the Regime lost its most powerful weapons. This of course shifted the balance of power between the two factions again.
Currently right now Sean was meeting with Thanos on the Watch Tower.
"Now that the Kaiju are finally gone the balance of power between us and the Regime has shifted again." Thanos said.
"Yeah. However we still have a to find their main base of operations." Sean said before Maw pulled up a chart of known universes the Regime has visited.
"Despite my best efforts I am unable to locate the Regimes primary base of operations and now they know we're tracking them. They've masked their signals and locations well." Maw said.
"So basically we're back to where we started in locating them." Lane said.
"For now. With Forerunner technology I should be able to locate them." Maw said.
"Mind if we borrow some of that tech?"
Sean turned and saw Mister Miracle and Big Barda standing in the doorway.
"Scott, Barda its been a while." Sean said with Barda smiling.
"Been busy...But we're not here for small talk...We have a problem regarding someone from Apocalypse." Barda said making him frown.
Later
"Granny Goodness? God I always hated her." Sean said sitting down.
"So basically she wants you to help free Kalbak from Virman Vundabar?" Talbot asked.
"Pretty much. With him she can claim the throne." Scott said.
"Why you exactly? Obviously theres a good reason." Sean said.
"I'm the only one who's ever escaped the X-Pit." Scott said.
"Ah. So if you don't do what she says Oberon dies. You do realize theres a problem with this rescue." Sean said.
"What do you mean?" Barda asked.
"Barda, think on this. If we help rescue Kalibak Granny gains legitimacy to the throne and will most likely target Earth as retaliation for what happened to Darkseid." Sean said.
"True." Barda said.
"But on another part of this I can't sit back and watch a good man die." Sean said leaning against the wall.
"So why not just launch a full on assault and destroy the place? It would solve a lot of problems." Barda said.
"They don't have the time nor man power to do so. The Legion is in a deadlock with the Regime because of Vilgax." Scott said.
"Plus why waste resources and lives when the planet is already engulfed in civil war?" Sean said.
"So what do we do? I know your not just gonna stand by and do nothing thats now how you work." Barda said.
"No...It's not." Sean said deep in thought.
Meanwhile
Kalibak was in a cell strapped down to a table trying to get free.
"Kalibak, Kalibak, Kalibak." Virman said gaining his attention. "I have used very vile punishment every known torture and still you refuse to join Virman Vundabar's noble cause." Virman said making him scoff.
"You're about as noble as my armpit. I'd rather serve Vilgax." Kalibak said.
"Why? Just because Vilgax at one point was Darkseid's apprentice? That was a long time ago." Virman said. (I just thought of this idea since in Wiki Vilgax is said to be 300 years old so since Darkseid is immortal it makes sense for him to train an apprentice)
"I'd rather serve someone who's not a worm like you." Kalibak said.
"Very Well. You've forced me to my last resort." Virman said reaching for something behind him making him raise an eyebrow. "CAKE!" Virman yelled pulling a piece of chocolate cake out. (Really? Cake? What the fuck? That is the dumbest thing I ever heard as a last resort)
Kalibak looked pleased as he licked his mouth before spitting at the shield holding him in making him frown before throwing it away before the guards went to it eating it like crazy.
"Oh, did I say that was my last resort? My mistake. I have one more." Virman said pressing a button on his suit before a device attached to Kalibak's head before he started screaming.
Meanwhile
Outside the X-Pit a boom tube opened up before Sean, Scott and Barda rushed through just as it closed before Sean groaned leaning on a wall making Barda smile placing a hand on his shoulder.
"You ok?" Barda asked.
"Now I see why Bruce is always complaining about those things." Sean said before shaking his head looking at the X-Pit just as Barda's armor came on.
"Over there." Scott said looking at the pit before narrowing his eyes.
"You ok?" Sean asked in concern.
"Bad memories." Scott said remembering his younger years here.
"Now you know how I feel every time I see a menacing Shark." Sean said.
"You know at times I think you're actually afraid of Sharks rather than hate them." Barda said.
"I am not afraid of Sharks. I've been dealing with them for 18 years. After so many encounters its gets really annoying." Sean said.
"Fair point." Barda said before Virman's army came right at them.
"Oh please." Sean said stomping on the ground hard making crystal spikes come out of the ground and pierced them killing them instantly. The flying henchmen however were still coming at them till Barda Jumped up and started beating them up like they were nothing.
"She does not hold back when it comes to a fight does she?" Sean asked.
"Nope." Scott said before the last one dropped as she came down.
"Nice." Sean said making her grin before they went to the X-Pit.
"Care to do the honors?" Barda asked making him grin just as Venom took over and roared before tearing off the door with ease. Scott looked inside and widened his eyes.
"What?" Venom asked as Sean took over.
"It's...All different." Scott said.
"So?" Sean asked.
"Change of plans. You two stay put out here. I'll go in and get Kalibak." Scott said.
"What?" Sean asked in disbelief.
"Listen to me. They've changed the whole architecture of this place since the last time I was here." Scott said.
"Well, duh. You really expect them not to change the place after so long? Even ordinary buildings change when required." Sean said.
"All my plans are out the window." Scott said.
"Since when does the first plan always work? Improvise as we go." Sean said.
"Neither of you signed on for this." Scott said.
"HELLO! Incase you forgot I've been through a million things worse than this. We're going with like or not." Sean said making him sigh.
"Ex-husband or not I'm still going with you." Barda said.
"Alright, then, into the pit." Scott said as they rushed in.
Unknown to them was they were being watched.
"Ah, this should be a magnificent show even if I already know the ending. And you Kruger with your death I will not only rule Apocalypse but the entire Regime once I prove I am better then Vilgax." Virmen said.
Sean and the group traveled around the place looking for Kalibak.
"You both grow up on this hell hole right?" Sean asked.
"Not by choice I'll tell you that. I was once one of Granny's blind and brainwashed puppets." Barda said.
"I can hardly see you as one of those female Furies or whatever Clark called them." Sean said.
"Wasn't Lashina freed from her influence years ago?" Scott asked.
"Oh yeah. We got her straightened out and now she lives a normal life. I check up on her every now and then. A good husband a couple kids. She's really happy now since the Mortal Kombat tournament in 2018." Sean said before more guards showed up and Barda rushed them.
"We'll keep them busy you find Kalibak." Scott said as a robot head flew past them.
"Oh yeah sure like I'm actually needed here to spoil her fun." Sean said flying away to find him.
As he flew he encountered a few guards before killing them swiftly before finding his objective in a cell.
"Kruger? What are you doing here?" Kalibak asked in surprise before Sean freed him making the restraints come off and he crossed his arms.
"Is there a problem?" Sean asked.
"It's humiliating to be rescued by your enemy." Kalibak said making him sigh.
"As humiliating as being Virman Vundabar's pet?" Scott asked as he and Barda approached them before he rushed to him.
"Well, if it isn't my treacherous stepbrother. And his Ex-Cow." Kalibak said looking at Barda while she growled but then smirked. "What are you smirking about?" Kalibak asked before someone tapped his shoulder making him turn and widened his eyes seeing Venom before he roared at him making him shake in fear before Sean took over.
"What was that now?" Sean asked almost to nicely.
"Nothing." Kalibak said quickly making Barda giggle.
"Hate to break this up but we got bigger problems." Scott said.
"Indeed you do, fools. Much Bigger." Virman said on the screen above them. "And, oh, Ha ha, How I will delight in watching you fail." Virman said before Barda blasted the screen.
"I hate everyone on this fucking planet." Sean said.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Kalibak said reluctantly as they rushed off. "At least for the moment."
As they rushed through the halls they started to close up.
"Oh shit." Sean yelled holding one up as Barda and Kalibak got through before the room was flooded with water making Sean let go.
"Scott! Scott!" Barda yelled banging on the door.
"He usually gets out of everything right?" Sean asked.
"So far." Barda said before the floor opened up.
"FUCK!" Sean yelled before two metal disks appeared and Barda landed on them and caught Kalibak as Sean flew next to them.
"Saved by a female." Kalibak said.
"Guess you better drop him." Sean said and she did making him yell before grabbing him by the leg making Sean chuckle.
"Not funny!" Kalibak yelled.
"Oh shut up." Sean said.
"Got room for one more?" Scott asked hanging on the wall.
"I will never understand how you get out of situations like that." Sean said impressed.
"Trade secret." Scott said as they went down while Virman watched in dissatisfaction.
"The whole world is a prison, you dum-dums and escape is not an option." Virman said.
Soon the four made it to the bottom.
"Ok lets get the hell out of here. I've had enough of this hell hole." Sean said.
"Try be raised here." Barda said.
"No thanks." Sean said before turrets came out of the wall and tried to blast them only for Sean to pull out his blades of Chaos and destroyed them with ease.
"That was easy." Barda said before lightning bolts appeared blocking their path.
"I really wish people would stop saying that. It's always a Jinx." Sean said before spinning at high speeds and rushed right through them getting them to stick to him before crashing into a wall.
"Sean!" Barda yelled rushing to him before he came from the other side.
"Yes?" Sean asked making her grin as the others approached.
"Don't be so cocky." Kalibak said.
"Unlike you moron I'm never Cocky." Sean said making him growl before more troops arrived. "Happy?" Sean asked.
"Indeed I am." Kalibak said charging at them before Barda joined in.
"Aren't you going to join in?" Venom asked.
"And ruin their fun? Why bother anyway when they have the situation under control." Sean said.
Virman watching all this sighed in frustration.
"There's only one way to stop them now. BLOW THIS ENTIRE COMPLEX!" Virman yelled as he laughed when he pressed the self destruct button and bolted.
"Ah shit." Sean said.
Virman in his aircraft laughed as he flew away as the whole place went out in a big explosion.
Later
Granny Goodness paced around before a boom tube opened up and Scott, Barda, Sean and Kalibak came through.
"Oh, Scott, you didn't let Granny down. When I heard the X-Pit had been destroyed I thought for certain you and dear Kalibak were lost. How did you manage to get out?" Granny asked.
"Ask him." Scott said pointing to Sean who smirked.
"Trade secret." Sean said.
"Enough of this. Where is Oberon?" Barda asked grabbing her.
"Ah, yes. I did say I would hand him over if you got Kalibak...But since you went to Kruger who's the one responsible for Lord Darkseid's death...I'm afraid our deal is terminated." Granny said.
"THIS is why I hate this god forsaken planet." Sean said to Kalibak who morphed into Miss Martian making Granny gasp.
"Try not to think about where you've got Oberon hidden." M'gann said reading her mind making her groan in discomfort. "Darkseid's old palace." M'gann said making Sean open a portal before rushing in.
Oberon was just about to be sliced and diced from moving blades when Sean came and got him out of the way just as it cut up the table.
"Cutting it close kid." Oberon said making him smirk.
"Better late then never." Sean said opening a portal before they walked through.
"He's safe." M'gann said making Barda grab Granny.
"Good, becuase no I can." Barda tried to say.
"No. We need this civil war to keep going. The longer they fight the less the Legion has to worry about splitting its resources from fighting the Regime." M'gann said.
"She's got a point." Scott said making her grumble as Sean and Oberon appeared.
"Safe and sound." Sean said.
"Ah, its good to see you, old friend." Scott said.
"It's good to see me too." Oberon said.
"All the trouble we had to go through because of you." Barda said.
"All Legs and no heart." Oberon said making her smile.
"You're just to far away to hear it." Barda said hugging him just as Sean opened up a portal.
"Lets go home." Sean said as they walked through.
"How? Granny never failed with any of them. How did she fail with him?" Granny asked before someone tapped her shoulder making her look and saw Barda.
"Oh, one last thing." Barda said punching her in the face making her fall.
"You seriously just couldn't help yourself could you?" Sean asked making her grin before kissing him.
"Like you would have me any other way." Barda said making him chuckle before they left.
Later
"Now that thats over with maybe we can finally relax for a change." Barda said holding Sean's hands.
"Barda I still got the Regime to worry about. Maw is trying to locate them." Sean said before an alert came up making him sigh before answering it. "Yes?" Sean asked.
"Good news. Maw's been able to locate one of the universes the Regime is occupying." Talbot said.
"Already? That was fast." Sean said impressed.
Soon the two arrived in the command center.
"So which universe are we headed to?" Sean asked.
"Before I get into that would like to point out a few things. You recall during the time in this Terminator universe you came across some metals that were unknown?" Maw asked.
"Yes?" Sean asked.
"This universe is rich in ore of such metals. The metal is actually specially refined Ebony." Maw said.
"Ebony? Thats not exactly used for weapons here." Sean said.
"But in this universe it is. It took some time but I found the creation of this universe...Based on what you call a video game." Maw said showing the title.
"Oh you gotta be fucking kidding me." David said chuckling before laughing.
"Some of the more normal things from my childhood." Sean said.
"Skyrim?" Talbot asked.
Authors Note: Thats right folks! The legendary Skyrim video game is the next Universe. And this one holds a lot of unique opportunities for the Legion. To my most Loyal Guest Reviewer. Originally this was going to be Lake Placid 3 but then you sent out that Review And It gave me some ideas. I'm gonna hold off on the Lake Placid series till after I start the final season of Justice League. I will do the last two movies and Lake Placid vs Anaconda but just not yet. I will also be doing some other Scify movies that were very popular back in the day before some of those series got really stupid. Read, Review, Fav and Follow. REVIEW MY LOYAL FANS!
