Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 6:38:23 GMT -5
Titans of Justice Chapter 23 – “Pacts of Evil”
Written & edited by: Power Guy
Granny Goodness’ Orphanage(two weeks ago)…
A Boom Tube exploded open as four ruthlesss villains raced outward.
“Granny! Granny!” shouted Fausta, “We have claimed our first victory!”
Granny Goodness was in the middle of torturing a trio of Hunger Dogs but stopped to hear Fausta’s news. “Victory? Why there’s nothing more that Granny enjoys. Was it excrutiatingly painful for your enemy?”
“Quite so,” answered Fausta with a twisted grin, “Thanks to Nefertiti here!” she said, putting her arm around the Egyptian killer’s shoulder. “As you asked, we went on our first training mission to the United Nations Building in New York. Those inferior Titans of Justice showed up to try and stop us. Well, we got the best of them. Nefertiti here, killed that accursed gypsy boy, Palome’ and then turned him into one of her mummy slaves. She then unleashed him upon his former teammates. It was sickenly delcious!!!”
“Hmm….turning one of your enemies against his own,” Granny Goodness noted, stroking her chin. “I must say that I’m quite impressed. You girls have done good work! Granny knew you wouldn’t let her down. Now, since you have done such a good job, Granny has a little reward for you. We’re going to go introduce you to the master…” she said, clicking a button on her Mega-rod and opening a Boom Tube. “In you go,” she said as she shoved the four ladies through and followed.
A few seconds later, the girls and Granny found themselves in a massive throne-room.
Fausta looked around. She had not seen such grandier since being within Hitler’s stronghold back in World War II.
“So these are your new Furies” came a voice from above.
The women all looked up to see a tall, grey skinned being which all but Fausta recognized as Darkseid.
As Darkseid descened the steps from his throne, Tsukuri, Star Sapphire, Nefertiti, and Granny Goodness all bowed in respect and fear. Fausta remained standing, not quite sure what all of the fuss was about.
Darkseid was incredibly annoyed by Fausta’s flat out display of disrespect. He got in her face and said, “Bow, woman.”
Fausta crossed her arms and replied with, “The only man that Fausta bowed before is the Fuhrer and since he has passed on, Fausta bows before no man.”
“ALL bow before Darkseid,” insisted the ruler of Apokolips, his eyes starting to glow with his Omega Effect. “Last chance, woman.”
“Go to Hell, stone-face,” spat Fausta as she spit in Darkseid’s face.
Darkseid wiped the saliva off of his cheek and paused for a second. He then lit up the room as he blasted Fausta with his Omega Beams. “Foolish wench!!! You dare show disrepect to the lord of Apokolips?!?!!?!”
Fausta screamed in agony as the Omega Effect shot through her body. Never before had she experience such excrutiating pain. Every nerve in her body was on fire and that was putting it lightly, her bones felt like they would shatter at any moment and she was sure her head was going to explode. “Pppuh…ppuh…..puhleez..stop,” she said, collapsing to her knees. I b…b..beg you. I bow in your honor.”
Darkseid looked down with a sick grin on his face, “You learn respect quickly. A required trait in all of my elite,” he said as he ceased his Omega Beams. Now stand tall. We have matters to discuss and there is no time to waste.”
As Fausta and the others stood up, Darkseid stood firm and gazed upon them all. “I suppose you are all wondering why I require your services?”
“Yes, why have you brought us all here?” Nefertiti asked, curious as can be. “Please tell me it’s to kill someone.”
“That is correct woman. You will be killing someone. In fact, you will be kiling all that get in your way in an effort to capture a prize I so deeply covet.”
“Prize?” repeated Star Sapphire. “I can think of a few prizes I would like myself.”
“All of you shall be rewarded if you succeed,” informed the ruler of Apokolips. “You – Star Sapphire shall have the man you have wanted for so long – Green Lantern,” he then turned towards, “Tsukuri – I shall supply you with the means necessary to bring your homeland to top of your world’s superpowers. Nefertiti – I shall supply you with an army of soldiers to help you destroy your country’s neighbors and bring a sense of superiority to your birthplace. And you Fausta shall receive the most precious gift of all: Life.”
“What? I do not undersand,” replied the German powerhouse.
“Adolf Hitler - you miss him deeply, do you not?” asked Darkseid.
“Yes, of course. He was my Fuhrer, my guiding force,” answerd Fausta. “But there is nothing anyone can do about that.”
“You are wrong woman. Since my reputation has not succeeded me in your case, let me tell you that I have the power to raise the dead,” began Darkseid, “If you do as I ask, I shall bring your Fuhrer back to you once again.”
“What do you need? Let me know and I will do it! Anything!” Fausta inqired as a million thoughts raced through her brain.
“I need you to acquire someone for me. This is a very powerful person who must take his place among my elite,” explained Darkseid. “You will most likely face resistance from him and those he allies himself with but it will be your job to take him by any means necessary.”
“Who is this man???” Fausta asked without hesitation.
“Desaad?” Darkseid said, looking over at his hechman.
Desaad was standing in front of a huge computere console and had remained quiet the entire time. He flipped a switch on the panel and screen above lit up with a picture of: POWER GUY.
“Oh boy! That one’s not gonna be easy!” exclaimed a worried Star Sapphire.
“Darkseid does not tolerate fear, woman!” he said as his eyes started to blaze.
“Uhh….I’m not afraid, just concerned about the difficulty in capturing him,” the megenta-clad villainess said, lying through her teeth. “I mean, there are only four of us against Power Guy and that legion called the Titans of Justice.”
“The Titans do not usually strike in full-force and if they do, it’s likely that their numbers will hinder rather than help them,” advised Granny Goodness. “Still, we may need to suppliment your team a bit.”
“A new member?” Fausta said, turning to Granny Goodness. “Why some of my former Axis allies would be more than happy to help with the return of the Fuhrer promised.”
“Oh, I have someone else in mind,” replied Granny Goodness. “Someone who knows the Titans quite well. Someone who shall be the key to your success. Desaad?”
The robed man took Granny Goodness’ queue and hit another button on his computer console again, this time opening a door on the side of the throneroom. A woman stepped out as Darkseid, Granny, and the Female Furies looked on.
“Mein Gott!” shouted Fausta. “Yes, yes, she’s the perfect choice!”
“It’s nice ot be recognized for what I can bring to table,” smiled Black Orchid with a twisted grin.
***
The Hall of Justice….
Nucleus and Queen Bee were going over some proposed upgrades to the Hall’s computere systems. It was 1:00 a.m. and the two hereos were starting to become tired.
“So with this upgrade, our members will be able to teleport to the Hall without someone here queuing the telporter?” asked an astonished Queen Bee.
“Yes. Won’t that make things so much easier on us all?” pointed out Nucleus.
“Yeah….I guess,” replied Queen Bee, nonchalantly as she looked downward.
Nucleus cupped her chin with his right hand, “Ok, what’s wrong? Usually you’re the first one buzzing about my upgrades and new inventions. Something’s not right here.”
Queen Bee just stood there not saying anything.
Nucleus could tell she was crying under her mask. “It’s Palome’ isn’t?”
The daughter of the Herald and Bumblebee just knodded her head in acknowledgement.
The tiny Titan pulled her closed to him in a tight embrace, “I know you still miss him. Several of us do but you, you and he had something special back in the future from what you told me. This has to be hitting you as hard as it must be hitting Black Orchid.”
“Lukas and I shared some very special moments back home,” began Queen Bee. “I wouldn’t say we were an official couple but we were tight, real tight at times. After we came to the present and he was assigned to your East Coast team, we grew apart a bit. It seemed like we were always playing phone tag. He bonded with Venus while I submerged myself in my lab. After he and Venus split, I was going to try to reconnect with him but I kept telling myself, it was too soon. Now I wonder if I had told him how I felt, would he have went on that mission to the U.N.? Would he still be breathing right now?”
“Latavia, you’re smart enough to realize that there’s no value in debating could have, would have, should have,” reminded Nucleus. “We all know the risks everytime we go out into the field. Lukas died a true hero through and through. Try and think of the good times,” suggested the protégé of the Atom as he gently massaged the back of Queen Bee’s head.
***
A barran desert in Iraq…
As David Motari and his fellow soldiers turned to walk back to their command post, a voice called out to them.
“You are some of the worst examples that humanity has to offer!”
David and crew turned to see Argos, Sturmer, and the White Wraith rising from the valley they had thrown the puppy into. Argos wore an angry scowl on his face as he craddled the puppy he had seeminlyg caught.
“David Motari,” started the White Wraith as he pointed at the would-be puppy killer, “You treat the Almighty One’s creations as common garbage, showing them little to no consideration or respect. A soldier such as yourself should defend all forms of life, not making a mockery of lesser creatures and using them for your own amusement and the rest of you are no better. You all bore witness to this heinious act and did nothing to stop it.”
David and the pack of soldiers began to panic and started to run. Before they even saw it in front of them, the soldiers crashed into a wall of Astro Force that Argos had created.
“There is no hope in running, Your judgment day is here,” decreed the White Wraith.
Argos turned to his faithful houd, “Sturmer, I believe dinner is served.”
Sturmer started to lick his chops and lunged forward at the small group of soliders….
The End
Written & edited by: Power Guy
Granny Goodness’ Orphanage(two weeks ago)…
A Boom Tube exploded open as four ruthlesss villains raced outward.
“Granny! Granny!” shouted Fausta, “We have claimed our first victory!”
Granny Goodness was in the middle of torturing a trio of Hunger Dogs but stopped to hear Fausta’s news. “Victory? Why there’s nothing more that Granny enjoys. Was it excrutiatingly painful for your enemy?”
“Quite so,” answered Fausta with a twisted grin, “Thanks to Nefertiti here!” she said, putting her arm around the Egyptian killer’s shoulder. “As you asked, we went on our first training mission to the United Nations Building in New York. Those inferior Titans of Justice showed up to try and stop us. Well, we got the best of them. Nefertiti here, killed that accursed gypsy boy, Palome’ and then turned him into one of her mummy slaves. She then unleashed him upon his former teammates. It was sickenly delcious!!!”
“Hmm….turning one of your enemies against his own,” Granny Goodness noted, stroking her chin. “I must say that I’m quite impressed. You girls have done good work! Granny knew you wouldn’t let her down. Now, since you have done such a good job, Granny has a little reward for you. We’re going to go introduce you to the master…” she said, clicking a button on her Mega-rod and opening a Boom Tube. “In you go,” she said as she shoved the four ladies through and followed.
A few seconds later, the girls and Granny found themselves in a massive throne-room.
Fausta looked around. She had not seen such grandier since being within Hitler’s stronghold back in World War II.
“So these are your new Furies” came a voice from above.
The women all looked up to see a tall, grey skinned being which all but Fausta recognized as Darkseid.
As Darkseid descened the steps from his throne, Tsukuri, Star Sapphire, Nefertiti, and Granny Goodness all bowed in respect and fear. Fausta remained standing, not quite sure what all of the fuss was about.
Darkseid was incredibly annoyed by Fausta’s flat out display of disrespect. He got in her face and said, “Bow, woman.”
Fausta crossed her arms and replied with, “The only man that Fausta bowed before is the Fuhrer and since he has passed on, Fausta bows before no man.”
“ALL bow before Darkseid,” insisted the ruler of Apokolips, his eyes starting to glow with his Omega Effect. “Last chance, woman.”
“Go to Hell, stone-face,” spat Fausta as she spit in Darkseid’s face.
Darkseid wiped the saliva off of his cheek and paused for a second. He then lit up the room as he blasted Fausta with his Omega Beams. “Foolish wench!!! You dare show disrepect to the lord of Apokolips?!?!!?!”
Fausta screamed in agony as the Omega Effect shot through her body. Never before had she experience such excrutiating pain. Every nerve in her body was on fire and that was putting it lightly, her bones felt like they would shatter at any moment and she was sure her head was going to explode. “Pppuh…ppuh…..puhleez..stop,” she said, collapsing to her knees. I b…b..beg you. I bow in your honor.”
Darkseid looked down with a sick grin on his face, “You learn respect quickly. A required trait in all of my elite,” he said as he ceased his Omega Beams. Now stand tall. We have matters to discuss and there is no time to waste.”
As Fausta and the others stood up, Darkseid stood firm and gazed upon them all. “I suppose you are all wondering why I require your services?”
“Yes, why have you brought us all here?” Nefertiti asked, curious as can be. “Please tell me it’s to kill someone.”
“That is correct woman. You will be killing someone. In fact, you will be kiling all that get in your way in an effort to capture a prize I so deeply covet.”
“Prize?” repeated Star Sapphire. “I can think of a few prizes I would like myself.”
“All of you shall be rewarded if you succeed,” informed the ruler of Apokolips. “You – Star Sapphire shall have the man you have wanted for so long – Green Lantern,” he then turned towards, “Tsukuri – I shall supply you with the means necessary to bring your homeland to top of your world’s superpowers. Nefertiti – I shall supply you with an army of soldiers to help you destroy your country’s neighbors and bring a sense of superiority to your birthplace. And you Fausta shall receive the most precious gift of all: Life.”
“What? I do not undersand,” replied the German powerhouse.
“Adolf Hitler - you miss him deeply, do you not?” asked Darkseid.
“Yes, of course. He was my Fuhrer, my guiding force,” answerd Fausta. “But there is nothing anyone can do about that.”
“You are wrong woman. Since my reputation has not succeeded me in your case, let me tell you that I have the power to raise the dead,” began Darkseid, “If you do as I ask, I shall bring your Fuhrer back to you once again.”
“What do you need? Let me know and I will do it! Anything!” Fausta inqired as a million thoughts raced through her brain.
“I need you to acquire someone for me. This is a very powerful person who must take his place among my elite,” explained Darkseid. “You will most likely face resistance from him and those he allies himself with but it will be your job to take him by any means necessary.”
“Who is this man???” Fausta asked without hesitation.
“Desaad?” Darkseid said, looking over at his hechman.
Desaad was standing in front of a huge computere console and had remained quiet the entire time. He flipped a switch on the panel and screen above lit up with a picture of: POWER GUY.
“Oh boy! That one’s not gonna be easy!” exclaimed a worried Star Sapphire.
“Darkseid does not tolerate fear, woman!” he said as his eyes started to blaze.
“Uhh….I’m not afraid, just concerned about the difficulty in capturing him,” the megenta-clad villainess said, lying through her teeth. “I mean, there are only four of us against Power Guy and that legion called the Titans of Justice.”
“The Titans do not usually strike in full-force and if they do, it’s likely that their numbers will hinder rather than help them,” advised Granny Goodness. “Still, we may need to suppliment your team a bit.”
“A new member?” Fausta said, turning to Granny Goodness. “Why some of my former Axis allies would be more than happy to help with the return of the Fuhrer promised.”
“Oh, I have someone else in mind,” replied Granny Goodness. “Someone who knows the Titans quite well. Someone who shall be the key to your success. Desaad?”
The robed man took Granny Goodness’ queue and hit another button on his computer console again, this time opening a door on the side of the throneroom. A woman stepped out as Darkseid, Granny, and the Female Furies looked on.
“Mein Gott!” shouted Fausta. “Yes, yes, she’s the perfect choice!”
“It’s nice ot be recognized for what I can bring to table,” smiled Black Orchid with a twisted grin.
***
The Hall of Justice….
Nucleus and Queen Bee were going over some proposed upgrades to the Hall’s computere systems. It was 1:00 a.m. and the two hereos were starting to become tired.
“So with this upgrade, our members will be able to teleport to the Hall without someone here queuing the telporter?” asked an astonished Queen Bee.
“Yes. Won’t that make things so much easier on us all?” pointed out Nucleus.
“Yeah….I guess,” replied Queen Bee, nonchalantly as she looked downward.
Nucleus cupped her chin with his right hand, “Ok, what’s wrong? Usually you’re the first one buzzing about my upgrades and new inventions. Something’s not right here.”
Queen Bee just stood there not saying anything.
Nucleus could tell she was crying under her mask. “It’s Palome’ isn’t?”
The daughter of the Herald and Bumblebee just knodded her head in acknowledgement.
The tiny Titan pulled her closed to him in a tight embrace, “I know you still miss him. Several of us do but you, you and he had something special back in the future from what you told me. This has to be hitting you as hard as it must be hitting Black Orchid.”
“Lukas and I shared some very special moments back home,” began Queen Bee. “I wouldn’t say we were an official couple but we were tight, real tight at times. After we came to the present and he was assigned to your East Coast team, we grew apart a bit. It seemed like we were always playing phone tag. He bonded with Venus while I submerged myself in my lab. After he and Venus split, I was going to try to reconnect with him but I kept telling myself, it was too soon. Now I wonder if I had told him how I felt, would he have went on that mission to the U.N.? Would he still be breathing right now?”
“Latavia, you’re smart enough to realize that there’s no value in debating could have, would have, should have,” reminded Nucleus. “We all know the risks everytime we go out into the field. Lukas died a true hero through and through. Try and think of the good times,” suggested the protégé of the Atom as he gently massaged the back of Queen Bee’s head.
***
A barran desert in Iraq…
As David Motari and his fellow soldiers turned to walk back to their command post, a voice called out to them.
“You are some of the worst examples that humanity has to offer!”
David and crew turned to see Argos, Sturmer, and the White Wraith rising from the valley they had thrown the puppy into. Argos wore an angry scowl on his face as he craddled the puppy he had seeminlyg caught.
“David Motari,” started the White Wraith as he pointed at the would-be puppy killer, “You treat the Almighty One’s creations as common garbage, showing them little to no consideration or respect. A soldier such as yourself should defend all forms of life, not making a mockery of lesser creatures and using them for your own amusement and the rest of you are no better. You all bore witness to this heinious act and did nothing to stop it.”
David and the pack of soldiers began to panic and started to run. Before they even saw it in front of them, the soldiers crashed into a wall of Astro Force that Argos had created.
“There is no hope in running, Your judgment day is here,” decreed the White Wraith.
Argos turned to his faithful houd, “Sturmer, I believe dinner is served.”
Sturmer started to lick his chops and lunged forward at the small group of soliders….
The End