Titans of Justice Unlimited Vol. 2 17 – “A Different Kind of Doom Pt. 3”
Written by: Scotty2Hotty
Edited & Maxi-micros by: Power Guy


Gateway City…

Mindy Trevor walked out of the TV studio to her white Mercedes. A warm breeze washed over as she caught a glimpse of herself in the rearview mirror.

“Wow, I am looking more and more like Mother every day.” she mused.

The stylist had fixed Mindy’s hair into a sleek ponytail and dressed her is a very smart suit. She looked like Diana Prince thanks to this look. Mindy detested her job. Reporting celebrity gossip was not what she wanted to do with her life, but she surmised that this vocation was the total opposite of Champion and was certain no one would ever link Mindy and Champion as the same person. She wondered how her brother, the former Wonder Man, got away with not wearing a mask. He had been on hundreds of magazine covers, but no one had ever discovered his secret identity. Sometimes she wished she was as carefree as her brother, but she also was a bit disappointed that he didn’t take spreading the Amazon’s message of peace and equality as seriously as she did. She suspected Scott Trevor was the favored child of their parents. Proving herself as Champion would gain the much desired acceptance from her parents that she so desperately craved.

She drove down the busy streets and had decided to get dinner. She parked and started walking towards her favorite Greek take out restaurant. She heard thunderous footsteps behind her.

“Giantessa!” she thought. “Whatever she is up to, it can’t be good.” Mindy ran into an alley, did a quick Wonder-spin, and transformed into Champion.






“ Just when I thought I would have a quiet night, you show up!” Champion shouted, sword drawn.

“Ha, this was easier than I thought!” Giantessa laughed as she thumped the Amazon, much like one would shoo away a fly. Champion was sent spiraling into a garbage trunk, knocking over trash bins left and right and dropping her sword.





“Giantessa packs quite a wallop.” she thought, steadying herself. She noticed a woman in a trench coat coming towards her.

“Ma’am get away from here. There are bad people here, but not for long!”

“Bad people? Well, I will fit right in!” the woman hissed as she whipped off the trench coat.

“Cheetah?” Champion gasped, not believing her eyes. She had read through her grandmother’s scrap books and was always intrigued by the Cheetah. Whoever this woman was, she looked just like the original.

“I have much bigger fish to fry and have no time for someone trying to copycat a long dead villainess!” Champion shouted.

“Why do people keep saying copycat? I am getting tired of it! I am the real deal!” she screeched, claws slashing.





Champion deflected her blows with her bracelets. With each swipe of the Cheetah’s claws, sparks emitted from the bracelets. Champion could not get a shot at the Cheetah as her attack was wild and furious. She noticed Cheetah’s eyes were wild with rage and there was a bit of foam protruding from her mouth.

“I’ve backed you into a corner, whelp! Why don’t you save yourself some trouble and come quietly!” Cheetah hissed.

“Never!” Champion shouted. She managed to get in a punch, which sent the Cheetah flying backward. “That hurt my hand! The original Cheetah was just an ordinary woman in a cheap suit. This one seems…..powerful.” Champion’s thoughts raced.

Just then she heard Giantessa’s voice. “Yoooooohoooooooo! Champion!!”

Champion saw that Giantessa had picked up 2 city busses, one in each hand.

“Why don’t we play fetch!” the red haired giant laughed.

Champion’s eyes widened in horror as Giantessa tossed both busses towards the ground. She could hear the screams of panicked commuters. “Only one chance…..”

Champion grabbed her magic lasso and tossed it towards the plummeting busses. She caught one and with the slack from her rope, was able to lasso the other. The busses both jerked and she worried that people would be injured. “At least they’ll all survive.” she thought as she gently placed each bus on the ground. She had not noticed The Cheetah jumping towards her from the top of a building. Cheetah’s claws were extended and she landed into Champion like a ton of bricks.

SLASH!!!!

Champion heard the noise as she tried to stand and immediately felt a warm dampness running down her back. She rolled over and saw the Cheetah standing over her, licking her bloody claws.

“I was going to try to take you down on my own, but how could I turn down Giantessa’s kind offer to help me. You are strong girl, strong but stupid! Like your damned grandmother!!”

Champion was wobbly on her feet, but determined to stand.

“Lay down girl. Make this easy for yourself.” Cheetah demanded.

Champion started towards her, her vision blurred.

‘I warned you!” Cheetah charged into Champion, claws flying.

“Whoa Nelly!” Giantessa shouted as she shrank back to normal size. “We’re going to kill them back at the Hall, so they can all watch each other die! Remember?” Cheetah??”

The Cheetah composed herself. “I….sorry. You must understand. I owe her entire family for what they did to me and my grandson over the years.”

“I do, but won’t it be more fun to kill them slowly?” Giantessa smiled.
“Hahahahahahaha!!! I like you Giantessa!”

With that, the two women along with Champion were teleported to the Hall of Doom.

***

Champion awoke, her head pounding. The back of her neck was covered in dried blood and her costume was in bloody shambles. She surmised that she had taken quite a beating from the Cheetah. She wanted to stand up, but felt like her will had been sapped. Then she noticed her hands. Her bracelets had been fused together and to add insult to injury, her hands were bound by her own magic lasso. She followed the lasso to her captive. The Cheetah sat cross-legged. In one hand, she held the end of the lasso and in the other a glass of champagne.

“This certainly looks familiar! An Amazon in bondage!” she laughed.

Champion noticed she was in the Hall of Doom. She was in the center of the floor and the members of the Legion were seated in the chairs around her. It was almost she was in the gladiator arena looking up at Caesar, pleading for her life.

“Welcome Champion!” Lance Luthor began. “Just so you won’t feel all alone, look around you! We’ve brought several of your little friends to our party!”





She looked around and what she saw terrified her. First she saw a golden coffin with a tiny window. Inside she saw Green Lantern. He looked angry. He was banging against the door and shouting. Then she saw Power Guy. He looked bad. His shoulder was bleeding and his skin had turned a pale green. Around his neck was a kryptonite noose and he was forced to balance on some sort of contraption. One wrong move and he would hang himself.

She felt an intense heat. To her left was Storm Surge. He was on his feet, but chained. His body formed a human X and he was shaking. He was chained inside a giant heat lamp and his head was slumped forward.

“Do what you want to me! Please let them go!” Champion pleaded, disgusted by what had been done to her teammates.

“HA! You think this is all about you?” Sir Simian Sinister laughed.





“You’re just part of the show, so don’t go getting a swelled head! Well, no more than it is swollen!” Toyman giggled as he smiled at the Cheetah.





Just then she heard a portal open. “Knightvision….and Batgirl?” Champion gasped.

Batgirl was being dragged by the Riddler. He had clamped a chained collar around her neck. Her hand left a bloody trail from where she was being dragged across the cold floor. Knightvision had been stripped to the waist and was tied up, crucifixion style. His cross was on a rolling platform and Scream Queen was wearing his utility belt. Champion noticed Knightvision was awake and had a small blade concealed in his hand. She was not surprised, but hoped that none of the Legion Members would notice he was already working on freeing himself.

“Now that we are all here, I shall tell you about this evening and just what is going to happen to each of you.” Luthor began. “Individually we have failed over the years to rid ourselves of you do-gooders. The idea was so simple! Send members of the Legion that you had rarely or never fought one on one to take you down! And it worked! Of course, we had to let Cheetah bring in Champion to prove herself, which she did with some assistance from Giantessa. Cheetah, step forward.”

Still holding the lasso, the Cheetah stepped forward.

Luthor began, “Cheetah, you have passed all initiation tests with flying colors. I am still unsure of just who you are, but any woman who can mastermind and carry out such a plan is welcome here! Welcome to the Legion of Doom!”

The entire Legion, except Sting ray, erupted into applause.

Brainiac interrupted the cheering. “Knightvision has freed one hand. He is attempting an escape.” his cold voice said.





“I can fix that!” Scream Queen said as she punched Knightvision’s already broken nose, causing him to drop his blade. “And here I thought I had inventoried the contents of your pretty little belt.”





“Let me help you!” The Toy Man offered as he produced a giant toy drill.

Knightvision’s eyes narrowed as the Toyman stated towards him.

He put the bit against Knightvision’s palm. “Look, Scream Queen! This ought to hold him!”

Knightvision screamed in agony as the drill bit tore through his hand, attaching it to the wooden beam.





“Oh silly me!” The Toyman laughed. “You have two hands!” He drilled another bit into Knightvision’s other hand. Champion could hear bones shatter and tendons tear.

Knightvision’s naked chest was covered in sweat and blood and every muscle in his body tensed. He tried to stifle a scream.

“Stop it! Stop it now!” Batgirl demanded.





“What’s the matter, my dear? Can’t stand to see your boyfriend….attaching himself to his work?” The Riddler laughed.





Batgirl managed to get to her feet and rushed towards Knightvison. She threw her arms around him. “Hang on baby. We will get out of this. I promise you…..URK!!”

The Riddler jerked her back onto the ground. “Bad dog!” he scolded as he yanked on the chained collar around her neck.

“I’m getting bored Luthor. Let’s start the executions!” Sting Ray said.

“Fine!” Luthor said as he gestured towards a wheel with the faces of Champion, Green Lantern, Storm Surge, Batgirl, and Knightvison on it. “Giantessa, be a dear and spin the wheel to see who our first lucky winner is!”

Giantessa walked over to the wheel, much like a hostess on a game show would. The Legion cheered as the wheel spun round and round. It landed on Batgirl.

“Batgirl, you are the first contestant! Aren’t you lucky? It seems you can’t stand seeing what are going to do, so now you won’t have to!” Luthor laughed. “Get her on her feet.”

The Riddler and Scream Queen jerked Batgirl up. She usually would have been able to fight, but thanks to the Cheetah’s attack she had lost lots of blood. She looked at Knightvision and mouthed “I love you.”

“Now, how should we do this?” Riddler asked.

“I know!” Scream Queen laughed. “And Knightvision is going to help us! Why he was kind enough to drop this Bat-blade on the floor!”

Knightvision knew what they planned to do to the woman he loved. He tried to yell but could not. Power Guy tried was struggling to free himself as well, but knew if he lost his balance he would be hanged.

Champion cried out as Scream Queen placed the razor sharp blade to Batgirl’s throat. With one quick motion, the blade did its job.


TO BE CONTINUED!