STAR WARS: THE CAMPAIGN
CHAPTER III - THE TEN MINUTE WAR
PT V - TWO MINUTE TERROR
Nico’s brown eyes snap open. Immediately her body stiffens. Overwhelming fear seizes her nerves like vise. A sudden cold sweat drenches Nico’s back. Her fingertips numb, her nails blue. Her pounding heart hastens at the speed of a firing machine gun. Uncontrollable tears burst from Nico’s eyes like a broken dam. Sobs tremble her body. Her chest tightens. Breath, now shallow. Nico desperate wheeze for air reddens her face even more. Struggling to catch a breath, Nico gasps as paralyzing fear and terror engulf her in another wave of terror, pouring over her like waves on a sandy shore.
Suddenly a soft touch warms Nico’s shoulder. Terrifying her, Nico’s eyes snap open, her irises’ contracted into pinholes! Nico sends herself onto her back desperately crawling away like an injured animal until her back touches an unmoving cold metal wall.
Shocked and paralyzed, Nico’s face turns ghost white as her eyes lift upwards, transfixed at a silhouetted figure standing in front of her with a burning sky behind it.
“Mom please...” begs Nico in a weak whimper with tears cascading down her cheeks, “...don’t kill me. Not now. Not yet.”
“NICO!!” says the voice.
“Mom please…” Nico repeats, holding out her hand,“...D-don’t, don’t kill me…”
“NICO SNAP OUT OF IT! ITS ME, MOLLY!”
Closing her eyes, Nico shakes her head before refocusing on the small girl standing in front of her, Molly Hayes, standing before her. Wearing tattered pink sweater, purple jeans, white sneakers, and her pink puffer coat tied around her waist, Molly kneels down to Nico who stares at her as if having seen a ghost.
“Nico…” Molly says softly, “...its just me.” she says, extending her hand to her. Nico, like a scared cat, jolts back, staring at her dirted palm as if it was foreign object.
“Breathe Nico…” Molly interrupts, her big blue eyes locking with Nico’s, “... jeezus breathe.” she says in a soft tone. Nico’s eyes blink repeatedly as Molly’s words echo in her ears. Resting her head on the back of the metal wall behind her, Nico covers her face with her trembling hands, trying to steady her breath.
“I’m calling for help.” Molly says, pulling out her cell phone, typing out a text, “What happened to you?””
Nico rubs her moisten forehead with her trembling hand, “I became a hero...” she mumbles, “...and got Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a souvenir.” sighs Nico.
Suddenly a earth quaking rumble makes Molly rises to her feet defensively. Nico anxiously grabs the concrete, her eyes darting to the left like a petrified animal of prey, “What’s going on?!” she nervously asks, her heart racing all over again. However, her senses back to normal, Nico observes their surroundings. Confused, Nico sees the blue seats and bent metal poles decorating the ceilings over them. Broken half glass window frames lodged in the concrete with bits of glistening glass scattered about.
“Are we in a bus?” Nico asks Molly as the haze of her panic attack lifts. , Nico’s looks upon Molly as if for the first time, truly, for the first time. Standing before her with blooded knuckles, bullet holes in her sweater, and a pink bandana wrapped around her forehead with her backpack at her feet, Molly kneels to her.
“Something’s goin’ on out there Nico.” the twelve year old preteen says, “And…
“OVER HERE! I GOT TWO WARM BODIES!”
Hearing the voices outside, Molly pulls away from Nico, looking to the end of the upside down bus, “I’ll be back, I promise.” she says, taking off in a sprint.
Paralyzed and shocked all at once, Nico struggles to get up but falls onto her knees as fear buckles her knees, “No…” she groans, shaking her head, “Mol....MOLLAAAY!” Nico shrieks as the young pre-teen throws her legs one after the other, running out the narrow bus as fast as she can.
In seconds, Molly’s once blue eyes turn determinedly bright violet as she skids outside the bus. Her violet purple eyes look up at the apocalyptic flaming skyscrapers burning in the black smoke ridden orange sky. Howling engines roar over head from swift moving TIE fighters obliterating military jets with ease while massive boat like Helicarriers descend out in the sky in a flurry of flames. All the while, one massive arrowhead shaped ship, climbs over the city with dynamic aerial superiority as TIE fighters swarm around it protectively like bees around a hive.
On the ground before her, hundreds of people fight in the streets against other Stormtroopers struggling to shoot them down. Amongst the mad crowd, leaping onto one stormtrooper, the masked yellow and blue heroine Hellcat, acrobatically flips off the white trooper, kicking another across the helmet as she lands in the street. Grabbing his blaster from the ground, Hellcat blasts another stormtrooper before tossing it to Punisher sliding across the ground and laying waste to group of Stormtroopers chasing innocent New Yorkers. Other citizens rush out stores and alleyways with clubs, pipes and anything they can grab, to support the heroes as more Stormtroopers arrive.
“THERE!”
Molly’s violet eyes immediately focus to the ten white armored stormtroopers running at her with blasters in hand, “TAKE’ER OUT!” shouts the Storm Trooper as they skid to a stop to fire.
Quickly, Molly raises her foot, “RAAH!” she shouts, stomping the ground with all her might! The black pavement crumbles beneath her foot, quaking the entire street and sends everyone to the ground. Hellcat and Punisher take advantage, going after the stormtroopers who are taken off balance. Wasting no time, Molly opens her arms wide before clapping her hands, sending a thunderous sound wave into the ten stormtroopers, launching them away.
“HEY!”
Looking over her shoulder, Molly spots Luke Cage, far behind with a bullet riddled yellow shirt on, pointing to a flaming building behind him, “WE GOT CIVILIANS IN THERE! GET’EM OUT!” he shouts. Her glowing violet eyes look over the bodies and dead Stormtroopers on the streets to a small art store with people inside, peaking out while the top the entire building is poised to crumble from the flames engulfing it.
“ON IT!” Molly shouts. Bravely running across the chaotic street, Molly holds up her hands as stray blaster ricochets off her bulletproof body. Reaching a toppled burning car, Molly thrusts her small palm into the searing hot fiber glass and flings the burning car low and fast into the Stormtroopers, taking them all out. Peeking out from the bus, Nico’s eyes open wide in shock as Molly leaps into the burning through a broken window as the building billows smoke from its top, ready to collapses.
“SHE WENT IN THERE!” shouts a stormtrooper.
Nico’s heart sinks at the sight of the numerous stormtroopers gathering in front of the burning store. Knowledge of Molly’s super strength and durability was nothing knew, but at seeing a Stormtrooper pull out a grenade, a flurry of fear rolls in Nico’s stomach.
“MOLLY GET OUT OF THERE!” Nico shouts, quickly garnering the attention of the Stormtroopers.
Suddenly a deafening boom trembles the ground. Before anyone can see, a swift moving ship explodes through the middle of a high rise building, plummets out the air, slams onto the street with tremendous quake and grinds across the pavement with an ear splitting metal scream. Unable to escape the ships momentous path, civilians and Stormtroopers alike are run over as Nico dives away as the ship screeches pass and smashes through a building.
Lifting her up her eyes, Nico’s heart sinks at the smoke filling the streets as a gaping hole now rests in the storefront Molly had went into with bricks crumbling down. Nico’s heart sinks as she scrambles on her feet as the entire building starts to collapse, “MOLLLAAAAAAY!!” she screams
Suddenly a blur of red, white and blue streaks past her and smashes into a charred car frame!
Amazed, Nico looks at the hulking figure of a bloodied Captain America, holding up his shield over his body defensively, and quickly rising to his feet. Suddenly a massive iron beam slams against the shield a loud ‘bung’. Deflecting the iron beam with all his might, Steve Rogers feet slides back from the impact as the beam drops to the ground. Letting out a tired breath, Steve Rogers eyes meet with Nico staring at him, awestruck. His face mask torn off, his face bruised and bloody, Rogers staggers momentarily before pointing to shelter, “GET OUT’VE HERE!” he shouts before taking off running from which he was sent.
Running with all his might, Steve Rogers sprints down the destroyed street at great speed, smashing his shield into any storm trooper daring to block his path. Leaping over the slain bodies littering the street, Steve Rogers reaches the intersection leading to the main avenue but comes to a prompt halt, stunned at what he sees.
Standing back to back, Sentry and Darth Sidious fight fluidly atop a mound of crushed cars, decimating dozens of SHIELD agents rushing them. Screams and howls fill the air as Sidious ducks below Sentry’s blinding red eye beams that shoot out and spin in a three hundred sixty degree rotation, cutting down dozens of agents from all sides. Silently and efficiently, the pair hold their ground. Sidious shoots out clusters of red lightning through multiple heroes. Sentry ruthlessly grabs hold of Moon Knight by the face and hurls him straight to the Sun! The street seems to move with bodies. Heroes, Police and SHIELD agents alike,flooding the streets in one direction, to Sentry and Sidious murderously holding their ground until a bellowing voice calls out from above.
“CLEAR AWAAAY!!”
With a raise of his finger, Sidious raises ten SHIELD agents around him off their feet while looking up to Vision, diving bombing at him like a guided missile. Narrowing his piercing orange eyes, Sidious smirks “Finally.” he mumbles under his breath. Balling his fist, Sidious hears all the agents neck crack at once around him before shouting, “Ultron Programming Nine two five seven Alpha Shutdown!”
Hearing Sidious words, Vision suddenly clutches his head and crashes into the pavement, rolling onto his back with ‘ones’ and ‘zeroes’ running down his irises. Twitching on the ground, Vision struggles to get up but Sentry swiftly drives his heel straight through his mechanical head, destroying him.
“NOOOOOOOO!!!” shouts Natasha Romanov just as Sidious promptly ‘force pulls’ her off her feet to him.
“APPRENTICE!” calls out Sidious, meeting his eyes Sentry, “ARE YOU LOYAL?!!” He shouts, shooting his eyes beams through Romanov!
“FALL DEMON!”
At that moment, Thor drops to the Earth with Mjolnir crackling in his grip, “BE GOOOONE!” he shouts, unleashing a powerful flurry of lighting at Sidious!
“IF YOU ARE...” Sidious shouts to to Void, “THEN PROVE IT!” he orders.
Sentry quickly speeds away from Sidious, smashing through a building but streaks back faster than he came, hurling a bloodied and battered Luke Cage straight into Thor’s lightning blast! Luke Cages bones flashes under his skin like an x-ray before abruptly exploding from the inside out at Thor’s lightning attack.
Stunned, Thor drops his hammer at seeing Luke Cage’s ashes linger in the air like smoke..
Proving himself to his Master, Sentry plows through the ashes of what was Luke Cage, clothes-lining both Hawkeye and Falcon across their jaws with his outstretched arms, and breaking their necks! Barreling ahead at full speed, Sentry plows straight through Ben Grimm aka Thing’s torso, exploding him into pebbles before careening straight at Iron Man like a missile!
Suddenly in a flurry of lightning, Thor body slams Iron Man away into a car and bashes Sentry across the jaw with his hammer, sending him face-first into the ground, shattering the windows from the blow. Dazed and now with a ringing in his ears, Sentry grinds his bloodied teeth as pain radiates from the right side of his face. However, at hearing the snap and crackle of Thor's hammer, Sentry pulls his face out the broken pavement, his eyes meeting with Odinson’s angry face glaring down at him.
“Yield thyself Roberts...” Thor growls, “...lest Mjolnir end you.” he warns.
Sentry blazing red eyes turn black, “You can’t kill...the VOID!” he shouts, throwing himself into Thor and streaking up into the burning red sky. Getting himself up, Iron Man promptly charges his chest piece uni-beam! Paying him no mind, Sidious touches his earpiece as he looks up to the blazing orange sky and burning hazy sun.
“Commander Tark, how long before the Primary Weapon is fully charged?” Sidious asks via comm unit.
*Exactly Two minutes and twenty seconds, my eminence.* replies the Officer on the Death Star.
Sidious looks to his wrist gauntlet, seeing the time: 12:34.
Suddenly Sidious sees the blue glow of Iron Man’s incoming unibeam bathing him in its light. In one motion, Sidious spins around, slashing both his red lightsabers through Iron Man’s energy beam, causing it to explode on both sides of him. Seeing Iron Man standing from far through the waves of heat, Sidious watches Iron Man’s face-plate slide up, exposing his astonished face.
“My turn.” snarls Sidious, quickly rotating his hands over the other, a pocket of foggy air formulates between his palms before thrusting out his hands! Starks faceplate slams shut just as Sidious ‘force burst’ explodes everything around Iron Man, crashing him straight through a building! Seeing the massive hole in the building structure, Sidious is taken off guard as Iron Man rockets out the building and tackles him into pavement!
Rolling over several times, Iron Man pins Sidious to the ground and grabs him by the throat, “YOUR DONE!” he shouts as the slots on his armored shoulder rise up, exposing tiny darts. Tightening his armored grip around Sidious throat, Iron Man shoulder darts shoot out to Sidious, but Iron Man can't believe his eyes as all the darts halt over Sidious face.
‘Armor integrity compromised, 80 percent, 70 percent, 45 percent…’’alerts Jarvis.
Feeling the grip around his hand strain open, Stark sees schematics of his suit on his interface caving in from Sidious ‘force grip’ squeezing his armored suit from all sides.
Sidious yellow eyes glare into Iron Man’s blue eyelets, “If Mandalorians are no match for me...” Sidious snarls as sparks spew out Iron Man’s armored back “...NEITHER ARE YOU!” he shouts as Iron Man’s entire suit gets enveloped with red electricity from Sidious body! A explosive burst erupts, blasting Iron Man off his body and into the air. With a groan, Sidious sits up as catches sight of Iron Man smashing into the top floor of another high rise, but then narrows his eyes at a figure standing in the middle of the street.
Stunned, Rogers sees where Iron Man was sent through, but his blue eyes dart to Sidious ‘force speeding’ at him with his blazing red lightsabers cutting bright molten marks into the pavement. Quickly Rogers flips over the red blades as the dark lord swings them at him while skidding past him. Landing on both feet, Steve turns and flings his shield at the back of Sidious head.
However Sidious turns around and slams his lightsaber against the shield but is stunned as bright sparks erupt between the two objects, forcing Sidious feet to slide back over the pavement from the blow. Sidious yellow eyes peers past the glow of his red lightsaber, observing the red white and blue shield zip back to Rogers grip, now sporting a long black scorch mark.
“Now that…” smirks Sidious, dissolving his lightsabers while pointing at Rogers, “...was impressive.” He says before flicking his finger upwards, 'force-throwing’ Rogers straight up into the air like a ball.
"But ultimately pointless." Sidious mumbles, pointing his finger back to the ground, ‘force pulling’ Rogers straight down out the air.
“It is obvious the materials your shield is made of a quality...” He snarls, as Rogers slams into the pavement with a ‘krug’, "...that is far more superior than you!" Sidious spits.
Screaming out in pain, Rogers feels the sharp break in his leg but then hears a crackling lightsaber ignite as he's drenched in red light. Rogers eyes lock onto Sidious standing over him with his red saber poised over his head like a blazing red guillotine blade.
“I find it fascinating how Uatu could watch someone with such dedication...” Sidious huffs, “...and they only be weakling hiding behind a shield - pathetic.” he says, raising up his saber to strike Rogers down.
Suddenly Sidious gets a sucker punched clean across the right side of his jaw! Sent staggering back from the speed and momentum, Sidious gasps in pain before getting cracked across the left side of his jaw once more. Sent spinning and unable to get his footing, Sidious gets caught in dizzying flurry of rapid punches over his entire body. Sent convulsing back and force, Sidious can barely yell before a firm gut fist drives straight into his soft stomach, making him drop to his knees in a silent gasp!
Skidding to a stop with Rogers held over his shoulder as Iron Man drops down beside him, Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver stands with smoke rising off his feet and fists, “You’re welcome.” Pietro cockily says to Rogers as Hercules pulls himself out the broken street,
Seeing the scores of bodies littering the street with Sidious clutching his stomach while on his knees, Hercules looks to Rogers, “Where is he!?” Hercules grunts, speaking of Sentry.
Iron Man looks skyward. Flashes of lightning behind the rolling orange clouds and distant booms rock the skies as Iron Man takes a deep breath, “Blue Marvel, Carol and Thor have him handled…” he says, focusing his attention to Sidious clutching his stomach, “...this one needs a special touch.”
Turning aside from them, Hercules narrows his eyes at Darth Sidious, on his knees, spitting out blood while raising his angered eyes at them. Rubbing his callous fists, Hercules narrows his eyes at Sidious, “By the gods I’ll do more then just ‘touch’ him.”
“Get in line.” Pietro spits, “His forces killed a lot mutants - so we sent our best, X-Force.” says the mutant speedster, as a blackbird jet streaks between the burning buildings in Manhattan. All at once, Archangel, Psylocke, Cable, Laura Kinney aka X-23, Bishop, Warpath, and Old-Man Logan in a long tan trench coat drop down from the plane beside Quicksilver, Captain America, Hercules and Iron Man.
“Don't just rush in!” Captain America shouts as the mutants come to his side, ready to go on his word, “He’s a powerful telekinetic.” Rogers warns.
“We’ve handled worse.” Warpath huffs.
“You....” growls Sidious, rubbing his bruised jaw, “underestimate the darkside, like your ‘Watcher’ friend…” calling both his lightsabers to his grip, “...that is, before I ripped his mind apart for all his knowledge.” he smirks.
Steve Rogers face goes nearly white as he looks to Tony Stark in equal surprise.
“That's impossible.” Steve mumbles, looking to Tony who is equally shocked.
"Old man..." Thor exclaims, "...to kill a Watcher, a cosmic being of such importance and strength is achieved by a lesser mortal as yourself!"
Sidious narrows his yellow eyes at the Asguardian, "There is nothing 'lesser' about a Sith!" he replies.
Psylocke touches her temple, “This is over, i’m shutting him down.” she states. However, Psylocke gulps and cuts Rogers a concerned look, “I can't...his mind... I-I can’t read him.” she says.
“That curious little creature had a good many gems for my advantage.” Sidious snarls, “Apparently even Watchers know how to protecting themselves, especially ones like you, Betsy.” grins Sidious.
Laura Kinney aka X-23 looks to Psylocke, unnerved, "Did he just call you out by name?"
“APPRENTICE! RISE!” Sidious shouts. Immediately everyone takes notice of the massive crash landed ship behind Sidious, shoot off its cockpit window as steam pours out. Feeling a cold chill run down their spines, everyone hears a crisp and metallic respirator echo. From the midst the white steam a shadowy silhouette emerges until all at once, all the steam is quickly cleared way, exposing Darth Vader holding out his arm, igniting his lightsaber.
“Great...” Psylocke sarcastically replies, “...an the old man has a cult following.” she says, igniting a bright purple katana from her bare palm.
Sidious glances over his shoulder to Vader lowering his lightsaber to his side, revealing a young man sporting a short buzzed haircut. Decked in all black, the young man’s crystal clear golden irises narrow at the sight of the assembled heroes.
“It's time to weed out the worthy, Vader." Sidious announces, “Inform the Inquisitors to search for any ‘force sensitives’ as instructed...” he says to everyone surprise as multiple red lightsabers ignite on top of the buildings around them, “...But tell your, ‘hidden’ apprentice…” Sidious snarls, shifting his yellow eyes to the young man at Vader’s side who fearfully takes a step back, “...to fetch me my next Grand Inquisitor.” he demands, pointing at a very shocked Archangel, “Or you both die for your treachery.” He threatens.
“I don’t like the way he’s looking at me?” snarls Archangel, unnerved at the Sith Lords direct attention.
Psylocke shakes her head, “Me either.”
“The dark side is strong with you boy!” replies Sidious, pointing up at the orange sky rapidly forming purplish clouds swirling about like paint colors swirled in a cup, “I can feel it churning in you like a storm as it does only in one other but, you, shall be MINE.” He says.
Psylocke glances at Archangel wince, taking another step back, “Warren? Are you ok?” She whispers , watching him break into a sweat as he nods to her. Looking to his apprentice, Vader steps back from his apprentice, “Ready yourself, Starkiller.”
“You are all to be commended for presenting yourself in action together.…” Sidious shouts to the heroes, “...It shows greater initiative than I'd foreseen but, you shall pay the price for purging the force from this universe.” he declares, “I AM LORD OF THE SITH...” he declares as booming thunder rumbles overhead, “... AND MY JUDGEMENT...” he shouts, “...IS DEATH!” he declare pointing at them as the swirling clouds descend out the sky like a tornado, stunning all the heroes!
“Zeus's grave…” Hercules gawks at the descending 'force storm'.
“I GOT IT!” shouts Psylocke thrusting up her hands as a powerful purple band of light arc’s off her body and expands like a dome over the block, just as the 'force storm' slams into her TK shield. Grunting under the great strain, Psylocke drops to her knees, grinding her teeth with great but then looks to Hercules, “WATCH OUT!” she exclaims.
All of them bathed in purple light from Psylocke’s TK shield, Hercules suddenly spots Starkiller drop down out the sky like a bomb to the street, charging them like a bull at full speed!
“I GOT’EM HIM!” shouts Pietro, speeding ahead of Old Man Logan and Warpath.
“PIETRO WAIT!” Iron Man shouts.
Quickly Starkiller drops to his knee as Pietro bolts for him but ‘force lightning’ bursts off Starkiller’s body, trapping Pietro in net of ‘force lightning’, making him drop to the ground in agony. Screaming at the top of his lungs, Starkiller reaches out to Quicksilver and ‘force throws’ him to Warpath and Old Man Logan. Instantly Pietro’s body hums while his body flashes his glowing skeleton from under his skin just before he hits the ground again, exploding into a flurry of sparks!
Clutching his injured leg Captain America’s eyes open wide in horror, “BACK OFF HIM!” he shouts just as Starkiller thrusts out his open palms and closes his fist. Instantly Logan and Warpath’s spinal columns collapse as their bodies are crushed into itself like stomped cans before being tossing aside into a burning bus! Turning his attention everyone else, Starkiller reaches out to everyone else with both hands and pulls in his arms as if tugging on ropes.
Yanked hard and fast off their feet, everyone's sent uncontrollably rolling through air to Starkiller! However Iron Man watches Starkiller quickly ignite two red lightsabers in reverse grip, ready to cut them all down. Catching sight of Steve Rogers, Stark nods at Steve who ducks behind his shield as Iron Man shoots a powerful repulsor blast at him. Quickly the repulsor blast ricochets off Rogers shield and streaks to Starkiller who’s taken off guard and drops everyone and ‘force jumps’ in the air as the pavement explodes behind him.
Dropping down far behind everyone as everyone hits the ground, Starkiller angrily re-ignites his lightsaber and spins around, smacking away an incoming blaster from Bishop that explodes off X-23 face, sending her back. Seeing Iron Man already rocketing high overhead and diving at him, Starkiller catches sight of Hercules and Archangel bolting for him as Bishop far behind, training his rifle at his head. Immediately Starkiller thrusts his hand to the ground, ‘force throwing’ Archangel, Bishop and Hercules face first to the pavement, breaking the concrete on contact just Iron Man drops out the air beside him with a thud!!
“BACK OFF!” shouts Iron Man, firing the full power of his unibeam. Starkiller barely gets time to turn before throwing up his hand as the unibeam slams into palm, pushing him back. Starkiller’s feet skids over the ground but stops yelling as the pavement shatters under his foot! Peering past the blinding unibeam’s light, Starkiller glares at Iron Man pumping more power into his unibeam as he absorbs the great amount of energy through his palm.
‘Warning,absorption detected, target must take bodily damage.’ Jarvis warns.
“EVERYONE TAKE HIM OUT NOW!” Iron Man yells as X-23 who’s face heals, sprints for Starkiller with Hercules running behind her. Grinding his teeth from the powersurge making his body tingle with ‘pins and needles’, Starkiller hollers at the top of his lungs while pumping his arm forward, sending a pulse of energy back through Iron Man’s beam with a swell and explodes off his chest, throwing him back. Sensing her coming, Starkiller glances over his shoulder at X-23, her burning face still healing as she lunges at him Starkiller points his finger to X-23, shooting out the absorbed energy from the unibeam into a bright red lightning bolt that pierces Laura’s torso and explodes her into a charred metal skeleton!
“LAURA!” yells Hercules while lunging through the smoke at Starkiller with both his fists reared over his head!
Seeing the Olympian coming down on him him, Starkiller reaches to Rogers, ‘force grips’ the injured Captain America’s arm and shatters the bones in his arm while ‘force pulling’ the shield out his grip and hurtling it over his head, blocking Hercules punch!
A massive shockwave rings from the shield, sending Starkiller sliding back but he promptly ignites both lightsabers and lunges forward, cutting them straight through Hercules torso, “GAAAAH!” he yells.
“HEEERC!” yells Iron Man. Suddenly Starkiller screams out in pain at something quickly slices across his back.
“AAAH!!” yells Starkiller in pain, spotting Archangel streaking away with blood on his metal wingtip. Angrily Starkiller thrusts his hand out, sending Captain America’ shield zipping through the air and cracking it onto the back of Archangel’s head, dazing him! Swiftly Starkiller ‘force pulls’ Archangel out the air, swings him high overhead and slams him down into the pavement at Sidious feet. Swiping his arm left, Starkiller rips off Warrens left metal wing and impales it through Bishop’s chest before he can get up again.
“NOOO!!!” shouts Iron Man desperately rocketing across the ground at Starkiller again. With Hercules grinding his teeth in pain at extracting the lightsabers from his torso and Iron Man coming at him, Starkiller quickly brings his trembling forearms together as a surge of reddish air gathers in front of his face like fog. Feeling the air rumble around him with sparking electricity skittering across the bubble forming around him, Starkiller lifts off the ground and extends out arms.
A bright burst of light erupts, breaking the ground as Starkiller hollers as everything around him burns and disintegrates from the overwhelming force energy-wave of the ‘force wave’! Dropping to his knee, Starkiller’s golden eyes shift red as he draws in a deep breath. Rising to his feet, Starkiller opens his palms that are greeted by his warm lightsabers having zipped out Hercules torso and into his reverse grip. His red eyes scour over the street full of the slain. However his eyes rest on Tony Stark, sprawled out unconscious amongst fragments and shards of his Iron Man suit and Hercules twitching on the smoldering ground while his skin rapidly heals over the severe burns exposing some bone.
Suddenly, Starkiller hears a distant ‘boom’ above before the ground ‘thuds’! Looking over his shoulder, Starkiller spots a bloodied Sentry standing over cracked ground behind him. His yellow tight fitted suit torn, his blue cape tattered with holes. Sentry’s bloodied sandy hair covers his resolute and battered face that curiously tilts at the sight of an injured Hercules on the ground, “About time he’s fallen.” Sentry huffs.
As the purple light fades from Psylocke TK shield, Starkiller looks ahead to Darth Sidious standing proudly with mutants Psylocke and Archangel sprawled out at his feet. Suddenly a dense shadow stretches over everyone. Raising his red eyes skyward, Starkiller watches the arrowhead shaped Star Destroyers barraging the city while what looks like a planet, slowly begins to eclipsing the sun! Streaking out from the sky, Blue Marvel slams down into the ground with Carol Danvers and Thor behind him.
All of them bruised, cuts on their faces, their costumes tattered and torn, Starkiller bends his knees, ready to spring into action, holding both red lightsabers in reverse grip. Thor’s eyes open wide in shock at the sight of all the fallen heroes on the ground behind the Sith with burning car's, rubble and scores of slain heroes. Carols’ eyes water with tears and her face reddens with anger as Darth Vader stands with Starkiller and Sentry as Steve Rogers floats past them, gagging and gasping for air, clutching for his throat.
Carol face reddens with anger, “If you think you can hide behind harming our friends...” she bitterly snarls, “...then you got another thing coming.”
Sidious narrows his eyes as Vader ignites his red lightsaber straight through Steve Rogers chest. Everyone gasps at the sight of Vader’s bright red saber glowing out from the center of Steve’s white star insignia as Sidious points at her, “No one hides today.”
To be continued….
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