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Chapter 7

The battle between Experion's forces and the League's army was in full swing.

Experion's fists were encased in white balls of energy as he swung punches left and right at soldiers from the League's army.

Queen Oleena used her powers to freeze a dozen soldiers in front of Experion, giving him a quick break from battle.

"Thanks for that," Experion breathed. "I didn't know that the League's army had so many soldiers."

"I'm fairly certain we are outnumbered," Queen Oleena said. "Even with the Raven Angel's demons."

"Wait, why waste our time on the army when all we need to do is take out the League of Heroes themselves!" Experion looked around. "Where are they?"

Several soldiers tried to surprise attack Experion, but the Annihilator jumped in the way and shot them all with his power cannon. "I think I saw the League go back into their headquarters!"

Experion was furious "What? Those cowards! Why don't they come out here and fight me! Fight me like a man!"

"Well, to be fair, some of the League members are female," Queen Oleena said.

"I didn't ask you!" Experion snapped.

"But why would they go inside?" Queen Oleena asked.

Suddenly, large beams of energy came down from high above. When each one made contact with the ground, there'd be a small explosion that would cause about half a dozen demons to vaporize with each hit. The members of the League's army, however, were immune.

Startled, Experion covered his head. "Where are those coming from?"

Oliver ran up to Experion and pointed toward the upper floors of the League's castle. "Look!"

Experion looked where Oliver was pointing and saw the each member of the League of Heroes shooting beams of energy out of a slow firing Gatling gun from one of the castle's balconies. "Of course! We're already outnumbered down here! Now they have an air advantage and could easily take out the rest of our demons!"

Five army members tried to attack Experion, but Oliver stuck out his hand and a bolt of lightning shot out of each finger, electrocuting the army members until they passed out.

Experion stared at Oliver. "Caduceo! I didn't know you could do that! Once I'm ruler of the universe, remind me to catalog your powers."

"What do we do?" Queen Oleena asked.

"Right." Experion pointed to Raven Angel. "Make more demons! Make as many as you can!"

"Okay, but I doubt I can summon more than a couple hundred right now." The Raven Angel closed his eyes and spread out his wings. "Exercitusque daemoniorum mea! Surge, in profundum inferni! Et servies mihi! Tibi enim revelavi causam meam pugnabimus! Iterum salvus eris! Daemones resurgere ex inferno! Daemones resurgere ex inferno! DAEMONES RESURGERE EX INFERNO!"

More demons began to claw their way out of the ground.

"Okay, Queen Oleena, I want you and the Knight of the Night to stay down here with the Raven Angel," Experion instructed. "Help the demons hold off the army."

"What about you?" Queen Oleena asked.

"Me, Caduceo, Darkstar, and the Annihilator will go after the League of Heroes." Experion saw Darkstar and pointed to him. "Hey you! Come with me!"

Darkstar looked over, then followed Experion, Oliver, and the Annihilator into the castle.

The main hallway of the castle had a floor made of white tile, but the walls were wooden and looked like they'd been there for centuries. Old-fashioned chandeliers hung from the ceiling, which was twenty feet from the ground.

After running down the main hallway for ten yards, Experion and the others stopped at a three way intersection. The new hallway had a more modern look: the walls were made of cement instead of wood and fancier chandeliers hung from the ceiling. Plus, the walls in the new hallway were painted white.

"How the heck do we get up to the balcony?" Experion growled.

The Annihilator pointed down the new hallway. "A guard."

Experion looked over and saw a guard standing about twenty feet from him. When the guard saw them, he immediately stiffened.

The Annihilator marched over to the guard and slammed him against the wall.

Experion slowly walked towards them. "Now, since you're a guard, I assume you'll be able to help us out. How do we get to the balcony where the League is?"

"I'll never tell you!" the guard snarled.

The Annihilator pushed his power cannon into the guard's stomach.

"You'd better rethink that answer." Experion was now standing behind the Annihilator.

The guard slowly blinked and then gulped. "Th-there's an elevator further down this hallway. Take it to the fifth floor, go to the main hallway on the fifth floor, and once you're there, go towards the front of the building. That…that should take you right to them."

"Now that's better." Experion walked past the Annihilator and the guard.

"What do you want me to do with the guard?" the Annihilator asked.

"Let him live," Experion said. "We can always come back for him if we find out that he lied to us."

The Annihilator shoved the guard to the ground.

Experion looked back over his shoulder. "Caduceo! Darkstar!" he called. "We need to go down this hallway and find an elevator!"

Darkstar rushed over to Experion and the Annihilator, but Oliver did not move.

Experion sighed and marched towards Oliver. "What's wrong with you, Caduceo? We have to go!"

Once he was close enough, Experion that noticed Oliver was staring at a 5x7 picture on the wall. The picture was of Skylar Storm.

At first, Experion was confused. Why did the League of Heroes have Skylar's picture on the wall of their headquarters? Then, he remembered.

Back when Experion and Skylar were still friends, she had won an essay contest on Caldera by submitting a paper she'd written about justice. Skylar had won two prizes: a meet and greet with the League of Heroes and a copy of the League's Ancient Spellbook. The only other existing copy of the Spellbook belonged to the current head of the League of Heroes.

The copy Skylar now has used to belong to Arachno, who was famous for saving the planet Lenelle from complete destruction. But when Arachno retired, he wanted the Ancient Spellbook to be passed on to a new, worthy owner. So the League of Heroes went to Caldera (the planet where Arachno was born) and hosted an essay contest, asking all contestants to write about the importance of justice. Since Skylar's was the best, she was deemed worthy enough to be the new owner of the Spellbook.

Experion noticed the date below the picture. October 5th, 2013. Just two days before she'd lost her powers to the Annihilator. The smiling Skylar in the picture had no idea what was coming her way.

"Skylar," Oliver whispered.

Experion smacked Oliver in the back of the head. "Stop that! We need to get to an elevator! You got that?"

Oliver slowly turned around and then nodded.

"Good." Experion led Oliver, the Annihilator, and Darkstar down the modern looking hallway.

Back in the Mighty Med basement, Horace was programming the inter-universe portal.

"Is it ready?" Kaz asked.

Horace turned around. "Almost. Now there are a few things I need to tell you about the machine. It only has the capability to open portals to the Marvel and DC universes. That being said, the person I send to the Marvel universe will be going to S.H.I.E.L.D. Central in New York City. There, you will meet Nick Fury, the man who formed the Avengers. The person I send to the DC Universe will be going to Central City to meet Barry Allen, aka The Flash. He is one of the founding members of the Justice League. The mission is simple: recruit the help of the Avengers and the Justice League. Like I said earlier, we need all the help we can get."

"Ooh, I call Marvel!" Kaz said. "I've always wanted to meet Nick Fury!"

Skylar shrugged. "I guess I'll take DC."

"Excellent! Now, you two will need to be able to contact me once you complete your mission, so I'm going to give you these." Horace reached into his lab coat and handed Skylar and Kaz a pager.

Kaz frowned. "A pager? What is this? 1992?"

Skylar put her pager into her boot. "No, I think it's a good idea. Pagers are so ancient that nobody would think to track or bug them. This way, we can communicate privately."

Kaz tapped his pager. "How do you put apps onto this thing? I need to be able to post a selfie with me and Nick Fury onto snapchat so my friends know how cool I am!"

Skylar rolled her eyes. "Why don't you just use your phone?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Kaz said. "What if I'm sent to the Marvel Universe and it's 1992? They didn't have smartphones back then! Duh!"

Skylar crossed her arms. "Yet you could post snapchats on pagers in 1992?"

"Don't worry, the DC and Marvel universes I send you to should be within five years of the present day," Horace said. "And now it's time to go. The capsule on the left will open to the DC universe and the capsule on the right will open to the Marvel universe."

Skylar stepped into the capsule on the left and Kaz went into the capsule on the right. Both of them closed the door to their capsule.

Horace looked back and forth between the two capsules. "Good luck to the both of you. A lot is at stake here."

"No kidding," said Kaz. "Hopefully they won't arrest you while I'm gone."

Horace shook his head. "Trust me, the League of Heroes have much bigger problems to worry about right now. Now once you recruit the help we need, contact me right away so I can bring you back here. Remember, time is of the essence."

"We'll be quick about it," Skylar said. "Or, at least I will. After all, I am going to meet The Flash."

Horace nodded. "Godspeed!" He pressed a button on the teleporter. Blue gas filled Skylar's capsule and red gas filled Kaz's.

Once the gas was evaporated, Skylar and Kaz were gone.

The next thing Kaz knew, he was standing in a dimly lit room, facing a large computer screen.

"Wow," Kaz whispered. He pulled a chair to the keyboard under the computer screen and pressed the spacebar.

A password screen lit up on the computer monitor.

"Hmmm." Kaz typed in the word "password". After he hit enter, a buzz sounded, indicating he'd gotten the password wrong. "Danget, that always works!"

Suddenly, Kaz heard the sound of a door swing open behind him.

"You have five seconds to tell me who you are and what you're doing here!" a voice shouted.

Kaz jumped and whirled around to see Nick Fury standing in the doorway, pointing a gun at him.

What will Nick Fury do to Kaz? What will Skylar do when she gets to Central City? What will happen when Experion, Oliver, Darkstar, and the annihilator reach the balcony? Find out in Chapter 8 of The Rescue.

~Jameer14