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Duster strode back toward Agent Johnson, one hand on her hip, the other swaying back and forth with each step. Behind her, Weapon Omega lay unconscious in the tunnel entrance that led to the secret facility that had been his home for thirty years.

"You government boys let me know if you have any other messes you need a grown woman to clean up for you," she said as she walked past them without breaking stride.

Agent Johnson and Doctor Orlov stared after her in silence as she saucily walked away. Then they heard a whoosh of wind, and a powerful updraft lifted the green-and-gold-clad heroine up into the sky.

"How?" Johnson said without turning to look in the grey-haired academic's direction.

"She reduced the air pressure in Weapon Omega's vicinity to such a level that he couldn't breathe, and passed out," Orlov stated.

Agent Johnson now turned to glare at Orlov from behind his dark sunglasses. "How is that possible?" he said. "Shouldn't air just rush into a low-pressure zone?"

"I see you pay attention to your local weatherman," Orlov remarked. "Normally, yes… but Duster is apparently able to maintain that pressure differential for a time. Approximately… five minutes, on this occasion," he said, checking the readout on his tablet computer. Orlov pursed his lips as his greying brows knit together. "It would be interesting to test the limits of that ability. Among others. Yes, most interesting indeed…"

Many of you said you wanted to see the story begun with Colussus continued, so here is the first of three alternate endings. Enjoy!

Description

Duster strode back toward Agent Johnson, one hand on her hip, the other swaying back and forth with each step. Behind her, Weapon Omega lay unconscious in the tunnel entrance that led to the secret facility that had been his home for thirty years.

"You government boys let me know if you have any other messes you need a grown woman to clean up for you," she said as she walked past them without breaking stride.

Agent Johnson and Doctor Orlov stared after her in silence as she saucily walked away. Then they heard a whoosh of wind, and a powerful updraft lifted the green-and-gold-clad heroine up into the sky.

"How?" Johnson said without turning to look in the grey-haired academic's direction.

"She reduced the air pressure in Weapon Omega's vicinity to such a level that he couldn't breathe, and passed out," Orlov stated.

Agent Johnson now turned to glare at Orlov from behind his dark sunglasses. "How is that possible?" he said. "Shouldn't air just rush into a low-pressure zone?"

"I see you pay attention to your local weatherman," Orlov remarked. "Normally, yes… but Duster is apparently able to maintain that pressure differential for a time. Approximately… five minutes, on this occasion," he said, checking the readout on his tablet computer. Orlov pursed his lips as his greying brows knit together. "It would be interesting to test the limits of that ability. Among others. Yes, most interesting indeed…"

Many of you said you wanted to see the story begun with Colussus continued, so here is the first of three alternate endings. Enjoy!