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Dazzler's muffled scream could barely be heard as everything turned white. The unexpected dazzleburst lit up the whole room and startled everyone. Including the Dazzler. Granny Goodness and Lashina, whom Dazzler only knew as "Granny" and the S & M chick with the crazy nose ring, were both blinded by the sudden flare up."I thought her power was neutralized!" Lashina shouted.
"It was!" That sickingly sweet voice of Granny's was all gone now. Replaced by something more far far more harsh and angry. "She shouldn't be able to do this!"
"Well she IS!"
"Don't sass me you brat! Just make sure she stays put!"
Lashina pulled out her whip and, though still blinded, was about to crack it in the Dazzler's direction when....
Dazz had deduced that the neutralizer was programmed to block her power cosmic. But no one knew of her natural born mutant abilities and, thus, no preparations were made against them. She decided to press her sudden advantage by creating a solid light wave to break free of this medieval backbreaker.
The wave knocked Lashina and Granny Goodness off their feet before the Female Fury could deploy her signature weapon. But Dazzler's natural powers proved ineffective against the unholy contraption she was chained to. It might look like it was made of a combination of wood, leather and metal. But this stuff was far more sturdier than their counterparts back home.
Ali began to panic. There HAD to be a way to...Wait! This thing could hold even Kalibac. (Whoever HE was.) Maybe it was treated to be extra tough. But the Neutralizer above her? Dazzler narrowed her eyes and fired off an optic laser blast. It was only a few seconds but it seemed like an eternity for the beams to began to burn their way through. The lasers finally pierced the outer casing and the machine began to smoke, crackle with sparks, and then flicker out and die.
And, just like that, her power cosmic was restored.
Lashina and Granny were getting up. Ali could hear footsteps coming from somewhere outside the dungeon. Using the power cosmic she easily freed herself from the backbreaker. Shattering the horrid thing into kindling, ripping the leather and bending the metal. At the same time she used her restored power to heal the soreness of her body. Not to mention the aftermath headache brought on by Dark Side's attack. She also made the thirst brought on by a salty ball gag go away. Fortunately the two Apokoliptian women were still dazed by her dazzleburst and the following lightwave. It gave her the precious seconds needed to escape and heal.
"GRANNY!"
That shout came from the one Ali heard called "Stompa." She and Mad Harriet, whom Ali only knew as the psycho clown girl, entered the room.
"DON'T JUST STAND THERE YOU NINNY! KNOCK HER OUT!!!" Granny bellowed. "KNOCK HER OUT!!!"
Before Stompa, or Harriet, could do anything Dazzler formed light disks above the heads of each of the four Apokoliptians. The disks expanded into collumns that shot down like pistons. Slamming each of them through the floor down to the next level. Then the next and the next until they were smashed all the way down to the basement. They're "gods," Dazzler thought. They'll survive. And unless Granny and her three lil' bitches could fly then she's hopefully seen the last of them.
Dazzler then homed in on the Ultimate Nullifier and prayed that Dark Side wasn't there. She had no desire to tangle with him again. Not after that "telepathic spanking" as the kinky old broad put it.
In the throne room of Darkseid a very nervous Desaad entered. Carrying the Galactus Box. There was only ONE reason why Desaad would be nervous, Darkseid thought. He FAILED. Looks like he was going to have to break off his hands after all.
"MY Lord...."
Darkseid sighed. "What is it, Desaad?"
"I-I taken care of the booby traps. But..."
"But?"
"I can't get the Nullifier out of the box. It remains out of reach. I've tried everything. Even tractor beams and teleporters. But I can't get to the Nullifier. This damnable box..."
"Let me see it."
As Dazzler was about to leave the dungeon she saw an unconscious chipmunk-like creature bound to another torture device. It was wearing one of those green and black uniforms that she saw on various aliens while travelling through space. But its ring wasn't glowing. There was some kind of vise-like contraption on its head.
She couldn't just leave him like this.
Dazz removed the vice like device from the little alien's head and the ring on its hand started glowing. Then she lasered off the restraints. Gently placing a finger on the alien's forehead she used her power to wake the little fellow up. But suddenly...
"Halt! Or DIE by the hand of Kalibak!"
Dazzler turned and saw the huge figure by the very door where she just stomped Stompa and her friend. So THAT'S Kalibak. Big as the Hulk and about as pleasent. "I don't have time for you, little boy. Go play with someone else."
She had her plan of attack and was ready to go for it. But...
"That's okay. I'LL play with him."
Kalibak's firece expression melted into bug-eyed, open mouthed, apprehension. The Beta Club he had gripped in his hand trembled ever so slightly as the Green Lantern who gave him the worst beating of his life rose up from behind the glowing woman with the wheeled boots.
"You sure about this?" Dazzler asked.
"It's what I do." the Green Lantern replied.
"Have fun then." And with that the Dazzler phased through the ceiling like Kitty Pryde. Her top priority was the Ultimate Nullifier. She had to get to it before Dark Side could use it. All of Creation depended on it. That little green ringer would just have to fend for himself.
Darkseid turned the Galactus Box upside down and the Ultimate Nullifier fell out into his hand.
Desaad's jaw practically hit the floor. His eyes popped out big as scaucers. He began to giggle and twitch.
"Hhh..Hahaha...Who knew?"
"You obviously didn't." Darkseid replied coldly. He then disintegrated Desaad with an Omega Beam. "Idiot."
In a blink Dazzler made her way up from Granny's dungeon to the floor just below the Ultimate Nullifier. With a speed that would make Quicksilver hang his head in shame she zoomed all over the area and zapped everyone she encountered with a dazzleburst. So overwhelming their senses that they all passed out. She then placed them all in the largest room and formed a light cube over them. Like with the light fog earlier she then used her power cosmic to turn the cube solid. Leaving small air holes for them to still be able to breathe. She then sealed every entrance to the floor. With no danger of interference from the locals she returned to the spot directly below the Ultimate Nullifier. Ali again used her cosmic awareness to scan the floor above. To her dismay she saw Dark Side sitting on his throne. HOLDING the Nullifier in his hand. He now has ACTUAL access to the Ultimate Nullifier! What was she going to do?
Darkseid looked at the device that would FINALLY make his dream come true. After destroying Apokolips he would then go to the Source Wall. And, once that was destroyed, he would gain the knowledge of the Anti-Life Equation from the Source itself. There was some concern that destroying the Source Wall would also destroy the Source. Darkseid didn't believe that to be so. But it didn't matter. He could freeze time long enough to glean the knowledge he required. Then he would let time move forward to its inevidable end. But he would then go BACK in time. Back to the very beginning. Back to before the Big Bang. He would then use the newly aqquired Anti-Life Equation to gain dominion of the universe before it even formed. Perhaps ALL universes. Then he would resurrect Apokolips and, from there, rule over all.
Kalibak was close to blubbering. "Darksied wanted a Green Lantern so he could be brainwashed and made to use his power ring to open something called a 'Galactus Box!' In case Desaad couldn't do it. That's all I know! I SWEAR!"
"My sector is nowhere NEAR Apokolips. Why me?"
Kalibak mumbled.
"SPEAK UP!"
"I THOUGHT YOU'D BE EASY SINCE YOU'RE SO CUTE AND CUDDLY! THERE! I SAID IT! OKAY?"
"Cute and cuddly? I'LL GIVE YOU CUTE AND CUDDLY!" In a flash Kalibak was sealed within a green sphere and sent crashing through the wall. The first born of Darkseid found himself hurtling through the air. The sphere faded away and Kalibak plunged downward toward the firepit below.
The Lantern knew he would survive the pit. He was a "god" after all. Thank Grizgualt, the REAL God, he knew how to use his ring to create a fear aura. Dealing with that big oaf would have been a LOT tougher without it. Now to find out the story behind that glowing woman.
Dazzler had a plan. God help her. It all depended on Dark Side doing what she hoped he would do. She was aware of the glowing green ring fuzzy phasing through the floor.
"You freed me." He said. "Why?"
She kept staring up at the ceiling. But she did answer. "Right thing to do."
She was absorbed by that ceiling. He used his ring and saw Darkseid sitting on his throne holding a gizmo of some sort. "Right thing? You certainly aren't a native are you?"
"No."
"Who are you? And what's this about? Does it have to do with the Galactus Box?"
"You know about it?"
"Only that I was kidnapped and brought here to open it if Desaad failed to do so."
"He didn't fail. I did. Dark Side has the Ultimate Nullifier." She paused and then, "I'm from another universe. So is the Ultimate Nullifier which was stored within the...'Galactus Box.' Dark Side stole it so he could pierce something called the Source Wall. It all has something to do with an Anti-Life Equation. But if he destroys the Source Wall he may also destroy the Source. Which I think is the source of all creation from what I'm told. If he does that then everything goes. EVERYTHING. Your universe. My universe. ALL universes.
"I was sent to get the Nullifier back before Dark Side could use it. I was hoping I could do it before he figured out how to open the box. No chance of that now.
"So. What are you exactly? I've seen several guys dressed like you flying through space with those green glowing rings. You must all be part of a group."
"We are the Green Lantern Corps. Intersteller policemen appointed by the Guardians Of The Universe."
"Well, Officer. We have a situation here. I've a plan that could get me killed. So if I fail it'll be up to you to stop Dark Side.
"What's your plan? Maybe we can..."
"No time. I see my opening. If I fail. You HAVE to get the Nullifier away from Dark Side."
Darkseid sat on his throne focusing all his psychic energies on the Ultimate Nullifier. By homing in on the last time it was used he would discover how to operate it. But this thing was aeons old. It predated the current universes of both Darkseid AND Galactus.
According to legend the Devourer of Worlds was born, as a mortal called Galan, in a universe that existed before the Big Bang. It was destroyed by a cataclysm. Could the Ultimate Nullifier had been the cause?
Finally. FINALLY. He got what he wanted. He tracked the psychic emissions to the last, and possibly ONLY, time the Nullifier was used.
Darkseid stood up and took his prize to the force field container he had set up. Once the Nullifier was stored and the field activated he mentally summoned his Council. There were preparations to make.
Suddenly the floor beneath his feet lit up and Darkseid found himself being hurtled by a light piston straight into the ceiling. After an impact that would have killed a mere mortal the light construct vanished and Darkseid fell toward the floor. He fell but a few inches when a solid bolt of light smashed into him and sent him crashing through the wall. Darkseid was now outside his building and plunging down to the distant ground below. He opened a Boom Tube and fell through.
The Boom Tube opened up in his throne room and a livid Darkseid stormed out. He saw HER! The Herald of Galactus with those ridiculous wheeled boots. She was attempting to cut open the force field container with an energy beam from her finger. She saw him and then opened fire with a volley of light bolts. But, now prepared, he simply braced for them and they bounced off him like spitwads.
She skated around him, still firing, The dark god simply pointed his massive hands downward and let loose a concussion blast that shook the whole floor. The glowing intruder was sent hurtling through the air. Sorely tempted to blast HER through a wall Darkseid allowed her to crash on the floor. As she tried to get back up she found him standing before her. Before the Herald could do anything Darkseid fired off his Omega Beam.
This time she didn't block it. This time it hit her. The woman, whose name he never bothered to know, convulsed and screamed silently while her body dissolved away. But wait. Something wasn't right. Normally he could feel the essence of his victims. But this time...
Suddenly a raging Green Lantern phased through the cracked floor firing a volley of emerald bolts that sent him staggering back. Darkseid roared with rage himself and fired off a couple of hand blasts that smashed another hole in his wall. Then he noticed the Green Lantern was gone. But he never hit him. Where did the little rodent go? Then he noticed the sky outside. Blue white light fading away and the normal orange returning.
Darkseid whirled about and saw his force field container was empty. The Ultimate Nullifier was GONE! And burned onto the pedestal, the letters still smoking, was the word, "Sucker!"
It was said that his anger was SO great that his second roar of rage shook the whole planet.
"I thought he killed you!" the Green Lantern said.
"Nope." replied Dazzler. "Just a solid hologram. While he was decoyed by that I snuck in at super speed and got the Nullifier. I was about to get the hell out of Dodge when I saw you charge in."
"Like I said. I thought he killed you. Didn't have to grab me by the tail."
"Sorry but I was in a hurry. Didn't want you to be captured again."
"Thank you. By the way. What is your name?"
"Call me Dazzler. It's...what I do."
The Lantern laughed. "I can believe it. Mine is Ch'p. I'm the Green Lantern of Sector 1014."
"Pleased to meet you Chip."
"So what now, Dazzler?"
"If Metron was true to his word a Boomy Tube should be opening up for me." Alison Blaire had her cosmic awarness going in all directions and finally she spotted it. "This way."
And thus a small blue white sun and an even smaller emerald streak hurtled across a realm out of phase with the known universe. Both headed toward a booming tunnel in the sky.
And home.
To be continued by and
Dazzler (c) MARVEL
Darkseid and unseen cast of characters (c) DC
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Comments: 8
jimbor [2013-02-23 01:00:58 +0000 UTC]
Commenting on the text.
There is a lot going on in this installment that deserves acknowledgement and comment. I hope my input does justice to your work.
I like the way Alison" thinks" her way out of the back breaker.
Interesting to note that Ali was able to use her power to heal and restore herself I did not realize she could do that . Appreciate finding that out .Thank you.
Enjoyed the" pounding piston" move she used to take down the female furies. I found it a very fun and cinematic sequence. Also liked Dazzler's reflexive rescue of Chip . By now I realize that is exactly what she would , but I really do like to see the action noted and acknowledged ( I think it is important to do so).
Note with approval Alison's bold front "when Kalibak enters ( the words sound very authentic to the character rather than just generic trash talk). Like how the hulking brute starts to panic when he is confronted by Chip. I also note how "hacked off" the Green Lantern became when he learned that he was targeted because Kalibak thought he would be an easy take down because he was cute and cuddly.I'll bet that Dazzler is often similarly underestimated. ( If I am correct then pairing theses two heroes up was a nice bit of story construction).
Got a laugh out of Darkdeid simply turning the box upside down to get his hands on the Nullifer. That was a fun and unexpected little detail.
Want to acknowledge that when Ali corralled the palace staff in that solid box of light she took care to include air holes . Again I understand that is what she would do but I do want draw attention to that act of practical compassion in the middle of a desperate and frantic fight to save the universe
Was struck , when Alison arranges for Chip to go up against Darkseid if she fails , she matter of factly reveals that she is prepared to die in the attempt to regain the Nullifier. That kind of quiet courage is worth noting.( you don't see a lot of it in current comics)
The final fight between Alison and Darksied was excellent ( again very cinematic) I really like that our heroine out smarted the villain .The "Sucker " message she left behind was a wonderful touch.
The conversation between Chip and Alison at the end of the installment was a nice way to end this part of the story.
Thank you for another great installment in an excellent story. As always I hope I was not off the mark with my observations and conclusions.
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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2013-02-23 07:07:03 +0000 UTC]
I used the power cosmic as a cheat to heal Dazz. If the Silver Surfer can do all kinds of things with his power why can't Dazzler?
And since I had a Green Lantern captured I had to have Dazzler rescue him. I chose Ch'p because I thought it would be funny to have a big bad like Kalibak beaten and actually afraid of such a "cartoony" character. Truth be told I know next to nothing about Ch'p So I took liberties and made him into this tough little scrapper. Kind of a Wolverine with a ring. (Only nicer to his friends.)
I couldn't resist the gag with the box. All that DeSaad went through to get the device only to fail and fail again. Then to have the Boss get it just by turning its container upside down.
I wanted to show Dazzler was a very smart cookie. Thus, before she acted she made sure there would be no unexpected surprises. Thus she captured everyone on that floor then sealed everything off. And, being a moral person, she made sure they would survive inside her prison.
Dazzler knows the situation is dire and knows there was a possibility she might fail in her "Round Two" with Darkseid. But she had to try considering what was at stake. Thus she had Ch'p, who probably knew more about Darkseid than she did, stand by as her back up.
And, of course, our girl used her wits to win the bout. And I think Dazz would be gutsy enough to taunt her imposing foe with a message like "Sucker."
In the next installment she and the Lantern have a little fun.
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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2013-03-01 19:25:07 +0000 UTC]
Using those newly acquired cosmic powers to heal Alison makes sense in the context of this story.
I like the way you configured Chip in this installment . I thought your description/conception of the character as " Wolverine with a ring but nicer to his friends " (Personally speaking I think that it would be better for Marvel comics if the "official" Wolverine behaved a bit more little more like your configuration of Chip).
The "box gag "was very effective and nice little addition to the story.
Again,I really like the way Dazzler is configured, in this story ( and all your stories), an effective and "through"/tactical combatant who is also reflexively moral.
Also really like that the character is shown to be "strategic" in her thinking , enough to realize that Chip needed to stay behind as the back-up in case she was unsuccessful.She realized that there was simply to much at stake to do otherwise.
And I will say again I thought the "Sucker" comment was a wonderful little fun detail that really "stuck it" to Darkseid and was a nice addition to the story
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suerichardsff [2012-06-18 01:56:16 +0000 UTC]
I am dazed beyond comprehension! The brilliant team of Daniel and David have struck again and puts to shame any masterpieces previously known in the Comic Realm. KUDOS to infinity (as my niece would say lol) with this work of art in both drawing and storytelling. How else to say this? If you both were a Jedi Knight team the Empire would have been defeated at the very first encounter of the Rebellion and the Empire with ease. lol Of course there would have been no Chapters 2 - 6 so perhaps Lucas knew what he was doing.
How does one rock the known universe that is our existence? Simple: put Daniel and David together on a project that transverse entire Realms themselves. Magnificent!! hugs!! Susan xoxox
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Dave-Dreamer In reply to suerichardsff [2012-06-18 02:21:50 +0000 UTC]
You are gonna give me a swelled head.
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suerichardsff In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2012-06-18 03:15:05 +0000 UTC]
lol Spoken like a true modest man. If there was anything I said that was not true then someone would disagree and there has not been an iota of any conflicting comments, hon. So it appears that you, dear Daniel, are a force to be reckoned with in a good way.
Please continue the incredible story, hon, we are all waiting & watching. hugs!! Susan xox
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