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Las Vegas, specifically some distance underground, Marina Zane a.k.a. Telemetry has created a psionic box where she and her Heavy Hitters teammate Roger Brokeridge a.k.a. Hardball, along with Angelica “Firestar” Jones and Greg “Gravity” Willis are protected from the crushing might of the earth around them. 'You know...I died once before. It wasn't...the worst thing ever...' Gravity utters, while Hardball tells Telemtry, who concentrates hard to maintain the psionic field around them, that they need oxygen. Telemetry explains to Hardball that they have to go up top for that, which they can't do, not without the risk of undoing all they have accomplished here. Firestar turns to Gravity and tells him that he has been a good friend. 'Greg. My name's Greg' Gravity replies, before Firestar tells him her name is Angelica. They hold hands as Greg remarks 'You too, Angelica. Firestar. You're an inspiration'. He adds that if this really is the end for them, then he is honored to spend the end with her. Hardball looks over at them and says nothing, as he looks away, closes his eyes and hangs his head.

Up above, amongst the debris and ruins of the city, Deborah Fields a.k.a Debrii calls out 'Quake's over, man. The worse is over'. Supermax a.k.a. Edward Black Wolf is sitting amongst the rubble and asks 'Is it? Look at the damage already done... I mean...' he begins, when suddenly, Ritchie “Prodigy” Gilmore is thrown through the air and lands nearby. He gets up and looks at Debrii and Supermax. 'We have to stop her' he declares. 'Who?' Debrii asks.
Nearby, 'Was pounding on Prodigy really necessary?' Abby Boylen a.k.a. Cloud-9 asks Thor Girl, who stands with her hammer in hand, as Melati Kusuma a.k.a. Komodo stands nearby, in shock. 'Perhaps not. Though I do find myself in a much better state of resolve. He deserved it, the cretin. He -' Thor Girl begins, before suddenly clutching at her stomach and crying out in pain as she keels over. Komodo calls out to her and rushes over, while Cloud-9 calls out 'Tarene? Are you hurt?' But Thor Girl, hair fallen across her face, replies 'No. Down below, in the hotel, I felt it. And again, just now. A surge of power I feared was forever beyond my grasp'. She looks up, her eyes glowing, Thor Girl announces that she is reawakening. 'I am becoming...' she declares. 'Becoming... what?' Cloud-9 asks cautiously as she helps Thor Girl to her feet. 'What I've always been. What I'm meant to be' Thor Girl replies, adding that she has forgotten this power – so much power. 'I'm losing myself in it, Abby...' Thor Girl utters.
'Okay, you're officially freaking me out' Cloud-9 tells her friend. 'Guys...' Komodo calls out, pointing ahead. 'And what's the deal with your eyes?' Cloud-9 asks, but gets no response, as Komodo shouts' Guys!' and they look up to see Prodigy hovering before them. Debrii is with him, creating a large monster out of debris, and Supermax has increased his form. Prodigy tells them that they need to subdue, but if she gets hurt, that is acceptable. 'He retaliates! And with reinforcements, the coward!' Thor Girl calls out, her eyes still glowing, she swings her hammer, despite Cloud-9 telling her to wait. 'He probably just -' she begins, while Komodo suggests they hear what Prodigy has to say. But Thor Girl ignores the protests of her friends as she flies upwards to where Prodigy hovers alongside the giant Supermax and massive monster of debris that Debrii controls. Thor Girl frowns, her eyes glowing, while Prodigy's expression is hidden by his mask.
Thor Girl grabs the surprised Prodigy by his neck, then hurls her hammer at the junk-pile monster, shattering it. 'Back away. Do it now' she leers at Supermax, who shrinks back down to his regular size and runs away. 'Now. You... Prodigy. My friends believe I should allow you to explain yourself' Thor Girl remarks as she drops to the ground with Prodigy. 'I never -' Prodigy begins, before informing Thor Girl that it was never his intention to actually imprison her, explaining that it was for PR, to state the masses. He swears to Thor Girl that he had no idea there were plans to torture her. 'I would never have allowed it -' Prodigy begins, while up above, Cloud-9 carries Komodo on a cloud as they listen in to the conversation. 'A convenient stance for you to take after the fact. Especially when you fear my retribution' Thor Girl remarks. 'I'm not – I don't -' Prodigy begins, before Thor Girl points out that his voice trembles with fear. 'You can't deny it' she tells him. Prodigy notices Thor Girl's eyes and asks her what is happening. Thor Girl starts to remove her headpiece and tells Prodigy that he is like all the rest because she acts the Asgardian, because she carries a hammer. 'You fear the monster I would become, despite the irrationality of it all'. She drops her headpiece and hammer to the ground, and announces that this is her true form. 'Do you still fear me, Prodigy? Could I still be your monster?' Thor Girl asks.
Thor Girl's entire body starts to glow, 'Maybe there's no choice. Maybe that's what your actions have wrought. You feared the monster so badly that you wound up creating it' Thor Girl suggests to Prodigy. 'Maybe, somewhere deep down, that's what you want. Is it?' Thor Girl asks Prodigy, who gives no answer. 'Do you want the monster?' Thor Girl asks, raising her voice. 'Tarene!' Cloud-9 calls out. 'What?' Thor Girl snaps. 'What are you doing? What are you going to -' Cloud-9 starts to ask, to which Tarene tells her that it is fine. 'I only mean to -' but she is interrupted as Suzy “Ultra Girl” Sherman swoops down, 'TARENE!' she shouts at her friend, slamming her to the ground. 'You would attack me as well?' Tarene asks, looking up at Suzy, who explains that Supermax told her she is going nuts. 'Just...just stay down so we can -' Suzy suggests, but Tarene shouts 'NO!' and slams Suzy into the air, knocking her back. At that moment, 'C'mon, guys! She's outta control!' Debrii calls out as she, Rage, Supermax, Frog-Man, Scarlet Spider and the members of the Order rush towards Thor Girl. 'No!' Ultra Girl calls out to them. 'Gotta stop her!' Rage exclaims. 'No, please don't!' Ultra Girl pleads.
'I'm so disappointed!' Thor Girl, still glowing, declares as she gets up and casts some energy, which knocks the heroes rushing towards her backwards. 'Suzy...what's happening to her?' Cloud-9 asks as she and Komodo go over to her. 'She's – if this is what she told me about once, if she's found the path to her destiny... there's nothing any of us can do to stop her. She's godlike now!' Ultra Girl announces. 'Is this it?' Tarene calls out, easily knocking back Debrii's attack. Veda from the Order tries to hold Tarene with large humanoid soldiers created out of the rubble around her, as Tarene asks 'Is this all you can do, jump to conclusions and then punch your way toward some vague manner of resolution?' Tarene dissolves her attackers, and Veda recoils backwards as Tarene asks 'Is this the sum total of human function?' Ultra Girl calls out to Tarene, telling her that they only wanted to stop her fighting. 'Do I look like I'm fighting now? I'm not even defending myself' Tarene points out as Anthem tries to cast energy at her, but it just fizzles around the own energy that she radiates. Johnny Cool and Supernaut are blasting energy towards Tarene as well, but Ultra Girl flies over to them and tells them to stop, 'There's no point -' she begins, when suddenly, Prodigy tells everyone to stop.
'There. You got to exercise the control you so dearly cling to, Prodigy. You ought to feel better now...' Tarene remarks, hovering above the others, heavenly light surrounds her, as she addresses everyone, announcing that she has something to say, not as a friend, nor as a fellow hero, and not as Thor Girl, but as the one foretold by the great Sorcerer Queen X'Hoss – the one destined to elevate sentient races to their maximum evolutionary potential. 'As the what?' Scarlet Spider asks. 'I speak to you now as the Designate' Tarene replies. 'The what?' Scarlet Spider calls out. Everyone watches and listens in awe as Tarene tells them that she has seen these past days true acts of selflessness and good – in fact, it is due to the bravery and compassion of one of them that she stands here restored, her path renewed. She adds that mostly, though, she has seen an entire people made numb, dumb, petty and cruel, all by simply succumbing to fear. Tarene declares that she has witnessed the irrational and horrifying, she has watched as time and again, noble heroes embraced, self-interest, she has seen friend turn against friend.
Ultra Girl looks the most shocked of all, as Tarene continues, announcing that, in truth, she has not been immune to the basest behaviors of man, though the actions of one kind human soul rekindled her power, the burden of that power leaves her to conclude, that humanity is not yet worthy. Tarene sees the way Suzy, Abby and Melati look at her, and she knows they hurt inside. She knows they feel they have lost a friend – but that sentiment is lost on Tarene, now. But, due perhaps to some lingering presence of who she was to them, she wants to lessen their sense of loss. Using her godly powers, Tarene tears the ground open with but a thought, raising the psionic cube containing Firestar, Gravity, Hardball and Telemetry to safety. And then, without another word, Tarene moves skyward, and enters the deep expanse of space – and she seeks.
The psionic cube lowers, 'How did...how did we...' Gravity utters as he and the others slowly recover. 'Blondie!' Komodo exclaims as she rushes past Cloud-9 and Ultra Girl, and leaps into Hardball's arms. They kiss, before Komodo looks to the sky, 'Thank you, Tarene' she utters. The heroes all look up, and the clouds begin to roll away, revealing the sun glowing down at them. Many of the heroes take a moment to sit down amongst the rubble, gathering themselves after the recent events. 'So... what does all that mean? I mean...what do we do now?' Frog-Man asks, looking around. Prodigy addresses them all, pointing out that people still need help, here and all over the globe. He tells them that people need to know that someone's got a handle on this. 'So, what do we do? That's easy' he declares. 'We prove her wrong!' Prodigy calls out, leading the way through the air, Firestar, Gravity, Hardball and Komodo, and the other heroes follow him.
Days later, construction workers have started pulling away debris in Las Vegas, Cloud-9 is moving some bricks into a wheelbarrow and announces that the big guns put the beatdown on the bad guys, the craziness subsided, and they saved Las Vegas – but it still feels like they lost. Ultra Girl holds a large slab of rubble overhead as she hovers over Cloud-9 and asks 'Why, because of what she said? I'm only half human and I was so insulted that it's kinda softened the blow of her departure, you know?' To which Cloud-9 asks Ultra Girl if she thinks Tarene was wrong. 'Better believe it. I mean, except for when she made reference to your selfless awesomeness'. Ultra Girl tosses the slab of rubble into a nearby container with ease, while Cloud-9 wants to tell Suzy she doesn't know what she is talking about, and that Tarene didn't either, when it came to her. 'I'd say how selfish it was that I had this ability and only wanted it for playing around. I'd say how I gave in to fear like everyone else, and how ashamed of that'. She drops some more bricks into the wheelbarrow, and says nothing, knowing that from now on, she is going to aim higher.
Nearby at another site, 'Break time?' Komodo calls out to Hardball, who sits on a slab of concrete. 'I'd rather not, but I'm not exactly a hundred percent yet...' Hardball replies. 'No, you're not...but that's good enough for me' Komodo tells him as she kisses him on his cheek. Hardball smiles, and thinks that they all make mistakes, especially in the heat of things. He realizes that he may have made a mistake, but the truth is, he is lucky – that he is lucky to have an understanding girlfriend, and is lucky, so he is told, that very few lives were lost in Vegas. Suddenly, 'Hey! We found one! A survivor!' someone shouts. Hardball and Komodo rush over to where two construction workers are moving some rubble. Hardball wishes he could absolutely say that he is lucky he survived, but only time will tell if that's the case. 'Because sometimes...survival isn't all it's cracked up to be' he thinks, as the rubble is cleared, and Butterball looks up at his rescuers, wide-eyed, 'Buh. Buh. Buh' Butterball mumbles.
Days later still: 'You spoke too soon, Big Wheel!' Gravity exclaims as he smacks Big Wheel in the face. “Spoke”? Firestar asks. 'Was that supposed to be a wheel pun?' she asks Gravity as they take flight, as the police officers below pull Big Wheel from his wheel. 'I know, I know. It's a really fine line I'm treading' Gravity replies. 'Eeeesh' Firestar tells him, before pointing out that at least his spirits seem to be up. Gravity thinks to himself that may be an overly simply way to describe what he has been through, but that would be totally apt. He smiles back at Firestar and decides that one knows there are few easy answers in life. You see the nuances, the shades of gray, yet at some point, all that gray hits you like a revelation, and when that happens, you see things in a better light, a smarter light. 'Dare I say...a more mature light?' he wonders, before calling out 'Race you to the Chrysler!' as he speeds past Firestar.
'So, you're Captain America again' a mask-less Prodigy remarks as Steve Rogers shakes his hand. 'I am. And on behalf of our country, Ritchie, I would like to thank you for your service during its time of need'. Cap informs Ritchie that a lot of lives were saved because of his leadership. Ritchie thanks Cap, and as they walk down a corridor, Cap asks 'Now, apparently, at some point during all this, you incarcerated a pair of federal agents?' Ritchie stammers as he replies that did, and he can explain. Cap tells him that there is no need to, and he only brings it up because not only are they willing to look the other way, they want to commend him. 'They want to see you tomorrow about a promotion. Congratulations' Cap announces, and Ritchie smiles. He thinks that Thor Girl was wrong about him – he was on the precipice, but he never caved in to fear. He remained in control.
The next day, Ritchie is out of costume, and wears a tie, as he thinks that it would have been the easiest thing in the world to run away, to escape into alcohol, to forget he was given grave responsibilities. To give in to the terror clawing its way up his throat. But he didn't. He held strong. 'And for that...' Ritchie thinks as the two federal officers open a door and welcome Ritchie to his new domain – all to himself. 'Make sure it's all in order. We hear you're really good at that' one of the agent smirks, as the door slams behind Ritchie, 'I was relly making something of myself...' the wide-eyed Ritchie remarks as he stares at floor-to-ceiling row after row of boxes of files, all needing sorting.


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San Francisco, specifically 1128 Mission Street, in the dead of night. This suburban street has received some unexpected visitors, as a group of armed mercenaries burst from a vehicle. ‘Hustle! Hustle! In and out in ten minutes!’ one of them announces. ‘The girl’s friends are otherwise occupied. Covering for sick co-workers…investigating hidden codes in online games… following up on rumors of techno-organic life blossoming in India’ the mercenary declares, adding ‘The very best distractions money can buy’. The mercenary kicks the door down, ‘Target is alone’ he declares. The others follow him into the house, torches on their weapons lighting their way. ‘Remember…accuracy with these tranq darts is diminished. But we only need to tag her once’ the merc reports. He turns to his comrades and instructs two of them to finish sweeping this floor, while the rest of them wil take the upstairs. ‘The way we came busting in… the girl’s probably scared witless… hiding under her bed. Hooyah!’ he boasts.
Suddenly, from upstairs several arrows are fired, striking some of the mercenaries, who fall backwards. ‘Let me guess. Whatever passes for reliable intel in the jackboot community said I’d be an easy target’ Danielle “Dani” Moonstar remarks, sliding down the banister, she holds her bow armed with another arrow ready. ‘In a world of eye beams and telepathy and adamantium claws, I’m just a girl. No super-powers. Nothing special’. Dani lands on the ground floor, over the motionless bodies of the mercenaries. Dani suddenly flips backwards through the air.
‘Waste her!’ another mercenary calls out. ‘We are under attack! We have a man down!’ the second declares. Dani lands several feet away from the others. ‘Repeat - we are under -’ one of the mercenaries radios to someone off site. ‘I heard you the first time’ the response comes over the communicator. ‘Now stop cluttering my airwaves with your whining and finish the job’ the person on the other end of the communicator instructs the mercenaries, while Dani picks up an arrow that she previously fired.
‘On it!’ one of them shouts as they open fire. Their tranquilizers land in the wall near where Dani stands. The defiant young hero raises her bow and arrow, and fires the arrow, it striking one of the mercenaries on his helmet, rebounding and hitting another. ‘I’m…I’m hit…oh…’ the leader reports, after one of the others fired his tranq at him when struck by the arrow. Dani looks pleased with herself, when suddenly, ‘I got her!’ one of the mercenaries calls out. ‘HEY!’ Dani shouts, shoving her head back, she cracks helmet. Dani then slams her bow into the mercenary, breaking it, but knocking him out. ‘Stand down, Pocahontas! Looks like you broke your bow. You’re out of options. There’s nothing else you can -’ the leader of the mercenaries begins, raising his gun to Moonstar, who smirks at him - and an instant later, throws him through the front window.
The mercenary lands on the street, and Dani stands over him. ‘Let’s you and me have a little talk about your boss’ she suggests to him, when suddenly a voice announces, ‘That would be me’, and a tranquilizer dart strikes Dani in her neck and she falls to the street. Mr Raven stands over Dani. He kicks puppies on command and enjoys his job. ‘Let’s wrap this up. Get in her the van’ he tells two men that are with him. Mr Raven points out that there are some lights coming on in a few houses. ‘Looks like we woke some of the neighbors’ he remarks, before instructing his men that once Moonstar is secured to knock on a few doors and spread some good-will - there are to be no witnesses.
Meanwhile, in Broxton, Oklahoma:Some of the locals stand outside a diner and examine the winged horse called Aragorn, while inside the diner, Brunnhilde a.k.a. Valkyrie and her companions Misty Knight and Dr Annabelle Riggs occupy a booth. ‘It’s something, isn’t it? We live in a world where aliens and men from Atlantis and dinosaurs are almost everyday occurrences. But people still get excited over a winged horse’ Misty Knight remarks, gazing out the window. ‘A Valkyrie’s steed is a glorious sight, even in the most amazing of times’ Valkyrie replies as she leans against the table. ‘Yeah. So you said while you were teleporting us through time and space’ Misty reminds her. ‘Ugh! Don’t even mention teleportation. I’m not sure my stomach can take it!’ Dr Riggs’ mutters, resting her head against her hand. She is an archeologist and would trade the Kabwe Skull for some Dramamine. Misty raises her hot drink to her mouth and adds ‘Still…in this great big marvellous world of ours… there is one universal truth. You can always find the best coffee at the Greasy Spoon’. Misty is a private investigator and does not recognize the existence of decaf.
Valkyrie tells Misty that she has heard of these heroes who would rather share a meal than an adventure. ‘I did not take you for one of them’ Valkyrie is not really a breakfast person. She surveys the diner, as Misty tells her that she gets it - they are in a hurry to figure out this prophecy of impending doom holds water or not. Misty reminds Valkyrie that she volunteered to come along. ‘It just hits me sometimes, y’know? No matter how big I imagine the world is…it’ll still take me by surprise if I stop to think about it’ she admits, while looking at her coffee. ‘I just need a moment. That’s all’ Misty adds, gazing out the window, she sees a sees and asteroid floating over Broxton, with out-of-this-world buildings and a strange tree.
Elsewhere, there is darkness, as a voice calls out ‘Open your eyes, Miss Moonstar. I assure you, feigning unconsciousness will not afford you any time to plot an escape’. Dani slowly opens her eyes, and sees an elderly woman standing before her. ‘I can appreciate the effort, but - trust me - it’s wasted. You’re not going anywhere’ the woman tells Dani, who is restrained in some contraption. ‘Where am I? Who the hell are you?’ Dani asks. ‘See? Isn’t this much nicer? Once we dismiss with the charades and scheming, we can have a pleasant discussion like two sensible woman who respect one another’ the old woman replies, before telling Dani that, as to where she is, it is as far from any position to ask questions as she can possibly hope to be. ‘As to who I am, I can’t see how that possibly matters. Suffice it to say, you don’t know me’ the woman grins. She is Caroline Le Fey, and Dani does not want to know her.
Caroline informs Dani that her remaining time on this Earth isn’t sufficient for the two of them to become - ‘What do you girls say - BFFs’. Moonstar frowns at Caroline and replies ‘Lady, I might not know who you are, but if you think you can just kidnap me, you’ve got another thing coming. I’ve got friends who -’ Dani begins, but the old woman puts a finger to Dani’s lips, ‘Tsk tsk tsk. Don’t, sweetie. Just don’t. it’s insulting to both of us’ Caroline declares. The old woman turns from Dani. ‘Your friends are big and mean. my friends are big and mean. And if your friends have any idea what’s in store for them, they’re wetting themselves right this very second’ she exclaims. The contraption that Dani is trapped in appears to be some sort of rune that she is now encased in. ‘What are -’ Dani begins, but Caroline turns back to her: ‘Ah ah ah. No position for questions, remember?’ she scolds her. Moonstar just grits her teeth and demands to be told why she is here. ‘Tell me what you want’ she calls out.
‘A statement. A command. That’s much better…and much more suited to your station in life…regardless of how short that might be’ Caroline smirks. A device above Dani moves down and covers her face - it appears Asgardian in design, some sort of mask. Caroline tells Dani that she is here because she needs her. ‘And what I want is simple. I want to be like you. I want to become a Valkyrie’. Dani is unable to respond.
Asgardia, the floating asteroid with a strange tree and exotic looking buildings. Aragorn flies overhead, while Valkyrie, Misty and Annabelle walk through Asgardia’s streets. Misty and Annabelle survey their surroundings as men look on. Valkyrie reminds herself that she is the last of her kind, a Shieldmaiden of Odin, but that she was born Brunnhilde of Wrlstead Arms, a princess, a clueless child, chosen by the All-Father as a symbol of paradise after honorable death. And the truth is, Valkyrie has never felt at home among the gods any more than she has felt at peace among mortals. ‘Gods can go astray as oft as humans. This I have in common with them both. And in my delay, I have brought shame to a post I hold most dear’ Valkyrie admits. She sees Misty taking her time and tells her to make haste, as it is unwise to be late to an audience with the All-Mother. ‘You wanted to come with me. Don’t drag your feet’ Valkyrie adds. ‘Yeah, yeah. I’ll get there when I get there’ Misty calls back as she looks into a room where a man is working on some weapons and armor.
Valkyrie leads Annabelle up some stairs, and the mortal woman asks ‘Hey, uh, Valkyrie. I was hoping we’d have a chance to talk -’ to which Valkyrie interrupts and suggests that now is as good a time as any. ‘It’s about… well… about before’ Annabelle stammers. ‘Before?’ Valkyrie asks, confused. ‘The… kiss? I just -’ Annabelle begins, but Valkyrie continues on walking and tells her not to dwell on it. ‘I have lived for millennia’ Valkyrie points out and asks Annabelle if she thinks she is the first person she has rescued - man or woman - who has rewarded her with a kiss? ‘It is a small matter’ Valkyrie remarks. ‘Riiiight. It meant nothing’ Annabelle smirks, when suddenly, Misty walks up beside her: ‘You’re not hitting on the demigoddess again, are you?’ she enquires. ‘Misty… I hope you understand’ Annabelle replies, hanging her head. ‘…no amount of kung fu is gonna save you when I toss you over the side of Asgardia’. Misty doesn’t reply, and Valkyrie glances back at Annabelle.
Soon, in a chamber, the All-Mother - Freyja, Gaea and Idunn - stand atop some stairs and look down at Valkyrie, who is kneeled before them. Misty and Annabelle stand nearby as do some male guards. ‘These are grim tidings you bring us, Valkyrie. The Doom-Maidens are a long-forgotten nightmare’ one of the All-Mother remarks, adding that their return will bring nothing but madness, destruction and death. ‘Are we supposed to kneel, too? Because I went to Sunday School for most of my childhood, and the teachers never mentioned anything like this’ Misty remarks to Annabelle. Freyja reminds Valkyrie that the Shield-Maidens of Asgard vanished months ago, while Gaea tells Valkyrie that it has been her sacred duty to assemble the host of the Valkyrior once again. ‘Mayhap your failure to complete this task has wrought terrible consequences’ Idunn adds. ‘Were there no portents of trouble ahead?’ one of them asks. Valkyrie remains silent, head hanging, as her mind wanders back to an earlier time, where rain poured down, and her face was covered in blood.
‘None that I recognized’ Valkyrie claims. ‘So… this “big nasty” you’re worried about could have been prevented if you just got some super heroes together for a girl’s night?’ Misty asks Valkyrie. Valkyrie declares that calling the Shield-Maidens together has been no easy feat, as the mandate from the All-Mother was clear - she was to choose woman from the realm of Midgard to become symbols of honor and valor and courage, she would lead them into battle, into death. Valkyrie remembers examining her options, and on computer monitors before the images of several female heroes were displayed - Storm, Rogue, the Black Widow, the Black Cat, the Wasp, Tigra, Jocasta and Rachel Grey. But she saw no one who would live up to the standard of the Valkyrie. She remembers pondering her decision over a brew, distracting herself with a handsome man, and enjoying watching television while deciding what it mean to be a Valkyrie.
‘You are not meant to be alone’ Freyja remarks. Gaea adds that the absence of the Valkyrior has created a void in the natural order and Idunn fears that under the right circumstances, the Doom-Maidens could rise to fill this void. ‘They were Odin’s first and most powerful Shield-Maidens, Brunnhilde… they were his messengers, his spies and his most deadly warriors’ Idunn explains. She adds that something they saw on their journey through the depths of space changed them, corrupted them, and when they returned, they were ghastly monstrosities, the killers of mortals and gods alike. They were the embodiments of carrion and slaughter and filth and vermin and deceit and insanity and torture and seduction and rage. ‘Had Odin himself not stopped them, they would have scoured all of the nine realms’ Freyja reveals.
Suddenly: ‘And the omens are true. They are returning to finish their work’ a voice calls out. ‘HELA!’ someone gasps as they turn to see the Queen of the Underworld materializing before them. ‘The dead stir! The imperial realm threatens to spit out its demons! This reeks of your plotting!’ Valkyrie accuses Hela. Valkyrie’s sword is ready, and she tells the Death Goddess that whatever treasons she births against Asgardia or Midgard she will regret her meddling. ‘Who do you think you’re dealing with, nursling? I am the Mother of Death! And I do not meddle!’ Hela exclaims, lunging towards Valkyrie, ‘HA!’ Valkyrie shouts as their swords clash. ‘Whole world of super heroes at the ready… but Metal Breastplate Barbie can’t find anyone worthy to stand by her side. And now we have to fight a goddess’ Misty mumbles.
Hela knocks the surprised Valkyrie’s sword out of her hand, and tells her to banish it back to the heavenly realm. ‘You cannot hope to win this battle. No more than you can hope to divert your guilt toward me’ Hela remarks. ‘HAI!’ Misty shouts as she leaps towards Hela from behind, ready to strike her with her powerful foot - but Hela spins around and grabs Misty’s foot, ‘What’s this? Instead of gathering your shield-maidens you pass your time as a drunk, lout and harlot…and then at the last minute you choose this feeble creature as a Valkyrior? ‘Hela asks, tossing Misty to the ground, Misty screams. Valkyrie uses this moment to lunge at Hela, slamming her fists into the goddess’s face. ‘I’ve chosen no one! Nor do I need them to send you back to Hel!’ Valkyrie declares. Hela grabs Valkyrie by her throat and pushes her up against a wall. ‘Gnats! I’m pestered by insignificant gnats!’
Misty is a little weary, but sees Annabelle reaching for Valkyrie’s sword. ‘Just…just stay out of this…’ she tells her. ‘I can’t do that, Misty. I have to make myself useful some -’ Annabelle begins, picking the sword up, when suddenly, someone wearing a golden boot stands on it. ‘Stay your hand. Though your actions are foolish, your sentiment is admirable. It would be a cruelty of fate if you forced me to smite you. After all, we’ve only just met’. Everyone turns to the blonde-haired woman who stands tall and proud. ‘Do you understand what your inaction has wrought, Valkyrie? You have sown the seeds of the All-Destruction’ Hela exclaims, still holding Valkyrie by her throat. Hela announces that to set things right, she has brought her own Warrior Woman. Her real name is Hippolyta, the Warhawk of Ares. And she hates being called Warrior Woman….


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‘Petulant child! How dare you raise arms against me without cause?’ Hela, Queen of the Dead, demands, her throat wrapped around Valkyrie’s neck on a chamber on Asgardia. Freyja, Gaea and Idunn, the All-Mother stand atop some stairs, looking down as Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman stands over Misty Knight and Dr Annabelle Riggs. ‘You are a treacherous hag of a goddess. When have you ever simply appeared without warranting a violent welcome?’ Valkyrie, mouthy even when she is down and out, manages to ask through snatched breath.
‘I am truthfully the only sage in a realm of mule-headed fools!’ Hela declares, adding that although Asgardia vexes her, she will save it, and the pissant world upon which it squats, just the same. ‘If I must eviscerate each and every one of you to prove my noble intentions, so be it’ Hela declares.
‘So… this is Asgardia. My father died here’ Hippolyta remarks casually. ‘Sorry for your loss. But if you and your boss lady don’t stand down, you’re -’ Misty remarks, her bionic arm at the ready. ‘Yes. Please do attack me… so I can wrest your clockwork arm from your body and beat you to death with it. I’ll send you bruised and whimpering to join whatever harem my father has created for himself in the Afterlife’ Hippolyta threatens.
‘Enough!’ Freyja orders. ‘Why are you here, Hela?’ Gaea enquires. ‘Tell us what you want’ Idunn instructs her. Hela turns to the rulers of Asgardia and drops Valkyrie to the ground. ‘Very well. I bring the All-Mother a warning. One I implore you to heed’ Hela announces, informing them that they must not send their Valkyrie to confront the Doom-Maidens. ‘Doing so invites naught save disaster’ she claims.
Rubbing her neck, Valkyrie utters ‘It is my fault this threat has taken root. It is my duty to set it right’. Hela smiles and asks Valkyrie if she believes it a simple task. ‘If this were such an undemanding challenge, why would I come here? Why would I not dispatch my Disir to annihilate our enemies?’ Hela remarks. She states that even before the libraries of Asgardia burned, the Doom-Maidens were a mystery. ‘They are nightmares from which godlings wake screaming in their beds. Cruel and merciless and unstoppable, they swept across the realms like Ragnarok made flesh and blood’. Hela reveals that there were those who stood as bulwarks against the wholesale destruction the Maidens wrought like the Frost Giant Jarls of Jotunheim, the ancient war-mongers of Breakworld and the Tuatha de Danann of Ireland. Entire cultures dedicated to war, ravaged for sport by the blighted host - and only the intervention of the All-Father stopped the Doom-Maidens. ‘They were forgotten - yet another disgrace for Lord Odin to secret away in his shame. But Midgardian rats seek to use the magic of the Golden Realm to wake the Maidens’ Hela announces.
She adds that there are ancient incantations that might decimate all they hold precious should they be scribed in Asgardian blood. ‘For this reason, Valkyrie, you must forswear this quest’ Hela tells the hero, adding that it is Hippolyta of Themiscrya who must stand for them. Hela explains that she called in every favor she had among the collective gods of death, made ghastly promises - but now the most powerful Warrior Woman walks among them again.
‘Ha! An Amazon?’ Valkyrie exclaims after getting to her feet. ‘You bargained with the gods of death to bring back an Amazon?’  ‘The Queen of the Amazons’ Hela points out. Hela reveals that Hippolyta’s people battled the blighted host millennia ago, so she knows how to fight them. ‘And as she is not a being of Asgard, she cannot be used against us’ Hela points out.
Valkyrie points a finger at Hela and asks her what game she is playing. ‘What do you care if these Doom-Maidens scour Midgard and Asgard of all life?’ she asks, enquiring as to whether that would only bolster Hela’s own kingdom. ‘And once they have despoiled the realm of the living, where do you think they will turn next?’ Hela replies, pointing out that already this adversary has demonstrated contempt for her domain, as one of her own Valkyrie has been abducted. ‘Dani Moonstar’ Valkyrie utters. Hela explains that Moonstar has served as Death’s Shield Maiden from time to time, and her connection to Hel might be enough to fuel the necromancies needed to awaken the Doom-Maidens.
‘But my champion will -’ Hela begins, until Freyja interrupts her, reminding Hela that it is not she who sits upon the throne of Asgardia. ‘It is not your place to decide who will fight our battles’ Gaea adds, while Idunn announces that in the interests of Asgardia, as well as the interests of Hel will be represented - that Hippolyta will not undertake this task alone. ‘These three will accompany her’ one of the All-Mother declares, referring to Valkyrie, Misty and Dr Riggs.
‘Hold’ Valkyrie declares. ‘Wait a second’ Misty calls out. ‘Do what now? What do you mean “these three”?’ Annabelle Riggs, until five seconds ago, an ordinary woman, and now, a Shield-Maiden, asks, wide-eyed.
Elsewhere, Caroline Le Fey, a woman who plays with her food, and her associate, Mr Raven, a ruthless mercenary, are in some sort of observation chamber deep in the catacombs where Dani Moonstar is being held prisoner, an Asgardian tomb encased over her. Via the communicator, Caroline declares ‘I’m sure you’re putting on a brave face somewhere underneath that stone mask, dear. But it’s wholly unnecessary. I can only imagine the terrified thoughts running through your mind. “Where are we”? and “Please set me free”. and “Why me”’. Caroline Le Fey remarks that it is pitiable, really, especially from one who has such an important role to play in such grand designs.
Other mercenaries stand around the tomb that Moonstar is trapped inside, while Caroline tells the young hero that she once felt the way that she imagines Moonstar is feeling right this very second - alone and so very, very afraid. ‘Of course, that was when I was only five years old and the woman who called herself my mother beat me severely whenever she was in one of her frequent bouts of self-loathing‘. Caroline frowns as she admits that she was too scared of her mother to stand up for herself. ‘I used to pray that the world would end, just so she would die, too, and the beatings would stop’ she reveals, then smiles, explaining that she eventually outgrew her fear of the $&#%, and fed her piece by piece to the housekeeper’s cats. ‘But I never could shake my more… apocalyptic proclivities. The end of the world… that’s something I still want to see’. Caroline suggests that they get started, before calling out ‘What’s that? “My friends will come looking for me?” Oh… I certainly hope so’.
Harrowpoint Island, in Washington, an empty street suddenly finds itself with four women and a flying horse set upon it. ‘I can appreciate the shock and awe of a dramatic entrance as much as the next girl. But next time we’re setting out on a rescue mission, maybe we should be less conspicuous?’ Misty suggest. She begins to say that teleporting into the middle of a town like this someone is sure to notice - but then she realizes that nobody is around. ‘Where is everyone? Doesn’t anyone else think this is -’ Misty begins, before Annabelle declares ‘Creepy. Definitely creep’. She is wearing a horned helmet, some Asgardian boots and carrying a very large axe.
Valkyrie instructs Aragorn to take to the skies, and she will call him when she needs him. The women start to walk down the deserted street, and Warrior Woman asks ’Hela tracked the resonance of the ancient rituals to this place? Give me armies to crush! Give me foes to cow! Give me a kingdom to raze or titans to despoil! This - this is but a ghost town!’ ‘At the very least, there could be a vineyard’ Hippolyta mutters, when suddenly, ’Over here! You might want to take a look at this! Just when you though this couldn’t get any weirder’ Misty calls out, as they find a battered mannequin dressed as Captain America outside one of the houses.
‘Odin’s beard!’ Valkyrie gasps, while Annabelle explains that as near as she can tell they are in some kind of replica town, the kind used during nuclear testing, except the mannequins are all dressed as super heroes. ‘So… the questions is… who would do something like this… and what the hell are they testing?’ Annabelle adds, looking at two mannequins dressed as Carol Danvers and Thor. ‘Gotta say… walking through a town filled with target dummies dressed as the super hero community… accompanied by a trio of Spartan cross-dressers… this is a level of crazy that I don’t enjoy’ Misty announces, looking a a beheaded mannequin dressed as Wolverine. Hippolyta looks at the mannequin resembling Hercules. Annabelle tells Misty not to make fun, as she feels like an idiot wearing what she has on. ‘Nonsense. The look suits you’ Valkyrie announces. ‘Oh… I just… it does?’ Annabelle asks, almost sheepishly, while Misty looks away. ‘Indeed. You would almost make a fine Amazon…were it not for the armor’s flawed Asgardian design’ Hippolyta announces, holding the head of the Hercules mannequin in her hand. She then tosses it aside as Valkyrie asks ‘Flawed design? That’s fair irony coming from the queen of a tribe of poor Valkyrior knock-offs’.
Hippolyta boasts that her people were bred to be proud and honorable and near-faultless. ‘Let’s not forget that it is the inherent weakness of the Shield-Maidens that got us into this mess’ Hippolyta adds. Misty steps between the two women, ‘There’s no need to whip out the rulers. You can out-Xena each other once we’ve finished the job’ she jokes. ‘What is…’ Valkyrie begins. She turns her attention to a building and starts to walk towards it. Energy glows around Valkyrie, ‘Do you feel that?’ she asks. ‘Valkyrie, maybe we should wait a second…’ Annabelle suggests, while Hippolyta declares that she doesn’t feel a thing.
Valkyrie pushes the door to a church open, and it creaks. She walks through the church, ‘It comes from below. Stay close’ she calls out to her companions as she starts to step down a narrow, winding staircase. ‘Val… something’s not right. Where are the guards? Don’t you think whoever is trying to perform this ritual would protect it?’ Misty suggests as she follows Valkyrie down the stairs. ‘Let’s think about this. Wait…’ Misty begins, but Valkyrie holds her hands up, she notices the energy glowing around her and declares that they cannot afford to wait, as she can feel it in her bones - the rite has already begun. ‘That’s all the more reason to take this slow, isn’t it?’ Annabelle suggests. ‘We don’t know if…how…this magic might affect you’ she points out.
The four women arrive in the catacombs under the church, and Valkyrie announces that if the Doom-Maidens are as terrible as they believe, they cannot chance even one of them waking. Holding her axe ready, Annabelle replies that she understands. ‘But we have no idea what we’ll - oh’ she utters. ‘We’re already too late’.
The women stare in awe at the sight of the Doom-Maidens, fully awaken. Moonstar is still in the tomb, while the mercenaries have been slain by the Doom-Maidens. There is Arnleif, the Maiden of Seduction, and Aldvi, the Maiden of Deceit. Balda is the Maiden of Slaughter and Sigotta the Maiden of Vermin. Then there is Hermotha the Maiden of Filth, Daggaerdh the Maiden of Torture, Disthora, the Maiden of Insanity and finally Nedra, Maiden of Carrion. ‘They’ve already roused them. All of them’ Valkyrie utters.
‘Excellent! The hours since my return have been agonizingly dull! And I must admit… pummelling a Valkyrie… even a fallen one… sounds like fun!’ Hippolyta exclaims as she leaps forward through the cavern and strikes two of the Doom-Maidens down. ‘Ha!’ Hippolyta grins as her wristbands protect her from the sword of another, while a fourth throws her ball and chain towards the Amazon, wrapping it around her other arm. ‘Perhaps time has sweetened the memory of battles gone by!’ Hippolyta suggests, while pulling on the chain, she slams its wielder into a pillar, remarking that she remembers the insane Valkyrie being much tougher.
Watching from the observation booth, Mr Raven asks Caroline if this is what she expected. ‘Not quite’ Caroline replies. ‘The Valkyrie, yes. But not her friends’ she frowns, deciding that it is but a minor complication, for the end result will be the same.
‘What’s the play here?’ Misty asks Valkyrie. ‘First thing’s first - duck!’ Valkyrie shouts as one of the Doom-Maidens leaps up from behind. Valkyrie spins around and their swords clang. Valkyrie roars as she forces the Doom-Maiden, Balda, backwards.
From the observation booth, Mr Raven tells his employer that he doesn’t like what he is seeing, as he would have expected Valkyrie and her allies to be dead by now. But Caroline tells him to have patience, as the Doom-Maidens have been dead for a few thousand years. ‘Give them a chance to brush the sleep from their eyes’ Caroline remarks.
‘There! That’s where Dani is being held!’ Valkyrie calls out, pointing at the rune. Misty fires her guns at Balda and tells Annabelle that she has her covered. ‘Ready to play super hero?’ Misty asks as Annabelle goes over to the tomb, and using her large axe, starts to force it open.
‘I’ve got her!’ Annabelle calls out as she pulls the lid off, and a weary Danielle Moonstar sits up. Annabelle helps Dani out and holding her up asks ‘Now can we please get out of here?’
Mr Raven remarks that Moonstar has been released, but Caroline tells him not to worry, as the damage has been done - the ritual is mostly complete. ‘The girl might still prove useful, only in a different capacity’ she adds.
The Maiden of Deceit has surrounded Hippolyta with doppelgangers. The Amazon punches forward, but the particular Maiden she strikes is not the real one. ‘Bah! How could you wretched creatures have given me so much trouble in my youth?’ Hippolyta calls out, while Valkyrie is under attack by Nedra, ‘If you’re done gloating, I could use your help!’ Valkyrie calls out. ‘Ha! Your pleas for help are such a sweet sound!’ Hippolyta exclaims. ‘It’s about time you…admitted…’ she begins to say, but Arnleif, the Maiden of Seduction approaches her and puts Hippolyta under her spell. ‘What…oh… I… oh, my…’ Hippolyta utters, clutching her head.
‘Look at that. See how they work together? It’s almost sweet. Like a family… although incomplete’ Caroline remarks.
‘I… I…’ Hippolyta utters as she kneels before Arnleif. ‘There’s a good girl. Give yourself over to Arnleif. Yielding to pleasure is so much better than fighting it, isn’t it?’ the Doom-Maiden asks. ‘Pssh! Amazons!’ Valkyrie mutters as Nedra has her trapped. But the ritual of awakening, broken or not, thunders in Valkyrie’s blood. But what could it be calling to? Is she not already awake? Valkyrie bursts forth from Nedra’s restraints, then growls at her foe.
‘Now, this…this…is interesting’ Caroline remarks to Mr Raven as she watches Brunnhilde.
Two of the Doom-Maidens glance at each other, then Balda asks Valkyrie for forgiveness. ‘We beg of thee. We did not recognize you until now’ she remarks as the Doom-Maidens start to kneel before Valkyrie. And Valkyrie goes wide-eyed as Balda declares ‘It is good to see you once again… sister!’


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Harrowpoint Island, Washington, ‘Your sister? You’re wrong. Confused’ Brunhilde the Valkyrie, Shieldmaiden of Asgard tells the Doom-Maidens who converge before her. Valkyrie is flanked by her companions Misty Knight, Danielle Moonstar and Dr Annabelle Riggs. ‘I am no sister of yours!’ Valkyrie exclaims at the horrors before her. ‘Can it be?’ one of them asks. ‘She has forgotten. Rage’ another comments. ‘She does not know who she is. Who she was’ a third points out. ‘Remind her!’ one of them shouts as they move towards her. ‘RRRGH!’ Valkyrie exclaims as she raises her sword to block the attacking horrors. She sees images in her mind and one of the Doom-Maidens calls out ‘Yes! That’s her!’ while another exclaims ‘It’s all coming back to her! She’s coming back to us!’ But Valkyrie takes another swipe with her sword, knocking them back.
Valkyrie looks less than impressed and growls, armed with her sword, when suddenly, Dr Riggs calls out to her, announcing that she has Dani and that they need to go - now. ‘I…’ Valkyrie begins in a strange voice. ‘Yes. You’re right’ she replies, appearing her normal self once more. She fends off two more of the Doom-Maidens that move towards her and starts to ask about Hippolyta. The Queen of the Amazons us currently on her knees, lovesick and helpless thanks to the magic of the Doom-Maidens. ‘I’ve got her!’ Misty Knight announces as she slaps Hippolyta in the face with her bionic arm - she has been waiting for a moment like this. ‘What…was that? I’ve razed entire nations for less!’ Hippolyta declares. ‘Are you back to being yourself? Because I can hit you again if I need to’ Misty warns Warrior Woman.
‘Over here!’ Valkyrie calls out, as several hideous large spider-like creatures move towards her under the command of one of the Doom-Maidens. ‘This fight has grown unpleasant!’ Valkyrie declares. ‘Aye!’ Hippolyta agrees as she flies towards the Doom-Maidens and slams into two of them, ‘Let’s try this again!’ she suggests. Hippolyta boasts that she did not come back from the dead to be mocked by a bunch of mummies. ‘This - this only shows how truly vexatious Asgardians can be! Unless, of course, you put them in their place!’ Hippolyta calls out as she, Valkyrie and Misty find themselves surrounded by several of the Doom-Maidens. ‘Vexatious?’ Valkyrie asks. ‘She sounds a lot like you, y’know’ Misty remarks, before asking ‘Is it just me…or are these freaks getting their groove back?’ as one of them extends snake-like arms to wrap around Misty, who dodges them. ‘Yes! These are the warriors I -’ Hippolyta begins, screaming as one of the Doom-Maidens strikes her from behind.
‘They grow stronger by the second! We have to get out of here!’ Valkyrie calls out as she fends off one of them, while a large scorpion crawls towards her. ‘A retreat! Just when out little sparring match was getting interesting?’ Hippolyta asks as she flies past one of the Doom-Maidens, knocking her over. ‘I’m sure you know the difference between a retreat and a strategic withdrawal’ Dani Moonstar tells the Warrior Woman. She suggests that she think of it less like running away, and more like saving their asses. ‘If I must’ Hippolyta mutters as she grabs DanI and Annabelle and bursts through the roof of the cavern, into the church above them, and then through the church roof, into open air. As they look down on the town below them, Annabelle’s Asgardian helmet falls off, and Hippolyta admits that of all the gifts the Gods of Death blessed her with upon her return, flight us one of the most fun.
‘Misty… Valkyrie… did they -’ Annabelle begins, when suddenly, from the rubble of the church, ‘When do I get a flying horse?’ Misty asks as she and Valkyrie are on Aragorn the, who flies them into the sky to meet up with their companions. ‘Thank God!’ Annabelle exclaims, before asking about the Doom-Maidens. ‘Are they going to come after us?’ Moonstar enquires. ‘Eventually, yes. But I think we’re safe for now. Their strength is growing, but I doubt they can -’ she is interrupted by a rumbling from below, as two giant, horrid, serpent-like creatures with six eyes, tentacles flapping about from its body and an enormous mouth with huge jagged teeth burst forth from below, making a horrendous SKREEEEEE noise. ‘You have got to be $#&% me!’ Misty exclaims. ‘Now that’s a challenge. I’ll wager a flask of Dionysus’ finest wine that I can fetter one of those beasts in under -’ Hippolyta begins, but Valkyrie tells her no, as this is beyond any of them. One of the hideous beasts breathes green fire, but it doesn’t reach the heroines, as Valkyrie announces that they need to regroup. Hippolyta sees Valkyrie raising her sword and tells her that she needs no such thing, as she is just warming up. ‘Put that sword away! Don’t you dare teleport me -’ she begins, but Valkyrie doesn’t listen to her, and they suddenly vanish.
Back down in the cavern, ‘They’ve escaped. Shall I assemble a squad, Ma’am?’ Mr Raven ask Caroline Le Fay, who tells him that she doesn’t believe that will be necessary. Caroline tells Mr Raven that now the Doom-Maidens are awake, now they are wiping the metaphysical sleep from their eyes, they will find the Valkyrie and her allies soon enough. ‘All things considered, events are unfolding in a perfectly acceptable manner’ she decides. ‘Begging your pardon, Ma’am. These Doom-Maidens are powerful, yes, but they seem unfocused’ Mr Raven remarks, suggesting that it might be smart for his team to get eyes on their enemies, to call out their location. Caroline tells Mr Raven that she likes him, that he is a very special young man to her, but warns him that if he questions her again, she will use his corpse to fertilize her garden come spring. ‘My girls have been dormant for centuries. They just need to have a little fun. They’ll track their wayward sister when they’re good and ready. Until then…let them play’ Caroline remarks, while up above, the huge beasts let loose green fire all over the abandoned town.
Shortly, at one of Misty Knight’s safe houses in New York City. ‘Okay. I’m just gonna say it. We need help… and I’ve got the Avengers on speed dial’ Misty declares as the five women sit around a table. ‘Bah! I have yet to see the day that I need the help of men!’ Hippolyta declares. Moonstar tells Hippolyta that there are men and women on the Avengers. ‘So they’d have you believe!’ Hippolyta retorts. ‘Who cares? Men, women, or other - they’re the big guns, and we could use them right now’ Misty points out. Valkyrie announces that she is afraid not even the Avengers can repair the damage she has done, as the Doom-Maidens grow stronger by the moment, and soon they will be like gods. She adds that even if they can be cast down, they will simply rise again - unless the Valkyrior - the Shieldmaidens- take their place. ‘The scales are out of whack. The Doom-Maidens have taken the place of the Valkyrie?’ Moonstar asks, wondering if they can’t be put to rest without a counterbalance in place.
‘Odin saw it, long ago. The All-Mother saw it. And now I see it… but it is too late’ Valkyrie replies. Misty looks suspicious and points out that Valkyrie seems to know a lot about them all of a sudden, remarking that it wasn’t long ago that she was in the dark, just like the rest of them. ‘This wouldn’t have anything to do with that little Hallmark Moment you had back there in the catacombs, would it?’ she asks. Valkyrie doesn’t reply, and there is an awkward silence, before Misty declares ‘Look, whatever. It sounds to me like you need to get off your high horse and choose some Valkyrie’. But Valkyrie turns and walks away from her companions, stating that she needs to think.
‘Well, that was awkward. But no matter. It is time to go’ Warrior Woman declares. ‘Go? What are you talking about?’ Moonstar asks her. Hippolyta informs Moonstar that she was tasked with returning her to Hela.
‘Hela?’ Dani asks. ‘For safekeeping’ Hippolyta explains. ‘What, like a commemorative plate?’ Dani asks, before telling Hippolyta that she is not taking her anywhere. Hippolyta tells Moonstar that she understand her frustration, but then changes her mind: ‘Actually… I don’t… nor do I care’ she remarks, adding that she is not disinclined to throw Moonstar over her shoulder and drag her back to Hel kicking and screaming. ‘Try it’ Dani warns her. ‘To deny Hela is to deny the gods’ Hippolyta points out. ‘And? Let me ask you - do you always do as you’re told?’ Moonstar asks Hippolyta, when suddenly, magic energy flows around her, and Dani’s civilian clothes are replaced by her spectacular Asgardian armor and headpiece. ‘This is Valkyrie business…  and I’ll be dammed if I’m going to let anyone - even a goddess - put me on the sidelines’. Dani declares that she will see this through, as a Valkyrie.
In another room, Valkyrie is kneeled on the floor, her sword in front of her, she reminds herself that she was born Brunhilde of Wrlstead Arms. A mortal, a princess, blessed by Odin and chosen as the first of his Shieldmaidens. It was a symbol of valor and honor. She was the promise of paradise. ‘I am not a monster. I am not…’ she thinks to herself as her mind wanders back to long ago.
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Rain pours down as Odin, the All-Father of Asgard stands before Brunhilde, the Maiden of Rage. Bodies are scattered around them. ‘This is not what I wanted for you, girl. This is not what I wanted for any of you. But you most of all’ Odin grieves. Blood splattered across her face, Brunhilde grins and in a horrid voice tells the All-Father that she knows what he wanted from her. ‘Your one eye never leaves this body. You tired old lech’. Brunhilde moves forward, her sword clashes against Odin’s staff as she roars at him.
‘Your words… they are not those of the Valkyrie I created’ Odin states. ‘Whatever you have seen… whatever torments you… it twists your thoughts. Your anger… your fury consumes you’ he points out. ‘DIE’ Brunhilde screeches at him. She prepares to strike him with her sword, but Odin grabs the blade with his bare hands. Odin announces that he will see his mistakes undone, that he will see the memory of his failure scoured from all of Asgard. ‘You’re bleeding, old man’ Brunhilde replies.
They stare at each other as Brunhilde tells Odin that he made her too strong - strong enough to destroy him. ‘You are strong, yes. But before the might of the Odinforce, you are still but -’ Odin begins, interrupted when Brunhilde spits in his face. ‘A child’ Odin concludes, before he raises his staff, and Brunhilde falls backwards as there is a thundering noise. ‘FATHER!’ Brunhilde screams.
Present:Annabelle Riggs finds Valkyrie in the other room and asks her if she is all right. Valkyrie gets to her feet and announces that she was wrong. ‘All this time… for all these centuries… I believed… I was lied to’ she states. ‘You’re exhausted. No one’s gonna blame you if you need to rest’ Annabelle points out as she helps Valkyrie to her feet, before quickly pulling her hand away from Valkyrie’s. ‘Uh…sorry’ Annabelle tells her. Valkyrie turns and walks away. ‘Idiot’ Annabelle mutters to herself, hanging her head. After a moment, Annabelle carries on through Misty’s safe house, past some crates, she hears a voice ask ‘Where are you going?’ and Valkyrie replies that she is going far from here, far from anyone who might get hurt. She states that the Doom-Maidens will seek her out, they will track her here, to the city, and destroy everything in their path to get to her. ‘Because I am one of them’ Valkyrie admits.
Moonstar and Hippolyta stand at Valkyrie’s side as Valkyrie tells Misty that she will need them, that she can slow the Doom-Maidens down, but not for long. ‘They’ll catch up with me, and when they do -’ she begins, to which Misty tells her not to worry, as she knows what to do. Valkyrie raises her sword, and appears to glance back at Annabelle, before the trio vanish. Annabelle goes over to Misty and asks her where they are going. ‘Away’ Misty replies. ‘And they’re just leaving us here?’ Annabelle asks. Misty tells her that she isn’t say it was the right call, but she isn’t saying it was the wrong call, either. ‘It was Val’s decision’ she explains. They walk over to a desk set up with monitors and communications equipment, as Misty tells Annabelle not to freak out on her though, as they are not benched. ‘What is this?’ Annabelle asks, referring to the equipment. ‘This? This is where the magic happens’ Misty declares. She puts an ear-piece microphone on and smiles as she makes a call: ‘Hello, hero. Are you for hire?’


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Latveria, in the post Latveria-Asgard Wars:
Doombots scour the ruined part of Latveria, amongst smoke and flames. 'A full sweep of the crash site has been completed' one Doombot reports. 'No other survivors detected’ another Doombot announces, while a third states that the demonic air-sentries have done their job well. Lying among the wreckage are Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman and the mysterious Caroline Le Fey. 'Collect these two interlopers. They'll wake to find themselves in the war-pits' another Doombot orders, while, gathering on a cliffside nearby, some citizens of Latveria stare down at the damage.
'What happened here, Papa?' a child asks, but their father replies that he does not know. 'It... it is madness' an older woman remarks. 'What could possibly drive outsiders to come here?' she asks. 'Why would anyone try to invade Lord Doom's domain?' she wonders, as the massive giant robot lay across now broken homes and buildings.
Amongst the city, several children run down a dirt street, 'Come on! Come on!' one of them exclaims, announcing that the games have already started. 'Please proceed in an orderly fashion' a Doombot states, 'Hurry!' one of the children declares, as they line up to enter an arena. 'Please proceed in an orderly fashion. Lord Doom welcomes you' the Doombot states to more citizens who arrive and join the line to enter.
Standing on a private balcony over the arena, Emperor Doom addresses his gathered people, assembled in the seats overlooking the arena, he tells them that on this, day 1,206 of their games, he invites them to remember what it is they celebrate, and what it is the revere. 'On this day, I invite you! To recall how Doomstadt stood... even against the gods... and stands to this day! We have weathered the storm! These games are a celebration of death! The death of those who stand against us! And a celebration of life! For we live though the very immortals have fallen!' Emperor Doom boasts, and the crowd cheers in celebration.
Three days ago
'What am I looking at?' Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman asks as she stands with Wolverine, Colonel America and the Hulk, all looking up at images projected from a glowing pink ball. 'I would think it's obvious. This is what happened during that oh-so inconvenient period of time while you, dear Hippolyta, were dead. This is what became of the Amazons. This is how they died. This is how they were slaughtered. And this...is the murderer who led the charge against them' Caroline Le Fey responds, as they watch the Amazons under attack, and a mysterious shadowy figure riding on a horrid winged beast. Standing in Defenders Headquarters, New York City, Hippolyta asks Caroline, who only introduced herself as a “friend”, why she would show her this. 'Because I know where to find him. I can take you right to his doorstep. And I expect relatively little in return' Caroline replies. She remarks that their end goals are not so different. 'If I help you reach yours...you help me reach mine' she points out. 'Now hold on a second' Wolverine tells Hippolyta, remarking that this broad waltzes in here, opens up a Pandora's Box full of secrets and now she is just going to run off on some suicide run? 'Something don't smell right' Wolverine points out, while Hippolyta continues to look at the images of the Amazons being slaughtered. Colonel America agrees with Wolverine. 'How can we trust this woman?' he asks. 'How did she obtain this footage? Why was it even recorded in the first place?' Colonel America enquires.
Caroline smiles and points out that the Amazons, under the rule of Queen Artume, often recorded their battles for both entertainment and educational purposes. 'And pish, posh, dear Colonel. I could obtain both your shield and your lost eye if I decided to throw enough money into the effort' Caroline adds, referring to the patch that Colonel America wears over his left eye. Hippolyta tells the others that she doesn't expect them to understand. 'I was betrayed and assassinated by my own daughter' she reminds them, adding that her daughter thought she knew what it meant to be an Amazon, to be a queen – but she knew nothing of life, she knew only war and death. Hippolyta puts her mask on, as the image projected of the mysterious man riding a large creature hovers over her. 'And that's what came for her...for all of them. Now.. .it is my time to set things right' Hippolyta announces. Colonel America suggests they talk to Stark or Strange before Hippolyta goes anywhere. 'We can't just let you run off on some blood vendetta' he points out. 'I'm no fool, Colonel. Both Stark and Dr Strange prize information. Surely they knew what really happened to my people...who really killed them. They knew it but decided to keep it from me. And if you honestly think you can stop me...you're welcome to try' she informs him.
Hulk stands between Hippolyta and Colonel America and remarks that Warrior Woman is his friend, but that Colonel America and Wolverine are his friends, too. 'Don't make Hulk choose sides!' he pleads. He turns to Caroline Le Fey who just stares back at him, as she and Hippolyta start to leave the chamber. 'Well... look at it this way...what's the worst that could happen?' Wolverine replies.
Present
In the cells beneath the arena, Hippolyta paces about, while Caroline sits on the small bed. 'They hear cries, and Hippolyta remarks 'Listen to them. They don't even know who they are cheering for'. 'They don't care' Caroline replies, explaining that the games keep them occupied and the bloodshed keeps them docile. She realizes that their captors have no idea, that they don't realize that Hippolyta couldn't have been captured unless she wanted it. 'They don't know that you could rip your way out of this cell without a second thought'. Touching one of the cell bars, Hippolyta replies that this way is better, for they come in peacefully, strike when the time is right, then make their exit. 'Odysseus would be proud' Hippolyta adds, before declaring that this is why she was brought back from the dead – this is her destiny. 'Destiny' Caroline declares, tossing the mask resembling the one Doom wears that she had been examining to the ground. 'I once believed I had a great destiny before me. Until I found out I'd been deceived' she announces, before beginning her story.
Flashback images narrated by Caroline Le Fey:
Caroline, as near as she can tell, was born sometime during the 7th Century, the daughter of a would-be goddess and a time-lost tyrant. As a young girl, she wondered if they loved each other, but she soon realized that it didn't matter, for they were beyond such perfuntionary emotional attachments, and, regardless, her birth was unexpected. She doesn't know why her mother decided to banish her to her mother's future, this present, and once upon a time, Caroline thought her mother was positioning her as a resource in some grand scheme. Caroline grew up in the care of her mother's loyal followers, people with means – wealthy and cruel enough to give her all the resources she could ever desire. But like any child, she dreamed, only she longed for the day when she would be called upon to aid her mother – her real mother – in her conquests.
Present:
'But the call never came' Caroline laments, revealing that her mother and father conquered half the world and they never even gave her a second thought. 'So now I dream only of making them suffer' she reveals, while an armored guard appears at their cell door. 'Let's go. It's time' the guard announces. 'Put your toys away' Hippolyta warns the guard as she shoves his spear away from her. He goes wide-eyed as Hippolyta tells him that she would hate for him to lose his ability to sire offspring all because he needed to prove his manliness by brandishing a weapon. They are led towards a gate which rises and bright light shines into the cell area. 'Are you ready?' Caroline asks. 'This is why we are here, is it not?' Hippolyta replies. 'When the fighting starts, stay close to me' she adds. Caroline tells Hippolyta to make no mistake, for although she might have seen both sides of life and death, this world is a merciless #$%&. 'She still has surprises in store' Caroline declares. 'For both of us' she adds, as they are led out onto the arena, and the crowd starts to roar. Standing before the two women are two dozen female warriors including Lady Deathstrike, Misty Knight, Callisto and Delphyne Gorgon. 'And now... my subjects... I present a truly one-of-a-kind spectacle' Doom announces.
Doom continues, declaring that, decimated though they may be, the warriors of fallen Amazonia have been gathered once more, their forces bolstered by some of the finest killers in the world, and that some among them remember their queen abandoned them in their moment of need. He adds that the records of history might show a different fate for the Amazons had mighty Hippolyta been by their side. But now, they stand before the citizens of Latveria to fight and die for their pleasure, against their fomer queen, Hippolyta, and her vassal. 'Vassal?' Caroline mutters. 'Today, they have the chance to repay their queen for her transgressions!' Emperor Doom announces. 'That...is not my father' Caroline declares. 'No. Of course not' Hippolyta responds, as several of the warriors move towards her, she starts to defend herself, knocking them back. 'This... is... a... farce!' she screams, repelling all of the warrior women. Hippolyta calls out to Doom and his people, informing them that she will not kill these women for their amusement. 'I will not murder them to appease your own guilt! And it sickens me – sickens me – to see how far you have fallen!' she declares, before commanding the Amazons to stand down.
'You dare?' Emperor Doom asks. 'Yes! Yes, I dare!' Hippolyta retorts, taking the bird off of her mask, she tosses it towards Doom, 'I pity you' she tells him, and to wide-eyed horror of the warriors and of the citizens, the metal bird strikes Doom's head – and it explodes – revealing that this was not Doom all along, but a Doombot. 'Lord Doom?' one of the vast audience calls out. 'Who is that?' another enquires. 'A Doombot?' someone wonders. 'What's happening?' another exclaims. The metal bird returns to Hippolyta's hand and she places back on her helmet. 'I hope you know what you're doing' Caroline calls out to her ally. 'I'm curious...is it pride that brings you to skulk behind this fallen idol?' Hippolyta calls out to a figure she can see lurking on the balcony. 'Or is it shame? Which is it -? Father' Hippolyta demands as Ares, God of War emerges from the balcony, eyes flashing red, hammer in one hand, his other fist clenched.
'You should not have come here' Ares declares as he leaps off the balcony and lands with a massive thud, knocking several of the warriors back. 'You should have stayed dead' he tells Hippolyta, eyes flashing red. 'Oh... yes...' Caroline utters. 'This is much better'. 'Is this the kingdom you were promised? You, Father, who was a king... you who threw in with Morgana Le Fey... you who destroyed all the Amazons stood for. And for what?' Hippolyta asks, recalling the Amazons battling horrid creatures. 'So you could cower behind a marionette in a burned-out ruin of a city? Here, where you can't even show your real face... because no one would ever live under your rule' Hippolyta declares.
'Do not taunt me, woman' Ares replies as he rushes towards his daughter, hammer at the ready, while Caroline smiles and tells the female warriors nearby that they might want to join her in taking a step back. Ares roars as he slams his hammer into Hippolyta's head. 'You were the God of War!' Hippolyta exclaims. She gets up and strikes back: 'But now – you've grown so pathetic... you only lord over games!' she declares, adding that he so proudly wields Mjolnir, a weapon he would not be worthy to lift if its magic had not died with Thor.
Ares wraps one arm around Hippolyta's neck and draws her close to him, telling her that she knws nothing. 'I did not attack the Amazons for material gain! You were dead! They killed you!' Ares declares. Hippolyta breaks free of her father's grasp and smacks him back, 'Do you think I had forgotten that?' she asks. She tries to kicks Ares overhead, 'Mine was an act of love!' Ares claims, to which Hippolyta tells him that only a madman would cast love in such light. Ares kicks her in the neck, 'Mine was an act of retribution! I was a father avenging my daughter!' Ares shouts, slamming the hammer to the ground and knocking Hippolyta aside. 'Even if I believed you...how could I forgive you?' Hippolyta asks as she flies towards her father, slamming into him and pushing him towards the edge of the arena. 'Was it not you who painted such pretty pictures of war in my daughter's mind? Wasn't it you who told her I was unfit to lead the Amazons? Your revenge against Artume does not pardon you for placing the murder weapon in her hand!' Hippolyta exclaims as they burst through the outer of the arena, and to the amazement of the Latverians, Hippolyta flies upwards, higher and higher, 'All of you – clear out!' she warns everyone as she flies through more walls, and still more, before tossing her father to the ground, he lands in dity, and rubble that starts to topple onto him from the collapsing arena walls.
'You were dead. I never wanted you to see this. That is why I hid. I never wanted you to know -' Ares begins, face down in the dirt. 'My allies – the Defenders – must have known that Doom was gone...that you ruled in his stead...yet they chose to hide the truth from me' Hippolyta realizes, kicking a column onto the pile of rubble building up around Ares, she points out that he, on the other hand, hoped to hide his disgrace. Hippolyta crouches down beside her father and tells him that she could kill him – but she won't. 'I want you to live with the knowledge that I am better than you. And more merciful' she declares.
'The Gods of Death... they made you more powerful when they brought you back...have you not wondered why?' Ares asks Hippolyta, telling her that she is not here to be merciful, but to be their instrument. Hippolyta stands back up, and Caroline hands her her helmet. 'If the death lords are disappointed in me...I invite them to tell me so' Hippolyta tells Ares, while Caroline smiles and remarks 'Now that this business is...resolved...now that I've brought you here...I trust we can move on to my part of the bargain?' Hippolyta puts her helmet on, 'Yes. It is time to show Morgana Le Fey what I remember of war' Hippolyta declares, and picking up her father's now abandoned hammer, announces that she will not strike alone, for once more, the Amazons fight by their queen's side.
With that, Callisto, Misty Knight and the other warriors gather around and raise their weapons overhead as Hippolyta does with Thor's hammer, and Caroline folds her arms and smirks....


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Descanso De Deus, Brazil, where Brunhilde the Valkyrie, Danielle Moonstar and Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman make their way through a strange rock formation, with large statues of the faces of warriors around them. Valkyrie tells herself that she has led warriors into battle more often than she can remember - literally. Every fight, whether skirmish or siege, has its own flavor, and it’s own cost, she decides, knowing that the price may be measured after the conflict, by counting the bodies of fallen comrades. Or, the toll may be weighed before the first volley - in what you must sacrifice in the name of strategy. In this fight, Brunhilde fears she has offered her own honor as a lamb for the knife. ‘What is this place?’ Moonstar asks as she and her companions examine their surroundings. Valkyrie hopes that she is wrong, and tries to tell herself that she has not betrayed her allies - her friends.
Moonstar asks where it is that they are, pointing out that the statues seem Asgardian - sort of. ‘But…no offense, Val…you’re pretty far from home’ Moonstar remarks. Valkyrie tells herself that withholding the truth is not the same as a lie, and announces that Asgard’s influence was not restricted to the North, and that in ages past, the gods dispatched messengers to bring word of their glory to all corners of Midgard. ‘Missionaries’ Hippolyta remarks. Sword at the ready, Valkyrie tells her companions that this is one of the most remote places in the world, but that there are villages in the foothills of this mountain where Odin and Thor and even Loki are held in high regard. ‘These are holy grounds where games were held to honor -’ Valkyrie begins, before Hippolyta declares that this is an arena. Valkyrie and Moonstar turn to Hippolyta, who reminds them that she is Greek, so she knows arenas. ‘Also…the only movies Pluto allows in the Underworld are “Gladiator” and “Mortal Kombat”’ she informs them. Suddenly, clouds roll over the sky, and the three women look upwards. ‘They’re here’ Valkyrie declares.
Indeed, two hideous serpent-like creatures with tentacles spiralling from their long bodies, and a huge gaping mouth with large jagged teeth descend from above making a horrid noise. The Doom-Maidens - insane Shieldmaidens that time forgot, and Valkyrie’s old gang - are riding on them, as are Caroline Le Fey and her associate, Mr Raven. ‘If I didn’t believe in the gods already, this might convince me. Our enemies…simply waiting for us with their throats out, well, if that’s not divine, I don’t know what is’ Caroline remarks. Mr Raven tells Caroline that he doesn’t trust this, ‘They’re planning something’ he calls out. ‘Oh, I hope so. I’m counting on it’ Caroline grins, while, down below, ‘Val…this plan of tours…tell me it involves lots of running’ Moonstar asks. ‘RUN!’ Valkyrie shouts as the two creatures breath powerful bursts of fire down at the trio of warriors, who turn and run. ‘Aagh! That burns!’ Hippolyta exclaims when some of the flames reach her.
Picking up one of the huge Asgardian statue heds, Hippolyta remarks that she didn’t think she could be burned. ‘But I know this for certain - I didn’t come back form the dead to be roasted by dragon spittle!’ Valkyrie looks on as Hippolyta declares ‘Here’s at least one ancient Asgardian who will prove useful’ and with that, she hurls the rock formation skyward, where it lands right in the dragon’s mouth, shattering the rock and causing the dragon to flail about, knocking the Doom-Maidens from it, the dragon and the ancient warriors plummet to the ground below. Valkyrie announces that she and Hippolyta will stave off the Doom-Maidens and tells Dani to take cover. “Take cover?” Dani quotes. ‘What? Did you forget I’m a Valkyrie, too? I mean… why else did you bring me along?’ she asks.
The second dragon has landed and the other Doom-Maidens stand ready for battle. ‘Why fight, sister? You do battle with yourself as surely as you wage war with us! Give yourself to us!’ one of the decrepit warriors calls out as her weapon clashes against Valkyrie’s sword. ‘Torn flesh and spilled blood! Carnage for the -’ another Doom-Maiden exclaims, before Hippolyta punches her, sending her skyward. ‘The All-Destruction demands its tithing!’ another Doom-Maiden declares as she moves towards Moonstar, who prepares to fire and arrow, but the Doom-Maiden throws her ball-and-chain weapon towards the young hero, who flips into the air, dodging the weapon. Dani lands alongside Valkyrie and Hippolyta, as the Doom-Maidens start to close in on the trio. ‘I told you to seek refuge’ Valkyrie reminds Moonstar. ‘Yeah. That was dumb. So, if you’ve got something else up your sleeve, now’s the time’ Dani replies.
Caroline Le Fey and Mr Raven stand nearby as the Doom-Maidens surround the heroes. ‘It would be so much more efficient if you’d just skip ahead to your inevitable surrender’ Caroline suggests, adding that she would be happy to reward their cooperation with a quick, relatively painless death. ‘After all, you’re hopelessly - outnumbered’ she begins, before she and Mr Raven look up as a shadow looms over them - a jet has approached and from it emerge a formidable gathering of some of the world’s most fearless heroines - Hellcat! Tigra! Black Cat! Spider-Woman! She-Hulk! Elektra! Storm!’ Thundra! Colleen Wing! Tarantula! Black Widow! Captain Marvel! Led by Misty Knight and accompanied by Dr Annabelle Riggs. ‘I told you I wanted a flying horse’ Misty smirks as she rides on a sky-cycle. The Doom-Maidens look over at the new arrivals, while Mr Raven suggests to Caroline that now might be a good time to take cover. ‘There’s still only one way this plays out’ Caroline replies, announcing that she will be here to watch.
‘So this is your plan?’ Moonstar smiles. ‘Only part of it’ Valkyrie replies. Misty leaps off the sky-cycle and tells Annabelle to drive. ‘Me? Hold on! I don’t know how to dri-iiiiive!’ she screams as she loses control of the vehicle, while Misty fires bombs from her bionic arm towards one of the Doom-Maidens. Carol Danvers, now known as Captain Marvel, fires a bold of energy and asks Storm what her deal is with Valkyrie, as the last she heard, the two of them were duking it out over San Francisco. Casting forth a surge of lightning, Storm tells Carol that friends sometimes fight, and that, lately, they seem to fight a lot. ‘I thought working together might feel good for a change’ Storm explains. Nearby, the Black Cat tosses a rope, wrapping it around the wrists of one of the Doom-Maidens, which Tigra leaps towards, as Hellcat kicks another of the ancient warriors over. ‘Tigra, Black Cat and Hellcat - working together? If the Spider were here, he’d be cracking jokes about lost mittens!’ Black Cat remarks. ‘Then I’m glad he’s not here!’ Hellcat calls out.
Colleen Wing goes over to her dear friend Misty Knight as one of the Doom-Maidens raises creatures of disease towards them. ‘I get it, Misty. You want to expand your circle of friends. But this is what you do in your spare time?’ Colleen exclaims. ‘Girl, you do not even want to know how many zombies I’ve had to fight lately!’ Misty exclaims. ‘You two are no strangers to death. I can smell it on you. And yet you’re both so dreadfully juvenile in your understanding’ another Doom-Maiden remarks to Black Widow and Elektra. ‘Give us a second. We’ll show you how much we know’ Black Widow responds as she opens fire at the Doom-Maiden.
‘Greetings, green one! I am Hippolyta! Queen of the Amazons returned!’ Hippolyta calls out to the She-Hulk as they both slam their fists against one of the dragons. ‘Yeah. I know… .uh… I know your ex. Awkward, Jen. Real awkward’ She-Hulk replies. At the same time, Thundra grabs hold of one of the Doom-Maidens’s ball-and-chain weapon, and tugs on it. ‘Is this a game to you? Who do you think you’re dealing with, child?’ the Doom-Maiden asks. ‘I don’t know. But I’ve wrestled bigger… and meaner!’ Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman and Tarantula team up against one of the Doom-Maidens, who boasts that she will rip their spines from their carcasses ad offer them to the All-Destruction. ‘Remind me again why I agreed to do this?’ Spider-Woman asks. ‘Money, right? Wait a minute. We’re getting paid for this, aren’t we?’ Tarantula asks.
Valkyrie smiles at Misty Knight and reminds her that they only needed a total of nine Shieldmaidens. ‘I know’ Misty replies, pointing out that with Valkyrie being so indecisive lately when it comes to potential teammates, she figured that it couldn’t hurt to bring a few extras. Thundra and Hellcat smile, while Captain Marvel blasts another of the Doom-Maidens and the Black Widow opens fire once more. ‘Heads up!’ Annabelle Riggs calls out as she crashes the sky-cycle into the ground, she falls off it, and Captain Marvel and Tigra leap out of the way, as the sky-cycle skids across the ground, slamming into two of the Doom-Maidens. ‘Did you see what I did there? I totally did that on purpose!’ Annabelle claims. Valkyrie goes over to her and asks if she is injured, while Thundra points at Annabelle and asks the others ‘Am I the only one who is confused by this… girl’s presence?’
‘She’s no warrior! One of us should escort her back to safety! Why is she here in the first place?’ Thundra continues, arms folded, scowling. Annabelle looks embarrassed and tries to cover her face, ‘She’s here…’ Valkyrie begins, recalling how she told Annabelle that she cannot be burdened by a mortal presence, and how Annabelle told her that if she leaves without her, she will dig up some other artifact to summon her, and that next time, it will make her dance like a puppet on a string. Valkyrie remembers seeing an illusion of armor surrounding Annabelle, and then tells Thundra ‘…because she is a Valkyrie’. Thundra strokes her chin thoughtfully as she looks at Annabelle, while Valkyrie tells Annabelle that no matter what happens, she is to stay with Misty, as she will protect her. ‘Uh… am I the only getting mixed signals here?’ Annabelle asks Misty, Thundra and Hellcat who are standing nearby.
The heroines continue to battle the Doom-Maidens, when suddenly, ‘You! You kidnapped me! You used me as some sort of alarm clock to wake these monsters! You’ve got a lot to answer for, lady!’ Moonstar calls out to Caroline when she locates her. ‘Of course I do, child. I’m certain I’ll pay dearly for each and every one of my iniquities. But not today. And not by your hand’ Caroline smiles. ‘Mr Raven’ she declares. ‘Ma’am’ Mr Raven responds. ‘Really?’ Dani calls out as she slams the flat of her sword against Mr Raven’s hand when he reaches for his weapon. ‘Do I look like someone you want to trifle with?’ Dani asks. Mr Raven grabs his injured hand, ‘Are you…kidding? Day in, day out, I’m up to my ears in Valkyries. Been dying to show one of these little ladies who’s boss’ he tells Dani. ‘Oh, I see. You’re the type who wants payback for all the girls who dumped you in middle school’ Dani replies. Kicking Mr Raven in the face and knocking him backwards, she announces that she doesn’t have the time or patience for that level of pathetic.
‘Poor girl. You have no earthly idea why you’re here, do you?’ Caroline asks Moonstar. ‘You dragged me into this’ Moonstar reminds her. ‘Tsk. The ritual to wake the Doom-Maidens is ongoing. I simply started the process. And you, my dear, are the battery’ Caroline reveals to a shocked Dani. While Valkyrie places her sword into the ground and crouches beside it, Caroline tells Dani that it was Valkyrie who brought her here, as she knew she couldn’t defeat the blighted host - not even with all the heroes of the world by her side. Caroline explains that Valkyrie needed an edge only Moonstar could give. ‘Your friend…your ally… needed you here with her… where the Doom-Maidens couldn’t hurt innocent people. Where she couldn’t hurt innocent people. Away from civilization. Where she could cut loose. Where she could wake!’ Caroline announces.
Moonstar notices a strange energy glowing around her, and an armor materializes over Brunhilde. Brunhilde looks mad, and roars as she is now in full Doom-Maiden armor. There is a massive DOOM noise heard, and Colleen and Misty look on, concerned. Hippolyta says nothing, while Dani looks shocked and Caroline smiles. ‘Valkyrie?’ Annabelle utters, wide-eyed. Brunhilde has been transformed into the Maiden of Rage as she lunges forward and strikes one of the Doom-Maidens, spilling blood. Two streams of lava burst forth from the ground, as Brunhilde roars ‘Who’s next!?’ raising her sword overhead. ‘She’s changed’ Misty declares. ‘Like a berserker of old’ Hippolyta points out. ‘But…she’ll snap out if it, right?’ a frightened Annabelle asks. She-Hulk frowns and readies her fists and exclaims: ‘I don’t think so. I know a thing or two about rage. And that kind of fury…it’s not going to pass without taking someone with it…’


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She was born Brunnhilde of Wrlstead Arms. But she would live her life as the first of Lord Odin's Valkyrior. Right now, Brunnhilde has been transformed into a Doom Maiden, and as she lashes out the other Doom Maidens, her mind flashes back to a time when she hel a dying man in her arms, and Odin appeared behind her, asking Brunnhilde if she would die to ensure that this man's soul carried on. 'I would' she responded. But things did not turn out as Brunnhilde expected, as the Shield Maidens were symbols of the All-Father's sacred promise, a paradise awaiting those worthy of reaching it. So, too, were they Odin's warriors, scouts, envoys and spies, riding to the farthest reaches of the universe. Brunnhilde and her sisters were like creatures of dream and noble warriors longed to glimpse their faces after hard-fought battles. Valkyrie shoves her mighty sword through one of the Doom Maidens and recalls that something they encountered in the vastness of space changed them and the dream became a nightmare.
She holds the decapitated head of one of the Doom Maidens, recalling how those warriors they met on the field of war were like lambs to the slaughter, staring into the gulfs of the abyss, the Shield Maidens were driven mad. 'That's not her. That's not Valkyrie!' exclaims Dr Annabelle Riggs as she stands alongside Misty Knight, Hippolyta a.k.a. Warrior Woman and the She-Hulk. 'We became the Doom Maidens' Valkyrie recalls. They fought warriors with ease.
'Come along, Mr Raven. This operation has gone south for us more quickly than I anticipated' Caroline Le Fey remarks to Mr Raven as she helps him away from the heroines, geysers spouting lava nearby. Caroline admits that their goals are accomplished just the same – the die has been cast.
Valkyrie reminds herself that those who did not flee before them were crushed – the way insects are crushed beneath one's boot. It was Odin himself who put an end to their campaign of destruction, and it nearly broke him to see how far his Shield Maidens had fallen. Only Brunnhilde stood before Odin, while the others lay scattered at their feet.
Odin cast the Doom Maidens into darkness, except for Brunnhilde. Such was his love for her, the first of his Shield Maidens, that he allowed her to live, her memories reforged so that she might once again know the meaning of honor, and she joined the heroic Defenders.
Brunnhilde turns her attention away from the fallen Doom Maidens to the heroines gathered before her. 'More' she utters, while knowing that Odin concealed her madness, even from herself – until now. And now, the woman that she was, the lie that she was living for so long, that is the insanity... and the only truth is rage.
'MORE!' she screams as she moves amongst the other heroines, scattering Colleen Wing, Captain Marvel, Storm, Elektra, Spider-Woman, the Black Cat and Misty Knight, while Dani Moonstar protects Dr Riggs. Brunnhilde strikes Misty and Thundra in unison, knocking both women over.
'Valkyrie! Control yourself! I do not want to harm you, but -' Storm calls out from above, while Spider-Woman flies alongside her. Valkyrie responds by slamming her foot to the ground, creating a seismic shockwave that extends upwards, knocking Storm and Spider-Woman about. 'Are these the cows that stood against my sisters? Pathetic! No wonder I was our father's favorite!' Brunnhilde declares as she knocks Captain Marvel, Tarantula and the Black Widow aside.
Nearby, Dani tells Annabelle Riggs to stay down, as there is nothing she can do now. 'No! I can talk her down... talk some sense into -' Annabelle begins, but a geyser suddenly erupts nearby, knocking both women aside. They fall to the ground, motionless. Hippolyta and She-Hulk rush towards Valkyrie, 'What do you say, green maiden? I'll hit her high, you hit her low?' Hippolyta suggests. 'Valkyrie just took down nearly two dozen heavy hitters. Let's dispense with the planning...and just punch her 'til she stops moving!' She-Hulk responds as she punches Valkyrie hard in the face. 'Works for me' Hippolyta agrees as she slams her fists into Valkyrie's back. Valkyrie responds by grabbing Hippolyta by her neck, her eyes narrow and blood trickes from her nose as she exclaims 'Amazon – yes! I remember your people. I remember how bravely you fought the blighted host. I remember how battle cries turned to pleas for mercy!' Valkyrie then pushes Hippolyta's head down so that her face connects with Valkyrie's knee.
'I get it. You're some sort of berserker. A personification of rage' She-Hulk remarks as she smacks her fist into Valkyrie's shoulder. 'Well – I know a thing or two about rage!' She-Hulk boasts as she pushes to Valkyrie to the ground – only for an instant though, as Valkyrie lashes back and grabs She-Hulk by her throat, then shoves her towards a geyser that is erupting nearby. 'Don't preach to me about what you know. You are an infant before a god!' Valkyrie roars. She stands triumpant over the fallen heroines, grins, and wipes the blood from her face. 'More' she utters as she walks away from them, leaving her sword sticking up in the ground, she doesn't see a hand reach out for the sword, 'This – is such a bad idea!' Annabelle Riggs tells herself as she holds Valkyrie's sword up, and looks around at the fallen heroines. She sees Black Widow, Hippolyta, Tigra and Misty Knight scattered nearby and wonders what choice she has, who else is left?
Valkyrie descends a staircase etched into the mountain, 'More' she utters as she sees a small village across the water nearby. Standing on a ledge, she looks out over the village, and does not turn around when Annabelle catches up to her, 'Valkyrie! Stop this! There are people in that village! You can't go down there!' she pleads. Valkyrie grimaces as she replies 'Isn't that sweet? A lovesick little Shield Maiden following me like a puppy – and you brought me my sword! Do you want a reward?' Valkyrie asks. 'Another meaningless kiss, perhaps?' she suggests. Annabelle ignores that comment and tells Valkyrie that she is not going to let her hurt anyone else. 'This isn't you, Valkyrie – this isn't what you want' she exclaims. 'If you had the slightest clue what I wanted, you'd run from me as fast as you could' Valkyrie informs Annabelle, who holds the sword out and announces that she is not going anywhere. 'Maybe... maybe I'm not much of a Valkyrie, but I ewas chosen just the same' Annabelle points out, as Valkyrie turns around to face her. 'Maybe the All-Mother knew you'd need me to stop you.. .and if that means I have to fight you...then that's what I'll do' Annabelle announces.
Valkyrie touches her blade and asks 'Do you really want a fight? Do you relaly believe you're worthy to stand against me?' Annabelle replies that she doesn't, but that she believes Valkyrie is her friend. 'I believe that deep down you know that. That's why you didn't slaughter Misty, Dani and the others...that's why you let them live. And that's why you won't let rage hurt me' Annabelle lays the sword at Valkyrie's feet and kneels before her. When she stands up, she is momentarily covered in armor, and Annabelle declares that a Shield Maiden is supposed to escort warriors to the land of the dead. 'But I'm here for you, Val. I'm here to bring you back to the land of the living'. Suddenly, Valkyrie seems to snap back to reality, 'Annabelle? I...you shouldn't...I can't...can't control...can't find my way...you have to get away...' she utters, before the ancient evil in her takes control, and wraps her hand around Annabelle's throat, 'You think this display of faith... of love... can wrest your beloved Valkyrie from me? I'll always have a hold on her soul. I strike, even as you call her from the void. There's a price, little Shield Maiden. And I'll exact it before I'm gone!' Brunnhilde exclaims.
Back at the battleground, the heroines start to recover. Misty Knight and Hippolyta stare up at some ravens which have started to circle above, while Dani alerts Misty to the fact that the Doom Maidens are withering, mummifying. 'There's no life left in them!' Hippolyta announces as she stands over one of them. Hippolyta suggests that perhaps whatever magic kept the Doom Maidens up is moving and fading. 'Defeating them...all these women taking the role of Shield Miadens....maybe it stopped them. Maybe the spell is broken' Dani offers. 'But for how long this time?' Misty Knight asks. The three women suddenly turn, shocked, as a voice calls out 'For as long as we stand as their opposite'. 'ANNABELLE!' Misty gasps as Valkyrie approaches the heroines, carrying the lifeless body of Annabelle Riggs in her arms. 'Is she -' Dani asks as she and Misty rush over. 'She is gone. This mortal... this girl... stood against rage... against me. Her strength and bravery was like a beacon. I heard vher voice as clearly as I might hear the trumpet of Gjoll' Valkyrie explains, adding that Annabelle summoned her back, allowed her to regain her senses – but not before the Doom Maiden lashed out one more time.
As the other heroines gather around – Black Widow, She-Hulk, Spider-Woman, Storm, Captain Marvel, Tigra, Black Cat, Hellcat, Colleen, Thundra – they listen as Valkyrie hangs her head and declares that for so long she believed she was tasked with choosing those who were worthy – she thought it was her job to weigh each individual's merit. 'But I was wrong' Valkyrie admits. Blood poools around Annabelle's body is laid on the ground, and Valkyrie remarks that the choices have already been made. 'I just needed to open my eyes. And that frightens me' Valkyrie admits, as she sees several of the heroines before her wearing Shield Maiden armor. Valkyrie remarks that every valkkyrie is gifted with death-sight – the ability to see impending doom, and now she realizes that she sees potential Shield Maidens with those same eyes. 'And I do not know what this means' she adds, announcing that until she does, she will not call the Valkyrior together. Dani looks away from Valkyrie, while Misty goes wide-eyed and covers her mouth.
As Valkyrie points out that long have the heroes of this world come together to face the strangest of challenges, and that so it shall be once more, she recalls several team-ups of the heroines – Clea, Hellcat and Black Cat fighting a supernatural foe. Namora, Colleen and Elektra working together against shark-riding Atlanteans and Songbird, Moonstar and Diamondback fighting large warriors. 'With our resources, we can pull allies together anywhere in the world. We can call upon one another to face threats that might be beyond any one of our number. There will certainly come a day when the Valkyrior must rise again...and when that day comes, I'll choose them from those who have fought by my side' Valkyrie states, before declaring that the Shield Maidens did not defeat the blighted host today, and that despite what the All-Mother says, the world does not need Shield Maidens. 'It needs Defenders' she declares, as th heroines gather around Annabell's body. Suddenly, Misty frowns, 'Go #$%& yourself!' she shouts at Valkyrie, punching her to the ground. The heroines then start to walk away, leaving Valkyrie beside Annabelle's fallen body.
Midtown Manhattan, 'Ma'am? I thought you'd want to -' Mr Raven declares as he approaches Caroline Le Fey, who sits at a computer screen, 'Not now, Mr Raven. Can't you see I'm busy?' she exclaims. She announces that the door has been opened, that the blighted host awakened for only the blink of an eye, but that its purpose has been fulfilled and its call has been heard. 'And just as the Valkyrie usher the dead into the Afterlife, I'll usher this puerile realm into oblivion' Caroline boasts, and staring at several images on the monitor – Mystique, Titania, Enchantress, Dansen Macabre, Shriek, Anaconda, Aradnea, Lady Deathstrike – she declares that there is still so much work to be done, and so many new Doom Maidens to choose!