A Distraught Hero
Val Armor
(1/3/01 11:18 pm)
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“Holy Moley,” thought to himself. To be sent hurtled back in time like that, with a gesture! Neron was powerful, but to do that.......
Cap quickly cut shot his revere, when he noticed that he was quickly becoming the object of attention for the 1942 version of his home city. He was standing in the middle of the street.
“Sorry about that folks,” the Captain said, trying to sound reassuring and calm. He quickly took to the skies, faster than the eye could follow, finding a nearby cloud bank to ‘hide’ in. He had to think this through, but think it through clearly.
First off, there were no recordings of a Captain Marvel in Fawcett during this period (Billy Batson’s a bit of a history buff, and Solomon does his part to pitch in). He had to be careful not to disrupt the time-stream anymore than it already had been. If he did too much here, he could wind up preceding himself by more than 40 years!
Then again, time travel wasn’t the problem. All it would take would be a quick use of the Speed of Mercury to go to the Rock of Eternity, and then he could be anywhere or anywhen he needed to be.
The question now was whether or not he was already where and when he needed to be.
Neron had said that Freeman’s essence was in the Planes of Chaos, but Neron was the Lord of Lies, the Prince of Deception. That could merely have been a ploy to get him away from Hell while Neron went about his diabolical scheme. Or, perhaps that was only PARTLY a falsehood. Perhaps PART of Freeman’s essence was here, in 1942, and other parts were in the Planes of Chaos, while another was in Hell.
He could go back to the Rock of Eternity and use Historama, it might or might not be able to tell him where to go, where Freeman's essence was.
Cap was not happy. These were all ‘might be’s’ and ‘maybe’s’. He needed a plan.
He knew he had to find Mr. Keeper, find Freeman's essence and recombine it before all of reality collapsed around him, but he was unsure of what to do.
Suddenly, the Captain had an idea, as he remembered something he had spoke to Neron. “People turn to the Lord in times of great need,” he had said. He smiled to himself. He should take his own advice.
He held the chalice before him, briefly admiring the heavenly beauty about it. He held his arms straight forward, gripping the chalice with both hands. Then, he channeled the Wisdom of Solomon, his connection to the Presence, and prayed. Prayed for help, from Solomon, God, the Angels, to anyone who was listening. And to the chalice in his hand, he channeled the Power of Zeus, the divine power of another being who had been touched by God’s power, and hoped that with the extra power flowing through it, the chalice could help lead him to the essence of Freeman.
And for long moments, the World’s Mightiest Mortal prayed to a force far, far beyond mortal ken, like a child respectfully asking his parents for help.
"Where do I need to be?" he asked silently.
Val Armor
(1/3/01 11:18 pm)
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“Holy Moley,” thought to himself. To be sent hurtled back in time like that, with a gesture! Neron was powerful, but to do that.......
Cap quickly cut shot his revere, when he noticed that he was quickly becoming the object of attention for the 1942 version of his home city. He was standing in the middle of the street.
“Sorry about that folks,” the Captain said, trying to sound reassuring and calm. He quickly took to the skies, faster than the eye could follow, finding a nearby cloud bank to ‘hide’ in. He had to think this through, but think it through clearly.
First off, there were no recordings of a Captain Marvel in Fawcett during this period (Billy Batson’s a bit of a history buff, and Solomon does his part to pitch in). He had to be careful not to disrupt the time-stream anymore than it already had been. If he did too much here, he could wind up preceding himself by more than 40 years!
Then again, time travel wasn’t the problem. All it would take would be a quick use of the Speed of Mercury to go to the Rock of Eternity, and then he could be anywhere or anywhen he needed to be.
The question now was whether or not he was already where and when he needed to be.
Neron had said that Freeman’s essence was in the Planes of Chaos, but Neron was the Lord of Lies, the Prince of Deception. That could merely have been a ploy to get him away from Hell while Neron went about his diabolical scheme. Or, perhaps that was only PARTLY a falsehood. Perhaps PART of Freeman’s essence was here, in 1942, and other parts were in the Planes of Chaos, while another was in Hell.
He could go back to the Rock of Eternity and use Historama, it might or might not be able to tell him where to go, where Freeman's essence was.
Cap was not happy. These were all ‘might be’s’ and ‘maybe’s’. He needed a plan.
He knew he had to find Mr. Keeper, find Freeman's essence and recombine it before all of reality collapsed around him, but he was unsure of what to do.
Suddenly, the Captain had an idea, as he remembered something he had spoke to Neron. “People turn to the Lord in times of great need,” he had said. He smiled to himself. He should take his own advice.
He held the chalice before him, briefly admiring the heavenly beauty about it. He held his arms straight forward, gripping the chalice with both hands. Then, he channeled the Wisdom of Solomon, his connection to the Presence, and prayed. Prayed for help, from Solomon, God, the Angels, to anyone who was listening. And to the chalice in his hand, he channeled the Power of Zeus, the divine power of another being who had been touched by God’s power, and hoped that with the extra power flowing through it, the chalice could help lead him to the essence of Freeman.
And for long moments, the World’s Mightiest Mortal prayed to a force far, far beyond mortal ken, like a child respectfully asking his parents for help.
"Where do I need to be?" he asked silently.
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