Watch out for that first step.....
Author - Val Armor
(12/29/00 3:13 am)
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"Well," the good Captain thought to himself "time to get going."
He strode towards the very edge of the Rock on which he walked, and stared over the edge, down into Eternity. A sheer fall straight down the side of a mountain taller than planets, from a height nothing less than infinite.
"Watch that first step," Cap commented to himself as he grinned "it's a lulu."
'You realize that you're merely stalling the inevitable,' the voice of Solomon spoke, carrying with it the air of authority that befit a king.
Cap nodded. "Yes, but what can I say, the view's spectacular." The ever present grin on his face broadened, and once again, the Captain looked very much like the boy he truly was. Still, though he literally had all the time in the world (an Eternity, actually) Cap took a deep breath (even though he didn't need to breathe) and left Eternity, and embraced Infinity.
With the speed of Mercury, Cap flew majestically towards the mists of time and space, looking very much like the man-god that he was. And even as he entered the section of the mist that would take him to the point he needed, Cap couldn't help but revel in the awe and wonder of the Power of Shazam. Flying was definitely his favorite power. Although he understood what true freedom was, and could give you several definitions and debate you philosophically on the subject of freedom for years without end, Cap still couldn't help but feel that flying was freedom in its purest form.
Once fully immersed inside the mists, Cap focused on the task at hand. The Wizard wouldn't have sent him on this mission unless it was of the utmost importance, and Cap mentally promised both himself and Shazam that he'd get the job done as best he could. The mists broke before him, as he cut through them like a bullet through the air, moving at speeds no mortal device could match, moving through that which no ordinary mortal could fathom. And as Cap looked ahead, with vision unparalleled, he saw a white light at the end of his tunnel of time.
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The year is 1942. The exact date is unimportant, for on this day, nothing extraordinarily remarkable happened. At least that's what the newspapers would say.
One scarlet clad hero knew better.
There was no explosion or gate or phenomena that preceded Cap's entrance into this time period. Unlike most forms of time travel, which were accompanied by bright flashes of light or vortexes of energy or (aptly enough) lightning, travel through the Mists of Eternity was a natural method of time travel. Cap simply phased into that time period as naturally as a person breathes.
Captain Marvel soared through the skies of the 1940's, quite satisfied by how that had gone. He had never time traveled before, and was relieved that the experience had gone over well.
"Now, let's see," he thought to himself. "The first order of business is to find the Freemans. And if I remember correctly (which he did, thanks to Solomon) the ship they were sailing on should be right over......THERE!"
Cap streaked across the sky, careful not to cause any sonic booms to alert anyone to his presence. He was an observer here, and had to be sure that he didn't unbalance the time-stream anymore than what had already happened. Mordu had messed things up enough as it was. Cap frowned to himself. He wished he could have taken a crack at that would be tyrant.
In mere seconds, Cap was over the sight of the events Shazam had foretold, arriving just in time to actually see the ship get attacked. Cap scowled, a look that was very out of place on his face. He hated this. Having to stand (well, fly) by as innocent people were murdered. He knew that they were technically already dead, and had been dead for 60 years in his own time period, but that didn't ease the pain he felt. The reports had said that all aboard the ship had died, and for all his power, there was nothing the Captain could do as he watched them die, tears filling his eyes.
Those same eyes had the Power of Zeus running through them, and could see things no mortal could, mistic things beyond mortal ken. And out of the corner of those eyes, Cap suddenly spied something.
Author - Val Armor
(12/29/00 3:13 am)
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"Well," the good Captain thought to himself "time to get going."
He strode towards the very edge of the Rock on which he walked, and stared over the edge, down into Eternity. A sheer fall straight down the side of a mountain taller than planets, from a height nothing less than infinite.
"Watch that first step," Cap commented to himself as he grinned "it's a lulu."
'You realize that you're merely stalling the inevitable,' the voice of Solomon spoke, carrying with it the air of authority that befit a king.
Cap nodded. "Yes, but what can I say, the view's spectacular." The ever present grin on his face broadened, and once again, the Captain looked very much like the boy he truly was. Still, though he literally had all the time in the world (an Eternity, actually) Cap took a deep breath (even though he didn't need to breathe) and left Eternity, and embraced Infinity.
With the speed of Mercury, Cap flew majestically towards the mists of time and space, looking very much like the man-god that he was. And even as he entered the section of the mist that would take him to the point he needed, Cap couldn't help but revel in the awe and wonder of the Power of Shazam. Flying was definitely his favorite power. Although he understood what true freedom was, and could give you several definitions and debate you philosophically on the subject of freedom for years without end, Cap still couldn't help but feel that flying was freedom in its purest form.
Once fully immersed inside the mists, Cap focused on the task at hand. The Wizard wouldn't have sent him on this mission unless it was of the utmost importance, and Cap mentally promised both himself and Shazam that he'd get the job done as best he could. The mists broke before him, as he cut through them like a bullet through the air, moving at speeds no mortal device could match, moving through that which no ordinary mortal could fathom. And as Cap looked ahead, with vision unparalleled, he saw a white light at the end of his tunnel of time.
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The year is 1942. The exact date is unimportant, for on this day, nothing extraordinarily remarkable happened. At least that's what the newspapers would say.
One scarlet clad hero knew better.
There was no explosion or gate or phenomena that preceded Cap's entrance into this time period. Unlike most forms of time travel, which were accompanied by bright flashes of light or vortexes of energy or (aptly enough) lightning, travel through the Mists of Eternity was a natural method of time travel. Cap simply phased into that time period as naturally as a person breathes.
Captain Marvel soared through the skies of the 1940's, quite satisfied by how that had gone. He had never time traveled before, and was relieved that the experience had gone over well.
"Now, let's see," he thought to himself. "The first order of business is to find the Freemans. And if I remember correctly (which he did, thanks to Solomon) the ship they were sailing on should be right over......THERE!"
Cap streaked across the sky, careful not to cause any sonic booms to alert anyone to his presence. He was an observer here, and had to be sure that he didn't unbalance the time-stream anymore than what had already happened. Mordu had messed things up enough as it was. Cap frowned to himself. He wished he could have taken a crack at that would be tyrant.
In mere seconds, Cap was over the sight of the events Shazam had foretold, arriving just in time to actually see the ship get attacked. Cap scowled, a look that was very out of place on his face. He hated this. Having to stand (well, fly) by as innocent people were murdered. He knew that they were technically already dead, and had been dead for 60 years in his own time period, but that didn't ease the pain he felt. The reports had said that all aboard the ship had died, and for all his power, there was nothing the Captain could do as he watched them die, tears filling his eyes.
Those same eyes had the Power of Zeus running through them, and could see things no mortal could, mistic things beyond mortal ken. And out of the corner of those eyes, Cap suddenly spied something.
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