Shazam

Before Damian could make a sound, everything around him suddenly moved.The fragments began to dance, the various wall panels trembled, and the deformed tables and chairs slowly rose into the air.Something brushed past his ear, and he had to lower his head to dodge it, only to find that the thing that almost smashed his head was nothing but a desktop pencil sharpener.Sparks flickered all around, and even the air was filled with beating ions.After a moment of shock, Damian quickly realized the problem: he was facing a sudden and powerful magnetic field, pushing all iron-containing objects around him into the air.

"Stop!" Damian reflexively said.

Billy didn't stop.He glared at Damian, his teeth clenched, obviously trying harder to manipulate the field.Everything around is dancing with the magnetic field, and there is constant noise, as if someone played the most discordant symphony.Billy is creating an electromagnetic hurricane.

"Stop!" Damian pressed Billy's hand hard, "Our school is an old brick building, it is impossible for you to dig yourself out! Also, the structure of the ruins is not stable, the result of your random force It means that the two of us are buried together, and there is no possibility of rescue."

The collapsed classroom fell silent in an instant, as if the invisible and intangible wind had subsided completely within a second.Billy stared at his brother brightly, as if to say, if you stop I will stop.

Damian sighed and said, "Okay, I won't say that word now. But if your Shakespearean tragedy is over, at least think about how you can use your current abilities. Why don't you give Make yourself a lightning rod and extend it diagonally to the ceiling. It is best if the other end is more than twenty feet away from you. This way I can stand on the other end of the lightning rod and read your spell. Of course this is not a sure way, but if You don't even want to take this risk, I'll knock you unconscious right away."

Billy blinked slowly, and then there seemed to be a tinge of blood on his face.He nodded vigorously.So Damian let go of Billy's hand and backed away some distance, making room for Billy to manipulate magic he was not yet familiar with.Billy closed his eyes and held up his hands.He practiced these movements hundreds of times, if not a thousand times, but it still had no effect.But now he could clearly see the magnetic field spreading out, twisting and deforming in space, placing every iron-containing object where he wanted it.Chairs and tables are stacked, joined by metal legs, and reinforced with penknives, coins, steel rulers, and everything else.Soon the objects formed a strange lightning rod that stretched thirty feet from Billy to the ceiling.Damian stopped right below the other end.Do it now.

"Shazam!" Damian yelled, this time in the exact same voice as Billy's.

Damian didn't wait for Zeus' lightning to fall from the sky, but immediately lay down on the ground, making himself lower and the target smaller.He didn't even see the lightning strike the chair closest to the ceiling and follow a long strip of metal straight towards Billy.Monofilament He heard the air around him explode like firecrackers, and all his hair stood on end.Terrible, as expected, I still can't hide.Then the electricity hit him in the back with the force of a machete.He was still too close to the pile of metal, and getting hit by the side flash was almost an inevitable end.His eyes went dark for a moment, and the severe pain submerged him like a flood.His heart was beating so fast it was almost impossible to count, while all other muscles froze and couldn't move.But he was still in the mood to tease himself: it was better than a complete heart stop.Before Damian had time to remind himself that he still had to take a breath, he felt a pair of strong arms hug him.The bright red battle uniform and the snow-white cloak—it is Captain Fantastic.

"Alive, just a side flash," Damian mumbled. "That communicator, tell someone we're alive. Ask him what the hell is going on."

Captain Fantastic shook his head, not even looking back at the communicator.He freed up one hand, and traced a complex pattern in the air, countless arcs and networks shining silently in midair.Captain Fantastic puts his hand on Damian's forehead when the pattern becomes so bright it almost blinds Damian's eyes.The flickering patterns surrounded Damian, as if a spring breeze had blown by.Immediately, Damian felt that all the pain and exhaustion had disappeared, and he was rarely refreshed.

"Well, I can still fall in love with magic," Damian muttered before jumping out of Captain Fantastic's arms and heading straight for his communicator.He quickly reinstalled the battery, activated the communicator, and then yelled into the machine, "Is anyone still there?!"

There was another long silence, but finally he heard Batman's voice, obviously exhausted but also pleasantly surprised, "Is that you? Are you okay?"

"It's fine. I'm with Captain Fantastic right now. What do you need?"

"I need you to go back to the Batcave right away. It's the only place with a protective barrier. Go now."

"Wait, what did you say?" Damian was obviously unconvinced, "Didn't I say I was with Captain Fantastic. It's the end of the world out there, we can help!"

"No. Brainiac's real army has just arrived, and he's absorbing the minds of all intelligent life on this planet, almost unstoppable, and we're losing men from the Alliance! You and the captain must go to a safe place. Even If you want to help, you have to survive this round first. Go!"

"Okay, okay, keep in touch."

Damian was also aware of the seriousness of the crisis, so he was prepared to listen to orders.As soon as he put down the communicator, he saw another group of white light suddenly exploded beside him, and then a woman with black hair and gray eyes appeared from the white light, standing in front of Captain Fantastic—Aleya Gluck S, Captain Fantastic's mysterious mentor.Aleya looked a little flustered, and her usually calm face was full of worry.But obviously Captain Fantastic is very happy to see his mentor at this moment, and the whole person seems to be a little brighter.

"One day I'll have to learn a few real teleportation spells like you," Aleya murmured, and then took a long breath.She puts a hand on Captain Fantastic's chest and whispers, "But now I have to, I'm sorry, my boy." Her voice is mournful, and even oddly final.

Lightning fell from the sky like a thousand blue and white electric snakes.Captain Fantastic disappeared in an instant, leaving only a thin little boy curled up on the ground, screaming silently.

Damian could hear the sound of blood hitting his eardrums.

Not long ago an entire load-bearing wall was on top of Billy, up to his chest.He didn't even dare to think about what kind of injury Billy might have suffered.In this post-apocalyptic melee with no rescue and no medical treatment, Captain Marvel is the only way for Billy to survive.Who would have thought that Billy's most respected and trusted mentor would trap Billy in a dying body with a snap of his fingers.

"what have you done?!"

Damian roared like a lion cub, clenched the dagger in his hand and rushed at the woman in front of Billy.He was thrown back with such overwhelming force, it was as if someone had grabbed his dagger hand and thrown him like trash, nearly dislocating his shoulder.Billy's strength was simply not comparable to that of this woman's. Without even moving his little finger, he could release a magnetic field capable of pulling a forty kilogram mass with the iron of a fine steel dagger.

Aleya ignored Damian at all.She knelt beside Billy and took the boy's cheek in her hands. "Breathe, Billy, stay calm," she said softly. "Watch me. Don't close your eyes and fall asleep, Billy, watch me. You must be awake for this ritual to work."

Billy took a deep breath and looked at his teacher distractedly.In fact, he didn't know what happened at all, and there was only pain in his world.But even at this moment, he didn't doubt the woman in front of him, he just obeyed reflexively.

"Listen, Father Zeus Olympiacos, Lord of the Highest Thunder and Lightning, please hear your child's oath," Arya said slowly.Her voice became heavy and loud, and even in a half-collapsed school, it echoed repeatedly as if it was in the mountains of Wanren.She doesn't even sound human anymore.

"Your daughter Pallas Athena, personification of wisdom and war, guardian of the empire of men, bearer of the shield of Aegis, guardian of thunder, speaks to you: give thunder to this mortal William Joseph. Batson Wayne. Hear his name and witness his deeds. Let him draw upon your glory as I do, for his courage and devotion are unmatched and have moved my heart. The empires of heaven above, the rivers of the underworld below , please bear witness to my oath."

The wind howled, the electric fire flickered, and there seemed to be continuous thunder in the distance.The scene where fate turns on the power to come is nothing more than that.But Billy didn't react at all.He was still groggy, waking up was already a luxury, not to mention thinking.

Aliya let out a long sigh.She was silent for a few seconds, and then said in her usual voice, "I've got to go, Billy, and I'll do my best to stop Brainiac's boat. It's okay to delay it by two or three ten minutes. Not for a long time. I can't beat Brainiac with the form I'm in, so it's up to you. Goodbye, Billy."

Billy finally noticed that the teacher's voice seemed to carry the meaning of farewell, so although he was not fully awake, he still grabbed Aleya's hand.He still couldn't speak, but the question and anxiety on his face were all too clear.

Aleya turned around and explained softly, "Brainiac's mothership appeared outside the solar system not long ago and is absorbing every soul on Earth. Every memory, every bit of knowledge, everything will become In his pocket. And I can never be Brainiac's collection; I have too many secrets, secrets that I can't let Brainiac take away. It's just that in this mortal body I I can't resist his offensive. It's time to sleep, give up this body, and let my soul sleep in a place that I can't find myself. But before I fall asleep, I can let Brainiac see the power of God , at least part of his mothership must be destroyed. You have two ten minutes, three ten minutes at most, get ready, boy."

Billy held Aleya's hand tightly and refused to let go.He shook his head furiously, though the motion only made him dizzy even more.

"Billy," Alea said, brushing Billy's hand away softly but irresistibly, "we're running out of time. You know, Captain Fantastic is one of the few heroes on Earth who can stand up to Brainiac's power One. You are the last guardian of the earth."

She stood up and walked to the door, saying as she went, "You should know that this is not a permanent separation. Besides, I am tired of mortal bodies, and there is nothing wrong with resting for a while. When I am ready, I will most naturally See you again, Defender of Magic."

After the last sentence, she disappeared outside the door.

Billy lay there silently, staring blankly at the ceiling.He just felt so overwhelmed by grief that he couldn't think at all, even though Brainiac was still absorbing his whole world outside the window.Suddenly Damian's face appeared in front of his eyes, and his brother took his hand hard.

"Billy, now is not the time to be sad, the world needs you," Damian said, "I need you too. Get another lightning rod, and I'll help you turn back into Captain Fantastic."

Billy took a deep breath, then shook his head.He began to write in the dust on the floor.When the last stroke of the word "Shazam" was written, he waved Damian away.Damian raised his eyebrows, but before Billy could make a second movement, he was already running around the corner, a good forty or fifty feet away from Billy.Being struck by lightning—even if it was just a side light—was one too many experiences, and he really didn't need a second time.Billy snapped his fingers and flicked, an electric current ignited the spell on the floor, and then a white light exploded from the word "Shazam" and Zeus's lightning fell from the ceiling for the second time.Captain Fantastic stood up slowly and looked around, his warm bright blue eyes now sad.

"Captain, we still have time," Damian stepped forward, "We'll go find her right away. We can take her back to the Batcave, where there is protection, and she will be safe."

But Captain Fantastic shook his head again, slowly and firmly.

"She is the most powerful combat force in the old gods, and she also said that she can destroy at least part of Brainiac's mother ship. How can we actively refuse such assistance," Captain Fantastic whispered, "This battle is very important. It is too difficult for us, and all favorable factors must not be let go, even if she... But it does not mean that she is going to die, it is just that she will not be seen for a while. She will always come back, no matter what form. Let's go , I'll take you home first, and then I'll go find Brainiac."

Damian turned his head and stared at Captain Fantastic for a moment, then asked, "Can you talk?"

Captain Fantastic nodded, "Now that I can become Captain Fantastic without the need for a voice, obviously the voice is no longer the biggest weakness, and the curse will naturally dissipate."

It wasn't just curses that dissipated.

Damian felt like he had a lot to say to this little brother, but he really didn't have time.So he said, "Well, take me home first. Happy hunting, Captain."