UNIVERSE BOWL IX: CHAPTER XXXXVIII

Avery and Monroe Street. . .

Ki Adi Mundi stands ready.  The Jedi Master is joined by Batgirl.  Having lost Loki, the Human Torch flies teammate Reed Richards to the area of Avery and Monroe.  Richards immediately fires his once-again modified nullifier, striking Mundi.  A startled Mundi attempts to clear his head, his ears still ringing from the blast.

Mundi:  Cassandra?

Batgirl: What?

Mundi: I can’t feel the Force!

Batgirl: What?!?!

Mundi:  I can’t feel the Force!  Richards’ weapon must have somehow blocked me from it!

Batgirl:  You can still swing that saber of your Ki.  Just do it!

Batgirl attempts to lasso the Human Torch, without success.  The FF member easily burns through the line.  He then hurtles a fireball at Batgirl, who narrowly escapes sudden death. 

Unable to utilize the Force, Mundi’s experience and training still mold a formidable foe.  Richards fires his weapon at Mundi, who manages to deflect the ray back at its maker.  The ultimate nullifier explodes as its own beam shatters its casing.  Richards discards the weapon and uses his elasticity to reach Mundi.  Richards begins to encircle Mundi, crushing the Jedi.  In a last ditch effort to finish his enemy off before blacking out, Mundi flips both himself and Richards over.  Mundi uses his lightsaber and cuts into Richards.  Richards bellows in agony as his elongated left arm falls to the ground.  Mundi then finishes Reed.  The Human Torch ignores Batgirl and reacts to his teammate’s death.  The Torch throws up a blazing inferno around the Jedi.  A weakened Mundi is unable to escape and perishes in the flames.     The Torch then focuses on Batgirl who is now nowhere to be found.

Human Torch:  I’ll get you Batgirl!

Batgirl:  Come and get me!

The Human Torch lands next to Batgirl.  His hands swirl into balls of fire.

Human Torch:  Nowhere to go now.

A voice from behind the Human Torch is heard.

Batgirl:  Who said I wanted to go anywhere?

The Human Torch is staring at two Batgirls; one in front and one behind.  The Batgirl facing the Torch morphs into Loki.

Loki:  They don’t call me the Trickster God for no reason.

Loki unleashes an eldritch energy blast, extinguishing the flames of the Human Torch.  Loki then speaks to the real Batgirl, standing behind the remaining FF member.

Loki:  You may have the honor, Cassandra.

Cassandra Cain takes a bat-a-rang and slices the Human Torches neck.  Blood spurts from his jugular and Johnny Storm dies.

Loki:  Let’s get back to the others. . . I smell a grand finale in our immediate future.