S7W8: The Empire Vs. The Slaves

The Empire is: Silver Surfer, Full Spectrum Kyle Rayner, Mother Askani, Red She-Hulk, Indigo Lantern Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, Cindel Towani w/Star Wand, and The Walking Dead Crew (Rick, Lori, Carl, Glenn, Maggie, Dale, Darryl w/ throwing knives, Merle, T-Dogg, Carol, Andrea w/Legion Flight Ring, Amy w/Legion Flight Ring, Tyreese, Sasha, Axel, Bob Stookey, Michonne w/purple lightsaber and Zombie Pets #1 and #2.)

George Washington's Slaves are: Fernus, Batgirl, Loki, Wolverine, Dormammu, Ki Adi Mundi, WallyKazaam, Norville the Dragon.

Loki confronts a lone Indigo Lantern Sorceress of Grayskull in a secluded clearing. He smirks as he walks toward her. "I am the true heir of Odin, why should I fear your parlor tricks?" laughs Loki. The Sorceress' Indigo ring channels the green light of OA to shackle The Trickster god. A slight wave of his hand and the bonds disperse. She quickly changes to the power of an orange lantern, and Loki falls to one knee. "The orange light of avarice... ARGH! This is... Thor's... fault..." says Loki as he evaporates in the Lantern's light. IL Sorceress of Grayskull telepathically reads the minds of her Empire teammates to scan their progress in the match.

The Empire has gathered in the thick jungles of "Where the Wild Things Are", knowing that a head to head contest in the open with The Slaves is suicide. The Slaves gather in a clearing near The Empire's location, and Wolverine nods to Fernus. The burning Martian smiles and grows to giant size while flying to the opposite end of the jungle, then walks back toward The Slaves, burning every thing in sight. The Walking Dead's Lori, Carl, T-Dogg, Amy, Dale, Bob Stookey, and Sasha are incinerated by the initial blast. The rest stampede out of the dense vegetation, crushing WallyKazaam and Norville the Dragon on the way to the nearest clearing. Full Spectrum Kyle Rayner is flies up to contain Fernus, but his rings are rendered useless when his mind is shattered by the telepath Fernus. As FS Kyle Rayner falls, Mother Askani arrives to engage Fernus on the Astral Plane.

Meanwhile, what's left of The Walking Dead crew and Red She-Hulk are stopped by The Slaves' Wolverine, Batgirl, and Ki Adi Mundi. The Jedi Mundi force pushes the group back, killing Andrea and Merle because their bodies smashed into the trees, while the others remain disorganized. Without a word, Wolverine and Cassandra Cain quickly execute Glenn, Maggie, Axel, and Carol with a series of slashes and deadly martial arts moves. Red She-Hulk rises and stomps the ground, causing The Slaves to fall and buy The Empire some time to regroup. She leads the charge, and Batgirl is broken by red She-Hulk's shoulder block. Betty Ross then grabs a still prone Wolverine in place, as Rick, Shane, Tyreese batter him with a hatchet, police baton, and ballpeen hammer, respectively. A crossbow bolt to the brain via eye from Darryl Dixon finally ends Logan. A lone Ki Adi Mundi again uses a Force push to keep his ground. He fires up his lightsaber to fight Michonne, who also ignites the same colored blade. Her college fencing skills are no match for the Jedi, who slices her clean through the midsection, and follows through with a quick decapitation to her Zombie Pets #1 and #2. He desperately charges an ascending Red She Hulk, Rick, Shane, Tyreese and Darryl. Mundi deflects Darryl's crossbow shots with his saber, and runs the Walking Dead character through. He quicky stikes a nearby Shane, but stops short of a trifecta kill. His hesitation to slash the child Cindel Denowi is his undoing, as Red She-Hulk takes the opportunity to cinch the Jedi in a bear hug. A hammer blow by Tyreese ends the last of The Slaves ground force.

High above, the telepathic battle between Mother Askani and Fernus is coming to an end. Although she is powerful, the alien mind of a twisted J'onn J'onzz proves to be too much. The mindless Rachel Summers falls to her doom. The Empire's Silver Surfer has seen enough, and makes his presence known by exterminating Fernus with raw blasts of Cosmic energy. He prepares himeself for the inevitable arrival of Dormammu. "You knew I wouldn't show until you did, as you are the only one worth my time. Impressive strategy, Herald. Although I do make exceptions from time to time." laughs Dormammu with a snap of his fingers. Red She-Hulk, Rick, Tyreese and Cindel Towani burn alive from mystical flames created by The Dread One. "MONSTER!" screams The Surfer. "Flatterer." smiles Dormammu as he teleports them both to The Dark Dimension. "You cannot beat me here, Herald. It's over.' states Dormammu. "You're right... I can't beat you here." admits Norrin Radd. He pours on as much speed as he can muster while grabbing a hold of Dormammu. He flies them both into the endless hordes of Mindless Ones that occupy The Dark Dimension, and both are soon ravaged by the eternal beating of the brutes.

The Empires' lone Indigo Lantern Sorceress of Castle Grayskull is snapped back to the physical plane of existance as her last temmate's thoughts fade away into oblivion. She takes a moment to gather herself before heading to The Empre's locker room. "Leaving so soon? We've only just begun!!!" laughs the disembodied voice of Loki. "Nobody tricks The Trickster..."