The next day…
Cairo, Egypt Africa
Over a year since the Germans and Italians were pushed out of Egypt and North Africa by the Allied Forces and things had returned to a sense of normalcy. The damage done by the various battles had been repaired or currently under reparation but with the securing of the Strait of Gibraltar and the successful Allied invasion of Sicility and mainland Italy that secured the Mediterranean Sea, goods and supplies were able to move smoothly which included troops. While Independent, Egypt was heavily under the influence of the British which explained all the British Expeditionary forces stationed around and the various British garrisons throughout the country with Cairo having the largest. That was the destination for one person in particular, which happened to be Clark.
Clark arrived in Egypt not by ship or by plane but by his own means which meant his super speed. Much like Howard questioned, Clark swam all the way from the UK to Egypt. With him going around France and Spain and then through the strait of Gibraltar to get to Egypt the long way it took him a little longer, but he managed to get there in three hours. After speaking with Peggy and Howard, he needed to speak with Colonel Phillips about what was going on. He couldn't leave straight away without informing the Colonel because that would mean he technically would go AWOL so the Colonel needed to know which led to a long back and forth discussion about what the plan would be. He was informed of Rogers new shield and adding on to the story Clark told of Savage at the Hydra facility with the spear that unleashed a sonic blast powerful enough to rip a whole in a wall he knew how powerful Vibranium was. It could make powerful armor and weapons so if there was more than they would want it granted that was easier said than done. It was incredibly rare with the small fragment Howard got to make Rogers' shield being supposedly all he could get. Hydra and Savage's movements indicated they had intelligence that there was more, and they were already several steps ahead of them. He agreed with Agent Carter's assessment that they didn't have the time to bring back Taskforce Vanguard or Captain Rogers and the Howling Commandos. Just getting there would take a few days by ship or by plane, but Clark could get there faster on his own. Colonel Phillips didn't like the idea of Superman going out on his own, but they didn't have any other options, so he approved the solo mission.
Dressed in his Superman suit, Clark walked through the city towards the British Expeditionary Forces Garrison to pick up some supplies. Colonel Phillips gave him some papers which would allow him to pick up some gear and supplies there. His mind was focused on what he needed to do. Get supplies and then head south to pick up the trail of the Hydra soldiers and Savage's men so he ignored the looks he was getting from everyone he passed by. With the reports of the war going on and all the propaganda spread around, his S-shield was fairly recognizable by now, so he drew many stares and looks of intrigue, but he focused on going where he needed to go.
He arrived at the main gate and checkpoint of the British Expeditionary Forces army bases where personnel and vehicles were checked before being let through or out. He walked up to the gate and some of the men noticed his arrival but the second they saw his symbol they all stood at attention. "At ease, men. Captain Kalvin Elbert of the SSR. I just need a refit and supplies." Clark handed one of the soldiers the papers Colonel Phillips handed him.
"Yes, sir. Follow me." A soldier led him into the base, into the office of the Major in command. "Major Harrington, Captain Kalvin Elbert of the SSR here to see you, sir. Here are his papers."
"Yes." The Major got up and quickly read through the papers before taking one sheet out and handing it back to him. "Get to the armory and get the Captain what he needs. Quickly, now."
"Yes, sir." The soldier left leaving Clark and the Major to speak. "Major Brian Harrington of the British Expeditionary Forces. Pleasure to meet your, Captain Elbert."
"Pleasures mine, Major. Apologies for showing up unannounced on your base but time is of the essence. Once I get the supplies, I'll be out of your hair." Clark assured him. "Have you picked up any kind of chatter about any incidents or attacks south of here?"
"Yes." Major Harrington ushered him over to a table where there was a map of Northern and Central Africa. He placed a few pins down in Eritrea on the North-east coast of the continent and then a few to the west of Eritrea in the Sudan. "We received the same intel you did about the German's infiltration in Eritrea. Wiped out a patrol and when they crossed into the Sudan they've have encountered with several more British and French companies. They steamrolled right past them and the intel we've just received indicates that they were last seen near the southern border to Uganda and the Belgian Congo."
Major Harrington placed a pin in the area which was smack dab in Central Africa. "They're heading southwest towards the center of the continent. They clearly know where they're going and they're moving fast. Their latest attack will be the best place to pick up their trail." Clark said.
"The nearby forces are on alert but to be honest, Captain, from the reports we're getting they have some serious weaponry. Are you gonna be ok on your own?" The Major asked him.
"I'll be fine. Nothing I haven't handled before." Clark answered when they heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." The Major called out, so the same soldier from before walked in with two bags.
"Everything on the list, sir." The soldier handed him the bags and Clark gave them a quick glance. In one bag were some British military compo rations, spare magazines for his Colt pistol, several grenades, and some medical supplies while the other bag was filled with some TNT. Just in case.
"Thank you and thank you, Major. Let the SSR know that I made it." Clark gave him a salute and the Major saluted back.
Clark was escorted out of the base and thanked the soldier for the help before he cracked his neck. One check of his compass to make sure he was going to go in the right direction, and he took off a super speed, kicking up a huge cloud of sand and dust when he did. All anyone in the city could see was a blur followed by a sudden and violent gust of wind that blew past them.
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan/Uganda/Belgian Congo Border, Central Africa
After an hour running south, Clark arrived at the border where Major Harrington said there were last reported to be seen so it was the best place to begin tracking them. Clark slid to a stop with his feet kicking up the dirt and arrived near the border where there was sure to be garrisons or military bases set up. He was following dirt roads for the last hour and since he didn't know the area at all he just had to go off his compass and match that with the mental image of the map the major showed him. From there he was calculating his best route and along the way he found several dirt roads. One of them had faint tread marks he recognized as the ones used by the Hydra armored personnel carriers, and they were easily the largest treads in the dirt so following them was his best bet which happened to be the right one because when he arrived at the border, he found evidence that he was on the right trail.
That evidence was the burning wrecks of jeeps and other military vehicles, destroyed military emplacements and border defenses along with the military barracks for the soldiers at the border and plenty of wounded or dead soldiers being tended to by reinforcements and locals who were helping. "Oh my god…"
Some local villagers were helping move the KIA British and French Soldiers so they could be given proper burials later. Those that were medics or had training in medicine helped those that were wounded. The injuries ranged from fairly superficial with cuts and bruises by those who got extremely lucky to life-threatening wounds. The British and French medics and corpsman were doing what they could with what they had set up in makeshift medical tents.
An American man, likely in his mid to the late 20s, dressed in boots, khakis and a light linen shirt with a scarf wrapped around his neck was working with a tall African-American and lighter skinned Egyptian woman, both of whom were wearing similar clothing to the American. Comfortable but sensible clothing for the African heat and weather. Boots, long pants, light long sleeve shirts with scarfs wrapped around their necks and heads. All three, likely coming with the local villagers, were helping the British and French soldiers in trying to move the burning wreck of a French char de bataille Char B1 tank but they didn't have the heavy vehicles to move it, so they were relying on brute force which was slow goings.
"Ok, ready! Push!" The British sergeant shouted, and they pushed.
"Come on, you hunk of metal." The American said when all of a sudden, he almost fell forward but managed to catch himself. The reason he nearly fell forward was because the burning wreck of a tank was moved, or more accurately lifted. He and the others saw it was being held up over the head of a man wearing a customized military uniform with an S-shield on his chest.
"I got it. Where do you want it?" Clark asked and the British Sergeant pointed to the side so Clark tossed it over without much hassle. "Apologies for the scare. Captain Kalvin Elbert, SSR. I'm tracking the German unit that your compatriots encountered. I'm sad to say I got here too late. How bad is it?"
"Bad, sir. Over 100 were wounded, times three dead. They steamrolled through everything set up. Landmines, explosives, machine gun nests and even the tank. It's French but the things a burning wreck and not a single casualty or wounded on their side." The British sergeant informed him.
"I need to know what happened here exactly." Clark told him.
"Follow me. The Lieutenant in charge of the garrison here survived." The British sergeant led him away to the makeshift medical tent where the wounded were being tended to. They walked past the cots where the injured were resting and stopped at one where a man was resting with a broken right arm, broken left leg, and bandages wrapped around his stomach. "Lieutenant Maxwell, this is Captain Kalvin Elbert."
The Lieutenant made the attempt to get up, but Clark stopped him. "At ease, Lieutenant. Sit back and rest." Clark told him so he did. "I'm here tracking the German armored group that did this. What happened?"
"Our General informed us of a German Company in the area, so he sent us to secure the border crossing. The French came along as well with the tank, and we had the entire area secured. Landmines, explosives, machine guns, mortars, and snipers. We were ready." The Lieutenant recounted. "Our sniper spotted them, but we could hear the loud roars of their engines coming from a mile away. We got ourselves ready to fight…but we couldn't even fire a shot before those things dropped in."
"What things?" Clark asked him.
"Monsters in metal. Faces like ghosts. They tore through our defenses. We put hundreds of bullets in them, mortars and tank shells too but they were useless. They moved so fast and were so strong…it was a slaughter."
"Let me guess. This metal monsters was about 12 feet tall, and the armor was large and bulky. Large motors on the back and a glowing green rock could been seen on the chest plate." Clark listed off and the lieutenant nodded.
"You've seen them before?"
"Them? It wasn't just one man in the armor?" Clark questioned, unaware that the American man from before was nearby and listening in.
"No. There were two. Two armor monsters." The man answered and that worried Clark immensely. One was bad enough but two with everything else just made this a lot harder. "They were able to shoot these green beams of energy from their wrists and once they took us out the rest of their convoy passed through. They were in a hurry."
"Your safe now, Lieutenant and I'm going after them. Thank you." Clark shook his hand and left him rest. He thanked the sergeant and walked out of the tent but not before reaching into his pack and handing the medical supplies he had with him to the doctors and corpsman. "It's not much but hope this helps."
"Thank you." One of the doctors said to him. Anything they could use was better than nothing.
Clark walked out of the tent and took a deep breath. He was on Hydra's trail, but things were getting complicated, and he was ready to deal with those energy weapons but if there were two of those Maschinensoldaten then they were clearly not messing around. "Are you all right?" He heard and saw the American from before walk over to him, holding out a cigarette for him to take but Clark declined. "You look like you just got some bad news."
"I did in a way. I'm after the Germany company that did this. Tracking them down." Clark replied when he saw an African-American man and Egyptian woman walk over. He recognized them from the group that was trying to move the burning wreck that he lifted.
"So, you know what did this?" The woman asked.
"I do and it's nothing good." Clark answered.
"Has to be something bad if it has the Superman worried. Especially since you came here all alone." The American pointed out.
"I could make the trip faster than anyone else could." Clark pointed out. "You're American, right?"
"Yes. Sorry, I didn't introduce myself. Daniel Garrett, Archaeologist." He held his hand out and Clark shook it.
"Captain Kalvin Elbert."
"We know. Everyone knows who you are. That S is pretty recognizable even down here in Africa." The African-American man shook his hand. "Carter Hall. This is my wife, Shayara."
"Shayara Hall, nice to meet you." She shook Clark's hand and he smiled.
"Nice to meet you, too. What are you three doing all the way down here in the Sudan? You're not military." Clark deduced.
"Oh, no. Uh, I've actually been traveling the continent for some Archaeology digs but the war kind of put a damper on things. Finally, managed to get over here in the last year after the Germans were pushed out. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have actually been my tour guides and I've found some very interesting artifacts." Garrett replied but then winced and shuffled a bit like something bit him in the back.
"Are you ok?" Clark asked him.
"Oh, yeah. Just uh…you know, pinched nerve. Destroyed tank was heavy." Dan Garrett answered.
"We were nearby when we heard what happened, so we came with the local villagers to try and help." Carter told him.
"Well, I'm sure these men appreciate that. They could use all the help they could…" Clark stopped and turned his head to the southwest.
"Are you, ok?" Shayara asked him.
"I've got to go." Clark super sped away in a blur and gust of wind, brushing past them and running southwest.
"Whoa…" Carter, Shayara, and Garrett all said at once.
"So, the stories about him are true." Dan Garrett said.
"But where is he going?" Shayara wondered.
"If I had to wager a guess likely where the Germans went next." Carter looked around the place and seeing the death and destruction caused appropriately riled him up. "And I for one would like to make sure they are stopped. Besides, Superman could use some help."
"Good luck with that, Carter. We don't even know where he went." Shayara told him only for Carter to look at Dan Garrett.
"I think I can probably help with that." He replied and as he said that there was a faint glow of blue on his back.
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Zambesi
The small country of Zambesi had a tumultuous history much like the rest of the continent going through various chieftains and expanding or shrinking throughout the centuries, but it also had a special history that made it unique in Africa. Ancient Legends speak of a mighty warrior who was granted power of the elements, and his resting place became known as Zambesi. Rich with fertile land and large plains for a cornucopia of might animals, it was a great place to call home for those who did. As a Belgian colony, it has known strife but due to its size it was often ignored. It was much, much smaller than the other countries surrounding it but one thing made it unique and unfortunately that also made it a target.
In the capital of Zambesi known as Tantu City, which wasn't a city in the normal sense and more a very large African Village, the people went about their business as normal. Crops were tended to along with the livestock, food was prepared, clothes were made or repaired and life was good. There was one person who was of particular importance to Tantu City, sort of their leader/protector but it wasn't man but a woman. A lovely looking woman in her 20s wearing traditional Zambesi garb was helping some children prepare food. She was showing them what to do and had a kind and gentle nature to her, but she was of grave importance to Zambesi and the reason for that was because of the necklace she wore. A golden feline head flanked by six golden fangs, three on each side.
"Amaya! Amaya!" A young girl ran through the village shouting her name.
"What's wrong, Foyinsola?" Amaya asked, speaking the local language of Xhosa.
"Men with guns are coming to the village from the east."
Hearing that, Amaya's soft visage of peace and happiness gave way to a fierce battle and protective spirit. "Children, go back to your homes. Quickly, now. Foyinsola, sound the alarm."
The children did as they were told, and the young girl ran over to nearby horn and blew into it three times. When everyone in the village heard the horn, they dropped what they were doing and quickly rushed to their homes, barricading themselves inside. Amaya readied herself as she ran through the village in the direction Foyinsola said the men with guns would be coming. She figured it was likely another group of Belgian soldiers, so she was prepared to deal with them but not in Tantu city. She ran about 200 yards away from the village and saw the men with guns arriving, but she didn't recognize their uniforms, so they weren't Belgian.
50 soldiers of the König or King SS-Battalion were driving up to the village in trucks or four-door cars. The König SS-Battalion was specially trained and under the command of Vandal Savage, so they were not to be underestimated. They were all the way in Zambesi following orders they were given to recover something of importance while the main force was still heading to their primary destination, but they had backup on standby. They'd regroup with them when they were done.
The lead vehicle saw their target village in the distance but also saw a woman standing in their path, so he slowed down. The driver and his three passengers, which included this groups commander stepped out with their rifles or submachine guns.
"Move her." The leader told one of his men, so he walked forward.
"Get out of our way, woman." He said to her in English, hoping she understood that as she likely didn't know German.
"Actually, that's what I was gonna tell you." Amaya said, surprising them that she spoke English so well. "Zambesi is under my protection, and you are trespassing so leave at once."
That's when the leader recognized the necklace around Amaya's neck as the item, they were assigned to retrieve so he stepped forward to her and unholstered his pistol. "Remove your necklace and hand it over. This is your only warning." He aimed his pistol at her and the three men with him followed his lead, aiming their two bolt-action rifles and one submachine gun at her.
"And this is yours." Amaya touched her necklace and was shrouded by the spirit projection of a cheetah which roared before it seeped into her body. The SS commander and his men were startled but stood there ground as Amaya raced forward with the speed of a cheetah and punched the commander in the face. He was sent flying back into the car and she followed that up by grabbing one soldier and throwing him into another before taking out the fourth with a leg sweep and then ax kick to the face.
As she was fighting those four men the other SS soldiers had quickly gotten out of their vehicles and took up a defensive position. One posted up on a truck with an MG-4, pulled back the cocking hammer to chamber a round and opened fire at Amaya. She looked up and saw the bullets closing in on her which is when to her surprise she saw a man suddenly appear.
Clark had super sped all the way to Zambesi from the border and got there just in time. When he saw the bullets heading to the woman, he super sped to her and covered her body with his. The bullets bounced or broke against his back as Clark extended his arms out to make sure she was covered. "Are you ok?" He asked her and she managed a nod through her astonishment at seeing a man not getting shredded to pieces by bullets and how he appeared out of nowhere. "When I give you the chance, get out of here."
"No, this is my village, and I will protect it." Amaya touched her amulet, and the spirit of an eagle surrounded her before she jumped and flew into the air.
Clark would have liked to go wide-eyed in astonishment, but they had a fight, so he quickly turned around and slammed his hands together making a loud thunder clap. His super strength clap caused a huge shockwave which knocked the SS soldiers back before he jumped forward and tossed the gunner on the truck away before destroying the MG-42. One soldier got up and aimed a Panzerschreck anti-tank rocket launcher at him and was about to pull the trigger.
[Eagle cry]
Amaya swooped down like an eagle and kicked the soldier across the face before she threw him to the side. She touched her necklace, and the spirit of a rhino surrounded her before she charged forward. Her feet stomped on the ground, making loud thuds like a rhino would and she hit like one two as she punched, and shoulder shoved some SS soldiers in her way, and they were knocked around like they were if they were hit by a rhino. One soldier fired a burst from his submachine gun at her only for Clark to get in the way and catch the bullets which he then through back at the shooter. Several grenades were thrown at him, but he grabbed them out of the air and hurled them into the sky where they went off with.
Seeing they were outnumbered, the radioman quickly called in for backup. No sooner than he said that did three Hydra Armored Personnel Carriers drive into the valley from the jungle followed by a Hydra Mini Tank, all of them armed with heavy caliber machine guns and energy guns that immediately opened fire. The SS soldiers quickly moved back into cover behind their vehicles or out of the line of fire of the Hydra vehicles. Clark quickly rushed over to Amaya and pulled her down behind the lead SS car for cover as bullets and energy blasts rain down all around them. The car they were hiding behind protected them from getting hit but it wouldn't last long as it was getting riddled with bullets and one energy blast would make it explode.
"Who are they?" Amaya asked Clark.
"Bad news. Much worse than the SS soldiers and with better weapons. Those energy weapons are powerful." Clark said as the two peaked out from behind the car. There they saw the commander that Amaya punched out scramble to his feet, likely concussed but before he could run or scramble for cover, one of the energy blasts hit him and he disintegrated. To say that Amaya was shocked was an understatement. "Stay behind cover!"
Clark quickly super sped to the Hydra Mini Tank which tried to shoot him. The main gun glowed blue and fired several shots which missed because Clark was moving too fast to get a lock on. The energy blasts may be powerful and fast, but the gunner was still human and that allowed Clark to close the distance and slam into the side of the tank. He bashed into the reinforced armor and made a huge dent before jumping up top and punching the main gun in two. He ripped open the top hatch and quickly threw in a grenade from his pack when a gunner on one of the Hydra Armored Personnel carriers turned his energy gun and fired a shot. It hit Clark dead center in the chest and knocked him off just as the grenade took out the mini tank from the inside. Clark landed on his back and hit the ground hard, getting the wind knocked out of him as the energy blast hurt. But he was glad to not be disintegrated. He sat up and saw the Hydra carriers focus on him, driving around the wreckage and opening fire. He was about to move when a figure landed in front of him, and a large shield surrounded them. The shield was glowing blue as it protected Clark from being hit by bullets or Hydra's energy weapons and in that second realization that he was being protected by someone, Clark saw that the shield was really two giant blue glowing bug wings that were connected to make a dome.
His savior was a person wearing a blue formfitting suit, blue boots, blue gloves, and a black belt with a scarab on the buckle. On his back was a giant protrusion that looked like a giant bug wrapping around him like a pack with six glowing lights. It was the bug protrusion on his back where the giant wings were coming from and to top it off there was a blue cowl that covered the person's hair with a small fin in the middle and a yellow visor to protect his eyes.
"Are you ok?" The man asked and Clark nodded. The Hydra soldiers got out of the armored personnel carriers and used their handheld energy rifles to establish a firing line. "Khaji, knock them back."
The shield glowed before emitting a shockwave that knocked all the Hydra soldiers away and sent the Armored vehicles skidding back. The man deactivated his shield with the wings returning into his suit. One of the gunners managed to get back onto one of the guns on the armored personnel carrier but before he could squeeze the trigger someone swooped down and bashed into him, sending him flying through the air and destroying the gun. Clark thought it might have been Amaya, but it was someone else. A man wearing red and gold armor. Red boots with gold kneecaps on red colored pants, a golden cuirass of armor was on his chest with golden shoulder pads connected to his chest armor via belts to a red buckle with a hawk symbol placed over his heart. Gold and red armored gauntlets adorned his hands, and he was holding a large two-handed double headed golden axe. The helmet on the man's head was gold and had two long wings like a bird with the nose designed after a beak and it covered everything except for the eye area, the ears, the mouth, and the front of the neck. But the most striking thing about the man were the two giant wings he had sprouting out from his back.
The winged warrior sliced through the armored carrier with his axe and a Hydra soldier was about to blast him when Clark super sped forward and sent him flying away before jumping onto the second armored personnel carrier and ripping the guns off. He was about to deal with the third and final armored carrier when another winged warrior flew down and smashed it with a golden mace. Ordained in armor similar to the hawk man but this was a hawk girl. Red boots and gold kneepads on top of green pants with a red belt that had a hawk symbol on the buckle. A gold and green colored armor cuirass protected her chest with matching shoulder pads and armored gauntlets covering her forearms and hands which was holding up a spiked golden mace. She had a winged and beaked helmet like the hawk man but more subtle and had a similar pair of golden wings on her back.
She kicked two Hydra soldiers in the face and then bashed a third with her mace but when a fourth tried to shoot her, the hawk man sliced his gun and punched him in the face. The beetle man formed some kind of antenna-like device from his right hand, and it fired a shockwave that send the Hydra and SS men flying back. They heard the roar of a lion and Amaya soon joined the fray, taking out the SS and Hydra goons and she was quickly joined by the hawk girl. An SS soldier picked up an MG-42 and fired a barrage at them so Clark super sped in front and protected him before the hawk man sliced him across the chest. The beetle man fired another shockwave blast and took out the last of the soldiers.
"Is that all of them?" Amaya asked and they looked around. All they saw were dead SS or Hydra soldiers.
"Looks like it." The hawk man picked up one of the energy guns. "These aren't like ordinary guns."
"Hydra isn't ordinary. The things they've made for this war defy explanation but they're definitely dangerous." Clark told him as he looked at the three people who helped him. They may have been wearing armor and helmets/cowls to cover their faces, but he recognized them from the border.
"So, what are they doing here in Africa? Shouldn't they be fighting in Europe?" Dan Garrett point out.
"They have an objective, but I don't know why they sent a small group to this vill— [Buzzing of energy buildup]" Clark froze when he heard this new sound and recognized it instantly. "GET DOWN!"
He pushed Amaya, the two hawks and the beetle guy to the side out of the way of a powerful green energy beam that hit him. He was sent flying through the air and crashed down in the middle of Tantu city.
"[Groans] Oh…that hurt." Clark groaned as he pushed himself up to his feet and looked around at the simple huts in the village when he saw a Maschinensoldaten up in the air heading towards him. Likely jumping after him and knowing that their battle would decimate the village, Clark had to keep him out, so he super jumped and tackled the Maschinensoldaten out of the air and they crashed into the ground. Being close to the Kryptonite core, Clark felt like he was dying and having crashed into the ground didn't help which is when he was punched in the face. He tumbled through the air and crashed into the dirt, spitting out some blood from his mouth as the Maschinensoldaten got back up, giving Clark his first good look at it. It was like the one he faced in Tehran with the same design and Kryptonite powered energy beam on the left arm but on the right arm seemed to be a modified mortar launcher that fired rockets from a Panzerschreck with a large drum of extra rounds attached to the arm for faster reload. He then raised said launcher at Clark.
[Cry of an elephant]
Amaya charged at it with the spirit of an elephant, so the Maschinensoldaten turned and aimed it rocket, but she jumped and kicked it in the chest which made him stumble back. It quickly reobtained its footing and punched Amaya back before blasting her with said rocket only for Clark to super speed over and protect her. He covered her body with his own, so the rocket exploded against him. The two tumbled on the ground as it fired its Kryptonite beam only for Carter to drop down in front of them and summon a circular shield to protect them. The shield didn't break or melt but the force of the energy beam sent him skidding back until Clark grabbed and braced him from behind.
"Garrett! Shayara!" He called out. Dan Garrett flew forward with his bug wings and turned his right hand into a large mace while Shayara used her spike mace and they both hit the Maschinensoldaten, sending it into some trees. They flew after it to keep up the pressure, hitting it all over but the Maschinensoldaten would not go down and began fighting back.
Carter retracted his shield as he looked over at Clark who helped Amaya up. "Are you ok?" Clark asked her and she nodded.
"What is that thing?" Carter asked.
"That's what tore through the border crossing defenses. One of Hitler's super weapons. The toughest armor with a serum enhanced super soldier underneath and a power source that doubles as an energy weapon." Clark answered.
[Wham]
Garrett flew past them, having been punched by the Maschinensoldaten and Shayara wasn't fairing any better. She hit it in the side with her mace before ducking its grab and wound up her mace but when she went to swing, it caught her weapon and punched her in the face. She flew back and crashed into the ground.
"Shayara!" Carter flew forward and punched it in the chest which knocked it back, showing off some enhanced strength. His wings flapped as he hovered to the ground and brandished his axe. "I'm gonna cut your head off for that."
He jumped up into the air, aided by his wings and came in with a big overhand chop only for the Maschinensoldaten to catch his weapon mid-swing. He then headbutted Carter several times and slammed him into the ground before throwing him to the side. It was about to blast him with its Kryptonite energy beam only for Clark to slam into it from behind at super speed, sending it crashing through several trees.
"Like I said that armor's not for show and the person wearing it has enhanced strength and durability." Clark told him while Amaya helped Shayara up and Dan Garrett joined them.
"So, do you have a suggestion?" Garrett asked him.
"There's only one of him and five of us. Hit from all sides and disable the green energy core on its chest. That's powering the energy weapon on its left arm." Clark told them and everyone nodded.
The Maschinensoldaten got to his feet with some dents and scratches on the armor but otherwise it was fine. Despite him being outnumbered, his wasn't going to run away so he fired another rocket from his right arm and while it reloaded, he fired quick Kryptonite energy bursts instead of a singular energy beam. That way he could get multiple shots.
Clark and the others separated to avoid being hit with Carter and Shayara taking to the sky. Amaya summoned the spirit of a kangaroo and jumped around with incredible agility to avoid getting hit. Dan Garrett ran at it from the left while Clark did so from the right. Clark had to keep a distance from the Kryptonite, so he used his pistol and fired a few shots to get its attention, which it did. It was more focused on him than the others, so it fired several Kryptonite energy bursts at him. Clark used his super speed to dodge while Dan Garrett transformed his hands into the antenna-like energy ray guns and fired two beams of blue energy at the Maschinensoldaten who fired his Kryptonite energy beam and the two battled for dominance against one another but were fairly even. Clark ran by the Maschinensoldaten at super speed and punched it across the face before running away which allowed Dan Garrett to blast it back. It tumbled onto the ground and got back to its feet, quickly firing a blast at Dan Garrett who used his wings to shield himself.
[Hippopotamus roar]
Amaya jumped down onto the Maschinensoldaten with the power of a Hippo in her ax kick which he blocked but it was with the arm that had the modified mortar launcher, so it was crushed. He pushed her back, so she used the momentum to move into a backflip and it was about to blast her when Carter and Shayara swooped down and hit him from opposite directions. She bashed it with her mace, and he sliced it across the chest with his axe which made a cut into the protective cover over the Kryptonite. Amaya touched her necklace to channel the spirit of the rhino and she drop kicked it in the chest, hitting it in the same spot where Carter slashed it, making a larger crack in the protective cover. Amaya ducked to the side to avoid being grabbed when Clark super sped by and punched it in the back, sending it crashing into the dirt. It picked itself up off the ground and turned to fire its Kryptonite energy beam which Dan Garrett countered with his own allowing Shayara to swoop in from the side and bash it across the face, knocking its helmet and mask off so they could see the red-skinned monster of the Blockbuster serum. Carter then came down and slashed it down the chest, but it managed to grab his wing so he headbutted Carter and threw him to the side only for Amaya to rush forward. She summoned the spirit of a snake and swerved around its punch before climbing up its arm and kicking it across the face. She then backflipped off its shoulder to get some distance.
He raised his energy beam at her, but nothing happened. He tried again and got nothing but empty clicks like a gun without any bullets. That's when he noticed that Amaya had the piece of Kryptonite in her hand from his chest piece. Carter's last slash finally broke open the protective cover allowing Amaya to grab it. With it, the suit wouldn't have the extra power for movement or its energy weapon. Before the depowered Blockbuster serum soldier could contemplate his next move, he was struck in the chest and sent skidding across the ground. He picked himself up and saw Clark walking towards him.
"Without that piece of Kryptonite powering your suit you're without your best weapon which means I have nothing to worry about." Clark cracked his neck and super sped forward where he landed a powerful punch across his face and that send him tumbling across the ground only to super speed around and punch him back in the opposite direction before super speeding around him and landing a powerful uppercut that send him up into the sky. He kept going up and up to the point where he was nothing more than a blip and even then, he began to disappear, so Clark wondered if he punched him into space.
"Oh my god…" He heard and saw Dan Garrett, Amaya, Carter and Shayara Hall looking at him in awe. "How did you do that?" Shayara asked.
"Forget how? If you could have done that now, why didn't you do that from the beginning?" Carter asked him.
"That rock in her hand." Clark said and everyone looked at the small seemingly insignificant glowing green rock currently in Amaya's hand. "That emits a special kind of energy that weakens me and powered that armor's energy weapon. This isn't the first time I've had to deal with that thing. I've encountered one of them before. They're Hitler's latest super weapons but are expensive, have complex components and need an incredibly powerful source of energy to power it. That rock may not look like much but it's dangerous."
Amaya touched her necklace and summoned the spirit of the gorilla before crushing it into dust which blew away with the breeze. "It won't harm anyone anymore." She said. "Thank you for your help, all of you. Zambesi is safe once again."
"We were happy to help but, in all honesty, we were following him." Dan Garrett pointed at Clark.
"And it was my pleasure." Clark told her. "Apologies, I haven't even introduced myself. Captain Kalvin Elbert of the Strategic Scientific Reserve."
"Daniel Garrett, Archaeologist." Dan Garrett introduced himself as his cowl came down to his neck, so his head wasn't covered while Carter and Shayara removed their helmets.
"Carter Hall and this is my wife, Shayara." Carter introduced the two of them.
"It's nice to meet you all. I am Amaya Jiwe, protector of Zambesi. Thank you all for what you've done to help protect my village. Zambesi is in your debt." Amaya said to them.
"It was my pleasure and since it did cause some of this mess, I'd be happy to help clean things up as well." Clark told her and she smiled, thankful for that.
"Me too." Daniel Garrett volunteered and so Shayara and Carter did the same.
"It'll go faster with all of us helping." Shayara said and they helped Amaya fix things up. Unbeknownst to them now, the five of them meeting was something of historical importance that would matter in the years to come.
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