Angel Of Heroes

Ch.3: So It Begins (Part 3)

Reaper sneaks in along with the rest of the group.

"I can't believe Hawkgirl and Superman got captured."

"Say that again, we didn't hear you the first thousand times, Lantern."

"Quick question, how are we supposed to tell you two apart?" Flash inputs causing everyone to stare at him. He looks at the others before cringing. "I mean... When we say Green Lantern, how will you know who we're talking to?"

"Great save."

"I'll go by GL." Jordan suggests. Everyone nods.

"Now is not the time to figure out nicknames. We have a one dead and two captured, we need to get serious." Stewart scolds sternly. Reaper glares at him.

"I appreciate you not sugar coating it but you didn't need to raise your voice and let the enemies know we're here." she replies quietly. She was right though, five aliens come around the corner just as she finishes. She raises her hand and burns them mercilessly while letting a cruel smirk form on her lips as they cry in agony and melt away. The smell of burnt flesh fills the air, making everyone nauseous. From the smell and their partner's cruelty. "So, greenie, where are they?"

"I thought you could sense life forces?" John Stewart asks her. She rolls her eyes.

"I can. But for some reason I can't get a read on them. It feels weird." she replies before thinking about it. "It's like they're here but...at the same time... Like they're not. It's hard to describe but... Ugh, you got a read on them, Martian?" she turns to J'onn. His eyes glow before he nods.

"Yes. They're this way." he leads them down a few turns before they come across a room and their comrades are hanging upside down, unconscious. Reaper stops for a moment.

"Wait-" her warning comes late as their "comrades" open their eyes in a snap, revealing glowing red eyes. They shift into the aliens and exit just as gas begins to spray into the room and it seals them in. They begin to cough.

"Can't focus!" Both Lanterns cough out. Reaper opens up a white portal and swallows her friends in it before following them through it.

***

"Errg...where...What?" Flash groans as everyone else around him wakes up as well. They turn to find they're in some kind of room. In walks Reaper and she blinks at them in surprise.

"Oh. Hello!" comes a cheerful voice that causes them confusion.

"Reaper?" they ask. The "Reaper" shakes it's head.

"Oh, I'm not Reaper...well, the original one. I'm a clone!" she explains happily. "Well... Sort of. As you can see, I'm nothing like her!"

"Clone?" Wonder Woman asks, confused. The real Reaper enters next when the clone's eyes glow blue. With a wave of her hand, the clone disappears.

"Glad to see you're awake."

"Where are we?"

"A pocket dimension, you could say. I created it." Reaper replies. All their eyes widen in shock.

Just how powerful was the woman before them?

"I have the location of our teammates if you're ready to rescue them?" She asks.

"We can't waste anymore time! The more time we're in here the-"

"Actually, I sped up the gas' effects on you so you were out for about half an hour." Reaper cuts Stewart off. They stare in shock at her.