The Life Of Billy Batson | Shazam

Shifting Thunder | Part 2

"No way..." Zachary said slowly.

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Captain Marvel's eyes widened at the sight of his face- well, the face his magic gave him, staring at him with a giddy look. He blinked, glancing at Clark before looking back at the newcomer. 

"What's going on here...." Clark said, eyes wide as his gaze flicked between the man and Cap.

"I knew it!!" the man in the doorway said, doing a small dance before coming closer to the demigod. "I knew that wasn't some cheap fx shot- I just can't believe you're real-" he said, chestnut-colored eyes twinkling as he stared at the hero.

Captain Marvel blinked, clearing his throat. "Who are you?" he asked slowly. "And uh...why do you look like me?" he asked. 

It wasn't a complete match- Billy had bright, cornflower blue eyes whereas this man had brown, and Cap's jaw was stronger- he also had a few inches on his guy and was way buffer; though this guy wasn't scrawny by any means.

The man blinked and shook his head, smile growing on his face. "Zachary Levi," he said happily, holding his hand out for the demigod to shake. Cap nodded slowly, reaching out to grab the hand as sparks connected between them.

"Captain Marvel," he said in return with a slightly confused smile, making the man laugh.

"Not here you're not," he said with a chuckle. "You're Shazam here. Marvel has the rights to the Captain monicker now," he said casually, rolling his shoulders. 

"Oh uh- I'm an actor, by the way. I actually play you in a movie that's coming out soon," he said, gaze flicking to a very confused Henry and a still shaking Ben.

"And those aren't Clark or Bruce. That's Henry Cavill- he plays Superman, and that's Ben Affleck- he plays Batman." Zachary continued, pointing them out. Henry's eyebrow pinched together in thought, still helping Ben to stand.

"Zach, are you really trying to sell to me that this is the real Capt- Shazam? That's impossible, dude." the man said, shaking his head with a confused smile. The man beside him finally managed to compose himself, standing up completely and taking a shaky breath.

"He's telling the truth. Did the whole transformation before my eyes," he said slowly.

Henry still didn't look convinced but decided to play along. "Okay... how is this even possible? Captain Marvel is a fictional character. A comic book superhero." he said, crossing his arms loosely over his chest. 

"I don't know, this just seems like something out of a sci-fi show."

"I'm right here, you know," Cap said- he was still in the room, guys. "The answer's simple- magic probably. I was racing Barry and-" he was cut off by an excited noise from Zachary.