Chalant Candlelight

Chapter 22

(Wally’s POV)

We made it to the construction site where Blockbuster was wrecking stuff. Our job was to subdue him,

“Okay, Zatanna and Mag’s you're both on defense, that means use shields and portals to keep the rest of us from getting hit.” I explain watching blockbuster below throwing bricks as fast at bullets. I gulp. This might be harder than I thought.

“Wally, you're on ground duty, round up chains and cords, and try to cut off his legs. I’ll be on the structure frame shooting arrows to hold his attention.” Artemis continued

“And I’ll jump out when he stops moving and try to make him go unconscious.” Magan finished the plan, excluding Superboy and Aqualad since both of them were off world helping Superman with a mission,

“Okay, go, team.” I said with rally, and we all jumped into position. It was smooth sailing.

Or it was…

…until…

“Miss M!” I hear myself scream, I had just rounded up the chains and spun them around blockbusters legs, Artemis had kept firing smoke arrows and other specialty arrows to keep Blockbuster distracted but even then he was still punching rapidly in the air and throwing bricks, pickaxes, jackhammers, anything he could find within an arms reach, Zatanna and Mags had done a great job of protecting us at this point, but when Magan was floating down towards blockbuster thats when he broke the chain around his arm sending a nearby piece of gravel up towards her, the object hit her chest knocking her upwards then into a freefall some distance away, this was due to Mag’s negligence, I hoped it wasn’t personal but he could have created a shield with ample time.

With Magan in a free fall, I quickly zoom over to catch her out of the air, landing safely away from Blockbuster behind one of the structure support beams, under where Artemis was shooting arrows. Saving Magan caused me to have to let go of the chains, and now control of the mission was gone.

Blockbuster was enraged and bursting through chain after chain. The smoke and dust that had stirred began to die down a little as I saw Zatanna step out of the smoke lifting her hands and reciting a spell she made the chains restrict around Blockbuster’s arms and legs. I hadn’t seen anything like it as four portals appeared at each of his limbs, pulling him in towards each one like vortexes, he began to scream in pain as she was attempting to rip his body in four, I glanced around to see the smug smile on Mag’s face as he watched,

“Zara!” I shouted as Blockbuster’s screams got louder, “Zara, let him go!”

“I can't!” She said, I saw tears begin to fall from her face as if she didn’t think she could stop,

“Zara!” Artemis pleaded, but nothing got through to her. I reluctantly raised the signal, and Artemis, with a sad look, shot her arrow at Zatanna, sticking in like a taser it electrcuted Zatanna, making her fall from her floating position and her spells stop,

“Zara!” Mags yelled, running to the unconscious girl,

“Don’t get near her.” Artemis yelled, jumping from her post. A sharp arrow pointed directly at Mag’s as he raised his hands up. She circled around him to Zatanna,

“Kid Flash, get blockbuster to the authorities, I’m going to get Magan and Zatanna to the med bay-”

“-No, I’m fine.” Magan said, sitting up, her hand clenched ofer her heart where the gravel had hit, and bruised, “I’ll get the bioship.” She said, still breathing heavy from having the wind knocked out of her,

“What just happened?” I sigh in a moment of reflection, I pinch the bridge of my nose, “I wish Robin was here right now.”

(Zatanna’s POV)