The reporter on the television is reporting from the News 8 helicopter that was trying to balance between keeping its distance and getting close to the monster. They move around so that they can all see TV with the reptilian creature towering over the water as it attacks the ships in the harbor. Dr. Genome is flying behind it on a kind of flying disc with a control stand as he directs the monster. They see Jetstream flying in carrying the Commander when, all of sudden, she lets him go and he falls toward the creature, fists extended.
Right before he hits it though, the monster swings it's arm and backhands the Commander away to crash into a warehouse on the docks. The news helicopter shudders from the force of the impact as they had gotten a bit too close to get the picture of the famous 'super punch'. The monster moves towards the warehouse as Jetstream flies up behind Dr. Genome. He doesn't seem to see her coming and they are all sure that she is going to take him out when she gets about 3 meters (10 feet) from the platform and suddenly she crashes into a glowing ball surrounding the platform. It appears to be a force field that flings her backwards.
Dr. Genome turns around and doing something with the panel, they see some kind of a ray blast after her. But she is too fast for him and is able to dodge the beam. Jesus and Mariana both cheer as they see Jetstream accelerate and fly back toward the warehouse just as the Commander comes out of the rubble. She grabs him and then flies up to drop him at the monster. However, this time after letting go she flies toward the monster's head as a distraction. The monster is way too slow to catch her and she succeeds in allowing the Commander to get close enough to land his trademarked super punch.
Jesus and Brandon both cheer as the Commander punches the monster, causing it to stagger back but then it recoils and slams him away again. The Commander flies into a docked ship, plowing through it to come out the other side and crash into the water.
"Connor, did the monster looks like he just got stronger?" Jude muttered.
"What?" Mariana asked looking at her brother.
"That hit. The first one sent the Commander through the warehouse was strong, but this one was much, much harder. It's like it got stronger between the blows" he says confused.
"That doesn't make any sense Jude" Jesus tells him. "It probably just tried harder than before if it looks like that."
Jude looks at Connor and sees a similar confused look on his face. "I think you are right Jude" Connor says carefully. "I've been hit by Sentinel and Spinster, both pretty hard, and you can tell the difference in power levels."
On the TV, Jetstream had managed to grab the end of a wheel of wire cable and was flying the cable around the monster, tying up it's legs while the Commander, who had gotten back on the pier, was throwing shipping containers at the monster, each one slamming into the beast.
Caught in the wires, the monster tripped falling onto the pier and then the Commander jumped. His super strength allowed him to get really high before he started coming down, picking up speed. This time the hero landed and double fist punch right on the head of the beast that caused the entire pier to shake, the concrete to crack, and nearby windows to shatter.
"ALL RIGHT!" Jesus and Brandon cheered and high fived. Jude and Connor took a deep breath and relaxed a bit. That was an amazing punch and the whole family looks surprised when they actually felt the slight tremor in the ground as the shockwave caused by the Commander's punch reached them from the harbor.
"Oh my god!" Mariana shrieked. "Was that the punch?" she screamed.
Jude and Connor both smirked at the demonstration of strength but then something changed on the screen. The monster heaved itself up, it was still moving! Jude's eyes widened knowing how powerful that hit was when the monster drove its own fist down on the Commander who disappeared in a cloud of dust. The news coverage couldn't see through the dust but they did see Jetstream move to buzz the beast's head when its arm moved to strike her much faster than they had seen before. It hit the flying Super, sending her catapulting out towards the ocean. She was out of sight in seconds and the reporter was stunned speechless. The camera panned back and they saw the Commander laying in a large crater, unmoving.
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Sun and Shadow
FanfictionAU: This story takes place during the summer of Season three, but set in totally different world - sci fi/fantasy realm that exists in modern world. Jude discovers that he has inherited more from his mother than just her hair and eye color and sudde...
