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Fan Fiction: Crossovers
Identities and the 8th Wonder
by Matt Dennion
Part 3: The Black Eagle
The Shadow awoke laying in the back seat of one of his cars as it slowly rolled down 18th Avenue, he could feel several bruised or broken ribs and his head felt like it was still buried under rubble. He looked out the window and could see the dawn starting to break behind the skyline "How long have I been out?" The driver looked in the review mirror, "About four hours boss. Once I found you I had to quickly run to find some of the other agents to help me dig you out of that rubble." The Shadow slowly sat up, "What's Kong's status?" "Radio says that he captured Ms. Darrow and has climbed to the top of the Empire State Building!" The Shadow sighed and became lost in his thoughts. For the first time in his career he had come up against an opponent that he was powerless to stop. He realized all of his efforts may have been in vain. Kong's rampage had continued and he even managed to locate Ann Darrow and recapture her. When he considered the situation she was in, the terror she must be feeling gave even The Shadow cause to shudder.
The car radio buzzed with an update on Kong, The Shadow asked the driver to turn the volume up. "This just in. Kong has successfully scaled the Empire State Building and is still holding Ms. Ann Darrow captive. City officials feel their only option is try and use airplanes to try and shoot Kong down. As this is no ordinary crisis the Mayor has requested the assistance of war hero G-8 and his battalion! Reportedly G-8 and his wing men are currently on their way the local hanger to take to air and meet Kong in an epic battle in the sky! We'll keep you posted as news happens!"
As soon as the report ended The Shadow yelled at his driver "Quick to the hanger!" The driver quickly changed the cars direction. "Are you going to help G-8 boss?" The Shadow laughed "No not me but an agent of mine." As they approached the hanger The Shadow quickly took of his costume and put on a pair of clothes he kept in the car. He had the driver drop him off several blocks from the hanger. The car would be noticed but he could easily sneak in with out security seeing him. As he crept through the swamps reeds surrounding the hanger he briefly recalled Kent Allard's history with G- 8. Kent Allard as the Black Eagle was the top aviator for the French during the Great War. On several occasion he was paired with the Americans' top pilot, G-8 and his wing men the Battle Aces. Together they took out some of the Germans top secret flying projects as well as some other strange enemies including giant bats and vampires. The Shadow knew that if any group of men was capable of shooting down Kong that G-8 and his Battle Aces were capable of doing it. He also knew from his battle with Kong that much like he did, G- 8 would be unprepared for how powerful Kong truly was, The Shadow or in this case The Black Eagle would have to prepare G- 8 and his men for what they were facing.
He reached the edge of the reeds and took a quick look around for guards. Few men were left on the base as the majority of the troops had been called into the city to help deal with Kong and the rescue efforts of his victims. He was able to make a quick dash for the hanger door unnoticed. As he entered he saw three planes being prepared for take off. The few guards were on duty we standing around in awe of G-8 as the mechanics worked on the planes. The Shadow decided there was no better option than to make the direct approach. He strode in to the hanger and called "G-8, I need to talk to you" The men in hanger quickly turned around and surrounded the intruder "Stop! Hands on your head! You are trespassing on property of the US Army! You will be arrested and...."
"The Black Eagle?" A questioning voice asked from the back of the hanger. G- 8 walked up to the surrounded man "The Black Eagle! That is you isn't it? Stand down, this man is a war hero and the best damn pilot in Europe! What are you doing here?" The Black Eagle walked over and extended his hand "It's good to see you again my friend. I heard that you and the boys were going to take a shot at Kong. Listen I've been chasing that beast around all night trying to help out were I can. This monster is stronger than anything you've faced before. I've seen it take thousands of volts of electricity and shake it off. Even with the high powered automatic rifles on the planes, you're going to have to shoot this thing at point blank range." G-8 looked at the floor and let out a long breath "I figured we were going to have to get close. Reports say that Ms. Darrow is still alive so we wanted to be sure we hit Kong and not her but as close as your saying would put us with reach of this monster. You think he's strong enough to damage a plane in flight?" The Black Eagle took a step forward and looked G-8 directly in the eyes, "I've seen this thing stop a train going full speed like it was tumble weed. If he so much as brushes a plane he will crush it in mid air." The Black Eagle grabbed G- 8 by his arm "Look I have an idea how we can attack him and keep him off balance."
G- 8 smiled "We?"
"Well I was hoping you'd let me help you guys, you know what I can do in the air and this beast has ravaged my home city. Please give me the chance." G-8 slapped him the back "Hell I was going to insist on it from the minute I realized who you were! Go throw on flight suit I'll gather the boys and we can review your plan."
Five minutes later The Black Eagle shook hands with old allies Nippy Weston and Bull Martian, G-8's wing men. He spoke in a slow concise manner so all of them understood the plan "As I said, we need to shoot this behemoth at point blank range. This will obviously put us within the monsters reach, and he can crush a bi-plane like a paper toy. This is what we do: each plane will have an extra gun man in the back so after the pilot makes his run firing on Kong the rear gun men will fire again hopefully this will keep Kong from swatting the plane and also distract him from the next run." He turned to look at the extra guards on the base who would serve as the rear gunners "Just give a quick burst and make sure you aim high and hit him, not Ms. Darrow." The guards nodded. "G-8 will fire first on the monster from farther out, with Kong's dense muscle structure this probably won't hurt him much but it will at least get his attention. Then we can begin our alternating runs. Listen closely we have to attack in this manner. The first plane will attack from Kong's North side, then the next two from the South, following that three from the North , and one from South,"
Nippy asked the "Why not just attack alternating sides North and South?" The Black Eagle's voice became grave " I've seen this thing in action, looked at its face, it's intelligent far more intelligent than any gorilla, if we fall into a predictable pattern it will figure out the pattern and kill us one by one." Bull Martian burst out laughing, "Come on it's just a big monkey!" Fire flared in the Black Eagle's Eyes "Its not. I tell you it's not human but it's smarter than any ape or monkey. Don't take this thing lightly. Denham was right to call it the 8th wonder of the world. The creature is a wonder of nature in all respects including intelligence." G-8 spoke up "Ok we got it don't underestimate this monster. We all understand the plan?" Everyman nodded yes. "All right let's get us a monster!" The pilots and gunners ran to their plans, and taxied them to the runway. The sun was still rising as they took to the air. As soon as they took to the air and saw the skyline they could see Kong on top of the Empire State Building like a king on his throne challenge anyone to try and take his kingdom from him. As they approached G-8 came into formation and fired on Kong who roared in pain and defiance. The Black Eagle turned and nodded at his gunner who replied in kind. He then gripped his controls and made his run....
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