Fan Fiction: Crossovers
Why Wasn't I There?
Part 6
The door to Damson industries opened slightly, and everyone in the room looked up as a box came sliding in. One of the men approached the box slowly, with an automatic pistol pointed at it. It seemed harmless enough, so he picked it up.
The small black box suddenly sprang to life, emitting a loud high-pitched shriek that made everyone drop their weapons and cover their ears. Their cries of pain were drowned out by the wail, which stopped suddenly as the box exploded. The room was filled with choking smoke, and a roar of noise.
The only man in the room left conscious after the blast looked up in pain to see the doors explode inward, and framed in the bright doorway, seeming to emerge from the thick smoke itself, a figure that seemed to represent death itself.
Whispering a chilling laugh, and drawing a glowing silver weapon, the raven figure flew towards him, hands of steel wrapping around his throat.
"WHERE IS THE BOMB?" roared the voice of the demon; and the words echoed back and forth inside the man's mind.
"Tular took it." Whimpered the man in simple terror.
"WHERE IS HE?"
Inexplicably the man smiled confidently. His face took on the now familiar religious glow. "He just had time to pack, and make an announcement to the order when the bomb arrived." Despite his fear, the man laughed in his face. "He is headed for Washington D.C. You cannot stop the will of God, Satan. You may rule America, but God rules you."
The black figure threw him to the wall and headed for the exit.
Outside, The Shadow ran for the alleyway where Moe's cab was waiting. Spider-Man was leaping along the wall just above him. The Shadow repeated the entire interrogation word for word on the way to the cab.
"If he's heading for D.C., he will have to drive or take the train. All flights have been grounded after the attack." Spider-Man pointed out.
"He'll take the train." Agreed the Shadow. "He'll want speed. But something about this bothers me."
"Well, maybe it has something to do with the fact that a particularly savage terrorist cell has just become a nuclear power, and their first nuke is on its way to our nations capital. Toward millions of civilians and all of the top level government officials, including the president and his staff." Said Spider-Man sarcastically.
The Shadow nodded. "I suppose." But he did not sound convinced. Then he laughed. "He actually thought I was the devil. Can you believe that?"
"Central Station!" snapped Spider-Man as they got into the cab, and Moe floored the accelerator.
The Shadow was troubled. "Spidey, I've been thinking about what the Kingpin told us, about how Tular likes to be in the middle of the action."
"Probably why he's taking the nuke to Washington personally."
"But, Kingpin also told us that Tular has so many pseudonyms that his real name is a virtual unknown, so how did that guy in the foyer know?"
"Well, the guy was probably part of the Sacred Sword himself."
"So why did he give us the information at all?"
"Maybe he was just terrified." Said Spider-Man impatiently. "He probably thought that it was too late to catch him."
The Shadow shook his head. "Impossible. The nuke got here less than an hour ago. All flights have been grounded. So how could Tular get the Nuke from the courier at the docks, get it to Damson industries, get to the station, and be on the way to Washington in that amount of time, while still finding time to pack, and announce to his people that he was leaving?"
"He couldn't." admitted Spider-Man, "But if he wanted to redirect attention away from himself…and he decided to lie low…"
"Then he would have someone tell anyone who asked that he was long gone." Finished the Shadow. "While he gets ready to leave once the paranoia dies down."
"And why bother taking the nuke anywhere new to hide when you already have it in a perfect hiding place at the drop off point…?" Spider-Man followed the thought, looking back the way they came.
"Which means…" realized The Shadow.
"I'm going the wrong way!" concluded Moe from the drivers seat, and he spun the wheel, and floored the accelerator.
"Lets hope we're not too late." Prayed The Shadow quietly.
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