23Epilogue: Hope for the Future
Back at the She-Lair, Guy, covered in bruises, sat at the super computer looking depressed. He was so close to catch La Bruja! Now she was out there, plotting her next move! And what was up with SheZap saving her! The more Guy thought about it, the more he dreaded what it might mean in the future! Sighing, Guy leaned his head on the console, not caring what buttons he might accidently press.
"Hey!" called a familiar voice, causing Guy to raise his head and look at his sister behind him, "Are you okay? Normally you would be basking in the glow of your victory by now!"
Sighing once again, Guy replied, "What victory? La Bruja got away scot-free and I got nothing to show for it!"
"Nothing to show for it?!" asked Kelly incredulously before continuing, "You learned a new way to harness your abilities, survived a trial that most superheroes would have been crushed by, and (and this is the most important bit) defeated a super powered she-demon with nothing but your wit and your swordsmanship skill, which let's face it could use work!"
Despite the insulting tone in the last bit, Guy got the point and felt a little better. Unfortunately he already had an answer to Kelly's argument, "I got through that mostly on luck, not to mention La Bruja still got away. I still can't understand how she got SheZap to help, especially when La Bruja had tried to kill him less than a few months ago."
Just than Sheila appeared on the screen, to give a theory, "Recently, your fights with SheZap have ended in humiliating defeats for him. It's possible that with La Bruja focusing more on your destruction, she managed to convince SheZap to fight against you: their common enemy." While Shelia was relating this theory, images of SheZap's defeat appeared on the screen. The images include SheZap being trapped in a Glam-rock, being trapped in a dumpster and most humiliating…hanging from a skyscraper by his underwear!
At the last image, Kelly glared at Guy disapprovingly. "What?!" exclaimed Guy, "He was try to drown the city in make-up products! Besides that's not the issue here!"
"For once, he is correct." remarked Shelia, "This presents us with a more troubling revelation. Although La Bruja was unsuccessful in defeating SheZow, it seems she was presenting a broadcast of the fight to the other super villains. Thus, she was able to impress many super villains and has already begun to form a new alliance. The only unconfirmed villain is Mega Monkey."
Both Guy and Kelly looked at each other, worried. Last time La Bruja had created such an alliance, all of Megadale had nearly been destroyed! It was, in fact, only because of the aid of Mega Monkey and SheZap that things had turned out so well for them! Without an informant in the super villain community, there was no way to prepare for whatever La Bruja had planned!
"Dude, chill." declared Maz, having return to his regular attire, "You beat her once, you can do it again! Besides, super villains don't do the same plan twice, right?"
"Unfortunately, that leaves what she will do next unknown." replied Sheila. Sensing that Guy needed some hope (however small she thought it was), Sheila continued, "But it is true that La Bruja is not capable of predicting SheZow's actions, which does give us a clear advantage."
Guy felt relief at the words of both Maz and Sheila. They were right, he always thought up crazy plans the villains couldn't possibly predict! There was no way he'd go down easy! Standing up with a confident look on his face, Guy declared, "La Bruja can't throw every curveball she can think of, I'll just throw'em right back at her…harder!"
The joyful was broken only by one innocent question… "There's one thing about this whole incident I don't understand." began Kelly, "How exactly was Dad able to not be effected by La Bruja's spell? I mean, if he hated SheZow to start with as much as I've seen, shouldn't he have acted like some obsessed fan boy?"
Shuddering from the disturbing image of his father as a SheZow fan boy, Guy turned and answered Kelly, "I got to talking with Dad while were in the She-Lair preparing for the 'court date'…don't worry, I used the Sheicle entrance!" Guy explained looking at Kelly's shocked expression before continuing, "He confessed that he respected SheZow's crime fighting actions and that all that hate he showed before was never personal!"
"If I understand what you're saying correctly, Officer Hamdon never hated or liked SheZow enough for the spell to have an effect on him. In a sense, his professional attitude kept him in control." remarked Shelia, finally seeing what Guy was getting at.
"Exactly! La Bruja wasn't counting on anyone in the city, not even the police, of being ambivalent about SheZow! She doesn't know people as well as she thinks she does!" declared Guy, proud of the fact that his dad didn't really hate him as SheZow.
"Okay, first, since when did you know words like 'ambivalent'?" asked Kelly teasingly before continuing, "Second of all, I hope you realize how lucky a break that was! La Bruja is not going to make a mistake like that again, nor will she underestimate the importance of your 'episodes'!" She said this last phrase with emphasis, referring to things like Guy's 'super empathy'.
"Maybe, but that's for later!" exclaimed Guy, wanting to get this incident behind him, "Right now, I gotta explain to Mom and Dad where I got theses bruises!" The conversation took a more light-hearted turn from this point on, like Maz suggesting Guy could say he wrestled a sumo-ninja! But even as he laughed, Guy kept Kelly's words to heart (though he'd never tell her that)! As much as he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't rely on luck forever! Silently he swore that the next time La Bruja attacked, he'd be ready!
(SHEZOW!)
In the parlor room at 13 Dead End Drive, Sartana Suarez, known to the Megadale 'super community' as La Bruja, was shuffling a pack of playing cards in her hands. She was sitting at a long table in an ornate, macabre throne. Sartana just seem to…stare at nothing in particular will she shuffled and reshuffled the cards. Her expression was tense, as if she was thinking about something unpleasant, possibly her defeat at SheZow's hands!
Just then, the parlor room doors opened revealing…Tara! She was dressed in her usual green civilian attire, with a stack of business papers in her hands. "Sartana?" queried Tara, trying to get Sartana's attention, "I just came by to tell you that the sales with the Megadale Police Department went through. Apparently 'La Bruja's' destruction of the Sentinel armors and Bloodhound units have left them eager to get their hands on the new armor, weapons, and equipment! We've already sold over two hundred armor suits and additional equipment!"
Rather than responding, Sartana continued to shuffle and reshuffle the card deck she was holding, with no change in expression. Not deterred by the lack of attention, Tara continued her report, "Also, the sales for weapons and equipment in the super villain community rose by fifty percent. In related news, SheZap and Mega Monkey have signed up to help in any future schemes against…SheZow!" Tara said that last part quietly knowing that Sartana would not like any mention of SheZow.
It seemed that the mention of SheZow did catch her attention as she briefly stopped her shuffling for five seconds! After the tense moment, Sartana returned to shuffling and reshuffling her deck of playing cards. Tara released the breath she had been holding relay a final note of information, "And finally, the company HQ should be reopened by the end of the month! Also, we've acquired several warehouses and factories to use for legal (and illegal) business capital! All in all, this adventure should be a minor bump in the road!"
Seeing that her attempts at providing a positive spin to recent events was not getting to her boss, Tara turned to leave. Just then… "Tara!" exclaimed Sartana in a voice that sounded forced and dry, like she hadn't used it in a long time, "Sit." Taking the word for the command it was, Tara took up a seat next to Sartana's throne. With that, Sartana turned her head and asked Tara, "Have you ever heard someone compare life to a game of chess?"
Perplexed by the questions, Tara nervously replied, "I think Mega Monkey might have said something to that effect once or twice."
Sartana gave a small smile, like a mother after hearing her child say something adorable and naïve, and said, "Then Mega Monkey knows nothing about how life truly works."
Shuffling the cards one final time, Sartana explained herself further, "Using chess as an analogy to life is flawed in many respects. But mostly because both players have an equal number of pieces, similar in value. Life just is not that fair."
Tossing the cards face up on the table one by one, it is revealed that the cards had been customized to indicate people in Megadale! The clubs were the police officers, the hearts were superheroes, the diamonds were super villains, and the spades were various noteworthy citizens of Megadale, i.e. the Mayor and Brian Smirk! "The truth is…blackjack or poker would be the games that more accurately represent life in general. The players get a random selection of cards each turn and, if you have a good poker face, even a bad hand could allow you to win. Thus a person can get anywhere in life on a combination of skill and luck!"
Folding her hands in front her face, Sartana looks at Tara like a stern teacher and asks, "Tell me Tara, what advantages does SheZow have in this game of ours?"
Tara looked at the cards on the table, drew a breath, and answered hesitantly and nervously, "Her allies? Her powers? Her tech? Her fans?"
Sartana smirked and answered back, "NO!" causing Tara to stumble back into her chair before Sartana continued, "I have more power and resources than she could ever dream, and while my super villain allies for the most part are…unreliable, I can still turn the citizens and heroes of Megadale against SheZow with a simple spell. No, the advantages the little puta have can be summed up simply as plain…doodah…LUCK!"
This final declaration was accompanied by Sartana's…no La Bruja's…fist slamming into the table, causing the surface to crack and the cards to scatter into the air! Reaching up, La Bruja caught four cards from the air and turned them to Tara with a smirk, revealing them to all be SheZap as the Ace of Diamonds! "One thing I forgot to mention before…in a card game, it's very easy to stack the deck in your favor!" exclaimed La Bruja before hurling the cards at a map on the wall, embedding in what was revealed to be a city map of a different town!
"That is not that you were completely incorrect. For the next scheme…it's time I take SheZow to unfamiliar territory! Set-up preparations for Operation: Dancing Mad!" exclaimed Le Bruja with Tara rushing out the door before looking back at the map with an evil smirk, "I think it's time for SheZow to walk among the dead men!" Laughing and cackling with made glee, the camera pans out revealing the name of the town La Bruja would take her fight with SheZow to…
AMITY PARK!
The End
Disclaimer: I do not own SheZow, and that's final! I am afraid I am going to take a break from writing. It's not going to be long, just a week after finishing this story. After that, I'm going to try writing a story about a different cartoon series! It will either be in the How to Train Your Dragon (movie section, sorry) or in the Steven Universe category. I still need to make up my mind on which idea to do. Read and review to show your support and help me in choosing my next story. I already have the ideas just don't know which one to do! But don't worry…I'm not quitting on SheZow just yet! I even have an idea for a crossover story tentatively called "Mad Dancing!" I sure the hint at the end will give you an idea where it goes…MUWHAHAHAHA! Hope to hear from you my loyal readers!