Kiss and Make Up

Snow swirled on the rooftop of Neutron industries, Star City's tallest skyscraper, a modern day coliseum where those more than human did battle. Dr. Neutron was up to his old tricks again, threatening to detonate an electromagnetic pulse bomb, cripple the city's power grid and bring it to its knees. His eternal nemesis, Fuzion, had to stop him, like she always did. The two were locked in a standoff.

The superheroine powered up. Her long orange hair stood on end, her matching cape furiously flapped in the surge of power. Green nuclear flames raged in her pupils, matched her green domino mask. An explosion of swirling plasma exploded from Fuzion's fist. The mad doctor merely raised his gloved hand, absorbing the attack. Steam billowed from the glove.

"Good thing I'm wearing safety goggles, that would have singed my eyebrows. Don't tell me that was your best shot." Neutron smugly smiled at his adversary, running his hand through his wavy grey hair. "Allow me to retort." In Dr. Neutron's hand even the simplest objects could become weapons of mass destruction. He tightly packed a large snowball, tossing it lightly in his hand, letting the core form into pure hydrogen.

A weapon is only useful with a good delivery system, Neutron was a man of science, not an athlete, his throw landed at Fuzion's feet, no kaboom either.

Fuzion chuckled. "Good arm doc, that went a whole.....five feet." She teased.

"It's cold, haven't had time to let my arm warm up." Neutron windmilled his right arm trying to get the old blood flowing. "Give me one more try." Neutron began forming another weapon, a blast of green flames from Fuzion's eyes melted the snow around him.

"Come on Doc, why would I give you another chance? Running out of tricks already?" She mocked.

Neutron slyly smiled. "Far from it. Just needed you to stay still for a second, make sure the payload lands in the right spot." He turned his gaze upwards.

Fuzion followed suit. A clear dome descended from the clouds, slamming down around Fuzion, trapping her.

Neutron slowly paced around the dome. "This certainly fits the holiday aesthetic. Want me to toss in some snow and shake you around? Really get the snowglobe effect?" Neutron's sinister laugh echoed from the rooftop. Fuzion banged her fist on the dome. Neutron tapped on it.

"Punch it all you want, you're not going to break it. Nano carbon, one thousand times stronger than diamond, not even your immeasurable strength could crack it, much less destroy it. For your own safety I should let you know something, the material takes Newton's third law quite seriously." Neutron loved delivering a monologue, he didn't do it nearly enough for his liking.

Fuzion cocked her head curiously as she paced around the enclosure.

Neutron sighed. "If you attack it...it attacks you back. That's the point I was trying to make. Well no delaying the inevitable. I'll figure out what to do with you soon, but back to business. Take a look at those brilliant city lights darling, it's the last time anyone ever will. Enjoy the show." Neutron strolled along the rooftop to board his War Zeppelin, needed to make sure the bomb went off in precisely the right spot.

He decided to take one last look at his nemesis in the light. She was gone. Neutron lifted his goggles, squinting through the snowflakes. A gust of warm air tickled his ear, soft lips pressed against it.

"Another swing and a miss. You really thought that would work? Didn't you?" Fuzion whispered softly.

"How did you?"

Fuzion reached down into her boot, Neutron snuck a peek down her cleavage, Fuzion noticed. She retrieved a small glass tube filled with a swirling galaxy. "Borrowed this from you, came in handy."

"That's where my short range wormhole generator went. I've been looking for that. You never cease to amaze me." Neutron embraced Fuzion, planting a deep kiss on her lips.

"How DARE you kiss me!? Do it again....please." Fuzion asked sheepishly.

Neutron laughed, a wholesome laugh this time around. "Knew that would make you break character. Can I ask a favor honey?"

Fuzion snuck in another kiss. "Shoot."

"How come I always have to lose? Be nice to have at least one victory during our sparring sessions." Neutron admitted.

Fuzion flipped her hair back, she leaned in close to whisper into his ear again. "If the hero doesn't win, it's not a happy ending. I know how much you like those...." She purred, taking Neutron's hand, leading him up the steps onto the War Zeppelin.

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