Sam was furious; Dr. Carlson had stolen her DNA and used it to create the powered being that now stood before her. Osprey spoke with noticeable anger in her voice, “It’s bad enough that you stole my DNA, but now you’ve gone and brainwashed this poor girl to do your dirty work for you.”
Before Lisa could reply, Timber Wolf spoke up, “That’s where you’re wrong already; I volunteered for Carlson’s experiment.”
Osprey was taken aback, “Why would you do such a thing?”
Caley’s voice was cold, “Because I’m sick of you superheroines flying around unchecked being all high and mighty thinking everyone else should worship you.”
“I try to set a good example and help others, I ask for nothing in return,” Silver Osprey defended herself.
“You revel in the admiration of others and after I destroy you, I will put your self-righteous corpse on a pike in town square for all of Raleigh to see,” Timber Wolf sneered.
It was clear to Sam that there would be no reasoning with this brown-haired Amazon. What concerned Sam was that she had no idea what she was dealing with, she didn’t know what Timber Wolf’s powers were, what mindset she had, or whether she would try to bring innocents into the mix.
As Timber Wolf stood confidently with her hands on her hips, Silver Osprey could no longer hide the concern and even fear she felt. Dr. Carlson observed the silver superheroine’s concerned pose and loved it as she thought to herself,
That’s right Osprey, your wings are about to be clipped, permanently.
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Without ever taking her glaring eyes off of Sam, Caley asked Dr. Carlson, “Are you done, I’m ready to destroy her.”
Lisa took another drink of wine and smiled at Timber Wolf, “If you can, bring her body back once you’re done so I can study it.” Carlson turned to Silver Osprey with a seductive grin, “Goodnight princess, it was fun while it lasted.”
Apparently that was the ringing of the bell because Timber Wolf shot forward and punched Silver Osprey in the chest, sending the superheroine tumbling out to the balcony. Quickly getting up from the surprise hit, Sam found Caley was nearly right on top of her and the two super-powered girls grabbed each other’s arms in a contest of strength.
As Sam pushed back against her brunette opponent, she found that she was unable to move the villainess. This told Osprey that Timber Wolf at least matched her in strength, but this didn’t faze Sam. Kicking forward with her foot, Silver Osprey was able to knock her grappler off balance, sending Caley stumbling into the guardrail. The rail crumbled upon impact with Timber Wolf’s invulnerable body and the villainess fell from the unfinished skyscraper.
Fearing that the villainess wouldn’t survive the fall, Osprey flew after Caley. As Sam cleared the balcony, she spotted her target hovering several stories below.
Great, she can fly too, Sam thought as she changed her plan from a rescue to an attack and rocketed towards Timber Wolf.
Once she was in range Osprey unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks which Timber Wolf tried to defend against. Of the two women Sam was clearly more experienced in the martial arts and the majority of her hits got through. Unfortunately, it seemed that every blow that Osprey landed, Timber Wolf was able to shrug off. At the same time, Caley began throwing some punches of her own.
Silver Osprey was much better in defending against her opponent’s attacks and only a few of Timber Wolf’s punches managed to hit home. That being said, every punch that hit packed more force than Sam was able to match and a chilling thought entered the superheroine’s mind,
She might actually be significantly stronger than me.
This brief distraction proved costly for Osprey as Timber Wolf kneed her in the stomach, causing the heroine to cry out as the air was forced from her lungs. Clutching her abs, Sam was unable to defend against a nasty haymaker that Caley slammed into the heroine’s back.
Silver Osprey rocketed into the busy city street below, leaving a small crater. Tires squealed and brakes locked up as the downtown Raleigh traffic tried to avoid the sudden road hazard.
As pedestrians scattered, a woman approached Sam, “Silver Osprey, are you okay?”
The heroine held up her hand, signaling the woman to stay away, “I’m fine, please get somewhere safe.”
The Good Samaritan was running off when Sam looked up and saw that Timber Wolf was nearly on top of her. Jumping to her feet, Osprey was able to get out of the way as the villainess plowed her fist into the pavement.
All around, people abandoned their cars in an attempt to get to safety. Osprey was trying to figure out how to lure Timber Wolf away from the city when the villainess attacked again.
Caley threw a series of punches that Sam had to step back in order to avoid. As she kept dodging Timber Wolf’s attack, Osprey searched for an opening in the brunette’s offense.
That opening came when Timber Wolf put too much force behind a punch, throwing herself off balance. Sam stepped under the villainess’s defense and punched her in the stomach. She quickly followed up with a roundhouse kick that sent Caley crashing into an abandoned SUV, pulverizing the vehicle.
Timber Wolf was unfazed as she climbed out of the destroyed automobile, picked it up, and chucked it at Silver Osprey. Using her flight ability, Sam flew over the incoming vehicle and hovered several feet off the ground, waiting for Timber Wolf’s next move.
Looking up at the hovering heroine, Caley smiled. She had been holding back and decided that she would turn things up just a bit. Pushing off the ground, Timber Wolf flew towards Silver Osprey at a speed that the superheroine was not expecting. The villainess head-butted Osprey, leaving the silver and black heroine stunned. Timber Wolf then slammed both her fists into Sam’s chest and sent the heroine flying into a nearby office building.
Glass shattered and desks and papers went flying as Silver Osprey crashed through the building’s outer wall and went tumbling through the office space before she came to a stop against a vending machine.
“Wow…” Sam muttered as she shook her head to clear the stars from her vision, “She hits hard, got to avoid those.”
Timber Wolf landed just inside the hole that Osprey had made in the building when the recovered heroine tackled her, taking the fight back out into the city sky. Without missing a beat, both girls began trading blows.
Osprey managed to land a right cross to Timber Wolf’s face, but this only enraged the villainess. Caley kneed Sam in the side hard, causing the heroine to cry out as her side exploded in pain. Timber Wolf quickly followed with a nasty punch to Silver Osprey’s head which sent her rocketing towards the street below. The ground shook violently, nearly taking citizens off their feet, as Osprey slammed through the pavement and ended up in the city’s subway.
Timber Wolf, wearing a very smug grin, gracefully landed next to the hole in the street left by Osprey. This grin quickly disappeared as the street exploded beneath her feet and two gloved fists smashed into her jaw. As Timber Wolf crashed into the granite side of a building, Silver Osprey flew out of the subway and landed in the street no worse for wear, thanks to her accelerated healing and limited invulnerability.
Peeling herself out the building she was embedded in, Caley eyed Sam with an evil smile. Silver Osprey nearly gulped when Timber Wolf flicked her wrists, caused razor sharp, wolf-like claws to extend from where her fingernails were. Sam was acutely aware that her invulnerability would not protect her against sharp objects, and as a result she was very concerned. The silver superheroine’s concern grew even more when Timber Wolf slid her claws against the building she was next to, causing sparks to fly as she sharpened her newest weapons.
Timber Wolf stepped away and showed her claws, which had a sickly shine in the afternoon Sun, to a visibly worried Silver Osprey, “An osprey has talons and a wolf has claws, so let’s see who the real apex predator is.”
Caley charged forward, intending to slash Sam. Silver Osprey went on the defensive using her arms to block Timber Wolf’s slashing attempts. As she stepped back, Sam was able to land several kicks, but this didn’t seem to slow down Timber Wolf.
Suddenly, the villainess landed a kick to Osprey’s face, knocking the heroine back against an abandoned car. Looking up, Sam could see that her foe had jumped into the air as was coming right at her. Silver Osprey rolled out of the way and Timber Wolf’s claws dug into the car creating a horrible screeching sound.
As Sam got to her feet, she noticed a slight stinging in her side. Looking down, she saw four cuts in the resilient silver fabric of her uniform. Underneath Sam caught a brief glimpse of cuts in her skin before they healed, leaving behind trace amounts of blood. Looking back up, Osprey saw that Timber Wolf had a devious smile on her face.
“So the rumors are true, you can bleed,” Caley marveled.
Though she was still concerned, Sam tried to appear confident, “It will take more than a couple of scratches to stop me.”
“Then let’s see what will stop you,” Timber Wolf sneered as she charged.
Silver Osprey side-stepped and drove her knee into the brunette’s stomach, but surprisingly, the villainess didn’t double over. Instead, she drove her elbow into the side of Osprey’s head, stunning the superheroine who was unable to defend against the kick that followed.
The kick from Timber Wolf propelled Silver Osprey down the street and she came to a stop when she collided with a fuel tanker and dropped to the street, flat on her stomach. The impact caused a small crack in the tanker to tear open, causing the full compartment to begin leaking gasoline onto the street.
Caley began slowly walking in the direction of the downed heroine. The villainess was in no hurry since she wanted to take her time with Silver Osprey. The strong smell of gasoline caused Timber Wolf to stop and look down at the trail of liquid slowly snaking past her booted feet. Caley’s silver eyes followed the stream of gasoline back to the leaking tanker and the still prone Silver Osprey laying next to it. A sinister grin formed on Timber Wolf’s beautiful face.
The villainess scratched the side of a car with her claws, causing sparks to fly and igniting the stream of gasoline.
Sam lifted her head and spotted the flames racing towards the full tanker that she lay next to. The young heroine was pushing off the ground when the flames reached the leak, causing the tank to rupture in a massive explosion that shattered windows for several blocks and caused structural damage to some of the nearby buildings.
As the smoke began to clear, Timber Wolf was pleased to see a blackened area where the tanker had been and there was no sign of Silver Osprey.
The sound of gunfire caught Caley’s attention as she felt something bounce off of her. Turning around, the villainess could see that several police cruisers had pulled up and officers were taking cover behind them. To Timber Wolf’s amazement, she realized that what she was feeling was bullets bouncing off of her. The young brunette began walking towards the line of officers, who kept shooting to no avail.
“Leave them alone!” a voice shouted.
Caley turned just in time to see Silver Osprey collide with her, sending the villain smashing through the front of a department store.
After hitting Timber Wolf, Sam landed gracefully in the street just as an officer came running up to her, “Silver Osprey, are you okay?”
“Yeah, why do you…” Sam started before she noticed the worried look on the man’s face. The young heroine followed his gaze to her left shoulder and was stunned by what she saw.
The silver, resilient fabric of her uniform was torn open, exposing her shoulder. Even though her skin was intact, the amount of blood that was soaked into the edges of the fabric meant that there had been a pretty significant wound before her accelerated healing had kicked in.
Sam looked back at the policeman, “Officer, this area needs to be evacuated before anyone else gets hurt.”
“Right, but what about you,” the man asked.
Silver Osprey took a deep breath, “I’ll keep her busy as long as I can.”
The RPD officer was visibly disturbed by what Osprey had just said. Much to the heroine’s relief though, he didn’t say anything and instead gathered his fellow officers and set about getting civilians to safety.
“So you still have some fight left in you,” a voice called out.
Osprey looked to see Timber Wolf climb out of the destroyed store. Caley casually brushed some glass fragments off her shoulder as she walked towards Sam.
Silver Osprey assumed a fighting stance, “I’ll not let you hurt another innocent person.”
Timber Wolf grinned, “You almost sound sure of yourself, but haven’t you learned by now that you can’t hope to outmuscle me?”
“I don’t care how strong you are, good always triumphs over evil,” Sam shot back.
“Not this time,” was Caley’s smug reply as she charged.
Wary of Timber Wolf’s claws, Sam ducked under the villain’s slashing attempt and punched her in the side. Osprey then jumped into the air, spun around, and kneed Caley in the face, sending her stumbling backwards. The superheroine then grabbed the nearest car and chucked it at Timber Wolf, sending the villainess crashing down the block.
Sam took a moment to catch her breath when she suddenly heard creaking metal. Silver Osprey looked up to see several cars come hurling at her. She jumped into the air and over the first one. Another whooshed just past her and she pushed off of its side to avoid a third. Sam landed in a crouch and then rolled forward to avoid the final vehicle. Osprey stood up to see Timber Wolf come rocketing towards her.
Moving at a speed that Silver Osprey just could not match, Timber Wolf landed a nasty punch to the superheroine’s jaw. Sam went crashing down the street, leaving a shallow trench in her wake carved into the concrete. Osprey came to a rest on her back, stunned and seeing stars. Caley next took a short running start and pounced.
Sam blinked rapidly to clear the stars from her vision. Her vision cleared and she spotted Timber Wolf sailing towards her, claws extended. Osprey brought her hands up in an attempt to guard herself. The villainess landed on top of the heroine with a crash and Sam’s right shoulder exploded in pain, her scream could be heard down the block.
Osprey managed to open her eyes and was horrified to see Timber Wolf’s claws had impaled in her right shoulder with the villainess straddling her.
While Sam’s face was gripped with pain, Caley looked like a vicious predator savoring the kill to come. Her free hand gripped Osprey’s neck, but not tight enough to restrict the injured superheroine’s breathing.
Timber Wolf brought her face inches from Silver Osprey’s as spoke in a sinister, yet seductive, tone, “Well Silver Osprey, I think that I’m going to take my time killing you. Any last words before I get started?”
Instead of talking, Sam tucked her legs in, bringing her knees to her chest, and kicked Timber Wolf off of her.
Sam rolled to her feet as she felt the pain in her shoulder subside, signaling that her rapid healing had kicked in. She quickly flexed her arm and fingers to ensure everything was in working order. Relieved that it was, Silver Osprey turned her attention back to Timber Wolf, who was pulling herself out of a demolished Suburban.
Caley tilted her head to the side, popping her neck, “So you still persist, fine.”
Timber Wolf flew forward, wrapped her arms around Silver Osprey’s midsection, and propelled the superheroine backwards. Sam grabbed her attacker and, utilizing her flight ability and all the strength she could muster, bent backwards, twisted, and slammed the villainess into the street. Osprey continued to slide backwards before digging her boots into the street and finally bringing herself to a stop.
Sam pushed off her back foot and flew at Timber Wolf, who was barely getting to her feet. Just as Sam reached the villainess, Caley blurred into motion and slammed her fist into the superheroine’s silver-clad abs.
Timber Wolf had put every bit of her superior strength into the hit, which had stopped Silver Osprey dead in her tracks. The superheroine’s eyes bulged and her mouth hung open like she wanted to cry out, but no sound emerged.
Her fist still embedded in Osprey’s stomach, Timber Wolf slowly rose to her feet with a cold expression of malice on her face. Caley cupped Sam’s chin with her free hand, “Play time’s over.”
Timber Wolf then smashed her fist into Osprey’s face, sending the heroine rocketing through the closest building before she stopped, partially embedded, in the adjacent one.
Sam pulled herself out of the wall and fell to her hands and knees. She moaned as she brought a hand to her face, she had never taken a hit like that before and her head was spinning.
Timber Wolf walked up to the downed Silver Osprey and pulled the heroine up by her silver and black mane. Despite the pain she was feeling, Sam managed to swing her legs forward and kick Caley in the stomach, knocking the villainess away.
Even though the aching from where her opponent had hit her did not go away, Sam pushed through the pain and exhaustion from the fight and flew at Timber Wolf. Unfortunately for Osprey, Timber Wolf was having no such fatigue problems. She caught Silver Osprey by her belt and the collar of her costume and slammed the heroine into the street. Sam cried out as Caley kicked her hard in the ribs and sent Osprey crashing into an abandoned 18-wheeler.
Sam winced as she slowly climbed out of the destroyed semi, “That…hurt…healing ability…slowing down…”
Wasting no time, Timber Wolf flew at Silver Osprey again and slashed at the heroine. Sam went flying backwards, crashing through a power relay station before finally coming to rest. Feeling a pain in her stomach, the silver and black clad heroine looked down to find fresh slash marks in her costume, revealing her strong shapely abs underneath. Osprey rose to her feet as she felt the lacerations on her stomach heal, though a bit slower than usual.
As she watched Timber Wolf approach, Sam found it a little strange that the villain gave the damaged, sparking relay station a wide berth, but she didn’t have time to worry about it now. Never being one to give up, the young heroine charged at Timber Wolf.
The villainess punched at the approaching heroine, but Silver Osprey flipped over Timber Wolf and landed behind her. Sam landed an open-handed strike to Caley’s chest and the evil brunette countered with sweeping leg kick that knocked Sam onto her back. Osprey rolled to her feet as Timber Wolf’s blue boot smashed a hole in the street where Sam had been an instant earlier.
The evil brunette then began taking swipes at Silver Osprey, intending to slash the heroine with her claws. Sam brought her arms up to fend off Caley’s attacks, while simultaneously taking steps backwards in an attempt to stay out of Timber Wolf’s reach.
Debris for buildings that had been damaged in the prolonged fight was strewn everywhere. As she continued to back up, a chunk of concrete caused Sam to take a bad step. Unfortunately, the brief second that it took Osprey to regain her balance caused the heroine to drop her guard and Timber Wolf raked the superheroine’s silver-covered arm. The pain in her arm distracted Silver Osprey and Timber Wolf was able to land a roundhouse kick that sent the heroine spiraling into a parked police cruiser.
Caley had a sinister smile on her face as she slowly walked towards Sam, who was climbing out of the destroyed RPD vehicle. Osprey assumed a fighting stance once more, but this time, something was different.
Even though Silver Osprey looked determined, it was clear that her battle with Timber Wolf was taking its toll. Sam’s breathing was heavy, and despite her focused look, there were also signs of pain and exhaustion in the young heroine’s blue eyes.
Cracking her knuckles, Caley taunted Silver Osprey, “When are you going to realize that you are out of your league? Tell you what, if you surrender now I’ll let you leave this fight alive.”
“And leave the city open to people like you,” Sam replied between pained breaths, “not likely.”
Timber Wolf’s eye’s narrowed, but she didn’t move. In contrast, Silver Osprey’s mind was racing as she tried to formulate a successful strategy,
She’s faster and stronger than me…I’m slowing down…and it looks like she can outlast me…how can I beat her?
Caley didn’t give Sam any time to find an answer as the young brunette rushed forward. Timber Wolf took aim at Osprey’s side as the villainess delivered a swing kick. Sam was able to block the kick with her forearm and tried to retaliate with a punch. Caley caught Osprey’s gloved fist and used the heroine’s own momentum to throw her. Fortunately, Sam landed on her feet and the two super-powered women began trading blows.
Although Silver Osprey was able to fend off every attack that Timber Wolf made, the heroine’s fatigued muscles complained with each impact. As the scrapping continued, Sam was surprised to find that she was matching Caley blow for blow. Then it dawned on Osprey that Timber Wolf was playing with her and this realization chilled the heroine to the bone.
Sam’s face must have reflected her thoughts because Caley’s mouth twisted into a very evil smile. Timber Wolf fired a quick jab into Osprey’s stomach and followed it up with a hook to the heroine’s face that left Sam’s head spinning.
Caley took advantage of Osprey’s stunned state and slashed at her. “Argh!” Sam cried out as Timber Wolf’s claws dug into her right shoulder and another swipe tore through her cape and drew lacerations across her back. Doing her best to ignore the pain, Osprey fired back with a punch to Timber Wolf’s face which didn’t even slow the villain down.
Sam threw another punch which proved disastrous as Timber Wolf deflected the hit and drove no less than five punches into the heroine’s unprotected side. As Silver Osprey doubled over in pain, Caley drove her knee into the bridge of Sam’s nose which snapped her head back. Completely stunned, Osprey slowly dropped to her knees. Since she was still upright, Sam was a perfect sitting duck as Caley clasped her hands together, interlaced her fingers, and hit Osprey with a force that sent her through a nearby office building and into the street on the opposite side, scattering concrete and twisted steel everywhere.
Sam was very slow to get up, the intense pain from the abuse she had endured made it nearly impossible to focus. A high-pitched scream from nearby caused the battered heroine to look up and a gasp escaped from her lips.
A young mother and daughter were standing on the sidewalk right next to the building that Osprey had just crashed through. The reason that they were screaming was that a large telecommunications dish on the roof had been knocked loose by the force of Silver Osprey’s impact and was now plummeting towards them.
In that instant, the pain she felt no longer mattered to Sam and she used all of her speed and flight ability that she could muster to race to save the innocent women. At the last possible moment Osprey caught the dish, preventing the mother and daughter from being crushed. Thanks to the long fight with Timber Wolf, Sam was straining to hold the communications structure up, but she still managed to smile at the young mother and her little girl, “I’ve got it, please get to safety…and quick.”
Caley was walking through the improvised tunnel that Osprey had plowed into the office when she spotted the heroine holding up the telecommunications dish. “Oh this is just too easy,” the villainess muttered to herself as she pried a piece of steel rebar from a damaged support column and used her claws to sharpen one end.
Once the victims had gotten to safety, Sam was able to toss the dish aside and breathe a sigh of relief. Unfortunately, the sense of relief was very short lived.
Silver Osprey felt a hand on her shoulder and a split second later, there was a sharp, tearing pain in the left side of her lower back that quickly spread to the front of her abdomen and caused the heroine to tilt her head back and scream in agony.
Sam blinked rapidly as she gasped for air. Looking down, she was horrified to find a sharpened steel rod protruding from the left side of her abdomen. The heroine’s legs grew weak as she felt Timber Wolf’s warm, moist breath on her ear and heard the villainess’s sinister, seductive voice, “Those are the last people you will ever save.”
Caley easily shoved Osprey to the ground where the heroine’s movements ceased. Satisfied that her opponent was done, Timber Wolf turned around and walked away. The brunette hadn’t gotten more than ten steps away when she heard someone groan, “Ungh!” This was followed by the sound of metal clattering across concrete, which prompted Caley to turn around.
Using what strength and determination she had left, Sam had pulled the piece of rebar out of her and tossed it aside. Silver Osprey was shocked when the wound only partially healed and continued to leak blood, which began to soak the silver fabric of her uniform around the wound. Sam winced in pain as she pressed a gloved hand over the wound in an effort to slow the bleeding. Utilizing her free arm, the heroine leaned on a nearby SUV for support as she weakly rose to her feet.
Timber Wolf sighed in frustration, “Why don’t you just die.” She walked up to Osprey, grabbed the heroine by the collar and delivered a quick jab to Sam’s head and followed that with three rapid strikes with the back of her fist which dropped the heroine to her hands and knees.
Caley was about to attack again when she heard the sounds of weapons being loaded and cocked. Turning around, the villainess spotted a team of SWAT officers taking cover behind nearby vehicles, all aiming assault rifles at her.
“On the ground!” the SWAT Sergeant shouted with authority.
Timber Wolf wrapped her arm around Silver Osprey’s neck and pulled the injured heroine to her feet to be used as a shield. “Or what?” Caley sneered.
Caley knew that the officers’ bullets would not hurt her, but she was curious as to how the police would respond. She didn’t have to wait long as the crack of a rifle was heard and Timber Wolf’s head jerked back briefly from the bullet’s impact. Though the brunette was unharmed, she was surprised that the law enforcers actually had the nerve to shoot. She shoved Silver Osprey aside and grabbed a partially damaged Sedan, intending to teach the SWAT officers the price of challenging her.
Finally able to focus through the pain and exhaustion, Sam could see what was about to happen. She lowered her shoulder and charged, checking Timber Wolf in the ribs and causing her to drop the vehicle. Caley instantly shifted her focus back to Silver Osprey and she fired a series of rapid kicks into the silver and black clad heroine’s side. Timber Wolf then took a half step closer and started slamming punches into Sam’s torso. Silver Osprey was responding to the hits like a worn-out cage fighter at the end of the final round.
Seeing that Osprey was struggling just to stay on her feet, Timber Wolf smiled hungrily as she pivoted on her heel and delivered a perfect roundhouse kick to Silver Osprey, sending the heroine spiraling through the air before she slammed face down into the pavement.
As she desperately tried to move, Sam felt the last of her strength and energy ebb away and she knew the fight was over.
Timber Wolf walked up to the motionless superheroine and used her blue boot to roll Silver Osprey onto her back. Caley knelt down as she straddled the heroine and proceeded to swipe at and blast the defenseless Silver Osprey with punches. This merciless onslaught went on for a solid minute before Caley finally lowered her fists, retracted her claws, and stood up to admire her work.
Silver Osprey’s eyes were closed and blood was trickling from her nose and the corner of her mouth. Her black cape was tattered and there were cuts and tears all over her silver and black uniform. In several places, the resilient silver fabric was dark red from blood that seeped out of several wounds and lacerations that had not healed.
A predatory smile spread across Timber Wolf’s face as she placed one hand under Osprey’s shoulder, grabbed the back of one of her silver-covered legs with the other, and hoisted the defeated heroine over her head in a victory pose in front of a shocked audience of police officers, rescue workers, news cameras, and bystanders. Silver Osprey’s head was tilted backwards and her arms and legs dangled lifelessly as Caley shouted her victory, “Citizens of Raleigh, your so-called protector has failed you all. Your fate will be the same as hers if you dare to cross Timber Wolf!”
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With a final victorious cry, Timber Wolf brought Silver Osprey’s body down, slamming her knee hard into the heroine’s lower back. This final blow launched Silver Osprey into the sky at an incredible velocity and she quickly vanished from sight, leaving Timber Wolf standing alone amidst death and destruction.
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Condo of Sam Hunter and Mike Anderson
For hours Mike had been glued to the TV as the news channel covered the battle between Timber Wolf and his girlfriend in downtown Raleigh. As the fight had progressed and it became increasingly clear that Sam was in trouble, Mike had found a rising sense of nausea. The woman he loved was literally fighting for her life and there was nothing her could do to help her. The conclusion of the battle had left the seasoned paramedic frozen with shock.
A sudden crash on the deck jolted Mike back to reality. He went to the sliding glass door and gasped at what he saw.
The vicious knee to the back had propelled Sam into the upper atmosphere before she started to fall. Somehow, during the long fall, Sam had emerged into a state of semi-consciousness. Through the dense fog that encompassed her mind Sam had, by some strange stroke of luck, managed to steer herself towards her home. However, since she had no energy and her abilities seemed to be failing her, it was a crash landing at best and she ended up on her face.
Mike dashed out onto the deck and knelt next to Silver Osprey as he gently rolled her onto her back. “Oh no…” Mike gasped as he got an up-close look at Sam’s condition. The only thing that came to his mind was that Sam looked like she had been viciously mauled by a grizzly bear.
Sam’s eyes fluttered open as she drew a shallow breath, “Mike…”
“It’s okay, I’m here,” Mike whispered as he wrapped his arms around her.
“I’m…so sorry…” Sam struggled as she slowly touched Mike’s cheek with a gloved hand, which felt damp.
“You’ll be okay…” Mike stopped mid-sentence as Sam let out a quiet sigh and her eyes closed. Her hand slowly fell from Mike face, smearing blood across his cheek.
“Sam, no…” Mike managed quietly as tears began to roll down his cheeks and he cradled the battered body of the woman he loved.
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