First Day at Work part 5

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Dr. Andrea Van, after mocking Diamond, turned her attention back to FireBrandi.

Ah, so you are still awake I see. Not for long.

But she noticed something odd. She had thought FireBrandi was awake because she could see the glow of her eyes again, but there was something different about them. Then she realized, Brandi's eyes were still closed. They are glowing so brightly now they shine through her eyelids.

Van wondered at that for a moment before realization struck. She tried to drop Brandi and get away but it was too late.


The air turned to plasma and boiled forth in a shockwave. Whatever this wall touched did not burn. It did not have time to burn, instead instantly becoming ash carried forward on the crest of this wave. The walls disintegrated as it passed over them, the now exposed metal pipes boiled. The massive vault, built to withstand any explosion, screeched as the heavy alloy door buckled and sagged, fusing with the floor. The solid stone floor glowed, ripples and waves formed as it was blasted by hot wind. An ever expanding sphere of destruction engulfed the building with FireBrandi floating in the center.

The shockwave threw Dr. Van back, skipping across the semi-molten floor until she finally came to rest. Struggling to sit up she saw the third degree burns on her arms, felt the blisters on her face. Nearly all the incredible power she had channeled into herself in preparation to fight the heroes had been used up in preventing her being turned to ash. She saw FireBrandi fall to the ground unconscious. Hate and panic mixed as she struggled to rise, to find something with which to kill Brandi before she woke again, but her view was cut off by a shining metallic knee pressing into her chest.

Diamond had detected the power building up in FireBrandi. She barely managed to get all the unconscious thugs and herself to safety before the factory disappeared in a ball of white heat.

Not a coward, just calculating where you were going to land from that blast.

A metal fist like a pile driver came down. Dr. Van's teeth shattered, her jaw fractured, as she took a nice long nap.

When the police and fire department arrived Diamond turned all of the captives over to them. She explained the situation to them, leaving out some parts like how she hacked the police computers. Steam covered the area as the fire fighters pumped water into the blasted remains of the building. When it was cool enough for her to enter (though still too hot for normal people) she went back in. She found Brandi sitting in front of the remains of the vault, though it now looked more like a misshapen metal cave.

Hey girl, glad to see you are all right. Did we get them?

Yes, the police have them all in custody now. (glancing at the vault) Though I don't think the government will be too happy their multi-million dollar project has been reduced to a lump of metal.

Brandi looks concerned

Better than another Ultrawoman with an army of Ultragoons... You don't think they'll try to make me pay for it, do you? I don't think I can ask for a raise on my second day on the job.

Oh I don't think they will say anything.

Good. Do you think there might have been more to this? I doubt they would let a psycho work on such a project. Could there have been someone else pulling the strings, possibly mentally influencing her?

Diamond took a quick look around the barren, blasted landscape

If you can find any clues laying around here feel free to follow up on them. Somehow I don't think there will be much to find.

Brandi smirked guiltily

Only one thing to do then. Find an all night Mexican restaurant, I'm hungry!





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And the stunning conclusioned illustrated by the illustrious

Dental work by the Delightful Diamond appearing with permission

Mentioned in many fearful whispers is the Uber Ultrawoman

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And your next holliday fireworks display FireBrandi belongs to me