Chapter 5

Chapter 5

On a certain rooftop of a certain building, two lonely figures stood. One, a boy with a red shirt and generic blue pants, was facing a girl with blonde hair and overly sized white wings. Her back was to her with her arms crossed. There wasn't a nice expression on her face. She looked liked she was about to cry. The boy was trying to consol her, but as stubborn as she was, she wasn't listening.

"Why didn't you tell me, Billy?" she asked fiercely.

"I was going to tell you after out date," he answered.

"Didn't you trust me enough to tell me?" she said again, obviously not listening to his first answer.

"I did trust you, Viviane," replied Billy.

"Then?"

"You didn't tell me about your secret either,"

"You already knew!"

"It was lucky I guess saving you and knowing you had your secret."

Viviane sighed and turned around. There were forming tears in her eyes, which looked really beautiful next to the full Moon background of the night sky. She smiled a bit and took a few steps towards him.

"Oh, what are we arguing about? We both know about each other's secret that we might as well stop fighting," said Viviane.

"That's true. Now knowing that you're superhuman and all," said Billy with a slight smile.

"Oh…about that…"

"You're not human?"

"How…?"

"I know a couple of people who aren't humans. It's a pretty big place out there," said Billy. Viviane nodded some.

"So from where are you anyways?" Billy took a seat on a large stone slab. Viviane sighed and pointed towards the Moon.

"The Moon? I thought nothing could survive there,"

"That's a lie made up by Earthlings. There's a whole civilization living there. You just can't see it since most of it is underground," said Viviane. Billy looked on with increase interest. She took a seat next to him, moving her left wing a bit.

"But it's a lot worse than it seems. I'm not just some Moon Angel, Billy. I'm…royal," Viviane said.

"Royal?" Billy asked. Viviane got up and sighed a bit.

"I'm Princess Viviane De Milo of the Moon Angels," she said. Billy was dumbfounded; he just sat there with his mouth open somewhat. Viviane closed her eyes and looked away.

"Then why are you here on Earth?" Billy then asked her. She turned around and said, "My mother was forcing me to marry that terrible man Nathan, the one that you fought. That's why he was here on Earth. He was trying to take me back home to marry him,"

"So he was your fiancée?" said Billy.

"No, he was my suitor. I don't want to marry him because he's a terrible man,"

"What does your father say about it?" asked Billy.

"Nothing, I guess. He doesn't really care about what's going on." said Viviane. Billy stood up and said, "I'm sorry about all that, Viviane. If I'd known, I probably could've helped…"

"You are helping, Billy. Thank you very much." she said, getting slightly closer to him.

"You what?" Jessica yelled at the beaten Nathan. Both of them were in the throne room where Nathan was sitting tiredly on a chair rubbing his chest where the three powerful lightning strikes had hit him.

"This guy came out of nowhere and beat me," he said.

"And I thought you were powerful, Nathan dear,"

"I am powerful! Don't you ever forget that! I was just caught off guard is all,"

"Sure you were, Nathan," Jessica said sarcastically "So who was this guy anyways?"

"I believe his name was Captain Marvel or something like that. I didn't know humans could be so powerful," said Nathan.

"Obviously they've advanced in strength since us Angels left all those years ago. What did he want with you?" asked Jessica,

"Nothing really. He just saw that I wanted to take Viviane back home and he got in the way,"

"That magnanimous fool. I want you to bring her home, Nathan. Do whatever you have to,"

Nathan smiled a bit and said, "Actually, I have sort of a plan to do it. But It'll take awhile for me to make it happen,"

"What do you want, Nathan?"

"Your help, Jessie…"

Billy looked out across the city to the Moon, where Viviane had been born and raised. He then looked out the opposite direction and saw a storm front coming in. In the distance he felt the surge of electrical particles forming in the clouds.

"You never told me about you, Billy," said Viviane.

'Well, what would you like to know?" he asked.

"Maybe we should start with why are you Captain Marvel." said Viviane. Billy looked at her with a solemn face. She looked back and wondered.

"It happened a few years after my parents died. At that time, I've been on the streets for a few years now, earning my keeps as a paperboy. It didn't pay well, earning only enough to eat. It was then when I thought I saw my dad run into a subway. I followed him and I ran into the old man,"

"Old man?" asked Viviane.

"I can't say his name or else I'll transform, so you know his name already," he said.

"Noooo…" she said, a little bit at a lost.

"It's Shazam!" he said. Suddenly, the magic lightning came down and transformed him into Captain Marvel. He sighed and rolled his eyes.

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to see it for myself," said Viviane with a childish smile. Marvel smiled and yelled out the magic word again, turning him back to normal.

"That's his name anyways," he said.

"Who is he anyways?" she asked.

"Well, he tells me that he used to use the power before he got too old. He said that he needed a new champion to use the power to fight The Seven Deadly Sins of Man. But I'm not really sure though. I still don't know much about it,"

"Ah." she said. Billy looked over the edge of the rooftop and then back at her.

"That's my story. Now let's see what you can do, Moon Angel," he said.

"What?" she asked.

"Your powers, Vivi. Let's see what you have," he said. And with that, he fell over the ledge.

"Billy!" yelled Viviane as she jumped off the side of the building and flew down to rescue Billy. She caught him just before he hit the ground. Viviane dumped him on the top of the building and floated down herself.

"Why did you do that for? Didn't you know how scared you got me? If it wasn't for me, you would've been dead! Be lucky that I was here!" Viviane reprimanded Billy.

"Calm down, Viviane. I was expecting you to catch me. Besides, I would've yelled out the word anyways," said Billy, smiling a bit.

"Hmph, then you could've told me. There's no place to show you my powers here…but we can go back to my place! There's a large field right next to it," said Viviane. Billy nodded and smiled. The Moon Angel smiled, walked to him and teleported them both to her house.

Next to a large window with a nice view of the Earth, Queen Jessica De Milo of the Moon Angel Kingdom was silently pacing around in her chamber. She was uncomfortable with the news that some Earthling with superpowers had defended Viviane and successfully fought off Nathaniel. What was even worse was the description he had given her. It went something like this:

A tall Earthling in about his 30's with jet black hair and blue eyes. He wore a ridiculous red suit with an even more ridiculous white cape. The man had a gold sash around his waist and a golden lightning bolt plastered on his chest. They called him "Captain Marvel" and whenever he wants to fight, he admits a loud thundering sound. But he was one weakness and that is that he is only a boy.

Captain. Thunder. Lightning. Jessica knew what these things were (thanks to a trip to Earth when she was younger). But she had heard these things somewhere else before. The Queen sighed and searched her library. She happened to come upon the Lunar Chronicles, Vol. 1, Book 3. This book was just one of many sacred texts of the Moon Angel race. It was a certain passage she'd read before that got to her. Jessica flipped through the pages, looking eager to find what she wanted to find. Then, on a mostly forgotten page, is what she was looking for. Jessica read the passage silently to herself.

The Angel Messiah will not come by the form of a male, but by the form of a female. It will be this female leader who shall defy our codes to bring prosperity to our people. Evil will beset her on all sides not only by those from the outside, but by those from within…

The rest went on about an unrelated subject. There was more that Jessica had seen in this book. She flipped two pages ahead and skimmed the page. There, in the third passage, the prophecy was in plain text.

Oh, our magnanimous Queen, shall you lead us into ruin or shall you lead us into prosperity? The Jezebel that shall prevent thy ascension to greatness will surely be unscrupulous in her methods. Only by help from the Foreigner shall ye oust the Jezebel and bring about your only position…

Jessica was shaking at this point, not by fear but rather by anger. The last part of the prophecy was on the next page.

Trust in the Foreigner, oh Queen Messiah! For he is the Captain of the Lightning and the Thunder and he shall use his powers for good. His power is millennia old and is bestowed on a simple Earthling to strike down evil wherever it may be. Combine thy powers, Queen, with thy powers of the Foreigner Captain, for it will be consumed of three elements. The Light of the Moon will merge with the Power of the Lightning and reveal itself upon the Jezebel. But it alone cannot defeat the related hinderer, for her cunning will attempt to separate the two. Only with the True Power of the Soul can the Messiah Queen bring the homeland to its destiny…

Jessica threw the book across the room and slammed her fists on her desk. Everything was coming true and too soon for her. Was Viviane the Queen Messiah that the book talked about or not? If so, was this Captain Marvel fellow that Nathan had described the Foreigner that was in the book? Jessica looked towards the Earth and sneered.

"Damn that cursed planet! If I had my way, I'd destroy all of it!" yelled Jessica towards her window.

"Not a bad idea but it's a little large, don't you think, your highness?" said Nathan, who was standing at her chamber door.

"No, it's not actually. But I'd want Viviane to be here when we do. That's where you come in, Nathan dear," said Jessica.

"My plan isn't ready yet. Give me some more time. It'll all be worth it, I promise," said Nathan. He bowed and left the doorway. Queen Jessica sighed and looked towards the book that she had thrown. Then, out of sheer luck or something else, the book landed on a particular page with a particular symbol. Jessica looked closer and, to her horror, realized what it was. The symbol was a thick lightning bolt joined in the middle by a crescent moon, the symbol of the royal family.

"VIVIANE!" yelled Jessica as she blasted the book to bits.

As late as it was, the two were still in good spirits. Viviane was sitting in her sitting tree, the same one she sat in since she got to Earth. Billy was at the base of the tree, looking up at her.

"As you know, I can already fly," said Viviane, floating down from the tree. Billy backed away as she extended her wings to their fullest extent. He was amazed at how large they were compared to her small, skinny body. Each one of her brilliant, white wings was as long as Billy was tall. Viviane flapped them and made a small breeze.

"Like them?" asked Viviane.

"Love them!" said Billy. He started at them with utter amazement and awe. Viviane smiled and said, "Would you like to touch them, Billy?" He nodded eagerly and laid his hands on her left wing.

"Wow…" he said, smiling. Viviane moved around and let him touch her right wing, almost laughing at how much fun Billy was having petting her wings. Billy started tickling her wings to see if there was a reaction. Almost immediately there was as Viviane started giggling like a little girl. Billy started tickling more, feeling the softness of her feathers.

"Heheheheee…Okay, stop, now or else I won't stop laughing," said Viviane, finally pulling in her wings into her back. Billy frowned and cracked his neck.

"How in the world do you put back your wings?" he asked her as he inspected her back. Viviane laughed and said, "Magic." Billy smiled back and stood a little ways away.

"I'll show you some of my spells and energy attacks," she said "We Angels are masters at long range attacks." Viviane charged up blue energy in her palms as her eyes glowed with a soft blue light. Billy crossed his arms and watched eagerly. The energy grew to the size of basketballs when she let them fly. The balls exploded a little ways away with surprisingly strong force. She wiped her hands and smirked as she turned back to Billy.

"Who taught you to wield magic like that?" asked Billy.

"My mom first taught me. As I grew older, she got distracted by the affairs of the kingdom. So it was up to Lisa to teach me. She's a really good spellcaster and taught me to control my own life energies to attack," said Viviane.

"Must've been grueling," said Billy.

"What was more grueling was the training a princess had to go through,"

"Like how?"

"Well, it was all day and you couldn't do anything out of the ordinary or else you'll get in trouble. For example, I wasn't allowed to speak at the dinner table." Billy leaned against the tree with his full attention to her story.

"That's terrible! How could you not talk?" Billy asked. Viviane shrugged and said, "You get used to it after a few years. Imagine doing it while wearing an uncomfortable dress everyday. That's why I like Earth clothes. They're very casual and easy to wear."

Billy nodded and smiled some as Viviane went up to him. "So, Cap, now that I've showed you my basic powers, now you show me yours,"

"What's to show? You've seen everything I can do," said Billy.

"I was knocked out thanks to Nathan, Billy,"

"Well, I don't know…"

"Please?" said Viviane, making a sad face. Billy relented and nodded. He stepped back and yelled the magic word, turning him into the World's Mightiest Mortal.

"All I am is strong and fast, nothing more to it really," said Billy, in his deep, masculine voice.

"Yes, there is. You have lots of heart," said Viviane.

"Heart?" he asked?

"Yes, heart. You have something that most other I've known doesn't have. I wish I had a heart as big as yours,"

"You do, Viviane. I can tell,"

"How?"

"I just can." Viviane smiled and blushed some.

"So, anyways, why is it 'Shazam' and not something else?" asked Viviane.

"It's an acronym actually. Shazam stands for six gods that I get my power from," he said, turning back into Billy.

"They are?" asked Viviane.

"The Wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the courage of Achilles, the power of Zeus, the stamina of Atlas and the speed of Mercury," he said. Viviane nodded back.

"Ridiculus, I know. It wasn't me who chose it," said Billy.

"Oh no, not at all! It's just interesting really," responded Viviane. It was Billy who nodded back this time. Actually they both nodded back. It was then that it got suddenly silent. It was absolutely quiet as the two looked back at each other's eyes as they did before the business with Nathan. Viviane closed in on Billy, placing her hands on his chest and nearing her face to his. Billy, being taller than her, lowered his head to meet her soft lips. Ever closer they got until they were mere millimeters apart, until Billy relented at the last minute.

"Uh, I, uh, It's getting late. I better go." he said, pulling away from her face. Viviane, disappointed but not showing it, nodded backed away a bit.

"It is rather late. I should, um, go inside. Good night, Billy," she said nervously as she ran back inside. Viviane made it up to her room and looked at Billy from out her window. He looked up at the Moon and then to her house. Billy then yelled the magic word and flew away. She stayed at the window for a few more minutes, sighing and thinking about Billy. She did until it was really late. Viviane then changed into her nightgown and fell asleep.

Author's Note

Sorry about the lag...life got in the way...