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    Episode 14: “Fermented”

    Vixen is helping an elderly pigeon across the street when the A.I. in her Tantu Totem beeps, giving her a notification.

    Vixen: “Uh, Nancy? What are my notifications?

    Uh Nancy: “There is a report of drunken squirrels in Marcus Garvey Park. They appear to be dazed and confused.”

    Vixen: “Drunken squirrels? Ooohkay…”

    She mimics the flight of a vampire bat and flies to the scene.

    When she arrives, a cop waves her over to him.

    Cop: Thank goodness you’re here, Mary.”

    Vixen: “It’s Mari, actually.”

    Cop: “We tried calling Beast Boy and Animal Man, but they didn’t pick up their phones, so I was just about to call you.”

    Vixen: “I was last on your list to call?”

    Cop: “Yep.”

    Vixen: “Great, thanks a lot.”

    Cop: “Don’t mention it.”

    The cop stares into Vixen’s eyes but suddenly averts his gaze because he doesn’t want to get lost in them. He notices that one moment her eyes appear to be amber and then in another moment they seem to be hazel.

    Cop: “These squirrels appear to be drunk. Some of them are stumbling and bumbling around, while others are just sitting there, looking stoned. I even had one squirrel try to walk a straight line, and it couldn’t.”

    Vixen bends down and inspects one of the drunken squirrels closely. “This is extremely odd. I’ve never seen anything like this until now.” She waves her hand in front of the squirrel’s face, but the male squirrel just stares ahead without blinking. Then Vixen notices several pear pieces near some of the squirrels. She picks up some of the fruit and sniffs it with the nose of a bloodhound.

    Vixen: “These pears are fermented. If these squirrels ate these pears, it’s not surprising that they are acting drunk. But I’d have to be sure that these squirrels ingested the fruit. I’m going to take some of these squirrels with me to my den to have them analyzed.”

    Cop: “You have a den?”

    Vixen: “It’s a new thing I’m trying out. We’ll see how it goes.”

    Cop: “I guess that makes sense, since vixens are female foxes, and foxes make their homes in dens. Well, I’m going to leave you to it, Mary. Have a good day.”

    Vixen: “It’s Mari!”

    The cop doesn’t hear her, because he is too busy responding to a call about a giant woman pistol-whipping a little woman.
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    Once back home in her spacious Manhattan apartment, Vixen sets up the drunk squirrels on a table near the kitchen and waits for them to poop; once one squirrel does, she puts on a pair of plastic gloves and inspects the feces, using eagle-like vision to see the fruit remnants.

    <Just as I thought. This squirrel ate some fermented pears. Now to see if the other squirrels did as well>

    Once the other squirrels eventually defecate, Vixen repeats the analyzation process and finally concludes that all the squirrels had ingested fermented pears. Then she feeds them some nuts and seeds and allows them to recuperate for a few hours before she flies them back to Marcus Garvey Park.

    No sooner does Vixen drop the squirrels back in the park when a homeless woman shows up with two shopping carts and attempts to feed one of the squirrels some fruit.

    Vixen: “No, wait!”

    Homeless Woman: “Yes?”

    Vixen: “What are you about to feed these squirrels?”

    Homeless Woman: “Just some fruit.”

    Vixen: “Mind if I take a look at some of that fruit?”

    Homeless Woman: “Well, I guess it couldn’t hurt…”

    Vixen takes some of the fruit and sniffs it. “Yeah, just as I thought. This fruit is fermented. Did you feed squirrels in this park earlier?”

    Homeless Woman: “I sure did. I always feed them, but not always fruit. Today I thought I’d feed them something different.”

    Vixen: “Well, you really shouldn’t be feeding them…plus the fruit you gave them was fermented and made them drunk.”

    Homeless Woman: “Oh dear, I’m so sorry, I had no idea. It’s just that they are my only friends, it seems, and I like to do good things for them. I like to feed animals. It helps me feel closer to them. But if I can’t feed the squirrels anymore, who can I feed? I’m so lonely!”

    Vixen: “It’s okay, you didn’t know about the fruit. And if you need a friend, you can just feed me!”

    Homeless Woman: “Really?”

    Vixen: “Yep. Better me than the squirrels! They need their own food, not human food.”

    Homeless Woman: “Okay, open wide!”

    Vixen: “Wait, you’re not going to feed me the fermented fruit, are you?”

    Homeless Woman: “It’s the only food I’ve got!”

    Vixen sighs and takes a piece of fruit from the woman, and just as she does that, a nearby paparazzo snaps several pictures of her with his camera.

    Paparazzo: “Wait until the tabloids get wind of this! Model Marilyn McCabe, being fed by a homeless woman in Marcus Garvey Park! Oh, how the beautiful and mighty have fallen! They’ll pay me a decent amount of money for these pictures!”

    Vixen: “No, sir, wait, you don’t understand! This is not what it looks like!”

    The paparazzo ignores her and races back to his car, and Vixen is about to chase him but the homeless woman calls out to her.

    Homeless Woman: “I’m not done feeding you, dear! Come on back, sit down and talk to me! Please?”

    Vixen still wants to chase the paparazzo and take his camera, or at least destroy his film, but she doesn’t want to leave the elderly woman all alone, so she walks back to the park bench and accepts some more fermented fruit as she listens to the tale of how the homeless woman became homeless.
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    Episode 15: “Red Lion and the Lionesses”

    One Friday morning, as Marilyn Jiwe McCabe exits her apartment building in Manhattan and is about to drive into work at McCabe Unlimited, someone peeks their head around the corner, stares at Mari for a few seconds and then shoots her in the neck with a tranquilizer dart.

    A few seconds after Mari falls unconscious onto the pavement, two women run over to her, pick her up and carry her over to a nearby van.
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    When Mari eventually awakes, she sees Matthew Bland, a.k.a. Ja-Zaki, a.k.a. Red Lion, President-for-Life of the African nation of Buredunia, staring at her with a grin!

    Vixen: “Red Lion!?”

    Red Lion: “In the flesh, my dear.”

    Vixen: “I am not your “dear.”

    Red Lion: “Are you my “deer?” D-E-E-R?”

    Vixen: “That was lame, kind of like how one of your legs is going to be after I kick you in it. What is the meaning of this? Where am I? One minute I’m leaving my apartment, the next minute I’m here, wherever this is.”

    Red Lion: “Welcome to Buredunia.”

    Vixen groans. “Why do people keep kidnapping me all the way to Africa?”

    Red Lion: “Wait, this has happened to you before?”

    Vixen: “Yes, it has. But that’s another story for another time.”

    Red Lion: “Since you’re obviously wondering why I brought you here, I won’t hold you in suspense. I want you to be one of my Lionesses, effective immediately.”

    Vixen: “Not going to happen, Mr. President.”

    Red Lion chuckles. “I always get what I want.”

    Vixen: “Not this time, I’m afraid.”

    Red Lion: “Why should this time be any different than any other time?”

    Vixen: “Uh, because I won’t marry you? Duh.”

    Red Lion: “I want you as one of my Lionesses because I admire your beauty, your strength, and your powers.”

    Vixen: “You made no mention of my mind.”

    Red Lion: I don’t marry my Lionesses for their minds.”

    Vixen: “How rude!”

    Red Lion: “Marry me, or else.”

    Vixen: “Or else, what, man?”

    Red Lion: “Or else we will be forced to show you the error of your ways in turning me down.”

    Vixen: “And who is “we”, exactly?”

    Red Lion pushes a button under his desk, and a wall opens to reveal about 10 Lionesses.

    Red Lion: “Vixen, meet some of my other Lionesses. Lionesses, this is Vixen.”

    Vixen: “Exactly how many Lionesses do you have in your pride?”

    Red Lion: “About a dozen as of right now, all willing to do my bidding. This is just one of the many perks of being President-for-Life of a country. You could be my First-Lady-for-Life, since I had to imprison the other one. As my First-Lady-for-Life, you would have complete authority over my other Lionesses. But you have to prove your loyalty to me first."

    Vixen: “I’d rather be imprisoned, too, than be married to you.”

    Red Lion: “I’ve got another idea. Lionesses, let's see if you all can get Vixen to reconsider my gracious offer.”

    Before Vixen could react, the Lionesses jump on her.
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    When Vixen awakes, she discovers that she is strapped to a strange looking machine in what appears to be a basement.

    Red Lion: "Ah, you're awake. How do you feel?"

    Vixen: "I feel like a bunch of big rig trucks rolled all over me."

    Red Lion: "Yeah, that's what happens when my Lionesses unleash their rage on someone. They beat you to a pulp."

    He holds a mirror in front of her, and she can see that her face is bloodied and bruised.

    Red Lion: "Now normally, I'd say you won't be going on any modeling gigs soon, but you're in luck."

    He flips a few switches and pushes some buttons on the machine, and it roars to life.

    Red Lion: "I call this contraption "The Resurrector." It can take a broken body and make it whole again."

    After a strange sensation washes over Vixen, she can feel her battered face and the rest of her body begin to feel better. The aches and pains she had been feeling for the past few minutes are now gone. When Red Lion holds the mirror up to her again, she sees that her face is back to normal.

    Red Lion: "I'll give you another chance to say yes to me and become one of my Lionesses. If you still refuse, I'll have the Lionesses come in and give you another beating. Then you'll go through the Resurrector again, and we can keep this whole pattern going until your will finally breaks. I'm hoping that you won't be that stubborn, though. I hated to watch them break your face and your body."

    Vixen: "I don't want to go through THAT experience again, thank you very much. It's not very fun having a bunch of women pounding on you before you black out. I'll join your pride."

    Red Lion: "Wait, really?"

    Vixen: "Of course. Think about it; what woman wants to keep getting beaten by a bunch of other women?"

    Red Lion: "True, true. Okay, then, well, in honor of your acceptance, we will have a grand feast tonight.”

    Vixen: “Will there be root beer?”

    Red Lion: “Root beer? No. But we will have wine.”

    Vixen: “But I like root beer. Root beer makes me happy. You want to make me happy, right?”

    Red Lion: “You’re under the assumption I’m trying to please you. On the contrary, the job of all my Lionesses is to please ME.”

    Vixen: “Of course, Mr. President.”

    Red Lion: “And now that I’ve put you back in your place, I will have one of the other Lionesses show you to your room. This will be the room you will be staying in from now on when I have not requested that you share my bed that night.”

    Vixen: “As you wish.”

    After one of the Lionesses escorts Vixen to her room, Vixen turns to her and says “I’m getting out of here, and you and Red Lion’s other Lionesses should come with me.”

    Lioness #11: “Leave here? On purpose? You must be out of your mind. None of the Lionesses want to leave our dear husband. He feeds us. Clothes us, bathes us and protects us. And we do the exact same for him. But don’t worry, once you get used to being here and being told what to do by Red Lion, you won’t ever want to leave Buredunia, or him.”

    Vixen smacks her to snap her back to her senses, and the Lioness smacks Vixen into a wall.

    Lioness #11: “We took your measurements when you were unconscious after we beat you to a pulp. You’ll find a dress in your size hanging up in the closet. You’ll wear that dress to dinner tonight. I personally took the liberty of giving you a dress that doesn’t reveal too much because we don’t need you shoving your ample cleavage in Red Lion’s face, making him salivate and forget the rest of us. And don’t even THINK about trying to get in Red Lion’s bed tonight! Tonight it’s MY turn, and I’ll be damned if some supermodel is going to waltz in here and steal my thunder.”

    Vixen: “Trust me, he’s all yours.”

    Lioness #11: “Yeah, right. That’s what the Lioness in the dungeon said, until she knocked me out and stole my man for the night. That’s why I framed her for a crime she did not commit. I’m warning you now, cross me and I’ll have no problem framing you for something.”

    Vixen: “Good to know.”

    Lioness #11: “Now come with me and some of the other Lionesses to the store. We have to buy groceries for tonight’s dinner. As a new Lioness, it will be your duty to prepare a dish for everyone to consume tonight. Red Lion will judge your cooking abilities, and if you pass the test, you will be one of the Lionesses who will cook for the entire presidential compound on a regular basis.”

    Vixen: “And if I fail the test?”

    Lioness #11: “Red Lion will find other duties for you to perform. Every one of Red Lion’s Lionesses has a role.”
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    After Vixen and some of the Lionesses return from the store and finish preparing the grand feast, they and Red Lion sit down to eat. Nearly an hour into the meal, Vixen turns to Red Lion.

    Vixen: “You know, while I was at the store today, I went looking for some Root Beer. I didn’t find any.”

    Red Lion: “Quite right. Buredunia does not have this “Root Beer” of which you are so fond. This isn’t America.”

    Vixen: “It’s not?” She looks around in mock confusion.

    Red Lion: “Your sarcasm is cute, but don’t make a habit of it.”

    Vixen: “I’m really set in my ways, I’m afraid.”

    Red Lion: “There’s no need to be afraid. If or when you step out of line, your fellow Lionesses and I will not hesitate to put you back in your place.”

    Vixen: “Question: Why do you call yourself “Red” Lion? Red lions don’t exist.”

    Red Lion: “I needed a name that would make people take notice. Any other questions?”

    Vixen: “Actually, yes. Are you ready for dessert, Mr. President?”

    Red Lion: “Yes. Who has prepared dessert?”

    Vixen: “I have. I have made a chocolate cake. I learned the recipe from my grandmother in Zambesi.”

    Red Lion waves away her explanation with exasperation. “Less talking, more serving.”

    Vixen gets up from the table, cuts the chocolate cake into slices and serves the slices to Red Lion and the Lionesses. When Red Lion takes his first bite of the cake, he closes his eyes to concentrate on the flavor. When the Lionesses eat the cake, they, too, are pleased. Vixen is visibly pleased that her chocolate cake is a hit! While the others are not watching her, Vixen takes bites of the cake off her plate and stores the bites in her cheeks the same way a chipmunk stores food in its own cheek pouches.

    About 20 minutes later, as Vixen is telling everyone about her childhood is Zambesi, Red Lion starts feeling sleepy, and it becomes so bad that he can barely keep his eyes open. The Lionesses are also feeling quite tired, and a few moments later they and Red Lion are asleep. Vixen shouts at them, trying to wake them up, but they remain asleep.

    Satisfied that her trick of putting crushed-up sleeping pills in the cake batter has worked, Vixen spits out the cake she had been hoarding in her cheek pouches and then runs out of the presidential palace and flies to Buredunia’s nearest airport so she can catch a flight back home to Manhattan. While in flight, she wonders how much longer it will be before the laxatives she also slipped into the cake batter will begin to take effect on Red Lion and the Lionesses.
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    Episode 16: "Just Desserts"

    One Tuesday morning, a few days after returning from Red Lion's country of Buredunia, Marilyn "Mari" McCabe walks into her company called McCabe Unlimited and is immediately greeted by her personal assistant.

    Angelique Alba: "Hey Mari, there's somebody waiting for you in your office. She said she's a friend of yours."

    Mari: "Thanks, Angie. What's my day looking like?"

    Angelique: "Aside from meeting with your friend in your office and your conference call later this afternoon with Tony Stark, Michael Holt and Bruce Wayne, your day is wide open."

    Mari walks into her spacious office and immediately looks puzzled, because she does not recognize the woman sitting in the office.

    Mari: "I'm Mari McCabe. Can I help you?"

    Woman: "Yes, you can help me by staying away from my boyfriend."

    Mari: "Sorry, but you must have me confused with someone else. I'm not around anyone's boyfriend."

    Woman: "Not physically, but you are always with him."

    Mari: "What in the world are you talking about? If I'm not physically around your boyfriend, how can I possibly be anywhere near him?"

    Woman: "He is infatuated with you, and I am infatuated with him. I can feel him slipping away from me, because of you. Every time he hears your name, his face lights up. His face used to light up when he heard MY name. Most of the time I get the feeling he'd rather be dating you instead of me."

    Mari: "I feel bad that you feel that way and that you're going through all of that, but I have no idea how I can possibly help you with your problem. I can't help it if I have fans."

    Woman: "You can help me by dropping out of the limelight. Take an early retirement. Stop being Mari McCabe the celebrity. Stop being Vixen the superheroine. If you go away, he'll stop thinking about you, and he'll start thinking about me again."

    Mari: "If you think I'm going to give up all of my commitments just so you can keep your boyfriend's interest, I don't know what to say for you."

    Woman: "I've got ways to make you go away."

    Mari: "And none of them will work. Our meeting's over."

    The woman shrugs and rises to her feet. "Well, I tried to do this the easy way. You'll be hearing from me again soon. Good day, Miss McCabe."
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    Later that afternoon after the conference call, Mari and Angelique are waiting in line to get into a restaurant for lunch when another woman suddenly comes up to them and pushes Angelique to the ground.

    Mari: (running over to her) "Angie! Are you alright?"

    Angelique: "Yeah, I think so..."

    Mari: "I'm going to wring her neck!"

    Angelique: "No, it's fine, Mari, really. I guess she really wants to get into this restaurant!"

    Mari: "No, it's not fine. When someone attacks one of my employees, that someone also attacks me!"

    Angelique sighs. "Mari, please don't do anything to get yourself arrested."

    Mari: "Not to worry! I'm Mari McCabe! What's the worst that could happen?"

    Angelique: "Oh God, we're doomed!"

    Mari waves aside the comment and runs like a bull toward the woman who had shoved Angelique to the ground. Seconds later, Mari punches the woman INTO the restaurant.

    Mari: (standing over the woman, who is still laying on the restaurant floor) "Take a guess at which animal comes next."

    Woman 2: "I don't know."

    Mari: "Go on, guess."

    Woman 2: "Shrimp? Goose? Dragonfly?"

    Mari: "Nope. Horse."

    Mari raises her foot to stomp the woman in the stomach, but the woman catches Mari's foot and pulls her down to the floor. Then the woman gets on top of Mari and begins repeatedly punching her in the face.

    Woman 2: (as she continues pounding away on Mari's face) "Consider this a message from my employer. When she tells you to lay low, that's exactly what she means. No ifs, ands or buts about it. When she gives you an order, you obey. When she tells you to leave her boyfriend alone, she means it. Whenever you ignore her orders, you'll have me to deal with."

    Mari: "And who are you, exactly?"

    "Her name is Mukbang Gorge. Go on, Mukbang, show her your skill."

    Mari, even though she is still being punched in the face, manages to turn her head to see who has just spoken, and it is the same woman who had visited her earlier that morning at McCabe Unlimited!

    Mari: "And what's YOUR name? I didn't catch it earlier."

    Woman 1: "That's because I didn't throw it earlier. My name is One-Man-Amy, and I always mean what I say. Now, again: Mukbang, show Miss McCabe your skill."

    Mukbang Gorge begins grabbing handfuls of food from the buffet and stuffs the food down her throat. Seconds later, as she eats more food, the more her body begins to expand. Soon she is 800 pounds of fat and muscle.

    Mukbang Gorge: "What animal are you going to use against me now, Marilyn?"

    Angelique runs up to Mari.

    Angelique: "Hey, how did she get so big?"

    Mari: "By eating everything in sight. Angie, do me a favor and go back to the office. I'd feel a lot better if you were out of harm's way. Don't worry, I've got this."

    Angelique: "With her as big as she is now, I'll definitely leave this up to you. Feets, don't fail me now!"

    Mukbang Gorge watches Angelique run out of the restaurant.

    Mukbang Gorge: "Sure you don't want to run away as well, Mari?"

    Vixen: "I've got more than enough to handle you." She channels all the strength of a blue whale and punches Mukbang Gorge in the face, and Mukbang Gorge goes FLYING through the air and comes crashing down hard into a display case of desserts.

    Vixen: "Well, Mukbang Gorge, it looks like you've finally received your "just desserts!"

    The entire restaurant groans.

    Vixen: "Wow. Tough restaurant."

    Mukbang Gorge: "Vixen, you're a fool. While you're making terrible wisecracks, I'm still surrounded my food." Mukbang Gorge begins eating all of the desserts around her, and seconds later she begins to weigh 1,000 pounds.

    Mukbang Gorge: "I'm ready for Round 2, Vixen. This time, I'm gonna clean your clock REAL good."

    One-Man-Amy: "We can avoid any further pain on your end if you agree to lay low for the rest of your life, Vixen. Stop being stubborn."

    Vixen: "I don't do "laying low". Except for that one time. And for that other time, too. Not to mention that other time when...Okay, look, I don't lay low very often, alright?"

    One-Man-Amy shrugs. "Fine. Have it your way. Whenever you're ready, Mukbang."

    Mukbang Gorge shoves some more desserts down her throat as she plods toward Vixen. Vixen summons the strength of a blue whale again and tries to punch Mukbang Gorge but the heavy-set opponent dodges the punch and smacks Vixen hard across the face. Vixen responds by covering her entire body in armadillo armor and then kangaroo-kicking Mukbang Gorge in the chest.

    Mukbang Gorge: "Stop kicking me in my boobs." She grabs Vixen's armored head and tries to crush it, but she can't penetrate the armor. She punches Vixen, but Vixen doesn't even feel the blow through the armor. Mukbang Gorge frowns as Vixen proceeds to roll herself into an impenetrable armored ball. Then, still in her armored ball form, Vixen adds hummingbird to her attack strategy so that she hovers in mid-air. Before Mukbang Gorge can think of a way to attack Vixen's armor, Vixen flies forward and becomes a flying armored ball, a ball which hits Mukbang in the face with the combined weight of two elephants, two blue whales and two tyrannosaurus rexes.

    After Mukbang falls to the floor, stunned, Vixen removes her armadillo armor and rushes forward to open the heavy woman's mouth. Prying the woman's mouth open, Vixen takes various vegetables from the buffet and rams them down Mukbang's throat, in order to test out a theory. As soon as Mukbang swallows the vegetables, her body begins to shrink back to its normal size.

    One-Man-Amy: "What in the world is going on here!?"

    Vixen: "I'll tell you what's going on here. After I saw your stooge only eating junk food this entire time, I noticed she had been avoiding all of the vegetables. I was hoping that she would have some sort of negative reaction to them if she came into contact with them."

    One-Man-Amy runs over to Mukbang Gorge, who is wincing because her face is hurting.

    One-Man-Amy: "Mukbang, you had one job. One job!"

    Mukbang just groans, and One-Man-Amy whirls around to glare at Mari.

    One-Man-Amy: "You'll pay for this, Vixen!"

    Vixen: "Hey, yall came after ME! If you can't take the heat, stay out of the sauna."

    Suddenly a few police cars show up, and after some police officers run into the restaurant, they immediately start looking around for someone to arrest.

    Police Officer: "Vixen! What's going on here?"

    Vixen: "These two women came after me, so I defended myself."

    A restaurant patron runs up to the police officer. "It's true, Officer! I recorded the entire encounter on my cellphone!"

    After the police officers watch the footage, they agree that One-Man-Amy and Mukbang Gorge should be taken into custody. As One-Man-Amy has the cuffs slapped onto her wrists, a photo falls out of her pocket.

    Vixen: "Wait, what's this?" She picks up the photo.

    One Woman Amy: "That's Jamal, my boyfriend. He's the love of my life. He is my rock, my strength, my everything."

    As Vixen continues to stare at Jamal's photo, she realizes he is the most attractive man she has ever seen, aside from Green Lantern Jonathan Stewart.

    And she wants him.
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. And since humans are animals, Vixen might be able to mimic the genius-level intelligence of Mr. Terrific, Batman and Lex Luthor...all at once, if she wanted (since she can combine abilities however she wants). The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

    Episode 17: “BooBae”

    Marilyn “Mari” McCabe is sitting in her office at McCabe Unlimited when she gets a phone call from Amanda Waller, commanding officer of Task Force X, otherwise known as the Suicide Squad!

    Mari: “Ms. McCabe is not here right now; may I take a message?”

    Amanda: “Yeah, tell Ms. McCabe to cut the crap and listen: I need you.”

    Mari: “Get someone else. I mean it this time.”

    Amanda: “I’m going to a party in a few days and I need to look stunning for my date. Can you help me?”

    Mari: “You have a date? Is he blind? Is it a BLIND date? Get it?”

    Amanda: “Mari, don’t play with me. I need you to make me a dress that will make him drool.”

    Mari: “What is your date’s name?”

    Amanda: “Not that it matters, but he just goes by Agent Odell.”

    Mari: “That name sounds familiar…”

    Amanda: “Help me.”

    Mari: “Is there no one else you can get to make you a dress?”

    Amanda: “I came to you because you owe me a favor, girl. Plus, you’re a fashion designer. This is what you do. Plus, again, you OWE me.”

    Mari: “I owe you nothing!”

    Amanda: “Well, if you won’t help me I’ll have even MORE mice infest Australia. And the more mice that invade, the more of your furry little rodent friends will be slaughtered to end that infestation.”

    Mari: “Don’t do that! Australia is already being overrun with mice as it is.”

    Amanda: “That’s what I’m saying! Help me or so help me God I’ll have 50 gazillion more mice on the next flight to Queensland!”

    Mari: “Alright, alright, I’ll make you a dress.”

    Amanda: “That’s a good girl.”

    Amanda hangs up, and one of Mari’s female employees, who has been eavesdropping on the entire conversation, smirks.

    Enchantra Diabolica: “So Mari McCabe is going to design a dress for someone, huh? Okay, I’m going to put a spell on that dress, and when the crap hits the fan, McCabe will be the one to take the blame. That’s what she gets for not promoting me to be her Executive Assistant!”

    Enchantra’s blue eyes sparkle for a second, and then her vicious grin grows wider. Afterwards she chants a spell and twerks, because if she doesn’t twerk the spell won’t work.
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    A few moments later, Mari’s Executive Assistant Angelique Alba calls her line.

    Mari: “Yes?”

    Angelique: “There’s a young man here to see you. His name is Jamal Tuma. He says he wants to talk to you about his girlfriend whose name is One-Man-Amy.” (To find out who One-Man-Amy is, check out Episode 16: "Just Desserts").

    Mari instantly remembers Jamal, having seen his photo after it dropped out of One-Man-Amy’s pocket as she was being arrested.

    Mari: “Thanks, Angie. Send him in, please.”

    When Jamal enters her office, Mari instantly feels the need to take a very, very cold shower.

    Jamal: “Hi Ms. McCabe, I’m Jamal Tuma.”

    Mari: “Please, call me Mari.” She holds out her hand for him to shake it and when he does, she doesn’t let go of his hand right away. However, she eventually realizes that he needs his hand returned, so she reluctantly lets it go.

    Jamal: “I wanted to apologize to you in person for the behavior of my ex-girlfriend, One-Man-Amy. What she did to you is inexcusable.”

    Mari: “Your ex-girlfriend?”

    Jamal: “Yeah. I broke up with her when I heard she got arrested for what she had done to you.”

    Mari: (subconsciously playing with her shoulder-length hair) “I appreciate the apology, but it wasn’t your fault.”

    They continue intensely staring at each other, and Jamal can’t help but get lost in Mari’s amber eyes. Or are her eyes hazel? Greenish? He isn’t really sure what color her eyes are, all he knows is that he is mesmerized by them. He feels himself growing, so he breaks off eye contact but realizes he can’t stand up and leave just yet because it would be embarrassing for her to see him in that condition.

    Jamal: “I know this may sound odd, but if you want, I could keep in touch with you to let you know how things are progressing with Amy’s eventual court case. You know, because I assume you would like to know what kind of sentence she receives, if any?”

    Mari: “Oh, right, of course. Yes, please do keep me informed about what happens to Amy. I’m extremely interested in whatever you have to say…uh, about that. You’ve got my office number but let me give you my cell number, just in case you try to reach me and I’m not in the office.”

    After she gives him her cell phone number, she walks him to the door and brushes up against him like a cat to mark him with her scent.

    Mari: “Thanks again for stopping by, and I’ll be waiting for your updates.”

    Jamal: “Ok, cool. See ya.”

    They stare at each other again before Jamal leaves. Once he’s gone, Mari uses the senses of a blood hound to take in Jamal’s scent.
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    Two days later, Amanda Waller is at a party with her date, Agent Odell, Odell can’t keep his eyes or hands off Amanda, who giggles every time he whispers in her ear. The elegant dress that Mari designed for her has gotten rave reviews from a lot of the other females at the party, and Amanda has noticed that a few other men have been staring at her throughout the night. Feeling on top of the world, Amanda allows herself to relax, unwind and have some much- needed fun.

    But speaking of unwinding, two hours into Amanda wearing the red dress, the fabric begins to rapidly disintegrate, and before she can run out of the room, she is standing in front of everyone in just her panties, since she had decided not to wear a bra since a bra had been sewn into the dress! As some party-goers gasp in shock while others laugh, Odell hurriedly takes off his shirt and covers Amanda’s bare chest with it.

    Amanda: “Sorry, everyone, for the wardrobe malfunction!”

    Amanda: (thinking) <And I know exactly who to blame for it>
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    Later that night, as a weary Mari is lying in bed thinking about Jamal’s muscular physique, Amanda Waller and Agent Odell climb through one of her bedroom windows.

    Mari: “Hey! Get out of here!”

    Amanda: “Not until we have a little talk. Thanks to you, I was humiliated tonight!”

    Mari: “What are you talking about? And who is that dude with you?”

    Odell: “I’m Agent Odell, Ms. McCabe. That little stunt you pulled is going to cost you dearly. I don’t like it when people mess with my boo.”

    Mari: “First of all, I think I’m about to vomit. Waller’s your “boo” now? Second of all, I still have no idea what you two are talking about.”

    Amanda: “My dress disappeared while I was wearing it!”

    Mari: “Too bad you didn’t disappear along with it!”

    Amanda: “You may think this is all fun and games, but it’s not. I was horrified standing there practically naked in front of everyone!”

    Mari: “If it makes you feel any better, the other people at the party were probably also horrified! But all jokes aside, I have no idea why your dress “disappeared.”

    Amanda: “I don’t know how or why it disappeared, either; all I know is I’m holding you personally responsible for this since you are the one who made the dress. So, guess what: remember those mice we discussed earlier?”

    Mari: “Amanda, come on, don’t do this!”

    Amanda: “It’s already been done. I put the order in before Odell and I arrived here. About 22 hours from now, Australia’s going to be flooded with 50 gazillion more mice! I hope the Australians have plenty of room and board!”

    Odell: “And beyond that, I will be watching you extremely closely from here on out. I don’t like troublemakers. I’m going to watch you like a hawk, just like I watch that Black Lightning fellow. Both of you are troublemakers. Superheroes…can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Am I right, Bae?”

    Amanda: “You are so right, Boo.”

    The Wall and Agent Odell kiss passionately, and Mari closes her eyes and covers her ears as her visitors have a mini make-out session before they climb back out the window.

    Later that night, Mari tries to get some sleep, but she keeps having nightmares about Waller and Odell swapping spit and calling each other “Boo” and “Bae”…
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. And since humans are animals, Vixen might be able to mimic the genius-level intelligence of Mr. Terrific, Batman and Lex Luthor...all at once, if she wanted (since she can combine abilities however she wants). The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

    Episode 18: "I Ain't Missing You At All"

    A few days later, in the JLA Watchtower...

    John Stewart: "Legend has it that if you say Vixen's real name just once, she just shows up out of the blue."

    Batman: "Oh boy, here we go. You miss her, don't you, John?"

    John Stewart: "No."

    Batman: "Yes you do."

    John Stewart: "No, I don't. I'm merely trying to prove something to you. You see Vixen's nowhere in this room right now, right?"

    Batman: "Right."

    John Stewart: "And she hasn't been seen or heard from in months, right?"

    Batman: "I'm intrigued. Please continue."

    John Stewart: "Watch this. Mari McCabe."

    Mari: "Hi Jonathan."

    John whirls around and sees Marilyn "Mari" McCabe staring at him.

    Batman: "Well pinch my nipples and call me Daddy, that's frightening, and I'm not easily frightened!"

    John: "Hey, Mari."

    Mari: "Did you miss me?"

    John: Wait, you were gone?"

    Mari: "Jonathan Stewart, don't play with me."

    John: "I could have sworn you were here the entire time..."

    Batman: "So is anyone here going to pinch my nipples, or..."

    Mari: "Don't you have a dark cave to brood in, Batman?"

    Batman: "I already did that. Now back to my nipples..."

    John: "Nipples don't even belong on the Batsuit."

    Mari: "Right? I'm looking at his costume and it looks nothing like a real bat. If you REALLY want to scare criminals, you need to look like Man-Bat and stop playing around. Or at least talk to Wayne Williams."

    Batman: "Who's Wayne Williams?"

    Mari: "He's an alternate universe Batman who looks more like an actual bat then you do."

    Batman: "Whatevs."

    Mari: "So anyway, John, why did you call me?"

    Batman: "He called your name because he misses you."

    Mari: "That's what I figured."

    John: "No, I didn't miss you."

    Batman: "Methinks he doth protest too much."

    Mari: "Methinks the same thing. Just admit it, John."

    John: "There's nothing to admit."

    John sits down, folds his arms and leans his chair back against the wall in sheer defiance.

    Mari: "Your willpower is no match for my own."

    John: "On the contrary, my willpower FAR exceeds yours."

    Mari: "No, it doesn't."

    John: "Yes, it does."

    Batman: "Maybe, it does."

    Mari: "Uh, Nipples, you're free to go."

    Batman: "Fine. But I may or may not eavesdrop on this conversation when I leave the room."

    After Batman pretends to leave, Mari and John continue staring at each other.

    Mari: "You're probably curious as to where I've been these past few months."

    John: "I'm not curious, since I didn't even know you've been gone."

    Mari: "You know I know how to get the truth out of you, so why lie?"

    John: "I'm not lying."

    John and Mari continue staring at each other, and Zatanna enters the room.

    Zatanna: "Hey guys, waaaaaaaazup?"

    Mari: "Waaaaaaaazup!"

    John: "Waaaaaaaazup!"



    59 seconds later, the three Justice Leaguers finally put their tongues back in their mouths after having them hanging out while saying "Waaaaaaaazup?"

    Zatanna: "So what's going on?"

    Mari: "John's pretending like he didn't miss me while I was gone."

    Zatanna gives John a skeptical look, reaches into her top hat and then holds up a sign that says "C'mon, son!"

    Martian Manhunter enters the breakroom with a plate of Oreos and sits down.

    Zatanna: "Are those Oreos?"

    Martian Manhunter: "Indeed. They're real, and they're spectacular."

    Teri Hatcher: "Are they? May we have some?"

    Martian Manhunter gives Teri Hatcher and Zatanna some Oreos.

    Superman skips into the room and stares at Teri Hatcher.

    Superman: "Lois!?"

    Teri Hatcher: "Nah, I'm Teri Hatcher."

    Superman: "Sorry, you look so much like her..."

    Teri Hatcher: "Believe it or not, but you're the first guy to tell me that. Thanks for the Oreos, guys, but I've gotta split. I have to meet up with some desperate housewives."

    MacGyver shows up as Teri Hatcher is leaving.

    MacGyver: "Penny Parker!?"

    Captain America: "I understood that reference."

    Teri Hatcher: "Oy vey!"

    Zatanna keeps eating Oreos, as does Martian Manhunter. Suddenly there is just one Oreo left, and Martian Manhunter and Zatanna stare each other down, daring the other one to have the sheer AUDACITY to eat the last cookie. But as they both reach for the last cookie at the same time, Cookie Monster grabs it and eats it.

    Cookie Monster: "MINES!"

    Wonder Woman walks backwards into the room so that she doesn't attract any attention.

    Mari: "Diana, do me a favor and use your lasso on John. I want to hear him say he missed me while I was gone for 5 months."

    Wonder Woman: "Wait, you were gone?"

    Mari: (smacking herself on the forehead) "Oy vey!"
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. And since humans are animals, Vixen might be able to mimic the genius-level intelligence of Mr. Terrific, Batman and Lex Luthor...all at once, if she wanted (since she can combine abilities however she wants). The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

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    Previously, on "All Our Universes", Murder Hornet was carted off to jail, and Thanos told Queen Bee if she wanted something done, she would have to do it herself. Also, an employee of Mari's named Enchantra Diabolica cast a spell on a dress that Mari made for Amanda Waller, which caused the dress to disintegrate when Amanda was at a party with Agent Odell.

    And now...

    Episode 19: "Can She BEE Any More Annoying?"

    Marilyn "Mari" Jiwe McCabe emerges from her office at McCabe Unlimited to get a fresh cup of A&W Root Beer and sees one of her employees, Enchantra Diabolica, staring at her with an extremely angry expression.

    Mari: "Enchantra, are you alright? You look PISSED."

    Enchantra: "I AM pissed."

    Mari: "Come on, step into my office and we'll talk about it."

    Enchantra follows her into the office and then sits down.

    Mari: "Why are you so upset?"

    Enchantra: "You overlooked me for a promotion. I had applied to be your Executive Assistant."

    Mari: "Oh, right. About that...well, to be completely honest, I don't think you have what it takes to be an Executive Assistant. You're always coming in late, you're constantly surfing the Internet, and quite a few of your co-workers have complained that you twerk a lot, which can be quite distracting especially to your male co-workers."

    Enchantra: "Oh! I see. Well, I had no idea I was such a horrible employee."

    Mari: "I wouldn't classify you as a "horrible" employee, but I am hoping you can start coming to work on time from now on and refrain from surfing the Internet unless you're on your lunchbreak. But I do have to ask: what's up with the twerking?"

    Enchantra: "I have to twerk, or my spells won't work."

    Mari: "Wait, what?"

    Enchantra: "I'm a witch."

    Mari: "Riiiiiiiight... and I'm the Queen of Zambesi."

    Enchantra: "I'll prove it. When you came out of your office a few minutes ago, where were you headed before you saw me?"

    Mari: "To the kitchen, to get some more root beer."

    Enchantra mumbles a spell, jumps up on Mari's desk, twerks and then watches Mari's reaction as a cup of root beer suddenly appears on the desk.

    Mari: (staring at the cup of root beer) "I can't believe that just happened."

    Enchantra: "How did Amanda Waller like her dress, before it disappeared off her chubby bod?"

    Mari: "How did you- wait, YOU made that happen?"

    Enchantra: Yeah, because you didn't hire me as your Executive Assistant. But now that I know why you didn't hire me, I forgive you."

    Mari: "You're fired."

    Enchantra: "Why, because I'm a witch?"

    Mari: "No, because you interfered in my life and had Amanda questioning my reputation as a good fashion designer. Not to mention that you caused her to feel humiliated. I can't have you twerking around here whenever you feel like it and causing more trouble. Pack up your things. Security will be at your desk in a few minutes to escort you out of the building."

    Enchantra giggles and continues staring at Mari.

    Mari: "Did you hear what I just said?"

    Enchantra mumbles another spell and twerks again. Mari blinks rapidly several times and then closes her eyes, trying to deal with the dizziness she is suddenly experiencing. A few seconds later, Mari opens her eyes.

    Mari: "Enchantra, I didn't see or hear you come in! Sorry about that. Do you need something?"

    Enchantra: "No, I just stopped in to let you know that I'm almost done with that Cosmetics report you requested. Well, I'll get right back to work."

    Mari: "Okay, thanks for the update."
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    Later that day, at the Hall of Justice...

    Vixen: "Oh, Mr. Terrific, I'm glad I ran into you. I was wondering if you could tell me everything you did to build your sanctuary in another dimension. I'm thinking of establishing a few sanctuaries of my own in several different dimensions. Oh, and I'll need to ask John Stewart if he can help me design them."

    Mr. Terrific: "I'd be happy to help. I never pass up an excuse to talk about other dimensions."

    Mr. Terrific is about to give Vixen a fist bump when Starfire laughs.

    Starfire: (with her eyes closed) "Oh, I so DO enjoy the bumping of the fists! It sort of reminds me of when Dick Grayson visits my room in Titans Tower every Friday and Saturday night so that we can engage in the knocking of the boots!"

    Vixen: "HELLO!"

    Mr. Terrific: "Yikes!"

    Mr. Spock: "Fascinating."

    Wonder Woman: "Great Hera!"

    Doc Brown: "Great Scott!"

    Luke Cage: "Sweet Christmas!"

    Misty Knight: "Sour Thanksgiving!"

    Velma: "Jinkies!"

    J.J. Evans: "Dy-no-mite!"

    Fred Flintstone: "Yabba Dabba Doo!"

    Homer Simpson: "D'oh!"

    Glenn Quagmire: "Giggity!"

    Paris Hilton: "That's hot."

    Gomer Pyle: "Shazam!"

    Captain Marvel: "Shazam!"

    Shazam: (to Gomer Pyle and Captain Marvel) "Uh, that's MY line!"

    Kool-Aid Man: (crashing through a wall) "Oh yeah!"

    Wonder Woman: "Hey Kool-Aid Man, for real, though, let me get some of your sweet, sweet nectar!"

    Kool-Aid Man (running away from Wonder Woman) "Oh no!"

    Suddenly a woman dressed in a bee costume crashes through another wall, and as thousands of bees buzz around the room to distract the occupants, the woman grabs Vixen by her hair and drags her out of the building.

    Vixen: (still being dragged by her hair) "Well, THIS is quite rude..."

    Woman: "Oh, this? This is nothing. Things will get much worse for you. And since we've never officially met, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Queen Bee, and I will be the one to beat you to a pulp for interfering in my plan."

    Vixen: (struggling to not get her face dragged on the ground) "Let me guess...OUCH! You're planning on taking over the world. Such a stupid plan."

    Queen Bee: "Nah, but I am planning on taking over social media."

    Vixen: "That's actually even more stupid."

    Queen Bee: "Shut up, before you embarrass yourself."

    Vixen: "Ha! The joke's on you, Your Lowness! I'm already embarrassed..."
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    Episode 20: “BEE-Gone, Queen Bee”

    The last time we saw Vixen, she was being dragged by her hair down the street by Queen Bee!

    Vixen: "Anyone ever tell you that you look EXACTLY like Beyonce?"

    Queen Bee: "I transcend Beyonce, fool!"

    Vixen unsheathes the claws of a cat and slashes Queen Bee across the hand she is using to grip Vixen's hair; Queen Bee yelps in pain and immediately lets go, which leads Vixen to somersault backwards and kick Queen Bee full in the chest. Queen Bee falls backward but manages to shoot a few knock-out stingers from her wrists. After the stingers pierce Vixen's arm, Vixen falls unconscious to the ground.

    Queen Bee: (grabbing Vixen by her hair again and dragging her once again down the street) "Now, where were we?"
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    When Vixen wakes up, she discovers that she is tied to a chair in a location unknown to her.

    Vixen: "Okay, really, Bee? You know I can break out of these restraints without a second thought, right?"

    Queen Bee: "Ah, you're finally awake. And from now on, you will address me as QUEEN Bee."

    Vixen: "Nope. Oh, and by the way, there is an old Zambesian proverb that says "When a lunatic dressed like an insect grabs your hair and drags you down the street, find a way to beat her ass."

    Queen Bee: "Many people have tried beating my ass over the years, and many have failed."

    Using the strength of an elephant, Vixen easily snaps the ropes that were holding her to the chair. She then picks up the chair and attempts to smash it over Queen Bee's head, but Queen Bee picks Vixen up and hurls her across the room. After Vixen crashes into the wall, Queen Bee turns back around to a console she had been watching.

    Vixen: "When I get the feeling back in my body, I will rain blows down upon you."

    Queen Bee: "You can try, but I've got no problem throwing you into another wall."

    Vixen: Where are we?"

    Queen Bee: "You're in one of my beehives, of course. I want you to witness the moment when I take over social media."

    Vixen: "Smash that like button."

    Queen Bee: "What?"

    Vixen: "Subscribe to my channel and make sure to give this video a thumbs up. Turn on those post notifications, please and thank you."

    Queen Bee: "Are you glitching right now?"

    Vixen: "Everything's fine. You were saying?"

    Queen Bee: "I was saying that I want you to witness the moment I take over social media." She presses a few buttons on her console, and Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and every other social media platform on Earth shuts down at the exact same time.

    Vixen: "I can’t BEE-lieve that you just did that! You bitch!"

    Queen Bee chuckles. "Say bye bye to all of your followers, Mari."

    Vixen shrugs. "I only had one follower on one social media platform, actually."

    Queen Bee: "Wait, really?"

    Vixen: "Yeah..."

    Queen Bee: "Let me guess; it was your boyfriend."

    Vixen: "He's not my boyfriend, but he and I have exchanged stares. His name's Jamal, and he is fiiiiiiiiiiiine, okay?"

    Queen Bee: "Girl, I know that's right."

    Vixen and Queen Bee glance at each other awkwardly and then resume their other conversation.

    Queen Bee: "Now watch this." She flips another button, and a new social media platform immediately arises.

    Queen Bee: (speaking into a microphone) "Planet Earth, this is Queen Bee speaking. Welcome to the only social media platform you will ever need from now on, run by yours truly. Forget all the other social media platforms from the past; this new platform, called the BeeHive, is your new home."

    Vixen: "I still think your plan is stupid, much like your costume."

    Queen Bee: "I think my costume looks rather stylish. And don't forget: my face, much like Helen of Troy's, launched a thousand ships."

    Vixen: "Right, because all of those ships were in a hurry to get AWAY from your face, with your Mumm-Ra the Everliving-looking ass. I'm about to launch my own ship in a minute."

    Queen Bee: "Forget you, Vixen! The rumors about you are true, you're always talking ****! But all of that ends right now. Now that you've seen me take over social media and turn everyone on it into my servants, I can kill you now."

    Vixen: "Just because some people may be on your platform now does not mean you can control them."

    Queen Bee: "Oh but it does. Everyone who has a social media account had their account automatically transferred to BeeHive. And once their BeeHive account was activated, I gained control over their minds. As I said, they are my servants, as are you, but you are way too annoying for me to keep around, so again, I can kill you now. But I want to do it slowly, to savor the moment."

    Queen Bee uses her telekinetic ability to pick Vixen up and slam her into a wall over and over again. Then once she gets tired of doing that, she takes control of Vixen's hands and makes the supermodel smack herself repeatedly in the face.

    Queen Bee: "Why are you beating yourself up, Vixen?"

    Vixen: "If I could control my hands long enough to give you the finger, I most certainly would."

    Queen Bee: (chuckling again) "Something tells me that the finger you have in mind would not be used for a thumbs up sign."

    Vixen: (still smacking herself) "No ****, Sherlock."

    Queen Bee: "Feisty to the very end. How cute."

    Vixen: "Unlike your costume. How ugly."

    Queen Bee: "Okay, you're starting to piss me off again. My costume is NOT ugly. I already told you-"

    Vixen: "Yeah yeah yeah, it's "stylish"; look, that costume is disgusting. Can you stop making me smack myself so that I can show you some fashion designs? I have a color scheme that I think would be perfect for you and your bee persona."

    Queen Bee: "Proceed, McCabe. But those designs better be good."

    Vixen takes out her phone and shows Queen Bee some costume designs.

    Vixen: "Now with your horse face and whale-ish figure, I think the design here would suit you best."

    Queen Bee: "Don't play with me, Vixen." She looks at the design a bit more closely and whistles. "That's actually very pretty, I like it. How soon can I have a costume like this made?"

    Vixen: "I could have it ready for you in a few days, but the crown for your gargantuan head would probably take a week."

    Queen Bee: "If you make one more crack abou-"

    Vixen suddenly uses the telekinetic ability of Gorilla Grodd to pick Queen Bee up and slam her into the same walls that Queen Bee had slammed her into. Then she used Grodd's telekinetic ability to gain control of Queen Bee's hands to make her smack herself.

    Vixen: "How does that medicine taste, Bee?"

    Queen Bee retaliates by using her own telekinetic powers again, and for the next few minutes, she and Vixen take turns mentally hurling each other into walls and furniture. Suddenly Queen Bee picks herself up off the floor and lurches toward the console. Vixen, sensing that Queen Bee is about to try and give her new followers some type of mental command, grabs Queen Bee's feet and pulls them out from under her. After Queen Bee falls on her face, Vixen jumps on top of her, grabs her head and smashes it against the floor a few times. Feeling Queen Bee go limp, Vixen rolls off of her and shakily stands.

    But Queen Bee had just pretended to go limp, and so now she mentally picks Vixen up and hurls her out the window. A few seconds later, Vixen flies back through the window.

    Vixen: "You know I can fly, right? Throwing me out the window made no sense."

    Queen Bee doesn't say anything and instead shoots a few darts at Vixen that are filled with a pollen that causes delirium and confusion. The darts strike Vixen in the neck, arms and thighs and Vixen figures that before the darts take effect and do to her whatever they are going to do, that she had better act fast. Vixen mimics the ability of Starro the starfish and shoots a starfish spore out of her hand; the spore flies toward Queen Bee's face and attaches itself there. Queen Bee tries desperately to remove the starfish spore from her face but the more she tries, the tighter the spore hangs on.

    Vixen gets ready to call the police, but Superman and Wonder Woman suddenly show up. Vixen stares at them, wondering if that is really them, or if she is imagining that they are there.

    Wonder Woman: "Vixen, are you alright?"

    Vixen: "I'm not sure, but I know Queen Bee won't be alright as long as that spore is on her face. I was just about to call the cops so that they can arrest her. I imagine she'll be cooperative in going to jail just as long as they don’t try to pry the starfish off. Would you two mind destroying that console? She was using to try and control people using her new social media platform."

    Superman: "Of course."

    After Superman destroys the console with his heat vision, he turns back toward Vixen and Wonder Woman.

    Superman: "Sorry it took so long for us to track the GPS on your Justice League communicator, but we had a heck of a time getting rid of Queen Bee's little bees back at the Hall of Justice."

    Vixen just smiles and wonders why there are suddenly two Wonder Women and three Supermen in front of her.

    Wonder Woman: "Vixen?"

    Vixen: "I think whatever Queen Bee shot me with is starting to take effect. Let's get Queen Bee out of here, and then I'm going to the hospital."

    Superman: "I can carry Queen Bee."

    Vixen: "That won't be necessary Kal-El." She turns, grabs Queen Bee by her hair and drags her down the street toward the nearest police station.
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

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    Vixen

    Last time, on "All Our Universes", Vixen was headed to the doctor's office to get herself checked out for symptoms related to Queen Bee's darts that cause delirium and confusion...

    Episode 21: "What The Doctor Ordered"

    Vixen enters her doctor's office building in Manhattan known as "Bedside Manor" and is immediately greeted by a receptionist, whom she has never seen before.

    Receptionist: "Oh, I know you! You're Whoopi Goldberg! I'd know that face anywhere! Are you on a break from "The View?"

    Vixen: "No, I'm not her and I'm not on a break from anywhere!!Is Doctor Mist here?"

    Receptionist: "Dr. Mist is no longer at this establishment. His practice has been bought out."

    Vixen: "By whom?"

    "By me, my dear!"

    Vixen whirls around and sees a tall man twirling his moustache with an evil gleam in his right eye. Yes, I said in his right eye because the gleam in his left eye was completely normal. Please don't ask me why, okay, reader?

    So, anyway, back at the doctor's office...

    Vixen: "And who are YOU?"

    "I am Doctor Devious: medical doctor, scientist, lunatic, inventor." He twirls his moustache again, but he twirls it so much that it falls off.

    Vixen: "Wait, what?"

    Doctor Devious puts the fake moustache in his pocket for another time and puts on a fake beard instead.

    Vixen: "Don't forget to twirl it, now."

    Doctor Devious: "Oh, right!" He tries to twirl his beard but finds it to be a difficult task.

    Doctor Devious: "It's impossible to twirl one's beard, my dear."

    Vixen: "I was joking when I said that to you. And I am not your "dear."

    A deer suddenly pops out from around the corner and stares at Vixen as if to ask "Did you call me?"

    Vixen: (to the deer) "Oh, no, sorry, I didn't mean YOU!"

    The deer disappears back around the corner, and the receptionist and Doctor Devious just stare at Vixen.

    Vixen: "What can I say? My animal magic is really, really powerful."

    Doctor Devious: "So anyhoo...what can I do for you today?"

    Vixen: "Well, I just had an encounter with Queen Bee, and she shot me with some darts that caused me to hallucinate. I just need you to give me a quick look over to make sure everything's alright."

    Doctor Devious: "Are you still hallucinating?"

    Vixen: "Well, no..."

    Doctor Devious: "Well, it sounds like the effects of the darts have worn off, but let's me sure. Let's go into one of the exam rooms."

    Vixen follows him into the back of the building into one of the exam rooms, and he immediately has a nurse strap Vixen to a table!

    Vixen: "Yo, doc, uh..."

    Doctor Devious: "Now breathe deeply, this will definitely hurt a bit. Nurse, yank out her teeth, one by one!"

    Vixen: "Are you CRAZY!?"

    Doctor Devious: (with a grin) "Yes, I am! I already mentioned that I'm a lunatic."

    Vixen: "I thought you were kidding!"

    Nurse Nasty: "Doctor Devious escaped from the insane asylum last month, bought out Doctor Mist's medical practice and now look at him today! Now open wide, Mari and say "Aaaaaaaaaaah!"

    Vixen: "Aaaaaaaaaahll yall are crazy in this place!"

    Vixen uses the proportionate strength of a rhinoceros beetle to free herself of her restraints, but Nurse Nasty slaps Vixen across the face, which makes Vixen fall over the exam table and on to the floor; Vixen realizes that the nurse must have some type of super-strength, because she feels like she just got hit by a big rig.

    Nurse Nasty: "Yes, Vixen, I see the look of surprise on your arm. The good doctor performed surgery on me last month and gave me bionic parts. I'm built like the Terminator!"

    Vixen: "Apparently the doctor has had one busy month!"

    Nurse Nasty: "Indeed. Now be a good patient and hop back up on the table. Don't make ME put you back up there."

    Vixen looks at her watch. "Wow, would you look at the time..."

    Doctor Devious: "I did look at the time, and it's time for your tonsils to come out, as well as your spleen and your kidneys. We'll remove your beating heart later. All of that will be removed WITHOUT anesthesia, of course."

    Vixen shrugs. "Of course. Only a sane person would use anesthesia BEFORE removing someone's organs!"

    Doctor Devious: "I'm glad we're on the same page."

    Vixen: "We're not even reading from the same book, Doctor. Gotta go. See ya!"

    Doctor Devious grabs Vixen by the high collar of her costume and twirls her across the room, straight into the fist of Nurse Nasty. Nurse Nasty straps a dazed Vixen back onto the exam table, making sure the straps on Vixen's hands and feet are extra tight this time.

    Doctor Devious: "After we remove your organs, you will be fitted with bionic parts as well. I'm actually doing you a favor, Vixen. Bionic parts are so much more useful than normal human parts."

    Vixen: "I think my human parts are more useful than bionic parts."

    Doctor Devious: "In your case I could see why, since you have powers. But not everyone has powers, and by giving them bionic parts, they will be much stronger, faster, more powerful. And even in your case, you would have powers plus bionic parts. If you were to ever lose your animal powers for whatever reason, you would still have your amazing bionic parts to fall back on."

    Vixen: "What is your end game, Doctor?"

    Doctor Devious stares at her. "Isn't it obvious? I'm going to turn all of human society into bionic people!"

    Vixen: "So you're going to wait for every person on Earth to waltz into your doctor's office so that you can rip out their organs and give them bionic parts?"

    Doctor Devious: "Well, if they don't come to me, I will definitely go to them!"

    Doctor Devious nods at Nurse Nasty to begin cutting into Vixen's flesh, and he laughs as maniacally as he can. "Let the operation begin...literally!"

    Vixen mimics a planarian/flatworm, clones herself, and Vixen 2 puts Doctor Devious into a chokehold until he passes out. When Nurse Nasty lunges forward, Vixen 2 judo chops her in the stomach and knocks the wind out of her. Nurse Nasty crumbles to the floor, waiting to get her second wind. Vixen 2 then rushes forward to untie Vixen from her restraints.

    Vixen: "Thanks, Me."

    Vixen 2: "No problem, Me."

    Vixen: "Okay, ready to go back?"

    Vixen 2: "Go back where?"

    Vixen: "Where you came from, Silly."

    Vixen 2: "I came from you."

    Vixen: "Right, so..."

    Vixen 2: "So..."

    Vixen: "All aboard!"

    Vixen 2: "Huh?"

    Vixen: "Time to go back inside me, I guess, however that works."

    Vixen 2: "Okay. Want to get something to eat first, though? I'm starving."

    Vixen: "Oh, sure. Let me just call the cops to pick Doctor Devious and his nurse up. We can't have them out on the loose, trying to turn everyone into the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman."

    As Vixen calls the cops, Vixen 2 darts out of the room. After Vixen hangs up from the cops, she turns to say something but notices Vixen 2 is gone. Vixen runs through the building and eventually outside, looking for any sign of Vixen 2, but Vixen 2 is nowhere to be found.

    Vixen: "She tricked me! Or I tricked myself..."

    As the cops pull up to the building to take Doctor Devious and Nurse Nasty into custody, Vixen frowns and wonders how she will ever find herself...
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

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    Vixen


    Last time, on "All Our Universes", Vixen cloned herself to escape the trap of Doctor Devious and Nurse Nasty, but the clone escaped when Vixen's back was turned. And now...

    Episode 22: "Have You Seen Me?"

    In her office at McCabe Unlimited, Mari Jiwe McCabe is sipping a glass of root beer while staring at some year-end projections relating to her cosmetics line called "McCabe Magic."

    Suddenly her executive assistant, Angelique Alba, enters the office.

    Angelique: "Hey Mari, here are the year-end projections for the Technology division."

    Mari: "Thanks, Angie, you can just set them in my Inbox. Oh, quick question: have you seen me?"

    Angelique: (sarcastically) "Unfortunately."

    Mari takes a balled up piece of paper and launches it at Angie's head, but Angie dives behind a chair just in the nick of time.

    Angelique: "Missed!"

    Mari: "The reason I asked the question is that I cloned myself using a planarian worm, and now my clone has run off somewhere."

    Angie: "Does your duplicate have a duplicate cell phone? If so, try calling her."

    Mari: "Now why didn't I think of that?" She dials her cell phone number, and a surprised expression crosses her desk and then her face.

    Mari: "It went straight to voicemail."

    Angelique: "Maybe she's at your apartment."

    Mari: "Yeah, maybe. Ok, I'm about to go to lunch. I'll stop off at my apartment first. Since I won't be back until tomorrow morning, why don't you take the rest of the day off?"

    Angelique: "Thanks, Mari!"
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    A bit later, Mari cautiously enters her Manhattan apartment.

    Mari: "Hello?"

    Man: "Hello...Vonder Voman."

    Mari: "Who are you, and who is "Vonder Voman?"

    Man: "Don't play dumb with me, Vonder Voman...or should I call you...Nubia!"

    Mari: "You're very much mistaken. I'm Mari McCabe, known the world over as... VIXEN!" She jumps onto her coffee table and strikes a very heroic pose.

    Man: "Who?"

    Mari: "I hate you."

    Man: "Never heard of you. But anyway, if you're not Nubia the Vonder Voman, where is she?"

    Mari: "It's not Vonder Voman, it's Wonder Woman."

    Man: "That's what I said...Vonder Voman."

    Mari: "Wonder Woman."

    Man: "Right, Vonder Voman."

    Mari sighs. "Wonder Woman."

    The man turns to his 8 goons. "Am I speaking Russian here?" He then turns back to Mari.

    Mari: "Vonder Voman."

    The man sighs. "Yes, that's what I've been saying all along. Wonder Woman."

    Mari: "No, it's Vonder Voman."

    The man takes out a soggy handkerchief and throws it on the floor in anger. "Look, it's Wonder Woman, and that's final!"

    Mari shrugs. "Sure, okay, whatever you say."

    Man: "Finally!" He picks his handkerchief up and motions for his goons to follow him out of the apartment.
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    Even later on, at the Hall of Justice in the Mess Hall...

    Wonder Woman: "So they think Nubia is Vonder Voman?"

    Vixen: "Wonder Woman."

    Wonder Woman: "Yes, how can I help you?"

    Vixen: "No, I'm saying that they think Nubia is Wonder Woman."

    Wonder Woman: "Oh! Well, I'd better let my twin sister know she might be in danger. And that man who was at your apartment, whoever he was, needs to know that I am the current Wonder Woman."

    Vixen: "The way I see it, both you and your sister are in danger. Okay, bye!"

    Wonder Woman: "So you will not help me?"

    Vixen: "Sorry, but I've got a situation of my own. Have you seen me?"

    Wonder Woman: (playfully) "Yeah, I'm looking right at you, unfortunately."

    Vixen: "Et tu, Wonder Woman?"

    Wonder Woman: "HELL'S YEAH et tu, et three AND et four!"

    Vixen: "The reason why I'm asking if you've seen me is because I cloned myself the other day by mimicking a planarian worm, and my clone ran away, and I haven't seen her since."

    Wonder Woman: "Double rainbow, oh my God! But instead of double rainbows, it's double Vixens."

    Vixen: "Not sure about the rainbow reference, but yeah, there is another me running around."

    Wonder Woman: "You really do need to watch more YouTube videos, Mari. And look at more memes, while you're at it."

    Suddenly the door opens, and a man enters the Mess Hall with some building materials.

    Vixen: "Jamal?" (Hey Reader, if you're wondering who in the Sam Hill this Jamal person is, feel free to read Episode 17 called "BooBae".)

    Jamal: "Hey Mari!"

    Vixen: "Hey! I'm surprised to see you here."

    Jamal: "Mari, you are so silly. I told you an hour ago when I ran into you in the other room that the Justice League hired me to do some repair work on that wall that Queen Bee crashed through. Oh, and I'm glad I ran into you again, because I forgot to ask what time I should pick you up."

    Vixen: "I'm so confused and turned on right now. Pick me up for what?"

    Jamal: "Our date, Silly. Remember? You asked me out after giving me THE LOOK."

    Vixen: "THE LOOK?"

    Jamal: "THE LOOK." He gives her the look to show her the look she had given him.

    Vixen: "Oh!" She subconsciously flips her hair and gives him a wide grin.

    Wonder Woman: "It's getting hot in here, so I'mma just head out."

    Wonder Woman runs on her knees out of the Hall of Justice to warn Nubia about the man who had been in Vixen's apartment looking for Vonder Voman, but that's another story for another time...

    Jamal: (to Mari) "How come you don't remember any of this?"

    Vixen: "To tell you the truth, the Mari you saw wasn't me. Well, technically she was or is me, but she's a clone. I cloned myself using the ability of a planarian worm, and the clone ran off. But apparently, she was here, asking you out..."

    Jamal: "Interesting. Can I show you something?"

    Vixen: (giggling) "Jamal, you can show me anything you want. And I do mean ANYTHING."

    Jamal: "It's nothing naughty."

    Vixen: (under her breath) "Damn!"

    Jamal stares at her with those brown eyes she finds so mesmerizing, and as she stares back at him just as intensely, another Jamal steps out from inside the original Jamal's body.

    Jamal: "I can duplicate myself as well."

    Vixen: "You have a power! You can duplicate yourself, like Multiple Man!"

    Jamal: "Actually, it's a lot more complicated than that."

    Vixen: (her eyes taking in his entire body) "Oh yeah? How so?"

    A clone of Wonder Woman steps out from inside the original Jamal's body.

    Vixen and Aunt May: (in unison) "https://youtu.be/gz83aIWPJm0?t=4"
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    Last time, on "All Our Universes", a clone of Wonder Woman emerged from within Jamal’s body, much to Vixen’s surprise…

    Episode 23: “Fire in the hole!"

    Vixen: “I can’t believe that just happened!”

    Vixen’s clone: “Neither can I! That was some freaky **** right there!”

    Vixen turns toward her clone.

    Vixen: “You saw that? And where have you been!?”

    Vixen’s clone: “I’ve been running around trying to make your life better! You’re welcome!”

    As Vixen and her clone watch in utter amazement, the Wonder Woman clone jumps back into Jamal as another clone of Vixen emerges from within Jamal’s body.

    Vixen’s first clone: “Oh hell to the no!” She is so desperate to get away from the situation that she jumps back INTO Mari’s body.

    Vixen: “Well, that solves the problem of my first clone, but how on Earth-“

    Jamal chuckles. “You must be wondering what is going on. Not only do I have the power to duplicate myself, but I can also duplicate others. I’ve had these powers since birth. Every time I see someone, whether it is in person or just a photo or on television, a duplicate of that person is somehow stored within me and from that point forward, I can physically manifest a duplicate or duplicates of that person any time I want.”

    Vixen: “Question: do your duplicates have the abilities of the originals? Say for instance you see Superman somewhere, and a Superman clone is stored within you…does your Superman clone have the same powers as the original Superman?”

    Jamal: “There’s always a 50/50 chance that the clones will have the abilities of the originals. Sometimes the clones don’t always act like the originals.”

    Vixen: “Interesting. You almost sound overpowered…just a tad…just a little…just a bit… just a teensy weensy…”

    Suddenly a female scream can be heard from outside, and after the second clone of Vixen jumps back inside Jamal, he and Vixen run outside just in time to see a man randomly hurling fireballs from his hands at people. When the man sees Vixen, he immediately grins.

    Man: “Well, well, well, if it isn’t The Vixen from Zambesi.”

    Vixen: “Who are you?”

    Man: “My name is Benatu Eshu, and I am the one who will finally kill you.”

    Vixen and Jamal dive behind some garbage cans as Benatu hurls some fireballs at them.

    Vixen: “Okay, now look here, Fireball-“

    Benatu: “My name’s not Fireball. I’m-“

    Vixen: “You’re Fireball. That’s my new name for you, despite what you call yourself.”

    Benatu: No, woman! I am…FIRESTORM!”

    Vixen: “Hate to break it to you, but that name is already taken.”

    Benatu: “Wait, really?”

    Vixen: “Yes.”

    Benatu: “Damn! Oh well, I’ll just have to come up with a new name for myself after I kill you and your friend.”

    Vixen turns to Jamal. “Listen, you can defeat this guy all by yourself, and I won’t even have to use my powers. All you have to do is fight fire with fire. Since you’ve seen him, you should have a clone of him within you.”

    Jamal nods and a clone of Benatu Eshu immediately appears.

    Vixen peers over the garbage cans at Benatu. “Ha! You’re in for it now, Fireball! Your goose is about to get COOKED!”

    Benatu: “Why, though?”

    Jamal: “This is why, fool!”

    The Benatu clone jumps out from behind the garbage cans, raises his hands and tries to shoot balls of fire but all that the clone can fire are books of matches. Benatu
    watches in amusement as the numerous books of matches hit him in the chest.

    Vixen: “Wait a second, let me see if I’ve got this straight, Jamal. Instead of firing fireballs, Benatu’s clone can only fire matchbooks!?”

    Jamal shrugs. “Well, I did mention that the clones don’t always act like the originals…”

    Benatu’s clone strikes some matches and throws them at the original Benatu, but the original Benatu just blows the matches out. The Benatu clone realizes he is…OUTMATCHED…and runs back into Jamal’s body.

    Vixen: “Ok, really?”

    Jamal: “Really.” He shrugs.

    Vixen: “Okay, play time is over.” She suddenly leaps into the air, somersaults and when she is facing Benatu she mimics the fire-breathing ability of a dragon and launches a fireball from her mouth. The fireball engulfs Benatu, and as Benatu stops, drops and rolls to put the flames out around him, Vixen summons a phoenix to fly into the flames and rip the Fire Totem from around Benatu’s neck. Once the Fire Totem is in Vixen’s hands, a fireman jumps out of Jamal’s body, runs to Benatu with a fire hose and proceeds to spray Benatu down with Kool-Aid…grape Kool-Aid to be exact.

    Vixen stares at the Kool-Aid and asks, “Does anyone have a cup?”
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    Later that afternoon, just as Mari is about to watch a nature documentary on a channel that is not Animal Planet, her doorbell rings. When she opens the door, Benatu Eshu jumps into her apartment while yelling “Aha! Thought you had defeated me, didn’t you?”

    Mari: “The thought had crossed my mind, yes.”

    Benatu: “Well, now thoughts of your death can cross your mind!” He produces more fireballs from his hands and is about to hurl them at Mari.

    Mari: “Wait, I thought I took the Fire Totem from you?”

    Benatu: “Fool! That totem is not the source of my powers, although that is what I wanted you to think!”

    Mari: “Oh, ok, good one. Would you excuse me for just a moment?”

    Benatu: “Nope!”

    He hurls his fireballs at her, and Mari mimics a cheetah’s speed to escape the flames. She runs into the kitchen, grabs a fire extinguisher, and uses it on Benatu to extinguish his flames.

    Benatu: “Oh goddamnit!” He runs back out of the apartment, and Mari sighs with relief before watching the nature program about fire ants.
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    Later that evening, as Mari is at a Super Kmart picking up ingredients for the meal she will cook for herself, Benatu Eshu jumps out from under a display of cantaloupes in the Produce section.

    Benatu: “Aha! Gotcha, Mari!” Flames erupt from his hands and as people nearby start screaming and running away, Mari takes her cart and runs toward the section of the store that carries blankets. After running into a backroom and dousing the blanket in water, she runs toward Benatu.

    Benatu: “Face my wrath! After I finally defeat you, I will be the most famous person from Zambesi, and you will be a distant memory!” As fireballs emerge from his hands, Mari throws the wet blanket over him, putting out his flames.

    Benatu: “Oh come on!“
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    15 minutes later, as Mari is driving back to her apartment in her black and red McLaren 720S Spider, Benatu jumps out from the back seat and says “Aha! We meet again, Mari! Now where were we? Ah, yes, I was about to burn you to a CRISP!”

    Mari waits for the fireballs to erupt from Benatu’s hands, and then she pours some baking soda all over him, thus putting out his flames.

    Benatu: “Oh for the love of God!”
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    Later that night, as Mari is in bed reading a book, Benatu crashes through her bedroom window.

    Benatu: “Aha! Ready to die now, Mari?”

    Mari: “Nah.”

    Benatu: “Oh. Well, too bad, cuz you’re about to meet your maker!”

    As soon as Mari sees the fireballs, she grabs a bucket of water from beside her bed and hurls the water at Benatu, thereby putting out his flames.

    Benatu: “Oh you have GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!”

    Mari: “Guys?”

    A pair of policemen suddenly enter Mari’s bedroom and arrest Benatu; after they read him his Miranda rights and escort him out of the apartment, Mari puts some Atomic Fireball candy in her mouth and resumes reading her book, a real page-turner titled “Scorpions and You.”
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    Marilyn “Mari” Jiwe McCabe is a supermodel, a businesswoman, a philanthropist, a billionaire, an animal rights activist and an Animal Master. She can mimic the abilities, senses and wisdom of any living, extinct or mythological animal. The totem she wears around her neck is not the source of her powers (since her powers are innate), but it does help her to control her powers so that they do not overwhelm her.

    Episode 24: “I Put A Tattoo On You”

    His birth name is Latavius “Lala” Johnson, but people also know him as the Tattooed Man, a man with the ability to make his tattoos come to life to do his bidding. With all of that power, he could have been a crimefighter, but he much prefers to be on the wrong side of the law, because it is more fun, more exciting, more thrilling this way.

    He climbs up a fire escape, looks around, and then quickly smashes in a window to another man’s apartment. The occupant in the apartment jumps after hearing the breaking glass, and when he sees the Tattooed Man, he begins to panic.

    Tattooed Man slowly walks toward the man and asks, “Where’s my money, homie?”

    Man: “Lala, I can explain.”

    Tattooed Man: “I didn’t ask you for an explanation. I asked you where my money is.”

    Man: “I don’t have it yet, but I’ll try to have it by the end of next week.”

    Tattooed Man: “I got a new tattoo this afternoon, and I can’t wait to use it.”

    Man: “Lala, please, don’t hurt me or my family.”

    Tattooed Man: “I’m not interested in hurting your family. But hurting YOU, on the other hand…that interests me like you wouldn’t believe.”

    A black widow tattoo on Tattooed Man’s neck suddenly becomes flesh and blood, jumps off his neck and crawls toward the other man.

    Man: “Alright, alright, I have your money!” He runs to the refrigerator and takes out a bag from behind a carton of milk. After he hands the bag of money to the Tattooed Man, he waits for any type of sign that he will now be left alone. Unfortunately for him, the black widow continues crawling toward him.

    Man: “Lala, PLEASE! I gave you the money!”

    Tattooed Man: “Yeah, after you lied about not having it. I don’t like being lied to. My momma used to lie to me. My damn daddy used to lie to me. My slutty sister used to lie to me. But they don’t lie to me anymore. I made sure of that.”

    Man: “Uh, how so?” He slowly backs away from the black widow spider that keeps crawling toward him.

    Tattooed Man: “I gave them tattoos.”

    Man: “Um…what?”

    The spider suddenly leaps at the man and embeds itself into the skin on his right arm; the man screams in agony for a few seconds before a blank expression crosses his face. He sinks to the floor while rubbing the spider tattoo that is now a permanent part of his arm.

    The Tattooed Man stands over the other man with a scowl on his face.

    Tattooed Man: “You work for me now. Say it, don’t spray it.”

    Man: “I work for you now, Lala.”

    As Tattooed Man leaves the apartment, another black widow spider tattoo suddenly appears on his neck to replace its predecessor.
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    Sometime later, the gorgeous and vivacious Marilyn Jiwe McCabe is leaving her job for the day at her newly renamed company MJM Enterprises (Marilyn Jiwe McCabe Enterprises) when suddenly Poison Ivy leaps out from behind some bushes.

    Mari: “Ivy? What are you doing back in New York?”

    Poison Ivy: “I wanted to say Happy New Year, and I also wanted to give you something.”

    Mari: “Give me what?”

    Poison Ivy: “This.”

    Poison Ivy suddenly hauls off and smacks the crap out of Mari, who instantly starts rolling and falling down a nearby hill.

    Mari: (continuing to tumble down the hill) “Is this really how you want to start the new year off, Ivy?”

    Poison Ivy: “Pretty much, yeah. The Green RULES ALL!”

    Poison Ivy giggles as she runs away.
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    As the Tattooed Man is walking down the street toward his favorite restaurant, he is approached by three men who look like they are up to no good. Tattooed Man slows down and looks at the three men.

    Tattooed Man: “Can I help you?”

    Man 2: “As a matter of fact, yeah, you can help us. Give us all your money, your cellphone and anything else you’ve got that’s valuable. And make it fast, we don’t like to be kept waiting.”

    Tattooed Man: “You sure you want to do this?”

    The other men laugh as they encircle him.

    Man 3: “Unless you want your brains splattered all over the sidewalk, shut your mouth and give us your stuff!”

    Tattooed Man shrugs. “Okay, I guess I have no choice but to give you my stuff.” His chest begins to glow, and as the would-be-robbers watch in horror, a mob of kangaroos jumps out of Tattooed Man’s chest and begins attacking the three men. The men try to run away, but the kangaroos grab on to the mens’ clothing to hold them in place and then use their powerful legs to repeatedly kick the men in their testicles. Once the men are down on the ground, writhing in pain, the kangaroos jump back onto the Tattooed Man’s chest and once again become tattoos.

    Tattooed Man: “Still want all my stuff?”

    Man 1: “Nah, man, YOU keep it! It’s YOUR stuff! Would you like OUR stuff?”

    Tattooed Man says “Yes.”

    Vixen suddenly tumbles into the alley after having stopped falling down the hill.

    Tattooed Man: “Yo, you alright?”

    Vixen: “Yeah, I’m fine.” She rises to her feet and wipes even more dirt and dust onto her outfit. Then she looks at Tattooed Man in surprise.

    Vixen: “Lala?”

    Tattooed Man: “What up, though?”

    Vixen: “I thought you were in prison?”

    Tattooed Man: “I was. And now I’m not.”

    Vixen and Tattooed Man begin circling each other.

    Vixen: “Did you break out of prison?”

    Tattooed Man: “That’s a very good question.”

    Vixen: “And the answer is?”

    Tattooed Man gives her a sinister smile, but Vixen gives the sinister smile back to him.

    Vixen: “Don’t give me anything. You’re the second person in like 10 minutes to give me something, and what I’ve been given is nothing nice. Also, why are those three men on the ground?”

    Tattooed Man: “They’re on the ground because I put them there. Would you like for me to put YOU on the ground next?”

    Vixen: “Try it.”

    Tattooed Man activates the tattoos on his back of two people, who immediately begin walking menacingly toward Vixen.

    Vixen: “Who are they supposed to be?”

    Tattooed Man: “The man is Wielder, who can wield any weapon imaginable. The woman is Hacker, who hacks her way through life. She can hack into anything: computers, baby monitors, smart phones, home surveillance systems, cars, people. Hacker, why don’t you show her how you hack into flesh?”

    Hacker grins while pulling a machete out from underneath her coat, and Wielder’s hands suddenly transform into two swords.

    Hacker: “Time to slice and dice!”

    Vixen suddenly smiles and closes both of her hands into fists, and Hacker and Wielder frown, wondering why their opponent is smiling.

    Wielder: “Who smiles before being murdered?”

    Hacker: “No one sane.”

    Tattooed Man: “Careful, you two. She wields all the abilities of the entire animal kingdom.”

    Wielder: “On the other hand, she’s just one woman, boss. We can take her down.”

    Vixen: “Wanna see what’s in my hands?”

    Hacker: “There’s nothing in them. Now shut up, so we can kill you.”

    Hacker rushes forward and Vixen suddenly throws a bunch of porcupine quills in Hacker’s face; as Hacker screams in pain, Vixen uses a burst of cheetah speed to run toward Wielder and scratch him in the face with koala bear claws she had grown on her other hand. Before Hacker and Wielder can recover, Vixen picks up the lid to a garbage can and hurls it as hard and as fast as she can at Tattooed Man.

    When the garbage can lid hits Tattooed Man upside his head, he collapses into unconsciousness, which immediately causes the Hacker and Wielder tattoos to be reabsorbed into Tattooed Man’s body.
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    When Tattooed Man wakes up, he realizes he is laying in a tattoo parlor, with a tattoo artist staring down at him. Suddenly Vixen comes into view and she, too, peers down at Tattooed Man.

    Tattooed Man: “What’s going on here? Why am I here, instead of in jail?”

    Vixen: “I thought I would take a different approach with your rehabilitation, Lala. Instead of removing you from society, I’m going to remove your tattoos, every single one of them. Ready, Tony?”

    Tony: “Ready, Mari.”

    Tattooed Man: “You can’t do this, Vixen!”

    Vixen chuckles. “Thank Anansi for tattoo removal services.”
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    Later that night, in Gotham City, Poison Ivy is hugging some plants in her apartment when the doorbell rings.

    Poison Ivy: “I know that’s you, Vixen. Let me guess: you tracked me down using the abilities of a bloodhound, right?”

    Vixen: “Wrong. It doesn’t take a genius to know you would return to your Gotham apartment eventually. You don’t like being away from your plants for very long. Are you going to let me in, or…”

    Poison Ivy: “No, you can stay out in the hallway.”

    Vixen: “Open the door, Ivy.”

    Poison Ivy: “I don’t think so. Good night, Mari.”

    Vixen: “But I have a gift for you.”

    Poison Ivy: “You didn’t come here to give me a gift, you came here to get revenge for when I smacked the crap out of you. You should have seen your face after I smacked you. You looked so surprised, confused and angry all at the same time.”

    She laughs but stops laughing when Vixen breaks down the apartment door with the weight of an elephant and begins chasing her around the apartment with a weedwhacker.
    Last edited by MoneySpider; 03-09-2024 at 08:30 PM.
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