Hawkgirl politely taps Swift on the shoulder to get her attention. "I know it's beautiful--but we really should find Bizarro..."
Swift blinks and nods, "Right-o!"
She runs off to do it...and then realizes that she left Hawkgirl behind and comes back, only seconds after she left, creating a wind to nicely stir Hawkgirl's hair.
"Ready! Lead the way!"
"Well, this gorilla scout works for King Solovar. And King Solovar was trying to contact your dad, so... maybe you'd best talk with the scout...and then the king? That is, if the scanner can't pick up Bizarro close by..." She does scan the area again.
"Ah! That's a slightly different manner."
Swift approaches the ape and bows slightly. "Sir, I am the daughter of the Flash. A little birdy* told me that you were looking for my father."
*--well, someone with wings.
"Indeed! I am Valendar, one of Gorilla City's Jungle Rangers. My king, the wise and ancient Solovar, has bid me discover why the giraffes have vanished. And who better to help us than Human Girl Flash, daughter of Human Flash?"
Also, Hawkgirl's scanner picks up a bizarre life-form at the epicenter of all the lush greenery.
"I would be happy to help. My search of the continent has not turned up any giraffes. My friend would like to help, too. May I introduce Hawkgirl."
ReplyDeleteSwift makes a courteous gesture from the gorilla to Hawkgirl.
Hawkgirl gives one of those elaborate curtsies they do on her home planet where honor is everything and medieval weapons are favored.
Delete"Charmed, to be sure," she says demurely. Then she clears her throat.
"I have detected a strange--dare I say bizarre--presence in the center of the greening."
She bites her lower lip. "Jack--I mean Starman--says the usual way to beat Bizarro is with trickery. In other words, don't let him get close enough to punch you or stay in one place long enough for him to use eyebeams or anything like that... I wonder what he's up to?"
"They have left the continent? Oh dear!" says Valendar.
ReplyDelete"Or could they, perhaps, be on a near-lying island, such as Zanzibar or Madagascar?"
Valendar says, "Bizarro? I do not know of this one. We in Gorilla City generally only know Flash villains. Could it be the Weather Wizard?"
ReplyDelete"Have you heard of Superman?"
Delete"Yes! He wears red, white and blue. And he flies. Sometimes."
Delete"Mmm ... the strong one? One of Flash's Friends?"
ReplyDelete"I suppose any friend of the Flash is ... nice. Nice to have."
Delete"Why, are we only getting him, not Daughter Flash?"
Sheilandra AKA Hawkgirl tries to explain. "Oh, no. Bizarro probably isn't here to help you. Probably. He's doing his own thing. I wouldn't say he's a friend of the Flash, would you, Swift?"
DeleteSwift says, "I am here to help you. While I have searched the continent diligently...they could be hidden inside or...underground!
ReplyDelete"Or, they may have been removed entirely...and it is not just giraffes. Others are missing, too."
Swift says decisively. "No. Bizzaro is definitely not a friend! The is the enemy of another hero."
ReplyDelete"I wonder why he's creating now..."
DeleteShe flies in for a closer look.