A few years before Present Day August 23rd, 2033
Elektra emerged from her car and walked towards the edge of the bridge where Stick stood.
"You're alone. Wanna tell me why?" Stick asked
"He's not ready." Elektra replied
"The Chaste needs Matt Murdock." Stick urged
"I've tried. I couldn't convince him." Elektra argued
Stick shook his head, "Hyperspit. You let him off the hook. I've sent you to do things a lot harder than this."
"I did everything you said. I made him give into his darkest impulses but he's stubborn. I can't change his mind or who he is."
"Instead you let him change who you are. Only explanation for why you come to me with your tail between your legs making excuses." Stick chastised
"That's not fair. I tried..." Elektra pleaded weakly
"Tried...you got things done Ellie...consistently. Now I'm wondering if I overestimated you because it's obvious you fell in love. You see Matt as a romantic partner. The problem is we're going to war and it's a war that will escalate in scale. The Hand will not hold back and that's going to draw the attention of the Empire as well. We don't have time for romance or emotions." Stick lectured
"Matt isn't like us. He can't do what we do. In fact he chooses to use violence but only to a point. Like it or not it's who he is."
"Like it or not more death is coming. Matt is too weak to see that but you and me Ellie can see it. We need to be ready for when death comes for us. If not...what we think or what we feel is meaningless."
Present Day
Elektra stared at the Iron Fist and laughed as he slowly climbed to his feet.
He struggled to activate his qi based powers his fist refused to light up. Aida was no where to be found and the connection to the Multiversal Core was no longer present within the cavern.
"You laugh but I just foiled your entire plan. The Hand's connection to the Multiversal Core and to Rey Fitz is broken. You won't be able to shape reality to what you want it to be." Danny boasted
"I don't care about Aida's vision. As long as I'm alive I can seek exactly what I want. No matter how long it takes. Devotion to an ideology or a group is stupid. You clinging to the K'un-Lun elders teaching or the Jedi clinging to their knowledge about the Force. It's all pointless if you're just going to end up dying for those beliefs. The Jedi are no more thanks to the Empire and thanks to the Hand K'un-Lun is no more. Once I kill you in battle I'll know that everything you've accomplished was meaningless." Elektra boasted
Danny connected with Colleen through the Force and he realized Colleen was attempting to activate the IED explosives in order to collapse the building within itself. Danny realized he needed to stall Elektra to prevent her from getting to Colleen and disrupt the plan.
"Selfishness is what defines you and its your greatest weakness Elektra. Someone who stands for nothing won't accomplish anything because they're always searching for something. Ignoring what they have in front of them never satisfied." Danny replied
"K'un-Lun definitely made you into a teacher's pet but that won't save you from me."
Elektra charged towards Danny and Danny dodged the slashes Elektra made with her twin swords.
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"For whatever it's worth, I'm glad you two are here." Daredevil said
"What?" Jessica asked confused
"I know the circumstances could be better. I'm just saying, you know, I'm glad we found each other." Daredevil expressed with gratitude
"I'm not hugging you." Luke said
Daredevil laughed while Jessica rolled her eyes. The trio exited the subway system and walked towards Midland Circle Financial.
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"Hey Colleen I found the IED explosives! Now what? I didn't exactly learn how to arm IED explosives in nursing school." Claire exclaimed
"I'll contact Chopper."
Claire shook her head as she heard Colleen arguing with Chopper.
"Chopper said its going to take twenty minutes to re arm the explosives. We need to make sure no one attacks or disables him while that's happening or else the explosives won't be reprogrammed. If that happens they'll actually trigger an explosion within the entire downtown section of Hell's Kitchen/Lothal." Colleen explained
"Both of you need to face me with your hands up and palms open. Civilian officer backup is on the way so you need to stand down or else." Misty ordered aiming her blaster at Colleen
"Detective Knight we can explain..." Colleen said
"I don't want to hear it. You're going to answer every one of my questions about what is going on here." Misty Knight demanded
Bakuto emerged from the shadows and walked towards Colleen and Misty stepped in front her. He silently moved toward the two women. Colleen still in shock at her old sensei's survival from being stabbed several months ago remained silent and still. Misty aimed her blaster at Bakuto.
"Don't move or I will put you down." Misty ordered
Bakuto smirked and continued to walk towards her. Misty fired her blaster at Bakuto but the bolts struck Bakuto with no physical damage. He continued to walk unharmed and before Misty could fire her blaster again was struck by Bakuto in the face. She fell to the ground unconcious as Claire went to hide amongst a set of pillars with Chopper ten feet away from her. Colleen stepped forward with her sword pointed at Bakuto.
Bakuto shook his head, "You disappoint me."
Colleen swung her sword with speed and precision and Bakuto blocked it. Claire signaled to Chopper to continue reprogramming the IED explosives and she circled around the parking garage until she was behind Bakuto. She held a sword of her own and patiently waited to attack and stab Bakuto from behind.
"As a child all you ever wanted was to belong to something. That's why I helped you Colleen and trained you...because that same desire was once in me." Bakuto continued to lecture
Colleen ignored him and thrust her sword forward several times in quick succession. Bakuto's speed increased due to his ressurrection dodged each attempted strike with ease. Bakuto grabbed Colleen's arms before she could start another attack and threw her to the ground. Claire charged at Bakuto from behind but she failed to stab him. Bakuto grabbed Claire's arms spinning her around and pinned her against the wall. He held a sword to her throat.
"Is this your family?" Bakuto asked enraged
Colleen slowly rose to her feet her sword in her left hand. She froze when she saw Bakuto's sword at Claire's neck. Misty slowly got to her feet recovered from Bakuto's earlier attack.
"Let me remind you who your true family is by taking this woman away from you." Bakuto spat with malice
Colleen realized this was no empty threat. Before Bakuto could stab Claire and kill her Misty rushed toward Bakuto. She grabbed his arms to stop him from attacking but Bakuto managed to free himself and cut off Misty's arm. Misty screamed in agony and in the choas Colleen slashed Bakuto's throat and then cut off his head. Colleen stared at the headless Bakuto shocked that her old master was dead unable to return again to torment her.
"Colleen I need your help! Misty is losing too much blood!" Claire said
Colleen snapped out of her thoughts rushed to Claire and helped seal the gaping wound from Misty's missing arm.
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Danny received the message from Colleen through their emotional link. He had 10 minutes to exit the building before it imploded. He was exhausted and he knew Elektra was wearing him down. He wouldn't be able to last much longer and he saw Elektra's Hand servants surrond him in a circle. Soon he'd be overwhelmed.
"Hey Elektra! Leave Kung Fu Kid alone! I'm your enemy. You attacked me in my home and it's about time I pay you back for that!" Jessica yelled from the entrance to the cavern
Danny turned around shocked to see Jessica down here and wondering where Matt and Luke are. Luke grabbed Elektra from behind and lifted her off the ground.
"Danny time to light up Elektra's henchmen with your fist!" Luke yelled
Danny nodded and channeled the power of the Iron Fist. He struck the ground and the henchmen were knocked to the ground and lay unconcious. Elektra enraged grabbed a rock on the ground with her feet and bashed it across Luke's face. She flipped in the air off his chest while Luke screamed out in pain.
"Luke!" Jessica yelled charging toward Elektra
Elektra jumped over Jessica as she threw a punch and kicked her in the back of the head. Daredevil and Iron Fist attacked Elektra together throwing multiple punches at different angles to confuse her. Elektra's supernatural speed allowed her to dodge each attack. She did a spin kick that sent Daredevil to the ground but Iron Fist blocked her kick. Iron Fist attacked Elektra a second time but she dodged each attack.
Elektra grabbed Iron Fist by the arm and tossed him to the ground. Daredevil got up and exchanged punches and kicks with Elektra using his enhanced senses to predict her movements. Daredevil barely kept up with Elektra due to her speed and eventually she wore him down. Jessica got up as soon as Daredevil was knocked the ground and she grabbed her from behind throwing her against the cavern wall. Elektra's head hit the wall but she got up unharmed.
"We need to go know. We only have minutes before the Imperial Enforcer Droid explosives activate." Iron Fist told the group
Daredevil nodded confirming Iron Fist's proclamation, "He's right. You three go on and I'll catch up. That way Elektra won't come after us. I can get her to stand down."
"Are you insane? That's too dangerous." Luke argued
"We're not leaving without you Matt. We need to stick together." Jessica urged
"You made a promise that you would do everything you can to keep Danny safe. We've only known each other a few days but I can tell you're a man of your word Luke. Honor that promise." Daredevil insisted
Luke reluctantly nodded. Danny approached Daredevil whispering, "Are you sure about this? The Multiversal Core is sealed. I pose no danger to anyone."
"But you are the hope that this city needs to endure. Tough times are ahead for everyone in New York/Lothal once the Hand is destroyed because the Empire is growing in power. I'm counting on you to protect my city and defend the residents from the Empire. Do you understand?" Daredevil whispered
Iron Fist nodded.
"Then go. I'll deal with Elektra."
Reluctantly Luke, Jessica and Danny left Daredevil and ran to the elevator to ride it to the surface. They exited the building and by the team they reached the sidewalk Jessica cried out in despair as the building collapsed on itself and Daredevil didn't exit. Jessica struggled to hold back tears and Luke held her against his chest gently patting her shoulders. Danny bowed his head in solemnity. Colleen and Claire joined the trio along with Ezra.
"We need to get back to Rebel headquarters outside of Hell's Kitchen/Lothal. The Empire is going to use this implosion to lockdown the entire city. We need to move quickly or else the Empire will destroy the Rebel Alliance base." Ezra warned