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Chapter 5 - Crash Your Crew

There was a man in a trench coat sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette. He had blonde hair and wore a white shirt, loose tie and wore black pants and a belt. His phone went off and he picked it up after taking another puff of his cigarette.

???: You've reached John Constantine.

Freya was on the other line.

Freya: Hey Constantine.

Constantine: Ah Freya. Long time no talk.

Freya: I'm just here to do business. I just need my sword to be re-enchanted.

Constantine: I'll get that sorted then. You know where I am.

Constantine got up off the bench. He looked around and saw some guy getting mugged down an alley.

Constantine: Ugh.

Constantine waved his hand and cast an illusion. He sat back down on the bench and lit another cigarette. He saw the robber screaming and running down the street.

Constantine: Wanker.

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Freya: Alright I made a call. We'll have to go out and meet him. He's John Constantine. Don't get friendly with him. You will die. No matter what.

Cyrus: What is it about this guy? Is he an ex or something?

Freya: N-No! He's a coward and a liar. He cheats in everything he does! But he put the enchantment on my sword that made it not just a regular sword.

Cyrus: So that's a yes, right?

Kara: That had better be a really good sword! You kept me up all night making it!

Freya: Maybe you shouldn't have picked the room next to me. I call her Rosemary.

Cyrus: You name your toys?

Kara: All weapons have names! My staff is named the staff of Solarious.

Freya: I made this with my own hands. It's definitely better than my last.

Cyrus: It had better be.

FreyaI know where to meet Constantine. Follow me.

Sky: Hey! You know that James is the leader of this team right?

Freya: I'm not bossing you around. You wanted to come with. Plus all of you don't know the way!

Freya led them out of the bunker and to wherever Constantine was supposed to be.

Lionheart: Why did we even save her? She's an asshole!

Kara: I wonder the same thing sometimes.

James: I thought things would go differently.

Freya: Oh, did you think I would bow down and kiss your feet because you finally came back to get me out of hell? No! That's absurd! I've grown. I've evolved into the one woman army that you see before you!

Cyrus: Wow, you have such a big mouth. You know we are all allegedly around the same power?

Lionheart: Yeah! We aren't to be belittled!

James: We are all equal and have our places on this team. That's the long and short of it.

Freya: Yeah yeah. Lets go and meet Constantine.

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Constantine put out one of his cigarettes next to him. He was sitting in some sort of office. There were relics that he had gathered throughout the years lined throughout the wall. He poured himself some whiskey and drank it up. The Sentinels walked in the door. With Freya leading them.

Freya: Alright. Here's the new sword.

Freya plopped it on Constantine's table.

Constantine: This bloody thing is what you want me to enchant?

Freya: Yeah.

Constantine: And I see you brought some wankers in spandex and their friends. You some sort of team?

James: Yeah. We're a team called the Sentinels.

Constantine: Eh, more creative than Justice League dark. Either way, I'm John Constantine, I'm not the nicest bloke you've ever met but I do my best.

Lionheart: That man doesn't act evil. But he radiates a malicious aura. Just like Freya.

Constantine: I'm a damned man no matter how you twist it. Let's get this show on the road.

Freya: I want the same enchantment as last time. Multiplier on demons.

Constantine: What about that right there?

Constantine pointed at Kara's staff.

Kara: Oh, my staff already has everything it needs.

Constantine: I could hook you up with tons of spells. You just have to say the word, luv.

Kara: Oh why not? What could go wrong.

Constantine: You don't know the half of it. What do ya need?

Kara: What kinds of enchantments can you do?

Constantine: Ugh, looks like I'm taking out the book.

Kara: I don't want to be a bother!

Constantine ducked under his table and struggled to pick up a book that was about 2 feet tall. He sat it on his table right next to Freya's sword.

Constantine: Too late.

Kara opened the book and scanned through a page or two.

Kara: How about this one?

Constantine: A shield casting enchantment? Why not like a fire enchantment or something.

Kara: Definitely not! Why is it that everyone mentions fire around me?

Constantine: What's wrong with a little bit of fire.

Kara: I have amazing regeneration. But I can't regen against fire or anything hot for that matter. That's why these burns are still here. Wait can't you just enchant me? Like a fire canceler?

Constantine: I suppose I could make it so your staff is immune to magic. Maybe even your clothes.

Kara: Alright! I'll do both.

Constantine: Well sadly for you you'd have to be starkers naked for me to do your clothes.

Kara: Are you fucking serious?

Constantine: Don't blame me. Blame magic.

Kara: Just the staff then.

Constantine: Alright. It'll cost you 100 bucks.

Freya: Fine.

Freya pulled 100 out of her pocket and gave it to Constantine.

Constantine: Ah, cigarette money.

Constantine took out some materials and mixed them together.

Constantine: Anyone want a drink? It's on the house.

Freya: We have business. None of us wanted any.

Kara: As a matter of fact. I could use a drink. Anyone else?

Cyrus: I don't see why not.

Cyrus and Kara poured themselves a drink.

Sky: So you are THE John Constantine?

Constantine: I haven't been addressed like that in a while.

Sky: You're like a hero to someone I know!

Constantine: He must be an odd one then. Everyone back on up.

Constantine cast the spell on Freya's sword. It started emanating a red aura.

Constantine: I cast an even more powerful multiplier on it this time.

Freya took her sword and swung it around a little bit.

Freya: Good.

Constantine: I'll be needing your staff now, luv.

Kara: Here you go.

Kara handed Constantine her staff and he cast a reflection spell and a shield casting spell.

Constantine: Now you should be able to bat any nasty magic spell that comes toward you. Oh and you can shield yourself and your teammates.

Kara: Thank you so much!

Constantine: It's my pleasure.

Freya: Thanks I guess.

Constantine: Well mates. It's been fun.

James: Thank you.

James shook Constantine's hand.

Constantine: I'll see you all on the other si-

A loud bang was heard outside. Everyone rushed outside. It was Hellion.

Freya: Look who's back.

Hellion: Wow, I smell so much fear here. One is afraid of making mistakes.

Hellion pointed at Sky. Then pointed to Kara.

Hellion: And you are afraid of General Yuri. Oh, and fire.

Hellion pointed to James.

Hellion: Such an old man, afraid of letting his team down? Afraid of losing it all.

He looked at Cyrus.

Hellion: And you, so selfish. You are afraid of showing your true colors. Or they have been stained by the riches you've gained.

His eyes pointed like darts to Freya.

Hellion: And you are hiding so much fear in one package. Afraid of letting your team die.

Hellion shifted his sight to Lionheart.

Hellion: And you are afraid of...of...nothing?

Lionheart: I am not afraid of someone as ugly as you!

Hellion: But John Constantine, you have so many fears. You have the best smell out of all of these people.

Constantine: Is that right?

Constantine grabbed onto Hellion with telekinesis and threw him to the right.

Constantine: Or left?

He slammed Hellion through a building. Hellion came behind Constantine in the blink of an eye. A shield was revealed to be around Constantine. Constantine drew a blade. It had two small separate blades on it. He tried to stab Hellion with it but he jumped out of the way and broke Constantine's shield. He threw a ferocious kick at Constantine but he teleported out of the way of it. He snapped his fingers and made all the sewers water come flying up. He condensed it into a big ball of water and fired it at Hellion. All the Sentinels jumped out of the way. Hellion was washed away with the tide. Constantine fired a blast of lightning into the water electrocuting Hellion. But sadly for Constantine. His cigarette was burnt out from the water.

Constantine: Bollocks.

Constantine took out a new cigarette and lit it. Hellion swung at him but a new shield was made around him. Hellion swung rapidly at Constantine and broke his shield. Hellion threw a devastating punch but Constantine phased it into a pocket dimension.

Constantine: You move and your hand gets chopped off.

Hellion kicked Constantine in the stomach and he went flying through the streets and couldn't move an inch.

Constantine: Alright.

Constantine saw a helicopter flying over the city. A tracker in his coat began to glow.

Constantine: Shit. Looks like you guys are gonna have to take care of him by yourselves.

Constantine tried to move. But he was in critical condition.

Constantine: Oh goddamnit! Stupid human body!

Constantine took out a gun and shot himself with it. He died on the ground. But a yellow glow came around him and he came back. Wounds all healed.

Constantine: What a pain in the arse.

He ran into a gun store and came out with an RPG.

Constantine: Time to meet your maker.

Cyrus: Did that bastard seriously just run off with an RPG?

Freya: See? I told you. Let us take care of this bastard by ourselves.

Everyone jumped off of the roof they had jumped to and faced Hellion.

Hellion: This will be great. So much fear!