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June of Doom Day #28

"Say something." | Cold Shoulder | Gag |

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"Oh Herooooooo," Villain singsonged as they stepped into the dark room. Hero sat facing away from them, shoulders relaxed, head down. "Still hanging out in here, are you?"

No response.

Villain pulled up an office chair behind them, flopping down and leaning back, hands behind their head. "Superhero not letting you attack random villains again? That must be soooo hard for you."

Hero didn't so much as move.

Villain scowled, rolled their eyes. Hero really was rubbing it in thick. "Can't believe you don't even have a babysitter anymore, did Superhero get tired of dealing with you?"

That didn't even get a raise out of them, the way it usually would.

With a frustrated groan, Villain stood, pacing behind them. "Look, I'm sorry, okay?! It was my fault that you were given the wrong information, but I didn't know you were going to stake your entire mission on it! And you were mean to me when I was explaining the layout to you, so you deserve it." Villain pouted.

Seconds went by. No response.

Villain rolled their eyes. "Look, you don't have to be this rude about it, you're fine, nothing bad happened! And I'm not apologizing again."

Nothing.

"Hero?"

The only sign that Hero was even alive was from their breathing.

Finally, Villain moved to storm off. "Fine, then. I'll give you space."

No response.

"Say something, you idiot."

Silence.

Now fed up, Villain turned back to them, nudging their shoulder. "Hero come on, this is petty-"

Hero slipped sideways as Villain pushed them, and it was only Villain's quick movements that stopped them from falling out of the seat. Villain caught them, gasping as they caught sight of their face.

Hero was very much unconscious, and there was a band of silver tape over their mouth. Their head lolled back on Villain's shoulder, and that's when they caught sight of the envelope placed in Hero's arms.

It was signed by Supervillain.

Villain's heart dropped.

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June of Doom Day #12

"I can't stand to see you like this." |

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cw: fever, drugging

"No no no- you don't understand!" Hero clung to their partner's clothes, half collapsed on the ground. "E-everything we've been told is a lie, the villains are in the right-"

Superhero sank to the floor with them, holding the side of their head. "Hero, Hero, hold on. Are you sick? You're sounding feverish-"

"I'm just fine!" Hero pulled away, shaking their head. In truth, they didn't feel good. World-shattering revelations did that to you. "Please, you have to believe me Superhero, everything the agency stands for-"

"Shhh, it's okay." Superhero put a hand to their forehead. "Look, I'll get you some water and some medicine, you're not doing okay."

"I'm fine!" Hero reiterated, standing abruptly. They paced away from Superhero. "The villains are right, they were always right, we've been doing all the wrong things, we're not helping the city, we're squashing any kind of rebellion that would actually be beneficial! We've been doing this all wrong for decades, we- we-"

Superhero pulled them into a hug, shushing them again. "Oh, you're burning up and rambling."

"I'm just-" Hero tried to break from their grasp, but Superhero didn't let them go. They struggled for a moment, hardly able to get an arm free. "Let me-"

"Hey, Hero, hold on a moment." Superhero kissed their forehead. "You're delirious and believing the lies of our enemies. You need to come lay down, I can't stand to see you like this."

"But Superhero-"

"Shhhhh." Superhero kissed their forehead again, a hand massaged in their hair. "Treat this like a weird dream, okay? Look- I'll get you something to help you sleep."

"I don't want to sleep, I need to figure this out- Superhero, you have to believe me-"

Suddenly, from nowhere, Superhero had a cup and was pressing it against Hero's lips. Hero drank instinctively, before pulling away, making a face. "Superhero, I need your help-"

"I am helping," Superhero told them as they pulled the cup away. "Just give it a minute, alright, Hero? You'll feel better. Let's get you to bed."

"But-" Hero blinked, their eyelids suddenly felt heavy. "But I was-" their head hurt, it felt as if the force of gravity had suddenly gotten stronger. "Superhero..."

"Shhhh," Superhero shushed them one last time, feeling Hero sag against them. Their head dropped against Superhero's shoulder, and suddenly, they were still.

Superhero hefted their partner in their arms, kissing their forehead once more. "Rest, love. You'll feel better and forget all about this in the morning."

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June of Doom Day #19

"This can't be happening!" |

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The moment Hero saw them they were already sprinting, and seconds later they had hugged Villain so forcefully that the two of them fell to the ground.

Superhero came up behind them, laughing. "Hold on, they've still got to breathe!"

Villain was trying to pry themself loose, practically hissing, but Hero didn't even seem to notice. "I'm so happy you made it! It's so good to see you again!"

"Get off of me!" Villain screeched, and Hero finally let go.

Superhero helped Villain up, still laughing. "I'm glad you're here, Villain. With you on this case with us, we'll have it solved in no time."

"Not so sure I want to help anymore," Villain grumbled, dusting themself off. They glowered at Hero, who gave them an ear to ear grin.

"Oh come on! I haven't seen you in ages, sorry if I'm a little excited! It feels like this can't be happening!"

"It is, unfortunately," Villain sighed heavily as they were pulled in to another hug.

"You know you're happy to see me too!"

Villain rolled their eyes, but tilted their head so it rested against Hero's as they hugged them. "Fine, I did miss you. A little. Now let go of me!"

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June of Doom Day #3

"Well, well, well..." | Hiding | Stalking | @juneofdoom

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Hero had a hand clamped over their mouth as they hid beneath the desk, trying to quiet any sounds they could. Their knees were drawn up to their chest as tightly as possible as they listened intently to the room around them.

They could hear footsteps on the creaky wooden floorboards as Villain searched, looking under the couch and around the corners of the bookshelves.

It wouldn't be long until Hero was found.

"I know you're in here," Villain taunted, crossing directly behind the desk. Hero squished themself into a tighter ball. "I'll find you soon, Hero. And when I do..."

They let the threat suspend in the air, allowing Hero to only imagine what might happen.

Seconds later something slammed down on the desk, and Hero jumped with a squeak. Glancing up, they looked right into Villain's dark eyes.

"Well, well, well..." Villain smirked, leaning close. "What have we here?"

Hero swallowed.

Quick as a darting fish Villain's hand flew out, tapping Hero on the knee. "Tag!"

Hero lunged forward, catching Villain's ankle before they retreated. "Tag!"

"You can't tag me back that fast!" Villain protested, tagging Hero's knee again. "At least three seconds!" They called over their shoulder, already halfway out of the room.

Hero grinned, shaking their head as they retrieved themself from the desk and moved off to find Villain's hiding spot.

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June of Doom Day #22

"What's the bad news?" | Poison | Bedridden |

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Someone came and sat down beside Superhero. "What's the bad news?"

Superhero stiffly sat up straighter, staring directly forward, not even looking at their newcomer. "I never said there was bad news."

"Please, you'd never call for me unless it was desperate. What is it?"

Superhero swallowed. "It's Hero."

The newcomer hesitated. "Oh."

"They're sick," Superhero explained. "But... no one can tell what it is. They can't sleep, they don't eat, they can't keep anything down, they can't get out of bed-" Superhero broke off with an odd choking sound. "I don't- I don't know what's going on, or, or how to save them, I know it's unfair of me to bother you with this, but-" they broke off again, dropping their head in their hands.

The newcomer let out a slow breath, sitting back next to them. "It's not any kind of poison?"

It took Superhero a moment to get themself back under control. "I-I don't know," they said shakily. "We haven't found any evidence that it is, or how they're being poisoned, or by who, but it may be a possibility. I just know that someone's hurting them."

Supervillain gently took their hand, and Superhero glanced down at it in surprise.

"I'll help," Supervillain said, letting out a breath. "For you, for Hero, I'll figure out who's hurting them, and how."

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June of Doom Day #16

"At least it can't get any worse." | Stranded | Setback |

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"So you're saying we're entirely cut off from them?"

Hero nodded, pulling their coat tighter around them. "The antenna's down, we won't be able to get a message through until the storm passes."

"Right. And how long to snowstorms last out here?"

"Anywhere between a few hours to a few days." Hero was shivering as they checked their watch. "We need to be prepared to be here for the rest of the week."

Villain let out a slow breath, rubbing their eyes. "Got it. So I'm stuck here with you two morons for possibly several days. This is fantastic."

Supervillain poked their head out of the doorway to an adjacent room. "But we've got enough food to last us months, and several electricity generators, so we should be fine!"

"Well," Villain grumbled. "At least it can't get any worse."

"Oh it definitely can!" Supervillain replied in the same excited tone. "The heaters don't work so well, so we will have to share a bed to keep warm if this lasts until nightfall."

Villain's groan was loud enough to knock down icicles forming outside.

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June of Doom Day #15

"Get me out of here!" | Rescue | Presumed Dead |

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Villain ducked into the room closest to them, forcing open the first door they saw and shutting it quickly yet quietly behind them.

They pressed their back against it, catching their breath, listening intently.

There came the sound of Superhero's steps, quickly nearing the door, then fading away as they ran right on past. Villain let out a breath they hadn't realized they'd been holding.

"Villain?"

Villain jumped nearly a foot in the air, their eyes flying open. They were in a room that looked like a cross between a bedroom and an office- with a bed, a couch, nice carpet, and a desk full of papers. Opposite the room from them, someone was slowly rising from the couch.

Villain's jaw nearly dropped. "Hero?!"

Hero took a step toward them, reaching for them. "Villain, I'm so glad to see you-"

"What?" Villain pressed themself further against the door as Hero approached. "Hero?" They couldn't think straight, their panic in hiding from Superhero mixing with their shock at seeing their former enemy.

"Please, Villain, you have to get me out of here. Superhero-"

"But- but you were dead!" Villain exclaimed. "You died, it was all over the news I saw your headstone-"

"That was Superhero," Hero reached them, hands moving to cling to Villain's shirt. "They're keeping me here, this room- it's- it's a prison cell- Villain please- get me out of here."

Villain opened their mouth to respond, only to quickly break off as the door handle near their hand began to turn.

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June of Doom Day #29

"I'm so cold." | Fever |

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Supervillain woke to the bed shifting, and the occasional frustrated whine or groan. They let out a breath, rolling over. "You feeling better?"

"No." Hero's voice was full of pain. They'd successfully collected all of the blankets by now, and were bundled tightly in all of them. Their head was almost entirely enveloped by their cocoon.

"Not any better? At all?"

"No."

"Alright," Supervillain leaned forward to kiss what little of their forehead was exposed. "I'll get you more medicine. How's your stomach, can you eat anything?"

A whine. If there were any words in it, Supervillain couldn't hear them. Still, they could guess. "Okay, well, I'll get you water at least. Maybe some toast? Are you still feeling achey?"

"'M so cold," Hero breathed.

"Well, you've got every blanket in the house." Supervillain ruffled their hair, it was sweaty. "I'll be back in a second."

"Hey, Supervillain?" The small voice came just as Supervillain reached the door. They turned, hand on the frame, praying that Hero wasn't going to need help to the bathroom again.

"Hm?"

"Thank you. Love you."

Supervillain grinned. "I love you too."