Vixen S0.5E06: Gold Grapple (Part 2)

**Issue 6: Gold Grapple (Part 2)** is the fifth comic book-styled episode of the Vixen Season 0.5 series. It started production on May 30. It centers around the aftermath of the explosion of Gemcore Mining Center archives and the hunt of Mari McCabe against Diabullet coming to an end.

## Summary

**Gemcore City** - Mari recovers from the backlash of the explosion and sees how Captain Cold attempts to escape the archives. She however quickly disarms him with her bo-staff, but he gets the upper hand and leaves the archives, taking his sister with him. Mari finds out that Firestorm had split up back into Ronnie and Professor Stein and that the GCCPD had arrived and forced Heat Wave to stand down. The Flash was already gone, catching up with Ronnie and Professor Stein, but Mari could not find Diabullet anywhere. Making sure her new friends were okay, Barry told her to go find Gratha. Finding a trail through enhanced smell and sight, she jumps down into the streets, chasing Diabullet downtown. As she does so, its revealed that Captain Cold hijacked a police transport and took the remaining Brotone with him along with his sister.

Finding herself finally able to corner Diabullet in the Quattro Gemma Park, she recounts her story to Diabullet, who seems unfaced with his opponent. She reveals how her father once told her how to mimic the abilities of animals and that is what she did. Utilizing her bo-staff she engages Diabullet in a one-on-one fight, but Diabullet using his diamond-enlarged arms and skin to cover and catch blows, has the advantage. When she finally gives in, Mari obtains enhanced strength, finally breaking Diabullet's arm and defense. Now having the upperhand, Mari starts blowing holes in his defense, finally weakening him enough to deliver the fatal blow. Mari tells Diabullet the truth and how he will come back to Zambesi, to the Council of Elders, and stand judgment.

Diabullet however recovers using the diamond skin to rebuilt his own skin and regrow the breaks, being complete again and starts fighting the tired Mari. When he gets to deal the final blow however, he is shot by a poisonous dart. Another fighter enters the battle field and helps up Mari, revealing herself to be Payton Bennett. She and Mari now fight Diabullet, but even then they are no match for him. Only when a renewed Firestorm and The Flash show up, they get the upper hand against Diabullet and he can finally be subdued when Barry hits him on full speed. Mari tells Diabullet it is over, she has won. Payton informs her and the group, Diabullet must be brought to Zambesi and stand trial, and Mari must join her. Knowing she has no other choice, Mari agrees to come along.

**Central City** - Mari, Barry and Ronnie are back at S.T.A.R. Labs where they meet Caitlyn Snow and Cisco Ramon. Caitlyn is very happy that Ronnie is back, but when they touch they are both shocked and feeling burned. Seeing this as something insignificant, they celebrate the ending of Diabullet. Payton tells Mari she has informed the Council of Elders they are leaving for Zambesi to halls tonight and so the rest says goodbye to the rest, believing they will meet again. At Central City Airfield, Payton and Mari have men of ARGUS load up a caged Logan Gratha in the plane. Mari says goodbye to Barry, telling him she believes he will find peace with himself. As the plane leaves, Mari meets with Logan Gratha in the cargo room, saying he'll pay for the murder of her parents. Gratha tells her, she has no idea what she is getting into. The plane set course for Zambesi.

Number of scenes/flashes shown at the same time:

* Captain Cold was standing in a dark warehouse with a box of Brotone. His buyers are at the other side, paying a couple of ton for the materials. He then leaves satisfied with his sister, saying they are heading for Starling City. The buyers leave and their leader reveals himself to be Rael Rha'as.
* At the explosion site in Gemcore City, workers are cleaning up the scene as Captain Bennett orders one of his men to get all evidence to his desk. The man tells him fine and he starts bagging stuff. As he goes out of the archives chamber, lightning is running over his hand and he jumps scared.
* Ronnie and Caitlyn were walking over the Central City Business Avenue at night when people were playing music and fire brackets were lit. As they moved around, Ronnie moved his hand and fire started following him from the fire brackets. Caitlyn and Ronnie kissed each other as the fire that followed Ronnie froze up and crashed on the floor.

**After Credits: Final Page -**Mari walked through a chamber looking around a ravaged scenery. Mari seemed shocked to what she found. She entered a circular room and looked around, seeing the bones of dead people and a few arrows. A door at the left side was half open, a door at the right side was closed. Mari shook her hand pulled out her phone and called a number, saying something has happened, they need to meet. She continues saying the time that passed since she had been here is great as she moved to an outside balcony, revealing herself to be standing on the balcony of the Iron Temple. The man on the other side of the call is then revealed to be Oliver Queen saying he'll be there soon.

## Trivia

* This is the final issue of Vixen Season 0.5.