Here's another Serious Punch Chapter

On a snowy Christmas afternoon, Lori Loud, a.k.a her superhero identity Digital Tempest, floats down in front of a residence, which was decked with holiday decorations.

Lori: Sorry I'm late, Bobby, I had to take down some villains before ending my-

She stops at the dining room table to notice another superhero holding a cup of cocoa and wearing a Santa hat. The stranger, the man-made superhero known as Homelander, greets the heroine with a jovial smile.

Homelander: Howdy, neighbor! Cocoa? It's warm~.

Digital Tempest doesn't reply, but her eyes notice something off-screen before glancing back at John. Homelander takes a sip of cocoa and smacks his lips loudly.

Homelander: You know, Lori... Homelander is more than just a superhero. It might be cynical to say this, but he's, uh... a brand. And it's very important to me that that brand... means something.

As he continues his monologue, the Supe looks at a framed picture of the Loud and Santiago families' at a wedding with Lori and Bobby at the pedestal, all smiling happily.

Homelander: And if I'm playing second-fiddle to some girl... tch. What's really the point, right? What do you think... Mr. Bobby Loud?

The camera switches to show a charred skeleton of a man Homelander was calling Bobby.

Homelander: Aw, he's shy.

Homelander turns to address and threaten the now widowed wife, his eyes momentarily glowing red from the heat.

Homelander: So do we have an understanding? Get the fuck out of my country.

With her new opponent done speaking, Digital Tempest takes a deep breath to calm down before speaking her first sentence to the psychopathic hero.

Digital Tempest: I'm going to feed you your own heart.

Homelander is left silent... before he breaks out into laughter at the Heroine's words, completely unfazed by Lori's threat...

Homelander: Hahahaha, shit! That was a great lin-

The hero was interrupted by a powerful punch to the jaw from the Heroine, knocking his Santa hat off and his mug away, which also unleashes a shockwave strong enough to knock Bobby's skeleton flying.

With John knocked to the house walls, Digital Tempest follows up with a flurry of punches quick enough to prevent Homelander from using his heat vision against her through the pummeling. She then throws him onto the dining table, with the cocoa mug and its contents falling on his face.

Digital Tempest: You break into my home. Kill my husband. And you think I care about your f**king country? Like I give a f**k...

The defender of American freedom recovers and angrily charges at the Heroine, ramming both of them through the wall and multiple houses. Stopping on the street for a brief moment, he follows up by grabbing Lori's head and grinding it against the ground as he flies, unwittingly crashing into an oil tanker and causing an explosion. A few bystanders witness the scene as both heroes fly into the sky, with Digital Tempest knocking Homelander away with another powerful punch.

Chasing after him, Digital Tempest stops a few feet away from her frustrated opponent who goes to charge at her, but Lori quickly dodges and grabs the back of his head, with John struggling to break free. Noticing a plane coming right for them.

Sensing it was just an empty drone plane with no people inside, Lori turns with John in hand to face it head-on, intent on having it ram into them. Refusing to take a faceful, Homelander uses his heat vision to shoot down the plane and send it crashing to the ground. Digital Tempest was about to draw her weapons when she noticed something about how Homelander fights. He hits the Heroine with an elbow before attempting to use his heat vision against him, but Lori is unfazed by the beam as it hits a barrier and pummels him more before lecturing him.

Digital Tempest: Never fought someone your own size before? You have to turn with the punch to reduce damage, but turn against someone's punch for a strong counter-

As John goes for another punch, Lori gives him an example of what she means, suddenly lashing out with a jab that leaves the hero with a bloodied nose and mouth.

Digital Tempest: Better.

He uppercuts the leader of the Seven to flip him upside down before grabbing his leg and hand and stepping on his chin to drop down to the ground, intending to crush Homelander's head against it. Before this happens, however, Homelander's anger peeked.

Homelander: STOP IT!!!

The supersonic scream causes Lori's ears to spew blood, messing with her equilibrium and forcing him to let go of Homelander, who grabs her and crashes down to the ground at hypersonic speeds, causing an explosion that vaporizes the unfortunate civilians from before. As the smoke clears, Vought's experiment climbs out of the crater, panicking at the sight of blood on himself and more bystanders seeing him for what he truly is. He can only hyperventilate as his self-control deteriorates.

Digital Tempest: What's the matter, are you going to cry?

John sees the woman floating towards him through the flames. He uses his super scream again to shout at Digital Tempest.

Homelander: BACK OFF!!!

With the Heroine briefly stunned and falling to his knees, Homelander rushes forward and grabs him by the shoulder before blasting her point-blank in the eyes with his heat vision. As he continues with this, he enters a furious tirade.

Homelander: AFTER I'M DONE WITH YOU, I'M GONNA FLASH-FRY THAT LITTLE SHIT FAMILY OF YOURS, THIS WORTHLESS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVERY GODDAMN PERSON YOU KNOW!!

His rant is interrupted by the Heroine reaching out and grabbing his lower face and crushing it, leaving his jaw hanging by one joint. The Supe lets out a muffled scream of horror from his mutilated face and takes a step back as Digital Tempest gets up.

Digital Tempest: Let me drop a little truth bomb for you... You ain't sh*t... I know heroes worth 50 of you!

Homelander attempts a punch but his hand is caught and broken instantly by the Heroine.

Digital Tempest: I know people worth 5,000 of you!

Homelander attempts a kick, but again, Lori catches it and breaks his kneecap.

Digital Tempest: And I have a family that's worth more than you could ever amount to.

Lori pulls her arm back and thrusts it through John's chest and out his back, with his heart clenched in it, before pulling her arm out along with the organ.

Digital Tempest: And if the rumors are true, there's a boy out there that could've ended this with one punch.

As the still-alive Homelander weakly gurgles and tries to reach for his heart, his dominating opponent only asks him one question.

Digital Tempest: Now... Remember what I promised you?

Keeping true to her word, Lori shoves the still-beating heart into the hanging mouth of his helplessly terrified adversary and forces him to his knees before grabbing the sides of his head. Then a thin invisible barrier appeared, expanding outward, pushing the soot off her face and revealing her to be fine.

Digital Tempest: Now swallow.

Homelander, crying from the fear, torture, and agony, can only let out one last muffled scream as his head is crushed into a paste by the Heroine's brute strength, splattering his blood everywhere and onto nearby bystanders watching in horror. Digital Tempest, now covered in blood, simply smiles and waves goodbye.

Digital Tempest: Merry Christmas.

She then flies away, uncaring for the corpse of Vought's now-dead hero, the blood-covered bystanders, or the fiery carnage left behind.

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Present Day...

Lori: And that's how I spent my Christmas.

Lori was now sitting in Linc's apartment and had told the story of her last Christmas.

Luna: And you wonder why no one invites you to things...

Linc: (unfazed) Wait... Bobby is dead?

Lori: No. Bobby has the power of Regenerative Immortality. So long as there is a single grain of him left, he'll come back to life.

Linc: Oh okay... Why are you two even here?

Luna: We're bored. We thought standing near you would make something-

Lori: I just got a call, there is a meteor heading this way, not a supermassive one but it's pretty big.

Linc: Again? That's the fourth one this week...

Luna: Really? Cool... Dibs!

Luna makes a run for the door.

Lori: Oh no! I haven't had any fun for a week, this is mine!

Lori chases after Luna. Linc just rolls his eyes and continues cooking.

That's all folks. Bye!