Hello people Spike here! This was a idea that came to me for a while now, what if Superboy wasn't the only Cadmus clones? What if he was just one member of a team? Meet Young Justice, his brothers and sisters, created from DNA/parts of the League. Batman Beyond and Wonderman, Savitar, Warhawk, Emerald Sapphire, Black Arrow, Red Elemental, Shifter, Tidalwave, Superboy, Ultimus (not Jack this time) and Morph. Can this family of heroes live up to their parents legacy or fall victim to the Light? I do not own Young Justice or whatever else is in this story. Reminder I suck at descriptions
It all started as a normal day for Kid Flash, Robin and Aqualad -
Yeah like if you call, taking on ice villains, being shown that the league didn't trust them with their true headquarters, and going to a place Batman was suspicious of.
Normal huh?
Anyways when they arrived Kid ran in as usual.
"Stay put! We will get you out!" Said the fire chief over a megaphone
Just as the chief said this a explosion happened behind the two scientists as they fell from the window they were in.
Kid Flash went speeding in and ran up the wall and got them on the roof before he lost his footing and was hanging from the same window.
"Hey, it's what's his name? Flash boy!" Said the fire chief
"Kid Flash! Why is that so hard?" Said KF as he mumbled to himself.
"So... smooth." Said Robin sarcastic.
"Does he always have to rush ahead? We need a plan. Rob - Robin?" Said Aqualad as he looked down and Robin was gone.
He hears him laughing as he ran up and used a grapple with the fire engines ladder as he swung up to the window and helped Kid Flash inside.
Aqualad ran to the firemen.
"Excuse me! I need to borrow that." Said Aqualad taking his water bearers off his back as they glowed and the water from the fire hose went to them as he pointed the bearers down and made a platform of water as he went to the roof where the scientists were.
"Get on, now." He said as the two jumped onto it.
He hopped off on the window as he made the platform go to the ground before he turned his bearers off and made the water stop and the two scientists were on the ground. He then went inside
Aqualad landed on the floor as he saw Kid Flash going through cabinets and Robin on the computer
"I appreciate the help." Aqualad said directed at Robin in a sarcastic tone.
"You had it handled." Said Robin.
Aqualad walks towards the door but not before hitting Robin on the side of the head with 2 fingers.
"Probably deserved that." Robin said
Aqualad stepped outside before noticing a strange horned human like creature standing in the elevator as it closed.
"There was something in the..."
Kid flash came from the room.
"Elevators should be down." He said.
Robin went past the two
"This is wrong." Said Robin as he began typing on his holoscreen on his wrist.
"Neither is what I saw." Said Aqualad
Aqualad walked up and opened the elevator door.
Kid Flash pokes his head down and whistled and heard it echo
"Well. Let's go." Said Robin as he shot his grapple at the top of the elevator shaft and began going down.
Aqualad and Kid Flash jumped on and followed
At the sub level or the 26th floor Robin's grapple stopped.
"I'm at the end of my rope. Literally." Said Robin as he swung onto the elevator door to the 26th floor.
Aqualad followed as he helped Kid Flash get on the edge.
Robin hacked the door as to not set off the security alarm.
"Okay, done. Aqualad." Said Robin,
Aqualad opened the door to show a large hallway.
"Welcome to Project Cadmus." Said Robin.
Kid Flash put on his goggles as he ran down the hallway
"Kid, Wait!" Said Aqualad but he didn't listen.
Kid Flash ran until he got to the end before he shouted and tripped as large elephantine creatures that had ape-like qualities came walking down the corridor.
He rolled as one almost stepped on him before running back to the others.
One had a smaller creature on its back as the beast looked at them before looking back forward and snorted steam.
The small creature's horns glowed red for a moment.
"No... nothing odd going on here." Said Aqualad sarcastic
Meanwhile in a lab we see a man with brown hair in a ponytail, in a lab coat.
He filled a dropper with a red liquid that he drops a single drop into a vial with a blue crystal in it as the liquid devolved the crystal creating a glowing blue liquid. He looks at the vial with a grin.
Then the door to the lab opened and a man that had a golden helmet with a chin strap. He had a black shirt and blue cargo pants and blue armor on his chest and arms with knee pads and a shield on his left arm. He had one of the little creatures on his shoulder
"Dr. Desmond." The man said
"Tell me Guardian, what part of no interruptions did you not understand?" The doctor said as he pressed the number 13 on a cylindrical container labeled project blockbuster as it opened showing more vials of the blue liquid as he placed the one he made inside it and closed it.
"A G-gnome on sub level 26 reported 3 intruders."Said Guardian
Desmond sighed as he looked at Guardian
"Did I miss a perimeter breach alert?" Said Desmond
"No." said Guardian slightly aggravated
"Then the g-gnome is confused. No matter what may happen in our faux lab above ground the real Cadmus is the most secure facility in D.C." Said Desmond turning back around to look at his microscope
"And it's my job to keep it that way," said Guardian
"Fine take a squad of G-elves with you." Said Desmond
The creature that was in the elevator walked in showing he had blue skin and wore a white shirt and pants.
"Might I recommend Guardian leave his g-gnome behind. Should violence occur." He said,
"The little guy would get in my way." Said Guardian.
"No! The advantage of instant telepathic communication outweighs any other concerns." Said Desmond as he scratched the chin of a G-gnome that sat beside his microscope as its horns then glowed then did the one on Guardian.
"I need my G-gnome with me at all times." Guardian said in a hypnotic tone as he bowed and left.
Desmond returned to his work.
Dubbilex left but not before glaring at Desmond.
Meanwhile back to the trio.
Robin hacked a door opening it.
"Okay... I'm officially whelmed." He said as they saw see through containers holding creatures that looked something like fireflies as they were generating electricity
"This is how they hide this massive underground facility from the rest of the world. Cadmus isn't on the grid it generates its own power through whatever these things are. Must be what they're bred for." Said Kid Flash.
"Even the name is a clue. The Cadmus of myth created a new race by sowing dragons teeth into the earth." Said Aqualad.
"And this Cadmus creates new life too. Let's find out why." Said Robin walking over to a nearby computer and plugged in a cord from his wrist and popped his holoscreen computer up.
"They call them genomorphs. Whoa! Check out the stats on these things! Super strength, telepathy, razor claws - these are living weapons!" Said Robin
"They're engineering a army. But for who?" Said Kid Flash
"Wait there's something else - a group file. Project Kr, Project Yj? Gah, they're triple encrypted. I can't -" Said Robin
"Don't move!" Said Guardian rushing into the room with the G Elves.
"Wait, Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash?" Said Guardian.
"At least he got your name right." Said Robin as he was downloading data.
"I know you. Guardian, a hero." Said Aqualad.
"I do my best." Said Guardian.
"Then what are you doing here?" Said Kid Flash.
"I'm chief of security. You're trespassing, but we can call the justice league and figure this out." Said Guardian.
"You think the league's going to approve of you breeding weapons?" Said Kid Flash.
"Weapons? What do you - what have I?..." said Guardian as the G gnome on his shoulders horns began glowing.
"Ugh. My head." He said as he had a hand to his head.
He opened his eyes with a angry look in them.
"Take them down hard! No mercy!" He shouted.
The G elves roared as they charged
Robin got in front of the two and threw down a smoke pellet.
Then activated his grapple as he swung over all of them.
Kid Flash leapt off the walls as he kicked at them.
Aqualad came from the smoke with a elf on his back before he threw it off and spun sending the heel of his foot right into the side of another Elf's head.
Guardian came from behind hitting Aqualad in the back As he was sent into the side of a machine denting it.
Then he charged
Aqualad tried landing a hit but Guardian kept blocking as he got one on him before Guardian began pushing with his shield.
Aqualad kept him at bay before zapping him with his electricity and pushed him off as Guardian groaned.
Kid Flash ran past him as he followed just as the Elves leapt out of the smoke in pursuit
They turned down a bend as they saw Robin hacking the elevator as the alarm went off
Kid Flash ran to his side,
"Way to be a team player, Rob!" Said Kid Flash.
"Weren't you right behind me?" Said Robin.
The elevator opens and the two get in.
Aqualad runs as the Elves slide to go at him but some slide into each other before quickly getting back up.
He leaps into the elevator rolling as he gets inside as the door closes and the G Elves bang on the door
Aqualad and Kid Flash notice the number is increasing on the elevator.
"We're headed down?" Said Aqualad.
"Dude, out is up." Said Kid Flash pointing up.
"Excuse me, project YJ, Kr whatever, it's down on sublevel 52." Said Robin.
"This is out of control." Said Aqualad walking as he rubbed his neck.
"Perhaps... perhaps we should contact the league." He said
The two looked down not liking it and then the elevator stopped
Robin raced out as the door opens.
"We are already here." Said Kid Flash.
Aqualad groans as he followed the two.
"Yuck! It's like being inside of a stomach, only without the acid and stuff." Said Kid Flash talking about the bizarre walls around them.
Aqualad crouches as he caught up with the two as they stopped at a crossways.
"Which way?" He said,
"Yeah, bizarre looking hallway 1 or bizarre looking hallway 2?" Said Robin.
"Hold!" Said Dubbilex as he walked out of the first hallway and his horns and eyes glowed red as he psychically lifted barrels and threw them.
The team leapt out of the way as Robin threw a birdarang as the barrels exploded
Robin's birdarang stopped before it touched him as he lifted more barrels and flung them driving the trio down the other hallway
Dubbilex watched as they ran down it as the G Elves and Guardian ran out of the elevator.
"They are heading for project YJ!" He said as they ran after them.
A door opens labeled with the projects name as a woman writing on a clipboard walked out.
Kid Flash sped around the corner and his eyes widen.
"Uh oh! Whoa!" He said as he tried to stop but knocked her off her feet.
He looks back at the closing door as Aqualad and Robin ran across the corner he lifts a barrel and placed it between the doors keeping it opened.
"Hurry!" He said before going inside with them.
Aqualad kicks the barrel out making the door close as Guardian and his squad ran into view.
Robin typed away on his holoscreen computer
"I disabled the door. We're safe." He said.
"We're trapped." Said Aqualad
"Uh guys you may want to see this." Said Kid Flash pressing a button as the lights came on the trios mouths dropped
From the lights they saw 11 containment pods holding 10 people while the 11th was a cylindrical container more used to hold something in and it was small like a can of soda.
Kid Flash walked up to a teenage boy with black hair and a white suit with the S shield Superman wears.
They saw another that wore a Batman like suit without a cape and had a red bat symbol.
They were aligned around each other
"Big k, little r, the atomic symbol for Krypton. Clone? Uh clones?" Said Kid Flash looking back to Robin.
"Robin hack." Aqualad said.
"Right, right." He said doing as he was told.
"Okay, Weapon designation- Superboy, a clone force grown in 16 weeks?! From DNA acquired from Superman." Said Robin.
Stolen from Superman. Said Aqualad.
"No way the big guy knows but what about the others? Because we know what YJ means, young justice. They made their own league." Said Kid Flash
"I'm looking, I'm looking." Said Robin
"Project BY and WM - designations Batman Beyond and Wonderman. Both created from DNA acquired from Batman and Wonder Woman." Said Robin as Kid Flash stood in front of their pods.
(Batman Beyond looks exactly like how he does from his show. Wonderman looks somewhat like Wonderman from Avengers United We Stand but take the thing and turn it into a somewhat armor, braces, a sword at his hip with a shield on his back and a battle helmet)
"Always, some part of me saw those two coming together." Said Kid Flash.
Robin and Aqualad raised an eyebrow at this before going into a thinking pose.
Robin shakes his head.
"Anyways, next, Project Sr and S, designations Shifter and Savitar. Oh my god, KF get your ass over here now!" Said Robin.
"What?" Said Kid Flash looking at Robin's screen
"Project Shifter, created from DNA acquired from the Martian Manhunter. Project Savitar, created from DNA acquired from the Flash and - WHAT?!" Said Kid Flash as the other two hold their ears
"Dude, they used the DNA of my aunt in him! They made me a cousin!" Said Wally
"Trained to harness the speed force, capable of going faster than the Flash. Was once made using only speedsters but the DNA wouldn't connect so they had to find the DNA of someone to fill in the gaps. Dude, he can make his indestructible armor appear on him and he can control it with his mind after he takes it off!" Said Robin.
"Impossible." Said Aqualad as he walked over to a pod holding a ocean blue clad armored warrior with red hair.
"Project TW - designation Tidalwave. Made from DNA acquired from Aquaman and Aquawoman!" ( FYI people I do not know if Mera was ever called that) Said Robin
"Stolen from my King and Queen!" Shouted Aqualad making the two flinch as he usually doesn't ever lose his cool or raise his voice in such a matter.
"Hydrokinetic powers, can control sea, and land life, weird. Electrokinesis , equipped with his own special trident and water bearers." Said Robin before his eyes widened.
"Dude, they've trained him to the point he could potentially manipulate the water in the bloodstream!" Said Robin.
"It is said one can reach that point in our training in Atlantis but it is a forbidden technique no longer taught when a long time ago one tried to manipulate the people to overthrow the king of that time." Said Aqualad.
"They stole from us!" Shouted Aqualad.
"He is clad with the markings one gains from the mystic training at Atlantis!" He said.
"How'd they get a hold of that?" Said Kid Flash,
"Yeah, trained in the mystic ways, don't say it KF, elemental spells and other stuff." Said Robin as Kid Flash was going to say magic isn't real.
"It is possible to learn how to harness the elements but it takes years and years. He would've been the age of my king before he was only half way into learning them if not finished by then." Said Aqualad.
"Okay, project ES and BA - Emerald Sapphire and Black Arrow." Said Robin as they looked at the girls.
(One had the logo of the green lantern and Star Sapphire corps on her chest and she had a body suit that stopped at her hips with long boots and long dark hair with a face mask that didn't cover her mouth) (Star sapphire's mask from justice league)
Robin elbow Kid Flash as he whistled at her.
Black Arrow had the suit Canary wore mixed with Green Arrow's as she had the domino mask, long blond hair, the black arrow themed suit except she had the black suit Canary wore with the arrow symbol on it. She had black pants and boots.
"In this case, I'm kind of happy Roy ain't here. Arrow here has skills that would make him look like a complete amateur. The Canary cry, there's that. Enhanced reflexes and strength. Emerald here has the capabilities of both lanterns, still can't believe they got hold of Green Arrow, Canary and Hal's DNA especially his wife Carol." Said Robin.
"Now, I know this guy ain't a clone." Said Kid Flash as he looked at the robot with the cape (Take Tornado Champion's look and give him Red Tornados colors but leave the cape same)
"He's a robot like Tornado, he was built from plans stolen from, get this, T.O Morrow!" Said Robin.
"The person who built Tornado." Said Kid Flash.
"Dude, this guy, Red Elemental, can control and manipulate the 4 elements of nature. Earth, Wind, fire and water! And he can go even farther than that!" Said Robin.
"How?" Said Aqualad.
"Well ice, lightning, magma, etc..." said Kid Flash.
"So he can take the elements and make them into others." Said Aqualad as Kid Flash nodded
"Doesn't take a genius to find out who this guy was made from." Said Kid Flash as he looked at a armor clad warrior with metallic wings (Warhawk from Justice league and Batman beyond)
"WH - Warhawk. From Hawkgirl and Hawkman. His wings are made of a indestructible metal and can cover himself in it. A component of the metal is Nth metal. Same material as his mace." Said Robin.
"Nth? That's a metal that protects one from magic." Said Aqualad.
"Enhanced reflexes and strength and he can launch feathers from his wings that act like razor sharp daggers." Said Robin.
"Geez, what's in this thing?" Said Kid Flash walking over to the small container and picked it up.
"Give me a minute." Said Robin.
"Should you really be doing that?" Said Aqualad as Kid Flash tossed the container from hand to hand.
"Hey there's something swishing in here," said Kid Flash as he shook the soda can like container
"What is in this thing?" Said Kid Flash as he twisted the top of the container.
"Kid!" Said Aqualad
"What?" Said Kid Flash holding the top as the inside was filled with a blue slime.
"What the heck?" He said as the others took notice of it
The slime like substance moved inside the canister
"It's like blue bubble gum." Said Robin
Then suddenly from the blue glop two eyes opened and blinked.
The trios eyes widen.
The mysterious creature then shows a mouth as it smiles.
Kid Flash leans his head in
Suddenly the glop creature shot up and attached itself to Kids face.
"Get him off! Get him off!" He screamed muffled.
The two worked with Kid to yank the blob off and shove it back into the container before closing it again
"Project Morph - same name. Dude it can completely rewrite its own DNA to become any thing, no matter what it is." Said Robin.
"Wait, it says here Project YJ has 12 members I only see 11." said Kid Flash
"It's like a blob of pure DNA one that can rewrite itself into another thing." Said Robin,
"Cool."Said Kid.
"Where's the 12th member?" Said Aqualad.
"I'm looking! Geez, it's really encrypted give me a minute." Said Robin
"Okay got it, Project Ultimateman later renamed Ultimus. Was initially a experiment in energy absorption. Discovered that the subject gained more and more power when he absorbed energy. Didn't matter what kind. Energy beams, super strength, flight, heat vision, cold powers etc. and it says he's capable of having more. They don't even know what powers he doesn't have... yet. Was separated from the group because of his tendencies to try and escape whenever the chance happened." Said Robin,
"Whoa." Said Kid Flash,
"Dude, during a experiment with his powers he created Morph!" Said Robin,
"Incredible. Wait, Robin those creatures in the pods, what are they?" Said Aqualad.
"Genomorph gnomes. Telepathic, force feeding them a education." Said Robin.
"And we can guess for what else. They're making slaves out of the sons and daughters of the league." Said Kid Flash.
"Now we contact the league." Said Aqualad pressing the logo on his belt which glowed but got Static the other two tried but to no avail.
"No signal." Said Robin
"We're in too deep. Literally." Said Kid Flash
Meanwhile outside the female scientist continues trying to open the door as Guardian as his squad stand outside
Desmond comes running with Dubbilex walking behind them.
"They're still in there, with the weapons?!" Said Desmond,
"We can't get the door open." Said Guardian.
"Use your telekinesis!" Said Desmond as he looks at Dubbilex and points at the door.
"I have tried. To no avail." Said Dubbilex.
"Useless! This is a debacle, get some G-trolls, down here, to muscle the door open, now." Ordered Desmond.
"Already on their way." Said Guardian
"You realize once we get in there, we can't ever let them leave." Said Desmond.
"Doc, these aren't your typical meddling kids, you don't want to get on the wrong side of the justice league." Said Guardian.
"Better than getting on the wrong side of the Cadmus board of directors, believe me." Said Desmond as he looked at the G gnome on Guardian's shoulder
"Contact the g gnomes inside. Have one of the weapons stop them." Said Desmond,
The G gnomes inside Superboy's pod had their horns glowing
"This is wrong." Said Kid Flash
"We can't leave them like this any of them." Said Robin.
"Set them free. Do it." Said Aqualad.
"Gonna have to be one at a time, the code is really hard." Said Robin.
"Okay." Said Aqualad
Robin began typing on the holoscreen computer.
Superboy's pod opened as his eyes opened
Superboy leapt up and tackled Aqualad began punching him in the face.
Kid Flash and Robin ran over,
Kid held his arm and Robin had his arms over his eyes.
"Whoa! Hang on Supey!" Said Kid Flash
"We're on your side!" Said Robin,
Superboy brought his other arm up and slammed it into Kid's chin sending him flying into a class container that held equipment as he broke them and laid on the ground
"I don't want to do this!" Said Robin as he activated a gas pellet and it went off in his mouth
Aqualad kicks him sending him into the computer Robin used breaking it.
Superboy got up coughing.
Robin pulled out his taser and shot him with it,
Superboy wasn't affected as he pulled it off and Robin towards him as he grabbed him and slammed him on the floor before putting a foot on his chest.
He pressed down on him.
Aqualad got up and grabbed one of his water bearers.
He leapt at Superboy and transformed the water into a sledge
"Enough!" He said slamming it into him sending him into his pod destroying what he was laying on at broke the containers that held the G gnomes inside.
Aqualad help Robin to his knees who groans as he falls backwards unconscious.
Aqulad looks at Superboy who got back up.
"We are trying to help you!" He said putting his arm out.
Superboy leapt as he went for a punch but Aqualad dodged before tackling him into a wall.
Aqualad tried going for a punch but Superboy caught it and kicked him off.
Both went at it before Aqualad put his arms under Superboys arms and had them at the back of his neck as he started electrocuting him.
Superboy maneuvered him as he leapt into the ceiling slamming Aqualad into it twice as the Atlantean was knocked off and landed on the floor with a thud.
Superboy looked down at him before walking over him and to the door.
He had his hands punch through the door and had them grip it before he shoved the door aside and stood there.
Desmond walks next to him and smirks seeing the trio knocked out.
"Attaboy." He said,
To be continued
What will be in store for our trio of heroes? What will be of Superboy and his siblings? Tune in next time to find out!