True Heroes Book 2- Way of the Shadow Warrior
(Hey guys! I hope you guys don't mind me starting the second book of the series now. This will be a crossover of Young Justice and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-10) (it's my favorite incarnation of the turtles, there were some things unfinished within the series (though I don't know if I'll be able to wrap up everything), plus I felt this version would be best for the series) (so yeah, Matthew Gemm, you're correct. Yeah, just look on my author's page under My Stories). I hope you all like this crossover, for it's the next step in Drew's path and lead into book 3 which takes place only in the Young Justice universe. I hope you like this story!)
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003-10), or any of the characters except my OC and the story, all other credits go to their respected owners. I hope you all enjoy the story!
Prologue
(A few months later, Washington D.C.)
In an abandoned warehouse, the League of Shadows…or at least what remained of them had gathered together in their hopes to free their master, Ra's al Ghul, from his imprisonment. They had learned that he and the other major members of the former organization, The Light, were being held somewhere in the city under careful watch by the new president. Those leading figures who hadn't been captured or killed now stood before the assassins who hadn't taken the white Chimera serum. It turned out there were more assassins than previously thought, about a few dozen more or so. Those leading figures, Sensei, Professor Ojo, Hook, and even Talia al Ghul, were giving a 'rousing speech' to the assassins on top of a crate.
"Assassins! We have searched long and hard for the location of where our great master is being chained like a beast, to where he lies in wait for us to free him! That horrid monster, the one they call: Dark Beast drove our great master into chains and into a state of agony! Once we free our master, we shall hunt this creature and cut off its head!" Sensei proclaimed.
The assassins cheered. They then heard footsteps behind them. They saw a dark figure walk out of the blackness behind them. The assassins turned and readied their weapons, katanas, sais, yaris, and other older weapons, while taking battle stances.
"Who dares?!" Sensei roared.
The assassins could hear the growling coming from the shadowy figure. The figure then raised its hooded head partially to reveal a pair of deep green eyes.
"I'm afraid you won't be freeing your master today…or ever." The figure growled.
"I-It…It's you! Dark Beast! What a foolish name." Sensei grunted.
The assassins laughed mockingly at the shapeshifter. Drew rolled his eyes, annoyed by their bullying.
"Keep laughing if it makes you feel better…but that's not going to help you." Dark Beast hissed.
"*Growls* Kill him!" Sensei shouted.
The assassins rushed towards the shifter, who stood still. Drew grinned, fangs displayed. An assassin leapt at him, his katana raised above his head. Suddenly both of his hands were gripped by a pair of powerful clawed hands. The assassin gasped, but his breath wasn't heard as a fierce roar. Suddenly the one holding the assassin became a black jaguar. The grip Drew originally had was gone because of the awkward hold of the feline's paws. The assassin dropped to the ground, and tried to crawl backwards. The other assassins stopped running in surprise while Dark Beast dropped onto all fours. The shapeshifter let out a roar at the assassins.
"Why are you just standing there?! Get him!" Sensei ordered.
The assassins rushed at the shifter. Dark Beast swatted his right paw at the assassin that fell to the ground before him, knocking the assassin away and rolling onto the ground. He then leapt at another claws out. The shifter slashed at the man and blood flew in the air as did the man's cry of pain. Drew then ducked under the slash of a yari, then latched his jaws onto it. The shifter then stood up on his hind legs and tossed both the yari & the man wielding it flying to the other side of the warehouse. Dark Beast growled as he raced at the other armed men. He slashed at one, drawing blood from his as well as his cry of pain. But from his side, another assassin kicked him in his side. Drew rolled on the ground, but quickly got back on his paws and his claws stopped him from moving anywhere else. The assassins still standing leapt at him, and he lunged back at them. Dark Beast slashed away a few of the assassins, but the blades of a few katanas cut the shifter's sides, drawing blood but the wounds were quickly healed. Dark Beast growled as he swiped at another assassin, but a few assassins grabbed the muscular limb. Then the man the shapeshifter tried to attack slashed him in the face with his sais then followed up by a kick as well. Drew growled as he threw off the men.
'Martial arts…man it would be great to know some…' Dark Beast grunted mentally.
He glared at the assassins, about a little more than 15 of them left. The shifter sniffed, then started chuckling.
"What can you possibly find so funny beast?" Sensei grunted.
"Hello Sensei." A familiar voice greeted, but not in a happy tone.
"Nnoo." Sensei gasped.
He turned to see a black boot smash into his face, and Sensei fell off the crate. Hook slashed his curved blade at the assailant, but another quickly grabbed the bladed limb then punched him in the face. Professor Ojo readied to fire the energy blast from his weaponized helmet. Suddenly a metal rod slammed into the helmet, then shocked the man with an electric surge. Ojo cried out in pain then fell of the crate. Talia leapt off the crate then landed by the assassins standing gasped as they took a step back in shock.
"Good to see you guys again, been quite some time." Dark Beast chuckled.
Two of the three figures chuckled.
"Don't think we're going to let you have all the fun." Nightwing chuckled.
"You took on my old style of hunting the bad guys, it's only fair I get to get on into the fight." Red Hood added.
"You all can catch up later, we have work to do." Batman grunted.
"Oh beloved it doesn't have to be this way. Join us and then we can take over this world." Talia said.
'…Well…at least she has passion.' Dark Beast grunted in his mind.
"You already know what I'm going to choose." Batman responded.
"*Growls* I will have you by my side! Immobilize Batman! Kill the other three!" Talia ordered.
The assassins rushed towards them. Dark Beast roared as he lunged at the assassins, the three vigilantes lunging at them as well.
(Outside the warehouse, several minutes later)
During the battle Talia and a few of the assassins escaped, but the rest were defeated. Some of the city's new 'police' arrived and took away the assassins who had been beaten. The ones that had been bloodied by Dark Beast were taken to the hospital, but had several men there to 'take them away' once they were healed. Batman was talking with their captain while Dark Beast, Nightwing, and Red Hood stayed in the warehouse.
"How's it been?" Nightwing chuckled.
"Busy…hunting these guys down hasn't been easy." Dark Beast answered.
"Right, but I'm glad to see you still doing this work…even if you nearly gutted some of those Shadows." Nightwing chuckled.
"Funny…" Dark Beast grunted.
"Someone's not in a good mood. Tired?" Red Hood chuckled.
"Yeah…that's one way of putting it." The shapeshifter replied.
"Hehe…been there…" Red Hood chuckled.
"How's it working with a team again?" Drew asked.
"Not bad…it was kind of difficult to get back into the swing of things." Red Hood answered.
"Really? Was it that way for him, Batman?" Drew asked.
The other two turned to see their former mentor standing with them.
"It seems you can't sneak up on our friend here." Nightwing chuckled.
"It seems that way. We'd been tracking their movements for a few weeks, learned that they planned to free Ra's and were meeting here." Batman explained.
"Hmm…while hunting those who escaped my little…rampage, I found Black Spider about their plan…then I…executed him…I remember the poor woman, Selena Gonzalez, whom he was sent to kill…and his buddies ended her. I finished him quickly while he tried to stab me in the neck with a dagger he hid. I wanted to kill him immediately as all the other times…but I needed information first, because I found him trying to kill another high ranking woman…this time in the government. Well…him and the assassins who killed her." The shapeshifter answered.
"*Growls* When will you learn that killing them doesn't bring the people they killed back?" Batman grunted.
"I already know that…but you just stopping them and putting them in jail doesn't bring them back either…" The shapeshifter calmly responded.
Batman shook his head and sighed.
"Perhaps we should head back to the Watchtower? We need to alert everyone about what's happened…plus some new members have joined the team, Gar's taken a liking to one of them." Nightwing chuckled.
"What about you Boy Wonder?" Red Hood chuckled.
"Hey!" Nightwing growled.
The three youths chuckled.
"Come on…it's been to long, besides…we all haven't seen you in months." Red Hood said, putting a hand on the shifter's shoulder.
"Really? I thought you all were happy about that?" Drew replied.
To be continued…
(Hope you guys like how I started things off. Sorry that if it was longer than you expected, but I wanted all of this to fit into the prologue before I continued on.)