The New Justice League: The Revenge of Amanda Waller

Chapter 1: The Schemes of Amanda Waller

It was dark and he was unfamiliar with the area but Jervis Tetch kept running. As he did he berated himself once again for deciding to branch out and commit crimes outside of Gotham. True, Batman had a mean right hook but he would survive those encounters. Now though-now he wasn't so sure.

"There you are."

Startled, Jervis tripped over a box and fell to the ground. He looked up to see a slender albeit muscular man wearing a military uniform. He held what appeared to be a .9mm gun in one hand and a larger, weirder weapon in the other.

"Who are you?" Jervis demanded. "And what do you want with me?"

"Oh, I don't want anything from you," the man answered. "My boss on the hand-she wants a lot from you."

"Hello, Mr. Tetch," the woman smiled as she stepped out from the shadows. "Or should I call you the Mad Hatter?"

Jervis could only stare in horror at the woman-Amanda Waller. Everyone in the criminal underworld knew who she was. They called her "The Devil's Wall" and for a good reason. Working with her was just as dangerous (if not more so) than selling your soul to the devil (and Jervis knew some people that had actually done that). He could run but he was smart enough to know that he wouldn't get far, at least not without serious injury.

"What do you need me to do?" he asked in resignation.

"Just a few simple tasks. Rick."

The man-who had to be her loyal second-in-command Rick Flag, Jr. stepped forward and used the weird weapon to inject something in Jervis's neck, drawing a surprised yelp from the criminal. "There's now a micro bomb in your neck. If you try anything all I have to do is push a button and you die," Waller informed him.

"I'll do whatever you want-just don't kill me, please!" Jervis cried.

The smile on Waller's face wasn't friendly as she said, "Oh I've got a special task for you and you had better not screw anything up if you want to live."

Jervis whimpered and began praying to whatever deity was out there, hoping that there was one that was willing to deal with Waller.

"Wow, Donna, you're taller than me now," Billy Batson stared at his 'aunt' in fascination.

"Yep," Donna Troy nodded happily. "The scientists and sorcerers here said that the curse only affects me on Themsycira and not here." She had briefly considered taking on Diana's assumed last name of 'Prince' but quickly decided to go another route. One of the scientists had told her lots of stories about Earth's history and she had been fascinated by the story about Helen of Troy and had chosen the last name of 'Troy'. The parallel between that story and her own prophecy struck her as ironic.

"That's good," Billy agreed.

Donna was still staying at the research facility with Steve Trevor checking in on her regularly and chatting with Billy on the cell phone she had been provided. The two had become close and often hung out when they had time which wasn't very often.

"Oh and look what Ares brought me!" Donna beamed with pride as she held up a golden lasso, identical to Diana's.

"Cool," Billy's eyes widened. "I wish I had one," he said enviously.

"You have a lot more cool powers than I do though," Donna reminded him.

"True," Billy grinned.

There was a knock on the door and Barry Allen poked his head in. "Sorry to interrupt, Billy, but we've got to get going. Fawcett City and Metropolis are under attack."

"Yikes!" Billy's eyes widened and he scrambled off Donna's bed. "Bye, Donna. I'll call you later."

"Have fun," she called as the door closed behind them.

"So where are we going?" Billy asked as they left the research facility and headed towards the nearby zeta-tube.

"You are going to help Superman in Metropolis while the rest of us go to Fawcett," Barry informed him as he fiddled with the ring he wore that stored his costume. He had opted to wear his civvies while accompanying Billy.

"So who's attacking?" Billy wanted to know. He was happy that the rest of the Justice League had finally started treating him with trust and respect.

"Metallo is in Metropolis and Fire and Ice are in Fawcett," Barry answered.

"Metallo," Billy mused. "Doesn't he have a Kryptonite heart? Why is Clark taking him on?"

"I don't know why," Barry sighed. "I asked the same thing. All Bruce did was mutter something about thick-headed Kryptonians."

Billy rolled his eyes and snorted. "Like he can talk."

"I know right?" Flash grinned. "Here we are," he announced as they reached the zeta-tube.

"I think I'm just going to fly," Billy decided. "It'll be faster."

"Suit yourself," Flash shrugged as he put on his costume before entering the zeta-tube.

After double-checking that no one was around Billy took a deep breath and shouted, "Shazam!"

Mere seconds later he was gone, well on his way to Metropolis.

"Excellent," Amanda grinned as she watched Superman battle Metallo, unaware that Felix Faust, a well-known evil sorcerer, was hiding nearby, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. "If everything else continues to go as planned I'll have that stupid clone right where I want him and I can finally get my revenge. He'll rue the day he decided to cross me."

"Does she do that a lot?" Mad Hatter asked in a whisper.

"Yes," Rick replied after a moment's hesitation.

"Oh. That's not a good sign," Mad Hatter pointed out.

"I know," Rick sighed heavily.

"Shut up!" Waller snapped as she fired a warning shot at them.

The Mad Hatter hit the floor with a terrified shriek while Rick stayed where he was, not even flinching as the bullet missed his head by an inch.

"After this no one will ever cross me again," she smiled manically, paying no attention to the still trembling Mad Hatter and stoic Rick behind her. The dark window that showed her reflection made her look unhinged as she knocked back a shot of whiskey. "Revenge is so sweet," she smirked.

A/N: Here's the newest installment of 'The New Justice League'! In case you couldn't tell this was the story that had my attention while I was trying to work on 'The Marvelous Adventures of the SuperBat Family'. I really did try to finish it but I really wanted to get back to this series as soon as possible. I should have the next chapter posted by the end of the week. Hope you liked it! Please read and review!