Hello everyone! I'm rewriting this story because I wasn't happy with how it turned out. It was lack action, unlike Young Justice. So I tried to fix it and it turned out to be longer since I wanted to put more details xD.
I hope it turned out okay for you and I hope you enjoy it! Please leave feedback if you have the time ^^
Nijimura was walking towards the abandoned phone booth on the corner of the street, glancing through his shoulder before entering and scanning his iris. A very bright light then beamed out, showering his skin with warm, yet weird feeling that made the black haired man thought that this might be what it feels like to have a kingdom of ants crawling under his skin.
Rainbow Blade. B Zero One.
The stoic voice of a woman was heard, and before he knew it, the scenery before him changed into a humongous cave with futuristic lighting and a lot of computers and holograms floating here and there. The room was empty and quiet, but it was to be expected. It was only midday, after all. Most of his team must be in their respective school. Contrary to popular beliefs, young heroes did take a public school instead of private lessons. Oh, and they also had extracurricular activity.
Nijimura walked towards the computer zone, waving his hand in the thin air to access a holographic keyboard. "Computer, show me The Phantom progress and condition for the past week."
" Access granted ."
Just a mere second later, tons of data in form of diagrams, words, pictures, body map, and even live physical monitor of the man called The Phantom appeared right before his eyes. Nijimura inspected the data, skimming through the older ones and analyzing the new ones. He grinned to himself, one hand clenching one of his swords as he pressed the button to release The Phantom's inhibitor collar.
"Computer, unlock all access to exit the cave."
"Unlocking all exits will lead to a chance of a prisoner escaping the property. Confirmation required."
"Confirmed. Access Rainbow Blade, B Zero One."
Nijimura pulled down his mask to cover his face, before jumping to hide on top of the door that connected to the clinic wing.
He didn't have to wait long before hearing small footsteps approaching him, fast. They were light and quiet, almost like the sound of dancing leaves in the summer day. However, Nijimura was trained to hear the smallest sound, and he kind of expected it so it's easy to catch those sounds.
Before the person even appeared to his field of vision, Nijimura dropped himself and swung his sword in the direction the voice coming from. The boy's blue eyes widened before he dodged in the last second, narrowing his eyes towards the ninja in front of him. However, before the boy could even catch his breath, Nijimura landed with one hand, gaining his balance before swinging his other blade towards The Phantom.
As expected, the boy dodged the blade with his bare hands, touching the dull side of the blade to keep it away from him, but not trying to return any of Nijimura's attack. The boy then vanished into thin air. Nijimura could feel his presence on top of him and before he could react, the blue-haired boy held his swords on its dull side instead of attacking Nijimura, preventing him from attacking again.
"That was a huge opening," Nijimura said. "You could ignite passed my heart that instant. I would have died and you would have won."
"Please do not say something horrible like that, Rainbow Blade-san," the boy said with his usual flat tone. "It makes me sick to even think about it."
"I was so close to killing you," he said. "I intended to."
"And I believe I deserve my demise, considering the horrible things I did," the boy said. "But I know you wouldn't, Rainbow Blade-san."
Nijimura smirked, before straightening his position once again. "I'm done with you," he said as he sheathed back his blades. "Go rest. The others will be back in a few hours."
At that, the blue-haired boy's eyes were filled with surprise. "Am I passed?" he asked. "You won't collar me again?"
"Nope," Nijimura said as he turned his back from the boy. "You will be supervised very, very closely though. Furihata, you would help do that, right?"
Nijimura could feel someone flinched behind the large power pier in the middle of the room. The brown-haired boy then stepped out, his feet were shaking obviously. "Y... Yes," he stuttered. His brown eyes looked horrified. "Of course, Rainbow Blade-san."
"Good boy," he smirked as he walked up the stairs towards the cave's rec room. However, before he entered the room, he stopped and glanced over his shoulder. "Now why don't you go and show Kuroko his own room, Furihata? I'm sure he's getting bored of staying in the clinic wing," he glanced towards his shoulder, smiling as both boy's eyes went wide in pure glee. The brown-haired boy then ran towards Kuroko, saying something about being roommate before Nijimura closed the door to the rec room.
He wasn't there alone. In the furthest corner of the room, there were two of his companions waiting for him in their hero costumes. They turned their eyes from the small holographic computer that showed the cave's control room as Nijimura came in and took off his mask.
"If you watched the footage then you know that he passed," Nijimura said. "I have tested him in any way I could think of, even poking to his subconscious mind and playing psychological games. I am sure that he wasn't the same Phantom we used to fight anymore. His heart is purified now."
The two other men in the room—Kiyoshi and Yukio—smiled. "I know he would pass," Kiyoshi said in a bright tone. His glowing green eyes were staring at the holographic computer again, where the two boys were running the hall towards their shared room, smiling wide and bright like children they should be. It's unbelievable that the blue-haired boy was the same Phantom that they fought fiercely not a month ago, ignite-passing Kiyoshi's chest in an attempt to push his heart out of its place. "Furihata had told me his progress and he spoke only good things. You were overreacting by testing Kuroko Tetsuya in the first place, Nijimura."
"Hey, don't give me that, O The Mighty Green Lantern . I have all the right to be cautious. This is my team. I'm not just gonna go around and giving a warm welcome to some young menace without pushing him to the worst first. Let alone a former member of Generation of Miracles ." Nijimura spat, glaring at Kiyoshi. "I'm not gonna let a mole or anyone destroying my team."
"That's understandable," Yukio spoke. "That left us one more question, Shuuzou."
"About Project Rehab?"
"Indeed. Riko and Hyuuga demanded if it is safe for us to continue to proceed to the next phase. The young metahumans are getting more and more violent," Yukio sighed as he pressed his fingers to his forehead, massaging it lightly. "We desperately need this alternative. We can't just lock them up and keep sending them to the asylum. They will lose their senses and it would make them rougher. We can't let what happened to Makoto happened the second time, nor let them join his charade of madness."
Nijimura closed his eyes, groaning silently. He was hoping that this project will be handled by the initiator, Aida Riko. She was the greatest, and most mature Psychic the world could have. The Fate Stringers, people called her. Surely she could handle this… project.
But on the other hand, Nijimura knew that with the additional (and unexpected) member of his team, it was only logical that he was the one entrusted to handle this. Besides, with Makoto and Imayoshi making their move, The League was on high alert right now. His team wouldn't have that much pressure to run the project peacefully. The team could do this. They just need to prepare themselves to face the chaos that was sure to entail.
He stared at the holographic computer, staring at Furihata who was laughing freely with Kuroko. They are now throwing pillows towards each other. Kuroko was playfully using his power to give surprises, and Furihata was also summoning his power, although not to the extent of fully transforming himself.
He just needs to keep teaching these young heroes to prevent unnecessary risks, and with the help of Yukio—The Avalanche, Nijimura was sure that he could do it.
"We're ready," he said confidently.
Zeta Tube = teleportation tube technology the Justice League uses to teleport their members and allies from one place to another.
Inhibitor Collar = special control collars designed to prevent the wearers from accessing their superhuman abilities, and also to apply electric shocks powerful enough to render a person unconscious. For subjects with multiple powers, the collars are capable of selectively repressing or allowing individual abilities, and can be remotely switched between settings.
