Maimi, July 4, 12:30 PM
Screams of terror filled the cold air as a blizzard ravaged the beach. The usually sunny sky was blacked out by thick black storm clouds. A hurricane wouldn't be out of the ordinary but a blizzard, on the other hand, is truly an unnatural phenomenon. The source of this occurrence was a large machine on a large boat. Connected to an antenna it was a weather machine and the man controlling it laughed.
Minister Blizzard watched as the city slowly began to freeze over, "I will usher in a new ice age!" He declared triumphantly.
"I beg to differ." A female voice broke through the howling wind.
The ice villain looked up to see Wonder Woman and her sidekick Wonder Warrior floating above the frozen sea. The Sidekick took hold of his lasso of enticement.
"Your ice age is gonna have to wait." Wonder Warrior stated before flying down towards the villain.
"Wait!" Diana called to her protege.
Blizzard smirked before he pointed his ice guns at the hero. The fired to cold beams at the teen. He dodged the first blast but the second hit him directly. His entire left arm is encased by ice causing him to stop in his tracks.
"Damn." Hunter groaned lifting his fist to break the ice.
"Watch out!" Wonder Woman yelled as Blizzard fired another blast.
Wonder Warrior quickly used his bracelet to deflect the blast back towards the villain. Blizzard quickly dived out of the way before the blast could freeze him. The sidekick smashed the ice on his arm freeing it. He glared at the villain ready to charge but a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Don't be brash." Diana instructed and he nodded, "I'll handle blizzard, you destroy that machine."
He nodded, "Yes." He looked down at the villain but noticed something in the frozen sea, "I have an idea." He looked up at his mentor, "Can you keep him distracted?"
Diana smiled and nodded. The two amazons turned towards their enemy. Diana dived down towards the villain while Hunter flew past the fight. Blizzard fired a barrage of ice blast at Wonder Woman but the Amazon easily blocked the blasts. Though engaged by the princess Minister Blizzard saw the sidekick fly away before he dived down breaking through the ice and into the ocean.
"What is he doing?" The villain wondered suspiciously.
"You should be more focused at the fight at hand." Diana reminded taking advantage of his vulnerable state.
Blizzard turned around ready to fire but Diana easily knocked it out of his hand. When he went to fire his second gun she caught it and crushed it in her hand. She grabbed his robe and lifted him off his feet.
"You're finished." The heroine states tying him up in her lasso of truth.
He smirked defiantly, "Even if you stop me you'll never be able to stop my weather machine. It's heavily encrypted so no one can turn it off." It is the truth. He chuckled, "The new ice age begins today."
"As my protege had already said 'it'll have to wait'." She replied.
Just as she said that Hunter burst through the ice holding a large steel chain. Blizzard turned his head to see an anchor connected at the end of the chain. Diana flew up still holding onto the villain while Hunter took aim. He pulled back his arm before he pulled the anchor over his head and swung it down. The anchor hit its mark and the weather machine blew up instantly.
Wonder Warrior dropped the anchor, "Never did like the cold much." He said flying towards his mother as the sky began to clear up.
Diana threw Blizzard over her shoulder, "Now to get Minister Blizzard to the proper authorities and off to Belle Reeve."
"And then off to the Hall of Justice." He sighed nervously.
"Do not be bashful. You have proven yourself in these last four months." Diana stated, "I am sure Robin and the other will greet you with open arms." She gave him a reassuring smile before she flew off.
His entire life has been spent training for war training to lead great armies into battle. None of his training, however, would've prepared him for the outside world. He had trouble adjusting to the new lifestyle but with his mother's help, he grew to like the mainland. He especially liked the delicacy known as ice cream, it is a meal fit for the gods themselves.
"I hope." He muttered before flying after her.
Washington D.C., July 4, 2:00 PM
Almost everyone else was waiting for them when the two Amazons arrived. Batman was the first to notice them descend.
"Wonder Woman and her protege have arrived." He announced causing the others to look up.
"So that's Wonder Warrior?" Speedy asked.
"Please don't overwhelm the boy this is the first time he's ever met other league members." Aquaman informed.
"Hello everyone." Diana greeted as they landed.
"He's shorter than I thought he would be." Green Arrow commented causing Hunter to look down bashfully. Diana glared at the archer, "Which is okay! Totally fine. Perfect height for a boy his age." He quickly added causing Robin to laugh.
Hunter looked to Diana who nodded assuringly, "Hi, I am Wonder Warrior the prince of Themyscira."
Robin stepped forward, "Hey, I'm Robin the original sidekick."
"Don't call us that." Speedy snapped.
"Ol grumpy there is Speedy." The boy wonder pointed his thumb over his shoulder at the red-clad archer, "And the Atlantean is Aqualad."
Aqualad held his hand over his shoulder and bowed his head, "It is an honor to meet you, your highness."
"Likewise." Wonder Warrior nodded in greeting, "I was told the Flash and his protege would be here as well?"
Robin chuckled before answering, "They're gonna be late. Ironic I know."
"Ah man." A whine caught their attention.
Everyone turned to see both the Flash and Kid Flash.
"I knew we'd be the last ones here." Kid Flash stated and his eye caught Hunter, "Even before the new kid."
Flash smacked upside his head, "Ay, be nice."
"I assure you I am much older than you." Hunter replied.
Kid Flash zoomed up next to the Amazon. He compared their heights. Hunter only reached up to his chin. The Amazon was beginning to get annoyed with the speedster.
"Unlikely."
Batman cleared his throat causing Kid Flash to shut up, "Shall we proceed?"
With that, they made their way towards the Hall. The paparazzi were there snapping photos and asking questions that won't get any answers. Fans cheered and screamed at the sight of their heroes. Despite all of this Hunter focused his gaze on the building ahead.
Green Arrow leaned forward to his protege, "Ready to go into the inner sanctum?"
"Born that way." Speedy replied confidently.
"I am glad that we are all here." Aqualad stated.
"Have all four..uh..I mean five sidekicks ever been at the same place at the same time?" KF asked catching Hunter's attention.
"Don't call us sidekicks." Speedy snapped, "Not after today." Hunter sensed that the archer had a delicate ego.
"Sorry." Wally's smile dropped but reappeared just as quickly, "First time at the Hall, I'm a little overwhelmed."
Robin glanced at his friend, "You're overwhelmed, Fries was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone just whelmed?" He wondered.
"Cause people prefer the term unimpressed." Hunter answered as the entered the Hall of Justice.
Hunter looked in awe at large golden statues of their mentors. The statues were modeled after, Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. The seven founders of the Justice League. To Hunter, it looked like an entire pantheon made up of new gods.
Robin looked overwhelmed at the sight of the statues, "Maybe that's why."
"I agree." Hunter walked passed the slightly shorter male.
They stopped at large steel doors. Before anyone could make a move the doors slide open to reveal Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado. The two heroes stepped forward.
Martian Manhunter spoke, "Robin, Speedy, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Wonder Warrior. Welcome." The Martian turned around and began leading them inside. Robin and Kid Flash fist bumped as they began to follow the alien.
J'onn lead them through the Hall, "You now have full access to the gym, the fully stocked galley and of course the library." They stopped at a large open library.
"Make yourselves at home." Flash smiled.
Robin, Kid Flash, and Aqualad sat down on the nearest three seats. Hunter, on the other hand, looked to see which books they had while Speedy only stood.
Hunter heard Batman address the other league members, "Quick debrief to discuss the coincidence of five ice villains attacking on the same day." The Amazon glanced back to see them discussing amongst themselves, "We shouldn't be long." The Dark Knight stated before turning around.
A camera came out of the ceiling and began to scan the heroes.
"That's it?" Speedy asked catching their attention, "You promised us a real look inside not a glorified backstage pass."
"It's the first step." Aquaman said lightly, "You've been granted access fee others get."
Speedy glared, "Oh really?" He pointed at the bay window with tourist behind it snapping pictures at them, "Who cares which side of the glass we're on?"
"Roy." Green Arrow stepped forward, "You need to be patient."
"What I need is respect." Roy replied holding his glare before turning to his friends, "They're treating us like kids, worse sidekicks. We deserve better than this."
The other three only exchanged looked but did nothing while Hunter ignored the spectacle altogether. The Amazon pulled out a black book from a shelf. He simply didn't think it was his place to place judgment on people he's never met before.
"You're kidding right?" Roy asked baffled, "You're playing their game why? Today was suppose to be the day." He emphasized, "Step one in becoming full-fledged members of the League."
"Well sure." Wally shrugged, "But I thought step one was a tour of the HQ."
"Except the Hall isn't the Leagues real HQ." Roy started getting shocked looks from everyone, "I bet they never told you. It's just a false front for tourist and a pitstop for catching zeta beam teleporter to the real thing." The Archer explained gesturing to the sky, "An orbiting satellite called the Watchtower."
Hunter looked at the three shocked sidekicks, "Wait. You three didn't know?"
Diana looked over her shoulder to look at Batman who crossed his arms, "The way I train my protege is my business. I only told him after I was sure he was ready to know." She explained.
Batman turned his cold gaze towards Green Arrow, "What she said." He quickly started getting a glare from the Dark Knight.
Aquaman stepped forward, "You are not helping your case son. Stand down or-"
"Or what?" Roy growls, "You'll send me to my room? And I am not your son! I'm not even his," He shoots a dirty look towards Green Arrow, "I thought I was his partner." He paused, "Not anymore." He took off his hat and slammed it on the floor. He turned and stomped away, "Guess their right about you three, you're not ready."
Hunter isn't sure if Roy either disregarded him or purposely left him out of that last comment. Before he could ponder it an alarm caught his attention. Everyone looked up at a large screen to see Superman.
"Superman to Justice League." The Man of Steel began, "There's been an explosion at Project Cadmus, it's on fire." The League members stepped up to the screen.
"I've had my suspicions about Cadmus." Batman stated, "This may present the perfect opportunity to-"
Another alert blared and Zatara appeared on the screen. "Zatara to Justice League. Wotan is using the Amulet of Aten to block out the sun, requesting full League response."
Batman looks to Superman, "Superman?"
"It's a small fire, local authorities have it under control." Superman replied.
"Then Cadmus can wait." Batman said before he presses a button on a large keyboard, "All Leaguers rendezvous at Zatara's location. Batman out." The caped crusader turned to the teens all walked up to them, "Stay put."
"What why?" Robin spoke up.
"This is a League mission." Aquaman stated.
"You're not trained." Flash added.
"Since when?!" Kid Flash asked.
"I've trained for this since before you were born." Hunter spoke up before getting a disapproving look from his mother.
Flash gave Hunter an astonished look before replying, "I meant you aren't trained to be a part of this team." He gestured to the four mentors.
"It even took us time to understand each others style of fighting and learned to work together as a team." Wonder Woman informed.
"There will be other missions." Aquaman assures.
"But for now. Stay put." Batman repeated with finality to his tone before they began to walk away.
Hunter's super hearing caught a hushed conversation, "Are you glad you didn't bring, you know who?" Green Arrow asked Martian Manhunter.
"Indeed." The alien replied before the pair followed the other four.
Red Tornado watched the teens as the other six heroes walked to the hidden room. The robot seemed to be thinking before he turned around and followed the rest.
"What do they mean 'When we're ready?'" Kid Flash scoffed, "How are we supposed to be ready when they keep treating us, like-like sidekicks?" He asked flailing his arms.
Aqualad looked down. "My mentor my king I thought he trusted me." The Atlantean said dejectedly.
"Trust? They don't even trust us with the basics! They've got a secret HQ in space!" The speedster replied.
"What else are they hiding from us?" Aqualad wonders.
Hunter hugged himself. He felt out of place with the other sidekicks. He turned his gaze away from the other awkwardly.
"Here's a better question. Why didn't we leave with Speedy?" Robin asked.
Hunter felt extremely awkward.
"What is Project Cadmus?" Aqualad asks suddenly.
"I don't know," Robin smirked, "but I can find out." The sidekick walked up to the keyboard and he began to type away.
Aqualad walked behind the shorter but Kid Flash zoomed up to Hunter, "When did Wonder Woman tell you about the Watchtower?"
"I uh-a month ago?" He was unsure if he should answer.
"Why?" The redhead pressed on.
"Kid!" Robin called over his shoulder, "Quit with the interrogation and get over here." He ordered as he typed away.
With one last suspicious glare, KF sped to his friends. Hunter let out a relieved sigh before he shyly walked up to the other three.
ACCESS DENIED
Robin smirked at the computer, "Wanna bet?" He continued to type and the screen changed into green binary. Robin is hacking into Justice League systems.
"Woah." Kid Flash said in awe, "How are you doing that?"
"The same system as the Batcave," Robin answered with a smirk still plastered on his face.
ACCESS GRANTED
An image of a two-story building appeared on the screen. "Alright Project Cadmus, genetics lab here in D.C." He grinned mischievously, "That's all there is, but if Batman's suspicious maybe we should investigate."
"Solve their case before they do." Aqualad summarized, "It would be poetic justice."
"Hey, they're all about justice."
Hunter smiled discreetly at the witty remark.
Aquaman sighed, "But they told us to stay put."
"For the blotting out the sun mission, not this." Robin countered.
"Wait are you going to Cadmus?" Kid Flash asked, "If you're going in going." He declared before they both smiled brightly at the Atlantean.
"Just like that?" Aqualad inquired, "We're a team on a mission."
"We didn't come for a playdate." Robin stated.
When Aqualad smirked they knew he was in. Suddenly all eyes were on Hunter who stood off to the side. "So you want to disobey our mentors, go on a mission unauthorized in order to prove ourselves even though there's a chance we will be reprimanded?" He asked skeptically. They all still stared at him. Hunter glanced up to see the tourist snapping pictures of them and he immediately made up his mind. "Very well let's go." He said hastily before he flew off to the door they came in from.
"I like him already." Robin grinned before the rest followed after the Amazon.
The sky was purple, orange and dark blue as the sun began to set. The second floor of the Cadmus building was in flames. Two scientists were stuck on the second floor. They screamed out the window for help. A fireman used a megaphone to talk to the two men, assuring them that they are working on rescuing them.
The shockwave from an explosion behind them pushed the two men out the window. As they fell Kid Flash zoomed toward and up the side of the building. He grabbed the scientist and threw them on the roof. He lost his footing and he skitted against the wall until he grabbed onto the window sill from the window the two men fell from.
"Flash Boy!" One of the firemen yelled.
"Kid Flash!" The ginger corrected, "Why is that so hard?" He mumbled.
From the sky, Wonder Warrior flew down and landed on the roof. The two scientists were shocked to see the hero. "Hold tight." He warned before grabbing the two men by the waist before he carefully flew up. He gently descended down as Robin swung past him.
When he landed the firemen thanked him and took the two men to safety. He saw Aqualad running towards the scene, "Hang on." He offered his hand and the other sidekick took it. He flew up towards the window that Robin and Kid Flash entered through.
"Thank you for the assistance." Hunter said sarcastically.
"You handled it, besides we're here to investigate." The boy wonder replied, "Poetic justice remember?"
"I'll leave the detective work to you." The Amazon stated as he and Aqualad began to scan the room.
Hunter heard the humming of an elevator. He rushed to find Aqualad looking down the hall to an elevator.
"Ther was something in the-"
"Elevator should be locked down." Kid Flash states as Robin rushed passed them.
Robin looked at the elevator, "This is wrong." A holographic screen from his glove appeared, "Thought so, this is a high-speed express elevator. It doesn't belong on a two-story building."
"Neither does what I saw." Aqualad added stepping forward.
"What did you see?" Hunter asked as he and Aqualad held onto the doors of the elevator and pulled them opened.
"A creature of some kind." He answered, "Nothing I've ever see-" He cut himself off when he looked down.
Hunter looked down as well and saw a black abyss that is well over two stories deep. "And that's why they need an express elevator." Robin stepped between them and shot his grappling hook on the ceiling of the elevator shaft and began to descend. Aqualad and Kid Flash jumped on the rope and slid down while Hunter floated down.
Robin continued to descend until his line stopped, "I'm at the end of my rope." He began to swing back and forth until he landed on a ledge. Hunter stopped and floated in front of Robin. He looked at the number on the walls. They were at sublevel 26. Soon Aqualad and Kid Flash made it down to them and they two swung to the ledge.
"Can you carry us down?" Kid Flash asked Hunter who looked down.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Hunter replied looking down.
Kid Flash looked down to see the elevator rushing up at extreme speed. "Uh, Rob open the door." He began to panic.
Robin activated his holographic computer, "Bypassing security, there go!" He yelled and Hunter quickly slams the doors opened and the other three run inside. He narrowly made it inside when the elevator rushed past them. He sighed in relief as he looked up but was shocked when he saw a large corridor.
"Welcome to Project Cadmus." Robin stated.
"The real Project Cadmus." Hunter added.
The began to walk further in quietly but Kid Flash zoomed past them. "Kid, wait." Aqualad called quietly.
They watched as Kid Flash ran down the large hallway. The speedster didn't get too far, however, when a heard of large beasts got in his way. He slid across the floor barely avoiding being crushed. The others caught up and saw the monstrous beasts.
"I've seen many monsters in my life but none like this." Wonder Warrior stated.
"No nothing going on here." Aqualad said sarcastically.
The beasts seemed to have ignored their presence since they continued on their way. Once they rounded the corner everyone released a breath they forgot they were holding in.
They made their way to a very important looking steel door. While Robin hacked the security systems the other three took watch. The doors slid opened and all four of them took in the sight before them. "Okay, I'm officially whelmed." The boy wonder said stunned.
Inside the large room row after row of blue glowing capsules were lined up against the wall. They seemed to creatures inside of them like the once before but at the same time different. They seemed to generate electricity, like batteries.
"More creatures, great." Hunter mumbled as they walked through the door.
"This is how they hide this massive underground facility from the world." Kid Flash states walking further than the rest, "The real Cadmus is on the grid, it generates its own power with these things." He looked at the creatures, "Must be what they're bred for."
"Even the name is a clue." Aqualad figured it out, "The Cadmus of myth created a new race by sewing dragons teeth to the ground."
"And this Cadmus creates new life too." Robin added walking up to a control panel, "Let's find out why." He pulled a USB from his glove and plugged it in.
Hunter walked up behind Robin, "Like the gods with man."
"They call them Genomorphs." Robin read, "Woah, look at the stats on these things. Super strength, telepathy, razor claws these are living weapons." He explained.
"They're engineering an army." Kid Flash said, "But for who?"
"What's to say they haven't finished?" Hunter looked up at the numerous capsules.
Robin continued to scroll through the files until something caught his eye, "Wait there's something else. Project Kr." He tried to open it but to no avail, "Ugh, the file's triple-encrypted I can't-"
"Don't move!"
They all look up to see a pack of deadly looking Genomorphs and among them stoked Guardian, a hero. Hunter noticed a much smaller Genomorph on the man's shoulder. "Wait." He stops, "Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Wonder Boy?" Hunter rolled his eyes at the name.
"Don't feel so good does it?" Kid Flash asked in a hushed tone.
"I know you." Aqualad spoke up, "You're Guardian, a hero."
"I try my best." The man replied.
"Then what are you doing here?" Kid Flash asked accusingly.
Hunter discreetly unhooked his lasso. He saw a fight coming on. "Robin, which ones use telepathy?" He whispered.
"Let me check." The boy wonder began to scroll through the files.
"I'm head of security and you're trespassing." He stated matter of factly, "But we can call the Justice League, figure this out."
"Looks like its the small one on his shoulder." Robin whispered.
"You think the League's gonna approve you making weapons?" KF replied quickly.
"They must be controlling him then." He figured eyeing the little creature.
"Weapons? What do you-what have I-" The little Genomorph's horns began to glow and the man shook his head, "Ugh, my head." He groaned before he looked up at them with a glare, "Take them down hard, no mercy." He ordered the deadlier genormorphs.
The genomorphs charged at them but Robing quickly stood up and dropped a smoke bomb. Despite the smoke, the creatures still charged. Hunter could hear their claws scraping against the floor. He quickly ducked when one of them tried to pounce him from behind. He quickly used his lasso to tie around its leg and swung it around and used it to knock four others down.
He pulled back his lasso in time to block a slash at his chest with his bracelets. The creature let out a fury of swipes at him that he blocked until he spun around it the Genomorph. He picked it up from behind and jumped backward into a suplex. He quickly used his hands to launch himself with a flip and landed on the creature with his knees with a cracking sound.
"Warrior!" Aqualad called getting his attention. He saw as Aqualad and Kid Flash ran out of the room. He nodded before following.
They ran down the hall until KF slid to a stop. The others stopped as well and saw Robin typing away on his holographic computer. Kid Flash ran towards him while Aqualad and Wonder Warrior saw more Genomorphs following them.
"Time to go!" Hunter quickly picked Aqualad up from his underarms and flew down the hallway and into the elevator that Robin opened.
"Close the door!" Aqualad exclaimed.
The doors shut and they heard the Genomorphs slam against the door. They all shared a sigh of relief. "Have any of you ever seen harpies? They're a lot like that but with wings."
Aqualad looked up at the floor number, "We're going down?"
"Dude out is up." The ginger pointed out and literally pointed upwards.
"Excuse me, Project Kr is down in sub-level 52." Robin reminded.
"I'll admit I am curious about that as well." Hunter states, "What can be so important that they have it under such tight security?"
"This is out of control." Aqualad caught their attention, "Perhaps-perhaps we should contact the League." He suggested before the doors slid open. The hallway didn't look like a hallway at all. It looked like the gullet of some kind of beast.
Before a word could be said, Robin and Wonder Warrior run ahead. They stopped and hid behind some containers when they reach a fork in the hallway. Kid Flash and Aqualad catch up and kneel down next to them.
"Which way?" Aqualad asked.
"Yea. Bazaar looking hallway number one or bazaar looking hallway number two."
"This is the Hydra's stomach all over again." Hunter groaned getting looks from the others, "What?"
"Halt!"
They all look up to see another Genomorph but this one is more humanoid than the rest it even wore lab clothes. It's horns and eyes begin to glow red and it raised its hand up. He telekinetically lifted two barrels and they were thrown towards the teens. Hunter let one pass over them letting it explode but caught one with his lasso.
"Robin!" He used his lasso to throw the barrel back at the creature.
"Right!" Robin threw a Batarang at the barrel blowing it up and knocking the Genomorph back.
They all quickly ran into the hallway opposite from where the creature came. With his hearing, Hunter heard the hisses of the Genomorphs from before.
"Guys our friends from before are back." He warned.
"Time to kick it into high gear!" Kid replied before zooming ahead.
"Kid!" Aqualad called.
"I got him." Hunter states and he began to fly down the hallway after the speedster.
Wonder Warrior caught up to KF when he rounded the corner. Kid Flash was moving too fast that he didn't notice a woman walking out of a room. He yelped and tried to stop only to slide on the floor knocking her down. Hunter rolled his eyes at the sight but quickly saw the large steel door was marked Project Kr. It would've been great but the door is closing. He quickly sped up and stopped between the closing doors and lifted his arms to keep it from closing. He thought it was relatively keeping the doors open until the doors applied more force.
"Dude nice." Kid Flash commented on the display of strength.
The doors applied even more force making the Amazon groan, "Get in!" He growled at the speedster.
"Right sorry." The redhead zoomed past the Amazon.
Hunter saw as Robin and Aqualad round the corner. The door once again applied more force. This thing must've been built to withstand a hit from Superman. "Hurry!' Kid Flash yelled at the two from over his shoulder. He growled in frustration and struggle as the doors applied more force again. When last two dived inside the room he quickly jumped back letting the doors slam shut.
Hunter stumbled before he found his footing. He bowed his head as he panted. " Woah dude you okay?" Robin asked from his position next to the door.
"That door *pant* would've taken a hit *pant* from Superman." He stood up straight after he caught his breath. "What's happening now?"
"We're trapped." Aqualad answered making the prince nod.
"Of course we-" He cut himself off when he heard something.
*thump, thump*
He closed his eyes to focus on what it was.
*thump, thump*
He could hear it.
*thump, thump*
"What is it?" Aqualad asked.
*thump, thump*
It wasn't coming from outside.
*thump, thump*
"A fifth heartbeat in the room." Hunter answered, "It's calm, sleeping." He opened his eyes.
"Uh, guys." KF caught their attention, "You might wanna look at this." He pressed a button and a light shined on a capsule.
"Found the source of the fifth heartbeat." Hunter said looking at the content of the capsule. Inside there sleeping is a boy no older than the others perhaps a year or two older. Smooth fair skin, hair black as night, a toned body all in a white bodysuit that left little to the imagination. The red Superman logo on the suit made it obvious what he was and who he was cloned from.
"Uh, dude." Robin said getting his attention.
Hunter snapped out of his trance and noticed that he was face to face with the clone. "Oh sorry." He flew back and landed next to the others.
KF walked up to the capsule, "Big K little R. The atomic letters from Krypton." He turned to face them, "A clone."
"Robin hack." Aqualad quickly ordered.
"Right, right." Robin got to it, "Weapon designation: Superboy, a clone force grown in sixteen weeks!" He exclaimed baffled, "From DNA required from Superman." Hunter made him towards the capsule again but this time he walked.
"Stolen from Superman." Aqualad corrected.
Hunter saw three more of the smaller creatures like the one on Guardian's shoulder.
"No way the big guy knows about this."
"There are more of these things." Hunter said catching their attention, "The telepathic ones."
"Right." Robin nodded, "Genomorph gnomes, force feeding him an education."
Hunter raised his hand to the glass and closed his eyes.
*thump, thump*
"And we can guess what else." KF added, "They're making a slave out-well Superman's son."
*thump, thump*
He closed his fist against the glass. He has a heartbeat, he breathes, he's alive. "Set him free." He turns to the other, "They are making a weapon out of a living, breathing person. It isn't right."
KF nods, "I'm with him."
After a moment of silence, Aqualad agrees, "Set him free." He looks down to Robin who nods.
Hunter steps back when the capsule opens. After a tense moment of nothing happening, Superboy opens then clenches his hands popping the bones. The clone opens his eyes to reveal to blue orbs darker than hunters own brighter blue. The clone glares at them.
Hunter's eyes widen in realization. "Get down!" He jumped back and Superboy launches forward, tackling him. Aqualad ducks down barley dodging the two who flew over him. They saw as the two rolled on the ground. Hunter kicked the clone off of him. The Amazon stood and watched the clone do the same, "Don't make me do this." He whispered.
The clone charged at the Amazon with a fist pulled back. Hunter blocked the punch with one of his bracelets and dodged the next. Every punch that Superboy threw Wonder Warrior either blocked or dodged, he didn't want to fight the clone. He ducked and spun under a punch and picked the clone up from behind and threw him down making the ground crack, he quickly grabbed the clones left arm and wrapped his legs around it and leaned back until his back hit the ground and pulled his arm into an armbar.
Hunter saw the other run towards them. "Wait!" He yelled and they stopped. He looked down at the at the clone, "Listen I don't want to fight you." He tried to reason as the clone struggled against his hold, "We're trying to help you." He used one if his arms to wrapped his lasso around the clone's arm, "Please you must calm down." The lasso glowed and Superboy stopped struggling.
Everyone seemed to relax but it only lasted a minute because the clone only roared in rage before slammed his other arm in the ground. His fingers dug into the ground and used all his strength to lift the Amazon from the ground. With a roar, he rotated his body and slammed the hero head first into the ground cracking the concrete. Hunter loosens his hold, disoriented. Superboy grabs his legs and began spinning him around before throwing him.
The last thing Hunter saw was the steel door before everything went black
