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me.
EPILOGUE
In the DC Universe all is right. Clark Kent was rocketed from his home planet, found by Kansas farmers, works at the Daily Bugle with his wife Lois Lane and goes out as Superman to fight for and protect the innocent. He lives in Metropolis and his most hated opponent is Lex Luthor.
Bruce Wayne is a multi-millionaire playboy. As a child, Bruce witnessed both of his parents be slain in front of him by muggers. He grew up to become Batman, who protects Gotham city. Alfred Pennyworth works as his butler and confidente, and he's had many partners, or Robins, namely Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake.
Hal Jordan was a prestigious member of an intergalactic policing unit called the Green Lantern corp. Hal lived alongside many other Green Lanterns and protected Earth. He then went crazy after the destruction of his home city and began to kill the Green Lanterns and go on a rampage until later taken down. Kyle Rayner is now the last Green Lantern and Hal Jordan lives on as the Spectre.
Barry Allen, the second, and possibly most well known superhero named Flash. Barry was struck by lightning and granted the amazing powers of superspeed. He and his partner Wally, Kid Flash, fought crime together. Then, one day, Wally was killed saving many innocent lives. The Flash still lives on, with Wally West taking Barry's place.
Diana, an amazonian princess with super strength, super powers and super beauty. Under the name of Wonder Woman, Diana fights many crimes away from the Amazons and in Gateway City. She has power bracelets and a truth lasso that aids her. Diana still holds the mantle of Wonder Woman.
Arthur Curry, at a young age Arthur was born and abandoned. Found by a group of dolphins he was raised as Orin. After his dolphin family was killed Orin left and found a lighthouse keeper named Arthur Curry whose name Orin adopted. Many years later he took back the rank of King of Atlantis from his evil half brother, the Ocean Master, for the cost of his hand.
J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter and Mars native. J'onn fought an interplanetary war and won, saving Earth from the wrath of a blinded Mars. Bestowed with the powers of shape-shifting and immaterializing, Martian Manhunter remains a powerful member of the Justice League.
Yes, all of this is right in the DC Universe. Well. . .one of them. In this universe Clark Kent never came to Earth. Bruce Wayne's parents didn't die in front of him. Hal Jordan never recieved the Green Lantern ring. Barry Allen didn't die. Diana didn't move to Gateway City, or live on this planet. Arthur Curry was never born. . .on Earth. J'onn became leader of Mars.
The alternate realities of the DCU are many. But we're just looking at one.
PART 1
It all started after World War II. There were very few meta-humans alive at that point. The Government, after being saved many times by these people, decided the risks of other countries using it against them, outlawed superpowers. All people found using or promoting these superpowers was prosecuted and jailed.
On Krypton during this time many people were scared about the planet being destroyed. One scientist, Jor-El, was about to launch his only son, Kal-El, to Earth. Before he could do so, they got word of a new experimental gravity ray that could save their planet. Kal-El never got to be launched to Earth.
The island of Atlantis was later almost revealed to the Government. After finding out, they gave all inhabitants one offer, leave or be arrested. The Atlantians were shuttled off planet, settling on a water planet for many years, they fianlly had freedom.
The ancient Egyptian pyramids were, in fact, built by aliens. The Amazons. Led by Diana, the ageless warrior, they came to Earth and planted totems to show others of their right for this land.
Abin-Sur and the rest of the Watchers avoided ever coming to Earth to expand their Green Lantern Corp. Fearful of persecution from the new Global Government, the Watchers merely stuck to other galaxies when creating the Green Lanterns.
After being held down by the Global Government for decades, a resistance group rose from the ashes of people ordering freedom. The new group, nicknamed the Justice League, sabotaged meetings and any rich benefits the government held.
After these many occurences, something big happened. After being elected the Emperor of Krypton, Jor-El deliberated greatly upon a new decision. The members of the Krypton Delegate decided to expand, take another planet. The new palnet they decided to take was Earth.
Led by the army General, Kal-El, the Kryptonian warriors thought this would be easy pickings. With the yellow sun on their solar system boosting their strength they would surely win. After the first invasion, members of the Global Government, important politicians and basically anyone important left.
The League's sparse inhabitants were all alone to fight the invasion. America's population fell quickly as the Kryptonians invaded. They took hold of Europe, making Germany their capitol. Then, when everything looked hopeless, help came.
Worried that the Kryptonians would soon invade the rest of the solar system, Mars lended all of their strength to help Earth fight. Coming back to claim their right, the Amazons also lended hand. Deciding to help those that shut them out, Atlantis sent forces to join the League in it's fight.
Now all that stands between Krypton and domination is a small League located underneath Utah.
* * *
The underground tunnels all inter-twined. Each catacombe and passageway led into each other and the main control room. Every member of the League memorized where each of them led.
The main control room held millions of computer consoles, desks and a huge screen in view of the entire room. Many people, wearing ripped clothes or stolen clothes, walked around, heading places quickly. Standing a cliff room, closed off in glass and looking over the entire room, were three people.
Lex Luthor, a tall, bald man with piercing eyes and almost menacing features, stood in a green jumpsuit uniform looking at the bustle below. Beside him was Lois Lane, a beautiful, raven-haired, worn out woman with tight, black leather pants and a shirt ripped off at her stomach. Behind her was Clark Kent. Clark had dark brown hair, green eyes with a scar running down the cheek and a well built body, he wore a blue tank top and had a serious five o'clock shadow.
These three were the resistance leaders. Lex turned, "So, how's the international League going?"
Lois leaned against the glass and sighed, "Terrible. Forces in Japan are totally wiped out, Australia's holding pretty strong, Newfoundland, Iceland and Spain wiped out too. The Germany underground is pretty thinned and Norway is normal."
"I think we should lends them some of our forces." Clark added, with a serious look.
"Farmboy," Lois remarked, looking at him. "We're down to the early thousands here, we can't afford it. I'm sure Krypton has over a million troops."
"But we-" Clark began.
Lex turned around again, "She's right, we can't leave ourselves open for an attack. We'll see if Mars or Atlantis will lend some hands."
The door opened behind them. Walking in were two 'people'. The first was J'onn J'onzz, his dark green skin, red eyes and huge brow was accented by his flowing red cape and chest tattoos marking his leadership. The second was Orin, the leader of Atlantis. He had shoulder length blonde hair, a goatee, tight black pants, metal/organic shirt, a harpoon hand and a lean swimmers body.
"Well," Lois remarked with a sneer. "Speak of the devils"
Orin leered at her and then looked to Lex, "Mr. Luthor, we're worried about your. . ."
"Inaction." J'onn added gruffly.
Lex looked at them with a mean glare. Clark just stood aside, silent, and watched. Lois was smiling, waiting to see a fight break loose. King Orin moved between the two men as they squared off.
"Hey, all we meant, Mr. Luthor, was that we need action, movement and new blood." Orin stated.
The two men stood down. Lex looked to Orin, "Where are we going to get new blood? We have your teams, my teams and the Amazons."
"Who, I might add, are just going to take Earth for themselves afterwards." Clark chimed in.
"Exactly, so Mr. Orin and Mr. J'onzz, how do you expect me to get some new blood." Lex finished, sarcastically.
J'onn walked up to him, almost pressing his face to Lex's, "Look."
* * *
Two men walked around the ruins of Manhattan. Everywhere was rubble, broken buildings, crumbling sidewalks. Fires, furniture and bodies littered the street. Many homeless Americans gathered here after the Kryptonian attack, hiding out in the buildings. After the importants left it was plagued with death and despair.
Barry Allen stepped through a pile of unknown sludge, "Oh, man! Gross!" Barry had light brown hair with black roots. He wore a pair of military style boots, tight leather pants showing off his strong legs, long leather trench coat and a floral print shirt.
"Suck it up." Hal told him. Hal Jordan was wearing a long brown coat and fedora, green shirt with a black silk shirt over it. He had on tight blue jeans, green-tinted shades and had his brown hair cut short.
They continued walking, moving through the wreckage and destruction. Hal, being almost ten years older than his companion, acted as the defacto leader. They had travelled from Florida to here since the attacks. Mostly walking, sometimes finding vehicles they could use until they ran out of gas.
Hal led the two of them through an old, abandoned building. He looked through the rubble at a piece of metal, "Hey, we're in the Chrysler Building."
"Hey, who cares?" Barry said sarcastically.
As they walked further into the wreckage a voice rang out in the sky, "Surrender, human! Surrender, you have no chance!"
"Oh crap, it's the Krypton guard!" Barry yelled, grabbing Hal by the arm and rushing into a corner.
Outside a large, floating vehicle, about the size of a tank, moved around. A few bums walked drunkenly out of their hiding spots. Hal and Barry continued to hide deeper and deeper in the broken building. A few Krypton guards jumped from the floating tank. They wore white clothes and helmets with black bars running down the shoulder.
The guards searched around, hearing a noise from the building. They slowly made there way through the broken concrete and desks into the heart of the building. Barry and Hal backed into a corner. The guards continued, coming closer and closer to the doomed duo.
Just then, from beneath the rubble emerged two people. One a very attractive woman with shoulder length raven hair and a muscular man with a scar and brown hair. They pulled Barry and Hal behind them. Hal saw what they emerged from, a small tunnel leading into the ground.
"Get down!" The woman yelled. From behind her she pulled an EMP handgun. The man grabbed an EMP machine gun in both hands and the two let loose a fire of pulses aimed directly at the Krypton guards.
The guards saw the shots coming at them but reacted too late. The EMP shots hit them, sending the disturbing signal to their cranium. It pierced through their brains, disrupting them and eventually blowing them into a pool of liquids leaking from their ears.
The man and woman led Hal and Barry into the tunnel. It was large, abandoned and dark. A track moved up the centre on the ground. Sitting on the track was what looked like a disembowled train. The four hopped onto it and the man pressed a button. Without further delay the machine blasted off, faster than any vehicle they had ever been on.
Barry looked over to Hal, then the man, then the woman, "Uh. . .thanks."
EPILOGUE
In the DC Universe all is right. Clark Kent was rocketed from his home planet, found by Kansas farmers, works at the Daily Bugle with his wife Lois Lane and goes out as Superman to fight for and protect the innocent. He lives in Metropolis and his most hated opponent is Lex Luthor.
Bruce Wayne is a multi-millionaire playboy. As a child, Bruce witnessed both of his parents be slain in front of him by muggers. He grew up to become Batman, who protects Gotham city. Alfred Pennyworth works as his butler and confidente, and he's had many partners, or Robins, namely Dick Grayson, Jason Todd and Tim Drake.
Hal Jordan was a prestigious member of an intergalactic policing unit called the Green Lantern corp. Hal lived alongside many other Green Lanterns and protected Earth. He then went crazy after the destruction of his home city and began to kill the Green Lanterns and go on a rampage until later taken down. Kyle Rayner is now the last Green Lantern and Hal Jordan lives on as the Spectre.
Barry Allen, the second, and possibly most well known superhero named Flash. Barry was struck by lightning and granted the amazing powers of superspeed. He and his partner Wally, Kid Flash, fought crime together. Then, one day, Wally was killed saving many innocent lives. The Flash still lives on, with Wally West taking Barry's place.
Diana, an amazonian princess with super strength, super powers and super beauty. Under the name of Wonder Woman, Diana fights many crimes away from the Amazons and in Gateway City. She has power bracelets and a truth lasso that aids her. Diana still holds the mantle of Wonder Woman.
Arthur Curry, at a young age Arthur was born and abandoned. Found by a group of dolphins he was raised as Orin. After his dolphin family was killed Orin left and found a lighthouse keeper named Arthur Curry whose name Orin adopted. Many years later he took back the rank of King of Atlantis from his evil half brother, the Ocean Master, for the cost of his hand.
J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter and Mars native. J'onn fought an interplanetary war and won, saving Earth from the wrath of a blinded Mars. Bestowed with the powers of shape-shifting and immaterializing, Martian Manhunter remains a powerful member of the Justice League.
Yes, all of this is right in the DC Universe. Well. . .one of them. In this universe Clark Kent never came to Earth. Bruce Wayne's parents didn't die in front of him. Hal Jordan never recieved the Green Lantern ring. Barry Allen didn't die. Diana didn't move to Gateway City, or live on this planet. Arthur Curry was never born. . .on Earth. J'onn became leader of Mars.
The alternate realities of the DCU are many. But we're just looking at one.
PART 1
It all started after World War II. There were very few meta-humans alive at that point. The Government, after being saved many times by these people, decided the risks of other countries using it against them, outlawed superpowers. All people found using or promoting these superpowers was prosecuted and jailed.
On Krypton during this time many people were scared about the planet being destroyed. One scientist, Jor-El, was about to launch his only son, Kal-El, to Earth. Before he could do so, they got word of a new experimental gravity ray that could save their planet. Kal-El never got to be launched to Earth.
The island of Atlantis was later almost revealed to the Government. After finding out, they gave all inhabitants one offer, leave or be arrested. The Atlantians were shuttled off planet, settling on a water planet for many years, they fianlly had freedom.
The ancient Egyptian pyramids were, in fact, built by aliens. The Amazons. Led by Diana, the ageless warrior, they came to Earth and planted totems to show others of their right for this land.
Abin-Sur and the rest of the Watchers avoided ever coming to Earth to expand their Green Lantern Corp. Fearful of persecution from the new Global Government, the Watchers merely stuck to other galaxies when creating the Green Lanterns.
After being held down by the Global Government for decades, a resistance group rose from the ashes of people ordering freedom. The new group, nicknamed the Justice League, sabotaged meetings and any rich benefits the government held.
After these many occurences, something big happened. After being elected the Emperor of Krypton, Jor-El deliberated greatly upon a new decision. The members of the Krypton Delegate decided to expand, take another planet. The new palnet they decided to take was Earth.
Led by the army General, Kal-El, the Kryptonian warriors thought this would be easy pickings. With the yellow sun on their solar system boosting their strength they would surely win. After the first invasion, members of the Global Government, important politicians and basically anyone important left.
The League's sparse inhabitants were all alone to fight the invasion. America's population fell quickly as the Kryptonians invaded. They took hold of Europe, making Germany their capitol. Then, when everything looked hopeless, help came.
Worried that the Kryptonians would soon invade the rest of the solar system, Mars lended all of their strength to help Earth fight. Coming back to claim their right, the Amazons also lended hand. Deciding to help those that shut them out, Atlantis sent forces to join the League in it's fight.
Now all that stands between Krypton and domination is a small League located underneath Utah.
* * *
The underground tunnels all inter-twined. Each catacombe and passageway led into each other and the main control room. Every member of the League memorized where each of them led.
The main control room held millions of computer consoles, desks and a huge screen in view of the entire room. Many people, wearing ripped clothes or stolen clothes, walked around, heading places quickly. Standing a cliff room, closed off in glass and looking over the entire room, were three people.
Lex Luthor, a tall, bald man with piercing eyes and almost menacing features, stood in a green jumpsuit uniform looking at the bustle below. Beside him was Lois Lane, a beautiful, raven-haired, worn out woman with tight, black leather pants and a shirt ripped off at her stomach. Behind her was Clark Kent. Clark had dark brown hair, green eyes with a scar running down the cheek and a well built body, he wore a blue tank top and had a serious five o'clock shadow.
These three were the resistance leaders. Lex turned, "So, how's the international League going?"
Lois leaned against the glass and sighed, "Terrible. Forces in Japan are totally wiped out, Australia's holding pretty strong, Newfoundland, Iceland and Spain wiped out too. The Germany underground is pretty thinned and Norway is normal."
"I think we should lends them some of our forces." Clark added, with a serious look.
"Farmboy," Lois remarked, looking at him. "We're down to the early thousands here, we can't afford it. I'm sure Krypton has over a million troops."
"But we-" Clark began.
Lex turned around again, "She's right, we can't leave ourselves open for an attack. We'll see if Mars or Atlantis will lend some hands."
The door opened behind them. Walking in were two 'people'. The first was J'onn J'onzz, his dark green skin, red eyes and huge brow was accented by his flowing red cape and chest tattoos marking his leadership. The second was Orin, the leader of Atlantis. He had shoulder length blonde hair, a goatee, tight black pants, metal/organic shirt, a harpoon hand and a lean swimmers body.
"Well," Lois remarked with a sneer. "Speak of the devils"
Orin leered at her and then looked to Lex, "Mr. Luthor, we're worried about your. . ."
"Inaction." J'onn added gruffly.
Lex looked at them with a mean glare. Clark just stood aside, silent, and watched. Lois was smiling, waiting to see a fight break loose. King Orin moved between the two men as they squared off.
"Hey, all we meant, Mr. Luthor, was that we need action, movement and new blood." Orin stated.
The two men stood down. Lex looked to Orin, "Where are we going to get new blood? We have your teams, my teams and the Amazons."
"Who, I might add, are just going to take Earth for themselves afterwards." Clark chimed in.
"Exactly, so Mr. Orin and Mr. J'onzz, how do you expect me to get some new blood." Lex finished, sarcastically.
J'onn walked up to him, almost pressing his face to Lex's, "Look."
* * *
Two men walked around the ruins of Manhattan. Everywhere was rubble, broken buildings, crumbling sidewalks. Fires, furniture and bodies littered the street. Many homeless Americans gathered here after the Kryptonian attack, hiding out in the buildings. After the importants left it was plagued with death and despair.
Barry Allen stepped through a pile of unknown sludge, "Oh, man! Gross!" Barry had light brown hair with black roots. He wore a pair of military style boots, tight leather pants showing off his strong legs, long leather trench coat and a floral print shirt.
"Suck it up." Hal told him. Hal Jordan was wearing a long brown coat and fedora, green shirt with a black silk shirt over it. He had on tight blue jeans, green-tinted shades and had his brown hair cut short.
They continued walking, moving through the wreckage and destruction. Hal, being almost ten years older than his companion, acted as the defacto leader. They had travelled from Florida to here since the attacks. Mostly walking, sometimes finding vehicles they could use until they ran out of gas.
Hal led the two of them through an old, abandoned building. He looked through the rubble at a piece of metal, "Hey, we're in the Chrysler Building."
"Hey, who cares?" Barry said sarcastically.
As they walked further into the wreckage a voice rang out in the sky, "Surrender, human! Surrender, you have no chance!"
"Oh crap, it's the Krypton guard!" Barry yelled, grabbing Hal by the arm and rushing into a corner.
Outside a large, floating vehicle, about the size of a tank, moved around. A few bums walked drunkenly out of their hiding spots. Hal and Barry continued to hide deeper and deeper in the broken building. A few Krypton guards jumped from the floating tank. They wore white clothes and helmets with black bars running down the shoulder.
The guards searched around, hearing a noise from the building. They slowly made there way through the broken concrete and desks into the heart of the building. Barry and Hal backed into a corner. The guards continued, coming closer and closer to the doomed duo.
Just then, from beneath the rubble emerged two people. One a very attractive woman with shoulder length raven hair and a muscular man with a scar and brown hair. They pulled Barry and Hal behind them. Hal saw what they emerged from, a small tunnel leading into the ground.
"Get down!" The woman yelled. From behind her she pulled an EMP handgun. The man grabbed an EMP machine gun in both hands and the two let loose a fire of pulses aimed directly at the Krypton guards.
The guards saw the shots coming at them but reacted too late. The EMP shots hit them, sending the disturbing signal to their cranium. It pierced through their brains, disrupting them and eventually blowing them into a pool of liquids leaking from their ears.
The man and woman led Hal and Barry into the tunnel. It was large, abandoned and dark. A track moved up the centre on the ground. Sitting on the track was what looked like a disembowled train. The four hopped onto it and the man pressed a button. Without further delay the machine blasted off, faster than any vehicle they had ever been on.
Barry looked over to Hal, then the man, then the woman, "Uh. . .thanks."