PROLOGUE

NEW YORK CITY

JULY 25, 18:00 EST

"And now a word from our sponsors..."

Leaning back in his chair, G. Gordon Godfrey smiled broadly after surviving yet another successful broadcast. As make-up artists and their assistants retouched his make-up and hair Godfrey allowed his mind to wander for the few minutes before they were live again. He could never understand how such a weak species could proliferate to such an extent or even continue surviving, despite the inherent weakness evident in their very genetic make up. Humans, so gullible, so easy to manipulate, their minds so pliable to his word and so plentiful, were by far the easiest species out of the many he had been assigned to. Even now they scurried about, tens of them, underneath the glare of the reflected fluorescent light, trying to make the set exactly to his liking for fear of his retribution. His smile grew impossibly larger. Here he was, spreading the work of his Lord and Master, paving the way for His coming, and not even the justice league doubted him! And even if they did, what could they do? They had nothing. To the world, he was only one of the many naysayers, and by these pitiful humans own laws, they had no right to stop him from talking.

And that was all that he needed to do.

As idiotic as he thought them to be, at least these apes were useful. Straightening his tie and scowling at the intern who was yet again 10 minutes late with his coffee, he made his way back unto the set. Scowl replaced by a wide smile, the camera man started the count-down until live, he turned towards his guest, nodding his head once in acknowledgement, then 3,2,1 and...

"Ladies and gentlemen of the world, I welcome you to The Godfrey Show here at GBS. I am your beloved host, Gordon Godfrey, and today's show will be featuring the most awaited interview of the decade, no, the century! Here today we have the esteemed Alexander Luthor, better known as Lex by his close friends," He smiled, looking towards his guest. "Of which I am proud to be considered one of."

"Please Godfrey, It is I who is proud to be in the presence of a charismatic persona such as yourself," purred Lex Luthor, posture relaxed as he folded his hands over his crossed legs, one hand subconsciously smoothing down a crease on his slate-grey Cavalli suit. His hooded green eyes casually looked towards his host, a small smile on his face as if humoring him.

Godfrey chuckled, stupid human, like he hadn't caught the obvious insult he intended. "Coming up we have the 6o'clock news, followed by an in-depth discussion between two of the foremost authorities on extra-stellar travel and extra-terrestrial biology, Dr. Christina Portiere of S.T.A.R labs and Dr. Rajesh Gupta of the new I.D.E.A technologies, about the alarming rise in alien life forms sighted on Earth, and what we should-be-doing-about-it!" He stressed every symbol by pounding his fist on the coffee table between himself and Lex, hair flying in disarray as he shook with anger.

Making a show of calming himself down, as if the thought of illegal aliens made him physically sick, Godfrey smoothed down his blond hair and once again straightened his tie. Adequately pacified, his blinding smile returned as he addressed his public, throwing his hands wide open. "And lastly, we will have my very own interview with the new esteemed secretary general Lex Luthor, discussing his stance on this alien threat and the hero-worship virus that threatens to consume our great country and the fragile minds of our children!" Godfrey leaned forward as the camera closed-up on his face. "And don't you be fooled America, you can't afford to miss this. Old Gordon Godfrey has been shouting for America to wake up for these past few years and now that you finally have, don't you dare fall asleep again, unless you want you're new neighbor to be from more than just a few countries over." He sneered, moving backwards and leaning on his chair again.

"So stay tuned America and I'll be back after the news."

Glossary (of sorts)

S.T.A.R LABS- The Scientific and Technological Advanced Research Labs are a group of fictional laboratories situated in the DC universe that seems to conduct work in every field possible. In the Young Justice world, they are most noted for their work on alien lifeforms and meta-humans. Trusted by many members of the justice league and is the prime go-to place for when a league member is grievously injured.

I.D.E.A TECHNOLOGIES- Institutes for the Development of Extraterrestrial Advancements. This is my own completely made up research facility, mainly because I couldn't find any other ones to rival S.T.A.R labs, well, except Wayne tech. I'm a little (shamelessly) proud of the acronym, though it tool me a while to think it up.

You can think of it as an up and coming research facility which rivals S.T.A.R labs when it comes to extraterrestrial studies. Due to its massive rise in the scientific community in the short 5 years of its creation, some people doubt the legitimacy of its background, and think there may be another power behind it.