I own none of this, besides my OC's, no brand names listed are mine, but I'm not making money from this either. I love reviews and reader interaction so please, hit me up! Also, if anyone would like to beta and proof part three, I'd appreciate a volunteer.

If I could also take a moment to give a shoutout to IllusoryGentleman, who took the time to give a read to part one and offer some advice for part two.

June 28th
Destin Florida
1130 CST

What used to be a quiet fishing village just south of an Air Force base, had become something of a major tourist destination, in an act of cultural evolution spanning almost forty years. The relics of the city's history could still be seen however. A boat garage, built not far from the marina, sat quiet and unused, gathering dust, while people vacationed and worked, just outside. This building was huge, at one point long ago being one of the major repair shops for all the fishermen, and had a history of being a place where things got fixed.

And that tradition was going to live on.

"Recognize Mustang E zero three." The zeta tube in the corner called out, before the yellow light flashed, and the technology deposited the traveler inside the warehouse style building. Many boxes were laying out, in neat stacks with what looked like purpose, with other things covered in drop cloths. The walls and floors were metal and concrete, and the interior looked brand new. Deke considered the place for a moment and decided he was too excited to form a proper opinion just yet. "Somebody order the bad Kenny Chesney impersonator?"

"You're late." A vaguely accented voice from behind a stack of crates called out. The speaker sounded European, and annoyed. "Care to assist us?"

"Yeah, sure." Deke said as he pushed his senses out, picking out four separate thought patterns. He walked over that way to see who he'd be working with. Once he'd rounded the corner though, he was immediately tackled into a huge hug.

"Welcome brah!" Deke's friendly assailant all but yelled, as he drew his new teammate up and squeezed. When he sat Deke down, and was more properly in view, Deke took a moment to look at him.

"I thought I was big." Deke said. His huggy new teammate was several inches taller and wider than he, also long haired, extremely tan, and covered in tattoos with lines and repeating triangle patterns. He was barely dressed, wearing only swimming shorts and sandals, though he was littered with wood and shell jewelry. Everything about the guy seemed genuine though, like he was born to be a friendly pile of massive muscles.

The big man quietly snickered and offered a hand. "I'm Koa, pleased meet you brah!"

Deke took it and shook. "Mustang, pleased to meet you too." He said, happy for such a warm welcome, determining then and there that he was going to like this Koa. Then he looked at the others in the room.

A fussy looking little blonde man in spectacles, white polo shirt and slacks, was reviewing something on a tablet. He was possibly the most plain human being in the history of plain people. He glanced at Deke, who'd removed his long rider coat and cowboy hat, and frowned. "I think we're going to need more food." He said, and this was the source of the European sounding accent. "Forgive me. I am Fractal, and this is…" he said, gesturing to his left, but that person was also approaching Deke.

"Hi," she said to him in a sultry tone. Also blonde, wearing a bikini, and using it to show off some rather impressive assets. "I'm also very happy to meet you." She said as she put a hand on his chest, completely ignoring the concept of personal space. The action made Deke extremely uncomfortable, especially considering he'd had to kiss his girlfriend goodbye in Rhode Island not five minutes ago, and probably still had some of her lipstick staining his lips.

"That's Godiva." The fourth person said, moving to clear the blonde away from their new arrival. "And she's done that to everyone, and I do mean everyone." She said. This young woman was tiny, darker skinned, black haired, and also had a faint accent. Kind of British but there was something else to it. Dressed in plain jean shorts and a tee shirt, she seemed perfectly content to be herself, which was a fairly pretty Indian girl. Her tone of voice was exceptionally sunny and bright though, and she radiated a sense of peace.

The blonde girl, Godiva just smirked at the Indian girl. "My offer still stands." She said, and went back to the stack of boxes, casually picking up barehanded, a crate that could have held a small automobile.

"I am Daeva, by the way. I'm happy to meet you." She said, and she emphasized the Ay sound in her name, making certain it couldn't be confused with Diva.

Deke took a moment to sort his thoughts. He was going to be working with some seriously interesting personality types, that was for damn sure. Koa and Daeva were very kind spirited souls, and seemed to wear their hearts on their sleeves. Godiva was, well, Deke didn't want to judge her on one meeting, but he still worried she might be trouble. Fractal was tight, controlled, and seemed fussy. Also he seemed to be a take-charge type, because he began directing people in finishing the setup for their small base.

"I suppose we're the heavy lifters." Godiva said, lugging another huge crate like she was carrying a puppy. Deke was currently moving a stack of crates towards another corner of the room, referencing a layout for them on Fractal's tablet.

"Looks that way." Deke said, trying to be nice. He was still new to the whole friends thing and didn't want to upset people he was going to be working with. "That even a lick of effort for you?"

"Nope." She said with a wink, and set the box down before carefully pulling the whole side wall off. Inside was what looked like commercial kitchen equipment. "Got the kitchen here." She said.

"Good." Fractal said, and turned to look at Koa. He'd been busy putting together furniture, but when he saw the bigger equipment, he put the allen wrench aside and got onto that. "Our first test is to actually put our home in order. They gave us tools, walls, and hookups, and little else." Fractal added.

"They forgot the AC." Deke muttered, understanding why Koa and Godiva were in bathing suits. He was already dripping sweat. With the heat outside, the metal walls were turning the place into an oven, and the few windows were already open.

"Once we get to it, I'll be installing it." Fractal said, going back to his tablet. "But unfortunately, it appears as though the box wasn't labeled correctly."

It was several more hours of miserable work. Deke had sucked it up and ditched his shirt, lamenting his choice of blue jeans. Daeva had also swapped her clothes for a bathing suit as well, though she had selected a much more demure one piece. Godiva had still made eyes at her though.

Fractal though, still in the same clothes he'd been wearing, and not a drop of sweat. It was kind of unnerving. Deke was going to say something, until a whirring sound and a quiet hum began to happen, followed shortly by cold air flooding the place. The collected young heroes stopped a moment, relieved by the air conditioning, until someone spoke up.

"We never found the HVAC." Daeva said.

"I did." Fractal said, but it was coming from the doorway that led from the main portion of the base to the outside. He too was soaked in sweat, his pale skin already extremely red. This Fractal was wearing the same polo, but had shorts and sandals on, as well as sunglasses. "It was with the things meant for the outside."

Koa snickered, apparently he knew about this. The rest were simply baffled. Fractal walked inside and headed to his other self, and waved a hand through his own head. The hologram disrupted and fell apart, leaving only a small black puck shaped object on the floor, which he pocketed.

"I was wondering why you were straw bossing." Deke said, and then another thought hit him. "I wasn't looking outside when I got here. How'd I sense your presence?"

"I too am somewhat psychic, except I control electronics and machines. My thoughts were a part of this device." Fractal said, taking a moment to sit down.

"You can read minds?" Godiva asked, suddenly interested again. "What am I thinking?"

Deke tapped her thoughts, and immediately regretted it. He turned a bright shade of red and just shook his head, unable to process what she was thinking. Godiva laughed and went back to her work, which at this point was helping Koa set the kitchen equipment up.

Deke just set about cleaning the place, having what he could only assume to be, the most useful powers for the job. Remembering what he'd been taught about opportunity, he spoke up. "So, what exactly can we all do? Captain Atom said we were all supposed to be heavy lifters and big hitters."

Koa was the first to speak up. "I was modified with Atlantean biotech. I can breathe water, swim fast, and I'm pretty tough."

"Weather and elements." Daeva said humbly. To what degree, she apparently wasn't willing to say. "I can fly as well."

"Technopath and a bit more." Fractal said as he helped Godiva and Koa work on their kitchen. "I can fuse machines and equipment."

"My talents are varied." Godiva said, and approached Deke again, walking slow and swinging her hips. She leaned up against him and whispered. "Would you like to see?"

The moment was extremely uncomfortable for him. His body was reacting to stimulus his brain wasn't interested in. "I have a girlfriend." He stammered as she tilted her head up towards him, lips parting for a kiss.

And just like that, she stopped, took a step back, and frowned at him. "Yes, you apparently do. I can control pheromones, but it's harder for me to control someone with them if they're powerfully invested emotionally."

"So, you're like Queen Bee?" Fractal asked. "Most men and some women?"

Godiva nodded. "All I have to do is flip their switch, even a little bit, and they're mine for a while." She sashayed back to her task, which at the moment was spreading instructions out to finish some of the construction.

"What about the rest? You were lifting very large boxes." Daeva pointed out.

"Yeah, tough and strong too." Godiva said, waving her hand lackadaisically. "Don't ask how, I've always been like this."

They worked long into the evening, setting up prefabricated shelving and cabinets, furniture, and the other basics of living. Fractal had set about the task of handing the computer equipment, using his powers to fuse lines together and set things where they needed to go. While he worked, he'd point out things that needed done here or there, proving to be a natural leader. Deke didn't know about the rest, but he was perfectly okay with it. He wasn't a take charge kind of person to begin with.

Since her powers were of little use to them, Daeva had spent time making sure the team was eating and keeping hydrated, and would take over what they were doing so that they could get breaks. She reminded Deke of M'gann. Well, before that massive blowout she and Superboy had anyway. That was a rather uncomfortable time in the mountain for sure. He'd wound up going bowling with Blue and Mal when it had happened.

They weren't finished, not yet, but their efforts weren't in vain. Fractal had used Koa and Godiva to maneuver the massive television the League had given them, and made sure he'd gotten their satellite dish set up. Deke was busy sorting their trash, using his powers to pull nails from boards and split the crates and pallets down. While he worked, his thoughts drifted, thinking about Babs. She'd promised to come check out their base soon, but she had a several day mission ahead of her that she couldn't talk about. He had faith in her, but he'd worry all the same.

"You seem lost in thought Mustang." He heard Daeva say. When he looked at her, she studied his face for a moment. "Are you well?"

She had scooted a large box of kitchenware with her, and sat down to begin opening them, things like pots and pans, tools, and the like. Deke set the last of the broken down crates in a corner to go out, and went to assist his teammate.

"Yeah, I'm alright. Missing someone is all." He said, opening a box of commercial skillets.

"You should call her, if it's possible." Daeva said, carefully unpacking some kitchen knives. "Is she very special to you?"

"Yeah," Deke said, opening up a rice cooker and trying to figure the thing out. "that's one way to put it. I can't call her though. She's a cape like the rest of us, but she's on some kinda hush hush gig."

"Then I hope she's safe." She said, and the feeling of care that she was pushing was so sincere that Deke felt like hugging her. "We were planning on going to the beach tonight. I hope you'll be joining us." She added.

"Sounds good." Deke replied, taking a series of stock pots out of their boxes, and nesting them within one another for easier storage. He was going to grab something else when their computer system hummed to life all on its own.

Fractal was right there, his hands hovering over the holographic interface. In an instant, a screen popped up to show Captain Atom's face. "Team. I'd hoped you could have had time to settle in, but you've got a mission." Everyone darted over at that.

"The Pensacola Naval Air station is radioing in a distress call. We have reason to believe they're under attack by Black Manta's forces. Three days ago, they received shipment of prototype air to air missiles; we believe that's the goal. Stay sharp and send them packing."

Well, there was that. "How we getting there?" Koa asked, as he ran to the door and stopped halfway there.

"Zeta tube. Pensacola has a location near the base." Fractal said, his clothing shifting and warping into a full body getup with constantly shifting fractal patterns. Daeva dashed off and grabbed a gym bag, and Godiva just shrugged and headed towards the Zeta platform still in her bikini.

Deke tossed on his shirt, and then whipped his coat around in a neat little dressing trick Nightwing had taught him. He added his hat, and as he was stepping onto the Zeta platform, Daeva was following him, hastily tugging on a very loose looking outfit inspired by East Indian traditional fashion.

The Zeta platform began recognizing them, and one by one, they flashed away.