A/N: Alright… As my author name suggests, I am mostly a Walking Dead author, but I am experiencing writer's block. In addition, I am thinking of moving on from The Walking Dead. I have watched Young Justice twice on Netflix and I have enjoyed this amazing cartoon. This is my first and probably only attempt at making a fic about it.
Also, G0nna6Of4rKID helped me with making the first few chapters. So, a huge thanks to her. She has some very good fics. I encourage you to check them out if you're interested in The Walking Dead game.
Finally, this will be done in the perspective of Tye, Asami, Eduardo, Virgil, Roy (Arsenal), one other character that will join the team later on, and possibly, Justice League and Young Justice team members.
Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice. All rights reserved to their respective owners.
It had been a few hours since the events at the Warworld. Roy was keeping a watchful eye on the young and inexperienced heroes that he had led to fight against Black Beetle. After convincing the small group to abandon Lex Luther after he used them to get the crystal key, Roy and the young heroes decided to spend the night at a rundown motel. Roy was still angry that he got kicked off the team, but at the same time, he could understand where Nightwing was coming from. He was surprised that Tye, Asami, Virgil, and Eduardo actually defended him and his actions.
After sleeping the remainder of the night at the motel, the teens woke up the next morning. Roy went into the kitchen to see Tye, Asami, Virgil, and Eduardo at the table. Roy sat down at the table. He was about to speak up, but Eduardo spoke first.
"So... what do we do now?" Eduardo asked.
"You're asking me?" Roy said.
"You are the most experienced out of the five of us." Tye said.
Roy sighed and he said, "Alright... I don't exactly work with teams, but I'll give it a try. First thing we need to do is get a command center established. If you want to have this hero thing work out, we're going to need something that will warn us of criminal activity."
"What are you thinking, Roy?" Virgil asked.
"Hmm... My former mentor had a hidden hideout where we could train, keep an eye on the streets, and sometimes... talk... but he had the money to do that. We can barely afford our next meal." Roy said.
"What if we just... build it?" Tye said.
"You think we could?" Eduardo asked.
Tye shrugged and he said, "Why not? I mean, if Roy knows the layout, we can make something similar. Or at least attempt to."
Roy smiled and he said, "You're learning. That's good... Unfortunately, we would need some high-quality material to withstand... some of your powers. My mentor and I never had to worry about busting down the walls with a single attack since we weren't metahumans. Vergil and Ed wouldn't have too much to worry about, but... you and Sam would bust down anything we build."
"We could hold back." Tye said.
"No... you need to go at it with everything you have. You don't hold back against a real opponent." Roy said.
"Where are we supposed to find the material for this then?" Eduardo said.
"Sit tight for now... I have a few ideas." Roy said. He got up and started to make his way to the door of the motel door, but Virgil stopped him.
"Hold on now. You're not going to steal this stuff, right?" Vergil said.
"I have it handled. In the meantime, I suggest you four start doing research for a crime-ridden city within the US, and… please come up with some superhero personas."
"Alright... How long do you think you're going to be gone?" Tye asked.
"Long enough that you should have your new identities when I return." Roy said.
"Alright." Eduardo said.
"What is superhero persona?" Asami asked.
"A little side mission, try to teach her some more English." Roy said.
"Given the circumstances, she's doing pretty well." Tye said.
"True. Still, there's always room for improvement." Roy said.
"I have a feeling you're going to say that a lot." Virgil said.
Roy smirked and he said, "Better get used to it." With that he walked out of the motel room and left the four teenagers.
"Alright... I guess the first place we need to go is the library." Tye said. "He wanted a crime-ridden city and superhero personas."
"Really, I say we observed the cities. Figure out first hand which one has the most crime." Virgil said.
Eduardo raised a brow. "I don't think that's the best idea. Especially not before we have our superhero personas." Eduardo said.
"What is superhero persona?" Asami asked. She was starting to get frustrated that no one would answer her question.
"It's something that you call yourself. It's so that bad guys don't hurt your friends and family. For instance, Roy goes by Arsenal when in uniform." Tye explained.
"Oh... okay." Asami said.
Tye turned back to Virgil and he said, "Going to the library and using one of the computers would help narrow our search for a city."
"I guess that's true..." Virgil said.
"Good. So, the library it is." Tye said.
The four teenagers made their way to the local library. Once there, Tye got on the computer and started typing away. He was searching some of the cities within the US for any high crime rates with metahuman involvement.
"Alright, while Tye is doing that, we need to come up with some superhero personas. Any suggestions?" Eduardo said. It was good that the library was having a slow day. Most people were nowhere near the computers.
"What do you think about Electric-Boy?" Virgil asked.
The others sent him a look. Asami shook her head.
"Lame... Of course, all of mine are lame too..." Eduardo said. He looked to Tye and he said, "Hey, how about Goliath for you?"
"Goliath?" Tye asked.
"I kind of like it..." Virgil said. "Has a ring to it."
"It kind of fits when you go with that big astral form." Eduardo said.
"I guess all superhero personas do have a good ring to it." Tye said. He turned to Asami and he said, "For you, how about Pulse or Wave?"
Asami smiled and she said, "Wave is nice."
"Or Kunoichi?" Tye said.
Asami's eyes lightened up and she said, "Kunoichi is better."
Virgil and Eduardo sent a questioning glance at Tye. "You speak Japanese?" Virgil asked.
"Not really. I'm familiar with some words." Tye said.
"Is that from Asami or for Asami?" Eduardo teased.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tye said.
"Are you picking up words from Asami when she talks or are you trying to impress her by trying to learn her language." Eduardo said.
"Oh shut up..." Tye muttered.
Virgil and Eduardo chuckled at that. Asami sent a small smile to Tye while starting to blush. She may not have been fluent in English, but she did understand what they were saying.
"Alright... how about you Ed?" Virgil asked.
Eduardo stopped laughing and he said, "W-What?"
"Your superhero persona." Virgil said.
"I... I don't know." Eduardo said with a frown.
The group pondered for a few minutes until Vergil said, "How about Zeta as in the Zeta-Beam teleportation technology that your dad made? He did say that you and his technology teleport almost the same."
"That's actually not bad." Eduardo said.
"Cool... so what about me?" Virgil asked. "Are you sure that Electric-Boy won't work?"
"We are very sure that Electric-Boy won't work." Tye said.
"What about Static?" Eduardo said.
"Hey... I like that. Static... I'll put a shock to your system." Virgil said.
"Alright. I think we got our names." Tye said.
"Cool... How's the-" Eduardo said but he was interrupted when Roy entered the library. He was breathing heavy. He looked over to the four teens and gestured them to come outside with a frantic hand motion. The look on his face expressed a hint of fear.
The teens exchanged looks before following Roy outside.
Roy paced around outside until the four teenagers left the library. "About time." Roy said. "Come on... we have a catastrophe on our hands." He started running toward the edge of town. Virgil used the garbage can lid with his electric powers to levitate off the ground while the other three teens rode their skate boards.
"Slow down, amigo. What's going on?" Eduardo said.
Roy huffed before he said, "I was looking for a possible place to be our hideout, but instead, I found a Kryptonian pod. Some people took the pod, but I was able to put a tracker on it. Worst of all, these people are being led by Dark Archer and Damien Darhk." He pulled out a tracking device to follow the pod.
"Wait, who's this Damien Darhk and Dark Archer?" Tye asked.
"Dark Archer is the arch-enemy of my former mentor. He was the leader of the of League of Assassin's. He's a master tactician, superior in hand-to-hand combat, and is one of the deadliest archers in existence. Darhk is even worse. He is also a former leader of the League of Assassins and has a magical talisman that grants him unbelievable power. At the very least, he's able to use a very powerful form of telekinesis." Roy explained. They were reaching the outskirts of the town and were now entering the nearby forest.
"And we're going after this guy?" Virgil asked. "That's crazy..."
"Not as crazy as what they have their hands on." Roy said. "Do you have any idea what would happen if they were able to manipulate whoever is in that pod? The last thing we need is for them to have a Kryptonian on their side." They were now on a dirt trail. It appeared to have been used recently by some vehicles.
"I don't understand. What's a Kryptonian?" Tye said.
"Are you serious?" Roy exclaimed. "You don't even know what a Kryptonian is?"
The teens shook their heads in response.
Roy sighed and he said, "They are an alien humanoid race of beings who originate on the planet, Krypton."
"Okay... Do we know what they're capable of?" Tye asked.
"We sure do... after all, One of the Justice League leaders is a Kryptonian." Roy said.
"Wait... which one?" Virgil asked.
"Superman." Roy said.
The teens' jaws dropped. "Superman? No way man... We can't handle something like this!" Tye exclaimed.
"We have to. Like it or not, that's what we signed up for." Roy said.
"We're not ready for this…" Tye said.
"Even if we aren't, we can't just sit by and let this happen." Roy said.
"Can't we just... contact the Justice League?" Eduardo asked.
"Even if I would agree to that plan which I don't, they wouldn't get here fast enough to stop Dark Archer and Damien Darhk." Roy said. He looked down to the tracking device and he said, "There... They're setting up in a nearby cave... Wendigo Cave..." The other four teens sighed.
"I guess this is our first big mission." Tye said.
"I guess so... Talk about a difficulty curve." Eduardo said.
"We'll survive..." Roy said. "Anyway, what are your superhero personas?"
"Actually, we came up with pretty good ones." Virgil said. "I'm Static."
"Not bad." Roy said. "How about the rest of you."
"Goliath." Tye said.
"Kunoichi." Asami said.
"Zeta." Eduardo said.
"Good... Alright... We're almost to Wendigo Cave..." Roy said.
"That place has a bad reputation." Tye said. "In my culture, the Wendigo Cave is the stomping ground of several wendigo." The teens looked to him with questioning stares. "Wendigo are evil, man-eating creatures."
"Too bad they couldn't be our opponent. Maybe then, we would have a chance." Roy muttered.
"Sounds like we're walking to our deaths when you say that..." Eduardo said.
"It's dangerous?" Asami said.
"Yeah... But we'll be fine... hopefully." Roy said.
The group was starting to get nervous. If their leader, Roy, was this frightened by what these two villains were up to, they knew that they were in for a rough mission. After all, Roy had fearlessly led them against Black Beetle, but now, he was starting to become worried.
After a few minutes, they arrived outside the cave. There were several armed guards outside. Roy took off his street clothes to reveal his costume underneath. He placed his mask on before he took some pieces of cloth out of his bag; the cloth had eye holes and appeared to be long enough to cover over the eyes of the other four teenagers. "Put these on." Roy whispered as he handed the cloth to the teens. "From now until the mission is over, you address each other by your hero personas." The teens nodded and they put the cloth on.
"So, we get cool costumes after this, right?" Virgil asked.
"That's up to his dad." Roy said as he gestured to Eduardo.
"My dad?" Eduardo asked.
"Your dad is almost a specialist when it comes to metahumans. Costume details should probably be done by him." Roy said.
"What's the plan?" Tye asked.
"First, we need to deal with the cameras." Roy said as he gestured to the set of cameras that were mounted above the cave entrance. "I'll take care of it. Be ready to move." The group of teens nodded in response.
While crouched down, Arsenal moved through the brush. He was determined to not get caught like last time. He went as fast as he could while avoiding detection by the guards. Time was certainly not on his side. He kept thinking about the mayhem that could be caused if he and his team failed.
He perked up. 'His team'? Why did he even think that? He clenched his fist. He kept thinking that he wasn't going to be soft. He wasn't going to let this group of teenagers change his opinion about himself. He thrived when working alone. He didn't need a team. After this mission, he would leave. He was and always will be a solo act. He huffed before he kept moving.
Arsenal was finally able to get in range of the camera. He brought out his bow and aimed it at the camera. He pulled back the bow which had a trick arrow. He shot the arrow which placed a small device that would interfere with the camera's vision. It would only loop the last several minutes.
With the cameras disabled, Arsenal readied another shot. This trick arrow had compacted foam that restricted movement. He released the shot which surrounded a couple of the guards.
"Hey!" One of the guards exclaimed as the foam hardened.
"I can't move!" The other guard exclaimed.
"Now attack!" Arsenal exclaimed. He charged at the other guards. He attacked one of the guards with blinding speed. He hit the closest guard with his bow which knocked the guard unconscious. He followed this by firing a two trick arrows. The arrows had explosives at the tips. They hit another two guards and exploded which knocked them unconscious.
Goliath, Zeta, Kunoichi, and Static came out of the bushes and started their attack as well. The remaining guards. Goliath closed his eyes and concentrated to get into his astral form. Once he did, he stomped over to the guards. The guards fired their guns, but it didn't do much of anything to Goliath. The giant astral form hit some of the guards away. Some were sent flying and hit the cave.
Meanwhile, Static used his electricity to attract the metal guns from the remaining guards. Zeta teleported and pushed the guards so that Kunoichi could knock them out when she repelled herself forward. Soon enough, there were no guards left to fight.
"What now?" Zeta asked while Goliath returned to his human form with no astral form.
"We go inside." Arsenal said. "Be ready to fight." He went to the cave with the teenagers following behind him.
…To be continued.
A/N: This is a good place to cut it off. Just so you know, I am using the Arrow version of Damien Darhk.