Young justice is the coolest thing you ever did, but your only 9; you have plenty of opportunities. Yes your only 9, you're actually a Kryptonian that star labs found in a stasis pod 3 ½ years ago; they started almost immediately with experimenting on you. They kept bombarding you with yellow sun energy; it hurt badly and was happening 13 hours a day. You hated every minute of it, but they eventually came to a conclusion; after all this time at star labs, you had absorbed enough sun to obtain all the powers of Superman. Of course you didn't know about Superman or even the league at that time; but after another two weeks, that changed.
You never understood exactly why, but Batman had been looking through star lab documents for illegal activity; only one file stood out, project: superior. When he was going through a document that fateful afternoon, he was interrupted at the end of it by a sudden voice; none other than his alter ego's faithful family butler, Alfred Pennyworth. "Almost done sir?" he asked. "Nearly, just one more document. Let's see here, Project: superior. This file is only accessed by one research team; if that doesn't scream suspicious I don't know what does", Batman declared. Batman scrolled through the document top to bottom, with each sentence a sensation deep down grew bigger; a sensation of rage. "Alfred I have to go, the league and team need to see this; I'll be back later", batman said as he called a pickup. A very pissed off batman was then beamed up to the watchtower, only to be confronted by an irritating scarlet speedster.
"Hey! Batman, what's –HURK!" Flash started before he was wearing a black-gloved hand like a dog collar; it was then that he saw Batman's face. This was a rare sight indeed, the dark knight is showing emotion; flash just wished it didn't have to be hot rage. Batman threw the speedster into a nearby table, startling the two heroes occupying it; black canary and green arrow happened to be those two. When they looked up, they saw something that would most certainly cause nightmares; batman was approaching in a predator-like manner, looking furious. "Wait for me here, I have to talk with the others. After that, I'll return", batman said in a strained tone. Word spread quick that the bat was on a rampage; when he got to the meeting room, the other founding members were all there already.
"Batman, why are you so mad? I've never seen you like this", flash said. It was then that batman saw them, black canary and green arrow; they were standing in the corner. "I'm here because we need to talk about star labs. Or to more accurately put it, their inhumane experiment; Project: Superior", Batman stated. "Um, Bats? You seem to not realize that, the people at star labs are our friends. They tell us about most big projects, what's so bad about this one?" John asked. Batman pulled a flash drive from his utility belt, tapping it against his finger as he walked. Plugging the drive in, he pulled up the project file for all leaguers to see; needless to say, they were pissed. "9, years old?!" superman said; shock painted like a target on his face. "What's worse is he was 5 ½ when they started. They blasted him with a lot of yellow sun energy, making him as strong superman; with all the powers. But giving him power is only step one, step two is selling him to the military; they will turn him into their personal weapon", batman said.
"Not if the league stops them!" wonder woman said. "Right then, let's go. All 9 of us", batman said. As they prepared the teleported for star labs, flash asked the one question on everyone's mind. "How did we not know about this before now?" he asked anxiously. Nobody said anything; they were teleported in complete silence. Before the flash of light blinded him, J'onn noticed batman fight back a tear; guilt flooded off him in waves.
In star labs, all personal were going about their day; then nine angry heroes appeared out of nowhere. "I demand to see Dr. Tikeas, Right now!" Batman yelled at the scientist closest to him. Black canary grabbed batman's shoulder, guiding him back so she could speak. "Dr. Tikeas has evidence against him and his research team, this evidence shows that for 3 ½ years; his team has been running an illegal project. We came to shut him down", black canary explained.
The head of research took them deep into star labs, towards the room mentioned in the file. "Had I known what those 5 idiots were doing, I assure you this would have never started. This project, I was told; was to test and develop organic performance boosters for military troops", he said angrily. "This is the room, the one housing the project. This atrocity must end", the head unlocked the door. As the door was being opened, superman heard the click of a gun. Pushing the head researcher aside, superman stares ahead indifferently as a bullet bounced harmlessly off of him. Flash confiscated all weapons in nothing flat, before john used his ring to trap the scientist in a small barrier. Wonder woman used her lasso to tie up all 5 men together, as batman and flash took all files pertaining to the project.
"Stop it! You don't know what you're doing! The government has already wired the money, their coming for the project so-OOF!", batman punched Tikeas in the gut. "Your team, as well as the government officials involved; you will all be investigated and brought to court", batman said.
Black canary was at the moment, lifting a tiny form (you) out of a cage lined with traces of kryptonite. Black canary was horrified, she knew she should need a bit more effort to lift you; but your body was far too light for her liking, as well as too small. Dinah looked at your small body in her arms; you were less than half the minimal weight for your age, as well as half as tall. Dinah made one last inspection of your pale and scrawny form, and affirmed her suspicions; you were deathly under-nourished and deathly ill. 'The kryptonite bars and red sun energy inhibitors are part of it. The rest came from the lack of proper food and care. They were too focused on developing his powers, to see to his basic needs', Dinah thought angrily. While the other leaguers were looking through files and talking with security, Dinah carried your very still form over to Tikeas; Dinah was scared by how easy it was to hold you with one arm, while she loudly slapped Tikeas with the other.
"You sick bastard! Why haven't you taken care of him? He could be dying right now!" Dinah yelled; hot tears were brimming from her eyes. Batman and Martian Manhunter took Dinah out of the room, but batman gave the remaining heroes directions in what to collect. "Don't worry Dinah, we'll get him to the watchtower; he can get medical help there", batman said. "Hal, beam us up to the watchtower. Tell booster gold to prep a med room, also" J'onn said. The 3 heroes disappeared in a bright light, just as 3 government officials walked in the area.
"Tikeas, where's my weapon?" the oldest one asked as they walked in the room. "Sorry, but this area isn't making weapons", the research head said scornfully. "I'm talking to Tikeas sir, not you. So where is the weapon?" the old man asked again. The three men were then handcuffed and knocked down; the flash had once again showed off his amazing speed. "The government and starlabs will be under investigation, project: superior was an illegal project. You gents are in quite a federal pickle", hawk girl said; the government men exchanged uneasy glances.
Back on the watchtower, you were being examined by all available medical staff. "This is terrible, I don't think he'll wake up for a few hours", atom said. Dinah meanwhile, had gone to batman with a shocking decision. "You want to adopt the kid? Dinah, you have no experience in caring for children. Except being a therapist, and training the team. But your own child, that's an entirely new ballgame I'm not sure your ready for", batman said. "I've made my decision Bruce, don't try to stop me", Dinah stated. Placing her hands on her hips, canary sent her own bat glare at the dark knight; it seemed to do its job. "Would you like help with the paperwork?", batman asked her.
You awaken a short while later, you see a strangely dressed standing over you; he seems to be reading. "Where am I? What is this place?", you ask him in a frightened manner. "Relax kid, I'm the atom; I'm with the justice league", he said. "What's the justice league?" you ask him. "We're a team of heroes, who try to keep the innocent safe from the forces of crime and evil", the atom says. "Well Mr. Atom, sir. I'm project: superior", you tell him. "Not anymore pipsqueak. The league saved you from star labs, if we didn't you could be dead", said a red dressed man who walked in. "Black canary wants you to have a real life, so she adopted you. Your name is now; Tyler Eugene Lance. Oh, where are my manners? I'm flash", the red man said.
"He's awake! Why didn't you guys, call me?!", a yellow haired woman asked as she walked into the room. You feel as though this is black canary, the woman that made the choice to adopt you. There is a sweet air about her, but it's assertive and demands respect.
"Hi honey, I'm black canary; I'm the one who adopted you. You know what that means?", she asked. "You're my new mom, right", you confirm. "That's right, but you need to stay for now. But once the watchtower medical staff clears you, I can show you where we live. I've got to go now, bye", she bent over and hugged you; you raise your tiny arms, and hug her back. After she leaves, atom tells you to get some sleep; you dreamed of happy things.
Meanwhile, in another dimension…
A young man, possibly of Indian origin, was working in his lab at the Xavier institute. But his work is interrupted by, a preppy young brunette. "Forge! Are you, like, coming to dinner or what? Everyone has been waiting on you for like, ever!" she said. "Just a minute kitty, I'm going over the blueprints for my next project. And, done! Ok then, let's go", he said while standing up. "So like, what's this device supposed to do anyway?", kitty asked. "It's a device that will take anything sent to the middleverse from the material plane of our dimension, and bring it all back at once. I sent some pretty important stuff there, I'm hoping to get it all back", forge explained. "Ok, just as long as there is like, no shag carpets in there", kitty said half-jokingly. "No promises", forge said. But on the way up, forge felt like this machine would start a whole new experience for them. But it was a silly thought of foreboding, so he shrugged it off.
Little did he know how right that feeling would prove to be….
