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"Speech"
'Thoughts'
'Telepathic'
Earth-One Infinite Crisis
Isun Te has never been here. On Oa. It had taken a lot of convincing The Guardians to let him do this on Hal and Kyle's part, but he'd gotten what he wanted.
He's been to a lot of places, lived in a lot of places. Since traveling from galaxy to galaxy across the universe, eventually taking residence on the Planet Earth. He viewed Earth as his second home, only his home in Daxam with his family and his cousin Sodam Yat would be first. At the age of 16, he was considered amongst the youngest to ever join the Justice League, second only to Kara Zor-El cousin to Superman and a personal friend of his. Since his time on the League, he became quite popular amongst its members, charming everyone with his down to 'earth' attitude, humor, dedication, besides having a ravishing smile certainly helped him along with a few female members of the League, including a certain 'Girl of Steel'.
That was until HE arrived. A rogue Kryptonian from a Earth he dubbed Earth Prime catapulted into the Earth-One universe, claiming everything in this universe to be a fraud and a sham. He vowed to annihilate every universe in the multiverse, naturally of course the League didn't take the threat lightly and went guns a blazing. But the League quickly found out how outmatched they truly were. Only the Flash family, the House of El, and the lone Daxamite were capable of bringing the deranged psychopath down his knees, and not in the fun way.
Flashback
The being known as Clark Kent of Earth Prime, personally and publicly naming himself Superboy Prime eradicated countless planets, solar systems, and galaxies across the universe, before returning back to Earth to carry out vengeance against the clone of Superman, Superboy. Superboy-Prime confronted Superboy, telling him that he is the only Superboy the Earth needs. Superboy-Prime brutally attacked Conner, but not before Connor activated his Titans homing signal. The Teen Titans, the Doom Patrol, and the Justice Society of America arrived to help Conner. After accidentally killing Pantha with a decapitating punch, Superboy-Prime was left shocked and horrified while the heroes tried to contain Superboy-Prime, who killed or wounded several of them.
Left with no other choice, Jay Garrick, Wally West, and Barry Allen drove Superboy Prime into the Speed Force, banishing him inside. Unfortunately he escaped the Speed Force shortly after arriving, his eyes set on the planet Daxam for an unknown reason.
Superboy-Prime was attacked by Isun Te, who had been left enraged by Daxam's destruction and his family's death. Superboy-Prime escaped Isun and flew towards Oa intending to destroy it and sparking another Big Bang which would recreate the universe with himself as the sole hero. Although the majority of the Earth's heroes were in pursuit, Superboy-Prime eluded capture.
Superboy-Prime was slowed down by a 300-mile thick wall of pure willpower generated by the Green Lantern Corps. Breaking through, he battled and slaughtered thirty-two Green Lanterns. The two Supermen and Isun Te arrived and flew Superboy-Prime through Rao, the red sun of Krypton. The heat melted away Superboy-Prime's armor, and severely weakened all three Kryptonians and the Daxamite, who then crash on Mogo. Superboy-Prime beats Kal-L to death, but is then attacked by Isun Te in a blood rage.
Superboy-Prime claims that he is better than Kal-El or Isun Te, and that his Krypton was superior to Kal-El's. Kal-El barely manages to reel in Isun before killing Prime. Kal-El responds: "It's not about where you were born. Or what powers you have. Or what you wear on your chest. It's about what you do... It's about action." Although nearly powerless, Kal-El knocks Superboy-Prime out but before collapsing on himself, Isun Te catches him.
"You're wrong but you are also right Kal-El, it IS about the action. And after this, there's no reason to keep him alive, especially after what he did to my people... I personally don't know why I'm keeping him alive. I guess only time will tell and it'll bite me in the ass... I know it will." The Green Lantern Corps arrive shortly, along with Sodam Yat to pick them up.
After the fateful day with Prime, Isun Te wasn't exactly the same. Everyone in the League noticed the slow change in Isun, granted he was still the guy everyone knew and loved, but behind those pearly whites of his lacked that certain shine that brighten everyone's day. Kara Zor-El's heart teared at the sight of the broken hero, admittedly having romantic admiration for the Daxamite. She had a plan to both heal the Daxamite's broken heart and psyche while also getting the man she loved.
In a room in the Justice League tower, Supergirl had convinced Isun to come with her to work out. It turned out she took Isun to a empty room. She then grabbed Isun by the head and kissed him full on the lips. Isun didn't back away and kissed back which further encouraged Kara. Kara pushed Isun's family crest on his suit to reveal his chiseled body, though he wore short black tights on the lower half of his body. She had never seen such a perfect body. She planted kisses all over his chest which made Isun moan. Isun gained control of himself grabbing Kara by shoulders pushing her slightly away from, his hands still on her shoulders.
"Kara, why are you-" Isun started to ask but stopped once he saw Kara's tears flowing down her angelic face. He brought her into his chest, feeling her hot tears soak into his chest.
"I-I'm so sorry for your lost Isun. People like you suffer too much, you give so much and receive so little. And I sort of-kind of love you," Kara admitted though she said the last part quietly. Isun heard what she said and lifted her head to meet his, kissing her passionately but also sweetly. "I love you too Kara."
Flashback Ends
He saw Guy Gardner waiting for him. Isun could tell that he was sort of happy he was here, granted that he and his cousin Sodam Yat where the reason why Prime was in this current incarceration.
Guy stood erect from the corner he'd been leaning again, his arms crossed, "You sure you want to do this?"
Isun nodded, "I'm sure, Guy. Thanks for your concerns, but after what happened in San Francisco with Kara-"
Guy nodded, still looking unhappy, "Fair enough, Isun. But there's a coupla things you should know about. First day, a Lantern tried to deliver his meat, but the bastard got the drop on him. Tried to bite the poor SOB's ring finger off. Took all the fifty Lanterns watching him to pull him off. He's in a straitjacket, chained up to all the walls of his cell. I know you could handle yourself, but this ain't your typical psycho."
Isun closed his eyes and shook his head, remembering what he had done to Kara.
Guy continued, "You'll be surrounded in a proximity aura. He so much sends a leer your way, it'll set it off, and help'll be there in ten seconds flat."
Isun nodded, "I got it. Thanks, Guy. Let's go into there."
Guy nodded, and raised his ring hand, and they were instantly encased in an energy bubble taking off for the red sun eater.
Isun could see the cell as they approached it. At first glance, it'd look like all this security, a ring constructed square prison cell inside the core of a red sun eater, with fifty Green Lanterns watching him 24/7 Earth time…all this to hold a teenager gone psychotic. But Isun had learned firsthand what he was truly capable of. And he knew exactly what it would take for him to break free.
As they entered the core, he could feel his powers fading, leaving him no stronger than an ordinary teen his size. He grimaced. He hated feeling this powerless. He partially knew how it felt when his family died on Daxam, never having the power nor chance to defend themselves.
They arrived no more than mere inches of the cell walls, and Guy was already covering his with the aura he told him about.
"The aura ain't just for proximity, Te, it's for communications. You're done, just think that you want out, and the ring'll tell me."
Isun nodded and turned to the cell wall, "There's no door."
"'Course not," Guy replied, "It's designed to keep him IN, not OUT. It'll let anyone else in or out. Just not him. Just walk through the wall."
Isun arched an eyebrow, "Just like that?"
Guy rolled his eyes, "Get in there and hurry it up. I don't like you alone in there with that mother, even for a second. Take care of yourself."
"I'll be all right, Guy. Don't worry. Just go back to reading your Playboys." He smirked at him.
Guy growled under his breath, "Hate it when he uses his damn x-ray vision on me." Isun's superhearing picked that up, but he ignored it. He wasn't in the mood for a comeback right now.
He turned and stared at the wall for a few seconds, then took a deep breath, and walked through it.
He looked around. From outside, it looked bright, but inside, it was…dark. And strained red. Suddenly he was glad that he'd lost his powers. He didn't want to know what these red strains were. Then he turned and focused on the prisoner, who was in a straitjacket, his neck, waist, and legs all chained to the corners and walls of the room.
His head was dirty and mussed up. He was also growing it long. His head bowed hanged. And he had to fight with all his might the urge to vomit when the stench coming from him hit his nose. He hadn't bathed in maybe months, and he could see strains in his tights. He didn't want to know what these strains were.
Isun looked around at his cell. No bed. Nothing to sleep on. The Guardians probably thought it was cruel and unusual punishment, but seeing him like this, Isun could tell that they weren't taking any chances with him.
He lifted his head, and locked eyes with Isun, and he felt a tingle he was all too familiar with going up his spine.
All Isun heard about the Joker and the psychosis he's reputed to have only pales in comparison to the madness and death in the prisoner's eyes.
"Hello, Isun," he hissed, the glint in his eyes becoming even madder, if it was at all possible.
Isun just stared. In comparison, the Anti-Monitor was the Riddler or Captain Boomerang.
Because standing right there was Kal-El.
Clark Kent.
Superboy-Prime.
The greatest threat to all that was.
He grinned, drool emerging from his lips, "It's good to see you."
"Prime," Isun replied with distain layering his voice.
"Isun it's been too long."
Isun Te lowered his gaze and said, "Not damed long enough for you ask me."
Isun went to continue further but sighed and said, "I didn't come here to argue with you."
"Then what are you here for? I was busy planning my inevitable escape."
"You're under the rays of a red dwarf star, emitting solar radiation that drains your power. You're chained up, wearing a straightjacket, and have fifty Green Lanterns monitoring every slight shift in your body ready to cut you down if you so much as sneeze on me and since your last name isn't Free, Batman, or Houdini. Only place you're going is more insane than you already are, Superboy Prime."
Superboy Prime's real name on Earth Prime was, ironically, Clark Kent. He had made a point to be called Superboy, since his world was destroyed, he would eventually become Superman. Despite the horrible things Alex and him had done in the past, he never lost sight of one day becoming Superman. He threw his chest out, displaying to Isun the scarred "S" symbol he carved into himself. He recoiled in disgust.
"Call me Clark," he said in a monotone voice, looking to the floor.
"You bastard. Clark Kent was Kara's cousin's Earth name. You have no right using that name!"
"I was a baby; I didn't exactly have a vote," Prime said, shifting his body to prevent discomfort, as much as possible, anyway, "My parents named me as a sop to a character in a comic book. You see, to my people, to my Earth…you were all nothing but pictures printed onto shavings of processed wood. Superman, Batman, you, that arrogant Ringo Starr look-alike you called "Guy", the people you protect, the food you eat, the bed you sleep in, the men or women that you have sex with, every single one of you were fiction to us. Imaginary beings made up in the mind of a poor, pathetic bastard with too much time on his hands and not enough guts to get a real job, like a doctor or a lawyer or run for president."
"Even cooped up in those chains you have a Mogo-sized sense of self."
"Just telling you how life was like on my Earth, the one, True Earth."
"Look around you, you little punk," Isun said through his gritted teeth, extending his arms, displaying the surroundings, "In case you haven't received your reality check, allow me to enlighten you. Your Earth is gone…You are without a world, a family, no one to talk to about what it was like on your world, You're stuck in a universe that doesn't know what to do with you."
Prime smiled, baring young, strong teeth and an eye showcasing his madness. "That makes two of us, Isun," he said.
"You disgust me," Isun said, turning his back.
"I disgust you because you see we're cut from the same cloth. Both of us should never have existed. Somehow, we escaped God's universal Control-alt-delete."
Superboy Prime's tone became warmer as he said, "I'll bet you also wish you hadn't. It would've spared you so much heartache."
"No," Isun said, fighting back tears, "You can't."
Turning toward the insane young man, he continued, "You can't understand anything except your own anger, rage and self-righteousness. You can't understand that being a hero is more than just the power you have. You can't understand that there are things you cannot do, not because it's wrong but because it is impossible."
"I punched my way from a dimensional nexus that sent ripples through space-time. I fought my way out of the Phantom Zone without the help of technology. At my peak, I could go bowling with an entire solar system. I escaped the Speed Force, the Valhalla for anyone who can go above the speed of light. FYI, they had me under red sunlight, too. But I got out. I always get out."
Prime took a shackled step toward Isun, the stench alomst causing him to back away as Prime spoke. "They are afraid that I'll escape if they give me the slightest courtesy. And they have reason to be afraid. You see, my escape is inevitable because none of you have the courage to do what's necessary to stop me."
"And what's that?"
"If I were you, I'd have killed me. I'd have taken the first chance I received and put a bullet or a fist straight through my heart. If ANY of you were heroes worth your salt, you'd see that killing gets the job done. It makes sure evils like the Joker or Lex Luthor can never hurt people again."
"That's funny, that's exactly the same thought I had after our fight on Mogo. I should have killed you when I had chance, I would have to if Supes didn't reel me back."
"If you did that earlier than Kara would still be alive." With a wink and a smile, Prime replied, "Such a shame, Kara was such a beautiful angel. She would've made a great sex slave."
"You SON OF A BITCH!" Isun charged at Prime, enraged. His hands grabbed the back of Prime's head and pulled it toward him, causing the neck collar to choke him. "You don't get to say her name, you bastard! NEVER SAY HER NAME AGAIN!"
Weakly, he stared into Isun's eyes as he said, "Kar….ra…"
With a primal scream, he pulled harder on the back of his head, cutting off his air completely. Isun hadn't cared to notice no one was stepping in to stop him.
He slammed Prime's head back against the wall and released him. Superboy Prime coughed and tried to slump but his neck collar prevented it. "You sick son of a bitch. You wanted me to kill you, didn't you?"
Prime laughed through hacking and gasping for breath. His bloodshot eyes let loose tears from the throat trauma. "What are you waiting for? Kill me! Kara! Kara!"
"You can't escape here, so you want me to kill you so you can be free."
Prime shook his head, "No, I can escape and I WILL ESCAPE! Just please, please kill me…"
Isun Te walked up to the young man who tried to destroy the universe out of loneliness. He saw his eyes filled with mad sadness. The stench of him was ripe that he could almost vomit but he looked him squarely in the eye.
Two seconds before he spat in it. Prime flinched at the loogie in his left eye as he said, "The reason why I came here was to tell that we're moving you to a place called the Source Wall. This 'prison' was just to hold you over till then." He turned around and walked toward the green wall where Guy was waiting for him.
Superboy Prime's eyes lit up and he slung himself against his restraints, screaming, "You bitch…you BITCH! COME BACK HERE AND KILL ME, YOU GODDAMNED BITCH! I WILL GET OUT OF HERE AND WHEN I DO, I'LL MAKE YOU BEG FOR ME TO SEND YOU SCREAMING TO HELL!"
As Guy sealed the wall allowing Isun to leave the cell, he said, "I just spent the last fifteen minutes in Hell, punk. A little fire and brimstone won't impress me."
"I'll slowly fry you from head to toe! I'll crush every single bone in your body! I'll freeze you entirely and chip you down for ice to cool my soda! I'll..."
The sound of the rants faded as Isun Te walked away with Guy and the newly arrived Sodam Yat aka Ion down the hallway. The silence was palpable.
"I was afraid you wouldn't stop," Sodam said, breaking the silence.
Isun Te replied quickly, "I wish I didn't. But death's almost too good for him, if I had my way, I'd make him immortal so he'd experience what he's going through now every day until eternity."
Guy nodded, "Problem with that plan is sometimes life gets in the way. Life or a giant, massive Crisis-inducing villain."
Isun, Sodam, and Guy make their way to a teleportation chamber. As Isun and Sodam step on a circular pad while Guy holds his ring out ready to activate the machinery. Sodam and Isun could already feel their powers returning. "Take care, Guy. And for the love of God someone get him some new clothes, he smells like…"
"We know. We're waiting on purpose to punish him just a little bit more. Plus he takes every chance he can get to escape," Guy said.
-Infinite Crisis: Confrontation -
Source Wall
Sodam Yat and his cousin Isun Te dragged Superboy Prime across the cosmos to the edge of the Source Wall, a giant gold wall composed of statues representing the old Gods. What lied behind the wall was unknown though some claimed that some of the old Gods reside there or the knowledge of the entire universe was contained as well. There were claims that the Source Wall was theoretically passable but none dare tried to.
Once upon their arrival, Sodam Yat released his construct on Prime with Isun grabbing him in a martial arts grip, not allowing Prime the chance to escape. As the cousins forced Prime against the Wall, Sodam created a chain that would hold Prime into place for the rest of time. But major flaw occurred during that transaction. While Isun had Prime forced against the Wall, a deep ominous sound echoed their surroundings. Prime took advantage of Isun being distracted head-butted him in the face, grabbed him, and threw him into the Wall. What neither Prime, Isun, or Sodam were expecting was to see Isun actually phase through the Wall.
Sodam, seeing his only living relative disappear, became extremely pissed at Prime launching himself and Prime into the Wall, indenting it. "Where is he you SON OF A BITCH?!" roared Sodam, his spit and saliva falling onto his chin and Prime's face. Another deep, ominous sound drowned out Prime's retort as the Wall glowed, sucking Prime into it as well. "NO, NO ISUN! HANG IN THERE I'LL FIND YOU!" cried Sodam tears falling down his face as he crumpled against the side of the Source Wall, pleading that his only cousin was gone, leaving Sodam Yat, ION, as the only Daxamite left in existence.
-Infinite Crisis: Confrontation -
Isun travelled into the abyss of the Source, the environment and himself changed colors as he literally watched his life flash before his eyes. Everything from the time he was born to Kara's and Isun's romantic confessions to the recent interrogation with Prime. But now a portal opened up as he saw a group of teenagers: a red haired teen with a yellow suit and a red lighting bolt in the middle, a small raven haired boy with a utility belt and a 'R' on his left bicep, a blonde haired fishboy with gills on his neck and a red shirt with two sword looking holsters on his back, and finally another raven haired teenager but had a white suit with a giant 'S' on his chest but the suit looked torn. Isun recognized the last one as Superboy, the clone of Superman.
He eventually travelled into the portal but a bright light blinded him and then blackness enveloped him.
-Infinite Crisis: Confrontation -
Earth-16
The destroyed Cadmus building with four teenage superheroes gathered around with the costumes they were wearing were a little wore for wear; Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad and An unknown teenage boy who looks remarkably like Superman when he was around 15 or 16.
"See, look the moon and Superman! Do we keep our promises, of what?" said Kid Flash.
"Is that what I think is?" Batman asked.
"I'm Superman's Clone," Superboy spat at the newly arrived League.
Superman looked shocked, possibly stunned at the realization.
"Start talking," Batman demanded in a calm and cool-headed manner.
The teens and their mentor discuss recent after they left the Justice League "HQ" With Superboy glancing at his 'father' the whole time. Questions races through his head, how is this happen? How should he feel about this? Moreover, how many attempts did Cadmus do to clone him?
Wonder woman and Jo'nn come over to Superman and discussed about Superboy via Telepathy.
'How do you feel about this whole situation, Kal-el?' Jo'nn asked.
'Honestly, I don't know what to feel Jo'nn,' Superman said frustrated and displayed in thoughts anger surfacing out.
'Kal, you can't possibly be anger at the boy,' Diana explained. 'It is not his fault for coming into this world.'
'I know that, Diana but I'm still upset I mean, I don't really know what to do in a situation like that,' Superman said.
'To him, he probably just see himself as a my clone'
'He is not just a clone…" Diana said. 'He is your Son.'
'You are right, of course Diana,' Superman said. 'Do you know what he is thinking J'onn?'
'He's confused, doesn't know what you thinking,' Jo'nn said, and then he puts his hand on his shoulder. 'But, it's better for you to talk with him.'
Superman glanced over his shoulder looking from where he was standing at Superboy wait patiently for his approval.
"Take your time, Kal I know you can do this," Diana said with a reassuring smile.
"Well, Here I go," Superman thought.
Superman slowly walked over to Superboy, calmly in his head trying to figure out what he could possibly say to reassure him that he would be there for him.
They looked into each other's eyes to make contact. Superman sighed, "Look I… We will figure... something out," he said. "The league, mostly. However, I have to take care of the Blockbuster situation."
He looks at him sadly almost disappointed, and Superman starts to air what he thought, "I honestly don't know what to do in a situation, like this and I don't know what you want of me."
"I'd like to get to know you and for you to get to know me."
"Look, I understand that you might be scared, hurt and anger at the situation, well maybe I am too, but that doesn't change the fact that you are here and I can't change that. Not that I want to."
Superman pulled something out of his cape's back pocket revealing a Superman watch and hand it to him, "The red button on the watch will signal me, if you ever need my help or just want to talk and, you bet I will be there, not matter what."
Superboy glances at the watch in his hand with a smile and then at Superman. "Well, I'm off," He tell Superboy ready to take off with the Green Lantern holding Blockbuster in a green energy bubble for a temporary prison.
"Will I see you? Around?" Superboy asked nervously hoping for an answer.
Superman landed for a moment back on the ground and ruffle his hair reassuring him. "I'm always around, Son," Superman said sincerely with smile.
All of a sudden a thunder like boom echoed across the night sky, a portal opened up in front of the crumbled Cadmus building. Isun was launched like a torpedo into the rubble, sending debris flying everywhere. The League and their prodigies covered themselves from the rubble, once the dust settled they saw a teenager around the age of 16, lying bloodied on the ground but what shocked the League was that the boy's injuries were healing at an accelerating rate, almost instantly.
The League cautiously went closer to the teen. They saw an alien looking armor that resembled to Superman's but with no cape and instead on blue armor it was silver looking. The young man had brown spiky hair and was a very attractive male, at least most of the female Leaguer's present thought so.
Isun arose from the ground to see the League gathered around him. His head throbbed from the pain but managed to say this, "Hey Clark, Bruce what's up?"
A/N: That's it for the first chapter! So the Daxamite of the Infinite Crisis meets the New 52 universe, how will this play out? I should explain that Isun's Earth (or Earth One) is based on the Justice League/Unlimited cartoon version, but the inhabitants of that universe are at the comic book strengths of the Infinite Crisis comic, hence Superboy Prime. The Young Justice universe (Earth-16) is a combination of the Young Justice cartoon and the New 52 incarnations. The Justice League of Earth-16 is based on the movies Justice League: War and Throne of Atlantis (just the basic idea).
