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****Prologue****

1.5 years earlier

Deep in space, a light blinked mournfully in the emptiness, the only indication that there was anything filling its void. Lights from distance stars from far reaching systems softly reflecting off of its steel gray hull and the words 'N.A.S.A.' only lightly visible. There were no drive trails to indicate propulsion as it slowly tumbled in space nor any appearance of life aboard the tiny craft as it drifted on an imminent collision course with this system's sun.

Through the tiny window onboard the small craft, a nightmarish figure sat, a slight green glow bathing it and throwing twisted shadows across it already terrifying face. Despite the terror in living flesh, the form did not move, did not stir even as a giant ship, darker than black, creped slowly up behind it. As the ships grew closer, a beam of the faintest blue light, drew the smaller craft to itself.

There was small chatter in a strange language as strange creatures stepped forward to the shuttle. With no aid from laser tools or cranks, the creatures tore open one side of the alien shuttle. More murmurs as the monster inside breathed in a deep breath, its eyes opening and taking in the unfamiliar surroundings and the unfamiliar life forms. None of that interested the demon as it stood. All it cared about was a man in a blue suit and red cape...

****Chapter 01: Old Times****

1 year after the Noventa battle

Caliwone slid backwards from the force of the kick as Helena tried to follow up with blast of energy. Deflecting this, he raced forward and swung a fist with enough force to kick dust up ten feet away. Helena side stepped and drove a knee into his gut.

Caliwone gritted his teeth as he tasted a coppery warmth in his mouth but forced himself to endure. Flipping over her leg, he swept, trying to take the girls feet out from under her but she agilely hopped over it, lifting both hands above her head to smash them down on Caliwone. She never had the chance. Quickly, Caliwone spun himself around and drove a kick upwards, catching her under the chin in his favoritetechnique.

She flipped backwards, landing with a stumble on the ground, then took flight, lifting her hand up and firing her signature move, the Noventa Cannon. Twenty feet out from her, the single streak of energy erupted into many, all bursting wide then converging onto Caliwone.

He set his teeth. Having seen this attack before, he knew how to beat it. Darting upward at nearly the last second, he flew right through the center of the attack unscathed as the rest of the energy exploded on the ground. Flipping forward quickly, he landed back on the ground and ducked as Helena's foot cleaved the air and several of his golden hairs where his head had been in two.

Red glowed in his right hand as Helena finished swinging her kick Caliwone planted his own special move into her stomach. With a red streak, Helena and Caliwone's Sphere of Destruction lifted into the sky before exploding violently, spiking the ground all around and sending dust and dirt everywhere.

Caliwone dropped to one knee, gasping for breath and spitting the blood in his mouth to the side even as more blood slid down the right side of his face. Helena would re-enter the battle soon and Caliwone didn't have much left to face her with. Maybe I should have just challenged Kal-El to test my abilities, he thought tiredly as he could sense Helena's approach. At least he would offer to let me walk away from this.

Through the still billowing smoke, Helena walked into view, her green and black outfit more than a little worse for wear but her golden hair and identical blaze seemed otherwise fine.

"You never cease to amaze me, Saiyan," she said. "Every time we fight, I seem less and less of a challenge for you, despite our significant gap in power when you do not ascend."

"Hn," Caliwone said, forcing himself to rise. "I am a fast learner."

"Hn," Helena said right back. "Yet you still can't beat me as you are. Ascend."

"I will not," Caliwone said. He hated that transformation, despite the overwhelming power it brought him. "When I do, I lose control. There is no point in victory if I am not the one fighting."

Helena smiled. "Then go learn to control it," she said, turning her back to him. "Come find me when you can."

Caliwone watched her take off into the sky with a slight surprise, though the surprise didn't last long. She had Saiyan blood, his Saiyan blood, running through her veins, after all. The prospect of a strong adversary appealed greatly to her. Caliwone smirked to himself and took to the air himself to recover from his wounds.

Snow fell lightly around the grounds of the Xavier Institute but by this time it was no longer joyous. The first forts had all been made and destroyed, the first snowman, the first snowball fight.

Kitty Pryde laid her head on her arms as she watched the frozen flakes drift downward and sighed. Nearly none of the original X-Men stayed here anymore, all have gone out to try and live normal lives. Some had gone off to Magneto's island, Genosha, under the pretense of safety and security. One or two withdrawn to solitude, their thoughts and feeling stuck in the past and hard to forget.

A steaming mug of hot chocolate set itself down in front of Kitty, the smell doing a surprisingly good job of lifting her spirits along with the warm embrace of Piotr.

"What is wrong?" he asked in his thick Russian accent that she found so endearing. "Why do you seem so sad?"

"Look around, Piotr," Kitty said. "Not long ago, this mansion would be filled with screaming kids and stupid boys playing with mistletoe. Now look at it. You me, the Professor, Storm, Beast, and Xi'an. That's all that's left of the X-Men."

"Everyone must move on eventually," Colossus said. "At least there is one good sign of all this."

"Oh yeah?" Kitty asked tartly. "What's that?"

"There is no war to bring us all together."

Kitty thought about that, seeing this path of logic to be a rather twisted concept, true though it was. With another sigh, she leaned back into Colossus' arms. "Let's take a trip somewhere," she said at last. "Someplace new. Somewhere exciting."

In the far distance, the very far distance, an alarm rang that notified police of a burglary in progress. No doubt the police and the heroes of the law enforcement could handle everything but there was always the chance of a drawn out firefight or the chance of someone getting hurt.

It had been a long time since the Man of Steel had floated in the sky like this, just low enough for sounds to travel through in the atmosphere and to his super hearing as he waited for trouble. Normally, the Watch Tower or Metro Tower would alert him or proper League members to handle such relatively minor threats but, judging from the direction and sounds associated, the trouble was in Metropolis.

Reaching both hands forward, Superman rocketed into the lower atmosphere. Faster than a speeding bullet, Superman raced into the air space above his city, slowing down just enough to keep from shattering glass from the tall buildings. Metropolis. It seemed like it had been forever since he'd been here. Of course he had, Clark Kent of the Daily Planet had a life and a job after all, but Superman had been busy with aliens and mutant affairs lately.

He smiled as children jumped up and down in excitement as he passed overhead, their mom's and dad' smiling and waving joyously, too. Even the police men and women smiled and waved as he landed lightly between them and the offended bank.

"Thank you for keeping them busy," Superman said with a smile. "What do you say I take it from here?"

"That's all you, Superman," one officer said. "Volcana and Livewire with some other crooks."

"Thanks for the heads up," Superman said and walked straight into the bank. Of course, with his super hearing and x-ray vision, he had already seen who the thieves were and had already picked up their chatter.

"Hey, pick up the pace, cupcakes," Livewire could be heard along with the sound of sparking electricity. "We ain't got all day."

"Who made you the ring leader here?" the unmistakable voice of Volcana said, sounding only slightly irritated.

"Hey, you gotta problem with it?" Livewire asked. "I'm more worried about the super-snot and his little justice dweeb friends."

"You do have a point," another voice said timidly.

"Shut up, Garfield," Volcana said. "Just focus on getting the vault open with that little toy of yours."

There was the sound of Firefly's trademarked flamethrower.

Superman shook his head. Super-snot?

He stepped through the final door. Two guards waited on either side if the doors, ready with fully automatic weapons. They barely managed a squeak of surprise as the Man of Steel reached over and lightly for him, tapped their heads together. They both dropped to the floor unconscious and Superman patiently folded his arms and cleared his throat. Firefly's flamethrower sputtered out quite suddenly as all the criminals jumped in surprise.

"Well look who it is," Livewire said, her eyes flicking over to the downed thugs. "Guess it really is hard to find good help these days, isn't it?"

"Never mind that," Volcana said, lifting her hands from her hips. Fire engulfed her hands and she hurled the fire at Superman. Superman didn't even bother to move as fire surrounded him and slowly dissipated. Smoke rose from the corner of his cape and around his shoulders that quickly put themselves out.

Volcana seemed to shrink slightly as Superman looked over at her. "Oh crap."

Livewire gave Volcana a disappointed glare before lifted her own hands and sending lightning lancing out toward Superman but he was gone.

"HELP!" Firefly called out from behind the girls.

Livewire turned to see Superman holding Firefly by the jet pack.

"Oooo," Livewire growled angrily. "Hey, red," she snapped to Volcana. "Get your feet out of the quicksand, will ya?"

Volcana seemed to pull herself together enough to lift her hands and blast Superman. Using him as a shield, Superman lifted Firefly into the fiery path, then threw him into Volcana. The two flew through the open doors and into the street where the police waited to arrest the two.

"You're such a spoil sport, you know that?" Livewire yelled before running out of the room and to the back emergency exit.

Superman followed just as Livewire made it outside. The police line that had circled the building all lifted weapons subtly as Livewire lifted a hand and fired electricity arcing upward. High above the building, the lighting struck a passing plane, lighting the engines instantly on fire.

"Catch ya later, babies," she said to Superman and the police as she transformed into pure electricity and arced up into a nearby power line.

Superman rocketed upwards, the lives of hundreds more of an immediate concern than one super criminal. He caught up to the falling plane and with one mighty blow, blew the fire out. Racing around to the front of the plane as some of the taller buildings in Metropolis began flashing past, he pushed forward and up, doing his best not to put more pressure on it than the steel could handle. Even so, the front end crumpled slowly under his strength as the huge weight pushed forward while the Man of Steel resisted.

People could be heard screaming on the streets now, the screech of tires and honking of horns, too. Superman gritted his teeth, coming to the conclusion that, without being near enough to the landing strip and still wanting to get on Livewire's trail, a highway landing seemed inevitable.

He guided the plane gently past a few more buildings then lined up the highway. The pilots on board seemed to understand the situation and promptly lowered the landing gear. With a gentle screech of rubber on asphalt, the plane came to a safe landing. He floated up to the cabin to see how everyone was and with thumbs ups and cheers, he took off back to the bank.

As he came in close, it quickly became apparent that his help was unnecessary. Livewire hung upside down by a rubberized cable wrapped around her with a cut down power line. Police were already taking steps to release her with proper equipment.

"What happened?" Superman asked as he came to a landing.

"No idea, really," one of the junior officers said. "We rounded the corner in pursuit and found her like this."

"I see," Superman said. He smiled slightly and glanced around. Hidden in one of the few shadows that seemed to lie around Metropolis, Superman could see the glow of white eyes that none of the officers seemed to notice.

Superman took to the skies with a wave of farewell, then circled the building to land in the darkened ally. "What ever happened to a normal calling card, Bruce?"

"That is my normal calling card," Batman said.

"What brings you to Metropolis, then?" Superman asked his old friend.

"Your city seems to have a bad habit of driving their criminals over to Gotham," Batman said, his customary glare deepening slightly.

"I can't imagine why," Superman said. "If I were them, I would take my chances with me before ever crossing your path."

"Just keep a better eye on your trash, Clark," Batman said, turning his back to Superman.

There was the sudden sound of an approaching rocket and the two heroes turned in time to see a rocket with a woman straddling it shoot past.

"What on Earth was that?" Superman asked.

"Roxy Sutton," Batman said evenly. "She goes by Roxy Rocket. Former Hollywood stunt double with a fetish for thrill seeking."

"I think I remember her," Superman said pointedly but with a smile.

"From my earlier days in the cape," Batman said.

"I seem to remember that she came to Metropolis once before when you and Batman went missing. I dressed up as you and Robin and I had to go save you from Brainiac," Superman said, smirking. "Still looks good for her age, then."

"I'm more surprised that she's still alive." Batman spread his arms and his glider wings sprang into place. "She has this thing for the ultimate thrill." Fire spat from his boots and he launched himself into the sky after her with Superman following behind.

"What's she doing in Metropolis?" Superman asked.

"Maybe she decided she would rather take her chances with you."

Superman grinned. "Big mistake."

The two heroes managed to catch up with the rocketeer, weaving crazily between buildings and through tunnels. Superman had just about had enough when Roxy slowed down to speed side by side with the heroes. "Well, looks like you finally got an upgrade, handsome," Roxy shouted over to Batman, winking at him through her goggles.

"Looks like you still haven't learned," Batman responded.

"It's all about the thrill, hun. You haven't really forgotten, have you?"

"No," Batman said.

"What are you after?" Superman asked, having used his x-ray vision to scan through the storage spots and found nothing in them.

"Some fun!" she shouted joyously and braked hard in mid air. Batman swerved instinctively, missing the building he had approached by inches. Superman crashed straight into it as Roxy shot straight up, paralleling the building all the way to the top.

Batman raced after her even as Superman jumped back into the air. "I can handle this," Batman said as Superman moved to pass him.

"You sure?" Superman asked.

Batman didn't even respond as they continued straight up, firing his rocket boots after burners. Passing Roxy, Batman landed and perched on the tip of her rocket.

"Now that's more like it," Roxy said, crouching and grinning harder.

They continued up into the sky, the brilliant blue gradually giving way to blackness as the air thinned. Batman gritted his teeth, forcing calm through his body even as signs of strain began to show on Roxy's face.

Black spots started to appear in front of Batman's eyes as Roxy finally passed out. With a last sputter from the engine, they reached the apex of their flight and dropped back down to Earth. Superman paced them on the decline as Batman threw himself forward and grabbed Roxy around the waist. Turing in the air, he tried to focus in on Roxy's rocket that was falling with them but couldn't do it as they began falling past the taller buildings of Metropolis again.

"Superman," Batman shouted, opening his wings once more and gliding away.

Superman grabbed the rocket and followed after Batman. They soared over the magnificent city, gradually slowing themselves down from their high speed free fall and finally came to a more or less gentle landing on the edge of Metropolis Park.

"Just like old times, eh Batman?" Roxy asked groggily as Batman set her down. There was the click and zip from near Roxy's waist. She smiled, not even having to look down to see the Bat-cuffs on her wrists. "Sure was a blast though." She leaned in and kissed Batman before stepping away and sitting down on one of the nearby park benches as the sound of police sirens could be heard coming their way.

Superman cocked an eyebrow at Batman who purposely kept his eyes pointed elsewhere. There was a soft beep from Superman's comm. Dropping Roxy's rocket to the ground, Superman touched his ear. "Go ahead."

"Superman," Mr. Terrific said, his voice tight. "We have a situation."

"Alright," Superman said as the police finally arrived and hurried over. "Teleport me and Batman up."

"Wait a second-" Batman started to say angrily before the blue glow surrounded them both and they vanished from the Earth.

To be continued...

Here we go, ladies and gentleman, another adventure. I think this will be the best one yet with plenty of action and high adrenaline. Now that I have started, look for updates Mondays and Fridays.

Thanks a bunch to my friend Kobez2.0 for the great Beta-Read!

Until Monday, my friends, I looked forward to seeing resonses and reviews!

Later,

The Dark Prince