Chapter One
The Return
Introduction:
In the beginning the Justice League was created by two of the best superheroes in the world. Batman, the Dark Knight Detective and Superman, the Man of Steel, together they searched the world for superheroes to join their cause. One such superhero was the Undertaker; he was also the Justice Leagues most powerful ally. However, before he joined the Justice League Batman and Superman had known him for a very long time. The Undertaker for the longest time had operated with Metropolis and Gotham City. On one fateful night things changed for the Undertaker, and changed the relationship that he had with the rest of the Justice League for ever.
October 1, 2006:
The sky was dark as it had always been in the Gotham City, this year the Undertaker had moved his family there. He had been married for five years and tonight was his anniversary to his wife Emily, they had two beautiful children, twins. He had been out fighting crime and fighting long side his closest friend Batman. However, as he approached the rooftop of his house he got the strangest feeling as if something bad was going to happen. He jumped down into the alley way and ducked into the secret doorway that led to his inter sanctum, and took off his mask and his body armor. Then he proceeded to walk up the stairs to the main house to get some good night's sleep, when he opened the secret compartment of behind the bookcase of his house, instead of finding his wife there was his archenemy Darkness. Darkness's minions grabbed the Undertaker and forced him on his knees. Darkness through the black mask he wore just smiled and said, "Did you really think that you could hide your secret from me for this long?" The Undertaker struggled to get free, but then he realized that his children were not crying, and his wife was not there. The Undertaker said, "What have you done with my family?" Darkness proceeded to laugh as some of his minions brought in Darkness's dogs. The Undertaker eyes grew wide and Darkness said, "Your wife however, I set on fire personally." Darkness put the gun to the Undertaker's head and said, "So ends the legacy of the Undertaker." He then pulled the trigger and the Undertaker fell to the ground dead.
Later that night across town in the city morgue Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, where called to identify the body. When they were alone Clark asked, "And his family?" Bruce replied, "Killed, by Darkness. He is the only one smart enough and evil enough to have killed his family in the way that they were killed." Clark said, "Then we should make finding his killer a first priority." Bruce replied, "Darkness blends into well with the darkness we will never find him." They both left. At the funeral every member of the Justice League was present in their alter egos, to pay homage to their comrade in arms.
Present Day, October 1, 2011:
The night was just like any other for War and soldiers, War in second in command to Darkness and War knew as soon as the time was right he would take over the city and kill Darkness. They were loading the new shipment of drugs into their boat, in recent days a new band of superheroes had come together. Instead of the Justice League it was their protégé, so security was extra tight. However, it wasn't too tight, and within seconds water rose out of the sea and Aqualad was there. War knew that he had to get out of there, but as he turned the corner there were two other members of this Young Justice League, Robin and Artemis. He used his power of fire to create and wall of fire to block their pursuit of him. He then went inside the building and barricaded himself in and said, "You are not taking me alive!" War then ran deeper into the building found a hiding place, and backed into the corner but instead of backing into the wall he hit a person. He turned around and staring back was something from his past. He let out a girlish scream of "HELP!" and took off running the way he came. Miss Martian sensing the War's distress proceeded to phase through the building and help the criminal. As he got there War was on his knees in front of a man who wore a skull shaped mask, black body armor, a black duster coat, black boots, black gloves, black cowboy hat. In his hand was a Single Action Army Revolver that seemed to have been modified slightly too included rapid shot. The man with the gun pulled back the hammer and shot War in the head blowing the back of his head off. Miss Martian watched in horror as the man did this, during her shock the man disappeared into the darkness of the factory. When the rest of the team entered the building the man was gone and War was dead.
The next day back at Mount Justice, the team is all gathered for the debriefing by Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter, and Red Tornado. Miss Martian began and said, "When I entered the warehouse/factory I heard War scream. When I finally found him he was on his knees in front of a man. He looked like a skeleton, but also like a cowboy." Aqualad then said, "When we got there War was dead and M'gann was in shock. I do have to admit that I have never seen anything that violent in my time on the surface world." As they were debriefing Manhunter was reading his nieces mind and his eyes grew wide with fear and pulled the rest of the League members away. He then said, "I believe the man they saw was the Undertaker." Batman did not let his words faze him and Canary said, "That is impossible, the Undertaker did not have any special abilities." Green Arrow replied, "Besides, his brains were all over the bookshelf that night, there is no way he is immortal." Batman finally said, "I will look into any the mean time, the team must be kept in the dark about this. This is League business."
As they were talking Conner was listening with his super hearing and said, "The guy is a member of the League." The rest of the team's eyes grew wide and Wally asked, "Who?" Conner replied, "Some guy named the Undertaker?" With those words Robin remained silent as he had met the Undertaker five years ago, and knew that he was Batman's closest friend. Robin also knew that the Undertaker never killed and all his weapons were meant to stun, not kill. He also knew that the Undertaker was dead and had no special abilities, but if this was the Undertaker he knew that the team would be in the fight of their lives.