***Disclaimer***
As those of you who actually read and review my stories (both of you.) already know, I FINALLY finished "Better than Life". However I'm afraid if I go try to work on "Turn Around" I may lose my streak for this dapple.
I realized that BTL's sequel "Todellisuus" is going to be in the Justice League Unlimited timeline.
And for those of you who aren't aware; there are tensions in that time line...tensions that are explained by watching the Justice League episode "Starcrossed"
So yeah, another Dapple story. I am insistent on connecting ties.
So thank you...both of you. It's nice to know someone is giving me feedback.
***WT***
The air in the Watchtower was like none that had ever been felt before. A feeling of peace, happiness, and pure fluffiness….a combination that was EXTREMELY rare on the Watchtower of all things.
Of course, it could be because of a particular event that was happening that very moment…
"And so, by the powers so graciously given to me; I now pronounce you Husband and Wife." Superman smiled at the newly wed couple before him. "J'onn, you may kiss your bride"
J'onn smiled fondly as he faced Camille and felt a swelling in his chest as he brought her to himself and pressed his lips against hers. Camille joined the kiss readily, wrapping her arms around his neck and letting off a very soft swoon as she kissed her new husband.
Married life...this was something Purin never got to enjoy...something that 591 never dreamed about.
And yet she, as Camille, was holding it in her arms. Oh what joy to be spending her eternity with this beloved Martian of hers.
"YAY! Alright! Good for you!" Flash all but cheered, blowing his kazooie in triumph. No sooner had J'onn and Camille finished their kiss, the speedster all but dashed over to the couple and started rubbing his hands evilly. "SO! About those 15 kittens-"
"GEEZ! At LEAST let them have a honeymoon!" Green Lantern waved a hand in the air and marched over to Flash, grabbing him by one of the little lightnings on his head. "All we ever HEAR about is the blasted kittens! Even if J'onn and Camille did have them, it would take YEARS for them to be old enough to play with!"
"Oh believe me, the kittens, pups, and hatchlings of Saturn grow VERY rapidly. Her Majesty, Queen Kiyomi is currently 6 or 7 years old herself, but she was big enough to play with when she was 2 Earth years old." Camille informed, smiling in an amused way at the topic. "But Commander Orko still keeps a tight leash on her since she's so young."
"Well waiting two years isn't BAD." Flash shrugged his shoulders and then put his hands on his hips. "I can wait-...the Queen of Saturn is 7 years old?...Are her parents insane?"
"uh-...Actually both of Kiyomi's parents are deceased. A war with Charon claimed the King and Queen..." Camille pursed her lips as the subject grew dark and put a paw to her ear. "Technically, Commander Orkono is in charge of the planet until Kiyomi reaches 15...but he still discusses important matters with her." The Saturn paused when she saw how awkward Flash looked. He obviously was feeling bad about the death topic being brought up.
"Either way!" Camille said cheerily, placing her own paws on her hips. "Don't worry Flash! Just wait a few years for my sake at least!"
"Flash? Wait? Pah...that's a laugh" Green Lantern commented sarcastically, crossing his arms.
Beside him, Hawkgirl smirked. "Even if J'onn and Camille were to get busy immediately, the process of even HAVING the kittens takes two Earth years; and then on TOP of that, two more Earth years until they're big enough to play with." Hawkgirl smirked at Flash. "You're looking at a MINIMUM of four years, Flash."
"Aaawww…" Flash crossed his arms and made a pouty face. "Camille needs to be like an Earth cat. At least THEY are ready to play after 8 weeks."
"Yeah, I'm SURE that those kittens won't be mortified by then, just by LOOKING at you." Green Lantern muttered sarcastically. Hawkgirl smirked at the comment and made a motion towards Flash. "If Flash can even handle Saturn kittens. Right Camille?"
Camille grinned towards Hawkgirl, taking a full notice of how Hawkgirl and Green Lantern seemed to be hanging around each other QUITE often. SOMETHING had happened before the Christmas break that they had taken...maybe it was during the attack of the Joker…
Green Lantern and Hawkgirl had been spending some SERIOUS time together quite frequently.
"That's considering if my Husband even approves of you playing with our kittens." Camille teased, wrapping her arms around one of his bulky arms and looking up at the Martian. "What do you think, darling? Should we allow our future children to be around such a menace like Flash?"
"Hmm…" J'onn looked down at his newlywed and smiled. "It would be prudent to have our children on tight leashes."
"HEY!" Flash placed his hands on his hips and scowled. "You know, I COULD be at home watching the Playoffs instead of supporting you at your WEDDING, Camille!"
"Yes you could, but if you had, you wouldn't live to tell the tale." Camille smirked at her 'brother'.
"Humph. You better hope I don't find out where you guys are planning to take your honeymoon." Flash grumbled. "Though I have a pretty good feeling it's Canada; since every time you try to go, SOMETHING happens!"
"The honeymoon is going to have to wait."
All in the room looked towards Batman, who was looking at a device in his hand and unsurprisingly, looked serious.
"We have bigger problems."
***DC***
The night in Washington DC was fairly quiet, even for a high tourist area. Every now and then a car horn would honk, and a dog would bark; however, to label this night as dangerous...seemed like overkill.
"The delegates from Kasnia are just arriving." Batman's voice came over the comms of the Justice League. "Any sign of trouble?"
"Nothing here." Wonder Woman reported.
"My end is clear as well." Camille reported, glancing towards the side as Flash and J'onn caught up with her.
"Zilch." Flash reported, stopping by Camille. "Not even a sleazy politician. Are you sure we need to be here?"
"According to my sources, Terrorists have targeted this international peace summit." Batman reported.
"They WOULD have to do it during the playoffs." Flash mocked, sounding irritated.
J'onn looked from Flash and Camille, putting his attention on his com. "What if these Terrorists are already inside?" the Martian asked in concern.
"I've got that covered." Batman replied. "Whatever goes on inside, Superman has it handled."
"What about Airplanes?" Camille suddenly asked, narrowing her eyes dangerously. "Would Lantern and Hawkgirl be able to stop any?"
"What are you-"
"I was THERE when the Twin Towers got hit, Batman." Camille frowned and kept her paw on her comlink. "I know they hit the Pentagon; and I'd rather not go through that pit again."
"...Don't worry, Camille. There haven't been any reports of erratic aircraft. Now stay on task." Batman proceeded to cut the line, making Camille frown and huff.
"You were THERE during 9/11?" Flash looked surprised at the Saturn before him. "What was it like?"
"...Hell…" Camille pursed her lips and noticed how dark she seemed to sound, before she shook her head, and looked back towards her comrades. "I'm going to check by the Capital for any activity." She reported, before she shapeshifted into a domestic cat and ran for her new checkpoint.
J'onn and Flash watched her go, before Flash put a hand to his head. "Wow...I didn't know that about kitty…"
"Keep in mind, that happened before she joined us as Camille. It must have happened while she was 591." J'onn looked towards Flash and frowned. "Keep patrolling and let me know if you find anything."
"Gotcha."
***SW***
Hawkgirl looked over the terrain that she was patrolling, and narrowed her eyes for any suspicious activity. Surely no terrorist could hide from her.
"Hey there"
The Thanagarian looked over towards her left, seeing Green Lantern fly over and smirked slightly. "Hey yourself." She nipped back. "Aren't you supposed to be patrolling the north end?"
"I thought I saw trouble over here" Green Lantern replied.
Hawkgirl looked back down towards her patrol area, intent on finding just WHAT Lantern was talking about. Nothing caught her eye.
"There's no trouble" She replied.
"Sure there is" Green Lantern replied, smoothly flying in front of the Thanagarian, continuing to fly just below her. Smirking right at her, he chuckled. "And i'm looking right at it." That much said, the Green Lantern planted a quick kiss on her lips.
Hawkgirl smirked and continued to fly. "You're bad" she teased.
"You should know" Lantern replied.
"And YOU should get back to work." Hawkgirl smirked and made a motion with her head. "But after we're done, let's get some takeout from that Chinese place by your apartment."
"Great!...But this time, no eel heads" Lantern replied, flying off.
Hawkgirl continued to smirk at the retreating Lantern. "Lightweight. I'm still gonna order some so Camille and I can share! She'll need all the protein she can get!"
"Seriously?! You too?! Let J'onn and Camille at LEAST have a honeymoon before they pop out kittens!"
***SW***
Camille slowed her run when she finally got to the Capitol building. Sniffing at the air, Camille couldn't help but feel...off. Something about this night was driving her nuts, but she couldn't place it.
Purin had felt this way about someone specific...but who?...ungh…
Even though she had regained Purin's memories, her memories of being 591 often confused or overlapped certain details.
Either way, SOMETHING inside of her was on the fritz, as if someone was coming. Someone...she didn't care for…
"Are you alright?"
Camille raised her head and smiled at the landing Martian, before she reverted back into her normal Saturn state, quick to embrace her husband.
"I'm fine, my love! Why do you ask?"
"The way you left Flash was abrupt…" J'onn wrapped his arms around his new wife and looked at her seriously. "Not to mention your mind is a flood of thoughts right now."
"I'm not mad at Flash at all, if that's what you're implying." The Saturn tilted her head slightly, before glancing to the side. "Though...I can't help but feel...off…"
"About?"
"I feel like Earth is in danger." She narrowed her eyes and looked towards her husband seriously. "And every part of the Saturn soldier inside of me is ready to attack...but i'm not sure why."
"Don't worry, Camille. If Earth is indeed in danger, then we will protect it...together." J'onn encouraged, gently pressing his lips to her forehead.
Camille smiled lovingly...before she suddenly tensed. Her nose twitched slightly, and a low growl escaped her. For a moment, she stood perfectly still...before she slowly broke away from J'onn and looked to the side, continuing to sniff at the air.
...ZZOOOOMM!
Both J'onn and Camille looked up, seeing four fighter jets take to the sky and get higher and higher. For a while, it seemed like they were merely scouting...before the opened fire on...nothing.
However, after a moment, a LARGE ship materialized out of thin air...and promptly shot at the fighter jets.
"The slag?" Camille took a few steps up, narrowing her eyes at the arrival. Gordanians? But THEY knew better than to challenge the Omion's strict warning of going beyond the rim of THIS solar system! There had to be SOME sort of- Were the other Justice League members flying to intercept it?
"CAMILLE!"
Camille barely had time to blink when the ship fired once again, it's backfire nearly hitting the Martian and the Saturn. However, J'onn quickly SNATCHED Camille and flew straight up in the air, clutching the Saturn tightly. Camille blinked a few times, before she looked towards J'onn.
"I suppose now would be as good a time as ever to start 'protecting Earth together' correct?'
J'onn actually smirked only briefly, before he landed and gently set Camille down. Looking upwards, the Martian frowned deeply when he saw only Hawkgirl in the air. Not too far away, Flash was helping Green Lantern and Wonder Woman recover from what shock the ship had sent them through. Above, it looked like Superman was moving to intercept.
The Martian narrowed his eyes, before turning to Camille and motioning towards the other heros. "Help Flash with the others. I'm going to help Superman try and intercept that ship."
Camille nodded seriously. "Understood." She replied, crossing her paws together and promptly her uniform and sai appeared, before the Saturn quickly rushed off to help her 'brother'.
Upon her arrival, Flash stood up and motioned the Omion over. "Hey! You're the alien expert! What kinda ship is that?"
"For your information, Flash, over half of our team are either alien, or have knowledge of alien technology." Camille smirked towards Flash, the usual rage in her white battle eyes twinkling with sibling sarcasm.
"Hardy-Har. Do you know or don't cha?"
"Actually, yes." Camille looked up towards the ship. "It's a Gordanian class-7 cruiser. Lets just say Karna and Saturn do NOT get along." The Justice League member narrowed her eyes. "I'm just puzzled as to why ANY Gordanian would ignore Orko and Marril's threats about-...J'ONN!"
"J'onn? Why would J'onn be a thr-" Flash promptly paused when he noticed both Superman and J'onn falling out of the sky. Luckily for them, Hawkgirl swooped down and snatched them both by their capes.
Turning, Hawkgirl flew back for the main group and gently set down the recovering duo.
Camille immediately ran to J'onn and put her paws on his shoulders as he held his head from the blow that he had just received.
"Any other suggestions?" The Martian muttered lowly, looking back up towards the approaching ship coming straight for them.
"Yeah. It's called 'A Saturn going right for the engines of it'" Camille growled, taking a few steps forward...Only for a large laser cannon beam to come SMASHING through the Gordanian ship and sending it down for a crash landing.
The Justice League couldn't believe their eyes. HOW...had that just happened?
As if on cue, a shadow engulfed them, making them look upwards...to a whole FLEET of ships entering Earth's atmosphere.
"Out of the frying pan and into the fire." Superman said offhandedly, looking ready to fight some more.
"No! Wait!" Hawkgirl cut in, looking intently at the new armada of ships. It was if she knew something that no one else did…
...or at least...90% of them anyways.
To the side Camille was studying the new ships with a agaping mouth.
Was...that-...it COULDN'T be...they were FORBIDDEN to- WHY would they-?...They...are going to pay DEARLY!
Growling, Camille noticed a lone scouting ship began it's descent to Earth...and promptly shot off for it's landing area.
"Camille! WAIT!" Hawkgirl winced sharply and promptly flew after the Saturn. Most likely Purin's memories identified the ship's….Problem was...was she going to apply the same 'principals' of her not being enemies with them, like she did for her?
Managing to get a hold of Camille, Hawkgirl brought her into the air...to which Camille promptly SWIPED her hind paws towards Hawkgirl and landed on her feet, white eyes glaring at the Thanagarian.
"Stay OUT of this, Hawkgirl! You are one thing, but THIS is breaking treaty!"
"Camille- you have to understand what-"
"Guys!"
Both the Saturn and the Thanagarian turned as the rest of the League caught up to them.
"What's going on?"
"Do you guys know these ships?"
"Why are you-"
All Justice League members went silent as the ship in front of them opened up...revealing a large man of soldier-like built...with wings.
Green Lantern's mouth went agape, and the rest gazed in wonder...as a male Thanagarian stepped out of the ship and gazed at them. For a moment, all was silent…
"TALAK!"
All at the scene were immediately drawn to the sudden RAGE in Camille's voice, as the Saturn, immediately positioned her weapons in the offensive state. However, surprisingly, Camille was rooted in her spot, teeth gritted and eyes angry.
"You've crossed the first rim of this solar system! All treaties between Saturn and Thanagar are officially BROKEN!"
The male Thanagarian smirked only slightly at the statement.
"It's nice to see you again too, Sargent Purin."
