DC vs. MARVEL

KRATHOS

A Fan Fiction crossover

By Peter Stein

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Please be aware that I am not fully knowledgeable with each and very character, their backgrounds, enemies and howeworlds/hometowns, so if I do get some things wrong please do not throw a nerd rage and just enjoy this crossover of epic proportions. Thank you

PS. First one to throw a nerd rage will be signed off as the big mouth

VOLUME 1

The Silver Surfer, Norrin Radd, was at peace in a quiet place in the universe.

He sat on his board, marveling at the stars, gas clouds and distance planets around him. years ago, before he earned his powers from his former master, the only beauty he knew was his angelic wife, Shalla-Bal and his World of Zenn-La. Though the universe was beautiful, it was nothing compared to Shall-Bal.

Indeed, being able to freely roam the universe was the one thing he didn't regret for being the herald to a planet destroyer. It put his mind at ease.

Something disturbed his meditative thoughts, however.

A sudden disturbance in a distance part of the universe. No, many distance parts of the universe; so far it felt that these sudden disturbances were at the very edge of the universe, if there ever was such a thing.

"What is that?" the Surfer asked, despite no one being around.

He sensed something. Something slowly growing, something catastrophic. He was not fully knowledgeable about the happenings and activities of the universe, someone of an intelligence closer to that was needed to answer his question.

"I must consult my former master" Surfer said, standing up on his board. He suddenly shot off into the stars, seeking answers.

"I must consult Galactus"

#

Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, made random shapes using his power ring.

He was on the Watchtower, the Home Base of the Justice League. The only other Justice League member on the Tower (as far as he knew) was the Red Tornado who was, as usual, scrolling through the computers looking for trouble on Earth, or in some other part of the universe.

"Come on Tornado, give me something to do" Hal said, creating a green rocking chair.

"Bored are you?" Red Tornado asked.

"There's gotta be some supervillains on the prowl for me to beat up"

"Well, maybe not villains but there's a cat that needs saving from a tree in…London. But, the fire brigade is already there"

"Buzz kill"

The computers beeped. The Red Tornado answered it and opened up a screen of text.

"Well, this should kill your buzz kill" he said.

"If it's another kid who needs a lecture on drugs get Superman to do it, I've run out of catchy lines"

"No, it's not…huh" The Tornado focused on the screen, text kept on writing itself. "There's seems to be some suspicious space activity"

"Where? Who?" Hal excitedly asked, dispersing a bundle of green balloons with his emblem on them.

"Where?...it's…everywhere. Who? I don't know" Tornado said. "This activity, it's…unfamiliar…not only is it everywhere, it also seems to be on the very edge of the universe"

"Is that even possible, the edge of the universe?"

"I don't know…but, that's what seems to be happening" there was a pause. "Hal, you should consult the guardians"

"Oh come on, I'm already bored enough, I don't need-"

"There could be bad guys involved"

"I'm out"

And at that, Hal flew up through the tower and out of one of it's many shield doors that the flying, space breathing members of the Justice League used.

Red Tornado watched the bright green trails that Lantern left behind, until it disappeared beyond the stars. He then pressed a button on an intercom.

"Justice League, we may have a problem"

#

The Silver Surfer arrived at the great, spherical space craft that belonged to Galactus; the TAA. He left his board at the "dock" and proceeded inside.

There, sitting on his throne, was the giant Eater of Worlds Galactus.

"Former master, it is…good to see you again" The Surfer greeted, kneeling before Galactus.

"It has been to long, former herald" Galactus greeted back. "Why do you seek Galactus?"

The Surfer stood. "I have been sensing a disturbance, ever growing, in the universe. I do not know what it is and it worries me. I was hoping that you knew"

The Galactus titled his head to better face the Surfer. "I have been sensing these disturbances as well, Surfer. Alas, I do not know what they are either"

Surfer grunted.

"Perhaps you should consult your Earthly allies" Galactus suggested. "their minds put together have more knowledge than even I on the happenings of the universe, there is more chance of them knowing than me.

Now leave me, I know you do not like my destruction of worlds, and I hunger"

Surfer nodded. "Thank you Galactus" he thanked, and left.

Galactus watched as his former herald left his ship, and sat in thought.

What is happening, he wondered. I hate to admit, but it worries me also

#

Batman dragged a bleeding, certain clown from the batmobile to the front doors of Arkham Asylum.

"Hey, one of my shoes fell off" The Joker said. "Bat's, that shoe has a knife with your blood on it. I want to keep it as a piece of memorabilia. Hey bats, hey, hey!"

Batman didn't answer, and just continued dragging the Joker towards the waiting Arkham Personnel.

"What he do this time?" they asked as they grabbed him and cuffed him.

"Don't you watch the news these days?" Joker said as his hands were cuffed.

"Used a school bus and an army of midgets to try and rob a museum" Batman answered.

"It was a good field trip. Who ever thought the kids would be so lucky to see the great Caped Crusader on some boring Museum visit. Best exhibition, if you ask me" The Joker laughed as he was taken away into the hell house.

Batman walked back to the Batmobile, picking up the shoe on the way. Thank God he managed to get it off the Joker, some of the Arkham doctors were thirsty to find out who he is and a small blood sample was all they needed.

As Batman entered the Bat mobile, he was greeted by Alfred's voice on the intercom.

"You have three missed calls from Red Tornado sir" he said.

"On screen" Batman said.

The Red Tornado appeared on screen. The screen was split into four, Red Tornado, Superman and Aquaman. The fourth screen was blank, waiting for a fourth member to join.

"What's the trouble?" Batman asked.

"That's the thing Bruce, we don't know" Tornado answered.

"Tornado has been detecting suspicious space activity all throughout the universe" Superman said.

"Is this really my field?" Batman asked.

"It may be" Aquaman answered. "Nothing has happened in the oceans, but I fear that something will. I mean to say, Earth and every other planet may be dragged into something, and that means all of us will be as well"

"Who is behind it?" Batman asked, revving up the Batmobile and speeding off towards Gotham.

"We don't know?" Tornado answered. "In fact, I'm beginning to think that none of our enemies are behind it. These activities show no connections to any of their powers or technologies. I've sent Hal to consult the Guardians, but I do not know if they know what is going on"

"I have a suggestion" Aquaman said. "We should see our enemies on what they make of it"

There was silence. Batman was the first to nod. "Have fun with your multi world enemies, I'm going home"

"Lazy" Superman chuckled.

"No, just limited"

Meanwhile, at the Fortress of solitude.

Superman chuckled at Batman's remarks. "Just have Robin and Nightwing, and some of the more co operable villains if possible, ready for anything. I fear we might be heading for something catastrophic"

Batman nodded on the screen, and it went blank. Tornado and Aquaman were left.

"Tornado, keep us updated. Aquaman?"

"I'll see Black Manta if it helps" came the reply.

"Very well"

The screens went blank.

"As for me" he said to himself as he flew out of the fortress. "I'll see Lex Luthor".

#

At Stark Tower, members of the Avengers, X-Men and other hero's were gathered in front of a screen that Tony "Iron Man" Stark stood beside, out of his suit. Most of the other hero's were in costume, some weren't. Reed Richard of the Fantastic Four also stood beside the screen.

On the Screen was the face of Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

"Thank you for gathering here" Stark called out. "Nicky, if you please"

"Don't call me that" Fury grunted.

"Sorry Nicky"

Fury groaned annoyingly. "We are gathered due to Reed Richard and Tony smart mouth here detecting suspicious space activity through their computer systems. We at the Helicarrier have also detected these activities, and fear that something Earth threatening is coming"

"Not only Earth threatening, but universally threatening as well" Reed added, knowing Fury would not have much care. "Our universal allies have been reporting these activities as well, but none of them know much more about it than we do"

"Any idea who's behind it?" someone called out, Tony recognized the voice of Spiderman, who was hanging from the ceiling.

"Um…we don't actually" Tony answered. "In fact we believe-"

Tony was cut short when the Silver Surfer suddenly entered the room, gliding his surf board in through the balcony

"Reed, i-"

The Surfer then noticed the room full of familiar faces and masks as he hovered on his board beside Ms. Marvel and Spiderman.

"sup, Silver stuff?" Spiderman greeted.

"I see you already know" Surfer assumed.

"You've been sensing these disturbances?" Fury asked the Surfer directly.

"Yes. I was hoping my friend Reed knew what it is"

"Sorry Norrin Radd, I do not" Reed answered sadly. "None of us do"

There was soft chatter among the hero's, the situation was worrying.

the lights suddenly dimmed.

There was a glow in the middle of the room, and the familiar, towering figure of The Watcher appeared.

They all mouthed his name, and looked up into his blank eyes.

"Greetings Earthlings" he greeted, and arm folded in his cloth. "I have come to confirm your suspicions of these space disturbances, and to warn you"

"Hey, a ghost. Cool" Spiderman said, putting his arm in and out of the Watcher's transparent head

"Idiot" someone muttered, Wolverine probably with that unmistakable grunt.

"Warn us of what?" Captain America asked.

"The walls between universes are breaking" The Wathcer explained. "There is another universe, much like this one, with it's own hero's and villains, and the wall keeping your universes apart is breaking. A war is coming, one like we've never seen"

"We? Aren't you just supposed to Watch?" Ms. Marvel asked.

"indeed. However, our own kind are threatened by this and we have agreed to dispel of our vows…for now"

More chatter, a bit more worrying now.

There was a sudden beeping noise. Stark answered it, coming from his computer, and began to sweat.

"Um, Reed. There are a number of…explosions, Happening throughout the universe" he said.

"Let me see" Reed demanded, Stark moved aside for him. "This is not good…I don't…"

The tower suddenly shook. Stark's computer went down and there was concerned, raised chatter amongst the hero's. something exploded and everyone was blinded by bright light

In Latveria…

Dr. Doom had been hosting a "get together" with fellow villains. They had been planning against the hero's, when explosions outside caught their attention. Now they stood outside, looking up into the sky. Great flashes and distant explosions were seen and heard.

Doom knew they were from across the universe, and Doom knew that this was not good for his plans of universal domination.

Unless, he could obtain whatever this power was.

#

The Green Lantern landed in the middle of the place where the Guardians of the Green Lantern Corps meet. He looked up to them on their high seats, thy looked concerned.

"Guardians" he asked, breaking the silence. "What is happening? We have detected strange space activity back at the Watchtower"

The Guardians looked at each other, then looked at Hal; speaking to him.

"A war is coming" he said. "One that may very well decide the fate of both universes"

"Both universes?"

"There is a wall" another said. "One that separates this universe from another, and that wall is being broken. We know it has worried you and your allies the Justice League, Hal Jordan, and it has also worried your enemies?"

"Our enemies?"

"Hello human"

Hal turned, and almost gasped when he saw the yellow clad, red skinned Sinestro. He began to create a weapon from his ring, but Sinestro raised a harmless hand to stop him.

"Do not fight, but listen" Sinestro said. "I come on behalf of other villains who are concerned for our universe. I come to ask that you can accept an alliance between us to counter this coming threat"

"An alliance? Between us and you destroyers?" Jordan scoffed.

"It was Darkseid's idea"

Jordan was quiet. He knew Darkseid, he knew he was serious when it came to things such as war. He wondered whether this was a trick, or the truth.

"Then consider it" Sinestro said, taking flight. "Just remember we are together in this coming war" he said, and flew off into space.

Jordan bit his lip, and looked up to the Guardians again. "What do you think?"

"We have already discussed it with the traitor, we think you should accept it" one of them said. "Enemies or not, this war will eventually have you fighting a common enemy"

Jordan tilted his head, deep in thought as he slowly rose from the ground. "Then I'll, head back. But what of the corps"

"They are prepared to fight to the last Lantern"

Jordan nodded, and then left the planet Oa.

Meanwhile, on Earth.

Lex Luthor observed from his window at Lex Corps, over the city of Metropolis, and up at the sky above it.

he waited

As predicted, a familiar sound of 'whoosh' echoed in the large office behind him.

"You took your time" Luthor said, turning to face his guest.

"I was wondering whether I could trust you" Superman said, walking from the balcony into the office. "But, you have some sense of safety for our universe, so I should"

"Some sense" Luthor repeated, walking in to meet the Man of Steel. "You come to ask about this suspicious activity around our universe, I'm afraid I don't know"

Superman grunted. "No one does. I recently contacted other League members. Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Manhunter. None of them have a clue but show great concern"

" I have also contacted my…allies, and we show great concern as well" Luthor said. "What are we to do, Jor El?" Luthor asked. "Put our differences aside and-"

There was a sudden, deafening sound. An explosion, several of them far off.

Luthor and Superman both headed out to the Balcony, and watched as the skies lit up with distant flashes, all the way across space they both assumed.

"You were saying?" Superman asked.

"Put our differences aside and…fight together" Luthor finished, just as they were blinded

In space, the Green Lantern watched as the very fabric of the universe exploded. The flashes were of such a bright light he couldn't make out their color as they blinded him, and he was suddenly blown away as they exploded upon him.

His vision was blurred

When his vision cleared, he was speechless at what he saw.

He was still in space. But it was not his universe.

There was a ring of planets. Some of them he knew, others were unfamiliar to him. this ring surrounded a great gas cloud, larger than the sun. It was purple (violet, maybe), with hints of red and even black. He could make out the black clouds from the blackness of space

And throughout both universes, among the hero's and villains and even the civilians, a voice was heard.

The Stark Tower, still filled with the Avengers and X-Men.

The Watchtower, members of the Justice League called to it by Red Tornado.

every planet and moon, a deep, unknown and distant voice was heard.

"Hero's and villains of the universes. Your universes have been brought together to compete for survival, a war for the very existence of your own universe and evertyhing and everyone in it. nothing and no one can escape this war, you must fight it or cease to exist. Destroy the other universe or you yourselves…will be destroyed"

Green Lantern stared unknowingly at the ring of planets.

That voice, 'it's' words sent chills down his spines. There really was a war about to the start, but not one that either universe was going to start, one they were going to be forced into.

"This is not good" he said to himself, and was about to fly off towards Earth (hiw own Earth hopefully, there were two) when he was 'swatted' away.

Lantern spun over and over until he steadied himself. He clenched his fist's as he found his attacker, a great giant standing on the deck of what might have been his ship, which was giant sphere.

"No, it is not good" the giant said. "You will die by the hands of the Eater of Worlds, Galactus"

"A world eater huh?" Lantern chuckled, and spat blood that drifted beside him. "Alright, I've beaten a world eater before. This should be just like old times"

At Lex Corps, Superman looked at the skies. Planets could be seen, far away from Earth but close enough to be faintly seen. it was day time, but the stars and gas clouds of space could be seen.

He looked back to see Lex Luthor, suited up in his battle armor, walk out to join him on the balcony.

"I never thought this day would come" he said.

"What, when you kill me?" Superman chuckled.

"No, that day is still coming. But this day, fighting together"

"Don't get used to it" Superman said, and flew off. The booster's on Luthor's armor activiated, and he quickly followed his enemy-turned-ally.

On the Planet Apokolips, Darkseid watched as great ships invaded his planet. They were from the other universe, the alien army pouring from them called themselves the Skrulls. His people fought against them, they were almost equal.

"Bow before Thanos"

Darkseid turned, and faced another alien being that, somehow, mirrored him.

"You dare invade my planet?" Darkseid growled.

"don't mind the invasion, worry about the destruction" the alien known as Thanos said, and the two ran at each other, engaging in battle.

In Egypt, the 'mutant' Apocalypse stood on top of one of the great pyramids. He observed the sky, the great purple gas cloud and the planets that were alarmingly close to Earth. Something shot down from the sky and crashed into the sands of the desert. Apocalypse turned his observation, and watched as a grey giant stood from where it crashed.

"Doomsday" it growled, speaking it's name. it looked up at Apocalypse, who still stood on top of the pyramid.

Apocalypse stared at the creature Doomsday. "Come" he simply grunted, and walked down the pyramid as Doomsday leaped through the air towards him.

Everywhere.

Across the planets, across the universe, battles broke out…

…And in the middle of it all, a being not belonging to either universe, simply smiled as his war began to grow.