Hey readers. Here I am with another story. This starts off three months after the last episode of Young Justice: Invasion. Yeah I hope you enjoy it. Please read&review
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Metropolis Oct 31 7:00
It was the night of Halloween, the air was cool and crisp. The scores of eighteen to twenty-five year olds of Metropolis were gearing up for a night of partying, tricks and treats, and night of frights.
Roman Delafonte was a historian by trade. He had dirty blonde hair, emerald green eyes, and lightly tan skin. Tonight he was doing research on the Roman Empire. He had books surrounding him on the patio of his rooftop apartment, that he designed to be like the hanging gardens of babylon, with greek style columns and a roman style fountain.
He was deep into his reading when his roommates/ friends, Chuck and Tony came through the patio door laughing and carrying an ice chest. They were dressed like those spartans from that movie. Roman try to tell them how wrong that movie was but they wouldn't listen, and kept going on about all of the girls they were going pick up.
"Roman, why are you not dress for the party?" they asked together.
"What party… did you two set up an another party on my patio?" both of them smirk like guilty men. Roman just exhales in surrender and started to pack up his things, "Well I have go to the museum anyway."
Tony walked to him, sat down next to him, and put his arm around Roman's shoulders, "Listen here Roman, life is much more than these books and the museum. Its about finding that one thing you can't live without and holding on to it. Preferably that being a smoking hot girl."
"Whatever I got to get going, there is a shipment coming in tonight from the dig site. I have to be there to make sure nothing happens." Roman finish gathering up his research books and went to his room to put them up, and to put away his research notes away. He change shirts to a white button down dress shirt. he kept on his faded blue jeans. comb his dirty blonde hair. He put on his black blazer jacket. He grabbed his horn rimed glasses and his key ring.
As he reached the door, someone knocked on the door. Roman opened the door to find three girls dress as sexy kittens. A blonde, brunettes, and a red head. They looked confused, like they were trying to figured out what he was dressed as.
"Oh sorry wrong apartment," the blonde said as she backed away.
"Wait, are you here for the party," They nodded, "Then come on in, the party is on the patio."
Tony came rushing down the hall to them, "Don't worry Roman, I'll take them."
"Alright, see ya later. Good evening ladies." He started going down the stairs, he could Tony begin talking about him from behind the door. Roman went down to his blue 69 camaro ss and drove to the Metropolis Museum of Natural History.
Roman found that the shipment had already been placed on the exhibit area. He started opening boxes to check on the contents. he had opened three of the crates when he finally found what he was most concern with, the oldest surviving bronze statue of the roman god Jupiter. Carbon dating puts it back to the early days of the Roman Republic. The bronze statue had arrived safely. Roman ran his hand over the metal surface, and was surprised that it was warm to the touch. Then everything changed…Lightning bolts jumped from the statue, hitting him and knocking him across the room and out cold.
Two hours later he awakens to being held up by his neck by Tuppence Terror. "He's awake." she put him down and turns him to the other villains in the room, but not without grabbing his butt. He saw Tommy Terror, Mammoth, Shimmer, and Kobra.
The cult leader turned to him,"Where is it, where is the ultimate power." Roman knew exactly what he was talking about. There was reference to an ultimate power on some clay tablets the expedition found earlier in dig. It was said to be guarded by the lord of the heavens.
"You will never find it. The Power only chooses ones of worthy-blood" Roman spits back.
"What right do you have to say that I'm not of worthy-blood." Kobra steps to him so Roman was face to the cult leader.
When Roman didn't answered, Kobra signal "Kill him," to Tuppence. The glass skylight above them shaders as the heros; Superboy, Tigress, Wonder Girl, and Static jump down as Aqualad, Kid Flash, Robin, Zatanna, and Miss Martian came in from around the corner. The Terror twin lets go of Roman to engage Superboy with her brother. Roman runs for cover, but is picked up by Wonder Girl and is carried to safety.
"Hey put me down, they are after the statue of Jupiter!" Roman struggles against the blonde hero grip. Everyone heard him which caused everyone to go for the statue. Roman gets free and runs for the crate. But before he gets there, Mammoth hit him so hard that it sent him flying into a wall. He was crushed against the concrete wall.
He was barely a foot note in the fight. As he lay there, he knew he was bleeding, the bad kind on the inside. A vision came to him. He saw a light that soon filled his vision, from the light came the most beautiful woman Roman has ever seen.
She had golden blonde hair, light tan skin and ice blue eyes She was wearing a flowing white silk dress. She was walking toward him, "You have been chosen to receive the Ultimate Power. Only Worthy Blood can host the Dragon's fist within their soul. It is a calling that echoes down the ages, this calling is now your fate. The time has come and your destiny begins." She came closer and placed her hand on his chest.
A five inch gold colored gem forms in the spot, as a blue metal spreads across his body, forming a suit of armor. It was cobalt blue with gold trim tribal design and had clawed fingers and toes. The helmet had an eight inch horn in the forehead region that curved upward, a pair gold fins on the sides, and a prehensile tail like limb extending down from the base of the skull region. The tail reached the mid calf and had an arrow head tip. A pair of gold colored gems formed over his eyes, and had a low glow to them. Roman could feel the suit now healing him and making him stronger and faster.
The whole fight was before him going on in a slight slow-motion. He get to his feet, readies himself to charge. With one step he take off flying toward Mammoth with a fist forward aiming it at the juiced up villain's face, "Hey Mammoth" Roman yells before connecting, sending the villain flying across the room. In instant Roman accelerates pass him wait for to get to him, then hits Mammoth skyward through the skylight, "This feels amazing ha ha ha." Roman exuberance was short live as Tommy Terror had taken out Wonder Girl and Kid Flash and had come up behind him to put Roman in a full nelson.
Tommy threw him toward one of the walls, but Roman had wrapped his tail around Tommy's leg bringing Tommy along for the ride. Roman stopped in mid air and swung Tommy around slamming him to the ground.
Tuppence tries her hand against Roman's new found power. She fires off a series of punches, but each one misses. For Roman, she was fighting in slow-motion. He then decided to finish this when she swings wide, he steps inside her guard, placing a foot in-between her legs, his tail holds her outstretch arm, his right hand was on left shoulder. He places left hand on her right cheek. The armor piece that protect his face retracted exposing his face. What happen next shocked everyone, he brought his lips to Tuppence's. The kiss lasted only five seconds, Roman pulled away he heard a voice say, "Deploying Taser Charge." Tuppence felt her world turn upside down, as a jolt of something hit her nervous system giving her strange pleasure sensation. She drops to the ground with a smile on her face.
By now the team had regroup and were watching on. Zatanna whispers to Tigress, "That must have been some kiss."
Roman armor closes back up as he looks for who's next. But Kobra signals to retreat. Tommy grabs his sister before Shimmer throws a smoke bomb. Roman looked around saw all the damage to the exhibit. many of the crates and their contents had been destroyed "Ah man I'm so going to get fired for this. All that history gone."
He hearth same voice again, "Repairing damage" his arms raised their own. Everything started putting itself back together. After a minute there was not a sign that a fight took place. "Shutting down for recharging. System ready in one day."
The armor retracted and compress itself into two wrist bands, one on each wrist, and Roman's new found strength left him and he felt the on coming exhaustion.
"Wow I don't feel so good." he says as drops to floor. Miss Martian catches him with telekinesis and sets him down easy. "Hello everyone, I am going to take a nap now."
"Miss Martian call the Bio-ship. We are taking him and the statue back to the Watchtower," Aqualad ordered
"What about him." Zatanna gesture toward Roman's unconscious body.
"We take him with us, He may shed some light on to why Kobra wanted the statue."
The Team loaded up all of the crates, and made their way the Justice League's secret base in space called the Watchtower.
Watchtower Nov 1st 9:00 pm
In the Team's briefing room in the Watchtower, the Team was discussing what happened.
"Activating standby mode." Roman awoke in the recovery room.
"What is that?" Roman thought
"I am the power that was entrust to you by the divine goddess who you saw from before. Just call me System. Accessing external area computer systems. Calculating exit route. Follow the path indicate."
Roman saw a glowing path on the floor. He followed it out into the hall. After checking if the coast was clear, he continued down and around the corner. He checked around the corner to found two heroes, Green Arrow and Black Canary. They were being intimate, Green had her up against the wall. He kissed her as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Wait Oliver we need to check on the boy." Black Canary said as she pulled away
"Don't worry Dinah. It will okay." Green Arrow reassured her.
"How do we get pass them?" Roman spoke to System
"Accessing Rapid Movement Power. Ready."
Roman takes a step and finds himself pass the two heroes. "Whoa, did I just teleport?"
"No you just seemed to, because you are moving at faster than speed of light….Warning incoming Heros… activating camouflage mode." Roman sees Superboy and Blue Beetle walking toward him.
"System can we use Rapid Movement again to get past them."
"Activating Rapid Movement Power. Ready" Roman runs passed Superboy and Blue Beetle.
"Did you feel that?" Super asked Blue Beetle
"Yeah, Scarab picked up something."
"We have an intruder. Sound the alarm." He said took off running to find what ran passed them.
"Blue Beetle to Oracle we have an intruder. Lock down the Watchtower."
Roman had made it to the Zeta Tubes when the alarm sounded, "Accessing computer system, disabling security, activating Teleporting system."
"Recognized, Dragonfist" Roman is pulled through the Zeta Tube to Metropolis.
Superboy and Blue Beetle arrive at the Zeta Tubes to Roman go through. But when they tried to follow the zeta tube went into lockdown mode. "Barbara what's wrong?"
"It is a virus, its corrupting our system. Wait it only erased the intruders Zeta Info. I don't even have a location."
Metropolis Nov. 1st
11:00 pm.
Roman Looked around and saw that he back in Metropolis in some hidden back alley. "So that is how the Justice League gets around so fast. Interesting. Hey System what all can you do exactly?" he asked started walking away from Zeta tube.
"System gives the host a many number of abilities and powers. Starting with enhancing all faculties and basic motor skills, ending with Omnikinesis…uploading full list of abilities to host memory."
Roman felt shock to his brain."Wow'ser what was that."
"System is sorry, should have known, human brains are not used to information being uploaded directly to the cortex."
"Wait know everything, all the powers…activate flight." Roman felt the power in grasp. He raised in to the air but stops at the rooftops when he saw Superman flying overhead. "Okay time to leave." Roman took off flying away below the rooftops, makes his way back to his apartment. Lands in the alley behind his building. When he reaches the door, he remembers he lost his keys at the museum.
"Not to worry, activating telekinesis," System take control and unlocks the door
"You know I will never get used to that." Roman arrived to his door he used the same ability to unlock door. He saw that Chuck and Tony were have another party. He makes his way through the crowd. He enters his to find to girls making out on his bed, both being blondes. "Ah excuse me ladies."
"Ugh what the hell! Get out of here creepo" they scream at him.
"Hey you two are in my room," that quiet them. They got up and left the room. Roman pulled out his notes and went over them again to try to find anything to explain System and his new powers. But there was nothing.
A knock at his door, Roman open it to find Tony laughing with his arm around a girl's waist, "HEy man! Where were you today. Chuck and I was thinking that met a girl. So we're have a party to celebrate."
"Do you two really need a reason to party."
"NOt reaLLy!" he laugh as he and the girl. clearing his view of a blonde.
It was Tuppence Terror. She had change her clothes, she had on newer pair of stockings and a new pair of hot pants, she also wearing a new with a white muscle shirt. Roman slams the door and press his back against the door, "Ah shit. this is not good. I can fight her with all of these people in the way."
"System suggest we lead her away."
"Right," He opens the door weaves his way through the crowd to end up behind her, "What are you doing here?" he asked as he grabbed her by the arms keeping her under control.
"Looking for you. I found out where you live. I been waiting for you to show up." She said in a low growl.
"What do you want with me." he said into her ear causing chills go down her back, but Roman was clueless to the effect he had over.
"My boss want me to bring you to him."
"Yeah, okay I will go quietly if you promise not to hurt anyone." Tuppence nodded. Roman lets go her. They started to leave, but Chuck walks over to them.
"Hey Roman is this the girl you spend last night with. Hey she's not half bad, a little punk-like for my taste, but whatever floats your bloat, bro."
Roman faceplates at his friend's over the top honesty. "Thanks bro… Hey listen Chuck, I'm going to be out of town for a few days. So be sure to water the plants on the patio."
"Alright bro, sure thing," the smirk Chuck's face told what he was really thinking.
They exit the building, to find Tommy in the alleyway.
"Hey system I'm going to need another one of those taser charges."
"System suggests host should wait until host is further away from host's residence."
"System, just call me Roman."
"Okay...Roman."
Roman followed System's suggest and waited. The Terror Twins lead him to a shipping van threw him into the back. The vehicle took off speeding down the streets.
"Whoever is driving if you don't slow down, you are going to attract the wrong kind of attention." He soon hears police sirens as to illustrate his point. "See told you." he looks out the back window to see the cop car get hit by an ice blast.
"Activate super strength." Roman felt the surge of power. He kicks open the back door, and climbs on the van's roof. He makes his way to the front of the vehicle, "Activate Seismokinesis" he generates vibrations to spiderwebbed the entire windshield. "Now Activate Aerokinesis." He began diverting the air away from the engine, causing it to stall. The vehicle started to slow down.
"Warning Roman energy level are dropping. Deactivating Seismokinesis to stabilize energy levels. System suggest to use Super Strength to end this now."
Roman jumps down in front the Van and punches through the grill killing the engine. "Deactivate Aerokinesis then activate Potentikinesis and prepare to disable their powers."
"Activating and Roman will have to touch them for it to work."
"Thanks for the info," Tommy and Tuppence get out and come at him. He hit them both with a palm to the chest. "Okay now Deactivate Strength." The super-villain Killer Frost got out of the other side than the twins coming up behind him and shoot an ice blast at him. He jumps to the side then realizes that he still had Flight active, so he banks around and grabs her shoulder, he sees her powers wanes until she had no more power, and passes out likeThe Terror Twins, "Return to standby mode." Roman just walks away, and hides in the shadows.
Superman soon arrives to find the villains still down. "Superman to Watchtower. I found the Terror Twins and Killer Frost knocked. Still no clue on who took them down."
Roman steps out of the shadows, "Sorry that was my fault. They were trying to take me to their boss. I told them I would go as long as promise not to hurt anyone. They didn't keep it, so I took their powers, actually I merely disable their powers. But now I have to go." Roman took off running know full well that he was not going to escape Superman. But a part of him figured he had a chance, even if it was a small chance.
What is next for Roman…Will He get away…Why was Tuppence acting the way she was.
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