In the night Skies, a Dropship flew through them as Green Arrow, Black Canary and Harley had began advancing to Gorilla City, headquarters of Gorilla Grodd and his Society.
Dinah and Ollie decided to switch out members before they headed there. Feeling confident with how things went last time, Ollie decided to pick Teba and Vera to come along, since they backed him up against Grundy, Frost, Wonder Woman and Black Adam so well.
Also coming along from Zexi's group was Heart. Full of enthusiasm and determination, he wanted to head to Gorilla City to personally deliver justice to, as he saw Grodd in his mind, "the evil simian that must be shown justice!"
From Spectra Force, it was Midnight. Black Canary and green Arrow felt a little uneasy around him. Not because of his former criminal ties, or that he was a member of the Oracion Seis. both of them admitted to Midnight that they already got a dose of Scarecrow's fear gas, and knowing Midnight had a specialty when it came to Illusion Magic. But Midnight assured them that he was not like what they believed.
"There is no need to fear me. I am not who I was when Brain was in control over the Seis. And you don't need to refer to me as Midnight. You can call me Macbeth if you wish." Midnight said.
"You're sure about this guy?" Green arrow asked to Bruce over vidcom.
"You'll need his specialty in Illusions if things get too hairy. Don't be fooled by his looks, he nearly beat Jellal using an illusion of a past criminal known as Zero." Batman said.
"We would've won, but i never expected him to break the illusion by blinding himself." Midnight said.
"Alright then, so its us, the Illusionist, the Hero archetype and my partners in Archery." Green arrow said. "Nice lineup here."
"I agree." Bruce said. "Back to the point, our best chance to stop Grodd is with a preemptive strike."
"Sounds more military than vigilante. You try calling the army?" Green Arrow asked.
"There is no army. It all had to be torn down after Superman fell." Tails said over the comm.
"So it was left to us? So be it!" Heart said. "We will make short work of this evil simian in the name of justice!"
"Easy there, turbo. Grodd's not some lightweight. And the eight of us go to extragate Grodd and his entire gorilla army?" Green Arrow asked.
"Grodd's their Alpha. Take him down, and the others will submit. But we wary of running into the Spriggan Twelve or the other members of the Society. They're more coordinated than we knew." Bruce said.
"So off to gorilla city is is, then." Vera said.
"I'd better call the sitter then. Mommy and Daddy are coming home late." Green Arrow said getting up.
Midnight saw Green arrow go to make the call. "You know, you don't have to do this if you're not comfortable with it."
"Midnight has a point Dinah. If it's too much for you and Ollie to do, i'll have Blue Beetle and Firestorm take over." Bruce said.
"No. We can do this." Black Canary said.
"You've been out of the fight a long time. You have a family now." Batman said.
"You're family too, Bruce. I couldn't be there to finish the fight with Superman. But I am not abandoning this one." Black Canary said.
The group soon arrived to Gorilla City in the early morning where Connor had waited for them.
"So, whats up?" Connor asked.
"You didn't have to come. Your team is smaller than ours." Midnight said.
"But i have a job to do. Besides, someone's gotta take Grodd in. And Universal Prison's got a nice cell with his name on it." Connor said.
On stage, Grodd soon climbed onto the stage.
"My citizens of Gorilla City. The time for our oppression will soon end! Soon, we will take our vengeance out against humanity! No more Regime! No more Justice League! This is the dawn of...the Society!" Grodd said as familiar villains were walking out of the woodwork.
"Let's see. Poison Ivy, Catwoman, Bane, Cheetah, Captain Cold, Deadshot, Scarecrow and Grodd." Connor said.
"This isn't a few members. It's all of them." Midnight said.
"But...we of the Society will not go in alone! We have acquired help from off this world! A kingdom of elite warriors willing to hear our call. So welcome...the Spriggan!"
Walking onto the stage were six figures. The first was a woman with green hair in a bob with bangs cut above her eyes, along with two, blue cross-shaped objects attached to the sides of her head like horns. She also wears gold cross-shaped earrings. Her standard style of dress shows off the front of her body. She wears something akin to that of a burgundy swimsuit showing her huge bust and a golden fancy coat with purple-indented flower patterns across its design, along with blue fur around the collar. In addition, she wears a gold choker around her neck with chains attached to it, running across her back in a T-shaped pattern. She completes her outfit with a pair of dark-brown high heels with purple nail polish coat on her toenails; the Alvarez Empire's mark is on her right thigh.
"That one is Brandish U, the country Demolisher." Midnight said.
Next was a bald man with a skull on his forehead with hands in his pockets. He wore a purple spandex turtleneck, over which he sports a black blazer; and also wears black pants.
"And Jacob Lessio...he's an assassin." Midnight said.
Following was a demonic looking being with a dark aura surging from him.
"He wasn't in the profiling." Connor said. "Who is he?"
"Bloodman. He's an Etherious known as the Grim Reaper." Midnight said.
Out next was a tall man with blond hair with rose decals on his armor.
"And him?" Connor asked.
"Neinhart. Another of the Spriggan 12. We don't know much about his abilities though." Midnight said.
Following was a man with shark like teeth in orange overalls and black hair with an evil grin.
"That man looks intimidating." Teba said.
"He's the real Wall Eehto." Midnight said.
The last to come out was a woman with long red hair, dressed in robes and a witch like hat as well as carrying a staff with her.
"So that makes her…" Connor said.
"The Scarlet Despair...Irene Belsarion. The Strongest woman in the entire empire." Midnight said.
"But...these six...they have not come here by themselves. They have brought with them...someone special. Without who this mighty empire would not come to be!" Grodd said. "So please...present yourself."
The place was silent as footsteps were heard. The group looked in shock as a familiar face approached the stage.
"I welcome you to our fair city! They call you Emperor Spriggan back home but to the rest of the worlds...you only go by one name! I welcome you humbly….Lord Zeref." Grodd said as Zeref stood before the crowd.
"Holy cow… you guys getting this? The Big Man is here." Connor said showing video footage.
"Zeref is here?! I don't believe it!" Happy said.
"Holy crap! They're not wasting any manpower here." David said. "But… Don't you guys find it kind of strange? All of Grodd's top fighters are human in some way."
"Seems kind of ironic when you think about it." Vera said.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much. I don't think he plans to keep them around when all is finished." Titanica said.
"I thank you for your invitation, Grodd. I feel honored to be able to set foot in such a city." Zeref said. "Especially considering what's gone on in Ishgar."
"Oh...and do you have this Makarov with you?" Grodd asked.
"We have his body in a preserving coffin. You see...he died going against our troops." Zeref said.
Everyone gasped.
"Makarov is dead?!" Pinkie asked. "Makarov is dead?!" she had grabbed Natsu by the collar.
"Get offa me!" Natsu said pushing her aside.
"He must have used Fairy Law." Erza said.
"But...through his death, we were able to claim an important part." Zeref said. "Fairy Heart."
"Fairy Heart?" Connor said. "Isn't that another one of Fairy Tail's most powerful spells?"
"I've never heard of it." Midnight said.
"Imagine it...an unlimited amount of magic. One that can never die. Now...I present it before you." Zeref said as they all looked to see a young girl with long blond hair and no shoes.
"That's…." Jexi said.
"Mavis Vermillion. The first master of Fairy Tail." Spectra said.
Grodd smiled. "Today, with our combined might, we show the world that we are superior! Today, we bring anyone who would dare stand against us… to their knees!" Grodd finished his speech as the Apes under his command raised their rifles in boosted morale.
"Low self esteem? Not that guy's problem." Green Arrow said.
"Thats a lotta manpower to go through just to get to Grodd." Harley said.
"Remember what Bats said. We just need to take Grodd down and the whole plan crumbles." Connor said.
"And what about Zeref? We just gonna let him go?" Teba asked.
"We can't kill him or Natsu dies with him. I can't think of any way to trap him for good, so for now, we focus on the Society and the members of the Alvarez Empire that AREN'T Zeref or Irene." Black Canary said.
"Hmm...I think I wanna try and steal away a few things." Connor said. "I'm going for Makarov's body and Mavis."
"You sure you wish to take such a risk?" Midnight asked.
"I'm not afraid to die. I've done it already. Now let's go." Connor said. "Keep the jet warm for us Harley." he said as they moved out.
"Wait, you died? When?!" Harley asked before they were gone.
With Grodd, Bane, Catwoman, Captain Cold and Cheetah, they were transporting Makarov's coffin and Mavis in chains.
"Do we really need the corpse and the girl?" Cold asked.
"She might look like a normal girl, but I hear she has unlimited magic power." Cheetah said.
"You laid it on a little thick, Grodd. You hire Superman's speech writer?" Catwoman asked.
"Soldiers must be properly motivated to sacrifice their lives, Catwoman." Grodd said.
"Hate is the perennial motivator." Bane added.
"Well corpse and girl or not, you better not turn that hate on us, or this Society is over." Captain Cold said.
"As long as we have a common agenda, Captain Cold, you have nothing to fear. Zeref and his forces are the same as us." Grodd said.
"Yeah, little surprised you trust him. This is the man who's caused death to millions of people and created those demons." Catwoman said.
"While it is unjust against me to trust humans, Zeref and the remainders of the Spriggan 12 are formidable. I will tolerate these humans… for now." Grodd said. "I'll wait until Zeref falls, and take his secrets for myself."
"That sounds enticing. So long as you share those secrets with us." Cheetah said.
"You will receive what you need of Zeref's secrets, Cheetah. After he dies." Grodd said as Deadshot appeared. "Report, Deadshot."
"We're ready to move out." Deadshot said.
"Good Dog. Now go tell Zeref and the others. Cheetah, Cold, you're with the first wave." Grodd said.
"Okay, but this secret partner of yours better supply us. We lost a lot back in Slaughter Swamp." Cold said leaving with Cheetah.
"Speaking of that, maybe you should tell us who this 'silent partner' is." Catwoman said.
"He will soon make his presence known, and will be pleased at what we have. But for now…" Grodd said.
"But first, a few words from the Brave and the Bold!" Green arrow said as he and Black Canary jumped down from the roof. Following them were Teba and Vera as Teba carried her to the ground, Heart just landing on the Ground with a thud. Connor perfectly landed holding his hat on his head with one hand, and Midnight floating to the ground using a carpet.
"I'm the brave one right?" Black Canary asked.
"I'm not bold enough to disagree." Green Arrow said.
Connor drew his six-shooters. "By the authority of the Universal Government, you three are coming with us! Drop the girl and the dead old man in the casket and come quietly!"
"If you do not comply, we will deal out some righteous justice!" Heart said.
"The saboteurs of Slaughter Swamp, i presume. Hmph. Deal with them, and guard the girl. We don't need the casket or the old man but that girl is vital!" Grodd said going away for the moment.
Bane kicked Makarov's casket aside as it rammed into a wall. He then grabbed Mavis's body and went to tie it around a tree as Catwoman a stepped up, cracking her whip.
"I call first dibs." Catwoman said.
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From the look on Dinah's face, it was clear that she wanted Catwoman. Green Arrow silently acknowledged and went to secure Mavis's body with Teba and Vera as Connor, Midnight and Heart backed up Black Canary.
"A traitor again, Selina? I don't know why Bruce ever trusted you." Black Canary said.
"I've got nine lives, Dinah. I'm only a traitor in most of them." Catwoman said.
Connor fired his six-shooters as catwoman dodged easily.
"You're pulling your punches." Midnight said.
"Hey, I may be a Bounty Hunter, but i don't shoot women. And you shouldn't punch her, Heart." Connor said.
"Justice...does not care for gender nor does it discriminate! Justice does...what it is needed to do!" Heart said posing.
"You!" Catwoman said trying to whip at them only for her whip to turn and wrap around herself.
"Sorry...but you cannot hit us." Midnight said. "My magic made sure of that."
"Score one for the Illusionist." Connor said as Catwoman was struggling it midnights work as Black canary hit her with a flip kick and then downed her with an elbow drop.
"And so much for Nine Lives." Black Canary said.
At that moment, Green Arrow was sent flying halfway across the place before landing harshly, Vera followed, but Teba was able to use his wings to get a bit of a backwind to soften his landing.
"Oooh… that was graceful, you three." Black Canary said.,
"No need to be sarcastic about it." Vera said as she and Green Arrow got back up.
Bane was walking forward and activated the pumps on his new suit, getting full of venom for the fight.
"One of us needs to distract him while the other snips his tubes." Black Canary said.
"Ouch." Green arrow said
"His venom tubes, ollie." Dinah corrected.
Bane chuckled. "How kind of Batman and the hero leaders, sending their underlings. I will gladly return you to them… in body bags."
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"We'll distract him. You can snip." Teba said readying an arrow as Black Canary's group diverted.
Green Arrow and Vera notched arrows of their own as all three of them fired at the same time. However, Bane was just too quick, and he caught all three of the arrows with just one hand.
"Your spines will break...like this!" Bane said snapping the arrows easily.
"Now ya done it. Those were our favorite arrows." Green Arrow said.
"Vera, Bomb Arrows, pour it on him!" Teba said.
"Roger!" Vera said as the two of them repeatedly fired at Bane with Bomb Arrows forcing the behemoth back.
"Is that all you have in your Arsenal?" Bane asked pushing back against the repeated blasts.
"Try something different, Switch to something more… shocking!" Green arrow said blasting Green Arrow with one of his electric trick arrows.
"Ollies got the right idea! Pepper him with Shock Arrows!" Teba said.
"Coming right up." Vera said as the two fired their Shock Arrows, electrifying the man.
"Thanks to all the metal he's wearing...these arrows are more conductive." Teba said.
The three fired another set of arrows as Bane went down.
"Birdie, now!" Green Arrow called.'
Black Canary ran up with blades in hand as she slashed the venom tubes. After doing so, she kicked Bane onto his back.
"That takes care of that." Connor said. "Makarov's casket and Mavis's body are secured." he said as Midnight had them both at his side, floating above him on the left and right.
"Now wheres that damn dirty ape?" Green Arrow asked.
At that moment, a portal appeared out of nowhere. An ankh appeared for a second before something shot out of the portal. It was a man wearing a mystic helm in full armor with Egyptian aspects.
"I come to you as darkness falls…" he said.
"Who's this?" Teba asked.
"Kent Nelson. Also known as Doctor Fate." Vera said.
"Dinah Lance, Oliver Queen, Connor Trav, Leon Flux, Macbeth, Teba, and Vera. In the past, I have shielded two of you from danger, and the rest I have left to carve their fates. But a grave crisis looms, and I do not know if i can stop it." Doctor Fate said.
"You mean Grodd and company? We've got that covered." Green Arrow said.
"Grodd and his allies are pawns of an even greater master. A new order is coming. I have foreseen it. Leave with me now, while I can still save you." Doctor Fate said.
"If that's the case, then were staying right here. Right, Heart?" Connor asked.
"Indeed! Justice must be served!" Heart said.
"There is no justice without order." Doctor Fate said. "Everyone and everything you know will die. I will shepherd you to safety, lest you all suffer the same fate. By force, if necessary." Doctor Fate said brandishing magic.
"Looks like someone's been wearing the Helm of Fate for too long…" Connor said.
"Then let's help him out of it." Green Arrow said.
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"Watch our backs." Black Canary said as she, Heart, Midnight and Connor stepped up as Fate was ready to fight.
"You should not have returned to Batman. You are not fated to fight his battle." Doctor fate said.
"Well, like a good friend once told me… screw fate." Black Canary said.
Doctor Fate fired bolts of Magic to keep the four on their toes. Connor brought out his rifle and loaded a clip of electric rounds.
"Sorry Kent, this won't hurt, but it ain't gonna tickle either." Connor said firing, but Doctor Fate protected against it.
"That is right! Justice...Hammer!" Heart said hitting Fate on the side of his head. He seemed damaged, but it was reduced.
"The Helm of Fate does not damage so easily, boy." Doctor Fate said.
"He was trying to dent your fancy helmet, Doc." Connor said blasting him with an electric round and shocking him.
"Let's finish this. Spiral Pain!" Midnight said swinging an arm as the wind around Fate inflicted large amounts of pain on him before he fell.
"Im not abandoning Batman." Black Canary said.
Connor and Heart grabbed the Helm, along with Ollie and Dinah.
"Ready? Okay. One, two…" Connor said before seeing Heart had already removed the Helm. "Come on!"
"You were really going to continue his suffering with a count down?" Heart said before tossing the helm aside. "Mr. Kent! Are you okay?"
"Your headgear really had you going." Green Arrow asked.
"I lost control of Nabu, the spirit of the helm. Thanks to you, i'm back in control, for now." Kent said. "I have to consult my masters, the Lords of Order. Only their judgment can help with this crisis."
"What crisis? What's going on?" Vera asked.
"The magic of the Lords bars me from saying any more. I've changed fate too many times, this planet's destiny is no longer clear." Kent said picking the Helm up and putting it back on, acquiring his power once more. "What comes next, mere mortals cannot stop. For better or worse, your fate rests in the gods' hands…."
And with that, Doctor Fate vanished.
"That was… spooky." Green Arrow said.
"Yeah. Let's find Grodd and get out of here." Black Canary said.
"Let's be sure to take Master Makarov and 1st Master Mavis with us." Connor said.
"Me and Midnight can handle getting them out. Just make sure Grodd falls." Heart said running out with both.
With Midnight and Heart leaving to secure Mavis and Makarov, Teba, Vera and Connor continued with Black Canary and saw Grodd in wait for them, but neither Zeref nor his Spriggan were to be found. However, there were plenty of apes with Grodd, as well as a squad of Wall's robots.
Grodd tossed Harley down between them. "You've overstayed your welcome."
"We're happy to check out, but you're coming with us." Black Canary said.
Ollie, Vera, and Teba each fired arrows. Ollie had three arrows aimed for Grodd as Teba and Vera loaded Ancient arrows.
"Those strange glowing arrows...what are they?" Green Arrow asked.
"I'll show you." Teba said firing one as it instantly destroyed a robot. "These robots...they don't hold a candle to the Guardian's of my world!"
Green arrow just fired his arrows at Grodd as Vera and Teba fired their ancient arrows at grodd, only for him to stop them inches from his face with his telekinesis, dropping them to the ground.
"Fighting a talking ape wasn't enough, had to throw in telekinesis and a bunch of robots who know how to deal with us…" Green Arrow said.
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Green Arrow didn't want to waste any time with Grodd, but first, the crowd around him had to be cleared.
"Give us a song to soothe these savage beasts." Green Arrow said to Black Canary and Connor.
"We will provide support." Teba said as he and Vera switched to Bomb Arrows.
Black Canary let loose a powerful Canary Cry as Connor followed up with flashbangs, blinding and knocking the apes back, and disabling the robots for a second as grodd rolled into the front.
"It won't be long before those robots know how to counter your Cry, courtesy of Wall's Weakness Magic." Connor said.
"Lets not waste any time scrapping them, then." Black Canary said as they charged to do so. Meanwhile, Green Arrow, Teba and Vera had to deal with Grodd.
"Ah… I forgot to bring some Banana Arrows. Wait… You eat bananas, right? Or is that an offensive stereotype?" Green Arrow asked.
"You ignorant fools…" Grodd growled.
The fight began as Grodd showed off his savage fighting style mixed with his telekinetic and other Mind powers.
"They were right, Grodd isn't a pushover." Vera said.
"But we will not surrender. Especially when you have an idea." Teba said firing an arrow at Grodd, igniting Grodd's fur on fire. "Like Fire Arrows."
Green Arrow loaded up his trademark Boxing Glove Arrow and fired, hitting Grodd in the face and knocking him down hard.
"I was just trying to be PC." Green Arrow said as Black Canary and Connor came back. "How did it go with the bots?"
"They all adapted to my Canary Cry at the same time, so all i had to do is let Connor fill them with holes." Black Canary said.
"Yeah...which was hard to do against them. But now...it's over Grodd!" Connor said as Grodd started laughing.
"Its never a good sign when the villains starts laughing after losing." Green Arrow said.
"You may have won this battle, but not the war." Grodd said as a large ship was coming above them.
Vera realized what was going on. "Teba! Take Connor and go!" she said.
"Of course." Teba said quickly grabbing Connor with his talons as he took off with him.
"Thanks Teba. You're a lifesaver. Literally." Connor said.
"You know what that ship is?" Teba asked. "I can sense a dangerous presence from it."
"You have a good reason. That ship...it belongs to a person who has taken many worlds from this universe." Connor said. "Someone who is my sworn enemy."
They got out of the Skull Ships sight as they landed near Heart and Midnight.
"That ship captured Ms. Lance, Mr. Queen and Vera. We couldn't get Ms. Quinzel out in time." Heart said.
"On the plus side, we got Makarov and Mavis's body back. We gotta get these back to base." Connor said.
"Uh...you realize I'm still alive right?" Mavis said.
"Oh...uh...so sorry." Connor said. "I just assumed you were…"
"We need to go now. It won't take long before they realize where we are." Teba said.
"Right. Let's take the jet back." Connor said. "And get ready for an invasion."