And here's the first alternate ending. Enjoy.
"No!"
Wally flinches at the unexpected sound. He nearly drops the helmet in his hands, but somehow manages to regrip it just in time. He knows who the source of the voice is and Wally isn't too thrilled about turning around.
"What do you think you're doing, Kid Idiot?" A second voice yells out at the red-haired teen, voice full of exasperation. The question is followed by footsteps as more and more people filed into the room.
"Kid, put the helmet down and turn around slowly." He heard another voice speak, this one a bit more level headed than the first two.
Seeing no other choice, Wally moves the helmet to his right hand and turns his body so that he can see those behind him. His team stood wide-eyed as they stared at him with mixed looks of surprise, disbelief and even anger.
Trying to diffuse the situation, Wally gave them a large grin. The grin seemed forced. "Hey, guys!" He stuttered a bit as nervousness crept on him.
Robin's in a battle stance, gripped tightly on a bird-a-rang in his right hand, getting ready to throw it as a means of separating Wally from the helmet.
Seeing no way of convincing his friends that he wasn't just about to put on the helmet, Wally sighed in defeat. "I'm sorry you guys had to see me like this." Wally's eyes narrowed in determination as he grabbed the helmet in both hands. "But there's no stopping me now." Wally raised the helmet over his head.
All hell broke loose after that. Five sets of eyes widened in surprise as the happy-go-lucky Wally began to seal his own fate. Robin was the first to react as he let loose a bird-a-rang at Wally's wrists while M'gann tried using her telepathy to summon the helmet towards her.
But their efforts turned fruitless when a golden shield surrounded Wally's body, protecting him from any of their attempts. Wally gave them all one last smile before he was surrounded in a golden light and the shield exploded outward. A strong force caused everyone to fall backwards; making them all hit their heads on the marble floor.
White spots decorated their visions as they tried to regain their bearings. Once they did, everyone gasped at what they saw.
A figure in a blue body suit with gold instances stood in front of the souvenir shelf; his golden cape fluttered in the wind as he started to float in midair. He looked down at the winded teens with narrowed green eyes but they couldn't tell much besides that as a helmet covered his whole face.
"KF?" Robin asked cautiously.
The teen in question shook his head. "I am Doctor Fate!" The figure's voice sounded just like Wally's but mixed with a gruffer voice.
"I don't care who you are; release my friend at once!" Robin yelled out.
"The teen has chosen his destiny." Fate explained. "He knew the consequences of his actions, but his determination went beyond his fears. He will make a fine host."
"Like hell he will!" Artemis yelled as she shot an arrow at Doctor Fate. Robin followed her example and shot a round of bird-a-rangs as well.
Fate didn't so much as flinch as they got closer. Just before they could hit him head on, however, a gold cross appeared in front of his body and the projectiles exploded in a bout of smoke.
As the smoke cleared, Conner let out a battle cry before launching himself at Fate's hovering body. The clone used the force of gravity to deal a punch to Fate's head. Right as his fist collided with the man's face, Fate transformed into golden sand and was blown away by the wind. Superboy was confused as he crashed into the ground, creating a crater.
"Where?" Conner asked while looking around for any trace of the sorcerer. He was unaware of the danger as the golden sand molded back into the figure of Doctor Fate. Conner was alerted by the man's presence as Fate chuckled darkly behind his back. But, it was already too late as he was pelted by an energy blast that hit him on his lower back. The force of the attack threw Conner forward and he hit the souvenir shelf head on, causing both of them to crash onto the ground with a bang.
"Conner!" M'gann screamed as she saw her boyfriend's limp body on the ground. Sure Superboy was impervious to physical attack, but there were some things that still caused Conner pain—magic being one of them.
The red-haired girl sent a hateful glare over at Fate before she joined in on the fight. M'gann flew forward like a bullet, two fists out in front of her. At the speed she was going, it was remarkable that she managed to dodge all the energy blasts Fate sent her way. So, the man tried a different approach.
Fate made a lifting motion with his hands and suddenly two giant hands comprised of the earth itself broke through the marble tiles. The thing was so unexpected that she stopped in place, which turned out to be the wrong thing to do as the hands enclosed around her. The young Martian's unconscious body hit the floor, dirt covering her whole body, only leaving her head uncovered.
"Two down, three to go." Nabu said as he dodged an arrow to the head.
"We're not going down without a fight!" Robin said as he threw a round-shaped object towards Nabu. The construct broke apart as it neared the man in blue and a metallic bond wound around the man's abdomen, tying his arms to his body.
"Yes!" Robin pumped a fist in the air at finally being able to land a hit on Nabu.
"Not quite." Nabu said before he was engulfed by a bright light. Robin and the others had to shield their eyes from the intensity of the light. When the light died down, Nabu was floating high above them, the rope twirling in his right hand.
"Catch." Nabu said as he threw the contraption at the Boy Wonder. The grappling hook went at such a speed that Robin was unable to move away from his spot in time and the metallic arms wrapped themselves around him. He fell to the ground with a thud, but he wasn't out for the count.
"You're going to get it when I get out of here." Robin promised as he squirmed against his restraints.
"Artemis, maneuver 11." Aqualad instructed. Artemis caught his eye and they both nodded as they got into their respective positions.
Aqualad's arms started glowing as he grabbed his water bearers that were strapped to his back. The Atlantian moved his body in a fluid motion and water pipes broke through the ceiling; water ran from the pipes and started filling the room. The free-flowing water spiraled and created water tornados that surrounded Doctor Fate, trapping him in the middle. Just a he was about to banish the water away, an arrow flew past his head and hit the ceiling above him. Rubble fell down and Fate had no choice but to create a shield to protect him from above. This left him vulnerable from every side.
"Now!" Artemis yelled and Kaldur nodded.
He moved his hands again and the tornados all converged on point Fate. Nabu yelled as he was assaulted from all sides and couldn't protect himself forever. As he trapped inside a giant whirlpool, Kaldur crashed his knuckles onto the ground and electricity flew from his arms. The electrical current connected with the water and Nabu was electrocuted. The intensity of the attack caused the water to evaporate and Nabu free-fell to the ground, rubble following his descent.
Kaldur and Artemis looked over at the mountain of rubble in apprehension.
"Is he?" Artemis started but couldn't finish her sentence.
"No. Such a shock should've just knocked him out, not killed him." Kaldur reassured her.
"You've miscalculated, Atlantian." They heard a voice rumble from below the debris and they saw the mountain shaking like a soda bottle after it's been shaken.
"Hit the deck!" Artemis said as she got onto the floor, hands covering her head for the upcoming attack.
The rock hill exploded outward, chunks of boulders hitting the walls. Kaldur was too slow to dodge all of them and one managed to hit him on the head. He will surely have a bruise in the morning.
"Kaldur!" Artemis screamed and then heard a small thud coming from in front of her. She turned her attention forward to see Fate looking down at her, eyes narrowed in disappointment.
Artemis let out an angry yell pushing herself up, bow tight in her left hand, arrow in her right. Nabu only raised his hand in response and uttered an incantation below his breath. Artemis's eyes started to droop in response to his spell. She tried to fight against the tiredness, but her body wouldn't let her; the next thing she knew, she had fallen onto the floor, asleep.
Doctor Fate looked around at the room's inhabitants and shook his head in disappointment.
"So these are the so-called heroes that are supposed to protect the world from chaos? Pathetic." Doctor Fate rose high above the ground and raised his arms up over his head. His hands started glowing and a sphere of energy gathered itself above his head.
"I might as well put them out of their misery now." Nabu said as the ball grew bigger and bigger.
No! Nabu heard a voice echo in his head and the great sorcerer stopped abruptly.
Why? They will all die someday, anyway. Besides, I cannot have anyone opposing me.
Because, they are my friends, Nabu. I swore to become your vessel to protect them, not to destroy them.
Nabu mused this bit of information for a while before he sighed in resignation. Alright. They may live, for now. But, if they try and stop me again, then they will not be so lucky. The giant ball of light evaporated as Fate dropped his arms to his sides.
"Listen here, mortals. I shall spare your lives as a favor for my vessel. But, the next time you try and interfere with fate, I will not be so kind." Fate threatened before he was yet again engulfed in light. Once the light died down, Wally and the helmet were gone.
The only conscious of the teens struggled some more and finally he managed to dislodge the metallic bonds. But, the victory over the bonds was somber as they had now lost their friend to the helmet; maybe even lost him for good.
Robin tapped his ear communicator and radioed his mentor. "Batman, we have a problem." Robin looked over at his fallen comrades. "A big problem."
I'm sorry it's a cliffhanger, but it was fun to write a suspensful scene. Hmm, I'm not sure if I should continue or if I should end it there. What do you guys think? Either way, there's still one more alternate ending to show. Just, got to write it...