Chapter 2: Not A Small Universe After All

"Anything else we missed?" James asked Alcor.
"None so far." He replied.
"Boy does Batman have a lot of explaining to do."
He dropped his voice to a whisper so none of the other passengers overheard him.
"I'm still wondering how we missed all that." Pamela Isley said, disturbed.
James shrugged. "I got a lot of questions for him now. Yet we're still hours away from our destination. If I wanted to I'd—"
"Shh!" Pam quieted him. "We can't really talk too much about that here. Someone still might hear."
He sighed and looked out the window. James knew full well that he couldn't just phase off the plane and fly them to their destination quickly. Too many questions would be asked and his cover would definitely be blown.

"Arrgh!" He thought, annoyed. "This involves me! An alien invasion, new heroes, and a 'Justice League,' and I'm stuck on this slow flight!"
Suddenly, an idea came to mind.
"Say Alcor." James said. "How about we speed up this flight?"
"Oh boy…" He muttered.
Grinning, he placed his hands on both armrests and closed his eyes. Solarium started spreading into the airplane's engine.
Suddenly, the airplane lurched forward and was flying faster than ever. A few gasps were heard around the cabin with the sudden burst of speed.
"James!" Pam whispered, annoyed. "Are you serious!?"
Grinning widely, James kept focusing Solarium into the plane's engine.
"What's our new estimated time until landing in Japan?" He asked.

"…20 minutes." Alcor replied, amused.
Pamela Isley face-palmed.

Meanwhile…
"Where is the accused?" The judges asked.
"Unfortunately he's still at large." One alien said.
"Manhunters! Step forward!"
"This is no ordinary criminal. Finding him and bringing him back will almost certainly involve peril. Are you prepared for that?" the judges asked
"No man shall escape the manhunters." The lead manhunter said.
"No man shall escape the manhunters!" The other manhunters chanted.
"Show us an image of the accused."

"He is a native of planet earth. The Green Lantern, known as John Stewart!"

Back on earth…

John Stewart walked through his neighborhood in his black coat and shades. He looked into a diner and saw a few people cheering on a basketball game. As he continued he suddenly hid behind a wall and looked into a drugstore. A man holding a gun was demanding money from the cashier. Soon the thief escaped with money in his hand and into his car. Stewart gave the car a small head start before grappling it with his ring. He lifted the car up and slammed it on the ground twice, causing the thief to fall out.

Once out of the car he was covered in a green light. The thief gasped as he was lifted into the air and all the money he stole fell out of his pockets and into the cashier's apron.

Afterwards he walked on to a basketball court.
"Man I've been away for too long…" he thought.

Haneda airport…

"Man that trip took quicker than usual eh Pam?" James nudged her.
She rolled her eyes and smiled.
"No comment."
After the plane landed, they quickly collected their baggage, went through immigration and customs, and finally left the airport.
"So where to?" Pam asked.
"Well the master we're looking for is located in the city of Asashi." James replied. "So we need to take a train up north. It's about 30-40 minutes away."

"Alright then. Let's—"

Before she could finish, she suddenly spotted a TV in the windowsill of a store.
"James look!" She pointed.
They rushed to the window and watched a news reporter covering another story.
"This is breaking news!" He said. "A fight has suddenly erupted in downtown metropolis. The Justice League had suddenly started fighting an invasion force of super soldiers. When asked what they wanted, they responded "John Stewart, the Green Lantern."
James's eyes widened. "John Stewart? What would they want with him?"

The reporter continued:

"The soldiers claimed he is wanted for a dozen different crimes across the galaxy—"
"No way!" James said. "How can John be charged with such crimes? He's part of the Green Lantern Corps!"
"I don't know, but whoever they are looks like they aren't from this planet."
He looked at her.
"This could be so much bigger than any of us. I got to help them." James said. "Sorry Pam, but I need to contact and meet up with Batman."
She nodded. "I understand, I'll stop by the hotel and check us in."
Pam gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "Good luck."
James nodded. "Thanks."

He rushed into an alleyway, changed into his Valiant Warrior costume and flew high into the sky.
"Alcor! We need to reach that floating thing in space!" Valiant said.
"I know, but you can't breathe in space." Alcor replied.
He suddenly stopped flying upwards.
"Damn it you're right!" James said. "How did I forget that!? Is there any way I could use my Solarium and enable me to breathe?"
"There is in fact." Alcor responded. "I've been studying the Green Lantern's ring powers oddly enough and I learned that you can charge your body with an aura of Solarium so it forms a "barrier" or a "shield," thus enabling you to breathe."

"Alright, Here goes!"
James closed his eyes and clapped his palms together. Solarium started streaming through every inch of his body until it started to seep out. Then, the energy outside of this body formed a yellow aura around him.
"Now to test it out!" He said, and flew out of the atmosphere.
Nervously, he took a cautious breath…and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sweet! It worked!" James exclaimed. He looked up and saw the Watchtower close by. Just as he was about to fly towards the hangar bay, he looked and saw Jonn Jonzz staring out into space with his eyes yellow.
"Alcor, isn't that the Martian Manhunter?" he asked.
"Indeed he is." Alcor replied. "Originating from Mars, his race was attacked by a hostile invasion and wiped out; the same force that was repelled here on earth. He is the last of his kind."

"Wow…Poor guy." James said. "Well at least we know they're here."
So he flew up towards the windowsill…

"I sense turmoil, a heavy heart." Jonn said.
"I could've told you that." The Flash said.
Superman walked toward him.
"He's looking at stars." Jon added.
"Which stars?" Superman flew to the controls and brought up a map of the galaxy. The others gathered around the map.
"There." He pointed to a cluster of stars. "That's where he is."

"Hey, who's that?" The Flash pointed to the window.

Everyone looked, and saw the Valiant Warrior tapping on the glass. When everyone looked at him, he waved.
"Please let me in!" They heard him speak.
"Who are you?" Superman asked.
"Valiant Warrior!" the young hero replied. "I want to help!"
The other leaguers looked at each other.
"Shouldn't we let him in?" the Flash asked.
"Wait, he could be an enemy." Hawkgirl warned.
"I'm a good friend of Batman's!" Valiant yelled.

They gasped.
"Prove it." Jonn said.

Gotham City

Batman threw three batarangs and knocked the guns out of the Joker's cronies' hands.
Batgirl then swung over him and double kicked the mook in front of her, enabling Batman to attack the clown himself.
"Well well Batman! This really isn't a surprise ha ha!" The crazy jokester laughed from the high balcony. You better win quick, or the gas will get you first!"
But as he was laughing, an exploding batarang struck the glass in front of him and blew out the wall, sending him into the back wall.
Batman quickly swung in and landed in front of him.
"Anything else?" He asked, when he was suddenly contacted.

"Batman!" Superman's voice came on the speaker.

"What, I'm busy." He answered, bluntly.
Joker tried to get up and run but was quickly bat-lassoed by Batgirl, sending him to the ground.
"There's a kid floating outside the Watchtower and he wants us to let him in." Superman said. "Apparently he knows you."

His eyes widened. "Is his name Valiant—"
"Yeah it is!" The Flash cut in. "He's wearing a black and yellow costume and—"

"Let him in. I know him very well."

Sorry for the delay! I hit into a wall of busy over the past month and had to pause the story for a bit. Don't worry! Chapters 3 and 4 are already done, so more on the way!