Hey-o! So, here's Chapter 1!
I had to search for the 1st episode of Season 2!
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Ch.1: Love My Line of Work
Pounding feet hit the concrete. The reeking stench of sewage filled my nostrils as I looked out into bleak darkness. Superboy ran ahead of me as we searched for our target. He skidded to a stop and bent down, a pile of clay was sitting on the floor. That was our target, Clayface. Suddenly, a tentacle of clay wrapped around our feet and a mass of goopy clay rose from the watery depths.
It laughed at us as it smashed us against its slimy chest, "You always fall for that! Struggle all you want, even a Kryptonian and some super powered brat has to breathe!" and then the clay engulfed us.
"Let him go," Miss M said using her telepathy to pull apart the clay. Superboy and I jumped back take gasps of air… it still reeked of gunk filled nastiness. "Delta squad, we've flushed out the target," she said through the mental link, "Converge on our signal."
"We can play at this all day, missy," Clayface stated as his hands formed into maces, "Nothing you can do can hurt me." a shadowed figure in the background ran by and threw shock bombs at him, but all it did was tickle him. "That don't work anymore," he chuckled turning his head to face the figure.
I smirked, "Well, let's try something… with more kick!" I held up a white as he turned towards me and ran. I threw the tablet like a knife and sent it straight into his mouth. Within seconds, Clayface had hardened.
Superboy approached Clayface, the mission was a success. "The plan worked Robin," he said, "Nice job with the distraction."
The shadowed figured stepped out of the darkness, he was the Third Robin. "Thanks, I'm just glad it worked," he said. A splash was heard as a green alligator came through the piping and emerged a green, fur covered boy.
"Aw man, is it over already?" he asked, "I didn't even get a souvenir for the Trophy Room." That was Beast Boy. He was definitely the cutest little guy on the Team. A small woman in a bee-like outfit flew by inspecting Clayface, Bumblebee. And a boy in a blue armor flew in grimacing at the stench, Blue Beetle.
"Delta Squad to Cave," I said into an earpiece, "Target neutralized."
"Good job," said a man on the other end, "Return to base, Nightwing out."
And, the Time Stamp read:
Gotham City
January 1, 16:16 EST
Five Years Later
Happy Harbor
January 1, 18:18 EST
It took us two hours, but we finally came back to the Cave. The ever so familiar voice of the computer read off our names and designations… same old same old. Of course, there were new faces like the ever murky green Atlantean, Lagoon Boy, and the buff confidant of the Team, Mel. From there, we went to shower off or go on our business. Like Bumblebee heading back to her college… and Megan making out with Lag'aan.
I glanced at Conner… he went off to shower and brood. A sigh escaped my lips as he passed by Blue Beetle and Beast Boy. "I'm going to go shower," he grumbled.
"Ditto that," I said following him. Sometimes, being a hero was a real pain.
"Ugh, that sounds like a good plan," Blue Beetle stated as his armor went back into the Scarab attached to his back, "Especially for you, hermano." He walked away from Beast Boy as the green guy shook some gunk off his monkey tail.
Then, Captain Atom appeared on our holographic screens asking for the Team's help with an attack on the UN. I could hear Nightwing telling Captain Atom that our Beta Squad was on the way. I smiled; Nightingale and Phantasm were on that squad today with Wonder Girl and Batgirl.
But no one expected the results of that mission going… well crazy.
Watchtower
January 3, 17:07 EST
"Man," I sighed as Zatanna, Rocket and I walked into the Hall of Justice's library, "They never stop with the questions."
"Don't worry about it," Zatanna said with a smile, "That's what Catherine Cobert is for."
"Yea, let's just focus on what the girls found out," Rocket said as we walked into the zeta tubes. I nodded as we were instantly transported to the space headquarters of the Justice League.
"That guy is Lobo," Green Lantern stated as we looked over the footage, "He's an intergalactic bounty hunter. He's extremely dangerous, but not likely to return." The three of us joined the group listening to him continue his speech. "The little guy is another story," he continued, "That's a Krolotean. And Kroloteans always travel in packs."
"Meaning more of them on Earth," Batman stated.
"I believe my friend might have more on that point," Martian Manhunter said referring to the blonde scientist behind him, "Some of you might not have met Adam Strange of STAR Lab's Adel Initiative. He is responsible for the technology we use for zeta beam teleportation."
Miss M has already established a mental link as we all glanced at each other. "I was wondering why a stranger was allowed on the top secret Watchtower," Superboy said.
"And he has a story to tell."
"Uh, it's more of an involved story," he said, "I wish I had visual aids or something."
"I can help you with that," Martian Manhunter said activating another mental link so we could see all the memories, "What you remember, we will see."
"Uh… great."
Strange then began to explain how he ended up on the planet Rann and how the advanced zeta beam technology they had was stolen. And how there was a single point on Rant that was being used to transport something through zeta beams and onto numerous places on Earth. It was Green Lantern that said it didn't surprise him. The Krolotaen race was notorious for its culture of stealing technology. Strange explained how the scientist that had brought him to Ran had found a way to track and locate the sites that were being used by Krolotaens.
"Then I say we plan a two pronged attack," Captain Atom stated pointing at the device that Strange was holding, "We'll attack all the Krolotaen sites simultaneously, while a squad of Leaguers go with Strange to Ran to cut the Krolotaens off at the source."'
Strange cleared his throat, "We might have a problem with that." he pulled up another hologram of Ran's galaxy, "For some reason, Earthlings are persona nonrated in Rann's sector of the galaxy. And these six Leaguers are wanted criminals."
Green Lantern gasped, "What?"
"Batman," Nightwing and Nightingale exclaimed in unison (their twin-ness creeped me out sometimes), "It's the missing sixteen hours!"
"Agreed," Batman stated, "Five years ago, Vandal Savage took complete mental control of the entire Justice League. These exact six Leaguers went missing for sixteen hours."
"Never occurred to us that Vandal might have sent us into space," Green Lantern stated looking at the flashing images of the six Leaguers, and those included himself, Martian Manhunter and even Batman. "I'll alert Hal," he said, "He and Gaia are off world with the Green Lantern Core."
"Meanwhile," Captain Atom said, "We have fifteen other Leaguers that can investigate Ran."
"You're not getting it," Strange stated, "There's a watch out for every Leaguer."
"Not all of us are Leaguers," Nightingale stated stepping forward as she glanced at Nightwing.
"We can send a squad to Rann and to find out about those missing sixteen hours," Nightwing continued, "Without causing an intergalactic incident."
"Do it," Captain Atom stated. We turned to leave, but Strange said something that would make me laugh for as long as I remembered.
"Uh, if you're going," he said to Superboy, "Don't wear that shirt." He pointed to the S Shield on the black t-shirt that had become his signature outfit. I snorted as we headed to the zeta tube back to Earth getting a glare from Superboy.
"You know just because you guys aren't Leaguers, there's always open invitations," Zatanna said through the link.
"We know, Z," Nightwing stated.
"But we're happy," Miss M continued.
"Where we are," Superboy added.
"And it's where we belong," Nightingale smiled.
Mount Justice
January 4, 20:00 EST
"It's all hands on deck," Nightingale said as the Team waited for debriefing, "Our goal is to destroy all zeta platforms and search for any humans the aliens may have abducted. As always, Mel is ops manager and advising any com from here." I could hear Lagoon Boy begging to be on Alpha Squad… as usual.
"Wonder Girl," Nightwing stated, "Phantasm and I are Alpha." Wonder Girl grinned at the assignment while Lagoon Boy cursed quietly. I giggled, these kids always wanted to fight. "Assignment, Philadelphia," he continued.
"Yeesh, Nightwing," Phanny sighed, "Everyone else calls me Phanny, but you…" I shook my head. Phanny was one of my best friends and probably the greatest person to be on an infiltration mission with her teleportation power and ability to go through solid objects. But, she was so… nonchalant about things. Then again, she had become that way ever since the discovery of her powers.
"Batgirl, Bumblebee, and Wolf," I stated, "You're on Beta. You're destination, Vlatavastok." Beta Squad headed off to their zeta tube, there was no time to waste. I approached the three boys. "You three are on Gamma, you're headed to New Orleans."
"Gamma always gets the soft gigs," Lagoon Boy frowned as he and Blue Beetle walked away.
"Tim," Nightingale whispered grabbing his wrist, "You'll be running Gamma." Tim Drake was Robin's secret identity. He was definitely different than the first two Robins. Dick Grayson, now Nightwing, was eager to fight. While Jason Todd, whom had passed away during a mission, was a troublemaker (and a pain in my arse).
"Me," he asked, "Rachel, I've never run a mission before."
"It's a good opportunity to get your feet wet as a field leader."
"Because it's Gamma and you know we won't get in any trouble or because we're stretched thin and you have no other choice?"
I sighed and wacked the kid upside the head, "Are you more concerned about your pride or the world suffering alien illegal trafficking? Get your tail feathers going, Boy Wonder!"
"Reine…" Nightingale sighed, "Tim, just don't die out there."
"And no unnecessary risks to the Squad," Nightwing added walking by, "That's an order." With that, the young Robin left.
Once it was just me, Nightwing, Nightingale, Mel and Wonder Girl, I let out a chuckle. "Nightwing, you're starting to sound more mature than me nowadays," I laughed.
"That's because I am, Reine," he said shaking his head as he walked with Wonder Girl.
I stuck my tongue out at him, "Bite me, Little Bat." He laughed as he and Wonder Girl headed for the Super Cycle.
"Come on," Nightingale sighed, "We have to get to Seoul, South Korea!"
"Yea, yea," I said rolling my eyes, "Zatanna and Rocket totally need us there. Mel, remember not to party while we're out!"
Mel chuckled, "You got it, Ricochet."
In the end, Nightingale and I were not able to get any Krolotaens, but we were able to disable the zeta platform the creepy little crawlers had built. After that, we had to rush to New Orleans to help Gamma Squad. So, we caught a ride with Zatanna and Rocket and came just in time to see the three boys in the water with the abductees. "Dude," Nightwing grinned, "Way to get your feet wet."
Mission… successful. I love my line of work.
So, I hope you all enjoyed it!
I know Reine wasn't as prominent... but I will fix it in the next chapter!
:D
"A miracle is another name for hard work."
-Kurai
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PS: I love my K-pop... so Seoul is on my mind for places to see.