Chapter One
The Search Begins
Planet: Earth
Location: Star City
Year: 2010
Day: Friday
Time: 12:00 Midnight
(Biko and Lucien Maxence)
Spring, the season some are quite found of, depending on where one lives. Its takes place at the beginning of the year. The snow starts to melt away, animals wake from their hibernations, trees start to grow their leaves, it almost gives one the sense that a new age is about to begin.
This was true in more ways than one for Lucien Maxence. Lucien, a Caucasian male with short, dark blue hair and ocean blue eyes was dripping with sweat as he was forced to watch an event take place in his nightmare. An event he knew would come to pass.
A grey skinned alien with glowing red eyes was hovering over a large globe which read "Daily Planet". It was a being he had never seen before. He was soon surrounded by five figures that appeared as shadows. The alien then barked an order as the shadowed figures began to destroy everything in sight. Unearthly screams pierced Lucien's ears causing him to bolt upright in his bed.
Feeling her husband's movements, the woman next to him woke as well. Her hair was a light shade of blue, flowed down to the center of her back and was kept very straight. Her eyes were very close to being the same shade as her hair and she was wearing a yellow nightgown. This was Lucien's wife, Biko.
She rose to meet him and placed and arm around him. "What is it dear? What's wrong?" Lucien tried to hide the concern he felt from his dream. "Huh? It's … nothing." Biko gave Lucien a half sort of grin. "You're a terrible liar." Lucien stalled for a second before replying. "I'm sorry. It's just …" Lucien bowed his head as the vision from his dream burned in his mind. "… I don't know what we're going to do."
Biko's appeared surprised. She had never known her husband to sound as if he were out of options. "About what?" He looked toward Biko with a feeling of great seriousness. "It's going to happen again. This planet is going to meet the same fate as our home world." Biko's jaw nearly hit the bed from the connection of the two events. "What?! Are you certain?"
Lucien nodded. "Yes. A legion of enemies lead by a gray skinned Alien will appear within one year's time. They will then proceed to destroy the Earth piece by piece." Biko shook her head. "We … have to do something! We can't just sit here and let it happen!"
Lucien placed a hand on her lap. "I know that. I also know that I won't be able to defeat these enemies alone." Biko placed one of her hands over his. "You don't know that!"
"If they can destroy a planet, they won't have too much trouble dealing with me."
Biko looked as though a light bulb had just turned on in her mind. "What if you weren't the Earth's only defense?" Lucien frowned. "You're not suggesting what I'm thinking … are you?" Biko nodded reassuringly. "It's the only way. If you manage to get everyone together …"
"You know how I am with those so called 'heroes'. I work alone."
"But if you could at least inform them, we may have a chance."
Lucien looked at his wife and down to the bed as he struggled with the idea of working with others. Finally, he let out a sigh, agreeing with his wife. "… Fine. Once day breaks, I will begin the search for as many 'heroes' as I can find." Biko threw her arms around Lucien and embraced him tightly. "Thank you." Lucien returned her embrace. "I'll do what I can to save the Planet we now call home."
***
Planet: Earth
Location: Metropolis - Hart Mansion
Year: 2010
Day: Saturday
Time: 5:00 P.M.
(Michael Hart and Kara Kent)
Michael Hart was in the master bedroom of his mansion. It was still hard for him to believe that all of this … was actually his. He looked into a full length mirror, trimmed with gold. He was wearing a black tuxedo and was struggling to put his tie on. 3 years passed since he had created the Hart PC which made all of this possible. His dark hair was kept short like usual and was spiked toward the front. He stood at 6 feet even and weighed in at 220lbs.
A moment later, the door to his bedroom opened revealing a woman with long brown hair, done up in a ponytail. She had light blue eyes, covered by a pair of small glasses. Her outfit consisted of a black dress held up by straps which crossed into an X formation on the back and a pair of black shoes. Her name was Kara Kent, his fiancé. Kara Kent was a reporter for the Daily Planet and it was actually through that job that she and Michael met. After an interview three years ago, the two began to date and it seemed they were the perfect match.
Kara approached her fiancé and smiled when she realized he was still getting ready to leave. "Having trouble with your tie again?" Michael frowned as he continued his struggle. "I just don't understand it. I can put a computer together like that, but I couldn't put a tie on if my life depended on it." Kara shook her head and offered her assistance. "Let me help you." Michael gave up and smiled as he watched Kara. "Did I ever tell you you're beautiful?" Having finished, Kara placed the tie against his chest. "Only every day." Michael embraced her. "Well, it's true." The two leaned in to kiss just as Michael's sister Amber stepped in the doorway.
Amber Hart was about three years younger than her brother, had bright green eyes and shoulder length red hair. Her outfit consisted of a red dress, similar to Kara's and a pair of red high heeled shoes. "Aw, come on you two! Enough with the mushy stuff. We're gonna be late for the award ceremony." Michael shook his head. "Relax Amber, we've got plenty of time. Besides, it's not like they'd toss the award out if we were just a few minutes late." Amber folded her arms. "Maybe so, but it's not every day you're given an award, ya know."
Michael smiled. "Well, I suppose we'd better get going Kara. I wouldn't want Amber to blow a fuse." Kara chuckled and the three left the room and headed toward the main entrance of the mansion where they were greeted by their families. Michael's mother Marie was the first to speak. "There you two are. We were starting to wonder if you had forgotten about the ceremony." Marie Hart looked like an older version of her daughter. She had the same green eyes and red hair which was slightly longer than Amber's. She wore a pink dress with a pair of white high-heeled shoes.
Amber shook her head. "Oh, they hadn't forgotten Mom. They were just too busy making out to leave." Michael's father David smiled. "That's my boy." David had aqua blue eyes, shoulder length black hair and stood at about 6 feet. Like his son, he too was wearing a tux with black dress shoes. Jonathan took a look at his watch. "Well, since we're all ready, we should get in the limo." Jonathan Kent had dark brown eyes and his hair was starting to fade to white. He was wearing the same sort of tux and black dress shoes as the other two men.
His wife Martha placed one arm around one of her husbands and nodded. "Let's go everyone." She had aqua blue eyes and the same shade of white hair as her husband. She wore a purple dress with black shoes.
With that, the group left the mansion where they found the limousine waiting for them. The driver had the back door opened. The women got in first, followed by the men. Once everyone was settled in, the driver proceeded to the front and climbed into his seat. Within minutes, they were off.
***
Planet: Earth
Location: Metropolis - Hall of Fame
Year: 2010
Day: Saturday
Time: 6:00 P.M.
Nearly an hour later, the limousine pulled up to a giant Hall in the center of Metropolis. After their families got out, Michael helped Kara and they all entered the Hall. Photographers were snapping photos every couple of seconds, filling the room with flashes of light. The guest speaker, Lex Luthor announced Michael's arrival. "Well, if it isn't our guest of honor himself. Just in time." Lex was a slightly large man, had dark blue eyes and his head was bald. He wore a black and white tux, with a white tie and a pair of black dress shoes. He was standing on a stage at the far end of the room, in front of a podium. Several tables were scattered about the room, dressed with white table cloths, addressed to certain people by name plates.
Michael and Kara both seemed to clench their teeth from being mentioned by the man. They have each had their own "problems" with the man and weren't exactly fond of him. "Now that you're here, the show can really begin." Michael lead Kara and their families to their designated seats directly under the stage.
Lex began his speech about technology and how Michael got to where he was today. "Computers … in this day and age, they are everywhere." He clicked a button on the podium which lowered two large theater screens: one on his right and the other on his left. They each began to show various computers, in labs and schools. "Almost every year, computers are modified to be even better than their predecessors."
The screens switched to show Michael as a small boy, playing with the parts of a computer. "As a boy, Michael Hart would learn about computers by taking them apart and putting them back together again." The scene switched to Michael obtaining his high school diploma. "Once he entered High School, he made sure to take any class he could, to learn more about his favorite subject."
The scene switched to show Michael working on the blue prints for his PC. "He excelled in each of these classes and immediately started the blue prints for the computer that would become the greatest PC ever invented." The scene switched to show various photos of Hart PC. "It move at speeds that were never thought to be possible. It can display 3D video with ease. It can store terabytes of information and with all of the programs included with the system, it is the ultimate dream computer. 5 years passed since the invention of this PC … it has yet to be bested." Lex Luthor held up an award, shaped like a golden computer. "That's why I am proud to present this Award of Achievement to Michael Hart."
The crowd erupted into applause as Michael stood to receive his award. He left his table and walked up on stage. After shaking Lex Luthor's hand, he was handed the award which he held up in triumph. Lex stepped back to let him give his speech. "Wow, this is too cool. I want to thank my parents for being so supportive of my passion, my sister for stepping up to help me manage my business, the love of my life for always being there and my professors who were so detailed in their teachings. Finally, I want to say, if you have a dream, no matter what it is, you should hold onto it and go for it. You'd be surprised at what could happen."
At that moment, the building began to shake slightly, every few seconds. The crowd began to panic, thinking an Earthquake was taking place but Michael knew better. It was only too suspicious that the quakes were getting bigger each time they occurred. Lex Luthor tried to calm the crowd. "Everyone stay calm, they're just minor tremors." In the crowd, Jonathan turned to say something to Kara, but she was no longer in her seat. Martha turned to her husband. "She sure acts fast." Jonathan nodded. At that moment, the door that once stood as the entrance to the building came flying inward, along with the majority of the wall it was connected to.
Standing in the open pathway was a large beast of a man. He towered over everyone at 8 feet, appearing to be made entirely of muscle. The sunlight seemed to reflect off from his bald head. He was wearing a traditional Japanese Training Gi which was colored black with red trimmings. He wore a red cloth belt around his waist and the legs of his pants were torn into patches below the knees. Placed on his wrists were a pair of large bands. His feet were bare. This super powered being was known as "The Brute".
The Brute threw his arms down with his palms pointing outward as he screamed Michael's name. He then started to charge toward the podium Michael stood behind just a gust of cold air began to surround him. Shocked by this sudden occurrence, The Brute stopped as sections of his body started to become encased in ice.
The crowd turned to see a girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes floating in the air. Her outfit consisted of a white mini shirt with a red and yellow S shield placed in the center, a blue mini skirt, a pair of white gloves, a red mini-length cape and a pair of short red boots. This girl was the one and only, Supergirl. She was using her cold breath ability in an attempt to keep The Brute at bay long enough for the people in the building to get to safety.
He was starting to look like an ice sculpture as people began to flee for their lives. At this moment, all Michael could do was look on toward the confusion and pray that Supergirl could last long enough without assistance.
***
Planet: Earth
Location: San Francisco (Hi-Chi Dojo)
Year: 2007 (Flash Back)
Day: Friday
Time: 3:00 P.M.
The Hi-Chi Dojo was well known for it's unusual study. The Sensei there believe that by unlocking one's "chi" you could tap into an unheard of amount of strength and abilities. That Sensei's name was Akira Yoshikawa. Akira was and older Japanese gentleman standing at about 5ft, 7in. His eyes were dark blue and his hair was white and thin. He wore a white traditional Japanese Gi, with a black cloth belt tied at his waist.
He stood before two of his best pupils, Michael Hart and Jack Sanders. Each were wearing their traditional Japanese Gi, colored blue, with white cloth belts tied at the waist and placed over their wrists were a pair of white band. Jack was a few inches shorter than Michael, had brown eyes and short, dark brown hair with red high-lights.
They were both seated Indian style on the wooden floor of the dojo as their Sensei circled them, giving instructions. Though his Japanese accent was rather strong, his English was very good.
"You are both doing well. You're fighting skills have improved and you each have your own unique styles. Michael, you seem to be learning to keep a calm mind when training. However, you Jack seem to need more training in the meditation area." Jack seemed rather upset by this comment, but bit his lower lip and shot a rather dirty look toward Michael. Though the two studied together, it was clear that they were more like rivals than friends.
Sensei Yoshikawa seemed to notice the anger in Jack's stare but paid it no mind. "Today we will attempt to unlock your chi once more. First, you must close your eyes and let your body relax." The students did as they were asked, Jack having a bit more trouble than Michael. Sensei Yoshikawa stood over Jack. "You're body is still too tense. Let the stress go." Jack sighed and tried once more.
Sensei Yoshikawa nodded. "Now, enter a deep meditation. Find something to focus on. Something dear to you." Michael immediately thought of Kara. It wasn't long before he was in a deep state of mediation. Jack however was having trouble focusing on anything. "Once you are focused, look deep within. You should feel a strange warm sensation in the pit of your stomach. Connect with it and release it."
As his sensei spoke, Michael felt as though a ball of energy were growing somewhere inside of him. Realizing this must be what his master spoke of, he tried to connect with it. A bead of sweat appeared on his forehead and fell to the floor. Seconds later, a thin white light appeared around Michael's body. Sensei Yoshikawa seemed to be taken back by this at first, but once he realized what was occurring, he encouraged his student. "That's it Michael-San. You've found your chi! Don't loose it."
Michael struggled to keep his energy flowing, causing the aura to double in size. His muscle span seemed to increase slightly and he began to float in the air.
***
Location: Outer Space - (Planet Krypton)
Year: 1985 (Flash Back)
Day: Sunday
Time: 11:00 A.M. (Earth Time)
Krypton was a very futuristic planet, located galaxies away from Earth. Their buildings seemed to tower over everything, usually with large windows big enough for a person to see outward for a great distance. The Kryptonians were an advanced race: having flying vehicles, laser weapons, distant space travel technology and a computer program such as Brainiac which was an AI that monitored Krypton's events. But even with their advanced knowledge, there was nothing they could do to stop the destruction of their world.
A man named Jor-El had detected odd seismic activity in the planet's core several times, but he could not get Krypton's council to believe him. Jor-El had short, well kept black hair and dark brown eyes. He wore a black and red Kryptonian robe which seemed to be connected together by two yellow orbs near the top, a pair of long black gloves with white patches on the back and a pair of black shoes. He and his wife Lara were moving quickly to place their only child into a bright silver space shuttle which was just big enough to fit her. Lara was wearing an outfit very similar to her husband's and had long curled black hair which was covered by a black and white stripped hood.
The baby who was fast asleep had blonde hair and was wrapped in a long red cape. After she was carefully set down, Lara kissed her hand and gently touched the baby's forehead. Jor-El was working on a computer nearby. "I've got the hyperspace coordinates locked in. Once she gets to Earth, she'll be safe." Lara approached her husband and looked on toward the ship, tears pouring. Jor-El looked up from the computer and spoke with concern. "Lara, I could send you with her. There's a risk …" He started pushing more buttons on the computer. "… but if I have time to recalibrate the course …"
Lara interrupted him by placing her hands on his face. She shook her head, disagreeing with his statement. "No my love. I'm staying with you." They both looked on toward the shuttle and Jor-El pushed another button which engaged the safety bars over the baby, followed by the shuttle's top. A window then opened as the shuttle lifted on it's platform and prepared for takeoff.
Seconds later, the shuttle blasted off into space when the planet began to shake violently, as if it were being torn apart. Bursts of lava exploded from the ground. Buildings began to crumble. But the ships Hyperdrive kicked in just in time to save it from the explosion of Krypton.
***
Planet: Earth
Location: San Francisco (Hi-Chi Dojo)
Year: 2007 (Flash Back)
Day: Monday
Time: 12:00 P.M.
A few months has passed since Michael had mastered what most thought to be a mere impossibility. Having unlocked his chi he had become stronger, faster … almost like a human weapon. It was hard for him to believe that he was able to lift his entire body in a push up with one finger, let alone perform handstand like pushups the same way. Which was his current choice for training.
As he was nearing the one thousand mark, beads of sweat started to form into a small puddle below him. His Sensei watched over him with pride. "996", he moved down and back up with ease. "997". With each movement, he found it harder to believe that he really wasn't tiring all that much. "998". His sensei nodded. "That's it Michael, you're almost there. "999." He performed the act once more. "1000!" After hitting the desired mark, Michael performed several back flips before standing firmly on his feet. His sensei approached him with a towel in hand. "You're abilities are improving remarkably my student."
Michael gladly took the towel from his Sensei and began to wipe some of the sweat off from his face. "Thank you Sensei. I actually can't believe it myself. It feels like a dream. I'm even starting to get a hang of flying. Flying!" Sensei Yoshikawa smiled. "You have been blessed with a gift. A gift you should use for the good of man kind." Michael placed the towel over his shoulder and nodded. "I know Sensei. With my abilities, I could really help the police force of this city a lot. I mean … there's so much I can't be hurt from. And with my speed, I could take down criminals before they knew what hit them."
The expression on his Sensei's face became very serious. "While that may be so, you must still never forget to keep control of your power. If you ever got too carried away, innocent bystanders could be hurt." Michael nodded. "I know Sensei. That's one thing I'd never want to see happen." Sensei Yoshikawa smiled once more. "Good. Now, I think that's enough training for today. Why don't you clean up?" Michael returned his smile. "That's a good idea." After bowing to one another, Michael left the training room to take a shower.
***
Planet Earth
Location: Smallville, Kansas
Year: 1986 (Flash Back)
Day: Friday
Time: 7:00 P.M.
Smallville was a very small city surrounded mostly by the country. A married couple was driving their red truck down a dirt road in between two large corn fields right around the time night had fallen. It was a quite night, with a peaceful atmosphere. No one would have believed that a space shuttle was plummeting downward for a landing in one of the cornfields. In fact, the landing was so sudden, the male driver of the truck brought it speeding to a halt.
The man had short black hair and dark brown eyes. He wore a white t-shirt under a long green, button down shirt, a pair of brown pants with a black belt tied at the waist and a pair of black shoes. His wife had short, curly black hair with a pair of dark brown eyes. She wore a purple blouse, a pair of pink pants and a short pair of black high-heels. His wife was the first to speak after the strange occurrence. "Jonathan, what was that?"
Jonathan shook his head and quickly grabbed a flash light. "I don't know Martha, but we'd better find out." Martha seemed nervous by this statement, but she agreed and the two jumped out of the truck and headed in the direction the sound had came from. Jonathan was quick in turning the flashlight on and made sure to cover every inch in front of them with the light as the moved.
Before long, they found themselves following a trail of smoke which caused Jonathan to cough slightly. At that moment, Martha decided to split up and headed off to the right just as Jonathan called out "Over here Martha." Martha didn't respond because to her disbelief, she had found a space shuttle lying in a small pond. She carefully approached it and bent down to touch it when the top opened to reveal a small baby girl lying fast asleep.
Jonathan began to call out for her only to be quieted. Martha had the baby cuddled in her arms as she approached him. "Shh, you'll wake her." Jonathan was so surprised by this he dropped the flashlight in his hand. "Whoa, Martha! What are you doing? Put that thing back. We don't know where it came from." Martha shook her head. "She's not a thing Jonathan. She's a baby. A little baby. Who'd put her in a spaceship?" Jonathan nodded. "That's just my point."
Martha shook her head. "I really don't care where she came from. All I know is, she needs us Jonathan. By this time, the baby had awoke and was reaching out playfully to Jonathan. "Look how she's reaching out to you." Jonathan reluctantly took the baby in his arms but quickly returned the baby's smile.
***
Planet: Earth
Location: San Francisco
Year: 2007 (Flash Back)
Day: Monday
Time: 1:00 P.M.
After an hour had passed, Michael had cleaned up and had left the Hi-Chi Dojo. He was driving his blue convertible on his way to Hart PC's to get back to work. He probably would have already been there, but traffic seemed to be moving unusually slow. Michael sighed and decided to call his sister to inform her of the situation. He grabbed his ear piece from his glove department and pressed the speed dial button. Within seconds, Amber had answered his call. "Where are you Michael? You didn't forget about your meeting today did you?"
Michael moved his car forward slightly. "No, I didn't forget. I'm caught in a traffic jam. I have no idea what the problem is, but I'll be there …" At that moment, Michael heard the sound of gun fire up ahead. "Amber, I have to let you go." Amber started to protest but Michael quickly disconnected the call and placed his ear piece away. "I have to do something … but I can't just rush in without a disguise."
Michael's training Gi caught his eye on the seat next to him. "…Hmm…" Michael looked out the window and noticed a nearby building had a set of revolving doors. Making sure no one was looking, Michael grabbed his gi and headed toward the revolving doors moving so fast he appeared as nothing but a blur of light. When he reappeared through the revolving doors, he was wearing his gi and the wrist bands had been converted into a mask which covered his eyes and nose. With a costume on, he rushed toward the sound of the gun fire which was at an intersection a few blocks away.
Several police cars were acting as road blocks as the officers fired toward a group of five crooks who were attempting to rob an armored vehicle carrying money for one of San Francisco's banks. They were each wearing black clothes and their faces were covered by black ski-masks. The firing stopped for a brief moment as a blur of light appeared in the middle of the fray.
When Michael was visible the crooks freaked out at first, only to begin opening their fire on him. To their surprise, the bullets simply bounced off from him. Acting fast, Michael appeared before the crook in the middle, grabbed the gun out of hands and snapped it in two pieces. He quickly repeated this action for the other four crooks and then proceeded to throw them each in the back of a police car. When finished he turned to an officer who was shocked beyond belief. "Who are you?" Michael thought for a moment before answering. "A friend." He then raised a fist into the air and flew off into the distance.
***
Planet: Earth
Location: Metropolis - Hall of Fame
Year: 2010
Day: Saturday
Time: 6:30 P.M.
With the building free of all people but Kara and the Brute, who was starting to break free of his restraints, Michael was free to rip off his suit revealing a costume underneath. The top half of his uniform was white and a large blue W was placed on the center. The bottom half of the uniform consisted of a pair of short tights. The shorts were blue while the tights were white. Placed on his hands were a pair of blue fingerless leather gloves. His feet were covered with a pair of blue boots which came up to his knees. Placed on his back was a blue cape and tied around his waist was a yellow utility belt with a yellow buckle. He then quickly reached toward his belt and pulled out a blue eye mask which made his eyes appear to be pure white when worn.
He then charged toward the Brute as a blur of light and slammed a fist into his gut, causing him to fly backward out of the building and into a nearby street light which bent in half upon impact.
Supergirl sighed with relief. "Thanks for the help … Warheart." Warheart smiled. "Anytime. Now let's make sure his lights are out." Supergirl nodded and the two flew out of the building just in time to be hit by a massive wave of white energy released from the Brute. The two heroes were sent sailing backwards only to crash through a nearby wall. Warheart was the first to get back on his feet and charged behind the Brute, landing a fist to his back.
The brute hit the ground hard, leaving an imprint of his body embedded in the street. Warheart then prepared to lock his arms together, only to be sent sailing upward by a backward kick. The Brute then jumped to his feet and slammed his palms together releasing another massive energy wave toward Warheart. Before it could hit him, Warheart had caught himself and fired off an small beam of energy from his eyes.
The two energy blasts met with each other as the two struggled to over power one another. By now, Supergirl had recovered from the blast and appeared next to Warheart. She quickly fired off her heat vision from her eyes and met with the Brute's energy wave. The two heroes easily over powered his blast by working together and sent it sailing back toward him. The brute was knocked to the ground once more upon impact with the blast.
Moving fast, Warheart and Supergirl charged in and each grabbed one of the Brute's arms. They attempted to lift him, only to find themselves smashing into one another as the Brute over powered them, causing them to scream out in pain. He attempted to do this a second time before jumping to his feet, but Warheart countered by slamming a foot into the Brute's gut. Supergirl did the same causing the brute to release his grip on the heroes. Warheart turned to Supergirl. "We have to hit him hard and fast. It's the only way to reverse his transformation."
Supergirl nodded and the two braced themselves as the Brute jumped to his feet, causing a massive tremor. The two heroes than moved like a blur of light as the Brute prepared to clasp his palms together. This action was prevented when Warheart and Supergirl slammed fist first into his gut, causing him to slide backwards. This action was repeated, several times at an incredible speed.
Warheart than appeared above the Brute and grabbed him by the head. The Brute attempted to reach him, but Warheart was too quick and had tossed him into the air. Supergirl than appeared above the sailing Brute and knocked him back into the ground with a kick to the gut. The Brute left an even deeper imprint of his body this time and was finding it harder to get up. This was due to the fact that Supergirl was freezing him once again with her cold breath. This gave Warheart enough time to hit him with an energy blast from his eyes.
The combined attacks finally proved too much for the Brute to handle and he began to shrink in size. Noticing this, Supergirl and Warheart backed up as the Brute revealed his true identity, that of Jack Sanders. When the transformation was over, Jack went unconscious.
Supergirl sighed with relief. "I'm glad that's over." Warheart nodded. "It's too bad he held so much anger and jealousy in him. Otherwise, he may have become more like me when he unlocked his chi."
Supergirl smiled. "Maybe so, but not everyone can become Captain." Warheart approached the unconscious Jack and picked him up. "We should hand him over to the proper authorities before he comes too." Supergirl agreed and the two prepared to fly off as a man clad in dark blue armor appeared before them. His hair was short, spiked and was a shade of blue that seemed to match his outfit, as were his eye. He stood at 5ft, 9in and was quite muscular. His most unusual feature were the fact that he had two large wings sprouting from his back, almost ice like in appearance. "Captain Warheart and Supergirl, correct?"
Warheart and Supergirl exchanged odd expressions. "Well?" Warheart nodded. "Yeah, who are you?" The armor clad stranger folded his arms. "I am known as Mercury Knight. I come with a warning from the future." Supergirl chuckled. "You've got to be joking. How dumb do you think we are?" Mercury Knight frowned. "I'm not sure you want me to answer that." Warheart tried his best to dismiss the comment. "Look, we're kind of in a hurry." Motioning toward Jack. "We've got to get this guy to the proper authorities."
Mercury Knight was clearly losing his patients. "Look, in one year's time, you'll experience something much worse than fighting the Brute." Warheart looked surprised. "You know him?" Mercury Knight nodded. "Psychics know more than you'd think." Supergirl shook her head. "So you're a psychic from the future?" Mercury Knight sighed. "Look, I'm not from the future. I have the ability to see into the future. And like it or not, in one years time, this planet will most likely meet it's end."
This statement got both heroes attention as they returned the statement at the same time. "Meet it's end?!" Mercury Knight nodded. "In one year, a gray skinned Alien will gather five of Earth's greatest villains, forming a legion of evil. That group will be the force that destroys this planet." Supergirl's shocked expression quickly turned angry. "A gray skinned Alien? That could only be one guy." Warheart turned to her with concern. "You don't mean …" Supergirl finished his sentence. "… Darkseid."
Mercury Knight nodded. "I figured you'd know of him. So now you know exactly what we're dealing with here." Warheart turned back to Mercury Knight. "Yes, but, there has to be something we can do. I mean, I'm not going to just let this happen." Mercury Knight unfolded his arms. "I figured you would say something like that. In fact, it's why I have come to you in the first place." He cleared his throat, having to force himself to say his next statement. "We need to form a team of our own if we are going to stand a change against Darkseid and his Legion."
Supergirl grinned slightly. "You didn't sound to happy about that idea." Mercury Knight glared. "I'm not. But we don't have a choice in the matter." Warheart nodded. "Have you informed any other heroes on this matter?" Mercury Knight shook his head. "You two are the first heroes I've met."
Warheart thought for a moment. "Well, there will be six enemies total. So we should have the same number of heroes. With the three of us in, we'd need three more to complete the team." Mercury Knight grinned. "I'm glad you can count." Warheart laughed sarcastically. "Anyway, do you know where we can find another hero?"
Supergirl interrupted. "I've heard rumors of their being a vigilantly in Michigan." Mercury Knight nodded. "It's said that he controls shadows." Warheart smiled. "That could come in handy. In that case, we should take care of Jack and head to Michigan." Mercury Knight's wings started to flap as he began to levitate in the air. "Then it's decided. Let's get this taken care of." Warheart and Supergirl agreed and the team of Super Heroes flew off into the distance.
***
(To Be Continued)