"Team," Batman calls. "Recon mission; suspicious events, whom the league suspects to be of CADMUS, is occurring at Big Bear Mountain. Check on the abandoned warehouse. The locals report in that they see smokes rising from it. Report if you see anything. Do not engage unless needed to."
Kaldur'ahm, also known as Kaldur or Aqualad, speaks, "Will do Batman."
The team sets out for Big Bears. As they prepare to take off, Kid Flash snakes his arms around Miss Martian, flirting with the female alien; "So...you know I can show you how to have fun in the snow after the mission."
"Tch. Stop flirting Baywatch," scoffs Artemis, Green Arrow's other protege. "We are on a mission. I still wonder why you are even on this team."
The two soon-to-be couple bickers back and forth as the rest of their teammates ignore them. When the Young Justice got there, the moon rises high in the sky. The leafless trees shiver in the cold atmosphere of the mountain. As they spy on the warehouse, the team found armed soldiers shipping something into large trucks that are clearly disguised as delivery trucks. The soldiers are clearly not of the Navy or the governments, so it only comes to one conclusion, and that is that these people of from CADMUS. A helicopter then appear from above and lands in front of the warehouse. A tall shadow steps out of the helicopter and is greeted right away by another dark figure.
Robin hisses, "CADMUS is behind this for sure. What are they up to now? Another clone?"
"No. a peculiar new experiment on a new race of animal we found," a voice whispers from behind.
"Geez, how did you know that; and what do you mean by 'we'?" the Boy Wonder asks, turning around.
As soon as the Boy Wonder turns around, a hard object slams against his face. Before Robin black out, he sees a man in a hockey mask.
Sportmaster
"Robin, wake up," a voice calls to the unconscious Wonder Boy.
As Robin begins to wake up, he sees Sport Master and some scientists from CADMUS standing in front of him and the team. Analyzing the area, the bird finds his team and himself tie up to a large post inside the so called abandoned warehouse. Large machines are place all around with scientists running around and working. Robin tries to break free, but then turns his glare back at Sportmaster. The said villain is a tall and lean man; with neatly combed blond hair. The man don a grey mask and a dark blue and black sleeveless suit with grey shoulder-length armors covering his left arm.
"Well, well, well," Sport Master smirks. "what do we have here?"
Shit, Robin curses internally.
"What are we going to do with them?" one of the scientists asks.
Sport Master turns to them. "Begin the experiment. They are going to be next anyway."
Pulling out four large cages with four gigantic toads sitting inside of each, abnormal amphibians are presented before the group. The toads are truly amazing. All four of them towers over the group and and the dead trees. One of the toads is a rusty red in skin with markings of a brighter red around its body. The beast has bright yellow eyes with a long scar running down one of its eyelid. The large toad wear a dark blue vest with a kanji character on the back, and it has a tape wrapping around its belly. The toad on its left is a large magenta toad with black markings on its black horns of sort sit on the toad's head. This magenta toad, however, wears a black kimono with a white sash. The toad on the red's right is an aquamarine color with a darker shade of turquoise on its back. Its eyes are colored with grey circles. This toad has an orange sash around its lower body. Far from the three toads is another large the cage, it holds a dark orange toad with black markings. The Beast wears a black sleeveless haori of shorts while around its neck is a giant dull yellow bead. At the lower half of its body, the toad is wrap in white tape wrapping. The said toad is thrashing around in anger. It gives out a loud cry as the cage surge with electricity. The said toad then slumps to the metal floor with smoke rising from its electrocuted body. Behind the cages and leaning against the walls of the abandoned warehouse seems to be large weapons. There is two large katanas, a tanto, a dosu blade, and a sasumata. Also leaning against the wall is a sakazuki-like shield.
M'gann telepathically questions, "What in the world are those?"
"I don't know," Aqualad replies. "But we need to stop them. Those creatures-whatever they might be-is still a living thing and they aren't meant to be experiment on."
Suddenly, something explodes. Soldiers begin to run to the front of the warehouse to stop take down the intruder. The warehouse suddenly catches on fire. The heats become unbearable, especially for M'gann and Kaldur.
"What do we do now?!" the scientists start to panick.
Sport Master yells out orders. "Evacuate the areas. We can leave these lab rats to rot in hell; just like the Justice brats."
They all run out, leaving the team and the toads behind. The Young Justice, trying to break free, doesn't notice a shadow appearing behind their leader, Aqualad.
"Stay calm," the voice whispers in his ears.
Kaldur nods. The team then notice their leader talking to the shadow and then listen to her carefully, even though they don't trust the figure as much.
"I will get you and your team out of here," the female says. "When I get these locks open, run."
The team nods. As soon as the locks come off, the group of teens dash out of the warehouse. Kaldur is the last one out when the warehouse collapses. He then remember that he sees the warrior running towards the cages holding the toads. Aqualad prepares to run back into the blazing metal fortress to rescue the heroine, but Wally pulls him back to the group.
"What were you thinking," Robin screams. "You could have gotten killed!"
"The girl is still in there," Kaldur exclaims. "We have to get back in there!"
"No we can't!" Robin shouts. "We will get killed if we do. I'm sorry Kaldur. The girl can't be saved. We are too late."
Out of nowhere, they hear four large thuds. The team runs towards the sound and found themselves in a large clearing in the woods. There, in the middle of the clearing, stands the four toads; all have their weapons with them. Standing in front of the creatures is the said heroine.
"But how," Artemis asks as the team move towards the creatures. However, they didn't get far until the female shadow appears with her back facing them. Out of instinct, the group hides within the bushes at the edge of the clearing.
"Gamabunta-sama, Gamaken-sama, Gamahiro-sama, Gamakichi-sama," the warrior bows. "mina-san daijobu desu?"(Lord Gamabunta, Lord Gamaken, Lord Gamahiro, Lord Gamakichi, are you alright?)
"Wareware wa mondai arimasen," the magenta toad speaks. "Arigato."(We are fine, thank you.)
The teenagers are all clearly confuse except for the youngest hero. Robin understand what the mysterious figure is saying.
The red toad states, "Anata wa koko de nani o shite iru? Anata wa, mune ni aru to sotei sa rete imasu."(What are you doing here? Are you not supposed to be in the village?)
The girl bows her head lower and returns, "Watashi wa mura kara tsuihou saremashita."(I have been banished from the village.)
"Naze," the dark orange toad standing on the left of the first magenta one asks. (Why?)
"Watashi wa iru...sorera mirai e no kyoi to shite mi rarete imasu, Gamakichi-sama," she returns. (I am seen as a threat to the village because of...them, Lord Gamakichi.)
The light turquoise toad on the right of the red one in the middle speaks, "Naze karera anata o sono tsuihou sa rete imasu ka? Jibun Ishin-no azen o mamoru tame ni? (Is that why they banished you from the village? To keep themselves safe?)
Gamakichi, the orange toad, roars, "Kono yona okubyoumono!"(Such cowards!)
The one in the middle, Gamabunta, questions, "Kore wa kore de nani o iu n?"(What does he say in this?)
The girl answers, "Hokage-sama, kare wa sore ni koi shita."(Lord Hokage, he agreed to it.)
"Nani!" all four toads shout. (What!)
The girl continues, "Gamabunta-sama, Gamaken-sama, Gamahiro-sama, Gamakichi-sama kore wa kore tsuite hanashi o suru ni saitemina basho de arimasu. Watashi wa doko ka o shisha shite iru?"(Lord Gamabunta, Lord Gamaken, Lord Gamahiro, Lord Gamakichi,this is not a perfect place to talk about this. May I suggest somewhere else?)
Gamabunta agrees, "Anata wa soko ni pointo o motte iru. Karera wa mura ni tsuite shitte ireba, korera no gaikoku hito wa mondai ga aru kanousei ga arimasu."(You do have a point there. These foreigner may be a problem if they know about the village.)
The girl looks up as she repeats, "Gaikoku hito?"(Foreigner?)
The chief toad points towards the group as young heroes freeze. The girl spins around and sees the group. The hood covers her face in the darkness, like her outfit.
She then quickly spins around and gestures, "Hikigaeru no masuta wa, watashitachi wa sugu ni naku shite iru!"(Toad masters, we must leave immediately!)
The toads nod and Gamabunta states, "watashitachiha-mura, eiju ni modorimasu."(Let us return to the village, Shadow Beast.)
"Hai!" the girl bows.(Yes!) The warrior then performs some signs with her hands and then yells out, "terepoteshon no jutsu!"(Teleportation jutsu!)
With a puff of smoke, the five disappear. The team runs to where the toads and girl use to stand and search for clues. Kaldur is the only one who is in deep thought as he look at the bright full moon.
Who are you, he thinks.