And once again I'm burning through your free time with whatever I have spat out of my mind.
I have decided that I won't base this story on the existing cartoon because my only access to the specific cartoon is a poor quality internet connection. Either way today we start my plotline.
Chapter 3 Justice Academy
"Justice Academy?" Batman asked.
"It was an idea I had. A mansion is way too big for 2 people. And you were saying how people like Kara, Dick, and Barbra are almost ready for the league but needs more training, not to mention so many young heroes who could do with training. It reminded me of professor Charles Xavier from my universe, he ran a school for super heroes so I was thinking, the upper levels become a dormitory school/ college then below the ground we have a high tech base/ training facility, we have league members as staff, not necessarily heroes but people more like Alfred. Then we have the helicarrier in an underground dock beneath it all. I even have a plan for a new technology for training." Danny said.
"Actually it's not a bad idea." Clark said. He, Bruce, Danny and J'onn were stood in one of the Wayne offices with Alfred looking at the grounds where Danny and Dani were living.
"I agree." J'onn said.
"Yes. Not only would we have potential future members of the league better trained as a team but it would increase the likelihood of young heroes reaching that point because they would be better trained for patrols and are less likely to suffer an unfortunate fate." Alfred added. "Incidentally I would like to inquire as to the whereabouts of Mistress Danielle?"
"Kara offered to babysit." Danny said he chuckled. "Kara could level an entire city and a 6 year old girl has her in the palm of her tiny hand." Clark gave a smirk.
"Yes I notice that you and Kara have become quite close as well." He said. Despite Danny's fears and in part because he had heard the discussion between the 2 teens, Clark was far from against the idea of a relationship between the boy and his cousin. "I heard your conversation. I think if we do this then the league and your students should hear what you told Kara."
"Getting back on topic." Bruce interjected. "On consideration I have decided I agree with you, if we make this academy it will improve the world of the young hero. But how do you intend to recruit?"
"We approach young heroes and give them the offer. If they accept then we will approach their family to say that they have been chosen for a private, exclusive and handpicked privately funded boarding school." Danny said "Xavier used the prep school cover too."
Several weeks later
Kara Kent, Barbra Gordon, Richard Grayson and Jason Todd were among the many heroes who had been approached by both Bruce Wayne and Superman in both identities to come here today. Danny walked up to the podium in his Phantom outfit.
"Um, hello. If you are here you are heroes whose identity was kept upon the justice league database. You May know me as Daniel Fenton. A family friend of Bruce Wayne who has been given a company by Mr. Wayne. You will not be aware that I am in fact a traveller from another universe that was destroyed and was instrumental in the Thanagarian invasion's failure. In my universe people were undergoing an evolutionary shift and the new super powered mutants were met much like Jews in Nazi Germany. You May wonder why I am talking about this but in my universe, in this very location in fact, a great man called Charles Xavier had built a school to teach young mutants to be superheroes. And it was this that gave me an idea because many of you have the potential to be in the league but are to raw or not quite good in a team, there is something else you need so about a month agree Batman, Superman, the Martian Manhunter and myself agreed on this. We formally invite you to attend the justice academy. In this school you will sleep, eat learn and train and when you are done you will be justice league material. Your families have Ben approached and told you have been invited to a free and exclusive prep school so the choice is yours. We await your decision and J'onn will be waiting to sign you in if you choose to. The league is helping us to show the school off before you make your decision." He said. "I know what you think we're saying that you're not good enough but this is not true, looking around I see amazing young men and women and I offer the chance to become something ultimate." With that he stepped down and Batman walked up to the podium.
"Thank you Daniel. As he said in this time we need people like you as well trained as possible, if this is a success then the next generation of the justice league will be like nothing evil has ever seen. Daniel, J'onn, Superman and myself will give you a brief tour of the grounds. After that it is your choice. But just remember you were hand picked by the league, we see potential in you that we want to unlock. Don't squander this opportunity."
"Okay first we have the main residential area." Danny said, walking into a room laden with TVs and entertainment devices. "We have TV, PC, DVD, Blue ray, PS1 through 4, all the X-boxes, the Wii, the Wii U. Basically everything we could get. This room is a place for students to spend their free time if they don't want to go outside of the premises, though as long as you participate in lessons you are not restricted to the grounds." Kid Flash and Robin were salivating while Nightwing, Bat-Girl and Supergirl's jaws were hanging limp all the other young heroes were in a similar state while Flash looked jealous. "Yes Flash you can visit to play with our stuff." Danny said. "Moving on.
Walking into the next room they seemed to have walked into a restaurant. "The dining room. We have expert catering staff being trained by expert gourmets. You can get a wide selection of breakfasts, lunches and dinners."
"The classrooms." They walked into a room to see staggered seating with a computer in front of each seat. "In here you will be taught academic subjects both for standard and hero classes. You have state of the art work station from which to take notes."
"The dorms." They entered a room to see a room with a large bed, massive TV and wardrobe. "King sized bed, a large wardrobe, a 60 inch flat screen HDTV with DVD, Blue ray and Sky+ HD. They are individuals in case you want to have a romantic partner, just don't be too loud." Like many others Danny's face was screwed up and red in embarrassment to what he just said. Dani had her head cocked to the side in innocent curiosity while Kara looked like she was thinking about 'being too loud' with Danny. Clark noticed and gave a small frown. He had given the protective cousin spiel to the younger boy but it looked like Danny would not be leading the relationship.
"The main lecture hall." This one looked like a giant cinema/ theatre. "This will double as a classroom for drama club and as a cinema every weekend. From time to time I or a member of the justice league will give lectures here on certain topics. In fact at Superman's request I will be giving a lecture to those who actually enrol as well as the new members of the justice league and old ones."
Next he took them to the main staircase and pressed a button. The stars seemed to collapse, heading down instead of up. "But of course the cool stuff is hidden underground. There are many entrances, you will get a map upon enrolment." They walked into a high tech gym. "We have a state of the art gym where you can train basic physical skills." They walked into a circular room equipped with a circular table and computers. "A war room to communicate with other league outposts as we hill have onsite league members and a team of high level students. We also have an armoury and my piece de résistance." They walked to a hexagonal door (looking like the portal from DP) "Through this door you can enter a computerised training program, allowing me to train you in any situation I can program, you will literally enter a video game, and yes there will be instances of you playing with this piece of equipment." He then walked over to an elevator and opened it. "Everyone in please."
They watched as the elevator lowered down. "And our secret weapon." They found themselves staring at a large aircraft carrier equipped with 4 large engines. "A helicarrier prototype. This ship is based on a vehicle from home. It can fly into the atmosphere and out of it into space. It will serve as an escape vehicle if needed."
Danny was stood in the lecture hall. He looked out over his new student body. Despite his insecurities not one person had declined their invitation.
"Hello everyone. Firstly thank you for not declining this opportunity. I am touched. Now what I am going to discuss is not pleasant but we have to face it.
"In a world where people put on capes and masks it is the sad truth that not everyone will survive and it is a sad fact that frequently people who die will be someone close to you. This is the subject I want to broach today and we start with a hero from my world, remember before you take offence that my entire universe was destroyed so I know what I'm talking about." A picture of a man in a red and blue full body suit with white eyes, a black spider insignia and a web pattern on his red parts appeared on the screen; next to him was a brunette in a white t-shirt and a blue unbuttoned shirt.
"This is Peter Parker, otherwise known as Spider Man. He was the original host of my symbiote's granddad and the source of my spider powers. And from my symbiote I learnt his past. Before he got his powers he was a scrawny nerd and so when he got them he used them in a wrestling tournament. Now because his parents died when he was a child he lived with his aunt and his uncle, who lived by a motto of 'with great power comes great responsibility'. Now on the last day of the tournament the manager refused to pay him because he refused to sign a contract. After that the manager was robbed by a man called Denis Caradine (Sorry if that's wrong, comic book characters all have such hard to spell names) and because he was angry Peter let him pass and even mocked the manager as he left. But then outside he discovered a man had been shot when someone tried to steal his car. The man then died. This man was Peter's beloved uncle Ben Parker. At first Peter just wanted to avenge him and hunted him down until he saw who it was. He saw Denis Caradine, the man who he had let go and the man who had killed is uncle because of it. So he took that death and used it as a lesson he stood by the legend of 'with great power comes great responsibility' and became a super hero, despite being constantly hated.
"This is a perfect example of what I am saying. When you lose a loved it is tempting to collapse in on yourself allow your grief to make you into an empty shell. But if you mourn this loved one, they are still dead but you suffer too and indeed their memories become linked with pain and sadness. This causes you to have to forget them and their death loses any meaning, becoming just another life that's ended. But instead you can turn it around devote your actions too their memories, then those memories give you strength when you need it most, it gives you a reason to fight and their death gains meaning as they live forever as a legend. And truly what better way is there to cope with that loss? Thank you." He walked of the stage and the hall was silent, even Kara and Clark could feel moisture on their cheeks then Dani started clapping and soon everyone was and Danny looked up, they had actually accepted his words. Perhaps he would be able to make this work after all.
And so now we see people like young justice and Kara working at Justice Academy and Danny has told everyone what he told Kara last chapter. Next chapter we should see some more Danny/Kara and the aftermath of Danny's speech. I decided to end it here because it felt like a good place