Summary: Clark is being taken to the future. But his cousin and her friend have tagged along! How will this change events? And what's this? Brainy seems to have taken an interest in her and her past.
Pairings: Kagome X Brainiac 5, Superman/Clark x Sango
I DIDN'T REALISE THAT IT WAS BOUNCING BOY! OH GOD I LOOK LIKE A RIGHT IDIOT XD
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"Those are ships inside that thing!" Superman called, heading towards a large blob-like creature with pink tentacles protruding out of its body. Him and Lightning Lad got closer to it.
"Yeah. A Morthax will eat anything." Lightning Lad stated.
"Anything I need to-" Superman was cut off.
"Watch and learn, Superman. Watch and learn." Lightning Lad said smugly and went ahead of the other superhero. He channelled his electric powers and zapped the creature but it didn't effect it. The electricity was reflected off and shot back at them. The two dodged.
"Well, that worked well." Superman muttered blandly.
"Haven't you two gotten rid of that thing yet?" Saturn Girl's voice came from the ship.
"We've got it right where we want it, Saturn Girl." Lightning Lad crossed his arms but then a tentacle started to wind itself around his waist. "Huh?" Then he was yanked away. Sango shut her eyes.
"Oh, I can not watch this." She said with no sympathy in her voice. Then an alarm went off.
"What's that?" Kagome turned towards a screen that Bouncing Boy and Brainy stood before.
"We're receiving a transmission on the emergency channel." Brainy called, typing away. "Look." Then a greying elder man came up on one of the monitors. The image and sound were filled with static.
"Legion of Superheroes, this is Mar Lando of Rawl. Your immediate assistance is needed. Please." The screen then cut to pure static. Saturn Girl rushed over to the screen and spoke into her com.
"Forget Globby and get back inside." She told the other two. "We've got a mission." Superman flew over to try to free Lightning Lad.
"What about this mission?" he asked, freeing the ginger haired boy at last. "We can't just leave this thing out here." He grabbed onto the long tentacles and tied them all together. Then he started spinning it around before throwing it into deep space.
"You could have just done that it the first place you know." Lightning Lad said as they flew back onto the ship.
"I was watching and learning." Superman stated with a shit-eating grin and he went ahead of Lightning Lad who looked annoyed. As soon as they got into the room, they flew off towards the planet Rawl for their new mission. As they were flying, Brainy extended his neck right over towards Bouncing Boy to see what he was doing.
"Can I help you?" Bouncing Boy asked in annoyance.
"You're flying without the auto compensators. I specifically designed that subsystem to assist you." Brainy reached his arm over to push a button.
"No offence, Brainiac 5, but when I fly a ship, I actually want to fly it, not babysit a console!" Bouncing Boy grumbled but Brainy tried to push the button again while Bouncing Boy kept on pushing him away. "W-what are you doing?" Bouncing Boy exclaimed. Finally Brainy was able to push the button but it ended up being the wrong one.
"Uh-oh." Brainy mumbled, and the entire ship lurched around. Kagome fell forward, losing her balance, and she hit her head. She yelped in pain, rubbing the area but stopped when she felt a cut and blood leaking out. Oh great. Then the violent movements stopped. Everyone was cluttered and Brainy's joints were all extended, lying across the floor.
"That felt like we hit something." Saturn Girl stated, looking around. Sango dabbed at Kagome's injury lightly, knowing that if she suggested that she should use her own powers on herself, she would have been against it. Kagome always saved her powers for any upcoming fights or other people's injuries. Sango helped her up.
"Technically we did." Brainy said with a matter-of-fact tone. "The planet Rawl. We just entered the atmosphere." Then a warning began to flash on one of the screens around them and Bouncing Boy ran over to the steering controls, sitting down and looking everything over.
"Stabilizers offline." He told them. "Atmospheric thrusters as 20%. This is gonna be a rough one." Everyone sat down and braced themselves. Then, the ship jerked violently and it felt like that were spinning and hitting what seemed to be a mountain. And then they crashed on the planet's surface.
The team stared at the wreck. "It could be worse." stated Superman.
"How? We're grounded?" Bouncing Boy asked.
"Well, we could have disintegrated on re-entry." Brainiac 5 explained.
"Well, that's cheery." Kagome muttered dryly.
"Hate to spoil your feel good moment," Lightning Lad called. "But this is a rescue mission remember?" And then he flew off. The group followed him one by one but Kagome felt something reach out to her and she turned her head. Saturn Girl did the same and they both looked into the forest suspiciously. Kagome glanced at her.
"You sense it too?" She questioned. Saturn Girl nodded.
"Let's just catch up with the others." The blonde stated and the two lifted up into the air, following their team. They caught up fairly quickly as Superman scanned the area bellow them.
"My x-ray vision is picking up lots of stuff moving around down there." He informed. "But nothing remotely human."
"Certainly isn't demonic, that's for sure." Kagome spoke up. "My ki would be lashing out by now to destroy it but so far, it's at bay. And their auras aren't human or demonic. More animalistic." She sighed softly as the others looked at her curiously. "Miko, remember? Holy Priestess?"
Brainy added his knowledge in. "Rawl is know for its abundace of wildlife. Most you would classify as unfriendly. Aside from Dr Lando's research station, little else is here."
"What about you, Saturn Girl? Sensing anything?" Superman asked. She tried to use her powers but she grunted.
"Everything... And nothing. There's just too much noise." She lowered her hands. "But back at the ship, Kitsune and I are pretty sure something was watching us."
"And the aura was definitely not friendly. Angry, for sure. But it seemed a bit... curious, too." Kagome called.
"Okay, now you're creeping me out." Bouncing Boy declared, jumping up next to them.
"Bingo!" The futuristic superheroes looked at Superman in confusion and Kagome and Sango laughed.
"He's found it, guys." Sango explained and they lowered to the ground, near the base. They got closer but it was pretty silent.
"It seems pretty quiet." Lightning Lad observed as they all glanced about warily. Then, they were blinded by a bright light and the doors opened.
"Don't be deceived." A male's voice rang through the air. "There woods are more dangerous than you could possibly imagine." A greying elder man stood before them as the lights died down. Brainy stepped forward, holding out his hand.
"Dr Lando, I presume." They shook hands.
"Yes, yes. Come inside quickly. It may be safe for the Legion but an old man like me doesn't stand a chance out here." Dr Lando led them inside. Before Kagome walked in, her head turned and she squinted behind herself suspiciously before following the others in. Dr Lando showed them into a large room.
"My repair facility is at your disposal." His voice echoed. "I only ask for one thing in return."
"Of course. We'll take you anywhere you need to go." Superman offered.
"Oh, I can't leave Rawl. My work is here." Dr Lando declined. "That's why I called for your help. What I need is for you to make it safe."
"Safe? From what?" Saturn Girl asked in concern. Dr Lando turned to fully face them.
"A creature. Out there. This creature has destroyed everything dear to me. My research. My team. My son." He frowned deeply and Kagome felt a strong pang in her chest.
"His... son?" She thought. A memory flashed through her head.
"Mama!" A voice cried out to her. Kagome reached out desperately to grab at the small kitsune yokai when-
Kagome gasped, grasping at her head. She shuddered violently and panted heavily, tears welling up in her eyes and she almost let them fell. The tears then disappeared.
"Kitsune!" Her head snapped up and she spotted her team all looking at her. It was Lightning Lad who had called out to her.
"Cous, are you all right?" Superman asked. Kagome quickly regained her composure, breathing normally.
"I-I'm fine. Just a headache." She muttered, lying smoothly. "Must've hit my head harder than I expected." Saturn Girl looked at her skeptically but turned back to the holographic picture in Brainy's hand that had Dr Lando with a younger boy that looked like him.
"That's Brin." Dr Lando informed. "He's a remarkable young man. Takes after his father, don't you think? He had so much potential. But now..." He removed his glasses, frowning. "I want it caught. And I want it brought back to me." The hologram disappeared and Superman stepped forward, resting a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry. We'll find your creature."
"And I'll make sure it never hurts anyone ever again." Lightning Lad smirked. Kagome looked at Saturn Girl to see she was staring at Dr Lando suspiciously. The team then separated, Kagome staying behind to help Bouncing Boy and Brainy fix the ship while the rest went off to find the creature. Kagome folded her arms, staring down at the floor in deep thought as she remembered what had happened. A splash of blood spilling across dirt flashed in her mind and she clenched her fists. Her teeth clenched and her bangs shadowed her angered and watery eyes. Brainy glanced at her.
"Kitsune. Are you sure you're all right?" He questioned. Kagome nodded slowly.
"You're obviously not. You can tell us what it is." Bouncing Boy spoke up. "We're your team, you can talk to us."
"No, I can't." She muttered quietly. "Look, just drop it. If I don't want to tell you, then I don't. I... might when I'm ready. Just. Not now. Not again." Kagome wiped at her eyes quickly and lifted her head. "Let's just do this." Bouncing Boy sighed and slid underneath the ship only to emerge later with oil covering his top half.
"You can't substitute a plasma conduit for an injector port, Bouncing Boy." Brainy called, unscrewing part of the ship. "It's not in the schematic." Kagome handed Bouncing Boy a rag and he cleaned himself up.
"Brainy, it's called improvising. You should try it sometime." He replied. Kagome laughed slightly.
"A twelfth level intellect has no need for improvisation." Brainy turned back to what he was doing.
"Lighten up a bit, smarty pants." Kagome called up. Bouncing Boy got up.
"Fine. If you're so smart, fix it yourself." He started walking off.
"Where are you going?"
"Any place you're not."
"Dr Lando asked us to confine ourselves to the hangar. He insisted!" Brainy turned to see Bouncing Boy continue on.
"I'm improvising!" Was all he received before the door shirt behind the large boy.
Brainy scratched the back of his head. "Was it something I said?" Kagome laughed quietly, floating up next to him.
"Yore really clueless about human emotions, aren't you?" She smiled, shaking her head. "Mind me asking what you really are?"
"I'm a Coluan. 95% robotic. I came from the planet Colu but I separated myself from the Hive Mind. I'd rather help other life forms." He told her. "What about you? You're certainly not a normal human. What exactly is a miko? And why do I have this feeling that you're not fully human?" His eyes narrowed at her slightly.
"A miko is someone with holy powers. Someone who can purify evil, do exorcisms, seal creatures away, stuff much like that." Kagome shrugged. She looked back at him. "But for the fully human thing? You'd be correct." She turned away, lips twitching downwards. "What do you need?" Brainy stared at her for a few minutes, frowning.
"A screwdriver." He muttered and Kagome went down to get one. She came back up and handed it to him. "I'm sorry if it's a sensitive subject, Kitsune."
"It's fine. You didn't know. And when we're not with the team, Kagome is just fine." Kagome glanced at the panel before them.
"All right." Brainy nodded. "You should patch that up." He gestured to her forehead.
"I'm fine for now. Later. This mission is a bit more important than a small cut." Kagome shrugged. Time passed by before they spoke to each other again. "Maybe we should find Bouncing Boy. What if something's happened?" Kagome frowned. Brainy then went completely silent, pausing in his actions.
"I'm not worried."
"Hm?" Kagome tilted her head.
"There's no reason to worry." He headed to the door and Kagome followed him. "And even if there were, Bouncing Boy can look after himself." Then, the door opened to reveal Bouncing Boy wrapped up with blue whip-like structures protruding from robots.
"Uh, a little help here?" He called. Kagome sighed. Brainy just had to jinx it.
"Hold still!" Brainy's fingers extended and he zapped every android he could see. The two hurried over and helped Bouncing Boy up.
"Nice save, there." The large boy smiled up at him.
"Thank you. I improvised." Brainy replied with a smirk. Then another robot came around the corner and went to attack the two of them. The two didn't notice it and before it could attack, Kagome grabbed a charm, enlarged it into a katana, and sliced it through the robot with quick reflexes, landing in a crouched position.
"Uh thanks." Brainy muttered in awe.
""No problem." Kagome stood up straight and smiled at them, putting her weapon back on her bracelet. Then a horrible screech hit their ears. The trio made their way down the hall close together when they came to a room. A lab of some sorts. Kagome moved out of the way before a hand could swipe at her. The three looked at the cages to see many different animals locked up.
"Don't leave the hanger huh?" said Bouncing Boy. "I can see why."
"I assume we'll be snooping?" Brainy questioned with a small smile.
"Oh yeah." Bouncing Boy's voice dropped an octave.
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Sorry for any typos! And yeah, gettin intense!