What Must Be Done

Both teams had been fighting for just over an hour and a half. Each side knew the battle would come to an end soon, which meant both sides knew that giving in wasn't an option. Reece looked up and saw Wonder Woman coming down at him. He began to move, barely avoiding her fist and causing it to punch the street. Pieces of the pavement shot up and caused Reece to go flipping in the direction he was trying to run in. He saw Superman coming toward him as he'd just gotten punched away by Superboy. Reece put his feet on Superman as Superboy jumped toward his opponent. Then, he backflipped off of the Kryptonian and caused him to get punched again, sending him into a skyscraper. Wonder Woman threw her lasso around Superboy and yanked him downward into the ground. Reece zoomed toward her, lightning trailing behind him as he shot past Superboy. He circled around her, but then everything stopped. Wonder Woman looked around and both Reece and Superboy were gone. The members of the Justice League gathered around because they all had the same thing happen.

"It seems they've retreated." Aquaman stated.

"Maybe so." Wonder Woman said.

"Then we should come up with a plan in case they return." Batman suggested. They all looked at him, figuring he'd come up with a good plan, or at least something for them to build off of.

Across the city, the teens all sat in an office room. Each one of them was thinking of how they could beat the Justice League members. Finally, Robin spoke out, feeling that the team needed to hear something to put them all on even ground.

"Right now, the two people that we absolutely can't beat are Superman and Wonder Woman. Even if Wonder Woman isn't on the same level, she's still close to his and she's been a warrior since she was little, so it's safe to say that she's just as deadly. We have no Kryptonite and we're a little short on magic, so Superman is a problem." Robin explained. They all looked at the floor, feeling like fighting was hopeless. Reece began to think because hearing Superman's weaknesses gave him an idea.

"Wonder Girl, your Lasso is magic, too, right?" he asked.

"Yeah! Yeah, it is!" she said ecstatically. Then, the team became hopeful again, but Reece didn't share their feelings. They looked and could tell he was still thinking at an extremely fast pace.

"Wonder Woman is a great fighter, so we have to bind her, and that's risking death right there because only her Lasso can bind her since it's unbreakable or something like that. If we can do that, then we can use your Lasso to bind Superman with a little less worry. Superboy, you have to hold off Superman so that somebody can tie him up. All of you go with Superboy because Superman is their ace and they'll all be trying to protect him once they realize our general plan." Reece explained. They all nodded and rose to their feet. Before they left, Robin came up with a very important question as Reece approached the exit to their makeshift hideout.

"What about you?" the boy wonder asked.

"I will stop Wonder Woman. Some way, somehow, I will." he answered.

"Ain't that pretty dangerous?" Superboy asked.

"I was fighting her earlier and I'd say I was doing decently. I just have to use all of my tricks to keep her on edge." he answered again. Then, they all moved out, knowing they'd have to go in fast with what little time they had.

Reece stopped in front of Wonder Woman and she smirked with her hands on her hips, standing confidently after besting him in their previous encounter.

"I have no idea why you keep coming back. It'll end the same way." she said.

"I am very stubborn." Reece replied in a very simplistic tone. "Then again, I have no idea why you have such a big mouth. Must be an Amalon thing." Reece added casually. Wonder Woman clenched her teeth, annoyed that he'd mispronounced her race's name. Reece hid his smirk so she wouldn't catch on to his plan. "Or was it Amatons? Almanons? Ah, whatever. We'll just call them the Wannabe Warriors." Reece taunted more. Now, Wonder Woman was pissed off and her face clearly showed it.

"How dare you mock the Amazons!" Wonder Woman shouted. Then, she pulled her sword from behind her with her right hand and got ready to fight. "I'm going to make you suffer, boy!" she shouted again. 'Damn it, Reece. You always gotta get her pissed.' he thought. Then, she lunged at him and he was barely able to dodge to his right. Then, he noticed her left hand was in a gripping position. She caught him and then held him off the ground. 'Shit! Her grip is tighter than before! I can't break free!' Reece thought. She had Reece trapped and was prepared to kill him. Wonder Woman held her sword up, about to stab Reece and kill him as he began to panic. 'Come on, Reece! Think! Think!' he thought. She was just a moment away from plunging her sword through his chest as his panic reached its peak. 'No… Not here… Not here!' he screamed in his head. Then, Wonder Woman stabbed at him. Right before her sword pierced his skin, a strong yellow aura engulfed Reece and pushed Diana away. Reece floated to the ground as Wonder Woman looked at him in surprise. Reece approached her eyes his eyes shined yellow and trailed lightning as he walked. His hair was spiked out and his skin had taken on a yellow glow. "What have you done?!" she questioned.

"I cannot allow you to kill my vessel." Reece said, but his voice sounded different. It was as if there was a second voice within his that spoke along with him. It sounded robotic-like but at the same time, sentient. "If you do not yield, measures that are needed will be taken." he stated.

"I am an Amazon! I am a warrior born and raised! I will never yield! You must die for defiling the Amazon race!" Wonder Woman replied. Then, she shot at Reece and went to punch him. He extended his hand and her fist stopped just centimeters away from his. Somehow, he'd generated enough kinetic energy to use as a shield and stop her fist, but yet Diana didn't even see his arm move aside from being extended.

"Warrior or not, you will be the one who dies." Reece stated. Then, he generated more kinetic energy in an instant and sent Wonder Woman soaring through several buildings. He walked toward her, but then stopped in his tracks. 'Hey! Stay the hell outta my fight!' his voice said in his head. With a slight struggle, Reece lost the yellow aura and his eyes stopped glowing. He fell to his knees while panting and winced as well because his body was in an unexplainable pain. 'The hell happened? Where's Wonder Woman? And why am I not dead?' Reece asked himself. He shook his head, knowing he had to focus. He shot through the holes in front of him, assuming Diana was there, and eventually found her. As she got up, he used all of his strength to run at his maximum speed. He circled around her, grabbed her Lasso and tied it around her. "Good thing… this is… unbreakable…" he panted in exhaustion. A few moments later, the remaining Justice League members appeared. Reece's eyes widened in surprise and disbelief as they all stood in front of him. Reece prepared to fight, but it was blindingly clear how inevitable his defeat was. Then, the city as well as the members began to digitize away.

Reece woke up on the floor next to a wall. He felt a metal ring around his head and took it off as he sat up. While doing so, he felt his hair and became slightly confused. The members of the Justice League entered the room as Reece looked around at his teammates since they were awake now, too. They all looked at his hair, which only added to his confusion.

"What?" he asked. Then, Wonder Woman used the reflection from his sword's blade as a mirror for Reece. He saw his hair and his face drained into disbelief. "Who the hell is that?" Reece asked. Now, he was in denial. "No way. That can't be me. I mean, sure his hair is the same color, and so are his eyes, but like… Aw, damn it…" he said.

"I think it looks alright." Miss Martian said. Reece nodded slowly before standing up. Diana approached him with a smile, which made Reece think she was proud of him. She put her hand on his head and messed with his hair, ruffling it as she smiled.

"I like it as well." she said. Then, she clenched his head tightly, which caused him some pain. "But don't go and get a big head just because of a lucky win." Diana growled. Reece knocked her hand away as he growled himself.

"It was not luck! You just can't fight!" Reece retorted.

"Try your luck again then!" Diana challenged. Reece backed up before punching at Diana. She moved his arm psat her and grabbed it. Then, she flipped him over her back while falling with him. As soon as he hit the floor, Diana's elbow drove into his stomach. Reece coughed a couple of times as he lied on his side and groaned in pain. "Luck." she said. A moment later, Diana helped him to his feet. As she did this, Superman and Batman asked the other teens to leave. Robin, sensing the importance in Bruce's tone, left and his team followed. Now, it was just a handful of League Members and Reece.

"Something up?" Reece asked.

"Yeah," Barry sighed. "I have to talk to you about something, and I think the other League Members should hear it." he added. Barry stood in front of Reece now and the two of them were looking each other eye to eye. "Reece, I think you're-" he started until an alarm sounded. They all rushed out of the room and saw a screen that showed multiple red dots along the Western Coast of the United States of America.

"What's going on?" Superman asked.

"I have no idea. Suddenly, multiple tremors hit the West Coast, all at the same time, and all suggesting something very, very powerful." Hawkgirl answered. Batman stepped toward the screen while examining the readings and thinking.

"Any reports of death or mass destruction?" he questioned.

"Only a few reports of collapsed buildings, but they're all factories." she answered. Reece's eyes widened after he'd heard Shayera's words. He began to tremble a little as he remembered the stories he'd heard as a child.

"We have to get down there!" Reece burst out. They all looked at him as he stared at the screen anxiously. All of the members around wanted to question him, but Wonder Woman could sense the urgency in his voice.

"Reece and I will go to Seattle and try to gather some information from civilians." she said. Clark nodded and turned to the screen as he looked at the dots all across the West Coast. Reece and Diana walked together, but Diana could sense the tension coming from him. She also noticed his hands were bent as if he were resisting the urge to attack something. "Reece, what's wrong? They're only tremors. They're nothing to worry about." Diana stated, trying to calm him down.

"No… no, they're not just tremors. I'd only heard stories, but those tremors were something else, something nobody saw coming… something that would lead to the death of millions." Reece replied. His hands became clenched into tight fists as he pressed his teeth together. "Those tremors… were pure evil. They are the beginning of the end." he said.

Diana and Reece both examined the city around them, but saw no damage as they walked. Diana had quickly changed into casual clothes so they wouldn't stand out. Just as Diana went to ask Reece about what he was talking about just a while ago, Reece stopped and turned around.

"What is it?" Diana asked.

"I… I thought I sensed someone. It kinda felt like…" Reece started. Then, somebody approached Reece from behind and tapped on his shoulder. He turned, thinking it was Diana, but was overcome with emotion once he saw who it really was. He smiled in happy relief as he looked at the eighteen year old woman that stood in front of him. She had long, brown hair and green eyes as well as a small beauty mark under the left corner of her lips. She wore a black, military style jacket that she left unbuttoned and had no hood. Underneath that, she wore a blue blouse with khakis and gray shoes. Her jacket also had the exact same lightning symbol that Reece's had except it was blue, telling Diana that she was a Revenant just like Reece.

"Hey there, little bro!" she greeted with a happy smile.