April 7, Mount Justice.
"Did he just offer her his hand?" whispered Wally to Robin curiously
Dick glanced at them and nodded his head
"Uh… yes, forgive me... it's much of a habit." Agni said with a weak smile
"How did you hear us?"
"He must have super hearing like me." Connor said, "Can we get on with this? I want to go train."
"I have already told you guys I don't have any 'superpowers'. I have almost perfect hearing and eyesight for an elf." Agni muttered
"And strength?" asked Conner
Agni sighed, "I'm pretty strong but not as strong as most elves, which is quite a big problem where I come from."
"Why?" piped Wally
Agni folded his hands, "Where do you guys want me to begin? With my life, or your lives or where I come from?"
"With you." Said Zatanna
"Then with us." Said Wally
"Okay fine… Now where should I begin?" Agni inhaled deeply. "Well I was born at the very beginning of the war that I have lived all my life in. My parents were killed by a goblin raid when I was a 3 years old. I was raised amongst others of my people-"
"Other elves right?" interrupted Roy
Agni smiled sadly. "Yes, you could say other elves. When I was young I was taken by um… the person you call here 'Batman' to be trained as part of an elite group of warriors."
"Like super heroes?" said Dick
"Well not really...we're not really catching criminals and stuff like that, we were fighting a war mostly in the front lines or as strike teams and raiders."
"Raiders?" asked Roy
"We would sneak into an enemy camp usually during the night and you loot the place sabotage some stuff. It could make the fight the next day a lot easier. I spent another 10 years training as a ranger and small time wizard
"Is that how you used that invisible wall thingy?" asked Wally
"It was a magic force field that surrounds me like a bubble and protects me from most missiles and well Conner. No offense."
"None taken." Said Conner sourly at the remainder of the incident earlier
"Magic doesn't exist!" exclaimed Wally
"Yes it does, you saw him use it earlier today." Said Zatanna
"It was probably a device that creates an anti gravity field around him." Said Wally
"May I?" asked Agni
"Get him to shut up? Yes you may." Said Artemis
Agni muttered something under his breath and waved his hand
Showers of colorful sparks flew from his fingers at Wally.
"AHH what's that!"
"Don't worry its harmless just something I use to distract people."
"So you know magic very well?" asked Zatanna
"No not really I know a few simple spells I know mostly conjuration..."
"What's that?" asked M'gann
"It's when I 'conjure' something out of nothing."
"Magic tricks." Scoffed Wally
"Yes exactly, magic tricks." Said Zatanna with a roll of her eyes
Agni smiled and continued, "I was mostly trained in archery by Lord Oliver, it was something I was especially good at and excelled in. I am also proficient with a sword."
"What kind of arrows do you use?" asked Artemis
"I mostly used regular metal or mythril typed ones."
"But those kill people!" said Dick
Agni sighed again. "Where I come from you shoot first hope you killed whoever you shot at, then asked questions, but I also use arrows tipped with sleeping potion or paralyzing potions, I also carry arrows tipped with pachynight."
"What's that?" asked Conner suddenly interested
"It's a green rock that came from a meteorite, I think, it's incredibly strong and explodes on impact."
"Green and from a meteor rock? That sounds like kryptonite to me." Robin said
"It is very similar except it does not bother the super family and it explodes, great for when your enemies are marching in a bunch." Agni replied "If it did bother them I wouldn't have so much on me all the time."
Conners shoulders slumped with relief
"Finish telling us about yourself." said Wally.
"Well after fighting the war for 50 more years I became one of the few Arcane Archers."
"What are those?" interrupted Roy again
"They are archers who mix archery with arcane magic." Said Zatanna unexpectedly
"You seem to know a lot about this stuff." Agni said "Quite impressive I must say."
"My father taught me a lot about it."
"I know your father… he taught me much about magic and how to wield it, before he became Wizard Fate." Agni paused and looked at her thoughtfully "Then me mostly just cacled and blew stuff up."
"Is that like our Doctor Fate?" asked Kaldur.
"Does he wear sky blue with a golden yellow cape and bucket on his head?"
"Yeah that's him." Said Robin
Agni looked round the room for few seconds. He sighed and pointed at the huge T.V. screen across the room "What's that big thing over there?"
"It's a T.V." said Wally
"What does it do?"
"It shows you things." Said Wall grabbing the remote and turning it on
Agni stared in awe at the screen for several minutes. "It's kind of like a scrying mirror."
"What's-"
"It's a mirror that lets you see other people." Zatanna explained
Agni gazed at them for a few minutes.
"You guys are so much like the people from my dimension."
"Well it kind of figures." Said Wally
"No, I mean I can tell exactly what you guys are thinking just by looking at you."
"Really, How?" said Wally
"Well I can tell Roy wants to see my quiver and bow because he keeps fiddling with his and glancing at mine. Wally wants know about himself."
"No I-" Wally began
"Save it, I can tell just by the expression on your face. Conner wants to go fight."
Conner stared at him in disbelief
"You keep clenching your hands every few minutes and flexing. Artemis doesn't want anything to do with me and wants me to get back to my own dimension already."
Artemis glared at him
"And you keep comparing us to the us in your dimension aren't you?" asked Robin
Agni looked up at him and laughed. "Ever the detective… but yes that I am. How could you tell?"
"You keep at looking at one of us then sinking into deep thought then looking at another and doing the same." Said Robin
"You guys want to hear about yourselves?"
"Yes!" shouted Wally
"Well let's begin with Wally since he wants to hear about it so much. At first I didn't recognize you, because in our world your a lot more muscular and you have longer hair and elf ears."
"I'm an elf in your world?"
"Yes and not any elf a wood elf. You fight with daggers that you usually use to speed by and stab people with.
"How tough am I?"
"Well I once saw you take down a score of goblins."
"What about me?" asked Conner.
"It took me a while to figure out; you're the son of Clark aren't you?"
"I'm his clone." Said Conner
"Clone?" said Agni. "What's that?"
Conner just glared at him.
Wally leaned over towards him and whispered something into his ear.
Agni looked back up at Conner. "Oh. Well in my world you're his son. And a well… a… er... I'm not sure exactly how to put this."
"What is he?" asked Wally
"Well the whole super family are um..."
"What are we?" demanded Conner angrily
Agni sighed and prepared for an explosion, "Uh… Dwarves."
Wally immediately collapse to the floor with laughter
"It's not funny Wally!" Shouted Artemis over his laughter
"Well if you saw Clark it would be..." Agni said wryly
"What does he look like?"
"He's 5 foot tall with a large beard and he walks around with a big shield that has the clan's symbol on it."
"We're a clan?"
"Yeah, that's how I recognized him, the big 'S' symbol in his and your chest."
"Does he have any of his powers?" Asked Kaldur
"He is stronger than any dwarf I have ever seen, and that's saying something and he breaths fire."
"Superman?" Robin asked
"Breaths?" Interrupted Wally chortling
"Fire?" asked Kaldur
"Who's my mother?" Conner asked
"I have absolutely no idea."
"Why do you not know?"
"Have you ever asked a dwarf if he just happens to be a she? I like my knees where they are, attached to the rest of my body."
"What are you guys in you dimension? Like what do you do?" asked Roy
"Well, we protect people from goblins, trolls, gnolls and all sorts of dark monsters that try to attack."
"What am I like?" asked Artemis
"Both you and Roy are Arcane Archers like me and Lord Oliver. Roy's a half-elf and one of the finest archers I've ever known"
Roy rolled his eyes and groaned "Lord Oliver? You had better be kidding me."
"The only difference I can mainly tell is that the Arty from my world has black hair." Agni said
"She's not blonde in your world?" Wally biting back his laughter
"He just said that you idiot!" said Artemis exasperated
"You two definitely have the same attitude and personality."
She spun round to face him. "What's that suppose to mean?"
"Exactly what I said."
"Is there an Atlantis there?" asked Kaldur
"Yes, it's the only city that hasn't been affected much by the war."
"Why?" asked Kaldur
"Well it is under water, monsters can't get down there. It's inhabited by sea elves and merfolk."
"Why is your hood always darkened like that so no one can see inside?" asked Zatanna
"I imbued it so it's like that, only people I want to see inside can."
"Why can I see?" asked M'gann
"Because I know you can read minds so there is no point of trying to hide it you all will find out sooner or later. Speaking of M'gann, you're a gnome Aasimar bard in my world that is why I called you one when I first saw you."
"A gnome?" she asked with pursed lips
"And a really strong bard…"
"What is Uncle J'onn?"
"Also a gnome one of the elder gnomes also."
"What's Aasimar?"
"It's like an... angel like thing, from another plane of existence" Agni explained
"Well what about me?" asked Dick ready to hear the worst.
"Well you're the adopted son of… 'Batman'"
"What's he called there?" asked Roy
"Same thing he's called here and I know he doesn't want you to know his real name."
"How?" asked Wally
"He hinted it."
"Batman hinted it?" asked Kaldur skeptically
"Well he said 'Agni you better not tell them my name or I'll break you over my knee' so yeah… he hinted it." Said Agni with a small smirk
Everyone laughed alone with him for a few minutes in till it died out
"You guys don't know how lucky you are with him my Batman is a thousand times worst."
"Is that possible?" asked Dick
"I would do anything to get your Batman, he makes mine look like the devil him-." He stopped short realizing everyone was staring at something behind him. "He's behind me isn't he?"
"Am I that nice?" said Batman from behind him with the most faintest smile on his face
"That is so damn cliché!"
"Team there is a problem I want you to see, turn on the T.V. to the news."
"News on the T.V.? How does that work?" asked Agni
Batman sighed. "Just watch."
Wow that was a long chapter.
Next chapter will have more action I promise
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