Description of the chapter: After Speedy declines to join the new
team, Robin, Aqualad, Wondergirl, and Kid Flash fear Young Justice is just a big joke... while
new member Miss Martian fears there's no room for her to be part of it. So when the four heroes, Ultraman, and Superboy come up against Mister Twister, it looks like all their fears have just been reallzed...
Star City: July 17th, 23:16PDT
People were packing cases of laser guns into a truck. Their boss, Brick, was watching them, carefully inspecting their work. Two workers were putting one case in the cargo hold when an arrow was suddenly embedded in the asphalt and exploded in their faces.
It sent the workers away, and a gun straight into Brick's hands, then pick it up with his feet. He started up the gun, and pointed it Speedy, who was atop a support beam.
"You again! I'm starting to get insulted Green Arrow's not messing up my operation personally!" Brick yelled, and fired the gun at him.
Speedy easily dodged and flipped over on-coming lasers. He landed on a catwalk, and ran down it. More blasts came at him. He flipped over another one, and shot an arrow. The arrow pierced the muzzle; it exploded and ripped Brick's suit to shreds.
"Do you know what I pay for a suit my size!?" Brick yelled, and turned to his workers behind him. "Scorch the Earth, boys."
The workers got their guns ready, but a yellow blur ran by, knocking two guards out. Two bat-a-rangs knocked the remaining guard's guns out of their hands. Robin flew above them, cackling as he did, and landed in a small space between some boxes.
Aqualad jumped in front of the entrance to the small space, grabbing his water bearers as he did. His tattoos started glowing, and he jumped forward. He easily knocked the two workers out by crashing them into a steel box. And Wondergirl came down to the ground fast. The result of crashing down made the ground shake knocking the workers off of it.
When they look up they found them self punch in the face, by her fist knocking them out. Brick grabbed the pavement, ripped off a slab, and threw it at Speedy, who ducked. He let loose another arrow that exploded on contact with Brick's shoulder. Brick threw another slab at Speedy, who dodged, and let Aqualad in his Atlantean cut the slab in half, and Speedy let loose another arrow. As Aqualad let his glow and water bearers die down, he looked to Speedy.
"The Cave is perfect. It has everything the team will need." He informed him.
Robin jumped down behind him. "For covert missions, spy stuff."
Kid Flash zipped up behind them. "And wait till you see Superboy, and Miss Martian! But I saw her first!"
Wondergirl flew down in front of them. "We also have Ultraman too."
Brick came out of the rubble, and threw, while grunting, once again, another slab of pavement at them. Wondergirl easily destroyed it as she punched it. Speedy let loose three arrows that exploded one by one. Once it was over, Brick laughed.
"Heh heh, tell Arrow he shouldn't send boys to do a man's job." Brick said, in an insulting tone.
Speedy ignored him, and readied another arrow. Brick spread his arms wide.
"Go ahead." He told him.
Speedy let loose the arrow, but instead of exploding, it turned into red foam, which engulfed Brick, and his screaming. Wondergirl flew up to him.
"High density, polyurethane foam. Nice." She said with a thumb's up.
Speedy didn't say anything as he turned away, and walked towards Aqualad, Kid Flash, and Robin.
"So Speedy, you in?" Robin asked, leaning against a metal cargo container.
Speedy stopped and turned to him.
"Pass. I'm done letting Arrow and the League tell me what to do. I don't need a babysitter or a clubhouse hang-out with the other kids. Your Junior Justice League is a joke: something to keep you busy and in your place." Speedy looked away and started to walk away. "I don't want any part of it."
And with that, he disappeared into the shadows, leaving everyone else shocked.
Intro Now!
Woooaaahh! Woooaaah! Woooaaah! Woooaaah!
Five teen walking forward from a facility that's exploding. Then the screen fades away.
We walk alone.
In the unknown.
A crest can be shown. Zooming out the camera can see Ultraman using his Heat Vision blasting something.
We live to win another victory.
In the sky the camera can see Wondergirl fly in the air with her lasso of truth.
We are the young.
Superboy's crest can be shown. Looking up the camera see Superboy's face right with his face expression as always.
Dying sons.
And R can be seen as Robin jump down to a rooftop. And with him facing left he has his eyes narrow.
We live to change the face of history.
Kid Flash was facing left with his eyes narrow while he put on his goggles.
So be afraid.
Aqualad grab his water bearers and light up. The he looks up right with his eyes narrow.
It's the price we pay.
The camera can see Miss Martians eyes red a little bit. The flies up right with her hands out.
The only easy day was yesterday.
Artemis is facing right with eyes aiming something with her bow and arrow. Then see that your in front of her, as the three arrows came at the camera.
So hear our voice,
We have a choice,
It's time to face it.
We can see Batman, Black Canary, and Red Tornado giving the team a mission.
We are one.
We are one.
We are one.
A map is shown around the world as a scanner is scanning everything.
We will stand together.
An explosion came as Superboy's jump out of it.
Number one.
Number one.
Miss Martian made something blow up in front of her while flying.
The chosen ones.
Kid Flash is running and dodging shots that was coming at him as he runs into a building.
We are one.
We are one.
Robin and Superboy's are behind a crate. While someone is shooting at them. Robin soon throws something at them.
We will fight forever.
An explosion came as Young Justice stands in front of it with a pose.
We are one and we won't tire.
Young Justice Heroes
Mount Justice, July 18, 11:14 EDT
Recognized Ultraman B-08
Ultraman just teleported in the main hall of Mount Justice. He was at his Ultracave baking a birthday cake for a friend. Ultraman was just finish decorating it when he received a message saying they have a mission.
"Hey!" Ultraman walked up to Aqualad, Superboy, and Miss Martian who were all wearing civilian clothes while he and Wondergirl was still in his uniform. "So, I got your message. We're going to get a mission today?"
"We are going to ask for one." Aqualad smiled him.
"So…no, then." Ultraman soon change his face from serious to frowning.
"We're going to try though." Miss Martian was ever the optimist. "We're going to ask Red Tornado about it."
"Last time I check, Batman was responsible for missions?" Ultraman told them with his arms cross.
"He is, but if I don't get out of this cave soon, I'll go nuts." Superboy crossed his arms and scowled.
"This is not going to work." Ultraman said.
"Come on have some faith." Wondergirl told him.
Recognized Robin B-01, Kid Flash B-03
Robin and Kid flash teleported into the main hall of Mount Justice wearing their civilian clothes. They immediately noticed Kaldur, Miss Martian, and Superboy. Then they caught sight of the five heroes standing in waiting they shared a brief look before running over to greet them.
"Did you ask him!?" Robin questioned.
"What did he say!?" Kid Flash asked.
"He's arriving now." Aqualad stated.
"Then what are we waiting for!?" Kid Flash began to run to the entrance to the Mountain.
Ultraman just look at them and tried to tell them something. "I'm telling you guys this is not going to work!"
Everyone just ignore him for what he said to them.
The seven young heroes soon walked out of the ramp entrance to the Mountain. Red Tornado began to descend in front of them.
"Red Tornado!" Kid Flash greeted with a wave.
"Greetings." Red Tornado's mechanical voice sounded. "Is there a reason you intercept me outside the cave?"
"We hoped you had a mission for us." Aqualad admitted.
"Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility." Red Tornado answered.
"But it's been over a week and-" Robin began before Red Tornado cut him off placing his hand in the air waving the team off.
"You will be tested soon enough, for the time being simply enjoy each other's company" Red Tornado told them
"This team is not a social club." Ultraman stated.
"No, but I am told social interaction is an important team building exercise." Red Tornado noted as he began to enter the cave. "Perhaps you can keep busy by familiarizing yourselves with the Cave."
"Does he think we're falling for this!?" Robin exclaimed in outrage.
"Oh, I'll find out!" Miss Martian exclaimed. She appeared to be concentrating at Red Tornado.
Recognized Red Tornado 1-6
"Oh.. I'll find out" Miss Martian said to them.
"Um, Miss Martian?" Ultraman stopped her. "I don't know how things work on Mars, but on Earth, doing that would be considered pretty rude."
"Oh…" Miss Martian looked sheepish.
"It's fine, not like it would work on Red anyway." Ultraman shrugged. "He's non-organic. No 'mind' to read."
"You can read my mind, though." Kid Flash leaned in at her. "So, uh, you know what I'm thinking right now?"
"We all know what you're thinking." Wondergirl elbowed the speedster.
"Ow!" Kid Flash said to her.
"And now we tour the clubhouse…" Aqualad frowned.
"Well…Superboy and I live here. We can play tour guides." Miss Martian suggested.
"Don't look at me." Superboy grunted.
"We won't!" Kid stared at Miss Martian. "A private tour sounds much more fun."
"Sh-She never said private!" Robin interjected.
"Team building." Aqualad stated. "We'll all go."
Megan clapped her hands excitedly as she walked back towards the entrance. "This is the front door" she said as she walked through and inside the cave.
After showing the team nearly every part of the cave that mattered, Megan made her way to the back of the cave.
"This would be the back door" she announced as they walked out of the cave and onto a platform that was used when vehicles entered the facility. "The cave is actually the entire mountain"
"It was hollowed out and reinforced by Superman and Green Lantern in the early days of the league" Wally mentioned as they walked back inside.
Stopping at a staircase that led further into the cave Superboy decided to ask questions. "Why abandon it for the Hall of Justice."
"The caves secret location was compromised." Wondergirl answered.
"So they traded it in for a tourist trap? Yeah that makes sense." Superboy finished sarcastically.
"If the villains know the cave, we must be on constant alert." She said worriedly.
Robin grabbed her hand. "The bad guys know we know that they know about the place, so they'd never think to look here."
Wally threw Robin's hand off of Miss Martian's. "What he means is; we're hiding in plain sight." Robin glared at the speedster.
"Ah, that's… much clearer." Miss Martian said.
Superboy sniffed the air. "I smell smoke."
"Me too." Ultraman said.
"Ah! My cookies!" Miss Martian cried as she flew into the kitchen.
"Since when did she make cookies?" Wondergirl ask.
Everyone just shrugged at her.
As everyone else arrived they were greeted with a silver plate of charred cookies.
Megan sighed "I was trying out Grandma Jones' recipe from episode seventeen of…heh never mind."
"I bet they'd have tasted great." Robin encouraged her. "He doesn't seem to mind."
Wally continued to chew the food until he realized that everyone was staring at him. "I have a serious metabolism."
"I'll make more?" Megan ask
"It was sweet of you to make any" Kaldur said with a smile across his face.
"Thanks, Aqualad." Miss Martian said while blushing a little bit.
"We are off duty. Call me Kaldur'ahm. Actually, my friends call me Kaldur."
"I'm Wally" Wally said as he shoved a cookie into his mouth. "See? I already trust you with my secret ID, unlike Mr. Dark Glasses over there. Batman's forbidden boy wonder from telling anyone his real name."
"Mine's no secret. It's M'gann M'orzz." Miss Martian state proudly to them. "But you can call me Megan…It's an Earth name, and I'm on Earth now."
"Well, my name is Cassandra. But you can call me Cassie." Cassie said to her.
Superboy sighed lightly and turned to leave the room; on his way out he felt a small something in his mind.
'Don't worry Superboy; we'll find you an Earth name too.' Megan said to him sweetly.
Superboy narrowed his eyes with rage "Get outta my head!"
'What's wrong? Everybody on Mars communicates telepathically.' Megan told everyone telepathically.
"M'gaan stop!" Kaldur told her "Here your powers are an extreme invasion of privacy."
"Plus Cadmus' psychic G-gnomes left a bad taste in his brain" Wally told her. This earn him a hit elbowed in the stomach from Cassie.
"I didn't mean to-" Megan started to say but got interrupted.
"Just stay out!" Superboy spoke with a growl.
He then walk over to the couch that was close to the kitchen
It was quite for a few seconds for everyone, but Superboy turn to Ultraman who was checking something on his phone.
"What?" He ask them look up at them.
"What's your name Ultraman?" Megan ask.
"Yeah, I always wanted to know who you are under the suit. I'm a big fan in San Francisco." Cassie told him.
"Thanks. But I'm not the type of person to give out secret after meeting you guys." Ultraman tells them.
"Why, is that my friend?" Kaldur ask.
"Because I don't trust you guys yet. Until I get know you and see if your trust worthy, then I tell you my identity." Ultraman told them.
"How many people know your identity?" Robin ask.
"Like about 8 people." Ultraman answered.
"You must trust them very well then?" Superboy ask while raising an eyebrow at the couch.
Everyone but Ultraman was surprised of him speaking.
"Yes, I do." Ultraman said.
Then out of nowhere a silent beeping noise came of Ultraman's comm. Ultraman's pick it up. It got everybody's but Superboy's attention on what's happening.
"This is Ultraman. Go." Ultraman's said to the person on the other line.
"Hey! Where are you bro! We were suppose to meet at the cave so you can tell us our jobs to do." The first boy said.
"Sorry. I thought I was having a mission today. But instead a tour of the cave." Ultraman's told them while some of The Team look surprised at him surprised.
"That's ok dude. So what are we suppose to do?" The second boy ask.
"Alright, you, clueless boy, and our tech guy decorate the place." Ultraman said to them.
"So, what am I going to do?" The first boy ask.
"You are going to buy a present for the birthday boy. Nothing too expensive or cheap." Ultraman said to him.
"Got it! But who is distracting the birthday boy." Clueless boy ask.
"Don't worry. His girlfriend is distracting him. It will take hours to get out of they're. I'll be back around sundown. See you then. Bye." He said to them then hang up.
"So who was that?" Wally ask finishing the tray of burnt cooking
"Some trusted friend I have." Ultraman tells them.
Hello, Megan. I know what we can do!" M'gann suddenly spoke up after several seconds of silence. "Follow me"
Eeryone went to follow except Superboy who chose to sit on the couch.
Ultraman saw this coming and stayed behind for a moment.
"You coming SB?" Ultraman ask.
Ultraman heard a grunt before hearing foot steps behind him.
"It's my Martian Bio-Ship" M'gann said as they walked into the hangar where a giant red sphere shaped object laid. (The Bio-Ship is much bigger that it is on the show.)
"Cute. Not aerodynamic but, cute." Wally said as M'gann chuckled slightly.
"It's at rest silly. I'll wake it" M'gann waved her hand in the air causing the sphere to shift and melt growing wings and even a door, which opened with only another wave of the Martian teens hands.
"You guys coming?" She ask.
Wide eyes and loose jaws they slowly walked in to the ship and they were surprised with how big and roomy it was. It was an empty room with windows on each side.
Suddenly chairs melted up from the floor along with a control console in front of the main chair. As they sat, flesh like straps melted around them.
"Cool" Wally said as he let the straps form around him.
When the straps wrap around Ultraman. It felt like his costume changes from red civilians jacket to red suit jacket to black suit costume.
"Red Tornado, please open the bay doors" as the doors opened per her request, M'gann took off at full speeds.
"Incredible!" Robin said. Wally sighed. "She sure is... I mean the ship! Like all ships is a she." He said.
Robin smirked at him. "Fast with his feet, not so much with his mouth."
"Dude!" Wally yelled.
"I may not have psychic powers, but I can guess what you're thinking." Kaldur said.
Superboy looked at him with a questioning look.
"You overreacted and you don't know how to apologize." The Atlantian said, and smiled. "Just say sorry."
Superboy looked ahead, and Kaldur looked away.
M'gann was watching them, but didn't hear their conversation.
"He'll come around." Robin whispered.
"He doesn't seem to like me much." Megan whispered back.
"You guys remember he has Super Hearing, right?" Wally asked.
"He's not the only one." Ultraman said.
Cassie smiled and then ask. "How 'bout a little Martian shape shifting?"
M'gann was happy to do so. She first turned into a female version or Robin. Then turn in a female version Wally.
"Is it wrong that I think I'm hot?" Wally ask.
"No, it isn't." Ultraman said to him across the Bio-Ship.
Finally, M'gann shifted into Ultraman as a girl.
Nobody notice Ultraman taking a picture with his phone. He took a picture of M'gann as a female version of him.
Robin then stated. "Impressive, but you know you're not exactly going to fool anyone with those."
"Mimicking boys is a lot harder." M'gann admitted.
"And your clothes?" Cassie ask.
"They're organic like the ship. They respond to my mental commands." M'gann explained to her.
"As long as they're the only ones…" Superboy muttered.
"Can you do that ghosting through walls thing Manhunter does?" Wally ask.
"Density shifting?" M'gann looked embarrassed. "No, I-it's a very advanced technique."
"Flash can vibrate his molecues right through walls. Heh heh heh! When he tries it…blood nose!" Robin chuckled.
"Dude!" Wally exclaimed.
"Here's something I can do!" as her mental command was sent the entire external shell of the Bio-Ship began melting with its surroundings. "Camouflage mode."
"Red Tornado to Miss Martian, an emergency alert has been triggered at the Happy Harbor Power Plant. I suggest you investigate covertly. I'm sending coordinates." Red Tornado told her
"Received. Adjusting course." M'gann told him.
"Tornado's keeping us busy again." Robin scoff and frowned.
"Um… I don't think he would do that." Ultraman said to him.
"What makes you say that?" Cassie questioned.
"The giant twister heading straight for us is a dead give away." Ultraman told her, as he pointed to the side of the window.
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Everyone scream.
M'gann soon got the Bio-Ship out of the twister. She the land it in front of the Power Plant.
The heroes immediately jumped out to face the giant cyclone in front of them.
"Robin, are Tornados common in New England?" Aqualad asked but looked around to find that Robin was already running towards the factory. "Robin?"
All they heard was a cackle from him.
"Should of seen that coming." Ultraman said.
"But he was just here." M'gann stated while still confused.
"That's Robin for ya." Cassie told her.
Ultraman saw several cars were flipped over. He can also see the destruction the twisters had caused to the people.
"We need to…" Ultraman began to say, but then noticed that his teammates were heading towards the power plant. "Idiots! We need to help the injured. Not deal with what ever is in the the Power Plant!"
Ultraman ran to the nearest destroyed car. A man was in the driver seat with two children in the back.
Ultramsn then ripped the car door open. Then grab the man and two children out of the car. He then gently laid them down on the street out if the destruction.
"Guh…" The man's eyes opened a little. "My…kids…"
"I got them first." Ultraman stated. "They're alright for now, but I'll call an ambulance."
"T-hank…y-you…" The man soon lost consciousness.
"…You're welcome…" Ultraman said.
Then at Super Speed he searched all the cars and put the civilians away from the plant.
He heard most of them calling 911, so he knew that dozens of cops and ambulances would be by to help the people soon.
Good, now he could deal with the problem! He soon forgot about the team! Ultraman instantly ran at Super Speed into the plant. On the opposite end of the plant was a red android that was generating wind to flew he knew he's the one that did this. It was a giant man wearing some sort of red and blue armor with a single scarf tied around its neck. Blue glowing tubes extended from his back into his arms and his eyes were a sinister blue.
Ultraman ran at the android at top speed. Ultraman then decided to give him a heads up. "Hey, ugly! Heads up!"
The android turned…just in time to be punched in the face.
Red Tornado look-a-like was pushed back a pit to the point where he was several yards outside. He looked at the Kryptonian and stated. "Ah, so the children do have a babysitter. Ultraman, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, just punching a bad guy as usual!" Ultraman said to him. "Are ready for another punch to the face?"
"Ah, a real challenge then. Very well, you may address me as Mr. Twister and-" Mr. Twister was interrupted when Kid Flash began running up and tried to kick the android. The android managed to dodge the kick.
"What did you do to the rest of my team!?" Kid Flash questioned him.
"Embarrassed them largely." Mr. Twister extended his arms.
"Kid, I suggest you move!" Ultraman warned, but it was too late.
The wind caught Kid Flash and sent him flying at Ultraman. The Kryptonian jump up in the air and caught the speedster. He then put him back on his feet.
"Kid! Ultraman!" Robin shouted as the rest of the team approached them.
"Where were you?" Superboy shouted to Ultraman.
"Helping the civilians. They were in danger." Ultraman told him.
"An unfortunate casualty." Mr. Twister noted.
"What do you want!?" Aqualad shouted at the android.
"Isn't it obvious?!" Twister shouted at the heroes. "I'm waiting for a real hero. Clearly, Ultraman is not a hero. Just a pretender wannabe hero."
Ultraman began to look more angry.
"Read his mind, Miss Martian. Try to find a weakness." Aqualad told her.
"But I thought that I'm not supposed to read minds." Miss Martians remembered.
"It's okay with the bad guys!" Cassie shouted.
"It wouldn't matter anyway. Pretty sure it's an android." Ultraman told them.
"Hello, Megan!" Miss Martian exclaimed. "Mr. Twister is Red Tornado in disguise! He's inorganic! An android! How many androids do you know that can generate tornadoes?"
"Red Tornado sent us here!" Kaldur announced.
"After saying we would be tested." Cassie said while chiming in.
"This game, so over." Wally said before walking over to where Twister was floating.
"We know who you are and what you want." Robin said to him.
"So let's end this." Kaldur added.
"Consider it ended." Mr. Twister reeled back and unleashed two twin cyclones into the air causing a massive storm cloud to form above him.
"Impressive show but we will not indulge you, we will not engage." Kaldur shouted pointing at him.
Suddenly lighting began to crackle in Twisters storm cloud.
"Uh, can Red Tornado do that?" Wally asked.
"No you idiot! He's not Red Tornado!" Ultraman shouted at him
"You think I'm Tornado? Ironic!" Twister sent a bolt of lightning into the ground in front of the heroes knocking them backwards.
Superboy ripped his jacket off revealing his black and red t-shirt; he roared and jumped into the air only to be struck by lightning in the chest sending him towards the ground.
Cassie and Ultraman began to jump in the air. then send two tornadoes at them. He then collide them, making them hit each other to unconsciousness. They began to fall to the ground on top of each other. Next to the other teen heroes. M'gann saw that everyone was down and couldn't win but, they could at least survive the aftermath.
Using her telepathy she called the Bio-Ship to appear right between them and Twister, who was about to unleash his full power. But stopped when he lost sight of them. As the Bio-Ship was in camouflage mode, it blended in with its surroundings without the heroes in the picture of course.
"Fine, then. I won't deny you children have power, but playing hide and seek will not help me achieve my objectives. So stay concealed. If you confront me again, I will show no mercy!" Twister turned around and flew away after giving the warning.
"Ahh!" Cassie scream.
She was laying her whole body on top of Ultraman. His body is facing her.
"Could you get off of me please?" He ask.
"Right right." She said getting off of him.
Then held out her hand for him to grab. Without a second he grab her hand and got pulled up to his feet.
"What happened?" Wally asked sitting up.
"I placed the Bio-Ship in front of us." M'gann told everyone.
Superboy smashed his fist into a boulder next to him. "And that's supposed to make it right?"
Superboy stepped in front of Megan who was still on the ground "You tricked us into thinking that this guy was Red Tornado!"
"She didn't do it on purpose" Kaldur said.
"It was a rookie mistake" Robin pointed out.
"We shouldn't have listened." Cassie said.
"You are pretty inexperienced." Wally spoke up "Hit the showers, we'll take it from here."
Superboy walked away "Stay out of our way" he grunted before leaping into the air and into the distance to find Twister.
Wally ran at Super Speed. Robin began to run as well. Cassie flew in the air. And Aqualad just ran as well. Ultraman just stayed behind.
"I was just trying to be part of the team" Megan said while lowering her head.
Ultraman walked up next to her sadly."To be honest, I'm not sure we even have a team."
Then he starts Super Speeding away and try to catch up to the others.
Three tornados rampaged through the bay destroying buildings, boats, sidewalks and injuring innocent people.
Boats carried by these tornados rained down on the park area barely missing bystanders.
One tornado went straight through a building completely leveling it. Another did the same to another building.
"Certainly this will get the required attention." Mr. Twister said out loud.
"You got ours. Full and undivided." Wondergirl said as she rushed at speeds of over five hundred miles per hour to strike the armored villain with all her might when a tornado came from the side and smacked her into the water.
Wally attempted the same maneuvers at the same speed from behind while Kaldur jumped in the air to attack from the front. Twister grabbed Kaldur by the leg and swung him around and into Wally who, at five hundred miles an hour, flew through the air and landed at Twisters feet.
"Immaterial and insufficient; you are a distraction I can no longer tolerate." Mr. Twister told them.
Superboy came from the air planning to land on Twister but he moved aside and back handed the boy of steel into a tree. Ultraman came in jumping at Mr. Twister and punch him in the face. This got him surprised.
"Well that makes two of us!" Ultraman said to him.
Mr. Twister glared at him. Both if them starts running to each other getting ready to punch each other. Megan flew towards Mount Justice in the Bio-Ship while talking to Red Tornado.
"The team could really use your help" she pleaded to him as the screen clearly showed Red Tornado not caring at all.
"If I were to intervene it would not be to help, still it is an odd coincidence that this 'Twister' shares my elemental abilities as well as my immunity to telepathy." Red Tornado said.
"Hello Megan." M'gann said while snacking her head.
Twister lifted a boat out of the water and tossed it first into Superboy who fell back and was pinned to the ground for the time being. Kaldur and Robin jumped from the top of a warehouse and dodged around a tornado just to get close enough for Twister to blow them both into the water behind him. Ultraman exhaled a large blast of Artic Breath at the android who barely managed to create a tornado in-between himself and the blast.
He then summoned a bolt of lightning that struck at Ultraman causing him to fall to the ground. Superboy freed himself from the boat wreckage and leaped at Twister who summoned a tornado right under the boy of steel spinning him into the air and flinging him into the air and away from battle. Kaldur and Wondergirl jumped out of the way as Superboy and a yacht flew at him from the battle field.
As the Yacht landed on a house it caused the house to collapse in on itself with Superboy still inside. A discarded motor fell in front of Wondergirl who picked it up and launched it at Twister. Twister caught the machine with a miniature tornado in the palms of his hands and tossed it at Ultraman who was knocked back by the motor.
Wally and Robin had taken strategic cover behind a boat that had been tossed out of the water. Robin then unraveled his utility belt and slung it over his shoulder and across his chest.
"You brought your utility belt?" Wally asked looking between him and the fight.
"First lesson Batman taught me, never leave the house without it"
"Yeah right after never go to the bathroom without it" Wally chuckled.
'Listen to me' Megan spoke to the entire team telepathically 'all of you'
Kaldur stood from the ground where he was currently sitting injured.
"What did we tell you?" Superboy growled at her.
'I know and I know I messed up, but I am very clear on what we have to do now' M'gann told the team.
'We are listening. What's you plan?' Ultraman ask.
"Get back, everybody clear the area!" a cop yelled as he tried to move everyone away from the giant tornados tearing through the area.
As civilians ran for their lives, Red Tornado flew overhead and towards the battle field.
"Hit the showers boys" Red Tornado spoke as he landed in front of the heroes. "I was hoping you could handle this but clearly, you cannot."
"But we have a plan now!" Robin exclaimed as Red Tornado ignored him.
"The subject is not up for debate" the others lowered their heads and moved out of the way so the real fight could begin.
"I was beginning to believe you would never show up!" Twister shouted as Red Tornado showed no sign of emotion once again.
"This ends, here and now" Red Tornado put a hand behind him and summoned a tornado and directed it at Mr. Twister who dodged and countered with his own tornado.
The two forces of nature clashed until Red Tornado's was defeated and Twister's tornado headed straight for the android hero. Red Tornado put a hand out and dispersed the wind.
"We are evenly matched, Twister" Red Tornado put two hands behind his back summoning another tornado this time launching large rocks at Twister who chuckled.
"No Tornado, We. Are. Not." Twister punched the ground letting immense amounts of steam block the attack.
Twister summoned lightning and directed it at Tornado who dodged to the left.
Unfortunately, this caused the lightning to hit a collapsed boat igniting the gas and causing an explosion that knocked Red Tornado to the ground.
"Remain still android." Twister extended his hand to the collapsed Red Tornado and allowed wire like devices to extend from his finger tips and connect to the androids head. "The reprogramming won't take long."
Suddenly, Red Tornado's head shifted to that of Megan's. "Longer than you might think."
"No" Twister mumbled as Megan pushed him back with telekinesis. Twister hit a tornado which turned out to be Wally and Ultraman spinning at near supersonic speeds.
As he stumbled backwards, he hit a girl. Wondergirl in fact. "I think this is the part where you say sorry"
Wondergirl punch the armored villain with each each one breaking his suit and causing a short circuit of some kind. And as he recovered from that attack, Superboy came from behind and punched a hole in his armor before grabbing him by the arm and tossing him over to Kaldur. Who used his water bearers in the form of a mace to bash Twister in the side of the head causing a huge dent and even more malfunctions.
Megan floated up and brought the mechanical villain with her as she used her telekinesis to rip the arms of the armor off revealing wires and circuits. Robin threw several exploding bird-a-rangs into the armor causing it to explode and fall to the ground. The armor barely got to its knees, before it opened up and revealed a pale, skinny man with brown hair who fell out of the armor and onto the ground.
"Foul, I call foul" The man called out.
Megan raised her arm and lifted a giant boulder up and brought it down on the man's body. "M'gaan no!"
Ultraman smiled at that. "Good job M'gann."
"What! No it's not!" Wondergirl yelled at him.
"Yeah, I don't know how things are done on Mars, but here on Earth, we don't execute our captives!" Robin yelled in anger.
"You said you trust me" Megan spoke with a smile as she lifted the boulder up to reveal a mess of crushed mechanical parts and wires. "That's why I couldn't read his mind."
Ultraman then said. "Just like I said."
Wally picked up a mechanical eyeball and smiled "Cool, souvenir"
"We should have had more faith in both of you" Kaldue said as the others nodded.
Wally laughed "Yeah. You guys rocked this mission… Get it? Rock? Heh"
"Ignore him" Cassie said. "We're all just happy to have you on the team"
Ultraman walk up to the other eye of the machinery and smashed it. He then began to explain why.
Unknown Location
"Heh. Now, Brom," a man with graying hair and a white lab coat said to another man, identical to the robot who had been piloting Mister Twister, "Aren't you relieved I didn't let you wear the armor?"
"Extremely, Professor," Brom said, "But your not upset?"
The man known as T.O. Morrow shrugged.
"I'm convinced our tracking program was operational. And the real Tornado was somewhere in the vicinity. Besides, you know science advances in fits and starts. Even failure can be instructive, and I'd say we learned quite a lot today." T.O. Morrow said to him.
Mount Justice
"It was obviously made to control or destroy you." Ultraman said to Red Tornado.
As the remains of the android inside the Twister armor laid out on a table in the cave as Red Tornado stood with the entire team.
"Is that why you wouldn't help us?" Megan asked.
"No, this was your battle. I do not believe it is my role to solve your problems for you as you shouldn't not solve my problems for me" Red Tornado said to them.
"But, if you're in danger-" Cassie started to say but was interrupted.
"Consider this matter closed" Red Tornado turned to leave dismissing them all.
"Batman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Flash, they would've jumped right in to fix things." Wally commented.
"I guess if we're gonna have a baby sitter heartless machine is exactly what we need" Robin pointed out.
"Inaccurate." Red Tornado turned around again."I have a heart; carbon steel alloy."
He turned his head for just a second "I also have excellent hearing" he turned and left the room without another word.
"Right, sorry" Robin responded. "I'll try to strive to be more accurate.
"And more respectful." Ultraman told him.
Kaldur, Wally, Cassie, and Robin started to walk away, letting the matter drop.
"Speedy was so wrong." Wally said.
"This team thing…" Robin started.
"Might just." Kaldur tried to finish but was interrupted by Cassie.
"Work out." Cassie said finishing Kaldur's words.
Megan, Ultraman, and Superboy was the last to leave.
Superboy got up to leave silently but right before he left he turned around and his face changed to sympathy.
"Sorry" he turned and left leaving a smiling Megan behind.
Ultraman soon made it back to the cave on time. His friends just finished decorating the place. They just heard that the birthday boy and his girlfriend are coming in a few minutes.
"Okay, guys hide!" David sad to his friends.
They soon found a good place to hide. Now they wait for them.
"So, what are we doing-" The birthday boy started to say but got interrupted.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Everyone shouted to him.
"Thanks, guys but you shouldn't have." The birthday boy said.
"Nonsense, bro we wanted to do this cheese." The second boy said.
"I'll get the cake said." David said.
Then in a blur he was gone. A few seconds later he came back with cake and candles on them.
Everyone began to sing Happy Birthday to him. When the song ended he blew out the candles. The his girlfriend gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"So what did you wish for?" Clueless boy ask.
The first boy elbowed him. "You can't ask him that."
"Thanks again guys for the best 15th birthday ever" The Birthday boy told his friends and girlfriend.