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Everyone was relaxing in the cave when Superboy returned from Metropolis.
"Hi Superboy, how was Metropolis?" greeted Megan.
Superboy ignored them, walking right through the digital air hockey table that Kaldur and Wally were playing on.
"Ready for training?" The teens looked down one hallway and saw Black Canary and Martian Manhunter.
"Black Canary, Uncle J'onn!" Megan ran over and hugged her uncle.
"M'gann, I was in the neighborhood and I thought I'd stop by and see how you are adjusting."
"A few bumps, but I'm learning!" she eagerly replied.
"That's all I can ask."
Superboy began leaving. "Stick around." Superboy stopped, turned and crossed his arms. "Class is in session." Black Canary stepped onto the arena floor as it lit up. She turned to the teens, with Superboy standing alone on the other side of the floor. "I consider it an honor to be your teacher. I'll be throwing a lot at you. Everything I've learned from my own mentors," Black Canary took off her jacket, wincing at the pain caused by her arm, "and my own bruises." She said rubbing her arm.
"What happened?" asked Megan.
"The job." She threw her jacket aside. "Now, combat is about controlling conflict, putting the battle on your terms. You should always be acting, never reacting. I'll need a sparring partner."
Nobody stepped up. Derek sighed at his teammate's uneasy looks, none of them wanted to face Black Canary and risk being humiliated on their first day, "Fine, I'll do it." He stepped up to Black Canary and took up a fighting stance.
Without warning, Canary swung to punch Derek, but he easily moved to dodge and strike. The two continued engaging in a dance of punching and dodging. After a few minutes Canary took a step back and relaxed her guard.
"Impressive, you've been trained well," said Canary.
"I could say the same thing about you," replied Creed. He knew that Canary was hold back, this was a training session after all, but he did allow himself some pride at being complimented by such an experienced hero.
"You're fighting skills are excellent. I must say there is little more I can teach you." The floor lit up under Derek, showing the words "Creed. Status: Pass."
"Who trained you," Canary asked.
"My father trained me, but he died a few years ago." He said curtly.
"I'm very sorry. He must have been very skilled," said Canary.
"He was." He looked down sadly. "He taught me everything he knew."
"Ok, who's next?" asked Canary.
"Right here! Yeah!" Wally stuck his hand into the air, finishing off his banana and tossing it away. He walked up to Canary. "After this, I'll show you some of my moves."
Canary swiftly punched Wally, who stuck his arm out to block her. She quickly turned around and swept Wally's legs, making him fall to the ground. The same grading system showed up for Wally, showing a fail instead of pass.
"Ow…that hurt." He muttered.
"Good block." Canary helped Wally up. "But did anyone see what he did wrong?"
"Oh oh! He hit on teacher and got served?" joked Robin.
"Dude!"
"He allowed me to take control of the battle."
"Oh please."
Canary looked over to Superboy.
"With my powers, the battle's always on my terms. I'm a living weapon and this is a waste of my time."
"Prove it."
Superboy walked up to Canary as Wally backed away from the pair. They both took a stance and Superboy punched. Canary easily dodged his attack to the side and grabbed his arm, flipping him across the arena.
Robin immediately pointed and laughed at Superboy. Aqualad quickly nudged Robin who covered his mouth, to quell his continuing laughter.
Superboy got up, the anger evident on his face. "You're angry, good, but don't react. Channel that anger into-" Canary was cut off when Superboy charged at her. She jumped over him and crouched when she landed, sweeping his legs. Robin laughed a little again.
Canary held out her hand to help Superboy up. "That's it! I'm done!" He smacked her hand away.
"Training is mandatory."
Batman interrupted them with a video call. "Batman to the Cave." Everyone gathered around the screen as Batman continued, "5 hours ago, a new menace attacked Green Arrow and Black Canary. The attacker was capable of studying and duplicating the powers and abilities of its opponents. Arrow called in reinforcements which nearly proved disastrous, as our foe gained more power with each combatant."
"Whoa, one guy with the powers of the entire League?" asked KF.
'So that's where Canary got her injury.' thought Derek.
"In the end it took four hours and eight Leaguers to defeat and dismantle the android."
"An android? Who made it?" asked Robin.
"We're not sure." replied Batman.
"The technology bears the signature of Professor Ivo." said Manhunter.
"Ivo? But Ivo's dead." said Aqualad.
"So we all thought, or hoped." said Canary.
"To make certain this threat is permanently neutralized; we're sending two trucks carrying the android's parts to two separate STAR labs in Boston and New York for immediate evaluation. Every precaution is being taken. We'll have four additional decoy trucks to create confusion if Ivo, or anyone, tries to recover the remains. You will split into two undercover teams to safeguard the real trucks."
"Yes! Road trip!" cried KF.
"So now we take out your trash?" remarked Superboy.
"You had something better to do?"
Superboy didn't respond.
"Coordinates received, we're on our way." said Aqualad. The teens left to get ready.
Canary stopped Superboy. "When you're ready, I'll be here."
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Young Justice met up with the League where the six trucks were being loaded. The team was stationed behind some bushes and trees, each mounted on their own motorcycle.
The trucks split off into two different directions of the highway. Aqualad, KF and Megan split off in one direction and Robin, Superboy and Creed split off in the other.
"Hey, if dislike is the opposite of like, is disaster the opposite of aster? So instead of things going wrong, they go right," said Robin.
"No because you can't use a suffix without a prefix," answered Creed
"Spoilsport."
Superboy said nothing. "Clearly he's not feelings the aster. What's wrong?" asked Robin.
"Canary, I mean what business does she have teaching combat to a guy with super strength?"
"Strength and powers don't matter if you don't know how to use them," said Creed.
"Taking down stronger guys is part of the gig. Canary learned that the hard way." said Robin. "Same with Batman and well, me."
Superboy ignored them and sped up to the truck.
All of a sudden a swarm of flying robot monkeys came out of nowhere and attacked the truck.
"Robin! Our truck's being attacked!" cried Aqualad via the radio.
"Yeah, kinda figured." He replied.
"I hate monkeys." said Superboy.
"Robot monkeys! Totally Ivo's tweak style." said Robin. He pressed a button on his motorcycle as the back half separated into a hovering gun turret. "Hey, switch your ride to battle mode."
"Don't need it." Superboy jumped off his bike and onto the truck. His bike turned and rolled to Creed and Robin. Robin jumped off his bike as Superboy's knocked it away while Creed easily swerved to avoid it.
Robin pulled out his cable and got on the truck. Robin kicked some monkeys off the truck while his turret shot at some. The monkeys easily got rid of the turret while Superboy tried his best to fight off the little creatures. Just as he ripped one in half, it shot lasers near his eyes, blinding him, making him unable to do anything to stop the monkeys from grabbing him and lifting him into the air, dropping him onto the road as the truck continued.
Creed drove up next to the truck and started to throw knives at the monkeys on the side of the truck.
Creed saw two monkeys head for the tires and shoot at them with lasers. "Tires!" Robin quickly understood what he meant and told the driver to get out. Robin grabbed him and jumped into the crop field as the truck turned and rolled.
The monkeys burst out of the back of the truck carrying the container of Amazo parts. Superboy got out of the truck rubble and saw the monkeys leaving. Superboy immediately jumped to go after them.
"Superboy!" cried Robin. Superboy didn't hear him and kept chasing the monkeys.
"Aqualad to Robin, we lost our cargo, did you-"
"It's gone. And so is Superboy." said Robin.
"Aqualad to Superboy. Radio your position, we can help you."
"I don't need help, don't want any!"
"Superboy?" asked Aqualad.
"I think he ditched his comm." said Robin.
"Super! Now we can't even track him." said KF.
"He's out of my telepathic range." said Megan. "This Professor Ivo, if he is alive, he seems to be two steps ahead of us. Maybe we should contact Red Tornado?"
"Tornado always told us to handle our problems on our own. And the mission can still succeed if we recover the parts before they're reassembled." said Aqualad.
"Well that's a great plan, except for the fact that we don't know where to look!" cried KF.
"Maybe we do." Robin walked over to one of the monkeys and inserted his computer cable into its back. "We'd heard by now if the decoy trucks had been attacked, so how did these monkeys know exactly which truck to target?" His computer interface popped up with a map showing their location. "Ha! The parts have GPS. The monkey's can track their signal, which means I can track theirs with the one I captured. Looks like the parts are converging on…Gotham City." He said with a worried look.
"That far south? M'gann and I won't get there anytime soon. I'm sending Kid on ahead to meet you. Aqualad out."
Creed rode up to Robin with his undamaged motorcycle
"I'll drive." said Robin.
"Excuse me? My motorcycle." He signaled for him to get on the back.
He swung the monkey over his shoulder and looked at the mess. "Definitely a disaster, heavy on the dis."
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Superboy jumped onto the cart of a moving train where he saw the monkeys take the Amazo containers. He ripped a hole in the roof and jumped down. He instantly heard monkey laughter as he saw them crowded on one side by a scrawny little man.
"Oh, hello." He said.
"You? You're Ivo?" laughed Superboy. "I'm whelmed."
"You're one to talk. Now since when does the big blue boy scout have a brat?"
"He doesn't." replied Superboy with some resentment.
"If you say so. Have you met my Mobile Optimal Neural Quotient Infiltrators?" The monkeys jumped to attack Superboy, who easily smashed them all to pieces.
"Oh and after all that trouble I went to find an acronym for M.O.N.Q.I." Ivo turned away as Superboy dealt with the remainder of the monkeys.
"Access Captain Atom." Superboy was suddenly shot back with a yellow beam.
"Since Professor Ivo's magnificent M.O.N.Q.I.'s don't float your boat, maybe my amazing Amazo would suit you."
"Give me your best shot." Said Superboy
"Please, my android has the strength of Superman. What chance do you have?"
Superboy suddenly charged, clearly enraged, and tried to punch Amazo, who easily blocked each of his strikes.
"Oh did I strike a nerve? Amazo, strike a few more."
Amazo swiftly punched Superboy and sent him flying across the cart. "Access Black Canary." Amazo opened his mouth and let out a glass-shattering cry. Superboy covered his ears and was blown away. "Access Flash." Amazo sped up to Superboy and lay out a swift assault of punches.
"Oh, no wonder daddy keeps you hidden away. You're not really doing any justice to the big S are you?"
Superboy punched Amazo again. "Martian Manhunter." Amazo suddenly went intangible, throwing off Superboy as he punched him through the wall and into a bulldozer strapped to the train. "Superman." Amazo lifted Superboy up and punched him, sending him flying straight into a school building.
Amazo looked at his master. "Finish him, priority Alpha." Amazo flew off after Superboy.
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KF suddenly caught up with Creed's motorcycle.
"Hey, you changed too?" asked Robin.
"You kidding? I feel naked in my civie clothes. You still tracking the signal?"
"They were heading through Gotham, but they veered." Robin brought up his computer interface and checked the signal's movement. "Wait, what the…? They're at my school!"
"Your school? Hey, KF maybe we'll finally be able to find out what Robin looks like."
"Hey, yeah! First one to find a picture of Rob wins! It can be the souvenir for this mission!"
"So what's school like?" asked Creed.
"Haven't you ever been to a school?" asked Robin.
"Nope, home schooled. It comes with being trained to be an assassin since birth."
"Man, you totally missed out," said KF.
"We're coming up to the school. Let's hope Superboy's there," said Robin.
They easily made out some smashed windows along with the sounds of breaking walls and glass. "Uh, I don't think we need to worry about that," said Creed.
"Looks like they're in the gym," said Robin.
Creed drove over and parked his motorcycle by the gym as KF raced into the building. Creed and Robin immediately followed after him. They arrived just in time to see KF save Superboy from Amazo who was about to crush him in a finishing move.
Robin threw a projectile at Amazo. "Martian Manhunter." The projectile went right through him and exploded when it hit the wall behind him. "Red Tornado." Amazo became surrounded by Red's red wind and blew the teen across the entire gym.
Amazo turned to KF. "Captain Atom." He held up his hand to shoot KF, but he easily sped away behind the bleachers. He zoomed around to get Amazo from behind. "Access Black Canary." Amazo let out a cry at KF sending him into the floor.
"Superman." Superboy tried to punch Amazo, but he easily blocked it and punched Superboy into the bleachers. "Martian Manhunter." Robin tried to throw a projectile again but Amazo stretched his arms, destroying them. Creed tried to attack from behind but Amazo turned intangible. "Black Canary." He swiftly recovered and delivered a sonic scream that threw Creed across the room. "Superman." KF ran up to Amazo, who grabbed him and was prepared to squeeze him to death.
KF cried out in pain as Amazo crushed him. All of a sudden a green arrow was shot out of nowhere. Amazo saw this. "Martian Manhunter." He turned intangible to avoid the arrow, dropping KF in the process, as the arrow struck the floor next to Robin. KF quickly got out of there.
"Access Black Canary." Superboy charged at Amazo from behind, but he easily flipped him into the bleachers similar to how the real Canary had done so earlier that day.
Robin threw his projectile and Creed threw a pair of knives at Amazo. Amazo easily dodged the attack. "Superman." His eyes lit up as he fired his heat vision at the pair. KF suddenly zoomed in and knocked them all safely behind the bleachers.
Superboy dug himself out of the bleachers and looked at the gym, his eyes drifting over to the beaten forms of his teammates.
"Oh, yawn." Superboy looked over to Ivo. "Normally Amazo would study and mimic your abilities during battle but what's the point, you're all such poor copies of the originals."
"So everyone keeps saying. IT MAKES ME ANGRY!" Superboy leapt to the bleachers Ivo sat on and punched them, Ivo having moved out of the way just in time. "WANNA SEE ME CHANNEL THAT ANGER?"
Superboy's shouting immediately alerted the others, as they sat up from their spot.
"Great, he's gone ballistic again," said KF.
"Maybe not." said Robin.
"Amazo, protect your master, priority Alpha!" Ivo jumped off the bleachers as Superboy punched the bleachers again.
"Captain Atom." Amazo shot Superboy as Ivo was preparing to escape via his monkeys.
"Anyone want to play keep away?" Robin knocked Ivo to the ground.
"Oh oh! I do!" KF zoomed across the gym floor.
"Superman." Amazo slammed his foot into the ground, sending a fissure that threw off KF into the bleachers.
Ivo tried to get away with his monkeys again, but Creed broke them with his blades. Ivo tried to run but Creed used his hook blade to catch Ivo's collar and pull him back towards the others. "If you leave now you'll miss all the fun."
Robin threw another projectile at Amazo. "Martian Manhunter." Amazo avoided the projectile. Superboy appeared right in front of him and moved his fist into Amazo's head. "Superman." Amazo lost his intangibility as his head reformed around Superboy's fist.
It only took a few seconds for Amazo's head to explode, and his body to fall over.
"Help me disassemble him. Now!" cried Robin, running over to Amazo's body.
"Dude, the guy has no head." said KF.
"Don't take any chances!" Aqualad and Miss Martian suddenly arrived. Miss M landed by Superboy and immediately helped him up.
"Superboy, are you all right?" she asked tenderly.
"Fine, feeling the aster." He said giving her a tender look. Then he looked at Robin after saying his 'word of the day.'
"Hey, where's Ivo?" asked KF.
Everyone scanned the gym, but there was no sign of him. "Wherever he is, he's long gone now," said Creed. "Let's get these parts to the Star labs and go home."
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"The Amazo android is in pieces again, safely being analyzed at the two separate Star labs." said Aqualad, delivering the team's mission report. "But Ivo escaped and since he originated the tech, it's arguable that he's more dangerous than before."
"Capturing the Professor will be a League priority." said Canary.
"But we understand that your mission encountered…other complications." said Manhunter.
The teens all looked at Superboy, who nervously looked away. He knew going off on his own was wrong.
"Complications come with the job." said Batman. "Your ability to handle them has impressed the League."
"The whole League?" asked Superboy, hopefully.
"Given time, yes. Kryptonians, as you know, have very hard heads."
Superboy smiled.
"Of course there's no shame in asking for help. That's why the League exists, because there are some problems that even the League can't handle on our own."
"Please, if we needed help, we'd never get the chance to ask." Robin pulled out the arrow that nearly saved KF. "Look familiar?"
Batman took the arrow and handed it to Green Arrow.
"You were following us, babysitting! You still don't trust us!" cried Robin.
"We didn't follow you," said Batman.
Green Arrow inspected the arrow and took one out from his quiver.
"The arrow heads are different," said Creed.
"And that's not your arrow," said Robin. "But that means…"
"Speedy!" cried KF.
"He has our backs." said Aqualad.
"Souvenir!" KF raced over to Green Arrow and took the arrow.
Superboy walked over to Canary. He cleared his throat to get her attention. "I'm ready."
"Good, because I'm here," she said, setting her hand on his shoulder.
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