"Well? What is it?" Bruce asked as they made their way into the
watchtower. His voice was impatient and snappy.
"Did we interrupt something?" Flash asked, chucking.
"Actually, yes." Bruce replied flatly. Flashes brow raised and he shut up.
"Anyways... There's an invasion on the planet Lywik. GL is there now
trying to figure out exactly what is wrong." Clark told them.
"Where is Diana?" J'onn asked quietly.
"Hawk girl is still trying to make her relax, but so far it's proven difficult.
But that's not important now, we have to help GL." Flash said, and
everyone present agreed. It stayed silent for to long, and J'onn couldn't
take it.
"Well, perhaps we should be going to assist John then..." J'onn said.
"Yes, we haven't got time to waist." Clark said as they all made their way
to the ship. J'onn and Bruce sat up front in the drivers seats, and The
martian took his cape off, then turned on the Javelin. They took off from
the satellite, heading in the direction of the planet.
"Why do you take your cape off J'onn?" Flash asked.
"It sticks to my back when I drive. Very distracting.." J'onn replied. Flash
nodded and took a seat.
"Do we know if Diana and Hawk Girl will make it? We may need back
Up..." Flash asked.
"I'm sure that Diana will cool down soon enough. Give her time." Clark
told him.
"But wow Bruce, she really had a bone to pick with you huh?" Wally said, l
aughing. Bruce only grumbled in response.
"What? She did, didn't she?" Flash looked around, asking again.
"Yes she damn well did. Now if you'd please stop bringing it up, that would
be much appreciated." Batman snapped.
"Oh... Sorry bats... I didn't think it'd bug you that much." Wally said,
sounding hurt. But Bruce didn't respond. They flew in silence for a while,
passing planets and galaxies.
"So, what are we to be looking for on this planet? Besides John that is."
J'onn asked, trying to break the silence.
"Well, all we got from the message was "help needed, any help at all.
Please send someone." But that's all there was." Superman said, looking
out the window.
"That's it huh? Well.. I guess we're gonna have to see what we are dealing
with while we deal with it.." Bruce said as they made they're way into
Lywiks atmosphere. The javelin glided smoothly in, breaking the purple
clouds that filled the dark sky. The ground was a deathly black colour, and
what little vegetation that was there, was beyond dead. Corpses and
bones littered the soil, and the small puddles of what looked to be water,
but obviously wasn't, due to the orange colour and the fact that it was
boiling, were spread across the vast black land. Disfigured creatures with
extra limbs and ooze dripping from them wondered aimlessly around.
"Cheery place..." Wally said, swallowing hard.
"What...what happened?" Clark asked out loud. He pressed his
communicator, trying to contact the other member of the league on the
planet.
"GL? Come in GL!" A frantic voice came from Superman.
"...zzz...zzzzz."
" John?! Can you read me?" Clark cried out.
"Zzzzzz...n...lf...d...d..." A very static sounding John Stewart voice could
be heard on the other line.
"Shit! John are you there?! Tell us where you are!" Clark yelled and
slammed him fist on the desk.
".…..." The line stated dead.
"We have to go find him." Bruce said, standing up.
"I agree. We cannot lose him." J'onn said as he adjusted his cape.
"But.. look at what's out there guys!" Flash said.
"Then wait here till Hawk Girl and Diana get here, ok?" Clark said,
irritated.
"Fine, you guys go, I'll call the girls." Flash said, sounding relieved. They
nodded and the door to outside opened.
"Oh cripes! What the hell is that smell?!" Flash said, waving at the air in
front of him.
"Sulfer. And god knows what else is on this god forsaken planet..." Bruce
said, kicking a small rock into the orange pool of strafe bubbling liquid. It
stayed on the surface, then sank in slowly.
"What's that noise?" J'onn asked. A faint whining and fizzing could be
heard. Then a very loud "POP!"
"Good god! What was that?!" Flash asked.
"The rock..." Bruce said, pointing to the same rock he had kicked into the
liquid.
"We sure as hell ain't in Kansas anymore..." Flash said as the the others
made their way out to Lywik, and he tried to contact the girls
