Chapter 4

With Black Lantern, Rose, Star Sapphire, and Red Tornado flying toward Mount Justice

Mark pov

While we were flying I asked RT about this team and he gave me a brief description of each member, I was liking this team even more, but who the hell was SuperBoy? Not long after we were joined by Hal and Aya who wanted to accompany us to meet the Team, Aya was going to be a part time member when ever she was available since Hal still had more to teach her.

Hal had been called away leaving us, so we flew for just over an hour before we see Mount Justice and start to descend after RT as a ramp opens up at the base of Mount Justice as the team walks out to great him.

KF: "Red Tornado!" Shouts Kid Flash in excitement as we land.

RT: "Greetings. Is there a reason you intercepted us outside the cave?"

Aqualad: "We hoped you had a mission for us."

RT: "Mission assignments are The Batman's responsibility."

Robin: "But it's been over a week, and nothing-"

"You will be tested soon enough." Said Red Tornado cutting Robin off and raises his hand to silence him. "For the time being, simply enjoy each other's company."

Aqualad: "This team is not a social club." He said annoyed.

RT: "No, but I am told that social interaction is an important team-building exercise. Perhaps you can keep busy familiarizing yourself with the cave an introducing yourselves to your new team mates."

RT then walked toward the cave as I look toward my mother who looked a bit worried, I smile "Don't worry I'll be fine, besides I got Rose with me so I won't get to out of hand." She smiles and kisses my forehead goodbye as she takes off into the sky.

Me and Aya begin to walk toward the cave and Rose crawls on to my crossed arms to rest as we enter Mount Justice.

"Recognized, Red Tornado, 1-6." Said a robotic female voice as we followed, "Recognized, Black Lantern, C-0-1, Recognized, Lantern Girl, C-0-2."

I look over at Aya as she lets out an annoyed sigh "Never should have let the internet pick my hero name." she says.

I smirk "I never understood why Green Lanterns chose green as their color, why not use the Blue Lantern? I mean it would make more sense, or maybe even another colored Lantern at least."

Aya: "Wait? There's other types of Lanterns out there!?"

Mark: "Oh Aya," I said in a sad tone. "You have much to learn."

Aya: "Says the guy who couldn't tell the difference between an 18 wheeler and a soccer ball!"

Mark: "Oh no we are not getting back into this! Besides they lived!"

Aya: "He was crippled for life!"

Mark: "He still lived!"

Aya: "That is so not the point! *sigh* Alright let's just-" "Mark! Incoming behind us!" Rose shouted in my head.

I quickly spin around and create a wall made of black light as 3 disk like objects bounce off harmlessly, had I been a moment later, Rose would have died. I look at the team with a look of anger. "You just made the biggest mistake of your lives." I say in a dark tone as the wall disappears and multiple weapon constructs start to form.

Aya: "Mark calm down. First let's hear why they attacked Rose and then decided if you should kill them. Ok?" She says in a scared tone.

I look at Aya and then the team who grow more concerned with each new weapon that appears. "Explain, quickly."

/LINE\\

After the team explained What Rose was and what her kind had done, Rose became extremely sad and quiet as they told us about their encounter at cadmus. After forgiving them, and promising not to kill them, everything went back to normal. Well except for Superboy, who kept glaring in our direction as they left to finish the tour.

Rose wanted to be alone for a while so she decided to crawl around in the vents to look around. Me and Aya were in the kitchen looking at cookies being made in the metal box.

Aya: "Stop calling it a metal box, it's an oven. You've been on earth for this long and you still barley know anything about it."

Mark: "To be fare I usually go around killing off planets. So forgive me if I don't pay attention to the planet I might eventually kill off as well."

Aya: "I thought you said you wouldn't kill the planet." She said with worry.

Mark: "I haven't decided yet. But I won't kill everyone on the planet. Like you, Hal, my Mom, Rose, I haven't decided on Superman yet or a few others. When are the cookies gonna be ready?"

Aya: Pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration "Why are you so concerned about some cookies?"

Mark: "Cause I might have never had these kind before, Earthlings come up with so many varieties. How do they keep track of it all?"

Aya: "What ever, they're almost done it seems, just wait for the ding."

*DING*

Mark: "YES, FINALLY!" I yell in pure joy.

Aya rolled her eyes and used her ring to move the cookies and place them on a tray as I could barely contain my excitement. I reach for one but it moves out of my reach due to Aya moving it. "Not until they cool, and no exceptions."

Mark: "Aww, come on Aya. how long is that gonna take?"

Aya: "We will just have to wait and see, won't we?"

Mark: "Ugh, you sound like mom." I lay across the counter with the sweet sugar delights just beyond my reach, this was torture.

After about 5 minutes Miss Martian flew in with a concerned look on her face but froze when she saw me with tears in my eyes as I stare at the plate with cookies on it. She floated down and landed as the others arrived and saw me while Aya had lit a fire on the counter roasting a marshmallow on a stick. "What took you guy's so long?' She asked with no concern for the fire.

Robin: "Not much, just taking a tour until Superboy smelt smoke and we rushed over, did you make them?"

Miss M: "I made them, I was trying out Grammy Jones recipe from episode 17 of-heh, never mind."

Everyone takes a cookie and tries them.

Robin: "They taste great, and I think those two are really enjoying them." Robin points to me and KF as we wolf down our cookie but stop when we realize we are being talked about.

KF: "I, have a serious metabolism."

Mark: "I have nothing to say to explain myself."

Miss M: "I'll make more?" She asked with hope.

Aqualad: "It was sweet of you to make any."

Miss M: "Thanks, Aqualad."

Aqualad: "We're off duty. Call me Kaldur'ahm. Actually, my friends call me Kalder."

Aya: "You can call me Aya, and you should ask him when he isn't looking for food." She points at me.

KF: "I'm Wally. See? I already trust you with my secret I.D., unlike Mr. Dark Glasses over here. Batman's forbidden him from telling anyone his real name."

Miss M: "Mine's no secret. It's M'Gann M'orzz. But, you can call me Megan. It's an Earth name, and I'm on Earth now."

Superboy then starts to walk away but suddenly stiffens and looks a Megan with wide eyes. He then reaches for his head and shouts "Get out of my head!"

I look up at everyone as they turn towards Megan. Soon everyone but me, Megan, and Superboy grab their heads as if their head hurt. Was something wrong?

Kalur: "M'gann stop!" He shouts and Megan flinches in surprise. "Things are different on Earth. Here your powers are an extreme invasion of privacy."

Wally: "Besides, Cadmus' creepy little psychic Gegnomes left a bad taste in his brain."

Megan: "I-I didn't mean to-"

Superboy: "Just stay out!" he said in anger and walked toward the couch and sat down still looking mad.

Mark: "Did I miss something?"

Aya: "Megan didn't know that earthlings don't like telepathy and spoke to them in their head. Did you not hear her?"

Mark: "No, I have an immunity to telepathy, and believe me it's best if none of you ever see what's in my head."

Aya: "But what about Rose?"

Mark: "She is the only exception for some reason."

Nobody spoke for a good 10 seconds before Rose drops from the vents and goes back on my shoulder as I give her the last cookie. Megan slapped her forehead and said in a happy tone "Hello Megan. I know what we can do." She then levitated herself down the corridor. Robin shrugs and we all follow her.

We go down an elevator, so Aya calls it, and arrive in a large hanger with a strange red pill shaped object on the launch pad.

Megan: "It's my Martian Bio Ship." She says as we walk towards it.

Wally: "Cute. Not aerodynamic, but cute."

Megan: "It's at rest, silly. I'll wake it" She waves her hand and the Bio ship morphs into a different shape with fin shaped wins.

I rush over and hug it with stars in my eyes "I love it!" I yell in excitement as I examine every inch of it.

Rose: "Mark, I it should be known that the Bio Ship is thanking you for admiring it but it does seem to be embarrassed at the moment."

Mark: "Why?" I ask Rose in my head.

Rose: "I am not sure but I believe if it could the ship would be blushing right now." She tell me in my head with a playful tone.

Mark: "I don't get it but if it feel embarrassed I will wait till later." I walk back toward the others.

Megan walked toward the ship as it opens up a ramp in back to enter. But before me, Aya, and Rose could enter the ship Red Tornado calls us over a loud speaker.

RT: "Lantern Girl and Black Lantern please report to the control room."

Me and Aya look at each other and shrug "Catch up with you guy's later then." Aya says as we walk towards where RT called us to.

/LINE\\

We arrive as RT notifies the team about an Emergency Alert going off at the local power plant. We watch how the team does on a large holographic screen. I can't help but laugh as I see all of them get thrown around by this cheap knockoff of Red Tornado. Mr. Twister, seriously? This guy doesn't even look like it would be very entertaining for me. Not long after getting the snot kicked out of them, the others sent Megan back to Mount Justice, we were currently talking over the com's.

Megan: "The team really needs your help."

RT: "If I intervened, it would not be to help. Still it is and odd coincidence that this Twister shares my elemental abilities, and my immunity to telepathy."

Megan thought about this for a moment before slapping her forhead. "Hello Megan." She then looks back at us. "Black Lantern, Aya, I'm might need your help, are you in?"

BL: "Ready as we'll ever be just let us know what to do."

Megan: "Ok, here's what we need to do."

/LINE\\

We were flying behind Megan, who was still flying the Bioship, as we flew towards the team and Twister. I think Megan was talking to them telepathically from what Rose was telling me. I was looking forward to ripping something to shreds. We were the backup encase something went wrong.

Aya and I waited back as Red Tornado descended toward the team, "Wait when did he get here?" I think to myself.

RT: "Hit the showers boys. I was hoping you could handle this. Clearly you cannot."

Robin: "But we've got a plan now."

RT: "The subject is not up for debate." After saying this the others walk away.

Both Red Tornado and Mr. Twister are now facing each other like they were about to face off.

Twister: "I was beginning to believe you'd never show up."

RT: "I'm here now."

RT waved his right hand out creating a tornado and motioned for it to go towards Twister. Twister quickly flew back and generated his own tornado to counter act RT's and then launch one at him. RT simply raised his hand and and tornado dissipated.

RT: "We are evenly matched, Twister." A larger tornado was generated behind RT and flung multiple pieces of debris at Twister.

Twister: "No Tornado we are not." He said as he punched the ground causing a wall made of air to protect him from the debris. He then launched two bolts of blue lightning at RT. RT dodged as best he could but when the lightning struck a boat it caused an explosion that knocked RT out. Mr. Twister then stood over the fallen Red Tornado.

Twister: "Remain still, android." Multiple cables extended from his fingers and connected with RT's head. "The reprogramming won't take long."

RT turned his head and grabbed the cables and pulled slightly before his head shifted into Megan's, "Longer than you might think.'

Twister: "No." He said realizing he had been tricked.

Megan rips the cables and launches Twister into a tornado that throws him away, the tornado vanishes as Kid Flash stops spinning, Superboy then caught Twister and lands 4 good punches with the last two making holes go right through Twister. Electricity was covering him when one more punch launches him into the water by the docks, as he is sinking Aqualad swims over with incredible speed and hits him with an anchor which he then sends electricity through to hurt Twister and cause an explosion, severing one of the robotic arms and launch him out onto land again. Megan, who had turned back to normal, lifted Twister up and then used her mind to rip the wind generators off his back and the remaining arm. Robin then threw 2 explosive disks that launched twister toward the ground and landed face first.

The team gathered around the villan and we were about to descend when Twister stars to laugh maniacally, "Did you really think it would be that easy, that I wouldn't have thought ahead to prepare for failure?" Before anyone can ask what he meant 7 more Mr. Twister look alike's drop from the sky and surround the team, all generating a tornado around in a circle to contain the team.

Twister: "I believe that I said the next time we meet I would show no mercy. So say goodbye children." laughed as lightning surged and exploded where the team was.

No pov

Mr. Twister was laughing as he had just destroyed the team of sidekicks, but before he could get up, he hears a voice that immediately puts him on edge.

BL: "Is that it?"

Twister looked in absolute shock at what was before him. A green energy shield protected the team from his lighting, the source coming from a female Green Lantern who had white and green armor and long blond hair. The side kicks were all standing there perfectly fine. Except for one who was wearing a black one piece uniform with a strange symbol on the chest as white lines went from it to multiple other parts of the uniform, and a black mask covering his eyes. The boy was pale and had hair as black as night, and he looked bored.

Mark pov

BL: "You talk all this big game and that's the best you can do? I'm not impressed."

Twister: "Forgive me but, who exactly are you?"

BL: "Oh I'm no one special, I'm just the guy who's gonna rip your metal abominations to shreds."

I launch forward through the bubble and create 4 scythes out of black light and impale the closest Robot, I pull them apart causing it to explode violently. 3 of the Twisters launch lightning at me but I quickly make a shield to redirect them toward a fourth one causing it to now have 3 burring metal holes in its chest. I then make multiple black chains to pierce through the 3 and wrap around them like mummy's to contain the explosion. I look at the remaining two as they generate a huge tornado to push me back. I get pushed back about 20 feet before I literally anchor myself with an anchor. I slowly pull myself toward them with a smile on my face.

Kid Flash: "Um, should we be doing something to help him?" he asked looking at Aya who looked back and smiled.

Aya: "That boy has more fighting experience than all of us put together. So don't worry he will be fine."

The team seemed shocked when they heard this and looked back at the fight.

I reach forward and rip off the arms of both Twisters and shove them through the chest of each one, causing them to fall limp on the ground.

I look at the original Twister and walk towards him. The team joins me as I rip open the robots chest and a skinny man in a white and green jumpsuit falls out.

? : "Foul. I-I call foul." He says in a scared tone.

Megan walks over with a serious face on she then points her hand at a nearby bolder causing it to levitate. She brings the big rock above the skinny man.

Aqualad: "M'GANN NO!" He shouts as he tries to stop her but rock crushes the tiny man.

Everyone was in shock, well except for me cause that was awesome. To bad he wasn't real though.

Robin glares an Megan as she walks forward. "Don't know how things are done on Mars. But on Earth, we don't execute our captives!" He shouts with anger.

Megan: "You said you trust me." She says with a smirk.

Megan raised her hand and Robin turned to see the boulder levitate to reveal that the man was a robot. Everyone gathered around the broken robot.

Megan: "That's why I couldn't read his mind." She stated.

Wally then reached down and picked up a fake eye from the robot, "Cool. Souvenir." He flicked it into the air and then caught it.

Aqualad: "We should have had more faith in you." He said as he placed a hand on Megans shoulder.

Wally: "Yeah. You rocked this mission. Get it? Rocked, heh.

Robin: "Forget him, we're all just turbed you're on the team." He then turns to me, Aya, and Rose. "You three as well."

Megan: "Heh, thanks. Me too."

Aya: "I am glad we will be working together."

BL: "Thanks, I look forward to working with you all in the future."

/LINE\\

The team and RT gathered around a platform in the center of the control room and had the remains of the robot person all over it.

Aqualad: "It was clearly made to sabotage or destroy you."

RT: "Agreed."

Megan: "Is that why you wouldn't help us?"

RT: "No. This was your battle. I do not believe it is my role to solve your problems for you. Nor should you solve my problems for me."

Everyone turned toward RT after he said that.

Megan: "But if you're in danger . . . "

RT: "Consider this matter closed." RT turned and began to walk away after that.

Wally: "Batman, Aquaman, and Flash. They'd have jumped right in to fix things." He said with annoyance.

Robin: "Guess if we're gonna have a babysitter, a heartless machine is exactly what we need."

Wally: "Dude! Harsh."

RT: "And inaccurate." He says still walking away. "I have a heart, carbon steel alloy." He stops and turns around. "I also have exellent hearing."

Robin: "Heh, right. Sorry I'll strive to be more accurate."

Aqualad: "And more respectful." With that RT turned and walked down the hallway again.

Wally: "Speedy was so wrong . . ."

Robin: "This team thing . . . "

Aqualad: "Might just work out." The three of them speak as if they knew what the others would say and started to walk away.

BL: "Ok you three need to never do that again or so help me god I will-"*DING*"COOKIES!" I shout with joy as I fly over to the kitchen and pass Megan who was staring at Superboy for some reason.

I guess they were right, this team might be fun. As long as I don't kill off the planet. Speaking of which, I stop in the hallway and point my ring out and concentrate. A bright gray box appears in front of me. I quickly check the contents and after confirming it's there I put it back in my pocket dimension and continue towards the kitchen. I wonder what flavor the cookies are this time.