Date: July 1, 2018
Main Characters: Nightwing, Superboy, Kid Flash, Kaldur, Robin, M'gann, La'gaan, Blue Beetle, Impulse, Beast Boy, Flash, Batman, Superman, Dr. Fate and Black Canary and other League Members.
Title: Bart's Truth
Summary: This takes place 2 years after the Reach were defeated and again in this one Robin (Tim Drake) was there with KF and Kaldur to rescue Superboy so he's of age if anything is implied.
This is Bart's Truth or Revelations as to why he really came back from 40 years in the future. He couldn't reveal anything prior to this date but now that its here its time to inform the League and the Team as to the real reasons for his time travel adventure. They also live and work from a new Mountain but still work from the Watch Tower as well.
Recognized Dr. Fate L-17
Everyone on the team turned as they heard who had arrived and were surprised he never came to the Mountain. Dr. Fate walked into the common room and immediately found Bart.
"Bart, its time. The rest of the League will be here in minutes I suggest you prepare."
"What's he talking about Bart?" Robin asked.
Bart looked to each of his new friends…no family and was worried how they would take the news he was about to reveal.
"What Dr. Fate is saying is that today is the day I have to reveal to you all the real reasons why I came back from the future, what I told you 2 plus years ago wasn't completely true, but I wasn't allowed to say anything until today."
Just then the zeta-tube fired up rattling off all the Justice League members arriving.
Dr. Fate spoke up, "Please everyone assemble in the large conference room all will be revealed there."
***LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM***
Everyone was seated around the large table and those that couldn't fit around it were at the chairs along the side and back walls. Dr. Fate was the first to speak.
"As you all know I summoned you all here for a very important meeting. As Dr. Fate I am privy to certain information that you all are not and have never revealed information that would affect your lives or timeline unless absolutely necessary and this is one of those times." He motioned to Bart to come forward.
"You all know that Bart here came to use from 2056, 40 years into our future and he wouldn't reveal any information to you about that time which was correct but he and I have talked and based on what I've seen today is the day that what he knows should be revealed as the timeline he came from has already been altered and we need to prepare for what is coming."
Everyone was looking from Dr. Fate to Bart and around the table with questions simmering under the lid trying to figure out what was happening. Dr. Fate stepped aside and let Bart take center stage.
"I know I told Nightwing and Robin that I was a time traveling tourist come to see the past, well that was only partially true. There were two specific reason I chose that specific date, the first was to save the Flash's life, if I hadn't of been there to "accidently" trip him when he was going into carry neutron out to the desert he would have been killed."
Bart let that hang in the air he could see the shock on everyone's face especially Flash and Kid Flash.
"The second reason was to save Blue Beetle from what he would become if we didn't take the scarab off mode. If I hadn't of come back at that moment they wouldn't have found the temple or understood how it worked and Blue Beetle would have become the most powerful Scarab under Reach control and destroyed the League and Team." Jamie's face went completely white at that realization.
"Jamie Reyes do not fear I am no longer under their control, we were cured by Zatanna at the temple in Baylia, we are a team and work together now remember."
Jamie could only nod in understanding but remained quiet.
"But that is not the real reason why I came back, those two reasons were important to me, but I came back to save the planet. As I said Blue Beetle destroyed the League and Team in my timeline but did not kill the members, most were captured or enslaved by the Reach with control collars or used as experiments. But 10 years from today earth faces its greatest threat called Apokolips a Hell like planet that goes around the universe enslaving other worlds and making them like it. Its master is a villain is called Darkseid."
The green lantern's that were there were in shock, they haven't heard nor seen anything from Apokolips in hundreds of years.
"Why now Bart?" Hal Jordan asked.
"I'll give you one name. Vandal Savage, he is in league with Darkseid. Even now their minions are infiltrating earth to prepare it for the upcoming invasion and one of those minions is G. Gordon Godfrey. Over the next 10 years everyone in this room will be killed by either Darkseid or one of his minions to pave the way for his attack on earth even though in the end the attack failed and he was defeated earth still suffered."
Everyone was staring at Bart in shock as to what they just heard, could it be true what he is saying, Batman was about to say something but Bart stopped him.
"I know you all have questions and are unsure of what I am saying that is why I have proof of what I am telling you. I have video footage of the day Apokolips arrived plus a few other pieces of footage."
Bart walked up to the computer plugged in his device and loaded the video footage. What the team say was horrifying the attack on earth, so many dead within the first few minutes, cities devastated, even the Watch Tower destroyed, then it seemed the footage changed to a few years later, they skies were grey and cloudy no sunlight and ash fell from the sky, they saw humans were slaves and the meta-humans had collars on them and then everyone saw Blue Beetle who was enormous.
"That can't be me, I'm not that big, it has to be someone else!" Jamie screamed.
"I'm sorry Jamie that is you, when the Reach controlled you and the scarab they were able to modify you to become that."
Next on the screen they saw the Reach and Blue Beetle eliminated by the minions of Apokolips, the war was still going on but at the time they had left most of what was left of humanity alone and were fighting amongst themselves. In the end they saw what was left of the team and league defeat the remaining Reach and Apokolips but the damage was done. The final image shown was the memorial for the fallen League and Team members. They saw the memorials for Superman, Batman, Flash, Kid Flash, Artemis, Aquaman, Aqualad, Beast Boy, Miss Martian, Martin Man Hunter, Red Tornado, Dr. Fate, Zatanna, Nightwing, Red Arrow, Rocket, Arsenal, Lagoon Boy, Wonder Girl, Bat Girl, Bumblebee, and Guardian.
"Wait a minute, what about Superboy and me?" Robin asked.
"You two were the only ones to survive, but it is not all good between you two, a year from now you two get into an argument about something, which I will reveal in a bit, but you two never talked to each other again, you would fight during the battles and protect each others back but in the end you went your separate ways, and established separate safe zones for humanity and never talked to each other again. But that's not the most disturbing part. That argument should have never happened, that was where the timeline was changed to result in the outcome you saw here."
"Huh? I don't understand." Both Robin and Superboy asked.
"That is where I come in." Dr. Fate stood.
"As I said before I have never revealed information that I deemed you all shouldn't see, but this is different because of that argument this timeline you all now see on the screen will play out unless we fix it. What I am about to show you is something that I shouldn't be able to do but was given this by a Time fixer, who resides outside time, I'll explain about them later. He gave me this piece to inform me that the timeline we are in was altered from its true version."
Dr. Fate played the video showing the true timeline showing a prosperous Earth but what surprised them most was the news coverage of the heroes and how they were celebrated especially two specific heroes Superboy and Robin.
"As you can see Superboy and Robin you two become the face of the League and even though you are great by yourselves, you two come together as permanent partners and are unstoppable, but this never happened because of the argument and breakup of your friendship a year from now."
Everyone just watched in shock the video showing Superboy and Robin working as a team defeating bad guy after bad guy over and over again, but something happened at the end of the last fight that had both heroes fidgeting and the other team members blushing. The two kissed while floating above Metropolis after finishing the fight.
Both Superboy and Robin stood…"What was that?" they both asked.
"That was you and Superboy celebrating after another victory. You two in the correct timeline are married and actually have 3 boys, that were created from your DNA."
Superboy and Robin looked at each other just staring trying to comprehend what they were seeing and being told. Even the rest of the League and team were in shock.
"I'll talk with Superboy and Robin about their relationship and argument in private but for now suffice to say all that you see here will not happen if we do not stop Vandal Savage. That man or I should say abnormality of a man shouldn't even be alive. He is over 50,000 years old due to a meteor strike which caused a mutation in his cells to slow his aging drastically and he has come to the conclusion that conflict and death and war is the only way to put earth at its rightful place in the center of the universe, and he want's to destroy the Justice League that is why he created the Light and brought the Krolotians and Reach to earth, and now he is in league with Darkseid."
"Ok, but how do we defeat a planet attack from this Apokolips?" Superman asked.
"That's simple, we need to take back the War World from Savage and use it to destroy Apokolips." Bart stated.
"But wouldn't that be mass murder killing all the life on Apokolips?" Superman asked.
"No, not really, they have suffered on Apokolips for centuries and would welcome death as a release and would finally be able to rest." Dr. Fate stated.
"He's right Superman, Apokolips is a hell, it's a created world by evil to roam and destroy life and worlds for its own purpose, it shouldn't even be there, its an abomination." Hal Jordan said.
"Now Bart and I need to speak with Superboy and Robin in private, we will be out shortly to answer any questions you all may have." Dr. Fate stated.
With that all the members left the meeting room with the exception of Dr. Fate, Bart, Superboy and Robin. When the door closed Dr. Fate turned to Robin and Superboy.
"Ok you two spill, we know you stop being friends a year from now but my skills tell me that this "argument" between you two has been going on for a while now."
"Come on you two, I don't want to see my two best friends and the ones I call uncle do this to each other, you both belong together, even I can see that, and saw that the first time I met both of you!" Bart said.
Superboy sat their stiff and not speaking.
"If you don't say something Superboy I will, this can't go on forever, you saw what happened and that we are at the center of it, do you want to see all of our friends dead and us not speaking let alone together?"
It was quiet for 5…10…15 minutes. Everyone could see Superboy having a battle within himself, he wasn't one to ask for help he liked to do things on his own but after what he saw today scared him to death.
"Ok…ok…Robin doesn't like how I've handled my break-up with M'gann and the reason for the break-up."
Dr. Fate stood looking between the two and then back to Superboy.
"She tried to alter your memories didn't she, you were arguing about how she was using her powers to retrieve information from our enemies and how it turned them into a vegetable, correct?"
Superboy stared at him in shock. "How did you know?"
"I'm a lord of order Superboy I can sense and see these types of manipulations, but its not our place to interfere in these things but with the revelations today I had to step in. Superboy I know you cared for and still care for M'gann but she is not your soul mate, Robin is, it was destined by Fate long ago that you two would come together and bring about a peace that the world sorely needs. Plus M'gann should be held accountable for her actions, she did something or tried to do something to a teammate and alley its not something that should be hidden or pushed under the rug."
"He's right Superboy, you need to let M'gann be held responsible for her actions, its not saying she's a bad person but what she did was wrong and has consequences." Bart said.
"I'll take care of M'gann with the League, you two need a private moment together so Bart and I will leave."
The door closed behind Bart and Dr. Fate and Superboy and Robin stood facing each other.
"Hey…." Superboy said looking at Robin.
"Hey…" Robin looked at Superboy with a slight blush.
"If we're going to end up together shouldn't I be able to see my future husband's eyes?" Superboy looked at Robin quizzically.
"So now we're a couple?" Robin asks.
"Well if you don't want to be with me and let the future unfold that we just saw…"
"No…no…no way…its just after all this time of arguing over M'gann its come to this to get us to talk…its kind of ironic."
"Yeah…but I do have to confess, I've liked liked you since the first day I met you, I may not have know what those feelings were but I know now, I wasn't sure you had the same feelings for me, but after seeing what I saw today I guess you do Robin."
Robin blushed at that realization.
Robin reached up and pulled his mask off his face revealing the bluest eyes Superboy had ever seen. "My name is Timothy, and yes I've had those feeling for you for a long time as well."
Superboy held out his hand to Tim who took it and was pulled into a hug by Superboy. Tim could feel the warmth coming off of Superboy and laid his head on Superboy's strong and firm chest relaxing into the feel of his arms around him. It was as if they were starting fresh and not wanting to ruin anything, it had been a long morning already with everything that was revealed and that was coming. Tim looked up and saw Superboy looking down at him and in that moment their lips met in their first kiss, it was cautious, but sensual, but a little firm and it excited both boys. When they parted they looked into each others eyes and smiled just going back to holding each other realizing that the fight they've been having over the past few months was really silly and that something like that would ruin their friendship and possibly relationship that was developing.
***IN THE COMMON ROOM***
Dr. Fate walked out into the common room and saw everyone milling around. He saw M'gann over on the couch by herself looking like she was meditating. Dr. Fate immediately threw one of his fate shields up around M'gann preventing her from doing anything. She may be a powerful telepath, but she couldn't affect Dr. Fate a Lord of Order.
"What is the meaning of this Fate!" J'onn demanded.
"M'gann is the reason for the fight between Superboy and Robin, she tried to alter his memories when they were fighting about how she used her abilities to forcibly remove information from our enemies minds and turning them into vegetables, and now Superboy or Robin didn't tell me I deduced it for myself M'gann."
"Why the shield?"
"Because she was meditating and trying to alter memories again and I couldn't allow that to happen, she is not a bad person she is just emotionally troubled due to her time and persecution back on Mars when she was a young child."
"M'gann is this true?" J'onn stated looking directly at her knowing her telepath wouldn't work through the fate shield.
"I just want love, like everyone else has and was only doing what I thought was best, Superboy is supposed to be my mate no one elses!"
"No M'gann he's not, you saw the footage of our futures we were all dead and Superboy and Robin weren't even speaking to each other is that what you want you saw what life was like here on Earth, I don't even want to imagine what life would be like on Mars after that kind of conflict. You need help M'gann, just because you think what you want is right doesn't make it so. Superboy is not yours, he is his own person and has a right to have his own opinions and make his own decisions just like you do. You have to get over Superboy and move on, this is not healthy M'gann."
J'onn then turned to Superman and Batman. "I'll be taking M'gann back to Mars to get some help and counseling and hopefully she'll be able to return in time."
"Understood J'onn, but she'll need to wear a collar to control her mental abilities while on earth."
"I understand Batman, I'll go and retrieve a collar from the Watch Tower."
20 minutes later J'onn was back and the collar was affixed to M'gann to prevent her from tampering with anymore minds. The all turned to see the conference room door open and Superboy and Robin walk out holding hands, blushing.
"That was fast!" Nightwing said smiling.
"What, that meeting just made us realize we actually did have feelings for each other and were to stubborn to say anything to each other, and after what we saw how could we not state our feelings to each other!" Robin had stated.
"I'm not saying its wrong just fast, and I'm happy for you both and I've got to say, It's about DAMN TIME!"
Everyone laughed at Nightwing's remarks. Everyone watched as J'onn walked out with M'gann to head back to Mars, they all hoped that she would return after her counseling and treatment, she was a good person at heart but has some issues to deal with.
In the weeks to come, the relationship between Superboy and Robin deepened and became something unbreakable and plans were put into motion to find the War World along with Apokolips. The last known location they had was 2 years ago near Rimbur after the League had been released from jail and acquitted. They decided not to sit back and wait they were going to be proactive and find the War World and take control of it to stop the upcoming destruction of earth and with Robin and Superboy together they had a feeling that things would turn out differently.
The team also infiltrated GBS and Godfrey's staff to monitor him and his communications with Savage.
*****APOKOLIPS*****
On Apokloips Darkseid and Vandal Savage were talking and were completely unaware of the situation developing on earth to prevent their plans from coming to fruition. Vandal Savage's well-laid plans were beginning to unravel and he wasn't even aware of it happening because he did not know that Bart had come from the future.