4.
Jump City
July 07, 16:31 UTC
Watching the puff of smoke where her dark haired opponent fell as she hovered high in the air, the orange alien woman gave a sneer. "En bassa del la fuenta. Shento u'n teq'ualla benta."
"I don't know who you are or what you said, but you're going to pay for doing that." Coming in at high speed, M'gann, with her cape formed around her to complete her usual look, delivered a punch to the woman's jaw, sending her across the sky.
Regaining her balance, the alien woman charged up her hands and flung several green oval shaped orbs at her Martian foe when she was attacked by the claws of a green condor. Its massive wings wacked her in the face repeatedly as she tried to bat it away. The moment it flew off she received a flip kick to the face from M'gann, toppling her end over end further to the ground.
"Beast Boy, find Superboy, I'll deal with-"
"Sherbet girl? On it." Taking off in a dive, the green condor shot to where he saw Conner land when he came too a few moments ago while his sister engaged the alien.
Green orbs flew through the air as Miss Martian dodged the incoming energy projectiles. Each one radiated heat as they narrowly missed her and slowly grew in number as the woman became faster in throwing them. In defense, Miss Martian used her telekinesis to form a separation in the orbs, giving her a clear shot to the alien and tackling her in the air. It was them when she saw just how large she was and felt the power in her grip.
From what she could see in the stasis pod, the alien looked to be a warrior with the way she was posed and how she fought on Mars. She knew Conner and Cassie were strong but this woman felt like she could give them a serious workout should they all fight. She still maintained a slender athletic built, meaning her true strength was hidden by her looks. As for her height, she could give Wonder Woman a run for her money.
"In'way un twaka!" the alien shouted as she flipped Miss Martian over her head and threw her towards the rocky floor of the desert, charging up her eyes with energy as she did so.
Miss Martian barely got out of the way in time as two beams of green energy shot past her and carved up the ground below. She was then hit hard in the back and tumbled through the air until forcing herself to stop. As she readied to attack, the sun was caught in the orange woman's silver outfit and blinded her temporarily, causing enough of a distraction for the alien to hit her with one of her green orbs and sending her straight to the ground below.
Watching the Green skinned woman fall the ground, the alien woman floated in the air and sneered. "En bassa del la fuenta. Shento u'n teq'ualla bent-AGHH!"
"Hey, creamsicle," Blue Beetle yelled as he fired a concentrated blast from his sonic cannon, "we've met our alien invader quota for the year, so get off our planet!"
Regaining her composure, the alien flung her energy orbs at the blue and black hero. "Mu'ay essa un basa! Sl'ay un basa!"
"Uh, you get that?" Blue Beetle asked his scarab as he dodged the attacks.
"Negative, Jaime Reyes. Her particular dialect is not in my collective data banks. However, I highly recommend you do not suffer a hit from her energy attacks as my analysis suggests they are rather powerful."
"Somehow, I knew that. Thanks for your input."
"Your thanks is not necessary."
As Blue Beetle and the alien female fought, Miss Martian was diving head first to the hard surface below. The wind stirred her slightly, causing her to open her heavy eyelids and try to bring herself to a stop but she was going too fast. When it seemed as if she would not get the opportunity to slowdown, a yellow blur streaked through the air and snagged her less than half a mile from the ground.
"You okay?" Wonder Girl asked as she landed on a rocky cliff. She was still in her civilian attire, jeans, sneakers, and a yellow blouse, evidence she was called to action on her own time.
"Yeah…yeah, I'm okay."
"Okay, well, rest here. We'll handle the star girl." Letting her team mate sit on an inclined boulder, Wonder Girl unhooked her lasso from her belt and prepared to take off.
"Cass, wait," Miss Martian said as she rubbed her head. "She's strong enough to go toe to toe with Conner so watch out for yourself."
With a nod, Wonder Girl took off to aid Blue Beetle in his midair battle.
Over two miles away, Beast Boy, still as a large condor, glided to the edge of a large crater in the rocky soil. He morphed back into his hybrid form and slid down to the center of the hole where a half buried Superboy lay.
"Conner?" Beast Boy said as he knelt down beside him and shook his shoulder. "Conner, you okay?"
Letting out a groan, the powerhouse sat up. Dirt, rocks, and the occasional desert plant fell from his torso as he got to a sitting position. "Yeah. I'm fine."
A scorpion crawled over his exposed shoulder and paused to begin stinging him, not that it could break the ultra-durable skin of a Kryptonian. He was about to smash it when he heard Garfield clear his throat and look at him sternly. "Conner, don't you dare."
With a roll of his eyes, the Kryptonian picked the arachnid up by its tail and set it on the ground where it crawled away. "Happy?"
"Yup. Can you stand?"
"Give a minute." With a grunt, Conner managed to make it to a kneeling position.
His long sleeve shirt was a complete loss with his pants needing to be replaced with holes torn into the material over his knees and shredded right leg. Both heroes could hear loud pops from his back as Beast Boy helped him stand and get out of the crater.
"Where's M'gann?" Conner asked as he spit into the dirt.
"Sis was fighting the xenomorph when she told me to check up on you but I heard Blue Beetle and Wonder Girl arrive over my ear piece."
"Xenomorph? Since when did the alien woman get acid for blood?"
"Heh, for all we know, she might be an intergalactic hunter looking for trophies."
Over where the battle was occurring, Blue Beetle and Wonder Girl were dodging the incoming energy orbs as best they could. Wonder Girl played defense, reflecting every blast she could with her bracelets while Blue Beetle played offense. With the Scarab's input on strategy, the two were giving the alien woman a pretty good fight as they managed to get her closer to the ground when Wonder Girl managed to snare her lasso around the feet of the aggressor and drag her towards them.
"Got her!" Blue Beetle yelled as he fired two of his staples at the woman and managed to pin her to a rock wall.
His celebration didn't last long as the orange woman broke free and blasted him with her eye beams. Wonder Girl went in for an attack of her own when her fist was caught before she could connect with the alien's temple. She winced as the pressure on her hand was increased and was grabbed by the throat.
"En bassa del la fuenta," she said as she powered up her eye beams. "Shento u'n teq'ualla benta."
As she prepared to fire upon the blonde girl, the sound of a jet engine filled the air, causing them to look up as a man dressed in black leapt out of its cockpit and landed on Wonder Girl to separate her from the powered up woman.
"Nightwing?" Wonder Girl asked as she landed on her feet below the alien.
"What are we dealing with, Cass?" he asked as he unholstered his metal escrima sticks.
"Alien girl, strong, flies, shoots green energy at us. That enough info?"
Looking down at the two, the alien woman formed her Green energy around her hands again. "Teian balla una me samma! Twak y lokwamma!"
"Can we get a translation on that?" Nightwing asked as he stood ready for a fight.
"Sorry, jefe. But my scarab can't decipher what she's saying." Landing beside the others, Blue Beetle formed his sonic cannon on one hand and his staple shooter on the other.
"And I can't read her mind," announced Miss Martian as she landed behind the group.
"Hey guys," Beast Boy shouted, "I found Conner and he's about to-"
Letting out a roar, the super strong team veteran tackled the alien woman out of the air and landed hard in the ground. Both quickly got back up and laid into the other as they let out roars. Fists connected with jaws, feet collided with shoulders, energy orbs burst around them, and stones were shattered from being slammed into.
"Superboy!" Nightwing yelled as he ran to where the alien Smackdown was. "Sup…Conner, back off!"
The two continued fighting, ignoring Nightwing's shouts until Superboy knocked the orange woman back and Nightwing got in his way. "Get out of the way, Dick!"
"No, stand down. Let me try." Turning to face the woman, who had her fists and eyes charged up, Nightwing took out his batons and held them in front of him. "I'm not here to fight you. I just want to talk."
The woman snarled at him as he advanced and tossed his weapons to the side. "I understand you may not know where you are but please, trust me, I'm not here to hurt you."
"Dick, she doesn't exactly speak English," Conner said as he stood at the ready should the alien attack.
"I know that, but hopefully if she sees me disarmed and making deliberate moves, she'll settle down and not attack us." Slowly, he moved his hands to his waist and took off his utility belt, tossing it to the side with his hands palms forward so she could see he had no other weapon. "Please don't blast my head off."
"Enna'y su mona y tw'anna? E l'ay bussa la fama y la?" the alien woman asked as she looked the new hero over.
"I'm Nightwing." He held his hands to his chest over the large blue bird motif he wore. "Night…wing."
Her eyes went back to their non-glowing state, revealing dark emerald eyes that seemed to draw in both Nightwing and Conner, although the latter looked back at the others and sent a mental message to them to stay on guard.
"Et nah bw'alla." The woman said as she pointed at Conner. "Et nah bw'alla."
"Um… what?" Conner asked.
"Et nah bw'alla! Niygh!" She again pointed at the powerhouse and swept her arm toward the others. "Niygh! Cualla niygh!" She trusted her arm again in the direction of the group.
"I think she wants you to get away," Nightwing told his old friend.
"I don't think that's a good idea." Conner never took his eyes off the woman. "What if she attacks you?"
"Got a smoke pellet in my glove just in case."
Eyeing the alien woman, Conner let out a huff and slowly backed up as he made his way to where the others stood. Once he was with the group, the woman lowered her arm and turned to Nightwing.
The alien woman took a step forward, her silver body suit making the Team squint from the light reflecting on it. "Dahlla coona. Em missah una de utanna'a ala fook. Et sei' un tanna."
"I'm…not…here…to…hurt…you," Nightwing stressed as he put his arms to the side. "My…name…is…Nightwing…and…I…umm!"
Faster than he could react, the alien woman rushed up to the masked man and crushed her lips to his. She was a few inches taller than he was so he soon found himself standing on his toes as she went further into the kiss. As for the rest of the team, some had wide eyes, gaping mouths, quizzical looks, or a combination of them all.
"What the…" Wonder Girl said as she witnessed her one time leader seemingly make out with an orange alien woman.
"I know what it is," Blue Beetle told his scarab. "No, they're not going that far. At least I hope not."
Looking from Nightwing and the alien, Beast Boy looked back at his sister and Superboy. "What is it with you alien girls and black haired guys?"
M'gann only blushed as she put her hand in front of the youngest team member's eyes. "Umm, you don't need to see this, Gar."
"Oh please, I caught you and Conner doing that and more before, remember?"
Neither the Martian or the Kryptonian could so much as look at each other without blushing at the green boy's response.
"Hey guys," Kid Flash said as he arrived where the majority of the group stood. "Went the wrong direction when I Zeta'd to Earth. What did I…holy chicken whizzies, Nightwing's getting some."
Separating after a few moments, Nightwing took a deep breath in an effort to regain the oxygen he was denied and felt his entire face warm from what just happened. "Uhh…um…I…I…Wingnight…is…na…name."
With a snicker, the orange alien woman flashed a grin. "My name's Koriand'r. But you can call me…Starfire."
Gotham City
July 07, 17:52 UTC
Within the apartment of Paula Crock, the wheelchair bound Vietnamese woman wheeled herself to the bathroom where her daughter was. For the last few minutes, Artemis refused to unlock the door, citing she was just tired and needed to soak in the tub when she was really hunched over the toilet vomiting. She went so far as to sneak clean clothes in when her mother was in the kitchen and running the shower to wet her hair and face to make her lie believable so she could appear as if she had taken a bath.
"Artemis?" Paula called. "Are you feeling okay?"
Sitting back from the toilet, Artemis wiped her mouth and tossed the paper she used in the trashcan then leaned her head back. "Yeah, mom. I'll be out in a minute."
"Okay. Dinner's nearly ready so hurry up."
Sitting for a moment more, the blonde woman forced herself to stand as her head pounded. Opening the medicine cabinet, she grabbed two ibuprofen tablets and filled a small paper cup with water. After taking them, she looked in the mirror and saw how tired she actually looked.
"Stupid flu. Hope I'm over it soon. Gotta get back to patrolling."
She then tied her hair back and headed to the kitchen.