You're A Superhero Now Gabriel
I own nothing. I wish I owned Supernatural, but I don't. I wish I owned Young Justice. Unfortunately I own neither, so that's something we all have to deal with.
Supernatural/Young Justice
SUMMERY: This is how we met our best friend with anger issues and discovered that all crazy stuff comes from down there.
NOTES: Finally the first episode of Young Justice! Also, as a superhero, our favorite angel shall be referred to by his alias. When he is out of costume he'll be referred to as Gabriel. Just letting you know to avoid confusion. I hope you like the name.
WARNINGS: This chapter has a ton of words, but that's not really a warning unless seeing thousands of letters overwhelms you. If it does, keep calm and call Robin.
Independence Day (without Will Smith)
Before you hear the story of the Independence Day that changed the lives of four young superheroes, let me tell you how the past three years have been.
1. Barry Allen is a cool guy to live with and Wally is like the cousin I never thought I wanted. Iris is cool too.
2. The Justice League is full of jerks because the made my civilian name Gabriel Jericho Speight. I wanted my name to be James Tiberius Kirk or Ralph Waldo Picklechips!
3. Mount Justice got attacked by this psychopath called the Joker, so the League hasn't used the place in 2 years 7 months 1 week and 6 days. Angels remember pretty much everything. I still remember the day I read my first comic book – September 19, 1939.
4. It took me eight months to realize that Speedy looked like Adam Milligan. I know who the guy is because it's hard not to hear over 100 angels saying that John Winchester had another kid, and Zachariah deciding that the kid would be Michael's vessel since Dean kept preaching, "No" and "F*** off d*** heads." I was tempted to kill the dick more than I've wanted to for the past millennia.
5. Angel radio is a hard to hear in this dimension. I can still hear it, but only when everybody's screaming. Not hearing so many voices 24/7 is nice, but I find the lack of sound… disturbing.
6. I became a superhero to help out Barry/Flash. I go by Archangel and wear a chest plate, jeans, and a helmet that covers enough of my face that it's like a mask. I also show off my wings and occasionally use my angel blade. There is no way I am using that thing all the time! It can kill me!
7. As a superhero I learned my strengths and weaknesses. I am really good at annoying people, I'm probably just as strong as Superman, and I don't need as much oxygen as the average human being. Also, electricity really, really hurts now and Marvin the Martian's mind is difficult to read. On the bright side, he has just as much trouble reading mine. Finally, I can't create pocket dimensions, can only teleport if I know where I'm going, and clones only last about six hours.
8. Lastly, kids aren't exaggerating when they compare school to Hell. I hate that place. Thank Dad it's July and I don't have summer school.
That should be enough information about the three year time gap.
Central City
July 4, 2013 - 11:03 CDT
This year's Independence Day was going pretty awesome at first. There weren't too many clouds in the sky, you could smell the heavenly scent of barbecue in every yard you crossed, and it was common knowledge that fireworks would go off at the end of the day. It was a beautiful day in Central City until Captain Cold decided to be a party pooper and shoot stuff with his cold gun.
Bad Leonard! (CC hit with rolled up newspaper) Bad!
Flash and Kid Flash ran circles around Captain Cold as Archangel distracted him. Instead of firing his cold gun mainly at the speedsters, the ice themed supervillain aimed it at the superhero swinging around his ice. "Stealing ice? Seriously?" asked Flash "Isn't that a bit cliché even for Captain Cold?" "Come on. We don't have time for this!" Kid Flash whined. "I'm with Condiment Boy on this," Archangel added, "Can we hurry this up?."
Kid Flash ran towards the thief. Captain Cold fired his gun at Kid Flash, only to hit the teenager's shoulder. Kid Flash nabbed his cold gun, Flash punched him in the face, and Archangel grabbed him by the hood. "Calm down kids." Flash said. "Oh, please!" exclaimed KF. Archangel then told Flash, "You'll chat it up with the cops, with bystanders, with Cold even."
"Today is the day!" Kid Flash and Archangel voiced at the same time.
Washington D.C.
July 4, 2013 – 14:00 EDT
In the nation's capital stood a grand building. It was built for the heroes from all over the world who protected its citizens. All who are granted entry to that place deserve it because of their belief in justice, and today, five young men will enter it for the first time. You could almost hear the dramatic background music.
"Today is the day," said Batman, placing a hand on his protégé's shoulder. "Welcome to the Hall of Justice," Announced Green Arrow. "Headquarters of the Justice League," added Aquaman.
"Oh, Man! I knew we'd be the last ones here." Kid Flash, the Flash, and Archangel finally arrived.
The Hall of Justice
July 4, 2013
Reporters and superhero fans cheered as they saw Batman, Aquaman, Flash, and Green Arrow walking among their sidekicks. All the people there were trying to get a picture, quote, or something similar. Everyone tried to act as professional as possible, when really, every civilian in front of the Hall was fangirling. At least nobody was trying to touch Kid Flash and I's hair. That was a weird day.
"Is that Batman?"
"Robin looks shorter in person."
"I see Aquaman!"
"I see Flash and Flash Jr."
"His name's Speedy. Duh."
"No Speedy is Green Arrow's sidekick."
"Well that makes no sense."
"Ready to see the inner sanctum?" Green Arrow asked Speedy. "Born that way." Speedy answered.
"I'm glad we're all here." Aqualad said. "Have all five sidekicks ever been in the same place at the same time?" Kid Flash asked excitedly. "Don't call us sidekicks," Speedy cut in, "Not after today." "Sorry. First time at the Hall. I'm a little overwhelmed." KF apologized. "You're overwhelmed, Freeze was underwhelmed. Why isn't anyone ever just whelmed?" Robin asked no one in particular. As the group of heroes continued walking, Archangel pointed up and answered, "Maybe that's why." The sidekicks looked up and saw statues of the founding Justice League members made out of gold and possibly 20 feet high.
A door opened beneath the statues with Martian Manhunter and Red Tornado on the other side. "Robin, Speedy, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Archangel, welcome." Martian Manhunter addressed. They all followed the Martian as he continued to speak. "You now have unlimited access to the gym, our fully stocked galley, and of course our library." The door closed behind them revealing an "Authorized Personnel Only" sign as the group entered the library. "Make yourselves at home." Flash welcomed. Kid Flash, Robin and Aqualad sat down, Archangel floated above them in a comfortable position (like how you would lay on a bed), and Speedy just stood in place.
"Quick debrief to discuss the coincidence of four ice villains attacking on the same day. We shouldn't be long." Batman spoke. A computerized voice then scanned the Justice League members and opened the door.
"That's it? You promised us a real look inside, not a glorified backstage pass." Speedy declared crossing his arms. "It's a first step," Aquaman assured, "You've been granted access few other get." "Oh, really?" Speedy gestured his hand toward people on the other side of a window. "Who cares which side of the glass we're on?" Green Arrow walked toward his partner, attempting to calm him down. "Roy, you just need to be patient." "What I need is respect. They're treating us like kids. Worse – like sidekicks! We deserve better than this." Speedy proclaimed angrily.
The four 'sidekicks' looked each other silently. "You're kidding, right?" Speedy asked, "You're playing their game? Why?" Somehow it didn't feel like the red wearing archer was asking questions anymore. "Today was supposed to be the day. Step one in becoming full-fledged members of the League."
"Well… sure," said Kid Flash, "but I thought step one was a tour of the HQ." "Except the hall isn't the League's real HQ." Speedy yelled. "I bet they never told you it's just a false front for tourist and pit stop for catching zeta beam teleporter tubes to the real thing, an orbiting satellite called The Watchtower."
Batman glared at Green Arrow. "I know, I know, but I thought maybe we could make an exception." GA defended. Batman still glared. The Emerald Archer frowned as he stated, "Or not."
Aquaman stepped up to Speedy and spoke "You're not helping your cause here, son. Stand down or –" "Or what?" Speedy cut him off, "You'll send me to my room? And I'm not your son! I'm not even his. I thought I was his partner, but not anymore." With that last sentence Speedy threw his yellow hat to the ground." Robin, Aqualad, Kid Flash and Archangel were shocked.
A son rebelling against his father because he disagrees with him over something stupid and being sent away for it. Why does this look so familiar?
Speedy exited the Hall with his last words being, "Guess they were right about you four. You're not ready." Roy Harper has left the building.
An alarm blared as Superman appeared on a screen. "Superman to Justice League. There's been an explosion at Project Cadmus. It's on fire." "I've had my suspicions about Cadmus," Batman stated, "This may be the perfect time to in –" Batman was cut off by Zatarra appearing on another screen, telling them how a sorcerer was using an amulet to blot out the sun, and wanted the entire League's assistance. Superman informed the Justice League members that it was a small fire that the local authorities have under control. "Cadmus could wait" according to Batman.
"Stay put," Batman ordered.
"What? Why?" Robin wanted to know.
"This is a League mission," said Aquaman.
"You're not trained." Flash added.
"Since when?" Kid Flash demanded to know.
"I meant you're not trained to work as part of this team."
"There will be other missions," Aquaman paused for a second before adding, "When you're ready."
The four watched the Justice Jerks exited with Batman voicing one final "Stay put."
"Glad you didn't bring You-Know-Who?" Green Arrow asked Martian Manhunter.
"Indeed."
The library was silent. Kid Flash was the first to speak. "When we're ready? How are we ever supposed to be ready when they treat us like – like sidekicks?" "My mentor, my king, I thought he trusted me." Aqualad said sadly. "Trust? They don't even trust us with the basics! They've got a secret HQ in space!" "I used to read Flash's mind all the time when I moved in with him," Archangel confessed, "I stopped doing it all the time, but I did find out about the Watchtower. I thought he would've told you about it." "What else aren't they telling us?" Aqualad asked. "I have a better question," Robin sighed, "Why didn't we leave with Speedy?"
They pondered on that question for a moment before Aqualad acknowledged an invisible elephant in the room. "What is Project Cadmus?" "Don't know, but I can find out." Robin answered mischievously. He headed toward the giant Justice League computer and began hacking. Access Denied. "Want to bet?" Numbers and letters filled the screen as thirteen-year-old typed. "Whoa! How are you doing that?" questioned KF. "Same system as the Batcave" Robin answered. Access Granted.
"All right. Project Cadmus. Genetics lab here in D.C. That's all there is, but if Batman's suspicious, maybe we should investigate." Robin smirked. "Solve their case before they do. It would be poetic justice." Aqualad commented. "Hey, they're all about justice." Rob laughed. "They said stay put." Aqualad stated. "For the blocking out the sun mission," Archangel corrected. Kid Flash, excited about what his friends were implying, chimed, "Are you going to Cadmus? Because if you're going, I'm going." "Just like that we're a team on a mission?" asked Aqualad. "We didn't come for a play date," Robin confidently stated.
Cadmus Labs
Sirens blared at Cadmus. There was smoke coming from the building and firemen attempting to put it out. "Help! Get us down!" two scientist trapped in the burning building cried. Suddenly the building exploded as Kid Flash and Archangel ran/flew and caught one of them. Both men were placed safely on the roof, and KF started slipping from the wall he was running on. Archangel had to catch and hold the boy bridal style so he wouldn't fall and die. Somehow it was not as awkward as you would think.
"It's Archangel and Flash Boy!" one of the firemen yelled. "Kid Flash!" said superhero yelled from his friend's arms, "Why is that so hard for people to remember?" "It could be worse," Archangel reminded, "He could've called you Condiment Boy like I do."
From a nearby building, Robin and Aqualad finally caught up with the other two heroes. "Do they always have to rush in? We need a plan. We- Robin?" Before the Atlantean could strategize a plan with the Boy Wonder, he had already vanished and made his signature cackle heard as he ran on top of the firetruck and used his grappling gun to swing inside the Cadmus building. Archangel and Kid Flash followed.
I just realized how tight Wally's costume fabric is. I am so glad I wear jeans and armor.
"I need to borrow that!" Aqualad used his water-bearers to turn the water from the fire hose into a platform for the scientists to get on the ground safely.
"I appreciate the help," said Aqualad sarcastically to his teammates. "You had it under control," Robin said, still facing the computer he was on. "You handled it so well Sea Boy that Ocean Man would've been jealous." Archangel joked. "Besides, we're here to investigate. Poetic justice, remember?" Aqualad sighed and left the office they were in. He saw a horned silhouette disappear into the elevator. "Shouldn't all of the elevators be turned off?" Archangel asked as he and his two companions went over to Aqualad.
Robin ran ahead and scanned the elevator. "This is wrong," he said while typing into his holographic computer, "Thought so. This is a high-speed express elevator. It doesn't belong in a two story building." "Neither does what I saw." Aqualad tore open the elevator using his super fish strength.
It's amazing how strong somebody who lives underwater can be. Almost as amazing as it would be if Sherlock decided to confess his love for John, or eating a really delicious seven layer chocolate cake in under an hour.
Looking down, the elevator shaft seemed to go on forever. Realistically though, the shaft probably went down a few hundred feet. "And that's why they need an express elevator. Robin fired his grappling gun to the roof of the elevator shaft and sunk lower and lower down the building with Aqualad and Kid Flash holding on to the rope as well. Archangel, being the only one who could fly, jumped down and gently flew. The three non-winged beings went as low as the rope would take him, which was about nine seconds long. Robin swung himself to the ledge and hacked the doors open, while Kid Flash and Aqualad came down the rope and Archangel landed.
"Welcome to Project Cadmus."
The first thing Kid Flash did was run into the hallway without even thinking. Anybody could've predicted Aqualad calling out "Kid, wait!" Just as the Atlantean called out his friend, the most normal and non-red-flagging thing possible happened. Creatures the size of double-decker busses who were kind of cute in Archangels opinion strolled by as majestically as a pack of dinosaurs. They caused the fastest boy alive to trip because he was so shocked by the normalcy of them. Small, white, four legged beings with black stripes, horns and red eyes sitting even bigger white, four legged beings with black stripes, horns and red eyes is not an odd thing to see in the secret underground lab of the United States. Kid Flash would've gotten stomped on if he hadn't rolled away in time.
It was lucky for both of them actually. Wally didn't get turned into a pancake and Mr. Mutated-Dino doesn't have to scrape mustard off his foot.
"Nothing odd going on here."
Somewhere in the Underground Cadmus
"Okay. I'm officially whelmed." When Robin hacked the door open, neither of the boys knew what to expect. More mutated dinosaurs, aliens, the truth behind all conspiracies, Frankenstein, but little electric things in glass cases powering the entire place probably weren't on the list of possibilities.
"This is how they hid this massive underground facility from the world. The real Cadmus isn't on the grid. It generates its own power with these… things. Must be what they're bred for." Kid Flash finally realized the truth. …Or most of it. The four still didn't know why the real lab was hidden. "Even the name is a clue. The real Cadmus from Greek mythology created a new race by sowing dragons' teeth into the earth." Archangel added. "And this Cadmus creates new life, too," Robin concluded. "Let's find out why."
Robin pulled a chord from his glove and plugged it into the computer. "They call them Genomorphs," he read. "Whoa! Look at the stats on these things – super strength, telepathy, razor claws. These are living weapons!" the Boy Wonder shouted. "They're engineering an army, but for who?" KF asked. "Hopefully the good-" "Wait," Robin cut off Archangel, "There's something else. Project Kr. Ugh! The file's triple-encrypted. I can't-" "Don't move!" a voice shouted.
This should be the part of the episode where the good guys fight the bad guys. We already saw the Hall, got disappointed by our heroes, and discovered a secret lab where scientists are breeding weapons. Now would be a good time we got into a fight with some of the bad guys to show off our awesome skills. I felt cheated out of this morning's fight with Cold. I barely did anything.
About seven genomorphs leaped from behind the source of the voice and growled. The owner of the voice was also revealed as well to be wearing a fashionable blue jumpsuit and gold helmet, with a genomorph on his shoulder to accessorize. "Wait, Robin? Aqualad? Kid Flash? Archangel?" "At least he got your name right." Robin joked. "I know you. Guardian, a hero," said Aqualad. "Then what are you doing here?" Kid Flash practically shouted. "I'm chief of security," Guardian answered, "You're trespassing, but we can call the Justice League, figure this out." "Yeah we should totally call the Justice League and tell them how one of their own members is breeding weapons in a secret underground facility." Archangel responded both sarcastic and threateningly. "Weapons? What are you— What have I – Ugh. My head." The genomorph on his shoulder looked at him with his horns glowing. Suddenly, Guardian's confused and nice guy demeanor disappeared. "Take them down hard! No mercy!" He yelled.
All of the genomorphs – minus the one on Guardian's shoulder – leaped forward to attack the four heroes. Robin unleashed a small smoke pellet. It confused the g-gnomes enough for Robin to aim his grappling gun at a bar above them and jump onto it.
Meanwhile, KF avoided getting mauled by pouncing off the wall, onto their heads, and ricocheting onto another larger horror movie monster reject and introducing his foot to its face. Archangel flew above ground and tossed the three genomorphs on him to the door. Aqualad kicked the g-gnome attacking him in the face, causing Guardian to punch him. Why do people think he's the good guy? I forget.
To summarize how the two's five second fight ended: Sea Boy electrocuted the old man.
Where was Robin this whole time you ask? Attempting to hack an elevator door open so he and his friends could GET THE FUDGE AWAY FROM THOSE PSYCHOTIC THINGS ALIVE! What were you thinking?
Alarms blared as Kid Flash, Aqualad, and Archangel ran (or flew) to the door. They were also running away from the living weapons chasing them.
"Way to be a team player Rob."
"Weren't you right behind me?"
The elevator opened and closed with the four making it safely inside before they could get attacked again. All of them not dead. …Maybe. They weren't completely dead. Why is the elevator going down? (Pause to read Bird Boy's mind) Robin, are you suicidal?!
"We're heading down?" Aqualad asked.
"Dude, out is up." Kid Flash reminded.
"Excuse me? Project Kr, it's down on sub-level 52." Robin told them.
"Robin, those things are going to kill us. It doesn't matter what Kr is! We can tell the Justice League about this and they can handle it!" Archangel yelled. He may not be easy to kill, but that doesn't mean he wants his friends to be in any more danger than they already are! Screw all his past battles, his brothers and monsters he can handle, but there were no such thing as genomorphs on Gabriel's old Earth!
"This is out of control. Perhaps we should contact the League." Aqualad admitted. It didn't sound like such a bad idea to the angel's ears.
"Or Gabriel could teleport us back to the cave." Kid Flash suggested.
"I can only teleport if I know where I'm going. I can't remember how to get out of here!" Archangel responded. Stupid limits.
Ding
The elevator opened revealing how much like a person's inside it resembled. Why villains always needed creepy lairs, the world may never know. You could even hear dramatic background music.
Robin ran out with Kid Flash following after saying, "We are already here." Aqualad and Archangel only sighed in defeat. The four ran until they saw a fork in the road. "Creepy hallway one or creepy hallway two?" Archangel asked.
"HALT!" A g-gnome looking man ordered. The man used his telekinesis to throw canisters at them. They exploded the moment they hit the wall. Robin threw a bomb at the Mr. Gnome that he managed to dodge. You gotta hate telekinesis. The heroes ran like hell away from the scene. Creepy hallway one it is. "They're heading for Project Kr."
Inside Project Kr
If it weren't for Archangel's wings, they could've gotten into Kr a bit quicker. The things got stuck and thankfully, Guardian only managed to grab onto a feather before the door closed.
"I disabled the door. We're safe." Robin stated. "We're trapped." Aqualad corrected. "Guys," Archangel called, "You might want to look at this." Robin's "Holy Kryptonite!" summed up everyone's reaction perfectly. Standing before them was Project Kr – a clone of Superman. He looked just like the Man of Steel, yet so much younger.
"Big 'K' little 'r', the atomic symbol for Krypton." Kid Flash realized.
"Robin, hack. Archangel, read his mind." Aqualad ordered.
Archangel's head hurt the moment he attempted. "Ugh. I can't. The g-gnomes must be blocking it somehow."
"I'm in." Robin announced, "Weapon designation Superboy, a clone force-grown in… 16 weeks?! From DNA acquired from Superman!" "Stolen from Superman." Aqualad stated. "There is no way the big guy knows about this." Kid Flash said. Robin continued reading the Kr file "Solar suit allows him to absorb yellow sun radiation 24/7." "And these creatures?" Aqualad asked pointing to the genomorphs in Superboy's pod. "Genomorph g-gnomes," Robin answered, "telepathic, force-feeding him an education." "And we can guess what else." Kid Flash added, "They're making a slave out of Superman's son." "Now we contact the League." Aqualad said.
Kid Flash, Robin, and Aqualad tried and failed to use their communicators to contact their mentors. No Signal. Archangel tried to telepathically contact Flash, but with all the genomorphs screwing with his Angel Radio, at best Flash probably heard two or three words. "We're in too deep." Kid Flash admitted.
Outside Project Kr
Outside Project Kr, genomorphs growled and the bad guys were still trying to pry the door open. "They're still in there with the weapon?" Doctor Desmond asked Guardian angrily. "We can't get the door open." Guardian answered. "Use your telekinesis." Desmond ordered the g-gnome man. "I have tried to no avail." G-gnome man responded.
"Useless. This is a debacle. Get some G-Trolls down here to muscle the door open now!" Desmond ordered. "Already on their way." Guardian told him. "You realize once we get in there we can't ever let them leave." Desmond said. "Doc," Guardian tried to reason, "these aren't your typical meddling kids. You don't want to get on the wrong side of the Justice League." "Better than getting on the wrong side of the Cadmus Board of Directors, believe me." Desmond then looked into the eyes of Guardian's gnome and said, "Contact the g-gnomes inside Kr." The g-gnome did as commanded.
Inside Project Kr
"This is wrong." Kid Flash said. "We can't leave him like this." Robin stated. "Set him free." Archangel orderd. "Do it." Aqualad told Robin.
Robin hacked Superboy's pod open. The Boy of Steel's eyes opened for the first time in his life. It would have been a beautiful historic moment if all hell hadn't broke loose. The second Superboy's eyes opened he attacked his saviors.
Superboy lunged at Aqualad, pinning him to the ground. The three onlookers were in shock. What the heck Supey? We free you from slavery and this is how you thank us!
Superboy continuously punched Aqualad in the face until KF, Robin, and Archangel attempted to pull the clone off of their friend. He punched Kid Flash as a result, sending the speedster flying and being knocked unconscious. Archangel flew to his companion, leaving Robin alone in the fight.
"I don't want to do this." Robin confessed. He unleashed a gas that distracted Superboy and allowed Aqualad to kick him in the face. Superboy crashed into the control panel in front of his pod breaking it. He coughed and Robin tased him. Unfortunately, to Superboy it felt like being tickled. He grabbed the wires of the taser and pulled. Robin flew toward him as a result, fell to the floor, and was currently being crushed by Superboy's foot.
"Enough!" Archangel shouted gaining the clone's attention. He flew toward Superboy and punched the thing in the face. They battled it out and Gabriel learned that if he ever got in a fight with a Kryptonian, it'd be a pretty even match. Aqualad suddenly came from behind with a hammer constructed out of water, hitting the clone away from Archangel.
"We are trying to help you" he said. Instead of listening to the Atlantean like a decent living thing, Superboy did what he's been doing for the past five minutes of his life outside the evil pod – attack. The three brawled it out, yet it still seemed to be a somewhat even fight. Aqualad electrocuted the clone, but since Archangel was still in contact with Superboy, the only one injured was him. With Aqualad piggy-backing him, Superboy jumped to the wall until Aqualad couldn't move. All four of the Boy of Steel's saviors were out in less than ten minutes.
Fireworks coming up (hopefully) next week.
Did I write a good fight scene? This is my first fight scene. What about the name and costume I chose for Gabe? I'm 90% sure he wouldn't want to wear a cape and tights all the time, so that's why he wears jeans and a chest plate. The plate protects the important stuff like his heart, ribs and stomach, while the helmet (which resembles a gladiator helmet) covers enough of his face that it's like a mask, so no need for Clark Kent glasses.
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princessbinas: How can I not include those two? Although the character Bobby's going to be in the DCU will probably only appear once or twice. Cas most likely won't appear until the five year time gap. As for the deepest voice and horrifying glare, Batman for the scariest glare and Castiel for deepest voice.
KingSora3: There's much more coming up. Just wait until (spoiler).
Daughter of Ironman06: Thank you.
KeyTyper: Now that I think about it, Dean and Roy are pretty similar.
bluesz: He's going by Archangel. Cas will appear, but it won't be until a lot later. I have no idea what to say about Klarion. I'll think about it, but I have a feeling they won't like each other. As for the clone, you've given me an evil idea.
Not-Gonna-Update: You're welcome for the update.
guest27: I'm not planning on abandoning this story. I hate it when writers do that.
Pichuchibi: Thank you. I am looking forward to doing the meta episodes.
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The reason I made Roy Adam instead of Dean is because I couldn't see the two of them in the same shoes. In Supernatural, Adam was killed by ghouls for being related to John, then resurrected by angels so they could use him as a pawn in the apocalypse, and after all that s*** possibly landed in Hell with Sam, Lucifer and Michael. Roy in Young Justice got captured shortly after becoming Green Arrow's sidekick, had his arm chopped off, cloned, and his clone spent years thinking he was the real Roy Harper, only to find out the truth and spend five years searching for the real one.
I know their situations were completely different, but I made them the same because they were used by the enemy and went through hell because of it. Mainly though, I just thought that Adam would be a cool Speedy.