Heroes!
Earth's orbit, Watchtower, Central Hub…
22,300 miles above earth, a new satellite graced space with its presence, and watching over Earth. This satellite is the first base of the Justice League, funded by Konoha Inc. and Wayne Enterprise in secret and dubbed the 'Watchtower'. Two people were staring through the window to the view below were they could see their planet, Earth in all her glory.
"Does your stockholder know about this, Bruce?" Said the man with white spikey hair, his reflection looked back at him.
A smirk graced the face of the other man, a man wearing a bat costume. "A line item hidden in the aerospace R&D budget. This watchtower will act as an early warning-system for detecting other treats of invasions from space."
"And it also have a full stocked kitchen, iced mocha?" A cheerful voice joined them that belonged to Flash and behind Flash a beautiful woman with long black hair, the princess of the Amazons, Diana. Shinju smiled and gave a nod and before anyone could blink Flash was gone in a flash and back with an iced mocha for Shinju.
"Thanks Flash." Shinju accepted the iced mocha, taking a sip and hummed. "Not bad."
"Hmm… they don't have these on Themyscira." Diana said after she took a taste of her iced mocha and smiled at Shinju, her eyes locked at him.
"Neither from where I come." Said Shinju, taking another sip of his mocha before turning back to the view, watching earth while Diana joined the pair and Flash moved with lightning speed, halted next to her and said in a cheerful, flirtatious voice.
"Stick around, princess. I'll show you the ropes." And winked at her, and earning a melodious laugh from the princess.
"Perhaps I will."
"An impressive installation." The voice of Hawkgirl came from above as she, the Green Lantern, Superman and Supergirl descended to the group.
"Most impressive." Agreed the Green Lantern. "But what's it to do with us?"
"Everything, Green Lantern." Shinju turned on his heel to face the group. "A few months ago we came together to stop an invasion on our planet, earth. Not knowing each other we still worked as a team and put a stop to the invasion. Alone we could less accomplice but I think that if we work as a team that we could be a force that could truly work for the ideals of peace and justice."
"It sounds nothing more than a fools dream." Stated John, the Green Lantern with a scowl. Arms crossed, chest out as he glared at Shinju. "You speaks as this will happens again while my corps, the Green Lantern Corps keep peace in the universe."
"Yes, it will happen again. Maybe not now or tomorrow or five years but it will happen and when that times comes, I want to be ready to beat them." Shinju looked with determined eyes at the Green Lantern, legs spread, tightly planted on the floor and arms crossed, making a stance of stone.
John smirked arrogantly as he eyed the man in front of him. His eyes glowed green, and when he spoke his voice echoed through the room. "Do you hear yourself, rookie? You think that my corps can't handle the universe, how foolish. I wish you luck with your little club of Supers, rookie."
The Green lantern turned on his heel, left the room without looking back as silent rained down on the group before Flash spoke up. "What a prick!"
"Maybe mother was right about men's world." Diana said cast down.
"Diana, not every man in the world is like him. There're others with a lesser stick in their ass, like Flash." Supergirl spoke, not only to Diana but also to pay Flash back for the comment he made when her boyfriend wasn't nearby.
"Maybe you're right, Supergirl." Diana agreed and Flash pouting before he cheered up.
"So, we are a bunch of Super friends?"
"Something like that, more like a Justice League."
"Do you have any idea how corny that sounds?" Flash laughed before he flashed forward and shook Shinju's hand. "But maybe you're right, Shinju, with all of us behind it, it just might work. Count me in."
"My mother may not approve but you showed that men's world might have changed." Diana said with a small smile and stepped up to the group and placed her hand on the others. "I'll gladly join."
"I am in. It might prove intriguing for me." Hawkgirl decided, stepping up joining the others and she too placed her hand on the others before turning to the Super cousins.
"Beating small-fries is a bit annoying and maybe this might have some fun, count me in." Supergirl cheerful joined the group before someone behind her cleared his throat.
"Supergirl, I think you aren't ready to join the group." Everyone turned to Superman with a raised brow. Supergirl herself turned around, arms crossed in front of her as she glared at her cousin.
"And why in Rao's name am I not ready to join the team?" She growled out while Shinju stepped next to her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder to calm her down that earned him a glare from Superman. "I did help Metropolis holding back the invasion and then helped you guys in beating down the factories, so I have all the right to join the team."
"You're still trying to blend in on earth, and it could be dangerous-" he was cut off by his cousin. "DANGEROUS! DO YOU KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE DANGER IF YOU WORK ALONE. NO KA'EL, I WILL JOIN THIS GROUP IF YOU WANT IT OR NOT."
"DON'T BE SO UNREASONABLE, SUPERGIRL! I BET THAT HE HAS SPOKEN YOU IN INTO THIS. I FORBID YOU TO JOIN." Roared Superman, his eyes glowed, as did Kara whom turned to the group.
"I join the Justice League." She then grasped Shinju's hand and pulled him out of the watchtower towards earth. Superman stood there before he too turned around, leaving the group and tried to follow the couple to earth while an awkward silence descended upon the group of heroes.
"Eh, well that was quiet awkward." Flash said while the others nodded. "What now?" everyone turned to the Batman.
"Don't look at me, I am not the leader but I know that we," he pointed at each of them. "Are now the founders and decide together who will make decision with Shinju as head."
"And he just left." Stated Diana before Shinju and Supergirl suddenly shimmered into existence.
"No, our clones left to earth that Superman followed." Shinju said before Supergirl turned her attention to Batman and asked.
"What about you, Batman?"
"I am not really a people person but when you need help and you will … call me."
'Serious, Bruce?' Thought Shinju before he answered. "Understood. Then we are all agreed."
"We miss someone. Where's J'onn?" Diana shared her thought, glancing around her if she might catch a glimpse of the Martian.
"Yeah, where is he?" Flash joined her, flashing around in search for him before he spotted him at the top of the tower and sprinted towards him. He halted next to him and catches him looking at his former planet. "J'onn, are you alright?"
"My family and loved ones are long gone. I am the last of my kind." Replied the Martian, eyes locked on Mars. "And now Mars is dead and I am alone in the universe."
Flash raised his hand, planting it on J'onn's shoulder in a reassuring gesture. "I don't know what to say, friend. J'onn, we can never replace your family that you have lost, but we'd be honored to if you could learn to call earth your home."
The Martian thought a bit, his eyes sparkled a bit before a ghost of a smile formed on his lips before they joined the team.
Metropolis, a week later…
A pair of brilliant cerulean eyes was focused intently at his targets a few feet away from his spot. Silently his hand moved to his choice of weapon that now twirled between his fingers before his arm moved fluently through the air and his projectiles dislodged from his fingers and sailed through the air … thud!
'That's one,' thought the hitman as his lips curled up in satisfied smirk while he twirled his second projectile around his fingers before that too sailed through the air, and that too planted itself into the target as the last projectile followed through the air and took down the last target, 'And that were two and three,'
"AND WE'VE A WINNER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!" The owner of the pair of brilliant cerulean eyes looked up as the voice reverberated through the tent as rainbow of light flickered and music played in the background. Applause soon filled the air and some wolf whistles as Naruto turned around to see that a crowd had gathered around him and his girlfriend, Kara looked at him with pride and love. "PLEASE SIR, CHOICE YOUR PRICE AND IT WILL BE YOURS!"
His cerulean eyes roamed the row of plushies of different animals, cartoon figures, aliens…? Naruto's eyes darted back to his love and noticed that her eyes were locked on a large white dog with a red cape with the House of EL crest. "I want that one, that white dog with the red superman cape."
"THIS WONDERFUL DOG IS YOURS! CONGRATSULATIONS!" The blond took the dog with a grateful smile, placed it on his shoulders before he moved out of the tent together with his girlfriend. Once they were at a calmly and peaceful place with the sea at the horizon he turned to her.
"Happy anniversary, Kara." He wrapped an arm around her waist, lifting her up as he lowered his head and kissed her. The kiss was one poured full of love and when they parted, he could see small tears at the corner of her eyes. "This for you, his name is Krypto."
"A lovely name, thank you love, and happy anniversary." She locked her lips once more with his and a warm sensation filled their cells before they parted, panting slightly for air. "That was the best kiss ever."
"I think I can show you some more," and Naruto pulled her lips to his, locked once more as waves clashed against the shore behind them, shooting small droplets of water into air as sunrays created a rainbow effect.
CLICK! The sound of a camera snapping a picture of the happy couple, as they were lip locked before the person moved and vanished into the crowd. Kara and Naruto parted and he give her Krypto that she immediately smothered into her chest while Naruto led her through the crowd and left the pier. The couple moved through the renovated streets of Metropolis towards their destination, China town. They were in a deep conversation when the sounds of sirens reached their ears. "…And then I painted the Hokage monument with my own art, you don't want to kno – you're kidding me!"
"I am afraid not. Even on our date, troubles follow." Kara said defeated when she too heard the sirens of the police cars. Her eyes flashed angrily and it promised pain for the one that interrupted her date. She pulled Naruto with her into an alley were they changed into their heroic alter ego, Supergirl and Shinju before they vanished with Shinju's Kamui.
Metropolis Gold Exchange…
A cold, metallic laughter echoed through the hall were civilians lay flat on the floor with their hands atop of their heads. Against the wall on the far side of the hall, a guard laid motionless, blood flowing out of his wounds.
CLANK…! CLINK…! CLANK! The sounds of something metallic hitting the floor echoed through the hall as someone moved through the masses. A tall figure towered over them, glaring with his pitch black eyes while he moved towards the counter were a teller shook in his shoes in fear. "…Give me what I want … and I let them live, but if don't…"
An explosion could be heard as the building trembled and dust filled the hall, obscuring the view while the hostages screamed in fear. "SILENCE! Now, give me what I want and I let them alive hehehahamuwhaha"
"Kyaai!" squeaked the teller, diving out of the bullets path as they flew to him with the intention to kill. Once out of sight he pushed down the silent alarm, crawled away to a slight open door, praying to god that he could make it out of here alive, and damning those hostages. None of them noticed crimson slitted eyes watching the whole scene from the shadows, his hand in a single tiger seal.
"Where are you going?" The menacing metallic voice halted the escape of the teller. The teller froze, slowly turning around to glance up to the fearsome and cruel man that now held a child up into the air. "Don't you give about this child?"
"P-please, s-spear me…" The man's eyes narrowed mirthless before pointing his gun at the child's temples. A cruel smile spread across his face as he slowly pulled the trigger.
"How pathetic. Begging me for your own life, me Metallo! But you will follow this child when I am do-" The man bathed in the fear that the teller radiated. A feral grin only stretched wider on his face before it was wiped off by a cold, malice voice.
"Hello Metallo, fancy meeting you here…" The now identified Metallo whirled his head from left to right, searching for this unknown voice that echoed through the hall. He then noted that the hall darkened a bit and a cold feeling crept up his spine, tightening his grip around the child's throat he spoke again while holding the gun dangerous close. "Who are you! Show yourself!"
"Showing myself? Why would I do that?" The voice echoed through the hall. Metallo whirled around, searching for the source while pressing the gun tighter against the child's head.
"You'll talk like that freak, the Batman. Are you the Batman?" Metallo whirled around when he felt a presence on his right, raising his gun he shot. His hand and the gun followed the presence, shooting at his target until only a clicking sound was heard. "If you're him then this child's head is on your grave."
His hand clasped tighter around the child's throat, crushing the windpipe, and Metallo was enjoying the despair that was in the child's eyes. "Yes! Yes, fear me! Eh… w-what! W-why are you s-smiling?"
"You question at why I am smiling? Well … an easy question with an easy answer. I. AM. NOT. AN. CHILD!" Came the cold voice from the child's lips as his eyes turned crimson with a black slitted bar at the center. "I am your doom, Metallo!"
"My doom? Ha! Fool! I've you in my gra-" Metallo shouted in triumph, tightening his grip around the child's throat when suddenly the child's body expanded to dangerous proportion and … exploded! Metallo's hand was destroyed to nothing but metal scrap as his body flew through the hall and came to a halt as it smashed against the wall in a heap. With his remaining hand Metallo pushed himself off the wall, taking a step towards the crater and started to snicker that turned out in full blow laughter. "Hahawhuaha! That fool has himself blown up."
"Did I?" Came the cold voice from behind him that Metallo started to hate. With a sweep of his hand Metallo whirled around to punch the mysterious opponent that ducked under his arm and the next thing Metallo knew was when he was hit with a strong uppercut, sending him off the floor and with a grunt he crashed into the floor, leaving a trail of destruction behind. "Damn, it feels as if I had hit metal. Is that why you're called Metallo?"
"No," Metallo spat out, spitting out some blood. He pushed himself off the floor and aimed his handless arm at Shinju were a hole appeared. "I am called Metallo cause I am made off metal, and you're death."
Shinju's eyes widened when a rocket launched out of his arm that flew at high speed at him. Without thinking and solely on instinct his hands flew through the hand-seals, 'Rat, Dog, Tiger, Mokuton: Mokujoheki!'
The ground shook as wooden pillars erupted out of the floor and formed a cocoon around its caster before the rocket impacted and a shockwave that blasted everything out of the way. Metallo's skin burned from the heat while he watched the attack and prepared for a second rocket, aimed and this time it wasn't the hero but what was outside that watched the whole scene. "I see you can protect yourself, but can you protect those annoying good for nothing lives?"
"What!" Exclaimed the albino sage as he whirled around to see a rocket surged his way to the innocents outside of the building, and again his instinct caused his hands to blur through hand-seals, "Mokuton: Jukai Heki!"
A young couple stopped kissing when sirens billowed down the street and a moment later an army of police cars raced through the streets. On each turn they could hear the screech of their tires before it finally halted. The young man spoke to his girlfriend that pulled him away from the possible crime scene. "It's that time again?"
"Hush! Let's go, you had promised me a nice dinner, remember?" his girlfriend replied while the Policemen had now surrounded the building with their cars, creating a barrier.
"What's the situation, Mr. West?" Demanded the Police captain that led his troupe.
A tall young man in a detective police suite stepped forward and stared at the entrance of the building. "Last news that I heard is that a madman, called Metallo has taken the people inside hostages, sir."
"The captain groaned. Rubbing his hand against his forehead before he turned to flash, clasping his shoulders. "Not again! Those freaks, and not just a normal one but the arch enemy of Superman, great."
"I'll inform the others, sir." Mr. West said but got a headshake from his superior.
"No, stay. I want you to show how we, policemen of Metropolis take care of criminals. You don't want to return to Central City without any report at how we do, right Mr. West?" Allan West forced a smile and nodded and turned back to how Metropolis Policemen would deal with these criminals.
"Of course not sir, it is my pleasure." Both men turned their attention back to the entrance and waited what would happen next. Minutes passed by and Allan couldn't hold it in and opened his mouth. "Sir, what are we waiting for?"
"We'll wait for a sign, a sign that gives us clear room." He didn't want to say that he was waiting for Superman. Everyone in Metropolis knows their local hero and Metallo is certainly someone too much for a normal men lets stand a policeman.
Allan West smirked when he noticed a figure flying into the distance, wearing a blue tight costume and her crimson cape billowing behind her. 'Oh my lucky day, Supergirl is here.'
"What take him so long?" Murmured the captain, not noticing Superman's cousin flying above him.
"Don't you mean 'she', sir?" Allan said smugly as the captain looked at him as if he was an idiot. The captain immediately barked at him and Allan blinked rapidly his eyes.
"Don't talk like a fool, boy. Superman, well he is a man amongst men and not a woman…" The captain suddenly turned quite when behind the defensive lines a column of smog appeared and every policemen whirled around, gun aimed at what might come out of the fog. Allan prepared to make a sprint and turn into his alter ego when suddenly cries came out of screen of smog and a woman stumbled out, her tear stricken face looked at the gathered police force.
"O-oh, God thanks, policemen … W-we're safe…" She cried out before the whole event became too much for her and she fell unconscious and the smog dispatched, showing every person that was a moment ago a hostage and Allan immediately took his phone and called the ambulance before he moved towards the people to calm them down. The captain followed him and pulled a calm looking man out of the group.
"Sir, I am captain Wales and I want to ask you, what happened in the building?" Captain Wales asked the man that looked up at him, glassy eyes before he spoke in a monotone voice.
"I don't know sir, first thing I knew a strange man entered the building, demanding the money and then next thing is that I was here." Captain Wales had a wistful look and then turned to his partner.
"Did you have any luck?" Allan shook his head negative, "No sir, they all said they were taking hostage by the strange man and when they all laid on the floor they suddenly appeared here."
"Strange," murmured Captain Wales. "But it seems some guardian angel watch over them," Wales eyes suddenly grew in proportion and his hand grasped around a civilian and pulled him down. "TAKE COVER!"
What Captain Wales saw was a green rocket that cut through the air and towards the defensive barrier. His men, the policemen of Metropolis took each a civilian down with them and cover behind their cars as they waited for the impact when a second cry cut the air. "LOOK!"
In front of the police force and the civilians a miracle happened as the ground shook and young trees grew out of the earth and it interlaced with each other, forming a giant hand that wrapped its fingers around the rocket before rising higher into the sky were it exploded.
"Did you see that sir?" A policewoman said in awe as the others watched the spectacle that gave Allan West the chance to sneak away into an alley were he activated his ring were a crimson suite flew out that he caught and in whirlwind of crimson movements he blurred into Flash the speedster of Central City. "That is incredible! Do you think it is a new kind of Superhero?"
"I don't know but I know that the person just saved a lot of innocents life … and hey isn't that Flash." Captain Wales called out as Flash appeared in front of them and took a pose.
"Yo, third-rate criminal." Flash mocked, "That was quite dangerous."
Loud, heavy footsteps echoed through the building that shook the ground and a silhouette formed into the shadows before coming in view. A broad, tall man appeared, his skin covered by third-degree burns as he raised his damaged arm and aimed at Flash. "Third-rate you said, let me show you third-rate fire-blast!"
Lifting his arm he aimed at Flash that calmly watched him and released a salvo of bullets that flew through the air but to his astonishment, Flash moved at lightning speed, dancing around the bullets before he knew it the Speedster stands in front of him and his arms blurred out of existence as fists slammed into his chest, sending him through the air and Metallo crashed into the pavement.
"How was that, third-rate criminal?"
Metallo laughed manically as he pushed himself back to his feet and eyed Flash with a crazy look. "Disappointing, Superman was much better."
"Then I can rectify that," came a new voice from behind Metallo whom turned his head towards the source and his eyes widened when his face gained a fist straight into the face, sending him towards Flash whom ran around Metallo, creating after images that confused the villain before suddenly he was struck from behind and flew back and landed in a heap at Supergirl's feet.
"W-who a-are you?" Coughed Metallo as he lifted his head to look at the young woman that smirked at him.
Her skirt, cape and hair danced in the wind as a smirk graced her face. "You said my cousin punch better than Flash, that's true and maybe I punch right as hard as him. You might call me Supergirl, Superman's cousin."
"Supergirl, huh. More like Super-bitch, and if you're his cousin then you have the same weakness as him." Metallo insulted the Maiden of Steel that raised her leg and stomped angrily her feet onto the man's head that only laughed before he grasped her leg and threw her away. "Nice view, I know just the way to deal with you, Super-bitch."
"You're disgusting!" Bristled Supergirl as she focused and a crimson beam surged through the air and hit him quite square in the chest but to her disbelieve Metallo just stood his ground and his remaining hand grasped his shoulder and ripped off the skin from his frame, showing a metal skeleton. His head is a terrifying skull with sharp teeth, sunken deep emerald eyes, and down his neck Supergirl's eyes fell on his broad chest with ribs clearly sticking out and at the center a large green kryptonite crystal that radiated power. Metallo's shoulders were large with two large Kryptonite stones and down his right arm a large canon that now was aimed at a terrified Supergirl's chest as the tip now focused and showing a green energy. "N-no! T-that's n-not p-possible!"
"Yes! Fear me, I am Metallo and I have crushed that pathetic Superman of yours, and now I will crush you and make you my toy." Howled Metallo maniacally as Supergirl sunk to her knees. The radiating of the large Kryptonite crystal has already started affecting her seeping her strength and powers painful. "Enjoy your time as my pet, Super-bitch."
"Never!" Supergirl cried out defiantly. Her eyes burned crimson as she fired crimson lasers that connect with his chest but it didn't avail much as Metallo just walked up to her, Flash trying to stop him with punches but that too to no avail. Metallo glared at the annoying fly and raised his canon arm and slammed Flash into the wall before he halted in front of Supergirl.
"Any last words?" Metallo arrogantly said as he extended his arm closer to the helpless Maiden of Steel when suddenly tree branches circled around his extended hand tightly, crashing it in the process while more tree branches wrapped around his whole form and a hand moved to his chest as a cold voice spoke next to his head.
"She might not have any last words, but I have," Shinju grew out of the branches next to Metallo with ice cold crimson slitted eyes he stared into that of Metallo's while a second branch wrapped around Supergirl and Flash, lifting them up as he continued. "She's no one pet and before you go down that line of thought, she's mine and for treating her I take this…" Shinju's hand vanished into his chest and his fingers wrapped around the Kryptonite heart and pulled it out. "Thank you for your heart."
"N-no, give it back! GIVE IT BACK!" Metallo bellowed as he tried to free himself from the branches that only secured themselves more around his frame as slowly the light left his eyes and his head sunk and Shinju threw him towards the Police force and Metallo crashed at their feet while the remaining trees interlaced with each other and melted into one another and became one tree that reached the top of Metropolis Gold Exchange roof while Shinju flew away with Supergirl in his arms, bridal style while holding Flash with one of his tree-tail behind him and vanished into the louds. Back down on earth the police force gapped at the display of strength and their eyes traveled to the unmoving form of Metallo before ordering some of their people to take care of the big guy and the civilians.
"Whoa, that albino rocked!" The policewoman said in awe as she watched the black spot of the heroes. A slight blush adorned her face as her captain Wales turned to a group of reporters that just appeared.
"…The heroes were Supergirl, cousin of Superman, Flash had joined us isn't that right Mr. West?" Captain Wales said as Mr. West leaned against the new tree nodding to his commander. "And the new hero Shinju saved the day against the arch-enemy of Superman and Supergirl. If that is all Mrs. Lane and Mr. Kent then I will continue my job by delivering that trash to our special prison, excuse me."
"One question maybe, Captain Wales?" Lois Lane asked while holding the mice close to his. Captain Wales shook his head, ignoring them as he moved to the truck were Metallo was loaded in, and stepped in and closed the door before the engine roared and drive away. Lois lane scowled as she glared at the back of the truck before turning around and left the street. "Let's go, Clark."
"Coming," Clark called out his he went off his head from Allan West that smirked at him before sinking into the tree, leaving an annoying Clark Kent behind.
Namikaze Mansion, Smallville…
Shinju appeared in his living room at Namikaze Mansion and made one wooden clone to bring Flash or Allan West to his guest room while carrying Kara to his room, once in his room he lay her gently down on his bed and stared for a moment at her before leaning his head and kissed her forehead, lingering for a few seconds before moving out of the room, down the stairs and through a corridor and entered a secret room were he placed the large Kryptonite crystal on a chakra infused parchment before he continued his study about Kryptonite crystals as the crimson Kryptonite now glowed slightly.
Hello fateful readers,
Some of you might think what's Flash doing here in Metropolis and why is Supergirl appearance so short, well I thought, she against Metallo isn't much and this chapter was actually a kind of filler as Metallo is important or more his kryptonite heart is important for the upcoming chapters. Yes, my chapter was very short and I promise (hopeful) that my second chapter is longer.
My apologies that it took so long, but I was a bit stuck with the action scene. I hope you did enjoy it, until next time and please leave a review behind.
p.s My Metallo comes from DC Online, if you want to see the picture go to google and type DCUO Metallo. he's pretty cool
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