Justice for All

Disclaimer: All familiar characters belong to DC or Marvel. I own Leon/Crisis and Farrah/Persiana. L1701E owns Kid Razor, Ronnie Rocker, and Sonic Blue

Chapter 7: Ethics Part 1

After hearing everything, and some shocking dark secrets, the Avengers and Justice League decided to separate into their own groups and figure out what to do next. In the meeting room, the Big Seven, as well as Nick Fury, were discussing what to do next. To say the conversation was heated was an understatement. Superman was not in the least happy about everything,

"Where do you get off, Fury?"

Fury looked at the Man of Steel,

"Really? Where do I get off? How about we talk about you and this great big castle of yours in the sky? Did the thought ever occur to you that this thing could be hijacked by the people you swear to protect?"

Batman said,

"How is that any different from what you did to Crisis? You turned him into a killer."

Fury rolled his eye,

"For the record, I did what I had to do. If you aren't willing to do whatever it takes to stop terrorists or villains from attacking and killing innocent people, then you might as well be helping them take over. Guess what; I recruited this kid because I needed his help to stop the Illuminati! And, they all thought that if the world followed them, then it would be a utopia. Well, guess what; it never happened. The difference between you and them is you're too stupid to see it!"

Superman looked insulted,

"What? We've done nothing but help people!"

Fury laughed, remarking sarcastically,

"Seriously, are you THIS naïve? Just because you've saved old women from burning buildings doesn't make you person of the year! What I do is the big leagues, and, let's face it; no one in this room has the balls to do what I do. I've been doing this since before you existed, so don't give me this holier than thou crap! It doesn't work! I know, I've seen it!"

Diana shook her head,

"So, instead of trying to be better than the villains, we should be just as bad as them?"

The former head of SHIELD said,

"No, princess. You have to be worse. That way, no one thinks of crossing you."

Hawkgirl said,

"So, I take it Leon adopted this same view point too, hasn't he?"

Fury sighed,

"The kid's got a long way to go. His heart's in the right place, but he's seen the truth."

Flash asked,

"And what truth is that?"

Fury answered,

"You're not as liked as you think you are."

There was silence for that moment. Batman looked at Fury with that infamous stare. Fury looked back, the gaze locking. He said,

"And what makes you think you can intimidate me, Batman? The things you've experienced in your lifetime don't even come close to the things I've experienced."

Batman said through his teeth,

"Get out."

Fury stood there for a moment, letting Batman continue the stare. He smirked,

"Sure."

He walked to the door. As he was near it, he turned and said,

"Just so you know; Crisis is a good kid. I was only trying to prepare him for the real world and…"

John Stewart said,

"And what? To be a SHIELD agent?"

Fury looked at them,

"To be my replacement."

He the doors then hissed as they closed, separating them. Flash shook his head,

"He's nuts."

Meanwhile, in another part of the Watchtower…

The Avengers and Duela were all discussing about what had happened, from the attempted Skrull invasion to the Dark Reign. Tigra was stunned,

"Wait, so a version of Persiana led Titans Tomorrow against Osborn, and now, she's working for him? No way."

Sersi said,

"It's true. That Persiana got possessed by Carnage and almost killed me and Leon."

Black Widow rolled her eyes,

"And what did you do to let that happen?"

Sersi looked offended,

"What makes you think I had anything to do with it?"

Yellow Jacket said,

"Razor, Sonic, and I saw it. You were attempting to seduce Crisis."

Sersi shrugged,

"What? He's single, remember. He came back from the dead and is now available."

Wonder Man said,

"Do you want to tell Persiana that? I'm sure she'll be very happy to hear that."

Kid Razor smirked,

"Cat-fight!"

Tigra rolled her eyes,

"Still the same, Razor."

She then turned to Yellow Jacket,

"I still don't get one thing; if the Skrull Jacket has all of your emotions, powers, and memories, does it also have your resentment to my sister?"

Hank stayed silent for a moment before he answered,

"Truthfully, Greer…I am a bit jealous and-."

The tigress threw up her arms,

"I knew it!"

Bonita said,

"Please, Greer. Let Henry explain-."

Tigra snarled,

"Stuff it, lady! I should have known he never liked her!"

The founding Avenger reached out to her,

"Greer, it's not like that. I-."

Tigra turned and snarled in his face, sending the insect hero backwards and landing on his backside. The animal heroine said,

"I hate you."

She stormed off. Kid Razor smirked,

"Must not have shagged anyone in five minutes."

Henry wanted to go after her, but Firebird held him back,

"Leave her, Henry. In time, she will forgive you."

In another part of the Watchtower…

Crisis was standing alone, staring out at the stars and the Earth below. He sighed, thinking to himself,

How did I end up here like this?

"It's awesome up here, isn't it?"

Ronnie Rocker appeared next to the red-eyed hero. Leon asked,

"Are you here to comfort me?"

Ronnie floated near him,

"Well, that depends on who's asking. The spirit world is very divided on you, kiddo. Half the spirits have gone to the light with your help. And the other, well…they were pretty pissed that you returned to life."

The powerhouse chuckled,

"Everybody's a critic. So, what do you think?"

Ronnie shook his head,

"Personally, I think you're a good kid that caught up in a bad situation. I get why you did it, but let's just say, the way you did it was a little less than neat, especially after Master Man."

Leon's smile faded and he clenched his fists down,

"I told everyone I can't remember what happened. I just blacked out."

Ronnie said,

"Is that it? Or maybe, it's because you don't want to remember. Maybe you were so sick of doing all of this, being used by Fury that you lashed out. That SHIELD agent that died there, you could have known about it."

Leon was adamant as he responded,

"I didn't know! But, I know this; I saved Farrah from Thor and that was what mattered, even though she was supposed to die."

"What?"

Farrah looked shocked as walked in on the conversation between the two of them. She swallowed and said,

"I was supposed do die?"

Next Chapter:
More confrontations, and Luthor and Osborn device a plan to stop their respected enemies. Stay tuned, fellow readers!