Disclaimer: Me: Hi everyone. Here's Chapter Nine. Also, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

MUST READ: Okay, listen carefully. I barely know the new Legionnaires, so I'm only using the ones I know, got it? Good.

Title: Brainiac 5's Decision

Author: AnimeGirl 144

Chapter 9: Brainy's Choice

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Superman flew out of the atomsphere and looked around the universe. Where was he going to find Brainy in such a big universe? Where to begin? Brainy didn't have his ring or belt, so he couldn't communicate with him. He used his long rang vision to see a nearby asteroid belt.

"Better start there," Superman thought, flying to the belt. "I just hope the others can last until I find Brainy and bring him back to Earth."

He flew around the belt.

"Brainy!" Superman called. "Brainy!"

No answer. The empty space gave nothing but silence to him. He sighed and looked back at Earth. He still needed to work fast, and he needed to find Brainy. He continued to fly around the belt, looking for anything that might be some kind of hint that Brainy was there.

Just as Superman was about to give up hope on the belt and look somewhere else, Superman saw something that caught his attention. He looked at one of the asteroid's that was carelessly floating around in the empty space.

On the asteroid was a what looked to be a small tipee made out of orangish asteroid rocks. Superman smiled and flew down to the little tipee. Superman causiously walked inside and looked around. The only thing giving off light was the entrance. Superman noticed a figure in the shadows. Supereman took in a small breath.

"Brainy?" he asked.

No answer. This confused yet worried Superman.

"Brainy?" Superman asked, walking towards the shadow.

He placed a hand on what seemed to be a shoulder, but he wasn't certain until the person moved it's shoulder, shaking Superman's hand off of it's shoulder. Superman stepped back, surprised. He didn't give up though, the others were counting on him.

"Brainy?" Superman tried one last time.

He was answered with silence, until ...

"What is it?" Brainy's voice asked at last.

Superman smiled. His eyes widened though when Brainy finally showed himself. He had reverted back to his old form, looking like he had when Superman first met him. Superman's eyes sadened a bit when he saw the look in Brainy's eyes. They looked emotionless, but hints of sadness were hidden in his white pupils.

(A/N: I like Brainy when he was in season one, so all of you can deal with it now that he looks like he did in season one, understand?!)

"Brainy, you okay?" Superman asked.

Brainy looked at the ground.

"I am fine," he answered blankly. "Why are you here?"

"Brainy, we have a problem," Superman said.

"I can't help you," Brainy said. "I am a problem. If I go back there, who knows ... what if-"

"Brainy, we already know why you left!" Superman said.

Time was ticking away, and if he didn't do something soon and quickly, then who knows what will happen to their friends. Brainy's eyes averted to the left.

"Then ... you-?"

"Yes, I know," Superman said. "Now come on, we have to help our friends."

Superman offered Brainy a hand, expecting him to take it so they could get going and stop Brainiac. It was quite the opposite. Brainy didn't even acknowledge that the hand was meant for him to take. He closed his eyes and shook his head.

"I still can't go back. I am nothing but trouble to them. Most of my inventions fail, putting everyone at risk," Brainy said. "I still can't go back."

"Brainy, you must! You're the only one who can stop him! None of us can!" Superman reasoned.

Brainy didn't look up at his hero. Superman was given silence as his response. Superman closed his eyes and sighed sadly. He looked at Brainy. He turned and walked out of the asteroid house. He looked back at Brainy with a look of not anger or disappointment, but that of sadness.

"You're the only one who can stop him Brainy," Superman said. "You're the only one who can stop Brainiac."

With that being said, Superman took off. He flew off the asteroid and out of the asteriod belt to the blue planet. Brainy crawled out of his house thing and looked at the Earth. He closed his eyes in sadness and crawled back into the safety of his home. He was disappointed ...

... at himself.

Back on Earth, half the Legionnaires where either losing energy, or were knocked out. Most of the buildings around them where destoryed, and Brainiac's armada was cut by 1/4. The Legionnaires and the people of New Metropolis and the people of the world were all counting on Superman to bring back Brainiac 5.

Lightning Lad was trying to hit Brainiac, but couldn't touch him. Brainiac grabbed Lighting Lad's mechanical arm and effertously broke it off. Lightning Lad's eyes widened as Brainiac pushed him back. It was ture, Brainaic was never this strong in the 21st century, but now, he was more powerful then Superman and Superman X combined.

Speaking of Superman X, he flew straight down, hoping to crush Brainiac's head. Brainiac was smarter than that and immediately moved out of the way. Superman hit the ground, making a three feet crater in the cemented ground.

Brainiac smirked. He turned and watched as the other Leginnaires fight off the Colu armada. Brainiac smirked.

"This seems too easy," he said.

"Then let's make it harder!!" Superman's voice said as he and Superman X came at him from the front and back.

Brainiac wasn't worried. Just as the two Superman's were about to hit Brainiac when Brainiac disappeared and the two hit each other, both falling to the ground. Superman got up and held his hurting head, while Brainiac landed down infront of the Superman's. He smirked at them.

"This is pathetic. Is this all Earth offers?" Brainiac said. "No one can seriously stop me?"

Suddenly, something powerful hit Brainiac in the back, making him stumble forward. Superman looked to see who had hit Brainiac, his eyes widening.

To be continued ...

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Me: Hello everyone, I am done with chapter nine. So, what will happen now that Brainy refused to come back to Earth? Or ... did he refuse? Please review, and tell me if it's good or bad or what I need to add or change. So, please review. Thanks everyone.