DISCLAIMERS/NOTES

1. This is a fan fiction based on characters owned by DC Comics. I DO NOT OWN THEM. This is just for fun.

2. My continuity branches off after the end of Season 1. So the last episode to occur was the two-part "The Savage Time". No Season 2. No JL Unlimited.

PART 10

Diana could not believe what she was seeing.

The man she loved… defeated. Beaten and bleeding on the cold concrete ground.

She wanted to run over to him, to kneel down and hold him in he arms, and never let him go. But something was stopping her.

To be exact, the figure standing over the Dark Knight.

Prometheus.

He looked at her smugly. "So, who's next on Heartbreakers? I specialise in breaking up couples… and even triangles. So Wonder Woman, want to join your beau in defeat?"

Diana could not take anymore. "You MONSTER!"

She flew at Prometheus, and crashed into him, sending him flying into a car. He crashed into it, but immediately got up. "Like I told Batboy, my costume is padded."

"That's not going to help you," Diana said, and she threw herself at him. She delivered punch after punch, but Prometheus' helmet absorbed the impact.

"Let it out, girly…"

Diana's anger was rising. "Why are you doing this to us? Why do you want to ruin our lives?"

"Because you're Justice," Prometheus said. "And Justice ruined my life long before you donned those tights, Wonder Woman." He suddenly thrust his staff into Diana's abdomen, and discharged a large amount of electricity. The shock sent Diana hurtling backwards. "So don't talk to me about ruined lives!"

Diana landed in a heap on the ground, and tried to catch her breath. She could hear Prometheus' footsteps near, and she looked up to see him standing over her. "You see, Justice took my parents. It… kinda traumatised me. My folks were the best, y'know. And Justice took them. So now, I'm teaching Justice a lesson." He lowered his staff to Diana's face. "Your team should have called itself something else, babe."

Suddenly, Catwoman lunged at Prometheus, kicking the staff out of his hands. She then hit him with a spinning kick, and he staggered back a few feet.

"So, you still have some lives left, kitty," said Prometheus.

"Enough to get by you, you jerk!" Catwoman leapt at him, but Prometheus caught her by the throat.

"It's a good job we're outside," he said.

"What… do you mean… ?" asked Catwoman.

Prometheus sighed. "I thought cats were supposed to be smart." He then spun around on the spot, then let Catwoman go, throwing her into a side of a wall. She hit it hard, and slumped onto the ground.

Prometheus returned to Diana. He picked up his staff and set the electricity discharge to maximum. "This should knock the wind out of you, chicky." With that, he fired the trigger, and blasted Diana with thousands of volts of electricity.

"Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!" It was more than she could take, and she collapsed onto the ground. She tried to get up, but her strength was gone.

Prometheus looked around the city street. "Well, I have to say," he said, "I'm a bit disappointed. This was all a bit of an anticlimax. I thought you were supposed to be the World's Greatest Superheroes." He pressed a button on his staff, and a two-foot long spear shot out from the tip. "You need a new propaganda machine, people."

Diana slowly lifted her head, and saw Batman beginning to stir a few feet away. He looked in great pain, and Diana wondered if he had suffered internal injuries.

She gathered all the strength she could, and slowly crawled over to him. When she reached him, she reached out and took his hand in hers…

He looked at her as he breathed hard… "Diana…"

A tear rolled down Diana's cheek. "I love you…"

If she was going to die, she wanted to be with him…

A few blocks away, a teenage boy was unloading a stack of newspapers from the back of his truck. They were the next day's edition of the Gotham Globe.

Suddenly, a huge gust of wind blew past him, and all the papers came loose and scattered across the street…

Two blocks away, a man was walking home, when a massive gust of wind blew past, throwing his hat into the air. He chased after it…

One block away, a young couple were standing outside a restaurant, and their heads leaned closer together.

Suddenly, a massive gust of wind blew past them, making the girl's hair all frissy.

Prometheus lowered his spear to Diana's head…

When a huge gust of wind blew past him.

When the wind has passed, he looked at his hands.

They were empty.

"What the…?" Prometheus said.

"Back off."

Prometheus turned around at the sound of the voice… and raised his eyebrows. "Ah. You."

"You've had your run," Superman said. "But it's over".

/

"I'll tell you one more time… back off."

Superman and Prometheus stared at eachother, neither moving. Superman took a step forward, but Prometheus appeared unfazed. Superman took a look at Prometheus' staff.

"I wouldn't mess with that if I were you," Prometheus stated.

Superman frowned at him, then broke the staff over his knee…

And the staff exploded in a ball of flame.

A small flame burned where Superman stood, as the remains of the staff scattered the ground.

"I had the staff booby-trapped," remarked Prometheus. "So that should knock you out for a while."

However, the fire suddenly began to blow away, before it was blown out.

Superman stood tall, unscathed.

Prometheus cocked his eyebrows. "Hmm… I've seen you go down from less blows like that in recent months. And I must say… you do seem more authoritive now. Have you finally gotten your strength and guts back? Are you again the Man of Steel, and not the Man of Paper? Well, I'm glad you're back up to par."

"You won't be by the time I'm done with you," Superman said, and walked slowly towards Prometheus.

Prometheus still did not move. "Well, I was going to save this, because I honestly thought my staff would take you out. But… well, I guess I have to use less creative measures…"

Suddenly, Prometheus removed a gun from his belt and pointed it at Superman. Superman kept on walking. "That supposed to scare me?"

"No," Prometheus responded. "Just to keep you at arm's length." He then pulled the trigger, and kryptonite rays shot out. They hit Superman full on, and he fell down, hard.

Prometheus looked down at Superman. "And that is seven, I believe." He looked around him, the entire Justice League defeated.

"Time to put the finishing touches…" he said.

Superman slowly lifted his head. Despite the great pain he was in, he had something – quite literally – up his sleeve…

"Now, Ray…"

Suddenly, a small object flew out from under Superman's sleeve, and sped towards Prometheus. Unnoticed by Prometheus, the object entered the inside of his helmet. Prometheus removed another spear from his belt, and lowered it to Diana's head…

Suddenly, Prometheus' helmet began to fizzle, and sparks flew everywhere. As the circuits within shorted out, Prometheus was hit with the feedback. "Arrrrrrrgh!" He threw his helmet off, and held his head. The small object quickly flew out of the helmet before it hit the ground, and landed on a brick.

"What the…?" Prometheus looked around him, but saw nothing new…

Then, suddenly, a figure began to rise from the brick.

It grew bigger and bigger, until the figure stood at full size.

Wearing a jetpack and carrying a small object, stood the Atom.

"I shorted out your technology with this," Atom said, holding out the object. "It's an energy melter, and I just melted your technological system to goo."

Prometheus stood, and pointed his spear at the Atom.

Suddenly, a loud crack shot out, and Prometheus keeled over as a whip struck below his belt.

Catwoman stood a few yards away, whip in hand.

Superman, Diana, Green Lantern and Flash began to stand.

They surrounded Prometheus, who was on his knees on the ground.

"It's over…" said Superman.

TO BE CONTINUED