Superman: A New Beginning
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story; they are the property of their respective owners, although if I did own the characters then Clark would have stopped all of the stupid Lana angsty crap in earlier seasons, and somebody would have put Lex in his place by now, but tis not to be.
Summary: This is my first fan fic, so please, bear with me. This story takes place after the season 6 episode combat.
Thanks to those who have reviewed my story. Side not, when I was imagining this story in my head, I put tom welling in the superman returns superman suit. And now, on with the story….
Two years. It had been two years since Clark had come back from his journey of self discovery and had become superman. In those two years he had made both friends and enemies. Unfortunately, the latter group was larger then the first, but he wasn't too worried about them, as they really weren't powerful enough to challenge him on there own, or even in small groups.
Clark had been using his computers in the fortress to keep an eye on Lex's experiments, especially Project Ares, which was supposed to protect the people of earth from metahuman threats. Unfortunately, those threats also included Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Aquaman, and various other heroes.
While he had been looking into project ares, he discovered that Lex was going to use the prototype soldiers from the project to take over the united states of America, because he believed that all metahumans were a threat, and if the government wasn't going to do anything about if, then he would do it himself. Only he wouldn't reveal himself as the architect until his soldiers had completely taken over.
The plans called for soldiers to simultaneously remove the president, senate, and the House of Representatives from power. As Clark was reading this he came to a conclusion: if he was to have any hope of stopping ares, then he was going to need some help.
With that in mind, he used the computers to have a couple of friends meet him at the Kent farm, as his mother was currently a US senator, and was residing in Washington D.C. for the time being, and the farm would prove to be a useful place to meet to discuss what Clark had in mind.
The call went to two people. The two people Clark had in mind for starting this team were Batman and Wonder Woman. About an hour after Clark sent the message to his friends, they arrived at the farm, curious as to the reason why they were there. Clark wasted no time in explaining what Lex had in store, and what he wanted to do about it.
"So, Clark, what do you want to do about this?" Bruce asked.
"Well, since they will have multiple soldiers attacking different targets, and I won't be able to be in three places at the same, I was thinking we could work together as a team."
"Really, why?"
"Because, if we weren't working together, and Luthor went ahead with his plan, then the other heroes would have no knowledge of the attack until the morning, after Luthor had solidified his power, and ordered arrest warrants for us, or worse, shoot to kill orders. This way, with the three of us in charge of the group, and the other heroes from around the country, we would be able to stop Luther's plane from coming to fruition. Besides, I have a plan if can get J'onn J'onzz to join the group."
"What plan is that, Kal," Diana asked.
Clark told Bruce and Diana of his plan involving the Martian manhunter. They were both intrigued by Clark's plan.
"So, Bruce, Diana, what do you guys think? Do you want to join together to stop luthor's maniacal plan?"
Bruce and Diana considered Clark's proposal. After a few moments, they both agreed to join with him and start the team with the three of them as the leaders, and to ask other heroes to join.
Before they left to contact the other heroes to join the team, Bruce turned to Clark and asked him a question.
"So, Clark, what is the name of this team we put together?"
Clark thought for a minute, thinking back to a few specific moments in his past as he answered Bruce's question. First, he thought back to when Bart had left Smallville, saying he would g look for other people like them, maybe start a club or a LEAGUE or something. Next, he thought to when he was in his barn with Bart, victor, Arthur, and Oliver had said the name had to have the word JUSTICE in it. With those memories in hand, Clark told Bruce and Diana his idea for the name of the team.
They both liked it.
Over the next couple of days, they sent messages to Green Arrow, Black Canary, The Angel of Vengeance, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and the Martian Manhunter, telling them to meet with a friend a certain place at a certain time. When the above mentioned heroes arrived at the location, they were transported to the fortress.
"Where the hell are we," Oliver demanded.
"You are in my fortress of solitude. It was designed to simulate my home planets geography, Oliver."
The newcomers turned and saw superman, batman, and wonder woman standing on a raised platform.
"Why have you brought us here, superman," Oliver demanded.
"Because, batman, wonder woman and I need your help. Lex has decided it is time to take matters into his own hands. He is going to use project ares to remove the United States government and place himself in command. If and when he does that, he is going to issue arrest and/or shoot to kill orders for a metahumans, both villains and heroes. The three of us have already joined forces, but we are going to need the help of all of you if we are going to stop luthor's plan."
The assembled heroes were shocked by what they heard. They turned from superman, batman and wonder woman to decide what to do. The decision making process didn't take long. After a few minutes, they all decided to join with the three heroes. They were all informed about the rules of the team: they don't get involved in politics, or organized religion, because it would raise concerns about why they were supporting one group and not the other.
Once they had gone over the rules, they turned to the briefing of the heroes about the project ares super soldiers. Clark turned his head towards the console, and his eyes briefly glowed white (just like they usually do when he interacts with the fortress) and a panel opened up on the wall to display the relevant information about the project. Clark turned towards the group as he began to explain.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the culmination of project ares: genetically engineered super-soldiers. Each one has the same abilities: force field projection, courtesy of DNA from the twins; invisibility, courtesy of DNA from graham garret; super-strength, courtesy of the DNA from the alien titan, also used to fuse the abilities together; and last but not least, super-speed, courtesy of the DNA from our very own Flash." At this, everyone turned to look at Bart, who had turned away from the group.
"How did they get Flash's DNA," Oliver wondered.
"They obtained it when Flash was held captive by Luthor several years ago," Clark said.
As the team turned from Clark, Bruce, and Diana to absorb the information being presented to them, Clark called out to them.
"Hey guys?"
The assembled heroes turned to look at the big three, as they would later be known as.
"Welcome to the Justice League."
Whew! Sorry it took so long for me to update my story. It got really hectic for me, what with having to deal with school, finals, and the search for a summer job. So here it is, the introduction of the Justice League. Oh, sorry to have sprung Black Canary into the story on you guys, because I had wanted to mention her earlier in the story, but oh well. Anyway, I wanted to use Sarah Michelle Geller for black canary. I can just imagine Sarah wearing those black fishnets… (Clears throat loudly) so, any way, press the little blue button, and let me know what you guys think of this new chapter, and I will be sure to not wait so long to update again.