-Washington D.C.-

Restaurant

An African American woman sits at a table with a small group of governmental representatives. The woman smiles as she looks at the reps. "Ladies. Gentlemen. As you are aware, Starling City was struck by a series of random blackouts. But what the press didn't reveal was that the blackouts were caused by severe loss of electricity at various power plants, some of them were even drained of power simultaneously.

"What're you saying, Waller, that some moron with an electromagnet was walking around and just started sucking the power out of various electrical power plants?" One of the representatives asked.

"Yes, except the moron you're referring to was a humanoid creature...made out of the same energy it was absorbing. Many eyewitnesses said it called itself 'Zzzax'.

"That thing was pronounced dead. It hasn't been seen since that night, Waller. Why are we even having this meeting?" The rep asks, a tone of impatience in his voice.

"Preparation. What if the next time a monster like Zzzax shows up, we can't counteract it? Well, I'll tell you. We use Task Force X."

The rep groans. "This again?" He says in his mind. "Waller, we've already denied your little team concept."

"Yes. But this time, you're going to listen." Waller says sternly as she holds a thick binder and places it in front of the representative. "Individual number one. Floyd Lawton, aka Deadshot, the man that never misses."

"Absolutely not. Waller, Deadshot is a wanted man that has killed hundreds."

"That's precisely why he's part of Task Force X. He's good at killing. But despite that kill streak of his, he has a weakness."

"And what would that be? Money?" The rep snaps at Waller as he looks at Deadshot's profile.

"No. A very young and talented honor student at Gotham." Waller remarks as the rep looks at the next profile. "Tatsu Yamashiro. She was a normal Japanese woman, married to a good man...until gangsters killed him with a katana. Tatsu stole that same sword and killed the gangsters with it, dubbing it, 'Soultaker'. According to her, it holds the souls of every person killed by it, including her husband."

"Quite a tragic case...but she seems more sane than the others." The rep says, saddened by Katana's backstory.

"Wait till you see the next one." Waller says as she puts the next file on the table.

"No. Uh-uh. Not her." The rep says upon seeing the file's picture.

"Yes, her. Dr. Harleen Quinzel, former therapist at Arkham Asylum until she met a certain clown. The Joker. She fell for the Clown Prince almost right away. Talk about a workplace romance gone wrong." Waller says with snark as she chows down on a juicy steak.

"First a deadly sharpshooter, now the Joker's girlfriend. What's next?" The representative asks as he flops to the next profile and grimaces in disgust. "The Croc?"

Waller nods. "Waylon Jones. Evolution took a step back for him. He's strong, incredibly resilient to blunt force trauma...and he's aquatic. This team will require some heavy muscle."

"Mr. Jones is convicted of murder and cannibalism, Amanda. Next to Harley Quinn, he is the last person you want running free." The rep says shakily.

"He will be on a very tight leash. I can assure you that. Now...onto the next one. El Diablo. The King of Flames."

"The guy that incinerated his whole family?" He asks.

"That's the one. He may have a short fuse, but he packs a lot of literal firepower." Amanda says as she shows him the next profile, showing an Aussie in a beanie. "Digger Harkness, also known as Captain Boomerang. He robbed every bank in Australia, and now he's moving in on every bank and diamond exchange here in the States."

"Why him, Waller? He's a nobody."

"Because he had a close encounter with a metahuman...and lived to tell the tale. That gives him experience, albeit minimal. Now...the firestarter." Waller says as she brings up a file marked, 'El Diablo'. "This man has the remarkable ability to create and manipulate flames to his whim. He killed his own family with this power...then turned himself in out of grief."

"For crying out loud, Waller. You're reaching my limit. This man is a killer." The representative says, getting more unsure about Task Force X by the second.

"So are the others, but there are two that make the rest look like amateurs. First...the witch."

"A witch?" The representative asks in surprise that Waller would have access to a being with magical abilities.

"Mm-hm. This one might be one of the most powerful being's on the planet. She was discovered by one June Moone. She tricked her into releasing her and took over her body, and now she works for me."

"How do you control this witch, Waller? A dog whistle?"

"No. My people went back to the cave where Moone found the witch. We found the witch's heart." Waller says as she opens a briefcase, revealing a strange looking object nestled next to a hunk of C-4.

"That's her heart?" The rep asks.

"You bet it is. As long as I have it, the witch does whatever I tell it. Now...for the masterpiece. The monster." Waller smiles as she shows the rep video footage of Hulk fighting the military from many years ago, as well as traffic cam footage of him fighting criminals as well as Zzzax.

"What the hell...?" The rep softly says as he watches the Hulk footage, a look of shock and horror on his face.

"I'm sure you've heard of Starling City's new protector? The Gamma Giant?" Amanda asks with a light grin. "That's him."

"You want to assemble a team of killers, thieves, maniacs, and a witch as well as a mindless monster?" The rep asks, convinced now that Waller was insane.

"Yes. With that creature on our side, there isn't a single threat, normal or superhuman, that we can't handle."

-Elsewhere-

June Moone sleeps at home when she accidentally mumbles 'Enchantress' in her sleep, allowing her other self to emerge. "Free at last from my mortal prison. Now...to destroy this world and revert it to the ways of my time." The Enchantress says to herself before teleporting to an unknown location.

-Starling City-

Hulk is wandering around the city on his own, looking for potential crimes to stop. He was currently on his own, as Team Arrow was out of town, and they asked Hulk to watch over the city until they return. He sighs to himself as he heads into a nearby park and sits by a duck pond, ignoring various citizens who ran away. Clearly, they were new to reacting to him being the city's protector. As Hulk enjoys the serene quietness of the duck pond, it is rudely interrupted by a large military helicopter which lands a distance away from the duck pond. Hulk growls, irritated by the abrupt arrival as a man in a military uniform exits the aircraft. The man gulps nervously upon seeing Hulk in the distance, but slowly approaches him regardless, noticing Hulk stand up and get into a fighting position.

"You...You the Hulk?" The man asks nervously.

Hulk growls, not trusting anyone in a military uniform due to personal experiences. "Grr. What's it to you?"

"Rick Flag. I'm here on behalf of Amanda Waller. She wants you to be enlisted in her pet project known as Task Force X. A meta-human threat known as the Enchantress poses a threat to the planet, and Task Force X might be our only hope of stopping her. Waller wants you on that task force." Rick says as he holds his hand out for Hulk to shake.

Hulk growls, not trusting Flag one bit. However, seeing as how he hadn't fought another superhuman threat since Zzzax, he was interested, so he grunts. "Fine...but only because I'm bored."

"Done." Rick says as the two shake hands. "Welcome to Task Force X."

-Author's Note-

The version of the Suicide Squad I'm using is the movie version, as it's more interesting.