A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, I was out of town for a week and didn't have access to a computer. I know that so far Wally hasn't really changed much, but starting in this chapter, and especially during and after Failsafe, things will start to change. Speaking of Failsafe, I think I have finally worked out how I am going to do it.
I don't own Young Justice
Mount Justice
October 1, 18:13 EDT
"So if Zatara is our babysitter of the week, what is still doing here?" Robin asked the team gesturing at Captain Marvel.
"Yeah! And why is he eating my snacks?" Wally asked. He had never actually gotten around to confronting him about that with the whole Injustice League thing-
"Guys, there's something I need to tell you" He really had to stop leaving these things to the last minute.
Batman 02
Batman walked purposefully into the mountain.
"Computer, national news"
A news broadcast of Metropolis appeared on the display. It was currently being ripped apart by giant plants.
"At 8:00 this morning Metropolis was attacked by giant plant creatures. The damage has been extensive" Batman began.
"No kidding" said Robin "Gotham, Star City, Taipei, Paris, these things are everywhere!"
"Are they using Kobra-Venom?" asked Aqualad
"I had Green Lantern do a spot analysis. Preliminary results detect trace amount of the chemical" Batman stated.
"The same chemical the Brain used to build his animal army?" asked Robin.
"Yes, you see" Wally tried to say.
"And upgrade Wolf" Superboy said.
"Well" Wally started to say
"Also using the same collars from Belle Reve Penitentiary" said Miss Martian.
Wally was starting to get frustrated. "That's because"
"Unrelated criminals have been cooperating worldwide".
Dammit Aqualad, Wally could have told you that if you quit cutting him off. He was from the future, he knew everything.
"Let me talk!"
Everyone looked at him strangely.
"Thank you" Wally started "In a few minutes the Injustice League is going to reveal themselves as the perpetrators of the attack, but they are just a distraction. The real masterminds are the Light, anevilorganizationledbyVandalSavage thatsgoingtotakecontrolofabunchofleaguersandsendth entoRimboranddes troyabunchofstufftosimotaneouslygettheLeagueoffEar thandattracttheReach"
Wally took a breath
"Kid, slow down, we can't understand you" Robin said.
"Oh, uh, sorry" Wally said.
Before he could say anything else, the screen flickered and changed to an image of the Joker staring into the camera. He knocked his knuckles on the screen and began to talk.
"We interrupt your usually scheduled mayhem to bring you this very special announcement. The Injustice League!"
He rotated the camera to show the rest of the group. Count Vertigo stepped forward and spoke.
"We are responsible for the attacks on your cities. A ransom of five billion US dollars is required to save them. Delivery instructions have been sent to the United Nations. "
The Joker turned the camera back towards himself.
"There is no time limit. However, the longer you wait, the more we get to have fun"
The screen went blank. Batman looked at Wally.
"Anything you'd like to tell us?"
"Well I was trying, but you guys kept cutting me off. The Injustice League is responsible for the attacks, but they are just a distraction. The real enemy is the Light, an organization led by Vandal Savage"
Batman considered this for a moment, then gave orders.
"Zatara, can you locate them?"
"They're in Bartholomew Bayou, New Orleans" Wally said "You guys would save a lot of time if you just asked me this stuff, you know"
Batman looked at him for a second, then shook his head in exasperation.
"Marvel, Zatara, come with me. Team, take the bio-ship to New Orleans"
Bayou Bartholomew, New Orleans
October 1,
"So, what's in the bag?" Robin asked Aqualad
"Plan B" he responded.
Wally was deep in thought. Part of him wanted to tell his friends what would happen, while the other part wanted to make sure it played out like last time. In the end he decided that he might as well get it over with. He had a feeling that the rest of the team was getting impatient with him
"So, Wally, what exactly was it that you were trying to tell us back at the cave?" Artemis asked him.
"The Injustice League is a front. They work for an organization called the Light"
"What about this mission? What's going to happen?"
Wally shifted uncomfortably. "I don't know if I should tell you. A lot of things have to go just right, and I'm afraid that I might screw them up if I tell you"
"Oh, come on, don't act like the future is perfect. There's got to be someone who died, or something that went wrong. And there's probably some other evil supervillian plot that we could stop before it starts. " Robin interjected. The whole team was listening to them now.
Wally hadn't thought about it like that. He could save Jason, and Tula, and Ted. He could prevent the Reach invasion, and he was willing to bet Red Volcano hadn't been built yet. They could fly in there, save Tornado, and stop Morrow. Heck, they could do that tomorrow before lunch. Maybe it was time to stop keeping secrets.
"Fine. First, Count Vertigo is going to disorient the bio-ship, causing it to crash into the water. Then, Black Adam will try to pry a hole in the bio-ship open. Superboy will stop him, but water will start to leak in. We swim ashore, but Adam and Vertigo beat everyone except Robin and Miss Martian, who sneak off. I don't know exactly what they did, but a little while later they blew up a giant antennae that was controlling all the plants. Wotan loaded us into a cage, but Miss Martian used the bio-ship to break us out. We fought the Injustice League, and I broke my arm, and Wotan electrocuted everybody to stop them. Aqualad put on the helmet of Fate and held off Wotan until the league arrived. Happy?"
"There. That wasn't so hard. Now we just have to make a plan. Vertigo will be waiting for us in one place, right? So we can just avoid him and surprise the rest of them. You don't break your arm, Kaldur doesn't become Dr. Fate, and the plants get stopped sooner. Everybody wins" said Robin.
"I agree" said Kaldur "M'Gann, take the bio-ship two miles southeast. Robin and Miss Martian will destroy the antennae. Superboy, Artemis, and Wolf will handle any villains in the building. Kid Flash and I will patrol for remaining Injustice Leaguers"
Robin and M'Gann vanished seconds after the bioship touched down. Superboy and Artemis went after them to fight Atomic Skull, Joker, and Wotan.
Wally dashed into the woods towards where Vertigo was last time. The Vlatavian was searching the sky for the bioship. Wally threw himself into Vertigo and sent him tumbling off the rock into the water. Black Adam flew at him, but Wally was too fast. He zipped to the side and let Adam pass by. Somewhere in the distance he heard the sound of gunfire and an ape shrieking. It seemed the Aqualad had found Ultra-Humanite.
Wally circled around Adam at super speed. He hit Adam in the back and sent him tumbling forward. Adam got to his feet and tried to hit Wally, but it was a lost cause. Wally could easily avoid him.
"Kid Flash, can you hear me?" He heard Aqualad through the mental link.
"Yes. I took care of Count Vertigo and I'm working on Black Adam. " Wally thought as he avoided another blow from his opponent.
"You're going to have to leave him. I need backup. Joker has come to help Poison Ivy and Ultra-Humanite. "
"I'm on my way" Wally raced away from the fight towards Aqualad.
He arrived just in time. Kaldur had been trapped by Poison Ivy and was about to be shot by Ultra-Humanite.
"Zoink!" Wally stole Humanite's gun and dropped it in the woods before coming back and freeing Aqualad. Kaldur launched a wave at Ivy and Wally quickly knocked out the Joker and began circling around Humanite.
"Hey Supey, how are you guys doing in there?" Wally asked.
"We took care of Atomic Skull, but Wotan is a handful. We are having a lot of trouble with him.
Wally and Kaldur had almost won when Ivy cried out in pain and an explosion echoed across the bayou as the massive plant tower crumbled to Earth. A certain Boy Wonder stood at the base looking very pleased with himself. Aqualad took advantage of this distraction to knock out Poisin Ivy.
Wotan, Superboy, Artemis, and Wolf had worked their way outside, and Black Adam was back. Artemis fired a foam arrow at Ultra-Humanite, trapping him. Superboy and Adam collided in midair and both flew back. Wotan easily blocked several of Robin's exploding birdarangs and sent a wave of fire back, which was narrowly avoided.
Wally knew that Wotan could electrocute them all and end the fight any minute, and Wally really didn't want that to happen. Zatara might not show up in time, and anyway, Wally had just about had enough of being electrocuted.
"Guys, we need to take out Wotan. If we all attack him at the same time we might be able to beat him"
Wotan was clearly struggling with their combined efforts. Wally took over a weakening Black Adam from Superboy, which allowed the Kryptonian to land a punch on Wotan from behind. The sorcerer hadn't been expecting it and was obviously almost beaten. Wally was swatted out of the way by Black Adam. He slammed into a tree and felt his arm snap. Wally could not believe that it had seriously happened again.
"Enough!" Wotan cried. He tried to summon enough energy to electrocute them, but in his state it came out as a weak fizzle. Miss Martian finally beat him by telepathically launching a log at him. With the rest of the villians out of the way the team made short work of Black Adam.
The League descended on the remains of the battle, clearly not expecting what they saw. The team had handled the Injustice League far faster than they thought.
Surveying the carnage, they gathered up the members of the Injustice League.
"The Injustice League has been neutralized and yes, Kid Flash, the League will look into this 'Light'. As for the performance of the team" Barman stated "It exceeded expectations. Return to the cave"
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"Our plans seem to have encountered an obstacle. L-6 has fallen into the hands of the enemy and Sportsmaster has informed me that our primary asset has gone offline" Vandal Savage spoke to the other members of the Light. "It seems that Red Arrow has had his programming cleared by the Martian Manhunter"
"That is not all. Wotan and Black Adam have said that the Kid Flash has become far more powerful than he was in the past. The boy also seemed to know what the Injustice League's moves were before they were made" Ra's al Ghul spoke.
"If I may" announced Lex Luthor "One of Lexcorp's labs detected a massive temporal disturbance somewhere in Rhode Island in August. It is possible that the Kid Flash has been transported to this time from some point in the future, hence his knowledge and newfound power. We must assume that all current plans have been compromised by his arrival"
"Very well. The Light always has contingencies. The Brain's capture and Red Arrow's cleansing will prove to be but minor obstacles. Although, perhaps to prevent further detriment to our objectives, I suggest that we terminate the Kid Flash. In time, the Justice League will see the Light"
A/N: Sorry if I made Wotan or anyone else seem kind of weak,but I wanted the team to beat the entire Injustice League before their mentors arrived. Also, in Wotan's case, he had been fighting other members of the team on his own for a little while.