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The episode Hereafter deals with the Revenge Squad, a group consisting of Metallo, Livewire, Kalibak, Toy Man and the Weather Wizard, all intent on exacting their revenge against Superman for past defeats they've suffered at his hands. Batman is unconscious, but the rest of the Justice League arrive in order to stem the wave of violence and crime spawning over Metropolis. With them is Lobo – can they all save the day once again?

Chapter 11, Never Surrender, by Corey Hart

Ah, the 80's and all those Corey's…

"Cause no one can take away your right to fight and to never surrender"

Diana's perspective-

With John piloting the javelin, we soon touched down on the outskirts of Metropolis, hoping to surprise the criminals with our appearance when they quite obviously expected us to disband and simply give up, to forfeit the Justice League and all that it stood for simply because one of our members was no longer with us.

We knew better. We simply weren't the type of people that could or would sit back and let the world become riddled with chaos and crime – that was why we had each chosen to use our abilities and powers for good, to be the upside of the balance in this world we found ourselves living in.

And, at the moment, Metropolis needed us and we weren't about to idly sit by and watch it be destroyed in the wake of Superman's death. The city stood for something now, something more than just the citizens housed within its walls – it stood for Superman, for the morals and values that he had signified. This was the city where we had laid him to rest, where we had said goodbye to one of our time's greatest heroes, and this is where we would make our stand – to let the world know that the Justice League was still active, still involved in helping to stem the corruption of our societies.

I took to the air, soaring amidst the smoke billowing through the sky, looking down at the streets littered with glass and debris, the blazing glow of fires lightening the darkened roads and sidewalks. Cars were scattered here and there, tossed like piles of garbage in the abandoned city, and as I began to descend from the skyline of the city, I could hear the distinct sound of glass shattering, of ear splitting alarms, and the crackle and spit of the fires as they roared.

Spying a small band of villains pillaging the stores of Metropolis, I silently flew downwards, coming to a stop on my feet just behind the crouched position of Deadshot. This particular foe had the skills of extraordinary marksmanship, but unfortunately for him, he did not have eyes in the back of his head as well. His hands were scurrying along the sidewalk he was kneeling on, trying intently to gather up the cash that fallen out of a lockbox, and without pausing in his endeavor, he stated, "Get your own money. There's plenty…"

Placing my hands on my hips, I stood, waiting somewhat patiently for him to turn around and realize exactly who was talking to. And when he trailed off, finally looking over his shoulders to see my star-spangled panties and silver bracelets right in his line of view, he immediately drew out of his crouching position to face me, coming up on the balls of his toes as he prepared to aim his wrist-mounted magnums.

He managed to get two shots off, both of which I blocked easily with my bracelets, before I stepped forward, landing a hard punch to his mid-section, and he groaned, falling to the ground in anguish. I stood over him for a moment, trying to determine whether or not he was going to stay down on the ground, when I felt an intense heat radiate across my back. Turning, I saw that Volcana had launched a fiery attack, aiming at my back, but Flash had used his speed to move the flow of the air and therefore, the flow of the fire. I was grateful for his interference, glad that the fire had been diverted before actually reaching my skin, and I watched as Flash sent the fire swooping around through the air back at Volcana.

Unfortunately, the criminal appeared immune to her own powers of pyrokinesis and I could hear Flash murmuring to himself, "Guess that was a little too much to hope for," before he took off again, steadily speeding away from the line of fire directed at him.

Meanwhile, Star Sapphire was channeling her psionic powers through her star sapphire gem, aiming the beam at a row of windows along one of the high-rise buildings lining the Metropolis cityscape. Below her, flames dancing and sparked as Volcana continued to give chase to Flash. Suddenly, Star Sapphire was enclosed in a green sphere of energy, for a short time blocking her powers, but she soon escaped from its confines, sending out multiple beams of pink light in spurts from her gem encrusted forehead to lance through the green circle surrounding her. And then, she and John began to aim energy beams at one another, pink and green battling for supremacy on the streets of Metropolis.

Copperhead was smoothly slithering along the sides of buildings in Metropolis, giving chase to some of the terrified citizens, when he encountered the business end of Hawkgirl's mace, the blow sending him reeling, unconscious, to the ground. Seconds later, a jolt of flowing electricity hit Hawkgirl; her screams intense and agonized, she fell to the ground, losing her grip on her mace as she fought against the current running through her body.

J'onn crept up behind the villainous Livewire, hoping to surprise and finish her before she could do any additional damage, but she turned rapidly, sending her levels of deadly wattage into J'onn's body from close range. He yelled out and I could see the smoke hissing from his body as he crumpled, body still shaking and an agonized look on his face.

Meanwhile, Flash was still battling with Volcana, racing around to avoid her fiery strikes, but in horror, I watched as he tripped, a pothole in the street catching him by surprise and causing him to fall to the ground. Unconcerned, the villainous turned back to destroyed the city, more intent on wreaking havoc than on the current condition of Flash.

Finally, Lobo emerged from the flames, heaving a car at Kalibak and crushing him under the weight of the automobile, dust and debris filling the air with the smell of burnt rubber and a series of other unpleasant odors. "Wuss," the bounty hunter muttered, believing that he had finished off Kalibak with a single blow. Before he had managed to walk more than ten feet, a groan could be heard from the fiery pile around Kalibak and the criminal emerged, a car propped on top of his massive fists.

"I'm going to grind you into paste!" he roared and Lobo looked at him with his typical arrogant expression, quietly murmuring, "Awful brave talk for a dead man."

"I'm not dead yet," Kalibak retorted, yellow teeth bared in anger as he stared at the man who dared to not show any trace of fear in his presence, at this man who dared believed that he could best the son of Darkseid.

"Right. My watch is about ten seconds fast," Lobo said, staring down at his wristwatch for a few moments before reaching behind him, grasping an automobile in each of his meaty hands, and swinging them at the approaching Kalibak, smashing him in the middle of the two cars with a resounding crash and a cloud of black smoke.

Hoping to give Flash some time to recover, I took to the skies, distracting Volcana from her chaotic bursts of flames that were damaging the city, allowing her to instead try and use me as target practice. Soaring in a circle around the villain, I watched as her flames leaped to catch up with my flight pattern, but suddenly, the fire was stalled, disappearing out of the sky.

Looking down, I saw Batman had turned the hose on Volcana, dousing her flames and reducing her powers to nonexistent.

I had not even realized that Batman was on the scene, that he had arrived, but I had a feeling there was more to that tale than I currently was able to grasp. Descending from the skies, I landed next to him, surreptitiously checking to make sure that he was hale and whole. I could feel his eyes on me and I looked at him, giving him a small smile to say thank you and to let him know that I too was unharmed from this battle. I could see that his movements were a little slow, possibly hindered by some pain, but overall, he looked to be in good condition, as did the remaining members of the League.

I took flight once again, determined to finish this business in Metropolis so that we could get on with deciding exactly what the future of the League would entail. Coming up on Star Sapphire from behind, I clocked her in the head with my fist, letting her plummet to the ground before we secured her for the police.

I noticed from my position in the sky that Flash had taken care of Livewire by introducing her to a container filled with water, a brilliant solution to stopping the electric criminal.

In the distance, we could see the wafting smoke and the metallic clang of cars being piled on one another was clearly audible. We all raced over, not knowing whether it was Kalibak in need of being stopped or whether Lobo had beat out the son of Darkseid. Rounding the corner, I could hear Lobo's deep voice rumbling above the scratches and squeaks of the cars, demanding that Kalibak "say it."

As we neared, we could hear a defeated voice, the voice of Kalibak, emanating from under the enormous pile of cars, "Uncle."

Lobo walked back to the side of the street, hefting the weight of another car in his hands and declaring in a sing-song voice, "I can't hear you!"

Before he could throw the car on top of the ever-growing heap, Hawkgirl landed between Lobo and his prey, mace extended as she said calmly and with a distinct emphasis on each word, "He's beaten. Put the car down."

Without even looking or exerting much effort, he threw the car backwards and I watched as it landed half-in, half-out of a nearby building with a resounding crash and a fiery blaze.

"I was gonna," he said, somewhat petulantly and raising his hands in that gesture of innocence, as if saying, 'who me?'

"Pretty good, huh? When you got Lobo on your team, who needs Superman?" He smiled in triumph as he stated the last and a wave of grief and sorrow raced through my brain, miring me in a wish and a dream that these past few days had never been, that we hadn't had to lose Superman in order to bond as a team, that it hadn't taken the grief and loss to finally allow Bruce and I to come together.

Lowering my head, I allowed myself a minute to grieve and I could see the other members doing the same. Closing my eyes, I willed the tears from my eyes and thought of a lost friend.

Next and last chapter (I think): Better Now – an old friend returns…

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Also: possible titles for the "Comfort and Joy" episode include:

Christmas Break

Asking for It

Nice & Cozy

Grow Into It

To Celebrate

One More Thing

Any preferences or other suggestions (they're all parts of quotes from the episode)???