Chapter 14 Blockade
Washington DC 12:49 pm EST
Eight of Darkseid's fleet ships were blockading the capital. The Hall was under siege. Captain Marvel, Doctor Fate, and Red Tornado barely made it out before the Hall was invaded. Most of the Team had assembled on the Watchtower. Batman had briefed them, saying that they would use the Javelins in combat for a change. Green Team's pilots would be led by Green Arrow. Most of the pilots would be earth pilots. Red squad's leaders were Flash, Robin, Orion, and Nightwing. Gold Squadron had Batman in his Batwing leading a group of military pilots.
Aboard Robin's Javelin was himself, Impulse, Blue Beetle, Hawk, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Bushido.
On Green Arrow's there was himself, Artemis, Hal, Kyle, John, Black Canary, and Arsenal.
In Batman's Batwing sat himself, Batgirl, and Red Hood. He'd sure taken kindly to the hero gig.
On Flash's Javelin, there was himself, Kid Flash, Jay, Red Tornado, J'onn, Aquaman and Captain Marvel.
The squads left the hangar of the Watchtower. Batman led the assault.
"All wings form up on me." He ordered. Aboard Robin's ship the Team members were shouting 'all clear's and technical stuff.
The mission was simple, attack Darkseid's fleet and show him what happens when an alien overlord threatens the Earth. Robin's fighter, The Red Robin, was close behind Flash's, The Scarlet Speedster. Red group began attacking straight down the middle, taking out small Apokoliptan fighters. The Battle cruisers were basically space versions of American Aircraft Carriers. But the fighters themselves, were shaped like the alien ships during the "Failsafe" mission, with two lasers on top. Fortunately the beams only caused explosions. Robin was barely keeping up with the swarm of fighters as his right engine was hit. Pulling up, Robin's fighter was constantly dinged on his way out. Blue was keeping the power steady, when Robin shouted a very risky order.
"Blue, divert all power to the engines!" He shouted.
"Um, Rob? We need the shields. Are you sure?" Blue Beetle asked, looking dumbfounded.
"You deal with the power, I'll handle the shield situation." Robin said as Impulse blew another fighter away with the ships cannons. Dodging an incredible amount of enemy fire, Robin blew through the swarm. The ship was preparing for a second "dive" into the battle. The ship tilted downwards, as Impulse opened fire on the nearest cruiser. After a minute of continuous bombardment, the cruiser split apart and exploded in midair.
Aboard one of the cruisers the Paratrooper naval officers were talking.
"Sir! We've lost two of our blockade's cruisers." One shouted.
An officer stepped up, the Team dealt with him plenty of times before.
Sportsmaster.
"Increase forward fire power. The Light's enemies go down now."
"Aw man." Another Shadow walked up. He was a Star Wars enthusiast, dressing to the T like an AT-ST driver. Lord knows how his uniform was approved. He was an excellent fighter though, the Team found that out before. "They're so fun to play with."
"Did you just make your first joke?" Sportsmaster chuckled. The officer scowled.
"I'm a soldier. We don't joke about the battle." He walked forward. "Deploy more fighters!" He ordered. "This fleet is impressive, don't you think?" He asked turning to Sportsmaster.
"It is, but we can't take another loss."
"We've lost another cruiser sir!" An Apokoliptan shouted. The other Shadow, named Secret Soldier in case you were wondering, turned with a 'you had to say it' face, looking at Sportsmaster.
"Shall we?" The blonde asked.
Secret Soldier nodded. "We shall." They ran off the bridge and jettisoned an escape pod with the other Shadows as the cruiser exploded.
"Five down, three to go." Batman said as yet another cruiser was shot down. Several Apokoliptans fled getting in escape pods. After a while, all eight ships were destroyed and the League were on their way home. Aboard his cruiser in New Mexico, Darkseid watched live feed of the battle from a news station, namely GNN. A quiet "Hmm." was all that escaped the overlord's mouth.
A/N: DOGFIGHT! Um, yeah. I know the League isn't the most war-favorable group, but drastic times call for drastic measures. Not a lot of locations or dialogue in this chapter. Hmm. Either way, until next time, Read & Review True Believers!